The Clinton Independent. YOL

The Clinton Independent. YOL. XXXVI.—NO. 50 ST. JOHNS MICH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1902. WHOLE NO.—1860 Tiie nomination of a Representative high school subject. I was doubly in the State Legislature. sure that tiie latter cause prevailed, SHOCKING ACCIDENT. A GOOD CONVENTION Tiios. H. Eddy . WHISKEY THE CAUSE. when some of the pupils from that REACHED AGREEMENT. J. T. SliKAFT, class in June and August examina Three-Year-Old Child liaa her Leg Crashed W. N. Reddout . tions, mangled beyond recognition the by Freight Car. Tiie report was adopted without simple principles of grammar, history, Democratic County Convention amendment. William Dickson Termintes His arithmetic, etc. Trustees Came to a Settlement On her little bed at the home of her Your committee on resolutions beg I, at present, recall some, who parents in the north part of this vil Last Saturday was Well leave to submit tiie following report: Earthly Career With Whisky having graduated from their local vil with President Mills of lage lies little golden-haired Grade Attended 1. Resolved, That tiie Democrats and Morphine. lage schools, upon entering a fully the Suburban. Rainer, tiie victim of a cruel accident of Clinton county in Convention As equipped twelve grude high school, which deprived her of one of her limbs. sembled, as well as the voters of Mich were much disappointed because the She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. igan who favor honest servants and faculty of such school would credit John Ilainer, and was the sunshine of just laws, deplore the afflictions of hut little, if any, of the high school her home and tiie joy of her parents ’ NAMED COUNTY OFFICERS our late standard bearer, George H. THE TERROR OF HIS HOME. work done in their home village EVERYTHING IS SETTLED. hearts. Last Monday she was an Durand, and express our hope for his schools. When a school asks a higher active child romping and playing speedy and permanent recovery. Institution to accept credits, the tirst witli all tiie vivacity and abandon of 2. We believe that tiie declaration question asked bv the faculty of such happy, care-free childhood; now she A First-Class Ticket Which can of principles set forth to tiie people of He Was Found Dead by the Side institution is “How many teachers If Subscribers do Not Pay their will never walk again without the aid the state at our late Convention held have you in your high school? ” Thus of crutches or an artificial limb. be Supported by Every ot Detroit, honestly and fully repre of the Grand Trunk Railroad recognizing the fact tiiat there is a Subscriptions Company Last Monday afternoon about live body. sents the views of every loyal voter in at Durand. limit to tiie amount of work tiiat one May Sue. o ’clock Mrs. Hainer was proceeding tiie state, and suggests a perfect teacher can properly cover. homeward with little Grade in her remedy for the corrupt and scandalous Are there any of our village schools cab. On the siding at McKnight’s use of money in politics of the state, that care to cover so much surface elevator stood a box car, one end pro tiiat they are able to cover none of it which is conceded by the better ele William Jackson Dickson, a tall, jecting several feet over the sidewalk. The Democratic county convention, ments of tiie republicans and tiie in an acceptable manner? If there The three trustees, Messrs. Dodge, A locomotive was approaching Clinton which met, pursuant to call, in the leading republican press of tiie well Duilt man about 47 years of age, a are none, (and I believe that’s tiie case Stahl and Thoman, in whose charge avenue on the same siding and but a court house last Saturday afternoon, state to have brought tiie party into native of Virginia and for nearly when its brought to their notice), the subscriptions to the Lansing, St. short distance away. disrepute and characterizes its man three years past a resident of Green would it not be well to somewhat mod With no thought of danger Mrs. was well attended. Every township ify your course of study with that end Johns & St. Louis road were placed, agement as the most offensive in its bush township, terminated his life at Hainer started to cross the track, in the county, but one, was represent history. We declare that the time in view? In tiiat school whose prin met Saturday afternoon with Pres. when with a crash the moving cars ed. lias come in tiie history of our state Durand last Sunday, with tiie aid of cipal lias Iiis entire time to devote to John Mills of tiiat road and practical struck tiie one standing at the