1892-07-29; Clare Democrat and Press

              __-e.B»<Jcr__(t( Dec.) 1884.
IPregS, A__rH, l_t_ 8.
CLARE MICH., FRIDAY JULY 29, .89;
Ojjfc/fi- Paper for
CITY OF CLARE.
NEW SERIES NO. 157.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
LAWIERB.
BITj'*_*»*_5_Bt_l_.Y, *
■' ATTORNEY.
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<*-S business placod with mo will
i-fanqrt .and   careful   attention.
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•'SulVH_t_r»Si_0fllC6 drues and  druggists' sun-
''   driest: -..Qf&h aud store south of railroRd,
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t_H_d*iat<* ^ftlio University of Mip«l(jnn.   All
.ft_i_fl--t.Hi__ip._y attended to -J-* or night.
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mid colloPtion agent. -Money to loan on real
estate. .Deeds and mortgages drawn on
short notice.  Clare, Mieh. 'H8
J"* *C ROCKAFEI.I.OW,
> INSUttAKOG AOBNT,
Keprdsonts tho following Urst-class   com-
ganios:    Anu'rWan Mixn, of   Philadelphia;
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houses for snie or' rent* -,, Office corner
Stain and west _th.Btn.cts,-up stairs, Clare.
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WELL IAKEB.
I Warrant My Wells Never to
Fail as Long as the Metal Lasts,
and to Give Sufficient Water for
any CAMP, MILL or FARM.
Correspondence Solicited.
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-AGENT   rOB-
BUCIEYEBREW1N&C0.'
CELEBRATED LAGER BEER,
Delivered to any part of the city, or
sent to any place on the T. & A. A. rail
road, F. & P. M. railroad, or Harrison
Branch on short notice. Store room
and refrigerator near the T. it A, A.
freight depot.
JAY R. ROGERS, Agent. Clare.
I,OCAI, I.OI-E.
Fine rain this morning.
Oats, 40 cents, at G. W. Lee's.
Considerable sickness at present.
Just received, 1000 bushels of oats at
G. W. Leo's.
C, H. O'Donald Vas at Ithaca today
on business.
Geo, W. Graham, of Farwell, was in
the city Monday.'
Eggs are quite scarce and command
1_ cents per dozen,
Jacob Mason was cloiug business in
Saginaw on Monday.
The council held a special meeting
Wednesday evening.
Business promises to be good the
coming fall and winter.
Mrs. O. S. Derby visited friends at
Mt. Pleasant ou Tuesday.
Visit Giberson'8 great removal sale.
Entire stock at spot cash.
Potatoes, corn aud other lato crops
aro badly in need of rain.
Try "Jack's" restaurant for' a first-
class lunch or warm meal.
Gorr & Arrand have erected an addition onto their planing mill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cooley visited
friends at Coleman on Sunday.
The weather is quite cool today after
the heavy rain of this morning.
Huckleberries are selling at 81.50 and
$1.75 at Meredith and Harrison.
You can save S5.00 on a suit if you
buy at Giberson's removal sale.
Boys' campaign caps, only 15 cents,
at Wolsky's,   Call and see them.
Doctress Goodman, of Loomis, was
one of the visitors at Clare on Tuesday.
Quite a number from here attended
Barnum's circus in Saginaw yesterday.
Giberson is going to leave Clare. Ten
thousand dollars worth of goods at
cost.
The pail and tub factory will resume
operations next Monday for a steady
run,
Mrs. Malloy, of Port Huron, is visiting in this city with her son, Chas. H.
Snider.
Seats are now on sale for Pygmalion
and Galatea, by Labadie-Rowell Company, July 30.
T     H. JOHXSON,
Veterinary   Surgeon,
 ALSO-   -
DENISTRY AND CASTRATION.
Graduate of Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto. All calls promptly attended day or night.
OFFICE, PARRISH'.. LIVERY BARX.
CLARE, - MICH.
(j.l.-\i<o  Got]i*i*ty
Teacfaers'Examinations
FOR    1S9..Z.
Ni-.ii'. ishorehy Riven that special < ..ami
nations (if leueher. for ■■lure county for the
ensuiiiK school year have 1 11 as follows;
Last Friday in October ]*. _. Clare.
