1896-01-03; Clare Courier

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GLAi^e, (VllGri, FRIDAY,
3, 1096.
No. £8
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«C«l fa uiltafaWb
TERMS
•Has brought about'many changes
in the making of Clothes. From the
old broad-falJ Trowsers aynd iunny
Coats and Waist-Coats to the
ELEGANTLY TAILORED     '
READY-TO-WEAR
APPY
OME
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BRAND
OF GUARANTEED CLOTHING
Build Up Your Town.
* Next to a man's family and
bixslpess, . nothing should
stanS aiearer his heart than
the town 'in which he lives.
It ig the ©laca where he wins
his competence and educates
'"Jim    -(L'Rimmuav^jJL.       jljlv/      tv «l± i/p     tU
make it-as ;popular, as thrifty
L^..a.TidaB.5sridielv known as possible; he ,eaainot afford to he
indifferent ibo anything which
furthers these ends.   It can
he said thata town that is not
worthy of the devotion of its
citizens in awaking it widely
known and. .gueatly prosperous; $|(a town in which it is
|w ^not worth while to live' at all.
If such a town is-worth any-
II  thine- it  is  worth  the  full
L. O. L. Section.
Tho L. O. L. lodge No/181, elected and
installed tho following: oflioers on Monday night:
IV. 31.—Geo. E. Dan-son.
D. 31.—William Hides.
It: S. and P. 8.—'Walter Gannt.
0.—Orin Wi]igiU'iliu.'r,
X.—II. N. Tiilotboa.
' I. T.—Prank TillotKon.
O. v.—niiiiam j. jidwiintri.
D. of C—JamCA Alger.
Committee—E. L. Ualrcr, Jdm lamb, tfml-
son Wilson.
Delegate ai Large—Ceo. E. Dawson.
lirctH5tri-o-
oi-
.-3 Ar.AI-. r-.-.-.
=wlietiier we receive any im- ,
-ane'diate dividend in dollars!
BJ—3)UIU.      UOX1LS3,       Ol        WJJLGIM.1GX        tve;
sJUaaaerely take our share of the |
eominbn benefits according to
the community. We may yet
add that if persons cannot
ideatifythemselves with the
interests of . their town, and
be im sympathy and touch
with the people whom they
like, it would he^better for
them to, "move out'1
The«? are many who live
off the community and contribute nothing to it. They
oppose state, church and
school and everything else in
which they cannot lead or
profit out of—-tearing down
.^jfchotit the ability or disposition to build up. They
neverj&ive anything better
than a community may .have,
and in fheii;fault-finding, op-
positiomindindifllerencefj they
discourage and crushl out
what could be made *more
prosperous if they expanded
[half the effort in trying to
,iuild up that they do in dis-
iottraging improvements. -Ex,
■ ■_ j	
Tiik Coukebb, 3 months, 25c.
Law and Qrdcr.
An organization was perfoateel on
Tuesday evening at the Prohibition hall
to b» known ue tho Law and Order
League. About twenty signed the roll
and its object is to enforco the whiskey
laws, rid the city of questionable characters, and also to enforce the laws relative
to selling oigarettes to minors. The officers elected are as follows:
$|i'esidcnt—lifcv. A. II. Goois.
"Vice "£Yi-5IuWlt-»-3". JJ; jjumvob'lUC.
wry.—jay riper.
'J'rcap.—D. W. Olarlt.
Tlic city Schools.
The city schools will  open   again  on
Monday for tho winter term with the f ol-
lowing corps of teachers:
Snp't—AY. ,T. Hntcliinson.
Principal—Miss Grace Smith.
GiMraninr—Miss Jrilia Harrison.
2<1. Intermediate—Miss Jlai-y Meham.
1st. Primary—JSIw. Euccbalteid.
&1.       "     —Miss Louise Bruslce.
KindcrRartwi—Missci; Lena Greenfield
Sarah Malcolm.
The board of education is as yet
able to find a teacher for tho first  intermediate room.
and
un-
!n Financial Straits.
"VV. H. Wilson & Son, extensive lumbermen at Harrison aro under considerable
ombarrasment, brought on by tho close
times of the past year, and 'slow lumber
market. Their stock is now being inventoried by tho Citizen's Commercial
and Savings Bank, of Flint, which is tbo
heaviest creditor and secured.
The firm has carried on their business
during tho depression giving a largo
amount of labor employment, and it
seoms most unfortunate that tho crash
should como when business, is generally
roviving mid thus causo such a sacrifice
for tho Messrs Wilson. The Cotmnnt
hopes to 8oo them yet on their feet and
prospering.
Bo sure and attend the boot sale, corner Mum and Fourth streets,
J. l\. WliiSOK, Auctioneer.
Superintendent's Meet.
