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Vol. IX.
OLARE, MIOH., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1903.
No- 13
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Sporting Goods
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Goods at Mussells?
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Boxing Gloves, Striking Bags,   Nose
/Masks and Shin Guards.
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Have you seen our new
line of the latest books?
'' Pigs in Glover,» ' 'Gordon Kietli,"
"The One Woman,"       "Lady Hose's Daughter,"
"The Mettle of the Pastor,"
"Darrellof the Blessed Isles."
"Love Thrives iu War."
Flinch Cards. 50 cents.
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3 lbs. Tea
PRESERVING TIME
DO YOU WANT PURE SUGAR ?
It's not what you ought to get, but
what you do get that counts. We have
sure, honest cane Sugar and that's what
you ought to have if you want your fruit
to keep. We don't want to Scare you,
but we want to inform you that Sugar
went up in price last week
We §t(l! sell it at the old price
Fruit Jars
We
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We have the Ball Mason Jars
will make prloes satisfactory to you
Without doubt we've the best value
in. Japan Tea that wd've seen for some time •
3§Q pep pound or 3 lbs. for $1.00
The choicest 50c per pound
Coffees 20c, 25c, 30c, 35c pet* pound
JAS.  O'CONNOR '
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1D1HB1D!
A Courier Employe Found in   Possession
of a Quantity of"'Merchandise   Taken
from the Stores of   Davy   &   Co,
and W. H. Elden.
Geo J. Church Confesses to the Burglary,
but later Denies his Guilt.
_.IipjOouRiBR has-been having its
share of one'vaviety of luelc^auring;
tbe past few days." liast Friday
night when the edition had been
about one-half printed, the press,
for some unaccountable reason was-
broken, necessitating a visit to
another town to complete the work.
On Saturday morning the publisher
left at an early hour for Mt, Pleasant, where the balance of the edition
was printed upon the presses of the
Mt. Pleasant Publishing Co. Shortly after arriving there the publisher
was informed " by phone that his
office foreman and job printer had
'tJ&6a*gft.thered Mn by the offlcer-s,
'charged wfth-Stealing a duantity of
goods from the &t6T§J}$ Davy & Co.
Arriving home further*""4rJS^stiga-
tio'n disclosed this state of f^c^S^
Davy & Co., through the watchfulness of Miss Jennie Sexsrnith, one
of their clerks, had missed several
silk skirts and other garments of
greater or less value. She learned
that Churches wife had taken a skirt
to Mrs, Horning, a dressmaker, fo
have the same remodelled. Miss
Sexsmith visited the dressmaker
and identified the garment as one
that had bedh missed from the store.
The prosecuting attorney was notified and came to the city on Saturday. Justice Carpenter issued a
search warrant, and the Church
rooms were entered to find, if possible, more of the stolen goods.
Mr. Davy accompanied the offlcers
and positively identified several silk
skirts and waists, some carpet and
curtains, in fact he found merchandise in the rooms which he alleges
belongs to his firm, to the value of
nearly $100.
- Mrs, Church insisted that the
goods had been brought there
by her husband,"and that she understood from him that they had been
purchased through mail orders to
Detroit and Grand Rapids houses.
The under-sheriff started for The
Courier, office to arrest Church,
and met him near the Calkins apparently on the way to his home.
He was taken to the office of C. W.
Perry where, after an extended conversation with the officers, signed a
statement confessing his guilt and
alleging that he entered the store
through the scuttle in the roof,
abptit the hour of twelve o'clock on
the.night, of Saturday, Aug. 29th.
That he selected the goods wanted,
tied a rope about them and hauled
them out through the same aperture
in the roof through which he had
entered. He further alleged that he
had no help in the enterprise, and
that it was his first visit to the
store.
Church was then taken before the
Justice and waived examination,
and in default of $800 bail was remanded to the county jail to await
trial at the coming term- of - circuit
court. Church has' since stated
that the confession was not true,
and that he will pe able to free himself upon trial. He has engaged A.
J. Lacy to defend him.
From the statements of the officers as to various articles seen in
the Church household, W. H. Elden
concluded that certain lamps mentioned belonged to him. He accordingly appealed to -Justice Maynard
for a search warrant, and on Tuesday entered the premises. He
claims to have found two lamps
which he could positively identify,
one having "been taken from the
barrel in his warehouse, in which a
fire originated at 4:30 o'clock on the
morning of the firemen's field day.
Public sentiment now credits Church
with some knowledge of the origin
Of that fire, thdugh 'there are no
proofs" to that effect.
The officers found him in possession of two knives^ bearing the
name of R. M. Mus3ell, and the
store force insist that they never
have sold Church the knives. Further searches of the premises to
locate the goods stolen from several
dwellings two weeks ago, failed to
disclose any of them.
