Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-27

drowned 1T Battle Creek Whilo bathing.
Josiah Brown, Of Freeport. got 1900
damages from Grand Rapids. He hurt
himself on . defective bridge. ~ 49,.
William III. Lewis, teacher in Sagi-
nav, was. fined $50 for trouncing small
boy who called him "Old Man Lewis"
Herman Dyer got a divorce from his
wife at Ann Arbor, then walked straight
down stairs and took ont license to
marry another lady.
The Chicora search has been abandoned
ut St Joseph, and will not be resumed I'M
less there are new developments. The
lake has now been thoroughly searched
TOT Holland.
Joshua Kahow IL strange old gentle
man, who lives alone at Fiddlers' Green,
Calhoun County, and, though crippled and
aged 1O5 years, he manages to till an acre
and a half of ground.
John Sands, of Lapeer, who has just
died at the county house, aged 80, was
once favorite builder and contractor OF
that place, and put up many of the public
buildings of early days. .,..
A Boone correspondent says tan bark
is shipped from Wexford County more
freely this year than ever before. 1t IL
about the only thing that will bring cash.
The hay crop is fizzle.
Oil was recently found on Stedman's
stock farm near Manistee, and a commit
tee has decided that the prospects war
rant the formation of company capital
lied at So. 900 to bore for oil.
Mrs. Charles A. Conklin, of Adrian,
while carrying some canned fruit down
cellar, fell and sustained serious and pain
full injuries, her hands and face being cut
by the broken glass of the jars.
Joseph jenkins, of Saginaw, has disap-
peared. He was locked up on suspicion of
being insane, because, it was alleged, he
threatened to brand his wife with red
hot iron, but was subsequently released.
Assessments in the Ionia, Eaton and
Barry Insurance Co. have been coming in
so fast that some farmers have refused
to pay them. The company has brought
suit to compel payment, and the outcome
will be watched with much interest by
those carrying insurance. l4
]. III. Johnson's elevator at Metamora
burned Sunday, and but for the desperate
efforts of citizens the whole town might
have been wiped out The loss is 81, 900:
insurance, $500. NJ. N. Kelley lost 900
bushels of wheat just stored in the build
ing. Mr.. Johnson will rebuild immedi-
ately. sv ls
Mrs. Mary Cummings, of Jackson, ar
rested for being drunk, tried to hang her
self to the cell door with her apron, but
was caught and locked in her cell. Then
she used her shawl tied to a door handle
and was about dead when discovered. Her
third attempt at suicide, with bath tub
full OF water, was also foiled.
The Kalamazoo college trustees adopted
a resolution favoring afiliation with the
University of Chicago. The college en-
dQwment fund lost $3.50 by the failure
of the Third National Bank of Detroit
and the finance committee and Attorney
w. G.. Howard have the matter in charge
of bringing suit against the directors to
recover the loss. University of Chicago
authorities say that the utilization of Kali
amazoo college with Chicago was on the
line of the general scheme purposed sew
eral years ago. Kalamazoo will retain
its own name and individuality, but its
professors and studies will be placed on
the same standard as those of Chicago.
The fight between Muskegon's two boom
companies is becoming serious. During a
struggle late Wednesday afternoon, Lum-
herman John Torrent was driven away
at the point of pike-pole in the hands
of riverman. Several encounters took
place, and one mans hand was split. The
dispute is involved over 100000 feet of
logs stored in the old company's bo0ms.
A large number of these logs belong to
James Cow, but III. o. LANCE says a lien
was placed on them by the old company to
secure a debt of $1,000. With reinforce
ments the new company's men came to re-
move the logs. A desperate fight was
made by Torrents men to hold them. All
the men were armed with canthooks and
pike-poles, and the situation on several oc-
casions was dangerous. The new COM
pany's men were more numerous, and
thousands of logs were removed. Two
tugs were steamed up for the purpose of
breaking the booms and scattering the
logs all over the lake, but this move was
stopped on advice of attorneys. Many
arrests will be made.
In Michigan there are now 1872 presi-
Dental Offices. The salaries Of fifty-three
postmasters will be increased and eighteen
reduced. The changes follow. Berrien
Springs is reduced from the third to the
fourth class, and Ironwood from the Sec
ond to the third; Dowagiac, Iron Noun
tain, st. Joseph, Three Rivers and West
Bay City are advanced from the third to
the second class. Salaries are increased
at the following Offices:
1894. 1895. 1904. 1895.
Alma -. 81, 5O0x1, 600 Lansing SO, COOS 3, 100
Ann Arb'r.2. 700 $500 Leslie -. i, 100 200
Bad Axe. i, 100 loo I.ud'gto 1000 2.100
Blr'gh'm LOCO LOO Mnch'tr 1000 LOO
Blissfield .1,100 1000 Marlette 1000 LOO
Bucha'n 800 1,60O Mendon :. i, 100 1900
Caro- -. 900 ZOO Morencl :. 100 Zoo
Cass City L. 100 1900 Nashville .1,1O0 1900
Cnsa'n,lis 4 200 1 400 Ont ,n'n 4 900 1 400