Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-01

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The Ann Arbor Railroad crossings il
Owosso are to be separated.
A lodge OF Knights and Ladies' OF Hon
or will be instituted at Vicksburg.
The grand lodge Michigan Knights o.
Honor will meet at Lansing In 1902.
Miss Florence Bulson and Mr.. Waite,
]. Hennessey we're married at Jackson.
VIM. Hornbeck, farmer living neal
Millbrook station, was killed by falling
tree.
The receipts Of the Bay City postofics
for January were $4,000, the largest on
record.
Six weeks of revival services in the M
X. Church at AIlegan resulted in ffty
conversions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stabler of Ann Ar
Dor have just celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
There are about 1000 mortgages reg
istered in the Office of the register OF
deeds Of Shiawasse County.
The Citizens Telephone Co. of Grand
Rapids has increased its capital stock
from $500. 700 to 100000.
Miss Anna Tomlinson, prominent
young woman living south of Mason, and
Arthur III. Laxton are married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Rounsifer, pioneers
of New Boston, have lived happily to-
gether for more than sixty years.
Edward Pahlen, German, living AT
Ionia, attempted to end his life by cut
ting his throat. He was respondent.
Andrew Stott has been elected first
lieutenant and David II. Morford second
lieutenant of Company L. First regiment,
Nj. N. G.
Frank Springer, for five years gate ten
der in the employ of the Michigan Cen
trail Railroad at Ypsilanti, was killed at
Porter, Ind.
A movement is on foot looking to the
consolidation of the cities of st. Joseph
and Benton Harbor. The project is meet
ing with favor.
The city of Lansing has sold $3O,OOO OF
three and five-year paving bonds, bearing
Az per cent interest, at a premium of
$500 and accrued interest.
The Fowlerville Agricultural Society
has gotten to work early this year. 1t
has fixed its dates for it's fourteenth an
nual fair for Oct. 2, 3, and ).
At meeting of the Union Telephone
Co. of Alma the capital stock was in
creased from $4,000 to 100000 A div
idend of per cent was also declared.
Miss Amanda Seymour, one of the pas
sengers injured at the Ford River switch
on the Chicago and Northwestern, is
dead. Her death makes the tenth victim.
In Circuit, Court at Flint, Loren Coop
er was given verdict of $3.50 and costs
against Marshal G. +. Workman Of Fen
ton, for false arrest. He sued for 81
600.
In runaway accident at Battle Creek
DR.. A. w. Alvord, Mrs. Z. d. Duff, Il.
j. kelleher, l.. A. Dudley and Mrs. Chas.
Foster were more or less seriously in
jured
Capt. George P. Griffin of Mason. late
captain Company Il, Thirty-first Michi-
gan volunteers, has moved to Albion,
where he will conduct hardware bust
ness.
The Bay City and West Bay City SUI
gar factories will pay farmers $3.50 per
ton for beets showing IL per cent Of SUI
to receive 33 1-3 cents per ton.
The village of Dayton was almost to-
tally destroyed by fire. The fire originat-
ed in dance hall and burned the post
Office, telegraph Office, several stores and
a number of private residences.
Madame Henrietta Schott, an English
woman of Battle Greek, has in her pos
session an antique cross worn by the ill
fated Marie Antoinette of France in the
court games at Versailles in ITS.
United States fish commission car No.
3 has gone from Worthwhile to Cheboy-
gan with full cargo of young fish for
The car will be in service
in that section for several weeks.
The reports of the officers of the grand
lodge knights of Honor Of Michigan
show that the order has remained about
stationary in Michigan during the year,
no advance nor retrogression being noted.
Ex-State Senator Joseph Fleshiem of
Menominee, who for many years has con-
Quoted one of the leading and most ex-
tensive fire insurance agencies in the up
per peninsula of Michigan, has assigned.
Gardner S. Lamson, head of the vocal
department of the University of Michi-
gan School of Music, has resigned to
make an extended tour in Europe. Will
liam A. Rowland of Worcester, Mass,
has been appointed his successor.
The inventory of the real and personal
estate Of the late George w. Webster of
Ionia shows the estate to be valued at
s11S. 30S.4S, of which $S7,250 is real es-
~ h,e hlnnt,c
oans, ETC., and $13, 400 farm property.
Railroad Commissioner Osborn has
given his subordinates directions to care
FULLY go over all orders issued by the
'ailroad department and ascertain IL they
nave been complied with, and he has d.
.ected strict enforcement of all orders.
Pastor G. V. Northrup Of the Owosso
Baptist Church was expelled by the
BOARD of trustees. This is the result of
in affair between Rev. Mr. Northrup and
young woman. Jessie Mcdonald, a
member of his flock. pretty brunette
Ind an accomplished musician.
Charles G. Cumstock died at Grand
Rapids, aged So years. He went there
n 1853 and for many years engaged in
and manufacturing. He was
Democratic candidate for Governor in
$40 and candidate for Congress in
ST3 and 1878 and elected in 1884.
The Central High School building in
Vest Bay City was burned, entailing
oss of S25,000 with $4,000 insurance.
The fire broke out while the school was
n session. All of the children and teach |
rs got out safely, although they have
lad no fire drill in two years. The fire |