Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-11
CRAWLING MICHIGAN. THURSDAY JULY II. 1889
The election bill passed by the
Legislature in its closing hours has re-
ceived the signature OF the Governor, and
Is now q law. Briefly stated


is now law. Briefly stated
IL provides for the printing OF election tickots
by the State at the State Printing Once In
lansing. They are To be uniform In size ana
provided with such vignette or picture NJ the
top not less than four inches long, as the party
committee chaifms.n may design. IL VIII
permit the use Of such omDleins as the Afneri-
can eagle, the Goddess OF Liberty the American
standard -that same old coon, or whatever
portrait or design the particular party may
adopt. The election room is TO be divided by q
railing. With gates for entrance aud exit, and
n gate-keeper Who Is TO admit but one
elector at time aud each In his turn. The
elector must pass through booth supplied with
all kinds OF tickets and slips, and here, nno9,
himself Having voted. he must pass out. and
will not again be admitted. Challenges OF each
party are allowed In the room where the eiec- 2,
preserve the peace and commit offenders to jail,
IL not obedient to tho commands OF the peace
officers. Each ticket must be folded and the
baud over IL, a to prevent doubling The can
of votes 10 to be somewhat different from the
present system. Tho clerka are to have n copy
OF tho reeistration book and as each elector
votes they are 90 hunt up his name, attach the
serial number and mark the name voted. '
The tickets, whom it comes to counting. arc 10
be taken from the box one ut a time, the names
read, the tally made, and the ticket passed on
TO the second inspector who 'yerifes the read
ing, and by him 10 handed TO the third inspec-
tor, who Is to string II on a thread After the
number OF tickets called for by the poll list have
been counted, those that remain in the box, II
any, are to be destroyed.
"A letter from Oxford. Oakland Coun-
ty. says: "The wheat and grass are look
ing we'll, and the corn growing rapidly.
not seem to abato in the least. The buy
ers and the sellers seem to be equally
happy, with good prices and quick sales
and plenty of them. Tho Fourth was
celebrated here in old-fashioned style.
Hon. G. l.. Deyo was the orator"
Prof. Martin Rose. Frenchman Of
considerable linguistic and scientific at
tainments, who had resided for many
years in Marquette, committed suicide
by shooting hfmscif i'm enc aeaena... Ho
was married and his four grown children
are living. His wife was absent at the
time visiting q married daughter, and he
was living alone in the house. His sui
eide is supposed to have been induced by
despondency.
The measure enacted by the Legisla-
ure providing for State Board of Arbi-
tration to adjust disputes between en-
ployers and employees, establishes State
Court of Mediation and Arbitration, to
be appointed by the Governor. 1t will
consist of three Arbitrators, whose pay Is
to be S5 day, anda Clerk at 81, 200 n
year, with an Office in the State Capitol
and provision for travelling expenses.
Their duties are to settle grievances and
disputes and prevent strikes. when called
upon by the contending parties; or, If
strikes or lock-outs have begun. to pro-
ceed to the loc lity, take testimony and
adjust the mattors in dispute.
Tho vote to bond the village of Trav-
erse City for public improvements result
ed as follows: Yes, 253; no, 1.