1897-12-24; Clare Sentinel

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UTor your Xmas and New
Year's table you will find at
our store a great variety of
the necessary good things,
such as
Malaga Grapes?
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Oranges*
Banaimas
and other kinds of fruits,
all kinds,of nuts, etc., and a
nice assortment of candies.
Any kind of our delicious
and pure home-made candy
at lOct per lb.
Special orders for baking
promptly filled at reasonable
prices.
Oysters* too.
We sell
goods as
<.-...• ripest.
only the
cheap
Call in.
best  of
as   the
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Farmers:--
We need lots of fresh
butter and eggs in our bakery and we pay the highest
market prices.
VanBrunt & Son.
HOLIDAY PURCHASES.
GLARE SHOPS AND SALEROOMS REPLETE
WITH ATTRACTIONS.
The Busy Seeliers   After  Articles ^Useful
and Beautiful, Together With Our Merchants, are on a Happy Hurry
These Days,
Never did Clare stores and shop
windows contain a greater assortment
of beauty and of value than at the
present- time. Christmas is almost
bere and everybody is on the lookout
for some token of loye and regard for
his or her circle of dear ones. Attractions offered by our city dealers are
great and varied enough to meet the
wishes of the most exacting. If you
want povelities, look The Sentinel
through and you will learn where to
find them. If it's substantial, these
columns acquaint you witb all particulars regarding same. Do you desire articles suggestive of taste, elegance, charm, we've something to say
about these that will interest and
help you in your selections. Look this
paper oyer from beginning to end and
it will be of service in the perplexing
yet delightful tast of "getting ready
for Christmas."
GHUROH,LODGEAND SOCIETY
or Will Gome
Events That
Haue  Passed
to Pass.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
J. Harris, J anuary 4,1893.
The Ladies' Union will meet on
Friday afternoon, December 31, at the
Congregational church.
Rev. Fr, Malone will hold services
on Friday, Dec. 31,1897, at tbe residence of John A. Jackson, west 7th
street.
The recently elected officers of John
Q. Look lodge, No. 404, F. .%, A. M.
will be installed next Monday evening,
St. John's night.
In tbe absence of Rey. E. A. Boyl,
Rey. Graff of'fche Church of God, will
occupy the pulpit of the Congregational church next Sunday morning and
evening.
There will be a watch night service
in the F. M. church commencing at
8 o'clock New Year's eve, All are invited to attend.
G. W. Bedell, Pastor.
HOI READ THESE PRICES I
I will do draying at following rates
till further notice:
Trunks to any part o£ city  " 5C
Any trip to mam part of city 5C
Loads by Ihe ton In the city lse
Wood delivered in elty hy cord at     150
Household goods In city per load.      2oe
We're here to stay.
C. N. Goodenow.
We have the largest stock of hand and. machine
made harnesses in the city and we ask you to call
and see us when in need of anything in our line
We make our goods all right and will not be undersold by any one anywhere.    'Nough said.
POSTING THE BOOKS.
In accordance "with   custom   The
Sentistelherewith makes its annual
request for patrons to square up so far
as possible that books may be balanced. Our farmer friends are having a
touch of good times and snould nofc
forget their friend, the local paper.
Do not wait for statement, but forward by money order, check or draft,,
or call in person with what you can V,
spare, resting assured  the remifctan-l
ces, however small,will be appreciated.'*.
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GIFT    BUYERS*
Will   find in  our store  a  desirable
collection of useful holiday gifts.
WHAT YOU WILL jKtoHx^^ a Close Margin and*
we can save you money whether yonr purchases are much or little/
Hespectfu'lly, The Publishers.
A Test Case so Decides,   Af-fy
fecting Many Millions of *f
Aores in Miohigan.        ']-'
Decision of Special Interest  to   the   People of This  Vicinity,
Jfcoliclai/   jfcand/cerc/u'efs.
Nowhere else will you find the variety that is shown here. Hundreds of dozens
for you io select from, most of them new, fresh goods -specially .selected for    ''
the holiday trade and just placed on sale,
HERE ARE A FEW SPECIALS.
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The time for blankets and robes is here
and we have a fine line for stable and street. Our
stock is a large one and we are offering them at
greatly reduced prices to make them move.
