Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-14
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
LATELY OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary of tho More I'm
portant Doings of Our Neighbors-Wed-
dinRs and Deaths = Grimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
Large quantities Of fish are caught in
Long Lake. citizen counted one day
ll5 persons engaged in fishing at the lake.
He estimated that each fisherman had an
average of fifty fish. This will show what
destructive work is going on in that inland
lake. The mode of fishing consists In
cutting a hole in the ice and fishing with a
hook and line. WhiN it is lawful, yet it
is discouraging to those enterpiising citi-
zens who have been to large expense to
keep the lake stocked with fish.
Henry Bolton planted the last of the
newly Matched trout in Long Lake on the
lst. The plant contained about 10000
trout. The trout are about an inch long
and very lively. It makes considerably
over 100, 900 trout placed in that inland
lake this winter.
"A few hundred cords of tan-bark
have been got out at Alpena for shipment.
Wilson Stroud died at his home in
Waterford, Oakland County, on the 4th
of March, Of pneumonia. He was about
65 years old and had lived in Oakland
County for several years.
"A camp team and teamster got stnck
in about twenty feet deep of snow drift
near August Elowski's place, in Presque
Isle County. 1t took six men and four
boys eight hours to dig the m out. The
man and team, under the care of Mrs.
Hardies, recovered from the terrible chill
ing which they received.
Next season Escanaba should have
boating club, military company, base
ball club and the Salvation Army, ex-
claims the Mirror. We must progress
and be city. No man can be Mayor who
does 20. favor the above Improvements.
The French Manufacturing Company
now have $500, 900 feet of logs on their
banking grounds in Ogemaw County. 1t
is their intention to have a dam capable of
holding seven feet of water.
The railroad handling the largest
quantity of logs per year is none other
than the Detroit, Bay City & Alrenn, al
though it is generally understood that the
Mackinaw Division of the Michigan Cen
tral is entitled 10 that honor. The De-
troit, Bay City & Alpena, in the year 1887,
hauled over its main line and branches a
total of S,5l6, 46l feet. Last year it
hauled early the slme quantity 2ll, 292,-
538 feet.
Tho barge Light Guard, which was
rebuilt at Alpena this winter, has rev
deck and deck beams, two streaks of
planks, double bulwarks, aud new timbers
were needed.
-Alpenl log-camp notes: E. X. Pot
ter & Sons, in three camps, have logs
banked as follows: Busbys camp,
Crooked Lake, $500, 600 feet; divers
camp, Main River, $500, 900 feet; railroad
camp, s, ZOO, 900 feet. McCallum, at Grand
Lake, has 1000, 900 feet banked. Byron,
on Brush Creek, has broken camp and
banked 5000, 900 feet, and built two driy-
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has 81, 900 pieces banked A. j. Widner
on Swan River, has 500, 900 feet banked
Twenty-Five small log camps have 4, 1885,
coo feet of logs banked.
w. l.. & II. d. Churchill, of Alpena
are interes led in the Morley failure to tht
amount of $l2, ,OOO; Fletcher, Pack & Co.
Ss, 200; and J. MIllen, of Black River, AL
co County. $l,5OO.
Representatives of the English syn
dicate we're in Detroit for seve al weeks
but made little progress toward buying NJ
the Detroit breweries. The deal will
Michael Martz for the Detroit Brewing
Companys pl mt is off because an agree
ment on terms could not be reached
There is also doubt of bargain with tn
Strohs, as one of the firm is not anxiou
TO sell out. e. w. Voigt says that h
will sell if he get' his price, and it look
as if he wol I'D.
A passenger coach filled with boy
and girls from the New York Juvenil
Asylum passed through this State, boun
for Illinois, where they will be distribute
among the farmers of that State.
An effort Is being made at Bay Cit
to reunite the Union Labor party for th
spring election For this purpose meet
ings are being held.
"A man working for the bridge con
tractor at Bay City was struck by bloc
: from the pile driver, knocked insensibl,
! and seriously injured. Blood flowed fror
his ears and eyes.
"A short tine ago Conrad ReinharC
Of Frenchtown, found q quee. freak {
nature among litter of young pigs. On
OF them had two tongues. two rows {
teeth on eich jaw, and FIVE legs. I'll
morstrosity has since died.
AT last Pontiac is to have a hook an
ladder outfit. 1t has been needed bad
for the past ten years. and will greatly il
crease the efficiency Of the fire depart
: ment. The outfit will be furnished by NJ
Seagrave Of Detroit In part paymei
Mr.. s. takes one Of the old steamers {
allows the city sixty days in which to Sc
it and pay cash for the hook and ladd'
truck. The apparatus will be forthcon
ing within sixty days.
WIN Willis and Fred Meidlein,
Saginaw, who make business of fishir
in CbebOygan Creek, occasionally scatte
ING near the seat of operations the surpl,