Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-17


decided to add two years commercial
course to the high school curriculum.
VIM. Wheeler. of Saginaw, brakeman
on the Il. < II. NJ. Railroad, was fatally
injured Mt Plymouth on Saturday, his
back being broken.
Muskegon sportsmeu are sowing wild
rice in marshy places, hoping to bring
back the ducks which once hocked to the
Nuskegon River. but are now very rare
birds, indeed.
William Essex Smith, who died recent
~ at Cheboygan, aged II, was probably
the oldest Odd Fellow In the State. hav-
ing Joined the order in 1S4S. He had
been Mayor Of Cheboygan.
Vim. Morgan, of Battle Greek, captured
a nearly full grown engle in his corn field
the other day. He wac savage pet, for
the bird attacked him viciously when he
attempted to show it to caller.
Recent heavy frosts have cut short the
career of growing crops in numerous
places in Kalkaska County. Corn was
mostly out of danger, though now and
then late piece was roughly used by
the frost and late potatoes have suffered
considerably.
Milwaukee capitalists will soon build
large storage elevator Mt Grand Haven
on the site of the old D., q. III. & NJ.
Railroad elevator. Work will begin 10
as to be completed for this winters bust
ness. The boat line to Milwaukee will
have three boats running this winter,
one especially for grain.
Miss Bissie Dixon. daughter of Nanker
nf nlh no
was at Sehoolcraft OH visit, was mar
ried ut the American House in Kalama-
zoo the other night to Thomas Hewitt,
the leading merchant Of Schoolcraft. He
did not propose until IN hour before the
ceremony took place. He is so and she is
70. Her parents were notified, and If they
are pleased Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt will
visit them. They are now in Cleveland.
Miss Dixon had kept company with a
Garfield young man for the past two
years.
ED Bassett is n Madison farmer, resid-
Ing about one mile south of Adrian, and
for some time has sustained considerable
loss from parties raiding his melon patch.
He kept watch Saturday night, and to-
ward morning of'Sunday four kids were
discovered in the patch. He captured
two, and the others escaped. The marau-
ders will be prosecuted under a late stat
ute making it misdemeanor 70 take
fruit. vegetables. ETC., from any Enclosure.
AS twelve-pound melons were q drug on
the market ut two for a nickel Saturday,
one can hardly explain the predatory
course of the boys, except that they
didn't have the nickel.
Lansing Dispatch Crop correspond
ents have secuted from thresbers the
results Of 4.253 jobs. aggregating more
than $4,000 acres of wheat, the yield
from which was 74O,2S4 bushels, an aver
age of 11-73 per acre; southern coHnties,
lbs; central. 1860; northern. 1851.
The number of bushels of wheat report
ed marketed by farmers since the August
report was published il 1856, 10S, 1872, 100
bushels more than reported for the same
time in 1895, and the amount reported
marketed in the twelve months ending
with July is 9,6S3, 173 bushels, or ISL
626 bushels less than marketed in the
So me months of the previous year. Oats
a.'e estimated to yield in the State about
thirty bushels and barley twenty
bushels per acre. Beans promise ~ per
cent, potatoes 20 per cent, winter apples
116 per cent, and late peaches SIS per
csat of average crops.
The Port Huron Common Cour Gil re-
fused to award the contract for furnish
ing tho city's supply Of coal for the com
ing winter, owing to an alleged combine
existing among the local dealers. Only
three dealers presented bids, the figures
ior hard coal being $G.4O, $8.a3 and
Ia 1oI fac f fhaf
hination has been formed by the local
dealers, but they claim that it is only for
the purpose Of self-protection and not
to advance prices unreasonably. They
claim that the cutthroat business meth
dds that had been in vogue among the
local coal dealers for several seasons
back has lost money TO them. Hard coal
Is now retailing at $3.50 per TON, and
dealers say that prospects for a further
advance are encouraging, owing to the
action of the Eastern coal trust. Con-
sumers have been having SOFT thing
there the last two years, getting hard
coal in the middle of the winter Mt IS
and $3.50. while in other towns the price
was $500 and 81. This year, however,
from the present outlook they will not be
SO favored.
United States Court Commissioner Nc
Away has been taking testimony for two
Jays in the Manistee strikers contempt
ease. Many sensational developments
have marked the proceedings. A motley
array of clubs were produced, said to
have been carried by the strikers, ranging
from two and half to four feet in
length and one to two inches in thickness,
some being covered with sharp and ugly
knots. The following anonymous letter
was introduced in testimony. "Mr.
Peters. You and Sarey have cut wages
for the last time. now. Put wages back
where they was. or both of you will get
the same as Sands. of Pentwater. only
we won't be 80 foolish as to kill cur fam.
ily. BY the time four or five Of you Mil
lionaires get bullets through you, we
can get enough to live on and not starve.
have one of the best guns made and can
pick a man Off n mile away; so catch me,
IL you can" Mr.. Carey testified that
Paul Wisniewski a saloon-kesper, who
has much influence with Polish work
men, was requested to plead with the
men to dispense, but refused with IN oath
to comply. An attempt was made TO
show that trouble has been brewing since
the riot four years ago. when number
of Polish workmen were Discharged At
that time a Polish priest wr,te Judge
Severcns. claiming the men were dis
charged on political grounds.
The residents on Pine Grove avenue,
Port Huron, who have been trying to
squirm out of paying for the requirement.
of that street, have finally decided to
waive all technicalities, and the street
will be paved.