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GLARE.,   MtO'atGAN,! FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, L904.
New Series: Vol. 12,No. 50
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Children's Coats,
Sizes Four to Fourteen,
. 1.48, 1.98, 2,48, 2.95, 3.95, 4.95.
„ Every one a bargain.   Well made, perfect fitting.
Misses' Coats,
Sizes Fourteen to Eighteen,
3.95, 4.95,6.50, 7.50,10.00.
Ladies' Coats,
\ .An endless showing of the newest styles,
3.95,4.95, 6.50, 7.50,8.50,10.00,12.00,15.00
DAVY & COMPANY.
Everything to Wear.
Lowest Prices.
Stylish Coats for
Ladies, Misses I Children
New styles are coming in almost every day,  and we
are selling them at prices that will interest you.
Children's Long Coats, special value
at $5.00, H 50, $3.75, $2.50 and   ,
Ultra-Fashionable Long.Coats for
Ladies at 20.00, 16.50, 15.00,-12.00 and
Loose Back. Short Jackets in All
Wool Kersey at lO/QO, 8.50, 7.50 and
$1.95
00
$500
11 Hosiery &. Underwear
Ladies' and Misses' Skirts.
Better Values Than Ever Before,
1.89, 2.50, 3.95, 4.95, 5.95, 7.50.
Every Size.   All New Goods.
Mercerized Petticoats.
Fifteen dozen, regular 1.50 quality, at only   98c.
Knit Skirts 25c and 98c.
Skirt Patterns   25c, 49c and 98c.
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Largest Assortment of Waists Ever Opened in the City.
Money Refunded on All Unsatisfactory Purchases.
W. H. BICKNELL & CO.
Values that Cannot be Matched.
MAGNIFICENT RALLY.
I
Fully 2000 People  in Clare
at   Republican   Rally
Monday Evening.
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES MADE
^'Democrats Can't Pull the Wool
Over my Eyes any More,"
is the Echo of the
Meeting.
The incoming of such crowds of peo-
le from the surrounding country to
the republican rally in this city Monday evening surpassed the expectations of everybody and clearly showed
that old time republicanism has just
as firm a hold on the minds of our people as ever and that their faith in
their party and its leaders is as steadfast as in the days' when democrats
were much more fiercely attacking republican principles than now.
Music was furnished on the streets
by the Olare city and Dover bands.
A goodly number were present from
Harrison ahd a quartette from there
rendered some good political songs.
Every available space in the opera
house was occupied, nearly a hundred
being gathered at the wings of the
stage and in the ante-room thereto.
Our townsman, D. B. Alward, took
up the taxation question of the present campaign and showed how under
the present plan of. railroad and other
corporations benefit comes to the poorer counties in lowering the school tax
of the various distrists through increase of their primary school money.
For example, Clare Co this year receives
over S6000 more primary money than
she pays state taxes. He said that
not a cent of money had been contributed by railroads to the campaign
. fund of the republicans of the state
during the time he had been secretary
of the republican state central committee.
'Mr. Diekema's dispassionate discussion of the republican party's attitude
on the issues of the day, nat on and
state, was one of the finest addresses
given in Glare in years and he had the
wrapt; attention of theaudience to the
very end. He said that inasmuch as
the name of the democratic presiden
tial nominee was not heard at the
democratic meetings In Michigan that
he desired * to tell his democratic
friends that the name of their candidate is Parker. He asserted that the
Primary Eeform laws in force in
Wayne, Kent and Muskegon counties
had shown great defects in the plan
as previously urged to be applied to
the whole state of Michigan. Those
defects can be remedied and in the
light of experience a feasible practical
scheme of Primary Eeform worked
out. He paid a tribute to Mr. .Ferris
as a man but said that politically he
had been carried away by every ism
that had swept the state in the last
twelve years including Free Trade,
Popularism and Free Silverism. On
the question of Primary Reform Mr.
