1896-02-28; Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press

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LOCAL LORE.
GLAEE, MICH., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896.
New Series:   Vol -1, No. 14
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The Happenings About Town During the
Past Weelc.
Rather spring-like.
Thos. Dorset Evart, Tuesday.
Now for the maple sugar season.
B,. G. Jeffries, Saginaw, Saturday.
The "Four hundred" dance to-night.
Now begin your spring  advertising.
Alittlegirlof John Young's is quite
sick.
S. G. Kirkbride, Detroit, yesterday
and today.
Mrs. A, J. Doherty visited at Coleman, yesterday.
Born,yesterday, to Sylvester Gilmore
and wife, a girl baby.
Chas. Strobeck went to St Louis,
Monday, to visit his parents.
Mis. Wm. Kelly of Chicago, is visiting relatives and friends here.
The W.C.T.TJ. will meet at the prohibition hail, Thursday, March 5.
Miss Jennie Smith of.Gladwin, is
visiting friends in the city this week.
The new bridge is being constructed
across the river near the old grist mill
site.      - ■
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Edgar
of Wise township, February 25th, a
daughter. .
Miss Nina Greenfield of Clare schools
went to Saginaw, today, to visit relatives over Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Goodman gave a very
pleasant 5 o'clock tea to ten of her
friends last Saturday.
W. J. Lansing went to Big Rapids,,
Monday," where ha will pursue a course
of study at Ferris School.
i W. E. Currie of Detroit, has been in
■jowD several days looking after busi-
hess interests in this vicinity.
The F. M. revival meetings at the
McKinley school house closed Sunday
night; about 30 conversions reported.
Special communication of John Q.
Look Lodge, No. 404, F.& A.M., Tuesday evening, March 'Ircl. Work in the
-M.M. degree.
A. Taylor, veterinary surgeon of
Ludington, is about to locate in Clare
for the practice pf his profession. .His
family will soon join him here.       *
Shepherd' News r:\Mrs--'. Chas. Wood
of Clare, accompanied by her two little
daughters, spent Sunday with her partes, Phil Ream and wife, east of
town:
The Eastern Stars will  hold   their
regular meeting next Monday evening;
all members please attend as matters
.of interest and for the good of the order will be discussed.
A man was saved from death the
other day by a folded newspaper in his
pocket stopping a bullet. You* can
get the, Se^tlnel and N. Y. Tribune
one year for $1,50. Now is the time
to subscribe and be saved.
The Willing Workers will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Mat. Tatman. A ten cent supper
will be served from half-past five until
seven. Everybody come and enjoy
the occasion.
It is hard to believe the story told
on a high school boy. His chums says
he was calling on his girl. She was
telling how much better her mamma's
health was since she took Delsarte
and the young swain wisely asked
whether it was "something that had
to be taken inwardly or to be rubbed
on the outside."
The Ladies' Union of the Congregational, church will hold its annual
meefting Friday, March 13, at the
-church and chapel and will proceed on
a somewhat novel plan—it will be a
birthday reception. Invitations will
be sent to all members of the church,
society and. congregation; a general invitation is extended to all. The following explains:
This Dirthday party is given for jrou,
*Tis somewhat novel, 'tis something new,
We send you each a nice silk sack,
Please either send or hring it hack •
With as many cents as years you're old.
We promise The number shall ne'er he told.
Kind friends -will give you something to eat
And others will furnish a musical treat.
"The Ladies' Union" with greetings hearty, ;
Feel sure you'll attend this birthday party.
The .publishers of the Sentinel
.wish to thank those correspondents
of this paper who have so faithfully
chronicled each week the doings in
their neighborhood. Their letters
have been interesting and their work
appreciated not only by the publishers
but by the readers as well. We hope
they will continue their prompt service. All letters should reach us by
Wednesday if possible,'but in case of
important news it should be sent in at
any time and promptly. The news of
the neighborhood should be carefully
written up and building notes, changes
and improvements, business matters,
etc., referred to. Again we thank
onr op-respondents and hope their
weekly letters will continue to arrive
promp^y*       ,.■;
Samuel Young is suffering with erysipelas.
