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CLARE,  MICH., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1894.
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BREVITIES.
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Ho-w'doth the little, "busy "ad."   .
__-6roVe each shining minute?
It "gets there —li" every time,
A_dpays t_e man that's "in it."
Joe ^ralKver spent Sunday in Saginaw,     , - .     "
Satfey Feign-ner was-down from Sears,
T_tu__d_y.
S. _. Kirlcbride was in SaginaW,
"Wednesday.
0. 2?. Johnson retsarnedtliis morning
_T9m State Line, __.
Hugh Hunter went to Albion Hon-
--y, to Visit _ii_ krotber^ *
A. J. Doherty and daughter Lydia;
were in. Saginaw, yesterday.
Mrs. H. Holferook and son, Bay, visited in Beaverfccm, Saturday.
__~C. Eman_el of Mt. Pleasant was
_ caller at this office, Monday.      t
C..-W. Perry^wasat Midland Monday,
_nd at Harrison Tuesday, on "business.
Mrs. Lo. Goodman and mother, Mrs.
_>. Feighner, -came down from Sears,
Monday.      * .       ":
W. S. Cooley was at Mt. Pleasant
.-an _ Alma on business the first half of
.this-week..
- Thos. Presley is expected Eb.me.to-
„ay from McBain, where he has been
at work for some time past.
Miss Emma Sexsmith returned
'fromTassaT Friday evening, where
;_he had been visiting for a week with
Mrs. '.Gfeo. Smith.
Mr. and Mrsi- Charles Stearns re-
turne_ Tuesday from a visit to Saginaw, Jackson and Lansing. They expect vto make their home in Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Clarissa Hinman, mother of
-Eev. H. Hinman of this city, died at
•the home of her son, William, at Morton's Corners, Erie county,*-?. Y.„ February 1, aged 78 years.
A bill to amend the interstate com-
-merce act so as to authorize railroad
companies to issue 5,000 mile interchangeable mileage tickets, with ex-*
«cess baggage privileges to commercial
! travelers,is before the house committee
•on interstate and foreign commerce.
Letters remaining in the Clare post
•office for the week ending Saturday,
February 17,1894. Persons calling for
•sameplease say "advertised:" Geo.
Abbott,* Lewis Adkins,'C. Barber, H.
Bergy, H. G. Davis, Benjamin Darling, W. Holey.
Nearly everyone will remember the
lightning artist, O. E. Crowley of Mt.
Pleasant, whose rapid wielding of the
brush, as witnessed in the Husted
"block last summer, was the wonder of
everybody. We are-reliably informed
that he was taken to the asylum at
Traverse City one day this week, having shown marked signs of insanity.
Farmers are being warned against
buying or using, samples of seed wheat
from Russia and- Austria, it having
been'discovered that this wheat is
full of weevil, which will produce a
-similar bug by millions wherever
•planted. Farmers everywhere are
.requested to burn all such wheat, at
•once, and hot plant it under any cir-
-cumstances. -    *
The new state census law provides
that the township board shall appoint
-enumerators whose duty it shail be to
feegin June 1 to gather the census.
The city council is designated as the
fo©3y that must name the enumerators
an „he city. All returns must be made
to _he county clerk, and compensation-enumerators is $2.50 per day.
THE MASONS AT GLARE.
. Mt. Pleasant Democrat: . Twelve
jaaeiabers of the Mt. Pleasant lodge F.
-^nfi A> M. went over to Clare on Tues-
1 say-evening in response to an invita-
. ._•£ - f|i_n' from the Masons of that place to
be present and participate in work on
haixl for tfoat evening. The principal
wwk was conferring a degree on
Coiinty Treasurer Joseph Dixon who
is .a. member of Clare' lodge. Of
course theh!©ys here, would't see Joe
go oyer and suffer alone so the crowd,
! -composed of _>. Scott Partridgej Geo.
C; "Faulkner, A. S.  Coutant, E.  A.
< Barber, H. E. Deuel, Thos. Sampson,
E. D. Balmer, E. J Van Leuven, Geo.
Reed, Judge Maxwell and Wm. Carna-
han went along to give him courage.
They all claimed the next morning to
have had an elegant time. Clare al-
■ ways takes care of her guests in royal
style and this occasion was no exception to the rule. At eleven o'clock the
whole company was. treated to an
-elegant banquet at the Calkins house,
which no one knows quite so well how
to prepare and serve as the genial
landlord of t_at excellent hotel.   One
. peculiar feature of the evening was
that Mt..Pleasant money was no good
for that evening; it would not pass
there under any circumstances. And
theboys had to bring it home.
