1886-09-17; Clare Press

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GLARE, HIGH.. FRIDA$V SEPTEMBER 17, 1886,
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NO. 20.
Local "Political "Notes.
Gra-
»^.
The ultimatum has gone forth,
ham or no fusion, at least ort sheriff.
TV. TV*. Green was down from Harrison
Saturday doinpr tlie pump handle act.
The Farwell Register would gladly
support George Gallup for prosecuting
attorney.
Our friends, tho enemy, will name
their county candidates at Harrison next
•creek Friday.
The rank and file o£ tho greenback
party in this county still protest strongly
against fusion.
Tho new republican representative
committee for this district is: D. E.
Alward of Glare, A. W. Dorr of Midland,
E. B. Bobbins of Gladwin.
Floyd L. Post of Coleman, was -unanimously nominated by acclimation for
state Senator by tho republican convention ut Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday.
The convention was harmonious and enthusiastic.
Dr. E. B. Evans ot Farwell, G. W.
Smith of Clare, Edgar Durfee of Frost,
Dr. H. Thompson of Harrison and D. E.
Alward of The Phess, represented Clare
county in the convention at Coleman on
Monday. J. 0. Bockafellow of this village was also present.
H. 11. Boys of Farwell, Wm. H. Browne
ol Harrison, Wm. Van Coilant of Arthur
and D. E. Alward of Clare, wero the delegates from this county to tho senatorial
convention at Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday. Mr. Browne was elected member of
the district committee.
The Pbess hopes to see good men
nominated for the respective county
offices on all the tickets, so that the respective positions will be creditably filled
in any event. Don't give the places to
men simply because their only skill is
manipulating caucuses and pipe-laying
"EFliut & Pere Marcfuette Railroad
Time Card in effect May 30,18S6.
THIS AND   THAT.
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8 34   5 33       Midland   10 35
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9 36   6 J4      Loomis     9 36
9 50   (■ ss           (D!LABiS3T        9 26
10 5»   7 50   arr.     HARKISON dcp.   7 50
10 03   6 45    Fakwem.            9 15
31 00   7 30                Evart ......   a 33
31 25   7 51      Hersey     8 14
31 55   B ao           Reed City            8 03
2 15 to 15        Ludington           5 45
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J£5~l">rawi»g Koom Cars on Day Trains, Nev
Sleeping Cars on Ni^ht Trains between Saginavrt
Detroit and Toledo.
.SsS'-O'fices at Toledo in Union Depot and the
Boody House; at Detroit in DepotfootofThirdSt.,
Jefferson Avenue.
RATES AS LusV AS THE LOWEST
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Sahford Keeler, Supt.
D. Epwaros.
The latest—Fisher will accept.
Walter Fick is seriously ill  of bilious
fever.
Elder Hewitt returnod  from  conference Monday.
Trains going north  are  daily loaded
with woodsmen.
Mrs. Throsa Moll returned  to   Clare
Tuesday morning.
W. TV. Weatherwax of  Harrison, was
in Clare yesterday.
School commenced  Monday  with  an
enrollment of   189.
'182 persons of school age in  the  Far-'
"well school district.
J. TV. Calkins thinks ho will remain in
Claro for about a year.
R. M.  Mussell moved  back into his
house on 7th-st. this woek.
Augustus Parks of Lansingville, has
taken up his residence in Clare.
J, A. Johnson's  house  on tho  south
nubs bri*- iwvvs.
Mrs. John Post of ColitaaB, visited in
this village yesterday. ™' '
The subject of the Bay. «. at, nenklin's
discourse next Sunday ft-roning will be
"Congregational Polity*   '
Wm. Ostrander'wha^as been doing
decorating work in. Enst^aginiywio* the*
past two weeks, retarnealaome Wednesday, '      T
Isaiah Foighner, {Ed. JEnssoll, W; A.
