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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
Cold weather has set in.

COLO WeaCner mas SeU III.
Snow and rain, Sunday morning.
James Nelson is digging well
for Frank Smith.
Mrs. Frank Hankinson, has been
visiting at Judge.
"Froze In" IL you are not dead, we
would like to hear from you.
The heavy winds are blowing most
of the fruit from the trees.
e. G. Sherman expects large har-
vest of corn, this year. 1t is one OF
the finest fields of corn in the town.
Orlando Hicks intends to leave
Maple Forest, for a term of school in
Kalkaska County. 1t begins the first
of October.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Vallad, and four
other friends, were visitors at Gil
bert Vallad's last week. Mrs. Strick-
land was also caller
Archie Howse intends numbering
ia his swamp timber, this winter.
Better not take the Dandy Team,
Archie, or they will get hurt
Will Hunter raised part Of his
house on his new farm, last Thurs.
day, but owing to lack of help, aId
his timber not being in proper con
dition, it was not completed.
FRozE OUT.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
But few of the officers of the Farm.

But few of the officers of the Farm
ers Institute Society were present
last Saturday, corn and crops keeping
them at home, but that there Is
large interest in the county is mani
fest. The Institute will be held early
in December, and will be fully ad-
vertised as soon as the program me Ia
complete. The following committees
were appointed: Program and adver-
Using, the President and Secretary;
Hall, Ushers, Sc, John Hanna, W.
patterson and f. f. Hoesli; Recep
ton and Entertainment, VIM. S.
Chalker, Charles Amidon, and VIM
WOODBURY.; Exhibit, Perry Ostrand
err, E. T. Waldron and J. j. Coventry
women's Section, Mrs w. =. Chalk
er, Mrs. K. Cobb, and Mrs. Henrl
Funck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

The extension Of the Lewiston
division of the Michigan Central r.
r. to Alpena is assuming form, and
corps OF engineers will run the line
this fall. 1t Is certain to be built,
and is only q question OF time. The
building of the ID. & M. Road cuts
the Central entirely of from Alpena
business, and Will hasten the build.
ing. This road would open up one
of the richest farming countries Ia
northern Michigan, and also one oI
the finest, most valuable tracts OF
ardwood In this state. The hard
wood forests. the cedar, hemlock and
other forest products along the line
would give the new road plenty Il
business to pay good percentage on
| the investment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
Maple Forest Correspondence.


Received too late for last week.
Meetings are still largely attended
at the sherman school house.
Kitty CloAer was seen taking Mrs.
Hankinson to Bucks Corners, for a
few days visit.
Claude Thompkins and team COM
menccd work on high wheels, Tues
day morning.
Miss Pauline Schneider commenced
school last Monday In District No 3.
We wish her success.
That frost we had, must have got
the start of "Froze In" for we have
not heard him peep since.
Frank Smith, while cutting well
curbiug, cut bee tree that was sup
piled with a quantity Of honey.
Charlie, don't lean on the gate
post too late, for it annoys the
neighbors and look suspicious.
1t is noticed that --- is fire.
quent visitor at Joseph Charron's.
Must be some attraction there.
c. Tompkins and wife were seer
making a detour of the country. Why
weren't you at church, Claude?
| e. Wilkinson has raised the roo
of his kitchen. Wonder If it wa
done by the appearance of the new
baby girl?
A, Howse finished threshing soone
than expected, but found the colt
as lively as ever, because they wer
in the tender care of Buck Shot"
MINUS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Mexican workmen, who get less
than half what those of the United
States get, are having hard time
now that they must take their pay
in accent dollars. The American
Carpenter gets $3.50 per day,
in good 1OO-cent dollars, while the
Mexican carpenter gets sl.25 in coir
worth 40 cents on the dollar. The
real value OF the SLIPS which the Mex
lean gets is just 80 cents, against
$3.50 which the American carpenter
gets.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

