Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-29
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

portant DOIngs Of Our NeIghbors-wed-
dings and Deaths = Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The President has appointed Miss
Loana Stacy postmistress of Tecumseh,
vice Judge Stacy, her father, who died
lately.
"A reat German Methodist Church
has been built and paid for at Francisco
Jackson County. 1t cost 81, $50.
Jackson railway switchmen have
formed union with twenty-five charter
members.
-Otsego was the first county to send
the official returns TO the Secretary of
States Office.
The Lake Shore depot at Hudson is
completed. 1t is a handsome structure.
Hudson has no stores or houses to
rent-all occupied.
One Benjamin Archer was rent to
prison from Lenawee County on charge
of placing distractions on the railroad
track, being at the time but mere boy
IA years of age. In 1885 Governor Alger
commuted sentence to reform school un-
til he was ls years of age. Before reach
ing that age he escaped and committed
larceny. He was returned to the school,
and just before the expiration of the COM
muted sentence; Gov. Luce revoked the
Communication and he was returned to
Jackson TO serve out the original sentence.
In the Circuit Court, the other day, ap-
corpus, upon the ground that Gov huce
had no right 10 revoke commutation
made by former Governor. Thomas E.
Barkworth appeared for the motion The
writ was granted.
Gov. Luce has appointed Geo. b.
Congdon, of Gaylord, agent of the State
Board of Charities for Otsego County.
Twenty odd years ago, when Manford
j. Daniels, since deceased, was engaged
in the livery business in Lansing he had
in his employ man who was rot remark
able for his staid and sober ways. The
man was finally discharged, removed from
that city, and was entirely forgotten until
memory was recalled by little incident
recently. 1t appears that after his depar-
ture the fellow, whose name vii be sup
pressed for sufficient reason, became a
pious Methodist, entirely transformed in
all his habits. He now resides in the
State. One day lately Mrs. Miranda
Daniels, widow of Manford j., and gem
eral delivery clerk at the postoeice in
Lansing, received letter from the man in
question, containing draft for $40, and
the note accompanying it explained all.
He related how he appropriated $40 when
in Mr.. Daniels service, and how in after
years it had troubled his conscience TO
such an extent that ne hoped to find re-
lief only in restoring the money, with in
te!est.
The capital city is going to have more
wards. The city needs new voting pre-
cincts
-Cheboygan is thinking seriously Of
asking the Legislature to make city of
her.
The Lansing Condensed Milk Com
pany is wearing war paint again. Farmers
will persist in drawing milk from pump.
Tho Right Rev. John S. Foley, re-
Gently appointed Bishop of Detroit, is now
located in his new field of labor.
The mill of the N. & A. Barnard Lum-
ber Company, at Saginaw City, has run
night and day since July 4, and it will
take two weeks yet TO manufacture the
stock of logs on hand.
Monroe with population of 1000 has
twelve doctors.
Residents of Bay City are viewing
with a great deal of interest Remington
rifle, made in 1908 for the father of Harry
r. Frazer, of East Saginaw. The weapon
cost 1886 and weighs forty-six pounds.
The Congregational Church at Man
celona is without pastor.
The shingle mill of Dawson & Rey-
nolds, at Alpena, has suspended operations
for the present season. The amount of
shingles manufactured at that mill this
year is 100000.
Hon. John c. Owen has started
yard for the car trade at East Saginaw. 1t
will be stocked with 5000, 900 feet of Mr..
Ovens own lumber manufactured on the
river The yard trade there is developing
rapidly. At Owendale Mr.. Ovens new
saw mill has manufactured about 3,OO0,-
600 feet of lumber to date, and his shingle
mill has manufactured $500, 600 shingles.
The Kalamazoo Wagon Company have
sent an invoice of their buggies 10 Austria
lia and another carload to California. The
prospects for future business is very fat
tering.
East Saginaw has Woman's Home
and Hospital The present purpose is to
provide hospital care and medical service
to women who go 10 that city for attend
ance or who have not homes in which they
can be properly cared for during sick
ness.
Dogs about Mason are suffering from
q sheep-killing mania.
I'm the three insane asylums in the
State there are 1850 patients.
Rev. G. @. Olds, long prominent
figure in the Methodist Church at Lam
sing, died, aged 49, He was the father of
s. s. Olds, Senator Stockbridge's private
secretary. He was once pastor OF the old