Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-09-10
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.


There is not an empty dwelling in
Bronson.
There are still few badgers left in
Michigan. One was killed near Midland
the other day.
If there ever is fire at Harbor Springs
and the wind is in the right direction the
entire town will be reduced 10 ashes, unless
the citizens provide proper protection. -
Free Press.
The old horse which has served the
American Express Company at Owosso
steadily for thirteen years died the other
day. 1t is estimated that he has travelled
over 5000 miles.
November 20, 1880. the editor of the
Hillsda'e Standard sent registered letter
to party in Ray, Ind, only about fifteen
miles distant on the railroad. Thursday,
August 20, 1885, q receipt was returned for
the same.
Mrs. Allen Ball, of Hudson, Lenawee
County, has trained humming bird SO
that it will follow her about the room in
which ii is kept. The hummer" is not
Gagged at all, but is allowed the liberty of
the house.
1t was right round Saline we were told
before harvest that the weevil was eating
up all the wheat, and now they are thrash
ing out forty bushels to the acre. What
would the crop have been without the
weevil?- YpsiIanh Sentinel
The Quincy Herald says that there is
now an earnest effort being made to inclose
the grounds known as Berrys track, and
put on buildings necessary for two orthree
horse meetings year; also to fix the CEN
ter for base ball or any amuse ment that
may come along.
IT. Nash, Of Chicago, somnambulist,
while stopping at hotel in Kalamazoo, on
Thursday night, partly dressed himself,
and went into the street. He was found
asleep at o'clock in the morning on the
sidewa k, half mile from his hotel. He
had been robbed of his gold watch and 800
in money.
"A prominent Adrian lady had the
modification of being "shadowed" for an
hour, and was on the point of beiag ar
rested at the Grand Army of tn, Republic
reunion at Devils Lake, when her
identity became known. She had been
pointed out as pickpocket, probably by
the thief himself.
When Charles j. Folger Van Deusen,
of Owosso, was four years old, the late
Judge Folger placed small sum to his
credit in a New York bank, which was TO
| be untouched until the boy attained his
majority. Recently the young man became
of age and received $3.50, the accumu lated
principal and interest Of Judge Folger's
gift
u. d. Ward has found fine bed OF
fire clay beneath the vein of coal recently
discovered at his quarry in Grand Ledge.
when first brought to the surface. but
sofiens by exposure to the air and assumes
putty-like consistency. 1t is extensively
used by iron workers. and, like The coal
vein, promises to be find of considerable
value. The bed is nearly twelve feet in
Misunderstanding Republican.
Will Foster. Of Rollin, has been sick
with rheumatism since Christmas. Recently
wenty gentlemen and thirteen ladies' took
possession of his premises, and in two
hours cut, bound and set up nine acres of
oats. After dinner there was game of
base ball. and the ladies put the invalid
into buggy and hauled him to the ball
grounds their blessed selves to witness the
sport. Atogeth er the rheumatic had
great day of it-Adrian Record.
AT Bay City last week James Firth and
Jane Harray were married. They wero
reared together on the Orkney Islands,
north of Scotland. While yet children
they vowed eternal fidelity to each other
and when James came to America, though
years elapsed, he kept the one object in
view. and when he had accumulated little
means he sent for Jane, and the marriage
was celebrated. The parties viii reside at
Sterling. where James has neat little
farm.
And now he is quartette, is the gem
tlemanly burglar, and in consequence
there's q rare chance for guessing as to
whether this four-ply individual made his
midnight raids upon Detroit dwelling
houses as single four or a collective per-
son. He is now in Jail in Detroit charged
with stealing suspenders, two of him is in
the Tombs at New York waiting for iden-
tifcation of property found on their per-
son, and yet again he is in the custody Of
the police at London, Ont, and Gains De-
troit as his home. His name is Billy
Burns-John A. Elwood-Joe Wilson Louis
Brown,-Free Press.
Special II. O. Delivery.
The special delivery system of the
Postofice, which goes into effect Oct. !,
does not apply to all postoffices in tho
United States, but TO between 500 and 600
Selected from the listare the Michiganp post
offices whare letters 10 which il afixed IN,