1907-04-19; Clare Courier

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Vol. XII.
GLARE, MIOH., FRIDAY, APRIL 19,1907.
No, 45
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A customer of ours—an old lady-r- was in our ^
'store a few days ago, and she saw a bottle of Mussell's-^
Sure Cure Cough Syrup on the show case;' pM said^
to a friend who was withher,'.-''Therms the.Beal Cough ^
Medicine I ever used, and I've tried 'em all." She j
knew by use-by test— by actual comparison—and her
testimony waa true.. The use of MUSSBLL'S SURE
CORE proves its g-ficiency. Every bottle is OtZg
a   cough insurance policy aud   only costs ^«#*'
We have a nice line of Stationery.
DonY forget that   we   carry  a complete line of
Rubber Gooda.
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$ Central Drug Stor$, I
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A. E. MUSStLL & SON,
UNION PHONE 92
CLARE
BELL PHONE 53 +
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0       This is nnrtinn-Iarlv tvni* in the. matter of eatables. \
This is particularly tvw» in the. matter of eatables. .
In buying food'products it is well to buy the best, €
which by the way are as cheap or ch-eaper here than #
than the common sorts. •'•'■_£
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Shredded Cocoanut
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Tn f.onw8,,,ie'"*- rnniRtnr« and  dust nroof cartous _*
finely shredded, sweet per pack..go
Tomatoes
Firm, Solid, Ripe Tomatoes which-for frying and |
baking will rival the freeh. Id f. pound cans per |
can Wc a
H - W. 25 pounds for 60c
We will guarantee   this   spring."  wheat   the equal
if not the superior of the.S. VV. flours *    ';:
Teas*
The Aroma and flavor that tea drinkers like per
pound • ' '50c
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TEAS cannot be equalled at the price, stylish and-^
excellent in the cupper pound    . 35c   »>
^ Seeds.
FieldB Clovers and Timothy
(_farden Seeds in bulk and package,
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I COMPLETE^ SUCCESS!
The Gleaners Held a Largely'Attended Meet;
ing In Clare on Tuesday, Initiating a
Class of Candidates'',    .•
The" Gleaners'rally,-held at Duncan's hall in this city on Tuesday
was a fitting success, and due to the
untiring efforts of ' General Overseer David Duford, Assistant Overseer Whitmore,'and the Companions
who,.assisted;in.the.-Ceram_o.nes. ...__ _
Seventy-five candidates were initiated by Merrit* Arbor degree,
team, in a manner which elicited
the applause of all present. Hob
son Arbor conducted the business
portion o| the meeting to the satis*
faction of all. At the conclusion of
the ceremony, a fine program was
rendered, followed by a short..lecture by General Overseer Duford,
There wero twelve Arbors represented, and had the weather been
propitious Duncan's spacious hall
would not 'have, held tbe number'
that would have been in the city for
the event, *
CfiMes H. Gaileg.
At Marion on Monday morning
last, Charles H, Gailey passed
away after an illness of one day.
Death is attributed to heart trouble,
Deceased was forty-six years, ope
month and five days old at time of
death .The remains were taken to
Crystal Lake, Montcalm county on
Tuesday for burial, accrfmpained by
ai brother. Samuel, and Mr*, 'and
Mrs. Frank Schoonover, of this city,
the latter a daughter of the deceased,
Mr. Gailey wa« horn in Northviiie,
Fulton county, N ,Y. Xn 1884 be was
united in marriage with Miss Ella
Parsons. To this union came two
daughters, one of whom survive.
John, another brother, resides at
Crystal Lake.
Th*3 ttomfi of Mi* GSllsy was iii
Olare and vicinity for more than
twelve years, he removing to Marion about two years ago'
The Coubieb extends the sympathy of the community to the mourn-
tig family and friends.
Ellen Crdwley-Ferguson.
(Vernon. Correspondence.)
