1889-03-22; Clare Democrat

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OLABE, MlOfi., M&BGH 22,1889.
5S*0W .&<2v©J?fel£JQ2H30mftff o
SMedr, Lange, bakery,   .. .,
iSo S. Beybv, furniture. z4
3k, j__. Hutchinson, dentistJ".
?X A. Burritt, lands for stfe.   ,
J* IL Carpenter, choice groceries*
_?®iMSi-f Points
JL A. Shaver, Farwell, T
Use the spring goods at Mose.roau'So
€, W* Jfrnry was at Heraey Monday.
, 38L B. Horning at Mt.. Pleasant Monday.
^ ©«, C.. fetter, of Loomis, in to wis Satuiv
&« A. IL Webber, for over &<week
r Wm. H. Elden has been id East Sag!-
|:kaw a greater part of the1 week ©n busi-
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ness.
Haley Feighner, Mt Pleasant,
Wm. lawyer, of Lake, was In town yes-
skky«
f%ac£ory Girl" at the G. 1. *__» hall to-
tfesS*
S. C. Klrkbride was at Mt. Pleasant last
Saturday.
Be sure you are registered next  week
Miss Edith Chambers is clerking at
.  Bfcknell's.
John T. Homing, of Flint, was In tpwn
Wednesday.
, Ex-President Cleveland was 52 years
.ytfffl Monday..
.' :' Mrs. Webber, sr., Is' reported some-
• -^kat better,
^ . Clare county pine lands" are assessed at /
- i#5 per acre.     :J* ' ^
•*' "A. ]£* Webber was at 3Mi(Hand"Wednes^
clay on business. '    -'
Ot Wo Perry was at Harrison, on legal
Business Saturday.   ........:
^oo'iS'Siever were as ©heap in Clare &8
imvafe Moseman's.
' @0 €> Klrkbride made a business trip to
133>®fEwt on Monday* •■'        .. - .
Br. Withersp&©n,'of Harrison, was in
the town Wednesday.
A girl baby was born to Bev. and Mrs.
3&®ndloff.the 13th inst -;,    .
' _"f»mer§ are beginning to make prepar-
bMouq ior spring jsvprk.;
Circuit courtier,Glare county convenes
"Mt Hsrrison April 22udb.
1?ke "Factory Girl"nt theG. A.M. hall
il is spoken of as being very Inter-
: and entertaining*
The sttbscriptlejy list, of the pEU0GEAT
Sscoustantly increasing.
■ township elections -wlil be-'jbeld one
week from next- Monday,
.'' _  -2L J. Spring, F. & P. M. agent Mt Cole-*
-   IS. -B. -Hosenmn'was in Detroit Wecfees^
Miss Ethel accompanied him.
. Seeley,  of Vernon, returned
home last evening after a four weeks'
visit with friends in _few York-state.
* There Is "more truth than poetry" in
the article In .another column, entitled "The pernicious-itghit of treating.'?
The Mt Pleasan&jfliiool' board are
troubled to find a proper system for ventilating and warming the school building.
Irs, Wm. Mcintosh, of Coleman, visited her daughter, Miss Sarah Mcln tosh,
and friends in Clare yesterday and'today.
Ed. Miller and Mr". Quackenbosh moved
their families this week into the bouse
on 7th street recently vacated ' by John
Hasted.
Compare the Besjockat with any 'paper published ia the county and ask yourself if it is * not the  best newsiest
Cora Boswell was granted a certificate
to teach in Isabella county, baying passed at the recent examination held In Mt
Pleasant :, - •
JJarrison and Evart are both working
%ard to secure the proposed ..Charlevoix,
JEscanaba Si; Detroit railroad. Go'In,
lemons. #
Miss Dot _ AbraM and Miss Hary ._fe»
Carttiy returned to their homes at Lapeer
Wednesday after a conple of weeks' yisit
at Clare.     ". ..'
W. A. Burritt, of Harrison, was in town
yesterday morislngo He -was on his way
hooat, having been up at Marion ©n legal
business.       .-■■■■•
h Tatman have bad the front
grocery store painted  a" deep
blue J which lends a very ..^striking".
