Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-28

Thos. Nolan alternate to attend the
convention Of the X. O. 7. NJ. which
will be held at Detroit, Aug. 81. TO
Sept. 3D. Sir knight Merz. being an
old Detroiter. will undoubtedly enjoy
his trip very much.
j. Wilson Staley has gone to Detroit
TO take a position as assistant Teller
In the first National bank of that city,
His education. and natural adaptable
ity for this work insures his success
and advancement. We regret to lose
him from our society here. but wish
him unlimited success.
Farmers in the Northwest are un-
able to get men enough to harvest the
ripening grain crops. 1t seems that
large numbers of able bodied men
who ought to be at work in the wheat
fields are devoting their time to ad-
DIRE sslng mass meetings of the Peoples
party and telling their hearers about
the depressed condition of agriculture.
IN. Y. Press.
G. II. Bonnell, of Grayling, was in
the village yesterday taking orders for
crayon and pastel portraits. He
showed some of the finest work ever
exhibited in the section. The portrait
of DIR. r. G. Kedzie, chemist, at the
Michigan Agricultural College, which
he uses as sample of crayon work.
is the most life-like picture we have
ever seen. NetUs.
Max Wixoms great show and trained
animal exposition, which exhibits here
to morrow (Friday) is too well known
to the amusement loving public of this
section to need any advertisement to
draw patronage. They have been here
before, and our people know they do
just as advertised. There is no ques-
ton but that they will receive a liberal
patronage. Admission Is and % cts.
Frank /. Wixom, advance agent for
Mat Wixom's New Colossal Show and
trained animal exposition, was a caller
at this Office last Friday. He was in
town making arrangements for their
appearance here on Friday, July 29th.
Mat sold out his old show and has
bought much larger and entirely new
outfit. which is said to be far better
than last year.
The Ros. Nesos, in referring to the
State Convention, to which its ed
itor was a delegate, says: 1.-THE
delegates to the Republican state con-
vention this week were paid hand
some and deserved compliment by one
of Saginaw's fair ladies, a widow, we
believe. She says: / have attended
a number of conventions. but never
saw a nobler set of men together. and
added, ''any woman would be per-
fectlY safe to shut her eyes and grab
for husband in that crowd"
DIED-At her home in Grove Town
ship, Monday, July %, Mrs. Jacob
Lightner.
The deceased has resided in this Co.
for about twelve years, and her hus-
band has built up a fine farm and
house. She has been a patient suffer
er for the past three years, from a
complication of diseases, but has now
gone to Eternal rest, leaving her aged
husband, and two daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Peacock and Mrs. Elmer Fauble,
of this county, and two sons and a
daughter in southern Michigan TO
mourn her loss.
Alonzo Purchase turned on the cleo
trio current on one of the electric
stree. cars with silver dollar, which
he placed in the slot, and burned out
the switch of the car and damaged the
electric appa ratus at the power house.
A serious accident was averted by
the brakes of the car being set, which
prevented its starting when the cur
rent was turned on. Action has been
commenced against Purchase for ma
licious injury to property, but the
street railway company has offered to
settle for $40, although the damage
was much more, Bay city Tribune.
Bay City was visited on Monday af-
ternoon by a most disastrous conflagra-
tive which leveled to the ground forty
blocks of business houses and resi-
dences 20 the number of about three
hundred and fifty. The fire started
in Miller and Turner's lumber yards
and the flames ragged from 2 O'Clock
until after dark. The fire department
both of Bay City and West Bay City
were unable to control It, and assis-
lance was asked from Saginaw and
Flint which was duly rendered. Hun
dreds of people had to camp out in the
vicinity Of the fire, which had made
them homeless. The loss is estimated
at 1900, 900. and much suffering
must ensue If relief is not extended to
them from the state at large.
Our school board have decided to