1893-01-13; Clare Sentinel (1892)

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Volume 1,
CLARE, MICH., FRIDAY, JANUARY 13,1893
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CIKA^IJSS. "e&TOLTES, CHABGtBB "WITH:
"EORGERTZ", IS ACQUTTTEIO,
A. Srief Statement of the Case aad.the
^rial.-—It Attracted "JHhieh InterestsA
IMffieoit Case—$vsy "Voted % to 1© on
Wx&t Ballot,
-(From our regular ^>rrespondent.)
Harbxsok, -Jajst. *T, -93.—The Boulter
forgery case, whieh" has occupied
torn: days ia the circuit court for,
date county^ lias resulted in the acquittal of the defendant. -The-case ex-
eited unusual interest and tlie court
loom was packed "with spectators - all
ffaicmgli the trial. The accused, Chas,
Boulter, was charged with having
Staged coupon trade "books against the
LansingljumberCo. at their store at
Bodge, this county. It was claimed
that .Boulter, who resides near the
company's" store, secured the "books in
Hank form, from the publishers, removed the covers and "replaced them
"with covers taken from, tlie old genuine books issued and properly signed
hy the company, the contents of which
had been traded out at the store. It
is claimed that these spurious books
were passed upon the company to the
smount of $2000 or"more. On discovery
"being made the company suspected
Boulter, secured the services of a detective and in the summer of 1892
caused his arrest. The verdict was a
surprise to'almost every one as the
circumstances seemed to prove a clear
case against the defendant. G-reat
credit devolves upon the defendant's
attorneys, Geo. J. Cummins of Harri:
son, assisted by H. H. Graves of Mt.
Pleasant and W*. W. Green of this.
city for the shrewd and careful manner in which the interests ox the
accused were looked after. Especial
mention is made of Geo. J. Cummins,
who, since the arrest "had assumed almost the entire responsibility of the
defense and it is said his argument • to
the jury was a model .of- oratory.   ..   V!
HE WAS -DISCOURAGED.
The Chore-boy at the tanslng L-omlber
Company's Camp at Dodge Commits
Suicide—He -was Respondent—A Toxtch
of Romance in the Case.   .
„., (From OurEegular Correspondent.)
Haheisoh, Mich., Jan, 9.—A man
about 35 years of age, named Charles
Smith, who .has been .performing the
duties of chore-boy at the headquarter camp of the Lansing Lumber Co.,
ten miles east of this city, committed
• suicide' by hanging himself in the
woodshed adjoining the ebok-shanty
orithe morning of the '7th. inst. Some
time ago he had his leg smashed in an
accident so badly that amputation
was necessary* It is said that of late
the injured member caused him excessive pain and it is thought that this
was the prime motive for committing
the awful deed. JSjd 'one mistrusted
him of committing so rash an act. In
fact he arose in the morning as usual,
built the fires, called the cook's attention to the wood he had brought in on
the wheelbarrow, blew the first horn
tor the waking of the men in camp
and then proceeded to the woodshed
where he was found hanging by a
clothes line to a rafter.
There is a romantic side to the tragic
"affair which may furnish a subject for
the moralist to ponder on and the
pessimist to gloat over. It appears
that at the time of ■ Smith's accident
which lost him a leg a year ago while
working for the same company, he
was engaged to a girl in Saginaw" or
Bay City, and labored industriously,
filled with bright anticipations of a
happy home. But when his sweetheart learned that he had lost a leg.
and was a cripple for life, instead of
demonstrating the. steadfastness of
woman's!; affections, she threw him
over. The disappointment and his
own misfortune preyed upon him. In
utter discouragement he attempted to
commit suieide once before by drowning in the Saginaw river. Last Saturday morning was a year to a day
from the date of the loss of his leg and
the beginning of his misfortunes.
Life to him was a failure and he went
calmly to his death. "We refrain from
moralising on the fickleness of humanity, the coldness of the world and
suicide as a remedy*
Pretty fair sleighing.
Additional local "on fifth page,
Mrs. Jos. Adams visited in Farwell
Saturday.
C, P. Louch was in Saginaw Monday
on business. . ■
C. L. Mabie of Meredith was in the
city "Wednesday.
Wm. Chard was doing business in
Coleman Monday.
Judge Hart of Midland was seen in
Clare "Wednesday.
■"Wm. Dean is contemplating having
a roller skating rink in his hall.
Minnie Gardiner Of Farwell visited
with friends in Clare on Tuesday.
J. S. Eoss drove to Harrison on business one day the first of the week.
Br. C. W. Taylor-Goodman of Saginaw was in Clare on business "Wednesday.
Miss Cora Turrell oi Lansing is the
guest of Lorenia Adams in Clare this
week.
W-S. Cooley is at Blanchard and,
other points south in the interest of
his marble business.
Mrs. Jos. Hudson of Dover went to
Alma on Tuesday where' she will undergo treatment at the saniuarium.
Coleman Independent: Floyd and
Frank Doherty of Clare visited their
cousin, Mrs.- A. Hubbard, over Sunday.
Albert Maynard has an interesting
and logical article on the last page of
rthe Sentinel which you ought to
read.
Misses Maggie Patient and Florence
•Cunningham drove to Farwell on Wednesday where they visited with young
friends..
H. Saperston & Co., have an ad in
this week's issue. It will pay you to
read every word of it. They mean
every word they say.
Wm. Wolsky departed for Cincinati,
O., Tuesday afternoon where he will
visit with his son Louie who is attending college in that city.
CI. Saperston, brother of H. Saperston of this city, went to Bay City on
Wednesday where he will visit for a
week or so with relatives and friends.
J. H. Wilson went to Big Bapids last
Friday night returning home the first
of the week in company with his wife
.and little children who had been there
visiting parents and friends.