Warner and Mr. Ferris differ only in
that the latter is the more radical but
as the one has proved to be right ahd
the other wrong on all important
questions that have arisen' in the last
decade so it seems more probable that
Warner rather than Ferris is right in
the method of solution each advocates
for the Primary Reform question.
His delineation of Roosevelt and Warner found ready response in the minds
of his heaiefs thrilling ■ them with a
sense of pride both in their party and
its leaders.
After the meeting many a man said,
"I am glad I came. 1 have been hearing only one side of the case. Now I
have heard both sides and I am satis-
isfled that the republic in party is
right and is still worthy of my confi-
denct*. Ti-ie democrats have been trying to hoodwink me but they wont do
it any more "
Tatman Reunion.
The third reunion of the Tatman
family was held at i. M Miser's near
Dover-on the 29th ultimo. There
were present Rev. and Mrs. E. Tatman
and Rev. and Mrs. M. Tatman or
Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. John Tatman
of Traverse City, A. Tatman and J. F.
Tatman and families of Clare, Mrs. C.
M. Bates, Mrs. A. Allen of Sheridan
and Mrs. I, M. Miser of Grant. Benjamin Tatman and A. A. Tatman of
Indiana and 0. N. Tatman of Saginaw
were absent.
A SPLENDID INSTITUTE.
Lost,—Between Catholic church,
Vernop, and Olare, a ladies' shoe.
Finder will please leave same at the
Racket.
Clare County   Teachers   Fnjoy
Three Days of Genuine
Inspiration.
What was to many teachers of the
county the best institute they ever attended was held at the high school
room in Harrison Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
Dr. C O, Hoyt of Ypsilanti and
Miss Irene Getty of Kalkaska were
conductor and instructor, respectively, and their splendid efforts were
thoroughly enjoyed by all present, and
we are glad to say that every teacher
in the county but five were present,
and one of this number was detained
by illness. The other four will never
know what they missed.
"The Great Stone Face" and "Gertrude and Leonard," which were given
by Dr. Hoyt, mean infinately more to
those who heard him than ever before
and so intenselyinterestingand graphic were his discriptions that some were
lead to remark that he even improved
on the writers of these choice gems of
literature.   -
Thursday evening Dr. Hoyt lectured
at Wilson's opera house on the subject, "Education and Civilization "
The entire seating capacity of the
room was taken, and many were the
commendatory remarks of his efforts
after the dismissal. Just after the
lecture at the Lewis House parlors
a little reception was held. The
Olare high schosi'orchestra was pres-
eet and rendered several selections,
and an impromptu program was rendered.
Miss Getty spoke at the Opera house
Friday evening to a full house, her
subject being . "Responsibility."
Though the Kalkaska commissioner
protested that she could not make a
lecture, she held her audience to closest attention, and every one present
was greatly pleased with the thoughts
she expressed and'the manner of expression. All in all it was a real inspiration, a social uplift and a general
good time.
Card, of Thanks.
For bhe kindly sympathy of friends
and neighbors in the hour of bereavement we desire to express our heartfelt thanks.
"; Mbb. Wm Dwyeb,
Fbank and Wm, Ba-mms,
Ladies' Fleeced Hose at 25c, 15c and
Ladies' Fine Cashmere Hose medium weight,
50c and     .......
Ladies' Wool Ribbed Hose, heavy and medium
weights, .       .       .       ,*
Children's Heavy Fleeced Hose, 15c value at
per pair      .       .       .       .   *  •
Ladies' Cotton Vests and Pants, special value
per garment	
Ladies' Velvet Fleece, Fine Ribbed Vest and
Pants, per garment      .       .
Ladies' Fine Wool Vests and Pants,  scarlet
gray, white or black, per garment
Ladies'Union Suits .       .       .       50C tO 2.00
100
25C
25c
10c
25c
50c
1.00
Belts.
Men's Stylish Wide Belts, in velvet, silk -and
leather, every color, 50c and
25c
Cloth Caps.
For Boys and Men.   All the new, nobby
shapes at 1.00, 50c and
25c
Men's Hats.
Brown hats for men are the latest thing.
We have them in the right shade and shapes.