Forward, Elmer ^Hnleted and James
Walsh visited Mt. Pleasajjfc on business
Wednesday. /       ."■
Adelbert Chamborlain,€>{ Clare, arrest-
ipd for horse stealing, "wj[.a not ready for
trial at Mt. Pleasant $o8f(;<reek and his
case wont over.        ,1   i-
Alex Eussell, an aged resident of Vernon City, is dangerously''411 ,of typhoid-
fever.    Dr. Carpenter, wl*(> ia tho attend
ing physioian, reports that  recovery
doubtful. ;
The 189 pupils now attending school
side will bo a fine ono when finished. -^Ji***4   OIaro   are ^distribitfSlf  aa follows:
Mrs. Boatty of Chicago, is  visiting  il^ighschool, sSlj.gramtu^ department,
Clare at her mother's. Mrs. Bandall,
Dr.    Tooley    moved    into    Samuel
Young's house on Fourth-st. Wednesday,
Frank Cope of Yernon, is again attending tho high school in this  village  this
term,
Mrs. G. W. Smith of Clare visited in
Coleman Modnay, the guest of Mrs.
Mcintosh.
Mrs. Eva Munns and Miss Allie Ash
visited friends in Coleman Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Editor Boys of tho Farwell Register,
intends to do the mechanical work on
the paper this winter.
Eev. TV. N. Younglove is in Kalamazoo-,
attending the annual session of tho
ifichigan M. E. conference
The "American Farmer" free to overy
subscriber to The Press who pays his
subscription one year in advance.
Eev, M. Mungor has been appointed
to tho Clare mission by the Wesleyan
Methodist conference just closed.
"fogether weigh 5}£ pounds.   One of the:
weighs more than a pound.
E. L. Squire of Clare, contracted with
T, B. Simonds of Coleman, on Monday,
for the purchase of 5,000 telegraph poles.
Ed. is doing a thriving business nowadays.
After many years of imremitting toil,
Alfred Louch has decided to take a rest,
and his efficient assistant for two yearsi
past, Daniel Crouse, will assume entirjf
charge of the business on Oct. 1st,
Ed. Falk and Mire Clara Lawrence  of
Claro, were married by Justice Seeley of
„.,J"asd Vernon, on Wednesday,   They will reside*
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il; intermediate,4epiwtm<4>t, 48; prima;
department, 69.   '-\f
Mrs. 0. TV. Sterns ;desiro» to-say" to the
ladies of Claro that she ig^gain prepared
to do plain and fai^cy sovangi .Women
and children's underweaf-,ii 'specialty,
and charges reasonable.    ~<   ~-   '
Mt. Pleasant Tribune:, • Thoy must
have fine locks ou the Jail1*, ft!"- Harrison.
The prisoners confined- ^herein made
some wooden keys, unlocked the doorfe
with them and walked out?,.
Mrs. James L. Welch ,3)aa been under
Dr. Davis's treatment forFi^phtheria fchja
weelc   The case is not
•'Considered
ser-
MO&MOK"
GrBAJSTv--,
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L.
Grant, Foreman for E.  Hall.
Guilty of a. Grave Crime.
E. Hall's foreman, '-fl-hom many of our
citizens have known as JLiewis Grant, bub
whose real name-'is Michael Plunkett, ;s
awaiting' sentence for bigamy at Mt,
Pleasa"i|t,haYltig pload guilty tothe charge
in theIsabeUacircuit coixrt .'this week.
In 1864.Pl,unkett left his wife and baby
in Canada and c'aihe to Michigan, promising to send for her when he got settled
and was able to do>so. He camo to Isabella county and assumed the name  of
Lewis Grant,   became foreman sffor E.
Hall'? lumbering operations and prospVsj tfidate  for   ConjrrfiSS   in  the
ed greatly.   All this time ho correspon-jP district, is a'brotlier to   Mry
, ,>-.<A,IS.OTJt-!S[D THE COUNTY,
Dude Hatfield awaits truil foj^ stealing
a, watch at Hatrison,
Owen Shadbojb lias opened' a .dryt
goqdd store at Harrison. ;
■ Remember the dates of the coimty r-iir1
at Harrison, the 23th, 29th and 30th inst<
Some -valuable, railroad news is in
store for our readers and will be given
them in due time—Harrison Cleaver.
