Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30


for sale, or would sell his entire herd,
with the outfit and the best milk
route Ia Grayling. Here is chance
for a fortune for the right man.
The Geographical Magazine Is au
thority for the statement that Toron'
TO, Ont, with 22O, 900 Inhabitants. has
more churches than saloons. High,
license and a rigid enforcement of the
city ordinances are responsible for
this condition of things.
Joseph Charon. of GrayIine. will
complete his shingle mill and have IL
in running order next week. 1t Ia 10
Gated near Mills, three miles west of
the ID. b. G. & A. railroad. The mill
will run night and day on five year
contract, saving shingles for M. Corri-
gan. of West Bay City. Bay city
Tribune.
james Harcourt, brother of the man
killed by Dan Dunn. shot and
killed Dan in saloon at Trout Lake,
Monday. Dunn had been acquitted.
at his examination last Saturday,
hence his shooting by James Harcourt.
No one mourns his end. and IL Is won
der he was Lot killed long since.
The Detroit Tribune on each Satur-
day distributes to its subscribers an
art supplement-, the first two being
Fast Asleep" and wide Awake"
These supplements will be given every
week for II year, and any one taking
the Tribune by the year will have q
very fine assortment of pictures.
MARRIED the 23d inst, Mt the
home of the brides parents, at Ros-
common. Jay Allen. editor OF the West
Branch Herald and Times, and Miss
Francis Clifford.
The happy couple have our sincere
congratulations on their union and
may the supply of "Snall Caps, al
ways be equal TO the demand.
Miss Anna Charron narrowly escap-
ed serious accident last Saturday.
She had started from the mill, to
Frederic with the carriage. and just as
she reached the railroad, inadvertent-
ly dropped one of the lines and the
"a trestle at furious pace. Miss Char
ron knew she was powerless TO control
the team, and she leaped from the car
riage. being seriously shaken up, but
not seriously injured.
Rhinaldo Crofoot and wife and son
returned from their recreation trip to
Grayling Saturday evening, feeling
much invigorated. Mr.. Crofoot in
forms us that he bad his first exper-
fence in catching Crawling fish. These
fish only abound in the northern
streams and are very hard TO catch.
Many fishermen get into the center Of
the stream and fish as they walk along
down the stream. CheStnfng Argats. |
To help pass the dull times. McCul-
Tough and Rasmussen got up horse
race for last Monday. half-mile dash,
best two in three. In the first heat
Mes horse threw his rider at the send
off and wen; into the woods. Second |
heat. bolted about ten rods from the |
wire and on the third heat, bolted |
about the middle of the course, giving |
John the race and money. There is |
talk of more fun.
Since the Loud Company have com
menced operations up the AuSable & |
North Western Ry. the village of Potts |
is gaining some of Its old time life.
On Tuesday of this week there were |
two fights and one inan was nearly |
drowned by being ducked under the
pump at the depot. Give the town n
chance and it. will be just as bad as
...~- o-s----y
Those looking after freight rates are
aware that the cost of transportation
is very much lower than 1t was a
few years ago. Farm products of all
kinds are carried at comparatively re-
luced rates, aud just now grain Is
from the West to the At
antic seaboard mt prices before un-
known. The tendency of the times is
plainly toward cheaper Transports
lion, and there is little reason to doubt
that farmers will have less to complain
Of in the of exorbitant charges in
freight in the next few years than they
have had heretofore.