Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-23


even the trees are leaving.
Dell Slantzee, of Lee township, near
Grand Rapids, was found dead, tangled
up in the harness of drag team. The
manner of his death is a mystery.
The proposition to lower the salary roll
of Port Huron city officials from $l2,OOO
to $1,000 raised such a row in the Council
that it was dropped like hot potato.
A stranger offered to show an Alpena
saloonkeeper a trick with $40 bill, and
he did. 1t was a magic disappearance.
The stranger and bill both disappeared.
First Sergeant Fred Schmidt, of Com
pany d. Tenth United States infantry. |
blew his head off with an old army musket
at Fort Brady He has been in service
for twenty years. Il
Owosso citizens are considering the pro-
position of Alexander Fee, of Detroit, to
establish pickle factory employing 2OO
hands. A special election may be held
to vote bonus.
A car belonging to the State fish com.
mission arrived at HAnsc and left 3,OOO.-
600 small whitefish, which were deposited
in the bay. Another car will arrive with
large quantity of trout.
Stewart Washburn, a prominent \. NJ.
C. A. young man Of Grand Rapids, who
stole clothes from store, so that ne
could dress as well as his friends, was
sentenced to year in Ionia prison.
The foundation Of the soldiers monu-
ment at Ypsilanti has been completed,
but $175 is lacking to complete the upper
part. A couple of entertainments for the
purpose of raising the necessary amount
will be given soon.
| Four Indian squaws were arrested at
Grand Rapids for peddling without IL
cense. They tried to cajole the copper by
declaring they had voted for Mayor Steb-
bins. The .new woman" seems to be well
developed among the poor Los.
A La Porte correspondent says syn
dicate has bought a tract of 1000 acres
ON the lake shore in Michigan and In
diana, and will proceed to turn it into a
second Newport. The grounds will be
laid out by landscape gardeners, and oOO
cottages will be erected this season.
Twenty five men employed in sawmill
i'm Missaukee County, who board at a
boarding house run by the mill owners,
struck against the food furnished them,
and when the management refused to
make change in the culinary depart
ment, they all threw up their jobs and
left.
There was a wedding in Fairgrove town
ship, Tuscola County, short time ago
which was peculiar from the fact that the
groomsmen were the grooms twin broth
/ ers. and the bridesmaids were the brides
twin sisters. The clergyman who per-
formed the ceremony has couple of pairs
of twins in his own family.
I At Midland, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hale
were burned to death at o'clock Sun
day morning. There are mysterious cir
9 cumstances surrounding the tragedy. Th'
8 couple moved into new house Saturda,
, night. They were busy unpacking goods
: until late hour. but finally retired will
the rest of the family, after seeing tina
the fires and everything else were in saf'
!, condition. They awoke to find the hous
= in flames, and were so hemmed in that es
: cape was impossible. and they died II
> great agony The children were rescued
Neighbors declare that the fire was IN
cendiary.
The annual report of Commissioners o
II Insurance Giddings shows that 132 stock
10 fire and inland marine companies are &c
!. ing business in the State There are ais
sjxty-seven mutual or cyclone insuranc
companies transacting business, but tn
commissioner says that these companie
g do a business Of character not to gual
III antee policy holders the indemnity the
NJ have n right to expect, and the fear is e,
c, pressed that unless the laws of the Stat
~ are amended wildcat insurance will b.
Ut come too general for the public safet,
Considerable insurance il being taken OF
d. in companies not authorized to transa
ne business in Michigan, the law being eva
p ed by arranging the risks by correspon
C. ence. This fact has led the Legislature
tn pass law licensing persons to procu
RS insurance in unauthorized companies, u
OF on a showing being made that the insu
er ance cannot be obtained in regularly
thorized companies Iloyds compani
ris have recently been permitted to do but
ito ness under proper restrictions. Stock, n
re- and marine insurance in Michigan ia
Dol year resulted in a neat profit to the col
lu- panies. The aggregate risks written we
on $29S. 725, 666; premiums received, $4.o3
is 1851; losses incurred. $2O35, ll2St.
by timating the expense of the companies
,n- y3lb per cent of the premiums, this in
oil Gates a net gain to the companies OF $SS
O71.07.
lis, The Big Four Railway mas announc
err n reduction in the wages of car repairs
the and roundhouse employees to 30 cents
IL S1.OS day. These men had been rece
i've ing Slip to S1.35. As result of the
duction a large number have quit We
,;s. | in the Benton Harbor yards.
the Rev. w. +. Jones, of Alma, roasted
I'M Alma Council for licensing saloons, CO
in plained of the girls who patrolled
4 a streets 1T night, advocated a curfew'
rea for children, demanded that stores Of
To- on Sunday be boycotted and, In gene'
y said things about the quiet town that hi
stirred up hornets nest.
Top, Frankfort Is kustling after $1o'
one refrigerator factory which wants u g
hiie location.
orn load of excursionists on a railr'
tne train between Cadillac and Lake I
;. were thoroughly scared the other nit
held They were all more or less sleepy II
aur- their days enjoyment, when all Of
Dec. den every window on one side of the co
cult was smashed. A stop was made and
jail matter investigated. II was found thu
Feb. tree trunk had fallen across the track,
rom being held up by n log about the hei
ious Of a car window. had not derailed
Cal train. and grazed the side of the wi
ried train, breaking every window, but d.
! no other damage.