1898-03-04; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878.
LAKE, MICH.   FRIDAY, MARCH _-,   1898
New Series; yol.6, -No. 14.
'Round About-Town,
Friends ot The Sektinki, -will confer a favor
by reporting items of a personal, social anC |
local nature to thts office. •
The Lenten season's again at hand,
Myd»r]ing says sbe's glad;
But she doesn't Intend to putin tbe time
Bewailing tlie fun she's had.
She goes to wor). as hard as she can,
AS the season of gayety ends,
To comeout with a rig, on Easter morn,
'■ That will simply floor her friends.
Spring election is near at band.
The Lenten season is now in full
force and people are doing proper
penance all over the land.
Bemember tlie musicai and literary
entertainment at the Congregational
church, Friday evening, March 11.
We are informed .hat the Bay City
beet sugar company look upon Clare
^county as one of the very best fields in
* the state for raising sugar beets.
E, A. White lias recently secured
tbe services of a skilled workman to
assist in his shop. Eepair work will
now receive more prompt attention.
County Olerk Morrissey informs us
tbat he issued a marriage license to
Richard J. Nor tbey ahd Miss Alice M.
Sbeldon, both of Clare, tbis week.—
Cleaver.
It is estimated that more than three
hundred millions feet of logs will come
to Michigan this winter from the
Georgian Bay district, to be manufactured.
There arrived by express, on Tuesday, a thorough bred short-horn
Durham from Portland, Mass., for the
Doherty stock farm, (Kellarneyville)
four miles south.
B. 3. Willoughby, who recently pur-
r'.'-Hd tbe photf*_Tapgic business of
_.. v. Vandercoo.v, tbis week moved
into the grand floor gallery, corner ot;
Main and Oth streets. ...„,-.
Darling, answer me, he fairly moaned, as ho stood in   the center of the
parlor.   I am on tbe rack,   So is your
hat, shouted the old gentleman, who
' had a gallery seat on the stairway.
It i_ said that a single crop of sugar
beets from live acres will bring enough
to pay interest on $1,000 for Ave years.
A crop for four y_ars wiil pay tbe
principal and leaveS-OOfOrthefarmer.
Oity Treas, Elden informs us that
there is about $2,000 of taxes remaining
Unpaid, but that he will be able to
reduce this amount considerable before his final settlement with tbe
county treasurer.
The newspaper is uniyersally conceded to be the most effectual agency
by whicb the importance of a town
and community can_ be disseminted,
and thereforeit should be liDerally .supported by those who profit by its good
words.
There was a special school meeting
of the electors of this -listrict at the
Clare high school- building last Monday evening, to borrow $1,000 to cancel one of the two thousand dollar
bonds now due, The attendance was
not very large.
Therewillbea box social at C. PI-
Sutherland's farm residence next Monday evening, given by Clover class of
the Congregational Sunday school of
this city. Boxes 25c each. Teams
w.ll bo in readiness at W. H. Elden's
store to convey those who desire to go.
"After a Storm a Gentle Calm Succeeds," was never more fully exemplified thanithat calm whicb prevailed
in business circles immediately following the recent blizzard. The past
week, however, thc calm has given
place to a good "stiff breeze" in business.
The Clarion tells of a home talent
entertainment at Reed City for the
benefit of Stickle's band, and says:
''Will Adams, a former resident here,
and who used to assist the band in various entertainmeuts, was present and
took a leading part in the program. In
fact, he is a whole show by himself."
Mr, James Grieve, Canadian government agent, accomoamed by E. C
Oviatt, traveling passerigei agen't'of
the C. P. II., will be in Farwell on
Tuesday, Marcn Sth, from 10 a. m. to
3 p, m.• also in Clare (Calkins House)
same day from 4 to 9 p. m., to meet all
those contemplating going to the Canadian northwest, to discuss pa.sscnger
ana freight rates to that country. All
are invited.
There is no better paper published
in Michigan than the Detroit Journal.
