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New .Series; Vol',ll,No. 24*
^GREATS^
worth of clothing to be
sacrificed before July 4th.
• Men's Suits, Bpy-s!- Suit's,
Chilclren's Suits,'
All new and up-to-date Goods.
Stock must be reduced. II
We caa save you 40 per cent on a suit,
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Also complete line of
ShoeSj Senfs Jtiirnishingss
jffats and Caps.
at less than wholesale price.
LOOK FOR LARGE BILLS.
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CATALOGUE FIRMS.
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A Phase of Centralization Unfavorable to the Growth of
Small Communities.
One of the deplorable facts of our
national life today is tbe tendency
away from farms and smaller villages
to the large cities. Centralization of
people into large cities and of capital
into trusts and combines are unfavor-
' able to the greatest good of the
nation, Everywhere it is recognized
that the greatest national growth will
be attained as the people, shall devote
themselves to the development of the
resources of the country where they
have cast their-lot, and it is in advocacy of this principle that the
Sentinel publishes at irregular intervals a series of articles setting
forth the agricultural and other resources of Clare and northern Isabella
counties. But in the development of
■this -area of country, a considerable
portion of Which is comparatively
new, town and country are mutually
.dependant on each other. The one
needs trade and the farms of the other
become valuable as good markets for
their products are accessible.
In. recent months the Sentinel has
had requests from several outside
firms lor advertising space on goods in
direct competition with our own business firms, but recognizing that to aid
in diverting the trade of our subscribers to Saginaw or Lansing or Chicago
would tend to retard the growth of
our communities, such' requests were
refused. These firms, however, .flood
tlie country with advertising matter
in the form of personal letters and
catalogues and it is a fact that very
large sums of money are sent every
yeaf to fi^ms operating in large cities
like Chicago.
• „ It is true that in some cases in time
pastpeople have had just reason to
complain'of excessive profits demanded by retail dealers in our towns, but
that has usually been where there was
no competition. In Clare foi1 example
today there is keen competition along
allllnes of trade and prices on the
average run of reliable good's compare
very favorably with many larger
towns "whete.rents are mnch higher,
clerks- get better wages and' everything in the way of doing business
costs more. "A large number of people,
however, from Clare and Isabella
counties very largely patronize, outside catalogue firms, buying unsight
and unseen large quantities of goods.
In fact a. number of families are
known to do much of their trading
with those outside firms, but their
butter, eggs and other farm products
they are glad to haul to the nearest
market. This class of people usually
denounce our towns and .scorn our
country for lack of development, forgetful that they are unconciously retarding its growth by centralizing
trade far away from their farms and
their homes into the congested cities.
In dealing with such firms money
must accompany the order and much
of the goods sold by them -are picked
up by their agents sent out to purchase a cheap grade of second class
goods such as blistered granite ware
for example. A young man in Clare
last summer purchased a wheel from
one of those firms in Chicago. He got
it early in the summer and later returned it for repairs and did nob get
it back for six weeks. Six weeks ago
a person residing only a few miles
from Clare sent to one of these houses
for a garment and though the money
was sent with the order, he is
still writing postals asking for the
garment and receiving answers explaining the delay, A lady Tecently
bought a frying pan in one of our
stores and paying forty cents for it,
admitted that she recently purchased
an article, just like it for forty-seven
cents, cash sent in advance to Chicago.
Many similar facts might be
Cited. In general it-is often true that
while some excellent bargains are' obtained from these retail catalogue
houses, many articles are poorer and
cost more than similar ones purchased
from our local firms. '•   ,
This is a free Country. In trade,
business and other relations of life we
are free to do as we please." But we
connot ignore cjur inter-dependence of
each upon the other in the business of
life.' The property of the people of
Clare and Northern Isabella counties
will become the more valuable as" tlie
whole country develops. The growth
of the towns raises the value of the
farms surrounding1 them, brings more
people to investigate farmin'g .possibilities, ensures'better markets, in-,
creases the value, of products.and rriul-
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Several  new' stylfes placed on
sale this week at attractive pricey.
LIGHT WEIGHT MELTONS,
"^gore"flare, slot seams, ornamented
with tabs and buttons, black and
light gray, regular $4.00 value,
Only $3.00
FINE PRILLIANTINE, Blue ana
Black, trimmed with pleating',
straps and buttons $5.00
NEW DRESS SKIRTS  in   Bill-.
linan tines and Etamines.
