1907-02-01; Clare Courier

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GLARE, MICH., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1907.'
No. 34
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IT IS 'WOJOT-I 50 CEJNTS *TO "VOtT
TpKG holder of this coupon is entitled to receive 50 cents worth FREE
of any. of the following- special preparations: "International Poultry
Pood," "International Worm Powder," "International-Heave Cure,"
"Silver Pine Healing Oil," "International Gall Cure," "International
Colia Cure,", "International Distemper Cure" and "International
■Louse filler" if presented to the dealer whose name appears bolow within 30 days* Provided, that the holder will at the:same.tinio purchase one
25-lb. pail of "International /Stock Food" from said dealor for regular
price o£ S3.50 per pail, which contains 1,200 feeds. And la1 Is Hebeu^
JAgbeed. that il the use of "International Stock Pood,'' fed according to
directions for 60 days, does not give Batisfa5toiy and profitable results,
then dealer will refund the S3.50 and its use will not cost the holder of this
coupon one cent. All that will be required will be a plain statement in
regard to results you obtained from its use. We believe you are an honest
man and will give us fair treatment at the end .of the tost on your stock
and this is the reason we make this remarkable offer and leave the entire
matter in your own hands.   You are to be not only_ the feeder but also the
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ults. We want to do business with yon only on the. basis,
of your Being perfectly satisfied. It will certainly pay you to take advantage of this special offer which is made by the undersigned dealer^ who
will also give you 25 lbs. free with a 100-lb. purchase.
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Important, Mutter Which the Voters Do Not
Appear to be Giving Koch, Attention.-
According to • Commissioner
Welch he has an open field "with no
opposition for tbe nomination from
the dominant party on the I2th inst.
Criticisms which have been heaped
upon him during his term seem to
have since been regarded as ah-
WQEthy. of i'lir&ag^^BMd^Sat'iOrt-and
he finds 'himself today ^vith the unanimous eni^f-WTeMt of hjs. party,
,and which atJthis time ..gj&ejdg tq be
equiveltfnt to a re-election.
if the present commissioner has
done bis work -well, and there are
no valid reasons for his retirement
from the office then The Coubieb
has no objection to his further no*
mination for the position. Merit in
all cases is deserving of reward, and
we would be the last to deny an
•»£ficial just treatment on the part of
Ms constituents. The people of the
county should be the judge, especially those who have' children to
<end to the schools. The school
commissionership is one cf the
most important offices of the county
and thequa'ifications of the aspirant
should be scanned closely. No
politicians with debts to satisfy
should be permitted to choose the
commissioner, but those who have
children in the rural schools should
be the sole judges of the qualifications required for this position.
The Bepub lean candidate will in
all probability be the commissioner
of this county for the four years beginning on July 1st, next, and the
Republican voters will'be held re-
wnsible for a success or failure in
the selection of a candidate
Mr Bepub ican voter, don't lose
sight of this.
ISABELLA GRANGERS!
County Pomona Hold an Excellent
with Mt. Vernon Grange.
Meeting
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We have learned that "Oar Advertising"
willl yield us no profitable returns nolees
you find profit- ia it for yourself; It
must first promote your interest before
we can expoct to promote ours. We
therefore make our'offers attractive and
actually have the goods   '
"AS     A D VERTISED
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Try">»'
A can of-that 15c
for   10c. and   let
Corn,  Peas,  Tomates"
.it   speak   for   itself.
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TEAS—
, 2,000 lbs of Tea at 35c and 50c per lb/
try a pound and be convinced of its
Quality. .
FLOUR—
• Qet our prices before  you  purchase
elsewhere:    '
Honey Comb Kitchen Queen   Lilywhite
Pearl Dust     Rock Island
Calmed,   Smoked and Salt' Fish:
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Tlie Isabella county grange held
its quarterly meeting with Mt.
Veriion grange on Wednesday afternoon and evening, and a most en-
oyable time resulted. The ladies of
vlt, Vernon served one of those
dinners for whioh they have long
been famed, and the visitors With
conveyances found their herses
properly Cared for in the stables
upon the grange grounds.
The principal discussion was upon
tho ^proposition of the initiative,
referendum and recall, and with few
dissenting votes the idea was adopted.