Wm. Parrish, Midland, today.
35F. Bicknell,. Saginaw,  Wednesday.
Mrs. John Imerman. is visiting in
Detroit,
B. Eecum of Dover was in Saginaw
on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Buttiven were in
Saginaw over Sunday.
John Sexsmith was doing business,
Monday, at Mt. Pleasant.
The latest—the very latest—-calling
•sards   have round corners.
Theo. Bogne of Mt Pleasant was in
the city on business, Tuesday.
Supt. W. F. Potter of the F.&P. M.
and faiftily made a tour,of the branch,
yesterady.
D. H. Hannon of _Torth Adams,
visited with his son D. C. Hannon
Wednesday.
. Miss Emma Sexsmith visited over
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Dr. Shaw
in Calkinsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodman of
Cadillac were visiting relatives * in
Clare this week. •"
Emerson Orth, of Evart, will make
his home in Clare during the remainder of the winter.
Wm, Seeman, an employe in the tub
and pail factory, returned to his home
in Detroit, yesterday.'
Joe Moross,of Duniop's jewelry store,
departed Wednesday for Findlay, O.,
to be absent for some time.
The gossips have enough to keep
their tongues wagging—that is, keep
their wagging tongues going.
There'" are 108 public schools in
Isabella county. Attended.: by 4,455
pupils and taught by 131 teachers of
various grades.
Mrs. M. McKinzie, cousin of Mrs,
Chas. Bueli, returned to her home in
Bay City, Wednesday, after a week's
visit in Clare.
W. H. Goodman was in Detroit
Wednesday and Thursday in attend-
, ance upon, the meeting of the Michigan
Club and at their banquet last evening.
There is to be a grand masquerade
skate at Hubel's ice rink Saturday
evening. Go and see the fun. Admission, for gentleman 25 ■ cents; for
boysund^r fourteen, 15 cents; ladies,
free.
J. W. Calkins and wife departed
Monday for Arizona. Mr. Calkins
went to look after his stock 'farm. He
is also interested in a silver mine in
that gart of the country. His friends
here hope he may '"strike it rich."
Married, at the residence of the
bride's parents near Wise, February
22, by Eev. Cay wood, James Gregory
and Belle Snider. The young couple
have the best wish of their friends in
Clare. Mr. and Mrs. Gregore expect
to make their home near Farwell.
Michigan contains '58,915 -square
miles, nearly 3,000,000 population, 83
incorporated counties, 70 incorporated
cities' and 7,410 miles of railroad.
There are in the state 143,813 *f arms,
with crops worth $484eac!b?per annum.
The total value of crops in 1891 was
$99,607,370. Crops were worth * $583
per acre. '       * \
Through the kindness of Congressman-Avery a large number of Clare
county citizens have recently received
packages of vegetable seeds from the
Agricultural department, Washington.
Dr. Avery informs us that he will he
pleased to further supply any who did
not receive them. Send your addrbss
to John Avery, M. C, Washington-
D. C.
An often asked question is answered
as follows: A first! class postoffic© is
where the receipts are $40,000 a year
and upwards; second class where the
receipts are $8,000 and up to $40,000;
third class where the receipts are
$1,000 'and up to $8,000, and all- other
offices are fourth class. To entitle
an office to free delivery the receipts
must be $10,000 or- more. The president appoints the first, second and
third class postmasters, and the postmaster general the fourth class officials. '
An exchange tells of a man who
died recently in Berlin, Rensselaer
county, __ Y. at the age of seventy-
three, who left a record which he began
when eighteen years old and continued
for fifty-two years. The books filled
with methodical entries, shows that
in these fifty-two years the man had
smoked 628,715 cigars, of which he had
received 43,629 as presents,"while for
the remaining 586,086 he paid about
$10,44j3. In fifty-two years, according
to his! own booking, he hadjlrunl_ 28,-
786 glasses of beer and 36,081^glasses,
of spirits, for all of which he sjpent
.$5,35$. The diary closes with 4*hese
word?: "I have tried ail things; I
have seen many: 1 have accomplished
"nothing." * t    ]
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Waller is still leader in the boot and
business.
Mrs. Jas. Boyd is better.
A.. J. Doherty was at Farwell today.
The K. of P. ball was fairly well
attended.
Mrs. C. A. Bates of|Winleton visited in the city today.
