Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-20
NUMBEI

William Murray, alias Wilson, under
arrest in Milwaukee for stealing $3.50 worth
of diamonds from Elkins Il Co. jewelry
store in Detroit, is wanted in Detroit, and
detectives will be in waiting when Wis
consin officials are through with him. He
is supposed to be the man who stole 81, 900
worth of diamonds from Burt & Hurlburt's
jewelry house in Detroit some three months
ago. The man supposed to be Murray en-
tered the store one day at the noon hour.
Both members of the firm were out at
lunch, and younger brother of Mr.. Hurl-
burt was in charge. The man had been in
the store several timos during the preced-
ing month and had bought some small bills
of goods. During these visits it is pre-
sumed that he familiarized himself with
the safes where the diamonds wore kept.
On a pretext that he wanted to see some
samples in another end of the store he got
the young man to leave the safes, which
were open, unguarded. This was an op-
portunity to take the diamonds. They
were not missed until late in the afternoon.
Murray is veteran diamond thief and has
served time in various prisons, his last term
being in Joliet, ILL.,, for $40, 900 robbery.
"A Reed City shoemaker has just fin
ished pair of No. Is boots for an Osceola
County farmer.
DIR. Hunter, of jackson, has some cot
ton plants in blossom in his private garden
Frank Wilson, of Blackman, jackson
County, carried off $257 in premiums on
hogs and sheep at the Toledo Tri-Sta
Fair.
The Chaplin Mine, in Menominee
County, which discharged 400 men four
months ago, is looking for miners. Mines
on the Gogebic range also need 500 or 600
men. Most of the discharged mon went
to Montana and California, and miners are
difficult to find. All of the larger mines
are short handed.
"A heavy white frost prevailed in many
portions of the south part of the State re-
Gently. In some spots near jackson it is
stated that frost killed all the growing buck
wheat and cut the corn badly, while farmers
from other parts of jackson County say
that no damage was done.
The Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern Railway is about to build a new depot
at Hudson.
During the past twenty years over
1000, 100000 feet of logs have passed
through the Menominee River Boom Com
pany's works at Menominee-enough, it is
figured, to make two-inch plank road,
sixteen feet wide. around the world.
There met at Mrs. Rev. Lambs, at
Ypsilanti, three sisters, whose combined
ages were over 229 years, they being respect
lively 81, II and 65 years old, the only sur
viving children of Jeduthan Eaton, who
emigrated to the State in 1889. The sis
ters walked from Mrs. Lambs to the photo
graph gallery, up a long fight of stairs,
and had their pictures taken in group.
Dundee is under way on the gas search
Bay City is overrun with sneak thieves
The Harbor Springs wooden tooth
pick factory makes l,S0O, 100000 picks q
year.
j. George frost, of the Bay City Vola-
puk Club, has received letters from Mon
sieur de Maynor, of ST. Petersburg, RUSSIA,
Signor Cesare Fedeschi, professor of math-
ematics, Count di Mala, of Naples, Italy,
and DIR. r. Mehmke, of Darmstadt, Ger
many.
No move has been taken by tho govern
ment to choose site for the public build
ing which will be built at Bay City. Three
blocks appear to be in favor of the general
public as appropriate places for the locat on
of the building, and it is probable that one
OF the three will be secured.
This years yield of peaches will be
the largest ever known in the State. The
varieties are fully ten days later than
usual, but Chicago will be deluged with
peaches in about ono week. The trees
are weighted even 10 breaking down.
"Shy bearers" and trees old enough to
vote will trot out loaded. Prices will be
way down. The early Crawfords promise
an enormous yield, and the peach grow
ers are grumbling at the prospect of low
prices.
The Midland County Fair has closed.
The display of stock was very good, es-
pecially in the horse department. The
exhibit of vegetables, fruit and grain, al
though limited in amount was of an ex-
ceedingly fine quality.
Smith Bros, of Bay City, are moving
their outfit to the Taqunmenon River in
the Upper Peninsula, where they have O
large amount of timber. They will put
in 100000 feet from that section this
winter.
Fire in the River Park Hotel at Wyan-
dotte damaged the building almost $40, 900
worth. Fully insured, The summer sea-
son being nearly over, there were only
two guests in the house OF the time.
--Pinconning has voted to bond the vii
lago for water works.
| Notwithstanding its name, the water
hasn't been so low before in years as il
now is in the Raisin River.
One thing that Armada does not pos
sess is vacant house.
Another paper is talked of in Manis-
tique.
The Alpena pulp works are in opera
/ tion dav and nioht. Two craws ara am.