Mrs. John Cunningham  is reported
quite ill.
Mrs. A. Beebe visited friends in Mt,
Pleasant this week.
B. F. Kramer,of S. Dakota, formerly
of Clare, is in town this week.
Dr. Carpenter reports a boy born yesterday at the home of John Kurtz.
Jay O'Donald went to Howard City,
yesterday, for a couple of weeks' visit.
Mr, and Mrs. M. G. Smith visited
their daughter at Mt. Pleasant, Sunday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards
of Lansingville, February 20th, a
daughter.
Mrs. Graves goes to Grand Rapids
on Monday to attend the openings of
spring millinery.
Mr. Geo. Chapman, clerk foi Wm.
Wolsky, was visiting his former home,
Chesaning, this week.
Fred Hubel has rented the Fremont
Bradley house, 5th atreet, Mr. Bradley
having moved into the John Cunningham house.
Now is the time to lay in your old
papers for spring cleaning. We have
a good supply and the first callers get
them at 40 cents a hundred.
Mrs. Ida "Ellis and daughter, Gertrude, who have been visiting friends
here for the- past three months, returned to their home at Kalamazoo,
Wednesday.
In the near future there will be a
Children's Contest in speaking and
singing—three rewards for each. All
children who will select their own
piece and prepare themselves 'to speak
or sing—hand their names to their
teacher or to Mrs. Kramer and your
names will appear on the program.
D. E. Alward returned the "first of
the week from Detroit, where he had
been to attend the meeting of the
Tlepublicah State Central Committee
tofix the date and place for'holding
the republican state convention which
will be held at Detroit, Thursday,
May Tth, to elect delegates to the national convention.   See call in another
column.
Tlie  "local  editor"  of  the  "dry"
organ up the street, last week published a compliment, which he said made
him blush. Here.is one from the Mt.
Pleasant Democrat which he also
ought to publish. It might bring
another blush: ?'Clare has another
newspaper, born last week. Another
editoral philanthropist sees the world
on the rapid road to hell and bravely
steps forth to .block the wheels and
check the mad rush. The new venture
is christened The Clare Reporter, and
in his salutatory the editor says the
paper 'has no apoligies to make for
its appearance before the citizens of
Glare and Michigan.' As time-rolls
itself up ma scroll, the editor may*
change his mind and make the necessary and proper amende. At. present
the world, to this editor, is all sunshine and brightness. The roseate
hues of all nature tints the type in
the office, glances off the press, and
settles around the editoral form in a
halo of glory and ne "vspaper loveliness,
but the time will come when the glistening, glittering bubble will burst and
be lost in the density of eternal space,
and then he'll wonder why some good
friend .didn't advise him to shoulder
his axe and go look for a decent job
instead of starting a business already
overcrowded."
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"Tip" Calkins, the genial proprietor
of hotel Calkins, who is always ready
with a fund of anecdote, has a new
story which he sa'ys was told him by a
traveling man just up from Detroit,
but some of 3. W.'s friends claim that
it is an episode in his own existence,
which he encountered while trying
the "Svengali Act" down in the laundry of the hotel a few days ago. Be
that as it may, it anpears that some
genius assuming to possess the occult
mysteries of the Persian magi, was
holding forth in the presence of an
attentive and appreciative audience.
After perform!'ig several simple tricks
he picked up a blanket and said: "Now
ladies and gentlemen, I will show you,
the new, novel and unparalleled feat of
reading a newspaper through a
blanket.5'' Instantly there was a commotion in the centre of the admiring
throng, and a blushing help was seen
struggling to make a passage way
through the human wall which
encircled her. " You're not going before the trick is performed, are you,
remarked a fellow help ? '{Yes.
indeed I am," she returned, as she
paused for a moment, and added
breathlessly, "Didn't he say he was
going to read a paper through the
blanket? Do-you suppose I'm going
to stay here with nothing on but a
thin calicoe dress ?  No, sir!"
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Fred White of Reece has been visiting his brother, E. A. White in Clare,
this week.
