Crawford avalanche., 1893-03-16
From Far and Near.

From Far and Near.
WORTHWHILE people are raising q
purse to send to jag institute an in
dustrious laborer, who. however, can't
leave strong drink alone.
Now people complimented q man
there on his snow plow. He informed
them, however, that 1t was only sleigh
which he himself had made.
SAaINAw's s2i 900 Al per cent. water
refunding bonds, maturing In twelve
years, were purchased by Splitter a. Co.,,
OF Toledo, at premium OF 1,ll2.
MARTHA ScHRAMM got a verdict for
S400 damages against the city of Sagi-
nav for injuries sustained on q defec-
tive sidewalk. She wanted $4,000.
AT Au Train a man was arrested on
charge OF assaulting woman. The
latter Is heavyweight of 203 pounds,
while the man. 1t Is said, might pose as
"Tom Thumb" ".f N"
POSTMASTER ]. A. GRANT, OF Utica,
has been appointed to clerkship by
Auditor General Turner to take the
place of one of the clerks who were fired
for lack of work.
In quarrel at Unadilla, jas. Hart
suff struck James McKinder over the
head with the butt end of whip. An
artery In McKilder's temple was sew
cred and he may die. !
MACKINAw CITY has never raised a
dollar by taxation. The receipts from
saloon licenses are sufficient to defray
all expenses, and this spring there will
be about $500 In the village treasury.
ED AND FRED FISHER, Of Glen Ar
Dor. had a fight with bear. After
they had put half dozen bullets into
bruln and pounded his head almost TO
, pulp, his bearship breathed his last.
A NUMBER OF vacant houses in Fay
cite have been rented by Chicago peo-
pie who will spend the summer thore-
They are afraid OF contracting some
disease from the large crowds In the
Windy City.
CHERRY GROVE has a prodigy. 1t is
a 17-year-old boy, who, without any
previous instruction, can do almost any
kind Of fancy work, flower and land
scape painting and drawing. He also
possesses a sweet contralto voice.
B. L. CoRBETT. Of Boyne City, was
nominated on the forty-second ballot by
the Republicans Of the thirteenth dis
trict for circuit Judge. Judge Ramsdell,
bench for twenty-four years, was one of
the candidates.
FREDERICK FRIcKE and wife, of
Bingham, have been married for over
twenty five years, but never agreed on,
religious points, he being a Methodist
and she Lutheran. They have now
separated, dividing the property. Both
are highly respected.
WHEN Asa Thompson, of Bunkerhill,
died in 1887. il is said that his children
agreed to destroy his will, if any should
be found, and then make an even divis-
ion of the property. Soon after Sidney
E., a son OF the old man, died, and then
the latter's widow discovered the will of
her father n-law, but refused to destroy
| ii, for fear that her children would not
receive their fathers share. She now
sues for that share.
In 1868 Henry Cuddeback, of Victor,
took unto himself wife. In 1885 she
to OK something unto herself too, but it
was divorce. In 1886 she began suit
to recover her dover right. Two years
| ago the couple concluded to try IL once
more, and they were again married. The
woman then signed away her dover
right under such promise. She says now
that Henry hasn't kept that promise,
and sues tor $4,000 of his shekels.
At Palmer, James Connors, aged 16.
fell down a mine shaft He sustained
fatal injuries.
AT Breckenridge, d. n. Brecken-
ridges store and dresidence were burned;
loss about $4,000.
AT Bear Lake, tree fell on A. D..
Bowen. He will recover, but the injury
has made him deaf.
MoNTMoRENcY COUNTY people on
April will vote on the proposition of
removing the county seat from Hillman
to Atlanta.
C. GOULD. who was wanted at Mt.
Pleasant on a charge of horse stealing,
was arrested in Kentucky and will be
brought back to Michigan.
AT special election, Lansing people
voted to amend the city charter. so as
to provide for the election by the people
OF board OF three assessors.
THE Ontonagon River Lumber Com
pany has sold the entire cut of its Ewin
mill for the next five years to Chicago
concern. The deal will amount to over
$1,000. 900.
IRON MOUNTAIN is negotiating for the
water plant, now owned by private
concern. The original price asked was
$3.50 900, but the proprietors have come
down to S1o5,C00.
EAST TAwAs is to have a $4,000 ho-
tel, a SO 900 pavilion and a grist mill
with capacity of 100 barrels day. A
$40 900 opera house is at present in pro-
cess OF construction.
WHILE making oxygen the other day,
Fred Price, of the Sault, and an assist
ant came near being killed.. The APP
paratus exploded and the building was
wrecked. but neither Of the two was
injured.
WINTER cholera is the prevailing
epidemic In Bay City at present. Ply
sicians ascribe 1t to the consumption
of bad meat The disease prevails In
all classes, appearing to be no worse in
one than another.
WILLIAM EICHELsDoRFER,o OF Grand
Rapids, went south for his health some
time ago. Letters from him indicated
that something was wrong with him.
The other day he was brought back to.
his home and was adjudged insane. He
is wealthy, and was formerly editor of
the Staats-Zeitung.
In the Rankin school district near
Dundee, there is q great deal OF con-
fusion. Every officer elected failed to.
qualify. The man elected director en-
gagged teacher and then went up
north to hunt
While waiting for an early train at
Milford, John Needham and q travelling
man took a walk along the railroad.
From an OnnOefta dfraofion oonoa m