1885-04-17; Clare County Press

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GLARE, MIOBElGKAiq,  APRIL 17, 1885.
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locgl news it wjll^be. more Intei^, ^ |>D i;   ,;,.-, rfcr wlll/ofeupy :G
•esting.  readable' &flS    attrac tf ve^r-fe^s fejJil I ng n»^ Btafti, street .after
than ever bWfore. f Every residenthM^M* v-\lf» t-^^vilf'remove his
ot. Clare  and. .fto^^^'V^bellal^^^?^^*    .;,•.*.   / ' \ ;./•/ '
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counties wants to- E&pp.posted"In
j-- xeri^4-i-Xo the ..passing events of
>^fii^n"€igB6Sriib^d,,"--: *pi£S-e; will" be.
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v -Mt* pie0feuit^4H«H)l boys.4^11 be excelled if dls^ayem! u4ng tobacco or
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The funeral of ^t^. 0, AV.  Chase
oc^Hifed. Taeisday 'nftetngoii at thm
€6ift^regatIo*ntil €h«li^ft.    \
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file'-ltf.fh^ ^•©s^iitiiig-.AItdraeyJs'oM.rifs store buiidinff w^'the leyk of the
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•  At the iilsfeelection in this, -totfii-/. ponH f<^_t Mr^^l^erspn's open-
shl|>4¥elTi^fe>ere\c^C ,Wm. %.?f   spring' miJUuery pd  hair
Craw'iit^bejfi^.eferitect ,'lhy two .:-pia- 'goods April 28;^m« 2oth|
jority, over Joseph Biicher for,Sup%r°-;' ' There, will Ix-Hciljotit fort^* criminal
visoff.'' '   "     "'v   '**..*■.   - ': • - *-\jg»(»€sOnthe tsi|i*ivter  for Jthe -May
■ Br. tef^as foSnshlp Tie^l *4*f*V» el««U ^«^ ^
in'Isabella towoshlp, IskMlftcounty". ' ^tieMfOraliam vr*mfe^ra one day
years ^gp..' -Jsabella'J *h}s ^^ ^ ^! i»^«n^s^ny of us.
He c0«Miift ind .ti»<* AiieiBe was look-
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' •fipjie I %tnmoii C 4i>« ncl 1, j^avlog foiled- to vlfict a Preside** t /i^ to?i last
Moniiiy evening w»ti pi^bably do
so;"a|" -A*t'.«% future iwHJtin^. *
" -Will the Mtu#k*4 • ^nli^hten the
"public as to ;th«^hA.%,Msity of the
current -report tluitfe^l pu blicatiop
,Is owned by Xit\i '
oshijs/'mt that :t!ihej 'efiibriicecl
foiir-t€e|i;^ec}grap!iieal towns'ill -tliat
couxity^nd atfof Clare c(ounty0
The "Katrfsdf!" Cteaiw -an4 Brnml^rit.
.of fast week .devotes two columns-t0
.a dee uncia&lon of Que of the
.nate fem^le.toffiales €
,We have-notn.6ilced eveiutw© 'Bugs
~<~~~^ fin theiani© j&jr^r deauiielatpfy of
"l^ '^dtfer'OitiT-oj liMldeiL—Mts'.Measaat"
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ATTORNEY'AT -LAW
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ATTORNEY AT
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY, °
and REAL ESTATE AGENT
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(P EO. J. CUMMINS,
Atty-at-Law and Solicitor,
SSSSCEEsSs&SSSiOTS
BB-o Mo TOOLEY, Physician and
Surgeon. All calls piomptly attended to, day
or night. Office at his residence, 5th St., Clare,
Mich."
"OLENTY OP OLD PAPE
Jl~      hand now at The Press office.   10 c
dozen.
BBo T. ¥AYNAED9 has  opene^
his office at his residence on Main street.
IPE&^IFJBSSUCDISAH.   (DAEJI,©
promptly attended to day or night.
CLARE,        - MICH
ABNESS SHOP.
