1891-02-13; Clare Democrat and Press

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CLARE, MICH., FRIDAY, FHpARY 13, 1891.
Official Paper for
Clare County and Village.
NEW SERIES NO. 81
DIRECTORY.
--Metropolis of Clare county; Incorporat-
_ »e& village of about 1700 people j at .the
2".iacaon of tlie'Flint & Pete "Marquette and Toledo, Aaa Arbor &'Mortnern Michigan railroads,
and.at sontUernterminus- of Saginaw & Clare
County railroad. • Clare is 50 miles northwest of
Saginaw; in the southeast corner of Clare county *,
geographically speaking, near the center of the
iQTter peninsula of Michigan.    The -'Mother
Earfih!r upon v/hieh Clare now stands was, .previous to 1868, an unbroken forest.    About this
time people were attracted this way by the valuable timber and rich farming lands, when- the
town was founded and the country surrounding
I>eganto be settled upon.  In the spring of 1871
the "iron horse" made its advent into this section.   The town-s growth has since been steady
and permanent, and today Is elarsed as the liveliest and most Important village in Central Michigan.  Its business may be briefly summarized as
follows: A pail and tub factory, employing 40. to
SO hands the year 'round. 2 saw mills,  S shingle
mills, planing mill and sash and door factory, a
-foundry, tannery, grist mill, turning mill, Rori-
son's novelty works, a modern union depot,  4
churches, good schools (a §15,000 brick school
anHding to be erected next summer, also an .ele-
gant 3-story brick hotel and several business
Sleeks) a fine new opera house, just  completed,
lighted by gas and electricity, together with the
nsual number of   mercantile   establishments,
saops, etc.   The village is located in the center
c>'£ 3 rich and prosperous agricultural district,.surrounded by whole-souled, honest and well-to-flo
"Ute-soi the soil.   Our business men are young,
aer;;.va end enterprising and have made Clare one
'j£ lie best markets In which to sell farm pro-
da^ anel liuy the necessities of life in the state.
Situated at the junction of three railroads, Clare
!.- one oi" the best points on the globe for the local Ion of manufacturing establishments.  Timber
* fa'ilclndsis plentiful, cheap and easily obtain-
■r\ - The town, is noted for its substantial build-
j ,£-• i.ae churches,   pleasant   homes,   pretty
^.■•i, energetic business men, pure well water,
Soak _"'.;?.tlng and fishing and promising future.
for a«I;i;c"onaX and complete particulars rend
0*ne3-u3-stairs over the Clare County Bank, Glare.
0 ATTOKNEY AT LAW. j
J.U ouaaess placed with me will receive prompt
i'Mfi Scleral attention.    Eockafellow block, Clare.
V
$ „" ATTOEtfBT AT LAW.       .
ilcucfis and lots and vacant lots in village of Har-
rI>KCi,Jarms and farming lands for sale or trade
dt:?. regains* Office oyer Wilson Bros, store, Har-
ilsoiu  Prosecuting atiorney for Clare county.
•-"     FHYSICIAHS AND SURGEONS.
&    PHYSICIAN", StTEGEOK AJST> ACCOUCHEUR.
"'■-Li line of office1 drugs and druggists'" sundries.
U'Cae and' store south" of railroad, Clare.
"Eft J«,TOIDl&,'j5*I. is.    •
1? &    PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AHD ACCJOUCHEUIi
Graduate of the University of Michigan,
All sails promptly attended to day or night,
OSice over the Clare County Bank.
NEWS AND NOTES..
ir«*arl©ias Sftessas .©f Interest From
Varloias ©o-xarees.
Sleighing is gone.
Lent began Wednesday,
Council meeting tonight.
An K'fly spring i> ?<:• :'•'■*■■:■ t,■ J..
ISTew maple sugar at Welch's.
E. L. Frulu Midland, Tuesday.
C. W. Perry, Midland, Thursday,     .
ri'i>ii;oi'in»v '" -■:".. V:s■«•'.■'■;"«<■;> Day.
J:, (.«■■« \V*i!  ■.-v.. Sag'sutw. 'j.'{•r'st-tiy.
r. if. O'DouuUl, f'761emair.Tnp«tiay.
Delicious Malaga grapes at Welch's.
\\ . H. ("' (Hi.::     s. Ih-    "■•■■< '. Ti'' HhiV.
Mrs. John O'Donald is on tbe sick list.
Miss Carrie Eockafellow is ill this
week.
