Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-26

At Otisvillc while the 10-year-old son
of =. b. I4amos and several of his school
mates were playing with a bow and ar
row. the Lamos boy was struck In the eye
with the arrow, nearly forcing the eye
ball out of its socket. 1t Is thought the
boy will lose tile sight of the eyes q.
The Jackson City Council voted unani,
mously to give the old Purifier buildings
to the George r. Smith Milling MACHINE
cry Company, Of Cleveland, rent free;
for twelve years Six wealthy men petit
toned against the move, but were jeered
by large lobby. The company agrees
to employ from Is to 300 daily.
Robert G. Ross. the negro who died
recently Mt Ypsilanti at the age of 70.
was born in slavery. After the war be
took to specializing in the South and
amassed large fortune, owning valua-
BILE 6OO-acre farm in Canada, with a
large amount of money ut interest. In
one Capndian bank he had $4,000 de-
posted -tas
A Swedish milIwright named Nels Sun
dean, employed ut the mill Of the Stur.
geon River Lumber Company t Chas-
sell was assisting in skidding log on a
chain carriage when attacked by an cpl
leptic fit. He fell across the log, and
before the carriage could be stopped he
was carried to the circular saw and his
body cut entirely ipstwo. He was young
and unmarried.
Assistant Light Keeper Spaulding, of
Spectacle Reef light, left Cheboygan in
a small boat during the awful storm. He
got to the reef alt right. but cast his an
Choir so far from the light that the rope
thrown him could not reach him, and in
endeavoring to pull the anchor he was
thrown into the waves and drowned.
Speulding was married man,with wife
and family in Alpena. ~ a.us y
-Four large cranes have just been COM
pleted at the works of the Shaw Electri-
cal Crane Company. of Muskegon, for the
Mariopal- Nicopol Mining and Metallurgi-
cal Company, of Mariopol, Russia. Much
of the building material and practically
all of the plant Of this company will be
sent from this country, and it is proposed
to charter vessel to convey it from New
York or Philadelphia to its destination
by way of the Mediterranean and the
Sea of Azof
c. G. Pond, of Jackson, brought suit
against +. c. Dibblc, of the Hifbard
Horsc, asking $50 damages and that an
injunction be issued restraining defend
ant from allowing smoke, cinders, ETC.,
to emit from his chimneys or else use
smoke consumers. For years efforts have
been made to pass smoke consumer
ordinance, but the Council never passed
it on account of the opposition of manu-
70. c. nj To- tIx- cd
produces a great amount of smoke, smut
and cinders.
C.. Rogoski. the Detroit Pole who is
accused Of having exploded a dynamite
cartridge under dwelling west of the
city limits Saturday night, was founl by
officers early Sunday morning in bel at
his home with his clothes on. Since his
arrest he has told various conflicting
stories. The only motive known for Suck
crime by the prisoner is the fact that.
Ewera,. one of the injured men, had Olffed
him during small fracas on election
night. Both the injured men are doing
fairly well and both may recover.
Mrs. L. l.. Woods. Battle Greek mil.
liner, was awakened Wednesday morn
ing by some one walking in the hallway.
AS she stepped into the hall she was con-
fronted by burglar. She did not scream
or faint. For fifteen minutes they strug-
gled, and the burglar got the worst of it.
She gripped him by the throat, and while
shutting his wind off cried for help. At
last the burglar broke loose from Mrs
Woods and ran out the door, but po-
liceman who had been attracted by the
shouts caught him. He was recognized
as n professional.
For some time past TIE farmers near
Battle Greek have suffered severely from
the depredations of chicken thieves. Sat
urday fifteen fat turkeys were stolen from
Geo. Betterly and Chas. Redfeld, farm
ers. The officers traced them up and
have unearthed gang. A man named
Tillow has been arrested. Frank Ten
ny, of Battle Greek Township, was ar
rested. but escaped from the officers,
after being fired ut several times. The
turkeys were found in the possession of
Charley Rippleman, of the township of
Battle Greek, and he has been arrested.
Several others are implicated and the
whole gang will be broken up.
A special meeting of the Kalkaska
County Board of Supervisors was held
Supervisors authorized tax of 81 to be
spread in each township for the relief of
INDECENT soldiers, sailors and marines, in
stead of the amount prescribed by law.
The Supreme Court has asked the county
solons to show cause why mandamus
should not be issued compelling them to
spread the legal amount. The special
session authorized the Prosecuting At
torney to prepare an answer showing
cause. and that Official started for Ian
sing to have it out with the court.
Not few Michigan people have been
made richer by the generosity of a Hol-
land woman who lived $50 years ago.
Anna Frouw Van Sparrewoude, of the
Netherlands, left large fortune, said to
exceed 100000, In trust, the interest on
which for all time was to be paid as mar
rage portions to such of her descendants
as could prove their claims. On Sept. 80,
1896, Charles w. Thompson and Miss
Jennie Williams were married in Gogebic
County, and not long afterwards Mrs.
Thompson received a substantial sum
from Holland, having proved her descent
from the good Anna. She is grand
daughter of Rolaf Kanaar, of Muskegon,
Ave Of whose children have already re-
ceived the benefit of the strange bequest.
At first the marriage portions amounted
to several hundred dollars each, but they
have SINCE through the multiplying of
dwindled to about $50. The
fund is in charge of the Netherlands Gov
Henry A. Cummings, of Lansing, who
drugged companion Saturday night and
robbed him of $23, pleaded guilty to a
charge of larceny and was sent to the