Grand Haven, Mich. July, 1893
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The new cement walks on Franklin St. adds greatly to the appearance of that already beautiful street.
Our hardware dealers, speaking of trade, say they are doing a fine business this summer.
It requires four Chicago boats to carry the crowds that come to this city on the way to the World’s Fair.
In all parts of the city improvements appear to be the order of the day. New houses going up and old ones being repaired.
The crowd on our docks nights would indicate that this was a city of 10,000 inhabitants. It is a lively part of our city, surely.
Fred Engel of Muskegon has been awarded the contract for the slating and copper work on the new court house.
There never was a time in Grand Haven’s history when every good citizen was working with a more determined effort for its future growth than now. We are not having a boom and don’t want one, but we are having a steady reliable growth just the same.
The state military board yesterday afternoon ordered an encampment of state troops at Island Lake, August 10 to 15 inclusive. A long conference was held with Governor Rich, and the matter of the Chicago encampment and the attorney general’s opinion thereon were thoroughly gone over. It was the unanimous opinion that under the circumstances and encampment outside the state was simply impractical.
The railroad bridge is being painted.
The steamer built for Cobb & Stokes is almost ready for launching.
Miss Cora M. Goodenow became county commissioner of schools.
Our wide awake young Americans are saving their money and getting ready for a grand old time. The kids will celebrate July 4th in a lively manner, whether the old heads do or not.
The travel to the World’s Fair through this city is simply immense. Hundreds of strangers can be seen on our streets every evening taking in the many beauties of our growing prosperous city.
A whale is being exhibited in a boat that is visiting the lake shore towns. It will be here in a few days.
Five car loads of stone for the new court house are lying at the C. & W. M. depot.
The ribs in the large steamer being built at the G. H. Ship Building Co.’s yards are rapidly going up.
Instead of 1:20 as the TRIBUNE stated yesterday, bells all over the country will be rung at high noon on the Fourth.
The Corn Planter factory and the Kit factory are veritable emporiums of hustle and business and are compelled to work hard to keep up with orders.
Grand Haven does not appear to be affected by the panic that appears to exist in a more or less extent all over the country. We are going right along keeping our heads cool and level and not worrying whether school keeps or not.
Co. F was inspected by Col. John H. Mitchell at the Armory last evening. The colonel pronounced the Armory to be in the finest condition of any which he had visited and commended the boys for their good work generally.
The Goodrich Transportation Co. has instituted a new plan in its mode of selling tickets. One may purchase a ticket a week in advance now and have a berth reserved. The tickets are numbered for each day and people will be given berths according to the number of their tickets.
Andrew Peterson died last night at the home of his sister on Jackson St., aged 33 years and six months. Mr. Peterson was cut with a chisel while employed in the ship yard about a month ago. Blood poisoning set in causing his death. Mr. Peterson was a half brother of the grocer of the same name. Funeral tomorrow, Rev. Kennedy officiating.
University Graduates.
Among the 731 graduates from the University of Michigan upon last Thursday, (the largest number from any institution of learning in the country) from our city were the following:
John H. VandenBerg, Dental Dept.
Fred C. Gillen, Medical “
James J. Danhof, Law “
Ed. P. Cumings, Jr., Literary “
With considerable pride and pleasure we can say the Grand Haven boys have all done well. Mr. VandenBerg, we can say, left Ann Arbor with a splendid record and a reputation of being a first class dentist none stood better in his class than “Van.” Mr. VandeBerg will probably locate in Gladstone.
Mr. Gillen graduated with great credit from the medical department and will open an office in Milwaukee.
Mr. Danhof, a close friend and faithful student, graduated from the law department with exceptional praise and honor besides making a host of friends among his fellow students.
The Detroit Free Press of Sunday, June 25th, mentions James J. Danhof among a few of the leading men of the class, which numbered 825, besides the class was a strong one and made a fine record.
Bachelor Danhof cannot deny receiving a handsome bouquet of roses from friends on graduation day, and not male friends either.
Mr. Edward P. Cumings graduated from the literary department wit great credit and has accepted a position as instructor in the grammar department in our city schools. We predict for these young men useful and prosperous careers.
Highland Park cottages are rapidly being occupied and families are arriving every day. The families of Messrs, Fisher, Downey, Saunders, Berry, Potter, and Falkner of Grand Rapids, and Phelps of Peoria are at their cottages. W. O. Davis and family of Kalamazoo are at the Boyce cottage. A big St. Louis party are also at the park, arriving the middle of the week.
Miss Frances H. Hunton, daughter of Attorney D. F. Hunton of Grand Haven, and William E. Swift of Chicago were married by Dr. J. L. Jackson of the Fountain street Baptist church Tuesday morning. The happy couple will visit Mr. Swift’s former home in Peoria, Ill., and will settle down to housekeeping in Detroit the first week of September.―G. R. Press.
The Perry expedition started for the North Pole last night.
Only 50,000 paid admission at the Fair yesterday.
The glass factory has shut down for a weeks’ vacation.
A shooting gallery has been set up in town preparatory to the big crowd expected tomorrow.
The grocery stores will close at 9 a.m. on Fourth of July.
The Atlanta arrived from Chicago with the largest crowd of the season yesterday morning.
The colored banjoist who played his instrument in the saloons here some days ago is in jail at Muskegon.
Grand Haven people have no cause to kick about taxes when the taxes and assessments at Muskegon are considered.
Harm VanderPloeg, I. Dekker and other residents of lower Columbus St., are building sidewalks in front of their property.
The American Indian village at the fair opened Friday. The Indians are from the tribes of Pottowatomies, Chippewas and Winnebagos, in Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Don’t forget to hang your banners on the outer wall tomorrow, July 4th.
Enos Stone will draw the sand used in the construction of the Court House.
Grand Haven Public School exhibit occupies a conspicuous place in gallery U in the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts building at the World’s Fair. Grand Haven people should visit that section to compare the work of our school with others.
A visitor to the world’s fair says: “Of the 104 acres covered by the buildings of the world’s fair, every ten feet square presents to the observer a crystallization of the labor, culture, ingenuity, invention, skill and perseverance of from one to ten of the best men the world has afforded during the last hundred years and longer.
In accordance with the usual custom the TRIBUNE will not be issued tomorrow.
Stone is being hauled from the C. & W. M. depot to the Court House square for the new building.
Fire this afternoon did considerable damage to the rear wing of Mrs. W. Ekkent’s residence on Fulton St.
A building at the world’s fair well worth a visit from Grand Haven people is the forestry building.
Prof. Wilcox of Reed’s Lake will be at Highland Park tomorrow with his water walking machine and give an exhibition. There will also be tub racing and other amusements. Everybody turn out.
