Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-12


Samuel Bradburg, a farmer living hve
miles east of Bay City, were totally de-
stroyed by fire, with all their contents;
loss about $500.
THE Commissioners Railroads issued
the following statement: The earnings
In this State from Jan. i TO Sept. 1, 1892,
were $50, 100, COO; for the same period In
1891, $50, 124, 900. The Increase for 1892
is $S,995,00O; the percentage OF In
crease, 1896.
There is a possibility that the seven
ty-five or more orphans brought TO Me-
nominee this winter, for adoption from
New York founding home may have
to be returned. 1t Is claimed that the
law forbids their adoption by Michigan
citizens. The matter is being investi-
gated.
JOHN HUMPHREY, OF Long Rapids,
got gloriously drunk at Alpena. He
stopped In front OF various stores, and
when he landed In jail he had cart
load OF goods on his person, having
taken a number of articles at various
stores. Being jolly, good fellow, and
not recognizing what he had done, until
he got sober, he was not prosecuted.
A NOVEL suit was tried at Lakeville.
Mr.. Lacroix, mail carrier, claimed to
have made q contract with the Star
clothing house to let his horse wear
blanket with the firms advertisement
for SIS per month. The clothing COM
pany, however, alleged that they made
Lacroix a present of the blanket for adj
vertising purposes. The man lost his
case.
THE traffic through Portage Lake
Canal during the season of navigation
.nk al al HrxlI hn
Der of steam vessels bound up, $50;
number down, 453; total ,1lS. having a
tonnage of over COG, 900 tons. The number
OF sailing vessels bound up. 219; bound
down, 1903; total, 312. The total amount
of cargo tonnage carried was 480, 1893
tons. The number Of passengers car
ried by steamers going west was 1892;
going east, ID, l24; total, 3O,OS6.
SUMNER BATHRICK, farmer who
lived near Levi with his son, Gay, had
dispute about the latter's going hunt
ing. Gay returned from his hunting
trip, and Immediately the two COM
menced to quarrel, when the son
grabbed up his rife and shot his father
through the body three times, producing
fatal wounds. After summoning all the
doctors in town to attend his father.
Gay gave himself up. The father died
after night of terrible suffering. Be-
fore dying he made out his will and
signed 1t with his own blood. Gay, his
son, was taken to the county jail at
Pontiac, where he would be safe from
the crowd that threatened TO lynch him.
The Board of State Canvassers con-
cluded the work OF canvassing the State
ticket and issued certificates OF election
to all the Republican candidates except
H.. ~ h. NC H.
feated by 1922 plurality. Following are
the pluralities: Governor. John L.
Rich, 1909; Lieutenant Governor, j.
Wight Giddings, 1897; Secretary of
State, John w. Jochim. 81 1865; Treas
urer. Joseph F. Hambitzer, 4,730;
Auditor General, Stanley w. Turner.
%, 1862; Commissioner State Land Office,
John G.. Berry, Asst; Attorney General,
Adolphus A. Ellis, 1929; Superintendent
of Public Instruction, II. II. Pattengill,
20, 406; Member Board of Education,
Eugene A. Wilson, 21, 9O7; Justice of
Supreme Court. Frank A. Hooker, 166.
STocKBRIDGE people enjoyed fox
drive.
FERGUS Free Methodists are building
new church.
A BoARD of charities is being organ
lied by Sault people.
A. SENFF's $4,000 greenhouses were
burned at Menominee.
FRANK MOTT. of Stockbridge, while
loading logs, had his hip badly crushed.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHARLES BLEIsE, Of
Huron, celebrated their golden wedding.
FRANK WILLIAMS, Saginaw thief,
got eighteen months at the House Of
Correction.
The river is frozen so solid at the
Sault that people cross with teams to
the Canadian shore.
A PosToFFICE has been established
at Shields Dock, Sugar Island. with
James Shields as postmaster.
E. b. CHAFFEE's leg was so badly in
jured at st. Ignace that the member had
to be amputated. The man fell under a
car.
MRS. O'BRIEN and two children came
to the Sault some time ago from Sud-
bury, Ont. They have now been sent
back under the pauper immigrant law.
CHESTER MUNRoE's farm residence,
near Chesaning. was destroyed by fire..
The furniture was saved, but $3.50 in
cash, hidden In a drawer, is missing.
LUCE COUNTY officials went to Mack
inaw County after six men, wanted on
a charge Of stealing a dog. One man
got off by paying $50. Rather high
priced dog.
JOS. SANDERCoCK was arrested at
Iron Mountain. charged with violating
| the election laws at the late election
; Sandercock was a member of one OF
| the local boards.
AN +. & p. M. train, near Carson
Vile, struck d wagon containing a
farmer, his wife, and three others. All
five were seriously injured and were
taken to Applegate.
The last request OF Joe Pascoe. OF
| Iron Mountain, before his death, was
that his own horse draw the hearse in
which his body was conveyed to the
grave. The request was carried out.
AT the Sault, Claud Monroe, VIM.
| Mclean and Geo. Cullis were arrested
| on charges of smuggling. They are
| Canadian tailors and had in their pos
| session a number of suits, made, it is
said, for certain well-known Sault people.
A RUSTY, old-fashioned hay-knife is
at present being sent throughout Mich
| igan by railroad mail messengers. It
was started from Bangor, Me-, in No
vember, and will be sent to every State.
| The label on It tells the story. 1t reads:
! Democratic knife. Return when thy
| journey is done"
| AT Shepherd last week there was a
| queer wedding. After the ceremony
| the brid went to her home and the
bridegroom to his. The next morning
| the girl went to Kansas with her par
| AA lokf nrp