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will Sell, Buy or Exphanare
almost anything.
Established, 1878;
CLARE},   MIQHmAN,   THURSDAY AETOBNOOJgr/ DECEMBER ^Tl903
New Series: Vol-12,Ko. s .
Men's   and
Boys' Caps,
New   Winter Styles
19o39c-89c
were
25c-50c-$l
Useful Xmas Gifts
This store is showing an endless line
of Useful Gifts for Xmas.    Notli-
worthless. here.    Every article full of value.   Buy .
Xmas Gifts Here.
Boys?
2.50
s.
Reefers
only
1.95
J ast a few items that might
help you decide what HE
would like.
Silk, Initial, - Linen and
Fancy Handkerchiefs, Knit
and Silk Mufflers, Ties, Cuff
Buttons, Kid and Knit Gloves
Kid Mittens, Suspenders,
Sweaters,.Shirts, Fancy Hose
Ni&ht Gowns; Caps, Hats,
Shoes, Trousers, Suit, Overcoat, Rubbers, Heavy Sox,
Pocket Boole.
An endless assortment of
the above articles in all prices
We can fit all purses and at
the same time give you full
value. Do your Xmas trad---
ing early and avoid the
crowds.
EVERYTHING TO IA/BAR
COMPANY*
LOWEST JPRIOE3©
*\
MG HOLIDAY STOCKS NOW READY
ies
Wool Golf
25c-45c
Kid     Mittens,   Fur
top
SOc-1.00
Just a few items" that might
help you decide what SHE
would like.
; Handkerchiefs, Golf and
Kid Gloves, Kid Mittens,
Opera Shawl, Cape, Jacket,
Skirt, Belt, Hose, Dress Pat-.
;tern, Waist Pattern, Wrappers, Shoes, Rubbers. Aro
ties, Fur Scarf, .Shirt Waist,
/Ribbons, Table Linen, Napkins.- •
Call   and   see the large
assortment   of   the    above,
articles   we    are    showing.
Be sure and do your
XMAS SHOPPING
now, and avoid the crowds of
Xmas Week.
The store is m complete readiness for the holiday selling.     ■ Every department fa
* wares, suitable for gifts of the ™«f„i «„*    Never have we 7L        ^t      °Verflowia« wlth «"*
JNeyerhave we show* such liberal assortments nor fig.
choicest wares, suitable for gifts of the u?eful kind
• nred tb. pnees down to n*. a close point.   There's profit tor you in buying here.
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Handkerchiefs.
.    Hundreds of dozens to select from, ranging in
price from lc to 1.00 each.
New Belts.
Latest style in Silk, Satin and Crushed Leather
.Belts from , 25c to 75c each.
Purses
Wrist Bags
Entire new line of the, very latest styles.
25c to 2,50 each.
Credit extended on gpod Security only.
Wm. H. Bicknell & Co.
Ladies'
Knit
Shawls
25c-50c-
KOO-1.48,
Mexican
Drawn Work.
Beceivod this week direct from old Mexico, an extensive live of beautiful hand drawn, Linen: Doylies,
- Lunch Cloths, Dresser Scarfs,  etc ranging in price
^— „ 25c to 10.00 each.
Rti
_   A complete new Une .of Smyrna, Axminster, and
Wilton,ugs received this week and selling at special'
prices. ..-.*.-•,     v   . .
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Nothing  would  please her better than a Far
We have the correct styles and,
Scarf or Jacket,
prices
from
Men's Furnishing.
Handkerch.ef8, STecI-wear, Gloves, Mittens, Nmr-
Styles in Hats, Fancy Shirts, Suspenders, and many
other useful articles, all suitable for holiday gifts'    -
Umbrellas.
0,000 SINGE JULY.
Glare an Important Centre for
Shipping Live Stock.
Shall   Stock   Raising   be   Abandoned
because of Low Prices?
;/ .During the year 1902 the sum  of
8100,000   passed   through   the   Olare
Savings Bank in payment of  stock
bought by William Haley in the surrounding country and shipped  from
Clare to eastern markets.   During the j
Jail of the present year prices of cattle
and hogs have been away below what
they were a year ago, but in spite of
this the farmers of our country centered around Clare have, since July
llth, received from the. same source as
last year over $80,000.   With prices of
stock as low as they are and still for
one man to buy and ship, in about
five months, $80,000 .worth  of  live
stock is pretty good proof of   what
.   Clare  and  northern   Isabella  farm
lands are capable of.
