Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-20
The work on the new Federal building
af Saginaw Ia sta rted

gasoline out of bottle and died within an
hour.
In.a row at Bay City JEFF Smith struck
JEFF 'Pringle with some unknown weapon,
fracturing his skull. Three doctors are
trying to save Pringle's life.
George w. Taylor's roadhouse at Bay
City was destroyed by fire. The building
was valued at 81, 200. 1t was insured for
5000. Taylor's household goods were in
sured for $1,000.
There is merry war on between the
ice dealers of Flint, and from present in
dications consumers win get honest rates
in the future. The price is down to twelve
and one-half cents.
The hay crop Of southwestern Michigan
promises to be an enormous one this sea-
son. The farmers claim that with even
an entire absence of rain much larger
yield than usual is assured.
The soldiers and sailors relief COM
mission at Saginaw has decided that 1t
would be necessary to raise 81, 300 for the
ensuing year, as the commission now has
over sixty dependent families to assist.
The big stock barn belonging to p. G.
Faunce, one mile north of st. Louis, was
burned to the ground, with all it's con-
tents, among which were four horses,
some cows and number Of hogs, also all
his farm implements. Loss about $1,000,
partly insured.
At Kalamazoo, Ed McConkey and Will
liam /. Healy were arrested on orders
from Sheriff Pease of Chicago on charge
of larceny to the amount of $1,000 The
specific charge is that of stealing carload
of eggs from the Tarper Mercantile Com
pany of Harper, Kan.
o. l.. Partridge, ex-secretary Of the AL
pena Loan and Building Association, was
acquitted of embezzlement. On the first
trial he was convicted. Partridge was
short $4,000 He did not deny taking
the money, but claimed he intended to use
1t in speculation and return it,
Game Warden G. Ellis Elliott of Stan
ton proposes that the game laws be OBJ
served to the letter. He caught Fred
Briggs, a prominent merchant of Langs-
ton, fishing trout out of season. Briggs
pleaded guilty before a justice of the
peace and was fined $50 and costs.
At meeting of the board of control
for the school for the deaf and dumb, held
in Flint, Frank North was elected secre-
tary, in the place of Mr.. Spears. The
balance of the officers were reelected.
The board deferred action in regard to re-
hiring teachers until the State Legisla-
ture fixes the appropriation for the ensu-
ing year.
The electric storm Saturday night did
considerable damage at Casnovia. The
following are the latest returns: Ben
Tavlar aoad about yataripo rv danfist
killed; he leaves a widow and two chill
dren; Jim Simmons barn struck and two
valuable horses killed; Alex. Hanna, barn
struck, damage nominal. Damage to
trees and fences quite heavy.
Fire destroyed the elevator and dry kiln
of the II. w. Rickel & Son Mailing Com
pany at Detroit. The elevator and dry
kiln contained in the neighborhood of 2O0,-
900 bushels of barley and malt. The
loss is estimated at 100000, fully covered
by insurance. The company has a second
plant on Hastings street and there will
be scarcely any stoppage to its business.
Edward Stofet. farmer near Willow,
after thrashing his grain last fall, dis
covered he had lost one of his hogs.
While working near the barn Saturday he
heard noise in the straw stack, and up
on investigation found the hog. He had
been for six months without food or drink,
only straw. The hog when last weighed
was about 400 pounds, and when found
about 80. But at the present time 10 do
ing we'll
Near North Branch, Clarence Ruby,
aged 20 years, son of Jas. Ruby, a farm
er, was found lying in a fence corner
al. fnr Ia xvif ha
top of his head completely blown off and
the body in an advanced state of decom-
position. BY the use of string tied from
his foot to the trigger of the gun he had
blown his brains out. He still held the
muzzle of the gun in his hands when
found. He was partially demented at
times, but was not thought to be desper-
ate.
A case growing out Of the fight at Ben
ton Harbor over the street railway fran
chise was reversed by the Supreme Court.
Aid. Shriver, assisted by the police, at
tempted TO tear up the tracks of the street
railway company. President Bean of the
street railway company threatened to
shoot them. His revolver went off and
Shriver was hit. He sued Bean for dam
ages, but the jury found that the revolver
was accidentally discharged and he fail
ed to get judgment.
Twenty-eight Battle Greek bicycle rid
ers were arrested by the police in one
night for riding without lamps, in viola
ton of the city ordinance. As the law
has been dead letter, and many supposed
it would not be enforced, the persons ar
rested were released. The chief of police
then gave notice, so that none would plead
ignorance that the law would be enforc-
ed. Next night eleven bicycle riders were
arrested, and all brought up before the
recorder and fined.
The Supreme Court affirmed the convic-
ton of convicts Edward Huntley, VIM.
Curley and William Boot who, while pris-
| oners in the State prison, knocked down
Deputy Warden Northrup, and attempted
to make their escape. They were convict
ed of assault with intent to kill and sem
| fenced to serve ten years each upon the
expiration of the sentences which they
were then serving. IL was contended that
valid sentences could not be imposed upon
convicts now serving sentences and that il
cannot be determined, taking good time"
into account, when their present sentences
will expire and the new sentence begin.
The court says that while 1t cannot now
be determined when the first term will ex-
pire, in view Of the time which may be
gained by good behavior, ii is certain that
whenever his first term does expire his
new sentence will begin.
President Angel returned to Ann Arbor