1905-12-01; Clare Sentinel

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OLARE,   MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MOKHING, DECEMBER 1, 1905.
New Series: VaUi.No. 2
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TILL MOURN
Of   Otis   W.    Halstead
Brought Back from, Nevada
for Burial.
truly the band of sorrow rests
Jaeavlly oo Olare. Within three wefks
four of our young people have been
laid away to their last resting plage fti
Obeny Grove.
Soarcelyhad the community 'recov-
ed from the shook of three young persons dead in our midst in one week,
wheu a telegram w&9 received that
Ray Holbrook was on his way from
Goldflelds, Nevada, to Clare with the
dead body of Dfcis W., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Halstead.
It was a sorrowful company that
met the train Monday morntng bringing the remains of tbe ill fated young
man. A number of the Knights of
Pythias escorted the body to tbe
home of tbe sorrow stricken father
and mother. The funeral occured
from tbe M. E. church Tuesday, Rev.
G, W Maxwell preaching the sermon.
The final rites at the cemetery were
in charge of the local K. of P.
The fl iral offerings were miny and
beautiful, a broken wheel of roses, a
tribute from twelveyountr men friends
at Seattle, Wash., bawg especially
beautiful.
Five years ago Obis Halesfcead left
Olare for the west and located at Seattle, Wash. Two years ago he returned to Ulare for a short visit.
Last July with the ambition of making a "stake" he went to Goldflelds,
.Nevada, a new mining camp of high
altitude in what is known as the Al-
kalia desert. There he had a position
as bookkeeper and did a little prospecting on the side. Last winter
there were many fatalties from pneumonia. His half brother, Chas. Somers, found it necessary to leave Goldflelds, and they desired Otis to go too,
but determined to win out, he stayed
and was well up to November 14th
when he contracted a cold. Three
days later his malady was pronounced
a bad form of pneumonia. In a good
modern hospital all that doctors and
. nurses could do for him waB done, but
in vain. Four days later he was a
corpse. Then the friend and companion, Ray Holbrook, who had been
with him through all, took charge of
the body, accompanying it on the
long, lonely .ourney from Goldflelds
to Olare. Indeed he exemplefied true
friendship.
Otis W. Halstead was born on his
father's farm in Vernon twenty-flve
years ago. Much of his life was spent
in Clare, he completing to the end of
the eleventh grade in the high school,
and then worked in his father's store.
Everybody liked Otis. Generous
hearted, pleasing in address, genial in
disposition, manly in bearing, he made
friends wherever he went.
Besides the parents two brothers,
Chas. Somers of Seattle, Wash , and
Herschel Halstead at home and one
oisSer, Lillian, mourn the loss of a
loved brother. From a distance were
present at the funeral Mrs. M. H.
Chamb'eriain of Ludington, Mrs, Joseph Greguire of Cass City and Mrs. T.
S. Battles of >VIt Pleasant.
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Tit rain
One Gay Farmers; Institutes.
The one day farmers' institutes
have been provided for as follows:
Mt. Vernon grange hall, December
5th.
Sheridan town hall, December 6th.
Farwe-1, December It'll,
Winterfieid town hall, December
8th.
B. O. Ladd, of Traverse Oity, will be
the state speaker for these meetings,
and the subj cts to be discussed will
be as follows:
Maintaining the fertility ot the
soil.
The farm dairy.
Orcharding in   northern Michigan.
Forage crops.
Potatoes and how to grow them.
Corn and clover.
Education for our boys and girls.
The county round-up will be held at
Clare January 12bi?and I3bh, 1906.
The officers of the organization are
E."W. Allen of Wise, President; Geo.
Pease of Grant, secretary; Julius
Sehaeffer of G rapt, treasurer, One or
more of these officers will accompany
thespeikerto the points mentioned
above and a large attendance is urged,
PltOGKAM FOR VEUNON.
The following is the program for
the one day institute to be held at
Mt. Vernon grange hall next Tuesday,
comencing 10 a. m.:
The farm Diary—E. A. Ladd.
