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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

Arenac COUNTY treasurer has balance
on hand of $S.4}1.3O.
Boring for rock salt at Bay City will
probably be resumed shortly.
Jesse Shepard, aged 10, was instantly
killed a mile north OF Fremont BY a tree
falling on him.
Col Louis Strnssburgcr of Detroit drop
ped dead in thc postofiice. the result of
a stroke of apcplexy.
Alban q johnson, leading clothing
firm at YpsilaEti of many years stand
ing. have sold heir stock.
Dougald Livingston of Cass City was
badly injured ~ falling from a building
he was helping to move.
William Rimes. an old resident of
Fruitport township, made an unsuccess-
full attempt to. commit suicide.
The Hopper-AIorgan tablet factory at
Benton Harbor has closed down because
Of the advanced price of paper.
Monroe authorities have begun another
war on slot machines, and all such gam
bling devices haye been ordered out.
Leo Palmer. aged II years. who eloped
from Norvell. was captured at Toledo
and has been returned to his parents.
The total lumber cut of Menominee for
the year 1899 was 366, 427,0OO feet.
Prices have increased nearly 40 per cent.
The project to consolidate several banks
in Detroit and establish national bank
with sS2,000,000 capital has been aban-
doned.
Darwin Parks of Lyons was badly in
jured by being struck by flying board
in the Herriek company's factory in that
village.
The shoe firm of Wahr X Miller Of Ann
Arbor has been dissolved, John Wahr
purchasing the interests of his partner,
George Miller.
At Cheboygan, Mrs. John McDonald's
residence was burned. Loss $1,000. The
fire started in an adjacent barn and it is
thought it was of incendiary origin.
The residence of Joseph Lama, iocat-
ed east OF New Boston, burned, together
with its contents. Loss 5000, insured.
Rev. w. Il. Rowe OF Goodels was
struck by train on a bridge near that
village and died of his Injuries.
The residence of o. c. Godfrey, farm
er residing a few miles northeast of
Charlotte, burned. The building and con-
tents were insured for $500, loss 81 800
The body of Frank Burdick, a young
marric1 man, who lived ut Watrousville,
was found hanging to an apple tree in
Elijah Gibbs orchard. lie had been de-
spondent for some time.
James A. Russell, young man about
81 years old, employed SIS a clerk in the
Office of Pickands Il CO.. coal de,,lers at
Marquette. has been missing for several
days.
Joe Edmond. clerk ut the Junction
House, mt Alpena, was badly burned
about the face and hands. He was fill
ing a cigar lighter, when in some manner
the gasoline caught fire.
Victor Robertson of j. Il. Fsrwel a.
Co. of Chicago has closed the contract
for the location OF an overall factory
there which will employ 600 haads. The
city will give the factory $1,000 square
feet Of floor space free Of reny for five
years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

charity which was founded sixteen
years ago by Charles CrIttenton. OF New
York, IN memory of his daughter.
For the maintenance of home for
convalescents and invalids at Santa
Barbara, $50, 900 has been left by Miss
Anna s. @. Blake. her will being pro-
bated In April. She also left to the Cot
tage Hospital, $4,000; to the Orthope-
die Hospital. Philadelphia, $4,000. and
to Boston hospital like sum.
A charity has been founded during
the past few months by Mrs. Alfred
Corning Clark. in memory OF her hus-
band. 1t is the Alfred Corning Clark
Neighborhood House, which stands In
the heart of the crowded lower East
Side, New York. Mems, women's,
boys and girls clubs, kindergartens.
libraries, conservatories and roof gar
dens are included In the work of the In
stitution--a work which is thoroughly
appreciated by the people in whose be-
half 1t is being done. 1t has been en-
dowed al a cost of about 100000.
During last summer new floating
hospital for st. Johns Guild was built
by Mrs. Augustus ID. Juilliard, Of New
Yark, at cost of $S3 900: it was named
in honor of the donor, the Helen G.
Juilliard.
To the endowment fund of the Uni
versity of Chicago Miss Helen Miller
Gould has recently contributed $4,000.
A second scholarship OF $4,000 to Vassar
College was announced at the COM
mencement Of June-these scholarships
are given in memory of her mother.
Two scholarships of $4,000 each she has
given to the late Mr.. Moody's schools;
one for the girls seminary and oneSfor
the boys. To endow free bed in per
petuity in the Manhattan Eye and Ear
Hospital, New York. she gave $4,000.
Other women who have contributed
largely to the public good are the
Countess de Castellane 100000; Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. $1,000; Mrs. o. III.
p. Belmont. $500; Mrs. T.. A. Harper,
$1,000; Mrs. Francis Brockholst Gut
ting, who contributes $1,000 a year to
the sick poor of Newport. r. l.; Mrs.
Arson Phelps Stokes, $4,000. and Miss
Elizabeth Plankinton. of Milwaukee.
Wis, 100000.
Gifts by Request.
Gifts by bequest have abounded dur
ing 1889. A quarter Of a million dollars
was left by Mrs. Eugene Kelly to build
a chapel for st. Patrics's Cathedral.
New York, and to provide fund for
the sick poor. OF the Baroness de
Hirsch's $100O00,000 left to charity,
$1,200.000 comes to America. The Clara
de Hirsch Home in cd street, founded
about two years ago by the baroness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

