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VOL. L. MASON. MICH.. THURSDAY. MAY 28. 1908. NO. 22
MCWK IN Hill •Of. Memori
The Greatest Money-Saving Sale that Ever Took Place in Mason, Ingham County, will start THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, AT 8:00A . M. AND WILL LAST THIRTY DAYS We, the Detroit Clothing Stock Buyers Co., bought the entire stock of H. 0. Halstead, who was forced to get out of business on account of failing health and advice of his physicians, is the reason. As a result, we are THE LUCKY BUYERS. MR. HAL5TEAD'S LOSS IS YOUR GAIN. Therefore, as we bought this stock of good clothing, etc., and plainly put DIRT CHEAP, or in other words, FOR A MERE SONG, THAT'S THE WAY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUY IT. Now then bring along all your cash as you can't make money easier. If you haven't got it, go and BORROW IT as it will pay you to pay interest on money when you can invest to such a great advantage. NOTHING WILL BE RESERVED. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
BUT A STRICTLY FAIR and SQUARE flONSTROUS nONEY=SAVINQ EVENT All you have to do is come and look for yourself. Space will not permit quoting prices, we simply ask you to bear in mind that EVERYTHING GOES AT HALF PRICE We wish only tp add: That in connection with the Summer Clothing and Furnishings, we have an assortment of Overcoats, Fur Coats, Heavy Underwear, ilorse Blankets and Robes at prices that must tempt you to buy for next winter. Remember, Thursday, May 28, we start the ball rolling LOOK FOR LARGE RED CLOTH SIGN OVER FRONT OF STORE. DETROIT CLOTHING STOCK BUYERS CO. H. 0. HALSTEAD STOCK AND STAND, MASON, OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE., .?iuiiuuuuiauaaaiUi;aauaiiauiuaaiaauiiUiuuiauuuuaauauiaiuuuuuuauuau^
agaiit with a view to attracting atten GOOD FOR EVERVBODY. tion on the news standi!; until in the Mr. Norman Pi. Coulter, a proml Report of the uondltlori of Mio lujhimCoMtttglinvsi midst of the riot thuscrcatotl, nobody nciit architect in the Belbcrt lUiild- Published at ^lasoii every Thursday can be heard. ing, San Francisco, says: "1 fully en FARMERS' BANK Tor many years Mr. McClure Iris at Mason, Mlclil)ran, at tho cinso of business, moriiiiii,' by dorse all that has been said flf Electric May 14, UWH, us called for by tho commlsslon- Big Sale of sought a design for a cover for his Hitters as a tonic medicine. It is urotlhu liauklnK Dupnrtmunt, A. L. ROSE. magazine wliicli would have tlie dig good for everybody. It corrects stom UKSOUIICKS. nity and distinction re(iuisite to per ach, liver and kidney disorders in a Loans and Discounts $ .43,07R li manent use. and after frequent disap prompt and etliciont manner and lloiids, morti;a);L>s and sccurltlus 44.;u.') 00 pointments, has met with what he l)e- Overdrafts 000 ',"> In Memory of Russel Hastings builds up the system." Filectric Bit- UanlllnK house T.UtiU 00 licvcs to be a successful cover in the tens is the best spring medicine ever Kurnituru and ll.xturos '>,TUO UO . Mr. Ifasrmgs died at Dansviile design of Mr. T. M. Cleveland, of New sold over a druggist's counter; as a Duo from banks In rcsorvo Vorlc who has made an exliaustivc blood purifier it is unequaled. 50c at cities •Iri3,5;t0 (M April ;iO and was laid to rest in ^Mapes KxclianKCS for clearlnK Extension Tables eemeterv !Mav X study of this particular problem. It Longyear Bros.' drug store. house VM 40 Auijust 18th, 1802, at the age oflO was necessary tliat tiie design should V, H. and Katlonal Dank have something of the clas.sical dis Average Gold Production. Currency aofl" 00 A carload of new Extension Tables just received years Russel llasUiigs enlisted in Co. Hold coin ,'i,7;t() OO and our warehouses and store space alread}' crowded H, 2(ith Regiment, Mich. Vol. Inft. tinction, that it might be said of this The rate of pvotliictinn of gold is ap^ Silver coin 1,'.'30 HO One wlio w'as I'amiliar with his record cover that it is the liouse in whicli uroximately a uilllioii dollars u day. Nickels and cents ITU TO \^,W Si with new merchandise. That's the situation which as a soldier I'roin tlie date of his en McClurc's Magazine dwells.' confronts us now. The reproduction of pictures in col Total ftWTi.TSS 80 listment to his iinal muster out at * • , or will continue to be a regular feat UAUIMTIKS. the close of tlie war, writes of him: F you keep your property Capital stock paid In ,', t TAOOO 00 We have decided on a course that is sure to make >Iy recollections of Comrade TTastiriffS ure; but it is iiopcd tliat by confining Surplus fund 10,000 DO durinf' thcearly monthsof his service, tills work to the Inside of the maga well painted you'll be Undivided protlts, net 2S,114 II room for them. We have taken all odd tables, styles are oi a good' natured, ruddy faced zine upon a paper of more suitable I Commercial duj'.oslts $15».',M|} r>l not to be reordered, etc., and marked them at "must more likely to keep it a Oertlllcatos of deposit id.tH:: 4;i boy, large for his years, jovial, fun texture, liner results will be obtained. Interest bcarlnKCerllllcutcs 47,005 S4 2S1,«44 78 sell" prices-rprices that you simply cannot resist lovihg, always cheerful and inclined to long time. look upon tlie briglit side of soldier t.iironlc CoiiKilimiluii Ciirvtl, Total »;105,73S 69 if you need a Table and will look at the bargains we life, 'Jttlie liard tack was wormy or One wlio sull'ers from chronic con Paint is one of the best Slate of Michigan, Ooimly o/ Inghum, rnn now offer. stipation is in danger of many serious I. A. J. Hall, cashier of tho uhovo named the meat tainted or anything wrong bank, do solemnly swear that the above Think of it— a nice oak Extension Table for with the rations, from him came no ailments. Foley's Orino Laxative preserveis of property; and statement Is true to the best of niy know- criticism. It was an occasion for a cures chronic constipation as It aids lodKe and belief. A, ,1. liAi.r,, Cashier, only $4.75, another style at $6, others at $8.75 joke and an expression of gratitude digestion and stimulates the liver and Devoe Lead-and-Zinc Paint Subscril)ed and sworn to before me this and $ I 0.25 that are amazing values, still others at bowels, restoring tlie natural action 'Jlstdayof May, inOK, tliat the conditions were no worse. J n is made to go farther and last My commission expires May 7,1012. $ I 1 .50, $ I 2.50 and up—in each case bargains tlie discliarge of his duty lie waso f tliese organs. Coinmenc,e taking it A, 0. LYON, Notary I'ubllc, such as you have rarely seen equalled. prompt, willing arid etilclent. In the today and you will feel better at once. longer than ordinary paint. COIUIKCT-Attest L, n. MOAHTIIUB, old company record now in possession Foley's Orino Laxative does not nau GEO, M. HOVT, Some are round Pedestal Tables, square Tables of his captain, L. II. Ives, is written seate or gripe and is pleasant to take. You'll need fewer gallons of 0. W. CIMIIK, opposite his name, "promoiod for Refuse substitutes. Sold by all drug Directors. in any number of handsome designs. Such a yariety bravery on tiio field of battle, ' This gists of Mason. Devoe than you expect and it of patterns that any taste can be suited and the prices promotion^ was from tlie rank of cor will cost less to put it on arc sure to please thin pocketbooks. poral duty to that of duty sergeant. Prescription for Constipation Ko|)ort of the condition of the Tractically the history of Uie regi thanwith ordinary paint. If you have the slightest desire for or need of a ment is tlie record of his personal Eminent medical authorities agree service. Tlio bloody tlclds of the It is economy for you; and Dining Table, come straight to our store and see the that ninety per cent of their patients your painter will do a better M M & Saw Bil[, beauties which we are selling at such astonishingly Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Har suiTcr from ailments due to clogged At Mason, Michl«an. at the close ot liusiness bor, Petersburg, North Anna, Welden job with it. May H. 1009, as caliMi for by the Cominlssioiier small prices. H. R:. and a score of others were all bowels (Constipation). , ot the UauklUK Uepartiiiont; familiar to liim. Under lire he \vas The bowels become clogged with Agent: KKSOUKCKH. cool and deliberate, with seemingly impurities and body poisons, causing r.oftns and discounts 978.851 31 but one purpose and tliat, to do his 1)1 J. C. QUIRK iluiuls, mortgiiues and securities lUi.SUi 05 whole duty, biliousness, colds, stomach trouble, Overdrafts .21042 Without a Refrigerator headache, rheumatism, deranged liver Furnituroand flxlurcs 1,00000 ' A regiment corapo,sed of such men LIcoiiao lo Molla Oub from banks in reserve Cooper—Juno I'i cities • m.0!)O30 as Comrade Hastings would bo irre und kidneys, etc. State ot MichiKim, the I'robato Court'for you not only miss one of the greatest of hot weather sistible. To know duty was to do it. A Tonic Laxative is prescribed in tho county of InKliiiin, U. 8. and National Baiili; At a sosulon ot Huld court, held itt the pro currency io,07000 comforts, but you are actually wasting money Loyalty to di^ty, to friends and to nearly every case, Tliose who need bate olllco. In the City o( Mnson, In siild coun Goidcoin ;..., o.oiooo country were in the warp and woof of a laxative may use tliis prescription ty, oil tho lUth diiy o( Mny A. 1). 1008. Sllvorcoin \ »,492 0,1 „.„.„„, every summer in foods thrown away. Don't go with his nature. , with the assurance that no' harmful i'I'r sentKent,, Hon. lienry M. (Ourduer,'Judg^ e ot Nickels and cents mm 04,843 07 out one this summer. results will follow its use. It has Probate. Cliecki and other cash Items ci M ., His early opportunities were those ^In the matter ot the estate ot William 'A. We offer you the yvorld's best makes—makes that of a poor boy of a widowed mother in been given to the public in tablet Coopor, deceased. Total $al2,7S8 0l a new, country, but he possessed the form and Is known as Iron-ox (Lax ,l»mesF. Lemon having fllod In said Court UAHIUTIB8. are used by the railroads, in the best homes, etc., and ative Iron-ox Tablets) and are put up his |)otltlon, praytnK (or license to soil tho Capital stock paid In. 128.000 00 priceless inheritance of being well Inicrost ot said estateln certain real estate at prices no higher than the inferior kinds cost. We \iorn. To him was givien the happy in aluminum pocket cases. therein described; Surnhisfund .'SffiSS have them as low as $6.75. Don't fail to see them faculty of making friends and keeping The formula is wrapped around the It Is ordered, that the 13Ui day of Undivided pronts, net lg,UG2 85 case. The action of each ingredient June, A. D. 1908, at ten o'clock In the (ore- Commercial deposits.... tBS,2lG03 or write for catalogues. ' them to tlieend..' noon, at sutd probate office, be and Is hereby Oertiftcateaot deposit... 