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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20
The Flremen's Day.

Chief johnson and his assistants to-
gether with the foremen of the various
companies are pushing arrangements for
the annual review and parade Of the Vol
unteer Fire department, on the 2Sth inst.
-one week from next Thursday. The
ball in the evening at Armory hall prom
ises to be delightful social affair. Every
thing should be done to give the ''laddies'
the Jolly day they deserve.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20
County Building.
TRANSFERS.

1s-Louisa Healey to VIM. l.. Thurs
ton, lot 1, block 1, HealeY's addition to q
subdivision in 33, 1S. 1w, $500.
HAYS G. Lafrenz to Geo. T. Adelman
lot 2, block 30, old town. Moline, 81, 800
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Chas. o. Arenschield, Moline. Eunice
Wells. Hampton.
William Kroeger Mary Liedke.
John Schmidt, Moline, Maria N. Welt
nauer, city.
Chas W. McGavern, Missouri Valley,
Iowa, Mabel Connolly, city.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20
Regulating Telegraph Companies.

SPRINGFIELD. Ills, May 2O-Ths state
senate Tuesday passed an important bill
licensing telegraph companies in this state.
1t provides that all the companies doing
business in Illinois shall report annually the
number of miles of line, and loca-
ton of same, and make a statement Of re-
ceipts. To obtain license the
company is required to pay into the state
treasury per cent of the gross receipts
within the state for the year included in the
report above mentioned, and it Is made un-
lawful for telegraph company to do busi-
1sS in the state unless it shall have made
su III report and paid the aforesaid $ per
cent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20
HALF-CENT A WORD.

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms suitable for
man and wife or two single gentlemen. No. 3l4
Fifteenth ct, Rock Island. 20-df
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

FOR SALE-House, containing 8 rooms con-
venient TO schools and factories in lower part Of
city, all in fine order and will be sold cheap for
cash If taken soon. Apply to Guyer a. Sweeney.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

That tired feeling" from which you
suffer so much, particularly in the morn
ing, is entirely thrown off by Hoods Sar'
saparilla,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

FOR sALE-Sixty lots in my additions to the
city Of Rock Isiaud on four yearly payments, with
interest at six per cent per annum,
d-6-m b. DAVENPORT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

Z. W. Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates.
Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

The meteoric stone which caused the
loud detonations heard throughout
the greater parts Of Washington and
Allegheny counties, on Saturday last,
fell upon the farm of Mr.. Buskland,
near the West Virginia line. Ellis
Jones, mail carrier. saw the aerolite
Ia its fight through the heavens. His
horse suddenly stopped, and he heard
noise like the roaring of the wind.
Looking up, he saw moving high
above him with increditabe velocity n
huge mass which he describes as re-
sembling great coal of fire as large as
a harm. There appeared to be attach
ed to 1t an immense flame of deeper
color than the coal, which tapered off
into dark tail with a slnuous outline.
All in a moment, Mr.. Jones says, the
noise ceased, the flre-like appear
ance, the flame and black tail disap-
peared. and in their stead the meteor
assumed bluewhite hue, which it re-
tanned until it passed out of sight.
When the stone fell 1t broke into three
pieces. 1t is Rreyish in color. with a
tendency to red in streaks, and Is
more than 80 feet square. The people
are flocking in great numbers to see
the wonder
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08
lettings by the Way Side.
lansing, Sept. 2s. 1885

