Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-16
Morning Telegram.
aRANp RAPID. DEC. .. 81


would have a neW JAIL
The ice company at Lakssiae has a capacity
Tor storing l,po tons.
Ottawa County shipped $1,000 crates Of
strawberries last season
There are now z0l vessels IN winter GUAR
ters along the saginaw river
II. @. Mason's house at Pittsford burned
yesterday morning Loss fl,4OO.
Henry FOrd's house AZ Hastings burned
yesterday morning. Loss xl,zuo.
The Oakland county sheep-breeders and
wool growers meet at Milford Dec. ~.
The new Academy of Mnsic at East Sag
NAV, will be inaugarated TINS evening.
A foot Of snow on the levei fell In East
Saginaw SUNDAY. and il is still showing.
M1skeQon has neW Sunday paper. Capt.
A. Is. Wood i the editor and the name Is the
Social Drin.
A very fne entertainment will be gwen at
the State House Of Correction Christmas
Eve by the inmates.
Confidence men victimized three Poles at
Bay City saturday norning. They were
poorer by SO afterwards
The annual election Of officers of the Hub
bardstOu fair association was held IN that
village on the 4th instant.
Richard Church. an old-time resident OF
Muskegon, was elected Judge of Probate at
Mitchell, Dakota, recently
John Welsh, of EdmOre, was fatally injured
by falling under logging train at Hudsons
camp, near kemus, Friday.
The process Of drying lumber by surround
ing il with salt Is attracting much attention
from shippers and builders.
A scheme is on foot by which it is propos-
ed % get the newly formed state battery IN
90 the Detroit battalion, M. > L.
Reports from the interior of the state
show that ten inches of snow fell Sunday
night, and there - good sleighing.
Lucius l. Clark, for nearly half a century
IN business and highly respected citizen of
kalamazoo, died about noon yesterday.
Frank Sampson, of Cadillac, was thrown
a few days ago from buggy and, landing
IN the brush, was severely hurt about the
head.
Sarnia thinks it has first class scandal
Il l. believed that married man and a
young lady have eloped together; but II has
not been proved.
Ann Arbor II still undecided whether TO
have gas or electricity. The gas company
which was az first very obdurate as now very
meek and will make almost any terms.
The celebrated Hill cases, which have been
engrOssing the legal attention III the Iuscola
Circuit Court for the past year, came 10 a
termination last week by a private settle
ment.
The Flint Wagon Works have large num-
ber OF orders on hand, but portion of their
machinery becoming dlsarranged they were
Obliged To shut down last Thursday for re-
pairs
Stephen Collars's twO-story brick dwelling,
one of the best in the township of Alaiedon,
was burned Saturday afternoon. Loss,
$500: insured for $500 IN the Fireman >
fund.
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being brought on the ground, but much of
the work Will be done at HaTbor Springs
this winter. The hotel will accommodate
GO guests.
Bay Middleton, the most valuable stallion
probably IN Michigan. died Friday night
from indigestion, 1t Is thought. The animal
was valued at $1,000 or $500, and has sired
a number of fast trOtters.
The epidemic of fires reached Ypsilanti
Friday night, destroying building the
property of the James Arnold estate. Ii is
supposed TO be the work of an incendiary.
The damage IL not great.
The Grand Haven Lumber Company have
been making large purchase. Eight mil
lion feet of pine located ON CrOckery creek,
above Ravenna, have been bought by them
or MIR. Slocum, of Detroit.
The Bridgeport Center House at Bridge
port was entered by burglars Sunday night
Cing. a bOarder, received several cuts In at
tempting 10 capture the burglars.
In one day recently, with five teams,
joyce * Hoo1str1at, at their camp on the
G. 4 w. NJ. X. r., loaded 800 logs, neasur-
ing over 10000 feet, on the cars. The firm
have banked 10 date 100000 feet
The Adrian commandery will visit Ann
Arbor this evening TO work IN the order OF
the tempie. Under Sheriff Fred Wallace is
~, Al - tho fap4rlar da0roo A fine bauuuof
will be served at the st. James Hotel
The Knights of Pythias of Cadillac pre-
sented the play Damon and Pythias' TO a
wei filed opera house Friday evening. They
are considering the plan of presenting the
same play at Big Rapids and Traverse City
Mrs. John Sawyer. of Manistee, visited
her mothers grave Saturday afternoon and
has not been seen since. A party made a
search for her, but failed to find her. IL i
supposed she IS deranged and wandered into
the woods.
Tunas Mackey. the Indian girl who was
burned by her clothing catching fire from
the camp fire, while her party were encampec
near Bradley last Thursday morning, died
Saturday morning. after two days of terri
BILE suffering.
Thomas Threadrould. wealthy and prom
ineut farmer Jf Paw Paw, was almost in
stantly allied near there saturday afternoon
Dt his Ecatfl ottDHitIA AltAAtrAEbs IbiitbbS
away. overturning the wagon and throwing
him ont. striking on The frozen ground
Sunday night two men. VIM. Beauty ant
John Gavagan. quarreled in a saloon at Sag
inaw City and both drew knives and slashee
each other. The latter received cut from
the right cheek bone - the chin aud severa
cuts about the hesd. Il is thought the cut
are not fatal.
A IRE at Charievoix yesterday morning de
str0yed q. ". Jeffries meat market-los'
about 81 600 and na insurance; ". II. John
sous boarding house-loss about $1,000, IN
surance 500 L. r. Conaor's boot and shoe
store-loss 81 so. fully insured. The fire
originated in The kitchen Of Johnson board
ing house.
Airs. Mary T. Foster. woman lawyer o'
Ann Arbor. who has been very prominent IL
temperance work decamped suddenly
few days ago. leaving a large number d
unpaid bills behind. tder creditors cauees
her hotias. t1 be Opened aud an inventory ol