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

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Religious revival meetings have been
going at Yale for three months past, and
over 100 additions to the local church
membership Is the result.
The Philadelphia Record says that
Scott Zavolt, merchant of Charlotte,
committed suicide by shooting at his res
idence." Later advices show that the
residence escaped without scratch. II
appears that Scott shot himself in the
vestibule. Chicago Times Herald.
An accident occurred at Pontiac by
which the hind leg of a large dray horse
was broken completely In two. Daniel
Webster was driving asteam attached to
wagon loaded with large tombstone,
when the stone slipped of the wagon,
striking upon the heels of one horse. The
animal was killed by the use of chloro-
| form.
The c., ]. & Nj. Railroad has leased
ground at Clark's Lake, ten miles south of
Jackson, and is about to buid fine attn
letic park, and baseball is expected to be
a feature of the pleasures of that resort
this summer. Manager Charles. Cush-
man, of the Jackson team in the State
League, is depended upon to furnish Sun
day ball.
The eleventh annual convention of the
Christian Endeavor Societies of Michigan
opened auspiciously at Jackson Tuesday.
The list of delegates reached thousand,
a far larger number than had been antici-
pated. The change in the plan Of enter
| tainment, whereby the delegates "pay as
they go" it was feared might lessen the
number
sensation was created at Port Huron
by the commencement of a breach Of
promise suit against County Treasurer
Stephen Moore, one of the most widely
known citizens of the county. The COM
plainant is Miss Mary j. Howe, for many
years connected with the ]. M. White Il
Co. photograph gallery. The amount ask
ed for is $4,000.
A farmer in Kenockee Township, st.
Clair County, has a farm that ought to
make money for him hereafter. He
planted little over an acre of sugar beets
last year, and an analysis of the crop
showed nearly q per cent. of sugar. AS
the usual per cent. is about ID, it is evil
dent that this mans land is peculiarly
adapted for the growing of beets.
Peter Smith, probably a character as
well known in Ionia as any man in the
county, was found dead in an old dilap-
idated building Sunday morning. For
years he has made living loaning money
and picking up odd jobs here and there.
Saturday evening he was around the town
in his usual health and went to this build
ing, which he used for a shop, late In
the evening, and is supposed to have died
from an apopletic fit.
The young son of William Harmon, of
Port Huron, presents peculiar case.
Nearly two years ago he accidentally
swallowed n bone collar button, which
lodged in one of his lungs. Since then he
has continually been receiving medical
attendance, and also visited the Univer-
sity Of Michigan for skilled treatment.
Sunday. during severe fit Of coughing,
the button was dislodged and dropped out
of the patients mouth.
Maple sugar making has about been
concluded i'm Southwestern Michigan,
where larger crop has been produced
than in any year since the bounty of 2
cents per pound was removed. Some Of
the sugar makers used the sap from q
thousand or more trees, but the bulk of
the product was made by farmers who i'm
proved the opportunity to earn few dol
lars before the regular season for farm
work commenced. Most of the sugar pro-
duced in that region is shipped to the New
York market, where it sells in competition
with the Vermont article at equal prices.
1t is reported at Bay City that Polish
priest from Manistee, Rev. Edward Koz-
lowski, is to succeed Rev. Anthony Bo-
gacki as pastor of st. Stanislaus' Church.
Some of the dissenters say that the APP
pointment of new priest will not termi-
| nate the troubles in the Polish parish.
They do not propose to allow priest to
take possession of the parsonage, as that
would be simply placing control of the
property in the hands of the Bishop. The
dissenters say that their declaration Of
principles issued Nov. % last must be COM
piled with by the Bishop before hostilities
will cease.
At New York the Grand Jury indicted
Jacob n. Sampson, assistant prosecutor
| of Lenawee County, for allowing the es-
| cape of Antony Christensen, who was also
indicted. Christensen, the alleged embez-
zler from Michigan, was captured at the
Grand Central depot, New York, two
days after he had been turned over to the
| Michigan authorities. When arrested
| the second time Christensen asserted that
| he had paid $500 to be released. Samp-
son was arraigned in general sessions and
his bail fixed at $500. A number of tele-
grams passed between District Attorney
Olcutt and Gov. Pingree and District At
torney Bird of Lenawee County. Mr..
Bird teiegraphed that Mr.. Sampson had
received full authority to compromise the
case with Christensen.
A novel proceeding was instituted at
Muskegon when Auditor General Dix,
| at the instance of North Muskegon Off
Gals, obtained temporary injunction
| from Judge Russell restraining John Salt
er, of MuskegSn, from moving away or
tearing down a fine residence on lots "a
and %, block g. North Muskegon. He
has already torn down a good barn, and
it is sought to compel him to restore it.
The ground of the States interference
| is that the property was sold to the State
| for taxes of 1894, and taxes subsequent
are unpaid. If buildings are removed
the property will be deprecated, SO tax
| liens cannot be enforced. Value of build
| ings is given at $1,000 and of unpaid
taxes $152.50. Quite a number of build
| ings have been moved from North Muske-
gon across the lake, and the people over
there are becoming angry.
| If the present condition of the roads in
the southern half of Michigan doesn't con-
| vert the farmers, as well as others who
have IN travel over them--or throu Oh