1907-09-27; Clare Courier

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CLARE, WJGH., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1907.
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Many  Families
Have Made the
Discovery   that
it is possible to maintain life
although the table may ' not
be loaded three times per day
with steaks, as & joints.. The •.
Vegetarian is coming into his
own these days.
Beans
Pot Barley
Lima Beans
per lb
4c.
5c
Vegetables,, .most all kinds,
fresh or canned.
You will have nice white .
light bread by, using ROOK
ISLAND 25 pounds .for.  ,70c
•"■ cbiiis'
To understand intelligent-1
lywhat ia contained in the'
coffee berry get a lb.of our 20c
We, have also coffees ranging from        13c to 35o per lb
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SABELLA POMONA GRANGE!
Fine Froypam Arranged for Regular Meeting
on Tuesday Next.
The Isabella Pomona Grange* will
hold it's regular meeting with
Eldorado Orange at Bosebush oii
Tuesday, next, and an excellent
program,, has. been prepared. .The
meeting, is especially important because the delegates to the . state
grange will then. be .selected,- Jn
connection witb this meeting will-be
held an agricultural-exhibit, and all
members are urged to brihtr the best
products of IhSir farms. Following
is the program:
10:00 A. M.—O'peiiing       in.      Fifth
Degree , , ' .
11:00 , Closing in Fifth Degree
.  Openlpgin Fourth Degree
.    .  Reports from subordinate
•   Granges
11:40 Address of  Welcome by
Master      of   Eldorado
Grange
a Adjourn..!.ir Dinner
1:30 P. M--Uall to order   -
Response to address,'of
welcome by Master of
Pomona Grange
1:45 Questions  for the good
of the  order   led by
Cedar Grange
2:30 Election of States Dele
gates
4:00 Tbe    best    method   of
iwiBgiirgrr-" before the
Grange the discussion
of the StHfe Constitution as Amended by the
Delegates! .Convention
led by North Branch
Grange ; -,a ^
.Resolutions : to •" be
brought before the state
Grange, Jed by Cold-
water Grange *
The program for tthe
evening session will
consist of reading^
recitations and music.
., The Rosebush Quartette will be pteaeht.,   '
5:00
County Teaqhaps Instittite. ?
The anfnfg!; .teacher-, inspiration
institute for Clare* county is called
for Clare commencing Wedtaesday,
October 9th and lasting three days.
All sessions will be helij in the high
school room, and will; begin -promptly at nine o'clock.
Prof. Clarence Bun-ham of the
Kalamazoo .Norrrial lias been appointed conductor', and Prof. W, £>.
Miller of the Normal Training department of the Mt. Pleasant Normal is instructor. ?3oth these
gentlemen are genuine inspirers,
and being experts in the educational
Held will prove a most helpfu.1 team.
' Under the Jaw teachers in actual
attendance at - this institute will
receive pay the same as if engaged
in teaching? and while the real live
teachers of the county are only too
glad, for the opportunity to attend
these inspiring meetings,- it is urged
that every teacher in the county
attend every session.
State* teachers' reading circle
books will be on sale. Bring along
the 3*2.00 and buy a set. Also many
helps for teachers will .be offered,
Just what yon -have, been _??{*« ting,.-
Bring along all your perplexing
questions. Some one there will be
ablp to help you.
Board in private' families may be
had a,t reasonable rates and both
hotels offer ":reduced . rates io
teachers.    , "      '
Teachers   should   writch   county
papets forrfurther announcements,
E. G.'Wp_,OH, Com.
Wm. Prentis, of Lake George,
was. a Clare visitor on Tuesday.
Mr. Prentis is located upon the
ranch owned by G.' E. Benner and
G. W_ Easier, of this 'city, and the
ftvatoi the week killed his fourth
bear for this season, Bruin is decidedly numerous in that section
this year.
J38. Morrison, a Surry township
bachelor, aged 65 years, was killed
by the P. M. passenger U'ain east in
Farwell on Monday morning. Mr.
Morrisoh was walking upon the
track and being deaf did not hear
the approaching train* He had
lived in Surry about two years.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S, Rhoades arrived home from their New Jersey
trip on Monday, feeling well and
happy, and glad to get back to Clare,
Mr. aud Mrs, Frank Falk are
home from a three.weeks trip in the
Upper peninsula.
Alger Nowiin, of Detroit, hp,s
been visiting Clare friends this
week,
Circuit Court
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day until Oct. 4th,   The disposition
ofthe calender was,as follows;
People vs. Tl,opaas.01ds, subornation of perjury, nolle prosse entered;    -• . • *        •-. • _.*..••
People vs. Frank Gilman, rape*
continued.-' _ 1
People vs.  Frank Harvey;,   J3r,.
assault and battery, settled.
•' People vs.   Fred Harvey,   assault
and battery, settled.    '.    '   .   .
