Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-23
GRAYLING MICHIGAN, JULY 23, 1870

WI diHtiltitc VI i1oNhitl'ibo pNNee'a'
engaged in a controversy on the street
a few days ago. An amicable exchange
of views not being sufficiently convinc-
ing, they threatened to knock one an
other clear out of time.
1t Is rumored that parties in this vi
cinity have taken the preliminary steps
| towards erecting some substantial and
commodious buildings at Portage lake,
for the benefit of the many pleasure
seekers who make that place of re-
sort.
A row occurred at Frederic last Wed
nesday evening, between Jack Higgins
a law w-abiding citizen of that village and
some lumbermen, which resulted in the
adipose tissue of one of the latter party
receiving such terrible bruising that
his comrades had to carry him from the
field.
Last Sunday night party of moon
sinners ere studying the astronomy
of the heavens and a new planet was
thought to have been discovered, but
before any extensive observations
could be made the humid shadows
gathered over the starry sphere and
they were left in doubt.
A party of Fredericites had recently
made preparations for grand fishing
and hunting expedition on the Manis-
tee, but owing to the recklessness of one
of the party, who undertook to carry
the Hootchenoo in a bag whereby
they were deprived of that indispensi-
BILE, the trip was abandoned, and now
they sing:
"Twas ever thus, from childhood's S
hour
We've seen our fondest hopes decay. "
A party of 13 from Saginaw City, con-
sisting of Mr.. Stewart b. Williams, +.
st. Johns, Major w. s. Wood, j. A.
Mr.. Clark and wife, DR.. w. p. Morgan,
and Masters Frank Burnham, Richard
Khuen, Carney Williams, Burt Will
liams, Will Little, Fred Knight and
Frank Miller, are camping at Portage
Lake They brought with them four
boats, a span of horses and everything
needed TO make their stay at the lake
a pleasant one. The party will be
much large soon, as many more Sagi-
nav people will join them in few
days
A big buffer hailing from the lumber
camps on the Manistee, and answering
to the cognomen of Long Fred, drop
ped down in Grayling a few days ago,
and after swallowing the usual amount
of Juice, remarked that he was the ter
rible Mael strom of the north, and
could keep his equilibrium under more
tangle-leg than any man in Michigan.
He was finally skidded, and as the boys
laid him away, he east one eye on our
reporter, and with the the other seerI-
ed to be trying TO fathom the depth of
his right vest pocket, he savagely NUT
tered that he'd chaw up any rooster
that dared put him in the AVALANCHE.
A singular case of somnambulism oc-
CURED near the Manistee river, in
Crawford county few evenings ago.
A party of pleasure seekers were camp
ing along this beautiful stream, and it
is supposed(that one of the party, in
order to- escape the drowsy god, pre-
pared togo shining. Quietly loading
their guns, two of the party crept out
into the Silly night, and selecting a
road which they thought led to the riv-
er sailed forth in quest of adventures.
Before morning they were seen passing
through numbering camp 12 mile dis
tant and the sleepy gentleman was
heard to remark rather incoherently
draw ze-hic 'ork from ze-hic bottle,
Chauls."