House and lot for sale cheap by Wm.
Giberson.
Will. Wilson was down from Harrison
Thursday.   ' 6
Wm. Wolsky returned from Chicago
Thursday.
R. Hi Jenney's children have been quite
ill this week.
M.T. Cu;'.?li!': '^'-'A w
at
Sugl-uaw on
t>i.
.:»^iVt*m L'-oinus ou
£>*el!?ag hoi^es for sale or rent.
III TO LOAI
Mrs. H- Orih visited her daughter iu
Saginaw yesterday.
Chas. A. Lyon, of Farwell, was in "the
metropolis Wednesday.
P. of I. state convention will be held in
Lansing, February 24-28.
A. W. M*' n[\ i-i- was called   to   Harrison ou bush:*-«<*, Tuesday.
Oranges,15 for 25 cents.    Lemons 25
cents per dozen at Welch's.
W. H. Bi."0'vv;7"', cm Ilrivisi.n, was one of
Clnv's vls"t---s o;«i Monday,
..Thc.j.Jio'iutGok was at Hatton selling
sewing macli-Ki'-si,yeSvt-rtlay.
Mr. and Mis, A.. C. -G-ordanier visited
friends at Russell Thursday. ^
Merchants are receiving their supplies
of spring and summer goods.
Mrs,   Harvey   Hinman,   of   . Ithaca,
visited in Clare on Tuesday.
Jas, KirkpaU'k*k was up irom Saginaw
yi.-ii-i-ig his wife ovt-r Sunday.
.R^H. Jenney was in Owosso on business Wednesday and Thursday. *
ilO.'U F.  A,   "s-'f's-isK   O.l'   Iiin.isjl', WvlS
•t";;■•!■- k x' :"oi':* -.   -i-.t-> \(iii':vCuy. ■   •..
tire 'ifefiKr- • r- Voiin McDonald is in. Glare this week
Aiaealca.   Aecftteril liisursnce I vU-ii-mo* wt*b hi<? brother "John.    .,'--■ .-'
'         „ Giberson will sell you goods cheaper
than any concern in Clare County.
H. K. Wickham, of Mt, Pleasant, was
in Clare on legal 'business- yesterday.
Sajey Feighner bas    been   at  Grand
Rapids during the week on business.
R. S. Palmer   sends uss papers  from
Ellensburg, Wash.   Thanks, Rodney.
J.L. Welch, the   meat  market man,
was in Saginaw buv ing goods, Tuesday.
A bill appropriating $30,000 to the establishing of an Indian school .in Mt*
Pleasant, has passed the Senate..
A republican convention for Clare
county will be held at the court house at
Harrison next week Wednesday.
11. A. A bruins. Win. A. Goo*lur»!i, and
Dv    U'H-.ucz    nti'^idiHi'K.'or   1*.   lod.*;f
at Ii.i; v^ot* Wednisrlav evening.
•Mrs. S. Liheen, of Muskegon, has
purchased the Fick restaurant, aud will
take posession thereof next Monday.
Mrs. George W. Stone,- wife of tbe
auditor general, changed cars here Monday afternoon on her way to Lansing.
Mrs. S. Palmer is not improving as
rapidly as her friends might wisn for,
having had a serious'titrie Monday evening- •''.'■'. .
Rev, Lown will occupy the  pulpit in
tbe German Lutheran church in this village Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, suh
time.        .
Mrs. KV Bieknell and son Willie, departed Wednesday for a three C&X four
weeks's visit with her parents and'fnends
there.
Most people plan in youtb to build a
palace, bat at thirty conclude that a
.wood vhvd may be made- to answer the:
ini  u)<*e. • ''■'.'' ' t
. Dr. Maynard reports a bouncing ■ baby
boy at the home ,of Mr. and ..Mrs. .?Geo,
W.    J? ;
purchased
east, rece^
Stephen S|
his famili
Mai-cb.  ..
Last
Glare visit
Giluiore
Mesdames'l
» ". rNSITBrANCE,AGENT.       -    "•
B*3»reS8ttts the-following first-class companies:
AmesieaaFire.-of. Philadelphia;..Home, of New
Y^iS* 2u£g&r-3 Fire, of NevrYerk; Fireman's Pund
*, c Cuilfosnia, end Commercial Union, "of Xohdoh,
.Office-corner "of
.ua>u rz& west 4th sts, uprstairs, Glare;
*03l Estate'    "
H^vr'MFea?,.: the Beat a:
Atxj^ c'.inr'"id?* "~n ArRerica,
at aeroal cost. \"ff _""1~"_
ed farming lands for sale on easy terms.   Houses
•.to rent.    Conveyancing, collecting, etc.   Office
^ve? Ikunlop's drug store, opp. hank, Clare.
