Clare Knitting Mills Moves to New Quarters in Clare
Articles of incorporation filed in Lansing for the Clare Knitting Mills formerly W. Wolsey Knitting Mills. The business grows under W. Wolsey and sons with over 200 workers in Clare and surrounding areas. A new site on McEwan Street north is being prepared with an engine house and later a warehouse to accommodate expansion.
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Lansing
Clare Knitting Mills
W. Wolsey Knitting Mills
W. Wolsey and Son
David
Wolsey
McEwan
W. Wolsey
L Wolsey
D. A. Wolsey
Treasanes
Clare
Dedication of Mt Vernon Grange Hall Held January 31
Vernon Hall Master Geo B Horton will be principal attraction at Mt Vernon Grange Hall dedication. Forenoon exercises precede an afternoon program. Grangers are invited to attend.
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State Grange
Geo. B. Horton
Mt Vernon Grange Hall
St Cecelia’s Church Clears Debt Thanks Parishioners
St Cecelia's Catholic church is debt free after a partial payoff by 1905. A small congregation of under thirty families contributed, with $115 raised by Wm Haley and John Doherty and Rev Malone returning his Christmas and New Year gifts to the parish. Gratitude is offered to helpers including J O G.
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J. O'G
County Examiner Board Urged to Omit June Test
Supt P H Kelley asks Olive county Board of Examiners to drop the June examination as unnecessary in counties with fewer than one hundred teachers. He recommends eliminating the June test and notes area exams if certificates expire in June and schools run into summer. Commissioner Welch circulates notice to teachers about the change.
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Supt. of Public, Instruction
P. H. Kelley
Commissioner and
Board of Examiners
Olive County
Cass
Cummissioner Welch
Michigan's New Law Makers Begin Session
Lansing news notes the Forty-second Michigan Legislature in its second week as it organizes, assigns committees, and welcomes new members. Governor Warner's suggestions guide economy and education funding, with harmony seen among branches. reform debates include compulsory primary elections and mortgage taxation as Illinois precedent informs Michigan.
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Lansing
Michigan Gegislature
Warner
Master
Clare County Savings Bank Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting
The Clare County Savings Bank held its annual stockholders meeting on Tuesday. All officers were re-elected: President C. W. Perry, First Vice President W. Wolsey, Second Vice President L. Wiesman, Cashier C. B. Sutherland. Directors include R. H. Jenny. The bank continues to show stability and prosperity.
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Clare County Savings Bank
C. W. Perry
W. Wolsey
L. Wiesman
C. 8. Sutherland
R. H. Jenny
Probation Violation Leads to Warrant for Ross Toland
A larceny defendant under indeterminate sentence with Judge Dodds failed to report to Probation Officer W A Cooley as required. Toland was located at a camp near Preston in Ogeman county and jailed in Harrison awaiting the judge’s decision. The indeterminate sentence law places the county agent as ex officio probation officer and limits arrests to warrants from the court.
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Ross Toland
Dodds
W. 8. Cooley
Clare
Ogemaw
Cooley
Midland
Preston
Ogeman County
Harrison
Cooley Sis
Tolan
Lumber Yard Blaze Near Farwell Destroys Bass Wood Stock
Bucket brigade and snow helped keep a fire at the Littlefield lumber yard from spreading beyond one pile of lumber. About 10,000 feet of bass wood lumber burned while some inventory of 1,600,000 feet survived. The blaze started from sparks from the Littlefield engine used to hat logs and reoccurred later in the lumber mill but was quickly extinguished.
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Littlefield
Farwell
Individual Enterprise Outpaces Public Improvements in Clare County
The Clare Sentinel notes two years of marked growth from agricultural wealth and home construction, with private enterprise advancing faster than town roads and public works. It urges quicker public road, drainage, water main, and main road improvements to keep pace with individual progress and regional development.
