Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-07
Record of the Week.

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Muskegon Salvationists held meetings
in two feet of snow while the wind was
blowing gale.
The Bortree corset factory, of Jackson,
has been sold on chattel mortgage to
Louis Il. Boos, the musician.
Chippewa County owes the State $780,
coo. The amount was not placed on the
assessment roll, consequently the county
has to go still deeper into debt.
DR.. George G. Pease, of Fulton, died
suddenly, aged so years. He was n
member of the Kalamazoo Academy Of
Medicine, also of the Shriners and the
knights of Pythias.
Otto Shepherd, of st. Clair, while skat-
ing. stumbled and fell. An ice-boat,
which he was trying to escape, struck him
in the head and he died in few minutes.
He was Is years old.
Albert Hellng, professional fire-eater
and sword allower, recently with Lees
circus, swallowed an 1S-inch sword at
the Muskegon Opera House while prac-
ticing for the Elks' minstrels, and will
probably die.
An Ortonville lady lost pair of skates
and Bible. In advertising her loss she
infinitely described the skates, even to
the number of holes in the straps, but the
Bible she mentions only incidentally.
There has been so much scrapping be-
tween the city councils, mayors and
boards of public works ut Ann Arbor
that the people are calling loudly for a
new charter that will do away with the
nuisance.
Last summer Flint and Pere Mar
quette switch engine was backing cars
across Bay City street without watch
man. 1t ran over Charles McRorie, aged
8, cutting off both legs. A jury awarded
Sc, 666.66 damages.
Another mean man has been discovered,
This one is in Charlevoix County. His
wife died at the insane asylum. Although
he has plenty of money, he refused to
contribute the So necessary for decent
burial, and the body went to the picking
vat ut Ann Arbor.
The managers of the G. A. r. exposi-
ton to be held at Kalamazoo next month
are receiving autographs of Senators,
Congressman and other noted men. David
b. Hill wrote: II am a Democrat. David
b. Hill" Gen. Alger has promised to
loan his war relics.
A bold attempt to liberate twenty two
prisoners at the Ann Arbor Jail was frus-
trated. Three men held for burglary
pried open rear window, and had sawed
one of the steel bars in two when discov-
cred. Ordinary eating knives, carefully
fled, had been used.
The real purpose of the mysterious
meeting of the circuit judges of the State,
which was called for Grand Rapids, but
which failed to materialize because of the
storm, has come to light. It was to con-
slider means for securing an increase In
the salary of $500 which they now re.
ceive.
Deacon Rockwell May, the oldest per-
son in Kalamazoo, died, aged 90 years.
He was born June 20, 100, ut Sheffield,
Mass, and came to Michigan in 1884,
where he made a large purchase of land.
He was engaged In mercantile business
in Kalamazoo fifty years ago.
There were two scared men in Holly
the other night. The lazy, shiftless men
had recently moved to town, and although
they were well able to work they prefer
red TO send little children out begging on
the streets. Neighbors provided them
selves with masks, put rope around the
neck of Jimmy" one of them, and led
him around the yard till he promised to
leave town. He left.