Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-30
CHlGAN, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER co. lsss
A Maccabee hive has been organised

in a runaway accident at Flint.
Charles Il. Keefer, proprietor of the
Keefer House in Hillsdale, died sudden
ly the other day.
Carsonville opens a new $4,000 brick
block with the McGregor Mercantile Co.
as lessees.
The Adrian Common Council has ta-
bled a proposition to bond the town for
$4,000 for street paving.
Alex. Thompson, a street railway mo-
torman at Port Huron, fell from his car
and was seriously injured.
The new coal company in Sebewaing is
having great deal of trouble in getting
enough men to work its mine.
Michael McGarry of Kensington was
attacked and severely injured by vi
cious horse. He will recover.
Walter n. Wright, Supervisor and al
derman at Gladwin, shot himself dead.
Ill health was the cause for his act.
The Rapid Railway Co. will build an
auxiliary power house at st. Clair; also
a freight and passenger station at that
point.
Frank Cole, a prominent farmer living
near Webberville, was accidentally shot
by companion while hunting. He will
recover.
Wallace Mitchell fell into a vat of
boiling water at the Escanaba Wooden
ware Co. ut Escanaba and was scalded
to death.
The cost of the new West Bay City
water works system up to date, as shown
by estimates made by City Clerk Luck,
is $65,O47.44.
An order has been issued, to take eff
feet Feb. l next, establishing free deliv-
cry at Monroe, with three carriers and
fifteen letter boxes.
Jacob Mathews, a colored man living
in Calvin township, was found with the
top of his head blown off. 1t is thought
he committed suicide.
Amos Oliver, an aged farmer living
three miles west of Glare, was fatally
injured. While pulling stumps one flew
back and fell on him.
Railroad Commissioner Osborn has ap-
proved two crossings of the Escanaba
street railway with the tracks of the Chi
cago and Northwestern.
George Chatterdon of Lowell, aged ~
years, fell between two cars on the
Grand Rapids, Belding and Saginaw
Railroad and was crushed to death.
Secretary Wilson of the Department Of
Agriculture, or a representative, Will
probably attend the State roundup Of
farmers institutes, Feb. 27-March 2.
The State board of auditors has allow
ed 81 ,20I for repairs at the home for the
feeble minded at Lapeer, made necessary
by Il fire which occurred Il few months
ago.
Charlotte citizens will make an effort
to secure the discharge of Private John
Nichols of that city, who is serving with
the Fourth U. s. infantry in the Philip
pines.
Frank Taylor of May6eld, while hunt
ing in the upper peninsula, was mistaken
for a deer by an unknown hunter. He
escaped with a scalp wound, and started
for home at once.
Prof. Well with thirtysix members
of the mechanical class of the Agricul-
tural College, went TO Chicago for the
purpose of visiting large manufacturing
plants in that city.
Miss Blanche Doolittle Hubbell, daugh-
ter of Judge Jay A. Hubbell, was mar
ried at Houghton to Lieut.. Harry K.
Smith of the regular army, stationed at
Fort Barrancas. Fla.
The Second regiment, Uniform Rank,
*. of F., of Michigan, has elected X. h.
Bracket 10. OF Lansing colonel, and
III. IL. Curtiss of Charlotte lieutenant
colonel for terms of four years.
The sugar beet factory at Holland has
started up. Tons OF beets are coming in
every day, both by rail and wagons. The
heaviest load registered so far was 4,4OO
pounds net, drawn by two horses.
Three sons of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ken
nedy of NIenominee have been missing
for several days. The prevailing opinion
is that the boys were drowned while
playing around the docks. Their ages
are 13, IL and : years.
The Oliver Mining Co. has commenced
the work Of digging new channel for
Iron river at Stambaugh, the purpose
being to divert the stream so ore under
the present river bed may be safely
mined. The undertaking is a huge one.
Traverse City lodge of Elks initiated
class of twenty-five on a recent even
ing. Representative Elks were present
from Manistee, Cadillac, Muskegon,
Grand Rapids, Petoskey, Escanaba,
Charlevoix, Kalkaska and several other
Michigan towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Corliss celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
their home in Mayville, forty relatives
and friends being present. Among the
presents was a purse of $115 in gold
from three children. Mr.. Corliss is 10
years old and his wife 6S.
The insurance department has been ad-
vised Of the failure of the National
Church Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of Lisbon, Iowa, which has been doing
unauthorized business in Michigan, and
against which the commissioner warned
the public some months ago.
George Lynes, a lumberman of Mari
nette, vouches for singular incident
which occurred at Pembina during the
fire which nearly wiped out the town. A
dwelling owned and occupied by a poor
French family was threatened with de-
struction, the building being in the di-
rect path of the flames. The woman,
who is devout Catholic hung picture
Of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the side
of the house next to and not over ten
feet from the flames. She and two other
women then knelt down and prayed for
the safety of their property. Every pane
Of glass on that side OF the dwelling was
broken by the intense heat, but the build
ing was not burned nor was the glass
on the picture as much as cracked.