Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21


byferian church morning and evening
on next Sabbath. The Y.P. 3. @. X.
will hold their service Ia the evening
at the usual hour. All are cordially
idvited.
AT the county convention, last FRI
day. the following delegates were
elected: To the State convention, j.
Staley; Congressional, Q. Palmer;
Senatorial. John f. Hun and ID. h.
Connor; Legislative, VIM. A. Masters.
II. L. SLATER, b. f. Sherman, and M.
A. Bates. Maple Forest and Frederic
were not represented.
If our paper was large enough We
would print some OF the fish stories,
told by Staley, Masters, Trench, DIR.
Smith, Garfield aud Others. who have
been down the river lately, but the
AVALANCHE Is noted as being strictly
reliable, aud we fear such truths
would strain the credulity of our
readers.
Grasses are conservers of soil and
prevent washing and bleaching. Ro-
tation checks some kinds of insects
ravages and fungi. The corn root
worm does not feed on clover roots.
The clover root borer does not bore
corn roots or roots of wheat. oats etc.
The smut of wheat does not attack
corn, etc.
The Midsummer Holiday Century
will contain a number of complete
stories, including 1.-The Philosophy Of
Relative Existences," a ghost story
which is said to reverse some of the
old traditions, by Frank r Stockton,
and The Colonel's Last Campain,"
by the author of "Mr. Cutting, the
Night Editor" and with illustrations
by Charles Dana Gibson.
Every investment which gives the
opportunity for greater diversified
ton of our crops is of direct benefit to
our whole agriculture. The change
in the tariff on barley decreased our
Canadian importation of that grain
more than five million bushels last
year, and of course opened the way
to an equal extension of the crop here.
At the Republican caucus, Thurs
day evening, w. Woodwork was
elected chairman, and NJ. A. Bates,
secretary; w. F. Benkelman and d,
b. Conner, Tellers. The following
delegates were elected: r. ID. Con-
nine, ID. b. Conner, w. s. Chalker,
O. Palmer, r. McElry, p. Manwarren.
j. F. Hum, A. G. Wilcox, p. johnson,
NJ. A. Bates, j. X. Bates, j. J. Col
Inns, w. WOODBURY., +. Warrin, w.
Woodworth, w. F. Benkelman, G. w.
Smith, and H. Trumley.
The secretary of state wanted the
report of northern township and re-
ceived the following: "Mr. Blacker,
Esq: Dear cir there is not an acre OF
improved land in the township and
not a rod of hiway nothing but a
wilderness there is COWS 2 calves and
pigs and about 20 chickens. Yours
respects, S--S-S Supervisor. P.S.
there is few WOLVES and bears but
they are so wild / cannot count them.
An exchange says that it is not in
frequent that ne newspapers are unap-
preciated by men whom they have fa-
vored. When you find your home pa
pers taking no interest in you or your
success; when you find it keeps ever
lastingly silent, when you think the
editor should tear his linen in your
behalf, do not work your self into a
fever of anxiety as to the cause
but ask wherein you have placed the
paper and its editor under obligations
to use space and energy for you.
PROF. DAVID P. TODD, of Amherst
College, will describe in the August
Century an ascent of Fuji-san, the sa.
cred mountain of Japan. His expedi-
ton was one of several which have
been made possible by the bequest OF
a wealthy and eccentric Boston gentle.
men, who left fortune of $500. 600 to
n Board of Trustees, with discretion
airy power to employ 1t in establishing
and maintaining an astronomical OBJ
servatory on some mountain peak.
The fund is now nandged by the Har.
ward College Observatory, and expert
mental research has been conducted
at high attitudes in different parts Of
the globe in order to show the precise
nature of the improved conditions oi
vision. and to ascertain the best loca
ton for the mountain observatory.
The following is a list of officers
elected by the l. @. F., July LIST:
G. R.-P. Manwarren.
V. @. RI. Fourier.
X. Ser Bell.
+. ST. Marin.
Treas.-J. Staley.
S. wa. Brink.
j. W.. I.arkin.
s. B.-J. o. Pierson.
J.B.-A. w. Harrington.
Chaplain. q. w. Smith.