Tri County £ renic eo VOL. 3 .

Why do we have bows on tlIe left side of our h a t s ? I n olden t imes when men were much in the open air and hats could no t be bougl~t for half a dollar, i t was t h e h a b i t to t ie a cord a round the crown and let the ends fall on the left side to be grasped on the ar is ing of a squall. They fell on the left side so they m i g h t be grasped by the lef t hand, the rigl~t usually being more usefully engaged. La te r on the ends got to be t ied in a bow and la ter st i l l t lmy became useless, yet t h e bow has remained. We have just received a consignmen~ of new spring styles in Fe l t and Straw Hats .

~ , L, Douglass Men~s Sllocs

and Pingree & Smi th Ladies ' Shoes jus~ in. We have t lmm in P a t e n t Lea th - er, Patent, Kid , .Vic i Kid, and Valure Calf in all styles and wid ths f rom A to

EE. B u t t e r and eggs same as cash.

,Jo D o C r o s b y & ,.g on, C a s $ CIty ~s ~ ; h o e a n d C l o t h i n g / Y ~ n .

~ S a t i s f a G t i o n w i t h e v e r y l o a d ~ is wl ia t you. get when you

~ { buy L u m b e r f rom us. Bargain coun te r buyers get the wors t of i t ~ in the long run. Careful, shrewd, conscient ious buyers wlm wan t ~ 1 t h e wortl~ of the i r money do business wi th a firm whose record for /%~

~ fair deal ing has no flaws. We never lost a cus tomer t h r o u g h in- N different or unfa i r t r e a t m e n t . I t pays to do business w i th t h a t

~ l c i n d o f a t i r m . Call and inspect our stocl~ and get °u r prices" ~

Cass City lumber C0al Yar

For Bnsiness and Ple aure P e o p l e r i d e w h e e l s a n d a m a n w h o r i d e s fo r e i t h e r m u s t r i d e

a g o o d w h e e l o r h e w i l l be d i s a p p o i n t e d . W e se l l

THE CLEVELAND The Leading Wheel the World over

C o m e in a n d e x a m i n e i t s c r e d i t a b l e p o i n t s n o t fo be f o u n d on

a n y o t h e r . R e m e m b e r w e h a v e t h e l a r g e s t s t o c k of w h e e l s

in t h e T h b m b r a n g i n g in p r i c e f r o m $3 to $50. A c o m p l e t e

l i n e of

BICYCLE SUNDI~IE~.

R e p a i r i n g , b r a z i n g a n d e n a m e l i n g d o n e w i t h n e a t n e s s a n d

d i s p a t c h . E a s y t e r m s to p a r t i e s b u y i n g w h e e l s .

JORRSON & SEELEY, ! . . . . . .

A n e w l i n e , o f

MAfiA/IN[S BOOKS

l u s t r e c e i v e d .

AIso llamm0c~s, Base Ball (i000s, I;amera Sup-

plies, etc. at

Bond's D ~ U G ~ : S T O I ~ E .

ill[ iS STILL 0N DICK. U n d e r t a k e r F. C. Lee is stil l doing

business a t his (rid stand. The rSport t h a t lm was about to sell out has no foundat ion. He is ready to answer nigl~t or day calls promptly. His stock of fm'n i ture is the larges~ in this par t of the T h u m b country. It

pays Ix~ consul t h im before you buy elsewhere. His stock of cabs and go- car ts is complete. Also handles pl- ato)s, organs and sewing machines at r igh t prizes. Of the th ree stores which are full or goods, the mil l inery d e p a r t m e n t will be closed out a t once. Ladies will find excel lent bargains in this d e p a r t m e n t a t present .

• [XCtl, RSION. The P. O., & N. R 'y will give the

f irs~excursion of the season to De- t ro i t and re tu rn (m Wednesday, May 22nd, giving %xcursionists 8 hours in Detroi t , a t same rates of rare as last year.

S h c c D T o P ~ s t u v c .

I want about 40 sheep pastured for t h e season. Anyone with poor feed or poor fences need not apply.

