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Established 1878
"On ihe MUtin Stree* oi  Michigrin
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Official' Paper, of,
Clare, and   Clare   County
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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING,  MAY 10, 1929
New Series;VoI. 37, No. 29
CLARECREAMERYCO.
BECOMESLOCALLY
OWNED INDUSTRY
Cream Producers and Consumers  Can   Purchase
Stock on Time Payment Plan,
OIL WELL MACHINE
. UNLOADED AT LAKE
Largest   Percent   of   Land  in
County Leased  to  Oil  Companies.  Local Company
Formed.
The Clare Creamery Company,
which has been operated as a division
of the Ann Arbor Dairy Corporation
during the past four years, is to be
incorporated as a separate company
aud the business in the future will be
conducted on a profit sharing basis.
This company has been enjoying
a prosperous business since the building of their hew plant at the corner
of west fourth and Beech streets four
years ago-, and the demand for the
butter whioh they manufacture- has
so far exceeded the available supply
that it becomes necessary to work
out some plan whereby more cream
may be obtained.
The new company will pay
cream received twice a month and
all receipts for their manufactured
products, after the normal overhead
expense of manufacture and interest
is taken out, will be paid for the
cream, thus insuring at all times the
very highest possible price for the
producer.
Under the new plan of organization, the company 'will offer shares
of stock to purchasers and consumers
of the community. The shares will
sell for ten dollars each ancl will be
sold for. cash or on a time payment
plan.
The Clare Creamery Company now
becomes strictly.a Clare owned industry and with the citizens of the
city and farmers in this vicinity
owning the stock, the supply of cream
received will no doubt be greatly in
creased.
The plana foi" expansion ot the
business also includes the manufacture of ice cream, and the new machinery for this product will be installed in the very near future.
With the unloading of an oil well
machine at Lake and the announce-
ment that' a well will 1|e spudded in
near Lost Lake in the v«ry hear future, oil development in Clare county
seems to be assured.
The existence of oil in this county
has been a subject of conversation
and discussion for many years, and
long before oil fields were developed
elsewhere in the state, representatives of-.leading oil companies visited
Clare ancl in some instances obtained
leases on lands of the county.
During the past two years, property
has been purchased and oil leases
have been obtained until at.the present time it is estimated that at least
seventy-five percent of .all the land
in Clare county is either owned or
oil leased by private citizens or oil
companies, who have great faith in
for the oil possibilities of this section.
A number of -business men of Clare
recently formed the Clare Development Company and purchased a'ti'act
of land just west of the city. This
company has also secured, leases on
considerable property adjacent*to the
city but thus far have not made public, their plans for the future.
Several prominent oil men and
representatives of " leading Pennsylvania oil companies were in the city
during the past week, ancl although
there are always many unconfirmed
rumors in any section where there
are nvy new developments in prospect, there is every reason to believe
that actual drilling will begin soon
in the vicinity of Clare,
L D. DICKINSON TO
ATTEND BANQUET,
MONDAY EVENING
Hon. D.   E.   Alward   and
-Wives of Members to be
Guests of Chamber of
Commerce;
. While the Chamber of Corffmerce'
banquet at the Doherty hotel ^next
Monday evening has been designated
as "Ladies' Night", and the wivesB of
the. members and guests will be the
honored guests of the organization,
the meeting sis also tp be a testimonial
to the splendid character and community patriotism or Clare's distinguished citizen,, Hon. Dennis ID.
Alward, secretary of. the State Senate. >    .
In aclditon to the large number of
Clare citizens who will be present,
representatives of the Michigan Legislature will also attend, and President, T. Carl Holbrook lias received
a letter of acceptance from ' Lieut.
Governor Luren D.  Dickerson.    -
The Clare high school band, under
the direction of George Boyd, will
furnish music for the gathering, ancl
the occasion promises to be one of
the events o? the year in Clare,
FORMER CLARE RESIDENT
CALLED M DEATH
Remains of Mrs. Anni Matthews
Brought to Clare Tuesday.
For Burial.
MISSIONARY OF
TURKEY SPEAKS
TO LARGE CROWD
BASS FISHING DATES
UNCHANGED THIS YEAR
New Inland tFishing, Bill  Fixes
June 25th as Opening Day But
• Not In Immediate Effect.