F. A. Wilson, of Harrison, 'offers a solid silver cup to the winners of a series of
base ball games to be played during the
fair.
?   Mark S, Brewer,   ret>ubliean   ot
si
Daniel
ed with his wife in Canada, and sent bir McMaster oi Grant township,
money a few times, but on various pretexts he excused his neglect to send for
her or visit her. Ho represented to her
that he was working for a man named
Lewis Grant. His letters to his wife
became loss frequent and finally ceased
tirely. In 1875 Plunkett married
iftgain and has since lived with his second
wife. Mrs. Plunkett with her son came
over from Canada last year found her
worst fears confirmed, her husband and
Grant being one and the same person.
AU attempts to settle the matter outside of the courts failed and the abandoned wife caused Pluhkett's arrest.
The editor of The Pkess had a talk with
the prisoner Wednesday. He hopes that
Judge Hart will impose a heavy fine
(how heavy Plunkett doesn't care mucb)
without sending him to prison.
ixfch jfv^
,nieljr
IvtONJB    LOG.
ious and tho doctor  hop'(3s  to  save tho
jchildren from talcing the disease
* A. C. Carpenter of Harrison, writes to
vis that he is not command^ of Bradley
Post G. A. E., but only/^ted in that
capacity during the Reed't City reunion.
He does not wish to be loaded with honors to which he is*|apt ent|tfcd.
Health    ofBceif   Carpentw is taking;
Foley of
of chol-
evjery precaution to confine liknt^ dreadful
A. N. Whitloek of Grant township, hswi^fsease, diphtherili, M^t/^^&ltJ^.
brought to this office uix potatoes '-which,. ^e^^"t£c^^i^"p£w^?5nsesi   the
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ATTORNEYS.
,-p W. PERRY,
ATTORNEY at LAW,
Office Over Gidrrson's St«   e
•CLARE,       -      -       3&ICH.
TTXril BATON.E. Dm
V V LAWYER,
Office  in  Duhlov's Brick Ulol-k, vp Stairs.
CLARE, MICH.
'JfiT   H. BROWNE,
LAWYER,
HARRISON, MICH.
"TO" " W. GREEN,
ATTORNEY AT   LAW
HARRISON,     -       -     MICH.
JfLOYD L. POST,
$    i
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
and REAL ESTATE AGENT
COLEMAN,      -      -      MICH.
mar 82.1v
^AINTfNWPAPERfNG7<&c.
JAMES L WELCH,
Will  promptly  fill   all orders for
Painting,      Paper-Hanging,
Kalsomiuing, Etc.
BECOBATBTG A  SPECIALTY.
Cliarges BSeasonalJle.
Bi^Leave orders  at Goodman &
Go's hardware and paint store.
"TT^NTION FARMERS?""
ED. UNICUME, CLARE,
[Manufacturer of
Marcy's Patent TuMar  Wells.
This  is  the well for camps, mills,
and farms.    It never fails.
I am also contractor
 for —
(HBABII-S-    LUHBEB    fiAILROABS
CoiriresBs<tMui'£Jeia-ce Soliciteal • s-2*
in Clare.   Here's   hoping their  wedded
life may be happy and prosperous.
Wm. Munns of Clare, foreman in Scal-
lon's lumber camp at Hatton, was badly
hurt on a rollway Tuesday afternoon.
His injuries though serious, do not imperil his life.   No bones were broken.
The school board organized last Friday
evening by electing D. E. Alward Moderator, G. W. Harris Assessor, and A. J.^
Doherty Director.   The Assesor's bond£
as fixed at $4,000, and the salary of Director was reduced.
A chicken-pie social will be given at the
home of Mrs, S. M. Randall on Wednesday afternoon and evening, Sept 22rid.
Supper from 5 to 9 p. m. Proceeds for
decorating the M. E. church. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
E. Unicume has taken tho contract
for building three miles of logging railroad for Eddy & Avery, between Farwell
and Lake Station. He will employ 25
or 30 men and mako quite a stake out of
the job.   The contract figures are $2,700.
Upon the invitation of Mrs. J. 0.