August  l*._i   ..unveil.
Also two (_. rf rtular examination to 1„- hi
den at Harrison the first Thursdays of Mart
"ma August, 1.. _.
Examination begins at n o'clock a. m.
F.A. -'A-IN'TM'SS,   /
(i. J. Ct'MMiNs,     -Examiner:
H. 31. ItoTs, Com. *
Dated, Knnvell, Kent, __, i*. _,
iEKTISTRV
Charley Thurston, who served his
apprenticeship in Gordanior's barber
shop, went to McBain this week to engage in business on his own hooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Stino are home
after a week's visit with relatives and
friends in Chicago.- Mr. Stine is the
gentlemanly clerk at Wolsky's store.
Ladies, remember that tho Labadie-
Rowell Company will produce Pygmalion aud Galatea in Doherty opera,
house Saturday, July 30,   Seo it sure.
Alderman H, W, Pierce, of the sep-
ond ward, moved his family -this weok
into their new home in the oast part of
the city. His new residence is a fine
one.
Thomas Pickard, who is lumbering
near Walmapitao, Ont., is in the city
today looking after business interests
in this vicinity. He wilt remain several
days. . .'     .     .
William Rosa went,.jfci*. Highland last
week to attend the funeral of his fathor,
whither he is at present consoling his
widowed mother and attending to business affairs, '
Seats are now on salo and going rapidly. Tlie Labadie-Rowell Company
are now on their- way to Texas, and
this will be your last opportunity of
seeing them.
Look out for your shade tree., and
see that thoy are nqt boing destroyed
by worms. A good many in the city
are badly infected, and some have already been destroyed.
Tho heavy ra;n this morning not only
did a vast good to growing crops, but
checked the forest fires that had al-'-
ready secured quite a headway in some
of tho northern townships.
Mrs. John Clark and children, of
Huntington, Ind., are visiting her parents and friends in this city. Sho is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Barney
Langtry, on west 0th streot.
Alderman _V_,ussell, of the third ward,'
tendered his resignation to the city
council at a recent meeting, which was
accepted by that honorable body, and
now they are doing businoss short
handed, _.«■**
Byron Linsea, who has boen empJAyVf
J. H, Wilson, the tailor, departed
£<iesday for a two weeks' absence. Ho
will Visit with his wife at Big Rapids,
and mako a trip to Allegan and Chicago boforo returning.
JPho Midland Sun presents a decided
improved appearance, being changed
from a blanket sheet to a G col. quarto,
arid' «$ an evidence of prosperity tho
pase^ is now printed on a new Crans-
totfeyliuder press.
$he. Ladies' Union will meet August
Sfh'tit the homo of Mrs.C. H. O'Donald.
A'fijft.attendauceis desired. Its meot-
ifcRlftBt Friday at Mrs. John Rorison's,
^Withstanding the heat, showed the
iritft'-e'-t and enthusiasm of its member, in the welfare of the society.
_..-d-uas Allison's little boy while at
play*-last Sunday morning in tho barn,
fejU'rom the loft striking the floor
upon his head and shoulders. He was
qU_:/o badly injured and lay in a stupor
fo*tSSOveral hours. He is progressing
fatwably under the treatment of Dr.
TojCid.
f*ftreet Commissioner John Rorison
hafebeen engaged during the week re-
rebuilding the bridge tit
paving and
th^foot of Main street that crosses the
Lifile Tobacco  river.   The structure
ha^been in a very unsafe condition
fori'a long time, and should have been
'nded to 'ere this.
another column is an account of
oath of Hon. Giles  Ross,  which
ocMtrred last Friday at  his  homo  in
Oufcland county.   Mr. Ross  was  well
|ifdvorably known in this city, hav-
ently visited hero at the homo
is son, William.   He had a host of
waj _ friends iu  Clare  who  will be
prtifyd to* learn of his death.
jjp-9. A. P. Gale, of Atlas, and daughter'Mrs. Wnj.^Irvin, of El Paso, Te.\as,
TUfsv Lavira Warner and nephew, Mas-
tet; J Ingeno garner, of Flushing, are
..siting in tlie. city, guests of Mr. and
5T*;,. J. C. Rookafellow. Mrs. Gale and
MrSiEockafellbw are sisters. Mr. and
TU_f') A. - H. "Rockafellbw came down
_.'>_' Evart to *visit oyer Sunday.
is considerable* talk among tho
its here Of organizing a "-Mer-
.^tfe&j&r^
C. H. EDWARDS
1 Successor to M. J. L<>. sinii..
All work in the line promptly attended
and guaranteed first-class.
