1890-03-14; Clare Democrat and Press

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CLARE, MICH., FRfJJY; MARCH 14, i8qo.
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'Dress Goods and
Dress Trimmings,
OUR STOCK OF (for tnjs. Spring's trade will.
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Examine Our Stock For Fine Dry Goods.
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^   Some   Interesting   Facts Concerning the
Production of Newspapers.
By some unaccountable rnisapprehen-
. sion of facts, there is a large class of people in the world who think it costs little
br nothing to run a newspaper,- and if
they buy a copy occasionally they are
regular patrons a!nd entitled to unlimited
fayorsv. Some people ask for a copy of a
newspaper for nothing, who would never
, dream of begging a- pocket handkerchief
from & dry goods store or a piece of
candy from a confectioner, even upon a
plea of having done business with them
before. One paper is not much, but dozens at each issue will amount to something in; the course of time. But this is
a small drain compared with the amount
of free-advertising a newspaper is ask to
do. Some people when they once pay
for an advertisement think they are
stockholders in the establishment for life.
Without being represented in its advertising columns* we have had people request us to gratuitously insert this notice,
or invite attention to this or that article,
with a cool suggestion that "it will cost
you nothing to put this in" which is just
as rediculous as to ask a man to grind your
axe on his. grindstone, and graciously tell
him it won't cost him a cent, or to ask
the D., G. H. & M. B. B. Co. to carry you
to Detroit free, just because they are going right through, and the additon of
one more passenger will add nothing to
the expense of running the train.
It takes money to run a newspaper as
*^pwell as railroads or any other business; no
'" paper can succeed financially that carries
a dead-head system. Any mention of
people's affairs which they are anxious to
see in print is worth paying for, and
when printed is generally worth as much
as any other investment' of the same
amount. The newspaper business is very
exacting on all connected with it, and
the pay is comparatively small; the proprietors: risk more money for smaller
profits,, and the editors, reporters and
printers work harder than men in any
other profession, requiring the same
amount of fitting, training and drudgery.
The life of a publisher has its charms
and its pleasant associations, scarcely
known to the outside world; but it has
its earnest anxieties and hours of exhaustion, which are also not known to those
:Who think the business all fun.—The idea
that newspaperdom is a charmed circle,
where the favored members live a life of
ease, and free from care, is an idea which
should be exploded. Business is business,
and the journal that succeeds is the one
thatis run on a square business footing,
the same as banking, building bridges or
. keeping hotel,
A BAD SMASH-UP.
A Serious Wreck Ooours on the F. & P; M-
Railroad Near Farwell.
At about 3 o'clock last Monday morn,
ing a bad smash-up occurred on the Flint
& Pere'Marquette railroad near Farweil.
An ice train of 35 cars, drawn hy engine
79, east-bound, stopped a short distance
west of town to pick up a few extra cars,
lying on a side-track, t An extra freight
train following was not-properly signaled, the torpedo being placed too near the
standing train, and the extra, with 35 cars
loaded with line freight and ice, could
not control its speed as it came down the
heavy grade known as the Bemick hill,
and plunged into the caboose of the
standing train. Fifteen cars were thrown
from the track and completely demolished. The engine of the colliding train
was rendered a total wreck. Engineer
Vreeland and his fireman jumped from
.engine No. 48 in time to prevent being
mixed np with merchandise and ice
cakes. The engineer sprained his thumb
and was cut on the face, but escaped seri-
ious injury, as did the fireman. The baggage, mail and passengers of the morning trains, which are due to meet at Clare
at 9:50 a. m., were transferred at the scene
ofthe wreck only a few minutes late,
hence traffic was not seriously delayed.
The debris was cleared from the track
at about 2 o'clock that afternoon.
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"We are requested by Father Mahar to
publish the following circular which "will
prove of interest to Catholics:
Episcopal Besidence, }
Grand Bapids, Mich., >•
March 4th, 1890.       )
Bev. Dear Father:
By virtue of the faculty which our
Holy Father, Leo XIII., has given the
30 of January, 1890, on account of the
sickness prevailing amongst us, we dispense the faithful of this diocese, during
the remainder of this Lent, from fasting
and abstinence—the. abstinence on Fridays excepted.
Sincerely yours in Xto.,
HENBY JOSEPH,
Bishop of Grand Bapids.
E.
NOTICE.
To the officers and teachers of the M.
(   church and Sabbath school:
T;0 make the Cornwall concern a grand
suc'eess we must all take hold of it and
work hard, and they will d© their part,
musically, and I can assure you a grand
musical treat. J. H. Gaxlwer.
