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CLARE, MIOHIG-AN-i^AKUARY 2,1885.
NO. 37,
Will
FOR 1880
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progressive. In the matter if
local news it will be more interesting, readable and attractive
than ever before. Every resident
ot Clare and northern Isabella
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ATTORNEYS.
T?   D. WHEATON,
ATTORNEY at LAW,
Office ik tup Shavbk Block,
GLARE, MICH
£\ W. PEILRY,
ATTORNEY at LAW,
OffichO^ek Gidekson's Store
CLARE,       -      -        MICH.-
Ty   H. BROWNE,
LAWYER,
HARRISON,     - MICH.
XTf    W". GREEN,
HARRISON,     -      -     MICH.
•jffLOYD L. POST,
"*"   ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
and REAL ESTATE AGENT
COLEMAN,      -      -       MICH.
mar 8j jy
week
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/TJ.EO. J. CUMMINS,
Atty-at-Law and Solicitor,
FARWELL,      -       -      MICH.
MISCEIAANEOETS
DR. M. TOOLEY, Physician and
Surgeon. All calls piomptly attended to, day
or night. Office in Tooley- S: Keeler's Drue store,
Clare, Mich,     .
THIS   AND THAT.
Cash talks now in thi.s office
Remember to write it 1885 now.
School commences again Monday.
The Jauuary thaw got hero too
soon. 2»
Notice Giberson's change of add on
oth page.
If you have anything to  sell,   ad
vertise it.
Court sets at Harrison one wei
from to-day.
J. B. Husted is laying a rink floor
in Opera Hall.
We wish everybody the happiest
kind of a happy new year.
Tho board of Supervisors will meet
at Harrison next Tuesday. Prepare
your bills.
The Mt. Pleasant Enterprise
has changed its publication day from
Wednesday to Friday.
Rev. Mr. Gilpin, Free Methodist,
conducts services in tho town Hall,
every Sunday evening.
A robe said to be worth $50 was
stolen' from E. Perry, of Vernon, in
town last Saturday night.
Vaughan, the painter, has been at
work on the interior of C.W.Perry's
and J. G. Husted's houses.
The Preps wants correspondents
from every township in Ibis county
and frern northern Isabella.
Kirkpatrick & Son will commence
operations Monday in their mill, the
Campbell property 0 miles north of
Clare.
The social at the residence of A. A.
Shaver Wednesday evening was
well attended and a good tim» is reported., .   _ ..: ,„,,.■ ..»:..,■„'„,
The 31th annual meeting ot the
Michigan Teachers association began
at Lansing Monday with a large, at-
A petition fur the'-incorporation of
Harrison village  &'■& Circulation.
Polo is "all the i^gf! now at the
Harri-ion rink.
A. E. Hains this W&e received his
commission as Post Mjtater at Dover,
Jas. Ivirkpatrick of pare has been
employed in the Standto-d office Harrison. "' '"-;•,
M. O. Austin will bejjconlinued in
his present position^ Dignity Sheriff,
by Sheriff Graham,    y
Munsell.the editor ohfche Harrison
Standard jumped the ,1ob this week
and left many   mourning creditors.
We are in receipt; of a circular from
Woodhull, III., fixing filiate of the
final collapse of all tiling earthly Jan.
4, 1S85.
The Congregationalisms of the
county scat talk of buying the M. E,
church at that place and hiring the
pastor to preach for them.
E. L. Squire intenrlii to keep us all
cool next summt-r, having erected a
large ice house which lie "will -fill as
soon as ice is thick enough to cut.
Mr. Root will soon put in a new
floor at the rooller iiiifc and make
other improvements, tskaters will
show their appreciation by regular
attendance.
