1904-03-17; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878.
CLARE,  MICHIGAN,  THtlRSDAY AFTDKNQOJST > MARCH, 17, 1904,
New,£>ejtfes: VaL. 12,3510, 17
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Velour
Tapestery
all colors
only
49c per yd,
ew
uoods
jfrr/vtnff jPa/fy*
5.4 irtch
Tapestery
all colors
jonly
49c per yd.
9?ew Silks.
Quality Better. Prices Low«r.
Good all silk taffeta all.colors 48c
Fancy silks short lengths were
1.00 only per yd. 50c
Yard wide taffetas   98c, 1,25, 1.50
•Waterproof taffeta 36 in. wide
wear guaranteed only ' 1.50
Yard wide Peau de Soie   1.25-1.50
Regular 2.00    "   •  "   only   3.50
Crepe De Chine silks for waists
all colors 4 yd. patterns   per yd.    1.00
Beautiful line of silk waists patterns at per yard 75c and 1.00
I   Sndia v&non Special.
* 8c-10o-12ic-15c-18c-20c-25c
■Linen colored India Linon
 10c-15c-20c-25o
9few Sipghams*
Beautiful patterns        8c-10o-l2io
9/fuslm Underwear*
Complete line of popular prices goods.
Corset covers 15c-25c-50c-75c 98
Drawers 25c-49c-75c-98c>
Skirts 50o-98o-l.48-1,98
• Gowns 48o-750-98o-l. 50-a. 50
Our Corset department is overflowing
with good values,
Corsets from 25c to
1.00. Corset Waists
only 25c. Summer
corsets only 25c. OHr-
dles all colors only 45c.
100 satin girdles,
white or blue only '50c
Complete line of 50c
corsets in all styles.
Our 100 corsets include such well known
makes as Armourside,
F.'P., French Flexi-
hone, and W. B.
Corset Special.
.   W. B. corsts with hose supporter attachment, regular 1.50 only 1.00
aCac/tes* £mbroideries
and urimmings.
Complete line of new lace embroideries, headings insertsods and trimmings
just received. Wide embroideries 37io-49c
New
Ginghams
8c, 10c
and 12Lc
The Store that saves, you money and
Guarantees Satisfaction.
Wm. H. Bicknell & Co.
All over
Laces and
Embroideries.
THAT LOOMIS DRAIN.
but the undertaking, when completed,
will do much to hasten forward the
•agricultural development of a large
Ensures Full Development of a, area of richest farm lands.
m^llXo^t^ Gleaned From Isabella Doings.
out oF Business. Sbeoherd is to erect a new school
The complete development of large
areas of Isabella's agricultural lands
demand the elaboration of systems of
drainage of no inconsiderable .importance. In recent ye-irs several important undertakings have been in progress. Among these the drain from
the north branch of the Chippewa
into the townships of Deerfleld, INot-
tawa and Gilmore, eleven miles in
length, is important, but even that is
to be but a main from which numer-
our branches are to originate.
The letting of the Loomis drain
also means much to a large area of
land in Wise township with areas in
Vernon and Sheridan. The total
length of this drain is to be 2,662 rods.
It is let to Albert Eeed of Midland for
$5.10 per rod, making the contract
price $13,576.20. But the total cost to
be levied on land to be benefited and
supposed to be benefited wili'be about
817,000. To the contract price must
be added the cost of two steel bridges
about 1,000 cost of survey, advertising, etc., as well as a ten per cent levy
extra added to meet deficiencies arising from .non-payment of taxes.
The tax levy will be a heavy burden
on many farmers. For example, the
amount charged up to A L. McDonald's 160-acre farm is three per cent of
the total amount or $510. J. W. Maxwell's eighty will have to stand for
$340 and his forty acres- for $42.50.
Some forties will have to pay one and
one-fourth per cent or about $212 and
the opinion held by good conservative
farmers is that some of the poorer farmers will have to do exceedingly well
during the next three years to be able
to retain their farms. It seems hard
that in the very face of the mdst
strenuous ■ industry some farms will
have to be abandoned for taxes but
such seems to be the probability in
this case.- Taxes not .-ultimately
raised from an> lands assessed for the
construction of the drain, will, ii: iri
excess of the extra ten per cent mentioned above, be levied back on the
other lands benefited by the drain,
Some farmers will indeed find the
Loomis drain tax: a very great burden
Shepherd is to erect a new
building at a cost of $18,000.
