Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-11

ilyered 10 the nsiils, and tftose that dld
net zek loxs py rail- or failed 10 carry
ever stock from lass tail, have not
started assyss. Sufficient water Is ex.
peetsd % be secured oy the mlddls OF
fas week. Wnsn ali m.lis viii De n
operation.
The Lansing improvement assoeia-
tsn has bought eighty aeres within
esght minutes walk OF the business
csntsr OF the town. Twenty acres Will
es reserved for manufacturing SITES,
the remainder will be plated into zoo
lots. 70 be sod az . uniform pEices oil
500 each on noathly paymenis- The
entire net proceeds OF the sale. est
mated a. SIS, 600. gill DO used IN erect
ing buildings for manufacturing puE-
po<es On the reserved portion.
A few years ago Nike J. Dee was a
sub" printer on Detroit newspapers
By hard, earnest work, and on account
az his great ability, he gradually arose
TO the position OF editor-in-chlef OF the
Detrsit News, IN which position ne &C
CURED fame auz wealth. But he i.
edstor-ln-chief no longer. tie has ie-
signed, and Pat Baker, until recently
foreman or The News, Is hls successor.
A Mclho!ist clergyman has figured
out the cost or converting Cinnamon,
a. follows: There are 5000 missionaries,
81 900 lay workers and eighty missions
n foreign lands, which cost 5000, 600
per annum 10 maintain. Converts now
number over 1000, 900. IL costs $S7 a
head TO convert hsatnens, while il in
wolves an expenditure OF $40 10 con-
vert a Caucauslan.
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saanty near Fergus, has become nearly
bliad, and 10 addition 10 his physical
innrmit.es - mentally deranged. He
got lost IN the woods for two days last
week ana went without food for that
time. being discovered IN pltiablo con-
dition by some neighboring farmers.
Here's All instance of nerve: A rock
fell on the head OF Frank Hiltoner
wnile ne Was working IN the Cleveland
nine. ishpeming, fracturing his skull.
HE finished his days work and walked
ie.surely 10 q hospital 10 have the
wound dressed. He was informed
that the injury might prove fatal.
The Invest gators society OF Detroit
spend sunday afternoons IN discussing
the beauties OF anarchy. Last Sunday
one OF It's members hsd the temerlty 10
say good word for government. but
r ne wac promptly sat down upon by joe
LaDadie. one OF the free trade editors
OF The News.
James Mclaughlin, colored watch
man, - years OF age, while trying TO
| return IN q row boat To the steamer
Ramoua Monday night, fell into the
Detroit river and WAS drowned. He
aad just finished making . round oil
| the saloons.
The min stcrs Of Saginaw have beer
looking the matter up and ind : at
| many OF the suretles on liquor boes
! are leading and influential members OF
their churches. also prominent Y. NJ
{. A. men OF the inner praying circle.
Sheriff Boyle was standing near the
| Michigan Central depot at jackson,
when TWO green looking Cinnamon gn'
| OF the train. lie thought they looked
IKE smuggied goods and locked 'em up.
| The barn OF James Clement. near
Gobleville. with all its contents, burned
| Monday. Leeds Haley, while attempt
l8g to cave an outbuilding, was strucs
. - . failing shed and BADLY hurt.
Z Thomas Austin Of Ws.crveit wa
+ found dead beneath losG of refuse
! which he had been hauling. 1t IS sup.
! posed ne Was taken With mt while u,-
| loading and Was smcth:red.
Port Huron aldermen have given the
street railway compsuy of that city $
7 thlrty-year franchise. The people
haven't commenced to kick yet, but
they will III . few weeks.
! Aichie Convey OF Ambsrg. L. -.
drowned himself because biue-eyed
rosy checked, l6-year-old Ida Trask
hadn't any particular use for MS etfer-
vsscing affections.
The st. Charles Independent didn'.
/ come out last week because q low down.
thief stole all the old style long primci
The shooting stick, plancr, mallet, sae
and pas'e pot.
| In arguing q motion for change 81
| venue for Prince Michael, the fviI2
soll-spirituai wife fraud, his attorney
| lad the unauthorized affrontery &c
| Iraw al analogy in which he compared
| ne salacious prince TO Jesus Christ aud
tie presiding judge to Pontius Plate.
| Hugh Naldrett. a young farmer nv
| ing five miles north of Maple Rapids,
1 mad his arm dlslocated at the shoulder
| joint b. a young horse rearing up CAD
| striking him.
Lawton citizens, in conaection WITH
| the local q. A. K. post and tue Wemars
Relief corps, Will erect a $1,000 soldiers
monument in the village cemetery II
| hat place.
Lille Fox, not long ago go cd gu
~ Caro-, is dead at Detroit from a e3sa.
I ,plicaticn of diseases acquired during
her brief but rapid career IN that city
Abundant rains have caused the
! streams TO overflow their banks aud
will delay farmers about farm work il
The neignborhood of Maple Rapids.
Monday Msyvills decided BY ms-
jori.y of twenty-five to bond the tow
Tor water works. The elsction Was tae
wsrmest ia the villages history.
The Single mill OF E. r. Ford al
! Twin Lakes WAS destroyed ~ Are. to-
/ zetber wish . horse aud 81, 900 shingles.
Loss. 5000; no insurance.
James Bush, who nysseriously dis.
appeared from Jackson IN February
nss b.sen found IN the asylum for in.
sane CRIMINALS At Isnia.
Frank Billings goes 10 state prison to
| remain two years for stealing = pair o.
ouekskln gloves. sad they were very
| ornsry articles at that.
The G. q ". NJ. has purchased forty.
| i've acres Of land near Chsrlevoix aad
| sill plat Il for resort purposes. The
orscs pad Vas 81. 900.
Aadrew Gale, an iacorrlgible PoassaC
| sAlef. has bveu returned to tas sisse
prison for four years sojourn. ris
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