Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-09

sumed their places 10 the school, Mon
day morning.
i II. Deyarmond and Frank Colby had
a little matter to settle In justice court
at Grayling, last week. and they con.
sequently went there on Friday. The
justice said IS and cost TO the latter. -
Jfio Natl.
II. Klienfield. of East Saginaw, a
brother-in-law of j. Leline of South
Branch, arrived on the noon train
New Years day, and made John a
flying visit, returning home again the
next day.
Here is another nail item for our
Exchanges to comment upon. Mank-
er's camp-Wm. Egan-board-nail-
foot-left on noon train to day for
Grand Rapids. Nesos.
The Detroit JOURNAL desires to re-
ceive, by postal card, the addresses of
all living male and female descendants
of revolutionary officers and soldiers
of 1776, and when possible, the name
and state of the ancestor.
Commander-in-C Chief Griffin, s. OF
", has ordered that Feb. 18th 1890
(the anniversary or rne birthday of
Abraham Lincoln) shall be observed
with patriotic exercises by the order
1t it is to be known as Union Defend
ers' Day."
See herel Now is the time If you
want a first class Heating stove, to
call at once at w. III. Smale's hard
ware store. He is selling off at cost,
and has different styles to select from.
All will go in short time on account
of the remarkable low price.
We will furnish the WESTERN RU-
RAJ AND AMERICAN STocKMAN with
the AVALANCHE for 50. 80. The Sub
scription price of the WESTERN RU-
RAJ is 81 per year. Now is a good
| time 10 SuDScrlDe.
Surgeon-General Horace p. Porter,
q. A. r., has issued circular letter No.
to the medical directors and post
surgeons calling their attention to sew
eral important needs, concerning
death certificates and war disabilities.
also pensions for the widows and
orphan children of comrades.
While on his way to church at Gay
lord, on Sunday last, the treasurer of
Otsego county observed some men,
giving u peculiar alarm at the back
door of Demerest g. Connor's saloon.
He initiated the signal, was admit
ted promptly, and discovered sufficient
evidence to make lively time for the
saloonists. -Det. Journal.
Cooper & Crane took charge of the
Otsego County Herald outfit Thurs
day, by virtue of a chattle mortgage
held by them. Mr. Mckinley has been
given until the 10th inst. to pay up,
and in the meantime the foreclosure
proceeding are stayed. OtSsgo County
Netos. .
Last evening the freight house on
the dock at Mackihaw City caught fire
and was entirely consumed, and some
freight was also burned. The dock
was badly damaged. We have been
unable to learn the origin Of the FIRE,
or the estimated loss. The loss will
fall on the three railroad companies
owning the dock, -Che5. zfib.
We clip the following from the Clyde
''Times," published at Clyde, N. Y:
1.-The death OF Miss Nellie M. Roffee,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. e. M. Roffee,
occurred Thursday morning. January
Cd, after long illness. Although the
result was not unexpected, the an
nouncenent will be received with deep
sorrow, as the deceased was beloved
by large circle of friends. She was
in her oath year. The family have the
sympathy of all in their bereavlnent :"
Almost everybody is becoming wor-
ried in consequence of the continued
open weather. AS, il one sense, winter
is the harvest of large proportion of
the inhabitants of northern Michigan,
a lack of snow can not fail to make
hard times" Trade is Frustrated
among merchants. and collections are
simply out of question. 1t is most
devoutly to be wished that the win
dows of heaven may be opened, and
that the artic region will give up
little of its eternal cold. -Rdlkdshi0n.
Last Sunday. while J. Miller and
family were visiting at the residence
of Joe Royce, theii little daughter,
aged four years, was standing by the
stove, and a little daughter of Mr..
Royce's, of about the same age, was
showing what bad burn she had on
one of her hands. when she ran
against her little playmate. causing
her to loose her balance, and she fell
with both hands on the hot stove,
burning them in o shocking manner. =
Ros. Nei0s.