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intestinal worms, Seals wounds
and sores, and prevents contagion
among; all animals.
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CITY FATHERS IN SES
Most Important Meeting Of the
year Held at the. Council
Cipher .on Monday*.
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Gas Producer Ordered, Liquor Bonds Approved and Much Other Pressing Susies
Transacted.
. ,    We have a large line, of WALL PAPER from
which, you will hare no trouble in making a selection,
We are^agents for the Edison Phonographs and
Records.
We will have 100 new .Records May 1st
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This is particularly true in the, matter of eatables.
In buying food products it is well to buy the best,
which by the way aro as cheap or cheaper here than
than the common sorts.
Shredded Cocoa nut.
In convenient moisture and dust proof cartons
finely shredded, sweet per package >    5c
Tomatoes
Firm, Solid, Ripe Tomatoes which for frying and
baking will rival the fresh. In H pound cans per
can * 10c
The now city council held its first
regular business meeting* on Monday evening, and a large amount of
important businesjj. transactions
■were made There appears to be a
disposition on the part of the aldermen to cut ont the matter of
partisanship and. deal with public
business upon a safe and sane basis,
and for this disposition .the public
will be grateful.
Mayor Benner made the following
committee appointments.
.Finance and claims—Aids, McKinnon and Wells.
License aud bonds—-Aids. Mater
and Geeck.
Ways and means—Aids. Schpon-
over and Dwyer.
Streets and sidewalks—Aids, McKinnon aud Geeck.
Ordinances—Aids. Wells and
Schoonover.
Police and fire—Aids. Mater and
Dwyer.
Appropriations and taxes—Aids.
Wells and Geeck.
Purchases—Aids. Dwyer and McKinnon. .-.-* . •• .
These appointments were approved, and the grist of bills went
through without an objection. The
liquor bonds were fixed at $3,000 and
the druggists bonds at J82,<i00, and
the following were accepted:
Jacob Mason wftfi J,  W. Calkin's
and Jas Duncan as sureties.
•■ William Duncan with Jas Duncan
and J. W. Calkins as sureties.
Colin McDonald with Jas. -Jackie
and Prank Grover as sureties.
David -IcPhall with S. A. -leason
and Oliver Beemer as sureties
Oliver Beemer with Chas. Acker-
man and Elmer Halstead as sureties
Tho druggist bonds of E. A.
Anderson and J. W. Dunlop were
accepted, while the bond of A. E.
Mussell & npu was referred back
for correction.
For some reason not exp aiund
Ald. nchoonover asked to be excused from voting upon the whiskey
bonds.
'1'H-S CouBiiflt. offered to do the
city printing this year for 350. being
the price paid for years before the
extra work of 1905 Aid, Dwyer
was armed with a resolution to give
the work to the Sentinel at the
same price as last year ($75) but, the
new proposition scared then, and
the aldermen gave the work to the
Sentinel at the reduced price,* which
was brought about by the offer of
The Courier.
Several petitions for street improvements were    either tabled or
S W. 25 pounds for 60c
We will guarantee  this   spring   wheat   the equal
if not the superior of the S. W. flours
Teas.
■ The Aroma and flavor that tea drinkers like per
pound     ■ .    5Qc
TEAS cannot be equalled at the price, stylish and 4
excellent in the.cup per pound* 35c  ^
Seeds. 5
Fields Clovers and Timothy
Garden Seeds in bulk and package.
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. Street impmenlenis.
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In some sections* o_i,i|he city1 there,
seems to be a mistaken^impression
as to the proper plan to be followed
to force public work. Petitions are
almost constantly in circulation
asking fye council to order certain
worJr. "i^u'r'ihe'-'jiiiiiivir'vf "expsnss 's-
not pir.6pei.ly considered.
■Tlfecourts bave repeatedly held
thatftin cities of the fourth class,
where such, work iB to be done, and
any portion is to be taxed upon the
city at-large that a special assessment district must be established
and such a portion spread upon the
city at-larg& as -ruty have been
spread in some former case. Two
years agf the first assessment district for the purpose named was
established and seventy five percent
of the cost was assessed upon the
abutting property, the remainder
being spread upon the entire city.
It therefore becomes necessary in
order to equalize the cctst of aU such
improvements to follow tbe same
rule. The council cannot use one
part of the city differently than any
other, tience petitions for such improvements must contain a clause
expressing a willingness to abide by
the rule already established.
The residents bf those streets
which have not yet been,, improved,
and require ' attention, will save
themselves much annoyance and
extra, woi'k by conforming to this
rule, as the city fathers are power
less to act in any other way.
