Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
Short State Irene

On account Of the mild winter the ice
men of southern Michigan and Ohio have
not harvested any of their crop and are
looking i'm this direction for relief. The
Michigan Central has eight inches of ice
in the Pinconning boom, Saginaw bay,
and the Detroit and Mackinac nearly a
foot i'm some of the inland lakes on its
line.
Over 100 people witnessed recent
performance of the Ann Arbor Light In
fantry's midwinter circus and hundreds
were turned away. 1t was the third night
of the series and tremendous success.
The show is a genuine. old-fashioned, one
ring circus. and is proving one of the most
popular entertainments the city has ever
seen. 80
Coal is now heing mined near Saginaw
In good paying quantities and the output
from the four mines is steadily increasing,
but hardly keeping pace with the demand.
Coal has been found in a number of farms
within two miles Of the city, and the Sag
NAV Coal Co.'S mine just outside the
city limits is proving most gratifying
success
o. NJ. Hale, of Comstock township.
Kalamazoo County, had 1000 bushels of
apples last fall from 500 trees, the larg-
est crop in forty years of attention to the
orchard. After paying the expense Of
picking and packing he received but $225
for the crop. to say nothing of the ex-
pense of pruning, spraying and interest
on the land on which they grew.
The Michigan Centrars Mackinaw d.
vision and the Detroit and Mackinac Rail
road are badly in need of snow on their
various branches to facilitate numbering.
Usually at this time of the year they have
dozens of log trains running, but this
winter one road Is doing nothing. while
the other has only two. A foot of snow
would enliven business very much.
Tom Coins. colored, who has several
times served a term in State prison, and
was the other day discharged from, GUS
tody. being charged with larceny. Is al
legged to have attempted to murder Cal
monski, Benton Harbor butcher, with
a cleaver because the butcher declined to
extend him credit for meat. A bystnnder
and an assistant meat cutter held him un-
ill officers arrived.
The Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine.
Mt its annual meeting, Endorsed the candi-
dacy of DIR. Il. X. Belknap as a member of
the State Board of Health, to which po-
sition he aspires ut the hands of Gov.
Pingree.
The st. Joseph Valley Railroad con-
struction train headed into the road steam
shovel at ten-mile gait, badly smashing
the engine and seriously hurting Civil
Engineer Il. G. Hurd, who jumped from
the engine previous to the collision. The
trucks had been CREASED during the night.
rendering the engine unmanageable. No
clew to the greasers.
The jackson Council will lease part of
the old purifier plant to Henry A. Christy,
manufactures of the Christy bicycle sad
die, on condition that he employ regularly
seventy Eve men. Mr.. Christy also agrees
to remove the entire plant of the Derby
Bicycle Company, now located at Chicago,
employing 300 hands.
The good temperance people of Holland
are all fred with Indignation because of
a bill of SO for Refreshments" recently
passed upon by the Common Council. II
has leaked out that the money was spent
for whisky for firemen on the night Of
the West. Michigan FIRE, and now the tenn
perance people declare the payment Of the
I'LL to be nm outrage.