Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-12

A fine otter was captured near Benton Har-
bor recently.
Benton Harbor has chronic wood and
hay borrower
Bridgeport farmer has been missing
since last Tuesday
Battle Greek has secured the Duplex Print
ing Press mandatory.
Constable McTeary, Who was shot at
Pressure isle, died last Wednesday.
The Kalamazoo river has fallen back 10
IT. old channel aud j. free from lee.
The Ouosso aud Ionia teams are 20 play
game at the lonia rink on Friday night.
The Bohemian oat suit, AT Milan. termin-
ated Friday evening, by the jury disagree
ins,
William Ware, a young man of Waukesh-
ma, Vas killed Thursday night BY a falling
tree
CsaHeld's salt well at East Lake will be
ready 10 begin operations the hrst OF Feb
ruary.
Smallpox has disappeared from South
Boardinan ana trains now stop there ar
usual
George Comst0ck, a hotel porter at ST.
Johns, has been arrested on "A charge OF
bigamy.
Russell Clement, tried for the murder of
LOomis, at Trent, was convicted Of man
slaughter last Friday.
A Detective Union has been formed at
Benton HarbOr. Some of the best men of
the place are members
Jim MeCauley il to give bonds to remain
out of Bay Citg one year instead of going TO
ionia for three months.
petition is being circulated at Benton
HarboF asking the Legislature To enlarge
their corporation limits.
The work of raising the Flint 4 Pere
Marquette steamer No. at Ludlngton COM
menced Friday morning.
Mrs. Andrew Singleton. near Vicksburg,
suicided by cutting her throat. She had
been insane for some time.
The first annual meeting of the Wayne
County horticultural Society, was To be
held Ia Plymouth on Saturday.
The electric railway cash system invented
BY Mr.. Green, of Kalamazoo, has been
adopted BY a grocer III Allegan.
G. Wight, Of Eredericsville, has sold the
macisinery of his shingle mill at that place
10 Tsuties in PIncOnning, for $3.50.
The Board OF Supervisors of Allegan re-
scinded its action cutting Sheriff Rice's bill
for board of prisoners To 80 cents day.
Maj. Whitsle, tire evangelist is sick at
Jackson and The revival meetings are being
lconducted by Mr. and Mrs. McGranahan.
The Nordisk Fremskreidts Forening So
ciety are making preparations to open
theater soon, IN their Opera House IN Man
istee.
polo match will be played in the Ply
mouth rink on next Wednesday evening
between the Plymouth and Ann Arbor
teams.
The Graham Morton boats will begin run
ming between Benton Harbor, ST. Joseph
and Chicago early next month, weather per-
mitting.
The amount of logs contracted to be cut
at Muskegen the coming season with those
now in the bOOms will not exceed 10000
600 feet.
The minutes of the last State Baptist an
niversary have been issued In neat pamphlet
form from the office of the Michigan Chris
tdn Herald.
-. Michael Arbogast, the owner of the finest
FARM ia the neighborhOod of Coral, was acci-
dersally killed Friday night by being thrown
from ms wagon.
II is now stated that Mr.. Freese. of Me-
Granville, who was reported killed at New
Orleans a short time since, II not dead and
viii probably recover.
tt IS proposed to- remove the county seat
of CharlevOix County from CharlevoiI TO
East Jordan. a village IN the extreme south
ern part Of the county.
The fur trade in Jackson this season has
been larger than ever before, One buyer
has already received 300 muskrats, 1000
sSunks, lJ0 coon and several fox.
The East saginaw and Bay City polo
teams played another match game Thursday
night at the home Of the former club. The
Sagiuaws won three successive goals.
Last Wednesday night the new Odd Eel
lows Hail at Charlevoix was formally dedi-
Gated IN the presence of nearly 200 visiting
brothers aud Invited guests, followed by a
banquet.
It's NO wonder there are 40 many Polo
clubs playing matches nowadays. There
Is "A factory nc Benton Harbor, called the
Novelty Works. which turns out polo clubs
by the dozen.
The Grange store conducted by x. q.
Smith. nc Wayland. was burglarized on
Tuesday night and goods 10 the amount of
about 500 taken IL Is thought the same
thieves visited other places.
The trial Of James Wiun. the young man
who shot and killed his step-father few
weeks ago near Paris. resulted IN a verdict
of acquttal The jury believed Winn to
have acted iu self defence.
Peter Boultz. who murdered his wife at
Fruituort last August. was acquitted at Mus
kea 70 on account Of insanity, ON Friday.
H8 n still insane. aud viii be examined by
Physicians and sent to an asylum.
Tonia wants prisoners on their release from
iau 60 be provided with nOn-transferable
railroad pnsses with Whico I'd ktt nome.
Hitherto they have been given money and
very frequently it is spent IN the saloons.
The Psio Clubs. Arctics and Casinos, of
Nanistee. have completed srrau zements to
play a series of -four match games Of Polo at
ihe Maple street rink. 60 take place on the
evenings OF Jan. lG. Feb. s and Z. and March
2
man Of North Branch while hunting
drew his gun carslessiy across log and rs
contents passed through his right arm The
doctors think they can save &c. Ia number
Instant death.
tialesburs ten miles east of kalamazoo.
has been ariatinv the improvement of
water power. ~ he had by means Of a canal
two and halt miles long 90 Gui lake. &C
cost of Sf0eN. A ioint stock company has