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Good "bje7 "88; welcome ?89.
Go to the Sterns House for livery.
Mrs. Clinton. Scbooiiover is very sick.
A. A. Shaver was at Harrison Wednes-
ti an incorporated village ofaabout 1,500 in-
abit&nts, located at the junction of the Flint
'^Fete Marctuette and Toledo, Ann. Arbor &
"Hortn Michigan railroads, and at the southern Mraninus of the Saginaw Valley & Clare
County railroad, a branch running north
throng, this county, owned and operated by
iheF.:<&-P.'M.By. company.   Clare is fifty
miles north and. west of East Saginaw, in the
southeast corner of Clare county; geographically speaking, near the center of the lower
peninsula of Michigan.  The "mother earth"
upon whieh Clare now stands was, previous
to 2869, an unbroken forest.  About this time
people were attracted this way by the valu-
eble timber and rich farming fends, when the
Tillage was founded and th© country surrounding beganto be settled upon.   Shortly
after this date the iron horse made its advent
into this section, which added anew impetus
to the development of the country.  The village's, growth has not been rapid, but steady
sad "permanent, and is now classed as the
most important and liveliest town in Central Michigan.  Today its business may be^
briefly summarized as follows, viz:    Three
saw mills, one shingle  mill, two   plaining
mills, one machine shop, one tannery, one
troodworking factory, a grist mill in course
of erection, one grain elevator,  a beef and
chicken extract factory, three churches,  a
graded school with four departments, a mod
«rn new union depot, two printing offices, a
large number of .mercantile establishments,
shd the usual number of shops, etc.    The
tillage is located in the center of a rich and
prosperous agricultural district, surrounded
by a class of whole-sotiied, honest and well-
to-do tillers- of -the soil.    Our business men4
are-active and'enterprising and have mafeix-f »»>,»> ?,» o*„*,. -kt.>    -v* -     «  *
Otero one oitheb'est markets in which to self^' were m Clare lew Years, the guests
A bunch of keys areat this oMo<& awaiting a"h owner.     •
C. W, Satterlee has been nursing  the
mumps this week.
ILL. -Carr was -at Marion  Monday»
Tuesday and Wednesday.     ^  $
\Ja M. Ellia  reports   seetnj^a robin
N|%Years day near his house. fp*
Joseph Adams jras initiated into the
taysseriea of Pythianism Tuesday night.
Brevity alwayg gets to the front, except when it- is-doing duty as a rabbit's
tail.
Chet. Stiles is now doing duty as night-
watch, looking after the business portion of the town.
The Shepherd "News says:   "The CI are
DemocEat is four years old and is a t
mighty slick little paper."
Mr. and Mrs. Mose Brown* of Mt.Plc as-
&o to the."Ster*»$ ^puse/for li'vety;
S'r? $.B.Qoodmmh of f.oomis,\is'*'i,ii •
today.      / «       >*"*-" <;:"
Business called i'Vi*V. Perry'to^ Hai-ris-
on^oh Wednesday.   *      #     *'".."
Editor Henery. *>' *»©■' 'Coleman. Advo-,
vntetspentJftfttffef i*'CJf4i%/: */<--,.* "■'"-•
Mr. and Mvh. F« M* Armstroing,'of H»
rison, were fiUh** village yesterday,
fsreoL produ^-sr-and buy the necessities of I if ey
m the state'.- Situated at the junction of three
-Eailr€a'ls,CIaj6'isoneof the best points on
.'ihe.globe for the location of manufacturing
"eafeblishnients.. Timber, of all kinds, is
plentiful, cheap and easily obtained. It is
finely located on the banks of the "Little Tobacco river, while only one-half mile further
north is the south branch of the Big Tobacco.
The town is, noted for its substantial building, fine churches, pleasant homes, pretty
^omen, energetic business men, pure well
water, good fishing and hunting, andpro^is-
ing^ future. "For additional and complete
larticulars read "*    •*'  '
THE CLARE DEMOCRAT,
.     A LIVE LOCAL PAPEB. BY
XIAT&Vh. 5?. J2£JSO^J9  I3i*i2t©3? seutI!  Prop's*.
