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CLARE,   MICHIGAN,  THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 7, 1904.
New Series: Vol. 12, No. 33
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Summer Bargains
In Air Departments.
Short Ends, Small Lots, of Remnants to
be closed out at
Less than Wholesale Price
Dry Goods, Ribbons, Embroideries, Laces
Prints, Cottons, Outings, Table Linens,
Shoes, Pants, Hats and Clothing.
DON'T FAIL TO SEE THE. BARGAINS.
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Money Refunded on All Unsatisfactory Purchases.
W. H. BICKNELL & CO
LARES WORST FIRE.
Thirteen Business Places and Two Residences Reduced
to Ashes.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION APPROXIMATES $25,000.
Burnt   Area Extends from  Post Office to Calkins Block   and
Along Fourth Street.
A disastrous fire in Clare last Saturday laid waste a large area of one of
the principal business blocks of the
city, consuming *all the business
wooden structures in the block, as
well as two residences on Fourth
street and damaging the Clare Hardware Co. brick and the south wall of
the post office.
The fire when discovered at five in
the morning already had a good start
in the rear of the wooden buildings
north of Clare. Hardware Co., and in
spite of the best eiforts of the fire department, quickly spread along McEwan street north to the opera house
block, where the high brick wall prevented its further spreading, and east
along .Fourth street to Samuel
Young's residence property where it
-was sufficiently checked to keep it
from reaching -Fred Fishley's home.
Promptly after the fire whistle gave
the alarm a big crowd was on hand,
and while the fire department industriously plied the streams, many
willing hands carried to a place of
safety whatever could be moved.
Seldom is there seen at a fire such a
number of workers as' were the many
*wh6 so orderly and with so little, damage to property carried SO much from
the doomed buildings A large
amount of J. F. Tatman's stock,
stored above his place of business,
could not be -reached and a large
amount of implements and wagons in
the Clare Hardware Co. warehouse
had to be abandoned. But the rescue
work was well ddne, and' those benefited thereby * desire to express their
appreciation of efforts in their behalf
eventhdugh under the circumstances
in many cases they cannot now recall
■Uie particular persons who gave aid
• *DA VY & COMPANY*
Everything to Wear.
Lowest Prices
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Our Dry Goods Store is now in the hands
of the mechanics. The side of the building is torn out and they are now tearing
out the front. They are making lots of
noise and dust but we are doing business
right along.   The low prices we are mak-
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ing more than offsets the inconvenience
of trading amid the confusion caused by
the builders. All summer goods at
greatly reduced prices	
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*Davy & Company
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and so cannot thank them personally.
The flames spread steadily from one
wooden building to another. The
brick work of the Calkins block
checked the fire when that building
was reached but the roof took fire.
This, however, was extinguished and
the flames swept on east, leaving that
structure considerably damaged but
standing solitary at the angle of a
blackened area extending half a block
north and east of it.    v
INDIVIDUAL LOSSES.
W. P. Lewis, cigar factory, building
8400, insurance $250; contents $100,
insurance $300. Mr. Lewis has resumed business ln the Calkins block.
Mrs. Marie Sexstnith and A. J.
McKinnon, store building, $400; insurance $300.
-. Fred Fishley & Son, grocery stock
Of $"1,200. practically all saved but damaged about $1$0; no insurance. They
will sell out the stock at the Fishley
home, east Fourth street.
A. J. Doherty, two store buildings
$1,000, no insurance; damage to post
ofilce block, $1,000, fully insured.
Silas Creeper, shoe shop supplies,
escaped with practically no los-s. He
has resumed business in the "Nelson
grocery.
T. H. Maynarci, building $300, insurance $100.
Del'Kump, barber shop equipment,
practically all saved.
J. F. Tatman, building $2,200, insurance $500; shoe and grocery stock
84,500, insurance $2,700. About $1,500
in stock was taken from the building
before the fire reached it. Mr. Tatman is one of the greatest individual
losers. His business is temporarily located in the old Davy & Co, building
on Fourth street east.
James Louch, shoe shop supplies $40,
insurance settled for $35. '
George W. Easier, furniture stock
damaged, $500, insurance $1,100. He
has resumed business in Haley hall,
corner of McEwan and Sixth streets.
Olare Hardware Company, furniture
store $500, no insurance; warehouses,
implements, wagons and other stock
$4,000, insurance $400. Damage to
Calkins block and contents, in the
neighborhood of $4,000, fully insured.
