Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

Mtoo Name Johnson aged ~ yo0<u,
eldest daughter OF DR.. and Mrs.. r. n.
johnson Of Worthwhile, died Friday. The
young lady had been very III for more than
week, caused, II u said, by too much
bicycle riding.
The Port Huron Board Of Estimated
cut the annual budget submitted by the
Common Council $4,100, leaving the
amount to be spread on the tax rolls
$l26, 100, being rate of about $40 on
the 800 valuation.
lining Brothers 4 Everard of Kalama-
ZOO were awarded the contract for fur
nishing the State with fat, bond and
ledger paper. The contract was let by
the Board Of State Auditors and will be
in force for two years.
Rev. Mr.. Mclaughlin, who has just as
sumed the pastorate of the First Cong-e-
gational Church ut Kalamazoo, was CIV
en- largely attended reception. He is
unmarried but lives with his mother, who
also was present ut the reception.
Miss Ruth Moore died at Benton Har-
Dor of brain trouble. She had been III
for two weeks, but the parents tried to
cure her by the faith treatment and would
not allow phy stefan to administer medi-
cine. This is the second case which has
occurred there recently, and much indig-
nation is felt. f'
A mercantile firm in Flint had an at
torney seize piano by writ of attachment
from poor woman who was about TO
leave the city. because she was unable
to pay a small grocery bill. The musical
instrument was repleyined and the wom-
an won in the law suit. The merchant
paid the costs which amounted to $212.5O.
At Boyne's Falls. ii. Costello who re-
Gently cleaned out spring, claims to
have found one end Of hay wire, which
lay in the water, to be of bright nickel
color, while the other was rusty and black,
the water having evidently galvanized the
metal. To satisfy himself. he put an old,
rusty fork in the spring. Two days later
the fork was as bright and shiny as sill
yer.
Judge Buck of Kalamazoo sentenced a
batch of criminals. James Martin goes
to Jackson four year and six months for
the Galesburg burglary, and his partner,
Charles Tracy. gets three years and six
months at Ionia. Zacharia Burnett goes
to Jackson for one year and six months
and Charles Burnett to Ionia for one year.
They robbed the Lake View school build
ings. J. Foster Myers, who also stole
some plumber there, gets three months in
Jail.
Rose Sullivan of Detroit applied for n
decree of separation from Policeman Mi
chael Sullivan after about two years of
unhappy married life. The parties are
Catholics and the complainant did not ask
for divorce on account of religious scru-
pies. An absolute divorce was granted,
however, which the Supreme Court has
decided must stand, although Judge
Moore. in a dissenting opinion, demurs to
the principle of giving the aggrieved per-
son form of relief which is not asked.
The Supreme Court Tuesday sustained
the constitutionality of act No. 1o2, of the
public acts of 1895, which provides that
when business is accumulated in any of
the Circuit Courts of the State beyond
the capacity of the judge of such circuit
TO properly dispose of it, the Governor may
designate a judge of some other circuit
to hold court temporarily. The court says
that the law is fully authorized by Sec
ton IL of article q of the constitution,
which provides that the judges of circuit
courts may hold court for each other
when required by law.
Twelve years ago Harry Lewepberg, a
lad of 16 left his home in the old coun-
try and came to America to make his for
tune. He corresponded with his parents
for two years and then neglected it for a
time. When he wrote again he found that
his letter came back unanswered, his par
ents too. having moved away and come
to this country. After several attempts
to ascertain where his parents were. he
was Informed that they were in Bay
City. Lewenberg went to the city from
Bridgeport, Conn, his home, and the re-
union with his parents was very happy
one.
The heaviest pine land owners IN the
lower peninsula. aside from David Ward,
are John Garfield and +. G. Filler Of
Manstee and ID. A. BIodgett of Grand
Rapids. Their aggregate holdings are es-
tmated at $4,000, 600 In the upper Pc
ninsula Theodore NJ. Davis Of Newport.
X. l., holds 1000 acres Of the old canal
grant, valued at $15,OOO,OOO; ]. Nj. Long
year of Marquette. 100000 acres, $5,-
100000; Michigan Land and Iron Com
pany. 100000 acres, $1O.OOO,OOO; DIR. j.
&. Aver estate, 100000 acres, $1,000, 600;
Chicago and Northwestern, land grants,
81 100000. David Ward, in the lower pc
ninsula, is said to have 4OO,OO0.OOO feet
of cork pine and 600, O0O, 900 of hardwood.
Nancy Stevens, 40 years of age. was
struck by Jackson street car and both
legs below the knees badly crushed. one
so badly it will have to be amputated.
Mrs. Stevens is very deaf. Those who
saw the accident state the motorman.
Frank Reynolds. did all he could to alarm
Mrs. Stevens. and to stop the car and the
only criticism made Of the motorman Is
the dangerous high rate of speed the cars
are allowed to run Mt that point. The
accident is doubly sad. The old lady
cared for her son, who has been in bed
nine years with rheumatism. and also an
invalid daughter, which makes up the
household, received considerable attention
from her. 1t is said the injuries, with a
complication of ailments, will prove fatal
The Hackley Park assembly grounds
at Lake Harbor, near Muskegon. were
sold by Albert Dodge Of Grand Rapids
to Thomas Torkildsen of Chicago, the
stated consideration being $1,000. The
deed was placed on record, and accom-
panying it was a quit claim from the
Grand Lodge, /. o. G. T. of the Good
Templars temple just outside the assem-
bly, grounds, the consideration being ST.
600. Immediately preceding this there
was fled in the county clerks Office a
DECLARE ton in n suit in efpctmenf nv Ed.