Di«cussion—John Brown.
Song.
How to make the hen lay in winter
—James Hersey.
Discussion—Sam Stewart.
Dinner, bring it along.
Song.
Education for our Boys and Girls-
Mrs. Carrie Brewer.
Discussion—Mrs. Wm. McKay, Mrs.
F. Lam-treaux.
Question box.
Corn and Clover—E. O. Ladd.
Discussion—Wm. Jennings
Music—Quartette.
Programs for the other days are not
forthcoming.
CLARE BOY IN NAVY.
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Afcl'tbe home of-Irving Miser near
Dover, November 26th, occured the
reunion of the Tatmaij family. It
was the flrst time in seven years that
Ihe eight brothers and three sisters,
of whom the oldest is fifty two and the
youngest thirty, bave been together
and all were in the best of health.
Most of their families were also present* making the' total number forty-
four. The brothers and sisters present were: Agusfcus and Elijah of
Akron, Ind, Benjamanof Huntington,
Ind , John of Traverse City, Nelson
Of SsGinaw, Alonzo, James F,, and
tot R. of Clare, Mrs. I. Miser of
Dover, Mra. Q. k. Bates of the Eagle
obS Mm. Awn Allen- oliDover.
Gleanings from Letters Written
by  Rama   Cour from New
Port, R. I., to his Parents.
Talk about war vessels isn't in it
wiih what it is to get right on them
and learn about their guns and armour.
Sunday I was aboard the Pennsylvania. She carries' forty-four guns, four
eight inch beside rapid tiring guns,
etc. There are seven torpedo boats
here for cruising and I go for a cruise
next week My equipment in pan
consists of a nine-pound rifle, a six
shooter, a large revolver and a bayonet.
Recently some English ships were
here on the occasion of a visit of some
noted Englishman. But I tell you
the English ships are Dot in it with
Uncle Sam's. In fact the Englishmen themselves admitted our boats
beat theirs all hollow.
The week's cruise on the Pennsylvania with the Colorado and the West
Virginia accompanying us was something I shall not soon forget. 'Twas
a grand sight, those three big ships
floating around, and yet those big
guns peeping out of ,the port holes
make one feel notthe pleasantest. At
night I couldn't help but dream of
home and the little bed where I used
to sleep.
The examination we have to take is
a hard one, all about guns, powder,
shells, flags of different nations, how
to talk with a battleship at a distance
by flags and a lot of other things, but
I think I can pass alright.
My division is on duty this week.
I go on guard from 7:45 a, m. to ten
a. m. and from four p. m. to 5:20 p. m.
Last week we had target practice
again. My rifle kicked a little
but I don't mind that for I was used
to it before I enlisted. For salutes
the big guns use brown powder, for
target practice, black powder, in war
smokele-s is used.
I expect to be home on a fujlough
at Xmas just before starting out on £
two yearo' cruise. Rama Com..
CONSTRUCTION IS SENSIBLE
Supt*    of    Public    instruction
Makes Clear His Views as to
Intent of New Truancy
Law. .
After the Courier came out with its
misleading 'article two weeks ago a
marked copy was sent to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The position Supt. 3£elley takes is the same as the instructions sent
to Commissioners, and his instructions
have been carried out by Clare county's
school commissioner. Shakespeare's
line, "Much ado about nothing," has
something of an application in this
matter. The letter from the Department is given b§low;
Deft, of Public Inststtction
Lansing, Nov. 22, 1905.
Editor Clare Courier,
Clare, Michigan.
Dear Sir;—
1 have received a marked copy of
your paper and note what is said in
regard to the enforcement of the truancy Jaw. I enclose a copy of the law
together with a circular sent from
this department giving instructions
to commissioners. There is nothing
in the law to require'children to attend school when the roads are impassable.
Second. There is no occasion for
calling a physician unless the child
has been absent from school for some
time and until the truant officer's attention is called to tbe matter, and
pveo then the truant officer would nnt
be required to call a physician if the
case was evident and clear to him.
