Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

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Section Lake, last week, and IL fllling
hi' houses with as clear an article as
be can wish. His new Ice pillow is a
sim dandy"
Geo. Conner has been under the
weather for the past week with q
severe cold, and M. Simpson, from
the store, was the chief disposer OF
sausage and beef steaks.
Fred Marin, w. M. of Grayling
Lodge, Is represen ting that body In
the Grand Lodge, at Grand Rapids,
this week.
Regular meeting of Grayling Chap
ter, No. SO, o. 4. S., will be held
next Monday evening, the 3lst, at
the usual hour.
Rev. Seth Reed preached the SER
mon at the M. Z. Church. last Fri
day evening. Services have been
held In the church regularly since
January 1st
Senator Prescott, of Tawas, is
looming up as a congressional can
didate for this district. The genial
senator would grace the Office to the
satisfaction of large constituency.
ROs. News.
Everybody is growing interested
in the proposed masquerade party at
the Opera House, Feb. 22d, given by
the M. G. r. r. employees. It pro-
misses night of pleasure.
The personal property of the Gray
ling Exchange Bank, including safes,
will be offered for sale at public auc-
tion, Wednesday, Feb'y. I'd, at 2
O'Clock p. m, at the bank.
A. letter from VIM. Edwards, who
removed from Jack Pine to the state
Of Colorado, states that he has been
sick ever since he went there, and
that ne will return to his old home
the last of this month.-Ros. News.
John Failing, of Beaver Greek, has
sold l40, 900 feet of hemlock bill stuff
to one party, and has it nearly ready
for shipment at the Manistee switch.
He is getting fine stock of logs in
the mill yard, from the settlers In
the vicinity of the mill.
The storm of Tuesday, which pass
ed north east from Missouri, was an
old timer, and will be long remem-
bered throughout Michigan, south OF
the Saginaw valley. There was more
snow aud higher wind than during
the blizzard of Saturday.
An evangelist, giving the rot uu-
usual name of Jones, has opened the
vacant building formerly occupied by
Wards saloon, opposite the Sander
son House, and is holding meetings
every evening. His work Is entirely
underhominational aud free, working
only for the salvation Of men.
At an adjourned session Of the
Circuit Court, in Chancery, last Mon.
day, Marius Hanson, Receiver fol
Staley & Trench, was discharged on
his own petition, consented to by the
coinplainants in suit, and on their
petition Rasmus Hanson was ap
pointed in his place. The intended
removal Of Marius Hanson 10 Toledo
was the cause of the change.
Last Saturday afternoon the mer
curry in the barometer fell III inches
In ten hours, and was followed or
Sunday by one of the worst storm.
OF snow and wind ever had in thil
vicinity. A foot of snow fell anG
drifted so that the roads were we'll
nigh impossible. Fortunately it wa.
not cold, else there would have beer
suffering.
The Chicago & West Michigan R
r. has leased the Grand Rapids, Kali
kaska & Southeastern II. r., which
is 33 miles in length, and situated II
the lumber territory. The deal Il
probably the first step toward thu
building of an extension of the Chi
cago g. West Michigan road to Gray
ling, and connecting with the Mich
Central, which will form a eros
country railroad running east ant
west.-Det. Tribune.
| AL. Emery, who recently moved t.
the south part of the state, surprised
us yesterday by walking into on
Office. In reply to our query as t,
what brought him back, he said thai
there was nothing to do down wher
he lived, aud he had come back
looking for work. He will put IL
cedar ties and telegraph poles, bank
ing them on the Hauptman Branch
He has six miles haul.--Ros. News
The following Is the list Of tn
elected and appointed officers OF Mar
vim Post, G. A. r.: Commander, w