Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-17
MorVing Telegram.
GEAsD RAPIDS. AUG II. uss-


o. mors pictufss apon SUNDAY.
The Msnistes County Agricultural 81
ciegg sih l0li its beat annual falr a.
beaE Lazs oept. -. "a and -.
The annual convention "a the " q. /.
flr Jns Nlufl CoDxFessloual District,
sill coglnlsleo st LadlEgtons sept /.
Ia the near future the l. q. O. r. Baud,
~ Caiills, expects - give grand sx-
eursloa either - Maackinas or PetOsksy
ia Traverse CITY.
The employees n the Chicago s Grand
Trunk Road slll have ther annual ex
curslon Ans. ~. gong ~ Detroit for a
a picnic GA Belle isis.
Frank jacobs. of Manlstee, selected
the roof of q orch a. q reclining place,
vent T. sleep. rolled OF and broke both
bones u bis night arm Al tne wrist
Frank shaltz, ot Manistee, while fool
ing With boys IA EngelmaEn's ullils Tues
day ulorniag. feli acrOas saw, and had
has night arm cut Of near Ia. shoulder
BIZ Rapids IRE alarm system will be
pot Ia Operall "a this week, aud The IRE
laddles ~lu have sport ia ansSerIng the
calls - the curious lO want % sec the
thlnz EOrz-
While piling lumber at Bluflon, Friday
afteruoon, John Erickson and another
nlan we're knocked into the water. John
Erickson wac drowned aud tho other man
swan ashore.
The Benton Hasbor Palladium, with
characteristic enterprise. vail issue daily
editions during tho continuance OF the
Soldiers and sailors reunion AZ that
place tins week.
The soldiers aud sailors OF western
New York telegraphed Gen. IhOrp, Of
Cadillac. $50 to deliver an grafton at their
T., on Aug. q.
Indian Pete, living up the river, says
has mother died ia Kent county, a few
days since. at the advanced age OF l30
years, without grey hair IN her head
Nashvllle Nslc&
The Northern Berrien and Michigan
Lake Shore Fair opens on the fine
grounds Of the association at Benton
Harbor on the 18th OF September and
continues flHr days.
According To the Shelby Independent
the school examiner FOR Oceana county
Is 80 ignorant Il . difficult FOR him 10
spell his own name correctly. or tell any
one what Il stands for after II is written.
The Masous Of Cadillac have been
Obliged 70 provide their lodge room with
inside blinds tO keep their rainbunctlOus
goat from batterIng out the wiadOw glass,
and 10 keep outsiders from viewing the
ghost.
The steam barge Daisy Day" ran into
Graad Haven harbor Thursday night aud
while between the piers lost 5000 feet OF
lumber overheard The boys at the life
saving station helped them to recover
their load
he Ninth Michigan cavalry will hold
its next reunion IA Jackson the third
Wednesday IN August, lSSti. At the re-
union IN Coldwater on Wednesday Oscar
Il. DriscolI was elected president and NJ.
Smith secretary.
I'VE acknowledge the receipt OF a CON-
phmentary % th. State Fair which is TO
be held at Kalamazoo the week begin
mng sept IFS now the stereotyped
paragraph appearing IN all papers
throughout the State.
Cadillac presents. on either OF her
lakes, as fine course FOR boating as can
b. found in the country. II is pity we
csn't have a boat club here. and keep the
championship IN Michigan. where it has
40 long been.-CHdiilGc Nslrs.
Nashville citizens have pledged over a
hundred dollars towards buying uniforms
for the Nashvills Cornet Band. The
boys have IN their treasury about Sl25
for this purpose. They will buy uni
forms .wJrth not less than s3I0.
\ Big Rarids COW. after being absent
from heme a week, was found wedged
under one ~ the bsnts % the river bridge.
The street commissioner showed the dead
animal into the middle d ? the stream and
Il toated onward toward Lake Michigan.
Mrs. 4. VI Haight. ot Leroy. has re-
centy piecsd a quilt containing | ,424
pieces. aud - n0E IN her 56th year. This
beat Mrs. Van Dusen 81 the sme place,
whose Quilt contained only 6059 pieces.
Now some ons else Will bs going to
pieces.
The roller rink az Benton Harbor, one
81 the best IN Michigan. closed its doors
forever last Friday night. Repentance
follows conviction. There's n)w good
6eld FOR an evar xelist lu Benton Harbor.
IL never was a very bad town until II got
The rink fever
Il am glad 20 sea the horse show well
patrooized. FOR believe II ths people %
Jackson can BE- Interested m the mental
development e a horse. the time will
come when they viii sboS al interest IN
the mental development q their child
rsn. remarked leading citizen - a -
porter last evening -JacksOa Cifiyen.
The Nsscs-J Journal office vas decorated
this morning with hag snd the an
nouncemsnt on the door. A boy az Our
honse. THIS office c ,se,i." All On sc-
count ~ The ARRIVAL u John c. Lee. Jr.
who claimed citizenship at an early hour
tins morning. The boy - good. solid,
hesithy lve-pounder. and from AL
appearances will make a frst-class ight-
ing editor- - Grand Hgrsr Venture
Unique and hsndsome invitations 20