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OCTOBER 12, 1894.
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(filfeAMT TOWNSHIP.
Sketch of its   Organisation and:
Early History,
A Paper "by Br. M. B. ©avis "before
.lie Clare Co, Pioneer Society.
By the act of the Legislature organising Isabella county in 1859, the un-
osganized county of Clare was attached
to Isabella county for judicial purposes, -and to Isabella Township for
municipal purposes. In 1867 tbe town-
spip of Vernon was organised, consisting of congressional township 16-4,
-and' congressional townships 17, 18,19
Aad 20 of range 4 west were attached
1.0 it.   ■   .' ■ ■ s
January 9th,1869,the board of supervisors of Isabella 0county detached
towns 17,18,19 and 20 of range 4 and
organized the township- of "Three
'Lakes." Their first meeting was at
the bouse of Joseph Bucher, the first
Monday of April 1869. The board was
Joseph Bucher, James Green and fm
Crawford. Joseph Bucher was chosen
supervisor.'
At the session of Legislature 1869
the east half of Clare county was attached to Midland county and tbe organisation of "Three Lakes" was held
illegal. March 11,. 1870, the board of
superveiors of Midland county organized the township of Grant, consisting
of congressional townships 17, 18' 19
and 20 if, of r-ange 4 west. Their first
meeting was held at the house of Wm
Crawford, the first Monday, of April of
that year(187Q). Im Crawford, Eobert Crawford and Gilbert Parrish
compos e_, the board; "Wm Craw ford
was chosen Supervisor. -
At the same time that Midland organized Grant Township, it organized
the township of Sheridan consisting
of congressional townships 17, 18, 19
-and20 of range 3 west. The. town
board consisted of Solomon Olds,
DaYid Smally and Henry Pierce.
The second township meeting of
'Grant township was held at Crawford's April, 1871. Wm Crawford was
chosen supervisor.
Clare county being then organized
the election was held tbe First Monday of April, l_71,andthe flrst meeting
of the board of Supervisors was at
Farwell May 1st. .   ,
The third annual township meeting was beld at the bouse of David
Allen; April ,1872. E. D. Wheaton
was chosen supervisor and at the
general election held in _5Tovember of
that year, Mr. -Wheaton was elected
Judge of Probate. He still held the
office of Supervisor and was re-elected
in 1873.
The first actual settler in Grant
township was Joseph Bucher, on Sec
11 (of 17-4} in 1865. At about tbe
same time. James Loomis settled on
sec 10. David P. Allen settled on
section 32, in 1867, in tbe spring, and
in tbe fall of tbe same year the Craw-
fords settled on section 12; their
place was known for a long time as
-Crawford Settlement-; their post office is now called Dover,
The Flint & Pere Marquette rail-.
i-oad was surveyed in 1869, and built as
&r as Farwell. 'in 183a. The cars sun-
sihg to that place about Jan.1,1871.
There has been organized out of tbe
territory that originally, composed
. Scant township, the townships of
■Vms% 20 _ST. 4 W; Hayes, 19 U..W;
■ Hatton, 18 3f, 4 f f leaving Grant 17
"IS*. <_W, which now contains the city
of Oare.
Mow to   Help Your Town. -
Patronize home industries.
Charge fair rates of iate^est.
Inyest in something at home.
Welcome newcomers aad visitors.
Encourage home institutions and
enterprise.
Keep fraud and corruption out of
public offices.
_STever neglect-to say a good word for
Vour town.
Advertise your' business and town
__o_.estly and constantly.
Insist upon neatness about your
Bremises and don't tolerate slovenly
-.neighbors.
Take your local newspapers and
after reading send them away to
friends and relatives.
- Don't decry the unsuccessful efforts
of your towsmeo,to start a new industry or public enterprise.
Make your home place—no matter
if it is poor and cheap—beautiful by
Sowers and well kept walks.   .
Post yourselves as to tbe resources
qf your community audits progress
aad be ready to state facts—and facts
and facts only— to visitors and pro-
spect-ivs. settlers.
MARYE ISN'T CONSISTENT.