H. S. WILCOX, 5-17-2 Deford, Mich.

CASS CITY, MICH., FI~IDAY, NIAY ~7, ~9o~. NO. I.

T h e F l i c h i g a n T e l e p h o n e C o m p a n y

L i n e s I n T h e T h u m b .

DEAl R[C[NI[¥ CONSUMMAIED

All Bell P h o n e Off ices in T h i s and t h e A d j o i n i n g C o u n t i e s ~Vill Bc

G o n s o l t d a t e d .

W. J. Moore. propr ie tor of the Moore Telephone System, and his cn- e rge t i cas s i s t an t , W. IL Olin, have been quie t ly a t work for several months past to br ing about a consol- idat ion of te lephone in teres ts in t h e Thumb, which is of more than ordin- ary impor tance to the business coln- muni ty . Several months ago Mr. Moore was called to De t ro i t by a rep- resen ta t ive of the Michigan Te lephone Co., or wha t is usually known as t h e Bell Co., for the purpose of t ak ing pre l iminary steps in un i t i ng the Bell interests wi th those of tlie Moore system. T h e fac t t h a t tl~e Bell peo- ple have been playing a losing game in tiffs sect ion of the count ry is no sec- r e t The Moore system so comple t e ly covers the T h m n b t h a t there was no possible chance for tlIe Bell people to pu t up a s t rong compet i t ion and h e n c e ~hey have en te red into a con t rac t wi th the Moore system whereby the l a t t e r will from now on operate tlm Bell lines in the e n t i r e Tl iumb coun- try. T h e Chronicle predicts t h a t sooner or la ter the so-caned T h u m b Co., which is owned by Messrs. Ryan and Hubbard of Bad Axe will be add- ed to the Moore sys tem, T h e local Bell office which has been managed by E. F. Marr will soon be t r ans fe r red to tlm Moore office, which will undoubt- edly be located in the Chronicle office in charge of t he present manager , Miss A n n a Klump. Mr. Moore has now a splendid system by which all points in the T h u m b and t h r o u g h o u t the s t a t e can be reached.

As soon as the t ransfer of the Bell line is made the pa t rons can ta lk to Chicago, Cleveland and o the r large cities.

_ _ , o , O . o , - -

COUNTY S. S. CONV[NTIO~. The annua l Tuscola County Sunday

School Convent ion will be held lmre at, t lm Presby te r i an Church on Tuesday, June 4th, The following program wliich is nearly completed will be ren- dered:

PROGRAM.

C A S E O F H E R C L I F F IS S A D .

DoDuty S h c ~ | ~ Mov~l~ Vi~lt~ l l l ~

nbIc G o n d i t | o n o~ A ~ i r ~ , T h e case of John Hercliff which

was given in de ta i l in last weeks Chronicle is. even more serious and sorrowful t h a n first reported. Dep- u ty Sheriff Morris paid the tIercliff home a visit a few days ago and found t h e family in a condi t ion of n e g l e c t and poverty. Mrs. Hercliff informed the officer t h a t her husband 's condi- t ion had been gradua l ly growing worse for several months past.. T h e property which they a t one t ime possessed has dwindled away unt i l now they only have a span bf poverty- s t r icken horses and a cow.

T h e en t i re surroundings indicate tha t Mr. tIercliff is not in ;a~ condi t ion to manage his affairs r ight ly. Af t e r his release on the day of his a r res t here he was found by some p a r t i e s a few miles west of town in a mixed up condi t ion. Somehow the harness on his horse broke, and in t ry ing to fix tlle same he got the horse headed to- wards Cass City, and undoubt- edly would have landed here again on the same day had not these par t ies helped h im to get home. Mr. Her- cliff's condi t ion llas been reported to Judge of Proba te Smith , and steps are being taken to h a v e h i s men ta l condi t ion examined by c o m p e t e n t physicians.

T h e ease appeals to tlm sympathy of tlm ent i re c o m m u n i t y anal i t is to be hoped t h a t someth ing can be done to relieve the family and restore t h e hea l th of the nn fo r tuna t e lmsband and fa ther .