39.007 «0 ^ • •••'••;,•• •• i •.'''.:••: is explained, that you may understand appointed tor hearInK said petition, and that Saving* deposits.: 120,572 43 253,790,06 l>ierloiiaRe«nll«Feiiredi : wliy Laxative Iron-ox Tablets are the all persons Interested in said estate appear Total. '\ 1312,768 01 safest Laxative to use; tliey strength betoto said Court, at said time and place, to State ot Michigan, County ot IiiKham, SB. . You may well fear serious results sliow cause why a license to soli tho interest 1,9, B. Densinore, cashier of iiie above nam from a cough or cold, as pneumoniae en the bowels, aid digestion, and keep o( said estate In said real estate should not ed bank, do solemnly swear that the above state and consumption start with a,cold; the liver and kidneys liealthy and ac' boRranted; • . ment Is true to the belt ot my knowledge and Need a Hammock? tive. We have secured tlio selling It Is turther ordered, that public notice beliet. F. E. DENSMOKR, Cashier. Foley's Honey and Tar cures the moat thoroot bo given by publication ot acopyot Bubiorlbed and iwotn to before me this Slst • obstinate coughs or colds and prevents agency for Laxative Iron-ox Tablets this order, tor three successive weolts pre day ot May, 1908. , „ „ ^ n.^,. We have the largest and best selected stock in 'serious results. Ilefuso substitutes^ and recommend them to our custom vious to said day ot hearlnK, In the INOHAM HABBY J. BOND, Notary Public. the city. Prices to suit all purses—$1.98 to ers.; For sale; by W. M. McOrossen and OooNTY NBW8, a newspaper printed and cir My ooihihltslon expires July 0th, 1910, • Sold.by all druggistspfiMason. culated in said county. Correct-Atteit: O.W.IUwritAD, $6.50. Every one will pay you ten times the price Loiigyear Bros ; : , ap-in-Ju (A true copy.) HENRY M. GARDNER, L.O. WRKR, 0. A. OUNion,;^: , Judge of Probate. 0. J.RAYNBB. in solid comfort this summer. See them. •;r:'>tl<^i'-IJMr(ii'in-Tr«# Trunk. •.,: • Probate Register. 21—w4 •, : Ulrectori.' The June;number otMcClurelsMatr* % A: black ami wtiltef siiotted' and a azlne appears;:,lni',a1 new cover of yellow lizard;) tulij; grown and alive; forinal design;which It: is projposed'tb were found viniihe;fieirt^o( an oak ,' use as V peirmariehtstaridiirdi^ivif '^V' I ^ V 71)0furictlohdf an)iagwln(B"ooTeris •plit!' by;'Jouph-^CMcOloiliey,'near BreedtoiiHors^That Has Proven (Hi^ •^presumably, to; holditogetUei;)^ Beliybodi Pa.:':Tlte'l6g:had been cut ; r oilltate tltey hi^idllnr of^the; P««[M; from y^U^M'^more; thu;:.60'yeir%^ j Sire of Gale 2:10J^VIclleway 2:17^, GALLUP & LEWIS ? liiit'this liict seems tbl)aye;heeiuarn< ly lost' Bight; of ini:thevoy«)^0yiiiopf j£;!M?:Bet$'aIarwtriialbo^^^^ WMEiHOOK ^ Billy -R; 2:29^i Slick Star 2:19^^ - Cor^ Mechanic and Cortland Sts,,^ JACKSON ?^ ment^^ofscover decoration ijrWeW liM It'doea.wohdemilor the liver, kldiieyi Will make the season of 1908 at my '••: i/: ahdVblMder. ' " " iigiSiliiiliiiilS INGHAM COUNTY NEWS, MAY 28, 1908 3 r Work Shoes
We have a full line of High Class Work Shoes, REMOVAL SALE! Horsehide, Calf and Elk Skin leathers. If you SALES MAY COME AND SALES MAY GO, are looking for Honest shoes at Honest prices, BUT THIS IS THE SALE THAT SAVES YOU THE DOUGH. call on us. On account of low rent and small expenses our Prices are RIGHT. We have outgrown our present quarters and about August 1st will move into the store formerly occupied by H. O. Halstead. Our Great Removal Sale Opens on WEBB & LAWRENCE Agents for Lambertville Rubbers Saturday, May 30,1908 \. And we are going to give you a solid month of heretofore un- equaled opportunity to save money. r •^ CORRESPONDENCE Items Gathered by NEWS Stall" about the County All Wall Paper Over 15c 1-4 off v.; J Southeast Locke. Ingham and Eaton i;i'(!(:lv('tl too late for liisl w«ol(. Clias. Taylor is on tlic gain, WlrL.l. Bruwer is work iriffiiear Ma Mrs. C. E. Lonsberry is visiting her son. sister a few days. YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUY FOR THE FUTURE AT THIS PRICE. liorn, :\ray5, to .lolui Iluschke and W. Hull has rented his farm to P. wife, a daiiKliliii'- Aiulur.son of ijansing. Horn, May 8, lo Wellington Wordcn F. I'l ,lorden and family visited H, and wil'e, a"daiif,'liler. E, Lonst)erry Sunday. Miss Myrlic l?owen of Fowlerville Mi.ss Grace liarnes returned home visited here part of last week. Monday from her visit in Lansing. Mr.s. W. Kuyr\olds and daughter 'IMie II. H. ladies' aid society was visited her paronlHin LansingSunday. All Room Mouldings 1°4 Off held at Tliomas iioyt's Tiiiir.sday. Miss lloleti Twltchell returned last 'IMie social at Reynolds Jiickett's Thursday from her visit in Lansing. last Friday ni^jlilwas well attended. Elmer irulton and wife of Lansing Mrs. Melissa liowcll and Mrs. Hert visited his brother Hob and wife last Oakley of While Oak visited Mrs. week. (loo. Hrewcr and Frank Oakley re Arthur Williams lias anew engine cently, I in Ills steam launch and lias it out on the river. WINDOW SHADES AT THE LOWEST PRICES IIOW'M TIllKf Jlr. and Jfr.s. Barber of near Eaton We oll'er one hundred dollars reward Bapids visited L. 0. Ketclium and for any case of catarrh that cannot bo wile Saturday. Your attention is respectfully called to the prices enumerated cured bv Hall's Catarrh Cure, Mrs. Libbie Riwood of Lansing vis K. .1. CIllON'KY & CO., Toledo, 0, ited iier brother .lohn and family tiie below. These are all bright, new goods, and every article a bar AVe, the undersigned, have known tlrstof the week. F. .1, (Jlieney for the last. 15 years, and gain at the price. ManComplety othere stocsk noof Granitt namee Wared , hereElegan.t Toilet Sets, Glove and helieve hiin"perfectly honorable in all Jlr. and Mrs. R. Manly and family Great Bargains in China bushiess transactions and linancially of Delta Center visited iMr. and Mr.s. famous Onyx brand, strictly Handkerchief, Necktieand Col able to carry out any obliffationsniade .1. M. Taylor Sunday. All 10c China 9c, or 3 for.. ..25c firsts, at lar and Cuff Boxes for Com by his tirni. W. W. Taylor of Lansing came home ONE-QUARTER OFF mencement Gifts, WALOING, KlNNAN & i^rAltVIX, Thursday night to see his brotlier All 25c China 19c Wholesale DrutfL'ists, Toledo, 0. Cliaries who is quite ill. All 50c China 38c Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern F. M. Twltchell and wife visited 33 1-3 OFF ally, actintf directly upon tlie blood their daughter, Mrs. Epley, and lam- All 75c China 56c Galvanized Wash Tubs unfl mucous surfaces of tlic system. ily at Billwood corners Tuesday. All $ 1 and up 50 per cent off. 67c and 59c Tinware and all small Kitchen 'Pestimoniats sent; free. Price7;") cenLs Mrs. Uiiderhlll, Wm. Youseand Mr. per bottle. Sold by all by all DruK- and Mrs. F. Parmenier were Sunday Utensils at Kist.s. '•.i'ake Hall's Family I'ills for guests of M.. and Mrs. E. Lenon. All $6.00 Lamps $4.38 No. 8, 12-Oi', all copper Wash Boilers.. $2.25 constipation. No. 9, 12-oz. all copper Wash Boilers, $2.50 ONE-QUARTER OFF Hawley Neighborhood. All 4.50 Lamps 3.29 Maple Corners. All 4.00Lamps 2.98 No. 8, IX tin, copper bottom W. " 98c Grandma Bush is on the sick list. All 3.50Lamps 2.62 No. 9, IX tin, copper bottom W. " $1.05 Tubular Lanterns, each, Jlrs. Henry Geev visited in Lansing Leo Dennis visited Bansler Worden 75c and Saturday. Sunday. 45c Frank Harker and wife of Gregory Frank Iloyston visited in Lansing Big line of Hammocks and Cro Sundayed at tlie lionio of ]I. E. last week. Cut Prices on Dinner Ware quet Sets at Lowest Prices. Pictures make good Wedding '•JMiompson. Mr. and Mrs. S. Hanna visited at E. Gifts. Your choice at Acy Jienham and Wilton Huntley Bartlett's Sunday. Full stock Johnson Bros. English of near Mason were visitors at the Plain Crepe Tissue, best qualit}', home ot G. 11. Travcr Sunday. A'en Stcd is entertaining his daugh Dinner Ware. 100 d*^ [JA ONE-THIRD OFF ter from Grand llapids. piece sets, at «pt»Jv per roll 7c Mrs. Cleo Bcatty and tlir ie sons of Mrs. Geo. .ludson visited her daugh Homulus, wlio liavebeen visitingrel- ter in Alaiedon last week. We carry open stock pattern of these goods I Decorated Crepe Tissue, best qualiti', Large assortment of Books, suit alives here, returned to their liome Mr, and Mrs. AVorden and daughter last Friday. visited at H. Dennis' Sunday. and it all goes in at ^ off. .1 per roll I2c| able for Commencement Gifts. G. L. Jlelvinley and family of Lan Mr. and Mrs. O. Priest visited at sing visited Mrs. McKinley's motlier, Geo. .lames' at Mason Sunday. Mrs. Noali Porter, Sunday, making Mabel Ilanna and Miss Sted visited tiie trip in their touring car. in Wlicattield Saturday and Sunday. We thank you for your liberal patronage and the part you have Tiie farm residence of Geo. Tobias, Mrs. Bateman and son Frank of togctlier witli part of its contents, Mason visited at Frank Itoyston's was totally destroyed by lire Sunday Sunday. had in causing our business to increase so rapidly. We hope to afternoon. Tlie loss is a lieavy one While currying a horse last week and the family has the sympathy of Cecil Ilowery was kicked in the stom tlic community.- ach, vflilch laid liim up for awhile. . see you often during this sale and trust that you will follow us to THE LUCKV QUARTER • Itching," bleeding, protruding or Is tlie one you payout for a box of blind piles yield to Doan's Ointment. our new location and bring your friends and neighbors. T;r. King's New Life Pills. Tliey Ciiroiuc cases ,soon relieved, tinaily bring you the health that's more prec cured. Druggists all sell it. t ious than jewels. Try tliem for head ache, biliousness, constipation and Bunkerhill Center malaria. If they disappoint you the price will be cheerfully refunded at F. S. Fitch starts for Oregon this Longyear Bros.' drug store. week. Blake Dewey of Fltchburg Is mov Prav Neighborhood. ing two barns for Robert Ryan. G. W. Holland will finish a large Mr. and Mrs. William States enter job of tile drain for F. S. Fitch this tained company Sunday. week. Mr. and Mrs. Dan , Young enter Truant Officer Huntington of Ma tained company Sunday. son was in this place Friday. Some A large nuitiber attended the picnic may soon learn that the law must be at Dlmondale last Friday. obeyed. