History of Kent County, Michigan, together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 46

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co.
Number of Pages: 1434

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The officers elected at the first meeting were: H. F. Thomas, President ; A. Platt, 1st Vice-President ; J. B. McNitt, 2d Vice- President ; E. A. Amsden, 3d Vice-President ; C. P. Donellson, 4th Vice-President ; A. P. Drake, 5th Vice-President ; F. B. Wood, 6th Vice- President ; J. Mulheron, 7th Vice-President ; Fred. B. Wood, Corresponding Secretary ; C. J. Woolway, Recording Sec- retary ; and Charles Shepard, Treasurer. Prior to the adoption of the constitution and election of officers, the following medical men were admitted to membership :-- Drs. Heyser, of Plainfield ; E. H. Hubbard, Grand Rapids ; Thomas Addison, Rockford ; E. P. Van Velsor, Berlin ; Perry Shurtz, Grand Rapids ; J. W. Cooper, Grandville ; H. W. Strong, Byron; M. W. Danforth, Cascade ; J. B. McNitt, Grand Haven ; E. Walling, Lamont ; F. D. Smith, Cooperville ; W. H. DeCamp, and I. F. Grove, Grand Rapids ;

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C. P. Donellson and J. M. Cook, Muskegon ; C. L. Chamberlain, of Cannonsburg.

At a meeting held Aug. 21, 1878, Drs. Wm. Fuller, J. Albright, A. Vanderveen, S. J. Coon, A. L. Fox, A. K. Weston, J. A. Williams and E. Spaulding were elected members.

The third meeting of the society was held at the Chaffee House, Allegan, Nov. 20, 1878. Drs. H. J. Turner, Milton Chase, W. H. Stanton, G. B. Nicholls, L. F. Stock and C. E. Koon were elected members.

The fourth meeting was held at Sweet's Hotel, Grand Rapids, Feb. 21, 1879, when papers were read.

The second annual meeting was held at Grand Rapids May 21, 1879, when Dr. Shepard was elected President ; Dr. Johnson, of Kent; McNitt, of Ottawa; Calkins, of Allegan ; Young, of Barry ; Wood, of Mecosta ; Hathaway, of Montcalm ; C. E. Korn, of Mus- kegon, were elected Vice- Presidents ; F. B. Wood, Corresponding Secretary ; C. J. Woolway, Recording Secretary ; Dr. Brady,. Treasurer.

The autumn meeting was held Nov. 19, 1879 ; the winter meet- ing, Feb. 18, 1880, and the third annual meeting, May 19, the same year. At each of these meetings new members were admitted,. able papers on medicine and surgery read, and an appearance of progress manifested in all the affairs of the organization. The election resulted in the choice of Dr. C. S. Ford, President ; Drs ... John Brady and E. Amsden, 1st and 2d Vice-Presidents ; Dr .. Shepard, Treasurer ; and Dr. Hazlewood, Secretary. The fall meeting of 1880 was held at the Morton House, Aug. 18, 1880 ; members were admitted, applications for membership referred to committee, papers were read on medical matters by Drs. Brady: and Walling and a resolution of sympathy to the wife and relatives. of Dr. Van Velsor, deceased, spread upon the records.

The fall and winter meetings held Nov. 17, 1880, and Feb. 16, 1881, were important in the number and instructive features of the subjects discussed, as well as the number of new members ad- mitted.

THE GRAND RAPIDS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the physicians of the city was held at the office of Drs. Henderson and Bliss, Feb. 26, 1856, for the purpose of organ- izing an association. Dr. Chipman presided, with Dr. Henderson as Secretary. Dr. A. Platt and Dr. Bliss (now of Washington,. D. C.) were appointed a committee on constitution and by-laws. This committee reported March 4, 1856, which report was accepted, and the ballot for officers proceeded with. Drs. D. W. Bliss was elected President; DeCamp, Vice-President; A. Platt, Corre- sponding Secretary, and C. L. Henderson, Secretary and Treasurer.

The first paper read before the society was that on "The Extir- pation of the Parotid Gland," by Dr. Bliss, March 18, 1856. Drs.

