Grand Haven, Mich. August, 1893
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Seventh St. is getting to be a very lively business street.
Co. F is getting in first class shape for camp duty and the boys will no doubt cover themselves with glory.
The daily arrival of stone, brick and lumber at this city to be used in new buildings is a sign that we are on up hill grade.
Silas Kilbourn & Co. manufacture the Glidden double action washing machine, surely the most complete machine of its kind manufactured in the United States.
There are days when parents should appeal to their small sons to keep away from the treacherous old docks about the river front. It would be well in extreme cases to even resort to the application of a shingle.
The steamer Menominee is running almost constantly, her only layover being here in the morning. She stays in Chicago less than 39 minutes sometimes. In still water she is capable of making 11 miles an hour and yesterday, with the wind after her, she made the run to Chicago, 110 miles, in nine and a half hours. As a Grand Haven and Chicago ferry, the Menominee is a grand success, and a day trip over on her is a delightful one.
Barnum VanDongen had to go to Spring Lake last night to get a bass horn in order that he could play on the excursion. What became of his own is a query among the boys.
If the Marshal or the street commissioner, or the committee on streets, roads and bridges desire to see where improvements are needed, let them examine the side walks between Ferry and Griffin streets on the south side of Washington Ave. X
The election upon the question of raising $8,000 to build and additional school building last night passed off quietly, only 136 votes being cast, 85 against and 51 for it. The proposition was therefore defeated as 92 votes would have been necessary to carry it. The prevailing opinion seemed to be that an effort ought to be made to purchase the old court house and make it over into a school building.
The firm of Silas Kilbourne & Co. employ about one hundred hands and turn out large quantities of pails and fish kits. This firm haul the logs to their factory and saw them and when they come out of the factory is in the shape of finished goods. They also own their own freight cars in which they ship many of the goods they manufacture. The business down by this enterprising firm adds greatly to the manufacturing interests of this city.
Dr. Carpenter, collector for the American Ringer Co., 24 South Division St., Grand Rapids, with headquarters at Muskegon, doesn’t appear to be collecting in this city any more for that concern is reported as having disappeared. This is not the first time the doctor has disappeared for some years ago the doctor visited this city and took orders for enlarged photographs at a very low figure. If this was all the doctor had taken at that time our citizens would not care how often he disappeared; but he took cash 50 cents with each order and photographs that cannot be replaced and some of our good citizens not only mourn the loss of their photographs but also their money. The doctor’s record here is certainly good.
Dr. Von Tiburtius, dentist of the Court of Prussia, arrived in the city last evening and is the guest of her brother, Judge Chas. Pagelson. She is a delegate to the Dental College to be held at Chicago from Berlin, Germany. Mr. Pagelson has not seen his sister in 26 years.
At Highland Park.
Though the people came late at our summer resorts this season there are probably more here and at Spring Lake now than ever before. Reports come that every house that will accommodate a boarder along Spring Lake and in the village is full, and the Spring Lake house is patronized by a host of people. The hotels and boarding houses in the city are well filled; and the life of the caterer, generally is a happy one.
C. W. Ingraham is running a restaurant at the Highland Park Hotel for the benefit of guests at the beach.
Following are some of the people at the cottages:
At Idle Croft—Mr. and Mrs. M R Kavanaugh and children, Mrs. Camp and Miss Fanny E Camp; all of LaGrange, Ill.
Captain Walker’s Cottage—Mr. and Mrs. A W Flew and children of Joliet.
Hillsdale—Mrs. Egbert and Mrs. P J Phelps, Joliet, and Miss Fanny Murray of Winnepeg.
Fluer de Lis—Mr. Max Hamburger, wife and children.
Tangletop—Mr. and Mrs. Williams of LaGrange, Ill.
Bonny Dune—William Houser, wife and children, Miss Grace Leavenworth and Mr. and Mrs. Adderton, all of St. Louis.
Sunset—Mr. and Mrs. E L Buckley and children of Detroit.
The Rest—Mrs. George H Pew and children, Miss Jennie Thomas, Mrs. John V Tooker and Mrs. Harry Tooker of Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Saunders’ Cottage—Mrs. Saunders and children, Mrs. W A McCormick and son, B. C. Saunders, Miss Mary Nester, Grand Rapids.
Green Beach—Charles Dolan and Ralph Fisher and families, Grand Rapids.
Andrews Cottage—Mrs. Oscar Anderson, Detroit, L W Griffin, Jackson, Miss Louise Tomlinson, Grand Rapids.
Griffin Cottage—Mr. and Mrs. Z T Griffin and children.
Richmond—O H Richmond and family, Chicago.
FitzGerald—Gerald FitzGerald and wife and Mrs. Towner, Grand Rapids.
McBride—Mrs. Ralph Baker and children and Mrs. Jennie McFarland, Springfield, Ill.
Goodrich—Frank Barnard and family and Mrs. Spencer, Coopersville.
Woodbine—William Lawnson, wife and child.
Marks—D A Marks and family and S B Marks, St. Louise; Mrs. Samuel Wood, Zumsly, Ill.
Wren Cottage—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stobie, Miss Frances Memphis, Miss Lizzie Randolph Memphis, and Mrs. George of Rockford, Ill.
Davis—Mr. and Mrs. W C Davis and Mrs. A A Osborn, all of Kalamazoo.
Cutler Cottage—Mr. Cutler and family.
Savidge—Mrs. J N Bagley and family of Detroit.
The Millison—Mr. and Mrs. Edwards of Chicago.
Cummings—Mr. and Mrs. S L King and family, Grand Rapids.
Killikare—Mr. R G Macfie, wife and daughter are guests of Mrs. Chas. Boyden.
Our merchants appear to be having a good trade.
The weather now days is fine! Not too warm, not too cold; but a little more rain might be in order.
A number of new buildings are going up at Spring Lake and we sincerely hope many more will follow.
The express business was $200 more this year for the month of July, than last. Business speaks plainer than words.
A woman fell on one of the poor sidewalks on 6th street last evening, and was hurt, how bad we did not learn.
Grand Haven has many beautiful homes and the lawns and front yards have flowers and trees and shrubbery enough to make all look lovely at this time of year.
There appears to be a complaint that the list published of the summer resorters at Highland Park left out a large number of cottages and resorters.
The blast furnace at Fruitport has shut down indefinitely, on account of the stringency of business. It is said that they have over $90,000 in bills receivable and they propose to remain shut down until it is collected in.
Spring Lake is said to be the handsomest and with the most beautiful scenery along its banks of any inland lake in the state. A trip to Fruitport on the Fanny M. Rose will convince any one who doubts the truth of this statement.
Judge Pagelson was presented with some valuable keepsakes in the shape of gold and silver coins by his sister who arrived in this country and his collection of stamps and coins is really worth looking at and has cost much time and money.
The Petoskey correspondent of the Chicago News Record says that at that place there is more money invested in the fishing business than at any other port in Michigan. This correspondent is surely off his base as we have one man here, let alone many others engaged in the business who has more capital invested in the business than all the fishermen together at Petoskey.
The association of the church of God are putting up their big tent upon the property of W C Sheldon Jr. 7th street, preparatory to the opening of a several weeks’ campaign in the cause of Christ.
The repairs made this year on dwelling houses in this city has been more extensive than in any one year since the existence of the city. Let the good work go on and surely it is good.
“The El Dorado,” said Rev. A. S. Kedzie as he stepped into the TRIBUNE office this forenoon, “is a good advertisement for Grand Haven and I am going to send some of them away.” Many are doing the same thing, and others are cordially invited to do likewise.
