Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-21
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.

nign old time next Fourth OF July.
Merrill, Saginaw County, is to have
an old-style Fourth of July celebration
this year.
Central Lake, Antrim County, is rent
from center to circumference over di-
yorce case.
Wheat in the southern part of the
State has headed out and the harvest
will be on within few weeks.
They know not what they do. The
st. Ignace people are trying TO get up a
brass band as permanent institution.
-Bellaire has q new grocery, and is
going to have water works, and has band
pavilion and other city" appurtenances.
Worms are reported to be destroying
the strawberry vines in various parts of
the State, and fruit growers find them q
now @nd formidable anamy -
The too abundant use of water on
lawns and the continued wetting of shaded
places is said to be injurious to health.
Kalamazoo put stop to the too free use
Of water for that reason.
The second reunion of the Michigan
Legislative Association has ended. The
association elected the following officers
President, Alpheus Felch, of Ann Arbor;
Secretary, Daniel l.. Crossman, of Viii
liamston; Treasurer, John Strong, of
Monroe. Executive Committee, l.. M.
Sellars, of Cedar Springs; ID. p. Markey,
of West Branch; j. w. Belknap, of Green
vile; Z. f. Conley, of Detroit; Cass E.
Harrington, of Pontiac.
There is within two miles of the GEN.
ter of Newaygo more unimproved water
power than is needed to turn the wheels
for laboring population of 5000, and il
doesn't include the Muskegon River either.
why can sOIneIulIIg Uo uUnU wss.1 -
the general query.
Andrew Muckle, aged 33, conductor
on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail-
way, was instantly killed near Leroy. He
was coupling cars when he slipped, and O
car passed over himl He leaves q wife
and three children.
Burt Hunt went to Ontonagon, recent
ly, with his last catch of fur, among which
he had two fine large bear skins, one OF
which he Hiot, and the other he trapped
in the vicinity of the ls-mile camp. Beal
were quite plentiful out that way last
spring, he says. The refuse heaps along
the line of the railroad where the mer
camped last fall furnished them sufficient
food.
Lumber sales are reported at East
Saginaw of 1900, 900 feet at so, $40, an(
S3s; Z, ,OOO, 900 fact at from $l4 to 81!
straight; $4,000 feet at S2S per NJ.
straight measure; 100000 feet of Upper
Peninsula stock, to be cut, at $40, $50
aud S3s, and 5000, 900 of dry, at Detoul
to Chicago parties at $l5 straight.
A wealthy resident of Worcester
Mass, named McCuller, was stopping a
hotel at Mount Clemens, with his wife
the latter Also being accompanied by I
lady friend The trio we're evidently vel
supplied with money, and the ladies
handsome jewelry attracted attention
Early one morning man entered one o
their rooms and secured 81 500 in note
and drafts. The lady accompanying Mrs
McCuller witnessed the robbery from he
adjoining ROOM but dared not scream
The thief ransacked the two rooms, bu
| overlooked the diamonds of Mrs. McCul
ler, which she had fortunately wrappe'
up in her neckwear when she retired
These consisted of a brooch, earrings
and solid diamond finger ring, the Who'll
worth several thousand dollars. All o
Mrs. Culler's rings and three gold watche
of the occupants of the rooms were Sc
cured
The State militia encampment vii
be on Mackinac Island this season, an
will also include some United State
troops. Two companies from the Twenty
third United States Infantry will leav
Fort Wayne on July g. They will pitc
their tents adjoining the camp of tn
Fourth Regiment of State troops, an
will mess themselves, the State provid
ing the tents. The regular army officer
look with great deal of satisfaction up
on the new policy of the War Departmer
which has made the innovation of detail
ing regulars to camp practice and servic
with the militia, and believe that it vii
result benefcially to all. The Fourt
Regiment will leave Detroit OH July 10.
--Whooping cough is epidemic at Shep
herd.
The Tittabawassee Boom Company
employing 500 men.
Lansing has already raise.l $l,OC
toward its Fourth Of July celebrGtio
fund.
AT Detroit, John Munchthaler, keepC
Of a candy and cigar store, shot and kille
his wife and then killed himself.
VIM. Miles, of near Shepherd, Ist
bella County, killed two bears recentl.
They weighed respectively 25O and q
pounds.
L. G.. Carpenter, Assistant Profess'
of Mathematics in the State Agricultur
College, has been offered q chair at u
State Agricultural College of Colorado,
$4,000.
Reports of farm statistics have bee
received at the State Department from Il
supervisors of 904 townships. Thel