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/s.fts Best Aduerlisins Medium
In Clare county.
VOL. IX.
THISAND   THAT.
Iff. H. Stanford one of Midland's leading' ltnvyers, was in Clare on business
Tuesday.
, ,: Congregational social at C. H. Sutherland's this Friday evening. You are in-
vite<ff to attond.
A danco under G. A. II. aupices will he
held at ■ tho Post hall this evening.
Chase's oivhestra -will furnish.music.
Dr. Evan^ of Farwell wjien in Clare
Tuesday remarked tliat ho had
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CLARE, MICpC..
A. O. IU. W.
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JOJS JPEt-tW-TING
(?/ «// A'/ntfs at t/ie /''7--'--.s Office
Nice New  Type,
'•Ay, decembeb io, isse.
NO. 31.
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no doubt
<fr   A.   rail
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X. 2* E-ttoritii-jE's FunsHure Bill.
A good extension table $ 3.r>0
A good vvjt.iol-jiaalTeea-'!"-" -LOO
A good woven wijresprihg ,;' 3.50
A good walnut set of chuirs 7.00
A good bedroom set 1 (>.()()
1 created this war on furniture.
Give me a cull and got the benefit of
jt. T. P. ifor-.axo.
ATTORNEYS.
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W. PERR"!
ATTORNEY at LAW,
Of pick Ovnn (JiunnsoN'h Stc   r.
CLARE,        -       -        MICH.
'IIEATON.E. 1).,
K. A -W   „' K EC,
Office  in  Dusuir's ISmt'K liumc, ri1 Staihs.
  CLARE, ailCH.
11. BllOWNE,
LAWYER,
IIARKJfejQN,     - MJCH.
W. GREEN,
A'lTORNEY AT   LAW
HARRISON,     -       -     MICH.
JJ-LOYDL. POST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
and REAL ESTATE AGENT
COLEMAN,      -      -       MICH.
mar 82-1 v
TTENTION FARMERS.
ED. UNICUME CLARE,
Manufacturer of
Marcy's Patent  Tubnlar   WeUs.
This  is   the well for camps, mills,
and farms.    It never tails.
I am also contractor
 for	
GRADING      LUMBER    RAILROADS.
Corre„j_o___-<?K-:e  Solicited.   5-2
■OAINTING, PAPERING, &c7~
JAMES L. WELCH,
Will  promptly fill   all  orders for
Painting,      Paper-Hanging,
Kalsomining, Etc.
DECORATING A  SPECIALTY.
Cl.arjres Measonable.
BgfLeavo orders   at Goodman
Go's hardware and paint store.
&
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that Glare-would get the
road.
It is reported that   suits  for damages i
'are to  bo   commenced   .'gainst  two or'
"three of tho saloonists of this villago and
their bondsmen.
The case of John Elliot of -Hatton,
against Josiah Horning of Clare, -was decided by a Harrison Justice in favor of
Elliot. Horning has appealed to the
Circuit Court.
Loie Goodman -who commenced teaching school in the Hinklo school last
week, was compelled at tho eloso of the
third day to take a vacation on account
of his eyes. Ho hopes to be ablo to return to his school in a few days.
By tho reelection of A. A. Skavor as
Commander Hancock Post, G. A. E.
manises. their appreciation of the great
work h.i has done for them during, the
first year of their, organization. ■ Thry
know then* have th" right man in the
right pl«':v\*.nd thoy propose to keep him
there.
T. P. Homing was in Mt. Pleasant ou
Tuesday. "While there ho had a. talk
with Mr. A'-hley and other T. it A. officials who assured him that work would be
commenced at once on tlie grade between
Mt. Pleasant and Clare. They declared
that trains would bo running into Clare
next spring. Tobo says then* is no doubt
about it and Clare peoplo need have no
worry about the road crossing at any
other point.
Tho annual election of officers of Evergreen Lodge No. 101,' A. O. XT. "W. was
held on Tuesday evening, resulting as
follows: • "
M "W-O W Smith*;
Foreman- -W H Elfton.'   ,
O" -F Lange.
Recorder—A W Mclntyre.