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Clare
Isabella
Smn-Tines
Clare County
Sentinel
Permaney
Clare’s
Clare lodge installs officers for coming half year
Clare lodge named officers for the next six months led by N G Henry Bouchey and V G J W Knicht. Other posts include Paul Miller treasurer J L Welch and George Hinch as T G with Jas Gilbert O G. Additional lines note N G James Welch L B 10 N G Chas Ganzle V G John Bauer and BE Dawson Z Kump Schoonover Saxton in various roles.
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Clare Lodge
N.G
Henry Bouchey
J. W. Knicht
Paul Miller
J. L. Welch
W.geo. Hinch
T. G
E. Smally
O. G
Jas. Gilbert
N. G
James Welch
Chas, Ganzle
V. G
John Bauer
L. S
G. BE. Dawson
Q.—Z. Kump
Samuel Gray 68 Dies at Clare Michigan Home
Samuel Gray died at age sixty eight from heart failure at Riley Parrish home Sunday. Funeral at M. E. church Wednesday with Rev. G W Maxwell preaching. 24 D J Brewer camp comrades escorted the body to Cherry Grove. Gray born in Ontario came to Michigan served in Michigan engineers and mechanics during the Civil War. He lived on a farm near Clare thirty years ago then moved to Clare five years later. He had been ill and treated at St Marys Saginaw hospital last spring. Survived by brother William and Charles McLean of Gananoque Ontario and two sisters of Gananoque. Also notes a McKinley school party hosted by teacher Miss M Wyhl Pratt at her home for a sleighride party with refreshments.
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Samuel Gray
Riley Parrish
G. W. Maxwell
D. J. Brewer
Cherry Grove
Ontario
Michigan
Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
Clare
St. Mary’s Saginaw Hospital
William
Charles McLean
Gananoque, Ont
Gananogua
Local News Highlights From Clare Area
Clare and surrounding communities see a busy week with weddings and gatherings. Allen Verguson's funeral in Fenton draws Mrs Kidd and Mrs Burch of Vernon and Miss Kidd. George Hersey travels to Jacksonville and tours war sites. nearby Mackinaw families host socials and marriages unfold in Mt Pleasant and Erie. A new A J McKinnon store building and City Drug Store move into a rebuilt brick structure after a summer fire. Ordinance No.45 seeks a 14750 bonding measure for Clare voters. Electric plant upgrades promise expanded power after engine overhaul. A serious chest injury sidelines Geo Valley, while court sessions adjust due to Judge Dodds illness. Iva Dawson and Asher Knight wed in Herrick amid community gatherings.
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Thomas Kidd
Vernon
M. Burch-of- West Wise
Fenton
Allen Verguson
Jessie Kidd
Clare Ice
Ocal ‘Co
Mill Pond
George Hersey
Jacksonville
Florida
Quba
Sheridan
Grinze
Alvin Root
M. P.soules
Sabina Steckert
W. H. Biden
Crane
Midland
A. Oman
Lawndale
Dover
Moral Lansing
Clare
Worning Lodge
Barwell
John Q. Lock Lodge
Burt Jenny
R. A. Jenney
Clara S. Balden
Dexter
Montcalm County
A. J. McKinnon
McEwan Street
City Drug
Chas. L. Pickel
City of
A. I. Doty
Greenwood
L. W
Electric Light Plant
Frank Doherty
Saginaw
Electric
Iight Company
Corliss
Electric Light Company
Geo. Valley
Rhodes & “Shafer
Shaw
Dodds
Harrison
Fifth Street
G. W. Maxwell
Herrick
Clare Boards of Registration Hold Session February 4 1903
Notice declares that Clare city boards will meet on Saturday February 4 from 7 to 8 in the forenoon to complete voter lists register qualified voters in the First Ward at the First Ward Hose House Second Ward Room 2 Tatman Building and Third Ward City Council Rooms City Clerk George E Benner issues the notice dated January 19 1905
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Clare
Hose
Tatman Building
George E. Benner
City of
City OF Clare
Hose House
Tatman
boards of _registration
Wits
Clareag
Manula
Arthur J
Claré
Shenae Wate
Igh
Sanuar
Special Election Notice Clare February 6 1905 Bond Proposal
Notice of a special election in Clare on February 6 1905 to submit a bond issue of 14750 dollars for water works expansion. Bonds include one 3750 due in 13 years and seven 22000 notes due 14 to 20 years, all at 6 percent, bids at par, authority granted by Ordinance No.45. City Clerk Granrey Io. Benner signs January 19 1905.
