1895-07-19; Clare Courier

              Vol, I.
CLARE, MICH.,  FRIDAY, JULY !9flW5,
No. 4.
DO   NOT BUY YOUR
HARVEST
TOOLS
BEFORE   YOU   SEE   MY   STOCK
l^ever been sold in Clare.
it what price you get on the following
II OLD HER Gil!
PETER CALLAM, ONE OF THE  FOUNDERS
OF CLARE, LAID TO REST
will
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Scythes, Snaths, Rakes, Soytlie Stones, at half price. ||
Porks, all descriptions. %$.
Grind Stones. ' ^
Ice Cream Freezers, for the Fourth of July. #i
Oil Stoves, the "best on earth,. - |j|
Lawn Mowers, Lawn Rakes and Hose Sprinklers, it
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W rt -n "jk, rand w owned by David M
w   -My stock of stoves is complete, All Steel Ranges *jf cupied by. Dr. Carpenter.
KIRKBRS
DRY GOODS, GLOTHINQ
And SHOES.
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Cook Stoves correspondingly low.
J£ $35.00,
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^ remember that I can knock the spots off of all prices.
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• l|TIn drugs you want the purest,
You want the best,
You want the freshest.
¥/here can you get them?
The question is solved.
"Witherspoon'sisthe place,
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In Cherry Grove Cemetery Monday Aftenttoon
—The First Postmaster of Clare—Built the
First Private Dwelling House—A Brief Synopsis of His Life.
Lost Monday afternoon a little after 3
o'clock there passed through Glare
the largest funeral procession that
was fiver fieen in t-hi" city. r Jt -was accompanying to the Cherry Grove cemetery the remains of Peter Oallara, one of
the founders of Clare. About 75 vehioles
were in the procession, convoying the
friends and relatives who were paying
their last sad tribute of respect to tho
departed husband, father, brother, friend
and neighbor.
Everybody knew Peter Callam, and
everybody respected and honored him.
His life was closely interwoven with the
history of Clare, and the development of
this country in and around here can bo
traced to his early efforts as a pioneer of
this county. He leaves a wife and four
children to mourn hiB death. The funeral
services were conducted by Bev, Long,
of the Congregational church. Tho following is a brief synopsis of his life:
Callam JyasJbflau.ZgjmajX-^.
1832, in Stritthdop, .Aberdepnnhirei^gcQl.-
land^jmd_jlied-"^rjil>^^
years^5inontbs_jnd^2^jdjvf^i-=At  the
figouQ^^
Canada^w^h«l.eJ.-ioJived~untilJ.870^svhen
hoTSameto Michigan, and the same year
was'one of a party of five who surveyed
out the town plat of Clare on the
McEwen property. Their tent was
pitched on First street close to the Bite
of tho building which he afterwards built
and it* now occupied by A. 0. Gordanier,
his son-in-law, and that was the first
private dwelling house orrectect in Clare.
He settled here in 1871 and opened the
£iftt gonnrnl Btnre which still stands on
the corner of First and McEwen streets,
McPhall and coin 1873 lie
sold Ms interestt ii>s.the storo ancl engaged in lumbering atif! .various other
businesses until 1885, when tie fettled on
his farm in Yernon township, where .he-
remained and looked after tho interest qfj.'
his farm until his death. ... _ _ ^ \._. ^_
Mr. Callam was tho first postmasteVof
Claro and used to carry the mail on his
Jjack from what was known then as tne
Red-Keg postofiice and still bears the
name among the old settlers, but now is
known as Averill, on the P. & P. M.
railroad in Midland county. He was.
elected to various offices at different
times, but was always adverse to holding
office of any kind. One of the most prosperous periods in Mr. Callam's life was
when ho owned controlling interest in a
boat that sailed on the big lakes,' this
was previous to. his coming to Michigan*.
His religious views were of the PresbyV.
