Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-01-08

JUDGE HENRY b. BROWN,
pointed Assistant United States District
Attorney in 1863, and in 1868 was elected
Circuit Judge of Wayne County. He
was appointed United States District
Judge in 1875, in which position he was
when promotion reached him. He pub
lished a compilation of Admiralty Re-
ports" some years ago.
Tom NAvIN, one of the most remark
able young men this State has ever seen,
and convict in the State Penitentiary
for seven years, has been pardoned. His
history is greater than the widest ro-
nance. At the age of 21 he was elected
Mayor of Adrian. One year later he
was reelected, and always was called
the "kid" Mayor He kept the fastest
horses and best rigs in Adrian. He Wis.
tied Chicago, and on his return the story
few abroad that the "kid" Mayor had
won $4,000 at q flyer in wheat. The
good people believed all this, and he
loated along in lime light of pleasure,
wine suppers and gay turn-outs. The
skid" Mayor was worshiped by Adrian
people, and nothing he did shocked their
morality. One day the kid disappeared,
and 1t was found that half the farms in
Lenawee County were numbered by
bogus mortgages issued by him. The
Clark estate, of Adrian, had bought $685.
900 of these worthless securities from
the Mayor. New York insurance COM
pany had invested S102, 900, and friends
and neighbors OF the "kid" were ruined
in all directions. A year after his fight
the Mayor came back and surrendered,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment.
The Detroit Boat Company is con-
structing a submarine craft of which
great things are expected. The vessel
is forty feet long, nine feet beam, and
fourteen feet depth of hold. The mech
anism is somewhat similar to that OF the
submarine torpedo boat. Electric stor-
age batteries will be used for storing
oxygen, giving light, and furnishing the
motive power. The improvement over
the torpedo boat is claimed in the buoy
ancy of the craft which will come to the
surface as soon as the electric motor Is
stopped, whereas the machinery of the
torpedo boat must be working to bring it
to the surface of the water. Besides a
screw wheel at the stern there will be
two wheels on either side of the new
craft. Turning an electric switch will
cause the boat to rise or plunge deeper
in the water. 1t is being built as a
pleasure craft, but IL 1t proves success
full the government will be requested to
consider its adoption as torpedo boat.
MoNTMoRENCY COUNTY people are
scared at the way the deer are disap-
pearing and will petition the next Legis-
lature to pass a prohibitory killing act
good until 1896.
MARQUETTE is plating 100-acre adj
dition, with free sites for factories.
E. ELwooD, of Mount Morris, guessed
he would die nine years hence. He was
so sure of il that he had his tomb
stone erected and dated 1899. His pro-
phetic vision was at fault, as he has just
died
THE Village Marshal OF Decatur locked
up woman for drunkenness the other
| lay, and still that is a strictly prohihi-
tion town.
ICE-CUTTING has commenced on Whit
more Lake. The crystal is seven inches
thick.
A DETROIT man of a mathematical
| turn Of mind has figured out that there
are 1,57O farmers in Michigan of for
eign birth, and s,O67 brought money
with them to the extent of $4,033, 1s8.
The value OF the farms now owned by
the whole number, as assessed, is S52,-
537,971. On these farms are mortgages
Of $11, 1911 The money they brought
with them added to this amount makes a
total of S15, 1924, 9O2, showing a gain of
$40, 712, 900. But as the assessed value
is from 25 to 40 per cent. less than the
selling value, II would make the real
value OF these farms S65,672, 1913. Then
deduct the original capital, and the
mortgages show net increase OF $780,
| 900. 900. This Is on the real estate alone.
Add the personal property, stock, agri-
| cultural implements, etc, and some
millions more must be placed to the
credit account And as to the mechani.
| cal class: OF the 8, S2S employees engaged
in making agricultural implements, B.
| 747 are foreign born. or this number
| i,Ol7 brought money with them to the
| extent OF S176,354 The present value OF
the whole number is g., 2,693,610 Mort
gage Indebtedness of this class on their
own homes is 1925, l66, showing net
profit of 80, 1922 $50.
THE Schmeck bank at East Tawas
wants to pay its depositors so cents on
the dollar.
CONSIDERABLE mystery still surrounds
the death OF Harry Adea, OF keeler, who
was recently found dead by the road
side with gunshot wound in the head.
The boy who was supposed to have been
with him at the time has conclusively
proved an alibi, and the parties who are
working on the case are seeking some
other clew.
JOSEPH SHIPPEY, a Bronson hunter
went out for rabbits with crazy dog
He was trying to dig the ears out OF th'
hole and while bent down tho dog made
lunge at the top of his head. Tw'
arteries we're cut and Mr.. Shippey nearly
bled 10 death. -