1921-07-01; Clare Sentinel

              Vol. 29, No. 85
SCHOO^CONTRAGT
INSIDE^ THES MONEY
Architect Butterworth's Estimate Proves
5 Entirely Accurate,
|   Clare^To Have Finest School Building Of Any Town of
|L-" * -    - - Our Size in the State. r  ^
4 \: THE WINNING BIDDERS. —
BUSY COPID USES rm
ANOTHER ARROW
Young Clare    Peop'e  are^
ried. Tuesday at Mt.
Pleasant.     "
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General Contract—
Frost, Forge & Wendell Co., Detroit
Heating:, Plumbing and Ventlliating—
Lige Heating & Ventiilating Co,.
" ' ■_"  * * Auburn, Ind-
Electric Wiring—   ■*-■:-'      _f••: ^'    ^
The Medler Electric Co.,; Alma S   fJs
Temperature Regulating—     -^   .
- c (Probably) Purct»H & Stone, Detroit 	
- #>  ^    *■■*'•"■■» S144..704.00
To this total must be added the architect's fee,
the clock system and flooring, which is figured sep-
erately. The total should be somewhere in the immediate neighborhood of $160,000. The salvage
has be^nvaliowed^for In the contractor's bid. Tne
.balance of the fund should just about give adequate
equipment. *-
$110,429.CO
2C.OCO.OO
}&   2,075.00
- 3,200.00
k
' For some time there has been more
or leas well founded doubt as to
whether the proposed new school
building could be let under the
Amount * of money which had been
raised. Many leading citizens have
wondered if perhaps more money
ahould not have been asked for at
the bond election.
* All were greatly rejoiced, therefore,
after the bids were opened last Thursday evening, when everything was
totalled and it_waa found that the
building can not only be built as
designed but probably quite fully and
adequately equipped the first year.
The complete list of bids as opened
at the City Hall June 23 is as follows:
Gsskeal Contractors.
J. H. Ferris, Mr.
Pleasant, Mich.    $165,295 00
^Prost, Forde & Wendell -  -
Oo.. Detroit,, Mich.      110,429.00
- Koepke Brothers, -
Flint, Mich.       145,500 00
C.*H. Maliskey & Son,
OwoBdo, Micb.       144,773.47
Thorp & Stjabl, Alma,
Micb.       140,000 00
" Fred Trier, Saginaw,
x Micb.       140,686 21
James A. Meagher, ^
Bay City, Mich.       123,889.00
Cadillac Cabinet Co.,
Cadillac, Mich.      155,800 00
—   Reniger Construction Co.
f~     - Larsing, Micb.      115,496 00
meing,
131,300.00
A. R. Cole,
Ann Arbor,
^Mich.
133,895.00
Wiring Contractors.
At the Presbyterian manse at Mt.
Pleasant, Tuesday, June 28th, occurred the marriage of Miss Rachel,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hudson, of tbis city,to Carl F. Qarchow,
oi Sheridan township, Rev. Green
performing the ceremony. '*■*"■ They
were attended by Miss- Freda Gar-
chow, sister of the  groom   and   Fred
Immediately after the ceremony
tbe happy couple left for a wedding
trip to Jackson and other points in
the southern part of tbe state and
will be at he me to their friends at
308 east 5th street after July 4th.
Both young people are highly respected by-their many - friends in
Clare and viciuity. The bride is one
of Clare county's teachers, baying
recently closed a very successful
term at tbe Brown school and has
been re-engaged for the ensuing year
at a handsome raise in salary. The
groom is one of Sheridan township's
prosperous young farmeaB>!
The Sentinel joins in extending
its heartiest congratulations and in
wisbins them the very best things
of life in the years to Come. _-
COMMENCEMENT A
Class of Twenty-one Do Jus-
■y^tice to Themselves in ^
-^       Producing Drama.
LEAGUE.
Standings.
Gray Electric Oo.   *
Detroit, Micb.
8,G Hill.;Jackson,Micb.
Barker-Fowler Electric
Co., Lansing, Mich.
North Side Electric Shop,
Lansing, Mich.
The Medler Electric Co.
Alma, Mich.
Neleon-Beckinen Electric
Co., Cadillac, Micb.
L. H. Barnes, Shepherd,
■'    * Mich.
