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GLARE,   MICHIGAN, .THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 9, 1903.
NewSeries: Vol.11.No. 33
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Has been a grand success.
We can save you money
on a Suit."
Extra Heavy
Umbrellas
Very Strong
were 1,25
low 1,00
Men's suit* wen Mad
Good new patterns,    Fit guaranteed.
Worth 12.50 now 9.63
Men's 15.00 suits now 12.50
"    18.50     "     " '   15.00
Can you afford to miss it?     Others at
3.75, 5.00, 650, 7.50, and 8.50.
All well made, and every one a bargain
Boys1 Suits at close prices.
Short pant suits 1.25 up.
Long pant suits 2.95 up
up-so-date Ms
Our line of Hats cannot be equalled
in the city. All the new shapes can
be found here. Always a full line
and complete sizes
Prices 50c, 1.00, 1,50, 2.00 and 250.
Your choice of our 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00
stiff Hats, only 1-50
Shoe Department
Our shoe department is offering better bargains oyery day.
Girls' odd shoes . 50c
Girls', Boys' Men's and Women odd
shoes 1.00
Ladies' fine Vici lace shoes 1.25
" very fine "     "     " Pat tips 15,0
Men's solid shoes fine satin calf 1.25
"    famous 3 0 million shoes   1.50
The most complete line of men's and
women's shoes to be found at 1.95
Women's 1.25 slippers 89c
Odd Slippers in pattent leather and
fine Yici 1.00
Regular 1.50 Slippers 1.25
"        2.00       " 1.50
We can give you Bargains in shoes.'
Best assortment.
Yronte and Valises'
A full line of Trunks and Valises
always on hand.   Prices right.
Ladies' union
Taffeta
Umbrella
VeryBesfValue
Ever Offered
1.00
NO GOODS CHARGED.
Umbrellas
1.00, $.00
2,50, aoo
3.50
Good Values fl
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REV. B. 0. POTTER ORDAINED.
Takes Holy Orders in the Presence of a number of SaginaW
Valley Baptist Divines.
A council of the churches of the
Saginaw Valley Baptist Association
m-1 at the Baptist church iu Clare
Tuesday to advise the local church as
to ordaining their paster, and the resulting services were most impressive
at which in the presence of a brilliant
array of Baptist pastors Kev. N. D.
Potter took the final steps to the important office of a christian minister.
At the afternoon session the council was organized with Rev. W. P.
Lovett of Bay city as moderator and
Chapman of Saginaw; Rev. II.. S.
Higgins of Alma; Rev. A. C. Barclay
of Midland; Rev. J. Williams of Wise
Indian church; Rev. Dr. Flippo of
Philadelphia, Pa; Deacon Jackson and
Mr. and Mrs. Coyn, delegates from
Rosebush church; Rev. Brent Harding
of Kawkawlen,
At the public service in the evening
Rev. Dr. Flippo preached a very able
sermon on "Glorying in the Cross of
Christ"; the prayer of ordination was
offerered by Rev. Frank Taber; Rev.
Brent Harding extended the right,
hand of fellowship to the candidate
and Rev.* H. R. Chapman gave "the
charge to the candidate." Miss Grace
Giberson rendered a tine solo and Rev.
Dr. HerricK of Bay city gave the
charge to the church, closing a day of
great uplifting power to the entire
church and of inspiration to theycung
pastor whoso faithfully and zealously
prosecutes bis work here and at Sheridan.
Next morning at an early hour a
Sentinel reporter noticed Rev. TST. D.
Potter quietly at work in his garden
just as calmly as if he had not the previous day passed through one of the
most important events of his life.
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KEV. N. D. POTTER,
Ordained at Baptist church Tuesday evening.
Rev, H. S, Higgins of Alma as clerk.
