Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25

Dearborn. died at the age of 81.
ABOUT ninety OF Jacksons prominent
people attended the knights Tempiar
excursion TO the triennial conclave at
Denver.
The cornerstone of the new M. Il.
church at Dearborn was laid by William
Ten Eyck, Esq, and the structure will
be known as the Ten Eyck Church.
AT Saginaw, Ferdinand Keller, en-
gagged In Mershon Il Co.'s mill, was
struck In the groin by piece OF plank
thrown from a saw and received serious
II not fatal injuries. He was Is years
old and married.
RAFTsMAN walking on a tow line
from raft to tug, using pike-pole
as balance-pole, attracted consider
able attention at Saginaw. The man
accomplished the trick with seeming
ease and ignorant OF the sensation he
was creating.
BAY CITY again has occasion to feel
grateful to her generous neighbor, Sagi-
nav. A committee from the Teutonic
Society, Saginaw, West Side, turned
over to the local relief committee. $492.5C
cash and $3.50 worth of coffee for the
fire sufferers.
AT Saginaw, an unknown man got on
a street car and, walking to the river,
deliberately leaped over, the water being
twenty feet deep. He had made several
trips on the car during the afternoon.
He had the appearance of being about
% years old and workingman.
AT Wolverine, while Howard Corey
and Miss Beckley were driving home
from church, lightning struck the horse
they were driving and killed 1t instantly.
The occupants OF the carriage were
somewhat shocked and very thank
full they were not one car ahead on this
occasion.
EARL PRICE and Arthur Kurtz, OF
Lansing, climbed into an unused Ice
chest at the formers home during the
absence of the family. The two covers
dropped down and the outer one locked.
The chest was air tight and the lads
were suffocated. Each Of the victims
was years old.
A cABLEGRAM received at Saginaw
announces the death of Hon. Charles
Stuart Draper, one of the Regents Of
Michigan University and for many years
a prominent member of the Saginaw
County bar. He went to Carlsbad, Ger
many, several weeks ago, in hopes OF
benefiting his health, and had just
started home when he died. He served
on the staff Of Gen. Phil Kearney dur
ing the war.
The report OF Auditor General Stone
for the fiscal year ending July 1, just
issued shows that an average Of 1857
inmates per day were maintained In the
penal and reformatory Institutions and
insane asylums of Michigan during the
year at an average per capita of $201.40.
The average cost Of food per day was
1874 cents. The total current expenses
of the fourteen institutions under re-
port were $l76, 212.8O.
THE August crop report recently is
sued shows an estimated reduction OF
the total wheat yield In Michigan 'of
1857, 345 bushels. There has been a
gain in the central counties Of 49-10O
bushels per acre, but there has been a
falling off OF lao bushels in the
southern counties. so that the to-
tai yield Is now placed at 49,
the correspondents in the southern
and 16 per cent. in the central counties
report wheat badly shrunken and of
poor quality. The total number Of
bushels reported marketed In July at
the mills apd elevators was 662, GIL
bushels, and for the twelve months
ACCESSIBILITY 16, 749, 915, which Is 1,239,-
234 bushels more than during same
period last year and is 90 per cent Of
the 1891 crop. Oats are estimated to
yield 80 bushels per acre in the south
ern and northern counties and 80 BUSH
els per acre In the central counties. The
condition Of corn is 70 per cent. in the
south and n per cent. in the central and
SO In the northern counties. The con-
dition of potatoes is estimated at 76, IS
and 81 per cent. in the above locations
respectively, the comparisons being
made with average years. The hay
crop is estimated at 100 per cent. of an
average crop. Apples are reported to
promise but "a per cent. of an average
in the southern counties, 50 in the CEN
trail and SO in the northern counties.
THERE is a watch thief at Mt. Pleas
ant who defies the authorities.
ROBERT MoNEAD, of Bad Axe, lost a
barn on Sunday during an electric storm.
The Michigan harvest festival season
is now on hand and the Fourth of July
orator is nowhere.
MRS. A. PHILLIPS, Of Williamson,
while going to Lansing, was thrown
from buggy, sustaining an injury of
the spine from which she may not re-
cover.
AT Bay City, Michael Pludnock, aged
4 years, was missed, and his body was
found in the cistern. The boy had re-
moved the cover and fallen in and was
drowned. The water was three feet
deep.
THIS weeks report Of the Michigan
weather crop bureau indicates that the
weather has been good for growing
crops and general farm work, notwith-
standing the drought that has prevailed
in some Of the central and southern
counties. This has injured crops to
some extent, corn and potatoes espe-
cially. Rain is still needed in this sec
ton. In the central and northern por-
lions Of the State corn and grass crops
have been benefited by recent rains
Wheat and oats are about all cut, and
thrashing Is almost over. The oat crop
is a large one. In some counties late
oats and barley are shrunk badly, while
in several localities throughout the State
the nudge is working destruction to clo-
yer seed.
JESSE LETRoN was arrested at Belden
on a charge OF passing counterfeit
money.
AT Jackson, +. V. Norton, who open
ed the new Hurd House a short tins
ago, has repurchased q half interest in
that hostelry, taking the share owned
by A. b. Morris. The house will be
conducted by Housed & Norton.
THE Bay City relief committee began
distributing money Saturday. Eighty
four checks, varying In amounts from