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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
THE RAM AT CHURCH.

Mollie had little ram, fleece black
Mollie went he emigrated, too.
He went with her TO church one day
the folks hilarious grew to see him
walk de-mure.ly into Deacon Aliens
pew!
The worthy deacon quickly let his
angry passions rise, and gave it an un-
christian kick between the sad brown
eyes.
This landed rammy in the aisle; the
deacon followed fast, and raised his
foot again, but ah! that first kick was
his last
For Mr.. Sheep walked slowly back
about rod tits said, and ere the dea-
con could retreat, it stood him on his
head.
The congregation then arose and
went for that ere sheep, but several
well directed butts just piled them in a
heap.
Then rushed they straightway for
the door with curses long and loud
while rammy struck the hindmost man
and shot him through the crowd.
The minister had often heard that
kindness would subdue the fercest
beast" Ali" then he said, "I'll try
that game on you"
And so he kindly, gently called,
Come ramny, rammy, ram; to see
the folks abuse you so, | grieved and
sorry ann"
With kind and gentle words he came
from that tall pulpit down, saying ram
my, rammy, ram; ram, rammy, ram
my, raminy, ram-best sheep in the
town.
The ram looked meek, and on he
came, with, rammy, rammy, ram
lam, rammy, raminy, rammy, ram
the nice pretty ram.
The ram quite dropped its humble
air, and rose from off its feet, anC
when the parson lit he lay beneath tn,
hindmost seat.
As he shot out the open door, anC
closed il with "a slam, he named Cal
fornia town, l think twas "Yub;
Dam! Modern Argosy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
BALL TOWNSHIP

Correspondence of the Avalanche
Allow me to make few remarks
through the columns of your valuable
paper. We noticed a very decided i'm
provement in the paper about a year
ago under the supervision of Mr.. Nc
kinley and now comes another change.
The paper of last week Feb. 2d) was
the best yet We hope it will continue
TO advance.
We have several lumber camps
around us, all of which are doing n
good business. Sleighing is good, and
il makes the lumbermen feel happy TO
think they are going to get their logs
in, which they expected not TO do dur.
ing the fore part of the winter.
\ good many asks US how we are 60
ing to live on this poor sandy soil; but
we tell them we expect to live here as
people do in other parts of the coun
try-put our shoulders TO the wheeI
and roll ii along, and all Is well with
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
ROTHSCHILD'S MAXIMs.

Baron Rothschild had the following
ma1ilns framed and hung up in his
banking house:
Attend carefully to the details of
your business.
BE prompt in all things.
Consider well, then decide positively
Dare TO do right. Fear to do wrong
Endure trials patiently.
Fight life's battle bravely, manfully.
60 not into the society OF the vi
cious.
Hold integrity sacred.
lnjure not another's reputation OF
business.
Join hands only with the virtuous.
Keep your mind from evil thoughts.
Lie not for any consideration.
Make few acquaintances.
Never try to appear what you are
not.
Observe good manners
Pay your debts promptly.
Question not the veracity of friend
Respect the counsel of your parents
| Sacrifice money rather than princi
pie.
Touch not, taste not, handle not in
toxicating drinks.
Use your leisure time for improve
ment.
Venture not upon the threshold o
wrong doing.
Watch carefully your passions.
Extend to every one kindly salu
tation.
Yield not 10 discouragements.
Zealously labor for the right.
Success is yours.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
A WORD TO FARMERS.

