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iiUtablished 1878,
CLARE,   MICHIGAN,   THURSDAY" AFTERNOON,   FEBRUARYS, -1903.
New Series: Vol.11, No. 11
Take advantage of
the greatest money saving sale in tbe history
of Olare.
Sale!
Continues as advertised
until February 24th
these prices will pos-
tively not last longer.
Summer dress
exclusive "line
i
Capos and Jackets.
Ladies',   Misses'  and  children's jackets, Monto Carlos and
"Plush capes @ 25 per cent oil from regular prices.
Clothing:.
Men's Roy's and Youth's clothing all ages; our sale includes
every suit in our Mammoth stock at 25 per cent off regular prices.
Good assortment of styles any patterns.
©hoes.
The largest stock of shoes in Clare county, all kinds and, all
styles @ 20 per cent off regular prices.
Dry Goods.
New ginghams, wash goods, silks, satins and
goods, arriving daily. Come in and see the most
in the country.
Ladies' IA/rappers
Ladies' fleece lined wrappers made with wide flounce, extra
wide skirt, fancy trimmed, regular price$1.-50, during sale price
99c, ail our $1.00 Seece lined wrappers 79c.
Night Gowns
. Ladies' nigh t gowns, a few agent's samples left, regular $.100
and $1.25 gowns going @ 59c each.
Ladies' extra heavy outing flannel night' gowns, regular
$1.00, well made and trimmed.   Sale price 79c.
Time Limited
Remember the date until February 24th, we are more than
pleased with the crowds that have attended our great reduction sale up to the date, but we expect to double the sales
from now on.
Yours to Save Mojney.
Every $$ worth
of goods included in this
sale.
icknell Bros.
Prices that
make our competitors sad
and our customers glad.
CANNING FACTORY
POSSIBLE.
A Business Matter for Clare
Citizens   to   Settle  for
Themselves.
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Some  Facts Gathered from an
Investigation of the Factory
at Freemont.
Everybody acquainted with Olare
and the country surrounding it, believes that there is a substantially
prosperous future before our little
city.   But it is, conceeded that we
. need industries located here. Qur
lumber mills cannot be expected to
continue forever. The town must depend largely on the agricultural products of the rich farming county
around us, now rapidly being developed to a high state of productiveness.
Other towns all around us are strengthening themselves by building up industries within their borders. Other
towns are hustling;  Glare 'must do
' likewise.
Eecognizing the needs of our city,
the officers of the Industrial As«;ocia-
, tion are investigating the. feasability
of organizing a canning factory here.
Last Thursday evening they had a
consultation with two representatives
of a well known Construction Company, at which meeting the whole
subject, especially its .financial side,
. was discussed at -length. The unanimous conclusion reached was that
Cla,re needs some institution to utilize the many varieties of fruits and
* vegetables produced in the surrounding country, converting them into
manufactured products right Here and
thus increasing, the business done in
Our midst.   "With the view of learn-
-' , ing somthing more definite and practi-
''. «ar, ■ financially' and otherwise, l^wo
• representative .business "men, C- H.
.' . Sutlietland and'J.'X'Jackson, were'
appointed a. committee' to visit factories and<fliid out, at -first hand the
^inea^ivre Of success' ob't'aitied' .by, such
•". institutions. Accordingly they, have
tills week investigated "the canning
factory at Freemont, an institution
organized and.maihtained'by the .business: rne ft of the town and farmers of
the surrounding country. Tomorrow
evening (Friday) a meeting of the Association will be held in A. B. Can-
field's office to hear "the committee's
report and to discuss the advisability
of calling a public meeting at which
the Industrial Association shall submit some definite plan of action.
The question of a factory is of such
general interest that, since the meeting tomorrow eveningis for members
of the Association, we give in advance
(through the courtesy'of the committee) some of the principal facts gathered from the investigation. The
Canning Factory at Freemont was
built two years ago by local capital,
business men and farmers. It is a
much larger institution than would
be needed here having $22,000 paid in
capital with $30,000 additional capital for buying products and paying labor. It employs 200 people, and cans
fruit and vegetables. There is no difficulty in obtaining from fanners the
necessary acreage and there is .a ready
market for the canned products. The
first year the company made fifty '-per
cent, through business mismanagement incident to failure of the tomato
crop and the abnormal pea and peach
, crops,' a loss of thirty pftcent was sustained. Conservatism dominated the
ilrst year's management but the second year, with the idea of growing
suddenly rich, too extravagent contracts were entered into and loss resulted. The committee seem satisfied
that with a good financier and a good
practical manager in chai'ge such an
institution will be successful financially and of ,very great good to the
business of the town. 'For example
last year about $100,000 worth of business was,done in- Freemont from the
Canning Factory, a sum "quite close
to the amount of money realized from
the-cattle business done through Clare
last year. These and- many other
practical facts • will be submitted by
the committee, but they will make no
definite«reccommendation as to the
,advisability'of Clare undertaking such
tftactpry. They'will merely submit
t)i6ir,findings'and leave it,- to the Association to determine what is best po'
be-done. _ •       •    -.  -''        . *.
