1886-05-07; Clare Press

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VOL. IX.
PROSPERITY OTTHI PRESS"
Commensurate With,   the Growth
of the Village and the Prosperity of the People.
HIE PEOPLE'S JOPULAR PAPER,
IToday it Enters Upon its   Ninth
Year.--Our aim to Make it
Better than Ever Before.
During six of the eight years that have
now passed since, its initial publication,
The Peess has been under its present
management, and never before in its history has it been as prosperous as it is today. Though at first there were many to
predict failure, the publisher had no misgivings, for his faith in the growth and
prosperity of Clare village, and of the
tributary townships in Clare and Isabella counties, was strong and unwavering.
The Peess has endeavored faithfully to
contribute toward the advancement of the
NUBS    OB-   NEWS.
Mrs. Dell Lindsay, a son.
Under Sheriff Mack wont to Harrison
Monday.
A. A. Shaver was in East Saginaw
Monday.
Wm. Giberson has been in Harrison
this week.
Mrs. J. L. "Welch spent Sunday with
friends at Hatton.
A. Sfcraub of Harrison visited at Julius
Sohaeffer's this week.
Several of our citizens observed last
Saturday as Arbor Day.
Eugene Atkins has gone to Muskegon
to work in a shingle mill.
Judge Wheaton hold Probate Court in
Harrison this week Monday.
About as hard looking a place as any
in Clare is the school ground.
All the timber cases have been dropped
from the Circuit Court calendar.
Dr. P. J.   Todd  has  been  appointed
CLARE, MIOH,;^MAY 7,   1886.
interests of this  section,   and  has  been Health Officer of Grant township.,
more than repaid for all its efforts, for ift     Henry Stevens will build a fine  dwell-
has prospered beyond its most sanguine"*^
hopes.   It has been and is pre-eminently
the people's paper—fearless in the denunciation of wrong, and in the advocacy "of
what it believes to be right.   It has neve\
attempted to pander to two sides of any
public question in the vain endeavor to
please all; but, recognizing the right of
any person to differ from it, it has exercized its own right to discuss every oues-
tion from its  own  standpoint.     Such a
course has won the confidence of the people, and as its business has grown with
the growth of the village and country, so
has it gained a more cordial support from,
and a firmer hold upon the affoctions of,
its readers.
The policy of <Tke Pbess will not be
changed except ia thsft additional efforts
•will be put forth to make it even better
in every department than it has been in
the past. To the thrifty and enterprising
people of this section is duo a share of the
'credit for the splendid success which The
u. ^jjcssJjA-i-nt^ned.- -and.. .upon tbg%.r tn<$
TOyuragement and support "will depend its
future welfare. But its publisher entertains no doubt that it will continue to enjoy the earnest support of the people if it
oontinues to merit iiheir support, and ijs
to that it can say that it is better prepare
ed than it ever has been to serve the peo\
pie. The Pbess now occupies its own
building and the office has been restocked with a largo supply of new tJTe an(i
other material, thus enabling it to compete in all kinds of printing, both as to
quality and price, with city offices.
PACTS AND ffj&TTBl
Solid Shot Poi-ir'oaViJifcp'the Rantca
of Iiatemperahce.
'•The six saloons of Ckre will liavo paid
$1,800 state and $165 go^niment license
before they can sell thei? iirsfc glass of liquor," said Judge Whe'jSto™ at. the temperance meeting last Sniiday evening,—
"To pay this, 19,050 persona must pay ton
cents each for a drink <£*w tho,biuv • 19J-
G50 men—nearly twent^unes thonumbor
of persons, old and y°H*|fs in the village";
and more than'three' tifjp* the entire population of Glare counl|;jaFot this $1,905
some one must be sot ggjmfTtho "coming
year," continued the .sij^kej.-; "and who
shall it I bo-? Is thero'aether, here, who
would put that priccfttpon her' boy ?
Those six saloons ropre
it a groat deal
'Inive. taken
of wealth, too; twelve
their oath that they ai«g ■worth $36,000,
and they have done thuMo the saloonists
themselves say, for ^$>apiece." The
speaker did not bek^veTbat the bonds
to
A-VISJ3  JOTTING.S
AVhttit and grass look splendid.
Saw logs at Bowens mill   begin
look very scattering.
T. "W. Walton has commenced
work on his new house.
Miss Ida Bo wen is gradually recovering from her sickness.    " *
W. H. Bowen has the best piece of
wheat we have seen this spring.