Your choice of all our $18.00 or $20.00 suits
for $12
Your choice of all our $15.00 and $16.00 suits
for $10
$12 Suits -    *
$10 Suits
$5 Suits
This includes our entire stock of
Co's fine Tailor made suits -and
"Happy Home" make. You wiii do yourself a kindness and. also make us happy if you will  come in'
.and inspect these goods. ■
for $8
for $7
- for $3
J. M. Martin &
a large line of
DOHERTY OPERA HOUSE
BLOCK.
irirvES
VIGOROUSLY EXPRESSED.
City
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Public Qelnjbn of Mrs. Lomain in Vernon
1*51 Into Execution Last Night.
A representative; of Tins Coubieb this
morning visited the scene of a wrecked
house itt Vernon City, which indicated
that several muscular individuals must
haye spjnt a good portion of last night
at rathef vigorous exercise. Had The
CotmiElR a cyclone editor on its staff the
scene might be- more vividly pictured
than it Is here given. Tho house in question was" owned by one Mrs. Lomain, a
.•svpmaj* virhcfor some years has borne an
•unsaV^rj imputation. She has been in
fiii?iSa%o^^^^
ed. The ttjnnant who occupied the house
yesterday moved out, as Miu'L. intended
occupying it herself in a few days. Sometime last night it f wis visited,
probably by neighbors, and completely wrecked. One end was torn
entirely out, and most of the roof was
demolished. Doors and windows are
this morning only fit for kindling Wood,
and general havoc reigns about the
premises.
Disreputable houses are a ban to any
community and sufficient laws aro upon
^the books, which if inforced -will wipe out
'any and all such places.   The Cooties
Witherspoon keeps all kinds
of preparatory medicines.
He keeps all kinds of sundries usually found in a first-
class   drug store and   sells
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He invites you to call and
see him whether you wish to
buy or not.
Prescriptions filled promptly and with the greatest of
care.
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terian type, while  Ins  political  synipaA.   ,.       ,, ,   , .,„,,.
Ihies were with the Eepublican party. J*»>»«« the rebooted community of Ver
' non City must have been driven to desperate ends to adopt such a course, but
it believes that the law should have been
invoked before resorting to destruction
of property.
His brothers Wm. Callam of Saginaw,
and Dames and John Callam, of Canton,
Ohio, were in attendance at his funeral.
Child Burned to Death in Coleman.
John Holm's house burned last
Saturday in Coleman and his six months'
old child was burned to death. Th©
mother was away visiting and had left
the baby at home asleep. The fire is
supposed to have caught from the stove.
A Sad Death.
Died, Sunday, Jxily 14, of diphtheria,
near Boaverton, Anna Catherine, aged 17
>ears, the only daughter of S'unnel Lansing, formerly of Lansingvillo. Miss
Lansing nursed her two brothers through
the dread disease only to fall a victim
herself, without anyone to offer a helping
hand, not a neighbor would offer her any
assistance, and in consequence she has
gone to receive her reward in a better
world. She loaves a father and two
brothers to mourn her less, her mother
having died some six years ago. The re-
remains wore brought to this city and interred m Cherry Grove cemetery Saturday night. The Coubieb joins with
friends in extending sympathy to the
bereaved ones.
CHURCH NEWS.
This kind,of repuiring roads, in tha
case ot turnpikes, is partly overcome by
law. which states that when stones of two
inches or more in diameter are used on
the roads, no toll can bo collected.
Dirt roads are good when proporly
graded and drained, in fact, in dry weather they aro hard to beat. The better the
drainago the shorter will be the muddy
season.
The
BICYCLE   BRIEFS.
ECHOES OF THE L. 0. L.  CELEBRATION.
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His store is located in the
first building south of the
Doherty hlock.
Do you smoke? Witherspoon keeps tlie best brands
. oiK0f cigars-
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Horse and Cart Stolen.
A horse and cart belonging to W.Sharp
who lives five miles east of Clare, was
Btolen off of Main street Saturday night
about 11- o'clock, by some unknown party.
