Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-01
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.


and General News Notes.
The saginaws are to have an electric
street railway.
August O. Gabist, German farmer
of North Bradley, has written to Commits
sioner Stevenson, of New York, stating
that he will give the Commissioner 800 IL
the latter would procure him wife from
the old country.
James Gibson and James Connors,
indicted for robbing the postofices at
Negaunee and Calumet, escaped from Jail
at Marquette while being served with
breakfast by the turnkey.
"A new bridge is to be built over Ma
pie River at Muir. to cost $4,000.
Gov. Fifer, of Illinois, assisted by
several members of his staff, is at Elk
Rapids, catching black bass.
Sheriff Metivier, of st. Ignace, who is
being investigated By order of the Gov
ernor, says he was -drugged.
Said that Mrs. r. III. Marsh will be
made postmaster Of Saline. She is one
Of nine applicants.
-Forepaugh refused to honor orders
for tickets which had been given to the
Ishpeming business men in payment for
certain advertising privileges.
ID. B. Phillips, of Maple Rapids, who
has been known far and wide as wrestler,
was recently found dead in his room.
Asthma and heart disease had afflicted
him for some time.
-L'Anse is to have town hall built
after plans drawn by Mr. Charlton,
Marquette architect.
Charles G. Guptic, an English car
penter, was found dead in bed at Reed
City, John Barleycorn had been too
much for him.
Capt. Ben Strauss, of Detour, was
drowned at that place o few days ago
while trying to save a boy. Another man
went to the rescue and saved the lad.
An Escanaba man, saloonkeeper
with "inflooence, has been arrested for
allowing gaming to be done in his gilded
place of business. Joseph j. Monahan,
of the Bodega, is the man, and as he
promises to prosecute seventeen other
beer -jerkers il the case is pressed much
pressure is being brought to have it
dropped.
Detroit Journal: Ontonagon has
Jail that self-respecting hog wouldn't
occupy as pen, rent free.
-Militiaously inclined young men at
Sault Ste. Marie will form a military
company.
Monroe Democrat: Peter Miller, of
Raisinville, reports that during last fall
he hauled his corn stalks from the field
and stacked them near his barn. During
the process Of stacking one of his hens
became buried beneath the stalks. The
stack was not opened until the latter part
of April-a period of seven months
when, to the surprise of Mr.. Miller, the
hen flew out and commenced to renew
her acquaintance with her former asso-
ciates.
philadelphia Times: DR.. Charles B.
Nancrede, who has just been elected pro-
fessor of surgery in the medical depart
ment of tho University of Michigan, at
Ann Arbor, was graduated in medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania in 1869,
Is one of the surgeons to the Episcopal
Hospital, and is professor of surgery ut
the Polytechnic. He is a we'll educated
and successful surgeon, q good operator
and good teacher, and was one of those
| 4 r. Al 20 Aha 1ofa
, fessor Gross at Jefferson College.
Detroit Journal Editor Woodruff
came back from the Press Association to
:, find that the Office Of the Cadillac Demo
] crat had been cramped upon by mort
] gage. However, he produced first
mortgage hold by his father in-law, got
!, the affair settled up and eventually set
the wheels going round again, and all is
I we'll; but the paper looks as If it had
been struck by lightning.
in the United States Court at Mar
q quette Michael Sweig was fined 1925 for
I trespass upon government timber lands.
J and A. b. Cameron was fined $2,C0s.75
for O similar offense.
!, Lewis CASTOR, while working In q
!. sewer at Cadillac, was caught by cave
/ in. He was down about twelve feet, and
{ caught between the timbers. His head
y just went through space between the
!. boards, and by this his life was saved. II
took some time TO dig him out, apparent
ly not badly injured.
John Fisher, of Saginaw County, lost
3 by death thoroughbred stallion lately
u purchased in Illinois for $500.
/. j. H. Murdough, of Croswell, Sani-
llc County, has just shipped 47,OOC
pounds of cheese va Montreal 10 Lon
+ don, England.
y -Ephraim Baldwin, one of Monroc
. Countys pioneers, is dead. He opened {
> school in Monroe in ls49, and Will,
n teaching read law with David A. Noble
He was prominent in the county as ar
r educator, attorney and civil engineer fo
nearly fifty years.
u Fitzgerald & Co., of Lincoln, Neb.
get the contract for building the 75-mil'
extension of the Chicago and Wes
Michigan Railroad from Baldwin t.
't Traverse City for about S23O,OOO. Thi
:. includes grading, grubbing and track