Arthur, Migh., Oct. 8th, '94.
Me. Editor: "We could not belt) noticing tbe irresistable smile tbat
spread over the countenances of those
whose eyes met an article in the Clare
Democrat of last week, wherein the
editor seeks to give vent to his pent-up
feelings in reference to the republican
ticket and the general proceedings of
the convention at Harrison.
We are at a loss to know what motive prompted him in giving to the
public, through the columns of his paper, the details in such*a manner.
Why did not Mr. Eaton pounce on
the prohibition ticket and abuse its
nominees? Was it because be ignored
its strength? Or was it because he
was afraid its leader, Sam Bettis,
would resort to his usual mode of chastisement by laying him across his
knee and spanking him till he would
be obliged to sit on his c*stumic?"
We deem it the privilege of any political party to glean any rays of hope
that may spring up along the political
line, and hold tbem before the public
as such, but when delegates from the
various townships meet in convention
and select from their party competent
men for tbe various offices and place
them in nomination, it is unfair for
any opposing party to seek to tear
down their reputation in order to
build up tbeir own.
Mr. Eaton just speaks, of the anti-
ringers of the party. Sucb an idea is
foreign to our minds, as no one made
themselves conspicious at the convention. He says they have evidently accomplished what does not appear to
be the end. Mr. Eaton may bint at
the end, the end which of course he
does. But with all his wisdom (?) we
take issue with him.
He opens on the bead of the ticket
by saying Mr. Fleming made a race for
sheriff six years ago and was beaten.
True, but we might mention others
that have made a race for official position and then abused not only his opponents but the entire party of which
he was a member because he was defeated.
Can any honest man during these
many years that Mr, Fleminf has been
a resident of our county point to a single dishonorable act, or any underhanded method wherein he has been a,
party? We think not, and as be is
well qualified for the office the republican party is pleased to place his name
at tbe head of their ticket.
He then gives My. DeYogt a slash by
saying tbat he has incurred the enmity of Ms party. Why does Mr. Eaton
make these broad -assertions? Was
not Mr. DeYogt the choice at the convention, and have we not a right to
believe tbe party satisfied with its
choice?
He dwells largely on .the dissatisfaction of Surrey township, which, we
believe, with one or two exceptions, is
untrue-
Still* .folio wing down tbe list, with
renewed energy he tackles Mr. Quinn
and for-some untold Teason claims he,
too, will be buried beneath the rubbish of Ms own temple this fall. Mr.
Quinn -received the nomination tbe
first ballot with two others ia the
field. This fact proved him to be the
choice among 78 delegates, and we believe the republican party will honor
that choice and elect Mr. Quinn tbis
fall.
What Mr. Eaton is pleased to call
the ticket, a sore-headed affair _rom
beginning-to end, is unworthy of notice.
We would like to see a man dropped
upon this globe, fresh from the baads
of Omnipotence, without spot or blemish, and then watch Margin strain Ms
little rigging with the hope of pickieg
a flaw in his-character.
Yours Truly,    O. W. P_____so*sr_
Estray,
There came to my place, about two
weeks ago, a sow weighing about 150
pounds. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying charges.
Wm Btjsx_-N",
Sheridan township.
2 wks pd.
Estray.
Tnere came into my fields in Yernon
Township, about Sent. 24, a red yearling steer.   The owner may have same
by   proving   property   and   paying
charges.
WM E. Smith.
Clare, Oct.8, 1894. 46 2w
Estray.
There came into my fields in Sheridan township, September 10, a 2-year-
old bull. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying charges.
_.6-2w,pd ,M. O. CiaHTON.
BREVITIES.
Theme for evening,
This paper to Jan. 1, '95, only 25c.
E. R. potter is relieving at  Hatton.
' Mrs. and G. W. Lee spent Sunday in
Farwell.
Mrs. A. Beebe has returned from
Bay Yiew,
Mr. and Mrs.W. S. Cooley visited
in Harrison this week.
A new foundation is being put under
thelforthey bakery building.
The Clare wheat market nets two
cents above Detroit market.
