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Men's Suits
' Several   new   lines    of
MEN'S FINE SUITS in Blacks,
Blues and Fancy Mixtures were
placed on sale this week in our
Clothing Department. They
are cut after the latest fashions
and are made up in a superior
manner. The coats have patent hair cloth fronts'and will
retain their Bnape much longer
than those made in the ordinary way.
10.00, 12.50, 13.50,15.00
■!      '■      Per Suit.
JIM
icknell Bros,
WILL
QUND OVER TO
GIRGDIT COURT,
M. E Robinson's Assaulters
, Gaptured and Jailed.  .
Result   of   Sheriff  Updegraff's
Splendid Work.
As was stated in the Sentinel of
- February 12th, M. F. Robinson on the
9th inst. was badly beaten and robbed
of M5, at his ranch west of Lake, by
, John and Noah Benn, Ormel H, Keyes
being an accessory in the crime.
Keyes was locked up in the county jail
and the Benn boys fled. They were
captured, however, and brought back
for examination which was held Tues-
1.-.        day before Justice D. R. Wait of Far-
'■ well.   Prosecuting Attorney Geo. J.
Cummins acted in behalf of the people, and A. J. Lacy for the defendants.
M. Eobinson was the principal witness for the.people and from his testimony a Sen-moth* reporter gleans the
' following:   Ormel H. Keyes is a tenant on his ranch and when not busy
with crops and the like getsout cedar,
Mrs. Utley lives near and also with
"   her lived her daughter, Mrs. Bair, and
her husband, and John and Noah
Benn,    Mrs.    TJtley's    sons.   Keyes
boarded with them, and the'four men
worked together, spending much  of
•   their time winters getting out cedar.
Robinson had a written contract with
Keyes, and had aggreed to cash Keye3'
orders for work on cedar the Benn boys
l did.   On the ninth of this month he
went to Lake prepared to settle all accounts. He had paid the Benn boys
for their cedar and asked them to sign
a receipt in .full, which they would
not do, and then for the first time
claimed and demanded 845 for clearing rye ground, Mr. Robinson never
, hired them and so felt that, he owed
them nothing, having paid Keyes for
clearing the land. On his refusal to
pay, the brothers commenced a procedure which shortly changed RoSin-
,sons physical* complexion, and made
Dr. Kelley's services very neccessary.
When Robinson found his condition
veryscrjousand believed it would be
death to him if he did not comply
^ with their demands, they took the
money and IeavingKeyes to guard him
the Benn boys packed thejr "turkeys"
and were off. Old Keyes was paid for
his trouble by John Benn, and, refusing to intervene when called up on, he
is also implicated. The defence put
no witnesses on the stand and all
three were bound over to the March
term Of circuit court, the baiMor the
Benn brothers being fixed at $500 each
and Keyes' at $400. They are how in
the county jai(.  '.    <
The excellent services of Sheriff Up-
degraff in t capturing the boys, they
having so long a start before he was
put onto their trail, and the fact that
his skillful maneuvers saved the
county from $100 to $150, is worthy of
mention. When he located them they
were across the line from St. Joseph
county in Indiana. Requisition papers would have been necessary for
him to get them. This w<>uld have
necessitated a trip back to Lansing,
then to Indianapolis, Indiana, and
back before he could have brought
them to Clare county. He learned
that they were sawing wood about
four miles from the Michigan line, so
he got an Indiana officer to arrest them
and bring them over the line, and when
Jess made known.his business there
were two fellows very much surprised,
to put it mildly.
The outlook for all three is not very
pleasant, for even if Mr. Robinson did
owe them .as they claimed, they, look
away of getting their money tha'b the
law can't sanction. V
LETTER FROM CUBA.
Black Dress Goods.
An extensive line of new and popular weaves at
very close prices.
