1890-07-11; Clare Democrat and Press

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Fine   Shoes
Every shoe in our stock was manufactured expressly for us by Drew,
Shelby & Co., and arc warranted select stock, solid sole, leather
counters and inner soles, (live these goods a trial and you will take
solid comlort with your footwear.
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lyi^lieiMiis farmer, of Vernon township,
I'ubclia enmity, came to town to do some
tnn]iii< and while transacting his business ci»ine in contact with several glasses
of beer and probably a considerable
amount of whisky, and as usual became
pretty "loud" on the streets.
About 4 o'clock he started for his home
;i!2 miles south of Clare, where he arrived about live o'clock. Boing iu an In—
toxh-i'ed eondit'on and his horses of 11
writer -phited disposition, he could not
i;i !iit'.'!i them from the vehicle, lie sent
one of the smaller children Into the house
for his son Leslie, a young man who was
iccently married and who is assisting
the old gentlem.in on the farm during
the summer. The son responded to tho
Mi'inii'iii!. and unhitching the horses pro
cei'ded to thn stable with them, whero
the old man followed and began abusing
the boy, as only an intoxicated man cau.
'i: i win.] brought on another and soon
tlie old man and boy were running a foot
ni"'' to the house. During the quarrel
tie M iis.in had taken a large pocket
knife irom his pocket and as they reached tbe gate he succeeded in plunging
the ki.id' into the boy's left arm just
abuu* tin* wrist and into his left side'
just above the hip bono. Leslie then
j turned Mid told his father not to make
ain»ihf-r attempt to cut liim or he would
shoot, whereupon he made another lunge
with the knife but did not succeed iu
reaching his victim. Leslie had a 32».
e t if-:" i-volvr in his pocket and as hit
f-ithi-r ittcmpted to stop him he hit htm
with the barrel in the corner ol the left
eye which floored liim and rather brought
him to his senses.
By this time the  blood  was flowi
rather freely from the son's wounds ai
he went Into the house "where his   wl).
bandaKed them to the best of her ability
The old man during  this time smy
him=elf.tgrslasbMNc'hte-kuft* Stityittf
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it oir.
Rudolph Iloltz was dispatched for ui
physician and Drs. Maynard and Carpenter rpp:iir**'l to the scene. The wound
ou tin* t-ide wn« about an inch and one-
half !->iig, the knife having glanced, but
had it been a trifle higher it would hnye
certainly killed thc man. The wound on
the aim was jnjt the width of tho knife
blade but had apparently been driven'
almost through thc arm, and the physician placed two stitches in it.
L"«]ie. the son, was in town Wednesday, apparently not very much the worse
for his narrow escape, and from whom
we gained the foregoing information.
He sjiys tlie end is not yet, as he intends
t'. pi. -eeiite his father.
.«ly -1th, 1890, pases away very quietly
':fnre. At 7 o'clock in the morning a
ciaj train took the K. of P. band,
e running team and about 150 citi-
iS to Evm-t, where they airived at S:30
ock.
t about 10:30 o'clock a large audience
gregnted   in   a   mammoth    bowery
Ich was erected by the Independent
C Company of Evart, and listened  to
0 flue  music and an elegant speech
Col. Laniard, ot Detroit. In the after-
in the games and races were the priu-
,1 attractions, and proved a financial
jess to somo Clarcites, as Leu Clark
led oir thc honors in the Men's foot-
i,"Will Ash Came under the wire first
e flat man's raco and  Martin Ebcr-
fc succeeded in lighting his pipe first
',a pipe race.
wever the event which caused the
excitement during the day was the
race between the Eyart and Clare
King tennis which resulted   iu   the
H team winning  tho money,   they
Ing -10 rods laying 200 feet of hose
;| breaking  coupling   and   attaching
which was  accomplished by the
team in 40 seconds and Evart in 55
nds.
hb Evart boys came oil victorious in
jcoiipllug contest after a hard struggle.
d feeling prevailed throughout the
ro day, the weather being cool with
cing breeze and fans were in poor
md.
tiao o'clock Saturday morning the
11 left Evart for Clare, where it de-
ited about as large a lot oE cold aud
p>" people as it has been our lot to see
liaji}' a day. However all report an
>y*blc time aud thoroughly satisfied
U their day's outing.
sfnioes are very scarce in the market
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W Jnncs spent Sunday In Midland
Ms relatives.
%?ppondents will confer a favor U
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ttir In the week.
Jay Rogers was in
day.
