Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10

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near future. ~
Almont Is talking Of putting in IN elec-
trio light system. 50
j. r. Humon has been appointed post
master at Mill Creek.
The farmers OF Montague township
have organized a grange. ~
III. A. Hopkins will take charge Of the
st. Clair postoffice on April ].
| North Branch's new creamery Is conf ;
pleted and ready for business. f4
| An eagle measuring eight feet from tip
to tip was killed in Hanover township.
Willie Stockwel of st. Johns was kick
ed in the head by fractions horse and
killed. I'll,
Another natural gas well has been
struck on the Narcotic farm near Port
Huron. . 9x sse,
Mrs. VIM, Rose and her mother were
bHdly Injured In runaway accident at
I Bay City. - !.
| w. w. Congleton, Of West Bloomfield,
a wealthy bachelor farmer, committed
suicide by hanging. ~
Richard Schiller, a deaf mute, was run
down by light engine at Port Huron
and fatally injured.
John Grimboski, 15-year-old boy liv-
ing near Pinconning, had his right fore
arm shot off while hunting.
VIM. Evercouser, aged 80 years, Of
Monroe Center, was struck on the head
| by a falling windlass and killed.
VIM. Await, a Michigan Central line
man, fell from telegraph pole near New
Buffalo and was fatally injured.
The schools at Sparta have been reop-
ened, after a two weeks vacation on ac-
count of scarlet fever in the village.
The dwelling of Charles Hollenbeck at
Lapeer was wrecked by an explosion Of
coal gas and burned. The family escaped.
Nicholas Van Velkcn, 9-year-old
Grand Rapids boy, was hit on the head by
falling icicle and probably fatally in
jured.
John G. Smith Of Beaverton, while saw
ing lumber in his mill, lost about half his
left hand, which was drawn into the ma
chincry. ,-D
Gov. Pingree has appointed M. L. Rob-
ipson county agent of the State Board Of
Corrections and Charities for Kalamazoo
County.
Bert Ryan and Charles Calkins Of Hol-
ly, who were found guilty on charge Of
arson, were each sentenced to seven years
at Jackson. 100
C. Z. Rathfon of Ypsilanti, supposed to
be detective, died at the Hotel Richie
lieu from dose of poison taken with sui
cidal intent.
Fire late at night destroyed every build
ing on Main street in Watersmeet, except
one. The village is without system Of
water works.
Mrs. William II. Phillips. wife of
Grand Rapids saloonist, committed sui
eide by taking arsenic. Ill health made
her respondent.
G. A. Foss, assistant pastor of the First
NJ. T.. Church, at Port Huron, has re-
signed from the ministry to engage in
newspaper work.
The home of DIR. Elmer Rouse at Ben
ton Harbor was robbed of papers, jewelry
and cash to the value of several hundred
dollars. No clew.
Glare Buck, one Of North Adams bad
boys, has been sentenced to seventy days
in the Detroit house Of correction for as
saulting his mother.
James Moore, a 15-year-old son of Chas.
Moore, east Of Birmingham, had two fin
gers and his thumb blown off by the ex-
plosion of dynamite cap.
Earl Burtless, aged 81, Of Franklin,
was released from Jail at Adrian. He
had been incarcerated for three months
under the poor debtors act
Joseph Theison, farmer living near
Centerline, sold all of his possessions and
has started for the Alaskan gold fields
with about $1,000 in cash.
The water works plant at Escanaba
having been sold by the sheriff, it Is ex-
pected that another company will be or
ganized soon to run the plant.
Measles is raising havoc with the at
tendance at the schools in Calhoun COun-
ty, there being a number of pupils in near
Iy every district i'll with the disease.
All the street railway property and fran
chises in Detroit are now owned by the
interests represented by Tom L. Johnson
Of Cleveland and Albert Pack of Detroit.
A tabulated statement made from the
official army register shows that there
are &c officers on the active list and p on
the retired list from the State Of Michi-
gan.
A brother of August Vickstrom, Of
Calumet. was one of the victims Of the
Maine disaster. Three other Firms, who
were killed or drowned, were well known
in Calumet. sSe
The banking house Of Josiah E. Just &
Co., ut South Lyons, has closed it's doors
for the purpose of liquidating. This move
was made necessary by the death of Jo-
siah r. Just.
The farmers around Mt. Morris are be-
coming quite interested in the sugar beet
business, and there will probably be a
large number Of acres Of the beets planted
the coming year.
In one week recently twenty-three car
loads of potatoes were shipped from Bos-
common, in return for which the farmers
Of the county put some $11 900 in cash
into their pockets.
While Mrs. Robert Witherbee and her
little boy, who live six miles south Of
Utica, were sleigh riding the horse ran
away, throwing both out. They were ter
ribly cut and bruised.
A man named Rife, while working in q
camp n few miles from Cheboygan, was
struck by falling maple tree. His head
was cut, one of his legs was smashed
h Al a.