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kinds of Agricultural
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During the last ten years there has1
been great uneasiness among farm;
owners of this vicinity and in many
places throughout the state, regarding the validity of their titles, but
the decision of the United States supreme court, handed down on Dpcem-i
ber 13, forever settles tbe matter and
you need not suffer any uneasiness regarding your title to land granted under United States land patents. Ifc
was a complicated question of priority
of claim, or, rather, a question whether the United States .and patents,,
even when based upon erroneous survey records,had precedence over othei
grants made under corrected surveys
and subsequent legislation. The,
highest authority in the land bas decided that the federal gayernment
has full power to prescribe rules and
regulations governing the sale and.
disposal of public lands, and that the
state has no power to interpose new
rules or obstructions to such dlsposi«
tion, ' •
The case has been in the courts ten
years. It was claimed that the state,
grant of the lands superseded the;
government grant, because the Ijittfe
was irregular iu surveys, but this "decision makes the original—tbe government grant, all right. Some of the
land in this vicinity was sold to settlers by the F. & P. M. railroad and
the state of Michigan commenced suit
against the company, and the Michigan supreme court said that the state
had "neither justice, equity, nor good
confidence to support it."
Early in tbe si aire of the matter the
Michigan Land and Lumber Co. was
formed, the object being to take the
title from the state to all such land as
Sleepei's investigation had shown to
be swamp and overflowed land by tbe
old survey and not suoh by the new.
These lands they could buy from the
state at -51.25 per acre, or even less for
script; and, acting on this theory,
thev took up valuable pine lands,
farms ancl even villages, cleared and
improved, and tbe state of Michigan,
"- '^officers acHT,<? for it, was kind
eiiuugh to issue two uccessary patents.
The village of Eoscomon was one- of
numerous ones thus covered, the village of Clare and some valuable farms
in tbis vicinity was another. For 10
shillings an acre, this company was
buying up villages, covered with buildings, valuable pine lands, such as
those in Kalkaska connty, which had
been patented to Senator Palmer by
the United Statesgovernment20years
previously, and many minor villages
and farms in the belt of counties
to the west and northwest of Saginaw
bay, -The state of Michigan was selling .at a nominal cost, this improved
property to the Michigan Land &
Lumber Co., reckless of consequences.
In short, if this claim „ould have been
sustained, r,be company would have
been tbe owners of the most valuable
land in Michigan with a ridiculously
small investment, and those who had
expended money for titles to land
which they thought they owned,
would have lost their money. A few
people, settlers upon the land, were
frightened by this claim and made a
settlement with the new company,
paying considerable sums of money
for a release from the clouded titles.
But probably there were not many of
these, although this claim has rested
as an incubus upon everybody's title,
and upon every business dependent
upon these surveys.
"Fortunately for the people of
Michigan, this decision places at rest
all controversy about the lands concerning which question has been raised. Unfor6unately, however, for the
tax-payers of the state the money expended by Mr. Sleeper and his followers in furtherance ot this absurd claim
of the Michigan Land & Lumber Co.has
gone past recall.
Children's fancy printed borders lc.
Children's fairy handkerchiefs fast colors 5c each.
Ladies' muslin handker chiefs with silk
embordered corner,6 scalloped and
hemmed borders, worth 5c straight,
our price 3 for 10c.
Special lot of 25 dozen ladies fine muslin
handkerchiefs, handsomely embordered in four corners, scalloped edge,
10c value, at 5c each.
An endless variety   of  new  and  choice'
styles in hemstiched and embordered
Swiss    handkerchiefs   at  10c,   12*c,
15c, 18c, 25c, 50c.
Men's Handkerchiefs.
In muslin, hemstiched 5c and 10c'
In fine linen hemstitched 3 widths borders L8c ahd 25c.
In silk, plain and initials,  25c and 50c.
Kid Gloves
Make a most acceptable Christmas gift.
This department is now at its best.
We can give you any size in all  the
popular colorings.
Here are a few prices.
Imogene, 5 Foster hooks, $1.00.
Henrietta, 5 Foster hooks, $1.50.
Rupert,.2 clasp,cable seams, SI.00.
Stamped Linens.
