Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-08

Masks,xon lad ai.1e cases 0f seszsst
fewer during TIE month u june.
The DafEoit Lizlt Guard gi1 attend
the opsslia-g ~ tAe NIAGARA R4rs July IA
and IS
M and Mrs.. Nathaniel Kelly, q Non
roe ceistlraisd tasiF golden ssd.flng On
Saturday.
The eosn crop AZ Ransom, HlIsslais
eonnEy, il sal II be the hghtsst known
for years.
One hundred papers were represented
BY 80 eEeafsionisfs al Traverse CITY on
Monday night
On the Fourth the cannon AZ Cadillac
barst, pisces lying IA every direction, bat
10 one was huEL
A nesting of the oil settlers Of Ionia
vac held on Saturday T. form psruan-
ent organization
The Mexican Editors were nicely enter
tained la Detroit Ga Monday. In the
evening dov. Alger gave reception IA
thsis honor.
The Iona and MOnteaim Spiritual As
soeiati0n <ill hold a meeting at lonia,
july 4 and IL Mrs. l. A. Pearsau vii
bs she speaker.
Frank Osbourn, principal Of the Pontiac
hs0h sehool tho past two years, a : TO
sigue,i. a. accept more lucrative position
at Buffalo, y. \.
The Rev Junius II. Jndson. who has
besn absspt eight years doing missionary
work la China, az Pontiac, ID visiting his
Father, Alfred Jndson.
Thirty Of the 1i0 cottagrs at Bay View
are already occupied The camp meet
ing commences July n, and August 7
viii be Association Day.
The Fourth vas observed al the I0nia
State House u Correction by releasing
the prisOners from work IN the shops and
giving th@m an excellent dinner.
Frank Myers, who was injured by the
explosion of a cannon at Oxford, on Sat
urday. had his lex amputated above the
knee Saturday night az I'D o'clock, and
two hours later hs died
Henry Willis, of Battle Creek, is max
my arrangements 70 accept an invitation
of Sir Henry Tyler 10 accompany him to
his home In London. Eng, which Is also
the birthplace OF Mr.. Wilhs.
There was not enough evidence 20 hold
Sam Lightner. who was arrested on "A
charge OF numbering Eliza Sage. he ls
being closely watched, however, and VIII
not be allowed 10 leave town.
A number Of mill owners and business
men u Aipena are having first-class
gravel road constructed from Alpena City
10 Long Lake at their own expense. The
distance ~ about seven miles.
"a. stephens K Co, the big lumber
frm OF st. Helen. IN Roscommon county,
have bought the mill property at Otsego
Lake and will operate il. They have
about 100000 feet Of logs 10 cut.
Fires IN the northern part of Alpera
township have destroyed the greater part
Of the hay crop, and number OF reel
dences IN the southern part OF Presque
Isle county, adjoining Alpena township.
The furniture store OF Napoleon Ma
dean. at Monroe, was entered Friday
night and 500 IN gold taken. A couple
Of finishers who hung about the store
through the day seeking employment are
suspected.
Mrs Al. Emery, wife Of one of the old
est and best known residents OF Roscon-
mon county. died at Higgins Lake, that
county. on Sunday. OF consumption, aged
about % years. Her remains were 10 be
intsred at Midland
On Friday, July 3. party OF men while
at work on highway IN Day township,
Montcalm county, found a stone weigh
ing some twelve OF fifteen pounds. upon
the Hat surface OF which was largely en-
graved "John Belle lost May s, 1851"
There were 3 N.3t3 barrels OF salt in
spected IN Michigan during the month OF
June. The counties we're represented as
follows: Saginaw i30.578 barrels, Bay
tlSO27. Huron 1896. Manlstee fOy346,
/ SEQ 29OO6. ST. Clair l2.020, Midland
7.iSO. Gratiot l.790
The strikers AZ Bay City held n mass
meeting Monday night at which four or
five speeches were made, which resulted
in the appointment 0f committee OF two
from each mil crew 20 wait upon mill
owners and make formal demand for
ten hours work at old wages.
On Saturday evening at Deckerville,
Saniiac county. the contents OF box con-
tanning fireworks became ignited aud an
explosion followed A sky-rocket struck
John Spencer near the heart and when
found shortly after be was dead He
leaves a wife and seven children.
The funeral obsequies Of Mrs. Marion
= Efitt were NctA n A~f ttsc it,ctttruCc ~
Kalamazoo ON Sunday afternoon. July >.
Mrs. Rice was born in Covington. Gene
see county. y. Y. Jan. 3. lS25. She came
% Michigan IN 1886. and has been a resi-
dent 81 Kalamazoo for twenty-four years.
Messrs. G. W Richardson. +. W Gil
christ. W r. Johnson and Thomas Col
Inns. of Alpena. have recently purchased
a large amount of pine in the Georgian
BAY region Canada. FOR which they pail
sl85CoO Il Is the intention "a take the
pine to the Alpena City mills and there
manufacture it into lumber.
Charles Morton. Of Cadillac. hit lady
over the head with slung shot. wound
ing her so severely that il - feared she
will not hve. Three men surrounded
hlm and attempted his arrest. but before
tkey had secured him be bad attacked
one of them SO savagely that e = feared
he cannot recover. The man is now in
jail
A German farmer living north Of
Owosso bought two pounds of paris