50-inbli Zibeline, a special value, per,«yard 1.25
50-inch Herring B one Oh eviot, per yard 1,19
52-inch Mistral Cloth per yard          *      I 1'00
50-inch Worsted Venetian per yard     . 1.25
46-inch Shark Skin per yard    .       .    .   . 1.00
46-irich Etamine per yard     .       .       . ,85
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We are showing the largest line of Carpets this
store has ever carried. The qualities we offer at the
different prices are the very best obtainable. We
solicit the privilege of showing them to you. We
believe we can please you.  • •
Extra heavy three-ply Ingrain per yard ■ ' 95c
Best Extra Superior Ingrains, new patterns, per yd 70c
Extra Quality Half Wool-Unions per yard 40c
Heavy Manilla Ingrains per yard '       29c.
Reversible Sultana*Carpets per yard ■'*,        29c
Hemp Carpet, checks and stripes, per yard ,12]o
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LINOLEUMS.
Two yards wide, per square yard  50c and 60c
Four yards wide, per square-yard 65c
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Brussells, Axmlnsfer and Velvet Carpets
Ordered from Samples. , A Complete New Line. 'l
85c to 1.20 per yard
Our complete spring line is now on sale,
greatest values we ever offered.
1.00 to 6.50 Per Pair.
The
SILK SPECIALS!
Fancy  Stripe Wash
Silks, large line  of " -
colors,
Pef Yard 39c
DAVY & COMPANY.
Everything to Wear,     Lowest Prices.
Store-Closes at 6:00 0'Clock, Standard Time Every Evening Except
Monday and Saturday.
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LAGE SPECIAL!
Fifty pieces Torchon
Laces and Insertions,
2 to 4 inches wide,
Per Yard 3 1-2 Cents
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Isabella Republicans in Convention.
The. republican county convention
at Mt. Pleasant last Saturday was
largely attended and much enthusiasm was in evidence, Albert A. Love-
land called the convention to order
and W. W. Preston was made chairman and W. V. Sage secretary.
Delegates, to the state convention
were elected as follows: IT. H. Dodds,
F. L. Keeler, W. V. Sage, Charles
Wood, G. H. Gover, Gilbert Johnson,
A. C. Rowlader, J. W. Moore, George
Day.
Hugh A. Graham was re-nominated
as a candidate for county school commissioner.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
Judge Dodds as a candidate for>the
Supreme Court. '"   • „   -
Graphic   Description    of    the
Country and its People by a
Michigan Man.
(CONTINTXBD  FEOM  PKEVKTOS ISSUE.)
I have beheld thousands of acres of
all sugar cane waiting for the mills
to start to yield.thousands of tons of
saccharine matter. While riding
through great farms long since laid
waste by the ravages of- internecine
strife, I have often ridden to the top
of a small hill or knoll to get a view of,
the surrounding country, and as I sat
there upon my Cuban mount I have
exclaimed to my Cuban guide and to
my American ass iciates, "Buena
vista!" "Vista Hermosal" meaning
"A grand scene!" "A beautiful
sight!", as I looked over as beautiful a
country—up or down the valley of the
Zaza or Tuimuca Rivers in Eastero
Santa Clara—as the sun ever shone
upon. I have feasted my eyes upon
the gurgling water,, pebbly bottoms
and accompanying vegetation of running brooks, which, for the purity of
their water, or the beauty of their
courses, cannot be excelled. I have
seen many covics of wild quail just
like those in Michigan, many flocks of
wild parrots in the forests and have
watched the' timid but nimble deer
make great -leaps in going from an open
place to the cover of a thicket, when
disturbed. Whenever night has overtaken" me and my traveling associates
far from our base of operations, we
Have received the most kindly and
hospitable attention from the country
people even though we came upon
them without a moment's warning,
and have slept in houses that had ho
doors to close and lock, without a
thought'of danger or molestation,- although with all our boasted civilization, education and Christian influence, we of the north are careful to
lock our doors and bar our windows
against each other nightly before We
dare trust ourselves to be wooed to
sleep.
