Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-11


While at work in the woods on Grand
was killed by rolling log.
Jonathan Adam Pale, one Of the pion-
GERS In the vicinity Of Benton Harbor,
died In that city at the age Of 50 years.
The residents of Thompsonville think
they might as well sell their Jail, as
there has been only one man in 1t for the
past six months.
In the school column, written by pupil,
in Sanilac County paper last week, was
the frank statement: Teacher was
cranky Wednesday"
The Kalamazoo Radiator CO. has prac-
tically quit doing business, and Supt. ].
Il. Bidwell and number of the men have
gone to GenevN, N y, to work.
At the residence of the brides parents,
near Belleville, occurred the marriage of
Harlow ID. Wells, Mayor of Ypsiianti for
the past two terms, to Miss Violet Riggs.
Manistee's new telephone company,
which will open its exchange about July
/, has already secured about $50 sub
scribers. The fight between it and the old
company will probably be hot one.
While cutting stalks, Geo Conrad, son
Of Philip Conrad, a prosperous farmer
near Brighton, lost his right arm just be-
low the elbow in attempting to remove
stalk which was clogged i'm the cutting
box.
Thomas Clifford, an old resident near
st. Louis, blew his brains out with a shot
gun. He was 13 years of age. lie had
been sick for a long time and an unbal-
anced mind is supposed TO have led to the
act.
The family of Will ii. Christy, residing
near Battle Greek, had a narrow escape.
Their home took fire and they barely es-
capped. They lost everything. household
goods and all. The loss is 81 500, with no
insurance.
The mills of the Loud & Sons Lumber
Co. at An Sable will open with a full
force employed next week and will run
| steadily through the season. This will
give work to number of men in Au Sa-
bic and Oscoda.
| Fire which started in the roof of Fred
Marsh's house in Comstock village, drove
the family out in scanty clothing at 4
o'clock in the morning. His two children
were i'll. The result may be serious. Loss.
$500, partially insured.
| Aid w. G.. Kabat of Bay City, one Of
| the leaders of the Polish Church faction
arrayed against the bishop. was sentenced
to pay fine of $3.50 and be imprisoned
in the county Jail for five months by Judge
| Maxwell for contempt of court.
Prosecuting Attorney Kohler Of Lapeer
| County is making it warm for violators of
the liquor law. He has now on hand a
4 aud oh n "a favor
able that he will have many more before
he gets through with the offenders.
Benjamin Richards. Richard Luke and
Thomas Jewett were blown to atoms by
an explosion of dynamite ut the Cundy
mine at Quinnesec. Richards and Luke
were single men. Jewett was married.
He was nephew of Superintendent Cum
| dy Of the mine.
| The boiler in the feed and slat mill of
Riley Let's of Bannister exploded and
| X. Let's, Henry Hustin and Henry Gregg
were all severely and seriously scalded
by the escaping steam. Let's face is
scalded beyond recognition, and he will
very likely lose his sight.
The Benton Harbor Electric Railway
has closed n contract for building over
| 100 miles of road to reach Cassopolis in
one direction and Allegan in the other;
4 also for power houses at Dowagiac, Paw
| Paw, Decatur and Goblesville. The COM
| pany will build car ferry to run between
Benton Harbor and Milwaukee, also two
passenger boats for the Chicago route.
| The road enters the city through 5000
foot tunnel. The entire expenditures of
all contracts carried out will be nearly
81, 100000.
The State convention of gold standard
Democrats to nominate Supreme Court
justice and university regents was held at
Grand Rapids Wednesday. The resolu-
tons do not differ materially from the
indianapolis platform, except that they
are more radical in demand for reform or
revision of the banking system. Daniel
Il. Foote of Saginaw was nominated for
justice of the Supreme Court and Levi
l.. Barbour of Detroit and Edwin III.
Sweet of Grand Rapids as regents of the
university.
Prof. Arthur J. Swain. superintendent
of public schools ut Buchanan, died Mon
day. Prof. Swain was born at New
Hampton, n. H.. June 49, 1886. He pre-
pared for college at the famous Exeter
Academy. and graduated from Hamilton
1 .
eter in 1866. For eleven years he held inn
portant positions in the schools of New
Hampshire, later going to Albany, n. Y,
and was afterward professor of Greek AID
Latin in Syracuse. y. Y, University. He
came to Michigan in 1882.
The Justice courts of Muskegon City
have been doing practically all the bust
ness in that direction In the county and
a case goes to the next term of the Circuit
Court which may strike them blow. IL
is the case of larson Orton vs. Samuel
Whitsell. both parties to WHICH are resi-
dents of Casanova. The complaint is that
the police court where the case was tried,
did not have jurisdiction because neither
of the parties is a resident of a township
adjoining the city, nor any township OF
which the city was originally part.
1t Is announced that three capitalists
from New York City were in Battle
Creek last week, incog., investigating the
prospects of Jerry Boynton's proposed
Central Michigan Railroad from Ohio
through Battle Creek to Grand Rapids
and Grand Haven. They have been over
the entire route and have visited the cities
and towns through which it is proposed
to pass looking up the resources and bust
ness prospects and manufacturing inter
ests of these towns. 1t is claimed that
they were very favorably impressed with
the prospects of the road, and 1t is further
stated by persons who profess to know
that the road will certainly be built this
summer and that the croakers will yet
honor Jerry Boynton.
The Kalamazoo Club has just expended