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Shepard, Platt and Chipman read a series of well-prepared papers, Nov. 25, 1856. The original members of the association were Wm. H. De Camp, Alonzo Platt, O. H. Chipman, John M. Alden, Charles Shepard. P. H. Bowman, C. L. Henderson and D. Willard Bliss. The members who have joined the association since March 4, 1856, are L. A. Brewer, Dec. 16, '56; J. B. McNitt, Dec. 23, '56; James Fulton Grove, Jan. 6, '57; Sterling W. Allen, Jan. 27, '57; Samuel R. Wooster, May 18, '57; Bernardus Letteboer, Feb. 3, '58. The following named members joined the association since 1865: G. K. Johnson, Wm. Wood, L. DePuy, G. B. Miller, John Brady, H. R. Kirster, G. E. Bliss, C. S. Ford, U. M. Short, A. Hazlewood, Henry Russell, Ed. Bienemann, C. D. Johnson, H. M. Greene, C. H. Maxim, Win. Campbell, Eugene Boise, Francis A. Rutherford S. S. Stephenson, J. Albright, Frank A. Jones, J. B. Griswold, J. B. Hosken, Wm. Fuller, Perry Schmrtry, R. H. Stevens and O. E. Herrick. Dr. A. Platt was enrolled as an honorary member April 5, 1881.

The officers of the association from 1856 to the present time are named as follows:

PRESIDENT.

V. PRESIDENT.

COR. SEC.

TREASURER.

1856, D. W. Bliss W. H. De Camp A. Platt

1857, A. Platt

C. Shepard

REO. SEC. C. L. Henderson C. Henderson L. A. Brewer L. A. Brewer Wm. H. DeCamp|O. H.Chipman

1858, C. Shepard

O. H. Chipman

A. Platt Wm.H.DeCamp

J. F. Grove

1865, A. Platt 1866, “

O. H. Chipman

Wm. H.DeCamp

J. F. Grove Wm. Wood

J. F. Grove J. F. Grove Wm. Wood

1867, C. L. Hen- derson

O. H. Chipman 66 66

John Brady 66

John Brady

1868, C. Shepard| W. H. De Camp 1869,O. H. Chip- man

A. Platt

H. M. Short A. Hazlewood

1871, G. K. John- son.

John Brady A. Hazlewood

G. B. Miller

D. W. Bliss

Sam. R. Wooster S. R. Wooster

1872,John Brady 1873, W. H. De- camp.

S. Wooster

A. Hazlewood

E. Boise C. J. Woolway

E. Boise C. J.Woolway

1878, C. Shepard 1879, S. R. Woos- ter.

A. Hazlewood

E. Boise

C. J. Woolway

A. Platt

1880, A. Hazle- wood.

Albright

E. Boise G. B. Miller

J. B. Hosken J. B. Hosken

A. Platt G K. Johnson

1881, C. Shepard John Brady

1870. C. Shepard|D. W. Bliss

A. Platt

6 66

66 66

Dr. A. Platt, in his reminiscences of early days at Grand Rapids, deals not only with the medical men of those times, but also with the social characteristics of the few inhabitants and the hardships attendant on the lives of the pioneer physicians :-

He says :- "Anniversaries, like milestones by the way-side, remind us of the passage of time. The present is fruitful with interest. Such is the progress of improvements in all the arts and sciences, and in all the amenities of life, that our thoughts have become so engrossed with the joys and pleasures of the present and the hopes of the future, that these have almost crowded from our memories the history of the past.

1859, A. Platt

C. L. Henderson|G. K. Johnson

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"It is 46 years since Dr. Shepard threw the professional banner to the breeze in this, then, frontier village, a mere trading post, only accessible by the Indian trail or canoe. The country was a vast wilderness, dotted here and there by settlements, the perish- able marks of which are nearly allobliterated by the rapid march of improvements, and, there is little left to remind those that survive of the past, but the daily appearance in the streets of the city of the venerable Louis Campau, who has even now passed away.

