Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-09
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10 lOO tiAch W uhhuAcs
FoB the last ten years part of the
Qulnnesec postoffice assets have con-
sisted OF lot OF 10 and 90 cent period
ical stamps, which were left when the
town lost its newspaper.
II. p. WILLIAMS, father OF Mrs. d. @.
Pelton, wife of the well-known ChebUy-
gan lumberman, died at the age Of SO
years, from the effects of an attack OF
la grippe two years ago.
JOHN GUTTER, young Chesaning
man, Is sick In q hospital In Northwest
ern Canada. A tree fell on him, break
ing three ribs and smashing his leg and
foot In terrible manner.
IAN attempt was made to burn n. E.
Lumley's residence at Algonac while
the family were away from home. Fire
was simultaneously started In five
rooms, but failed to do much damage.
The ID. M. Ferry Seed Company, Of
Detroit, are negotiating for the erection
Of seed warehouse at some point In
Charlevoix County. The building will
be used chiefly for receiving and sorting
peas
MRS. JAMES SNYDER, of East Jordan.
who has been treated for insanity, be-
came suddenly worse and tried to bury
her baby tn snow bank The child
was rescued and the woman Is ravIng
maniac.
r. o. HALL, a farmer, of Nadeau, Me-
nominee County, is in jail charged with
cruelty treating his wife. 1t Is said
that. with mercury Is below zero, he
kicked her out OF the house and then
shot at her.
AT Kane siding, near Manistique. an
engine jumped the track. Engineer
Shorter was pinioned to the ground and
all the clothing torn from his body. but,
strange to say. he sustained not the
slightest injury.
NEAR East Handy farmers haven't
paid their taxes for some time, think
ing that wheat would soon go p,-enab-
ling them to raise money more easily.
Wheat didn't go up, and they are now
paying per cent. for collecting the
taxes. sls srS{
LUCAS. Missaukee County, on the T..
A. q N. M. r. r., Is booming on rock
elm. The timber Is squared and rallied
to Toledo, thence 1t goes England by
way Of the lakes and the st. Lawrence.
The little station will turn out about
1000, 900 feet this season.
AT Carney, near Menominee, Lauretz
Anderson, Swede, about 80 years OF
age, married a 16-year-old girl. Soon
after, on her complaint that she was
ill-treated, her father, j. F. Johnson,
took her home. The other night re-
volver bullet was sent through john
sons window. 1t passed within few
inches OF a childs head. Anderson
was arrested on suspicion,
In Williams Township. Bay County,
the 12-year-old son of George Schwaby
was missed at breakfast, and when the
meal was finished. the father and elder
brother went out to find him. Upon en-
tering the barn, the first object they
saw was the lifeless body of the boy,
suspended from a rafter. The body
was cut down and restoratives were APP
piled, but to no avail. =" There Is no
known cause for the suicide.
The Legislature of 1891 enacted a
law subjectlng the Michigan Central,
Haven & Milwaukee, Lake Shore q
Michigan, and Erie 4 kalamazoo Rail-
road Companies. which operate under
special charters, to the provisions Of
the law OF 1871, the object being to ma
terially increase the taxes to be paid by
these companies. Wednesday Attorney
General Ellis filed an opinion to the eff
feet that the new law Is fatally defect
I've, as the law OF 1871, referred to, was
repealed. He therefore instructed the
Auditor General to accept the taxes
figured on the basis OF the special char
ter provisions.
BAY CITY capitalists have bought 49,
O0O, 900 feet OF lumber at Duluth.
MRS. JAY HURsLEY, OF the Sauit, was
seriously injured, being hit In the face
with SNOWFALL, which some foolish kid
threw.
THE Grandville Improvement Com
pany has been organized with capital
of $40, 900. s-~-.--. -,
CAP RUMMELL, OF Elsie, was badly
burned about the face while handling an
unloaded gun.
H MACK BIGGER, aged %. of Sugar
Island, was killed at Cisco. He was
run over oy train.
THERE'S likely to be an influx Of
young men into ROLAND, Isabella Coun-
ty. kissing parties are epidemic there.
THERE are $1,000, 900 of whitefish
eggs at the Sault hatcheries, 400, 900 Of
salmon trout and 100000 OF brook trout.
THERE Is a scarcity OF men In north
ern lumber camps. A Cheboygan con-
tractor is looking for 100 men, but can't
get one. =.
THE craze has struck Cheboygan.
Five prominent girls were backing
boots, etc.. for the sake of earning 81
for the church.
A BURGLAR broke into a Roscommon
saloon, cut his hand on a pane Of glass
and was tracked by his blood to West
Branch, where he was arrested.
ALL danger from diphtheria at the
Agricultural College is thought to be
now over. It Is two weeks since the
death OF Mr.. McCracken, and none OF
his attendants have exhibited any signs
of having contracted the disease. They
are still In quarantine and will not be
released before next week.
JAMES BALKoFF, West Bay City
brakeman on the Michigan Central, re-
ceived fatal injuries near Alger. Bal
koff Is the last Of three brothers, all OF
whom were killed at the same place and
In the same manner.
"THAT more or less interesting pub
LEGATION, the Legislative Journal, is now
a daily visitor at the Blank ofioe, at the
expense Of the taxpayers. 1t makes
excellent material for mailing wrappers,
and that Is It's destiny In the majority
OF printing offices. This item. or one
like 1t, has appeared In every paper In
Michigan. ~ .st, 1855
UNCLE WILLIAM SEAvKR, OF High
land Station, was carried beyond his
destination on the railroad Although
past three score years and ten, he