John G. Husted's house has received
coat of paint tbis week.
The foundation of Dawson's new brick
block is nearly completed.
Chas. Welch moved his family from
Farwell to Clare this week.
'Lige Tatman is now employed in the
F. &P, JL yard at this plnce.
Mrs, Chester Stiles visited with her
parents in Clare over Sunday.
John Sexsmith made a business trip to
Saginaw and Bay City on Monday.
H. W. Skutt, the. barber, is visiting
friends in Grand Rapids this week.
Miss Carrie Rockafellow is visiting
Miss Grace Turner at Eyart this week.
Mrs. John McDonald and mother, Mrs.
C. Bigley, spent the Fourth at Shepherd.
Dr. and Mrs. H.L. Ash visited their
daughter, Mr*. Jas. Boyd, the latter part
of last week.
Rov. M. D.Rogers was at Hatton, Monday, conducting the funeral services of
Mi's. Jas. McCombe.
A boy baby wns born to Mr. nnd Mrs.
Allen Anger on July 4th, which made
Tom Mason grandpa.
Celery, watermelons, currents, cherries
and raspberries have made their appearance in the markets.
Women were made bofore mirrors and
have been before tbem ever since, crueiy
remarks a wicked exchange.
A Farwell lady makes a great kick because her husband persists in using her
bathing suit for a pen-wiper.
The funeral sermon of Mrs. Davis, who
died last week, will be preached by the
pastor next Sunda}" morning at the M. E.
church.
Don'tgo in bathing while in a perspiration. The sudden chilling of the blood
by so doing, produces cramps. Wait until you are cooled off.
Mt>.W.L. Olds departed for Owosso,
Monday, to join her husband who has secured employment at that place. They
will make their home, there for tho present.
Frank Cope, who has been teaching
school nt Marion during the past winter
aHd spring, departed on Monday for Big
Rapids, where be will take a course in
penmanship.
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Fine Groceries.
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We carry a very Complete Stock of
Everything in the line of Choice
Family Groceries.    Also Provisions
oi all kinds, Hay, Oats, Flour, Feed, etc.
Will Unicume was in
Saginaw last Friday.
Attorney Lyon,.of Far well, was a
tor at Clare, Monday.
Miss Euceba Hall ii- visiting relatives
in Saginnw and vicinity,
Mrs, M. C, Denmer is visiting relatives in Clare and vicinity this week.
Mrs. M. Beemer, of Sanilac, visited nelsons, Oliver and Arthur, over Sunday.
S, A, Sutherland ws« in Harrison,iron-
day, on business relntivc to his   pension,
E. B. Horning wA vifc, of Mt. Plea-
ant, visited friends in f'ljire over Sunday.
Mrs. O. Beemer loll for Saginaw, Tuesday, wbere she will undergo treatment nt
Dr. Bliss' hospital.
Dixon's Uncle Tom Cabin Company
who were billed to appear here Wednesday evening, failed to mnternlize.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Al. O'Donald. of Howard
City, were guest* of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
O'Donald in Oare oyer Sunday,
John Cr. Un-tc-l If: for Milwaukee
Tuesday evening where be' will enjoy
himself with the hoys for n few days.
Harvey Knickerbocker, of Mf. Morris,
visited with his brother Louis, baggage-
master atthe union depot, in Clnre last
Thursday and Friday.
John W. Dunlop has purchnsedn handsome surry and may be seen most any
evening enjoying a drive behind ]iis
handsome little s],nu ot "tangs.
A post ofiice has   been   established   at
Burnham in Verron   township.   Isabella-
county.   The'.uni..-of the office will   If
Russell, nnd J. I. Kirkpatrick. post master.
A. Blevins, of Marion, hn« sent a sample of Trendwell wheat to us. which he
raised on his farm uenr that plnce. The
stalks stand 5 feet 7 inches, and the heaiU
over 1 inches. Here's hoping tliat Mr.
Blevins has many acres ns good as the
sample sent.
In your rambles over tli" farm earrv
sum" k«vf it*-. "-(..('11.11 to<if-troy tbisMes
burdoek". etc.. u Uh. If l"ft nn'il n uiw-
convenii'iit spasm, thoy are i.pt to be ]i ft
too long. An exchange recommends a
broad-headed chisel on a stick lung
enough for a cane,*
A new kind of insect is working ita
way from the south towards thi? latitude.
