Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-11

crat, seems to be elated over the fall
IRE of the republicans to turn out TO
the pole raising Mt J. w. GaIlainores'.
Never mind. Charley, but walt until
the votes Ia Ball are counted.
| A fine Harrison and Morton stream
er floats from the pole erected four
years ago In honor of Cleveland. by
DIR. g. NJ. f. Davis. 1t looks u great
deal better no,.. and some think the
pole stands a little more perpendicular
than ever.
VIM. Metcalf, of Center Plains,
brought to this Office last Monday,
four potatoes which he called the
Crawford Hybrid, that weighed four
pounds eight and a half ounces. The
largest weighed one pound and five
ounces. Crawford county sand is
good for something after all.
Mrs. Mitchells trimmer. Miss Min
ME, went to Detroit last week to at
tend the wholesale Millinery openings.
and to purchase goods, is expected
back the last of this week, or the first
of next, with the most complete stock
of Millinery goods ever brought to
Grayling. The ladies of GrayliDg
and vicinity are cordially invited to
call and inspect her stock.
County Clerk Bell has been more
than bu. ~ for the past two weeks en-
tertaining Mrs. Bells parents, but
since their departure he has put on his
political war paint and the democratic
hair flies If it gets in his way. He has
nothing to do with personal politics,
but fights equally for the party and it,
principles, and knows that Harrison,
Morton, Wheeler and the rest of the
boys will 'get thar"
A letter received by J. H. Sly, of
this village, from the State Agricultu-
raj College, announces that the big
squash sent by him to President Will
let's, took the prize as the biggest
squash Mt the State Fair. 1t was rails
ed by James Revell on his farm a few
miles north of this village. 1t meas
ured 5 feet and IL inches in circumfer-
ence and weighed "a pounds. RIOS.
Netos.
| r. p. Forbes was elected superin-
tendent of the poor by the board of
supervisors yesterday, in place of j.
s. Harder whose term OF Office had ex-
PRED Mr.. Harder has been a very
careful and efficient Office Mr.. Forbes
having served before, has his expert
ence to guide him and will un-
doubtedly conserve the best interests
of the people.
We clip the folio wing from the Otse-
go Lake and Waters correspondence of
the Otsego Co. Ne,os:
Harvey Marsh has moved into the
Club Cartwright house.
Miss Belle Cameron. who was taken
suddenly i'll at the Otsego Lake House
yesterday, is reported somewhat bet
ter TINS morning.
Lorton Fluent. formerly OF Waters,
but now OF Grayling, called on old
friends last week.
The mistake" of the Land Office
authorities at Grayling has resulted in
deceiving large number of citizen in
to spending from $50 to $500 each, and
the worthless outlay aggregates sever
nj hundred dollars. Much of this war
expended in going to GrayliDg, and
cannot be recovered, hut it is hoped
that the officials will not be allowed to
retain the fees illegally collected of ouI
people. 1t was a stupendous blunder.
Glare Press.
The Detroit Dash says: "The North
ern Educator is new venture. It Is
published at Crawling and is devoted
to the educational interests of north
prn Michigan" Does it mean the
Democrat 1t certainly cannot, for II
does not understand the difference be
tween the proposition to aud the ad'
verb too, and there was q typograph.
ical errors In its local columns last
week.
The man who stole horse from G..
! II. Prescott, of Rlchland, a few
months ago, was found dead near
GrayliDg the other day. Sheriff
, Phelps traced him TO MILO and found
that he had gone to Grayling. He no.
tilted the sheriff there who recognized
the dead man as The man who was
wanted. He identified him by pecu
liar marks about the face. and also by
papers found on his perJon. -OgemdtC
Co. Times.
We have It from citizen of Freder-
ic. whose veracity cannot be question
ed, that the statement of the Democrat
last week that the republicans could
not raise their pole until the democrats
assisted, Is n mistake. There was but
one democrat on the ground and ne
was not invited, as he was too drunk
To navigate. Suppose the pole did rest
at an angle of As degrees, for a short