$2,999.00
2,565 00
2,972.00
2,189.00
2075,00
3,930.00
2,100.CO
Gratton, Bros , Lansing,
-   - Mich.
Geo. Lathers & Son,
Traverse City, Mich.
137.722.0
Hkatino* and Plumbing.
Cadillac Heating &
Plumbing Co., Cadillac,
Mich      $31,637.00
Puite Plumbing & Heat-    _
ing Co., Grand Rapids,
Mich.      34,100 00
H. E. Ysberg, Saginaw,
Mich.      31,500.00
Ed. Gibbons, Lansing,
Micb.       30,515 00
John Doherty, Clare,
Micb.      40,987 29
Wheeler & Blaney, -
Kalamazoo, Micb.      30,"50.00
Lige Heating_& Ventil-
-  latiog Co., Auburn, lnd.    29,000 Oo
Tempeeature  Regulating.
Johnson Service Co.,
Detroit, Micb. S3,735 00
Parcell & Stone,
Detroit, Mich. 3,200.0o
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
! HEALTH MAKES REPORT
Clare   County   Stards   High   In
Percentage As Compared
With "Others."
«*
Clare Co. registered 16 births during
May according to compilations of
the division of vital statistics of tbe
state department of health.
Tbis number of births gives the
county a birth rate of 21.4 per 1,C00
population for tbe month. With 4
deaths reported during May the
county bad a general death rate of
6 7 per 1,000 Inhabitants. Death of 1
child under 1 year of age gave Clare
County an infant mortality rate of
66 per 1,000 iiviug births.
Two stillbirths were reported.
Special compilation "- of stillbirths,
conn ling as neither births nor deaths^
la made in vital statistics. Stillbirths,
officials say, evidence lack of prenatal
care and instruction and are preventable in 50 per cent of   the  cases.
Tbe goal every community should
k, declare authorities, is a general
death rate ae low as 10.0 per 1,000
population, a blrtb rate at least two
•ad one -half time as high ae this
general death rate, and an Infant
mortality rate as low as 50 or 60 per
1,000 living births*.
SEALEYNUNN
" DEPARTS THIS LIFE
Former   Resident   of   Beaverton
Township Was  Respected
, 1 .    By All.
Hayes Township Bonds
,,L.. For Good  Roads.
A special election of the voters of
Hayes township was held at the town
kail Friday, June *4th _ for the pur~
of bonding tbe township for tbe
•not of #6000, with which they pur-
mm to baild good roads.
• :?Tae proposition was carried by a
At his borne in Beaverton township,
occurred the death of Sealey Nunn,
cause of death being heart trouble.
The deceased was born at Hartford,
Out., Jane 29. 1861, and departed
this life June 14, 1921. He was united
in marriage to Rachel Arthur, May
1st, 1889, at 'Highgate, Out., and
came to Michigan with his bride
May 7tb of the same year and
located on a farm in Beaverton
townsbipr-Gladwtn County, where he
lived continuously until his death.
Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn
their loss six children, Geo. B., Joseph F., Jennie, Nellie, Mary and
Robert, all of whom were at his bed-
side when tbe end came. Two other
children preceded him in death. He
is also survived by two brothers and
two sisters, John W. Nunn of King-
lake, Ont ; B. C. Nunn, of Beaverton
township; Mrs. Geo. Helmer* of Midland; and Mrs. Tboe. Maynes, of Detroit, besides a wide circle of friend*
and neighbors.^
Tbe funeral was held from tbe
home June 17 th. Be v. C rosso n officiating, and interment made in tbe
Ooleman cemetery.
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At • meeting of the citizens bf
Harrison held recently, plans were
completed for a celebration and basket picnic to be held July 4th. Sports
of all kinds have been arranged for
and will be held at Wilson park, ae
will be the basket dinner. Budd
Lake Is an Ideal plaee to spend the
iPoar+a. .^.v,v.*^-.,:
LOSES LIFE TRYING
TO BOARD FREIGHT
John Chard, of Mt., Pleas ant,
Instantly Killed at Union
Depot Monday Evening.   .
