Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-09
Morning Telegram.
GRAND RAPIDS. JAN. 9, 1875.
mISoR MIcHIGAS MATHIS.
"a wants the telephone


RINK.
Saginaw City viii have q bos choir II ~
Catholic Church.
The Kalamazoo Il rising anc = doing
good deal OF damage.
There are about 4oO entries 70 ~ poultry
show al Battle Greek.
Lapeer county can anofd " pay only
$500 for poor house.
Boys IN Petoskey coast ia the stAets 10 de
nance Of the ordinance.
Battle Greek has il5 telephones and be-
gins 10 det.asnd lower rates.
The nsswsbogs' Sunday school a. ttroit Is
regarded quite successful
The Board OF SuperViors or P0rtHurOn
have accepted the new county Jali-
Diphtheria h reported at twelve piees Ia
Michigan and scarlet fever Ia sixteen.
There we're 2,3lO school-ehildren erOlled
ga Kalamazoo for the month OF Decemer.
Gaylord has grown since 1876 from am
let OF four families TO a town OF ,luO ltaab-
itants.
The Ladies' Library Association OF kla-
mazOo, report 5,Zl2 volumes on hand' ".
4, 1916.
From $1,000 To $4,000 viii be neededo
10 furnish the new Court House OF oagng
county.
Mr.. Roderiek d. Russell, formerly OF Ka
amazoO, died suddenly at Minneapolis, 81
apoplexy.
III. L. Smith, of SchOOlcraft, will take Md
Hull's place ia the Hull and Arnold quad1
rilie band
Peter Ulrich, of Dallas, will be made 10
pay $3.50 for slandering woman living IN
the same place.
j. NJ. Stearns, prosperous hOrtculturist
of South Haven. says very few or the peach
buds are injured
VIII kinsley, of Lakeport, accidentally
shot himself IN the temple while hunting
Monday and cannot recover.
A fiye-year old son of the chief clerk In the
land office at Lansing fell into the river ana
died from the effects of the cold.
The Young Alerts of Kalamazoo We're
beaten BY the Paw Paw palO club on Tues
day evening at a rink IN Kalamazoo
4. @. Star, of Battle Greek, dealer IN
confectionery, Jewelry, &c, mas been closed
up on a chattel mortgage of about $l,lVO
,Trombley postofiice, Oakland county, has
,ad the name changed 10 Leonard and Is
moved one and One-half miles south TO the
railroad.
A switchman in the Michigan Central
yards at Detroit fell between the ears and
was so badly hurt that he died yesterday
morning.
H. Bowen "a Under Sheriff, John IL. SmIth.
turnkey L. ID. Teachout and W. W. Burch,
deputies.
The following Michigan postmasters have
been commissioned: Wm- Putnam, Fred
ericksvilIe; Owen Murphy, Leonard; james
Sandison, Allis.
The Advance Threshing Machine Com
pany of Battle Creek has increased its stock
from 100000 To 100000. and viii 20 INTO
aVa
A Kalamazoo blacksmith has carved a
horses foot out of a piece of bone. II Is less
than two inches in length and Is shod with a
miniature shoe fastened with tiny nals.
A physician aud temperance lecturer of
Brighton, G.. B. Wiley by name, fell anu
broke his leg at the knee-pan IN bad man
ner. II il possible that he may never re-
cover.
The commission of David Mclaughlin,
Collector of Customs of the District OF
Michigan, headquarters at Grand haven
will expire this month. he Is likely to be re-
appointed.
James Hiscock. farmer IN Greenbush
who some time ago had suddenly disap
peared. being, AS II was reported attne time
financially embarrassed, has returned ara Is
fixing up his financial matters
A complaint was preferred against Jab'
Knight before Justice Mangan, at Bay CITY
Wednesday, charging hum with having nur
dered Lou Hall. The preliminary hearing
will begin to-m morrow at ? p. NJ.
Rev. John Wander Hook, pastor of tn
Rehoboth Church of Kalamazoo, has accept
ell a call to the Holland Presbyterian Churcl
OF Chicago. He viii preach his farewell ser
mon the first Sunday IN February.
Wilson Clark, of Bronson, was suddeHl
attacked with hemorrhage of the lungs ans
died in less than i've minutes lie was
very public spirited man and dlc q grea
deal towards building up Bronson.
Representative Dodge. of Ingham, wa
prevented on Wednesday, with a number o
horal offerings from some of the handsOmes
ladies in Lansing. The flowers were accom-
panied by the autographs OF the donors.
Coldwater seems to believe in. the "busi
ness before pleasure" motto. II does nc
aeen to patronize amusemsnts enough t
keep an opera house running. A dourlna
mill viii take the place of iibbitts Oper
House.
W. Plumley. of Toledo. the milliuer. ha
purchased the interest of Charles lany, {
Adrian. IN the straw works and WILL It
understood put IN additional capital an
the works will soon be running with ia
force.
The case of John Mathieson (Canad
Jack for receiving stolen property from q
toll house burglars. was Wednesday morni
at Bay City. adjourned for one week. Matm'
sons bail has been increased to Sl,5o. an
he Il IN Jail.
The Board Of Supervisor. Of Allegan, oo'
cut down Sheriff Rica's bill for the board
prisoners from o. cents 20 80 cents per ga
The sheriff Says he has tried To be ecouom
cal IN iail affairs and If the Board persists
their action he should resign.
An error IN the transmission Of a s3eci
dispatch relating 90 che votes Of Micmgi
members Monday Oh the hig pension scnen
nut Nessrs. Cutcheou. Eidredge. Lace
Winans and laple as voting "a Che negatY
They an voted IN the affirmative.
The telephone company has established I
Office in the Capitol and members and ot
er4 pOw have the opportunity of conversn
with people az Their homes. II their place
residence IL comprised vithn the lst of q
State Telephone Exchange. Most critics az
villages in the State are accessible