Fabfishefi every Friday at the B-smocbat
buildinp on"12ain street, nearly  opposite the Clare County Bank.
ttfipte ??iQj 8I.EJ  per   per, irJiW"
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- Vo A^TOKMSYe
■&Mee ia nev? Bank blocks C5iaree
<£)    ■ ' ATTOKN*ffil"-A5,-LAT--r. ;
All-BnsiHess-placed with' me. will *?ee©ive'
"J*fe©mpi5 and careful isttentioa. €lare.        a2
-i¥V TJ'VC' ATTOBNiSY. a*? XAW.
.-* <3*fS©i3.'bVer .1*. Saviers & Co'sbanS, Har-
iij^0to»;'!Sj6Q"h,   *'-      ' -'-:.*''.
of Mr.and Mrs. Wm. Wolsky...
George Gallivei* returned t to Albiosa
college ISTew Teara morning, having spent
the feoiidays w i Dh his brother^ in Clare. •
■ Wm. Wolsky took an inventory of
stock the first of the week, "preparatory
to commencing his annual elearing  sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur'Potterynf Marion,
¥isited with' the latter-s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. kclntyre.!'in Glare"over' Sunday. . '  .',
At the drawing on" January 1st, 1889,
at WMte-skorevticlet!Mo. SS'drew iirst
prize, !K'b.'117;f'drew second prise and No..
214 drew third prize.
Hrs..Geo» W, Jefferies arrived in'Clare
Tuesday for-'a three or four weeks'. visit,
among-r-flativea and-old friends in Clare.
She is the guest ojf Mm.-¥. A. Jefferies.
Wednesday was-the time-for holding
regular meeting of. the. .common council,
bus there being no. quorum present an
adjournment was'taken until .this  even-
Sditor Cooley-ot the Press, .made  ari
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business trip to .Jlirrrson. on New Years^
■   Watch"tnee£iB^>  xr<^:held Monday
night at'both  t»**   >L-B^-and.-F.'- M'.
churches*     .   • '   •! -";/■"      -„.-
,Do not fojget 'jii****^ Boge! ** gi*eat clearing out sale'of -h*v:f,.-He* offer*, son'ia
(tiue   bargains.        •,-*.       ;   -"- . ;;' :   '•
1 Chas. ]£: liubii"*-.'''- "dltev 'oi 'the 'Midland Joiinn-'lyw**""   Ji" ot the -visiters to'
Clave-yesterday.   r, „      **.'/■''
The , merbhiii*"" *■ Ho" iidyertiised'! the
most caught fhelio^*-^hare* of the--holiday trade.   "Twa - ' I* ays thn$.    '■ •'- -' -".; .
Bam Ofth, pre***v"Jti'-h uteris iitkhderV
sou Bros,1 -drug !/" iJp1.  Midland,;.- visited \
with his parents.i"M'5-]at0- over;'Sunday";'.
Miss-Stella Wa^ <ȣ Keese, Tuscok
county,-is thegue-s'. id her- brother,' pd.-
A. Whiteflar a f,,'*r days? vifeit in/Clare*
' ■ Arthur Koekaf«"'!ow retui'iied/^to' ;^R
bion college- Weth{*&> lay ^ idi&hipani bkfc
Go to fee Sterns JBTonse for lltery^   : -.
John Sexsmith.vsfas^" In the Saglnaws
|*Monday. *     ','•'<■*.
■ J* D, Kewth was at "Harrison Wednes*
.day and Ttoirsd&y,
/"JBib. .Boys, et--J£he Farwell Beglster,
wjBSjdown feop. Farwell Monday;,
T, P. Horning, t ci pit.' Pleasrnt, was
Jaiaspng the "yisitors'.to Clare yesterday. •
J>t, B. C. ShaWf■ ol Calkinsville, -has
* inserted his business cardin this ^Desko-*
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'•Ixuy"Horning, ol "Bit.Pleasant, was the
guesiolhis cousin, Clarence Tan'BrunS;
over'Sunday.,. '."'•*
H: O. S^iiire closes -a succes&fnl sirig-
isi^seKool'In-tlie Wilson district,-Yeriion
toifnsill^'^^ni'orroSv^dght, --'■'"
;';©aVid;W0od^'ni Mis^fElora Abbett,
'bM^'t^t^re^Wereiniariied «jt Hai rison
ChiMllis'as foy.3M*'&. HL'Buttelnian.
