Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-06

Hon. H. w. Seymour, chairman OF
the committee appointed by the Water
Ways Convention to look after legisla-
tion affecting the great lakes, has settled
down at Washington and will keep his
eye peeled.
The monthly report of the Agricul-
tural Dep artment indicates that Michi-
gan's wheat is in pretty bad shape. In
many counties the grain has but just
sprouted, and in other sections the ap-
pearance is spotted and unsatisfactory.
The midge is at work in Antrim County.
Over $50 delegates we're in attendance
at the annual meeting Of the Grand Lodge
OF Michigan Masons, at the State
capital. In his annual address Grand
Worthy Master w. /. Babcock, of Niles.
.a-th-A tas.-s--.s.a .ao~, ssa lodgss and
over $4,000 Masons in Michigan. Three
lodges had been organized during the
year and fifteen lodges had dedicated
new halls. The Grand Master had rem
dered over seventy decisions, embracing
nearly every feature of Masonic law, and
had engaged j. w. McGrath, of Detroit,
to prepare digest of Michigan Masonic
decisions down to date. The Grand
Treasurer reported that the jurisdiction is
in excellent financial condition. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Grand Master John s. Cross, OF Bangor Dep
uty Grand Master, John Q. Look, of Lowell ;
Grand Senior Warden, VIM. ii. Sanford, OF De
troit; Grand Junior Warden, George u. Dow
ling OF Montague; Grand Treasurer, H. Shaw
Noble. of Monroe; Grand Secretary, VIM. p.
Innis, OF Grand Rapids; Grand Visitor and
Chaplain, the Rev. Garrett f. Peters, of Detroit ;
Grand Senior Deacon; J. Boyd Thomas, of Ed
wardsburg; Grand Junior Deacon, VIM. s. Lin
ton, of East Saginaw; Grand Marshal, George
w. Young of Kalamazoo; Grand Tyler, Alex
ander McGregor, of Detroit.
The washtenaw Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company has recognized and re-
ceived an extension of its charter for
thirty years. 1t takes occasion 10 do a
little Growing over the other county in
surance companies in Michigan by ex-
hibiting its financial statement. The
total pay of all the officers and agents
amounted to Sl,O96 for the year. The
Office rent took but S53, and the other
incidental expenses we're but Sl37. The
net increase in the capital stock for the
year ws $S5,0l5. The membership of
the company is now 2,4l3, an increase of
81 during the past year, and the amount
of risks is $4,SO3,775
The Marquette Mining journal pub
| 1;gk fha f.rn ~ gl svO mi
by lake and rail from the iron mines OF
Lake Superior during 1889, from VIII ch
il appears that the output of ore was
1922, 7o4 gross tons. this being 2,257, $40
tons in excess of the output for 1888.
The output of the mines of the different
ranges is as follows: Marquette Range,
1854 ,Sl7 tons; Gogebic, 2,0l6, ,391: Me-
nominee, l,796, 764; Vermilion, si4, 763.
The total shipments during 1889 we're
heavier than ever before, but they did not
ments by water, this being partly due to
the slick demand for ore for the first six
months of the year. and largely to the
satisfactory rates on ore by lake that pre-
vailed during the shipping season. The
mines are now being wrought more ex-
tensively than during any previous winter
season, and shipments will begin in the
spring from unusually large stock piles.
The estima ated output for 1890 is {, 200, 900
tons, and even that enormous quantity
may be exceeded if the demand for ore
continues as strong as now appears prob
able.
-Cadillac's high school building has
been destroyed by fire. Most of the
books, maps, desks, ETC., were saved, but
the loss will figure close to $4,000; in
sured for $4,000.
Soon after Representative James A.
Randall's boulevard bill passed the Legis.
lature, last winter, the Detroit EueninO
Netcs published an article attacking Mr.
Randalrs Legislative methods, and in an
illustration depicted him as towering
aloft from pedestal of champagne bot
ties, and clutching in his right hand q
bag marked Doodle" Mr.. Randalrs re-
tort came in the shape of libel suit
against the paper. The Necs entered 9
demurrer 10 Representative Randnll's
decl ration, and the court below sus-
tanned it. The Supreme Court, however,
sets the demurrer aside, and the New,
must now answer to the declaration. ant
stand trial. The court holds that only
one inference cln be drawn from the ar
ticle and illustration, and that is tha
Randall came to the Legislature to serve
private ends through the influence o
bribery and corruption, and, unless thi
condition Of things is proven to hav'
been true, the article is manifestly libel
Gus.
A cheese factory is to be opened a
Williamson, Ingham County.
There is large quantity of the bes
FIRE clay near Williamson. A compan.
is now being organized to utilize tn
clay in the manufacture of tile an,
brick. ~
After investigating the charges pre-
ferred against Aid. Lightfoot and lei
rath, of Gladwin, for neglect of oficia
duties, Gov. Luce has bounced Lightfoot
but gives Zeirath another chance.
} "A bill 10 establish light station q
Gladstone, Delta County, has passe'
Congress.
The law of 1885, providing for tn