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|af +. A. Kelly, Clerk of District
nli, was thrown from a horse last
Aashy, while en- route home from
|ashton, and sustained severe in
HA tislocaiing his arm and
aiming his wrist. We are glad
|Rarn he is improving and will
d be Out again.
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subscriptions viii be promptly
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Nous weroyons qu'un ~eloignement
oppose aux principles etablis mo-
ness illustres fondateurs serait pna
erreur dent les consequences caus !
raient DIES d6sastres i~ncalculables a.
bien etre du peuple.
Nous croyons que dams la nomiro
ton -et-leleetien de THon. s n
McEnerIx de Ia paroisse Ouachita. i
peupie aura I'm serviteur idele a.
eprouve, ct digne de la confanca
p%ublique, ct nous prions instamment
nos fr6res dGmocratiques dams toni
fEtat de fa@Leuisiane de s'organiser
ct de. Sc servir de tous les movens
honorables pour en- ohtcnir sa nom;
nation ct o election.
Par ordrcrd eomitG.
a. W CRANDALI, JOIN T. NlcHEL.
President. SecrGtaire
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LHERMIIE DETERREBONWE

Jean Baptiste Duaus, l. sniet de
Get article. naquit dams nne petite
maison fermiere. situte 4 ouatre
miles ~au-Iessus de Thibodauv. dams
Ia Paroissc Lafoufche. en- lannte 1872
4 Faye de dix-neuf ans il ALA dcmeu-
rcr dams Ia Paroisse T~errebonne. ct
embrassaut lie mttier dc fermicr. IL
acquit bient15 IL, proprittts consid6-
rabies, ct pendant quil 6tait sur Ie
chemin le HI pro sp6ritt. il perait
partiellement 81 raison La cause
.rGalle de son attention ut iusouici
inconnue. IN suppose qa'clle a ttt
canste par liAcoAstaaca de sol amou-
reuse, II jeana Ct jolie fille Creole,
de In Paroissc Terrebonnt. nj l'ayait
tronpt st renyoyt prcs1u'a l'aatel
atm Gle marjer son rival. c. fut I'm
coup trlste Ct terrible pour &C cour
40 .=
brave ct ~stnaitif. ct il devint taciturne,
approchant Tttat Il foIie. lie jour
que sa tiauc9e marchait 4 l'antal pour
deyenir ftponSe & son rival, Dusas.
jnra cue jamals plus IL ne vivrait dams
IN monde O ses plus chtre? esp&
RANGES aNaieNt ate 9spppS ct hFiSppS-
par iheohs'ance nne femme dans ia
qae!ie4 4 await Gu tant &c eonllalce- II he
lnanqaa pas E" son serinenl, Il Sc
pa'.' io'-,af-ne ohe mute cans uhe
-YteS eP''9a1 p"'i' IL io'oea $ ~
~ -
"''''f po''''A' 81 "''''o 'n'
sQuolque u nn esprit pen U ct
liiple, III Fie ca:aclerlstlIue &c &c
EsYthaHe est eNcesslVement ihteres-
oahse' SIS 4iaoits pealfpaiiitH loules les
7aI7oA9 df lliiieG ne colsiS'alt que,
4"hs eouNerture commune = 2fise,
Jstes Hfpaianlplf aayo"r ae .
corps, 81 qnoliu Il ayalt une male
ooih'ee &c ing .st dAaQllS, on ne
pow JaiAais IS Ptf2q2deef sc lfs
efAa1i3eE P'uf 81 fQufeItaFt son ~
c2hsASEalI 81 M24sS2 TTrl92, e2t1ssee
af44tuSS u " coha Ve 3a hQItei
a. Pendantles R~FeiGiefes annec2 ~ ~
soibtde dals 10 ~1ol9p - AQprrAuEe
eonsistah de seEpents, de qocbQnsi
sausages, dc cats &c. al sg~saes
~ Gettes manitre BE yiNre continua de
aassorte. usqu u cenull fat. persuade
parefes q Aninis5rata 4 rs .-aaa5es pre-
pr dt6s sd user sdasI nourrisurx plus
sa~venreuscs.ln hes gilnass 4rson .IuiI
portait, sihsen LA lai6 sstypipurs und
portion mnlrf ID efiYleYzJ3artaj lasf
petitsfinseet IS atnf had itaienhsa lutte
atiant me mefulsiu sp.aeeraiOt sirapf
tdans de .a~seoauilles 4dlIui4re spour
tnoarrirles fourlnis. ct ii4 pegIaettait
d pcrsonne dc fairc nal il se,. patlts
.fasoris. ou de les
s A.
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ADJOURNMENT.
Ga cerre de 10 !'Fnes lere. Insertion. $3.50
Pine. " -
I" - - Insertion add so