Al Titus of Freemont bas returned
home after a week's visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Charley Strobeck.
About 20 of Mrs. A. E. Maynard's
former pupils surprised her last Saturday and had a very enjoyable time.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. J. C. Rockafellow on
Tuesday, March 3d, at 2 p.m. Plenty
of work.
Everybody invited to the Lady Mac-
cabee leap-year-box-social party^ at Edwin Russell's .in Yernon next week
Wednesday evening, March 4th.
Mrs. W. H. Elden met witn a painful accident last Saturdav by falling
from the ladder in their store; we are
glad to report her on the gain.
Advertised Letters—Letters remaining in the Clare post office for the week
ending Saturday, Feb. 22, !96. Persons
calling for same say " Advertised:"
Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Anna
Phillips, Mrs. James Sherman, Miss
Anna Scha wier.
A cheap article is dear at any price.
Just so in buying space in an advertising medium." The Clare Sentinel
with its 1200 weekly circulation is a
cheaper advertising medium, at its
higher rates than is the paper with
the 400 or 500 circulation at 25c or 50c
less for the same space.
A H. Rockafellow returned Tuesday,
to Roswell, N. Mexico, where he has
the responsible and lucrative position
with Joyce, Prute & Co.. which he
formerly held with the Joffa Prague
Co,, the former comnany succeeding
the latter. Mrs. Rockafellow and
children will remain in Evart.
"Clare county is agitating dismemberment and the attaching of the fragments to Isabella and adjoining counties. If the county would organize an
improvement company that would
secure settlers on terms < that would
allow the settlement and clearing of
her tracts of waste land, on a basis
fair to .settlers and company, she
would not only be doing good for herself, but might afford a home for
large numbers of people that- could
and'would do well there. Clare county
should endeavor to build herself up instead of undertaking to tear down.
She has more and better advantages
than she thinks she has, and could use
them to good purposes. "—Mt. Pleasant
Tribune.
A well-known lady says: "I study
advertisements, and Iknow where and
when and how to purchase the household supplies. My husband used to
laugh at me for reading advertisements
so carefully, but he has long since
learned that I save many dollars every
month. I know no better way to
practice economy, and do you know
that it is a wonder how soon you learn
to detect the real from the false,
intutively almost? I do not think I
have ever been "taken in" by any advertisements; there is always something about the false ones that repells
me. To the economical housekeeper
the advertisements are the most important part of the publication."
An incident which created considerable amusement occurred on Saturday
last. It appears that a wellknown
young gallant living south of Clare,
taking advantage of the sleighing, invited his best girl to take a cutter
ride with him. She agreed, and turning in the direction of Clare they
soon reached the outskirts of the city.
Knowing the weakness of the fair one
for candy and being eager to gratify
her every wish, he drove up to Thos.
Holbrook's south-side store, and leaving the young lady seated in the cutter,
he entered the store to make the purchase. While this was taking place
another and less favored suitor passed
and taking the situation.in at a glance,
tliought he saw an opportunity of getting ahead of his hated rival. Grasping the reins, he leaped into the cutter
beside the fair damsel, and drove
swiftly up the street, his companion
appearing to thoroughly enjoy the novelty of "being run off with." Meanwhile the first mentioned young man
had been a witness of the scene taking
place outside the store and taking the
affair as a joke good humoredly await-
the return of the couple. Soon they
appeared, but instead of pulling up,
the cutter passed and rapidly disappeared' in the direction of the young
lady's home, the male occupant derisively waving his hat. The "left"
one, proceeded to a justice forthe purpose of securing a warrant for the ar-
rest.of the other on a charge of horsestealing but was informed' that' the
day being a legal holiday it could
not be issued. The outcome was that
the affair was settled for five dollars,
"Our trials we could soften,
If we'd onlypause and think.
Tears would not flow so often
If we'd only pause and think.
Our skies would he all "brighter,
Our hurdens all he lighter,
Our deeds would all he whiter
If we'd only stop and think."
Mrs. Dick Wilson and little son are
sick with the grip.