Porcelain Crowns,
Gold Crowns,
Bridge Work, aud
All kinds of Plate Work.
C-OlLM and all other kinds of illlinn inserted
to preserve the natural teeth. (JAS administered for tho painless extraction of teeth.
Office o?er Dunlop's Drue Store,     -      Clare, Mich.
IWm Dhvi
Is Interested in the National Ticket
To arm himself against the sophistries
of the republican party, every democrat
should read "Frauds and Falsehoods of
the Republican Party," the latest, the
largest and most authentic campaign
document issued. It shows the fallacy
of protection, the weakness of reciprocity, the financial mismanagement
and wasteful expenditures of the republican party. The comparison of tho
Mills and McKinley bills is an eye-
opener to farmers, mechanics and laborers, Complete biographies of Cleveland and Stevenson, a full report of the
convention,, the party platform and an
exposition of democratic principles.
Near'y GOO pages. Price only 81.50.
Spei ial terms to democratic clubs. Big
pay to working agents. Canvassing
book sent free for 10 cents. Address
Royal Bcblishing Hocse,
263 Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
i56^t
naw and will make her home with Mrs.
George Piper.
j    Junius and Giles Ross attended the
funeral of their grandfather at  High-
: land last week.
(.ray Rutherford has moved his family into A. H. Rockafellow's house on
west 7th street.
Tlie hay crop in this vicinity is about
all secured,and is one of the finest and
I largest for years.
Mrs. A. W. Mclntyre went to Ingnar 1
j county last week on a protrai fed vi*-*.:
with her mother.
! James Bollan aud Charles Joln.s<>n
' will give a harvest dance at Dean's hall
i next Friday evening.
i Dr. C. II. Edwards, the dentist, will
! go to Harrison next week Thursday on
1 professional business.
The King's Daughters will meet with
Mrs. J. A Converse on Thursday, Aug-
} ust 1th, at -1 o'clock sharp.
j A girl baby, weighing just l}i pounds,
j came to board with Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
'■ Bell last Sunday afternoon.
j Theo. Boge, of Mt. Pleasant, was in
1. \ the city Tuesday shaking hands with
!l I his former fellow townsmen,
j Ed. A. White, Byron Linsea and
i Douglass Meeks hooked a fine string
j of fish at Lake George on Wednesday.
_ ! Thiu'l Crouse is carrying a sore hand,
the result of receiving a kick while
shoeing a horse a few evouins's since.
Farmers are very busy these days in
the harvest fields. The wheat crop is
iitowbeiuR secured, and promises a fair
i yield.
Mrs. George Piper, of Saginaw,  has
j) 'pen visiting in Clare this   week,  the
iKuost of her  parents,   Dr.   and  Mrs.
i)avis.
j See a good play when you can. Pygmalion and Galatea by the Labadie-
howell Company, Saturday evening,
.jluly 30.
j Miss Nellie Forman, of Stratford,
put., is visiting in Clare for a week or
fen days, the guest of her sister, Mrs.
JT. H. Galliver.
Any play that the Labadie-Rowell
Company produces must be fine. The
J'act of their producing guarantees
. hat it is fine.
James Boyd moved his household
upods and family yesterday into Mr.
Clrover's house at the corner of Beech
a nd State street.
' The celebrated stallion, "General
£ herman," can still be found at Sterns'
1: very barn by any horse owners who
6 esire to use him.
Labadie-Rowell Company wiU again
v isit Clare, Saturday evening, July 30,
ija the great and amusing play, Pygma-
1 ion and Galatea.
Louie Wolsky is up from Saginaw
i his week visiting with his numerous
j *oung<friends here and assisting his
1 'ather in the store.
for the past couple of years, came up
to Clare last Saturday for a week or ten
days' visit with his mother and friends
in this city.
Mrs. J. Schilling and children, Mrs.
