Telegram-herald., 1890-07-12
TOWN TOPICS.

time al Cleveland.
Peek Bros. are laying a new asbestos
walk in front Of their store.
The stone cornice has been laid On
the court house ready for the roof.
The Grand Rapids Bicycle Club en-
ioyed a run 10 Kelloggsgille last night.
The Chicago & West Michigan rail-
way Will change time again on July 20.
Louis Manni took the oath of office
Is deputy sheriff for this county, yes
tsrday.
The first stones Of the foundation
wall of the Dr. Shepard block have
been laid.
A large gang of men are at work
grading the hill on Wealthy-aye., east
of Lafayette-St-
Fred ID. Mills sold TO Geo. III. Sey-
mOur, lot IN the Mills addition for
$500 yesterday.
BIaine's Reply TO Gladstone, in
pamphlet form, TWENTY-FIVE pages, two
cents at the TELEGRAM -HRRALD.
+. Cuisine was appointed special ad-
ministratOr IN the estate of his brother,
the late Wm. G. Gustlne IN the probate
court yesterday.
A chattel mortgage was gwen to
Smith e.. Ketcham, by Michael Tennis.
yesterday for $1,000, on some horses,
wagons and carriages.
McKinley's speech on the New Tariff
Bill, 80 pages IN pamphlet form, at the
TuEGRAM-H ERALD for . cents.
Blaine's reply To Gladstone. in pam
phlet form, TIVE nty-twO pages, two cents
1f... L.. 81,
The Dlvision-street NJ. L. Church
bought lot for their new parsonage,
from George Kendall yesterday for
S3640. Ii IS u part Of block 3, Kendall
addition.
wagon loaded with lumber belong
ing to White, Friant q LetellIeT, broke
down on Brdge-st. bridge, yesterday,
and blocked the passage for about fif
teen minutes.
Carpenters building a house for c.
". Weatherly at the corner of Lake
ave and East-st., report that their
chests were broken open and a number
Of tools stolen.
Detroit Journal. The Shawhan COM
pany ls building motors and w.il ship
four next week To Grand Rapids, where
they wIll furnish the motive power Tor
the Reeds Lake and Soldiers Home
railway.
I. NJ. Weston's purchases Of Missis.
sippl lands from the United states dur
ing tbc past seven years aggregate 200.
600 acres, and all have been sold 70
Michigan lumbermen who viii operate
upon them.
Supervisor Klyn. OF the Tenth ward.
"a E..e q a
his roll 90 the Board of Equalnt.On.
He has failed Is yet 60 hand ia Ms re-
port Of births rnd deaths 70 the county
e+e4fS as provided by law.
On Tuesday Johanna Flint, dOmes-
TIC living with the family OF +. T.
Morse, East-st., took poison by acCl-
dent. she IS slowly recovering. Yes
terdsy she WAS taken by the poor au-
thOrites TO the Women's Home and
Hospital.
Chairman I. W. Weston has called a
meeting of the Democratic state Com
mittee TO be held n this city next
Wednesday, when the date and p'ace
of the state convention viii be fixed.
The convention Will probably be- held
early IN september here.
The artists sketch for the new Board
of Trade has been received by Secretary
Van Asmus. from the Brett L.thogTaph-
ing Co, OF New York. It = OF artistic
design, the covers containing handsome
views Of the city hall. court house aul
the east SIDE OF the river.
Detroit Journal "Grsnd Rapids il a
city about one-third the size OF Detroit.
It can therefore undertake the expert
ment of rapid transit without endanger-
ing auvbodv's interests. life or property
and it ls going 20 adopt the change
right of. Is s m use IN half a dozen
cities Of Michigan tO say nothing Of the
scores Of places in the United states.
But Detroit
Mrs. VIM. Miller had quite a bad falI
at the sweet street cable station. She
was returning from North Park IN com
psny with her family when ne attempt
ing 20 board the cahle ear she stepped
of the station platform and feli, strik-
ing her head against tnecar The blow
stunned her for several minutes and it
was feared that she vas seriously hurt,
but fortunately tIs proved not to be
the case.
Savsa returned Pvthisn knight. "Tn
street railway traffic the Cream City a
Ear behind Grand Rapids 50 far IS
quality fs concerned. The city has The
electro cars. hut they are beng ran
over the rsils used when horses formed
the rrcpelTng power As e result the
passengers are iostled and ioited The
horse car lines are not az Vel equipped
So our own. snd much cf the track =
ahomfnable.
McElnlev's speech on the View TarIf
Ri 2n raEes In nanrhlat form. a. fne