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Crandall of F.H.Osgood of Leslie has moved Parisians' ,New Auto Law. a Eaton llapldis, Mr. and .Mrs. Clyde Into E. P. Archer's house at this For any pain from top to toe, from How Few Dol Crandall and Miss Delia Bedtield were place, and Matt Bunker has moved any cause, apply Dr. Thomas' Eclec- Italian proverb; Happy is the man Parid has added to its automobllQ guests ol Mr. and ^Mrs. John Stead- Into A. J. llayner's tenant house. tric Oil. Pain can't stay where it is who does all the good'b« talks ot. regulations a law requiring automo biles to stop after causing an accident man Sunday. ' Last Friday Mrs.Ed Mclntee and used.: \ t $1 Will Do It two children were thrown from a It will staat an account to and imposing both imprisonment and Doan's Eegulets cure constipation buggy. The horse ran away and com- which you can add as faist "^ une as the penalty of an attempt t* Probate or will. Folcr-iTiiiio lit wlthoutgrlping, nausea or any weak pliBtely demolished the buggy, biit BUtu ot Mttilituaii, tlio iirolmto court foi as you please. •scape, ening ellect. Asl{ your druggist for neither Mrs. Mclntee nor the chll- tlio county of inKlmm, them. ,25cpcr,box. , t iren-were hurt. At u HQHHipn of Hiiid court, held at tlio pro Tlie rate is 4J%, it is figured bate otiico In the Oity of MiiHon, in nald couu' (HASE 6^ on monthly balances and it' ty, on th•e ailrd day'oo)l May,, A. 13. lUUH. HOrS YOUR KiONim I'ruHoncc., Honlion. ,lii Ifenr> y M, Gardnor, JudKo ot is net. 18 years in business. Probiite, Have you tried DR. W.' DERHV' a In the.;matter of the estate of Charles / Your name on a card will lii'hiK PURE, KIDNEY PILLS, to find out? l olor. decoiiHod. i \ SANBORN'S/' bool{ K'VIIIK'("II liarlluulai's. . 0liarl«8 Foler having lUod In said court If not give them a trial. Thej^ are hlH petition,. nrayhiP . K.„ thnt'a certai-- n IniitrU' mont In wrltniKwrltniB, piirpoHlPinirpoHlPK to "iioth o la> ''^^•^MiMmri mMMmmnsmmmlik^sMli^mm^Mxi^MM m^mmi^m«/^m:^mMlMMMMAi.il INGHAM COUNTY NEWS, MAY 28, 1908 ^SSSS: tlie ball game by a score of 3 to 2, but Stockbridge got first in some of tlie otlier events. > DANSVILLE We learn that Miss Eva Dictz was ^ married Tuesday evening. r^NAKAU BLAC K WATERPROOF SILK BLACK TAFFETA SILK SPECIALS iSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS«SSW W. A. Crumb and wile of Howell $1.00 value, 27 inches IRA 36-inch Black Taf- 01 A A W. 11. Carven was lii town Monday. are at t,lieir farm a few days, wide, lor per yard . fcta, $1.50 value,' Miss Jiicz Stevens is at F. L. Mil D, C. Avery delivered'a nice bunch ler's, of hogs to Williamston Wednesday. 5c value, 27 inches | 36-incj-inch Black TafTaf- 01 AE feta, S2 value for Fred .1. Holt was calling on friends Miss Nellie Field of Mason visited wid'c, for per yard..' liere last Wednesday. at A. Jl. Marsliall's Saturday and Sun G. F. S, Rirdseye inspected tlie post day, otllcelierc last Friday. I'cv. .Tolin.son ot Pontiac will occu py the Baptist pulpit next Sunday, i Mrs, Geo, Smitli of Detroit is visit- iiiorningand evening. nuatF. 10. Van Hi per's. Word lias been received here of the Mrs. 11 C, Raymond is sicl< with in- death of Wm. Higdon of Leslie, an Correct New Apparel for Summer Months llaniinatory rlieuinatism. old time straight outgreenbacker. No services on l{. F. I), routes next A carrier pigeon was caught here If further evidence were needed that this Is'a store for exclusive styles, it can be found in Saturday, decoration day. Tuesday and then let go. It had a Mrs. Alice Wliipple is with her .sis tag with numbers on it attached to the fact that rigiit now, while many of the stores are reducing their heavily over-boueht ter, Mrfe.C.]I. nice, again. one leg. Mrs. Chas. West has been allowed a In atldition to what appeared last stocks, we are daily receiving the latest models in the new, rare shades, and selling them widow's pension of $JL' per month. week we append the following: Ariel Lawrence Handall was born .fuly 2!i, at prices which are less in comparison. Our customers appreciate the distinctive, out-of- 1!, Wixon and a party of friends of 11I07, to make glad four homes. He Willlainston were in town Sunday. entered heaven to help swell the clior- the-ordinary apparel, and this class of iVierchandise is not made up in big.lots, but is pro ]\Iisscs Cassie liupert and Dai.sy ous of those wlipm .le'sus blessed, on Chappull of StoclchridKC were in town May 17, ]il07, leaving,sad the hearts duced from day to day as it is desired. We receive every advantage from the manufactur .Sunday. and homes of those who loved liim. It is reported that Dr. Alexander Died, at Fife Lake, Mich., Friday, ers that prevailing trade conditions permit. hiis purchased an automobile while in May 22, at 4 o'clock p. m. Nellie F. Detroit, riulchins, aged 14 years. Funeral was held Sunday with burial at Fife IT wy \r\v/'^\rAd^trr\r^ Q\&/1 CCOC floral patterns and dots, sold in the usual way at 60c to COr» C. l^r. Young has received his new Lake. A husband, six children, two lire and burglar i)roof safe and lias it sisters, Mi.ss Lena Strong of this place ELrnDrOlCltJrGCl OWlpoCo 75cyd. These we place on salc, your choice, yd .; OL/U in place. and Jlrs. Mary.f. Daniels of Lansing, Sunday, a dog that was siip|)0.sed to tAvo brothers, E. Z. Strong of Dan.s- be mad "was put into a condition not ville and Harry St,roiigof Owosso, and Other lines of Wash Goods, such as barred, striped and floral pattern Lawns, Arnold Silks, Silk to harm anyone, a mother, Mrs. Sarah Strong of this Ginghams, priced at per yard, 1 8c, 20c, 25c, 35c and 39c. place, are left to mourn. All attend Mr.s. Jlinnie Linabcrg of fjapeer al- ed the funeral except E. Z. Strong, Icnded the funeral of Ariel Lawrence who was unable to go, Deceased was llandall, her nephew. May l!i. born In this village, where .she lived IMemorial .services were licld at the until her marriage about 1(i years lyjo, Ruffled Muslin and Bobbinet Curtains, worth $1 and $1.50 pair, reducedt o 79c M. K. cliurcli Sunday, Kev. W. K. residing mcsfc of the time at Fife lirown delivering the .sermon. Lake where death snatched her away from her little ones. It was indeed a Mrs. Mina Miller has launched out sad ending. ill the bakery business and keeps licr 12-Button Length Lisle Gloves ^^{^.^^'IrH^C^?^^^!. articles on sale at Collard's grocery. 'i'ired nerves with that "no ambi Last week the street commissioner tion" feeling tliat is commonly felt in made by one of the best glove manufacturers in the U. S., every pair perfect. Black only. cleaned up tlie streets on the four cor spring or early summer, can Ixi easily ners, which is a great improvement. and quickly altered by taking what is known to druggists e\erywliere as Dr. $1.50 YftLUES FOR $1.25 $1.00 YflLU.ES FOR 75c Now tliat the water h.as gone down, Shoop's Kestorative. One will abso 10. .1. itoaiie and his lielpers have com lutely'note a changed feeling within Women's short length lisle Cloves, black and white only, regular price Is usually 25 and 50c a menced the ditch job northwest of 48 hours after Ixiginning to take the pair. A small lot to close out at I 5c a pair. liere. liestorative. The bowels get sluggish Lewis Uandall is putting extensive in the winter time, the circulation repairs on the house he recently pur often slows up, the kidneys are iniuit- chased, Kred Van\'orce doing tlie tive, and even the heart in many cases Muslin Underwear Special work. grows decidedly weaker. Dr. Shoop's Ladies' Gauze Vests Kestorative is recognized everywhere Ladies' Vests without sleeves, i Nainsook and cambric gowns, cluster tucked, I). C. Corwin and S. S. Holt went to as a genuine tonic to these vital or Stockbridge Tuesday to receive their gans. It builds up and strengtiiens a 10c and 1 2>;$c value, for each ,8c lace and embroidery trimmed, $1, 7Ki» share of tlie dividends declared by the the worn-out weakened nerves; it $1.25, $1.50 values, this week, each.... / Jw defunct Glazier bank. sliiuiiens the failing appetite, and uni- I'Moyd lOvarts and E. W. Ueardsley versafly aids digestion. It always Ladies' Gauze Vests with long sleeves and wives drove over from Owo.sso (piickly brings renewed strengtli, life, CORSET COVERS-The regular price has Sunday. Tlie ladies remain a week vigor arid ambition. Try it and be 19c value, for each I 2^c been 50c, 75c and $l,all in one lot to but the gentlemen return Tuesday. convinced. Sold by all dealers. 25c value, for each 21c close out the line, choice this week 39c Mrs. it. Hastings has been taken to County Line. the home of lier daughter, Mrs. Frank Ladies'full length gingham Aprons, Hash, of Stockbridge. Mrs. Abcls and Hay Walton rides in a new buggy. Ladies' Gauze umbrella Panls, children have returned to Chicago. Sarah and Isabelle Keeney were regular 25c, special at, per pair 21c special, at each 29c The board of review meet Tuesday home over Sunday. and AVedne.sday, .June 'J and .'i, and Ed Simson and Geo, White together have sheared 2500 sheep this year. the following Monday and Tuesday as (SEE a grievance board at "town hall iti this Jfr. and 1^1 rs Field of Aurclius vis village. ited their daughter, Jlrs..). Meachem, WINDOW) Remember 1-he decoration day .serv Sunday. Saturday Special, 9c Yard ices will be held here next Saturday. The .Dansi'flle band will furnish nuis- Miss Hattic Flaherty returned Fri ic. All business places are requested day from a few months' slay with her One lot of Wash Goods, Worth 18c, 20c, 25c per yard. These will be iQ (;lo.s() (Uiriiig tl)(j services, sister in St. Louis. Glee Hodman and Anna Culver of placed on sale for Saturday Selling Only, (none sold before at this The ice cream deal is finally .settled. Mason attended the ball game at Ea Mr. Wolcott and Mr. Jlolt did not ton Jtapids Saturday. buy out Jfrs. Dayton and Mr. Rich price,) at the very low price of, per yard ards opened up business Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pick worth were 9c niglit in the Gaylord building next to called Sunday to the death bed of her Do not miss this grand opportunity to buy your summer dresses at less than half price. the post olllcc, which has been fitted mother, Mrs. .lay Near of Aurelius. up. Death was caused by dropsy, The intermediate and primary Afrs, Henry Rodman stepped in a COMMENCING AT 7 P. M. rooms of the Dansville school will hole at the bottom of the cellar stairs serve ice cream and cake at tlie town and sprained her ankle. Her little CLOSING AT 10 P. M liall Saturday, May ;iO, afternoon and son Merrill has just h:ul tlic bandages reif.oved from a broken arm, SATURDAY 3 HOUR SALE For Saturday only, May 30 evening, beginning at It o'clock. Five cents a dish. Proceeds lor bcnetit of promotion. He Had Other Qualiflcatlont. Londsdale Bleached Cotton Simpson's and American Prints lleman ITurst of Stockbridge was in Pictures of Napoleon generally town Sunday on Ids way back from sliow him with a frown on his face, For Saturday only, commencing at 7 p. m., we wil. For Saturday only, comnieiicinjj at 7 p. m, we will AVilliamston wiierc lie attended tield but no historian has eve^ found any sports given by tlie Williamston and evidence to indicate that his frown sell Genuine Lonsdale Bleached