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GLARE, MICH., FRIDAY; JANUARY 11,1907.
No. 31
ccutacy. \
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Pride   Ourselves   bpon*
Our Prescription Department. *
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J       There's a good deal of Satisfaction in knowing
£ that your prescription will be filled just as-your^b^-1
sician wishes itjto be filled, if it. is taken to oiir store. ^
No "Just as Good" preparations, but justftf1 What
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tne Doctor OrderM''—always. -    ■*" v'   '    ■-■*'•       '
Oar stock of toilet necessities, was never'more
complete than now.
We    are >  agents   for     the Edison Phono-
graphs and Records.  '
CLARE J
v BE^L PHONE 53 j
A. E. MUSSELL & SON,
American Express Office.
UNION.PHONE 92'
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As'We writes 1907 for the :firs,t timv we can-
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not   help  16oking   backward,, and•' forward.,-
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When we look backward and think of tht»
large business that we did in 19U6 and as  we,
write 1907 we realize som« what of the greet :
task that is before ns.
The great business of   1906   will' not be
i.£iiffi(:euf_far. 190.7 becausejjLthipLstore ' is., not.,
going aheadit is going .back ward..   ■
.. We realize that not only must we do more .
business but we must serve you butter in all
ways and we know full well we can do these
things only by keeping the past years' records
continually, before usday after .day, month
after month and not rest nor slacken our pace
until we see all records broken.
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Flftti Annual Dinner of Lewis Cass
Club Probably Hie Best Ever
Held.  Bad Weather Keeps,
Many Away, But Attendance Up to Expectations
Dinner ana Addresses Saiisraciory to Large
'[uiience, and Membership-Materialiy"
'     'increased.'
SPECIALS
lib. package-of'Coffee ' '  ' ' ,     v 'J5C'
Our Bulk Coffees range,from 20o to 35c a pound
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Jus 3 words about our Teas a'35c: aud 50c a pound:
W®  DBPt   Comparison
_ _T.hn^rlay of.f.ha.-gaBk .nn~w:hioh the
Cass Olub holdq its annual dinner
uiakes it impossible'for fTaB Ooup-
jeb ttf-go into a, detailede report of
the numerous interesting features,
but suffice to say that the officers-
aria highly pleased with the success
o.f "the undertaking an'd .'anticipate
continued "successes in the years to
come, It is not bften that a political organization-of. the character of
this Club, in a small town can withstand tbe onslaughts -of enemies
without and tyitbin for many years,
but the Lewis CasB Olub of Clare
seems to'he, successful in overuo m-
ing'ail obstacles of the character referred to, and the annual dinner has
come to be looked upon as an event
of the ytar^and without doubt will
continue to flp.urish in the years to
come.
Thirweather of yesterday was decidedly unpropitious.* A gale from
the w:est, accompanied, by snow
kepi* many away who were ticket
holders and who have heretofore
been regular attendants. However,
the number present was up to the
averatre, and all* enjoyed the program as well as the numerous dainties served b Steward High. Rox-
hurg's orchestra provided an excellent   iiiUbiOu'     program" Slid   which
was greatly enjoyed and liberally
applauded As soon as the guests
were sealed, E. H. DeVogt made a
flashlight photograph of the hall,
and Which is pronounced excellent.
Mark W. Stevens, of Flint, and
who is well knowrn throughout the
state as one of Democracy's leaders,
presided with1 signal, ability as
toastmaster.
All speakers previously announced were present, except Hon. Geo
E. Wifletts, of' Marshall, whose
duties'as a member of the legislature mad impossible his being on
hand 'Hon. '.las. F Hammell, of
Lansing, w;is called,.upon to fill
this place upon the program, though
no previous-notice had been given.
He congratulated the Club upon its
continued successes, told a number
of excellent and timely stories,, putting everybody in good humor.
The addresses of S D: Williams
and/T A-.E. Weadock, of Detroit,
John F. Bib e, of Ionia, and E O.
Wood, of Flin«, were well received
and'ebcitedmuch applause. Upon
one or two propositions the first
two named speakers materially differed, but their method of handling
the questions Were especially pleas-
a marked degree, the fact that differences of .opinion upon points of
party politics are entertaining to the
listener in a Democratic gathering
and instructive tx> all*concerned.
