Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-29

OF $2OO and spend ten days In the county
jail. Everts was convicted about d year
ago of violating the liquor law. He was
convicted upon hired spies. Everts APP
pealed to the Supreme Court, but the con-
viction was affirmed.
Frank Stearns of Adrian, whose feet
were amputated, having been badly frozen
up north of Roscommon County, begged
for his clothes. and his mother brought
them. IL seems there was loaded re-
volver in his pocket, and at dinner time,
while the family was at dinner, he shot
himself through the head, the ball going
in over the left ear. 1t is dangerous but
not necessarily fatal wound.
Levi Kline has begun suit in the Cir
cult Court at Flint against James Ken
nedy of Grand Blanc for $1,000 dam
ages. The suit was begun by capias, on
which Kennedy was arrested and placed
in Jail. He afterwards furnished bail in
the sum of $500. The suit is brought by
Kline for the alleged alienation of his
wife's affections by Kennedy. The parties
all live in Grand Blanc township and are
prominent farmers.
George H. SERVER. a well-known hard
ware merchant of st. Louis, was little
surprised to receive a communication from
gentleman in Leslie enclosing postal
order for $4. The letter explained that
some eighteen years ago he bought two
wagon skeins of Mr.. Schriver for 81, and
was to pay by hauling in two cords of
green wood. He didn't bring the wood
and afterwards moved away without pay
ing the debt. He experienced religion
this winter and says he is paying up his
old debts with interest. Mr.. Schrver is
in hopes the religious fervor will affect
several others.
Secretary Baker, of the State Board Of
Health, has received complaint from
Michigan village that pork is being sold
there which has been fattened on the car
casses of animals which have died. SINH
lar instances have been known in different
places throughout the State. Secretary
Baker regrets that there is no law which
will stop the villainous practice and inn
position upon the public, and he suggests
that it would be well for the State Legis-
lature to make some provision whereby
inspectors of the dairy and food commits
sioner's office might be empowered to in
vestigate and prosecute persons who en-
gage in the business.
Police Commissioner John Il. Simonson
of Bay City and John Ryland, n lumber
man of Standish. were riding from Au-
Ores to Standish in Arenac County. Be
hind them was double rig. in which were
riding Prosecuting Attorney Snow, Dep
uty Sheriff McGarry. n prisoner and
girl. The officers team took fright. broke
loose and pulled McGarry over the dash
board, and jumped over Ryland's rig. Nc
(Nop haI 81 ,;h hrn nIya,, Dvlo o,,xlf fanr
ribs fractured and Simonson was render
ed insensible. The prisoner came to the
rescue of the injured parties. Ryland
was thrown against tree and remained
insensible half an hour. All will recover.
Two Detroit men. Chas. Thompson and
Thomas Hammond. confined in Jail at
Jackson awaiting trial for the Francis
Co. burglary about month ago, made a
desperate break for liberty. Deputy
Frank Harrington had entered the first
corridor with a prisoner to lock up for
the night, locking the door behind him.
AS he opened the door leading to the in
side or cell corridor. Thompson and Ham
mond rushed on him with pieces of gas
pipe. with which they belabored him on
the head and shoulders. The deputy was
plucky, however. and brought Thompson
down with a blow from one piece of gas
pipe which he wrenched from him. Sher-
| if Harrington's timely arrival, however.
saved him from further attack and Ham
| mond was overcome and locked up.
| Thompson was picked up unconscious and
the extent of his injuries are not yet
known. Harrington is badly bruised.
Unseasonably cold weather has created
| the gravest fears among the fruit growers
| in this section of the country. Through
| Illinois and Indiana and the southern part
of Wisconsin the cold has been especially
| severe, and the reports are anything but
| reassuring. The records of the weather
| department show that the temperature
| was ii degrees below the average for
| April. c. r. Linney, superintendent of
| the weather and crop service report, sent
| out bulletin which takes cheerful look
| at the situation. He is inclined to the
belief that the fruit buds in Illinois are
not far enough advanced to be hurt by the
| cold weather. The heaviest damage was
| inflicted in the southern section of In
| diana, where the fruit was farthest ad-
vanced, and in the great fruit belt which
| includes the counties along the Ohio river
| and extends north for fifty miles. Jt is
| estimated that nearly all the fruit in this
section is killed. but time may prove that
| this estimate is incorrect.
One of the best kept and most profitable
| poor farms in the State is that of Gratiot.
| located one and n half miles south of the
center of the county. With a pauper
family varying from twenty-five TO fifty.
| the farm has never under Supt Davis
| management failed to turn profit. In
| addition TO twenty-five acres in wheat
| acres of corn, ten acres of potatoes, be-
sides some ten acres utilized for garden
| sass of various kinds, the most of which
will be used for the inmates. Over 1000
| bushels of corn from last years crop are
now in the cribs, while wel-filled barrels
| of pork and beef in the cellar show what
use large quantity of 1t was put to last
| fall. Seven blooded cows furnish plenty
| of milk and butter and twenty-five head
| of cattle. twenty seven head of hogs and
thirty of sheep furnish the necessary
fresh meat, as well as plenty Of fall and
winter supply of salted. Milk, unskim-
| med, Is furnished to the inmates as want
ed, and yet the matron was able last year
| to make over / 100 pounds of butter. Tur-
keys, geese, ducks and chickens are rails
| ed i'm large numbers. not only for home
consumption. but for sale. Work is freely
done by the inmates.
| AL Guenther. who left st. Joseph en-
route to Chicago in 14-foot skiff with a
single sail. has not been heard from and