Mrs. John Post of Coleman was in
the city visiting the first of the week.
Mrs. J. Y. Sine has returned to Clare
after a summer's- visit to friends in
Canada.
Ladies—Attend the special sale of
trimmed goods at Mason & Pariish's
Saturday, Oct. 13.
The Ladies' TTnion will meet with
Mrs. Gleason Friday, Oct. 19th. All
members please be present.
Trade with J. H. Schilling if you
want to get first class groceries cheap.
I pay cash for all farm produce that I
can use.
Be sure to attend Mrs. W. A. Goodman's millinery opening Saturday,
Oct. 13 from 2 to 9 p. m. Chocolate
served to visitors.
Tatman has extended the shelving
in his shoe department to the ceiling
and has put in a neat traveling ladder
to reach them with.
Sabbath at the Baptist church,—subject for morning;—"Asking in the
name of Jesus."
"Sowing and Heaping."
If you are not a Sentinel subscriber
why don't'you give it a trial? You
can have it sent to your address till
January 1st, 1895, for only 25c.
Fred Kilmar, tbe jeweler, wishes us
to say that he is still repairing
watches and clocks, having a shop at
his house near Parrish's livery.
Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Turner of Evart
visited J. C. Eockafellow's family,
Monday. Mrs. Turner last week returned from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. A. H. Rockafellow, at Eos well
2>T. Mex.
, Married,-at the M. E. parsonage,
Mt. Pleasant, Mich., by Rev. J. H.
Buell, Miss Alice E. Bauder to David
M. Lockwook, both of Isabella county.
Miss Kittie Free of Saginaw was
bridesmaid and Allan Bauder of Isabella was the groom's best man.
For the reunion of the 16th Michigan Yeteran Yolunteer association at
Ann Arbor, October 18th, the F. & P.
M. will sell excursion tickets to junction points for Ann Arbor, October 17,
limited for return to October 19, at
rate of one and one-third fare for round
trip, by presenting certificates.
•'Everywhere" is the name of a new
magazine, YoL 1, No. 1, of which has
come to our table. It is conducted by
Will Carleton at Brooldyn^ and the
first number contains two of his
newpoems. It is a monthly at 50 cents
a year. The Sb__t_2S___. is authorized
agent for it,   Call and <see a copy.
Mt. Pleasant Tribune: A son of Professor Bellows Of this city writes him
from Nebraska of the large number of
families who-are leavMg on account of
hasd times asd failure of crops. The
prairie schoosaers, as the covered wagons are called, often bear upon "their
sides variouslegends, some of wbich
are-quite comical and appropriate to
present conditions. Tfee foliowimg is
an esample:
"Fleeing from _£"ebraska an., starvation,
Be__.oeracy and .damnation.
Bacfc to my wif."'-s relations?-"
TMs statement of facts is not entirely new but it is so good that it needs
to be perpetuated by an occasional
publisation: '-"When yos talk about
tbere being a better state thah Michigan, ewery potato slyly winks its eyes,
every cabbage shakes its bead, every
beet gets red in the face, -every onion
gets stronger, rye strokes its beard,
every oat field is shocked, -corn sticks
up its ears and every foot of land
kicks. The horses even denounce the
statement with a Beigh."
J. F. Tatman, president of the Nor-
fthern Michigan Retail Grocers' Association, is in receipt-of a letter from
the secretary, E. A. Stowe, of Grand
Rapids, in which he says: * 'Confirming my telegram of this morning, I beg
leave to say that the Michigan Wholesale Grocers' Association bas abrogated the cartage agreement foisted on
them by the Chicago jobbers, and from
this time on all groceries will be billed
without any regard to the cartage
charge. We think we are iustified in
believing that to the action of our Association is due in no small degree the
accomplishment of this result." All
grocers will appreciate fully this first
item of trade reform accomplished by
the retail association.
The Sentinei. to January 1st, '95,
for only 25 cents.
A daughter of Ambrose Horning of
Yernon is quite ill.
Joseph Hudson was doing business
at Saginaw, Monday.   ,
Mrs. Goodman's millinery opening,
tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 13.