Lawyer Perry is receiving a visit
from his brother, Frank Perry.
A. C. Gordanier is receiving a visit
from his mother of Manchester, Mich.
Miss Ella Lennon of Gladwin is visiting Miss Florence Cunningham a few
days this week.
Clayton Decker has returned to Mt.
Pleasant to enter the employ of Will
J. Kelly, the cigar manufacturer.
Those of our correspondents who are
in need of stamps or stationary will
please, call at the Sentinel office for
same when in town.
J. Rentzes, baker at Yan Brunt &
Son's went to Bay City. Tuesday, to
make preparations to move his family
here.   He will return Monday.
The many friends of Mrs. Ide Ellis
gave her a surprise at the home of Mrs.
Bristol,' Saturday, last, giving her a
nice present as a token of their
esteem.
The school boy is pleased with the
unusual condition that prevails in connection with the present month.
Though it has 29 days, there are five
Saturdays, the month beginning and
ending'on that day—something that
will not occur again in years.
The Ladies' Union will meet Friday,
March 6th, at the home of Mrs.Cooley.
A cordial invitation to all; a missionary program will be rendered. The
meeting last week at Mrs, O'Douald's
was one of special interest. Preparations were commenced for the annual
meeting to be held March 13th at the
Congregational church and chapel, to
which all are cordially invited.
A few months ago the opinion seemed
to prevail in theshoe trade that needle
toes were passing out, but nobody adheres to the opinion nowadays, as the
demand for the• coming season has
been emphatically for pointed toes,
and the more-pointed the manufactures can get them' the better will they
be appreciated. Improvements have
"certainly been made in pointed-toe
style since the first introduction, and
it is generally admited that the long
drawn out pointed toe is a much more
satisfactory style than most of its predecessors.—Boots and Shoes Weekly.
Mr, Editob : Perhaps you are not
aware of some of the depredations that
are being committed in our pleasant
little village although occasionally
you may hear of a till being rifled |or
a house being entered during the absence of its occupants and articles of
value taken—the work, undoubtedly, of but one person. The one
which 1 am about to mention was perpetrated not by one but by many. It
is a fact that there is an organized
gang in this place which includes a-
mong its members some of our most
respected citizens. Several houses, in
both town and country, have already
been entered by this band whose plans
are skilfully conceived and carried out
with great success.'1 They are bound
together bv a pledge which can only be
severed by death. This pledge was
originated years ago and by it the
members are sworn, to stand by and
protect each other unto the death.
On the demise of a member the remainder are required by the pledge to
see that he .be as decently buried
as circumstances shall permit.
Even ladies are members of this
organization and many are the instance- where they have lent their
willing aid to forward the plans of the
gang. The incident which I am about
to relate occurred '• last Monday night
between the hours of eight and nine
o'clock. "A noise was heard in my
front yard and my wife started to investigate, but before we could make
any defence the door was thrown open
and in marched Captain J. H. Gardner,
closely followed by G. T. Converse, A.
A. Shaver, M. Choate, M. G. Smith, E.
Sterns, "B Alger, A. Yan Brunt, S A.
Sutherland, C. Buell, H. Tillitson, Z<
Kump, M. D Davis, S. Gray, I. Harris,
B. Choat-and E. Whitney. In almost
every instance the wife accompanied
her husband and I was asked to sur1
render. I then learned that the attack was made, to commemorate my
49thbirthday. After gaining possession
the company proceeded to make themselves quite at home and were soon enjoying themselveswith various amusements. During the evening refreshments were served and when about
twelve o'clock the company dispersed
all declared they had never spent a
ihore pleasant evening.
W. S. Cooley.
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Get our prices on Dry Goods, Glothiug, Carpets and
Shoes before purchasing.   We can save you money..
A competent man is'iri charge of
our Bakery department and we
have the finest Confectioneries
in the City.
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GROCERIES.
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We carry a full line of choice.
Groceries and Provisions.
We have a few Shoes left which
we are closing out at a great
sacrifice.        ,
Van p^UNt & son.
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