Superintendents of the^poor   met  in
Harrison on Pec. 30 and audited the following bills:
POOR FARM.
Paid Keeper  .$47.50
Clothing  ..._      50
Medicine, medical att'd and nursing 3.75
Improvements . —-  37.50
FueL...__.»-__- ..„.._.._;"..". "3I;63"
Other expenses      F.fio
":n&n?oBARy.
Food... '....". $ 7.90
Clothing....j,.    2.19
Med., mod, att'd, and nursing, 24,00
Paid supervisor.     1.50
Other supplies .      '59
Auction sale of books now going ou at
corner Main and Fourth streets.
Must Pay Postage.
Pensioners doing business with the
Detroit office must pay full postage on
all their letters hereafter. Pension
Agent Wheeler, of Detroit^ received word
frbni Wasbihgtohsombiame ago hoc to
pay postage on letters mailed to bis
office. Tho agent has.obeyed orders
during tiis present payment" of- pensions
and, as a eonsecmence. a number of pensioners have been notified by the authorities that tbeir letters rtmain in tho Detroit poatofiice and will not be delivered
tuitil the postage is paid. A number
have sent the necessary stamps and their
letters have been delivered. Mr. Wheeler
says he is absolutely through paying postage for anyone.
DoWitt'si Little Early Uisersfor bil-
liousness, indigestion, constipation. A
small pill, a .prompt'eure.—Witherspoon."
Dob Lost.
'-Strayed from this city on   Monday,
Dec. 23d, a fomalo English Pointer, white
withlomon. spots, aged about 3 years.
She answers to the namo of "June."
Information concerning her whereabouts will bo thankfully received by
Thos. Sharp at the Stevens House, or The
Courier office.
Wife—Horo's an account of a man who
shot himself rather than suffer tho pangs
of indigestion. Husband—The fool!
Why didn't ho take DeWitt's Little Early
Eisers? I used to suffer as bad as ho did
befo'rol commenced taking these little
pills.—Witherspoon,
Taxpayers,  Take Notice.
, I will be ia my office on west 4th Street
each Monday and Friday during December to receive taxes,
T. S, Dorset,
City Treasurer,
LooiniB.
The Christmas trees Christmas eve
were loaded down with presents. The
evening's program was very nice.
Mr. and Mrs. Don James, of Mt. Pleasant spent Christmas and New Years
with TelativtM..and±iendsHfci:lHS:T.lafiOu .
Miss Burnice MoKinloy, of Wixorn,
formerly of this place, is spending tho
holidays here with her sister.
Tho Loomis band has lost its drum.
It might have gone with the Clare L. O.
L's charter. Don't think the Smalleys
would bo cpute so small as to do anything so im an. The band bo)'s say they
would like, to use tho drum, and if the
party that has it would kindly return it,
possibly might prevent some trouble,
A social next Tuesday evening, to be
given by the Epworth League. They
are somewhat in debt. Everybody eome.
" "137 aBHkohas'solirinsHnaTeiin ~i;ne; TneaiF
market to Geo. Beagle and moved onTais
farm about two.rniles east of here.
- -HA-. a n.r n—T^z^ i^_   ~£   n—~— -m±^* -
J.U.I-. IU1U llttB. iVOUlUHUUJ   Ul    VJM»»    *}lliy,
spent Christmas with relatives here.
Miss Metta Whitehead, of North Bradley,, was in town Monday. She expects
to teach in the Kidd district next term.
Tho marriage of Eber Bowman to Misg
Mable Gale took place las,t Thursday
evening at tho residence of Harry Hubbard. Thoyoung couple are well and
favorably known and The Courier joins
with their many friends in wishing thorn
much joy.
Mrs. Frank Skyring, of Frankfort,
formerly of Loomis, is spending'1 Christmas and Now Years with relatives and
friends here.
Wm. Wobb moved last week.
A party by young folks given Mrs.
Frank Skyring last Thursday evening at
the homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
O. Zeiter.   They report a VOry nico time
No excuse for sleepless nights when you
can procure Ono Minute Cough Cure.
This will relievo all annoyances, cure the
most severe cough and give you rest and
health. Can you afford to do without it?
- -Witherspoon.
AGENTS WANTED.
I want agents for rapid soiling household articles. Every family with a stove
will buy one. Largo commission paid
and exclusive territory given. For particulars address. A.M. McCoy-
22 Clare, Mich.
JUMP e- r e e f^ *■
There are many imitations, but for people
who are never "satisfied with ArTYxmNG short
of the best, nothing but the later will do.
Every coat of the Genuine "Happy Home"
goods bears the GUARANTEE of the makers
sewed to the sleeve.
Prices Range from $9 to $12.
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