The remainder of their effects
have been shipped by Mrs. Church
to Sioux Falls, Dakota, and she has
taken board at Harrison to await
the result of the trial.
Church came from Petrolia, Ont.,
in May last to qntor The Courier's
employ;, and during his residence in
the city, nothing has occurred to
lead his acquaintances to the belief
that he was light fingered. His
work as a job printer was satisfactory, and bufc-a short t-ime-foeforejiis.
arrest he had been employed for the
winter. In appearance Mrs. Church
bears every evidence of refinement,
and had entered several church and
fraternal societies as a member, and
so far as anyone had knowledge of
her was worthy of esteem.
The officers are now  engaged  in
-jQQ&mgintQ-i-h^^
and it is possible  that more  startling facts may come to light upon
the trial. "   "     "
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Report Shows fhe  District to be in Excellent Financial Condition.   J. F   Tatman
and O. B. Thayer  Elected 'Members
of the Board of Education.
The annual meeting for the district comprising the -Clare public
schools, being tho city of Clare and
certain territory* from. Qrant andv
Vernon, was held at the bjgh school
room on Monday- evening, and so
jj'g^monious was the session that
the tirri© consumed was less than
one hoiu^SE£Ps*-xlent Carpenter presided, and the^i&l1 ots taken for  of-
si5j£y-six voters to be
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fleers showed
in the room.
The annual report oflM board of
education shows the treasw?*? to ke
in splendid condition. More rn^ney
is reported on hand at the beginnvS^
of this year than at the opening of
any previous term. The balance on
hand at the beginning of last year
was $2127.81; the whole amount received during the year, which includes the .voted tax, primary
money, delinquenttax, tuitions, etc.,
was $8,236.40, making a total for the
year of $10,36-1.21. There -was paid
out during the year $3700 for teachers--wages, and contingent expenses,
including two one thousand dollar
bonds and interest, $7426.79, leaving
on hand on Sept. 7th, the respectable balance of $2337.42.
The board recommended the raising of six thousand dollars for the
ensuing year, the same amount that
was raised last year, and which provides for the payment of two bonds
and interest and the employment of
au^ extra teacher, which became
necessary by reason of theincreased
attendance. The report and recommendations made were unanimously
coiicurred in by the voters present.
Upon the ballot for members of
the board, J. F. Tatman was reelected, and O. B, Thayer was
chosen to succeed Dr. Carpenter.
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T i^«
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County^Products of Several JCinds.
The following is from the Lansing
Journal of a few days ago:
"Sheriff J. W. Updegraff of Clare
county was in Lansing last evening
pn official business. During & chat
at police -headquarters*." he.said chat-
up until recently business has been
booming in his section of the state.
".TuBt at present," said the sheriff,
"shingles and cedar posts are not
in good demand, but we have had a
good business for many years past.
Up at Harrison, where I reside, we
expect the Pere Marquette to connect the branch running to my town
with another branch running south
from Traverse City, and that road
will then be the main outlet east
from that section. It will shorten
the distance to Detroit from around
Traverse City and north of there,
about 72 miles."
When asked how much longer the
supply of shingle material in that
country would last, he replied:
"Why, we can ship you shingles for
thirty years to come. Eleven years
ago, I bought a mill for $400 which
had cost the former owner $1,500.
He thought the lumber was all gone
and tho mill useless. Within CO
days I had a good yard full of
shingle bolts, and I have oeen running it steadily ever since. I
cleaned up more money during the
panic, though, than any other time,
as labor was cheap and shingles
Drought a good price. I have to pay
men $3' & day now that I hired then
for $1.75 a day."
Senator Doherty, the sheriff declared, was a great and good man.
"He might be called the father of
Clare," Said the sheriff, *'he has
done a lot for that town.'
Getting Ready for Fall
IT HIS IS THE SEASON when the store begins to take on a new
appearance, summer goods are rapidly being closed, out,
and every department is filling with Fall and Winter Goods of the
-m.os.tiyp.-^^ TAe^.prJces^we:are marking them will
Interest the most economical buyers.     " *=*~"~ ~"
A Special Value
Latent style Walking Suits in the
popular English Tweed mixtures,
Jackets* lined, with good quality
satinua surprising value,..«,...15*00
Umbrella Bargains
Very .fine union Bilk serge, paragon
frames, steel rods, high grade
weichel wood liand!en.