Third. Children over fourteen
whose services are essential to the
support of the parents may be excused
but no one will contend that children
should be kept out of school simply to
help the parents under frivolous cir-
cumstsne-s. It is too often the custom for parents to permit children to
stay out of school to go to town, or to
go to see their grandmother, or for
any other excuse they can think of.
Fourth. No one will seriously contend that an education unfits a person
to be a farmer. It is true that a boy
can often be of service at home, but
the father should remember tbat if
the boy ever gets an education he will
do it when he is young and if • the
father prevents him from securing an
education he robs him of something
that can never be paid back.
Our instructions to the commissioners are clear that in cases
where children are reported to the
commissioner he is to Jwrfte the
parents or have the teacher see
the parents and notify them of the
r* quirements of the law and use every
possible menns before referring the
matter to the truant officer. There
need be no greater expense in the enforcement of the law than was incurred in th*** enforcement of the old law,
and the law need never be invoked if
the parents will do (heir duty by the
children If the parents will enter
into the proper spirit toward the public school there will be no trouble in
connection, with this law. Repor.s
from school officers shnw that in rural
districts we are paying out about $5,-
000,000 a year in order to educate the
children and as a matter of fact we
are only educating about fifty per cent
of them because the parents rail to
send their children to school. It is
needless to call the attention of the
people that the intelligence of the
citizenship is the safeguard of our
government and that when parents
fail to do their duty by their children,
the State, under its police power, has
a right to take those children and educate them.
Very Respectfully,
P. H- Kelley.
A. H. Ybungiove is now canvassing
in tbis section for the Goldan Treasury of the Poetry and Song. Leslie's
Weekly says, "It is by far the best
book of the kind we have seen, presenting the best poems of all the famous poets of England and America
There are mpre than 1300 poems by
484 different-poets, clasi-itled In such a
way as to enable tbe reader to select
at once, as may best suit his mood,
Poems of Home, Childhood, Memory,
Love, Patriotism, Nature, History,
Sentiment or Rative, aranged under
classified headings, and indexed.
• They are the best from each writer,
' and something from ever? autber of
any ctote in all the ages of poetry. Its
j wopeh Is im%h&mUbte,n
Isabella Circuit Court,
Some cases were considered before
the judge this week but the jury will
not meet till next Monday, The calender for the present term is given
herewith:
criminal cases.
J. G. Clark, appeal,
Bayard Colby, perjury.
Frank Irwin, bastardy.
Ollie Dagg, bastardy,
Margaret E. Switzer, murder.
issues of fact
Sarah Craig vs. J. E. Chatter ton
and .Howard Chatterton.
CHANCERY.
L. D. Estee et al vs. H. B. Field as
prasident of the village of Shepherd.
Thanksgiving!
Here and There in Isabella,
There were twenby-eigbt deaths in
the county during October.
The mills of justice at the court
house are grinding out their quarterly
product, Not a big calendar this
time.
Shepherd's canning factory has been
disposed of to eastern parties but now
a cheese factory is being installed in
the old school bouse.    -
The eighth semi-annual Sunday
school convention of the first district
for Isabella county will be held at the
Wise Presbyterian church December
7th.
With the inauguration of solid rural
delivery in the county there will be
forty-three routes in operation, twenty-nine of which 'stare from Isabella
offices. Under the new plan Rosebush
is one of the towns to get a new
route,
The twelve year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Page of Deerfield township
was killed last Friday by the running
awoy of bis pet pony. The boy tied
the tie strap of the pony's halter
around his waist when suddenly the
animal was frightened and started
out at a mad pace, dragging the boy
and badly mutilating him.
Sarah Foster and Martha Moses
were arrested by Deputy Willard last
Saturday for being unable to conduct
themselves as red women should.
Sarah is serving the county five days
while seDte.nce was suspended ou the
Moses women because of a babe in
arms. They testified that they
received their liquor from Mike Tor-;
pey.—Mt. Pleasant Tribune.
