1891-01-30; Clare Democrat and Press

              The Clare Democrat and Press.
ESTABLISHED: ?rmocrat'-p--'"884'
■ress, April, 1878.
CLARE, MICIVFRIDA^ JANUARY 30, 1891.
Official Paper for
Clare County and Village.
NEW SERIES NO. 79,
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
PT A DT} iMetropolls of Clare county; Incornornt-
uLniiAJied village of about 1700 people; at the
Junction of the Mint & Pere Marquette and Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan railroads,
and ut southern terminus of Saginaw & Clare
County railroad. Clare 18 50 miles northwest of
Saginaw; In the southeast corner of Clare county;
geographically speaking, near the center of the
lower poninsulu of Michigan. The "Mother
Earth" upon which Clare now stands was, previous to 1868, an unbroken forest. About this
time people were nttrncted this way hy the valuable timber and rich funning lands, when tlio
town was founded and the country surrounding
began to be settled upon. In tho spring of 1871
the "Iron horse" made its advent Into this section. The town's growth has since been steady
und permanent and today is classed as the liveliest and most Important village In Central Michigan, Its business may be tirleliy summarized lis
follows: A pall and tub factory, employing 40 to
50 hands the year'round, 2 saw inula, 3 shingle
mills, planing mill and sash and door factory, a
foundry, tannery, grist mill, turning mill, Horl-
son's novelty works, a modern union depot, 4
churches, good schools in 815,000 brick school
building to be erected next summer, also an elegant 3-story brick hotel and several business
blocksl a fine new opera house, Just completed,
lighted by gas and electricity, together with the
usual number of mercantile establishments,
shops, etc. The village Is located In the center
of a rich and prosperous agricultural district, sur-
roundedliy whole-souled, honest and well-to-do
tillers of the solL Our business men are young,
active and enterprising and have made flare one
of the best markets In which to sell farm produce and buy the necessities of life lu the state.
Situated at the junction of three railroads. Clare
is one of the best points on the globe for the location of manufacturing establishments. Timber
of all kinds is plentiful, cheap and easily obtained. The towii Is noted for its substantial buildings, fine churches, pleasant homes, pretty
women, energetic business men, pure well water,
good hunting mid fishing and promising future,
i'or additional mid complete particulars read
IiAWYKItS.
0"w7s»ERR.V,
a ATTORNEY.
Office up-stalis over the Clare County Bank, Clare,
ATTOBNKY AT U11'.
All business placed with me will receive prompt
and carelul attention.   Rockafellow block, Clare.
a ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Houses and lots and vacant lots In village of Harrison, Inrms and farming lands for sale or trade
at bargains. Ofllce over Wilson Bros, store, Harrison. Prosecuting attorney lor Clare county.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
JH. CAttPENTER, M. D.
«    PHYSICIAN, SHItUKON AND ACCOUCHEUR,
Full line of office drugs nnd druggists' sundries.
Office and store south of railroad, Clare.
%    1'HYSICIAN, SUROEOK AltU ACCOUCHEUR
Graduate of the University of Michigan,
All calls promptly nttended to day or night,
Ofllce over the Clare Comity Hunk.
IrtlSCKIiLANJEOCS.
JC. ROCKAKEI.I.OW,
.. IKSL'IIASCB AGENT.
Represents the following first-class companies:
American Fire, of Phlliulelolilu; Home, of New
York; Niagara Fire, of New York: Fireman's Fund
01 California, and Commercial union, of London.
Dwelling houses lor sale or rent. Oiilco comer of
ataruand west 4th sts, up-stalrs, dure,
•"/IHtA'Sa %. OTOI-BV,
■-\J       >   Real Estate ana" Insurance Agent,
JWSjMesentsihe best aml*Mest line of are Insur-
^%cfi«mnSMa*lrf Ara«'a«^A<^iient~Wsu-nioea
"'at actual cost. Village property, wild and Improved, farming lands for sale on easy terms.   Houses
to rent.    Conveyancing, collecting, etc. rtlfflce
over Dunlop's drug store, opp. bank, Clare '
AMOUNTS OF
$50 and Upwards
MONEY TO LOAK i
On Heal Estate in Clare or Isabella county.    Call
on, or address,
J. A. LIVINGSTON,
Mt, Pleasant, Mich.
