Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13
Kalafnazoo's Y. NJ. O. A. must raia
$4,000 or go under.
Floyd Atkins of Durand was seriously
injured by log rolling upon him.

EiOyu hthinS VI DuTdHu was StEiOubiy
injured by log rolling upon him.
Charles Durkee, formerly Of Galesburg,
was killed in California by falling from a
telegraph pole.
Frank lie Croix was seriously injured
at the sugar factory at Rochester by the
falling of crane.
Carleton & Cole of Port Huron, dealers
in machinery supplies, have closed their
doors. Liabilities $4,000.
The Alpena Excelsior Co.'s plant at
Alpena was damaged $500 by fire, par
tally covered by insurance.
The molding room of Mcdonald & Sons
foundry at Lapeer was broken into and a
quantity of tools carried off.
The Eberle Brewing Co., at Jackson,
has fled articles of association. Capital
stock 100000, all paid in.
The dam above the Arnold mill at We
weenaw gave way and washed out the
stamp mill and boiler house.
Rev. e. l.. Kellogg, presiding elder Of
the Grand Traverse district, died Mt his
home in Traverse City, aged 66.
Frank Keyes made balloon ascension
at Collins. The parachute failed to work
and Keyes had a narrow escape.
Chester Loomis & Son of Grand Rap
ids have Shropshire lamb that weigh
ed 12h pounds when it was 63 days old.
Geo. Campbell, proprietor of a sawmill
at Rose City, slipped and fell on a circu-
lar saw. His body was cut completely
in two.
City Engineer George f. Key of Ann
Arbor has been granted a patent on a
process for making malleable iron cast
ings without annealing.
s. s. Ramsey, president of the Michi-
gan Bridge CO., and well known through
out Michigan, and Mrs. Belle Bergen
were married at Portland.
If the proposed union depot is built at
Durand that city will become the division
headquarters of the Grand Trunk lines
west of the st. Clair tunnel.
John Morrissey and Dwyer Foster of
Port Huron were run down by a Rock
Island Pacific train at Chicago. Morris
sey was killed and Foster severely in
jured.
Briggs * Cooper of Saginaw have ar
ranged with John Decker of West
Branch to manufacture 20,000,000 feet
of timber owned by the firm in Ogemaw
County.
A movement is on foot at Ann Arbor
looking to the establishment Of a Congre-
gational guild hall similar to the Harris
hall (Episcopalian) and Mcmillan hall
Presbyterian).
G. w. Post has bought the Hamblen,
the Alvord and the Hubbard property at
Battle Greek, and wants Battle Greek
people to join him in building fine opera
house and hotel.
Gen. Shafter's old regiment, the Nine
annual reunion in September next at
Vicksburg, and it is expected the "hero
of Santiago" will be present.
At Benton Harbor, Eugene Under.
woods right hand was torn off while he
was holding a cannon cracker that ex.
ploded. An unknown man was struck in
the leg by flying rocket and badly hurt
Nineteen sticks of dynamite exploded
at the bottom levels On No. shaft OF
Osceola mine at Calumet, blowing the
arms, legs and head off of John Dokli
and seriously injuring several other men,
John $. Reid and party of FIVE, who left
Bay City March g for the Klondike, write
home that they arrived there April %
They agree that Dawson is not what it is
cracked up to be and is no place for a
poor man.
The ID. Clint Prescott Co. of Duluth
has closed deal for the purchase of the
Menominee iron works plant. The Mari
nette iron works plant will be moved to
Mcnominee and consolidated with the Me-
nominee plant.
Ovid wheelmen are very sore because
the village council has passed an ordi
nance prohibiting riding at a faster gait
than six miles an hour. Horsemen are
also weary because the law applies to
driving as well.
Burglars made raid in Belleville, but
did not secure much plunder. At the Wa
bash station they secured small amount
of money and some railroad tickets
Campbelrs store was robbed Of cigars, to-
bacco and some cash, and the thieves took
some meat and got a few dollars from
Hoops meat market.
At the special teachers examination re-
Gently held at Whittemore seven ninth
grade pupils wrote the examination, and
all passed. Among them are Harvey
Braun, aged 13 years; Frank Carroll
aged ii, and George Jackson, aged IA
These are probably the youngest students
in the State who have passed teachers
examination.
There was an almost tragic end to the
l.lS~ ~ .xa;Ia
1900 persons had assembled to witness
the fireworks, and when a stray spark
ignited almost half of them and rockets
commenced to pour into the crowds there
was a frenzied rush for safety. In the
crush that ensued a great many were
bruised and trampled on, but fortunately
no one was killed. William Rockwell of
Salem was dangerously injured about the
head.
The board of pardons has refused the
applications for par0ls and pardons of the
following convicts: III. Il. McCiill of Bay
County; Frederick Cote, Calhoun Coun-
ty: Stanislaus LeGault, Cheboygan; Ru-
dolph Newland, Wexford County; Chas.
Lusk. Charlevoix County; VIM. Sanbery,
Oceana County; Frank A. Rice, Shiawas-
see County; Norman Il. Snider, Oakland
County; Louis Martinmusser, Calhoun
County; John III. Carver, Muskegon
County; Zachariah Taylor, Tuscola Coun-
ty: Myron Il. Post, Isabella County
Charles Cooke, Wayne County; Otto Z.
Brode. Van Buren County; Daniel Shee-
han. Houghton County; John Cannon,
Wayne County; VIM. ii. Johnson, Lapeer
County, and Fred +. Fuller, Kent
County.
Iohn w Banmgarten of New Balti-