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CLARE,6 MICHIGAN,   THURSDAY AFTERNOON  JANUARY, 28, 1904.
IfewSeries: Yol-12,No. 10
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Ladies' Waist Patterns '     69c to 1.9g
54 in. Suitings worth 90c only    59c
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wool   "        *"      only
98c
Double fold Dress Goods worth 18c
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Kid Mittens
39c
to,35c only                                       12ic
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1.00 Oufing Gowns
Wool Skirt- Patterns
Knit      "
75c
50c.
19c
.  Rouble fold Dress Goods worth 25 c.
to.50c only         -                              '15c
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2.00 and 2.50 Waists only
1.50
Fancy Granite 44 in' was 60c only 47o
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5.00   Silk
3.95
All wool Venetians was 60c only'35c
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2.50 and 3.00 Skirts     "
1.89
All wool Zebelines was 50c only 35c
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4.50 Skirts only
3:48
36 in Fleeced Goods was 15c   "   10c
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3 95
27 in Fleeced Goods was 10c   "   8ic
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6.00 ,   '
4.95
•   Spicial  in   India tinens  just. re
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7.00      '
5.96
ceived.       '..   8c-lQc-12£c45c-18c-20c-25c
Many  other Bargains to numerous to
mention Here,
IN MANHOODS PRIME.
Death Claims B. W. N. Nelson
N after an Illness of only Forty
Hours from Pneumonia.
The death messenger entered the
home of Mr. and Mrs.'G-. B. W. Nelson
S'inday and took away to that land
from whence no traveler returns, their
eldest son, B. W. N. Nelson, a young-
man of twenty-two. Last Friday
deceased was at work "Kith his accustomed good cheer in bis father's
grocery store. In the evening he complained of a cold and retired early.
Saturday the symptom's seemed still
merely to indicate a severe cold. But
late that night he suddenly gn-w
worse. A doctor was called and found
pneumonia in its worse form. A second physician was called but all in
.' vain. The disease was present in its.
most fatalform and at 3:05 p. m Sunday the young man expired. The
funeral ocenred from the home
yesterday, Eev. W. J. Hathaway
speaking words of consolation to the
bereaved family." Interment was
made at Cherry Grove.
. B. W N. Nelson was born at Bel*
■ ville, Ont., and' subsequently moved
with his parents to British Columbia
and later to Bermidji, Minn Finding"
the climate cold there, it was at the
young- man's request the family moved
to Michigan and located at Ciai^
early in December. In Clare he was
fast gaining friends and showing
marked interest in the work of the
Epworth League of the M E. church.
At a meeting of that society Sunday
evening several little incidents were
related of his interest in their work
and a floral tribute from them on his
casket showed their kindly sympathy
for the bereaved parents.
One brother, Cecil H., survives.
The sympathy of the community is
with the bereaved family in this hour
of sorrow. The grocery stores and a
number of others with them closed
during the time of the funeaal.
A Card.
The kindness and sympathy of so
many friends and neighbors has been
most comforting to us in the "hour of
"sorrow and bereavement.
On b. w„ Nelson and family;
How Do You Like the Winter?
In his "Word and Works Eev. Irl fc.
Hicks of St. Louis, Mo., whose predictions of January storms were fully
verified, has the following to say of
the weather for the first ten days of
February: . v■', *;f"
Upon the whole, much 'threatening
weather, with severe winter storms
are almost certainties during- th« first
eight or ten days of February. This
will prove one of thermost-general and
destructive sleet periods o the winter,
ana at least one severe cold' wave' may
be counted on.. *► Two-are quite probable, one not far from the first} and
another about the 8th. The two
storms periods, will probably' group
into one prolonged spell of threatening weather and-severe winter storms
Weather conditions have .not always
been the^most enjoyable thus far during the winter. The blizzards in
many parts of the'country have been
far worse than here "Very low temperatures have, been recorded. , This
locality also has enjoyed anabundance
of low temperatures. Various reports
are current as to the degree registered
Monday morning in Clare' Tunning
from" twenty below zero to twenty-
eight below at five a.' m. In Arthur
township likewise twe'ntyeigbt below
zerc;was registered. Not much snow
attended the cold .wave in this vicinity
but trains were many hours -late during the first part of the.we'ek? the 10:05
p. m. Ann Arbor train* Saturday not
reaching Clare till seven a.-m. Sunday
morning. '•'
We are well in the third month of
sleighing this winter and the amount
of. timber finding its way out of
swamps is surprising. The roads are,
however, no longer in such'condition
but tjjat tipping over is easy. Snow
is so drifted In many places as to
cover the fences while a few feet away
it is only a few inches jn'deptb. Some
profess to be delighted, others say
nothing, kickers are not unknown but
all agree that this is a real old fashioned winter.
ars and Sense.