HANDLED HIM ROUGHLY.

F a r n l c r ~ a t P a r l ~ S h o w e d T h c i r E~t i - m a t o ot' L i g h t n i n g - r o e | A~crtt ,

John Uller, Sr., John Uller, Jr., and A n t h o n y Kowalski , all of Paris town- ship, were ar res ted and lodged in the county jail a t this place yesterday by Sheriff Rowe on complaint- of Joseph B. Smith . Tins S m i t h is a member of the g a i n of l ign tn ing rod agents t h a t have been opera t ing in this coun- ty for t h e last two weeks. T h e y s t ruck a harves~ in Paris, securing a number of cont rac ts and tak ing t h e fa rmers ' notes. I n some ma2mer t h e deal became known to the farmers who are alleged to l~ave telephoned Smi th a t Harbor B e a c h offering to t ake up tlm cont rac ts a t once if he cared t o allow a 10 per cent . discount. S m i t h accepted and immedia te ly drove out to Paris, where i t is said

9:co Song Service conducted by Fred BIgelow !)::'o l)evotlonal Service . . . . . . l~ev. L. Brumm 9:30 Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hugh Seed, .Jr 9:45 ToI)i( '~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R . l ~ u t l e d g o he was met by a mob of infur ia ted 10:00 l)lscussion . . . . . . . . . . Lcdby Laura Klump farmers who ,held h im up, searched 10:15 Bible Topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Morgan 10:35 Discussion ... . . . . . . lind by L. A. Maynard his c lo th ing and relieved him of all 10:45 Report of officers and appolntmen~ of (.ommittees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . papers in his possession. Dur ing tile 11:00 Question i)rawer . . . . . . . Scc'y Alfred Day ho ld-up several revolvers were fired in

,~.~Em~oo~. the air to i n t im ida t e Smith , and he 1:~ Song service Conducted by . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.A.P. Mcl)owell was o~herwise roughly handled, one 1:45 Decision ])ay . . . . . . . . . . Rev. (J. A. Salyer o:00 Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . Led by F. ](lump par ty producing a q'ope which he pro- ;2:10 "The Teacher S o w l n g S e e d " . . . . . . . . . . posed to use, but, which cooler heads

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. I. E. Sprtnger ',::40 Discussion . . . . . . . . Led by Rev. S.P.Todd prevented. Several o the r well-known 3:00 Model Sunday School, Conducted by .................................. Sec'y Day farmers are implicated. Publ ic opin-

I. Infant Class . . . . . . . . Mrs. G. W. Barlow ion is witll the farmers. o Boys' (?lass . . . . . . . . :...Mrs. I. B. Auten

i [ GlrPs Class . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Cora Sceley ~ ® . 0 . ® ~ 51 Young Ladies' Class. . Mrs. O. IIawlcy

Yom~g Men's Class ..... Arthur Veltch 6. Bible Class . . . . . . . . . . Rev. C. A. Lohnes PRIMARY SCI100L fUND.

3:45 Rcl)or~; of C0mmlttccs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T h e following is the semi-annual ap- 4:00 Question Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scc'y Day E w ~ : ~ . po r t i onmen t of p r imary school fund

r l Devotloual Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f o r the towns in ~uscola County, t h e Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State Sec'y Day Stereoptlcon Views, "Jesus of Galilee," ra te Leing forty cents per capita.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. G. W. Barlow T O W N S I I I P S ,

. . . . = o . , ~ - - - - Akron ................................... $ 2(15 60 MARRIA0[ t l£[~SgS.

The following mar r iage licenses have been issued by Tuseola coun ty ' s cle~ k:

James Smi th , Wells 27 Liber ty Scott, " 19 Loyd Hall, J u n i a t a 25 Rowena Suther land , Colorado 28 E d m u n d Davison, E l l ing ton 56 El izabeth Wardell , Care 62 Wesley E. Annis, Canada 2~ Gelia M:iller, Gilford 22 Win. Mead, Mayville 21 Lucia A. Henryes, Mayville 18 Bichard Craig, F r e m o n t 29 Ella Helker , Traverse City 30 Rober t Albrent , Columbia 26 Lil l ian Krane, El l ington 20 F r a n k McCrea, Almer 28 E m m a Sutherl~tnd, A l m e r 24

IIAS (iON[ TO il[R R[WARD.

