Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

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Gov. Pingree has appointed the follow
ing delegates TO represent the State Of
Michigan, ir' the congress of the National
Prfsor, Association, which will meet at
Hartford. Conn: Sept. % to 81: Prof.
Charles III. Cooley, Ann Arbor; Hon.
Levi L. Barbour, Rex. William Prall,
Rev. Lee 8. McCollester, Hon. Marvin
Preston Hon. G. II. Beck, j. III. Cole.
Alex. McVittie, Frank ID. Taylor, Ran
som Gillis, Henry M. Wright, George
N. Brady, Detroit; Mrs. Jane Kinney.
Port Huron. Hon. Il. N. Dingley, kala-
maxoo; Rev. G. f.. Swift, Hon. 0. M.
Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. st. John, 8.
A. Tomlinsop,. Lansing; Hon. Fred 8.
Nevins,' ,Muskegon; Hon. r.. b. LOOMS,
Hon. ID. e. Burns, Grand Rapids; O.
ID. Randall, Coldwater; ID. w. III. Bills.
Allegan; Charles w. Light, Saginaw;
Charles Clark, Hon. Cad Smith, Hon.
]. r. Van Esera, F.. o. Clark, Mar
quette ;yWilliam A. Woodward, Owosso;
Hon. e. O., Watkins, Rockford; l.. H..
Field, Mrs. Carrie Mccain, DR.. A. w.
Saxton, Jackson; II. s. Holmes, Chel-
sea; Hon. G. G. Turner, Traverse City;
Hon. Harsen ID. Smith, Cassopolis; DR..
r. w. Gilbert, Bay City; Hon. @. n.
Reardon, Greenviile; Hon. M. II. MORT
arity, Crystal Falls; Hon. John Hennes,
Menominee;f Hon. 4. NJ. Hoar, Hough-
ton; Hon. James McNaughton, Iron
Mountain.
Game Warden Grant H. Morse, in his
monthly report to the Secretary of State,
says that the work Of his department for
the month has been devoted almost en-
tirely to the commercial fishing industries
of the State, and the work Of stopping
the taking Of immature fish. The war
den says that the sentiment Of the people
in the interior Of the State is rapidly
growing in favor of a better protection
of wild life, and to this end he has no
doubt that the boards of supervisors in
the various counties will gladly compen-
safe the county deputies who do their
work honestly and well and obtain salts
factory results. The number Of VIOLA
tons of the fish and game laws reported
for the month was 1873. The number Of
prosecutions commenced was 70, and the
number of convictions secured 81. Two
cases were dismissed and thirteen are
pending. Nets to the value of $610.96
were seized and destroyed by order Of
the courts.
The railroad tax law provides that on
all taxes not paid during the month Of
July the defaulting companies shall pay
per cent interest from July 1. The
following companies will have to pay the
penalty on the amount stated: Au Sable
and Northwestern, $3.50; Chicago, Kala-
mazoo and Saginaw, $1,544; Cincinnati
Northern, $2,143; Toledo, Detroit and
Milwaukee, $6,910; Detroit and Lima
Northern, $3,653; Terre Haute and In
dianapolis, $1,107; Milwaukee, Benton
Harbor and Columbus, $5S7; South Ha-
ven and Eastern, $3.50; Munising, ST.
300; Wisconsin and Michigan, 1898;
Bear Lake and Eastern, 1852; Crawford
and Manistee River, $240.
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Insurance Commissioner Campbelps
forthcoming annual, report will contain
some pretty live matter. The insurance
department has given out a portion Of
the text Of the report to the newspapers
in which several subjects are treated.
"Never before in the history Of Michi-
gam" says the report, "have the so-called
old line life insurance companies written
so much insurance in the State as during
the year 1893. Insurance to the amount
Of $23, 497 $50 was written by these COM
panies during the year upon the lives Of
Michigan citizens, and the total premi-
ums paid upon policies outstanding and
in force were $4,626, $50.
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The State board Of pardons has refus-
ed to recommend pardons in the follow
ing cases: Mike Henly, sent from Kala-
mazoo County, January, 1890, to Ionia,
for one year and nine months for lar
ceny; James Martin, sent from Kalama-
zoo, July, 1893, to Ionia for ten years
for assault with intent to do great bodily
harm; Amos Moore, sent from Kent
County, October, 1897, to Jackson for
five years for grand larceny; William
Cavanaugh, sent from Kalamazoo, De-
cember, 1893. to Ionia for ten months
for drunkenness.
Secretary Baker, in speaking of the
efforts of the State Board of Health to
restrict and prevent the spread Of con-
sumption, says that the death rate in
Michigan since 1891 from this cause
shows material decrease, the annual
average reduction being nearly IL per
cent. AT this rate of decrease, the doc
tor says, the disease will entirely dis
appear in 1850. ~,.
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The Michigan Central Railroad Co.,
in paying it's taxes to the State the other
day, declined to pay under the provisions
Of the Merriam tax law now in force in
this State, under which it had been as
sessed $2O6 S66.1S on it's main line. It
paid $163, 725.42 under the provisions Of
its special charter.
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Commissions have been issued by the
Adjutant General to George H. Broad
head, as captain of Company f, Second
regiment, and f. L. Waite as second
lieutenant of the same company, which
Is located at Manistee.
State Items of Interest.
Iocorh TAs,nuobo cle for tax, VOC 80. H.