Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-22

The annual report of the State Com
missioner of Railroads shows the total
number OF passengers carried, 24,057, 7l9,
decrease Of 639, $40; tons of freight car
lied, Al, POS, 1893, an increase; total number
Of employees, 55,536; total number Of
casualties, 5l2, of which l42 were fatal,
an increase Of &c over last year. The
casualties. with two exceptions, were con-
fined to employees, trespassers and high
way collisions. The law requiring safety
heaters went into effect Nov. |. The COM
panies have been notified to remove the
stoves. There have been four consolida-
tons and eleven corporations formed
during the year.
The State monthly crop report for
November has been issued from the State
Department. The area seeded to wheat
is per cent. below that Of 1887, indicat-
ing total Of ], 400, 900 acres; the condi-
ton of the plant is per cent below the
average and 8 per cent. below that Of last
year. The average weight per bushel Of
this years wheat is 3 per cent. below full
weight. The yield of corn is 20 to 80
bushels per acre, some of it soft. The
area of clover-se harvested is 81 and the
yield So per cent of an average crop, and
the potato yield is about so per cent. Of
the average. Condition of live stock
horses, So; cattle, 92; sheep, 90; swine,
SO per cent.
The School Board of Almont has fit
ted up room in the basement of the
school building and furnished lunch ia
bles for the out town pupils.
The warehouse on the Central wharf
at Muskegon burned, with all its con-
tents, and over 100 barrels Of salt on the
wharf near the warehouse were destroyed.
INLAY City raises $6, 500 for school
purposes this year.
Henry Gilbert, an East Saginaw coal
expert, is the promoter and manager of
the East Saginaw Coal Company, who are
prospecting at Flushing. Mr.. Gilbert
thinks he has struck it rich, and that the
company will be mining coal in April. The
vein shows thirty three inches and runs
back under hill.
The Stever Car Oiler Machine Shops
at Owosso are completed, the machinery
placed, and work has begun. This is en-
extensive plant, and is q great addition to
Owossos already numerous list of manu-.
featuring enterprises. Oil will be used
for fuel
-Marlette has man without arms or
legs.
John Jackson fell dead in Pinckney.
He was one Of the oldest pioneers Of that
place and was highly respected.
The Toledo and Ann Arbor machine
shops at Owosso have begun work. The
company is rebuilding six engines.
"A large amount of money has already
been pledged by members of the Ishpem-
I ing Snow Shoe Club for the erection of q
new club house. From the way that the
call for funds is being responded to, there
will be no difficulty in getting enough
money to build one of the finest club
houses in the Northwest-that is, one of
the finest snow shoe club houses.
Horizons Bay claims the champion
shingle sawyer of the State. The sawyer
in Hanson & Stroud's mill cut $3.50 in
eight and half hours with O Perkins
hand machine.
"A steam tricycle. has been invented by
q Sturgis man.
Good onions are being sold for twenty
cents bushel in Van Buren, County.
The Hotel Bedding, at Bedding, has
been formally opened.
"A German lodge X. o. T. NJ. has been
organized at Muskegon.
Peter Kelley, of Clare, shot young
eagle few days ago that measured feet
inches from tip to tip.
-Greenville will soon have six miles of
water mains in use.
The Clare Democrat says Eggs
that were laid away with the Egyptian
mummies thousand of years ago have
been discovered, and there are some peo-
| pie who believe that not few Of them
have found their way into the grocery
stores Of Glare this fall.
They have new bank in Laingsburg.
w. H. Hunt is cashier.
Mrs. Minnie Heveran, Of Rich, La
peer County, is mysteriously missing. and
the neighbors don't know what has become
of her unless she has gone to join her
] husband who IL now In chinann and