O. S. Aiken, of the creek-side store
has a big line of mittens and gloves at
way down prices.
John W, Harris of Ithaca, formerly
of Clare, is the democatic candidate
for treasurer of Gratiot county.
I am having a fine trade. People
like the cash system. Low price are
what the people are looking for these
hard time.   J. H. Schilling.
Dr. F. C. Sanford of this city is to
be complimented upon his appointment as staff physician of the G. L.
McLaren hospital of Saginaw.
In the United States court at Detroit on Saturday, a verdict of $22,909.-
33 was rendered against Spencer O.
Fisher, democratic candidate for governor.
It is understood that in about two
weeks a good sized crew will begin
lumbering* the Hall pine south of Far-
well. There is a section of it and will
keep a big crew going tbe whole season.
Coleman Enterprise: Mrs. Jno. Phin-
nissey of Clare came to Coleman,
Thursday, to take care of Mr. and Mrs.
Theo. Phinnissey, who are both sick
with the fever. She was accompanied
by Mrs. H, Holbrook.
Send catalogues, rules and regulations, by-laws, court records, briefs,
etc., as well as any other kind of printing, to the Sentinel office. Our facilities are such as to give you a good
job at a moderate price.
J. S. Ross was down from the county seat Wednesday. Mrs. Ross went
to Traverse City a few days ago to
surprise her parents with a visit and
found on arriving that a young .brother had just died of croup.
Ladies, Mrs. Dwyer's millinery
opening will continue right along—
anytime you wish to call. * Our store
will always be open and contain
a fine and complete line from which
to select from at prices that will be
very reasonable.
Wm Garrison, familiarly known as
••Uncle Billy," is the hustling director of the new fractional district No.
7 of Grant, Sheridan and Yernon.
The work on tbe new school house isi
going along rapidly. The "seats have
arrived and the teacher engaged.
-Greenville Independent: As we have
often claimed, Congressman Avery, by
close attention to his duties, has accomplished as much as many who have
made more noise about it. He says
very little about bis work for _he old
soldier, but every day or two brings
the notice of the allowance of some
claim. Monday was a .ittle extra, he
receiying notice of allowance of four
claims in one envelope. The lucky
ones are Geo. A. Underbill of Greenville, Chas. H, Webster of Ithaca, Mrs.
Harriet E. McKay of Westwood, and
Monroe Dieldnson of Reed City.
The Pinconning Wave speaks m
high termsof Hon. G. A. Prescott, candidate for state senator, and says that
he, as a gentleman and as a studeut in
the affairs of life, 1. man with a mind
disciplined by contact with every in'
terest nourished in fohat section; broad
and expansive in Ms views, he will carry to the legislature-p_ualities that will
give to the law-making power of this
state an added dignity and much that
will redeem Michigan from the reproach of passing -experimental* laws
just to see how near the commonwealth can come to the danger line
without producing anarchy. He is a
safe, conservative business man, and
will bring to the duties of his office
the same honest, careful, jealous, vigilance in scrutiniziBg the wants of his
constituency he has ever given to his
private interest. It is to such men the
people of this state must now turn if a
revival in business is to be expected,
and it is to be hoped the day is come
when voters will throw aside visionary
dreamers and turn once again to the
practical solutions of public problems.:
A merchant is always in a position
where he is compelled to support those
reforms which will benefit his customers. His business educates and keeps
alive his sympathetic faculties. He
studies their interests and ability .to
pay. If he, hy any act, public or private, should spread distress, the effect
is immediately present in loss of trade.
As a business man, all through these
months of depression, Prescott was a
success, and the voters in his district
Should carefully consider the consequences before casting theii' ballots
against him.35
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Miss Emma Sehaf_er is ill with lung
fever.
Farmers go to Tatman's with your
butter and eggs,        '
David Kelly and son, Leo, were in
Saginaw, Monday.
Simom Bogardus drove to Ithaca,
Sunday returning Tuesday.
J. F. Tatman has exclusive sale of
Chase & Sanborn's celebrated Coffees.
