1907-01-04; Clare Courier

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GLARE, MICH., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4,1907.
No. 30
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Sating to much' Christmas
>)Turicey you will   find   MUSSELL'S
ro LINIMENT of' great value • to
ftus'sell's Bone-Iiiniment
Lameness  after  going
To  Cure
Skatirigor
that
Failing on the slippery vva.^s
'.e il
Cure that Gold in
jkcflL according to
v a short
directions*
better Remedy  known for
COUGHS, COLDS, CROUPE,   BRONCHIAL
-O'CATARRH, WHOOPING COUGH and CONSUMPTION if taken in time.
There is no
Juat Received & New Line of EDISONS GOLD «J
MOULDED ' RECORDS.
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tral Dm* Store,? »ra ana dead.
DEIB0GW8 DINNER!
Everything Progressing Finely for' the' Cass
Club Annual Next Thursday Evening,.
i.
Final preparations "for the fifth,
annual dinner of the LewiB Oass
Club on Thursday evening next, are
about completed? and an abundance
of good things for the guests and
members are in store. Steward
John High promises a"feed" that
will surpass any yet given, and the
program of speaking is ?one of the
best ever ..prepared with jsvery pro-
pect of an unusually large"*attendance. Judge Geo. P. Stone, of
Ithaca, haB bean secured as toast-
master and this insures plenty .of
wit and happy remarks from that
important post,     .. u
President 0. W, Perry announces
the Mowing flFRgrara:     •
«5asie by Spsbarg^s Qrabeatca.
Invocation   R'pv. McGonnell
Dinner.   '
Music*
Address .of President and introduction pr toastmaster.
Response of toastmaster.
, "The Citizen and the State,'* Hon.
S D. Williams, Detroit.
^State Affairs-,"-■ Hon. Geo. E«
Willetts, Marshal.
Music.   "■'■'•
"Organization," Bjon.' Edwin  O.
Wood,Flint (
•".The Muckraker,!' Hon -John F.
Bible, Ionia.
Music.      "
"Democracv," Hon. T. A. E.
Weadopk, petrpit.    *
"Here We. Be," Bfon. A. J.' "Lacy,
Clare,
America.
The annual reception and election
of officers will occur in the K. of P.
hall at .seven   o'clock,   and
gathering sliould be made up
ticket hplders.
which
of all
\SELL & SON,
American Express Office.
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Extra Selected New California Raisins
Finest -New Cleaned Vostezza Currants
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Finest Pure &ugar Mixed  Candy
No Hard Plahtf r Paris Lumps In Onr Candy.
nice broken Taffy at !0c per pound
Oranges and Lemons
Don't forget to get your Tea and  Coffee
for your Christmas dinner from us,
Jas. Thompson, sr.f Passed Away Last Fr';-
dSy Morning at His Home on East
Fifth Street.
After a lingering illness of sever-
al years, Jas. Thompson, died at
his home early Ug(i Friday morning. Death was due to asthma and-
liver trouble.
Mr. Thompson was well known in
Clare, ■ having lived here for the
past eighteen years During the
greater port of that time he was in
the employ of the Clare City Flouring Mills. He was born -sixty-seven
years ago in Hamilton, Ont. Jan,
2d, 1868 he was united \n marrfage
with Miss Ellen Crossen, also of
Hamilton. Eighteen years ago
they come with their family to Clare
where they have since remained
Tq mourn his loss are left his wife
and eight phjldrenj Mrs. H. C. Caldwell, of Ridgeland, Wis, James, of
Freesoil, William, of Rosebush,
Frank, of Oroswell, Mrs. P. A. Bennett, Robert, Fred and Floyd, of
this pity, all of whom were present
at the f jinpral, which occurred from
the home Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Maxwell.
TjtjE Coukibr joins with the
many friends in extending sympathy
to th* family in their hour of sor-
OLDEST BANK REORGANIZES!
"State Saving Bank of Harrison" Succeeds
■ Banning House of L Saviers & Company,
The people of Clare county will be
interested in the reorgiuzatiou of
the oldest banking house in the
county,^ and'the information that
the bank at the county seat is now
to be known as, the "State Savings
Bank of Harrison." The first meet-
iug of the board of directors was
held on Tuesday, and thus the capital of the county steps into line
with a full nedgeu'Bsuie imufc of substantial responsibility, officered by
some of the best men of the county,
and the stock of which is owned and
controlled by well known Clare
county citizens, as well as several
who have long been known as*
among the subtantial men of €trajlot.
county,
The banking-house of L. Saviers
&Oo. was established in Harrison
in 1833, by L. Saviers, of St Louis.,
and,was owned by himself and wife
with Carlton Abbot as it flrBt cashier. It had 'conducted a. general
banking business-■since that time,
and was the first bank to open, for
business in the county; Mr. Abbott
was succeeded after a nutfjber of
years by F. Weatherhead, who proved a most efficient manager In
charge during the years he was con*
nected with the institution, and
only retired because of ill-health.