Bev. Mr. Briggs preached to the
people of Lansingville last Monday
evening.
Mr. Forward has moved into his
new dwelling where he can enjoy
bachelor's fare.
P. M. Loomis is in a critical condition. His foot and leg are very bad.
Dr. Todd is treating him.
Wm Jennings has made a nice improvement to his place this spring b'yJ e*'B drays and is doin,
building board fence in front.
"We don't think that ministers who
themselves set the example ought to
find fault with their members for attending   theatrical   entertainments.
O
W. PEKRY,
ATTORNEY at LAW,
Officii Ovek Gibbhson's Stork
CLARE,        -      -       MICH.
HEATON, E. dT,"   ""
LAWYER,
Office   in  Duni-op's Biiick Block, up Stairs.
CLARE, MICH.
"W.
H. BROWNE,
LAWYER,
HARRISON,     -
MICH.
W. GREEN,
ATTORNEY AT   LAW
HARRISON,     -      -     MICH
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J^LOYD L. POST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
and REAL ESTATE AGENT
COLEMAN,      -      -      MICH.
mar 82. jy
ing house on Pifth street this spring.
Lawyers Perry and Wheaton have had
business in the Circuit Court this  week.
Julius Schaeffer represented Grant
township on the Circuit Court jury this
week.
Messrs. Zeiter, Jameson and Bennett of
Loomis were up Monday night to attend
lodge.
Georgo W. Smith, having had his
house on Beach street nicely fixed up,
has moved in.
Tho Clare county Superintendents of
the Poor held their monthly meeting in
Clare last Saturday.
And now the big boys are talking about
organizing a base ball club to win tho
championship from Chase.
Mrs. A. C. Gordanier loft Monday to
join her husband at Manchoster, whore
they will henceforth reside.
Messrs. Wm. Crawford and C. W. Per-
this* year m reviewing the assessment roll.
J. C. Rockafellow's Seventh street tenement house is being thoroghly renovated
by J. L. "Welch the painter. J. P. Tat-
man will occupy the house.
Compelled to do so by tho rapid growth
of his business, N. Bicknell has had built
a 60-ft. extensiion in the rear of his store.
D. J. Fox was the architect.
A memorial service will be conducted
at the Congregational church on Sunday
May 30. The G. A. R. Post will attend
in a body. Rev. Geo. M. Pranklin's sermon will be .appropriate to the  occasion.
"Mickey" Welch and John Humes two
of tho men sent from Clare to the Detroit
House of Correction, have served their
time and are now on trial at East Saginaw for burglary.
R. M. Mussell's house on Seventh
street was broken into last Saturday night
and considerable wearing apparel, including two dresses belonging to Mrs. Mussel!, were stolen.
A. W. Mclntyro has built for Ralph
Muscott a dwelling house on the latter's
farm north of Clare. Mr. Muscott is
making extensive improvements on the
farm this spring.
Residents of Main and Pifth streets are
beginning to appreciate that instead[of doing harm, the public improvements have
increased the value of their property, and
kicking has ceased.
Jay Rogers has purchased one of Deck-
a good business.
Jay is one of the pioneers of Clare and
the people havo before proved his reliability and promptness.   Success  to him.
Rev. Geo. M. Franklin has accepted
the call to the pastorate of tho Clare and
Farwell Congregational churches, and
will enter upon the discharge of his dii-
ties next Sunday. He will preach in this
village in the morning and at Farwell in
the evening.
Anton Strokel the East Saginaw pedestrian who give exhibitions of speed at
the rink hero last winter, has beaten the
world's record. In the race which closed
at East Saginaw last Saturday night ho
accomplished the remarkable feat of having made 432 miles in 72 hours, and he
won a pile of money.
Elijah Tatman of near Dover narrowly
escaped serious if not fatal injuries at
Lake station Tuesday. Two logs rolled
toward him and his companions expected
that he would be killed, but he made
some quick jumps to save himself and escaped with only a severe jam to one of
his toes and a bad wrench to one of his
legs.
men were worth wknt;$
are worth and he called
ervisor to assess them iii;
their own declarations,
citizen done his  duty,'
year he thought that sbi
have been deterred ironi
saloon business and otit
their aid by, becoming''
bonds. ' '^
Mr. Wheaton was lit
ly and was applauded ai
remarks.
icy  swear they
[upon tho Sup-
tocordance with
[ad. every good
iring  tho past
persons might
ignging in tho
from lending
ureties  on the
pd to attenlive-
le close of his
more -eoifvajianBbisrs:
Circuit    Cotirt
:A. Spotless
7<fytttfi.-yA.