The second number of the high
school lecture course will be given at
the opera house next Thursday evening by Albert Edward Wiggam, a
brilliant orator,-on,.a, .practical, subject''Dollars and Sense." Mr.' Wig-
gam combines oratorical power with
flashes of wit, This number pr Jmises
to be a good one.    , -
More Echoes of Asa,
Asa Nichols, who so successfully
worked a number of Mt. Pleasantites
a few months ago for various odd sums
of money and then skipped out leaving J. W. Morrison to.pay $100 as bail
forfeit, is still at large and evidently
going into business On a'large scale as
Is shown from the following letter
which we copy from the Shepherd
Republican:
Chicago, 111., Jan. 15,1904
Mr. Frank Ballinger,   .
Shepherd, Michigan,
Dear Sir:-On Dec. 14, an old gentleman called here, giving his name as
Asa Nichols, a man probably sixty to
sixty-five years of age, with gray hair
and gray beard and mustache; a farmer-looking old fellow, and gave us a
tale of woe stating that he had been
to see-his brother in Minneapolis.
While in the depot here,Tie claims to
have left- his overcoat in the seat
while he went to the toilet room for a
few minutes and when he returned
the coat was gone, and the ticket was
in one of the pockets.
After questioning him very carefully he appeared to us really-to be in
hard luck, and we decided to send a
man with him to the ticket office
where we purchased him a ticket to
Shepherd, and at tin* same time gave
''im sixty-five or seventy-five cents for
his meals on his trip home
He promised on his arrival home, he
would remit us the amount loaned
him, $8.00 He spoke of knowing you
and having done some business, with
you. We write to ascertain whether
■you know him, and if so, where a letter would reach him?
Any information you chodse to furnish us will'be thankfully received.   .
Yours respectfully,
i Studebaker Bros., Mf'g Co.
Adjudged Not insane.
Before Judge of Probate John H."
Canfield at Harrison Wednesday the
sanity' of Charles Pifer of Bedding
township was examined into by Drs.
Eeeder of Clare and Langan of Harrison. • The facts brought out showed
that wheriunder the influence of liquor
the man acted very strangely, but on.
the recommendation of the above physicians the decision of the court was
that he be not fc,d judge insane and accordingly'he was discharged from
custody of the authorities.
Bird Dog Found,
■ A yellow Gorden Setter came to my
place, two miles south and four and
one-half miles east of Glare, last evening. Owner can get same by paying
charges. I. G. Wotest.
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••DAVY & COMPANY-•
EWERY THING TO WEAR
LOWEST F»RICP8
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Our Rebuilding Sale Prices means a saving for you. To iriake room
for the Builders we must dispose of $15,000 worth of Merchandise during the next
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Dry Goods.
1.00 and 1.25 Broad Cloths, Venetians,  Zebelines,
Suitings etc. per yard 89c
1.50 Worsteds Suitings etc. per yard .      1.19
50c. plain and fancy all wool Suiting 89c
Heavy Skirtings, blue tan and gray 5s4 in, wide
75c value at - / 50c
Fancy Waistings, VestingB etc. at big reductions-
Blankets and Comforters.
50x72 in. Cotton blankets per pair 45c
54x74 Fancy Cotton Blankets wo^th. LOO per pr. 75c
54x74 Heavy    ." "    gray .tan or white     50o
All our fine wool blankets at one-quarter off former
prices.    ,
Full size extra heavy Comforters 1.00 value at " 69c
filled with' white-
cotton 1.25 value at '        89c
Fine Silkoline Comforters,  filled with soft cotton
1.75 value at 1.39
Knit Cloves and Mittens.
Ladies' heavy all wool Mittens per pair / 15c
double       il   worth.30c 19c
fancy Golf (Moves 25c value at 19c
'    -50c    '       ' •           39c
Ladies' Underwear.
All • 50c Garments at '   39c
All 1.00         ' ■         '    • 79c
All 1.50         '            « . '       *                        1.19
All 2,00         l            ' 1.69
Linen Towelling.
14 in. all linen crash per yard 64c
18 in.   '       '       '       '       '       10c value at 8c
20 in".   '  ,   '      v      '      '      12c    '      ' lOc-
Ladies' and Misses Cloaks at quarter off
former prices.
A few Fine Furs at one-third off regular
value.
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Men's Clothing.
Men's Overcoats
2 . 00     to     12.00
Every Coat at a big reduction.
Men's Suits/
worth up to 9.00-at I ; ...   5.00
Fancy Cassimeres,   Worsteds "and Meltons, worth
up to12.50 at ,   • - '•   8-75
Children's Knee Pant Suits
75c per suit and upwards" J
Men's Heavy Kersey Pants.
1.00 per pair and upwards.     .'
Shoes.
