Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-24

or Charles Lafee attempted to start fire
with kerosene. An explosion resulted,
burning the child fatally.
Citizens of Detroit will raise $4,000 TO
entertain the Michigan Press Association,
provided that no liquor is used.
The female evangelist, under whose
ministrations the Nelson family at Menom-
inee went crazy. is still holding forth in
that village, and the local paper charges
that six other Scandinavisns Of that town
have become insane through her preaching.
The woman lays particular stress on that
part Of her preaching which bears upon the
lake Of FIRE, and the people can't stand it.
In small area in the northern part of
Union City lightning struck at least dozen
times. Telephone poles were splintered
and the wires burned. Mrs. Chards house
was struck and young lady in the cellar
did some lively VIII Ring though dancing
is against her principles. The Cengre9a-
tional Church was struck twice, destroy
ing the steeple and providing the neigh
bors with kindling wood enough to last al
summer.
John Edmunds and wife left their
farmhouse, five miles from Windsor, to
make visit to relatives in Windsor, leav-
ing four children at home. When they
returned next day they found their home
reduced TO ashes and two of the younger
children burned to a crisp. Two others.
one 10 and the other s, had barely escaped
with their lives.
Superintendent Goodenow, of the
Kalamazoo Presbyterian Sunday School,
has distributed among The scholars pack
ages of garden seeds, each containing Ave
varieties of flowers. The object is to hold
festival in midsummer, at which three
pr zes will be given for the largest aud
prettiest bouquets given from tho seeds.
The packages cost the scholars one cent
each.
--Xavi'r Lendall, while driving logs in
Deer River, slipped into tn, river and was
drowned.
The State Supreme Court has handed
down an opinion declaring unconstitutional
the local option law passed by the last
Legislature. Tie court, consisting of five
judges, were unanimous in the declaration.
The test case decided upon was one
brought from ia kson County. Charles
Hauck, slloonkeeper. was arrested and
convicted Of keeping his place open on the
day of the local option election in that
county. The court finds half dozen de-
fects in the act, the fatal one being that
the law is defective in its title, being en-
titled an act TO regulate" when in reality
it is intended to prohibit.
Tho opinion SAYS: Act I, section 20, of the
Constitution OF the State provides that no law
shall embrace more than ono object which
shall be expressed in its tlo. IL is apparent
that the object is to prohibit the manufacture
and sale OF liquors and Intoxicating beverages.
There is no attempt by the Legislature to dis
gu SO this oh Iect 1t is clearly to prohibit the
sale and manufacture. But there is certainly
nothing in the act to indicate that the object of
the law was to givo tho ortion to the electors NJ
any county to prohibit tho manufacture and
sale OF liquors TO regulate means that the
business may be engaged in or carried on. sub
loct To established q rules or methods Prohi-
bition abolishes the business entireiy. The two
terms are incongruous. The Court is clearly of
the opinion. for the reasons stated, that the OBJ
Ject OF the local option act is not expressed in
its title, and hence is unconstitutional and
Void" Othbr serious defects are pointed out by
the Court follows:
/. The provision that the election shall be
called by the County Clerk upon the applica-
tion by petition. etc. is unwise, as 1t places n
conscientious official in an embarrassing sit
uaticn, and, further. leaves the law open to
tion.
;. There is no provision for preserving the po-
:, 8 There is no provision for giving notice to
tho e,ectors
i. No provision for furnishing ballot-box nor
when the polls shall bo opened or closed ror
that the election shall be conducted in accord
ance with any law OF the State.
5. No provision made for canvassing the elec-
tion.
The law as it stands will lead to vexatious
litigation, and involve the administration OF q
criminal law in uncertainty.
The Central Michigan Agricultural So
ciety will hold its annual fair September
"a TO 28, inclusive.
There are several bears near Deep
River which are said to come to the edge
of the town and defy the whole popula-
ton.
--Gogebic County owes Ontonagon
County $3,118.S7, and has no money in its
treasury.
Marion, the new town in Osceola
County, has no doctor, lawyer, preacher or
newspaper.
"A fair applicant for teachers certifi-
cate before the Clinton County examiners
said that the days are longer in summer
than in winter because cold contracts and
heat expands.
In all about 81 800 has been raised for
Mrs. Englebert Reidlinger, whose husband
was drowned while trying to save child at
Saginaw.
-Ypsilani is rapidly improving for q
city OF its size. In addition 10 having
well-kept streets and pleasant drives, it is
at present considering the idea of placing
within its limits system Of wa'er works.
This plan is favored by the Mayor and
several of the Aldermen, but what the re-
suit will DO time alone can tell. The COM
munity certainly ought TO have such a sys-
tenn. The lighting capacity Of the city is
also to be increased by seventeen additional
mast arm lights, making the entire num-
ber Of lights within the city seven'y-cight.
which number will make the place the best
lighted in the State.
III. M. Merrill, of Marshall, has iecl-
ure entitled, "Indian Territory, Tcxts,
Mexico and the Greaser. Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Chinatown and the Chinese, Utah,
Salt Lake, Mormon Temple and the Nor
mons. Colorado. and Nebraska He IL