. Kleiner . vs.    Arndt,   assumpsit,
Settled.   ■ ..    '     .    ■	
Allen vs. Kube,' appeal in** assumpsit,* judgement for" plaintiff of
$102.95. " '- -
Park'er vs. Beenier, assumpsit,
settled. ' -'   "'       ' '   •
Buflman vs.,Natio.na]ilW. W. Co.,
trover, judgement.for, plaintiff for
$18.QQ   .   "      '.,.**. 7f
Welton vs. Sutherland, labor
lien^continued."7 _' ".   •
Jenney vs. Loomis and Doherty,
assumpsit,' continued;
Jos." Wolf,' Co. vs.. Beenier, assumpsit, ( settled.
Hill Clutch Oo, vs. Farwell Portland Cement Oo.,; assumpsit, judgement for plaintiftr $6,679.00,
Hamlin et, ai. vs,'*J.ohn Freed,
Com., Certiorari,"to "be submitted
on briefs.
Looker et. al. Vs. school inspectors of Hamilton, Certiorari, proceedings held erroneous and void.
Lookeret.al_.vB_ school inspectors of • Hamilton and Franklin,
Certiorari, same as above,   ■» >
Clark vs. Clark, divorce, taken
under advisement, ■    ^
Drake vs. Spencer, * bill for ac-
countihg, continued.
Triangle Land Co. vs. Eddy <&
Son and J. Swart, not heard .*, # .
Davis vs. Davis, divorce, not
heard.
Simons vs. Simons, divorce,
taken under advisement, •   .
Elliott-Groom
The* Grand Rapids Herald of
Thursday last contained the following mention of the marriage of a
well known young-man who formerly resideded in Clare:
A pretty wedding took place at the
home,of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Heth,
824 Cottage Grove avenue, Wednes*
dav evening when their daughter,
Misb Jessie Groom, was married to*
John Elliott. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. John Gordon.
The rpothB throughout the .'house
were , attractively^ decorated with
flowers, vines _ and potted plants.
The bridal parlor was decorated ih
green.and white and a, large floral
wedding bell was hung just over the
improvised altar.- The wedding
march was played by Miss Edith
Waikin and Miss Qrilla Andrews,
piano and violin, and juqt before the
ceremony Mrs. Charles Heith sang
"O Promise Me." The bride wore
a gown of pale blue chiffon over silk
of the same color and carried bride
roses. Miss Emma Groom, the
bride's sister, \K«s bridesmaid.
Emerson Elliott, brother ' of the
groom, was best man. Chester
Merriman and Miss Loie Tyler were
master and mistress of ceremonies,
The dining room, in which refreshments w.ere served after the
ceremoney, was decorated' in' red.
Those who assisted in serving" were
Miss Blanche Lardie, Miss Tina
Ladeau and Miss Electa Wilson.
Others who assisted about .the',
rooms-were Miss Marjorie J^erenia.
and Miss.Melissa Rathbun.
Mr.- - and Mrs. Elliott went to
housekeeping at once in -thier "hew
home on Briggs avenue.
Late information is to the, effect
that Robert Thompson,- the genial
ticket clerk of the P; M. R. R. in
this city, and who has been taking a
vacation, "is dangerously ill with
relatives in Elwood, Ind. ■ No details are obtainable.
The county fair has been a success
this-week, so far as exhibits are
concerned. Careful observers say
that the showing is the beBt ever
made, and the attendance has been
excellent.    ' .' .      ,
The lady friends of Mrs. Jos.
Cour tendered her a reception before leaving for St. Marys, Penn.j
and presented her with a handsome
leather hand bag and a silver thimble. *
. W. A. Feighner this week moved
his family to Coopers ville, where he
haa accepted a pastorate of the F.
M, church.
Dr. and Mrs. Joel Jones, of Saglow, visited friends and relatives
in and near Clare tbe first of the
week.
A iJlO EVANGELIST!
Br; Harold F. Sayles, of Diiioago, Ooni-merices
if Series-of.Meetings'at,-M. t Church -,
-"on Sunday Evening.-    •
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Dr. Harold F. Sayles, of Chicago,
will assume charge of a series of
meetings - at the M. E. church on
Sunday evening. * Dr.. Sayles is
pronounced one- of the ablest
evangelists in America,. and his
work in Clare promises to be pro-
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ductive of excellent results. He
will "use stereoptican views ' each
eveningj illustrating his sermons.
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Ah to the
Tdewft shoy,'n, the €3hsr:
lotti^ Tribune says,1- "His views
are the largest and finest ever' so§h
in our city."        Y ,
The puhlio is  most cordially invited t6 these meetings.
TOTAL OF 188 VOTES!
Thai Number Grand Total cf Clare County,
Voters Who Wero interested in t!se
Great Con. Game.
The board of county canvasers
drew pay from the treasury of Clare-
county last Tuesday, for determining how many votes had t>een cast
for the candidates for delegates to
the constitutional convention. The
report discloses that the highest
number pf votes polled for any per-
sbii was 18S, and.those were for
Henry H. Woodruff, of Roscommon, so'this number must be the
tofalof-thfe'number of voters who
exercised their right. That the
reader may know who were regarded as eligibles in this portion 6f "our
great state, we give the. vote in^ detail:        : ,
Eugene Foster, 180.
