Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-12

and it has been approved by Secretary
Noble. Following sre the divisions made
In Michigan: "
Jackson, Lenawes, Monroe, Washtenaw, and
Wayne Counties.
Second District-Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Ma
comb Oakland, ta3inaw' ST. Clair, sanilac ana
Third District-Clinton, Eaton Gratiot Ing
ham, Ionin, Isabella. Livingston. Mecosta. Mid
land, Montcalm, aud ShiawRssee Counties
Fourth District-Allegan, Barry, Berrien,
Cass, Kalamazoo, Kent Muskogon, Newaygo
Oceana, Ottawa, st. Joseph, and Van Buren,
Fifth District--Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Are
nae, Bay Benzie, Charlovoix Cheboygan, Glare,
Crawford Emmett Gladwin, Grand Traverse,
Iosco, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelnnaw, Manisteo,
Mason, Missaukee Montmorency, Ogemaw, Os-
ceolRs Oscoda, 0tsego, Pressure Isle, Roscom-
mon, aud Wexford Counties.
sixth District-AIger, Baraga Chippewa, Del
Ia, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Isle Royale, Ke-
weenaw, Luce, Mackinac Manitou, Marquette
Menominee cntonagon, and Schoolcraft Coun-
ties.
Owing to the low water, 500 River
pilots have reaped harvest this year.
All Saints Episcopal Church, at
East Saginaw, was sold last week to w.
o. Atwood, a well-known wealthy col
ored man, for So, $40, to satisfy mort
gage.
A clothes-pin factory that has been
in operation near Mason is to be removed
to Shepherd, Isabella County. 1t will
employ fifteen persons and make 100
boxes of clothes-pins per day.
: The product of the Calumet & Hecla
mines for November was 3,266 tons IL
pounds m
During the past year 33 men have
been killed in the mines of Marquette
County. There are AZ iron mines in that
county, gold mines and quarEies, en-
ploying 10,O47 men.
An Isabella County church society
advertised a 25-cent oyster supper and
then charged the guests so cents each.
whereupon kick was started that has
almost shaken the bell out of the steeple.
The Rev. DR.. CHARLES Reilly, Ire IS
urer of the National League in America,
and Col. John Atkinson, Detroit lawyer
and Irish patriot, arrived in Detroit a
few days ago, after an extended visit in
England and Ireland. Father Reilly
went to carry over $40, 900 for the home
rule cause. The Cronin trial has made
no impression abroad, said Col. Atkin-
son, "and the whole affair is regarded as
mere local quarrel. Col. Atkinson tells
an amusing experience with British de-
tectives. He and Father Reilly were fol-
| lowed from the time they landed, until,
tired of the espionage, he one day bearded
the lion in his den by visiting Scotland
Yard and demanding to know the reason.
He'was told IL was because of the publi-
cations concerning the purpose of their
visit in American newspapers, but after
that he.was no longer molested.
Some folks in Clinton County are
making fuss just because the coffin con-
tanning the body of dead woman was
stood upon end until they could find time
to bury her.
-Washtenaw County boys have col
lec!ed the bounty on IL 1851 sparrows, one
boy getting Ply for 1871.
The shingle mill of Dawson &
Reynolds, at Alpena, cut this season
100000 shingles.
Will f. Montgomery, editor of the
Manistique Sunday Sun, a well-known
and capable journalist, was taken sick
from overwork some weeks ago. and
shortly afterward became insane. He
was last week taken to the Northern Asy-
lum at Grand Traverse, having become
very violent.
During q recent gale at Alpena, a
large number of whitefsh and perch we're
cast upon the shore. One settler gath
cred asleigh-load of the fish.
About two months ago Mrs. Ed Wes-
sells of Frost, Glare County, moved to
Tennessee. She took her dog with her,
but lost it in Cincinnati. A few days ago
the dog made its appearance at the old
home in Frost, agood bit the worse for
wear, but happy to get home. How did
the dog find its way back2
Sleigh bells are now worn by most of
the central andnorthern Michigan horses.
The hog cholera at Bay City has boen
stamped out by exterminating the hogs.
Marquette, through the Mining Jour
nal, says: Taxes are light in Marquette.
With a water system already yielding q
revenue, and an electric light plant that
will soon turn the dollars into the city
till, taxes are IN fair way to be almost
entirely wiped out. Let it be published
abroad all over the earth that Marquette
is prepared TO offer every inducement
to any industrial enterprise that may be
casting about for location. Better ia
cilities cannot be found elsewhere.
The following corporations have fled
articles of association with the Secretary
of State: Detroit Beef Company, $25, 900;
Howell Buggy Boat Company, 1000;
Ball, Barnhart, Putnam Co., of Grand
Rapids, $s5,0O0; Pennington Manufac-
turing Company, of Pennington, 500, 900;
Standard Illuminating Company, of De-
troit, 100000; Water Lily "Koller and
Kuff" company, of Detroit, $4,000; De-
troit Breweries Qimited), $4,000; Com
mercial Bank of st. Louis, $25, 900;
Street Railway Company of Ludington,
$25, 200.
-Ishpeming is growing SO rapidly that