In the evening the patrons decided
that the primary school funds wero
properly distributed at the present
.time, aud deferred reepmmenditig
any change that has been eo far
suggested. -     -
The following officers wero elected:
M.—John Northern.   ■
O.—John Keller.*
J-ect.—Wm. McNeill,
Stew.—Wm. Karrit,
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Lady ass't Stew.—Florence Van-
Sickien.
Sec—W. Cooper.
Treas.—John Sifton.
Chap.—Mr. Rowe.      »    '
G K.-Edgar VanSicklen.
Court officers—Mesda'mes W.
White, W. Cooper, John Northon.
Ex- Com.—W\ J. Graham, W,
White, Mart. Mehery.
Prominent Vernon Ciiifen Joined the Great
- '       Majority on Saturday.
,  At the  age  of fifty four years,
Donald M. MacKinnon, passed away
at his  farm home iu Vernon last
Saturday morning? Death was due;
to kidney and stomach trouble, withj
which   he  had  suffered  for  some
time:    Three.years ago Mr. Mac-1
Kinnon   came with his wife from;
their home in Edwards ville, III., to. i
Isabella   county, in  the hope that
ths" vhange would benefit; his. heslfchir
but no material relief resulted, and
on Saturday morning, after having
beea-confined to bed hut two weeks,
i he passed peacefully away.
A private funeral, conducted by
Bev. W. J, Frost, was held at the
home at one o'clock monday afternoon, and the remains were taken
to Eclwardsville, 111., where at four
o'clock Tuesday a public funeral
was held.. The remains were interred in the Edwardsville cemetery,
t The deceased was born m Georgetown, Out, in 1853. When but a
young- man he went to Edwards-
ville, where he was for several
years employed in a grain elevator.
At the time of his death he owned
the controlling Interest in that elevator and a flouring mill in connection.
Besides his wife, Mr. Maclf innon
is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Ellen MacKinnon, of Vernon, and
seven brothers, Charles, Bruce,
Duffern and Fred, of Vernon,
Hector, of McBain, and Archie and
Albert of this city.
The Courier joins with the
friends in extending sympathy to
the sorrow ing family.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H, Lanham and
H. Daube, .of Edwardsville, H. B.
MacKinnon, of McBain, and Mrs
A. M. Artibee, of Harrison, wore In
attendance at the funeral.
" ISABELLA C0MMISS10BHIP!
Lively Contest On lor Job With Result at
Present In Doubt.
The school commissionership of
Isabella conuty is a position that
proves attractive to those who have
the qualifications and had rather
draw a salary from the county than
from a district as a pedegogue.
Commissioner Graham, who has
held the job for six years is not
content to quit just yet and is making a canvass for a renomination
On Mondaynight E; T. Cameron, of
Sherman City, dropped into Clare,
while coriducting a canvass through
the north part of the county, and he
sees many situations which appear
to look good to him, Mr, Cameron
is a young man' of attractive cmien
and claims to be able to show tbe
school patrons of Isabella county a
thing or two about the commissioner
business .that they never learned,
besides he thinks Commissioner
Graham has had the position about
long enough.
The convention to settle the matter will be.held on Feb, 9th.
TO SEE GAS MCHINB
IN CONFERENCE!
School of Instruction in Road Building-
at The Calkins yesterday.
Given
' Deputy State Highway Commis--
sioner Bogers,'Of port Hufon,..held
a county road institute in this city
yesterday, tho sessions being held
at the Calkins. The attendance was
excellent and: those present felt
themselves well paid for, the time
epsn_v= Mr. -Rogers has- made a life
study of the practical side • of road
building and gave many new ideas
in the construction of earth snd
gravel roads, and which will be of
value to the Clare county commissioners. The following highway  commissioners wera present:
Arthur—Jacob Meyers,
Garfield—Bert Scott.     ,
Grant—Wm. Arnold,
Greenwood—Samuel Bruce.
Hatton—John Freed.
Hayes—W, H. Shaffer.
iihicofn~Wm. Kube.
Sheridan—Albert Allen.
Summerffeld—D. M. Shooter,
Surry-Wm. Mott,
Winterfield—Edgar Johnson.
CLARE CITY SCHOOLS.