Circuit court is in session again this
week, grinding out civil cases.
The Bell 'Phone Co. is pushing its
lines from CJareput into the northern
townships of Isabella.
Tuese are the days of caucuses, but
the politicians almost despair of the
worst roads being opened up by town
meetin' day.
Many farmers who have fed quail
and even partridge this winter think
thpy ought to be allowed to have 'one
or two of them when the bird season
comes next fall.
Tbe powers that be at tbe county
jail heaved a sigh of relief Sunday
wben they saw Sberiff Baily returning
with tbe man, Tognetti, who escaped
from tbe'tn'the day before.
Col. J. W. Boynton's activity at
Greenville on the proposed new railroad tb pass through the county is
bringing forth audible sighs of lunging for the street "kara" in the coun'y
Mt. P>easant city dads give t!>e
city fire department a severe i-istie resulting in reducing the membership
from sixteen to eleven, even leaving
off chief Law. ' The salary -of these
men is $40 per yeaiV
It Js learned that of tbe whole
bunch of Isabella county men, who
have been homesteading land in Idaho,
only two have been successful in get-
.t-ing'their application for claims fJlecl
and accepted in the local biud office.
The others are on railroad land and
'.heir filed claims have been rejected.
Thos. J" Root and Bert ScbneJl were
the fortunate ones, Tbey will have
to hold down their claims for fourteen
mouths longer and then can get a deed
by paying $200. It cost $16 a piece' to
file the applications. An Oriflno
paper says the rejected claims' men
are going to put up a law suit and try
and get possession pf the coveted lands
in that way —Northwestern Tribune.
**DAVY & COMPANY
EVERYTHING TO WEAR,
LOWEST PRICES
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Table Linens.
A complete new line, handsome patterns, Bed
and White checks, fast colore per yard 50c and 25c *
56 in. unbleached ranion linen      " 25c
64 |.n. heavy all linen, unbleached        • 50c
10 in. union, open work border, unbleached 59c
66 in. extra heavy all linen " 75c
72 in. all linen open work border   " 85c
68 in, all linen bleached 75 and 50c
72 in. all linen open work    "      " •■  1.00
„.- Bapkins to match large size per doz. 3.00
72 in. extra heavy, bleached, per yard 1.50
*   Napkins-.to match per dozen 3.vS
Four Towel Bargains
Just Received.
16x34 in heavy union huck each 10c
18x35 in.    •"■ "       t(      " 12£c
23x44 in. extra heavy, all linen, fancy border
fringed Damask towels, each        , 25c
20x38 in fine all white, hemstitched, Damask
towels each 29c
New Bed Spreads
at prices that we will not be able to duplicate later,
owing to the advances in cotton.
Plain 85c, 1.00, 1.19, 1; 50, 2.00, and 3.00
Fringed 1.35, 1.50, 1.75, 2.50'
Dress Goods Bargains
Mnp Mohair Brillianteen heavy lustre finish
50 inches wide only    • 59c
New Voiles, Twine Cloths Suitings etc.
in pattern lengths at reasonable prices.
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H o i s e ry
For Ladies and Misses
The spring is now extensive. JS"ever has it been
so cpmplete as now. Our purchases were' made several months ago and are not effected by the advances
in cotton.
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Ladies'fast black, plain *per pr.\  10c, 15c, 25c, 50c
Ladies' fancy . .      25c and 50c
Misses fast black 10c, 12ic, 15c, and 25c
Kid Cloves.
Victoria 2 clasp KM Gloves in al the popular
spring-c'olorings.   Evtra value at per pair 1,00
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New Carpets.
Carpets have advanced  at wholesale' but our
prices are no higher .than heretofore.      *     '   '
Heavy Granites                              per yard 25c
" Heavy Ingrains                                     " 29c
•Extra quality Union Ingrain                " 42c
Extra heavy wool filled "                     " 50c
•Best all wool                  "                   ' 70c-
Velvets,  Axminsters,  Saxoneys,  by samples at
lowest prices.       ' *   •
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Patterns.