Character i3c-v<?ia|Hv Suffers.
—*—1 y...- '
H-ummson, M.ay 5.^ -irjiftcj? [Harris and
another woman were trfatl mid colflricted
today for keeping, ,u^imni .of ill*-'fame.
Messrs. Abbott and! Grffteif defended the
prisoners, the focmeittiiijli'ng efcquent in
behalf of his clients, b%jt wa*HQ Vise.
Darius Woodruff Ttaf owmefced of '}&&
defense, Mr. -Greffi^saia: "Gentlemen
of the Jury, this young raan has lived
hero for two years and there is not a blot
on his character; no man can say aught
against him." On cross-examination the
prisoner did not sustain his lawyer's declarations very woll. His testimony was
that he was a married man and his wife
an inmate of Dick Wigman's bagnio,
where he himself also stayed. Woodruff
will now go into retirement.
J. L. Potts has sold his interest in the
drug store to his partner, Dr. Wilher-
spoon.
The People are ready to try John Dow-
ey for larceny but John doesn't seem to
be ready, at least he has failed to put in
his appearance.
Judge Hart overruled Maggie Oarr's
plea in bar which her attorney entered
and the notorious wife (V) of the imprisoned murderer will bo tried  as  soon\js
Will Goodman is a Baptist.
Howe's South side store lias closed.
m. Scallon of Hatton was in Clare Sun-
■day,
Mrs. L. Sable and children went to
Lake City Wednesday.
Mi", and Mrs Geo. Piper of Mt, Pleas-
and spent Sunday in Clare.
Additional local reading matter on
fourth, fifth and eighth pages.
William Mast of Moriston, Ont. is visiting in Clare, the guest   of  Henry  Ort.
The jury failed to agree in the civil
caso of Giberson vs Tryon in the Circuit
Court yesterday.
' The, interior of H. F. Lambeck's residence has been decorated in handsome
stylo by Ostrander.
Sunday services: Morning, at tho Congregational church; evening at the si. E-
church and Town Hall.
G. W. Smith has been elected Permanent Secretary of Clare lodge I. O. O. F.,
vicoF. R. Osborn, resigned.
A. A. Shaver, JChase & Curtis, Feigh-
ner Bros., G. W. Halstead, N. Bicknell,
and John Callaghhan have put in hydrants.
R. M. Mussell required a physician's
care the first of tho 'week—was quite ill
Monday and Tuesday, but is around
again now. -»>*
The Uncle Tom's Cabin company failed to fill their appointment at this place
Tuesday ovening, much to tho disappointment of many persons.
Mrs. Bright of Holland,. Miss Cora
Saunders' of Bivordale and* Mrs. John
Saunders of ait. Pleasant wore the guests
of 'Mrs. Dr. Davis this week.
Tho Common Council decided not to
compel mill owners to put spark arresters
oh their smoke stacks. The mill-owners
also had decided not to do so.
Watson tho bank forger -will bo tried
next week. Notwithstanding that ho ad-
mitted^bis_gnilt ho wiU plead not jmilty
and make- a stubborn defense.
Mt. Pleasant Tribune: Rev. Georgo
M. Franklin, of Wisconsin, is considering whether the Lord wants him to assume the pastorship of the wicked Con-
gregationalists of Clare and Farwell.
Orvillo Rogers died last evening at
seven o'clock at tho residence of his son,
Jay R. Rogers. The deceased was 65
years old, had been a victim of consumption for several years. The funeral will
bo held at tho M. E. church Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock.
Charlie Casterlin, just as wealthy as he
used to bo when he lived   at  Farwell   a
Btit ia a Satisfactory Way.-Otlaeft
Council   Clironicles.
Trustee Burt Busted will probably
give his associates a sever0 talking to aff
the next meeting of the Common Council
for his pet' measure was knocked endwise Wednesday night. Trustee Squire
called up the matter of druggist bondg
and said that there was an unfair discrimination against them. The saloort
bond had been fixed at. the lowest and the
druggist bond at„tho higest possible fig- ,
ure" He did not know that druggists
violated tho law any more than the saloonists did or that they violated the laiy* •
at all .Trustee Schilling remarked"Jthat in
his opinion, but for the sale of whiskey
there would not be as many drug stores
in Clare as there are. Trustee Ross suggested $1,000 as tho proper penalty and
after reconsideration that figure was
substituted for §3,000 heretofore agreed
upon, and tho motion prevailed ivnanim,-'
ously.
