Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-14
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

portant Doings of Our Ncighbors-Wcd-
dings and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
Thomas Boyle was passenger on q
train from Detroit over the Bay City Di-
vision of the Michigan Central. When
the train was running at full speed be-
tween Denmark Junction and Vassar,
Boyle suddenly left his seat in the car,
stepped to the platform, and jumped off.
The train was stopred, and the men who
went back found Boyle alive and quite
well, considering the circumstances. He
was asked for an explanation Of his
strange action, but, although he an
swered questions nationally, he said he
could remember nothing of tho occur
renee, and could not understand how he
came to jump from the train.
One hundred and five applicants for
registration as druggists were examined
by the State Board of Pharmacy at Ian
sing. last week. This is the largest num-
ber in the history of the board. Among
the applicants were four ladies. The an
nual report of the board for the past fiscal
year shows that there were 2l3 applicants
for certificates as registered pharmacists,
of which fifty-two were rejected. There
we're sixty certificates issued TO assistant
pharmacists. The amount received in
fees was S3,569.20, and there is cash
balance on hand of 81, ,3S6.3S. The total
number of registered pharmacists is ,S79
and 252 assistants. The board has caused
complaints to be issued against nine per-
sons for violation of the pharmacist act
There were seven convictions, ana one
case is still pending.
For some time past Alpena City has
been infested with band Of boy burg
lars, who broke into stores and stole con-
siderable merchandise. One of these
boy depredators was captured last week.
This lads confessions have implicated
about n dozen othor lads, some of whom
have been arrested. One of the lads
managed to smuggle an iron poker into
his cell, and when the officer had gone he
broke the cell lock and escaped.
The State Board of Agriculture, at a
business meeting in Lansing last week,
decided upon dates for III, farmers in
stitutes next February as follows; Low
ell, Feb. 3 and A.; Harrington, Feb. 4 and
5; bitelOll, Feb. 5 and 6; Shelby, Feb.
and I; Mt. Pleasant, Fob. 10 and IL;
Evart, Feb. IL and IL; Cadillac, Feb. Is
and II; pontiac, Fob. IL and lsI Imley
City, Feb. Is and 10; Cass City, Feb. 10
and 20; Bad Axe, Feb. 20 and 81. A res
olution was adopted requesting the State
Agricultural Society to erect q special
building for the Agricultur Il Society on
the st to Fair grouAds, in order that its
exhibits may all be shown under ore roof,
with the exception Of tho sto k depart
ment. Tho Attorney General was in
structed 10 begin legal proceedings against
james Roland, of Jacl son, charged with
manufacturing and selling fertilizers
without the required State license.
Tho jury in the case of Charles John
son against II. w. Sage & Co., at Bay
City, rendered verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $4,000. Mr.. Johnson WIS
formerly employed in Sage & Co.'S mill,
and while such hal one OF his hands
caught in n piece of mrchin ry. The
member was so badly mutilNted that the
arm had 10 be cut OF. He brought suit
/ or SZU,UUU against the nrm.
The State Executive Committee of
the Y. M. G. A. at business session held
in Lansing few days since, Io-elected d
ii. Nj. Clarke Of Detroit, as State Secre-
tary; ii. G.. Van Tuyl, Detroit, Chairman
of the committee; ]. II. Dutton, Detroit,
Treasurer; L. C. Stanley, Committee Sec
rotary; and Prof. David Howell, Lansing,
Corresponding Member of tho Interna-
tional Committee.
-Wilber Humphrey, of Ionia, was on
trial for the inc of abortion and MAX
ing IA good showing, when his attorney
nstounded the court by changing his plea
to guilty.
The White Caps of Selma Township,
Wexford County, publishes card in the
Cadillac Neos warning Elder jeremiah
Payne ito leave the country or else they
will show up his record from away back. 4"
Grand Rapids horsemen will estab-
lish 5000 race track.
p. A. Wooley, formerly of Grand
Haven, has taken alarge quantity of saw
mill machinery from that place to set it
up in the State of Washington.
The Marquette Mining journal has
acquired new l5-horse power engine,
and all the etceteras thereunto belonging,
and yet is not too proud to cease speaking
to the esteemed contemporaries.
Last March Harvey Morton, brake
man on a log train on the Detroit, Bay
City & Alpena Railroad, was setting
brake when the chain broke, hurling him
beneath the wheels, where he lost his
life. At Harrisville, Altoona County, last
week, q jury brought in a verdict of 81 900
in favor of Morton's heirs.
The product of some of the leading
copper mines of Michigan for October
was as follows: Calumet and Hecla,
3,3s5l tons; Franklin, 2O2; Quincy, 45Ol;
Atlantic, 2O91 Peninsular, so tons.
"A mysterious disease hls broken ont
among the horses in Indiana, near the
| Michigan line. When seized with the
sickness the tongues of the animals be-
come paralyzed. They can neither eat
/ nor drink nor ooO ,nnd;o;no lo .,rt H.,