Crawford avalanche., 1897-07-15


Loss, S13. 500; insurance, $4,000.
Fire at Laneer did nearly $1,000 dam
age 20 the stock in Heffelbower's drug
store. Loss covered by insurance.
Il. II. Cookingham, well known through
out Michigan as county atlas publisher,
died at ipsilanti after lingering illness.
Al Kalamazoo, Enos Stewart, colored,
and Hiss Mary Hodges, white, and
daughter of wealthy farmer at South
Haven, were married by Rev. ]. I. Hill.
A sneak thief entered Linihan's drug
store ut Battle Greek and stole a leather
bug containing $500 In the custody of
Martin NJ. Goodale, one Of the clerks, who
is treasurer Of the Knights of Maccabees.
The money was lodge funds.
Grand Rapids furniture men are hust-
ling. Among the early arrivals were sev-
eral buyers from the West, which was
well represented for the first time in Eve
years. The buyers talk favorably Of bus
mess, md will place good orders.
The old paper mill ut Dundee, which
has been idle for several years, will un-
doubtedly never be started again. The
floors nave become rotted and the other
day they gave way, allowing the machin-
cry to fall into the river beneath the mill.
A new brick building ut Montrose par
TALLY collapsed the other day. The build
ing had just been finished and was to
have been dedicated with dance. A
truss rod broke and the roof fell in with
out warning. 1t will cost 81 900 to repair
the damage.
The Grand Rapids Seating Company
filed mortgages for $4,000. The PENN
sular Trust Company Is named as trus-
tees. The old national bank is the heavi.
est creditor. The concern is q new one
making n speciality Of seating for opera
houses and churches.
Lenawee County reports the heaviest
hay crop ever known, and the hot weather
OF the past three days was needed to cure
the rank growth. There has never been
such demand for hay tedders, and
| scarcely one Is left in the hands Of dealers
in agricultural implements.
A 7-ysar-old boy committed suicide a,
Ann Arbor. He was the youngest son OF
Emil Staebler, farmer. He thought
that his two elder brothers did not like
him, and he simply said, "Ill be dead
when you see me again." and left. His
body was found in the Huron river In
about six feet Of water.
The South Haven and Eastern Rail
road has been sold to the st. Joe Valley
Railroad Company. The work Of convert.
ing the load into a standard gauge will
begin at once. As this will give South
Haven fruit interest at least two addi-
tional outlets, the event is hailed with
great satisfaction by our citizens.
Capt. J. l.. Frisbie Of Hillsdale is sue
cessful bee charmer. The other day a
swarm Of bees clustered in the yard back
of his grocery store. The captain exert
ed his charming powers and soon the
queen bee settled on his trowsers leg, the
whole swarm clustering around her. Their
capture was easy then, and it is the Sec
ond one Capt. Frisbie has made this sea-
son. In both instances he has escaped
being stung.
The once famous Myers diving appaS-a-
tus was sold at sheriff's sale at Alpena,
for 1907. The pipes dynamos, hosting
apparatus and every appliance connected
with 'he outfit went with it. The cost OF
the outfit Is said to have been $4,000. In
ventor Myers had the outfit ready for
work on the lost steamer Norman last
season when his creditors foreclosed on
him and took possession of the apparatus
The outfit had been tested and was pro
nounced a success.
For the first time in a number of years
the grape region of eastern Van Buren,
County escaped any injury from the
spring frosts. The vines were never in
better condition and a many new vine
yards will come into bearing this season
for the FIRST time the growers anticipate
an unparalleled yield of fruit throughout
the grape district. Many of the most val
liable vineyards are on light sandy soil
which proved improbable for the raising
of cereal crops. and which was considered
nearly worthless until the culture of the
Crap. became the principal industry in
that region.
J.F. Iallahay, well-to-do farmer near
Otter Lake, was burned to death. He
went to his barn to grease buggy and
after few minutes his daughter Mamie
saw the harm afire, and amid the smoke
saw her father, apparently needless Of her
calls, leaning against the wall. Mr.. Fal-
lahay had been despondent for some time
on account Of cancer. The theory is that
he set the barn afire and deliberately
awaited his fate. Mrs. Fallahay was
away 1T the time at the deathbed Of her
father. The funeral was held under the
auspices of the Maccabees. He was in
sured IN that order for $1,000.
There is one particular, says the Ga
zette, in which Allegan County takes a
back seat for no other county in the State,
and this Is her roads Five or six years
ago Allegan township started the work
Of improving the highways and now has
thirty miles or more OF the best Of gravel
roads. After the first few miles had been
completed, the advantages of good roads
became apparent to the people of the sur
rounding townships, and the lesson has
been 20 well learned that at the present
rate of progress it will be but few years
longer when a poor road will be an un-
known quantity in the county.
A trolley car running between Bay City
and Saginaw ran off the Cheboyga ning
bridge across Saginaw river through an
open draw Wednesday morning, taking
the mOtorman and conductor and nine
passengers. The dead are Mrs. William
Mcclellan of Bay City, John w. Haw-
kins of Bay City, Mrs. David Campbell
OF Metnmora, Mich, Mrs. Campbell's
three children. The injured: T. p. Klump
travelling salesman from Geneva, Ohio,
fatally; Edward Il. Gerkens, assista nj
general passenger agent Of the Michigan
Central Railroad; Joseph Mayhem, an Es-
sexville shoemaker; Herbert Reilly, the
motorman; James O'Brien, the conductor
Service stripes have been sent out from