eleva The convention was called to ordef when the people should arise and whisky aud mcrphlne. He was found high school subjects, the building be ly decided to drop all legal proceedings tor and drove it across the sidewalk. assert their sovereign power and in dead by the side of the Grand Trunk ing properly equipped, ninth and The Iront wheels of the cab were by County Chairman J. Earle Brown, tenth grade work may he pretty thor without an appeal to the supreme caught under the wheels of the car dependence regardless of party poli railroad. court. who called upon Rev. Elisha Mudge, tics and place tiie management of its oughly covered, while if more than and the unfortunate little one ’s left of Maple Rapids, to preside as tempor business interests io the bauds of tiie Dickson became acquainted with that is attempted, no institution will President Mills left the city shortly leg so terribly mangled that amputa ary chairman and Daniel Abbott was people. the family of II. W. Walton, who went care to accept any of it. In that after the conference came to a close tion above the knee was necessary. 3. We are opposed to the doctrine from St. Johns to South Dakota a school whose pilncipal has a part of She was speedily conveyed to Dr. appointed temporary secretary. the grade work to teach as well as the and could not be seen, but It is nnder- Dodge ’s office, who, with the assis that onlv those who control the wealth number of years ago. When the Wal On motion the chair appointed the and the large corporations of the state high school subjects, his only high stood that he was perfectly satisfied tance of Drs. Weller and Dooling per following committee: are eligible to places of trust and con ton family removed to Iowa Dickson school grade should be the ninth. with the meeting. formed the operation and made the On credentials —Henry Davenport, fidence as demonstrated of late in the went with them. The familv consist However, instead of taking my judg Fred Thoman said that the com little sufferer as comfortable as the selection of a candidate for U. S. ed or the father and three daughters, ment for it, what would you think of distressing circumstances would per Eagle; G. S. Corbit, Bingtiam; Robert the plan of submitting tiie conditions pany could sue the subscribers if it mit. Hyslip, Ovid. senator, the manifest interest taken Mrs. Lavencia Richardson, Mrs. Nellie wished to collect the remainder of the in regard to a candidate by the bosses Lewis and Mrs. Rose LaDue. Mrs. of our various village schools, such as When asked about the injured On resolutions —J. H. Patterson. and so called machine, immediately Lewis was the mother of two daugh □umber of teachers, equippment, etc., unpaid subscriptions. child’s prospects, Dr. Dodge stated Bingham, Jay Sessions, Lebanon: after the decease of the Hon. James ters, the youngest of whom, Edna, a to our own and neighboring up-to-date At this end of the line the work is that she was doing well; she was McMillan, selecting as candidates two handsome girl of 16 years, was united twelve grade high schools, and asking always a healthy child, of a bright, Newton Webb. DeWitt. the faculty of the same to give us a almost at a standstill. The rails on sunny disposition, and this was a On permanent organization and millionaires to strive for and control in marriage to Dickson. The oldest Clinton avenue have been bonded, but the election regardless of all other daughter went to California to visit (iftement of the maximum amount of great aid to her in making a rapid re order of business —T. H. Eddy, Eagle; just consideration,s and we fully her father, Samuel Lewis, a locomo nigh school work they would credit us nothing has yet been done towards covery. W. N. Reddout, Greenbush; Jacob endorse the state platform in this re tive engineer, and is still there. with? If tills were done, aud the planking between the rails. The As to whether responsibility for the Shraft, Dallas. gard and reccommend it to tiie voters Dickson and his wife and tiie three courses of study in our village high curves at the street corners have not unfortunate occurrence is to be laid at The convention took a recess to give of Clinton county as a wise and com Walton girls came to Clinton county schools made to correspond, would it yet been laid. the door of any one in particular re the committees time to formulate prehensive view taken by our late nearly ttiree years ago and entered in not insure at least two advantages for Village President Bullard has been mains to be seen. Meantime Mr. and their reDorts.

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