Mrs. McLellan, an aged and very highly respected lady of Greenleaf, passed away last Fr iday and was bur- led on Monday. Rev. Smi th of Ubly preacl~ed the sermon to a large con- course of people a t the Frazer church. T h e i n t e r m e n t took place a t t he Mc- Tagge r t c e m e t e r y .

Mr. McLellan, the husband of the deceased, died last August . S h e leaves several chi ldren, Allen and Alexander , tltc only two sons, Mrs. Gee. Ba t t l e of Cass City, Mrs. Dun. can Buchanan of Sher idan, and Mrs. Jolmson who resides in Canada.

A beau t i fu l l ine of t r i m m e d hats and sailors a t cu t prices. Call on Mrs. F. C. Lee.

Almer .................................. 164 00 Arbela ................................... 138 80 Columbia ................................ 204 40 Dayton .................................. 182 40

226 Denmark ................................ 40 Elkland ................................. '28'2 00. Elllngton ................................ ,)[~ 60 Ehnwood . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37: 20 Falrgrove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1(i9 60 Fremont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 30 Gllford .................................. 210 80 [ndianttelds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 20 Junlata ................................. 136 30 Kingston ................................ 165 60 Koylton ................................. 19I'20 Mlllington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 00 Novesta ................................. 150 00 I'uscola ................................. 186 00 Vassar ................................... 332 80 Watertown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 40 Wells .................................... 141 60 Wisner .................................. 113 60

$4558 C0

WEDDIN0 g R t s .

One of the most cha rming matr i - inonial events or the season was cele- b ra ted on Wednesday af ternoon ag tl~e residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gee. Helwig, near the county line, when the ir daughter , Miss Clara, was unit- ed in holy wedlock to Ge(/rge A. Bart le , in the presence of only the iln- media te fr iends and relat ives of the con t rac t ing parties. The ceremony was performed by't~ev. L. B r u m m of the Evange l i ca l church .

Af te r the ceremony the par ty sat down to a superb wedding supper. T h e ca te r ing was done by the sisters of the bride, who excelled themselves in tim prepara t ion of :,,11 the delicacies of the season.

T h e bride is one of E l ldand ' s fair- est daugl~ters and the groom is a well- to-do fa rmer . I t is needless to say t h e y begin life wi th the hear ty felici- t a t ions of the i r hea t of friends.

A t J o n a t h a n A g a r ' s B a r n R a i s i n g

On W e d n e s d a y .

0VER 100 MEN WERE PR[S[NI

The R a c e W a s H o t l y C o n t e s t e d and L o o k e d D e c i d e d l y

D a n g e r o u s .

There was an old-fashioned barn raising at J o n a t h a n Agar 's last Wed- nesday af ternoon, The people around Shabbona in Evergreen Township a, re noted for prowess and dar ing feats, which was again demons t r a t ed a t Agar 's barn raising. About one hun- d r e d a n d ~en men took par t in t h e bee and never in all the days of his ea r th ly career did the Chronicle scribe witness a more exci t ing and nerve racking scene than a t this barn raising. About th ree Cclock t h e boss carpenter , F r a n k Auslander , informed the crowd tha t i t was t ime for them to choose sides. Af te r the usual parley Tom Agar and Bob Cragt~ were selected as capta ins and ttIey in turn chose the i r crew. Much r ivalry was manifes ted in this as each capta in was ~desirous of securing tlm best men. After a lapse of a half hour t h e crews were ready for business.

