1879-05-02; Clare County Press

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VT.AR   IX   AllVAXCI'.
Siv.il. (.'.'ill'., I'm:C~vi„ l'.uil.
1 Local & Editorial Matters.
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VOL.
. CLARE, MICH., 3£IDAY, MAY 2, 1879
I'AST.
, " rtSCIl__IV„,„<JU. A, M.
Passenger, j:;.- r. m.
\v_st,
I'.I.NCUKcr »o;t- A, !tr*-j--
I'-sseuvjer 6:58 r. M
I., Haiiuv, Agent.
3-ails,
Via I'iim- S; I'hhk M AHyl-i'iTi'. Kakavav.     "
l-:i.l, cl«.s. tiroo a.m., nn.l  ':.;n r.M.   West, close
stt fi;;i«v v»,m.   Arrive, Wcst-rn lit lotuvi a.m.,;~i_ 7:00
r.M.j Knh'crn at ,j:."t A.M.
Via Si.u,r. to Moist Pleasant.
Ai'rtvc niii-uo A.M., 1c;ive at 13:511 l'.tt.
J. C Kou(Aii-i.|.n\va V. M.
*_>fllcia)l jmd Society IMrectory.
S|ii-fitV.  \n.r.»  I .   M;iv.lih (hue.
,'»iil«yf I'mliiiu.'. Ii. W. leflVri,-., . . - Clare.
Tix-rfiiir.f.J.t.'. Koci.ar.tli.nv, - . .Clare.
I'lcrKan. Register, C. II. Sumlieilantl, . I.'ai-wcll.
I'r-scoutia^ Attornov, C. C, l.sterlln, • rarvell.
t ircultC.ninl.viiH., 1;. 1.1, nuiiBin-. - lan.ull
Surveyor, .1. I. l.lttl.field, ... t.rvv.ll
v.'-jruiitti'",—\. V. s|u,,,i,      - Cla
Com.kki.atiuna*, Ciui'i'ii,  Hev;
\ II.Norris, Pastor; scniici. at 10:45 A.M.,and ?:„
I'.M. SmitU); -■ li.ivl ,-.t 1 • si., I'. I), \M1cat011, Supl
M. K. Ciirneu, Kev. W.li. Wave.
*l-»r; -ervi.-es i:v crv uHcri'.lt. ^i|i|tl;l\;.i tu'   v.vi.
il  7', r. .!. Sinillav -ilii'iil al  I.-  M.   R.   H. ***»l»l
npt.    I'r.ivv'i' ni(.v.iin^  I hur>.I:t> .11 -'^i'. M.
•awl,
Women's CT. T. Mrs. W.ll. Ware/
I'm-idem, \Iih. \V. \\ utivliv, see.: Mi*- 111.1 Win.;/-
1."i. " it",i.'i.liiu -.'}. Meet-"."vers- Kuinliv- »t
1I1*. < lmr'.lte- allci'ii;,t...|v a ; p.m.: jiruvcr inci'tin^.
■ -..i\ \\t-iti_Mj.il,   '   1.-1.   I'iil»lii  Imiir.i.
IH-INKSS I.OCAI...
Try Jeli'ories's •">(> cent line cut
Chew Jucl<.-onV Best Sweet Navy
Tobacco.
A largo stock of Humes.'
at Cooley V.
on hand
The best Tea in _\II.*1ti^*.m for ".Oct?
ul J.C. Koekafollow's. <■**,
Jeflerios* III cent Ten beat
i-onl tea in town.   Try it.
any .*D
t-fc,   '    .-' '        •    - -
I —_NTisrf Fanny AVi'ger places on our
desk aboyuetof beautiful wild flowers.   Thanks, little lady.
>&•.]). W.Lanib returned to Clare,
■Saturday last, fully-restored to health.
Hi!* many friends greeted him gladly.
?"—Under a decision of the'Supreme
Court Judge. Jcfrerios will d.a\v-"avV
increase of is'OO during his'iorin" of
office.
—Tip Calkins takes a whole col ui'nn
of advertising for the next ye-ir.. lie
feels lively, and menis' to lefc/fplks
know be is still on earth, in tho'nard-
warc business.
—The  present number completes
(Volunie one of Tin-- I'lu-.ss.   it will
continue to be published, and will bo.
enlarged with the next issue, f (>f its
i pro.-pects and future course jiiijK'^vill
j he said hereafter. "'   ',"   .'t
j       Tho Hand i^ to have a tasty uni-
bi-jn,  a dark   blue  double-hreasted
•u'lic coat, cap and pants of like color,
mined with gilt,   it will be fl>
1 regulation
1   °
j cor* ot the
The ladies social of the..JM. K.
