Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-23
Morning Telegram
GRAND RAPIDS. JAN. q. 1885.


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"Wednesday az the age OF u years.
The Owosso Council will build the new
City Hall despite the Mayors Veto
Boiler plate doors and Vindow-shutters are
being placed IN the Bay County jail.
The travelling agents we're % have ban
quet at Jackson Wednesday evening.
A d0x-trotting association aas been formed
al Mar4nsttee and dOg-races will result
The pFopriety and desirability Of having
charity ball at Maskegon IL being discussed.
The public schools at White Oak, Oakland
County, are cl0sad on account OF diphtheria.
Morris Lesser, a clOthier at Ishpeming
failed year ago and Is again financially en-
b. Hazsed.
ft - said that some hunters in the Upper
Peninsula are very lawless and continue To
shOot deer.
The steamer Algomah pl0ughed through
two feet or Ice IA going from Mackinae To
ST. Ignaee.
There are seventy charter members in
kalamazOO's new Young Mems Christian
Association.
There are SIX cooper shops at Flint, en-
pl0ying 10 men, which clear 5000 year
Tor the owners.
Members OF the Ann Arbor and Charlotte
Commanderies visit Jackson Commandery
h. 1. this evening.
II il expected that Jackson will send a
large delegation to the \. NJ. q. A. Conven-
ton at IOnia this week.
The Y. NJ. @. A. which convened at Ionia
yesterday viii continue It's session through
this and part of next week.
A saloon at Oscoda has been on fire three
times IN eighteen months. The last time
Was on Wednesday. Loss $1,000.
Peter Perry, an old resident OF Pontiac,
died on Tuesday night. tie was sixty years
old and had been al but few days.
Cohver x Goyer. of Flint. made an assign
ment Wednesday evening To John Agoe
Assetts about $1,000, liabilities not known.
John Miller, of Muskegon, who was
charged with the murder of Horace ID. Bry-
ant OF that place, IN June last, has been ac-
squitted.
lhe Rev w Il. Seaver, pastor of the Con-
gtegatiOnal Church, at Traverse City, II Is
reported, will sever bis connection with that
people April l.
AT Battle Greek Tuesday morning early,
Gus Pfander. a call-bOy at the car-shops, was
knocked down and robbed while crossing the
railroad yards.
Ex-Gov. Austin Blair has received several
letters from different parties stating the
writer's would give all sorts of valuable in
formation 10 the prosecution for money.
The prosecuting attorney in the Alma
Wellington trial at Lapeer, on Tuesday. said
that be did not think that the people had any
case. 1t was evidently an accidental kill
ing.
Wednesday morning John Evans, Mich
igan Central railroad section boss, was run
over by IA engine at Wayne and horribly in
Jured. IL will be necessary TO amputate both
of has arms.
The Muskegon Booming Company W ednes-
tsH FOL a
Ira o. Smith, G. II. Hackley, T. ID. Stimson,
III. I'll. Getty. Thomas Munroe, D. y. Pills
bury, j. J.. Fay.
Jacob Boice, who was buried at Hudson a
few days ago. was the father of twenty two
children; nineteen of whom were at the fun
go; also about fifty grandchildren. He
~ rs year, old.
Thirty great chiefs. representing twenty
three tribes of the Improved Order of Red
Men. met around fhe State council fire at
Eaton Rapids on Tuesday in the wigwam of
OkemOs tribe No. :.
VIM II. Allen was arrested NJ Dowagiac,
on Tuesday. by a Deputy United States Mar
shai. on the charge OF sending obscene letters
tbro1gh the mail. His examination was 10
be held yesterday.
DR.. Reynolds temperance work at Elk
Rapids was q great success. Over four hun
dred signed the pledge and n Red Ribbon
meubers- The Doctor is at Mancelona this
week.
A mill at Fitchburg was blown TO frag-
nents on Monday afternoon by an explosion.
Two men were badly scalded and bruised
bat il is thought that they will recover. The
damage TO the building is estimated at about
1880.
John Cranson, farmer living four miles
south Of Linden. IN the Township of Tyrone,
the woods on his farm tuesday. was struck
by a falling tree, receiving injuries from
which he died.
Business at Ithaca was partially suspended
and the schools closed for four days when
the advance guard OF the Salvation Army
arrived there, unless Dame Rumor has
proved false. Public meetings we're held in
the opera house.
Ia Bar 4 Coruwell's new 5OxS0 three story
brick building 40 Cadillac IL now nearly
completed. They commenced moving their
stock Of groceries into it on Tuesday. The
second story has been leased 10 the county
FIR five years, for county Offices.
Tho Austin. Tomlinson & Webster wagon
company at Jackson gave its annual banquet
90 the men employed ON their prison con
tracts Tuesday afternoon in the prison din
ing room. and the hfth annual banquet 10 its
regular employees m the evening.
tt It relAfEQ ft1t the n ei = l&nltof EDFEOt
to turn or the xas after the meeting last
Thursday evening but locked up. and the
gas burned four dlys and nights before II
was discovered. The boys have not de
tormined whether 20 Kill the ianitor or make
him pas the Gas bill.-.fnchSoa CHisen.
John Kratz. the Chief Of the MuskeQon
Fire Department. has received a gold badge
from the members Of the Department. The
pendant consists Of large open winged
eagle under which Is \ circle made Of hose,
ladders and the usual implements and ma
teriai in common use with fremen. Sus-
penlsi to this pendant Il a trumpet.
The annual stockholders' meeting Of the
Marine Cftv Stave aud Salt Company was
bell SO Marine City on Wednesday. The
camnanvs salt works produced. including
salt fn bins. IS $50 barrels G. McElroy wss
elected President and Treasurer, and Mark
Hopkins Vice President Frank McEiroy
III Marine City. who has been Secretary FOR
-4ha ftsf EIGHT years viii retire from the