Bockafellow the resident teachers and
a large number of the pupils in our
schools made Prof. Wood an nnexpected
call last Saturday evening, and presented him Avith an easy chair. To the presentation speech the professor responded
appropriately as soon as ho caught his
breath, when he admitted that he was as
grateful as he was supprised. The event
was planned and carried out most happily
and cannot fail to inspire a mutual feeling of regard between teacher and pupil
which will result in much good to both
during the present school year.
I will guarantee that you can save
10 per cent by buying your furniture
of me. I am not selling at cost either. Call in and get prices and be
convinced. A. A. Shaveb.
thorough disinfecting of out; houses, and
a general cleaning up of premises about
town. Our citizens should not lose a
moment in complying with the doctor's
advice, and by so doing, guard against
another visitation of. that awful sickness.
Will Van Oonant Jr., and Miss Jannie
Purdy of Arthur township, were married
^yesterday at the home of the officiating
magistrate, Justico D. E. Alward in  this
village.    Only the parents of the bride
and groom witnessed tho ceremony,
and Mrs. Van Conant left  for Hillsdal
'on the afternoon train, and will visit relatives there for a month, when they will
return to  Arthur.   Both  are  well and
favorably known here  and their  many
friends, including the Press, wish theu|s
much joy and prosperity.
Dr. Ii. L. Ash has located at Elk,
Genesee county, for the practice of
his profession.
At recess the order of business
Adopted by the school children is a
grand promenade through town.
James L. Welch is indignant or,
account of the great excitement
Health officer Carpenter has aroused
by issuing handbills and creating a
a great scare over diphtheria because
of the slight illness of Mrs. Welch.
Mr, Welch says that nothing was
done when Dr. Carpenter was treating two or three cases of the same
Peter Kelley has moved back into
the villHge.
Frank J, Palmar of Flint uns the
guest of C. W. Perry yesterday.
Tlie party at G. A. R. hall last Friday was a financial and social success.
The infant son of James
Loomts died on Wednesday
era infantum.
' 31 n?. Geo. Piper of Mt. Pheasant
i-viSll-rog".'t^ieiak:; tUjflkim^"ft her"
mother, Mrs. Dr. Davis.
John Jackson is confined to his bed
by what threatens to develop into
typhoid fever. Dr. Carpenter attends
him.
The northern central Michigan
conference of Congregational
churches will be held in Clare on the
29th and 30th inst.
A number of curiosities which J.
W, Calkins brought with him from,
Arizona are displayed in A. J. Do-
herty's store window, and they at'
tract considerable attention.
celebrated
Secretary Cummins of the board of
school examiners has filed with eaoh
towhship clerk a correct list of all persons qualified to teach school in this
county.
Milo Showers of Sheridan, having
caused the arrest of Horace Oles and
Jane Olcs for slander in circulating some
ugly stories concerning Mr. Showers and
his daughter, Abagail Wynn, the prison-1
ers claim in extenuation that theyjrepeat^
ed only what Mr. Wynn assorted as a
fact.   Now Wynn too is to bo arrested.
"Will you'support th" 'r\ the con- ■
vention if I get you nleeiv.l as d 'le>
gale?" asked a certain Farwel! candidate for a county office, "I refuse
to answer," replied the gentleman,
"'on the ground that the answer
might tend to criminate myself."
So tho subject dropped.
T. B"* BKarKinjr'-** FiirnUuni Hill.
A good extension table $ S.oO
A good wool matress 4.00
A good woven wire spring 3.50
A„good walnut set of chairs 7.00
A good bedroom set 1G.00
1 created this   war   on   furniture.
Give me a call and get the benefit of
it.
T. P. HOR-XES'G.
Giherson'ri
calf will   bo
^Sterns' livery nam ior  a
f]jfeverybod.y should see it,  AdmiK.sioii|
10 cents.   Tickets at Giuerson's Mam-
six-legged
on   exhibition  at   the
barn /or  a   few   day,-
moth Sto.re.
