Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-12
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary OF the More I'm
portant Doings OF Our Neighbors-Wsd-
dlngs and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
AT Kalamazoo Mrs. James Barth was
fatally scalded at the State Asylum by
the carelessness OF two attendants who
were giving her a bath. She came from
Spring Lake, where she had become I'm
sane at a revival. She required fire.
quent baths, and being woman weigh
ing over 200 pounds IL required three
attendants TO battle her, two holding her
In the tub while one performed the SER
vice. Rosa Smith, graduate Of the
State Normal School, and Minnie Irwin
and Anna Van Vleet went to give Mrs.
Barth bath, and the wheel attached to
the hot-water pipe was accidentally
Turned, the scalding, steaming water
rushing into the tub The shrieks Of
the maniac, mingled with the screams
of the attendants, were heard all over
the institution. The attendants were
unable to lift Mrs Barta from the tub,
and she was powerless to assist herself,
for the flesh was cooking on her body.
A READING calf has its ears growing
from its nostris. Where the ears should
be is chignon of flesh as big as coal
scuttle.
BESSIE, the year old daughter OF
John Bevclhammer, while returning
from school on railroad track north Of
Glendora recently, got her foot fast be-
tween the rail and plank. She was
discovered by the engineer OF the even
ing train south, who stopped his train
and released the child by unbuttoning
her shoe.
AT Saginaw, w. T. Woodruff, young
Englishmen left his boarding house say
Ing that he was going to cut ice on the
river. He has not been seen since and
it is feared that he was drowned.
BARRY MCLEOD, Ret Morrison, Miles
Beacroft, Henry Rich, Amos Gornes and
David Rowan, all under Is years Of age,
were arrested at Port Huron, charged
with the robbery Of grain cars.
G. S. OSBORNE, of Ste Marie, editor of
the Nelos, is sued for IS, 900 by c. III.
Chapman, a rival publisher, for publish
ing a report that fraud had been prac-
ticed by Chapman in the registers Office.
AT Menominee, Councilmen Henes and
Taylor got into fight in the council
chamber, and were taken in charge by
the Marshal. According to each other,
they are beth liars
THE awful murder at Dimondale ought
to call the attention of the Legislature,
now in session, to the need Of re-enact-
ing the capital punishment law, and that
body can't do it any too soon for the
good name of Michigan. Murder has
become almost as frequent as chicken-
stealing.-Free Press.
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men were set adrift on an immense ice
foe in Lake Huron. A very heavy sea
was running, but after many hours of
terrible suspense and thrilling expert
ences, the men all reached terra frma
again.
HARRY HULL, of Detroit, has beon
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. He killed Harlow Dubois.
AT Detroit, Robert McElroy's retail
dry-goods store was burned. Loss, $175,-
900; insurance, $4,000.
AT Saginaw several carloads Of birds
eye maple logs have been got out for
New York City parties The price paid
alongside the railroad track is S25
per NJ.
CoMsToCK BROTHERS have 1000, 600
feet OF pine logs at their two landings in
Alpena City, and are receiving $780, 900
feet daily. The log railway at Hubbard
Lake is drawing to the landing 100000
feet of logs per day. Reports from all
quarters of the lumber woods are to the
effect that great work is being done in
banking logs. f. w. Gilchrist has
5000, 900 feet of logs banked, and the
Huron Lumber Company have some
1000, 900 feet banked. Other mill firms
are doing equally as well.
THE treasurer OF the State central
committee OF the Prohibitionists has is
sued a powerful appeal for aid at the
coming election. With his appeal he
sends out small envelope in which may
be mailed a bill and postal card with a
slot for quarter. He appeals to every
friend of the cause to send at least a
quarter.
GOVERNOR WINANs completed his mil
itary staff by the appointment of the
following: Edwin +. ConeleY, Detroit,
and +. p. Byerley, Owosso, members of
the State Military Board with the rank
of colonel; John Mitchell, Ionia; Ira g.
Humphrey, Monroe; James l.. Leisson,
Menominee, and John Gaberlin, Jack
son, colonels and aids-de-camp on his
personal staff, and Patrick II. Phillips,
Port Huron, judge advocate.
A DETECTIVE arrested Abel j. Thayer,
OF Kalkaska, and obtained confession
OF counterfeiting which duplicates two
lads living at Luther, George and Frank
Lachine, aged IS and 90 When arrested,
one of them made full confession, and
quantity of the counterfeit coin, to-
gether with an outfit of molds, casts,
dies, ETC., was found in the house.
REV. DR. THEODORE NELSON, OF Sag
inaw, was chosen President of Kalama-
ZOO College at jackson, vice Munson A.
Wilcox, resigned. DR.. Nelson is Wig
orous disciplinarian, man of executive
force and was formerly acting President.
The selection is popular and IL Is hoped
that he may pull the college out of its
troubles.
SEVERAL ladies were injured by a
runaway team from q funeral process
sion at Manistee,
Mrs. ALBERT VRADENBURG, OF North
vile, was seriously injured by an over
turning carriage. "Teddy" Lockwood
drove into the rig while drunk.
THE Illinois, Indiana and Michigan,
forty-five miles, from New Buffalo to
Hammond, Ind, Is a new road projected
to give the G. a. w. M. its own entrance
to Chicago.
THE Ansell Spool Factory has partly
commenced operations in regard to
making spools. Four spool machines
will be operated at that place soon.
AT Pontiac, the House and Senate
committees each spent one day In visit
Ing the insane asylum, and expressed
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