Receiver   Wm Wolsl.y.
Financier —E D Wheaton.
Guide --CW Perry. " "
I W—D E Alward. jj ,, *''
.,•0 W-A A Shaver. \
Trustee—A 0 Brodi<_
Ropreeentativokto th$ Grtnul Lodge—
CAY. Perry; alternate,^.-. W.   Mclntyre.
NUaflC^O^- K8W8,
aP,*# freeze
np  if  left
e^wiH  receive  New
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"Won't tho lij
exposed?
,   Mt.iT'leasant}
Years oalls,
■* E..M- Muss^llVry-C-oabusiness trip to
Detroi^this wet'l(£,'. "; ' ■
Silas Leonard|frr^FaYwell.   has  been
granted a penaioiu' ?.'..''.   "
Miss Anna Y^^frernon has ontor-
ed the Claro llpif4'' "s
l ''.';• ..
of a
AROUND THE COUNTY
Asa Grooms b^fe^'.tho father
son Wednesday 'j&lqigixkg',
A. Vim   "Rrnnt'a V_SJ_n'^n
m-
Masonic 3piectioii.
Corniiyj "Lodge No. t-41), F. &. A. M.,
elected .dllicers for tlfl. ensuing* term
Tuesday evening as follows:
WJI-G\t Graham.';
S*W -J.Q'EuckafelloV.
JW-  JW-SOpdyke.
Secretary   -T>^JS B Eviuis.
Treasu.e/ • -W._I Snfford.
SI)   H M EOys.
J D-W.A Goodman.
Tyler-S'F.Shumway.-
Gliaplain '-A L Seeley.
Marshall-   A A Shaver.
Stewards' -C S Carpenter and A H
Rockafellow.
The new officers will lie  installed
the 27tii iiiotant, St. John's Day.
on has been
per month.
pi tho poor  held
: in  Claro  yester-
on
School Report.
HKill   M'UOOL.
Names of pupils not absent during
the'month ending Dec. {.:
Lillie C!«>nverse, Lillie JDecoo, Jeii-
iiie-tf^.xsinith, Charles Ro»*s, James
Haiigherty, Edwin Hangherty,   Ed
gar Welch, Arthur Rockafellow, GfBsJPeit  summer, 'haVii^rented  the  lots
Horning, (Hies Ross,   George  Sex-pP°sito^ Wm.J\V£^-'s residence for
smith,   Alice  Riley,   Myra Smith,
Dora    Iioomis,    *Carrio    Hinmau,
*Anna Wing.
*—-Enter_d during -iriquth«r=
-. -^---STA.JSf.t_EY' WS&i) ■ Teacher.
A. Yan Brunt'*
creased from $2,
The superinteai
their monthly 'me-]^___
.day. ,jjf..y
Dr. Kelley and ^JjBWyer Gallup, with
their wives, drovo*3Wjpi from Farwell on
"Wednesday. 't1'-'"-
Miss Nina Spi4j#and Miss Nellie
Saxton of Col-HUflr. visited friends in
Clare over Sunday. '•■ /' *
A. A. Loyelan'l.iif -Mt. Pleasant has
just received near!;/ iwo thousand .dollars pension money. ^
Tho M. E.-sociar-will be held at the
home of Mrs. J. O. "Rookafellow on Friday evening nextjrf-gk. The public are
cordially invited tb'-jttonci.
Elder Donnelson^OTmerly of Clare, has
just served a termoaprison for brutally
punishing one ot Iijb children.   His reputation hasn't improved  much  since  lie'*-
left here. ,
Tho common coityoil remitted $3.d0 of
last year's village"ja-c assessed on tho
stock of R. M. Maej.elJ, the Assessor assuring tho council that the valuation was
by- mistake put too high.
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tThe salvation anpy-jj*ill invade  Claro
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jARPENTER WORK.
33= ar.  pox
CARPENTER & BUILDER.
Plans & Specifications FiiMsM & First-class
Work Guaranteed-..
C__,AS-._e,       ■- — HICH
qonveyan6_nq7bt6.
D. E. ALWARD,
Notary   & Justice of tlie Peace.
