Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-12-11
State News.

Clark Rockwell killed bear three
miles north of Elmira, which weighed
ASS pounds.
Vervine Harrington, 9-years-old
lad, was drowned through ice at
Adrian, Friday.
The amount of the lumber on the
docks of Saginaw river saw mills is
estimated at 600, 600, 900 feet.
A travelling men from Detroit,
named Smith, fell at the Kalamazoo
rink, Saturday, and broke leg.
There are 66s prisoners at the state
prison but Gov, Begole still has over
three weeks in which to reduce the
number.
John l.. Smythe, treasurer of Ros
common, whose accounts were wrong
ly reported as needing investigation,
was absent in business in Canada; and
his accounts are alright.
Buterfleld & CRADLES mill, at Alpena
burned at A. 80 Sunday morning., The
mill YVES com pletely destroyed, as was
also 275, 900 feet OF lImber The loss
is about $35. 900, partly insured.
Governor Begole has granted par
don for John Miller, who was sent to
state prison in 1882, from the record
ers Court of Datrait-,,-H Ha-Suas- eonvie-s
Ueu or burglary and sentenced Tor four
years.
A shooting afIray took place near
Roscommon, Thursday, about the
ownership of a COW, in which both
parties s-Valencourt and Cady - be-
came frightened and ran away from
each other. Neither was seriously in
jured.
A fire occurred at Monroe in the
''Frenchtown" district, Saturday, by
which Mr.. G Switer is out about
$1,000. Duripg III. excitement lad,
named Ponteny, was stabbed by an
other boy, named Doyle. The cash
is an ugly one.
ItMdf1fi IcMf61ffiin' M -four MIR Port Huron, was
caught between two cog-wheels in the
mill. Saturday. and draw, in so far
as to be severely bruised, but FORUM
ately., was rescued before any bones
were broken. 1t was a tight squeeze
however.
Hon. Arnold Walker of Leslie, Ing
ham county, died on the 5th instant,
lie was for long time president OF
the First National Bank of Leslie, and
in 1874 represented his district i'll
the state legislature. lie was promi-
nent in local business, political and
social affairs.
There are eleven students distrib
uted among the varions- -qsllaltinents
whom they arrived home last week a
very pleasant surprise awaited them
IN the shape of u turkey supper given
by Congressman Hatch, whose son is a
lit Of 1884. Ann Arbor Register.
A workmen on the Mattawan depot
was killed Friday evening in a singular
manner. He was engaged in movint
a heavy box of goods on hand truck
when it got the start of him and flew
out OF his hands, one IF the handle
striking him under the chin and break
ing his neck. Death ensued almost in
stantly.
A very sad occurrence took place jus
= north of town, early Monday morning
resulting IN the tragic death of Mis-
: Annie Seeley by an accidental di
charge of rifle in the hands of Mr.
Fanny irish. The ladies were shoe
ing at mark and Mrs. irish, viii
" changing position, with the gun
n her hands. i'm some way discharged
,s the ball entering the right eye of Mi
,e Seeley, causing death in few hour
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10 Harrison Sutton, a pioneer of Gil
ton County, committed succide at /
r. farm near st. Johns, Saturday
was at work, and not returning
night search was made for him.
as was fosnd Sunday morning in
swamp a mile from his house, with
nd neck horrible mangled by a pair
sheep shears. He was a leading loo
politician and leaves large fami
Financial embarrassment probably
g., to the deed
Mr.. Beaudry, a prominent lumb
man. If Muskegon. just returned FRI
NE the northern pineries, says he fou
most wretched condition of things
some Of the camps he saw up the
He mentioned the case Of Sw'
IL. who has a job of putting in logs, a
he is hiring all the men he wants fr
among his countrymen Tor 10 cent
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