I church will meet at the residence of
-drs-,   Henry Ort,  next Wednesday
j evening.   Kefreshmontt- will be serv-
1 ed.   All are cordially invited.
I Mrs. \V. II. \Vahk, Secy.
]    3Irs. (i. AV. Booiin, Vice Pres't.
--Prohibition is dead for at lea-*t
; two years to come, the Mosherbii! being defeated in the House by a vote
'»-oJ* nearly two to one against it.   The
-si'.-id tax law cannot be passed now in
FINE  JOB   PRINTING..
o
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.lull l'niiiini.;, iu.ludiiij
Past Cylinder and  Power-
Presses,
I'm -Mxuiiiij. in tli'.- bt.l.ijI..-
B(H)K,S,   .('IKCUI'-ArtS,    CARDS,
I-ANV CASES, ETC.
l'leasi_n.u,ali:.il.   C..-«l Wyrkaml I u > l>ii-__«.
NO. 52.
with gilt. It will be .ho; 1UU,
u fatigue uniform of the oitj- ^tr.
ie United States Army.     <  ',*,()*r
Tin.* Pul-sh had a little bill of $KK)
against the cbuntj* for printing the
law brief in the case against the Aur
ditor Oenemf. Crajsy Jeenis of, the
Farwell Jiag'-stinker did not^^ relish it
very extensively, .so lie wrote a letter
to Superyl-oi* Jont. Oreen, unking
him to read it to the JJoartl: Jont.
did not do it, but he. di<l put tlie letter ''whero.it would do mostgowl."
If crazy Jeeins bad anytbing to Sivy'
to the lioard, \\-fiy did lwi-not go before it, logicChaimianSmith rightin
the eye, like an honest man, and say
this thing is thus and so? Tlmt would
be much bolter than to wrjtv.siK*ttk-
Jonathan CJreeii. ind John .Hatfield,
as such eoniniitiey"
On motion ofrjfa-p'r Hatfield, that
the board ap*W«iB:" a ^onitnjttee to
meet on the (a-roiHids at "Budd Lake,
the otlicials pf \\iS^F. & I\ lAI^ JVy Co.,
for tlie pi*r,H»^__^selecting grounds
for ctalnty l.ulI«U
U» iiiotion-of, Sup'r .Ic^-iirtoii, that
the Hijardof Sui*visorsof tliis county ije tlie eoininlfee.       f
On motion oflPfup'r Jdhiison, the
(Vanity'l>e»s"^ir***C'l*r()se<.-uting Attorney, SI-oriflT, vn'w'ounty' Clerk wero
i'dded'to said^t^mittee.
On motion, tyf
th<» cliairmaiiM'l
U
ing letters-,   ftd-ides, it wouUi have
given the Hoard also a eliauce to ex- j clerk be and
press it* opinion: of .IcCnis. and Iu* niiier into coutngt
would JuVve beard *omothing Wj
especial a<h'antage. ";
Clare coufjty ha« a new post-otUce j    On motipn of.
/-stoblished hi the town of Sheridan,' ■■lmlr be and }•_,
icd after the Ohio hero,  Wade. I appoint all stif
Wm. A, Thompson bas lieen ap- c,--sary for the c7i
pointed |Hist-nmster. |    The committ<,
vas.-- the vote-; f_
p'r Johnson, tbat
this board, and the
j'-reby authorized to
with the Detroit
Hou.H'of Correct)?*, on the part of
tbis county,Tt/fntliih county may
.-end jirisftnersjSi the said jiouse of
correction.       'f .  ,
y>unr»«-rl» .-Hectluir.
The third ijuarterly meeting of the
Clare Methodist Episcopal charge
will be held at the t'liion School
house, four mile.-.' south of Clare, on
next Saturday and Sabbath, May .'!rd
antUlh, J87U.   Rev. A. .1.  RuR«eIl, | ^"-st.
■ip'r '.'re.-n, that tho
reby authorized to
fig coliiniittees needing year,
appointed to i-an-
the several towns,
1 aurr cojisT'liduti^honi, cast for the re-
nioval mid ogaififetthe removal of the
county .cut,Tt*_*J_:t as follows:
TJmt tiiey hp,vilcanvassed the votes
as returned frVift the several towni
and the followijjj^i*' tlie result:
1-residing Elder, will be present and j
otticiate.   Treaehing on Safurdav at j O^nit,
•_ i'. m„ ithe mmrterly conference foi-1    "
lowing) and at 7; p. in.   Sabbath ser-' (,'roonwood
time to ail'ect any change this year, j vices, love fens) at !>■' a. in.   Preach-,    "
 " j which eonimenced tbe 1st of May.      . ing at 10. a. m. The sacrament of tbe , Haye
• Seventy-live cent'IVa sithlfiir.Viets.     .  ln NlyjllJ, (l,^ (he bondsmen ori Lord's Supper following.   The mem-1    "
at J. <.. KocKaioiiow -.. )i(jU(|), (lt%al(>r, •„, (.|j(re) s]|all v^ide •„ j \m\u\i and the publii* are cordially Surry
Try those celebrated fruit: rusk*
i-'riedr. I,ange'sbakery.
