Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-03-06
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.
An Interesting Summary of tho More I'm
portant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The following Michigan pensions
have been granted;
Original Invalid-Wm II. Gard, West Branch !
David H. Sanford. Big Rapids seymour Burton
Hastings; James Roach, Grand Rapids An
thony Cramer. Alpena Oscar Palmer, Gray
ling; George NJ. Knowles, Battle Creek Riley
Harper, Soldiers Homo James II. Laden, ,ionls ;
VIM. T. Histed, Munger; James Vosburgh,
Adrian; James l.. Burk, kalamasoo; Milon
Flanders, Dowagiac; Henry Is. Burt, Wickware
Henry Sieman YPsiSnti James Niles Fddspis LSpeer
w. Hicks, Newaygo; William y. Little
Worthwhile; William H. Harris, Dryden +;
Robert Meashtn"n 1i,Seps Mss1 ro GoodyoaT ST.
Louis VIM. Il. Clark, TrUfant; John j. Wander
bergh Manisteei Lyman Carpenter, Bronson
Saginaw Thomas j. Baker, Williamson; David
Terwilliger st. Louis James A. Worthington,
Daniel Howard, Pinckney; Henry w. burch,
Increase-Daniel Herr, Monroe; Harvey Har-
per, Lawton; James Howard, Eaton Rapids
John Downey, Holstein Charles NJ: Neon LAX Lake
water, Butler; Joseph A King, South Arm
Harman Camburn, Adrian; Elijah q, Kelly Ok
ford; Nelson L. Huxley. Mason; George E W:
Buck, Three Rivers; Morris Rees Battle Creek
Lafayette Harrington, Grand Rapids Hiram
H. Bradford, Iron Mountain; VIM. Smith, Al
pena; VIM. l.; p. Parish, Clare Francis d.
Goodenough Buchanan Joseph Mathews
West Bay City; John Kuppenheimer, Muske-
gon; George Lackey, Bloomingdale Asa L:
Crapo, vermontvtlle; Edwin Nixon n Grand
| Cheshire; Charles Delow, Rushville; Simeon
NJ. Babcock, Adrian; Aaron Middaugh, Port
Eliingor, Hopkins Station Andrew j. Forsythe,
Paris Geo. II. Smith, Portland; Joseph flynn'
| Detroit
Smith, East Detroit John Parish, Flat Rock
| Chas, NJ johnson, Dundee; Joseph S. Prescott
Eaton Rapids; James A. Tyler, Ashland:
Reissue and 1ncrease-Sherman X. Haskill
Original Widows, etc.-Ann, widow. OF Johr
French, Jackson; Artemeha, widow OF Andrew
Harrison, Cooper widows Arrears Reissue
Barbara, widow of John Hawn, Dowagiac; Ad
die, widow of Crocker L. Taegett, Cairo
Lansing special to Chicago Tribune
James NJ. Turner, Mayor of Lansing and
President of the State Agricultural Soci-
etv, has announced to his friends that he
is candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for Governor. Turner is q strong
man in every way, and there will be {
live'y three-cornered contest for the nom
ination between ex-senator Palmer
Chas. w. Watkins of Grand Rapids, anC
Lansing's Mayor. Mr.. Turner owns th'
largest and finest stock and dairy farm il
the State, and has large business inte-
ests in both peninsulas. His friend
were saving him for the Congressiona
race in this district, but he has deter
mined to go in for bigger game"
The min b annual session of tn
Grand Council of Royal Templars o
Temperance was held in the Senat
cRa%HeE at Jansing last week AeGG
Councillor, A. S. Partridge, of Flushing
presiding. There are now l,200 member
in Michig IN, the Secretary's annual re
po showing that the order has jus
about held its own during the p st year
The report also showed that the Counc
has annually paid into the .Suprem
Council mora In assessments than it hs
received in payment Of death benefits
the excess during the past year amount
ing to $4,000.
Secretary Storrs, of the State Boar
Of Corrections and Charities, has com
piled table and comparative prison sta
tistics for the year, which shows in III
commitments from counties for 1889 q
increase for the Detroit House of Corre'
tion of 254 and a decrease for the Stat
institutions OF 2l9, or net increase {
: 35. The total number of inmates show
ON increase for the Detroit House of Co
rectior of 50, and decrease for the Other
of 247, or q net decrease of 1875. In polI
of daily average. the Detroit prison show
an increase of 20, and the others d
crease of 46, or q net decrease of II. III
number of inmates at the close of lSS
- shows an increase for the House OF Co
't rection of 80 over the preceding year, an
decrease for the other prisons of 93,
: n net decrease of so in the total numb
combined, The following shows Il
number of inmates in each of the prison
at the close of 1888 and at the close
, 1889: State Prison-lsss, 76l; 1889, IS
State House of Correction-lSSS, 40
!. 1889, 33G. Detroit House of Correction
r 1888. 1878: 1889. 400.
y Colonel Samuel Wells resignation
> o member of the Soldiers Home Boa
of Control has been accepted by Go
ernor Luce. 1t has been given out fro
d Lansing that an official investigation W
to be had, but the receipt OF Colon
Wells resignation disposed of the who
+ matter and no further action will
+ taken. Governor Luce has also receiv
q letter from General Alger rendering /
resignation as member OF the Soldie
, Homo Board. The resignation is mand
tory, and is based on the statement Il
General Alger is now out OF the State
much that he cannot give to the affairs
the Home the personal attention whi
he feels they require and should have.
ms "A log train on the Flint and P'
Ia. Marquette Road, near Saginaw, part
at the summit of heavy grade, and
rear section, running back, collided W
log train following. The caboose,
comotive and several cars we're wreck'
James A. Stowits, of Midland, boo
keeper at Haley & Covert's lumber can
and John Bardner, woodsman, who W,
in the caboose, were instantly killed,
ing mangled almost beyond recogniti'
The engineer and fireman saved til
X lives by jumping from the cab.
IN March Citv Aftornav Law