Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-20
Morning Telegram.
GRAND RAPIDS. FEB %. 1885.
MINOR MIcHIaAN HATrEKs.


There vac an 5000 FIRE at cheboygan
Wednesday.
There are several mild eases Of dIphtheria
N Montague.
A sash. door and blind factory is much
talked Of Al Bronson.
Capt. Lindscott has made so temperance
converts ia 1uskegon.
Dr.. Reynolds has secured 90 signatures
% the pledge at CharlevOix.
The Episcopal church at Albion burned AZ
O'Clock Tuesday morning. Value, So,OUOi
Insurance. 5000
Teams are crossing the Aackinaw Straits
en the lee daily, transferring passengers and
AL klnds OF freight.
Dr.. j. IL. Vincent, Of Chautauqua fame,
viii lecture before the Detroit Y. NJ. G. A.
next Monday evening.
By request OF students, Major Whittle ex-
pecIk. O. speak at the Business College, at
kal l1azOO, yesterday morning.
The sessions OF the Michigan Engineering
Society at Lansing Wednesday were largely
at ended, one hundred being present.
John X. Maclver, Secretary of the Board
OF Trade OF Detroit. died IN that city on
Wednesday, Of paralysis OF the heart.
II Is said that small farms pay a larger
PER cent. Of profit than large ones IN the
Southwestern Michigan fruit section.
In spite or Kalamazoo's bOasted ''semi-
tropical climate" one citizen there has
snow-bank eight feet high IN his yard.
Over l50 bushels Of potatoes were frozen
in the different stores and cellars on one
street at Anskegon during the cold snap.
The Lapeer County Agricultural Society
has decided upon Oct. 3, Z, and . as the
days for holdlrg their annual fair at Lapeer
City.
j. j. Merritt, a resident of Greenyile for
the last twenty -four years, died at his resi-
dence Monday evening aged eighty y-four
years.
The attendance at the Grand Lodge, L. o.
q. II. at Kalamazoo Wednesday morning was
very large. The next meeting IL To be held
az Bay City.
II j. hoped in Mecosta that the NJ. L: con
greQatiOn, of that place, will erect 81 church
building soon. Twelve hundred dollars have
already been subscribed.
-Four white women and a colored cook, at
Detroit. were poisoned by eating canned
Fhubarb. A doctor finally succeeded IN get
ting them out OF danger.
AEoung man at Muskegon was entrusted
by has a1rl with three dollars To buy trim
mings for her masquerade suit, and he re-
ports that he had his pocket picked.
Frank Sherbert, deaf and dumb, was struck
and killed by train near Farwell Wednes
day morning while walking on the track. He
was struck by train a few months ago.
The charity ball in Lapeer Tuesday night
Was said 10 be a dazzling success in point of
decorations and something over 500 was
realized for the benefit of the city poor.
Ia Kalamazoo they use horsepower
churns. team hitched TO a milk-wagon in
that city ran away and the milk in one can
WA churned to solid butter, according To
the Telegraph.
At the funeral services of Joshua Davies
at MuskegOn on Tuesday, the house was so
crowded the hOor sagged to such degree
that shores were placed Under the Joists TO
prevent n collapse.
Il. Z. ROsecrans. well-knOwn physician
of F;ainwell took medicine containing
Indian hemp of greater strength than was
supposed. Great efforts are making to save
his life. but the result is III doubt.
Wfn. Forman, a yoang man about twenty
years OF age. was killed by the cars near the
iunStion of the Detroit, Lansing * Northern
and the Detroit, Grand Haven Il Milwaukee
Railroads in Ionia Wednesday afternoon.
Rosa Jane Smith, little girl eight years
old. adopted daughter of Jacob Ladow, of
I0nia, died of scarlet fever on the 18th of this
month. She has father and three brothers
living, but their whereabouts are not known
The White Pigeon Journal states that Col.
lngersoll paid that village visit during his
recent blockade. and that "he got up a card
party with some of the boys. and evoked
laughter BY his vulgarisms until their sides
ached."
Mr.. B. L. Cook. of North Muskegon, has
given the NuskegOR NelcS a copy of the Ul-
ster County Gazette, published at Kingston,
New York, Saturday. Jan. 4. 1900. The pa
per Is IN deep mourning on account of the
death of Washington.
The Marine Engineers Association, at
Port Huron. held a meeting on Monday
night. and authorized the secretary to deny
the statement that Lewis Purdy was men,
Der of the Association, and that the MEM
bers would raise money to defend the prls-
oner.
The funeral Of Mrs Phoebe Hudson. widow
Of the bate Leonard Hudson. took place at
Plymouth Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Hud-
son was one of Plymouths first settlers,
going to that place from Vermont IN 1s4l,
and had resided there for forty-four years.
She was seventy SIX years old
Reports to the Michigan Board of Health
show that neuralgia. rheumatism, bronchitis
All consumption are the diseases IN the order
named cansinx the most sickness IN Michi-
gan during the week ending February IL.
Diphtheria was reported in thirteen places;
scarlet fever at twelve; SMALLPOX at South
Boardman.
- Louis Dumass. of South Bay City,
uh<has been seriously III for some time and
insane for the last three months, gave birth
Saturday o. twin baby girls, each weighing
about i've pounds. Both of the twins died
sunday morning. and Tuesday evening the
mother was very low. and there ~ no hope OF
eer recovery.
Joan Jackson. the Coopersvilie former
Who 4 opposed % the Muskegon 4 Grand
Rapids Railroad. and who recently IN oom
munpmtion SAID that railroads were an in
jury = the country. with his team and fam-
rs rot snow -b0apd at Spring Lake this
wesa. where they fere obliged 20 abandon
the team and 20 home on a railroad train.
he got practical exception to his theory
Nitskef1a Netrs.
The Michigan Sportsmen's Association
met Wednesday, in the Supreme Court rooms
at Lansing Delegates were present from
the Lake ST. Clair Fishing and Shooting
Ciab, Kent County Sportsmen's Club. kala-
naxoo County Game and Fish Protestive
Association Battle Greek Sport~men's Club.
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