Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-31


dry goods stock to Samuel Aradurky.
Deckerville may organize a fire depart
ment and build village hall this spring.
The elevator at Coopersvile which was
burned a few days ago will be rebuilt inn
mediatc.y.
Fire did $4,000 damage to the clothing
stock of Train, McGregor & Harper at
Ypsi.anti.
The Kalamazoo County w. G. Il. Y.
will hold its annual meeting at Cooper
on May 4 and ..
Lyons will now have electric lights, the
proposition to bond for $4,000 for that
purpose having been carried.
Three large barns, together with their
contents, located near Battle Creek, and
owned by Alonzo Pratt, burned. Loss,
$1,000.
VIM. Bell of Ann Arbor has recovered a
verdict of $4G5 from Charles Rinehardt.
Bell was bitten by dog owned by Rine-
hardt ..
James Morn, the big mill owner of
Standish, has broken camp for the winter.
1t is rumored he will sell his mill this
spring.
Carew & Co. Of Detroit were awarded
the contract for the new law building at
the u. of NJ. at their corrected figures Of
$4,000.
Rev. John Lloyd Of the Moody institute,
Chicago, will succeed Rev. ii. A. Miller
as pastor of the First Baptist Church at
Springport.
The Grand Trunk Railroad Company
has recently added to the equipment TWEEN,
ty new locomotives of extraordinary size
and capacity.
Prof. A. n. Cody has resigned as prin-
cipal of Laingsburg high school. +. l..
Evans, graduate Of the State normal, is
his successor.
4 resident of Grout township has in
will travel eighty to 100 miles an hour
with fair winds.
Iosco County has paid So each for the
scalps Of seventy wildcats during the past
year. Most of them were caught in traps
baited with fish.
A large lynx was killed north of Stand
ish on the ID. & NJ. railroad n few days
ago. 1t weighed % pounds and was
feet 0 inches long.
Henry McMullen, farmer living a
short distance east of Carsonville, dropped
dead while opening potato pit. Apo
pleXy was the cause.
The Grand Rapids Furniture Manufac-
turers' Associate has adopted resolu-
tons urging the Importance Of reciprocity
with Canada on lumber.
Mrs. James McCarber, living near Brit
ton, is dead from the effects of burns. 1t
is not known whether or not her clothing
caught fire accidentally.
Rev. n. b. Andrews of the Tekonsha
Presbyterian Church has resigned that
passionate and accepted call to the Ed
harrisburg Presbyterian Church.
J. A. Ellis, an old man 81 years old,
and who was tramp dentist for many
years, died at Standish. A wealthy broth
or in Canada will bear all expenses.
Frenchman who fell from Grand Trunk
train near Flint two weeks ago and was
terribly injured, has died Of his injuries.
Mrs. Susan Beckey of Geneva died sud-
denly ut the home OF her son. She was
laughing very heartily ut some mirth-pro-
voking incident, which produced apoplexy.
A peculiar industry will be started at
Holland this summer, the raising Of will
lows for use in making furniture. The
sprouts bring SIS per ton, unpeeled and
undried.
Calhoun County sportsmen want the
law prohibiting the shooting of snipe in
the spring repealed, and are circulating
petition to the Legislature asking for
such action.
The body of an unknown woman was
found in the Grand river, four miles above
Grand Haven. 1t was badly decomposed,
and there was nothing about the clothing
to aid in Identification.
The country three miles north of SAM
lac Center was visited by small tornado.
Dwelling houses were overturned and
fences and hay stacks were demolished.
No loss of life has been reported.
The people of Briley township want
some man to locate grist mill there
They have already completed a dam
across the Thunder Bay river to furnish
the power necessary to run one.
An express package containing $40, 900,
sent by the Adams Express Company
from the First National Bank of Chicago
to the State Bank of Traverse City, was
broken open and 81 600 extracted.
Cyrus Harris, popular pioneer, living
near Thornville, entertained a straggler
named Hinkle on a recent evening, but
in the morning Hinkle had gone and so
had SIS of the pioneers coin. No arrests.
Chapman & Sargent, proprietors of the
Copemish bowl and tray factory, have
added machinery for the manufacture Of
rolling pins. They have 100000 feet of
maple logs in their yard to be manufac-
tured.
The Michigan National Guard is being
increased by numerous enlistments While
the number of companies cannot be in
creased the quota of membership is not
full and enlistments are being made quite
rapidly.
A freight engine and sixteen cars were
wrecked on the Chicago and Northwestern
seven miles north of Powers by an open
switch. The fireman was quite seriously
injured, and the engine and cars badly
damaged.
The Gladwin Record says that many of
the potato growers in that vicinity who
have been holding their tubers for 81 per
bushcl are now selling out for 80 cents,
being convinced that the price will go no
higher this spring.
Samuel Mortified, an old resident Of
RiOomingdale was seriously injured by