Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-15
Jerome Burt died at Alpena from in
inries raceiyel in n Log lam

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James Poole in Orion township.
James Van Houten of Maple Rapids
was struck by falling tree and received
internal injuries from which he died.
Charles Olsen. section foreman on
the Ann Arbor Railroad, is dead at Owos-
so from injuries received in. an accident.
The store building at Newberry owned
by Crocker x Brebner was gutted by fire.
There was no insurance on the structure
A beet sugar factory at Marine City
is assured, the necessary funds having
been subscribed and the acreage pledged
Maj. Boynton of Port Huron has an
nounced his candidacy for the office of
great commander Of the great camp Is.
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The Winona Mine Company's general
store, including the postoffice, at Winona
Mine, was burned. Loss $4,000, insur-
ance $4,000.
Mt. Clemens people are again agitated
over prospect of securing beet sugar
factory this year. Eastern promoters
are OH the field.
The money in the treasury of Huron
County at the beginning of this year was
almost double the amount there at the
beginning of 1899.
The members of the Court Street NJ. f..
Church at Flint pledged themselves for
S31, 900 to be. paid by May l. This will
clear the church of debt.
Frank Mayhem, aged 10 years, stave
sawyer in Wylie's coopcrage shop at In
terlochen, is dead of injuries received
from the breaking of belt.
Rev. j. II. Andrews of Howell has ac-
cepted the call to the First Baptist
Church of Lansing and will enter upon
his duties there about May !.
The creditors of the Central Michigan
Savings Bank of Lansing, which failed
some days ago, will endeavor to have the
affairs of the concern wound up at once.
The executive committees of the l.. o.
Il. NJ. and great camp X. o. L. Nj. have
decided to give Grand Rapids the next
great camp review. 1t will be held June
Is.
Jackson police authorities believe they
have captured the men who have com
mitted several burglaries in that city late
ly. Most of the plumber has been recov-
cred.
A Creamery Stock Company" has
been organized in Bad Axe, with Richard
Wolston as president, Joseph Fremont,
secretary, and John Garvey, treasurer
and manager.
Prosecutor Tuttle of Ingham County
has decided TO dismiss the cases against
Thomas and William Farrell, who have
been held for the past six weeks for the
alleged murder of Edward Weldon.
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his report upon typhoid fever as studied
at the various camps during the late war
with Spain and transmitted it to the Gov
ernor. 1t consists of 1000 typewriter
pages.
William Hoskins, who ran a photo
graph tent at Cheboygan last summer,
was found frozen to death in the woods
one and onehalf miles from Fred Nc
Grath's camp, fourteen miles out on the
east side of Mullet lake.
While many of the farmers of Bay
County are complaining because they did
not make money from their crop of sugar
beets last season, there are many others
who are satisfied and they are contract
ing at the old rate, some of them doubling
their acreage.
At Charlotte County Agent Stine re-
Gently made application to Judge May
nard to take the two small children OF
Mr. and Mrs. Butler to the State school
at Adrian. The children with their moth
or appeared in court but at the request
of Mrs. Butler the hearing was postponed
because of the alleged illness of Mr..
Butler. During the night the father left
the city, taking the two children with
him. They have been located in Mecosta
County and will not be molested provid-
ing they remain in their present location.
\ disastrous fire occurred at Carleton,
destroying three frame buildings situated
i'm the west end of the town Geierman
Bros. occupied one of the buildings with
hardware. Insurance on building and
stock $500, which will probably cover
their loss Another of the buildings was
owned by Mrs. Ed l,usch, valued at $500,
insured for $500. The third building was
owned by J. j. Lucke and uninsured. 1t
was occupied by the Bank of Carleton,
whose loss, consisting of damage to fix
lures and furniture, is covered by insur-
ance.
The failure of Hamblcton x Co. ere
atcd quite II social and commercial SEN
sation at Adrian. The family came from
Philadelphia a year and a half ago, TAX
ing the AIetcalf bankrupt stock, and ere
ated the impression they possessed great
wealth. They lived literally, have en-
tertained freely and soon received recog-
milton as clever and cultured people. Mrs.
Hambleton seems TO have been the com
pany, and on her petition the United
States Court appointed Harlan l.. De-
yock of Detroit receiver. The schedule
puts liabilities at $40, 1925, assets $26,-
800.
At the present time Alpena is the resi-
dence of u man who is undergoing one OF
the most peculiar natural phenomena
known to medical science, says the Al
, pena Echo. William l.. Mcdonald, a
pioneer citizen, has been the possessor
of snow-white hair for number of years,
and recently black hair began to make its
appearance, until at present it is quite
noticeable, and at this rate of change In
color il will be but a brief time until
black hair, the original color, covers his
entire head. In addition to this peculiar
state of affairs Mr.. Mcdonald Is growing
his third full set of teeth. Some time
! ; last year his gums became extremely sore
and what few teeth still remained in the
mouth fell out, and q complete new set
of both upper and lower teeth made its
: appearance. In addition to the back teeth,
the front ones are all double, condition
that is almost unknown in the annals OF
dentistry.