Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-11

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.seIa aul NaptoDlC l- hl- l4Dt ~lll
el.fonl-sl 'feef adde1 lhe esllruoe
In aar la1a. arr complete. he suu~ ~ arrc-
20 ~l -leak Ne are more tlan -are Ger
tslu Anolter polut - 49, ~ iuingllc-
uon Il have heard the expression here to.
ui.at thar nesef before iu tie hl-iory 90 tEls
,reat aud <roeiug aIs sas there ever 30
large a blslg 10 seli -.ire--c1 and handsome
ladles present 0u ans occa-iou- Ladies' till-
compliment j. fuiy appreciated a. al lt-
sseuues. aud will esef Ice remembered. Al
30. that the enlerpTi-lug, bushes aoA-
lty. financially, morally aid socially
of this city. are here 10 act
- yOur partner tonight There arc al the
elements for a grand old loye-feast- Nov
10 de-lre 10 SAP this aud hope l Wlil uOt be
misunderstood. Ny former relations " IA
two great remedies that have acquired al
most a national reputation that have hops
a. their base, are 20 we'll known 10 30 many
they naturally enquire. why have you left
tonlcs" Ny answer is this. Il believe III
progress, aud also IN evolution. You take
Hop Bltters Of to-day; you take
Hop and Malt Bitters OF to-day
and compare them with Hoptonic Of to-day,
and you Will say that 1 have Judgment aud
am God fearing; and after you have them
internally, II you will not admit II Is far
you Yes, | have owned them both. know
what say. ask for comparison, DO not
fear competition. | owe them moth
ing-they do me, however time
viii make ell things right.
What Is Hoptonicy What are it, component
larts, The public have right 10 know.
The base of HoptOnic Is hops; il also con
tains malt. dandelon, sarsaparilla, man
drake. buchu. caseara sagrada, aud last but
not least, peptOnised beef. HoptOnic l.
tonic, a stimulant, but not an intoXicant.
No person was ever created with stomach
capacity that would retain enough 10 pro
duce intoxcation. Here is great point for
our temperance brethren and the press.
merely speak of this with many doubts 10
many other preparations now on the market.
Ii Is strictly medicine, not beverage, and
the main fact want TO impress upon all
minds in all parts of the world, Is that II l.
the best tonic IN the world to-day. This il
of great importance for you 10 know, for
everybody to know. / tell il To you not con
tidentially but publicly, and l am backed
tremendously by science, by brains, by
money. We have got a strong foothold, We
are here To stay, we are not opposed 10y the
profession, Every good doctor knows we
have a good medicine, and If he has ability
and character will not oppose us. Every in
gredient l. good, and as combined with Us,
certainly makes the best tonic IN the world.
These statements are facts, therefore you
and everybody Is perfectly safe 10 believe
them. Why do / make this statement. Our
formula and method of compounded has
been submitted To the best medical ability IN
the United States, and we have their endorse
ment, so no one can get back of Us. We
have a good company. and our relations and
our financial standing are better than many
would believe for so young an infant. What
we hope is TO keep the high standard of our
rl.ar fh.rr A Cshf
straight, honest. expand in our good and
angelic work. until We cover the entire world
and until all the individual members have
assumed the shape of our trademark, an
angel over the world.
'GRAND RAPIDS"
Hon. NJ. :. Crosby was the next speaker
called out He spoke upon Grand Rapids. -
He said: Mr.. President, LADIES AND GIN
TIE: When the committee asked me TO
speak liz this banquet | might well have de
clined had they not gwen me such a prolific
theme. | think ii l. much more prolific
than those given TO Mr.. Uhl and Mr.. Stone
and the delicate subject given to Col. Fox.
Permit me, in passing, To turn down page
of history, and in looking over the events
recorded find that in l76O there was a set
tement of Ottawas on the west side
of the river: Quite tiourishing lit
tie town. Historians say there were
1900 residing part of the time,
somewhat itenerant IN their disposition.
about quarter of a mile below the rapids.
In l764 an Indian settlement still existed,
and from I764 To 1870 there were two settle
ments on the west side of the river, one of
Ottawas, and the other of Ottawes
and Chippewas, Numbering about sew
en- thousand souls. There were also
somewhat itinerant in their disposition max
ing the Rapids their headquarters. In 1s2}
Isaac McCy undertook to establish himself
here in business, but not being well received
by the Indians, soon returned. In 1924 the
Rev. Mr. Slater, a Baptist minister, came
with p blacksmith and carpenter, became
familiar with the savages, and was permitted
10 remain. He did not succeed so much from
business endeavOrs as from social qualities.
| He erected log house for himself and a
school house About 1887 the log school
house gave way 10 frame building, which
was located at the corner of Bridge and
Front streets. Ihe first endeayor wa to ed
ucate Indian children but was not succesSfu
and after the Catholic mission on tins side
OF the river did not sccceed the white chill
dren were ferried over IN birc- bark canoes
TO attend this school house. In 1893 the
Catholics established mission, which wa-
not successful. but they came few years
afterwards and established themselves
a. they always finally do, IN
! til within my recollection the true church
.
I torn down 20 give way to business enter
/ Prise. In 1894 the first marriage occurred N
Grand Rapids. where the City National
+ Bank y now located. After some years the
+ first election took place and 9votes were cast
f In 1856 one or two banks were established
+ Que called the Grand River Valley Bank. and
+ had an existence Of two years. Some OF
I those bank bills are still scattered around
I town Another bank started az the same
I time. but did not comply with the lav anc
was not permitted 10 grow. About
thi- time the first Newspaper wa
established. the Grand Rapids Tunes. The
population was then 30. In the first issue
+ Of this paper It stated IN regard 20 the pros
pect of the place the marvellous increase oI
+ the population 10 30. In lS}7-~ they had
pretty hard times, and people ~ho bought
I 4ots for 500 yeer before. thinking 20 SCI
i for 81 81 were glad 20 eel ont for hal
+ price. I vili only -ay the groHth has beer
f marvellous. Ia lsS1 when ! first came here
I the nearest railroad point Vas Kalamazoo
+ forty sight miles away. from which place
F came on runners on the Sth Of Jsnuary. fh'
f anniversary of the battle 0f Orleans Ih'
+ population 0ss then 6.pp We felt then u
I I.5- there vas great deal II enterpTis,
ne we're welcomed % the city. and feel thi
+ cfy Il always ready 80 welcome friends au,
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