IN AMOUNTS O^.
ay^si iu uunu $50 ailMWU§
On Beal Estate in Clare or Isabella county.    Call
on, or address,
J. A.. UVINGSTON,
Room 3,
.Commercial Block,
It Pleasant, Micb,
C. W. PSBHY. W5I. WOLSKY.
c. h. Sutherland, cashier.
jCO-PAPTNEBSHTP.]
clare,    -    ^exosa:.
^okkbssondencs—Eirst National Bank of
Hew York;  American Exchange National
Bank: of Detroit, and Citizens NationalBank
of Saginaw.
Honey to Loan on. improved real estate at
.reasonable rate of interest. 49
Proprietor of the *   ,
"LIVE AND LET LIVE"
BLACKSMITH SHOP.
' Custom"work r2nd repairing: done with neatness and dispatch and warranted,
Horse Shoeing a Specialty.
Carriages, Buggies and "Wagons Be-pairec!
and Painted in First class style.       ^
AMneLine bf'
Carriages and Wagons
FOE SALE CHEAP-.
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TUBE!! WELL lAIER,
. I Warrant My Wells Never to
• Fail-as Long as- the Metal Lasts,
and'to Give Sufficient Water for
.^%   CAMP,   MILL or FARM.
^Correspondence Solicited.
CLARE        -        -'      MICH.
M
ONKY TO WAS.
In Sniall x^moxmts on Short Time on
Ctiattle  Seciarrties
 OS-  . *
.   Approved Implies
- - At a.Seasonable Bate of Interest by
S£iiqi^el F. ITitqe,
„-■■-." JUSTICE and NOTARY.
ffice'orer Duiilop'sDrug Stores, Main 'street, i
CLARE,   MICK,
"Conveyancing, Collecting, Etc.  All work In
trusted with me will receive prompt
attention. 23
I hate just contracted for the entire output of
pine and cedar spalts from Rhodes' shingle
mill ahdany persons now wishing same
*     will *he furnished at the following
' 'rates, delivered: v
1-Cord " '   - - - '§   70
Oak Slabs-    - -       -        - 85
-Drv Beech, and Maple        -        7      1 35
-• - "•       . ':JAY R. SOGERS,Drayman
.Xi-B.--AA.il Draying done at Rock Bottom
prides. " Trunks conveyed to and from
'V  tbe depot for 10 cents.     .        20
Ab. Grant, of H.urison, was one of
Clare's visitors la>t Friday and Saturday.
Dr. F, C. Sanford was at Mt. Pleasant,
Monday and Tuesday, on a professional,
visit.
For Saturday, Welch will have pie
plant, lettuce, spinnet, green onions and
parsnips.
R. H. Jenney  was at  Dorr,  Tuesday,
looking after-bis coal  kiln   interests  at
-that place.
Mrs. Jacob Mason is recovering rapidly from her recent illness. She is now-
able to sit up.
Bulk aud canned • oysters, dried beef.
Frankfort sausage, ham, shoulder and
bacon at Welch's.
Do your own printing. Complete
printing outfits for sale at Elden's bazaar,
for 25 and 50-cents.
Yarmouth Bloaters, Finnan Haddie,
Labrador herring, white fish and trout at
Welch's meat market.
Cyrus Babcock was up from camp,
near 'Coleman, Tuesday, visiting bis
wife and friends here.
Some are wise and some are otherwise;
and the man who does not advertise belongs to the latter class.
Elias Austin and C. E. Rice of Harrison, have been appointed to positions at
the Jackson state prison.
Mrs. George Grover started yesierday
for Romeo where she will visit her parents for eight or ten weeks.
Miss Liliie Redden started for Chatham, Ont^ Monday, for a protracted visit
with relatives at that place.
. Mrs. S. Ave. Wilson, of Harrison, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam'l Levington, in Clare, on Monday.
Keep your eye on the advertising col-\
umns of this paper.   It will proye very
profitable,to'.y'oti in the end.