Sheetinfr, yard... 7c sell Simpson's and Am'. Prints, all colors, j'ard..., 4c Stockbridge scliools. Williamston won was what made him great. Do not forget the special prices we are making on all Dress Goods. Remember the date and hours of this sale. Notice the Special Prices we are making on first class new merchandise. No I I seconds or imperfect goods, but good, clean merchandise of the best qualities that are made. NEW FIRM I A secoi Leslie. Paul and Luetic Wellinan enter This is a dandy time for ducks, but Gold Found In Turkey's Crop. tained a few of their young friends not for planting corn. Half an ounce of pure Rold wna Mrs. Bennett Clancy and children Saturday, in honor ot their nintn We hear that Lafc King and fiimlly found In the body of a turkey killed on of Alpena are visiting her parentis, birthday. have started home frotn California. a farm on the Tarwine river, Victoria. Mr. and Mrs. A. ITollliig Mr. and Mrs. Klunzlngcr of AVil Welcome home. • Mr-. Lucv Carter iuid son went to liamston visited her parents Sunday. AVlille watching a ball game last Lansing Wednesday for a lew days' Miss Viola Lutz and Miss Peters of Saturday Florence Litclitield was hit To the Public: visit. .TacU-son were guests Sunday ot th9 In the forehead by the ball' and badly NATURE'S WMNINBS Mr. and Mrs. Bishop are entertain former's parents. Injured. Having purchiased the Hardware stock of ing their daughter, Mrs Ernest Eoyce, Tiie Grettenbergers will hold a fam .lohn Van Antwerp ana wife of De Shiehan 4 Shehan 1 am now prepared to sup Mitauli People must Itccoeiilice and and little son of Detroit. ily reunion at the home of J. C. Gret troit were in town Sunday. Heed It. Mrs. Ralph Doughty and children tenberger Friday, .lune a .1.11. Potter has another carload of ply the people of Dansville and surrounding of Mt. Pleasant are expected Tliurs- Commencement exercises will be cedar posts. j country w^itli anything in the line of Kidney Ills come quietly, mysteri day for a visit with her people, Mr. held in the M. E. church Wednesday Mrs. Agnes Winters of Lansiuj,' vis ously. and Mrs. Bishop. evening, June 3. The class consists ited Mrs. Dr. Culver last week. But nature always Iclls you. Work on the new Murphy block Is of .Tessle Turner, Hazel Hatch, Ver- Guy Litclifiold is In Saginaw to Notice tlie kidney secretio?is. progressing nicely this week. iike Hulett, Norman Wever, Orgln woric for the National .Harvester Co. ' See if the color is unhealthy The village voted $15 to the G. A. Moore and Otto Spross. Shelf and Heavy It there are settlings and sediment, 11. to be used Decoration Day. ., .Tunlor reception will be held at the Lansing Koad. Passages frequent, scanty, painful. home of Ruth Pickett Thursday night. It's time then to use Doan's Kidney A good number of Post and Corps Mrs. Chas. Ilayner of Eaton Rapids Pills. ' ' members were present at the Memor .T. C. Grettenberger and wife are visiting In Stockbridge and .lackson. vislsed her son, B. F. Keeler, Satur To ward off Brlght's disease, diabet- ial services Sunday morning, which day and Sunday, 6S were held at the Congregational, Eev.- Miss Anna Unruhof Detroit visited boan's have done great work in Ma Cllley of the M. E. church preaching her parents Sunday. Morcice Beeman, wife and daugh the sermon, which was tine. ter, Cleo, visited Silas MacDougall son.' Mrij. Lima Stlllman entertained Sunday. E. .T. Rorabeck, retired, living on Mrs. Howard Ereeman entertained Mrs. Blizzard and Mrs. J. Smitli of Columbia street. Mason, Mich., says: a number of friends Monday after Lansing Tuesday. , Chas. Canedy and family were Sun "I think Doan's Kidney Pills are ex noon. In honor, of Mrs. Blanclie Pox- day visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Cumber- I will also carry sheetiron Roofing, Mr. and Mrs. Emery of Lansing vis worth near Dimondale. ,, cellent for all kidney complaints and son Ryal and Mrs. Ernest Eoyce. ited lier parents, Mr. and Mrs. .Tolin Ughtiiiiig Rods, Eave Troiighing I am glad to endorse them. My kid The death of Mls's Clarice Peach oc Honey,'Saturday'night and Sunday. - A band of gypsies passed through neys were a source of trouble tome curred "Sunday night. Miss Peach here Monday. and Biiiiders* Hardware. for a long time as I had sevt^re pains , The singing class will meet at the was a very estimable young lady and Baptist churcli Tuesday nlglit. i^^ Mrs. Wm. Spencer visited Ed Hall- in my back and lii the region of my will bo greatly missed by her young fax Sunday. . ' kidneys, and the retention of the kid Williamston. I willlbe pleased to meet all the old patrons ney secretions caused me much annoy friends. Percy Wlnslow and wife were vlslt- David iluirman now drives a*250 or6 at Wm. Spencer's Friday, of Shehan & Shehan, and any new dries who ance and pain. I heard Doan's. Kid ' Clark Van Antwerp of Millets Is ney pills highly spoken:of and pro rig. • v^, f I Memorial exorcises were lield at the helping Ills fatlier at this place put In Grace churcli Sunday. Tiiere was a - lifiay favor rne with their pi^tronage.;^^^^C^^ cured a box at Longyear Bros.' drug . ' UKemos. his corn. • ;anci;'get:aGiquaintecl' •" • v'/^r-f'.'^x^'';,,V;V'';'%;;';v^^ store and began usingtliem and found siiort program by children. that they do allvthat is claimed for I Mrs. Etta Hefre held the lucky Rodney Mixter has liis new .house Mr, and Mrs. .Tames' Barter and them. 1 began number: on the Eastern Star quilt finished "and ha,« moved In. - Mr. ami Mrs. Bejt Bryan visited P, was entirely welI. and the paln and Saturday night. >hss .Tenhlo Barlow and brother ot K. Brombling Sunday. trouble havhigdlBappeared. 1 liavo - Mrs. Manley Sherman of Perry was Lansing vlslled their brother, F. A. appealed to Doan's Kidney Pills once thiB guest of Mrs. J. O. Grettenberger Barlow, last Sunday. TheirRIghttb Bo.Beautlful. or twice since on^ having iBligltt pains this weekr '•:-• /':.•..:''''.':.:. •' [ '' Miss Alma Gorsllno visited In Lan Tlio outward wearing • of pretty In'the back and they have always re sing over Sunday.:,; ; . , ', thinssis^ a delightful habit In a moved the trouble." i ^ Mr.,and Mrs. Biggs are rejoicing over the arriyal of /"• .';:-G- ?'-^Vi-^'J^^I« 'Sm mm^mmmmmr^-'^;'- INGHA^t COUNTY NEWS, MAY 28, 1908. . ,_ Thugs Were Poliftil. In daylib'iu, in a densely populated 1 portions of the city, three thugs made k daring attempt to hold up and rob SPRING SHOES a trio of bank niGBsengcrs ns they —A T were corrylng |43,000 In cash from one of the bank's bninclies to its main bulldinj;. Black peppw WAS showered upon the mossenger.s; one of them F.W.WEBB'S was hit with a blackjack and another ONLY THREE DAYS MORE Plashed with a knife In the desperate tffort.of their assailants to seize the Ladies' Oxfords Men's Oxfords OF THE GREAT morifey and escape with it before the , In tan, goltlen brown, black In Russia calf, patent leath arrival of assislanco. kid, p.-itent and ffun metal. er, nun inetal and kid. That thoy failed to get clear with llie valises filled with coin and bills Misses' Oxfords Webb Special for Men (vhich the bank employes were carry In brown and patent. A kid bhichcr on a straight ing was due to the stubbornness with last, with a tip. which the messengers resisted the at tack and to the bravery oi; a yonng Children's Oxfords and Men's Oregon Calf and Polish waitress in a nearby restau Slippers. Oil Grain Shoes. Dissolution Sale! rant, who so impeded and delayed the leader of the attacking trio that ho fell an easy victim to two policemen who MEN'S WORKING SHOES came running to the rescue. In Elk skin. Prices from $2.35 to $3.00. Ten dif ferent styles, includinfflMcnz Ease Elk. F0LL0W THE CROWD "Do Nothing Congress." Legislative problems presented to congress for solution and which re BOYS' and LITTLE GENTS' ELK SKINS main unanswered so far outnumber The best shoes made. Get in Line and Secure Some of the Bargains at the the actual "results" that they may afford justification of the charge in the approaching campaign that the pres CALL AND SEE THEM, ent lias been a "do nothing" session. There were more important ques F. W. WEBB. tions i)resented and discussed on which tlic jiublic gnnorally or sections K or classes demanded action than ever before in the hiatoi-y. A majority of Mills Dry Goods Co. tliese wore of President Ilooscvelt's making and listed among ills "pol MASON, MICHIGAN icies." Comparatively, the cnnclmenia SIATE NEWS NOTES. Excursion were few. On the oilier hand, the ag- gregfate of the apiiropriations was to great, and when the nnal fig:tires are Gleaned From Daily Michigan Happen obtainable it is not doubled that they UNDREDS and thousands of satisfied customers now ings of the Past Week. will exceed those of any previous ses H testify to the phenomenal savings to be had at this sion In times of peace. Chicago sale. They secured even greater bargains than Mrs. Vanderbilt Gets Divorce. Peter Loranger, eighty years old, a Mrs. Vanderbilt has bien grantee] resident near Vassar, is dead. He they expected. Some bought enough to last, two seasons, nn interlocutory decree of divorce had resided on the same farm for from Alfred Gwynne Vaiiderbilt^by fifty years. Tickets on sale M:iy 2,S to.I une so great was the savings, and they were vyise, very wise. Justice O'Gorman in the supreme William J, Kurtz of the First regi 2, inclusive; }fOod rcturuiiitf until THIS WEEK we are going to offer even greater bargains court on the report of David McClure, ment, United States marines, stationed the referee who was appointed to take in the fhliippine Islands, won the June 12. than during the first two weeks of the sale. testimony and determine the findings regimental sliarpshooters' medal, in the suit instituted by Mrs. Vander Kurtz's home Is in Hillnian. bilt. .Justice O'Gorman confirmed the By all means get an early start this morning, Thurs Hiram A. Savage, secretary of the report of the referee that Vanderbilt For rarticulars Consult Agents day morning, May 20, and take advantage of these great had been guilty of misconduct and di Saginaw nc])ublican comity coininit- rected that Mrs. Vanderbilt be granted tee and register of deeds, has an nounced his candidacy for state land a judgment of absolute divorce. offers. You get BETTER GOODS, BETTER STYLES, and commissioner. niCHIQAN 50 cents secures for you a big dollar's worth. Visits King Edward. E. A. Bonding and Joseph Bickncll President Fallieres has arrived In are promoting a big electric power CENTRAL London to return the YISUS which the company in Jlorley. Tlie power Is to Adv, No. Ml l;ing and other members of the Dritish obtained by a scries of diuns on the royal family have paid to the head of Little Muskegon river. SATURDAY, MAY 30, at 9 P. M., WE CLOSE the French republic in Paris. The Knighrs of Columbus in Monroe in