1903-08-07; Clare Courier

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Vol, IX.
OLARE,' MIOH., FRIDAY, AUGUST 7,1903.
No. 8
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Wall Paper
During the montn of August
we will close out our line of Wall
Paper at greatly reduced prices, in
order to make room for our new
line.
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Hot Weather Goods
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Fruit .preserving time brings with it its own
work, worry and Trouble. Get-tlie worry re=
" duced to°a minimum by being sure to have
before oommenoing the work, your entire, supply of Sugar, Spioes and all other things
necessary suoh as Fruit Jars, Gaps and Rubbers. Let us show you our new Glass Jars,—
perfect in every way and the best in the market. We also have a full supply of Mason
Fruit Jars at way-down figures. You can't
get them better, more to your satisfaction or
more cheaply than at O'Connor's*
Do you get your Groceries of us this hot
■weather, when the purity of the goods that
reach your table is of such vast importance to
your health? We offer a great variety .of.
Groceries especially suited to hot weather, and
you will always find our prices the lowest for
the quality of the goods we sell.
Try a pound of quI? 20c, 25c, 30c or 35c
Coffee, it is giving good satisfaction,
Our 50c Tea is a seller, it &u. its alt* who have
tried it.
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Fife   Wipes  Out  the Oldest
• Business Section of the City.
Hard  Work  Only   Pre.
vented a Most Appalling Disaster,
Less than One-Thii-d  of Ls»s Gsvcfei by
Insurance.     Brick Buildings Will
Replace those  Destroyed.
At two-fifty o'clock yesterday
moaning the water works whistle
called out the firemen and citizens
to combat one of the fiercest fires
that has oceured in Clare for many
years, and within an hour the store
buildings _>f J. A. Jackson, Du J.
Fox, J_". Bicknell, Freidr. __ange
and Ed. Gilmore, were a mass of
ruins^, with the windows in the south
side of the Clare Hardware Co.'s
brick all broken and the doors and
window frames badly scorched.
Thos. Smith, who conducted a
restaurant, and occupied rooms in
the Bicknell building, was awakened
by smoke, and he very quickly
learned that the building which he
was* occupying was on fire, and
awakening his family and roomers
they made a hasty exit. Before they
could procure all of their clothing
the rooms were so filled with smoke
that they were compelled to leave
with scarcely an armful of their
effects. The arrival of the fire
department and a large number of
citizens was but a matter of a very,
few minutes, yet so fierce were the
flames and such headway had been
made that it was found impossible
to save any of the buildings
mentioned and but little of the contents. The rear of all the buildings
in the district were upon posts
several feet from the ground, which
made easy entrance for the fire, and
practically ail of them were on fire
at once. The wind was moderately
high and for a time many entertained
the fear that the fire would reach
across the street, but the firemen
were able to confine the flames to
the buildings so early on fire.
The loss will reach nearly ten
thousand dollars, with less that one
third covered by insurance. - Those
upon whom the loss falls the most
heavily are Thos. Smith, who'' had
but recently equipped his restaurant
at a cost of $400, and but very little
was saved. Every dollar Smith had
was invested in his business and
the loss leaves him in very embarrassing circumstances.
John MoKerracher, the harness
dealer, had a stock valued at $1400,
including his tools, sewing machine,
etc., which was entirely-wiped out,
and he is left without a dollar.'
E. H. DeVogt, the photographer,
lost in lenses, gallery fixtures, etc.,
$800, upon which he carried and
insurance of $200.. Not a thing was
saved, 4
J. A. Jackson's loss on building is
estimated at$750, with $500 insurance;
stock, $500, with $250 insurance. A
few of his market fixtures were
saved.
Enoch Fish, bicycle repair shop,
contained several valuable' wheels,
pfive of which belonged to outside
parties. Mr. Fish gives his loss
as $5Q0 with no insurance. °
D. J.Fox, loss on°buildingoccupied
McKerracher, $300; no insurance.  .
N. Bicknell, building occupied by
J. S. Bicknell, grocer, $800; insured
for $500.
J. S. Bicknell, loss on stock,
$3500; insured for $1500.
Ed. Gilmore, building, $300; no
insurance.
Messrs. Jackson and Bicknell wili
at once open for business in the
buildings * recently vacated by
__eusenkamp Bros., and J. McKerracher will be ready for harness
repairing in the DeGez building- on
4th street.next Monday. The.others
have not yet determined- upon a
location. -   . '
The buildings destroyed were
among the oldest in the. -cityjand their
removal gives to McEwatt street an
odd appearance. It is highly probable that brick buildings will replace
them, and very likely will be
erected this fall,'
The Michigan Telephone Company's cable was destroyed, entailing a Iosb of several hundred dollars.
