1895-03-01; Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press

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GLARE, MICH., FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1895.
New Series; Vol 3,Ko.14
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P   E. WITHERSPOON, M.0.
Pkysiciakakd Surgeon.
Office Over Elden's Store.
CLAKEJ. MCHIGAN.
J OHM GIBERSON,
AEEOKSrEY AT LAW.
OEETCE ES DOHEBTY BliOCK.
CLARE, MICHIGAN.
JoH. CARPENTER, M, D.5
.PHYSICIAN, StTBGEOK AND ACCOtrCHEOB.
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Office South  Side Clare.    Professional calls
promptly answered day or night.
W. TAYLOR GOODMAN, M. D.
Office and Residence,
708 South Michigan Avenue.
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j?BP„ THOMAS, M. D.
Physician and Sxtbgeon.
Makes a specialty of diseases of women and
children. Calls promptly answered day or
night. _
Office in dunlop Block, Clare.
JbC. ROCKAFELLOW,
General Insurance Agent.
None hut the Best Companies Represented.
Office over Saperston's Store.
CLARE, MICHIGAN.
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TEfl6flERS' EXAMINATION
"FOR 1894-5.
Notice is herehy given that special examina
tions of teachers for Clare county for the ensu
ing-school year have heen fixed as follow^:
26th and 27th Octoher, 1894, Clare.
24th. and 25th August, 1894, FarweU.     ■„
Also two (2) regular examinations to he hoi
. den at Harrison the first Thursday of August
1894, and last Thursday of March, 1895.
■Examinations hegins at 8:30 o'clock a. m.
F. A Carncsoss. • J
A. R. Canexeld. ^Examiners.
H. M. Roys, Com. J
Lent began Wednesday.
March came in, today, like a lion.
J, S. Boss is down from Harrison today.
Sleighing has gone, it is thought for
good.
Read our new story, commenced in
this issue.
The small hoy and his marbles are
with us again.
J. W. Harris of Ithaca, a former
Clarite, was in town yesterday.
Miss Anna Carrow is yisiting her
parents in Sheridan township.
County Clerk H. Heisman, of Harrison, was in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Lester Brown, of Park Lake is
visiting her sister Mrs. Gearing.
Spring fashions at Mrs. Holbrook's
dress making shop, south Main street.
L. Van Wormer, keeper of the poor-
farm, was down from Harrison, Monday.
Shelving counters and back rooms
full of shoes for spring trade at Tat-
man's.
H. Saperston, A. S. Rhoades and E.
D. Palmer were at Farwell on business
yesterday.
Paul Gieser's home has been made
brighter by the advent of a son, born
Feb. 20th.
The move on foot for a public reading room is very commeddible and
should receive generous support.
I am ready bo take your elm bolts
again. Bring nice timber free from
rot, knots and shake.     ,    C. S. Chase.
A. J. Doherty was in Saginaw Wednesday purchasing a new boiler and
other supplies for use in the water
works.
Dave Rorison was the lucky man, to
draw LeMaine's big meerschaum pipe.
Dave says it's got to go in the same
way in which it came.
The Johnson house and lot corner of
Maple street and county line will be
sold at auction Monday March 4th, at
11 o'clock by N. Bicknell.
Fred Lister was south of Farwell
yesterday buying logs. The mill yards
in the city are being filled with the
best stock of logs that ever came into
Clare.
It is reported that Mt. Pleasant is
to h ave anot her paper. It wilt" be .called the Michigan Central Times,of populist persuasion and published by
Johnson .& Meher.
Gregory Martel is up at Lake George
this week putting in his crop of ice
for the use of his summer resort at
that place. The lake will be a better
place to go than ever the coming
season.
February 15th the young ladies and
gentlemen of Mrs. T. S. Dorsey's class
of the M. EL Sunday school met and
gave her a very agreeable surprise.
The evening was very pleasantly passed with social intercourse, refreshments, etc. Before taking their leave
the young people presented Mrs. Dor-
sey with a silver cake basket, as a
token of their esteem.
A bright little life went out Sunday
afternoon at the home of Sherd Mitch-
ener in this city, the 10-months' old
child, cabled Sherd after his father,
being taken away by the death angel
after a brief illness. The funeral serr
vice was conducted Tuesday at the
bereaved home by Rev. A. H. Coors,
the music for the occasion being rendered by a choir of little girls.
