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LAKE, MICH.,FRIDAY, OCTOBER'28, 1898.'
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Lyman W. Leach,
Republican Candidate for Sheriff,
was born in Eaton county, this state,
in 38-12. When a small boy his parents
moved to Calhoun county and later on
to Kalamazoo county, in which counties he lived twelve years. His parents
afterwards returned to Eaton county
and eighteen years ago "Lym" came
to Clare county, Grant township,
where he has resided continuously
since. When a lad o'f twenty years he
answered his country's call to arms and
in August 18G2, enlisted in the 22d
Wisconsin infantry. lie was taken
prisoner by the rebels at Thompson
station, Tenn., on March 4,1803, and
^ confined in Libby prison.     Several
1 weeks afterward lie was paroled with
the rest of his regiment, and was honorably discharged while in Murfees-
borough hospital in Tennessee, November 23,1863.    '
During his 18 years' residence in
Clare county. Mr. Leach has been in
the mill business at Dover, where he
' has a large circle of admiring friends,
and of which township he was twice
clef-ted to tlie office of clerk, pcrform-
y-       lmj his duties Lo the satisfaction of all.
Two years ago he was chosen by the
republican party,.as its nominee for tlie
Office of sheriff, believing that lie
would discharge the duties of that office in a manner of which its importance demanded. He was elected and
V has proven himself to be a man of en-
" ergy, intelligence and sound judgement. He is again before the people
for re-election to the same office.
During the two years Mr. Leach has
been sheriff he has discharged the
duties of his office in the highest commendable manner. His administration has been the least expensive for
many years. He has proven a terror
to the criminal element for not one
has escaped his just punishment.
Mr. Leach's personality is attractive,
He has none of the taciturnity and embarrassing reserve of some. He is of a
genial nature, and while, possessed of
humor, is capable of deep and serious
thought. Generous and sympathetic
to afaulthisintimate friends and even
his acquaintances will rally to his
support and re-elect liini to the office
the duties of which he has so ably and
conscientiously discharged.
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The Passion Play.
The Passion Play as given by peasants in the little village of Oberam-
mergau, is one of the most signal
events in the religious history of the
Christian church. It consists of a series of most refined object lessons of applied Christianity, The peasants live
for the puipose of portraying to the
world every ten years the Passion of
Jesus. At the last portrayal, 1890,Mr.
Lewis was present and made a special
study of the peasants and their great
■Festival. The results of that study he
embodied in a* lecture-story that has
had a larger hearing, probably, than
any other single lecture that has ever
heen before the public, and each succeeding year only adds to its popularity. This wonderful play will be rendered in Clare next Tuesday eyening,
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Primary School Money.
The superintendent of public instruction has completed his semi-annual apportionment of the primary
school money which will he made next
month and amounts to one dollar per
capita. The May apportionment was
fifty cents which makes 31.50 for every
pupil of school age in the state for the
year 1898.
Grinding Day and Wight,
Last week tho new grist mill ran all
night two nights and the other four
nights until 12 o'clock and Saturday
night found 200 bushels yet to grind.
This waa all custom work. It keeps.
the entire force a hustling to attend
tho work. A new feed run was started
'JnesQny.
Frank M. Morrissey,
Republican Candidate for ClprlcS. .Register
The subject of this sketch was born
at Bath, Clinton county, Michigan,
Oct. 30,1S69, mating him 29 years of
age last Sunday. At an early age he
commenced work on a farm and his
evenings were devoted to study, his
aim being to attain a position in life
such as would reward him for his
labors.. He came to Clare county in
1881, remaining here until 1882, when
he went to Big Rapids and from there
to Ionia county, where ho worked out
farming, devoting his spare moments
to improving his mind, which he continued until 1888, when he returned to
Clare county and passed an examination for a third grade certificate and
commenced teaching, his first school
being in the township of Wintertleld.
lie afterwards taught in Greenwood
aud Frost townships. During this
period of teaching, moments that
could be spared from his school duties
were diligently occupied in reading
law, and so closely, and thoroughly did
he apply and digest that which was
before him, that on April 7, 1893, he
was admitted to the bar. His examination for admission was a very rigid
one, but his indomiatable plucic and
perseverance was its own reward, as
he passed a most creditable one, upon
which Judge Hurt, the then judge of
this circuit, was unstinting in his
compliments. From 1893 to 189G he
practiced law at Harrison, being
elected justice of the peace, the duties
of which office were discharged with
the same deftness that has characterized all of his work,
In 1S96 the ropubliaans of Clare
county selected him as its nominee for
clerk and register. He made the run
and was elected.