- At her home in Duluth, Minn,,, on
April 10th, Ellen, wife of F,. G„
■--Ferguson, died after suffering for
many memths from cancer of tbe
stomach. The remains were
brought to Clare and taken to the
home of ber brother in Vernon, the
funeral being held feom St. Henry's
church on Monday, the* service conducted by Bev. Fr. McConnell, and
the -interment was mado in the
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Ellen Crowley wao the daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Patrick Crowley, of
Vernon. She was born in Mt. Car-
mel, Ont., and would have been
forty years' of age on the 24th of
June next. Borne ten years ago she
went to Murnesota, and on June,7tb,
1902 vvas united in marriage with F-
Qv FercusQn.a^co.mmission .merchant of Duluth, imd where her home
has been since. Some time ago sh^e
submitted to; an oper_.tio-- and was
pronounced cured, The rna'ady returned, however, and though given
every care that skilled surgeons and
nurses could furnish she gradually
grew worse uutiil death relieved her
sogermge, During- «H ths trying
hours of her last illness she was
cheerful and had a smile for each of
her numerous friends, who did their
full share toward her comfort.
Besides the husband and parepts
she leaves the following brothers
and sisters^ Mrs. Kate McGuire, of
Vernon, Maggie Pollard, of Isabella
township; Jas , of Iron Biver, Wis.,
David, Ted and Joseph, of Vernon.
The brother from Iron River arrived
about an hour too late for the funeral
The husband aud other relatives
have the sympathy of thp entire
community.
If Newspaper Men Knew.
"If newspaper writers knew how
many knocks they receive behind
their hacks they would adopt another calling," said a local cflizen
yesterday.
The good citizen was'mistaken.
The writer who succeeds expects
to be maligned bjs every hypocrite,
every harping critic and lover of no
toriety whom be ignores.
The writer that expects to go
through life without be ng misrepresented and uhju§tfy censured
should buy a monument, get measured for a coffin and prepar» to die
young. "His days of usefulness are
ended.
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Benjamin F. Mull.
After an illness covering scarcely
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his home in Arthur on Saturday
morning at, the age of 57 years and
fifteen days, He arose from his bed
about midnight to replenish a flro.
und within an hour died. Dropsy «>f
the Heart is the cause pronounced
The funeral was held on Tuesday
from the Brown church, conducted
by Rev. Moflatt, and the interment
was made'in Cherry Grove.
Mr. .Mull came to Arthur fjom
Montcalm county fourteen years ago
and had ma<lo for himself a nice
home and surrounded himself with
a large circle of friends. Besides
the widow, two sons and one daughter survive.
Sealed Bids Wanted.
For carpenter work on the new
Lutheran church, Clare. Plans nnd
specifications may be''seen at Wm.
Lange's store. AU°bids must be in
by April 30th. The committee re-
ser^e the right to reject any or all
bids. .    •
Julius Schaepf__b.
Chkesxion Hekbohli..
JOHtf SCHROJ-DBB.
Hkrman Lahtgu.
Committee, 45 2,
. Twas Ever Thus:
The average man comeBvery nt-ar
being an idiot in .taking care of himself. You have seen him wearing a
fur cap on his head.'.wbile his shoes
let in the snow and water. He,
wears au overcoat on his back and
nothing but a thin shirt over his
chest. He is mighty scared about
freezing bis Angers while bis throat
is exposfid to blizzards and he is
often ailing or thinks he is. It's
betb.tea, root tonic, Peter's pills,
Paul's pine t«r cordials or plasters
ahd cures, until the balance wheel
in the machine comes to a stop.
Nature wants to keep going, but she
can't. He drinks whiskey and that
clogs the valves: he pours down
lemonade, ginger ale, butter milk,
ice water, tea, coffee and what not,
and then wonders why the fire under the boiler do not burn. If'you^
should take an ox and put him
through a like performance he'd be
dead in a year. The simplest and
plainest laws of health are outraged
every hour oi the day by the average man. Did Adam smoke? Did
Eve went corsets? Did Solomon
chew tobacco? Did Ruth chew gum?
Did the children of Israel make a
beer garden after crossing the Red
Sea? Did Rebecca eat gum drops
and ice cream and call for soda
water? Adam was the first man and
was made perfect from head to heel,'
How long would he remain, so after
eaciiiga iiiiiieo" pio "u5. ore "going -O
bed. SuppoBe*he had slept in a bedroom 5x7with the windows down, the
door shut and two dogs under the'bed.