.Press OH-lce. Clare, HMcIi.
GRASniAH HEP'T.
Edna Elden, Clarance Trovidick,
Monroe Mack, Lewis Wolsky, Etta
Johnson, Carrie Rogers, MaudSegar,
Eddie Fine, Florence Cunningham,
Nellie Kane, Herbert Sexsmith.   ^s^i"
GuitTiirx)!-! Murdock, Teacher, 'r*-
INTBRMEDIATl"; IlEP'T.
Clyde Harris, Clare; Buell, Minnie
Presley, Clayton Decker, Otho Sutherland, Ethel Elden, Erie Carrier,
Frank Phinisey, Hannah Linsea,
Alice Austin, Claud Trevidick, Ray
Horning, Blanche Mooney, Guy Ellis, Floyd Kane. Julia Grooms, Edgar Algor, "-"Abia Smith.
'"'—Entered during month.
Lettie Ci-Ai.K, Teacher.
phijiaet dep't.
Willie Linsea, Monroe Dustan,
Theodore Olds, Martin Lawrence,
Harry Stuart, Roy Damb, Frank
Welch, Seymour Stevens, Riley Par-
rish, Willie Bieknell, Arthur Bray-
man, Alice Sheiden, Delfc. Schmitter,
Jamie Gilland, Gertis Groom3, Mary
Perry, Ethel Dustan. May Smith,
Pearl Dvvyer, Louise Dwyer, Grace
Northey, Aggie Walsh, Sarah Orth,
Emma Shaffer, Edna Rattie, Mabel
Trevidick, Grade Grooms, Ray Holbrook, Clarence Fishley, Willie
Smith, *Monrco Rorison, *Louisa
Omo.
*—Entered during month.
El,t.a Sawtell, Teacher.
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MOKK    LOCAL.
•headiiuarters.   Prc^Je^fy in that  part of
town will j!,cyl»iiljly^^or sal6 cheap.   .
Tho M.*E. Sari__^-|__rK_lJti&fe mean*
•fep^g4_ji*»^^
charge for admipsio:ftlp their Chxistmas
Eve. concert.   ThoiMwho know say that
tho concert is to be umost excellent one
and the lively iute-rc_ -manifested by the
school indicates s_c__s.
f.
T. P. Horning is Itranging to  build
and operate a croainftj- at Mt. I'leasaut
uext season. Ha spep last week visiting
he creameries of sorfcjiern Michigan in
company with a Chi<a£o., gentleman who
is interested in tho -project. Mr, Horning sees big money lithe enterprise and
will dispose of Ins f cfniture store here.
Detroit Tribune:. Tho Toledo, Ann
Arbor & Northern rcftd is now in operation as far north as lit Pleasant, and Mr.
Ashley avows his cSsire to extend the
road to Frankfort orfTraverse City, via.
Chippowa lake, Big Sapids, ami possibly
Baldwin, and tho cr.es.ion of local aid
is now being bruited, . With proper encouragement Mr. Aslley thinks the road
might go to Big Raiicls next spring.
James E. Alger, jriiom "Doe" Niles
charged with retaining some of his money, writes from BayMd, Wis., to The
Peess that the story S'tintrue. He says
that Niles .left $ly w$k him and afterwards drew it all, thelast $5 being paid
the morning Jim left for the west. "Doc"
hasn't said much aboit tho  matter since
Fiirwell longs for a toboggan slide.
The Harrison dramatic company have
reorganized.
Harrison expects a railroad from Gladwin as well as the T. & A. from Clare.
W.H. &. F. A. W7ilson will lumber
hard wood logs in Greenwood this winter.
John Quinn and Sherifl-elect Lavery
have gone into partnership in the lively
business.
Rov. J. C. Floyd, presiding elder, will
preach at Fanvell tomorrow evening and
Sunday morning.
Four divorces were granted by Judge
Hart at tho November term of tho Circuit Court for this county.'
Christmas is near at hand. One hundred and fifty-six pupils attendod tho Harrison Sunday school last Sunday.
Tho Cleaver speaks of "the Loomis vs.
