Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-04
Morning Telegram.
GRAND RAPIDS. DEC. 4. 1884
MfNoR stIcHIGAN MATTERS.

The new Edison electric light plant at Ann
Arbor has been set IN operation
verm0ntviIls, following in the wake of her
sister villages, has young ladies' band
The Muskegon Rifles viii stand up to-day
and be measured for their new uniforms.
There we're twenty-eight arrests in Jack
son last month; sixteenOf them were drunks.
Nick Dsvereaa, prominent boot and shoe
dealer of Marshall, died suddenly yesterday
morning Of pneumonia.
The horticulturists meeting at Ann Arbor
were invited ~ President Angel To visit the
University at their eOnyenlence.
Up b Tuesday night there we're reported
az the MuskegOn Custom House during the
: k-season 1907 arrivals and 3,0ls departures.
Mrs.. Ira Rose, one OF the first settlers of
Hudson, died yesterday morning at ad-
yanced age. Her funeral will be held FRI
day.
During 1Se4 the Thunder Bay River Boom
Company Of Alpena handled, RATED and de-
ivered al the various mills I'd, ,JS4 $50 feet OF
logs.
The reunion Of Battery II held at Holly,
Tuesday afternoon and evening was very
enjoyable affair 10 quite number OF the
veterans and many citizens.
The Wabash has arranged ''grand Cali
fOrnia excursion to leave Detroit, Dec. l6
al 32D y. IN Tickets for the round trip,
The Sanitary Convention under the aus
pices Of the State Board of Health, com
fnenced It's session Tuesday afternoon al
East Saginaw, with large attendance.
The State Board of Health viii hold a sani-
tary convention IN East Saginaw December
? and 3. The railroads viii give reduced fare
10 those who hold ceretihcates from the sec
re.ary.
Three boys, sixteen and seventeen years,
=. raf.
Bay City. They had time TO secure only
three boxes of cigars before they were
caught.
Mrs Martin LahyTn, of Batavia, is about
I'd sue the COldwater township authorities for
5000 damages. Her husband drove into
sink hole three years ago and died from in-
Juries received.
The total number of wrecks occurring ON
the chain Of lakes the past season where the
damage exceeded 500 was l57. Lake Mich
iean has 4o; Lake Superior %; Lake Huron
~. Lake Erie "a; Lake Ontario %
Citizens of Benton Harbor are in high glee
over the hattering prospects, now manifest,
for n large and unprecedented boom next
spring. No Michigan village presents finer
advantages for manufacturing enterprises.
The police of Detroit are much elated over
the success of the patrol wagon system, which
has been ia operation less than week. Many
good results of the establishment OF the new
branch of the department are already ap-
parent.
During November there were 904 applica-
tions for employment made of the Detroit
Association of Charities. Provision was
made for all but l59. The application for
work IS generally accompanied by request
for meals or lodgings.
Ernest Straubel, Jr., of Frankfort, was
caught in an upright shaft IN Buffers gr1st
mill Tuesday and whirled around several
times before being released. His limbs are
broken and he is injured inv .rdly. but it is ex-
pected that he Will 1--we.
The barge Erin struck on Gull Rock,
Keweenaw Point, Sunday morning, on her
WY below with a cargo of lumber from
Btraga Her crew were saved and the barge
"a all right up to this date, but If storm
comes up she viii 90 to pieces.
The Lansing postofiice was robbed Mon
dav night of the local Saginaw mail pouch.
The pouch was found Tuesday morning in
the rear of Dement'S factory. 1t had been
cut open and relieved of four registered
packages. Nothing else was taken.
The Ministerial Union of Detroit have ar
ranged for a series of revival meetings.
They have postponed beginning them until
next week, as MIR. Moody has made very
urgent request to be allowed the assistance
of Mai. Whittle at his meetings in Toledo.
John II. Van ShOick. who for twelve years
was Assistant City Assessor, died Tuesday at
his residence on First street, Detroit, at the
a,ore of seventy years. He had been for some
time gradually failing, and his death was the
result of a general breaking up OF his whole
system.
They have commenced boring for oil on
the farm of Edward McManus, of Troy.
They have sunk well nearly 400 feet, and
are pumping lubricating oil at the rate of
forty barrels "A day. McManus Is enthusias-
tic over his oil venture, and predicts that 1t
viii prove bonanza.
The semi-anuual celebration of the set
Element of Grand Haven, Ottawa County,
Tuesday. was largely attended and proved
successful in the highest degree. Probably
the most interesting paper read was by Rev.
Henry johnson on the early settlers. This
psper deservediy eulogized Miss Mary White,
OF Grand Haven. founder of the public and
SSuday schools in that city.
since the opening of the State Public
School for dependent children at Coldwater
4.672 children have been received. of which
t.I2O are males and 652 females. OF this
number 702 came from poor-houses, 162
were orphans. 6fT haf-orphans and St3 have
both parents living. Many of the children
received were simply infants, 1Oo beng less
than years of age, and lT3 under years of
age.
The biennial report of the State librarian,
Mrs. Harriet A. Tenney, for the year ending
sent. - fSe4 has lust been issued. OF the
legislative appropriation of S6,076.s9, there
waa expended for books. pamphlets. etc,
$5.s0f -. leaving S572.7 10 on hand at the end
of the year The total number of bound
volumes purchased was 1870, unbound vol
uunes rs. and pamphlets Z. The total mum
her Of additions % the library by purchase,
exchanges. aud donations, reached t.ss2.
Two weeks ago farmer by the name Of
Gilbert was in MuskeGon and lost hts pockete
book containing 80. lie caused the arrest
of an old IMAM named Schergen ON a ckarge
Of larceny Some children swore positively
that they had seen him pick up the pocket
book and abstract the money. Tuesday
morning Gilbert learned that an unclaimed
pocket.bonk was AZ fsowertown. inveeti-
ratinz Il be found that Il was his property,
leff there two weeks before while making
purchases.
The following changes IN Michigan pest.
of{icea have been ordered. Ciew, 6ieueese