He in turn was followed by 0. R,
Giddings of St. Louis, Who will continue under the new arrangement,
both Mr. Weatherhead and Mr,
Giddings becoming stockholders,
.Following is a list of the stockholders of the state bank;
Carl F. Harrington, St. Louis;
Nathaniel White, St. Louis; A. S.
Mclntyre, St, Louis; Chas. H. Page
W. Henry Wilson, F. Weatherhead,
L. Saviers, C, R.  Giddings, Elmer
Hughes, Ellis G. Hughes, Jo,h.n.
B. JQPS, Havrjaopj QUver N, Kinff,
Houghton Lake,
The officers of the new company
are as followes:
President—L. Saviers.
Vice President—W. Henry Wilson
2d Vice President—F. Weatherhead.
Cashler-C. R. Giddings.
The capital stgck of the nevf b,ajik.
Is *2Q,QflQ', a|l pf whiph. is paid in,
and the new company starts in under most favorable auspices, having a fully, equipped banking house
with modern fixtures and all accessories necessary to thP conduct of a
most successful career. The responsibility of the bank is ample for
all purpoRest and th,e. pqqnfy Seat is
by this step placed amoung those
towns of the state which boast of a
solid and .comp'etely modernized
banking house.
The Courier wishes the new institution a full measure of s.qcces.s.
FARMERS
NEW ELEVftTOR SOON READY!
D. McLaren & Go. Nearly Ready for Gen
eral Farm Produce Business in Glare.
•Merry Xmas
amdl M Happy New Year*   ' •
s Notice.
Ms.qj of our subscribers have responded to our invitation of a few
weeks since to call In and liquidate
their accounts! but a few yet  remain who have not regarded the invitation as serious.    With   several
hundred dollars still etaudlng out In
small amounts, and   with a 1-trge
amount 'of money to raise within
a few weeks, we urge the delinquents
to accept  this invitation.    In the
event of failure, do not b,e surpris
ed at a visit from an officer with  a
summons.   A newspaper cannot be
conducted upon   '*wind,"   and our
subscribers are expected to pay the
email amount,asked without the ne»
cessity of sending repeated   statements.
This notice will appear but once
this year, and we reserve the right
to proceed by other   and more se«
vere methods after Jan. 10th.
..    The Publisher.
Great Ctearmq .Sale!
The new grain elevator being
erected |n this, pity by J? Rt Mc=
Laren & Co. will be ready for business about January 15th, and the
firm will handle all kinds of farm
produce, paying the highest possible
market price. Thisfirm now operates elevators in-JPlyraouth, Salem,
South Lyon, Novi and Romulus,
me couswUci/iuuOi «iut» ui»^? we?&-
tor has bepn under' the' supervision
of Wm. R VanVleet, a member of
the firm, and who will be in charge
at least temporarily. Mr. Van-
Vleet's home Is in Plymouth.
The new elevators IvUiy equipped
for handling all kinds of grain, and
other products of Clare and Isabella
farms will find a.ready market here
The firm has the highest standing
in communities where' it is now
doingibusiaess, and The OQymER.
feels certain that it will find Clare
a most desirable business point.
Fine Program Awaits Ihe Farmers ot Glare
and Northern Isabella .Counties in This
City Next Week. .
The" anrinal institute ^of-the Ciare
ootiBty society occurs in this .city on
Wedneedny «nd Thursday of next week,
and a carefully prepared program will be
carried out and which will prove of especial interest to every farmer and citizen who nppreciiitee the] possibilities of
this section for iigricultural parpoees.
P/esfdent Brown "and Secretary-Arm-"
strong   Lave     given   of    their ^ time
>»i>a   Mia  mamKnt>a    tVtnt-,    fVsi<3     innh.
»*«v   *•«-»"  uivuivy^u     vmuiJ     vuip    iMovr
tute will be fully up  to the   successful
gatherings   of  former years,, and they
urge a large att< ndance:
Folio wing ia the program in full:
WHDNEBDAT,  JAN. 9TH.
