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Notice Giberson's change of ad.
/ Butter, 25c per lb.
E. D. Wheaton, Far-well, yesterday*/   <,   *EffffBf 12c por dozen.
Anthony Marsaiels returned yesterday Vp0tatoes, $1 per bushel.
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morning from a ten days v^sit in Saginaw.
Jno. Dunlop now has water works in
front of his store .a hydrant having been
put in Wednesday.
A meeting is called for Tuesday evening
next at the council! room for the purpose
of finding out how many men there aro
in this village who would like to join an
organization of E-aights of Labor. jj clerk in Bickneil's store.
The social given by the Happy Messeu/     Jerry Feighner is now located on his
gers at tho  G.  A.  B.  hall Wednesday  farm one mile east of Glare.
1ST. Bicknell is in Dotroit this week.
Miss Gertie Munlock is  convalescent.
Mrs J. 0. Rockafellow was on the sick
list this week.
Judge Wheaton hold Probate court at
Harrison on Monday.
B. F, Drake  of Muskegon is  a new
Will Kelloy was in Midlrm(Il,*J-uesday.
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Geo. Keidon of Meredith W-frmtown
Tuesday, -the   guest  of W^Wolsky.
Tho Congregational church %t Sunday
evening <vas largely a.tended and a decided success. For further particulars
■enquire of Clark Sutherland or Charley
Bigley.
B. S. Snyder of Bangor called at this
office Wednesday. He informed thox
Pbess that he was looking over the towns
of Northern Michigan trying to find a
good location for himself and wife, who
are hora-_oj.afcliic physicians. He thought
Clare was a busy littlo town and said ho
might locate hero.
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$®°°Any style of eabiuetafc $3 per
dozen. Card?, photos $1.75 per dozen
at DeVogt'.*-.
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BUSJNHSS DIRECTORY.
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■Office In Dunlop's Mick block, up stain*,  Clare,
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« ATTOKKET AT LAV,',
Office over G_berso.i'a Store.   Clare, Kl«l*_
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Office at _T.irr.soi.. Clare County, Mlcfu
WW. -eaEEN,
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Oftlce at Harrison. ('Ian. County. Midi.
FLOX1) JU POST,
ixtwrxn,
solicitor in Chancery and Be.il Kst._te Agent,
Coleman, Mich.   __
DO "*_0l* WANT .TO BUKliOW MONEY?
If you do go. your abstracts and ko to
C. W. Lyon, and sceure It without 4tuy delay.
1'jiryvell, Mick. 	
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<• NOTAKV 1'tE-LIC AM) OKNJ5JUX. At-ENT
.forStandard Boota.
Clare, JUch.
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T, M_VYMAHD,
FHarstcjO-K Am. simoeo-L
Office at tesldeace'on J? lf.h street.  O'i-Biattended
to day and night..	
aC. CALKINS,
.      TOK-OKLU. *A«TIST, CI.AKK, MGK.
AivsPfi wtslilng a, clean-, shavo or good rhnlr cut
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V    >* >nsnc-U_rr TAILOK,
,_a_ H$$ of the latttst styles ol goods ito select
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> T"C. itOClCVFULL-lW,
«J • AGENT, CLAHE, MirU.
Insurance, Security, Integrity. Insure In the
.•ETNA Insurance Ofc., Hartford. Coihl _.3IER1-
CAN Insurance Oo., I'hlladeli.h'a. P_u and the
FIREMJKK-S FI*7;D..gan "Francisco, CiiL	
^ARPENTEiK.~WORK.
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CARPENTER & BUILDER.
Plans k SpeciflcatioHS Fnrnlsaed & First-class
Work Qnarauteed.
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MENTION FARMERS,
ED. UNICUME .CIME,
Wells.
Manufacturer of
Marcos Patent Tubular
This is  the well for camps, mills,
and farms.    It never fails.
I am also contractor
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GRADIXft     JLl'-ffBER    E^VILROADS.
C*>rres_j»oti<Je«ce   Solicited.  5-2
J W. SMITH, BLACKSMITH,
Horse Shoeing   and  Blacksmithing
of all Kinds in Best Manner.
