Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-05


From Far and Near.
VIM. o. HUNTINGTON, an old pioneer
Of Benzie County. died, aged 81 years.
He had been III long time.
JACKSON people are experimenting
the work Of excavating for. the founda-
tons for their public. building.
A 5-YEAR-oLD son OF James Black, of
Benzonia, drank corrosive sublimate
and died two hours later In terrible
agony. 49,
AT Amy. Oakland County, Hattie De-
lamiter, an 6-year-old girl, was caught
on a swiftly revolving shaft and whirled
to death.
The papers in the suit Of Alexander
Laundry vs.. The City OF Saginaw for
$4,000 damages for the loss OF a leg
will be amended and a suit begun for
10000.
The Saginaw Lodge of Elks have
elected James Stewart delegate and
George A. Reynolds alternate to the.
Grand Lodge, which meets In Buffalo
June 10. N
Two CATTLE killed and several badly
Injured, was the result of a car load OF
live stock consigned TO the Turnbull
0CCA OOhhP1hJs Vi OnAC0kOg OCAnk uG-
rallied near Chesaning.
The application for space In jackson
Park. Chicago, for Michigan logging
camp has been granted, and the neces-
sary building will be erected by the
Committee on Lumber Exhibits.
T. E. Dorr has sold to Col. A. r. Bliss
of Saginaw 17.0O0,O 900 feet OF standing
pine lumber, farm of over 200 acres
and four miles Of logging railroad on
Bluff Greek, Midland County. The con-
sideration is reported at $4,000.
WHEN the thieves who stole box con-
tanning $1,000 from the house of Albert
Miller, at Richmond, came to examine
their plumber they found $3.50 in cash
and $3.50 in stocks and securities.
They left the latter on the barn floor.
AT the Alpena hatchery no less than
30, 000,0 C0 whitefish eggs were placed In
the jars and 10000, 900 more were sent
to other hatcheries In the State. Roily
water has bothered them somewhat at
Alpena, but the little fellows are now
coming forth at the rate 100000 per
day.
WM. FILEY, who was stolen from his
parents in jackson County by the In
dians, when he was but years old, has
just returned, after an absence pI thirty
years. He was obliged to tramp and
beg from door TO door to get back. Civ
ilization is good enough for him.
The extensive boiler plant of Wild
man Bros, at Saginaw, was totally de-
stroyed by fire, considerable difficulty
being experienced in keeping the flames
from spreading TO adjacent buildings, as
H. D..
burned very flercely. 1t is estimated
which there is an insurance Of S13.700.
The firm gay a new brick building will
be erected at an early date.
THE Michigan Weather Service weekly
crop report shows the mean daily tenn
perature for the past week to have been
40 $40 degrees, or $40 below the
normal. The average rainfall was 37-100
inch, or 1900 below the average. The
sunshine was equal to the average
amount. Wheat is still looking well,
but the low temperature has prevented
material progress. Oats are being sown,
and in some localities farm work Is be-
ing rapidly pushed. Fruit prospects
still continue excellent. It has been
cold in northern counties, but favorable
to maple sugar making. All crops are
in favorable condition to thrive well
with warmer weather.
S. H. BRISTOL, veteran Of the war;,
died at Galesburg.
AN Episcopal church is to be erected
at Vulcan, Menominee County, this
season.
MERRILL, FIFIELD & Co.'s grain ele-
vator at Bay City, Mich. was destroyed
by fire, causing loss OF $4,000.
AUDITOR GENERAL STONE, regarding
his rumored determination to decline a
denomination, said: Yes, 1t is true.
Ny physician informs me that / am in
no condition to Withstand the excitement
incident to political campaign and the
holding of an important public Office. I
believe it to be for the best interests OF
the party to make this decision pubic
at this early day. l assure you" he
said, Il have no other cause to retire
from political life except my failing
health"
DEER in the vicinity of East Tawas,
Mich, are so numerous they threaten
the destruction of the wheat crop.
JUDGE ALDRICH has appointed Wilbur
E. Bailey Prosecuting Attorney for Ben
zie County, vice George G. Covell, re-
signed.
HARVEY TUTTLE's furniture store at
Cheboygan was partly destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000; partly insured. Origin
unknown.
ABOUT 200 Saginaw citizens, COM
posed mostly Of the sporting element,
with goodly contingent Of city and
county officials, including a number of
Aldermen, tramped and rode some two
miles beyond the city Limits the other
night to attend prize fight between
two lightweight bruisers, Geo. Johnson
and Louis Beatty, for a purse Of $50.
The principals were about to enter the
ring when Sheriff Prendergast dropped
from the clouds and put a quietus upon
further proceedings by stating that the
men should not face each other with
two-ounce gloves. Strong efforts were
made to get the genial John to allow
the mill TO proceed under the protext Of
sparring for points, but he was inexor-
able, and while the discussions was GO
ing on the fellows who sold the tickets,
which were 81 apiece, skipped with most
OF the cash. sorry and disappointed
party OF sports trudged YEARLY back to
the city without seeing q single knock
down or drop of gore.
AT Kalamazoo Mrs. Clara Israel be-
gan salt in the Circuit Court for di-
vorce from her husband, Joseph Israel,
who is very wealthy. She alleges inf
deity at specified times and places and
asks for alimony and the custody of her
two little daughters. M
ATToRNLY GENERAL ELLIS has de-
cided that the new general tax law
repeats act 124 of the laws of 1889,
which exempted the stock of all build
inc and loan aesoctatfons that were or