The dealers in iee are cutting large
quantities in the Tobacco river and
laying it up for next summer's use.
The ice is clear and measures about a
foot in thickness.
Frank Badgley who has been firing
for Gorr & Arrand the past -season has
accepted a position as night fireman
for A. Y. Touchette at Tonkin. He
went Wednesday to fill his position.
We hear that there is a movement
on foot to build a Catholic church in
this city and that arrangements are
being made to buy the house just over
in Vernon, which was formerly occupied -by Harry Galliver.
Don't say too much about the
printers!. The editor of the Marion
Dispatch is postmaster, Chistian and
minister and he ought to be able to
take the curse off of the rest of the
poor prints. He walks four miles and
back, on Sunday, to preach to the people of Park Lake.
There is nothing that proves such
an economizer of strength and time in
the cleaning of "windows as the use of
alcohol instead of water. It cleans
with magic rapidity and is not an extravagant substitute, as a prudent person is able to wash. a great many windows with a small bottle of alcohol.
Congressman Belknap has introduced
in the house a petition signed by hundreds of prominent men and firms asking for the establishment of a free delivery once in two days by carriers on
bicycles in country towns where macadam, telford, gravel or other equally
solid and durable highway has been
provided.
The Hew York Press says: "There
is nothing small about the new Columbian postage stamps. One of them
stuck on a ISo. 6 white - envelope looks
somewhat like a sarsaparilla advertisement pasted on a whitewashed fence."
This discription is * reproduced here so
that our readers may know the stamps
when they see them.
It is within the bounds to say that
the great majority of the farmers of
the United States never saw a good
road and do not know what it is. A
road that is morass in the spring, a
Saraha in the summer, a series of ruts
and ridges frozen stiff in late autumn
and a slough whenever there is a thaw
in the winter is to -them the normal
means of rural communication. If
they had known and used good roads
they would not tolerate the existing
roads for a month, but because they
do not they will go on acquiescing in
the existing country road with an
apathy that is born of ignorance.—Ex.
ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS.
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Interesting "News and Comments "Which
we Find Among Our "Exchanges.
The apple and potato crop of Leelanau county netted tnefarmers $500,000.
Beaverton desires to be incorporated
as a village, and will petition the present legislature to that effect.
The Isabella county court house was
slightly damaged by fire last week,
caused by a defective chimney.
The women of Midland have collected money and built and furnished
a house for a worthy poor woman.
The Osceola Outline, published at
Hersey; and a neat and newsy paper,
has just started out upon its 33rd year.
The Eeview says that a State bank
is to be- incorporated in Evartr and
most of the solid men there will be in
it. •
Farmers' Institute has been ih session in Gladwin county this weekV Get
a hustle on| Clare county farmers, and
organize one.
The Cadillac ISTews and Express says
that W. W. Cummer has purchased
18,000 acres of hardwood land in that
county, and will manufacture the
timber no doubt, in the city of Caillac.
The F. & P. M. will build a $50,000
bridge across the river, atSaginaiw, in
place of the present wooden one. It
is to "have double tracks and carry a
pass. That is, if two trains happen
along from-opposite sirections.
It is prbable that a new bank will
be organized at Ithaca, with several
Ithaca and Alma parties as heavy
stock holders. The capital stock is
put at $25,000 and at psesent writing
all but a very small portion has been
subscribed.
The Manistee Times-Sentinel says
that Hon.-H. O. Wheeler may enter a
contest for'his seat in the State senate;
many of the"best lawyers'in that .city
being of the opinion that he was illegally counted out by the Democrat
canvassing board. •
„ William McDonald has Gommehced
suit for $20,000l against the city of
Alpena, alleging damagas from a defective sidewalk." This ought to be a
warning to Clare, and the proper officials ought to see that her walks are
always in good Condition.
Jackson sportsmen liave drafted for
circulation a petition to the legislature asking that body to pass a law
which will prevent the killing of small
game birds for market purposes. Tbey
claim the small game birds are becoming exterminated and it is almost impossible to ° find enough for a day's
sport.   The same is true Of fish.
Miss Mary Loomis of Shepard, is
dead. Christian science could not save
her. She was ill for many weeks,but
would not take little, if any, material
medicine. She believed most-profoun-
ly th$t faith would cure her, so she
prayed and trusted. Finally sne
became insane. Miss Loomis was the
daughter of a wealthy farmer living in
that vicinity. She was a girl of more
than ordinary ability. She had a religious temperament and was imbued
with a faith that seemed to take possesion of her body and soul.
All. business men of Mt. Pleasant
have signed an agreement to close
their stores at 1:30 p.m. fast time, fire
nights in the week. Clare merchants
ought to do the same thing as it gives
the proprietors, and clerks a much-
^needed respite from the confinement
of their'business and allows them a
short time with tbeir families and for
recreation. A merchant will do just
as much business if he closes two
hours earlier than usual, because people will get in tbe habit !of trading
earlier. When a place does a tiling
like this it shows that it is putting on
metropolitian airs.
"Winter at "Last.
The cold wave from appearances has
come to stay. During thaweek trains
have been delayed several hours, thus
putting traveling men to much disadvantage. -On Tuesday the F. & P. M.
trains could not reach Ludington,
only going as far as Manistee and then
returning. The morning train east
could not reach Clare and Conductor
Cogswell's train from the Meredith
division went to Saginaw and back on
the regular ,time of No. 6. The
greatest delays have been on the
T. A. A. & IS. M." road, as the
trains have been snowed up and most
of them were several hours late before
reaching Clare. The trains on the
Port Huron division were also snow
bound. It seems that Clare is in a
belt free from big snow storms in winter and rain storms in summer.
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