Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24

at once.
Joseph Weller, of Romeo, fell from
ladder while picking apples and broke his
left arm near the shoulder.
Clinton County farmers want market
for their apples ut any price, the crop be-
ing the largest ever known.
The shops of the Battle Greek Imple-
ment Company, burned, causing loss of
$4,000, insured for $4,000
Apples are SO plenty in Calhoun Coun-
ty that the choicest hand-picked fruit only
brings the former 40 cents barrel.
The special mail service between Ham
mond and Grace, Presque Isle County,
has been ordered discontinued Oct. 8.
Salt from an ice cream freezer thrown
into a pond at Brown City caused the
death of three cows that drank out OF the
pond.
Case Bros, Flint saloon-keepers, will
have to pay Charlotte Rhinevault S1to
for selling her husband liquor contrary 10
orders. fa
Rain is causing heavy damage to the
bean crop in the vicinity of Howard City,
making it impossible to harvest those
ripened. eat
Apples are being shipped from Howard
City in bulk like potatoes, producers re-
ceivjng but 10 cents bushel for choice
selected stock.
The Muskegon Cycle Association or
dered work commenced on a path con-
Meeting that city with Grand Haven, the
path to be four feet wide.
After Oct 1, curfew Will ring at Trav-
erse City, and youngsters of either sex,
under 16, found wandering about The
streets, will have to give an account or
themselves to the police.
Enos Goodrich, the patriarch OF Eos
toria, has hen that has Matched out and
is caring for a brood of quail. The d'ndn-
utive size of the little brood, compared
with the hen, makes comical contrast.
The millennium must be close at hand in
Wyandotte. A man who stole IN umbrel-
LA common. 50 gingham-was sell
fenced to S15 fine or sixty days. Having
more time than money the culprit took
the latter.
A new specie of potato worm is infest-
ing the potatoes in Calhoun County. 1t
attains length of two inches in three
days, and is much more yoracious than
the potato bug, destroying the vines and
then attacking the tubers.
The Board of Supervisors of Calhoun
County passed a resolution to investigate
the fees received by county officials and
appointed committee to look into the
matter and report at the October meeting.
1t transpires that some of the officials re-
fuse to report, claiming that there is no
law that will compel them to do so.
Rev. w. A. Waterman, pastor of the
First Congregational Church at Kalama-
ZOO, but now located at Chicago, was
seriously injured in the latter city while
attempting to cross n railway track in
front Of an advancing train, and is now i'll
critical condition at a hospital A police
man warned him not to make the attempt
to cross.
Perry Simpson and his son Nelson, of
Norwich Township, Newaygo County,
have been arrested on Il charge of bur-
glary. They have been carrying on
wholesale burglary business in Goodwill
and Norwich Townships for several
months. and when arrested admitted their
guilt. A large amount of the stolen prop
erty has been recovered.
Chairman Human, of the relief COM
mittee for the Oakland cyclone sufferers,
has submitted a detailed statement TO
Gov. Rich, which shows the total dona-
tons to have been S34, S60.52, all of which
has been distributed. OF this sum S26.-
104.27 was cash; lumber. $3,Oo4.52;
stoves, S40o: new furniture, $444; house
hold goods, $1,000. The expenses were
S231.29.
Notwithstanding the prevailing depres-
sion in business circles, which, on account
of bad harvest, are being felt the more
keenly in interior towns, Carleton can
show record unequaled, perhaps, by any
village Of its size in the State. During
the present year. in addition to other per-
manent improvements, there have been
erected three fine brick business blocks,
two fire engines with hose and other equip
ments have been purchased, and they now
have the money and material on hand to
pave their principal street, one mile in
length, with crushed stone.
Another dismal failure has been added
to the long list in the search for the wreck
of the steamer Pewabic, which was sunk
by collision in Thunder Bay during the
war with valuable cargo of copper. The
steamer II. A. Root, which has been en-
gagged most of the summer with two crews
aboard, Wednesday cleared from Alpena
for Milwaukee. The Root had patent
diving bell and marine search lights, Of
which great things were expected, but the
buoys set in the search were carried away
by RATS and steamers, and after spending
q large sum of money in the quest for
treasure trove, it had to be given up. The
people putting up the money for the search
were largely city officials of Milwaukee.
Battle Greek officers are in predca-
ment over the case of Henry FOckler.
He is the man who claimed to have
$27 600 draft that he got for the sale Of
lands, and wanted to invest in farms in
that section, and who swindled various
merchants out of goods on the strength OF
his claim. He was examined by two ply
sicians. When brought into Justice Bid
wells court by Constable Sellers the lat
ter presented a written order from Pros
ecuting Attorney Clark ordering the dis
missal of Fockler upon promise to leave
the county. Justice Bidwell refused to
dismiss him. claiming that If he was in
sane il was not safe to let him loose
upon the community, and If he was a
criminal that he should be tried. The fell
low is now in the hands of Constable Sell
lers. and that officer does not know what
TO do with him. An officer from Lansing
wants TO arrest Fockler on the charge Of
,btaining goods under false pretcnses.
The city fathers of Howard City have
passed an ordinance to raise the grade Of
the business streets fifteen inches to meet
the sidewalks, instead of lowering the
sidewalks to meet the gutter and gravel.
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