Stone Wanted.
Doherty wants 500 cords of building
stone at once.   For full particulars apply
at the hardware store.
cents,
-"-■Will
Pencil and Shears.
Are you going ?
Yery muddy roads.      >
Very sping-like weather this week.
Mud, mud, beautiful mud.   No rti
"Will Goodman, Mt. Pleasant, Mom
Bombay and Pongee draperies, netr^
Kirkbride's.
C. "W. Sterns was at Mt. Pleasanfc'Si
day and Monday.
Mrs. E. T. Johnson, of .Cadillac,* W
guest of Mrs. E. H. DeVogt.
Docfcress Goodman,   of Loomis,
Clare a professional visit Monday.  '
V. F. Conlogue,  of Mt. Pleasant^ • <
among the visitors at Clare Monday.
The  township  elections occur   tl
weeks from next Monday—April 7th.
Mrs. Sam'l Levington visited  frjei
in Farwell, oh "Wednesday of this w«
Fr. Mahar, of Midland, was in
"Wednesday and made this office a p
ant call.
A boy baby was born to Mr. and
Eli Barney, of Vernon  township,*
Monday.   • , ' r"
The firm that does not find advertisi
profitable  generally  finds busineflS
profitable.
New line of "Sicilians" and- "BrillM
tines," in black and colors, just recefi
at Kirkbride's.
Charles Bigley took the second rfl
in the order of Knights of Pythias 1
nesday eyening. '    --;•*;.
Mrs. S. A, Wilson of Harrison, vi«
with Mr. and Mrs, Sam'l Levin"!
Clare this week.
Attorney W. H. Browne, of
"was in. Clare yesterday morning dl
way to Farwell.
A boy baby put in its appeaTai?(
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jex,.'of jpoi
Wednesday evening.
S, C. Zeiter, Wesley Sharp-ana W.J,
liams, of Loomis, were among; ihflw^fii
ors to Clare on Monday.
H. A. .Holmes, baggagemast&r &$\
union depot, took his. first step.'%'^rt
ianismWednesday evening.      .;; V>V-\'t
While  the  spirit of improve^i&'j
upon us, cannot we do something & *j
proye the condition of our stre^e|s^: ^
The board of superiHtehdento^^
poor have asked the  Harrisoj^f
council to extend the watei* x§\
county farm.
Cornwall Grand Concert
the M. E, church next Tupi
Admission .35
"Galliver says! "Tt can't help t^ing;
great. I have known them for years and'
I think they were born that way. Everybody should attqHd,"
The superintendents of the poor audited accounts for the month of February
to the amount of $201.21. Grant township's proportion was $35.75.
Mrs. H. W. Magoon, of Manistee. Visited with her husband in, Clare Monday.
Mr. Magoon'has a camp at Knowles and
is getting out considerable timber.
Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald of west
7th street, are the proud parents of a
bouncing new daughter. The little one
made its appearance last Saturday.
Goodman says I am going without
fail, and will take my wife, my sisters,
brothers, cousins, aunts and uncles and
shall tell everybody to do likewise.
Sheriff Doty and L. J. Calkins, of Harrison, changed cars here Wednesday
morning, the former on his way to Detroit and the latter to East Saginaw.
The Coleman Independent is authority
for the statement that W. S. Cooley has
sold his marble business in this village to
Charles Andrus, a marble dealer at Mid
land.
If the township clerks or others will
forward their call for caucuses for the
coming spring elections they will be
given publication in the Democrat-
Press.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hart are visiting in
this vicinity, guests of his brother and
sister, O, Hart and Mrs. Thos. Presley.
Mr. Hart is proprietor of the Union Hotel
at Crescent City, 111.
The Woman's Belief Corps held a quilting bee at the home of Mrs, J. Mason, on
east 6th street, Wednesday. This indicates an auction social or something similar in the near future.
Will Galliver has been the guest of his
brother, Harry, in Clare for the past
week. Will' is just recovering from a
long illness of typhoid fever and looks a
little "peeked" at present.
Justice Fine has rented the suit of
rooms just vacated by Will Kelly, the
cigar maker, oyer Doherty's hardware
store and will move his office and business thereto in a few days.
J. C. Bockafellow, collector of mortgage statistics for the Tenth district of
Michigan, commenced upon the duties of
his office last Monday, He expects to
finish the task of compilation in 30 to 60
days.
The Cleayer says that the pay roll of
the various ice contractors operating en
the lakes adjacent to Harrison will reach
upwards of f 3000 per week. They have
left more than $25,000 in that vicinity
this season.
