Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-14

bella assoc alton.
Residents OF Selega Center viii cree
= br.ck church soon.
Rust Bros. salt block. saginaw. has
started ND for the season.
Great Improvements are TO be made
IN the Hastings National Bank build
lag.
James T. Spilane. of Detroit, died
from an overdose % morphine, san-
day.
W. Z. Scuthard has leased the Dexter
House. Iona, and Is fitting II up IN nne
style.
The oceana County Sunday school
association meets Al Hart today aud
tomorrow.
The Crescent furniture factory, Big
Rapids, had a narrow escape froa IRE
ogaln Saturday.
A. Belongs hen laid an egg which
measured 81 inches n circumference
the "long Say."
Perkins II. Green, 3 prominent resi-
dent OF Battle Creek, died at kalama-
roo the other day.
Sam Leddick, OF Ovid, started after
q load Of hay Two weeks ago. He has
never been seen since.
Mrs. Thomas Gundy, an old lady who
lived alone at Flint, was found dead On
her doorstep Saturday.
The Crusaders, religious sect, in
vaded Saranac and were rotten egged
| by the courteous and charitable citizens
OF that town.
Rev. VIM. Tilley, of Reed City. gave
his lecture on Spurgeon at Plainweil IN
the Baptist Church on Sunday evening
to large audience.
The body Of Fred Lewis, newsboy,
was found floating in the river at De-
trolt Sunday night. lie had been miss
ing since February l.
An infant child of Allen Ryland who
| lives near Bay City died Saturday. The
father drove TO the city after coffin,
and wnen he returned ne found has
| wife dead.
The steamer City OF Grand Rapids
will begin regular trips between Trav-
erse City and Mackinac about May /.
In the meantime the steamer Will go to
Chicago for extensive repairs.
Prof. McArdie Of the Marietta schools
has resigned, III view OF an engage
ment to take charge of the Agricultur-
al College of North Dakota, at Fargo.
Prof. II. A. Macklem has been hired TO
complete the term.
Mrs. Ruth Ann McCreedy. OF Lam
sing, committed suicide Sunday be-
cause her lover, George Ford, deceived
her. Mrs. McCreedy was widow WITH
four children and Ford is tree agent
l6 years her junior.
There are twenty-three men en-
ployed in the Jackson prison kitchen,
and they turn out 5000 meals each day.
They are all convicts except Steward
Willis and the head baker, who rOasts
200 loaves each day.
There is no better potato market in
Michigan than Greenville. Since Au-
gust ID, 1890, to the present time HOO
cars Of potatoes have been shipped and
there are fifty cars to be shipped yet.
The lowest price per bushel has been
fifty:cents, and the highest price $l.05
which is now being paid. The average
price was eighty cents.
Chas. w. King. of Kalamazoo, has
sent to Lieutenant Schwatka three pat
cnt folding canvass boats TO be used in
the forthcoming Alaska expedition.
The boats are ID feet long, feet wide
and Il feet deep, and are equipped
with all the latest Improvements.
Schwatka will be gone two years during
which time he expects to trace the en-
tire course of the Yukon. and TO ex-
plore the interior of Alaska for the
United States government. The canoes
complete weigh but ll5 pounds each,
and are models Of ingenuity.
Miss Lone NJ. Royce and Charles s.
Thomas were married at Yves. Bay City
Friday. Miss Royce is one OF the Ne.
braSka school teachers who nearly lost
their lives in the great blizzari of Jan.
|, uary, 1888. She wandered around with
three pupils till night, when the ex.
hausted quartet lay down in the snow.
Two children died before morning and
the third child died shortly after Miss
Royce reached n farm house with her.
The lady lost both feet and one arm by
freeing, and her life was despaired of
|. for weeks. The family moved to West
Bay City some time ago where the lady
met and was woed byiher husband, who
is a newspaper man.
Port Huron has married couple
who have evidently determined to
: enjoy life without dong mucn work.
The wife recently went to clergyman
home and told Il tale OF woe and misery
to the effect that husband had left
herself and little ones without money
or food. and the man of sermons gave
her Sl.25. With this she and her hus
band went TO the theater in the even
ing and occupied front seats. the next
day the woman came TO Detroit and
told Gen. Aiger such pitifuI tale tina,
he gave her SIS. When she arrived
home she expressed an intention of re
moving TO Detroit, where, she declared
the people are more generous than IN
Port Huron.-Frce Press.
Original ESPECIAL act Henry w. Bur
lingame. Lafayette F. Hall, John Cole
man, Henry G.. Taylor. Alvin II. White
head. Henry &. Barber. Lafayette Var
Vlict, Lewis j. Townsend. Frederick
Hornay, Henry W. Cummings. Henry
p. Shut. Samuel Dfckcy. Cnas. ". Weir
Richard Curl, Frederick Teal. Benja
min Il. Cook. Addit.onal-J. Korning
J. Purcell. Edward Bradshaw. John q
Faux. George II. Palmer, John Mar
tin, Lucius W. Powers. Restoration
reissue and ncrease-George Hart. In
crease--Burton Baker. Jacob Ebright
Franklin Werden. George W. More
house, John II. Howard, David Weth.
erly, Ransom Stanbro. Relssue-O. J
Graham. Michael Griffin, Lester l.. Bur
ton. Norman N. Nichols. Orgina
navy |-Idumea NJ, widow of Nelson
g. Thayer; Ellen, widow OF Harvey q
Wheeler; Clarissa NJ, widow OF Hiram
IF Jackson. Catherine = usdaw o.