Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-19


GEORGE DORSEY was struck by q
falling tree at Empire, and will die.
THE high school at Richmond Is
closed. Principal has the measles.
THE assessed valuation of Ypsilanti
is s2,3ls,0O0 and Of Ann Arbor Is 81
I'll, 900.
A wooDsMAN was knocked down and
| robbed OF $40 and watch at West
Branch.
ABNER HITCHCOCK, aged 49, died at
| Battle Creek. He formerly edited the
| Constitutional Union.
| EDWARD RoDERICK, of Three Riv-
ers, RECEIVERS 81, 700 for the loss OF an
arm while coupling cars.
FRANK II. THOMAS, of Michigan, has
been appointed chief clerk in the post
Office department at q salary OF ", 800
| CHIPPEWA county farmers are be-
| ginning to raise clover seed, and claim
1t Is the most profitable crop they can
harvest.
HoMEsTEADERs coming In from the
south end of Alger County report that
there is still nearly three feet OF snow
in the woods.
STUART GORDON, OF Luzerne, has
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| Board of Corrections and Charities for
Oscoda County.
Owosso has built forty dwelling
houses since the first of January, and
/ expects to make the years record $50.
It's hustling little city.
E5CANABA people expect q man by
the nams of Sourwine to close saloons
for them. He's the Mayor, and isn't
responsible for his name.
A SPECIAL election will soon be
called to vote on bonding the village
Of Ontonagon for the establishment Of
a waterworks and electric light sys-
tenn.
SILAS DOANE, postmaster OF South
Branch, Ogemaw County, has been
OF embezzling 1902 from money order
funds.
SIX Ann Arbor students, full of en-
thusiasm bottled and otherwise, drove
over to Pontiac. On the way one of
up the ghost.
THE salaries of nearly all the Kala-
mazoo city officers were reduced. The
city clerk Is cut from ST, 800 to 81 900,
and chief of fire department fr0n
81, 800 to 81, $50.
FRED A. MAYNARD, OF Grand Rapids,
has come out openly and announced
himself candidate for Attorney Gen.
eral He says he wants the office and
wants everybody to know it.
THERE was a hot discussion in the
State Sanitary Convention on the pre-
vention OF consumption. DR.. Henry b.
Baker, Secretary of the State Board of
Health, terminated the row by giving
his views.
WILLIAM KITSON. of lonia, was a
portly man. Ten years ago, wishing
to provide against emergen lies, he had
his own coffin made. Friday he took
up his permanent residence there. He
} was 76 years old.
INDICATIONS are favorable for an
early opening of the sawmills at On
tona ron. The Diamond Match Co. 3
mills have logs enough for long sea-
sons work, but may be hindered by
the lack of piling room until after
opening OF naviga ion.
THE house of Isaac Hanna was burned
with part of its contents at Gladwin.
1t was the largest and finest private
dwelling in Gladwin County, and was
insured for 81, 500. Mr.. Hanna was
formerly treasurer OF Gladwin County.
The total loss was about 81, 1000.
J IRA BATES, of White, Hillsdale Coun-
ty woke up at midnight to find re-
volver pointed in his face. He gave
the burglars his trunk, which they
took to the barn and broke open, get
ting $50. The dog interfered. They
mashed the animals foot and escaped.
NEARLY two years ago large barn
owned by Mrs. Mary Alexander, of
Pine River, Arenac County, was de-
strcyed by fire. 1t was limited that
persons with whom she was not on
friendly terms could explain how the
fire originated. While cleaning up the
debris the other day the charred re-
mains of man were discovered, as well
as pocket-knife, brass buttons, etc.
AS there is no one missing in that vi
cinity, it is supposed that the man
was some tramp who was occupying
. the barn and may have set it on fire
accidentally.
, The Michigan crop report gives i'm
portant indications relative to the
wheat crop, and contains reliable in
formation in reference to fruit pros
poets. The report says AS usual.
wheat on the summit and west side of
hills and on clay and undrained lands
| has been somewhat injured, Dut as
whole the crop has wintered we'll. The
averages of the estimates of cor
, respondents are: For the southern
counties 80 per cent, central counties
/ 81 per cent, northern counties "a per
, cent. and State 80 per cent, compare
son being with average years. Cor
respondents in their remarks report
the crop in good condition-much bet
ter condition than usual at the end OF
an open" March. The average con-
dition this year in the southern coun-
ties is eight points better and in the
State six points better than April,
1893 During the warm weather that
prevailed previous to the 26th of March
fruit buds developed to some consider.
able extent, and grave fears were felt
that the cold wave of that date would
work great harm If not ruin to the
crop. A large number OF letters have
been received from fruit specialists,
and a fair conclusion from these let
tiers is that the early and tender varie-
ties OF fruits, especially peaches and
pears, have been injured, but the later
and harder kinds are yet safe. This is
J particularly true OF apples. There is
; no reason why full crop OF fruit
should not be expected.
/ AT Minden City Henry Gurnock's
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