John Chard, a young man about
twenty-five years of age and whose
borne ia at Mt. Pleasant, wataeciden'-
ally killed at tbe Union depot in this
city early Monday evening when re
attempted to board a south bound
freight. '■-/■■■--' -...-"
During the World war a (binding
friendsbip was formed between Mr.
Cbard and Russell Flegel, of this
city, who served in tbe same company and each shared the other's
troubles. Since being discharged
from service the two young men have
more or less bee n with or visited»eacb
other as iiauca a.3 possible, and it
was durine his vi=iit here that he
came to his sudden deatb.
Mr. Chard came over from Mt.
P'oisa^t in the afternoon nnd vs rs
planning on catching the south bound
freight borne. The train passed by
the depot faster than was anticipated,
and Russell warned "■ him, that the
train was traveling too fast .for him
to catch, but he oeing somewhat of
an athlete, bad confidence^ in himself that he could make it.^The first
time he miseed, but he tried again
and caught the back ladder of the
car instead of the front^but the speed
of the train broke bis hold and be
was, thrown backward between tbe
cars and death  was  instantaneous.
The body was taken to the Thurston undertaking rooms and later to
the home of bis parents at Mt.^Pleasant. -       .-'-. • '•--? -    ■■- '• -    'st.
i
Notice to the
Public/
r'JBAooVfti.-V-." -»"\
With the change in management
of the Gould Undertaking Co., there
has also been slight changes in tbe
officers' and directors, which are as
follows: Geo. Vandewarker, President; Levi O. Cimmerer. Vice President; Andrew N. Friz, Sec'y; Frank
Holmes, Trees. Directors:}<Gec. Van-
dewftrke?; A«dr*w N. Fri*s Arthur
Johnson, Homer Campbell, Frank
Holmes, Levi Cim merer.
They   will continue   to  serve  the
public in tbe same courteous manner
as in the past.
_ Andrew N. Frtx,
Licensed Bmbalmsr    >
34-3 and Manager.
Why Not A laundry In Clare?
Clare Mich, Jane 27, 1921
Editor Clare Sentinel:   *
Everybody aays Clare with her
9000 population, Vernon City Included,
is the llviellest town in- Central Mlch-
lganTand not a laundry In tbe .city
and people paying out their money to
some other city to do the work.
A mighty good place for a good
laundry.
A Citizen.
Notice
Painting,    papering
wood notohing.
tlntiMff.  and
*!*«
•villa.
As a first experiment in giving a
senior piay with practically the entire class in the cast, the production
of "The Manoeuvres of Jane" by
the Class of 1921 last Thursday evening was a success. If would have
been easier to bave given the usual
class parte or, if a play, a light farce.
Tbe production : given required real
acting and every individual of tbe-
twenty-one people are to be ' commended for tbe artistic ability displayed. The appreciation of tbe
success of their effort is increased
when it is taken into consideration
that-only a few of the entire cast had
ever before taken - part in a play
given in public. ^ >
Miss Dorothy Johnson did very
creditable work as tbe willful, high
spirited Jane Nangle. . She put just
enonab realism into tbe love .scenes
to make them seem entirely natural,
with scarcely any of tbe awkwardness and . self-consciousness that almost always . accompany amateur
Interpretations of life's old, old
story. . --■ -- - ,-    ^ ^ % j
Mr. Wendell ' Doherty, as George
Langton, played opposite Miss,Johnson with '- excellent support. Hie
voice is exceptionally good and be
showed an ease of stage presence
that evidenced some previous experience in leading roles. ':
Miss Bernice Carrier as Constantia
Gage created an individual part
whose character was consistent thru-
out tbe production. There was at
no time any doubt as to who was
mistress of the occasion when tbe
destinies of Lord Bapcbild were to
be disposed of.      7 -^
Altho the individual work of the
cast as a whole was very good, the
artistry, of Mr. Donald Davis, as
Lord Bapchild, stands out as an exceptional interpretation. Barely does
talent selected from a large group of
of college students display bistronic
ability exceeding that of Mr. Davis.
Not only voice and facial expression,
hat position of body and purposeful
a.vkwardnesft of embracing arms,
all were brct into constant play.
Tne pantocaine at tbe conclusion
of the third act was real art. Lcrd
Sapcbild was a distinct character
every moment be was on tbe stage.
