Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-01

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qu atty stops IL the Mes Livingston -
an as'onisAingiy sound sireTer. The
other night be left al order b f~ called
al ) O'Clock. and al that hour . bell boy
We seat 10 awake him. The hoy sas
unbuecesssai. and the travelling insn
continued 10 hnser In the embrace II
Morpheus Then the boy called one 81
the characteristics on that noor 10 his
assistance. They srombaried the door.
They shoxered straight from the shoui.
der blows and upper cut thrnsss against
the panels; but u 10 purposes. lie
chanbeFmaid decided the nsan " - dead,
and the boy shared an her suspicious.
They procured pass key and unlocked
the door. The giri gave . scream
and the boys hair stood up like
the bristles IN carfef sweeper
Their worst fears ware resllzoi- There
on the bed lay the Detroit NAN appar
entity STARE and cold IN death. Finally
the ehambersnsid summoned courage
enough to shake hial. but the Detroit
man continued as lifelesS as the city
from whence he hailed The clerk Was
notified aud doctor was sent tor. The
doctor examined the mans pulse and
looked serious. Al last be expressed
the opinion that while life WAS not yet
extinct. yet the vital forces were Tact
ebbing away. At this interesting point
the eyes 81 the dead man slowly opened
and the corpse dro~sily remarked:
What's ali this damn fuss about!
Gin me brandy and coda.
The crowd that surrounded the bed
side looked sheep;sh and tho chamber
maid SPIRITED for the hall when
The Detroiter sat up in bed and began
10 investigate the disturbance. She saii
said afterwards that il she had known
he was from Detroit che wouldn't have
suspected anything wrong. and added
thar the next man from that city would
be positively and manifestly dead be
fore she made any disturbance about
him.
There is dry lumber famine" said
Il. j. Mcdonald. a Green Bay lumber
man. IN The New Livingston last night.
Not IN fifteen years have l seen
II 80 scarce all over the northwest.
There is any quantity OF green lumber
ia the market. but wherever go Ind
the manufacturers are worrying them
selves into a state OF insomnia because
they have no dry stock. This condition
of affairs seems 10 affect the Michigan
dealers more than IL does Us fellows IN
Wisconsin. The Michigan men grade
their lumber closer and dispose OK II
principally 10 the smaller retail dealers.
Those must have their lumber dry. for
they sell 10 builders and contractors
who use the material for immediate use.
IA result the Michigan Iumberrnan IL
IN nv "A La
cause he has not enough dry stock 10 I'll
thcm. There Is any quantity OF green
lumber in the yards, and IL ii were dry
the trade would be unusually brisk"
Jacob Baar Of Grand Haven. arrived
in the New Livingston. 1t was expect
cd that long ere this Mr.. Baar would be
manipulating the letters aud postage
stamps Of the Grand Haven natives, but
the appointment has not yet been made,
and Tom Parish is still retailing fifty
heliotrope Columbian postage stamps
for dollar. 1t is expected. however.
that 30 soon as Grover reaches home
from the Hog Island celebration, Don
and bud will prevail upon him 10 knock
down Mr.. Baars plum.
DIR. Henry r. Thomas Of Allegan was
guest in The Morton for short time
yesterday. DR.. Thomas is congressman
from the fourth district. and astonished
everybody last fall by distancing George
L. iaple. the candidate of the populists
and democrats. Ii was DIR. Thomas
first experience, but he ran like AN old
timer. He is one of the most popular
Of the Michigan congressman. and his
constituents have unlimited confidence
in him.
III. ID. McDuffee. proprietor OF The
Sherman house in Allegan. was guest
OF the New Livingston for dinner yes
terday. Mr.. McDuffee says Alegan ID
as lively as thoroughbred bull pup
and that the citizens VI the enterprisinG
little city are apparently well satisiied
with the acqui.al OF Reynolds who Wa
charged with the murder of Bert Moon
Mrs. J. A. Miner Of Ogden. Utah. ar
rived in the city yesterday and has
apartments in The Morton. Mrs. Miner
is the wife OF Judge Miner. one 81 tho
most prominent iurists Of the territory
and is the mother Of Mrs Charles Nc
Quewan Of this city. She is in GRAND
Rapids TO visit her daughter.
Neal Mcmillan OF Rockford. state oi
inspector. was guest in The Kent H.,
dinner yesterday. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Mcmillan and Mrs s. A. Powell
They were on their way TO Chicago. and
will devote two or three weeks 10 view
ing the treasures al the worlds FAIR.
A. l.. Waters of Spring Lake was q
guest in The Clarendon yesterday. Mr.
Waters is son - ID. X. Waters. III
has just graduated from the Michigan
mining school AT Houghton. and expects
10 locate III the west.
Edward Buckley Of Manistee. genera
manager 81 the Msnistee & Northeast
ern railroad and one 81 the wealfhiesi
lumbermen II that region. was a guest
in The Morton house yesterday.
II. +. CohurE Of Howard City. one ol
the proprietnrs ~ Cohgrn's Exchange
was among the arrivals In The Moftor
yesterday.
". " Bills 81 Allegan. arrived IN IN,
New Livingston yesterday. he was ac
companied 10y his brother. IL. ii. Bills Of
Denver.
X. X. Stallines. secretary and treas
urer ~ the Grand Haven Plate elias.
company. was d guest IN Sweets yester
day.
Thomas Savidge. the veteran Sprins
Lake lumbermsn. took breakfast il
%rspae's y,s-fersiaX .larrninr