1891-06-26; Clare Democrat and Press

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NEW SERIES NO. ioo.
And secure the Bargfms,
BEGINNING-
UNE
We will make a Sweeping Reduction in all our Best Ribbons, Black
and Colored, to close them ont before July 4th.¥    ::„ -    - _
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"Prospects are fair for good average
crops hereabouts, notwithstanding tho
long drouth. Recent rains and. hot
weather fqllowipg havo made crops
fairjy leap out of tho ground and everything is growing grandly this week.
Negotiations for the location in Clare
of a flouring mill, with (a. capacity of
200 barrels per day, are pending and
there seems no doubt that the mill will
soon be in process of erection. And wo
don't; have to pay any. bonus, either.
The Michigan Manual for 1891 has tho
1890 census statistics compiled therein,
from which, tve glean the following figures, showing tho'sizo of Olaro county
villages ; Farwell, 5S4; Harrison, 752;
Dover, 37 ; Meredith, 283 -, Hatton, 330,
Tlio population of Claro village, as
taken last Juno.'is given in the Michigan Manual as 1,17-1. The city, including slightly larger territory than did
tho village, has a population of over two
"thousand, and new families are moving
in every we6k.
Mrs, 33. E. Horning and children ar-
rivect-Tuesdivy evening from New York
•Siate- after several weeks'visit with her
parents. .Hor many friends here welcome lier return and aro pleased that
Mr.. and Mrs,' Horning aro again fo
nmkfj Jdlavo their home.
Frank Armstrong, the usually genial
and smiling express messenger on the
Meredith branch, appears very greatly
depressed in spirits during the past few
.days for some reason -and 'Us hardly
right for the boysto bo continually joking him about the matter,      ,
IT. 0. Mickle, of Arthur tcfrmship,
made a trip to Reed City and'return
Wednesday, When buttonholed by the,
reporter ho persisted in stating that he
Went up to be examined for an inereu'-.o
of pennon, but 'tis doubtful if the
statement will "hold -water."
Tliat load of pis-elm wood t'olnvred
j at otir house last *HYCek on Mil- -eripUou \ city's
was duly appreciated, notwithstanding' leadi*
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NEWS AM) NOTES.
F. ,v P, M. p-iy i-i--r,u"it- it.-* eni-
^ in this vicinity a visit  mi Tiu-i-
Various  Items  of Interest From
Various Sourci's.
Gardens are doimr nit—ly,
A. K. Mack, Harrison, Monday.
Elegant hammocks at Mussell's.
M. (). Austin, Harrisun, Monday.
Fine hard rain Sunday afternoon.
T. J. Dwyer, Harrisun. Wednesday.
0. H. O'Donald. Cob-man. Tuesday.
Class of '01 at opera house to-night.
Fishing tackle, all kin-is, at Mussell's.
Attorney Giberson. Harrison. Monday.
Potato bugs are thick this summer.
Next week Saturday is the Fourth of
July.
Fine music by the band last Saturday
evening.
Fish hooks, lines, poles, reels, etc., at
Mussell's.
A. Beebp went to Saginaw Wednesday morning.
Jas. Boyd is home aft'-r u two weeks'
visit in Canada.
Tatman A- Schilling'.- store will be
closed July 1th. »
West 1th street is becoming quite a
business center,
B. E. Calkins, of Calkinsville, was in
the city Monday,
Andrew Rhoades lis:- purchased a
new safety bicycle-.
The fax roll of th'- vi mw of i'arwi 11
for ls;>l is ;-*l..77! •..•};..
Dr. Withcrsijiioii
the city Wednesday.
Jam'-. Warren v..
busiin -s V, euiii'-viay.
Elegant hammocks,
Mussell's drug stniv-.
If you intend top-iiti
at Mussell's di-utf store.
Go to Tatman iV Si-1 iiliim's for the
celebrated Lillie White Hour.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I;. Goodman, of
Loomis, spent Sund-iy iu Clare.
Charley Lee is learning the harbor's
trade af Archie Gordaniei's shop,
Frank Hugh visited parents and
friends at Mt. Morris over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs.C.E. Bo',vman,of Loomis,
woro in the city shopping yesterday.
