Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-08


gaess in The Morton yesterday. MAJOR
Bosnton u supreme grand record keeper
II the supreme lodge and past grand
commander u the state lodge The
present order has bs<n In exiztence
about twelve years." said the major
while In = reminiscent nood yeefsrday-
Two ga three yesrs previous 10 thst
tine the order had tsen instituted In
Canada IL had frs tents IN Michigan
aud became interested IA the order.
IL Vas badly managed however. There
wss no system u medical examipstlon
for Insurance. benefits. aud an assrs<
lnent II 10 cents wss levied whenever =
member died As the memhership y ~
large and promiscuous. the death rate
bscan.s very hsge, and there vas :
great deal II dIIsatisfaction sxpscassd
l Was delegate 10 = supreme council ~
Buffalo aud WAS elected supreme CON
mand-r, The convention got into
sausbble over the affairs of the order
and went 20 pieces IL was impossible
10 reconcile tho different factions and
gave up in despair. Some u " Who
were interested in the order went Ia
work afterw ards and constructed new
society. Nothing Was retained except the
name. Since that time the society has
flourished beyond our expectations We
are gaining about 400 members y
month Over 30 have joined the or
der Ia Michigan during the past twenty
days. Elaborate preparations are being
made for the eneAmpment To be held
here in September. Over so delegates
will be present besides the 90 Lady
Maccabees Probably the encampment
will attract 10000 persons 70 Grand
Rapids l am here 10 confer with the
entertainment committee and assist
them IN making preparations Tor the en-
campment'
III trade does not pick up before
long. l think may as well 60 home and
take a vacation" said q travelling man
from Boston in Sweets last evening.
The profits on the goods have sold
this trip will not pay my expenses
During the twelve years have been on
the road never before saw such hard
times. Every man that has dollar is
hanging To il, and seems afraid that he
is going Ia lose IT, Ii il il = gold dollar
he locks it in the safe. and changes the
combination every night. Nobody
seems to have any confidence in any.
body else. We are not anxious to sell
goods unless We have gilt edged security.
but l don't believe you can
make sales on any terms at the
present time. My customers all
say that they haven't the ready money
10 pay for consignments. and find il
almost impossible TO borrow money at
the banks. They can't collect their
outstanding accounts. and their bank
accounts have become somew hat attenu-
ated. No bank IN the country will per
NIT a customer to overdraw his account.
You may own a million dollars worth Of
real estate. but the cashier will insist
that you 10 not oyercheck. The people
that nave small amounts IL money to
deposit are keeping shy Of the banks.
J The recent failures have destroyed pub
lie confidence, and business is in sad
condition"
Charles H. Garwood and S. w. Brady
of Detroit the well Known firm 81 theat-
/ rical agents. arrived in The Morton yes.
scrday Mr.. Garwood has recently re-
| turned from an extended southern trip.
anu is much improved in health. He
and Mr. Brady were in the city looking
after matters connected with Redmond
/ opera house" A large number Of i'm
/ provements will be made" said Mr.. Gar
/ wood, last evening. The house will be
redecorated and refitied. There will Toe
new scenery throughout. When com
I pleted il will be IA jewel" Mr. Garwood
/ will soon leave for New York. aud will
+ spend the summer in the Adirondacks.
Governor John II. Rich was guest in
/ The Morton for a short time yesterday.
/ The governor arrived in the city late
/ Tuesday evening. and was assigned 10
room No. l2l Few Of ''the boys" knew
that he was in the city. and as the Offices
are all filled anyway il wouldn't have
made any particular difference. Gov.
ernor Rich shows the effects IL winter
Of continuous and wearing application
/ Ia business He attended the meeting
81 the Soldiers home board in the morn
| ing and left for home on an afternoon
/ train.
Tate Stark. young Muskegon lum.
/ herman. and NJ. McGrath. one 81 the
/ oldest lumber manufacturers in Mich.
gan. were among yesterdays arrivals in
The Morton.
John Il. White IL Chicago. the well
known advocate Of single tax. is a guest
in The Morton during his stay in the
city.
L. W. Feighner 81 the Nashville Newt
and NJ. g. Wanting of the Holland Times
dined In the New Livingston yesterday
u. c. Wachs ~ Grand Haven. well
known as newspaper man and poll.
iician, is in the Clarendon.
Col. J. ID. Sumner IL Kalamazoo. a
member IL the recent legislature, dined
in The Morton yesterday.
Fred H. Britton. well known De
troit newspaper man. registered In The
Morton last night.
MoRToS c. Nisbctt. Pontiac; Tate
Stark, Muskegon: J. ID. Sumner, Kala
mazoo; NJ. Mct;rath. Muskcgon: y. *
Boynton. Port Huron; w. S. Quinn
Detroit
NV LIvISosroS-L. l. Reed. Sanilse
Center; y. X Hewlett, Grand Haven
l.. W. Feighner. Nashville; NJ. q. Msnt
ing. Holland: Mrs. G. W. Parsons. Mis-.
Grace Montgomery. louia.
SwrFT's John ID. Moreat. Detroit
w. Sharp. ManceIons: y. Wilson. Man.
istee: j. A. Thompson. Traverse City
G. W. Davis, Fremont, A. 5. Hall
Traverse City.
EAGLE ". NJ. Lewis. Ionia, NJ. J
Chase. Muskegon: y. o. Ward. Stan
wood; H. L. Stark. Cascade: J. H. Wor
den. Cedar Springs; W. Il. Montgomery
Detroit.
kent ID. Gardiner. Luther: O. II
Davis. White Cloud. George Howard
Alpena; " II Mckaie. Lansing. c. NJ
Weed. Frankfort. j. u. Ege. Wright
CI,KE~poN Peter McNitt. Fife bake