$7.50, $9.00, $10.00,
White Shirt Waists
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A beautiful showing, comprising the latest ideas
in lawns and linens ranging in price from
$1.00 to $5.00 Each
Silk Waists
If you do not know what values are put into our
Five Dollar Silk Waists, let us show you some of the
new styles received this week in Black Peau JDe Soie,
Taffetas and Satins."
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Mercerized Underskrits
Jftew additions to this line have lately been received.   We are showing some extra values at
89c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50
MEN'S SUITS!
■:   A Special Value at $5.00 Per Suit.
Made of all wool, medium "weight, diagonal Cassi-
mere in Gray and Brown Mixtures, lined with' good
substantial. linings and well tailored. They are < regular $7, OC values but!we'secured a big; lo*t at a. reduced
figure and are selling them at per suit   ,        $5.00
Boys' Knee Pants
We bougnt several hundred pairs of Knee- Pants,
made from remnants of all wool Oassimeres and Cheviots at prices that enable us to offer unusual values at
50c and 75c Per Pair
STYLISH OXFORDS
' Fine- Kid, joatent tips,
light or heavy soles'
$1.50
AH Patent Leather,
light sole, medium Cuban heel ^ $1,50
■   Extra Fine Kid, heavy
sole $2;00
Patent Colt, light soles
$2.00
MILLINERY
Few things coming in all the time in the line of'
Stylish Hats, and we mark them at reasonable prices.
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DAVY & COMPANY.
EUERYTHINGTOU/EAR LOWEST PRICES.
■ Store Closes Every Evening at 6:00 p. m. Standard Time Except Monday and Saturday.
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tiplies the value of the land itself,
Great possibilities lie before the
country here. The marl of Gilmore,
Grant and Hatton townships has already been tested and pronounced
fitted for the production of the finest
cement. Eich peat beds await development in Summerfield, The water
power of the Muskegon and the
Tobacco rivers invite industries and
thousands of acres of land await the
coming of more cultivation, greater
commercial interests and more people
to increase wonderfully in value.
l?arw"ell is preparing to utilize the
marl beds of Gilmore and Olare to tap
the power of the Tobacco rivei4 and
with the proper co-operation of town
and country, our farm lands will rise
to the same value now placed upon
similar lands in older portions of the
state and our towns become commercial centres worthy of the rich country
in which they are situated.
Conkey's Home Journal for May
opens with a splendid lot of short
stories, and begins a new serial, "Mr.
Desmond, U P. A ," by John Coulter.
Trie short Ptories are full of life and
interpst, and the serial promises to,
be one of the best ever published in
that magazine. The woman's department as usual contains beautiful
original designs for waists, a lesson in
hice-makfutr, a lesson in home millinery and suggestions for home dressmaking,
Ot FI, Sutherland made a business
trip to Detroit the first of the week.
& Sons,
The
Hardware
that  made
Clare
famous.
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Cause of Burr's Death?
The coroner's jury at Vassar empanelled to investigate the cause of
Silas Burr's death resumed their
deliberations last wee*k with Prosecuting Attorney Cummins and Sheriff
Updegraff present presumably on the
report received from the analysis of
the contents of the stomach and
other organs of Burr's body made by
experts at the University. "No verdict
has, however, been made public. - Dr:
and Mrs. Worden still remain voluntarily in the custody of Sheriff Updegraff at Harrison, but within a few
days the authorities will .probably
either arraign the doctor and his wife
or let them go free. That the two
people should" voluntary remain in
custodv, giving the officers ample opportunity quietly to go on with their
investigations, seems to show confidence on the part of the. two upon
whom .suspicion rests, to vindicate
themselves completely. Circuit court
convenes the middle of June and in
the near, future matters will be
brought to an issue and there seems
tobegobd reason for believing that
softie startling facts will be revealed.
Gtase Factory for Farwell.
The proposed cheese factory for
Earweli is an. assu red fact. The plant
is tb'be erected and equipped by the
Hastings Industrial Co. of Chicago.
H,.A.| Hathaway and S. .T, Slier rod,
representatives of thai company, have
been in "Farwell affecting the organization. It is' a co-operative stock
company of thirty-five members of
whom twenty-four are* farmers and
the rest .Farwell business men. "No
stockholder takes more than one shai'Cj
$100, and some take'only half a share
each. The contract price'- for the
completion of the plant is $2,750 .and
no money is paid in till the building is
accepted, by the stockholders. _ The
building is to be 24x52x12 with an
annex 12x20 and is to be erected by
the company's representative acting
with a committee of three stockholders. A meeting of all concerned
is held "this afternoon to select a site
for the plant.
Old- established, newspapers give
besjt results to advertisers. The Sei-t-
ttnel is the oldest- paper in the
counly.