Representative Miles M. Callaghan
informs us that the Inland Pishing
bill controlling the opening season
for fishing in inland streams and
lakes In Michigan has passed both
Houses of the Legislature. This
fixes the opening of the bass season
at June 25th, but inasmuch as the
bill was not given immediate effect,
this date will not apply for the year
1929, so the opening season for Bass
fishing and all other fishing will be
the same as in the .past. Therefore,
the opening season to the inland
lakes of Michigan for the catching of
Bass will open this year on June
16th, ancl he desires this matter to
, be given as much publicity as possible so that tourists and others interested, may be notified that there
lias been .no change in the opening of
the Bass season. There are many
changes in the law with reference to
spearing through the ice, etc., and in
due time a copy of this law- will appear in our columns.
OLDEST MOTHER HONORED AT
"   DRAMATIC SERVICE SUNDAY
The oldest mother in the audience
•will be specially honored at the
dramatic service uext Sunday evening, at the local Methodist .church,
when several dramatic readers will
give a series of the Guest poems on
mother, appropriate for Mothers'
Day. The curtain will be drawn, displaying a very beautiful tableau
scene, enhanced with the colored
spotlight effects, to illustrale the
central thought of eaclt selection.
Three very beautiful numbers of
special music will be given, and a
processional, by six young ladies,
giving homage to the oldest mother
in the crowd, will close the programme. The observance of Mothers' Day
is usually in the morning, but this is
arranged for the evening, for the better dramatic, and lighting, effects.
The public is cordially invited. Admission free, with plate collection.
BOARD OF REVIEW      .
Notice   is   hereby   given   that    the
Board of Review of the City of Clare
will meet at the City Hall on Monday,
the 20th day of May, 1929, at 9:00 a.
un. for the purpose of reviewing ahd
' equalizing the assessment rolls of the
several wards oi' the city    of Clare.
and will remain in session four days
. ;as 'required by law, of such   further
time as may be necessary to review
and equalize said assessment rolls.
Dated, May 8th, 1923.
Alex McKinnon, City Clerk.
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Funeral   of   Thos.  Dwyer
Held From Home Friday
Afternoon.   Had  Been
Resident   of County
Fifty Years.
Thomas Dwyer was born in Mar-
mory, Ontario May 22nd, 1852 and departed this life at his home on east
Fourth street, April 30, 1929, aged
seventy-six years, eleven months and
eight days.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Margaret Griffiths at Trenton, Ontario, March 4th, 1878 and to this
union three daughters were born,
Mrs. Louise Davis of Flint, Mrs, Pearl
Lanshaw, of Wheeler, and Mrs. Winnie Armstrong, of Detroit.
Immediately following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer came to
Muskegon, Michigan, where they remained until August of the year when
they moved to Clare ancl this- community has since been their home.
When Mr. Dwyer came to Clare,
the lumbering industry was at its
heighth and he was employed as a
foreman in the lumber camps for
many years.
MRS. THOMAS R. BELL
DEPARTS THIS LIF
Faithful Wife and Mother  Laid
o Re$t Tuesday Afternoon.
A long eventful life came to a cIosp
vhen Elizabeth Jane, wife of Thomas
R. Bell was called to the Great Beyond. She was born in St. Marys,
Out, August 1st, 1870. Her schooling included both a high school and
a college training, both being obtained in northern Wisconsin. After
being graduated from Superior Normal She taught school for several
years. She was an ardent Christian
and attended the Presbyterian
church.
In June 22, 1905 she was united in
marriage to Thomas R. Bell and to
this union two sons, Wallace and
John were born, the latter dying in
infancy.
! ,She was a woman of high character and a noble soul who throughout
her married' life remained faithful,
unselfish and devoted to her husband
and son.
Her passing May 4th'will be mourned by many in Northern Wisconsin
and Clare. She is survived by her
husband, Thomas R? Bell, and son,
Wallace .W., of Pontiac. Other survivors are her sisters, Sarah, of Vancouver, B. C, and Matilda, of St.
Marys, Ont, also a brother, Alexander, of Portland, Ore.
