Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03


AT Shepherd, burglars entered L. A.
Strubie's store. blew on the door q the
safe land secured $50. The door Of the
safe went through the siAe Of the build
ing.
GEORGE HUNTINGTON, another OF
Jackson County's pioneers. died at his
home In Concord, aged nearly 30 years.
He settled in Pulaski Township sixty
years ago. t s r''s
CLARENCE ROBINSON. employed al
Tyler's single mill In Saginaw, fell
from Union motor car and his left leg
was broken above the knee. He waa
taken to the hospital. .tn
JOHN 0GALA, aged IT, accidentally
shot himself while hunting near the
Lake Superior water works near Calul
met. He died In fifteen minutes afteR
reaching the company's hospital.
WHILE Frank Hecox, farmer near
Howell, was dragging. tooth OF the
harrow caught him In the leg, .infiicting
an ugly wound. InJtrying to free him
self, another tooth went. through the
palm of his hand. ~ ~ 49, -
The Board of Supervisors, ,of Bay
County, passed a resolution to- appro-
pirate 81 800 for the erection of build
ing on the county farm for hospital.
There is no room at the poor house suit
able for sick people.
ELLA l.. WHEATON died at his homo
in Jackson, aged 76 years. He came
to jackson in 1874, and had lived In
that city ever since. He was at one
time the owner Of considerable prop
erty. but a few years ago lost most
THE house Of Henry Van Comber,
farmer living five miles east Of Bay
City. was totally destroyed by fire. The
stove pipe set fire to the roof for the
twenty-frst time. Nearly all Of the
household goods were destroyed. There
was no Insurance.
The residence of Mrs Mary Wood, at
Sand Beach, burned to the ground. The
fire started from defective chimney, and
Mrs. Wood being alone was unable to
disastrous fire in that vicinity within
the last two weeks.
t. b. SPENCER, for over twenty years
in the hardware business at Saginaw,
has gone to the wall, his stock being
sold out under chattel mortgage,
owned by his brother, H. G. Spencer,
OF Flint for 1850. The other liabili-
ties are under So 900.
MRS. AMELIA ACKERMAN died at the
home OF her son-in-law, George Gar
min, Romeo. She had been in feeble
health for some time, and death was
not wholly unexpected. She was 81
years of age. She was born In Seneca,
County, New York, and came to Michi-
gan in 1926 with her husband, and had
resided continuously in this State ever
since.
JAMES w. ARNOLD, the Detroit music
salesman who has been under arrest at
Port Huron for an alleged forgery COM
mitted in Canada seventeen years ago.
was discharged. Judge Vance decided
that the evidence did not show him
guilty Of forging or uttering the note.
and moreover that the charge would
have been outlawed by the statute of
limitations. Arnold left for home a
very happy man.
A. X. PENNY, one of tSaginaw's
wealthy real estate owners, aged about
6ao,was. ratp5pjeo uiP vh6r 5ssSs1dyeR:
when his gun, which was leaning against
the seat, was discharged, the; shot
striking Mr.. Penny on the left side, but
glancing of. so thath he Is not MORALLY
wounded: The injured man was badly
burned and is still considered in a crit
zeal condition.
GEN. BENJAMIN F.. PARTRIDGE, one
of the most distinguished citizens OF
Bay County, died at his home in Ports
mouth Township, after an illness OF two
years. He was torn in Shelby, Ma
comb County, In April, 1882, and went
to Bay City in 1854, following the occu-
patton of civil engineer, and afterward
embarking in the mercantile business,
which was swept away In the financial
crisis OF 1857. In 1861 he began recruit
ing men for the First Michigan Lancers,
which he joined as private under Col.
Rankin, He served in fifty-four engage
ments, was wounded twice, and in 1865
was brevetted Brigadier General OF
United States volunteers. After re-
turning from the service, he resumed
surveying, and finally settled down to
farming. He filled number of minor
offices in the county, was q Mason and
member of U. s. Grant Post, G.. A. X.
widow and four children survive him.
JOHN HAMIE, Swede, was seriously
cut about the head in a'saloon row al
the Sault.
FLOYD SMITH, an 8-year-old Sagi-
nav boy, was run over and fatally In
jured by an electric car. 4
IRON MOUNTAIN schools have been
closed for several weeks on account Of
the prevalence of diphtheria.
EUGENE BOYER, of Iron Mountain.
was drowned by the capsizing of his
boat. He was a soldier OF the rebellion.
THE barns of Dir. j. NJ. Collier and c.
A. Frisbie and two residences owned by
C. A. Frisbie and Mrs. Smith were
burned at Plymouth. Total loss. about
$4,000.
nup,S pupNrrYcrEp aud wife ~
Exeter, both about 20 years Of age.
were thrown out of their buggy in q
runaway, and both sustaine1 dangerous
injuries,
A FATAL accident occurred at alum
bering camp neac Luther. James Nc
Fall was run over by pair of logging
wheels and so badly injured that he
died. He had a wife and three chill
dren.
THREE contraband Cinnamon passed
through Bay City, having entered Mich
igan in the Upper Peninsula. They
were overhauled at Jackson on a mes
sage from Deputy United States Mar
shall. They we're headed for Chicago.
ALEX. WATSON, a young Pickford man,
was accidentally shot by his friend,
David Hill, while out hunting. He died
few minutes later.
ASIDE from paying Dickinson County
So, 403.25 in cash, Menominee County
discharges all liabilities against the
former as regards insane patients and
poor. This makes the settlement equiv
alent to about $1,000. - -
BILLY REED, a notorious Alger Coun-
ty character, while In beastly state OF
intoxication, attacked j. b. Wells with