Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-12

T.. w. Wheeler. OF West by city
Is evidently ia earnest about building
war ships. He bid t2i5. 600 yesterday
for the construction OF The new prac-
tioe cruiser for cadets.
The Detroit Jou,7snl Gays: Sea
sons come and seasons go, but the
Grayling Democrat keeps right on
with installnents Of communication
on "Our Lords Return" The cur
rent issue has got down to Genesis"
The author OF tie articles might Just
as well give IL up as he will never get
through and more than that he does
not know any more about the coming
OF the Lord, than he does about the
tariff.
A party OF Ave gentleman from
Grayling all lumbermen stayed In
Vienna Sunday night consisting of r.
Hanson, ID. KneeIand. j. r. Hanson,
N. Oleson. s. Jensen and j. l.. Bark
err. they we're looking for a village site.
Atlanta Tribune, Of Nay goth.
The happiest man In Michigan is
Editor w. Miller. of thu Chesaning
Argus. Rev. Abram ConkIin. of Sag
inaw, recently preached a sermon
proving that the devil is myth. Mil
Ter prints the sermon ind ildorses
every word of it. -Det Journal
Postmaster Humphrey is in receipt
of telegram from DIR Brown, Mer-
edith, Mich. dated June ANNOUNCING
the death of Capt. Fred Boughton,
brother of Chas. our former fellow
townsman and ex-Adjntant of Rud-
dock Post, G.. A. R.-Cheb. tribune.
F. N. Wilcox and III. Oaks have
bought the Barber Shop of Roderick
& Cowell, on railroad Street. They
have procured first class barber
from Detroit to run the shop. and will
be pleased to have all who may wish
work done in their lire to favor them
with clal.
That the musical ability of our
people is far above the average is evil
denced by the proficiency shown by
Mrs. Ashmore's pupils, last Thursday
evening, at the NJ. e. church. The
entertainment was one of the the most
pleasant ever given here and reflects
great credit ON both teacher and
scholars.
The Roscommon News says:-
Frank and Chester Leline, of South
Branch. while in Oakland county last
fall purchased threshing machine,
and on Tuesday it arrived. The boys
will fit it for use and after harvest pro-
pose to thresh their neighbors far and
near" We hope they will not extend
their operations into this section.
NOTICE. Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard,
being thankful for past favors, would
respectfully say to the public that
they have commenced work, for this
spring, and will do all kinds of paint
ing. granting. calsomining and paper
hanging, as cheap as the cheapest and
neat as the neatest.
Mar. 10. 3m.
D. NJ. McCallum. one of Oscoda's
lumbermen. thinks that there is money
to be made in sheep raising on the An
Sable plains, and as he has several
thousand acres of land suitable for the
purpose he intends making the expert
ment, starting out the coming fall with
500 sheep. If successful he will in
crease the number and go into the
business on AN extensive scale. -Satur-
day Might.
A large number of the republicans
of this county are being supplied, free,
with the Detroit Free Press. A receipt
in full for year accompanied the first
number. The generous donor is not
known, without it is the author of
"Our Lords Return, who may be pre-
pairing for the millennium, when he ex-
poets the republican OK to lay down
with the democratic ass.
Extensive preparations are being
made at Lansing for the annual state
encampment of the 8. of v. The
tents. 5000 in number, will be pitched
on the state fair grounds which will be
lighted by electricity at night. The
camp will be conducted under strict
military discipline. Some $500 or $500
will be given away in cash prizes to
the best drilled corps as well as to the
G.. A. r. posts and the best band.
Diet. tribune.
The Art Amateur continues to main
tam its high reputation as practical
art magazine and to take the lead, as
heretofore, in the special field it has
created for itself. The June number
in particular, Is full of valuable and
interesting matter, from the title-page
with its attractive frontispiece, "a
Yorkshire neutrality-suspicious. to the
Scotch Terrier" of last month-to
the corresnoudenca columns on its