A. Rhoades and Mrs. J. R. Rogers returned home last Friday afternoon after au absence of ten days or two weeks
at Petoskey, Bay View and the neighboring resorts.
John Rorison has sold his house and
lot on east 5th street to Mrs. Bruske.
Consideration, $000. Mr. Rorison owns
a couple of lots adjoining on Hie east,
and will commence the erection of a
new residence in a short time.
On account of roof leaking last night
my clothing, hats, aud furnishing goods
stock was badly damaged. Will "bffer
the same at damaged goods prices.
Come ipiick if you want a bargain.
Wit. Gibersox.
Anny Amy, a girl of sixteen, living
seven miles from Shepherd, was a victim of unrequited love, and to end the
whole business took a dose of aconite.
She was taken to Shepherd for treatment but died in tho physician's office-
Messrs. T. P. Horning and D. Scott
Partridge, of Mt. Pleasant, were among
the visitors at Clare on Monday. They
were over booming for the Improvement Company's great sale of city
lots held at that place the following
day.
Wm. Wolsky started for Ohicago last
Wednesday evening to purchase his
Ml stock. He will be gone about ten
days. Mr. W. says ho will have a larger
stock the coming season than he ever
parried, and is bound to make trade
boom.
Elsewhere appears a call for a democratic county convention to'be held at
the court houso in Harrison 6n Tuesday, August 9th, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the state, congressional, senatorial and representative
conventions.
Arza Mclntyre went to Traverse City
on Tuesday to visit with his sister, Mrs.
A16nzo Fox. He took his "saw and
hammer" with him, and if the prospects
are favorable will remain until late in
the fall and work at the carpenter business with Mr. Fox.
Mrs. A. Beebe, accompanied by Mrs,
Will Goodman and children, left this
city the first of last week for a season
at Bay View and Petoskey. Mrs. Goodman returned home last Wednesday,
but Mrs. Beebe will remain some time
in her cottage at Bay View.
Local thermometers have registered
from 98 to  103 degrees in the shade
dijring the past week,
have been almost intolerable and hu
''nity has  suffered untold   agonies
m tho excessive heat. A light shower
dnesday evening lowered the tem»
ptlrature slightly,
^rbtectiv.Q Association" ixttlus-
c^\^^SicJWoi^^T'^6%mtma
of poor debts and to protect the mem
bers from the dead beat class that infest the country. It lias worked to
perfection in other places. Why
wouldn't it be a good thing here?
Whenever our merchants feel disposed to grumble at the dullness of
trade they should remember that the
farmers are gathering the golden gfain
which will bring in the golden shekels
that will flow into the tills later on.
Good crops mean a busy season for
both the farmer and merchant, but
both cannot come at the same time.
R M. Mussell returned home last
Friday evening after an absence of
nearly two weeks. He left Messrs.
Goodman and Sutherland at Prescott,
X. Y., where he visited his boyhood
home—ho returning from there to
Clare, while the other two continued
their trip east. An interesting account
of their journey appears in another
column.
Mary, aged 7 months, youngest child
of Mr. and Mrs. David McPhall, died
last evening of cholera infantum at the
homo of its parents on south Main
street. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
from the Congregational church. The
remains will be interred iu Cherry
Grove Cemetery. The bereaved parents
havo the sympathy of the entire community.
Agustus J., aged eleven months, infant son of John and Retta 'Clark, of
Huntington, Ind,, died last evening at
7 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Clark's
sister, Mrs. B. Langtree, on west 5th
street, in this city. The funeral will
be held at the house tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock; services to be conducted by Rev. F. C. Field. The remains will be laid at rest in Cherry
Grove Cemetery.
Preaching at the M. E. church, and
all the other churches, next Sunday
morning and evening. The pastor of
the M, E. church will discourse from
the subject: "Lessons Drawn from the
Homestead Labor Troubles," on Sunday evening. All interested in the
question of capital and labor are invited to be present. The coming crisis
demands that we shall give this question our best thought and attention.