Mr. Morrissey is again the republican   nominee  for county   clerk  and
William II. Browne,
Republican Candidate for Treasurer.
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register of deeds ifhd h:irdlv needs an
introduction in these columns, for ne
is well known to a large number of
voters of Clare county and is just such
a man that suits everyone. Those
haying business with him always find
him genial, courteous and accommodating, pleasing in manner and address, he readily wins for himself a
large cotene of friends from all stations in life. He has held the position
of clerk and register for two years,
and we say that no other person has
ever given the satisfaction and has
kept the records in as neat and tasty
a manner as Frank.
In the recording of the proceedings
of the board of supervisors not a single
correction has ever had to be made at
the end of each day's proceedings when
the minutes were read for approval, so
accurate and painstaking has he been
in his work. Then, too, Frank is
possessed n£ that natural adaptability,
which combined with a steadfastness
of purpose of doing everything well,
makes his record bright and clear.
We believe that never before in the
history of the county has a clerk received a vote of thanks for the manner
in which the books have been kept,
but Mr. Morrissey received such a vote
at the closing of the-last session of the
board.
Not only have the board of supervisors recognized his great worth, but
uieiijuei'S uf the bar and his honor—
the present incumbent of the judicial
chair, has made manifest his appreciation of tbe accuracy and willingness
and gentlemanly bearing of the clerk
of the court.
He has been tried in the balance and
has not been found wanting. He is a
republican first, last and all the time,
up one side, down the other, criss-cross
and any way you might take him, a
gentleman aud a scholar. We ask
you: "Will you send him hack," and
we hear in accents loud and cleat from
Wintertleld to Surry, "You bet! and
in a hurry"'
William n. Browne, the republican
nominee for county treasurer, was
born in Niagara Co.. N. Y., February
2, 1850. Mr. Browne was but a babe
when his father went to California to
seek his fortune in the gold mines, and
died while there. When eight years of
acre his mother died, A lady who had
been a nurse in the family took young
Browne to Canada, where he became a
member of a family, out wag ill-treated, and at the end of six months ran
away. For a short time he was cared
for by an Irish woman at St. Catharines, after which he lived for a year
with Alexander Muir, a shin-owner, of
Port Dalhnusie, Canada, then returning to the kind-hearted Irish woman's
home. One day he wandered on board
a vessel owned by Capt. D. N. Millotte,
of Leamington, Outario, with whom
he remained until the fall of 1864,
when the captain was lost on Lake
Michigan.
In the spring of 1865 W. II. Browne
went to Ohio, where he worked two
years, then returned to Canada. In
1867 he came to Michigan and stopped
at Pontine, where he obtained employment as a farm hand. He was now
seventeen years of age, and began to
realize the importance of a good education. While working as a farm hand
he attended school and made such
good progress in his studies that he
soon obtained a certificate entitling
him to teach, and this vocation he.followed for the next five winters in
Oakland county. In the summer he
either attended school or worked for
farmers.
In the fall of 1877 Mr. Browne was
appointed deputy clerk of Oakland
county. A year later he entered the
law department of the University of
Michigan, graduating with the class of
'79. He then went to Petoskey, but
on -account of ill-health made a trip to
the scenes of his childhood joys and
ii.,!n)W8inCanad.t, returning to Oakland county where he worked on the
county poor farm until December of
'79, when he obtained a school and.
taught for a term.
Mr. Browne's residence within the
limits of Clare county dates from
April, 1880, at which time he located
in Farwell. He had but $24 as capital,
and rather than take the chances in
the practice of law, the returns from
which must necessarily be very slow,
he accepted the position of principal of
the public schools to flnisn the unexpired term of his predecessor. His
work was so satisfactory that he was
re-elected for the winter of 1880-81.
At the close of the school year Mr.
Browne went to Harrison, where he
has since resided, building up a remun.
erative practice and a good reputation
as a lawyer. In 1892 he was elected
county treasurer, and in 1894 was reelected, receiving a plurality of 600
votes over his opponent, or a majority
of over 400 over all. This phenomenal
vote was the endorsement of the people of this county of one of the very
best treasurers the county ever had.
Mr. Browne was not a seeker for the
treasurership in the convention which
nominated him this year. He did not
ask for it, did not put forth any claim,
but the people remembered him and
the able manner in which he had formerly conducted his office. He was
nominated in a regular republican convention without any effort on his part.