Forenoon.
9;45   Introductory remarks
P. D. Brown
Invocation '    W. J. Frost
10:00 Forage.CropB for Northern Michigan E. 0,.Ladd
10:30 Discussion Led by J. B. Humor
11:00 Haadiing the CPmCrop    .
A.L. Hopkine
11:30 Discussion Led by   P. M.Loomis^
ATTKBBNOON
1:00   Question Box in Charge of
E. O. L-idd
Music
1:30   The Potato as a Money Crop-
A, L. Hopkins
2:00   Discussion Led by  H, A. Loomis
Recitation
2:30   Making Money from Beans
Local' Speaker
3;00   Discussion Lsd by
O, H. Sutherland
8:30   Dairying for Profit      E. O. Lndd
EVENING
7:00   Music Kirkbride's Orchestra
7:30   Does It Pay?     Mrs, F. Saunders
Recitation. W. N. Irish
8.2Q   Qiye the Boy a Chance
A.-1-. Hopkins"
Music    Mt. Vernon Grange Choir
9:00   The Agricultural College and its
Work E. C.Ludd
XGUB3KAT, JA^T. lOlH
rOBjSNOON
9:45   Sugar Beets fror^ the FurmerV
StRrdnoint   A. L. Hopkins
1Q45   Biscussjon Led by. John Prnsley
10:4^  TU© Ins?cte nod Diseases of Apples E. O. Laan.
11:18  Discnssion Led by    E, W. Alltn
11:45  Business Meeting of Uountv Institute Society-
Reports and Election   of Officers
and Other Business,
AJcfUHQON
1:9ft   Question Box in Charge ot
A,!sL. Hopkins
Music
1*80   The  Selection and Core ff Liv©
(Stock. A. L. Hopkii.
2:00   Discussion Ljjd b,y H. A, tfairmur
Recitation
2-,3Q   gucoesBfu) Skeep Raising
C. W. Perry, Local Speaker
3:00   Discussion Led by   C.R, Huffman
Music
3:30   The Essentials of Good  Farrajng
S. O. Ladd
4:0Q   pjscussiqn Lsd hy    L. L' Kelle>
■VYQMim'a SEOTI.ON
he held   at   the   Oongregationiil
LOCAL  X- . I
MENTION J
to of Thanks,
0.
c/^<^<><><>^^^;vy%'/
Great Slaughter Sale of hats com?
mencing Sat, Jan. 6th ending Feb,
6th 1907. Everything going bploW
coBt, positively must be closed out
In thirty^days. Ladies now is ,your
change to get a hat for almost nothing* MBS. G. W. FOR*'AHD,.
Jackson Block
.  <-0    t it
We   winh   to  extend our heart felt
thnnkff to onr neighbors arid friot$8 and
.especially to the Odd Fellows for   their
I fondness during   my husband's siRkDose
and death.    Mns. Geo.   Saxtoh   and
FAMItY. 	
Supervisor Jennings', of the se«
co'nd ward, insists 'that he voted
'yea" upon the local option question, and that he was not correctly
reported by the The CotnaKlt last
week. Doubtless Mr.' Jennings
knows, how he voted, but our report
was in accordance with that of the
acting county clerk, aud which appears in this is'aue*
Tq
church on the afternoon of Jan. 9th:
1:30   Music Miss Simons
Invocation Mrs. Maxwell
ArMppRR nf WolonmA     \irn. Brewer
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-    isesponsa --m,rs, j. is sz.y.'-"
2:00   Hqus^old Sinta    Mrs. Saunders
Discussion    Mrs. L. M. Converse
Led .by Mrs. Ruth Mcintosh
2:30   HunoSolo Edith Wolsey
Election of Officers
3:00   Paper. Mra, Q. Hoover
DisougBipn   Opened   by   Mrsf J.
Duncan, followed by Mrs. Lam-
oreaux and others
3:45   Music     '" Lena Dun'woodie
Sunday ScW Ofcs,
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" T«e following are the newly elected for the various Sunday schools
of the city:
BAPTiST s. a.
Supt.—Willis Graven
Ass't S.wp.t'.—Mrs. Olule
gec'y.—GladyB Smith «^
Tres.—Anna Ingersol
Librarian—Ralph Stevens
Organist—Esther Ehrhart    „
Mi e.'§; s.
