Crawford avalanche., 1892-12-15

injuries received In the tunnel collision
at Toledo. -.
PASSENGER traffic on thee. a w. M.
road was three times as heavy during
November as during the same month OF
last year.
GEO. H. MERRELL. of Kalamazoo, by
falling under a heavily loaded wagon,
had his arm broken and was otherwise
badly hurt.
GEORGE LAKE. OF Saginaw, got fine
OF S. and eighteen months In the Detroit
House of Correction for passing coun-
terfeit money.
IT is reported that J. yansickles. for
merly q resident OF Galesburg, shot and
killed his wife, another person and him
self In Dakota.
THE Michigan Salt Co. has advanced
the price 10 cents per barrel. having
100000 barrels less on hand that at the
same time last year.
AFTER cutting 81 900 Zoo feet OF lum-
Der and 10000. 600 shingles, Hebar Il
Sons mill, at Pequaming, has closed
down for the winter.
The Supreme Court has held the
local option election In Gratiot County
illegal. The law itself is all right, but
the proceedings irregular.
A HORSE stepped on A. Perry, Of
Bridgeport, and then crushed him
against the wall, breaking his shoulder
and otherwise injuring him.
DUCKS are becoming scarce article
| at the flats, large numbers OF them
having left. Those remaining have be-
come too wary OF approach to be easily
bagged. ~
The recent fall Of snow has set the
fox and rabbit hunters of st. Clair
County on the qui vive. Three large
red foxes were killed in the country
back of Algonac.
RIVERSIDE, new suburb of Kalama-
zoo, Is booming. The improvement
company has sold 450 lots, and fifteen
firms, employing an aggregate OF 6OO
men. will locate there.
THREE unknown men at Linwood
tackled Constable Dupree. After put
ting his own handouts on him, they
took his keys, revolver and star; $25 re-
ward for their capture.
Z. H. DOYLE hoop and stave mills at
Wyandotte will run until the river
freezes up. They have so far this sea-
son cut IL, 900, 900 patent hoops, 7,000,-
600 staves, and II, 6,OO0,0O0 head Innings.
MUM 10 DtiuB III
establishing telephone line from AL
pena to Middle Island, owing to the
rocky surface. 1t has so far been found
necessary to blast all holes for poles,
in order to plant them at the required
depth.
FRANK LAsLEY and Nicholas Schonin,
two Mackinac Island boys, were pre-
sented with gold life-saving medals. A
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the fort there whose boat capsized in
the Straits. There are now four men
on the island wearing these medals.
THE executive committee of the State
Agricultural Society decided, in view of
the Columbian Exposition, not to give
State exhibition next fall. Thus far
but 80 per cent OF the years premiums
have been paid, but provision for paying
the balance will be made at the annual
meeting in January.
THE homesteaders on the lands in
Baraga County, where the Nester es-
tate is having considerable trouble, have
decided to no longer oppose the estate
in cutting timber off those, lands, bonds
hav ng been given that intease the es-
tate loses The suits over the lands, it
will pay the estimate value of the tim
ber cut.
JAMES CLEARY, of Bay City, was
shot and killed at st. Louis, Mo.
IT is claimed at Ontonagon that cat
caused the spread of diphtheria in that
city.
Mr.. AND MRS. w. NEWTON, Of st.
Louis, several days ago celebrated their
golden wedding.
IT Is claimed that in the interior Sec
,tions of Midland County saloonkeepers
pay no license whatever.
ANDREW SKINNER, of Carrollton, was
drowned at Saginaw. He was 35 years
Of age. and leaves a widow.
BURGLARS got $500 in cash and a
large quantity of stock at w. h. No.
datz' shoe store at Menominee.
A YOUNG child Of George Michael, OF
Orc noke, was dangerously scalded by
upsetting pot Of boiling coffee.
WILL AND ELBE METTs, OF Weldon,
are the champion deer slayers Of Benzie
County. They have $50 10 their record.
IT is rumored that a a.wealthy syndi-
cate has purchased a number of idle
mines in Keweenaw County and will
soon operate thcm.
J. HANsELL, of Ontonagon, by mis-
take took big dose OF carbolic acid.
He burned his tongue and throat badly,
but will pull through.
G. C. SELDEN, OF Clarkson, poured
cold water into boiling soap. An ex-
plosion followed and the man was badly
burned about the face.
Col. A. T. BLISS, of Saginaw, has
sold $4,000 acres OF Midland County
hardwood land to Holcomb & Co., Of
Ohio. They will operate mill at Cole
man and cut the timber
CHEBoYGAE laboring men possess
dignity by the bushel. The Superin-
tendent of the street railway couldn't
find a man willing tc shovel snow of
the track, so he had to do it himself.
AN Austrian named Melesuue was
dubbed severely and robbed of S42 by
two unknown men Mt PembinA. When
found he was almost frozen to death.
and 1t was necessary to amputate both
Of his legs.
The old Fort Brady near the Sault IL
now practically deserted, the troops
having been transferred to the new
fort
The syndicate owing Isle RoyaIe
will keep forty men at work there all
winter exploring for ore with diamond
drills. The concern has up to date sunk
S5LO,O0O in explorations without results.
CHARLES Mills, OF Hope, aged g..
and frankie Howe, aged Is, a girl from
the State School at Coldwater. who has
made her home with Hope family. are
reported to have eloped--at least both
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