1890-12-19; Clare Democrat and Press

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The Clare
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Democrat, Dec, 1884.
rress, April, 1878.
CLARE. MICH  FRIDAY
DRY
GOODS
KIKKBEIDE
FINE
SHOES
See These Goods Before Christmas!
50 doz. SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
at 75 cents.
Former  Price,
$1.50 and $1.75.
35 doz. SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
at 25 cents.
Former Price,
5octs and 75cts,
A pair of these
FINE FITTING SHOES
would be
a very sensible
CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
NEWS AND NOTES. '
Varlons Items of interest From
Various Sources.
fc
Lessons on the Tariff.
"And what is reciprocity 1"
"Why, dearest, don't you know?
The best by illustration
It's nature I can show.
"Now you've two red and rosy lips,
And I've two arms, yoti see: T
You givo the Ilrst, tho second, I,—
That's reciprocity."
Quoth she, "Now don't experiment
Till suro of your election;
For pa, who sits in yonder room,
"Believes in straight protection.
We deal in
HIGH QUALITY
and
, LOW PRICES.
See us
•FOR BARGAINS
in   >   '
DRY GOODS and SHOES.
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One Door North
of Postoffice.
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Hang up your stockings,
Xext Thursday is Christinas.
John IIusLeil, Midland, Tuesday.
Try Mountain Mist at Mussell's.
Mrs. Jas. Warren is very ill this   week,
"Will Goodman, Mt. Pleasant, 'Wednesday.
E. L. Pratt went down to Saginaw last
Saturday,
A fine line of the McLean swing chairs
at Derby's.
Doctress Goodman of Loomis, was in
Claro Monday.
Go to Derby's for ornameutal and useful presents,
All kinds of fruit anil vegetables at
Welch's market.
Xew and second-hand cutters for sale
ac Sterns' livery.
Art. Rockafellow came down from Evart this morning.
Mrs. Win. Giberson has been very 111
for the past week.
Go to Welch's for turkeys, ducks,
geese and chickens.
Reduced rates on all M iehigmi railroads
during the holidays.
Great bargains in Christinas slippers
at Boge's shoe store.
Jacob Mason was in the Saginaws
Monday on business.
I). & V. oysters for sale nt Welch's
meat market.   Call in.
Dr. "Witherspoon of Harrison, *was seen
on onr streets Monday.
V. Bogan, of Calkinsville, was in Clare
"Wednesday on business.
Dr. P. E. Witlierspoon, of Harrison,
was fn lown Wednesday.
School closes this (Friday) Afternoon
for a two weeks' vacation.
Consult our advertising coHihins Ms-
fore buying h/cliday goods,   «v.    ,^-"*'
ocrat-Press.
NOTICE.
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subscription. We request an immediate settlement,
2R 19, 1890.
NEW SERIES NO 73.
those slippers at Boge's shoe
nako a fine Christmas present.
« them before buying else-
■rs. L011,  Fox.  of  Cadillac,
in Clare, the guests of the
nts, Mr. and Mrs. A. "W. Mc-
jiza dry goods and carpet
Pleasant has a change of adv.
, announcing a great cleaning
olsky arrived in Clare from
Monday to look after his
business   hero   during   tlie
.Intan Old Fashioned Chrlst-
fi'call nt Pick's restaurant. An
per win also be served Christ-
ocratic  election   rooster and
.nias turkej1 this year, along
tncrican eagle,  mako   a   trio
t.
not an empty house or avail-
roptns in Clare, making  mat-
neonvenicnt.   Its a good indi-
ivever.     . *
Ueemer moyed his  household
wedk and is now nicely settled
briok residence at the   north
ain. street.
All numbers of thc M. E. Sabbath
school lie requested to write thoir names
ou a pMf i" and hand the samo to their
teacheiSext Sunday.
