Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30
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The Albion Fair ana Driving Associa-
ton cleared 81 900 on this years fair
Leon. the youngest son of Capt. A. G..
Fleury, died of diphtheria ut Charlotte.
| More than 900 men are now employed
in the Aragon mines ut Iron Mountain.
Monroe citizens have nearly raised 3d.
600 as u bonus for flax and excelsior
mill.
yearly 100000 bushels OF potatoes have
been shipped from Sutton's Bay, Leela-
nav County, this fall.
Iron Mountain teachers are requested
by the School Board to refrain from at
tendance at dancing parties.
The new electric railroad from Hespc-
ria to the lake shore, via Ferry and Hart,
is evidently going to be n Ego"
James Watson. an engineer, was fatal
ly injured at Port Hope by the explosion
of the boiler of portable engine.
| A prisoner named Joslin, awaiting sem
tence in Jail at Big Rapids, knocked down
servant girl and made his escape.
VIM. Morose of Lisbon, better known as
"Old Bill" who is So years old, has mar
ried an adopted daughter, aged 10.
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Battle Greek, attempted to commit suicide
when she learned that her lover was dead.
Muskegon mothers protested so cmphat-
ically against Il sidebOard in the swell
Muskegon club room that the project has
been given up.
Articles OF association Of the Michigan
Sugar Company of Bay City, capita.ized
ut 100000, have been filed with Secrc-
tary Gardner.
Grand Rapids furniture men expect an
unusually large attendance of buyers nj
the spring furniture sale which opens
early in January.
a stick of wood charged with powder
caused an explosion in Strassburg's meat
market at Mt. Morris. a disastrous fire
was narrowly averted.
4 strong effort made the past ten days
to induce Ishpeming miners TO so south
has failed. The miners are satisfied with
their present condition.
Miss Almira Lowell, L. of NJ. coed,
published souvenir calendar this year
which has netted her enough money TO
pay her college expenses.
Charles A. Gordon, {. hotel clerk at La
motion machine. 1t has been under con-
struction for eight years.
John Winters, Il section hand on the
ID. d Nj. Railroad, got his foot caught in
frog at Holly. A train passed over it
and amputation was necessary.
Charles A. Caldwell, landlord Of the
Hotel Donnelly OF Mason, has purchased
the Hotel Horton, which will be newly
reftted. He will conduct both houses.
NJ. b. Hanze, registering from Milwau-
kee, Wis, tried to kill himself with an
overdose of morphine at the Hawkins
House at Ypsilanti. He was out of work
and Respondent.
Strange lights have been seen in Wild
wood cemetery, between Chesaning and
Oakley. They appear and disappear iii
most remarkable manner. Hundreds have
seen the phenomena.
Charles Ronge, who was reported miss
ing from Holland. has returned He is
very angry mt false reports sent out about
his disappearance. He says he has not
been away from home except on business.
The building of the municipal lighting
plant ut Grand Rapids is delayed because
the city charter conflicts as to whether
the aldermen or the Board of Public
Works shall have charge Of the construc-
ton.
The total number Of deaths in Michi-
gan during November was 1885, a de-
crease of 361 from October. No serious
epdemics prevailed. Consumption leads
with 10I deaths, Group is next with &C,
typhoid fever 90.
Water rates ut Muskcgon will be read
justed, the present rates being altogether
too low. 1t costs the city 5000 per / .000,-
600 gallons to pump the water. and the
interest on the water bonds brings the
cost up to $2O.SS per million.
\ new six-story brick building to cover
the block on Ottawa street from Lyon
to Pearl street, will be built at Grand
Rapids. 1t will be built for the purpose
of furniture exhibitions and will have a
floor space of 100000 square feet.
1t is stated that twenty Mormon elders
will begin series of meetings in Van
Buren,, Kent, Cass, ST. Joseph. Calhoun
and other southern Michigan counties.
Permanent headquarters will be ablish-
ed in Grand Rapids. The crusade which
Will be conducted will be similar in char
aeter to that of the Salvation army.
DIR. William Miller, until few years
ago one of the most active and prominent
prohibition workers in central Michigan,
is in Jail at Lansing suffering with de-
lirium tremens. He was possessed of
handsome property, but the loss of his
first wife and subsequent unfortunate
marriage caused him to take to drink.
An extra freight train of empty coal
cars and caboosc collided with a west
bound passenger train on the Detroit. To
lcdo and Milwaukee Railway near Will
dervile. Both locomotives were ruined by
the impact. The freight cars were piled
high in mass of ruins. The baggage car
was badly wrecked and Albert Arner,
baggageman, was seriously injured. Line
Repaiper McNiff of Tecumseh had his
back badly injured. The force of the coll
lision drove y. Il. Williams, a passenger
brakeman, head foremost through n door
panel. His scalp is badly torn and back
injured. Webb Lott, engineer of the pas
senger train. had leg broken and his fire.
man sprained his ankle in jumping from
the engine. Engineer Ben Coonfer of
the freight locomotive admits that he for
got his orders. He and his fireman Jump
cd and escaped injury.
]. III. Sommers Fuel Company of Clevc-
land has secured additional coal leases
OH 1000 acres OF land in Kawkawlin
township. Zagelmyer Bros. have an op-
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