Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Short State Items.

Inere are OOO prlSOHerS III the lohia
house Of correction, all Of whom are al
work.
Kalamazoo has a small measles cpl
demic. Cases are reported in twenty
families.
Thomas Davey, Port Huron meat
dealer, mas mysteriously disappeared. He
left his home Friday, saying he was going
to attend the Pingree meeting.
Mrs. Jerome Shaw, of Jackson, jumped
into q cistern to save her child, who had
fallen in. Both were with difficulty saved
from drowning by neighbors, who heard
the mothers screams.
A. A. Knopfel, the missing Bay City
broker, has been located again, this time
in Sadieville, KY, Dec. 26, and Birming-
ham, Ala, April II. At least, that's
what Detective John p. Edwards, of In
dianapolis, claims.
Charles III. Hackley, of Muskegon, has
opened his heart and purse again. The
bids for the new Hackley training school
80 far exceeded the donation Of several
months ago that he has given $4,000
more, making $4,000 in all for this pur-
pose.
Inmates Of the Tuscola county house
have made charges Of cruelty against the
management. One man of "a years says
he was kicked and an old lady claims she
was forced to go without food all one
day. The Supervisors promise thorough
investigation.
Prof. Bartholomew. Of Jackson, will
use gas balloon of 80 cubic feet capac-
ity for his five or six days sail next July.
In the basket will be placed ample pro-
visions. The professor expects to reach
the Atlantic coast in less than five days.
He will drop messages at different inter-
walls, SO people may know what he Is
seeing.
The Grand Rapids Wealthy Avenue
Baptist Church has expelled its former
pastor, Rev. John Heritage, and his wife
from church membership, acting upon
the recommendation OF the officers OF the
church. Heritage's first wife committed
suicide last December after his relations
with the church had ceased and soon after
he left town. He married at Benton Har-
Dor Mrs. Mary K. Kelly. The church
recently adopted resolutions asking its
former pastor TO undergo an Investigation.
He declined and then the officers recon-
mended that the names Of himself and
wife be stricken from the membership
roll.
The local trade and labor council at
Kalamazoo has asked for the scalp OF
Superintendent Hoagland, of the munich
pal electric light plant, alleging incompe-
tence and ignorance. Mr.. Hoagland says
he can prove they are way off.
In, the Cireuii Court IT Grand Rapids,
Judge Adsit decided that a bicycle Is per-
sonal property and not subject to execu-
ton. Several weeks ago a constable
levied upon Il. K. Aliens bicycle to sat
Isfy judgment, and Allen replevined the
wheel and sued the officer. The court
rendered a decision for the plaintiff for
six cents and costs.
Over $40 members of the Hillsdale
County Association Of Christian Endea-
vor attended the convention. Reports
show that the actual membership in the
county is 1,1S4. The number of Junior
Endeavor societies has been doubled in
the last six months, and membership in
creased by I'D.
The St. Joseph River Transportation
Company has been formed by Benton
Harbor and Chicago capitalists to operate
line Of river steamers between st. Jo-
seph and Buchanan, thirty miles up the
st. Joseph river. The contract was let
to Peterson for boat to cost 1874, 900, to
be completed June I. The new company
will operate two or three steamers.