Gib erson says that it will be a grand
musical treat, and that no one in Clare^
[should fail to attend.
- Please hand in your items of news and
"assist in making the Democrat-Press
complete in its local department. We
:gladfy publish eyerything of local„ interest brought to our attention.
A bouncing girl baby is a recent arrival
at the home of Mr. "and Mrs. Archie Mc-
inley, ot  Sheridan township.   Archie
iridhis friends have been smoking many
tie cigars for the past few days.
J. O. Bockafellow was caned by his
'amilyj the 11th inst.   The occasion was
is 64th birthday.    The cane was gold
leaded, and J. C. walks younger   and
nd steps firmer than usual. Many happy
tufns.
The  new postage stamps haye been
laced'on sale.   The old ones will ans-
ergust as welt to take letters to their
filiation.   Do not ask the postmaster
redeem or exchange the- old ones, as
e lav^'does not allow him lo do it.
Conductor Byron Boyd, of the branch
ogul,-is hobbling around on a pair of
■utches, having fell from the top of his
ihoose last Saturday evening and sprain's? his left- ankle quite badly.   He will
able to go to work again in a wTeek or
in days:'
Louis .Matthers, employed in hauling
s for'Boys at Lake George, was run
er Monday morning by a Toledo, Ann
rhqV^MSorth Michigan train and kill-
He-was aged 30, unmarried.   The
mains ' were   taken  to his old home
■; Coral.
5Capt." Will Foster, of Erie, Pa., has
' \vvisiting with his mother and old
ends in Clare during the week.   His
is; of uncertain duratio^£.l§|^.he ex-
Sets to be summoned at auy^'mdnieht^rtb'i
%XP and e resume charge  of 'his; tug,
ich hasbeen undergoing repairs,
proposition will be .submitted to the
tori of. Hayes township at the Gom-
tqwnship' meeting, to instnct  the-
Unship board to,'ofBer'as a • bonus to
>me manufacturing, enterprise. $5,000 of
£$10,000 voted two';yeark:agp;fqr pub-
''ImpVoveinents.—Harrison' Cleaver:
;Dr".Vf?C J.^Tbdd was in the  Saginaws
day;   Tuesday' :"and  Wednesday as
•reseritive from Clare Lodge to the
&d..Lo#ge, knights of Pythias, which
invasion at that city on the .days
re.Mentioned.   Geo. J. Cummins was
isentive from
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THE CHARTER ELECTION.
The Day an Uneventful One and Void
of any Great Amount of Strife.
The annual charter election for the village of Glare oecured last Monday and
passed off very quietly. There was th6
least interest and strife evinced of any
election ever before held in the village,
which will probably account for the unusually small vote cast.
There were two tickets in tbe field—-
the "People's" and the "Citizen's." The
former ticket was nominated Thurday
evening at the coucil rooms, and Friday
expired, with an outlook that it was the
only one to be nominated. Saturday
morning a distant rumbling began to be
heard and by noon it was generally understood that a second caucus was to be
held that evening at the council chambers. Here and at this time a second
ticket was nominated and headed "Citfe
zen's Ticket." As before, some yery careful and judicious selections were made.
Good men were on both tickets and the
fact early became evident-that the men
to be elected would be those who did the
hardest work and the most skillful wire
pulling.* C. H. Clark, 'for treaurer; Jacob
Mason, for trustee, and J. C. Bockafellow
for assessor appeared upon both tickets
and had no opposition.
The total vote cast was 156—twenty-
four less than was polled one year ago.
Twenty-two ofthe "Citizen's" and eleven
of the "People's" were voted staight
without scatch or blemish. The total
vote received by each candidate is as
follow^, the first named being those who
appeared on the "Citizen's Ticket:'?
For President-
Joseph H. Carpenter ...' 86—19
Francis J. Todd '.... 67
For Clerk—*•'
Charles I. Bigley '....9±—38
Arthur W. Mclntyre 56
For Treasurer—
•Charles H. Clark, (only nominee) 152
For Trustees—   .
Jacob'Mason,.fp'n both tickets)..
"William A. Goo^'man.'.-...'.':.*:..-....;..-,
• • John Varty.*. ...: .'J....-	
Clark H. Sutherland; ,\ ;..:.