Mr. Sharp mado a search for the horse
that night and Sunday, but of no avail,
and on Monday Und^r Sheriff Parrish-
commenced the work of hunting the thief,
Following is a description of the horse,
which is well known in this neighborhood: Strawberry roan gelding, Oregon
breed, 800 pounds, branded on right hip.
Attached to an old one-passenger cart,
odd-wheels, one black and the other reddish. A dog belonging to John Hnsted
was following the horse. A reward is
offerod by Mr. Parffell, to whom notice
should be sent of any. information lead*
iug to its recovery.
items of Interest Concerning Church Matters.
Tho Ladies' Union will meet Friday,
July, 25, at the home of Mrs. E. Horning.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The society netted over §30 on the 12th.
It wishes to «xtend thanks for tho pat-
roniigp en the occasion.
The M. B. aid soeietiy will meet u.t the
homo of Mrs. J. Thompson iu Vernon
City on Thursday, July 23, at 2 p. iu.
Let- every member bonresent if possible.
Elder Moffott, of Grand Eapids, is expected this afternoon to assist in tho
grovo me'oting that commences tomorrow
evening in Whitney's grove. "\
Elder L. J. Teed mil preach at the
grovo meeting tomorrow night.
Good Roads.
Perhaps thore is no other question at
the present time that is occupying the
minds of so many peoplo of nil classes as
the question of whether it pays the farmer to keep his roads in good condition, or
to let the roads take care of themselves.
Is it any -wonder that;, in many cases,
the horses on the farms are a hard looking set of animals, when the roads in the
near vicinity of the farms in question are
a mass of mud and. filth?" How much
moro profitable it would be, not only to
the farmer himself, but to the public in
general, if more attention were devotod
to seeing that the roads aro kept in good
condition. The" greatest trouble to be
overcome, is not only to see that the roads
are repaired, but to see that proper repairing is done., Many farmers and even
turnpike companies, when they do make
repairs, such as filling up ruts and holes
in the roads, haul loads of stone, without
any caro being exercised ns to size, and
dump them on the road, Slid then wait for
passing teams to scatter thorn about.
Brief Mention of  flatters Pertaining to Bikes
and Bicyclists.
Ed. Sexsmith and Art Brooks^ of^Mt,
i?Ieas&i;t"i/y!sit^d" tfe~ pifce Sunday^ mi
their wheels.
Eay and Guy Horning, Will Kelly and
Prank ancVJames Kennedy, came over
from Mt. Pleasant the 12th on their
wheels.
Mrs. J. H. Schilling while riding out
on her "bike" Monday evening, had the
misfortune to run upon a ten penny nail
which punctured the tire   of  the  front j
wheel. I
A case of bicycle riding on the side- i
walk was brought before Judge Rocka-
fellow  Thursday and the party had to
pay   §1   and  uosts  tor   ignoring-   tho
marshal's orders. v
Pred Hatris started Monday morning
on his bicycle tour to tho Niagara Palls.
He -will meet Prof. Hutchinson in Lansing and from there they will go together.
The roads from Lansing to Detroit are
reported to be in good condition. He
made the trip from Ithaca to Lansing in
four hoars.
We had half made up our mind to purchase a bicycle and learn to ride, but the
following from a minister who bought
oae dissuaded us: "Wo hereby warn our
brother that these bladder-wheeled bicycles are devices of the desman of darkness. Thoy aro contriyances to entrap
the feet of the unwary and skin tho nose
of the innocent. They uro full of guile
and deceit. When you think you have
broken one to rido and subduo its wild
satanic nature, behold, it bucked you off
in the road and toareth a great hole in
■yourpanto:' juooknoirupon tho bioy/Le
when it bloweth up its wheels, for at last
it "buckbth like a broncho, and hurteth-
like thunder! Who hath sldnned legs?
Who hath bloody noses? Who hath ripped breeches ? They that dally long with
the diabolic bicycle."
Visitors  Royally Entertained  by  Their
Brethern irt Clire.
As stated in our last issue, tho L. 0.
