Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-22

a new Meat Market on the corner of
Michigan an PeninsuIar Avenues and
would respectfully solicit share of
the public patronage.
Geo. l.. Alexander. Of Grayling was
in the village during the week, and re-
ports everything quiet in that burg
with the exception of considerable ex-
citement over the Grund murder.
RIOS. Netos. .t
MARRIED. BY Rev. J.rW. Taylor,
on the Goth inst, at the residence of
the brides parents. in Grove town
ship, Mr.. ARTHUR r. MARVIN, of Bea-
yer Creek township, and Miss STELLA
NJ. LoUND. The happy couple have
our sincere congratulations.
The pine barren experimental farm,
which the state board of agriculture is
starting, has been located mile from
Crawling. If the pine barrens can be
made half as rich as the pine barons,
it will be a great thing for Michigan
Detroit Neics.
We received the following special
TO the AVALANCHE, from Washington;
March 20. The nomination of j. r.
Wright to be Register of the Land Of
flee at Grayling, Mich, and of E. N.
Fitch, 10 be receiver of public moneys
at Reed City, Mich, were to-day con-
flrmed by the senate.
The National Tribune, published at
Washington City. has been added to
our list of exchanges. 1t is the recog-
nized organ of all societies of veterans
of the late war for the Union, and
every old soldier in the county should
subscribe for it. 1t is ably edited and
strikes from the shoulder every time
that it can make point in their favor.
Subscriptions received at THIS Office.
Only 81, 90 per year.
Il
26 horth. 3 west, one mile from Gray
ling, as the site upon which to expend
50, 600 of the sum voted for an expert
mental station in connection with the
Michigan Agricultural College. Prof.
Kedzie will go there and see what can
he done with the pine barrens. The
50, 600 is the sum to be expended up to
July LIST. State Republican.
The Grayling Cornet Band will give
a grand instrumental and vocal con-
cert at the Opera House, Friday Eve
ming. March 30th, 1858. Our readers,
every one, should save their quarters
and take it in as it will no doubt be
the best entertainment of the season.
Give the boys a rousing benefit for
they deserve it.
On Monday, Joe Collins, who was
employed in. Penoyer's camp on the
north branch of the Au Sable, met
with very serious accident. A log
which Mr.. Collins was assisting in
loading rolled back striking him on
tile right leg breaking it just above
the ankle He was removed to his
l~...e j., this vii In aa ON Tuesday and
Drs. Thatcher, OF Crawling, summon
ed who reduced the fracture. -Ros
NelCS.
The Department Encampment, g.
A. r., held at Lansing last week, elect
ed the following officers: Comman-
der, Rev. Washington Gardner; Sen.
Vice Commander, True Hart, of Mid
land; Jun. Vice Commander, Loren
Roberts, Of Traverse City; Medical
Director. Wm. Fox, Bancroft; Chap
lain, w. III. Millar, of Chesasning.
Col. Geo. Devlin, of Jackson will be
the Assistant Adjutant General and
Albert Durham, of Jackson, Asss-
tant Quartermaster General The
The next meeting of the encampment
will be held in March 1889 at Bay
City.
The Alcona Co. Reriew says: 1.-The
House of Representative has said that
Crawling shall have the consolidated
land-offices of Michigan. Fisher
stood by Grayling, while Tarsney and
the rest of the democracy" opposed
it. Talley another foe Fisher"
Bully for the House of Representa-
tives and for Fisher This is the first
time that we have heard that the
House of Representatives had taken
action in the matter. Grayling gets it
anyhow.
Just now a tribute is being paid by
the press of northern Michigan to the
shire wdness of David Ward, the Pont-
ac- Detroit millionaire. They say that
he caught on TO the fact that Mancelo-
ma will be great lumber manufacture
ing center long before anybody else
did. and so he socked lot of cold cash
Into timber lands all around the town
Now he is on the point of reapng an
immense profit on the length of his
head and pocketbook. 1t has often
been prophesied that Ward will be the
richest man in the United States il he
lives to a reasonable age. Detroit
NeDs.