Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-18


Happening ia Beaver Greek few
DAYS ago about feeding time we drove
TO Il. Il. Hastings farm and found
that he had moved to camp. so we
took possession of the barn and while
waiting for the team to eat, made a
tour Of inspection. A fine windmill
provides water for his stock without
labor and everything betokens pros
perity, while a nice flock of turkeys
gobbled arouAd increasing our hunger
and exciting our curiosity as to wheth-
err the printer would be remembered
about Thanksgiving
Officers of the Soldiers and Sailors
Association of Northern Michigan, for
the year 1889 president, Capt. j. s.
Andrews, Gaylord; Vice-President, A..
j. Rose. Grayling. Executive Com
lnittee Col. s. Dickinson, Gaylord ;
Hon. O. Palmer, Crawling; ii. A.
Blake Cheboygan; Chas. ii. Geyer,
Cheboygan. Old Secretary, w, j..
Jubb, Gaylord; new Secretary, j. G.
Hanson, Crawling; old QuarterInaster.
Chas. Creiderman, Cheboygan; new
Quartermaster, j. G. McGowen, West
Branch. The first executive meeting
is called to meet at Gaylord, Oct oath,
1883, at IL O'Clock a. III. at the law of.
fee of j. s. Andrews.
BY order of PRESIDENT.
w. J. JUBB, Secretary.
We wish to call the attention Of the
citizens of our county To the fact that
the candidate for surveyor on the re-
publican ticket is eminently deserving
of every vote ia the county. His wal
record of four and one half years con-
tinuous service, with three severe
wounds to attest to his lighting quail.
ties, should entitle him to the soldier
vote of the county. AS one of the
gerry first settlers. and a fourteen year
residence in the county, he certainly
should be entitled to the consideration
of the pioneers. AS TO his ability, it is
needless to mention it. His past rec
ord asa surveyor and railroad engi.
n-er speaks for itself. There proba
bly, is no better qualified man in
Northern Michigan than Fred l.. Bar
ker, for that Office.
Our Frederic correspondent reports
that for week or over their section
was flooded with posters announcing
that Hon. j. Maurice Finn would ad
dress the people on Friday evening
Oct. IL. The Grayling Band accom-
panied the orator and four of the
county candidates to the village, and
multitude of ninety-two people as
sembled, which was composed Of IL
republican voters, 13 democratic vot.
ers. 3 strangers. politics unknown, 81
ladies, % children under Is years oil
age and the band and candidates. He
says that in Mr. Firms anxiety to pro
tect American workingmen he advo
Gated the exclusion of foreign labor
ers, who came here to enjoy the bless
ings of our free country, and builC
homes for themselves and families. i
that is democratic doctrine we feal
that party will find poor support il
this county.
Executive meeting OF the S. a. S
Association of Northern Michigan,
will be held at the Office of J. S. An
drews, in the Village of Gaylord, OIL
the oath day of October. 1888, a
eleven o'clock in the forenoon. AL
members of the old Executive Com
mittee are requested to be present OF
the above occasion to meet with th'
new members as there is business o
importance to transact at this meeting
for the benefit of the association. Tn
members of the old committee are
Comrades j. G. Berry,. G. Hanson, ii
A. Blake. Members of the new com
miittee are: Il. S. Dickinson. o. PA
mer. H. A. Blake, w. j. Jubb AM
Chas Ii. Geyer All are requested t,
be present at the meeting. BY orde
of the president.
w. J. JUBB, Sec'y.