" In those days there were no local anniversaries to celebrate; there was only the annual Indian payment to remind the inhabit- ants of the cycle of time. This was a gala day, not only for the Indian, but also for the white settlers. Being announced by Gov- ernment, the day was anticipated by the aborigines, the shores of the river being lined with fleets of canoes, and the banks covered with the wigwams of the savages, of all ages, dressed in their best attire. The paymaster, with his boxes of silver, retired to a house standing near the location of the Tremont House. As each individ- ual's name was called he entered the door at one end of the build- ing, received his pay, and made his exit by a door at the other end -his bounty money tied securely in the corner of his blanket. There he was met by the traders, account books in hand, who pounced upon him like so many turkey buzzards upon a dead car- cass. At the same time the streets were made merry by the war dance, the music was pounded out of a nail keg, covered at one end with deer-skin. The musician was gaudily dressed, and accom- panied his monotonous song with a continued, irregular tapping on the tum-tum. This was the only anniversary observed to vary life along the Grand river.

"Such was the condition of affairs as found by Dr. Platt in the winter of 1843. 'Truly,' he says, ' this was the winter of our dis- content.' He lost his daughter that year, yet the true friendship of his fellow settlers offered a partial compensation for this afflic- tion.

" That winter was dreary in the extreme; the snow from three to four feet deep having fallen Nov. 15, remained until the middle of April, 1844. During the month of March the thermometer ranged below zero, on the 25th of that month it was 16 ° below, and such was the scarcity of forage that hundreds of animals suc- cumbed to hunger and cold.

"The practitioner of medicine in those days was no sinecure. The inhabitants were few and scattered, and the only guides to the settlements were the blazed trees marked by the settler or the sur- veyor. No bridges spanned the river; the charges were low, the principal currency was shingles, and orders on Amos Roberts and Jefferson Morrison. On presentation the usual reply was: 'We pay only in calico and like shelf goods.' The practice of medicine then had its pleasures as well as its toils and its adventures. One of our number returning from Ada at midnight, while passing Saddlebag swamp,-a dismal and gloomy place in those days,-meditating on

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the comforts of his home and a bed, the horse became frightened, shied at a huge panther which crossed the trail, and cast the man of medicine from the saddle.

" Another, having occasion to visit a patient on the western bor- ders of the township of Walker, being detained until the middle of the night, and anxious to return home, was furnished with a torch made of hickory bark. Its light enabled him to follow a bridle path through the forest; but before reaching the river the torch burned out, leaving him in such darkness that he was unable to distinguish the ears of his horse. It having rained throughout the previous day and thus far into the night, he found the river rising rapidly, the ferryman, Barney Burt, absent, and no place to shelter himself or his horse. . There being a foot-bridge of a single plank, the eastern landing of which was near the site of Butter- worth's workshop, the Doctor dismounted and taking the rum-line, which he attached to the end of the bridle rein, he took the other end, and led his horse upon the plank, only rendered discernible by the bright ripples of water on each side, and made the crossing in safety.

" At another time, on a cold November night, having traveled eight or ten miles to the southern part of Byron, cold and weary, on arriving at the house, no light was observed. Knocking at the door the answer from within was, 'Who is there?' The reply was, 'The Doctor;' to which was returned, ' Your services are not now needed. I suppose you will not charge anything.'

" In referring to his diary kept at the time, Dr. Platt finds that a remarkable coincidence links the present with the past. Twenty- five years ago this evening, March 3, 1868, Dr. Shepard and him- self met in council at the bedside of Mr. Osborn, then residing on Ottawa street, in the house subsequently occupied by Harry Ives. From that time to the present other professional intercourse has been uninterrupted, often meeting under most afflicting circum- stances, then again with joyful results. For many years they were shut out from any intercourse with the professional world; yet they endeavored to keep pace with the medical improvements of the day, through the instrumentality of the press.

" What great changes have been effected, even in medical prac- tice, since the pioneer physicians made this county their home must be to them a source of surprise and perhaps admiration. All that modern science points out to the faculty of to-day is required; the surgical instruments in use differ materially from those in use in the olden time; new remedies have taken the place of old, and change is marked everywhere."

Among the medical men, now members of the society, unnamed previously, are E. Walling, Berlin; F. D. Smith, Cooperville; C. Koon, Lisbon; J. M. Cook, Muskegon; A. P. Drake, Hastings; F. B. Wood, Big Rapids; Sherman Koon, Lisbon; A. B. Way, Otsego; Jacob Bentum and W. B. Morrison, Grand Rapids; J. M. Suther- land, Caledonia; J. S. Ferguson, W. N. Smart, Grand Haven; C.