Toute annclce indignant Ia profession
avpc laaressatf CT n'exe6ient pas ouatre
yores nar an. rjavaurn 81 90
Annonar Re canaidats. d'avance, .-... 10 90
Neeroiogle, par Ugpe --------------- 10
Toute annonce cnmmerciale puhlife i Tan
nee sera inSeree an tank do - cents par pouce
pour IL premiere Insertion ct - cents pour les
insertions suhseqnrntes.
Toute agponce don't Ie non'hre din@erti"ns
n est pas sa6titf sera inserfe insqu'H nouvel
ordre au tank ordipaire.
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EN.NHENIOIEN
gLEcossais, traite i 50 fol,

Pour un sdeniers yeailt son rOi
lie New Delta aunonce a ia de
mecr;rtie que 81 la clique sainte he
peut pas controller la convention lie
Baton Rouge. aets sapproprler les
emplois pubiics ainsi que le patronage
officiel, selle trahira Ia Louisiana ct
ses fills blancs. Les pilrsfet les elus
ont dGja rahi publiquenlent les allies
qu'ils avaient recherche aul sont les
fermiers, -4polHs4uop nessayeraieut-ils
pas a faire pis vis-a=vis de qui
mont iamais yoalu 'se l;lsser rtduire
par leurS meHsonges ct fausses NertllS ?
Leur infamie est prorlamde trop GU
vertement pour quits puissent. nuire
en- qaelqne facon ala eause populaire.
Demoerates, gardez4xos rangs. / i. 4,
sD1aYance, eeuxa soul gdoivent sc
METRE "a lie tetei de. la amesquine.
minorite quE Abandonment ct trahira
leparti d6moaalique lie. IL Decembre.
proclaim, proclament leurs anoms..
En- aVDici ia liste. ssreprodaited par
nealss s,insi auieAe estspabliGe. par. lie
~dleltata dams soaH issae dsi q Nop
1S91A=9gd an ~ usa.8 sl sftAs57A gzi
"Pierson, Catfrey, Foster, Adams,
Jack af)mlugham,9 Priee. Fripn. Stone
kernan, Strickland, Lafsrgaes Sslbbs
Gunhy,ls Perry, davenport, ~ Ellis,
Jetfreys, Avery. Nichols, saAayer,
Morton, McGal SrsPup!s 4ieveret,
Wilkinson, keraofL aRs lI]smoa1. Hun
ter; HollingsWorth, I>elLaGulTN, Tai
~bafsRR1gogps @5a&f .s - stasia1a ID
aGes gems etannes5foHlea d~auyresuqae
lie Delta ne noinana pas, sseitiisant
aenbners tes dune spnfete 1 ~rrenrocha
bile, IN aecepteront 81 Jsmaisya dit la
feuilea anti, ada sadecisions4apopulaipe
relativemehtsa la auestiendesda nora.
nation dun gouselneursaatm1ofauqucl
souO descboute autIesaeestiea1 4eacsi
'presente devant lesparslaa moins 4ae
leHusyo ontsAexienn lol zaa4g - 4
.ssiNohs navons pas encore senteluhl
dire qu'aucda de cesnobies ct sineefe5
democrates ait olseete aas larsaeeude
sleuf son1 isoln.s ds1a IT, aesarone- les
intenti onas qael ui psata@ iespo ~eteaxei1
sNicheliste. sa,apiaaeA ne mot. ceifseHt
Nous eeila sdrshos eaFaes. ketaIqnoas
sreste 4 remerscier ste Belt;tls Gle -nous
avvoirr divert les. hx.ATruni6n aa
sioN PFsbes3 = 20 $3.50 .s~sys4ai
eaasga Cipas yau s,, = 4 Fp:s,,
-5vfz3g zsqs - 1asT 80 ass)v, al }as,a
@LF4 ~ %tIHT
arrive de as4paraisoa4 Ind. au'nne
vaehesJerse presenta'aai, son maitre
cinq vahx forts ets en- honne santt
dams n portee4HdeuS mails ct trois
felnellesI Les Yanx sont parfaite-
9 ment formes, ct dune grosseur assez
raisonnablegs lis sont en- bonnie sante.
ct la mere est fiere de son troupeau,
ct a bon soin d'eux tous. lie proprie-
taire a reeu DIES offres de plusieurs
musees de dix sous atm de METRE en-
exhibition toute la famille.
du Picayune)
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NAfa'ay Notice.