The electric light buoys between the lake front and the World’s Fair were lighted Friday night for the first time, the test being very satisfactory. They were turned over to the government two weeks ago, but some defects in the electrical contrivances were found and had to be remedied.
The fleetest sloop on fresh water is in Grand Haven harbor today. We refer to the Druid which arrived from Chicago last night with a party consisting of her owners and friends. The Druid has met all the big sloops on the lakes and has never yet been beaten. She has a water line of 48 feet and is a model in build and appearance. She was built by Col. Cuthbert and was once owned by Capt. John Prindiville, being then known as the Minnie M. Her present owners are: G. M. Pynchon, H. E. Hurlbut and G. T. Spimau of Chicago. Capt. Henry Gobell commands her. The yacht put in here on a s short cruise down the lake and will probably return tomorrow.
A citizen wants to know why it is that peddler’s carts are no longer allowed on the sidewalks about the city and bicycles are.
People here, generally do not know it, but it is a fact that the boiler works of Johnston Bros. at Ferrysburg is one of the largest on the chain of lakes. It has a reputation second to none among marina men of fresh water and they have made shipments to the Pacific coast. A thriving business is also enjoyed by the branch works at Chicago on West Canal St., which was built for the convenience of the Chicago trade.
Thirty St. Louis guests are at the Spring Lake Hotel.
Grand Haven can be divided into three parts: Beech Tree, the bloody Third, and the city proper.
Thirty dollars expended brought in over 1000 visitors yesterday and several thousand dollars to the merchants.
It looked like war for five minutes on Washington St. near the Cutler last evening when a local man and stranger suggested going around the corner to settle a dispute by blows.
On Monday a representative of the Samuel Eastman Hose, Nozzle Co., East Concord, N. H., gave an exhibition of the working of six of the different nozzles of that make at the engine house.
“The sight of that steamer,” said a gentleman pointing to the Valley City yesterday, “reminds me of Bismarck, S. D., in the grain carrying season. At that period the wharves on the great Red River of the North are lined with such boats.
The uniformed rank of Knights of Maccabees of Grand Rapids attracted a great deal of attention from their striking appearance. The local lodge have had a uniformed rank contemplation for some time and it is to be hoped that one will be organized before long.
A special meeting of the court house building committee was held Monday at which all of the committee were in attendance, and also Mr. Ward, the contractor, who reported that it would not be possible for him to secure the bondsman required under the contract name of Ward & Russell. The only way would be to change the contract to A. J. Ward. The committee having no authority to do this have requested a meeting of the Board of Supervisors July 17. In the meantime material will be brought to the ground and the work begin in earnest next Tuesday.
Wanted―Masons and laborers wanted on court house building. Apply at Court House grounds. July 11.
A J WARD.
Early on the morning of the Fourth, the big barn known as the Boyden mill barn near the site of the former mill was discovered to be on fire. The fire had such a start that nothing could be done with it and the barn was destroyed together with three wagons belonging to H. Sprick which were stored in it. Mr. Sprick says his loss is $175 with no insurance. The cause of the fire is not known, although it is supposed to have been the work of early celebration or tramps.
Grand Haven had two fires attributed to fire crackers the past two days.
Geo. Robinson was arrested for drunkenness by Marshal Klaver yesterday.
James Williams a drunk received a sentence of 10 days in jail from Judge Pagelson this morning.
After the Life Savers exhibition drill a gracious shot was fired from the cannon on the sloop Druid in the river.
The steamer Carrie Ryerson started out for Benton Harbor last night with the dump scow just completed by the G. H. ship building Co. Because of the sea she put back to this port when off Holland and was still here this morning.
A party of Grand Haven people chartered the steamer Sprite yesterday and visited the resorts at Holland. They returned early this morning. Bloecker’s cannon was taken along and a salute given to every passing vessel.
The months of September and October will probably afford more endurable weather for the pleasure of world’s fair visitors, but it is a large proportion of the people delay going until then, as now seems to be the disposition, the inconvenience resulting from enormous crowds will very likely prove more disagreeable than the heat of July and August says an exchange.
Notes of the Fourth.
D. Wright, the confectioner, states that he sold three times as much soda water yesterday as last year’s Fourth.
Pat Mangan, the proprietor of the shooting gallery on Washington St., enjoyed a big business.
Spring Lakers were over in force.
The Life Saving crew gave a very creditable exhibition in front of Robbin’s dock in the afternoon and several hundred people crowded the dock and on the deck of the Valley City to witness the performance.
The steamer A. B. Taylor gave an excursion from the D., G. H. & M. dock several miles into the lake which was fairly well patronized.
There were fewer drunks than last year. Up to four o’clock the marshal had made one arrest only.
There were a great many private pyrotechnic displays but the great feature of last year―the naval battle―was lacking.
During the fireworks the of the evening several house tops and awnings were ignited but luckily the blazes were discovered and extinguished.
The City of Milwaukee’s special excursions were well patronized both ways.
Next year let’s have a rouser. Begin making arrangements the first of June. Dedicate the new court house, have plenty of music and a big time all around.
There were no serious accidents.
Mr. Spillman, the wealthy Chicago yachtsman, owner of the sloop Druid, made a hundred or more small boys exuberantly happy in the afternoon, by “blowing himself” as they expressed it, for cannon firecrackers and distributing them.
Grand Haven allowed Chicago to celebrate this year by generously refraining from a big demonstration, but wait until next year.
A 4th without rain is so rare that no one was surprised.
Considering that one man constituted all the committees, it was a very successful 4th indeed.
The steamer Valley City arrived at two o’clock with a load of several hundred passengers including a large number of Maccabees and also eighteen Maccabees of uniformed rank. The K. O. T. M. visited their Grand Haven brethren until 8 o’clock being served a repast in the spacious rooms.
The display of fireworks last evening from the store fronts were the finest witnessed here for some years.
Coopersville had a small celebration yesterday. For the information of those who wish to know it should be stated that the saloons were shut tight.
Independence Day was ushered in, in this city, in the usual manner the night previous. From eight to eleven the customary street roman candle fight was going on and the pedestrian who didn’t get hit was considered extremely lucky. The only wonder is that some one is not maimed for life or killed.
Rushing the growler seemed to be a favorite sport with several parties of young men scattered around near the outskirts of the city.
The 4th of July committee had no excuse to attempt to flee to Canada.
Highland Park was crowded and private picnics about the ground were numerous.
Report of the Fourth of July Committee.
To the citizens of Grand Haven we would humbly report, that we solicited on subscriptions $29.50. Twenty-eight fifty collected. Amount turned over to finance committee.
Yours,
H. Potts
Soliciting Com.
The Committee on program would respectfully report that we did our best to carry out our program as advertised; however too much cold water―we mean rain―interfered seriously with our program.
