1897-04-16; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878.
GLARE, MIOH., JTR133AY,   APRIL 16,   1897
New Series: Vol. 5, No 20
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Carriages,
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Call at the Warehouse and examine the best and largest
stock of Farm Tools and Implements
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The McCormick Mower—the very latest improved mower.
Vertical shaft, in raising the bar thrown automatically out
out .of gear.    Call and f*ee them.
Celebrated _1t. Pleasant,
Syracuse,   Bay City,
Bement and Bryan
GENERAL   REPAIRS   FOR   ALL   STANDARD   PLOWS.
Celebrated Cutaway and all other
kinds of Harrows.
J"T~.        Three kindy of Pulverizers
^fe-ST'-n Ball-bearing Rollers.   .
Wf%f^m*}<S^-^ Corn Planters and Harvesters
Potatoe Planters.
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Fresh roll butter, as good as can be made, 14c lb. Eggs, 8c
doz. Nice red apples, 50c. bushel. 4 lbs prunes 25c. 2 lb.
best apricots, 25c. 3 cans tomatoes 25c. 3 cans corn 25c.
10 bars soap 25c. Regular 50c tea still goes at 35c—our 25c
takes the cake.   All at the Creamery Store.
Farmers, S still want your Butter and Eggs
for Cash.     You can't bring too much.
Goods sold at same prices at my branch store, at Ualkinsville
COME AND SEE ME, WHETHER YOU BUY OR NOT.
I have just received a full line of Sneidicor & Hathway's
Shoes—no better made.
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TBE'-BOYS XN BLUE.
THE JBAIX STARTJEO ROJL.UNG 1-OR THE
REUNION TO BE HELD IN CLARE THIS
FALL.
CLARE NEWS AND NOTES.
A Largely Attended  Citizens' Meeting at
JDunWoodie's Hall, Tuesday Evening,
And Preliminary Steps Taken.
Dodgers were promisciously scattered about the streets, Tuesday, inviting tbe citizens to attend a meeting at Dunwoodies' ball that evening,
the object being to make the necessary early arrangements for the district reunion which will be held in
Clare some time this tall. The exact
date will be known in a week or two.
About 50 citizens turned out, all
stowing a deep interest in the matter.
A, R. Canfield called the meeting to
order, briefly stating the object. Mayor Rorison was chosen chairman and
A. R. Canfield, secretary. Various
matters.were discussed pertaining to
the reunion and it was Anally decided
to appoint an executive committee,
this committee to appoint the necessary sub-committees to assist them in
the work. The following executive
committee was appointed and immediately after adjournment of the citizen's meeting they met and organized
as follows: J. Mason, chairman; John
Jackson, secretary; A. A. Shaver, G.
T. Converse, 1. Harris. A. J. Doherty,
J.W. Calkins, N. Bicknell, L.E. Davy,
C. II, Clark, Jas. Duncan, D Rorison.
The executive committee then adjourned to the following evening at
tlie Calkins house, where the following sub-commit i ■■••.-. were appointed:
Soliciting committee—C. H. Clark,
J. W. Calkins, G. E. Benner.
Committee on advertising and distributing—A. A. .Shaver. S. C. Kirkbride. R. G. ,! cileries, A. R. Canfield.
Committee on procuring tents and
guns—J.H. Gardner and D.E. Alward.
Committee on transportation—J I-I.
Galliver. W.W. Jacobs, A. J. Doherty.
Committee on grounds—S. C. Kirkbride, C. II. O'Donald. J. Mason. R.M.
Mussell.
Committees on, music—C. H. Clark
and N. Bicknell.
The executive committee will hold
meetings on the. first Monday of each
month at the office of C. II. Clark.
Will the. reunion be a success? Of
course it will. When Clare does a thing
sbe does it well. The reunion will
last, four days and each day will have
one of the finest of programs.
It might be of interest to know that
tbere are ten counties in the district,
comprising Osceola, Clare, Gladwin,
Bay, Tuscola, Saginaw, Midland, Isabella. Montcalm and Gratiot. In the
district there are 6,590 members of G.
A. R. posts, besides 11,000 ex-soldiers
wbo are not members qf posts. It so
happens that all tbe officers of the
stale department 11 ve i n fhis district.