"'. TO erect a factory here* and" run it;
wilt mean that a Jarge sum of money
niust be invested- in it by people right
in! our midst. Such, an undertaking
is no child's play arid.there isnow ample .opportiinity forgofid business judg
ment as to what is best. "No hasty
decision must be taken in this matter,
but the whole subject should appeal
to our loyalty to our own city with
whose development our interests are
inseparably linked.
But whatever may be found to be
best as to a Canning Factor;-, the time
has come when, if Clare is to utilize
the resources of the surrounding conn-
try, as is her legitimate right by virtue of her location, she must have
some industries located here. Other
towns have beet suger factories and
industries and Glare both can and will
prove herself capable of meeting present needs just as sister towns are doing.
Farmers' Club Program.
The following is the program of
Sheridan township Farmers' Club to
beheld at the residence of V. Era-
pey February 17th, 10:00 a* m:
Meeting called to order by president.
Prayer.
Address of welcome—Y. Empey.
Response—J. M. Neithercut.
Recitation—Mrs. Wm. Hampton.
Select Reading—F. A. Carncross.    .
Dinner.
Song by the choir.
Recitation—Willard Penrose.
Topic—Grain Raising vs. Stock
Raising for profit, H. Penrose.
Discussion, led by E. B. Langwor-
thy.
Recitation—Mary Empey.-
' - Ladies' topic—Butter Making, Mrs.
Y. Empey.
Discussion—Mrs. J. Eunyan.
How am I Benefited by the Club?,
Henry Grigg.
General Discussion.
■Question Box in charge of F. B. Mc-
Leliand.
Reception Committee—Misses Pearl.
Penrose, Nettie Thompson.
Reception Commitep to be selected.
A general invitation is extended to
all.       ",   • • »   >     ■
■  ' •Notice! ,  •,
I respectfully notifly all my laundry
customers that I am adopting- a cash
system, closing my..bodies on the 7th
of February, and from- that date-all
work must be- paidiforwhpn delivered
or called iox- - Hoping that, all "will
readily tespond to this system, I am,
[■■ RespectiiUly yOurs, -
<   .' :,\s • '. R. aV-Ramon-,
Proprietor/of Clare Steam JJaJjndry.
New
White Goods
'   About .50 styleB of Mercerized White Cotton Waistings, the very latest styles •'
in pattern lengths, at .
1,25 & 1,50 Per Pattern
. Mercerized Striped ■ Madras Waistings, 27 inches «c«
wide, per yard ***u
' Lace Stripe .Dimities, A*)n
several new designs        **M
Our showing of Plain
Materials—India Linens, Victoria Laws, French. Lawns,
Etc,—is the largest we ever
offered,   Prices ranging from
5c to 50c per yard.
New
Ginghams
One Case Red " Seal
Zephyr Ginghams, new in.
spring styles, per yard    ' Uu
New
Silk Waists
An extensive assortment
of tne moBt approved spring
styles in Changeable Taffeta's,
Peau De Soie, Checked and
Stripe Taffetas,- Mercerized
Vesting, Etc.
$4, $5 and $6.50
Big Reduction On
All Winter Goods.
QunrnnnJQ        Menus' and Boys' Overcoat, Reef
ers, Etc., at 15 to.30 per cent less
than regular price.
Man'c  Quito        A special lot containing values
IVltHIb dlHlbi       Uptolbr00at     "T   Q-T
' per suit   . I   *C/  I
Plnalro and Panac       Ladies',   Misses'   and
UlUdKb dllU  ud|JCQi       Children's -Garments at
one-quarter to one-half off former prices.
Blankets'and Comforters.   '%&& nS;
Wool Blankets and Cotton Blankets at over 50c
per pair reduced 25 per cent.
Ladies' Union Underwear, SfSo^JSii
tnan regular.
Cur  Ql»arfe    Cffl-    At 25 per cents less 'than
rill   01*0110;  LI It if   regular.
QhflUfl FaninatnrC Opera  Shawls, Trolley
OlIdfTl rdbllldlUIOi        Capes, Etc , at 25 to 50
per cent less than regular.