lansing, Sept. 2S 1885.
At 1 o'clock on the morning of the
oath isn't. took the train at Forest
bound for Bay City and the civilized
regions beyond. The coach was partly
filed with that unfortunate class who
are compelled to pass an occasional
night on wheels. We all tried to nod
the hours away till day light, but with
Indifferent success
A little below Pinconing beautiful
sight was witnessed. The sun arose
in hazy atmosphere; it seemed but a
mile AWAY aud of the largest dimen-
sions, and of the color of molten iron.
There was a thin forest between IL and
US, and as the cars were In rapid mo-
ton, the sun seemed to be moving
with equal velocity just beyond the
trees AS 1t seem to dance along be-
hind the trees and brush like great
globe of fire and shot its scintillations
in rapid ever-varying forms al us, 1t
constituted one of the most beautiful
sights ever witnessed by human eyes.
Bay City was reached at an early
hour, where business caused a few
hours delay, and than the journey
was continued on to Flint. Otisville
and Lansing. In these regions the
landscape presented very different
aspect The hemlock and scrub pines
had given place to oak and elm and of
the frost bitten fields of farther north
bad been left behind, and green fields
and fruit laden orchards lined the way
side. The uncut corn looked healthy
and green; the newly sown wheat
presented a green gauzy appearance
and the farmers looked smiling and
Happy. No frost has yet occurred to
mar their prospects. We had been
taught that the apple crop Of the
state would be but half the usual
yield. IL what can be seen on this
rout is good representation the yield
of the state must be very large. The
weather Is warm and delightful but
the streets are very dusty. BUSINESS
in Lansing il brisk. There Is more
building going on here than ever be
fore. Several brick blocks have been
erected. and q large number of resid-
ences are beeing built. The general
report among business men IL that
business is gradually reviving.
Amid the quick of fond association,
and surrounded by warm friends the
writer hopes to recuperate an i'm
paired nervous system, aud before an
other moon sIl'.ll WAX, to return to
his family aud business in the great
north woods.
NJ n ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

Talk about change of heart" said
a long-haired and big whiskered man
at the Rock Islapd- depot. last ,nioht.
I've just come from the biggest revi-
val you ever see."
Where was that2" asked a bystand-
er.
"Why, out in Western Utah." the
first speaker continued, eve had a
Mormon settlement in Willard county
and we thought we were getting along
mighty slick when all of "a sudden the
United States grand jury fell on us
like snow-slide and clapped us all in
Jail. There was more'n a hundred of
us and when we come otalk the matter
over, We came to the conclusion that
it was good time to repent. So we
had revival right there in the Jail
and sent for the preacher, one of the
Methodists, and I'm blamed if he
didn't have us all enrolled inside of an
hour. The district attorney paroled
us inst then. and as we filed out we
ran onto the women. Do you see that
welt just over my ear? Well, that's
where caught the broom that my
third wife busted me with. The other
fellows took for the mountains"
"Will the conversion be permanent ~
asked a listener.
The stranger hitched up his trousers
and taking long breath, observed
''As to the others don't know, but
the jail and the broom cured me. I'm
off for Jersey and it will take the whole
United States army to get me b' OK. '
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

The tax sales this week have been
slightly attended.
Messrs- Dyre. Fauble and Lamport
got line bear one day this week Ia
Grove.
J. o. Hadley and VIM. r. Steckert
have been duck shootingo on Houghton
Lake for the past week.
A. t. Cole is putting in three mil.
lion feet for Pack. Woods & Co., from
Sec. 20 in this town, to be banked on
the river on Sec. 10.
st Nicholas comes 10 the front with
a pickerel weighing "a lbs, caught
Friday night.
Henry Schenhals, foreman Henry
Krug. Packing Co., st. Joseph. No.,
uses DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil with
his men for sprains, cuts. bruises,
chapped hands, etc. 1t is the best.
Crisis of wheat are being sent here
daily to the West Branch Roller Flour
ing Mills from Sterling, Roscommon,
and other stations up and down the
road. Mr. Hisey is doing good work
and the people appreciate IT, One
grist came from Grayling. - Ogema,o
Herald.
TIE railroad from the Southwest is
surely coming to Crawling The time
depends on our own people. win
they be alive to their own interests
and make it soon2
Mr. Slaight, of this township, is
putting in the finest piece of pine in
Northern Michigan for Sailing. Hanson
q Co., near Bradford Lake. to be
shipped here by rail. He has his
camps completed and roads graded,
and Surveyor Newman reports them
all first class, only objecting to his
dealing out salt by the wheelbarrow
load, but If the boys in camp are suit
ed, Newman needn't growl.
Some farmers seem to labor under
the idea that they are not entitled to
any of the luxuries of this world IN
- - = 49, of a.-;n@ taxas Thav
have learned by bitter experience that
they cannot expend much money on
themselves or their families, and many
of them seem to have bowed their
necks to the yoke, and to give no
thought to anything beyond a bare
living. This is not manly. They do
themselves and families injustice,
Even If they cannot reap their
rightful rewards as producers, they
may at least turn to their advantage
those things that are about them, and
which can go far forward making ru-
raj life delightful. Pleasant homes,
beautiful grounds, and fruitful or
chards are not so much the result of
money as of home love. independence,
and energy of character All these
things are possible to the farmer, of
however humble means. Ec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

