1889-03-15; Clare Democrat

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Aa sged man "with careful tread
Slipped up today, lit on his head.
„ And. as he struck we heard-him yell
&*Jam. the slippery walk to jell!"
!Pleggant weathe^
^asl^.p_«niay3 April 21.
&mj$S$ is St. Patrick's day.
A good'lnany camps are breaking ap.
A light fall of snow yesterdaj  mern-j
Co W. Perry is in Hersey today osa bus-
ess<*
James Boyd was, down.from Hatton
Wednesday.
Publish youi? caucus calls in the Bemo
<DMAT nest
4     1.1*. Jackson, ol Loomis, was in the
'.-"tillage yesterday.
Spring election will occur 'two isreeks
■ifoom nest Monday.   • -' • -
T* P. Horning, ot Mt. Pleasant, was in
ftk© village Honda v.
Charley Bigley jvas   at Mt, Pleasant J
. Wednesday on business:
©eFoe's new barn is nearly completed.
'Si ia a neat lirtle structure..
•   <""?. S. Stewart has been confined to the
- Uaoage by .sickness this week. V ■__ A
,^ -Percy Louch has seemed a position a|"
;T/ £leik In Mbseinan's' clothing store.■*-..
'.   The Midland Journal is now. a 6-coI.
folio? and a newsy little local paper.
.   Ai*cl|ie Watters, the tailor, was at Far-
wall- Tuesday taking orders fordo thing,
Br. Carpenter has put in a  Ei'eat little
$ gtock of groceries into his store, on the
11   gouth side; -
Sam;* McGregor, formerly,. of Clare,
started from Farwell last Thursday af ter-
&oon for Kansas.
. ' Hiss Clara jKFetbaway, of Morley, is
$he-guesfc of Misses Myra and Jennie
Bmith-this week; x
The lOhg's Baughters will .-'-meet next
"Wednesday afternoon- at tfee-borne of
■   Sirs. Jacob Brown.
The Ladies' Union {will _mee% Friday
alternoom, March 22nd, at the home of
Mrs. W, A. Goodman.--'.',
Mrs. Wffli Parrish and jfisk JTacob Ma-
. goa returned- Monday eyeing; from their
yisit to relatives at Flint.-
. The weather of Monday and -Tuesday
was very fine; a. gentle reminder that
painty spring is near at hand.
Clio Star:   Wm.Giberson, postmaster
at Clare, was in town this week,
altogether probable that he will return to
Clio in the near future and <arry on a
mercantile fousinf ss.
Ernest EIwdgcI will go to Clio in the
morning lo join his wife for a week or
ten dajs'yisit among friends. Htf will
visit his old home at Clarkston, Oakland
sounty, before returning.;
A veterinary doctor says  that  unless
[-'people  take extra  good  care   of their
horses from now to spring, they are going to have sick ones on their hands, if
they do not lose them entirely.
Charley Frierieborn went to Bay City
Wednesday morning to attend the eleventh annual, encampment oi the Grand
Army ofthe "Republic,  department  of
Michigan.   His wife accompanied- him.
An infant  daughter of  Mr. and Mrs.
Sylvester Gil rp ore, who live east of.-the
village,  died  Monda3\   Brief   services
were held.at the house the following d
and the remains  interred ■ in ■ the
cemetery.
Samuel Martin, of Vassar, is visitin
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fwith- old acquaintances in Clare this
week* He was one of the residents of
tUSs village along iu tbe'70's,aud is much
surprised at its progress within the past
few years. ^
Mrs. E.I'\ Wellington returned last
evening after a three weeks' absence at
Brockway Center, St. Clair county. Her
mission has been a sad one—being called
to Ihe death-bed of her father. The funeral occured Sunday. ' ■*■-■ " ■
Why is it the 22nd: of February is
called Washington's birthday when according to his family record he was born
Feb. 11th, 1723? If you don't know, ask
your teacher, and if he can't tell, asK
someone who can.—Ex.        •*       ,
Caro Advertiser: Under the law a
person who finds h*t property and keeps
[ it, without mali-jag every effort to ^nd
the owner is guilty of larceny. Some
people who-tbink a good deal of themselves commit thiS'sort of theft.