Moulton Davis is learning to be a
printer at the Democrat-Press office.
John Giberson has been at Lansing
-and Flint during the week on business.
We have it—a watch for 81.70 that
keeps timo—Ed. A. White, Clare jeweler.
Fifteen  cabinets,   eleven   different
styles, at the price of one dozen at De-
Vogt's.
.'•in*-is,   eleven   different
price of one dozen at I)e-
Fif.<c:i i
styles, .it th>
Vogt's.
"Thi* Calkins" is to be tho name of
V. * new hotel, so 'tis said. Not Calkins
1 us;'or Hotel Calkins, but just '-The
Calkins."
State street, which two years ago was
"way out in the woods," is now lined
with flue residences from one end to
;  tl,
; ploy i-
! day.
1    Tlie Kanarr  sett lenient,  in Arthur
township, want a iiostoUiee cstabr-hed
there.
If you have friends visiting you j ■ ■•»asc»
' leave their names and address at thi*
ofllce.
\    Doctress Goodman, of Loomis, was in
■ the city on professional business yes-; the other.
11onlay. John A. Harris and  wife   returned
i Dr. B. Corning Shaw, of Calkinsville,, Monday from Ontario, where they have
! was doing business iu this eity Wed- had a few weeks* visit among relatives
' nesday. i au'l friends.
The sweet girl graduates will appear!    We bave "wc-ved at this office a copy
in all their grace aud lov
opera house to-night.
Four ball croquet sets, oil cents; 0', tc'\?-,,(:!*,I 11'1>       , , , .,
,   ,,     ,    _,,       . ',   „     .   ,,,,       . \v hitman Bros, have put on a daily
ball sets, i tl cents ; S ball sets J> i cents,    ,,,., ,.     P /■«,..     ,, ,
'  stage line from Gladwin to Beaverton
! to connect with the Flint & Pere Mar-
i i- , .^ „     . ,,     , , quette train,
relatives at Mt. Morris over Sunday, re
turning home Monday night.
Frank Comrada, the fellow who stab
[ps will appear ;  —" -"*'•'
veliness at the '' premium list of the Michigan
State Fair, fo lie held at Lansing, Sep-
at Mussell's drug store.
Mrs. H. A. Abrams visited friends and i
|    Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Kirkbride have en-
, joyed a visit this week from the latter's
l,„1T,„i,,   ,   ,,   ,      . ,,.    brother, Hon. A. C.Comstock, of Phila-
ibed John Husted last spring, moved his iii ..    y ,. '
The hay  crop   will  be exceedingly
small in this section of Michigan this
season owing to the absence of rain uu-
rpi      ,.,,     j.     i*   ■ i       -   r. i-   ,,    til a late date.
The   iith  street side   of    DeVogt'*
photo Kall»ty is being sided and Jinv-.li
family hist week to Wisconsin.
Miss Maud Segar is teaching at Temple, a station on the T. & A. railroad be-,
tween Lake George and Marion.
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nt  i i Sniriiiaw  on
*ry   cheap, at
-t-t your color*
J. Lynch, aged £>, audM. McElheney,
,i   ti ii- i»-    ,   i •     n i i-1: J. Oderkirk, 3d, and Mary Tracey,
ed   H. u. Pierce doing the work. i 1v .,,,   , x- , , , .     /       ,
-.„     ,i „„ i       ii     n    ii       ii        *H* all os \ ei-non township, have been
.ilussell undersells all other dealers  i;., „     , , , -'
.   ., .  , ,        . ,      ! licensed to wed.
m i he I'ltyniipaiuls, oils and v-'rii-shi-s.      ,T.     ,,,.,.    ^,    ., , ,,
Iie.i qualities mi the mark.-t. too. ,, ^ 7 ,-,nie -N,;vlls ,very  Pl-?a«a«tly
Tln-W R. C. willi,h,. an n,  < r e-un i %' X i' ^   ^ of  T™*  ^T
:m,-«i at in- <}..*.. R. Hail S,tm,'av   ^   T^! •   , i^ tlle.occasiou of llPr
• w  t        ,-,,      ,,,       ... s'.'vt-iith lurllidiiv.
i. uight. sTune'Jith.   Al! :nv mviff-d. t,    ■ Trr , ,   .
