Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-12

end. His medical attendants resorted
to stimulants TO prolong his life, and 1T
times there was noted a temporary i'm
provement in his condition. However.
he informed them that he had no further
desire to defer by few hours that.
which was inevitable, and said he should
take no more stimulants. His failure
thereafter was rapid, and be passed
peacefully away.
Isaac Marston was born Jan. g. 1889. at
Poyutzvars, County Armagh. Ireland In
1886 he emigrated 70 the United States.
| came to Michigan aud became ahred
| man" on a farm at Southheld, Oakland
County, ut 50 per month. His leisure hours
were spent in reading and studying. and in
1859 he entered the University, being then
the possessor OF $50. Judge Cooley was
then the resident professor In the law
school, and he provided work for the young
student whereby his expenses were de-
frayed. He graduated In 1861. and IL H.
safe TO say that few men ever went through
college with less money or harder work In
1873 he was elected member OF the state
Legislature. and In 1874. upon the resigna-
| tion OF Attorney General Ball. Gov. Bagiey
appointed him to I'll the vacancy. In 1879
he was elected TO the supreme bench to ill
the vacancy caused by the election OF
Judge Christiancy to the United States
Senate. Upon the bench his opinions were
always clear and forcible, and he was dill
gent and faithful in the discharge of his
duties. Upon leaving the bench he located
In Detroit and resumed the practice OF law.
A SUPREME COURT opinion handed
down cost Little Jake Seligman, OF Sag
NAV, $40, 600, IL requiring that sum to
fulfill con tract on which Marcus L.
Ripley, of Sault Ste Marie, sued.
BENZ ALLISON OF Goodland. Lapeer
County. 20 years old and said to be a
crank, is under arrest, charged with at.
tempting to poison a neighbours cattle
with paris green.
AT Marine City John Bskner was
probably fatally injured while at work
In salt block. Several barrels OF salt
caved in on him from a large bin. in
fiicting internal injuries. He was mar
ried week ago
THREE boys became involved in
fight at Alpena, and Will Cathro, aged
10, was cleaning the other two out when
John Mooney stabbed him with a knife,
destroying the sight of one eye and in
nicting other painful injuries.
THE splendid fall weather is boom .
tor the ginseng root industry. A herd
Of Isabella County Indians are pulling
Gladwin County Just now, The squaws
attend to the drying and the business
| 10 uOhO up y hObSihS oSO0O
So pound.
JOHN DUNAvAN, frcm Ogemaw Coun-
ty, ten years for larceny; Walter Brique-
let, Menominee, eight years for assault;
Charles Keehn. from Muskegon, fifteen
years for assault with intent to do in
Jury less than murder, escaped from, the
Michigan State Prison by means of
tunnel thirty feet long and nineteen
inches in diameter, running from the
iron shop between two large piles of
Iron to point just outside the north
wall.
THERE was $500 fire at Carson
Vile. The village is in ruins, The stores
Of Graham, Deveraux Il Co., with loss
of 1000; Of A. Graham, with loss OF
81. 900; the Bank OF Carsonville, with a
loss OF $40, 900; the Central Hotel with a
loss of IS, 900; and several other build
lngs, were DESTROYED. The stock of Nc
Pherson & McGregor was damaged
81, 500 worth. McCaren II co. S loss on
stock is $500. H. w. Smiths drug store
shows 5000 loss on stock caused by wa
ter, and the Carsonville Drug Company
of $500. Reed Il Harvey lose heavily.
The Carson Hotel is badly damaged
The total Insurance Is 81, DOB. The tire
IT Is believed that the wreck of the
long-lost Pewabic, which sank off Thun-
der Bay years ago, with $50, 900 in gold
and big load Of copper aboard, has at
last been located. Its discovery was at
tended, however, by sad fata ity,
through which a Wisconsin woman Is
rendered widow and her children or
phaned calculation having been
made as to the whereabouts Of the sunk
en- steamer. descent was made by a
diver named Re ky for the first time
On coming up. after remaining below for
some time. he reported that he had
found the wreck Of some vessel. 1t was
1875 feet to the bottom of the lake at that
point, and work in that depth being extra
hazardous. he carefully made prepare
tions for a long stay below to inyesti-
gate the character of the vessel he had
discovered, and ascertain whether il
really was the Pewabic. He again went
down, and his movements were followed
for some me after he had disappeared
below, but when he had been down
about three hours the signals cea ed.
The workmen attempted to haul him
up, and at last succeeded, after some
difficulty, bat IL was too late He gaspcd
but few times after his diving suit
was removed, and then died He was q
married man. his family residing in
West Superior, and his remains have
been sent home. Those engaged In the
project are confident that IL Is the Pc
wabic on which The unfortunate diver
stumbled on the lake bottom, and will
continue the search with greater zeal
GEORGE HARRISON was arrested at
jackson and taken to Chelsea charged
with forging checks to the amount Of
$50. He knew what was coming. for
Just before his arrest he visited the
prison, inspecting with great interest its
appointments and various features for
the comfort OF guests.
THE whereabouts OF G. l.. Petherick,
the Lansing defaulter, were betrayed
by his little Swear old daughter, whom
he took to Iowa with him and placed In
a convent. He is said to have married
Eta Steckhert, former Saginaw wait
err girl. and can he tried for Digamy as.
well as embezzlement
AT Iron Mountain the sanitary, .oon---
! ventfon was attended by the members of
; the State Board OF Health and large,
number OF leading citizens During the
past few months typhoid fever has pre-
vailed to an alarming extent In that
city, and II was considered necessary to
call the State Board to the assistance Of
the local health officers in order to con-
vince the people OF the Importance OF
care to be exercised In the disposal Of
excreta and waste, and In the use OF
water for potable purposes.
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