Mr. ani'^FS. Beebe depat'ted Tuesday
to be abfrgpt three otfotirweeks visiting
wfthrfrfendsin* the Saginaw^ Clio and.
(Little Bens Hobson returned to her i father, who resides .neiu^AtlaV Genesee
"" © Monday. alter visiting her aunt, [county. He departedimcjedktel^ to the
bedside. * -'     **■   ' " *
There SseonsideraT$e.#^a^i©n rife
astowfaomth^ council"!-tpiH appoint to
the posieion of village a>inshal| for the*
current -year. There are ;s«veral" candidates in the field. ' y '?''«'
Mr. Becker already bas T« 1*%Q portion
of the material on'tbe ^rowncland has
commenced the work of erecting'* dwelling house on his property?, $m% south ] oi
the Clare cemetery*    ."   . •'
State. Game Warden '-tMtfc'says the
bill naaking it law|nl to 8$jM* migratory
clucks in Michigan .from ^feober 1 to
May I is not s. law, the s^nfttn not having
acted oi? the matter, - ,:   .'
Br. Vabghan,'of MtPJeas^it Idst Ms
medicine "case out of the buggy'-somewhere on the road between * dare and
Hatton,-one day recently, iindoflfei® a liberal reward for Its return*       -. *•" *   *%
Clare needs an opera *hons£. badlyi
Why do not the business men -of the town
get their heads together aacl demise plans
for erecting one during She earning summer?  iTow Is the .time'to *aet.
Tie A." F. P. club, ga^.a&Oflier of their
social parties at the d-* Ai'B hall last Friday evening. A large .cmwct was, In at« -
tendance, and tbe occasion 'se&iied to be
greatly-enjoyed by those' ^seat '•'
.'William Patrick, of HidlatifV.jmt in
2,000,009 ^eec.-of logs, Which will.be manufactured intashingles-airbts mill.*. He
also. purebased * l4O0p,OQ^,'ieet m£ 'logs,
which will b@ rafted %oliWB&$lmyr&.
A compositor calculates .thai in the
oourse of a year's type £$tt!#g hd'will pj£
up more than 7,5001000-''n&prmm 'piecfsy
which, with their" 'distribution, requires
more than lo,O0OsOOO mtftfbns of the hand.
Pratt <& Pickard's camps, ^obn'.'Sweefe-
man and1 John Deqt' Ib'fetsf»* *brb|:enp
Moaday aad the boys-haye bteu ^making
Borne bowF'1 for the past "lew days. * A
good mmy®% tbem haV^ Mt tot othe?
bad the hoaor conferral upon him of be- j committee having' tbe matter * in chaig^ *;
fngeleclied to the position of junior vice- that in every church services-be held i®-;
implore the  continuance  of the
which has .been shown this nation since
its birth."
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.esanmg.
Mr. .and 2fe.A. C. Gordanier retntxf^c!'
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to their home at Manchester last Satur»
day after a vlgit of four or five weeks in
M&y and Thittsday on^htisiness. '
C, O.-Warner, of Cadillac, was the
gmgfc ot &.'SvSt@WBrfc. Tuesday.
$&s*"W. Sharp, of near Loom Is,: ?isited
Wlftb relatives In Clare. Saturday.
2&S.J"., Mason -.visited with Mrs. CbaS^
IMtaey In Mt Pleasant Monday.
fy'lSaFe you seen, Mdseman's sprlnj
-'j8JX tb© newest, and nobbiest styles.
.   Cartiffliingiei tho cigar maker, visited
with friends at Midland over Sunday.
Election tickets, and slips promptly
priEited at this office' at reasonable rates.
"Frank F, Go.rr, of near Farwell, made
ihe Bsmocka.t'*a pleasant call on Mon-
hats?
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Potter, of Marion,
ar© visiting friends* in Clare over Bu&
If early all of the newly elected village
officers have filled their oaths with the
elerk.
St Patrick's Bay was quite generally
>®bserved In Clare.by the towearing o' the
■' green." ;        :.-z.