Joseph Buchei", in company 'with, a
.large party from',' Farwell, started for.
Oregon last week, to he absent- several
mourns ou a prospecting tour/ He-has
promised to furnish the BseaftosAT with
so*me pointers from tliat section of the
The output of bnftber la Michigan for' T7TT Y'AftT?  ' ~DT XinnPTAAT
It is 11SS8 was OYerA0O$m$0} feet 'and over:  V JJuJuijLVXJi   JCujJpU±IUi\«
2,846,000,000 shingled .were »?at|tifac-tnred,: I '.      —	
This exceeds the prtf$*eH of any .pievi-J A Very Quiet Affair,'and Passed
ous year., !T-hefvaliie oftfcis product wBl Off Without-any Creat
approximate $7<p(iJ)®>   %wa?ds  ofj Amount of Strife.
60,000 people were-employecl in th'e&aii-
WEWl
ufactureand handling Of th!s-*pnidaet;-| The Oandidatm* for President, C3erk sBd
receiving about $16,000,0'>J ia wages.   :
Everyman in  busjeess should have
his name appear in the papers, if not oe5
cupying more than  one fneh, of space.
This much at least for hi* own good and
that of the town.   A"" town  is wholly
hy stranger?, by the newspapers published in such towntvand'it j* ''flly those who
advertise who-are 'known beyond, their
immediate    n^ighbbjt'Jjo^'L    Judicious,
constant advertising fiaj^
■ Farwell Registers*  E. J- Boys has manufactured atliig-'-sbing&  mill g$ J^ake
George since.he comment^ operations
the &-st of last Septej&hcr.t*v/?r-4^000,000.
ingles.   H'e..manufaetiu,':s  mostly. 1$
eft shingles whieh'.he clMins in old and
^fallen timber are more prt»lltnble, as the
timber will go a third ftu-t tar ami he can
make from four'to five thousand more a
day.   Mr. Koys'.-'inlll- is loe»ted in the old
Gerrish 'slashing^ which was lninbeaed
several years ago.
The last meeting of* l\t*i old council
was held at the council ro»>»m last eveh-
ing-„ The inspectors.ol (-".vrtions* made
their report, and the coins,>! declared" the
Qnly t>sB©a-"wliio do Any   .
Figuring* "
)8ES AND TiO'SCET.
n teres ting Griat of (Items %m.U"
®n from ©tor'iludhafiig©®* •'
Last week 31.000 brook, trout were' ,
planted in Isabella County,
The village of Goleman has a cash balance in its treasury of #391.44
HaiTisonites still indulge in roller skat" , •
lug; likewise the people of Marion.       .   v
. The govenor has signed the "Mil mafc--. ,
log "Shepherd an incorporated village.   '*."*'
Mike Garvin, ef ^ Mt.,Pleasant, -is - putp" -
ting 200,080 feet of "logs Into the Ohippe-
The lafeeaucus to he called (in fact,the
only one advertised) was held at the
council rooms last Friday evening, when I wa riyer
a ticket was nominated.and placedAh the   , A H/Hudson has purchased L J Cri
ma under the head of 'Teopl^icket;' km& interestin-tte AS^<^
The caucus-was largely-  attended and glemili at Harrison ^^.shiu-
much - satisfaction' Expressed '.'over \ the    fTT1..      ■_.,
nominations, which^'indeeci; * wire good  ^rt    „T 0f J^ell& <»wnty, and Miss
ones.   Thej-e was- some strife over the■ Z*   u M^p£¥isher% were married at
nominatlons.for pi-esidenr,- hU^%®&&.r. ^*^^™*w»
Marfon-Meitf:.* mating ' last- .week* far.
tlie.riiteregtof securhi* the Escan^ia^
CMarlevoix & Detroit railway.
Three pine logs twelve ..feet long at
Gardner's miil  scaled  over  8,000 feet.