An eWiange remarks that when you
go tO'c|Bcct ft bill don'c belieye your
debtor'^iray because the shade is pulled
down; that's only a blind
At tl^hissking bee, if you get a red
ear yon/nay steal a kiss; while on the
contrary* i|iider other conditions, if yon
steal a it\Kyou may get a red ear.
§we.i(&ty;-ofl' time is closo at hnnd. It
IS"inuejipb'eUer to mako but few good
rcs'oliUi«!Sand stick to them, than to
mapjamy and live up to none of them.
Mrs.j$.J. Spring and son Johnny, of
CokmiU^YisUcd friends and old ac-
quatnhiSccs in Clare today. The Dkmo-
CiiAT-PgrBSS acknowledges a pleasant
call."   **jA
Thtta^ics'Aid Society will havea
fate Ii|F»« G. A. R. Hall next Friday and
Satur^r afternoon and evening. Ter.
CP1.»-"-'  * v>anil ico cream will be served
•iithaold ^ayg^to^ftOtri,
S. C. KIRKBRIDE.
fi iz
H
A MD?
No, Not by any Means,
Providing you buy your
Groceries and Provisions
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MASON & BOYD.
They are unquestionably the LEADERS in that
branch of business in this section of the country. They
sell more goods than any other dealers in Clare county.
And, why! There must be a reason! It is is simply
because they sell honest goods at honest prices. One
man's dollars is as good as anotner's, and a child can
buy as cheap of them as a grown person. We are determined to keep in the lead, and our plan is well defined in the old time motto, "Quick Sales and Small
Profits."
see us.
pay you,
Farmers, we want your produce and will pay you
the highest going prices. ,
infis presents s^. i nt Derby's.
Key. S.M.JfiOtfer will
Uy
preach nt
F. M. church next Sunday night.
Hon. F. A. Wilson, of Harrison,
changed cars here Tuesday afternoon.
Frank Falk. of Chicago, is the gutst of
his brother, 0. Falk. in Clare this week.
Sewart Welch, of Mt. Pleasant, visited
relatives and friends in Clare  yesterday.
V. F. Conlogue, of Mt. Pleasant, did
business 1 u Clare Tuesday and Wednesday.
At Christmas, play and make good
cheer, for Christmas comes but once a
yci.r.
Os.11 .md select your preseuts for Christmas at Mussell's before it is everlastingly
too late.
Frank Skyring will give a dance at the
town ball, Loomis, next Wednesday
evening.
County Treasurer Will Goodman made
a business trip to Lansing and return on
Tuesday.
Thomas Pickard departed Wednesday
for the scene of his lumbering operations
in Canada.
Miss May Levington spent Monday at
liarrison, the guest of her sister, Mrs. S.
Aye. AVilson.
Hitting a man when he is down may
be cowardly, but then see the safety of
the proceeding!
Big rush of job work during tho past
week. First-class work and lew prices
are the winners.
Lou Baker, a former Clare boy, spent
a few days here this week with friends
and acquaintances.
Johnson & Bidwell are proprietors of
a dance to be given at the G. A. R. hall,
Clare, Christmas eve.
We notice a decided improvement in
the quality of news furnished by our
correspondents this week.
Misses Myra and Jennie Smith, of
Harrison, visited in Clare yesterday, the
guests 61 Miss Lillie Decoo.
W. A. Burritt, of Harrison, changed
cars here Tuesday afternoon on his way
to Alpena on legal business.
It is said that married people live
longer than single ones. It seems longer,
anyway, to unhappy couples.
A new stock of candies and nuts of a\\\
kinds has just been  received  at  Fick's
restaurant.   Call and see them.
Charles I. Bigley was at Detroit Monday and Tuesday on business with one of
his many insurance companies.
Chairs, rockers, suits, sideboards,
paintings and carpet sweepers make nice
presents.   Derby's the placo to buy.
W.A.Ryan, the bazaar man, will occupy tbe Phinisey house on Main street
recently vacated by Oliver Beemer.