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Eight!) Grade Examination.
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for an arc lamp at tho corner of 4th
and Beech streets were likewise
"stood off."  '
The mayor- and city clerk were
authorized to contract with the
Traverse Oity Iron Works for a gas
producer for the water works, in
conformity -.Vith the plans and terms
previously published.
The board of public works ask
that the rate for tapping the water
mai' s be raised from $8 to $10, and
that'the water rates be raised ten
per cent, for all patrons. The
council does not appear to take
kitidiy to either proposition.    '
The meeting was one of consider
able interest, aud indicates that a 1
is not harmony between' tbe two
governing bodies of the city.
Stock Wanted For Pasture.
I have 550 aceres, enclosed in new
American Field fence, and well
watered. Want cattle, horses and
sheep for pasture..
W. W. Dobbs.
Fai'well.
Residence -X miles north on  state
road. - 40 tf. '
Auction Sale..
Two miles east ot Clare on'cnunty
line.   Saturday May 4th, 10.  a. in.
Live stock   and farm tools.   Free
lunch ai noon.   W, IMsii-fHAKl.
COI*. D. Wakd, Auctioneer*
Tho State Eighth Grade Examina-
'tion   this year will beheld on the
1 ge-'ond   Thursday   and   Friday in
I May, or May 9tb and 10th.   In  this
1 county classes wiii be held  at Harrison, Farweii and Olare, and one
other place in    tbe county  (to be
j announced   later as it cannot   be
definitely stated at this time) as it
will convenience   the largest num
ber of applicants.   Tliese three   examinations will   be   held in some
room "f the school building in the
town mentioned above.
Examination paper will be furnished by the examiner. Applicants
should come with pen, tablet paper
for notes, ink, lead pencil, knife and
rule. The examination the day will
begin promptly at nine o'clock sun
time, but may begin at eight o'clock
Friday if the majority of the various classes so desire. ~
Teachers are urged to see to it
that, every applicant has his proper
certification that the pupil has had
at least six months' work in the
eighth grade of the schools of
Michigan according to the State
Manual. The county board will not
look over papers written by eighth
graders of the graded schools (Harrison, Fa*well, Clare) of the county,
but they may take the examination,
their teachers or someone else looking over the papers. This is a
regulation of the Department of
Public- Instruction, and nut by the
C are county Board of Examiuurs
Teachers are also urged to encourage a large class at this, time, but
are particularly urged not to encourage pupils to take the examination unless they are of the belief
that thoy stand Bom« chance of
passing the exami .ation.
The purpose of this examination
is not to see how many can be
crowded through and cut of school,
but to find out if the applicant has a
thorough .knowledge of the "com
mon.branches." This examination
will show how many pupils of the
county have been taught thoroughness and accuracy, which stand first
in all school work.
lUsp'y yours,
E. G. Welch, Commissioner.
Miss. Elva Parks is home from
Ann Arbor much improved in health.
Ealph Stevens, of Vernon, lost
three fingers this morning while
working upon a buzz saw. Dr.
Sanford made the repairs.
Miss Pearl, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Johnson, of this city,
aud .Nelson Peters, of Bay City,
were united in marriage at Bay City
on April 6ih.
Wm. Mailing, of Marion, and
Elry Gregory, of Vernon, have
"swapped'' farms, and the parties
thereto have taken possession this
week. Mr. Miming will reside upon
his Vernon purchase for a time and
is in the market for liiore'landt
STAYS £$1,000!
Supt. Boode Accepts Charge ot Glare Schools
Another Year   at an Increase of
fi/tlAftft
.ami y.
The board of education has determine to retain Supt. J. Q. Roode
for another year, at an increase of
$100 in salary. The problem of securing satisfactory superintendents
is a perplexing one and the board
evidently thought that it. would be
economy "to" "retain a tried and true
manager for our schools even at a
small increase iu salary rather than
to experiment with another.
The patrons will be generally
pleased at the action  of the board.
AU REVDIR, COAL TRUST!
Postmaster Kirkbride Solves Great Problem
of Fuel.-
"I read it in a newspaper, and I
knew it was true," says our postmaster, in telling how tie heated his
home last Sunday all day with two
shovels of soft coal. The mixture
used was five shovels of coal ashes,
two shovels of soft coal, one pound
of coarse salt and on« and one*half
ounces of oxalic acid, mixed by the
use of two gallons of water. Placed
m his furnace it furnished seventy
degree's of heat throughout bis entire house all day and far into tbe
night.   *"
The Clare Knitting Mills tried the
sime experiment on Tuesday and it
w.rked to perfection.
isaMle ttoIH.urtQ.0.
