Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-15
Morning Telegram.
MINOR MICHIeAN sIATTEKs.

Adrian, made an sisDment Saturday.
Sunday night Farwell had $1,000 fra
which nearly wiped out the business part.
The Ithaca roller rink burned Monday
night IL Vas valued al <l,0Oo; insurance
aboat 81 80.
The Vinegar shingls-mill near Meredith
- manufacturing 1000 per day. Twenty
men are employed
The doctors ia MuskegOn county ~ill not
testify Ia court IN the future unless they re-
eeiVe pay az expert Witnesses
Francis Crawford, a resident Of Casevllle
since 1866, and practically the owner OF the
place, was buried there Jan Is.
Wood choppers ia Northern Michigan
both sides OF the stralt--are happy. They
have plenty Of work and fair wages.
Alpena's Common Council will give $500
for the arrest and conviction OF the person
or persons who started the recent mill and
hsh b nse iires.
Gov. Alger Is said to have declared that he
has not known anything Of the reported
Resignation OF Justice Thomas M. Cooley, of
the Supreme Court.
The twentieth annual party Of Company
III, 18th Michigan infantry, will be held at
Portage Center Hotel, Portage, Thursday
evening, Jan - loe5.
In consequences Of his illness Major Whit
tie has sent Col. Clark, Of Chicago, 10 take
his place temporarily ia charge OF the re-
slval meetings al Jackson.
The ice in Wolf lake has not frozen Snis
winter sufficiently strong 10 render safe 10
venture upon IT, The reason probably Is
that the lake Is made by springs.
The Board of Supervisors of Washtenaw
county want % use $1,000 for an addition
10 the jail. 1t j. thought the appropriation
will be defeated at the next election.
Edward Welsh, the wen-known coal and
wood dealer at Detroit, made an assignment
yesterday for the benefit of his creditors.
IL il believed that the embarrassment Is only
temporary.
former resident Of Homer, Calhoun
county, j. NJ. WestcOtt, died on Monday at
Trinidad Col, his late residence. Deceased
was the father OF Mrs. William G. Doty, of
Ann Arbor.
Charles Draper, Of Riga, Mich, was ar
rested at Toledo on Tuesday charged with
passing counterfeit money IN Fulton county,
Ohio. He was taken to Toledo and the
hearing fixed for yesterday.
TIE Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany Of Clinton county met on Tuesday and
elected Josiah Upton, of st. Johns, Presi-
dent; II. NJ. Perrin, Vice President; G. M.
Perry, of 81. Johns, Secretary.
Owing probably 10 Mai. Whittle's illness,
the revival meetings at Jackson are not so
successful could be desired. Julia Reese,
who has been Interested in the Crouch case,
Is Interested nov and attends regularly.
Secretary Baxter, of the State Board of
Charities, says that the annual expenses of
the Board are less than 5000, which in
cludes his own salary of 5000, clerk hire,
travelling expenses, stationery, printing, etc.
The firm Of Conklin 4 Foster, undertakes
and furniture dealers at Adrian, closed their
doors Saturday morning, having made an
assignment. The liabilities are placed at
$i,50O, with assets fully up TO the same fig
ure.
The rear wall of building in Jackson
tumbled down on Saturday, giving the occu-
pants a great fright. The rear of a saloon
near by settled two feet, and the family
hastily moved out to place of safety. The
loss Is about 500.
The jury in the matter of the inquest on
the body of Martha Bell, which was cOnclud-
ell 20 Belleville, Tuesday, brought III a ver-
did, that Martha Bell came TO her death from
an overdose of aconite administered by
Myron NJ. Bumpus.
At l0.30 O'Clock Monday morning fire was
discovered in the rectory of st. Johns church,
Saginaw City. and before 10 was controlled
the roof and second story was considerably
burned and the entire house badly damaged
by water. The cause was defective CHM
ney.
While driving along the road Friday after
noon. George IaPOrte, OF Carlton, French
man. was struck on the head by the limb of
a tree blown down by the wind. From the
effects of bis injuries he died Friday night at
. O'Clock. He leaves a wife and five chill
dren.
The annual meeting of the Monitor Insur
ance Company. OF Oakland County, was held
at the Court House at Pontiac. Monday.
So
pany has paid in assessments for losses and
expenses since its organization, May p,
1870. the sum Of Sj6,05S, an average yearly
rate Of l-6 per $1,000.
J. n. smith. lately a resident OF Bath.
Clinton county. and formerly President of
the Central Michigan Fair, was frozen to
death last week m Dakota, having been
overiakcn by n blizzard while he was on his
way with his household effects to his ranch
and within thirty miles of his destination
and within 10 miles from the railroad.
John Gray. Of Jackson. was Monday morn
ing sentenced to lonia by Justice Palmer for
three months for stealing surgical instru-
ments from Dc. Selenow of that city. The
prisoner claims tn be a graduate Of Ann Ar
Dor medical school. and also says be belongs
% some of the secret societies. tie had been
drinking heavily for several days before tax
ius the instruments.
same as that of other cities. no doubt, If the
fact we're voiced more. The library there
which has usdBlly been well patronized at
this time If the year is much neglected this
winter Few y3uuE people can spare time
from the serious business of skating to
sQuander upou such light and trifiiug
occupation as reading
Speaker Clark has appointed the following
lads messengers Of che House. Eddie Long.
Detroit. Fred W Williams. Jackson. Arba
n. M0ulton Van B1ren. Augustus Carton.
Genesee, Fred Baldwin. Montcalm Frank
Chambers. M3nistee. Percy r. Clark. Mid
land e. Gardner Dodge. Ingham. Charles
r. Warren. Calhoun. George II. Moore. col
orsd, eft Adran. IS appointed assistant ina the
clnak room.
The 6fih annual meeting Of the Union
Mana Insurance Company. for the election
81 otii.sers occurred nc their offices In Battle
Greek en- tuesday. The com
paov show. an annual income for
iSSA and amount on hand. of $50 sti62
Disbursements o. pohcyholders for losses
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