. Tears beget tears, but tbe tears of
tbe audience were from laughter
when Mies Marie Kleiner, as Mrs.
Beecbinor, and Mi^a Opal Muma,
as Lady Bapcbild, wept over tbe loss
o,f their beloved offspring in tbe opening of tbe fourth act. Both parts
were handled very well tbraout.  ■
Tbe character of Jervis Punshon
was well interpreted by Mr. Don
Waller. Mr. Waller bas a naturally
easy stage manner.        ^ *
Mr. Henry Prentiss, as Richard
Nangle, father of Jane, did some excellent acting. He created an accurate impersonation of tbe stern
parent, gradually relenting, but never
giving his consent to the marriage.
Last but surely not least of tbe
so-called leading parts was that of
Pamela, so excellently interpreted
by Miss Doris Mater. Miss Mater is
a natural actress." Her role was well
played tbe first night of rehearsal.
It takes nine players to make a
ball team and, while tbe outfielders
do not handle tbe ball as tnucb as
tbe battery, all nine are vitally essential to the success of the team. So
in a play, while not all can bave
parts of many lines and constant
appearance, nevertheless each part
is just as important as another in tbat
tbe success of all is the success of
each.
Tbe Bostocks, Mr. Perry t4eeck ae
the Rev. Mr., Miss Glad**- Beale ae
tbe stern and uncompromising Mrs.,
and Miss Leon a "Vandewarker as tbe
strictly proper Miss—all added their
contribution to both tbe theme of
the story and the acting which supported it.
Mr. Boy Cim merer and Miss Evab
Loomia as Mr. and .Mrs. Pawsey
could each bave creditably bandied
more important rotes..- Tbe |severr—*>
or was it nine?—Pawsey children,
altho not appearing in person, brot
a good laugh from tbe audience.
Mr. Alfred Doherty as Sir Robert
Bowater, and ,bis granddaughter
Maggie, Miss Bernelee Bberhart,
drew several laughs ia their brief
appearance.
Mies Degotby Moyer made a vary
OunlsslstffMs   in «*» part of
Gladwin
Clare
Barrytoia
Weidman
Coleman
Harrison
Won
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A
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2
2
1
Lost
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2
2
4
5
5
Pet-
833
714
666
333
236
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-:..:.i. Results the fast wees
June 23 . ; Clare 6 Weidman 7
June 24        Barryton 7   Coleman 6
June 26        Clare 14        Coleman 3
WILLIAM MERCER
v MES SUDDENLY
1 J. -c-   *■ -.
Succumbs to   Second   Stroke   of
'     "Appoplexy in   Freeman   " '
-    ,. Town ship. Last Fri- .-.,'...--.
; "„  <■[■-■■■■ day.   =•'•••:,%-• -v-L;!?-^
■ While spending his - vacation at tbe
ranch of his business partner, J." W.
McCall, of Freeman township, William Mercer, of Paxton, III., - suffered
bis second stroke of appoplexy last
Friday afternoon and which caused
instant death, v.. ■■. r ..,
: Mr. Mercer was busy at light work
on the ranch owned jointly by bim
and Mr. McCall and it is tnought to
have started for Windover lake, a
abort*, distance when he was overcome by beat as his body was found
near tbat place. Thos. [Nichols,
manager of the ranch was notified
i and be immediately summoned coroner Dr. Lamb, from Farwell, who
pronounced deatb was due from tbe
fatal disease.      _  "        -
The body was shipped   to  Paxton,
111., for burial. _ \
DON'T FORGET
THE BOOSTERS
Northern Michigan Pike  Association   Scheduled   to Reach
Clare Sunday, July 10th.
The chairman of tbe entertainment
committee of the C. of C announces
that ample cars bav^ been provided
for to take those wishing to go to
Mt. Pleasant Sunday morning, July
10 to meet the boosters of tbe association numbering about 400, who will
leave Detroit the day previous on a
fifteen day tour of Michigan. Citizens
are requested to meet at the City
Park at 9:30 a. m so that they can
be assigned their car without confusion. The.Clsre boosters will leave
tLe park promptly at 10:00 .a. m. for
Mt. . Pleasant and will return with
tbeir visitors about 1:30 p, m. who
will be taken to tbe park -for a twenty
minutes rest, during which time the
main program will be ~ getting acquainted and learning the way to
better roads.   •     v '
PETER F.DODDS
DIESINWCT
Served This District   as Cir-
" cuit Judge for Term of   r
Twenty-four Years.
