Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
NEWSOFOUROwNSTATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MIcHI-
OANDERS.
Mikes Hair and whiskcrs-Aipens Tired
OF sawdust Paving Holly Hotel burned
--saginaw's Masonic Fair Successful
Miner Law Repealed.


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and DeGroat, chicken thieves, pleaded
guilty and were sentenced TO ninety
DAYS each In the Detroit House OF Cor
rection.
The necessary steps have been taken
by H. M. Dufiield to advance the Miner
election law matter to the Federal SUI
preme Court. On Thursday Chief JUS
tice Morse granted a writ OF error upon
which the cause will be advanced.
H. f. PALMER, OF the Union Literary
Society at the Agricultural College,, has
been elected editor of the Spectrum,
the college paper, for the ensuing year;
E. Hale, of the same society, business
manager, and l.. A. Wilson, OF the
Eclectic Society, assistant manager.
THE National Hotel was burned at
Holly and both building and contents
are total loss. Nothing was saved,
the occupants barely escaping with their
lives. The general belief is that the
building was set on fire. Loss about
$1,000; building insured for $1,000, con-
tents $7C0.
The Masonic fair at Saginaw was a
big success, the receipts being 6,656.52,
which, together with the 81 900 received
from the sale of tickets, made up the
handsome sum OF $13,656. The 500
American flag, which was donated by f..
A. Armstrong, Of Detroit, realized over
5000, an exciting contest taking place
among the various organizations for Its
possession at 10 cents vote, the Sagi-
nav Light Infantry winning the prize.
JACKSON has living curiosity in the
shape of two-faced kitten, the prop
erty of Ben Wood. II was born Tues
day morning along with two others, but
the others are all right. The body OF
this kitten Is perfect from the head
back, but it has two noses, two mouths,
and four eyes. 1t has, however, only
two ears. Both tongues are grown to
the roof OF its mouth and 1t has to be
fed with spoon. Its mother does not
take kindly to 1t.
PRINCE MICHAELs hair and whiskers
have finally been disposed of, and the pro-
prietors of Detroit's Wonderland are now
the owners OF them. The price paid
was $3.50, and they are to be used in
fitting out a wax figure Of the Prince, to
be placed on exhibition in the museum.
They were sent by American Express,
labeled "E. w. Higgins, the Wonder
land, Detroit, Mich" Meanwhile the
Prince only grieves over the cuts. pub
lished, which are said to be like him,
but which bear no similarity.
WHEN Alpena began TO aspire to be a
city 1t naturally wanted to get out OF
the mud, and began looking around for
paving material. 1t was found in an
abundance that amounted to profusion
at their very doors, or rather at their
sawmill doors. Streets were macadam-
lied with bark, chips and sawdust, prin-
cipally sawdust, and it was vast inn
provement on mud. III the sawdust
went down into the mud, more was
hauled in; IL the sawdust rotted away
from beneath, top dressing Of sawdust
was put on. But now the fine timber is
gone and the supply of sawdust is
| limited; the few remaining sawdust
streets have become reeking beds of de-
cay, and there is a demand that the
mass be removed and stone substituted,
and this will probably be done.
RUST has laid hold Of the wheat at
Dearborn and is doing considerable dam
| age.
THE United States dredge Saginaw is
at work deepening the channel to the
harbor at Onekema.
THOMAS CARNEY, Judge of Probate
for Otsego County, died of diphtheria at
Gaylord Saturday morning.
REV. w. p. MILLER, pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church at
West Bay City, has resigned.
ADA SoUNER, aged years, swallowed
a pin at Saginaw, and, after several
hours hard work, the larynx was cut
open and the pin removed.
AT Williamson, as Mrs. Dell Smith was
at dinner piece of beefsteak lodged in
her throat and she commenced to gasp
| nd 49, 81, oil
moned, but before it reached her she
was dead.
A WEST BAY CITY woman named Ada
Hough was hit by stray shot from a
| revolver while standing in q crowd view
ing procession Monday morning. The
shot took effect in her hip, producing a
painful although not serious wound.
AT the celebration at Elkton several
men became intoxicated and several
fights resulted. Among those engaged
in battling were Rufus Edmonds and
| VIM Erb. In the melee Erb struck Ed
monds a heavy blow on the head with
beer glass, and he lay unconscious for
some time. 1t was feared the blow was
fatal, but he will recover. About half
an hour after the ARRAY an excursion
train from Bay Port to Bad Axe came
through, and Erb was arrested by Sheriff
Buchanan, who was on the train, and
taken to Bad Axe and lodged in jail to
await developments.
THE weekly crop report issued by the
Michigan weather service shows a mean
temperature for the State below the
normal, while the average total rainfall
was above. In the northern counties
the last week has been a generally
| favorable one for all kinds of crops, ex-
cept in low places where excessive rains
and low temperature have prevented the
cultivation of corn. Wet weather has
caused considerable loss in the central
! and southern counties, where grains are
reported lodged and farm work much
retarded. Corn Is at a standstill in
some places. Oats and barley are In
good condition on well-drained lands.
Fruit 1t is expected will be light crop
! in all but the northern portion OF the
State, where 1t promises to be abundant.
More sunshine and warm weather are
| needed.
THE Chippewa County Agent Socie-
tvs fair will not be held until the pump
kins are ripe, Oct IL and II.
WILLIAM LEE, of South Saginaw, was
seriously injured while bathing at We
mona Beach. He dived Uff a platform,
but the water was shallow and he struck
his head on the bottom. His recovery
| Is doubtful.
THE union stevedores at Tawas City
refused to load the barge Buckeye State
unless paid an extra ten cents per hour,
claiming this in payment of a grievance
OF last fall 1t is now reported that
| lot of soabs are at work ard union men