1898-02-04; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878.
GLARE
MIOH., FRIDAY FEB. 4    1898
.Hew Series: Vol, 6, No. lo
'Round About Town.
".-friends of Tho Sen-tikeii will confer a favor
hy -reporting Items of a personal, social and
local nature to this offlce.
•Corn busks are sho-ked.
Wanted—good sleighing.
.Isn't this a "teaser," though?
Where is the weather prophet who
predicted an open winter?
Miss Delia Hammond, of Farwell,
was in the city last Saturday,
A. S. Rhoades is putting in machinery for making buggy hubs.
A girl was born this. (Friday) morning to Mr, and Mrs, Allen Carpenter,
of Vernon,
Dr. Carpenter reports a boy born,
Saturda** Jan 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed
•tTmcumc Jr
Mrs. C. G-. Himes visited last week
•v with her husband, who is working in
■«tu#        Binconning.
H. W. Hughes, of Plarrison, in the
city this week enroute home from a
visit to Sb Louis,
Miss Lillie DeCoo returned the latter part of last week from a few
weeks'visit with friends in "Mt Pleas-
and Durand.
J. C. Rockafellow was summoned
to Grand Blanc, Thursday, on account
of the serious illness of his grandson,
little Johnny Stroupe.
Miss Both returned yesterday to her
hope in Detroit, after a few weeks'
visit in Clare, the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. C.H.Sutherland.
The Sentinel is indebted to Miss
Belle Ironmonger for interesting
items concerning the Clare public
schools, which will be read with interest each week by every pupil.
We congratulate Editor Minchin of
the Review on his UDpointment of
postmaster at Evart. Congressman
Mesick is showing the best of judg-
n ' * in every one of his appoint-
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A very nice dance party was that of
last Friday evening at the home or
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ramey. vciio live
about a mile sou.h. Sice refreshments were served. • About 40 were
present.
%.   ■ ■     Our dearth of correspondence for the
past two weeks is caused by the irregu
larity of the  mails.   We  trust that
our correspondents will soon be able
to  resume their newsy  communica
tions. ,
2-. e.xt week every subscriber to this
paper will receive sample copies of
Michigan's best newspaper, The
Semi-Weekly Detroit Journal, The
Semi-Week]y,Journal and The Clare
Sentinel will be sent to any address
for only $1.50 per year.
Miss Bennett of Coldwater, Michigan, arrived Thursday, to take up her
duties as teacher in the Clare public
schools, in place of Miss Borland, resigned, Miss Borland goes to Racine,
Wis., to accept a position in the
schools there at an increased   salary.
3,S. Grieve, the Canadian government agent, had to postpone .his exhibit of grains and grasses from the
northwest, which exhibit was to have
taken place ab Calkinsville on "Wednesday. The exhibit will take place
as soon as the weather permits and the
date of the same will be advertised.
The "Bicaninna Club" is the latest
addition to Clare's musical circle, we
understand. It is composed _nly of
ladies who play stringed instruments,
As the architect of these columns is
unfortunate in respect to the gender
to which he belongs, we are unable to
give our readers further particulars,
"The Castle on the Hill" is no more,
.having burned to the ground last Saturday afternoon, the fire originating
from a defective chimney. It is said
there was no insurance on the property and but very little of the household goods were saved. The inmates
are now occupying quarters on State
street.
Here is astraight tip from the magazine called Brains: "There is only
one way to advertise and that is to
hammer your Dame, your location and
your business so constantly, so intensely and thoroughly into people's
heads that if they walk in their sleep
they wiil instinctively turn theirsteps;
toward the store."
A contemporary remarks that soldiers and sailors should see that a record of their marriage is on file in the
office of the county clerk. It may
save many months of anxious waiting,
in _ase of a husband's death, for the
pension department to look up the
validity of the marriage.
Ed Whitney sent some specimens
of sugar beets, that were raised on
his farm, just north of town, to the
Michigan Agricultural   College,    for
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tjjut Oheress
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for HARNESS,
for BLANKETS,
andl for
HORSE GOODS GENERALLY,
at Ounwoodie's,
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Articles Exactly as
Represented and
Prices Reasonable,
„ , Ar4 always inducements
thatfthe Public is not slow
to pitch on to.
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Something interesting about McCor*-
Imick riachin.es 'ere long.