t All these experiences I have enjoyed
.while the people of the iNorth have
been shivering from the effects of wintry blasts and worried through fear
that the coal trust might not permit
them to purchase another ton ©£ coal,
even at an exorbitant price.. I left
Detroit on Nov. 13th and went to
Washington,, as I Had some' business
at the State Department and with the
Cuban Minister, I book with me a
letter of introduction from Senator
Alger to the Minister from .Cuba. I
found Gen. Quesada a veay affable and
obliging gentleman, as nearly all the
Cubans of education are, He promptly
granted my requests and also gave me
a letter of introduction to prominent
Cuban official*, whom I had not' previously met, ab the same time requesting me to communicate with him at
any time if I desired his services.
Said he, "I will be glad to do anything I can for you, for you know I
love you." As I was not a young lady
I did not blush, and besides I knew
that he did not refer to me in particular, but to the American people in
general.
From Washington I went to Tampa,
Fla., by rail via the Sea Board Air
Line, a trip of upwards or Ave nun-,
dred miles through Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia and-Florida. Of course, it is not safe nor just
to judge any country or section from
what one sees from a railroad train,
but if what I saw during the daylight
portion of that ride is a fair sample of
the country in those states, it would
tfiffce a Warranty deed of a very large
tract of land and a large sized bank
account as gifts to induce me to live
there. From the southern state line
of Florida to Tampa, there is scarcely
a habitable' spot to be seen. Large
areas of small pine and very poor soil
is the rule.
Jo tnr Western".
(To be continued.)
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank friends and
neighbors for the many evidences of
their kindly Bympathy during the
sickness and death of a loved son and
brother. •
mb. and m.bs. f. goodknecht.
wm. goodknecut.
' Mrs. Fued Van TJiebah
Annual Tax Sale.
The supplement In this issue of the
Sentinel contains the order and petition for the sale of lands dolin quent
foi taxes for 1900 and previous years
for the county of Olarje. 13-5
DR. MASTER GONE
TO HIS REWARD.
Rev. W. J. Hathaway. One of
Three Mentioned as His
Successor.
In the death of Dr. Levi Master,
presiding elder of the Big Rapids district, ministers and churches have
lost a man who touched the lives of
the congregations of the entire district. But four weeka ago he came
from a cold d,rive to t!ie Epworth
League social at the "Clare church.
He stayed with Rev. and Mrs. W. J.
Hathaway that night, proposing to
drive to Calkinsville and to Leaton
next day, but, though bravely struggling against his evident illness, was
compelled to return to his home at
Big Rapids. Complications arose and
in the end he succumbed to liver congestion and intestinal troubles. The
funeral service took place at the home
at Big Rapids Saturday with thirty-
one ministers of the district present
and President Dickey of Albion college and the "presiding elders of the
Kalamazoo, Lansing, Grand Rapids
and Grand Traverse districts. Rev.
F. A. Chspman had charge of the service but Revs. J. W. Hallenbeck of
Reed City, D. C. Real of Big Rapids,
W. J. Hathaway of Clare and Dr. Graham all participated in the service.
The interment took"place at- Grand
Rapids.
Dr. Master was born in Ontario sixty-three years ago. He joined the
Michigan conference in 1870 and has
been in charge of a number of the important Methodist churches including
Albion, Kalamazoo and Jackson. ' Besides he was presiding elder at Niles
two years, Kalamazoo, full term of-six
years' and Big Rapids two and one-
years. He leaves a widow, two daughters and a son to mourn his departure. At the memorial service at the
M. E. church Sunday morning Rev. W.
J. Hath&way broke down ashe'*told of
the man who has been his presiding
elder more than ten years, of his amiable qualities, of his devotion to his,
work. He expressed the opinion .that
his death was brought on by exposure
on the many long drives
he . took in visiting the ' fifty-
one churched on the district. But he
preached art eloquent sermon extol
ling the virtues of Jnis leader, how
gone to his reward.