A choice -election of cakes and eoii-'anti  sv\\\
fevtiouei-y at Eriedr, Uinge's. j proper bv
here.
.,1; the county, the town board exceeded j invited.   The otlicial   meinb-rs  arc
|its authority.   However, it stands-as,-pecially n*ipie.-.te<i to be pre-eut.
jan expression of opinion of the board,, W. II. Waui,, Pastor,
be endor-ed an right and;
nine-tenths of the people'
All kinds of greens and vegetables
of the .season on hand. Eriedr, Lange.
I_ii'ge.sl(tck of wall paper, new pat-
tcn**, cheap at JI. Trevidick's, Clare.
J'lMHjri'j*, of all kinds taken In ex- should like to see just ten thou--and
' \ change-for Harness- at Ct-oleyV, Clare. !,)f t]u.ni ^.j,,,,. -nto rlur<i wmty to
'' "     lhu-kw*S'&ground lit TIoniH*^«u«iMTciuUlm']*.-oui<*iev.ry one of
i"*^-----^'-'^^^?**?'^^ ,'«-- -•an,""lrtB**Ti--tlf'-_i_i_i--|'-'^i   I,**-i'i
J'rlday. "* —       - - -      • -       *"»
»T^«K^»mnt*««trtN**i1r-»t^^
The entertainment for the benelit of
—Tbe  iiegroe- are emigrating in i the Clare. Cornel Hand, took place at
thous-andsfrom thesouth to the north,! tho Congregational church, last Fri-
bc(*au-<'of their continued ill tm_H/lnyev-euiiiy. -Thrchureh wus crowd-'
menfc by  the  ex-confedcr-i((.*-.   ^'<><^d, and i\yn  receipts \\erf' libt-nd.
aiuv-uhtpig to l?'ll, Jtiiviii{j a clear
profit of uhout •*--*; and 'tfic* rtige l»w>p-
Vriyistill on bund.   Tlie ^ctin_r
i/-.
Best assortment of whips and lashes
in the county and sold at bottom prices, at "W. S. Cooley's, Clare.
('ooley has .just received a large stock
of whips, both team and driving, the
best in the county and as cheap as the
cheapest.
—The matter or lYUowimr swim* to
run at large in the public .streets
should be acted upon at once by the
town board. No man bas a right to
allow his bog to injure his neighbor's
garden, and the board should see to it
tbat at least every four-legged bog is
kept out of the public streets.
—Robert E. Johnson, Esq., a former resident of Midland but now oi
Something New—-II. Trevidick ha-
received a large stock of Ready-made     ...
Clothing, of the latest styles, and at Shendanan township, Clare county,
rock-bottom price-. revisited Midland last Monday.   He
I is now foreman of the Rarnard Earni
and at the late election was honored
by bis constituents by being chosen
supervisor of his township.—Midland
/ndi/xnilrnt.
* -Rev. Mr. Edmonds will preach at
the school house, next Sunday, after
which tbe rite of baptism will be administered at some convenient locality. Tbe Reverend gentleman is an
earnest worker, very pleasant and
genial in his ways. Thc society is
increasing.
from New Jersey, being a sample of ^ ^ .^^^ ^^ ^ ^
goods jus.1 received by him. , t.mmtv ^ Js tQ ]mve ft imm_ of M„
—(Senei-oiis-hearted Itobt. Crawford; mv^ ,ln(1 -rf n()t t() ,)(> knowIUW Budd
sweetens the printer's pathway with j ukt>< rp)ui„_ js a (liff01.elK,c of 0pin-
excellent ma|)le sugar. Thank you. |1()n ,ls tl) whal it s]iall 1)e ^jjp,^ but
Mr. l-'rieilr. Lange lettuce ha\*c-jit_is understood that Hon. Win. L.
-nine lettuci.", and aNo simc early^j Webber fsivors naming it after a very
n
I tender my hearty thanks to my
numerous friends and patrons for tlieir
custom. I receive good new goods
nearly every day. I sell them extremely low but strictly for cash. I>o
not call without it.
Special Mention.
- Burt I lusted wont fishing again
and caught :H:., of which the printer
received a generous supply.
—J. C. Rockafellow prcr-ontod us
with a new hat, and a beautiful tureen
£_?_fc_K&__-_te*;j
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.'forM.emovsi..	
