Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-01

the little town Of Ortonville for bonus
of $4,000. 1t will be granted.
Alma's beet sugar factory is reducing
expenses and the seasons work will
shortly end. The output has been $780,
600 pounds, made from 19,267 tons OF
beets.
Il. Il. Parr and Walter Gamble Of Ma
pie Rapids have formed partnership
under the firm name of Parr IL Gamble,
and put in a stock of agricultural imple-
ments.
The Deep Spring Mineral Go. is the
latest project at Port Huron. 1t is the
intention of the men interested to organ
ize the above company with capital
stock Of $4,000.
The Michigan Passenger Association
has granted u rate of one fare for the
round trip 20 he State roundup of farm
ers' Institutes to be held at Ann Arbor
Feb. 81 to March 2.
Albert III. Kelley of Elmira, who had
been working in the Wellyard a. Jarman
lumber camp at Hastings Mills, near Con-
way, was struck by falling tree and al
most instantly killed.
Where the great Spring Lake ice house
once stood is now mass of solidly frozen
ice. After the ice house burned 10000
tons of ice remained, unprotected and
exposed to the elements.
William Barnes of Plainwell has just
fallen heir to considerable property and
$1,000 in cash, the property and money
coming from n rich aunt in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Barnes is unique character.
DIR. n Burwash, chancellor of Victoria
University of Toronto, Canada, was
stricken with heart trouble in the midst
of his lecture at the First M. Il. Church
at Ann Arbor and was unable to pro-
coed.
The positive announcement is made
that the general offices and headquarters
of the Pere Marquette will be made in
Grand Rapids. though it is possible that
President Head may be required to To-
cate in Detroit.
George Bankers, a prominent citizen
of Hillsdale County, committed suicide
by taking carbolic acid. He was about
20 years old and leaves a young widow
and one child. He had been in poor
health for years.
Mrs. Betsy Lyon of Leonidas township
is the Oldest pioneer in that township.
She came to Michigan from New York
State in 1888. She was the mother or
nine children, seven Of whom are living.
She is 50 years old.
The board of managers of the State
Reading Circle, one of the educational
organizations of Michigan, has selected
Hinsdale's Horace Mann" and Judson's
England in the Nineteenth Century" as
A. -. al thn
year.
In Shiawassee County last year forty
five divorces were granted, none being re-
fused. AS 26S marriage licenses were
granted, it means one divorce took place
to every eight marriages, and it is still
an open question if marriage is not
failure.
Eber LOOMS, an aged farmer living
north of Riverdale, attempted to cross
the track in front of east-bound freight.
The engine caught the buggy squarely
in the center, but the horse breaking
away hauled Loomis over the dashboard,
saving his life.
Menominee's Board of Education has
made application to the superintendent
Of public instruction for the establish
Il
city under the recent law passed by the
Legislature, to be conducted in counec
ton with the city schools.
Frank Carpenter of Battle Greek will
survive the shock of being buried under
the collapse of a three-story business
block, while his wife is dead from fright.
Carpenter was a carpenter on the Stew
art block, i'm the course of construction,
which fell, supposedly on account of the
use of green mortar in the foundation
walls. He was buried under tons Of de-
bris, being found pinned down by beams.
In the meanwhile excited neighbors noti-
fed Mrs. Carpenter where her husband
was and she became hysterical. When
he was brought home in the police ambu-
lance she believed that he was fatally
injured, and her condition grew worse,
resulting in her death.
The prospecting for oil in Assyria
township, which has been going on for
some time, has been stopped. 1t is hint
ed that the Standard Oil Co. bought off
the prospector.
Harry Strong's bakery and confection-
cry store at Lansing was damaged by
fire to the extent of $1,000. The guests
of the Hotel Butler. located over the
store, were driven out by smoke.
The team which Is to represent the
University of Michigan in the second an
nual debate with the University of Penn
sylvania on March o is III. +. Jacobs,
l.. Young and w. Il. Rydalch.
Secretary Ben s. Hanchett of the Con-
soidated Street Railroad Co. of Grand
Rapids is at the head of a company which
will build an electric railroad from that
city to Holland.
At Adrian William Kesslcr, aged 20
years, hanged himself to a harness peg
in the barn of his son-in-law. A tempo
rary fit of dependency Is assigned for
the act.
Quartermastcr general, O'Brien Atkin-
son of Detroit; assistant quartermasteP
general, Ford Starring of Detroit; inspec-
tor general, Fred w. Green of Ypsiianti
these have been appointed by Gov. Pin
gree to fill the vacant places on the state
military board.