Furnished ,rooms to rent'iu pleasant
and desirable locations. For particulars
enquire of J. C. Rockafellow,
Mrs. H. H. Holbrook and son Ray, who
have been visiting her mother at Baldwin, returned home Thursday.. '
A. J. Doherty has sufficiently, recovered from his injuries receivc-d' at the  lire"
for, the  first
Robinson,   oh   east  Sixth street,  this
morning. '      .    '
Miss Hana Spring, telegraph operator
at Coleman, visited with friends at Clare
over Sunday, the guest of'Miss' May
Bieknell. ^     v     . -
Welch, the live butcher, has no "corner" on the good people of Clare,;but he^
has got the"b|st line of'meats and canned
goods in town.
Mr. Geo. Mutler, of Casnovia, returned
home last evening after ' a two or three
<■,.        .      .■■._■■"■-■
days"' visit -"frith his  sister, Mrs.; T. L
Dorsey, in Glare.      "
•Miss Nina Turner, who has been visiting fr■'• en ds an d relatives in Clare for ten
;days, returned to her home at Evart;
Monday evening.
Xn the honor roll of the first primary-
department,.thr6ugh an error of the com-,
positoiYwe failed to mention the name'
of Willie Dwyer.'   '   • :;:
Many, people wonder why it is.that the:
village ordinance, prohibiting" the running at large of caltje, etc., upon our
streets, is not enforced., .■ ,   '\
-■ The  Mt.  Pleasant Enterprise 'is/27'
years old. . Under Bro.. Contant's '.car&~
fnl management the paper ia 11075.in ;befc~
ter condition than ever:'  '      '-•    -'•-*'*'
The Ladies1 Aid Society will serve a 10:
centsnpper next Tuesday eyening from
5 to 7 o'clock at the home of; Mrs. Wm'
Kelley. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Ed. A. White and little daughter
Ruby, returned to their home in Bay
City this morning, after a week's visit
with relatives and friends here.
Harrison Diyision, U.R.K. of P., are
nakingpreparations for a big time at
thtir dance next Tuesday evening. A
huge number from Clare will attend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B, Johnson and chil-
dren from Eureka, S. D., are spending
the winter with their sisters, Mrs, J.
Hepfinger and Mrs. B. F. Daugherty.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. I. Bigley entertained iae 6x4 pedro club at  their ^pleasant
son, naujj
•Braymah^
The Far
al" cases a
Clare.   T
one case h
timis-doiK
of Dr. Ma;
-  While Fi
ih one  o:
' Glare, last
caught in
badly that*
putatetha
.  R.Masto
purchased
ery which \
>aw' mill',1
AlSB&iiVtb
•- \,Clare
boom ne$|
school bj
"ldn?sne
store bui
"the many
; A bill.
LegislatiV
tiyes in
ti;lcfe in
Clare- co
Missauk'*
ley the cigar maker,   has
dwelling on Sixth street
occupied and owned by
ton.    Mr. Kelley will move
lereinto about the .first bf
several  of the ladies of
F; Mrs. R, Lamb's mother in
iship, among whom were
Imb, Feighner, Louch, Daw-
ffey,  Hepfinger,   Smith and
1-Register says that iCsever-
ariet feyer are reported at
egisteris mistaken. Only
een reported, and the yic-
aicely under the treatment
d;
Thomas was loading logs.
ickard's camps, north- of
uesday,_his right hand was
ulley block and mangled so
i Todd'was obliged to am"
ember.
&" Son of Bay City, have
e boiler, engine and machin-
as used "in the old Bowen
are removing the same to
ere' it will be repaired and
mill there.
undergo a great building
summer, A $10,000 union
will- be erected; J. W. Cal-
el and Win. Wolsky's new
all brick, will be among
,r improvements,
been introduced in the State
pportioning the representa-
Itate Legislature. The.dis-
tch ifc is proposed to place
, will be composed of Clare,
d Wexford counties.
I
'.itr,, pujmartter, real e.£ia;.e
'l f hw pu';I.i'-neiS of the Re«*-
ntinriit tni'ii in general at the
t.i^e wIGltidwin, wks in Clare
vti'iU made the editor of the
*iiv£.ha frat^nial visit.
IHelleiV proprietor of the
otel at Harrison, was in the
ours Monday afternoon. He
■ay .home, haying been down
r Sunday visiting with his
being treated, at the sanitari-
s--o'd'"son -4t Mr. i',mlal«s;
tvi^fJ to start a iirf, w'U.h
v-tkx'v nmt\ a«' bis i'acf> w-.is
e (a iiuv stove" wii«*i an f^i
WA'r'-sfi lie wan E-'eV'Kdy bm-jsed.