^gainst	
,. fi-tfjUttiJHivni	
"   -*Agtiinst	
for'j'omoval ,
"JAgiuiist	
fttWemoval 	
.jA'gsdnst	
(itfj'tt'e'nioval	
&hl»^	
ftMftgnovttf	
^r,\gainst	
Suninierfield,f(S;iteH-ioval..,	
" '-^'Against	
WjiiterlieJ(l,'Ai^.ttcn-ovaI...,	
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KprtlienjnMVyi
Agninst.
Sbericluu,
I upon*-ti:
state of our columns forbids a lengthy
notice, but will say, that whatever
of good then' was in it, is owing
largely to Mrs, M. E. Chamberlain,
who had the entire management of
the entertainment, and to whose efforts success was due. The band tender their warmest thanks to all for
the generous uid and patronage on
this occasion, and assures the public
that tlie means so raised will bo used
for the credit and benefit of the town.
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attorney and county dork met at
Budd Lake and viewed the proposed
site of the county seat. Mr. "Win. L.
Webber, Land Commissioner of the
F. & V. M. It'y Co, met the comnut-
tee at the location, and made a verbal
statement to them, to the effeeUhat
the Railroad Company intended -to
immediately have a topographical,
survey made of the forty acres on
which .tho.p-oble have voted to movo
the county-seal, viz: The south-west
tmartei* of south-west ('iiartor, of Fee-
lion twenty-one,, Ipy't] iVfnet.eeu north,
range four west, atjd have a pla,. of
the same into -villngc.lotsmi.de aud
recorded. Mr.'Webber' also verbaly
agrecl for the coinpa'ny to„givc the
county a deed of any block of .-aid
plat on the forty -acres which the
board or a committee of tlie same
might select," free of- cost, said selection aiid deed to bo made a« soon as
convenient, after the aforivaid pl»< is
recorded.
R. Smith,
Chairman of Committee.
WiiBKKAs, The R & I*. M. R*y Co.
did oil^fjllc ittth day of April, \. v.
1870, by 'their Land Commissioner,
Mr. "Wro. 1j. Webber, make a statement to the board, that they intended
immediately to make and record a
plat into village lots of the s. w. ' of
s. w. 1 of sec. "1, town 19 n. range 1
west, and r
Whkkkas, .Mr. Webber did at the
same time verbally agree to rlr-wl 'after said jilat is made and recorded! to
this county free of co->t, any one block
of said plat to be used for county pur-
por.es, that this board or a committee
of the same might select, therefore
AV .-n'ral, by the Board of Supervisors of Clare county^ That the building committee be and is hereby instructed and authorized to select and
designate tho block on which the
county buildings shall lie located, and
procure a deed therefor.
On motion of Sup'r Johnson,
liesolved, bv the Board of Supervisors of Clare county, That the following named ]K'r,sons lo-wit: Jonathan
Oreen, John Hatfield, Albert A. Shaver/ Jacob p. Newth and Emmet T.
'Jlolcomb '•liiiUeonstitutetbe building
coniiulttit* fyr ihe. enduing- year-, to
Jtbenteimry cfMiniy buildings, to Ik*.
*^^_iP*_f   s. V. iotij. w4, pr,ee.
Crcditctl on lnuik>. of Co, Trc;i-, „.,$   5 <■
6. A. W. Mclntyre, Justice from '74 to '7,!
Amount imjiuacJ ami \\i\h\ for linesa.s shown
by Uf'^Uet *, * fi 5y "
Credited ou bouLi* urCnunty  Treasurer    vi ■*
1 a\. v-iinr mi- ->citKV.
j. R. M. ^Inini-.i'A\ , r»JKiT'**-, fittiu '7-  iu ','"•
Amuiini iif fiitr^ impiiscd.... t     '\ -
Amouni twill a* *-ho i u h\ dm Let    m ■*
Credited us .Hov. n «ni ho-tU.^tif t o, 'l'ici'tir«-r   ;:*-» **
'purpose  of having the iiroceedings
published m both county papers.
JouxITati'ibw),
!    The report of the  committee' on
1 printing accepted.
on motion of Sup'r Cummins, tbe
account of A. E, (Joodenougb, for
printing, of one hundred dollars, be
allowed at one hundred dollars.
On motion of Sup'r Johnson, that,
I portion of tlie report of the commit- -
•tee to examine justice docket and
1 county treasurer's books be laid on
the table. Carried as pertains to
.Justices..
Chair ordered iw_n until) o'clock.
Board iret at 1 o'clock,
rdenibc i all present
«>n motion of Sup'r Cummins, tho
report of the committee appointed to
i examine the county treasurers book
be laid on the table, except a- to tho
i'i- • account of J. C. Rockafellow.