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P. Brown, Spring Lake; B. Thompson, Plainwell; J. R. Hathaway, Howard; W. H. Young, Nashville; E. H. Wood, Hersey; J. A. Mabbs, Tillman; C. S. Eord, Cedar Springs; A. G. Tyler, Alaska, and O. E. Herrick, Grand Rapids.

PHYSIO-MEDICAL CONVENTION.

The third annual State Convention of the Physio-Medical Asso- · ciation of Michigan met at the residence of Dr. M. Veenboer, 48 Bostwick street, on the 28th and 29th of July, 1881, in the interest of Sanative Medication and Hygiene. Communications from the Physio-Medical Associations of Indiana and Ohio were received, and papers by different members on the above subject read and discussed. A vote of thanks to members of the State Legislature who opposed and defeated the several bills pro- viding unjust discriminations in the sole interest and favor of the so called "Regular," Homeopathic and Eclectic schools of medi- cine, and against other educated practitioners of the State, was unanimously passed.

The following officers for the year 1881-'2 were chosen: Presi- dent, A. Baird, M. D., of Jackson; Vice-President, J. Chamber- lin, M. D., of Romeo; Recording Secretary and Treasurer, M. Veenboer, M. D., of Grand Rapids; Corresponding Secretary, J. L. Cross, M. D., of Bangor.

The collections made by Messrs. Strong, Coffinberry and other members of the society have been added, so that the cases of the society are replete with thousands of specimens actually necessary in such a museum, together with numerous works of prehistoric arts, many of which have been collected within the boundaries of Kent county. Why such results of industrious research should be permitted to be hidden away, specimen beneath specimen, is a mys- tery. Such a collection comes next to a library in the cause of the diffusion of knowledge, and should be labeled and spread out in show-cases, just as the library books are catalogued for the conven- ience of the members and people.

THE COUNTY GRANGE.

Owing to the fact that the Grange circles of the county will be treated distinctively in township histories, our reference to them here must be short. The last meeting of the Pomona or county Grange was held Aug. 10, 1881, in the hall of the U. S. of I., and was attended by 100 prominent members. A letter from Hon. M. B. Hine, of Lowell, was read, resigning the position of Master, on account of ill-health. The Grange refused unanimously to consider the resignation. Several very interesting papers were read on the occasion, one by Lewis Davis on " Apples and their Care," one by Hon. E. G. D. Holden on "Fences," and one by Mrs. W. T. Adams, of Paris, on "Small Things." John Preston, of Alpine, delivered an address on "Drain Tile and Drainage."

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THE KENT COUNTY SPORTSMAN'S CLUB

as another county organization, of six years' standing Among the number enrolled as members, the following names appear:

Drs. E. S. Holmes and J. C. Parker, Messrs. T. Stewart White, A. C. Horton, W. D. Gilbert, Harry Widdicomb, Sherwood Hall, A. B. Richmond, W. S. McKay, W. H. Calkins, J. H. P. Hugh- art, F. L. Furbish, George W. Locke, George D. Conger, L. D. Follett, L. E. Hawkins, L. W. Heath, H. F. Hastings and George S. Baars.

MINOR ITEMS.

In the compilation of local history it is a matter of impossibility to collate every fact which pertains to a county, and even when collected it is found impracticable to give them a place in any of the regular chapters of the history. To meet this difficulty the miscellaneous chapter is required. In the pages devoted to it, al- most all the important happenings in the county are briefly noticed, with the exception of those which are specially treated in the chap- ters of the county history proper, or in the city and township sketches. All that is given is arranged chronologically, and the chapter thus forms a section of the work, entertaining, and useful for ready reference.

On account of the minuteness of detail characterizing the fore- going pages, and particularly those dealing with the pioneer period of the county to 1838, and of the village to 1841-'2, it is considered unnecessary to extend these notices further into the past than the close of 1841.

