Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
Short State Items.

Miner Kelley. one of the victims of the
gas explosion in the Monitor coal mine
at Bity City, died from his injuries. He
was burned from head to foot. Michael
Simon, the third victim, is very badly in.
jured, but may recover
One James Burns was complained of in
West Bay City three years ago for the
alleged theft of mariners compass. He
got away before the officers could serve
the warrant Thursday Patroman Davis
met him on the street in Bay City and ar
rested him.
The Michigan earnings of railroad COM
panies for last month show decrease of
$42S, 423 from those of November. 1898,
the total for the year being $500, 3o1.
Both the passenger and freight earnings
fell off, the percentage of decrease of the
former being greater than that of the lat
ter. A total of $23,970,9S1 was earned
to Dec. /, and an increase of $T0,613, or
.002 per cent. over same period of the
prior Year.
Louis Sands, one of the most prom-
nent mill owners of Manistee, has pur-
chased the old Ritz mill property with
its mill and salt block. During the COM
ing season the mill will be operated in it's
present condition, but in the fall Sands
will bring the mill machinery from his
Lake City plant and place it on the prop
erty just bought. During the winter and
spring it is the intention to sink two addi-
tional salt wells there. The site is within
the city limits.
Rev. Adam Clark, Holland Methodist
minister, Is agitating n scheme to have
the Christian churches Of this country
unite upon n national Christian emblem
or banner, to be pinned on to all Protest
ant pulpits, carried at the head of funeral
professions and in Sunday school parades.
The plan is to use the colors red. white
and blue--the red to represent the blood
Of Christ, the white purity and the blue
the bruises of Jesus.
George Mulrooney, n man employed by
the Detroit Citizens Railway, secured an
injunction restraining the company from
discharging him. The agreement between
the company and the union Is that only
union men shall be employed. Mulrooney
failed to join the union on account. he
says, of poverty. and the walking dele
gate informed the company that it must
discharge the motorman. The company
gave Mrlrooney notice, and he secured
this injunction. Mulrooney has as attor-
neys the lawyers of the railway COM
pany, and II is said to be scheme on the
part OF the company to break the agree
ment.
The book store Of Somerville & Wood
at Manistee. was entered and burglarizcd
of goods valued at over 800.
Oliver Allen, an eccentric bachelor who
died near Clinton last September ut the
age of 20. bequeathed his entire estate,
worth $4,000, to the Methodist church.
one half to 20 to the board of superan-
nuated ministers and the rest to the board
of ministerial education. Seven nephews
and nieces contested the will. which was.
however, admitted 10 probate. II was
shown that Allen had attended church
but once in seven years, but the pastor
had visited him often.
Ypsilanti's new $4,000 opera house.
built by public-spirited citizens. was OPEN
ed the other evening, the entertainment
consisting of remarks by Contractor Whe-
Ian, addresses by Hon. A. ]. Sawyer and
Prof. George Simm. also delightful music
furnished by Detroit and Ypsilanti art
lists. t
Rev. b. I. Trego, of st. Johns Church,
Saginaw, has finally decided not to be.
come an actor. He says there are too
his eyes on the rectorship of the famous
Little Church Around the Corner in New
York, which Is attended by many actors.
The aged rector, DIR. Houghton, u about
70 resign