Suppose Eve had laced herself up iti
a corset, put on tight shoes, sat up
all hours of the night eating her fll
of trash and sizzled her hair?
When you come to look at the way
a man misbehaves himself you^ cai>
only wonder he? ever lived to get
there.—Ex.
Jr. Bis .Is Winning. .
- W. D. Riggs, who was superintendent of the Clare schools• for three
years,' and who' was brought into
prominence last year by the Marine
Oity troubles, but who won in the.
contest,, was offered and declined an
offer to remain, in that city another
year a't-$1300. He goes to Lake
Linden,in the upper peninsula at
the comfortable-salary of »18()0. -
The.many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Riggs in Clare rejoice "at his continued success as a« educator.
Messrs. E. S. Spring and Fred
Babcock and wives, of Farwell, and
Mrs. G. E. Lamb atiended the musical at the opera house on Tuesday
evening.
Sock Wanted Rp- Pasturei'
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I have 550 aceres, enclosed in new
Americah % Field fence, "and well
watered. Want cattle, horses and
sheep for pasture.
W W. Dobbs,
F irwell.
Residence i}4 n.iles north on  s.ato
road- &0 tf.
LOCAL a;.
MENTION.
• Fisherman are uountiiig the clay**
to May 1st. s
J. A. Jackson was in Temple on
Wednesday.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Tyler, on
Sunday, ajboy.
Go-to^Lapierre for fresh home
nfade ginger snaps.
 tlt_i,..--._X7i.i_,n>o" . .r,F..-.r_alj-A—f3_ti.~n._-.
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was-a Clare visitor Friday.
Mrs, A, H. Sheldon, of Lake
.George^'was in Clare Tuesday.
Tbe continued cold weather is
greasy retarding sheep shearing.
To Mr. and M>s, Geo. Ackerman,
of Vernon, on Wednesday, a girl,
The St. Cei elja society will meet
with -Mrs, Will"Dwyer next, f burs-
day, ,      -
Oo3ee pretzels And pufi paste turnovers, specials for Saturdays at LaPierre's.
Not even a hint'is heard of the
possible appointments by His Honor, the mayor.
Thos.   0.   McGarry,  one  of the
pioneers of Hayes, was a Clare visi
tor yesterday.
Harry Crili/of Pennock. was a
pleasant caller at The Coubieb
office Thursday.
The King's Daughters will meet
with Mrs. Chris Erhartuext Wednesday afternoon,
H. Wilson, of Couneaut, Ohio,
spent Thursday at the home of Mr.
and Arthur Stevens.
The ladies should remember
-tlason & Parish for spring millinery. South McEwan street.
Mrs, Nellie Sladoj of Grand Rapids, visited«at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Rockwell Tuesday.
Through an accident C. H. Sutherland lost one of the best horses be
had afe Quincebush the other day.
..The.council met on Monday night,
allowed a big bunch of bills, bor
rowed $2500 to pay them with and
adjourned for a week.
Senator Doherty was home for a
few days this week looking after
his many business interests, but
left again .lasl night upon a tnp
outside.
At the M. E. parsonage on Saturday evening, Rev. -G. W. Maxwell
united in marriage Roy B. McKib-
bin and Miss Beattrice Hughes,
both of Beavertou'.
Dr. Gray insists that there is
nothing like an automobile when it
comes to disclosing the enterprise of
a community. With his Ford he
has found eight babies since the
10th inst*
* Since April 1st the people bave(
been compelled to pay additional
tribute to the Western Union Te'e-
graph Co. _?or Instance, a ten word
message to Detroit now costs thirty-
five cents, a raise of teu cents from
former rates.
Mrs. Julia Bader will sell at auction at her farm two and tbree-
fo.urth piiles west of Clare on the
county line, ou "Wednesday, April
24th, at qhS o'clock p. n**, a nnantity
of'%i.j".''«j 5«oc__ anci' tooiS. oo_. D»
Ward, auctioneer.