Frank Burton, formprly of Dover,
but who recently moved to Cadillac
has the deepest sympathy of his
numerous friends in the hour of a
doub e calamity which befell him
this week. Last week Thursday
Mrs, Burton gave birth to handsome
twins, and yesterday the mother
and one of the babies, resting in tbe
same casket were laid away In
Cherry Grove.
Mrs. Burton died on Tuesday
night from blood poison and the
little one expired at about the same
time,
The wife and mother was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Abbott, of Dover, and was thirty-
six years of age. She leaves a five
year-old daughter and the following
brothers and sisters: Mesdames
Sarah Doty, of Cadillac; Emma
Acre, of Dover; Alice -Dunlay, of
Hatton; Effle Miser, of Dover;
Alfred, John and Will.
The funeral wao held at the U. E.
church, conducted by Rev. Maxwell,
and was attended by a Jarge number
of the neighbors and friends, which
tentified to the popularity of the
deceased who had. beea among
them for so many years.
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Neva Smalley.
Death entered the home bf Mr.
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day evening atid removed the light
of the household and star of the
little family which has so long lived
in closest communion with the little
ones which have come to bless their
home. Neva, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Smalley was one year and fourteen days old, and had been ill but
two weeks. An aggravated attack
of indigestion was the prime cause
of death. The funeral wa? held on
Wednesday at the home, conducted
by Kev. Frost, and the intermont
occurred at Cherry Grove.
The family has the sympathy  of
the entire community.
Attention Comrades.
LOCAL X
,     MENTION.,
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The members of D. J. Brewer
Camp NolO has made arrangements
for a social day on Thursday May
2d. It is proposed to have'dinner
with no charge, and ask that all
soldiers come and bring y.our'baskets. The invitation"is not confined
to the members only, but a.11 veterans and fa'milie.6 are ihyjted.ij
Memorial (day Is u'^ar at hapd. .^nd
we wish to meet you'upon this day
and renew acquaintance. Do not
stay away because you are not a
member of the camp or post, you
will be welcome and the table will
be large enough,, for all. Come to
the old Grand Army Hall May 2d,
at teq, o'clock, D, J< Brewer Camp.
B.  Lloyd was in   Temple on
Monday.
A. <r. Smith is in Detroit receiving medical treatment.
The Guild will meet with Mrs. J.
D. Allen next Wednesday,
Gov. Warner has designated Friday, May third, as Arbor day.
Budd Wing, of Detroit, visited at
th.fi horns of J..MaBon oji- Wednesd&y
J, H, Wilson now occupies the
Sutherland house on east 5th street.
Bead J.. Leahy'a ad in this issue
and ieam what, his guarantee me.-ns
Its time to be getting ready for a
proper observance of Decoration
day.
The high school was addressed
this morning by Mr. Arbury, of Detroit.
The St, Cecelia society will meet
with Mrs. Lumau Burch next week
Thursday.
Fob Sale—Triplicate oak frame
French   plate   mirror     Inquire  of
Dan Grouse,
The Ladies Aid will serve a meat
pie social at the Methodist church
on Friday May 3.   Admission 20c,
To BBN'l'—SO acre farm 5% miles
east of Clare  Mich.   Inquire of A.
E. Mussell & Son, Clare, iViich. tf
An Important change of time goes
into effect upon the P. M, next
Sunday. See notice in another
column.
John Freed and family returned
from an extended visit at their former home in northern Indiana on
Monday. _
Miss Gayle L. Crego, principal- of
the city high school, has accepted a
position with the Soo schools for
the coming year.
Mrs. J. Jacobs, of Marion, who
has been in Clare for several weeks
receiving medical treatment, has so
far recovered as to be able to return
to her home.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Smalley request The Courier to thank their
friends who so generously assiated
during the bereavement which recently befell their family.
Postmaster Kirkbride is boasting
over a fine flowing well which John
Kuflier drilled for him upon his
Sheridan farm this week. It is 48
feet deep and furnishes an abundance of the finest water.
Mrs. F. D. Lacy and two daughters, of Nirvana, arrived in town on
Friday for a few days visit with the
former's son, A. J. Lacy. Mrs.
Lacy spout Sunday with her hus
band, who is in a hospital at Ann
Arbor.
