Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-25
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS. / j, G.,
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary OF the More I'm
portant Doings of Our NcighbOrs-Wed
dings and Deaths = Crimes, Casualties
and General News Notes.
The troubles at the Agricultural Col.
lege have not ended yet. Fred G. Stone
a sophomore, and j w. Campbell, .
junior, have heen found guilty of hazing
and the former has been suspended fol
two years, while tho latter is expelled
More explosions are to follow. These
students hazed five freshmen, nearly
killing one poor fellow, whose room was
filled with noxious gases while he slept
The Board of Regents of the State
University met at Adrian last week and
finally settled tho medical difficulty which
has existed in that faculty for several
years. The designations of Drs. Mac.
Loan and rockingham were presented
and accepted, they having been asked to
resign at the previous meeting. DR.. O.
b. Nancrede, of Philadelphia. was elected
Professor of Surgery, and DR.. Flemming
Carrew, of Bay City, Professor of Opthal-
mology.
Andrew C. Merrill, confidential clerk
Of Boydell Bros, paint manufacturers,
is an embezzler to the amount of over
$4,000.
AT Manchester, Washtenaw County,
Thomas H. Moshor, aged "a years, fell
from the steps in the rear of his resi-
dence, breaking his neck. He had re-
sided in the county for over fifty years.
The Big Rapids Current says NJ. p.
Gale, of that city, is associated With 9TH
ers in the ownership of $4,000 acres OF
State, which is now remote from rail-
ways, but into which new road is about
to be built. The cut, it is estimnted, will
last about thirty years, and after getting
into full operation they will employ O
force Of COO men.
The State Salt Inspectors report
shows that 1872, l57 barrels of salt were
made and inspected in this State in June.
A recent letter from Iron Mountain
says; What purports to be Forepaugh's
circus exhibited here to-day and tonight.
People are standing around on the streets
and complaining bitterly of the way they
were swindled by the fake side shows,
monte men, strangers, and pickr ockets.
Gov. Fifer, of Bloomington, ILL.,, with
staff, is at. the Lake View House, Elk
Rapids.
-EIh Rapids 10 hing rV4 ~o;i-ossc1,
and expects to meet with some degree of
success.
MINORS and co onels congregate on
the veraudas of the hotels at Elk Rap
ids and spin fish yarns which occurred
befo' and aftah the wah.
The Bay City dry-dock was the scene
Of great excitement the other day. Cap
tain Richard Armstrong the owner OF
the Bay Limo of steamers, had the fruit
stand of Wells Aldricb, an old cripple,
forcibly removed. An attempt was made
to arrest Armstrong, who took refuge on
one of his steamers and kept the police
at bay by pumping streams of water on
the crowd below, damaging considerable
property and clothing. He was finally ar
rested on the boat and had n narrow es-
cape at the hands of a mob, who struck
him with stones and clubs in spite of the
police. His son, Captain William Arm
strong, was also arrested.
Professor Benjamin owen, friend
of Ole Bull, died at Ishpoming few
days ago. He was native of Sweder
and had travelled with Nilsson and the
best opera companies. He composed
several celebrated musical gems, and Of
late years had made his home at Ishpem.
ing. He leaves a wife at st. Louis ant
a son at Detroit.
State Commissioner of Banking
Sherwood has called upon the State
banks for statement of their condition
at close of business, July IL.
Justice Charles d. Long, of the Su
preme Bench, recently made fyint
visit to Washington, and returned t
Lansing in due season with $4,000 bacl
pension money in his inside pocket.
Charles Brand, proprietor of tn
Gate House, Lansing, was arrested by
Deputy United States Marshal on
charge of violating the revenue laws, b,
selling liquor without license.
Work has begun on tho last Sagi
nav Club House. 1t is to cost $25, 600.
"A meeting of parties interested in tn
construction of the proposed Lansing an
Northern Railroad was held at Lansin
last week and an organization effected
Money was pledged to make the prelim
mary survey and the work will be insti
tuted at once. The southern terminus o
the road will To at Lansing. Northward
the proposed line will pass through 81
Johns and Maple Rapids; thence mort
and west to terminus on the lake q
some point not yet determined.
Detroit Journal; Gen. Brown write
a circular to the officers Of the Michiga
State troops telling thom not to take th
black sheep of their iocks to camp thi
year.
e. Zimmer's furniture factory
East Saginaw was damaged $4,000 by fire