Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-01

and will die.
st. Joseph has its eyes on new indus
| try, and will put In some good ticks to Sc
cure 1t. II Is an oil refinery.
A party of thirty left Holland to organ
lie Holland colony at WILDLY Island,
| Wash. Over 400 people assembled to see
them depart.
Thomas b. Spencer, one of the best
known men in Saginaw, shot himself and
died in few hours. He had met with
| business misfortunes.
@. Il. Earl, a farmer living near Sodus,
Berrien County, was nearly struck by a
redhot missile flying through the air. He
searched for it and found 1t to be a piece
| of soft copper three inches in diameter.
| II is supposed that the strange missile was
| a meteor.
At Escanaba, Edward p. Bennett waiv-
ed examination on charge of having
counterfeiting tools in his possession with
intent TO use them, and was held for trial
in the United States Court at Marquette.
Bail was fixed at $4,000, which Bennett
could not furnish.
The dead body of man wearing a coat
purchased of a Howell, Mich, clothier,
was found near Hillhurst, Wash, Tues
day. The surroundings pointed to sui
eide, but the only clue other than the
coat as to the identity of the dead man
was a piece of underwear bearing the
initials, '"T. f."
The State oil inspectors Office has turn
ed into the State treasury 81 ,625 as the
net earnings of the Office for 1896. The
total receipts for inspection were 1920
and the expenses $24, 500. The number
of gallons of oil inspected during the year
was 49, 164,575, of which only 1887 gal
Ions were rejected.
The new Bay City city hall was formal
ly opened by the Common Council. The
meeting was preceded by music by the
Third Regiment Band. At each alder
mans desk was an American Beauty rose.
The Mayors desk was trimmed with
smiax and bedecked with pot Of carna-
tons. The hall was packed by noisy
crowd.
John Millen of Muskegon, some time be-
tween Saturday and Sunday morning, kill
ed himself. Taking double hitch around
his neck with rope, he tied one end to
the bedpost and stretched himself out on
the bedroom floor. Dependency was the
cause of the deed. Deceased was about
40 years old and leaves widow and three
children.
Robert Mehan, who broke out of the
Hillsdale Jail three years ago, was recap
tured in Chicago and brought back by
Sheriff O'Melay. Mehan was arrested on
a charge Of assault with intent to commit
murder and was awaiting trial on the
charge when he and five others escaped
from Jail the night before court was to
convene. His companions in the crime
were both recaptured and are serving out
their sentences in prison. Mehan is said
to have served term in Jackson prison
for robbery.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Seventh Day Adventist Publishing
Association has been in session in Battle
Greek. All the stock in this association
is really a gift, as no dividends are ever
declared, but all profits go to the religious
work of the denomination. The past
year the Offices have employed 262 per-
sons and paid out 500 042.S9 in wages,
which is a benefit to the business men of
Battle Greek. The association owns $7O,-
326 in real estate and 500, pa in personal
property.
A pathetic scene was witnessed in the
probate court ut Port Huron when six
little children that had been deserted both
by their father and mother were commit
ted to the State school. The waits were
the children of Charles Shanks, who had
lived at Lakeport. The father deserted
the family about three years ago, and for
a time the mother, by hard work, eked
out an existence for herself and little
children, and kept the fatherless family
together. She finally tired of her task,
and one day went to Port Huron, leaving
the six children to the care of their grand
mother. This week the old lady notified
the poor authorities that she could no
longer care for the children.
A petition signed by depositors of the
defunct Whitehall bank was received by
Banking Commissioner Anger. The bank
officials were charged with loaning the
banks money to themselves, and making
false reports to the State banking de-
partment while they looted the institution.
The banking commissioner was asked to
call upon the Attorney General to in
vestigate the failure and prosecute the
officials. While Commissioner Anger has
no power to command the services of the
Attorney General, he thinks it is high time
that an example be made of the bank
officials who violate the laws and defraud
depositors, and he has therefore referred
the petition to the Governor, with the
recommendation that the Attorney Gen
eral be directed to proceed against the
banks officials.
The first tests Of the new sheep shearing
machines, which the Northwestern Rail
roaa has introduced at its sheep yards at
La Fox, ILL.,, were made Wednesday af-
ternoon. The tests were satisfactory, and
those who have the process under their
control consider that a complete revolu-
ton in the methods of sheep shearing in
the United States will be brought about
thereby within a very few years. The
plant which the Northwestern company
has ready for operation consists of only
ten machines, but very large number
will be put in so as to be ready as soon as
the shearing season actively "opens. The
machine used is the "Wolseley," invented
in part by a nephew of Lord Wolseley and
brought before the public by that noble
man himself. 1t has become the standard
means of shearing in Australia, Tasma-
MIA, South America, and in all other large
sheep raising countries. 1t is expected
that 100000 sheep will be sheared by
the machines this season in the North
western States.
The 3-year-old child of James Pickles
of Riverside met with a severe and pc
cular accident by falling down and strik-
ing its chin with such force as to sever
its tongue.
The forcing of a new charter upon the