I guarantee tostop any horse from Interfering
In two trials and If I fall, I will shoe the horse the
second time free.
SXVM-lf*    MACHISE.
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and see my stump machine. It Is ahead of any
machine ever before seen In these parts.
Shop and Foundry at Lamb's Mill,
CLABE,   MICH. dlQ
AINTING, PAPERING, &c.
JAMES L. WELCH
VILLAGE   BILL   POSTER,
Will promptly fill   all orders for
Painting,     Paper-Hanging,
Kalsomining, Etc.
BECOBATXNG A  SPECIALTY*
C-sas-jres Reasonable.
U@°*Leave orders at Goodman &
Co's hardware and paint store.'
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ELGIN. HAMPDEN,
IJ0CKF0SD, WALTHAM.
EE-fFalcSes al Less ffian CllyPrlc.s,,®.
HK WATCH EEPAIRIM A SPECIALTY,
\$WMl goodf. Warranted,    All
goods Guaranteed Satisfactory.
Ed. A, WMte.
WATCHES.
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Mrs. E. Cooley is visitin-j her daughter
Mrs. Jno. Post of Ooloman.
Sheriff McOormiok of Gladwin county
vras in Glare on business Monday.
Wm. Maxwell has moved into the
Goodenow kouso on E. Sixth street.    .
Miss Dora Loomis began teaching \t
the Eagle aehool houso last Monday.     ^
E. L. Oarr's restaurant received a fresh
coat of paint and new paper  this  weok.
Art Eoekafollow, now ot Harrison,
spent Sunday with his fxirents in   Clare.
Shaver shipped a big orifcr of furniture
to Mostellerville, oast of Harrison last
Mondaj. . -,
Wml*_»ss trapped a betver up north
the other day and brought him  home in!
triumph.
Aimo-fe every man, wcwaan and child
inspected the grade on ths now railroad
last SJ&rlay. '
Win. H. Browne of HaTrison was dowm1
Tuesday watching the pcogress of o\vt\
new railroad,
Lon 3?ox has changed his residenca
from Maan street to Mclntyre's house oai
Pirst street west.
It is reported that Dr. IL. L. Kelly wf
Farwell contemplates (removing frasz.
FarweH&o Clare.
Miss Winifred Merrill goes to Saghiajw
thia afternoon to spend Sunday with Jker
aunt Mrs. Jas. Hay. ^
C. L. Whitney moved onto the houise
vacated %y Jno. Wobb oe. Seventh strerst
the ficctl/^f the week.
M-sS-SJell-G* Kne'lias "fceen ^engSgexT^o
teach tike Hinkle schooL She began Iter
duties <ia Monday last.
Henry "Wilson and family of Ontario
arrived in Olare last Saturday, and -will
make th-* place his home.
Eev. D_ L. Anderson, presiding elder of
the United Brethern church, will preadh
in the Town Hall this evening.
Work was commencad an A. E. We5»-
ber's new house Wednesday morning.
Steve Sheldon has the confir act.
The Doves: school is to be taught tha
coming term by Miss Myra Smith, she
having coanmenced last Mtjnday.
J. P'^awth has rented one of A. J.
Dohej__w. itouaos on north Main street
and will take possession ne__} week.
Deputy Sheriffs Van Conaut and Austin will assist Sheriff Lavery in attendance on the Circuit Court next w*eek.
Sam'l Mooney -o. Kingston, brother of
Al. Mooney, is in Clare, working on the
new railroad. He intends making this
his home.
At the Teachers' examination held at
the school house in this village last Friday afternoon 3 out of the 28 applicants
secured certificates.
Messrs. Purdy, Pierson, Denno, Mickle
and Van Conant of Arthur township
were in Clare Monday on their way to
attend Circuit Court.
There isn't an idle man in Clare and
there is plenty of work for lots more as
fast as they come. And they are co luing
—new ones every day.
Having teeth pulled is a pleasure which
many of our people have enjoyed in connection with a visit to Mt. Pleasant last
week. For a nickle the teeth came cheap
aud painless.