It is called the cowhorn fly and while it
does not kill cattle It worries them so by
its bites as to cause a considerable ^lfhi-
inrttiQn In. ilte^Yet^J^'flk^ 'ti#fl*iii!j
We are doing practically a
Cash business, which enables us to
Give our customers   thc   Best Goods    and
Greatest Quantity for the money.    Don't fail to call on
Us  as  we  assure  you Courteous  treatment  and  Great Bargains.
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We Ixeqel ix\ Ixcr$ Prices.
Respectfully Yours,
MASON & BOYD.
All Kinds of Farm Produce Bought and Sold.
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Justice S. F. Fine has been seriously
ill for the past week.
M'ir.y of our citizens are complaining
of the .scarcity of ice.
Jas. Brown is enjoying himself at
Milwaukee this week.
F. E. Prince, of Mt. Pleasant, was in
town Monday morning.
Mrs. O, Mabie, of Farwell, is visiting
with the family of Richard Welcb this
week.
AV. A. Burritt, of Harrison, changed
ears here Wednesday evening, enroute
for his home. '
John Kirkbride, of Canton, Ohio, a
cousin of S. ('. Kirkbride was the guest
of the latter Tuesday.
Porter Randall was at Ithaca Tuesday
nnd Wedncsdny where he was examined
by physicians for a pension.
The Ladies' Union will meet at the
home of Mrs. VanBrunt next Wednesday. July 10, at the usual hour.
Mrs. it. j. Lossing returned from Bay
City Tuesday evening where she had
heen visiting friends for a feW days.
Riley and Lottie Parrisli went to • St.
Louis Wednesday where they will yisit
their aunt. Mrs. Carr, for a couple of
weeks.
John Giberson wishes to secure the address of eyery Sabbath school superintendent in the county. See notice elsewhere.
E. G. Welch left for Bay City last
Monday where he will yisit for a week
with his sister, Mra. White. From there
he goes to Springfield, Mass., to enter
the employ of a large publishing house.
Last week Geo. Wilson, who resides at
Cory's mill, advertised the loss ofa seat
belonging to a baby cab. The papers
were mailed Thursday and Saturday Mrs.
Wm. Parrish delivered tho lost article to
the Democrat-Press office where it
awaits tbe owner. This is invariably
the outcome of all advertisements placed
in this paper, and the generai public are
awakening to this fact.
,'D.^cwth, of Fredrlcksburg, Iowa,
yed in town Wednesday morning on
sit to his old home.
ivforce of men and teams commenced
ding the ground for the wooden ware
factory Monday morning.
Mrs. Chas. Pitcher, of Chicago,is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Holbrook. She
will remain nbout four weeks.
The scarcity of ice is making many of
our citizens warm under the collar and
it is altogether probable that the price of
that very necessary article will soon advance.
Deputy Sheriff Dopp, of Meredith,
changed cars here Wednesday evening
for bis home. He was returning from
Detroit, where he had taken a prisoner
to the work bouse.
'Tis estimated thnt over 25,000 Knights
of Pythias aro in attendance at the
Pythian conclave being held nt Milwaukee this week, and the total number of
visitors at about G0.000.
About 400 men enma from the neighboring lumber camps on Thursdny Inst,
and after some of them had received a
j"1lttle. grog 'twas hard work for the officers to keep the streets clear, so sober
citizens might pass.
Scarcely a day passes but the metropolitan dailies chronicle terrible storms
in the west. A number of persons aro
usually killed and a vast amount of property destroyed, in each case. Michigan
has been extremely fortunate this season
in escaping thc cyclones and tornadoes
and many a person are begining to realize that this is good enough
place to live in after all.
Last Thursday evening, as Thos. De-
Gez was sitting on a scantling which
was placed in front of the excavation
made by Geo. Dawson for his new building, the timber broke letting the old gentleman fall about six feet onto some
large stones. As he is rather a large man
it was supposed at first the fall would
prove serious but at this writing he
seems to be enjoying as good health as
usual.
Mr. L. T. Olds returned from Decatur,
VanBuretl county, Tuesday evening.
The old gentleman has apparently en-'
joyed his visit very much and looks
much improved in health. Mr. Olds
brings the pleasing intelligence that the
owners of a large stave mill at that place
are anxious te locate in Clare and will
put in a large mill at this place providing the people will offer them sufficient inducement. As they are very
reasonable in their demands, the council
Will no doubt accede to tbem and another
enterprise will be secured for oar beautiful little city. We understand negotiations haye already commenced.
borne ntlfcTrair^T^Mbil
She wns accompanied by Mrs, W.  S.