The farm house of Frank Peck, In
South Branch township, burned last
week Tuesday, with nearly all its
contents. Mrs. Peck was at home
alone, at the time, and discovered
the root on Are. After deciding the
premises could not be saved, she car
rled out what she could, before being
driven out by the flames. 1t is
hard blow, as they have struggled
to make a home, and were just get
ting In comfortable shape.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
It IS Strange,

that some people who say they never
read patent medicine advertisements
will be found Juggling home every
now and then bottle of some favor
lite medicine of theirs. We don't
bother you with much reading, but
just ask you ID try 10c trial bottle
of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for
constipation, indigestion and stom-
ach trouble. soc and $1.00 sizes.
For sale by L. Fournier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

This nation enrolls 1915, 1877 pu-
pills in her schools, an army Of grow
ing intelligence exceeding that of
any other nation on earth. 1t is a
pleasure to contemplate the many
magnificent features IN which ours
eAcels all other lands, but none give
the satisfaction and assurance of per
manence as does this one item of at
tendance upon our schools.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
Great Music Offer.

Send us the names and addresses
of three or more performers on the
piano or organ, together with ten
cents in silver or postage, and we
will mail you ten pieces of full sheet
music, consisting Of popular songs,
waltzes, marches &c, arranged fol
the piano and organ. Address
POPULAR Music PUB. Co.,
sep23-6w indianapolis, lnd.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Did you say that you we're not feel.
ing well, and that your stomach Is
out of order? Well then try bottle
of DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, and
you are sure of relief. Constipation
and indigestion cured. Sick head
ache cured. Greatest boon to man
kind, and Is being appreciated by
thousands. IOc will get you a trial
size bottle. Larger sizes SOC and
800. For sale by l.. Fourier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Ex-Secretary of the Navy, Herbert,
advises an annual addition to the
navy of two battle-ships and fifteen
torpedo boats. He would increase
the battle-ships on the Atlantic by
six, and on the Pacific by the same
number, and the total number OF
Torpedo boats to seventy-flve. Mr..
Herbert is an authority Of weight in
naval affairs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

The great miners strike, which
was declared on, July A., was brought
to an end in Columbus, o. by accept
ing the comprmise of IS cents a ton.
The total cost OF the strike is about
$1,000, 900. The miners lost nearly
one half of this sum in wages.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

General Weyler is now directing
his attention mainly to the destruc-
tion of the Cuban p0tatoe crop and
other growing vegetables. He finds
that starving Cubans to death is
much safer for him than meeting
them in battle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Because 1t is my deliberate judg-
ment that the prosperity of America
is mainly due to its system of pro-
tective laws, I urge that Germany
has now reached the point where 1t
is necessary to initiate the tariff
system of the United States" Bis
marck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

The Khyber pass, India, is the
greatest slaughter pen in the world.
It is estimated that not less than
500, 900 soldiers have been killed in
the pass since the time of Alexander
the Great.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Our next advices from Hawaii will
likely be that the Senate of the little
republic has ratified the treaty to
the United States. The document
has already been approved by the
foreign committee of the United
States Senate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Democrats will hire Bryan to make
eleven speeches in Ioway during the
campaign. The Republicans ought
to chip in, and hire him for eleven
more. He made several speeches In
Iowa last year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Speaking of the growth Of exports
of manufactures under free trade, {"
will the Democrats claim the recent
foreign sales of American tin was due
to their none-protective theory?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

With Boies, Of Iowa, and PETER, of
Kansas, drifting away from the 16 to
! absurdity, there will soon be no
body to sit up with that feeble little
patient but Mr.. Bryan and Arkansas
Jones. Y. Mail and Express.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

The train on which MIR. Cole was
coming home, last week, ran into an
open switch, north Of Big Rapids,
and crashed into an empty coach,
disabling the engine, and making
kindling of the coach. No one hurt,
but some frightened.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Ex-Queen Lii tells San Francisco
interviewer that she will return
East, to oppose annexation. She
might as we'll remain where she is.
She is back number. Old Glory
will 20 up again at Honolulu, not to
be pulled down. Ocean.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

