Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-26
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

portant Doings OF Our Neighb0rs-Wed-
dings and Deaths - Grimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
I'm consequence of the strike OF one
lection of the Tittabawasses Boom Co m
,any's force at Saginaw, the entire force
II about 400 mea were paid of last week
md all operation' suspended for the
present. The company has only operated
wenty mine and half days this season,
,afting and de ivering 7l,409, $50 feet.
There has not been a death in Port
Huron since June 4.
Hon. o. M. Barnes and wife have
saaehAi- THAR hama An Lansing altar a
ihree months tour OF Europe.
Several cases OF measles have made
heir appear lnce at the Agricultural Col
Iege, but owing to excellent facilities for
ISOLATION it is expected that the disease
will spread no further.
AT Lansing. last week, forty-one ap-
plicants, thirty-three of whom came from
Michigan University, were admitted to
practice in all the courts of Michigan.
Fire destroyed the hammer shop con-
aected with the crucible department of
the Detroit Steel and Spring Works in
Detroit The loss, which includes sew
eral furnaces and much valuable ma
,hinery, is estimated at .Sl5, 900 to $780,
300.
AT Ann Arbor. the wedding of Miss
Louise L. Angel to Professor Andrew
G. LcLaughlin was celebrated with oil
The marks of social distinction. The
bride is the daughter of President An
gell of the University. and the groom o
member Of the faculty.
Mr.. Szubleski WAS a Polish immi-
grant, but a woman and mother withal,
aud when her biby died in the Port Hu-
ron Depot and her sobs and means filled
the little room, making heart-touching
picture, mems eyes blinkcd, and tho
blinking overAowed WI en- the little one
was laid in a rough coffin and the mother
was the lone mourner who followed the
remains to the potters corner. She was
on her way to the far West 10 join her
husband.
Attorney General Huston proposes
to find out whethor the big building and
loan associations have any legal warrant
ior transactiug business of nature
which has heretofore been supposed to
belong exclusively to the banks. A law
Ss snssssa pS r hs lf qR4
alton, and it is asserted that number of
the largest and most important in the
State have practically been engaged in a
general banking business. the convenient
new statute enlbling them to pay high
or rate of interest and conduct their
business on more generous scale than
the regularly incorporated State banks
The Attorney General has determined to
have the powers of the building and loan
organizations pllinly outlined, and. for
his test case, has singled out the Nation
al oan and Investment Company, of
Detroit. The Supreme Court has granted
him an order requiring the National to
show cause why it should do general
banking business, making the order re-
turnable on June 49, As the matter is
one of great importance, it is not likely
that the motion will be argued then, but
will be made regularly docketed case,
and will not be heard until tho October
term. In his application the Attorney
General ho'ds that the National has
stepped outside the lines of its authorized
business. and is receiving money on de-
posit, and using the same in discounting
bills of exchange and promissory notes,
loaning money TO aid in the purchase and
improvement of real estate. accepting
money on deposit as is usu Il in doing 0
banking business, and selling what the
company denominates fully paid-uI
stock" for 500, and issuing certificates
therefor with interest at per cent. pay.
able semi-annually. The National Com.
pany is one of the strongest and largest
organizations Of it's kind in the State,
and has a strong local board at Lansing
and many otner points.
Lansing Republican: The officers OF
the State Fair Association are NAL, mad
clear through, and IL their combined
opinions Of the Michigan Central Rail
road mana cement were compiled 1t would
make book tha. would be hot enough e
burn asbestos. For the past twenty
years it has been the custom OF the rail
roads to carry free all exhibit freight tC
the State fair. 1t was done ut jackson
and Kalamazoo, and as may be easily
seen, cuts no littl, figure with the attend
ance at this big State show. AMI nov
the Michigan Central Railroad manage
ment is sweating under the collar in its
frantic efforts to form combine" with
roads leading into Lansing, and ch 'r9c
one half rates on the exhibit freight
This would deplete the attendance and
consequent number OF shining sheke's IL
the State Fair treasury to no little sx
tent, aud the State Fair officials are nat.
urally indignant over the affair.
Grand Traverse farmers are too har,
on the Colombo beetle. The beetles ar
born June !, but the farmers plant n,
potatoes until the bugs have starved Il
death.
Thomas Ryan offered to sell twent.
acres at tho 500 to Uncle Sam for sl6,.
600. Shortly after the 500 began Il
boom and Ryan refused 10 sell for les
than $4,000. Now the government ha