An ordinance was adopted making jjf
unlawful for horses to be at largo in the,
streots or commons of the village at any^
time.
L. T. Olds was appointed Pound Master.
Freidr. Lang addressed the Council,
scolding them sharply for diJ manner in
•which he claims to havo been treated.
He said that tho village authorities had
ruined tho blind ditch running through
hi3 lot and that he wanted it replaced.
This was his last complaint; if the
Council did not do him justice he would-
commence an action to recover damages/
A committee was instructed to investi^
gate. Tho Board of Water Commission-'
ers presented a new rule which was adopts
od, roiiixiring tho village to make oxcava-
tions and lay service pipo to the edge of
tho sidewalk, at least threp persons to
tako water from eaoh hydrant and each
consumer to pay $3 for tho season. , This
was to induce persons, to tako wator and
it was thought that jkboxenfail y^fA^'g^i-^
■fffi-ytfio -entire es^enieT'-^' '>«'**■•>-'■$''-*?-
ThO council adjourned for  one  week.
. £@?-Don"t' Don't pay one dollar
for some millinery that you can buy
for 50 cents at Mason & Dwyer's.
Thoy are selling the latest styles at
prices never before offered in   Clare.
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Under jJheriff's hands.
1
few years ago, camo up from Mason to
see the folks and was in Clare yesterday.
Casterlin has an immense law practice, so
he tells us, all over southern Michigan
and is rapidly amassing a great fortune !
John McDonald an 1 Miss Auuio Bigley
of Clara were united in marriage   at Mt.
I HAVE FOR SALE
The
Following
TOBACCOS
Per
Per
witnesses can be secured. Mable PalmXJ Pleasant on Wednesday by the Rev. F.
er was snbpconred from the TJupper Pen- A. Bissell. Both the bride and groom
insula but she failed to appear and an are well and favorably .known hero. *"A
attachment for her has been placed in tho4^0^"0TTrTeiKTrw7sh^lhem' abuu.L'int" joy
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BIG BLAZE.
An. ISntire Blocl-c of  Stores Burned tit Meredith.
/ Meredith, May 5.—Last night tire
broke out in Reardon Bros.' store build-
and despite all efforts of the department,
spread rapidly. Tho entire block west of
Main street between tho depot and the
Carrigan house, was destroyed. Tho following buildings with much of their contents were consumed:
Reardon Bros.' general store.
Dunk's restaurant.
Meredith Exchange hotel.
.   Barber shop.
Tupper's drug* store.
Tho fire engine saved the Corrigan
House from destruction. The fire is
supposed to have been of incendiary origin.   The losers will rebuild at once.
A tramp was refused lodging at one
of the hotels the night before, and ho
went away remarking that he would
make it hot for some of them. The fire
broke out in a few hours afterwards.
Loss $10,000; partially insured.
and prosperity in their wedded life and
The Press joins in extending its most
cordial felicitations. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Donald will reside in Clare.
The application of Mrs. Allen Bicknell
for alimony was heard by Judgo Hart
this week. Mr. Bicknell filed a bill for
divorce and tho wife wants some money
to defend with. After arguments by
counsel, E. D. Wheaton for the husband
and a Manistee lawyer for the wife, the
Judge ordered the payment of temporary
alimony. The caso -will be heard on its
merits at the next term when it is altogether probablo that a decree of divorce
will be granted. The domestic smash-up
resulted from Mr. Bicknell's discovery of
his wife's faithlessness.
 E. H. DeVogt:    "The Board
of Water Commissioners seem to be
awfully afraid that Doherfcy will sell
a few feet of pipe, and it looks as if
the adoption of this new rule was induced by motives not altogether un"
selfish. If there is a'job' anywhere
in the business the people will do
some lively kicking."
GREENWOOD
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Miss Eliza Walker has gone to
Saginaw on a visit.
Mrs Bryce Davison is quite sick.
Dr. Bracy is attending her.
Married, at the residence of W. O.
Rice by the Rev. W. N. Younglove,
Mr. Jonas Woodcock to Miss Nellie
Miller all of Greenwood.
Attention CoinraeSes.
All members of W. S. Hancock
Post No. 339, G. A. R., Clare, Mich.,
are requested to be present at the next
regular meeting, Wednesday evening, May 12, as business of importance
will be brought before  the  meeting.
A. A. Shaver, Commander.
W. S. Coojmsy, Adjutant. *
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