Last Tuesday evening a large party
of both old and young people assembled at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ja
cob Mason, on east 6th street. The occasion was to Commemorate the anniversary of Mrs. Mason's birth, and also
that of Mr. Budd Wing, a young gentleman who makes his home at their
Old Sol's rays j piaoe, and whose birthday is the same
date. The affair was a comjOlete sur-
prisn to both. All present had a very
pleasant time and enjoj-ed the ice
cream,
served,
cake  and lemonade
Mr. Varney informs the De.mociUt-
Prbss that Clare's new grist mill is enclosed and is rapidly nearing completion. Both floors are laid and the
structure will soon bo ready for tlio
machipery, which is oxpected to arrive,
in part, in a fow days. Claro will have
one of the finest littlo grist mills to be
found anywhere in tho state, and an
institution we may well feel proud of.
Mr. Varney is to be congratulated on
the pluck and energy he has displayed
in tho matter. The mill will be ready
for the fall business, and this winter
he intends to mako things hum.
Every day from three to a dozen dogs
can be seen roaming the streets without a muzzle ou. If tho city council
make laws and intend they shall be
lived up to why don't they sec that the
marshal shoots theso unmuzzled canines, which they gave notico would
be done after a certain date? A good
many citizens have been heard to complain of the injustice of the thing, and
declare that they will take the muzzle
off their dog if the ordinance is not
more strictly enforced. Certainly,
what is right for ono is right for another. Either enforce or revoke the
order.
A misunderstanding arose between
Richard Chapman, of Arthur township,
and C. S. Chase, of this city, regarding
some hemlock tan bark, which the
former had pealed upon Mr, Chase's
land, A settlement could not be mutually affected and so Mr. Chase sworo
out a warrant for Chapman, charging
him with stealing the bark. The case
was tried iu Justice Carpenter's court
on Monday, Prosecutor Burritt appearing for the people and Geor&e J.
Cummins for the defendant. After
being out some time tho jury disagreed. The case will be tried again
August 25th.
Jerry Feighner is troubled to no
small degree by persons entering his
grove, on tho old Piper farm, one mile
south of the city, and hunting for
game. Not that he cares for the game
that they may kill, but for the danger
to which ho and his stock is subjected
to by the flying bultets, one passing
J#_tl_H_ ._rf _*!*iincbe3.'aS-. M_"^he-*d*"thfts
other evening while he was iu the woods
after his cows. Now, Jerry does not
desiro to be mean about tho matter,
but unless peoplo desist shooting in
those woods lie says he will proceed
against them for trespass.
John Bulman, who is foreman in one
of E. L. Pratt's lumber camps near
Nelson, Out., writes to the Democrat-
Press that he is very well pleased with
the outlook. Tho camp is on the Spanish river, about seven miles from Nelson. The river at that point is about
300 feet wide aud about 20 feet deep.
The crew is now cutting and skidding
logs to be hauled to the river ou sleighs
next winter. They have about 50 men
at work and six tennis aud cut aud skid
about 700 logs each day. Mr. Bulman
thinks it one of the best places for
lumbering he has ever seen. Fishing
and hunting is good. Moose, deer,
bear and all kinds of wild game is very
plentiful.
Will Goodman writes a "special" to
the Democrat-Press from Phenix, R.
I., under date of July 25, statiug that
he aud Mr. Sutherland had just returned from a genuine Rhode Island
shore dinner with Mr. P. Iloxie, of
Phenix. On their way back the steamer struck the rocks, lost her wheel and
all ou board came very near sinking.
A passing boat picked them up and
they arrived at Phenix safo and sound,
but badly shaken up. Prom Phenix
they will go to Homestead, whero they
expect to disperse the state stroops aud
fix up the trouble between Carnegie
and the locked out workmen, after
which they will start direct for Clare,
expecting to arrive home about August
1st.
The party of -17 men who left this
city last week Tuesday for the purpose
of working in the lumberjwoods for the
Standard Oil Company near Alexander,
W. Va., did not find things to their
liking upon reaching their destination
and every man of them refused to
work for the company. The majority
of them were without the necessary
funds to pay their expenses back.
Some of them wrote or telegraphed to
friends here for money to bring them
home, while others are either walking
or hunting for a job to earn enough
money to pay their expenses back to
Michigan. Wm. Munns, who was to
act as foreman for the company, went,
to Pittsburg on a short visit with a
couple of brothers who reside there
before returning home.