Among those.present from, ne gh-
b .riujf towns were tne 'following:   .
MayoVMVinier,:M\ D'evereuu'x and
HiA. SaWord,' of . MW Pleasant;
Mayor Burns, of'St;,Louisf'D. Kor-
ison. J. E Richardson, D. Scott
Partridge and'Dr. S ■vereeir, of Ev-
ait. '
Supervisor John Slfton, of Gil-
more, was elected as the Club's president for the ensuing year. The remainder'^' the officers witll be given -next.' wei-k.     ■ "
POORLY ATTENDED!
A
•   Great Clearing Sale!
Great Slaughter Sal^ o*f iiats com-
.mencing^at.^Jan. 6th. gliding Fib
6th 1907. '^Everjcthiing, going below
cost, posltiv;ely. must be closed out
in thirty days. Ladies' now is your
change to get a hat for almost no' fling. " ,Mix&. G. W. 'FottvVABjJ,
: Jackson Block.
<_ Rourstomiibb, (i bad bre'itb,' a ptistv
t'OtuplexioB utid xi.hnr conF«'qut,u(1i>jfli. nf »i
diBord>ir«d di^Arfu.in nrt'qtsich'V-r-. tn v-'»
by f,lw aie o'UiqijV Dvap tpoi i l1tt-> «'
IV - dsvs tieHtuiont free. Sold by E V,
Anderson.        •   • s   "' *
Farmer's Institute Not Up to. the- Effort of
Previous Years;   .\
* The annual institute of the Farmer's institute  society,  held at the
opera   house, on' .Wednesday   and
nClm_sda-j"—wss—a©t-=4h9^=su.ccesBl_of
fprmer years for some   unaccountable reason. ,   Messrs.. Ladd and
Hopkins, the  state  speakers,- were
well received and   gave numerous
points of value to the farmers-
Following are the new officers:
President—John ITofthon.-.
Secretary—O. E. Sutherland
Treasurer—John Duncan.
Executive Committee—A. R. Can-
field, P. A.  Bennett, Jos. Hudson,
JB. Allen, tt."Glass.
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Arthur—Wm. Purdy
•  Franklin—Phelix- Beau en amp
Frost—J. H. Morrison
'.- GaFfield—Alfrisd Tj;yon j
Grant—C. Krell
Greenwood—Arthur Doty
Hamilton—Ernest .Wallace
Hatton—Amos Spigelmire
Haye,s—T. C. McGarry
Lincoln—Amos Snider
Redding—W. M. Temple
yheridan—Dune. Rne  .   -•
Suwmerfleld—Geo. Cole
Wiuterfield—MilesDavis
Surrey'-Dan. Rowe
Gilmore—Wm. Gorr  .   .
Wise—James Hersey
Vernon—Frank Gorr.
•women's section
President—Mrs Walter.White '
Secretary—Mrs" A. J. Doherty
Treasurer—Mrs. Ruth  Mcintosh.
NO SAFE Hi OFFICE RENT!
Council Refuses to Stand for Gierk's Bill for
Extras Never Before Heard of.
. The oity fathers, met on Monday
evening-and passed upon the business which had accumulated during
the,preTious weeks. The bill of
the city clerk of $41.30, and which
included a charge for the rental of
two safes and for office rent, was
cut to $9.80, the items above referred to being _tnck_en_oat_.i iJ^ajon.
withdrew f roin f lie constable bond.of
R Northey, for reasons which he
has not diviiigHii.
A matter of $3500 in notes due the
Citizens bank waB laid over until
the next meeting.
Regarding a flagman at the Fifth
street Aon Arbor crossing/the com-
panyrdeelines to eompiy, and the
council pigeonholed the matter.
An arc light was- asked for- at
Wheaton avenue and McEwan
street, but this was likewise postponed, by referring the matter to a
committee.
Card of ThaRks.
Wiiiiam Allien Smith:
The Bixth act (ballot) In the great
senatorial circus at Lansing occurred last evening when Wiiiiam Aiden
Smith, of Qrand Rapids, won easily.
There is not even one" small flag
displayed today upon the Clare
federal building.
Us Cnermans.
Wordy Editor:
I vos ofer by Mt.