The Presbyterian Sunday School picnic to Fruitport yesterday afternoon on the new steamer Fanny M. Rose was a great success. The boat was crowded and the children enjoyed the ride. and Fruitport grounds greatly. Refreshments were abundant. All speak of the very kind attentions of Capt. Cobb and were hearty in their compliments to the Captain and his beautiful steamer.
The Grand Haven Leather Company are making extensive improvements about their plant, adding improved machinery, leaches, and a new building or two.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: —I have noticed several squibs in your paper recently which I suppose came from some one outside your office, in regard to the board of trade. Now, you know as well as anyone that you can’t do much with nothing and as that would be critic is saying those sharp things, I would like to know how much he ever gave towards starting and keeping in motion the board of trade or anything else. He is one of those men that are always talking about themselves and what big things they would do if they was going to do it.
BUSINESS.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: —Having seen your criticism upon the condition of sidewalks in certain places, I would like to make this explanation: That the admitting owners have repeatedly had the proper notice to repair them, and have as many times promised to it, but still they remain in bad condition, [missing text] would it not be well for you to put the blame where it belongs, or do you want the marshal and the committee to repair them at the city’s expense.
The work on the piers at the mouth of the Grand River is progressing finely.
Horace Brown, John H. Bosch and Charles Schoenberg, three well known Muskegon wheelmen, passed through the city yesterday on their way to Chicago. Their trip is being watched with interest.
There appears to be a large number of bright looking, handsome school marms in the city today.
Some of Grand Haven’s delegation to the Exposition are taking in Chicago as well as the big fair and are having a glorious time, so to speak.
Forest fires have been raging in the woods and Tuesday morning early the smoke was so thick that the fog horn was blowing for several hours.
David Smith, who was recently married at Kalkaska, says he went in for quality and quantity and says his wife balances the scales at 250 pounds. Mr. Smith says when he reaches Grand Haven cigars will flow freely.
An old resident says that thirty years ago we had just two horses in the town. Old Dick owned by Capt. White and one owned by Wm. Wallace. Now we see on our streets many as fine turn outs as can be found in any city of its size in the state.
The Grand Haven window in the Michigan Building at the World’s Fair is on the second floor next to the Marquette window overlooking Washington, South Dakota and other state buildings. The public school exhibits of this city can be found in gallery U of the Manufacturing Building. The Dake Engine Co. of Grand Haven have an exhibit in Machinery Hall annex.
In the treasury department of the Government Building at the world’s fair can be seen in a conspicuous place a picture of the old black boat Detroit, which plied between here and Milwaukee in the early 60’s together with the steamer Milwaukee. It was on the Detroit that the sorting of mail while in transit was first attempted and was the beginning of the present great system. The names of the officers of the boats are found on the picture. They were: steamer Detroit, commanded by D. H. McBride; chief engineer, John Stark; steward, Wm. J. Fowler; purser, Harry Bradford. Streamer Milwaukee commander, J. S. Rich; engineer, Thos. Fitzpatrick; steward, Don C. Wilcox; purser, Z. Moses. The boats were about 250 feet long, 35 feet beam, and 17 feet depth. Their tonnage was 1100.
The TRIBUNE says to the chairman of the streets, roads and bridges Com. That he is no more to blame for the poor sidewalks in the city than any other member of the council but we still believe that some one is to blame. Who it is, the TRIBUNE does not attempt to say, and we do not make any personal attack on any one but some way should be invented or planned by which the shockingly bad walks of the city should be rebuilt and replaced ere it is too late. If there is no way now in which it can be done, we hope our enterprising Mayor will see that one is provided at once.
“Business” in the TRIBUNE of last evening is off his base. He is evidently a meddlesome cuss, and thinks the responsibilities of a city, if not a nation rests on his shoulders. The TRIBUNE has not mentioned, only in glowing and pleasant terms, the Grand Haven Improvement Board of which we learn “Business” is not a member. The term “Board of Trade” has been used in this paper just twice and then only referring to four or five men in this city who daily met and called themselves Board of Trade in fun. Mr. E. D. Blaire was president and was the granger member referred to. “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,” can be applied to “Business.”
Simon Juistema’s Experience.
Simon Juistema the young man who presides in the telephone exchange when the rest of the town is sleeping, had an experience with a live wire shortly after 1 o’clock this afternoon which he will soon not forget. He was in the telephone office and had just stepped outside of the window ledge to take a look down street, when the telephone bell rang. He turned and grabbed the wire above him not knowing that it was alive one. It proved to be the generator wire through which the current to ring the bell passes. The current of from 120 to 200 volts was passing through it at the time and for the next few minutes “Sam” proved that his lung capacity was very good. His cries for help were heard for blocks. People on the street looked up and saw the boy with his hands clinched tightly around the wire and yelling with all of his might. Many were dumbfounded for an instant at the spectacle. Somebody called for an ax, but before it appeared “Billy” Andres pulled him off and into the window by main force.
Young Juistema was none worse for his experience with the exception of several slightly burned fingers.
Dog days.
Fires again prevail on some of old docks.
What promised to be a lively runaway occurred this afternoon at 4. The circus posters team ran about half a block but was stopped at Hass’s saloon without even a drop of paste spilling out from the barrel on the wagon.
Capt. Wm. VandenBerg returned from Manistee yesterday where he left the whale boat exhibition boat. He leaves for Green Bay tonight.
The smaller one of the derricks has been put in operation at the court house.
J. C. Chestnut, the man who has been in jail for his supposed complicity in the horse stealing case has been released. The team has been taken back to Saginaw by Mr. Wirtz, the owner.
What’s the matter with the fishermen having a picnic?
No relief for this dry weather yet in sight.
Some Portage stone from Lake Superior is being used on the new court house.
The steamer Fanny M. Rose took an excursion of about 150 to Hackley Park this morning.
Gillen & Campbell’s foundry is about as busy a place as there is in the city—always crowded with work.
The act of “Billy” Andres yesterday in rescuing Simon Juistema shows the stuff some men are made of. Without hesitating for a moment to think of the consequences liable to result to him if the wire was heavily charged he grabbed the boy and pulled him from the wire. The deed was worthy of mention to say the least.
Marshal Klaver late this afternoon arrested two strangers who were fighting near DeGlopper’s smithy.
Marine business is stagnant on Lake Superior.
The steamer City of Grand Haven is running in the Traverse Bay region.
The work of rebuilding the tug A. J. Wright has been completed at Manitowoc.
Peter Klaver is building a very neat paint shop to take the place of the old one on Washington Ave.
John Neil has completed for his son John Jr., a fine clinker model row boat which has no superior on the river.
How long before telephonic communications between Holland and Grand Haven will be re-established? Give it up.—Holland News.
The bus men who have organized for the purpose of repairing the roads leading to the Park, will accept bids for 600 yards of gravel and 15tons of straw for use thereof.
A. Troutwine found a very curious thing in a peach stone last night: several well colored peach leaves that looked as healthy as if they had been on the branches. How these come to get into that stone is a mystery.
The Central School was found flooded with water yesterday morning, some teacher having turned on the water and failed to shut it off. The plaster in the hall of the first floor was badly damaged by water leaking through.
J. W. Boynton, the projector of the Grand River railroad that is to be built between Grand Rapids and Grand Haven on the Jenison bed, has chattel mortgaged all his rolling stock, consisting of ten flat cars and a caboose.