They w.ere cut from one tree.—Farwell
Register.
commissioner and some of- the tttistrcp,.
which undoubtedly,^ was the reason of a
second caucus being held at the town
hall the following evening  and  another
| ticket being placed--in the field for public consideration, which was called
''Citizen's Ticket." It was an \indorsement of the People's ticket, with the exception of president, clerk and street
commissioner. ■
Sometime during the peaceful hours of
| Sunday—when people should.be fchink-
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ghlp 'Xeesitlay and Wednesday*- ~ "^--^--^
• t3Phe'*Sgure nine has "hecome very prom^
inent in date fines. It will he used 111
years from-the first of January..
A* M. Webber is down* from his camp
iieai\HiiiTison this week occasioned hy
the serious illness of his motbeiv
"""ifsBo Giberson has heen indulging in a
ae%v set ol . awning,   neatly lettered,
"-down at the Star Clothing Houpe.
Josfali'Horning has on hand at his mill
yard,Sait Clare, 1,000,000 feet of logs. He
5jas about 500,000 feet yet to put in. •
Ipring eleetlon will take place on. Mon-
\ April. 1.   The election will prove- an
&April'fool" to one>half 'ox more of :the
election'as shown ih the tfeporfc ia jaiether -ing of theii\prayer and hymn, books and
column. The bonds of t\v£ttvasur^f-wa)9 *"rel%lous devotions, instead of elections.
placed at $5,000^ the clti&c. 8-300? the'.: matters—a third ticket was hatched up?
street commissioner #8IKk |ne i'dnstaMej and when it appeared on the scene 3jTpn-
#200. Treasm;er'Clai'k*ft bpnd, with <k'\day morning was found to be a counter-
H.* Sutherland^-C** W.' $tiy aid ;Wm* feit of the Psoplev ticket, with, the ex-
Wolsky as surifles, was'pri^iifed and.a^- ception of twotrnsteeaand the constable,
proved. The bond of'.Cl^k Motntym* l The day "dawned bright and clear and
w|th J. ¥. Tatman and' J/'^entiling, lis 'the sun shown "from the heavens in a be-
surities, was also pres^nte*Ijand approved* eomming manner and when at night the
Thetime!sagaii^nearnt-%nidfor tW ^-was ope^-d and the ballots counted,
election of the >w;oii|^ beei1 ^« votes
As far as practicable we: irould advise
the putting of straight d^-Aoemtie - tickets In the ielcl, lis-by this fl^nus a more
thorough, organisation etm JN maintained
for future oasnpaigiis,." lime your e&a-
,polled—six less than was shown at the
election of one year ago; The vote- cast
Jftfr. each -candlaate is  as fellows, the
["names of those on- the People's ticket ap-
j peering first t
F, J* T&&7.
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coses called at an early \lm and thor-l       ' „        for* fkesidjekt,
ougMy advertised; it 'will 4*d»t yon notb-1 £-n-^^peh£er..., .-., S7
ing. to have a notice pi^t in ^mk columns.
} dominate good men and toaBto to
polls and 'ftleot them.     -   J^
m&ii ®n% nVwdkigto tli^hahlt seme par-
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ir  m *_» ■*
hundred pages.   During his stay at
^an-
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e   Bew spring prints,- ginghams., French
ctonbreys, white goods, and'novelties in
©repe and century goods, just received at
Kirkbiide's.    '
pounty   Clerk   Stone,   of '• Harrison,
. changed ears here Tuesday afternoon on
, -ibis way to Bay City to attend the G. A.
. $L encamgmerit* . -
/ .It Is reported that Andrew- B'faoades
f"^/ lam purchased Josiab Homing's • shingle
/^plll? together with the- stock of bolts
/ . ' .mW,'ofa the yard.  . "
- -    MrSeWih. Giberson accompanied her
- . (fhittgiiter, Besste? tb Detroit the first of
-*'' ..i&e-trSfck, where tiie'littcr" is to enter the
:        conservatory of music.""_     ..
' :/-> ^Potatoes are selling '.onyj.tho street ,at-
'<%J Wfint at J m cents a bushel.   There 'real-'
/^Syls'BO market for potatoes"in that city.
/,•   Everybody is supplied...-
-: A..J.- Doherty has the material on -the
\ / ground for the erection" of a -large  war e»*
M   laouse on "the W. -&"P. M. railroad," on the-
/•^ west side of^Main street, near the. cross//
ango '_ . ' if.