General Weyler, having failed in
numbering and starving CuDans, now
asks for enough troops to crowd them
of the island. Unless this is done
soon the island will not be worth
much to Spain or anybody else. Cuba
is very nearly morgue now, in the
portions held by Spain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Former Colorado Republicans are
diminishing back to their old party.
They have had a great deal OF un-
profitable experience since leav-
ing 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
These are Regular
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Are scientific The only reliable
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No 4. Cures Scrofula PimpIes, Boils, General
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Bad Breath. waterbrash
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Ulcers. Stomatitis. Heavy and Duh Feel
Ing.
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ness.
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down, Weakened Condition Of System
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
The silverites insist that the rise
in wheat is due to scarcity only. But
how about wool?

The farmers are rapidly getting
back the $50, OOo,O 900 which they lost
in the value of their sheep under free
trade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT CRAWLING, MICH.
August 18th. 1897.

LAND OFFICE AT GRAyLINe MICH.
August 28th. 1897.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the folIowins
~ named settler has filed notice OF his inten-
tion to make final proof in support of his claim,
Register and Receiver at Crawling Mich. ON
October 9th, 1897: viz: Charles Fautley, Home
stead Application No. 9&3i, for the N w a. u,
Sec. 9. TIP. 70, N. raw.
He names the following witness to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land. viz: Peter Aebli, William g. Chalker,
Arthur r. wakeley, Charles Shellenbarger. all
seps-sw o. PALMER, Register.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

gave him a fine G, A. r. pin, TO re-
mind him of the occasion.
TrIemac & Flowers closed Their
market, last week, the advance In
the price of meat and the small trade
making it impossible to continue
without loss. II is to be regretted,
as they had kept neat place, and
were very pleasant dealers.
Letters received here during the
past week from J. @. ii. FraDtz and
Jacob Knecht, from their home ir
Tennessee, indicate that they are no
pleased with their new location
fBoth families have great deal o
lslcknes, their markets are very poor
land both will be glad to get bacl
into the north. Moral: Let wei
enough alone.
i Daniel Mckay, who went to tn
Michipicoten gold fields, the first o
the month, has returned, reportinI
the whole thing to be an immens
, fake, and no place for poor man T
go for a stake. II there is any gol
there, he says, it is Embedded In tn
great rocks, and takes wealth TO &c
1t. AS many men are coming ava
! disguised with the outlook, 80 ar
|going in elated with hope
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

For sale BY L. FouRNIER.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-15

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE
N OF MORTGAGED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
default has been made In the payment OF tine
money secured by mortgage dated the thir-
teent day OF July, 1883, executed by hlpheus
Davis ana Mary Davis. his wife, OF sumner,
Gratiot county. and state of Michigan, 10 Kate
Benrdicr OF Saginaw county Michigan, wnlch
said mortgage was recorded In the once OF the
register of deeds OF the county OF Gratlot IN
libeT 50 OF mortgages on page 432 on the nine
teenth day of July, 1885, AT three o CLOCK v III {,
and whereas the amount claimed 10 be Que Cd
said mortgage at the date hereof ana OF TINS
notice If the sum of three hundred ana nine
doll, RS and seventy-iive cents tS3O915) prlnci-
pal Il nd interest (and further sum or twenty
1--WE dollars MS an attorney fee stipulated Tor In
sad mOI tgage) and which Is the whole amount
claimed to Lc due and unpaid on said mort
gage and no suit at law or In equity having
been instituted 10 recover the debt now re-
mail log secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof, whereby the power or sale contained
in sa I'd mortgage has become operative.
Now therefore notice is hereby given That
by virtue of said power of sale. and in pur
suance Of the statute in such case made and
provided the said mortgage will be fOreclosed
by a sale of the premises therein described, al
public auction 10 the highest bidder, al the
north front door of the court house in the VIII
laRe OF Ithaca in said county, that being the
place OF holding the circuit court OF said
ten O clock in the forenoon OF said day. winch
said premises are described in said mortgage
as follows, tOwit: All that certain piece or
parcel OF land situated In the township or sum
ner. 5ratiOt county, and state OF Michigan,
VIZ: The northwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter OF section seventeen in township
eleven. north range four ~ west.
Dated November 9th. 1896,
b. H. SAwYEIt, KATE BENEDICT.
Attorney for Mortgagee. 922-l3w Mortgage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-15
MORTGAGE sALE:-Default having been


