Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-15
State News in Rrief.
The estate Of the late John Canfielt
Manistee inventories at $2,500,00O.

Inc estate or the late JOnn Canneld OIL
Manistee inventories at $2,5OO,OOO.
The residence Of VIM. Seraczek at
Manistee burned. Loss 81 100, insurance
$500.
The Jipson Carter State bank of Bliss
field, capitalized at $4,000, has filed ar
ticles Of association.
There are at present in force in Ber-
rien County 6,375 mortgages, represent
ing an Indebtedness of over $2,OOO,OO .
Because the Owosso Coal Co. did not
discharge its engineer, Frank Bates, thir-
ty-five Of the miners went out on strike.
The Kirby Carpenter Co. of Menomi-
nee has closed a deal for the sale Of -
100000 feet of lumber to Eastern parties.
The new Maccabee temple at Port
Huron, the handsomest edifce in that
city, has been thrown open to the public.
Flint Common Council has granted a
renewal of the franchise for the Taylor
Smith electric road between Pontiac and
Flint.
The residence of Myron l.. Davis and
the Pere Marquette station at Akron
were damaged by fire. The losses are
covered by insurance.
The deputy game warden has so far
this winter seized four fish nets being
used in the Shiawassee river between
Chesaning and Saginaw.
( A 20-foot vein Of mari of superior quail
ity has been discovered on the farm of
ID. l.. Richardson in Kalamazoo town
ship, on the banks OF Lacey's lake.
Benton Harbor has just secured an
other industry in the shape of waist
factory, which will be started as soon
as the necessary help can be obtained.
The postoffice at Ivan burned and Her
bert Bates, the postmaster's Nson, per-
ished in the flames. The shockNand ex-
posture may prove fatal to Mrs. Bates.
At Ishpeming Peter and Victoria Clip
gross have entered suit against William
G.. Mather of Cleveland, lessee of the
Michigan Gold Mine and late president
of the Michigan Gold Company, for $780,
600.
A. M. Nichols has been appointed traf-
fc manager for the Chicago and Muske-
gon Transportation Co., with headquar-
tiers in Muskegon. Mr.. Nichols was for
merly general superintendent of the G. IL
w. Nj.
The Hillsdale- board Of education has
elected Prof. Samuel j. Giles of st. Clair
superintendent Of the Hillsdale schools
for the next school year in place of w. II.
Stuart, who has been superintendent for
ten years past.
Gratiot and Isabella counties indepen-
dent telephone system has secured pool
representing 30 per cent of the stock as
= nx.4t l. Al =.
company.
over to Circuit Court at Holland on the
charge Of passing forged checks. In de-
fault of $500 bail he was taken to the
county Jail.
Worthwhile village council has merged
the electric lighting and water works
boards into one commission. The mem
bers of the commission are w. III. Am
bier, w. III. Stark and William Phillips
First Lieut.. G. ii. Munto, a Greenville
boy Of the Twelfth United States in
fantry, died on Feb. IL on the United
States transport Hancock, while on his
journey from Manila.
An Oakland County correspondent says
that it looks as though the wheat crop
would be almost an entire failure. In
sects were very bad last fall and there
has not been enough snow to properly
protect the cereal.
Two Jackson men, Lew Simpson and
Richard McQuillcn, are trying to estab-
lish that the other Is the bona fide owner
Of nine shares OF Ingham County bank
stock on which Receiver May has levied
an assessment of 1856. ata