i    -iohiian-lRobei-l Ralph hav- i,;„v. ,i; J^ ' *T K"k. f1^ ** ^ M"^
! irom St. Louis to Clare and taken situ- j "' ^ f™"1™1 El H' D^\ ^
! atious in tl,- wooden ware f,etorv.        ! ^ 1fJi*™0}1 ^W evening to at-
I    Mr*-. John McDonald has been visit-1 ' ™ ^^ l^'
! ing with Mrs. Jam. s S.-;r,r af M:*rin„ ! ,,,^ ' ^f ^.^T^ t0 °' H'
! for the past ten days or two weeks.        I *?*?    * \dWeU,n8 J?ouse on PiIth
!    Aboybaby is a welcome visitor at  S''??     °Z °f ?* "^ ^^
ant residences m the city,
the
ays or two weeks.
iaby is a welcome visitor at
home of Prof, and Mrs. E. D. Palmer.   His r;-rival dates from Monday.
Tin- Exi'Imuge hotel on west 1th street
is being improved in nif ny ways and
will be a line building wlien completed.
Misses May and Jennie Levington
went to Toledo on Tuesday for a visit
with relatives and friends at that place.
The King's Daughters will meet with
Mrs. J. II. Lowe next Thursday afternoon.   All are requested to be present.
Beautiful flowers always call forth
admiration. Homo without flowers is
almost like a home without sunshine.
Tlie T. & A. chair car on the train
duo here at 3:10 p.  m., tipped over
Tuesday north of Clare, but no one was
hurt.
George Dawson is having a neat suit
of rooms finished up over his saloon.
A. W. Mclntyre is doing the carpenter
work, and a slick job it is, too.
Tho baud has received some fino
pieces which they are practicing on for
tho Fourth. Mt. Pleasant folks will
hear some splendid music that day.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Cutting, of Troy,
Oakland county, are visiting friends
and relatives in the city, Mrs. Cutting
is tho youngest sister of W. H. Goodman.
The Ladies' Union will meet afc Mrs.
Ross' next Wednesday at the usual
hour.   All aro invited to be present. A
homo missionary program will be rendered.
Hie board of supervisors finish»d up
their business and adjourned last evening after a four days' session. Many
stormy scenes and heated controversies
were witnessed.
Mrs. James E. Hamilton, of Fife Lake,
arrived in tho city yesterday afternoon
for a few days'visit with her jjareuts,
Mr, and Mrs. John Schoonover, aud
many friends here.
There will be an ice cream social at
the Pratt school house, in Grant township, Tuesday evening, Juno 3oth, Proceeds for purchasing flag for school. All
are cordially invited.
Ed. A. White was proved in tho second degree of Pythianism at the meeting Wednesday evening. A large delegation of brethren from Dover and
Arthur were in attendance.
The new Sexsmith & Homing factory
has started up and adds one more important industry to Clare's already
large list. This factory.will employ between thirty and forty hands.
A stage route and mail line between
Clare and Dodge, via. Dover and Arthur, is being agitated. The distance is
about 17 miles, and it is thought that
the scheme could be made profitable.
The Toledo,. Ann Arbor & North
Michigan railroad company will sell
tickets between all stations on its line
on July 3rd and 1th, good returning
July Oth, at one fair for tho round trip.
Clare Masons are congratulating
themselves that as the trains run now
they can visit the lodge at Farwell'and
return by mail (ho same evening, instead of being obliged to drive tip as
hertitofore.
"fourth street, just west of Main
street, needs grading and improving.
Thdre- is talk of making a bee to do the
woi k. The city council is either too
poc r or penurious to expend any money
on the streets.
T he grounds for tho Michigan Hoop
Coj npany's site, just west of the wooden
wai '0 factory, is being cleared this v,wL
Clsjre did not put up any bonus to st-
e this industry -notwithstanding
report to that effect.
jj. N. Brown, of Farwell, deputy game
1 fish warden, offers a reward of $50
the arrest and conviction of any
-son using dynamite or any explo-
6 for killing fish in any of the
earns or lakes of Claro county.
