Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-31
NEWS or rHE HOTELS.

Il numbered IA the Black Hllis for
three years. ssld q. v. Green. oas II
hsg RAPIDS Cd resasenls. - TIE Nor
leu yesterday. That vas N the early
par, Of tie s0s Laundering there ihsn
was sonlt what after The ssnlc plan that
II us~a 30 be IN Nlnchigan IN toe earl
days. Every mal cll What he could
sci hold Of. None 81 tie psne land
bad ever been Surveyed. and TIE gov
ernmels owned every foot Of q. AZ
uss legitimate 10 cut toe poe Tor nitn-
ing purposes, and thsts Y ast al OF u
- use1 for. Nons al 10. sas nails
eus ever 1900 "a II, go feet DAY and
A. the iumor ssbs - Dead God Aad
sss used IN tae msEes- The Rack
u p.ne gross ~ very peculiar
manner. TIE lrairss end abruptly
and the timber -asa teglDs. There -
lio unaerbEusa, and u person would
inlnk that the pfsiIis l4nd had been
cleared up 10 the very edge Of TIE
plne. The pine IL not very thsck and
by the time an eiesstlon of : 100 feet
above the pralries u reached. the una-
Der becomes simost worthless. The
last tme MAS IA Dead wood they
were stlil cutting government piDs
and u = possshls that they are dong Il
yet. Aienigsn iumbssmen never pat
eated their scheme OF ffectiona! sec-
tons, aud others naturally have adopt
"a 81. ! remember enee NO pronlinsnt
.nmbefmsn. who had . habit OF for-
getting % buy the pine they cut. we're
hauled up st Newayg and sued The
camp foreman, Jun fitxgefald. Was pal
; a m - 20 L F4X
lay IA the persrteney with which be
told the truth. IL mace no matter
whether he testimony incrlmlnsted
himself. he always told nae story
straight. ylm's employers filled him
. full OF whisky previous To tie trial N
hopes that he wouldn't be abe 10
test.fy; but IN the course OF a couple OF
days the prosecution got ham on the
stand.
"were you numbering on . certain
section asked the attorney.
well. IL Was . fraction" admitted
jim.
''How far did 1t extend back from
the riverr'
About forty rods. Think" 70.
sponded James ihocghtfuily.
How far did IL extend down the
riverg'
swell. il was about nine miles,
think Just about nine miles-'s
"Did you try to run any iinesr'
"Yes. certainly; ran inmberman'.
line"
"Whafs thatg'
"weil, a's like this" said Jim. "You
run line. Seer IL there 10 q good
sized tree over the line aud you eau
reach II IN a mop. sklp and jump. you
have a right 20 cut IL. See o. II you
can fall the tree 90 that any part O: il
will fail over the line, us yours, too.
Seo.''
The attorney saw. and it cost Jim's
employers about 6, 500 10 settle up the
matter"
Politicians and statesmen were
rather numerous around the lobbses oi
the hotels yesterday. Lieutenant.
Governor ]. Wight Gsddings cined IN
the Motion. Senator {. l.. Brunds &c
OF Muskegon, WAS in the New Living.
ston. John cole OF Fremont. and
Representatives George r. Hilton OF
Fremont and Norton FITCH Of sparta
took dinner ia the Kent Charles J
Robinson of Manis,ee. filled MS Jour.
Eslistic stomach full Of dinner IN the
Clarendon aud Representlve L. L.
Church Of Howard City, was among
| the arrivals in the Bridge street house.
They we're all on their way 10 Lansing
| preparatory 10 the reconvening Of the
state Legislature. The local senators