Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-08-22
Manistee wants a city park.


Manistee wants a city park.
Barry county wants a new Jail.
Greenyllle wants an Alliance paper.
Bass are biting well in the inland
lakes.
An unknown tramp was killed by the
cars AZ Durand yesterday
FOotpads are abroad at Manton and
efficient officers are needed.
The water in Muskegon river is so
low that logs can scarcely float.
Freedman's cigar factory is to be re-
moved from Reed City to Lansing.
George Peters, of Milford, stepped on
a rusty nail Wednesday. He Is dying
from iockJaw.
The Bay City Y. VI. C. A. IS in fnan-
cial straits, but citizens generally are
coming TO the rescue.
W. A. Patterson whose factory lat
Flint was destroyed by fire will remove
his business TO Saginaw.
Nlnety-nine out of l36 applicants for
teachers certificates received them at
the recent Van Buren, county examina-
ton.
savage dog lacerated the head and
face of a 3-year-oid saginaw baby IN a
frightful manner, Thursday and was
shot for his bloody deed.
The Michigan State Fair will be- held
al Lansing, Michigan, September s, 3.
10. IL, 1891. This is the forty-third an
nual fair Of this society. The premium
list Is out.
Charley Scott, an inmate of the Cold
water public school, was drowned IN
the lake at Tibbitts' Park Thursday
while swimming. The children were
enjoying their annual picnic.
The Bopp family, of Detroit have
played IN hard luck. Mrs. Mary Bopp
MAS found dead at the washtub, Thurs
day. her son WAS killed by tho cars re-
Gently and her daughter is an inmate
OF the Pontiac asylum.
A meeting of all those interested in
library work will be held at Detroit,
september |, when il Is expected that
the Michigan Library Association will
be formed. The representative libra.
rams Of the State will be there.
An unknown woman proposes to bring
suit IN electment against the owners of
property IN Tawas and East Tawas. She
claims to own the site upon which the
villagers are located. Detroit and Bay
City men are interested in the suit.
Ed. Hum, of jackson, was leading a
mustang, Thursday, when the animal
became frightened and jumped on him,
striking him in the face and breast.
tiunn fell and his head struck on a
stone. knocking him senseless. His
death is hourly expected.
Seward, the young son of II. y. Potts,
of Grand Haven, swallowed q watch
chain fifteen inches long, quarter of
an men wide, with clasp hook at the
end. last Sunday. With the Potts fac
ulty of getting out OF a bad scrape Sew
ard Is on the o. X. list now and the
watch chain has been restored to the
proper owner.
A NuskegOn woman went TO Baldwin
to marry A. Fish, a feeble old veteran.
The old gentleman secured the license
and tottered back to the house where
tue expectant bride Was waiting. The
bride desired TO 20 to the postofiice, be-
fore the ceremony and the groom gave
her permission. She hasn't returned
yet and 1t begins to look Is though she
would never return. The key to the
situation Is that she found the old man
practically without money.
Lena Fairbanks has been released
from the Industrial Home for Girls on
a writ of hsbeas corpus issued by Judge
Lane. Lena was sent To the Home for
driving away horse aud buggy at
Howell. The point was raised that the
punishment inflicted WAS not that pre-
scrlbed by law for the otfense of winch
she was convicted. The question al
issue WAS whether a justice has power
90 send girl to the Home except for
truancy or some other cause especially
mentioned IN the statutes. Judge
Lanes decision will probably result IN
the release of a large number of the
girls now confined at the Home.
Michigan pensions. OrlgInal--George
III Good win, James Johnson, Henry I.
Pelton. tieorge Nlslet. William Austin.
Ischarlah Hess. George Stevenson.
Thomas T.. Whitaker, Frederick NJ.
Warner, Aonzo Lester, Henry Boberts,
William North. Jesse Bali. John j
Hagerman, John Hoxie. Warren Nor
rs. Lorenzo Celhy, John Hanson, Hiram
/. Jones. Elijah Haltett. Harvey Lock
weed. George W. North. Geo. Hornby
Isaac Hall. Emanuel Senuf. John
+. Smith, Thomas CULVER. Nor.
gan ". Nsdsworth, William Dyer
SIlss W. Carrier, Andrew j. Benson
Warren ialiln, Henry NJ. Csnkln, An
drew j. Persons. Daniel q. smith Jack.
sun Kelley. Edwin y. Douglass, John
Kenyon, Charles b. Eddy. Il. L. Ander
sou. Additional Chester Daniels
William NJ. Beglsy, William Wander
wort. John Rsycrsft. Martin j. Sehl
Wsicw. etc.-Hsrriet Williams. Harriei
Stevens, MINOR Of Henry Brewer, Mar
garet Butler. mother, Jennie McDoa-
neil, mother, ssilie IT. Gardner, Sarah
Wilson.