We had expected to b$ an ex-editor 'ipon the issuance ,<jf this week's
Prksh bill "there's to'any a slip."
etc., and so here wo are-again," rea<k'
to serve you. ',' A
The thaw of Sunday aiwl Monday*
took away all the snow aijfu left us m
good supply of water biitftbe quick
freee.ze.and last nighty stmt bid fair
R. Hoiden willassume charge of the
Farwell  Register offices and   reissia
PLENTY OF OLD PA PERSON
hand now at The Press office,   io cents a
dozen.
DR. T. UAYNARD, has  opened
his office at his residence-on 5th street.
5»R.01FESSIONAt,   CALLS
promptly attended to day or night.
CLARE, MICH.
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ARNES8 SHOP.
C. Ar. GOODENO W& CO.
Making and Repairing   Light  and
Heavy Harness by
tendance. the paper next week.   Two papers
There is goingto be a remonstrance,   were too much for Maj. Loiir;.
so we learn, against the organization i    Work on Trevidick's new building
of the proposed township of Clinton, j with A. W. Mclntyre as hofs and J.
out of 18-4.
The hostler at the Merrill farm
banged away with mi ax at the stall
and missing his mark cut a horse so
badly that it had to be shot.
>.We learn tbat the Farwell Register will soon reappear under the management of J. D. Rounds, Post Master of Farwell and H, ftl. Rovs.
3PEIJEIS03VAX,    POINTS.
Miss AUie Ash is reported seriously HI.
II. M. Roys-of Farwell was in
town Tuesday.
Henry Stehpons -visited Mt. Pleasant last week.      t,
Dr. Ash spent Christmas in town
with his family.
Mrs. Ash is on a week's visit in
Monroe county,
Dan Dwyer was at Saginaw tho
first of the week,-
Ask Art- Rockafellow about that
Mt. Pleasant mash. ''
John Dwyer visited his father at
Cadillac this week.
.Reverdy Goodman has gone to Birmingham on a visit,
A. J. Doherty visited Meredith
Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Wm J erred of Sheridan is
troubled with erysipelas.
S. J. Jameson of Loomis made us
a pleasant call Wednesday.
Mrs. Mann of "Mt. Morris, is the
guest of Mrs. Will Goodman.
Andrew E. Mack will be Under
Sheriff during the-next term.
Wm. Giberson was in Harrison on
business Monday and Tuesday.
A. J. Mussell and- wife, were in
Saginaw last Friday and Satufday.
Joseph Silverstehv of Harrison,
was the guest of Wim. Wolsky Tuesday. ^
Ed. A. White paid a brief visit to
his old home in. Tuscola county this
week.
Installation of officers of Evergreen
Lodge, A. O. U. W„. next Tuesday.
W. -A. Good mat), return**
trip  to   Detroit
Wednesday.
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Birmingha n
A lawyer recently went into the
surf to bathe, and encountered a
large shark. Their eyes met for an
instant, when the shark blushed and
swam out.
Rev. W. N. Younglove talked to
his  church   members   Inst   Sunday
evening as though he thought some
• ii   them were not just what theyj
ought to be.
\ Cuffierand David Ilorison us assistants is being pushed right along notwithstanding the unfavorable weather.
The new county officers cannot en-
t< r upon their duties until the Board
o' Supervisors meet and approve
their bonds. This gives the old officers an extra week of official lift* and
the pay therefor.
Louis Groux a lumberman was
killed by a falling tree in Monet te's
camp north of I-larrison last Satur-
dav.   He  was  buried by  Odd   Fe\
MORE lOCAI,.
Mrs. E. Perry, a girl.
James Walsh and family returned,
this week from Owosso where they
spent Christmas with Mr. Walsh's
parents.
It will make an item for all the
papers next week to say that' D. E.
Alward is still on deck atTnEPBESS-
office, and intends to stay.
Look at Giberson's stock of new
market cloaks dolmans etc. A nice"
dolman at §1.50, ladies' fin' collars SI.
Millinery goods at half price.
Chester Plew, employed in T. P.