The prices of cattle have dropped so
low that some farmers, who have en-1
gaged very largely in raising and selling cattle, are thinking of changing
r over to some other branch of farming.
ButC. H. Sutherland of the Quince
Bush farm east of Clare, who prides
himself in his .herd of shorthorns, says
that he is going to stick to cattle raising.   He argues that by the time a
change is made to something else the
price of that thing would be low.    He
proposes to keep on developing his
shorthorns.   Joseph Hudson of Dover
has about the same idea.    "I raise
sheep principally,'-he said, "and for
me to change over -to something else
because there happens to be one year a
slump in the market for spring lambs
. wouldn't do at all.   We have to take
the poor years with the good years."
Other farmers on good farms, extensively engaged in cattle raiding, express similar views.    Por the man,
however, engaged in general farming
not emphasizing any one thing, the
case ia different.   He can more easily
vary the amount of any one crop or
kind of stock, butthe ojpiniOn is quite
general that any sudden changes to
meet any yearly market fluctuations,
is not a safe policy.
Jury Finds Greer Guilty.
The Herring-G-reer' case in circuit
court at Mt. Pleasant this week occupied from ten a. m. Mond-ty morning till 6:15 Wednesday evening when
it was given i o the jury. In all about
thirty witnesses were called." The
prosecution sought to show that
Arthur Greer last spring through
malice shot John Herring, three
bullets piercing his body, the latter
seated in a buggy with the lint sin otie
hand and a basket bf apples in the
other. He with his little daughter,
Olive, had driven to-.Mr. Greer's to see
about a line fence, he ciaimed Mr.
Greer's fires had burned. The prosecution also tried to show that Mr.
Greer had borrowed a revolver from
a Mr. Turbush.
The defense tried to show that Herring was a desperado and all round
bad man who boasted of his lights and
of making people back: down by his
threats and that Greer shot in self-
defense when he saw Herring in the
act of drawing a weapon. Their evidence showed that Herring did not
have a b isket of apples in his hand and
that the Herring girl was twenty feet
away from the buggy where her father
was seated.
The case was submitted to the jury
on three counts and they returned a
verdict of guilty of assault with intent
to do great bodly harm less than the
crime of murder. The sentence will
probably be a light one.
Mr. Herring was taken to the trial
fromjhis home in Vernon City, where
he now resides, oo a Stretcher. About
two.months ago his life was almost
despaired of but under special
treatment given him since Dr. Prank
Gray took charge of the case, he has
gained rapidly and will recover but
will always be a cripple.
FARWELL NEWS..
Herbert Middlefcon has returned
from Pennsylvania.
;. Editor Welshao made a business
trip to the county seat the tirsc of the
week.
Kyerson Graham and family have
moved Into the house lately vacated
by Mr. Huntley.
Tbe classmates of Bertha Wiesman
enjoyed a delightful birthday party at
ber home Monday evening.
Dr. Kelley has his new barn well
under way. It is a big one in two
parts, 40x80 aud 32x60 feet,
a About a dozen of our K, G. T. M.
Ms, report the Unest kind of a time at
the big initiation in Olare Friday
night.
A very pleasant reception was Ijeld
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. G.JED. Lamb
last Monday evening in honor of Miss
Wilson of Harrison.
Farwell takes great; pride in the
sportsmanship of her hunters. The
other day six of them spent the afternoon in the woods. ()ne rabbit wag a
fair mark for nine Shots and then the
ferret pulled tbe poor little fellow out
ofarailpile. -
Miss Trafford, second primary
teacher in the Farwell schools, was
called by telephone to Big Bapids last
week on account of the serious illness'
of hermotlier. She returned on Monday with the good news of her
mother's convalescence.
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of the best materials on the strongest frames—a wide
selection-to choose from.
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Millinery.
The balance.of our Millinery at
HALF" F*RIGJE.
•Davy & Company
Allen-Hildefcrandf.
Fob salts—Ao A-f-U-.-l poultry and
trait farm,r-D. Ward*
At the Church of God parsonage at
Colonviile Sunday, December 0th,
Miss Augusta Allen of Sheridan and
Btidolph Hildebrandt of Arthur were
united in marriage, Elder Ddwoi'th
officiating. Miss Pearl Penrose acted
as bridesmaid and tlobert Thompson
as best man.
