1904-03-10; Clare Sentinel

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GLARE',   MICHIGAN,. THURSDAY AFTERNOON  MARCH, 10', 1904'.
New Series; Vol.12, Wo. 16
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now ready.   Call and see them.
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Men's Overcoats
at less than wholesale price;
Men's  6.50 Overcoats only 3,95,
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»     14.(10 " "9.90
Boys' overcoats worth up to 10-00 a
few left to close 3.95
Boys' 2.00 and 2.50 Reefers only 1.50
Spring Suits.
We are now showing our first ship-
men^ of our line of Spring Suits,
beautiful patterns, well made, perfect
fitting.
Men's Suits 3.75 to 15.00
No other store shows the assortment
we do No other store offers the bargains we do. Our prices guarantee
you a saving of 25 to 40 per cent.
Men's
Double
Faced
Overalls
Only 50c
The Store that saves you money and
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FIRE-AT INDIAN SCHOOL
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S. Government Buildings
Mr., Pleasant Visited by
$5,000 Fire.
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A Are broke out; at the Government
Indian School at Mt. Pleasant Monday
afternoon, completely destroying the
laundry building, which also contains
the sewing rooms, and damaging the
boiler housed The girls' domitory was
saved only by the prompt assistance of
the city fire engine. The lops is over
$5,000. The fire caught from one of
'the stoves of the wooden structure
in which was the laundry.
Davy & Go's New Brick Block
As soon as the weather permits
Davy & Co. will begin the erection of
a modern store building on the site of
the present frame structure now used
for their clothing and shoe departments. The present brick will be entirely remodelled, its front and east
side walls removed and a single struck
ure erected to cover the entire area of
the present two buildings, giving a
floor space of 45x90 fret< all in one
salesroom. The outer walls will be
constructed of paving brick with suitable trimmings making the building
modern in every particular. Thirty-
two feet in height, lighted in front by
four plate glass windows each ^x&J
feet with a central double entrance on
the first floor and by broad double
windows above, and provided with
12 windows on Fourth street, it will in
every way be an ornament to the city.
A well lighted basement under the
.new structure will' be used as salesroom for the bulky portion of the
stock. On the first floor will be located the dry goods, clothing and shoe
departments while the second floor,
will be utilized for millinery, lady's
ready made garments and carpets.
The offices will be located on the
second floor with cash carriers running
to all departments. Wide stairways
will make it easy to reach any department while in the basement and on
the second floor convenient iavrat'ories
will be located. . -
The steady growth of Davy & Co's
business is a credit to the enterprise
bf the firm and a substantial tribute
to Clare as a business centre.
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CALL OF THE GRIM  REAPER
A Week of Many Deaths Among Our People of
This Locality at Home and Abroad.
Long Call Answered by Mrs.        :
William    Hodkinson,   James J^
Nevills,  Mrs.   P. Dubreville, 3        || ^^/^ ££  JiV ™«nd
Mrs. Edward Gilsen, and Mrs. v'H^~QSr        head
Princes,   this   t!ay    must   be   your
bed
Dispite   your   many   powers;
Wm. McQuestion.'
Must    lie    as    low   as   ours.
Mrs. Wm.   Graham-Hodkinson.
After an illness of less than'a week,
at the old homestead two miles south
of Clare last Thursday occured the
death, of anoiher of Vernon's pioneers, Mrs. Wm. Hodkinson, from heart
trouble. The funeral took place Friday afternoon from the home. R»,v."
W. J. Hathaway spoke words of consolation to the sorrowing ones and the
interment was made at Cherry Grove.
Maria Graham-Hodkinson was born
at Rochester, JST. Y.,' in 1839. Growing towomanhood, she was 'united in
marriage io Wm, Hodkinson and,
moving to Michigan, they settled at
Oxford, There they resided until locating on the old farm ,in 1872.
