Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-24

Or. Perry schurtz IS the father OF a ten
pound boy.
old residents are still worrying about the
river AID its prospects.
Cso and see Flora Moore In "A Bunch Of
Keys al Redmond Opera House tonight.
Several Grand Rapids citizens are attend
ing the State Convention or the \. NJ. 4. A.
az Iona.
PatrOlman Walsh was compelled % leave
his beat yesterday morning on account OF
neuralgia.
Ins DIVISION street rink IS growing pOpu-
lar, and the skating surface II not large
el0uza % acc0mOdate ali who attend.
The Park Congregational Church of this
city has the largest membership OF any
church OF like denomination IN Michigan.
Mr. +. ~ Priestly, OF this city, has been
granted letters patent on an improvement
Tor making wheels for toys OF express
wagons.
Andrew Gallagher, tho insans man that
applied for lodgings at Police Headquarters
Thursday night, sent 10 IaL yesterday
for 7aIe-keoplng.
IL vas reported at Police Headquarters
last night that the Prosecuting Attorney bad
issued Il warrant for rape against Stephen
Cummings, who j. now IN JAIL
Mrs. Eliza Davis, of Wyoming, died on
Thursday of heart disease. aged ~ years.
Mrs. DAVIS was one OF the pioneers of this
county, having come here III 1886.
Report of the Board OF Health yesterday /:
George Ihurston, No. rs Livingston street,
wh0Oplng cough; child of Chas. Hilton, No
y3 East Bridge street, chicken pox-
Detective Cast hunted for the young man
Cummings, accused OF rape Wednesday
night, uuti 3:3O a. IN. before he learned
where he might be found during the day.
The ball given by the knights of Labor
last evening IA the West Side Arnory was
another pronounced success. pleasant
time vas enjoyed by all participants until a
late hOar.
The alarm OF FIRE last evening at 5:2O
O'Clock was caused by wallpaper igniting 2
from coOk-5tOye III the residence OF q. IL.
FISHER, No. 10, Clancy street No damage
was done.
Detective Connolley arrested Stephen Cam
mng on Waterloo street yesterday. Cum
uilng Is the young man accused of COM
hitting an assault upon Annie Schwartz
Wednesday night
Frank Baird. driver of street car No. re-
ported % Sergeant Walsh yesterday that a
man had boarded his car on lOnia street in
the morning and attempted 10 steal the cash
box containing SO.
The members of the Old Residents AssO-
citation of the Grand River Valley will meet
at the Superior Court room on Sunday, the
25tn inst, at ? O'Clock p. M. to attend the
funeral OF the fate Thompson Sinclair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah K. Holden will cele-
brate the sixtieth anniversary of their we'd
ding this afternoon at the residence of their
son, Il. G.. ID. Holden, 81 Winter street,
whore they will be pleased to receive their
friends.
cOlOred man named Philip Parker, now
employed ia the Royal Palm restaurant, was
tdlau 20 Jail Thursday night on body execu-
ton IA default OF payment OF $3.50 against
htin ~ favor of Il. Stewart White. He was
released on bonds signed by Joseph Wood.
Mayor Belknap and party OF men, with
powder aud dynamite, went down the river
yesterday for the purpose Of making an at
tsmpt 20 break up the ice and start 1t NOV
M down stream. liz was showing pretty
hard 50 the undertaking was postponed un-
I'll to-day.
About two hundred men applied to the
Labor Bureau yesterday for work. OF these;
ab Jut twenty live could be given work at
once. Numerous inquiries were made as TO
the rumored attempt of opening a channel
In the river. But no assurance of work at
such an undertaking could be given By the
committees.