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A large team of Wm. Decker's became
frightened at a passing train near the
union depot and struck a two-forty gait
down 5th street Monday, but as the driver, Seymour Wilson, understood his business, he managed to stop them before
anything serious occurred.
A young woman Hying near Clare
Svhose education had been neglected, received a letter from her best fellow lately. She applied to the post office clerk
to read it for.her, and to prevent him
from knowing the contents placed a
finger in each of his ears.
Dollars to doughuuis that
as to make bis appearance
time on Tuesday  among *4his. acquaintances on the street.    \ ''     .   e.   '
ho*-m> on west 7th street Tuesday, evening.   E. H. DeYogt captured the prize.
Miss May Levington, who visited in
Harr'son Monday and Tuesday, returned
house Wednesday morning." She was accompanied hj her sister, Mrs. S. Ave.
Wilson,
According to the Constitution a man's
life cannot be twice put in ieopardy.
What bearing has this on a person engaging the same doctor to attend him
more than once'r
John Imerman, of Standisb,bas rented
the store building in the Dunlop block,
and will be here about the 20th of the-
morrth with u large stock of dry goods,
boots, shoes, etc.    ^
Jacob Mason sealed logs at Lake .Station, Tuesday. Mr. Mason says he has
bought and sold about 3,000,000 feet of
befccb, maple, oak, hemlock and other
timber this season. "
Clare.merchants, with an eye to business, are advertising quite extensively in
newspapers in the neighboring towns.
Clare always did draw an extensive trade
from'a radius of many miles. .
John Osterrout of Farwell, shipped a'
car load of over 500 bushels of wheat to
the roller mills at Cadillac  this week.
He received 92 cents per bushel, loaded
on the cars at this place.—Register.
Mrs. Geo. Higgins come up from Sanford last evening,and today, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Ryan, went
to Midland for a visit of several days'
duration with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas.  Turner,  of   Evart,
-who have been yisiting  their .daughter^
Mrs.A.H. Rockafellow, in  Clare,  and
friends in Mt. Pleasant for the past week
or ten days, returned home Tuesday.
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The Ladies' Union will serye a 10-cent
supper at the home of Mrs. Ross, Wednesday evening, February IS, from 5 to 8
■ o'clock.   Everyone invited.    , . •
Sirs. Makshata, Se'c'y."
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CALL AND S
*&n~*fP*. Jfc^M.-.. .^fi?.«st~«^^^-.iirt4
rVto-stf a-asfi'i mi* franit- mnaii
i^ifa
Clare has
got the most reckless batch or ordinances of any'town in Michigan. The authorities may feel like kicking themselves all over a ten-acre lot at,some
time when they may have reason to use
one, because of their dilapidated condition,
A. VanBriuit brought down from tbe
upper peninsula last week, a lynx which
was caught' by Andrew Mack. John
Phinisey bought the animal and engaged
"Dell" Holmes, taxidermist, to mount it,
which he. did in a first-class manner.
Mr. Holmes has had five or six years' experience at the work, and bas been very
successful,
Detroit News: A would-be pugilist,
who gave his name as George Bennett,
struck Cjare a few weeks ago and retailed some thrilling romances about his
powers,with his dukes. The local sports
secured Billy Daniels, a Wisconsin middle-weight,' and arranged a mill. It
lasted less than two rounds, when Bennett wilted and acknowledged that be
was no fighter.
W. DRiWiiliams, one of, the merchants
at Loomis, and a genial fellow in general, was in'Clare Tuesday. He made
this offiee a pleasant-call, renewing his
subscription to the Democrat-Psess for
the-current year. Mr. Williams reports
business as rather lively at that place
this winter. A large amount of logs,
bolts, square timber, etc., are being
marketet there this season.
•Dayfd'Rorison was in the act of plac-
inga setrscrew in the switch board at
the electric light plant Saturday evening,
using fcblade of his jack-knife, when
all of *'sudden there was quite a confus-
jbn iWtftatlocality. The knife came in
contaij^with two 'of the wires at the same
time*, 'forming a circuit. The big bolt
waslttirbwn off. and for a few minutes
sey.eral of the stores about town were in
"dailfness. • Tbe knife'blade was burned
half io two.
Wednesday the 5-year-old soib of Geo.
