Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

derson.
There must be nice lot OF color blind
bicycle riders at Tawas City. Their re.
ccntly organized cycling club has choset
assthe club colors maroon and magenta
Think OF it!
Monday evening at Merrill, drunken
man drove team into throng or people
who had congregated to listen to band,
narrowly escaping killing several people.
One boy was somewhat injured. u0
Fire loss Of $ol 900 was caused at Bay
City by the premature discharge of Buck
& Leighton's stock of Fourth Of July fire.
works in the Republic House block. Buck
4 Leighton lose 5000, and George II.
Schindebette, $4,000.
"A Scotch terrier jumped out of a third
story window ut Saginaw and was picked
up apparently dead. Some Scotch whisky
was applied, and the vitality Of his race
asserted itself, for he recovered, wagged
his tail in thankfulness and trotted away.
John Hadley was arrested at Kalama-
ZOO on a charge of embezzling from Cate
ly e. Co. He pleaded not guilty. VIM.
Mclaughlin was arrested charged with
stealing a Clipper bicycle from Delano
Allen. The wheel had lost its number
and was painted yellow. Se
Mrs. Frank Weber, of st. Joseph, was
found on the lake shore near st. Joseph,
where she had committed suicide by
drowning. She had been in poor health
for the past four months. Her brother
committed suicide eighteen months ago by
hanging and shooting himself.
Probably 7-year-old Eddie Thayer, Of
Jackson, for two years has kept the au-
thorities busy chasing him down with
rigs he has stolen off the street in order
to enjoy pleasure ride. For this the law
provided no punishment. except jail
sentence, on account Of his youth. He
will now be sent to Lansing to enter the
boys industrial school under the truancy
law. The other day he stole rig, and
desiring a Pingree campaign button,
which was worn by another small boy, he
stole the coat to which the button was
attached, throwing the coat away after
securing the treasured button.
A Ypsilanti man adopted novel method
Of Furnishing his faithless wife. who had
been caught meeting a married man clan
destinely He didn't storm, threaten d.
vorce or knock the woman down, but got
invited his wife's lover, the wronged wife
and three other persons. After a quiet,
pleasant evening he suddenly arose and
in the presence Of all dramatically de-
nounced the erring pair. The guilty wife
wept and the guilty husband made abject
apologies, and both promised reformation.
Thus the domestic atmosphere was clear
ed without bloodshed or litigation.
The clerk in the Keefer House at Hills
dale was startled Monday morning by
hearing heavy jar on the railing out
side. He found on the basement pave
ment J. ID. Ryan. the travelling agent for
a Chicago liquor house, who had been as
signed to room on the third floor. Ryan
was lying unconscious in pool of blood,
with his skull crushed, both arms broken
and his shoulder fractured. The bed in
his room had not been touched at all, and
it seems as il he had seated himself on
the window sill to get little air, for the
night was hot, and fell out backward
There is small chance Of his recovery.
The twenty-eighth annual convention Of
the Altgeminer Arbeiter Bund Of Michi-
gan was held at Muskegon. The delegates
were banqueted, some go sitting down to
the tables. The delegates were welcomed
to the city by Louis Kanitz, on behalf Of
the president Of the local society, and by
Mayor L. A. Smith. The response was
made by President Pleischke, of Grand
Rapids. Committees were appointed and
reports Of officers were submitted. Treas
urer kersten's report shows the bund to
be in prosperous condition. 1t began the
year with a surplus Of $2,777; receipts
X1S R00. CIR GzO. Lo1
S4,4Oo. The per capita expense to the
bund for ten years has been Sob
Recently at Bay City q young man in
his shirt sleeves entered the store Of Korn-
webel & Walther, on Water street. and
asked Mr. Walther if he would accommo-
date Mr.. Jennison, of the Jennison Hard
ware Co., by cashing check for him. He
said the banks were closed and he needed
little money. An affirmative answer
was given and the young man went out
only to return in two minutes as il from
the Jennison store. He presented check
for $40. The ink was yet wet. The num-
Der of the check, 1907, was in red ink
and the date was stamped across the head
OF the check. 1t was made payable to
kornwebel & Walther at the First Ma
tional Bank. Kornwebel &c Walther
cashed the check and deposited it next
morning, and were notified that it was a
forgery. Mr.. Walther says he cannot
remember who the forger was. He took
the man to be the hardware company's
bookkeeper
The will Of the late ex-Gov. Begole was
filed in the Probate Court at Flint. The
document was executed Nov. 20, 1885,
and is in the handwriting of Mr.. Begole
The hearing will be July next The
home Of the Governor, which is located on
the corner Of Court and Beach streets,
and all the furniture and effects pertain
ing thereto, are given to his widow during
her lifetime and then goes to his daughter,
Mrs. Mary Z. Cummings. He also gives
his widow, in her own right, $500 per year
during her lifetime and the insurance
which he carried upon his life, amounting
to $4,000. This amount to be in lieu of
dover. His bank stock Is left to his six
grandchildren, who are each to receive
their shares when they arrive at the age
of 30 years. In the meantime, however,
they are to receive the dividends of the
same. The bank stock, at the time the
will was made, amounted to $4,000. For
each Of the grandchildren 81 900 has been
set aside for his or her education. A fund
of $500 is set aside, the interest to be used
for procuring suitable headstones and to
keep the burying lot in Glenwood ceme-
terry in proper repair. The residue of his
estate is to be divided between his widow
and two children. His SON and daughter
are named as executors.
For thu n rst t;p,a In voors ovarv eaIoo,,