Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-06
OsnsraI state Items.


General state Items.
The Iouia board Of education 10 de-
arous Of establishing . night school, II
. sufficient number OF pupils can be
foaEd.
The city funds OF West Bay City are
IN bad shape, and the city 10 financially
cuppisd, although there - plenty Of
money in the treasury.
Two thousand five hundred couples
wsre married in Wayne county last
ysar. but the number of divorces
granted haven't been compiled yet.
At Gaiien farmers are selling elm
and maple trees TO Chicago parties for
fs5 per hundred delivered ~ the rail-
road. and all on account of the Worlds
FAIR.
j.. NJ. Roper OF Big Rapids, has .
curiosity tor this time OF year, in shape
OF live butterfly, when no found q.
his ASH p..c when emptying pan OF
ashes.
! Louis j. Trempe. one OF Sault Ste.
MarIe's oldest citizens, is dead. For
| thirty years ne owned all the docks on
che river and most OF the town; but he
! died poor man.
Saglna~ Is still investigating the po-
lice court records while Matthews was
clerk OF tue court and other matters III
his otfice OF city clerk, aud promises 10
have a small sensation.
The Rev. Wallace Radcliffe of the
Fort street Presbyterian church IN De-
tro:s. HIS received cali from the West
minister church III Minneapolis, one of
the larges, IN the city.
Francis De Foe, one of the pioneers
OF Saginaw Valley, died from the
effects OF the grip yesterday He was
| So years old aud had spent moro than
half of his life a, Bay City.
| 1t rs rumored that new ice crusher,
similar in design TO the st. lgnace will
be bull: for work IN the Straist of
MacKinaw. The boat will be built by
the Detroit Dry Dock company.
W. y. Ferris OF the Big Rapids Indus
trial school is still coquetung with
other ciliss and tonight the city attor-
ney of Big Rapids will tell the city just
how much money IL can offer Mr.. FER
rs to keep the institution there.
One OF the largest lumber deal that
has been transacted in Bay City III
many years has just been consummated
through Ross, bradley & Co.'S purchas-
ing the entire amount of lunuer,
shirgies and hath on the docks Of n. =.
Bradley Il Sons.
Jackson Is congratuiating herself be-
cause New York's charity ball was a
failure, so far 80 the elite element of 1t
was concerned. Jackson had q little
experience in that line last year, and
decided that Paul was mistaken in de-
ciariug that "charity never failetb."
SAINT Ste. Marie Is having blood
curdIing meat war, Armour being en-
gagged i'll hiscustomary business OF driv-
ing out the local cow choppers. $500"
citizens who formerly mssticated "sait
| horse" now revel in sirIoin steaks and
porter house roasts, and pray that the
war may continue.
Five-year-old Barney Lornnity was
an eye witness to the murder of her
father ut Bay City. aud has given . de-
tailed statement of the crime to re-
porter for the Tribune. She made
another statement TO the chief of po-
lice. winch differs from the other only
Ia the description of one man.
Tho Rev. Howard MacQueary, the
divioe whose arrangement before the
ecclesiastical court of the Episcopal
church of the northern district OF
OHIO. charged with heresy. created such
q STIR in the religious world, and who
has since accepted the pastorate of
the Universalist church of Saginaw, left
yesterdayfor Harrisburg, Va, where he
will DO united IN marriage on Thurs
day. yanusr- IL. to Miss Hsrris.
About midnight Monday night fire
broke out IN the general store of j..
| W. Jackson. on Broad street, Chesa-
ming, and before the flames were sub.
dued SIX frame buildings on that side
of the towns principal thoroughfare
had been lad in ruins. Tho total loss
~ estimated at $4,000. The buildings
were occupied as follows: J. w. Jack
son, general merchandise, loss, $1,000.
covered by insurance; Jesse Slack,
barber; T. II. Falby, grocer. loss 81 300,
! insurance 800; &. Chrysler. dwelling.
l.. ID. Mann. harness shop, residence up
stairs; q vacant building owned by T..
l.. Green, The origin of the fire Is not
| known.
A .eqnei N tho terrible accident at
| Toledo, November q, has been reached.
The coroner, after months deilbera-
ton. has rendered his verdict as to the
responsibility 81 the disaster. The
substance CT II ~ that the engineer oil
toe Flint 4 Pere Marquette train and
the rear brakeman of the Lake Shore
\ train sre held - blame for tho acci-
dent, the enrinesr for running hrs loco
motive at "a excessive rat If speed
| within TIA Toe 10 yard. and the brake
man sor net Using the proper precsn-
ton in protesting tie rear ~ his train.
when he VS. aware than another was
! then dae 10 follow. The coroaer finds
that toth roa1s were To blame. but the
greatest harden Of tins blame IL placed
| on the Lake Shore roai Tor the horgi-
bic manper q Which they run IN tins la
| the Toledo yard. lie also finds tina,
i the Lake Shore train vas stopped, and
I does not believe the testimony OF the