Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-03-26
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.
An Interesting Summary of the More I'm
portant Doings OF Our NeighbOrs-Wsd--
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties
and General News Notes.

dingS and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties
and General News Notes.
SAM BEETLES, of st. Clair County, is
creating considerable religious excite
ment in Buffalo, as the "cowboy preach
er from Nebraska A prophet is not
without honor save in his own country
ROBERT WALLACE was showing his
brother Langford what fine rife he
had, at Otsego Lake, the other day. The
ball struck Langford in the leg and he'
died soon afterward.
FRED BoUDETTE shot Fred Lavignee.
at Escanaba, the ball entering his side
and producing fatal wound Both
were boys, playing with revolver.
The University catalogue, soon TO be-
issued will contain 2,425 names of stu
dents. This beats any other university
in the Western world.
HENRY RANDALL, OF Corunna, has
made S22S. 90 by shooting sparrows He
has been in the bounty business year
A VEIN of ore rock which assays SIS
worth of gold TO the ton is the most re-
cent valuable discovery near Negaunea
Experts claim it an Eldorado.
THE young man Eager, of Ionia, killed,
himself with morphine, says the Coro-
ner's jury, and this destroys the murder
theory.
THE Saginaw Bay Coal Company has
rsceived two enginns, elevators, and cages
for its new mines at Sebewaing, amount
ing to $4,000
NATE E. SAGE, of Alpena, probably has
the oldest necktie in Michigan. 1t is n
four-in-hand, made from the skin of n.
large rattesnake, which a friend of his.
caught in Florida. Instead of the usual
diamond which the gentleman wears, he
has the seven rattles pinned to the front
of the tie. The skin is of a beautiful
silver color and looks like gray silk.
FRED DEITZ, of near Leland. mistoolS
strychnine for smoking tobacco. He
nearly went over.
CHEBoYGAN has ordered 1000 new
books for its public library.
SAND BEACH will build SO. 900 mu-
nicipal building.
KALAMAZOO has voted TO float S25, ,00O
worth of additional school bonds.
LAKE CITY is pretty good place tor
live in. The corporation has 81, 500 ira
the bank and no debts
MARINE CITY has $50 people down
with measles.
A NEW town will be started in Otsego
County, at the end of the Bagley branch
of the Michigan Central Sailing, Han
son & Co. own ali the lands, which wilG
not be sold, but will be leased They wiz
erect large saw mill there, store and
dwelling houses and have given man
the right to erect large hotel, stipulat-
ing IL to cost 81, 200, for which they agree
not to lease lots to others for hotel pur-
poses. A large number of emigrantss
from Norway and Sweden will be located
on the farming lands.
MICHIGAN has averaged one murder
week this year up to date. aside from a
lot of affairs where the intention was to-.
kill but the deed fell short of the act
Hanging States do not show any such.
state Of affairs.
ALFRED Il. GULLEY, who was kicked
by vicious horse at Dearborn, died
He was twice member of the Legisla--
ture and he held the chair of practicaR
agriculture in the Agricultural College
for many years.
THERE is going to be trouble in Ne.
gaunee among the 500 Schlesisger miners
They are owed two months wages, over
$1,000 600. There is in stock at the minu
10000 tons of ore. The men are mad
and unless the money is forthcoming
soon they will levy on the ore The
local merchants are as anxious over the
matter as the men are.
THEY have only two terms of court in
Arenac County, and Andrew Brown, OK
Omer, will therefore remain in jail six
months to await an arreignment on n
criminal charge ana a chance to give.
bail. This is stern justice or injustice.
A LOT of Lapeer farmers, nearly 100.
have agreed TO plant patches of sugar
beets this spring, and report their yield |
to the agricultural college. Upon the
result Of this experiment will depend
the construction Of a beet sugary az;
Lapeer.
THES are getting so they can amputate
you while you wait at the university
The other day Profe ssor Nancrede had a
mans leg cut off slick and clean within
twenty-five seconds from the time hc
first plunged the knife into the flesh.
THE orthodox churches in Cadillac
have pooled issues, and will move against
Satan in a sol line. There will be
prayer meeting at every hour and iny
between
THERE are nearly dozen villages i'm
Sanilac County that are endeavoring To-
get flax mills.
AT Birmingham. Paul Park. aged So
was fatally hurt under rolling log.
LAKE HURON, east sDf Mackinac and
Bois Blanc islands, is free of ice. The
Straits are still packed with solid ice
from twenty inches TO twenty feet
thick.
BRIGHTON has captured the State,
picnic provided for the militia every
year. The military board has so de-
cided.
THE Muskegon rolling mill is TO issue
$40, 600 in new stock and build a steel
plant.
SHEPHERD is trying to make an ar
rangement to procure electric Lighting
from the Mt Pleasant works. The dis
tance is eight miles, but poles and push
are plenty up there.
THE Albion Rolling MIL Company lost
612 bags Of -four by the sinking OF the
steamer Iowa in the Atlantic. This Is
the second accident of the kind the COM
pany has had.
Six Adrian young men, connected with
leading families, have taken their lives
in various ways within a very few yearz
the Croswell suicide being the latest
THE Bellaire Improvement Association.
has been organized and work upon secur---
ing right Of way for hoped-for rail-
road will be vigorously pushed
MICHAEL CAUCUS was overcome byv
the cold, at Crystal Falls, and falling by
the roadside the other evening. he was
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