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OLAEB, MIOHieAN; THURSDAY AFTllkNOO^,4 JANUARY 1, 1903
Ladies'   Wool   Bibbed
or Fleece Lined Hose
15c Pair
ELL BROS
Men's Regular
Fleece Lined Underwear only 35c* Three
garments    "
For $1.00
;oys* Suits, Overcoats and Reefers
Boys' Two Piece Kjo.ee Pant Suits, extra heavy,
iu blue or gray mixed; pants made tape seams,
double seat and double knees, would, be worth regular price 3.00, an excellent, serviceable suit, sizes
10 to 16 years, going at B.00 per suit.
Boys' and Little (rents' Overcoats and Reefers,
full assortment of sizes at spring prices. If you intend buying an Overcoat do not wait until spring.
You can buy them as cheap now and get advantage
of a good assortment. ■
20 Per Cent Discount for Next 30 Days
Ladies'-Plush Capes, Jackets and Monte Carlos going at 20 per cent off
regular prices,    We want to close out all of these garments by February 1st,
Dress Goods and Waist Patterns, every yard and piece of goods in our store
going at 20 per "cent off regular price. We want to reduce our stock in this line
just half. This same reduction on all Silks, Satins, Velvets, etc., for the next
30 days.
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Our Christmas trade was the largest we have ever experienced, which snows
" that our efforts to please the people are appreciated and we will continue selling
the best goods at lowest living prices.
Good resolution for
1903. Resolve to
buy all goods possible from Bicknell
Bros. It will pay
you.
WE WISH YOU A
HAPPY AND
PROSPEROUS
NEW" YEAR
HOMESTEAD PROMOTER
SWINDLE
He Works a Bunco Game
on a Number of Clare
County Men.
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They Meet in Chicago to Go to Homestead Lands   but He  Failed to
Show up at Train Time.
There is still need to beware of that
smooth type of a scoundrel, who, every
once in a while, comes around with
some plan lor making something out
of nothing. Such a type of man recently worked a neat little game in
the south ., central part of Clare
county and cleared up ab out $400 on
the deal. For the sake of the lesson
taught, a brief statement of the facts
is here given.
About three weeks ago an advertisement appeared in the daily papers
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road had located valuable mineral and
timber lands in "Washington and Oregon, which it wished to have home-
steaded, intimating that advantages
were involved. The advertisement
was answered and soon a genial fellow,
• well able to win men's confidence, apr
. peared on the scene, giving his name
as Van. Werner. He claimed to represent the Northern Pacific railroad and
wanted men for homesteading. His
plausible story was that his company
had located twenty-two sections of
land in Washington and Oregon, rich
in coal or_timber and-wished to secure
control of them. The homesteading
law standing in the way of the company directly ' getting that control,
the law was to be dodged by sending
homesteaders oh those lands, who
would prove up their claims in ninety
' days {said the smooth gentleman.)
The company would then buy the
men out at $30 an acre and as each
man could under the law, homestead
1C0 acres, the prospect of $4,000 or better, only one-third of which was'to go
to the agent, Mr, Van Werner, was
very'tempting, He had all sorts of
bonds, securities and recommendations and so won the* confidence of
the people that a large number were
eager to go, but he placed the limit at
twenty. They were to buy their own
tickets from the starting point In
dlare county to Chicago. On the way
thither they were to pick up many
more and go in a body from Chicago to
the Great West. The railroad company was to procure cheap tickets for
them because there was .so* many of
them. The fare from Chicago to
Spokane was $20 and good for return
within ninety days.
The promoter collected $20 from
each man and on the afternoon of
Wednesday, December 17, the twenty
men and their smooth friend started
out from Farwell for Chicago. Next
day a telegram was received that there
was room for three more., Three were
Speedily found and they hastened to
Chicago and paid over $20 each as the
others had done. In the great city D.
Van Werner seemed to be well acquainted and he showed the men the
sights. Thus passed the time till the
appointed time Sunday, when they
gathered at the Grand Trunk depot
to start for Spokane, But Mr. Van
Werner was nowhere to be found.
The police were notified and they said
they had ever herd of. It is said that
the authorities have trace of the man
but to date no definite clue is reported.
On the 24th inst. the men returned
home in a body and have no complimentary things to say of the smooth
scoundrel who swindled them out of
honest dollars.
