Clare county taxpayers urged to watch public funds
Citizens are urged to scrutinize 1906 07 spendings as Clare county reports about 150000 available for schools government and improvements. Detailed quarterly land sale remittances total 28203.66 with large township and school district sums yet to be expended and warned of tangled accounts and broad needs for prudent use and insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Goodman
Dorsey
Grant
Arthur
Hamilton
Hayes
Greenwood
Reading
Franklin
Frost
Summerfield
Winterfield
Sheridan
Surrey
Garfield
Clare’ County
Randall District Notes Sunday Visits and Services
Randall District residents spent Sunday with relatives including Miss Myrtle Munday of Clare with Miss Mary Gibbs and Miss Clara Campeau visiting Mrs. Schaeffer. English services at Randall Sunday evening were well attended. John Remner of Colonville visited his brother Fred and others while Mr and Mrs Chas Kurt and children stayed with their parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Nagel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Munday
Clare
Mary Gibbs
Clara Campeau
Mrs. Schaeffer
Randall
John Remner
Colonville
Fred
Chas
Kurt
Jacob Naga
Golden Wedding of Hale Couple Celebrated Near Clare
Mr and Mrs R St Bellinger celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary four miles east of Clare last Friday. They have lived on the farm for thirty six years after moving from Genesee. Thirty five guests attended including two sons and two daughters and their families Ira and Mrs Bellinger Durand J B Bellinger Flint Wm Moline Harrison Chas Niemeyer Clare and sisters Mrs Emily McCormick Montrose and Martha Harrison Saginaw. Many presents reflected good will and wishes for more happy returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Bellinger
Durand
J. B. Bellinger
Flint
Wm. Moline
Harrisan
Chas. Niemeyer
Clare
Emily McCormick
Montrose
Martha Harrison
Saginaw
Tragic Hunting Death Of George Sutton At West Grant
George Sutton twelve died after a hunting accident when his gun discharged as he climbed a fence while his younger brother Frank watched. The shot struck George in the heart and he died shortly after with Dr. Reeder diagnosing the incident as accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Hiram Sutton
West Grant
Frank
D. Sutton
J. T. Brown
Reeder
Death of Marion Youth Frank Eugene Gregory at 15
Frank Eugene Gregory son of Mr and Mrs Elry Gregory of Marion died Monday October 7 after illness beginning October 24 diagnosed as acute inflammatory rheumatism He was born in 1892 at Quimby Barry county Michigan and lived in Isabella county before moving to Marion Funeral services were held October 9 at Middle Branch church conducted by Rev Reid Marion mourns a bright, well liked boy with many friends and family express sympathy.
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Frank Eugene
Elry
Gregory
Marion
Middle Branch
Reid
Quimby
Barry Co
Mich
Isabella County
Frank
Local Masonic Lodge Officers Named for Anna Chapter
Hew 0. E. 8. Officers listed for Anna HE Musgell W. M Arthur Lacy Beth Lacy Secretary Mary DeVogt Treasurer Emma Haller Conductor Anna Duntan Asst. Conductor Blanch Bennet Adair Myra McCanty Ruth Aphia Lewis Esther Martha Mason Martha Martha Bisknell Electa Jennie Morden Chaplin Virginia Friedeborit Marshall Amanda High Organist Ada Kane Warden Mattie Kane Sentinal John High Meetings set for first Friday monthly Strangare in the city are capacitly invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M
Anna HE. Musgell
W. P
Arthur J. Lacy
A. M
Beth Lacy
Mary DeVogt
Emma Haller
Anna Duntan
Asst
Blanch Bennet
Adair
Myra. McCanty
Ruth
Aphia Lewis
Esther
Martha Mason
Martha
Martha Bisknell
Electa
Jennie Morden Chaplin
Virginia Friedeborit
Marshall
Amanda High
Ada Kane Warden
Mattie Kane Sentinal
John High
Strangare
Glare County Board Names Doty Chairman and Appoints Members
The Glare County board elected Mornday A. EH. Doty of Greenwood chairman with twelve votes while Lie W. Sunday received nine. Doty helped form an equalization committee with Wright Hayes Irye Sunday Bennet Havens and later joined as a member. The treasurer reported 8026.47 in the treasury with no balance between county and townships. The board voted to raise Judge Dodd’s salary from 2500 to 3500. They discussed plans for a county farm, and Clerk Morrissey received praise for handling extensive records. The Clare county poor farm showed an average of over ten paupers and an over-draft of 316.24. The board authorized a four-member committee to study improved county farms and prices. New officers were elected for other roles and a county fair exhibit committee was named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clive County
Arema
Morrissey
Morissey
Clare County Poor Commissioners
Coit
Doty
L. L. Kelley
L. W. Sunday
J.B. Hamer
Mr. Sunday
John A. Jackson
Central Normal Notes and Local Scrapes Spur County News
Isabella Rews reports diphtheria in mild form while Chippewa man Peter Horning faces tax over cornfield antics. County sessions, fire incidents, and a range of local events from school improvements to football losses at Central Normal fill the October page. The piece covers officials, farming, pickle industry hopes, farm expansions, sheep shipments, and salary talks for Judge Dodds.