, EugeneH.DeVogt	
John C» Rockafellow, (only noininee)".'.:u§
£or Street Commissioner—
MelvinO. Austin .107-62
Edgar A. Stevens .' 45
For Constable—
Ernest Wood , 75—3
Henry Jff. Brown 72
FROM- ARKANSAS;
...138
.i...-72
.'.,«65
 186
....80
ey. Palmer^ of Ellensburg, Wash,,
has our thanks for recent copies of
"West Shore" and photographs of some
fine scenery from- that state. Seyeral of
his Clare friends have received(?) interesting letters from him of late, stating
that he is very much pleased with that
section of the country.
The marshal should pick up a few of
the tramp peddlers who have been "doing" this town and its people for the past
few weeks. As a rule, thev are a class of
shysters, and every yillage that shuts
them out is the better for it. Home mer.
chants are entitled to protection from
these travelling marauders.
W. J. Kelley has purchased the Wheaton house and lot on 5th street, just east
of the Congregational church. He. has
moved his cigar factory into one of the
rooms. Theo. Boge still occupies the
remaining portion of the building with
his family. Will is a nice young man,
doing a good business, and not a few of
his acquaintances begin to surmise that
he will have use for the whole building
before many moons.
The common council met last evening
and accepted the report of the inspectors
oi election after which the result was declared and the old council adjourned.
Many of the newly elected officials were
present and took the oath of office. The
new board was called to order by President Carpenter, who instucted Clerk Big-
ley to call the roll, when the following
members, who will comprise the board
the ensuing year, answered "present" as
their names were called: Trustee Crouse,
Mason, jBhoades, DeVogt, Borison and
Sutherland. After fixing the amount of
the clerk's, treasurer's, marshal's and constable's bonds the board adjourned until
next Thursday evening.
Preaching by the pastor at the M. E#
church next Sunday morning and evening. Morning subject. "Our Brothers in
Black." Subject for evening, "Hard
Questions," Infidelity propounds to the
preacher many questions. Among the
questions asked are, "Does it look reason-
\ able that man was made from the dust?"
"Where did Cain -get his wife ?" "What
do you do with the bible statement that
after man sinned God repented of having
made man?" Again he says, "The ark
was not large enough to hold all the animals." "The bible states that the ark
rested upon Mt. Ararat, which is 17,750
feet high. From 4,000 feet from its summit it is covered with perpetual snow.
Tropical animals would haye frozen to
death." "The evolution theory suggests
some hard questions for the friends of
the bible to answer." The above are
some of the questions which will be answered.
Election at Harrison.
TUT
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quiet affair this year.   There were two
tickets in the field, "The People's" and
"The Union." The vote was the smallest
that has been cast since the incorporation of the village, and is the result of
everybody being too busy gathering ice
to spend time to vote. The total vote
polled was 79, resulting as follows—the
first named being the candidates on the
"People's Ticket:"
For President—
Hon.F. A. "Wilson   42
George "W. Stone 37
Trustees—
M.J. Mitchell 55
Jno. A, Cimmerer 31
Albert Grant 45
Arthur E. Doty 34
Bernard Heller * 24
John H. Canfleld .43
Clerk—
A. Ray Canfleld, (only candidate) 75
Tx g ELSTiror-—"*
Carlton Abbott, (only candidate) .79
Street Commissioner— '
"William "W. Harper 41
David Taylor .34
Assessor-
Henry Bogue 41
Thomas "W. Averill 32
Constable-
Eugene Spencer, (only candidate) .'79
Board Review, 1 year—
Seeley P.Hall 33
P. E. "Witherspoon 45
Board Review, 2 years-
Amos B. Toman 5o
Daniel M. Miller  .28
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THE NEW ELECTION LAW
Does Not Require that Tickets for
Spring Elections Shall be Printed
by the State..
Office of )
SECEETABY OF STATE, [
Lansing, March 7,1890.    )
Friend Eaton:—I noticed a recent
item of yours showing that you are in
doubt as to whether the township elections will haye to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the new
election law. On this point I submit the
following quotations:
No law shall embrace more than one
object, which shall be expressed in its
title.—Mich. Const., Art. IV, Sec. 20.
An act to prescribe the manner of conducting and to prevent fraud and deception at general elections in this state.—
Title of the new election toto,.1889, p. 388.
The words "general election" shall be
construed to mean the election required
by law to be held in the month of November.—How. An. St., Sec. 2.
There, seems to be no chance for question in the matter, for the above certainly
is explicit and clearly indicates that the
act of 1889 is applicable only to the STo-
vem ber election. I may add also that
the Attorney General holds that opinion.
D. E. Alward.
Notes by the  Way---The, Country,
Climate,  Timber,   and * General
Observation.   '..
., Editor Democrat-Press : -^Leaving
Michigan en February 22, the following'.