honors to be paid the president cannot itiated sixty-five, Detroit, Pontiac and UP THIS GREAT SALE. equal those bestowed upon the Ger Lansing societies conferring the first man emperor during his visit last three degrees. A Million year, as the president's stay will bo A circuit court jury at Charlotte has but a short one; but what is lacking given .T. C. Potter a judgment of $1,- In great onterlainmonts will bo made Cliicks 175 again.st the Grand Trunk railroad. up for In the enthusiasm of the pub A spark fro mtho company's engine lic welcome. set a Pottorville warehouse on fire. Will Die Mrs. F. V. Millbury visited at Kan Nevada's Governor Dies. Workmen at Flint unearthed a hu ft kakee, 111., last week. Her little Governor Sparks of Nevada, who man skeleton while digging In the Tlic critical point of a baby Alljcrb Whitney is in .lacksoii for a i Church and Society. grandson returned with her. had been ill for some time, is dead at Flint Brick company's sand pit. There chick's life is the first few short time. Mrs. W. O. Gregg wiis called to Lan his ranch near Reno. Governor Is no clue to explain the find, but days, and more than the •I. T. Sinllli was In Detroit liist officers are Investigating. sing Tliursday by the illness of lier It is desired that nicijiljers of the Sparlt''s term of office would have ex above number will be lost •Wednesday. grandmother, Mr.s. .1. G. Stoutt. . W. 11. C. and Loyal Sisters will meet pired Dec. 31, 1910. Death was due to this month for the lack of .ru(lf,'e Greer of Pontiac was in Ma at G. A. Iv. hall Friday afternoon, Oommon Council Proceedings. C. A. Tarkhurst and D. I\ Wliitr Brlght's disease. He was born in proper feed. Use son TiiurNday. more attended the Grand Lodge F. May 2!), to prepare for Memorial day. MASON, MICIC, May 2,'i, l!)08. Will school cliildren and others who Atigust, 1843, and had been gov IJobt. Hiittou of Lansintf was In and A. M. at .lackson this week. Council met and was culled to order Jhisoii l<'ritiay. cat) furnish (lowers please have them ernor of Nevada since 1902. Don S. .1. I). VanEtlen, a former Mason at the hall as early in tlic afternoon by Prcs. pro tem Mcjody. 1 Mrs, E, VJ. Dakhi of intfliam was in Dickerson wiP now beco-ne governor. Pre.sent., Aid. Kellu^JB, Lawrence boy, now a resident of MLssouri, was as possible. He Is thirty-four years of age and town Thursday. the guest ofC. .1. iSayner over Sun and Millbury. 'Crescent* Wade I'uttJam of Lansinj? was in day. The Baptist ladies mi-ssionary soci win be the youngest gpvernor this Minutes of hist meetit.K rend and Jlason Tuesday. ety will meet at the home of Mrs. If. state has ever had. approved. Mrs. F lora Au.stin of Lansing was a H. Longyear Weanesday, .1 une .'I, at llEPOnT OK COJIMltTEES. Mrs. F. G. Ellett attended cluircli guest Tuesday and Wednesday at tlie 2:30 p. m. A good attendance is do- All Records Are Broken. The finance committee report the Chick Peed at Holt Sunday. liome of her parents, Mr. and Mr.s. L. sired. Although figures on appropriations following'claims and recommend their Bartlett. A complete grain feed for chicks Mrs. C. \V. TTopkins is visiting rela Regular meeting of the O. E. S. of the present session of congress are allowance: tives in Dowatfiac. )lrs. Candice Langdon of Flint lias next Tuesday night. Initiation. Incomplete, from careful estimates the II. 0. Call unci men on strcots $;o ^S , up to 6 or 8 weeks old. Hon. IT. n. ralteniflil was in Ma hem visiting her sisters, Mrs. C. C. Every olllcer requested to be present. It. I>. Cniirlrliilit. 7 nltihl.son selects lii N\ Smith of North Aurellus and Mrs. O. indications are that they will exceed son last AVednesday. $1,020,000,000. This is just $100,000,- .lohu WaHper.cleHiilni; .street a 00 r. Osborn of this city. Baptist Church. Moved and supported that report of Manufactured from choice Jlrs. C. L. Casterlin has returned to 000 in excess of any previous session the financeconiniillce be accepted and lier home in tliis city. Miss Winifred Ives was at Adrian Morning preaching service at 10. The largest Increases over previous recleancd cracked ^Trains and from Saturday until Tuesday and at adopted and ordero drawn fur same. seeds, in proper porportions \Vm. H. Gillespie of Detroit was in tended the wedding of hpr friend, Bible .school at n:.TO. years are found In the postofflce, pen- Carried. Yeas, Kellot.'i', Lawrence, jVIiison Uvst Wednesday. Bessie Anchcmpaugh. Evening preaching service at 5:30. fiion, naval and army appropriation Moody and Millbury. and sizes to meet the require Young People's meeting at (1:30. bills. On motion council adjiiirnod for one ments of small chicks. AVlllis Kimmel of Laiisinff was in Neil Carrier is visiting friends in .luniors Thursday at .'1:15 p. m. week. W, E, LAYCOCK. Ciiy Clerk. Mtisonjust Wednesday. • • ]Mason this week. For some time he Prayer meeting Tliursday, 7:30 p. m. has been in Connectiuut, but is no\y Lafayette Near of.Tackson was in M. E. Church. GENERAL' MARKETS. MASON MARKETS. town one day last week. on his way to Colorado. L. n. GREGG & ee. 19w4 IIIASON Ion Cortriglit spent Sunday witli Mr. and Mrs. G. Sevlne have sold Class meeting at 9:30. Detroit Grain Market. OurrevteO every W«iIiieii ••AA- :.. ^tP-'!;:-- ;)ii^§@li^'Miili^MfelKSfe^ ^illSaSEI 6 INGHAM COUNTY NEWS, MAY 28, 1908 and beckoned the cnptaln to enter THE ROMANCE OF A TREE: Tljero In the bed concealed under the clotbcB Wnn n figure. Tho captain Sildier'i Present to His Wartime Cor A tag from • 10-eent piece will count PULL value started to pUll off tho covering, but respondent Still Lives. A tag iTom • 5«ccnt piece will count HALF value A Narrow Escape Chandler stopped him. In the wide front yard of Captain *•••••*** <$» ••••*••** "Here," said tho latter, and, going .loseph A. Humphreys, In North Ala to the foot of the bed, he pushed up the bama street, Is a large birch tree which covering far enough to display a dainty attracts by Its slender, beautiful trail Thrilling Episode of the pair of white feet and ankles that could ing branches the admiration of till pas- Civil War Told by not possibly have belonged to any man. Rorsby and tho possession of which "Humph!" said tho captain. "That's makes tho captain the envy of all his TOBACCO F. A. Mitchel. a game at which no gentleman will he- neighbors. tray another, Good night, lieutenant. "It's called a Dochester birch," said I'm sorry to have disturbed you." \ ^HII^KIQ Is a iiiaiioi' liciiisc In Vli.' (ho cnptaln. "At least that was the with valuable tags Kliiiii wliloli was oiit'c tlicHC'cne With that he withdrew. When the name given to it nearly forty years of a narrow escape I'roni a young couple heard their liorses' hoofs ago, when I sot It out, and there's a T traKcdy. Juilge rrescott liad clattering down the road they gave si story—you may call It a romance—goes inliurliud tlif place from a long line of lent thanks to heaven for the escape. with that tree. luicostoi's and lived there with Ills sons, Tho manor house In wiilch this epi "After tho civil war, in wiilch I serv Save your tags from Jils wife and a daiiKliler, Clinrlotte. sode occurred still stands, one of the bis ed four years and seven months and When tile civil war caiiio on the judKo came out a captain, I was nt my M'as too old to enter the Coiifederato mother's home in Missouri sitting on SPEAR HEAD BIG FOUR STANDARD NAVY service, but lio sent his sons, while he tlie porcli pufiing on a meerschaum pipe aided the canso secretly on his planta- which the boys of my company had .tloii. Indeed, \vlille the localIt.v was given me, feeling very proud and com HORSE SHOE TOWN TALK "Sceniiled by (ho Union troops so nincli fortable, when two .voung ladles hap infornnitlon fonml Its way Into the pened along to visit my sisters. One iQonfederate lines from Judge Pres- of those ladles, dressed neatly In a TENPENNY c'oU's home that at last the Federal calico gown, struck me as pretty as a picture. She had charming manners, Kenonil In command stationed a guard Mitttr Workman Old Nnh Old Stataaman Blaok Boar J.T. 1 PIek there conslsdng ol' a lieutenant and and tlieii and there 1 made up my Sailor's Prids Granger Twiat Ivy eight men. 'J'lils made the old seces mind to know her belter. My lovemnk- Tbttliy't 16-oz. W. N. TInaloy'a Bridio Bit sionist I'nrions, and his wife and daugh Ing was of tlio wiilrhvlnd order. Slio NttmllMt Old Honaaty Eglantlno Jolly Tar Nilu'il Leaf ter wore 111 constant I'ear that ho should couldn't escape, and In a few days wo do fionietliing to cause the Yankees to were engaged. Then we were innrried. send hini north to prison. We came to Indianapolis and In 18C8 bought (Ills piece of properly. Tags from the above brands are good for the following and many other One would liai'dly suppose that undei' such a stale ol' affairs Charlotte Pros- "During the war there was a good useful presents as shown by catalog: cott would be reckless enough not only amount of correspondence between girls here at homo and boys In tho to fall In love with the otllcer of the Gold CufT Buttons—50 Tags , French Briar Pipe—SO Taps Lady's Pocketbook—50 Tage guard. Lieutenant Chandler, but to se field. They had never met each other, Fountain Pen—100 Tags Leather Pocketbook—80 Tags ."ocket Knife—40 Tags cretly mnrry liiin. The lovers were perhaps, but It was all very pretty and liable to he separated at any moment, .soiitliiiental and did the boys a deal of English Steel Razor—50 Taga' Steel Carving Set—200 Tags Playing Cards—30 Tags and neither could boar llie thought of good, serving to break the monotony Qentlcman's Watch—200 Tags Best Steel Shears—75 Tags 60-yd. Fishing Reel—60 Tags parting wllhimt first forming a bond of camp life. My wife, wiio had been that would surely bring them together a schoolteacher, told me she had car Many merchants have supplied themselves with presents with which again. A DAINTV I'AIU OP WHITE FEET AND ried on a correspondence of this kind ANKLES. with n young Ohio soldier wiioin she Tills occurred when the arndes weru to redeem tags. If you cannot have your tags redeemed at home, write toric residences of tho Old Dominion, had never scon, and wiion wo were Jn winter (juarters, so that Chandler re married wo wrote to hlin telling him mained at the Prescott manor house hut the name of this family is not and us for catalog. never was Prescott. The former lieu of our marriage and wishing him all for some lime after the marriage. If sorts of good fortune. stolen fruit is sweet, fruit taken while tenant, a wiilto haired old man, lives in danger of life must be sweeter. If there, surrounded by Ids children and "Well, in 1808, after we had bought PREMIUM DEPARTMENT Judge Prescott had known that his grandchildren, but his name Is not and this place, we sent to a nursery for a \THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., St. Louis, Mo. diiuglit(!r had married tlie hated Yan never was Chandler, else It would not lot of fruit trees to set out. It seems kee, it is (iiillo possible that he would do to tell (his secret, which has been the nursery was run by my wife's wnr have turned her out of doors. Had he carefully kept. The old lady wiio correspondent, which wo didn't know of at the time, and when ho saw the caught her In his (igured in It as a young woman Is very IVIarrlage Licenses. room, which slio sensitive aliuiit It and has managed name signed to tho order ho remem Real Estate Transfers. Laura A. Mark lo Dennis !Mc- fre(iueiitly visit thus far to hide it from her descend bered us. .So wiiat does tho chnp do Gonij,nil, c 5-8 of w J ot sw y.