Geo, Hendrie, of Vernon, killed a
white swan last week, which measured seven feet from tip to tip and
weighed fif;teen pounds. The bird
has been mounted by John Northon,
taxidermist, and is on exhibition in
Mussell's store window.
C. M. Skinner, of Grand Bapids,
special representative of the Bankers7 Life Association, of Des
Moines, Iowa, was in tho city the
first of the week for the purpose of
delivering to the widow of Daniel
McKi-mon a di'tift for (34002, boiiig
the amount du* him from that company. Mr. McKinnon was a policy
holder for five years and paid iu the
sum of $230.
Jas. 'Campbell was down from
Harrison the first of the week and
announced his intention to erect a
building upon 'his lot on the 4th
street burned district. This completes the list and assures the
people that what was a wooden row
one year ago is to be replaced with
modern structures, which will not
only be ornaments to the city but
.will add materially to the valuations
and geueral beauty of that -street.
Bev, W. H. Lake to Mt. Pleasau
Thursday,
Dan McKinnon, of Vernem to
Bosebush Tuesday,
M art Temple, of Temple, was in
the city the first of the week.   , ;
regular meeting next Friday evening.
Mrs. M. E. Parlsh-McMullen, of
Ithaca, is visiting Clare f riends this
week.
Go to Mason & Parish for spring
millinery. Newest line and latest
patterns. 	
O. P. Louch, of 0 adillac. visited
friend3 and relatives in Clare
Wednesday.
Mr; Beagle, late proprietor of the
South McEwan feed barn, has re-
moved to Flint..
Chas, Durnin and Joseph Elliott,
of Vernon, went to Mt. Pleasant
Thursdav on business.
Samuel Northey'is about to locate
in Detroit, where he wjll accept a
position in a cigar factory.
W. B. Mead, of Pellston is visiting at the home of his wife'8
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John   Oliver.
Ed Mull, who was called here by
the death of, his brother, Benjamin
p. Mull, returned to his home* at
Portland, Mon d ay. °
This Cqu-UER last week was mis-
taken in its report that  M, . Derges
will remove to Marion.   His family
will remain in Clare.
Namoni .Stirling,   who has been
visiting at the home of her son, Dr.
Chas.   Stirling,    returned   to   her
home in Mt. Pleasant Thursday.
County treasurer Goodman was at
Harrison the first of the week, Mr.
Dorsey filled the vacancy in the
Citizens bank during his absence.
Mrs, David Kirlcpatrick, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lymau Leach, of Dover, haB
returned to her home in Sodalia,
Colorado.
Saturday April 27, is the opening
day for ice cream aud all kinds of
soft drinks at the Clare Candy
Kitchen. Try one of them and. be
very much peased
Joseph Bowler, who bas been
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Bowler* of
Grant, returned Monday to his
studies at Ann Arbor.
The Clare Candy Kitchen, head
quarters for all kinds of fine candies,
ice cream, and fruits. Candy.in
fancy boxes, from 10c to 60c a box.
In hulk from 10c to GO a pound. A.
G. Pastorino Propritor.
Mathew Morrison, who was visiting relatives in Clare during the
winter, and spent several weeks in
Ontario, returned to Clare the first
of the week, and will leave for his
home in Lowiston, Idaho on Monday
next",.
Ice cream and soda, orange ale,
lemon sours, coca, cola ginger ale,
milk shake, lemonade, grape juice,
phosphate, and all kinds of soft
drinks, served at the Clare Candy
Kitchen. Try one of them. We know
how to serve them.
The residents of the extreme west
portion of Seventh street petitioned
the council to grade their portion of
that thoroughfai-o and prepare it for
gravelling, but the city fathers
turned the petition down because of
a rule previously established making necessary the establishment of
a special assessment district.	
Kev. Maxwell is preaching a series of sermons on Christ's teaching •
on work and wages in the Kingdom,
that business and laboring men will
do well to hear. Last Sunday
morning was an introductory one
on the inequalities of life. Four
more will follow on the money
parables. The Talent, "■. pounds
pennies, and extra service. Sunday morning services.
A ROTABLE SUCCESS
Is generally attained by the man who saves Ins money
and invests it wisely. . ,,
If you don't save, you'll never baVe any thin j: to
invest, and splwadid opportunities for you will he lost
because you cannot take advantage of them, .
Don't let false pride stand in your way, Don't
be aghained to start paving.with a small amount. Deposits'of $1.00 and upwards received in the Savings'
Department.
4 per cent, on savinj? deposits.
Safety Deposit Boxes $2.00 per year.
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