Room 3,
Commercial Block,
C.W. l'ERRY. WM. WOI.SKT.
a n. Sutherland, cashier.
CkARE    CO-    BANK
[CO-PAUTNEBSHir.]
correspondence—First National Dank of
New York;  American Exchange National
Bank of Detroit, and Citizens National Dank
of Saginaw.
Money to Loan on improved real estate at
reasonable rate of Interest. 19
A:
I-. LOCCH,
Proprietor of the
"LIVE AND LET LIVE"
8
Custom work and repairing done with neatness aud dispatch and warranted,
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
Carriages, Buggies and "Wagons Itcpaired
nndPainti'd in First class style.
A Fine Line of
Carriages and Wagons
POD SALE CHEAP.
M.  A.  UNICl'ME,
w
TDBDLAB 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.
1TONEY TO I.OAN.
In Small Amounts on Short Time on
Cliattle Securities
 OR	
Approved Notes
At a Seasonable Hate of Interest by
Seiiq-qelF. l7ix\e,
JUSTICE and NOTARY.
fflee oyer Dunlop's Drug Store, Main street,
CURE,   MICH.
Conveyancing. Collecting, Etc.  All work In
trusted with me wlllreeeive prompt
attention. 23
I have just contracted for the entire output of
pine and cedar spalts from Bhodcs' shingle
mill and any persons now wishing same
will belurnlshed at the following
rates, delivered:
1 Coril - - - §   70
Oak Slabs      - ... 85
Dry Beech and Maple       -       -      1 35
JAY R. ROGERS, Drayman
2?. B.—All Draying*done at Rook Bottom
Prices.   Trunks conveyed to and from
the depot for 10 cents. 20
NEWS AND NOTES.
Various  Items  of Interest FJom
"Various Sources,
Scarlet fever! Be careful!
C. II. O'Donnld, Coleman, Wednesday.
J. L. Welch, Mt. Ploasant, Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Beebe. has been quite ill this
week.
1ST. Bieknell was at Saginaw again yesterday.
Jacob Mason sealed logs at Frost yesterday.
O. W. Perry was at Ithaca Tuesday, on
business.
Bieknell wants 50 Al men to work in
his camp.
Thursday was a dark, damp, dreary,
dismal day.
N. Bieknell made a business trip to
Saginaw Tuesday.
Hon. F. A. Wilson, of Harrison, was in
Clare last Saturday.
Owen Bluulbouldt, of Harrison, was at
the metropolis yesterday,
W. A. Burritt, of Harrison, was in Clare
last Saturday and Monday,
C. W. Perry was at the county seat
Monday on legal business.
James Warren was at Lansimg Monday and Tuesday on business.
A little quiet iu business circles here
for ihe pn^-t two or threo weeks.
E.L.Pratt and Ed. .Waller wero in
Saginaw several days this week.
John Horning, of Ann Arbor, was in
Clare Wednesday and Thursday.
Wanted 50,000 people to" take advantage of Bicknell's great gift sale.
Wm. Giberson went to Flint Wednesday to remain two or three days.
'•Doc" Witherspoon, of Harrison, was
a visitor at the metropolis Monday.
Mrs. S. Palmer, whose illness ive mentioned in aur last issue, is slowly recovering.
Bieknell wishes all persons owing him
to come in and say "Good day," if nothing more.
Rev. O'Connor, of Muskegon, passed
through Clare on Thursday on his way
to Midland.
Mrs. E. B. Calkins, of Calkinsville, was
in Clare Tuesday, the guest of her son,
J. W. Calkins.
Local dealers aro putting up*a quantity
of clear, first-class ice this week for. next
summer's use, *
Dr. Todd reports tlie "UiiiejifS of Mrs*.