Osmond H. Smith, 184. .*-
. Henry H. Woodruff, 288.
G. J. Cummins, 9.
A. J. Lacy, 1.-
Qeo. H. tomeroy, 2.
C. W. Perry, 7.
L.'J. Patterson, 7
Chas. B, Wilmot,5
John Doherty, 1
A.-R. Canfield, 1.
C. A. Reading has returned from
Ann Arbor, ahd has decided to open
a law office in this city. He has,
not yet determined, upon the location of his offices..
Rev. S, O. Robinson, formerly
M.'JS. pastor in'this city; was in
town last night, enrdute to West
Branch, where he is now' employed."
A cordial invitation is extended
to. the ladies of Clars.apdvicinity-to
call and seeour very latest .models.,
in millinery. "Mason ■& Parrish.
Oct. i and 5 is the date when J.J
Leahy tbe optician will again be' at
the Hotel Calkins. He makes a
specialty of fitting childrens eyes.
• Misses Mae Johnson and Bulah
Morrison, of Mt. Pleasant, were the
guests' of Misses Harriet and'.Mina
Leffingwell Thursday. '
Miss.Lucy Kilpafcrick. of Malvern
Ark., was a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A, J. Lacy over Sunday.  . . -
Mrs. Jds'. C. Pbillip'Sj.ot Wise, left
Wednesday for a visit with relatives
in Toronto and other points in Ont.
Mesdames B-. L, Axford and Alice.
Conlogue attended the wedding of a
friend in Mt.  Pleasant Wednesday.
Mesdames Luman Burch and Jay
Wyman were called to Ashley this
morning hy the death of an aunt.
Rosa Hicks left Wednesday for
Lansing, where she will take a
course in the business college.
J6seph Bowler left Hondas** for
Ann Arbor, whor!£j^he will resume
his studies at the XJAfot M.
' Mrs. G, W.!-' Forward Millinery
Opening FrL and Sat. Oat. 4 and 5,
AU we invited. lijtg
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
-,„,.       , CHAS. P. SHAW, Pastqr,"
S u h'd a.v... Services;
to;3<s a, m.   Sermon
6:45 P.m.   Christian Ertde'avor'
12:00 Noon Sunday Scbom I
7:30   Sermon
Subjects for next Sunday:
Mowing, "Pet_?r and bis Methods at Pentecost.'
Morning choir under the leadership of Mrs. Welch'
■     • Evening, "Jnkhorri.»
•'Norris Elden, director o* the evening choir, under the
leadership of Mrs. Wells will furnish special musical
program. >
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; BUSINESS  CARDS
' MODERN WOODMEN
Cedar Gump. No". 13fJP, Olare. HtcJ... meets
lh IC. of P. Imll on r,ho 2ntl and 4th Tuesday
of ouch month.   Visiting gelghlwrs ulway
welcome.       _ ,
J. S, BlOKNEI.Ii.        ''     ■0. B. Biut.
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DR R A GRAY • _DR F R GRAY
Removed to Jackson Block
T. H. MAYNARD
Physician and AcooDcnuii
0_?JTICE AT R-EBIDENCE, ' "*
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Professional calls attended night etc* day
J-V-ftlES A. REEDER     *
PHX9IOIAN     AND     SURGEOlf
Glasses Fitted and "Work Guaranteed
HEW OPFIOE-Plfth Street
Union phone 78 Rell phone 22
. Two Doors west of Oalklns Hpiiso'. . ■ . .
' • Office Hodrs ■
8  to 12 a m        ,' ' 1  to 8 p m
ROBERT McCANN
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Graduate of the University of Michigan
AI1I1    KINDS'   OF    DaKTAH   -WOBK.
"*   Office over
■TAXMAN   &   MCKEEVER.8.
Olaro MIeli, . Unlon'Phone 3t
iN ■nAHKISON EVERY TDESDAY
DR M'A BOWER
I-EQISTKBEU
VETEEIKAEV STJKOEON AHD DENTIST.
Oalh? answered day or night.*
Office at Uo}d'B Livery Bern.
Clare, Mich;   *• Both'Phone s
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It is often cpnve.nient to have * a record of your business
trapsactions. There are times when it'ie necessary to refer to a
record. A checking account gives a complete record of your daily
transactions. Your receipts and expenditures are writen down
accurately in your bank book. In addition, yonr. checks furnish
you a detailed record. Our facilities for a checking account
either small or large are profitable to everyone. A cheeking account at this bank will be an advantage to you. ••
JDeposits of $1,00 and tipwardareoeived in the Savings
* Department. •
4"   per cent, on* saving deposits.
Safety Deposit Boxes $2.00 per year-
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A Cornial Invitation J
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FRENCH
MODELS J
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I FrL and  Sat October 4 - 5 ■
♦ cpTs See is to be Convinced,, ♦
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2m        So call and see our complete line of patterns  and S
$> Tailored hats the best ever shown in your city, for the ^
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Z and caps. 4b>
♦ A cordial welcome is extended, to all,  to attend ♦
2 our Fall Opening. ■ 'J
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