1895-06-21; Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press

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AndDEMOCRAT-PRESS—Consolidated.
Established 1878.
CLARE, MICH., FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1895.
New Series: Yol. 3,No. 30
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BREVITIES.
Vacation's here.
More local on 5th page.
R. H» Jenney, Harretta, Tuesday.
Do you know J. Knox Gavin and M.
B. Streeter? '   -   .-
Mrs. C. Babcock visited at Farwell,
Wednesday.
Mrs. S. J. Davey visited at Evart
-over Sunday.
Miss'Louie Louch has "been very
sick this week.
"Old G-lory's" birfchday was Friday
last—118 years old. ■■        **
Street Comm'r Austin is doing some
splendid work about town.
The bicycle ordinance will be in effect a Eter 12 o'clock tonight.
Miss May Alger of Clarence visited
young friends here oyer Sunday.
The Clare ball club expect to cross
bats with Midlandy at Coleman, July.4.
Geo. F. McMullen, F. &P. M. night
operator, visited in Midland over Sunday.
Miss Blanch Parmeter is the possessor of a very nice organ, a birthday present.
The young friends of Master Arthur
Sine gave him a pleasant surprise last
Monday.evening.
Mrs. Jos. Adams is receiving a visit
from her sister, Mrs. David Cohoe. 'of
Wellindport, Ont.
A. IS". Smioh, wife and little girl,
went tb Lake George, today, to camp
out two or three days.
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Mrs. S. O. Wood of Holly is expected
here Saturday to remain for a visit
with her Clare friends.
Geo. W. Smith of Vassar was shak-
ing.hands with old friends in Clare a
couple of days this week.        .
About 25 of Miss Clara Bruske's
young friends gave her a verypleasant
surprise last Friday evening.
•Mrs.. Wm. Mcintosh and  daughter,
, Rachel, visited in Clare with Mrs. AI.
Smith, Wednesday and Thursday.
,  r-s\.Dr. Goodman  has  mostly res' .\-crod.from her recent severe illness.
She was up from Saginaw,Wednesday.
Don't fail to go to the opera house
next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and see J. Knox Gavin and M. B.
Streeter.
Mrs. W. D. Kelly returned to Chicago, Wednesday, after a few days'vis-
itin Clare with her mother, Mrs.
Dunigan.
You will surely attend the "Calla
Lilly" tea at Mrs. Chamberlin's next
Wednesday evening. It will be a very
nice affair and only 10 cents. ^
Mrs. D. McPhall, Mrs. Dell Kump
and Mrs, Perce Louch, and their children, were camping at Stevenson Lake
several days this week and last.
Next Sunday, June 23d, the F. & P.
M., will run a cheap excursion to Lud-
ington and return. Fare from Clare
is $1.50. Train leaves Clare at 8:10
a. m.
From Norwich, N. Y., Telegraph:
E. D., Palmer and Curtis Palmer of
Clare and Mrs. D. J. Anderson, of Milan, Mich., are the guests of their
mother, Mrs. S. C. Palmer.'
A photographer never looked
through a camera at a more handsome
group of faces than did Photographer
DeVogt's man last evening when he
took the picture of the F, &'" P. M.
force at the old depot.
E. G. Welch closes a years' successful
school in the Bradley one week from
this Friday. " He expects to be in Yp-
silanti during the summer vacation
and1 will attend the normal there next
ear.
f Our exchanges from every where
speak in the highest terms of the J.
Knox Gavin and M. B. Streeter company, not only as artists but as ladies
and gentleman deserning the respect
as well as the patronage of our theatre
going people.
A new device has recently been invented after the plan of the slot machine and bids fair to become very
popular, especially in taking up collections.   The coins fall through slots
■ of different sizes, and dollars, halves,
quarters and dimes drop on'velvet, but
the nickels and pennies drop in a Chi-
- nese gong and make a noise  that  can
, he heard "all "over the church.
The people of Calkinsville and
Vicinity propose to .have a genuine,
.old-fashioned 4th of July celebration
in their town. Nice large bills have
been printed and Dr. Shaw, the managers sparing no pains to make the
day a complete success. There will be
foot races, horse races, human races
and display of fireworks in the evening.
'Teams and every body will be well
taken care of.   There   will also  be
. "hovjlery dances and speaking. Good
band in attendance.
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Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
World's pair Highest Medal and Diploma.
Dell Herrick was down from Far-
well Monday.
Mrs. Charles Smalley visited at Far-
well, Tuesday.
Pros. Att'y Qninn was down from
Harrison, Wednesday.