Wui'iu-As, By the report of the
committee appointed to investigate
... the accounts of the Justices of'the
1'eace, and the several County Treasurers, and
i... Whi-1'I-.i.s, Tin* committee -o ap-
>- pointed, find that, lohii C. Rockarel-
Your committee further report tlmt j *0„. hus ,m.r ,,.,,,[ „u Uix vlXLrlvU tJje
they find no more fines to have been j^,,,, 0f fourteen dollars. Therefore
imposed in any of the towns of tho n»o it
county, than such a- are heroin reports
Shtitt in,; a .Ulitivn, ) ,-!', ...}.   *, »
a, llirum W. .Uh.11, JiiMi.'? fimu iSrH,
Am't fine, iiiipu^si! und |i'(lsli.iv\u hyd»iv;l.cl.S   i <
Am't ere litis, on Co. 'I riM^'ircr* bogl. ,.,«   i <
3. I>> mull W. Ilii ..-iiv,vit},.tn*ti<,; frtini "71 tti'79,
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Your com mi I lee Im'f her report that
they made an examination of the
books of the County Treasurer, and
find on page ii of Ledger, that Ooo,
J_. Hitchcock. :i~ treau'or, charged
himself to balance account,-*-|.l"i7Ji."i
which -hmild of lnvn sl,-J.'>7.0*i, ..bowing an error in bi> favor of spin.
On page   -o  of   liedjrer,   Ooo,   E,
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Ultfli-wny   Hohlicry   and   Murder.
An Indian by the name of James
Henry was brutally assaulted ou last
Wednesday night, about!) o'clock, on
the Alt. I'feasant road, a short distance north of Isabwlla City, by a
drunken Erencbman named Butah,
with a knife, inflicting several terrible wounds upon the head, face, arm,
legs, and abdomen, the latter allowing the bowels to protrude considerable from tlie wound. Dr. Stoner, of
Mt. Pleasant arrived very early in
thc morning and dressed the injuries,
but the Indian died next day. Be-
lore his death be made a statement
to the effect that the Erenclimnn demanded his money, and being told
Hoard met at half-past one o'clock
p. M.
Members all present.
The chair appointed the following
standing committees for tlie ensuing
year:
Commitle on claims, Jonathan
Oreen, John Fleming and Robert E.
Johnson.
Committee on printing, A. A. Shaver, ff. J. Cummins and John Hat-
Held.
The committee on claims made the
following report. The amount of the
claims and amount allowed as set opposite their respective names:
that he had none, attacked bim in
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i-i      • ii       1 .1 1. i„ ,„.,_■,.9 , ....   . <• •     , , -■ ,1  the manner mention, and took from
idishos, imported, probably to make'- xloav political friend, known tho world  ,.       .       .      „;.     ' '
ussmart.    In continental Europe, the ()V(.,. ilri old Jach Cbandler! imm «*.um>.    inert wu.
liaker i~ a groat man, and in our estimation he is none the less so in
America.
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I.OCAI.   BRKVITIKS.
t.uoit^
Plant >(iur garden.
Raise something for the Eair.
J. I?. Slattery is putting up a new
awning.
- Rod Ribbon mooting to-night at
town hall.
—Mr.   McEwan  has   lowered   his
" prices on lots.
—AYork at Budd  Lake will commence at once.
f 'ale. Sterns wants the-town hall
opposite, bin hotel.
., /       -The railroad to  Budd Lake is to
bo completed at once.
Mr. McEwan is opposed to donating a lot for the town hall.
—Tne new bell for the Congrega-
'?'" lional church is ready to be hung.
—"What are the committee doing as
to a bell for the new M. E. church.
_^'     .-"Tiii" Calkins is making a fine
residence of bis house on Main street.
- Mr.   David   Eoutch   bas been
dangerously ill, but is now able to be
out again.
*_/        Tin-1-uKss is in new quarters, | not d() *t fm. i(W,
J^and can effect thereby needed improvements.
—Mr. W. E, Johnson, Into of Clare
•county, will engage in the grocery
business at (iladwin. ed of himself.
as an old feud
I between thom, tho Erencbman hav-
- The only mar occurring at the! ing killed the Indian's pony last sum-
late band concert was the bill of Ed-1 mer.   The Indian leaves a wife, said
ward A. Stevens, Esq., who placed to he thc handsomest woman ou the
his service.- at a valuation of four dol-  reservation.    Rutah is iu jail at Mt.
' lars and a half.   Instead of the band ] Pleasant.
J paying Mr. Stevens, the gentleman
W. S, Cooley. Justice fees..'. J
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A. A. Shaver, Jur»r	
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Henry Oavid, Services	
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Herman Cramer, Services........	
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A.. V. Nrwhury, Services	
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ought to pay the band, because he
had a particularly nice time in visiting with the ladies, for whom he is
known to have a special weakness.