Auction Notice at Dover and Clare Estates
Auction Sale conducted Tuesday October 22 1907 at 10 o clock a m one mile east and one and three fourths miles north of Dover Mrs M B Lower advertises. Alvak Servis offers work team and harness at 124 miles east of Clare Farm for sale or rent 1160 acres in Sheridan Section 29 if not sold in two weeks the property will be rented Ninety acres under cultivation twelve acres of fall wheat Apply on premises or to O W Perry Clare
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Dover
M. B. Lower
Alvak Servis
Clare
Sheridan
O. W. Perry Clare
Mns
Lower
Propr
Horth
For Sale and Farm Notices from Clare Michigan
Early spring is calf for are Wetek and Bennett breeding ewes for sale Johnson Ranch Union Phone 75 four R. Three year old Hambletonian colt for sale HEH G Welch If Stove for sale Beech Benito hot blast EG Welch For Sale Section of Clare county farm and grazing land 60 acres cleared 160 prairie meadow plenty of running water and 62000 worth of timber Address John Mahoney Clare Mich 44th Farm of 80 acres for sale or rent D Ward The Ann Arbor Railroad will give its annual excursion to Chicago via Durand and the Grand Trunk Ry Thursday Oct 24 rain will leave Clare at 647 AM and rate for the round trip will be 7 00 Return limit October 28 1907 FW Newton of the Northern Credit Co will be at the Calkins House Wednesday the 28rd He will be pleased to shake hands with all parties who feel they would like to invest some money in discharging old obligations For Sale Registered Aryshire bull Will be sold cheap if bought at once also twelve young pigs Harry Hubbard Bell Phone Clare Lost White sow Strayed away Sunday GOC Librand East Vernon
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Gilmore
M. E
Farwell
B. H. Fleming
T. P. Bennett
W. M. P. Jerrett
Ladies’ Aid Society
Farwell M. E
Farwell and
G. W. Maxwell
N.L. Bray
Zion
Howard Jerrett
John Weiddcomb
Grand Rapids
Dexter
Peter Horning
Chippewa
Elza Davis
de Wolfe
Mt. Pleasant
Edward Malish
Fremont Township
Central Normal
Martin Menerey
Wise Monday
Board of Supervisors
North End
Beaus
Miss Tate
Geo. Strong
Isabella
Tom O Chatfield
Rosebush
Shepherd
Clare
Vernon & Mammouth
Vernon
C.W. Perry
A. H. Foster
Allegan
Ferris Institute
Big Rapids
Rooters
Dodds
Midland
Clarence Luther
Ithaca
O. K
Coe Township
Isabella County
Washington
Lincoln
Longfellow
Whittier
Emby
Jos. Schnitzer
Clare County
John Mahoney
Clare, Mich
Ann Arbor
Chicago
Durand
Grand Trunk Ry
F.W. Newton
Northern Credit Co
Calkins House
Lost cattle near Clarence with tags and notches
About twenty five black hornless cattle with ear tags in the right ears and some untaged. many show cropping on the left ear. Liberal reward for information leading to their whereabouts. N Church, Clarence Michigan.
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N. Church
Clarence, Mich
Auction Notice and Local Classifieds
Home made knitting a specialty by Mrs A T Stevens of Wheaton Avenue Clare. For sale very cheap nearly new U S cream separator due to quitting cream business. John Armour near Colonville auction Tuesday October 22 with sale location two and three fourth miles northeast of Dover. See ad on page eight of this issue Mrs M S Lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Stevens
Wheaton Avenue
Clare
U. S
John Armour
Colonville
Dover
Lower
Music Dealer John Gardner Moves Business to Glare
John Gardner of Howell, a well known music dealer, relocates his enterprise to Glare. He began in Howell in 1901 as manager of Manuel and Co. before joining Burk and Gardner. Gardner, skilled in tuning and repairing instruments, faced personal losses yet built a respected regional business. He married Florence Miles in 1906 and was a church steward.
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John Gardner
Howell
Manuel & Co
Burk & Gardner
Burk
Gardner
Florence Miles
First Ward
Evangelical Church
Atte
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Coms, Welch & Bennett
Gilmore Methodists
Randall District
R. T. Bellinger
George Sutton
Frank Eugene Gregory
Glare County
Solons
The
Sentinel
Hngs
Sayles
Withal
Opera House
Isabella Rews
Washburn Rugby
Chase & Sanborns
Seal Brand Coffee
James S. Bicknell
Herman Ross
Cornwall Farm
Sate
Weteb & Bennett
Wetek & Bennett
Johnson Ranch
Union
HEH. G. Welch
Beech Benito Hot Blast
E.G. Welch
D. Ward
Aryshire
Harry Hubbel Bell
G.oc
Librand
East Vernon
Law Department
University of Michigan
Clareounty Savings Bank
Howell Herald
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