Lyons shooting case," and another paper
refers to it as "the Lyons vs. Loomis
case."
Harrison sportsman will organize an
association whose avowed object is the
killing of every dog found running deer.
So says tho Cleaver.
The Register feels so -uncertain about
the railroad that it seems willing to draw
cuts to determine where tho road shall
cross the F. &. P. M.
We ;uidersband that Arthur township
_ fpoople would like to havo tho T.  &. A.
* '"Railroad come their way and  that  they
would lio willing to give somo bonus.
Tho clerk in Wilson's store at the
county seat had to fire at some burglars
the other night to impress them with tho
idea that their presence was undesirable.
John Lees has embarked in business at
Harrison, having purchased Lavory's
stock of Undertaking goods. Johnny's
many friohds in Olare will wish him
abiindi-nt prosperity.
'The lectures so far delivered in the
Congregational Scourset. at Farwoil havo
:;l»_n^ftt.#lugh; order of nivri't. RevJ R^
"W. Wallace "of Detroit lectured to a largo
audience Wednesday evening on "What
the Stones Say."
The dove of peace has settled downup-
rih fractional school district No. 7, Arthur
and Hatton, and tliera is no longer any
trace of tho troubles which divided the
district for so long. May tho present
happy condition of affairs long continue.
The Cleaver says: WTo have now in
Hayes township a legal curiosity. The
township board has appointed R. Smith,
one of their member, treasurer of the
township, in placo of T. H. Lavery resigned, Mr. Smith appointed himself,
give bonds to himself and must, of course
settle with himself. And the board says
this is a legal proceeding.
A post mortem examination on the remains of Nettie, the daughter of County
Treasurer Averill, disclosed tho fact that
a large tumor had formed itsolf in the
pelvis, and was gradually working
through the entire system. The tumor
is said to have weighed six pounds. The
suffering of tho little ono during it. long
lingering sickness must have been beyond conception.
E. Jj. Pratt is running six camps this
winter, employing about 300 hands. The
two camps up on the west branch of tho
The hose tower complete with stove,
etc., cost about $90.
Rev. John W7hite is conducting a series
of revival meetings in the Town Hall this
week.
The Bieknell building is being remodeled inside aud the north store will bo
rented.
The bro'ik-neek sidewalk in front of
tho Kobinpon lots on Fourth-st has been
ordered repaired without delay.
Tho M. E. social at D. J. Fox's residence last Friday evening netted the
church five dollars and a very pleasant
time.
D. McCarty who for a number of
years had charge of tho Bailey farm in
Sheridan is now in the grocery business
at the ststa capital. Ho was in Clare
this week visiting friends.
ed of himself for preferring so  serious   a
charge against a frienl.
In Justice Mclntyrt's court Monday
and Tuesday was triel a civil case of
more than usual inteisst and the court
room was well filhd with spectators
throughout. David 1. Allen brought the
action against his souHerbert Allen for
the recovery of tho v.iue of certain crops
which the latter removed from the farm
after giving tho old gentleman a life
lease. The defense inpeacJied the old
man and sought to shnv that he came to
this country a fugitiyi from Pennsylvania justice, but he stoitly denied that ho
committed any erimd-hero. He claimed
that he had always bfflu a kind father to
Herbert who had beei a most undutiful
son. This made the .aso lively but it
probably was not taicn into consideration by tho jury in nuking up their ver-
dick. The jury wei*!! E. A. "White, E.
Grooms, J. F. Tatmm. A. M. Ertoy, A.
A. Shaver and TV. 'A* Goodman. Thoy
deliberated but a, few nioments after the case was eubtn.t.cd to thorn  and
that day and it ia provable  that  ho W] Tittabawasseehave put iu over two mill-
found out his own miitake and is ashatn? ^on t-ect of loS3 tWs saaaon anI the four
,f  camps on tho middle brack of tho Tobac
co have put iu over five millions. Besides
this there are a million and a half on
skids. Ho expects to bank 25,000,000
feet before spring; wages range from
$1G to 2± per month, the average being
about $20.
Arthur Taxpayers.
