Crawford avalanche., 1886-09-09

near Milan.
Arthur Hubbard of Jackson, aged "a
years, suicided by hanging.
Adrian trees are being trimmed 10
regulation height of twelve feet above the
sidewalk.
An apiarist at Wright, in Hillsdale
County, secured two tons of honey from 18O
swarms of bees, last year.
"A gold watch stolen from H. N. Moore
OF Coldwater, several years ago. was recent
ly found in the hands of respectable man
who was timing horse race in Toronto.
"A second mysterious attempt has been
made upon the life of A. T. Lanphere of
Coldwater. Two bullets lodged in an ac-
count book in his breast pocket and a third
in a match h-box.
An adopted son af II Hall;-,-sl.Aall- of
Mount Morris, tied horses halter around
his body. The animal took frigh. and
dragged the boy around the barnyard. The
boy was killed.
Detroit Free Press: The free hospital
problem seems to be solved. so far as
homeopathy is concerned, by the NewbeTy
and Mcmillan donation of 100000. TIE
site was given long silce by Amos Chaffee.
Now let the other free hospital project be
pushed, and Detroit will be in the front
rank, as she should be, of the cities that
provide hospital treatment for the needy
sick.
| A g.
feet two inches in length and two and one
half inches in width through the center was
killed near Bay View by Andrew Gordon,
Michael Brennan, and "Boy" Reese, three
| lads aged about seventeen years. The
"sarpint" was wicked fellow, showed
| fight, and was not easily killed. It's hide
is on exhibition at Rus sell & Catlin's gun
shop.-Bay City Press.
"A murder was committed at Willis
Station last week. A farmer by the name
of Wells cut his wife's throat from ear to
ear. For some time trouble had existed
over the farm property, his mother-in-la law
holding mortgage she was about to fore
close. Between tour and five o'clock in the
afternoon Wells and his wife got into
dispute about the matter, and it was then
| the murder was committed. Their two
little children were at school. On returning
they found the dead body of Their mother
in the yard just outside the door. They
alarmed the neighbors, and search was
made for the murderer. He was found in
the woods near by and gave himself up
without raGictaTaa 10 t,1ouaI Ia ,nuo,,;t,,
dodge. saying he was looking for land.
May 8, 1885, $2,455 was stolen from
the cash drawer in Vincent j. Scott's bank,
Detroit. Mr.. Scott suspected the teller and
the other clerks, although tn ere was no evil
dence to warrant it, Scott failed not long
after the sobbery and Andrew Mcclellan
was appointed receiver. The teller and
clerks, smarting under unjust suspicion,
induced Mr.. Mcclellan to investigate the
robbery The mystery was cleared up lately
by John Loewenstein, janitor of the bank
ut the time of the robbery, who has made
written confession. No one else is impli-
Gated. Loewenstein went to Germany soon
after the robbery, where lie claimed to have
fallen heir TO small estate. He returned
to Detroit and went into the saloon busi-
ness. The saloon has been seized by the
bank to make good the amount OF the theft.
The dreadful news that rushed overthe
groaning wires last Monday afternoon
made cheeks blanch and voices tremble.
The Detroit "team" had been foored
hatterna founder-indeed, laid out colderna
wedge-by the Chicagos in a ball game.
Excited groups discussed the event on the
street corners in hushed tones and with ap-
prehensive faces. Anything might be ex-
pected to happen, after this, and the
foundation of things seemed to be giving
way. The public mind has somewhat
pulled itself together now, but nothing can
ever be quite the same. and the ordinary
affairs of the State and nation cannot be
expected to arouse their old-t time interest.
1t is doubtful if roller skating shall ever
revive; and as 10 the Cuttings on the Texas
border, the Greasers may take them all and
punch them as full of holes as a Boston
cracker, for all We care. Michgan's
brightest dream of glory is busted, and even
beer on Belle Isle would be but mocking
consolation. Tpsilantian.
Benjamin Elwell, an aged farmer liv-
ing in Sumter Township, Wayne County,
was the victim of daring robbery tho
other night. Mrs. Elwell awoke with a
choking sensation, and I Immediately
awakened her husband, who detected the
fumes of chloroform in the room. He
then attempted TO leave his bed, but re-
ceived sharp blow on the head, coupled
with threat of instant death if he made
any outcry. The burglars, two in number,
then bound and gagged Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
well, and later possessed themselves of n
IN box containing $3.50 in gold coin, which
Mr.. Elwell has been carefully boarding for
years. The burglars then demolished
trunk in the same room, thus securing 5000
In valuable papers, bonds etc. After
warning the couple TO make no outcry the
robbers left. There is no clew 10 the per-
but the general impression is
hat no strangers took part in the robbery,
nasmuch as tho burglars knew the loca-
ion Of the money and other valuables
which they secured.
DIR. Harry ID. Hull, of Adrian, has
commenced suit against that city for $500