Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-01-21


Prank Taggart, of Adrian, is patentee
Of an automatic car-couplsr.
Bay City thinks that a grand new open
house is almost in sight of her.
William A. Belcher camp, Sons of Vet
erans, is new order at Leslie.
Jerry Boyntons South Bend Railway is
nine miles long "and paying" says tie
irrepressible.
The new Evangelical Church at South
lockwood was dedicated by Bishop Dubs,
of Cleveland.
"A sanitary convention will be held at
Howell, March and 4, under the auspices
of the State Board of Health.
e. G.. Hunts chicken picking house at
Mason has been totally destroyed by fire.
This is Mr.. Hunts second loss by fire in
short time.
The crossing war at Howell led TO q suit
by the manager of the Detroit Road against
the Toledo Company for S50,OOO damages
to tracks and wires.
The Revolver is q new Michigan publi-
cation devoted to the interests of skating
rinks. 1t make some noise, but will do less
damage than the rinks.
Sheep killing dogs have done such
good execution in the Township of French
town, Monroe County, that the dog tax will
not nearly pay the claims already fled for
losses.
| William Stevans, of Detroit, who cut
the throat of his fancee, Miss Duckwitz,
was convicted Of murder and sentenced to
life imprisonment, and in ten minutes was
on board train for jackson.
| The body Of John Davis, unmarried,
was found the other day in the woods near
Hobart. He complained of illness, and
started for the camp for medical treatment.
II lis supposed ne was overcome On rlie way
and frozen.
| If the first issue of the Lansing State
Republican is a sample of what is to follow
very commendable paper will be offered.
The typographical appearance is pleasing,
and the whole paper makes a very good inn
preston. Besides that, the Republican
"got there" in good shape on the big news
in its own field.
| j. b. Corliss, attorney for Rev. FIR.
Kolasinsld, has prepared an appeal in the
| st. Alberts Church case, which is to be at
once forwarded to Rome. 1t denies all
charges made before Bishop Borgess. against
FIR. Kolasinski, and charges that the Bishop
violated the canon laws in deposing Kola-
sinsh before giving him hearing.
"A fine legal twist will give the Chicago
lawyers 'whack" at the Newberry estate.
Julia Newberry, daughter of Walter, inher-
tied $l20,000, which she left to her mother
on condition of her mothers bequeathing it
to some charitable institution for women.
Mrs. Newbery preferred inheriting the
money as heir to her daughter instead of
taking it under the will, and refrained from
leaving it to any charitable institution. The
Chicago Hospital for Women and Children
has begun suit for the possession of this
money, on the ground that il is the kind of
institution descrbed.-Free Press.
"A. L. Williams, who has just died at
Owosso, at the age of IS years, was a son of
Oliver Williams, who came to Detroit in
1906 as lake fur trader. The senior Will
liams was captured by the British at Fort
Mackinac in the war of 1912. At the close
of that war he removed his family from Con-
cord, Mass, to Detroit, and resided at the
corner of jefferson avenue and Bates street
until 1919. He then removed to Silver Lake,
Oakland County. He had large family,
all of whom were well-known pioneers Of
Michigan. The deceased, with his brother,
u. o. Williams, founded Owosso in 1922. It
has been their home ever since, although in
the meantime A. L. Williams visited many
parts of the world. Gardner Williams,
another brother, resided at East Saginaw, of
which city he was the first Mayor. E. s.
Williams, another brother, now lives in
Flint. A sister is the wife of the pioneer
proprietor of the Hodges House, at Pontiac.
Free Press.
Don M. Dickinson, the Michigan Dem
ocratic politician, is the subject of a hat
| oOOAys says dlO 1NCW AOIh lftVuWCs Ilc WIS
in this city about a month ago with I. NJ.
Weston, of Grand Rapids. They had a
room together at the Hoffman House.
When they separated Dickinson started for
Washington and Weston remained here for
day and then went back to Michigan. Just
before he went away Weston found in the
room hat-box and silk hat belonging to
Dickinson. Thinking that it had been left
behind by mistake, he took it with him.
When he left home a week ago to come East
with Mr.. Dickinson he brought the hat with
him. AT Detroit he found that Dickinson
had started without waiting for him. When
he reached New York Dickinson had started
for Washington. In the capital they were
SO busy getting appointments that he forgot
all about the hat until they god back to the
Hoffman House, in this city, Saturday last.
He had faithfully carried il around all this
time. When he came to mention the fact
that he had the hat, Dicllinson's face was n
picture, which his reply explained: "That
hat" said he. "Why, I have been trying
for months TO throw that hat away. left
it here in the Hoffman House, thinking that
would surely effect my purpose" Weston
presented the hat to the porter.
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Miss 7. A. Strumbli, of Rollin, an