The candidate was examined as to his
christian experience, his call to tbe
ministry and his viesw. on christian
doctrine. He made general statements
as to each of these three questions
which were supplemented by answers
' to direct questions put by members
• of the council. Subsequently the
council unanimously Voted to recom
mend Mr. Potter to his church for or
dlnatlon, the examining committees
,.and council in general Offering many
words of commendation for the able
way in which he passed all the examinations. Many words of commendation were also said for his standing as
a man and his faithful, pastoral won?
fchus far.
The following from a distance were
present: Rev, Dr, J. A, Herrick and
Kev. W. P. Lovett of Bay city; Rev.
B. IP. Taber ant Eev.  Howard   R.
Sunday School
FOURTH ANNUAL FIELD DAY.     NEW BANKING HOUSE.
COMFORTABLE CLOTHES
For [< Hot Weather
Lay aside that heavy suit, with
its warm, stuffy linings and stiff
interlining and put on one of our
light, cool and airy two piece outing suits and be comfortable.
We have a very attractive line
of them at, per suit 6.50 to 10.00
ODD PANTS BARGAIN
A large line of men's pants,
odd and ends from lines which
sold at from $;h$!5 to$185 per pair.
Marked to close 98c
COLORED SHIRTS
Thin, light fabrics, new patterns and stylish colors, just the
thing for hot w,eather wear 50c,
TOO and 1.50.
MILLINERY OPPORTONITY,
Any trimmed hat in our stock at just half the
original price.
HOSIERY.
You can-save money by purchasing your hosiery here. The showing is,very extensive, comprising everything from the plain, low price kinds, to
the delicate fancies, ranging in *price from, per
pair 5c to 50c
Extra Heavy Ribbed Hose made of soft finished yarn, for the roughest kind of wear, two
pairs for 25c
Misses Fine Ribbed, seamless foot, fast
black.   An extra value, three pairs for 25c
Genuine Black Cat stockings, complete new
line, per pair 25c
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LACES AND EMBROIDERIES,
The new, desirable kinds for trimming summer
gowns.   A big showing at reasonable prices,
SILK GLOVES.
White and Black with Double finger tip    50c
LflGE GLOVES.
White, Black or Tan, two clasps at wrist   25c
Elbow length Gloves and Mitts   25c to 1.50
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DAVY & COMPANY.
E\/ERYTHINGTOW/E'AR LOW/EST PRICES
>'   Store Closes Every Evening at 6:00 p. m. Standard Time Except Monday and Saturday.
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Picnic and Rally.
On Wednesday tbe fifth of August
there will be a grand Bally and Sunday School Picnic at Harrison park and
picnic grounds at the lake front. W.
A. Hillis ot Cleveland, Ohio, and
other Supday school talent will be
present. All Sunday schools within a
radius of fifteen or twenty miles are
urged to plan to be present. Sunday
School "Missionary, D. J. McTavish,
has the work in charge.
igh School Lecture Course.
Supt, W. D. Riggs acting with S. O.
Klrkbrlde and Dr, A. E Mulder .have
secured the following talent for next
year's lecture course:
Mozart Symphony Club of New
York city.
Columbian Male quartette of Ghi-
c igo.
John Temple Graves of Atlanta.
H. W. Sears of Cincinnati.
A large number of tickets have
been contracted for and this course
promises to be the finest ever offered
in Clare,
Clare    Fire    Department   Will
Have a grand Tournament
August 19th.
With everything quiet in Clare in
the way of celebrations it is proposed
by the fire department to make Wednesday, August 19th, a gala day. It is
to to be tbe fourth annual fireman's
field day. At that time sports of various kinds, fitting prizes for the winners of which will be provided, base
ball games and other special attractions with two cornet bands and a
grand ball in the evening, will be a
part of what Clare provides to entertain her visitors.
The above is the general plan of the
fire department in planning for their
annual tournament. At a meeting
Monday evening the following committee was appointed to take the
matter in charge: A. R.'Canfleld, P.
E. Doherty, S. Nortby, J. Daugherty,
C. S. Clark and J. S. Bicknell.
One difficulty the committee finds
is to make such a ruling in the contest
that it shall not be possible for a
profeessional athlete or a college
trained man to come in and make
away with the whole 'ting at the expense of local talent. But the committee will seek to safeguard the
rights of all who compete for the prizes
offered and August 19th promises to
be one of the gayest days of the year
in Clare.