■ ^ \* The hill of $17 allowed the iire depaifl
mont hy the council,' was ror services at
the bunting of Horace Stevens' house in-
stead of the Lomaihc fire, as stated last
- week.
* O. S. Derby has purchased the stock of
furniture at Farwell and now owns and
operates that business as well as his
large and rapidly increasing trade at
Clare.       . "*^-
■Friends of this paper who have any legal advertising will confer a-great favor
on us. hy requesting their attorney or the
judge .of probate to sand the copy to the
Tfng'eniitled to a copy of piclilgan fa thaj-ents '/have of deferring- puiMhwimf for
War, a very - useful yoliune" of. - several j laults eomrollted" ;dmit(g the' day lintll
bed time.- • *"Hever %hip children ju*»i he^
.foi-e.they retire forest. • Jjefc, the-fathei^'s.
caress, the-toother's, kisls,- he the'la-sfe:; liaik.-
hetween the day?s pain or -"-pleasure and
th$ night's sleep.   Send the children to
bedhapjiy.   IJ. there Is sorrow,"-puuislH
ment or disgrace, let theni meet-It'im the
daytime, and; have) 'honm* o| play or
thought in which-' -Ify-reebv'er jia^piness
which, is chiklhood.% right/. Xet. the
weary feet, the busy bralu, rest* in  bed
happy. . ....y
, .If you wantyouK-vlHage ,t^ifmpro?e/.-
improve it. ' "Bon^t'go WsW®ffz but*'fgetl'
and work for iu •Woitef'fPiish« Get,
||je| _ -FOB'OUBRIt,
il. ."W. McTntyre  .^
Is. Whitney.........,;- ._
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'J. W, Gardner & Co.. of Farwell, are",
running their mill on double time; their
saw mill running in the day and the shin- -.
gle mill at night.
Some 6,000,000 feet of logs owned by .
various parties are banked on the roll -
way in Midland; and 2,0Q0^000 owned by
the Elm Works.—Sun.   " '**'.'
,,Nearly every man, woman and child at
Coleman liasan eye on the postoffice, and
the appointment from GrandsojL Benny *;.
would be acceptable to any of them.
James Davidson is having 60,000 feet
of hard wood* sawed at Gardner's naill?
which he has sold to Chicago parties..
The lumber will bo shipped as fast as cut.
The case of Edward Francis,  charged.'
with selling ^quors at Sanford, gwithout
payment of tax, • has been adjourned to
March 19.   thiney ilowe entered complaint.
\  Mr.Pleas-tut Enterprise: "Father Crow-
iley liJis received.a perspective plan for a
residence for a siftera' reo-eat to be built '
this summer.   It will 'be the "home of .tfce-
t*aaclM»rs of the Catholic school.
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.Kilhoum O^^'isr.035,
sing he will be pleased to attend  to. re-
quests of soldiers entitled to'the work. *
■ The. l>E3iociSATVeceived' a call on Tues?
day "from Editor'Hurst,:, of the^Sh'epherd
OSfews, and'Ed. Schmeier^ business inana-
ger of the large*: fl.wring . tail 1^.. at that
place.' Both, are 'pleasant and affable
gentlemen,.and we "trusts they wili'--not f
forget to visit tis "should .they :agaia happen this wkf.       z ?^:- ■■■_ _i
Lester'vJf-s*. Tau^oQj^efJrf;,, aged 67'
yeas^.jn-id,Mrs.:lfaiihd.8 OMver?|iged US.
years, were.man"!
bride's   residence
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Tuesday "at the
in • Grant, '.townships I
lev. Q. W.'Smith/performing- the -cere-
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in/ Hustle. ■; "Advertise .--it. .^Talk'-* about
mony. Numerous relatives, and, "fr'iehds it,apid'tifii'lk favorably.;" Jfyoilihave*-.any.
were in'attendance. -/'Air ^lib'orate tVm- -propeitr Improve it;-.. Pairityonrhouses,
ner wa^served,, * \      * '. i'c^ean'iijp'YonrsniTouh^^.^ij^isattt and
- When a. business man asked. naTtbe oth- -yon wM feel better:''*aud your: - property'
er day why we. didn't run ;a paper tike will,be worth more radney; it^^lbe:- -mar-
"that" Chanding out a-Xonisvilie Courier ket, 'If you are = doipg-.reasohahly ' well
Journal,) we picked: up an envelope witls'. advise your"far-away friends to^0me and,
a picture of a wholesale grbceiy store .invess near you. Work steadily.for.yonr
nine stories high' and "said "because you home,'pJace. and home interests,. ■ Trade
do not run a store like that"   It" was'? a at home; help -your-dealers.' ICeepyour
different thfhg altogether.
