Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-29

The Agricultural College has issued
bulletin No. AZ. 1t is from the Veterinary
Department and treats of experimental
work among horses.
The Mackinaw Lumber Company, of
st. Ignace, is operating two camps this
season, one in the vicinity of Trout Lake
and the other at Les Cheneaux, and it is
expected to bank in the neighborhood Of
6,OOO,COO feet of logs
Ovid is to have an Al gymnasium.
The following from the Grass Lake
Ners is not exactly Bostonese in its
phraseo!ogy, but it hits the nail squarely
on the head: "If man will chew tobacco
who is addicted to the slobbering habit,
he ought to have galvanized gutter to
his under lip in order to catch the sur
plus owe: flow This drool might then be
conveyed through tin conductor down
into one of his shoes, or else turned into
his bosom, where his clothes and hide
would absorb and take it up. OF course
he wouldn't smell like a new blown rose
under the circumstances, but anything
is better than making tobacco swale of
ones face"
-"Helpl help! For Gods sake, let me
out. These words, apparently coming
from the alley in the rear of the Adams
block, in Lansing attracted the attention
of Officers Duggan and Latham. Every
syllable was laden with distress, and the
two officers hurried in the direction of the
sound to investigate. When they reached
the rear of the block mentioned the ap-
peals for help still continued, but for q
few moments it was difficult to ascertain
where they came from; but lusty kick
ing of boots and hammering of fists showed
the disturbance was centered in q rough
box, evidently the property of q neighbor-
ing undertaker's establishment. This was
little startling, but the policemen brave
ly tackled the box, and finding the lid
fastened they tore it off by main force, and
discovered badly frightened man inside.
In answer to inquiries he said his name
was William Rexford. Finding himself
without money, and having INDUCED in
considerable beer, he took shelter in a box,
intending to have sleep. Apparently
some one had seen him slowing himself
away, and waiting until he was asleep
had quietly screwed down the lid and
made him prisoner.
A Grass Lake dry-goods firm dis
play a stocking in front of theiristore of
the following dimensions. Tanoth Of foot
2l inches; around ankle, 26 inches; whole
length, 43 inches. The Nens says it is
the size worn by the bellies of Chelsea.
-Tamarack City Methodists will build
church and parsonage. Lots worth
$3.50 have been donated by Shelden Il
Douglass of Houghton.
Mick Vandenboss, of Houghton Lake,
will put in 1900, 900 feet of his own tim
Der this winter, and already has over
1000, 900 feet on the skids.
w. G. Irwin, of Brooklyn, shipped
1000 gallons of apple jelly to Texas one
week
TIE figure is thus strangely con-
nected with the life and death of former
teacher in the Hudson school. Mrs. Lies
mer was born in 1859, was married in
1873 years ago-to her husband, who
was born in 1859, and on the 9th day Of
the month. She helped establish the
Washtenaw Post, 9-column paper. in
1877, on which paper she has done edi-
torial work Q years, which ended her 9th
year on the day of her death; she died in
her 29th year in the 9th month of the year,
and was bur'e on the goth day of the
month.
The people of Reed City are making q
move to secure the county seat of Osceola
County.
William Leighton shot and killed
John Shine near Sault Ste. Marie.
Two and six-tenths miles Of pavement
have been laid at East Saginaw this sea-
son, at cost of nearly 100000.
"A letter has been received at the Ad-
jutant Generals Office at Lansing from
Fairbury, ILL.,, making inquiry as to the
who was member of Company X. Fifth
Michigan Infantry. The writer states
that Lauberheimer had fallen heir to q
considerable amount of property.
"A year or two ago, says the Ovid
Register, we reported that a snake about
the size of n horse hair and about six
inches long had been found in hens egg.
One day lately Miss Bromley opened an
egg and found n white snake about the
size of knitting needle and about three
inches long which showed vigorous signs
of life. The mystery is how it came
there.
Henry Austin, highly respected cit
izen of Belleville, died at his residence of
consumption, after a painful and pro-
tracted illness of ten months He was "a
years of age, and had been resident II
Belleville for over forty years He was d
member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He has been n member of Myr-
tie Lodge, No. SO. f. md A. M, for about
thirty years.
Elk Rapids is going 10 have some
street lamps.
j. Ward rs operatinga portable mill
in Marion Township, Saginaw County,
cutting lumber for Mr.. +. j. Ring. Of
Saginaw Ciy. He expects TO manufact'
ure l,OOe.e .e0e feet duing the winter