^ Real estate transfers recorded dur- of Sec. l.'i, Leslie ;iOOO Robert ITaiton, Lansing' 2(. ed, he w 0 u 1 d ants. From her youth she has been but send that birch tree to my wife ilertha Wutcliky, Detroit.- IS with his complliiients; also a variety of inif liie week eiidiiifjMay L';i, and liav- Alice Asull.ine Radder lo Rol- surely have kill used lo passing the room in which she ini? a considoralioii of $.'iOO or over land L, Dillciibeck ct al, part Seymour II. Snyder, Lansirifj 24 ed her. so narrowly escaped a distressing coni- rosebushes, with tho request that she Alice L. Appleljy, Ijansiiif,' 20 plant them In romenibrnnco of him were as follows: of s',< of sw ,'^ of Sec, .•{], Wii- plicatldii and a possible death, hut she liamslon -- 450 tlolin Hausui', LansiuH: 28 The young bri and tlie letters wiilch bad served to Clara P. Smith to R. C. Dart., Martha II. Smith, Lansinff IS dal couple had never passed it without a shudder. She lot 18 and part of loL lii), in bile was never known to sleep In it. lighten tho dull hours of his soldier Arthur F. Fleminif, Holt 25 liassed a lioncy- 1, McRobcrt & Sacicrlder add, Constipation Willi all itsmanifcsta- Emma Neisel, Lansintf 24 days. So there's the tree, nearly forty Mason - $ GOO tions of a disturbed livet and indiffcs- iiioon on the years old; there's tho little bit of ro Howard Weaver, Webberville IS vMbert N. Ellis and wife toClias. tion yields quickly lo Sanol. It only edge of a i)recl- THE LOTTERY OF DEATH. mance more thnn forty years old, and costs" ;i5 cents to llnd out the threat Gertrude Kcppen, Webberville 17 pi(;e and had re r. Ikamble, sw M of lot 4, bllc Robert Earl, Lansing 50 there's Mrs, Humphreys sitting on the 247, Lansiiit» lOOO curative powers in Sanol Rcinodlcs. Ida Dean, Lansing 5,'i solved a doKcn Imprisoned Union Officers Chosen by porch."—Indlnnnpolls News. Take nolliintf else from the drugtfist. riarriett A. Hastirifirs to .lulia Luther Raymond, Lansing 20 tinios that they Lot to Be Hanged. Rcmcml)cr it Is Sanol you want. ;i5c; would cease to McGill, parcels of land in vil and $1.00 per bottle, at Curtis' drujj Iva R. Shreanc, St, Johns 1!> Tho most singular and appalling of Harry E. Wainriglit, Wcbberville.-21 CO 111 m unica tu lage of Dansvillc 1000 lore. s all true narratives of tho civil war is THE COLONEL OBEYED. ^'cvaA. Marsh, Webberville V.y v.'hen one night, Howard Wiestaiid wifctoTlios. Lieutenant Stradllng's story of "The between I'J and Iv. J'almer and wife, e.'iS ft of Lottery of Death," says tlie Cleveland How the Color Sergeant Took Com 1 o'clock, while lot 12, bile 151, Lansing: ()50 Plain Dealer. 'J'he Confederate govern mand of the Regiment. they wcro In tlio Sarali E. Soars lo, Tlioinas V. ment had doterinlned upon (ho execu An Incident which occurred at the husband's room, Mitcliell, part of lots 1 and 2, "1 M MAKING A tion of two Federal captains la retalia battle of Dranesvllle, Va., had a mix SEAItCIl." they were iiwak • bik 28, Lansinf,' 400 Tnmi rTHE OPTICIAN tion for the hanging as spies of two of ture of the tragic and humorous that irrank W. Cai'peiiter and wife lo ened liy a noise In the hall. Chandler tliolr own captains caught by (lie Union makes it worth relating. Tho color Geo. M. Grass, lot 2, blk 1, of unlocked the dgor and saw a captain troops. All tho Federal captains, pris sergeant of Colonel McCalmont's regi Cowles' sub, Lansiiij,' 1800 of cavalry, followed by several of his ment was Frank Alexander, a follow Win. A. Ilollcyand wife lo Clias. IUIILL LANSING oners of war in LIbby prison, wore men, holding ii llglit over his head, compelled to draw lots to select two cf not counted particularly clover, but H. Hall, s.5 of se.l of Sec. 28, Will Guarantee to Fit Your Eyes with GLASSES "Are you the otllcer iu comuinud one wiio was infatuated with his of Aurelius 4500 their numlMjr to bo hanged. The two Joseph E. ;Povcy and wife lo hero?" nsltcd the captain, fateful black beans were drawn by fice and bis (lag. While tho battle was RIGHT or RETURN YOUR MONEY "1 am." Frank 1*. Lay and wife, pels Cnptaln Sawyer and Captain Flynn of raging and we were slowiy advancing in Sees. 5 andG, Wlieattield--- 1700 "Well, this liouso Is still n nest of the Fifty-drst Indiana Infantry, tho (Irst Frank in his enthusiasm got far in Fred'k King and wife lo IT. The only place in Lansing where lenses are spies. A man caught with a statement men to "draw from tho lottery of death. front of the regiment. Amelia Webb, land in Sec. 35, of every corps In this army in his At a two hours' notice they were cart "Bring that flag back to the regi Williamston 700 grouud boots has escaped, and the negroes say ed off to die. ment!" shouted Colonel McCalmont. Marcia E, Palen to Geo. C. Cady ' lie is hiding In this house. I'm mnklug and wife, sw 1 ot ne 1 of Sec. 106 Washington AA'C. North. Lieutenant Stradllng (ells the story There was no response, though it n search." was evident the color bearer had dl,s- 22, Alaicdon 1000 Where the eves arc always movinff in the windows. In graphic, nnvarnlslicd English as he Frank M. Younif and wife lo , "I'll join you in a moment," said had It from Captain Sawyer—how the tlnctly lieard the order. Chandler, and, closing the door, ho be Chas. McGinlcy and wife, part doomed men were reprieved at tho foot "Bring that Ung back to the regi of lot«; blk 20, Lansinif 1000 gan a hurried consultation with his of the gallows tree by the hard riding ment!" again shouted the colonel. Ralph Lyon to Samuel U. Lyon •wife. What could be done? With the of the blsliop of Itlchmond and tlio In "Gol durn you, bring the regiment and wife, e J of so J<^of Sec. 25, house full of armed ineu searching for terference of .lofferson Davis; how Lin up to tho flag!" shouted Frank furi Onondajja 400 a fugitive it would IKJ impossible for coln heard tlie story from Sawyer's ously, and the colonel obeyed the or Edward C. A'anllusan, tnislce, her to leave the room without being wife . and nt the end of a sleepless der. ct al, to Geo. R. Crandall, ne K of Sec. 8, Locke 3000 seen. The scandal would be nothing night devised a plan wiiereby tlio men When Frank was afterward taken to the wrath of lier father, who would Alfred and llattie E. Rutter lo Shoes! Shoes!! were iinally saved. Lincoln's plan was prisoner he managed in some way to Alice Spanier, part of lot 2, surely come to a tvuowledgo of the one of the most pitiless moves war wrap the flag which was so precious fact. Indeed, ho miglit see her como blk 7, Rush, Rutler & Spar ever forced upon lilm. Flo notified tho to liim around bis body under his row's Add, Lansinj;- 400 from lier husband's room. The only Confederate cabinet that Imniedlately clothes, and so carried It with bim Susie M. Recbe to Fred'k Ivinif ...Cprtright's Cash Store... hope was for her to remain where slio upon the execution of Sawyer and until ho was exchanged.—Philadelphia and wf, pel of land in Sec. ."la, was. Possibly an apartment occupied Flynn he would retaliate by hanging Press. Williamston 050 by a Federal oflicor would not be Gcneval W. II. P. Lee, son of their Wm. H. McKale and wife to OUR PRICES FOR MAY .searched. If the captain of the search great commander, and another Confed Fred'k Mack and wife, part ot ing party insisted on doing so, then, in Yankee Fires For Confederate Baby. lot 12, blk 15, Lansintf—-— 1550 erate offieor. This threat frightened General Grant bad been a dear friend Ladies'"Juliet" low shoe, common sense, no tip, - Jl.45 deed, all would be lost, for no conceal Florence E. Pratt et al to Root. Ladies' "Crown" shoe, kid polish, opera pattern tip, 1.35 the Confederate cabinet into nbandaii- of my husbnnd ever since the Mexican A. Crowthers and wf, part ot ment could be effected from the others. ing their plan. Ladies'"Vassar," kid foxed, blucher, half double sole, 1.60 Cliandler put o» his clothes and joined war. At the time our (irst baby was lot 1, blk 7, Claypool's sub, the searchers. Every room, nook and born the two armies were encamped Lansing -l- 1000 Ladies' "Empress" ^2.50 shoe, all that is new and stylish, L. B. Smitli Jr. and wife lo corner In the lionse was visited except One of Custer's Performaneei.' facing each other, and they often swap modern ideas and equal to hand-made, - 2 10 ped coffee and tobacco under (lags of Arcliie Ilawley and wife, s i tlio apartment In which was the terror It was while Plill Sheridan was . of nw a and sw J^ of nw J^ ot Ladies' "Empress," kid fox polish, flexible sole, 1.98 stricken bride, /Tbcu the captain said: fighting Wade Hampton at Trevilian truce. On the occasion of ray son's birth bonfires were lighted in celebra Sec. 14, Leroy 4700 Ladies' "Empress," plain, common sense, for ease, comfort, 1.98 "As a matter of formality, liouteu- Station, Va., that Custer, taking ad- Ladies' "New York," hand-made, turned, paten) colt, foxed, nnt, I must search your room." vontage of the enemy's preoccupation, tion nil along Pickett's line. Grant saw them and sent scouts to learn the blucher, neat calf top, staple last, - - 2.60 "Do you o.vpect to find a spy In my slipped up a byroad directly In Hamp ton's rear and seized all Ills spare cause. When they reported he said to quarters?" said Chandler, paling. General Ingnlls; , Ladies* Oxfords "Certainly not with your knowledge, hoi-scs and wagon trains. Just about "Haven't we some kindling on this If You Expect but were I In the time he had got them some cavalry "Christy" white canvas, blucher, stylish last, - 1,19 side of the line? Why don't we strike ii i 8 p I a c c I from FItzhugh Loo's column galloped "Our Own" $3.50 shoe, tan Russia calf, - - 2,25 a light for the yoiing rickett?" to Use Any should feel safer up iu the rear of Custer, and there he "New York," vici kid, hand-turned and stylish, - 2.10 In a.little while bonfires were flam- there than any was, caught between two flrea; but, al "New York,'! gun metal, durable, - - - 2.25 where el^e." though he lost not only his captured ing'^from the Federal line. A few days wagon trains, but Ills own as well, and later there was taken, through the lines T II 0 captain Men's Shoes though another body of the enemy Im- tt' baby's silver service engraved "To put his band on mcdintely attacked him from another George E. Pickett, Jr.. From His Fa "Crown" men's patent leather, three^quarter foxed, blucher, the knob, and Plaster directioi)( Custer was equal to tlie des ther's Friends, D. S. Grant. Rufus In- neat kid top, • - 2.25 .the lieutenant perate situation, somehow extricated galls, George Buckley."