Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-05
Morning Telegram.
GRAND RAPIDS, DEC. 5. 1884.


Mclaughlin Won his match with Burton
az flint Wednesday.
The Roifer Poio j. a new Detroit paper
devoted u roller skating.
More new cottages are being added to the
81 Clair Mineral Springs grounds.
Longgeg Bros. are 70 get out 800, coo fee
Of logs at Houghton lake this winter.
Andrew Suite, A Detroit convict now il
prision at Jackson, has become insane.
They have a calf at Cheb0ygan that grows
black wool where the hair ought 10 grow.
The Sanitary Convention meeting at East
Saginaw adjourned Wednesday night sine
dis.
Plate glass to the value of 500, designed
Tor a new store az Ailegan, was found broken
on arrival.
'.WhO VIII succeed Postmaster Heaths' il
question that Is agitating the breats of the
ionia Democracy.
The Rev. Mr.. Hicks, ''Guiteau's chaplain, -
has been appointed by Mr.. Arthur surveyor
general of Florida.
SignOf Castro, representing the ChiIian
government, j. visiting our Lake Superior
gold and copper mines.
DIR. Palmer, of Allegan, accused of ad-
ministerlng to a patient while drunk, was
acquitted Wednesday.
The retail grocers believe in the early
closing plan. They are going TO make an
effort to close at 7 p. N.
Il IS claimed that there are wildcats, foxes
and lynx ia great abundance in the woods
bordering favas Lake.
The Masonic fraternity of Newaygo are
making arrangements TO publicly dedicate
their new hali on Christmas day.
Gil Osmun was confirmed as consul to
New Zealand By the Senate Wednesday. He
viii decline and be Gov. Ayers secretary.
John Morris, the man who shot Mayor
Morris, of Charlotte, was sentenced Tues
day To twenty years hard labor in Jackson.
Orrin DeIano, of Detroit, has taken the
PattisOn, a popular hotel at Tecumseh, and
viii at once enter upon the management of
il.
The horticuiturists are greatly encouraged
by their meeting IN Ann ArbOr, never hav-
ing had more successful or better attended
one.
Frederick COrnefTe, charged with the mur-
der of Patrick Bourke at Hamtramck on the
9th of September, was admitted TO bail
"Wednesday by Judge Jennison in the sum of
$1,000
The Sunday School Institute and semi
annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary
SOciey of the Shiawassee Baptist Association
II IA session az the meeting house of the
judgment of S56I was entered in the
United States Circuit Court Wednesday
against the Port Huron Il Northwestern Rail
way Company for infringement of the patent
Of Ezra Miller on car platforms.
Iawas Lake Is being populated by musk
rats, and as the houses are being built higher
above water than usual the hunters declare
that we are to have a cold winter Present
indications do not point to this, however.
Mecosta is booming again. A second
newspaper, the Sentinel, was started there
last Wednesday. Ii is a five column quarto.
edited and published by l.. A. Mcintyre &
Son, late of the Hart, Oceana county,
Arglss.
Wednesday night VIM. Houseman, the
robbed patient who boarded at Mrs. Dr.
Cowle's private medical institute at Battle
Cree. received the valise by express from
New York with all the contents except the
money.
Considerable feeling, having a religious
bearing. has been created by the removal of
G.. j. Goodenough from the Office of the
Western Union telegraph company at Battle
Greek, and petition Is now in circulation
for his reinstatement.
While jury trial was pending in the Me-
costa Circuit Court Wednesday, the Judge
noticed that one of the good men and true"
was quietly sleeping and upon further ex-
animation he was found to be drunk. He
had "a bottle in his pocket.
peddler of Jackson sold prize packages
AZ Grass Lake a few days ago, and so excited
the ire of thecrOwd that they upset his buggy
and scattered his stock. The man claims |
TINT bis losses were $40 cash. He is going to
have several parties arrested.
The Stare horticultural Society concluded |
their very successful meeting at Ann Arbor /
L'.rfr.
house and most interesting session of the |
series. They adjourned to meet at Lansing |
in january for the regular business quarter |
Is meeting.
DIR. kenwendishOn, a Rescommon physi- |
elan. became intoxicated Saturday and be- |
gan 20 smash tie inside of his drug store by /
weights, breaking bottles, etc. He /
was arrested by Marshal Johnston and a /
made against him. His trial /
comes Oft Saturday.
+. VI. Burroughs, a shoemaker of West
Bay City, is under arrest charged with as-
sanlt with intent 20 kill one Charles Burke.
n sailor and hack driver. The assault was
Tuesday night ON Fifth street.
firing revolver ut Burke. Bur
roughs was held in $500 10 appear.
Owing to the lateness of the hour the read
ing of papers at the semi-eentennial cele-
bration of the settlement of Ottawa county,
ne III tAt tfI3UN Atttftus t01A0 u0i bt Utl@ntU
Tuesday night. and on motion of the COM
mittee was postponed till Wednesday even
ng. All the papers read on this occasion
viii be printed IN book form and presented
% the State and other pioneer libraries.
A wofnan named Annie Van Norman died
Il O'Clock Wednesday in Water street
block, Bay City, from causes which will re-
lnire post mortem examination to deter
nine. She had epileptic fits and was bied
hfee times. after which she expired. Deceased
vas about ~ years Of age. had lived in Bay
City two or three years and the home of her
parents i said 90 be- somewhere near Flint
A Muskegon tough named Albert Radley
hot Policeman II. Brown Wednesday night
3rown viii probably die. Radley also
implied charge of shot into the face OF
Henry Trust. another charge into the ear
md neck of Ronald Mcdonald. The whole
vas the result of a saloon quarrel between
<asiiey and fellow named Mort Kratz
Frank ". Randall. who died at Battle
,reek last Saturday. was an inventor Of
rreat ability. FIe was The inventor OF the