Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-22


Something ever 800 ler~ons inspected
the Nes l1ti1EsipA lest ns.hf ~ the
hoo-e wArming elsen - Aessrs 4. u.
aud +. IL. irish- Music fH the oerasiotl
Vas Furnished by NurzboFgs baud Re-
freshEnents we're s<rsed The guests al Tie
ccff1dogs ~ the nfsf hs@or. The enufe
house ~ss thfoxn open ~ The Visitors.
from the basement 10 the nth fioor.
The work q renttsng the hotel h new
eonrls,iea With the exception IL lie
front entrances. The Office l. finis1ed IA
rs>d birch with furniture 10 match. The
siAlrcase and b@sc boards arc Iennerzfe
marble. The closets are al CONSTRUCTED
~ Tennessee marble. With Italian marble
door. New thing has been ia,d Ia The
barter shop. which - operated ey {. A.
Fuller. The furniture h m cherry
and mahogany. The odd ofhce has hoen
remoueied into writing and reaaing
room. The old billiard room has been
divided One part IL used for . billiard.
room and the ulhef for baE-room.
Frank dcCosl,es has controi ~ the lar
and billiard privileges. The cigar stand
IN the Office Is the especial delight Il
ex Under Sheriff w A. Walsh. liz Is
constructed IL rcd brick and Preach
plate glass The entire hotel has been
painted and decorated until IL IL a.
bright AZ a new dollar. K. A. Irish and
Viii Hine are the day clerks. aud Aessfs.
Irish are as proud ~ the entire estah-
iishment as boy is q HE fret pair II
snspenders-
~unless am greatly mistaken there
will not be- more than three fouffhs a
the usual wheat crop this year said
VI. Butler 81 jackson in The Kent se-.
terdas. Il have been all over the state
and find that the farmers are not very
hopeful. The hard winter has been too
much for the crop. II was supposed
that the snow had covered the wheat
and was keeping il in tine condition. bat
after the recent thaws a crust II ice
formed and snothercd the crop. The
farmers whom have met feel rather
blue about the prospects. but the crop
may be all right after all. have noticed
that when wheat was supposed 10 have
been killed IN the spring IL frequently
revived later on and the yield was as
great at usual
by the time the next state election il
held there won't bc enough popuilsts IN
Kansas 10 I'LL ten foot rooln. said j G.
ItaifAfIh W httir@t3 &ttts III CNfft -
ferday. Il have been all over the state.
and find that the people feel rather dis
gusfed with the party and ne leaders.
They have brought the state into al.
repnfe. have made IL the laughing stock
81 the country. and proetituted the legis-
lature FOR their own political benefit IL
Is not surprising that the Taxpayers
have become weary 81 that kind ~
horse play. When the next election is
held YOU will see Kansas back IA the
republican line. where ii was and whero
il ought 10 be-
The latest thing. and probably the
best in the line Of car improvements. Is
dust proof box. said j. Churchward
Of New York in The Morton yesterday.
1T is the invention Of the master ne.
chanic IL the Boston & Albany railroad.
The boxes have been thoroughly tested
by the road and hot journals are rare.
Probably there is no other little thing 80
annoying 10 railroad employees as hot
box. There are several things that
cause them. the principal one being
dust The bearings may not he perfect
and the journal become heated from
that, but the principal trouble is due 10
chips and dirt"
The best iron in the country comes
from the Besscmer mines in Gogebic
county" said J. A. Hansel IL the Ian
sing Iron company in the New Living
ston yesterday. 1T IL much better than
the Pennsylvania iron. vastly superior