eE~4 B.gI y z---
KlHEg UNDERSIGNED HEREBY NOTIFIES
wfiofnsn fnay concern, that since the 2lst.
p November, he Las in mis- possession . black
na~reannuleS5 about ; years old, without anv
a"nS OF having been worked. stamped 5 on
e lett Jaw. the blacker Ut the two has a
! Altlsh gray spO on the end of the nose. ard
eother OF ~ ~DlsJwnish red. He begs the
I y4eT TO come dad claim them. anu nav
I TtsDf notise% yt @5gg.t- '
I 4 2st1 LII. ULYSSES HIMEE.
,H~stu44 Parish of Assumption. La.
y hti.sa below Che town Of Labadieyiic- left
! tskaf Baty 9usLafoulrhe. t4 -"
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toutes questions ] etaient breves ct
courtes. Les. enfants, cependant,
etaient toujours reeus avec bienveh-
lance. Solvent il allait avec eux d la
peche anx ecrevisses. A moins Gull
ne fnt tourmente par les autres, IL
etait aussi doux qu'un enfant mais
n fois fache, il etait dangereux, ear
on supposait quill await toujours
cache dams Ter replis de sa %couyerture
un couteau de chasse, pour sen servir
en- cas de necessite pour Sc dtfendre.
Ii await REIMBURSEMENT construct
une presse pour eXtraire lie jus de sd
caune favorite, Ia came creole. Son
petit moulin 6tait la simplicit6 meme,
mails il faisait bien les fonctions pour
~lesquelles il await etc construct.
Ses promenades journalieres Gtaient
fiXtes strictement ea dedans des
lnmItes dc 50 proprietG, ct personne ne
pest Sc rappeIer FAVOR WI faire .un
pas au-dela, excepttt une fQis, ilya
h1en dies ann6es, quand il fut mene
devant Ia Cour dc, Districts, .. Houma,
pour repondre a la charge ,d'axoir
essaye de dGmoIir rEglise Gathoiique.
dams h partie inftrieure de la pWois3e.
.I~errebonne, Dams l'atfaire il fat
.demontre que Dugas, ayant donn&
| ~enplacemcnt pour IE.lise, ayyaitde
objections q Ia danss i 4pne f2irre
donnte dau7 le Ipt dle pr$IeySf; dIe2s.
fonds sullisants pour compiGter IGdi--
fee, a eeuS qui, ront arr4tG pendant
gun etait dams laqtsss s.. de ,dt SSttraailrye
| e9lise.; que Ia place asyy,ait ST. qonne
pour IN lieu de prileerree, st non REsss
d amusements. II fut, qc4uittG.
Ii etait un descendant des acalieas,
gui sont venus ep LouisIane. j, Al
ben dies annees, Pour 4Yiter IL persGs,
cution dc Ia tyranie anglaissa 81. a
Jean Baptiste Dueas, snoHrat mer-
cfeei, slesloN oHembre, I69is4 Arson
lItFde mort sestrousa nit, arngran nen-,
lrre de ses parents ct da sesgamis. ii,
est mort aalage mar de 3soiNante-di dix
neuf ans ~ sa9a ial ftagAD sma
Ses prophecies, qui sonta esallees IL
s40oo,sseront2 distributes parmia ses
herltiers ,legaux, 49, - azss - d =
,7AinsiE finit la carrhrel de rsIHcrmite,
lerreoonne. .ss$# seksa j
y ~ 53 aa(Het aasCetRRlER.l
EtaLEF Il -MN-k@N = -.
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notice.. i@aoEt Hs

