Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

loss or $3,OOO.
There is not vacant dwelling in Brit
ton, Lenawee County, and only one va
cant store building.
T., c. Graces general store and post
Office at Pennington was broken open,
but the burglars got nothing. "a -
Over forty new dwelling houses are I'M
der construction at South Haven, with
not vacant dwelling In the village.
Thomas Dongherty, who was sent up
for burglary from Detroit in 1894, has
been pardoned by Gov. Rich. He is In
the last stages of consumption.
Bertha Lain, aged Is years, was found
dead Monday Mt her home near Smiths
Crossing, Midland County. but as she was
subject to heart trouble, no inquest was
held. .4af
A branch Of the Volunteers is being or
ganized at Manistique, and some interest
is manifested to see whether the old or the
new Salvation army will come out on top
In. the end. @s
Susan Robinson, Flint imbiber of the
spirituOus, objected strenuously to being
arrested and belabored City Marshal
Warner with parasol. She had to be
handcuffed.
Lawrence Culver, the sailor boy who
disappeared from Wales last fall and waS
thought to be dead, suddenly made his
appearance in town. He had been in q
Bay City hospital.
Franklin Nudge, a Wales farmer, was
kicked by vicious horse and seriously
injured. Frank Brawshaw's head was
hopes of his recovery.
The farmers OF Calhoun County are
turning their attention largely to fruit
raising. Thousands Of trees have been
set out this spring. One eastern firm
sold 1900 trees to single grower.
Port Huron business men tried hard to
| revive the long-dormant Chamber of Com
merce. Mayor Boynton, the president,
resigned, and William Canaan was elect
ed In his stead. All debts will be paid.
Arthur Connors, the 17-year-old boy
who, several weeks ago, placed ties on the
G. 5. & NJ. railroad track, between Sagi-
nav and Fosters, because he had been
put off a train, pleaded guilty and got
eighteen months at Ionia.
The Mt. Clemens City Council is con-
sidering an ordinance to do away with
| the hotel runner nuisance. 1t provides
for $25 annual license, non-transferra-
bic. with fine for any violation of the
provisions of the ordinance.
Stanley Janowiak, young Bay City
| Pole. was walking along the street with
a young woman Sunday night when he
was attacked from behind and slashed
in the face. The assault is attributed to
| the trouble in st. Stanislaus' Church.
At Bay City, Luther Wiseman, keeper
of a fruit stand, jumped into the Saginaw
river, but was pulled out by three men.
| He tried to break away and jump in
| again. being determined to kill himself.
He had been on spree for two weeks.
Charles Anderson, farmer living on
| the banks of Hubbard lake, in Altoona
| County, committed suicide by drowning
| himself in the lake. In his pocket was
| found a rope, with which it is thought he
| intended hanging himself. but afterward
changed his mind. He had become insane
over religion.
Flora Lewis, who has given the Kala-
mazoo officers lively chase for several
months, was arrested in Chicago Monday
charged with giving false testimony in the
trial of her husband for robbery. During
her absence she transformed herself from
brunette to a decided blonde.
1t has been discovered at Alpena that
there is considerable shortage in the
accounts Of ex-Secretary Partridge, of
the building and loan association Of that
city. An expert has been set to work
on the books. Partridge admits the short
age, and thinks it is about $1,000, but
others say 1t is nearer four times that
amount. He had given no bonds, and
whatever loss there is will fall upon the
association. tP ~,
The death Of Leben Wood, Palmyra
farmer. from a stroke of lightning, while
working in his garden, recalls the singu-
lar fact that, some fifteen years ago,
Fred Warner, whose farm adjoins
Woods, was struck by lightning under
similar circumstances. He was picked
up and pronounced dead, and the funeral
ceremonies were about to begin. His
mother stopped over to kiss him as he lay
in his casket, when the boy turned over.
1t is a Northumberland case of sus-
pended animation.
Lester L alne, OF SOutn Haven, VINO was
arrested on the charge of using the Unit
ed States mails for fraudulent purposes,
ran what he called the Literary Press
Agency" advertising to buy manuscript
stories. AS soon as he received story
he Immediately returned it to the author,
stating that he would pay certain sum
provided the manuscript was revised by
the Authors Assistant Association, Civ.
ing the addresses Of seventeen persons
throughout the United States who would
revise the manuscript for 50. Paine then
wrote the postmasters in these seventeen
cities, ordering mail forwarded to him. so
in every case he got the 50.
For many years the West Michigan
Railroad Company has never been sure
whether it had a track near st. Joseph or
not. A sudden breeze would come up,
and within half an hour the track would
be covered by FIVE feet Of sand. All trains
would be blocked, and passengers had the
pleasure Of waiting hours till clear path
was shoveled out. After several expert
ences ofethis kind steam dredge was
kept In readiness. More recently arrange
ments were made with Indiana glass man
ufacturers to buy the sand. The sand
has been shoveled away for two years,
and is now thirty feet back, but Mt the
present rate 1t. would take seventy-fi i've
years to clear away all the hills. s.
A waterspout shot up from the lake