Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-03-27


taxes In its own territory until they are
collected by the county or state and
returned back to the townships.
Mrs. T. W. Mitchell wishes to an
nounce to the ladies of Crawling and
viz atty, that her trimmer, Miss Matte
Swinson has gone to Detroit. where
she will spend the next two weeks In
the best Trimming Rooms" In the
state. Look for something lovely on
her return.
The friends of Frank Bell will be
pleased to know that he was last week
admitted to practice law, having pass
ed satisfactory examination before
the Washtenaw County Bar. He will
remain at the university through the
present term. The AVALANCHE wishes
him unbounded success.
DIR. G. w. Smith has just received
from Philadelphia, a fine microscope,
of large power. Medical science has
reached that point where the use of
such an instrument seems almost in
dispensible. Ifnot actually necessary,
it is at least wonderfully convenient
and satisfactory.
Ruddock Post G. A. r. attended
services at the Methodist church, last
Sunday evening. and listened to a
very practical and able sermon deliver
ed by Rev. John Hamilton, veteran
himself. His text WAS from Paul's let
ter to Timothy Flight the good fight
of faith. ''-Cheb. Tribune.
/ Early Saturday morning while John
Carter, farmer of Centre Plains who
/ was working at McMullen's banking
ground unloading logs, was seriously
injured by being caught by the logs as
they fell from the sleigh. three of them
passing over him. The injured man
,, was removed to his home and DR.. j.
H. Curnalia called, who found him
terribly bruised but no bones broken.
RIOS. Nesos.
A school teacher says that pupils
who have access to newspapers at
home, when compared with those who
have not, are better readers, better
spoilers, better grammarians, excellent
: in pronunciation and read more un-
e derstandingly, and obtain a practical
knowledge of geography in almost half
the time it requires others. The news
paper is decidedly an important factor
: in modern life. MdnceZonG Herald.
, An exchange says that young girl
r once asked an editor this extraordinary
question: do you think it is right
! for girl to sit on young mans lap,
y even if he is engaged" Whereupon
the editor told this extraordinary lie
1--WE have no experience In the matter
: referred to, but if it was our girl and
our lap, yes; If it was another fellows
girl and qSJaIer vASIi b@t i it wXe3gfF
7. NEVER II NEVERiii"
h A fair audience were present at the
i M. K. church, Tuesday evening, des.
pite the terrible weather, to listen to
the lecture of Rev. G. w. Carrick. of
West Branch, descriptive of the bat
tie field of Gettysburg" The subject
was illustrated by a large map of the
field, and the movement OF the troops
from the time they left the Rappahan-
: mock, to the close of the battle, which
was practically ended by Pickett's
, charge at the "Bloody Angle" could
be easily followed by the audience and
r a number of old veterans who were
: there declared they could hear the
thunder of the artillery. We shall
hope to hear from him again.
In a letter 70 the Raad Citv n7n,Ia' :,
from p. Medalie, who has Travelled
r much in the west and is now in Dako-
ia, he says: advise everybody to
stay at home; that the west is n fraud
and the climate delusion: that while
! farming is not yet overdone in the
west, all other business is overdone
and the only good business west is
real estate, as long as they can get
eastern suckers to bait and mortgage
property to them at from four to six
times as much as its real value, it will
continue to be good"
Frederick Denny Larke is the facto-
tum of Rogers City. When last heard
from he was only an editor, postmas-
ter, president of the village council,
druggist, physician, county abstractor,
real estate agent, lumberman, general
storekeeper and for IA years had served
as county clerk. He came to town in
$50, having before worked in the Hud-
son bay district. He was one of the
founders of the place and has been at
the beginning of nearly everything
political and financial connected with
Presque Isle county. He is an English
man, a Roman Catholic and repub-
lican Detroit Netos.
In Peterson" for April the ladies
will find the very freshest and prettiest
, of spring styles. with ample directions
for their make up. There are also
numerous costumes for the children