Geo. JS. Dawson, who recently
established a cigar factory in tho
ci'y, is meeting with excellent sue •
cfess in the sale o£ Ms goods, and
his trade is reaching to other towns
The leading brands rrmn his factory
are "The Citizen" and the '.'La-
Norma," both five cent cigars.
As an expert with the pen Justice
A- E. Maynard has few equals in
this section. Yesterday, and wholly
from memory he so completely imitated the signatures of fifteen pro-
ment buainessjnen of the city that
a number of them made -inquiries
as to their condition when signing
their names. Few men in the- state
are possessed . of this* faculty, and
the Judge is daily in fear of .being
arrested for forgery in consequence
of bis nccomplishment.
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The work of excavating for the 4th
street buildings has been cummetac-
ed. County surveyor Johnson on
Monday, and at the instance of the
city authorities, establisj..ed the
grade line for the buildings and the
floors of the new structures will be
nearly- three foefc.bigher than those
of the former buildings. The earth
taken from tbe cellars i_ being usetJ
to fill the street, so that when completed this street will be nearly level
from McEwan to the west side of
the city park. The improvement
will be welcomed by the people of
of the city.
Mrs. Geo. Wells to Alma Tuesday.
Geo.Houck, of Marion, iu. town
on Tuesday.
Supervisor Pry, of Redding, in
town on Wednesday.
Mack Moul.on.made a business
trip to Saginaw, Tuesday.
Wool on the Clare market is quoted, at from 22 cents to 27 cents,
John McFarland, of Sheridan, to
Mt. Pleasant on business today.
Competition between the cream
and osk dealers is becoming quite
fierce.
Miss Minnie Jones, of Temple, is
employed in A. J. Lacy's ofilce as
stei.dgi-apher.
CJ3D4.B Posts.—I want 5000 good
cedar posts at once. Right prices.'
Luman Bukoh.
The Ladies Aid society, will meet
with Mrs. John McDonald next
Friday afternoon.
Sam- McCandiess and wife, of
Saginaw, visited Mr. and Mrs. E, H-
DeVogt tbe-flrsfe of th'e week.
To Rent 80 acre farm 5K miles
east of Clare, Mich. Inquire of A.
E. Mussell &Son, Clare, Mioh.
Mt\ and Mrs. Wm, Snott, of Coleman, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E." Doherty the first of the
week. '        I
George Morden, of Saginaw, visited his mother, Mrs*. W. Morden,
"in Vernon, the latter part of the
week.
Notice for the reception of sealed
bids for the carpenter work upon
the Lutheran church, appears in
this issue.
Mrs, A. Thurston left Tuesday for
Oberlin. Ohio, where she will make
a four weeks' visit with her som, H.
B. Thurston.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fishley have
moved their household goods from
the Benner residence into Mre.
Jeffries residence. »
M. Derges bas purchased the
Houck saloon in Marion, and will
remove to that village to be xeady
for business May 1st.
Mrs. Clark Rawson, of Kersey,
and Miss May Johnson, of Rosebush, were visitors' at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Ervin Tuesday,
Col. Ward, the auctioneer, entertained a large audience at Derby's
bazaar on Saturday and sold many
valuable bargains in pictured and
books.
The horse sale on Saturday was
not the success expected, for two
reasons: Buyers had been here for
several days^nd bought many of
the horses on the market, and the
weather • was also unpropitious.
The season now being late, it is
probable that no more will be held
this spring.
The ladies of the O. E. S. made a
success of their entertainment at
tbe opera house on Tuesday'evening
and the audience was well pleased
with the pe formauce. A dancing
party followed at Duncan's hall, the
music being furnished by the Troubadours, and a large company of
invited guests participated.
Mr. Harry Sweitzer formally with
J. H. Wilson of Clare, has accepted
a position with Rich Bros, the
clothiers and shoe dealers of Saginaw, Mich. This is one of the
largest stores irt the state of Michigan. M r. S wei tzer will be pleased to
have his friends call on him when
In the city. Dont forget the number
400-411-411^ Genesee Ave.
