in Cass City, realizing that the supply ingof the people of tho village and vicinity with gonoral merchandise is a business of ever oxpanding dimensions, which they intend shall be accomplish- for interior and exter- mont of buildings are One of Cass City's most successful spatch and accuracy. manufacturin~ enterprises and one s are ihgenious gontlo- which is'woll deserving of a notice of considsrablo longth in these columns, is tho Woolen Mill, of Robinson & Dibbel. The process of convercin~the crude woolen product of tho sheep in- to handsome and durable cloth is, in- J. D. CROSBY. the beit goods at the most reasonabll deed, a most interesti~gand wonder- ful one and tho woolen mills of todag are among our most necessary insti tutions. There are but few of concerns in Michigan and today's issue of one in our village was among th deom it a matter to be established. The mill was form tablis~me~tof! J erly located near the railroad station the notice so fair but unfortunately it burned down anc deserved. With ashi was afterwards rebuilt on the grounr. st~ndin~of the b fact that the prosp whore it is now located. Chas. Eobinsor e and growing community do was for two years sole*proprietor of thc: pends in a measure upon the manage establishment, but a short time ago hc mont and stability of its banking in tookinMr. Dibbol and the Arm be- stitutions. Of the Exchan~eBank, oi came as at prosent, Mr, ~obiiisonbeing perfe dres E. H. Pinney, it must be said that it i! tho activo manager, Tho greator par1 of an exceptional character, well man of tho work dono in tho mill coiisists aged, conservative and prosperous in custom work, although the firm the history of its operations since or buys some wool ovory season, convert. nization is embodied every foaturt ing tho same into cloth and disposing ol f a prudent, ju"dcioixs, yet libera tho product to local and foreign buy ac~uaintancewith tho leading manu- policy. It has received the doposits~,o factur~rsmake it possible for him to merchants, manufacturers and farmer^ socuro tho, vsry best grade of goods, of the community fsom it incop~ioK is store head- and the interests of its patrons and de. positors have been carefully lookec after. The bank was organzied in 188C and is a private institution. It ha: City should not appear without having a responsibility of ~~0,~O~.The bapk given the Cass City Bank a most favor- hasone of tho best burglar and hrt ablo notice. Tho bank and its proprie: proof safes in the county, it is furnish tor, C. W. RlcPhail, have been as close. ed in a rich manner and is well ar lyidentified with the history of the ranged for the accommodationof the ex villago, sinco it was established, *as has tensive business transacted within its any other single enterprise. It 2as so doors. E. 13. Pinnoy is carefully harbored and shrewdly in- the bank, and his son, vested the deposits of our merchants acts in the capacity of, and farmers sinco its organization that our principal business streets and hore proprietor is a gontle~anof intogrity thoy havo long since come to recognize is transacted annually a very extensive wide experience, recognized abi'ity its its ros~onsibility. It was or~anizedin business. In the stors is carried in a financier and one who has consider 1882 and was tho first bank to open its stock a large line of dry goods, grocer- able pride in the villago. They liavc doors for tho patronage of the resi- ies, boots and shoes, and everything in oonsiderable village, farm propert5 dents of this vicinity. When Mr. Mc- the line of a genoral stock required for and wild lands for sale. The succes: Phail first began banking operations household or home use. Their stock the management of the bank has hero Cass City had 200 inhabitants, is one of the best in the village, hand- achieved tells the story of the results The responsibility of tho bank is $35,- 000. Mr. McPhail first came to Cssv omitted, It is one of the best con- ling as thoy do only the best goods and that may be accomplished when sub structed hotels in the village and has their prices are most reasonable. They stantial policy coupled with progress City seventoan years ago, and opened a goneral mercantile establishment. as its managor and proprietor an able This he operated for six years before hotel man. The hotel was purchased .............. opening tho bank. Tho business of by S. D. Edwards in August, 1892. It bho institution is exclusivoly a bank- is located on tho principal street of the dicious and experienced managment. ing one. The proprietor is it man of village and is convenient to all places Mr. Janes is tlie ac and in publishing wide intorests and well known respon- store and is thor of the various interests of our thriving sibility, and these are facts that aro with all the details village, we cannot in justice omit con. powerful in bring in^ to tho bank a partmonts of their spicuous mention:. of the well-@stab. Large and increasing ~~trona~o,It on- veky attentive to the wants of their lished Tennant House, which has ac. doavors to inspire le~itimatoentor- patrons, which coxpbines to give them quired more than a local reputation for ................ a large ci ds and constantly the excellence of the accomodation af. tends to bounds of their Porded and the ability which charac. business. important factor terizes its mana~e~ent.This house tho result of ysars of toil and sacri~ce. in increasing the trade and malting a vhich is a favorite headquarte~sfor for the "Fat Cloth- The first r~~i~iousservice in the villago a trading point is its flouring ,ios dovolvin~upon him. Tho institu- comfortably furnished, mill. Especi~~llyis this true in a sec- ;ion transacts a gonoral banking busi- con~onient,and whoso tion in which a~ricultureis being de- year ago. The building is a' substan- good commercial pa- spread with an assort- veloped. The influonce of the flouring ;id two-story structure, the interior of 3er, looking aftor collections, c~shing prepared victuals. Mr. .................... hero from London, On. .................... mill of Laing & Janes on the trade in vhich is well modeled and furnished, Xrafts and checks draw^ on princi~al ...................... our village is widely felt. It furnishes :ities and loaning monoy on g~odrod- for many years a com- ,por lb, ....: ........ one of the best markets for grain in ;y socuritios. r and is well acquainted ..................... by Jesse Fox. The first man- rvith tho details incident to the opera- the county and does an enormous cus- T. TI. ERITZ, ~I~.~~~~~C~~T. tom business. The proprietors of the ;ion of a good hotel. mill havo recently secured a new miller importance of the rug 31. ~E~V'SFOUND~Y. mrved, The sleeping apartmonts, of ts relation to the commu~- vhich there are 25, are rendered as hy, its responsiblity and the .necessity as careful and vhich exists for its transaction, render by Berry Bros. These founders were :onstunt atte t of the more than ordinary inter~est- succeeded by Kelland & Laing. In t84 Mr. Farrar is ng branch~sof trade, 1 It has in itsolf 3ffort ta please, and in consequenco he ed as Ci ~horough~ hotol man, was born in tho year 1849 m D farm near Mt. Clo~ens,Mich. 9 AND PROS "-.--.. __^___ ERNEP'S ELEVATOR. i ncl u s t r ia 1 oths credit of one that have 2 NAGIZS 2. row plows and during tho past season Mr. Dew has ~t~rne~out and sold about In every community there are to bc 200 of this ma~ufacture. Those went tors of A. Q. Berney, lo~iated,near the found ostablishments that tako a pro to far~or$and ~ealersall over this dejpot. *.Noreview of Cass City ,would minont lodd in catiring to the demand^ section. This industry is stiil in its true interest of hi~hself and family at be completes which noglocted to kive infancy in Cuss City but, the out loo^ ce to this immenso con- agoods now in is ~~tur~ that sea?tho,do- rney has a well establish- in this vicinity for pay- moans of supRly* ing the very highest prices for grain, of his own mitnufact which induces the farmers to drive to Cass City, assured by experience that it will pay-them to do so, while the money the receive for their grain helps and tho stock thoroin carried has beelo to swell thetide of tirade in tho retail solectod with a special view to its abound. All ebe being equal he will mercantile establishment. This trade purity and freshness and no goods of our village bids fair to hold by virtue They opened their establishment or an inferior rratnro ever find placo on give preferenco to a location with a Rpil10,1885an$ have since dano a1 varied and pledping topography. What :of the untieing energy which chZracter- his sholves. Nothing that is to bo In a sum~aaryof the loading business q~eits ~at~ra1,~e~~ur~sand sprround- laos the madagement of this concern. found in a first class drug storo is om. housos of our village it would bo ings? qro thek pleasing and attract- dles grain at wholesale ittocl Prom his stock. '6ho polite at. ly incomplote wero we to omit a tention that is bostowod on all whc able notice of the firm whoso I ive, OP aro tho~repellantand offensive? ships direct to the With these quoFtians satisfactorily an- centers and is conse- visit tho store has won for tl,lo pro.