Mrs. A. H. Hunter of East Saginaw
was in Clare Saturday called here by the
illness of her neice, Miss Gertrude Mur-
dock. Mrs. Hunter was the guest of
Mr3. J. C. Bockafellow.
A, Beebe started on Tuesday for Cali-
f „rnia, where he will become half owner
and superintendent of a mine located by a
relative of his and said to be a very valuable one. Mrs. Beebe will not go on to
join him until fall.
John Giberson, formerly post master
of this village and more recently prosecuting attorney of Lake county and editor of the Chase Eclipse, talks seriously
of moving back to this booming village
and engaging in tlie practice of his pro.
fession-—the law.
in
tJonth of
Btiee of
[ip. busi-
{Fourth.
Ho-mill
|£s there
■■this vi|
Jiig and
aey St.
on a
Mr.
i-Byis-
03  into was
-.trab's
drop-
, hurt-
•ritnoss-
krd tho
olocted D. E. Alward a  delegiw to tho
stato association meeting  to bj| ,'^held
Lansing week after next.
Bev. S. F. Fino has takon ti
oflico and is now a  qualified \
the Peace, althougu he can di
ness in that.line until after Jul
J, Horning stopped his shl
Saturday night for good.   Joe
aro not onough shingle bolts
cinity to keep  two  mills  rn:
hence the shut down.
"Nathan W.   Zemom,  1(50
New York," was  the inscripti
card handed us Tuesday  raoi
/..omon formerly lived in Ciar-
iting old frienes here this week.
J. Hartman had one of his In
jured quite severely Monday,
driying hom.i aud when near
foundry, the tongue to tho waff
ped, catching one of the horses fi
ing it badly.
Just as lawyers, jurors, officers,]
eg and litigants wero about to
train for Harrison last Monday^ C. W.
Perry received a dispatch fronj£ Judge
Hart stating that ho had adjourned Circuit Court for a week. \f
M. Camplxdl, who for the paafcfflye or
six years has made Clare and Ficipty his
home, went to tho Soldiers' Hpno at
Grand BapidsMonday where Uewfj-iaspend
the remttinimg years of his life. _E#.was
a member of the Third Michigan^-Infantry during ifae war. . ,i X
J. D. -Sfew&li sold his houso 'U»{JT lot,
corner of Main aud Sixtli stredtifc this
wook to Wml Bosweli of Fliat. *- Consideration $901. cash. Mr. Bo-rwell1*ifho Js a
photographer will at onco take up lbs residence iu C-are and build a gallery" Ho
is said to be worth $25,000 ot S3Q,0$0.
Seventh-street against tha world. iGhar-:
lie Chase reports that   tho Hatest'^pi
6tylo at his house is a big boy whiA tdfci-
them all hy surprise last S*nday e*-j_t_in.
As this is fcoy No. 1, the inferenc6**|i na
xtral and afesoiutelj|',.cor!:e<*,;Jth^t IxL^-W-d'
5oy tW^^im^tf1n^dl^bumS^'z
The larg*st coffin that w->severin:Cliire'
was ordered of A. A. Shaver this Week.
It is G feet long 28 in&hes wide, and 18
inches deeua. No coffins as large as thip
aro kept in .stock _oMr. Shaver had te-
make this entirely,- The deceased person.
was tho wife of Ed.-Delaaes* of Shermar.
City.
Theo. Bo^e our genial and obliging
shoe dealer, was united in maraiiige to
Miss Clara Dohnine at Mt Pleasant, on
Monday. The bride is a popular young
lady of Sherman City, and -was married
at tho home of her sister in. Mt, Pleasant.
The Pbese wishes them a hsng ancl happy wedded life'
J. L. Starkweather, Pensson Attorney
of Borneo, Michigan will be at the Alger
House, Clare, Thursday, June, 2nd 1887.
Bejected clairnis a specialty. Drafted
naen who served entitled to a pension.