She rests in loving memory, though
gone, but not forgotten.
Services were conducted from the
home in Sheridan May 7th, Rev. MacDonald speaking the words of comfort.
Those from a distance present at
the funeral were: Miss Florence
Brown, of London, Can., niece of the
deceased and brother, Herbert Brown
of   Detroit;   Mrs., Margaret   Merriam
RUTH  SHULL
Valedictorian
The Senior Class of Clare high
school is the largest in the history of
the school. Fifty young people will
graduate   June   13.
The scholastic honors this year go
to Ruth Shull, who is valedictorian
and Marguerite Ehrhxrdt, salutorian.
Neither one had a grade below "B".
Ruth entered high school four years
ago from Arthur township, District
No. 6; she has been active in extra
curricular work, taking a part in both
the Junior and Senior plays.
Marguerite came    to    Clare    three
MARGUERITE   EHRHARDT
Salutorian
years ago, she attended    the    North
Bradley school her freshman year.
Two boys who have honorable
mention are William' Lange ancl Herman Leis for being neither absent
nor tardy over a period of years.
William, has kept that record for
nine years and Herman for five years.
Five other students who received
honorable mention for. their scholastic work having received a B average/and above are:
Ruth Callihan, Marie Garchow,
Isabel McConnel, Neil Stirling, Marion  Lamphere.
L
AD TEAM
AGAI
KELLY'S BIG STOCK
OPENS.HERE MA
Shorty Grover Pitches  His
First Game and Mas Valuable Support.
The Jfteed City high school baseball team could not furnish strong
enough opposition to stop the Clare
lads in their seven inning game, at
Reed City Tuesday, and the locals
won by the score   of 7 to 2.
Grover, pitching his rfyrst game for
Clare, with* excellent support from
his teammates .was", able to hold the
Reed City lads to seven hits.
The Aldread coached team is play*
ing a high class brand of baseball
this season, and the next game with
Reed City W the home diamond Friday, May 17th should be ah interesting and hard fought one .
STH
Mrs. Annie Matthews, nee ' Mc-
Donell, passed away Saturday night,
May 4th, at tlie home of her daughter.
Mrs. Grover Reynolds, at Flint, Michigan. *
Mrs, Annie- McDonell Matthews
was a descendant of an old Detroit
family. Her grandfather, Judge John
L. S. McDonell, was helpful in the
making of the earlier history of Detroit^ ancl as a Michigan Senator ana
speaker of the House .gained the
name of the "explanatory Senator,"
because he was always introducing a
bill to explain a bill.
Her great grandfather was Thomas
Smith, who made the original map ol'
Detroit and surveyed great sections,
of territorial Michigan.
Mrs. Matthews girlhood days were
spent at the home of Judge McDonell,
which »was known as the "mansion of
many windows" occupying a portion
of the square where the- post office
■is now located. She was born in 1853,
and is survived by a son, Alex Matthews and a daughter, Francis C.
Reynolds and a grandson, George
Stewart Stone; also a brother, John
L. S. McDonell of Yale, and two sisters/ Mrs. George Shryhock of Cum- j
berland, Wis. and Mrs. George W..
Dafoe, of Detroit, Mich.
Funeral services were held at Flint,
Mich., at 10:00 o'clock Tuesday morning and the remains brought to Clare
and buried beside her husband, in
Cherry Grove cemetery.
Miss Theda Phelps   Gives
Discretion  of People's
. Awakening and Accept-:
ance of Modern Ideas.
Popular Tent Show to Bring New
Repertoire of Plays and
Scenery.
He has held positions of trust in
the city and county and as Alderman,and son, Merle, of Pontiac; Mrs. Wm.
for many years and serving as Super- Kaul, of Fordson; and Miss Evelyn
visor, he has been closely identified Barter, of Detroit
with the growth, ra'ogress ana development of the county.
air. Dwyer was a deputy sheriff
ancl served for Some time as under
sheriff of the county. For about
twenty years he has been Chairman
of the County Board of Poor Commissioners.
He was a faithful public servant, a
good husband and father and will be
greatly missed * among the #arge
circle of his acquaintances and
friends. His health has not been
good for the past two years and he
has suffered greatly since last October.
