MASON, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1912 NUMBER 34 VOLUME XXXVII

,oooo,»9<.ooo<.o«» Don't forget tiie sale, at Ketchum's. W. D. Brown of Grand Ledge Is put• Upton Piano Voting Contest Closed. ting lu a new elevator for the Mason G. S. THORBURN Tlie contest for the $400 Upton At Vandercook's LOCAL NEWS | ^ | A carload of feedlni: cattle for siile. Elevator Co. * J. N, TlIOUUUKN. lianu, which has been conducted by SoOOtMKMlOOtKWtKMlIKKMHMMOOCKlDfHWOOiMIIXKK^^ Last Thursday afternoon Judge Col• jongyear Bros, for the past six niontiis, M^ple Street Grocer Everything goes at cost, until ali is 10 lbs. Granulated Sugar for 55c, lingwood granted Adrian C. Curnell of closed last Wednesday afternoon at sold, at Ketchum & Go's. 33lf 3:30 o'clock. The contest Has been with $1.50 other groceries. Libby's Corned Beef, can 20c 77 Lansing a divorce from Dora D. Cor• c CAMPAIGN OFFER 25c The L. A, S. Of Eden will meet at nell. spirited and represented a great deal Gasoline, per gal-- 15c Veribest Lunch Tongue, can..20c (if liaid work by tlie principal contes• the Church Aug. 28tli for tea. 2 cans Pink Salmon 25c Mrs. A. G. Bidl has purclia.sed of tants, who are glad it lias come to an Libby's Potted Ham, can...5c-10c Fur the purpose of getting tlie Dem• Furnished rooms for student.". Mrs. Mrs. C, E; Sayre the house wiiere slie end. Following are the six prize win 3 lbs. Seeded Raisins • Wc Helmet Brand Salmon, can 13c ocrat into as many homes as po.ssible J.E. Conner,Cherry St, Git, phone 124. lives on eastOak street, consideration • we will send it to new subscribers ners with liieir votes: First, $400 Up• 3 bottles Catsup. - 25c Red Alaska Salmon, can 20c An e.vtra long corset, especially $1,600, from now nntil Jan. 1, lOl.'l, for 25 ton iiiano, Mrs. Carrie L. Miller, 41, Cider Vinegar, per gal 2Gc Chef Brand Kippered Herring. 10c adapted to the present style of dross, 008,405 votes; second, $fiO typewriier. cents. This is a presidential year and Instead of being' a single man, as Good Broom :28c Sardines in Oil, can 5c a ciinipaign of tlie utmost importance 48c, at J. A. Cortrlght's. * was reporteti, Ray R. Sergeant, who Madge Rolfe, 20,205,030; third. $25 camera, Biancii Fanson, 5,004,825. Blatchford's Calf Meal. Sardines in Mustard, can 10c Is being waged and the Demoerat will Last week Mrs. L. H. Ives received was killed by the piano falling on him use Its best endeavors to keep abreast a check of $25 from an Oklahoma man• last week Monday, had a wife and fourtli. $15 camera, Nellie 'Bliikeslee, Sardines in Olive Oil, can- 13c 3,320,77.'): Ilftii, $10 camera. Fern Court- of the tlme.'^. The Democrat i.< the ufacturing company for writing an seven children in Wisconsin. line of lo(,s owned by Daniel Bateman, Sardines in Bouillon, can.. 13c right. 2,'i;i4,G45; sixtli, $5 trading book, only democratic paper published In advertisement for them. except wliere such sidewalk has al• MacLaren's Imperial Cheese-15c the county and has a record of lieing Judge Charles W. Wisner of Flint, Mrs. Bert Neills, 1,(173,190. The RebakahCotorie will meet witli ready been built, same to be dune in a llrst-clasa local paper and will be a life-long I'epubliciin, has come out Tills contest lias been'a trade win• Mich. Full Cream Cheese, lb.-20c Mrs. J. E. Co.\ Monday. All wishing tlilrtv days. kept up to its standard. From now for Roosevelt and Joiinson and has ner for tiie drug Ilrm of Longypar French's IVIustard Salad Dress• to go will meet at Taylor's Implement Moved and supported that tho reso• until .lan. l-st for 25i:. tied a red bandanna to liis automobile Bros, and they desire lo extend their lution ordering fidewalk built on east ing, .iar • lOe store atone o'clock. Potluck supper. TifE DKMOCitAT, Mason, Mich. as an emblem of his faith. thanks to the contestants and to their Ash street l)e adopted. Carried. Yeas, Stuffed Olives, jar 10c-15c-25c The coroner's jury on the deutii of friends who have aided them in tlie Aid. Deiin, Longyear, Millbury, Ray• W. J, Adams, as adjutant of Pliil