Was A Jurist of   State-wide Re-
••- putation and  a   Man   Who     *
Made Many friends.
The «ad news of the death of Petejr
F. Dodd, who passed away at hie
borne in Spokane, Washington, wa»
received in Clare the latter part of
last week. -
A resident of Isabella county for
over 50 vears, for 24 years circuit
judge of this district. Judge Dodde
bad endeared himself   to   tbe  people
NEW BANK HOME
BEING CONSIDERED
May   Not ^ Complete   'Building
Wntil Spring—Construction
. of ^Basement Now
Authorized.
That the present evidences in our
city of "doing business as usual" do
notindicate merely a temporary boom
is best proved 6y the  fact^tb&t  some
he served and was known in almost
every home. He was a man endowed
with a strong personality, fearless,
just, lovable. His active, useful and
successful life made him| scores of
friends and not a single enemy.
His ability as an attorney   and   jur-
of the most conservative interests  in {*8fc was recognized throughout Micbi-
town are definitely planning measures I gan.  -»■■-
of expansion.    We   naturally look   to
Miss Dodd.
Tbe servants surely could not have
been dispensed with. Miss Esther
Ackerman played the part of Tren-
dell, the maid. ■■ Mr. Royal Wilson
was perfectly at home in the resplendent uniform and imperial dignity
of tbe butler, and Mr. Joseph Grime-
son and Mr. H or ton Case, each in
foil livery, played the roles of first
and second    footman   in   good   form.
Owing to the fact tbe audience
was on three sides of the stage it
was impossible to use a curtain, but
the musical numbers furnished b;
Miss Lewis and Mr. Thompson entertained during tbe changes in scenery,.
At the close of tbe play tbe members of tbe class, after changing from
the costumes of tbe play, filed on to
tae platform. After a number by
tbe girls' Bextette, Sup't Jones gave
the diplomas to the tirad but happy
graduates, and the eventful year
was officially concluded.
Installs Stamp Machine..
Last week Floyd Kirkpatrick installed in bis drug store a stamp
machine which will serve tbe public
to a good advantage, especially after
the postoffice has been closed and
you want to purchase stamps. Hereafter when in need of stamps you
can step into his store and wait on
yourself. There is no waitinsr, no
feeling that you are imposing upon
anyone. No distracting the clerks
from tbeir exacting duties, no refusal
and no disapointment. The machine
is always supplied with plenty of one
and two cent stamps and they are
positively clean.
For each nickle placed in the machine you have the choice of two 2-cent
or four one cent stamps. : The extra
penny is for the service rendered.
our banks as the most accurate indexes of our commercial condition,
the pulse? whose heats indicate tbe
conditioned our business health.
Therefore It is gratifying to learn
that definite plans are again under
consideration by th"e Clare County
Savings Bank to erect their new
bank building on the corner of Mc-
Ewan and Fourth streets. Tbe di
rectors have in fact authorized the
clearing of tbe ground and completion of the basement by this fall. The
entire building may or may not be
completed before spring. . After tbt
keen disappointment following tbe
previous abandonment of the enterprise forced by the intervening o*.
war time conditions, it is now desired that not too much credence be
given to the rnmorB now current or
main street that the building wil
very soon be ready for occupancy.
The project is, how ever, " definite!
under way and the preliminary wor?
will be "bpgun shortly. " When com
pleted it will be one of the finest o
its size in the state.     ■,-'.■■■■
-600,000 Rainbow Trout
Planted in Clare County
Robbies'   Overland   Show   Will
Visit Clare July 5th. ■,
Last Saturday forenoon Wm. Lang?
received over 500,000 Rainbow troo =
from the state, which ne and John
Phinnisey immediately planted ii
the many streams north of Clare. In
tbe afternoon they received and
planted over 29,000 bass. This makes
the third shipment received within
the past four months as in early
spring he was the means of planting
over 50,000 brown trout.
"Bill'1 is to be commended for tbis
act as from year to year he takes it
upon himself to see that thousands of
the Any tribe are planted in the
streams of Clare connty, while tbe
most of us like to take tbe rod and
catch them, but fall down when it
Mss the streams.
