1891-10-30; Clare Democrat and Press

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CLARE, MICH., FRIDAY OCTOBER 30, 1801.
Official Paper for
Clare County and CITY.
NEW SERIES NO. 118.
DRY GOODS, l-   -   -
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WK\f do Ladies buy Dress Goods of Us? ?\
Rec&VKe  We are °fferin& at Lowest Priees Thirty Styles
dLl L.   in Blaek Dress Goods, all New this |eason.   We
have all the Latest Novelties to trim them.
IN A BLAZI: OF BEAUTY.
The New C.-iIlUiiH Hotel Foimnlly
Opened for KiiAlnesH on
Tuesday.
We are showing Broadeloths, Serges, Henriettas, Novelty Suitings and
all the latest weaves.   This season's shades of Colored Dress-Goods.
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TL"      ikiwlt   We will give you the greatest bargain ever offered
I HIS   y*X%i$   in Clare.   Our sale of 50e Dress Goods1 at 37 l-2e has
been sueh a Success, we will for ONE WEEK inelude in .this>sale all our 60
and 75e Dress Goods. <".
Remember the Place,
Remember they are New Goods,
Remember this is no Plunder Sale,
Remember the Place is KIRKBRIDE'S.
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Our Great Twelve Dollar Sale of Fine Clothing was a
big hit, and to push trade we  have concluded to offer
our entire stock of clothing at
$12 Per Suit! $12
NO RESERVE!
Everything* -Goes!    Remember this is for one
day only,
Will be the ohly chance to secure a
$20 Suit for $12,
$18 Suit for $12,
$16 Suit for $12,
$16 Suit for $12.
Call early Saturday Nov. 5   and attend the greatest
sale of clothing ever held in Clare county,
OVERCOATS!
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Successs in trade is only attained by selling honest
goods at honest prices.
Our Courteous Treatment,
Our Superior Quality Shoes,
Our Desirable Assortment,
Our Roek Bottom Priees,
Our Form-Fitting Footwear
IS WHAT BRINGS 'EM.
Monday we move into Boge's  old stand.   We have
added largely to our already fine line of goods and we
will show you one oi the finest exclusive shoe stores in
Northern Michigan.
digest in Qqqlity, .
Lowest ii\ ft-'ice.
Yours .Shoe'ly,
RAZEK & WALLER,
YOUR SHOEMEN.
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Our City's Pride and the Joy ofthe
Travelling Public who Perchance
Stop Here for a Day or More.
The new Calkins hotel, tho building
admittedly with hardly a superior fruits purpose iu Central Michigan, and
wo might say in a place the size of
Clare in tho entire state, formally
opened its doors to tho public on Tuesday. An army of artists and artisans
have labored assiduously all summer,
and the buildirig in all respects is finer
than tho most sanguine had dared
hoped for at the outset, and its opening lias created a sensation in the traveling world- for in plumbing, lighting,
furnishing and kindred appointments
the standard has been brought up to
the later requirements of an exacting
public. Every article in tho vast
structure is new, and the kitchen, models in their day, are still further modernized.
The decorations and finishings are in
good taste- light and cheerful tones
predominating. The dining room, in
decorations, tables, chairs and tableware is as perfect as study and "taste
can make it. The office is spacious,
well lighted and furnished aud affords
every convenience, that man can wish
for. The parlors and rooms throughout havo been furnished on a scale
that fully justifies the motto, "First-
class or Nothing." Proud as the new
proprietor is of his position in theso
respects—and his position has been
fortunately backed by a well-filled
pocket-book—he is prouder of his
"code" of running his hotel—which is
to make it pleasant and home-like for
all who partako of the hospitality of
the Calkins.
The hotel  proper   is a four-story
structure—three stories  and  a  basement.   rJEho first floor is elevated about   ,     -  - - ■- -.,.-.--
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with the basement underneath. In tho
basement is a fine large bar-room,
handsomely furnished and decorated;
a card-room and wine cellar. Phinisey
& Sweetman havo leased this portion
of the building and cater to the cravings
of the inner man in the wet goods line.
Just off the bar-room, in the north,
west corner of the basement, is the
"Calkins Tonsorial Parlor," a model
of its kind, presided over by the ever
genial and courteous Archie Gordanier,
assisted by Otis Race.
The wash-room, closets, boiler-room,
laundry and cellar also form a part of
the basement.
On the next floor is the hotel office, a
reception room, the dining room, pantry and kitchen. The two commodious
sample rooms are in the rear of the
building, on first floor, opening onto
5th street. In a recepticle, forming
part of the office proper, are the wires
and instruments of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, where also will be
kept a full line of railroad and steamboat tickets, affording transportation
to any part of the United States, .Canada or Europe. This branch of the
business will be superintended by Jos.
Myers.
On tho third floor, reached by a
broad flight of stairs leading from the
office, are to be found the spacious and
luxuriant parlors. One beauty of tho
interior are the broad, well-lighted
hallways on the third and fourth floors,
off from which open large, well-lighted,
pleasant and finely furnished sleeping
rooms. The building is heated
throughout by steam and lighted by
electricity, with electric call bells in
each room leading to the office.