Since the depot fire the. 3j\ & P. M.
local office and depot force have been
so crowded together doing the passenger, express, telegraphic and freight
business all in one room, that they
almost literally walked over one another. As a consequence a temporary
change has been made ■ in the force.
Frank Mooney the freight hustler has
been assigned the care of the baggage,
A, N. Smith being transferred to the
care of the interlocked This is understood to be a temporary arrangement,
pending the building of the new depot.
It isn't often that W. S. Cooley is
taken off his guard,butMonday evening
it was done, and he and his wife treated to one of the most complete surprises that ever befell. They were sitting about the stove in their pleasant
home on 5th street in. the evening
.when there was a knoek at the door,
presumably by a neighbor, but when
the'door was opened and not one, nor a
dozen,*but five or six dozen neighbors
were revealed. They say Cooley didn't
know whether to run or not, but being an old veteran he was used to night
attacks and so stood his ground. The
surprise was due to his 49th birthday.
Tbe worthy couple soon rallied and entertained the unheralded company in a
most delightful manner. The evening
passed most enjoyably and will be long
remembered with pleasure by all.
Dan Rumberger is now clerking
C. S. Chase.
Fred Douglass, the noted negro orator and statesman is dead.
Spring shoes arriving nearly every
day at Tatman's shoe house.
C. P. Louch wears a more fatherly
air since Sunday.   It's a boy.
Ask Jurdon Schilling to tell you how
he killed(?) the rat this morning.
M. F. Robinson, of Farwell. was doing business in the city yesterday.
Al Lapierre, the baker at VanBrunt
& Son's, has been on the sick list this
week.
Mrs. A. C. Counrad of Yernon has
been granted a widow's pension of $8
per month.
H. M. Bicknell is having a special
sale of all goods in the store, preparatory for building.
.Bills are out for a dance and supper
at the Yernon town hall on* the eve-
ding of March i'5th.
Tlie ^temperance lecture by D. B.
Robins Tuesday evening was largely
attended and^listened to with-interest.
Mrs. Pierce returned to Big Rapids,
Wednesday, having visited with her
daughter, Mrs. J. H. Wilson, in this
city.
Mr. Bicknell sells at auction the
Johnson property, corner of Maple
street and county line." Monday at 11
o'clock.
Business at Farwell suffers much inconvenience from a scarcity of currency. There is much talk in the
village favorable to a local bank.
J. Gordon has opened a steam dye
works in the Holbrook bouse, opposite
the Calkins. All goods left with him
will be properly cleaned or dyed at
reasonable prices.      Call and see him.
Clothing sales agent wanted for Clare
and vicinity. Liberal commissions paid
and we furnish the best and most complete outfit ever provided by any house.
Write at once for terms. Send 2 or 3
references. Wanamaker & Brown,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Married, at the home of the bride's
parents in Grant township, February
27,1895, by Justice F. A. Cafncross,
Robert Hanes and Miss Nellie M.
Clink, the former of Sheridan, the latter of Grant township. The wish of
their many friends is that their lives
may be prosperous and happy.
One evening this week- several boys
tampered with the F. & P. M. water
tank, turning tlie water on. Agent
Galliver called the marshal's attention
to the fact, who promptly began investigation, and succeeded in finding every one of the boys. As some of the
boys were not known to have been in
similar mischief before, the .marshal
took it upon his own responsibility not
to give them a taste of the law], but
woe be it if these boys are brought up
again. All the boys about town, who
have in the past been in the habit of
making life miserable for the community, are beginning to find out that
they can't trifle with Marshal Adams.
The donation party at Joseph Hudson's, Dover, last Friday evening, was
a great success socially as well as financially. The sleighride of six miles
from Glare was a delightful treat, the
snow banks being just right to- lend a
little excitement. Fully 175 guests
were assembled, but even that large
number were not a crowd in Mr. Hudson's spacious and well-appointed
house. The receipts from suppers,
which were bid off by N. Bicknell in.
his most felicitous manner, were $75.
E. H. Waller then took up the matter
and in a few minutes had raised
enough in individual subscriptions
among his friends to raise the sum to
an even $100. The music by the orchestra under the direction of Mr.
Kirkbride received many deserved
compliments.