1841-'2 .- In December the people petitioned the Legislature to abolish the Board of County Commissioners and to authorize the supervisors, elected in the several towns, to perform the duties by law assigned to the commissioners. The Legislature acceded to this demand, and in April, 1842, the re-established Board of Su- pervisors entered upon its labors. John Almy represented Grand Rapids; Wm. R. Godwin, Byron; Hiram H. Allen, Paris; James Davis, Walker; -- Ackley, Ada; Thomson I. Daniels, Ver- gennes; Isaac Tower, Courtland; Justus G. Beach, Caledonia, and Gideon H. Gordon, Plainfield.

1843 .- Jan. 26, the citizens of Kent county assembled to con sider the action of the Legislature in connection with the tax laws and the selection and sale of the public lands. Geo. Coggeshall presided, with John Almy as Secretary. A series of resolutions were passed, which were placed in the hands of Wm. A. Rich- mond, Lucius Lyon and H. P. Yale, to be forwarded to the Sena- tor and Representative from the district. Thomas B. Church was appointed Prosecuting Attorney, vice S. M. Johnson resigned, to fill the unexpired term ending March 17, 1844. The appointment dated from Feb. 24, 1843. March 7, 1843,.James H. Morse, John

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T. Holmes, Sylvester Granger, Solomon L. Withey and A. D. Rathbun, were appointed Notaries Public for Kent county. Orrin B. Gilbert, of Courtland township, was found dead in the woods, between Courtland and Flat river, Saturday, March 25. He was aged 23 years. His death is supposed to have been caused by ex- cessive cold and hardship. The steamer "Paragon" sailed down the river April 18, 1843, making the first trip of the season. The house of Thomson I. Daniels, of Vergennes, was destroyed by fire, May 14. The trial of Charles A. Vincent, formerly of Grandville and the Rapids, resulted in his conviction on the charge of polyg- amy, and three years confinement in the State's prison. He was tried before the Branch County Circuit Court, in May.

Hezekiah Green, of Paris township, committed suicide Aug. 2. The means employed was a bridle rein, with which he hanged him- self. Watermelons raised on the farm of Jacob Rogers, of Byron, in 1843, measured 18 inches in length, 26 in circumference, and weighed 15 pounds. Julius C. Abel, John W. Pierce and Frederick Richmond were appointed Notaries Public in 1843.

1844. - Thomas B. Church was appointed Prosecuting At- torney March 16, by the Governor.

1845 .- Jan. 9, the destruction of Mrs. Twombly's house by fire occurred. The annual report of the supervisors, issued Jan. 1, showed that the liabilities of the county amount to $5,572.76 and the revenue to $6,994.83. The river was clear of ice as early as Feb. 23, and three days later the "Jessie," with a cargo of shingles, passed down the river. The anniversary of the foundation of the Federal Constitution was celebrated at Grandville, March 4, when the oration was delivered by T. B. Church and the dinner furnished by Mr. McArthur. The total expenses of Kent county for the year were $3,279.13.

1844-'5 .- The winter was very mild and warm in the Grand River Valley; no cold weather until Jan. 31.

1845 .- Feb. 5, the temperance movement of Grand Rapids was given a new impetus by an earnest and soul-stirring address from S. L. Withey. The Grand Rapids School Inspectors purchased of Jonathan Lamb, of Ann Arbor, 150 volumes of Harper's and the Massachusetts School Library during February. Feb. 26, the vessel " Jessie, " Capt. Robbins, left Grand Rapids for Grand Haven, loaded with shingles. In March the manufacture, at Grand Rapids, of the first steam engine ever constructed in the valley. April 19, death of James H. Morse, publisher of the. Enquirer. In April, also, David Kent started the first truck- wagon ever run at Grand Rapids. In May, Truman H. Lyon was appointed Postmaster. May 13, launch of the brig " Enterprise," Capt. Harry Miller. Number of scholars of school age in the county was estimated at 1.200 May 31, launch of the steamboat " Empire" at Grand Rapids, June 25, a large railroad meeting at the National Hotel to devise means for building a road from Battle Creek to Grand Rapids. In July, death of Sylvester Gran-

J. J. Whitfield

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ger, a leading lawyer of the county and an old settler. During the summe the river was unprecedentedly low. Aug. 12, Amos N. Roberts, of Grand Rapids, accidentally shot and killed himself while deer-hunting near Ionia. Sept. 20, meeting of the "Liberty" party at Grand Rapids, which passed resolutions denouncing slavery. Nov. 10, completion of the bridge over the river at Grand Rapids. During the same month, D. C. Lawrence and Jacob Barnes pur- chased the Grand Rapids Enquirer. At the close of this year the population of Kent county was estimated at 6,153.

