Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-06
Short State Items.

Grand Rapids is debating the one or
two-high question, with probable
ity of the two-school idea being adopted.
There are. fifty applicants for the po-
sition of superintendent of schools of
Battle Greek. The school board have cut
the list down to four.
Israel Nupup, of Cincinnati, was ar
rested at Jackson for trying to sell big
stock of clothing without obtaining a
transient traders license.
Two Central Lake sisters. not having
requisite male help, decided to erect a
fence themselves. The result was high
close-board fence. and a beauty.
Martin Lambert. powerful man, we'll
known to the Bay City police, who is serv-
ing term in the county Jail for drunken
ness, had another attack of madness Sat
urday. Two weeks ago he imagined that
he had been delegated to annihilate the
Hebrews of Bay City, and later that he
was appointed to catch his satanic males.
ty. In the corridor of the jail he refused
to scrub the floor and attacked Turnkey
Hatch and Sheriff Sutherland. He was
overcome and suspended by the wrists
for a time until he promised to behave
himself. At dinner time he attacked a
crippled prisoner named William Joyce
choking him until he became black in the
face.
Wesley Oliver and William Currie. of
Alpena, were bitter enemies long before
they came into the woods last winter and
each had said he would kill the other on
sight, but until Friday they were kept
apart. They both went to Hillman from
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Both had been drinking and the fight
started furiously. Currie knocked Oliver
down and drew a big knife to finish him,
when Kerns interfered and knocked Cur
RE down. Both men were on their feet
in an instant, Currie fighting with his
knife and Oliver with one Of his heavy
boots which he used as a club. The fight
lasted a half hour and ended by Curries
face being badly battered. Oliver was
wounded in the abdomen and in the face.
Joseph Wrinkle, who became involved,
had his arm laid open with Curries knife
and Kerns was also cut. Kerns, Currie
and Oliver are locked up and will prob
ably recover from their wounds.
The 9-year-old son of Louis King, of
Saginaw,t was terribly lacerated by a dog
supposed to be mad A little girl, who
was also bitten, shows signs of hydro.
phobia. Neighbors. are much excited.
To the Salvation army barracks ut Mus
kegon, naughty boys bring small snakes
into meeting, and just as the religious
fervor Is at it's height they place the
crawling things around ladies' necks.
Alpena people thought it was some of
their business when John Major, aged 10,
got license to wed Ida Blackburn, aged
%, and tried to stop proceedings, but they
were married and went to Indiana to live.
The Councilmen of Alpena think that
the candy and ice cream shops which re-
main open on Sunday cause the little boys
land the little girls, too, for that matter
to spend the money which they. should
put In the collection boxes at Sunday
school, and therefore all such shops will
be closed on Sunday.
The State was given judgment for
81 Dol 81 against the Wisconsin Central
Railway Company for the taxes assessed
on the companys' earnings in Michigan In
1889, payment of which was refused. The
tax amounted to 81 .S68.S4, the balance of
the judgment being interest and the pen
atty for non-paymcEt. which IL 2 per cent
month on the amount of the tax.