Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-26
Brief state Happenings.

Bert Fisher was killed in a sawmill at
Gaylord. He had friends at Standish
and Melita.
been appointed a member Of the State
board of law examiners.
George Bailey, an Adamsville youth,
has been indicted at South Bend, Ind, on
charge Of grand larceny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ammon Lobdell Of Ches-
aiming have just celebrated the fftieth
anniversary of their wedding.
The fifth annual meeting of the Michi-
gan Federation of Womhn's Clubs will be
held at Jackson Nov. and 2.
yermontville was named by family
named Barber, who left Vermont sixty
years ago and settled In Michigan.
Carl Davis of Kalamazoo and Miss
Lillian Schively of Chicago eloped to
Marshall and were married there.
Mrs. Caroline Hildebrandt, an aged
German woman who was seriously burn
ed at Lansing, is dead of her burns.
Rev. E. G. Smith of Pennington,
Mass, has been called to the pastorate
of the Peoples Church of Kalamazoo.
Grand Rapids police have begun a cru
SADIE against nickel-in-the-slot machines
and they will be banished from that city.
The electric lighting plants dock at
Houghton collapsed, throwing $4,000 tons
of coal into the canal, most of which will
be total loss.
The Worthwhile Construction Co. has
the contract for building new municipal
electric lighting plant. The plant will be
ready by Jan. next.
A strong effort is being made by the
temperance people of Worthwhile to shut
out any more saloons. The village coun-
Gil has power to suppress them and the
people propose to have them do so, and
promise to stand by the aldermen.
Minnie Eldred, aged 16 years, daughter
of farmer living near Grand Rapids,
fell in with bad company at the State
fair. She repented and started for home.
When half mile from the homestead she
shot herself in the side. She will re-
cover.
Experts in the art Of handling the pick
and shovel are growing less and the de-
mand for higher wages among this class
is increasing daily. A short time ago So
per day was being paid. During the past
week it was raised to 1925. and the men
asked for $3.50. Recently prominent
contractor tried to hire two laborers to
wait on a couple of carpenters. They
were offered 1928 per day. but refused
to work for less than was being paid to
the mechanics-S2.75 per day.. They were
not hired.-Houghton Mining Gazette.
John l.. Rice and Mary r. Drocket
were married at Camden, Rev. George
w. Tuthill officiating. The event was a
surprise to their most intimate friends.
While leaning on the muzzle of his gun,
Samuel McMurray Of East Tawas was
killed by its accidental discharge, the
shot entering his chest.
II. G.. Hutchins of Arlington township
lost a watch while blowing field two
years ago. He has just recovered the
timepiece, II coming to the surface while
he was preparing the field for sowing
wheat. 1t is apparently in good condi-
ton.
Branch County this season has an
abundance of hickory, hazel and black
walnuts The chestnut crop Is also a
good one. u w NN
VIM. G. Baty. a Colorado prospector.
Is digging in the sand back OF the light
house Mt Grand Haven for an alleged
buried treasure, which ii is said amounts
to 100000.
Samuel Sylvester Schcllcy Of Lapeer
will be 80 years old next May. " he lives
until that month rolls around again, and
has been n resident Of that city for sixty
nine years. He is carpenter By trade
and some Of the work he did in Lapecr
I6fty-fve and sixty years ago stin stands
and he points to 1t with pride.