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Neighborhood Benefits of Farmers' Clubs.
The following is a paper read by
Mrs. P. M. Loomis at the one day institute and farmers' club held at Her-
rich December 19th:
In all organizations there are or"
may be special and general benefits
and influences. Is is very possible
that harm as well as good may. emanate from a gathering under whatsoever name it assembles. The special
benefits that come to us as farmers
and their families are plainly evident.
At our clubs we meet those who are
well informed on the general condition of trie country and in conversation we are both edified and pleased.
Practical points of farm life, in which
the majority of our people are interested, are discussed and thus we are
' all interested and instructed. It is at
! the club we meet With strangers and
here we form, pleasant acquaintances
1 which may ripen into lasting friend
ships. The club is also one of the best
places in which to make new neighbors, coming from distant states, feel
at home and help them overcome that
ft-eling of home sickness which too
often possesses . the new-comers.
Scarcely do we have a club meeting
but someone contributes something of
particular interest, arousing us to ethe
fact that there is more to life than
most of us comprehend. A matter of
this kind came up at our last meeting
when a sister gave her views as to the
influence of father and mother in
raising our boys and girls and, needless to say, the practical discussion
was of great value to us. Here, too,
the ladies meet and talk over the latest fashions and. the most economical
ways of housekeeping, the best cake
and the most toothsome pickles which,
by the way, are well sampled by some
of our Vernon friends. But we
are always glad to meet them. They
contribute their share of good things,
including stories. M. E. Kane tells us
that farmers' clubs do away,  to a
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ferences. However this may be, the
club certainly is a place where all have
a good time. Old people Visit; young
people are gay; children are happy—
Where each one is willing for the
0 "other" to, do the work,
Where every one prefers his neighbor
to himself in every place but the
dinner table.
The general benefits of the'se organizations are evident to all. What influence has this club on the minds of
those who are following us in the path
of lifel Certainly we must share in
the responsibility of character building. As a club our hearts beat in unison in the hope that our boys and
girls shall fill high-and noble places in
life and even, if humble be their tasks,
they shall all be well done.
Prevention ot Hydrophobia
The state board of health has issued
a statement on the prevention of hydrophobia. IMS'to the effect that in
case of any person' being bitten by a
dog, thought to be mad, the animal
should be Killed at once and tested for
rabbles by iflnoctilating sOme of the
spinal cord in the body of some suitable subject as a guinea pig. This is
to bo done at the hygienic laboratory
at Ann Arbor where the local health
officer is td send the necessary material.
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January Clearing Sale
Big Bargains in Every Department
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Everything
to Wear.
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Lowest
Prices.
Dr. Vaughan, director of the state
laboratory of hygiene, makes" the following suggestions as:,t to health
boards: ■{.';
1. That all the health- officers in
the state be required by the localities;
which they represent, to atten'd^'tbe
next Annual Conference to be held in.
Ann Arbor in January and that the"
localities pay these men's expenses in
attending this Conference.'- ■
2. That the State Board 6f ^Health
furnish each health officer in the state,
with a special label to be attached to
express packages sent to the Hygienic
Laboratory for examination.
3. That the different express com-?'
panies be requested to rush 'through
to their destination all packages bear-
this label. „"'.'•.
4. That when a community secures
a good health officer, he should be
kept in that position and not turned
down because he does not,, belong to
the party which wins at the next election. «„   -'-. ,  i ;.
5. That each locality pay its health
officer "sufnuiently' to "enabie'him to "afc
tend to his business.
Harrison May tiet a Canning* FacJ
tory.
The people of Harrison are much interested in the prospects of a canning
factory. Within a few days interested
parties will be in in the city looking
the ground over. The Cleaver of- last
week devotes considerable' space to
the discussion of the matter. urging
farmers to be ready to contract for
the required acreage so as^to make the
project feasible. •   |'fi.
It is evident to all that th'ere is .am-:
pie opportunity in Clare county for
such development and it is greatly to
be hoped that such arrangements; will
be made that the canning industry,
will enter the county seatarid'thus
aid in the development of the county.
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Mariners' Institute.'
The following is the program'of "the
Farmers' Round-Up Institute' for
Clare and Northern Isabella/to be held
at the Doherty' opgra house in this
city January 5th and 6th, 1903:
HONDA? FORENOON.
