Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-09-10

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| On last Saturday Jake Anker wa
run through a threshing machine
handled by Nick Downs. He wal
badly demoralized-but will be NOR.
careful hereafter how he monkeys will
a threshing machine and tannery com
bined. He didn't know it was loaded.
On Friday of last week two fiat-boats
loaded with railroad iron. collided just
above this place and one of them was
sunk. Northern Mail.
N. II. Evans, of South Branch, ship
ped some seed wheat to Gaylord to-
day, and expects to fill several more
orders. This wheat, Mr.. Evans says.
is the finest he ever raised. Who says
the plains are worthless. - RoScommon
Ne,os.
Arthur Marvin of Beaver Creek
Township sent 80 bushels of wheat to
the mill at Gaylord, TO be ground into
flour. He received 800 lbs IF -four.
Complaints have been made to us by
Others of similar character. Mr.. Mells
should watch his men so that such mis-
takes will not be repeated. 1t hurts.
White huckleberries were found this
year near Cadillac, but Kalkaska can
beat this. Some two miles north of
town, every year are picked quantities
of white black berries. Kalkdskidn.
d. Ward, Esq, of Detroit. who has
more land in this section than he will
cultivate during the present century,
made us a pleasant call on last Mon
day. He will cut and ship logs from
this point during the coming winter
c.. J. Phelps with his steam thresh-
er threshed $50 bushels of grain at
Austin Abbott's plains farm yesterday
Ogemaao Herald.
Crawford County fruit is being bro't
to this office, to exhibit the perfection
to which it grows here. This week we
have received sample of Russian
Crab from Mr.. +. Lamport, and a fine
winter apple from John Ballard, vari-
ETY. not known.
William Hisey proprietor of our
Touring mill was at Grayling, Roscom-
mon and st. Helens, Monday and
Tuesday, and sold 20 barrels of -four
-Ogema,o Herald.
On last Tuesday some fellow who |
has been hanging around the Central
House, fired up pretty heavily, and |
the landlord fired him out into the
street. The landlord seems to be kind |
of ''bogardus kicker" from the way
he made the fellow cross the street
Chas. Gridley, from Graynus ~.--
has been visiting about here since the
4th of July, returned to G. Tuesday
morning. - CheSaning Argus.
Charles Jackson and William Raw
Inns, of Ball township, Crawford coun-
ty, will prove up on their homesteads
on the 23rd day of October. -Roscom-
mon Neaos.
The Detroit Eccning Neaos has en-
tered upon its thirteenth year and
more prosperous than ever. During
its 18th year it printed and circulated
IL, 437 ,s57 copies of its regular edi-
tions. 1t now issues noon addition
A hahitue of Sanderson's hotel visit
ed the rink on last Saturday Evening.
He was not in condition to skate, and
in showing him the door at which to
depart, one of his thumbs was dislo-
Gated. 1t must have been very pain
full, as the language used by him made
the darkness lurid, or darker than
ever.
The success of towns and cities of
ten comes through harmony, unity
and concert of action on the part of the
business men. They universally.
should pull together instead of in oppo-
site directions. All together-he-o
hee! that's what lifts things. Now
think of this matter seriously; it is of
great Importance, merchants, than
many of you may at first be willing to
admit. Clinton and Shi,oaSSee Union.
The Michigan Central X. r. will give
an excursion Friday Sept. 18th, to
Mackinaw Island and return. Fare
from Grayling for round trip 81, so.
Tickets good to return on any regular
train Monday. Passengers will leave
here on the afternoon train on Friday.
This excursion will be a treat 70 all
who can take advantage of the low
rates. Every that can go should
do so, as the scenery to be seen in and
around Mackinaw will well repay them.
Herr. Zahm, of West Bay City
Times notoriety, was in the village dur
ing the week. and rumor has it that he
has got tired of the people of West
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