Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-29

STONED postmaster ut Conway.
Three children in one Polish family at
Gaylord have died of diphtheria.
At Fenwick burglars took 5000 worth
Of goods from Thompson Bros, store. :;
Local anti-saloon leagues are being or
| ganized in every town in Branch and Cal
houn Counties.
The Hotel Egnew, Mount Clemens, has
been sold on $4,000 mortgage held by
the Mount Clemens Savings Bank.
An order was issued Tuesday to iiscon-
tinue the postofice Mt Joliet, Midland,
County. Mail will thereafter go to Hope.
| The large grain and stock barns of
j. II. Stockdalc, just outside the limits
of Flint, burned Saturday night. Loss,
$1,000.
The worksof constructing the new tele-
| phone line between Muskegon and Grand
Rapids began last week, and is expected
| to be finished soon.
The Michigan Representative is the
name of new paper at Adrian, "dedi-
Gated to the best interests and highest ele-
walton Of the colored people,"
| A Lansing man who appeared before
the Circuit Judge for admission to citizen
ship was unable to tell the name of the
President of the United States.
Jacob Moeglc, an. Ann Arbor laborer,
| cut his throat and had lain'in grove all
night when discovered. He was nearly
dead, but will recover. Insane.
Change in Michigan star route service
Worden to Emery, from Oct. 10, extend
service to end at Ann Arbor increasing
distance seven and one-half miles.
The Board of Supervisors of Bay Coun-
ty has passed a resolution ordering the
sum of 81, 200 spread on the county tax
roll for the support of the county poor.
Upper Peninsula farmers report the
same trouble with their potato crop that
is noticed in the southern portion of the
State. The potatoes pan out only few
in n hill.
Capt. William Kline, an old Lake Supe-
rior pioneer, died Tuesday morning at
Lake Linden from injuries received by
being thrown out of his buggy three
weeks ago.
At the State, Y. W. G. A. meeting it
was stated that $1,000 Michigan girls
are self-supporting. Work among the
$1,000 college girls of the State was Wig
orously urged.
A Fenton man recently sent down
south for 90 cents worth of sugar cane,
and when he got ii there were $5.65 ex-
press charges, making it a pretty ex-
pensive luxury.
Dan Pankey, a 12-year-old Ann Arbor
boy. was killed in attempting to jump
on a moving passenger train in the Michi-
gan Central yards. His head was crush
ed under the wheels.
The Saginaw Coal Company has just
shipped its first car of coal and many 9TH
ers will follow. 1t is expected that about
100 men will be employed by the COM
pany within sixty days.
The net cost of keeping prisoners at
Jackson is reported at 2 cents per day.
The new parole law is said to be satisfac-
tory. Out of seventeen released under it,
but one has been returned.
South Haven is putting up big kick
in regard to the way the Michigan Cen
tral manages the spur which runs into
that town. The postmaster is trying ia
get Uncle Sam to boycott the road.
Officers of the Seventh District w. G.
L. u. Association report twenty-five
unions, with 455 members st. Clair
County has six unions, Lapeer five, Ma
comb five, Sanilac five and Huron four.
Eleven years ago the Board Of Super.
visors voted Fritz Legatte, of Lynn, $1O1
for digging a drain. The money was
drawn by another man on forged order.
Thursday the Supervisors paid Legatte
the money.
Near Bad Axe Andrew Guza's two sons
while hunting became separated. One
took the other for game and baZed away,
one shot penetrating the eye and the
other the intestines. The injured lad
may recover.
Olin Cornell was operating a corn husk-
er at Grand Blanc upon the farm of Will
lam McFarlan, when his right hand was
caught in the machinery and badly crush
ed. The hand was amputated at the
wrist by the attending physician.
Potato digging around Dawson has be.
gun in earnest at last, after being long
delayed on account of rains. The yield
is much better than expected. Help is
very scarce, with all the talk of hard
times and no labor for the workingman.
Edward Duchene met death in the
woods near Wetmore, in the Upper PENN
sula, in strange manner. He was pass
ing through patch of burning woods,
and just as he passed tree which wa
nearly burned through, it fell and struck
him on the head, fracturing his skull and
causing death.
Henry Smith, of Milwaukee, was in !
Grand Haven surveying for new trans
fer elevator TO be built in the vicinity
of the former d., G.. III. & NJ. elevator.
The construction of this elevator is to be-
gin within ten days and to be finished |
by Dec 10, with a storage capacity of !
10000 bushels. Faust. Krause & Co,
of Milwaukee, are behind the construc-
ton of this elevator. This company has |
been shipping to Ludington, but find |
their facilities there incomplete and wish |
to add Grand Haven to the list of trans !
fer ports.
Charles Miller, convict serving a SEN |
tence at the Jackson prison, by his attor- |
ney has raised the question of the consti- |
nationality of the law passed in 1893 gov
erning good time of convicts." Miller |
was passed. He claims his time should |
have expired. The Warden and Board |
of Control of the prison say the law does
not hold good as to prisoners received be-
fore the law passed, and therefore he is
still convict. The case was argued and
submitted to the Supreme Court, and
decision is expected soon. The decision |
will affect over fifty prisoners.
George Goss died at his home in Black
man ackeon Counfy aged T2 vaors He