W. II* Dodge, of. the |>ansing Lumber
Com pan}*, was1 in Clare Wednesday "consulting with' their local agent, ilrchie
McKinleyvartcTlooking, ofter thefir* "inter-'
ests in this -vicinity,. Tiiey -report'.several CaScfe of trespass on tlielriands in Hatton and Arthur townshisis, and state that-'
the parties will M sev<wffily dealt with if
the practice Is not cleferyed. -;   ' v ,- \ .
'•Mr'.aud Mrs.' A. J.pe^erty' sikI Miss
Minnie 3>oherty returned last 'Saturday
eveniitg after a ten days' absence, * havliig
U^|ii down to Washington to witness the
inaugural 'ceremonies. Al. reports ' having a splendid time, notwithstanding the
inclement weather, and says that he succeeded in stopping over a couple of days
and visiting his parents in KewYoyk
state.
There was a mistake made in mailing
last week and a large list of persons who
get their copy of Democrat from the
Clare postoffice failed to get their paper
as usual. As we cou^d not locate the er-
for, the mistake could not be, rectified.
Anyone who did not get their paper will
be snppliedwith the missing number by
calling at this office. We will try and
not have it happen again.
■ money at home as muehasf.possible, and
it is likely to'help you;fe s&ftim; The
successful towiis haverbeeii'successfu'l^by •
the property- owners .. pitlliiig - *togethS** *
Piiblic;iuip!-oVeinei?t'/|s^ an feve^meu
chat pays.'. ■ t*D^on?t;Waste ';yem'0pm'.ovei
dirty neigtiliqi'hood 'qiiarrelF,, ^ndrho|d*
back your aid to some object through ,
spite, but work for somezgOoit. and yon
will find yourself benefited. Get - at it..
Wake up. Hustle.* Therofis>no time to
be lost, and everything helps. Toot your
horn and toot it loud.. *
-r>W   8   )W«
A F@wl Social. '..
A chicken-pie social will be-given- by
the Dorcas society at the G. A. IS. hS^^ers:
on next Tuesday evening. Tickets %r
supper, 25 cents, w"hich also entitles ea&
ticket holder to one chance at the beautiful pieced quilt," that: * will be drawir.
The tilth ticket drawn from the hat .after,
being well shaken up will be the lucky
one. Everybody come outy get a good
supper, and take a chance jit the prize.
a®~<s
-.There*is no calling that is not made
better by brains, "No matter what avian's
work is, he is a better man. by having a
1 thorough mind drilling.—Beecher.
(ihw.-lll.Ctek.........j	
• 'worn 'itim'mEs* ■
Ttovli) Jtartxan.. X .. ..Q.'.i.. J84-   - •
Andrew Bhoades...-  .140
Daniel* ('roUs-e .-.:. l;w
Henry Alger.  ^ 51
VViliiam Jioss. /'..,. 4^
STREET- COBI^lSSlbNJSK, :
.John A. Jackson * IGt—19
| Henry Stephens; , ,., .82
•      . FO& ASSESSOR,
f J. C. Boekafellow ....*. .1S3
'      •    FOB CONSTABLE, ■    -
Ernest Wood.;......'. ".'..139—94
. Hff'^.4Ilolhrook  .45
..,:;:.    election eghos.
/Oonstable'Ernest Wood 1s a little fellow, but "Oh, my." All he needs is aw
extra heavy' tap on his boots. ^
__ :;The.ffire .department 'hiing together
, welIT and voted almost "as ?>ne .man." It
1§ .statet] ^"bat their" influence was the
means of laying out some of the.- candi-
:d.ates-Trand there, is little doubt of it.