The grange rally at the county '
court house last Friday brought out a ]
good crowd. Twenty-four were pres-'
ent from Mt. Vetnon grange alone.
Mr. Hull of Dimondale gave a tine
address and E T. Bartlett of Oakland county, who has * inspected the
fourteen granges of the county, ex-1
presses the opinion that Isabella is as
good a county as any of them.
The threatened conflict witb tbe
board of supervisors by which the
county drain commissioner proposed
to compel the beard by circuit court
mandamus to reconvene and spread
the 1905 Lewis drain tax in Isabel).',
was at least posponed, by the new
commissioner, O. H. Freeman, appearing in court when the case was called
and refusing to push tbe matter started by his predecessor.
One of Clare's old landmarks was
this week moved from the business
section to some land west of the
union depot where it will be transformed by the present owner. John
Pord, into dwelling houses. It is
known as the O'Uallanhau building,
just north of the Clare Roller Mills,
and was one of the early structures in
Olare, originally built and occupied by
Senator Doherty and Cashier Sutherland of the Clare County Savings
Bank as a hardware. Mr, O'CallagbaD
expects to replace it next spring with
a commodious addition to his feed
barn.
The beet growers at Rosebush are
well pleased with the returns from
their beets this fall, says the Times
correspondent. A. J. Archer pub in a
trifle over an acre and a half and realized after seed and freight being
deducted from the proceeds about 8105.
The expense of the crop thinning,
cultivating and drawing of beets being
about $35. Thus leaving a net profit
or$70forhis acre and ahalf of ground.
The test this year is exceptionally
good, the average test being 17 per
cent while some loads tested 18 per
cent, the tare averaged' only 4 7 per
cent; one load tared only 1 per cent;
this is only one iooideat of the test.
Mr. Meff's also tested on an average
of between 17 and 18 per cent.
In common with most of our countrymen, we of Clare and north Isabella counties give thanks for good crops,
substantial improvements and general
material prosperity. We face the future with brighter hope-, than heretofore, not only because our communities have again demonstrated how
great are the blessings bestowed upon
them by the Creator, but also because
our people are showing their ability,
their industry and their general
worth to elevate us as communities
to better and more successful" lives.
A Card.
To the many friends who extended
their sympathy and assistance during
our late  bereavement-, we offer our
Seartiest thanks.    Mr.   and   Mbs.
Erieina good physical condition as
any railroad in tho world. Of this
amount ten million dollars will be
required for what is known as the
Erie -Ss Jersey Railroad, .which gives a
freight track at a very low grade all
the way between New York and Port
Jervls. Work has already been begun
on the mile long tunnel under Guy-
mard hill between Middletown and
Port Jervjs, the contract for which
was let some three months ago. o
B'our million dollars more will be
required to construct the Genesee
Valley Railroad, which will give a
practically sea-level lines between
Cuba and Portage in the western part
of New York State, thus avoiding in
its freight traffic two of the worst
grades on the line between Horneils-
ville and Cuba,-
A further sum of a mlllian and a
half will be required to construct the
Columbus & Erie Road, which not only
double tracks the Main Line between
Columbus, Pa, and Jamestown, N. Y.,
but gives to the road a one per cent
grade, abolishing two very heavp
grades in that vicinity.
For machine shops, round houses,
machinery and the equipment of the
repair shops and tool houses, one million and a half is now being expended,
and the greatpr part of the work will
be completed before Jan. 1st next.
A round million has been expended
this year in the erection of new bridges, and the reconstruction and rebuilding of old ones. Two hundred thousand dollars is to be expended immediately in increasing the facilities of
the transfer houses and other equipment of the terminal yards at Marion,
O., and Hammond, Ind.
The installation of the new automatic signals on the New York Division, the facts as to which have recently been published, will require the
immediate expenditure of at least
$225,000.
Orders have just been placed with
the Pressed Steel Oar Company and
the Standard Steel Car Company, for
2.?o6 selfcleaning hopper gondolas to
care for the steadily increasing coal
traffic. Delivery of these cars will begin in January or February next.