On account of it, the procession of the 800 Maccabees from Grand Rapids and the members of our local order, had to be dispensed with, and the band engaged for the occasion could not be induced to expose the bald heads of their bass drums to the elements.
We advertised and fully intended to break ground for the new Court House, but to our great disappointment discovered that they had been accidentally done the day before by carelessly unloading off a car load of stone.
We acknowledge the receipt of $28.50 from H. Potts the Soliciting Committee, which we expended as follows:
Fire Works $16.00
Advertising 12.50
Incidentals
Including a nickel’s worth of bologna sausage at I. Siefert’s and three shots at Pat Mangan’s Shooting gallery―$4.75, all of which is respectfully submitted, and the unpaid bills will be turned over to next years 4th of July committee. H. POTTS,
Committee on Program.
We would also report that we investigated the accounts of the Committee on program and pronounce them correct.
Yours,
H. POTTS,
Auditing Committee,
July 5, 1893.
Annual Meeting of Akeley Trustees.
The annual meeting of Akeley Institute was held at the college, yesterday.
There were present Bishop Gillespie of Grand Rapids, Rev. Bancroft of Hastings, Rev. Rippey of Muskegon, Judge Williams of Allegan, E. L. Sweet of Grand Rapids and Messrs. T. A. Parrish, D. Cutler and G. W. McBride of Grand Haven.
H. C. Akeley of Minneapolis, Judge Williams of Allegan and Rev. Martin of Charlotte were re-elected trustees.
It was voted to retain Rev. and Mrs. J.H. Wilkinson as chaplain and principle, respectively for next year. Messrs. Post and Campbell and Misses Martin, Cottrell and Anketel were also retained as instructors.
Arrangements were made for the construction of a cornice for the new building.
The Bishop reported expenditures exclusive of bonds to be about $22,000. The new building as it now is has cost $22,250. Prospects for next year could not be brighter and from 40 to 60 boarding pupils are expected to receive tuition.
The present heating apparatus was also reported to be in good shape.
All in all a promising year is looked forward to at Akeley under the supervision of Rev. and Mrs. Wilkinson.
Two Saloonists Arrested.
John Boyink was brought before Justice Pagelson this morning, charged with obstructing the view of his saloon last Sunday by screens. He demanded examination.
Chas. Hase was arrested yesterday by Marshal Klaver, for keeping open and selling liquor on a legal holiday. Mr. Hase was also brought before Judge Pagelson this morning, where he waived examination and was bound over to circuit court.
The schooner Alice Royce is in port with a load of blocks.
Huckleberries and gooseberries are beginning to come in to the market.
About 800 people pass through Grand Haven daily for Chicago.
The whale will be here tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday and will be exhibited from a canal boat.
By the time snow flies Ottawa County’s new Court House will undoubtedly begin to look like something.
Court house square could be made a stone yard now for prisoners during the period of court house construction.
A large sign 150 feet long, with letters seven feet high, is being placed on the American Mirror & Glass Beveling Co.’s plant.
President Palmer figures on about 20,000,000 visitors to the World’s Fair. There would have been many more he reckons if the railroads had come down on their rates.
The Goodrich steamers had nearly 500 passengers returning from the World’s Fair this morning, the big majority of whom left the boats here to make connections for the east. Of this number the Atlanta had 300 and the Menominee 160.
The captains of the military companies received official notice yesterday from Adjutant General Eaton of the annual encampment at Island Lake, beginning Thursday, August 10, and continuing to the 17th. The notice calls attention to the order relative to “officers dress coats.” No other than the regularly prescribed coat will be allowed.
And now Michigan’s fruit belt, that used to be confined to the St. Joe valley, has not only stretched away nearly to the Straits of Mackinac, but has gone around to the Lake Huron shore and down to Saginaw Bay. The Alpena Pioneer says that between 50,000 and 75,000 apple, plum and pear trees have been set out on the lake shore north … [Missing text].
Mason County’s new Court House was dedicated Tuesday.
A cement walk is being laid in front of J. W. Orr’s home on Lafayette St.
There is a great deal of sickness among the children in the city just now.
Black and white bass are being caught in great numbers. Few eels are being caught this year.
No other city of its size in Michigan has sent so many visitors to the World’s Fair as has Grand Haven.
New spiles are being placed along the D., G. H. & M. dock and the old ones removed. Finch and Welch are doing the job.
The Joy Memorial church Sunday school of Grand Rapids will give an excursion down to this city next Thursday.
The steamer built at the G. H. Ship Building Co.’s yard for Cobb & Stokes will run between this city and the world’s fair on the boarding plan this summer.
Very few Holland immigrants are arriving in western Michigan now, most of them going to the newer settlements in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Montana.
Pat Mangan the proprietor of the shooting gallery on Washington St., was for many years a resident of Grand Haven and was once night watchman. Mr. Mangan also lost his leg in this city. Of late years he has been in business in Muskegon.
There are several sidewalks on the street leading to the C. & W. M. depot which are as dangerous as they are disgraceful. Washington St., is not far behind in some spots.
G. W. Miller is out with a handsome celery wagon.
The body of Ralph Orton, of lightning calculator fame, is buried in Lake Forest cemetery.
Spring Lake’s new school building will be constructed by the Contractor Barth of Grand Rapids.
The whale boat now here is from Buffalo and is a genuine Erie canal craft. The whale on exhibition is from New Bedford.
The tug Geo. Stickney brought in a scow load of gravel from up the river this morning. It will be used in the building of the Court House.
Hon. Thomas Savidge’s great stallion, Geo. St. Clair, has been brought from Pontiac where he has been in service, to Muskegon where he has been placed in charge of C. E. Bullack at the trotting park. All lovers of horse flesh can see this wonderful animal there. In a short time he will go on the circuit and before snow flies may possibly lower his record from 2:15½ to 2:10.
Drowned from the Whale Boat.
The whale exhibition boat which arrived at midnight last night from Holland in tow of the steamer Lizzie Walsh reported the loss of one of their men over board. It happened about 11 o’clock when they were about four miles from this port and hugging the shore about three quarters of a mile from land. One of the men called out “light ahead.” Ollie Anderson only son of one of the principal owners of the floating exhibit was about to take a look out of the gang way of the whale boat when he tripped over the tow line which stretched taut across the opening. He fell head long into the lake. Hs cries caught the ears of those on board and the boats were stopped. An effort to find the unfortunate young man proved futile and the Lizzie Walsh proceeded on her way to this port with her tow.
Young Anderson was 28 years of age. He was not very robust and not a strong swimmer and probably went down shortly after falling in. His home was in Brooklyn, N. Y. He had been with his father all the year attending to the books and other incidentals.