Fourth of July Wedding.
Last Saturday at tne home of the
bride's parents in* Sheridan occured
the marriage of Miss Margret Black
and David W. Woolston in the presence of many friends and relatives,
Elder G. L. Dilworth officiating.
Both young people are well known in
their community and a host of friends
wish tbem happiness and prosperity
in their wedded life.
State Fair Premium List.
We have received a copy of ■ the
premium list of tbe Michigan State
Fair, to be held at Pontiac, September
7, 8, 9,10, and 11 next. It- is pj-inted
on fine book paper, profusely illus-
triated with choice engravings of live
stock and Fair scenes, and is altogether the most elegant 3?air Premium List ever published in Michigan.
Ex-Mayor Dunlop about to Open
a Bank with Joseph T.
Northon as Cashier.
These many years through good
times and hard times Dr. J. W. Dunlop has kept doing business at the old
stand in Medical hall. He has
watched the gradual evolution of
Clare and surrounding country and
now believing tbat ihe volume of business transacted through Clare as a
commercial centre warrants it, shas
decided to carry out the idea, quietly
cherished for many years of opening
a bank. He makes no pretense
of starting out in an elaborate way at
first with expensive fixtures,, The
bank will be located in his Medical
Hail; He has engaged Joseph, T.
Northon as cashier and J. W. Dunlop's
Banking House will be ready for business in a few days. He makes no announcement as to the amount of
capital invested but affirms that he
is ready to "deliver the goods," to
make loans and carry on such other
transactions as belong to the legitimate business of any reputable banking establishment. The proprietor
has an excellent financial standing' in
the community and he proposes so to
serve those who make transactions
through his banking. house that he
will acquire a fair proportio n of the
financial business of the city.
John H. Comstock was a noble man.
His residence in Clare extended over
a period of less ohan two years but in
that time he endeared himself to a
host of friends. His long life of nearly
eighty-five years old been full of activity and success had crowned his
labors. In the fall of 1901 he came to
Clare to be with his daughter during
the evening time ot his life and she
has tenderly cared for him since. He
was remarkably active and alert
for one so old, retaining almost to the
very last the full possession of every
faculty, making him an interesting
and welcome visitor wherever he
went. His keen intelk'i;:, his general
disposition, his great store of knowledge of the larger part of our country's history, and his sterling integrity, impressed all those with whom
he came in contact and will leave with
them, now that he is gone, pleasant
memories of a departed friend.
Gone to His Reward
The Sentinel last week chronicled
the death of "Grandpa" Comstock,"
father of Mrs. S. O, Kirkbride. His
last illness was of only two days' duration, the summons coming to him as
gently as his long life had been lived
and he passed peacefully away on the
morning of July 2nd, "like one who
wraps the drapery of his couch about
him and lies down to pleasant
dreams." Friends gathered at his
late home on Friday morning to testify the esteem in which all had held
him and their sympathy for the
mourning family. There were many
beautiful floral tributes. Rev. A. L-
Woodlock offered prayer, after which
the remains were taken to the train,
en route to Philadelphia, N'. Y., where
burial took place on Sunday. S, O.
Kirkbride accompanied the body to
i-he old home in the east.
Potato Crop Values.
Potatoes promise to be a very valuable asset for farmers this year.
The floods of Kansas and Missouri
have drowned out thousands of acres
of "Murphies" while the drouth in
Maine and other New England states
have "burned out" thousands of acres
more. Such floods and drouth mean a
great shortage next fall and winter.
The demand will be practically the
same as in previous years and hence
the price will climb, possibly to the
dollar mark. It may fluctuate somewhere below the dollar but much
stranger things than dollar potatoes
have been recorded in central and
northern Michigan, One Very pleasant incident of the present potato situation is that this year's acerage in
Clare and adjoining;counties is, on the
authority of farmers, a good deal
larger than that of last year and the
crop itself elves every evidence of
being exceptionally good if favorable
weather conditions exist from now on.