Beginning    with    April   we   will  handle   the
Butterick Patterns and Publications; Exclusively.
Davy & Company
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Wis bicycle shop is now~locatect two
doors east of the Clare Hardware Co,
Fine line of new and second hand
bicycles on sale.—Enoch i<'rsH.
ESCAPED PRISONER.
Chas. Tognetti Nabbed in Clare
Saturday and Taken back to -
Mr. Pleasant.
The jury in the case Of Charles Tognetti, charged with burglary at Mt.
Pleasant, disagreed at his trial, .He,
consigned to languish in Isabella's
home for special characters, accidentally took French leave of kind
friends last Saturday morning and
hiked it out of town. The man in
charge of prisoners in the jail, supposing a deputy on duty be ow, permitted
the prisoner ts go get some wood ahd
he improved the opportunity to make
his exit.
Sheriff Bajley, suspecting his man
would go north, notified Fight Police
Dwyer and himself came on to Clare.
About seven in the evening the
Sheriff and the Fight Police met their
man on Fourth street but did not recognize bim till after he passed. A
lively race ensued, resulting in a general mix-up in the snow. Dwyer
snatched * away the fellow's revolver
and soon the would-be escaped prisoner was helpless in the hands of his
two captors. Later he stated that he
had been given a razor and a revolver
the evening before his escape. After
getting out of Mt. Pleasant in the seclusion of some woods, using snow for
lather he managed to cut off his mustache, hoping thereby sufficiently to
disguise himself to make good his escape. He accompanied sheriff Bailey
back to Mt. Pleasant Sunday and in
the interim till his next trial has
plenty of time to meditate on his
thrilling little episode.
On Tbe Boom.
The annual meeting of the Stock-
ho.ders of the Union Telephone Company was held in Alma, Mich., on
Tuesday, March 15, 1004. There was
a large attendance of stockholders and
the reports of the Secretary and General Manager of the business done in
the past year were ..very encpuraging.
These reports showed a growth over
the entire system of nearly 1,000
'phones, a large part of which was in
Gratiot, Clfnton and Shiawassee counties, an exchange havjng been built
during the year at Durand with 274
Subscribers installed. Few exchanges
were also installed at Freeland, Mid-
dleton, Linden, Barryton. etc. The
exchanges of Alma, Ithacia, St. Louis,
Mt Pleasant, Owosso, Clare, St.
Johns, Ovid, Corunna and Bancroft
have been enlarged as the number of
patrons desiring service have far outgrown the original installation. The
business of the "Union Company has
much more than doubled during the
past two years and they are now operating 1,700 miles of toll line and have
over 4,008.subscribers on their system
with upwards of 200 orders unfilled.
Considerable work has been laid out
for the coming season in the shape of
building new toll lines, installing several new exchanges as well as enlarging a number of the present exchanges.
The following is a list of the Directors and officers elected at this meeting for the ensuing year:--
F. G. Thiers, Mt. Pleasant; J*. W.
Robinson, Vestaburg; O. W. Gale,
Owosso; J" T. Milman, St. Johns; O.
H. LaFlamboy, St, Louis; Tod Kin-
cade, Owosso; B S. Wagar, Edmore;
C. T. Babcocfc, St. Johns; S. B. Par-
kill, Pres , Owosso; Jas. P. Gibbs.V—
Pres., Ithaca; J. H. Fildew, Sec, St,
Johns; G. S. Ward, Treas., Alma? W.
J, Melchers, Gen. Mgr., Alma.
Manager Dunwoodie informs the
Sentinel that several loads of Tele-*
phone poles have b en .received in
Clare and these are now being distributed along the route of rural lines
that are to be built forthwith. In
fact work has already begun on the
line into the country southwest.-
City and Ward Caucuses.
The republican caucus for the city
of Clare will meet at' the city hall
Monday, March 28th at 7:30 p. m;
standard time, to nominate the city
ticket and to transact such other business as may come before it.
