Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-05

tuesday. April s. isss. for the purpose
q taking action upon political and
other questions that may coms before
he convention. The basic Of rspFo-
-eptAton 70 twenty-five delegates TO
ach county. The call 10 made ~ w.
4. Atwood Of saginaw. john j. Evans
e Bate Greek. r. NJ. Thurman Of
Iackson. J. A. Ford OF Grand Rapids.
W. II. Anderson Of detroit. {. I.
White OF Bay City. w. l.. Burton Of
Adrian and other prominent co.ored
eitif~ns OF the state.
Hope deferred. then realized. 10 what
played hob with Mrs. Jastiana Heintx-
mann. Of Bay City, widow Of union
soldier who died in 1878. She applied
tor . pension. but proceedings were
delayed until che gave up hope. While
too feeble tn work and very despon.
dent. . check for large amount came
To her from the government. The sur
prisc unsettled her reason and with
that affection came snother--the loss
of eight. She has enough now To sup
port her in comfort. but 10 not in .
condition TO realize il.
A feeble-a.inded girl, an inmate OF
tho Mecosta county house has just be-
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about 10 follow suit. The keeper has
been under accusation. az has also an
aged male inmate. Disclosures arc
likely TO be made which will shock the
humanitarians. who labor under the
impression that the friendless wards of
the county are amply protected by law.
A horse driven by . son OF \. A.
Newton ran away 1T Kalamazoo Thurs
day and demolished two vehicles be-
sides the one 10 which 1t was attached,
Knocked down four men. ran over Miss
Rosa Kelly, slightly inlurlng her. then
ran over Misses LARA and Lima Wilcox.
badly injuring the latter and finally fell
breaking one OF IFS own legs. The
animal was tnen x illeI.
The Saranac school, in six months,
has secured money enough by enter
tainments, etc., to buy Twpier Holtz
electrical machine, an air pump with
fixtures, q bichromate Of potash bat
terry, an induction coil, etc. 1t has
added $50 worth of books. The class
in physics has made Leyden lar, an
inductivc c, Under. an elec.rophorus,
magnet, helix. etc.
There is war in tho Muskegon schoo
examiners board. Mr.. Cogshall, q
member began quizzing the applicants
verbally, putting to them questions not
on the list. Examiner Mclean pro-
teeted that the formers sarc astic Qnes-
tons were insulting to the applicants
for Ger tificatee. Mr.. CoSshali continued
his catechism and the result cannot be
predicted.
Two workmen named Weaver and
Matnison fell from the New Advent
church at Chesauing Thursday by the
breaking of the scahold. The former
sustained slight injuries, but one of
Mathison's legs was broken. The bone
protrudlng from the flesh and being
driven into the frozen ground.
The Old Settlers ASSOCIATION Of An
trim, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse and
Kaikaska counties held its annual
meeting at Elk Rapids on Wednesday.
There was q large attendance and they
wound it up with ball.
Mrs. Edward Hope left her infant with
her mother at Kalamazoo ten days ago
for q few hours and did not return.
Investigation resulted in finding her
with friends in Chicago and danger
ously i'll.
DR.. G. F. Cotter of Menominee. who,
il was alleged. put up . job with .
young girl to blackmail DR.. Gregory,
has been expelled from the Menominee
River Medical association.
DR.. Nelson, president of Kalamazoo
college, 10 spending few weeks At
Alma Sanitarium. He 10 much better
than tor some time past and his friends
are greatly encouraged.
Dan Dun's notorious place at Sency.
has been burned by people who believed
no monument should be left of the
guilty traffic which was carried on by
the man now dead.
Arthur Retain, who lost both feet by
being run over at Hudson by the fast
mail on the Lake Shore road. had =
second amprtation Of one limb on
Thursday.
There 10 talk of . kite-shaped track
to be located between Benton Harbor
and st. Joe. The prospective grand
stand will have . seating capacity of
10 200.
Two hundred and fifty employees in
the steel department of the Wheeler
ship yards at Bay City walked out
Thursday because one OF their number
was discharged. The strike is still on.
Mrs. Margaret Custer Calhoun, state
librarian. who has been i'll in the hos
pital NJ Lansing, has 90 far recovered ~
TO he able to return 70 her home.
West Bay City authorities are
alarmed over an epidemic OF diph-
therla and scarlet fever. There 70 talk
of closing the public schools.
The ladies Of st. Andrews Episcopal
church at Ann Arbor found that the
net proceeds Of the recent festival OF
days will be about $500.
Mrs. John Fitch, Of Marlette, Was in.
SANITY killed Thursday night 10 . run
away. Mr.. Fitch 10 . patient IT Harper
hospital, Detroit.
Deputy County Clerk Gleason of
Port Huron stands six feet four in hrs
stockings. and Is just the right build
for . policeman.
Henry H.il. arrested ~ Gladstone
upon q charge Of criminallv assAultiug
Minnie Kean, was discharged upon ex-
animation.
Mrs. william Pickrum, an aged lady
OF Belicvllle, fell upon = red hot stove
Wednesday aud died from her injuries
nest day.
Potatoes are selling for rs cents per
bushei ct shelby the highest price
paid for the tubers there this winter.
Capt. George q. Strong OF Monroe, 10
dead aftbe Kalamazoo asylum, at the
age Of ~ years.
orsans county fruis growers are jn-
bllaut over the prospects of ne1t Sea
eon's crop.
scarlet fever hAs closed The Raisin
Valley Seminary ~ Rsisin. Lenawse
eeuaty,
Charlsa Kieer. 3 prominent young