Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-01

'Dsd yeu ever drink any pine top
wh.sksyy' asked NJ. 7. Cook, Noble
railroad man at the New Livingston
yesterday. .'lt's great stun. l spent
several weeks in northern Alabama
this summer and Visited hail . dozen
mountain ''dew" factories When
went up into the mountains l met =
United states usrshai and his posse
coming down. lie had one arm IA =
sling and one man IN = wagon. III
were gong TO make raid on . gang OF
moonshiners should want the whole
regular army. They are fast friends
but deadly enemies- IL they heiiese
you are acting IN good faith. you may
have any tniug you want but II they
suspect ueacnsry they wouldn't hesi-
tate moment to put . load OF buck
shot into you. i met = curious family
on say rambles IN fayetts county. The
husband WAS SIX feet eight inches tall.
HE wife va elk feet; their
con Vas feet y inches; one OF the girls
Was feet inches, and the other 6 feet
u inches The old man had been 20
Birmingham, but none OF the other
members Of the family had ever seen
. railroad train, = frame house. Q cook
stove or . leaf OF white bread. One
day met the old man in the mount
alns. He was armed with bis VIM
chester, and asked him II he we're
hunting deer. Reckon nos,' be said
laconicaliy. Turkeys. maybes | sug-
gested. Reckon not said he. We'll,
what are you huntngs' Amt huntin'
Bill Brown found him the next day
and died with his boots on"
"This has been the most disastrous
year the lakes have ever known" sad
J. j. 0leason, purser on the D., q. IL.
4 NJ. steamer Wisconsin, 1t the Clar-
endon yesterday. at seems ss il every
accident resulted in . terrible loss OF
life. don't believe ~ many persons
were ever before drowned in the lakes
in one year. Something seems 70 be
wrong In the construction Of lake yes
sells. An attempt 10 made to construct
them In euch q manner that they will
carry heavy loads with light draught.
The theory is all right, and the vessels
are strong enough for pleasant wealth
er; but they can't battle with the ele-
ments. When they get in . tight place
and have to weather . big storm or 60
TO pieces, they are shattered. When
the Western Reserve was lost the ship
builders said she would have been all
right il che had been loaded. The
Gilcher was loaded; but she il yet to be
heard from. They were twin steamers
and were considered the staunchest and
strongest on the lakes. There 10 but
one conclusion. The material of which
the boats were constructed was too
light aud they broke in two. Stronger
and heavier boats must be built or this
seasons accidents viii be repeated from
year to year."
buchanan will now have system
of water works." said c. T. Black of
that village at the Kent yesterday.
1--WE have bonded the village for $780,
0o0 and will build . dam across the
river. We shall probably get our water
from artesian welle, but this will fur
nish the power. We have one Of the
best mill ntes to be found on the st.
Joseph river. We can build ten-foot
dam and back water for eight miles up
the river, forming an immense reser.
voir. Buchanan has been little allow
for several years, but 1t will begin Z
new growth now"
George Cooper aud H. Truman. gov.
eminent contractors from Manitowoc,
are at the Morton. I'VE are 20 bid on
the harbor improvements" said Mr..
Cooper yesterday. 1.-THE contracts are
to be let tomorrow by Colonel Ludlow
or his assistant. There are . great