Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-08

HoRSE-DISTEMPER is prevalent in
Schoolcraft Township, near kalama-
zoo.
MARION CITY has good prospect OF
obtaining new salt manufacturing
concern.
Roy WEDDERBURN, aged years,
OF Kalamazoo, was run over by heavy
rair OF hobs.
CAPTAIN JOHN III. SMITH, who had
led n mere eventful life than any lake
mariner, diel at Grand Haven, Mich.
JUDGE SMITH sentenced Arthur Nc
Cracken, of Burlington, to thirty days
in Jail for selling liquor without Ii
ceuse.
ANTOINE TRUCKEY, of st. Ignace.
wa, found dead in cutter few miles
outside the city, and foul play is sus-
pected.
ESCANABA has established a city
woodward, and gives employment to q
large number OF men saving and split
ting wood.
GRAND RAPIDS will vote on propo-
sition to bond it:elf for $l50,000 with
which to build and equip a municipal
electric lighting plant.
AN Armada man has invented a fiat
iron holder which holds the iron in
such way that a woman cannot pos
sibly throw it at her husband.
WHILE sewing Mrs. Catherine Mil
lers clothing caught fire at Adrian.
She ran out doors and rolled in the
snow, but was severely burned.
A YEAR ago there were no rats In
Clare. They are so numerous now
that citizens are about to organize
hunting parties to exterminate them.
the railroad track near Sidnaw, was
run over by train. and his leg was SO
badly injured that it had to be ampu-
tated.
CHAUNCEY LUCE, of Summit City,
has single-bladed knife with an iron
handle that is $50 years old, the date,
1740, being plainly stamped on the
blade.
AT Estey Andrew Glenn shot and
killed James Foster. The two men
lived together, and Glenn when ar
rested said the shooting was acct
dental.
PRICE MCKINNEY, receiver for Cor
rigan, Ives q Co., of Cleveland, has
purchased the real estate OF the Buff
falo Mining Company at Marquette
for 5000
MERRITT, Dimondale druggist, Of
fers to give warranty deed for 22-
foot lot free to any man who will erect
brick store. There is not vacant
store in town.
WILLIAM S. BILLS, over 20 years OF
age and nearly blind, started to go to
his sons house, only few rods distant,
wandered out into field, fell down in
the snow and was frozen to death.
REPRESENTATIVE AVERY, of Green
vile, has introduced bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for furnishing an addition
to the Indian school at Mount Pleas
ant, which is to used as dormitory.
AT White Pigeon, Mrs. Young, de-
spondent because of domestic troubles,
endeavored to end them by taking
deadly dose of paris green, but doc.
tor and a stomach pump held her on
earth.
THE instructor in boxing school at
Kingsley broke his arm while giving a
lesson in the manly art. A pupil lost
his temrer in being out-generaled and
clinched the trainer, With the result
aforesaid.
In his will Christian III. Bull, of
Detroit. has left the Law Department
of the University of Michigan gift of
$4,000 1t is provided that the money
shall be expended in purchasing books
for the library.
ATTORNEY r. NJ. WING, defender of
Coughlin at Chicago, was once a stu
dent of Hillsdale College. He used to
funk terribly when he got up to speak
then, but he Is one OF the crack ora
tors of the West now.
THE personal property, machinery,
ETC., of the Buffalo Mining Company
was sold at Negauree for the benefit of
the creditors. 1t was bought in by
Price Mckinney, receiver of COrrigan,
Ives e. Co., of Cleveland.
JERRY LIE Due was killed by fall
ing tree on his fathers farm near
Pleasant Grove. He was telling the
tree, when it suddenly crashed upon
him without warning, causing injuries
which resulted in his death.
ADRIAN DE GRooT has begun action
in the Circuit Court at Grand Rapids
against the Olney-Judson Grocery Co.,
for $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceived in falling down the elevator
shaft in the establishment of the COM
pany.
BURGLARS broke into the Catholic
Cathedral at Marquette and robbed
what is called the penitents' box of its
contents. The amount taken is not
known, but is believed to he about $50.
Some valuable pieces of church silver
ware are also reported missing.
GOVERNOR RICH has petitioned the
Supreme Court for mandamus direct
ing the Clerks of Gogebic and Gratiot
counties to certify and return to the
proper State officials returns of the
vote cast in these counties on the
amendment increasing the salary OF
the Attorney General.
SOME Chesaning bellies who were go
ing to ball in the evening ate cam
phor gum during the afternoon, but
fer what purpose has not TRANSFERRED.
At the ball thev were the observed of
all observers TnIee of them had con-
vulsions, and the others looked as il
they were seasick.
A CARLOAD of fire-clay and coal has
been shipped from Sebewaing to Co
lumbus, Ohio, to see whether they can
be used In the manufa cture Of the
Hallwood paving brick. II the expert
ment proves succe q branch factory
for making the brick will be estab.
lished at Sebewaing.
GEORGE II. SUMNER was arrested by
the town marshal of Bedding for ped
ping rugs, curtains, ETC., without IL
cense. Before his trial came off it was
discovered that his goods could not be
laual1y fayad and he was disch aroad