Queen Olives, plain....10c-15c-25c Farmers, Take Notice. Ray B. Sergeant rendered a verdict contest. All who iiave purchased ner ;iiid Wliltmnre. We will pay 23c this week for bul- that ills death was purely accidental McKernun Piist, has received IS gov• triiding books have received tiieir Heinz Sweet Pickles, doz 10c ernment markers for soldiers'graves. Mi.ived iiiid supported that a license, tcr fat delivered at creamery In good and no blame could be attached to value in trade Willie aiding the con to lunn iii'itiey under Act Nn. 105 of Heinz Dill Pickles, doz 15c anyone. Twelve of tiieai are to be placed in testants to win tiie dlireretit prizes. condition, Mason Ciikamicuv Co. Maple Grove cpmetery, the balance Public Acts of the State nf Michigan 2-qt Fruit Jar Sour Pickles.-25c Judge Wiest lias granted Mrs. Edna for tlip year 1911, be grunted tn .luhn Crates fur sale at the E'oundry, -^tf being for cemeteries In this vicinity. Pure Olive Oil, imported from Parker a divorce frnm Gi'son Parker Special Session Board Supervisors. J. Horlburtaiid that ills bond with H. M. Wllliaiiis as surety be accepted. Italy, per quart 80c See notice of 0, L C, swinc for sale, and Judge Collingwood lias performed Bert Wilhelm Of White Oak raised A special session of tlie board, to a like service fur Mrs. Barbara E. Dix• the steer tiuit brought the highest Carried. 'Yeas, Aid. Dean, Lung-, Holsum, Tip Top, Mother's, Bus• $1,00 fur lOc, 25c fur 19c, at Ketch- Investigate the condition of tlie coun• on from George K. Dixon. price for beef ever paid on the De• ty jail and take some action pertain year,Millbury, llaynerand Wliltiiiore. ter Brown, Cream and Salt Ris• um's. 33tf • Walter Travis of Wheeling, West troit market. It was a roan Duriiam Ing to tlie erection of the tuberculosis On nidtlon council adjourned until ing Bread, fresh every day. R, R, Rayner has erected a new coal Sept. 3.. J. C. Qutuiv, 01 ty Clerk. Va., and Dot Long of Fort Wayne, steer, weighed 1,400 lbs. and brougiit sanitarium, was lield Monday. Called Both Phones. slied just east of the old one. Ind., were married by Justice Adams $10 per hundred. It pays to raise'good to order by Chairman Taylor. Fol• stull. AURELIUS. Born, to Jlr, and Mrs. yVlll Lundy, last Saturday evening. They were lowing members were present: Blair, About 150 attended the second an• first ward, a daughter, Monday, connected withthe Robbins cii'cus. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Barker of James and Joiin Brugan, Bement, BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Brownlee, Cliristopher," Clark, Clem• nual meeting of tlie Barnes .-cliool dis• School books and .'^cliool things at Miss Julia M. Baldwin, for the past Lansing liave issued invitations for trict iis-iDCintiun at tiie sciionl house, tlie marriage of tiietrclaugliter Muriel ent, Edgar, Gunn, Hall, Hinman, VKTKKINAltV Longyear's, "a good place to trade," ' four years stenographer in tiie law Lane, Leeman, Lascniiy, Parker, one mile east of Aurelius, last Friday, olllces of Tuttle, MoArthur & Dunne- to Mr. Emil R. Jacobl on August 31st, Aug. 10th. After a picnic dinner tiie li. (4. H.dOltDOX, VKTlCllINAItV IMlVSr Dillard Onwar.d won second money at eight o'clock at their residence 017 Ramsey, Reeves, Rose, Reck, Spen• backe of Lansing, has been appointed meeting was called to order by W. H. D• CIAN, .SurKOOii and Deiiiist. NiRlit call! In the 2:09 piice at Jackson last Friday Allegan street. cer, Smith, Taylor, Tuoker, Thorburn clieertLilly answered. Hali iilioue 22S, Gltlzeiis57, secretary to Federal Judge Tuttle at iind Wellmaii, Taylor. Interesting speeciies were Itoohi U, Lawrunce hlock. iMasuii, .Midi. Ice cream social on tlie lawn of G Detroit and assumed her duties last Last even intr after the regular meet• Sup, Gunn moved that the clerk given by Hon. L. T. Hemans, Prof. M, Smith in Eden Friday evening Friday. ing of Phil McKernan W. R.C. a birtli- cast a ballot for the entire board for Wood ley and W. H. Taylor. Papers IJHNTISTS Aug, 23d, A COW belonging to