Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-07
DEATH In A POTATO
Sad End of a Hungry Child o.
the Forest
AT The OLD MISSION SCHOOL
The Natural Beauties OF Northern Mich
igzn is Being Converted Into Szs
Summer Resort Lots.

the water with Grand Travefss bay on
one side aud New MISSION nzrbor on
the other. Years ago the building nov
heralded ~ the Hotel Leelaaau, =
GUNNER resort hotel, WAS erected by
the government for . mission school
Tor DlAck-eyed young braves and dark
faced Indian lassles- Somstimes the
affairs of the school were in = flourish
ing condition, then again there were
undenlable sggns of acknowledgement.
Rumor has il that the pupils were often
| deprived OF necessary sustenance and
there is = story current that one little
lad more venturesome aud perhaps
more hungry than the others sneaked
into the kitchen one day and when the
| cooks broad back was turned he seized
q long handled lsdls and fished out q
red-hot potato from the boiling kettle.
Being fearful of losing the prize and
| too young to realize the possible conse-
| quences, ne thrust u goodly portion of
| the hot vegetable into his mouth. At
that moment the cook glanced over her
shoulder and beheld the boy choking
and gasping with the potato stuck IN
his throat. She flew to his rescue, but
could not help him materially and
| death finally resulted. The affair was
hushed up as expeditiously as possible,
the total loss of the potato being
thought the most deplorable feature of
the incident, as potatoes were then con-
sldered articles or luxury IN the north
country.
4 I aala <rI. lxA a,,d, 81
ICED Is pretty building. There are
broad balconies and galleries. as they
say down south. and there Is an OBJ
servatory over the roof from which a
f, fac view may be obtained OF the coun-
try for miles around. The fine old
orchard, planted during missionary
days, yields enormous crops Of fruit,
the same being utilized by the hotel.
Tcmpts -Cooaing" Parties.
1t has been intmated that the array
OF fruits tempts many "cooning" par
ties dark nights, but the rumor cannot
be well founded. Only the best and
most exclusive OF summer resorters
lind shelter at the Leelanau to idle
away the days in its primeval charms,
Surrounded as it Is by water on every
side but one, and standing on q noun
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| what Inaccessible. Omena is twenty
| five miles from q railroad, the nearest
railway point being Traverse City.
| Close connections are made between q
I line of boats and the arriving and de-
parting trains. The steamer Crescent,
y stout little boat, leaves the dock,
some distance from the hotel, each
morning at 7:45. arriving at Traverse
| City at IL 4. m. in time for the 1l:1O G.
X. & l. train south. Yesterday morn
ing heavy gale swept over the bay
from the southeast and was enlivened
with brilliant flashes OF lightning, loud
thunder and heavy dashes OF rain.
The little Crescent ploughed her way
along through the deep seas with per-
feet indifference until Traverse point
was reached. In rounding the point
the passengers received the impression
that the boat had rolled over several
times. but they were mistaken. She
had only been caught in the trough of
| the sea and one or two of the waves
had dashed over her cabin. OF course
the storm delayed the boat somewhat
and some persons expressed fears of
| missing the train. They were treasured
by the captain. who pulled the whistle
signaling the train. When the dock
was reached it was found that the train
had backed down to the foot of the
wharf, q convenience much appre-
| cIated.
| Explained 1t All.
Excellent time was made after reach
ing the main line at Walton Junction,
but gliding through the deep woods
north of Cadillac the train came to .
dead standstill. After time the brake
man entered ths car and was ques-
toned as TO the cause of the delay.
"The brake broke" he answered.
"You mean the broke brake" cor
rected q drummer. Then, just as
everybody was about TO laugh thin,
querulous voice emanating from pre-
else looking individual piped, HE
meant that the broke WAS braken, but
he mlsspoke himself" The laughter
came, but the querulous man couldn't
see anything funny until the brakeman
added, "Well, let her brake" then he
smiled in an indulgent "God bless you,
my children" SORT of . way, - II
to convey the impression that he could
stand joke As well ~ any enc.
There is one thing noticeable on .
trip through the northern resorts. The
older and more popular centers have
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railroads have carried about the Gus.
tomsry number of passengers north this
season. The reason for this may be
seen in the vast increase Of resort
points. Nearly every bit OF available
beach land has been converted into .
resort. and each point being new and
crude, and as q natural result intensely
attractive to those weary OF city life.
the summer population has been dis
tributed over a lagre territory. None Of
the hotels have baen crowded. Persons
who formerly went to Traverse City,
Bay View, Petoskey or Mackinac,
straight as the crow flies. are finding
rest and recreation At places formerly
unknown. The entire north "a being
converted from green shaded wood
land into SIS building lots. and five
years more Of influx will rob the re-
sort region of il. chief attraction, the
unbroken forests of beech and maple.
the fragrant gossipy pines, and the
delicious tangle and underground of
wild grape vines.
Tssah en- the Poet.
| The poet that wrote:
where whispering pine trees like patriarch
meaarchs
Have stood for long ages In battle array.
Have breasted the changes Of life and Of res-
1 san.
Aad answered the voices Of Grand Traverse
Bzv-
Will cease TO sing her song. and oil
over the northland. where the pines
told tales and tue naples listened With