Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
State News in Brief.


Dor. was damaged $1,000 by fire.
Edward Bromley, druggist living near
the tunnel at Port Huron, Is missing. ~
Lightning struck and burned the cesi'
denee of Henry De vries at Overisel.
VIM. Burns barn, situated in Bedford
township, burned. Loss $1,000, insur'
ance $500. 1E AH e%N t4N.aH ~
"A trunk and yalise factory will be start
ed in Bad Axe by John III. Cole, formerly
Detroit man. Egsi "a ~
An important meeting of the health Off
GERS of Michigan will be held at Grand
Rapids on Oct. 26 and 81.
The barn Of Edward Grabenstine AT
Deckerville was struck by lightning and
burned with all it's contents.
John L. Thorbnrn, captain of Company
c, Thirty fifth Michigan, has been APP
pointed captain of volunteers.
The barn of Octave Primo, near North
port, was struck by lightning and burn
ed with all its contents. Loss $1,000
insurance $500.
Work has been renewed at Cheboygan
on the test salt well, which was started
some months ago Results are expected
before snow flies. $4,000. t.s.tss ...,ss..
J. w. Blackwell, farmer near Bad
Axe, lost fifty tons of hay, a hay. press
and fifty acres of hay land by tire. The
entire loss will be about 500.
Marshall Moore, a. farmer living at
Quanicassee, fell from a load of lumber
and broke his neck. He was 30 years
of age, married and had three children.
/ Insurance Commissioner Stevens has
admitted the Illinois Life Insurance Co.
of Chicago, a legal reserve company with
100000 capital to do business in Mchi-
gan.
The State school for the blind at Ian
sing has recently added typewrting to
the course of instruction, and quite a
number of the pupils have become pro-
fcient in the use of the machine.
A burglar entered the room of John
Woodland at Kalamazoo the other night,
donned his clothes and stole $50. Wood
ard discovered the fellow and fired two
shots as he left The room, but he escaped.
Joseph Stryszyk has been bound over
to the Circuit Court at Bay City by JUS
tice Haller on the charge of murder for
hdflhB tic fNouhuf W NduStu
the death of Charles Nondell at Essex
vile. t
Stewart Edward White, Grand Ha-
ven young man, is gaining quite repu-
tation in the literary world. He contrib
uted to a recent number of McClure's
an interesting story entitled .'The Saving
Grace" IA s4ttn aftt.Yg a8fF
A pet deer strayed from the Enclosure of
Mayor J. G. Davis ut Lansing nearly two
months ago and was given up for lost.
A few days ago the animal came back
minus one of its horns and was gladly
taken in.
George W. Gay died at Grand Rapids
of pneumonia after u brief illness ue
was one of the founders of the Berkey
& Gay Furniture Company, and had been
identified with the furniture industry for
nearly forty years.
The drouth in Ionia County has been
broken in time to save late potatoes and
the fall feed, and farmers are rejoicing.
Many farmers had been feeding their
stock for some time. the pastures having
become completely dried UP. .s W
Col Harold a. Smith, assistant quar-
termnster general, and Miss Il. Mae
Sweet, for several years employed in the
auditor generals office. were married at
Grand Rapids. The bride is n niece of
Congressman William Alden Smith.
The thirty-frst annual fair of the Flint
River Valley Agricultural Society will be
he'd on the society's grounds, az miles
south of Burt. 81 taf f
Elmer Miller OF Columbia vile pleaded
guilty to the charge OF, larceny and was
sentenced to ninety days in the Detroit
house OF correction. q.itt
The Jury in the case OF. Charles Donald
son. who was indicted by the Lancer
grand jury charged with uncoupline ears
and shutting off air brakes, resulted in
q disagreement. The case goes over to
the November term; also that OF Badly
Williams. indicted with him. ~.
The Clarks Lake Boat Co., on account
of their splendid success during the sea-
son Just closed, at Clark's Lake. near
Jackson, has decided to invest in a dou-
bled,decked steamer. costing about S1O.-
600 and bids are being solicited W. ~
Three Gland Rapids nurses. have iust
been appointed to- Important positions
with the army and win enter upon their
work Immediately. Miss Mary Fletcher.
who served at Key West through the
Spanish war. has been appointed to take
charge of the hospital in Havana: Miss
Mary Walsh, who has been employetI N
the army hospital at San Frapcisco, has
been appointed to Manila, and Mrs.
christina Bower noes to Porto u;co