1895-03-29; Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press

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■?*fi__IC_AN AHB S-BGEON.
Office Over El-en's Store.
CI*ABE, MICHIGAN.
PaG. SANFOeOs M. D.»
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OEEECB IN D_"N"-OF BLOCK.
CLASS,
MICHIGAN.
JaH. CARPENTER, ML D.s
FHXSIOIASr, S-BGSON AND ACCOTJCHBUE.
C'_*_e South Side Clare.   Professional calls
_iy_o"3iptly answered day or night.  .
/f*** W- TAYLOR GOODMAN,. M. D.
Office and Eesidence,
70S South Michigan Avenue.
SAGINAW", MICHIGAN.
jgcPn THOMAS, M. D.
Physician and Subgeon.
Ulakes a specialty of diseases of women and
children. Calls promptly answered day or
Eight.
Office in dunlop block, Clare.
JOHN GIBERSON5
Attos.net at Law.
Office in Dohertt Block.
■CLABE, . MICHIGAN.
JttC» ROCKAFELLOW,
General Insurance Agent .
jJTone "but the Best Companies Represented.
Office over Saperston's Store.
OLAEE, MICHIGAN.
WM.A. UNICUME,
TUBULAR WELL
MAKER.
1 Warrant my WfeIIs
never to Fail as long as the
metal lasts, and to give suffici-
cint water for any Camp, Mill
or Farm.
•Correspondence Solicited.
CLARE, MICH.
TVHOMAS   ALLISON,
-iXJITY AND
COUNTRY
Building Mover
Buildings, Safes, Boilers, Smoke Stacks, Presses, Flag Poles and Heavy Machinery
Moved and Raised.
Jack Screws to Let,
Clare, iViiol-_.
}|EflL ESTATE
AND
I INSURING
AGENCY.
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Is the place to go
af you want First Class
. . Fire Insurance . .
If you want to
Rent, Buy or Sell Property.
Office Under Clare County
\      Savings Bank.
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I represent the Oldest, LLargest • and
Best Fire Insurance Companies in
the World.
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Do You
Want to Dye?
Gallon J. GORDQB, Hoi-bbook
House, opposite the Caillqns, for first
I class dyeing  of all  kinds,   clothing
}■ cleaned and repaired, Carpets cleaned,
) etc*   latere orders at once.
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Pasts Present and Future of a
Noted Lumber Town.
ITS   CONCEPTION   GRAND,  BUT
GRANDER ITS DESTRUCTION,,
be deserted.***
Probably a store will still be maintained at that point for the convenience of settlers, as .there is some
nice farming land north and east of
Dodge which is gradually being settled
up.
BREVITIES,
A Wilderness Becomes a City—the
City a Wilderness.
Upon the margin of a sylvan lake,
"Where once the timid deer at evening stood,
Or in the cooling depths her thirst did slake,
There sprang a city in the solitude.
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Where once the city's noisy stir arose,
The dwelling and the shop stand tenantless;
Tlie owlet's _,oot at daylight's dismal close
Alone disturbs this second wilderness.
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The solitude that God himself creates
Is full of grace and majesty and power;
The solitude that man, the creature, makes,
No beauty holds to 'guile the sluggish hour.
—B. D. P..
One year ago the 10th of this month
the plant and lumber of the Lansing
Lumber Co. at Dodge went up in
smoke, die loss being about a quarter
of a million of dollars. The fire originated in the shingle mill at noon and
in brief time was beyond control and
cleaued up everything in the yard.
The Clare and Harrison fire departments were summoned and responded
promptly but little could be done except to save the logs on the bank of
■the lake. Two days after tne fire the
ground for 25 or 30 acres was as clean
as a house floor, except for the ashes.
A small mill was subsequently put
in to cut what logs were in the lake,
some three or four million*- feet of
lumber being now in the yards awaiting shipment. During the past winter cedar business flourished and
the ground is pretty well covered with
paving stuff and poles. It is now
probable that by July the yard will be
as clear of any thing of value as it
was the day after the great fire, as
every thing will be shipped out and
the track from Hatton to Dodge taken
up. The once flourished lumber town
will indeed be a "deserted village."
The history of the little burgh is
very interesting. The Lansing Lumber Company of whom Dodge &
Barns were the leading members of
the firm, owned a large tract of pine
in the north eastern part of Glare
county and in Gladwin. Some of it
was as pretty timber as ever stood up.