Bravely she seconded ihe efforts of
her husband to carve out of the woods
a home for themselves. Seven children were born to the union of which
these, all of whom were present at
the funeral, survive: William, and
Walter of Buffalo, 1ST. Y.; Mrs. Lewis
Hales and Mrs. JohnAsline of Vernon
and John H. and Mrs. Effie Reynolds
at home with their father. One of
her four brothers, J. B. Graham of
Salt Lake City, Utah, also survives.
Unselfishly devoted to »home and
family she exemplied many of those
virtues that enobie life. Six years
ago in an accident she was injured to
such an extent that she was thereafter
always more or It-ss of a cripple, but
through all as the years have gone by
since, she was ever patient and cheerful with a strong faitli for .the life Beyond.
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and thirteen days She had been ailing for years but death came quite
suddenly from heart failure. The
funeral took place at the St Cecelia's
church in Olare Monday, Eev. Fr
Malone officiating and the body was
laid away to rest in Vernon Catholic
cemetery.
Josephine ,0'Brian was born in St.
Clair county in 1863. Moving to Saginaw she was in 1883 married to Edward Gilsen and they continued to reside there till 1894 when they located
in Sheridan township where they have
since continously resided. To Mr.
and Mrs. Gilsen were born nine children of whom -six survive,—Katherine,
William, Bessie, Allen, Isabella and
Evelyn. Two brothers and one sister
at Port Huron and one sister
"at Flint al-o survive. The husband
and children have the sympathy of
the entire community..
Mrs.
Edward O'Brian-Gilsen.
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On, Saturday last at her homein
Sheridan and surrounded by her entire family, Josephine, wife of Edward
,0-jlsen,. passed into the Great Beyond
at the':age o'f forty years thtee months
James Nevills.
After a short illness, at the age ot
eighty-nine, last Saturday,. occured
the death of James ISevill at the home
of his son, James, near Stevenson
Lake. The funeral occured Saturday
from the home under the ministration
of Rev J. A. Lowe and interment was
made at Cherry Grove.
James Nevill was born at- Woodstock, Canada, and spent his life in
the Dominion till three years ago
when he and his wife, who is now critically ill, came to spend their last
days-with their son, James. Three
sons and two daughters survive,—
Thomas, Mrs. N. *Purdy and Mrs.
Mary Edwards, all of Beaverton,
James of Stevenson Lake and Mrs.
Alfred Purdy. The following from a
distance were present at the funeral —
!N. Purdy and; Archie Purdy of Beaverton and John Westoyer of Sagi
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New Skirts.
2 Special Values at $5 Each.
'-* Walkirfg Skirts. Heaivy 3II wool, invisible
stripe bkirting, in tan or light gray, lip4o-date panel
front style, trimmed with bands of same material and
buttons.   An exceptional value $5.00
Dr£sS Skirts.   Black or blue'all wool Cheviots,
handsomely trimmed with taffeta silk straps and buttons, only       ♦ $5,00
Nfew style in Misses Skirts at $3.00 to $5,00
Wash Goods.
Fine Cotton Fabrics of the newest styles and colors
for Skirts and Shirt Waists Suits, received this sveek.
15c to 40c per yard
Fancy White Waistings and Suitings
15c to 50c per yard
Dress Gringhams, hundreds of styles    10c to J2|c
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India Linen Specials.
We have about 100 pieces, contracted for before the
advance in cottons, which we are selling at 7£c, 10c,
and 12ic per yard. They are 25 per cent below what
the same grades could be purchased for now.
Embroideries.
Hundreds of new patterns in every width marked
at attractive prices.
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Clothing.
' Our rebuilding sale' offers an opportunity to
secure your spfing suit'away below value- All lines
are reduced. We are selling men's suits at $2.50
to $12.00. Every one of which is from 25 to 50
per cent below value. , -
Children's Knee Pant Sufis
75c each and upwards.
Young Men's Suits
.$3.95 and upwards.   Every suit at a big reduction.
Shoe Specials.]
Men's Colt Skin Shoes, 2.00 value, at $1.50 •
Men's Box Calf"Shoes, 2.50 value, at 1.90
Men's Enamel Calf Shoes, 3.00 value, 2.25
Selz Perfectos the best 3.00 shoe on  ,
the market, Fine Kid or Box
Calf, in the latest shapeB 2.65
Monarch Pats the best 4.00 pat-    •*
tent leather shoes made, for ;
this sale only 3.15
Carpets.
