1891-01-16; Clare Democrat and Press

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Clare Dem<
and Press
ESTABLISHED-.
Democrat, Bee, 1884.
Press, April, 1878.
CLARE, MICH., FRIJli JANUARY 16, ,1891.
Official paper for
Clare County and Village.
NEW SERIES NO. ft..
BUSINESS  DIRECTORY.
flT API? .Metropolis of Clare cm nty; H'cor.p,01!h„"
Wjimli.ed village of about 17(H) people; at the
Junction of tho Flint & Pore Marquette anil To e-
do, Ann Arbor & Northern .Michigan ralroals
and at southern terminus of hiiginnw &<■■}"*%
founts- railroad. Clare Is 50 wiles northwest ot
Saginaw; in the southeast comer of I lure county;
geographically speaking, near the center of the
lower peninsula of Michigan. The "Mother
Earth" upon which t'lare now stands was, pre-
vloustolte.au unbroken forest. About thli,
time people were attracted this way by the valuable timber and rich farming lands, when the
town was founded and the country surrounding
began to be settled upon. In the Hiring of 18.1
the "Iron horse" made Us advent Into tills section. The town's growth has since been steady
aud permnient and today is cUsm-jI as the h\el -
est and most Important vllli'K'-in central Mli-hi-
Ran. Its business may be briell.v summiirlzcd as
follows: A pall and tub factory, employing 40 to
60 hands the year 'rimnil. 2 cw mills, ,1 .shingle
mills, planing mill i.udsush and door lai'torj. <i
foundry, tannery, grist mill. uriilnK ml 1, Morl-
son's novelty works, a modern union depot, i
churches, good schools .a sUMkhi brick school
building to lu» creett d m xt summer, also an elegant a-stmy brick hi til and several business
blocks) a line new opeta house, just completed,
lighted by gas and electricity-, together with tie
usual number of mercantile establishments,
shops, etc. The village !:- located In the center
of a rich and prosperous agricultural district, surrounded by whole-souled, honest aud well-to-do
tillers of the soil, our business men are young,
active and enterprising and have made Clare one
of the best marltels iu wltl.'h to sell farm produce and buy the necessities of lire In the state.
Situated at the Junction oi three railroads, t lure
Is one of the best points on the globe for the ]■>
cation of manufacturing i stabllsbments. Timber
of all kinds Is plentiful, cheap and eas y obtain
ed. The town Is noted for its subrtantlal buildings, tine churches, pleasant bonus pretty
women, energetic business men, pure well water,
good hunting and lisblng and promising future.
For additional and complete particulars read
LAWYJiKS.
f~\"v»\ PERKY,
V_/« ATTOKNEl.
Office up stalls over the Clare County Bank, Clare.
OHSGIBKHSO^,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
All business placed with me will receive prompt
and careful attention.   Horkafellow block, t lure.
YV  • ATTOUXtV AT LAW.
Houses and lots and va.'.tnt Ms lu village of Harrison, farms and farming lands for sib- or trade
at bargains, uflice over WlL-im llros. store. Harrison,   l'mseeutlng attorney i.»rttare emmty^ _
PHYSICIAN". ASI) Sl'KGKONV
JH. CAKPKNTER, M. I».
.    I'lUSlCIAK, StKlii;il.N-AMI ACX.-()ICI1EI,H.
Full line of office drugs and lirugglsts' sundries.
Olllce aud store south of railroad, Clare.
FJ. TOBD, 31. It.
•    l'HYSIPIAN, sriMitOX A1II) AccorciiBuii
Graduate of the  rnivrrslty of Michigan,
AU calls promptly attended to day or night.
Oilieeovei-thel hire ( imulv ISaiiK.
flUSCKl.I.ANKOl'S.
JC. ROCKAIKI.S.OW,
. INhlKAMl   AGbN'l.
Hepreseuts the fellow::.;,' l.rst-elass ciunjianles:
American Fire, of FhtlniMilil.i: Home, of New-
York: Niagara Fire, of New York; FiiVMiun'tt Fund
of California, and commercial I'nlim, of London.
Dwelling houses for sale or rent. < i)lic»> comer of
Main and west 4th sts, up-stiilrs, Clare,
IUGLEY,
/ Estate and Insurance An
OHAS. I      .
