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OLARE;   tfCO.j-itGALV FfilDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9. 1904.
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New Series: -tfoL13,No. 8
Great Clothing Sale
WATER WORKS OPINIONS,
Hundreds of people are taking
advantage of our great clothing
sale and the special bargains
we are offering in every department. From now until Xmas
every department offers extraordinary bargains.
A handsome silk muffler given
with every Ladies' Coat or
Gent's Overcoat at $4.95 to
$15.00 until Xmas.
Money Refunded on All Unsatisfactory Purchases
W. H. BICKNELL & CO.
EASTERN GLARE COUNTY.
Impressions of a Gladwinite on a
Trip From Gladwin to
Clare.
Gladwin Record.
A stretch of twenty-five mile1* over
territory comprising as good farming
land as lies out of doors is what one
observes in a trip from Gladwin to
Olare via Nester Dam. Over the
whole territory there is an air of
thrift, and the farmers all appear to
since the road was opened <*ver a part
•of the distance in Arthur township,
yet ib is all In good -travelable condition, and the writer is u able to recall an unoccupied piece of land anywhere along the route.
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The people of Olare have been alive
to the desirability of traffic from this
direction, and so have promoted roads
In this direction A mail route from
Olare runs within one-half mile of Alward postoffice, and everything is done
to attract trade in the direction of
Clare. Several firms itave fence signs'
along the route, and one firm has carried the war into Africa in its endeavor to head off Arbhur township tr file
from coming to Gladwin and has placed its signs on a fence near the Glad
win city limits The traffic from this
neighborhood is desirable,, and behooves Glidwin merchants to get a
hump on themselves in a tracting it
as much as possible in thLs direc ion.
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Some very good farm buildings are
to be seen along the route and with
three farmers field stone has served
for material for residence It looks
quite handsome in a .wall, costs the
farmer nothing for material, and
ought to recommend itself as building material.
Dover postoffice, which was the second postoffice est bli-hed in Clare
county, is about to be discontinued, j
Eural free delivery routes are all
around it, and free delivery boxes set
within fifty feet of the •.-ostoffice door
Th-* postmaster has lost his patrons
one by one, and has requested the department to accept his resignation
route has a fine lot of land enclosed, and some fine farm barns, but the
writer predicts that this land will be
soon found too valuable for use as a
stock farm, and will be broken up and
sold £o small farmers Wh- n this is
done, the 1 »nd will be of far more value
to the people of Olare county. It is
the small farms which build up a
county and support its towns, and not
the big ones.
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The recent census shows this to be
the most prosperous portion of Clare
county.   In 19i'i> Clare county's popu
be prosperous.   Ib is only a short time ^^ w B8m   In *    ^
cinpp r.no moji t»oo nnanori ..war- o    nsrr,    . - __ '        '
increase of 829. The census returns
for the Clare county towns bordering
on Gladwin county is as follows:
Franklin
Arthur
Hamilton
Sheridan
1900
73
500
199
809
1904
'lo
7i "8
397
928
Increase
2
2'i8
198
119
1581       2108
527
This shows that two-thirds of the
increase in population of lare county
since the taking of the last census is
in territory adjacent to Gladwin county. And there is no doubt that with
Grant township, which lies just west
of Sheridan, it is the most thrifty and
valuable portion of Clare county.
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The Brand  Stock  farm   on   this
MoGary-MoOarthy,
Married at HarrisviJle November
£2nd Miss Gertrude, eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. Mc.'ar. of Grant
to John McCarthy of Alp na, Eev. F
Poulin officiating. The bride was attended by'viiss Margaret Kell while
George Saylor acted as best man. The
bride is a highly respected young lady
and the groom is a prominent young
business man of Alpena. A reception
w-as heid at the home of her uncle,
Edward Saylor and the beautiful and
costly presents showed the esteem in
whicn they were held. After December first they will be at their home' in
Alp na. Tier many * lare friends wish'
them happiness and prosperity.
President Roosevelt's Message
On page six of this issue appears
the President's message to congress.
