Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-01-26


There was shipped through the Gus
tom House at Cheboygan, during the sea-
son Of 1887, 9O.OOO,OOO feet of lumber,
10000, 900 feet of timber, and 391, 900
pieces Of cedar.
r. Pickett, Cheboygan saloonkeeper,
who wandered away from home while delir-
ious a few days ago, and later jumped
through window receiving severe injuries,
died at Otsego Lake, where he went for rest
and recreation.
During the last month there have been
shipped from Houghton 6,28O.O90 pounds
of copper, all of which was consigned to
Eastern points. 1t was sent by the way of
ST. Ignace, at which point it was trans
ferred across the Straits.
George Nelson, of Jackson, who re-
Gently visited Germany and was arrested
as a deserter, although a full citizen Of
the United States. has effected his es-
cape, and returned TO Jackson. Secre-
tary Bayard will be informed Of the case,
The special election in Gogebic Coun-
ty on the proposition to bond the county
for $4,000 to provide means for the con-
struction of court house and county Jail
at Bessemer took place recently and re-
suited in majority of 400 for the propo-
sition.
Complete returns from the iron mines
Of the Lake Superior region give the total
output for 1887 as 1867, ,653 gross tons, be-
ing very much the l1rgest output yet
achieved by Lake Superior mines in a sin
gle year, and an increase over last year of
1880, 295 tons.
A convention Of the Republican Clubs
of this State will be held in Detroit on
Washington's birthday, Feb. %, to ad-
vance organization. Senator Hawley, or
Connecticut; Senator Davis, of Minnesota;
and Gen. Golf have already accepted invi-
tations to the State Club banquet.
"A dynamite bomb with delicate and
ingenious mechanical attachment to ex-
plode it, was found in barrel of crackers
at Gardens lumber camp, in Gladwin
County, few days ago. The bomb was
taken into the woods and exploded, blow
ing a kole into the solid ground big
enough for a house cellar.
The following are some Of the lumber
firms that are putting in timber in Missau-
kee County and vicinity, with winter head
quarters in Lake City, with about the sew
eral amounts which will be put in: Thayor
Lumber Company, 25,000,000 feet; Tor
rent & Co., 90, 900 feet; Cohasset Lum-
Rsr GS%Pany j. 9s9 feet e. Il , T. GSS
900 feet; Paullus Lux, 100000 feet;
George W. Newcomb, 100000 feet; Sova
& Heydon, 100000 feet. Besides these
are several jobbers putting in smaller
amounts, which will make at least 5,0O0,-
coo feet more.
"A dispatch was received recently from
Farmer James Gilbert, who was sent to
Wisconsin by Sheriff Conklin to look up
Fisher, the man supposed to have been
murdered in Monitor Township. This
dispatch stated that Fisher was found in q
lumber camp in Kendall, Wis.,, as he stated
in his letter dated Dec. IL, addressed to
arrest of Wallace and his wife for the MUIR
der of himself, and said he left Bay City
for Dakota, just as stated by Wallace and
Mrs. Fisher when are sted. The prisoners
were discharged shortly after the receipt Of
UuveIUD V0IvsIonI OE.V4.Hr OO.-.-..--.
Gilbert was snow-bound in the camp,
which caused his delay in getting back a
telegram.
Pensions: John j., father Of William
II. Hoffman. Lawton; Marion F. Acker-
man, Greenville; Tolbert w. Sparks.
Alma; Stephen R. Travis, Battle Creek;
John Sven, Ashton; Robert N. Percy,
Battle Creek; Benjamin F. Hyatt, Gaylord;
Robert S. Dye, Millbrook; William Curtis,
Coldwater; Warren A. Blye. Coldwater;
Francis NJ. Woodruff, East Saginaw; Alfred
Munson, Kewadin; William j. Pendell,
Newark; Marie, mother of Victor Ketchum,
Sturgis; Artemisia, mother of Simeon ID.
Woodward, Ithaca; Martha S. Plumley,
mother Of Jasper j. Young, Kendall; Ag-
mes, widow of Alexander Taylor, INLAY
City; Simeon Noble, st. Clair; Michel
Brown, Lansing; George W. Demarest,
Girard; William L. Rice, LanSing; Robert
J. Wheeiock. Howell; P. H. Warren, East
Saginaw; Mortimer G. Smolley, Caseville;
Henry Dilman, Beaver Dam; Burton F.
Sawyer, Bay City; Benjamin I. Lovejoy
Lake View; Augusta Clean, Dundee; John
Crowfoot, Bloomingdale; John Wheeler,
Flushing.
Faith, Hope, and Charity are three OF
the prettiest little girls in Bay City. They
are triplets,' and necessarily are the same
age, which is IL years. They are the
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Baker,
of 2O8 South Madison avenue, and have
lived in Bay City four months, coming
from Flint. The triplets are the picture
of health. Round, rosy faces, clear COM
plexions, bright eyes, and strai1bt and ro-
bust in stature. they are indeed pretty
trio. In dress they were alike, wearing
blue gingham aprons, dark-red alpaca
dresses. red stockings, buttoned shoes,
and rubbers. Their hair is cut rather
short, and hangs over the forehead nearly
10 the eyes. Hope, when born, was
smaller than her sisters, but is now half an
inch taller. Her hair is q shade darker
than that of the others, and these two
characteristics will permit stranger 10
tell her from Faith and Charity. Faith,
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