Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
short State Items.

st. Joseph business men are planning
| to secure the locating OF a bicycle factory
| at that place.
Rudolph Kruger, of Daggctt, has been
arrested on charge Of poisoning the
cattle Of neighbor
| Mark Hardin, of Chicago, 16,years old
was drowned at Paw Paw lake.. Deca.
| tur, while diving from boat.
Benton Harbor will extend its stree,
| lighting system with the hope of having
| the postal collection district enlarged.
Mrs. Rhoda Loree died at Ridgeway
Tuesday, after a week. illness. She was
| 81 years old ana member of the NJ. e
| Church and the w. G. L. u.
| The residents of Lyons don't like the
| distance they have to walk to the railroad
station Mt present. and will try to raise
$1,000 to have the road extended into the
village.
Several families near Penn, Cass Coun-
ty. became discouraged year ago at the
agricultural outlook in southwestern
Michigan and concluded to try their for
tune in Texas. The reports sent back
were so fiattcrng that'a number of fami-
lies in that region will cmigrate to Texas
in the fall ~
Allegan people were treated to an OBJ
jcct lesson the other day which will re-
suit in a more strict enforcement of the
truancy law in that village. A young
man born and brought up within sight of
the public school building applied for n
marriage license, when ii was found that
he could neither read nor write. and
wasn't ut all certain whether his age was
90 or 30 years
Members or the police force OF Kala-
maZoo are having laugh at present at
the expense Of one of their number. The
latter noticed man driving n horse which
consisted only of skin and bones. the flesh
having departed. He called out to the
man and notified him that he would not
be allowed TO drive such sorry specimen
in the streets. The man promptly got out
OF the buggy, Embarrassed the horse and
pulled the rig away by hand. saying TO the
policeman: Take the horse. then: he's
yours" AND the officer had to take him
for the time beng. but later on gave him
to another man, who killed him for the
hide and bones.
The examination of James Rcdpath
and DuneanrBcvcridgc for the murder OF
Noble Beveridge at Ontonagon six years
ago was concluded. having lasted three
weeks. They were bound over to the
Circuit Court on the charge of murder
In the first degree.
For the month Of April. railroad com.
panies earned in Michigan total Of ST.
$50. DO. or $1-.i95 more than for the
eamc month last year. From Jan. l tn
May the aggregate earnings in Michi-
gan were SS.S3O.g12. as compared with
SIS. All for the same months last year.
the per cent Of increase being BIG.
Franklin Potter has begun suit Mt Fen
ton against j. NJ. Barrows for 81 900
damages. Darrows put dam across the
river and Potter claims the water backed
up on his land on account thereof and de-
stroyed his crops on fifteen or twenty
acres.
Flint papers report the burglary Of n
house in that city. and say that tramDs
are supposed 70 have been the guilty pcr-
IONS. And thai they go and clearly Dis.
prove the latter statement by saying That
some soap and towels were among the
articles taken. Just ms 10 any weary
Willie with the least respect for his hon
orcd calling would disgrace himself 70
any such extent as that.