Wanted—Two brood sows and a
ram W. E. or F. M. Myers, Olare R.
5 or Bell phone.
For sale—One driving horse, one set
heavy work harness, one light single
harness, one plow and one drag.
2-3 p Henry Stevens, Olare.
We want live poultry, and if any
thing   else, more poultry     Clare
Poultry House 43-bf
fl.morctoD._i son
Undertakers and
Licensed Embalmers.
Office over JElden's Bazaar.
Residence, Corner of  West
Fifth and Beech Streets.
CLARE. MICH.
46-53
Erie Railroad Equipment
On the first of November the
American Locomotive Company
delivered to the Erie Railroad the
sixteen new passenger engines of what
is known as the 2510 type, the largest
locomotives ever built exclusively for
passenger service. This will complete
the delivery of the 15$ locomotives
ordered for the Erie System for the
present year. With the other rolling
stock, box cars, refrigerator cars,
gondolas and other equipment that
was absolutely imperative ror delivery
before Winter sets in, the Erie will
have expended fifteen millian dollars
for locomotives and rolling stock, orders for which were placed within the
past twelve months. This will give
the road a better working equipment
than it has ever had in its existence.
Something like eighteen million
dollars has been appropriated and is
now in course of expenditure in other
improvements, Which   will   put the
Pennyroyal pills
m  w^T*V Original end Only Genuine.
JK/TO^SAFB. Always r-jHable. Ladle* ukDnuc-il
" " *r4NA for OHICHJESTOK'S ENGLISH
l in KEI> sad Gold metallic) boxes, sealed
I -with blue ribbon. Takono oilier, JZeftuo
| 3>anccrouM Subatttutlonn atiti Imitations. Buy of your OrnggUt, or send 4c. fa
a tamps for Parti ciilar*, Tdtlmonl*?-*
and "Relief for Ladles," in letter, by return Mall. 10,000 TeutlmonlalB. Said by
all Drugg.it-.. Chichester CbcwJcul Co^
Mention tbU paper.       Hadlitou Square, 1*IULA.« !*_____.
IarIersT
vVe want your Good
Milling Wheat
Oats and
Buckwheat,
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Will  pay  Highest Gash Prices   for
these grains.
CALLAM & GORNWELL
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f given to your friends.   You can %
make no more appropriate gift at *
., holiday time.   Fob Our Hon- *
X day Trade we are showing an X
•* elegant lioe of dainty Miniature *
2J enlargements and the finest line j£
4t of Mountings and .Folders ever |,
* carried in the city. An early call «•
% will enable us to give our best J£
ii attention to holiday orders.          if!
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Fletcher's
Flour Sale
Still Continues.
25 lb Export 48c
25 lb Blue Eibbon 55c f
25 lb Gold Band 60c
25 lb Sunlight 65c
25 lb Lilly White 65c §
25 lb White Swan' 69c
25 lb Ceresota 69c
25 lb Henkel 69c
25 lb Pillsbury 69c
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25 lb GOLD MINE 69c
lbbl Export 3.75
1 bbl Blue Ribbon  4.25
lbbl Gold Band     4.50
lbbl GOLDMINE 5.50
Bicknell
Fletcher
Clare,  -    -  Mich.
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Michig.m State Land Office.
Lansing, October 31,1305.
Notice is hereby given that the following described abandoned tax lands situated iu Olaro
county, heretofore deed-d to the State by the
Auditor General under the provisions of section. 127 of aot No. 206 of the public acts of 1893
and acts amendatory thereto, have been withdrawn from homostoad entry by virtue of the
authority conferred upon the Auditor General
and the commissioner of State Land Office and
will be offered for sale at a public auction to be
held at the State Lvmd Office in the city of Lansing, on Thursday, the seventh day of December, A. D. 1005, tit ton o'clock a. m„ ond will
become subject to sale in the manner prescribed
bylaw. Wrj-tilAM JEJ. Ko.SB,
Conm-issioner.