Dr. Master's successor will be appointed by Bishop Fitzgerald of St.
LouiSj Mo. But there .is a desire In
the district that some one be appointed from among the present
resident pastors. The Bishop has full
power to act in this matter but on a
former similar occasion the pastors of
a district submitted three names from
which the. appointment was made.
Accordingly Rev. G. A*. Brown, pastor
of the church at Evart, (was appointed
last Saturday to obtain the Vote of the
pastors of the Big Rapids district and
from him we learned this morning
that of thirty-one ballots received up
to Wednesday evening these three
were in the lead: Revs. F. A, Chapman, Big RapidS; J. W. Hallenbeck,
Reed City; W. J. Hathaway, Clare.
The Methodist pastor here will probably not be chosen but the Clare and
Herrick Methodists way well fell proud
of the evident high regard in which
their pastor is held by his fellow
pastors.
Wise Farmers' Club' Program.
Following is the program for the
Wise township farmers' club to be
held at the home of W. H. Bo wen,
March 10th, 10:00 a. m.:
Music by the Beal Bros.
Prayer by Rev. W. J. Hathaway.
Address of welcome,. W. H. Bowen.
Response, Wm. Jennings.
Ladies' Topic, The most economical
way of doing various kinds of housework, to be led by Mrs. C. Brewer followed by every lady in the house
the best method of doing some
portion of their housework.
Dinuer.
Music.
Recitation, Walter White.
Men's Topic, What is the best
method for preparing the soil for a
crop to get the best reults?.
Subject opened by Wm. Badgley.
Discussion, A, C. Stoy, Wm. Jennings, W. R. Lansing,
Question box in care of Mrs. P.- M.
Loomis.
Reception committee, Misses Mabel
Walton. Hatbie Loomis and Audrey
Knight..
Table committee Mesdames Walter
White, Wpi. Badgley, T. Ytf. Walton,
M. Burch and Wm. Jennings.
DR. J. A. REEDER ENTERTAINS.
A Sumptuous Banquet Enjoyed
by the Aldermen and City
•     /   'Officials. '* ,
The general tendency of the American people is to get money, and many
times this is done at the expense*' qf
the social side of our makeup. But
while Dr. Reeder has»a practice So
large that his entire time is taken -up
by it, he managed to find time Friday
to do a stroke of entertaining that will
long be remembered by those who
were present. .      ..■-,-
Invitations were given the'Mayor,
cityclerk,aldermen and.-supervisors,
and that the press might be subsidized, each of the city papers hud a rep- -
resentative. -Those ■ present' • are:
Mayor A. J. Lacy, city clerk Mejl
Buell, Aldermen F. B. Doherty, Thos.
Hirt, D. J. Fox, Clyde Harris; Supervisors. A. C.. Gordaniei:, David Jennings and J. A. Jackson; and A.-^R.
Canfield and E. G. Welch.- T.. C.
Holbrook gracefully assisted.*the doctor, who with credit acted as * piaster
of ceremonies. *. ..
After a few games at flinch, thedin-
ing room was opened and the guests"
ushered in, Mayor Lacy occupying the
seat of honor. The guests partook- of
an elaborate flye course spread.. Various "toasts" were responded to and
so interested were they that, the time
indicated ori.the dial by the letter "I"
ari'i ved ere-the guests were aware.
A vote of thanks was extended Dr.
and Mrs* Reeder lor their-hospitality,
and those so inclined lighted a fresh
cigar .and repaired to their ^various
horned more than ever impressed with *
the doctor's hospitable makeup/
Farm For Sale.
. On .account of pbor health I bave decided to sell my farm of 40 acres, thre"e
and one-half miles east of Clare,- -tit
Herrlclr, a fine location. Good roads,
good school, general store, .pose-office
and church close by. Farm Is all improved with good'house and orchard,
and five acres of fall wheat Terms—
S2000, halt dow&j balance to suit-purchaser.   Call on or address
John Edwards, .
Hawick, Miqbl'