ssaaA o4as .-Suyy ..7,y
al "A OFFICE TuIBuDAuE BRIDGE 90
Thibah aux Dec. 49, lsgi.Hs
an ELECTION. by the, stock holders of tbis
rorfpahS VIII te held tSthes ofhe ca of thp
president on Monday January Attn. 1892 he.
'"een the hours Of 10 \. NJ. and 2P. NJ. for
u si9SIiaa of Liquidating Comm ssioners
ofthfs Coffpany.. st&sSG 4gENGgU
a&EgEA i. ID. MOORE. President.
F.BofTo,S SBeretary. fyTi~it
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CON FFN4T0Ns AatBae
la-as - Ton RONGEmAaa alass.

DEt1' LON 1ElNIION3 nab A.
'a-ss - TON BOUGE@2as aaas&l
yBsg3 ~ -7vTas8 szD sasazs
>, Meergcreedq i ss2ir Al laeprss, nous IS
saames i, ts~!eggramnms sqiTant -
Baton Rouge, le l6Deeembse, ISL.
aHas 4AeJeLsTaJE ssafes ss,g $40
1~s,l,o - - d T III b@psdlagasS7,n[[ e "a
La %conYeatiqn sest gGupi i midi
dams lc Pixies Hall, Lee Ants Ont
oc5anise me Convention scparee' dsans
Ia naison d'Etat. Asa@Efs u Auasa y,
siafoj ~ Signes: LAX NAHhsuErSa
3qhei Daft ststes3ado1sss ce,u,tant.
pnhiit'a deaS heures P9g Msaa .aeeeiaa.
anesAG sstsa xAsas saws .nssv~s
iaqLe Bolh4est Mi!Eesl ants tlatttIs
salr t0us hs@a:0tesa tieanc mt unes con
sGpsleea les Eernisrs xipsisl
tentan e92mpaGte IS I.afaXettesjs-L Is
yraise Democrats ,S6it fGrInGs ct tont
en- acfion;;a Hon. r. Ps'Wells east
ed president eanpofairs petarsappeler
sl{ torseftioH@a fortrea he sfsomitd
Gentraieale4l htatssegyreorsaaises Ell
selloisis ant ce yis'MN ct fde.e, pGnpl
!eEate, reS,Gouyerneugs NicAiffe,s pus
silent du dTt Comft9E:~ fI C66nvdnti3h
'de IA mihdrFtt upfpeIsE 4 q Ssfa re- raj
lezeeha Baaier. ssIsfsp 1ssasssg aeg
ed BATON Rougele4 6aseegTasafaa.
Specialized! { ssdaaI5sAaAI, auaad
49, Conitt aDema9atiApe CeAtH4 de
Etat tut appele GorarSe pau Il
s~ecretairc George FINN. ~ s
p .s19a b,i1iz&9sb q HLsala.a ass
Aqqqn des s'ippP peri yrs dAAd5 Y !
etaient presents. DS ass "
NJ ffiyhnh lit un5 fa65 m1nnuhidatfbl
|da Gof. Lanief distant quill he sefait
pts present eap 4 tr5sfsi.q a1afssu
ahsFsam suggdra que lc@GeIiCraa.
dali appeile l'assemblee a lordre, Il
lapparition de &C monsieur fut recll
avec ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Le. roll cahl mcntra quill J, await
guaranteeing membres presents
juste Ia motto de tous les membres
lie Gouverneur Wickliffe est alors
entire avec I'm autre membre, ct alors il
y cut quarante-sept membres presents.
L'arrivee du Gouverneur Wickllfe
fut r~oceasion dun applaudissemt ge-
nereux.
LIE secretaire alors lut les minutes
de la seance de hier.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-15
DUTIES OF THE MINISTER.
The Pastors Agree that he Should EduS
cate the People