Cooley and mother, who visit for » short
time at that place.
The Royal Orange Lodge of this place
will go to Midland tomorrow, (Saturday)
to participate in a grand celebration of
the anniversary of the battle of Boyne.
The lodjfc will be accompanied by the
O. II. S. ball club, the hose running team
and a large number of citizens.
In explaining where the flies come
from we will say that the cyclone makes
the house fly, the blacksmith makes the
tire fly, the carpenter mnkes the saw fly,
the driyer makes the horse fly, the grocer makes the sand fly, the boarder makes
the butter fly and the devil makes the
type fly.
A number of boys and young men who
are in thehabit of bathing in the Tobacco
river, inst north of this plnce, are, it
seems, totally devoid of all decency and
have exposed themselves to the view of
Indies at different times. The township
board now propose to take a hand in the
matter and will make it exceedingly
warm for those who hereafter attempt to
bathe within 40 rods of the Tobacco
bridge.
Many complaints are being made by
citizens who reside, and whose property
adjoin the rear of some of the business
houses, that the merchants are very careless in throwing tlieir rubbish, etc., out
their back door and leave it to decay,
which in the course of time emits a very-
disagreeable odor. Gentlemen, be a little more careful and see that all refuse is
properly taken caro of and you will
thereby improve the. feelings of your
neighbors, saying nothing of the sanitary
condition of the town.
One of the hardest things to do nowadays is to believe in anything or anybody. There ure yery few men and
women of mature growth who do not
often sigh for the faith of their childhood
days, when they had implicit confidence
in all the world, its people,nnd promises.
But we no sooner cut our wisdom teeth
than the fact is impressed upon us tbat
we must be upon our daily guard against
fraud, treachsry, and deceit least we
early fall by the wayside an unsuspecting victim of the world and its wickedness, Tt would be well indeed if we
could believo all men to be upright,
honest, aud virtuous* but tho wolves in
sheep's garments are of such legionary
number nowadays that our faith in the
professions of the so-called reformers of
the age is literally no larger than a grain
of mustard seed. The nineteenth century
is a long ways advanced on the road of
civilization and* Christianity, and yet
never was there an epoch so rampart in
shams and impostors.
An"exchange hnis *dlse^iW*Tffiiit' n
poor girl has to be awfully good looking
to be pretty, nnd a rich girl hap to be
awfully homely to be ugly. It might
have added that a poor man has to be awfully smart to be called intelligent and a
rich man almost a blockhead to be ignorant.   See thc point.
eSTTiiE Democrat-Press will be
sent to any new subscriber from now until January 1st, 1801. for only 50 cents.
If your nnme is not now on our list, fake
ndvnntaee of this ofler and come in at
once and subscribe. Send the paper to a
distant friend. It costs but little and
helps to advertise our town.
A gentleman 1:rimed Only, of Midland
was in town Tuesday looking over the
ground with the intention of establishing
a crockery store in onr midst. He. was
very favorably impressed with tlie outlook and in all probability Clnre will
1=0011 haye another hustling citizen and
business establishment. We join witb
the people of Clare in extending to Mr.
Cody a cordial invitation to become one
of us, nnd feel confident that success wilt
attend him in his venture in Clnre.
Of Interest to Soldiers.
All soldiers now suffering from physical or mental disability, not the result of v?
Vicious or immoral habits in such a degree as to render them unable to earn a
comfortable suppsrf, can now be placed
upon the pension roll of the United
States, whether thoir disability was con- -
tracted in the service or otherwise.
Widows and children under 1G, where
soldiers have died from any cause can
now receive pension.
Dependent parents can now be placed
upon the roll without proof that they
were dependent at the time of soldiers-
death.   All soldiers now having  claim;.-
on file or those now drawing less than'
$12 dollars per month that have received"
any new disability since discharge, the •
combined eflect<; of which render them
unable to earn a comfortable support are •
entitled application under  this net do-
not interfere or waive nny right the applicant may have under the old laws.   If
pension is granted it Is merely a payment on account leaying any other claima
he or she may have to be completed at
some future date.
It is not necessary to employ tbe same
attorney that has charge of your old claim,
as this is new business and ,3*011 are at
liberty' to employ nny attorney you
choose. All claims intrusted to me will
receive prompt and carelul attention. Xo
fee unless successful. Blanks furnished oa
application. A. A. Loveland,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor of claims
nnd Pensions, Commercial Bank Block.
Mt. Pleasant.
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