The much talked of Chippewa Valley
railroad, from Mt Pleasant to Big Rapids, will probably neyer be  constructed.
tun
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Mrs. Wm. Pickard, of Mt. Pleasant,
came over Monday to visit with her son
Charley, who is afc present working for
his uncle, Thomas. Sho was the guest of
Mrs. James "Warren during the day.
J. W. Calkins departed yesterday
morning forlfenton, Ohio, to visit friends
and transact business. He will be absent
an indefinate time, as he may visit his
cattle ranch in Arizona before returning,
James Kirkpatrick arrived home Wednesday night from Saginaw, where lie
has been working for the past couple of
months in one of tbe job offices. He reports business rather stagnant in the
Saginaws at present.
Robert Lange, whose home is near tho
Barnard farm, met with a fatal accident
.Monday. Ilo was loading logs, when a
chain broke and let a log back, which
rolled over hlm, crushing his body badly.
He "lied a few minutes later.
It is now stated that J, L. Littlelield
will remodel that portion of thn Rust
House at Farwell which was not destroyed by the fire last week, build onto
the front and mako a commodious two
story frame hotel on the old site,
M. B. Luce desires to announce that he
is prepared to split wood by the job or
day and do any kinds of odd jobs about
town. Orders left at his residence on
South Main street or at Smith's meat
market will be promptly attended to.
John 0. Garland and (.-. 0. Warner,
two T. &A.A. railroad men, were in
Claro Tuesdny afternoon on business and
snaking hands with old acquaintances.
Mr. Garland saj's that he will quit railroading about the 15th of next month.
The Free Methodists will hold their
quarterly meeting at tlie Kidd school
house, in Wise township, next Saturday
and Sunday. Services Saturday at 10 a.
m. and in ihe evening. Love-feast Sunday morning at 0:30, followed by preach-
in <r.
T. J. Dwyer, who fur some years has
been one of tho foremen for F. I). Patterson & Co., quit their employ last
week, haviug purchased a tract of pine
timber iu the north part of thc county
which lie will put in before the winter is
o>'er.
On account of a change lu the management of Wolsky's store, the latter is determined to close out his entire stock
and will therefore offer great bargains
from now until the first of January,
ok, out^r-n j-nccrnt :;-^nnoimcanpjtti
II. A. Miller, editor of the Mt. Pleasant
Democrat, is being boomed for the position of clerk of the houso of representatives at the coming session of the state
legislature, Mr. Miller is thoroughly
competent, deserving and tho Democrat-
I'ress knows of no ono whom it would
rather see appointed to the position
than that same big bundle of good
natural humanity.
For the Christmas and Xew Years Holidays the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North
Michigan railroad company will sell
round trip excursion tickets to all points
on their line and connecting branches at
the rate of one and one-third fare, ou
December 2Jt.li, 25th and Ill.-t nnd January 1st, good going on above date- anu
returning up to and including Jiuiuayy
iith. Also from all points iu Michigan
io all points in Ohio, excepting over the
L S. & M. S. road, limited to January
3rd.
"Doc." Sell, of W'liou, one uf the oldest settlers in that township, inuile thiK
olllcc a pleasant call on Tuesday and settled accounts in full with the Dj;moi'iiat-
Piibss. "Doc." is getting well along in
years and complains of his eye-sight rapidly failing, stating that lie is now totally blind in one optic and that the sight
of the other is fast ebbing. The affliction is a bad ono, but nevertheless ho is
a gent rous hearted old chap, and here's
hoping he may sec the snows of many
more winters.
Workmen have been here this week
engaged in placing tlie wire for the electric lights into Doherty's hardware,
Derby's furniture, Raz<'k's clothing and
Kirkbride's dry go uls «tore, the post-
office and the now opera house, Tli;*:*e
aro soveral others who contemplate having their stores lighted by electricity,
among whom are Musseli, tho druggist:
Chase, the butcher, and Tatman & Schilling, the grocer-. Mr, Doherty ha* been
obliged to increase tho capacity of his
original plant in order to supply the demand.