, Yye would suggest tbat each member
of j:he various committees cut out tbis
article -<nd keep it for reference.
Obituary.
Edith A., wife of Bruce McKinnon.
died Sunday, April 11, '97, at her home
in Vernon township, aged 30years and
ti days. Sbe bad been ill but a short
time, and tbe end was wholy unlooked
for. The immediate cause of death
was neuraliga of the neart.
Deceased was burn in Niagara county,
N. Y., and when a vear old moved
with her parents to Michigan, coming
to Clare about eight years ago. Was
married to Bruce McKinon about live
years ago. Sbe was a-daughter of Isaac
Harris of this city, and leaves a father,
husbar'd and two sisters, ber mother
havin- viied eight years ago. Mrs. McKinnon was beloved by all who knew
her, being of a very noble disposition.
The Sentinel joins witb tlie many
friends in extending to the bereaved
family sincere sympathy in their sad
bereavement.
CARD OF THANKS.
The bereaved family feel very grateful to their friends and neighbors for
the kindness shown, and desire to take
this means to thank them.
Clare Retail Market Prices.
Own 18
Clover seed 5.50
Flour per cwt  2.60
Meal   "     **     75
Beans per bushel, band picked CO
Buckwheat.' 2.00
Butter 16
Eggs 08
Hams 12
Oats 22
Potatoes 20
Middlings per cwt 60
Bran "     " 65
No. 1. feed"     "    75
Strawberries per qt 15
Mr. A. Rosenthal of Grayling is the
new clerk at Wolsky's.
C.S. Chase of Marion was doing business in the city, Wednesday.
If you want anything good to eat,
or wear, go to tbe Creamery Store,
M. J. Follet of Harrison Cleaver was
1n the city, Tuesday and  Wednesday.
Commencing April 12, we will have
lime and cement fresh every Monday.
Lime 75c for 250 lbs, Full weight, A,
J. Doherty Hardware Oo.
Advertised Letters—For the jveek
ending Saturday, April 10,1897: Chas.
Gaunt, Leslie Hanes, John Heath,
Thos. II. Johnson, Mrs. Ralph, Chas.
H. Shephard.
W. Wolsky of this city, and Mrs, L.
Wiseman of Farwell, were summoned
to Bay City the latter part of last
week by a telegram announcing the
dangerous illness of their sister, Mrs.
Ablowltz, who died Saturday, the
funeral services being held Sunday.
Mr. Wolsky returned home Monday
evening.
Pithy Points Picked up and Patly'Put by
our Peripatetic Pencil Pusher,
"Man should linger at the -windows,
Where the dainty bonnets thrall;
Just to revel in the fact ho
Dosen't have to buy theta all."
Trim your trees.
This is Good.Friday.#
Plant a tree Arbor Day.
Do your duty on Arbor Day.
' Strawberries are in the market.
Rev. E. A. Boyl was in Harrison,
Monday.
Miss Jennie Bradley is reported seriously ill.
A very fine line of stationery at the
Sentinel office.
Miss Maggie Gardner is teaching the
Hinkleville school.
Key West cigar—ten cent a'gar for
five cents at Harris'.
C. M. Evans, the operator at LaP.e.
was in Clare, Tuesday.
Iu the historic churches, this week-
is known as Holy week.
Mrs. H. E. Stickle of Mt. Pleasant
is visiting friends here.
Jerry Feighner was doing business
in'Mt. Pleasant, Monday.
Farmers, bring in your bay, oats
and aorn to J. F. Tatman.
Some good work was done on the
state road south, this week.
Mrs. M. F. Chamberlain of Saginaw
visited friends here this week.
O. D. Cleveland bas sent in htsresig-
najtiou as postmaster at Harrison,
Miss Nettie Daugherty is clerking
for J. R.Hess at the creamery store.
E.G. Welch returned yesterday to
the State Normal school, Ypsilanti.
Chas. Calkins, the hardware merchant, visited in Saginaw over Sunday.
Bykes and bloomers are all the rage
—the former anyhow, if the latter
isn't.
Attorney Cummins of Harrison was
doing busines in town the first of the
week.
Mrs. D. McPhall went to Saginaw,
Monday, for a week's visit with relatives,
Mrs. P, Mortz returned Saturday
from Saginaw. Sh?. reports Mr. Mortz
improving.