Coming immediately after bis rem -rk-
able endorst-ment at the hands of the
American people it is of special interest. Ifc is a message to the whole people and is one of the ablest state pap-
era ever penned.   Read itj- study it.
Successful Club Meeting.
Farmers and others interested from
t- e townships of Wise, Vernon, Grant
Sneridan and the city of Clare to the
number of over seventy gathered at
the home of Philip  Van Conant of
Dover Tuesday to attend the monthly meeting of 6 ie Wise Farmer'- club
A most excellent) program as given
previously in these columns was carried out an (the meeting was another
of this now famous club's noted successes.   An animated discussion as to
whether or  not the farmer works
more hours for less money than do
others was led by P. M Loomis, J. H.
Wilson and  i. F. Tatman     Others
also p rticipated  but no arguments
were advanced thab lead either the
farmers    or merchants   present   to
change their vocation. The advantages
of city and country life were ably presented respectively by Mesdames J H.
Wilson and P. M. Loomis but to dale
no exchange of city and country prop
erty is reported as resulting from t< e
eloquent arguments made.   The facts
are the members of the club -re about
as ii ppy a company of intelligent,
t-riving people as will be found in
any section of the state.
By 1 ws were adopted. Tbe next
m etingof the club will be held at
Albert T- urstou's in t-ils city the
first Tuesday in January.
Henry Haines.
Citizens Show Indipendence of
Views on the Question.
The water works question is one of
the> greatest importance to the people
OfClare. ' lb iny. Ives the interests
anci welfare of ail our people So general is it that no individual has. a right
to]bhrusb forward his opinions, to the
exclusion of all others. A diversity
of opinion exists as to what oufeht to
be. done.' The majority must rule.
But in a project of this nature, some
accustomed naturally to take extreme
positions on one side or the other of a
question, formulate their opinions
often to suit their own interests, and
then set to work to make those opinions appear as inf-llible facts or else
they enumerate only such facts as will
bear out their opinions, suppressing
alf other Jfacts or warping them to
suit their own purposes.
It is in the belief that the opinions
Of a larue number of representative
citizens will the more fairly set forth all
sides of the water works question that
the Sentikbl has undertaken the
publication of such opinions, and from
the various comments, dissenting in
many cases from what has already
been published, ifc appears >hat many
are greatly interested. A healthy
discussion will ensure intelligent action.
j. w. CALKINS.
The important question with me is
to maint-in proper fire protection, I
favor a new water works plant and going to the Tobacco river for water
supply. If a new plant is nob to be
built then at least new p'rmps ought
to be installed at the present plant
^d mains extended to parts of the
city not nov reached. • Certainly,
lung time bonds should he issued if we
are to bond the city The old pioneers did much and many of them suffered much, to make Olare what it
now is. Wfe have worked and struggled and I think that those* to come
after should pay for some of. the im
provements now necessary. For example, suppose we bond for $15,om. I
would favor twenty year bonds to begin payment in five years at the rate
of $1000 per year. That would give
us t ttve percent $750 per year interest to pay and in the five years before
any bonds became due we could fix up
the streets.
O. H.  STJTHEKLA-ND.
I am opposed to so great an outlay
as the amount for which it is proposed
to bond the ciby.     What  object   is
there in changing  the site  of  the
wat'-r  works plant?     Put   in  new
pumps there and the system will be
in as good condition  as it ever  has
been.   I am opposed to city ownership of any public utilities but since
the city o ms its mains we had better
go ahead and make such extensions of
mains as may be necessary to give all
proper tire protection but I am opposed to extensions for any other reason.
In the present condition of modern
politics I do not favor the city's operating its own plant but consider ifc
more economical to let it by contract,
I think the best rate of interest on
city bonds that could be gotten «vould
be six per cent which on $J5()f)0 would
mean-M'iiQ interest per year.    We offered the Clare school district bonds
for sale and the best we  were offered
by outside banks was five per cent interest which is what the   lare County
Savings Bank took them at and school
bonds  s 11   better   than   municipal
bonds.    A  better rate   Of  inter-sb
would be obtained on a ten year bond
than on a b venfcy year bond. ■
'DAVY & CO'
Everything to Wear.