viii be received by the Board of Su-
perintendsnts of the Poor. of Craw-
ford County. Michigan, until the 14th
day of October. 1885, for supplying
medicine and medical attention to the
INDECENT of Crawford County.
BY order of the Board.
Sept gath We
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

A gentleman who had just arrived
from Boston last Sun lay evening drop
ped into church on his way to an no
tel while the minister was describing
the glories of heaven.
Must be a beautiful place" whisper
ed a man in the same pew.
Beautiful" replied the Bostonian,
beautiful is no name for it, left
there this morning"
Left heaven this morning. said
his amazed neighbor.
"Heaveni Is be describing heav-
emf"
Certainly"
''Well, Ill be everlastingly Ameri-
canized IL / didn't think he was de-
scribing Boston. -Drake's IrGoeuer's
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

Ever hear about the time was
chased by a bear out west when i
didn't have n weapon of any sort
about me, Butcher" II never did.
How did you manage to escape old fell
lowT" Tried sitting down and star
ing him out of countenance. "And
did it workg' admirably. That's
very strange-very strange, indeed.
How on earth do you account for
itr I've sometimes thought that
my choice of seat may have had a
little something to do with it. select
ed the top OF the highest tree on the
entire range. - Det Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

what is the difference between an
accident and surprised" asked Mrs
Spelter at breakfast.
''All accidents are surprises. but not
all surprises are accidents" replied 8.
IF were to tip over the lamp it would
be- an accident. If you were to say
Nothing about it, it would be q sur
prise"
II see, ;" said Mrs. s., dangerously.
and IL you were to come home from
the club sober, that would be both an
accident and surprise. Judge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

YES. Sam, got home late again de
udder night, an my mudder she say,
Chile, whar you bin out so late agin
dis yere nightT Use bin cut calm on
a lady says. We'll, chile. why you
don't come home fore midnight she
says. Kaze l couldn't git away be-
fore. Kaze the lady were settin'
on my hat, an l was too much of a
gemman to call her 'tention to de cir
cumstance. says. We'll, now, hon
ey,' she says, 'jes' look a-here, an you
member dis now, or you get left out.
Next time you visits a lady jes' keep
your hat off yo' lap"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

The practice of jumping on freight
and passenger trains, as INDUCED in
by many boys in town. Is both illegal
and dangerous, and must be stopped
at once. Parents are respectfully re-
quested to see TO it, that their children
are not guilty of this practice.
q. II. HICKS.
Agent NJ. C. r. r.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08
For Sale.

For sale cheap for cash, a yoke of
young oxen. Enquire of the subscri-
Der, on his farm IN Beaver Creek town
ship.
Also 100 acres of land with smallim-
provements, and some pine timber.
p. o. address, Wellington, Crawford
Co., Michigan.
STEPHEN II. MILES.
July 2, 9 III
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08
For Sale.

will sell my house and lot in tin
TO wn of Cheney, Uot 3, Block 21), oil
favorable terms. For further particu
lars call on or address
MRS. ADDIE CURRANS.
July left CRAWLING, MICH.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08


