Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-09


JUDGE Conn holds that the notes
given by West Bay City citizens In aid
IF the Battle Greek and Bay City Rail-
.oad must be paid.
Hermann has been in Lansing. A
woman smashed the shell of an egg on
the rim OF a cup, pried the fracture
apart with her thumbs, and into the cup
dropped perfect egg.
|. MAT KEssnER' s residence at Cheboy-
gan was partly destroyed by fire Mon
| day evening, but the household goods
were saved. Loss about $500, fully
covered by insurance.
CHICAGO submarine divers are now at
Alpena waiting for fair weather and
smooth water, when they will make an
effort to find the hull Of the Pewabic
and recover the treasure in her hold.
JACOB MAIER, who brought suit in the
Saginaw Circuit Court against Thomas
Burns to recover $4,000 damages for
injuries received from an assault by
Burns, has been awarded $3.50 by the
jury.
AMAN who claims to be John Denney,
member Of the Twenty second Michi-
gan Infantry, appeared before a board
OF examining physicians at East Tawas
as a claimant for pension. He had
Denney's discharge papers, but 1t Is
claimed that his name Is Trombley. He
was arrested pending an investigation.
TIE good women OF Manistique
TUNED out the other night and pulled
troupe of English Gaiety Girls down
from their perch on the blll-boards, and
whenever the paste proved too adhesive
hoy f<Nr N NOf nf nj oin
them some flaming skirts. The troupe
came the neat day, and that evening the
managy hung out the sign Standing
room only"
JUDGE BUCK has passed sentence up
on those convicted In the Kalamazoo
Circuit this term as follows: Thomas
Manuel, tore-breaking, three years In
State Prison; Charles Hymes, ,larceny
from the person, one year in the State
House OF Correction; Frank Kelly, bur-
glary, two years In State House OF Cor
rection; Charles Hays, burglary, six
years in State Prison.
UPON the steamship Aurania, which
arrived In New York, was q We II defined
case Of smallpox. The patient was re-
moved 10 Hoffmans Island, but large
number OF passengers were allowed to
depart for their destinations in the in
terror parts OF the country. Thirty OF the
passengers came to fifteen points In
Michigan, having succee led in passing
quarantine inspection.
A REAssEssMENT of Saginaw will be
made shortly, the council having made
al appropriation OF $4,000 for that pur-
pose. For many years 1t has been charged
that the citizen who has invested his
savings In a home worth 81, 900 or under
Is assessed to almost its full valuation,
while those owning $4,000 worth Of
property or upward are assessed on a
downward scale. This virtually means
the assessment of the small property
owner or much more than his share. A
reform In this direction and a more
equable apportionment of the taxes is
one Of the chief results looked for by a
reaseessment OF the entire city.
KALAMAZOO had variable weather for
her Memorial Day. Sunshine followed
by shower which would have scattered
an assemblage around an ordinary
speaker, but Chief Justice A. b. Morse
held them beneath acres of dripping
umbrellas without break. The parade
was largely an impromptu affair, and
was much larger than usual. The exer-
cises were held in the college grove,
where a fine new flag was presented to
the college by w. E. Wight in behalf OF
the students, and unfurled amid the
cheers of 200 old veterans and college
yells by half as many students. Chief
Justice Morse's address was de-
livered under great disadvantages.
yet received with strongest approval.
He declared this to be country
where anarchy cannot stay, nor foreign
tyranny destroy her institutions. This
is a Government of constitutional liber-
ty and of freedom, where the rights of
the people are plainly stated and pre-
served for all time. No difference in
men Is known to the Constitution.
Congress shall make no laws respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohib-
iting the free exercise thereof, or
abridging freedom of speech or OF the
press, or the right of people peaceably
to assemble and to petition the Govern
ment for redress of grievances. No legis-
lature shall pass law to prevent any
person from worshiping Almighty God
according to the dictates OF his own con-
science, or compel any person to attend
or support any place OF religious wor-
ship. No money can be appropriated
for sectarian purposes. He spoke of the
results of the rebellion, and closed with
lines which appealed to the hearts Of all
to forever keep alive Memorial
Day. At Pontiac a church union
G., A. r. memorial service was held at
the opera house. The memorial address
was delivered by the Rev. NJ. II. Wal
lace, of the Congregational Church, to
an unprecedentedly large assembly.
The day was unusually fine. The ora
Tor hx,t ha ~
of the Baptist Church, and was pro-
nounced the fullest and most touching
effort OF its kind ever heard in Pontiac.
The audience was large and gave un-
stinted expressions OF appreciation. At
Saginaw, Lansing, Bay City, jackson,
Detroit, Grand Rapids, and other cities
the exercises were unusually impressive.
Observance of the day was general
throughout the State, and indicated an
increasing interest in the event.
AT Lansing, VIM. Cetus, foreman at
the Riverside brickyard, in attempting
to remove distractions from one OF the
brick machines had his arm caught by
the premature starting of the machine,
crushing 1t to a pulp and necessitating
amputation above the elbow.
THREE ex-presidents of the Michigan
Pioneer Society have died of grip since
June 1, 1891, and the ranks have been
sadly decimated by the same disease.
This was the report of the memorial
committee presented at the eighteenth
annual session OF the society at Lam
sing.
AT Jackson VIM. Vanderspeck came
near being buried alive. While digging
sewer trench the earth caved in and