Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
Minor State Matters.

May Decker of Bay City took an over
dose Of morphine. Prompt work by ply
sicians saved her life.
The saw mill of Welch & Ford, at Bay
City, which has been idle for year, will
resume operations at once.
A stock company has been organized
at Marcellus for the purpose of operating
creamery. 1t will be opened this fall.
The citizens of Mason County will vote
this fall on the county road system pro-
vided for by the Legislature several years
ago.
About sixty families in the vicinity of
Bad Axe are preparing to stake out
homes in the Canadian Northwest next
spring.
Ten young men and young women,
graduates Of the Schoolcraft high school,
will attend the University of Michigan
this year.
At st. Clair, the baby of Mrs. Louis
Heythaler was burned to death and Mrs.
Heythaler was also so badly burned that
she is expected to die.
The 3-year-old child of George Halter
man fell into boiler of boiling water
and was terribly burned at Shepherd. Its
recovery is doubtful.
The farmers OF Altoona County have
long wanted a cheese factory. They will
have it at last, as one is TO be opened at
Mikado in n short time.
Charles +. Siple, ex-postmaster of Ham
ilton, was removed from office and dis
appeared. A postofiice inspector is in
vestigating his accounts.
S. X. Curry of Lansing. in order to
prove that Michigan has had an unusual
season, produces ripe strawberries, the
second crop from his vines.
At Shepherd, Rollen Kinter was injured
by being run away with while operating n
corn cutting machine. He was seriously
cut about the feet and legs.
Receiver Stone Of the Central Michigan
Savings Bank Mt Lansing, who has al
ready paid dividends aggregating % per
cent, expects to pay 75 per cent in all.
Food Commissioner Grosvenor has
sworn out warrants for persons selling
colored butterine at Detroit. The list in
cludes many prominent dealers and manu-
facturers' agents.
The steamer John Rugee. ashore on
Bois Blanc island, was released by the
wrecker Favorite after lightering 200
tons Of coal. The coal was reloaded and
the steamer proceeded on her way but lit
tie damaged.
At Birmingham, the home of J. +.
Sparkling, the Detroit merchant, was en-
tered by burglars. The thieves secured
about So in cash, and were then frighten-
ed away. They gained an entrance
tbrouoh N screen door
The total earnings in Michigan Of rail-
roads for July were 81, ,423, ,412, or $685.
S91 less than for July, 1896. The aggre-
gate earnings to Aug. 1 were SO, ,2S1 ,S71.
This is $1.339,970, or SOC per cent, less
than for the same period last year.
While Stephen Larsen, Alpena. was
driving across the farm OF Mrs. Gilbert,
i'm Alpena township, the woman shot him
through the arm. She has been pestered
by persons stealing her fruit, and she
thought Larsen and a companion were
trespassers.
Alpena schools arc closed because of the
epidemic of diphtheria In that city. The
disease is now decreasing, but the schools
will remain closed until IL Is completely
stamped out
y William Davis, who has lived alone In
the woods of Kingston for years, was
adjudged insane by the probate judge OF
Tuscola County and Sheriff Lennox took
him to Pontiac.
The residence of Frank Carver, n farm
er of Emmett township, during the alb
sence OF the family was robbed OF cloth
ing. jewelry, bedding, silverware and 9th
er articles amounting to 800.