.   and Stiff in all grades.
Soft
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Davy & Company
WARNING TD GRANGERS.
Is Primary Reform a Blind  to
the Real Issue of the Campaign?
Democrat   Leaders   Are   Fighting  that
Monument of Grange Achieve-
' ment, the State Tax Commission Law. ,
Is the great agitation over Primary
Reform iutet-dt'd 10 overshadow all
other considerations to the end that a
governor and legislaf yre can be elected
who will tear down thai monument of
Grange achievement, the statue creating the board ot state baxcommisslor-
ers?
Such were the words of bhe eloquent
lecturer of the Michigan State Grange
ab a rally ab Stevenson Lake August
21st,.1904. Ho one gave much heed to
Che question asked, bub there is an
unmistakable undercurrent ot sentiment bearing toward the repeal of the
commission that fully justifies the
fear expressed. The writer has been
aware of this for some time. In all
parts of seven counties there has
come to me evidence of a determined
effort to repeal the law. Each additional inquiry has made ib more and
more evident that the movement was
thoroughly organized, and furthermore, that it was confined to the democratic party. An open demonsbra-
bion of this was made on the Isabella
board of supervisors by Supervisor
Kane offering bhe following resolution:
Whereas the Sbabe Tax Commission
has- arbibrarlly increased the valuations of the several townships nnd
wards in Isabella county without,
proper prudence and judgement rand
contrary to the laws directing property to be assessed at its true cash valve
and therefore equalized accordingly.
Therefore be it resolved tbat bhis
board feel that the State Tax Commission is an undesirable and uujunb
burden to the tax payers of tbis state
and therefore, should be abolished and
that our representative In Lansing
be reqested to aid in ridding -the state
of a very expensive and Unnecessary
nuisance.
Every republican on bhe board voted
against the resolution and every dem-
ocrat for It with one exception, Supervisor Laubenbhal of Nobbawa being
the only democrat who voted against
lc. Bub he bakes no interest in politics and though a democrat he vobed
for McKinley and will vote for Boose-
velb.   He caD see as everyone ca n who
is nob blinded by party prejudice thab
bhe bax law has broughb upon the rolls
millions of dollars, that had escaped
taxation.
Likewise a resolubion having bhe
same purpose, fighting bhe state tax
commission, was introduced by the
chairman of the democratic county
committee, Mayor Lacy of Clare, at
the recent meeting of the Clare county board of supervisors but defeated
by a strict party vote, bwelve republican supervisors vobing againsb ib and
eight democrat supervisors for it.
If the democratic platform had expressed the convictions of the party
on bhe baxabion question lb would
plainly and emphatically have demanded the repeal of the tax commission
law, This is bhe sileDb partner of the
democratic state platform just as was
the money quesbion to the Sb. Louis
plabform and as did Judge Parker so
Mr. Ferris could wibh equal proDriefcy
have stepped into bhe side office and
senb his telegram. UTow we have one
of our ablest • attorneys speaking on
the same plabform with bhe democratic candidate for govenor, and openly
denouncing the tax commission and
its-work and advocating the election
of Mr. Ferris as a sure prevenbabive
for any further operabions of. bhat
board.
. We are urged bo snub our eyes to«v-
erything but Ferris and Piimary. jSe-x
form of Ferris' own particular brand.
The Grange demands ib; of course it
does. It also demands thab candl-
dabes for nomination be placed on the
ballob by petition and not by fee.
The Colby bill rejected by the senate
would have given us a law providing
for fee. ' -
Ab the last meeting of the state
grange the renort of the commibtee
on legislative acbion as adopbed contained this:
We recgmmend that the Jegislabive
committee prepare a bill for primary
reform aud present it to the next
Htaie grange to be approved by that
body before going before the state
legislabure.
