Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-20


by horse and received injuries from
which 1t Is feared he will die.
NEAR Otter Lake, during the fog,
one freight train ran into another. One
engine was turned around and the ca
boose smashed inso kindling wood.
MRS. JOHN MCPHAIL, OF Madison,
while temporarily out of her mind,
slashed her throat with butcher
knife, but her husband saved her life.
FRANCIS BoNEwITz, OF Fountain.
attempted suicide by cutting his wrist
with razor. He said he intended
to cut his throat, but his heart failed
him.
A PORTLAND blacksmith who used
to be miner long years ago, has been
fishing people with story about large
deposits OF copper, gold and silver
under the town
MASKED men tarred and feathered
Rev. Charles Clancy, of frontier,
then rolled him down a steep hill, he
| filling the air meanwhile with shouts
of Glory to God"
LIGHTNING struck many places at
Kalamazoo. Several patients at Brook
Asylum cJttage were shocked. Kleas
b. Boos, celery digger, aged 3d. was
instantly killed in the field.
A DISPATCH from Bellaire says that
the Pine Lake Iron Company, OF Els
worth, has been attached on claim
of S4S,O0J, sub ect to mortgage. Bust
ness depression is the alleged cause of
the embarrassment
GEORGE HARNOIS, aged Is, of Au
Sable, lost an am in a p aiming mill.
AS he was passing surfacing machine
his left arm in some way caught in the
knives and in an instant was torn to
shreds below the elbow.
AT band tournament held at the
Michigan State Fair, the first prize of
$lOO went to the Third Regiment Band,
OF Bay City: the second prize of $75
to the Ferrand & Vatez Band, OF De-
troit: the third prize to the Williams
ton Band
THREE little Manistee children.
Frank, George, and Mary Larsen, went
out on Saturday 10 pick up corn stalks.
Since then nothing has been heard of
them. A posse OF men are searching
for them, but it is feared they were
drowned. p
THE Pottawattomie Indians, eight
cen miles south of Battle Creek, who
a: O all Methodists. are going to hold
camp meeting in the early part of
Octocer. The preachers will BE- In
dians, and there will be an Indian
band from Walpole Island.
+. M. LINK, Britton restaurant
keeper, has been arrested on the
charge of selling beer without Gov
eminent license. Deputy Collector
Nate Smith, of Manchester. and DR..
p. b. Hardy, OF Britton, did the de-
tective act.
The Sta Fish Commission will ask
the next Legislature for at least $4,000
as fund TO be usel in enforcing the
game and fish law. Game Warden
Hampton has appointed deputies
enough, but in many counties they
have to whistle for their pay.
MICHIGAN now outranks any State
in the Union in the breeding of trot-
ting horses The fame of our sires has
long been known. but laurels have
come fast and furious this year, both
OF the great breeders stakes having
been captured by this State. The good
Kalamazoo colt Dancourt marched off
with the first division of the Hor4e-
man stake at the Detroit meeting, and
then b. b. p. the greatest colt ever
got by Pilot Medium, the Battle Creek
stall ion, won the S2l ,575 Clark's Horse
Review stake at Terre Hau'e. The
glories of the Pacific Slope farms and
the wonderful properties of Ken
tucky's blue gra IS do not seem to be In
the hunt with the cool, Dracing air of
Michigan and the homegrown hay.
ADVANCE sheets from At orrcy Gen.
eral Ellis forthcoming annual report
show 1915 more crimir al prosecu ions
during he fiscal year ending June 30
last than during the prece ling fl: cal
| year, with 2.27 per cent. more cOnvic-
tions. The total number OF cases pros
ecu ed during the year covered by the
| report was %, 34p, of which 1889 re-
sui ed in conviction, 1,73S la acouittal,
| 972 were dismissed on payment of costs,
992 were nolle pressed, y15 persons ar
rested were discharged on examine
lion and 1873 either settled the cases
| against them, escaped, or secured their
| release by other moaus. In the num-
| Der of prosecutions the lesser crimes
rank first. OF the tosal number of
| cases prosecuted Wayne Cou ny fur
nished 1910; Ingham, 954: st. Clair,
TAO; Saginaw, III; Gogebic, 683: Eaton,
63S; Jackson, 632; Kent, $40: and Bay
| 624.
A PORTLAND man purchased dozen
| egg, from local firm, who guaran-
| teed them to be fresh. They we're
found to be otherwise, and he sped the
firm, obtaining Judgment. This was
appealed to the Circuit Court, which
affirmed the decision, and the firm had
to gay $l4O.
A FoUR-YEAR-oLD boy near Howell
| asked his dad to whistle. Pa said he
would, only he must have some pig
tails. The kid took his pa at word,
and was soon on his way to the hog
pen with butcher knife. When pa
arri, ed he found the poor animal badly
hacked by the youngster.
THE water in Otter Lake has reach
ed its lowest point in the history of
the town.
THERE Is not an unemployed man in
Ca O. The wn has q pc, alton OF
LOO, with 600 school children. A new
pire organ. cost ng $1,000, 8 being put
in the new Methodist Episcopal
| Church.
MAYOR ANDERSON, OF Ironwood, IL
Is alleged, said the water company
was pumping poisonous sub tances
into IL, mains. The company has
brought q 500 coo damage suit against
the Mayor, claiming his alleged utter
ances have injured the conpany's busi-
l uctU.