Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-08-04

tny citlLen OF freuerlcV1iie, WAS very
seriously injured one day last week
while helping to load the log train
near that station, but just the nature
of his hurt we are unable to say.
"A. II. Swarthout, Atty, has sever
al farms for sale, Cheap. AS he is tie
only real estate dealer in the county,
people desiring TO purchase or sell their
farms, will find it to their advantage
TO call on him. IA.
The pleasure seekers at Portage
Lake witnessed an exciting boat race
on Tuesday of this week, between
Sheriff London's sail boat and the
''catamaran" of the Saginaw party, in
which the "cat" got badly left. accord
ing to the testimony of one who was
there.
Our rtownsmen, Samuel Hampstead
and John Hopple, succeeded yesterday
in finding and securing the span of
horses belonging to s. p. Bliss, of
East Tawas, which strayed away from
his premises in June, and for which a
liberal reward has been offered.
The AVALANCHE has been desig-
mated by the Auditor General of this
State as the paper in which to have
published the list of lands to be adver-
tised for sale for taxes in the county of
Crawford, at the ensuing general tax
sales In October next.
The election of School Examiners
for this county last Tuesday, passed
off very quietly. The successful can
didates were Rev. VIM. Putnam, of
Frederic, for three years; VIM. A.
Masters. of Grayling. for two years,
and Warren p. Wilcox, of Center
Plains, for one year.
Mr. Samuel Mcintyre of this town
ship, arrived from Gaylord last Satur-
day, where he has been employed with
his team on the extension of the M.
ID. of the NJ. G. r. r. Judging from
his statements it is not the pleas
antest place on this bouRdisss CONT
nent of ours.
Mr. Chas. Harder returned from
Shiawassee county Monday, where he
has been harvesting his wheat, of which
he had some 35 acres. He gives very
discouraging reports of the harvest in
that section of the State, and says the
average per acre of his entire field of
35 acres was only z bushels, whereas
last year the average was 80 bushels.
"A party of six gentlemen from ST.
Johns, Clinton county, arrived here on
Monday with boats and equipments,
and started on a voyage down the Au-
Sable river Tuesday, and intend to go
clear through to lake Huron, a distance
by the river of $50 miles, enjoying the
sights and scenery, and fishing for
grayling.
Wilson Haynes. Beaver Creek DIR.
III. s. Revell, South Branch; Mrs. j.
A. Love, Center Plains; WIN. Rawlins.
Ball; A. G. Wilcox, Grayling; w. w.
Sherman, Maple Forest, and II. G..
Mckinley, Chairmen of the several
Township Boards of School Inspectors,
met at the Court House in this village
last Tuesday, for the purpose of elect
ing three School Examiners for this
county.
Just the thing! Are you pestered
with those little torments, the house
hy9 "Ku Klux" will rid your dining
rooms or kitchens of them in just Ii
minutes by the watch; no matter il
the room is swarming with them. II
is equally effective with all insect life,
and the lively cockroach and cunning
bedbug has got to succumb before its
subtle influence. For sale at Drugstore
List of uncalled for letters remain
ing in the Post Office at Grayling,
Crawford county, Mich, Aug. 1st, 1881
George Bauder, one; Charley L.
Brown. one; G. l.. Brown, 2; Isaac
Marcille, one; Mr.. W. j. Stewart one
Persons calling for the above, pleas,
say advertised. WIN. A. MASTERS,
Postmaster
We learn that Jerry Sherman, O
Maple Forest, will bale about eighteeI
tons of hay, a part of the products o
his farm. and for which he receives
; $17.5 per ton. This, together will
the fact that his land is as productiv,
as any new lands i'm the State, ough
to convince the most skeptical tha
no where i'm the West can farming b.
l made as profitable as in Northern
? Michigan.
AS little daughter of Mr.. A. G
Babbitt was crossing the railroad
: bridge near the tank house with al
uncle, Mr.. Harwood, on Monday last
: she stumbled and fell headlong be
; tween the timbers striking in the waite
y beneath, distance of Is feet, but wa
very timely rescued by her father win
4 happened to be near and a witness :
her falling, while her uncle stood o.
4 the bridge, seemingly paralyzed of a
4 motion at the suddenness Of her dii
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