E. D. Sanford day party was given In honor of nine H, B. Taylor for permanent chairman were read by Mrs. Jennie .Mclntyre, It. 0. v.. IliCNDlilUSOiV, Dentist. Over Cieo. New milcli cnws for sale. Inquire met with a peculiar accident. A members of the post and (;orps, whose for the ensuing year. Carried unani• Mrs. Kate Mead and Mlsa Meme Phil• D M. Wuhh'saud Foril Aseltliie's. of Frank Mayke, Eden. Citizens horse had been tied In the basement birthdays came in July and August. mously. ips. Recitations by Bernice Dlsen- A potluck supper was served followed rothf Ruth Hazel two and Lenore U. .JOS. S. HAWMCY, Dentist. formerly Phone 10(i-2i;is. 341 of the barn and fed some hay and Sups. Ro.=c, Tiiorburn and Clark D_ MackinaMl c Lsland iinil tit. Inimcc. Successor when the cow went up to the rack to by a short program. were appointed a comnilttee to inves• Douglas. Siiort talks by F. E. Searl to Dr.SimtilillnKantl Dr. LInsley. Lawrence blk, L. J. Plillleo's family will occupytiie get some of the liay the horse bit off a and several otiiers, followed by sports Andrew Sniltli of Lansing, charged tigate the conditions' at the county front.rooms over Webb & Wiiitman's part Of her tongue. jail with recommendations thereon. arranged by J. A. Barnes, in which store after .Sept. 1st. withthe murder of Norman Brazee Mrs. Eugene . Edgar, Bernice Disen- I'lIYSICfANS On July I4tli a son was born tn Mr. waived examination last Wednesday Sup. Hinman made remarks along A. I. Barber and E. H. Williams will the line of sewerage for the jail. rotli, C. J. Grinnell, P. E. Searl, Clias. R. CHAS, .i. UALLAIID, Homeopiithic Phy. and Mrs. Charles F. Shaw at Busrah, morning and was bound over to the Hemans and Raipii Edwards were D sinlan and SurKonn. Diseases of the Eye. sliip their iiorses'to Ithaca to compete Persian Gulf. He was named Alfred Circuit court without ball, Smith . Communication from tiie Detroit Kar, Nose and Throat a specialty. Onice—Near house of correction terminating the winners. Members were present from n tlie races next we'ek. Farquali Shaw. Tills was,the third asked that an attorney be chosco for Hlock. Hoiirs-S to 11 a. ni., 1:30 to 5 and 7 to 0 contract Sept. 1, 1912, was read. Jackson, Hifstings, Mt. Plesisant, On• p.m. Mr.s. Robert Oliver, second ward, baby born at the mission in July, two him, as he h-ad no funds. Committee on public buildings made ondaga, Eaton Rapids, Edqn, Lan• fell from a clialr Tuesday morning boys and a girl. Mrs. Shaw was for• M. FltANIC I!. THOMAS, I'livslclan atftl Sur- Seven hundred Lnnslng men paid $5 the following report and recommen• sing, Mason and Fairmont, W, Vii. Keon. Ollice over Webb .t WhIliiiairH store; and broke lier left arm. merly Miss Adele Bayly. At' the D each or $3,500 to join the Order of dations : Tlie next meeting will be held at the residence two doors oast of iVlelliodisi clinroh. writing mother and son were doing same place and the same time, the Wn wisii to thank all who assisted well. Owls, wliicli the deputy insurance To tlie Board of Supervisors—Gentle• U. MAUIC C, rAKl'lilNTEl!, us with their votes In tlie recent piano commissioner says is not incorpurated third Friday in August, Every mem• D mt, urn in, cooic caupkntuu, Tlie prosecutor's ollice has discov• men: ber and fiimily )»invjipd to comg and • Osteopalhlc i'liyslelaiis.'iiri Li 217 .lenlson Hlock, contest. CauPvIE and Fate Milleu. In tills state. In return for tills sum Your committee, appointed to make ered a gang of gun men and knife of money tliey have received a gold have a jolly timo. corner Wash. Ave. and Ottawa St., Lansing, M. recommendations as to the jail beg Albert Whitney, who has been seri• stickers among the foreign element in sealed certificate and some cambric Cheater Beazelle and wife uf Cos'. leave to report as fullows: EDSON OOVEY. Ph. D., M. D. Physician ously ill with rheumatism and was Lansing and several arrests havs been lodge gowns costing from $3 to $5. Angeles and Minnie DIsenroth of , and .SiirKBon, ijIvIiik special attention to That a great