Dr. Shaw, of Calkinsville. while returning from a visit nt Wise, ou thc
night of December 13th, was the witness
of it magnificent asrronomical spectacle*
A large meteor shot earthward and when
about one hundred feet from the ground,
!.iu-'t into a lurid shower of flame, ac-
aunp m1ed with aii awful hissing- notee.
The   h»ree   teething jinnTfsiWjS&'Wf,
'-'--*-  ".-".. L.f-j ,,', j.,,!1,,.   '?"-', i' '     *^ ™ hf    ■
__ esti on,— t\~,tx~. , —c _„.
th slfrM^lied Saturday of congestion
of tlioM^igs. The funeral was held on
Moiitlaj-.t
The lobelia creamery company has
been operated tho past year by the patrons oliidustry, and the total sales foot
$.S,022, ahiuhe scheme will be continued
next year,,
It is stand tliat the Clare K. of P-
band has ti.suigani7.ed owing to some
slight agg*icvance or misunderstanding.
Too bad, is it was the finest band in this
section ofthe state.
Mrs. J,S. Holden and family, of Far-
well, have returned from Arkansas,
whither tbey immigrated about six
weeks ago with the intention of locating.
Didn't like the country.
J. H. Oiterrout, of.Farwel 1, one of Ihe.
sturdy farmer democrats of Claro county,
made tbis ofllce a pleasant call last Saturday. He came down with a grist of
buckwheat t^IIubel's mill.
Carr & Johnson, tho Mt. Pleasant stock
dealers, shipped a car load of fat cattle
from tbis station to Buffalo' on Tuesday.
The most of them were bought from thc
Barnard farm, north of Clare.
Ladies' hair shampooing is done in first-
class style by our genial 4th street barber, Harley Howard. On notice Mr.
Howard will go to the homes ot those
not wishing to go to his shop.
Miss Bessie Giberson, who is a pupil at
the Detroit conservatory of music, will
spend Christmas week with her parents
in Clare. She will be accompanied by
Miss Grace Beagle, of Detroit.
The delicious buckwheat-slap-jack-
maple-syrup period is with us once again
in all its gastronomical glory. Another
hot cake this way, if you please—in fact,
two, to keep the other warm. Yum—
yum.
About two inches of snow fell Tuesday
afternoon and for a fow hours many a
heart was made glad by tho thought of a
little sleighing. It has disappeared however, and people are again on the anxious
seat.
Miss Matie McKinley flnished a four
months' term of school in Winterfield
township last Friday. Miss M. is a competent teacher, and by lier pleasant ways
won the good will of both parents and
pupils.
Chns. Hecox, the tinner at Doherty's
hardware, has moved his family hei*
from Midland and intends to locate here
permanently. They occupy one of Mr.
Doherty's houses at thc north end of
Main street.
Mr. W. Stine, of Chicago, who will assist in running "Wm. "Wolsky's clothing
store, arrived in Clare last Saturday. Mr.
Stine has rented Louie Eborhart's dwelling on east 4th street and will move his
family thereto next week.
next week."     ~    "* • —
The arrest of Allen Campbell, formerly a banker at Evart, who disappeared in
1SSS and reappeared a fow months since-
is only done to thaw out the stature of
limitations as every effort will be made
to assist him in his endeavor to settlo up
his financial obligations.
The If. of P. band boys gave a select
party ai the G. A. R. hall last Thursday
evening. The music and prognni was
most excellent. The crowd in attendance was not as large as tho boys were
deserving, but those present seemed to
enjoy themselves greatly.
The people of Clare were, again astonished to see tlie enormous pile of goods
come in iryirked "X. Bicknell." When
Bicknell goes to market late in the. season, goods are so cheap he can't help
buying. Call in and see the largest stock
and lowest prices in Clare county.
