Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-15
GIVEN A BAD NAME
stroIiing Crusaders Willy the
City of Rockford.
MAKING CITIZENS INDIGNANT
S.ex,cs Of the Salvation Crusaders
State Incidents and Accidents
for Single Day.

RocxseaD, Mich. Jan. l4.-This PIE
sowu u highly indignant On account u
the sctions Of tne so-caiied CRUSADERS.
There are three churches here viii
resid eEt ministers, besides "A Episcopai
nisslon, three Sunday schools. nunef-
Gus temperance, frAtesnal and bsneyo-
lent societies, and the citizens wefs
proud 70 consider themselves MODE
people. About six weeks ago . band
scrusaaers' compriang two men and
four women, came here and began oi
20 make night hideous VIII
three brass horns. . bass drum ane
two tAmbcurines each tuned 10 differ
sut key. Their leader. Capt. ksed, L
IN illterate man. snose special quaii-
fication seems to he the use of SLANG
and vulgar language On one ocsa
SOS he remarked that any one or tst
citizens VINO did not believe IN III
Bible ought TO 60 ard soak his heal
The people supported the band, aasi
they were rewarded by an article pae-
lished in . crusader paper In the eas'
and headed "a wseEsd place Ro'k
ford is held Up as deEsrateiy wicket
place and the statement made that tht
Lord would destroy the town but Tor
the presence Of few righteous ones
Too Many Lodges.
THREE BIvEgs. Mich, Jan. IA
the annual meeting Of the local Ma
Ocnal UNION, the regular election o.
officers was postponed and PROPOSE
ton submitted for transferring tbs
members into some other benetitiu.
order. There are seven frstsinal IN.
surance bodies represented IN the place
and in all nineteen different secret So
cieties. There are several Tire,
Rivers citizens who belong TO rs many
IS fourteen different lodges. Undtl
these circumstances 10 has been dlti
cult 10 MAINTAIN the National union
which is OF recen. organization ana
which mas less than thirty members.
II being difficult To even secure u quo
rum for the transaction Of business, Il
disnsndment IS strongly urged.
Angry rss.bytsrians.
THREE RIVERS. Jan. H.-Some LITTLE
hard feeling has been caused here b,
the failure of the kalamazoo presby
terry. which meet here this week, to IA
stat the Rev. EmInet Rankin. Negligence
ON the part on some, andcrankluess OF
the part Of others. who perslsting IL
leaving town and breaking the quorum
10 given as the cause of the failure. tn
way the matter turned out was DIS
appointment TO all concerned. Mr.
Rankin IS worthy of better treatmen
and Three Rivers Presbyterlans hav
lust cause for no. entertaining tn
kindest of feelings toward those respon
slble for the presbytery's mystifyir;
and unexpected action.
Notes from Casnossburg.
CASSoSsBuRe, Mich, Jan. l2.-Th'
residence OF Peter Mcpherson III Lowell
township was destroyed by fire on Mon
day, January IL. The fire was frs
discovered in the second story OK tn
upright. In the rooms below Mr.. Nc
Phearson's aged mother was living VIII
Was almost helpless frcm an acciden
which happened little moro than
year ago. She was rescued by neixl
bors with great difficulty AZ the fire wa
directly over her room. She lost nearl
everything, and lies in . critical cond
ton rt the home OF her daughter
Mrs. Harry Kettle. Peter McPherso
saved nearly al his goods. The loss
about $4,000; insured.
The grip is making things livel.
new cases every day.
The ravagcs OF the canine amor
sneep Is fearful OF late.
Fire as the soo-the Posronhcs Scorehe
sAuLr STE. MARIE. Mich. Jan. IA
Fire broke out yesterday in the bas
ment Of the Sauit National bank bloc
A clothing store was gutted, and II
fire spread to the postoftice, but w
there extinguished. Tho loss to q
owner Of the clothing store 10 abol
5000 with $500 insurance. III
damage to the whole block was abo
so. GOO, fully covered 10y insuranc
Not letter was lost and the next MOI
ing the mails were attended to IN Il
usual order, although removal TO a
other building was recessitated.