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New Line Ingrains Just Received.
A special lot of six pieces heavy Jngrain, worth* 35c,
a^         29c per yard
New patterns in Fine Cotton Warp Mattings-at^    •
25c per yard
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Mrs. Frank Lackie-Dubreville.
The remains of the late Mrs. Frank
Dubreville, daughter of Mrs. Patrick
viurphy, east of Clare were brought to
Clare from Ashtnbula, Ohio, for interment, the funeral taking place from
the Congregation ii church Tuesday,
Eev. A. L. Woodlock preaching the
sermon.
_t Jennie Lackie-Dubreville was born
a& Essex, Ont., in 1875, coming with
her parents to Clare five years later.
Here she remained till her marriage
to Frank Dubreville of Midland ln
1893 Subsequently they resided at
Gladwin and Ithaca, later moving to
Ashtabula, Ohio. Taken sick with
"typhoid and pneumonia, deceased died
March 6th after an- illness of twelve
days. Besides her husband and
mother, five brothers survive Of whom
Alec Lackie resides in Wise. She
leaves two children, ISTorman six years
and Harold eighteen months old.
The following relatives and .friends
from out of town were present at the
funeral:—Alec Lackie and;>fami'y, Mr.
Carman .and family and Mrs Sprague,
all of Wise, Robert and J^orman
Lackie of Duluth,' Mr, Dubreville
and family of Midland, George Libreville and Mrs. Picard of Saginaw and
Mrs. Ingledue and Mrs. Wilkinson of
Ithaca, representing the Court of
Honor of which deceased was a member, .
Floral offerings many and beautiful
attested the esteem in which deceased
is held and among these was a pillow
from the factory boys of which Mr.
Dubreville was foreman.
Mrs. Wm. McQuestion.
Thefuneralof Mrs. Wm McQuestion
of Saginaw took place from the M. E.
church Tuesday. Rev. W. J. Hathaway preached. Deceased for many
years was a resident, of Clare until
last year when the family moved tb
Saginaw. Consumption was the
cause of death. Her husband and
three boys survive. She was laid
away to rest beside her two children
in Cherry Grove.
Oystter Supper.
At D.  E. Clark's Tuesday,  March
15th from 5. p. m. till all are served.
Fok SM,B~An A-No.-I poultry "and
fruit farm,—D. Wakd, 3-tf;
SENTENCES OFFENDERS.
Judge Dodds Metes out Justice
to Three of Isabella's ,
Criminals.
Judge Dodds completed the two
weeks of circuit court last Saturday by
sentencing James Crqskery to pay a
One of $40 or serve seventy-five days in
the house of correction for violation of
liquor laws. Wm. Cox, late of Shepherd, now of^orth Star was fined $135
for selling liquor to Ui.' late Geneva
Bradt. Clyde Priesl)„. of Shepherd
was sentenced to an indeterminate
sentence of from six months to ten
years at Ionia for • criminal assault
with intent to commit rape. This is
the outcome pr the unfortunate Bradt
case.
Judge Dodds is in Midland this
week but circuit court work will resume next Monday.
Utilizing Pine Stumps.
As narrated in these columns some
months ago experiments in Minnesota
Sjiow there is considerable money to
be made out of Pine stumrs. There
is being recognized in M ich'gan to the
extenttbat speculators are buying up
thousands of acrt s of pine stump lands
around 3STewaygo for the purpose of
manufacturing turpentine, wood alcohol, pitch and other products from
the stumps. It is claimed that a cord
of stumps will produce sixteen gallons
of turpentine, thirty gallons of tar
and thirty bushels of charcoal.
Ho, 25 For Teddy's Sake.
