Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-19

forxsry. The young man 10 desperately
in love with Young lady who thinks
that love and sentiment 10 eli right IN
IL way. bat that . fellow who has real
estate, ete., can buy more bonnets and
thinRs than . poor chap. So 20 win his
charmer's hand he bought farm and
forged nose for $500. The Vicks-
burg hank took the farm to make the
nots good. He then forged the names
of some relatives for $500, and secured
the money Of . Kalamazoo money
ioaner.
John Kruger, the waiter under AZ
rest for abdue0ng and seducing Annie
Brink. large. plump, black-eyed girl
OF Is ysArs, he's confessed that be took
the child to Chicago, bat, firing OF her
after few weeks. sent her TO st. Louis,
No.. 20 be the mistress OF . wretch
equally - debAsed and devoid OF
manly impulsea - himself. The girls
parents have gone to ST. LOUIS IN
search of what il left OF their once
idolized child.
Detroit people thought the world Was
coming to an end Tuesday night,
when s big steam pipe az the electric
light works burst at $50, with . fright
full outburss followed by dull rurnbl-
ing that reverberated omiDously for =
minute or 20. causing the lights 70 90
out. leaving the metropolis in total
darkness till II o'clock, when lights IN
the central portion Of the city were put
IN operation again. No one was seri-
ously hurt.
A queer case il being tried ct Union
City. One man agreed % Rlve another
$500 for winning the affections OF an
81. 900 widow Tor him. The winning
was done ~ per contract and the mar
rage contaminated, but the BRIDE
groom's forgettery got in its work di-
rectly and he refused to fork over the
500 simoleans. The power OF the CIR
cult court 10 invoked to bring the for.
getful benedict to time.
A Vickspurg man Last week received
some seed from Washington. When
he went home he noticed the warning,
penalty for private use $780," on the
envelope. He returned the seed TO the
postotficc. explaining that he had ac-
cepted them for private use, but didn't
feel like paying $500 for 10 cents worth
Of seeds.
Four men armed with Winchester
rifles and revolvers, are cruising along
the lake shore in sailboat between
Sleeping Bear and Cat Head Point.
landing at small places and carrying OF
property after the manner OF the
island M0rmons Of years past.
A benevolent, gentlemanly-appearing
stranger Of medium height, with long
gray beard and sauctlmonious aspect
cashed checks for SIS and $18 which he
had artiAticxlly rnised to $500 and ST.
500, 1t the City Savings hank and Third
National bank Of Detroit.
When Postoffice Inspector Pulcifer
came to Bagiey last week he found o
queer state of affairs. Postmaster G.
w. Wilkins, who had removed to Me-
nominee, had turned the ofice over TO
another man without notifying the
postofiicc department.
The boy Mcconnell, from the Mar
quette po0rhouso, whose Abundance to
the reform school at Lansing WAS OBJ
jected to ON the ground that he had q
crushed leg, has been admitted by
order of the board of control.
Freddy francs, ~ years old, who
died at Grand Haven q couple Of days
ego, had been using tobacco since he
was amere baby. He couldn't relish
his meals until after he had taken q
chew of his fsvorite brand.
A crazy youns man named Clark,
under arrest ut C0ldwater for soaring
people out Of their wits by his queer
antics, says he knows all about the
Crouch murders committed in Jackson
county eight years ago.
Nrs. Agnes L. d'Arcambal Of the
Detroit Hong of Industry, has been
appointed 'by Governor Winans as dele
gate to attend the annual conference
of charities and corrections to be held
at Denver, June 1929.
TIE commencement exercises of
of Olivet coll.gcwill begin June 10 and
last four days. The Alumni associa-
toms banquet will occur june %: The
Hon. Thomas w. Palmer will deliver
the address.
Prince Mixes wife has dropped
adultery proceedings against him in
consideration of $1,000. Then, too, the
lady thinks that the poor man was lead
assray by the wiles OF Eliza Court.
Ex-Secrstary of State Gil X. Osmun
says the rumor that he has purchased
an interesta.n . paper at Grand Rapids
Is canaTd. He will continue to reside
in Detroit.
Tho state board of the Knights of the
Maccabess have decided to change the
date Of the annual review at Detroit
from September Is to September 8.
B. Mullen, editor Of the Michigan
Stats Zeitupg, Manistee, has left that
city. He will publish . German week.
~ at Springfield, no.
,
were placed IN Pilgrim river at Hough-
ton, and 5000 in various other upper
peninsula streams.
Prince Michael has been granted a
change of venue IN the Bernice Bechel
case, which will DO tried in the Washte-
nav circuit.
The Northern Amateur Rowing asso-
cations regatta will be held NJ Baw-
becse lake, Hiilsdale, July Is and Is.
Supervisor Temple and .. A. Harri-
son are being tried for not counting all
the votes at the iast election.
The fifteenth annual convection OF
Western Gas ASSOCIATION will be held in
Detroit, commencing today.
Miss walker, the Portland school
ma am, was acquitted of the charge OF
assault and battery.
Adam T. McCarey died of consump-
ton 1T Coldwater. Tuesday night, aged
- yeaxs.
The annual convention Of state A.
O. H. 10 being held ~ Port Huron.
Ground has been broken ct West
BAY City for $50. 900 theater.
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