The Pastors Agree that he Should GduS
cate the People.
Ten Of tn. city pastors ventured out
in the ram yesterday afternoon to
attend the pastors conference at the
listened to q paper by the Rev. James
4. Smith on" The Duty OF the Minister
in Regard to the Enforcement cf the
Law" Mr.. Smith asserted that tDe
minister should educate the people
from his pulpit to be alert for cases of
law violation. They should make a
thorough study of the law and OF the
court decisions, and inform the people
of the correct condition of things. IT
the ministers unite on a plan for work.
the people would soon be educated and
q sentiment would be created that
would soon wipe out the Sunday
theater, horse race, open saloon or
games OF base ball. The paper WAS
briefly discussed and all agreed that it
is the minister's duty TO arouse public
sentiment against sunday desserhtIon.
At the next meeting the Rev. K. :.
Goodman Will read q paper on the
Songs OF Solomon" At the close of
the meeting the Rev. Dir. Campbell
Fair presented the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That having heard the
paper of the Rev. James Z. Smith upon
the duty OF the minister IN regard to
the enforcement of the laws. we
urgen:lySsk the newspapers OF the city
to give 1t publication and thus secure
for the suggestions contained IN II the
wide circulation they deserve.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-15
PRICE FIVE CENTS

the clergyman ''psadlsrs 81 ssKht-
shade. Of San~as thistlss. Of nex seHai-
ca Sometimes they sci yaa lnts
SoTner and tzsk snd TAX
snd tax. IL there is . worse crestars
than tas sstgieT Il - the ore VINO viii
listen wltheHt pfstess. TIE st1Fsi ef
all sssasslnstsons l. ths ASSASSINATION OF
character and Il a is asspsosbis ao Sc
siTos fnan's character what s Il % sc-
sIoy . y ~anssa'ss Spnas t.eegsie say tnsre
ls no he'll: II there lsnt u = hsgn tsne
sofae phaiansnFopssl busii one Ter
them.'
lie showed the assnt2ees of hereaIsy
and environment aud msee en effective
plea iof the man sbo is barn had. Whost
siossd for gener~tloGs hack has h-.rsa
sts>Ded with cflme "A ropsf .ian3. 3, 1
sss "a that allowances be "a f0f sueh.
Mercy. he sid. ~sss gres: Ard woilaeI-
fui WORD ana Ne should learn O. speil q
with oar hearts A. wesi ss cur H,fa I.s.
The entire lecture NSs lni<4Sfs.fSgi
with captivating stories iiiustrA. y. of
points made and the audience vac c4s.-
tlsstel.
lie conc nde6 ~lsh q vivid word pc
tafe of the field 81 Waterloo and SID
each human lie sxs a Aateflao N neea
OF human, sngellc ard osnE potent fe.
lnfoFcenenis
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-15

