Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-09

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County, died ct Woodvills.
South Haven win have factory for the
manufacture of wire nails in the near fu-
| turs.
A woman Of Norway. Dickinson Coun-
| ty, coughed 90 hard the other day that
she broke q rib. ksN a
A new school house, to cost about $780,
600, win be erected at Iron Mountain
the coming season.
George Jones, Of Grand Rapids, who de-
ceived Mary Webster with mock mar
rage ceremony, got three years at Jack
son.
One hundred and twelve teachers at
tended the regular teachers examination
at Marshall. But one of the number
wrote for 6rst grade certificate.
The receipts for the present year In the
Holland postoffice, have passed the $10,-
600 mark, and now the city can have free
delivery IL the citizens want 1t.
Lyman Phillips, trapper, while strug-
Cling to win chance boat race on Aker-
sons lake, near Jackson, dropped dead
of heart disease and fell into the water.
The Gogebic County Agricultural As
ISOLATION will have big fair next fall.
The county has appropriated $500 toward
the expense of building a main exhibi-
ton hall.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews, of Stockbridge, has
declined to accept the call extended to
him by the Ganson Street Baptist Church
Of Jackson, and will remain in Stock
bridge another year.
Poultry fanciers of Dexter have organ
ized an association for the purpose Of
raising fine birds and making showing
for the village at the poultry shows
around the State next fall.
Robert w. Bell and family, of Saginaw,
had a narrow escape from cremation.
They could not reach the doors, SO all
jumped to the ground through window,
clad only in night dresses.
Svea Dell is the new name given to .
once tough portion of East Lake, near
Manfstee, vice "Brickyard," discarded
by the dissatisfied citizens. Svea Dell
in English means valley Of the Swedes.
The Masonic home at Grand Rapids
will close from lack of funds for it's
maintenance. The inmates now number
lOTIy, anu lue-r lrleuuS uuNc pccu ~
quested to make other provisions for
them.
The Iosco County treasury is empty,
and the bonds voted at the January ses-
sion of the Board of Supervisors have
not yet been sold, there being some doubt
as to the right of the county to issue
them.
Frank Cross was ground through the
Recorders Court at Kalamazoo for car
rying concealed weapons and was SEN
fenced to pound stone in the city yard
for ninety days. He is the ex-policeman
who wrote letter to colored girl.
Frank Reski, awaiting trial at Port
Huron for forgery, watched his chance
while services were going on in the jail,
stole the other prisoners clothes, made a
bundle of them and then started to pry
off the iron bars The sheriff caught him.
Four times have the wedding bells rung
for the wedding of Wexford County
farmer and charming widow. Three
times she repented at the last minute and
remained away, although all the guests
and minister were assembled. A few
days ago the wedding was arranged the
fourth time, and this time it was solemn
lied.
The citizens of Munising, the hustling
new town in Alger County, will apply for
the incorporation of the village next
month. The population of the town is
now over 500, and is expected TO reach
the 1000 mark within month, as many
of the men who are now at work in the
place will bring their families to live in
the town rs soon as the spring weather
begins.
Ex-Supreme Justice Thos. Sherwood, of
Kalamazoo, died at Chicago Saturday
night. For several years he had been
suffering with brain disease and had been
under medical care. In 1852 Mr.. Sher-
wood came to Kalamazoo from Rochester,
n. T.. and for many years was promi-
nent lawyer and Democratic politician.
During the war he strongly supported
the Union. He was elected to the State
Supreme bench in 1888 on fusion ticket,
but was defeated for reelection In 1889
by Judge Grant. Judge Sherwood was
a forcible and eloquent speaker and took
o. great interest in educational matters.
Gustav Heller shipped twenty -four cat
tie In one car from Chicago to Saginaw
via the Grand Trunk Railroad, loading
the animals himself. He failed to pro-
vide anyone to take care of the animals
on the way. Near Bancroft the cattle
showed signs of distress and were taken
out and rested for several hours. One
or two died. The rest were delivered in
bad condition. Heller recovered $3.50
from the company. In reversing this
judgment and ordering a new trial the
Supreme Court says the overcrowding of
the car was Heller's fault alone, there
being no neglect on the part of the train
officials. AS the animals were packed in
so tight that their ribs were compressed,
the court thinks there Is ground for in
dictment for cruelty to animals.
Over one thousand delegates from the
various district societies of the Young
Peoples Christian Endeavor Of Michigan,
together with a number of divines from
the Province Of Ontario, were present
"Wednesday Mt the opening session of the
annual convention of the organization at
Ionia, which was presided over by w.
III. Strong, Of Detroit. The convention
was hsad at the First Methodist Church,
and tie reports to be presented by the
district officers showed a great increase
of membership and corresponding
amount of enthusiasm in the work during
the last year. Among those from outside
who addressed the convention were Rev.
Francis 4. Clarke, d. d., of Boston, fath-
er of the Endeavorers; Rev. ]. G. Tolne,
of Windsor, Ont, and Charles E. Hurl-
burt, of Philadelphia, the head Of the
student volunteer movement. With one
exception, all of the eight denominations
which have churches in the city combined
to give free entertainment to the delegates