Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-14
mIsoR mIcHIGAs aArrERs.

On Monday.
boy Was drowned while skating on the
Ice at duskegOn, on Monday morning
A. A. Spragae, Of Hudson, clothing mer-
chant, made an assignment on Monday.
Kalamazoo has fifteen cases Of diphtheria
nov, bat most OF them are OF mild form.
Geo. Bergin. Of East Saginaw, has paid
$1,000 for a tract OF pine land Ia NiScon-
sin.
An Adrian woman By the name of Mrs.
simon Messenger died OF dropseg last BAT
urday.
Kalamazoo must have little work for the
doctors. Seven Of them want 10 be jail ply
slcian.
The Farmers Institute opened at Ply
mouth, Monday afternoon, with large at
tendance.
IL Is reported that great many citizens of
Fort GratiOt are Ia favor of the proposed
-annexatiOn 10 Port Huron.
IL j. said that the Democrats Of Battle
Creek are In favor of Charles +. Thomas for
the position or postmaster.
Richard Ioban, a prominent aud wealthy
pioneer OK VermOntyille, was buried at that
place on Monday afternoon
The attendance at the meeting of the Len
aWee county teachers last Saturday was
small, owing 10 the bad roads.
Farmers are ru-h hing considerable wheat
into market now ia southern portions of the
State, on account Of a slight rise IN price.
The stock Of X. T.. Farnum, the jeweler, at
Flint, who assigned some time ago, Is 10 be
offered for sale by the assignee at a sacri-
fee.
IL Is rumored that an insane woman who
had escaped from tho asylum at Kalamazoo
was captured by two young men on the
street.
The G.. X. i /. railroad il getting ready to
ship Ice south from Cadillac. One hundred
anu twenty carloads have already been or
dered.
DIR. H. b. Hemenway, of Kalamazoo, has
been appointed as division surgeon of the
Michigan Central Railroad, from Ceresco To
Iawton.
The annual winter meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Michigan State AgrI
cultural Society began Monday evening at
Detroit.
The Big Rapids Industrial School il issuing
a thrce-cOlum folio paper IN the interest OF
their institution. lt Is published at the office
. of the Pioneer.
The new chime-bells of 50 NIchael's
Church at Monroe, were blessed by Bishop
Borgess., assisted by Father Dempsey and
the clergy of the city.
Spring came several days ago at kalama-
ZOO, heralded by the robbin; and now sum
m-r Is near, they claim the festive mosquito
In the libel suit against w. NJ Featherley
editor of the Lakeside Monitor, of Au Sable,
Monday afternoon, the jury disagreed. The
new trial Is set for the 26th.
man in Cheboygan is disposed to uti-
lize saw-dust for domestic use. He has in
vented self-feeding stove for burning this
refuse for purposes OF heating.
The general store at the Phoenix mine. at
Hancock, kept by Geo. klOeckner X Co.,
on Monday Ot
about $1,000; only partially insured.
1t took one minute and fifty seconds to
empty the Howell Union School building on
Monday. the School Board ordering the trial
70 see what could be done In case of fire.
One of the public schools in kalamazoo
has blaekboards painted green. IL that idea
prevails. To a large extent the name of the
boards will have To be changed we re think
, nlg.
Peter Mcclure, of Roscommon, was in
stantly killed Monday by log rolling over
hun at BlOdgett ~ Byrne's camp, near that
place. tbs remains will be taken to Ada,
Mica, for Interment
The Rev l.. +. Newman, Secretary of the
Detroit u NJ e.. ~ and Acting Secretary of
the State NJ. G.. A.. Will be IN Kalamazoo
some time this week 10 discuss the feasibility
OF starring an aSsocsatiOn there.
Ar icles OF Incorporation of the Ishpem-
ing, L. Anse x OntOnagOn railroad company,
capital stock Sl.UOO.OJO, IN SlOO shares. We're
to be flied Tuesday morning III the Office of
the Secretary of State at Lansing.
Heart disease carried off very suddenly
Mrs. John =. Maun, wnO lived a mile north
OF Ann ArbOr. sue was IN good health all
day sunday, and dropped dead IN the even
ing. husband aud five children mourn her
loss.
Drilling at the test deep salt well, at Bay
City. has been discontinued at depth of p,
900 feet. The poles have been removed and
tomorrow pump will be placed IN opera
tiOn. The BRINE still overhOws the top of
the we'll. It's strength Is 100 per cent.
Charles Grant, native of Massachusetts,,
born IN l19i a soldier of the war of 1912,
. pioneer IN Michigan. a resident of Clinton
County for forty y-seven years, mechanic
and farmer by occupation, a Republican in
politics. died &C his home IN Bengal Sunday
night, aged. honored and respected.
Augustus NJ Leggett. of Detroit died on
Monday night. He came 10 Michigan from
Roslyu, Long Island, thirty years ago, and
settled IN Oakland county. where he purch-
ased large farm and grist and sawmill,
the latter being known "A the Clinton mills.
He removed to Detroit twenty years ago.
Tower-man Richard Rieding. who took
portion OF the electric current on the Cass
park tower nc Detroit at II o'clock Sunday
night. recovered sufficiently to resume work
Monday night. 10 h regarded that he had a
narrow and miraculous escape. There must
have been only partial current on at the
time
The entire jury in the Bohemian Oat trial.
the People for j. NJ. Orcuttl vs. Smith.
editor Of the Milan Le0der. for slander. have
signed paper stating that they regard j. NJ.
Orcuft 60 be a straight forward man IN his
business. and that their failure to agree in
The case had no bearing on his character or
bus ness.
Richard Foley. Of Essex. who vas arrested
last Saturday on complaint Of Capt. Card Of
the salvation Army. on the charge of assault
and battery, appeared to-day before the
Army at their barracks. at -. Johns. apollo
Uixed and asked their forgiveness. and after
receiving a few words Of admonition from
ustice ADAMS was DISCHARGED on payment
Of costs.