<:vi-~'ini-j-T;y'-.<n;- VOL. XLIV-NO. 49 MASON, MICH., THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5^7,190'i. WHOLE NO. 3J89 NBWN IN BRIEr. RURAL MAIL CARRIERS. The I. O. F. The Independent Order of Forester* The flrst snow storm of the season Rsainlnnllonii for INipllInn* Held In came vesterday afternoon. Mnaon •.Mt rrldajr. are inaugurating a vigorous winter Entered at the l'o«tonieo,Hafion, citmpaign, and for the mouths of itiaeoond«ola(iiiiiatter Oria Carn is now running the liaok In pursuance of notices regarding rubllshndKveryTburHdnyby November, December and January »r« to and from tlie new depot, One Warrant Result of the examinations to be held, over sixty But Little Testimony As Yet remitting to new members tlie regIS' A, Li. HOSK. Drs. Culver and Freeland removed Investigation applicants presented tliemselves for Been Taken. tration and certificate fees, which ap* a tumor from the hack of George Dis- examination at the opening session plicants usually have to pay upon Oat ytip, tl.OO; tU noiilhi, (0 •mil i <krM sler last Friday. held at Steele Bros. Post hall last Fri­ joining. The order has made wonder­ MOiiIlK, 3S a»nH—i* idviRi* day morning. • 1 J. C. Squiers will execute pension ful strides during the year, and will AOVERTItlNO RATES. JNO. HOLBROOK ARRESTED The examinations were conducted ADJOURNED TO NOV. 29. OnrAdvertUlograleimkdeknownatoflloa vouchers at Longyear's drug store add to Its membeiship many thou­ Bi*lnaiia«rdiSl»\lneper ^rear. next Thursday, Deo. 4. by Inspectors E. W. Shriver, Judge sands during tlie next three mouths. anftlnna* looali (Iveoentaper line laoband Dalioll and Mr. Neyins. erer/iniertlon. The Citizens telephone exchange of Its membership roll now contains « Several ladies toox the examination, MitrrlKKe,birth,and death notleeifre*! this city have their new directories uhnrKeil With Atlein|»(liiir to llrlbea INnnh of th« 4in<>iiiit Overilrnwii WMM good deal over 200.000 of insured or Obituary notloei, reHolutlona of reipaot Jaror In the Vnnti. and it is evident tliere will be no Paid «iit tor <)»nnty. ardtoftbanki etcnveoentialin*. rend for dlHtributinn, showing a list of beneficiary members. Its accumulat­ troulile in tilling the positions, as 223 MubNcriliers. ed funds reach to almost (6,000,000; for the seven extra routes out of Business Cards. One week ugn lust Monday, John R. After mucii speculation as to the and these funds are increasing at the Mason there were 20 applicants, and The hearing on the cliarges made rateof three-quarters of a million dol­ Proctor of (Ills city suflered a stroke of prot)uble outcome of the investigation about the same proportion applies to ATTOBNBTN. against County Clerk Woodworth by parulyslB. He is recovering slowly, of tlie charges of bribery in tlie Eli R. lars a year, notwithstanding that the the routes to start from Leslie, Stock- the board of supervisors was begun be­ order pays out $S00 every working TMMT oiTfT HEMAN«; but Is yet in a feeble condition. Sutton case, tlie public was given the bridge, Onondaga and Dausvllle. k TTORNEV AND C0UN9BL,0B AT fore Judge Wiest aud Circuit Court first material development last Satur­ hcnir of the year to widows and A. law. Office over Klrsl State and Sav- Rev, A. S. Ziiiimermun was formal­ Tlie routes will average in length Commissioner Foster Monday morn­ iDKHbanki Vlatinn, MIoh, day, il being the issuing of a warrant orphans. A record of over $12,000,000 ly iiiHtalled ua pastor of the Westmin- about 2;{ miles. ing says the State Republican. The for ex-Senator John Holbrook, the already paid promptly on death claims B. MCABTHUB, Attorney at Law, Ma- ster PreHbylerian church at West Bay It Is hoped and thought quite prob­ hearing will be continued on Siitur- '. flon, Mich, well known politician, stands to Its credit. The I. O. F. is L Nov. 19. The sermon was deliv­ able that the system will be in opera­ day, it lieing Impossible to complete TTiENSMOUE, K. A, iillorney iil liiw, OMIne Holbrook was arrested Saturday af­ undoubtedly a great and progressive ered by Rev. W. C Covert of Saginaw. tion early in January. the case because uf the failure of the \j Willi L. 11. MoArlhiir, over KarmerH' ternoon at Cartervllle, Missouri, where instliution. The report upon its in* Haute. Nothing Is better for a holiday pres­ In lughum county, the routes will treasurer to bring certain necessary he is stationed as manager of tlie Blue vestments, made by a committee com­ A. BEUOMAN,ntlorn«yut.law. '^Jllue ent timii a box of the R'.)yal E. P. Ci- diverge from ten points, numbered us vouchers and records before the tri­ . over hoiiKyoar'H driiK »lore, MaHon, Wing Zinc mines, Sherifl' Hammond posed of able and independeut brethren A Cl|?8rs. • follows: bunal. at the Supreme Court meeting in Los- hFREI) AlJiEN, Lawyer, onice over Dr. John P. D, Joiin, ex-president and Officer Horace Hodge of Leslie, 1 to 7—Lansing. left Saturday evening for Cartervllle, The opening of the hearing before Angeles, stated that in all the invest­ L Wubb.t Wlillinan'H, MitNnii. ofDePauw Uitlversily, will lecture on 8 to 10—Okenios, the tribunal began with a statement ments of its funds the Supreme Execu* H. AVEllY, attorney at law. Olllcuop- the "Worth of Man," next Wednesday Mo., to bring ba^k Holbrook and they 11 to 13-Wiiliamston. poHite iliidNon llouae, LanahiK, Mich, are expected to return today, l)y Attorney Charles F, Hammond, live liad never lost a dollar. This is E evening, Dec. 8. Dr. Jolin is one of 10 to ]<J-Webberviile. who represents Clerk Woodworth. He is charged with attempting to certainly a unique experience. tlie lirainest men on the platform to­ 20 to 21-Holt. The clerk himself wus not in the court VHTNIOIANH. corrupt a juror, but us the complaint C. H, E, Rea, A. I, A., F. R, A. S., day. 22 to 30-Ma8on. room at tiietime, although he appeared has not been made public, more spe- the actuary of the order, recently stat­ O. H. PREELAND. M. O. Alfred Allen attended a sale of .SI to 3!t-Daiisville. later and was present when the ed in regard to it: "After exhaustive PlIYStOIAN AN'l) HiniGEON. Hours 8to cDic allegations are not known. blooded cattle at Grass Luke last week M to 35—Onondaga, testimony was taken. The statement tests I have failed to find a weak spot a, m„ 1 lu ;i, aud 7 to 8 p. m. Holbrook was deputy labor com- nnd purclmeed the registered Short- 3(1 to 40—Leslie. of Mr. Hammond came as a surprise to in its structure." miHloner wlien Suttou was brought on 6. E. MANN. horn cow Lall. Tiie animal ar­ 41 to45-Stockbridge. the prosecuting attorney, who wus not We congratulate the order and Its HOMEOPATH I'llVSIOIAN .fc SUUGEON. for trial in May, 1000. He was one of rived by express Monday and weigiis expecting that the w<>rk of investigat­ Supreme Chief Ranger upon their Special atlcnllon ulveii to Kye, Ear, NOHC the original Piugree men of this vicin­ OUR NEW PASTOR. nil Throat UI.HCIINOH; dlNeaaoa of Woniun over 1500. ing tlie charges would be so greatly work.—Toronto Daily Star, Oct. 28, 11(1 Kcotal DlNeaHeH, ity and therefore on intimate terms The new Michigan Central depot at simplified. 1902. ' 3l'-KICK IN NBAH UUK., III18. 1 tO 5 A 7 tO 0 p.Hl. witli the Pingree advisors, It is Rev. NlinninuN Acce|>t« Call to MKKOII this place was opened to the public PreNbyterlnu Church. "I desire in fairness to the court, in • • • HoniiisHtC. W, Krowiio'H reuldonse, claimed that Holbrook undertook to last Monday morning. It is a fairness to my client and to the public Temperance Rally. "flx" the Jury for Sutton so that there In selecting a successor to Rev, Zim­ 3ERTRU0E D. CAMPBELL. M. D thoroughly up-to-date structure, every­ to make a statement," said Mr. Ham­ There will be a meeting held in Jus­ HYSICIAN ANO HUUOEON. OKl'IGE would be nothing more serious than a merman, the Presliyteriuu church of lit rttHldouco, uorih Main strool, MaHon. thing entering into its construction this city have adopted the course pur­ mond. "Dr. Woodworth desires to tice Feruuson's office Wednesday ^IIIQP O liourN H a, in, to (I a. m. 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 disagreement in his case, evening, Dec. 3, for the purpose of or­ .111. Uouutry and town oallH pruiuptly at- being tlie best, and to modern ideas, sued by many of the larger churches, pay every penny which he owes to In one or two cases In which testi­ ganizing a probibitlou aliance. AU luiidod, W. S. Root will sell at auction at which is to send a committee to visit this county. The cliarges filed in this mony was received during Judge are cordially invited. at Elm Shade Lawn in Ibis city on did'erent ministers aud hear tliem in court state that certaiu flues paid into ll. FRANK K, THOMAH, PHY8ICIAN Wiest's investigation, it Is known the criminal court were not turned « » « D and Duriieon. OtUoe ovur Webb A Whil Saturday, Dec. C, almut SS iiead of that the jurors approached did not fin­ their own pulpits aitd learn of their nnu'N clothing atore. over to the treasurer within the time Notlne to VevNy Tnx pity era. cows, calves and yearlings, 21 pigs, 4 ally sit in the case, and it la doubted work and standing at home. I will be at the First State aud Havings brood sows, 2 liorses and a quantity of L.