Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14
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C-arfaI aesaas O. ~ marble 20 ard and
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rss.ii4 l.B af eiaes. aua goes asaia-
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e. aal bis sss Is sell "a to sssenty
years. osne lsa o. 6f.sea years - he
.as sifl 1Is aifs aad a. 9uly son in serF
easy eif. gsastaaess- Ihs old lls lad
sassd taeir pennlss, sF4daalls ihe httie
PIE sles ia dialsnsiana, aatl it sas -
snausn U3 bay real estate. and provide e
.els. ths possibilities ~ a csullortstie
alme. Bat dlfi s4lfi-s W s.m- natere er
sae ether oecarfs ia the family, making
Ihe ssallh 4nAsssd deiHsils- Some nse
years ago Ars. FutA0r. ths mother ~ Gle
a3lle. died. aud shortly after~ arI the
si1l4ef betboaght himself 0f the pToprl-
s,y 5r placing frtins monument Owl the
r. mains " AS Wlfe. lie had if made by
TAe 6rm Of Horstman. Stsu~er & Co.. the
Identical one g. Wbom ais visits nov ale
paid almost daily. and f9r L be paid The
sua of one Thousand dollars. lie ~as srin
tbs owner Of sons property sAd II eoasii
cradle ready cash. Bur b-ing nov al alone
ia the world, his son having married be-
fore ths death OF his mother, IL was bu.
some other home, aud altaough far ad
vane=d in years aud OF 40 presensions 70
gainiinsss ofform, hs fouad 40 dim ,uity in
gaining the alleged affection Of a good
looking woman. Who soon helped 70 get
away slth tbs old mans money.
A feN weeks ago Mr.. Steuwer, Who
made bis wife's monument, came across
the old man on Central avenue. Nr. Put
h1f recos snizei him, aud said; ''See here,
~. Stesssr how would you like u buy
back the monument over tue grave OF my
wiies 1 am hard up aud viii let you have
il az a bargain" Mr.. SJeuwer sooked
little astonlshed, aud AZ first supposed
that he ol. man jesting. But he con-
tluued plea ling. aud pleaded earnestly.
He had no money, no friends. tie did not
know how % raise funds for his living.
unless he succeeded IA selling the monu-
meuL '.For Gods sake" said he, ''buy
back the monument. 1 mast have the
money!" Mr.. Steuwer pitied the Door
mans condition, and a il was, after all,
pure business transaction. hs consented t.
enter upon negotiation Finally the bar
gain was struck for $40. the condition be
Ing that Mr.. S-euwer put up over the
i. 4 H..
simple slab valued a. twenty-five dollars.
Ihe till uf sale was Inaie out at once, and
So rhs monument was returned 90 the own
ership ol Hortsmsn, Steuwer & Co. But
dificuifies were in the way Of hauling the
monument from its sacred resting place 10
tine marble ard. The mondnent was in
&c. J 1seph's Cemetery (Snown as the
Bishops graveyard, and the roads were
s., bal that IL was Impossible 10 haul a
team over Them. Hence the full amount of
moaeg was not paid over 20 old Mr.. Put
IT. But hs needs money from day to
dav. end hence almost every afternoon he
wends his way slowly T. the marble-y yard
10 receive his ins,allments. Several liens
are also upon the sale. which viii be made
goeL
Mr. Steuwer was asked The question: "Is
10 n frequent occurrence that men come
70 vau % sell monuments out Of cemster-
iess''
'-W Ell, IL is an occurrence not entirely
rare. Some time ago | bought a monument
from an lrishmsn for twenty-five dollars
+ tlat had cost him three hundred dollars.
Such Is the world. / can not help il. Il ~
T a matter OF business, and 1 consider it ls-
1 giIma-e enough."'