Gentlemen, do you realize that the
time for spring work is very close az
hands, Are you prepared for it, or are
you waiting for more convenient
season." putting off one thing after
another that must be done, for some
trivial reason, letting your work get
the start of you until for the entire
year you will resemble "a cows tail, i'm
ever being just behind. If this be your
condition, wake up and go at once to
tucking i'm the corners, have your sum
mer's wood prepared and have it good,
too, that the better part. of you will
not be bothered constantly in waiting
for you to cut few sticks, or more
likely have TO often cut il for herself
or pick up chips to cook a lazy mans
dinner, for any man is lazy who does
not provide good wood and plenty OF
il for his household. When we get the
law-making power in our hands well
make it warm for any man who fails in
this respect. The first offense shall be
deemed sufficient cause for divorce,
the second shall be punished by ten
years ut hard labor, and the third shall
be a capital offence.
See that your instruments are all put
in perfect condition. If anything i:
broken, mend it, if lost, find it or re
place it; il lent, get it home, and see
that all things are in their place. Civ,
the stock u little better care, feed reg
ulnrly, and above all see that they have
all the water that they want, and hav,
it so they can drink comfortably; MOI
cut hole through the ice foot ol
two TO the water, and make your cat
tie get down on their knees to reach {
drop. A man who will treat duml
brutes IN such a manner should b,
compelled to stand on his head anC
drink his tea boiling hot.
Look ahead and make careful esti
mates and plans for the summer
campaign. Decide what is best 70
this field and this; what is needed 70
this crop or the other; what improve
ments shall be made in this direction
or that, and after you have made you
plans, work fully up TO them, or d'
better if YOU can. Farming pays, bu
half-farlning is losing game. "Tickl
the earth with hoe, and she'll laugl
with a harvest, is just as true to day
and here, as il has been for the age
since it became a proverb.
The farmers are the kings of earth
and should not dishonor their royalt
by sloth. Theirs is grand inheritanc
of independent thought and labor
which rightly used can Lway the dest
MES of the world
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
LOGGING OPERATIONS.
SOME PARTICULARS IN REGARD TO
LoGGING-THE ESTIMATED CROP
TO BIZ PUT IN on THE NORTH
BRANCH OF THE AU SABLE.

c. S. Brink, of Otsego Lake, furnish
es the Saginaw Courier with the fol-
lowing information in regard to the log
crop on the north branch of the Au
Sable:
Pack, Woods g. Co. are putting in
IL, 600, 900 feet; w. ii. Louks & Son,
IL, 000, 900; j. +. Potts, 10000, 900;
Gratwick, Smith g. Freyer Lumber
Co., 20, 600, 600; s. Moore, 5000. 600;
John Cole and others, 5000, 900 feet.
These logs all go to Oscoda. III. Mel
len is putting 1000, 600 feet into Otse-
go Lake, to be manufactured at the
mill at Bagley station. The Gratwick.
Smith a. Freyer Lumber Co. are put
ting in 5000, 600 feet to be manufac-
tured at their mill 'at Otsego Lake. =
Wright, Wells & Co. are putting in 6,
900, 600 feet TO be manufactured at their
new mill at Bradford Lake. Dodge g.
Jennings are putting in 1000, 900 feet
TO be cut up at mill a mile below OF
sego Lake. Mr.. Brink estimated that
over 53 per cent of the calculated cut
had already been banked. and that %
days more of good sleighing would
nearly wind up logging in that section.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16

A pompous lawyer, who supposed
himself TO be very sarcastic, said to the
keeper of an apple stand: 1T seems
to Inc that you should quit this trying
business, and go at something which il
not so wearing on the brain" oh
'tain't business, said the apple seller
1t is lyin' awake nights tryin' TO de.
eide whether TO leave my FORUM TO IA
orphan 'sylum or to home for played
out old lawyers as is a-killin me"
A woman writer says: Babies
bless them are the sweetest flower.
in all the gardens of the world" Yes
-" bless 'em but they are muell
sweeter when they get old enough 10
pluck from the parent stem. And the,
are pretty expensive TO cultivate, too
bless 'em!" Yes, babies are sweei
flowers-sometimes- should be left
in their little beds when their parents
go to Il public entertainment Morris
town Herald
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
NOTICE.

Iwould call the attention of all in
my vicinity to the fact that am pre-
pared to- do spring work for my Gus
toners in the Boot and Shoe line.
RIVER BOOTS A SPECIALITY.
Fine and coarse work well and prompt
ly done. Repairing of all kinds done
as cheaply as elsewhere. would re
spectfully solicit your patronage.
JOHN X. MCDONALD,
Forest, Mich.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
FREDERICVILLE.