Frank Clark of 1st street has been
seriously ill this we ek.
Arthur Pratt and several other men
have gone up on the Muskegon to work.
Mr. and Mrs. George Benner visited
St. Louis Tuesday and, Wednesday of
this week.
Mr. Loomis and Elder Howard of Mt.
Pleasant visited with. Mr. and Mrs.
Chard over Sunday.
Master John Shaw of Calkinsville
has been visiting his aunt, Emma Sexsmith, here this week.
Thos. Dorsey, the marble and granite
man, went to Breckenridge, Tuesday
to set up a monument.
Mrs. E. J. Spring of :Harrison changed cars here Wednesday on her way to
Coleman to visit friends.
Mrs. Dr. Maynard is expected home
next week from York state, where she
has been on a month's visit. '
One dozen best aristo cabinets and
one superb 8x10-picture for $1.50. Do
not put off coming, but come at once,
to DeVogt.
Fred Miller of Upton was in Clare
Tuesday, selling poles. He was also
here several days ago with a load of
wool which he sold to Glare parties.
Mrs. A. M. Eddy, sister of Mrs.
Shearer, went yesterday to Detroit to
stay a few days. From "there she goes
toSaragtoga Springs, N. Y.,, to spend
the summer.
The Clare boys now practice ball
nearly every evening at the park.
They hav.n't any Shakspeares in their
club, yet several homers are made
every evening.
For the Bay City races. June 25th to
28th, the F. & P. M. will sell excursion tickets at rate of one and one-
third fare for the round trip, limited
for return to June 29th, 1895.
. Guy Crandall,the man who has made
several annual visits to Clare with
large numbers of fine western horses,
advertises that he will be here again
this year.   See bills for particulars.
A pleasant party will meet at the
home of Mrs. George Benner tomorrow,
to pass the afternoon with her sister,
Mrs. W. B. Ash, who returned recently from Key West, Florida, where she
has been making her home.
"Vic" and Ralph Derby came up
from Portland^ Ionia county, the first
of the week to visit their brother," O.
S. Derby, in Clare. They made the
trip on their wheels in a trifle over 8
hours, the distance being over 78 miles.
There's a difference in job work, just
as there is in butter. Lowest price
work is not always the cheapest. Our
work may sometines be a little higher
in price, but—the difference in workmanship and material more than
makes up for it.
Preparations are going forward for
the Orange celebration in Clare, July
12th.. A dozen 6r more lodges will be
here to help celebrate. A cornet band
wpl be here, besides Clare Northy
Martial band. Every body, citizens
and Orangemen, invited to Clare the
12th.—By order of committee.
The following pupils of District No.
1 in Yernon carried home certificates
of promotion to which were attached
pretty blue ribbons, signifying that
their average standings for the year
were the highest in the grade: Edna
Seeley; 7th grade; Helen Allen, 6th
grade; Edna McDonald 5th grade;
Chalotte Northorn, 4th grade; Allie
Seeley, 3d grade; Charlie Allen', 1st
grade.
The Senthstel feels very grateful to
those who are promptly paying up
their subscription, but there are a
good many that ought to come in and
pay something on their account, if
not all of it. We are a little hard-pressed and if you pay us we will then "be
able to meet some of . our obligations.
Your amount due is probably only a
small one, yet with a few hundred
small accounts paid in, it would make
quite a total, and would help us out
wonderfully.
A little life came n ear being crushed
out the other morning at the F. & P.
M. depot. The 4 or 5 year-old son of
Alfred Chapel was playing around the
station and just after the train had
gone east, he attempted to catch on to
a buggy, but his foot slipped from the
step and the boy fell under the wheels.
The driver attempted to stop the horse,
but it reared and .plunged, grinding
the wheel hard on the little fellow's
neck. Strong hands grasped the
wheel aud lifted the boy out. just in
time. Many a strong man's heart
ached as he saw the mass of golden
eurls geing ground into the earth
The new brick block is beginning to '
loom up nicely.
Baleigh Giberson is working at the
electric light works.
Miss Carrie Bockafellow returned
Wednesday from a several days' visit
at Evart.
Mrs. W. Parmeter visited in Saginaw, her former home, Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Graves is selling trimmed hats
at cost for the next thirty days. Store
opposite the post office, Clare.
The famous Arion Quartette is with
the J. Knox Gavin and M. B Streeter
Co. and will positively appear in each
performance.
Mrs. M. D. Davis and son Moulton
and Miss Emma Welch and little brother went to Lake George, Tuesday, to
camp out a week.
J. Knox Gavin and M. B. Streeter
will again be in Clare to shake hands
with their many friends. This time
they come with their own company.