ing become habituated to sensational
leaps in his repertoire of characters. He
leaped nine feet down on the stage, but
his spur caught in the flag decorating the
front of the presidential box and as he
reached the stage he fell, recovering him
self in wonderful way, though his leg
was broken. He bounded across the
stage, pushing past Miss Laura keene,
who stood near the prompter's desk,
striking her on the hand with his own,
still holding the dagger. AS he crossed
the stage Booth cried out, dramatically,
"Sic semper tyrannisv' and IL have done
itv Once through the side scenes Booth
quickly escaped by the rear door of the
theater, where n horse awaited him, its
bride held by an employe Of the theater
whom Booth rewarded with a kick, his
agony from his broken leg being intense.
Meanwhile the shrieks, of Mrs. Lincoln
made clear to the audience the nature Of
the horrible crime that had just been per
petrated. Pandemonium reigned. WON
en- cried, men followed and children
screamed. Miss Laura Keene advanced
to the footlights and called out: For
Gods sake, have presence Of mind! Keep
your places and all will be we'll"
Miss Harris called to Miss Keene to
bring some water, which the actress did,
and afterwards accompanied Mrs. Lin
coin to the house opposite, 10 which the
unconscious President was at once re-
moved. 1t was found that he had been
shot through the head, above the back of
the temporal bone, and that some of the
brain was oozing out and that death was
inevitable.
Within comparatively short time the
terrible news had spread all over Wash
ington, and by midnight every member
of the cabinet, except Seward, whose own
life was attempted, had gathered at the
bedside of their dying chief. Mrs, Lin
coin was present, FRUSTRATED with grief,
and other members Of the family, Scna-
tor Sumner, Speaker Colfax. military Of
ficials of the War Department, several
generals and physicians, the latter in
Guiding Surgeon General Barnes, who
had from the first assisted DIR. Stone.
the Presidents family physician.
President Lincoln never recovered con-
sciousness AS day tdawned his pulse
failed and look of perfect peace over
spread his features. ynAt 7:22i a. m. he
ceased to breathe Rev. DR.. Qurlcy kneIt
down and prayed and Secretary stanton
broke the silence which followed win the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

four women in the United States for
higher education amounted TO $3,446,-
400; of this sum Cora j. Flood gave the
largest amount, or $4,000 900, and Helen
Gould, beside her donation to the Gov
eminent, gave $4,000 for educational
purposes.
The record Of gifts to charity and for
educational purposes by women in this
country for the year now ending is a
notable one and is not entirely covered
in the following list
Half million dollars, given by Mrs.
Lydia Bradley, of Peoria, H., comes
next to Mrs. Stanfords gift. 1t was
presented last summer to the Bradley
Polytechnic Institute, and constituted
her second donation, the first being n
gift of the land ON which the institute
was built and the money to build it.
That involved a sum approXimating
$250,000. In addition, Mrs. Bradley has
given to Peoria 1871 acres of land for n
park, she has built a church, a home
for aged women and many other
smaller Institutions
Miss Floods presentation of her
fathers country place, at Menlo Park,
to the University of California, made in
1897, has been supplemented recently
by gift of money. The house and its
contents are valued at $1.000,000, and a
tract of nearly 5000 acres is included in
the transfer.
Another California woman has been
munilicent in her gifts; this is Mrs. T..
+. Croker, who has conveyed to the
Benevolent and Protective order of
Elks her home in Sacramento as me-
mortal of her husband 1t is valued at
100000. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst and Mrs.
Leland Stanford are constantly adding
to their gifts to the universities they
have built up in California, and their
benefactions go up into the millions.
Mrs. Stanford's latest contribution
made during the summer was one of
S10,000,0O0.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Of Chicago, in
May, announced that she would found
a college of pedagogy, the institution to
be started with a fund of several hun
dred thousand dollars. She has had
this idea in mind for some years. it be-
ing her desire to accomplish practical
good for poor girls by giving them an
opportunity to become teachers. She
bestows q permanent benefit upon
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08
~ N April IA just thirty-three years
III viii have passed since President
W. lAt dnxx. in E,Qrd