R^al Estate and Insurance Anqnt,
< Btactuatcost."- Village property, wild and Improved farming lands for sale on t -isy terms, llouics
to rent. Conveyancing, (•.•llecting, etc. oflico
over Dunlop's drug store, opp. bank, Clare.
I0NEYT0L0AN
On Real Estate In Clare or Isabella county,
on. or address.
IN AMUVNT.s i if
$50 ana Upwards
Call
J. %.. LIVINGSTON,
1. Pleasant. Icli.
Room S,
Commercial Black,
C. IV. X'EItltV. WM. WOI.SKT.
o. ii. scTHEm.AKi), cashier.
CLARE    CO-
[CO-I'AnTNEBSJUP. ]
ConnESi'OSDEXCE—First National Bank of
New York;  American Exchange National
Bank of Detroit, and Citizens National Hank
of Saginaw.
Money to Loan on improved real estate ot
reasonable rate of interest. 49
Al*. LOtCH,
Proprietor of the
"LIVE AND LET LIVE"
BLACKSMITH  SHOP.
Custom\v<-rk ami repairing flmii' wiih neatness and dispateh and wim-unlfd,
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
Carriages, Buggies anil Wagons lttpaired
nmll'aiuted in First class style.
A Fine Line of
Carriages  and Wagons
FOK SALE CHEAP.
A.  I'JHCIME,
it
TDBPLAB WELL MAKER.
I Warrant My Wells Never to
Fail as Long as the Metal Lasts,
and to Give Sufficient Water for
any CAMP, MILL or FARM.
Correspondence Solicited.
CLARE -        - MICH.
MONKY TO LOAN.
In Small Amounts on Hhort Time on
Ctaattle  Sec-urities
NEWS AND NOTES.
■Various Items of interest JFrom
Various Sources.
AY 00(1!
More snow.
Good skating.
More local on Oth page.
('. AV, Perry, Mt, Pleasant,  yesterday.
Henry Ort was at Loomi* on business
Saturday.
8.1<\ Pine made a business trip to Midland Wednesday.
James lloyd was at Lake Station Moulin v, sealing logs.
of  Shepherd,  was
Key. M. D. Roger
in Clare Monday.
Twenty-live dollars given away daily
at r.iekiH'llv store.
J. AY. Calkins made a business trip  to
Harrison Tuesday.
Mrs. Sani'l Levington visited   friends
at Harrison Tuesday.
A lazy person will never make a   successful business man.
All kind* of canned goods   and   vegetables at Welch's market.
Landlord Orth, of the Exchange hotel,
was nt Gladwin Monday.
c. AY. Perry ami   AVm.   A.   Goodman
were at Harrison Monday,
There will be no services at the F. M.
chinch next Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Colburn,  of  Far-
well, were in Clare Monday.
II. Ilazek, the  clothier, spent
with his family at Harrison.
Miss Allie Adams, of Farwell
her parent* in Clare Monday.
Percy Loueli ijuit the employe
A. Oondman & Co.. ln-t week.
Pootross- Goodman,   of  Loomis   was
one of Clare's visitors Tuesday.
■Tnnu* AVairon was at Saginaw, Tuesday mid AA'ednesilay, on business.
The two-year-old son (if Mr. and Mis.
Ed. Davis is very sick this week.
Miss Lillle DeCoo   returned  Monday
from a week's visit at Mt. Pleasant.
Our genial   barber,  Hurley  Howard,
was at Farwell on business yesterday.
W. T. Smith, representing tho Detroit?
Freo Press, was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday looking after the interests of
that most excellent paper,
Saloon keepers report business as be^.
ing pretty dull now-a-days, which may:
be accounted for by the many swear-offs
with the beginning of the new year.
E. Kednor and sister, Mrs. Geo. .Silsbo,
of Hatton, started Wednesday morning
for Missouri, where they will join her
husband and remain there permanently,
Miss Mabel Anderson, of Gladwin,
visited in Clare on Monday with Mrs.
James Loueh. She was on her way to
Lake City, where she will visit her par-
en is.
A ten-pound boy was a now arrival at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Archam-
bouldt Monday. Dr. Dayis was in attendance and reports mother and child
doing well.
Johnny Button, manager of the Bonanza dry goods and carpet store at Mt.
Pleasant, was in Clare yesterday and the
day before,shaking hands with old acquaintances.
Business has been somewhat quiet in
Clare for the ]iast week—a natural circumstance following tho busy holiday
season. A little more snow would be a
great impetus.
