Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.


dIngs and Deaths-CrImes, Casualties,
and General Nows Notes.
ABRAHAM WooD, a Saginaw carpenter,
Ia one of the legal heirs to the Paisley
Green estate In England, which is valued
at $3.50, 100000.
THE Grand Rapids Methodist Episco-
pal Conference will be held this year at
Muskegon, opening on Sept. 10. Aside
from the usual routine business and as
signments to pastoral duties for the
coming year. it is expected that at least
one matter Of discipline will be brought
up that will be of more than local inter-
est. The Rev. j. w. Army of Saranac,
who officiated at little "hoss trot" last
month, Will be asked to give an explana-
tion of his conduct. He will be given
the choice OF remaining in the pulpit or
OF giving up his horses. IL the case
should come to such an issue il is very
likely that he will stick to his horses re-
gardless of the church.
ADVANCE figures from the fourth annu-
al report Of the State Commissioner of
Railways give the total number of miles
of road owned by the Michigan system as
II, 460, Of which 6,750 miles are within
the State limits. The number OF miles
operated Is 1929, with 7,01S within tho
State. The total cost of the property
was 5000, ,006, GAG, or S55,2O7 per mile.
The capital stock paid in is 1856, ,949, ,293,
Of which is held in Michigan 80, 100, 900.
The total indebtedness is S421, ,7O3, 577, or
$33, 757 per mile; the total stock and
debt $744, Ola, 225, or $780, per mile;
stock and debt in excess Of cost per mile,
S4,327. The entire receipts from oper-
ating during the year are 500, aga, ,071;
the operating expenses, S64, 613, 791; net
earnings, S31 500, 279, an increase for the
year of So, 1877, ,303. Nine companies have
paid dividends amounting to 5000, 1874.
MICHIGAN patents: Herbert II. Brad
ley, Detroit, cash register; John l.. Bry
ant, Hillsdale, device for unloading cars;
Robert Campbell, Mancelona, churn;
David M. Estey, Owosso, furniture
drawer; John Ettig, Detroit, brush block;
Frank j. Henry and +. A. Taylor, Kali
amazoo, spring tooth harrow frame; Ju-
lius Hess, Port Huron, digester; Henry
5. Hopper, Detroit, guard for lathes or
other machinery; John A. Johnson, Man
istee, ventilated boot or shoe; George X.
Kelse, Detroit, axle-box lid; Isaac Eeh-
mer, Sturgis, assignor of one-half to
w. A. Thomas, Fawn River, fence weav-
ing machine; Charles III. Leonard, Grand
Rapids, refrigerator trap; Theo. Merz,
Detroit, capsule drying apparatus Henry
Richard, Bellaire, rolling pin; Frank w.
Rider, Coldwater, farm gate; Charles f.
Versall, Grand Rapids, dust arrester.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND Maccabees at
tended the great camp of the order at
Bay City last week.
THE annual meeting of tho Ionia
Week, over 100 old settlers attending.
PRISONERS in the Washtenaw County
Jail, at Ann Arbor, attempted to break
out the other night, but were unsuccess-
ful on account Of the excellent construc-
tion of the building. BY means of wires
handed in from the outside the prisoners
were able to work the lever of the cage
and get out into the corridor. Here they
attempted to dig in the floor and tunnel
out, but underneath the cement floor is
a steel floor which stopped their work.
A hard crowd of prisoners were con-
ccrned in the plot, including four horse
thieves and one burglar.
THE Governor has appointed Rev.
Frank A. O'Brlen, of Kalamazoo, and
Hon. Levi l.. Barbour, of Detroit, dele
gates to the National Prison Association
meeting at Cincinnati, Sept. 25.
PORT HURON has an opportunity to
secure new hotel. A gentleman who
does not give his name offers to furnish
S150,0O0 capital, provided the mineral
waters shall be made the basis of the in
vestment.
THO rUIlowInB DIIcnIgan pensions
have been granted:
Original Invalid-Henry Merchant, Alle-
gan; Edward Watson, Grand Rapids Ferdi-
nand Sebright, Burnip's Corners; John
schmitzer, Akron; Van Ransfer Perry,
Perry; Solomon p. Jockett, Belleville; Rich
ard NJ. Johnson, Hubbardston; Thomas Sc
cord (dcceased), Williamstown; Richard
Roose, Morenci; Henry y. Trask, Owosso;
John Taggart, Bronson; Oscar O. Rhodes
(deccased), Saginaw City; Perry Wilson,
Coldwater; William Paap, Detroit; Joel l..
Jerne, Hawhead; Lester Mead, Morgan;
John Pentelow, Ogden station; John Shot
tenhoffer, Grand Rapids; Nathaniel W.Web-
Der, Detroit; George w. Winborn, Niles;
Herman w. Sheldon, Jamestown; David
Rice, Hamilton; John b. Nichols, Delton;
Napoleon Pepin, Detroit; Lafayette Ran
dali, Wakjamega; George Wengert, Sand
Beach.
Restorhtion-Lester Huyck (deceased),
Westville; Susan M. Gardner (nurse), Flint;
Randall Hibbard, Jackson; Ezra Robinson,
Alma; Charles +. Miller, Grand Rapids;
Zera Burr, Dexter; Henry Herring, Inland;
John J. Kerns, Reed City; Edward Coates,
Pontiac; Joseph Stevens, Eastmanville;
Richard HILL South Haven; John Hilman,
St. Joseph Gustavus M. Gates. Galesburg;
VIM. Ryan, Owens; VIM. J. Anderson, Burn
ham; John A. Sloan, Clio; Edward p. Smith
(deceased), Milan; Ezra Z. Florence, Albion.
Increase-Nathaniel g. Hayes, INLAY;
Franklin ID. Peck, Muskegon; Gunther
Theimer, Detroit John Manke, Caro-; George
Mccarthy, Flint City; Alexander Trombley,
st. Louis; Joseph S. Auils, Fenwick; Henry
c. Braman, Fennville; Harvey v. Taylor,
Hawley; Linley /. Ford, Mason; Judson A.
Clough, Morrice; William Singleton, Caro-;
Calvin A. White Athens; Josiah w. Pill
beam, Mason; Benjamin +. Roush, Langston;
Hiram Warner. East Jordan; John Taggart,
Ada; Marvin NJ. Denison, Union City.
Reissue-Elias Burkett, Strasburgh; Ad-
Olson Dean, Cedar Springs; sandford Lang
worthy, Alleyton.
Original Widows, Etc. Especial act)--Mar-
tina, widow of David Solles, Grand Rapids
Sarah Snyder, mother OF Hiram Strong,
Brockway Center Adaline, widow of FL
hanan @. Phetteplace, Petoskey; Helena
Wiles, formerly widow Of Clark II. Green,
Decatur; Desire, widow of Edward p Smith,
Nathan soper, Utica; Amelia f. PerTy, for
merly widow of William n. Soper, alias Ma |
than Soper, Utica; minor of Clark III. Green, |
Decatur.
The Michigan State Bankers Asso- |
citation will hold convention in Sagi- |
nav on Sept. TO-
Referring to the new Detroit direc-
tory just out the Free Press says: "The
alphabctic list of names, covering 793
pages, contains by actual count, exclu- !
sive of firm names, deaths and removals,