Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-22

Don't forget to call AID examine q.
~. Bells stock of Mems. Ladies' and
Children's shoes, before purchasing
elsewhere.
o. ]. Bell started on bis return to
the Upper PensInsula last Monday
morning. He was joined at Macki-
nav by J. Staley who will accompany
him.
o. Haney reports that while he was
attending the reunion, he had u fine
calf killed by dogs. This makes four
animals killed by the same dogs within
short time. IL people cannot feed
their dogs and take care of them they
should be made to kill them.
A resolution was presented by the
local of the AVALANCHE. and adopted
with great unanimity, that the Sons
of Veterans and Women's Relief
Corps be admitted to membership in
the Soldiers and Sailors Association
of Northern Michigan. This action
should have been taken at the reunion
last year, but better late than never.
If you will advertise and tell them
what you have TO sell, the people will
call In and see you. The public are
not slow to see that they can buy at
little stores as cheap as at large ones,
but they will not crowd a store of any
kind to which their are not invited
through the columns of the local pa
per. - White Pigeon Journal.
Last Saturday evening the Ladies
Relief Corps presented to Ruddock
Post, No. 223, G. A. R., an elegant
silk flag costing $50. The material
is of the best and il is fringed with
gold. Contains forty-two stars has a
jointed staff and golden cords and
tassels. The flag is lettered in gold
"Ruddock Post, No. 224, 6. A. R.,
Cheboygan, Mich. "-CheboygGn 7rib.
une.
The Young People of the Presbyte-
rian church will give Progressive
Conversation Social ut the residence
of E. f. Richards, Tuesday evening,
Aug. ~. Topics for conversation will
be furnished on that evening by Miss
Phelps We are also promised a
III usical treat. Miss Oriska Haverfield
sented to be present. Miss Haverfleld
is a graduate of the Convent. of
Wheeling, Va. Refreshments will be
furnished during the evening. A good
| time is promised to all. 49,
The weekly crop bulletin of the
Michigan weather bureau shows the
mean daily temperature for the past
week to have been 2.O4 degrees below
normal. The average total rainfall
was &c inches below the average.
The reports indicate that all crops but
corn have fiourished. Potatoes are
doing we'll. Oats, rye and barley are
nearly all harvested in good condition.
Light trosts were reported on the 18th
from stations of Kalkaska, Wexford,
Oceana, Montcain, Clinton, Ingham
and Oakland counties.
The state game warden admonishes
all persons that woodcock, partridge,
ruffied grouse, wild water fowl or
snipe cannot be lawfully killed at any
season except from Sept. to Jan. 1,
and that a penalty of $50 or thirty
days imprisonment is attached to the
violation of the statute. He further
more instructs deputy wardens to see
that the law is enforced, and they can
do well to keep a good lookout in
several localities near here.
Chicken feathers were scattered
rather promiscuousIy about the Fair
Grounds during the last two days OF.
the reunion. An old veteran explain
I'd away the fowl appearances in
manner that at once lulled all suspi-
cion. He said dog chased a rabbit
across tne grounds and frightened a
hen so that she took refuge In the can
non and somebody thoughtl-ssly Hred
the big gun. How the bird flew onto
the ground is one of the unexplaina-
bles he didn't mention. - West Branch
Herald. That hen was permeated
with the same enthusiasm and geher-
osity displayed by the inhabitants of
West Branch. She visited the camp
for the purpose of seeing how the boys
were faring and added one more to the
victims of misplaced confidence and
generosity. They were all iihbued
with the same spirit. and those that
hal been in hiding ever since the coill-
meDcelnent of the camp meeting left
their hi ling places on the first tap of
the drum. and reduced to a greater ex-
tent than they did over the departure
of the preachers
The spirit that animated the reun-
ion was uood II crea rad m fsalinu n l.