For the cutting of the lumber for this
tract they built a mill on the bank
of a pretty sheet of water which was
known to the early hunters as Blue-
gill lake on account of the kind of fish
in which it abounded. The scheme
of the lumber Company was an ideal
one. They built a lumber mill of
enormous capacity, also a shingle and
lath mill, kept big crews in the woods
and in the mills, and the out-put was
very large. The company laid out a
village, built dwelling houses and
rented them to their employes. They
had a complete system of water works
and electric lights, with an efficient
fire department. It was a complete
city, the company being the mayor,
council, and the entire municipal
equipment. The population of the
little city was four or five hundred
persons. After the first of July next
it will be hard to find a score of persons
left. After the fire a large number of
the familes moved away and when the
last board is shipped the remainder
will follow. A. Woodmancy,' the
genial book-keeper and general manager for the company now lives inLan-
sing but comes up often enough to
look after business. Much of the success of the great firm has been due to
his careful, busines-like methods.
Some of the other men who Have
been especially prominent in that beehive of industry have beenL.M.Shum-
way, F. E. Gleason, Frank Treadwell",
and H. Duval.
During the past season, which is
likely to be the last, operations in
cedar have been quite extensive. Mr.
Gleason and Mr. Shumway have each
gotten out. poles and paving. The
former had a crew of about sixty men
in the swamps this winter and now
has piled up in the Dodge yards to
show for it about 7200 poles and at
Brinnon dam, a few miles south, 18000
pieces of paving stuff. He will have
about 30 men pealing until the shipments are made. The Valentine Clark
Company takes the poles and ships di--
ectfrom Dodge.
Mr. Shumway had about 40 men during the winter. He has at Dodge 3000
poles and 40 cars of paving. Mr.
Treadwell is busy with a crew of men
sorting andrepiling theseveral million
feet of lumber for shipment. The
town will present a busy appearance
UDtil mid-summer, and then it will
Register Tomorrow.
Eegister tomorrow, Saturday.
C. S. Chase, Saginaw Monday.
Wm. Wolsky spend Sunday in Saginaw.
Mrs Seth Hall is much inproved in
I health.
Byron Alger was in Mt. Pleasant
Tuesday.
Miss Maona Mason visited in Mt.
Pleasant this week.
New line Men's and Ladies' Macintoshes at Davy & Go's.
Tatman is headquarters _qr TsTo. 1,.
clover and timothy seed.
A ghost was seen onFifth .street last
Sunday night, so they say.
Elections of all parties should vote
for both of the amendments.
Otho Sutherland is home from Olivet college for a week's vacation.
D. R. Wait and J. H. Canfield of
Farwell were in the city Monday.
Miss Jennie Irwin visited Miss Annie Murphy in Sheridan this week.
Mrs. W. S. Cooley returned from
Coleman, Tuesday, Mrs, Hubbard being somewhat better.
Drive shoes, plow shoes, fine shoes
and all other kind of shoes atTatman's
big shoe and glocery store.
The electric light, company is pushing their work along. Already a large
number of poles are in position.
R. G. Jeffries and mother departed
forElmira, LNL. Y., Tuesday, having
received word that Mrs. Jeffries' sister, Mrs. Parks, is dangerously ill. '
Call and see some of the prettiest
trimmed hats for the price at Mrs.
Graves store opposite the post office
and also lace curtains and trimmed
edge embroidery.
Mi*.i and Mrs. L. W. Leach departed
for Buffalo Wedneday morning, being
summoned by a telegam announcing
the death of her father, Geo. S. Abbott
in that city,Tuesday. He was 79 years
old. .
Trough an error in the posting of
notices the prohibition caucus held
March 12 was considered illegal and
another was held last Saturday evening at which the nominations were
all made over, except that H. Ort declined to run for alderkaaan in the 2d
ward and H. W. Pierce was named in
his place.
Mr. Shaw, the electrician who will
have charge of the Clare ^Electric Light
Company's plant, arrived in the city
Monday. Though a young man he
has had much experience. He had the
misfortune a few day ago *.o get a bad
fall from a pole, spraining his ankle.
The fall was occasioned by receiving a
shock from a live wire.
The post office department recommends that every one who sends letters send them in . an envelope upon
the left hand corner of which the
sender's name is printed with request
for its return if not delivered. We
can furnish envelopes ail printed in
compliance with this request as cheap
as they are usually brought without.
The spring millinery opening of Parrish & Wilson will occur tomorrow
(Saturday) and Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. The display of Easter millinery will be something unusually fine. The firm's new
quarters, four doors south of Bick-
nell's are much more comfortable, and
attractive than their former location.
