Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-29

A bank win be established 1t Iron
River about July I.
Battle Greek will expend $4,000 on
new sewers this year.
The once Of the Daily Mirror at Els
canada was badly damaged by fire.
Surgeon Lieut.. Westnedge, who died OF
fever at Manila, was native Of Kalama-
zoo. .s.-s.. +.se--s
Ferdinand, Dietrich. aged II, was
drowned in Muskegon lake while swim
ming. ~
Benjamin Burrows Of Battle Greek was
caught under a falling tree and seriously
injured.
Mrs. Cornell of Traverse City was Sc
riously injured by being run down by a
bicyclist.
The Commercial House at Corunna has
changed hands. G. B..Hanes is the new
proprietor. ...r -
Mining for lead, zinc and mari on the
farm of Andrew Trumble, located near
John Prochnow, farmer living in Lar
kin township, was instantly killed while
pulling stumps.
The employees of the Ann Arbor Rail-
road Company have formed an accident
insurance company.
John Brown, colored, 10 years old, was
drowned Mt Dulac's shipyard, Mt. Glenn
ems. The body was recovered.
Benjamin II. Macarthur, proprietor Of
the Park Hotel, Mount Clemens, died at
Mackinac Island, of heart disease.
Charles Goodall, well-known resident
OF Traverse City, was seriously hurt in
ID. ii. Days sawmill at Glen Haven.
The Bay City Savings Bank, incorpo-
rated with q capital stock Of $4,000, has
filed articles with the Secretary Of State.
James Couch, a teamster, aged %, was
instantly killed at South Lake Linden by
wagonload Of wood turning over on
him.
Frank Fish Of Port Huron, charged
with non-support of his wife and child,
was discharged because he proved he was
a minor.
West & Grace Of Deckerville bought
two loads Of wool at Argyle which weigh
ed 1000 pounds each, paying 1925 for
each load.
The Appleton Land and Iron Co. Of
Iron Mountain, capitalized at 100000
has filed articles of incorporation with the
Secretary of State.
Michigan postoffices established: Crown,
Huron County, Lewis A. Mosey, postmas-
ter; Olson, Midland County, John b..
Moore, postmaster.
Jay Randall, young married man at
Reed City, attempted to commit suicide
by shooting himself. He will recover.
Domestic troubles were the cause OF his
act.
August Dupslof of Ann Arbor was
struck by railroad train and severely
injured. This makes the fourth time
Dupslof has been mixed up in such acci-
dents.
William Roach, an old soldier, formerly
a resident of Chicago, was run down by
an electric car at Battle Greek and died
a few hours later.
Fire starting from defective electric
wiring in the Grand Rapids gymnasium
damaged the Y. NJ. G. A. building to the
extent Of $4,000 to $4,000. Loss fully
covered by insurance.
The deal whereby the big shipyard Of
+. w. Wheeler at West Bay City passed
into the American ship building trust has
been closed. Two weeks ago the yard
was appraised at 100000.
The Imperial mine at Michigamme, idle
for twelve years, will be reopened imme-
diately by the Cleveland Cliff Iron Co.,
with Capt. John Peters of Ishpeming in
charge and employing $50 men.
Frank Tobias, young farmer of Dan
by township, was found dead in the road
near his hone. He had been kicked by a
colt he was leading, and the side of his
head smashed in, causing instant death.
The st. Joseph County pioneers at their
annual meeting elected the following Of
ficers: President VIM. Haggard, Center
vile; secretary, Charles A. Pashby, Flor
ence; treasurer, Mrs. Chas. b. Kellogg,
Florence.
The jury in the case Of Mrs. Mae Der
ham, who sued her father-in-law, VIM.
Derham, a prominent farmer of Venice,
for $4,000 damages for alternating her
husbands affections, returned verdict
of $1,000 damages.
Lulu Perry, aged % years. the daugh-
ter Of wealthy parents, created sensa.
ton at Benton Harbor by making a des-
perate attempt to end her life by taking
morphine. Dependency over the deser-
ton of her fiance is given as the cause
for her act.
Three little Galesburg boys, fired with
an ambition to play men," retired to a
neighbours barn and attempted the man
ufacture of cigarettes from grass and pa
per. The men they had attempted to en-
ulate spent the remainder of hot after
noon in fighting fire.
The cultivation Of the sugar beet has
caused an unlooked-for scarcity Of
kitchen help in both of the Bay Cities.
Ladies who have scarcely looked into the
culinary department of their homes now
find themselves obliged to do their own
work, owing to the impossiblity to secure
help.
At Parma, fire destroyed Waldron &
Walkers grist mill, A. w. Taylor's lum-
Der yard, Horton Bros feed mill, George
McLains barn, NJ. b. Fassetts apple
dryer, @. ]. Gory's residence and the NJ.
Il. Church. The losses aggregate $12,-
600. with $4,000 insurance. A fortunate
shift of the wind saved the village.
1t is said that the military bill provid-
ing for the reorganization of the Nation
al Guard, which was passed by the SEN
ate on the last day of the legislative ses-
sion, does not meet with the approval of
the military board in every respect. The
nrintiual objection TO the new hill seems