Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-01

County are being destroyed by the Hes
sian fly. On one spear Of wheat ~ flies
were found.
The residence of DIR. o. Letson of CO.
vert, together with every vestige of it's
contents, burned. Loss $1,000, insurance
and cause unknown.
Two big dams on the south branch Of
Point river, Menominee County, were
swept out the other day. 1t will cost $1O,-
600 to rebuild them.
Van Buren, township has granted fran
chise to the Michigan and Ohio electric
railway. The road will run from Detroit
to Toledo via Monroe.
Thomas Mitchell, convicted at Allegan
Of assault with intent to do great bodily
harm, has been sentenced to five years
hard labor at Jackson.
Charles Greenman, an employe of Turn
bulls shingle mill near Alpena, got tan
gled up with circular saw and received
injuries which caused his death. k
Chas. Schroeder, who has been in the
hotel business in Sanilac County for the
past thirteen years, has retired. He is
one Of the oldest hotel men in the county.
Port Huron has rejected the proposition
Of the Sulphite Fibre Company to build
sewer from its factory to st. Clair river,
in consideration of its water rates being
abated.
Mrs. Carrie A. Ingersoll Of Lansing,
who was convicted OF arson in the Ing
ham Circuit Court, was sentenced to
three years in the Detroit house of cor
rection.
DR.. j. A. Van Ripper, one of the oldest
residents of Shawassee County, was
blowing out stumps by means of dyna-
mite when fragment struck him on the
head, killing him.
Eugene z. Robertson, the new sir emil
nent grand commander knights Templar
of Michigan, was given royal reception
at Albion. Marshall, Homer, Parma and
Battle Greek sir knights participated in
the reception.
Thousands of dead fish, bass, bluegills,
pickerel and bullheads, some of them as
fine as have ever been taken from that
body Of water, are being found along the
shores of Paw Paw lake, dead from some
unknown epidemic.
The second annual contest of the PENN
sular Oratorcal League was held at Bay
City. Michael w. Carroll of Bay City
won first prize and Ernest May of Sagi-
nav second. Eugene Marshall of Detroit
was tied for second place in rank, but was
per cent below in grade. a4
Pittsburg, Pa, capitalists will establish
a summer resort at Black lake, Cheboy-
gan County. The lake is one of the hand
soonest bodies Of water in northern Michi-
gan, eight miles wide, surrounded by wild
nd meet v,;cttrrocuuo ecauorv t. ohn,,uJ.
in game fish OF many species tN ~
The wreck of the schooner Gauges has
been abandoned as total loss. The own
ers returned to Detroit and reported that
the Ganges had been struck by some pass
ing vessel and knocked over on her side.
The mizzen mast Is carried away and the
fore and main masts are sticking out of
the water. The wreck lies directly In the
channel and is menace to passing YES
sells. 1t Is expected the collector Of Gus
toms at Amherstberg will cause light to
be placed on the wreck at night.
William Champion and Emil Gunerus
were terribly injured by the explosion of
blast ut the thirty second level of the
Hecla branch Of the Calumet and Hecla
mine. ~
G.. J. Sicen of Detroit Is contracting
with Gratiot County farmers, who will
raise beets for the Alma sugar factory,
to do all the work required for the culti-
walton Of the bcets. 9,
Wagon loads of fish are dying in Sugar
Loaf lake from some unknown cause. The
lake was one Of the finest fishing resorts
| in the State, being heavily stocked with
black bass, pike and trout
]. A. King, brakeman on the Detroit,
Grand Rapids and Western Railroad, was
killed at Lansing while coupling cars. He
was 38 years old. His family was just
moving to Ionia from Canton, Ohio, and
was TO have met him that day. He leaves
a widow and two children.
DR.. Eliza M. Mosher, the first and only
woman professor In the University Of
Michigan, sails for Sweden In a few weeks
to study physical development. In speak
| ing Of the projected trip she said: ''Swe-
den IL the home Of physical culture. There
| the Ling system was originated. and there
the science of physical development 10
fafthe6t advanced. 30 to Sweden to
set It ~ vssy heart tn qubject."