Johnny Jackson,. for street  commis-*.
sioner, "ran like a steer in the corn," and
didn-fc d© half the "eiying" of some of
the other candidates... He is fully capa,-^
.ble atnd worthy-of  the. election,   "fie-s
tail right/' . -
• To show how fully the confidence of,
line 'people Is bestowed ' in the ability ofj
H. Clark as village treasurer, and J. C.
ekafellow as,assessor, . is. but to state
that they hadnf? opposition/their names
b'elng-endorsed upon all three^ tickets.
With the retirement of President Carpenter the village looses a faithful, pains-
tiiking and earef id officer, who has taken
much interest in his work. President
Todd is equally and amply qualified to fill
the position, all that is required is his
time and attention."
The new board of common councilors en
ill be composed of the following mem-
President, F. J. Todd; clerk, A.
Melntyre; trustees, David Borison,
Andrew Khoades. "Daniel Crous'e, W, H.
Elden, Alfred Louch and Jacob  Mason.
The last three named held over.
The band boys were out Monday night
and serenaded some of the successful candidates. . They captured President Todd
at the depot as he was trying to. leave
town on a log train.. They "put him up,"
made him explain himself, which he did
in a few well-chosen words, then allowed
him to procure a box of cigars and pass
them amon^" the erowd.
I p it in jUKU'.i "0 # &*.£ o| hzuAvi
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Ju).-%£"
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mill on the Toledo^Aswi Arbor M IgoHh   -
MMM*ai>. Mos* oi tM$* wiMU^wei-
into ties for the Mint &■ P^o*Marqnet|:^
Bailroaci Compan^r" "     " '"" -,'*••
.At the Walker Creek crimp'of c. K. Eddy & Son, near Farwell,' a week a<*o •
they hauled 76,070 feet of logs one and"
one-half miles, with three teams, % 24'-
loads. One load scaled 6,191 feet. They-
made. their regular trips and were in*
cam p in regular hours.
.-' The Farwell Register says:   Mr. and
Mrs. p. H. Bobbins. * C. S.  Carpenter. -
Chas. Brnbaker,  Silas Fbrdyee, Oscar
Grimm, Frank Burgess, E. T, QuackeoJ-
bush, Joe Bueher, Mrs. Aeltha Leonard,    *
Mrs. Alex. HaU,-and Miss Edna Allen left'
for Oregon last night; they are all going-'
directly  to  Gales  Creek, .Washington-  .
:county,
*• The Tobacco  Lumber Companv are.
placing the machinery in their mill oir
the soum branch of the Tobacco river
and intend to start it up  in   about one*
week.   The mill will have a cutting capacity of 2o,000 feet pes-  da v.   W© arc
informed that it is the aim of the com-    - ■
|. pany to put a shingle mill iu connection
early in-the coming- spring.—Coleman,"
Advocate. . .    .
Two disreputable  dives  at-Harrison    •
were raided one evening last week  and
the  inmates arrested   A woman named
Sago, aiid another named "Frenchie'? "gfen-    -
Ttedy were sentehced- to ninely^dayi* atr" r-
Detroit:   A Mn 'and.Mrs. -Brown, who.
ran a secondranch, were held iiithe sim"
of f200 to await trial at the next term of
circuit court  en diargeof" "keeping a
house of ill-fame.  '.-,...       . .    .  **. .
At the village' elec.tl.on-'W Harrison,
Monday, there were threetiekets- In the'
fietd—Peoples, Citizens'and lijpop * r^M&
entire Citizens' Ticket was elected,' -<es^
cepting the third trustee. The' fight <wa|
on president, clerk and assessor. ..-Follow-"
w Z\^r officers eIec't:' ^mnt,
Wm. H. Wilson; clerk, A.Bay Canfieli?.
trustees,H.W.Hughes, H.S.Bauch, W
A. Burritt; treasurer,  Carbon* Abbott     .
street commissioner, W.W.Harper- as'
sessor, T. W. Averill; constable,' Eugene
Spencer.   The   president and   assessor
were elected by only one majority.     ''
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The reason women subceed who "mmU
their own businfss" is because there is so
i little competition.
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