—Mrs. Pickett This Spring, Take 'Note tbrusthlm Imck. "Crown" men's vici kid balmorals, half double sole, 2.25 ills little force intact, straightened out in McClure's. . "What does of These Facts his thlrdline of battle and held on un Men's Work Shoes this mean?" ex- Easy-to-Use Hard Wall til Merritt's' brigade charged through claimed the Ha Was Lincoln's Telegraph Operator. Plasterls scientifically prepared "Good Wear" men'.s pebbled unlined plow shoe, full gusset, 1,60 to his relief. , , Dewitt Fuller of Hancock, N. I., said from the very best quality Gypsum former angrily. Rock, making It aj)laster-ot the "Imperial" men's kangaroo grain,^seamless, balmorals, un-, "Are;you,n Un to have been private telegraph operator highest grade. Will cover more lined, wide, plain toe last, br?.ss standard screw and ion ofllcer,; liar, Used by for President Lincoln during the civil space tlian any other-therefore is sewed—-all solid, - - r.95 boring a Gon- war, was killed on the Erie tracks ot the most economical Plas- federatospy?" Mllllont Nnrrowsburg, N. Y., March IC last. He ,ter you can buy., Usedinthe "Patrol" men's heavy kangaroo, heavy sole, - 2,00 "No," replied was about seventy years old and woa newJacltson High School, Kalama "Hero" men's split creedmore, buckle and gusset, 1,35 Chaudier in au employed by the Erie as a telegraph zoo, Battle Creek and Adrian High Boy's Shoes undertone, "lint repair man. He had been in the em Schools, Lanslnff Y.M. 0. A., and there Is some "WHAT DOES tlllB ploy of the roiid for about forty years. other line public buildings. "Baldwiii & McGraw" Detrpit,boy's shoe—Black Diamond tone ih:; 'tUefo Ho was' riding his track velocipede' Kent Wood Fibre Plaster. Special, - - • $17S./';98, $2 IS 'whom ttwouid rnlii If caught": ; " when he was struck by a passenger This superior product.makes a The captnln:^he8ltat(Bd.\^^^^^^^ ^ , /; .train.-• .' •' .,/''. .''' '' ;' ; ...- : wall that IS well nigh indestruct InfantsVandQIrls'Shoes vii>r lieayieiD'i Mke|;^go:away!"'B^^ ible. It is practically air and water Infant's soft sole^ colored shoes, - 25c Chnndler.;V''';;;-vA%^':!;-;;'>:,ii'-^^ •r':'';,•••..;• •;,.':•'• A-No'sidar..^; tight and, tire-proof,, takes any flp- : The possessions of a fanner in the isli. Ifails.can bedriven into It and Infant's black kid, turned, lace shoes, 40c and sop ""iv.can't; take; the-:rtak^'';r^ withdrawn,: same as In wood. It is New York City made shoes for girls; ^ ; , icaptftlni • ^ Vl'm(l»if iee;f NOT IN WOMAN'S CLOTHES. SUUVr.Y OK ItUANOn OKLKIIOV AND + !10 farm Unoi.'uii rout 100 ,ft.lO 18.48 said driiin shall bu coiislruclod ns a tlio CITAm--Lcroy-lllliilB Oak Drain. WiliTKOAIC IJUAIN. 171-. ri.78 21 al 107 4,81 l?.ft2 ilriiln. 170 ll.lltl '20.88 108 o.;io ;.'2.i7 Thu total luuKth Ot said Main Drain Is A branch of tho l.oroy and Wlillu Oak Jeff Davis Wore a Fantastic Coati but stall! of MICIIIKIU). 177 fi,,S7 20 01 ' IW) 7.11 24.42 312.40 rods. Us avuriiKU iluptli Is 4.03 ft. Drain, coniniencliii! at a poliil In the iiialii 17,S ft. 114 111,02 KM 0.74 ulni Thu total luiiKth of said llrauch of Main I'l'oljiilu Court fur tho County o( liiKliaiu. drain Dt Station 2.'il plus iri Iks on thus'/sof It Wai «i Msn'i. At II Hussion of siild Ouiirt, liulil ut tho I'ru- 171) ft.a() 10.17 I'lus 10 ceil road Oniln Is 177.S8 rods. Us iivuraKU depth Is 5.82 I Sheridan's Ride su H of Sue. 17, 'I' 2 N, K 2 E, tliuncu on tho farm llnu fuel. Itocently the Boston Herald publish biilu nllloo In lliu City of iMiisoii, In siiUl coun ConUllii usliilu, s2'^u».,s."i chs lo ihosliiie of •>:*••••*••* ****••••* ty, on l,lio tilth (liiy of Miiy. A. 1). |(K)S. 200 0,70 2;i.;)7 The leii-lnch (lO-lii.) tile from station ft wost ed an Interview with I.. C. Batemaii of said lanils at a point lO.l'i chs w of lliu ti !1 lo the hlnhway will bo taken up and rulaUl l'ri!H(3iit, lion. Ilunry M. Giinliiur, .iuUKO of post to t hu iiu li of Sec. 2u. SECTION Six (il),;i20 HODS. I'roliutc. from station 10 to turmlniis of said brancli Auburn, Me., a veteran of the civil Thencu on thu nw li of nu if of Sec. 20, 200 0.70 2a.;i7 221 0,111 21..17 drain. In Uw matter of llie npiillcntlon of t.lio l''raiil( iMniiii, ownur, s;!° e 11.10 clis, llience n 201 7,;*l7 2,-,.ri 2-22 ft.DO 20.07 war. In which Mr. Bateman stated that Ciiunly Drain Cununlssloiior of tliu Connty of 'I"he followliiK niaturlal will bo runuired lu Sole Survivor of "Little SIP u 4.0,'i chs, llience s (1(1.M° u 4.T.S chs, llience. s 202 7.aft 2.-..0ft 22a ft.iii :.'o.7;i lliu coiistriicl Ion ot said ilralii ami bids for the story that .left'erson Davis, the lead liiKluini, for llio iippiiliitniuiit i)f Ihroii s|)i!i:liil 4i/j°elll>l chs, lliuncuslll'ul.so chs, llience s 20:1 . 7.aii 2.-., 17 221 4.:'ill III.IK coiuini.ssloiier.s toileturniinu thu in;cu.sslly for thu sainu will bu niado and ruculvud accord- er of the lo.st cause, when captured by «S!<° u .0.'i chf 10 Ihu u lino of said lands ata 204 0.111 2a 7a 225 ft.47 . 10.41 iiiKly; laoo ft of No. 1 twulvu-lncli (12-ln.) Phil's" Escort Tells Story (li.'iiL'nIii),', wlflenliiK, .slriil(,'liteiilii[;, ro-loiiiit- |xiiiil4.44 chs II of tho center of llio tiu ii (3f 20.-I 7.40 2:'i.as 220 ft.:ft2 • U^.^iO iiiK anil u.\-ti Stoclcbridge 'to attend the funeral of of Detroit, was a guest of Mr. and her grandmother, Mrs. Andrew Keed- iMi'.s, G. W. AVilson partof last week. or. Mrs. Chas. Buckingham of West f 1^ Bishop AVilllams of Detroit was at Aurelius and Mrs. Hr Galrev of Eaton Clirist church last week to conduct liapids visited Mrs. G. W. Wilson last contirmatlon service ' Fiiday, Miss Loretta Hankerd clo.sed .school There has beep a few days of pleas ..NOTICE.. in the Beed last Friday with e.\orci.ses ant weather and the smile Ijegan to Confidence return to the farmer's face, but when I wish to notify the people of Mason and vicinity that I will and a picnic. it commenced to rain again Monday Word was received here yesterday evening the smile faded, 1'he weather continue my sale until Saturday night, May 30th, as requested when eating, that your food is of of the death of M iss Clarice' I'each of is somewhat di.scouraging for farmers. highest wholesomeness—that it has Bives. Death was caused by tuliercu- by some of niy customers who were not able to take advantage losis with which she has been a pa Nortneast Aurelius. of my low prices last week. nothing in it that can injure or tient sulVerer for over a year. The iniuiy friends here are deeply saddened. Bnllin Pootc left Tuesday morning distress you — makes the repast for Idaho for the benelit of ills health, IT CoiSTS NOTHING TO LOOK Nfrs. Andrew Keeder died Saturday, liis family will remain with Mrs. doubly comfortable and satisfactory. May 111, at the home of her son l<'raiik I-'oote's parents, IVIr. and Mrs. Frank in Vevay at the age of iSl. Although Clickner, for a while, so come in and compare the values tliat I am showing with tho.se This supreme confidence you she has been in poor health .several months her death was sudden, caused A littledaughtoris a welcome guest .shown elsewhere. The following quotations will show you the have when the food is raised with by v.alvular heart disease. She lived of iNFr. and Mrs. l<'loyd Cady since last in this neighborhood the greater part week. values that I am giving. of her married life. Funeral held in Bert Glllett and wife visiled at H. Stockbridge. 11. Davis' Sunday, Lonsdale Cotton Q^ Fruit Cotton Do you get up at night';' Sanol is Mi.ss I'^rankie Clickner of Leslie vis yard . ^^ yard 9j^c surely the best for all kidney or blad ited her parents Sunday. der troubles. 'Sanol gives relief in 24 Your choice of any Gingham on my shelves, including hours from all backache and bladder Lewis liartlott and family visited troubles. Get a .'Juc trial bottle at B. Mrs. B.'s mother near Dansville last A. F. C. and Red Seals L. Curtis'drug store. s Sunday. Mr.s. Stripe visited her daughter yard 10c Stockbridge Town Line. Ethel Sunday. Simpson and American Prints ^^ Mi.ss Mary Harrington was called Meir/.o cfidy and wife visited the yard ^^ The only baking powder made home by the illness of her father, A. latter's mother, Mr.s. l'liillip.s,Sunday. N. Harrington, of Okemos. There Mrs. Liindy clo.sed her school last with Royal Grape Cream of Tartar will be no school in the Lowe district Friday with exercises by the pupils, $1.50 $1.25 this week. . ice cream and cake was served. Dress Goods $1.19 Dress Goods 98c Grover Singleton and wife of StocK'- Mrs. Charles AVilcox and little There can be no comforting confi bri(l";e called on Levi Swan and wife daughter Irene of Chicago, are visit 16°Button, Imported, Kid Gloves, dence when eating alum baking pow Sunday, ing at .lay Hulse's this week. the $3.50 values, $2.98 Alphonso Briminstool and wife of Mrs. Hattie Davis and Jfrs. .lay der food. Chemists say that more or Vantown visited his brother .Abraham Ilulse were in Lansing Tuesday. Remember, that Dre.ss Goods, Silks, Cor.sets, Shirt Waists, and wife Friday. less of the alum powder in unchanged Ilev. • and Mr.s. ilillcr entertained Walking Skirts, Jackets, Rain Coats, Lace Curtains and other A large audience listened to a line the Baptist Aid Wednesday afternoon. alum or alum salts remains in the food. sermon by Bev. Mrs. Anna Wiiidrem, \'ictor Sitts and wife of ilolt at goods in almo.st every department are included in this sale. wife of a former pastor liere, Sunday. tended the funeral of Mrs. .lay Near Dell ICitchen and Earl AValker and Tuesday. My motto fo my sale, "Bargains that Will Advertise My Business." families visited atC. H. Carpenter's .loseph Smith and wife and Edna Sunday. Grow visited at Holt Sunday. Mrs. Cha,s. Kelley is visiting her .Mr. and Mr.s. Fred Dolbee returned sister, >lrs. Levi Swan, a few days. from Ann Arbor Tuesday with their Abe Briminstool and wife visited baby. She is decidedly better from H. F. M ERTZ r his brotlier Alfonso in Vantown from the treatment received there. Friday till Sunday. Trnman Batcman and wife of Lian- % w sing visited their son Newt last week No preaching services at Millville ami attended the funeral of Mr.s. Dan CORRESPONDENCE church Sunday, the pastor being called iel Bateuian AVediiesdav. to the eastern part of tlie state and Items Gathered by NEWS Stall" about the County will visit his parentsbeforereturning. Fitchburg. A'^crnal Stevens wears a broad smile. • AVe understand the old Stockl)ridge I I ^: J Jtisai).! 