Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
Short State Itcms.

Mrs. Betsey Caroline Hunt, a Van Blu
rem County pioneer, died at the age of SO.
Flint is getting too big for her present
police system. and it will be reorganized
on metropolitan basis very soon.
Mrs. William Watson, who was arrest
ed on charge of robbing the house of
Gaylord Harter, was arranged at Ionia,
and waving examination, was bound over
to the Circuit Court. 1t Is believed that
she will plead guilty when her case comes
up in that court.
An indignant Adrian citizen complained
to the marshal that neighbor had failed
to clean off his walk. When the marshal
investigated the next morning he found
the alleged offenders walk as clean as
could be. while the kicker's walk was
covered with as yet undisturbed drifts.
A battered coin has led to the arrest of
John View and William Hilderbrand. on
the charge of burglary at West Bay City.
Recently brother of Conductor Mat
thews was killed by the cars. The wheels
passed over his money In such a way as
to press 25-cent piece into a silver dol
lar. Mr.. Matthews kept the battered dol
lar as a keepsake. Recently his room was
burglarized, and the coin was taken. He
found it at Bay City saloon. 1t had
been passed by View and Hilderbrandt;
hence their arrest.
The Lansing Council got in "swipe"
at Justice Grant. A bill of SOL for the
care of a sick servant girl in his employ
was turned down. The sarcastic city
fathers raised among themselves about
S11, which they presented to the girl,
embodying their action in a resolution
which was expected to make Judge Grant
feel very mean. The justice, however,
explains that as he paid for the girl when
she was at his house and suffered no end
of inconvenience, he sees no reason why
he should pay for her care outside.
Mrs. Thomas Collier, of Ann Arbor,
who went insane over religion few days
ago and compelled her family to kneel and
pray by brandishing chair over them,
became better during her confinement in
Jail, and was sent home. She suffered a
relapse and became more difficult to con-
troll than before, being once more taken
in charge. Now her husband seems af-
fected. and astonished number of peo-
pie by claiming that he was i'll from hav-
ing been confined three days in Nagley's
picking vat, of the university. His trou-
BILE is believed TO arise on account of hers.
John Doran, George Robbins, William
Neihardt, Milton Tompkins, George Della
mater and Charles Kne, innocent looking
farmer boys, who got mixed up i'm spirit
Gus fight at Cambridge Junction dance,
paid So each in fines TO an Adrian justice.
A country lout called on Pontiac law
yer last week to start proceedings against
a Bloomfield girl for breach of promise.
You say that she never promised to
marry youT said the lawyer ~ don't
see where the breach of promise comes
in" But she promised to he my sister,"
sobbed the fearful chump, IAN she never
has" tr
a Berrien County man has established
n retreat for old soldiers near Berrien
Springs, where he has erected large
building for their accommodation and fur
nished It with the things necessary to
make life comfortable for the veterans,
several Of whom are already enjoying the
results of his philanthropy.
The Fredonia Ross damage suit at Ionia
against Ionia Township resulted in a
verdict Of 5000 for the plaintiff In the
Circuit Court. A horse. driven by Mrs.
Ross. became frightened and backed of
Prairie Greek bridge. and the suit fol-
lowed IL was once decided in favor of
the township, went TO the Supreme Court
and was seat back for a new trial.