Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1881-09-15


cured by Sellers Liver Pills"
r Our County Clerk and Prosecutin,
Attorney have gone a cunning afte
wild duck, which are said TO be omit,
numerous in the waters of Houghtor
lake, We hope it won't prove a wild
goose chase.
Defeated candidates for petty OH
ces who poultice their wounded homo,
by refusing to associate with their sue
cessful rivals, should be reminded that
the victors can stand any amount OF
that kind of social ostracism.
There is nice young man in this
town who never went on bender. but
he hugged his girl the other night till
he busted his suspender-and so fond
ly did he the maid adore, that his ar
dous embraces he ne'r gave DER till her
breath suggested onions she'd eat q
week before.
Mr.. j. M. Jones has let the con
tract for the building of q fine resi-.
dence on his lot on Michigan Ave, to
Mr.. K p. Forbes, for S550.O0. The
house is to be 24x26 feet, with 90 foot
posts, and will be ready for occupancy
inside of four weeks.
Mr.. j. r. Tarbell of this township
brought TO our office this week two
very large and well matured ears of
corn, both upon one stock. and of the
Yellow Flint variety, and says that he
has lots more of the same quality, and
all grown upon the barren plains.
Mr. Sorenson, proprietor of the
Manlstee Hotel, has lately placed there
in a $3.50. 90 six pocket fifteen ball pool
table, which is not only an ornament
but source of considerable revenue
as well, as the boys can be seen poking
the balls around all times of day.
AS several of our young VILLAGE
gents were taking in the beauties of
Portage lake, a day or so ago. thew
were very nearly taken in" by thre.
black bear; as it was, they developed
INTO no mean go-as-you-please fellows.
surprising both the bear and them.
selves, and will probably want to chal-
lenge us right off.
DR. David Ward. of Pontiac one
of Michigan's most prominet lumber
men, called on us yesterday and made
us supremely happy by few volun.
tary complimentary remarks, and for
which we can only return thanks. as
our modesty is of a very retiring kind.
md it wouldn't do for us to remark
lpon the merits of the AVALANCHE.
The last Quarterly Meeting of this ,
conference year, Crawford Circuit). :
If the Nj. p. Church, will be held at ;
he Bush school house in Beaver Creek j.,
IN Saturday and Sunday the 18th and .
oth of Sept next. Rev. C. Becker e
II Rapid River, Kalkaska county. will
Ne present. REV. c. w. WEST.
Pastor.
The Watertown Insurance Com
any, of n. Y, have established an t,
gency in this town. All those desir- s.
lg to insure in this reliable company. q
an do so at A. II. Swarthout's Law II
'iiice. He also represents the Home r.
Insurance Company, and Underwri- II
ers of n. Y. W
SO extensive has j. NJ. Finn's mer i.
lntlle business become, that he finds
necessary to have greater storage y
lpacity, and consequently has taken
cps to build on an additional 22x45
et warehouse to his already commo- -,
ouS one, near the station house. He
so has healthy looking Rose in his =.
ore that is fine s(m)eller, and -
ooms the whole year round. v,
Never in the history of the trade in NJ
rayling was such stock received as m
Sailing, Hanson & Co. IS during the of
lst week. Their immense store is 90
st crammed with boxes of boots and fa
y-goods, chests of teas and assorted UI
erchandise for general trade. Things at
just booming there, as they sell Ia
cd goods, lots of them, and for cash tin
Vol l, No. 2, of the Fife Lake Enc pc
new venture, and edited by Geo. NJ tee
wing, and from the quantity of local
alter contained in its columns we
Iculate it is ''all seeing" especially
ITS Immediate vicinity. 1t is live of
ekly, seven-column folio, and de- dis
YES the patronage and support of st,
cry business enterprise i'm that thriv exr
village, as well as throughout the rec
lnty. Success to you, Bro. Ewing. co,
In the village of Pere Cheney Sci
IRE liveth a merchant, underneath ser
ose residential steps was found an W.
plant of the fungus specie. or' o,r''
ich very much resembembIes an an ols'
mt, yet modern implement of pro- =, :.
,tion, and over which a great deal of ei'
rriment has been INDUCED in. We .'. neo
ieve the plant has been forwarded S,'''
a cOrDOrate bodv to have "a. ~ OOi