V^M^^'^gwi^n^'heaven on earth; and,
ing.
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o    FHl''31CI4^',-BUKQSO*tf A*ifjp AOCOIIOHB1J.B
^ O303.ce at Musseirs Brag Store.  . -
ym j, $oBBa it b.,. ^ '• .
-Xlr' e "■• *EC- *?SIOIAJf j &P.JR.C5SOW ^^.A^OlffpB'S.UK j
All ©alls promptly •at-*5einile€ fo day oi' night
'OfMeeoYektheQl^ve dotmty Basil:.
A'mon^ o,nr visitors last Saturday was
Prof. Cornell, -who- with "his* daughter,
■were oii'thejr way home "at Harrison,
'tnviiug speht Che holidays with friends at
Clare^ - ' ; /!,!;-;v';  ;■■-.{
OJd Winter mak(v *-'uc;hslow"h'ii^te' to
shut in the land ,*>•% pnn\ that;. w^;- fear
when he does cc:*i»*i»'.* will' want to liii-
ger iirthe irtp-oj **>i<"mg. •"'i,   '   "-•'"'
Persons on th** l,'iin&& Pere Marquette
railroad, or-any <»l H? branches,. hsving
hardwood dr baj-*wA»«Jd. logs for sale will
do well by'"< appiyubg to -Jkcpb -^lason,
Clare.        --. < '. :'■--"   . r
Xriiniber.cauipjt id (htt?Ticin-Uy of Harrison are breaking up uhd men are coming out oi the wo*>0*. "Lumbermen are
beeoiniugyej-y niucl) discouraged, because
ihey fail'togets-h'^ildu^..   , -.      .
Miss-Jennie W i '^=» olosed a' - very suet
ce&sful'tL'rm-ol -"chooi iiithe'Browi! dis"^
'trict,  bheriuau  J^naship.1 last iTrjday,
Next-Monday tnorr/ltig she commences a
winter term in \>njoii township, district
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beilig ©ii'rselv'es'.teihptedj'let us. be pitilul,
an^coh^ittei^g;andegenerous in judging
.others. ■/"_.   -  '■     " . * '   •   -
Percy-Loucli, who;--has. been spending
the.-holidays with-friehds in Clare, will
resume hi& studies at the business, college
~lii.!£ast Saginaw he"xt Monday, . ! "^
.; A little.girl baby arrived at the .home/
\&t -Mr*and'-ilrs.Ei). I-IawKihs last Mod-;
with   h<Bf
Saisclay.
irtg spent the "holiuay*  with irl^dsfSKf^y tnat will call'Mivand-itf-'S. John Calla^
*"*Md Christmas da'y ^always* eotiSe -on
i the 25tli-of .December•?" asks "'Citizen."
It did not   It was  celebrated on the 6th
of Jannar'y.'nntil; jtHe -"Emperor Jul! ss 1,
li'ihlz b^jJ" ^1^ rfehsn!^es|l4 ?Uts -lis ^i'ri*sc*c; t»
'^ate^Eac      •• '       '   ■   "•
^.^^A^A^ «    Its'old, but It 'wiir-bear repvattne:
iPfn 1HCMAYKAKD. -j       i», ~  \ if "
.Ji&.raYsiOLa^suwsoHAHBAcconcHBE.   pwfir judge a man  by bts  appearance.
©ISce on Fifth str«ett- east of Main stre%^r (A shabby eoat- may-contain   an   editor,
?3©^diD!*aa,2*t-ers at   Tre-vidick's   drug store''fea^., . .        , ,  .,
„_.A ^^^^» 2 "J.'! wflile a man wearing: a broadcloth coat.
Owing to the prevalent hard times and
the &'tTiiiigeo''ey of fh* money market, we
have-} decided t*»:i;ive ~ow • t*ubscL,ib*brj>.
until]tiie loth t-f ib^.ihonth "to renew
their subscription**. Ail subscriptions
npt-paid'iii adv«:,.c^j!,/"ilj:i'it'date will foe
strick'eu'ffonith"
'.'"Sihan gTandpa and. grandma as soon as it
can talk.