€. IV* GOODENOW & COo
Making" and Bepairing   Light and
•    Heavy Harness by
Sfcifed Wtrtusiii)
Whips, blankets, and in iact everything to he found
in a first class harness shop will be
kept in stock.
i^Thepatronage ofthe public!
respectfully solicited.
<pHAS. A. LYON,
NSURANCE AGENf,
FAB WELL,
MICHo
(POOLEY & WELCH,
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-seasonaw© weipaaei*? '0itesoaV 'has
postponed.his liillpery' opening -fo
April :2&* 24, '25-^ three | 'days,
Besii0ttf"bei^._. "the.J\.date ; • asid
watch tlie' event, -astoiir-dt«fek.and
display wllIbeex£i"ei3iel-^gorgeoo& •*'
Daniel Mmd of Vernon Iriett to do
without The Pis^ss-biit li^ tad * t©
£ j. -• s^te:.'; i his  week'' he
reasons and. have misseel ic ever
since. The Pbess is a good paper,
and I must have it."
The Mt. Pleasant Tribune uses rather plain language in speaking of the
glove light advertised to take place
there last week and says that owing
to the interference ofthe authorities,
the combatants had to put up with
s-0a snide sparring match ■ with soft
gloves, about forty persons being
present."
J, W. Dunlop's new brick block to
be erected on the southwest corner of
Main and Fifth streets, will be 44x75
feel, two stories high, the lower floor
to be made into two stores, Mr.
Dunlop is now contracting for the
material which he hopes to have on
hand ready to commence building
before many weeks.
Samuel McGregor and another
man were convicted of simple larceny by Justice Wing of Vernon, who
fined each of them $5 and costs and
committed them until paid. The
fine not being paid a commitment
was made out and the defendants taken to jail but the Sheriff would not
receive them under that sentence, no
definite time being specified.
Q. W. Smith having filed his official bond and oath of office as Clerk
entered upon the discharge of his duties but it was discovered that the
Clerk's bond had to be approved by
the Township Board. That body
met this week, approved Mr. Smith's
bond and also that of Highway Corn-
* PEMSONAI,    POINTS.
Mrs Jno. Post of Coleman is visiting in Clare this week.
C. 'IT. Bock well is building a new
house on Sixth street.
Herbert Wheaton is studying locomotive engineering.
Miss Vina Boss of Evart is the
guest of Miss Winnie Merrill.
Miss Anna Lange went to Saginaw
last Tuesday to attend the wedding
of her cousin.
Miss Winnie Merrill very pleasantly entertained a large number of her
friends on last evening,
Mrs. Wm. Giberson who has been
east for two wegks past purchasing
spring millinery and dry goods, returns-this evening. .
Two ofthe men killed in one of the
fights with BiePs rebiesin Northwest
Territory recently were acquaintances-
,of D. B. Dwyer.
Supervisor Lanson Wing of Vernon has become a subscriber to The
Press this week; also Capt. John
Bled, Battle Creek.
Dr. Tooley .reports considerable
sickness, which keeps him busy;
The doctor has already spoken for
office rooms in Dunlops'   new brick
The following named- pupils in
second primary department attended!
school every day during Marcho
Those marked with an (*) wero
neither tardy nor absent 1
Blanchie   Siqe,   Alice Mclntyre^
Mary Brodie, Bay  Horning,* Lewis*
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ia Gilpin, Carrie Bog^rs,*  x\
Doherty/"-   Clyde    Harris,* Horace
Keys.
Miss. Mclntyre reports the follow^
ing pupils in the  first   primary de=l
partment present every  d^y during
March:     Blanchy    Mooney,   May
Ellsworth, Mamie Goodenow, Frank
Doherty, Biley Parish, Verna Feighner, Alice Austin^ Floyd Kane,'Claude-
Trevidick,  Martin Lawrence,  Clay« '
ton Decker, Ellis Feighner.
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Clare's Oomat.