The steamer Valley City will give a moonlight excursion up the river next Friday night.
The stone masons on the Court House job have been laid off for a few days until stone arrives.
Traveling men state that the cry of hard times is heard all over the country and people are scaring themselves by its very sound.
If the Corn Planter employees or any other shop ball team think we are bluffing they can find men and money at the Glass works. We are looking for scalps. Bring your challenges.
GLASS FACTORY NINE.
Again the terrible news of a drowning in this city is chronicled. Another family has been saddened by the loss of a promising son and brother. Parents can not place too many safe guards to keep their children from the river these days, if they cannot swim.
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An assault and battery case in which both participants settled by paying fines and costs, was the only thing in police court today.
The largest canal lock in use in the world is at the “Soo.” It has dimensions of 515 feet in length between the inner gates, and a general width of eighty feet. The gates are sixty feet wide and it is suppose to pass vessels drawing sixteen feet of water.
A subscriber suggests that the mineral well in this city should be put in running order for the benefit of resorters and those who come here for their health. In former years it was a great attraction for strangers. Subscribers further suggest that it would be a good idea if the city could keep it in running order.
D. Vyn, Henry Sprick and M. Dykhouse entered into a combination at a meeting held last night and decided to repair the road to Highland Park, being in an impassable condition is some places. For the past few days some work has been done on the hills leading to the Park. Let the good work continue.
Another Drowning.
Two weeks ago today a young lad was drowned in this city. Again today at about the same hour another boy of about the same age went down in the purling Grand to his death.
The victim was Henry Lubens aged 14 years. He with a boy named Will Mulder, son of Henry Mulder were working in the celery land of Roosien Bros., situated on the long narrow island nearly opposite the old Beech Tree mill. It was about the noon hour and as near as could be learned young Lubens was on the bank of the marshy land standing on a log. The log rolled carrying the unfortunate lad into the river. He tried several times to grab the log, but rolling as it was, it was of no avail. The Mulder boy was a witness of the catastrophe.
Gerrit Lubens, father of the drowned lad also works on the island but did not see the accident. When the mother received the news her cries were heart rending. A family of small children were also saddened by the death of a brother.
Dragging for the corpse was at once begun and at two o’clock it was found. The coroner was notified and left for the scene to hold an inquest.
The Luben family resides in the house standing on the old brewery site on Fulton St. in the 4th ward. Mr. Lubens has been a celery worker for a number of years.
Historic Relic.
One of the more interesting relics of the world’s fair to be seen is on exhibition at the Moorish palace on Midway plaisance. It is the guillotine upon which the lamented and heroic Marie Antoinette was beheaded at Paris, Oct 16, 1793. That this is a genuine relic that there can be no mistake, for its history is authentic.
The platform and guillotine are genuine beyond a doubt. Upon the platform is an excellent likeness and figure in wax of the beautiful queen as she stood before her executioners with her last words upon her lips, “God be kind to my executioners.”
Besides her stands the public prosecutor of the day, and in the distance are thousands of sans-culottes ravenous in their desire for human blood of either great or small degree.
Baker’s saw mill will resume operations again next fall.
Many of the passengers on the Goodrich steamer yesterday morning were sea sick.
The world’s fair was open yesterday but only about 15,000 people entered the gates.
A heavy gale and sea prevented World’s Fair boats from running Saturday and Sunday.
The ribs of the new steamer being built at the yards of the Grand Haven Ship Building Co. are nearly all up.
The steamer A. B. Taylor is laid up at this port. Light freight business between Muskegon and Sheboygan has made the route unprofitable.
Ralph Vanderhoef is superintending the job of gathering edgings from the Bailey docks for the pier cribs.
Steam barges as well as sailing vessels are tying up all around the lakes as a consequence of the hard times and dull freight business.
A wind mill arrived by C. & W. M. today for G. W. Miller. Mr. Miller will place it on his extensive celery farm on Ferry street.
Grand Rapids parties and others it is said, are already shooting ducks in the marshes of the river. If caught, the illegal hunters should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Last Saturday was the biggest day of the season at the Soo canal. Ninety-two vessels were locked through on that day. There are few days in the history of the canal to equal this record.
Ald. Koeltz says that Grand Rapids has the handsomest women of any town in the country.
Fritz VanHall is about again, but is still carrying a pistol bullet in the calf of his leg.
The police of the state are on the lookout for Fred Hanley and Chas Justice two prisoners who escaped form Jackson yesterday.
The sloop Frolic bound from Chicago to Lake Superior was here yesterday out of the storm. Her owner was aboard. The Frolic is one of the fastest sloops in Chicago.
Fires in the woods around about the city gave the atmosphere a smoky haze yesterday. When the sun went the smoke clouds were reddened beautifully.
Several of the schooner David Mary left that boat at Spring Lake. They were union men and would work only for union wages from which scale they had been cut down. Hence their return to Chicago.
“You have been having the nicest of weather this afternoon” said a fisherman the other day “but in the lake we have been climbing hills since morning.” This is only an example of the fact that the wind and weather on shore and off is often apt to be the opposite.
The annual camp meeting of the Church of God of Michigan is held this year as it was last in Grand Haven. The tent is pitched in the rear of J. W. Verhoeks grocery on 7th St. The camp meeting proper at which delegates from all over the state will be present does not begin until August 16 and will last a week. Services are held every evening and are largely attended. They are conducted by Elder L. J. Branch of Bangor who was here last year and he is assisted by Wm. Funk of Bangor and Gilbert Reed of White Cloud. There is one congregation of the Church of God in Ottawa Co., and quite a large number of the faith in Northern Michigan. This church is also largely represented in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Louisiana.
C. H. Passehls of Chicago, a Highland Park resorter, has a valuable “dachshund” of pure German breeding and which is worth several hundred dollars.
The gravel streets of the city are worse this summer than ever before. Because of the dry weather and prevailing wind, stones have been sifted from the sand and lay on the roads a menace to unshod horses and unsuspecting bicyclists.
At the inquest held over the remains of the drowned lad, Henry Lubens, Saturday, a verdict of accidental drowning was returned. The jury was composed of Miner Emlaw, Thomas Bishop, John Nyland, Wm. Bishop, Chris Lock and Walter Baker. It appeared that the unfortunate boy and his companion Will Mulder had gone to the river bank to wash, it being just noon. They were on a log which rested on solid earth but which projected about ten feet in the river. Young Lubens slipped and fell off to this death. The water was only about six feet deep at that spot. His companion attempted to save him by throwing boards, but it was of no avail. Several search parties were at once formed and the river in that vicinity dragged. After about an hour the body was pulled up with a rake by Charles Jackson and E. L. Blakely, very near the spot where he first went down.
The Fanny M. Rose has taken the Nellie’s place on the Fruitport route, the latter having been laid up.
Timber and lumber for the Court House is now arriving.
Large numbers of Coopersville people spend Sundays at the Park.
The sewer openings of the city are being repaired and cleaned out.
One of Grand Haven’s most beautiful suburbs is Peach Plains, especially so at this season of the year. Apples, peaches and grapes all thrive there and it is one continual farm of luscious fruit. Chicago people are investing heavily in the locality and coming here to reside. Chicago people have purchased the Phillips and Lum places and other valuable property there.
Grand Rapids races begin today.
There is not a saloon in VanBuren county.
Plenty of work on the farms at this season.
Six prisoners have escaped from Jackson in the past 24 hours.