Mr, and Mrs. Frederick Frank
Methner of Wise township, R. F. D-
No. 1, Loomis, have another baby. It
came on Thursday of last week
There wouldn't be anything particularly strange about this, other than
One of their annual newspaper items,
except that Mr, Methner came into
public notice about the" time President
Roosevelt issued his celebrated proclamation relative io "racial suicide,"
and thereby incited the people to
gre it deeds. Mr. Methner heard of
the President's appeal, and named the
.one appearing at the time "Theodore
Roosevelt Methner." The President
didn't publiciy and offlcia'ly recognize
his honor but that didn't dampen the
ardor of the fond parents as the above
notice would indicate. Mr. Methner
has been twice married; to the first
Mrs. - Methner there were born four
children, to the second, twenty-one,
including the last report. Of these,
fifteen are living. This is a record
which ought to make "Teddy?' smile
and especially when he knows that the
whole bunch, except those barred by
sex, votes the republican ticket.—Mt.
Pleasant Courier.
Stockholders9 Meeting;,,
The shareholders of the Clare Per-
cheron Horsebreeders Association,
owners of the black Percheron stallidn,
Erench George, met at the Sentinel
office last week and elected officers for
the ensuing year as sollows:
President,—Frank Gorr.
' Secretary, -E G. Wrlch.
Treasurer,—prison Carrow,
Manager,—John H Smith.
• Board of Directors,~Wm Morrison,
W. J. Maxwell,   Henry   Wild,   Carl
Belling and S. A. Leitner.
The route will be laid out by the
manager and Board of Directors, and
will be.announced in these columns
later. The service fee was fixed at
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FARWELL NEWS.
The electionJlopday is all the talk.
Mr|. G. W. Maxwell has been very
sick for the past week.
G. Stuart-1 has been home for about
two weeks. He- returns to his position witb the Saginaw Cedar Co. next
week.
Mrs. Ralph Vannocker is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Smith of this place.
A number of school ma'ams, of this
vicinity are in attendance at the examinations in Harrison this week.
Mrs. George Graham is vlsitinjr ber
daughter io Saginaw.^wbo is very sick.
Mrs. S. Wifcherell, of Stittsvllle, is
spending a week with her mother,
Mrs. Hilson, and her brother % M.
The Farwell lffsh school has received
a first rate air pump and a lot of other
apparatus. They say that natural
philosophy makes students like to go
to schortl.' Let us go over and see the
whole arrangement some of these
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'To Ihe Public.
I desire through the columns'of the
Sentinel to call attention to a condition existing in our public schools
that should be remedied at once.
The Superintendent of .schools has
issued an order that a special ten
cent tablet be used for writing, examinations. Thij^ tablet was prepared
by the President of the Board of Education and by him'placed on sale m
two or three of "the stores dealing in
school supplies in Clare.- Last Monday morning three children^ calling at'
my place of business, asked for tablets,
but owing to the fact that I did' cot
have, nor did not know of the special'
kind of tablet in question, they, had
to go to one of the three stores where
such tablets had been placed on sale.
Thanking you for the courtesy ;of
space in your columns, I am. - .' ' *<'
Respectfully yours, • ><
• Thos; C * Holbrook .
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Just as we go to press Alderman Fox
drops in to ask us to state that a day'
or two ago his boy came home" from
school asking for ten cents to get a
tablet saying that if he didn't get the
regulation tablet he would lose five
percent on his examination. Mr, Fox
adds, "I gave him the money as I
didn't'waot him to fail but t can't
help feeling that there must be
justice somewhere'."
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Reakes-Wiiey Wrestling Match.
. In the wrestling contest in Duncan's hall last evening Max Wiley of-
Rpchester, 2J. Y., was declared winner over Robert Reakes  of Alma.
The first fall was won by Reakes and
the second by Wiley.    In the third '
trial in a struggle for position, Reakes
was thrown to the' floor, outside the
mat, rendering him unable to.con-.
tinue the contest.    A. 'J. Covyles of
Detroit, refereed     Oonside table
money changed hands.   Clare enthus^
lasts did very little in the betting •
line.
This match was a sequel to the one
at Mt. Pitasant a week ago. A good
sprinkling of devotees of wrestling
were present from Alma, Mt. Pleasant and Shepherd.
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