Both young people aro very favorably known in their respective communities and many friends wish Mr .
and Mrs. HiJdebrandt a. wedded life Of
joyous prosperity*
Gleaned From Isabella Doings.
Mfc. Pleasant la praying for freedom
from the terrors of chicken thieves.
About thirty counties were represented at the annual meeting of the
State Board of Charities and Corrections held*4n Mt. Pleasant last week"
Circuit court, adjourned one week
on accouot of ,the meeting of state
board of charities and corrections, resumed its sessions at Mt. Pleasant
Monday-and still bas-considerable
work to do.
An open meeting of Mt. Vernon
Grange Will be held next Monday
evening. A literary and musical program wiJUbe rendered and tbo drawing for the quilt, tickets for which
bave already been sold, will take
place. An invitation is exteuded to
all to attend. '
Mrs. J, Hoskinson,
After an illness of eleven months
Mrs. J. Hoskinson expired at her home
in Sheridan township last Thursday
and the remains wtre Saturday taken
to the old home at Convoy, Ohio, for
interment.
Mrs Urania Hoskinson was born* at
Zanesvi-le, Ohio,, in 1834 where she remained till the civil war and then
spent eight years in West Virginia,
later returning Ohio.   In 1852 she was
married to G. V. Taylor whom she
survived and to this union three sons
and One daughter were born.   In 186*7
she was joined in marriage to J. Hoskinson and in June 1902 moved to Clare
county.    Two   children  were  born
from the last marriage, a son who
gate his life for his country in the
Philippines and Mrs. W. W. Eiley of
Chicago   w.ho was   present   at' her
mother's bed side during the last three
weeks.   Devoted to home and earlier
ih life, when her strength permitted-,
an active worker in the church  of
United Brethern,.  she  possessed the
elements of womanly nobility.
Eleven months ago an .attack of
paralysis laid her .low, but she was
gaining slowly till a short time before
her death when a second stroke laid
her low in death, leaving her husband
alone to meet life's problems, but
leaving behind her the example of a
worthy life.
FARMER'S INSTITUTE.
Excellent Program Offered for
the Sessions next Week.
The rduttd-up farmers' institute for
Clare and northern Isabella* counties
will be held at Clare next week Tuesday and Wednesday, The program in
fall for the various sessions appears on
page four of this issue, and a perus U
of the same-can but > convince that it
will well be worth while for our farmers and those interest <-1 in .agriculture to he present, "ihe speakers
provided by the state J or. rd of Agriculture aremenBUccessi'.i! in farming
in pradticle as well as in theory. The
local speakers are representatives of
the entire district and and have been
chosen with care,
Farmers' institutes have been held
in more than sixty counties in Michigan during the past year and show
considerable increase .in attendance
over that of previous years. We look
for an increased attendance this year
over that of any previous year.
Mrs. Margaret Brown,
After seventy-nine years .and three
months of active life Monday morning
Mrs. Margaret Brown said her last
adieus and peacefully slept away into
that unknown land beyond "this vale
of tears." The funeral occured' yesterday from the Baptist church, Eev. "J.
A, Lowe preaching the sermon and
the interment was made at Cherry
Grove. .    -
Mrs. Margaret Hiller-Brown was
born at Earncstown, Ontario, in 1824
.where much of her life was spent. In
1844 she was. married to John Brown
and' to that union were born eight
children of whom these survive: Mrs.
W. A. Watts, and Mrs. George Beid
ofBelville, Onb., Leonard Brown of
Clare, Mrs. Thomas Hubel of Roden,
Ont, Mrs.1 James Phillips of Wise,
Mrs. Irvin Edgar of Loomis-and Jacob
Brown of the Upper-Peninsula, ail of
whom but the last named were present at the funeral. Her husband
dying, in 1880 she came with her son,
Leonard, to Clare, who as the years
Clare Weekly Auctions.
Saturday auctions sales are td be a
feature in Clare through the winter,
commencing Saturday, December 12,
at 1:30 p. m.   H. Orth, Clare's popular"
auctioneer- ■ will be-in charge and will
be at M. E. Whitney's auction room,
opposite Central hotel, Fourth street,
Clare.    At these sales all Jdndsrof
farm stock, implements, dry- goods,
and all sorts of articles will be offered.