C. S. Chase has again assumed the
ownership and business nf the "City Meat
Marker," R. W. Motlton retiring for the
purpose of moving onto a farm in the
vicinity of HowanLCity, which has recently game in his possession. He expects
to move his family in the course of a few
weeks.
Gladwin has reorganized its business
men's association, and it is now after
some grist-mill man with smiles and fair
promises. It now has uo way of getting
to n satisfactory mill save by shipping to
Bay City, and then shipping the Hour
back by rail. Here's a chance for some
one willing to bo made happy.
Cur town was in a commotion about 4
o'clock Monday, at the sound of the firo
alarm. A littlo blaze was discovered in
a small dwelling back of the saw mill,
occupied by Chauncey Johnson, but
though thc fire company responded, their
service was not required, as two or three
pails of water extinguished the flames.
Some timo during last Saturday night
the fine large sorrel dray horse, belonging to Al. Mooney, iu some way managed
to break its thigh bone while in the barn.
Veterinary surgeons Vaughan and Parrish did all they could tn savo the noble
beast, but the animal died the following
day. It is a heavy loss to Mr. Mooney.
He has secured another horse and is doing business again.
It is said that Will Olds, formerly of
this place, who is now living at Owosso,
was seriously injured last Friday by the
breaking of an elevator, which fell a distance of about 50 feet, he falling w ith it.
How bad lie is hurt is not known, but 'tis
stated not dangerously, as he is said to
be on the road to recovery. If he ean
pull through after such a fall, it is evident that he is not destined to die with
his hoots on. However be has the sym
*pathy of his numerous Clare friends.
on tlie roadside In a very painful condi-'
tion, and entangling himself in the harness fell, but lay quiet until the doctor-
nursing a very painful kick, sucecedi'd'in
getting matters straight and resumed the
journey. He said it was a surprise to
bim. as lie was not aware of having made
any bad friends among rhe angels, and
cautions them to fling their stones at
somebody else next time, as ho is out «
tiye dollar bill for pants.
Auditor General George W. Stone
changed cars here Wednesday evening on
his way home to Harrison from Lansing.
He was the iirst of tlio new state officer*
to be sworn in, having received his oer-
tirt'*ate of election Tuesda}-, he at once
took the oath of ofiice. before supremo
court clerk Hopkins. He has his bonds
in readiness, whicli will be filled out and
tiled at tbe proper time, and he wont
have to retain a republican deputy in
liis office either, unless he chooses—and
we can assure our readers tliat his democracy isn't of tliat build. Mr. Stone eould
haye obtained bonds to twice the required amount if necessary, without the
least trouble, notwithstanding thc malicious report which recently appeared in a
Detroit paper, owned and edited bj* Gil
Osmun. tlie present secretary of state,
who has a very sour stomach these days.
(.'barley Chase is doing quito a stroke
of lumbering this w inter, haying bought
the timber on about 28 or 30 sections,
three or four miles northwest of the .village. Ho will cut about 500.000 foet -of
basswood and oak and about 200,000 feet
of hemlock. The timber will be hauled'
to thc mills at Claro and manufactured
for him into lumber. He has about 15 or
IG men at work nowr, and already has
quite an amount cut. He is now waiting
for sleighing to commence hauling.
There is also a largo amount of fine
beech and maple timber on these lands,
whicli is being cut and will be hauled to
Muscott's factory to be manufactured into eanihook handles, chair rounds, broom
handles, etc. Charley Goodenow has the
job of putting in this last named timber,
and is now busy at work. Inasmuch as
all this timber is to be manufactured at
home, ifc will create quite alittlc business
and give labor to a good many men during the coming winter and summer.
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Giberson's Flyers for   Holidays.
3 lbs. new raisins  .§ 2S
White keroseno oil per gal  io
3 gal. keg of syrup i io
Granulated sugar per lb  7
Yellow coffee sugar ,.. .<;
Best tomatoes per can  _q
•'    corn           "         10
Fresh oysters, best,  25
New figs,-per lb..  15
Trade nt headquarters.
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