Mrs. Wm, Giberson of Clio ^visited
in the city this week.
Ice houses are being filled rapidly
with a high quality of ice.
H. Saperston returned from New
York Wednesday   evening.
Eegister of Deeds Boss was down
from Harrison yesterdsy.
"-Tone but clean" men," let that be
the watchword for the spring elections.
. Mrs. A. J. Doherty is getting better.
Mrs. John Post is also able to be up
again.
W. H. Goodmam is spending a couple
of weeks in the south part of the
state.
E. H. Waller is having the interior
of his store repainted and recalco-
mined.
Chas. Smalley,who has been at work
at Crooked Lake, returned home on
Thursday.   -
H. E. Stickle was at Mt. Pleasant
last evening as leader of the orchestra
for their local 22d dance.
Miss Myrta Hepfinger is visiting at
home. She has been at North Adams
for several months past. ?
The last call for taxes is now fast
approaching the bidding off time. A
tax title now is sure death. {A""A?  ?^-
The new electric guest call --at t_er
Calkins is a neat thing and has its
share of favorable comment.
Ora Hale and Frank Morrissey, who
recently went from Harrison to California, are now at Santa Monica.
In talking up men for the various
city offices this spring, consider no
man a candidate who has not a
clean record,  both public and private.
The board of jail inspectors, which is
composed of the superintendents of
the poor, the county agent and the
judge of probate were at Harrison the
first of the week,- going through the
semi-anmial farce of inspecting the
jail.
John Giberson went up to Harrison
this evening as attorney for W. Dennis
in the matter of the replevinl suit
brought by the P. of I. society of i^over
to recover possession of the hall formerly used by them. This case was continued from last Tues day.
The fire depaatment was called out
yesterday to extinguish a fire at the
Buckeye Brewing Go's cold storage
building just west of the F. & P. M.. depot. The alarm was given at a few
minutes after one o'clock, the fire department responded promptly and had
a stream on the fire before it had gained much headway. The cause of the fire
was doubtless from a spark dropped
from a workman's pipe into the dry
straw piled against thebuilding. The
straw caught fire and communicated
to the building. Workmen engaged in
putting ice into the cold storage discovered the fire in time to prevent its
getting a greater start. The damage
to the siding and cornice was not
great. f
Ifsyou are a Maccabee and are insured for a friend's benefit make a
change ih your policy quick. A Maccabee can not make out an insurance
policy in favor of a mere friend or
acquaintance, and expect that friend
or acquaintance to draw any money.
Alexander Codere of Saginaw*tried it.
Theloeneficiary he named was J. H.
Hembeau. When Codere died Hem-
beau tried to get the money on the
plea that he was a dependent, but the
supreme body of the Maccabees ruled
against him, and now Judge McKnight
has done the same. The judge says
that theMaccabee contract is plain and
after it has been passed upon by the
great camp no action can be taken in
the courts.
Peter Mortz went to Detroit' this?
afternoon to examine into the patentability, of a very ingenious device of
his own invention. It is an arrangement by which a valve-stem maybe
packed without shutting off steam or
shutting down. Every millm an or any
one working around where steam is
used will at once understand the utility
of such a device. Usually, when a,
packing box begins to leak steam the
whole mill must be shut down before
it can be packed, sometimes causing"
long delays and loss of time. Mr.
Mortz's invention is a very simple one,
merely a secondary packing box to
screw down over the original. He
had one made for use at the wooden
ware factory about a week ago and
finds it works to perfection. Unless
some one had got a head of* him by
making application for a patent on
the same thing within a week or two,
Mr. Mortz has what one might call
a "good thing."
BASE BALL LEAGUE.
The First Steps Toward Organizing One
Have Been Takeiri.
Baseball bids fair to have a boom in
this neck o* the woods this season.
The call for a. meeting to take steps to
organize an amaiteiir league, as published in the Sentinki* of two weeks
ago, mftt with a hearty resjponse, there
being a good sized representation in
the'Calkins parlors Tuesday, to talk
the matter up. All the towns of ibhe
proposed league were represented except Evart; and there is little dombt
but that Evart would have sent a representative had there not been a" misunderstanding as to the nature of the
proposed league. A few years ago Evart had her fijl of base bail league
with salaried players. Several thousand dollars were dropped in that way.
The delegates who were present at
Tuesday's conference were informed
by Evart people who chanced to be in
the city, that, Evart being a lively ball
town, would certainly be favorable to
the league when they learn that a salary list is barred.