'. ""rank Armstrong, express messenger
the Branch, now lays over in Clare
hts, and will remove his family from
redifch to this city if the run "sej-aaiP3
,t is. Every one will welcome Frank
\ his estimable wife back again.
th$ 'follow drove in. over alav.n that had
recently been spaded and set-led. He
will please leave his name at iho office
so that ho may be duly credited.
Mrji John McDonald, rcti i-nod tho
first of %kQ week fx-onva \j.'l- to
ja^*Ff*^4>V!i'*) -ol;
woricing"5nT:lKf<Tnvt^r^-yii->'
wati-.'and came n-ar fi:id:.:i-;
j grave, but was finally fish.-d u-<
, stif-'citated at consi.lt rable ha-.-
Si-c^tarvof Stat" S"i • r, «■''
' and IU presentative Mar-li. t-1
j each have our thai;!...  ' r >• •■>
i Michigan Manual.   Thi- .•> '.:..>. '■■•' .'•>•
"red book" is much law r than formerly, and in addition to a large amount I
,  of  general information c n'.iins per
traits of all state officers.
Frank Duberville, who had charge of
the tub lathe at the wooden ware fac-1
-Circuit court convened at Harrison
Monday. Not a single case appeared
upon the calendar—something that has'
not happened hi this county before iu
many years, Outside of tho sentencing of Riley, only one or two law points
were submitted. Court adjourned aud
Judge Hart aud "Miss Langloy, tho
stenographer, returned homo on tbo
aftei-ftoon train. The next term '.of
court for Clare county convones •"tlie.
third. Monday in September,
Wm. Kiley, the tough who  escJap'ofif"
from the county jail a few weeks ago
and was shot through the body while
being recaptured, was  summoned  before Judge Hart   while' circuit court
was in session, at Harrison Monday and
pleaded guilty to tho chargo of larceny
frpm the person.   Tho Judgo gave him
a severe lecture (which undoubtedly
did not have much effect on "Riley as he
H2ver was much of a Sunday school
scholar; and sentenced him to VO.days'
at Ionia, whither ho was escorted Wotl- -
nesday by Deputy Sheriff Pease.
Th» election of a County Commh-.-
sioner of Schools according to thy now
law tvvakencd considerable interasfc at
the county seat this week. Mr.. Roys,
of Farwell, was chosen, and doubtless
will mako a good officer, Prof. 3B. "D
Palmer received several <*ojupl5incatavy
votes, though not an aspira-it for the
offleo. Owing i;<) -some broad mfe-»tatp-
nfrnts l-jjclio offoef- tint thr'* was no
college gradu'ate in th» county we wolild
say fly-it Mr. Palmer entered HilMala-.
College- in ISHi, and graduated from tho
literary di»p*xrtnv»it; in ISsD v;'d]i ti^e
degree o? A. B., (Bachelor of Art's) and
next y.-ar will, therefore, bo entitladio
the degr:'!* of M. A.. (Master of ArU)
from th d college.
There, ar? some very bad roads with.-
in tho corporation limits, and it is the
"*uty to repair them   Main street
-.; direct i-ovii*. to the Tobacco
river and east-State sire c to.the cemetery, for instance.   GoodVeads havo a
great deal to do with the prosperity of a
town, -or city.   They invitA well-to-do
inva t«»*.etti« there, thus increasing tho
"lHTTV4ina4-i<m?of the property.^ ai|.d thoy al-
■/> i<ir''*> smitj the farruei's tobrin-»-l"beirpro-
.-.at.-:;-' '* 'in fi*. Th" farm.- ;-s oi' Sheridan and
and re-i Grant have fn-qtuntly been heard to
vork.     complain and tisnoi without rightpous-
,ii-':i.:. [.'■'■■i'- ■■ -Ith-r. Gci'V ::• • .•**... e;'.,\
Miami, •'•"■ine'*,;' is your pi ."u lim.v to inauic-
. <*f the ! urdi*;: l'Mivemetlt t!l-.t •..:'! c;;us? these
>. i-.»'. 'i',' i'--1ii in*put inb' tt»:'<''i» Msi-in, and
! flu- mati'i- sliuiild nut ij<- uria. "d.
