Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-03
HOTEL CHATS.

Harry Parent. treasurer Of the Detroit
opera house, il q guest IN Sweets. He
was formerly treasurer OF The Grand.
MIR. Parent had one Of the most thrilling
experiences yesterday, which could fall
to the lot Of . Detroit man. When at
home Mr.. Parent il accustomed 10 being
carried from place To place by means OF
q Detroit horse car. These are very
reliable vehicles, but not one Of them
would attempt to pass given point in
lees than forty minutes Mr.. Parent
was coming down on q Lyon street car
yesterday afternoon and became dizzy or
frightened at the speed. Anyway he
attempted to jump of the Car when il
was in motion. In Detroit this would
DO az safe thing ~ anybody could do.
but the genial treasurer wot not Of the
rapidity OF Grand Rapids electricity.
The conductor went back after him and
the motorman helped fish him out OF the
mud. He was . symposium in blue
clay and check trousers. The boys have
heartily congratulated him upon his
narrow escape. and Will Stow will here.
after see that he doesn't ride on street
cars unattended.
"Never before in my life did see such
crowds as those vt Chicago yesterday"
said G. X. Summers OF New Yerk in The
Morton last evening. 1t was an impen-
etrable mob. The person who was un-
fortunate enough to be caught in it was
simply helpless. He could move neither
backward nor forward. Yet il was
good -natured. orderly crowd. too. Just
such crowd as you will always find in
an American city. Not too noisy. and
yet chuck full OF good old American en-
thusiasm. ! was close enough 10 Presi
dent Cleveland to hear part Of his
speech. although it wasn't easy to listen.
But fellow had to stand il. anyway,
whether he wanted To or not. for il was
utterly impossible to get out. l didn't
see much of the fair. but had mighty
good time and am glad i went. But il
you want 10 gee the fair. don't 60 for
thirty days Ii will take at least that
lsng for everything 10 be put in shape
Still there Is q mighty lot Of things TO
sec there now. aud q person can spend
two months there and not see half VI
them
Lou II. Winsor and y. \. Stodaard ~
Reed City dined In The Morton yestcr-
day. on their way home from Chicago.
where they witnessed the opening ~ the
worlds fair. heard Growers speech. hob
nobbed with the Moslems in the mosques
and voted the whole institution the won
der Of the age.
Wellington K. Burt. Saginaw's all
round economist and statesman. and re
cciver for tho Toledo. Ann Arbor 4
Northern Michigan railroad. ate break
fast ia he Morton yesterday morning.
Senator \. q. Wheeler % Manistce
was among yesterdays arrivals in The
Morton.
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