~ N April IA just thirty-three years
y win have passed since President
~ Lincoln was shot down in Ford
.rheatsx, Washington, by John Wilkes
Beoth The excitement all over the Unit
ed States to-day, caused by the war scare,
brings to mind the thrill of horror ana
excitement that passed over the country
thirty three years ago, when. just as the
minds Of the people had become settled
after fear years of war, the country was
startled by the announcement or LIN
roln's assassination.
Announcements had been made in
Washington papers that President LIN
coin aud Gen. Grant, accompanied by
their wives, would visit Ford's Theater
dnow n pension office on the evening of
April "A.
Gen- Grant found it necessary to visit
Burlington, N. j.. on that memorable
18th OF April. and he accordingly sent to
President Lincoln a note of regret at his
inability to accompany him to the the
alter that evening, leaving Washington on
the 8 p. m. train.
To Schuyler Colfax, then Speaker of
the House, the President extended an in
vitation to attend the theater as late as
S:i5 p m, for it was not until then that
the Presidents party left the White
House. President Lincoln manifested
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

curious reluctance to going, but stated
that the, papers had advertised that him
sslf and Gen. Grant would both attend,
and, since Gen. Grant had left Washing
ton, he did not want to have the audience
disappointed. as the people would expect
90 see ut least one of them.
The theater was crowded. The box
reserved for the presidential party was
she double box forming the second tier on
4he right-hand side of the stage. The
trent of the box was decorated with flags
and in the center, on the outside, hung
an engraving of Washington.
rs the Grants had declined an invita-
fioa to attend, Mrs. Lincoln invited, in
aAeir stead, Miss Harris. daughter of SEN
atsr IRA Harris, and Maj. Henry X.
Rathbone, the Senator's stepson.
The play presented was the original
version Of Tom Taylor's Our American
Ceusin." as it was always given before
the late Il. A. Sothern's changes in it,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

them. The new college of pedagogy,
built and endowed by Mrs. Blaine, will
represent an outlay of $j00,000
At the commencement ut Vassar Col
lege in June 1t was announced that
Miss Katharine futile had given $1O..
600 scholarship in memory of her sis
ter. and Mrs. Caroline Swift Atwater,
Of Poughteepsie, to build new infirm-
airy, had donated $4,000.
From Mrs. William Beldon Noble, of
Washington, Harvard University has
received gift Of $4,000 to endow lee
tureship in memory of her husband, a
graduate Of the class Of 1885. Another
gift Of $4,000 was received by the uni
verslty from the family of John Simp-
kins for the Lawrence Scientific School,
and still another $4,000 from Mrs. Fred
erick r. Philips. of Lawrence, r. /. The
money is to establish fund, the income
of which is to be expended annually in
the purchase of books for the college
library In the department of English
literature. The gift is in memory of the
donors brother.
other Rcncfnctions.
A new d0rmltory TO be erected at
Wellesley College. AT a cost OF 100000,
is the gift Of Mrs. Martha S. Pomeroy.
OF Washington. Mrs. Irene Il. Lewis.
Of Hamilton, n. y. has recently made
a gift Of $1,000 to Colgate University, to
found three scholarships for the pur-
pose Of aiding young men studying for
the Baptist ministry In that institution.
Miss Marie Hopper, Of Philadelphia,
has given $4,000 to Bryn Mawr College
Tor scholarship foundation fund.
Mrs. Joseph Moffatt. Of Los Angeles,
CAL, has given property to the value Of
$4,000 TO the endowment fund of the
National Florence Crittenton Mission
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08
MONEY WOMEN GAVE.
THE YEAR 1899 HAS AN uN.
EQuALED RECORD.
American Women Have Given the
Enormous Sum of $I6,OOO,OOO to
Purposes of Public Good - Many
Worthy Charities Assisted.

