Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-04

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AZ : cl,sek yesterday El0EHlag Azgos
Cartasz 4eooalasaisd - Cuz Clerk beiklap,
A4rshsl Nssl~r, Controilef aellg hon. ID
Il fsrd. IRE zad Ponce Commissions
f. H. Weston. h. e. Sessions and Abieruleu
Crsqae. Doaa. h4g @ard. sfssart aad SsAl4-
lsy. ealied a. me NoftoA sitl carriages AID
i0ok t1a Esrt Hasns olflesals foE ride
4boat tas sifg Aftef q drive through tae
reside1ce eaft " ths cily, tAs patty visited
Cl1ioa stress hil. sisfs q Fie@ u tas city
va obtained. ~aleh sas greatly admired D.
the visiting gentlemen. Then TIE paHging
4orks aad ila engine houses we're exaElineds
al4a the re-t ot the FORENOON vas spent IA
lrlrn1 n various 9aFls ~ the cIty. mum
cipal matters, particularly the carils And
-esse ordinances, being discussed 90 his
route. Al loou tie party returned - the
Morton. where an elegant dinner awaited
them. After dinner al repaired
~ the paa0rs, where sass hstsued
~ a -o1g. Gong Back - Dixie, b Ssrgt.
Iack ke4-lli. one II lhe koFr AsSne alder
men. sho II al excellent SINGER and seems
to al the place iog tosl NAy4e that i nlled
- Allermln Grady for tfand Rapids Nj
krusiN 49, lecoI-F anled AZ HE piano ~
Aldsrnlaa johu MOhr, Who The
joker ~ tne Fort Aayns Coan-
ca au1 sn e1comE llshed "a uslclan-
After the soux Mayor duhler arose and said
that GA behalf "a bls associates 10 Wished ~
extend taa1zs o. the officials and people OF
Of.ua Rapids f2r the generous treatment re-
c~ived slLee their arrival IA tue city. The
kind reception vas entirely unexpected and
after comIlIea antIng ta7 secOnd city OF
Michigan bra "a laat -eecn he closed by say
lnz that ne hoped soon 70 have al OipOFtu-
nity - entertain the officials II Grand Rapids
st tOrt hayne. Mayor Curflss Fephed by as-
sUring the grntiemen that DC aud his asso-
siates had done the best they could under the
circumstance 90 entertain their visitors. lie
xas sorry that there bad been a misHndeF-
standing about their arrival yesterday. Many
0f the Aldermen we're busy with the celebfa-
ton preparations. and 81 the gentlemen
Wouia repeat their visit AZ some future time,
the people of the ALLEY City would be glad
to give them more attention and make II
more pleasant for them superintendent 4.
= D'HoufAe sad tat there seemed 10 be y
ml-appre heusian ia regard % his being Il
member Of tho tOrt v ayne Council. he Was
not a clty 0fhceg, but had invited the gentle
men - visit thi- city. because they lived IN
Al old city ore which vas founded when
Anlhony Wayne conquered the Indians.
I y
is ia many ways, and he believed II
WOgid 10 the gentlemen good 10 visit
Such critics ~ Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo
and learn something Of how their municipal
anairs are conducted Hon. NJ II. Ford
Wts called for and responded with few
I facetiOus remarks. IL which he gave the
visitors some good advice ia regard To en-
forcing the cattle ordinance. Then Alder
ran hensni sang another song Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching" Al
dermen MOnr played A medley on the piano
and the visiting gentlemen were conducted
/ % the depot. most of them taking the fast
train for home.
The Fort Wayne officials are a very pleas
I ant lot OF gentlemen to meet, especially Mr.
I kensili RhO was a member OF the famous
Pennsylvania Bucktail regiment and served
F through the war, and Alderman AOhr who
I il an iugsterate joker. All expressed them
/ selves veil pleased with their visit here and
we're lavish Ia their praise OF our city. They
we're particularly delighted with the appear
I ances OF the residences and lawns, and 1t Is
probable that they have gone home deter
mined % enforce their ordinance relative to
T restraining hive stock from running at large
within their city limits. as one Of the alder
men expressed IL, "HCOsier geese will have
10 r0Ost high hereafter