Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-11-04
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.

now doing service as fruit evaporating
factory.
jackson policemen will be supplied
this winter with $28 overcoats, made by
local firm.
Edwin Colvin, of Medina, was caught
in the shafting of mill at Bay City, and
torn to pieces.
Justice Coy, who recently died at Dams
vile, at the age Of 90 years, once visited
California, making the entire journey on
foot.
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Sturgis, has just been granted pension
for the loss of a son in the late war amount
ing to $2,242.
The Flint Deaf and Dumb Asylum
will ask the next Legislature for $11 900
for hospital, to be erected separate from
the main building.
Mrs. Lightdale, of Macon, who for
years has been cripple through broken
hip sustained by fall, recently fell again
and broke an arm.
"A dog ownedby Wilson Cone, of Chase,
saved Mrs. Cone and her babe from her
burning home recently, and was himself
killed by falling chimney.
The largest bear ever seen in the
vicinity of Bad Axe was killed last week.
1t was feet long, feet across the neck,
and weighed over 600 pounds.
East Saginaw takes kindly to oleo-
margarine, one firm having sold $4,000
pounds of the stuff during the past two
weeks.-Kalamazoo Telegraph.
Mrs. Walton, a well-known woman
near Petoskey, started on visit to relatives
and became insane when she reached Lam
sing. She was taken back home.
Will Carleton, the author of "Farm
Ballads" and similar poems, has shaved Off
his beard and cut his hair, and has lost, in
also grown stout.
The Salem union school was to have
com menced the other day, but did not, on
account Of the teacher declining to teach
unless they would get him new black
boards, bell, chart, etc.
William Snyder, an aged farmer Of
Richland, wandered away from home last
winter and was supposed 10 have perished
in a snow storm. His skeleton was found
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of three hundred Polnnders who went
to Bronson a few years ago the large ma
jority have migrated to the northern part Of
the State. Those remaining have bought
the poorest lands, made good farms, and
are doing well.
The Adrian Record says the scheme
the Ann Arbor hotels have of banqueting
the newspaper men every week is a good
one, and should be adopted in other places.
Yes, and it would be good scheme il the
banqueting could be done daily.-Free
Press.
The Chippewa County Supervisors
have decided that their Jail is neither Sc
cure nor healthy, and the six stone cells in
the new Jail will be taken down and re-
built. Tne County Poor House has been
condemned as too filthy for human habita-
ton.
Harrison Turner, colored chimney
sweep, fell from step-ladder in Detroit
and was caught under the chin by the point
of an iron railing picket and held sus-
pended until he could be lifted of. The
point penetrated two inches, inficting q
gaping wound.
About 900 barrels are made daily at
Coldwater. One concern has made during
the past year 65, 900 barrels and 1S, 900 but
ter tubs. Six cents each barrel where tho
patent hoop and eight cents when the ordi-
nary hoop is used, is paid workmen, and
some Of them make as high rs $50 week.
new passenger depot of the Michigan Gen.
trail Railroad at Kalamazoo is to come
from Joliet. This kind of stone and the
Portage Entry, Lake Superior, stone are
the only kinds to be used in the structure.
The stone bill alone amounts to upward
of $4,000.
"A young man Of Coleman went to
church with his betrothed one evening and
spent an hour at her house after the serv-
ice. He then went home and went 10 bed.
About midnight he arose in his sleep and
without dressing called at the house of the
young ladyls parents. The head OF the
house opened the door for him, but imme-
diately kicked him out on discovering his
scanty apparel. This rough usage awoke
the sleeper.
"A few days ago William Barton, aged
&c years, his wife, 55 years OF age, his
mother, SS years Of age, and seven children,
arrived at Lake City, Missaukee County.
They had travelled from within few miles
Of Detroit, in an open wagon drawn by one
horse, and were en- route to South Board
man, forty-fve miles northwest Of Lake
City. They we're destitute of everything
money. provisions, necessary clothing, etc.
Kind-hearted people in Lake City gave
them $40 in money and sent them on their
way.