DaVia'McPhalJjtuid that she 1s on the
road to recovery,
Every teacher should read the article
relating to "Teachers' Association," under school notes.
Rev. Floyd C. Field will conduct services at the chinch at Doycr at 3 oclock
Sunday afternoon.
E. L. Squire, of Monroe, arrived in
Clare Wednesday, and will visit relatives
here for a short time,
Mrs. Norm. Benner came down from
Meredith Wednesday for a few days*
visit with relatives here. }
Father O'Connor, of Midland, will hold j
services at the church in Vernon town-,
ship Sunday, February 8th. I
George Galliver came up from Saginaw and visited with his lirother in this
village over Tuesday night.
Arthur Pratt, who has been roving iu
the western states for seyer.il months
p:v>t, returned home Thursday.
Al. Randall, in the employ of our genial photographer, E. II. DcVogt, was at
Loomis and Colr-man Monday.
Dr. Maynard reports a boy baby at the
home ot Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Chamberlain, in Vernon, on the 23rd inst.
.T.E.Housel, of Mason, agent for the
Lansing Iron Works, was in Clare Monday doing business for his company.
Clara, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ad. McKay, of north Main
street, is seriously ill with scarlet fever.
Itis nenring tho time to trot out your
candidates for village officials. Only a
little more than four weeks until election.
John Husted was able to be out upon
the street the first of the week and is recovering rapidly from his recent wounds.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Warner of Flushing,
who spent, Sunday in Clare with Mr. and
Mrs. J. O, Rockafellow, returned home
Monday.
Percy Lonch went to Saginaw Monday, where he will enter business college
and take a course in stenography and
typewriting.
Miss Florence Anderson, of Midland,
visited Miss Edna Eklen a few hours
Wednesday. She was on her way to
Alma College.
Master Jimmie Unicume, who fell and
broke his right forearm while skating a
few weeks ago, is able to be out on the
street again.
The "Gx-l pedro club" hold one of its
social conventions Tuesday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.II. O'Donald
on east 5th street.
Wm. Decker has secured the use of Ed.
Squire's ice house on wesfcCth street, and
is filling it thi3 week, with ice which is
gotten at Mud lake.
Mrs. J. 1C, Hawkins, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. P. M. Shearer, for
some time past, returned to her home at
Grass Lake Monday.
Mrs. Georg'e W. Stone camo down from
Harrison yesterday and changed cars here
for Lansing, to join her husband aiiil son
at the capitol city,
Michael Dingman, 31, and Jessie Pindar, 23, both of Hatton, were granted a
license to wed by County Clerk Richmond on Wednesday.
Mr. "Jack" Morley was up ftfom Saginaw on Wednesday to visit A. J, Doherty, upon learning of the accident that
had befallen his friend.
Mrs. P. E. Witherspoon, of Harrison,
yisited Mrs, Jas. Louch Tuesday. . She
was on her way to Marlon for a few
days' visit at tliat place.
Mrs. John Po„<t, who has been visiting
her sisters, Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. Doher-
ty, for a few days past, went to her home
at Coleman Wednesday.
It is a fact that overcoats, shawls, sox,
shirts and mittens at Bicknell's store aro
cheaper than you can steal them and run
the risk of being caught.
Dr, Witherspoon, of Harrison, is exploring the upper peninsula. He departed the first of the week and will be absent ten days or a fortnight.
Rey. Floyd O. Field and family arrived from Dayton, Ohio, last evening. Mr.
Field will occupy the Congregational
pulpit Sunday morning and evening.
Mrs. T. D. Converse, aged S8 years,
mogier of Milton and Ambrose Converse, has just finished a bed quilt containing 3240 pieces in just five weeks.
Mrs. J. Aldrich, of Lapeer, who has
been visiting relatives here for a few
days past, returned home Thursday. Sho
is an aunt of Mrs. R. M, Mussell and J.
G. Husted.
Mrs. Nellie Colson and sister, Miss Leo
Falk, arrived in Clare Monday evening
fer a visit of several weeks duration witli
relatives here. They arc cousins of Ed.
and Frank Fsdk.
