The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-01-28

A Resume Of the Principle Items Of
News in Three Great statex


Grand Rapids has growing fencing
club.
Calhoun county WIN vote on prohibition
Feb. 9.
Frank Heffron, a telegraph operator at
Galien, fell OF an engine, and was crushed TO
death.
A falling building at Odessa. killed James
Converse and injured ,. W. Boder perhaps
fatally.
Milton ID. Frost, well-known wooden
ware manufacturer, died at Detroit Friday
morning, aged co.
Thomas Garfield, the remaining son OF
Mrs. Garfield, mother OF the late President,
lives In jamestown.
Since December G,s06,ooo pounds Of
copper have been shipped from Honghton TO
the Atlantic seaboard.
The strike Of the jounleymen carpenters
at the saginaws stIll continues. Everything
Is proceeding quietly.
Michigan conventions;--st State sportsmen
Association, Detroit, Jan. -, - State \. NJ.
q. A., Kalamazoo, Feb. 2-0.
William Dorr and wife drove from Ann
Arbor 70 Florida with team. They were
little over two months on the route.
John J. Major, farmer who lived near
centeeilIe, died Thursday from the effects
OF being inoculated with the poison Of CLAM
ders.
Three new eases OF typhoid fever have
been reported In the jackson prison. max
ing tct6 OF thirty-oue now down with the
disease.
"A girl employed as waiter In Homer
hotel. was bitten by mad dog ten years ago,
and now has her second attack Of hydro
phobia.
-. G. Brown & Co. of East Saginaw have
fifteen camps aud expect 10 get out nearly
100000, 900 feet between Cbeboygan and oc-
queoc river.
Mrs. George Kngly, Of Big Rapids, while
walking home from church, sunday nigiH,
was struck by team running away and kill
ed instantly.
The Rev. +. c. 0ggel, recently from
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, has been called
10 the pastorate OF the Fr>t Reformed Church
at Kalamazoo.
- A four-legged hen holds consplcuou
place I'm the ninth annual exhibition OF the
Michigan Poultry and Pet stock Association
at Grand Rapids.
Mr.. Putnam, who IL being sued ~ Grand
Rapids for $4,000 damages for alternating the
affections OF the wife Of Mr.. Clay, suffered
stroke OF paralysis lately.
Thirteen business places, including bank
and newspaper Office, nj Paw Paw, Mich,
were destroyed by fire. DE loss il $4,000,
with insurance Of about 10000.
The County Clerk Of Gratiot county has
named Monday, Feb. ~, a. election day to
decide on the local option question. Nearly
500 names were attached 10 . petition re-
questing him 10 set day.
George Nelson Of jackson. who recently
visited Germany aud was arrested as a de-
serter, although full citizen Of the United
States, has elected his escape and returned
70 jackson. Secretary Bayard will be i'm
formed OF the ease.
The saw-mill OF the John spry Lumber
Company OF sault ste. Marie and Chicago at
the former place was burned last night
The mill had n capacity Of 100000 feet per
day and was valued nc about $4,000. The
fire II thought 90 have been inccndiary.
Complete returns from the iron mines OF
the Lake Superior region give the total out
put for 1887 a. 4,6S7 800 gross tons, being very
much the largest output yet achieved by
Lake Superior mines IN single year, and an
increase over last year OF 1880, go tons.
The Rev. John Llttlcjohn, aged &C.
noted itinerrnt preacher Ia Western Mich
igan during the last fifty years and lately
confined in the county house at Paw Paw ~
insane, jumped from the window Of that
place Sunday night, and was instantly killed.
Prof. ii. q. Beais, aged 81. OF Plymouth,
for thirteen years past State Superintendent
OF the Baptist Missions Of Michigan, il dead.
He came 70 Michigan from Adams Centre, ~
Y, In the COZ and held various pastorates be-
fore becoming superintendent OF Missions.