Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

and examine machines, and &c
prices.
! Our patrons who find 1t inconyen
lent to bring their laundry up to tn
laundry building may leave II at H
Matson's barber shop. i will b
there On Saturday evenings to de
liver it. FIRED SLEIoHT.
! Nels Olson has just received II
his home an elegant new piano
made hy the Germain Piano Co., Of
Saginaw. 1t is a beauty, rich In tone
and In every way first class.
The November " Cosmopolitan" will
bring pleasant recollections to the
millions who saw the recent Dewey
cclebra ton In New York, and will
give other millions the first adequa tie
idea of those remarkable days. 1t
contains very fne collection Of pic
lures of scenes in the metropolis
when the Admiral was welcomed
home.
The ladies OF the Scandinavian Luz
theran church will give an oyster
supper and social at the G. A, r.
hall on Thursday evening, Nov. 10th,
from To, 9 o'clock. Supper 25c.
Children lOc. All are cordially in
vited to attend,
Twenty-Five of the young friends
of Miss Alice Wills passed most en-
joyable eveuidg Tuesday, at her
home, as supplement to her broth
er's afternoon party. The music and
mirth was long continued, and not
least enjoyed was the sumptuous re-
past served at a later hour.
The snow is fast disappearing,
which is regretted by the school chill
dren who have made good use of 1t
hurting 1t at passing vehicles. Hills
| dale Co. Gazette.
How does that read coming from
town just two hundred miles south
of Us, while we are enjoying beauti-
| full Indian summer? Another item
ia the same issue complains that the
snow-plow was not used on all the
streets.
The special election for county
clerk will be held next Tuesday. Let
every republican be at the polls and
vote the republican ticket. We say
this not with any discourtesy to the
democratic candidate, whom we are
glad to consider a personal friend
and gentleman, but our candidate
is the same, and the way this Office
has been worked of late years makes
it squarely political matter in
which party lines should be drawn as
tightly as in national issue.
We give in this issue the program
for the Farmers Institute to be held
Dec. 6, and 7, and hope every farmer
in the county who is interested in
agricultural development OF this sec
ton, will arrange to be present with
their families. President Ostrander
Is doing all in his power to make
this insttutd success, and the
woman's section under the direction
of Mrs. Woodwork will be of unus.
ual interest. Keep the dates in mind
and arrange your business according
ly.
: Circuit Court convened Tuesday
P. NJ, Judge Sharpe presiding. The
case Of The People vs., G. Jacobs or
the charge of larceny from a dwell
ing was called and the prisoner plead
guilty. He was demanded for sent
ence, which was pronounced Wed
nesday morning at one year at TIT
prison at Ionia. The case of Gui
gevere VS., Chalker, ct al, resulted In
verdict of no cause for action. The
case Of Howse VS.. the M. c. r. r
Co.. was tried and taken under ad
visement by the Court. The decision
will be rendered Monday.
|, Last Friday morning man named
Fred Smith, who has worked here al
painting during the summer, at
tempted to get on moving log train
but being very short, failed to raise
himself enough and was thrown un.
: dersthe wheels two Of which passed
over his thighs, one of which was bad
ly fractured and both terribly bruised
He was taken to the Manistee house
where DR.. Insley rendered such sur
gical aid as was needed, but he only
survived few hours, not recovering
from the shock.
Last Thursday, there occurred on,
OF the most sad events ever recorded
in our village. Ray, the flve-year
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. O'Brien
had obtained some matches, ant
, while alone In the barn, 10 some wa!
started a fire from which his cloth