Major Mansfield of the Second Infantry leaves for Island Lake tomorrow. His charger was sent there today,
The steamer Menominee took out the biggest load of passengers of the season to Chicago this morning. The weekly low rate excursion along the D., G. H. & M. was the cause.
The advance guard of Co. F left for Island Lake encampment grounds this morning. They were Corporal Gibbs, Private Bidgood, Cook Hayward and wife and assistants Poel, DeGlopper and VanderNoot.
The valuable dog owned by Rev. Watton of St. John’s church went mad yesterday and was shot late in the afternoon by W. I. Lillie. It is not believed that the animal bit anybody but it is possible it bit other dogs.
A barn belonging to Mr. Ed Millman of Grand Haven township, burned Sunday morning. Cause of the fire was an explosion in green hay stored in it. Together with the barn, the contents were destroyed. It was partially insured.
The fog and smoke was so thick this morning that horses and cattle became bewildered and could not be driven. Mr. H. Lommarts was compelled to unhitch his horse, as he could not make him move in any direction.
Mr. John McSherry has accepted the shoeing department in Mr. Hubert’s blacksmith shop on Third St., No. 255. He is unequalled as a fancy horse shoer, or draft horse shoer. Trotters or runners shod to order in any class of shoes desired. Interferers stopped, knee hitters stopped forging stopped. All shoeing warranted to give perfect satisfaction. For references, Dr. Bates, John Klaver, Walter Lillie, J. V. B. Goodrich. All wishing anything in the shoeing line please give him a call.
At no previous year has there been so little interest taken in the annual encampment as this year.
The committee is making preparations for suitable exercises at the laying of the corner stone of the Court House.
Co. F leaves on the 9:05 train over the C. & W. M. for Island Lakes encampment tomorrow. The company will be about 35 strong as near as can be guessed now. At Grand Rapids the company will be transported to the D. L. & N. road and thence to encampment. They will be accompanied by the Grand Rapids and Muskegon militia.
Black Dave gave the corner Grocer a good dousing this noon.
First Lieutenant Andres is unable to go with the company to camp this year.
“Grand Haven is the liveliest city of its size in the west,” said genial George W. McBride in the Morton yesterday, as he paused for a moment while assisting his friend, Colonel Gavett, in figuring the republican plurality at the next election. “A country fair isn’t any livelier than Grand Haven.” Continued the tall exponent of the pretty little city. “The World’s Fair has brought an immense amount of travel our way. Every Goodrich boat is loaded, and if the company had twice as many steamers on the line they couldn’t more than comfortably take care of the passenger travel. It is no uncommon thing for a boat to pull out with 400 on board. A lake trip to Chicago is one of the delights of going to the fair. The inconveniences are fewer, and the trip far pleasanter.—Tuesday’s Grand Rapids Herald.
PAUL JANUSCH ARRESTED.
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A Serious Charge.
Upon arrival of the steamer City of Milwaukee this morning, Sheriff Keppel was informed that a robbery had been attempted in one of the state rooms during the voyage, and that the culprit, none other than First Porter Paul Janusch, was on board. He was placed under arrest and is now in county jail.
The City left Milwaukee at her usual time last night. Among the passengers was Mrs. C. Addis, a Grand Rapids lady bound from Milwaukee to her home. She was consigned to one of the inner state rooms. About 11:30 p.m. she was awakened by a noise and saw a man climbing through the state room window which looks out into the hall. Mrs. Addis had placed the curtain over the window pane but the intruder had pushed it aside. The lady screamed with all her might and grabbed the fellow by his coat. In the meantime he had made an effort to snatch the valuable rings which she wore. Mrs. Addis, with a grit which is very seldom seen in a woman, hung to the man but he managed to unlatch the door and escape into the main cabin of the steamer. By the electric lights of the cabin, Mrs. Addis had a good view of the man. She also retained a piece of his coat which was identified as the one worn by Janusch.
At the time of the occurrence the watches change and for the time the cabin was deserted. But the lady soon made known the affair and Janusch was watched, so that he would not escape when the boat arrived.
The captain brought Janusch before Mrs. Addis this morning and she immediately identified him. Mrs. Addis says that he looked her square in the face without flinching, but he did not deny being in the room. He stated that for himself he did not care, but only for his wife’s sake.
Janusch stands with the penitentiary staring him in the face and his best friends admit he is in a bad fix.
He came to this city with his wife from Chicago about a year ago and secured work in the White Laundry. He was always held in high esteem by his employers. When the Milwaukee came up from Port Huron this spring Janusch engaged as first porter. His wife went on the Wisconsin as a stewardess, but only remained a few weeks. Mr. Janusch was well liked by the crew of the Milwaukee some of whom would not believe him guilty of an attempt to rob.
Mr. Biggar of the White Laundry states that he does not think that anything short of drunkenness would have caused the man to commit the deed as he was always reliable when employed at the Laundry.
The charge against the man is a hard one and the sympathy of friends for his wife will not mitigate the attempted crime. Mrs. Janusch is living here and the past few weeks has been employed at the Laundry.
Mrs. Addis is stopping at Dr. VanderVeen’s today. Her husband was foreman a few years ago at the mill operated by Dr. VanderVeen at Sturgeon Bay.
The smoky fog of this morning was so thick that at 6 o’clock an object could not be seen 15 feet away. It was a regular London sort of fog that one would cut when he walked through it and then it would close up behind as before. At 8 o’clock it had cleared away and the fog horn was given a vacation after blowing continuously for several hours.
Thursday, August 31, has been designated as Netherland Day by the World’s Fair managers, the intention being to include both Hollanders and Belgians. A great many people from Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois are expected to attend. These two nationalities, though comparatively small in number, there being probably 50,000 or 60,000 immigrants living in the four [5?] states named, are found in certain well-defined settlements throughout the United States. In Wisconsin there is an old settlement in the town of Holland, in Sheboygan County, which dates back to 1835, having been located under the guidance of a Dutch Reformed clergyman. New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania contain by far the largest number of Hollanders and Belgians because of the great majority of the people emigrating from these countries are not so limited in means that they cannot at first carry their generally large families farther West. In the Eastern States, the rural settlements are found in Patterson, N, J.; Williamson and Putneyville, N. Y., and Rochester, Syracuse, Batvia, Newark, Philadelphia and a few other cities are slightly sprinkled with Netherlanders. The last day of August promises to be a very interesting day for these people and that occasion will probably be the last and only opportunity for them to have a grand reunion.—Evening Wisconsin.
C. Addison’s lot on Franklin St. is being filled in with sand.
The search light on the Valley City is 2000 candle power.
The whale exhibition boat is now at Manistee.
The steamer City of Milwaukee is one of the best lighted and best officered boats on the lakes.
Because of the scarcity of lumber there has been no work on the pier cribs for a number of days.
John Walsh has the contract for driving the spiles for the additional pier cribs at the piers.
Rev. J. A. Kennedy has been unanimously elected to be installed as pastor of the first Presbyterian church of this city at a salary of $1,000 a year and free parsonage and a four weeks vacation each year.
During the fog of yesterday morning the fish tugs had a hard time in getting out of port. The Anna ran into the fish shanties across the river several times and the other tugs also all ran around the river when leaving for the nets.
The main shaft in the Corn Planter broke today.
Grand Haven gun club had a practice shoot today.
A new sidewalk has been built in front of John Neil’s residence, Franklin and First St.
New gables and ornaments are being placed on the Akeley Annex, much to the improvement of the building.
