Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-02-16

other DAY Dy hre catcnin8 IN the loose
hay that had gathered about the tlue
or stovepipe that projects from the
building.
The Cbautauqua Literary Society
met at the residence of j. 6taley, Jr.,
last Monday evening. The attendance
was large; exercises were Interesting
and the lunch furnished by the ladies'
was excellent
On Monday evening John Staley, Jr.,
H. P.,. of Grayling Chapter. r. A. NJ,
accompanied by several comps, came
to Gaylord for the purpose of install
ing the officers of Gaylord Chapter
Otsego Co. NesOS.
A party of our young folks visited
the camp of Buckley & Douglas, the
other day. They we're hospitaly re-
ceived by the forenoon Mr.. Lindstrom,
and RECALLED with turkey, with which the
lumber camps are generously supplied,
as each man has one.
Saginawians are suspicious people.
See this from the Herald: Should the
land offices be removed to Grayling,
which is now practically settled. the
next step Mr. Fisher will take will be
TO make an effort to change the loca-
tion to Bay City. The congressman
from the tenth district is long-headed.
East Saginaw was never so torn up
as just now. The United States land
office is just disappearing on the way
to Grayllng, Bay City has the United
States court, and the Bay City public
building bill is just coming into the
home stretch at rattling pace. Bay
city Press.
There is considerable musical talent
in Crawling that is not being utilized.
Why does not some one of the choirs
secure the services of certain boss
carpenter in town. He is second
Campanina and the sweetness of his
voice accords with its strength and his
lung power is tremendous.
Some thoughtless person took up the
ashes from the stove in the store of
Sailing, Hanson & Co. last Sunday in
a basket and left it IN the store. Dur
ing the day a strong smell of smoke
pervaded the building and on exanin-
alton il was found to have caught fire
and in short time it would have been
impossible to extiuguish it.
The newspapers all over the lower
peninsula, seem somewhat envious
over the success of Grayling in secur-
ing the land office The Lansing Jour
nal, Saginaw Herald and Rosconmon
Nel0S are the most effected. The Bay
City papers favor Grayllng for the To-
cation, but if it does not come here
they intend to have it located at that
point.
J. NJ. Hall, Esq, of Flint, Superin-
tendent of the G. L. Societies in Mich
igan, attended the meeting of The
Grayling branch last Monday evening
and at the conclusion of the regular
exercises. delivered a short address in
-wntcnne gave much valuable inforu,-
alton as TO the work in which they
were engaged and the inducements Of
fered at Bay View for study, relaxa-
ton from business and amusement
this coming season.
A freight train on the Mackinaw di-
vision met with an accident last Thurs
day morning between Indian River
and Topinabee. Twelve cars left the
track and were more or less wrecked.
They were loaded With coal, which was
dumped all over the track. The road
bed wac torn up for several rods, and
passenger rains could not pass until
late that night. 1t is said that the rails
spread and thereby caused the acct
dent.
A grand sham-One thousand dol
lars out of a gift of SIS, 900 TO aid
Michigan farmers to help sell 122, 439
acres of Agricultural College land.
Guess we'll do our best TO help along
another Agricultural College whack
up. but we rather think not. Keep
vour pennies, gentlemen, Roscommon
county farmers are making good liv-
ings and don't need the help afforded
by your little farm --R NelDs.
Grayling gets the Land Office form
ed by consolidating the Detroit Office,
the Saginaw and Reed City office, for
inerly located almost out of reach of a
majority of the homesteaders aud en-
failing on them much needless expense
in travelling so far. OF course Ros
common we consider still better
place for 1t bur the change is better for
the settler than it was. -RoS. Ne10s.
Jacob Hetz, for Montgomery. Cham
pagn- s. CO.. bought this week from
the Stronagh Lumber Co., of Man
istee, 5000, 900 feet of pine situa-
ted in %, A W., Crawford county. 1t
is excellent standing pine and the prize
paid was $4,000 cash. 1t Is on the
Blodgeit & Byrne logging railroad and
rhe logs will be put into tie Muskrgon