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City of
Clare
Sard
City of Clare
Granrey Io. Benner
Clare ordinance calls bond election for water works project
Ordinance 45 sets a February 6 1905 special election in Clare to decide a 14760 loan financing bonds for water works extension. Voter registration sessions run before the election. bond numbers and terms outlined with six percent interest, ballots to read Yes or No. The city clerk must publish notice and the ordinance takes immediate effect.
For sale cheap at Lewis and Patrick heating store
Classified notes list items for sale including five acre lots outside the city, an 80 acre farm six miles from a town, and a Farwell Michigan contact for Mrs L A Reynolds, with miscellaneous ads and reader appeals.
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Lewis & Patrick
Wenon & Bmy- Nett
Glare
L. A. Reynolds
Farwell, Mich
Dry Stove Wood For Sale At 75 Cents Per Cord
Henry Wilps advertises dry stove wood for sale in Clare R. at 75 cents per delivered cord. Customer specifies quantity and delivery to desired location.
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Henry Wilps
Clare R
Local campaign notices and rental offer appear in fragment
The fragment lists campaign roles and travel plans with a treasurer named Mor Rison, rural mail boxes priced at a dollar, a salesman setup by Lewis and Patrick in Warren, plus a salary and daily expenses, and an ad for a furnished room rental in Chicago and a Bur Oness name.
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Lewis & Patrick's
Warren
KunumaNn Co
Dept
Atlas Bldg
Chicago
Veterinary services and livestock offered for sale
Fees moderate for consultations and examinations. Office hours 8 to 9 p.m. Selected medicines only. Various livestock for sale including bay mare four years old trotting bred, brown mare, grey gelding, milch cow and calf, plus pigs. Also cedar fence posts and farm for sale near Clare with exchange options.
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C. Zeiter
Loomis
For Sale Notices From Clare and Surrounds
Bring in your buggies and paint and strive them at live side Clare For State Six pure white Plymouth Rock roosters Mrs N Ay Ee RERT East Second st Clare For SALE Lewine machine Oak Side Board New heating stove round for wood or coal 8 yr old horse weight 1250 James Brownenl
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Clare
Plymouth Rock Roosters
East Second St
Lewine
Excursions Settlers Fares to South and South East
Reduced rate tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays each month until April 1905 See agents for routes and rates.
Glare Laundry Notes and Weekday Specialty
The fragment hints at a laundry service or feature titled Glare Laundry with possible references to days in a week and a specialty offering. No clear event dates or entities are identifiable.
Glare Dramatic Club Comeback Aired
Fragmentary OCR describes a dramatic glare and an upcoming appearance by Rheys S000 and Phe Posey in a comedy, with hints of a fall show and venue timing unclear.
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Phe Posey
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Wolsey Mills
Vernon Hall
St. Cecelia’s
Berry
Insurance
Atwood
Railroad Cumtilsdioner
Gen. Kidd
Quartermaster General
HicLeod
Wildey
Aa Salt ‘Ins Spector
Bird
Gov. Warner
State Board
Apr
Waters
Washtenaw
Illinois
Savings Bank
Ross Tolan
Bucket Brigade
McKinley School
M. Wthyl Pratt
Reason
N. H
Dry Stove World
Sheridan Township
Treas 'Rer
Central Hotel
Morrison
Dr. Shaw
J. H. Suzie
Bell
G. H. Tursosi
Weoon & Benner, Tt
Leonard Brown
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