Flannel Shirt Waists Reduced 25 PCT cent.
Shoe Dept, Specials
CARPETS
Best All Wool Ingrains .
New patterns per yd 70C
Old patterns per yd   (J5G'
Extra heavy cotton Warp
Ingrains per yard
Extra heavy Union Ingrains
{29c, 35c arid 40c
New Style All Wool .Ingram
'• Art Squares.
9x 12 feet   9.00
9x104 feet 7,87
Linoleums
Two   new  lines' of
Ladies' Fine Shoes,
The Doris at 2.00
The Bernalda 1,50
The,, greatest values,
offered at the prices..
Rolled edge": duck
vamp Rubber   ~ '^ —
Boots 2.75
12-inch leather top
Rubbers, 3.00 ~ -A
value, ZOl)
8-inch leather top
Rubbers, 2.50 1 Or
value, 1,09
DAVY & COMPANY.
Everything to Wear.     Lowest Prices.
Store Closes at 6:00 O'clock, Standard Time Every Evening Except
Monday and Saturday.
:»*,--.
6 feet wide, .per/i^->>:^ ,"..kft .
square yard   ffiC-Slid B"C
10 feet wide,'qer square
' yard 65 C
Complete new sample line
of Velvet, Saxbny, Axmin-
ster and Extr^.-A^minster.
Carpets .contai^i^^tiie'' latest
patterns and coibr^. *" - ■
1.00, 1.10, 1.20 -■**-■"■*
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NEW    ..
WALKING SKIRTS
This week we received
several new lines of Walking
Skirts, in popular, medium
l^ejght suitings at
2.oo to 6.5o Each
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CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN.
Clare Lies Within the Area
. of this Valuable Region.
Mt. Pleasant Quickly Raise Money for a 1500 Foot Well. '
Deep beneath the surface of the
country from Saginaw to Traverse Oity
there are undoubtedly many valuable
products. Tne ue^ion already produces vast quantities of salt. The Saginaw valley proper yields a considerable amount of coal. Midland turns
out bromine and bleaching power. St.
Louis is noted for her chemical springs
and one of the largest chemical works
in the country is now in course of erection there, while Alma has announced that in the near future a similar
structure will arise in her borders.
JFarwell and Surrey township have
from time to time saved some money
and are now putting down a test well,
to explore for products such as salt,
coal, oil and valuable, chemical products. That there are such products
lying beneath this entire area of central Michigan is the opinion held by
geologists. Salt is found on almost
every side of Clare at a depth 'ol
from 1000 to 1500 feet and at that
depth in the earth's surface such uniformity of structure exists that the
same products found in various places
ma,y be confidently expected to be
found in other localities within the
same area.
In the early days of 1903 H. H. Dow,
manager of the Dow Chemical Company at Midland, was in Olare looking
over the ground, especially noting the
site sutible for phemical works, west
of the city and adjoining the Tobacco
river. His proposal was that Clare
secure option for a site and stand One-
half the cost of a test well, his company to stand the other half and in
case the brine and other products
found, proved suflicently valuable to
■warrant the erection of chemical works
tbe company to- refund the amount
put in by Clare. Subsequently Mr.
Dow called the deaJL off.
• ButMt. Bleasant considered,a similar proposition. Two.weeks ago Mr.
Dow visited the college town* found a
site suitable, toot, the citizens in ma^
meeting and stated his proposition.
Committees were at once appointed
and quickly they received from business men and private individuals
many $50 and $25 subscriptions The
following Wednesday Mayor Ward
'phoned Mr. Dow that Mr. Pleasant
was ready to perform her part and so
on Friday (one week after the proposal was submitted to the citizens)
operations were begun.
Meanwhile Clare still believes that,
if there are valuable chemical compounds deep beneath neighboring
towns, there are just as valuable products stored away in the bosom of the
eartbJbeneath her borders.
Round-up Farmers' Institute.
The State Eound-up Farmers' Institute will be held at Owosso February 24-27. The program will be of
very general interest. Among topics
for discussion are, "Farm Crops",
"Dairying", "Stock Feeding", "Fruit
Growing", "Sugar Beets", "The Centralized' school," and "Cooking". A
special feature of the institute will be
sections at which special instruction
in "Sugar Beet Culture" will be given.
The railroads-offer a rate of one fare
for the round trip from all points in
Michigan. Eeduced rates Tiave been
secured in all the hotels in Owosso.