Tomorrow is "special sale day" at
Mason _. Parrisb's. Great reduction
on all trimmed goods.
The Ladie's Aid will meet Tuesday
Oct. 16th at the home of Mrs. A.
Louch.   A good attendance is desired.
The interior of Ed. H. Waller's shoe
store has been receiving some fine improvements lately at tbe hands of D.
E. Mater.
Mr. and Mrs. Follis of Mt. Pleasant
visited Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Ash in
Clare, this week, on
Manistee.' Mrs. Follis"
are sisters.
E.     Tatman   came
their way to
and Mrs. Ash
down
from
Traverse City, yesterday by request
of Elder Rogers, and will preach at
Gospel Hall at 7:30 Sunday evening.
He will also speak at the,Coulter
school Saturday evening.
Ladies can not only save money,
but they can get the very latest styles
in hats and and all millinery goods, by
visiting Mrs. W. A. Goodman's millinery opening and chocolate reception, tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 13,
from 2 to 9 p. m.
Fred Hamnlond went to Ann Arbor
Wednesday accompanied hy Dr. Carpenter, where he will have a surgical
operation performed upon his throat
to remove a tumor. There is rea on to
believe the Operation will be quite
critical, but his friends have hopes
that it may be entirely successful.
At the district O. E. convention at
Cadillac last week Rev. Brodie of
Manistee was elected president, Rev.
S. A. Long was elected as the Clare
county member of tbe Look Out committee and E. D. Palmer as a member
of the board of directors. The meeting was a grand success. A move has
begun for a G. E. training school and
resort on Crystal Lake; the committee
who have that matter in charge are
Rev. W.-K. Wright of Petoskey, Rev-
Griesaber of Cadillac, Mr. Whalley of
Kalkaska, E. S.- Shaw of Benzonia,
and" Rev. S. A. Long of Clare.  ;
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The' school in Yernon five miles
south is closed on account of scarlet
fever.
Special sale tomorrow,' Saturday, at
Mason & Parrisb's millinery- parte
All invited.
The W. R. C. will give a 10c su%t.q?
at their hall next Wednesday froE.':
till 7 o'clock.
All parties who are in arrears f __■
their lots in Cherry Grove ceme_.r7
are requested to settle for the sdzrao
and receive your deeds at once. 3y
order of the board of trustees. Gcrris
L. Eaton, clerk.
Arthur Schoonover was 'iwarSed ___e
job of leveling and cleaning-
driveways in Cherry Grove
his being .the lowest bid. S:_c b.f.fl
were sent in, ranging all the way __-_■**__
seventy to one hundred and forty
"dollars.
A surprise party was given Mrs. -7.
Schilling last Wednesday evening.
And it was a surprise, too, ie y:e:y
sense of the.word. All who at-._:iae:I
had a most "excellent time ant! _r.y
that Mr, and Mrs. Schilling r__s.f.?
them fell as though they
to come again.
A certain democrat said
day that because the republic*-- r-j
didate for sheriff had once. I
feated he would therefor be
candidate now. The same dsa
said on another day that because. .':.■->
democrat nominee for clerk had onc^
beed defeated for office he would _____._;-
a better run this year. Consistent-
wasn't it?
The board of supervisors __i sc-_s,k*r.
at Harrison are going through ■„___■
usual routine, but the wor__ of e-;.:_-
mitteesis said to be looyiug siot.-?_•
than usual. Aside from the usnrJ
work on bills, a petition' is before tli3"
board for a new township to be fo_*z__ef:
out of 17-6 of Surrey, to .be ea._-._i
Graham. Owing to a w!tM___T7_"_ <A
several.persons' names from the gg_?>
mittee thefmatteris not likely *« . _■;:.■
acted upon at this session. .Supervisors Goodman, Kirvan, Anfierscn are
committee to whom the matter w£:_
referred. The-county printing for thfc
ensuing year v/as awarded to tbe Sentinel, but the boarc. out $15 off the appropriation for the same. A. R. Gin-
field was re-elected a member of, the
board of.school examiners. ■
Ml pain "faani-slied by Dr. Miles' Pain Pills.
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