Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-16

slush ice interfsres With the passage Of
Boats IN Grand Haven hsrbor.
The West Michigan Medical Society viii
meet IN Mnsksgon tomorrow.
man left ms home at Saline on Dec %.
and has not been heard from since
On Tuesday night Petoskey had $500
IRE. There vas only 81 100 insurance.
Maj. Whittle will not be able 10 resume
work At Jackson before next Saturday.
Big Rapids has grand pipe organ made
or dry goods Ia one Of It's show windows.
The authorities az CharIevoix have form
ally accepted the new city hall Ia that place.
The store Of Seman & Sable, at Clare. was
closed by creditors on Wednesday morning.
The citizens Of Lowell are discussing the
advantages OF city versus a village char
A Clinton county man received 81 coo
fsmages from the town for an injured
SPINE.
It is said that the Muskegon Tug Associa-
tion will cease pooling Its issues next
spring.
Tho Kalamazoo city band has reelected
ito officers and expects TO keep up It's organ
izaflon.
Rev. w. II. Osborne. of the Trinity Eplsco-
Springfield, Mo.
-
turned from Vermont with several carloads
OF thoroughbred sheep
The annual meeting of the Washtenaw
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held
at Ann ArbOr on Wednesday.
The sixth annual meeting of the Michigan
Undertakers' Association convened at East
Saginaw on Wednesday afternoon.
The new pump for tho water-works at
Kalamazoo is 10 be furnished by the Holly
Manufacturing Company, or Lockport.
The Committee on Rivers and Harbors at
Washington recommend the appropriation
OF $4,000 for Hay Lake channel, Michigan.
Judge John Mcneil, one of the oldest citi-
rs OF Port Huron, died at his residence
Aonday evening after an illness of over two
years.
reward Of $500 is offered for the recov-
cry OF the sealskin goods stolen from Bulls
store, at Detroit, and the conviction of the
thieves.
Washington people talk of erecting a
monument 10 the memory of SOIOurner
Truth, who died at Battle Greek last fall over
100 years old.
The feasibility of draining Ore Greek mill
race. which has heretofore been one of
Brghton's chief ornaments, is being extern
sively agItated.
An agricultural newspaper fraud is travel
Ing about the state pretending To solicit sub
been doing quite business.
Frank Dickinson, jeweler in Bay City,
has made an assignment. 1t is thought the
embarrassment will be only temporary and
that he will continue the business.
The Presbyterian Church at West Bay City
Ii having very successful revival meetings.
Last Sunday evening thirty five new men,
bers were received into that church.
There ia an abundance of snow between
Grayling and Mackinaw, and the snow plow
was sent out yesterday for work on the
Mackinaw division of the Michigan Central.
IL ia said that the saloon-ksepers in Pom
tiac do not like the roller-rinks. They in
terfere too much with the liquor business,
and IN OwoSso the same complaint Is made.
The Bay county Board of Supervisors
wants To devise means to reduce the ex-
penses of the administration of the criminal
law IN that county. They want TO cut them
Gown about half.
John Hoffman, an employe of Kolb's
brewery In West Bay City, dropped dead in
the cellar of the establishment at 80 o clock
Wednesday morning. tie was 20 years OF
age and unmarried.
The Supervisors at Grand Haven have
voted to submit To the people the proposition
10 rtise $1,000 for a new court house at the
spring election, and there are now strong
hopes Of Its being carried.
olyhiIs the straits OF Mackinaw are frozen
over and teams are crossing on the Ice, L.tsle
Traverse bay Is as clear of Ice as IN midsum-
mer ani none II To be seen between the
mainland and the Beavers.
disease called black-leg has appeared
among tho cattle of Isabella County and
causes Consideration among the farmers.
Many fatal cases have been reported. No
remedy has been found for 1t.
In the second trial at Milan on Wednesday
fA.k
b. smith. editor OF the Milan Leader, for
SANDER. verdict of not guilty was rendered,
after trial not exceeding one hour IN length,
with costs against plaintiff.
In the will OF the late f. G.. Huntington.
OF Kalamazoo, IA a bequest of 500 for
kalam ZOO College, $500 To the Baptist Nils
sionary Union, 300 to the Domestic Union
in Michigan. The rest of the estate Is dl-
vided among MS relatives
subscription paper to raise money to
sink another test we'll for oil or salt on How
ard & Co. = mill property at Port Huron Is
being circulated IN that city. IL - expected
that "a soon "A it - demonstrated that salt
rock underlIss Port Huron other wells will
be drilled.
Reports 90 the Michigan Board of Health
show that bronchitis, neuralgia, rheumatism
and tonsiltis were the diseases, IN the order
named. causing the most sickness ia MichI-
gan during the week ending January 10
Dlphfheria was reported at sixteen places
scarlet fesver at fifteen and measles at two.
The proposed amendments 10 the West
Bay City charter refer principally to the or
dinance relating to special Assessments and
the section relative 70 city printing. The
charter provides that all clty printing shall
be published and circulated tn West Bay
Citr, and there has been no paper published
there IN a number of years.
The Elmira G1seifs suspends publication
with the issue of Jan. q The editors vale
dictory says: The remains for the present
will la IN state at ElWira where they may be
viewed by the mourners. Exchanges favor
ing "a with obituary notices viii please send
- hire first class editor can also address "a
az The same place
Fred Shuitz was arrested az Manistee
Wednesday night. on charge of assault
with intent 10 xii Carl Hariwix The alter