Will Tasker, nlglit%erator at the depot^ made a trip to Mmt Ba^Inaw Wed=
TM Interior of Buvld McPhall's gro-
ojery and meat market has been undergoing repairs*. -
Correspondents should be careful to
write pMi^T^the naines of persons,
places, etd
" Mrs. J, W. Warren, of Korwalk,  O.,
was the.giesl of tber.s6nr JK C* Warren,
>iaOl^a:@g^ife,*i3.|i.ab.upMu deputy|ii.,<3^e
•oyerSunday. t '-•' *     •'
O. A. Hobson returned to Clare We"d-
'nesday after being absent for over a
week at tbe bedside ,of his.brother, W..B.
at. Webber's Camp.
The weather for four days proceeding
Wednesday was about the-iinest' ever.ex-
|f perlenced in this country, considering th©
season of the year. :'
Aliie Martin, of Vassar, who in. bis
boyhood days was a resident of Clare,
bas been visiting, with old acquaintances
in this Tillage this week. '
John Johnson, of Sheridan, township
suffered a compound fracture oi one of hfa,
legs while at work in tbe woods, near/
Harrison, one day last week. * *
Josiah Horning bas on hand about 1,600-
eords: of shingle bolts and nearly 1,000,-
000 feet of logs, and bas about 500,000,
feet yet to he put in the yard.
Tbe interior of J. It. Welch's meat market has undergone improvements and the
north half of the building fitted up for
Satterlee & Foote, tlie grocers.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Stickle are the
proud parents of a bouncing baby boy.
tbe little fellow made his adyent into
the world last Sunday mbniing.
Mrs. E. J. Spring, of Coleman, was one
of the visitors at Clare Tuesday. Mrs.
Spring called at tbis office and renewed
her subscription to the Democrat.
Real estate begins to change hands at
A lively rate in Clare tbis spring, and the
,awvM' ~*,~v*-.- */, -*- ,*a iiveiy rare in ujare ini
Tbe wem^6tthejast.week has bee^4xxdicationsar0 ma% the
Tfeereare a-niiinbeF*o|-^«ang b»ys seen,
mussing the streets evefy:$Lj who ' bught
to be at school* Par^nb slioi|]^. Aend
their children regularly,'4And if iey*don't
do it tbe authorities ought to /take* til?
'm&iiepiik.limm*'1'1*-''^' • ■ "' ^fT\   ' -f -
: :*me^dwi-s^etaF>t;thW'*<3-lA-B^'half
ou Tuesday e^enia^'^s qpiie & success,
being largely atteside'^ and addingjabpnt
016 tp. the, Boreal g*mUty?& te^fi_y^
Mrs.#red Haiamoiid,1"beld-^e' lucky tl^f
et**tbat drew tbe QnSltV' '* ■*.;•• . •. :   ,^
T.P. Horning and Mr,' CbatfertoiVjfe
Mt,. Pleasant, were in Clare.-last Saturdly.
We understand that Mr.'. .Morning-' tofy
traded Ms property'in tMsyilEge toMp,
Chatterton for a &aw mill situated "in the^
village of Mt Pleasant * "-' f  '    '
It'was *a mistake Ia$| week" In stating
that Andrew.Ehoades bad.nurchased the'
fstock of bolts together with the :$hingte
hfilL The stock of bolts,- ianipnh'ting to
about 1,600 cords, remain the'property of
Josiah Homing, and will be cut out by
that gentleman.
Advertisers should bear in zaiiid that,
the'Dxi&oGRAT goes intoii large majority
oi the homes of Clare .and northern Isabella counties. If you wish to talk -to
the people who must be your customers,,
your best medium is the paper with- the
largest circulation. .-.-..
Some person broke into Fred Sickens
■PA
®xcettent for&f&ar maMag.   Sap has ru
qp&tb freely.
B. A.. Sutherland was one of tbe visitors at the G. A. B. encampment at Bay.
<Gity last week.
The Ladies' Union Will meet nest Friday afternoon, March 29, at the home of
•__[rs.E.:H. Jenny. .'
i^QSrs. A- J- Doherty and children went
•faf Midland, last evening to vl&Ifi with
1&4 and Mrs. F. L. Post    '
^Marv.^Siehardson and Geo.B,Stev-
<Bns9ofMt. Pleasant, were seen on tbe
streets of Clare yesterday.