Men's 1.25 and 1.50 work Shoes at            '   ' 1.19
v"   2.00 and 2,50 Keavy        "                      ■ 1:75
•    "   fine oolt skin shoes. 2.00 value at 1.50
"   fine/boxcalf   -"      2.50       "         ' 1.90
"   fine Enamel      "     3.00       " .2.25
All our men's 3.00 fine shoes including the most
popular makes a;65
all our men's 3.50 fine shoes of the best makes . 3.00
Rubber Bargains.
Men's first quality gum Hurons ' 1.15
"        "•     duck   " "      1.35,
"   Ball Banh heavy buckled Arties 1.15;
Boys'first quality heavy Arties "   950
8 in. Canvas Top Rubbers         «* ■     1.17
Ladies' first 'quality low rubbers -            39c
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Glare Sunday Schools, 1904.
The proportion of children and
young people attending the Sunday
schools of Clare is camparatively small
as compared with the number in the
city schools. Considerably less than
three hundred persons, including a
number of older people, are in regular
attendance at these schools A
number of advantages are offered including regular instruction in Bible
study and some very excellent juvenile
papers inculcating important lessons
of practical life. The following are
the officers and teachers for the present year: (
CONGBEGATIONAL.  ->v
Supt., Jos. T- INorthon; Ass'b Supt.,
L. E. Davy"; secretary, Miss Bessie
DeVogt; treasurers Mrs. D. B Alward; librarian. Malcolm Feighner;
choister, Lucius Converse; organist,
Sarah Cross; teachers, Miss Maud
Ehoades, Nettie Miller, Mrs. Prank
Louch, Mrs. D. E. Alward, W. H.
Elden, Eev. A. L. Woodlockr, Mrs.
Bertha Bruske, Mrs. W* H. Elden.
The school is now in progres of re-
grading and other teachers are being
added.
SnETHQDIST.
Supt., Philip A- Bennett; Ass't
Supt., Br. H. E, ifeelands; secretary,
viiss Mabel Wier; treasurer, Mrs. E.
Switzer; librarion, Nelson Irish; chorister, Miss Lena Dunwoodie; organist,
Bessie Gray; assistant organist, Buby
White; teachers, \lrs. A. E. Mulder,'
Mrs. Wm. Shannon, Miss N. Kennedy,
Mrs. W.^D. Eiggs, Mts. F. Smith,
Miss Grace Hathaway, Miss Mary
Cooper, Mrs Philip A. Bennett, D, E.
Clark, O. A. Heading, Mrs W. Lasher.
Eev. W. J. Hathaway, E. Switzer.
BAPTIST.
Supt., E. A. Eapson; -Ass't Supt.,
Mrs. N. D. Potter; 'secretary, Maybel
Brown; treasurer, Eoy Feighner; librarian, Ester Ehrhardt; teachers,
R. A. Eapson, Mrs. JS. D.Potter, Mrs*
A. J. Olute, Miss Lyda Cole, Miss
Ethel Stevens, Miss Anna Wes'tfall,
MissEtnel Dawson.
frEEE JflSTHODIST.
Supt., Miss Ella Cope; ^Ss'fc Supt-.,
Burt Dryee; secretary,' Mrs. E. Toman;* treasurer, Mrs. James Arrand;
chorister, Mrs. E. Stearns; teachers,
Wm. Feighner, Mrs. Thomas Presley,
Mrs. Kouoh, Mi's. Jas. Atrand.
LUTHERAN,
Supt., Herman Lange who also exercises, general supervision over the
other offices. Teachers—John Kurz,
Miss Matilda Lange, Julius Schaeffer,
EudOlph §chaeffer. Many of ,the
members Of this school have to walk a
number of miles and in bad weather
can not always be present.
Wise Farmers' Glut) Program.
The next meeting of the Wise township Farmers' Club wi!! -^ held at the
home of John Presley T.m-sday, February 4th. The folio v- ::ig program
will be rendered;"
Singing by the club.     °
Prayer—Eev. W. J, Hathaway. ,
Address of Welcome—John Presley.
Eesponse~P, M. Loomis.
Eeading—Blanche Lansing. '
Music—Mt. Vernon Quartette.
Subject, "What dp we Work for."—
E. W. Allen.
Discussion led by W. J. Maxwell.
Song—Blanche La'nsing and Sylvia
Graves. -
Eecitation—A. C. Stoy.   ,
Ladies' Topic, "Has nature or education the greater influence in  the
formation of character?"
Mrs. Mc/ames,
Mrs. C. Brewer*
Duet—Mesdames White and Lamoreaux.
Recitation—Bessie Presley,
Discussions limited to ten minutes
each.
Table committee—Mesdames Presley, Lamoreaux andSpencer.
