Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-06
MOTEL. CHAH

I've found the champion al round
hsr II the western hemisphere" sad &.
X. Lsllgstssn II Cleveland ia The Nor
ton yesterday. lie lives Ia Baldwin.
Michigan. and wears t!ue oseralls and
red whiskera ! uaeaTfhed him Iue<-
day sflornoon. and shall make Arrange
Henis 10 exhibit him 81 the worlds
fair. HE . a lsi1~ winner. and cab ont
pfessrseats sfytAing | ever $40 t~t~een
Portland. Maine. and Portland Oregon.
l vas waiting at The L. w. n. ucpot
Tor 4 train ani he conf.aed 10 NE some
statements about trout fishing IN the
Pere Marquette. He iook like = man 1t
truth. but in resiit. he wss . "A karat
liar and and gilded Al that Among
other tzles Il fancy that lie hid. was .
story about Cincinnati man who cap.
turcd trout weighing nvs pounds and
thirteen ounces after II Was dressed.
Caught it with = erssshopper. to-. after
losing his ny. This Baldwin sob 1t
Beiial claimed be helped tie man land
the hsh. and II measured little over
sixteen inches IN length. This Mas had
enough. but the grscrless descendant ~
AnAnias declared that the fish had two
hooks in his stomach. having IL some time
swallowed them and bitten the line OF
l bought him three drinka IL was the
least ] could do 10 show my apprecia-
ton II his imagination"
The legislature will he ready 20 adj
journ May -" said Lieutenant Cover
nor j. Wight Giddings in The Morton
last night. There IL u great deal IL
private legislation that will have 20 he
thrown over: but ali the more important
measures will be acted upon. The time
10 coming when Law must be passed 10
permit cities and villages TO incorporate
themselves according 10 some specified
regulations. They can be divided into
Of them. Some measure 1T this kind
has become an absolute Necessity. IL IL
impossible for state legislature to pass
upon all the municipal legislst'on
brought before il. These are all
matters in which the state at
large has no possible interest.
The state u Michigan does not care
whether or not the city OF Grand
Rapids bonds itself n improve the
river. Yet the legislature is Obliged 10
pass upon il. All this il useless. - far
a. il affects the state IA q whole. and
these powers should he delegated 10 the
cities themselves There Is another
thing in favor Of this- 1t will prevent
any partisan municipal legislation IL
there be a republican majority in the
Legislature and few Of the republicans
Of city wish bill passed. which the
majority OF the citizens do not favor. II
would be impossible To lobby II
through. am using this only as an
illustration. Republican legislators do
not do that kind Il business. But some
thing must be done Ia relieve the legis-
lature Of its municipal legislation
Perry i. Powers Of Cadillac. editor Of
the News and Express. and a member ct
the state board Of education. is a guest
in The Morton. What's new in Cadil-
lac!" asked reporter for The HERALD
last night. Two babies" responded Mr..
Powers promptly. 'One last night and
one the night before. Both doing well.
and we're thinking OF taking a new cen
sus OF tho city" Mr.. Powers will attend
the meeting Of the National League Of
Republican clubs 10 be held in Louis
Vile next week. He says about twenty
Of the enesyetic young republicans of
the state will attend.
u. Il. Mcmahon will make an excel.
lent judge in every respect said Judge
j. Byron Judkins Of Reed City in the
New Livingston. Mr.. Mcmahon will
succeed Judge Judkins on the bench Of