Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-05

J. ,. Coventry, OF Maple Forest,
was In town yesterday.
The band of Crusaders have divid-
ed, and are now laboring at Cheney
and Frederic.
BORN--To Mr.. and Mira Henry
Bauman. IT Lewiston, March 4th, Q
daughter.
Mrs. Lucy Bradshaw, of Bay City,
who has been the guest OF her niece,
Mrs. Il. Carney, for some time, re-
turned home last Monday.
Joshua Safreed, who at one time
lived In Beaver Greek, and was q
charter member of Marvin Post, died
In Ohio, last January.
Attorney A. w. Marshall, of Gay
lord. was here last night, to assist in
the organization of the X. p. lodge.
Attorney w. H. H. Cooper, and H.
G. Mckinley, editor of the HERALD
at Gaylord, made our city a visit,
yesterday.
The father of the boy arrested last
week and tried for taking wood that
did not belong to him, refused to pay
his fine, and the boy has therefore
been confined in the jail for one
week.
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
SPECIAL SALE. Commencing on
March 10th, for two weeks only, I
shall Offer for sale any article in my
store at fifteen per cent OF from reg.
ular prices. Everybody Invited to
call, whether they buy or not.
A. CROTEAU,
The Cheap Store.
Last Tuesday was the seth birth
day of Mrs. J. f. Wilcox, and she
was treated to a surprise in the eve
ming by more than house full of her
friends, calling to present congratu-
latious and presents, and tender
wishes for many future anniversaries
of her birthday.
The sheriff of Kalkaska county re-
turned from Louisville, KY, last
week, with James Walburn, alias
Jas. Mcdonald, Angus Mcdonald,
who was arrested for forgery. He
had stole lot Of blank checks frt m
Nick DOwen, forged signatures to
them, and cashed them in Fife Lake
and Cadillac.
The New England Supper was "ta-
ken in" by goodly number, and the
social part of the entertainment was
a pronounced success, as story. telling
and music were the principal fea-
lures. Some of the stories were
whoppers, but the receipts Of the
evening were correspondingly large,
amounting to $26, 26.
In the trial of the Nestor tip. Ros-
common county boodlers, at West
Branch, last week, j. McG!llis testl-
fed that he purchased orders amount
ing to 81, 900, for SO cash and pair
of old blankets; w. G. Johnson secur-
ed $40, 900 W t1out cost. and +. Bar
Der that he traded span Of horses,
buggy and harm IS, for orders amount
ing to 81, 700. These prices are low
even for Roscommon county.
The Boyne City aud South Eastern
Railway Co. purpose making Alba
the eastern terminus OF their road,
and the probability is the extension,
about seven miles. will be built the
coming summer This will give Boyne
City excellent railroad facilities, be-
ing direct connection with the G. r.
g. l., and also with the Michigan
Central at Aba, thorough the Ward
railroad. -Otsego Co. Herald.
A paper on Experiments with
Foreign Wheats" was read before the
Michigan State Millers Association
at Lansing, Jan. 14th, by DR.. Kedzie,
of the Agricultural College, which
shows the necessity Of change in seed
varieties, to make wheat raising
profitable in this state. He names
Buda Pesth, Golden Chaff and white
Clawson, now largely grown In Kent
county, as promising new varieties.
It Is we'll for our farmers to take
heed and watch results before pro-
curing seed for this fall.
u A Grand Rapids dispatch says the
state board of Agriculture, Tuesday,
voted to place the agricultural college
lands in Antrim, Missaukee, Otsego,
Charlevoix, Kalkaska aud Cheboygan
counties on the market, Feb. 28th.
A.