Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-07

bones were broken, but he was hurt in
ternally, and fears are entertained that he
will not recover. Nskttf AsfAfA|
Wright Godfrey is an engineer on the
Mackinaw division of the Michigan Cen
trail Railroad. He has been On engineer
for over Thirty one years, and the other
day was the first time in that number of
years that he did not have TO use the
heater to keep the water warm under the
tank in the month of January.
The history" editor oe the L'Anse
Sentinel perpetrates the following in the
issue of January 2s: "Our weather re-
porter comes in just as wo go to press Ie-
porting having found robin building its
nest on a telegraph pole in front of tho ef-
fee, and also says he saw man hiving
swarm of bees. He has gone down back
of the ore dock now to gather some pond
lilies. What's the matter with LAnse for
winter resort?
driving on the. water-power canal
at Sault Ste Marie is progressing favor
slow headway. The Sault Ste. Marie
Neics says: About 100 men are Low en-
gagged, oil told, on the work. In the spring
it is said that the canal will be lined with
men from one end to the other, and the
work pushed rapidly to completion. By
the next pay day. which occurs in short
time, $4,000 will have been thus far OK
pended on the canal"
Besides tho $50, 900 cash AMI S45, 600
freightage q year, net, which Elk Rapids
would give railroad, the business to be
expected fiom the island lakes would be
considerable. There are ninety miles of
rivers and lakes which are navigable to
small crafts, and the shores are now dot
ted with clealings and small towns. The
Progress would like to rec both towns
and clearings larger, and this condition of
affairs would ensue if road should touch
Elk Rapids, as one is likely TO do before
another year.
Quite large number of citizens of
Merrill met to take into consideration the
The subject was discussed pro and con,
when it was moved and supported that we
deem it advisable to incorporate tho vii
lage of Merrill, which motion was carried
by large majority.
The channel leading to the Kawkawlin
River, at Gladwin, is filing up rapidly
with sand, which will greatly retard the
work of the boom company. There are
about lO. .O0O, 900 feet of logs hung up in
the river as result of an obstruction of
this kind last season.
There is trouble in the ranks of tho
Grand Army of the Republic at Detroit,
and what threatens to be a serious split is
imminent. Both factions are decided and
thoroughly in earnest over the matter and
sort of armed peace now prevails. The
entire trouble grew out of an attempt OF
some of the members to introduce beer on
oil festive occasions and even have it on
tap in ante-room convenient to the post
rooms. The temperance faction objected
and now threatens to leave if the beer
policy is maintained Either beer goes
or we do" is the war-cry of that faction,
and the other side retorts that it will go if
the beer goes The trouble started in
Fairbanks Post and is spreading through
the other posts. %"
In q small one-story log house, sit
uated about seven miles from Lansing, in
Delhi Township, Christian Stochal has
lived for about five years. The family
comprised Stochal, his wife, son, and
granddaughter named Minnie Foltz. The
son had been away from home a few days
on visit with Lansing friends. Recent
ly the old gentleman sold some cattle
and realized $l35 on the sale. This fact,
and the s9pposit!on that more money was
in the house, is the alleged cause of an
almost triple murder. Within few
miles of the Stochal home August Tonic
has lived for some time. Tonto borrowed
repeating shotgun, loaded it aud visited
the Stochals. He left about 6 o'clock
p. m, but returned Between and 8
o'clock, and approaching ore of the win
dows fired four shots. The first two
killed Mrs. Stochal, the third dangerously
wounded the granddaughter and the
fourth wounded the old gentleman. Dis
covering that he had no. killed or disabled
the whole family, Tonto. fled without at
tempting robbery. He purchased rail-
way ticket at Holt, small stat on near
where the murder was committed, and
escaped. A son of Stochal was arrested
on the supposition that he knows some
thing of the plans of the murderer.
-Despairing of bringing the rebellious
Poles under the leadership OF Father Ko-
lasinski lack into the fold by gentle meth
DDS, Bishop Foley has issued circular
warning them that further attendance
upon the service of the deposed priest
means accommodation. In reply to
this the supporters of Kolasinski pre-
sented the following to Bishop Foley:
AT present we announce to you, in the
name of $4,000 Polanders, supporters of
Kolasinski, that neither with you nor with
your stubbornness co we wish to have
anything TO do. We are not afraid OF any
sSSo.ssss:s.;s.. q. !caticn. Seine t;ncc asc we
sent our statement 10 Rome" This was
signed by committee.
The tall and graceful spire of the
Presbyterian Church, at Ypsilanti, which
had become defective by wind, is being