Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-09-19


Fonr head Of cattle were driven {,
East Tawas the other day and sold them
to Samuel Anker. Soon after a dis
patch was rccslved from oscoda stat
ing they had been stolen from LIQUIDS
farm. Last evening the thieves were
reported captured. -Det. Tribune.
The members of Marvin Post, are
requested to meet at the place selected
for the encampment next year, on Fri
day morning. the 9th. to assist In
clearing of the same. and To prepare
for the Camp Fire to be held same
evening, on the grounds, or at the hall
II the weather Is unfavorable. The
Sons Of Veterans are invited to assist.
The coy home of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
p. Sailing was crowded, last Tuesday
evening, with a jolly company of
friends, the occasion being a reception
to Mr.. Albert Grouleff and his bride.
who will make their home In our city.
The popularity of the happy pair was
manifest, and they start in their new
life's journey surrounded by the kind
est regards of hosts of friends.
Standish Independent: A circus
train passed over the railroad last week
for some of the northern towns, and we
thank our lucky stars that they went
through this county at the rate of at
least so miles an hour. We have taken
one dose of that medicine this summer
and don't really "hanker" for more of
it now.
A man In Bay City, this week snatc CHI
ed pocket book containing $25 FROM
n young lady and made off with 1t.
He was caught and brought before
justice on charge of larceny. The
justice fined him Sl3 so which he paid
and returned the young lady s12. 1t
was satisfactory proceeding for the
young lady, very, allowing her to pay
the thiefs fine. West Branch Demo
crdt.
r. s. Babbitt, Sr., arrived in Gray
ling with his family. sixteen years ago
last Thursday, preceded by NJ. s. Hart
wick, who had been here with his fam
lily year and month, the only actu-
al resident in this county. He reports
the weathar of that .-~-4L .->-.- tai
lar TO the present, up to the 18th, when
two or three weeks of continuous rain
followed They can fully appreciate
the changes from then till now.
We would kindly ask all those of our
subscribers who are in arrears on
their subscription, to pay mp, as we
can impoSSibly do business without
the necessary cash, to do it with. If
this appeal is not needed, we will pnb-
lish list of all those who owe us for
more than one year and offer our ac-
count for sale at u large discount.
This is no idle threat, for we mean to
stand by our word. We will commence
the publishing of names next week.
Northern Mail.
Frank Ford returned Wednesday
from the Au Sable river with specimens
Of lead which he got from lard three
feet below the surface, on the bank of
that river. He says it is situate fifteen
miles from Mic, Oscoda county and
that he and Mr.. Murray Of that vicin-
ity have purchased fifty acres Of the
land on which the ore was found. He
claims that there is large quantity of
it in the land and It contains silver as
well as lead.-Ogemato Co. Herald.
Rev. E. e. Caster, the presiding
elder of the Bay City district of the
Detroit conference, has not always
been preacher. He was born at Clyde,
N. Y, and was educated there, but
was not converted until be bad come
west to seek fortune. and had lived
for time In Fenton. 1t was in 1859
that lie joined the Detroit conference
anu the Inipi",'yJ-. sa.sisr> k;...S, ~sIu
he has never been out of the minister
al harness since, making for him n
straight thirty years of labor in the
Among the numerous pas
torates he has served are two In De-
troit, six years of his life having been
spent in the state metropolis. He is N
man of genial temperament and fine
ability, and his two years as
elder have been unusually
.ucoassfnI - Def roif Mems