Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-05
Record OF the Week.

GEORGE WILLARD. proprietor OF the
sawmill at Leonidas, had his leg frac-
tured by being caught in belt
The exact amount of ex-Bookkeeper
McCloy's shortage at the Second ha-
tional Bank, OF Bay City, is $S,627.50.
THE Cincinnati, jackson and Mack
tnaw Railroa Co. have decided to con-
struct an elevator at their depot in
Marshall.
In Rollers saloon, Muir, burglars
stole $64 in cash, two certificates of de-
posit for 81, 900 each, as well as notes
and mortgages.
WALTER NYSEN, of Holland, is 90
years old. He boasts that he has never
worn anything on his feet but wooden
shoes and velvet slippers.
TUESDAY night at Elsie thieves
stripped two clothes lines and turned
three horses loose, they doing consid-
cradle damage to gardens.
WARDEN FULLER caught the first
man who tried to escape from the
Ionia reformatory under his admin
stration. The fellow was a trusty.
]. W. CARDER, a middle-aged Grand
Rapids man, who has visited many
cities recently, has a mild attack of
smallpox. He walked into the health
Office.
FIREWORKS in the drug store of L.
E, Slattery az Benton Harbor were &C
cidentally ignited and a terrific explo-
sion followed wrecking the store and
severely burning Mr.. Slattery.
BAD boys scattered tacks, heads
down, all over Fenton's streets, and as
q result pneumatic tires and horses
hoofs suffered greatly, much to the
benefit of blacksmiths and bicycle re-
pairers.
WIN. PETERS wooden mills at Co.
lumbiaville. which has been closed
since last October on account of the
times. started with full force on full
time and pay. About $50 hands are
employed.
The recent hot weather is filing the
Western Michigan re orts with sum
mer guests and mosquitoes. The sum-
mer dude pitches his tent with one of
his pants legs, and is at home where
ever night overtakes him.
THE report OF the Lansing Water
and Electric Light Commission shows
that during the past year the lighting
plant paid $1,000 over operating ex-
penses and the water-works $4,000
over operating expense, and expenses
OF construction.
FRED J. ADAMS and Miss Kate Dunn
were married Adams is well-known
Grand Rapids newsrape man, who re-
Gently resigned to accept the Clerk
ship of the Superior Court. The feat
ure of the affair Is that Adams became
q Catholic in order to wed his lady
love.
AN Italian tramp giving his name
Is Ed Wilson, hailing from Grand Rap
ids, broke into the ONCE OF j. III. Gibbs
a. Sons Touring mill, Edmore. and re-
lieved the money till OF $40, while the
force we're absent at dinner. The
thief is in Jail, and the money recov-
cred.
RESIDENTS OF Pontiac have wonder
ed at the mysterious disappearance OF
hay and grain from their barns. They
laid in wait. and near midnight capt
ured the intruder, ono of their neigh
bors, with well-filled sacks. They let
him 90, and forced him to carry away
his plumber. =,
THE bill giving Ann Arbor a $50, 900
postoffice has been favorably reported
by the House committee.
F.C. MAINS and G. Z. White, two
Hillsdale County farmers, we're struck
by lightning. Mains was instantly
killed and White was probably fatally
injured.
THE tug Ella M. Smith is quaran-
tined at the mouth OF the Saginaw
River for smallpox. Fireman Thomas
Mahoney Is the victim. The boat
tried to put in at Alpena, and on be-
ing sent away made for Bay City, ex-
pecting TO make . landing. The
Health Board Learned Of her coming
and officers stopped her In the bay.