Correspondence Of the Avalanche.
If we cid not know to the contrary
we would take this for April, Judging
by the weather. We are seldom IA
vored in February with such sunny,
mild weather in northern Michigan as
has been the past week.
Otherwise, things are moving in the
usual quiet routine, the exception that
that enterprising young merchant of
Grayling, j. Maurice Finn, is about to
open store for the accommodation Of
Fredericvillians in the building recent
ly occupied by G. w. Wight.
Two men hurt the past week at the
saw mill, who were in Messrs. Cham
berlains' employ--Solomon HOLDEN, of
Grayling, with bruised leg, and l..
Houck, who, in putting on belt, run
his hand between the pulley and the
belt. We would advise him not to use
his hand as long as there are other con
trivances better adapted TO the pur
pose, He says the squeeze is not SC
bad as the wrench 10 his arm. Neither
party seriously injured, but will have
to take few days "off" for repairs
Our school closes the term Thursday
of this week. Much credit is due Mis-
Preston for the able and efficient con
duct of the school.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16

Chas Manard, representative of
the Michigan wood pulp company,
Niles, was in town Wednesday and
Thursday, looking at the poplar tim
ber in this section. That company will
undoubtedly cause a side track to be
put i'm here for their use, and ship
many thousand cords of this timber to
Niles to be made into paper pulp. A
large percentage of jack pines will be
used for this purpose also. Providing
this is carried out ii will be of double
value TO West Branch, inasmuch as it
will clear large amount of land and
give employment to n number of la
borers for some time. West Branch
| Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at REED CRY, Mich.

February 10TH 1922.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to maxi
final proof i'm support of his claim and final en b.
try thereof, and that said proof will be ma Ia be
fore the Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Crawford
coun Michigan, at the county seat, on the 2it h
day of March. 1SS2 viz:
Zenas NJ Palmerton. Homestead entry Ne :.
$50, for the q of sec H. 26 n, W. and names
the following witnesses TO prove his continuous
residenCo uppn and cultivation of said tract. VIZ:
Reuben Labbitt, of Grayling p. o.; and John
Hopple, OF Graylng p o.: and Charles Franrz. ~
Grayling p. o.; and Nicholas Sheilcnbarger, ~
Crawling y. o
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16

II. G. Wiley, Of this township, on
sec. 36, offers for sale -four good cows,
two now giving milk and two to come
in about the middle of March. Come
and take your choice. Also a quantity
of hay to sell. fob16w2
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at REED CRY, Mich,
Enl,tniar.. 1890

February Z, 1879.
Notice Is hereby given that the following names
settler has filed notice of his intention To make
final proofin support of his claim, and final en-
try thereof. and that said proof will be made be
fore the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Crawford
county Michigan. at the county seat, on the 2itb
day of March. 1882, viz:
Flora House homestead entry No. 1899, for the
II q of n W II q.sec { d n, W, and namesthe
following witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon and cultivation Of said tract, viz:
Mark S. pilly of Maple Forest p. o.; and David
Shoop. of Maple Forest p. o. and Fireman En-
sign, of Fredericvile h. " and Frank johnson.
of Fredercville p. o.
febs EDWARD STEVENSON, Register
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16

Paddy" said joker, Z" why don't
you get your ears croppedl They are
entirely too long fos man." "And
yours, replied Pat, "ought to be
len gthened-th they are too short for an
ass.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16
FRUIT TREES.
o
Read and Consider.

I arm now prepared to take orders for all kinds
Of Nursery Stock. from the most hardy apple tree
TO the tenderest house plant grown. My STOCK
will be firstclass no sale. In my list OF apple
trees. | have some imported varieties that sI,
IRON-CLAD and will stand our most severe win
ters. There are about twenty varieties of tia,
class Also a good list of Pears, Peaches. Piums
Grapes. Backberries. Strawberries RaspberrieS
and Cherries. In my list of Raspberries will b.
found the Cuthbert and Gregg, absolutely hardy
and the best st. rasp6rery To- ship; ! also hays G.
and Ornamental Trees. My stock IL from one OI
the hest New York nureries. The sooner you g,i
your fruit planted the sooner you will have fTnn.
and il pays better to raise it than to buy il.
GRAYLINe Jan go 1882
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16

Subscribe for the AVALANCHE.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-02-16

Supervisor Bell, of Grove, dropped
into the AvALAECHE Office yesterday,
looking as bright and jolly as the
weather.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-14
SfiFRlF JrFscE, LANCASTER, Vas.
A.es,ref -fh 90.