Conductor, Peter Voorheisf,Pontiae.
10:00 Apple growing for profit ^
Peter Vporheis
10:30 Discussion led by !).■ W» .'Allen
10:45 Gravel vs. Stone Roads ahd their
care. F. F> Rogers,/ Port
Huron, Consulting Engineer of
OPERA HOUSE MANAGER F. E. .DOHERTY. t
, F. E. Doherty, manager of the opera house, well merrits the commendation
of all in his efforts to put on clean, high class entertainments at the Opera
House. Prom many sources we hear words of praise for what has been presented there to Clare audiences this season. Simville's production- of Romeo
and Juliet may be mentioned as one of the finest things ever presented in our
city both in high moral tone and in the deliniation of humancharacter. The
Monarch Minstrels gave a good clean performance there Monday evening -and
at ihat time Manager Doherty took occasion to show his appreciation of past
jpatronage in presenting .a large audience with a New Year's greeting in the
form of an artistically printed folder, on one page of which was the program
of jfch.e evening. At the commencement of the season a fine new drop -curtain
was added and other improvements made so the Doherty opera house Tanks
as one of the best in a town of this size and it is the" policy of the ..management to give Clare play goers the very best possible Class of entertainments.
-    Michigan Good Roads Commis-'
sion..
11:30 Discussion led by J. L. Littlefleld
" ■ ' ■'• AFTERNOON.
1:00 Question Box; in charge of
■ ••>: F. F. Rogers
1:30 Breeds of Poultry, their uses and
care, H, B. Gannon, Rochester'
2:00 Discussion led by Mrs. Al J.Chite
2:30 Soil Eertility and how to maintain it, . Pete* Voorheis
3:00 Discussion led by     . *
*  , L>H.. Thompson.
3:30'The Bag With Holes. ' *„
Mrs. Emma Campbell, Ypsilanti
4:00 Discussion led by P. -M. LOOmiS
EVENING.    •   /   •    »
7:00 Music and local program.
7:30 The Early Training of Children
Com'r A. H.Aldrich
8:00 Our Country Schools-   '"*"■•
, ..    . Mrs. Emma A. Campbell
8:30 What the = Agricultural*' College
Does for the Farmer. '• '•.•
• H. B.VCannon
TUESDAY Q7OREN0ON.
10:00 Sheep Breeding and Wool'-Grow-
ing. Peter Voorheis
10:30 Discussion led by C. W, Perry
.;_« andR. B.Campbell.'''' .
10:45'"Every Day.'. Dairying or Every
Day Farmers".'- H". B. Cannon
11:30 -Business meeting of County In-.
stitute Society. ■> Election of
officers for. the ensuing year,
etc. '       .
AjTTERNOON,i       -    .
1:00 Question Box, in charge" of*
Peter Voorheis
1:15 Points for Petite Pjanters-
1 H. B,: Cannon
2:00 Discnssionled by JamcsHersey
2:30 Breeding   and    Feeding  Beef
Animals Peter Voorheis
3:00 Discussion led by
\   ......        0- Hi-Sjitherland
3:30 Local paper, the Horse of Our
• Present Needs.    W. S. Cooley
4:00 Discussion led by
,        . .     James MeGinnis
; Closing remarks and adjournment
Women's Section an the home of
Mrs. Gv E. Lamb Tuesday, January 6,
l:00p. m..  Conducted by Mrs.' Emma
Campbell of Ypsilanti.
The local Democracy'gave a banquet
last ol\tht at Duncan's hall and enjoyed themselves to ' the limit,
RaTph-'Muscott is' president 'of the
elub'Whlcb. has been named'for Micbi-* ■
gan's grand old GoY.ernor, Lewis Cass,
Cashier Clark H. Sutherland acted as
toasthlaster at the. banquet' ahd acquitted himself in fine style. The
principal orators were former mayor
O. W." Peary and mayor -A. ,T. Lacy,
botb of whom talked Democracy m" a
way to elicit the plaituits of' their
Democratic audience. Mr. Bible of
Ionia and Mr. McNatnara of. Mt.
PSqasapt also-spoke*-        '\
Board and ladglner,~a,t restaurant
just north of Thayer's, feed barn.! 83,5C
per week.  Braymah"& FraGHKRls.,
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