His father Capt. O. O. Anderson who is with the boat is stricken with grief and the employees of the whale boat found it hard to console him and prevent him from following his son to a watery grave.
The lake not being very deep where the young man fell in there is a possibility of his body coming ashore a few days.
The exhibit will not be open for several days, the boat lying along the south pier near the second bend. It has been exhibiting all long the lake but the owners were intending to go to Green Bay and take the Sac and other rivers through Wisconsin to the Mississippi and thence to the gulf.
A reward of $100 is offered for the recovery of the body.
OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
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Ex-Senator Ferry Gives His Views on the Present Absorbing Question.
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We take the following from the Chicago Inter Ocean:
(Special Telegram)
Ex-Senator Ferry was asked today to give views on the present industrial and financial condition of the country. In reply to a question he said:
“I think it worse than bad, but not hopeless. What less could follow a change of policy by which our country is made debtor instead of creditor to Europe by a balance of trade against us instead of in our favor? Prior to this year the commercial and financial tide was strongly setting to American shores, so much so that English capital and English operations sought our inviting field, to place their money and their skill where it paid the best, to the enrichment of America, and the impoverishment of England. Fears of a reversal of that wise policy by the uncertain, undefined, and divided forecast of what attitude the administration will take upon commercial and industrial measures, have reversed our National relation to Europe from that of creditor, to debtor; our imports now exceed our exports; the balance of trade is now against us; English capital is being withdrawn and withheld, and our securities sent home for sale, adding to the large export of gold which has been drawn from us this year, all causing more or less anxiety and business disturbance.”
“Has not the Sherman silver purchase not had something to do with the present apprehension?”
“Incidentally to some extent, but it is not the substantial cause of the prevailing uneasiness. It was, however, a financial mistake; it was the growth of a compromise, and has born bitter fruit. A rare opportunity was lost when the bill was passed. Had the Senate passed a free silver coinage bill, limited to American product, instead of its unlimited free coinage feature, the House would then have concurred and the President approved the measure; silver would have risen to parity with gold, and a fixed American measure of value then taken out of the domain of politics. There would then have been no cry, no fear of the damage of the cheap silver of the world, and this nation would today be independent of the financial dictation of Great Britain.
“Great Britain once said that the Republican party beats itself by its own mistakes, but always bests the Democrat party on the blunders of democracy. The mistake of the Sherman act was in providing and illogical and function for silver—making it a commodity, as well as a measure of value. Gold thus trusted, would also be subjected to fluctuating market prices. For the nation to formally debase, by sovereign act its standard or measure of value, by bidding down its value in market, as it treats silver in the Sherman act; it is fatal public policy, beneath the dignity of sovereignty; degrading and destructive to values; a perilous example, and unworthy the wisdom, the wealth, and the power of the richest nation on earth.
“Our perplexity is England’s opportunity; she has been foreshadowing this crisis to cripple the commercial rivalry of this republic. She never intended any agreement on an international monetary standard at the Brussels conference. She coyed with delegates and manipulated delay for defeat. Biding the opportune time, while gold was being drawn largely from us, consternation crept into our financial circles; and distrust paralyzing our industries and marts of trade, she struck her crowning blow to fell us in her governmental suspension of free coinage of silver in India.
“Against the interest of the people of her Indian empire, the local government of British India has made this British coup d’etat, not to build up India, but to strike down America. We shall be unworthy of Americans if we do not flatly resent it, and rise to the dignity, and policy of an Independent Nation. The administration is thus suddenly brought to trial. Now comes the crucial test of Democratic wisdom. The President is in doubtful perplexity. Between the upper and nether millstones of party pledges, and party policy, Cleveland is forced to confront a ‘condition,’ or be retired to delusive ‘theory.’
“Will the called special sessions of Congress repeal the Sherman act, do you suppose?”
“Not unconditionally, if it hopes to meet the emergency. It is possible that enough Southern members, induced to vote for repeal provided the 10 per cent tax upon States issue is removed, may join the advocates of a single gold standard to make up a majority for repeal, but I doubt it. The remedy would not be worth the sacrifice of principle to effect it.”
“Unless the Democracy are fated to commit fatal blunder. Congress is more likely to repeal the Sherman act, and substitute free coinage of silver, at an increased ratio with gold, and limited to American product; thus establishing a practical policy of bi-metalism―the silver dollar made equal to the gold dollar—and alike freely coined. This would be meeting a grave emergency of the Nation by American statesmanship, in a prompt and permanent relief, with an assured prosperity to America.”
The tug Wright, which burned here last winter is now at Manitowoc being rebuilt.
A large party of German immigrants took the steamer Wisconsin last night.
T. J. Smith of Holland will be the sub-contractor for the stone work on the new court house.
The whale exhibition boat was towed from the south pier to near the electric plant this morning.
John W. Blodgett’s yacht Adele from Muskegon put in here this morning on its way down the coast to Chicago.
Under the new law, taking effect Aug. 3, no school teacher’s certificate will be issued to applicants under seventeen years of age.
The Holland News says there will be no peach steamer Grand Haven and Saugatuck this year in connection with the D. & M.
Grand Haven should pay more attention to its sidewalks. Many right on Washington St., between the Cutler and the docks are in a terrible state.
Grand Haven has one of the 24 marine hospitals on the great lakes. The government has made arrangements with Mrs. Palmer to furnish quarters, subsistence and nurses at $1 per day. The only other ports on this shore having hospitals are: Ludington, Manistee and Michigan City.
In its account of the graduating exercises at Sturgeon Bay the Democrat of that place has the following mention of one, who has one of Grand Haven’s sweetest singers: “Miss Mattie J. Rice next sang a vocal solo, “Good Bye, Sweet Day.” Miss Rice’s voice is familiar to our people, and her singing needs no commendation from us. She received and encore.”
In Grand Haven the idea of celebrating the day in the good old way was abandoned, it is said, owing to the fact that it had been intimated by Prosecuting Attorney Visscher that the open violation of the law, in the matter of saloon closing, as it was carried on there last year, would not be tolerated again. For which, if true, Mr. Visscher is entitled to just hat much credit.—Holland News.
The glass factory is working again after a few days lay off.
Speaking of Senator Ferry’s article the Grand Rapids Herald says editorial: “Ex-Senator Ferry contributes a very interesting discussion of the silver question. His views are predicated on experience and a wide knowledge of currency and money matters.”
Stokes & Cobb handsome new steamer was launched at the yards of the Grand Haven Ship Building Co., this afternoon. The boat was named the Fannie M. Rose after a daughter of D. E. Rose of Chicago. Miss Rose will present her namesake with a beautiful set of colors and they would have been displayed today but for a misunderstanding. The dimensions of the craft are; Length 85 feet; beam, 15 feet and depth 6½ feet. Triple expansion engine. Robertson water tube boiler and the one in this section, tested to 400 pounds pressure. The steamer has ample cabin capacity and forward of the pilot house has 30 feet of room, suitable for excursion and even dancing parties. For the present the boat will take weekly excursion parties to Chicago and board its passengers for that length of time off the World’s Fair grounds.