Elsie Hickey, Editor
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Council Committee Will Investigate- Workings
of Apparatus.        ,   '
-The company desiring to supply
this city with a gas producer for its
public water plant is so confident
of its claims that it has offered to
pay the expense of a. delegation of
the City council to visit Evart to
witness the operation of one of the
plants. So Jar the number required
has not found it convenient to make
the junket. Tlio coiiiicll has made
several efforts, of late to hold a meeting but upon each occasion a quorum has bten lacking. ' If the producer will do what the makers claim
for it then tht* ''council should not
[delay in maUing the contract The
' same rule should apply in public
business as one should apply In his
private business.      ■
- Oeiiofitfol Social Eveot!
Kev. and Mrs. G. W. Maxwell were
given a pleasant ..surprise on Monday evening by the members of
their church and of the socioties in
connection. The birthdays of both
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell occurred this
week, and the ladies of the Aid society invited all those connected
with the cbureb, and together they
invaded the Maxwell home, carrying with them good things in abundance. The evening was delightfully spent and about ten o'clock
the guests repaired to the church
parlors where an elaborate ..spread
was" laid. Those present presented;
Mrs Maxwell with a beautiful rocker and Mr. Maxwell with a cup 'and
saucejc, John High made the presentation.
. Mr, and Mrs. Maxwell a-e dally
becoming more popular among their
members and together they are accomplishing much good in" the,
community.
The Coukieb' gladly.joins with
their host of Jriends in wishing
them many happy and prosperous
returns of the occasion.
Frank McLellan, the veteran undertaker of"' Farwell, ahd former
sheriff and probate judge of this
county, has sold his business' to
Postmaster John. Saxton, of that
village and wi:i remove to Saginaw
in the spring. Old age and poor
health compelled- M.r. MeLellan' to
retire from actiye business.
* The first year German  class
beginning their translations.
The eleventh grade English
reading Longfellow's "Tales of
Wayside Inn.".
May Field, of the   fourth grade
was called suddenly home Friday,
as iier mother was taken III.
Lillian LaPierre and Ardie Htib-
bel, of the third grade have been
neither absent nor tardy for five
months,
The second grade are making drawings "and writing stories-of the Eskimos.
The second year German aud
reading "William Tell".
The fourth grade students are
learning "Paul Eevere's Eide".
The following are the pupils of
the fourth grade that were neither
absent nor tardy during the month
oi December: Bessie Aiger, Jinrmitj
Olute, Ardis DeVogt, Harry
Holmes, Charlie Jackson, Wesley
McDonald, Ivan Phippiney and
Ward Waller.
Emma Lee and Edythe Smith
have been neither absent nor tardy
this semester. "
The. new studies which will be
taken up in the High School this
uext semester are Botany, Bookkeeping, Physical Geography, and
Trigonometry. •   ' ■
Supt. Eoode has received exhibits
of chuclate, and also of different
processes which wheat undergoes
before it is known hs flour; these
he has placed before the High
School.
Ninth grade begin, the subject of
Physical Geography this semester
in place of Physiology.
Pauline Wyman is detained  from
school this week on account of sickness-
Tenth grade, are taking Botany  in
place of Zoology.
Carl Whits of eighthjgrade has
been neither absent nor tardy -this
year.
Mona Boss has returned to the
first grade after a months' absence.
Winnie Rogers has entered the
fifth grade.
The male quartette entertained tbe
high school Friday morning.
Rocksy Parrish and Hallie Kump
of-tbe fifth grade have been neither
absent noi; tardy this year.
Warren Maxwell, Eay Montney
ahd Sarah Peters, of the sixth grade
have been neither absent nor tardy
this year.
A patron of the telephone system
who had always been cross to the
central girl died suddenly; One of
the girls worried for fear she had
been too short with him at times,
and her worry IM her to dream.
She dreamed that she had gone 'to
her celestial home and she determined to call up Mr, Blaftk and
opologiza to him. She asked Ht.
Peter for his nnmber. St.Peter,
who is the whole system, looked at
her sorrowfulfy and said: "My dear
a copper wire laid within .000 miles
-fom* where he" is now would melt in,
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mention;
John Shumway to Harrison Sar-
urd'ay.
