Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-29

Hillnan's stock OF beer was exhaust
ed one day lsst week. A riot wal
iminent. but the arrival Of the Al
p~us stage with seven kegs quilted
matters down. #f a.
! KaIamazoo's wheat crop for the
past year Is placed at 1. 323, 952 bush
els an average of 1858 bushels per
acre. This IL the largest crop OF
wheat in any MiehisV county except
ing Calhoun. ~ ~ M .
Hon. Perry Youngsleft for stanton,
this morning. having turned over the
Land Office to Mr.. Aplln. Mr..
youngs has secured an euviable posi-.
ton: with our people, and will be miss
ed. The AVALANCHE follows him
with good will. "a sYy{ rf.
Asletter from F. L. Hankinson. re-
newing his subscription. says: am
more pleased than ever with the AVA
LANCHE. 1t is first class paper. "Mr.
Hankinsons Is. pleasantly situated In
his drug store. on Fort ST., Detroit,
where he Is always pleased to see his
Crawford county friends,
Mr.. Simon sivars, Miss Lorelie, AFR.
Lille Ballinger. Mary Lorelie, a we'd
ding party from Grayling, were at the
West Branch House. Monday. The
wedding was held in the st. Joseph
church. Rev. .Webeler performing the
ceremony. = West By.1ach Herald.
Calhoun county threshers are ac-
cepting the offer of.northwestern rail-
way companies for free transportation
for .hem and their machines and are
going to Dakota. TO help out the
farmers who are unable To handle the
immense wheat crop.
Tuesday evening Herman Randall
resigned the leadership of the West
Branch Cornet Band. His resigna-
ton was accepted with regret by the
boys. b.. f.. Thayer, foreman of this
office was then elected leader and
teacher in his place; a splendid com
plihent to his ability as a musician. -
West Branch Herald. =. ~ a.
The remarkable success of some of
our horticulturists in raising celery
this season demonstrates the fact that
there are some things vet to be learn
ed abont RoscouImofl county soil.
There Is no question but that celery
can be grown profitably here. The
demand for this article il, aud always
has been greater than the supply. =
R6scommon Democrat.
County Clerk Murphy, of Genesee,
has told the board of supervisors he
may hav" committed an error in jndg-
neDt in charging 50 for extra clerical
services he secured for so cents a day,
and he will turn the excess back into
the treasury. The board agree with
him that error ''may have been made"
and will accept the money. Murphy
isa Democratic reformer.
II. f. Caster is meeting with some
difficulty in his efforts 10 establish
methodist church at Prescott, bat is
bound to get there. One wealthy
man who owns most of the town be-
longs TO another church, and is said
to be angry at the presumption Of the
elder in trying to look after the souls
of his tenants on another plan. A
site has at last been secured. however.
and the house of worship will be built.
Diet. Netcs. .,-->-
WILLIAM IT, COLEMAN. the chair
man of the famous San Francisco
Vigilance Committees of 1851, 1856,
and 1877, in account of their work
which he has written for the November
Century, refers to the recent lyDching
at New Orleans, and tells what he
thinks the people of California would
have done under the same circum-
stances. Theyswould. have orGapized.
in full force, he says, formed a court,
appointed judge and selected a jury;
called for evidence. analysed it care
fully, put on trial the people who had
been discharged by the periured jury.
give the accused good counsel and the
benefit of every doubt. and finally
would have executed with due delibera-
ton those whom they found guilty.
The two prisoners in the Jail await
Ing trial for stealing trunk from the
Grayling House, got out last. Satnr-
day aud gave the officers quite ~ love-
iy chase. A piece of the floor had
been removed in the corridor to re-
pair the sever. and not renailed.
They discovered it and slipped
through the floor and made a hole
Through the wall and crawled out.
Luckily they were seen by so,pe- boys
who gave the alarm. Sheriff Wake
ley, followed one to the swamp north
Of the village. and fired twice, over
his head, but the fellow didn't scare.
bnt when the officer Ranked him and
pulled down, he threw up his hands
quick, and came in. The other one
crawled under 'Clsggett g. Pringle's
warehouse, but was discovered by