Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-25
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary OF the More I'm
portant Doings OF Our Neighbors--Wed-
dings and Deaths - Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
"A railroad will be built through
Houghton, Ontonagon, and Gogebic
Counties, seyenty-fve miles long, with
terminals at Houghton and Watersmeet.
The line will follow the mineral range of
copper, and will open what is practically
an undeveloped country. 1t will be built
principally by local capital.
IF. j. Simpson, for sixteen years the
marine reporter at Mackinaw City, was
drowned in the Straits.
Hall & Buell. expect to cut 20, 200. 900
feet of logs in Schoolcraft County this
winter.
Hon. James Lee, for many years q
resident of Leelanaw and Grand Traverse
Counties, died at his home in Traverse
City. Mr.. Lee served in the Legislature
for two terms and was man of honesty
and integrity. He leaves large circle of
friends.
r. l.. Specify, of Ann Arbor, has a
Spanish coin which bears date 1772 and is
of the size of our half dollar. 1t was
plowed up in the Saline Union School Dis
trict twenty-five years ago.
-Alpena people don't like it because
cattle are allowed to roam about the
streets at their own free will.
The Manchester School Board re-
ceives $l65 for foreign tuition this year.
killing dogs are making havoc
at Blissfeld and vicinity.
-Chas. Hanna and doc" Bentley,
members OF the notorious Bentley gang Of
young burglars, have been sentenced to
five years each In State Prison by Judge
Peck, at Lansing.
The Dundee gas we'll is down 1000
feet.
"A man named Peckham, living at AL
amo, was walking on the track of the
Kalamazoo and South Haven Railway
when he was struck by an engine, and had
his arm broken.
"A shaft will be sunk on some part of
the land in Emmett County, underneath
the surface of which it is supposed much
iron ore is buried. If there is any in that
section it will be found
Rev. Mr.. Radcliffe, rector of ST. Paul's
Church at Mount Forest, Ont, has ac-
cepted call to All Saints Church, at
East Saginaw.
The resi- lence, barn, and outbuildings
of ID. j. Hiscock near Ovid, burned, at n
loss o, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
-D:phtheiia is raging TO considerable
extent at Ontonagon.
Gait. Pratt, OF the Bay City militia
company, has resigned.
Miss Demos charge against the Car
rolltol schco teacher, Harry c. Lyle, has
re uited in having his certificate annulled.
Lyle failed 10 marry Miss Demo. and she
eau led his arrest for breach of promise
ol the eve of his marriage to another girl.
Then she let up, and the marriage took
place. Later, however, she made charges
of immortality against him.
Sam ntha Streeter. widow, residing
| four miles west of Jackson, has been
obbo of 81, $50 in gold. Being afraid Of
banks sie converted her earnings into gold
| and Loai d I'd it in the house. The golt
was placed in n sugar bowl. The bur.
| glars entered through the pantry window
There is on deposit in the East Sagi
nav national banks 81, 766, lG9.99.
Jackson has gas company that othei
cities would like to get. 1t sells gus fo
40 cents per 900 cubic feet on bills TO
less than 5000 cubic feet, and for 80 cents
on bills of over 5000 feet.
The Sault Ste. Marie National Banl
building is n very handsome structure
| judging from the cut OF it published b,
the SEQ" News.
| Kalamazoo is a-growin'. The livel,
city now claims population of 10000.
The County Superintendents of Poo
/
ors for an appropriation of SIG, 900 TO sup
port the poor and insane for the coming
year.
Mt. Pleasant Tribune: Brown & Lea
ton will lumber quite extensively in Deer
field, Sherman, and Denver Township
this season. They will operate five camps
aud intend to cut 5000, 900 feet of logs
I Seventy taxpayers of Marion Town
ship, 0scoola County. have signed peti
ton in favor of paying the So, 900 railroa'
bonds.
The general store OF Finnegan Bros
at Gladstone, burned. Loss, IS, 900; in
surance, $4,000.
The Bay City shingle making firm
who employed girls as shingle packers
have had as much trouble with the girl
as they could have had with the most oh
durate of men. The latest freak on tn
part OF the girls, who were making iron
$1.4O to $l.68 per day. was TO strike, AM
they struck out the irst crack Boys will
take their places.
j. G. Healey, foreman for @. NJ. Hill
reports that eighteen logs sixteen feet i
length were cut from one tree at his cam
recently in Gladwin County.
"A farmer named Turner, living nea
Daggett, lost one Of his best shoats o
four consecutive nights by u bear. o
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