Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-06-20

EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary of the More Im-
portant Doings OF Our Nelghbors-wed-
dings and Deaths = Crimes Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The engine house in the Salisbury
mine, at Ishpeming, has beoa destroyed
by fire. Loss about $35.0O0.
AT recent meeting Of tho directors
of the we'll known religions resort, Simp-
son Park, held at Romeo last week, the
late of the annual camp meeting was
voted for August 6 to II, inclusive. Simp-
son Park Association is Methodist or
sanization located one and a half miles
northwest of Romeo.
Mrs. Lucinda Reid, living near Ro-
-pleo, Macomb County, who was seriously
shot in the intestinel by the accidental
explosion of n revolver few weeks ago,
has fully recovered her usual health.
This is the second case on record in the
State. DR.. Grecnshields, the attending
physician, gave the particulars of his op-
GRAFTON to the members of the State
Medical Association at their recent meet
ing held Mt Kalamazoo. 1t WAS listened 10
with deep interest by every medical man
present.
AT a special election in Ishreming
here was l5l majority for issuing bonds
for $35, 900 to procure water from Lake
Sally.
Bay City's cash contributions to the
food sufferers reach $l,4CO.
John b. Molony, of Detroit, has
secured an option on the plants of the
Bay City and West Bay City Brewing
Companies, in the interest of the Eastern
syndicate.
The work of rebuilding with brick
tho business block destroyed by fire at
Kalkaska, in March last, has commenced.
Prof. G.. r. Cation has been re-en-
gagged as principal of the Kalkaska
schools. This is his fifth yea.
One hundred and fifty delegates at
tended the State Convention of the Ger
man Workingmen's Society at Ionia. c..
G.. Brennan, of Saginaw, presided. The
Presidents report presented shows n
membership at last report of 6,ll9; new
members, 57l; withdrawn, 81; expelled,
l69; died, "; present membership, 6,395;
net increase of membership, PIG: Treas
nrer Ihling's r,port shows receipts of
-, &c of 2QA :
iI6.4S with balance on hand of 81, =
T23. 10, a duo from local DO lies, $4,000.
Next years convention will be held at
Ludington.
The State Hotel Keepers Associa-
ton mot at Detroit last week, aud in
dulged in good deil of general hotel
discussion.
Lilly Cook, aged SO years, and resi-
dent of Saginaw County for nearly fifty
ye RS, died at East Saginaw LAST week.
John Drahner, an Oakland County
pioneer, died suddenly at Oxford few
lays ago.
Fire at Ishpemins, gutted the Mickey
Block, occupied by stores and Offices
causing loss of $4,000; fully covered
by insurance.
The Michigan Salt Association has
reduced tho price of salt to So cents pei
barrel in order 10 force opponents TO th'
proro el salt union into it. When il
March last annual contracts were made
| by the association twenty-three manu-
featuring firms in the State refused t.
continue their membership, and hav,
since been manufacturing and selling nj
the rates obtained by the association. II
is to punish these offenders the presen
cut was made.
The re son assigned by the Senat
for repeating the divorce law, says let
ter from Lansing, was that the great ma
jority OF divorces granted in Michigan
were really on account Of incompatible
ity, and the power given Judges to for
bid them from remarrying within tw'
years was liable to prove hardship I,
many men and women gu lty of no of
fense, and who might le much happic
by o second m lrriage.
General Alger being asked by De
troit reporter the meaning of the report
which have recently appeared in print t
the effect that he had announced his can
di lacy for President in 1892, replied a
follows
There is no truth whatever in tho story
have received numerous cuttings from the newl
papers In which have been male to say wa
n candidate aud great deal more of rubbish {
similar nature. 1 believe denied the matte
to local newspaper ! am liable to err !
kind, but thas am consummate mss l deny
man who nc. ually desired the great oftc
OF President of the United Sta.es-a positio
| I would rather hold than to be lifelong Cza
OF all the Russias would prove himself an as
IL he were TO do what some gentlemen OF Tn
| press have laid at my doors. have never saiC
written, or hinted any words which could b
| construed ds meaning anything OF the kint
| From political standpoint IL woul l be mad
ness, and would or ought TO ruin the chances
the person who was so indiscreet. You are
liberty TO say in my behalf that the report is Ell
tircly false.
AT Bay City. the 4-year-old SON of
McPhail was run over by an omnibus an
fatally injured.
Miss Eva Cusick, of Leroy, only !
years old, has become an evangelist G
the Free Methodist Church, and sh
pictures the fate Of the wicked with a
bold hand as ever Jonathan Edward
boasted.
Detroit Free Press: The prospect