Grand Haven can at least take one step toward becoming a model city by improving its sidewalks.
John Brandstetter and Charles Christmas have each lost valuable hounds this week.
A large number of Grand Haven Methodists will spend tomorrow at Hackley Park.
The second story of Dwight Sheldon’s new Washington St. residence has been started by the carpenters.
Not a saloon was open in Holland on the 4th; not a drunken man was seen; and no arrests were made. Neither did any saloon keeper contribute a dollar toward the celebration.
The body of Ollie Anderson, who was drowned from the whale boat, has not been recovered and it is thought that the usual nine day limit will have expired before it comes to the surface. The life savers dragged near the spot a short while yesterday.
No town of its size in the state has so many hotel runners at every train as has Grand Haven. The 6:00 p.m. train with its usual big crowd bound for the world’s fair brings the runners to the depot in force. Every man and party that steps out on the platform are approached and a lively competition for trade is displayed between some of the hotels.
A little steam vessel named the Gordon Howard arrived here on the D., G. H. & M. freight from St. Johns this morning. It will be launched and inspected preparatory to be taken by a party to the World’s Fair and around the lakes. The party is composed as follows; F. J. Wicks, C. D. Wicks, H. T. Hall and W. R. Hall all of St. Johns.
The movement toward laying up boats until times improve is becoming quite general, several steamers being sent to their home ports from Chicago yesterday. For a time it was thought that the movement of grain would improve, but has been given up as practically all the shipments are for export and are placed with the lake and rail lines.
Berrien Co., is overrun with tramps.
Island Lake encampment grounds are said to be in fine shape this year.
Two former Grand Haven boats are now in the ferry business at Benton Harbor, the Joe and the Sanford.
General orders have been issued by Adjutant-General Eaton for the government of the state troops at the coming encampment. Among other things special attention is called to section 107 of the military law, in reference to the use of intoxicating liquors on the part of the troops, and commanding officers are directed to rigidly exclude all liquors from the camp.
Dr. W. A. Campbell and wife, of Ann Arbor, are guests at the residence of Robert Campbell, wildwood avenue, today. This evening the doctor and wife will start on a canoe trip down the Grand River to Grand Haven. They will stop at Onondaga tonight. The doctor is a demonstrator of anatomy at the U. of M. They expect to be gone a month.—Jackson Daily Citizen of Friday.
Grand Haven’s Fourth of July blow-out cost the modest sum of $33.25. The sum of $28.50 had been collected by the soliciting committee and the unpaid bills will be turned over to the next year’s Fourth of July committee. The deficit is due to the indulgence of the committees in incidentals, among which were included a nickel’s worth of bologna sausage and three shots in a shooting gallery.—Muskegon Chronicle.
It will be remembered by the readers of the News that two young ladies from this city sometime ago declared their intention of walking to the World’s Fair. One of the young ladies has given up the idea, but the other, Miss Carrie Plant has not and yesterday wrote W. F. Wiselogel from Nunica, where she is visiting, stating that her friend “had gone back on her” but she had prevailed upon her sister Pearl and the two will arrive on the C. & W. M. train tomorrow night at 8 o’clock and will start for Chicago at 9 o’clock sharp Tuesday morning from Hackley park.—Muskegon News. The Misses Plant are Ottawa County young ladies.
Work on Spring Lake school has commenced.
Each Sunday the attendance at the World’s Fair grows less.
Immigrants who crossed the ocean on a scarlet fever infected ship are headed this way from Germany.
Grand Rapids is already preparing for the grandest kind of a Labor Day celebration.
A. J. Ward arrived from flint this afternoon to begin work on the new county building contract.
A party of Grand Rapids young men are camping at Highland Park.
Misses Lizzie LeFebre and Alice Westerman rescued a little boy who fell into the river yesterday afternoon.
Masons and carpenters will be selected and work will begin in earnest on the new Court House tomorrow.
Chester Smythe, a cigar maker, for drunkenness and boisterous conduct was fined $5 by Justice Angell this morning.
A sudden squall capsized several row boats and yachts at Chicago yesterday afternoon and eight people were drowned.
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Mr. Marks of St. Louis captured a four pound black bass on Spring Lake Saturday and came within an ace of getting a big muskalonge.
Grand Haven tennis lovers who wish to enter the State Tennis tournament at Grand Rapids, August 15, should make known their entries to Ralph Stone of Grand Rapids.
At this season the glass factories all over the country are shutting down for a month or two. W. H. Stewart, of Pittsburg and Harry Bishop of Wheeling, both glass factory workers, are taking their vacation in this city.
The crib for the government pier extension which was stationed across the river having the finishing touches put on, filled with water Saturday and now rests on the bottom. The city engine has been at work on the structure today in an attempt to pump it out but did not succeed. It had been built on the scow plan so as to admit of its being towed down the river easily, but through some defect, water was allowed to enter.
A gentleman here from Pittsburg and an employee of one of the glass factories of that city says the people in this vicinity did not realize the feelings of the workmen there at the time of the Homestead riot. Everything was turmoil during that eventful period and the homestead rioters had the sympathy of all the working men of Pittsburg. Frick, the manager of the Carnegie works, is styled a tyrant. His name, the gentlemen states, was heard oftener than Carnegie’s during the troubles and his assassination was expected at any time. This summary of trouble was feared but the spirit of the workmen has been quelled somewhat.
The Lansing correspondent of the Detroit News has the following regarding an Ottawa County mass of flesh: “A prominent state official several days ago received from J. Burman, of Coopersville, a picture of the latter’s son, Martin P. Burman. It was sent because the father thought state officials don’t get a chance every day to see such big boys. Martin is a buster who weighs 16 ounces to every one of his 197 pounds. He is but 8 years of age. The boy is a healthy fellow, bright, intelligent, and is not troubled much by his 197 pounds. His father has five children, and also supports an aged mother. To make both ends meet he sells the boy’s pictures, and the boy does his part by holding still while they are taken.”
A Bad Man.
