Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
CRAWLING MICHIGAN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1897
Adrian people would like to have Gov

Adrian people would like to have Gov
ernment building.
A Miss Weller of Romeo was badly in
jured in runaway acciSvnt-
A Detroit company has been organized
to put in lighting plant at Brighton.
Two children of Valentine Karber Of
Ovid township have died of diphthera.
Della Murphy, aged Z, fell into o 20-foot
well ut Berrien Springs and was rescued
Ininjured.
| Many fish are being speared daily in di-
rect violation of the law in Maple river,
| near Bannister.
Reuben Fuller, a Grand Rapids painter,
fell while decorating Lockerby Hall and
was fatally injured.
Ida Bowdish, who was shot by her faith
er. Scott Bowdish, before he committed
suicide, died at Mason.
The body of j. D. Cook, who committed
suicide at Escanaba two weeks ago. has
been taken to San Francisco for burial.
Four of Pontiac's saloonkeepers have
been complained Of because they did not
expose their bars on Thanksgiving Day.
Curtis L. Wonch, Grand Rapids liv-
cry man, quarreled with L. B. Strong
over woman. The former was stabbed
in the side.
While hunting near Sparta. John
Corey, farmer. aged 80, accidentally
shot himself in the side. Searchers found
his body.
James Qugley was sentenced at Corun-
.hn -
helping to burglarize store at Morrice
in June, 1896.
The State Dairy and Food Commission
has begun the prosecution Of Bay City
grocers who are charged with violating
the oleomargarine law.
At Grand Rapids, the Souvenir Wheel
| Company, manufacturing bicycles, filed a
| chattel mortgage for $10,644 to George
Clapperton, trustee.
The Fletcher mill at Alpena has shut
down. 1t was the last of the mills there
to close. The mills cut 120,0O0,0O0 feet
of lumber the past season.
Chapter Kappa of Delta Tau Delta fra
ternity of Iillsdale College took spe-
cial train to Angola, Ind, and celebrated
Thanksgiving with a banquet.
The truant law is being enforced at
Traverse City for the first time. VIM.
Mathewson, aged 10, was arrested and
may be sent to the reform school.
Fire destroyed the agricultural imple-
| ment warehouse of James and Michael
Rork at North Lansing and Frozels feed
| store. Loss, $3.50; insurance, 5000.
A. ]. Quigley of Mt. Clemens has fallen
| m v.1a tot ot
$50, 600, in Hawaii. Quigley befriended
the testator at the Worlds Fair in 1893.
Mrs. Minnie Favor of Detroit, who has
been at the Salvation army rescue home
at Grand Rapids for the past three
months, has been missing since Thursday
last.
| Cheboygan's street railway has gone hi
bcrnating. AS usual the cars will be lift
| ed from the wheels and placed on sleighs
"a winter railway that is unique in Mich
igan.
Gaylord taxpayers will be given n
chance to vote on the question of bonding
the village for the extension of the wat
er works system and the paving of Main
street.
Gypsum has been discovered near st.
|
found in so many places as to lead to the
belief that a wide section is uuderlaid
with it.
The Ann Arbor Railroad Co. expects
to buy this winter 100000 ties between
Owosso and Toledo. Last year the road
purchased 10000 ties on its northern di-
vision.
A tract of 100 acres of pure mari in
Climax township, Kalamazoo County, has
been purchased by New York capitalists,
who will engage in the manufacture of
cement.
Charles s. Hovey of Centerville and
Lon Valentine, Jr., of Atlanta had an ex-
citing time with n 225-pound bear. Ho-
vey got a severe hugging before bruin
was killed.
Sanilac County brickmakers say that
they have sold more brick the past season
for homes than ever before. Brick build
ings are in course of construction all over
the county.
Joseph Hull of Dimondale was acci
dentally shot while hunting. Part Of O
charge of shot struck him in the throat
He will recover if blood poisoning does
not set in.
The Chicago and Grand Trunk Rail
way bought tract Of seven acres oi
land along their tracks at Indian lake
three miles east Of Vicksburg, and viii
move their ice harvesting plant to theil
new location this fall.
Leslie Jockett, aged 10, son of ]. l.
Jockett, station agent for the Lake Shore
at Albion, has run away again. Thi.
time he persuaded Glenn Passmore, Hen
ry Haight and Edward Smith, all abou
the same age, to go with him.
Clark II. Chamberlin has begun suit il
the Circuit Court at Ann Arbor for 50,
600 damages against John III. Miller o
Ypsilanti. A year ago Chambcrln wa
arrested on charge of breaking int,
Miller's store and stealing goods. ii,
was acquitted on trial.
Col. G. V. II. Pond. adjutant general o.
the Michigan department G. A. r., has b,
request furnished Labor COMMISSIONS
Cox with some interesting figures regard
: ing the number of veterans now residin,
in Michigan, which he places at 3T.50O
The average membership of the G.. A. II
/ for the six years from 1888 to 1893, in
, elusive, was 20, 1893, and the average year
: ly death loss 272. Col. Pond estimate
I that there are $4,000 pensioners in tn
State and that they receive $5,24S ,O0
annually. The average age of the sur
> vivors OF the war is go years. Physically