Previous to this the t imbers had all been placed in" the i r several positions. Af te r tile four bents had been raised by all hands uni tedly, then the fun commenced. The last ben t was hard- ly in position when the word was given by the cap ta in and tlm crews made a rush for the i r places. Agar ' s crew took the east side and Cragg~s crew the west side of the barn. T h e rush reminded one of a western cy- c l o n e . Men ran here and there, some carrying pike poles, axes, - command- ers, while o thers screeching (rod yell- ing like Comanche Indians, were c l imbing posts, pushing t imbers, driv- ing pins, each side doing the i r u tmos t to win out. The feat consisted main- ly in placing the pur l in plate. A t first it looked as if the C r a g g c r e w would win out, they having a be t t e r s t a r t t han the Agar crew. Dur ing this awful turmoi l of yel l ing and screeching and pull ing and l i f t ing and h a m m e r i n g and running and cl imbing and wha t not a very nerve- rack ing scene took place among the Cragg crew.

Wm. Harr ison and Rober t Coulter w i th some others were ~rying to place am short bend of the purl in place and

somehow Har r i son lost his hold on the post; i t slipped and had not young C o u l t e r . c o m e to his assistance the en t i re bend would have been hurled fifty feet below. The re is no te l l ing how funny men it would have s t ruck and possibly killed. Even Rober t Agar, who, before he h)st his limb, was one of the most dar ing men a t barn raisings, expressed his fear for the safety of Har r i son and Coulter. &ll this t ime the rest of the fellows were working like beavers to win a point. Abou t this t ime i t was no- t iced t h a t Bob Agar ' s c rew would win out. The Cragg men had s t r u c k a snag. T h e south half of the pur l in plate s tuck and in spite of t h e most g igant ic l i f t ing, the fellows could not budge it. The o ther men were gaining. Before they had the i r pur l in in place a young fellow by the name of Pr ing le was as t r ide of i t ready to place the rafters . The Cragg men be- came desperate. Some one yelled, " D o n ' t give up, boys, we'l l beat them y e t , " bu t all in vain. T h e next mo- m e n t a hea then i sh yell came from iifty throats . T h e Agar crew had won. Then ano the r mighty rush fol- lowed by the winn ing side for t h e supper table; again they won.

While t he men were raising t h e barn, the ladies were mak ing ready to feed over one hundred lmngry men. This par t of the raising was as suc- cessful as the other . In spite of the cold which was gradual ly increasing, all hands set to, the edi tor and doctor wi th the rest, and the victuals van- i s h e d l i k e the snow before the hot sun. ~£he barn was framed by F r a n k Auslander and as far as our knowledge goes he did his work well. The barn Is 36x52 witli bank stables u n d e r n e a t h it. When once completed Mr. Agar will have one of the best a r ranged barns in l~his sect ion of the country .

QtlART[RLY M[~TI~O.

T h e first quar te r ly mee t ing for th is conference year will be held a t the Evangel ica l ehurcll , May 24-26. Dr. G. 5. Ki rn , presiding elder of F l i n t District , will conduct the services. Quar te r ly conference Sa tu rday after- noon, p reaching and sac ramenta l ser- vices Sunday morning al) 10:30. The re will be Engl i sh preaching in t h e evening.

SiN{i! D r . M . N . Wickwaro l l a s D l s D o s o d o f

Hi8 B u s i n e s s t o Dvs . Morr i s a n d Kin~ .

The rumor winch has been afloat on our s t ree t s t h e past week, wi th refer- ence to Dr. Wickware leaving t h e c i ty , has now become a se t t led fact. The deal was finally consummated yes terday morn ing by which Drs. Morris of Gagetown and K ing of Pe t - ersboroughl Ont. , become the~proprie- tors of Dr. Wickware ' s Seegar s tree t property, horses, buggies, surgical in- s t ruments , in fac t eve ry th ing per ta in- ing to Dr. Wickware ' s prac t ice .

I t goes w i thou t saying, Dr. Wick- ware will be grea t ly missed in our communi ty . H e has endeared him- self by his gen t l eman ly conduct and l i te rary a t t a i n m e n t s as a medical pract i t ioner . The Doctor is a Cuss City boy and always had a wa rm place in the hear ts of the people of t h i s coin muni ty .

