Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

HORSE distemper Is prevalent In the
town with the reassuring name OF Tenn
perance, Monroe County.
MEN receiving e1.50 q day at F. w.
Wheeler a Co 5 shipyards at West Bay
City have been cut TO SIPS, and other
salaries In proportion.
AT Lansing, VIM. Detwiler secured a.
verdict OF $4,000 against the city for in
juries sustained in breaking through a
bridge The city will appeal
Six admirable specimens OF the beaver
family, a very rare animal now, not
only In Michigan but the country at
large. were recently captured in a
stream In Benton Township, Cheboygan
County.
FITz HARDING. OF Bay City, who has
suffered for some weeks from lockjaw,
resulting from stepping on a nall, and
whom IL was hoped TO save, notwith-
standing the serious nature Of the mala-
dy, Is dead.
JoE AvERY's little 10y played with
matches in the parlor OF his home at
Port Huron. His mamma will be
obliged to buy new carpet and new
curtains for the room and carpenter
will lie required to replace the burned
woodwork
FRANK SMITH, who Is charged with
being one Of the gang Of kid despera-
does who are responsible for the loss Of
Willie Cathro's eyes, and who had eluded
the officers for ten days. was captured at
his mothers residence at Alpena, snugly
packed away In trunk.
The November crop report shows the
area seeded TO wheat this fall is slightly
I'm excess of 1890 In condition the
growing wheat averages 81 per cent in
the State, as against los per cent. last
year, the comparatively low condition
being due TO damage by insects and TO
dry weather.
The so-caIlcd indeterminate sentence
act. under which convicted persons
might be sent to prison for an indefinite
length of time, depending upon whether
the prison board thought they behaved
themselves well during Incarceration or
not, was declared unconstitutional by
the Michigan Supreme Court
WILLIAM j. MnLEr, who was arrested
1T Alpena several years ago on charge
Of embezzement and who jumped his
bonds, has been reCaptured and is now
in Alpena County jail awaiting the next
term Of circuit court. Miller and his,
wife were at one time Alpena's leading
social Ii yhts, now they are both In that
city "down at the heel"
TIE Supreme Court has issued an al
tentative order in the matter OF Laura
Z. Shippey and the Au Sable officials
This means that the officials have no
other alternative but to get move on
themselves and either spread on the tax.
rolls the amount of Miss Shippey's
$40, 500 judgment against the town or
show cause why they don't.
MORTIMER ROBINSON, of Armada, has
dog that he wishes had been consumed
| by the consumption cure. The canine
scared horse belonging to J. Inglesby.
The buggy was wrecked, Inglesby's arm
was broken, and he has secured $500
Judgment against the dogs owner. Nor
inner is not only sure that dogs are
property, but is convinced that they are
almighty expensive property.
A PEDDLER struck tough looking,
mud despatched fsl9USw aMfiith d ryyP bier
1ler gladly disposed of some tobacco to
him, but his hair stood up at his in
quistive impertinenc, later. The rub
DER boots climbed up on the wheel and
went through the wagon. discovering a
nice little stock of smokers goods, and
then took possession of the rig in Uncle
Sans formidable name The hunter
was Revenue Collector Watson. and the
peddler had not given any bonds as a
tobacco dealer Still, 1t was kind OF
mean trick, after all.
THERE has been found in Alpena
County natural curiosity which would
make a remarkable appearance in the
Michigan forestry exhibit at the Worlds
Fair Two hemlock trees, the trunks OF
which are fifteen inches In diameter,
INN 81 4 hn
| height of ten feet from the ground the
trunks of these two trees approach each
other, and forming an arch, unite in a
single stem which grows up into the air
20 the height of eighty feet The union
q the two trees Is . smooth l Wadsn NTH
than Is Formed by artificial grating.
A "HEAD-END" collision took place on
the q. X. & ]. Railroad at Gilbert, tell
miles north of Cadillac. A freight going
north and the n orning passenger from
Traverse City ran together. James
Smith, of Grand Rapids. engineer OF the
passenger train; fireman, whose name
Is unknown, living at Mackinaw: Fire.
man Tom Pickle, OF Cadillac: and FIRE.
mont Howard, brakeman. were killed.
Dennis Murray, engineer of the freight
train, was seriously injured All the
doctors In Cadillac went on special.
There were but few passengers on board
the train and all escaped serious in
jury, although they received severe
shaking up. The freight train consisted
Of twenty-threc loaded and three empty
cars and the passenger train of a bag
gage car and three coaches. Both trains
we're badly wrecked.
The Commercial House at Mt Pleasant
was damaged 81, 500 worth by fire.
GRACE cHURcH's new S2G, 900 house o.
worship at Port Huron was dedicated
WM DoDoE, who killed the Shock
signs Of insanity.
THE CO d, frosty hand OF winter is Cos
ing its grasp on the upper end of I'll
State, but Alpena shakes II of am
keeps right on booming Tho BaptisN
ur there have new preacher, a NC
pipe organ, and they are now trying G
decide on plans for a handsome neH
place of worship, to cost $4,000
81, 600.
THE team attached to the vehicle
which Bllna anstrom, Is years cd
was riding, took fright at switch ed
CINE IN Finntown. near Menomince. Til
young woman was thrown out and in+
staLtly killed.
LEWIS p. KLINE. of Alpena, Is very
sanguine about his new patented saw
mill. 1t Is OF tho upright pattern, and
is worked by two steam cylinders 1t
has all the advantages of band saw,
but Is much che aper IL Is designed for
country use, and will have capacity
OF 1000 feet per day. Practical mill
men say 1t Is q wonder as IL only re-
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