Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-10

but II you want to save IL. just buy
your boots and shoes of O. 0. Mccul-
Tough.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will give Rainbow
Social at the residence of J. o. Had
ley on Friday evening. Nay nth. All
gentlemen are cordially invited to at
tend.
Hon. James Birney. of Bay City.
died on Tuesday morning. His has
been an eventful life, as state SEN
ator, lieut-governor, circuit judge and
Minister TO the Netherlands. He was
well known through Michigan, espe-
cially In the 10th district.
The wood in the Court House yard
seems to be piled up rather loosely, and
has caused one of our subscribers to
PROFOUND the following conundrum:--
II fifty cords wood will heat the court
house for one year, how long will fifty
cords of day light last.
Hill Bros, OF Comins township, are
getting 5000 fruit trees, mostly apple,
from Illinois, which they will plant in
Comins township. They have already
about l, 900 trees, 500 of which have
begun bearing.-.NortheTn Mail.
Two more democrats come to grief
Last week, two men named O'Connor,
living in Ogemaw county, were fined
$50, 90 each, OF 80 days in Jail, for
violating the election laws They
wanted to keep their township demo-
cratic and refused 10 allow republicans
to register.
A saloon license has been approved
by the Township Board of Frederic,
with Messrs. Webb and Davenport as
bondsmen. We congratulate them on
their success in life, as it is not long
since they were reported to be In mod
crate circumstances.
Stop digging wells and have F. r..
Deckrow put in tubular well for
you. No dirt in the well, no caving
in, and always pure water, and never
out of order. Windmills and pumps
bought of him will be set and war
ranted. Buy the best and save mon
ey.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. G. Knight desire us
to return their sincere thanks to the
citizens of Crawling, for the many acts
of kindness extended them during
their sad affection, aud to the proprie-
tors of the livery stables for the car
riages furnished the family and friends
on the day of the funeral.
r. Hanson and wife, M. J. Connine
and wife. Mesdames j. l.. Wild, j. NJ.
Jones, J. X. Hanson; Misses Vena
Jones, Title Hanson, Clara Lankenaw
and Messrs. i. Staley, e. Sailing, NJ. s.
Hartwick and e. Hartwick went to
Bay City last Friday, to listen to the
two greatest living tragedians. Booth
and Barrett in the play of julius
Cesar.
Master Harry Evans took wild ride
for mile last Saturday, He started
from town with spring-tooth harrow
and seeder, the rattle of which star
tied the team into run. The Jar over
"a cross walk threw him FROM the seat,
but the plucky little fellow rlghted
himself up and guided the flying team
coolly as an old hand, and stopped
them without injury, on the section
line near his grandfathers'.
For ways that are devious have con-
iidence in Uncle Sans mail routes.
Take map of Michigan and try to
understand why mail should be carried
FROM Kalkaska to Pere Cheney by
horse. Detroit NesoS. Simply because
a horse can travel faster than a man,
and gets the mail through In less than
one half the time. AS soon as the rail.
road is built. through arrangements
will be made to put on a mail couch
and carry it that way-stopping at all
the intermediate post-offlces along the
route. -KdlkaSkdtn.
The commission of j. X. Wright,
the new register of the U. s. Land
Office has been received and Mr..
Wright has taken formal possession oil
the office, succeeding Mr.. n. Clark,
who has held the position for foul
years and half. Mr.. Clark has prov
ed an efficient officer and no day In
that time has passed but his name ap
pears by his own hand in the record:
of the Office. Had he been an ardent
supporter of the present administers
ton instead of republican, he would
have held the place, but under the
civil service rule, as practiced, often
sive partisans must go.