President Carpenter attempted to
gather a quorum of the village dads in
special session on Tuesday evening in
order to transact n little urgent business,
bnt was unsuccessful.
Harrison Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
have selected their team, ordered tho
necessary paraphanelia and will be
ready after tlie Jlrst of February to work
the Amplified Third.
II. Orth, accompanied by Wm. Chard,
Jttd Wilson and Thof: Wh»1«}%. JMgt' *0
Mt.l*lfM^^J)t*Wii*yjiutI Qt0lfe$8T
iioyal Orange lodge ot sixteen new
members at that place.
Will Goodman, of Clare, and Geo. W.
Graham, of Farwell, were at Grand Rapids the lir.-t of the week in attendance at
tlie dedication of the elegant new Masonic Home in that City.
Mrs. I), E. Alward and little daughter
arrived in Clare Wednesday afternoon.
They had been visiting friends a relatives at Battle Creek for several days
previous to their arrival. *
Mis. A. C. Sawtell, who has been visiting old friends in Clare for live weeks
pa-*, returned to her home at Ilolley,
TucM'ny. She will visit friends in Gratiot county a  few  days   on   her way.
Conductor Cogswell, of the Harrison
branch passenger train, had a serious
time Wednesday night in endeavoring to
save his residence at Meredith from
burning to the ground. The fire originated from the chimney burning out.
•I. R. Rogers, city drayman, started the
erection of a neat new ice houso this
week. 2-1x40, and which will hold 300
tons of ice. Tt is located near II. O.
Squire's restaurant. As soon as it is
completed he will 111 1 it with clear   ice.
Mrs. II. A. Crane, of West Bay City,
arrived in town Monday, and will remain
here for a visit of several days duration,
with her sister, Mrs. W. II. Elden. Mrs.
Geo. Abbey, of Midland, is also here, so
tlie three sisters are once more together.
Mrs. E. L. Carr returned last Saturday
to her home in Clinton county after a
four or fiye weeks'visit with Iter sister,
Mrs. Jacob Mason, during tlie latters recent illness. Master Jimmie Mason accompanied her and will remain until
spring.
'Tis stated that a certain lad in one of
the departments of the village school
pulled out a jack knife, opened one of its
blades and was going to use it on the
teacher when she was about to punish
him for some misdemeanor. He was
soundly thrashed and expelled from
school, as he deserved.
W. S. Cooley lost his pocket book,
which contained two 820 bills, at the
time of the fire last Saturday even ins.
He'offers a reward of $10 for anyone
who will return the money t'd him. The
probabilities aro that he will never recover the money, as there, are not enough
honest people in the world. s
It is said that when David Rorison
was endeavoring to smolder the flames
of A. J.Doherty's burning clothes • last
Saturday night by the aid of his overcoat, that John Kulller picked up a pail,
in bis excitement, went to the inspirator
and drew it full of hot water out of the
boiler, which he dashed upon tho burning man for the purpose of putting out
the lire.' This probably is only a joke at
John's expense.
Tjip most successful and progressive
town* are those which liberally support
their Jiome papers. A newspaper well
filled, with home advertisements, is
the best advertisement in the world of
the fclace where tho paper is published.
A half dozen or more, piles bf wood
am be seen on the business street of
Clavo. To strangers litis has a very up-
tldy appearance, and should not be allotted. There is an ordinance prohibiting this, bnt it, like nearly all the village
ordinances, is not enforced.
Harrison Division. No. 41, U. R. K. P„
are making extensive preparations for a
grand Ml at Wilson's opera house on
Tuesday evening, February 17th. Special
trains' from Clare and Meredith will
probably bo run to accommodate those
receiving invitations who desire to attend A
LastsFriday evening a party of Clare's
yotins* people met at the home of Misses
DorTOiiod Winnie Benner, on 8th street,
where'theygreatly enjoyed themselves
until toward tlie small nours. Pedro was
tho niG4t prominent game played. All
in attendance report haying had an excellent iimo.