John O'Callaghan will go to Alma,
tomorrow, to visit his wife who is there
for medical treatment. We are glad
to hear-that Mrs. O'Callaghan is improving and will probably be horn e soon.
• Mrs. WillTasker came up from Saginaw last Friday evening and visited
in Clare with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Perry, until Saturday evening,
when she and her husband took the evening train for a trip west.
. Herry Starr, electrician for The
Clare Electric Light Co., resigns his
position this noon, on account of his
health, having lung truble. He will
go to Trinidad, Colo., soon. We hope
to hear of his permanent recovery in
the near future.
The coldest place in the habitable
world is Yakutsk, Russia. Sometimes
the thermometer there drops to 73 below zero; and the ground in its vicinity
is frozen to a depth of six hundred
and eighty-two feet. This is a refreshing item for this weather.
The Sentinel pencil pusher went
up the line on the T. A. A. one day
the first of the week and when returning home got into the "company's private car," when he was told his mistake. We would advise the company
to paint their "private car" red and
th^n the traveling public will be able
to distinguish it from the smoker and
rest of the cars.
A new time table is expected to go
into effect on the F. & P. M., Sunday,
June 23d. An extra passenger train
will be put on to run between Saginaw and Reed City. It will probably
pass through Clare about "5 o'clock in
the morning, making connections at
Saginaw for the early trains east.
This will be appreciated by the traveling public, as it will enable them to go
as far as Detroit and return the same
day, giving several hours there to do
business in.
For July 4, 1895, the F. & P. M. will
sell excursion tickets, good going on
date of sale only, limited for return
to July 5, to and from all points on
their line, including Milwaukee, at
rate of single fare for the round trip,
except to, from or via the eastern and
Almont divisions. To, frpm or via
these divisions, rate will be one and
one-half cent per milein each direction.
No excursion rate for adults to be
made less than 25 cents,or for children
less than 15 cents. When the one
way rate is less than 25 cents, and the
"regular round trip.based thereon is
more than 25 cents, excursion tickets
will be sold afc the 25c rate for adults,
and 15c rate for children.
All citizens (that means every body,)
are very cordially invited to attend
the reception given to them by the
past graduates of the Clare high school
at Doherty opera house this Friday
evening. June 21st. This will be the
first event of the kind ever given in
Clare, so remember that you are invited to attend. There will be no collection taken up, so don't trouble yourself on that score. The recption will
be from 8:30 to 9:30 and a very interesting program will be rendered, consisting of vocal and instrumental music,
speaking, etc., etc. After the reception is ended, the high school alumni,
and the teachers and faculty will re:
tire to the Calkins where elegant
tables will be spread. Mr.* E. G. Welch
is toastmaster for the evening and
the following gentlemen will respond
to the^toasts named: C. W. Perry—
"Good Citizenship;" N.Biekueli— "Our
Faculty," W. J. Hutchison—"The Relation of the Parent to the Teacher;'*
Raleigh Giberson—"The Girl Alumnus:" Miss Smith—"Poetry;" Otho
Sutherland—"First Year Out;" R. H.
Jenney—"The School of 1850 vs. The
School of 1895;" J, F. Tatman—"The
Relation of the School Board to the
Alumni;" A, E. Maynard—"Fiction."
sOur Entire Stock Must be Closed Out
1st,
(As the lease of the store we know occupy will expire before!
our new building is completed.
^^Tomorrow, June 22, we will inaugurate
me Greatest Mo-nee-savino Sail
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Ever held in Clare_^£>
^ press    Goods s
s All 75c Henriettas will go at        58c.
) All 62|e Serges.. ,...  ,   :. 50c.
b All 45c & 50c Serges, Beiges etc ...... %        42c.
3 All 40c Dress Groods.... ....               33c.
All 25c Suitings (all wool)...:.... '-..,....   22c.
All 19c Henriettas, (36; in wide half wool).  .... 17c.
All Best Prints....     j-  ....  : 5c.
Dress Gringhams never sold less than "7c....     .           5c.
All Satines, Percales, Ducks, Dimities, Crape Cloths that sold at
12ic now.. .. ,        .... .. .. .... .... 10c.
f All 15 & 18c "Wash Dress Groods at....   I2ic.
? All $1.00 Corsets now. i ..  • •   85c.
■ All Ladies' Waists & Wrappers formerly sold for $1.00 now      82c.
All $1.25 $1.50 Wrapers at...,       - .... ....     $1.00.
All 75c Waists for.... ...... .... .   58c.
