Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-23
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.

Detroit figures out q population Of
1872, $50.
"A $4,000 hotel is being erected at
Hillsdale.
A normal school viii be opened at
Flint about Sept l.
The addition to the Jail at Saginaw City
will be completed October 10.
The Government is working a small
force Of men on the improvements at Sand
Beach.
The three heavy weights of the Con-
stantine police force aggregate 726 advoir-
dupois.
The grass crop around Quincy is un-
usually fine, and is being secured in excel
lent condition.
Governor Alger has donated to the
town named for him an entire block Of
ground, on which the School Board will
erect a school building.
e. II. Stone, of Grand Blanc, went 10
Flint TO do his trading, and dropped
pocket-book contain ng 5000 and valuable
papers, somewhere on tine road
The Agricultural College triennial cal
endAr. now out, shows that 331 men have
been graduated since 1861, or whum 1e1,
or nearly half, became farmers. There are
2l2 of the graduates now living.
A Washington news item says: Auditor
Rhae, of the postofice, returned yesterday
from fishing excursion 10 Spring Lake
Michigan. He reports that he caught
thirty pound muskallonge on Saturday, the
largest fish ever known to have been caught
in those waters"
"A special from Novi, Oakland County,
saws an. unknown tramp invaded the house
OF William Jones, demanding lodging and.
on refusal, smashing the furniture. He
drove the family from the house. William
Jones was at q neighbor's at the time, and
returned with gun, with which he shot
the tramp, killing him instantly. The
Prosecuting Attorney refuses to prosecuto
Jones, entirely exonerating him from
blame.
Yesterday We were shown o somewhat
antique looking glass by Mr. B. L. Webb,
who told us it was bought by his mothers
great-great- grandfather in 1742, and has
been in the family ever since, period of
one hundred and forty-three years. He
also showed us n iron and a cut-gass
decanter, each of which had been in the
Webb family one hundred years. They
were all in a remarkably good state of
preservation. .-COkdlcaieE RepubLicaa..--
tended to be miners en- route for their home
in Wales, offered to sell an eccentric De-
troit citizen gold brick for 50, 50O e. C.
parleyed with them and told them TO call
next day. They called. but were informed
that the brick must be examined by al ex-
pert. They were indignant at first, but
finally agreed to have tho test made next
day. 1t is needless to add that they did
not return. The brick however, was found
out to be spurious. Kalamazoo Tele-
graph.
The annual meeting of the Southern
Michigan Medical Association was held at
Hillsdale. Thirty members were present
and several new members were elected. The
Treasurer reported $50 on hand. Dr. Mason.
of Ransom, read paper on "New Rene
dies, which was discussed by Drs. Smart
and Whelan. DR.. Clisbie, of Coldwater,
read paper on "Strangulative Hernia, in
the discussion Of which most of the doctors
present participated DR.. c. l.. King, of
Hil!sdale, read paper on "ophthalmology,
which also elected general discussion.
Officers for the current year were elected
as follows: President, DR.. S. II. Clisbie,
Coldwater; Vice President Dr. r. A.
Everett, Hillsdale; Secretary, DR.. Bion
Whelan, Hillsdale; Treasurer, DIR. M. r.
Morden, Adrian.