Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-02-16
TOWN TALK.

Common Council tonight.
Three logers at headquarters last night.
The Two Johns at Redmond's tonight.
Three gas lights were reported unlit last
Rsght.
Tho FIRE department responded TO ten
calls last week.
birthday Saturday.
One week has rolled around and every day
has had ats snow storm.
When the spring time comes, gentle An
ME. what will the river bef
Bids for the construction of the new CITY
Hall are 10 be received sIarch ID.
Regular meeting of the Grand Rapids
Medical Society tomorrow evening.
Six cases of contagious diseases were re-
ported % the Board OF Health last week.
The next meeting of the Eighth Ward W.
q. L. u. will 10 held with Mrs. y. A. Stone,
fridi y. Feb. 2.
Col. Robt q. Ingersoll lectures upon
(which Wayf" at Powers Opera House to-
u )rrOw evening.
Jennie j. Bates was granted decree of
divorce IN the Superior Court Saturday,
from Schuyler y. Bates.
Fellow citizens. what do you think? Grand
Rapids Will have another rink.-De'r0a
IllReS ldieafiae rhymes.
The front door OF the Pacific Tea Store,
~ Monroe street, was found open last night.
Officer Schobey secured II.
VIM. Gould was arrested on Louis street
last evening for being drunk and IL now reg
istered for cell Il. headquarters.
The mercury no longer presses 40 heavily
against the bottom of the thermometer thai
there ia danger of It's bursting the bulb.
There were no services at Powers's Opers
HOusr, last evening, owing To- the lndlspo
sition of the pastor. Rev. Henry Powers
The case of Gland II. De ARGUS vs.. tn
Street Railway company, assumpSit. will be
continued before Justice Saunders to-day.
Maubury & Overton's Dramatic Company
produce Wages of Sin" at Powers's Oper;
House next Thursday and Friday evenings.
TIE question for discussion at the Wednes-
day evsninv prayer meetiTg of the Churci
Of Christ will be, "What can We do 10 save
others:"
A horse owned by Frank Alt aud driven by
John Goebel ran away on West Bridge street
yesterday afternoon, but was stopped before
doing much damage.
Residents and merchants along the river
fronts are preparing for the Hood, which
nearly every old prophet says Will surely visit
this city in the Spring.
There Wa an accession OF five persons TO
the mem bership of the First Methodist
Church yesterday morning. Three Of the
new members are young men.
The Young Ladies' Aid Society of the
Church OF Christ will give a supper and
social at the residence OF Mrs. Hobert, l4i
North Division street. next Friday evening.
The election of officers of Co. b., Grand
Rapids Guard. will take place Tuesday even
ing. Feb. 2i. at the Armory. The last elec
ton was declared Illegal by the AdJutant
General.
National Groenbacx caucuses will be held
IA he several wards IN this city Wednesday
evening, the lsth IN It., to elect three dele
gate from each war | To attend the county
convention to be held on Saturday. the 2lst.
The ord n lnce presented To the Common
Council by Aid. More last Monday evening
prohibiting the jumping on and of OF street
cars vehicles. etc. when in motion, viii
come up befof the Council for action this
evening.
=. j. OsgOOd the architect. has prepared
the plans for the large skating rink to be
erected IN the spring by Messrs. Watkins
Stevens. Fox aud othes. The building will
be l0tV20O feet. OF brick, and will have one
story and gallery.
The funeral services Of Miss Julia Werlich,
daughter of Peter Werlich. of 30 Wesi
Bridge street. were be II yesterday afternoon.
at 2 O'Clock. from the family residence.
Miss julia aged IA. was much beloved and
the funeral services were largely attened.
A car in ght train on the Michigan
Central. between here and Jackson, lost q
pair OF wheels from under it Saturday even
ing. The wheels were knocked ont of the
way without doing any damage and thei
were not missed until Il was discovered that
part Of one truck was sliding on the track.
August Speis, Of Chicago. will deliver two
eli M flrrrr IN Ia
eight hour law. under the auspices of the
German Workinxmen's Association. In ths
afternoon ne will speak in German ~ the
Turner Hall, aud in the evening iu English
az Metropolitan HILL Local speakers ars
invited 70 be present and participate in ths
meetings.