A general election 5 TO be held in the several cities.
towns AMI election precin, IN Grant county on Tues
dav succeeding 1he first MoaUav. being the 9TH dav Of
November next. a hitch lime VIII We elected the off-
GERS mentioned in the within notice. viz:
A Representative IN Congress from the Third Cor
Grant. Green. Iowa and Lafayette. in the place Of
George {. Hazleton. whose term ofof5ce viii expire
on the fourth day Of March, A ID. 1883.
A Member Of Assembly Of the First Assembly Dis
Uict Of Grant county in place Of James n. Cabanis,
whose term ofoffce Will expire on the first Monday Of
J January, A. ID. ISSs.-
A Member Of Assembly for the Second Assembly
District Of Grant county in place Of ID. b.. Stevens,
whose term Of Office will expire on the first Monday Of
January. AID 1883.
A Member Of Assembly for the Third Assembly Dis
trict Of Grant county, in place Of f. l. Kidd. whose
term Of office win expire on the first Monday IN Jsana-
~. A. d. 1888.
A Sheriff for said Grant county in place Of John F.
Lane, whose term Of office viii expire on the FIRST
Monday Of January. A. ID. 1883.
A County Clerk for said Grant county in place OF {.
w. Hill, whose term Of office will expire on the first
Monday of January A. II. 1855,
ACounty Treasurer for said Grant county IN place Of
Lou p Lester. whose term Of office viii expire on The
first Monday ofjanuarv. \. II. 1883.
A District Attorney for said Grant county in place Of
X G Orr, whose term ototace VIII expire on the first
Monday oflanuary. AID 1883
AClerk ofCiFeuit Court for said Grant county in
place ofHerman Buehner, whose term Of office viii eN-
pire on the hrst Monday Of January, a d. 1858.
Register Of Deeds Tor said Grant county, IN place
ofW. p. Durley, whose term Of Office will expire on the
FIRST Monday Of January. a. u. 1855.
A County Surveyor for said Grant county in place Of
j. &, Scott. whose term ofotice will expire on the first
Monday Of January d 1883.
ACoroner for said Grant county in place Of Franklin
Lysier, whose term %ofofice w~iliexpire Oh the first Mon.
day Of January A, Il. 1889.
fOHN F. LANE.
2std Sheriff Of Grant County, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-14

ments shall be:
Against amendment to section 4, article G. of
the constitution.
the constitution.
Against amendment to section 1, article 10, Of
the constitution.
Said ballots shall he senars.a 40 ,,x -
any other ballot, and shall be cast in sensrsfe
BOXES 10 be provided fer that purpose: and an
persons qualified to vote at any elecfion in this
state snail DO deemed voters on this Question.
SECTION 5. The votes cast for or AGAINST said
amendments shall be counted and refurneS. INV
the inspectors of the election in all respectsSas
voses LOT state officers are counted and returned.
and tne oficers in counties now designated by
law 10 canvass The return of votes for state on
GERS shall canvass the returns in their resneetiye
counties on this question, and certify ana return
tne result 10 the state esnyassers, at the same
tinc anu places, and under the same regulations
ant RESTRICTIONS now provided bg law for Canvass
M and declsring the returns for elections OF state
omsefs, and the state sanvassers shall canvass
ssiu ietufns, certified to them as provided by law
IN case OF elections for state oficers.
SECTION 4. Within three DAYS after the determ.
inatlon OF said canvass by the state csnvassers.
they shall certify the result thereof 10 tha cov.
ernor, who shall thereupon, without delev. mate
proclamation of the result.
SECTION 5. The Secretary OF State Is hereby "a.
CURED TO include the substance of this act in the
notice OF the general election for the year 1882.
SECTION 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after It's passage and publication.
Approved March 80, 1852.
Given under my hand and Official seal, at the
CapitoL in the city Of Madison, lis FIRST day Of
August, 1852.
1sEALl ERNST @ THINE,
Seer .tary Of State.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-14
RICKER'S RICHES.
The Mistress and Brother 0 Z the ssCorn King -
Wrangling for his Wealth,