In the course of a month , he and his most es t imable wife. who is llighly es teemed by h e r many friends in and about Cuss City, will move to Chicago where tile doctor expects to pursue a special course of s tudy of a year 's dur- ation. Af t e r t h a t h c w i l l locate in tlle far s o u t h w e s t and follow his pro- fessional calling.

Dr. W. M. Morris, who has been a res ident physician of Gagetown for the past 24 years, has formed a part- nership wi th Dr. King, who is a rela- tive of the Morris family. They will step into tlie vacancy made by the re- moval of Dr. Wickware immedia te ly . I t is to be expected t h a t they hope to re ta in all of Dr. Wickware ' s practice and gain for tl~emselves as wide a field of usefulness as possible. Dr. Morris is an experienced physic ian and enjoYs an e.xtensive practice in Gagetowu and vicini ty. He comes to Cuss City not as a s t ranger; bu t is well and faw)rably known.

The Chronicle is a believer in prog- ress and expansion and ivhile we re. gre t the depar tu re of Dr. Wickware a t t lm saine t ime we bid Drs. Morris and King a imarty welcome and hope the i r cup of usefulness and happiness may be filled to overllowing.

A R E L I G I O U S WAI~ .

A M e t h o d i s t l ~o l i eves H i s . M i n d in ~Rc- ~ a v d t o ~ h o L a t t e r D a y S a i n g s ,

The following le t t e r was received a t this office which we publish with- out f u r t he r c o m m e n t a t this t ime.

Ed i to r CInmNICLE:~ Will you kindly allow space in ynur

paper for a sho r t s t a t e m e n t concern- ing the scr ip tura l controversy recent- ly held here concerning the doctr ines and teachings as set for th by the 9co- pie call ing themselves " L a t t e r Day Sa in ts?" So lnany r u m o r s a r e in cir- cula t ion t h a t I have been requested to s ta te as briefly as possible t h e plain facts,

For years thls sect has been preach- ing here a doc t r ine not only unscript- ural, bu t one decidedly pernicious. T h e Methodis t people have for t h e grea te r par t held aloof from them, t h ink ing t h a t to denounce " them would only give t h e m free advert is- ing and be product ive of more evil than good. Since tlm bui lding of t h e church here, they have become more aggressi-ve f rom the refusal of the Methodis ts to allow t h e m the use of t im bui lding except ing on funeral oc- casions. The refusal has been str ict- ly adhered to, as i t seemed sacrilig- ous to dedica te a chu rch to God and t hen allow those to preach there in who deny the a u t h e n t i c i t y of God's word, and hold i t secondary to the "Book of t he Mormons;" who deny e ternal pun i shment , and preach a post mor tem probation. Bu t on fun- eral occasions the chu rch has been a t the i r service, and these solemn occas- ions have invar iably been the i r oppor- t un i ty for a t i rade agains t all other organizat ions in general , the Metho- dis t in par t icular . However , the church possessed her soul in pa t ience unt i l pa t ience ceased to be a virtue, and then Rev. C. W. Seelhoff bearded t h e lion in his den and single handed put h im so badly to rout t h a t we l~ave not even heard t h e echo of one of his roars since.

Mr. Seelhoff however was forced into the fray. A t one of the regular Thursday evening prayer meet ings one of the Saints(?) made a poin t of d i sput ing every s t a t e m e n t Mr. Seel- hoff l'lad made in his bible reading and on the following Sunday Mr. Seelhoff from his pulpi t denounced some of the i r t each ings such as, salvation by wa te r bapt ism, receiving of the Holy Ghost by t he laying on of hands, bap- t i sm for t im dead, etc., and also gave a sketch of the life and d e a t h of t h e founder or Mormon i s rn~Joe Smith.

Tile outcome was the arr ival in (Continued on last, page.)

T h a t ' s W h a t A b o u t S e v e n t y - f i v e

P e o p l e A r e D o i n g H e r e .

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W i t h -Old F o l k s Concer t .