Homing's mill, was injured quite severely this week by a bog rolling onto him. J&e-was laid up for several
days,
A knot Hew back from the saw
and struck "Buck" Rogers who manipulated the machine and he had to
quit work. This in T. P. Homing's
shingle mill yesterday.
Very many of our subscribers, have
responded to our demand for advance
payment but a few remain who no'S
only do not. pay but utterly ignore
the fact of their indebtedness. After
this week no papers unpaid for will
be-sent out from this office, unless a.
satisfactory arrangement with us has
been masle.
Mr, Root is to be congratulated upon the success of the mssquerade at
the rink last nignt, F Tt. Osborn,.
•M. D. Eaton and Or. 1<\ J, Todd acted as judges and awarded pvizws as
follows: Best lady skater, Miss Eva
Husted ;■ best eostu|rie.,> Mrs. M. D.
Eaton'; most comical costume, Edgar Welch ; worst looking mnn, T.
l\,;Horni»K.
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Miss Bertha, Feighiiier was the recipient of a valuable organ as n
Christmas present.
Miss Maggie Patient returned yesterday from Canada, where she has
made an extended visit.
Burt Fick of Canada, is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Pt4er Callam, and his
brothers .lamps-and Henry Fick in
this village.
Mrs. Mill Chamberlain, of Evart,
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. C.
W. Stearos, and her sister, Mrs. W.
A. Goodman, in Clare during the
week.
.1.  W. Calkins, of Tres  Alamos,
,,,,., \  Arizona,   is expected to spend tbe
lows lodge, he having been a mera-^|]tnm(,r .„ (,|ar(,_   ,IT|u„  vvj)1  have
\t the last regular met*ffug or
tra! Encampment No. 100. I. O,
F., the. following officers for the
suing term were elected.:
C. P.—L. L Kelly.
11. P.--H. HinUle.
S. \V  -P. Bracey.
Secretary—N. Bicknell.
Treasurer—F. H. Osborn,
Representative to  tbe Grand
campmeut— J. C. Rockafellow.
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Whips, blankets, and in met everythiug to befouni
in a first class harness shop will be
kept in btock.
*J@r»The patronage of the public if-
°?cectlully solicited.
Store in C.   W. Sterns's building, on
Mair street, Clare
f^HAS.
A. LYON,
INSURANCE AGENf,
PAR WELL, -        - MICH
TpAINTING.
A Coleman youth got hold of some
morphine pills the other day and ate
ihem.   it took three doctors several
ber of that order.
Tbe. old Northwestern Tribune of
Mt. Pleasant again made its appear-
■anse last week with the name of A.
N. Brown flying at the mast head.
Tt was an edition creditable to the,,
proprietor and to the town.
A.   F.  Harrington, mine host of
Rummer in Clare. "Tip"
to do a deal of hand-shaking when
he gets back, for everybody will be
glad to see him.
hours to keep, him   from   climbing the Rust House, Farwell, gave a very
t,.e golden stairs. . sucepsgfui pavty at- the Town Hall ia
One week from next Sunday even- i i"  that village last night,   Seeley's
ingat 7   o'eioek,   religious  services String band from Clare furnished the
Officers Elected.
Clare Lodge No. 888, I. O. O. F..
elected officers Monday night as fellows:
P. G.—Jos. Dixon.
N. G.—J. C. Rockafellow.
V. G.-R, M. Mussell.
R, S.—D. J. Campbell.
P. S.-K R. Osborn.
Treasmcr—Wm. Wolsky.
Representative to the Grand: I*od-go
-J. <!. Rockafellow.
The above named officers wi-li bo
installed next Monday evening
will be. held   in   the   roller
rink.   Rev. J. M. Hewitt will con
duet the services.
skatinw music, and of course it was of the
best.