HoIbroQk—-Suthariand Nuptials.
Yesterday morning at nine o'clock
at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs.
J. A. Reeder, occured the marriage of
Miss Cora Maud Holbrook, daughter
of Tbos. Holbrook, gr., aud "Ted'i
Sutherland, the son of Cashier and
Mrs. C, H. Sutherland, the ceremony
being performed by Eev* A. L. Wood-
lock Of the Congregational church in
the presence of the immediate relatives of the contracting parties.
The bride wore a beautiful straw
colored mohair clcilieiitio street gown
trimmed with Persian braid and the
waist worn under the plaited bolero
jacket" was of pink peau de. crepe with
white chiffon and narrow black velvet
ribbon, her hat and gloves matching
.the gown. The bride is one of Clare's
"four hundred" and being so prettily
firm now known as Wilson & Sutherland.
After the wpdding breakfast was
served the happy couple were driven
to the union depot where they took
the 10:05 train for Detroit, and if the
amount of rice used is any indication
of the number of friends they have,
their friends are legion,
At our special solicitation we reproduce the latest photographs of Mr.
and Mrs. Sutherland. The Sentinel
voices the sentiment of their large
circle of fneiids in wishing them lives
bf joy and prosperity. They will be
"at home"-to their friends at their
home, south McEwan street, after
Tuesday, May 12th.
The It. of P., Clare Lodge, will hold
an important me.eting tomorrow evening.
MR. AND MES. C. E. -SUTHERLAND.
attired impressed all who saw her as
being exceedingly charming. (She has
resided in the city for the past eighteen years and of late has been one of
the leading society ladies.
The groom was born in Clare; and
excepting a year which he spent in
the west,—Washington, Oregon and
California—has ulways resided here.
At the age of sixteen he graduat ed
from tlie Olare high school, his being
the class of 1898. He taught school
for a short time, but his natural financial ability lead him to engage in business for himself, so he recently bought
a halfirrteresfc with I. H. Wilson, the.
. W. A. Hlllis' of Cleveland,-' Ohio,
superintendent of the central district
of the American Sunday School Union
of United States, was in Clare
Tuesday conferring with- the Union's
representative in Clare, D- J. McTav-
ish. He "was enroute to Big Kapids to
bold a conference of missionary workers of.several states.. Mr. McTavish
left yesterday Morning to be present
at the coaferetfee.
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.Saturday and Sunday, May 9th aud
lOtti, you can consult the eminent
specialist, Dr, Woolsey, . a't, The
Calkins. No matter what your disease call and see him. Consultation
free and crtre guaranteed. . ,
Decoration Day.
Comrades, the passing days bring
us again near to Memorial Day when
we garland the resting places of our
heroic dead with the flowers of budding spring time, and drop above thim.
the flag- for whose purity and glory
they offered their lives. They were
our comrades in days of battle. It^
seemed best that their lives shouId?
pay the debt while we were
spared to enjoy the freedom, and no
less suffer the pain caused by our
being soldier boys. This county owes
to us the honor of its being a mighty
nation today, and we owe all we can
bestow upon the memory of those who
fell by our side and whispered the
last message to us for mother or
sister. Let us not forget them as long
as strength is given us. Let us then,
Comrades, gather at their graves as
at an altar, and whilst there, voice a
prayer of thankfulness that our lives
have been spared to enjoy the fruitage
of their toil and sacrifice. Let us tell
the rising generation of their glorious
deeds, and by word and act do our
part to continue the memory of the
heroic dead and reverence for their
deeds by the ever increasing millions
living in the security and peace of the
land saved by the matchless devotion
of the Union soldier. Let our tribute
of love, affection and comradeship be
Characterized by a sincerity and faithfulness that shall render the tribute
sacred, and. keep Memorial Day devoted to the lofty purpose for which'
ife was intended.-
We trust arrangements can be made
with the school officials that the chil-,
dren of the public school may participate in the ceremonies, Under the
directions of their teachers, and-we
invite the participation of all patriotic
people and orders bf our city to join
with us in this the -only Offering we
can give those who so -itobly- died for
their country's cause.
Memorial service will- be held Sunday May 24th and all comrades of W.
S. Hancock Post together with comrades of D, J. Brewer Camp will meet
at the Camp hall at nine o'clock to
attend such service. Most earnestly"
do we invite-all Soldiers and Sons of '
Veterans to.meet with us at that
time who are not members of the
above. '
- Announcemen$ of program for Decoration Day will appear later,
W. S. Cooler, Adit.
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