A. E. Canfield of Harrison was made
chairman of the meeting, and B. K!.
Pierce of Farwell, secretary. After a
general discussion of the several questions that were raised as to organization, salaries, schedule, expenses,1 etc.,
a committee on permanent organization of the league was appointed. The
^committee's report was discussed at
length, and the secretary was instructed to report the form of organization
to e-oh of the clubs interested. Thereupon the conference adjourned. The
terms of organization as adopted, are
as follows:
(1.) The League shall embrace base
ball clubs at Harrison, Mt. Pleasant,
Midland, Clare, Farwell and Evart,
and such other clubs, not to exceed
three, as may be agreed upon by two-
thirds of the clubs above named. (2.)
The management of the League shall
be in charge of a Board of Managers,
upon which each club in the League
shall be entitled to one 'representative.
Said Board shall perfect its own organization and choose Its own officers. (3.)
Players shall be strictly amateur and
no salary list will be allowed. (4.)
Each club shall submit -a list of its
placers, not to exceed fifteen, for the
approval of the Board of Managers.
(5.) Each club shall play each other
club an equal number of games, not to
exceed four in number. (6.) The traveling and hotel expenses of 'the "visiting club shall be borne by the home
club, and the rate of expense shall be
fairly apportioned by the Board of
Managers before the season opens. (7.)
Each club shall be entitled to expenses
of eleven men. (8.) The season shall
begin about May 15th and close about
September 1st. (9.) The Board of
Managers shall meet "in the city of
Claxe at 11 o'clock Tuesday, March 8th,
to perfect organization. Each club
above named is urged to have its delegate present to east the vote of his
dub upon the Board. (1„) Further
information will be furnished by A. E.
Canfield, Harrison, chairman, or by B.
K, Pierce, Farwell, secretary.
.Waller for boots and shoes,
Doherty is selling shoes very cheap.
When you want a dray, call on Good-
enow.
For the annual state encampment of
theG.A. B. to be held aa Owosso,
March 20th to 23rd, the T. _c A. A.
will sell excursion tickets Majeh 19th,
20th, and 21st, limited for return to
M!arch 24st, at on and one-third fare
for the round trip.
Married, at the residence of D. H.
Massey, this city,' Tuesday, • February 20th by Bev. S. A. Long, Mr. H.
A. Stroupe.of Clare und Miss Pearl
Wilmarth of Lake- Station. Both the
contracting parties are highly esteemed and the SE_ri*i*-__ jpins in extending congratulations.
There is a young man in this town
who is just now -studying law on. implied contracts. He was at the dance"
Thursday night and! while enjoying a
breathing spell with a young lady he
remarked to her that he believed she
would maarry the biggest fool on earth
if he would only ask her.   "Oh, ,
this is so suddenS" she exclaimed. And
now this young man is wondering if
lie is really engaged to the young lady.
NOTICE, G. A. R.
* To the stockholdersof G. A. E. hall:
There will be a meeting of the stock
holders on Tuesday evening^ Febrnary
27th, at G. A. B. haill. Everyone is requested to be present, as there is business of importance to be transacted.
|JBy order of committee. v
I J, IJCason, President.
Call at Doherty's/ and see;! his line of
dress goods. |- j!
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Brushes and Combs!
Plasters ajidliiaimen^i
Sponges and Tooti|
Brushes and Tooiii
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When you feel, as this man at the lfcf]fc
undoubtedly feels, you sheuld hustle, aj_
this man at the right hustles, to R.
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, Our new expert miller, Mr. J. V. Etmyan from
Boston, Mass., formerly of Detroit, is/now running!
our mill and turning out the finest giade of Mourj
ever sold in this city,"   ;       . ,;.'_. |
Call on us and give it a test and we will  con-!
vince. you of this fact.   Leave orders' at Democrat;
office, next door to post  office.     Grists exchanged:
)■ promptly.       ' . • J
Revised Retail Prices at the MiU: |
Name of Flour. Price per ddL, ]
1 Mixed Patent, '   $Jf 00- 1
Clare City Best, '                     'g 60 • \
Seeoiid Roller 3 00 \
1st Low Qrade, ,*. !     S 50 \.
Mixed Bran, (composed of coarse Bran, coarse
mids, fine mids and 2nd low grade flour,) at*90c per
100 lbs. iiirWheat Wanted to Mill!.
Tobacco River Milling and Mfg. Co;.
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