Sunday morning I arrived at Notre Dames,
Ind., where I visited with my son vs^ho is-
attending the Catholic university. ' I was*
well entertained until .Tuesday, \Vhen IT
started for Chicago, where I arrived; before noon and joined H. O. Armstrong, of
the Iron Mountain railroad. After"spending the afternoon in visiting the.,wonder-
f ul   city   of Chicago, with- its l"4--istory
buildings, mammoth'hotels"and immense',
business houses.   Xstarted'riext morning
oyer the Wabash line for St. Louis, arriving there the same evening.       • -
The ride across the great prairies of ID*-
[inqis was interesting. Hundreds of tons '
'^feyes thousands of tons, are stacked
along; the railroad line and corn appears
abundant. There appears to be- a good
deal of wheat in the ground and' it" generally looked* well. This is a splendid
farming country.
To the stranger wbq.fpr the 'first time
sees the Mississippi river there is naturally a great disappointment in beholding
the^ "Father  of  Waters" at St. Lonis,
'"if. .     • - '
where-this river of great repute is scarce- -
ly twice as wide as the Saginaw, but is
said'tobevery deep.   The bridge.here
is one of the gieatest in the world.  The
sight along the levees, or-river front, is
worth seeing—a great display of river,
flat .boats, with their negro hands, and.
such black'fellows, too, that the ace of
spades looked pale in comparison, and,
they are kicked and cuffed about: like^
brutes, but they don't seem to'take it "to
heart  for when  the, overseer's back is"
turned they laugh and grin.among* themselves. :" " ;'   *"'".:   '
Arriving at Poragpuld, Ark., oyer the"
St. Louis & Iron Mountain railroad. I
found-vegetation^.springing into life-
May apples or "mandrakes,--wild flqwera-'
and1 smging.b.ifdsi -This -isj a,* great tim>
ber country, and is mostly low and level. -
Timber lands are very.cheap considering
the quality., I saw oak and vvhitewood
5 feet,in diameter,,and.'.plenty of i'ttrge
hickory. -'lyis.ited* a Michigan inak at
Johesbor'o,the county seat of .Craighead,
county.   This is -one of the.bes'fe .tgaarpSi
rapidly. Alo'ng the "line of the. Iron
Mountain railroad I passed through "the
.counties, f of Green, Craighead, Poinset,
Cross, Woodruff and White, "and "write
this at Little Bock, a very handsome city
of 40,000 people, on the banks. of the Arkansas river.
Some trees here were in full bloom, but
the late frost -of March 1st has played
havock. This is the coldest weather experienced here during the past winter,
and fruit will be a short crop. I haye
just returned from Pearie county, where
the blacks outnumber the whites and
where there there is a negro postmaster
and seyeral township officers. So far I
find no great outrages against the negroes
as I hear reported in the Saginaw Courier-Herald, but am looking after such and
shall report them when I find them.
But one thing, prominent democrats
with whom I have talked do not try to
conceal that they never-will stand negro
supremacy; and they do not deny that in
cases the negro has been "counted out."
But more of this in the future.
J. S.HOLDEN.
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Entire new line of gents' • neckwear at
Kirkbride's.
When people see a firm advertise they
conclude that they mean business, hence
J an investigation.
Didn't Know it was Loaded.
A fellow named David Erskins, who
has been choring at the Alger House du*-
ing the winter, sued Landlord Abram in
Justice Fine's court Tuesday and secured?
judgment of $54.88, Erskins hired to Miv
Abram last fall to do the work about the-
house for $15 per month and board.   He-
claims that the agreement was made that
if he would get up early in the morning.,
build the fires, etc., that he could go to-
bed at 8 o'clock p. m., at which time his-
day's work would be done.   He says that •
he had not been long at work before he
was required to drive the bus to. the 8:40 '
train from the north and also to the 10:50>
T. & A. A. train from the south; that
frequently the latter train was late and.
that many nights- this winter he has not •
got to bed until one, two and sometimes-
three o'clock.   A week or two ago Erskins and Landlord Abram "fell out" audi
the chore-boy was told to pack his grip
and walk.    Someone proposed to him*
that he could sue his employer and collect pay for extra time.    He procured
legal advice, got out the necessary papers
and succeeded in securing judgment for
the amount above stated.    The  result
was somewhat of a surprise to Landlord
Abram, who will carry the case to the
circuit court, and to the higher courts if
necessary, declaring that he will not pay
the judgment until it is absolutely necessary.
See the Tournament and Outing cloths
at Kirkbride's.
"We are going!" says eyerybody.
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