Readers will remember the arrest made some weeks ago by Marshal Klaver of a man who gave his name as Henderson and who made a desperate attempt to escape. The fellow threw away a revolver and other articles supposed to be the burglars’ tools while running. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail but after serving some of his sentence was bailed out by “Jack” Lynch, a Detroit citizen. Shortly after he left here, the post office at Whitehall was robbed and later the post offices of Eastmanville and Allendale. Two weeks ago he was arrested by Detective Beach of Muskegon as a suspicious character and to the Muskegon police he gave his name as Dan Murray. Since he has been in jail there, he was identified by Allendale parties as a man seen in that vicinity the morning after the post office robbery. He was seen with his hands under his coat pockets holding them up as if they were filled with silver. Murray admitted being in all three places the time of the robbery. Saturday the prisoner was arraigned before the U.S. commissioner and bound over to the U.S. court in bonds of $500. His right name is not Murray but McCurdy. It is thought he will undoubtedly be convicted.
Huckleberries are plentiful at the Big Marsh.
Strawberries are in the market for a long period this year.
The steam yacht Sparta made a trip up Spring Lake yesterday afternoon.
Ex-County Register Ingraham and wife have taken charge of Highland Park Hotel, which they will run as a restaurant.
Co. F boys are not very enthusiastic over the coming encampment. In fact it looks like a dismal farce this year.
The American Express Co. have placed an additional wagon in Grand Haven to keep pace with the every increasing business. The new rig put on is taken from Muskegon, where business is just the reverse. Muskegon papers please copy.
The American Express Co. have placed an additional rig in this city and Julius Hanson has been appointed driver. This has been done because the business in Grand Haven every year compels the driver of the one wagon which we have had formerly to do two men’s work. Hence the company have seen fit to put on another wagon for the summer.
The exhibition whale boat leaves tonight, weather favorable, for Muskegon. All communications concerning the finding of the body of the captain’s son should be addressed to Supt. N. Robbins of the Life Saving Service at Grand Haven as the $100 reward is deposited at his office. Captain Anderson and all attaches of the whale exhibition boat are thankful to the citizens of Grand Haven for their sympathies in their bereavement.
FRANCIS SMITH
Manager.
Lots of tramps in town this morning.
An iron roof is being placed on N. Robbins, jr’s warehouse.
A Holland team is working at the Court House.
The yachts Sparta and Adele are among the finest of their class on Lake Michigan.
Five hundred bags of Milwaukee hydraulic cement for the court house arrived today.
The first big fatality of the World’s Fair occurred yesterday when 18 firemen lost their lives in the burning of the Cold Storage Warehouse.
Very little freight goes into Muskegon by the lake boats. Just at present though said boats are taking considerable household goods from that burg.
The Muskegon Life Saving crew have been asked to watch for the body of the young man drowned from the whale boat.
AM. Cosgrove, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Danhof and Jacob Nemire were witnesses of the terrible fire in the cold storage building on the Fair grounds yesterday. The sights they saw there were something horrible they say.
Seventy-five convicts made a desperate attempt to escape from Ionia prison yesterday. One of the convicts, named Millan, was shot dead and others badly wounded by the guards before they were quelled.
From the D., G. H. & M. dock to the top of the big sand hill across the river is said to be a good half mile. People seen on the hill from the docks appear as diminutive as people seen from the Masonic Temple of Chicago.
[The ‘big sand hill across the river across the river’ would come to be called ‘Dewey Hill in 1898 after Admiral Dewey’s victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish American War.]
According to the census taken last fall the school census taken last fall the school population is 1872 in this city. Figuring on a good conservative basis the entire population of Grand Haven just now is 6100. with our immediate suburbs we can lay claim to 8000 population.
Again one is reminded of the sudden turn which Muskegon’s boom has taken. Business is so slack in the town of wind and sawdust that the American Express Co. have sent one of their wagons and horses here from that town to handle the immense growing business in Grand Haven.
Early this morning laborers and workmen began to gather around the pile of stone encircling the spot where the new Court House will be built in search of work, which began today in earnest. Contractor Ward intends to put 75 men at work on the structure and will have 11 stone masons here from flint next week.
Grand Haven had a distinguished visitor yesterday in the person of the Hon. J. Procter Knott of Kentucky, who took the steamer Atlanta for Chicago last night. He has a national reputation, made so mainly by his famous speech in Congress some years ago on the Duluth land grants, which with its humor as well as force carried the country. The honorable gentleman is not in active public life now. He did not make himself known to the clerk of the Atlanta and failed to get a berth, and was preparing to make the best of the night by sleeping in a chair in the main saloon when Senator Ferry, who happened to be on the boat, saw him and immediately recognized him. After a friendly chat Mr. Ferry spoke to the clerk, of their notable passenger and the captain and the steward immediately offered their rooms at his service. Knott has an important law suit on at Chicago which calls him to that city.
A patent has been issued to W. C. Sheldon for a tobacco moistener.
Tramps were in the Fourth ward begging last night as late as 9 o’clock.
The employees of the ship yard have been granted two weeks lay off.
Most of the sidewalks now being built around residence property are only six feet wide where as the former style was 8 feet wide.
Property which could have been purchased in this city for $500 and $600 three years ago is hard to touch now at $1200.
Alderman Lewis is building a sidewalk around his property, corner Columbus of 2nd Sts., as is also M. Dykhouse on Fulton St.
The steamer Nellie towed the whale boat to Muskegon.
The new steamer Fannie Rose will take the Congregational Sunday School pupils to Fruitport tomorrow.
The comet so recently discovered by Professor Swift at Rochester, and other astronomers, is not plainly visible to the naked eye, on a clear night. The stars Iota and Kappa in the constellation of the Great Bear—the dipper or Charles Wain comprised the brightest stars of this constellation. As has been said, it is bright and distinctly visible to the naked eye, but through ordinary opera glass is a brilliant object and rapidly becoming more so.
At the business meeting of the Young Men’s Band of Christian workers, last night, Mr. J. J. Bolt was elected president to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. E. L. Briggs. Mr. S. M. Wright was elected vice president to succeed Mr. Bolt. A communication was read from Rev. L. M. S. Smith donating two volumes to the library of the Band, for which a vote of thanks was moved to the aged donor. A vote of thanks was also extended to the Publishers of the TRIBUNE for printed invitation cards, furnished free of charge.
The whale boat left last night. No trace has yet been discovered of the young man Anderson who fell overboard last Thursday.
John Wiles shipped two cocker spaniels from his kennels to parties in Bergen, New Jersey by express today.
For terrible casualties the year of 1893 is making a mark; the Milwaukee pier horror, the sinking of the Victoria and the World’s Fair holocaust could be mentioned as among the worst.
The two cases commenced against the goods in the East End Shoe store have been settled and the goods sold to Mr. Henry Meyer. Mr. Meyer now has one of the best lines of shoes in the city and is ready to sell goods cheaper than ever.
Walter Baker witnessed the terrible holocaust resulting from the burning of the Cold Storage warehouse on the Fair grounds Monday. The sight of the imprisoned men hemmed in by fire on the balcony was horrible he says. They had no way to turn and it was either death by fire or jumping.