We send the twice-a-week edition—
eight pages eyery Tuesday and Friday, and the Sentinel—1SG papers
during the year—for $1,50. This is the
greatest as well as thq cheapest newspaper combination you could possibly
make,
The funeral services over the remain- of Mrs. John Doherty, whose
death we chronicled last week, occured last Saturday in the Vernon
Catholic church. A large number of friends of thc deceased came up from Coleman in a special coach to attend the
last sad rites. The mother and infant
babe were laid to rest in the cemetery
near the church, beside tbe remains
or Mrs. Doherty'S father, E. J. Spring.
There was a regular meeting of the
council last Tuesday'evening. .About
all three was to do was to allow the
usual number of. bills. Aldermen J,
H. Galliver, H, P. Hubel and Clerk
Nailor were appointed as committee
to settle witb the city treasurer,
Election i. near at hand and T. C.
ITolbrook, 1st ward; C. H. Fishley, 2d
ward; and S. C. Kirkbride, 3d ward,
were appointed the board of election
commissioners.
Said Michigan to California, '-Sud-'
pose we make a trade: you send me all
your oranges and other fruit, you
know, and I will send vou all my fog,
the ice-crop I have made, and half a
dozen townships of nicely-hardened
snow." Said California to Michigan,
"I'm willing to exchange; you send
me your crystal lakes and rivers wide
and deep, and I will send you all my
snakes, a sun-baked cattle-range, and
all tbe Digger Indians that you would
like to keep.
wliiclj ''.buy joined the ladies in. Progressive p.dro till the morrowa It was
.rulj-i). most*, recherche affair and the
hostej-s' did themselves proud,
Delavan Tiffany, deputy factory in-
,-pect^r for tbe oth district of Michigan, .was in Clare. Tuesday, making
official visits to tbe mills and factories
of tljis city. From Mr. Tiffany we
learned that the average wages paid to
Clam laborers is not less than $1.25
pel* day. There are GO men employed
in fcbe Althouse factory and the average wage paid there is -$1.30 per day,.
The inspf-ctor also says thab the official investigation shows that there are
50 per cent, more men employed in
WiChfgan at the present time than
there; were one year ago. Although
wages have not advanced materially,
there is this great difference in tbe
numb'erof men employed.Tbe inspector
says business men are unanimous in
saying there is a marked improvement
in the commercial world.
Purely Per-sona!.
The reception to Eev. Boy] and
bride, at tbe Congregational parsonage, last Tuesday evening, wasattend-
ed by about 100 friends, eighty registering in- tbe bridal book. Ice -cream
and cake and other refreshments were
served. Many useful and beautiful!
presents v?ere made the newly wedded
couple, among them being two parlor
lamps, fern vases, deer horn broom
case, lamp stand, pictures, a mantle
clock, dining room table, cupboard, set
of dishes, berry dish, fruit dish, doilies, ilower vases.
M, W, Tucker of Loomis. in town
today.
Will J. Kelly was over from Mt.
Pleasant, last Saturday.
3, G. Eockafellow returned. Monday
evening, from Grand Blanc.
Miss Elia Thompson is recovering
from a three weeks' illness.
Mrs. K. M. Goodman and Master
Fred visited in Saginaw, over Sunday.
Mrs. John Campbell and children of
Saginaw, visited at A. Tatman's, Sunday.
Ubas. Ackerman went to Buffalo,
iast .Saturday, on a week's business
trip.
W.J.,Lewis, the cigar manufacturer,
was doing business in Harrison, Wed-
nesd(aif,
MisS E. French of Coleman was the
guestnf Miss Miss Sarah Mcintosh in
ClareVthis week.
