Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-23


From Far and Near.
LAST fall quite number OF engineers
were sent TO Iowa from Escanaba. AL
of them have returned.
MAPLE CENTER people have sent to
Washington petition for the establish
ment Of postoffice in their town.
Ar. ConBoRN, a lumber dealer OF
Michigan City. Ind, has purchased
%, boo, 900 feet OF lumber at Menominee-
AT a largely attended citizens meet
ing Dundee people voted to accept the
charter as prepared by the village at
torney. Jc
AT the Republican judicial conven-
ton In the Twenty-third District Main
j. Connie. of Au Sable, was nominated
for Circuit Judge.
THE firm OF Holland Graves a Co..
OF Buffalo. have, purchased 10000, 900
feet of lumber foom lumbermen on the
Menominee River.
THE threatened suit between Joe
Bowling and the proprietor OF Nelson's
Opera House, at-MtT Clemens, is of. q
settlement having been effected.
The new hotel TO be erected at
Marlette during the coming summer
will be the finest to be found in any in
terror town. It Is tosbe 65xS4 feet
JESSE SrRINGHAM, 10 years OF age,
was convicted of sJabbing school
teacher near Onondaga some time ago,
and was let off on suspended sentenee.
LAST week Perry Service went TO
Croswell and presented township
Clerk Dexter with the heads OF 1888
sparrows, the result OF several days
steady hunt. tEt Dr
MICHAEL EGAN, of Grand Rapids, has
just been transferred TO the insane asy-
lum at Kalamazoo. His brother, VIII,
murdered Patrick O'Connor two years
ago and Michael has been brooding over
| the crime. Nn
NINE years ago, Ramsey d Jones, OF
! Menominee, bought 10, 900 acres OF tim
| her lands in Langlade County, Wis, for
| $50. 900. Since, then the value OF the land
| has increased 500 per cent, 1t being
rated at $4,000
| THE German Catholics OF Menominee
have a big belfry on their church. Last
| Sunday they put three bells in it at O
cost OF $4,000. They have now petit
toned the City Council to place an $500
clock in the tower.
PHoEBA HOLLAND did at Roscommon
OF intussusception Of the bowels. Two
weeks ago boy at school ran against
her She was thrown of the steps and
fell on her stomach, sustaining the in-
juries which caused her death.
THERE was an interesting scene at
an Iron Mountain hotel the other even
ing prominent local business man
went to the hotel with a Marinette
member of the demi- monde. About the
same time his wife came in. She gave
the couple piece Of her mind and then
took hubby home.
STEWART WHITE, of Grand Rapids,
sues the New York Life Insurance. Co.
for 1900 damages. Two years ago he
took out 100000 policy, the annual
payment for it being fixed at so, 300. VI
this so cent was TO be refunded. he
has paid two years, he says, but has re-
ceved no rebate.
A WHOEVER residing in the northern
part of the State had a man arrested ON
] a charge of stealing timber. An ex-
prosecuting attorney offered 10 ASSIST
the Justice in drawing up the complalilt
and warrant---and- -did-so.--W When the
case came to trial, he appeared for the
defense, and objected on account dx de-
, fect.ve papers.
BAY CITY is beginning a war or
, theater bills.
A RAILROAD is to be built from Hub
: bard to Midland.
a IRON MOUNTAIN is to have anothe
{ phone exchange.
[ The drive on Thunder Bay will oper
I about the middle of next month.
HEAP OF sawdust took tumble a
T Cheboygan and buried John Dirkman
e He was dangerously injured.
q THE G.. r. 81 /. has made PROPOSE
ton to the holders of 5 per cent. bond
to fund the interest Of such bonds.
WILLIAM MooRE's livery barn wa
burned at Belleville with most OF tn
contents and four horses; loss abou
$4,000.
A FIRM at Grand Rapids has ordere
4OO. 900 bushels OF beans from Australi
to supply the deficiency in the Ameri
, can crop.
CHEBoYaAN's Council refuses to g
to the expense of having an expert ex
anime ex- City Treasurer Lyons books
]. A. ELLIS, OF Lansing, and Mrs. NJ
A. Sloan, of Holt, were married severe
DAYS ago, Rev. G. L.. Ellis, son OF tn
r, groom, officiating.
n THE Sault will now go to work an
!. make pretty park out OF the strip
land donated to 1t by the United State
al OON6IHUtuL AhOhi bhO wv DNe-NJ $500,
:. THE Michigan crop report for Marc
y says that, owing to the ice and snow
Is which has covered the wheat fields 10
lie more than two months, no very salts
Of factory estimate OF the condition {
re wheat can be made, but there Is fee
O. ing that It Is considerably damaged
= The total number of bushels of whet
- reported marketed by farmers In Eel
y ruary is ,174, 176 at thirty -one elevator
~ THE earnings of the Michigan raj
I'D WAYS for December, 1892, were $40, 108
he 1872; for the corresponding month lai
G, wear, So, 803, $3.50; an increase OF s., lO4
at 53o. The to-al earnings from Jan.
n. Dec. 81, 1892, were S110, 800 1858; for II
T. same period in 1891, 500. 472. 500; an II
=. crease Of $14, 43O, 329,. or IA. 80 per cen
y. The total amount OF special taxes co
III lected from Insurance companies In l5'
We was S1S7, 511, divided as follows: FIJI
Mt companies, $130,756; life, $7O,l IT'S, ca
ualty, S4,593; assessment companies
To other States, $3.50; cooperative Mich
he gan companies, $45.
MS The State Board of Pharmacy has ju
- granted pharmacists certificates
fifty-one applicants, and forty-five we
q given assistants certificates. INVENT
four failed to pass.
= SOUVENIR canes are now being MAJ
: from the oak taken from the steam
Independence, which has just be.
raised near the Sault, after being at q