Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-03

Comrade w. J. Jubb. az Gaylord.
came down "a attend the funeral Of
Al. Rose. They have Leen intimate
friends for years.
Thos Truemau, OF Toledo. Ohio,
brother OF Wo0dis and Miss KittIe
Trueman. has,bcen visiting with them
and other relatives during the past
week.
Miss Kate Wood field has completed
a successful term Of school in the
Coventry district Maple Forest, and
is home for the balance OF the win
ter.
Miss Jessie Owen had to leave her
school last Friday, suffering from a
severe congestion of the lungs, She
was brought to the village for treat
ment
Miss Maggie Hanson and her
cousin, Miss Emma Hanson OF Gray
ling, were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. y. Bauman over Sunday
Lewiston Journal
Lemuel G. Dafoe has been appoint.
ed aud confirmed as Alpena's post
master. He has therefore concluded
not to run for Congress this year.
The thermometer registered 4 de-
grees below zero, yesterday morning
and 1t was still one below at noon.
This morning 1t was 1O3 below.
We regret to learn that w. II. Ba-
ker, wife and family are suffering
from severe attack of the Grippe.
We hope to bear of their speedy re-
covery. -Roscommon News.
The trustees of the Home Protect
We Association held their regular
meeting In the Court House, Tuesday
evening. Members from Crawling,
were present.-Otsego Co. Herald.
The Y. p. S. c. E. and Epworth
League will hold union meeting next
Sunday evening, at O'Clock, in the
M. e. parlors. Subject, "Our Associ-
ates". Meeting In charge Of Miss
Evelina Stark. All are invited.
The w. r. c. will give a supper
followed by the program-@An hour
with Lincoln on the evening of
Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 18th, all for
10 cents. -Otsego Co. News.
Comrade G. B. johnson of Maple
Forest missed the train south last
Saturday, but came on, on foot, tn
join the G. A. II. Post here, to which
he belongs, In paying their last trib.
ute of respect to A. }. Rose, who was
mustered OUT.
An old fashioned blizzard struck
us Monday, that blocked all roads
aud suspended all business. Trains
were delayed from three to six hours.
The mercury fell during the night to
81 degrees below zero.
We present. our readers to-day with
supplement which will prove OF
. unusual interest, and he perused with
: avidity. The list of lands to be sold
, for taxes OF 1895, and previous years
1t is a large list and proves as well al
anything can, the financial depres
sion Of the last four years.
Our citizens can be assured thai
we will soon have bank. The de
tails are not arranged for announce
ment, but enough Is known to sa!
that bank will be opened, and tina
il will be so as to command the con
fdeuce of the people from the start
III Henry Mansir has proven himsel
= so successful and honorable in hi
work as an oculist, that where h.
s has once been, he is met on his re
e turn, with orders unsought. 1t is
: pleasure to be rid of cheap spectacle
peddlers, and have ones eyes scientifl
cally fitted with glasses at no create
cost.
4 II you want to hear the news, q
from home. We clip from the DE
troit News and Tribune, a dispatcl
:. sent them by their imaginative an,
= versatile Grayling correspondent o.
the 28th. inst: at Is alleged tina
Congressman r. q. Crump is tryin
" to GUST Receiver Jay Allen. OF tn
s United States land Office, and put
3, Usher, be,:ause he printed the w. Z
Hazen G. A. r. post resolutions Ger
suring Crump for appointing Banke
y French postmaster at West Branch
y J. M. Jones, disappointed seeke
70 after the postoffice at West Branch
1t is said, is scheduled to take Allen
"a place."