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Lowest Prices.
Everything in Fall Millinery at Reduced
Prices. '" ' *
Holiday
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100 dozen 'fine   lawn   hemstitched
handkerchiefs ou sale this week at
25c per dozen.
Embroidered handkerchiefs
6c to 1.00 each.
Extra values at every price.
Table Linens
Two Extra Values
66-inch all linen unbleached
per yard 50c
72-inch   union   linen   with  drawn
work borders, unbleached,
per yard 50c
Complete new line table linen ranging'in price from 25c to 1.50 per yard.
Shawl
Facinators.
Extra values at 25c, 50c, 75c and 1.00
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Shoe Special
Marine calf shoes for women and
children,   soft,  medium weight calf
skin, with good solid soles, one-of. $h&
bet*t values we ever offered..
Children's size 5 to 8 per pair      75c
Mioses' size 8 to 11 per pair 1,00
Misses'size Hi to 2 per pair       1.25
Ladies' size 2& to 7 per pair 1.50
Walking Skirts
Two Lines at Reduced Prices
Medium  weight all wool Cheviot,
one "of the newest styles, black 05 blue,
former price 5.00, at 8.95.
Extra heavy Light Gray all wool
material, trimmed with straps aud
buttons, was 5.00, now 3.95
Waists
Silk and Wool
Kight up-to-date in fabrics and designs 1.00 to 5 00 each
Special values in white wash Silk
•waists at 1.98
Underwear
for Men
3 Special Values
Extra heavy cotton, double front
and back, worth 35c per garment,   19c
Heavy fleece lined shirts and drawers, special value 35c
Heavy wool ribbed, tan color, silk,
trimme-d, per garment 1.00
Cotton
Blankets.
Every pair at reduced figures.   .
Great values at     60c, 85c, 1.25, 1.50
SUIT CASES
Complete new linv ranging in price
from 1.00 to 8.00 each
Men's Fur Overcoats.
Galloway and Siberian Bear, Wool Seal
15.00 to 30.00
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any water works proposition. Leb
the property owners fix that street,
tlie city paying a good slice as on Sev-
I'dbh street. I'll pay the share necessary to fix that part of the street
adjacent to my property.
. George Donlap.
After a comparatively short illness
at the age of twenty-three, Henry
Haines, Jr., of the Eagle died at the
hospital ab Big Bapids Sunday from
Consumption of the bowels Ab the
time he was taken sick he was working at Boyne Oity and w;*s taken to
the Big Bapids hospital bub in vain.
Thefun ral occured from the Eagle
school house Wednesday, Elder Moffat
of,Grand Bapids preaching the sermon in the presence or a large company who had gathered to pay their
inspects to tne memory -of him
who had been their friend. Interment was made at Cherry Grove cemetery. ■ ■        \
Besides the sorrow stricken parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haines, six
brothers and sisters mourn the departure of .a loved brobner.
Clire StC'tui Liundry is tbe place
to get good work dune.
D. J. FOX.
The principal tiling I desire to see
d ne is the extension of the water
ma ns. There is no good reason why
we (and we are many), who paCy taxes
like the rest but do nob enjoy water
priveleges, should be kept deprived of
those priveliges. I do nob consider
myself competent to pass on the whole
question of a new plant. If present
supply of water is Inadequate «nd if
it is impractical to let in water from
the Tobacco river, then we ought to
have a new site for water works The
water works used is according to R.