Last winter J. P. Brayton boarded his family driving horse with Enos Stone most of the time. When Mr. Brayton and his family arrived in this city for the summer last week they brought the horse with them and it was quartered near their cottage at the Park. Sunday the animal appeared at Stone’s barn minus bridle and harness evidently thinking that the barn was still its rightful home, not having forgotten where it was during its absence from Grand Haven.
Misses Carrie and Pearl Plant left Muskegon yesterday forenoon on their long walk to Chicago. The pedestrians arrived in this city at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon and stopped for the night at Mrs. Chas. Lyman’s. Early this forenoon they left this city and tonight will probably arrive in Holland. They expect to be at Benton Harbor Friday night traveling 15 to 20 miles a day. The young ladies each carry bundles of extra wraps for rough weather and also an American bull dog revolver for protection. They were tendered an ovation as they started on their trip yesterday by Muskegon friends. The sisters are Ottawa County young ladies, their folks residing in Nunica. Miss Carrie weighs 131 pounds and pearl 119. The world’s fair will be reached they expect in about two weeks.
The Carrie Ryerson was here yesterday with a scow load of lumber.
[Pier construction]
Resorters are arriving in large numbers at the Park.
Some one sent up a small balloon in the city last night.
The northern sky was a bright red last night caused by a fire north of Muskegon.
Misses Carrie and Pearl Plant arrived in Waverly at 8:30 last night in their walking trip to the Fair.
Everybody speaks in admiration of the fine new cement walks on Franklin and 5th streets.
A cat had its head cut off by a freight near the Columbus St., crossing on the C. & W. M. today.
Late additions to the horses now in keeping at the Muskegon driving park are Geo. St. Clair of Spring Lake, Toothpick of Berlin, and Black Friday of Coopersville.
The schooner Robert Howlett, Capt. Tremper arrived here from Chicago this morning for a temporary lay up. The lumber business is dead all along the lake and boats are laying up everywhere.
The Kittie O’Niel a World’s Fair steamer arrived last night.
Highland Park is a most delightful place this hot weather.
Miss Carrie Plant, one of the young ladies now walking from Muskegon to Chicago, was at one time employed in Miss Patterson’s millinery establishment.
All the money taken in at the world’s fair next Sunday will go to the widow’s and orphans of the firemen burned to death in the Cold Storage building.
Linesman Chas. Macomber will soon put in two arc lamps at Capt. Kirby’s fish plant. As it is now, the tugs arrive late often times, rendering work more difficult with the nets in the dark.
A state paper had it the other day that H. Potts contemplated establishing an electric railway in Grand Haven and environs. Mr. Potts is now the recipient daily of numerous letters from electricians who want the contract of building the road.
A telephone cable is being placed across the river at the swing bridge in place of the one carried away at the time of the flood last spring.
A large number of men are said to be patrolling the beach near the vicinity where the body of the young Anderson is suppose to wash ashore.
The Muskegon News says the band of young Anderson’s hat was found in the lake off that port yesterday and some diving was done in a hope to find the body.
When completed Mr. John Juistema will have a model residence at the corner of 4th and Clinton Sts. And one that he will take especial pride in, as it is a sample of his own skill in architecture.
The steamer Valley City arrived this afternoon with an excursion of several hundred. The boat went down the pier where most of the excursionists landed and repaired to the Park, spending the afternoon in picnicking.
Buried side by side along the Chicago & West Michigan Ry., at West Olive are now four graves marking the spot where all of the black diphtheria sufferers, children of August Brecker lie buried. The oldest child, Minnie, aged 16 died yesterday. She was wrapped in a sheet and like the other parcel in a rough pine box. The father is also very sick and neighbors say will not live. The clothing worn by the children has all been burned and there is strong talk of burning the house also. Probably no family were ever visited by so great a calamity as have the Brecker’s. The names and ages of the children who have died are as follows: Minnie aged 16, Leonard 9, Emma 18 and Freddie 15.
Wm. VandenBerg is an old sailor, but he does not deny that he was awful sea sick while out in a little hooker looking for the body of young Anderson today.
Henry and Wm. VandenBerg are making a patrol of the beach near the Two Sisters today in search of the body of young Anderson which will undoubtedly come up between now and next Monday.
395,000 gallons of water is the amount pumped through the mains of the Wiley water works for the 24 hours ending at six o’clock this morning. This is the largest amount they ever pumped for that length of time. 300,000 is the daily average.
Hi Potts left this afternoon for the old setter’s picnic at Spring Lake. He had not broken his fast up to the time of starting for the picnic grounds and it is feared that some old settler will be “short” on provisions when Potts leaves the grounds.
Highland Park is filling with resorters now.
The comet now visible in the northern heavens is 45,000,000 miles from earth.
Campers are scattered all along Spring Lake enjoying the summer with boating, fishing and picnicing.
Parties are camped along the shore and searching in day time for the body of young Anderson.
The steamer Nellie took the Congregational Sunday School excursion to Fruitport this morning.
About 10 carloads of stone are now at hand to be unloaded for the Court House.
Prof. E. L. Briggs formerly of the public schools is now at Bay View Summer University, where he is one of the conductors.
Mr. Broekema’s celery wagon collided with DeVlieger’s milk wagon last evening on Washington street. The mil was spilled out and several crates of berries destroyed.
A Enouy has a fine lot of row boats at his boat livery, foot of Franklin street which he rents very reasonably. A boat ride on the river these hot and sultry evening is a great relief, and Enouy has the lightest running boats in the city.
Capt. O. O. Anderson of the whale boat came down from Muskegon yesterday. He stated that the rim of the hat worn by his son was found by fishermen near Port Sheldon. If found the body will probably be shipped to Brooklyn for burial.
The ice cream social and experience meeting given by the Columbian Literary class of the M. E. church last night was well attended. The experience of some in earning the necessary quarter was as follows: Mrs. Fred Hovey and Mrs. F. A. Harban by piling wood at the Columbus St. school, Mrs. A. Balgooyen by curling a ladies hair, Mrs. L. Turner by making a cake. Miss Ann Balgooyen by mending bags. A short program was also rendered, participated in by Misses Finia Holmes, Anna Balgooyen and Birdie Holmes.
After Sunday the world’s fair will undoubtedly be closed on that day.
Another scow load of gravel for the court house arrived today.
A cross walk had been laid on both sides of the intersection of Columbus and Second Sts.
The illumination in the northern sky the other evening was caused by the burning of the Red ware house in Whitehall.
The body of Ollie Anderson the young man drowned from the whale boat will undoubtedly come to the surface some time within the next two or three days. Be on the watch as the $100 reward is placed with Supt. Robbins.
