Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

some or the resolutions adopted:
Resolved, That we commend 10 our
churches the vigorous cultivation OF sys-
tematic giving as act OF worship, and the
assignment OF each OF our great benevolent
organizations TO place in their sympathies
and contributions
Resolved. That we recommend to tho
pastors and churches the cultivation OF so
strong spiritual and religious activity as
will counteract the worldliness In our
churches manifested In the craze for ques-
tionable amusements
The Baptists are ma ing a great effort
to get S100.O 900 endowment fund for
Kalamazoo College. They have $55, 600
pledged, providing they get the remain
der. X Il. Manning. OF Detroit, was
appointed agent to try and raise the
remainder.
THE cornerstone of handsome white
brick hotel, to cost S1O0,C0J has been
laid at Pentwater.
RICHARD ALLEN was killed and three
others injured by the fall of a rock in
the Buffalo mine, near Negaunee
HENRY THURsToN, farmer living a
mile south Of Armada, while feeding
cornstalks into a power feed-cutter, had
the misfortune to have his hand caught
between the rollers and crushed so badly
elbow.
A GREAT scow has been built at Sag
inaw, on which a large building to be
occupied as q dwelling house, black
smith and machine shop, and general
store, will be transported bodily from
the valley to a site in Hay Lake, near
the Sault
DIR. G. +. WARNER, City Attorney of
L. 10 T.
visors, while waiting at station to see
the train come In, spied some beauty
spot trout in a pond. He caught a
pound specimen with his hand, and the
defense is that tho law does not prohibit
fishing by hand. The hands OF most
lawyers have hook anyway, whether
there is line Of defense or not.
THE spot where the Pewabic sank in
Lake Huron twenty three years ago,
with $50, 900 in gold and a load of cop
per aboard, is well known, and fishers
nets recently brought up a cabin stool
and a piece of boiler crate from the
wreck. 1t is in 106 feet of water, while
sixty feet is as deep as diver can safely
CO. 1t is proposed to make sheet iron
armor for a diver in which to make an
attempt to recover the treasure, and q
Port Huron diver has volunteered to
make the descent.
A MAN named Dutton built a grist
mill on the bonus plan at Port Austin,
SO, 300 being raised for him on subscrip-
ton. After two years he found he was.
losing 81, 900 year and wanted to move.
The villagers got out an injunction.
The Circuit Court decided that he would
have to pay back the bonus before he
could get away, but the Supreme Court
let bonus-raising towns read 1t to their
profit and instruction-says he need not
pay IL back, and he RECEIVERS costs In
both courts, about $780,
A. T. CASTLE, OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio, a
lineman, was shocked with current
from an electric car wire at Port Huron
and was badly hurt
RUMoRs from Linwood, Bay County,
are to the effect that 6-year- old boy,
while out gathering nuts, was killed and
eaten by bear. the bloody clothing and
bones having just been discovered by
searching party.
A FARMER who lives near Mount Yer
non, and who rather takes the cake in
the procrastination line, Is now Just
husking his 1890 corn crop. being com.
PEELED to get at it in order to prepare for
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GEORGE BURNS, n convict at jackson
prison, attacked keeper with pocket
knife, cutting cash ten inches long in
his neck and just missing the jugular
vein. Burns was sent from Saginaw for
five years for assault with intent to kill.
GEORGE W. FRosT and w. w. Vivian,
both reputable citizens OF Gladwln, re-
port having seen wild man on the
banks Of tho Tittabawassee River, in
Gladwin County. The man was nude, COW !
cred with hair, and was giant in propork
tions. According to their story he mus
have been at least seven feet high, his
arms reaching below his knees, and with
hands twice the usual size Mr. Vivian I
set his bull dog on the crazy man, and
with one mighty stroke of his monstrous
hand he felled the dog dead His Jumps
were measured and found to be from
twenty to twenty-three feet long.
JEREMIAH SMITH, of Gould City. has
been arrested to await the result of in
juries received by John Luttrell from
the discharge of q spring gun. Smith
set the gun one night to kill deer that
was known to go by night into Luttrel's
field. Not knowing what Smith had
done, Mr. Lnttrell went 60 the field him
self to set trap for the deer. His foot
caught in the string LEA ling to the trig-
ger of the weapon fixed In pace by his
neighbor and the gun was discharged.
The bullet struck him in the base Of the
spine, inflicting terrible injury. He is
still alive, but the physicians are unable
to locate the bullet and say 1t Is impos.
sibe for him TO survive.
BEAcRAFT, the Port Huron counter
feiter, baffied all attempts on the part OF
the Federal authorities to make him pay
the penalty for his crime for several
years, but he was finally captured, with
several others of his gang, and convicted
about two years ago. just before the ex-
piration OF the terms OF Messrs. Black
and Wilkins One of the gang, John
Mack, testified for the government to
save himself and he had great deal to
do with the outcome OF the trial Mack
was promised his freedom for the SER
vices and he pleaded guilty before Judge
Swan, who suspended sentence In the
case.
HENRY ScaINDEHErTE, United States
Deputy Marshal, has left bay City for
Bay on a ticklish petition.
That IS place In Presque Isle County,
thirty or forty miles from q, railroad,
and he's got TO go up to look after some
men who have been selling whisky with
out paying the Federal tax
BooN's schools osed on account of
diphtheria. 1t is proved that it was i'm.
ported by an unfortunate child who con-
tracted IL while visiting in a southern
county.
A FELL ow named Whiting borrow
4 road cart traded for n hu0pv and