Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-02
ABOUND ,he State.

Al the uictllnB Oh the state oooAN W
health IN Detroit, 10 investigate the
causes OF dangerous diseases prevalent
IN that city. tne following resoiutlons
were adopted: THAT II Is the sense OF
this meeting that the health depart.
ment of the city OF Detroit should SEND
some of It's officials frequently TO IN
fected houses TO see that the patients
are isolated and the other rules OF the
board are complied with; that Mayor
Pingree, Secretary III. b. Baker, and
DR.. ). r. Duffield be constituted q COM
ulittee TO draw up statement 70 the
common council OF the urgent neces-
sity for the contagious disease hospi.
tai" Tue local board of health feel
sore In consequence.
The Christadelphians, . peculiar sect
that has recently obtained . consider
able following 1t Belden, Big Beaver
Island, think the world Is coming to an
end tomorrow. w. X. Hawson, a Chi
cagO speculator, who heard OF the
strange delunon of the people, has
bought from them $l65,000 worth OF
land and buildings for less than
$40 900.
Two Jackson county girls were rid
ing horseback in the country. wearing
the latest riding habits. One OF the
girls felt that something was giving
away, and, meeting an elderly woman
on the road, asked her to Tx it. The
woman raised the girls skirts, saw the
pantaloons. and said in disgust, "Boys!"
and refused to assist any further.
The Howard City Driving Park and
Agricultural ASSOCIATION will hold Its
first annual fair on its new grounds,
September 81 to 80. with $1,000 in purses
in the speed ring and liberal premiums
in all departments. They will have a
regulation half-mIle track.
A woman named Burke, well
educated and once q leader Of polite
society at East Tawas, has been sent to
the house of correction to serve two
years sentence for vagrancy. She is .
physical, mental and moral wreck.
Morphine.
Improvement of country roads viii
probably be an issue in the state cam
PAL On this year. There seems to be q
general demand on the part of farmers
and residents of villages, towns and
cities for better roads.
Kalamazoo's chief of police has ar
extremely sensitive Anthony Comstock
like mind. Friday he ordered an ar
dealer to put an apron on beautiful
fac smile of the ''Toilet of Venus"
Mrs. Kate Doelson, who sued the city
of Niles for $1,000 damages, on accoun
| of her husbands being killed by tht
| giving away of q stone walk IN thai
city, has settled the case for $1,000.
The d. l.. & N. railroad company
will build large potato warehouse a.
Stanton the coming summer. Stanton
is the center of one Of the best potato
districts IN the state.
Miss May White, the sleeping Stock.
bridge school teacher, is gaining rapidly
and her u Inmate recovery to vigorou:
womanhood is expected by physicians
Twenty-one manufactures have beer
landed in Muskegon in eighteer
months by the Improvement company
and moro are applying for locations.
The Rev. G. Ryckaert, pastor Of st
Peters Catholic church, Mt. Clemens
10 dead aged 70 years. He had resided
in Mt. Clemens twenty one years.
Theodore +. Eustrom Of Negaunee
was sick with grip. The doctor pre-
scrlbed medicine containing opium. HI
took too much of 1t and died.
Water used by Agricultural colleg'
! students will be analysed by al
eminent eastern chemist to ascertain j
disease germs Turk therein.
Silas Fredenburg was attacked b,
footpads at Battle Creek, robbed of 81,
and beaten into insenability. His con
dition IS preearious.
Arved Peterson monkeyed with
chopper in the basket factory at Lud
instonr IL amputated the index fnge
Of his right hand.
F. 0. Gafney. Missaukee county
prosecuting attorney, is charged will
receiving money 70 settle q case o
criminal assault.
''Mrs. ipi' 10 the way an inmate o
the industrial home for girls at Adrial
recently spelled the name of the grea
river.
Saginaw city council has approve,
the bonds of 100 saloon keepers, bu
there are several they haven't approves
yet.
The state convention of the Women
Christian Temperance union will b
held ia Detroit Nay 24-27.
Vessel leaders of Msnistee have OF
gained with . thIrty-five cent pc
hour scale-
| The Muskegon police force has bee
reduced from twenty TO twelve men.
jackson grocers will establish col
lection bureau.
| Negaunee people are preparing for
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