Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

From Far and Near.
THE new Presbyterian Church at
Munger's Station will be dedicated
about May Is.
The Free Church at Bridgeport was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, 81 900.
The Bay City 'longshoremen have
held a meeting and decided upon charg-
Ing forty-five cents an hour as starter.
The Young Women's Christian Assoc
citation OF Saginaw has a membership OF
22S, and Is In most prosperous condi-
ton.
ALBERT II. WATSON, an invalid, and
a retired dry goods merchant of Una
dilla. died suddenly on a Cincinnati
Southern train near Somerset, KY.
The deceased was on his way home
from Clay Springs, Orange County, Fla.
AT Iron Mountain, Frank Flecken-
stein, alias Stern, who killed Patrick
Carey near Segola In December last,
pleaded guilty to murder in the second
degree, and was sentenced to twenty
five years in the State Penitentiary at
Marquette.
DWIGHT VAN HORN, a Jackson County
farmer, started for market with load of
hay and his two little children went
with him on the load. The wind upset 1t
and the children were covered with hay.
His leg was broken, but he managed to
rescue the little ones before they were
smothered.
SAGINAW mills are getting an early
start, and a dozen or more are In motion.
All indications point to an active season.
Shingles are practically exhausted in
this market There is q strong demand.
Manufacturers talk of opening prices for
the new stock at So rs and $40. Sew
eral single mills will be in motion be-
fore May 1. Nearly all Of the lumber on
the mill docks is sold and out of the
market. There is good inquiry fcc the
better grades, and it is estimated that
nearly 10000, 900 feet has been contract.
ed to be cut.
AT Saginaw, John Derry and George
Schultz were arrested charged with the
larceny of 500 certificate OF deposit
on Seligman's Bank OF Commerce from
an old Buena Vista Township farmer
named Peter Dean, and afterward en-
deavoring to have the same cashed at
the bank mentioned. Deans indorse-
ment OF the paper was forged by some
one. The suit OF Mrs. Alice Doran
against the city of Saginaw, in which
600 for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived through defective sidewalk, is
occupying the attention OF the Circuit
Court.
AN important case was disposed OF in
the Ingham Circuit. Carrot Y. Lansing.
the owner of largo property, died one
year ago. At the time of his death an
estrangement existed between himself
and wife, and they were not living to-
gether. He left, however, will in
which he bequeathed to his wife the use
of his entire property during her life
time. The will was contested by his
son and daughters in the Probate Court,
the claim being set up that the deceased
had neglected to destroy the will, and
that 1t was his intent to leave the prop
erty to his children. The will was, how
ever, admitted to probate, and the mat
ter was then brought to the Circuit
Court. Judge Person directed verdict
for the proponent, Mrs. Lansing, which
leaves the property in her hands.
THE life-saving crews are all at their
stations getting the winter kinks out OF
their arms.
CHEBoYGAN has $4,000, OO0 feet OF
lumber piled up on its docks and 12,OOO,-
900 feet Of logs in the water.
NICHOLAS NEIL's single mill at
Harrisville was destroyed by fire Tues
day morning, with loss OF ST, 900 and
no insurance.
HIVE of Lady Maccabees with
twenty-seven charter members, was or
ganized at Plymouth, by Miss Bina M.
West, State Organizer.
MRS. JOHN LUCAS, one of Saginaw's
most estimable ladies, who has resided
in that city thirty-six years, died at the
age of 55, Of pneumonia.
CHEBoYGAN has arrived at the con-
clusion that the place to pasture cattle
and pigs is in the pastures and not upon
private lawns and city grass plats.
E. j. CLARK d Co., having doomed
the south end of Grand Rapids into
! prominence, are now at the other ex-
tremity of the second city publishing
the North End News.
PoRT AUSTIN schoolboys, although
not instructed in the art, learn to chew
tobacco and smoke cigarettes at recess.
Are there no beech gads on the Thumb?
GEORGE M. FRITTs, postmaster, mer-
chant and Township Treasurer of Trout
Lake, has disappeared and ali D some
township funds, registered letters, ETC.,
and Trout Lake is wild.
A SYNDICATE, headed by the Arthur
Hill Company, of Saginaw, has closed
deal with Pattee 4 Perley, of Ottawa,
Ont, for $4,000 900 feet Of pine on OF
tawa River, at a reported price of
$500, 900.
SECRETARY BAKER OF the State Board
of Health received notice that sixty-flve
persons infected with measles and bound
for various points In Michigan had
landed in New York. The health officers
of the places designated in the notifica-
ton have been put on guard.
SAGINAW lumbermen are going into
Canadian pine heavily. Merrell, Ring,
| Fordney Il Co. are reported to have
closed deal with the Dodge estate for
the purchase of pine timber on eleven
townships on the Meganatawan River,
Georgian Bay district, Ontario, esti-
| mated to cut nearly 80, 00S, 600 feet Of
standing timber, 100000 OF logs
af!oat, and saw mill OF $4,000, 900 feet
capacity. The consideration is report
ed at $3.50, 200. The bulk Of this timber
will come to the Saginaw River to be
manufactured.
CHARLES SMITH, of Lansing, was con-
victed in the Recorders Court at De-
troit of the crime. Of receiving stolen
goods in the shape of ten pounds OF
pork, valued at ST.. For this offense he