Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

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A PIECE OF oi-soaked cloth which
Willie Crinnage OF Flint, was binding
about his leg, took fire, and he was
burned to death
A MUsKEGoN copper tried to take
his own drunken brother from q saloon,
and was kicked into In ensibility.
The brother escaped
A LIVE alligatJ r crawled out Of
sewer at Cadillac. 1t wasn't berry
phantom, but the progeny of gator
that ESCAPED several years ago.
CHIPPEWA COUNTY farmers will or
ganize q society to be called the
farmers's Union, for mutual benefit
and to advance the agricultural in
forests OF the county.
THE Downington Cheese factory.
After four years succe ssful operation,
has closed down on account Of the
inability during the Pat few months
to secure enough milk.
THOMAS Pool was arrested at New
berry on the charge OF assault. He
got bottle OF poison in ..ail aud tried
to join the angels. but q stomach pump
interfered, and Thomas will be tried.
The fruit evaporator at Collins,
Ionia County, was destroyed by fire
last week, causing loss of $2,000 OF
this 500 was on fruit which was ready
for shipment. There was no insur-
ance.
MRS. JOSEPH JoBLoNZKI, of Bay
City, Is a heroine. Her house burned
into the flames she rushed, rescuing
all six Of her children one by one. Not
long after the last one was saved the
roof fell in.
MRS. MINNIE HERE, who poisoned
her son over a year ago, was tried for
murder and acquitted on the ground Of
insanity, has been discharged from
custody, it appearing that she is now
perfectly sane.
GEORGE p. BRENNAN, Flint and
Pere Marquette brakeman, had his
left arm terribly smashed and the,
flesh terribly lacerated at the elbow
while coupling cars at North Bradley.
Two cars passed over him. His escape
from death was miraculous.
MRS. MARY E. PARKER fell and was
injured on defective sidewalk belong
ing to the First Baptist Church Of
Williamson, and has now brought
suit against the church society for
$4,000 damages. The accident oc
Cured over three years ago.
WILLIAM SMITH, the 16-year-old son
OF Patrolman Leroy A. Smith, while
while working on a new three-stOry
brick block at Grand Rapids, fell from
the top a distance of fifty feet, and
struck the ground on his forehead. His
neck was broken and he died instantly.
A WORTHWHILE young lady received
letter from some smart eek to the
effect that her lover, at Gaylord, was
dead. She took the first train to Gay
lord, only to find that she was the vic.
tim OF cruel joke. Her Joy was SO
great that she at once assent; d to his
proposal, and they, were married at
orce.
Me-. JOHN SrANDLEY, the Oldest
victim OF the tragedy OF Get. 30, has
died at Otter L axe as result OF the
injurie received from ASA sins hands.
Mrs. Skinner Is re sting easily and
some hopes are ente tanned for her re-
covery. Mrs. Standby regained con-
seriousness enough to tell where she
had some money secreted. 1t could
not te found, but may perhaps be
found later on,
ZACH VANDAM, of Oakdale, a suburb
OF Grand Rapids, has been arrested by
Detectives Darr and Smith on charge
Of having been implicated in several
wholesale burglaries, and the plum or
found in his house clears up several
mysterious robberies VanDam is a
cabinet maker and works for the Royal
Furniture Co. He has lived in the
city twenty years and has borne the
reputation of Icing an honest, hard
working man with frugal habits.
THE Michigan Supreme Court Thurs
day handel down an opinion to the eff
feet that single mark upon an official
ballot was sufficient to indicate the vo-
ters intention, and any other marks
which te ded to oblitera'e the name
OF IN opposition can idate was dis
tinguishing mark which rendered it
invalid, and it should be rejected. The
case in question was Scott vs.. Blazer, the
latter being declared elected to local
Office in lay City by the inspectors,
but upon q recount sufficient number
of ballots were found not only with the
cross in front OF the Candidates name,
but with he opponents name erased
to elect Scott. 1 he court holds that 1t
would be easy to have collision by thi,
mcLnOu anu bu6 VOt6 lu6uJlHtQ. hoy
therefore declare such votes invalid,
and Scott is declared elected.
AT Linden officers arrested Henry
and William j. Niles on suspicion Of
having attempted to rob Peter Murray.
Two attempts were made, the first on
the night of Nov. 2 and the Sc ,ond
Nov. 8. About o'clock Murray heard
knock at the door. He said Come
in," and three masked men entered,
each armed with revolver and a club.
They demanded his money. Mu ray
rushed outsil lie and gave two or three
strokes of the dinner tell, yelling to
arouse the neighbors, when he was
struck by one of the men and knocked
down. The burglars then gave Mrs.
Murray PIE minute to produce the
money, but before the expiration Of
the inmate Murray was in the house.
He grappled with one OF the men and
threw h i'm to the floor, but before the
mask could be torn of one OF the burg
lars struck him on the back OF the
head, stunning him. Just thon a re a.
tive, returning from town, who heard
Murray yell, drove up and the burglars
left. The famous Orla Niles Is sup
posed to have been one OF the gang.
Henry ha, been doing time at lonia
during the summer. Murray keeps
his money in the kank now.
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