This is the season when jokes are played on the swimming youth. The meanest trick of all was one played on a boy the other day. His pantaloons were filled with pricklers and burrs by a spectator. Of course when the boy got out of the river, a fight resulted between himself and an innocent companion.
A workman at the court house was struck on the head with a wrench this afternoon by one of the sub contractors. The workman had been discharged and it seems was bothering the other men; making his former boss very angry, and a blow was the result. Blood flowed freely for awhile.
Off for Camp.
There was less noisy boisterousness among Co. F boys in the preparation incidental to leaving for camp today than has ever been known. Usually all in the excitement on the morning of leaving but today this was conspicuously absent.
The company formed at the Armory at half past eight and shortly after marched to the C. & W. M. depot with Capt. Baltus Pellegrom at the head. There were fewer of the boys than at any previous encampment but this will be noticed in every company of the state because of the dissatisfaction over the camp grounds. Roll was called at the depot and the following responded: Capt. Pellegrom, Sergeant Major Rosbach, Sergeant Nyland, Sergeant Dickenson, Corporal Fisher, Corporal Findley, Corporal Vyn, Privates Clark, Beekman, Cook, DeYoung, Gringhuis, Hammond, Holzenga, Hosmer, Hiler, Hobeke, W. Kieft, T. Kieft, J. Rogers, Sabee, Slentel, VanToll, VerMuelen, VanDongen, Welsh, T. Zeldenrust, L. Zeldenrust.
First Lieutenant Andres and Second Lieut. Harbeck will leave for Island Lake Sunday as will also Sergeant Pennoyer.
Corporal Gibbs and Private Bidgood are already in camp which with other additions will swell the total to about 35 strong.
Arriving at the depot a special car was on a side track waiting for them and at 9:20 the train started for Grand Rapids. The Muskegon Company also had a car of the train and were about 40 in number.
Major Mansfield also left with Co. F to assume for the first time the office to which he was promoted last spring.
At Grand Rapids the several companies of that city will also take the train and the commanding officers of the 2nd Infantry. Island Lake will be reached about four this afternoon.
A special correspondent of the TRIBUNE accompanied the boys and he will endeavor to send in any news of interest to their friends in Grand Haven.
Body Found.
The news was received here this morning of the finding of a body floating on the river some where near the Pottawattamie Bayou. The body was found by “Quin” Deremo of the township.
Coroner Stuveling and Poor Director John Baker left for there as soon as the information reached the city. Late this afternoon they had not yet returned and nobody knew who the man was or anything about it. It is probable that an inquest was held and the body buried there. The man is thought to have been a stranger as no one is known to be missing here.
Plead Guilty.
Paul Janusch the first porter of the steamer City of Milwaukee who entered a state room on that boat wit the intention of robbing the lady occupant was brought before Justice Pagelson this morning. He wore the same coat which he wore when attempting to escape from the state room and one side of it was badly torn from the encounter.
Janusch plead guilty and was bound over to Circuit Court. He was brought before Judge Padgham, in circuit court this afternoon and there also entered a plea of guilty. He will probably be sentenced tomorrow.
Many big line boats out of Chicago find it hard to pick up sufficient grain for cargoes.
M. Cuson furnished the two small boats for the Fanny M. Rose.
Several hundred feet of pier will be added to the north pier near the fish shanties. This will serve to keep the sand from the hill drifting into the river and making a bar.
Dew is the greatest respecter of colors. To prove this take pieces of glass on boards and paint them red, yellow, green and black. Expose them at night, and you will find that the yellow will be covered with moisture, that the green will be damp, but that the red and black will be left perfectly dry.
Another of the popular Park Hotel hops will be given Saturday evening. All friends of the Park are invited.
A few years ago Grand Haven people could be counted by the score shopping at Muskegon. Grand Haven people patronize home trade now.
Throughout Ottawa county a withering drought is prevailing. Corn and pastures are drying out, and some farmers have begun to feed wheat to their horses, it being cheaper than corn or oats, says an exchange.
Luckily Grand Haven has had no serious conflagration lately. Our fire department has had the best of success in battling the flames and squelching them before any great damage has been done.
C. N. Addison of this city has been granted a patent for a broom holder.
The Secretary of the treasury is appointing new light keepers all around the lakes.
For five weeks now we have not had a smell of rain, and to say that it is dry is speaking lightly.
All over the state come reports of the ruining of the pasture, barley and wheat fields from lack of rain.
Freight business is very slow on the railroads as well as on the water.
Kalamazoo asylum is so full that not another patient can be taken.
The camp at Island Lake has been named Camp Robinson in honor of Gen. Eugene Robinson.
Chas. O. Allen of Grand Haven has been granted a patent for a carpet sweeper.
The Grand Haven Gun Club had a shoot yesterday at Beech Tree. John Kooiman and John J. Danhof, Jr., carried off the honors.
Paul Janusch has not yet received his sentence from Judge Padgham. The judge had a talk with the prisoner this morning and will undoubtedly sentence him in a short time.
Otto H. Pagelson of this city was one of a class of 45 which graduated from the Agricultural College yesterday. Of this number only eight took active parts in the closing exercises and Mr. Pagelson was one of them.
As fast as the boats come into Chicago these days their entire crews, with the exception of the captain, first engineer and the steward, are discharged and then they wait for cargoes of grain or of lumber. In general there is no disposition as yet to tie up the boats permanently, it being thought better to keep them in service than to have them dried out under the hot summer sun.
Teamsters with heavy loads should keep away from the center of Washington St. in the down town section. The sewer runs right through the middle of the street and the ground above it is caving, in several places. Many times horses going over the places start the earth to caving and it is extremely lucky that no horses have broken their limbs in this way. Another big hole was made by the ground caving, near the intersection of Washington and 2 Sts. Today.
Mysterious Drowning.
The body found floating in the river near Pottawattamie Bayou by “Quin” Deremo yesterday morning proved to be the corpse of August Lindow, an old bachelor who has lived in Grand Haven township for 15 or 16 years. He was about 57 years old, and has earned his livelihood by working around the farms of the township. Lindlow was a relative of Mrs. Stillman living on the Beech Tree road and also had other relatives in the vicinity. He had been missing for a couple of days, but whether his drowning was an accident or a case of suicide will ever remain a mystery. In his pockets was found $7.65. The clothes worn by the dead man were very good for a farm laborer. Lindow has been known to drink quite heavily at times but it is not believed that he has done so lately. At the inquest conducted by Coroner Stuveling of this city no clue was developed as to the cause of the drowning. The possessions of the dead man consisted of what he had with him and a mortgage for $100 on a farm in Grand Haven township. The remains were buried late yesterday afternoon.
Sunday Excursion to Muskegon.
August 13, the C. & W. M. Ry. Will run a special train excursion to Muskegon, at very low rates, to enable our patrons to visit a small expense two popular resorts of Western Michigan—Muskegon and Hackley Park. The latter is reached from Muskegon by street cars to Lake Michigan Park, thence by dummy line, and is a beautiful place for a Sunday outing. Train will leave Grand Haven at 10:20 a.m. Returning, leave 3rd St. Muskegon at &:30 p.m. Round trip 30 cents.
aug2-12 GEO. DEHAVEN, G. P. A.
The business depression is being felt by the furniture manufacturers in Grand Rapids, the leading furniture market in the country. The depression in the West is such that last year during the opening of the fall season scarcely twenty carloads, were sold for west of the Mississippi, where as in normal years fully one-third of the entire product goes there. The eastern buyer were numerous but bought cautiously. The volume of trade in sight is about half of the usual amount and the manufacturers will curtail their production accordingly.