Frank Alger returned to Clare, Mon
day, from Alexander, W. Va., whither
he went tho previous Tuesday with a
view of taking a contract of building v.
piece of logging railroad for the Standard Oil Co., but tho amount of work
that was J and prospeCts were not as  he antici
pated. He was quite surprised upon
his return to learn of tho report that
was in circulation to the effect that his
bottling works had been closed by tho
Pabst Brewing Company, of Milwaukee, to satisfy a claim of 81300. The
fact is that he does not owe the company one dollar, nor has not since ho
opened up. Every oar of beer received
by him 1ms been paid for before a
single kog was unloaded. Frank closed
the bottling works on his own responsibility for the reason that his sales
this season have not warranted him to
continue tho business, and the condi-"
tion of tlie money market hns made it
difficult to make collections. He proposes to do business again this fall if
times liven up and *.''.sti.-i ■••, warrant
it.
Why is it that there have to be leap
years that till our yoars are not of tlio
.same length? It arise:, from the fact
that the yeur does not consist of an exact number of days. The long! h of tlio
day and that of the year an* the measures of the motions of tho earth. The
globe we live on moves in two ways. It
turns itself around like a spinning top,
and at the samt'tim. it goes steadily
forward like a bullet shot from a gun.
It turns itself once completely around
in twenty-four of our hours, as shown
by the clock; this amount of timo we
call a day. Its forward or onward motion carries it around the.sun in a path
that is nearly a circle; the time it takes
to go completely around we call a year,
Tho first motion gives us day and night
following each other iu turn (.the word
"day" here having now a different
meaning namely, not twenty-four
hours, but the time of daylight. 1 Tho
second motion gives us days 'that is,
periods of daylight) growing gradually
longer and then gradually shorter, one
end of the earth turning more toward
the sun for half the time and the other
end for the other half; and this brings-
us summer and winter and the seasons.
Now tho length of tlie year is fouud to-
be nearly 305J* times the length of the
day of twenty-four hours; that is, tlie
year is 3(55 days long and nearly six
hours more. It is these six hours that
*glve--*i£--JU**I-m^
"nearly" that wo find the reason for
1900 not being one of their number.—
Rev. George MeArthur in St. Nicholas.
Answered the Summons.
Hon. (Jiles Ross died tit his residenco
in Highland, Mich.. July 22nd, of paralysis, at the oge of 70.
He was born in Dover, DnchesS #
county, N, Y. When 11 years of age his *
father moved to Cayuga county, N. Y.,
where he purchased a farm, which tho
sou took control of at tlie age of 21,
with tho added care of tho widowed
mother and four sisters, to carry out
the wishes of his father, who died at
this time.
On December 1st, 1839, Mr. Ross was '
married to Malvina Forshee, of Cayuga
county.   They raised eight children, all
of whom survive him save one, the eldest, Helen Thompson.
Later he increased his business by
engaging in merchandizing iu Montezuma. (Jetting the western fever he
closed out all his business interests in
1SG3, coming to Michigan.
Mr. Ross has been a frequent office
holder all through his life time* He-
was canal collector on the Erie Canal
and when almost a stranger iu his now
western home he was unanimously
elected to represent the people in the
county board of supervisors. Iu 1872
ho was elected to the lower house of
the state legislature aud returned again
in 1870.
His children are, II. B. Thompson, a
son-in-law; Wm. Ross, Clare: G. W.
Ross, Atlantic; Mrs. II. S. Holdridge,
Highland; Mrs. Emma Ross Gilman,
Canter, 111.; Mrs. S. L. McCanly, Fenton; Mrs. Sadie Kipp and Mrs. Taylor
Hair, both of Chicago; Mr. Garret Forshee, Montezuma, N. Y., a brother-in-
law. Several grand children and other
relatives and friends were in attendance at the funeral with love and
sympathy.
He was a man of experience and'
sterling integrity, his business career
without a spot or blemish, but his life
work is done and he is now at rest.
The bright kid who got off the following ought to be worth a million by
tho time he is twenty-one:
Tommy- Can we play at keeping a
store in here, mamma?
Mamma (who has a headache)—Certainly, but you must be very, very
quiet.
Tommy—Well, we'll pretend we don't
advertise.—-_E..
Learned men tell us that in Latin
the word editor means "to eat," In tho
United States it means to scratch,
around like blazes to get something to
eat.—Ex.
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