Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
HIGAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER l2, 1896.
w. +. McAllistcr, an old and respected
resident of Homer, died Saturday, aged

900 barrels of apples were shipped from
Dawson, and there are lots more yet Ia
ship.
At Dawson large barn filed with hay
and grain belonging to John Campbell
was destroyed by fire. Origin of the fire
is unknown. Insured for $1,000.
Clinton can have fire protection if the
village will furnish the pipes and hy-
drants necessary. the wooden mills offer
ing TO furnish the steam pressure and the
pumps.
The sidewalk damage case of Frances
u. Burroughs against the village of Mil
ford has been settled by the payment of
$40 to the former, each side paying its
own costs. The case. which has been in
the courts two years, has cost the village
$4O0.
III. Il. Dickinson and William Miles,
of Ontonagon, went hunting together,
but soon became separated. Shortly af-
terward Dickinson shot at what he sup
posed was a deer and wounded his COM
panion so badly that he died from his
wounds the next day.
George II. Allen. of Muskcgon one Of
the jurors in the famous Hughson murder
trial. has commenced mandamus proceed
ings 10 collect pay for night service, the
jury being shut up all the time the trial
was in progress. He claims he should be
paid for night as well as day service.
A Camden 4-year-oid got hold of some
matches and in playing with them set
her clothing OH fire. 1t was all ablaze
when her mother discovered the state Of
affairs and cAtingushed the flames, but
strange TO say the little one was not in
jured beyond slight burns on the face.
Game Warden Charles Weichsler. Of
Port Huron, seized a quantity of game
that was about being shipped out of the
State contrary 10 the game laws. There
were seventy-two partridges and forty
two quail in the box confiscated, con-
signed to Mrs. Geo. Williamson, Buffalo.
y. y, and designated on the ship
ping bill as butter. 1t was shipped over
the Flint and Pere Marquette from Lea
ton.
Burglars did n wholesale business at
Dundee Tuesday morning. They at.
tempted to enter sixteen different places
of business and were successful in get
ting into J.. Il. Smiths shoe store, Smith
X Miller's meat market. Hardy & Por-
ter's grocery store, Hittig's jewelry store,
r. q. Broad's book store, Hurd's drug
store, Slayton's lumber Office. Knabusch's
saloon and Hershifeld's department store.
The amount secured ranged from 50 to
$40 in each place. The work is supposed
to be that of amateurs and home talent
The largest fire in Greenville for some
time occurred Tuesday morning about =
o'clock. The large warehouse of Miller
Il Miller was burned to the ground, caus-
ing loss of $4,000, which is partially
covered by insurance TO the amount Of
"a 800. Besides the warehouse there
We're also burned four freight ears be-
longing To the r., =. x NJ. Railroad. on
which the loss is $1,000, and d. building
belonging to a man named Weaver was
damaged TO the extent of $500, the loss
being covered by insurance. The fire
is supposed to have caught from water
dripping on lime that was stored in the
back part of the warehouse.
Michigan is for Mckinley 10y perhaps
10000. and Pingree leads Mckinley all
the way from 10000 to 1900. The Re
publicans have nine and probably ten of
the twelve Congressmen in the State.
Corliss. Spaulding, Hamilton. William
Alder Smith, Sam w. Smith, Snover,
Mesick and Sheldon are safely landed.
The silvertes elect Todd. in the Third
and Brncker in the eighth, with fight
ng chance for Hampton in the Tenth,
though early estimates favored Crump
Republicans having carried over sixty
i've Of the eighty-thrce counties for Me-
I<inley. there Is little doubt that they
nave the Legislature by big majority,
hough 1t is impossible to give details at
present.
A warrant for tipping was issued
'gainst George Whipple, of Detroit, some
imc ago at the instance of his wife.
Nhipple has been u terror TO his family
Turing his drunken fits and as a measure
# safety police court proceedings were
instituted Whipple had left the city and
he warrant was not executed until the |
'ther day, when he was locked up at the |
'inewood avenue station. Soon after1 |
ward he was found dead in his cell. He |
lad a rope which he used for belt |
With this he had made moose, placed il |
round his neck, and attached the other |
nd to one Of the bars ut the top of the |
ell door. Then he threw himself over |
o that his weight would fall ON the rope |
nd strangled to death. Whipple was A. |
ears old and had several children.
The notorious Arnold Block at Battle |
'reek, wherein Adam G.. Arnold MUIR
cred his son George III. Arnold. and
Which has been standing closed and idle
inces the murder, is to be taken posses
ion of and fitted up by the Seventh Day
ldventists as n mission building. simi-
,r to the big mission that they are now
o successfully conducting in Chicago.
his is "A large four-story brick block,
rected by Arnold expressly for gambling
urposes and n resort of thieves and
lace for receiving stolen property. Dark
oonls were built throughout the block
18th bulls eyes in the doors, and exits
,ade to escape the officers The deeds
nat have been enacted there would equal
ny In the darkest spot of Chicago. Two
lurders have been committed in the
lock. and others are suspected. When
rnoh was on trial for the murder of his
IN George the jury was taken from Mar
hall by the Sheriff and shown through
ne building. The block Is on back
rect, but right in the heart of the city,
nd Is rightly located for a mission. 1t
i'll be open day and night. The entire
uildlng will be painted and renovated.
he frst floor will be used as reading
,om and lounsing place for the uufor-
mate and those out of work, and the |
her three floors will be used fer free
dginGs.
Merchants in the western portion Of |
'e Upper Peninsula are being yictlmized
: means Of forged checks, but no clew
the swindlers has been secured as yet.