Among the items this week are four
horses, cow, buggies, Jfour cutters, and
heating and cook stoves.   Farmers or
other persons haying any surplus farm
stock or other things to sell can easily
sell them by bringing them to these **
sales.    Mrk Orth does the selling on
very reasonable sperms.    Better   be
there to see what those sales are.
Accident at Temple.
Successful Glare Boy.
Temple, December V-Saturday
forenoon Arthur Cole met with an accidenti in Doipn & co's. stave mill.
since have passed has ll^eTlta^ I m tTlSZT^ ^ St™Ck hta
to caring for his mnt.hPr i« i,-,-, h. t.*™.1^   By the advice of Don
Attractive Holiday Features.
Miss Nellie Long, who is well known
to the majority of CJare people, will
spend the holidays here with her
sister, Mrs. J. & Bicknell, and has
consented to give, January 6th,
an entertainment, the proceeds of
which will be for the Ladies? Guild, of
the Congregational church. Any one
having heard Miss Long play at commencement- several years ago will
scarcely need to be influenced to hear
her again but since that time she has
studied a year at the conservatory in
Chicago and is improving constantly.
She will furnish numbers on her violin
for the entire program with the ex-
ceptionof several numbers by home
talent.
Miss Long developed.a talent fop the
violin while a school girl living here
and since then she has devoted her
entire time to excelling in it.
H. B. Allen, our hustling real estate
dealer, spent the latter part of last
week and the flrst of this in Mancei-
ona, Antrim county, looking after the
interests of real estate in thatl cality.
Mr. Allen is establishing a   branch
office in Mancelona  and  will begin
operating in that  territory   in   the
spring in connection with his business
here   In the past six months that he
has been doing business it-   McBain
over $60,000 worth of-Missaukee and
Osceola county realty changed hands
through hi"- agency, and the indications now are that treble that amount
of business will be done next year,
He began doing business here under
rather unfavorable conditions but by
persistent hustling has established a
large paying business.   Helon has the
pushand merits the confidence of his
clients, and the Chronicle wishes him
the success in Antrim county that he
is enjoying here.—McBain Chronicle
. Helon is a product nf Vernon township and a graduate of the Clare high
school.- We are glad tb learn of the
success of one who, brought up in our
midst, gave promises of  those  very
qualities that tiow characterise him.
May he have continued  success  in
handling real   estate   and bringing
many more residents to develop'the
lands of central and northern Michigan,
to caring for his mother in her de
dining years.   Seldom is it thus but
Leonard Brown, though afflicted, has
these many years Jfiietly and unnoticed gone on minis^pag to the wants
of his mother, heedless of the -fact
that when she was gone, he would
practically be alone.   Such a touch of
unselfish   heroism   in   the   quieter
walks of life is worthy of emulation in
this age of selfishness.   'But it was
her devotion to home and family during the earlier and trying years that
undoubtedly brougnt its  reward  in
the devotion of her eldest son.   When
her strength permitted she   was  a
worker in the Wesleyean Methodist
ehufch and, concious to the last -with
her children around her and recog*
nizing the three whom she had not
seen for seven years, she died,'in the
full assurance of a better life -beyond,-
leaving the good of her life to bring
forth a rich harvest in tbe lives of
those to whom she ministered in her
years of activity.
Levi and Thomas Hiiler of McBain
were also present, at the funeral,
Johnson of Marion he was taken to
St. Marys Hospital at Saginaw, E.
E. Farnam accompanied bim and reports that Dr. Slack of that institution believes he can save the. eye although the X rays revealed the fact
that the ball was ruptured three sixteenths of an inch above the pupil.
The doctor, however, thinks it can be
healed and the sight partially restored.
Business Change..
Yesterday Harris Ss Son sold their
grocery business to G. B. .vVVJSTelson,
formerly of Bemidji, Minnesota'1 who
will hereafter. conduct the business.
Mr. Nelson has had a long business
experience, and occupying^ "one; Of the
best locations in the city,-will share
the trade.of the community. J. W.
Harris will retire from" lousiness and ■
his son, iOlyde, will probably take a
position as traveling salesman.
Wood for Sale.
Diy Wood from JfeL2o tu $£.00 per
cord, delivered.   JEfell splibne 2fTo, 92,
J. H. Sbei»by»   -
■ A card.
' I desire to express toy sinceresfe
thanks for the kindness of friends and
neighbor** during the eickoeas .and
death of a loved wife and mother .
.    •" . "'J. HOSKEbTSOK.
-. Mrs. Cabbie-Bem-v;
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