Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-29

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The Bay City Times Washington
correspondent furnishes 1t with the fol-
lowing information:
Grayling Land Ofice-Cash patents
issued: Nos. 1, 2. 3, sand 9, Island of
Bots Blanc. Reed City patents.
The Michigan weather bureaus bull
leiin gives the mean daily temperature
for the past seven days at one degree
below the normal, and the average
rainfall at SO Of an incl. below the av-
erage. The drouth is having bad ef-
feet on corn, potatoes and pastures.
Flowing for wheat has commenced in
the Southern section.
Will the Democrat kindly point out
a practical or successful farmer in
Crawford county who is member of
his own party. Qualify it as he may,
there are ten republicans who are sue
ceeding to one democrat. and as far as
the other professions and means of
business are considered, their qualitica-
tions and success can be seen without
the aid of the agricultural (green) glass
es of the editor of the Democrat.
+. A. Curtis, one of our old farmers,
being about rs years old. assisted by
Sam Smith, aged rs, graded, raked
and bound one acre of rye in an hour
and twenty minutes this week. Mr..
Curtis Graded and Mr.. Smith did the
binding. Mr. Curtis thinks he has
about a three quarter crop of rye,
wheat was badly damaged by the late
spring frost. Oats and hay are splen-
did crops. -Roscommon Ne,os.
Mrs. John Leline, of South Branch,
was summoned by telegram Monday
night to attend the deatbbed of her
mother. Mrs. Charles p. Quick, of Hol-
ly, Mich. Mrs. Leline left on the ear
ly train Tuesday morning, and before
she could have reached her destination
second came which had laid over
at Bay City allnight, stating that the
aged lady had passed away. She
was over 80 years of age. -RoScom-
mon NetoS.
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cannot do with a hairpin. They use
it to pick their teath, button shoes,
clean finger nails, punch bed bugs out
of cracks, fasten up stray bangs, clean
out the stem of their husbands pipe,
scratch their heads, pick their toe
nails. run it into cakes to see if they
are sufficiently done, and about mil
lion other things the poor deluded
men know nothing about, and they do
it all with the same hairpin too. -Er.
Not the least valuable portion Of
that sterling monthly, the american
AggjculturiSt. is devoted to matters
pertaining 70 the household and its be-
longings. Kitchen and market gar
den, flower garden and lawn. green
house and window plants, receive as
careful attention, az do the depart
ments more especially devoted to the
household and the boys and girls.
The number for September is replete
with excellent matter in their various
departments. and fully endorses the
reputation OF the american Agricult,-
riStS past record.
One of the most disreputable dens
in Northern Michigan Is allowed TO
run almost within a stones throw of
our village, while the officers of the
Law, whose duty it Is TO protect the
community from such disgraces, sit
quietly by and seemingly consider it q
matter OF to G. small moment TO be
orthy of their attention. Democrat.
If the editor of the Democrat has
knowledge of the truth of the above
statement. it is his duty TO make com
plant TO the proper officer. and we
guarantee. prosecution will follow. If
he has not such knowledge. he has no
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