Vernon Chrange ven dey" elected
officers' Monday nighd und such a
goottime I nefer had-before. I vill
tell you who was elected as far as' I
can. Dere is aieetie short- man ofer
der who ven he vants anydinirs he
smgs 'O, Please remember me.' I
tink dots it auoway lie bung' it and
dey elected him Master. I tink his
name vos Nathan Hale or Harry
Halo or somedinty. Anyhow he's
bigger now dan he vos  before.
Den George Haring, I know dot
name veil oriuff, because' '.his' fader
yust got back- from do Vater-
land he vos elected Overseer und
I tink he make a goot von. Ven
dey got to Lecturer dey haf a big
dime, dey elected Walter White
und he say no I vill not take dot
job.   Don dey elected dot Vilhinson
We wish to express our apprecia
tion to the many   friends   who s
kindly  rendered   their    assistan
during the illness and death of
daughter.     Me. and Mbs
HlTOHOnOK.
Leona May Hitchcock,
After an illness of a year Leona
May, the two year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs W. Hitobcock passed
away last Friday. About one year
ago the child Tiad a severe case of
whooping cough, fiom which she
never fully recovered and when, a
few days ago, abe was taken ill with
pneumonia, it was evident to all
that her Btrength was not sufficient
t.n withstand the disease, and in the
afternoon of last Friday, she peacefully passed away,
Tbe funernl occurred from the M.
E. church on Sunday afternoon,
four little girls, Edith LaPierre,
Vera Shaw, Florence Davy and
Rose McPhall attending as pall bearers. A beautiful emblamatie floral
offering was the remembrance of
the Foresters.
Thjb Courier joins with the
friends in extending, sympathy to
the sorrowing fami'y.
vot UBt to live orer nere^una^uw^Hay^
no he wo3 no good for noddins. Den
dey elected-John JSforden de henrnan
because lie says he will take it, as
it is the most important job
in the chniuge. Und most- of de
oder officers were re-elected.'. • Den
dey pass up a motion to have a oyster supper to put in ihe officers
on Monday night Jan. 14th. Den I
o.ime away. ''
A SHJBRIDAN DUT9HBB.
For The Merchant.
A'well know local business roan
has figured out the following "paragraphs of   "advice to   merchants:
Be-always "just out" q,f staple articles, .
Substitute an inferior grade frequently.
Be slow in making deliveries of
goods*
'Show no favors to "spot cash"
customers,
Don't sweep the floor any. too  often. ,    ,
.  Contrive to  have plenty of flies
around.
Promise to do things,and, "forgot"
about them. ■
Grumble about.'but never advertise your business. [
F.aithfully f.»llpw these rules long
euough and you -will attract $ big
trade to some other Btore.
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MENTION. I
The Ladies' Aid will mept with
Mrs. Frank Purdy next Friday afternoon.
Lee Dunwoodie was home over
Sunday.-
John McDonald of Roscommon,
spent Monday with his family in
this city.
Several cases of pneumonia are
reported. k-»
S. Andrews   was   in  Mt.Pleasant
Revival meetings in the Baptist
churfch this week.
St\m. Wilkinson has gone t» Saginaw for the winter.
Miss Ellen S-witzer was home from
Saginaw over Sunday.
A. G. Pastnrino was in Flint the
latter part of last week.
Miss Minnie Marr sp^nt Sunday
with friends in Shepherd.
The King's Daughter's will meet
next woek Friday with Mrs.   Bailey.
Mrs. M. P. Saxton, of Lansing,
was in the city the first of the week.
Mr .and-Mrs. E. A. Anderson
spent Sunday1 with friends in Cadillac.  .
J Leahy thtf optician will soon be
here again, For date see ad in this
issue. 30t2
The Ladies' Union will meet next
week Friday with Mrs. C. H. Sutherland
1 Mr, and Mrs, D. Burdick went to
Shepherd Wednesday, where they
will reside.
Messrs. W. W. Dennis and E. E.
Cowan, of Ovid, visited John High
on Wednesday.
The -Guild will meet with Mrs.
B. L. Axford next Wednesday after-
hoon^ a thimble party*
- Mrs. H«rry H Whiteley, of Mil-
lersburg, is the guest of her parents
Mr. and Mrs. H. Steven*,
Jasper Snider to Mt. Pleasant
Monday.
