Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-29

"A largo new clubhouse will be a
Charlevoix attraction next season.
-Freeport business men will organize a
business mems protective associa ion.
Flint is TO have a new $4,000 school
house. Howell is to have $4,000 build
ing.
Jud Crouch's trial will probably occur
during the November term of court in
Jackson.
Special cars are required TO transport
the shipments of celery from the Kalama-
zoo district.
Thomas Manning an ex-alderman, on
trial at Detroit for bribery, was declared to
be not guilty by jury.
Mrs. ID. b. Dennis died at Coldwater.
She was President of the Co,dwater Ma
tional Bank and Postmistress.
-Manistique citizens are endeavonng TO
procure better mail facilities, as it takes
two days for the carrier to go 10 the nearest
railroad station.
The Jackson military company las
seized upon the Brown greenhouse and
fixtures to satisfy 81 900 claim. Blown
skipped.
The prompt action of the Senate on
the Detroit bridge bill leads TO the hope
that we shall have that much needed means
of communication with the island park
without unnecessary delay.-Free Press.
Thomas Fitzgerald, wanted in Detroit
for numbering Thomas Quinn, in saloon
row, was arrested at Lansing while stealing
q ride on train. He admits his crime but
pleads that he was drunk when he commit
ted it.
Three boys named Potter, O'Neil, and
McMahon have been arrested at Detroit for
bb6Igip%sh bb6Iygi p%sh5 BTSa %as Pound in cattle car with
broken skull. Potter says he struck Rob-
inson accidentally. 1t is said that Robin
son knew of some crime the others had
committed.
The annual meeting of the Southern
| Michigan Medical Association was held in
| Hillsdale, with a full attendance of physi-
| clans from the southern counties of Michi-
gan, Northern Indiana, and Northern Ohio.
| Officers were elected for the ensuing year
as follows: President, r. A. Everett, of
| Hillsdale; Vice President, ID. III. Wood, of
| Quincy; Treasurer, Fl. r. Morden, of
| Adrain; Secretary, Brown Whelan, of Hills
dale.
| Detroit special: The suits instituted
against trespassers on Indian lands in this
State ,WsEs Jbep ct the instance Of Max
Agent at Mackinac, who charges some OF
the most prominent and well-known lum-
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systematically cheated and robbed the In
dians of Michigan and the United States
Government of extensive tracts of
valuable timber lands. Stevens went
to Isabella County, in accordance
with instructions from the depart
ment, to investigate timber trespasses
reported to have been committed by one
Philip Gruett upon selected lands of the
Chippewa, Swan Creek, and Black River
Indians, and found timber frauds and tres
passes committed by spectators from Isa-
bella and adjoining counties. Title TO some
lands has been secured from the indians
| by forgery, or while the Indians were
drunk. Stevens says millions of feet of
timber have been cut from vacant Indian
lands. He says there is strong combina-
tion of land and tinber spectators who
have unquestionably stolen valuable timber
on these lands. The suits already began
are for sums ranging from $500 to So ,0jr.
Summons for five suits, returnable August
3, have been served, and over thirty more
will be served later.