Chase hitched his sleigh onto^a team
and rode up to the depot, and as he enjoyed the ride very much, he thought he
would take a faster ride, so hitched his
sleigh onto the rear end of a T. & A-
freight train which was about to pull
out going west. Just as the conductor
gave the signal to •'pull out, a stander-by
saw the peril the young lad was in and
released the sled from the train. Had
the little fellow's plan.been carried out
it would, no doubt, haye been his last
sleigh ride.
Bill Nye says: Don't attempt to cheat
an editor out of a year's subscription to
his paper, or any other sum. Cheat the
lawyer, cheat the minister, cheat the doctor, cheat the landlord, cheat the butcher
—anybody—but if you have any. regard
for your future consequences, don't fool
with the printer. He will get even with
you and more too. You will be put up
for office some time, or want some fayor
for yourself or some of your friends, aud
just when your luck is a thing of beauty
and joy for ever, the printer will open
upon you and knock your air castle into
a cocked hat at the first blow. Don't
monkey with the printer. It is dangerous,
Parties using printed stationery avoid
the risk of not having their communications answered by reason of* not signing
their names. Thousands of letters, many
of them containing orders for goods or
money to pay for goods already ordered,
are sent every year, which are not properly signed and the recipient does not.
know from whom they came. If everybody would use printed stationery the
person receiving tbe letter would know
from what place It came and the sender's
name, and could reply to it as well asl
though tbe sender signed it. You can
buy your envelopes and paper of us, with
your name and address nicely printed on
them, as cheap as you can get an inferior
quality of plain stationery.
The value of a man's word depends
upon the man's respect for himself. We
sometimes hear of men whose words are
as good as their bonds. This means
simply that the man in question* honors
his own good name sufficiently to desire
to preserved^ We hear of another man
that would not be creditable under oath,
and touch the extreme of self-debasement
in him. Never fail to keep a promise if
you can help \L Let your word eyer -be
your,bond, and-your credit will be the
gainer. Train yourself to calculate consequences when you make promises, and
- whe» you commit yourself stand ready
lo bear tbe cons-oq-. ■new
what cost to yoursyU".'
,    IT)
This is the
of credit, of fair fame in commerce
nratU's*
nod
in society. It is the man who doe^ not
betray himself who is the most siu;«ws-
ful in the end, because all who know Mm
are confident tluit he will'be as just to
them as he is to himself.
Wm. Wolsky showed a Democrat-
Press reporter yesterday, the plans amscl
specifications of a fine two-story Ikick
building 44x90, the erection of which be
will commence about May 1st on tbe
site now occupied by his present store
building on the corner of 4th and Mala
street. He has secured permission from
the city council to place his frame building in the street until the new buildisg
is completed, so he will continue business as usual. The ground floor of the
new structure will be divided into two
store rooms and the corner^room. will "foe '
used by Mr? Wolsky as a clothing store,
this room being 24x90. The second■
story will be devided Into two parts, aae
24x90, which will be used as a Masonib
hall. The hall wilLbe 24x50 and in ihs
rear will be a kitchen and dining room
which will be used by the lodge on .special occasion. The other department; will
be 20x90, the front part of which will fee
fitted-i-ip and will be occupied by the
I. 0:0. F. The rear of the room 20x25.
will be used by Mr. Wolsky as a oarpe£
room. The front of th© building has a
tasty appearance and when coniplete<3
will be as fine a building as can be f oujid
in this section of the country.
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Wanted—100 cords first-class quality
building stone delivered on school site in
Glare.   Price $5 per core.     . -   •
BY QUEER OF B.UILDIKC OOMMPETEB.
Feb. 13,1S91,   '
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The   suxDerintendents   of the poor at
their meeting Tuesday, allowed the following bills for January:
Farwell and vicinity $13.20
Clare      "      '."   \ HM
Harper?sBill               '. 63.46.
Balance of county       ; "77;27
Total
$i95jgr'
Following are the amounts that haye
been paid on subscription to the Democrat-Press since our last issue
A. Schoonoyer, Clare  $1 3d
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Walter Bowen
David Jennings
J. B. McLellan
J. W. Calkins
Harry Hubel
W. R. Williams, Loomis.-.. v
Wm. McPhearson. Dover.. I.
E. D. Wheaton. Mt. Pleasant.
C. W.  Smith, Harrison*..
W. W. Harper
M. A. Baxter .        ''•
Miss C. Bueh "
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50
50
1 50-
1 50
1 00
1 50
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