(lnts No. white. per bushcl. ~ cents.
Hay. No Timothy, per ton, "a o.
steam cooked feed, per ton.
Raw feed. per ton. - ~.
hran per ton. ~ o.
May n0nr. roller mills per barrel: DO
dur Roller Process, per barrel. n.n.
h RsscrISs !, n Fi.ur per Rnnired pounds.
MeSs beef per barrel. n ~.
Extra mess pork. per barrel, w.
Refined lard per pound. cents.
Ham, sugar cured. per pound. u cents
Break faat bacon per pound. IL cents.
Mince meat, per pound, cents
CLEAR pork sldes per pound. cents.
Mess nort per pound. cent
Extra me "A beef per pound. y scents.
elrled Reef per pound. 70 cents.
Butterine per pound - cents
Choice dairy butter. per pound. ~
Fresh eggs per dozen. ~ cents. :.
o. a. lava, ground. per pound 5s 70 ~ cents.
Mocha. ground, per pound. rs cents
Fllnt's Golden Rio, per pound - cents.
Filnt's Aracaba Rio. per pound. ~ cents
Teas green. per pound. y 70 % cents-
Sugar yellow. per pound. z cents.
sugar, Extra Q, per pound, ~ cents
sugar granuiated, per pound. i-x cents.
enear cut loaf. per pound, 10 cents.
SUGAR powdered, per pound. II cents.
On xster S SAitsi HsS S Ss% y GEMS ems
Deans hand picked per nushel. : %.
ceas green per bushel 10.
Syrup maple. per :aiiou, 90.
N. o. m0lasses per gallon, e5 cents.
Molasses. per gallon. 30 cents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08
Interesting To Both Sexes.


Any man or woman making less than
$40 weekly should try our easy money
making business. We want Agents for
our celebrated MADAME DEAN SPINAL
SUPPORTING CoRsETs; also our SPI-
NAL SUPPORTER SHOULDER BRACE
- ----------.-s '-----...e.sN,ss.1.---- o.
BINED for Men and Boys. No ex-
perience required. Four orders per day
give the Agent $3.50 monthly. Our
Agents report four to twenty sales dali
ly. 50 outfit free. Send at once for
particulars. State sex.
LEWIS scHIELE b co.,
$50 Broadway, New York.
Sept. s. III 3.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08
Ifvou want

a comfortable house In a good location
or two of the best vacant lots In town,
or 80 acres of good land with some i'm.
provement, mt half their real value,
call at this office. oct1tf
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08
For Sale or Rent.

A new house and lot convenient,
located near the center of the city
we'll finished is for sale or rent. In
quire of,
SAMUEL HAMPSTEAD.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

In the village OF Crawling on the
22d day of September 1885 one Ave
dollar bill. Any one proving property
and paying for advertising &c. can
have the money.
JAS. K. UTTER
Roscolnmon, Mich.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