Early in tbe year 1918, soon after
bis lasjrterm of circuit judge expired.
Judge Dodds and bis wife went to -
Sookaoe, Wash., to be with tbeir
son, Fabian F. Dodds, and bis family. He entered •" into partnership
with his eon under the firm name of
Dodds & Dodds and continued in .
euch law practice until the time of
his discease. •"_■■--:    ~ ■      -    ; . ~
Mr. Dodds' health had not been
good for several months. Two weeks
prior to hie. death he was stricken
with pneumonia and died the evening of June 23, 1921.    _
The body was cremated and is now
on its way to his old borne at Mt.
Pleasant. It is expected tbat is will
arrive there tbe latter part of tbia
week. -^
Funeral services will be held next
Sunday on the court house square
at 3 p. m. Rev. Joseph H. Qreen
will have charge. -
Peter F Dodds was elected as circuit judge for the c:unties|of Isabella*
Clare and Midlaod, and commenced
the work of his office in January,
1S94, and served for four consecutive
terms—twentj-four_ yearn—hia ter^*
of office ending on December 31, 19i;.
Be was not a candidate for. anoii.—*
term. _ ■/-.-
He was a member of the Mason*.$
lodge and belonged to tbe Chapter,
Council and Knights Templars, and
was an Odd Fellow and a Knight of
Pythias. -...-...   t
"When Bobbin's Overland Show,
wblcb comes to' Clare Tuesday, July
5th,-for one day only, it will be the
first amusement enterprise of its size,
to travel in ite own fleet of sturdy
powerful motor trucks to visit tbis
city.
Tbe show which is styled a vaudeville circus is reported to be as up-to-
date as its method of transportation*
Wbile there will be an abundance of
clean,' clever, vaudeville entertain,
ment, yet all tne old time circus feature* are retained with trained ponies, monkeys, acrobat*, contortionists, aerial artiste, and not forgetting
the funny clowns, with tbeir. sidesplitting antics to amuse. tbe youngsters and tbe elders as well.
The Bobbin's show will exhibit at
tbe Recreation ball park on Tnesday?
July 6th, giving bat one performance
which will be at 8:15 p. m. The doors
will be open-at 7:80 —The customary
head concert will ha given on Mala
street at noon.
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CODl6V.iiwjij9|»vu»
This is for You.
Did yon know we are going to
bave another Home coming? Well
we are, and yon must be on hand
early in tbe day. We need yon to make
this a success, and to give our return
soldiers and sailors another hearty
welcome and also your old time
friends. Every citizen should put
forth every possable effort to get
tbeir out-of-town friends here on
tbat date. There will be something
doing every minute. The committee
will spare no time or expense to
make this one of the biggest and
best Home Comings yet. This will
take place abont tbe middle of July,
Watch for tbe date, apd notify yonr
friends to plan on being in Clare for
tbis event.
H. C. Co&ney
Chairman entertainment  committee
FILLMORE-MAXWELL
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Young   Wise Township Farmer
" Takes Bride Monday,
\ June   26th. '        ~^~
At the Methodist parsonage Monday morning occurred tbe marriage
of Miss Reva Fillmore, of Hope, and
Carl L. Maxwell, of Wise township.
Bey. E. W. Davis performing tb»
ceremony.
Following the ceremony tbe bridal
couple left fur a campins cstlng »*
Lake George, after which they will
return to~their home previously prepared by tbe groom on his father'*
farm in Wine township.
Both young people bold tbe respect
and esteem of a host of friends, who*
join in extending , their very bese
wishes for a happy and prosperous)
wedded life.
Lsava yonr
'drag store.
laundry at Anderson's
Receives Second Lot of
Boots for Vulcanizing.
\ This week F^ Newsom received hie
second shipment of rubber hoote from
the Dow Chemical Co. for Vulcanising. A sbort time ago he received *
trial lot from the company and whlon
was repaired i n spic span eon
dition and returned. Tbis repeat
order of twenty-five pair for vulcanising soles and replacing of the heehs
is a compliment to bin* for the qua!*
ityof work he is constantly tnrnk^e
ont as this company Is quick to deteoi
any flaws of workmanship.     ^