Reception committee—Mesdames
W. J Jennings, John Northon and L.
M. Converse;"
Notice to Bell 'Phone Patrons,
In spite of the vote of Clare's butchers and grocers the Bell. Telephone
Company will continue to give its
many patrons in Clare and on rural
lings in the surrounding" country, the
same prompt service a* heretofore
In a week or ten days the company's
general manager will be here and
thereafter we will make definite
announcement of future plans.,
O. W* OAiiKiKS, Manager.
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M!eet me at tbe Lewis house, Har-
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To Patrons of New
B. F. D, Bootes,
Four new E. F. D. routes go into
effect next Tuesday, Februarylsb-, one
each from Loomis, Eosebush, Farwell
and Clare, to carry mail to many of
our readers. But few persons, however,
need make any changes except to put
up a box in a suitable place and get
mail therefrom instead o£ going* to
their post office. In some cases mail
now sent to Clare will go to Farwell
E F. D, NO. 2, and that sent to Her-
riclc in a few cases will go to Loomis,
R. F. D. "No. 1, and so on, perhaps,
with some interchanging between any
of these four places in question. If
there is in your case such a change oft-own, then you should notify the
Sentinsil and have your paper sent
accordingly. But if your post office
remains the same as now you need not
trouble to "notify us to send your paper E. F. D. as that will- be attended
to by us, but, of course, for a week or
two there may be a few missent. But
Very shortly such adjustments will be
made that will get your Sentinel
regularly.   If you dp'not, notify us.'
new country, but I am thoroughly
convinced that those who go thereand
are careful in locating can do well."
Vernon-Wise-Sberidan Drain.
Next Tuesday at Loomis at nine in
the morning bids will ,be .received for
"The Loomis Joint Drain" tp.be constructed to give, drainage ,tQ ^portions
of west. Wise, 'northeast C^ernon *and
southwest Sheridan.;, -Tlie-tptaljength.
of the*main drain, is..to-.be r2|080-,xods
and the branch is to extend ,58jL; 1,8 rods
and it is to vary in depth from^about
six and one-hq.lf feet to, three and .one-
half. The burden of cost- :will.ibe;,not
a little to.the-.many whosev;lan"d!i«rill
finally be benefited.. -Some asserfetliat
the amount to*be raised all.intone
year is more than. they... can. stand.
There, is a possibility that some- of
thoseinterestedwill be able to earn
their part of the? expense by :',doing
work on the drain fox the. con tractors.
All agree, however,- that-it will,-when
completed,'be the very;best possible
thingfor the "land esp'edlali^iijt.stich
wet seasons as the .last one. .' ,',' -
Gleaned From Isabella Doings
Farms of Northern Michigan,
P. B. Eeynolds of the Michigan state
farmer's institute force, recently interviewed by the Drover's ^Journal
among many things has the following
to say:   <
"There is an excellent opportunity
in northern Michigan fdr live stock,
and the feeding season is practically
but a little longer than in a large portion bf the southern part of the state."
Then again he says: "Nothing in my
farmers' institute work in the northern counties of this state has surprised
me more," continued Mr. Reynolds,
"than the fine quality of fruit that is
produced there. "The quality of the.
fruit is excellent and the coloring is
the finest I have ever seen. Northern'
Michigan has an excellent climate for
fruit'raising, besides the region seems
to be entirely clear of the insects" and
parasites that infest the southern
part of the state and other fauit sections. I do hot care to assume the' responsibility,'.?, said Mr. Eeynolds, in
concluding his observations oril- the
counties of northern Michigan, "of
urging all young men to make an immediate dash' for this comparatively
Two red fox were recently captured
in Onippewa township.>',   ."'
Mt.'Pleasant hiwh' school 'has"' prospects of a cbampionsti'ip base ball
team for tbe coming season. Visions
of conquest are already bqomingvup.
A reception was given at Mt. Pleas- '
ant last Thursday' evening* to  com--
memorate the fortieth anniversary of
H.in. J. A. Fancher's   admission to
L-soella county bar.     .••-"■"
The annual list of lands, delinquent
for non-payment of taxes in Isabella
couDty, now being publfsheci by the
Shepherd Republican, shows but comparatively few delinquents in ' .the
county. Very few Indeed are ,th'ere
from Vernon and Wise i township^.
The tax sale will occur at the office of
the county treasurer at Mt. > Pleasant
the' first Tuesday of May at 10 aS m,    >
(Gjr.eeri' Wood Foi: Sale,
■ Large amouotpf Green wood—soft--
maple,.birch and black ash bodyi wood
—$115 per cdrd ^delivered In   Olarp.
Twenty uords or mpfe sold on time If •
desired.. Apply to Geo. H. Tarbustv'..
R*. i<\ 1). 3, Clare, or PonalQ M.oOrim-r
mon,Glare,   ■      .'•     •    «    JO-3,
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