In new and novel designs. Tray
cloths, doilies, splashes, scarfs, sofa
pillows, etc.
Ladies' Neckwear.
New styles in net and   chiffon in  string
and made up ties, 29c. 50c. SI.00, 81.50.
Table Linen and Towels,
Present your table with a new set of linen
for Christmas dinner.
We are showing a complete line in bleached linen at £50c to $1.50 a yard, most
of them have napkins to match.
Unbleached linens at 25c to 75c a yard.
Special values in fine towels at 25c and
50c each.
Men's Nobby Neckwear.
This is an imported line, just now, lots of
tecks, puffs, bows, clubs, made from
sdecial picked designs at 25c, 50c
and 75c.
Men's Gloves and Mittens.
Fine wool gloves and mittens, "Lamb
Knit," the most durable wool goods
made at 25c and 50c.
Men's Mocha gloves and mittens $1,  $1.50.
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Xmas
Pittsburgh
and the
East.
Direct
from
Michigan.
Pennsylvania Short Lines via Ft. Wayne,
Toledo and Cleveland. Dally trains -with
through service, Bushong, CO Grlswold St.,
Detroit, will answer inquiries about low rates
andfast time,
Don't take any "just as good" remedy, but come to us when, you want
Brant's Cough Balsam. Nothing as
good as it.   25c Of Clare druggists.
How to Carye  Your
Turkey,
1. Insert  the  carving
across the middle of the breast
bone.
2. Cut through the skin between the breast and tbe thigh,
3. Bend the leg over and cut
close to the body and through
the joint.
4. Cut through the top of the
shoulder, down through fche
wing-joint.
5. Shave off the breast in thin
slices, slanting from the front  .
of the breastbone down towards f
fche wing joint,
6. Carve only from fche side
nearest you.
7. Tip the bird over slightly, ©
I*) and with the point of the knife |
9 remove the oyster and the small ©
§ dark portion found on the side ?
<_  bone. ®
8. Then remove the fotk from f
fche breast and divide the leg 5
and wing. ^   '       ^
9. Cut through the skin   be- h
V/hen Ordering
Your Clothing
Order where you can get  .
Latest and Most
\a^9 Correct Styles
For Littie Money.
++++We have the only first-class and correct fashion report-
in Clare county, -s- Although Clay Worsteds havo advanced one-fifh, or 20 per cent, we have a large stock of
them at prices lower than ever.
*+**To Our Customers—Why go to church or anywhere
else wifch your trowsersall bagged out ao the knees, when
we will press them Fkee Gratis for you? + We want
your orders and will make big inducements in the way of
prices and good workmanship, to get them.
J, H. WILSON.
tween the body and the breast,
anrl with a spoon remove a
portion of the stuffing, ©
meat r
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10. Serve light or dark
and stuffling, as preferred
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Olare County Death Rate.
The following is the death list by
towns apd cities in Clare county for
the month of November, taken from
fche Michigan Monthly Bulletin of Ti-
tal Statistics:
Claro Count}*, population, 7,323, total deaths, b
ArtlttirTWp        '  "' 878,      " "    1
Bedding   " ' 328,      '* "    1
Winterfleld " 2U3,      " "    1
mrwellvlllagd     ," BG8,     " "    1
Care city " 1,893,     "        *•    1
Harrison Qity " 7*16,      " "    1
There were ho deatiis in Grant,
Greenwood, Hamilton, Hatton, Sheridan or Surrey,
This is a very creditable showing as
to the sanitary condition of Clare
county and compares favorably with
lowest rate of death per 1,000 reported.
The rate for each 1,000 population being less than one death, or ,81.
The Merchant Tailor*
The 15th Annual Meeting
of the citizens of Olare and vicin
ityat White's Jewelry store will
be held  during the month of
December, for the purpose of
selecting beautiful and  appropriate gifts for Christmas *
Larger Preparations
than ever before,.
ALL ARE INVITED*
Your eyes will he treated to
some of the daintiest designs
in clocks known to tlie trade;
finger-rings from the best manufacturers; good watches cheap
and vou will find the whole collection, of the latest and best
goods the world affords.
It will cost nothing to attend the meeting unless you
take a share in the gifts. We
urge no one to buy. Our goods
are our best salesmen.