Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-18

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chimes.
Flint policemen will have to wear uni
forms hereafter.
Boring for coal is being carried on in the
vicinity of Hubbardston.
Harbor Beach expects to put in a sys-
TEN of sewerage to cost $4,000.
Mt Clemens City Council has confirmed
all of Mayor Ullrichs appointments.
The 2-year-old son of Albert Albro of
South Haven was accidentally drowned.
Wesley Berger of Battle Creek acqci-
dentally shot himself and died in half an
hour.
The corner stone of the new Pilgrim
Congregational Church at Lansing was
laid.
The electric power house at the Port
Huron tunnel was partially destroyed by
fire.
Rev. George Dickson, German pastor
at New Boston for several years. has re-
signed.
Work on the beet sugar factory at Alma
is being delayed because of inability to
get iron.
Port Huron City Council will more
stringently regulate the liquor traffic in
that city.
The Original Bath and Hotel Co. of Mt.
Clemens has incorporated with capital
of $150,000.
The village of Frankcnmuth has refus-
ed to grant franchise for an electric road
running TO Saginaw.
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formed a protective association and will
make uniform prices.
Ionia Common Council voted to refund
the 1888, $4,000 5 per cent bonds at a
lower rate of interest.
The forward axle of d., Y. & A. A.
car broke near Wayne, wrccking the car
and obstructing traffic.
The Michigan pipe works at Bay City
was almost wholly destroyed by fire. The
loss is from $4,000 to $4,000
Two business blocks on Pine street,
Calumet, owned by Joseph Pnton, were
destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
Insurance Commissioner Campbell is
proceeding to close up the affairs Of the
Preferred Farmers Fire Insurance Co. of
Holly.
Dewitt, Tremble & Co.. Chicago, bond
brokers, were awarded the $4,000 city
bonds of st. Joseph, at S1,446.90 pre-
MUM.
Mrs. Christian Leyer of Waldenburg
fell into feather bed face downward and
smothered before her predicament was
discovered.
Two thousand young pear trees in Mer-
rift Chambers 40-acTe orchard at Onaway
were ruined by the severely cold weather
of February.
Frank G. Twitchell manager of Bay
City collection agency, was found guilty
Of embezzlement and sentenced to Ionia
for two years.
George Wilson Of Carsonville was found
dead in ditch three miles from Sanilac
Center. He had evidently taken header
while riding a bicycle. NIX.
A heavy rain and hail storm through
central Berren and southern Van Buren,
counties did much damage TO young fruit
trees and glass in hot houses.
The old Jenison House at Eagle, erected
ffty-eight years ago and used for many
years as q hotel, on the old Grand River
road, was destroyed by fire a few days
ago.
Andrew Nelson, q junior student at Ann
Arbor, in the medical department, has
fallen heir to the neat sum of 10000 good
Swedish crowns by the death Of an aunt
| in Sweden.
Harriet Shafter Lee, winner of the
State high school oratorical contest al
Ypsilanti, was given n royal welcome
when she reached Mason. A reception in
her honor was given.
Mrs. Laura M. Cation Of Adrian ha.
been granted divorce at Lansing from
Samuel l.. Cation, the well-known horse
man.
The university calendar for 1S9S-99 /.
out and shows the total enrolment thi.
| year to be 1,043, of which number 1,S6s
are residents Of Michigan. Forty sever
States and territories are represented ant
many foreign countries.
In the Circuit Court at Ann Arbo
Judge Kline directed verdict for the de
PENDANT in the case OF John N. w. Smith
| of Superior VS.. Caleb Eaton Of Ypsilanti
The suit was brought to recover an SS.OO(
farm which plaintiff had traded to defs.d
! ant.