MORTGAGE SALE:-Default having been
vi made In the conditions OF mortgage,
executed by Anna LentZ and Matthias Leniz TO
Miner X. FIR nix, dated September -, 1892 and
recorded september %, 1892 in the Office of the
Register of Deeds for Gratiot county. in MICH
igAn, in hber 80 Of mortgages on page 22s; on
whichmortgage there is claimed 10 be due at the
date OF this notice, thirteen hundred and thirty
dollars and three cents. besides an attorney fee
of thirty dollars stipulated in said mortgage
10 be paid, should any proceedings be taken TO
toreclOsc said mortgage; and no suit or pro
ceedlng nj Jaw or in equity haYing been in
stItuted to recover any part OF the dett Sc
cured 10y said mortgage, therefore. by virture
of the power OF sale in said mortgage con-
trined 9nd of the statute in such case made
and provided. notice Is hereby given that on
March -. 1897, at one o'clock in the afternoon,
al the north front door of the Court House for
Grstiot county, in Michigan, In the village OF
Ithaca. in spid county. there will be sold at
puolic vendue TO the highest bidder. the
premises described in SAID mortgage, viz: The
east sixty acres of the northwest quarter OF
section twenty-ninc in township twelve north
OF range three west. in Mich gan
Dated Dcccm Der II 1896.
PERRINS a BALDWIN. MINER FRINK,
Attorneys for Mortgage. $50 INV Mortgagee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-15
THE srA otreN WAKES.

She wakesi I'll the FAR nest west the murmui
has rc.sched our oarsl
She wal1esi In the farthest east the Russ.xr
listens and fears.
She wakosl The ravens clamor, the winds cry
overhead,
The wandering waves take up the cry, "She
wakes whom nations dread!
At last ye have reused the sea queen-at last,
when the world unites,
She stirs from her scornful silence and wakes
20 her last OF fights.
Alone with a world against her, she has turn
ed on tho snarling crew,
No longer the peaceful trader, but the viking
north seas knew,
She calls and her ships of battle-dragons her
seas have bred
Glide into Plymouth harbor and gather round
Beachy head.
She wakes, and the clang OF arming echoes
through all the earth,
The ring of warriors weapons, stern music OF
soldiers mrth.
In the world there may be nations, and there
gathers round every throne
The strength Of earth born armies, but the sea
is Engand's own.
AS she ruled she still shall rule it, from Plym-
outh TO Esquimalt
As long as the winds are tameless, as long as
the waves are salt
This may be our Armageddon; seas may pur-
pie with blood and flame
AS we go to our rest forever, leaving the world
namo.
What Inattcr2 There have been none like us,
any to tame our pride.
II we fall, we shall fall rs they fell, die our
fathers died.
What betterG The seas that bred US shall rock
us TO rest at last
II we sink with the jack still floating. nailed
TO the nations mast.
Olive Phillips Wolley in Columbian.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-15
Natural History study.

There is an awful lot Of humbug
about this natural history study. ="
Why should the robbing OF birds nests
be encouraged on the simple statement
that II is done for scientific purposes?
What are scientific purposes? OF what
use to science is dozen or two Of birds
eggs made at the cos; of half a hundred
times as many ruined nests: Ornitho-
logical is an impressive word. but the
ornithological science which is killing
on all our birds. beautiful for sOug and
plumace, and which yields not mama
bic benefit, is delpsios aud n sns1e
Boston Herald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-15
WEIGHT POSSIBILITIES or CARP.
q Well Fed and Treated. They Attain -
Enormous Size.

