Telegram-herald., 1891-06-08
GLEANINGSABOUI TOWN
The Opening Of the Season st
Ottawa Beach.
THE COsEY ISLAND OF GRAND RAPIDS
Ihe Coming of the Furnitare Men in
JuIy-A Great iaseator . Gasst AZ
sweets Hotel. Who Has Evoised
Something New in Fire Alarms

Very nearly seven hundred residents
OF this city went down 10 Ottawa Beach
last Thursday evening. The improve
ments that have been made by the as
ISOLATION, which controls this resort,
will doubtless be appreciated dn-ing
the warm weather season. The Hotel
Ottawa, which will be managed by {.
II. southwick, Will be kept upin accord
with this gentleman's weli-established
reputation as a caterer. Many new
facilities Tor entertainment will be pro-
vided. As Is well-known. the beach
affords excellent fishing and the bathing
grounds are unequalled on this side OF
Lake Michigan. Boats will be more
numerous than ever and pleasure rides
on the blue waters will DE gwen dairy.
1t seems that this resort ought natural
ly to be the most popular place OF out
ing for Grand Rapids people. 1t ought
10 be TO thus city what Coney Island is
To New York, or Atlantic City To Phlla-
delphla. Ii IS more convenient IN the
point OF access than either of the places
mentioned. The trains run direct from
the city to the hotel. 1t is only an
hours ride and with the convenient
train service, provided by the Chicago
& West Michigan road, hundreds OF
people will escape the heat and dust of
the city daily and lnhale the cool
breezes Of the beach.
General Passenger Agent Geo. De
Haven has great faith in the future of
this resort, and nothing that comes
under the direction of the road Will be
overlooked to advance the attractions.
If business continues to improve, there
may be, besides balls and hops, 4 series
of midsummer concerts. The rates
are lower than ever before, and the
outlook for the season is surely very
encouraging.
In few days the city will again be
thronged with furniture buyers and
sellers. Boyd Pantlind, of the Morton,
SAID yesterday that he had any number
of applications for accommodations and
that arrivals would be in order about
July /. He stated that nearly all of
those who were here in January would
return. The Eastern houses will be
quite largely represented, and there
will probablybe very lively competi-
ton from the outside. In fact an
effort will be made in Chicago, Cincin.
natl and Indianapolis TO establish
markets and attract buyers to those
cities at the same time.
b. +. Singer, one of the foremost in
ventOrs in the mechanical world, has
been at Sweets hotel during the past
week. Mr.. Singer andProprietor John
son have been friends since their boy
hood days. Mr.. Singer has. after years
OF. patient application and study. in
vented fire alarm system which is
surely destined to revolutionize all pre-
vIous evolutions in this direction. His
system Is thoroughly perfected, is a
marvel OF mechanical skill and. genius,
and Is sure to bring him fame, fortune
and an enduring position Ill the history
OF this, the greatest period in the
worlds life, which NIll be characterized
as the age of invention and the survival
of mechanical and scientific genius.
Mr.. Singer went TO Chicago yesterday,
but will be back at Sweets IN few
DAYS.