Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-18
General State News.

George Ranson's barn in Hartwick,
was struck by lightning last Monday
night, killing one of his mules and
three head OF cattle. Mr.. Ransom, his
wife and hired girl were in the barn At
At the time and were badly hurt; Mr..
Ransom beng knocked down and
stunned. while his wife and hired glri
were badly burned by the lightning.
All three will recover.
The lookup at Iron River burned
down for the second time within O
year. This time an old woman, who
had been on "tear" was the only &C.
cupant. There was no attendant, and
when the fire was discovered the
flames were seen coming from the cell
occupied by the old woman lying help
le.sly drunk, and who persisted IN the
flames.
A Rattle Creek man recently filled a
bottle from each of the five sources
from which the city gets lis water
Gognac lake, Mud lake. MInges brook,
the river and the town pnmp--and
placed them on exhibition in the re-
corder's Office. Not city official mas
since then even taken water on the
side, taken q bath or washed his face.
In 1890 Pentwater's population was
1904. with registered voting strength
of $50. AT the recent election the list
of voters had Increased to 456. There
fore, says The News, the present pOpu-
latIon must be very near to 1888, aud
Pentwater is gratiiled at the showing.
Pentwater deserves its success.
There's Presbyterian minister down
in Kalamazoo that ought to be deco
rated. The Rev. Thomas Barr. while
offering prayer last Sabbath, stopped
short and publicly reproved the choir
for turning the leaves of their music
and making too much noise.
A man in Otsego got Jagged" up the
other night, fell into several mud holes
and few sewers, ana when he got
home his wife called in the marshal
and had the husband arrested as u
tramp.
The Manistee & Grand Rapids Ra H.
road company has now about finish ell
Its road from Manlstee TO the Chicago
4 West Michigan railroad crossing, be-
ing distance OF about thirty-slx miles.
A fresh fish of the Three Rivers mil
pond chased swallow with such vigor
that 1t landed high and dry upon the
bank. A byssander took Mr.. fish
home to grace the breakfast frying pan.
L. Fl. Belknap, near Reed City, cut a
maple tree this spring. the product OF
which Melted him fl2.io on bowl blocks
besides having five cords of two-foot
wood left. Quite large tree.
While C. NJ. Bradish, a jcweler OF
Kalamazoo, was tripping the light fan,
tsstlc Friday night, burglars broke into
MS store and Carried away several hun.
dred dollars worth of stuff.
At Harrison, Supervisor VIM. NJ.
| Temple aud Clerk ID. A. Sickner are
under arrest tor violating the election
law. They tore up five tickets on
election day.
Adrian ladies have charge Of the
cemetery. so they began to level of
the ground. plant flowers and build a
fence as q starter for the springs work,
Thursday.
The dancing zephyrs as Saginaw the
at sixty-four mile an hour clip, and
did from sl2 900 to sl5, 900 dsmage.
John Emmons' barns located near
Cas- City, burned the other day. A
mar was foolish enough TO walk into
one of them smoking clay pipe.
Two deaf mutss engaged in . prize
/ fight at Charlotte. The referee d 'esn'i
say how the bsaly-punished man an.
pounced he bad enough.
The wife Of DR.. +. r. Stamp Of Mus
/ kegon. - reported TO have eiopcd with
/ the doctors nephew. member OF the
I local Ere department..
Its reported that George NJ. Futts.
the fugitive postmaster OF Trout lake.
managed 10 take along the contents OF
loo registered letters.
There will soon b a tug OF war con-
test for 500 slae aud gate receipts be.
/ tween the Worlds Fair and Alpine
clubs Of saginaw.
A Lansing firm has reeelvee . pipe
containing l6e gallons Of queen Olives
The first package 81 TIE kind 10 enter
/ Michigan.
James Ssrlngstien Of Ia Grange. q
/ well.to-d0 fsrm~r, irsuasginss himself
a murderer. Religious excitement u
tae cane.
Charles stern and hftv.thres others
"a the sfssntb isfstet ass oassfsss ia
lncrssss the sss "a paper wrapped ca.
srsttes
ssn Hsfrne of KslsHao has beer :
voter Tor SEVENTY sikfse years. SD dat
- tnst tfus has as4ef sass a. seed
vossna.
Al osfoes. A. 8 fFssss died Thsa