11). boy born May 2;i, bank is paying its lirst dividend, 20 Miss Beryl Gillom of Ypsilanti vis cents on the dollar. My Customers Know It ited her parents from Friday until The aid .society meeting at Mrs. Island Corners. Eden. Monday, .lentiie McCreery's was largely at tended. Sinilli Hoyot of Lunsiii),' visited his Frank Mazclton and wife left Sat Henry Goodrich and wife of Dcwitt iMHislti, raul Sliuw, I'roin Friday until urday for Waterloo, Iowa, to spend are visiting her parents, Frank Lantis DMI'S. John JfcCreery fell and was Sunday. the summer. and wife. badly luH'L re';ently, I Aim to II. ]5oxand wife .spent Wednesday jritchburg will observe Decoration Orla Disenroth and family visited Mr.s. C. .1. Miller is visiting lier Day, with llieir dautrliler, Mrs. Iteeve.s, at Mr. Hocking's in Leslie Sunday. granddaughter, Mrs. J*'. Hoofmeyer. we.st- of Lansiii;,'. Our rb.ad coniiiii.ssio?ier has been Hazel Laxton has beenspcndinff a -las. Bulling entertained a company inudding up the road in great shape. .la.s. liulet.t lias been cniertaininj,' of friends at Fred Bulling's Thursday Keep week with hersister, Mrs. JIarryreek, relatives froiii Onondaija couiily, X. evening. Good time was enjoyed. The Gleaners around here have re y,, the |)a.si wecl;. in Onondajfa. ceived their binder twine from Jack Frank Weldon ot ,lack.son visited at son, over two tons. Mr.s. Chas. Kurtz, Sr., will enter :^rrs. Annaliolfe issewin}!; for Mrs. lazelton. Levi Swan's Sunday, Tomer Perry rides a sulky plow. tain the German L. A. S. of Molt on 10, II. Mrs. Russell Hastings is very sick the Best Tliiir.sday, .knic. 11. Mrs. W. il, Morton was in Lansini; at the home of iier daughter, Mr.s. ]Myrt,le L/awrence is home from Ann Marcjuis Lanioreau.K and family of Friday. Frank Hu.sh. Miss Blanche ingles ol Arbor school for a few days. north of M. A. C. siienl Sunday with Orville Harmon and wife of Lan- Dansville is caring for her. Bert ]\irman is on jury at Mason. his brother Arthur and lamily., sinj,' visited his parents here Sunday. AV. S, O'Jirien has his house paint Mrs. Fred Frinkel and son Herman ed. Shoe Misses Fern (.'olliiisand Linnie Potts Louie Booth and wife of •Tackson of Stockbridge visited her daughter, passed the ci^lhth <^X'X^Q examination visited at Ilobert Collier's Sunday. JFrs. AVm. il^ewis, AVednesday. The good road near iMunith was held at Mason a few weeks ago. badly damaged by the recent rains. fileaner meclinfj;' Tuesday evening: Farmers around here are bu.sy with >rr.s. Chas. AVasper is quite sick. al.lohn Fishel's was well aLtended. plantintf corn. AVayne Haviland is vLsiting liis par Klngsiand. Store IS'e.xL meeliiiH' .lune'J at Earl Jlrown's. ents a few days. .lolin Fishsl and wife were called to Weak women should read my "Book The townships of Hamlin and Ea Edmore Wednesday by the death of No.-1 For AVomen," It wiis written AVhenyou have backache the liver ton Rapids will hold a Sunday .school lier sister Ella. They returned Fri expresslv for women who are not well. or kidneys are sure to bo outofger^. convention at the Grace U. B. church I carry the largest stock and best Shoes day. The booic No, 4 tells of Dr. Shoop's Try Sanol, it cures tiackache ina2. June 8, afternoon and evening. All "Night Cure" and just how tlie.se nours, and tliere is nothing letter fo are welcome. made. I pay a good rent for my store and [ FloydVclton and family spent Sun soothing, healing, anti.septic supposi the liver or kidneys. For sale at the Miss Esta Itellows was home from day at Ii, 1). Wiico.x's at East Lansing tories can be successfully applied. drug store of Ji. L! Curtis. s Battle Creek schools to visit her par do business enough to warrant it, and I am visiting with the hitter's sister who The book, and strictly conlidcntial ents, W. E. Bellows and wife. Satur glad to have my friends know it. I have not luis just returned from Tc.vas, medical advice, is entirely free. Write Robbins. ' day and Sunday. Next Saturday she Fern and Gertrude Baker enter Dr. Shoop, rtacine, AVis. Tlie Night goes to New York City and from there a cheap store, neither am 1 doing a cheap tained twelve of iheir school friends Cure is sold by all dealers. The AV. F. M, S. will meet with Mrs, .sets .sail June 4 for Europe to visit Saturday afternoon. ilefrcshmeiUs Chas. Klink AVednesday p. m. .lune ;i. points of interest. store business. 1 always buy the best, there were served. All report a line time. South Aurelius and North All are invited. Onondaga. fore I sell the best, and I treat my customers "ireaUli ColVee" is really the clo.sest Memorial services will be held at imitation ever yet procluced. This tlie church Sunday morning. Soldiers the best. I know how, and I cordially invite clever colTee substitute was recently Mrs. If. Peek of Onondaga visited and their wives, also of tlie Spanish CASTOR IA at H. Covert's recently. war, are invited. one and all to a First Class Shoe Store, for produced by Dr. Shoop of llacine, For Infants and Children. Wis. Not a L'rain of real cotToe in it Clias. Carr and wife visited Aaron Howard Williams of Nevada visited the best is none too cither, Br. Shoop's Health CoU'ee is Baldwin and wife near Onondaga last at.r. R. Ivingman's part of llie week. The Kind You Have Always Bought made "from pure toasted grains, willi Friday. good for my friends malt, nuts, etc. Keally it} would fool .John Bu.sh entertained friends from Bears the an expert—who miglit drink it for Tlio,s, Shepard of Leslie was on our Lansing Sunday. and customers, for streets Thursday on busine.ss. Signature colTee. Iso 20 or ao minutes tedious Mrs. Bert Bunker was in Cliarlotte goods are right, my boilintf. "Made in a minute" says Mrs. S, .Tones and daugliterof near last week. the doctor. Sold by all dealers. Leslie visited friends here Friday. Rha AValton has a new liorse and prices low. Stockdridge. AVm. Shipman of Eaton Rapids vis carriage. . ited his mother the last of the week. Bert Disbro and family of Eaton Weak That's Why ^ir. and Mrs. Benona Backus called Mrs. E. C. Thayer and daughter vis Rapids spent Sunday at Arcliie Doak's. on friends in town last,Monday. ited relatives in Mason AVednesday. Sirs. O. Stilson of Uapac cuue tlie Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure lirst of the week to visit relatives. A girl came to live with F. Cady any case of kidney or bladder trouble Kidneys Brown's and wife May 12. Quite a number of people from here that is not beyond the reach of medi expect to spend tlie .summer at Bay Jfisses Myrtle Field and Lois Mar cine. No medicine can do more. Sold yfeaY Klilnoys, mw\f pofot to weak kidney View. shall visited the north school one day by all druggists of Mason. Korvoa. Tho Kidneys, like the Iloarti and tha Shoes Mrs. Eobert Hewlett was quite sick last week. Stomacli, find their woalmoas, not In tha organ the last of the week. Aurelius itsaU, but in tho nerves that control and fulda Chas. Fountain fell from a scaffold' •nd strengthen them. Dr. Shoop's RostoratlTe 1* Are All ^frs. Lucinda Smith of Dansville in S. Davis' new liouso Tuesday and Hazel AVarner is working for Mrs. t nedldna st>ociacally prepared to reach thes* visited relatives and friends in town broke four ribs, Dr. Nichols ot Onon Frank JUnar. controUiog nerves. To doctor tha Kidneys alone, daga attended him. the lirst of this week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cady, la futile. It id a...waste ol time, and ol money at the Go. ^[r, Mollatt and family are moving Dy.spepsia is America's cur.se. Bur Tuesday, May 10, a daughter. well. .into the Mapes building. dock Blood Bitters conquers dyspep Elmer Ellsworth lost a good work It your back .achos or Is weak, It tha orlna .Tacob Westfall and wife were in sia every time. ,lt drives out impuri liorse last Friday. icalds, orla dark and strong, If you havesymptomi Most Respectfully, White Oak over Sunday. ties, tones the .stomach, restores per ot Brlgbts or other distressing or dangerous kid* Mrs. Will, Silar, Is entertaining a fect digestion', normal weight and Mrs. Haskell from Columbia street, ney disease, try Dr. Shoop's Bestoratlvo a months brother from Toledo. good ileal th. ,t was a guest at .T. E. Frcer's Sunday. I&blots or Liquid—and lee what It can and wilt Ethel Lee spent Sunday with Lillle 1\x. and Mrs. .Tames Russell visited doloryott. SruggUtTsoommeadandsoU Evers near Anderson. ' , WestMunlth. at Frank Minar's last Sunday. IFREDERICKJ. Excursion, Sunday, May 31 Mrs. AVm. Hayes is worse, Dr. Uro- Quite a number from this place at MASON, MICHIGAN gan was called Monday. tended the ball game at Rives Satur day afternoon. « I Via Michigan Central to Jackson. AViU Smalley. of Grass Lake was in 450 rouiid trip. Train leaves 10:05, re this vicinity Friday. Nora and Ila'/.el Eckhart visited at Dr. Shoop's turning same day. ' ,140 their uncle Jim Eckhart's in Lansing . . 1 • • -• Guy Clark is in .lackson this week. Sunday. ItlootiiiK orHuwrd ul'Revlowi Notico Is hereby t,'lvoii, tlml' (,li«.1)0iir(t of Aaron Moecliel has purchased a new Mrs. AViider and little granddaugliter rovluw for 11)0 City of Wiison; for tlio rovlow piano. from Brookiield are visiting at G. B. of assos-smoiil. rolla of said city, will 1)0 In SOH- slon 111 the common council rooms In,Huid Mrs; AVm. Leece Is spending aiew Disenroth's this week. ctiy on Tiicaduy^ the and day or Jiine, A, •«'60ING TO BUILD? >•» ]>. 11)08, and on Uio duy followliiK If nocoasary, weeks with her daugliter in Detroit. Mrs. Jay Near died Sunday after "ALL DEALERS" and nlNo on ]Muiidu)> llie Htlidiiy oi'Juuet noon at two o'clock of dropsy; She, Tho&e that intend co build, will find every- A. D. inos, and on tlio day (ollowltiK said day, Jas; Berry of Stockbridge was at and thai said hoard will continue .from safd the lioine of Aaron Moechol Monday., has been a patient sutferer for a long that they need in our yard. ; v days as long as uticosaary (or tbo transaction time. Funeral was held at the home of. said bafilnoss. At, (ho, first mootlnK as rredPIJcley, arid Mr.s. AVm;. Coin Tuesday afternoon. .alx>vQ .seti.forlh, the board ot,rovlow will visited Bobert O'Brien in Sbockbridge Call aiid Let Us Figure tnako correctlonB to the a.ss«ssmont',roll8. , Miss Yaba, a native of Berma, who with you on your, bill. It will be to your ad 'i'ho socoiid ninetlns will bo hold ,(or tho piir- Sunday.';;;;;';,,;,,,;;••;, •,;'-:V,;;;-,;' ;; came to Michigan to study to be a' PATENTS poseof hearlUK complatnta. , ^'-.i^: .': ; Miss Mabel bensmore'who Is teach vantage to do so. Wte have the stock tb back :;••': •• i:.;,^JVl :'v,^;!.''.>iWoK.'IjAYCOOK,'; ,: missionary, talked .at; the Baptist I MC!eUNEp.AMDDCrCN0K0.^<