Big fish chronicles ure always inter.
ssting. Attention is just now being be-
slowed upon the weight possibilities Of
carp. These fish are VIGOROUSLY long
lived. and provided they are not caught
before they have had chance of living
long, and, provided again, they have
few enemies and s)licitous keepers 70
supplement their natural food supply
regularly, il is only natural that they
should grow 10 a relatively great sizt.
Under normal conditions, Of course, ,her
do not exceed a few pounds. and, as is
Is tho normal conditions that prevail,
discussion If what they might attain
may be regarded by not a few as some.
thing of futility still. they are some
times placed in peculiarly favorable cir.
eumstances, and. rs the question is
really concerned with what weight they
can reach, ii IL not such a futility after
all.
We must 90 abroad for the biggest
carp Of which angling history has 10
tell. In "a private pond in Saxony there
used 70 be a pair of breeding carp whose
united weight in Saxony measure & pei
rent heavier than English) reached g.
pounds. The male WAS 43 pounds and
tae female rs pounds. BY good living
and attention they even exceeded this
IN ii years the male put Oh 9 pounds
aud ,he female u pounds. The pond
which afforded a home for these crea
turcS WAS Il famous one. In one year
1000 pounds OF carp were taken from il
to say nothing OF tench and jack. In
:his same pond-which, by the way, GOV.
cred II acIes-the proprietor had left
several carp for breeding. Five of these
weighed l0' pounds Saxon, and the
largest Of tie five, Spiegel carp, aged
Ia years, drew Ia the scale 81 p pounds
English. I'll" age Of the two first alluded
10 couldDot be estimated. They were On
the estate when it was purchased from
another fam ly, 30 years before.
We have never TO cur personal knowl
edge known a carp that exceeded %
pounds TO be caught in English waters.
A brace which weighed 30 pounds was
orce presented To the late Lord Eyre
mont. A curiurs thing about these big
fish j. Their taneneSs. Mr. Pcnnell tell
Us he has seen carp Il the garden ponds
Of Rotterdam eagerly following visitors
about 10 be led, while one immense fel,
low, with a sido as broad as fitch Of
bacon and az appetite that seemed in.
satiahie, actually pursued him for near
ly 0 yards along ;Eo side of the bar L
anti his stock f bread had run out
This fish, he adds. must have weighed
- pounds. Their rate of growth has
been approximately computed to be
; rounds daring the first six years and
8 pounds lciore tho tenth year. Pail
Mail Gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-15
ORDER or HEARING:-state of Michigan

ORDER or HEARING State of Michigan,
" County of GratiOt, So. At session of the
Probate count for said county, held at the Pro-
bate Office IN the vi.laFe of Ithaca on the nth
day Of December in the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-siX. Present john NJ.
EVCrdon. Ju dye Of Probate. In the matter OF
the estate OF AllainY Wight ct al. minors. On
reading and fling the petition, duly verified,
OF Mason Wight, the Ruardian of said minors,
praying for reasons therein alleged and set
forth that he be licensed 10 sell the real estate
OF sald minors TO pay debts.
ThoreupOn il is ordered, that Monday. the
18th day of January next, at ten o'clock In
the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing OF
said petition, and that the heirs at-law of said
deceased. ard all other persons interested In
said estotc, are required 20 appear az session
Of said court, then 20 be- holden IN the Probate
Office, In the village OF Ithaca and show cause,
If any there be, why the prayer of the petit
TONER should not be granted; and il is further
ordered, that said petitioner give notice 10 the
persons interested in said estate. of the pend
eucy OF raid petition, and the hearing thereof.
by causing copy Of this order TO be published
in the ALMA RECORD, newspaper printed and
circulated in said county. three successive
weeks previous TO said day of hearing.
CA tru" cOpy) JOHN NJ EvERDEN,
SEAL J'9-4w Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-01-15

Many merchants are well aware that
their customers are their best friends and
take pleasure i'll supplying them with
the best goods obtainable As an in
stance we mention Perry q Cameron,
prominent druggists of Flushing, Mich
igan. They say: 1--WE have no hcsita-
ton i'll recommending Chamberlain 5
Cough Remedy TO our customers. as it is
the best cough medicine we have ever
sold, and always gives satisfaction. 80
For sale at 25 and 30 cents per bottle by
G. T. Mahan