James D. Dunwoodie, blacksmith
Shop $500, insurance $200; tools and
implements $700, Insurance none.
McCormick Co. $1,200, insurance
$600.
Enoch Fish, bicycles $100, insurance
$475; household effects $155, insurance
$250. This is the second time Mr.
Fish has been burned out within a
year. He is now doing business in the
Jackson block.
Mrs. Pete, dressmaking supplies and
furniture $75, no insurance.
Samuel Youngs, residence, $700 insurance.
Mrs. Sine, residence, $550 insurance.
Eobert McCartney household furniture $50, no insurance.
Eoy Bray, household effects $50, no
insurance.      \
Bell Telephone Co. supplies $300.
Davy & Co. plate glass in store
across street, $100, insured.
I. O. F., lodge room supplies and
furniture $125, no insurance.
Companions of Foresters, $20, no
surance.
D. J. Brewer Camp, paraphernalia
and furniture used by the old soldiers,
$200, no insurance.
LB8SONS OF THE "FIBE*.
Four streams were kept constantly
pouring on the flames and while powerless to put out the Are after it had a
good start, still held it in check sufficiently to prevent its spreading farther.
It was very evident that there isn't
enough hose available for the use of
the fire departments The city council promptly admitted their remissness by last evening ordering the purchase of 500 feet, which with what is
now on hand will give the department
1400 feet of good hose.
The conflagration calls the city's
attention to the water works question, which, we understand, the city
council is on the eve of submitting in
detinite form to the taxpayers of the
municipality. .Some contend that the
whole present water system should be
discarded and a new one, including
mains, installed. Others affirm that
the present mains are O. K. and that
all that is needed Is new pumps.
Still others say that the present water
supply is not equal to possible demands
and that a new plant should be installed at the river north and much of the
present mains utilized. But in the
diversity of opinions as to ways and
means there is a very general belief
that some plan should be devised for
the immediate extension of the water
mains so as to give fire protection to
a number of portions of the city not
now so blessed. In subsequent issues
the Sentined will seek to publish the
opinions of a number of our leading
citizens on the question.
•rebuilding?
The devasted district comprises
some of the most valuable land in the
city. Some of the buildings destroyed
were old landmarks of earlier days
when Clare was a lumber town. For
example the Lewis building thirty
years ago was utilized by Henry Trev-
idick as a drug store and all through
the years since the burnt area has
been the scene of constant business
activity. In the natural evolution of
events brick buildings will rise out of
the present ruins. But how -soon,
seems not to be a settled question in
some cases* Several people stand
ready to proceed With rebuilding provided certain conditions can be complied with. There is no alley laid out
in the rear of the location for buildings that face on McEwan. Some are
willing to give land for the alley out
of their lots and will not build unless
this matter.can be adjusted. Others
will not rebuild and want a stiff price
for the land they are now willing to
4ell. These and similar facts will,
perhaps^ delay rebuilding somewhat.
But it will come sooner or later.
Clare's continued growth is inevitable.
A Card.
We desire to expr.ss our heartfelt
thank*-- to the many friends who ministered to us with practical sympathy
during the sickness and death of a
loved daughter and sister, also to
thank TT. Bicknell and, the Clare
Baptist choir for favors received. .
Mb. and Mks. Wat. Langin
AND FAMILY.
R, F. D. NO, 5 FROM CLARE
To Run Into  Arthur Township
After August First.
"Notice has been received that the
post-office department has accepted
route number five as recently surveyed by one of the department's inspectors and it is scheduled to begin distribution of mail August 1st. The portions of Arthur thus to secure mail
service may reasonably be a little
elated at this recognition of the development of their township, but no
one feels more pleased over the establishment of the new route than does
Postmaster Kirkbride who has industriously planned and worked for the
result now attained.
Eoute number five will cover an
area of fifteen square miles and it will
carry mail to 103 houses with a total
population of 419. The following is
the course of the route:
From post-office the carrier Will go
north-east to bridge, thence north to
Pratt's corner, east to'Hampton's
corner, north to Kanarr's, east to
Arthur town hall,, south to Hardwood
school, west to Michel's corner, south
to Gerow's corner, west to Bradley's
corner, south to Hampton's corner,
thence to post-office.
Road Improvements on fi.
F. D. No. 4.
Free delivery of mail for* east Vernon and west Wise began February 1st
and the people's appreciation thereof
is shown in-the marked improvement
of roads already made, faciliating the
work of the carrier and benefiting all
with better roads. In fact more has
been done this year than in-the past
three years, grading, opening up ditches and drawing on gravel.