A merited honor is the election of
Col. A. T. Bliss as state commander
of the G. A. R.
The Benevolent society will meet, at
the home of Mrs. S. A. Sutherland on
Thursday next.
Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Ballinger visited
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bicknell in Shepherd over Sunday.
C. W. Perry went to .Detroit, yesterday, to try a case in the United
States supreme court.
Miss Lizzie Kelly departed Tuesday
for Detroit, where she expects to remain several months.
Mrs. S. C. Kirkbride, who has been
very ill for the past three months, is
gaining, though slowly.
T.S. Dorsey of the Clare-marble and
granite works,is doing business in St.
Louis and vicinity this week.
Misses Maggie and Lizzie Bell will
begin dress making, April 19, in the
Alger house on 5th street.     2-w-pd.
Lucius Converse bas moved on the
Doherty farm, and will have the management of the same the coming year.
Mrs. Delia Hammond returned to
Farwell, Monday, after a few days'
visit with friends in Glare and vicinity..
Dunwoodie has received a car load
of the famous Harrison wagons, and
has them on exhibition this week at
his store on 4th street.
Subscribers who are looking for bar-
gins should read the advs. in the Sentinel. There are a lot of new ones
this week.   Read them all.
F. & P. M. vvill sell excursion tickets
to Saginaw Sunday, April 18th, limited to return same day, at 75 cents for
round trip.   See jellow bills.
We notice by Wednesday's dailies
that Congressman Mesick has recommended S. C. Zeiter ror the Loomis
postmastership. It is a good selection.
Rev. A. H. Coors went to Reed City,
Tuesday, to meet with the board of
directors and formulate plans for the
Methodist encampment to be held
this fall.
- D. E. Alward returned to Washington, Monday, to resume his duties in
the House of Representaoives. He
does not expect to be home again until
the middle of the summer.
"Curt." Lingle, formerly a resident
here and a member of the Clare band,
was in town Wendesday, visiting old
friends. He was on his way to Colorado, where he will live in the future.
Michigan has again been honored,
President MeKinley having selected
James B. Angell, president of the university of Michigan, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of tbe United States to Turkey.
A goodly number of the friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. "Boyd. assembled
at their pleasant liome on 7th street
hist Friday evening, that date being
the tenth anniversary of their mar*
riage. There were many beautiful
presents made and a most enjoyable
evening passed.
It has been said that there is a falling off in the republican vote of Wurrey
township. On the surface this appears
to be true, but if the whole truth is
told'the matter has a different light.
It will be remembered that a few
months ago a new township was made
out of the west end of Surrey, called
Garfield, and this township of Garfield has about a hundred votes. That's
the reason Surrey now casts n lighter
Mfce.
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We carry the Largest Stock
We make the Smallest Prices.
lr Our constantly increasing trade (nearly 50 per cent njore
^fv so far this year than for the same time last year) is the best
V5p evidence that our goods and prices are right.
DRESS   GOODS.
The new tariff law will increase the price of
, all dress fabrics; you gain nothing by waiting;
they will cost more later.
Best 36in. half-wool cashmeres  ..__■
All colors in 36In. all wuol serges •: .25c
36in. all wool suitings, worth 35c  ......25c
40 worsted novelties, in new color combinations...25c
Navy blue storm serges, all wool ,35c
Stylish novelties at  .50c, 75c, $1,00
BLACK   GOODS.
36in. serges, all wool 25c
451 n. Que. all wool serges, extra value , 39c
46in, very fine imported serge : 50c
Extra values in silk finish Henriettas, ..50c, 75c, $1.00
All wool figured black goods 45c, 50c, 623c 69c. SI
WASH    GOODS,
You will need them soon; better buy now—
the prettiest styles will soon be gone.
Yard -vide percales 83c
JUice stripe organdies .' ...Sic
Lappet stripe  . 123c
Organdie alive 15c
Chattillon stripes 123c
All linen suitings, just the thing for cycling
costumes 15c. 18c, 25c
Silk and linen novelties 29c
DOMESTICS.