Potatoes and prosperity will be syn-
onomous words to many a farmer this
year.
Hay Harvest In Progress!
Some stalks of timothy with ten-
inch heads fully seeded came to the
Sentinel office this week from Cleveland's farm in Arthur, This is but a
type of the rich harvest of hay now
being garnered into barn and stack.
It is noticeable that hay from old
meadows in many cases is not up to
that of last year in quantity but in
new meadows in general the crop is
almost the equal of last year's
abundant harvest. As in former
years nearly all the hay is a mixture
of timothy and clover. Few farmers
try to raise timothy alone. But there
is evidently,an abundant crop in much
of central Michigan.
Last year because of the abundant
crop and high price paid for hay large
qualities were shipped from Clare and
vicinity to various parts of the'TJnited
States, even to Florida. Some of our
most prosperous, farmers, , however,
make it a practice never to sell hay Or
other simlar produce from their farms.
Instead they feed such a product to
stoik and take it back to enrich the
land, claiming that in the long run
the selling off of hay and such crops
is a great loss.
Accidentally Shot.
Albert Tripp of Mt; Pleasant was
shot while cleaning a revolver at
Slagle Creek, Wexford Co., last week.
The bullet entered the left breast,
pierced the lung and lodged in the
back. He was taken to Ann .Arbor
and an operation located the bullet,
but another operation may be necessary to remove it.
Finger m a Mowing Machine.
Jesse, the five year old son of Fred
Austin, of Hatton, got the fore finger
of his right hand almost severed by
being caught in the knife of a mowing
machine. The member just hung by
a small amount of the skin, but Dr.
Reeder expects to save the finger.
Painting of Carriages.
The undersigned does all kinds of
carriage painting and finishing ana
guarantees satisfaction in all work
done. Rooms over Louch's blacksmith shop.—S. U orthy* 33-tf.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Sunday Excursion to  Crystal
Lake and Frankfort.
The next Sunday excursion to Crystal Lake and Prankfort over the Ann
Arbor R. R. will be given July 12th.
Special train will leave Clare at 7:22
a. m. Fare for round trip $1.25, children under twelve years of age half the
adult rate.
Good   Reasons   for   Observing
Regulations as to Communicable Diseases.
Life is a journey from birth to
death, and each step should mean »
an advance physically, mentally and
morally. Death on the other hand
should be a physiological decay. A
sound constitution, pure air, water
and nutritious food ought to guarantee to every person, his three score
years and ten, and perchance four
score, with which assurance he mieht
plan the labors of life. But a'
pestilence rides upon the wind, sweeping down the people like grass before
the blade.
The terms infection and contagion",
are interchangeable and denote a
class of diseases which cause sickness
and death, that have their origin in a
specific poison taken into the system
and contain in themselves the germs
of propagation, communicated to the
body by means of direct contact with
persons suffering that disease, or by
things communicated with such dis- .
ease or by means of food or liquids
eaten or drank, or air breathed containing disease producing organisms.
Wherever such organisms find suitable conditions for their growth, they
multiply with incredible rapidity,
causing the destruction of what they
live on, so that all fermentation or
decay that takes place in any vegetable or animal structure is probable
owing to-them. In any kind of filth
they increase very rapidly, and they
are so minute as to require the most >
powerful microscope to make them
visible. Many of them'are not only
harmless but of great service to>us.
All contagious diseases are communicable and preventable. The *
most dangerous in the order of their
virulance are consumption, diptheria,
typhoid and scarlet fever, measles,
whooping-cough and small-pox.
These are a greater scourge than war.
In the United Stases a quarter of a
milion of human beings annually yield
in their struggle for life, with four or
five disease germs, which wage thefr
silent, unceasing warfare.
We lost six-hundred thousand men
on both sides during the Cival war^
but every year during that contest a.
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