'Mr.and Mrs. John Requith, of East
-.jgagi-naWt were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M.
!^-Chamberlain' oyer Sunday.
- -Ifffl. Boswell, the, photographer, bas
fefiwneAaftera winter's business sojourn
|ia the nor'fliera part of the state.
The front-of Tatman Ǥ? Schilling's
^tere jeeeif ed a coat of paint tbis week.
Holbidok & Withsrell did the job.
Agit"ib^byis a new boarclfr at the
Jkome of Mr. and-Mrs. James Walsh,
'4th street, since Tuesday afternoon.
coming
season
ofrfe
will be a lively one in this village,
:  On Tuesday evening, March 26th, Eev.
McLain, of "Detroit,  will  speak  in  the
Congregational church, commencing at
7:30"o'clock.   Come out and bear him.
W. Galliyer "was the guest of his brother, J. IL, In Clare, Monday. Will is
now running on the eastern division of
tbe f. & P. M., as parlor car conductor,
Mrs. B. C. Shaw and children, of Calk-
insviile, visited with relatives in Clare
over Sunday. Her mother, Sirs. S. Sexsmith, returned home with her Monday.
The ladies of the Congregational
church 'will give a maple sugar social at
the residence of Mrs. A. A. Shaver Tuesday evening, March 26. All are invited.   ■ «
An exchange says: If you are hesitating to give a poor widow a sack of flour
or pray for her; try the Hour iirst and enjoy the sensation of answering an unspoken prayer.
£c, W. Perry received a telegram Mon-
J|day annotuiclng the serious Illness of his
money drawer of about 0 In smalf
change. The mystery is why the thief
left the #8 or flO that was also in the
drawer. Fred thinks be has a pretty
good idea who the culprit is.       *:
Messrs! John Giberson, C. H. Clark, M.
J, Loosing, H.H. Holbrook, Will Kelly,
Curtis JLiiigle and Fred WitherilJ, members of the K of P. band, took the first
degree in Pythianisra Tuesday evening.
The organization will soon b& a K. cf P.
band in reality as well as name.
Paint is an important substance on the
farm. It preserves tbe buildings and add*
to'^lieir appearance. Farmers who n.eg-
]QJf£.'to use paint are not .economical. It
adds much to the value of everything on
the farm, stops boles and cracks, and
saves Its cost in a. single season-.
not. want If 0   But when, be .does" want it
that is the time to take It
key does that, and the donkey can't be
compelled to drink when he doesn't want-.
It. So you see, my son, -there is a differ*.
ence between a man and a donk$y. Any
m,an, parson, or layman .can. do as tbe
donkey, and take a drink when be dtaesrft
want one. But it takes a man* my boy^
to refuse a drink when be Wants It And
when be has control over himself, be can
preach louder mid more In a da$ than
Kev. Mr. Pentecost can preach In a year0
Have you seen the mark down
at Moscin ait's ?
prices
John Kent first put in his appearance
at Harrison on the 26th day of February.
He disappeared about March 2nd, and
nothing was known of his whereabouts
until last Monday, when bis body was
found In a well. 'Tis thought that be fell
in, and tbe yerdiet is that be died from'an
overdose of water at a time his stomach was too heavily loaded with whiskey. But little Is known of his past history.
Geo.L.Hitehcoek,.one of Clare County's pioneers, died very suddenly Monday morning of heart disease, at Far-
well, fie leaves a wife and one daughter.
,)"Vir. Hitchcock was universally respected
mid had a large  circle oi  Mends.   He
saloon last Sunday night anci relieved thef ^s a brother-in-law of es-State Senator
Henry Woodruff and of Edmund JM1, of
Detroit. He was owner oi the Farwell
Grist Mills. He bad held many oificial
positions in the village and county, and
was a prominent member of the Congregational Church.
