Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-25
Morning TELEGRAM.
aRAND RAPID. SOY. :. IssL


During the year past Howard City has
spent over $4,000 for new balidin.s.
Prof. Sateriee, Of fbe Chair Of Horticulture
at the Agricultural College, has resigned.
The Rev j. t. Davidson, of Fenton, has
had the misfortune - become totally blind.
Chas. Ellis, late Of the Saginaw Ne,es, is
to become pastor Of church at Dit. Pleas
ant.
Skaters have opened the season on Lake
Bancroft, l.. y, bat the ice = dangerously
The Muskegon Booming Company intend
10 suspend work the latter part OF this
week.
Additional veins Of coal have recently
{ been discovered at various points IN the
State.
Caleb Lincoln, with one or two exceptions
The earliest settler IN Union City, died Sun
day night.
A -four and one-haif acre peach farm at
Ganges, Allegan county, produeed this year
SIS worth OF fruit.
The mills of Grayling and Cheney are still
running, and Will -un for some time TO cut
out their quota Of logs.
''Dumb as an oyster Is no longer a proper
simile. The Salvation Army at Muskegon
have "hailelujah oysters"
The residence and Barn of Emile Anneke
of Bay City were destroyed BY FIRE Saturday
night Loss nearly <o,OcO.
Another wildcat killed down in Livingston
county, and few members of the same fam
lis still terrify the farmers.
A stock company comIneneed boring test
salt well on the mill property of +. l.. Wells
OF Port Huron on Saturday morning.
The new dock property at Petoskey is pay
ing ten per cent on the investment, not
counting depreciation from wear and tear.
Kalamazoo has a Children's Home. The
foundations of new building, to cost $S,-
600, are IN. Ii VIII accommodate forty chill
dren.
The Booming Company of Muskegon ex-
poets 10 clear the river of logs. At the open
ing of the season there were 10000, 600 feet
OF logs IN the river.
VidetO, the deputy sheriff who has in charge
the Crouch jury, IS a very happy man-about
as happy "a a nurse would be IN charge of
twelve teething babes.
The large furniture store of Wattles Il
Wood, Battle Greek. was closed Saturday on
i've chattel mortgages. The liabilities are
estimated at $1,000; assets, $4,000; and
bills receivable $4,000.
Incendiaries are believed to be at work at
Sand Beach. The planning mill, saw mill
and lumber yard of b. l.. Scott at Bad Axe
was burned TO the ground last week. Loss
$1,000 or 5000; uninsured.
The machinery of the Colby sawmill, near
stanton, one of the largest interior mills in
the State, IS 10 be transferred to Oregon.
lt goes to New York by rail and thence by
vessel. 1t ills ten freight cars.
M. Garland. of Bay City, received lively
little present Sunday morning. Ii was left
cuddled up IN a basket on his front door
steps. It's girl, but the city physician will
have 10 find new home for her.
John Mann, an old and respected pioneer
of Greenvlile died at his home in MOntcalm
Saturday of stranguiated hernia, caused by
being struck IN the abdomen 10y a plank
which he was unloading from his wagon.
Rev. Mr.. Dean, of Brighton, is pastor
worthy of imitation. He has raised money
? enough to buy material for widowed MEM
Der OF his flock, and Is now at work build
ing the snug little home with his own hands.
Early Sunday morning Patrick O'Brien,
Jackson cooper Was run over by Michi-
gan Central railroad engine, and killed.
Parts of his body were found scattered along
the track for rods. Ii is thought he was in
toxicated.
Capt Weatherwax of Ionia, has lately
shipped mill machinery to Washington Ter
ritory, where he has invested largely in fir
timber. The machinery goes by water from
New York, and filed ten cars. The freight
bill amounted 10 Sl,fO0.
The Common Council of Grand Haven
can hold no session on account of the ab-
the election of a president without de-
lay 1t thinks the aldermen should not let
personalities enter into their public work.
On the 9Th of next month Rev. N M. Stef-
fms. ID. D.. will be installed at Hope Col
lege a professor OF Didactic and Polemic
Theology On the day previous the Council
will form itself into board of Superintend-
ence TO organize the theological department
OF the college.
Tf.. no4r,sf I,of g .-a,far,loxr bo1 m
portrait gallery of several of the leading
participants in the great Crouch trial. If the
people look as the Post says they do there Is
room for several more murders in Jackson
No such hOrrid looking things should be
allowed to live.
The steamer Michigan was damaged CON
siderable IN trying TO make Grand Haven
harbor ia a snow storm Sunday. The sea
was running high. and the bow of the Michi-
gan struck a sand bar while the stern swung
around and struck the south pier. while a
hole was stove IN her side about ten feet
square.
The Port Huron Times says: The gas well
on Geo. f.. Tawse's dairy farm continues TO
Weld "a much gas now "a when II was drilled
about two months ago. Mr.. Tawse uses the
gas to heat the water III his boiler and run
the engine. IL has been estimated that from
60 to 1000 feet of gas escapes from the well
every day.
Newspaper changes are 50 numerous IN
Detroit that Il takes q contemporary some
time 20 think who are his editorial neigh
bOrS. William Stocking. for sevefal years
with the Post. has retired. Messrs. Frank T..
Robinson. Robert ]. Young, ID. ]. Melon
aid and Henry $. Harris have retired from
the stat Of the Times.
At meeting of the senior literary class of
the University Saturday. Thomas G. Phillips
Of Calumet. Mich, was elected Presidents;
Miss Carrie Bell, Of Ann Arbor. Vice Presi-
dent. and John @. Reed, of Newcastle, Ind,
orator. The result was accomplished after
numerous baliotings and speeches. The
election Of the remaiuing officers was post
poped indefinitely.
Can't Gustav krudeon, owner and master
of the Schooner Hone. was held up and rob
bed while on his way to Port Sherman from
Riufftop on Friday night The robbery took
place IN The deep cut IN the road between the
above places. aud the highwaymen secured
42f n. s.rfni,t had his st,f,rsax it, tss IN.