Wm. Adams, of Saginaw, in' town
Wednesday. "
Bev* W, K, Lake was in Evart on
Wednesday.
A.„E, Maynard to Farwell oil. business Tuesday,
Postmaster Saxton, of Farsvell, in
town Wednesday,
E. E. Eldridge, of Alma, was in
the city Saturday.  '~
Dr. McCann spent Sunday with
Mt.Pleasaiit friends,
Mrs. V. Baily spent Wednesday
with Farwell friends.
Miss Edna Keating, of Howell,
was in the city Saturday.
Wm. Callam, of Saginaw, was in
town the first of the week.
Frank W. Kerwin spent Sunday
with his parents in Owosso,
Mrs. Rose Harrison, of Farwell*
was in the city on Wednesday.
L. M. and Forest Shumway. of
Farwell, were in/town Tuesday.
' H, R. MacKinnon, of McBain,
was in the city the first of the week.
The Ladies Union will meet -with
Mrs, C, H. Sutherland next Friday,
Mrs. Wm. Adams, of Sagiiiaw,
spent Saturday with Clare friends.
Garfield Brown and Earl Green,
of Harrison, w^re in town on Monday.
S. Andrews returned home Monday from a weeks' visit in Carson-
ville.
Mrs. Wm, Stanton and children
spent SundHy with her parents in
Ithaca. •
Miss Alma Preston, of Coleman,,
spent Sunday with Miss Gladys
Lackie.        ■ - - --■-■•-- 4- ■
Mrs, A. M. Artibee, of Harrison,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs, Archie MacKinnon over
Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. Geo. "Jackson next Friday
afternoon.
Miss Jennie Loar returned home
last Friday, after spending a jear
in St.Ignace,
Mrs. J. H. Seeley went to Burt on
Wednesday, called there by the
death of her sister,
Mrs. J. Dnnlop was the guest of
her sist6r, Mrs F. H. Balliuger, of
Shepherd this week.
Frank Moouey, of Cadillac, spout
the first of the week with his mother, Mrs. A. Mooney.
W. Walton and son, Arthur,, of
Gladwin. Were the guests of Mr. aud
Mrs. J. E. Smith this week.
Mrs. G. W. Forward goes to Milwaukee and Chicago Monday to
purchase her spring stock of millinery.
Mies Grace Graham returned
home to Rosebush Tuesday after
spending a week with Dr. and Mrs.
H, E. Neelands.
Mrs. H. Lezetfce, of Marquette,
and F. Hitchcock, of Saginaw, were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Hawes this week.
The rear rooms of the Citizen'B
[bank building will be occupied by
S.-H^. Morse-&-^osi's h^^si^s*3- °li<»«
iustead of McCambley's as was
stated in these columns two weeks
ago.
Mrs. John Jacobs of Marion who
has been seriously ill for several
months past, was brought to the
home of her sister, Mrs. H, Horning Saturday. Mrs. Jacobs still remains in a critical condition?,  .
Commencing next Sunday morning, revival services will be held in
the F. M. chureh. Rev. McDonald,
will be assisted by Rev. A. A Burgess, an evautfalistec speaker of
Buffalo, in conducting the hjeetiug*
They will be continued  indefinitely,
Mr. and Mrs.-W. B. Dennis enterr
tained the ladies, of the Guild and
their husbands at-their home east of
the city on Monday evening. A delightful supper was served and
those present pronounce Mr, ahd
Mrs. Dennis as excellent enter
tainers. ,
Rumors continue to be afloat regarding the movement of the local
optionists to force the Clare county
board of supervisors to reconvene
and vote upon the question. ' Mti
Pleasant paper's" say;' that' Judge
Dodds has Issued a. writ ot mandamus calling the board- together.
The members of .the.Jr'>ar.gV iu this
city have m * *
O, W, Perry to Detroit Monday.
Miss Alice Radford is seriously
ill. ' /,...'
r4; Dr.  F.  R.   Gray  to   Detroit on
Wednesday., -=.
H, Halstead to Farwell on
Wednesday, '
Gayle Knapp, of Harrison, was M   '
towg yestei'daj-
Mrs- M, Jones is visiting with
friends in Farwell. •'
Frank   McGlellan, of Farwell in ,
town on Wednesday, '
D. C. Leggett, of Big Rapids, in
the city on Wednesday.