W. S. Walker, of Mt. Pleasant, ex-prosecuting attorney of Isabella county, bas
decided to Icaye that city and open an
oSice for the practice of hi3 profession in
Detroit' He will depart for his new field
of labor early next "week. Mr. Walker
requests the Democeat to state that he
will be pleased to receive business or
friendly calls from any" of bis old
acquaintances who may have occasion at
any time to visit the cit^ of Detroit.   His
commander.   -      - ■
Miss Bessie Giberson* who is attending
tbe conservatory of music in Detroit
premises to meet with marked success in I   Bob Burdette bas discovered that there
her studies.   She has been highly  co^- fi^a: difference between  some 'men
pliinentod by the professor and has
ready heen promoted in her elasfceSi b,
Ing now associated and keeping "ajfoe | Hewa'rkfthe minister who says, "wbea'X
with pupils inuch older than' herself.        want a drink, I take It"   For tbe soul" ot.
J. D. Garland,. the jeweler,  presented  me 1 can't see anything very rema:
the hose.company witb a "silver watch in-that,even  in a  preacher.   He'
for their excellent services at the recent J ^e s f°o1 to &*ke a drink --when
fire and the Commercial Union Insurance Company gave the boys $o in cash.
The watch Is valued at $15.and the boys
will raffle it off at 25 cents per  chance.
Tickets on sale at MusselFs drug store.
Supervisor Jenathan Green, pf Sum-
raerfield, lost his barns and stock by fire
the 10th Insti A lighted lantern was left
Ranging in the barn, which was knocked
Ijflown by one of the horses, setting the
hay on fire. .Five milch cows, some
young stock": and three valuable borers
were consumed. The loss falls heavily
on him.
On tb© dockets in the office of the fudge
of probate In Isabella county appear two
names, one of which is as f ollews: Pay-
sbe-kay-cbing-nay-baw-naw-gaw-nequet-
way-bec-snith. The other reads: Felix
A.i&esbideBeboise Be La Framboise.
Both men are residence of the county.
The former is an Indian and latter a
Frenchman,
Martin Clone, for more than a year
past/the efficient section foreman for the
.'F. &.A.A. at this place, received notice
last Saturday that his services were no
longer required, and Bobert Corner, one
ot the employes under' him, was promoted- to the position,. Mr. Clone will go to
work for J. C. Carland, on the northern
extension above Cadillac.
. There were three tickets in th£ M.eM at.
Mt Pleasant last week*—Democrat- Republican and Prohibition. The day' was
decidedly democratic,.the party electing
W. Churchill, president; E.-J; VanLeu-
yen£ treasurer;. .'J. "0. Whitman, street
commissioneiv;}Tbe' republicans elected
"C. KlmbalL'trKsteer If. A. Crane, .a^aess-
or $"JBSv ^v'Hoyf clerkj' -ibid; - Hv_ Ck 'pnnlop^
WmiMe/* i • •' ,.-.." -'' r..-/-*y * 'TJ '*
■k. So far as learned the largest white
pine tree"ever found In Michigan was recently .cot. an# scaled by the Brootog
IfUmber company, which-is*.doing a large
.business near Hobarfc station on the Q.M.
I, road. .It measured-at ^ie butt stic
feei in diameter and scaled 10,331 feet of:
m^reantile lumber. In -the fall the top
was* broken, destroying about 300 feet of
ehoice. lumber.
"as4
Mky Tuttle, one of the inmatek of Jim
Carr's ranch, near Meredith, was shot
last Monday night while in a quarrel
with her fellow. The ball "passed through
her arm and into her abdomen. Dr.
Witherspoon probed the ball about five
inches, but failed to find It She may re-
coyer.
County Cleric, Geo. W. Stone, visited
Mt. Pleasant loses an enterprising citizen
and an able young attorney, but it is Detroit's gain-.   May success follow him.
An exchange says: "Oh the morning
of April 20th, 38S9, at nine o'clock, it has
been arranged that the church bells all
over the country shall ring to celebrate
the event of 100 years ago, when the
church bells throughout the thirteen
states rang to call the npople together to
Don't forget to call and see the new*:
line of shirts at Moseman's.
