Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-17
MINOR MICHIGAN aATTERs.


70 be ~ell attended.
pontO0n bridge 20 Belle Isle PARK u
being considered at Detroit.
It il nov considered perfectly safe 10 drive
across Muskegon lake on the Ice.
The Montague basket factory resumes Op-
eratlOns on the first OF next month.
Edward Buell. l. on trial az MuskegOn on
charge OF killing George Atkins, July, A.
A boy ia Detroit has been arrested for
stealing so watch from a school teacher.
A runaway al Muskegon on Thursday
afternoon resulted ia seriously lnluring two
men,
In Arenac county the treasurer gets 500
year, clerk 500, and prosecuting attorney
zoo.
Another grocery firm has made AN assign
meEt Noble 4 Denning, OF Manistee, are
the unfortunate ones.
Mrs. Amelia Burley. of the township of
Riley who was arrested on charge of for
gerry, has been acquitted.
Bay City ice gatherers find an abundance
of Ice eight 10 ten inches thick. They have
their wants about half supplied.
The Jackson Iron Company's furnace at
Fayetts made 1886 gross toss of plg-iron IN
the twelve mOEths ending December 81. 1884
The attendance at the University at pres
ent II 10. Iheve has been quite falling
of, a. the number OF late years has been
much larger.
The Presbyterian church at Jackson has
organized a Sunday school Temperance
society. More than half the pupils have
signed the pledge.
The lighthouse keeper at the harbOr at
Whitehall has been away from his post Of
duty only once IN twelve years, and that alb
sence occurred last Monday.
a tour of tho state next week. They have
challenged Battle Greek, Kalamazoo, Jack
son and several other towns.
Tuesday the Chicago & Grand Trunk road
paid 10 the heirs of George Jones, OF Corun-
na, $500. Mr.. Jones was killed in May,
1852, by one Of their locomotives
A soon AS the Walworth and Reed mill
and machinery, now at Muskegon, are
moved 10 Minneapolis the sight will be taken
up by the new curtain-roller factory.
Mrs. John B. Gibson, of Jackson, died on
Thursday of heart disease. Two of her sons
are very III with scarlet fever, and TINS Is the
cause Of the mothers sudden death.
Muskegon had shooting -affray on
Wednesday night. OF course it was all over
a woman. The marksman, whose name Is
supposed To DO Ganaway, was arrested.
5. l.. Seager, of Hillsdale, has received
Atty mulberry trees from Washington and
has made arrangements for 10000 worms TO
assist in his experiment of silk-worm cul-
ture.
The number of barrels of illuminating
oil inspected in this State the past year was
17S,3Sl. One thousand and forty barrels
were rejected as being below the required
test.
A. Cramer, a wealthy and prominent farm
or and capitalist at Hudson, received prob
ably fatal injury on Thursday by having a
wagon loaded with lumber pass over his face
and neck.
Abe Riggle fell into mill pond at Three
Rivers and was drowned Tuesday night, and
his body was found Wednesday Riggle
leaves a wife and SIX children IN destitute
circumstances.
The Kalamazoo Sunday Herald thinks it
Is about time TO give the Governor of Michi- |
gan raise in salary, and several prominent
citizens, whom It has interviewed, entirely
agree IN it's views.
The rejection by the Board of Supervisors
of Jackson county of the board bills cotract-
cd by the jurors in the Holcomb case makes
very complicated and it IL hard to decide
matters who will pay.
Frank Olds, the Lansing mail-carrier ar
rested for robbing the mails, was arraigned
at Detroit on Thursday. he pleaded guilty
and - sentenced TO three years II the De-
troit House of Correction.
T.. 3. Bannister. agent for the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company, who was arrested
for smbezzlement in December last,w dis
charged at Flint Thursday evening after an
examination lasting several days.
Some of tho good teachers who have grad
uated at a good deal of expense and are
patiently waiting for a desirabls position
should know that good teachers are scarcer
than positions in Schoolcraft county.
One dog in Tyrone township, Kent county,
went mad few days ago and bit most of the
other dogs there. Eleven dogs and three
hogs showing signs of hidrophObia, have
since been killed. Two children were bitten
but are well yet.
Win Rommel, arrested for placing OBJ
structionl on the Lake Shore 4 Michigan
Southern track near Sturgis on Jan. where
By the fast mail train was partially deraIled,
was examined before Justice Parker Wsdnes-
day and bound over to the Circuit Court
without bail.
Certain manufacturers leaving the Ma
tiOual Association Of Undertakers and sell
ing goods at reduced prices the association.
now In session 20 East Saginaw, decided to
withdraw from them their patronage. The
next meeting Of the association ia to be held
az Kalamazoo.
A girl By the name OF Matte Patten at
Vassar had n narrow escape last Saturday.
The flats had been overfiOwed and ice had
formed While skating there the girl broke
through and went 20 the bottom three times,
the third time into an open space. Her
cries brought rescuers.
Sarah May. OF Chicago, has taken steps 20
recover damages from Moutcalm county for
infringement Of a patent for the improve
ulent Of jails. The invention m lkes q pos
sible for an officer to lock the pr soners in
their cells without entering the day apart
menis Of the prisoners. She claims SteN.
Under President Willis the Agricultural
college will pay special attention 20 the me
chsnical arts "a vel a 20 agriculture. For
his frat class Mr. Williams will call for 90
BOYS from the shops of the state. They viii
be required to state their intention 20 become
mechanics IN order % enter the course. and
70 possess aptitude for the business.
A charity concert is 20 be given At Big
Rapids on Jan 81 Three hundred citizens
viii take part and each performer will pay
the regular admission fec. There wili be no
exliensca whatever and every cent ~ the