To.some of the settlers of Arthur
township the death of Chas. Gailey
of Marion, and Benjamin Mull, of
Arthur, calls to miud -the fact that
these two men came to that township together, fourteen years ago
and settled upon adjoining pieces of
land. For. several years they
♦'changed work" upiin their farms,
while preparing tho land for crops:
and were always the^losest friends-
Their death occtfrred within a few
hours of each other.
'Read The Coukieb for hews that
is news.
Chas. Haley, ot Coleman, iu town
Tuesday,
Isaac Barber, of Arthur, is about
to locate in AlHaucOj Ohio.
The Starlight Club will meet with '
Mrs. E. H. DeVogt next Thursday.
The Guild will meet with Mrs.
Philip Geeck next Wednesday afternoon.   Thimble party.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bigley .and
son, Loys, of South Frankfort, visited at the homes of h|s mother, Mrs.-
'•j_^tu6rn-"j3ig_6ypauu'-hi_ro{5i6r^~MrBi~
John McDonald, the first of th*
week.
Through The Coubiek Geo Kersey wishes to thank th'e Benner insurance agency for the prompt and
very satisfactory settlement of the
loss sustained by him through the
destruction of his residence by flr'#,
Herman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred .
Timm. of Grant, aged thren years
and seven months, died on Tuesday.
The funeral was held this morning
from the Lutheran church and the
interment was made in Cherry
Grove.
Wm. Crawford, of Dover, tell The
Got-BIER f or a f act -hafc-rra Wednesday he marketed nine pigs exactly
six months old, which brought him
a check for $182-70. It makes ffae
.editor almost ashamed to look a bog
in the face. *
Clayton McPhall is hoice fro&T-
Detroit this week visiting his parents. During the winter he bu
been attending n school for plumbers, and has become very proficient in bis line. He will continue
the studies.
Frank Town, of Greenwood, one
of its leading farmers, baa located
his family in Clare, Mr, Town, be-*
cause of ill-health being at present
upon the road for a medicine concern. His sons will continue to
operate the farm.
Jas. Roxburg has shipped his
household effects to_ Evart, .wherj>„
he assumes charge oFDavy % Bo's
dry goods department, 'ihe departure of Mr. and Mrs. Roxburg from
Claro is a loss to society which the
city deeply regrets. Each an accomplished musician, and of most
pleasing address, they will be -hissed by a.wide circle of friends.    .
B. F. Loomis, of Memphis, partner of Levi Montney in the cement
tile business, has been in the city
this week perfecting arrangements
for the establishment of their factory. A site has been procured of
Col. Ward near tbe belt line of the
P. M., and as soon as weather permits the firm will commence the
manufacture of til© and culvert
crocks.-
O. D. Cleveland, formerly of Harrison, and who has been in the employ of Uncle Sam as a railway mail
clerk for two years, was in Clare on.
Wednesday. Mr. Cleveland has determined to resign his position,
feeling that other work will be more
agreeable to him, and be has engaged with a Chicago cooperage concern and will look after their inter-*
ests as buyer and seller of cooperage
stock and timber. He wiii remain
in Harrison for a few weeks, where
his firm owns a mill.	
An Ann Arbor freight train passed through at a late hour on Monday" night and "took"' water at the
standpipe. The firerpan failed to
turn the supply spout to its proper place, and shortly after another
train came along and hit that spout.
Result": Staudpipe broken, off, the
supply from both the railroad and
city tanks lost and several feet of
track washed out. Something over
one hundred thousand gallons of
water went to waste. ' At last accounts the city clerk was preparing
a bill to be filed with the railroad
company for the'extra pumping required to fill the tanks.
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A NOTABLE SUCCESS
Ib generally attained by the man who saves his money
and invests it wisely.      •    ,
If you don't save,, you'll never have . anything to
invest, and splendid opportunities for you will be lost'
because you cannot take advantage of them.
Don't let fake pride stand in your way. Don't
be ashamed to start paving with a small amount. ..Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received in the Savings
DepartmHnt. ,
4 per cent, on saving deposits.
•  Safety Deposit Boxes 82.00 peryear,
THE     CITIZENS    BANK.
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