ABase-tBafiClMbatSfflitilfan-zil* -
Mid^ahb, March 10.—A number of citizens met recently and decided to reor°
ganize tbe Midland Base-Ball Club ior
the season of 1889.   The officers ehosen
are   as    follows:     President,   M. H.
office will be located in the Buhl block. [Stanford; Vice-President, W. D, Gordon;
with friends in Clare last Friday und Safe-: pray for the success and prosperity of
urday. He was on bis way home from tbe country under O^cal Washington,
Bay City, haying been'in rttendance at that day inaugurated prssidenfe of. fihe
the Grand Army encampmeht Mr. Stone J Uniiied States.  A call is made from the
Secretary. G. B. Stanford; Treasurer, W.
D. Marsh; Board of Direetors,  W. _>„'
Marsh, William Timmons, H. V. Beacon5
William Eeardon and F,, C, Heald," /The.
President and Vice-President are also to
act with the Board of Directors--
.  Manager, Fred. S.Anderson, Captaie.
Al. Dickey,  who managed the  P. 0. H,
elub in an admirable manner last season,
and Charles Eobinson for official scorer.'
Tbe club has a number* of excellent
players ,and the  manager, who always
keeps his eyes open for business, has already commenced negotiations for ah-'
other battery.  A committer of two was
appointed to solicit contributions and its
members are meeting.witb success. - - ■■   - '
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• €©ts His P©s©r£©*...,     V *
[Mt. Pleasant JSute rprise*J
A man named Adams hired a livery of
Will Kowe. of Farwell last' Thursday,
Eowe employed Horace Holden to drive   '
Adams- to Mt Pleasant: md return'. After  "
reaching here Adams told Holden lo • r^» *
main at Garvin House with.- team untlir .
the next day and he would return to iTar- :
well with him; that .'fee had  t# .{go* to,,
Shepherd to transact some business $m$  *'
would' retura in the* moriilng.   Adami^ .
did not return and Kowe telegraphed # '
Holden that Adams had-skfpj>ed i©**Oan- "*
■m%i&nd for him to ssome lioinsp.  Hojdea,"
fejegmphed back--|;o Bowe to send '112a .
some money or ccpie and get .Ms tearau "
On Saturday E« came over for .his   .
team.' t When Ho^^;© aw him. be sup-
^posodBowe would settle the entire bill'. ;
android J?owe that be, (Holden) -woisld -,
go home on the train.   Holden  went fay*
and shook bands with the clerk, of the   '
Garvin Bouse and told him he wj^s ^o^'1
in^ home • on  the. train.  A£$8r' Holdet? "
I%r'£ohe ?io^ser Jtowf ' stett||d f»t M?4^
teaiiitbiit:.woIiM ^oi^ettW ■'MoMm% Mtf^z"
claiming he did not hire Holden,- wiiers«
upon Garvin" swore-, out a 'warrant forr
Horace. Holden and put:it in KhO 'handa.
of Deputy Weiler who' .went to Farwell
and on Monday morning Horace was* '
was-landed ia  the  county jail  of ttifa
place for jhmpiitjsJiis board biU* • Po^-"*;
Horace being "iMong entire* strangers-
was completely- _t_ai-t broken- and  sick.. !
When the m.ornIng:.train came in, bot^« •
oyer, Lawyer. Gallup from Farwell came*"
with it and went, directly to-.the jail asd-
Jiberated Horace. and took him Jbe£oz9> ■
the justice who-at once, released. Horace^
claiming to haye no'ease against blm^
During the forenoon the said Will Bowe
came oyer to exchange horses with some
one when he was- Interviewed by ffirj
Garvin and Cass Mpsher.  He called Cass
a liar and received * a:^-back°handed slap
across the mouth that be will not
forget   It served  Mm right* or
should have been  harder.    But l_owo
was glad to settle all bills.and get out of
it as cheap as he did.   Tbe general impression among these who know of the
affair is that Bowe was assisting the
man Adams to skip If there was
skipping done.   Hoi ace Is a" young m?
known by several of our honored citizend'
who would gladly do anything to assist
the one-legged boy to justice, as against
the unmanly principle of a so-called man
who desired to cast a strain or repi*c
upon bis moral  character.    Bowe hi
learned a lesson that may- -beaefit bli
some futui'e time. -     * ■
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