Clothing   Peparbnei^
All $15.00 Suits now go at..                  ,..                      $12.50:
All$12.00     "      '"     "   "...       .....•'      ..            .... $10.00.
All $10.00     "■       "   ""'"..-..       •           ....                .. $8.50.
All $7.50-g8.50 Suits now goat....                    $6.50..
All other Suits reduced in equal proportion. -
All Odd Pants at 15 per cent off marked prices. , •
Any Umbrella or Parasol at 10 per cent off regular prices.
Any Trunk or Valise at 10 per cent less than regular price.
This will he the greatest opportunity to* get new, Fresh Goods,  at less thani
Rock Bottom Prices ever known in Clare.
A, J.Doherty is haying his home greatly improved. It is being remodeled inside as well as the handsome improvements outside.
Oircut court commences at Harrison
next Monday. It is a non-jury term.
There are 14 issues of fact on the calendar and 5 in chancery.
Remember it is not cheap pictures,
but the best aristo cabinets,—one dozen
and an elegant-8x10 picture, for $1.50
at the old stand, by DeVogt. Gome
now, as it is for a short time only.
All roads will lead to the opera house
next Tuesday and Wedneseay. where
the J. Knox Gavin and M. B. Streeter
Co. will appear with their own company. Many pleasing and up to date
specialties will be introduced at each
performance.
It is an ill wind, 'etc. The mild fall
and early spring had millions of grasshopper eggs for this years' crop, but
the recent frosts killed eve^y mother's
son of 'em.—Perhaps the Lord knows
better how to run the weather than
the growlers, after all.
We .know of persons visiting friends
in Clare from as far away as Saginaw,
who take advantage of the low prices
advertised by Clare merchants. And
it isn't to be wondered at that Clare
prices are lower. Our merchants, in
the first place, can buy as cheap as
anybody can, and in the second place,
they, don't have the enormous expense
that large city concerns have to meet,
consequently the buyer here gets the
benefit.
Shoe sale—Saperston^s—read ad.
Photos made by Vandercook never
fade nor crackle. -
Mrs. B. F. Kramer spent part of the
week at J. D. Alien's in Vernon.
Rev. F. H. Nix, son-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. L.T.*OIds.of this city;has been
obliged to give up his pastorate in the
M. E. church at Luther, an account of
ill health. The esteem in which he
is held is shown by the fact that his
parishoners have invited him to remain in the parsonage and will give
him support the balance of the year.'
Fifth street will be thebannerstreet
of the city if improvements keep on
at the rate they have this spring. With
the several houses that have been remodeled, the grading?etc.,the city hall
that soon will be made to look imposing, and when the park is completed—
all this will serve to makev it a very
handsome avenue. We understand
that the street is also to be graveled
and clayed. This last work to be done
by private enterprise,
Fr.Whalenhas commenced to collect
for tire Catholic church property in
Clare. He expects to call on all the
members and friends of the congregation within the coming ten days.
The property bought has cost sixteen
hundred dollars. As soon as sufficient
sum is realized to properly secure
the property, a church will be, commenced which will be a credit to Clare.
Bishop Richter, of Grand Rapids, in
a.letter to Fr. Whalen, says that he
will send a resident pastor to Clare as
soon as possible.
Co. Treas. Browne of Harrison was
in town, yesterday. '   ;
Mayor Drake of Harrison made Dr.
Witherspoon a visit in Clare this week.
• Witherspoon sells the best sewing
machine oil in town. Satisfacton
guaranteed.  -  -'
Mr. and Mrs. David Derino of Arthur visited with Mr., and Mrs. James
an-i Eliia Tatman yesterday. In "the
afternoon the ladies visited the school-
It is rumored that Clare is to have a
new paper. We do not know whether
there is any truth in the rumor,or not,
but it seems,that it has 'been proven
by so many trials in times past, that
two papers cannot make a living here.
Whenever-there have been two papers
here, either one or the other has had
to suspend publication after a scanty
existence. If this were a larger community by two or three thousand, there
might be a ghost of a show for a new
publication, but as it is the one paper
already established; we honestly th')nk,
without any self-praise,acceptablyMlls
the field. The Sentineljqow has the
Democrat-Press subscription list combined with ifcs own, and oui list is 3 or
4. times larger than that of..any: other
paper published in the "county. People
will hardly be willing to risk their
money in a paper when its existence is
so uncertain, and advertisers certainly
will not care to spend their money on,
a paper with no circulation.
Trimmed hats at 50 and 75 cents at
Mrs. Graves' store, opposite the post,
office, Claret ,
More local on 5th page.
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