Dependent mothers and fathers entitled
to pension. Call and get your pension
increased. He ne-fer gives up a worthy
claim. Call and see him. Advice free.   j2
At the next meeting of the common
council an ordinance will probably be
proposed prohibiting the throwing of manure from livery barns and of other refuse matter into the creek. The practice
ought to have been stopped long ago, and
especially so now, in astnuch as the water
from tho creek goes into yards all over
town. The health of the people is of
more importance than the convenience of
one or two citizens.        .
The P_.es. will complete its ninth volume next week. Like its home the paper was never beforo so prosperous and
it will enter upon tho tenth yoar und,er
the most favorable auspices. A goi
time to commence subscriptions will b
With the new volume and readers of this
item who are not now subscribers are respectfully asked to examine the paper
critically. If you liko it and want it subscribe, and we will guarantee that no regret will follow the act.
''Saily" Feighner paid a visit to Mt.
Pleasant the other day and was accosted
on the streets there by a Mend who inquired what brought him over. "Well
I'll tell you." said the gentleman from
Olare, "I had to have a rest*. Everything
is booming over our way and I haven't
been able to sleep for a week; so I had
to tear myself away and got into some
country village to rest up." This was
considered pretty good and it didn't cost
"Saily" a cent for cigars and buttermilk
while he stayed in town.
Around the County,
Farwell will have two saloons the coming year.
Joe McKee has left Harrison to live in
Van Bnren county.
Business at the county treasurer's office has been brisk for a week or so past.-
,Those rod cards come high.
The Harrison board of water commissioners proposes to make water takers pay
for water whicli they permit their neighbors to use.
George Cummins is tho Clare county
deputy game warden. If George's family
isn't kept supplied with wild goat meat
now it wont be his fault.
The supervisors have ordered the jail
yard fenced in. This will'make it difficult for crooks to hold conversation with
their chums behind the bars.
Farwell Begister; "The CnAEE Bbess
is greatly elated over their success in securing the Toledo, Aun Arbor and Northern Michigan railroad." Well y_®, rather.
Elated is a word which fills the bill to a
nicety.
The calendar for tho May term of the
Circuit Court which convenes next Monday has seven criminal and fifteen civil
cases. Tho Can- cases and the Loomis-
Lyons case aro the most important,' ou
the ijriminal calendar.
The Midland Bepnblican say that at
Bear-Ion's storo in Meredith, they havo
one of the most remarkable coons in tho
country. It has only two legs, walks on
them like a man, has a mustache, jand in
many respects looks aud acts like a man.
The Begister says that on the occasion
of a recent visit to Farwell. Judgo Wheaton talked himself hoarse on tho railroad
question. The Bogister also says that
they have not expected to get the T. & A.
B. B. but that they propose to have the
Toledo and Cadillac railroad. All right,
hem's to you.
From the Attorney General's report for
1886 we learn that there were 68 critain-
4il oases prosecuted in this county last
yearr and fifty five convictions secured.
Eleven prisoners wero sentenced to the
Local Lore.
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throo wero given terms of service at the
stato prison, and six went to jail. Fin
aggregating $306 were imposed, three
cases were nol. pros'd, one prisoner escaped, one was acquitted, and three eases .are
pending.
An interesting program has been arranged for tho meeting of the Clare county teachers' association at Harrison next
week Friday and Saturday. County
Treasurer Averill will deliver an address
of welcome which Prof. Farrel of Farwell
will respond to. Miss Gertie Murdock
of Clare is down for a paper on **Lang-
uage Lessons," and it is hoped that she
will have recovered from her illness so as
to perform the part assigned. Mrs. Carrie Eaton of Clare will read a paper on
"Primary Methods," a subjoct which she
is abundantly qualified to discuss, and
Prof. Wood will talk about "Methods in
Arithmetic." Secretary Cummins of the
board of examiners is expected to tell
what he knows about associations and
their uses. Superintendents Cornell of
Harrison, Walbridge of Evart and Far-
rell of Farwell, besides mony others of
the successful teachers of this county,
will take part in the exercises.
MORE*    LOCAL.
W. S. Cooley is in Saginaw.
Attend the show at the G. A. B. hall
tomorrow night.
The dance at the G. A. B. hall last night
was well attended and a good time was
had by all.