Supt—Q. M. Ayepa
Ass't Rupt.—'Mrs. E. A. White
SCc—Geo. Ripenberg
Treas.-^-Mrs. L. Shaffer r
Pianist—Ruby Wht)
L'ibrarian—UeaU'leo Cliuppcl.
gOMa*tKCJATIONAL B. B.
Supt.—E. G. WVloh
The remaining officers will f.i up
pointed by Uio trustees, neVi Sun
A.'E. Maynard in Flint Wednesday.        ' '    *
C, Cope, of Coleman, was In -town
Tuesday.   .
Ray Falk returned to Lansing
Wednesday. - ".
O. M. Ayers to Cadillac on business Tuesday.
Albert Wiesman, of Farwell, in
town Tuesday.
J. R. Goodman spent Sunday with
EVart friends,     1-"       "        r" ~ ~
L. Burch spent Sunday, with his
mothsi in PompsiS.
Frpd Irwin, of Cleveland, is the
guest of his parents.
W. C, Giberson, of Baldwin, was
in the city over^Sunday.
Mrs. F. Sohoonpver spent Supday
with relatives in Marion.   ','
Mrs. J. C. Newhpund, of Harrison, spent Wednesday in Clare.
Alex Fick, of Groenvillp, is spending a few days with Clare friends.
The Ladies Union will meet with
Mrs. O. H. Sutherland next Friday.
Harry Gray, of Flint, is the guest
of his parents. Dr and Mrs, R, A.
Gray.
Miss Margaret Crawford, of Detroit
is the gupst of her cousin, MrsTGeo.
Graves.
The King's Daughters will meet
with Mrs. Stevens next week Wed-'
•nesday.
Herbert Guest, of Saginawr was
the guest of Leo DeVogc the first of
the week.
MIbs Vernon Laughlin, of Harrison, waB the guest of Florence Ladd
this week.
County treasurer Goodman assumed charge of his office on Monday night. \
M. H. Chapin, of Vanderbilt,
spent l^ew Year's with Mr. and Mrs.
A. N. Smith.
Miss Ethel Jackson, spent the
first of the week with friends in
Rosebush.
Floyd Montney, of Port Huron,
spent New Year's with his father,
L, Montney.
Miss Anna Proer, of Fort Wayne,
IndM spent Sunday with Mr. ard
Mrs  J. Oour,
' The Ladies Auxiliary will meet
with Mrs. N. Irish uex*. Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Minnie Hpusler went to Beld-_
ing Mondav where she has secured
employment.
Mrs. G. E. Lamb, of Farwell, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. S, Kirk-
bride Tuesday.
Senator Doherty has been watching "the boys." select a senator this
week a.t Lansing.
Miss Laura Thompson, of Harrison waB the guest of Mrs. John Mcj
.outlaid tills week
Miss Belle Delamater, of Mt Pleas
ant, was the guest of Miss Orah
DaFoe this week*
V. A. Patriok aud wife, of Ovid,
are guests at the homes of B. Lewis
and TJ. H. Patrick.
Lester Calkins, of Rosebush, spent,
the latter part of lasi week with his
sister, Mrs. -N. Irish.
Dr. and Mrs. H. E, Neelands and
MrB. M, Sexsmith spent'New Year's
with Rosebush friends.
Mlsa Elizabeth Bell went, to Petersburg Monday mo nlng to attend
the wedding of a__frien4v .
Mrs. F. W. Livingston and daughter, Margaret of Oarleton, visited
Clare friends over Sunday.
Mrs, W. J. Bauder and son. Howard, and daughter. Beatrice, are visiting with Saginaw friends,. .
. Mrs. P.R. L.',Carl and two sons, of
Man'istee, spent Wednesday at the
home of her brother, the editor
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mooney and
Bernlce, of Cadillac, spent New
Year's with relatives In the city.
The L. O. T. M. M. have changed
their time of meeting from Wednesday evening to Thursday afternoon-
Mr. and Mrs. Thos Reigle and
family, of Mt.Pleasant, spent New
Years with? Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Rhoades.
Cpngregatlonal Church notice:
Sunday morning topic, Religion in
the lives of common folk; evening
subject, Things, that go with salvation. Seats free and everybody welcomed, W. J. Frost pastor.
Deputy state highway commission-
en Rogers was in the city on Wednesday and viewed the mile of road
which Grant proposes to build next
year Jngaccordanco with the state
bonus plan. The- mile is straight
north from\.the •city limits, Mr.
Rogers says.it can be graded ready
for ,gravfelfdr.a350iv'" ■ !    ;.