On Tuesday evening tlieie was a social
gathering of young people at tho home
of Miss Carrie Rockafellow. Several of
the latest games were in order, the most
receiitjof which was Halma, which is
very interesting. The party broke up
about 12 o'clock an'l all in attendance
went homo feeling tliat they liad spent
an enjoyable evening.
M. D. Eaton, editor ot the Dkmocrat-
Pkkss, was at Lansing, Saturday and
Sunday. Auditor-General Stone and
Secretary of State Soper are responsible
for making the visit a very pleasant one
for the pencil pusher. If these two are
not a pair of genial, whole-souled gentlemen, then thero is no uso applying
tho terra to anyone in Michigan.
Since-it can bo seen what a disastrous
effect the bursting of the hose, last Saturday flight, might have had, we would
suggest that all the hose now belonging
to thivvillage be' tested under a heavy
presJAirc.- If they arc defective, it better
bekjWwnnow than wait until it is too
late.'; Tlie Democrat-Press made this
8tigg«ti(Mi two or three weeks ago but
the nitlage" dads did not head the warning
LAST SATURDAY'S FIRE
Doherty's Harness Shop Burned to
the Ground.—Mrs. P. A. Jef-
feries' House Badly Damaged.—An Explosion
the Cause.
A. J. Boherty  Narrowly Escapes
Death, neiii];Badly Burned.
►vploc!: yesterday morning a
line fay feafp belonging to Tsaac ' Hampton, ivho resties north-east of town, ran
awaj and received several injuries. Mr.
Hampton unhitched his team from a
load of logs and had helped another man
over the railroad crossing on Main street
awl was returning, when the team became unmanageable and ran up the
street, straddled a telephone pole which
separated them, then they took the side,
walk and ran until they came to Mr.
Snider's residence on tlie corner of Main
and Gth street, where one jumped the
fence into his lot, near which place thoy
were both stopped. The harness was
badly broken and one horse received injuries on the right hind leg, and the
other's left fore leg was injured quite
badly. It is hoped their injuries will
not prove serious, for they are tho finest
looking ami best mated team we have
seen for some time.
Last Friday afternoon as John Armour
was felling a tree on his place in Sheridan township, near the Bradley school
house, he met with a serious and painful
accident. The tree had lodged across
the road and as it was so near the ground
that a team could not pass thereunder'
Mr. Armour attempted to fall the tree to
the ground, and cut it off at the butt and
as it did not fall then, he climbed upon it
and when up in the air fifteen or eighteen feet the tree came down with a
crash, throwing him headfirst to the
ground. He struck on his left hand,
breaking the arm just above the wrist.
His left ear was torn so badly, that Dr.
Todd, who was in attendance, had to
take several stitches thereon. He also
received an ugly looking cut over his left
eye. On the whole, John is in pretty
bad condition, and though he is getting
along finely, it will be many a long day
before he can swing the ax again.
Charley Hiple, a br.tkeman on the F. &
P. M. railroad, is playing in hard luck.
About six months ago he was braking on
mogul G5, on the Harrison branch near
-Hatton, when ho was accidentally shot
by a boy with a shot gtin. This rendered
him unable to work for several days.
He had barely, recovered from this mishap when his middle finger on his left
hand was broken while attempting to
make a coupling near the same place
where he was shot. It was about two
months from the time his finger was
broken before" he could work again,
which was but a month ago. At Reed
City, Wednesday, his right hand was
caught between I wo cars as he was making a coupling and his whole hand, excepting the index finger and thumb was
crushed so badly that amputation was
necessary. Fortunately for Charley, he
holds a hospital ticket to an institution
at Detroit, whither he went the day of
tho accident.