The whisky tiuMt Meredith feel •   Joseph   Griwmerson,   brother-in-
so badly about' l^if .their grip that|Jaw to James H. Seeley, has arrived
that tbey are trpy^te hatch up r^a-prom Top<»hto and will work the
sons -for cxmWittg&u' feeent elec- jShaw&mi in Vernon which he re
tion.
It is- said that JPB, ICiisted, J.-.-Gh
'Husted, ih BwyerAL Beebe will jbe*
Ik the saloon biisiiK^&ffe^May 1st5
Whitney_ ■&  ParLshJ&Ii |$ufe until
the last felf of th«| Jffit)fi%re.-resu;
hm l»u«fness.
-bnt fie fcad'to thQJa8fcbttlfoft!iej«lid^i«OTiii- ereel from ins injury and is cared for
«ewin*Miis i-iih-' i*Hf l»u«fness.        &JF f *      '. * a^ ^e bome of his brother, A. Moon»
:*he miH    *M J    Hm>V*-rorii>r #%|' reopen S^t-' ^# '.     \,r   """ ,. ^   -•   *
,Vlaft'te|ibui^^|,&r£fey.-i2lgM.    Tim, mm- n& 'hmil   ^l*i3* ^^i ^^:jijled *uu z^in\
missed it evef ground dowii and Is now in good con-  last after a. prolonged Illness of. con-
Gently purchased of Isabella county.
Mrs. Samuel Mooney and her
children started Tuesday to her
mother's in Canada to spend the summer. Her husband is not yet recovered from his injury and is cared for
home of hi* brother, A. Mooney*
camvassars met at Hs*t>
rison Wednesday and/declared. th©'
result of the vote in Ciaife county t©
be as given below. The towns 'wer<$.
represented as follows: Grant, J» 0o
Boekafellow, who,was.chosen chair*
man 1 Sheridan, Wii\a'Jerred; Surrj
J....L. Hitchcock-; Winterfield^. Geoc
Paddock ;; Sumnierfield^ H. E. Mtir-
Frost, ——«~ -Kelloff;   Fraii^
lin, W, J. Boche; Greenwoods. Wm/
Hostler. Bay'Curtis and 'Wm. Anderson, canvassers for Hayes'and A£°
thur respectively, did, not put in ant'
appearance.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.      -
ground .down and is now |n good condition.   Mr. Boot reserves the right
to .refuse admission to anyone- whose
presence would be objectionable.
The salary of the Marshal is increased $25 The attorney?s salary was'
cut from $50 to $40, and the other salaries fixed as follows: Health Officer,
$20; Treasurer, $20; Printer, $20.
The net increase is about $25,
The re-election of Marshal James
L. Welch by an unanimous vote of
the Common Council, was a high
compliment to that gentleman whose
administration of Clare's police affairs for so long a period has given
general satisfaction.
Michael Shay, sentenced to 14 days'
imprisonment in the village bastile,
had his sentence commutted this'
week to banishment for life, and he
lost no time in putting distance between himself and the scene of his
troubles.
It is said that Judge Holsington of
Harrison will be taken into full partnership by the great legal combina°
tion and will enter upon the practice
ofthe law upon Ms retirement from
the bench, July 4th. He could assist the rag pedlar in doing the outside work.
Lester VanKoughnett and wife
have dissolved partnership and the
former having had his wife sign a
paper in which she agrees to care for
their little girl, goes back to Canada
to forget his great sorrow.   Mr. Van-
sumption. During her residence of
two years in Clare she has gained .a
large circle of friends who sincerely
mourn her death. The afflicted husband and now motherlesss children
have the sympathy of all.
Mrs, Dr. Davis kindly showed us
the other day a novel and beautiful
ornament.- It was a combination of
advertising cards, tastefully arranged on stiff paper, the whole making
a large diamond shaped wall picture,
five feet long and about two and a
half feet wide. It is well worth going to see. Mrs. Edmunds pf Mt.
Pleasant, who is visititing Mrs. Dav
is, did the work.
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COUNTY   CHRONICIJBS.
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missioner    Cunningham,    and   the - Koughnetfc  tells The   Press   that
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SHOP AT W. GOODMAN" & GO'S.