The Mistress and Brother 0 Z the ssCorn King -
Wrsngling for his Wealth.
A story is circulated in Chicago which
says that S. A.Ricker, the "Corn-King''
died possessed of an estate worth ST.
600, 900, and there is likely to be a fierce
fight for the possession of this splendid
fortune between the dead mans brother
and the dead mans mistress. Unless a
compromise is arranged, the case will
surely become one celebrated in the an
mails of the Chicago courts. The story
says that s. A. Kicker met Elizabeth
House exactly four years ago. He be-
came acquainted with her at a place
which was visited exclusively lby men
of wealth and position -votaries Of
pleasure to whom life was one long
sat Ir ualia. Mrs. Elizabeth House, as
she u S known, was a woman calculated
in form and feature to charm and con-
quer wen those whose lips were embit-
tered by the dregs of safety. The man
who is now dead became devoted to her.
He layished upon her all that wealth
could buy or influence command. And
strange to say, he did not tire of her in
a few brief months. nor seek to break
through the silken meshes which her
passion wove around him He was al
ways in her society, he loved her with a
love that was stronger than usually
springs from the grosser elements IN
man, until at last he seemed to be bound
to her by ties as strong as law could
weave or church ordain. For the last
two years he regarded her as his wife
and treated her as such. At No. 81
Peoria street he lived with her up to
within two days of his death. When it
became evident that Kicker must die his
nearest relative, a brother living in the
East, was notified. When he arrived he
insisted that Kicker should be removed
to q hotel, and that the woman should
not be allowed to remain with him.
This was done, but not without q pas
sionate protest from her who claimed
that she had rights greater and dearer
than a brothers.. Mr.. Kicker fingered
through Sunday in great pain, and his
suflerings, which m~omentarily increased
gave stern emphasis to the assertion
that the removal had FASTENED death.
Mrs. House went so far in the extre nifty
of her grief as to believe that poison had
been administered to the dying man,
and when the end came on Monday,
this idea almost drove her crazy, to out
ward appearances. When the body was
in ice, ready for shipment to the
East, she could only be deferred by more
cool-headed friends from vehemently in
that a post mortem should be
made. And now, before the body has
been laid at rest, before the earth covers
all that remains of the dead merchant,
two hands are o%utreached to grasp the
dollars that he left behind him.
The brother claims the fortune by right
of his relationship; the woman AYERS
she is the dead mans wife, and en-
as such, to his estate. She goes
so far rs to assert that a will was made
in her favor, and that the document was
destroyed by those whose avarice it
would have thwarted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-14
III the Whole History Of
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il acts speedily and sarcly, civrars re-
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No person caA afford 70 be without 4,
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-14
lie Was There,

A good story of the n in which
w. G. Swan 'set up a game on Uriah
Bascom, a prominent lumber merchant
of Oconto and Chicago, is going the
rounds-so good, in fact, that the Wis
consin will strip it of its superfluities
and relate it Mr.. Swan happened to be
in Chicago on business a few days AGO.,
part Of the business being to partake of
a dinner company with five or six
others, (among whom was Uriah Bas-
conn the whole party to go to the min
strel's at Haverly's in the evening. 1t
occurred to Mr.. Swan that it would be
Il capital idea to run a little rig" on
Bascom, who is well known, and accord
ingly he had conversation during the
day with one of the end men of the min
strel company. During the evening
the dinner party strolled into the thea
tire and took seats well down in front.
AS the first part was drawing to a close
u messenger boy bearing a dispatch
rushed down the center aisle and handed
the dispatch to the leader of the orches-
ira. That gentleman appeared some
what dumb-founded and one of the end
men told him to hand him the dispatch
and he would attend TO it. Tearing
open the dispatch the end man suddenly
Strengthened himself up, advanced
quickly to the footlights and asked,
glancing oyer the audience ''Is Uriah
Bascom in town ?"
Mr.. Bascom jumped to his feet and
shouted, Here | am p
At this moment the orchestra sounded
a chord and the whole chorus stood up
and sang
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-14
DIR. FISHBLATT,,

Graduate Of one Of the most eminent Colleges Of
the [ nited States, has effected some of the most
astonishing cures that were ever known; many
troubled with ringing in the hesd aud ear when
asleep. great nervousness. being alarmed az GER
tain sounds, Nth frequent hlushiug. attended
sometimes with arrangement 81 the mind. we're
cared immediately.