The tug A. J. Wright burned here last winter, is now having machinery put in her at Sturgeon Bay.
Hundreds of acres of blueberry grounds near Fruitport are being burned over.
The census of 1890 credited Grand Haven with a population of 5023. The most conservative estimate now, gives the city 6000 and odd.
A citizen has placed in the laboratory of the TRIBUNE a specimen of water drawn from a water works hydrant in this city. The scientists who have examined it all disagree as to its ingredients.
There is absolutely no wheat being shipped from Chicago, and in Cleveland managers of the ore docks are laying off their men. One load of coal was offered for Milwaukee at 30 cents.
Johnny Mieras received the following letter this week which speaks for itself. “I hereby challenge any club in Grand Haven to a base ball match to occur at any time or place.
Mr. Peter VanWeelden celebrated the 35th anniversary of his married life yesterday. Mr. VanWeelden is one of Grand Haven’s oldest citizens in point of residence. He came here in 1855 and was one of the members of the first city council, George Parks, Mayor. He also held various other ward offices. Reminiscences of those early days he has many and can tell interesting stories of that period.
Three bus loads of Spring Lake visitors were at the Park yesterday.
A picnic was given at Highland Park yesterday in honor of Miss Minnie Davidson of Cheboygan.
A special board has been appointed to select a suitable site for the home of the feeble minded and epileptic provided for by the last legislature. Several cities are after the institution. Grand Haven should put in a bid.
Archie Visser and Henry Veltman living near the old match factory, engaged in a fight this noon at Veltman’s house. Visser was drunk but he badly pounded Veltman about his head and face. Sheriff Keppel arrested Visser and he now lies in jail. As soon as sobered up he will be brought before a justice. The fracas created a general consternation among the neighbors.
D. VerWy has the contract to move the large house built years ago by the Sanford Estate in Peach Plains, to the rear of A. A. Constantine’s residence in Peach Plains. The house has been a familiar land mark in the Plains, being built with large expectations and was known for a time as “Cutler House No 2.” Mr. VerWy also has the contract for moving and raising the buildings on the Phillips place purchased by Mr. Constantine of Chicago.
Remember the moonlight excursion on the steamer Valley City this evening, august 11th, fare 25cts. No extra charge for dancing.
Jay McCluer has invented a very ingenious device which he calls a berrybrier trimmer.
M. N. G. IN CAMP.
The News From Our Boys.
CAMP ROBINSON, AUG 10, 1893.
The citizen soldiery of the great state of Michigan lies again encamped on its “old camp ground,” a large farm overlooking the waters of a small inland lake situated about forty miles west of Detroit. Although it must be admitted that this camp ground with its adjacent drill fields, is excellently adapted for the primary or real purpose for which it is selected, that of a camp for military instruction, yet Island Lakes and its environs has but little attraction in itself to the average militiaman, furnishing as it does but little means of entertainment or recreation during his leisure hours. A small lake, less than three miles in circumference, upon which plys one little steam-launch, a boat house with probably a dozen small boats to let, a dozen or more lemonade stands and that is all. One almost feels that the Mich. Nat. Guard, organized as it is for the maintenance of public security and peace, is some riotous mob, or a dauntless gang of criminals of whom our citizens are so fearful that their annual encampment must be held in some out of the way spot with none but grasshoppers and crickets for companions and these in super-abundance.
Then, too, as not a few of the companies are from cities along the borders of the Lakes, to drill on a dry arid wheat field with a scorching midsummer sun overhead, is quite and overtax to the powers of endurance of the boys from these companies, many of whom come from the workshop, the office, or other indoor occupation, and to these it does seem that “Michigan, my Michigan” could furnish a better site for the encampment than this. Indeed, if those of our citizens, who refer to the state militia as the “feather bed soldiers,” could spend a week in camp they would find to their surprise that the life of these soldiers is not all strewn with “pop-corn and hot sissidges, or weeny worst.” The grounds this year are in much the same condition as last. The continued dry spell has left the soil dry and dusty. But of this enough for as Tennyson says:
“Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why.”
The company arrived in camp at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon and were immediately mustered for duty, the roll showing thirty men present. After the tents had been arranged, the supper call was sounded and the boys were marched to the company mess tent where Chief Cook Hayward and his corps of assistants served a good hearty meal, though the meat was limited to ham, owing to other meats ordered not having been delivered in time. Supper over, the boys were given the freedom of the camp for the night. The camp proper does not begin until tomorrow morning and Col. Rose scored one in his favor by omitting the customary dress parade and guard mount for the first night. Some of the boys have gone for a visit to the lake, some are visiting friends in other companies and others are spending the evening in their quarters. Among others visiting “Fs” quarters was Geo. Stevenson, formerly of Grand Haven. Private Welsh and Rodgers have been detailed for company bearers in connection with hospital duty. Their duties are to carry men falling from the ranks by reason of sickness or accident to the hospital station. Hospital steward Esler’s familiar face is again seen a usual around regimental headquarters.
Pv. L. Zeldenrust is doing duty tonight with the Quartermaster Department distributing overcoats and other supplies.
The first detail for guard duty will be made tomorrow morning. Pvs. Beekman, Hammond and Huizenga will be detailed.
Probably no other non-commissioned officer in the troops has ever attained such a high degree of popularity as Corporal Zimmerman of Co. F did last year. At least twenty members of other companies have been making inquiries as to whether he was going to be at camp, but like so many other members of the M. N. G. this year, the “corporal” is attending the fair and thus his absence from the camp is accounted for, though we understand his “fair” is employed at the Kirby House and he attends her there. A number of new tents are already on the grounds this year and the camp generally bears a clean appearance. The Surgeon-Gen. Dept. too is taking every precaution to keep its sanitary condition good. The behavior of the boys on the train this year has been better than in previous years. No guards were established at the doors of our car though other companies all had them. Lieut. Harbeck just arrived in camp at 9:30 p.m. The usual hubbub of the first night at camp is now about started. Music is heard form every quarter. Prospects for much sleep tonight are about as unpromising as usual. “Y WIS.”
P. S.—The camp has been named “Camp Robinson” in honor of the late Brigadier General.
The Second regiment will be at the head of the class this year as usual. Colonel Rose, Lieutenant-Colonel Cole and Major Mansfield make a trio of officers who are known as strong disciplinarians who are well liked by the rank and file of the regiment.—G. R. Eagle.
Grasshoppers are more plentiful this year than ever before.
Forest fires threaten the village of Sullivan in Muskegon county.
The steamer Fanny M. Rose left with an excursion load of Spring Lake people for Holland today.
John Palmer did not attend encampment this year for the first time in seven seasons.
Annie Berry, a Spring Lake maiden took the hard sidewalk on Spring street for a spring bed last night and was gathered in, it is supposed, by Patrolman Springer. She had been imbibing something stronger than spring water.—G. R. Eagle.
Ed Pennoyer, Ed Andres and others will spend tomorrow at Island Lake with the boys in blue.
CAMP ROBINSON.
Latest News From the Boys in Blue.
CAMP ROBINSON, AUG. 11, 1893.