The deayer.says that county treasurer
Goodman was in Harrison one day last*
w/*k, and adds that he wili moye his
family to that place in the spring. Will
daes'not co'rroborate the statement,
"Miss Mary Matteson returned the fir&t
of the week after spending the holiday
vacation with friends in. the southern
part of the state. She resumed her duties
as teacher in the primary 'department
Wednesch^*" morning*.
Clare is to be invaded by th© Salvation
Army. A captain of the* Army was in
town Tuesday and closed a bargain with
-.Commander Shaver for the rental of the
j&. A. B. hall. They are expected to commence their seige of salvation about
Friday of nest week. (
A physician writing about drinking
water gives the following* test:   A  few
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i'toibjii'S
_.<"t,-S» Stewart fe' taa,<? Sfcom OnMllm.
tnisweek.   ' '.•*„'•-
- Mrs. Oliver Beemer * vfsited
sister in East Saginaw
Jnnlps Boss.made a.*a*^ to "East -B^gl«'
naw Monday and to Hardsosi Tuesday*
The seasosi ol ihe • year - is now a£ hmi$
when the nAw erop. .of sesolistions is
•harvested,. "' .     ' :-*--.-
- Mrs. James Abrans, ot 'JLnse^'rii tM&
.gnest -of Ixejr'SQo, H» A. Abi£®%f- Imdlm^
at the Alg?r H0ii*s©« .*     ."■    -!.-"..
Hiss'Jennie And Hay/^Sesssinllli 'returned Wednesday-slips' .a» dkty$ m$%
With trlends "at J5t^Johns\T. . «   -"    . .   .•
. The; Harwell Segisfee -says: ***3$-*9
Clare BEsaocsAT Is -gonr -yeiirs oli asi^
one of oor Sbesst^ e^fcaajgea.". Tha«ka« ."
• *peeker & Uooney,;the.dmyniesi«. .ar">
building a large ice hejas^'-ou:- |lsali'p'&fl
streit proparatorj5* to i|li«jgf'iS witM'M&
—shoiiidit"freeze* ."   ',•/;,,.     "-     '  •
' The King's Daughters will "najs-Sv nesfe
Wednesday af bfiibbn- at- the' Jiome .of
Mrs. J&eob Brown;-aad supper. will 1*4'
served by Mrs, BdwinBtearns?
Miss Etta-Wilsojs w'ill '<iomtnenee he?
third term of school -in.'district !H6v "1*
'yeriiou to>vnship„ next''Monday. ! Mlm
/Wilson has been  very successful'- &s ' a
"teacher." ' - .-'        '*'
/Mr. £in'<!i Mrs. Loren Boese and Mr. ani
Mrs. Al. Stimpsou'retntnecf to their home
"in Genesee county Jast'Ssttird*4y after '&
ten days1 yisit 'with friends Iti ;GIai*<&?
guests of Mr, and Mrs. J^IL-Kogers, •   ./
* A hog with eigh& legs has jaajt 'betas'
born In Onio." Giberson ought to.4b£a|ii
'possession of U to pi^ee with "bis" V&®
other breaks of nature-^his six. M\d[ tw#-
legged calves—which would makeAiaa a
jrreat- collection of <*uripslties._ .-.•"-,
Mi*, and Mrs. George jB*raley, of^AngoIs
Ind„ have been the guests_ of Mitv "audi
Mrs.'l. I>. Smith in CJart^. 'for - the
ten   dayb.     Business
BVidey returning home  and  he  accokl".
ing departed Wednesday.    Mm.  Wmley
will remain until Monday,
County clerk Stone was  njet at the -depot We'diiesday^whila in waiting for-tha
tram to convey himself aaad wife, tx> Harr-i
rison., where he has- rented a/.house, .aa^'
hecessijatfid  Uhr*
\f;ill take up his abode and enter - nDO,
■jjje duties ol his office
wheirir^rop of this^pMtion iS^^r(i' acc^ts -11*4 bond&    Mr' ^
cems will buy an ounce of saturated solii^L^    , , .-
/,...,.      . .     -o       , ., ■    -,^ j ?ij\e duties ol his office  as  soon
tjou of  pei'Hianganate  0*f^2dj|ash.     If-'V^*
as -u
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colorchanges to
s>< COHNINGt SHAW, PHYS1€IA*S",
jD>° -• Specialty,   Gents'   "Urinary  Diseases^
fOalkinsville, Mich.
