Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

The CITY Council at Adrian Il now com
posed Of ten members, the representativ
OF the new Fifth ward taking their seats
for the first time In the new Council.
Fire at Holloway about midnight Mon
day caused loss of several thousand dol
lars and called out the department Of
Adrian, 80 bright was the illumination Of
the flames six miles away. The fire ID
supposed to have been OF incendiary
origin.
The Board Of Managers Of the Michigan
Masonic Home Association has reorgan-
lied by electing as directors John w. Nc
Grath, Detroit; William Weber, SagiI
nav; Il. L. Bowring, Grand Rapids; g.
w. Cation, Flint, and Gen. o. l.. Spalding,
st. Johns. This gave the State larger
representation on the board instead Of
combining It to Grand Rapids. The board
IL confident that means win be provided
for keeping the home open.
| Gov. Rich has paroled Charles Wooten.
sent from Muskegon March IL, 1893, for
four years for assault with intent to do
great bodily harm; Frank N. Campbell,
sent from Monroe County, April 4, 1895,
for two years for burglary; David A.
Brown, sent from Macomb County, Oct.
o. 1893, for five years for burglary; De-
Witt Sullivan, sent from Bay County,
May IL, 1894, for three and half years
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. All the above are in the Ionia
reformatory.
The fishermen Mt Grand Haven whose
nets were seized because their meshes
were not large enough are In very strait
ened circumstances, without work and
with no means of getting a living. Geo.
A. Farr went to Lansing to see II there
Is not some way in which the nets can be
returned. He will be strongly opposed
by the Fish Commission and others who
wish to see the commercial fishing of the
great lakes protected and fostered. The
men were warned two years ago that they
must comply with the law, but refused to
change their nets
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail-
road Company, which has been bringing
freight across the lake to Muskegon from
Milwaukee by the Crosby line, has de-
cided to go into business for itself, sinct
the Crosby line also undertook to cover
the Grand Haven line. The road haa
completed negotiations with the owner OF
the steamer Lawrence Of Chicago and
will operate her under the auspices Of the
Milwaukee, Muskegon and Grand Rapids
Transportation Company. 1t is expected
to make an all-the-year-round service, bid
ding for northwest through freight to the
seaboards.
John Lammon, Of Kalamazoo, married
Albert Crouch's 17-year-old daughter
about month ago, and her father tried
to get out warrant for Lannon'S arrest
on the charge Of perjury. Lammon and
his bride went to Canada, but returned
a few days ago. Crouch met them at the
depot and told his daughter that If she
wanted to see her sister alive she had bet
ter hurry home. She followed his ad
vice, but found her sister well and herself
in captivity. Lammon and his father stole
the young bride away from her parents q
day or two later, after a wild chase, and
she is still with her husband. Crouch is
still trying to get his son-in-law arrested
Those health officers throughout the
State who have made no reports for the
year 1895 will have to do so at once OF
stand prosecution by the State Board OF
Health. Health Officer Duffield, of De-
troit, announces that his report will be
ready in few days. Secretary Baker
urged that some one be sent to the Agri-
cultural College at Madison, Wis, ia
study the Pasteurization Of milk, so il
may be taught in Michigan. A forceful
statement Of the danger from unsterilized
milk will be circulated throughout the
State. A popular conference Of health
officers will be held at Ann Arbor soon.
About 10000 sets of pamphlets about the
averting Of communicable diseases have
been sent to Michigan teachers.
Dynamiters wrecked and burned the
central school building at Saginaw at
o'clock Wednesday morning. 1t was the
largest and oldest Of the West Side
schools, and had been an elephant ON the
hands Of the Board of Education for
years. The public library, which was
located in the building, was destroyed.
There is no clew to the perpetrators of the
outrage, but 1t is thought that enemies
of the truant law had hand in the dep
relation, as many poor families have been
reluctant in sending their children to
school. The fire originated on the third
floor of the building which was strewn
with combustibles. The explosion was
accompanied by a terrific rash, carrying
brick and heavy timbers hundreds Of feet
away. Several previous attempts to burn
the school had been frustrated. The loss
is estimated at $4,000, with SGT 900 in
surance. A vigorous search to unearth
the miscreants will be made, and a re-
ward of 81 800 is offered for their arrest.
A desperate attempt was made Wednes-
day afternoon by number Of convicts to
escape from the State prison in Jackson.
Thomas Brown, sent from Oakland Coun-
ty on a seven years sentence for burg
larry, and Patrick Dolan, sent from Ora
tiot County six years, also for burglary,
were the main actors. Brown was shot
through the heart and killed. A ditch
had recently been dug from the shop to
the outside wall and a huge pile of dirt
had been thrown up against the wall. In
the shop was ladder which is usually
kept chained and locked when not in use.
This was left unfastened and the two
men seized it and rushed out Of the shop,
followed by FIVE other convicts. They
placed the ladder against the wall and
started to scale it when the guards on
the wall ordered them to halt. Not heed
ing this order, the guards fired FIVE times
to brighten them. Dolan weakened and
dropped off the ladder, striking the chief
engineer, who had just arrived, and both
went into the ditch. Brown continued in
his effort to escape and had reached the
top, when one Of the guards fred at his
arm for the purpose Of Gripping him. The
ball went through the arm and into his
heart, and he fell to the ground dead.
BY this time a number Of guards and
keepers had arrived, and the other five
men were taken to their cells and locked