Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-17

| advance OF the white men. When they
arrived at the lake they saw dead
eagle of unusual size aud formidable
appearance lying upon the ground. and
near 1t the Indian babe, torn and bleed
ing and dying. The scream and rush of
the great bird upon the child brought
the Indian mother upon the scene. Her
babe was already several feet in the air,
neld by the ugly talons of the eagle.
The child was evidently too heavy for
the bird and was dropped TO the earth
The fall caused its death. The eagle
made another plunge tor its victim, but
was fought by the mother, who sue
ceeded in driving it away. AS the bird
arose in the air IL was shot by the father,
who arrived too late to save the child
| MRS. ENos SUMNER, OF Memphis, SO
years OF age, is charged with bigamy.
JACKSON physicians are combining to
boycott people who don't pay for their
physic.
effects OF water from well on the Gill
son farm, near Deerfeld.
| IT is estimated that about 5000, 900
bushels Of peaches will be shipped from
Michigan this year, which is said to be
|
THE output of U. P. copper mines
during August was 5, 1853 tons, of which
the Calumet & Hecla produced 1925
tons. The Central mine has reduced its
force and cut wages 10 per cent
THE Laken brothers, two Sanilac
County desperadoes, are suspected Of
robbing the postoifice at Wadhah. They
are hiding In the woods, heavily armed,
and will make a desperate resistance
| before being captured.
AT Kalamazoo, the opinion prevails
that Chicago will be unable to accommo-
date the large crowds which will assem-
| bic there during the Worlds Fair, and a
| project Is on foot to erect a mammoth
hotel which will lodge 500 people. AL
ready S150,000 of stock has been sub
scribed.
A. w. SHELDON, Of Urbana, N. Y, a
| travelling Snowman, victimized ten young
men of Battle Creek and Augusta, Sc
curing various Gums, and then skipped
out The work was so clever that he
could not be held on any charge; but
now his wife, whom he abandoned. pre-
fers charge of bigamy against him,
and the officers are looking for the rascal,
MILO NEw3ERRY's hired man got up
the QUIET ~
Rochester, hitched up team and began
blowing. He had gone around the lot a
number o. times before Milo appeared
and hollered, "git ready for church :"
1t was Sunday. The hired man is not
more industrious than other hired men,
but he had forgotten the day of the week.
THE cornerstone of a new Presbyterian
Church was laid at Vassar
SAGINAW paid 81, 900 for her poor dur
Ing July, but having changed the system
Of caring for them, paid only $500 during
August.
THE State Normal School opened with
an unusually large attendance. One
thousand five hundred students are ex-
pected this year.
MRS. EMrbr ,. MCDONNELL, OF Port
Huron, sues the Grand Trunk Railroad
for $4,000. Her husband was killed
and she herself seriously injured in an
accident on the road near Capetown,
Ont, Juno 80, 1890.
PETER n. WALTERS, highly respect
ed tailor OF Kalamazoo, committed sui
eide by taking rough on rats. He had
at one time been a drinking man and
felt the habit returning, which caused
him to grow respondent
IT is estimated that the output of logs
in the Saginaw district this year will be
$40, 600, 600 feet decrease of about a.
90, 900 as compared with last year. The
demand for wOOdsmen Is god, wages be-
ing from S22 10 S2G month.
HORACE CARTER, Black River mill en-
yineer. was bitten on the arm by a spi-
der, at Alpena After few days the
swelling of the member forced attention
to the wound, and doctors are putting in
thair- best 1ieiss ss.-i,s--- 49, >-l.- --
ELLA ARMSTRONG. alias Wilson,
well-dressed young woman, was arrested
at Detroit For the | asst five years Miss
Armstrong has lived with a family
named Wade at Holly, and was regarded
as an adopted daughter Mr.. Wade had
housekeeI er named Mrs. Sarah Covert
and the latter and Ella became fast
friends. Mrs Covert, 1t is legged, was
to have married man at a certain time,
but the groom did not appear, and for
some reason Mrs. Covert connected the
Wades with her lovers faithessness
Mrs. Covert and Ella. it is charged, de-
tcrmined to kill the Wades. About two
weeks ago they obtained large bottle
Of arsenic and emptied the poi on into
the well. In some way the deed was dis
covered before anybody was killed The
two women skipped, but Mrs. Covert
was arrested at Pontiac a day or two
alter. Ella was traced to Detroit and
was taken back to Holly on her arrest
DAVID BaITToy, a resident Of AlpenaJ
County for many years was seriously
and perhaps fatally shot by his nephew,
John Carr. A dispute arose as TO who
should split an armful of wood Carr
was intoxicated at tae time. ~ is now
In Jail. -
FIVE young men hung ardtlnd the
North Presbyterian Church at Ealama-
700, VIII ere pic social was in progress,
and were invited to eat of tHe ladies'
stock in trade free OF char4. Thy
made away with a good lotbf IL, and
then the ungrateful young wBetches be-
gan to pitch over tables and fhairs Be-