Yernon township bad another case
of £!didn't know it was loaded," but
happily, in this instance, no one was
hurt. But several boys will be more
careful with fire arms hereafter. Washington* birth day excercises were to
be celebrated at the Phi nisey school on
the evening of Feb. 22d, with some
exercises of a dramatic nature in which
guns were to be used. Two guns were
brought to the school house to bemused
and at noon some of the boys were
playing with one, a rifle brought by
Giles Northon. One of the boys produced a cap and took the gun out of
doors to snap it. In order to make a
loud report as possible, Ed. McDonald,
who fired the gun put the muzzle downward against the steps and pulled the
trigger. The•report exceeded their,
highest expectations and the boy ,who
fired the wepon was lifted bodily off
his feet. When the boys realized
what had happened and discovered no
one.had been seriously hurt thereby,
their feeling may be easily imagined.
Carmen's Minstrels,
At Doherty opera house,
Tomorrow, (Saturday) evening.
Hon. D. E. Alward, of Lansing, was
in the city over Sunday.
Elder E. Tatman was quite seriously
ill the latter part of last week.
John Imerman visited his brother
Alex at Thomsonville this week.
Special sales at Bicknell's clearing
out stock in order to build a new store.
Mrs. J. D. Allen has been quite ill
for several days, but is now able to sit
up.
Remember Bicknell's sale of the
Johnson property at 11 o'clock Monday
a. m.
Miss Anna Carrow of Norwood was
the guest of Miss Edna Elden this
week.
J. R. Ross, ex-register of deeds, is
moving his family to this city from
Harrison.
Special sale at Bicknell's.
Going to
and help
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this week the first installment
of our new line of
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build.   Got to sell.   Come
yourself to big bargains.
J. H. 'Seeley, 2 miles south of Clare,
has hay, oats, corn, wheat and a new
milch cow for sale. 14-2
Mrs. W. D. Perrin is receiving a visit this week from her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Gager of Saginaw.
Prosecuting Attorney Quinn and
Lawyer Geo. J. Cummins were in the
city on legal business Wednesday.
C.E.Smalley, wifeand littledaughter
will visit over Sunday in Mt .Pleasant
with Mrs. Smalley's sister and family.
Kittle Chase, wjptose ankle was severely hurt about two weeks ago while
skating, is suffering much from the injury.
A. E. Mack received a visit this
week from Henry Graf ton, of Bristol
Centre, N.Y., a brother of Mr. Mack's
first wife.
Miss Kittie Carroll of Midland, who
has been visiting Miss Nellie Crowley
of Yernon, has returned home, accompanied by her fiiend.
Home talent minstrels from Calkinsville, which have been playing to
crowded houses at Calkinsville, Coleman and other places are billed for
Doherty's Opera House tomorrow,
Saturday, night.
Paddy Crowley increased the funds
in the public treasury to the extent of
$3 and costs, having been brought face
face to'^ with Justice Mclntyre on a
charge, of being drunk and disorderly.
A. J. Doherty resigned as a member
of the water board Monday evening.
H. C. Stevens was appointed to fill the
vacancy. The appointmemt is an excellent one. No one in the city is
better fitted to look after the business
of the water board than Mr. Stevens.
There is trouble in store for a certain person in the city who put paris
green on a pig's-foot-bone and left it
in a neighbor's yard over in Feighner's
addition. The act was observed and
the person who did the cowardly deed,
which is a criminal offense, is cautioned to look a little out.
W. Ii. Purdy's saw-mill two miles
north of the city narrowly escaped being destroyed by fire Thurday morning.
About half-past four Mr. Purdy noticed a light and on reaching the mill
found that the track at the west end
of the mill was ablaze. The fire was
put out before much damage was done.
* Mrs. Wommer, a resident of the first
ward, who has been afflicted with
mental aberration for several months,
was on Feb. 19th adjudged insane. As
the asylum at Traverse City was too
full at that time to receive any more
patients it was necessary to wait until
Monday of this week, when Under
Sheriff Parrish took her to Traverse
City. Her number on the register is
1000, which is the highest capacity of
the asylum. G
Jerry Sbehan takes as much pride in
a fast-stepping nag as a mother in her
first-born's efforts to walk. He pulls
the lines over about as fine a piece of
horseflesh as there is in this part of
the state. Like every other expert in
fast horses, he regards proper horseshoeing as a great point*. He showed
the scribe yesterday a set of steel shoes
that he had just had made by Dan
Crouse for "OX" In shape and finish
they were beauties. The old shoes
which were of ordinary material,
weighed three pounds and a half,
while the new ones weighed but little
over two.pounds, although of generous
measurment, being 5 by 6£ inches.