1846 .-- Jan. 27, first concert of the brass band was given at the Congregational church. March 11, navigation opened on the river. In June limestone quarries were opened, in the river. In July, Wm. Peaseley manufactured a fire engine at Grand Rapids. Summer hot and crops large. In August the first daily mail from the East arrived. Nov. 13, Indian payment day. Julius C. Abel, John W. Pierce and Frederick Richmond were appointed Notaries Public.

1847 .- The Legislature authorized the construction of the Grand river canal, Feb. 19. Navigation of the river opened April 29 .. Oct. 27, a meeting of the Walker Agricultural Society, in Walker township, was held, and $31.75 was distributed in premiums. Nov. 18, the consecration of St. Mark's (Episcopal) church, at Grand . Rapids, by Bishop McCoskry, took place.

1848 .-- March 21, the waters of the river were higher than had ever before been known. The ice passed out and navigation was opened. In March, the Legislature authorized the building of the Galesburg & Grand Rapids plank road. April 20, at the raising of a building in Paris township, William Clifton was killed by accident. In July, several cases of cholera occurred among the German immigrants, at Grandville, several of which proved fatal.

1849 .-- The Roman Catholic church, the first stone building at Grand Rapids, was completed in November. The next month, a fire engine, constructed at Rochester, N. Y. arrived.

1850 .- Jan. 14, fire at Grand Rapids destroyed a Catholic chapel and a residence, and caused the death of Mrs. Kilroy and her daughter Catharine, mother and sister of Rev. Lawrence Kilroy, then assistant priest of the new mission. May 6, Grand Rapids elected a city charter by 163 majority. May 20, first menagerie arrived here; 5,000 people attended. Sept. 10, death of Edwin B. Bostwick, of Grand Rapids, while on the overland route to California. Oct. 15, Grand River Valley Agricultural Society's fair, in the city. At the close of the year the number of children attending the public schools was 3,530.

1851 .- At the beginning of this year the valuation of taxable property in the county was $987,660.53. First great Fourth of July celebration, at Grand Rapids. £ Aug. 20, Hon. Silas G. Harris, a former resident of Grand Rapids, died in New York. Oct. 1, magnificent display of farm products and stock at the county fair, at Grand Rapids. Population of the county, 12,01 ;.

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Oct. 24, location of the county public buildings. Dec. 9, first meeting of the Young Men's Association, at Grand Rapids. Dec. 16, a large tannery at Grand Rapids was totally destroyed by fire; loss, $10,000.

1852 .- March 17, the great flood at Grand Rapids entailed heavy losses on property holders. The . steamboats discharged their cargoes at the stores on Waterloo street. June 3, annual meeting of the Grand River Medical Association at Grand Rapids; the officers elected were: President, Alanson Cornell; Vice-President, John H. Hollister. July 3, a large memorial meeting on the death of Henry Clay was held at the Episcopal church at Grand Rapids; Rev. Dr. Cumming delivered an able discourse. Sept. 29, completion of the second bridge across the river at Grand Rapids. About the same time a species of mineral paint was discovered in the valley.

1853 .- Jan. 12, first death at Grand Rapids since Aug. 24, 1852, over four months. In February, West Grand Rapids began to grow in prosperity. May 15, a terrific wind swept over Grand Rapids and destroyed several buildings, but, " providentially," one barrel of whisky was saved. The amount of money apportioned to Kent county by the State for primary school purposes during 1852-3 was $1,797.84. During this year the cost of intoxicating drinks consumed in Kent county was $32,68S.

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History of Kent County, Michigan, together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 46

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co. Number of Pages: 1434

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.); Chapman, Charles C., & Co. (Chicago)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago : C.C. Chapman & Co.
Number of Pages: 1434