Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-11-12

II. IL. Lyon salt-Well at Ludlngton IL
down nearly 400 feet.
An Episcopal church was consecrated
at Hillman by Bishop Harris.
PONTIAC bad boys "plug tobacco" at the
silk hats worn by the Pontiac dudes.
Lewis b. Adams and wife, of Fairfield,
recently celebrated their golden wedding.
Glare County Board of Supervisors
have set off new township to be called
Hamilton.
james Mcmillan, of Detroit, has given
a Shakspearean library to the University
of Michigan.
Howell clerks are happy. They have
conquered, and now don't have to work
after 7:3O in the evening.
The State tax for Lenawee County il
some $25,OOO more than last year, an in,
crease of nearly 100 per cent.
A corpse in an advanced stage of de
composition was discovered in trunk by
railway baggageman at Sturgis, Mich.
Donald Mcclellan, an old Highlander
who speaks nothing but Gaelic, lies at the
point of death in Detroit, aged 1O7 years.
Notwithstanding the fact that the con-
tract for Owosso's et-lighting has been
given the gas company, the electric light
company will erect tower in that city.
AT East Saginaw the residence of w.
ii. Warner was entered and gold watch
and chain and a diamond ring valued at
$3.50 was carried off. The burglars also
took watch and pocketbook with quite
large sum of money from the residence of
Robert Witt.
The Supreme Court of Michigan has
Hfiuo accession which restores to Mrs.
Cynthia w. Crawford, of Detroit, tract Of
5000 acres of land on the shore Of Lake
Huron, to which her son Leonard obtained
title by forging deed. Mrs. Crawford is
now 50 years of age.
While picking cranberries in swamp
the other day a Michigan woman was mis-
taken for bear and shot and killed by two
hunters. 1t would seem as if Michigan
hunters ought to be able to tell a woman
ON sight, although they may not be able to
tell bear.-E'rchange.
The Quincy Driving Park Association
have some dozen men with teams at work
widening the track and otherwise improv-
ing the grounds. A grand stand will be
erected, and the grounds fenced as soon as
practicable. 1t promises to be one of the
finest tracks in the State.
Thomas Yates, hearty old Scotch
weaver, employed at the Reed City Woolen
Mills, was a member of the Thirteenth
Light Dragons, who were portion of the
gallant six hundred"who made the famous
charge at Balaklava during the Crimean
war, where only 296 out of the 600 sur
vived.
"A Macon farmer sold load Of hogs to
Tecumseh dealer. The night before de-
livery the honest old granger gorged the
porkers with swill and bran sufficient to
make them weigh twenty-five pounds
heavier each, when put upon the scales.
Next morning three of the hogs were dead
-overfed. Virtue is its own reward.
"A Michigan girl told her lover that she
could never think Of marrying q man with
less than $4,000, and as he was worth
suit of clothes less than nothing he went
sadly away. That night his uncle died and
left him $1,000. The next day the de-
jected lover got letter. 1t read: "Dear-
est George, I'm willing to make it So ,OO0."
The special boast of the Deerfield Star
is that it is the only daily paper in the
United States that is edited, set up and
printed by one man. That man is proprie-
tor, publisher, editor, foreman, news and
ad. compositor, pressman and devil all
combined. His sworn circulation shows
up as follows: Wednesday, 8; Thursday,
4S; Friday, 90; Saturday, 1OS; Monday, 12;
Tuesday, IL; weekly, 100; total for the
week, 429.
Gov. Alger has received letter from
q New York city gentleman, who states
that during the war he came into possess
sion Of a meerschaum pipe, with amber
stem, and that short time ago he under
took to clean the black deposit from the
silver band on the pipe, and much to his
surprise discovered an inscription reading
rs follows: "Major VIM. II. Nicols, by the
Officers of the 7th Mich. Cav. June 18th,
1864. Knowing the value soldiers feel for
such mementos the present owner desires
to return the pipe to Nicols or his heirs,
md if any one can throw any light on The
identity or whereabouts of Mr.. Nicos, and
will do so by addressing the Governor at
Lansing, he will confer n favor on those
most interested.
The following order has been pub
lished by the War Department for the in
of all concerned by authority
Of the President the following described
tracts of unsurveyed public land, islands
in the st. Mary's River, State of Michigan,
ire proclaimed reservations for public pur-
poses in connection with the Improvement
IF Hay Lake channel, St Mary's River,
Tiz.: Island A, situated in section 8. town
hip AZ north, range l east Of the meridian
If Michigan; Islands b and Z, situated
'artly in section and partly in section 10,
anne township and range; Islands G, ID,
J, G., II, /, ], X, and L, situated in section
o, same township and range. By COM
nand of Lieutenant General Sheridan