Ladies'26 in oh...,..,-. .1.00
Men's 28 inch ...1.25
A Great line at $5.00
Made . from every thread Wool
Skirting, of correct weight, in
every popular oolor,»triot.ly tailor
made, several styles. .*. , ..5.00
[Other big values 2.00 to 7 50]       •
,   New Waistings
Mercerized Cotton Waistings,of the
latest styles, in waist lengths, at
per pattern  J.50 to 3.00
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•v Two hundred Children's (garments
\>f the newest styles, ranging in price
f#jm$2.50 to $10.00 each, have just
keenvPlaced on sale, Why not make
your ^elections now, while the line is
complete ^e Pri°es are no kigfcer
than they\wi11btJ ]ater<  '
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To introduce Richardson's Jllmbroid-
ery Silks, of which we carry a complete line, we will,  for a short time,
sell the following outfit, consisting of.
1   18 in pure linen center
piece, reg. value .". .'2,-ic
4   skeins Wash Filo, 4c... .16c
1   paper   best  Eng. Embroidery Needles 30c
1   Diagram Lesson by expert.
1   Handsome Color Plate., v.—
Total value    -      -      51c
Outfit complete for only,.,...... t„.,J?«?C
2 Domestic Bargains
Flannels,
27  inch
Outingv
dark
colors, good patfe-™. special val
ues, per yard....V • 5c
Manufacturers' Bemn^nts of heavy
•  blue Donims, per yai$ only IOc
Boys1
Made of soft, heavy yarn, corduroy
ribbed, fast black, better than
most 15c and 18c stockings, at 2
pairs  for *  .. 2.5c
LADIES' STREET HATS
A Complete NeV L,'ne Wl" ^e on ^aie Saturday.
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Prices.
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Store Closes at 6:00 p. m. [standard tin\el eveiT evening except Monday .&. Saturday
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When questioned whether the
senator would come back to the
senate,.Sheriff UpdegraS was doubtful. He said: "We don't generally
give a man more than two  terms."
Tin M(M
To the' Dangers   of Small   Boys   Getting
Familiar with Freight Trains.
Ten years ago a Clare boy while
attempting to board a moving
freight train, lost a leg. Two years
ago another, making similar attempts escaped with the loss of one
foot. These examples were not
sufficient to satisfy the strenuous
youths of the city as^to the danger
involved, and last Sunday two more
were crippled while engaged in the
hazardous undertaking. About
noon JBdn Welch fell from a box car
and fractured an arm. About five
o'clock in the evening twelve year-
old Ford Denver tried his hand at
playing "brakey," andthe surgeon
later completed the amputation of
his great toe. But for tho timely
aid of a companion he would have
been minus a leg.
The railroad officials would confer a kindness upon boys who persist in thisjjractice by sending a few
of them to tho reform school.
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Doherty Opera House
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"A ROYAL SLAVE."
!*3ience
eased
The Grand held a large au
last night who were well p.
with "A Royal Slave." The pi1^ IS
out of the ordinary and while* Be^'
sational, it has a strong draw?-1*10
interest. The scenery and efl
were equal to any seen in this i'ity*
Mr. Bennett is a pleasing actor|.®_
his portrayal of the faithful s
elicited much well deserved
plause. Margaret Neville as
Countess De Qro, gave a finis
performance    of    a   difficult  t<
Cave
ap-
the
ed
jle.
The Courier is under obligations
to the Mt. Pleasant Publishing Co.
•for courtesies extended.
Waltor Iloblson as El Captain m ^e
a handsome bandit and proved h: im""
self of ability of no mean degi 'ee*
Miss Fiske was the heroine; * 3"e
was pretty and interesting. Ere Jest
Eobisott played Jones, the coi fre"
spondent of the Herald-and cre£|lte^
mnch laughter. His specialty "*fas
good. In fact the entire support )inS
company was one deserving pra pse"
—Danville, Illinois Daily New 3'i_
Doherty opera house, Wednesf--ay
evening, Sept. 16.
E. F. Wilson has been down from
Harrison this week looking- after
the work upon his Vernon -farm.
He kept up courage" until yesterday,
when the mud became" tio deep in
his wheat field that it ran into the
tops of his rubber bootsf andl'JnO fled
for safety to the county seat.
An exchange observes that a man
will run as fast as he can to cross a
railroad track in front of a train.
Then-he will watch it till it goes
out of sight. Then he will walk
rapidly away. He seems to, be all
right and probablyis. Thisisaman.
A woman in .a, street ear will open a
satchel and take out a pur&e, take
out a dime and close the purse, open
the satchel, put in the pUrse and
close the satcKelandlock both ends.
Then she will give the „ dime to the
conductor, who will give her a nickel, then she will close tho purse,
open the satchel and put in the
purse, close the satchel and lock
both ends. Then $he will feel for
the buckle at the back of her belt.
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