T h e Musical Convent ion as out l ined in last week's Chronicle under t h e able di rect ion of Prof. Case is creat- i n g m o r e t h a n ordinary in te res t in our town O~is week. Abou t seventy- five pupils, both young and old, have been enrolled and t l l rough the efforts of I. B. A u t e n the convent ion will be cont inued next week, and will wind up wi th a most glorious and unique Old People 's Concert . A pa r t of the program which will be rendered is given in the supp lemen t to th i s paper. Prof. Case is a host as a musical direc- tor" and singer. Everyone, even t h e most prosaic people, are ~fascinated by his majes t ic appearance and un- speakable musical powers wi th which he is endowed. His appearance a t t h e various churches last Sunday was highly enjoyed by all who had the pleasure of hear ing him. While o thers preach the gospel he devout ly and enthus ias t ica l ly sings it, and t h e r e b y makes las t ing impressions. A t the Evangel ica l c h u r c h he sang one of his own selections w i th tel l ing effect. One stanza reads as follows:

Be careful w h a t you sow; F,;r seed will surely grow; T h e dew will fall, T h e rain will splash~ Tlm clouds grow dark, The sunshine Ilash;

And he who sows good seed today, Shall reap good seed tomorrow, And he who sows good seed today, Shall reap wi th joy tomorrow.

CHoa~us. Be careful wha t you sow, For seed will surely grow, And he who sows good seed today, Shall reap wi th joy tomorrow.

Mr. Case has in t roduced many new th ings in th is musical convent ion. Pe rhaps the mos~ i m p o r t a n t new t h i n g is the new way of bea t ing t ime. I n s t ead of down up and down lef t up, t h e way we have formally been t augh t , he has i t down, down. down in all variet ies of measm'e. This new way of bea t ing t ime was first intro- duced about 15 years ago in t h e schools of ]3oston, and now about one- th i rd of the larger c i ty schools are us- ing i~.

A n o t h e r new th ing is the u s ingo f ~he syllable '%i" instead of "sl '~ for seven of the scale. This is now being done all ()vet' the country. Mr. Case is also teaching a new way of finding ', 'do" which is so simple and easy t h a t chi ldren will never forget it. Those who wish to avail themselves of the benefits of this convenUon can do so y e t as the same will con t inue anu the r week.

A rich t r e a t is in store for the peo- ple in the coining "Old Peoples Con- c e r t " which will be held a t ft. L. Hi tchcock ' s opera house on Fr iday evening, May 24th. I t is e x p e c t e d t h a t this will be the mos t un ique con- cer t ever held in Cuss City. No one should miss it.

h PAINFUL AE£1D[NL

John Mark while dr iv ing to town last Sa tu rday had the mis for tune of lmving the l i t t le finger on his lef t hand dislocated and otherwise injur- ing his hand. The horse he was driv- ing became f r igh tened a t a hog w h i c h was l y i n g a t the side of t he road and quicker than i t takes to tel l i t t h e an imal made a lurch for the fence corner. T h e harness broke and l e t t h e breeching down upon his heels and t h e n he c o m m e n c e d - t o kick, smashing the dash board and s t r ik ing Mr. Marks ' hand resul t ing in above named lnjury.

Mr. Marks came to the c i ty and had Dr. Wel lemeyere reduce the f racture . He will not be able to use the hand for several weeks to come.

T h e Grand Lodge of Orangemen wlfieh convened ab :Flint last w e e k elected the following ofllcers: Grand Master, E. R. Phil l ips, Bay City; de- puty grand master , C. B. St ree ter , Lu- ther; secretary, R. P. Peavey, Car{); t reasurer , W. Egan, Saginaw; grand lecturer , M. M. McLean, P o r t Huron; chaplain, W. F. Bisbee, Au Sable; dir- ector of ceremonies, O. F. Jones, De- tour; tyler, D. G. B u e l l Unionvll le ; grand t rustee , C. A. H a t h a w a y , Clio; c o m m i t t e e on laws, J. E. Walker , La- peer; J. W. Wilson, Pigeon; A. D. Gillies, Cass City. T h e next annua l mee t ing was voted to be held in Sagi- FlaW.

Closing out sale at Mrs. Lee 's .

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