Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-31
Morning Telegram.
GRAND RAPIDS, JAN 81 issa


The Portland posl0i4es Is wanted Dy siK
or eight dltisfeat persons
The January class Of Ise5 Of she Detroit
high school numbered "a
A desperate character AZ the Howell Jail
tried 70 escape bus failed
The State public school az ColdWater Is
crowded beyond is capacity.
Richmond has SIS doctors with the pros
pect of several la tis spring.
The Masons Of Wayiand talk of purehas-
ing building foF "a lodge room.
The next meeting Of the superintendents
Of the pOog viii be held Ia ionia-
The charity ball given at Battle Greek on
s1AaTssiay night vas a grand success.
Col Delos Phillips, Of Kalamazoo, has
been appointed Deputy Ca Inspector.
II Is said that there will be a cider mill run
D. steam az Yankee Springs next season.
Major Whittle expects to hold meetings at
Kalamazoo Two weeks, beginning tomorrow.
A logger 90 a camp near Cheboygan lost
his way Oh Thursday and was found frozen
stlf.
IL il expected that the new Presbyterian
church af Kalamazoo VIII be ready for use
next June.
Detroit has given $1,000 already to the
poor Of the city several days IN advance OF
the charity ball.
A. j. Kellogg. Secretary of the State Fish
Commission, has opened an office IA room
40, Buhi block. Detroit.
The public library at Hastings contains
iOtO volumes. IL Is expected that 800 more
viii be added each year.
At Pontiac on Thursday Alfred X. Prince
was convicted OF stealing watches from
Washington T. Webb, Of Holly.
The tag j. ". Bennett was sold at Port
Huron Thursday by Deputy United States
Marshal Graves 70 Capt. Ciilchrist for So
ESQ.
A company has been formed at Battle
Greek for tho manufacture OF an improved
shipping tag, the invention Of Battle Greek
man.
Thursday thirteen Eaton and Barry coun-
- officials belonging To the Medical Asso-
Station Of the two counties, met at Char
lOtte.
kleptomania, having the symptoms of
shopiifting, is said to have broken out in
Clare. Merchants are fearful that the dis
ease viii spread.
Two ladies residing near Port Huron were
severely injured by runaway accident. One
had her Lex broken and the other suffers
from a fractured wrist.
There we're twenty-five bids for the man
agement of the Lenawee county poor farm
for the coming season, and Geo. 4. Cooper
carried OF the contract for $3.50.
The fishing interests of Michigan amounted
10 over 100000 last year. Slr. Kellogg,
fish commissioner, Is anxious 10 have more
stringent laws protecting the interests.
Ii is stated that the b,ud for the proposed
boulevard around Goguac lake will be will
hngly donated by tine owners If Battle Greek
Will raise $1,000 for grading and other i'm
prOyements.
The Peuinsular Chapter Of Royal Arch
Masons of Detroit presented on Wednesday
evening Mr. Charles r. Bagg, OF the Record
ers Court, with a magnificent Past High
Priests jewel.
Boys from ten 10 fourteen years of age
FWho have been lettering around the court
rooms at MuskegOn We're siezed by the tru-
ant officer and marched 20 the school where
they belonged.
Mr. L. L. Bond. one OF the Ohio lumber
men who was somewhat injured when the
train was derailed, has written TO the editor
OF the MusSegon Chronicle that he was sore
and lame bat happy.
The ice bridge on Lake Huron remains
hrn. aud the Grand Trunk car ferries Huron
and International continue 10 make their
regular trips across st. Clair river without
having to break ice.
The bethel w4kers Of Detroit are laying
plans % prepare before navigation shall
close another season n 'watermen's hOme;"
which IL 90 be established on a commercial
and seli-sustaining basis.
A new military company composed of for
ty members, was organized at Lansing on
Friday. petition has been presented %
the State Military Broad asking for admis-
sion into the State Militia.
Thursday the Deputy Sheriff broke into
the dry goods store of J. II. Chambers, at
Sc Joseph, which was closed last week on
mortgages, 20 serve replevin papers on goods
claimed b. Chicago parties.
s.. Louis. Gratiot county, officers are still
hunting for che man who fired the Queen
roller rink three weeks ago. and reward of
500 Is offered now for the arrest and con
yictiou OF Che guilty person.
A veterinary surgeon ut Detroit named
julius Wegelneld died Thursday night un-
der peculiar circumstances. it Il thought
that he and bis wife were both poisoned, but
the wife was living up to date.
The Central Michigan Agricultural Society,
Fhich held its annual meeting at Lansing
ron Monday. adopted n resolution to hold
spring fair at Lansing provided the city con
tribute $500 to defray the expenses.
A man in Kalamazoo who had been sitting
by warm Ere IN the evening afterwards
walked 20 fast m the coid air 10 keep up with
companion that he became overcome aud
only prompt measures saved his life.
A clothes pm factory commenced opera /
lions at Mason. Ingham county. this week.
II has a capacity of sixty clothes pins per
minute and expects to DO better than that
before a washing can Re dried in the sun.
PROT Lucias L. Van Slyke Of the chemi-
cal laboratory in the University. has Just &C
cepted the position of Government Chemist
g the Hawaiian islands and professor of
chemistry IN the Oahu University At Homo
lulu.
Solne men IN s.. Joseph county are killing
All the dsh IN the inland lakes with dynamite
cartridges. Those who have eaten ish taken in
this way say that The hesh &. conn 'efeiy filed
with hne pieces Of bone. and are uuft 90 be
eaten.
saloon AZ Ray City which was hcensed in
epite If the PROTESTS Of some of the citizens
was dred ga Thursday n.ght. lt Is thought
g. BE the work af an incendiarG. and SOME