lnvITtp To coMf n.
ciusen. rn,it.s "a Attend IN. ss-
resffrE

Ciuxens sn,ites q" sttehd the He-s
Hestire.
The following letter has been mailed
TO many OF the residents Of the aud
the adjoining csuntle, by President Uhl
and Secretary Kinsey o. the Srand
Rapids imYrosemsat boa q
Desa Sf-A meeting al ths citizens
OF the counties of Kent. ottsws and
Iona will se held under the ispices
of the Grand Rapids Improvement
board. at Hsrtmsn's ball. m the city 81
Gfaud Rapids. on Tuesday evening,
December %. 1891, st :. 30 O'Clock, far
the purpose 81 forming sn sssgcssticn
to be known - tie Grand River In
prcvensnf sssOsistson, whose general
object stall be 70 promote ce-eperstive
acton ef the people Of the counties
above named, IA sising TIE erert %
ing,fove the navigation Of snsss
RIVER. II . belisvca that every res
dent Of the Grand River valley "a n
teYe<sed n this sntsrprIse You are
cordially and earnestly inxited 20 AZ
tena the meeting
Tfcon venr srrfvsl IN tove ttnslv
call ~ the essc< If tne hoard. Ne. ss
Monroe street, and register vita the
aeerst.ly. You're truly.
Epvrs r. rua.
W. II. Erxsrs. rrssiseet
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-15
United States Distract Attorney Pal
ner OF Big kspsas Was among TIE az
rivals at the Morton lsss signt.

United States Distract Attorney fai-
ner OF big ksp'as VAS among TIE AT
rivals At the Morton lsss sight.
c. ;. IsILelere. superintendent OF
schools st Lowell, vas at the Eagle last
night. He MAS accompanied by has
vile.
Judge NJ. Brown of Big Rapids Was
among the Michigan attorneys whom
law AMI religion attracted To this city
yesterday. lie Was guest at the
Morton.
". s. Coon, F. VI. Burstow, H. Com
stock, j. H. Franklia, +. r. Mnrphy,
r. 4. Hughes aud H. z. Morris were
among the Detroit citizens who regis
tered stSseel's yesterday.
]. Y. X. Goodrich, of Coopersvllle,
weil-known IN the Fifth district politics,
VAS at the Merton last night. lie was
accosnpa MED by his wife. They came
down 10 attend MIR. Talmage's lecture
at HaFtasan's ball.
q. r. stearns, one OF Big Eapcs'
prominent capitalists. WAS IN the city
yesterday, consulting +. A. Hull IN re-
gard 10 matters pertaining 10 the Log
Mountain Coal. Coke and Lumber
90 npany. He dined at the Morton.
.1esme down To hear Tslmage.too."
said Judge Judklns of Reed City al the
Norton Yesterday. 81 may do = little
legal business. however, before | go
home. We are putting In some new
electric lights at Reed city. and expec
TO have them running by the iirst OF
January"
81 am on my way to Ailegan." said
Judge Palmer. of Big Rapids. At the
Morton Yesterday. "Judge Arnold
IL sick, and | am going down 10 try
some cases for hlm. Shall probably be
there week or ten days. | intended
going down this afternoon; but after
wards decided To stay and hear Tai
mage tonight"
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-15
SIGNED VITA A BLACK SEAL.
The Rev. T. Dewitt TsimsEe Delivers
HIS Lecture on scandal