A broad piazza adorns the west and
south sides of the building and lends a
handsome appearance to the exterior,
while a beautiful row of large shade
trees outskirts the whole.
The opening program on Tuesday
was a grand success from start to finish.
Peoplo began to assemble early in tho
day from all points of the compass—
every train bringing someone whos' object was to participate in the festivities
and as the evening hours advanced the
building was thronged from basement
to the fourth floor. The K. of P. band
rendered some excellent music. Card
playing and other games engaged the
attention of a few, some indulged in
the terpsichorean art, while Others
amused themselves in various ways.
Eleven o'clock was the supper hour
and when the broad doors leading to
the dining room were thrown open the
guests filed in and sat down to tables
laden with as choice and tempting
viands as ever partaken of-by human
beings.
Not 'till the we' Sma' hours of the
morning did the throng of merry-making guests wend their weary feet homeward—with only kind words and best
wishes for the genial host and hostess
—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Calkins.
HOME     HAPPENINGS.
Kirkbride sells shoes.
C. A. Lyon, Farwell, Tuesday.
Mrs. A. Beebe, Farwell, Tuesday.
Henry Ort was at Saginaw Monday
on business.
Men's wool underwear, special values,
at Kirkbrido's.
Miss Carrie Eogers has been very iH
during the week.
Albert Grant, of Harrison, was in the
city Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Derby visited with
friends at Evart over Sunday.
Throe new G-octave organs at a bargain.   DeVogt's photo gallery.
Mrs. W, H, Elden is home after a two
weeks' visit at Midland and Saginaw.
Mr, and Mrs. A. II. Rockafellow,
spent Sunday with Mrs. R's parents at
Evart. ,
Auditor-General Stone, of Lansing,
visited with friends at Harrison over
Sunday.
Buy your rubbers of Kirkbride, who
never has kept a "second quality" rubber in Clare.
Mrs. II. L. White, of Battle Creek, is
visiting her great grand daughter, little
Hazel Aiward.
Read Giberson's change of ad.
great going out of business sale
howling success.
T. P. Horning and family, of
Pleasant, visited friends in Clare
urday and Sunday.
Albert Hall visited in Clare last Saturday on his way home at Harrison,
from Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Jojm Clark and children do-
parted for Huntington, Ind., Wednesday to join her husband.
Mrs. James Warren returned home
Wednesday, after visiting friends at
Mt. Pleasant over Sunday.
The Ladies' Congregational Union,
will meet at the homo of L. T. Olds
next Friday, November 6th.
Jno. Cleveland and Horace Joiner
wero down from Reed City to visit with,
friends in Clare over Sunday.
Burt Davis and family have moved
from 7th street and now occupy Mrs.
C. Bigley'9 house oiveaat 6th. street
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was the^guest of her cousin, Mrs. F. U."
Todd, in this city, Tuesday and Wednesday.
More new goods at Mason & Storey's
milliuery rooms. They carry a fine
stock and are enjoying a large trade
this fall.
"K. of P." cigars aro fast becoming a
general favorite among the smokers o£
this vicinity. One trial and you will
smoke no others.
The Glare Wooden Ware Company-
shipped a car load of ware ono day last
week to Cincinnati, containing 1110
tubs and 2748 pails.
Eov. A. G. Hartlo, left at this offlee
last Saturday a potato raised by Wm.
Bowne, of Lansingville, which weighed
four pounds.   Next.
Geo. J. Cummins was in the city
Wednesday morning on his way home
to Harrison, having been at Roscommon on legal business.
The terms of circuit court in Gladwin county for the next three years
will convene on the second Monday in
April and the third Monday in October.
Mrs. J. C. Rockafellow went to Flint
Monday. She will be absent fivo or
six weeks visiting friends in that city
and other parts of Genesee county.
Wednesday was a "blue day" for a
great many people in Clare, because of
their being "out" nearly all the provious
evening at the opening of the hotel
Calkins.
The first snow of the season here was
on Monday, October 2Gth. Only a few
flakes, however, mixed with a drizzling
rain—just enough to make the sidewalks white.
The extremely happy expression on
Will Curtis' face since Wednesday
noon is occasioned by the return of his
wife and daughter after a six weeks'
visit in Ingham county.
Mrs. A. A. Shaver went to Jackson on
Tuesday, in which city she will make
her home for the next two or three
years. She has accepted a position in
a millinery establishment.
Bert. Spafford, an experienced hotel
man, for the past nine years connected
with the Hotel McKinnon, at Cadillac,
is now looking after the wants of the
guests at the Calkins. Bert is acquainted with nearly every commercial
traveller in Michigan and is a general
favorite with all. Mr. Calkins is fortunate in securing his services.
Auction Sale.
Cory Bros. & Ehreiibrook will Sell at
auction, in Clare, on Saturday, November 7th: Two span of work horses, one
single horse, one driving toarn, harness
and buggy, one span of colts, one and
two years old. Terms of sale: Three
per cent off for cash or six months'
on approved paper, interest at 7 jper
cent.   Salo commences at 10 o'clock.
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