He leaves to mourn their loss, beside the widow and three daughters,
one granddaughter and one great
granddaughter, three brothers, William, of Clare; Frank, of York; and
John, of California, and one sister,
Mary, of California; beside other
relatives ancl a host of friends. Three
brothers, Daniel, Chai'les and Micheal
preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at the
residence Friday afternoon with Rev.
H. B. Johnson officiating and interment was in Cherry Grove cemetery.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mrs. Alice M. LeGear, of Saginaw,
will be at the Doherty Hotel for thsee
days May, 20-21-22, giving "Realistic
Croquignolo Wind Fermahents. These
waves are guaranteed for six months
or more, and require no finger or water waving/ '
Call the Doherty Hotel for-appointments for permanent, mdrcells, etc.
Mrs. LaGear is a graduate of the
Realistic Permanent- Wave Instruction Center of Detroit.    %,
HARRISON LODGE TO
DEDICATE HAIL
A cordial invitation is" extended to
the members of John Q. Look Lodge
F, & A. M. of Clare and the Corning
Lodge F. & A- M. of Farwell by the
John J. Carton lodge F. & A. M., of
Harrison to attend the dedication of
their Masonic hall Friday evening,
May 10th, 1929, at 7:30 o'clock Central standard time.
A banquet will   be  served  at    the
Congregational church parlors at 6:30
o'clock central standard time.
Menu:
Fruit cocktail with salted waiters,
roast pork, brown gravy, mashed potatoes, creamed peas, combination
salad, celery, Vienna rolls, plametto
cheese, sweet spiced pickles, beet
pickles, brick ice cream and assorted cake, coffee, c'ream.
Price for banquet 75 cents.
SCHOOL BAND AND
GLEE CLUB PRESENT
Directors are Arranging Splendid
Program of Vocal, and Instrumental Talent.
The Kelly . Stock Company opens
in Clare under canvas, starting Monday, May 13th, and will show for six
nights,  closing on  Saturday  night.
Mr. Kelly states that this year the
repertoire of plays, the company and
scenic and electrical effects are Va$
best that has ever been brought '
any city by a traveling organization
of this kind.
The plays to be presented are:
"What Anne Brought Home"; "Bulldog Mason," "She Walked In Her
Sleep"; "Butterfly Ranch"; "The
Ghost Train", and on Tuesday night
.the cornpauy will repeat v the play
that had their whole territory talking
last season and thought many folks
followed the players many miles to
'see again, "Saintly Hypocrites and
"Honest Sinners.".
Every play is a big feature and
has been Or is now being produced
by Stock and Production Companies
in the larger cities.
' The personeli of the Kelly Company this season, beside Mr. and-
Mrs. Bill' Kelly. and family include
such well known stock actors as
Miss Peggy Wilson, leading woman,
who played in stock all last winter at
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The Deceased Was Resident
of   Gilmore   Township
About Forty Years.
FIREMEN ANSWER TWO
CALLS ON WEDNESDAY
The fire department was called out
twice during the forenoon Wednesday to extinguish, roof fires, the first
call being to the residence of George
Highlen on Vernon Hill. The blaze
was very soon extinguished with tho
use of the chemicals, but, a good sized
hole was burned in the roof.
The second'call was to '.the residence of S. A. Wilkinson- on .east
Fourth street. Fortunately this
blaze on tlie roof was discovered before it got under headway and .very
little damage was" done./
The Clare high'school baud assisted by the Girls' Glee Club will present their first annual spring concert
in the high school auditorium Friday
evening, May 17th.
Both of these organizations have
been working hard - throughout the
year and are a credit to the school
and community. The Girls' Glee
Club took part in the district music
contest at Mt. Pleasant, where the
competition was especially strong
this year, ancl although they" were unable to take first or second 'place,
they made a fine appearance and re^
ceived the commendation ancl praise
of the officials of the meet.
The band took first place in the
Clare C band contests at Mt. Pleasant, and were thus qualified for the
state contests at Lansing last week.
There were ten bands 'in competition
at Lansing, and the first place was
taken by Watervliet and second by
Almont. The Clare band was too
young to hope to win at a state
meet, but the participation in that
event gave them confidence and inspiration.
