Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-06

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| At first II seems to pass you by,
OR draws but slight attention,
The next you know you have to try
To keep from making mention
or what 1t says. Then it comes
A little nearer to you,
And you are forced to recognize
It's trying hard to do you:
But when for business it starts ont
No mercy does II give;
1t simply plays with you while,
Then hits you where you live.
When Mr.. Calvin s Brice takes his
seat New York will have three repre-
sentatives in the United States Senate
-Cleueland Leader.
o. A. Clark. of Fife lake. will not
support Palmer for governor. Why9
Because he has beee arrested for steal
ing lumber from lands owned by Minis
ter Palmer Det. Journal.
James Robbins, West Branch boy,
tried to steal ride on the cars Thurs
day. He was knocked off. and falling
between the cars. sustained injuries
which resulted in his death Thursday
night.
The prevention of legislation by the
minority under any plea whatever is
suversive of popular government.
--Harper's Weekly.
M. Laughray, who is numbering on
the Evans homestead in Crawford
county, has now upwards OF 200, 600
feet on the skids. He is banking on
the railroad and will put in a million
feet.-RoS. Nescs.
The right to cut ice on Otsego lake
has been bought by Bay City parties.
and now all fears of an ice famine in
the Saginaw valley has disappeared
Rev. H. w. Hicks of tile Detroit
conference has been offered the posi-
ton of general manager of the Pacific
Christian Advocate at Portland, Ore.
He will accept, If he can be honorably
released from his present charge. De
troit Tribune.
@. d. Vincent came to the village
from his farm in Centre Plains some
two weeks ago, suffering from the
grippe. He intended going outside,
but accepted the hospitality of A.
Herzfeld and stopped at the Exchange
Hotel, where he was SO well cared for
that he is now about well-RoS. Ne1oS.
1t is pronounced ''lah-greep," with
out accent, or ''lah-greep-pay," with
the accent on the ''pay." The latter
is used when the doctors bill is pre-
sented. Gaylord Herald.
The Bay City Times states that the
Au Sable riyer is full os floating ice.
Would like to see some of it. Lake
side Monitor. Then take a walk to
ward Grayling. Bay city Times.
Secretary Blaine has been twice
afflicted. Mrs. Col. Coppinger, his
eldest daughter, died at her fathers
residence in Washington at o'clock
Sunday morning. Death stalks into
the statesman's mansion with as little
ceremony or courtesy as into the hut
of the peasant.-Bdy city Times.
We will furnish the WESTERN RU-
RAJ AND AMERICAN SToCKMAN with
the AVALANCHE for 81. 80. The Sub
scription price of the WESTERN RU-
RAJ is $1.50 per year. Now is good
time TO subscribe.
Local talent are to put on the can
tata of Queen Esther at the Opera
House in the near future. This is a
very fine entertainment and we be-
lieve the musical talent of West
Branch is able to do it full Justice
Vest Branch Times
d. w. Benjamin came down from
camp near Grayling Wednesday after
noon. He reports splendid sleighing
up there; about foot of snow. They
are running in logs at the rate Of TO-
900 a day to each team. The grippe
has visited them II. A. Tinlin was
very i'll and Mr.. Benjamin himself had
a severe attack. Benjamin s. Mclean
will make some money this season.
West Branch Times.
The annual bali of the X. o. T. NJ,
last week, was success, except finan-
cialIy, the managers being out about
$4,000. Had they properly advertised
in the AVALANCHE. and not had fine
stock mutilated in the printing of the
invitations, so a man would not be
achaned to show them to his best girl
the result would have been different
James Davidson is down from his
camps in Crawford county. he re-
ports good sleighing in that county
for the past three weeks and says he
will ask for only four weeks more of
solid weather and they will have all
their contractsin good shape. There is
not much snow this side of Crawford
ms