The republican ward caucuses for
the city of Clare to nominate the various ward tickets arid to transact such
other business as may come before
them will be held Monday, March
28th at eight p. m„ standard time, as
follows: •
First Ward—Hose House.
Second Ward -Sentinel Office.
Third Ward-City Hall.
By order of committee—
Frank Forbes.
A. E. Mulder*   ,
L. E. Davy.
Dated March 16th, 1904. 17-2
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NEW MILLINERY STORE.
Easter Opening March 30, 31, and April I.
Mrs. G. W. Forward cordially invites the ladies of Clare and vicinity to call and inspect her Fine
Stoock of Millinery on the above dates. I handle a line of ready-to-wear hats, bridal illusions and confirmation veils.     Remember the place, Ground IFloor, Jackson Block.
CORDIALLY   YOURS,
MRS. C. W. FOR WARD.
DOINGS OF CITY PADS,
Those Measley Quarantine Regulations—Election officers
Chosen.
In addition to transacting considerable routine business at their meeting
last evening the city council as a
board of health considered the question of quarantine regulations as to
the present epidemic of, measles. It
was shown that measles in Clare were
directly traceable to laxness of officers
in certain other places in not enforcing quarantine regulations. Twenty-
one'families havebeen quarantined in
Clare but only two families are now
afflicted, while in neighboring towns
the epedemic made such headway that
the public schools had tb be closed as
in Coleman where 125 families were
afflicted. After learning'the facts in
the case both mayor and aldermen expressed the unanimous opinion that
Health Officer Reeder was acting in
accordance with the instructions of
the state board of health and in accord with what they thought ought to
be done in stamping out the disease.
In support of enforcing quarantine
regulations it was pointed out that
during 1003 there were, apart frorn
eight cases of German measles and
two or three cases of consumption and
typhoid fever, only three or four cases
of dangerous communicab'e diseases in
the city and, these being isolated, the
d isease d ■ d. not spread farther.
Officials required by law for the
coming"spring election were chosen as
follows:
Election commissioiters
A. W. Mftlntyre.
Wm. Laundra.
Henry Ort.
•Inspectors of Election.
-J. L. Welch.
Philip A Bennett.   "
Charles Thurston.
HON. A. B. DARRAGH.
He will Undoubtedly be renotainatea for a third
term by tbe republicans of tlie eleventh
~ Congressional district.
Artistic* work in photographs at De*
Vogt's new Studio, Jackson block,    tf
Wanted at the Caikics-before April
1st, a good second cook.—J. W. Calkins.
Farwell Village Election.
(Farwell Correspondent.)
The village election Monday was a
spirited contest throughout. The entire citizens' ticket Ko. 2 was elected
with majorities ranging from one to
nineteen. Fifty-eight straights were
cast for the citizens' ticket and sixty-
three for citizens' ticket Fo. 2. The
following is the detailed vote, the first
name in each case being the nominee
of citizens' ticket Fo. 2 and the second of the citizens' ticket:
President
J. L. Littlefield .     80—10
D. R. Wait 61
First Trustee
E. W, Brown * '  75—0
G. W- Graham                     ,   66
Second Trustee
0, E. Bingham 76—11
J. J. Saxton , ■ 65
" Third Trustee
W. O, Fuller             '• . 75—7
Geo. Melvin 68
Trustee to till vacancy ■
Seed peasr the early Blsmark—
Frank LAsroREAUx, north oW Olare
Roller Mills. 17-2
For sale,—Small stock of millinery
with yood location for business. For
Information address Mrs, Kelley, 153
S. Cedar St., Lansing, Mich,
Something: New.
Measuring social given by the
Ladies', Aid at Mrs. Fred Fishlev'a,
Fourth street, Friday evening, March
25tb.
F. A. Brown
T. Hilson
■■" Clerk
Warren Honeywell
Geo. Palmer
Treasurer
Asa Leonard
E S. Hinds
ASSESBOR
H. M. Roys
C. I. Maurer
Constable
John Cronk
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. Jobn Harris is Dead.
Just as we go tp press we' learn of
the death of John BTarris, one of the.
early settlers of Clare. At this, time
the burial services are not arranged
for. An obituary notice will appear
in these columhs»nox.ti week.