Moreover, tbe concert was gotten up
for the benefit of the band, and not
for the benefit of Mr. Stevens. Besides, the man who plays the big bass
horn hired him, and he says he will
pay it himself. Tuba sure lie will.
(That looks suspicious, for if it is
Tuba paid that way, he will pa;f it—
in a big born!)
—Mr. Holdeu has repeatedly appeared before the Board of Supervisors and declared to them that it was
worth I?lot) a year to do the county '
printing, and that he could not afford ;
to do it for less. Yet this year he
took it for $2:1—to maliciously dam-
ago a rival. Now it is put afc $60
apiece, and it will be seen whether or
not he can "afford" to do it for that j
|0***-1CTAI,.|
BOAKD OI-SITF.HVI-OR8.
r-roc--cIIijkth of tlie Extra Hi-*Hlon.
FAHWKijii, Ajiril 1M-, '79.
Pursuant to notice the Board of
Supervisors of Clare county, met in
special session at the county clerk's
office, in the village of Farwell.
Cpon the roll being called, the following answered to their names:
Frost-John Hatfield,
Orant— A. A. Shaver,
Greenwood—James Printie,.
Hayes—"Reuben Smith,
Hurry-—Geo. J. Cummins,
■Sheridan--R. E. Johnson,
■Suinnierlieki—Janathan Green,
Wintorliold—John Flemming.
On   motion of Supervisor Green,
John Hatfield was elected temporary
chairman.
I On motion of Supervisor Green,
price. Ho will grab on to that sum i Reuben Smith was elected permanent
just as a hungry vermin would snatch j chairman for the ensuing year,
a chunk of old cheese, and thus give i (>n motion of Sup'r Shaver,
the lie to his assertion that he could Resolved, That a committee be ap-
And we want bim - pointed by the chair to take the re-
to distinctly understand that it was>tum-
our friends alone- and not his--who
was I *'""■-' ef the several townships of the
vote of the removal, and agirinst the
,   , .     ..   .    .  ,     . „ ,,   . , removal of the county seutftnul con-
gave him that sixty dollars.   Such Uolidato the same and report the same
generosity ought to make him nsham-1 to this board.
Chair appointed It obi. F, Johiieon,
(', 1". Ui<lbrou-. up't uf Pour. .to
Uirani W, Jcwcl'v.^.tice..., _..   41 75
John Wiggins, Witness      ., ..
J <hu V, T'.inahue, Constable      1 7-
Jamcs Gordon, Witness      1-jo
Jev\«ll i. Scott, lioard      5 ;,j
Wells, Stone X. Co., Sundries    34 ...j
A. \V. Mclntvrc, Sujrt. of Poor....
H. W, Jewell, Drawini Jury	
Smith S; Clisoil, Urp. Safe	
V. 11. Ivans, Supt. uf Poor.	
C. Breed, Deputy sheriff.	
W, W. Harper, Constable.,	
C. U. Sutherland, Justice	
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K. Smith, Report nn Cum	
C. C. Casterlin, Sundries	
A. K. Mac., Sherin',	
J. C, Udckalcllow, Sundries...
TONATHAN GRF.KS,  ,
JOHN H. FLEMINt;-.   ICominittee.
ROUT. P. JOHNSON, J
The account of A. F. Goodenough
of sMOO.OO was reported back without
recommendation.
On motion of Sup'r Shaver, the report of committee was accepted.
On motion of Sup'r Shaver, the report of committee wasadopted, except
the account of A. F. Goodenough,
On motion of Sup'r Shaver, tbe account of A. F. Goodenough was laid
on the table to be taken up Saturday,
April _Mh, 1879.
liesolved, by tlie Board of Supervisors, of Clare county, That the Board
adjourn until Saturday, April 26th,
187!), at!) o'clock a. m., to give tbo
committee an opportunity to visit the
proposed county site of county seat.
FAUWi-r,',, April 2<i, 1870,
Board met at 0 o'clock a, m.     .*£_.
Members ail present,
The committee consisting of full
board, treasurer, sheriff, proseculiug
riTr,-*oy tne _
ors of Clare county, That tbe bin
ing committee be and are hereby authorized and instructed to clear the
block upon which are to be located
the new county buildings, or so much
of the same as thoy may deem neces-
sarv, by letting the same by contract
to the lowest responsible bidder, giving sufficient security for the faithful
performance thereof; such security to
be approved by the committee. Also,
Pesalved, That the building committee be and aro hereby authorized
and instructed to erect suitable county buildings on said block, by making
p'lans and specifications, and giving
thirtv days notice of the letting of
tho contract in each of the papers published in thc county, and letting the
contract to the lowest responsible bidder, giving bonds for tbe faithful performance thereof, said bonds to be approved by the committee, "provided
that the expense incurred under this
resolution shall not exceed one thousand dollars."
