Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
The potato crop in Altoona County this
wear exceeds 1000 bushels

sity this year.
Grand Rapids Masons will dedicate
their new temple Oct. Is, and Masons
from all parts of the State will attend.
A society calling itself the Divine
Healers has been organized at Lapeer.
1t seems to have numerous following.
The railroads are unable to furnish cars
enough to transport the product of the
Grand Rapids furniture factories.
The school district in which Caldwell,
Isabella County. is located, has bonded
itself for $500 to build a new schoolhouse.
The Rev. James Richardson, of Adrian.
accompanied by his family, has gone as
a Methodist missionary to Nogayo, Ja-
pan.
At St. Ignace the schooner G. IA. John
son, of Cleveland, owned by Capt. Hen
derson, struck rock and went to pieces.
The crew was saved.
Cows are allowed to roam the streets in
Manstique, and grocerymen in the town
complain that the animals eat the vegeta-
bles displayed in front of their stores.
Adrian people are kicking because the
canning factories empty refuse into the
River Raisn. saying that the water thus
polluted is a serious menace TO the citys
health
Bay City kids caught smoking cigar
cites are brought to police headquarters
and forced to tell who sold them the
man-killers. Then steps are taken to
prosecute the dealers.
Officers captured wild woman in the
woods near Alpena. She had been in the
IIat. ,lxy
food was berries and wild fruit, and she
was reduced TO a mere skeleton
Il. w. Poorman. of Greenyille, pro-
poses 10 get lot of prize potatoes from
all parts of the State and take them TO
the 81. Louis fair to show what Michi-
gan can do with the Pingree tubers.
An original chap of Central Lake start
ed the plan of propelling boat with an
umbrella, and now on Il pleasant Sunday
dignified men may he seen soooting across
intermediate Lake and rowing back eight
miles.
James McGinnis. of st. Joseph, re-
ceived word that his only brother had
died in Cincinnati. leaving him $75O,0OO.
Mr.. McGinnis was employed as brake
man on the Chicago and West Michigan
Railway.
At st. Joseph the contractors of the
Chicago drainage canal bought $1,000
feet of logs which are to be RATED down
the river from the woods fifteen miles
and loaded on to boats for Chicago. The
contract will be filled this fall.
Edwin Gabelin. an Albion boy. while
out hunting last week rested his gun on II
plank to load it. While il was in that po-
sition companion Jared the plank and
the gun was discharged. The charge en-
tered Gabeln's eye and ruined the sight.
Citizens of Greenville and Montcalm
County farmers united in turning Il four
teen-mile stretch of miserable road into
n well-gradcd highway at n cost of So
600. and on Wednesday they had cele-
bration. There is not a tollgatc in the
whole road.
A requstion has been issued by Gov.
Rich. upon the Governor of North Dako-
Ia for William o. Lowden. representing
attorney of Barry County, who is under
arrest at Darlington, y. ID. Lowden.
who has recently been licensed to preach,
is wanted for forgery.
The new horse corn cutter used by the
farmers of Calhoun County has caused a
don farmer lost good horse which back
ed into the knives, and Clarendon boy
had his leg nearly cut off and came near
bleeding to death. At Albion a man had
his leg badly cut, and boy nearly sew
cred his hand.
The soldiers monument at Upton,
which was erected in 1866 at cost of
$1,000, has been repaired recently. part
of the base being replaced with new ma
terial and the monument cleaned from
top to bottom. The interest in this mon
ument is more than local, rs it was the
first one erected after the war TO the mem
ory of the boys in blue.
The residence and barns Of Mr.. Thos
Parker, a retired lumberman living near
Lapeer, were destroyed by fire. AT the
time the fire broke out there was none
of the family at home. but il is supposed
that the fire was caused by a defective
chimney. The strong southwest wind
carried the flames from the house to the
barn. Mr.. Parker's loss will reach over
$1,000. The property was insured in the
German Insurance Company, of Free
port. Ill., for $1,000.
Attorney General Maynard holds that
il il the manifest duty of the State
Board of Auditors to ascertain the
amount due and then take steps TO collect
il from the former State officers who drew
increased salaries under an amendment
to the State Constitution which was re-
ported as passed. whereas il was defeated.
The last Legislature adopted resolution
directing the board to ascertain the
amount of excess salary paid and 10 begin
to sue for its recovery, and some ambig
uity in the resolution led the board to
ask that it he interpreted.
The crew of the lost schooner T.. X.
Williams, who were supposed to have gone
down with the boat, arrived safely ut
Manistique. Capt. Horace Huntoon,
who commanded the boat. told their story
as follows "The Santa Maria had the
Teutonic and GAVIN in tow in addition to
ourselves. On account of the gale Capt.
Rathbun. of the steamer, thought 1t best
to bring all to an anchor under st. Mar
tins Island. We were anchored about a
half-mile from the steamer. About
o'clock in the morning the Williams
sprung aleak and three feet of water
came into the hold in five minutes. Soon
after the boat broke in two and sank, but
not before all hands, including six men.
one woman and the dog, got into the yawl
boat safely. We passed terrible night,
but finally reached Big Summer Island
about morning" The yacht Osceola
found them on the island.
A company has been incorporated in
| Ohio TO build railroad from Columbus
into Michigan, striking the line north of
Bryan, Williams County. 1t is to be
known as the Michigan and Ohio Belt
| Line Company.