Injustice lias been done 0 thought to be recovering, is again made. Tiie gang came from Clilcago Loiige was organized by a man from Jiickson are visiting at Geo. Disen- olllco practice and the cure of clironlo dlsea.ses. tlie sheriff in published reports of con• Bad. peculiar, dllllcnlt and stubborn cases that very sick. and has engaged In several brawls Indianii, not "The Gentleman from rotli's. ballle others or have been iiPKleeted or Improp• since coming to Lansing. Saturday Indiana." ditions at the jail—that tho conditions Wallace Smith and wife of'Lansing erly treated, are Invited. Visits made any dis- 0. G. Huntington, a well-known morning two of them were fined $20 were In no way as bad as publlsiied. were guests at Geo, Hunt's, Sunday. l^ance II rightly arranged for. Ollice lionrs, 2 to pioneer of our city, sulfered a stroke 9 p. 111. Call or write, overNorton's Hardware and costs. W. D. Wagner Of E-dton Rapids was That the entire trouble has come Mrs. Luke and son Sidney nf Jaclc• III Washington Ave., .South, LaiisinB, Mich, of apople.xy last Saturday night. He from the return of the open saloon to Miss Mildred Smith of tills city and a caller at the Democrat office last son are visiting at Mr. Casler's. is somewhat improved. the county; Last year between May AMICS SKVIN, Nurse, Graduate Heliovufl Chauncey Near of Jackson were mar• Friday. He Is a candidate for.county Helen Marsliall visited lier uncle in 1 and August 1 there were received at J riosnltai. New York CIrv. Itesldeiice. MiCson, Clarence D. Wilson and Augusta ried in the latter city a few days ago. clerk on the republican ticket in that Maaon the first uf the week. Citizens Phone IGOB. Hell phone l3D-2r. Wright, cnlored, were married by Rev. The groom is in the employ of the county. Mr. Wagner was a former the jail 42 prisoners and we under• Ben Lusey and wifeof Jackson vis• Frank Gates Ellett hist Saturday, as• Michigan Central and tlie bride is resident of Williamston and was em- stand that on August 17 there were ited friends here the first of the week. ATTOKNKYS sisted by Rev, A. G, Newberry. well known in Mason aud Aurelius, ploj'ed by E. S. Andrews on the Wil• no prisoners. This year during the Miss Irene Kellar of Ml, Pleasant is which have been her home for several liamston Enterprise forl4years. Dur• same period there were received 202— visiting her cousins. Lulu and T. J. ALintUD ALLUN. Attorney at Law. onice in jup. A.. Slierwood has sold his house l-'armers Bank building. Mason. years. Tiie Democrat unites with ing ills residence in that village he an increase of nearly 500 percent. No Grinnell. corner of Lansing and Maple streets friends in congratulations. served 14 years on the council, nine wonder the conditions are crowded • The funeral of Mrs. Smith was held A. ISKKGMAN, ATTOKNKY and COUN- to G. W. Sherman. Consideration years as township treasurer ami two We recommend that the first ques• I SELOK AT LAW, Mason. Mich. Carl Bassic, aged 25, and Emil Kil• Sunday at the home two miles west of A $3,000. Possession given Oct. IsD, times as census enumerator. In Baton tion to be decided is whether the ter, aged 22, Of Lansing are under ar• Aurelius. B. MOARTHUK, AttorneyandOounselorat An extremely long corset, cut the Rapids he lias served six years as county desires to build larger quarters 0. B. Wnodley of Falrmonf, W, Vii.'; , Law. onioe in Farmers Bank building. rest charged with beating and robbing atest straight seam pattern, boned supervisor in one of her wards. If a toshelter the drunks and products of visited at Levi Slaght's last week, Thomas Morris, an aged cobbler of the open saloon.. . . . ENSMOKl!, E. A., Attorney-at-Law,MasoD, throughout with :non-rustable wire, tiiat City, of $14. After robbing Mor• republican Is to have the otllce, audit M, 0, Gad-y»j;uid family of Mason vis• D Michigan. 95c, $1.50 and $2 00, at Cortrlght's. * Is a strong republic'in county, we will As to the sewerage, we believe a re; ited lit Ferd Marshall's last Saturtiay, ns Monday evening they started ou duclng system similar-to that at the Counselor at to commit another burglary. When be pleased to see VV.