Fred Deno night operator at the Junction has been called to Baldwin where he
will have a day job.
W. A. Goodman has lowered his store
to the level of the grade and built now
walk.   Good improvement.
The Ladies Uuion will meet at the
home of Mrs. DeVogt next Thursday afternoon.   All are cordially invited.
Wm. McEwancameup from Bay City
this morning to look over the ground to
be used by the T. & A. railroad for the
erection of their depot.
Dear delinquent Subscriber : Wo are
out of wood. Will you please bring us
in some Saturday or the first of next
week.   Signed, Eclit'or.
Paul Philipoteaux' groat historic ey-
elograuiu painting of the Battle of Gettysburg, will be shown by the French
stereoscopic process, at the G. A. B. hall
tomorrow evening. Admission 10 and
15 cents.
Bead G.. W. Smith's ad this weejt,
Jim Welch is painting the front
of G. W. Lee's building today.
No. 1 Timothy hay baled for sale atthe brick grocery store. G. W. Smith,
E. L. Squire's new ice wagon appeared on our streets  this  morning*
Fob Sale. My house and lot on
the South Side, For further particulars enquire at my store. Wm. H,
Eldjjn,
At fhe opening of the ball season
at Detroit yesterday tlie Detrotts defeated Indianapolis by a score of five
to three.
The death penalty bill was killed
in the state Set-ate yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. Senator Post voted
in the minority. •
The question of sun or standard
time has been laid on the table at
Lansing and every man helps himself to whichever he prefers.
Mrs. Jno. Webb left this morning
with her mother Mrs Snow to join;
her husband at Jackson, whero he is
in the employ of the railroad company.
Ton teams and about thirty five
men are at work on the new railroad:
as we go to press. Wednesday while
the men were ab work filling' in the-
mar.h tlie earth began to settle and!
in some places dropped five feet.'
This was 0 wins'tothe ground being-
very wet when they began hauling
dirt upon it.
The election of John C. Tvockafel-
low of Clare to be chairman of tho
board of supervisor*, is a compliment
10 an efficient supervisor and the people he represents, and a choice tho
wisdom of which will be clearly
demonstrated by a faithful performance of overy duty connected with
that important position.
John "W. Dunlop of Clare, Pro_t-
deiit.of thft. Central Michigan  drus
thin week arguing'to thVlpgisla-Ois '
tho injustice of making no distinction
in the proposed liquor law between
drug stores and saloons. Ho will
visit Cincinnati and Cleveland before
his return home next week.
A protest against any legislation
looking toward the taxing of druggist for the sale of liquors, when sold
exclusively for medical and mechanical purposes, was circulated in Clare
this week and signed by nearly
every business and professional man.
Tt was mailed to Senator Post and by
him presented to the Senate jester-'
day-aftenioon.
We. _u . _i)i.«*med by Wm Giberson
that from letters received from his
brother, Jno Giberson, of Chase, he
learns that his brother has decided to
remove to Clare, and that himself
and family will arrive in a couple of
weeks. We are glad Mr. Giberson appreciates the prosperity of our village
and hope ho will never regret his removal to Clare.
Wm. H. Elden is constantly receiving new goods, and at present is
better prepared than ever to meet
the demands of the public for anything ia his line. He carries a full
stock of stationary, wall paper, toys-
and in fact everything that is to bo
found in a first class notion store. He-
is also agent for the best sewing
machines in the market
Sheriff .Rockafellow of Oscoda county was robbed a few clays ago of
$560, funds belonging to the town of
Elmer. He left the money in his
overcoat pocket when ho retired,
and in tho morning it was gone. He
found the pocket-book in the road
emptied of its contents. Sheriff
Bockafellow is a brother of Supervisor Rockafellow of this village.
Three years ago A. F, Smith was
the cbiefest dude among Michigan's
rollerskaters. When the craze died
out in this state Smith moved to
Manitoba, where he ancl his brother
managed a rink. Tho two fell iu
love with the same woman, and she
decided in favor of the brother. A.
F.then killed his brother, the woman
committed suicide the same night,
and Smith gave himself up. He has
just been sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary.
J  m.
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