The gifts Of women during 1889 for
purposes Of public good aggregate a
sum of S16.0O0,000 or this amount the
largest single sum is Mrs. Stanford's
100000 and Mrs. Bradleys $500.0
is the next largest. The total gifts and
requests for the five years-1S93
through 1S9I--in this country was more
than $1G5,000, 000-that is gifts from
private fortunes for public uses. OF
this $45,000,000 was given during 1897.
In 1898, in New York City alone $25,-
100000 was given away in charity. Dur
ing the same year. the gifts of thirty
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

receives an additional legacy of $780,
000
The will of Mrs. Caroline L. Macy,
who founded the Macy Memorial Art
School in New York, bequeaths 5000, 900
to the Teachers College and $4,000 to
the Presbyterian Hospital. Mrs. L. A.
Stevens, of Castle Point, Hoboken, be-
queaths to Holy Innocent Church.
which she was mainly instrumental in
establishing, fund of $1,000 to provide
coal for the poor OF Hoboken. free or at
cost price. and $4,000. for other church
charities. To the Church of the Holy
Communion. New York, Mrs. Caroline
A. Cisco leaves $4,000. TO the Mission
airy Society--domestic and foreign
Mrs. Emile A. Matthien gives $1,000.
About $50, 900 is distributed among New
York charities by the will of Mrs. Caro-
line T.. HOLSTER.
Mrs. Felis II. Brunnot, of Allegheny
City. Pa, bequeathed by will, probated
in November, $123,000 to missions. The
late Mrs. Harriet rockingham VOL.
colt, stepniother of Gov. Roger Wolcott,
distributed by her WILL probated in
April last. $4,000 to various charities
st. Barnabas Hospital Newark, ben
efits to the value of 81 900 and a share
in the residuary estate of Mrs. Eliza
Wells, who also left 81 900 to the Soce-
ty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren.
BY the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson. in July, the poor seam
stresses of Rhinebeck- Hudson find
themselves heirs to an estate of 100000
which is to be equally divided among
them
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

over which young ladies used to go into
ecstasics OF delight and young men used
TO 60 into bankruptcy, has long been pass
ed. The custom Of sending that sort of
remembrance is as dead as the custom Of
New Years calling. 1t was never SEN
sible Custom anyway, for no young man
felt really repaid in putting weeks sal
airy INTO gift to a young lady when, be-
cause OF the mystery and secrecy that
have to be observed in sending valentines,
he could not accompany it with his card.
1t was altogether too discouraging to
have his hated rival get the credit for
sendipg q sentimental lot of poetry all
done up in fluffy expensiveness for which
he had cheerfully emptied his pockets and
"gone broke Valentines of that sort
have had their day and belong now to the
sweetly remembered past
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08
Die by Locomotivc Exp,osion.

A Grand Trunk engine while running
at full speed was demolished near Ed
harrisburg, by the boiler exploding. The
engineer, John Stockhouse. was thrown
sixty feet into wheat field. William
Nj. Weber, conductor, lay close to the
wreckage. Both were mangled terribly
and lived but few hours. Arthur Bur
chard, the fireman, sustained frightful
burns and bruises. Several others Were
injured slightly. The wounded men were
carried to the farm house of James Soss-
man and physicians summoned Stock
house was a Fort Wayne man and the
trip was his initial one on this road. The
others reside in Battle Greek.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08
Zinc Beds of Mari Found.

The Cass City Improvement Associa-
ton recently sent samples of mari and
shale clay to the chemical department of
the Agricultural College for analysis and
have received a most encouraging report.
Prof. Kedzie says: Both your mari and
your clay are well fitted for the purpose
of making cement. The clay is Of unusual
excellence and of the many samples of
mari which l have tested / have never
found one which was of grcster degree
of purity than this one. If the mari bed
is of large extent and lies mar the bed
of clay, you are certainly most fortu-
nate" There are hundreds of acres of
the mari. The extent of the clay deposit
is not known, but is believed to be am
pie,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08
slippery Corners Wiped ont by Fire.