HAEBWAEB ST0BE,
Best of Paints and Oil Fur-
nished and Lowest Prices.
"Estimates when desired,
Orders left at Goodman's
tended t
new officers are now duly ensconced
in their positions.
Quite a hostile sentiment is enter-
tainedb y some|persons in Clare and the
surrounding country against a man,
who, it is alleged by thero, manufactured a story and swore to it before
the grand jury, thus aiding in the
procurement of several indictments
for cutting and removing timber.
One of the angered ones was silly
enough the other day to brandish a
revolver and declare publicly that if
he ever caught the fellow (naming
him) in the woods, he would gi^e
him a dose of lead.   Fools aren't all
this is his third wife and that she has
left him at least 50 times in the last 30
years. This separation, he says, is
final,
4'The Midland Sim is informed
that three stalwart Ingersoll boys recently cut one hundred cords of wood
in eight and a half clays, the work
being done for Thomas . Beaves of
Posey ville, and say they can do it
again. Two of these boys cut one
hundred cords of wood in thirteen and
a half days last spring. Who can
beat this?" The Pbess respectfully refers the Sun to our Vernon items
this week.
Harrison  longeth  for  a masonic
ledge.
H, M. Boys of Farwell has again
stocked up with drugs.
The Odd Fellows at the County
seat are beautifying their new hall.
The county is caring for only
three persons at the Poor House now.
The northern hotel at Harrison is
be thoroughly renovated. It needs
it bad.
"Some people think that Clare is
the cheapest place in the world to
buy goods," is the way an advertisement in the Begister reads. "Some
people" hit the nail pretty squarely
on the head*
The Farwell ladies' library association has chosen the following officers
for the year to come: Miss Hatiie
Evans, President; Mrs. E. White,
Vice President; Mrs. M. Hitchcock
Ellis and Crissey, Prohibition can~
didatesfor Regents, received eight
votes in Grant and five in Winter-
field.
Sang—Weaa, JTmi<fflge f<n>r YT<n>uas'S©air.
Lapsing. Mich., April ll.-7-Sena-
tor Curtiss, greenbacker and former
republican, is certainly not a Grant
man. When the senate passed a resolution of regret and sympathy, a
few days ago, by a risingj vote, ' the
senator sat in his chair, and when
urged to rise by neighboring senators
said he was utoo tired." This morning, when the Bev. Mr. Thompson
opened the senate with prayer and
mentioned the illness of the genera!9
Senator Curtiss rose impatiently from
his desk and went into the cloak
room. The colored janitor said something about Grant, when the senator
said: "I don't want to hear anything about him, I don't admire
him." After the morning session
was adjourned he spoke to Senator
Belknap, saying he could not stand
S^u^rw."!^topente/"^a^!8achto^- Mr- Belknap said that
urer ; Mrs. J. L. Littlefield, Libra- j C&aiit wasno politician and wasa na~
rian; Miss Wilkins, Miss A.  Wood    """' — ™-   "—* -*—*—
ruff,   Mesdames   C.  JS.  Carpenter,
Sawyer and Safford, Directors.
A new lodge room has been fitted
up at Farwell and all that is now
lacking to commence work is for A.
M. Clark or some other suitable person to go thither and dedicate the
hall.   A great deal of zeal is exhib-
tion's man, ann Mr. Curtiss retorted
that Grant had tried to get a third
term and was an enemy of free in-
stitutions in so doing. Senator Woodruff here   interposed . by    saying,
"Well, sawdust is cheap, and I would
liiieto see the*top of your head
opened, the brains taken out, and the
space filled with sawdust." The
matter then subsided.    It is said
.1. -. t.   j.-u u        v +1,       i     «+  that if Grant died and the flag of the
ited by the members of the order at. genate wag lowered to half ^st   he
Farwell.—Detroit Bost    Which  all - -
refers to the Masonic Lodge. [
would not enter the building
its position was changed.
until
Justice
Reg of University
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Sheridan
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Surry
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