Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-23
State News In Brief.


cay; mean he caught me and the res,
of the family. Most Of them gathered
up their skirts and He'd TO the barn for
safety; am of more courageous dis
position. so i only crawled under the
bed. He tried to assure me that 1t
wasn't loaded, but had read Of too
many families being thinned out by
unloaded guns. go II only scared me .
little more. Al my earnest entreaty he
laid II down on the table; then and on
IL then did | come out. | carried the
weapon out on q shovel and buried il
IN the fence corner. Then | explained
verse IN Solomon's proverbs, where
ne speaks of rods and such things, to
the young man. tried to get the rest
CT the family IN, by promises of protec-
ton. but they wouldn't come until the
bowls of our heir assured them of
peace and safety; that their natural
protector was still on earth.-Alpena
Echo.
A man by the name OF Fred Free
man took up bis residence in Q camp
about eight miles from Baldwin with
his family. Matt Gleason was making
arrangements To start logging camp,
which Freeman rented, and on Gleason
attempting TO enter the house shot At
him with rifle. just missing his head.
On being arrested he claimed to have
intended to frlghten him only, and did
not wish to hurt anyone.
John Knox, saloon tough, Was
caught IN the act of committing .
burglary ut Ed Jones residence In
BelcIng. Wednesday afternoon. He
had broken IN back door and effected
80 entrance, when detected and ar
rested.
When tramp asks for lodging at
the Battle Creek jail it 10 not refused
but last week they commenced giving
them q bali and cnain sentence, since
then the lodgings business ut Battle
Creek has all petered out.
Wednesday the Manistee Democrat
printed sixteeu-page special holiday
sion which 10 filled with excellent
matter. The Democrat is one of the
hest of the wide awake dallles of
Northern Michigan.
Postmaster Guftin of Roscommon,
/ did not forward an unstamped letter
belonging TO Peter Kinney of Houghton
Lake. Kinney roasted Guffin in the
local paper. Now Guffin sues Kinney
| for SANDER.
Charles Gregory, an employe of the
Battle Creek Machinery company, fel!
into pit of molten brass the other
day and may lose an arm as the result
of the injuries sustained.
William Hample was arrested a.
/ Leonldas on requisltion from Oregon,
where be is wanted on charge of 60
ing away with more money than be.
longe6 TO him.
Minnie Marks of Mendon, possesses q
silver brooch which. sixty years ago
her father received from Pottowa.
TAME chief in return for q loaf OF
bread.
| Burglars distracted several hundred
| dollars in bills and miscellaneous ar
] ticles from Thomas Flanni9an's resi-
derce, Isnpemlng, early Tuesdsy morn.
/ ing.
The editors of the Big Rapids Pioneer
and Bulletin are sarcastIcally paying
each other compliments through the
| columns OF their respective papers.
The Plsinwell Enterprise has gotten
cut n holiday edition with a hand
/ sOmely illustrated cover. The paper
u credit 10 the town.
Eaton Rapids men have taken / ,50(
| bushels OF potatoes out of the ground
I ,he yield of twelve acres, and sem
them 10 market.
Charlie Swan, welt known Benton
I IIsrbor bsndmaster. has Joined the
/ BaTnum circus band.
Burt Walker, an Adrian aeronaut. !.
making balloon ascensions in Italy.
Tue cold weather has checked th,
| diphtnsfs epidemic at Bay City.
/ Marshall turned on electric light fo
/ the first time Tuesday night.
| CnaFievOix - rsvs!ing in sheet anC
pillow case parties.
Lyons bas highwsyaian. but bust
/ ness ; duh
Ipsilant ia wrestling with chicken
PIE socisis.
Jackson h0r.emen want to bald
/ IA ~ track