John W. Dunlop was treated
surprise party  last  evening
disease in James Cordon's family,
nor were flaming bills issued when
A. Reebo was under treatment for
the same difficulty. Furthermore
Mr. Welch claims that if his wife
has had the diphtheria at all. it is
owing to the filth which has been
permitted to accumulate in the yard
adjoining his own, the owner of
which has openly defied the Health
Officer to mole3t him. When the reporter saw Mr. Welcn he was mad
clear through and used some very
bitter language in denouncing what
he claimed to be the Health Officer's
neglect of duty heretofore and his
apparent bid for notoriety now. The
Press gives both sides of the controversy.
jK.e-djpei»eii!I.
The Sterns Houso is now reopened and
ready to entertain the traveling public.
No. 1 accommodations.
to a
last evening in the
brick block, Mrs. 0. J. Lossing being
the projector of the entertainment.
A large number of young folks passing an enjoyable evening, refreshments'were served and dancing was
indulged in until a late hour.
A young man of this village, who
was in East Saginaw one day last-
week in company with one of Clare's
fairest daughters, told a friend there,
in the presence of a gentleman from
here, that that they had just been
married that day, The couple returned to Clare the same evening but
nothing has been said here about the
marriage. For that reason we will
not mention it.
jBSr-Mrs. Giberson left yesterday
for Detroit and Cleveland to bring
new fall Millinery.
Republican Caucus—Grant.
The republicans of the township
of Grant will meet in eausus, at the
Town Hall in Clare village, on Saturday Sept. 25th, 188(5, at 2 o'clock
p. m., for the purpose of choosing
five delegates to attend the republican county convention, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may be presented.
p. Van Koughnett,
A,'A. Shaver,
D, E. AliWARD,
Republican township committee.
,1 hxuuziiVa Story
Mr. Isaac C. Chapman, Dr
Newburg, N, Y., writes us 1
fo^ the; pasfeteiiujiRiUS.,,
grosS of mt.' W1LLIA<
BALSAM FOR THE T3U^Q0r" I
can say of it what I cannot say" of
any other medicine. I have never
heard a customer speak of it but to
praise its virtues in the highest man-
tier. I have recommended it in u
great many casesof Whooping Cough
with happiest effects. I have used it
in my own family for many years; in
fact, always have a bottle in the medicine closet ready for use."
TUe Fonntain of Voutn.
Dyspepsia i the prevailing mala-
ily of civilized life. A weak disjep-
**ftie stomach acts very slowly or not
*at all ou many kinds of food, gases
are extracated, acids are formed and
become a source of pain and desease
until discharged. To be dyspeptic is
to be miserable, hopeless, depressed-
confused in mind, forgetful, irresolute, drowsy, weak, languid and useless. It destroys the Teeth, Complexion, Strength, Peace of Mind and
BodiI.-ease, It produces Headache,
Pain in Shoulders, Cough, Tightness
of'chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations
ofStomacli, ihid Taste in Mouth,
Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of heart.
Inflamation of Lungs, Pain in the re-
ion of the Kidneys, and a hundred
ther painful Symplons. Dyspepsia
"invariably -Melds to the vegetable
remedies in Golden 5c*al Bitters, the
great purifier of the blood and restorer of health. In these complaints
it has no equal, and one bottle will
Drove a better guarantee of its merits
than a longtlilv advertisement. We
warrant GOLDEN SEAL BITTERS. Take no others. Sold by H
Trevidick and M. D. Davis.
ICHIGAN,  MY MICHIGAN!
MY CLARE! MY BAKERY!
Is the Oldest and Only Business
House in Clare which has not changed for the past 14 years. I have rebuilt my oven in the most scientific
mannes and Clare has wealthy people enough to support a First class
bakery. Therefore I keep for sale
everything that belongs to such a
one, from the finest cake tothe cheapest cookie.
MIT   PRICE   TLt'S&'V.
30 loaves of bread for $1.0.1.
Cookies (li 055. each) 10c per dozen.
Everything in proportion,
jBfaTOrders for weddings and focial
parties filled on short notice. Office
and salesroom at the old stand, Maiu
street. Positively no sales on Sunday.
FRIEDR   LANGE,
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