Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-01
Short State Items.

A large amount of hay is being baled
in Eagle and Watertown Townships,
Clinton County. The price paid is So
and 81.
George Gardner Goold, who came to
this State in 1885 and located a farm in
the wilderness near Onondaga, where he
spent his life, is dead.
Citizens of Athens complain that their
house rents are too high; might almost rs
well live in Chicago" They have to pay
So and $14 per month.
Mrs. James Foster, who died at Battle
Greek Monday, had resided there quar-
ter of century, was widely known and
esteemed for her charities and kind deeds.
She was SO years old.
Matt McEllen, night policeman at the
tunnel depot in Port Huron, was attacked
by footpads while on his way home from
work at an early hour. He had just
drawn bis months pay, which fact was
probably known to his assailants. Nc
Ellen made good defense and put the at
lacking party to fight.
At Cheboygan Duncan McMullen died
from dose of carbolic acid, but whether
taken by mistake or with suicidal intent
Is not known. He was terribly crippled
from an accident in a saw mill some years
ago, when he stumbled and sat down on
a revolving slab saw. and besides losing a
leg was horribly mutilated.
James Coleman, aged &c, residing at
Dayton, Ohio, while awaiting an incoming
train at the Wabash depot ut Adrian, be-
came involved in an alteration with an
unknown man, and received fatal knife
wound In the bowels. A tramp giving the
name Of Bob Mckenzie, of Detroit, found
hiding In freight car, was arrested on
suspicion.
For twenty years i. S. Warner, of Up
slant, has been coveting relic of the
old flagship Lawrence, which carried Per
ry during the battle of Lake Erie Sept. 10,
1913. His longing has just been gratified
by the gift of n cane cut from the old flag
ship while lying at Erie, Pa, secured from
the daughter of the man who cut it, so
that it is known to be genuine.
Willie Gerred, William Milgroff and
Frank Earnest, aged ID, II and - re-
spectively, were taken into custody at
Lapeer by Sheriff Demorest, who found
they were runaways from Toronto. The
boys said they were going West to seek
their fortunes, and intended locating ut
some silver mine. Chief of Palice Ora
zett. of Toronto, wired to hold the boys,
as Earnest was wanted for theft.
: The Harrison sink hole north of Addi-
son Junction has swallowed 1000 car
loads of dirt and all the trees and brush in
that vicinity.
The Kalamazoo Game and Fish Protec-
tive Associations hunt for game destroy
ers closed Thursday, Gen. William Shaks-
speare's side winning from Sheriff vos-
burg's by $500 counts to 3,1S5. There
were killed: Blue heron, Z; crows, 80:
king-fshers, %; hawks, 80; bittern, 3S;
skunks, 3; blue racers, 3; red squirrels,
16S; woodchucks, 7;'bluejays, pol; butch
er birds, 2; crow blackbirds, A; dog fish, 2;
ratlesnake, 1.
Rev. Ralph Newman, formerly of Jack
son, has resigned as pastor of the Upton
NJ. Il. Church ut Battle Greek, and with
his wife will go to Boston, where both
will take up post graduate work. After
three years study they intend to enter the
missionary field in japan, doing educn-
tional work.
Some months ago Peter Delaney, pro-
prietor of the Union Hotel, of jackson,
gave Paul Worth $500 to place for him In
a wager upon foot race. Worth, II Is
claimed, skipped with the money. He was
later arrested and his trial for embezzlc-
ment in the Circuit Court ended Friday
ina disagreement Of the jury after being
ant over twenty-four hvurs.