Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-26
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.


The new gas we'll at Monroe has
reached a depth of $50 feet.
: A council Of the Royal Arcanium has
been organized at Mount Pleasant.
Ruth, Huron County, Lutherans are
going to build themselves church.
"A new bank has been organized at
Saginaw with capital stock Of 100000.
A movement is being made TO establish
lodge Of the Independent Order of For
ssters at Bay City,.
Judge Severens, OF Kalamazoo, is
going to raise fifty acres Of onions near
Allegan this summer.
About 160 feet of the rsvetment built
by the Government at the Carrollton bar
has been destroyed by fire.
The Presbyterian Church of Monroe,
during the year ending April /, spent
81, l,O39.SO in benevolent work.
The salary of the Mayor, Aldermen,
and School Inspectors OF East Saginaw 10
81 for every regular session they attend.
AT the G.. A. r. amp-fre, at North
vile, the veterans cleared $50. They were
addressed by Mrs. A. N. Moffatt and some
local talent
The Detroit, Lansing and Northern
has finished laying its iron from Grand
Ledge to Lake Odessa, and will stop there
until what they have laid 80 far is bal
lasted.
The Sheep Breeders and Wool Grow
ers' annual shearing was held at Saline re-
Gently. N. A. and J. E. Wood sheared
one 4-yearling ram fleece weighing thirty
four pounds and fifteen ounces, the heavi-
est fleece in the lot. There was a large
number Of sheep shorn, many from neigh
boring towns.
There have been more cases of pneu-
monia during the past two months ut Belle
vile than there have ever been known be-
fore. Several have suddenly been taken
with this dread disease and have died from
its effects. Quite large number OF such
patients are now under treatment by the
local physicians.
The Muskegon Shingle and Lumber
company has started UP fe- Al. s4~sa-.
and is now running in full blast. They
will run daytime only this season, and ex-
pect to employ an average Of at least 100
hands. Last year they started up on the
18th Of April, gain of q few days in
favor Of this season.
Judge NJ. Mcintyre, Judge of Probate
OF Hillsdale County, has begun suit for
libel against Fred Lacore, Of Jonesville,
who charged Judge Mcintyre with mutilat-
ing the probate records for the purpose OF
inducing litigation. Lacore is q leader of
the Greenback- Labor party, and the charge
was made at political caucus in O public
speech.
1t is stated that the gubernatorial Office
is being flooded with applications for par
done. Nearly every mail brings in few
OF the plaintive missives, and they are all
put on file for the consideration of the
Governor and Pardon Board. One con-
vict, who is serving sentence for burglary,
sends 126 pages of manuscript in explana-
ton of his case.
-Petoskey having raised about $4,000
to bore for gas or oil, and having formed
q stock company for that purpose with H.
0. Kuse for President, he has secured the
necessary contractors to do the job. They
have completed the derrick and are now
boring. AS the indications are strong for
both gas and oil, the venture starts off with
good prospects Of success.
The Executive Committee OF the State
Legislative Reunion Association met at
Lansing and reported progress and re-
vised programme. They expect to make
an arrangement with the railroad COM
panies to do away with the annoyance Of
certificates TO secure reduced rates. This
will make the trip available to every lady
who wants to go to Lansing at the time Of
the reunion.
The outlook for wheat in Beleville and
vicinity is quite bright. Reports from the
country say that wheat is
looking fair, and that il the season is good
IN excellent crop can be expected from
hat part of Wayne County. Some of the
farmers have all their oat ground plowed.
Another dry season, like the two just past,
will almost entirely ruin the farmers Of
hat section Of the country.
The amount Of logs TO be driven down
he Muskegon this year will fall short
BY from 50,0OO,0 900 to 100, 900, 900 feet of
what was driven last year. The amount
iriyen this year will not exceed 500, ,OOO, 900
'eet. The increase in quantity of logs put
n this year, when there is an increase, is
lue largely to the fact that the mill owners
iave been purchasing large quantities of
lemlock timber. some Of them purchasing
IS much as 15,OOO,O0O feet each season.
I is estimated by competent parties that
here is about 800. .OOO,0 600 feet Of mer-
logs, sunken or "dead head"
ogs, at the bottom Of Muskegon River
rom Houghton Lake to Muskegon, which
ave been accumulating for years. The
iuskegon Booming Company intend TO
lace machinery in position at different
oints in the river for the purpose of haul
ng the sunken logs 10 the banks Of the
iver, and there leave them for year or
wo. or until they are dried out, and then
Oat them to Muskegon.
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Sarah Haley, an attractive young