O. M. Sutherland returned to Ann
Arbor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Philips spent
Monday  in Mt. Pleasant.
A.C. Hanchet .went to Ionia on
Monday to be present at a family
reunion.
Frank Brown and 'Elton Allen left
on Tuesday for Detroit, where they
expect to secure employment.
Miss Ethel Wells returned to her
school duties in Breckenridge Monday after a two weeks' vacation.
"Mr;"and Mrs.' W. J. Lange and
daughter, Helen, of Belfast, N. Y.
are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John
Doherty.
Miss Ella Cope to Alma Monday
where she has accepted a position
as matron of the dormitory of the
Alma College;*
MrsrA. J. Kane went-to Monroe
Saturday morning called there by
the illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Barton Kurd.* * p
Mrs. H. Burch 'returned home to
Boyne City Saturday after a short
visit at the home of Mr. and Mr,s.
John McDonald.
A dairy .meetingwas held by Wm.
Freeman, of Midland, at the Wilson * school house Jn Vernon on
Tuesday evening, ,     '
Iss Gertrude Someroak, of Cad-
c, was the guest of Mrs. F.  R.
y and Mrs. D.  Cross the latter
of last week.
T Misses Bertha and Libby Wies-
mAn, of Farwell, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. WoJsey the latter
part of last week.■# .
Mrs. Frank Coons and Miss
Ethylyn Callahan, of Midland, spent
the latter part of last week wit,h Mr.
and Mrs, J, Hickey.
Misses Agnes and Ella Malone-y
returned to Mt.Pleasant Saturday
after spending the holidays with
their sister in this cjty.
Mrs J. G. McCall, who was the
guest of her' son, W. Hitchcock,
during the past, week- returned to
her home in Flint Tuesday.
A. N. Smith's head and the icy sidej
walk come together suddenly on
Monday, and for several minutes A.
N. didn't have a word to say.
Miss Hazel Alward resumed her
school work .at Olivet, Tu-esday,
after spending a two weeks' vacation with her parents in Clare.
Friday and Saturday Jan. 11th
and 12th is the date when J,% L«*nhy
the optician will again be here
Read his ad in this issue.     30 12
The Isabella board of supervisors
is wrestling with the local op'ion
question this week. Opinions differ
materially as to what the result'
will be.
Rev. M. L. Bray, of Big Rapids
was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. G.
W. Maxwell over Sunday He lectured in the M. E. church on -Bun-
day evening.
The Courier is in receipt of information to the effect that Lizzie,
wife of C F. Boorom, a former employe, died in Detroit on Wednesday of   cancer of the   stomach.
Will   Whitaker,    head    clerk   in,
Davy'3   grocery   department,  won
the automobile given aw.ay_by ..the;
Clare Hardware Ct>7 Jan, 1st.   The
number was 4429. .
Mrs, G. W. Forward ehtor'aine-i
the B. Y. P U. at their regular
monthly business meeting on Tuesday evening. A short program was
rendered and delightful refreshments served.
"Have you frogs legs" asked' u
customer in n Clare restaurant, the
other day. "'No, it's rheumatism
that makes mo walk thay way" replied, the maiden.—Mt. Pleasant
Times.
A social club to be known as the
Starlight Club was organised by tbe
ladies of the Eastern Star at the
home of Mrs. Janvs Duncan on
Thursday. The" next meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. McPhall on Thursday afternoon.
,_,■       WEST WISE.
Chas. Church aud wife to Colemun
Sunday.
E. Sills and' wife, of Belv'ille, Out.,
who have been visiting friends in Michigan for the past two weeks spent Sunday with hw cousion, A. Phillips.
Fred Laraphere and wife spent Sunday "with the latter'a mother, Mrs. Anderson, ot Pratt's corner,,
Olms. Lamphere aud wife were the
guests df his father M. Lamphere Sunday,
Wess Mariiu is carrying his arm in a
eling, the result of falling1 out of. tha
wagon.
Chns. Lamphere has sold part of hie
farm to H. O. Squired
Will Leosh to Clare Wednesday,
hAbrison,
We still have a continuation of ioe,
which makes it unsafe to walkj without
using great caution.