Last Saturday evening about 0:30
o'clock, a terrible explosion occurred in
a building on cast 5th street, in the rear
of A, J. Doherty's hardware store. The,
building was a frame structure', the front
part of which was occupied by Mr. Doli-
crty for a harness shop, the rear portion
being used by him in which to store agricultural implements <md fixtures, gas
pipe, pumps, kerosene oil, gasoline, etc.,
etc. The report of the explosion was
heard by nearly every person in town,
and houses for blocks around trembled
upon their foundations as though an
earth quake had occurred—stoves and
other furniture being seen and heard to
rattle by the inmates of houses as far as
three blocks from the scene of the disaster.
Just after closing his store, Mr. Doher-
fcy started to go down to Mell. Chamberlain's home on east 5th street, and just as
he was opposite his harness shop, he
noticed a small fire In the inside thereof,
and immediately went into the building
and was smothering the (lames with a
horse blanket, when an explosion took
place, tlio force of which threw him out
of a window which he stood opposite,
and he was burned severely about the
hands and face nnd several places on the
body where his clothing burned through.
What occurred for a space of time after the explosion Mr. Doherty cannot remember, as lie was rendered unconscious
by the shock for a few moments. The
first that was seen of him after the accident was when he came tumbling down
tlie stairs into the engine room of the
electric light plant, In the basement under the opera house block, where David
Rorison and John Kulller were running
the engine-,. His clothing was ablaze, and
liei waralrciidyv. ba"dly burned. Tie'lit-*
tempted to run back up the stairs, bnt
ilr. Rorison seized him, threw him upon
the floor and smothered tlie flames with
his overcoat. How the lire originated in
the harness shop is not definately known,
but it is thought by Mr. Doherty that the
chimney burned out In tho early part of
the eyeniug. When first discovered by
him tlie blaze was in a board partition,
separating tlie harness shop and the store
room in the rear ot the building. He
supposed he had the fire almost extinguished, when all of a sudden the explosion occurred. It is probable that the
fire had eaten through the partition into
the adjoining room, where was stored
three or four barrels ot kerosene, a tank
containing a small quantity of gasoline
and a barrel of asbestos tar roofing,
which latter is said to be also highly in-
llamable, communicated to either one of
these and caused the results.
Almost immediately the warning tones
of the fire alarm pealed forth through
the night air, but before the firemen
were upon the scene the whole building
was wrapped in flames. Although two
streams of water were constantly kept
upon the burning building, the fire
seemed to rage tho more furiously, there
being such a large quantity of oil which
was exposed to the destroying flames.
As.Mrs. F. A. JeiYeries' house is only
twelve or fifteen feet away, and tbe heat
of the burning liquid so intense, it soon
Caught on fire and though by the repeated efforts of the firemen, the flames were
extinguished, it was not until considerable damage had been done to her building.
Twice the hose bursted, and as many
times did the end of the opera house
block catch on fire, but through the well
directed efforts of the nozzlemen not
much damage was done that building.
About 10:30 there lay the smouldering
remains of what was once the finest harness shop in Clare county, and the fire
was extinguished none to soon, for at
that time the well was pumped dry nnd
as the connection of the water main with
the creek is severed, there would have
been no means by which our system of
water works could have been used to
light fire.
Again we speak of the excellent way
in which the hose company conducted
themselves. At one time the heat was
so intense that the nozzlemen had to be
covered with wet cloths to be kept from
burning. II. O. Squire, tho engineer, is
deserving of no little praise for tlie mai>
now witli which he stood at his post unci
kept up the pressure on tho pipes.
Tbe left side of Mr. Doherty's face, his
nose and lips were badly burned, but 'tis
expected that he will recover therefrom
with only slight disfigurement. Both
.hands wore badly burned—pieces of flesh
pealing off tho fingers of  the left hand,
nearly to the bone.   His left   leg  below,
the knee is also frightfully burned.     Div.
Todd is of the opinion that only two  or
three slight scars will bo left  upon  his
face.   The injury to   his   left  hand   is
probably the most serious of  any.    He .
has suffered great pain for tho past  two
or three days, but Mr. Doherty is   thankful that his injuries are not more serious.
It will be some time, however, before he-
will be able to be out and attend to business again.