Temporary connections were at
once made with the switch board
and the service was not interrupted.
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A commitee consisting of Aldermen Bicknell and Dunwoodle and
the mayor, has been appointed by
the council to investigate the matter
of a new water pystem. for the  city.
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Surry Farmhouse Carried Ten Rods and  De-.
The Severe"*wind storm of Monday
afternoon developed into a cyclone
near Farwell, and at least one" family will remember the incident for
some time. John Carpenter lives
three-fourths of a mile north of Far-
well on the state road, His family
consisting of himself, 'wife and two
children were in the house during
the storm. Suddenly there seemed
to be a collision between Extremely
dark clouds from t,hewest and southeast, and immediately over his home.
An instant later the family found
their home being carried-bodily into
the next field. It'was removed from
the foundation, carried over apple
trees ten feet high, and at a distance
of five rods one corner of the building touched the ground, when it was
partjally wrecked, the balance being
swept five rods farther, when the
storm released it and the building
fell, a mass of. ruins. Fortunately
the family escaped with but slight
bruises,   -
Ora Goodwin, a farmer working
in a field a short distance away, was
picked up, carried a distance of
thirty feet and deposited upon the
earth but little worse for the* experience. During the cyclone rain fell
in torrents. Mr. Carpenter insists
that in the midst of his journey
through the air, the water was extremely hot and that a cloud of
steam was emitted therefrom.
NOiRIIUiW!
Council Very Wisely Determines That ail City
Bridges Hereafter Built Shall b_ of Stone
or Concrete.
The city council on Tuesday evening did at least one thing which Will
meet with the cordial approval of,,
the taxpayers. There are at the
present time no ies?. than eight
bridges of greater or less size which
must be kept in constantgood repair.
It has been the policy in times past
to repair the the wooden structures
as long as there was anything to
fasten repairs to, • and when the
bridge gave out entirely to replace it
with one of the same kind. The
natural consequence of such a policy,
has been that each season several
hundred dollars has been laid out
for the purposes mentioned, and as
the average life of the structures
has been about Bix years, it has been
necessary to construct at least one
new one each year. The 4th street
bridge is now unsafe and has been
ordered condemned and barricaded. Instead of replacing it with another of its kind the council has ordered the street committee to have
specifications prepared for a concrete
arch over the stream of sufficient
length for the travel and width
to admit of a free passage of high
water. Bids will be advertised for
and thj-joblet atthe earliest possible
date.
There is no longer any question
as to the desirability of this kind
of bridge for small streams, if indeed,
they are not the most practical for
the larger ones. Bailroads__-.se them
almost exclusively, and when
erected properlyno amount of weight
will be found sufficient to crush
them. It is a move in* the right
direction.
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Editor "Bill" Peek, of the Linden
Leader, recently visited Harrison,
and in an account of his trip he
state's that he visited this city and
saw our new school house, "Which
is nicer and more grand than anything. _ around these diggin's. It
ought to be—cost $75,000."
. The item is correct, except'that iu
the matter of * cost "Bill" has the
amdunt the sum of $50,000 too high.
Many public buildings in Michigan
of the dimensions and finish of
.Cldre's school have cost the amount
he states, but we. don't let that,kind
of contracts in Clare.
"Bill" also says that the county
seat is*617 feet higher than Clare.
Evidently he had been reading a
railroad time table when he discovered those figures. A reduction of
about four hundred feet would be'
necessary to make his last statement correct.	
P. M. conductors now wear white
caps and vests, by order the superintendent.
Ace Bump, Herman Bogers and
Malcolm Feighner, firemen, were
slightly injured at the fire yestorday
morning, from broken glass and
severe' falls.
ressSkik^^Rmlumd
6.00  and  6.50  Dress-   Skirts,    in   Cheviots,'   Bta-
mines and Mistral Cloths, cut and trimmed in the
.  newest styles, now  5.00
Walking Skirt Special
Fine Black Sacking,  seven gore flare,   slot seams,
trimmed with tabs and buttons, only 3.00
White Shirt Waists
The balance of our line at prices to
close them out quickly.