Last evening Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage
addressed q fine audience at HaTtman's
hall. He pleased his auditors by we'll
turned compliment, saying that the
alosi beautiful and grandest spectacle
on earth Is an immense audience, espe-
cislly on a stormy night Then he aex-
tsousiy inflated the Valley City mans
pride by saying thai Grand Rapids lm-
pressed him as being tue most rapidly
progressive city he met IN AL his tiaE-
els, which were extensive. The topic
of the evening was one which touched
a sensitive spot IN nearly every human
heart, slasi-scandal. lie sald. The
largest school IN the world 10 The
school of Scandal" IL contsins fresh
men. sophomorcs. seniors sud many
have received Their diploma slgued ~ith
the black seal OF the devil sud have
been out in the world prsctIcing ever
since THIS question comes up every
isy 70 every good man and woman,
How shall | receive sttscks on chsrae-
ties? Reject them all until proven true.
aid then hope there - some rnistNse
ab0atl a. Itisss natural for some people
TO attack character as u u for q hound
-
e pot belied, and II any OF you haven 1
been lied abont II is becanse you are
too yonns. Then he sas Yzed q iis,
defined Il and tod where a could ne
found. and 4 seemed from hss descTIp-
ton that Il was rs common sc the
house fY snd more pestferous
lie sad every pres dent frofn the FIRST
hsd been ssssiied ~ lies, every gooa
man since Adam. evefr Cpo3 wcfnsn
slHce kve, every good toy simc~ ! bel
TIE Be- = tie nszithssst monster IN es-
steue and tBe most setlTs- = When tat
Hers. both Enascsiiirs zsd fem ne. get
together what devils hroth thev hres
Rev. Tslgnsce surprises the entire sud-
snce by announcing tost ne sosnesiases
believed tie fhasc8 ne tstftsr wss
asuss uannero8s ttgsn TIE ftnsinine he
* ~ Inlsteres a cattlng retsaks - the
secretly asnae ~ho ru4es casracfef. fhen
fssse0s bsr roees II tns be- II her
aesff witA : diamond pss. AiAs tsf
ts1es- ts4e hessefs. ths.e s-sBesi r1on-
gers. ttass everlasting swooPs.' sd
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-15
UNDER FULL HEADWAI.
The Grand Rapids Improvement Board


At meeting held by the Grand Rap
ids improvement board yesterday after
noon the membership fee was reduced
from $40 TO s.. Fred A. Maynard, +,
chairman of the executive committee,
was instructed TO visit IN person three
or four gentlemen III Ottawa and Ion Ia
Counties and invite them TO be present
ana address the great mass meeting to
De held in Hartman's hall on Decem-
Der %. The primary object of the
mass meeting is to explain the object
and purposes OF the Improvement
board, but an effort will also he made
to organize tho Grand Rapids Improve
ment ASSOCIATION. Besides the three or
four speakers expected from the ad-
Joining counties, about dozen citizens
Of this city will address the gathering.
Secretary kinsey is addr assing letters
of inquiry to l50 cities throughout the
United States for the purpose OF obtain
ing statistics concerning manufactures,
freight rates. health, building, real
estate, ETC., ETC., TO be used IN making
comparisons with Grand Rapids IN CIV
ing information to outside parties.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-15
CUSTER GUARDS WILL PLAY.
Two Base Hall Teams Organized Lasi
Evening".

Last evening the members of Custer
Guard organized two indoor base ball
clubs under the management Of the
following officers; rresident, j. Baer;
vice president. w. Harry; secretary
and treasurer. Ben. Storrs; manager.
Ed. Van Asnus. The clubs are to be
known "a the Clusters aud the Guards.
The Clusters are composed of the fol-
lowing members; Ed. Van Asmus, cap
tain; John Vos. Henry Streng. John
Lane, X. Baer. j. Bser, John Brsnder,
AItsert ArBott. Cosries Long, Frank
Gray. +. Cady aid Harry Hydorn.
The following members cosnpose the
Guards. w. Hardy, captain. -. Berry.
l.. DeIamartsr, O. kilSsFem, w. 0ter-
lee. J.. Smhs. ~. seHth, Herman
kut.che. W Taylor, Charles DipPle.
&. Bacnmaa and IT. Ellis. The first
game will he played IN Custer bali ON
FFtaay evening. and regularly on the
salue evening. wfeSiv, hereafter. As
soun as they hecome adept n Lee game
the other city ciuhs wlii ge challenged.