Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

From Far and Near.
TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS of wool
has been bought at springport this year
at the average price OF ~ cents per
pound.
THE Order OF the Iron Hall. at the
Bay City Opera House, paid 81 900 to
each Of the sixteen charter members OF
the local branch. The event was after
ward celebrated with banquet at the
Campbell House.
WILLIAM WARNAR, of Okemos. was
thrown from wagon-load OF hay at
Lansing, resulting in serious fracture
of the hip. He is over 20 years OF age,
and prominent resident of the town
ship. On account OF his age he may not
recover.
AT Kalamazoo, T.. e. Thresher, editor
of the Michigan Sportsman, had his left
hand fearfullt mutilated while shooting
at clay pigeons by Colt gun, which
cost $3.50, exploding. The inside of his
hand Is badly cut, and there is large
hole In the side of one barrel of his gun.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at E.
| o. & s. l.. Eastman's planning mill at
| Carrollton, In which Fred Pruess. aged
| 10 years, was struck behind the left ear
| by a big splinter from board which he
| was running through rip saw, and In
stantly killed. The splinter penetrated
the skull to depth Of over three inches.
The Maud s. Pump and Windmill
Company, with paid-up capital OF $50
| 900, was organized In Lansing, with o.
r. Barnes, President; II. A. French,
Vice President; and E. i. Cooley. Sec
rotary and Treasurer. large factory
building has been purchased, and the
company will conduct one Of the largest
manufacturing enterprises in the city.
1T would seem to be about time to
lock up William j. Farley, of Chicago.
| He's Just a triAe too boisterous for
Michigan. Some days ago he played
hoodlum and cowboy on ID. d nj. pas
senger train out near Holly, and did lit
tie promiscuous shooting. Mrs. Nit
tendorf came over from Chicago to take
him back, and he kicked her in the stom-
ach. She Is now at Durand and Will
probably die from his kick.
ANOTHER old resident of Mt. Clemens
has gone to his rost. Hon. Hiram Hath
away passed peacefully away at the
home of his son, w. S. Hathaway. He
was born June 5, 1893, thus making him
at the time OF his death 80 years OF age.
In 1841 he was elected TO the Legisla-
ture; in 1855 was a member OF the Con-
stitutional Convention at Lansing, and
in 1860 was Associate Judge OF Macomb
County. He has also filled many other
Offices, but for many years he had lived
a retired life. ...
THERE is trouble brewing between
the Lansing union bricklayers and
stonecutters and Contractor Bassett, OF
the new Federal building. The former
allege that the stone used In the con-
struction of the building are cut and
dressed by convict labor at Joliet, ILL.,,
and the union men now at work on the
building may be required to quit work.
Contractor Bassett says that he does
not know where the stone are dressed.
They are Ohio blue stone, and were
bought of an Ohio firm II they are
prisOn-cut he claims not to know 1t.
Four homeless lads from the Waits
Mission at Chicago, who were making
their way to Detroit to see some boy
/ chums who were members OF the News
> boys Band, were sitting on the railroad
mt jackson when swift engine with a
, train of box cars backed down and
silled Thomas McInerny, one of the
lads, and 80 badly injured the boy who
tat next to them, VIM. Roberts. that
he will die August Gohte and Pc
} ter Hedvick, the other two of the quar-
) tette, were uninjured, and will be sent
Z back to Chicago. McInerny's home was
! II Dayton, Ohio. He was IA years old
, Roberts is 10.
THE weekly crop report says: Tenn
perature below, sunshine above, rainfall
below in northern portion and above
u average in southern portion; much hay
4 secured in fine condition; wheat harves
Z in progress.
e THE Pewabic's cargo Of iron and cop
s per is still in the hold of that vessel "a
s the bottom of Thunder Bay. The Ash
;. land Wrecking Company were unable t
. locate the wreck and have abandoned
3 the search. n ~
a AN iron wheel at Wheeler q Co.
: shipbuilding plant In West Bay Cit.
;, burst Monday morning when the engin
= ran away. One of the pieces strucl
l. William Summers in the thigh, cuttini
It a cash three inches wide.
= AT the union school meeting a
n Owosso Monday evening, Hon. w. M
/. Fitzpatrick and j. G. Shattuck wer'
h elected trustees. Appropriations amount
II ing to $22, 500 were voted. There was
large attendance including many ladies
a WILLIAM JAMES, of Iron Mountain
> was drowned while trying to rescue
horse that had run into lake.
, HARRY HAMBLIN, a Port Huron 8
- year-old boy, was shot through the RICH
lung by companion named Rober
q. Shaw. They were both out on the com
mons, when Robert, who had gun wit
IS him, raised it and pointed it at youn
IA Hamblin. said, Il am going to shoe
you," and fired. The young lad Is in
precarious condition, but the doctor
hope to save his life. Young Sha'
IN claims that the gun went of accident
Z ally.
err THE people of Thompsonville wer
m thrown into wild excitement Friday b
aS the blowing up of Mr.. Bussey's engin
- while running the saw to cut pawn
III blocks for Mr.. Monroe, scalding Mr.. Bus
IN sey and Charles Monroe. The latter wa
eS burned about the head and breast an
d, his left arm. At present he Is dom
IT, we'll. Mr.. Bussey was literally boile
i'm from head to heels and died Tuesday
or He was in the act of opening the doc
to replenish the fire when the body
steam struck him in the stomach
nc throwing him about fifty feet.
no SAGINAw's new City Hall has coz
S125,O]0 in good hard cash so far, an
now S45, 900 Is needed to complete tn
ps buildings and grounds. after which cor
or siderabiy more will be needed to furnis
ch the handsome ediflce.
JOHN HANLEY, a miner, was killed b
Is loose rock falling upon him at the hot
&c level in the Franklin mine, Moada
RS | mornino He was aged go years an