Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-02

II you want good cheap Horse
Blanket. call at the store OF 8. II. q
Co.
Little Cora Nickerson, daughter OF
Rev. ]. /. Nickerson, has the scar
letina. Not dangerous however. w.
Branch Times.
Ladies. Misses and Children's wool
hose, Silk Handkerchiefs, Ruchings.
Laces &C., also full line of Gents
furnishing Goods, at the store of 8. III.
& Co. Call and examine them, and
secure a bargain.
John Leline, of South Branch, who
is numbering on Hudson creek, spent
a dull Christmas. His camp was sur
rounded by water, and he could not
get his team out. so he was obliged to
stay there and look after them.-RoS.
NesUs.
Lumbermen would do well to call OF
the store of s. III. & Co., and examine
their stock of Webbing Back Band and
Strap work.
Miss Frank Steckert arrived on the
noon train Wednesday, from Grand
Rapids, to spent Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Steckert, OF
South Branch. Frank was n little
late on account of missing train, but
none the less welcome. Kos. Netos.
All subscribers wishing to pay up
their subscription in wood will please
do SO at once, for we are in need of 1t
now.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of education is about to be pub
lished. He is well pleased with the
condition of Michigan colleges and
schools, but deplores the fact that
teachers reading circles do not flourish
better.
Now Is the time for bargains. Bel
has just put a lot of Shoes, and Slip
pers, for men, women and children,
on sale at greatly reduced prices. Cal
and see them.
r. G. Huntley and George Stark,
musically inclined young men at Gay
lord, were given permission to practice
in the village Treasurers Office. They
found the combination of the safe ant
the treasurer has had them arrested FOL
stealing. Diet. Journal.
A Crawling justice sentenced a mar
to 80 days in the Detroit house of cor
rection. When the officer reached
there with him he was discharged, 1
being against the rules of the house tt
receive prisoners for so short period
Bay city Times.
Meteorological Record for December
Highest thermomer, 25th, 500; loves
31st-2o; average highest for month
1916; lowest 2274. Total rain, 81
Total Snow, 1916. Rain fell on days
Snow fell on z days. Highest Baro
meter Both, 1913; lowest Barometer
goth, 28.15.
Amasa Woods, son of Chas. Woods
of West Branch, was drowned yester
day morning about o'clock, Will
skating on the mill pond. He wa
about 10 years old, the only son In
large family, and his sudden death ]
an awful blow to both father AM
mother, who idolized him.-Bay CIT!
Times.
A gentleman, who came down las
evening from the north, reports tina
there were mosquitoes in the wood
in Roscommon county, a fact, Ia
says, which can be vouched for by an.
of the men working In the lumbe
camps west Of West Branch. Their
has been no frost as yet In the wood
or swamps. Day city Times.
A French physician says that woman
are SO sucseptihly nervous that the.
O,s.s move inUIr innuenZa thar
men. But this needs no explanation
Women as a rule want more of ever.
thing than men. They go on the prin
ciple that what belongs to their hus
bands belongs to them, and what be
longs to themselves is their own. -Ba,
City Times.
Charlie H. Hackley, Muskegon'
wealthy lumberman, must think con
siderable of the town. The S125, 0Ot
library which he gave the city, is JUS
about completed and ready for oc
cupancy. Now he comes out witt
SIS, 900 with which to build soldier,
monument.-Det,J Journal.
The county clerk of Van Burer
county, acting under the local option
law, has called special session of the
Board of Supervisors to meet in Paw
Paw January Sd, 1890, to consider the
question of calling an election to vote
on county prohibition. 1t will be call
ed of course. -Det. Tribune.
Harry Calkins, of Oscoda, has struck
a lively country. He writes to TIL