Wait for what we liaye to'say.
analysis. • The analysis has been made |
and Mi*. Whitney informed us that-the
beets are rich in sugar and eg. ual| to
the best. Who knows but what there
will be a great future in sugar beet
raising for the farmers of this section?
In the Richmond, (Mich.,) Review
we note a write-up of a concert which
was "the" musical event of bhe season in that city. The concert was un.
der the direction of Miss ISTella Long,
formerly of Clare. Among other
things the Review saysi "Miss Long is
possessed of musical ability in a large
degree and the beautiful strains
which she drew from her instrument
took the hearers by storm."
The Sentinel is receiving many
new cash-iu-advance subscribers iiud
old subscribers are paying up in a way
that greatly encourages us to give our
very best efforts in making a good
newspaper. A paper is good or bad,
just in proportion as to whether the
list of subscribers are paying ones or
not. If you are in arrears, pay up,
and you will not only have the satisfaction come over you of having paid
an honest debt, bub you will als'o geb
a better newspaper.
"How-'edo," used by each of us
every clay as a salutation, is of course a
contraction of how do you do? "Good
morning" means, I wish you a good
morning. Custom has shortened up
the words and we make some strange
addresses to those we meet, as a result.
For instance, a man hurries along and
meeting a friend says, how do you do?
His friend also says, how do you* do?
Each has asked a question, neither
has had the question answered but
they pass along just as well   satisfied,
The figure 8 has been doing good
service during tho past century, but
will soon take second place and be
-outranked by 9. In every letter, legal
document, business entry, and every
printed j>£iper or book where a date
has been used, since the year 1S00,
tbis figure has been used; during one-
tenth of the time it has appeared
twice" in indicating the year of^j.Sr
Lord, and in one year, 18S8, it appeared three times, After next year
it will only be used once in ten years
for many centuries to come, except in
one decimal period, when ib appears
twice.
The Teachers' Reading Circle met
last Saturday afternoon according to
notice in The Sentinel and had a
well attended and very interesting
session, "Mental Images" was the
chief subject of discussion. The
Circle will meet again ne.xt Saturday
afternoon (12th) at 2:30 p. m., .sharp.
The subject discussed will be based
on the remaining*articles in the September and October numbers of
"""■"'•i-icational Foundations." Read
especially the ai*_-G.i._ on "Mental
lmag_s" and "Dynamics of Mental
Images." All teachers are invited to
attend.
■The tendency of young men born
and reared on farms to leave the
country for towns and cities is certainly an unhealthy movement- in a
large sense and unprofitable to many
of those who embark in its Properly
and steadily followed, there is no
safer business than farming, nor any
more certain to yield satisfactory results. In very many instances they who
abandon it for city life liye to regret
the change. The farmers' institutes
and farmers'themselves ought to be
able to develop a higher interest in
the occupation and more of a certain
sort of fellowship and brotherhood
among those who follow it.
The new interchangerable mileage
book of the Michigan railroads was
placed on sale Tuesday of this week.
The book is an improvement over the
recent one forced upon the traveling
public, but the most popular of all
was the little 500 mile book of the F.
& P. M. which sold for $10. The new
book is good on a dozen Michigan
roads, contains 1,000 miles, sells for
$30 and is valid one year from the date
bf purchase. A rebate of $10 will be
forbhcomlngif the contract's terms
are respected and the cover is presented'to the northern mileage bureau
headquarters in Detroit within eighteen months of the date of sale, if
r ot presented by that time the rebate
is forfeited. Blanks for applications
for rebate will be supplied by all ticket agents.
Ye scribe had a pleasant chat with
Jas. Walsh of Russell, last Saturday.
Mr. Walsh was the builder ot that
mu-li talked-of new railroad, the Kalkaska branch of the Chicago and West
Michigan Ry. The length of tfie road
built by Mr. Wakh was 33 miles, and
the work was accomplished in just
three months with 300 then and 30
teams and the first train over tho road
was 30 cars in length, and the first
run on Monday, January 24. It is
only about 15 miles from the end of
the Kalkaska branch to the end of the
Muskegon branch of the F. & P. M.
in Clare county. Mr. Walsh thinks
ib yery probable that the roads will
be connected as there is a territory of
good country not traversed by any
road, which wjuld be rapidly settled
ud, and would also place Saginaw and
eastern points, many miles hearer to
the-towns north.