Across the spread of the hind shoes
there is a curved steel bond, to hold
them from spreading. One of the hind
calks on each shoe is set S!fore-and-aft"
to prevent slipping side-wise. This
style of calking is a novelty to many,
but is in vogue with the leaders of the
turf.
The cheapest place in Clare county
to buy shoes is at Tatman's.
PER YARD. We are showing a new line of half wool
36 inch. Henrietta, Black and Colors. Regular 25 cent
value.
PER YARD.   A new line of 38 in. All Wool Serges,
Black and Colors, former price 50c.
5.0c
PER YARD.   Yery fine All Wool Serges, Black and-
Color, 46 inches wide.   This line would be cheap at 65e;
Also a 38 inch Black Henrietta that will compare favorably with anything at 75c.
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New Shades in Beiges at 65o
AU Wool Storm Serge in Navy Blue at 65c,
New Shades in Broadcloth 52 in. wide, at $1.00.
Black Clay Worsted 54 inch all wool at $1.50 per, yd.
Rain Proof Cravenettes in Black and Navy, 60 in. wide at $1.50
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Conductor Gene Gongs well was' up
from Saginaw today.
Jas. Alger is at home again. He is
masquerading behind a set of side
whiskers.
Be sure to see the "Dutch Recruit"
next Friday evening, March 8th. Some
of Clare's best talent has been practicing for several weeks past for this
war drama, and it will be one of the
best plays ever witnessed by a Clare
audience.
People from the surrounding country,
as well as of Clare, are invited to come
to Clare next Friday evening and wit-
the war drama.   You will   be
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TIME TABLE.
Trains leave Clare as follows, standard time:
GOING EAST:
No. 6-10:03 a. m * No. 8—3:50 p. m.
. GOING WEST:
No. 1—8:55 a.m. No. 5—6:34 p. m
HARRISON DIVISION
Arrive at Clare from Harrison at 8:30 A; M
Leave. Clare for Harrison at 6:40 p.. M.
POPULAR XINE FOR
Saginaw. Bay City-, Port Huron, Flint, Detroit,
Toledo, Manistee Milwaukee and Chicago.
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greatly   pleased with, the play,
sure and come.
Death last night visited the home
of Geo.S.Leach, Dover, and took a little daughter, aged four months. The
home is doubly sorrowful. Mrs.
Leach's mother, Mrs. Thompson, having died Sunday last. •
SheTidan township lost one of it oldest and most esteemed residents, Saturday, in the death of Mrs. W, A.
Thompson. She had resided with her
husband in Clare County for 16 years,
having been born in Conn. 62 years ago.
The funeral was at the Dover church,
Tuesday, conducted by Rev. S. A.
Long. Mrs. Thompson was a very estimable lady, and her loss will be
greatly mourned by a very large circle..
The family and especially the bereaved husband whose constant companion she had been for years, have
the sympathy of a wide community.
Important as the matter was,." the
bill pending before the state legislature to reincorporate Glare, seems not
to have stirred up many of the usual
kickers who pretend to be greatly concerned when anything affecting their
taxes in broached. One provision of
the bill, to say nothing about many
others, should be enough to call out a
general protest, namely the clause
providing for cutting the school district down to the size of the -city
boundaries.. It would affect city taxes
increasing them greatly. The only
protest so far heard from^ except that
made by the Sentinel of two weeks
ago, has been made by the council,
who, at the request of Mayor Welch,
sent in a vigorous protest to Lansing
against any tampering with our city
charter. The bill may become a law
in spite of that unless our citizens bestir themselves.
During the winter months the boats
of this, company will run between Lud-
ington, Manistee and Milwaukee.
daily, weather permitting. Time of
leaving can be obtained from the company's agents; making connections for
all points west and northwest.
Sleeping cars between Bay City, Saginaw, Detroit and'Chicafio.
Drawing room cars between Manistee and Detroit.
Connections made at Port Huron and
Detroit! in Union Depot for all points
South, .Canada and the East..'!  ,
For further information' see Time
Table of this company;
J. H. Galliveii, Ag't, Clare.
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Time Table.
TBAJNS LEAVE CLARE*.
NOBXH. - SOUTH'.
1:15 p.m. 2:55
W. H. Bennett, G. P. A.
Toledo, O.        J. S. Geaghan, Agt,.Clare*
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