Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-13
VTT GRAYLING MICHIGAN THURSDAY SEPTEMBER la 1885,

Peter kakabake, or PnVliion, han-
mazoo County, experimented last season
with new variety of wheat, called mig
ger wheat, and the result was large |
yield, the yield being equal to thirty
bushels to the acre, while Clawson grow
ing by the side and receiving the same
cultivation returned but twenty-eight |
bushels II is large, long berry OF the |
red variety, and Mr.. X. regards it as
great accession.
The shipyard blacksmith shop, owned
by the Detroit Dry-dock Company, at
Wyandotte, has been entirely destroyed
by fire. 1t contained eight forges and the
furnace for heating angle iron. The build
ing was 5Oxl0O feet. and was insured for
81, 500. There was also 81 800 insurance
on the contents. About $4,000 worth
of iron was in the shop at the time
The foundation stone of the new
Polish Church parsonage at Alpena, has
been laid. On the stone the following
inscription has been engraved: Erected
1888. -l,.l
The resorters of Harbor Point are
unanimously of the opinion that large
hotel should be erected on the extreme
end of the point near the light house in
such way that it would face both the
bay and the harbor. There has been con-
siderable talk about it Of late, and no
doubt it will eventually be built.
Detective j. C. Maxwell of Chicago,
arrested Andrew Martin, an employe OF
the Grand Trunk Railway Company at
Lansing, on charge of Systematically
robbing freight cars at the depot.
Michael Bentz was found hanging TO
a tree back of the driving park at Saginaw
City He was about 20 years old and had
been in the poor house until recently.
He had no relatives in Saginaw.
L. Z. Slursar of the Mancelona Her
aid has completed a series OF six articles
in his paper telling about his bicycle tour
in Europe. One paragraph runs this way;
The English people, rs rule, take
deep interest in the land across the sea,
and ply the stranger with all sorts OF
quest ons. Since the visit of Buffalo
Bill and his Indian horde 10 this country
. there are many, We find, who regard the
, Hon. Mr.. Cody as O typical American,
and occasionally one will look surprised
and ask why we do not carry revolver
and hunting knife in our belt like Other
Americans.
o There is every evidence that Cheboy-
p gan is growing fast. Good dwelling
= houses are in such demand that they are
readily rented before they are finished.
k Elk Rapids has handsome schoo
i hnildins cns,ino S2i a00- They have
e good many modern Improvements VI
IT there lin the woods.
,. The first number OF the Norther
ic Michigan Educator, sixteen-pag
ID monthly paper, has been issued at Gay
ID lord.
he The Teacher and Examiner, of Dan
Ut Vile, Ind, in its issue for August pub
fe fishes a portrait and biographical sketc
re of President james b. Angel, OF tn
ne University of this State.
The next reunion of the ex-prisonei
%, of war will be held at Ovid November
!. and %.
on The shipments of lumber and Ire
IN from Elk Rapids are very large this sci
,is son.
,rs One hundred tents will be provide
n for the soldiers and sailors reunion
err Newaygo September 25, 26 and II.
in -Rattlesnakes are very thick in {
'g- vicinity of Manchester and many of the
or, have been killed recently.
TX Vacation is over for the Ypsilai
ces clergy and now the regular services ha
rs been resumed in all the churches.
The proceedings of the Michig
Press Association at Detroit have be
=. published in pamphlet form by Secrets
f. j. Kelly, of the Pontiac Bill Post
%. % 1t is we'll gotten up and very satisf'
,7a tory report.
ns The Cheboygan Democrat says Il
yos fruit trees throughout the county
s,i- hanging full of fruit, and that in ms
ooo places the branches have to be propl
emf up to keep them from breaking do
mt under the weight.
tax. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Haefer celebra
If a the fiftieth anniversary of their MARI
in at School Hall, Lake Linden. This
the the first golden wedding ever celebis
lich in Lake Linden, and the second in Hou
has ton County.
OF The Cheboygan River Boom CO
sla- pany have completed the sorting OF
sion the logs that have been brought wit
eed- the limits of the Boom Company's OPP
for tions. There recently came down at
rests 7, 900, 900 feet from the Upper Bl
this River and 1000, 900 or 100000
! by out of the Pigeon River. Lack Of W
in made it slow work getting the logs
Su- on these streams.
port Mrs. Marvin Myers, wife Of Su
rring visor Myers, died at Jackson very {
denly.
400, Prof. John L. Eastwood, of the
) run University, has been called to the
I off, NJ natural science in Georgetown
lege, Kentucky.
the There has been more wheat mark
'unty at Pulaski, Jackson County, 'his 30
than ever before.
kinac The Adrian Press says: Uncle
ed by whitney, of Rome, was in town the {