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When I think of the towel, the old
fashioned towel, that used to hang up
by th" printing housr* '-.tor, I think nobody, in these days of shoddy, can
hammer out iron to wear as it wore,
tory, was quite badly hurt la**t Satur- j Tlu, tramj,, w]l0 abus.nl it, the devil who
day, a tub bursting when he was turn- j used it% tlle comp who Rot .lt it when
ing it out, and one of the llybg staves theM, two wm. g01uli iho muke up aDd
striking him a terrible blow in the ab- fm.t.m.mi tae editor, poor man. each
domeu. He will be laid up for a week rui,b(.,.l some grime off for the heap
or ten days. Dr. Todd attends him. tut,y imt 011- In, ()Vl,r am\ muic.r, 'twas
George F. Brownell, an inniiite of the i,iacker  than  thunder;   'twas harder
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Soldiers' Home at Grand Rapids, arrived Monday for a couple of weeks'
visit with old friends in this city.
George says his health is better than
for several years past. He certainly is
looking well and is apparently taking
the good of the snug little uension he
received some months ago.
State street leading past the new
union school house and to the cemetery
should be stumped and graded. It
would make a big improvement in the
appearance of that much-used thoroughfare. A part of said ro-ul, too, is
very sandy and is disagreeablt* to drive
or haul loads over. The city council
should order the work done.
Go to Wm. Curtis for uu I'-rf.tkiiig
and funeral supplies, as wel" as furniture of all kinds, Ho has ,in*-t received
a large assortment of coffin**. . nd caskets, also an expensive hear: . and will
attend to business in that I'm* ■vt lowest
living price*. Don't niaki' ;; purchase
until giving him a call. E.vrythins
will be complete aud done ii* a gentlemanly way.
In this ago of keen com; "tition a
man must advertise and adv. :-t isc wisely. He must give the same attention to
his advertising as he docs to his stock
and store. An advertisement forms an
impression on the mind of the reader
and it means a great deal to the advertiser that that impression be a favorable one and that it be fully sustained
in the establishment.
During tho races of Friday thirteen
ivory rings and several whips wero
stolen from tho feed barn of O. S, Town.
His suspicion rested on John Render
and James Gilbert of Vernon, and on
Monday Sheriff Kane, armed with a
warrant, arrested them and brought
them before Esq. Fordyce when they
plod not guilty and had the trial set for
Wednesday, The case was tried on that
day before a jury of six who failed to
agree on a verdict.—Mt. Pleasant Democrat.
than poverty, rougher than sin. From
the roller suspended, it never was
bend-.d, and it flapped on the wall like
a banner of tin. If. grew thicker and
rougher, and harder and tougher, and
daily put on a more inkier hue; until
one- windy morning without any warning, it fell to the floor and was broken
iu two.- -llvrtlrttr.
'•Would you believe beards grow
faster ou men's faces in sunshine than
in cloudy weather Y" asked a well-
known barber Saturday evening during
a brief lull in his business. "The pf.
feet of the sun is tho same ou hair as
ou vegetation, and a man who gets
shaved three times a v.ec-k iu clear
weather will only have to be shaved
twice a wick whin it is cloudy. Another queer fact about Ihe beard, witl-
which undertakers are familiar, is tliat
the hair on a dead man's fi.ee will ^riv/v
for wveks after dt.-iih. 'ihe .irckest
and sh'onpest bfard f'. r- riH> ^oovs
from the tendei'isi ski.,. :.ni i-vc-y
touch of the razor seems to bring fresh
vigor t--> the growth. Ye-, the practice
of shaving is latlu-i* ->u the iucivase
than otherwise-. Each jvar we si »* fewer men weaving full in:a.-ds.
Flag Social.
There will be an ice cream social at
the Bradley school house, Sheridan
township, on Friday evening, July 3rd.
lij"'*l. the proceeds to huy a llag ior iltf
school house. Every patron of the district who wishes fo create a patriotic
feeling in the mind of his children
should attend, A first-class bunting
ilag, ."ixlo ft. can be secured for 85.25.
Everyone is cordially invited fo attend, young people, middle aged people, children and all. May our sentiments bo like thoso of the poet when
he said:
"Tho star spangled banner,
Long may it wave,
O'er the land of the freo
And tho home of tho bravo."
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