The loss upon the building and contents is estimated between §4500 and
$5000; insured as follows: Building,
$400; stock, $1000; tools, 8200; store-
fixtures, §200.
Mrs. .Tefi'eries' loss upon residence ancy
contents will reach about §700. Many of
the household goods were badly damaged
by water nnd the reckless manner in
which they were removed from the
building by the excited attendants.
This is the first big fire Clare has seen
for some time and it is sincerely  hoped'
that many a long day shall pass  before
sho be invaded  by   that   raging   demotv
again.
  ■■■ »■■»■■*■■ ■■■■■- ——— ■
WITH FATAL RESULTS.
Terrific  Boiler   ISxptosion   Jiear
Meredith, in which  Two Men
are Instantly Killed anil Six
Others Injured.
The boiler in Ilerbison & Stone's shingle mill exploded about 0 o'clock Thursday morning, killing Albert Fince, the
fireman, George Badder, the foreman,,
and slightly wounding several others.
The mill is a total wreck, every timber
nnd piece of machinery being blown to
atoms and scattered over several acres of-
land.
How any of the employes escaped
with their lives is wonderful, indeed, us
the mill was razed to the ground,in fact
the only thing by which one could locate
the place where the boiler stood, is by
the well.
It seems that Mr. Stone went to tbe"
tank, used to store water in for the boiler, after a pall of water and noticed that
1 here was more water on hand than usual
at that hour of the day and mistrusting
that there was something wrong, asketl
Mr. Badder, the foreman, to Investigate.
Mr. Badder wcift immediately to thc^ engine room and turned on tho inspiratory
when-the explosion took place. AH
hands were at their posts and the next
moment they were buried in the debris
or hurled from the wreck with various
parts of the machinery. It is said that
when the body of Mr. Badder was found'
a part of the valve of the inspirator wa3-
clasped in his hand.
Mr. Finch, (he fireman, was an inexperienced man, as this was his first attempt to run an engine, and ou this subject no comment is necessary.
It is to be regretted that both men were,
married and leave families.
The body of the fireman was horribly
mutilated, being completely disembowled
and dismembered. An inquest is being
held.
Ilerbison & Stone  were   industrious,,
honest young men and as all their  capital was invested in this mill, where their-
prospects were promising, they have the
sympathy of all.
The following are those who were injured: Nelson McCain, hand broken
and injured in the side: Jos. Looker, cut
on the head, back and hands; Walter.
Bennett, slight injury on hand; R. C:.
Ilerbison, slight injury on face, the flying
debris taking off the cuticle; Geo. Stone,
slight injury about head and shoulders.
Teachers'   Meeting.
Persuant to call a special meeting of
the Loomis Branch Teachers' Association was held at Loomis Jan. 24.
Mr. Lansing, our president, being absent, Miss Hall was appointed president
pro tem. We proceeded to arrange the
following program for a meeting to be.
held at Loomis Feb. 14:
Song.
Busy Work, Miss Mc James
Grading, S. J. Samisott
NOOX.
Busy Work, Miss AVilson
Language. Mr. Lansing
Song.
Orthography and Spelling, O. Burdick.
Discussion after each topic.   Everyone-
come.   Accommodations ample.
Meeting opens 9:00 a. in.
Edith Kipp, Sec'y
Following are the amounts paid upon
subscription  to   the   Democrat-Press.
^ince our last issue: >
Mrs. C. Pudyay,    Clare §1 off
Jas. Arrand, "    1 50
Al. Randall, "    100
C. W. Perry, "    1 50-
Jas. Walsh, "    1 00-
E. Perry, Dayison Station 1 50>
Mrs..Sawtell, Holly     75
Jos. Cradit, Dover. ,     50
T. J. Scott. Harrison 1 5Ch
Ab. Grant,' « "       1' 50/
T. W. Averill,     v'j "        1 50>
W. II. Wilson, "        150
W. II.Wilson, "         ..150
F.A.Wilson, "        150
I. J. Thompson,       "  1 50.
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