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Twenty-First Judicial Circuit.
TERMS OP HOLDING COURT.
STATE OP MIOHIGAN I
Twenty-first Judicial Oil-ouit. |S S.
I do hereby fix and appoint the times for holding the several terms of Court within said Circuit for the years 1808 and 19i 7 as follows:
1SABEJ-&A corj't*--_r.
Second Monday in January.
Fourth Monday In March.
Third Monday In June.
Fodrth Monday in October.
M-DIjAND codstt.
Fourth Monday in January.
Second Monday in April.
Second Monday in September.
Third Monday in November.
CLA-IU CO-TOTY.
Four th Monday in February.
Third Monday in May.
Fourth Monday in September.
First Monday iii December.
Dated, October, 1900.
Pe-Msb F. Dodds.
. Circuit Judge,
The Olare Iron and Mefcala Oo. pay
highest cash prjs-js for ai. kinds of
old iron, metals, rubber, rap, etc.
Office aoa warehouse wesifc of ir\ M.
frelcrhc office. 45-tf
Wanted   at once—4000   bushels of
potatoes.   Burch-Wyman Grain Co. .
Estr^yed.
From the farm of W. O. Corn well in
Arthur township, Glare county, three
steers, marked W. O. Oornwell with
tag in ear. Proper reward will be
given for the return of the same. A.
M. Maloae, Mgr. ii-tf  .
Wanted—To sell for, cash, or on
time, two yearling colts. Will trade
for good driving horse, T. C. Holbrook.
52-tf-p.
Burch-Wymau Grain Co. bave a full
Jlne of hav, straw and feed.
For Sale Cheap.
Five horses on the W. C, CornweU
farm, Arthur township. Clare, Mich.
A. M. filalone, M#r. 2-tf
If you wish to earn more, you must
learn more.    The International Cor-__
re3pondence Schools of Scranton, Ph.,
will tell you how, write now.
(Jet prices on coal and wood from
the Burch-Wyman Grain Co. before
you buy.
Smoke Court Royal 5 cent cigar,
Nothing better made. At all dealers.  48-13
For sale,—Five year old mare with
foal, rubber tired buggy, and single
harness. For sale cheap if bought
soon.   Also quantity of hay.
52-tf Paul Grieaer,
For Sale—Two new r;flesf Marlin
Repeater and   Winchester—Will exchange for hay and oats. 52-tf.
Holbrook's. Department Store.
Buy your lime and cement of the
Burch-Wyman Grain Co.
For service— Registered large
Yorkshire hog. E. W. "Allen. Loomis.  46-JLO-p.
For Sale—H. T. Carson offers his
house and lot on east Sixth street for
sale at 8600 cash. Inquire of A. S.
Rhoades. 1 tf,
Just received a full line of dralntile
—Burch-Wyman Grain Co.
For   Sale—Household   Goods.    Inquire of D. McMaater R, I, Clare.
l-2p. Mrs. Chas. Dean.
For Sale—Goldfish, globes and ornaments. Mrs J. A. Allen, 'phone
69. 1-2.
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Blue Bird flour per bbl.    $4.10 m
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$ Granulated sugar per lb
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^ „ Gallon can of apples, new   23c   i
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Bananas per dozen
Best mixed nuts
1.5c
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2 lbs 25c a
Sears crackers, by barrell a
6c perlb «
Bread tickets   T for 2oC or,        e
30 for 1.00
Shelled pop corn, 5c per lb
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Try a pound of our new
or 6 lbs for 25c  $
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I 35c Jam. Coffee
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W pound one egg Separator as Jong ^
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Don't forget that we have the f
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2lSt Judicial Circuit,
Second hand clothes and furniture
at your own price at;the old town ball
—John Rodabaugh.
Dry Stove Wood for Sale.
75c per cord in yard or delivered in
Olare for 81 00. Also any quantity at
green wood.   Henry Wild, Clare, E. 3.
Union phone.
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Best 50c Tea
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