Sec'y Fred Hudson of the Clare and
northern Isabella Farmers' Institute
is very desirous that a large number
from here shall plan to be present at
this annual meeting. Now is the
time to lay plans to be in attendance
at this most important meeting of the
farmers of our great commonwealth.
Notice to Boys.
Complaints have been made to the
teity officers that certain boys .and
young men, by their noisy and discourteous conduct, disturb, church services.
The city offices give warning that no
such conduct* will be tolerated and
that examples will be made of the
offenders on the first, opportunity.
PROMOTER BOYNTON AGAIN
AT WORK.
Oiift'on Johnson is^ a charming
Writejr and'ad"excellent photographer.
Patriotic • Americans will he interested in the story of bis'Visit to Lincoln's Neglected Birthplace, which ap-
j pears.in the February Woman's Home
Companions   . . .
Prospects Brightening for a Line
from Grand Rapids Northeast. ■
It will be remembered that last fall
there was not a little discussion as to
a proposed electric line from Grand
Bapids northeast, through Mt. Pleasant and Clare or Coleman to Gladwin
and West Branch. Col. BoyntOn was.
in the city at that time and had a
conference with some of the officials
of the Clare Industrial Association.
The matter had seemed to" drop, but
is now again to the front as one of the
things to be. In a letter to Mayor
Foster of Gladwin Mr. Boynton states
that the line contemplated is to run
from South Bend, Ind., to Niles, Allegan, Grand Eapids, Greenville, Ed-
more, . Mt. Pleasant, Gladwin, West
Branch and some town on Lake Huron. To run direct from Mt. Pleasant to Gladwin, the line would , pass
about half way between Clare and
Coleman and the omission of both
towns was doubtless not without a
purpose., It is evident'that in the
event of such a line being constructed
it would deviate sufficient to strike
one of the two towns. At least Clare
would be glad to have such a line connecting her with Gladwin and,< if the
matter comes to an issue, will be, willing to do'something substantial to induce it to pass this way. It is asserted by some that this proposed line
will ultimately be a part of the P. M,
system and that certain portions of
railroad already built will be utilized,
as for example, the branch from Mt.
Pleasantto Beaverton, which .would
mean that Clare is •' not to
be in it. But'such a railroad would
help ih the developing of tlie country
northeast, ho matter whether steam.
or electricity be utilized to furnish
power. A meeting of.Gladwin Citi-
zans last week was asked ttf secure
right of way and raise -$2000 for surveys, etc.," the money to' be spent un-
.der direction of a' committee of citizens of the county. "        -       - - V '-
A'glance-at a map shows that .most
of Michigan railroads. run northwest
and southeast and the proposed line,
running northeast and southwest,
would cut almost at right angles many
lines and virtually tap a large area
extending from Clare to Alpena, ;'-
World's Fair at St. Louis in
1904.
The World's Fair of 1904 at St. Louis
will be approximately (twice as large
as any former international exposition.
The Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia covered 236 ^acres, the Paris
Exposition of 1899-1900, 336 acres, the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago, 633
acres. '
'The World's Fair at St. Louis will
cover 1180 acres. „
The construction cost, of the Centennial Exposition was $8,500,000, that' of
the Paris Exposition was $9,000,000.
The cost of ..the Columbian Exposition was estimated at $18,322,000 and
the total cost was $27,250,000. *
The estimated construction cost' of
the St. Louis World's' Fair is $30,000,-
000, and its total cost will be upwards
of $40,'000,000_by the time the work is
completed.
Before the Exposition gates are open
the city of St. Louis will have expended the enormous sum of $20,000,000.
Of this amount $5,000,000 -was appropriated for the Fair through the Municipal Assembly. Citizens of St. Louis
raised $5,000,000 additional by private
subscription. By popular' vote at a
special election the Charter A'mmend-
ments were carried, which will enable
the city to expend $10,000,000 for
street paving and other public improvements.
:   Siiaw-Golegrove,
The marriage of Blanch L., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred" Shawj' and
Will S. Colegrove, pastor of the" M. E.
church at Harrison, was' solemnized
at the .bride's home in Eeed City, Wednesday-, February 4th., Eey.3lr. Ee,ed
of Howard City officiating. r >.-
The bride is One of Eeed City's popular young la'dies, a former teacher in
the city schools'.but has spent the past
year in the south. The 'groom is a
Methodist minister, located at Harrison, where he is. very' successful in
evangelical work and }s ari enthusiastic church worker.    '        - -   •-
Eev. arid Mrs. ColegroVe l<Sffc after
the ceremony for a brief ti'ip to Grand
Rapids and other ,points>, but will be
■ at home by Sunday to continue their
I church wptk at the county seat."  .
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