Amendment offered by Sup'r Cummins, "provided, that the expense incurred under this rcrolution shall not
exceed ten thousand dollars." Supported.
Amendment to the amendment offered by Sup'r Johnson, "Provided
that thc expense incurred under this
resolution ohall nofc exceed three
thousand dollars."   Supported.
Question being called on second
amendment, after put, was carried;
after which, micstion on first amendment as amended beiug put to a vote
was carried.
Question being put upon original
resolution as amended was carried.
To the Honorable Board of Supervise
ors of Clare County:
Your committee appointed at the
January session of said board, for the
purpose of making an examination of
the several Justice dockets, and the
books of tho Treasurer of said county,
and who were instructed to report the
result of such examination to your
body, beg leave to report as follows,
the committee, examined the dockets
of the several Justices in the various
towns iu the county, and find them
as follows:
Tuvvm-iF or -RANT.
i. Thc docket of Elijah Wheatou, Justice
ft-cm i87t to i8;j. Amount paid for (inesas
shown, by docket $ 68 to
Aniounttreditcd onCountj Treasurers books   jo co
;    Risolvnl, Thai John C.  Rockafcl-
; low be instructed  to  credit himself
with the sum of fourteen dollars.
Gf.o, J. (•'trM.MJX*'.
On motion of Sup'r Cummin-*,
/{rstj/rat, That the sum of one
hundred and twenty dollar- per annum bo paid for eveouling Ihe county printing, and that the -aid miiii of
one hundred and (weuty dollar- be
o'lualJy divided between ca'-h and all
Hitchcock credited He- ti tun-hip of> Hi'* \'oekly iiow.-papcri published
Sheridan to ballanee account *-?••<*-*■».*•• t, within (he comuy, uhieji shall print
which -hoiild be -*_'>.*..i'.l, making an 'therein the otlicial document;- during
error of*, in iu the town of Sheridan, Hie official year, and that tbe procecd-
and again-t the county,   ' ; i»gs of tlio Board of Supervisor.-! fchaiL
That tbe amount credited to thelli«l»«bli_lied within flfitvudaj-^uft
Clare and Gladwin Suite road fund, j each session thereof,.*
was £ii,:HI._*(», and charge the .same •    i>"• watiou of Sup'r 'CaittJftiii- ,H«j
fund .*?(i,!H>;l.S7T making a payment of account of A. E. "Slack, of §0,75-b^aj-'
!&o'2.iVi above amodtitrecejved by the
county on that'fund, , .,
- On page Ul of LedgyTjv the <*otnMn-
geni fund tech-or^li^
*_i!H*e it&-«-.ti! ]__       ' J_-mm   ___'
niton final settlement (jfjo.'nr
Hitchcock charged himself with error
81 tl, but the book  does   not  show
Showing a deli.ienoy of. $ iS oo
t. Abe Comstock, Justice, from 1873 to 1874,
amounts   of fines Imposed as shown  by
docket ? C* 00
Amount us credited on buoks of Co. Treasurer   -id 00
Amount Credited on books of Cu. Treas    26 00
Showing a deficiency uncollected of. jS 3') 00
3, Ceo. W.  Jcflcries, Justice from 1875 tp
1879, amount of Gncs imposed as shown by
docket: .-3 85 3}
Amount credited 011 bcokj of'Co. Treasurer.   »« 00
Showing a deficiency of, , } 1400
T he docket docs uot show what amount w as jiald
to the Justice 6n fines.
4,'Bei.. E. Sawtell, Justice from :87-<o'75.
Anuniut Of lines imposed as shown by docket.S -i 00
Am't credited on hooks of Co. Treasurer    _J 00
Showing an overpayment of....... $ 1* °o
5. Wallace S, Cooley, Justice from 1878	
Am't ofSnes imnuied as sliu\< u by .ockct...,4   S co
..Ji'
lowed at SOTTJ.- '   //'''"*;" '"->"!,
■ On motion pf Sup-'*- Cuhuuinsytlic*- •
"a_count,of JT'"C\UocUafeD<.W''0. il."W-«*-. *'h
fo.-sen-lees- oi* ■»*bm'itto. ljti*ltevi***'-* *'
ac*«*W--_)i______________F*'"
Tonscrvices on commit
at S4.*i0.
On motion, the account of C. C.
when such error arose. j Casterlin of S'/'O for services was nl-
Your committoo also find in the ac- j lowed at Sl/iO.
count of J. C. Bockafellow, County s    On motion of Sup'r Hatfield, the
Treasurer, the following: On page 01
of tax returned, book charged $14.20
should be .*si'l.25i; on same page $-*>.'W
should bo £.-,.(12; on ,-rtme pafTc ^•">.s2
should be s.">..l2; on page l<>same book
JJJJ8.K7 ,-hould be .S*W.«7; on page 101 of
Journal,   charged  §~m.:'>\ should  be
account of J. C. Rockafellow, of $32.4.7
was allowed at S:)2.1.7.
