Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-04
MICHIGAN MINUTES.

JUDsoN FARMER of Spring Lake has
nine hens that have laid ], 236 eggs the
past season.
Miss HILLsGIE MULDER, one of the
earliest pioneers Of Holland, died 1t the
age of 80 years.
OVER 1000 ducks have been shot on
the marshes below New Richmond this
fall, One hunter killed 80 in one day.
JOHN QUNIBY, a Cass County nimrod
recently shot a white owl which meas
ured five feet and six inches from tip to
tip of its wings.
AUGUsT Holm, Who lives near Au Train
spent two nights and a day in the woods
and was badly frozen. He became lost
while tracking bear.
The Avery marsh near Three Oaks,
has been so drained this fail that several
hundred acres of the richest land in
that vicinity will be made tillable.
4 CRAVING farmer was killed by a
wildcat in his chicken coop, after des
perate fight. 1t measured four feet in
length and had killed fourteen chickens.
MICHIGAN curly and birdseye maple
is coming in great demand for veneers,
New York buyers are taking all they
can find in Alpena and Presque Isle
counties.
AN Escanaba butcher uses his odds
and ends of meat Tor the manufacture
of free soup for the poor. His soup
kettle is already running at its full ca
pacity Of torty-fye gallons.
Four HUNDRED workers in the Win
throp mine at Ishpeming failed to re-
turn to work Saturday as agreed. They
want cash instead of store orders. The
mine prefers to close down.
FRANCIS GLASS, a Methodist preacher
since 1910, died at Grand Rapids, aged
81 wears. He was missionary to the
South Sea Islands in 1871 and 1911, and
came to Michigan in 1916.
O. F. MILLER, a Mason celery grower,
has shipped his crop of $4,000 punches
to the New York market, realizing a
good profit. He will have a celery field
Of twelve acres next year.
A FLINT firm has received 1900 BUSH
els of buckwheat from Canada, on
which they paid 20 cents Il bushel duty.
They have 1900 bushels more coming
from that country which costs about the
same.
A GENTLEMAN who has visited the al
legged gold field in Bentley Township
Gladwin County, claims that the story
of finding gold is fake" though he
saw the greatest excitement and num-
Dtl Oh prosperous WI IN.
A SrAND1sn man has solved the shin
gle making riddle. BY saving them,
nearly half the wood is wasted in saw
dust. He s,eams the blocks, and then
slices off the shingles with d knife, there
being absolutely no waste,
W1rluN the last eight months there
have been killed and wounded i'll the
town OF Allegan, Allegan County, by
worthless dogs, about $500 worth OF
sheep and at a very reasonable estimate
about $4,000 worth in the county in the
past year.
AT present there are about 800 men
employed the mines i'll and about lsh-
peming. The Lake Superior has 500;
Lake AngeIine, $50; Winthrop, 375; Sal
Pardore have 100 or over. The estl-
mated number of idle men at lshpeming
at present is between 300 and 100.
MUsKEGoN has secured the biggest
puncher in the world. This gigantic
has been set in its place at the Nuske-
Con Boiler Works. 1t is relic Of the
Worlds Fair and is capable Of punch
ing two-inch holes through two-inch
plates Of steel 1t slices off flat bars
10 by II like cheese and cuts two-inch
round bars. Its depth of throat is 60
inches.
Mrs. ROBERT c. JOHNSON, formerly Of
Flint, who died in California few days
AGO. leaving an estate valued at So 900.
900, leaves two-thirds of it to her broth
ers and sisters and their heirs. Mrs.
Col. Fenton, OF Flint, is a sister. The
heirs in Flint interested through their
relationship to Mrs. Fenton are j.
Brush Fenton, Fenton +. and the Misses
Adelaide and Catharine McCreery
Miss Adelaide Birdsail is an heir also.
SALT has been struck at depth of
1,lSO feet in the well south Of Trenton,
in which drilling was begun by Church
& Co., of New York, six weeks ago:
The drill will go deeper into the ground
in the hope Of finding another stratum
at depth Of about 800 feet. The
stratum found is about rs feet thick. 1t
| is proposed to erect large works on the
site OF the Craig shipyard and give en-
plovment to 800 men if another level Is
found.
Oh was discovered at Scotield sew
enty-ive feet beneath the surface.
ARTHUR, a son of Capt. Turgeon, was
accidentally drowned at Ludlngton.
HE Village Oh al lLui l'tsy VII VIC
shore of Green Bay. above Menominee,
is for sale. Ten years ago it had a mill
several hundred people and great pros
| poets. Now there are three families
and many houses to rent.
4 PROMINENT jeweler of Lenox, a sub
urb Of Richmond has a clock made IL
| Germany which is so fixed as to play q
piece of music once an hour. The clock
| is $50 years old and worth $500 Mr.
! kleidt has been offered $3.50 for the
clock, but refused it.
CHAPLIN & Son. of Niles, who own val
liable mine-iees in the vicinity Of Iron
Mountain, have disarmed criticism by
| sending check of $500 tor the suffering
miners in Iron Mountain. Their agent
| announces that they will send another
| check for like amount on January l.
next.
ABOUT fifty years ago sort of boy
tramp struck Birmingham. He got q
Job Of making flour and pork barrels;
| Old DIR. Ray nal took notion to the lad
and said he would make a lawyer Of
| him. That boy tramp is now the head