Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

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james Murphy of Montree ~ 80,
lnder a train at St. JOSEF - w. l iess1
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Charles ID. Jennir
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,ity >, was <esee ef u. r. Smith at Bay
md .. ><weEseA by IRE. Loss on house
p StNitare $4,000.
!. -.&rz~St O'Hara has been elected presi-
4lsAt and, Phillip Kephart secretary Of the
6essSea County Young Peoples Associa-
tion.
Peyr Kaxppi, Finlander, who had
his spine fractured in mine accident at
Champion, last February, died recently
Of his injuries.
Fred Marvin is dead at his home near
Mcbride. "A month ago he hurt his hand.
Blood poisoning set in and a few days
ago he went violently insane. -r
The location Of the new Upper PENN.
sula experiment station has been settled.
1t Is to be at a point between Hermahs-
vile and Nadeau and Rapid river.
The barn on the farm of George Walk
ers, living near Mosherville, burned, to-
gether with all of this years crops that
had been harvested. Loss 81 500. 49,
While tramming ore in four-ton car
on a 20-foot trestle at the Champion
mine at Champion, Antoine Staff was
seriously injured. The trestle gave way,
throwing Staff on the rocks below.
The farm dwelling house Of Mrs. Pat
rick Kelly, a widow living a few miles
out of Carleton. burned to the ground
with Its entire contents while the family
were at church. Loss about $1,000.
The Saginaw Valley Traction Co. is to
erect large salt block and operate It In
connection with its power house mt Car
rolton, the exhaust steam from the boil
ers to be utilized in evaporating the SALT
Robert Geddes of Pittsfeld has cap
tain's commission in the Continental ar
my which was issued to one Of Geddes'
ancestors in 1776. The commission is on
parchment and is remarkably well pre-
served.
William Heddon Of Barrie, Ont, en-
ployed as brakeman by the Il. ID. Smith
Co. on its water power canal contract,
fell under the wheels of locomotive at
Sault Ste. Marie and died as result Of
his injuries.
A New York concern is preparing to
sink large number of oil wells on lands
adjacent to Port Huron. A representa-
tive Of the company asserts his BELIEF
that Port Huron will become the center
Of great oil territory.
Ottawa County is acquiring reputa-
ton for breeding race horses. Anna w.,
the pacing mare that has set the State
az %; Perhaps, another PAGER, and colt
of great promise named Mckinley are
this years sensations.
Herbert and Henry Moe, while driv-
ing across the railroad tracks near Mil
ford, were run down by freight engine.
Their cart was smashed and the harness
torn off the horse. but neither the men
nor the horse were injured.
Trustee Harry Coleman of the Eastern
Michigan asylum deprecates the estab-
lishment of county insane asylums. He
says that the additional quarters to be
provided at all three of the State institu.
tons will tend to take the burden off the
| counties.
The Indians, in years gone by, had an
Indian burial ground right in the busiest
part Of the Grand Haven of to-day, be-
tween Nat Robbins Office and the old
Ferry warehouse, right on the banks of
| Grand river. Arrow heads and Indian
stones are often found in this district
State Veterinarian George w. Dunn.
phey says he recently investigated a re-
ported outbreak of anthrax among a flock
of sheep near Detroit. DR.. Dumphey
says that the outbreak was not anthrax
at all. In fact, he says, there never was
case of genuine anthrax in Michigan.
Daniel Collins, aged 80 years, was in
| stantly killed in the yards of the $500
| road at Gladstone. He was switching
| cars on an ore train and in alighting
from car his clothes caught in the car,
| throwing him to the ground. The wheels
passed over his chest, killing him instant
| ly.
1t has been learned that a summer re-
! sort company with 100000 capital will
be organized in st. Joseph in few days.
y majority of the shares will be held by
citizens Of st. Joseph. an Eastern syndi-
cate taking the remainder. Several hun
dred feet along the lake shore will be
improvedsas park, and many modern
buildings will be erected few hundred
feet from the water line. The resort
will be known as the Coney Island Of
the West
| A. Al. Rockwell. representing Rock.
well x Snyder, railroad contractors of
Chicago, met a committee Of business
men at Ann Arbor and brought to head
the long-talked-of electric line from Ann
Arbor to Saline, Adrian and Jackson.
He offers to build and equip such road
providing the franchises and right Of way
are secured, taking bonds of the road
when issued in payment In addition
$1,000 must be raised for a preliminary
survey and designs. The committee feels
that the offer is worthy of careful con-
sideration.
But for the great presence Of mind and
unflinching nerve of mike" Condor, the
dispensing clerk of the university chem
ical laboratory at Ann Arbor, that build
ing and contents might now be a mass
of ruins by fire and explosions. He was
cutting some phosphorus when large
piece flew out Of the water This pecu-
liar chemical ignites when dry by the
oxygen of the air uniting with il. Con-
don Immediately grasped it to place il
back in the water when it burst into
fame, setting fire to the floor He quick
ly got some water and subdued the
flames and the chemical was placed
| whore IL could do no moro harm Roth