Harry T. Blodgett, of Flint, and  Norman F.  Beebe.  of   Jackson,  are  new
clerks for X Bicknell.    The  gentlemen
Sunday  Wl'iv formerly proprietors of a clothing
store at Saginaw.
Mrs, Geo. Veile, nee Miss Sarah Grena-
way, of Pincoiming, who has been  visit-
of   AY. j i»g her parents, Mr.  and   Mrs.  Byron
j Alger, in Clare for a week past, returned
to her borne Tuesday.
Mist Jennie Squire, of Glencoc, Out,,
arrived in Clare last Saturday evening
and will remain here for two or three
months, visiting with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs, ij. (>, Squire.
The Harrison K. of P. lodge  is  growing very rapidly in point of numbers  of
late, aud is credited as  being  the  most
■ prosperous order iu that village.    Same
visited
R. II. Jenney has been having a serious
time with tonsilitis for the past few days.
The roads are fine aud Elden is pushing the sewing machine and organ trade.
"Beg." AYaite, who is employed on the
Farwell Register, was in Clare Tuesday.
A teaspoonful of salt in a pun of stflreh
Approved Notes
At a Seasonable Bate of Interest by
Sqiri-qel F. Pliic,
JUSTICE and NOTARY.
fflee orer Dunlop's Drug Store, Main streot,
CLARE,   MICH.
Conveyancing. Collecting, Etc.  All work In
trusted with me will receive prompt
Two six octive organs at DcVogt's
ga'.lery. Call ijjiieU or you will be left
again.
John Dustin and little daughter Edith,
were visiting at Owosso Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Miss AVinnie Bonner returned Monday,
after visiting with friends at St. Louis
over Sunday.
Every person trading to the amount of I ('ow» (™m Farwell Thursday morning,
HO cents or over at Bicknell's store re- where they had been visiting a short
ceives a present. ; time,   "Cy." went on down to  Coleman.
Win. AYolsky wont to ChicagaMonday, '1!(l is  cooking  in   a  camp  near  that
where he will remain four or five  weeks  i'^"v •
before his return. I    IJ' r.-iiiost of May Langiu,  clerk  of
Miss Jennie Levington returned home ' tll(> Baptist society of Sheridan, the
last Saturday after a week's  visit with  Dkmockat-Prkss announces an   oyster
may be said of Clare lodge.
Arthur Stevens commenced work at
the Union depot Monday. He will act
as assistant baggageman to Dell Holmes,
until the latter recovers from his present
severe attack of rheumatism.
_.M^re^.ii..Hsvvkiii^fl|^(w*^koyand/
tjBtUfftf>MM!!tirW^wiSlinti^
if. Y.Tarrived in Clare Wednesday and
will remain here for a few days, the guest
ot their sister, Mrs. P. M. Shearer.
AA'e notice tlie spring stock of wall paper and decorations are beginning to arrive at Elden's bazaar and AV. II. tells us
that he has made greater preparations to
accommodate the public than ever before.
Mr. aud  Mrs.  Cyrus  Babeock  came
attention.
23
WOOD!    WOOD!
I have lust contracted for the entire output of
pine and cedar spalts from Rhodes' shingle
mill and any peisons now wishing same
will he furnished at the following
rates, delivered:
1 Cord - - - S   70
Oak Slabs      - ... 85
Dry Beech and Maple       -       -      1 35
JAY R. ROGERS. Drayman
Jf. B.—All Dray ing done at'Rock Bottom
Prices.   Trunks conveyed to and from
the depot for 10 cents. 20
friends at Harrison.
The Gladwin Record says that Al.
Peters will put in 400,000 feet on the
Tobacco for C. M. Hill.
Mrs. Byron Boyd started Monday for a
week's visit with relatives and friends at
Saginaw and Bay City.
Mrs, Lizzie Sutherland went down to
Saginaw yesterday morning where she
will reside in the future.
The roller skating craze ,lis on" again
in many Michigan towns. Luckily it
lias not yet struck Clare.
Another new thing is a 50c table at
Elden's bazaar. Many GOc articles have
been placed on this table.
Gladwin wants a tannery, grist mill,
wooden ware works, stave factory and—
and—and a barb wire fence.
Mrs. Edwin Benner and daughter, Miss
Dorna, returned home last Saturday after
a three weeks' visit at Big Rapids.
