Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-03
STATE ITEMS.

Menominee Counties to explore for gold
in the Feleh Motintain district in the. Up
per Penirssala. ~ 4
-Grsoe Warden N. s. Pennock has
been circulating a petition to the Legisla-
tErs. asking that body to provide for the
paying Of State bounty on wolves
in this pcninsula. says the L'Anse
SentiaeI.' lThs petition is we'll filed with
names, and WIN, when handed in, doubt
less show that the sentiment of this vicin-
ity is unanimous on this subject. 4. ~
There is more electricity IN Mrnomi-
nee, says Manager Amsler. than in any
other city of its size in the United States.
There are fourteen dynamos in operation,
and there are many cities OF twice the size
that can't show mp that number.", tET
James Morn. at Sterling, manufac-
tured 5000, 900 feet of lumber and 200, 900
shingles the past season. -.---a.a--.,.ss.
In the case of George Thompson, triod
In the Isabella Circuit Court for the mur-
der of Albert Harrington, the jury rem
dered verdict of manslaughter,
The waterworks reservoir at Adrian Is
used as skating park by the young peo-
pie of that city. There are but few places
in this country where that sort of thing is
permitted.
--Leaton a Upton have manufactured
at Mt. Pleasant 1000, ,00e feet Of lumber
and 1000, 900 shingles.
up TO date ITO marriage licenses have
been issued in Isabella County since the
law went into effect,
The Merrill Sentinel claims that that
village is located in tho midst of q perfect
para lise for sportsmen.
"A yeung man living at +. p, Plow-
mans, in Shepherd Township, Isabella
County, was cleaning gun few days ago
preparatory to o rabbit hunt, and in load
ing the gun he was unable to get the load
down as for as necessary, aud discharged
the contents thus far loaded, intending af-
terward to reload ii. The gun burst, how
ever, and the young man now carries his
left hand in sling.
Robert Gaige, Of Jackson, who is
working q mine nelr Alb on, states that the
coal being tlken out there is of better
quality than that which came from the
Standard Mine near Jackson. side
track Is now being laid by the Lake Shore
Railroad Company to his mine, and he ex-
poets in about two weeks TO commence
taking out coal at the rate of four carloads
per day.
AT Gladwyn, Dyer Brothers manu-
factured the past season 10000, 900
shingles,
IL. H. Kirk, of Gladwyn, manufac-
tured 100000 feet of lumber the past
season.
Robert Purcell will be ninety years old
next May, should he live until that time.
The other evening he visited Brady Lodge
No 2Os, A. F. q A. NJ, it being the seth
anniversary of his initiation into the order
of Ancient Free Masonry. Mr.. Purcell is
undoubtedly the oldest Mason now living
in the State. VicksbGr0 Commercial If
4 this is tue Mr.. Purcell was only three
4 years and six months old when he was in
itiated.
w. +. Gordon caught a sixty-fve-
pound beaver in q trap near Hillman, In
Montmorenci County, He was caught in
the same trap about q week before and goi
clear minus one foot, but he finally became
Mr.. Gordon's victim.
The body Of Duncan Carmichael, ex-
humed recently, owing to the fear Of rela.
tives that he IN ght have been buried alive
has been reinterred. Carmichael died in
! Comstock, and it was noticed that his face
wore life like expression. He was
buried two days later but the body wal
exhumed next day and efforts made to re-
suscitate him. The work was continued
by the phys clans for many hours without
success, the face still retaining its health.
color. The doctors persisted in pronounc
ing the man dead, and their theory wal
proved correct when modification com
menced. Then the relatives consented t
, final burial. M
Gen. Alger will give away abou
$40, 900 to the poor of Detroit this winter
: He will also provide full suit of clothin
for each of 500 newsboys.
!. Amos d. Allen, for ffty-six years
! resident of Kalamazoo County, droppe
dead recently. He had filed many impor
tant public positions.
The Capital FIGURING Mills, at Lam
sing, burned at n loss of $50, 600; par
TALLY insured.
&C. G.. Fowler recently purchased ft
: teen head of registered shor-hom stoc
'frpm the John More firm. and has take
. them to Fowler Bros fam in Marion
d The herd includes Aylesbury Second, on
of the finest animals in that section.
g Robert p. Barbour, of Detroit, for
: merly Grand Master Of the Michiga
Lodge of Masons, dropped dead in Wash
inton, where he was clerk in the Secon
Auditors Office.
: AT Lansing sewor-gas made two ladi'
and several children worry sick and kille
e four canary birds. ~
II George w. Townsend aged 20, W.
's found dead In his | cd at Luther, havir
> taken his pocket-knife and cut veins in h
arms, after placing . pan on the bed
70 catch the blood. He left wife and thrs