-D. draw, down Orla Rider'^iif Lansing visited T. HH.MANS, Attorney and Col. L. H. Ives has been appointed county farm be constructed, until tiie „ , Law, , Offlce in Lawrence Blocklilocli , Mason, arrested Tuesday morning the' coh the persimmons. friends here the ti.i^st nf the week. . L delegate to the state tax commis• City o.f. Masonxonstructs a sewer.sys- Midi. Money to loan on' good security. bier's tools were found on their per• Olias. Coucii and family visited in sion meeting .in Detroit Sept. 18 and Claud Edkar Of Aurelius, candidate tem, which Improvement is now under sons. Eaton Rapids over Sunday. 19. He represents the State Associa• for register of deeds upon the demo• AUCTIONl!;i5Ii,S contemplation'. Mrs. Frank Hopkins spent last week - tion of Farmers,Clubs. cratic ticket, \», a graduate of the C. 0. Fitzgerald was arrested at That the cheapest and mosteffec wltli her parents near Onondaga. LARK & HARICNESS, General Auctioneers. Grand Rapids last ^Friday night and Mason schools and Cleary'a business tivewayto make more room at the C Leave orders at tills nfflno. Siitistaotlon The Baptist churcii invites you to college in Ypsllanti and is well quail Vern Davis and wifeof Lake Odes• guiiranteod. Boil piione niinsville 5,4 r. Citi- the following services; 10:00 a. ra., returned to Lansln'g the next day on jail is to do away with theopen saloon. sa are vlsltinu at Rev. Davis'. /.BUS phone Mason, l(iO-2r.2a Hed in every way to fill this important suljject, "The Child Returned;" 11:30, a Charge of claiming to represent th We also believe the system used in Mrs. G. J. Grlhnell's class enjoyed a. American Federation of Labor and to Office. He is a young farmer of that Oakland county,—working prisoners rjENRY KURTZ,OeneralAiictloneer, .Satls. Bible school; 5:00 p. m., lawn service; township^and for five years has repre• pionic in the Grinnell woods. have obtained subscriptions aggregat• upon the ro'ads—Is wortii looking into. H taction guaranteed, terms right. Leave 0:00, B. Y. P, U. service, sented,ills town on the board.of super• Mrs. Lowe of Midland la tlie guest orders at this ollice, Postoaice, Lansing, ing over $1,000 from Lansing mer- visors aud iu filling said ofllce Mr. Sup. Parker stated tiie report is not of Miss Metiip. Phillips. M, J, Beraent, M, A, Bement, A, E. chants. It Is alleged Fitzgerald was Edgar has given excellent satisfac• a kind tiiat tlie board Iiad expected. Miss Bernice DIsenroth is visiting' Hiiiiard, D. Erwin, T, J, Sweeney and not authorized to solicit such subscrip INSUIIANCK tion. He states that lf_ nominated Mr. Murray, secretary of the state in Jackson this week. • , ' H. .T. Cady have tlieir horses at the tions. board of correcrions and charities, •pARMKRS' MUTUAL I'TKE INSURANCE Lansing track for a few days. Tliey and ejected he will accept the salary Company of Ingliam ooiinty. Safest,cheap• A Wilson and Marshall club has gave a talk with recommendations to IVlarriage Licenses. will participate in the matinee races as fixed by the board of supervisors, est and best. For information write to F. H. been organized in Lansing and started letting the fees go to tlie county, tlie board on account of jaii matters. Field, secretary. Mason. E. A. Densmore, presi• there tomorrow. FrankF. Scott, Lansing.-...-—25 dent. Mason. Offlce in the court bouse. with 475 members. Hon. F. L. Dodge wliicii will be a financial benefit to Sup. Hinman moved,that $10,000 be W. G. Grow lias sold his elevator was elected president, Dan'i J. Maho the people of Ingham county. A raised for the purpose of erecting a Amelia M. Seariglit, Lansing 22 and grain business to R, E. Reutii- oey vice president, Col. Fred Shubel cross before his name at tlie primary new jail. Lost by vote of 23 to 3. UryS. Cooper, Lansing....- 59 F. E. Williams luisi sold Ills pacer miiler of Jackson and gives posses• secretary and J. Edward Roe treasurer, election next Tue*iday will be appre• Sup, Parker moved t