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J. l/OSSIKG, p
• All work Guaranteed. Office over Btmlop'g
Brug'Store« Clare.
M1SCTE3L3LAKSOUJS.
KbHOLBBOOK,
House, Sign and Carriage painting done is?
Ohe neatest sty 1«. Paper Hanging and Ka*-
©Qittininga Specialty. All orders premptly
tattended to.
.IS,  AHBERSOK,
1*3 tlie best manipnJator of the razor anc
Jahears in th© village. Everything kept n ea*"
and clean. Workmanship the best.- Sh03
mtnated opposite of the Exchange Bote,
-CQare. . 36-ti"
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BOC"KAF3BL"LO"W,
o 1SSUSAKCB AGE'S*"!.
Mtno, of Hartford^ Conn.; American Fire
usi yiiila,; "Firemana- Fund, of San Francisco;
Sia^ria Fire, N. Y. Oftico one door south oi
*postol*5c«, (-an stairs) ClaTe. 24tf.
e^BPnEN^SHKLBON, ■ Carpenter and
Builder, Clare. Ail worlcgnarantecdfirst-
<Bltass and prices reasonahle. It will pay yon
<"?6 call oa nxc. *^ 4-tf f
'O  J. "JjOilgplH,
"C?o KOTAnY PUBtlC.
ConveyanciB^'oand    collections.    liOoxnis,
Mich. -   /    .-.' "' 24tf.
O. #« "gSiKfer. WM, ■"ffOLfiKY.
cf. h. snTHE-RiiASi), c ashler.
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OI/ABE,
OQKiiESi'ONBEKOK—First National Bsn"k OS \
lev Yoj-k*. Atnoriean Exchange Katioual
Btxnlc trf Defcroit, and Citizens National Banli
^"Uaginsiw. - ,
Money to Loan on improved rsal estate at
^-reasonab-le rate of interest. 49
high plug hat and sporting a dude  cane
map be a delinquent subscriber.
To make an ink black at the time of
writing, but which will disappear after a
short time, boil nut galls in aqua vittse,
put "Roman vitriol and sal ammoniac to
-it, and %vhen cold dissolve a little gum
arabic; it will, when written with, vanish
in twenty-four hours.
If there is a man in Clare county that
exjoys a hunting expedition it must ^be
Moses-tan, the clothier. Its a cold and
rainy day if he is not seen with a gun
over his shoulder, headed for the woods,
and we notice that he is about as success
ful as mest of the boys in bagging game.
The-firm of Clark «& Sacterlee have dip-
solved partnership, the former retiring
from the business. Mr. Satterlee continues the business. The latter is a young
gentleman of sterling qualities, who by
his arduous efforts has succeeded in" establishing a large'and rapidly 'growing
business.
■Here's the way a. western editor puts
it: '*I1-you've got anything 3rou don't
want or can't  sell,  or  something  you
] ean-t eat and your hogs won't  eat,  why
in thunder don't yotKbring it to this office and. apply it on your subscription?!
if you don't read, and you have  zso  use
| for the  paper,   take  the  stulT  to   the j
preacher—he comes nest.
Among the. visitors at the Demociiat
>£ Scr REBBVB
Cantae Paradox and Specialty C©B
|>]ay on FHdny we haye decided rather \
than Jay still to givft Olare a rare treat
fa the shfipe of the ilnest troupe of trained
dogs and specialty people in the country,
Also we want the ppople to understand
that w« lire not in th<; habit ot"p*ayin^ in 1
sinnl* towns, but on this* occasion we are j miles, 22 miles   are.   under construction
com ne tk»
offl'*e on Wednesday   was Mr.
W.