Thursday has been a hot day at camp. But for the slight breeze moving the heat would be unbearable. No one from the Second Infantry has fallen from the ranks as yet, however. In our company the health of the boys is excellent. Private VerMuelen and Hosmer are complaining of a slight affection of sore throat and stomach trouble respectively. Both will be reported for medical treatment at sick call tomorrow. Private Hosmer will be detailed for duty on the hospital corps tomorrow and as such will be relieved from all further drill and guard duty. The duties then involving upon him are to assist in the treatment of the sick and other contingent duties in connection with that department. Sergeant Dickenson, Privates Cook and Sleutel are doing guard duty tonight. For tomorrow morning Privates DeYoung, Van Toll and VanderMuelen are detailed for guard duty. Two guard-mounts are held daily, thus giving each guard but four hours of sentinel work during his entire tour. The smallness of the company, however, may necessitate putting some of the boys on for a second time. The laugh was on Pv. Sleutel this morning. Just before drill a great many of the boys, dressed light as they are on account of the extreme heat, usually put a folded towel on their right shoulder to protect it, as the piece is habitually carried at the right shoulder. Sleutel drilled with his towel on his shoulder but felt his shoulder getting rather sore and on getting back to camp and removing his coat he found that he had placed the towel on the wrong shoulder. The first one of the new members to be initiated or become the victim of a practical joke was Thomas Kieft. When Kieft awoke this morning he complained of feeling cold, but as his tentmates urged that the temperature was not unusually low, he concluded he wasn’t feeling well and life in a tent wasn’t agreeing with him. On folding blankets after reveille, however, a good sized cake of ice was found tucked away beneath the blankets and the mystery was solved.
Major Mansfield makes a fine appearance on horse-back and wields the sword from the back of his charger with the ease and grace of a cavalry veteran. Without an exception he is the best looking officer in the Second. Among the ablest on his staff is Sergt. Major Rosbach, who fills his position with great credit. The attendance at camp this year in round numbers is twenty-one hundred. This is about four or five hundred short of the usual attendance. The countersign out tonight is “Knoxville.” Corp. Vyn and Pv. Sleutel escaped drill duty this afternoon and were spending the afternoon gathering agates on the shores of Island Lake. Pv. Sleutel has some fine specimens. The “hopper grasses” here are most sociable companions. They eat with us, sleep with us, drill with us, visit during leisure hours with us and in short are everywhere with us, even now they are assisting the writer, lighting on his manuscript, making as it were an excellent paper weight. The cook tells one on waiter VanderNoot. VanderNoot wanted to know whether he had any more incandescent milk prepared, meaning condensed milk. Van is now called the incandescent milkman.
One of the state papers tells of a hard Case getting into a Mansfield and stealing a White Rose. Rose, Case, Mansfield and White are the head officers of the 2nd Inf. Sunlight Kieft and several others are spending the evening in Brighton, a small village two miles west of the camp. Capt. Pellegrom has been detailed Officer of the Day for tomorrow, with Lieut. Storrs of Grand Rapids Co. E. as Officer of the Guard.
The following order shows the daily routine of camp duty:
Reveille…………………………………………….5:30 a.m.
Setting up drill……………………………………...6.00 “
Breakfast…………………………………………..6:45 “
Sick roll……………………………………………7:30 “
Guard mounting…………………………………….8:00 “
Company or battalion drill………………………......9:30 “
Dinner…………………………………………….12:00 m
Orderly hour………………………………………..1:00 p.m.
Battalion drill………………………………………..2:50 “
Supper……………………………………………...5:30 “
Regimental Parade…………………………………..6:10 “
Retreat will be sounded at sunset.
Evening guard mount will follow as
soon after dress parade as possible
Tattoo………………………………………………10:30 “
Taps………………………………………………...11:00 “
A movement is on foot for the organizing of an association of the commissioned officers of the 1st Brigade. A meeting was held at the Fourth Regiment headquarters this evening at which Col. Hawley of the 3rd Inf. presided, with Lieut. Baxter of the 4th Inf. as secretary. A committee of five was appointed to draft resolutions and by-laws and report at another meeting to be called during camp. The great object of this association is to advance the interests of the state militia. It is expected that the influence of an organization of this kind will insure the selection of men for the General offices better qualified for their positions than otherwise. There seems to be a feeling of general dissatisfaction among the officers and troops this year over the appointments made by Gov. Rich. Men are now holding high positions in the militia who never even belonged to the troops before the appointment and as one of our officers expressed it, know about as much about military matters as a bed tick.
“YWIS.’
The lakes can now boast of a hydroelectric office, located as No. 1621 Masonic building, Chicago. Although it will not furnish information of icebergs and storm areas, as do the coast offices, yet it will prove valuable to captains of lake vessels who will take the trouble to call on the officers occasionally. Nearly 8,000 charts of all the waters of the earth are kept on hand for free use of navigators, and sailing directions will be given when requested.—Marine Record.
Prof. H. Lake, a clairvoyant who arrived in Muskegon yesterday, complained to the police there that he was robbed on the steamer Atlanta while in Grand Haven. He said that he got up quite early to visit with a friend who was going on shore, leaving his pocket book and a paper under the pillow under his bed. When he returned he found the extension berth which he had occupied was stripped for storage during the day. He says he found the head waiter with the book in his hand and that he accused him of taking the five dollar bill which had been there. The man denied the charge and then the professor says he went to the captain but was snubbed and that no attempt was made to make an investigation. The Muskegon officers told the man they could do nothing for him as the crime was committed in Ottawa county.
Fruit cans are cheaper this year than they ever were before.
The Sunday School of St. Patrick’s church are picnicking at the Park today.
Lieut. F. J. Brown of Muskegon a member of Company C, has been engaged for some time past in writing a book entitled “Michigan’s Brigade,” which will contain a complete history of the Michigan state troops from a period before the war to present time.
Paul Janusch the porter of the steamer City of Milwaukee who plead guilty before Judge Pagelson, to assault with intent to rob has been allowed by the circuit court judge to change his plea to not guilty. Mr. Janusch has retained Attorney James O’Hara of Muskegon and the case will probably come up next term.
The Excursion.
The staunch and well equipped steamer Valley City left our docks last evening at about 8 o’clock to give an excursion to Fruitport, having on board the Grand Haven Band, and about one hundred of Grand Haven’s youth and beauty. There was dancing, singing and all appeared to have a very fine time, arriving at Fruitport at about nine o’clock. The beauties of Fruitport were taken in by the crowd and scenes of interest visited and about ten o’clock the Valley City ran into a fog bank which so often occurs on the coast of Spring Lake and failed after repeated efforts, to get out, but finally got near the shore for the safety of the passengers and so they could have another chance to take in the many beauties to be found along the shore of this beautiful lake.
Among the list of excursionists was George of the Cutler House, who on the landing of the steamer, at once took to the woods to secure a porker for the free lunch this evening. He scoured the country between that point and Grand Haven and arrived this morning about 5 o’clock and will no doubt serve the porker to his friends this evening. John Boyink, during the stop, located a new summer residence on the beautiful lake and laid out plans for a $10,000 summer residence where he will no doubt soon be in shape to entertain his many friends this evening. John Young located a celery farm and brought some of his farm with him, judging by the looks of his shoes when arriving home this morning. Paul Bloecker and John VanToll were appointed cooks and judging by the looks of the corn and potato fields in the neighborhood they are a complete success in their new calling. The rest of the excursion arrived in port at about 5 o’clock this morning well satisfied that the captain of the Valley City gave them a longer excursion than he contracted for. The excursionists will all no doubt retire early tonight so as to be ready for the next trip.