Ice in the vicinity of Harrison is of an
excellent quality and its harvest bas already commenced upon a small  scale.
Mike Dillon, who has been doing business at Harrison, is about to put in a
stock of drugs and jewelry at Gladwin.
Mrs. Sam'l Levington and daughter,
Miss May, returned borne Friday after a
couple of weeks' visit with Toledo
friends.
Miss Minnie Ilnradine, clerk at the
lunch rooms of the union depot, visited
her parents at Reed City Saturday and
Sunday.
M. J. Mitchell, of Harrison, made this
office a pleasant call on Tuesday and renewed his subscription to the Democrat-Press.
Home made mince meat, saur kraut,
Labrador herring, Spanish onions, salt
and fresh white fish and trout at AYelch's
meat market.
Ash AVednesday will fall on the 11th of
February, and tho first Sunday in Lent
will be on the 15th. Easter Sunday will
be March 20th.
supp»r to be held in their church, in said
township, on Thursday evening, January '22nd.
Mrs. AVm. Giberson departed Monday
for a protracted visit with relatives and
friends in divers parts of the slate. Before her return she will visit at Flint,
Clio, Mt. Morris, Detroit and several
other places.
Rey. Geo. Benford, pastor of the Congregational church at Harrison, passed
through town Tuesday on his way to
Saginaw to receive medical treatment
for tin-oat trouble. He made this office a
pleasant call.
Messrs. AY. IT. and F. A. AVilsou, of
Harrison, changed cars 'here AVednesday
afternoon for Flint, where they will attend an annual meeting of the Flint Cabinet Creamery company, in which they
are stockholders.
A very pretty calendar for 1801 has
been received at this office showing the
financial condition of the First National
Bank of Mt. Pleasant. 'Twas forwarded
with the compliments of the genial
cashier, D. Scott Partridge.
AVm. L. Stevens returned to Chicago
Monday, after a few days' visit with his
parents and old friends in Clare. It has
been about two years since AVill was
Clare. He says Clare has improved considerable since he was last here.
Our generous hearted drayman, Jay R.
Rogers, has three first-class drays now on
the road and he reports business in his
line rushing, ne says if his business
continues to increase in the future as it
has in the past ho will put on another
wagon.
Mrs. J. II. Gulliver, who has been visiting relatives and friends at Stratford,
Ont. for the past three weeks, returned
to her home in Clare Tuesday evening.
She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. E. Forman, whom she had been visiting, who will remain at this place for a
few weeks.
Oranges, lemons, prunes, dates, figs,
raisins, Malaga grapes and all kinds of
nuts at Welch's market.
Wonderful! The amount
sold at the great gift sale at
store.
of good:
Bicknell's
prouder  man   never walked    the
pfefs of Claro than little Joe AYilliams,
^Sealer for F. D. Patterson   & Co.,
,\vas seen in town AVednesday  buy-
p]igurs for  the  boys.    Another  10
I'd lad, he says, and arrived Tuesday.
'II.Sutherland, cashier at the bank,
Bst purchased an elegant new   writ-
*fcsk, of a fine design and finish,  for
lOfiice.   Can't say that Clark is getting
<9& nor handsome in his old   age,  but
mas though he is sbmewhat   partic-
[% somo matters.
JVat fortunes made by advertising
hileons are of ten referred to, But
wj3*has counted the moderate fortunes,
thrtJpmfortable competencies and the
stHqj sources of income that are to be.
crowed to newspaper advertising? To
dispense with advertising would dry up
coirfmerce and turn back civilization.
A\fty is a newspaper like a pretty girl?
To iia perfect it must be the embodiment
of tjjiany types, its form is made up, it is
clinked, though inclined to be giddy, it
enjoys a good press, tlie more rapid the
better, has a weakness for gossip, talks a
gooit ileal, can stand somo praise, and is
awfui proud of a new dress. It cannot
bo ksopt in good humor  without  cash —
E.<r
It is rumored that a "pedro club" bas
been ^organized in Clare by the young
married people, and that they have
elected a president, secretary, treasurer,
etci suid that they meet semi-monthly,
liolf'iog their moetings at the homes of
the aiffercnt members. This will, undoubtedly, be very amusing to those in-
tereited in pedro, as it is a select organi-
zatijBj and all who belong thereto will
spend at least two pleasant evenings a
month.