George Boyd, director of the band,
and Miss Thelma Cline, who has
charge of the Glee Club, have arranged a program which will include
ensemble numbers,- solos, and duets,
and the band will furnish a brass
quartette beside some novelty numbers.
This -will oe a full evening's entertainment and the admission price*
will be thirty-five cents for adults,
and twenty-five cents    for    children
Princess Theatre
May 11 to 17 Inclusive
Sat 11—Gun Law—Tom Tyler, and
his Pals.
Sun.-Mon.—Red Hot Speed—Reginald Denny—Motor trouble—Heart
trouble and just plain trouble.. He
got into, so many jams he thought he
was a raspberry. He tried to. teach
a girl to drive carefully, but oh!
what she taught him.
WINGS
To the young warriors of thevsky,
whose wings are folded about them
forever,-this picture is reverentty
dedicated.
Matinee, Tuesday^ 3:00, 25c-10c.
Evenings  40c-20c.   ***
Thur.-Fri.'—The Fare -Case—Special cast A mysterious murder mystery.
Farewell—the last number of the
Collegians.
Coining soon—Cohens and Kejleys
at Atlantic City and Weary River.
GOOD LITERATURE CLUB
The Good Literature Club met at
the home .of Mrs. S. M. Callihan,
Monday evening, May 6th. After the
regular business meeting Miss Gerow
gave two very pleasing instrumental
solos ancl Miss Rogers read several
Negro selections by Konty Kullen.
Mrs. Webster failed to be at the
meeting -to talk on Indian Art, so af-
The passing    of    Robert    Wiggins
  t'.-.ls lr'e '-    .-".■ !*onie May'  1st
removes  another  pioneer  from    Gilmore township.
Robert /Wiggins was born March
8th, 1857 in Canada, where he spent
his boyhood < days and grew to manhood. In the year 1875 he' Was united- in marriage to Miss Rhoda Dickinson, also' of Canada, and they moved to Gilmore township about 1889.
Eleven children were born to this
union, namely, Mrs. Clara DeMon-
tague, of the Soo; James A., Arthur
L., and' Mrs. Emily Meyers, of Detroit; Richard, of Allenville; Mrs.
Fannie Hunt, Manitoii Beach, Mrs.
Ruth Rickels and Mrs. Rhoda Rick-
els, of Flint; Edmund at home. Mrs,
Lottie Pocquette, of Saginaw, and
Burt of the west. Twenty-one grandchildren'! two brothers, Issac ancl
James, of Gilmore, and many other
relatives also survive.
Mr; Wiggins was a kind and loving
husband and father and was highly
respected in the community that had
been his home so many years.
Death is thought to have been due
to the result of a fall received while
working in the woods getting out
some fuel.
The funeral was held from the
Christian church, conducted by Rev.
M. S. Wymer and burial made in the
Gilmore   cemetery.
JUST AWAY
I can not say, 1 will not say—
That he is dead, but just away,
And that his golden words of cheer
Will linger ever in my ear,
To comfort me along the way,
*. The same sweet road of yesterday.
I can not say, I will not .say—
That he is dead, but just away,
Away from" earthly cares and fears
But still in all his soul is near;
And walks beside me down the -way
Just as he did on yesterday.
1 can- not say, I will not say—
That he is dead but just away
For in my heart he reign the same
As .just before the reaper came,
And tho my lonely heart is sad,
His memory lives to make me glad.
I can not say, I will not say—
That he is dead, but just .away,
Away froi-i earthly strife and pain,
Yet  leaving nil  the  joy  remain—
Of. his sweet presence here below,
That made us proud to love him so.
I can not say, I will not say—
That he^is dead, but just away,
I saw him gird his armor on,    •
Yet in my heart he is not gone,
His soul, is wed to mine for. aye,
He is not dead but just away.