L. celebration of the 205th anniversary
of the battlo of the Boyne, was fittingly
celebrated in Clare on Friday last under
the auspices of Lono'Star Lodge, No,
181. Tho visiting lodges that took part
in tho program were Loomis lodge No.
53, accompanied by the ladies lodge No.
G9; Rosebush, lodge No. 56 accompanied
by the Rosebush brass band; Wise lodgo
No. 207, Dover lodge No. 108 and^e
lodge from. North Bradly tQCzg^I^ifk
; A-numfrj^lJl^^ %^£;
' ierent lodges in^fl^%cinity. Tw'pro-'.
cession, whieh is said fo^bav© been, one
©f the largest aver seen in Clare, wa§
formed at theL. O. L. hall an Fourth
street, with Saley Peighner, of Saginaw,
as marshal, headed l>y the stars and
stripes and Northy's military band,
marched through the principal streets in
full regalia and in,a manner to.call forth
much favorable comment from the onlookers, after which they dispersed for
dinner. ,
Promptly at one o'clock the procession
re-formed in line' and marcnedto the corner of McEwen and Third streets -where "*•'"'
the visitors were given, a harty welcome,
in well chosen words, by Mayor  Kirk-
bride, after which addresses were made •
by Rev. Oi W. Smith, 'of Gladwin   and
Albert Smithy of Grand  Rapids,  which
were loudly.•applauded, after which, the
"Orange Truth, and ?A. P. A;" popular
song  was fittingly   rendered  by  Miss , "
Anna   Chard, who was loudly encored.
This closed the exercises and ths remainder of the day  was  spent^in   fraternal
greetings, e^c. .   '      .   '
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A Family Horse.For Sale. .    <
A good'faiaily horse for sale cheap and
on time if desired.   A   splendid   opportunity to get a good hofsa. "jfof uirtiiSr
particulars enquire or addiess this ofiide.
Hatton Items.
A light rain Sunday evening.
Wm. Goodknecht, Clare, Monday.
Fifteen Hattonites celebrated at Clare
Orange day.
Mrs. Wm. Goodknecht was at Harrison
on Monday.
Geo. Bitter was in. town last Thursday
and Friday last.
3. P. Skyring, of Loomis is visiting
■with David Fish and family.   ' "
Mrs. BrOwn and daughter from Harrison visited with Mrs. Wm. Goodknecht
Monday.
The grading of the new Hail "branch
waonniahedx Tuesday night and soon a
log train can be seen daily on the branch
hiutling out the pine. Halls camps will
be finished this week.
Travellers find a safo companion in De-.
Witt's colic and cholera cure. A change
in drinking water' and in, diet, often
causes severe and dangerous complaints.
This medicino always cured them. With- .
tfrspoon.
PROBATE NOTICE!
STATE OF MICHIGAN, ^County of
Clare, ss.   At a session .of the  Probate
court for said county, held at the Probate
ofllco in the city of Harrison on the first
day of July, in the  year 'one   thousand
eight   hundred and ninety-Sve. Present,
Prank McLellan, judge of probate, in the *
matter of the estato of Lorenzo D. Goodman.   On reading and filing the petition,
duly verified, of William H. Goodman',,
praying that a certain instrument now on>
file in this bburt purportin/r to be the last,
will and testunent of said deceased, may-
bo admitted to probate.   Thereupon it is;
ordered, that Monday the fifth day of;
August next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of saic1'
petition, and that tho heirs' at law of aaiS
deceased, and all other persons interested
in said estate, are required.to appear at a
session of said court then to bo holden in
the probate office in the^city of. Harrison,
and show cause, if any tTiere be, why tha
prayer of the petitioner should not be
granted:   And it is. further ordered, that
said petitioner give notice to the persons'
interested in said estate, df the pendenoy
of said potition, arid the hearing thereof, '
by causing a copy of this order to be published iu The OiiAKE .Gotnuisu,. a. newspaper printed -, and ioiroujated in. said,
county, three successive weeka' previous
to day Bind of hearing.
. . FltAN3i.AtcJjEM,\K, .     ••   ,
,    '• J.Udge .of Probate.'
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