Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-29
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary OF tho Moro I'M
portant Doings OF Our Neighbors-wed-
dings and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
Tho infant child of Mrs. Albert
Drago, of Bay City. met a dreadful death
by poisoning. The little one, who was
just beginning to creep, managed 10 get
hold of some corrosive sublimate, which
had been used to rid the house of mice.
The babe partook of the poison, dying
within an hour in terrible agony, in spite
of all that medical skill could do to re-
lieve it.
Frank Malsac, aged IL years, was
sentenced to the Reform School by JUS
tice Golden, of Bay City, at the request
of his mother. The commitment was
presented to Probate Judge Wright for
his approval, as is provided by law. The
Judge looked over the papers, found that
the commitment was made out for
truancy, and promptly refused to ap-
prove it. A number Of cases have come
to light in Bay County lately where
parents, desirous of becoming rid of their
children, have asked the authorities to
send them to penal institutions.
Everybody in Traverse City went to
the business mems picnic last week, and
the 1913 stores of the city we're closed all
day.
The steward of the steambarge Men
tor stole 1850 and some valuable personal
effects from Capt Hurstley, at Sault Ste.
Marie, and skipped to Canada.
Another claimant for the honor OF
having captured JEFF Davis has turned up
in Michigan, according to the Detroit
Tribune.
JEFF Davis was captured by Andrew Bee, pri.
Aate in Company l., Fourth Michigan Cavalry
ian Allegan company, who turned the prisoner
over to the officer of the day who had charge OF
the detail that were In search OF Davis; some q.
time ago Bee visited Davis at his residence IN
Beauvoir Miss, where he was recognized as
Davis captor and Hospitality entertained by
the ex-President Of the Confectionery even to
paying his fare back on the cars TO Allegan.
Private Bee is now following the occupation oi
a tinsmith In the village of Martin, Alegan
County, and history Is beginning to do justice
4
ceived but 800 n reward for the prominent
part he took in the capture of the notorious
rebel.
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Bankers Association, at Detroit last
week, was we'll attended. State Bank
! Commissioner I. @. Sherwood read Q
carefully prepared paper on Michi-
gan's new general banking law. He
first reviewed the currency Michigan has
had experience with, mentioning the
card money" of I'LL, Pontiac's birch
bark money of lT63, tho Now York cur
rency of 1916. and the wild. cat" money
of 1887. He then expounded the new
Savings Bank Proper" Ira H. Wilder
made an address on THE Dual saving
and Commercial Bank, and II. j. Hollis
ter, of Grand Rapids, read paper oI
~The National Banks of Michigan" A
the banquet, which was held at the Rus
sell House, S. M. Cutcheon presided q
toastmaster. In response to the toas
"The Pioneer Bank" Mr.. Gilbert. o
Grand Rapids, gave an interesting his
torical sketch of the early banks of Mich
igan, their methods and vicissitudes. /
G.. Murray, President of the Unite,
States National Bank of New York City
made an address, and G. J. Monroe, o
South Haven, discussed the question o
banking laws in general. The Ban
President" was discussed by Mr.. Uhl, O
GRAND Rapids, arId O. nj. Da'iuson tvi
some of the things he knew about ban
cashiers. The Borrower" was the sui
ject assigned to Gen. Alger, possibly be
cause the General has no occasion {
borrow. He made n characteristic speech
which was heartily applauded. w. i
Wilmington, of Jackson, spoke on Phi
lanthropic Banking" and William {
Maybury responded in happy vein I
Michigan, my Michigan" The follow
ing officers we're elected for the ensuin
year: President, H. G. Potter, Eai
Saginaw; First Vice President, II.
Hollister, Grand Rapids; Second Vic
President, w. H. Wilmington, jackson
Secretary, F. w. Hayes, Detroit; Treas
urer, j. A. s. Verdier, Grand Rapids.
Detroit Journal: The bouncer {
Whitney's Theater and the property ma
at the Detroit Opera House are eac
possessed OF dabolical instrumeI
called "squawker," which they opera
by their mouths when they 60 to the ba
games. Every phase in the game, pa
ticularly when the visiting club make
errors, or the home club steals runs,
greeted with nerve shattering blasts 9
the "sauawk .rs." A secret club of base
ball men has been organized to ASSASSIN
ate them.
A letter from Ishpeming says of Il
marble deposits in Marquette County:
1t has been known for many years that the
4 ! were extensive deposits of marble In the Upp
Peninsula both on the Menomineo range a.
ON the Marquette range at point few mil
north of Ishpeming Nothing was done In q
way of developing the deposits until last WI
ter, when Julian M. Case took number
specimens from the Ishpeming range TO
troit aud placed them on exhibition there.
Immediate result Of their exhibition was I
formation of tho Clara Marble Company. AT
company has already shipped several car-loa
Of verde antique, all Of which has met with
ready sale.