Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-16

ness because of the $500 license.
The Congregational Church at Victor
has purchased 550-pound bell which
now calls church members to worship.
A little child of Chester Merritt picked
mp q bottle of neuralgia medicine near
Morenci, and drank the contents. She
died in few hours.
II. C.. Richmond. of Lyons, purchased
n farm about ten days ago, and neglected
to have the insurance transferred imnie-
diately. Hence he is now out about $500,
the barn having been destroyed by fire
Inst week.
A Hastings 7-year-old felt very jealous
because all the girls of her acquaintance
had had the mumps and she was not
honored 80 she prayed: ".And, dear Lord,
4 pray that may catch the mumps, and
hgve them 'On both sides, too"
Dog prisoners are getting in their work
at Hastings and CANNES are dying at the
rate of three and four a day. They are
no respecter.o of persons-or dogs; the own
erless yellow dog ana the one with a pedi-
gree a yard long are served alike.
Some time ago a supervisor living IN
Cadillac voted mo- on an ordinance to
prohibit dogs roaming at large. A couple
of days after one of the,curs killed young
colt belonging to this same man, and If
that ordinance ever comes up again 1T
would be safe to say that he would not
vote again rs he did before.
A stranger got off the train at Flint,
and, after tearing upa ticket to Caldwell,
Idaho, disappeared in the country. Sheriff
Garner brought him to town. Physicians
pronounced him slightly demented, but in
time he recovered sufficiently to tell that
his name was James Renwick, and that
he was on his way from Edinburgh, Scot
land, to Idaho.
A farmer presented "A. Eytha, proprie
tor of a Mt. Clemens restaurant, with
a big owl. The bird was placed in the
show window, but, under the garish sun
light, refused to eat or be comforted.
When nearly starved to death he was
placed in the cellar where numerous rats
We're holding sway. Now the cellar
abounds mostly in owl.
The Michigan crop report issued by the
Secretary of State states that while the
normal rainfall for April in Michigan is
.2.44 inches the total precipitation for the
month this year was much less than one
driest ever known. The average condi-
ton of wheat is reported at 90 per cent.
Meadows need rain. Apples and peaches
promise good crop.
The following from the Cadillac News
and Express would seem to indicate that
there was something new under the sun
after all: "A middle-aged woman was in
dustriously circulating n subscription in
the city last week for contributions to Sc
cure divorce from her husband. There
appeared to be considerable partially dis
guised sympathy for the unknown hus-
band in the case, if he still lives, by those
who were urged to contribute"
For years Peter Tellerdam, about 72
years old, had lived in the attic room of a
business block in Muskegon, and was new
er suspected of having n cent. He begged
his living from door to door in the sum-
mer, wearing the most tattered garments,
and in the winter bundling up in such
rags and pieces of bagging rs he could
pick up. Last week he was found dead,
starved to ,death. In the mattress was
found over $4,000 in bonds, certificates
and cash.
A Lapeer lady called on q new neigh
bor, who received her courteously, show
ed her into the parlor and handed her
chair, but unfortunately il was rickety:
il went down under her weight, and her
head went crashing through the window.
1t did not occur to the polite hostess to
inquire how badly her guest was injured,
hut she promptly exclaimed: A'You shall
pay for that glass" The bill was set
tied and the visit was not unnecessarily
prolonged. And now the woman is kick
ing herself because she forgot to charge
for breaking the chair.
After n half-dozen years of experiment
ing. A. Il. Crell of Ionia. has perfected
model of q postal car which Will attain
a speed of 300 miles an hour, and is de-
signed by the inventor to carry mail be-
tween the principal cities of the country.
This car is to be thirty-three feet long
and to run on n steel elevated track
eighteen feet above the ground, and it is
estimated that the road will cost $4,000
n mile. Under the patentee's idea power
houses can be supplied at intervals of 200
miles, and the electric current, sufficient
to make the entire run between New York
and Chicago, may be generated from the
waste power at Niagara Falls. Ex-Post-
master General Bissell has indorsed it, as
have many scientists. Mr.. Crell's model
weighs nearly 1,5OO pounds. He is to give
an exhibition of it on a thousand-foot
track within the next month.
At Ann Arbor, the hazng excitement
eliminated at the meeting of the faculty,
when three men were suspended until
February next. One week ago Henry
STANDARD, of Detroit, who was toastmas-
ter for the Gloss of '0S, was spirited away
to house a few miles out of town, as
were couple of other '9S men. The
sophomores' amusement was interrupted
by party of freshmen who came in
search of their men. During the struggle
the fire, which had been built on pile of
plaster in the center of the floor. was scat
tered about and resulted finally in the
destruction of the house The town aii-
thorities were about to start suit against
the boys, but they settled up and saved
trouble In few days the university au-
thorities obtained the names of the sopho-
mores, and three men were suspended from
the literary observation-disclosures A. Ketch-
am OF Detroit, Evans Holbrook of Onawa,
Iowa, and Harry l.. Herdman of Jones'
vile, Ohio.
| Marine City dogs that have not the pro-
| per passports now sneak thrc ugh the al
| leys and back streets, because Marshal
lSittler is on the warpath for those unli-
censed, and ten or 6 dozen have been
killed.
Richmond has secured a new industry
/ I'm ha ahona of tho "a of tho Rich-