Crawford avalanche., 1898-02-24

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The Kalamazoo Interior Finish Com
pany factory in the extreme north end Of
Kalamazoo was damaged $1,000 by fire.
The plant and machinery of the defunct
Schoolcraft Table Co. has been sold to
local parties, who propose to manufacture
refrigerators.
Ed Mccullough, a Benton Harbor street
railway conductor, was internally injured
by being caught between two cars. His
condition is serious.
The ice boat White Islander made the
run from Mackinac Island to st. Ignace
in forty minutes. 1t frequently takes
the big car ferries five hours.
President Mckinley has appointed VIM.
McCloy postmaster ut Bay City, III. B.
Laing at Gladstone, s. II. Allen at Homer
and Geo. Il. Voos at Crystal Falls.
Twenty indictments have been returned
by the grand jury against st. Joseph sa-
loonkeepers and drug stores. The saloon
men have combined to resist indictments
The Owosso Coal and Mining Company,
which has just sunk a ninety-foot shaft
at Owosso, has struck vein of coal seven
feet thick, which is Of superior quality.
The oratorica contest held at Ishpe-
ming and participated in by representa-
tives of a number of the high schools of
the upper peninsula was won by Esca-
naba.
The children of Jonas Marsh of Ann
Arbor are trying to have him declared
mentally incompetent. He is SO years
old and is said to be desperately in love
with a young woman.
The Humboldt copper mines will be re-
opened and consolidated with the Copper
Falls and Arnold mines. Old miners who
worked in the mine in the early days say
it contains some very rich copper bearing
rock.
The silk cloth weaving machinery, q
new departure in the silk industry Of
Belding, is nearly all in place at Beldins
Bros silk mill. An experienced hand
from the East has been hired to take
charge.
Eighty-eight divorce cases were filed in
Jackson County Circuit Court last year.
and "a decrees were granted. The num-
Der of cases pending on Jan. 1, 1898, was
1S3 The number of marriage licenses
issued was 4S3.
The steamer Petoskey has been chartey
ed and added to the fleet of the Crosb.
Transportation Company which will nov
have four steamers engaged in the freigb'
business on the Mlwaukee-G Grand HaveH
Muskegon route.
Roger W. Butter6eld, one OF the re
gents Of the State University, has receiv
ed letter from President James Il. An
gel, now minister in Turkey. saying that
he will return in time to resume his dutie{
as president of the State University neN
fall.
The township of Bingham has granted
a franchise to the company which is push
ing the project of an electric railroad from
Lansing to st. Johns, on the condition
that the road is built and in operation
within two years. The franchise is fol-
thirty years.
The earnings of the Detroit, Grand
Rapids and Western Railroad Co. for Jan
nary show an increase of S11, ,S73.29 over
those of the corresponding month of 1896
A similar increase is observed in the re
ports of other roads received at the rail
road commissioners office.
Anton Verbos, an Austrian miner, was
killed at the Newport mine in Ironwood,
He was going through partition in
which the timbers were broken, when he
accidentally loosened timber, which fell
on him and crushed him. He lived short
time, but was dead before he could be re-
leased.
The Business Mems Association at Es-
canada will look up number of desira-
oit 20 ne ~, ,.tip.r In ;tnt;
so that quick action may be taken when
an applicant for a location in the city Is
found, instead of having to fool around so
long in finding q site that some other city
will have time to step in and secure the
plum.
Manistique may fight out its village cleo
ton this spring on the strangest grounds,
perhaps, of any place in Michigan, name
ly, whether cows shall be allowed to roam
at large on the streets or not. That ques-
tion has caused much discussion and bad
feeling in Manistique for some time past,
and is likely to reach the dignity OF be-
coming the main issue in the coming cleo
tion of village officials.
During the year 1897 there was received
for deer licenses by the county treasurers
of the several counties Of the State ST.
003.25. The amount received from resi-
| dent hunters was $5,914, and from non
residents $1,0S9.25.
A Menominee County farmer claims to
have discovered a method Of eradicatins
the dreaded Canada thistle by planting q
certain cereal in infected localities, but
refuses to divulge the secret until scient-
lists have passed upon II. He says that he
| has demonstrated the success of the plan
as far as he Is concerned himself, having
conducted experiments since 1892.
The hotel property Of George N. Shil.
linger, at Standish, has been sold unde1
mortgage foreclosure by the Capitol Loan
| and Investment Association of Lansing
for $1,000. Mr.. Shillinger will redeem
the property.
w. III. Fink, whose home Is In Battle
| Greek, was knocked senseless near thu
Union depot at vicksburg at o'clock tbs
other evening and lay unnoticed for nearly
| an hour in a binding snowstorm. After
he came to he went to Battle Greek, but
is unable to talk and only partially con
scious. lie ctnnot tell how many robbers
there were. He lost a gold watch and
chain and $12 IN money. He travels for {
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