The Spring Lake House is overflowing with guests and the best of all is that they are delighted with Spring Lake and its surroundings.
A horse belonging to the Corn Planter Works sunk into the sawdust near the Cutler and Savidge’s dock yesterday almost out of sight. They took him out safely with ropes and tackles. The horse behaved like a hero under the trying ordeal.
Geo. Hancock has been shipping tomatoes.
Sprick’s sprinkler wagon was badly damaged by colliding with another wagon last Saturday.
The yacht Aleyone of Chicago has been in this and Spring Lake waters since Saturday. The Aleyone is owned by John Balch of Minneapolis and is one of the most handsome yachts on the lake.
Eight savings banks, two National Banks and one state bank have suspended thus far this year in Michigan. Twenty-four banks suspended in Wisconsin during the same time and were far more important and far-reaching failures.
County Clerk Turner has received a letter from State’s attorney Ellis asking whether the special committee of the Board of Supervisors appointed during the construction of the new Court House had received pay and asking other information.
One of Grand Haven’s alderman inadvertently made a public statement that Holland possessed many good looking women, and now he has not a lady friend in his town.—Holland Times.
Tonight at 7:40 will arrive on a special D., G. H. & M. train the largest excursion of the season undoubtedly. The excursion will be made up along the entire line of the D. & M. Its destination is Chicago. Goodrich steamers City of Racine, Menominee and City of Chicago will be here to accommodate the crowd.
Fire early yesterday morning destroyed an old building which had been used as a warehouse when the Boyden shingle mill was running. The building was located near the D., G. H. & M. depot and the old mill site. The fire department were called out but could not save the structure. This removes the last building in the old shingle mill yard, at one time the largest mill in the world.
The little five year old daughter of Mr. Klass Leunings, the Fulton street meat market man, met with a terrible accident Saturday afternoon. The child was in the barn where in some manner she ran against a pitch fork. One of the tines passed through the left leg between the ankle and knee and protruded at the opposite side. An older brother who happened to be near pulled it out. Dr. VanderVeen was called and attended the suffering child. The doctor found that the tine had passed between the two bones of the leg. The wound bled profusely for a time and is very painful, though no serious consequences are now expected.
Co. F arrives home tomorrow night on the 7:05 C. & W. M. train.
CAMP JOTTINGS.
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Latest From the boys in Blue.
CAMP ROBINSON, AUG 11, 1893.
Gov. Rich is now in camp. He rides through camp at the head of his brilliantly uniformed staff in an ordinary business suit of clothes and a straw hat and may be seen visiting all over the grounds like one new in office and anxious to obtain all information possible. The usual salute of twenty-one guns was fired upon his arrival here yesterday afternoon. The weather was quite hot again this morning and continued so until about 4:30 this afternoon when the sky began to get cloudy and later threatened to rain, but as yet we have had but a light sprinkle, not enough to interfere with drill. It may rain tonight, however. The Second Regiment was drilled in the extended order drill this morning after a short battalion drill. Lieut. Harbeck was in command of Co. F as the Captain is officer of the day, and he acquitted himself remarkably well, executing the commands of the major with the adeptness and precision of a regular army officer. He has proven himself a careful student of military tactics and stand among the most ably qualified officers in the Second. The afternoon was devoted to regimental target practice. The battalions were formed on the regimental parade grounds and marched out to the range where each company was first given five volley fires by company. The score of this we have not yet been able to obtain. After the volley firings individual practice was given, in which Co. F’s score was as follows: Fisher, 13; T. Zeldenrust, 16; Huizenga, 13; Beekman, 14; Rodgers, 5; Vyn, 0; Sleutel, 9; Welsh, 8; L. Zeldenrust, 7; Kieft,10; Bidgood, 10; Hiler, 20; Gibbs, 9; Major Mansfield, 20; Rosbach, 6; Harbeck, 12; Nyland, 13. This shoot was at one hundred yards with five rounds. During the volley firing Second Lieut. Stresenranter of Co. G, Ionia, was accidentally wounded. While assisting one of the men in executing the load the cartridge accidentally exploded, blowing the breech-block out of the gun, which flew back and struck the Lieutenant in the face, knocking him to the ground. He fell with blood flowing profusely from his mouth and right eye. The rest of the regiment seeing the wounded lieutenant fall and not knowing the nature of the wound, at once concluded that he had been accidentally shot in the head and their faces were not relieved until about five minutes later, when Surgeon Best of the Second Inf. arrived and made an examination of the wound. Lieut. Stresenreuter himself no doubt thought his hour had come for the first words he said on returning to consciousness were, “My poor wife, don’t let her hear of this.” Surgeon Best removed some teeth from the lieutenant’s mouth with his fingers, and the ambulance arriving, the patient was quickly hustled to the hospital. The surgeon reported later that the wound was not serious and the patient would be well again in a couple of weeks. Co. F was on the firing line next to Co. G, , on their right, and were consequently near witnesses of the entire proceedings. The ghastly spectacle presented by the bleeding and supposedly dying lieutenant caused two of our boys to feint away and a number of others to turn extremely pale. Those feinting were Dick Cook and E. S. Tuxbury. Cook quickly revived but soon feinted a second time and was taken to the rear. He is now perfectly well again and able to report for duty. Tuxbury was taken to quarters by Sergt. Dickenson and Pv. Hammond. He is still feeling a little weak but is otherwise well and will probably be doing duty again tomorrow. These with Thos. Kieft complete our sick list for today. We are unable to learn the real nature of “Sunlight’s” illness but he says he wasn’t feeling well before coming to camp and is now having a relapse, but as the guard detail bulletin lists his name for guard duty tomorrow and as heretofore he has not complained, his case is evidently not very serious. Private Gringhuis and Wm. Kieft are performing guard duty tonight. Pvs. Hoebeck, Hiler and Thos. Kieft go on tomorrow. Sergt. Major Rosbach too the regimental Sergt. Major’s place at guard mount this evening. After supper the Second was again marched out to the range to target practice but the heavy clouds darkened the sun so that it was impossible to sight on the targets at the two hundred yard range and they were marched back to quarters and dismissed. Dress parade was omitted. Capt. Gardner U. S. A. will inspect the troops Sunday morning. The company messes are inspected each morning by the surgeon general department officers. The food and general cleanliness are carefully looked after. His reports on Col. Hayward’s headquarters (our kitchen) are all A-1. The boys are well satisfied with the cooks this year. They are without and exception the best cooks the company has had for at least six years. Corp. Vyn is doing duty with the patrol tonight. Pv. VerMuelen has established a reputation in the regiment. His ability lies in doing as little duty as possible. While doing guard duty today Kaiser could never be found with his relief during the two hour’s station at the guard then prior to the two hour’s of sentinel duty. The officer of the guard gets so accustomed to sending searching parties out after him that he wouldn’t even look for him at the guard tent anymore. Knowing ones claim that he hasn’t a peer in the whole Brigade. When any of the boys wish to find him they say they only have to find the cork screw and Kaiser is generally found at one end of it. The “tight infantry” visited Brighton last night and returned to camp about twelve o’clock with their heads somewhat dazzled. Nearly every member of the company was awakened by their boisterous and obstreperous conduct. Not until the 1st Sergt. Ordered them to take their tents and threatened them with arrest, did they cease their hoodlings. For the information of his many sweethearts at home, we might state that Sharpy, our head waiter, is still in the swim.
Lt. Col. Bennett, of Muskegon, who in the command of the 5th Inf. this year is making special efforts to h