Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-02
State News in Brief.


Clyde Ross, who was shot while hunt
ing on Oct. 8, died at Hcrsey. His wound
reopened and he bled to death.
Owosso Council has granted bonus
of $1,000 to the Owosso Carriage Co.
The concern will increase its force by
80 men.
The strike of the fremen employed
by the Michigan Sugar Co. at Bay City
was settled by the company raising their
wages.
George Day was arrested at Columbia
vile, charged with stealing horse and
buggy from Supervisor Reed. He admits
the theft.
Eugene Mcintyre OF Ann Arbor is the
champion sparrow killer of Washtenaw
County. He has killed 1880 during the
summer.
Il. G.. Cole, J. Griman e. Co., J. f.
Bradley and other firms at Au Ores will
operate in elm, cedar, Eastwood, ETC.. the
coming winter.
Mrs. Margaret Edwards of Jackson
wants $1,000 damages from the Michigan
Central Railroad Co. for injuries received
at the Main street crossing in jackson.
The estate of Lyman Jenison. the Kent
County pioneer who died recently, foots
up $15O,O0O. Ben S. Hapchctt, a ne
phew, will get the bulk of the fortune.
While driving along the street with
load of vegetables, William Wallace, a
New Troy farmer fell off the wagon.
When he was picked up he was dead.
Andrew Russell. aged 60 years, a we'll
TODD Ingham County farmer living be-
tween Aurelius and Onondaga. was
crushed to death by huge boulder roll
ing over him.
A barn, owned by George Hyser, living
21a miles south of Pigeon, burned, to-
gether with its contents, including 800
bushels Of grain and forty tons of hay.
Loss $1,000, insurance $500.
Farmers in Ingham County in the Vi
cnity of Bell Oak, are all agog over the
reported discovery OF oil in that town
ship. Several options on farms have
been secured by a prospector.
Charles Blanchard, ex-sheriff of Ros-
common County. has started camps in
Montmorency County for the winter and
will bank large amount of logs. He is
a veteran lumberman and jobber.
Capt. f. NJ. Allen of Portland, a prom
inent Grand Army man, has announced
his candidacy for commander of the de-
partment OF Michigan mt the next en-
campment to be held in Grand Rapids.
The Goodrich iron mine. located FIVE
miles south of Ishpeming. has been sold
to the Oliver Mining Company, which
represents the mining interests of the
Carnegie Company. The mine has been
idle for twenty years.
Robert McCurdy. who lives near Ann
Arbor, claims to have been fiim-nammed.
He was in Philadelphia recently and paid
a big price for a horse that could trot a
mile in 2:16. He ordered it shipped to
Ann Arbor. The horse has arrived and
Is practically worthless animal.
Ludington's 100000 bond issue was
sold for $1,000 premium, and now there
Is row. 1t is claimed a Cleveland firm
offered $4,000 premium.
The Supervisors of Jackson County
have adopted a resolution that the "Beu-
lab Home" farm in Leoni move out of
the county before Jan. /. The home was
established to reclaim street arabs.
The State auditors have allowed Geo.
w. Crump of Grand Rapids pension OF
$50 per month, with a limit of 81. 200 for
Injuries received while in the line of duty
at Island Lake. as member of the Sec
ond infantry.
The new wall being laid at Jackson
prison will prohibit tunneling to free
dom on the part of convicts. The wall
Is five feet in thickness and is being made
with boulders. At the northwest corner
are three hard heads" upon which the
corner Is laid that weigh respectively
G,5T0, CLIO and G,SS0 pounds.
Mrs. Alta Winney of Jackson was mar
ried the other day to James Maxwell. a
wealthy business man at Jackson. Miss.
Her romance came from meeting Mr..
Maxwell while she was on visit to her
son on the u. s. 8. Wilmington in one OF
the ports Of the Carolina coast. He had
son on the Wilmington, too, and in that
way they became acquaintea