Several of our citizens are having a
taste of lagrippe- T. S. .Doraey -ia
among the number.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hamilton were
called to Evart Friday by the death of
theiiuHQo c.hiid of their son,'Gordon.
Mrs. H. was also in a critical condition.
l>iin.  AttJOO J-UumBOu,  OJ     i'UlWcil, IB    JU
the city this week.
Presiding Elder Bray, of Big Rapida,
held services in the M. E. church last
Friday evening.
I, J. Thompson left on Monday for
Indiana on a :biasn^s--tiiTA-i-'\-"--f^-r=s^
Bev.'O, H, Southerland, State Superintendent of Congregational churches,
met the members of the church here' on"
Mondaylevening of this week.
If j ou are called out in the evening
b«tterget home before eight-thirty, or
you will probably bo left where the old
gentleman-.wQ-feado.was—I?l ifaa^dSriEf--
Better be safe and take yo.ur lantern.
Ladies of the N. C. club, sixteen in
number, gave Mrs* Wm. Richardson a.
genuine surprise on Tuesday "evening.
A. very pleasant evening was spent,
dainty refreshment's were served. Several ladies from out of town were present.  - > '•'-'• «•>£
New niiiroTd Biiii'te BiH«.
According to the Washington Post,
quoting a cashier, bank officials do not
prefer fresh new bills to - old ones.
"Everybody doesn't. care, for new
greenbacks," said a cashier. / "It is a
common Idea that bank tellers jdo not
care to give up crisp paper money. tAs
a matter, of fact, nine cashiers, out of
every ten try to get rid of new money
as quickly as possible after receiving
it. There is grave danger to the average paying teller in handling unused
money. New bank notes stick together. Frequently the ink is not thoroughly dry. During our rush period
we handle a great deal of money;—Ii is-=?"
the easiest thing in the world to make
mistakes with new bills when in a
hurry to relieve a long line of waiting
patrons. When possible we give but
the new bills during hours when there
is no rush. I'd rather pay out a million old bills than a hundred ^>ew
ones."
Running; For Exercise.
A professional runner gives the following suggestions for exercise: -Rise
at G:30 a, m. Put on old" clothing, easy
shoes and a sweater. Time for dressing, five minutes. Walk one-fourth: of
a mile; time, five minutes. Then r^in
a mile at a dog "trot in eight minutes,
arranging your circuit of-a mile and
a quarter so that you'will'finish at
your door thirteen minutes' a£ter_start-.
ing. That exercise will expand your
lungs and stimulate your heart action
and land you at your dobrstep at 6:48
a. m. panting for breath, thoroughly
exhausted and perspiring at every pore.
You are then ready for your bath- and
shave and breakfast and for the natural routine of the day. Tbe man. of
sedentary habits who patiently pursues this exercise "rnay'lslss~aii"drugs?
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H*w  He  Lenrued English...   •
Carl Schurz once" told' a friend, something of his early struggles with the
English language.   He knew it about
uerman-^ruat is TOHBayr narety at-an—
One day, "deciding such nonsense must
end," he .entered a bookstore and asked
for the-classic of the English/language.
A wise clerk gave him "The Vicar of
Wakefield." He carefully translated it
into German and put his work' away
for six weeks. At the end of that time
he translated his translation back into
English and theii ruade^ a searching
comparison between his' version and
that of Goldsmith's original. "After
that," he said, "I knew English."    ..
TUe Fee   Simple.
Patrick Murphy, while, passing "down
Tremont street, was hit on the head
by a brick which fell from a building
in process of construction. .One ofTthe
first things lie did after being taken
homeuuld put to bed was to send for. a
lawyeiv A few days later he received,
word to call, as his lawyer1 had settled'
the case. He called and received five
crisp new $100 bills. ' .
"How much did you get?" he asktjd.
"Two thousand dollars," answered
the lawyer.
"Two thousand, and you give me
?pOO? Say, who. got hit by that brick;
you or me?"—Boston Herald.
Tlie Hog'* Disposition.
There are good disposltioned hogs,
as well as mild tempered cattle. If
you want to spoil a hog's disposition
and make him a chronie kicker and
squealer, give him damp straw for bedding, a hole in the ice for a trough And
greasy dish water and raw potato par»
tugs for a menu,—Cor.. National Stockman. ..      .' .
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