Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-10

The influx OF Jurymen, witnesses
and parties for attendance at Court,
Tuesday, has given our streets an
unusually lively appearance this
week.
j. w. Sorenson is agent for the sale
Of the best Sewing Machines in the
market. Machines guaranteed. Call
and examine machines, and get
prices.
Perry Ostrander was in town, Sat-
urday, and reports that j. p. Hill
dreth has 80 far recovered from his
accident as to be able to get out of
doors.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
f. Church will meet at Mrs. Buffers
Friday afternoon. Lunch will be
served from 5 to s o'clock. All are
invited.
John London came from the North
last Saturday, and stopped over to
shake hands with old friends. He
had been in Minnesota to look over
some timber land.
w. S. Chalker, of Maple Forest,
was in town last Thursday. He re-
ports an immense yield of hay, has
his wheat cut, and expected to cut
his oats this 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.
Simon p. Aldrich and wife, former
residents of Beaver Creek, came up
from their new home in Monroe
county to attend Court this week, in
a case wherein he was plaintiff.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. N. p
Sailing were gratifled 10y their ar
rival here for a visit last week. Mr..
Sailing reports business matters in
their new home, at Anderson, Ind.
gratifying, and Mrs. Sailing is highly
pleased with their Hoosier surround.
ings, but glad as ever to meet theil
friends here.
h. +. Sherman, of Maple Forest. is
attending court on jury service, and
is the only man in the county that
we have heard express perfect salts
faction over his prospect for corn
which is a spotted crop. Judge Gov.
entry and p. NJ. Hoyt of that town
ship, both report fair fields, bat slow
in maturing on account of wet and
cold.
Richly illustrated" barely de.
scribes the August Cosmopolitan,
there being in that great number
one hundred and forty-six different
illustrations of all sorts and sizes,
and not one Of them commonplace or
embarrassing. The literary features
OF the magazine vie with the picto-
rial, the whole forming a most at
tractive magazine for summer read
ing.
Reports to the state board of health
show that rheumatism, diarrhea, neu-
ralgia, bronchitis and consumption in
the order named, caused the most
sickness in Michigan, during the past
week. Consumption was reported at
1S9 places, scarlet fever at 30, typhoid
fever at 36, diphtheria at Is, measles,
at SO, and whooping cough at 10,
spinal meningitis at 4 and small pox
at one.
"a fortune to gladden. the hearts OF
West Bay City girls. Leona Wells,
whom Chicago attorneys have been
inqdiring after in order that they
may deliver to. her several thousand
dollars, left by her father who died
some time ago in that city, has been
located in this city. She is Is years
old, resides with her grandmother, at
7O5 Sophia street. Myrtle, another
daughter, lives with her mother,
nov Mrs. ID. w. johnson, 700 Transit
street. and is IL years old. The
father was formerly building con
tractor here Bay City Tribune. =
The young ladies referred to are nieces
OF Mrs. Geo. Wills, of this place.
The people OF Grayling, who at.
tend the Elk's Carnival and Street
Fair, at Saginaw, Aug. 14th to 10th,
will not be disappointed il they an
ticipate the greatest show ever XII ven
in Michigan. The Midway includes
Hagenbeck's trained wild animal
show, a reproduction of the streets OF
India, a Japanese village. Turkish
theater, a Greater American theater,
showing inhabitants OF our new pos
sessions, and many other wonders OF
the Oriental world, Including Con-
qress OF National Dancing Girls. -
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