Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-11
MOrpiug Telegram.
GRAND RAPIDS. AUG II. Us.
aasos atoa4sAs sArrEEs

Nsarly Haft0 eeIsry pl4als ans grow
inz Ia Tie sicnity VI Decatur
A Ia.ks..u l0tsi otssfgosl iast SATURDAY
b. .aang q memorial dinner
Masks t,a County had q larger acre
az. and gleld Ut sgra'sb-rries the y-af
than any prsst8ts eue N her history
Magnani Sharpe, N laZaam County,
eiailas to have gathered I5 toms - ciossf
and lmotly FROM IA aefes ~ sr1alL
Darragh Bn8a. K Co.'S aeS roller niill
&C biz kapAis Is turning out nfty barrels
II nour = lay, al4d 0r.iers are coming Ia al
a rapi' rate-
IlslbLi FslloSs ~ Pslt Eaier, Shelby
and HAT. siI have picnic on the shore
sf l.ake Michigan, az the mouth " v hlte
Lazs t,-MOrroN
The state teachers INSTITUTES Of ionla
county vii be held ID i0nia commsne-
ing on Monday Aug "a and closinS the
following Friday.
The GRAND Haven base ball club Las
accepted a challenge from the MusAeeon
club to play la the latter city on fniay
afternoon August IA
The Reformed Church 5oeiety al Coop
srsgii.a. has called the Rev. III. n. boer,
II Albany. ~ L.. as their pastor Whether
be giil accept or not is uOt yet known
A cool strong stone wali has beeo built
along The shls ~ the Kalamazoo river on
River street. b. the city. and the Noon
calls q an expensive aud unnecessary
Injury.
A jackson youth bit his widowed
mothers thumb OF because she scolded
him f0r getting intoxicated. That boy
ought b be hung up b. tho thumbs tlH
he starvesL
A Jackson hrm paid go for permit
u sell beer on the far grounds llst week,
expecting their license could be trans
fsrre.l. bur Ga = could not be done and
the firm vas $50 oat Of pocket.
Many members % the Delts Tau Delta
fraternity are resortiag al different points
about here. and they ale thinking of hav-
ing "A banquet az the Arlington Ia the
near future. HGrtOr Springs Resortsr
4 fsw DAYS ago a real estate dealer OF
Jackson while paying bis taxes accident
ally left with the Treasurer a check Tor
$1,000 more than the amount required.
It waa discovered and return to the
owner
A large new warehouse IN process OF
CONSTRUCTION by Graham, Morton & Co,
az Benton Harbor. was damaged by a
CINCINNATI. Wabash 3 Michigan freight
train running into H. The loss - prob
ably $500 or 800.
The John Farran." Gen. Grants dis
patch oat4luriug the war, was command
sd by Capt. j. r. Smallman. the present
efficient commander u the CITY OF Mil
Waukee,T now running between Grand
Haven and Milwaukee.
Last weeks Coopersville Observer IL a
large extra edition OF SIX pages which
lt claims Is "ths finest paper ever issued
m the county" The edition is largely
devoted to the business interests OF the
town aud Is very creditable effort.
AT present there has been bat very lit
tie small fruit brought into market. yet
the general prospect for fruit Is better
now than Il was last winter. when mer-
cnry snsaked down into the basement OF
the thermometer. - COopersriiie Ob-
serrsr
Police Commissioners Bro lks, OF Jack
son. SAYS there are az least 80 ex-con-
victs M that city who are han INK about
th, various disreputable resorts without
having any visible means of support He
thinks they viii have To 20 70 work or
move on.
Onenight last week while Chad Spauld-
ing. hving west Ot this place, was sleep p
rng on the hay lott in the barn, he was
aroused 10y something crawling around
ban. aud 20 his horror found 1t tO be a
huge poisonous snake. Fortunately he
dismissed the rude visitor without harm
o. himself Wgyland Globe.
Four hundred and four persons IN Al
lsgnn County hold teachers certificates,
and yet there is man m the county 81
Ignorant that he cant read his own writ
ing after Il has stood half hour.
Grand Rapids IsLEGRNN What has the
TEteaRAW got against Don Henderson,
anyway Nnskeg0n Ne'rs. fou guessed
the right man.
Hamilton Stone % Ovid. Mich, tried to
Jump of "a r.. G III. & VI. passenger tram
at the Antietam street crossing the other
evening. but slipped. AMI his 200 pounds
of flesh ani bones went headlong into
the ditch HIS collar bne was broken
amt be- receive,l some painful but not So
rious INJURIES on ths Lead. he was taken
% the Detroit sanitarium.
There ara tO he neit games Rnu d re
gotta M 1harlevoix next Friday. followed
bv dre works in the evening. The roget
"a wiii include a sailing race. gentle nen
rowing races. four Dared and two-oared
and ladies four -oarel race. and tub
race. other amusemeuts announced srs
swimming race. climbing creased pole
foot-rsces. Indians. white men and boys
sack races. wbeeibarrow race. hurdle race
three legged race. ting - war, etc.
a party ~ Chicago peopie comprisinG
e.. T. Northrup. wife and daughter. an,
Nr and Ms tieorge Watkins. we're ont
sailing cu Round Lake. near Charlevoix
when tbe lake became rough and the boa
shipped water They ran ashore. how
ever. snd The iadies landed. The gentle
men ware not satisfied and went ou
sgain They we're capsired. and the boa
went to th, hottom. hui being good SWIM
uers they saved themselves and ver'
plcked up hy another boat.
The Seventh District Press Associa
tlon closed - session at 81 Clair Spring
on saturday The program include,
"a. ers by ~ n Brearley. ~ the Detroi
Nsirs A Mcmillan. ~ the BAY City Frih
ane. fre3 Slocum. ~ the Caro- sdrsrfis
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