The Evart Review in giving some
valuable advice to correspondents says;
Dont say, "John Jones Sunday ed "anywhere. As well say •'Martin Morris
Mondayed in Muncie," "Thomas
Thompson Tuesday ed in Toledo," and
so on through the days of the week.
Or "John Jones Januariedin Jackson,"
and on through the calendar year.
Do not try to add to our language by
coining new words.
We learn with pleasure that Edmund
Bailey is a candidate for supervisor in
Hayes township on a un on ticket.
We do not know who his opponent is
but we feel safein saying the township
could not do better than to elect
Mr. Bailey. He is an old resident of
the township, having lived there 14
years, coming from Oakland county.
He is a veteran of the late war in which
he served three years, being a member
of the 10th Michigan cavalry. Mr.'
Bailey has held about every office in his
township, and some of them several
times-, which shows the esteem in
which he is held. He will -make a
good member of the board.
Election next Monday.
Yote for both amendments.
Dan Mater, Saginaw, Tuesday.
Miss Edna Elden is visiting at Lonsdale.
The schools are having a week's
vacation.
Miss Louise Bruske is visiting
in Saginaw.
Dr. H. L. Ash visited his family
in Clare this week. •
Editor Roys of the farwell Register
was in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Mutzey, of Manistee is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Wilbur.
Frank Goodman of Cadillac visited
his parents in Clare Tuesday.
Jas. Boyd was at Grand Rapids on
business several days this week.
Mrs. Thos Dwyer, the milliner, was
in Detroit buying goods this week.
Parrish & Wilson have a fine selection of combs and hairpins. All latest
styles.
Mrs. Wallace, Arthur township,died
yesterday. The funeral will be tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Falk of Mt.
Pleasant spent Sunday with Mr.Falk's
parents in Clare.
D. E. Carncross has moved from
Sheridan township to Clare. He is a
first class carpenter.
Tatman just received another lot of
ladies' and gents'fine shoes. Best in
town for the Money.
Samuel Carr has sold his farm to
Frank Southerland and will move to
Clare.—Lapeer Clarion. ,
Saturday and Monday will be great
special sales days -at Saperston's. He
makes some grand offers. Read his
ad.
LN. O. Pettibone was in the city
Monday. He was returning to Hatton
from an extended. visit in Hillsdale
county.
W. H. Elden has been, granted permission to remove his building and
leave it in 4th street while he builds
his new brick store.
Hon. Geo. H. Waldo was in the city
Tuesday. He" came up from Lansing
to look* after a suit he had in the circuit court at Harison.
The Ross building has been undergoing changes this week to accommodate Grathwohl.the tailor, who will
occupy the second floor.
Sabbath at the Baptist church;
subject for morning, "Those Women"
Then for evening job as a Prohibitionist.    All are welcome.
George Piper was down* from Lake
Station over Sunday, He returned,
Tuesday, acompanied by Mrs. Piper
and her mother, Mrs.M, D. Davis.
Every lady attending Mrs.Goodman's
grand spring millinery opening next
Saturday, April 7. will be presented
with a boquet of choice cut flowers.
A. W. Mclnyre is expected home tomorrow from Antrim county where
he went two weeks ago on account of
the dangerous illness of his daughter,
Mrs. Potter.
A special school meeting has been
called for Tuesday evening. The
matter under consideration will be
the question of authorizing the district
officers to sell the old high school
property.
Parrish and Wilson have moved
their millinery business from next El-
den's to four doors south of Bicknell's.
Their spring opening will be tomorrow
and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week.
Alex Lackie the goood natured landlord of Lackie's restaurant  had his
shoes stolen   Thursday    night.   He
says the party who took them   must
have had whoppers.   "Dad" is going
around in rubbers this morning.
Saturday was not much of a day for
wood cutting out in Yernon, but Will
and Ed. McKay managed to cut, split
and pile 161 cords of hard wood in lOf
hours. If you know of a couple of
fellows anywhere that can beat that
just name them.
Allan McCallam died suddenly of
heart disease at Temple Friday morning. He was a blacksmith and only 26
years old. He leaves a wife and child.
Colin McDonald accompanied the body
to Clare Saturday, and Sunday the remains were interred in the Yernon
Catholic cemetery.
Edwin Russell .and J. D. Allen
two * prosperous Yernon township
farmers drove over to Mt. Pleasant
Tuesday, and in the afternoon went to
a sale west of the city. In returning
home, as they were coming down the
hill four miles, south of Clare, the
traces of one horse became unhooked
and the team soon became unmanageable, resulting in a bad runaway. Mr.
