Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-02
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LArEIv
OCCURRED.
an interesting Summary OF the Moro I'm
portant Doings OF Our NeIghbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-CrImes, Casualties.
and General News Notos.

uhgs ana Oeaths-Crlmos, CasuaItio
and General News Notes.
GEORGE MONROE a young lumberma,
! committed suicide by shooting himself
the woods near Cadillac. The father {
tne young man WAS killed at Lucas
Iittie over year ago by falling upon
circular saw, the son being a witness /
the fearful accident. Since that tim
} the latter has appeared to be melanchol
at times, and recently he visited the mil
where the accident occurred and becam
so overcome with excitement as to an
pear out OF his head. He left the mil
on dead run.
The Rev. CHARLES O'REIIIy. nasto
OF ot' Patrick's Church, Detroit, has re
signed his charge and will spend two n
three years in Europe. Charles O'RcilI,
Is native of Michigan. He was horn
something over 40 years ago not two
hours ride from Detroit, faised on 4
Washtenaw County farm, educated M
the State University, and became sue.
cesslyely a law student with Judge Chin.
man, sailor on the lakes, becoming
rich by his own exertions shortly after
attaining his majority, and was next or
uaihed In Detroit fifteen years ago pas
tor OF one OF the foremost churches OF
the city. Later he became treasurer OF
the irish National Land League.
FIRE broke out in Eddy Bros. & Co. g
lumber wharf at Bay City. The flames
spread rapidly from one dock to another,
ana before they were controlled 1000, 900
Ieet OF choice lumber had been DESTROYED.
Inc company estimates the loss at SGO,-
OOO, nearly covered by insurance.
THE report Of the Treasurer of the
soldiers Home at Lansing shows that
Tor the year ending June 80, 1889. S35.-
S15:0o was paid to the home by the GEN
eral government under acts of Congress-
providing aid to State and Territorial
homes. HE payments were made quar-
terly at the rate of 500 per annum. on
the number Of members in the home dur-
Ing each quarter. OF the amount due
Ior quarter ending June 30. 1850. 81
95O.OS was not paid until April 10, 1890.
when the deficiency in appropriation was
made good by act of Congress. For tho
year ending June 30, 1890, the amount
due was S45, 1898, of which S35, 3s2. 81 |
mas been paid, leaving 50, 960.77 still |
due. The first quarter is the only ono
which has been settled for in full.
Gov. LUCE has pardoned William
Murray, colOred, who was convicted OF
murder at Saginaw in sS1 and sentenced
Tor term of fifteen years in the Jack
son prison. Murray was travelling with
: circus company, and at Chcsaning a
lght arose between citizens and some of
Ine circus attaches, in which the village
aSrs9al .a w was : Killed Mh2 W. stt5Rcl6r the
pardon the Governor gives as follows:
His department in prison has been ex-
,ellent; he is, and has been for some
ime, 'trusty. And with some doubts
n regarded to his individual guilt, l
lave, in consideration of this and his
,ood conduct, felt justified in discharg-
ng him two years before the expiration
II his sentence"
HURON COUNTY was recently swept by
disastrous storm. The tempest passed
through a portion of country remote ,
rom any telegraph Office, the hail fall :
ng i'm clouds and covering the ground 4
our to six inches deep. The track Of
he storm covered IN area of eighteen
niles long by mile wide. Crops were t
literally beaten into the earth. Many B
armers in that section live on rented Z
arms, which aggravates their suffering,
S they cannot pay their rents. Besides /
hey have nothing to live on. Many \
1ill be in danger of starving unless i'm .
lediate help is given. The total loss in d
ati->~%~I - 100000. :
WOODS, JENKs e Co., of Cleveland. !
ave just purchased 5000. 900 feet of
lmber from the Michigan Pipe Com h
any, of Bay City. q
THE Northwestern Agricultural Fair q
t Saginaw had larger attendance and !,
lore entries than ever before. n
THE Elk Rapids paper wants to give o
ne town to any man who will build a q
abroad connecting it with some other q
)wn.
ELECTRICITY is a fixture in Bay City, n
ne local company having been forced TO 81
crease its plant by the demand for more II
ght. 81
THE Government has at last got ready
} build the Bay City Postoffice, and noti- u
ed the inhabitants of the new site that q
ley must vacate inside OF thirty days. W
THE Newberry Celery Company will -
i've another large tract OF land ready n
n planting next year, says a local "
sper. The sales Of celery this season 81
Ill moro than double those of last year, W
I'd the demand is still increasing.
CHEBoYGAN Democrat: Last Satur- n
~ evening a serious accident occurred s,
1t on the Mackipaw road. A couple G
I'd been recently married, and that el
ght crowd of boys went out thore for u
time. AS near as can be learned they y
ere quieted with reception from a a,
otgun, and now a young chap who n,
rs not with them Is in bed, the doctors er
wing located fifty shots in his body. m
g will recover.
THE number of horses In the State ",
st May, as shown by the farm statis- y,
IS just issued, was 900, ,ss3; milch cows, 10
5,675; cattle, other than milch cows, m
3,519; hogs, 45O, ,74S; sheep, 1,9os,254. X,
impaired with the statistics of a year ne
rlier there is an increase of 1892 i'm 50
@ number OF horses, and of 2,s42 In tho ~
lmber OF milch cows, and decrease of ,h
,5S6 I'm cattle other than milch cows, hs
5,25S hogs, and Of 90, 725 sheep. The DC
lmber G sheep reported sheared I'm sil
80 is 1,044, 297; pounds of wool, IL ,os3,- sa
1, an average per head OF 10 pounds. ca
the same average per head rs I'm 1880
@ wool clip of the present year amounts =; IN
11,754, s44 pounds. ~ ~
THE Bay City Trades Council will agi- hs
to for a central market and the weekly Bl
y system. or
EZRA ]. DAY, who was serving flve- ~ ~
ars burglary sentence In Ionia, and h,
other convict named Monroe cut their IN
~ through tho roof with table-knife ar
o other day and escaped. ca
JOE MURPHY, of Potts, was drugged Gi
d robbed OF 500 some time since by a
" City acquaintance who was showing =, =.
m the sights. The other day Mr.. N,