All have in a way shared In the
work but special credit is due to the
following pathmasters and their coworkers: L. M. Converse, W. T. Gardner, George Stine, Robert Bauder,
Mahlon Burch and Mr, Lennpx, also
Highway Commisssoner Wm. McKay,
all of whom have thus made actual
contributions to the good road movement.
Mrs. Lillie Booth.
Mrs. Lillie Booth of "Nester Dam
died very suddenly Thursday evenirfg
June 30thr at her home at A. P.
Clark's.
She had been sick for nearly three
weeks with catarrahal affections of
the lungs and bronchial tubes, but
was getting better and sat up a couple of hours, but expired soon after
going back to bed, a blood vessel being
ruptur.ed.
Deceased has lived*.in this vicinity
for eight years and had a large circle
of friends.
The funeral was held at the Grout
school house and interment under the
auspices of the A. O. O. G., she' being
a member of that order.
Her father, Thomas Low of Stanton
and her sister, Mrs. A. J. Ervey of
Wheeler, were present at the funeral
which_was one of the'largest ever held
in this vicinity, there being about
seventy conveyances in attendance.
She leaves two daughters, Gladys
and Mrs. Geo Neff of Ballard,  Wash.
Tne sympathy of the entire community goes out to the sorrowing
friends.    *
Some Champion and Osborne sections and repairs for sale cheap—W.
H. Elden. *..   - ,
One on Glare's Postmaster.
Thedelegates attending the district
caucus in the Eussell house Thursday
had lots of fun out of an innocent
mirror that occupies an archway between the two convention halls, says
the Detroit Journal.. Delegates from
the Twelfth district would find themselves in .the Eleventh convention and
in making their way to the next room
would notice the mirror which reflected the groups of men behind them
talking and gesticulating. Thinking
that was the entrance to the other
hall they would walk up to it and
bump their noses against the glass before they noticed their mistake.
Sometimes & delegate would step aside
to malce way for his reflection coming
towards him, and not one of them
seemed to recognize himself at first
glance. It is related that Postmaster
Kirkbride of Clare stepped up to the
mirror and seeing another homely man
coming straight towards him, stepped
aside with a polite "Pardon me, sir."
Of course the reflection stepped to
that side too. The Postmaster step
ped to the left forith the' same result
and found the supposed stranger still
in front of him. Then he stepped impatiently to the right again and finding his way obstructed once more
reached out his hand to sweep the
stranger out of his path.
When his hand struck against the
glass a look of the utmost amazement
came over his face and he passed his
hand over the glass. A roat of laughter from delegates who had been fooled before brought him to himself and
he redeemed himself by inviting them
to smile with him. "**
Dr. W. 0. Welsh.
In the prime of life, at the age of
twenty-one Dr. W* D. Welsh died at
his rooms in the-first ward Tuesday
evening. Only six days before he was
about'his duties as a veterinary practitioner but attacked by peritonitis,
he succumbed to* the disease. His
mother, Mrs. Mary Welsh, of Frankfort was with him in his last hours
and his,betrothed, Miss Blanch Reynolds of Traverse city and his uncle,
Mr. Hill of Cnicago, arrived here after
his death. The body was taken to
Frankfort Wednesday evening for burial.
Dr. Welsh came to Glare last April
direct from college and in the short
time here bad made many friends,,and
already had built up a good practice
with every prospect of a bright future.          *    .
In Memory of Edith Langin.
The sweet influence of the life of
Edith Lanitin will live in the lives of
her many friends. Hers . was that
kindly disposition lhat mellows and
softens life's experiences to her associates. In 1902 she \yas received into'
the fellowship of the Sheridan Baptist
church and therein/was a most- faithful ' worker especially in Che Sunday
school, acting as secretary, teacher or
organist us circmustauces called her
and thus by her earnest christian life
endearing her to the community regardless or age or condition.
Dearest Edith, loving daughter,
Kindest sister, truest friend,
In the dawn of life's morning
On this'earth thy work doth. end.
How we'll miss thy'sweet presence
Tny kindly deeds and, gentle ways
Ever longing for thy coming
Ever hastening to that day.
Day of God, so near, so distant,
,. ;Day of res 11rout pain and care,
•■ Dearest Edith, darling, lovea. ono
"With God's grade -we'll meet tlxee there.
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