R. cOttipany tests fairly satisfactory
to them, but during the time I was
oh the city council there was an understanding with them that we should
go to bhe river for water supply within two years If mains are extended,
i creased watcr'supplv will be necessary. . I am satisfied we should have
increased pump capacity for our city
water works . McEwan gave the city
the use of the land where the present
planfc.is situated,to be used for water
work- purposes as long as the c|ty desired but as far as I know no papers
were drawn. The.fixing of McEwan 1
street need nob stand in the way of
At the a^e of forty-five George Dun-
lap died at Colonville lasb Kriday from
various complications. The funeral
occured from the Colonville church
Sunday, Rev. Mr. Mitchell of Wise • f-
liciatinti- and interment was made at
Cherl-y Grove.
Deceased came with his family from
Ohio four years ago and moved onto a
farm north of Coleman. Two months ■
a 0 he moved onto W. H Reid's fa'rm
at Colonville. He leaves a wife and
three small children.
New Congregational Pastor.
The < lare Congregational church
issued » call to Rev. W. J Frost of
Canton,, O* he has accepted and will
next Sunday e-«ter upon his duties as
pastor. The reverend i/entleman is in
bhe full vigorof manhood, and occupying the'pulpit of-his parishioners for
the pasb bwo Sundays made a most excellent .impression. He leturned to
Canton Monday to ship his f urhiture
to Clare »nd accompanied by his
wife and children will return to Clare
in time to take up his- work next Sunday.
Wanted—300 readers,   Weekly Ab-
Pi'-U.wi tloasou.—tt   H. Ckout   dub-
One of Vernon's First Settlers
In the death of Charles -MoElhaney
at t< e old homestead Monday Vernon's  third settler has  been called
hence.   The funeral ocurred from St
Henry's church Wednesday under the
ministration Of Rev Fr   Maione and
interment was made at Mb. Pleasant.
In those pioneer days when bhe township was a wilderness dec ased settled on the old homestead and lived
there continuously through all the development since.    His wife died fifteen years ago, and he was sixty-seven
at death. -The following child en survive:   Mrs. Chas. Little, Mrs   .lohn
Lynch, John and Misses JSellie ahd
Lottie, all of Vernoni and Mrs. Jas
Grogan of Farwell.
Farmers' Sons Attention!
The farmer's son may gre tfcly aid
hi* future fittahcial Success by taking
One of the Short courses to begin at
the AgricuituralCollege thd first week
in January, and continuing eight
weeks The courses are "Live Stock
and General Farming " '".Fruib" and
"Creamery," with a four weeks'
course on "Cheese-making," to begin
February 27 and end • *■*> arch 24.   "
Write bod p. Smith, Agricultural
* olleget Mich., for a circular, fully
describing bhe courses. • The Live
Stock course gives a thorough drill in
stocK judging, f eding, veterinary
medicine, the management of soils
and raising crops, the fruit orchard
and something of agricultural chem
istry, botany and bacteriology. The
creamery course fits men to manage
creameries. The fruit cours pays*
special-attention to the vegbable garden and the fruit orchard,' plant diseases, budding, grafting arid spraying.
The college is abundantly equipped
to make these courses most .valuable
and expert and experiehced teachers
are provided. Every farmer's son,
every one who expects bo own a farm
Or live-on a farm is invited to attend.
The charges are reduced to a minimum. Every reader of this paper is
invited to come and bring his neighbor
with him. The state provides the
cou-se to help you. Will you .do your
part?
Lost, $10 Reward
Wnfte. black and tan English setter
dbg Bang Wtnte hrtdy./'biaek spot on
side, head itud ears black, '-an on sid<'S
Of face and eyebrovVs, white nose,
weighs about 50 lbs. Strayed from
Crooked Lake Tuesd-y, Diuv. 29.
Wore round leather cwJlar with VV. H,
HutchincM, Ann Arbor, Mich.,on name
plate. The above teward will be «ay-
«-d for this dour delivered to either L.
D Stlloway, Orooked Lake, or ihe
Ann Arbor railroad agent at Farwell
or Clare "      s*
A t.ard
For the kindness of no many friends
especially tbe propie of Cploovil)-,**,
■durln/ tbe sickness aud death of tny
late hut-bind,-I desire-to express niy
sincerest thank-*. Urn. L. VA« litr***-
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