Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-27

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offered by tue warden tor as Capture,
md lie i described as fosiosss Axss so'
w~,xAt aboat 2oe, far compassion.
81 IA brorn hair, heavy nfustsehe OF
lssnt brown eolor, large forehead. nose
: ri mouth. hazei eyes. end OF nrss
es.zsr of Left hand msssnspeus cut on
81 s...s OF let land psAr thusib, Wart
GA back OF left shoulder, dresssd IN
pgison gray.
parry A. Matthews Of Detroit met =
hurrible death the other day. He was
an emuloye OF The sulph.ta Fiber works
Ana tang missed from his piase,
search VAS made with the result that
hls remains were found in . vat OF sii- |
pnurle acid. He ~ supposed TO have
been overcome by the fumes OF The
Acid and fallen ia head first He was
literally parboiled. He leaves vile
10 whom no had been married only
three deys.
The famous libel suit of Kinney vs.
A. Neal Brown. formerly af tie North
western Tribune OF Ut. Pleasant. Tor
$40 900 damages has been settled by |
plantilf taking judgment py consent
for $5l and costs. The case grew OH
Of Browns criticism OF Mrs. Kinney as
member OF the board of supervisors,
some three years ago, IN which y per-
sonai attack was made upon the plain !
tff.
James Oswald. brakeman on the F.
& +. NJ, received probably fatal muir
lee while coupling cars 1t Feed City
Thursday. HIS right shoulder asid
three ribs were broken, but he WAS
drs gycd from under the care, before
being run over. by John Schrimer,
brakeman OF another train. who saw
him fall.
The latest musical invention is cred
tied to q. ii. Peddler, q mechanic en-
pioyed at the Nelson piano WORKS ~
| Muskegon. The instrument looks Ike
an upright piano with seven octaveS
| and three full set Of reeds, besides the
sub-bass. IL will 10 patented ana =
company organized TO manufacture H.
| Last December Charles Jewell OF Mt.
Pleasant, made an attempt a. ieion-
| ious assault upon l2-year-osd girl ~
| Looms, Isabella county. A warrant
was issued for his arrest bat ne eluded
the officers and fed. The other day
he returned and was promptly Jalied.
Jewell Is "a years old and has = wife.
A movement is on foot to reorganize
the old Muskegon Car company that
went to the wall about year ago:
Oyertures have been made in behalf OF
certain Chicago parties who were IN
terested in the old company 20 the
creditors to buy up :heir Claims ~
/ twenty cents on the dollar.
During the Cleveland celebration in
Detroit on Tuesday, Capt. W. A.
Gavett. erstwhilo head pusher IN the
passenger department Of the {. & w.
NJ. and D., l.. & n. railways. had his
pockets picked. Yesterday ne had re.
turned to HIM his book of passes and
account book,
Two years ago Frank McDep9h. OF
Flint, was sentenced to two years a.
Ionia for burglary. lie escaped after
: serving one year. A few days ago ne
returned to Flint where he has respect
. able relatives, He was recaptured and
will now try TO sorve out his term.
new Baptist church will be erected
at Allegan this season, OF Holland
; stone and brick, to be ia feet in size
with = seating capacity OF 500 IN thu
: church proper and 200 in the lecture
room. The estimated cost IS SIS, 900.
Guiteau. the assassin of Presiden
Garfield, was member of the class o
'63 IN the university of Michigan. ant
was the nephew of w. s. Maynard,
: that time the wealthlest and mos
!, prominent man of the community.
= The Kalkaskian put on "new form
i Thursday mornmg. 1t 10 now nv
q column, eight page paper. the sam
!. being decided improvement over Tn
o ola makeup. The Kalkaskian Is
o years old. a.s4lrH ayl AS
l2-year-old Saginaw boy grasped
10 dangling guy wire Thursday, and n
e ceiyed sucn shock that he was unabl
n TO let go. He was finally rescued. bu
il those who took hold Of him were badl
Ii shocked.
ID The shipyard OF F. W. Wheeler {
et Raw CITY. is 80 rushed with work tia
ig II has become necessary to put In
new electric light plant to enable
. large force OF men to work at night.
10 The electric railway that conn,c
70 Ishpeming and Negaunee will bs e.
tended to Marquette this season. Tn
ne will make the road fifteen miles lonl
III aud the fare will be but 20 cents.
~ Seven months ago Mrs Jones, wife
w Alderman w. u. Jones Of Dowagia
left her home taxing their only chi
with her. Mr.. Jones has just bee
granted an absolute divorce.
Several ladie. will try for first pla
on the Lansing board Of education
OK the coming municipal election. II
w. C.. T. u. will charperons q
al nominees.
Mrs. Ms. Buridge. whose clothing !
hh nlted while she WAS building the h
last Saturday morning, died from n
~ injuries Thursday at her home ct ia
- Sherman.
~ The Rev. Or. ]. s. Smart, presidi
~ elder of the Flint district and one
oil the best known div:nes in the state.
ny dangerously i'll At his home at Flint.
ITO Michael Holdenson wants the city
d. Saginaw to paw him 5000 for inlur
'ey claimed to have been received ~ Ia
IN ing in an unprotected mAnhoie.
The ci0hteen-months -old Whitn
babv. of Charlotte, swallowed lot
carbohc acid the other day but =
ert saved by prompt medical AID.
am Eighty.two Shetland ponies rot
:. over stock farm ~ Birmingham.
r. smallest animal among them IS o.
VIC ,veusy-nine inches high.
,er Grove Benson. . former resident
up Nuskegon. MAS killed by the cars n
ssu the Black Hills, Dakota, the other ii
- lie was railroad man.
p TIT been decided to unveii The
a. diers' monument, erected a. Musseg
.sr by {. VI. Eackley. ON Memorial day.
rle. The iall at Fcnt~Ater has been CT