Pay for the AVALANCHE.
Subscribe for the AVALANCHE.
Advertise in the AVALANCHE.
A new piano at w. A. Masters.
Prices at McCullough's Shoe Store,
are rock-bottom.
A new lot of books for the village
library was received this week.
McCullough's new stock is the finest
ever brought to the city.
A new organ has been purchased for
use In the schools here.
See change VI a. NJ
r. r. card this issue.
All the latest styles in Ladies Shoes
at McCullough's.
For Job Work of all kinds call at the
AVALANCHE ONCE.
There was few flakes of snow in
the air last Sunday.
ladies, you will find the finest shoes
at McCullough's
Call and examine the Racine Fan
ming Mill, for sale by 0. Palmer.
You can get farmers choice butter
at Firms.
The Board of Supervisors will con-
vene next week.
Childrens shoes a speciality at Nc
Cullough's.
DIR. Wood worth is building large
.saditios. co his rasidauee-
Gen. Supt. Z. C. Brown, and Snpt.
w. A. Vaughn were in Grayling Friday
on a special.
Lumbermen will find it to theirad-
vantage to examine McCullough's
Boots before purchasing.
Mr.. L. ]. Wells, of Ithica, is visit
ing our city, the guest of lis nephew,
o. Palmer.
The Railroad Company are rebuild
ing the bridge over the Au Sable, at
this place.
Inquire of o. J. Bell, IL you want a
desirable village lot. He will give
bargains that will astonish the nation.
HB. Haskins of Manistee is assist
ing Mr.. Kneeland mt Sailing, Hanson
81 Cos. for a short time.
Cora Traver il pursuing a three
months course at Devlin's Business
College, Bay City.
George Hall has been appointed
section foreman Of section IL in place
of Chris. Range
NJ. Doyle and family left Friday for
a short visit TO the southern part oil
the state.
Buy one pound Of Empire Baking
Powder at Firms and draw an elegant
prize.
Mr.. Hampstead has his new store
nearly completed. A fine addition to
the village.
EFF. Raymond has gone to Camp 4
to cook for the winter, for Sailing
Henson & Co.
Ladies, remember those Russian
Circulars at Firms, when you want
one.
The Michigan Central pile driver
has been putting in piles for a new
rail road bridge across the An Sable
Conductor VIM. Harris OF the north
end has gone to Owosso on a vacation.
Conductor Frank Richards takes hi,
/. place.
Mr.. Henry Mantz and family have
returned from their visit to Wisconsin
Mr.. Mantz will at once resume hi,
lum bering operations.
Remember the AVALANCHE office
can now furnish you with job work Of
all sorts, competing with any Office In
the state for quality or price of work
II you are in need of cook or par
Tor stove, axamine the stock kept b,
j. NJ. Finn, he can save you none,
every time.
Walter Babbitt has moved his fam
fly back to Grayling He has beer
quit sick since he went to Bay City
and prefers Crawling water and eli
mate.
J. ". Finn bought the FIRST load o
apples raised anl sold in this county
on Monday. Thy were raised by s
A. Mcintyre, auI are beauties.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-10-08

Express trains Nos. and make close con-
nections at Mackinac City with night trains from
and to ali Canadian points, on both Michigan
Central and Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroads,
Connections also made at st. Ignace with
steamers Of the Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nayi-
CATION Company and all lake steamers.
At Marquette with the Marquette. Houghton
& Ontonagon Railroad, for points In Wisconsin
and the Copper Country.
A. WATSON. Z. w. ALLEN,
Gent Superintendent, GenI p. & T. Agt,
Marquette. Mich. Marquette, Mich.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-11
Personal and Peculiar.

Minister Phelps has leased the house in
London occupied by ex-Minister Lowell,
Sir Arthur Sullivan, the composer, will
start In June on tour through the United
States to California.
General Grant and his daughter, Mrs.
Sartoris, have both had the unusual amuse.
ment OF reading their own obituaries.
The officers on the Garnet refer to Cap
tain Skrydloff of the Russian corvette Strelok
as Captain Skedaddleoff.
The Princess of Wales is an expert angler
and during her recent stay at Conramore
succeeded in landing twelve. pound salmon.
In the High License bill before the Penn
sylvania Legislature there is provision that
no man shall have an interest in more than
one licensed saloon.
Senator Dawes will start for the Indian
Territory next week in company with Sena-
tors Ingalls,, Morgan and others, to investi-
gate the system of leasing Indian lands.
Sexton, the billiardist, is a man of grave
and Thoughtful mien. He is said to be eco
nom.cal, and has saved no inconsiderable
sum of money out of his winnings with the
cue. His other ventures have also pros
pered.
The Irish jaunting car, which has been
under the ban since the Phoenix Park trag-
edy, has again come into favor, the Prince
of Wales having used one on his recent visit
to the lakes to Killarney.
Among the customs decisions of the Treas
ury Department of the past week was one
to the effect that clothing and other dutiable
articles brought into the United States by
persons residing on the Canadian frontier,
who visit Canada for the purpose of pur-
chasing the same, are not entitled to free en-
try as personal effects. This will. be some
thing of blow at the retail trade of Mon
treal and Toronto.