Luther said thab if a man were not
storong at twenty, handsome at thirty,
learned at forty, and rich at fifty,
he would never be strong, handsome
learned or rich. But the kicker comes
along and says a' man ought to see' his
best days, physically, after he is fifty,
that his face is most beautiful after
he is seventy, that Cato didn't study
Greek until he was eighty, and that
a man is really richest when ne forgets his earthly accumulation and begins to look forward to the enjoyment of the.glories of the next world
where-it is supposed the fellows who
set up corners and rob their brothers
will be obliged to occuoy the back
seats. There is no use to get blue.
Take the words of the kicker- and
press onward.
As will be seen by the official announcement elsewhere in this issue,
The Clare County Savings Bank, of
this city, hasreduced its.rates of interest from 4 to 3 per cent. This move is
only in accordance with that which is
being made by other reliable banks all
over the country. The reduction of
interest is made neccessary from the
fact that the banks have more money
than they can loan, and banks, any
more than individuals, can not afford
to pay much interest on money for
which there is no demand and which
they themselves cannot loan. This
reduction of expenditures will make a
better bank. Depositors will probably be disappointed in learning of
the reduced rate, yet those who like
tOa-see a-bj-S^n.ess.^Aondueted -on j_&fe
and conservative grounds, will appreciate the action of the local bank,
which never conducts its business except upon plans cotdpatible with safe
management. So it will be seen tbat
the action referred to is as much for
the depositor's benefit as for-the bank
itself.     .	
A Noble Young Man Gone.
Clare Buell, aged 19 years, 9 months
and 28 days, youngest son ot Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Buell of this city, died on
Sunday morning, Jan, 30,1898, of consumption. He was born in Chesaning. Shiawasse county, this state.
While it* was known that the end
must come eventually, his death was
a surprise to all,as be had been able to
take drives and short walks up to a
few days previous to his death.
Clare was a gentlemanly,   uprighi
young man, and  all  who  knew him
were his friends.  ' He allied himself
with the Ohurcn of God Feb. 18,  1895
Rev. Graff, the pastor, conducted the
funeral services on Wednesday, assis
ed by Rev. J. S. DeLong of the M. i_
church.    A large   number    of   the
friends of the deceased attended the
last sad rites.   Remains were interred
in Cherry Groye Cemetery,
.The  grief  stricken   parents    and
brothers have the sincere sympathy
of all.
On a Serious Charge, •
Roy Hooyer of Dover, aged about
23, was arrested on Monday by Under
Sheriff Gordanier, charged with raping the person of Delia Dennis, a girl
of about 17. The prisoner was takan
to Harrison this (Friday) morning,
where he expects to obtain bail. His
examination is set for Feb. 23, before
Justice Carpenter.
Conflicting reports are in circulation regarding the case.
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Cheer for Farmers' Wives and
Daughters.
In her "Peaceful Valley" articles, in
the Ladies'Home Journal, Mrs Lyman Abbott has undertaken to tell
farmers' wives and daughters how
their lives may be made brighter and
broader. Her contributions thus far
show her to be in hearty sympathy
with ber subject, and " by .painting,
with her gifted pen, pictures of an
ideal country community, She. has
gone a long way toward a solution of
the difficult problem. She is treating
every phase of counbry life, its labors,
trials and diversions, showing a bright,
abtracbiye side to farm life.
Dr. Wheeler's Sferve Vitalizer is receiving much merited  praise as   a
reliable remedy for nervous diseases
Sold by all druggists,
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We always close out the balance of
winter stock on hand.     Now is your
time to get an A-Ko.-l suit for little
money.
Look in our windows.
Suits, former price $20 to $28, your
choice now for $15,   All new goods.
Good heavy black pants $2.
Yours for Business,
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THE CITY
..BAKERY.,
Not a MixecLup Store,
but a First-class Bakery.   If
not on hand, what you require*
it would be to your interest to
order it a. little ahead of time,*
then you can haye it.    For the winter months in purchasing
Bread -rickets of me you can have better inducements, as we must
hate bur bakery warm in cold weather, so it is almost as easy to bake a
large batch of bread as a small one.
Give me a share of your trade and I assure you that you will not
be sorry. I assttri.you-that my baked goods aro clean ahd pure. I
learned my trade complete.      '     EGGS WAHT__D.   "
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