,vMr*-u(., H. VanBruut went to To-
tot-o^'Tuesday, ftr-a few*-'=Week9i' visit,
at tbe home of her mother. i
• L. E. Daw returned. Wednesday!
evening, from Sew York, where hej
has been purchasing new goods. j
Pv,aleigh Giberson of this city, now j
bas a lucrative position with Edson,'
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St-            jY.              New line all wool serges.,..,. ..29c c^
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_£_*             }!•.             50-in. all Wool navy blue storm serge, 50c Z2
2r            \|f             40-1 n, line all wool black serge ,.., ,5£>c :2
§= Bargains in Towels. ^
Sr tfj-       .   • Fine hemstitchedHuck towels,,16x32in at..T2_c *3
£- )!•.             Extra heavy plain linen fringed towels 20.x40 3
jr.            W                     at     15c 3
■gr            \i'a             Turkish towels at ,.,,,...5c, 10c, 15c 3
S__             JJi              Heavy cotton towelling  ....—31-2c *^k
*gz            W            Alllir.cn towellings........,-, 6 l-2c -^
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S*--"             iXi             36-in. unblea.hed cottons 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c yd -^
_£**:             Na             Fine bleached cottons from...a., -.5c up :_$
S= W              Heavy unbleached sheeting 2i yards wide.... 15c :_8
St-            yj'f             Fine bleached sheeting, 2iyards wide 20c _5
I f   Ready-made swsrsirs: |
S__ ;V!.              made  from heavy bleached sheeting, torn and ^S
Jtr \f/              hemmed, 2 yds wide by 2*. yds long only,.....45c ^g
§_ One Case Fast Color Red Prints 4tc per yd. ^
% Fancy Ribbons.                 - 3
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3S=             W                       at 25c yd z3f
«£-. \f/              Largestlmeof nlain ribbonsshoivn in Glare. _^
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Sz av                       well-made and perfect fitting, $5.00 Suit z£
__r             >K              Heavy, all wool cheviot,  $5.00 Suit r$.
__*-: W             Clay worsted suits, all styles, $5,'$7.50, $10, __S
|E ■#                       $12.50, $15. ^
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St^             yi.              deav.v wool sox 12 I-2c to 25c per pair r^.
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his home most of thc winter. ! g&
.Sheriff Leach and I. J. Thompson,!^
; of Harrison, were Clare yisitors last
Friday.   They drove down and report-
f    The Reichtag of the Bay View Read- i
Hog circle will meet at the home ofj
Mrs. (.raves at 7:30, Maich .. i
I'ItOOBA.1. '
Chapter IV of the history of Ger-
"Spters XI, XII, XIII of »L,feied the roads in excellent shane.
Among thc Germans."
T'aper, ''Love of Music in Gerniauy."
1'ai.er, "Founding aMichigan School
System,*' Miss Tuxbury.
Belle Ikon-iongek, Sec.
Moore & Co., the largest wholesale
concern in Detroit. 	
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formerly of Clare, is reported in very j ^f ^##^#1$W-SStil m ■*$m^^m^§Wp^m^km^^m^B
poor health, haying been contined to 115||
We mean the backbone of -winter lias been
(broken and tlie farmers "will soon begin to look after
itheir Agricultural Implements. This is the proper
•time to put the tools in shape for the
fiti By putting them in shape now much time is
saved when the frost leaves the ground.    We carry
i a full and complete line of        .
■      IMPLEMENT REPAIRS 1
§f As well as a full line of agricultural implements. It
w doesn't always pay to repair old implements too
f& often, as the tin. e and money thus expended would
x& more than pay for a new implement. In this line
f€j       we wish to call attention to our stock of
FARM TOOLS;
.Look them over carefully and make
a note of what is wanted, then come
'in and see us. Gome in anyway, as
■then you may see something .that
•■'■ycta have overlooked . . .	
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I. rank Poet of Sheridan, who shot
and-killed four bears several weeks ago,
the account of which was published in
this paper a. the time, is not living on
past honors bv any means. On Monday ot this week Mr. Poet shot and
killed a cub and an old she bear. He
has also captured 13 wild cats during
the winter, besides other fur-bearing
animals. Mr. Poet is pretty near a
crack shot. . It is said that he killed
the four bears flrst mentioned in less
than one minute. With a $3 bounty
on each wild-cat and from the sale of
tbe skins of the animals which he has
captured, Mr, Poet will reali7.e a good
round sum.
W. A. Mc Watty was in Olare. >_atur-
day, on his way to Harrison from .Bay
City and while here made The Sen-
tinel a call. Mr. Mc Watty. has the
placing of contracts with Clare county
farmers for raising sugar beets for the
Bay City factory. Further information regarding the subject may be
obtained by reading Mr. MeWatty's
advertisement elsewhere in this paper.
