Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-19
Short State Items.

AT Muskegon squire Dawes, proprle-
tor of the Davies iron works, died sudden
ly of heart disease.
Charles w. Flowers, of Adrian. was
shot through the head by some unknown
hunter in the woods He will live.
Hiram Hammond and Clifford Foster.
of Pine Lake, have been fined SIC. 40 ga CHI
for shooting quail and partridge out of
season.
At Saginaw Edward and John Wolgast
capsized in n sailboat and were saved
with difficulty by the crew of the tug
Louise.
Mrs. l.. Il. Potter. widow Of Deacon L.
Is. Potter so closely connected with Ian
sings earlier history, died on Tuesday
morning, aged ~ years.
VIM. Gilmartin. an actor, was arrested
on the charge Of trying to utter forged
order for $50, purperting to be signed by
Walter Sims, owner of the Bay City
Academy of Music.
The Detroit banks were paying out gold
Wednesday. There were heavy deposits
by people who had before drawn out
their funds, and the tone of the money
market was distinctly easier.
While working on the highway in Cha
pin Township, Clinton County, the team
which was hitched to the scraper became
frightened and ran away, injuring both
animals so badly they had to be killed.
They were owned by IL. w. McQuiston
and NJ. Mawhorter.
Mrs. Cora Barnes. of Alamo, was ar
rested ut Kalamazoo on complaint of
Mr. Barnes, who charges her With big
amy. She served one sentence for the
same thing, but since her release is said
to have married another man, and her
first husband again makes the complaint.
John McBrier of Detroit, petitioned the
Port Huron Council for a franchise for
an electric railway from the Flint and
Pere Marquette bridge on Military street
south to the city limits. 1t is believed
the line Is to be continuation of the
road projected from Detroit to Marine
City.
Leon Parmenter, son of n minister at
Elmira, was in such haste TO hunt the
timid deer that he set forth with gun and
two friends on Oct. 81. They killed two
deer and quarreled over the division of
the spoil. The quarrel was their undong,
the authorities heard of the affair and
Parmenter paid $50 rather than go to
Jail.
Health Officer Flynn was called to a
sick child at Jacob Sponkey's house Mt
Warren. He found the child dead fror,
diphtheria, and three other children sick
with it in the same bed. The doctor says
one of them cannot live. The family Is
destitute and have applied TO the town for
help.
Helen Young and Ellen Terry, girls of
10. escaped from the Adrian Industrial
Home some time Thursday night. The
Young girl secured hammer and screw
driver and concealed them and removed
the transom to her door, crawled out and
opened the door for the other girl, then
both jumped from the window and es-
capped.
A Marine City hunter returning home
with a party carelessly discharged his
shotgun. Willie Sturgis. aged G. received
five shot in his body and Albert Sturgis,
aged 4. one shot squarely between the
eyes. The boys will recover.
A narrow escape from serious injury
was shared at Pontiac by Judge Angus
tus G. Baldwin and wife. While turn
ing in their carriage OF Main street they
were struck by an electric car. The
horse was thrown and the carriage over
turned, throwing out both occupants.
Timely work by the motorman prevented
serious injury to Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin.
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton rattengill will make the regular
semi-annual apportionmcnt of primary
school money. The sum of $J47, 637 81
will be apportioned among the COS. 231
children in the State at the rate Of n
cents per capita. .tttt 10
The small boy and the dangerous Flo.
bert are abroad in the land. Bounties are
being offered for sparrows In 80 many
places that bands Of youngsters have been
organized for the purpose of killing these
little feathered lighters In nearly every
town In the State. Some statisticians
have Scared 1t out that for every score OF
Gpefrowa that are slaughtered some one
Gin be more Of less injured.