Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-08
Minor State Matters.

The clothing store of j. Il. Weber, at
Saranac, was broken into Sunday night
and 500 worth of goods stolen.
AT recent meeting of the Ovid school
board the salaries of all teachers and
superintendent were reduced 10 per cent.
The anti-saloon league at Caro- is per-
fecting its organization, and will take i'm
mediate steps to see that the liquor laws
are enforced to the letter.
The festive dog poisoner has been put
ting in busy week at Sumnerville, with
the result that a score of more or less val
liable CANNES have ceased to live.
The Clinton County Fruit Co. of Ovid
next week will start up their cider mill
Rather an unusual occurrence for April.
Farmers in western Allegan County es-
tablished private telephone line which
now has five centrals, with $50 miles of
wire and 125 instruments. Thirty miles of
State line are also connected with the sys-
tenn.
Wheat and grass in the vicinity of Ak
ron are badly damaged by constant thaw-
ing and freezing, as well as by the excess
of water. The low lands have been COW
cred with water greater part of the past
two months.
Members of the Presbyterian Church Mt
Benton Harbor have rented an old board
ing house, and are holding meetings for
the benefit of those who are prevented
from attending church by the conscious
ness of wearing poor clothes.
Walter Partridge, marine engineer. liv-
ing three miles from Linwood, went to
Bay City in search of his wife, who mys-
terionsly disappeared. While there he
received telegram calling him home. 1t
said that his wife was found dead in the
woods between Linwood and his home.
1t is supposed she lost her way during the
heavy snow storm and persisted.
Gov. Pingree signed the amendment to
the charter of Battle Greek which permits
the city to bond for $4,000 for paving.
1t was decided to submit the question of
bonding Mt the coming city election. The
streets of Battle Greek are VIGOROUSLY bad
and il the proposition is carried il will
make great improvement. The city pays
one-third of the paving expenses and the
property holders one-third, so that IL the
$50, 900 bonds are issued it will mean the
expenditure of $4,000 in paving this
year.
Some men chopping wood near Clio dis
covered the 'sad form of q man standing
by the side Of large tree The body is
supposed to be that of August Boss, a
farmer who mysteriously disappeared last
November. In the pocket of the deceased
was q razor and on the ground lay re-
n oh T.. n,
skull of the dead man was huge bullet
which rolled upon the ground when the
remains were disturbed. The wood chop
pers claimed they worked within hun
dred rods of where the body was found
nearly all the winter, but had no occasion
to go in that direction before.
Pack, Woods & Co.'s lumber mills M
Oscoda are now undergoing extensive re-
pairs, and will soon be In full operation,
giving employment to a considerable num-
Der of men.
Charles Schaeffer's barn and outbuild-
ings were totally destroyed by fire at Che
boygan. Nine cows, two horses and 1OO
chickens were burned, also a large guam
tity of hay, oats and other grain, seven
wagons and sleighs. Loss, $1,000: insur-
ance said to be $780, All the family were
away at prayer meeting. The house
caught fire but was extinguished with lit.
tie damage.
w. l.. Ireland, Bert EIdred and Ches-
ter Slight of Saginaw were rescued from
perilous hunting expedition. They went
down Stiawassee river in boat, were car
ried off by floods and when rescued were
almost dead from hunger and exposure.
At Manistee, at about $50 Saturday
morning, fire was discovered in the har
ness shop of Andrew thinner. The fire
inside the store had made such progress
that the entire stock and machinery were
total loss before the fire department ar
rived. The building was so seriously dam
aged that II cannot be probably repaired
Loss on stock, $500; insurance, $1,000
Loss on building and fixtures, 81 300, GOV
cred with 800 insurance.