Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-28

family.
Marias Hanson aud wife arrives
from their Toledo home, Saturday
for holiday visit.
Mrs. Joe Falling of Beaver Creel
pres nted her husband with u tin,
boy for = Christmas present. the 2at
inst.
Treasurer Bauman reports fair re
celpts on taxes, but no one make,
complaint that they are not high
enough.
A number OF our young people en-
joyed themselves alta private dancing
party at the opera house Monday
evening.
Rev. and Mrs. w. Fl. Mawhort T
are made happy by a visit from their
daughter from southern Indiana, for
Christmas
VIM. WoodHeld and wife went to
West Branch Saturday to spend
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs.
Archie Mckay.
DR.. Vim, H. Niles fell on the side
walk last Friday evening, receiving
severe injury to his left hip which
his advanced age makes serious.
G. z. Horton of Frederic was In
town Tuesday for sleighs. The snow
demands them for his logging use.
He bought @The Harrison, the best
on earth.
Hugo Schrei,,er, jr., John Klein.
field aud Eddie and Robert Field
hauser were In from camp at Judges
Saturday on their way home for the
holidays.
Deputy Sheriff Amidon and family
ate their Christmas dinner with Geo.
Hartman, of South Branch. We can
vouch for the fact that no one there
remained hungry.
The open hearted generosity Of
one OF our citizens is again manifest,
and by it the M. e. Church is being
refitted in its interior, which was
harominU headed
The w. r. G. send thanks and
New Years greetings to all the
friends who so generously donated to
the Relief fund during Xmas week
Orders for parts Of all kinds, and
for all kinds of Sewing Machines will
have special attention at j. w. SOr-
enson's. He also keeps good assort-
ment Of Machine Needles.
The Christmas tree at the Danish
Lutheran Church was the most ella
borately trimmed Of any ever ar
ranged here, aud more enjoyable
time could not well have been had.
w. S. Chalker was down from the
farm last week after a Shorthorn
which he bought from Nicholson,
and Shropshire sheep from Break
ey's. He believes In the best stock.
The volume of holiday trade was
never before eQualed in this village,
showing that prosperity has returned
aud VIC believe ii has come to stay.
Our merchants are all well satisfied.
For SALE-Cheaper than to pay
rent, one of the cosziest homes ia
Grayling, in good repair, and nicely
situated. Also a fine six octave
Estay organ, rs good as new. En-
quire at the Avalanche" Office,
The Union Life Guards elected thu
following officers for the ensuing
year.
Capt.-Hugh Dougherty.
Lieut.-Henry. Borchers.
Paymaster-John Gregory.
Adpt,-P. BOrchers,
Chaplain-P. Rasmussen.
i Sergeant-Neil Beaton.
Orderly-W. Thomas.
1 Corporal-Simon Sievers.
Sentinel-D. Lamont.
Trustees p. Rasmussen, Lars Bro
lin, p. Mickelson.
Alvin e. Pettibuone, the II yea
old son of Mrs. w. Casterline, o
Lewiston, was killed last week, Will
riding on one of the M. & II. L. Co.'S
Hog trains. He stood oe the plat
form of the rear car, and in maxim
heavy grade this car separated iron
the train, running back down tn
grade and smashing In to some empt
cars, which were loaded on the track
The unfortunate boy was Instant
killed. the top Of his head bcin
|crushed and q piece OF q car sil
driven through his throat.