Ohapfn, supervisor of. Winteriield towti-
shiy. who was on his was to Harrison to
attend the meeting of the board. We
found Mr. Ohapin a very affable gentle- j
man, and invite him to call whenever
he happens'-this".way.   The Democrat
Bavins an open date and too place to j will be forwarded to his address during
the current year.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor &"North Michigan Railway Company shows " its  route
through the State in a small map neatly {
illustrated as '•The  key  to  Michigan."
The" company now has in operation oS3
d to.    We hiiYe. also put tbe{
-price of admission down from 50 cent.
to' 2""" and So  e-trnt**
«Ea'y,.Ianu"?iry 4th.
west of Oiidlilac and will be Unisbsd dur-
I ing the winter, and   other   projects   are
6, A. R Haii, Vri-\ well in band*   The Ashleys are after the
| earth <\m\ already have a portion of it*
tvisited inIleeir^/'bvar' "■*4utiday»'.4M'rs«
Holbrook, who has been visiting with her
parents at-Baldwin and friends at the
loi'mer place for the past six or eight
weeks, returned home with * her husband
Wednesday afternoon.
Jealousy induces many people to make
fools of themselves. On Christmas Day
atDuluth Mrs. Zieus- took hiatal dose of
strychnine, sia^piy becouse her husbaud
danced with another woman-at a social
party. She could have made it more interesting' for ^Eier husband had she tarried
as long, as possible,,    •'
I will extract teeth without pain and
furnish an A JSTo. 1. -plate for only §8
Bo not forget the place, it is at M. J.
Lossing's dental rooms, over the MedU
ical Hail, v;here I urn prepared to use
Dr, Hayes" ne^v invention and hephatic,
which is perfectly harmless and makes
the extraction'.,")!: teeth painless. This
price is for 60 days, only.    .
Byron Linsea. who for the past year or
more has been learning the jewelry business ut White's, teft New Tears for West
J3ay City, where he • has secured a po-
aition in Swards iai'ge jewelry establish-
menf. By. is a steady and exemplary
young gentleman,-and wili make a sue j
cessful business man in the- course of
time. He has. the bent -wishes of "numerous friends.
The'DEM-OCiiAThas   placed  numerous
new names dpon its list witbin tbe past
couple of weeks.:1."Business-  men  should i
remember that tha lijaiocKat has a cir
eolation nearly its large as> imy otber two \
papers published in-the  county,  and  Is
therefore-tbe best  advertising  medium.
We have frequently niudo tbL« assertion j
and if any of our contemporaries dispute
a tumbler of'water, the
brown, it is unfit .to drink; if it-remains
clear or slightly ' rose-jjolored after an
;m^;*.yiti3. b?«adIy--s"l^^ilgL'*i"4f?«l'- -. '-■ :
t recently bought a" lot o£"sampl6shoes,
including nearly every kind that is manufactured, and in so doing I received them
for almost nothing. In order to close
them out (every pair must go) I will
offer them for the nest thirty days almost
at your own price. ^ Dont miss the opportunity'' if you are in need ef footwear.
I am offering ladies' tine shoes worth $2.50
for $1.85. "Remember that you can secure
some great bargains for the next thirty
days at Theo. Boge's, the exclusive boot
and shoe dealer.
A party of friends ©f Rev. C. F. Tuttle
and wife, to the number of about forty,
invaded the Congregational parsonage
Tuesday evening, and tendered to that
worthy couple a surprise party. It was
complete. The program was fully carried
out. A carefully prepared luncheon
was served and the evening passed most
pleasantly. As an evidence of the high
esteem in which he is held by the members of his congregation and appreciation of his arduous efforts, Mr. and Mrs.
Tuttle were made the recipients of a
beautiful couch.
One of the most horrible cases of burning that this county has ever known occurred at Neff & .PrestePs mill eight
miles west of Harrison on Wednesday
morning. (A man named Frank Tanner
lives there with his family and on thi^
morning they had ristm early, probably
an hour before   daylight.     Mr.  Tanner
us, we aie-ready at my  time to  show
whereof we speak.
Midland'JRepubiiean: After dark Tuesday evening-Mr. A. J", Davis, treasurer of
Lee township, accempame-"' by a lad
named John Ooukright, started for his
home, with his team. At the. bridge a
man asked for a rule which was granted.