On motion of Sup'r Johnson,
Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Clare county, That the following pay roll of this  board,  at tlnir
special session be allowed as charged,
to-wit:
$.r)5.(i I; on page 11.7 of Journal, $H74.27 j Tt. Smith, four days. 20 miles
should be *«(il.27; on page '• 1 of Ledg- j    travel ". $1-1 40
or, charged •■•2IS.S7 should be 2I0.H7; |<'eo. J. Cummins, three days...   8 00
total charged *•],:{ 12.0-7 should be ,*1,-j James Brinty,   four  days,   17
02.S.0.7, leaving a balance of -JI4 charg-1    miles travel  14 04
ed against J.C. Rockafellow for wliich
he should receive credit. AH of which
is respectfully submitted and ask that
your committee may bo discharged.
Kki'jucx Smith,
John T. Housing.
The report of the committee was received and committee discharged.
The committee on printing report
that they find that the county printing is not dono in a manner satisfactory to tbe majority of the residents
of the county, in as much as the contract was let to one not a practical
printer, and who sub-let it to a printer for a price for whieli it could not
be well done* and
AYiii-ni'As, Your committee deem
it advisable that the proceedings of
the Board of Supervisor*- should be
published in each weekly newspaper
in the county, we suggest that the
follow ing resolution be passed by this
board,
Jlrxi))'red, That the resolution passed
by the previous board, lotting the
county printing to the lowest bidder
is hereby rescinded, and that tbe contract awarding the same to AV. AV.
Green is hereby declared null and
void.
Also the following Besolution:
Pesoleed, That   the   sum  of oue
por an
hundred and twenty dollars
A. A. Shaver, three days G m\s
travel    9 75
J. II. Fleming, four days, ,'3.
miles travel  10 20
It. P. Johnson, four days, 14
miles travel 10 08
Jonathan Green, four days, 22
miles travel  14 04
John Hatfield,   four clays, 23
miles travel 14 70
WiiEm-Af", There is now pending
a suit in the Supreme Court, of this
State, wherein the county of Clare is
complathant, and the Auditor General, ot the State, and the. County of
Midland, and the County of Mecosta
are defendants. And
' Wiieki-as, AVe are informed that
said suit will be argued and beard at
Lansing, at the June term of said
court,
Pesolvrd, by the Board of Supervisors of Claro county, That the Treasurer be aud is hereby authorized to
pay .uch necessary expenses as may
by him be deemed necessary to determine said suit in said "Supreme
Court.
On motion of Sup'r Hatfield,
Resolved by the. Board of Supervisors of Clare county, That thc removal of the county seat from Farwell
to thc s. w. T of s. w. \ of sec. twenty-
one, town 19 north, four u-est, shall
mini bo paid for executing tlie county J-,0 (lJc,e.l»ec} to }™?Q ta-}«-n place, on
" 1 that the said sum of the tliird day of November, a. d. 1870,
printing, and
one hundred and twenty dollars be
equally divided between each and all
the newspapers published in the
county, which shall print tho usual
official documents during the official
year.   A Iso
Sesoln'd, That the proceedings of
the Board of Supervisors shall be
published within fifteen days after
each session thereof.
A. A. Siiavku,
Gi;o. J. CfMMiNi-.
Minority report of said Committee:
The undersigned member of the
committee on printing, hereby submit a nianority report,
"Whereas, Mr. AV. AV. Green obtained the couuty printing by contract below living wages, for thc apparent purpose of damaging a rival,
Resolved, That we hold Mr. Green
to bis contract, aiid at the same time
employ Mr. A. F. Goodenough to do
the county printing for 1879, paying
a fair compensation therefor, for the
and that from after .aid'date, said
location shall, and be, and continue
the county seat of Clare county for all
purposes whatever.
On motion of John Hatfield,
Pcsolved by the Board of Supervisors of Claro county, Tbat tho Clerk
bo instructed to notify A. N. Gchart,
tho owner of the building now used
by tho county for a court houso and
other county purposes, that tho county will vacate said building on or before November 3rd, 1878.
liesolved by tho Board of Supervisors of Clare county, That the Sheriff
be and is hereby authorized to offer a
reward of ono hundred and fifty dollars apprehension and conviction of
tbo murderer of Isaac M. Turner, ia
thc township of Hays, Clare comity,,
during thc winter of 1878 and 1879.
A. A. Shavek.
Minutes read and approved.
On motion, the board adjourded.
It. Smith, Chairman.
C. II. SUTHERLASD, Clerk.