Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-30

In 1913 4llcDigan's cultivated iaring
yielded less than $500, Geo bushels OF
wheat This yeor they produce 81
3J0,0 600 bushels.
We received pleasant call from
Rev. y l. Rexford. President, and
Rev. d. c. Tomlinson, secretary of
Buchtel College, at Akron, Ohio, one
day last week.
Mr. VaaBuren has the credit Of eGt-
ting and stack.ng The ilry piece Of r. G
in district No. 3, Center Plains, on the
widow Horizons place, one day last
week.
\ gentleman living out side of this
county was recently beard to say that
in his estimation the AVALANCHE is
the best paper published along the line
Of the Michigan Central north of Bay
City.
Mr. John Leece. of Center Plains.
has suspended work for a few weeks
at the Goodale Brothers mill, to en-
able Him TO cut and gather in his rye.
and NOW those weeds i'm that potato
patch
a number Of our citizens gathered at
the Grayling House ON Monday even
ing for social hop. All enjoyed the
time highly, especially when our re-
porter gave them The quicl-step chang
es.
Dressmakers seem to he dangerous
beings-last week two youths fought a
duel over one of these creatures, dur
.rg which three shots were exchanged,
without mjuring either party. The
boys are ] and 20 years of age.
0n the morning of the 18th when the
brig Shasta was ten miles below Phila-
delphia, seven Of the nine men consti-
tuting her crew, including her captain.
were tuken down with the yellow fever
and only three survived.
Nr. n. Sailing, who has been the
.ei!-liked and accommodating clerk in
he store of Sailing, Hanson & Co., ex-
poets TO leave Us socn He goes from
here TO Nanistee. While we regret
nat he must go, we hope that success
may attend his every effort u
Rev. T. J.. ReXford and wife, Rev. ID. |
C> Ionliuson. cf Akron, Ohio. g. \. |
Newcombe and J. Wiley, of Detroit.
accompanied 10y the MeSsrs Rabbit, OF !
this place, returned from a l0-days |
"Trip down the Ausabe on "Wednesday
last They caught $50 grayiny and |
reporl having had II pleasant trip.
The new court house at Roscommon
is being rapidly completed, and when
ilished will be an ornament to the
tovn The master builder, Mr. J. NJ.
Silsby, is a highly esteemed citizen of
Center Plains township and his repu-
tatiop as an architect and builder is
uneycelied in this county.
A Vrsina lady wri,es: And now a
few 1.le o. the ghls who mos ,e5l,
this Be careful to whom yol write
write and what you write Many IA
loving trusting letter is sent b. q true
hearted girl and is read by the receiver
TO q laughing crowd of men, end yari-
Oua remarks are made about the "silly
Girl - l can concientiously say on the
other hand, that have never seem or
hocrl Of . cirl showing her letters pro
miscuou.ly. even from a man she did
not core for, though thew are often
shown to one dear friend in strict con
adence."
The saw mill and shinglc sheds, to-
gether with other property belonging
70 ThCmas Nester and situatea at Wells
station, was totally destroyed by dry
on Monday last. The fire broke out at
a few minutes past twelve o'clock ".
and IN n very short space of time ihe
flames licked up everything within their
,. n. Three box cars. standing near
the mill on a side track were also con
sumed by the red demon. The loss 10
M Nestcr VII amount to 5000. fully
covered by insurance; while M. g. loss
is ~, 500, not insured The origin of
the fire is as yet unknown