Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-24

Gen. Kidd has notified the i've women
clerks engaged upon the work that THAR
services will not be needed after the
above date. .4ffN &C.,
The Kalamazoo Ministers Alliance has
stirred hornets nest by adopting reso-
lutions cQndemning the charity ball, the
proceeds Of which are to 90 TO the ASSOC
ciated charity fund, the ministers being
instrumental in organizing the associated
charities. A large number Of tickets
have been sold, and society people of the
city are arranging to attend.
The Cheboyg gan street railway has gone
into Information. The cars with wheels
have, been run into the barns for four
months and cars on runners are doing
their work. No attempt is made to stick
to old routes. The winter cars will take
a passenger anywhere--to chuvch, to
shopping and to tippling, if one is so dis
posed. Chcboygan wouldn't trade her
winter street railway for the finest cleo
tric system out.
Fred McDaniels and Bert Williams, the
| two young men arrested for burglary by
Ionia County officers, whose plea OF
guilty Judge Davis refused to accept I'M
til further investigation, made what Is
! thought to be full confession to Sheriff
Montgomery. They acknowledged rob
bing the postofices at Hoytville and
Mulliken. Eaton County; Elliot's clothing
store. Lake Odessa; Child's hardware,
Sunfeld; Bradley's hardware store, Sc
bewa; the Sebewa postoffice and +. NJ
Cornelrs store at the same place three
| times.
Saturday afternoon County Treasurer
Ballantyne, of Flint, together with an as
sistant deputy in the controllers Office at
Detroit, had occasion to go through the
| vault in the treasurer's Office. In their
search they came across a box which con-
tanned the clothing of Andrew Brink,
who was killed at Fenton about eleven
years ago by Fred Foote, who was re-
Gently pardoned by Gov. Rich. In the
clothing was the knife used by Foote in
the awful deed. 1t was a fearful looking
knife, with a sharp dirk blade, which was
covered with dried blood 1t is said by
citizens who remember Brinlfthat he was
good citizen and that considerable feel
ing has been stirred up by the pardon.
The Misses Lee, of Oberlin, Ohio, adj
vertised for correspondents with view
to matrimony. Fred Read and Morven
Teachout, of Oakley, replied, and the
letters soon flew thick and fast At last
the boys proposed matrimony, provided
the girls would come to Oakley. A few
days ago the Misses Lee and several large
trunks arrived. The girls held interviews
with the boys and were greatly disap
pointed to learn that their own accom-
plishments did not suit. The girl'
went to Teachout's house and declared
they would stay until the young mel
came to terms The boys consulted at
torneys. and the whole village took sides
The sisters left for home Tuesday, threat
ening to bring suit. The boys say the!
were only in fun.
The most celebrated case on the Sag
inaw criminal docket in some time sud
, denly terminated Wednesday. 1t wa
against Rev. o. ID. Taylor of Oregon,
man of wealth and influence. The infor
| nation alleged that the defendant, b.
, false representations, obtained the sigma
!. ture of DIR. ID. b. Cornell to three promis
, sorry notes for $1,000 each. Mr.. Taylor
, it is claimed, represented that he was tn
, president and general manager of the In
: terstate Investment Company of Oregon
with Headquarters at Portland. The cas-
+ had no sooner started than Taylor's at
torney moved for dismissal on the groun
that the statute under which the charg
: was made had been repealed. Judg
Snow, after several hours deliberatiof
said the point was well taken, and re
fused to hear testimony.
. John G. Bodewig and George w. Johl
!. son were sentenced by Judge Swan
! the United States Court at Detroit
two years and twenty months, respe'
. lively. in the house of correction. and
u addition to pay a fine of $1,000 each. The
!, i were arrested for wrecking Gran
e Trunk passenger train one mile froI
= Battle Creek in July, 1894, and causin
: the death of locomotive fireman. TheI
: are charges pending against them in III
. State court for murder. train wreckin!
and attempting to break Jail. The go
eminent had them arrested for obstruc
!. ing the passage of the United States ma
;. for which offense they were convicted tw
= months ago. 1t was proved that the
= spiked rail out of.place and creased Il
:. track on a down-grade with soft soap.
The Upper Peninsula Hospital for Il
Insane, at Newberry, Tuesday open'
two new buildings for the reception
=. patents; one two-story cottage for vi
!. lent and acute cases, with a capacity I
!. fifty: the other hospital with capaci
Il for seventy patients, built on the hospit
- plan and fitted up with all modern il
5 provements and equipped with facilitl
:, for the putting into practice of the nc
: pital idea for caring for the insane, SUI
" rs the different baths, solarium, differe
= forms of electricity and other Essential
:. in keeping with the advanced care al
!, treatment of the insane. Where we
:, transferred, by special cars, from t
northern asylum at Traverse City, seve
ty patients who had been sent from I
- counties in the upper peninsula. The
~ are many other insane patients in the q
=. ferent jails in the upper peninsula to
~ the new buildings. There are now CO.
81 pleted FIVE buildings for patients, all CO
~ nected by cloisters, besides the buildin
=. for laundry, storage and other purpos
- also a power-house During the folio
x ing year the present appropriation pl
u yides for a central dining-room and t.
:, more cottages with a capacity for III
~ patients each. When those buildings Q
u' completed the plant will have capac
!. of about $50 patients. The institute
~ owns $50 acres of land, 100 of which
ass under cultivation. A large amount
VI clearing has been done by the patien
Nv who enjoy outdoor exercise, which has
ne very beneficial and quieting effect
many of them.
IL. Kleckner, ex-cashier of the brok
he Citizens Bank at Johannesburg, forfeit
IN his bail bond and has been brought ba
M from Chicago on a new chage of c
II. mn