Some evil-disposed person is sowing tacks broadcast on the streets of Monroe, much to the detriment of pneumatic bicycles. Mr. G. J. Lauer, who was one of the victims, offers a $100 reward for proof that will convict anyone of puncturing the tires of a bicycle in that city.
The patent recently granted Mr. W. C. Sheldon for a cigar moistener is a very important one being a vast improvement over every thing of the kind now in use. It will be used with the cigar cases manufactured at the Corn Planter works.
A J. Emlaw was in Jenison yesterday. He says that yesterday afternoon at about 4 o’clock the most terrible thunder storm he ever witnessed occurred in that section. Rain fell in torrents and the thunder rolled incessantly. The barn of John Doornbos living about one half mile south of Jenison was struck by lightning and consumed with its contents.
People living right here do not appreciate the most elegant boating and fishing to be found within a radius of two miles of Grand Haven. With the queen of inland seas, the Grand River and Spring Lake what more could be asked. In fact the scenery along Spring Lake is as fine as that of any other lake in the west.
Guests are arriving in large numbers at the Spring Lake Hotel.
The encampment this year will be held at Island Lake, near Brighton, on August 10-14, under command of Brig. Gen. E. W. Bowen. Only members of the companies mustered in before July1, 1863, and such as attend 75 per cent of the company drills can attend. Substitutes are not allowed. Pay for seven days will be allowed. All liquors will be rigidly excluded from camp. No other than the regular uniform will be tolerated. On the forenoon of the 14th the troops will be inspected and reviewed by the commander-in-chief.
The Deaf Alphabet.
There arrived today from Norris, Michigan, a little town north of Detroit in the county of Wayne, four deaf mute children aged probably from 10 to 13 years. They were all German children and bound for their homes in Milwaukee. At the depot the little party of silent people were met by Rev. Brueggeman of St. John’s Lutheran church who is caring for them until the steamer Wisconsin leaves tonight. In the party are two boys and two little girls. The boys have their names and addresses pinned on their coats. When seen this afternoon they were eating dinner at Hotel Kirby. There is one thing peculiar about them which is not found in other deaf mutes. They are all students at an institution in Norris, where they are taught to emit sounds resembling words, quite plainly. When on talks the other children watch and by the position of the mouth they can tell what the other is saying. The sound which they omit when talking is sort of a pathetic cry, but even one who is not familiar with the children can understand some of the words they speak. The children are all well appearing and seem happy. One of the boys, who was especially bright, when asked his name answered “Wilhelm Harter” in that peculiar sound, which when once heard, will always be remembered. A person by tying his tongue to the bottom of his mouth could imitate it fairly well, but not in the way those children have. The institution where they are studying is on the plan of the German deaf mute schools. Finger language is taught only to the very young, after which they are allowed to converse only with their mouths.
Wm. Sabee was held up for a quarter by tramps while coming home one night this week.
It is getting to be quite a common thing for Grand Haven horse jockies to bring their trading stock to Robinson Sundays to trade. We have Sabbath breakers enough of our won without any coming from outside.
Ferdinand Mielke Dead.
Ferdinand Mielke died this morning at his home on Franklin Ave. in the 4th ward. He was stricken with paralysis just a month ago and had hovered between life and death up to today, never regaining the use of one side and unable to talk above a whisper. Up to that time he had been employed a brick mason and had worked the day previous to suffering the stroke.
Mr. Mielke was born in Danzig, Germany, January 29, 1832. He has resided in America some 35 years; most of that period living in Chicago, where he owns a flat. For the past 6 years he and his family have made their home in Grand Haven. He was a member of the Ancient Order of United Workingmen.
A family consisting of his wife and three children mourn his departure.
Funeral Monday forenoon and internment in Lake Forest cemetery.
Thirteen tons of glass direct from the Netherlands were received by the glass factory this week.
Mr. J. Dornbos now holds down the cobbler’s bench at the Excelsior Shoe Store.
The steamer Menominee brought in one of the largest crowds of the season from Chicago this morning.
Even in these dull times the glass factory is doing a rushing business. A great deal of glass is being received from Belgium and the Netherlands.
This evening occurs the formal opening of the Spring Lake Hotel. A grand hop and reception will be given. A big party from Grand Rapids arrived this afternoon and many more are expected this evening.
The Congregational Sunday School picnic at Fruitport yesterday was a splendid success; everything going off very splendidly. Among the sports was a game of football between the ladies and gentlemen and of course the ladies won.
A friend of Wm. Sabee wants to know why he was held up by tramps as stated in yesterday’s TRIBUNE. He thinks if Sabee would go home earlier it wouldn’t be necessary for him to have anybody to hold him up, but in case it is necessary to hold him up why not have his friends take him home instead of giving a tramp a quarter.
Grand Haven has a Centennial Park. What’s the matter with having a Columbian Park?
There was quite a commotion in front of the Bee Hive today, caused by James Richardson, Bert Bolt, a barrel of salt, a horse and wagon being promiscuously mixed up.
The number of guests now at the Spring Lake Hotel is double the number of any other resort in Michigan. In fact, there is a larger crowd at this popular place than ever before, except perhaps, a short period two years ago. The people of the vicinity rejoice with the management in their success.
An election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Prof. H. W. Taylor in the Board of County School Examiners was held at the office of Probate judge Goodrich this morning. Miss Cora M. Goodenow, Peter Borst and Judge Goodrich were in attendance and selected for that office Seth Coburn of forest Grove, Jamestown township.
Ex-Senator Thomas W. Ferry’s views on the repeal of the Sherman silver purchase act, an outline of which we presented to our readers in a previous issue, have attracted much attention and comment from the press. It will be recalled that he strongly favored free coinage of silver, with a limit to the American product. In a personal letter to the editor of the Journal, Mr. Ferry expressed himself more fully on that point as follows:
One very important feature of a monetary standard of vital character, is elasticity as well as stability.
The unconditional repeal of the Sherman act would cause disastrous contraction of the volume of money.
Free coinage of silver at a proper ratio with gold, limited to the American product—which would be but about $6,000,000 more than we now annually purchase under the Sherman act—would be an elastic regulator in the hands of the people to adjust the national volume of money to the varying needs of the people, whose sovereign welfare should be the highest aim of a Republic.
Like gold, and as freely, the mintage by the people of their country’s product of silver, thus shutting out the depreciating cheap silver of Europe – would bind together the two precious metals of highest intrinsic value, as America’s impregnable legal tender bond its people, and to the world, assuring the prompt and unfailing redemption of American currency. This would be a lasting guarantee to the stability, and a ready servitor of elasticity, to maintain unbroken faith to the people, by and American bimetallic standard of value.
The Republic has now wealth and power enough to independently maintain such a reliable measure of value, and patriotism will sustain and cherish such a National Monetary Standard.