When the Bay City factory is in operation they expect to consume 420 tons
of beets per da'y, and from this will
make about 30 tons of sugar, we
are informed. About 150 men will be
employed.
A delightful 6 o'clock dinner party
was given Friday, "February 25, '98, at
the home of W. J. Hutchison, east 5th
street, by Mesdames Sanford, Alward
and Hutchison. The parlors were decorated with hyacinths. Covers were
laid for 26 and the dinner was elaborate, consisting of 10 courses. The table
was beautifully decorated With ropes
of snlllax and center piece of carnations and individual bouciuets, Aftei*
the dinner the gentlemen repaired to
the library for a half-hour smoke, after
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Mi'-s.   Ada  Shank   and    daughter,
Birdieloft Wednesday for a two weeks'
visit with relatives at Remus, • Micb.
Thev were accompanied by Miss Jesse J fl?
Hane. i*w«t>
Jas. Seeley. of Vernon, went to Mt jf||
Clemens, Monday, where he will remain a couple of weeks, taking baths
for rheumatism, with which disease
Mr. Seeley has suffered greatly for several years.
Messrs. A. J. Doherty, C. W. Perry,
C. H. Sutherland and W. H. Elden
droye over to Mt. Pleasant, Tuesday,
to call upon Judge E. D. Wheaton,
who is very ill.
Wm. Hubel, who is lumbering witb
Thos. Dwyer in Arthur, had the misfortune to lose one of hi's heavy
horses, Monday night, the animal
dying from colic.
Attorneys 0. W. Perry and John Giberson, I-I. T. Nowleu and R. G. Jeffer-
ies of Clare, and Attorney G. J. Cummins and S. Aye Wilson of Harrison,
were doing business in Mt. Pleasant,
Wednesday.
Harve Bitter returned, Wednesday,
from Indiana, where he was summoned last week Monday by a telegram announcing the dangerous illness of his mother, who passed away
before he reached her bedside.
J. li. Feighner has sold his _0 acre
farm two miles south of Clare, and
will move into the city in about two
weeks' and will occupy the Perce house
on east Sth street. He will again take
up his old trade—that of painter- and
paper hanger.
On Tuesday ot! this week Jas. Dun- j
can disposed of his large black team
of horses to a Mr. Knight, of Grayling,
the consideration being $200. Mr.
Kui-tht drove overland to Grayling
from Clare, starting Wednesday morning.
the floiidaos
We always close out the balance of
winter stock on hand.     Now is your
time to get ail A-So.-l suit for little
money.
Look in our windows.
Suits, former price $20 to $283 your
choice now for $15.   All new goods.
Good heavy black pants $2. '    ;
Yours for Business^
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You will And the best line of sad
dlery in the city—at lowest nrices-
the Doherty Hardware Go's,
-at'
For Sale.—One mare coming i years
old; 1 lumber wagon. I hay rake,' I j
fanning- mill, i spike. tooth drag, i I
spring tooth drag, and numerous other [
articles. For further information j
apply to JaB. Feighner, Clare.
Attention Housewives.
I have the best washer ever put on ■
the market. It enables you to do(
washing with one-half the wu.k. This j
washer does not wear clothes out j
either.- Call at my house arid seej
sample machine. • •      '
J). 3, Fox, ' ?
East -th street.
is the flrst thing to consider
in clothing, The price con_es next-.
Quality    means   good    material
well made up.    It means a good*
fit;    it means   good  weai.:      it-
means a genteel appearance.
Our winter clothing is distinc*-
tively cmality clothing. The .price
is no more than ^you would pay
for the shoddy goods. But you
will find a vast, difference in. the
wear and looks.
Gail and get oui prices
will hardly look further.
You*
Wood Wanted.
At the SeHtijtel office—about 100
cofds of di-y beech .and maple wood.
i-otras Fok'Trade Atfp Lo.v Piuces
Paul Grie'ser.
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