Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-10
HOTEL CHATS.

&. \. Spencer. the man who did up"
the produce exchange. Was a guest in
Sweets during his brief but picturesque
stay i'm the city. He arrived Monday
morning in time for breakfast and wrote
running hand. He gave his residence
as Detroit and Immediately adjourned
to the bar. This he repeated at re-
markably short intery Els during the day.
He bought 2ocent cigars for almost
everybody connected with the hotel.
Nobody suspected anything crooked
about him. He acted like swell young
sport who vas out for time and who
didn't care a continental about the ex
pensc Of the thing. After dinner he
paid his bill. invited everybody To have
a drink and Il parted. never To return.
I'm bicycle crank" confessed j. c.
Mcdonald III St Louis in front Of The
Morton yesterday, rs he watched string
Of pncumatics glide 10y. IL wasn't
one II the travelling men that are obliged
to carry thirteen trunks and a sample
case, believe would abandon railroad
trains and make my trips on a wheel.
Did You ever think what scheme
that would be- in tho sumner! One
could bring his wheel with him. you
know. To Grand Rapids. and then make
all these little towns on IL. Wouldn't
need Ia ride IN dirty, dusty smoking
car. or bother any about catching trains
lie could reach any town within a
radius Of fifty miles and do il easily
Then. after he had transacted his bust
ness, he could wheel back Ia Grand Rap
ids and sleep IN a good hotel. Ii
great scheme. Some day I'm going 10
try it,"
A. l.. Lakey Of Kalamazoo. secretary
1t the State Sportsmens association.
dined in The Morton yesterday. Mr..
L;hxey is one - the most enthusiastic
hunters and fishermen in the state.
Manly G.. Dodge. ono 81 Frankfort's
leading attorneys and most enthusiastic
republicans. was among yesterdays ar
rivals in the New Livingston.
Will F.. Huney. Big Rapids grocer.
was in the city yesterday buying goods
lie dined in The Eagle.
ID. r. Comstock president 81 the Big
Rapids National bank. was a guest in
The Morton yesterday.
Mrs. n. X. Miles Of Otsego was among
the Michigan persons who registered in
the New Livingston yesterday.
T. &. Sherwood 81 Plymouth. state
bank commissioner arrived in The Nor
ton yesterday.
W. r. Iiawxhurst. a Detroit general
insurance agent, If IN The Morton.
MoRToS w. +. Hawxhurst. Detroit;
Otis Bigelnw and wife. Dowagiac: John
&. Lewis. Whitehall; \. l.. Lakey. kala-
mazoo: +. &. Sherwood. Plymouth;
Burton 4. Hall. Bedding.
SwFEI's- Mr.. aud Mrs. ". Lamb.
Charleyoiy. 4. NJ Walker. Detroit. Fred
r.. King. Bedding. +. Nayron. Detroit,
ID. r. Demm,ng. Zig Rapids.
NEw LIVINGSTON J. Copper Holland:
Mrs -. ". Loomis. Charlotte: John
McNsughton. B.g Rapids. W. L. Kelly.
~. Johns. William Gray. Romeo, Mrs.
". h. MllIs. Otscgo.
E,GLE w. r.. Haney. Big Rapids. g..
W. Nsfe. Fremont. j &. Elsbey and
wife, Rockford. o G.. Taylor. GraEdvill".
Mrs Fred Matthews. Fremont. H..
Wheeler. Cedar Springs.
krST l.. Euppent Petoskey, " IL
Smith. Kalamazoo, NJ Sets. Bangor. ~.
VI Havley. Iona. - \. Arnold. Sparta.
T.. T. MugfOri, Hart.
CL.RrNpo~ ". \. Packard Lowell.
&. Il Brooks. Evatt. L. 4 Iiihbrldge.
Herlin. Ge,rga Curtis. Eaveona. &. J.
Van Ness. Rockford. h. T.. ADAMS Sat
anac.
BRIt-at SrRtsT ! NJ Totien. How
mi City. John Tree. Cssnovia. =.
Hungiine. Eoskford W. J. Leonard.
pctrat. john dalton. Hobart