Turkey Is waking up ancl stepping ,
away from the other' Asiatic lauds
where the' Arabic script still prevails -
ancl the Mohammedan religion is
foremost, just a§ she did when she
abolished the fez and tried to free
women from the veil, stated Miss
Theda " Phelps, who for -eighteen
years has worked as a missionary
nurse in the interior of Turkey, to a
large audience at the Congregational church Sunday morning,
"Although slow to overcome cusr
torn and naturally being a .country
composed of suspicious people with a
great deal of prejudice, she is now
eagerly adopting. changes ...which no,
foreign tutor would dare impose, and
is winning a cultural leadership far
beyond the  Ottoman boundaries."
The speaker stated that the slowest changes to come in Turkey was
in its religion, but even some of the
most devout Mohammedans are beginning to recognize the Christian
religion ancl realize the great contrast
between Mohammed and Christ and
with this realization they are expressing an earnest desire to give their
lives towards their country's better-
men t. .     ,
Miss Phelps prefaced her message
by-tracing the history of Turkey from
che time of the unlimited monarchy
to tho present time of the great progress towards a republic, to prove
'he statement that the great change
in Turkey dates back at least a
.century, for the words "Liberty, Fraternity and Equality." *;0gan to be instilled in the m>ad.. ci' :.3 people as
far back as 1839..
However, in  190S when  the young
Turks began to come into power and
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ter each member giving their bit to-
Members'of.'the band expect to make'pvard a Round Table discussion re-
a canvass of the city with tickets Sat- garding the topic, the Club adjourned
ur(jay '   ■ to meet in ■ two    weeks
WEBSTER H. PEARCE
ADVISES RURAL PUPILS:
In a  Kindly   Letter   to. Them
Points Out The Only Way
To Success.
GRANGE DANCE
The Mt. Vernon Grange will give a
dance at-their hall Friday night, kay
17th.    Good music .and  good   order.
^Everybody, invited.  •    - 1
with Mrs,
Minnie Gaul, for a social time, as
this will' complete the program for
the year.
.Mother's, Day Gifts at Anderson's.
—adv,
Flowers and plants at Thurston's^
FARWELL CITIZEN PASSES
Death called Wm. Webster, .from
his home at Farwell Sunday, night
about twelve o'clock, after a lingering illness, following two strokes.
The deceased was 67 years of age.
Funeral services were held from
the home Wednesday afternoon.
A life sketch will appear next
week, ,    • .
Thursday ancl Friday, May 16 and
17, are to be very important days' in
the lives of over two hundred boys
and girls enrolled in the seventh and
eighth grades of the rural schools' of
Clare county during the past "school
year. Webster H. Pearce, Michigan's
very efficient Superintendent of Public Instruction, stresses this fact in a
very kindly letter to them. It reads
as follows:
» Lansing, May 1929.
To Seventh and Eighth Grade- Pupils:
You have looked forward to this*
day with a good deal of interest., It
is the day which measures not only
the work' you have been . doing in
-school but also your courage, your
perseverance, '.ind your ability 'to
meet a new situation. Do not be
scared.   Do your best.
An -effort, has been made to make
the questions   as    practical  as    passible.   You will find them easier than ,
many you have had    in    your    own
schoolroom  examinations.
Read all the questions. Then
answer the easiest ones first. When
all have been answered, read the
first question. Read . your answer.
See if you have answered if as you
intended to. Do this with each question before handing in your paper.
. We hope that all eighth graders
will go to high school. Michigan provides that if your district does not
maintain a high school it must pay
your tuition to high school to the
amount of sixty dollars. To secure
this tuition your parents must fill
out a tuition blank and file it with
the director of your district on or before the fourth Monday in July. You
can secure this blank from your
Commissioner. The application for
tuition  must be  filed  each yoar.
Michigan  is anxious that the boyii!*
ancl    girls    who    attend    the      rural
schools have equal    education     and
training with the    other    boys    and
girls in the State.    That is why we
urge you to go to high school.    It is
the part of your life's training that
will be valuable iu years - to    come.
Michigan needs most of all good citizens.    Honesty, courage-,    educatlon/jf
efficiency)  ahd the  spirit. of service
make the best citizens.    Strive    for
these and    you    will   succeed,    and'
Michigan will be proud-of yom'rcit,?
izenship. •   t
Very loyally yoitrs,     '"**)
"Webster H, Pearce".
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Sweet William slants. . Fred   Hudson, 308 east 5th street, "Clare.