Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-27
Morning Telegram.
MINOR MrcHIGAs MATTERS.

incJ nave baa 70 cAlaf-S TIC NottS sA0A-
nG rink already.
There are about Il, 600 peopls in iail in the
State Of Michigan.
The snow Is about twenty inch es deep On
the level at Bronson
An animated county seat war IS Ia pro-
9ress Ia knmet county.
George Cleveland viii open roller-rink
at Aanica next Monday night.
Oscoda has new ice rink, 60xl32 feet,
covered and arranged Ia good shape.
The Adrian militia men now claim To have
one OF the hnest armOries n the State.
Bay City had "A 100 fire only on Friday
morning. The origin IL supposed 10 be IN
cendiary.
The officers of the @. j. Bassett post. G. A.
X, will be mustered ia next Saturday even
ing, Jan. 3.
Litchfield has had only one fire during the
year and that occurred on Monday. It was
not extensive.
The Oscoda hospital has had 100 patients
since the institution opened, not one OF
whom has died.
The barge swallow will be given about
$500 worth or improvements TINS winter at
Whitehall haFbor.
Rev Mr. Gay. Of Chelsia, has accepted
call To the Baptist church al Allegan, and will
move there next week.
The Deiphiaa is 10 be the name of col
lege paper, soon 10 be launched by the fresh
men class of the University.
The Benton Harbor Palladium has issued
a holiday number containing sixteen pages
printed on tinted book paper.
The residence OF Jacob Brewer in Claren-
don burned to the ground on Tuesday after
noon while the owners were away.
For several days past the amount of water
pumped at the water works at Port Huron
has averaged 100000 gallons daily.
The crofter tenants of the Duke of Argyle
refuse TO pay rent, and an armed company
OF marines has been sent to his assistance.
The 81 Clair ministers, at their next meet
ing, will discuss ''Salvrtion army methods"
lt may result IN forming St. Clair branch.
Ingham d Co. of Richmond are negotiat-
ing for 2,OUO,00o feet of logs, 10 manufacture
into veneerlng at their factory In that place.
There are l,5O0 children in this city be-
tween the ages of five and ten years, and p
300 between the ages of five and fifteen at
D Manistee.
On Sunday night w. t. Smiths house in
Sarnia was entered, while the family were at
church, and xllO in money and a gold
watch stolen The thieves escaped.
NJ. Simon's dry goods store in Manistee
was Quilted by fire o'clock Thursday morn
-
loss was $1,000; insurance $4,000.
The Reed City Clarion has fine Christmas
supplement- Ii Is printed on tinted book
paper, containing four pages embellished
with number OF handsome wo0d-cutS.
Petoskey woman has cured her husband
OF staying out late at night by refusing TO let
him in. No amount of calling could awaken
her. She had given him fair warning.
Henry Rippleton, who was sent to the
State Prison in 1873 for eight years. has
served his time and il said to be so insane
as TO necessitate sending him to the asylum.
The village of Wayland has either very
peaceable school children or very lenient
school teachers. IL boasts that not one pu-
pl has been punished during the last term.
One of White Lakes best posted lumber
men estimates the log crop on White River
at seventy-fve millions. 1t will be up
wards of twenty-five millions less than last
year.
CLANCY <. Mitchell, of Ludington, is to
furnish hemlOck timber for repairing the
Chicago harbor. One man bid but one cent
per thousand higher; two others but six cents
higher.
meeting of the board of directors of the
Northeastern agricultural society of Michi
gan will be held at the Hotel Bryant, in
Flint, on Monday, January 10, 1886, at 10
O'Clock a. m.
Prince and Shanahan the Detroit toughs
accused of robbing Holly jewelry store,
will be examined at Pontiac next Tuesday,
and are now IN the Oakland county coop for
lack Of 81 600 bali.
There will be meeting of the Vice Presi-
dents of the Emmett County Pioneer Associa-
ton at the office of ID. G.. Page in Petoskey,
Jan. 8, 1885, at 10 o'clock a. IN. to locate the
next annual meeting.
A verdict of $1,000 against the city of Port
Huronr for damages caused by defective
sidewalk makes that town shiver-as it,has
yet by no means plugged up all the other
holes in the sidewalks.
The editor of the Benton Harbor Palla-
dilm says he sincerely hopes that among his
Christmas presents there viii be no "dupli-
Gates or "triplets." We take il that dupli-
Gates Is another name for twins.
The change in administration and other
minor considerations have about induced
Frank Bracelin TO revive the LuDbermdn
He thinks about three weeks will see the
paper on deck again. Whitehall Forum.
Last week G.. II. LaFleur, of Allegan, had
jar of but g stolen from his cutter, stand
ing under the shed of the Presbyterian
church. Ira Strop was arrested for the theft,
pie lded guilty, and Justice Wood sent him to
Ionia for n nety days.
On Monday night peanut butcher"
Michael Horley. was arrested ON charge of
robbing a passenger. William Staley. of be-
tween $50 and S10o while coming from East
Saginaw to Port Huron on n Port Huron q
Northeastern train.
Oliver Cole, of Groveland, Oakland Coun-
~. gets three and a half years at LENA, TOR
attempting 90 ravish young girl. William
Rusho gets three years and nine months for
orse stealing. Thus sed the term of the
Oakland County Circuit Court.
yong man in West Bay City who has
hitherto borne an unblemished reputation /
stole n box of cigars from a drug store. As
this II his first offense the name has not been /
published and the complaint was withdrawn
on condition that he pay for the cigars and
settle the costs.
There was fire in the Cailin block. Bay |
City. at O'Clock yesterday morning. Loss /
On building. laundry, fruit-stand and saloon /
$500. mostly covered by in surance. Ed. /
Tierney was susf0cafed while asleep in the /