Oil Wednesday evening about thirty of
the young friends of Miss Winnifred
Story'met at the Alger House where
they passed several pleasant hours. It
was 4 "surprise party." Appropriate
garnet were in order, tlie most prominent 0l which was "tiddledy wink." At
about 11 o'clock the guests were escorted
tothojdiningroom where lefreshments
werejferved, Tho party broke up about
mldnjihr, and all expressed themselves
imivfiplcased with the evening's enter-
tailiqwit, t
^•sWfifB&to ;.b^4^noj]cj|s^{l^tianJ
tfVtfat'«aWH&BC«"~cut" off ~'rihd
burned, bYing considered as of little value
with the titBber on, arc now looked at
differently.: All through northern Michigan maple, ash, oak, basswood and other
varieties of timber are linn. The quantity of hardwood logs cut this winter
will be much larger than heretofore, and
people who paid no attention to hardwoods in years gone by are now buying
up available stum page, believing it a
good thing to bave in the family —
Northwestern Lumberman.
Dr. Jiaynard says—AVhitmore Lamb,
father of 'Dolp Lamb, is in rather feeble
health; the little girl baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed, Hawkins has been very sick
with the grippe and whooping cough,
but is improving; a boy baby was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Collins, of Vernon City, on the 5th inst.; Mrs. AVill
Curtis has been on the sick list this week;
a boy at Mr. and Mrs. Jarnes McPhall's,
in Veriisn tp.,on the 2nd; also another
boy born to Mr. and Mrs. AA'm. Crawford,
of Dover, on Tuesday, the little one living only a few hours. He says there is
considerable sickness at present.
A new time card for the T., A. A. & X.
M. railroad is out, which took effect Sunday, January 11th, 1S91, making the passenger division at Mt. Pleasant instead of
Clare. Tho north bound train which
arrived in Clare, according to the old
time card, atlOi-10 p. m., now stops at
Mt. Pleasant, and the south bound train
which left here at G:15 a. m. is taken off.
This makes it very inconvenient for people from Clare, as the first train for the
south loaves here at 3:40 p. m. It Is
probable that Clare will again be made
the division as soon as there is good
hotel accommodation here, which will
be next spring.
A horse owned by C. S. Chase ran
away Tuesday and managed to make
things scatter for a few minutes. The
horse was up to the union depot, at-
tacbed to a pair of light sleighs, in
charge of an employe of Mr. Chases', a
young fellow named Wilson, when the
horse became frightened at a passing
train, and made a sudden start, breaking
a clasp which held the thills to the
sleighs, letting the thills onto the horse's
hind legs. The animal became unmanageable, ran down oth street and when in
front of Joseph Adam's house the sleighs
struck a shade tree and were detached
from the horse. The frightened animal
ran up Main street and stopped on the
north sido of tho G. A. R. hall. No one
was hurt and tho horse received but
slight injuries, though the sleighs were
badly demolished.
Go and get prices at Bicknell's before
you buy elsewhere.
Do you want an organ? DeVogt's
gallery is the place. Quick sales, small
profits.
DRY
GOODS
KIEKBEIDE
FINE
SHOES:
We Shall now offer the following pods
"at and below cosf in order lo close them out
before commencing our annual inventory, Feh'f 1st?
-OQO-
30 pairs white and silver grey blankets, at
80 cts up to $3.
350 yds wool dress goods, desirable patterns, 36 in. wide, reduced from 400^
35c, 30c, and 25c to close at 18c.
36 pairs wos. leggings reduced from 85c to.
50c.
Hosiery, underwear, gloves and mittens:
and all seasonable goods at correspondingly low prices.
See Us for Bargains.
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One Door North
of Postoffce.
§1 Gi KIRKB
No, Not by any Means,
Providing yon bny yonr
Groceries and Provisions
-OF-
MASON & BOYD.
They are unquestionably the LEADERS in that
branch of business in this section of the country. They
sell more goods than any other dealers in Clare county.
And, why! There must be a reason! It is is simply
because they sell honest goods at honest prices. One
man's dollars is as good as another's, and a child can
buy as cheap of them as a grown person. We are determined to keep in the lead, and our plan is well defined in the old time motto, "Quick Sales and Small
Profits."
Come and see us.
It will pay you,
Farmers, we want your produce and will pay you
Lthe highest going prices.
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