The little settlement of Slippery Cor
ners was wiped out by fire at o'clock
on a recent morning. Robert Ahrens'
general store, his dwelling. large dance
hall and large barn were burned. Mr..
Ahrens lost all of his household goods
and the contents of his store. Nothing
whatever was saved. The stock was got
ten out of the barn before that building
was destroyed. There was a dance in the
hall the night before, which broke up
about o'clock. 1t is supposed cigar
stub carelessly thrown into a corner start
ed the blaze. The losses will aggregate
$4,000. with small Insurance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

VALENTINES OUT OF DATE.
Original Verse, Flowers or Candy Are
Now the Pr6per Gifts

Now the Proper Gifts.
Valentines are out of date. That is
the edict Of society. When the 14th Of
February comes around now the proper
caper IL to write to your lady fair a few
choice stanzas of valentine verse, or, in
case Of your inability to construct proper
rhyme, send around few lunches of vio-
lets or sweet roses or a nice box of candy
"a heart shaped box preferred, of course
AL tied up with pretty silk ribbons. The
flowers and the candy may not last as
long rs the poetry, but the flowers will
be prettier, the candy will taste better and
both will be more appreciated.
When 1t is said that valentines are out
OF date the statement has to be made, of
course. with some reservation They are
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08
of date as gifts between fashionable

adults, but among children they are popu-
lar still. Every little lad and lassie
watches for the postman on the morning
OF st. Valentines day, of course, and is
disappointed if the mail brings no love
message. no little embossed and painted
Cupid. What is meant by the statement
that valentines are out Of date is that the
day Of the three story, fused and fuzzy,
hand painted, lint and nonsense creation,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08
Unknown Man Killed.

The body of an unknown man was
brought to Marletfe by an f. X l.. Nj.
train. He was killed ut a point six miles
south of that village by the train. The
man was approaching crossing driving
a pair of horses, when apparently the an
finals became unrlanagcable and dashed
into the train. The man was instantly
killed. He had nothing on his person by
which he could Ire identified.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

4 Lake sailormen are reputed to I've
the best sailors. 1t is said that sailor
may cross the Atlantic without danger
of running into an island, and he may
hardly see more than two or three
ships during the entire voyage, but on
the lakes 1t Is just the other way.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

Hearts or dollars? an, 10 which
should my maiden heart inclinef
To be loved or to be rich?,
Tel ne, good st. Valentine.
shosDa ! seorn the shining goidf
10 heart richer miner
Here I'm waiting to be told
Ten ne. good ST. Valentine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

afterwards made to elaborate his still
,ssmembcred character of Lord Dun
areary.
TIE assassin. Booth, familiar with the
theater, visited the box about D p. M,
boxing in for last survey OF the various
POSITIONS OF its occupants. 1t was sup
Dsses. 1t the time, that + was due 70 y
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

Some girls neversturn their hand al
work unless Il Is 70 decorate for we'd
ding.
The Delta independent., 1900-06-08
0IeU.

king--f1 Iti:s. JnGe Eth 1900, Juanits
T.. daughter of SIR. aud drs. w. H.
King. ef drop.y 81 the heart. superin-
duced by pnuemOHia. a,ed Years, 8
months and /. days.
Russell Ia Delta. June 5'h. 1910, Mrs.
Eva f is5cli. II Lucas, Hans,s, aged
30 years.
The Delta independent., 1900-06-08

Mrs, Z. 7. Clarke. Misses Gussie
Clarke aud Marion Walker; Mesefs-' Ed
j. Clarke. Howard Fletcher and Louis
Ciice we're the first party 10 s1 up 70
the Likes to ses bow the fishing is,
going up Weines diy.
The Delta independent., 1900-06-08
Card Of rhaahs

sincerely thank the IA ,rn5ers OF the
EIsteru Star who rCm .mbered my
daughter. Emily. on Decorition day by
placing a beautiful floral star on to;
grave. AMI a'so to other friends who
remembered her by floral gifts.
W. VI. Hastinea.
The Delta independent., 1900-06-08

NJ. and Mrs. VIM. Friend and son.
Harry. vent down to Grand Junction,
last Saturday. TO spend few days on
their frui, ranch near there.
The Delta independent., 1900-06-08

Wosimen Memorial service will be
held at tie Presbyterian church tu
Sunday. June 10th, at = ?. m. Sermon
To be delivered by Rev. Fro,hinGham.
Af;cE sermon uuveiling ot Woodmen
u,auum-nt at cemetery. An WcJ ameu
arc requested TO lie present All are
cordially invited.
The Delta independent., 1900-06-08
Married.

Wilb3r.-R-eJ.-Att tic Court house in
Delta, june = !. by County Judge N.
L WeIch. Mir. ". .. Wilbur. OF Hotch-
kiss, to Miss Dors Reed. OF Gunnison.
The Delta independent., 1900-06-08

Glenwood Springs. Strawberry Day
Jsnc 10th. Let US all 60 and be enter
tanned in a royal way as only Glenwooi
can entertain.