1.50 and 1.25 Waists 8Se
1.50 "       |.I9
2.00 "      1,48
3.00 "      2.25
Bed Spread Bargains
Large size, heavy weight, white bed
.Spreads, worth 1.25 at, each 98c
_ CottonS""2 Bargains
1 bale medium weight,  soft finish,
unbleached cotton, per yard 5c
Heaviest weight, unbleached Cotton, ■
worth 9c, per yard  7c
Ladies9 Hats
Your choice at just half the original price
Dainty Under muslins
at   low   prices
u o w n s
50c...to....2.00
Skirts
75c... to.... 8.50
Covers
25c...to....1.00
Drawers
25c.:.to....1.00
Knit Underwaists
for  children
15 doz Children's Knit Underwaists
a big bargain that won't last long
at this*price ,,only IOc each*
"Pingree  Made" Shoes
for Women
The trimmest looking and least expensive [in the long '
run.]   A full line of. them at   $2, 2.50, $3, 3.50, $4
Lowest
Prices.
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'Everything' '"■ £
to Wear.
Store Closes at 6:00 p.m. [standard time] every evening except Monday & Saturday
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The Traverse City Eagle of last
Friday reports .the marriage of D.
A. Barber, member of the Clare
county.board of school examiners,
and Principal of the Farwell school,
as follows:
"Wednesday night at the home of
the sister of the bride, Mrs. W. H.
Umlor, of 408 Fifth street, Bev.
Demas Cochlin united in .marrige
David A.. Barber, of Farwell, and
Miss Helen Josephine'Stevenson of
this city.
. The ceremony was performed
under an arch of smilax andj white
ribbon with the sides built oE ferns
and palms. Charles Barber, brother
of the groorn, was best man. and
Miss Kibby of Manton,.was bridesmaid. The ring ceremony was used
and Tommy Wynkoop, nephew of
the bride' was ring bearer, while
little Joseplrine Sweers was flower
girl. The decorations were in*pink
and white and after the' ceremony,
refreshmests were served on the
lawn, whioh was lighted with Japanese lanterns. The couple received a
great many fine presents, three
tables being covered with them.
There were about 40 guests present, those from out of town being:
Charles Barber, Farwell: Mrs. Wells
Smith, Saginaw; Miss Kibby, Man-
ton; Miss Monroe, Evart; Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Wynkoop, Cedar Bun;
Mr. and Mrs." McCarthy and son,
Bert, Kingsley; Dr. and Mrs. J. L.
Fenton, itingsley, and Willis Cook
of Manton.
Mr. Barber is the principal' of the
Farwel! schools and ■ bride has
taught for some time in this vicinity
and for the last two years at Man-
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Barber left last
night for Farwell where they will
reside."
With a luxuriant growth of fur
adorning his upper lip, girdled about
by an old army belt, and protruding
from his pistol pocket an ancient 22
oaliber pistol, a str anger, who
apparently has withstood the ravages
of ill luck during the last 18 or 20
years—was noticable upon the
streets during the conflagration of
Thursday morning, said stranger
was bemoaning the loss of his place
of repose, but amid the moanings
and bewailings appeared happy
owing to the fact that he had saved
his valuable diamonds? (two of
which gi-aced his antiquated cravat.)
Again at times he seemed despondent, for upon being questioned more
closely-he related the sad tale of
how upon his arrival in Clare a day
or two before, lie had been "touched"
while engaged in peaceful repose
upon his bed of goose down, of the
enormous sum of $20. It was the
opinion of his listeners, one and all,
after hearing his sad tale of woe that
if said individual ever possessed $20
worth of real, genuine filthy Lucre,
he was most surely deserving of
assistance; later in the day it
developed that this unfortunate
tourist had lost in the fire another
pile, of the white metallic discs to
number of 25, and also that no one
even intimated that they were willing to circulate a subscription wit-,
the expressed purpose of renumerat-
inghim for the loss he had sustained
while in Clare. The stranger's
name is unknown to us but he has
our sympathy in this his sad
affliction, and when anticipating
another visit to our city we will try
and arrange if informed of said visit
to. have all the "touchers" leave
town and also postpone all 'fires
until he is safely without the city
limits.	
Teachers' examination at Harri-
sou next Thursday and Friday.
Henry Holbrook, formerly • of
Clare, and Irene Peterson, of
Frankfort, were married on July
30th.   They will reside in Frankfort.
Mrs. Bertha Brusko was thrown
from a buggy last Sunday evening
while driving to the home* of her
brother in Grant, and suffered a
fracture of her left limb below- the
knee.   Dr. Reedqr attended.
Dr. D. M. Langan, of Harrison,
secretary of the Olare county Agricultural Society, was in-the oity
yesterday on business in connection
with the coming fair. The premium
list will be issued within a few days,
and .other arrangements for the event
are being made asrapidly as possible.
The people of the county should lend
their aid to the officers -and help to
make a large exhibit. The completed
program will be announced at an
ei__ly date,
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