Light prints * 3c
Indigo prints 4c, worth 5c
Silver-grey prints — 5c
Mourning prints. .5c
Apron ginghams 33c, worth 5c
Dress ginghams 5c worth 8e
Yard wide unbleached cotton, 33c, 43e, 53c
Heavy twilled shirtings, black-blue, worth 123c, tit 10q
HOSIERY.
pair
Ladies' black hose 5c per
Ladies' seamless black hose. 10c
Ladies' fine ribbed hose, warranted seamless, 15c
Ladies' extra fine gage hemsdorf black hose,
a big bargain, at. 19c pair, 3 for 50c
Ladies' fine Lisle thread hose 29c and 40c-
Misses' ribbed hose  5cpair
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
Leather suspenders 35c pair
Heavy seamless cotton socks  4c pair
New line Balbriggan underwear. 25c
Popular styles in colored shirts.
Spring Roller Shades, 10c, 25c.
YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT IT.
Dr. Davis and son, Moulton, have
moved to Mt. Pleasant.
Mis. Mortz and family moved this
week into the Saw tell house, 4th st.
Marion Dispatch: J. R. Orivs of
Clare is the guest of his sister, \Irs.
Ben, Oles.
New Milch Cow:—Thoroughbred
Holstien cov? for sale. Cheap. Inquire at this office.
Jay Rogers went to Rogeryille, Gen-
esseecounty, Wednesday, for a couple
of weeks' visit with relatives. ;
Still going at 99c a doz. That is the
price of cabinet size photes at Nix's.
If you want a benefit come now.
J. D. Garland of Lakeview, formerly
in the jewelry business in this city,
has been in the city this week, looking
after his property.
• Farm to rent—40 acres, 23 miles
northeast of Clare. Easv terms. Inquire of Dr. Carpenter, south main
street. Clare Michigan.
Easter services at M. E. church will
be held in the morning. Subject of
program which will be carried out is,
"The Stone Rolled Away,"
Mr. Coors has moved into the Red-
son house, 5th street, Mrs. Redson
having moved their household goods
into the rear of their millinery store.
There is considerable talk going on
among the wheelmen of Mt. Pleasant
about building a cycle path from that
place to Shepherd, and quite a sum of
money has already been pledged in case
the scheme is carred out.
Reed City Clarion: Will Ash, whom
everybody in Reed City knows to be a
first class salesman, and arisingyoung
man of exemplary habits, has secured
the head clerkship position in Harrington & Payne's great store of St. Louis,
Mich., and vvill leave with his wife-to
assume the duties of his new position
tbe latter part of this week. He will
leave behind hosts of warm friends,
who hi connection with the Clarion,
wish him abundant success,
J. R. Hess will commence operation
with his creamery about May 1st,
The Maccabees of Hatton will give
a dance in the new Maccabee hall on
Friday eveuing, April 23. Supper will
also be served.
Mrs. John Burch of Harrison was.
in Clare the first of the -week, called,,
here by the death-of her neice, Mrs...
Bruce McKinnou,
Parties who are contemplating mak-.
ing purchases in real estate, should
keep themselves posted on the bargins.
offered in C. H. Clark's adv.     . ,
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Grinncll of  Mt.
Pleasant were tbe guests of the hitters' ■
parents. Mr. and Mrs, M. G. Smith, in...
Clare this week.
J. F. Tatman was in Harrison, Tuesday, and Wednesday, meeting with-,
the other members of the county boardi
of canvassers. The official count appears elsewhere in the Sentinel.
J. R. Hess has secured the .services-
ot James Ancenpaagh of Shepherd, as
buttermaker for the season. Mr. An-
cenpaughis second to none in the
state as a butthrrnaker. He will move
here with his family in the near future.
The feast of the Passover begins today, Friday, at 6 p. m. and ends oa
Sunday evening of the following week.
This is one of the most important of
the Hebrew feasts, and : only Matzeo
or unleavened bread is eaten by the
faithful during the entire nine days.
The fire boys held a meeting Wednesday night and decided up Wednesday, June 16, as the date for hold-
ing-tlie second annnalFiremaus' Field
Day. The following executive committee was appointed and they will
name the. sub committi'es to aid in
making the neccessary arrangements:
A.R. Canfield T.S. Dorsey, AobBump,
Jas. Louch, Walt Arrand and Chas*.
Clark. The program which was cari'ied
out in the field day sports last year
was the best of the kind in the county,
and this year they wiU.do even bet te