The members of Corning   Lodge
One faction at flatton object stron-' No- 335> F' lllul ^ B^, ^nyel!, ob-
ouslytotbe name which the ot|iei. ^rved St, Johns day (Saturday) and
faction has selected for the new town- 'several meraberrf we"' "P from CliU,<"
eiii,-.   The Clinton crowd are boun,i: This lodge is now settled m its new
to carry their point if they can. ,ll'"1-   At the re(:?n; firt' everything
! belonging to the lodge was destroyed
The ladies of the Congregational! but the lodge received §850 insurance
society will give an oyster social at; wnich has enabled' them to replace
residence of Mrs    C.  H. Sutherland '. mosb Of the furniture Hirnecl.
on Wednesday evening next and tho I    The ]eap year party on Wednesday
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CARRIAGE PAIN'
KAL-SOMINING.
Estimates of paint furnished for parties desiring work,
All work  warranted
first class.
CLARE,
public are cordially invited to attenl.'
evening was a splendid affair, over
This week we present our reader^ \ thirty   couples participating in the
with an   extra   edition   printed  onXfestivities of tho occasion.      There
\ tinted paper and interesting in all its^were present ladies and gentlemen
from Chicago, New York, Bay City,
Saginaw, Evart, Mt. Morris and Birmingham, and ail pronounced it ono
of the most successful and pleasurable balls they had ever attended.—
Among tho gentlemen thero is a deep
regret that J381 is now past and
J gone.
features. We suggest that as many
of our subscribers as can do so will
mail a copy of this week's Press to
some outside friend. In that waj'
you advertise tho nicest little town
in northern Michigan and will reap
your reward from increased imini-
MIC1I.  gration.
Mrs. C. Friedeborn is in Saginaw
City, where she will visit for a few
.weeks with relatives ami friends.
Charlie is keeping house alone during
her absence, und—hH—faee-is-longer
jlliUi_a-ysu.-tUstkk.
For four years Albert A. Shaver,
County Treasurer, has been a faith- j
fuI, honest and ernvieiit servant of
the people and lie can retire from the i
office with the consciousness of duty
well preform d. Every good citizen
regrets the misfortune of the robbery
and we earnestly hope that the
Board of Supervisvirs may see their
way clear to reimburse him. As it
stands be has received not one cent
for his services to the people during
the four years of his official life.
It is rumored about town that Mr.
Will Sutherland and Miss Lizzie Wol-
cott were married   Dec. 2Un.    Dec,
25th a Mr. Colo came to Clare for Wm
purpose of committing   matrimony
with tbe same fair one.    On learning the state of affairs he changed his
mind, and himself and frie.-ds,   who
were assembled to witness thu ceremony ate oysters and retired to their
various homes.   Mr. Sutherland has
the blushing bride, together with the
best wishes of  the Press.    It is a
Cole day when Will gets left.
The January Magazine of American History is strong and interesting
in all its varied features.   Tbe frontispiece is a fine portrait of Count Do
Vergenncs,' illustrating  an   exceptionally   well-considered    paper    by
Hon. John Jay, on the life and character of the great French stales man;
ii   paper   which    illuminates    w'uh
fresh light the chapter of diplomacy
proceeding the signing of tbe treaty
that   invested   our    republic    win
boundaries and resources imperial in
extent.   The "Manor of Gardiner's
Island," an illustrated paper by  the
Editor; ''Purit- nism in New York,"
by Rev. Charles A.   Briggs,   1).  IX,
will attract distinguished attention,
and   other  excellent   papers.     The
"Building of the Monitor," by  Rev.
Francis B Wheeler, 1). l>.,of Pough-
keepsio, is another paper  presenting
new facts-of special  historic va'ue.
Original  Documents  contain   seven
unpublished letters from prominent
men of the revolution.   Charles Led-
yaril   Norton   furnishes  the   second
chapter   o\'    "Polttica!     Auu-rican-
isnis;"  and   Minor   Topics,   Notes,
Queries, Replies, Societies, and the
other departments  are   even   more
highly    entertaining    than     usual.
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