That the people will return this old
reliable treasurer goes without saying.
In his social relations Mr. Browne is
a Royal Arch Mason, a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
the Uniformed Rank of the Knights of
Pythias, the Ancient Order of United
Workmen and the Knights of the
Maccabees. ____	
At Home*
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Robinson will be
at home to thepeuple of Clare, Friday,
Oct. 28, from 2:30 to 10:30 p. m,
Laid to Rest.
John William' Sexsmith, who departed this life Friday morning, Oct.
21, 1898, at the age of 51 years, 5 mos.
and 10 days, was born in Kent Co.,
Ontario. He was the fourth child of a
family of eight girls and two boys.
His childhood and youth were passed
in Canada. In September, 1870, he
was united in marriage to Maria
Peters. Soon after their marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Sexsmith came to Ionia
county, this state, where they lived
four years, when they returned to the
old home in Kent county, where they
remained seven years, coming to Clare
in 1881, where they have resided continuously since. Four children were
born to them, Jennie E., GeorgeT.,
Edward and Herbert, all oj' whom sur-
yive to mourn their father's death.
Mr, Sexsmith has been angaged in
the milling business almost continuously since coming* to Clare, having
followed the business, in fact, since he
was a boy of 18. He was a member of
the society of Modern Woodmen of
this city, which order attended the
funeral services in a body. The ser-
yices were held at his late residence on
Monday at 2:30 p. m., Rev. E. A. Boyl
preaching the funeral sermon. Deceased had been for years a member of
the Baptist church of Diesden, Ont.
Mr. Sexsmith had been suffering
from a complication of diseases for the
past two years, but his iinal seyere illness was of about a month's duration,
during which time he was confined to
his home almost continuously.
He leaves a loving wife and four
children, and aged mother, and four
sisters, to whom the heartfelt sympathy of the community goes out in
their sad affliction.
Mr. Sexsmith had many warm and
sincere friends. As a mark of respect
to his memory the business places of
the city were closed iu the afternoon
of the day of the funeral and a large
concourse of sorrowing friends followed the remains to their riual resting
place.
News of Our Soldier Boys.
Under date of October 21, Clifford
Clark writes from Camp Meade, Pa.,
to his parents in this city. Among
other things he speaks of their recent
field day sports and says that Eddie
Fine won the standing high jump and
seemed a fine medal, besides the regular prize. He also won second prize in
several other contests.
Clifford thinks the regiment may be
mustered out in three months. Every
morning he is awakened with the cry
from same home-sick boy, "I wan't to
go home." He says the regiment has
suffered 30 or 35 deaths, with prospects
of more, despite the good care all are
receiving. Albert Wilson and George
Bowen are both sick, but the latter is
able to b'e around. Wilson does not
improve very fast. Aaron Rosenthal
is getting better and will soon be home
on a30-day furlough.
Geo. W, Richai-dson,
Republican Candidate for Surveyor.
George W. Richardson is a candidate for re-election as county surveyor.
He is an able and popular young man,
who has done good service in the term
which is now nearly ended. He has
earned a re-election by faithful service
and good citizenship. He has given
the duties of surveyor prompt and
careful attention and i f re-elected will
continue to do so.       ^
These Were buccessful.
Teachers' examinations in third
grade were held in this city last week
Thursday and Friday and the following were successful: Maude Whiteside, Evelyn McClelland, EUa Yree-
nan, Maude Rutherford, Clara James,
Kittie Chase, Mabel Weir, O. B. Wait*
Ted Sutherland and Belle Ironmunger,
the last two cannot qualify, however,
on account, of their age.
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Superior values In black-worsted suits at §6.00 to 5J515.0O
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Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a frightful death.
In telling of it he says: "I was taken
with typhoid rever that ran into pneumonia. Mv lungs became hardened.
I was so weak that I couldn't oven
sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I
exne'eted to soon die of consumption,
when I heard of DrfKing's New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief.
I continued to uso it, and now am well
and strong. 1 can't say too much in
its praise. This marvellous medicine
is the surest and quickest cure in the
world for all throat and lung trouble.
Regular sizes 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free atR. M. Musseh'sDrug btore;
every bottle guaranteed.
Volcanic Eruptions. '
are grand, but skin eruptions- xob life - -
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them, also old, running fever sores.,
•ulcers, boils, felons, corns, wartsv cuts,-
bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands,,"
chilblains.   Best pile cure on earths
Drives out pains and aches. Only 25c _-
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Blsmark's Iron Nerve
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