Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05

III. Lyshbrook OF Armada had his head
cut open with a Ratchet In saloon row.
An infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Allen was smothered in bed at Charlotte.
Byron Dudley, the Monroe boy who was
crushed between cars, Is dead Of his In
Anna Watson Of Chicago committed
suicide at Grand Rapids by taking dose
of poison.
Washtenaw County Is to have uniform
ity of text books for its district schools
Immediately.
Albert Eichorn Of st. Louis has been
sentenced to four years in Jackson prison
for larceny.
Richard Campbell Of West Bay City
wns killed in railroad accident at Will
mington, Del.
VIII Hall, aged Is years, living near
Sheridan, was kicked by horse and died
of his injuries.
James Grimore has purchased the stave
mill Of A. Wheeler at Au Ores and will
stock 1t this winter.
Mrs. Charles Luce and her baby, who
were frightfully burned by an explosion
ut Albion, are dead.
George Starr and Harry Williams,
awaiting trial on the charge Of burglary,
broke Jail at Monroe.
j. w. Dunn Of Alger will put in his
usual. quota of logs the coming winter, to
supply his mill next year.
George p. Jennings, farmer of Troy
township, Is dead of injuries received by
barn door falling on him.
James p, McFarlane of Conway was
accidentally shot by Ernest Wiseman
while hunting in the woods.
Scott Buell., aged so years, who lived
two miles south Of Holly, committed sui
eide by taking dose Of poison.
Rev. Thomas A. Celia, formerly a
Methodist preacher, has joined the Ro-
man Catholic Church ut st. Joseph.
Charles Blanchard, ex-treasurer Of Ros-
common County, has begun numbering in
Montmorency County for the winter.
Edward Burgess, brakeman on the
Grand Trunk Railway, fell under the
cars at Lapeer and was crushed to death.
The new Presbyterian Church at Ypsi-
lanti has been dedicated, Rev. Mr.. Gel
ston Of Ann Arbor making the principal
address.
James Morn, the big Standish lumber
man, is erecting camps and will soon
commence cutting logs for his big mill at
Standish.
The Flint Presbytery found Rev. J. NJ,
Bedding Of Lapeer guilty of charges OF
immoral copduct and cuenandad hin, Prom,
the ministry.
Michael s. Corbett, Detroit, died of
consumption, aged Al. He was Detroit
manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company.
Walter o. Ashley, senior member Of the
firm Of Ashley e. Dustin, dropped dead
of apoplexy at Detroit. He was born at
Claremont, n. III.
Mrs. Theodore Reiner of Detroit muir
murder the third, and then cut her own
wrists with suicidal intent.
The w. A. Paterson Co. of Flint has
brought suit in the Circuit Court for S40,
600 damages against the Pittsburg Screen
Go. for alleged breach of contract.
John johnson, a miner at the Cham
pion mine, at Champion, fell twenty feet,
fracturing his skull, and died a few hours
later. He leaves, a widow and six chill
dren.
Laura, the 3-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Peterson of South Ha-
ven, ch0ked to death. A grain Of corn
that had become lodged in the throat and
swelled was the cause.
Thos. Roach, an alleged bicycle thief.
in Jail at st. Joseph, attempted to COM
nit suicide by hanging himself in his
cell with a rope made out Of sheet. He
was cut down in time to save his life.
Daniel J. Campau has been appointed
receiver for the Hotel Normandie ut De-
troit, the propretors Of which, Messrs.
Carr and Reeve, have made an assign
ment. He will continue to operate the
hotel.
Rev. Henry Danieson Of Calumet has
resigned the pastorate of the Norwegian
NJ. Il. Church and gone to Cambridge,
Wis, to take a new charge. Rev. ID. III.
Knudscn from Racine, Wis, has accepted
Ills pulpit ut Calumet.
Frank Phiscator, the Michigan Klon-
dixie king, for the third time returned to
his home at Baroda from the gold fields.
Mr.. Phiscator sold claims discovered dur
ing the previous two visits to the gold
fields to n London syndicate for $500, 900.
During his last visit of five months he is
said to have discovered claims valued at
100000.
+. A. Slear, formerly agent of the
Western Express Company and the Du-
luth, South Shore and Atlantic road at
Chassell, who has been in the Houghton
County Jail for the past month on the
charge of the embezzlement of a small
sum. was released, having refunded his
shortage. S!ear is n man Of large family,
his wife has been sick for some time. and
the man was fairly compelled to the use
of the funds to buy necessary medicines
for her.
Homer is wrought up over big rob-
berry. Harry Stone, proprietor of the
Commercial House, kept his surplus earn
ings in his safe in the office. Recently
he went to Toledo, and on his return he
discovered that during his absence some
one had taken from the safest 200, about
half Of which was in gold, besides gold
watch. Evidence tends to show that the
thief is Mervin Thompson, who came
from Peoria, ILL.,, about two months ago
and has been roustabout around the
hotel since. Thompson showed big roll
of bills and then left town, buying q
ticket for Chicago. 1t is believed that
Thompson has been murdered in Chicago.
Eugene Schoolcraft is suing Justice
William Allen of Smith Greek for $10,-
OOO DANA pes for alleged false imnrisou-