I will be at home on Fridays   and
at J. C. Rockafello.w's officeover Gib-
erson's store in Clare  oh   Saturdays
during December, to receive taxes.
VV. F. Pubdy,
Treas. Arthur Tp.
V Taxpayers of Grant.
I will receive taxes.* at my
Opera House- block every
jLN.CHlbf.'V.
store in the
day   during
O. EnnH-utwr,
'' Trea?. Grant Tp.
..-. OUOO.
All persons ov,-i.ig to the undersigned
aro kindly rcquost-.d to call   and   settle
their account-, era or beforo  tho  20th  of
brought in a verdict a no cause of action, j this month. _
O. W. Perry appears A for (he father  and j Wm. Wolskv.
Geo. Gallup of Fany/ll for the ism.   The ;.    There tiro ninety youngsters in regular
old gentleman will s
court.
jpeol* to tho circuit! attendance-in tho primary department of
I tho Claro schools.
THE COUNTY SEAT.
Church, Political, Lodge, Personal
and Pugilistic.
Haekisox, Dec. 8 -Rev. G. M. Franklin of Farwell, preached in tho M. E.
church last Friday night.
The K. O. T. M. held their annual election of officers ou Friday cvoning. Wm.
H. Browne was elected Commander, A. R.
Canfield Reporter, and Charles J. Richardson F. K.
Uncle Billy Richardson of Holly, was
visiting w. h. Bifcwno last week.
R. Smith has entered on his duties as
tax gatherer of Hayes towkship.
G. J. Cummins and w. a. Burritt took
in Meredith to day.
Dr. witherspoon has moved into his
new quarters in the Sturgis building,'
C. J. Richardson and Frank wilson
will in the near future put in a drug
store in the post office store. Dr.Thomp-
son will look after tho prescription department.
wm. H. Dorherty of Mann's Siding,
was tried before Justice Tinker today
and convicted of assault and battery upon
Hiram Brown. On the recommondation
of tho jury, sentence was suspended.
Dr. Thompson went to Detroit Tuesday to be gone four days.
The township board settle! with the
late township treasurer Saturday. _ %
Railroad A.fent Coomer and Baggagfi-
msistor Straub met with a painful accident last Friday night by a large trunk
falling on iheir hands. The middle finger on Mr. Coomer's right hand was hor- •
rib]y mangled and amputition was first
t Li ought to be necessary, but ho objected,
and the physicians will try to save the
finger. Mr. Straub'.. hand was badly
bruised, but not seriously.
Photographs.
Persons wishing photographs will
please call for sittings on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of each week, as I
shall be^way the balance of the time.
. ^H.D-fify'oG*;.^ .
C__T*S. J. Defoe will sell groceries at
the lowest prices.
__f"Sugars, sugars, at bottom prices.
S. J. Defoe, next door to Chase's meat
market.
E__f"Try our 50c tea, beet in the market.   S. J. Defoe.
Having Opened in the Building For-i
n.erly occupied by Messrs. Dawson & Co., a complete stock of
GROCEBIES anil PROTISMS,
I a in   Prepared   to  sell  First-Glass
Groceries, as Cheap as
the Cheapest.
BY     FAIR     AND    HONEST
DEALING    1    HOPE    TO
BUILD UP A TRADE
WHICH     WILL
PROVE PROFITABLE.
Botli to-my Customers aM to Iseylf,
jG@-**I SOLICIT A SHARE OF
Y O U U PATRONAGE AND
SHALL TRY TO   PLEASE YOU,
S. J. DEFOE.
LOGS! LOGS!
I will nay tlie Hisliest Casta. Price for
Basswood,   .
Red Oak,
WhiteAsh,
Pine,
White Oak,
Black Birch,
Black Ash,
Cherry,
Rock Elm,
Butternut,
Hard Maple Logs.
8@-Delivcred on F. & P. M.
railroad or any ot its branches.
IWI v.'ill also buy Pine, Cherry, Butternut or Wliith Ash on
all streams tributary to the Titt-
abawas-sc River.
ADDRESS:
Loomis," Mich.
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Clare,.Mich.
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