This is the commibtee that is sending out the luterrogatiuu blanks bo
caudidates bo bhelegislabureinqUlring
if tbey will vote for a bill providing
for direct nominations for govenor
and for the legislature. But the bill
this committee is drafting lias yet-to
be adopted by the State Grange before
it can be urged upon the legislature
as the expression of Michigan Grang
ers. In fact we are just gebbing to
the real practical issue of the primary
reform campaign. The question Is
to frame a practical measure properly
dealing with all the difficulties to be
met. That is the problem that confronts the coinmibbee on legislative
acbion aofa'Wha ftdowt5 but thab its
bill will have a rocky road bo travel
before it is adopted by the Grange and
bhen submibbed to »the legislabure.
We are agreed as to the principle ol
Primary Reform, The question is as
to the method of its application.
But the real issue of this campaign
is whether the work of the state tax
commission is bo be supported and encouraged unbil every individual and
corporation in bhe state shall pay
their just shareof taxes oris this safe
guard against tax dodging to be crippled in the interest of the wealthy
and the railroads and obher corporations sb thab the millions or dollars,
which are now annually flowing into
our primary schnoi funds, shall again
be allowed to remain in the pockets
of the Shyloeks as they were before
tbe tax commission was created.
The tax commission law is one the
Grange used its best efforts to secure.
Here is bhe record:
"As a resulb of bhe work of bhe tax
commission, including increase teom
equalization ab cash value, bhere .is
now placed on bhe assessmenb rolls of
bhe sbafce nearly 8500,000,000' in value
which in 1896 was nobed for lbs absence. The people minb be, ever
watchful to maintain the vicboriesjor
rlghb which bhe past few years have
secured.. Already we note that articles .credibed to - "Exchange" are being published. We may well pause
to enquire whether or not this is the
beginning of a tatty educational cam -
paign with the dnal result of repealing the present railroad tax law."—
Master's Address*, 1901.
"We approve the'work of the tax
commission so far as it has gone. Recognizing bhe fact that,our present
laws on taxation are still imperfect
but recognizing also the fact that our
state tax commission has even under
our presenb laws done good work in
discovering and bringing under baxabion ttfe'millious of dollars worth of
property which ib has, we think that
our present laws should be amended
So as to give still greater powers to
the bax commission and that those
laws be rigidly enforced."—Report of
committee on taxation, 1902.
"Results prove that it was a long
step forward in securing the passage
of the law authorizing tbe appointment of bhe State tax commission.
Some people are inclined to consider
the commission expensive in the aggregate bub this objection cannob
hold when Compared with the great
benefit of their work to the sbabe.
The commission doubtless has the
support of bhe great mass of the people of the state."—Master's Address,
1903.
Such is the position of bhe Grange
on the two principal quesbions, taxation as related-to bhe bax commission
and "primary reform," now before us
in bhe present campaign. To which
party shall we look bo mainbain present beneficial regulabions and provide
progressive-reforms for the future?
"1 know of no wayof judging the future but by the past." The Ferris
campaign is admittedly againsb the
tax commission, and it we permit the
cry of Primary Reform to pjace id
power those who will undo bhe previous achievemeub of the Grange, wha'b
hope can we have of accomplishing
anything in the future, elbher in bhe
way of enforcing taxation or securing
such Primary Reform as shall meet
the needs of the agricultural communities of our state. When one's, dutv
as a citizen and a patron is' taken into consideration the significant words '
of our Sbate Grange Lecturer,- quoted
at the beginning -of bhis article, are
all one needs at.this stageof thegame
bo decide his course:   G. 0. Lbibbanx>.
Miss Cora Shafer entertained bhe
city teachers ab her home on Fifth
street Hallowe'en, and proved herself
an exceptionally good hostess.. One
of the most wierd things of the evening was the Jack-O'Lantein ligh'ed
parlor into which the guests were
ushered after performing many daring feats iu' the reception room.,
Seated in front of the dying embers
of the open .grate, wiqrd, blood-curdling ghost stories were told amid the
roasting of delicious friarsh mallows.
Late'in the evening the guests took
bheir departure assuring* Miss Shafer
that they had had a very enjoyable
evening,
Wanted—Beans, clover seed, buckwheat, rye, peas, also potatoes. A. S.
Rrtoadbs, at Olare elevator.
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