Hazel Tingley returned home
from.Shepherd yesterday.,,, Si„^_~=_=
The Starlight olub will meet with
Mrs. Jas.. Duncan next Thursday,..
jf.   MXUA imli   T,'UR>     4"     MVUVll     JUTVCIA.U-
man on Wednesday and Thursday.
Fob Sale or Rent—Restaurant
and contents.   See Col. D, Ward. ,
Miss Jennie Pierson  spent a few*
days this week at her honie in Rosebush.   ■■"-"■
Mrs.'Geo. Bradley, of Owosso, is   .
visiting with Mrs. H.  Horning this
week.
Roy Neimeyer is spending* the
week with his brother, Charles in
Alma.
Mrs, Geo. K. Mix, of 'Owosso;, Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. N. A-
Hicks. *
•> Miss Irene Waggoner, of Mt. Pleasant,  spent   yesterday   with Clare .
friends. ,
St. Cecelia society will meet with
Mrs. Geo. Mater next Thursday-
afternoon.
Mrs.    H.   Kirchbaum and   Mrs.
Beil, of Harrison, were Clare visitors on Monday.
Miss Ada Kane and Hazel M.
Kirkpatriek spent Wednesday with
friends in Farwell.
Elmer Halstead went to Mt. Pleas-
ont this morning to attend the funeral of his brother.
Miss Louie Louch is  home from >
Reed City, called here by the serious illness of her father,
The "Sun" has risen in Farwell,
and the first number is very credita-
b*6,   juong" may st-shine-."'   ~~'        <
Jas Louch is in a very dangerous
condition, and very few hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
D. Ward has this week purchased-
the four acre plat east of the pro-1'
party of David Dawson in'the first
*ward,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Costella, of
Grand Rapids, are the guests of the
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Lloyd.
The ice harvest is progressing,
with tbe crop about twenty-two
inches Id fbiekuess and of excellent
qnality.
Mrs. J. Chambers, of Bay OHy,
is the guest of her niece and nepr
hew Mrs. B. S. Lewis and U, H,
Patrick.
Mathew Morrison and Sou,sRussell,    of  Lewiston,  Idaho, visited   s
with Clare friends the latter part  of
last week. ''
All    members   of  the    National
Protective LeigQQ are requested-to-;—,--
be present at a nissting to  be held
on Wednesday evening, Feb. 6tb.
Mrs,   Louisa  Kneiffen   returned
home to    Gieenville    Wednesday,
after spending six weeks with her •
dauf.-liter, Mrs. O.  Blystone, in Ar-
.thur.
a minute."   The girl wept no morq, meeting.
no. offloial"*notice of the
The Courier is advised thaj; John
Keating died at his home near Coleman this morning, and that the interment Will take place at Cheriy
Grove in this city on Sunday.
The three months' old daughter of
■Mr. and Mrs. J. Denzer. died on.
Wednesday afternoon after a four
days' illness *of- pneumonia. The
funeral occurred at one o'clock this
afteroori, and was conducted, by
Rev. G: W. Maxwell.
Just as The Coukieb goes "to
press we are informed of the death
of Wesley ,Morden, whd three
months ago went to Chelan 'county,
Wash, for his health.' His, Wife,
who went there five weeks "ago is
now on the way- to Clare with" the
body, .    .     .- -•       ..   - -
I. G. Woten of Wise was .taken to
Saginaw on Saturday .eveuing by
X>\ F. R. Gray and at the. general
hospital was operated, on for appendicitis ' on Sunday morning,, Mt. „
Woten had been ill only two days
previous .to the op"oration. He is'
getting along nicely,
J. H. Gregware,who for the past
few months has  boon engaged' as
night operator at- the Union depot
has received a promotion and has;
been appointed as agent for the Ann •
Arbor R R. and the Pacific Express
(3o. at,"yuma,. He will be succeeded'
bv Wm*. Carr, of Mt. PJeasftnt.   The
•mmy.frienrls of Mr, and\Mrs. Greg-.
iva«) Very liluch regret- their deparr
uff from our city , and  join with *
i„rHE  CotmiEH ih   wishing    them.
good luck,
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