The Vernon dairy, C. S. Lee, proprietor, was out with its', usual New-
Years greetings to its customers on
Tuesday. ■
E. Frick returned home to. Buffalo, N. Y. Wednesday after & week's
visit with Mr. and Mrs., A. 8.
Rhoades.
Mr. and Mrs; G. Wilbur Savags
aud Mrs. Fred Fernier, of Saginaw,
spent Now Year's with Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Lewis.
"Quincebusb," the idol among the^
business ventures of C. '.H. Suth-'
erland, this week registered twenty
head of Shorthorns.
■Leila   Thrasher,    of    Rosebush,
Nina Lockwood, «t the home of Mr.
and Mrs, G. E. Benner..
Mrs. Farrall, who has spent the
past week with Mr. and Mrs. i*
Hampton of Sheridan returned home
to Portland Wednesday. ,    '"
E. J. Hanchet, of Hasting, Neb,,
and Mrs, M*.  Drake,  of Syracuse,
N. Y. were the gueBtsio£lheItJk».th.-?::=.,.-.^=i
er, A. C. Hanchet this week.
Friday and Saturday Jan. 11th
and 12th is the date when J, Leahy
the optician will again b» hero.
Read his ad in this issue.    3012
A good crowd participated in the
dancing party at Duncan's ball
New Year's night. Music was furnishes* by JEirkbride's orchestra.
While coasting last Friday evening, Elsie Hickey run off the track
and into a telephone pole, and as a
result carries her left arm in a sling.
Mrs. M, Robinson, Miss GertUde
Robinson, and Ralph Robinson of
Mt. Pleasant, spent Sunday with the
former's daughter, Mrs. E. F
Brownson.
Misses Kate and May Bell went
to Mt. Pleasant Tuesday, the:'former to resume her work in the Normal and the latter to enter school
there.
The Clare HarWare Co, is thiB
week refitting its new store room arid'
moving therein. It will mate a
most commodious and attractive
salesroom,
Commencing     Sunday     evening
special revival meetings.will be held
In the Baptist   Dhuroh. Rev, Lake,
assisted by an evangelist wilL-cou-—-_.-
duct the meeting.   '
Deputy Grand ChancellorNv.. H.
Loomis, of Grand Rapids, visited
Clare lodge, K. of P. last evening
and assisted in conferring the rank
of page upon two candidates.
A. O. Carmichael left on Monday
for Houston, Texas, where he goes
in the interest of aprominent Michigan lumbering concern to make estimates upon a large tract of cotton-
wood ^timber.
Miss Daisy Haurer, of Mt.Pleasant, and George Nelson, of Barry-
ton, were united in marriage at the
bride's home on Monday afternoon
by Rev. W. E. Lake, of the plate
Baptist Church.
At the annual business meeting of
the Congregational Church last
evening Dr. J. A. Reeder was; elected trustee,Mrs, Wm. Cole Clerk, L. •
E. Davy, treasurer, and Mrs. E. G.
Welch chorister.
The Ladies Aid will meet next
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Fred
Hnhfll. west, of the citv. The' Indies
are requested to meet at Mrs. A.
Byby's on west Fifth street 'at'ten
o'clock in the forenoon.
Miss Rose Hickey entertained
four tables at progressive pedro on
Monday evening in honor of. Harry
'Campbell-, of-KaBSSOnV-" '^ans-T£ax^5~.
win carried off the high prize, while
the consolation went to Eva Wor-
jinn . ,   .-,
Frank Jackson and the ice upon
Lake Dewey met in collision >a few
evenings since, and as a result
Frank has been out of commission
for several days. The doctors first
thought (.here was a concussion of
the brain but subsequent developments have shown their suspicions
to have been unfounded. Frank is _
better, and the ice is still hard. •
Wm. Morrison, oE Sheridan, who
reoently disposed of his farm and
farming utensilB, has moved, bis
family to this city and occupies ota«
of Dr, Maynard's new. resident ^properties on east 6th street. Mr.
Morrison has long been" one of .
Sheridan's esteemed citizens and
hiB numerous Clare friendB accord
him a most hearty -welcome to the
city. r.  •", .     .'
W. J.- Wirth, of Sault Ste. Marie,
spent several days last week-with
his parents in Vernon. - Mr, WWth
is a member of the government en«
giueering corps at that, point, and
whose work is to make surveys on
the* St. Mary river and various harbors near by, for the purpose of ascertaining the needs of-navigation.
He is a very pleasant gentleman
and lias many friends in this >^in-
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