They had gone but a short distance when
the man struck the boy a blow with a
club knocking him oyer the &Mh board.
Tbe fei'tn stopped and as Mi\ Davis
turned Iris attention to the assailant, he
had gone-to his work and   Mrs.  Tanner
had stepped* to a near neighbors on an
errand, leaving two children aged seven
und three years, the latter being in bed
and asleep. The house was a thin board
•structure and ^ry susceptible to fire.
"Noticing: a bright light in the direction
of the house, Mr. Manner ran over there,
only to-find the interior of his house enveloped in ffiiines The oldest child was
outside. Mr. Tanner burst In the bedroom window where, the child lay, and
the fiery hend met him full in the ^ce
and drove him back. Kot until the building was nearly burned were they able to
extricate the child, \vho was so terribly
burned that the flesh dropped off when
touched. The death of the little one and
the total loss of all their possessions has
j prostrated* the parents   Indeed* it is the
was himself. sirnek on the bead. He cried j most'terrible calamity that has ever be-
out to Omiknisiht.''shoot-iii m,** and thej j'alleu any resident of-this county.—Har-
fellow lied. j rison.Cleaver. ■    .
FttK^e w*?re just returning differ ^ loin
we4iks*H*i.M,"];,t(i.,tht5ir-*o}d home iiC Lur*-"
zing.' Sir. Stone v^^p. baring ssc^i Mlv
Al.wfcrd,who?'i he i*sv** hk'^.b'i-^j t:^:j^m-':^:
'-'V fc.M""(Vr,r*;'"'i'.**"''"   .*•*''"'£"     «;:■?-■•»*■ "Jj",t"S.*.—      "i'lj..;.!1,.
at the-State»capltol6 - ,
Tuesday night being, the -first5 reswlsp
meeting in 18S9 of Clare .Lodge, Ho*' W^'.
Knights of "FythiaSi, some,, of  tUt». boys'
proposed to celebrate the event as4 mp~
inento to the young andfiouristhing ordei?a
Accordingly, after the  business  o£ tho.
evening was transacted   and   the   lodge
had closed, the members adjourned in  a .
body to the Exchange hotel, where wus
in readiness one of  the  most  carefully
prepared .courses,,of..tempting   viandc ■
ever set   before  a  company  m .Clare*
Landlord Grfch is  the  recipient, ,of im -
small amount of praise for the mannec ia
which he entertained his guests. .
44A Happy "New Year "to vou!•■■' was tho
exclamation addressed by the DE^iocaAiL*
| scribe to D. O. Murdoc.k, of "Vernon, as w©
met that gentleman on the street last;
Tuesday. "What's the news out in your
section of the country?" continued the
Faber pusher.. "Oh, nothing of any Importance-' he answered. "I am so bmy
these days, that I do not have time' So
get around much; beside the one reason
that I take the Democrat is to get all
the news. Qsie fact, though,tJHat I- nsigM
mention: 'Yesterday while elearing 'a
road through the woods I pushed away si
pile of-dry leaves/under some brusjh,
when out darted a streaked snake fully
three feet long, which I speedily dispatched. It is so seldom? that a snake Is
seen in winter that the fact may afford
3'ou news for an item." During the conversation, Mr. S. A. Sutherland stepped
up, and hearing the narrative, spun tv7© <
or three snake yarns for the edification
of the quill driver, winding up with th®
remark -. "•'Speaking of snakes, 'freezing'
up1 in the winter and "'thawing out' agaba
in the spring reminds ine.bf the time th®
Harrison branch was being pushed in to
the north part of this county. " One day
whHe,at" vork on a sand hill near Hnv~"
rison the boys unearthed a chipraimk,tfc@
little animal < being - ap-p'arenciy lifeless
and frozen stiff. Oa going to dinner
someone i^ieked it up, carried it to the
house and Itdd it down near the stcwa,
Before the meal was finished tbe litcHe
animal had Hhawed ouf and was* running
around the house in a lively uiaiiner.n
There, now you have got it at: tbe* **ame
price as did the scribe*, and ©nr- niiiKl Is
considerably relieved.
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