Russell was thrown out at the foot of
the hill and badly bruised. J.D. managed to stay in the buggy and escaped
except for a good shaking up.
% Is our belief %M
tmli of
Is tlie largest and best assorted ever shown in tlie cit^p.
Three weeks ago we advertised the arrival of the firstline&
Since then they   have   been   steadily coining in, and under the new tariff laws the prices have been reduced frote-
10 to 30 per cent.
This Week we are Offering—
New styles in 52 inch noveity suitings,  all new colorings,
in 6 yard patterns, at $3.50 per pattern.
Fancy "brocade suitings, strictly wool, 38 in wide, 8 yd paifr
terns at $3.75 per pattern.
Very fine Henriettas in new colors,   8 yds  for  $6, former
price $1 yd.
Serges and Henriettas in black and colors,  strictly wool,
40c to 62ic, fully 25 per cent, lower than former prices^
Half wool cashmeres, 12£ and 19c.
Latest novelties in swivel silks at 50c per yd.
In Wash Goods we are Showing—
IN ew Scotch Plaids in ginghams and silk mixture^.
G-enuine Scotch ginghams in pattern lengths, 25c yd.
Printed Dimitys in light colors, dainty patterns only. 12|.e
Printed Ponges, all new patterns 12^c.
Black Satines- 9to 25c.."   "
Our lining stock comprises ail the new and
popular linings.
Harris
Having purchased the GrB.0-
CERY BUSINESS of G. S.
CHASE, Dunwoodie block,
I heartily invite all old customers and such new
ones as desire first-class Groceries at the lowest" living prices. Give
me a call and I
will convince you.
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Go to Lee for Clover and timothy
seed.
Mrs. AL. Smith visited in "Coleman
Tuesday. '    %
Master Bison Cope of Coleman is
visiting at Theo, Phinisey's. '
Saperston is always to the front; he
has special sales tomorrow and Monday.    See his great offer ih his ad.
Ladies should attend Mrs.Goodma n's
grand millinery opening, Saturdav,
April 6th, and inspect the hew and co-
rect effects.
Judge Dabol has been elected department commander of the G. A. R. of
Michigan. The next encampment
will be at Saginaw.
H, W. Pierce, candidate for alderman in the second ward, was at Harrison yesterday and took out his final
naturalization papers.
0. H. Rockwell has opened a neat
Stock of goods in the building.recently
vacated.by Buell and Son. He will
deal in candies, baked goods, crockery,
etc.   His son is in charge.
Wm. Parrish has taken a partner in
the livery business and the style of the
new firm is Parrish & Carr. Samuel
Carr, the new partner, comes from
Lapeer. The equipment of the livery
has been enlarged.
Joseph Mussier of Beaverton was in
the city today. He is an apostate
mormon having been converted from
that faith under -the preaching of
Elder Rodgers. Mr. Mussier is lecturing on mormonism.
The republican ticket in Yernon
township is headed with a tip top
man for supervisor, J, D. Allen. He
has been a resident of the township for
15 years, is familiar with its business,
and is a careful, reliable man. The
township can not do better that intrust him with the duties of supervisor.
Rev. Fr. Whalen is dangerously ill
of lung fever at Grand Rapids.
Men's heavy cottonade pants worth,
75c, only 58c at Davy & Co's.
Bay a Knox sustained a broken arm-
while coupling cars in the yard todays-
Miss Carrie Rockafellow attendee!
the Epworth   League convention at
Detroit this week.
The ladies' of the Congregational
church made the pastor and wife
a i very pleasant surprise this afternoon,
it being the 19th anniversary theiF
marriage.
A very pleasant party assembled a£
the home' of Mrs. Carrie Brewer ite*/
Vernon township, Wednesday evening1,
March 27th,to witness the marriage oi
Miss Nellie Brewer, daughter of Mrs.
Ellen M. Brewer, to Mr. Walter Whitfe
of Coldwater township, Rev.S.A.Long
of Clare performing the marriage ceremony. The young people will settle
at once on a farm in Coldwater towjQ-
sihp.
Grand  Millinery Openings
Mrs. Goodman's  millinery opening?"
are becoming the event of the seasoii-
among the ladies.   This spring it will
be a more eleborate affair thau evei;
The feaure,  of the occasion will be
the bouquet of choice cut flowers whieli
will be presented to every lady caller
at the opening, which will be Saturday
April 6th.   We are informed that th.-
display of spring millinery will exceed
in beauty and variety any previous oo-
casion.   There is sure to be a big attendance,
Don't Forget To Register.
Dr. Miles' Paid Pills. "One cent a t§_*<v**
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