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CLARE, MICH., FRIDAY,   APRIL 30,   1897
Newsies:. Vol. 5,No 22
ARBOR    DAY.
APPROPRIATE      EXERCISES     AT    TUE
-I.E. CHURCH TODAY BY TfJE
^       CLARE   SCHOOLS.
"A Nation's Growth. From Sen to Sea,
Stirs in His Ileart Who Plants a Tree."
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Jtf.*£.   Church,
Friday,   April
1:15  p.m,
30,   1897,
PROGRAM.
Muslo. "Mid-Kan, my Michigah School
Prayer Rev. A. H. Coors
Quotations School
Reading.... "Governor's Proclamation"	
 Otis Halstead
Music "Arbor Day Song".... Third Grade
Hesitation.."Tribute to Michigan" Melvin Mills
Beading.. "History of Arbor Day "..Roy Husted
Music.. ."The April Shower"..1st &2nd Grades
"Recitation.. ..'-April's Way" Hazel Alward
Recitation.. "Two Trains to -Poppy Land"...
 Lull-Wilson
Musio.. "Swinging 'Neath the Old Apple Tree"
jr~- J  School
,4 Recitation.. "Grandmother's Flower Garden"..
ra.,.-  Burtice Shunl<
\ Recitation,..."Woodman, Spare That Tree"..
 UdnaWood
Grade Exercise.... "Hiawatha'*, Sailing"...,
.     Fifth Grade
Musio "Bravo Old Oak"....HiRher Grades
Recitation .."Tongues in Trees ...InezSm-Uoy
Bssny.. "Some Notable and Curious Trees"..
 Belle Ironmonger
Music  "Trill Bird" Lower Grades
' Kecitation "The Apple Tree"-....Roy Nix
Recitation "Nature's Awakening"..Ada Kane
Musio..., "Come, Let TJs Plant a Tree"....
 Five Little Girls
Class Eyeroise.... "Kingship ot Trees"....
  Seven Boys
Music...."Planting Maples ami Lindens"..,...
TaVH..... Rev.E.A. Boyl
Music, "Arbor Day Anthem".... 	
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California.
Dear Editor:
Will you kindly give place for a few
raro.blin'*; thoughts? On the rrfcu of
last October we left your bfautiful
city, and after visiting in Frankfort,
crossed tbe lake November 3, on tlie
A.A. No 1. We came here by way of
St Paul, taking tbe Northern Pacific
railroad and passing through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon,
the. scenery being sublimely grand.
Much of the timber in Washington
and Oregon has been lumbered, but
considerable timbered state land is yet
'i-ing homestcaded and then sold at
:."><>(] prices. We spent four months in
tluse two states, and it rained nearly
every day. The damp climate not
agreeing with Mrs. Hinman, we left
Portland on February 16. Portland
city is on the Williamette river, and
although one hundred miles from the
f^ ocean, is really a seaport town as the
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stream is navigable for ocean steam
ships right up to the city, which is a
hustling and rapidly growing young
town, the geographical and commercial center of a grand territory of vast
and varied resources. On our journey
hither we passed through some of the
most magnificent scenery it has ever
been my lot to see. Passing through
the Rogue river yalley, and crossing
'a range of the Cascade "mountains we^,
■ entered the Yoserrtite valley.the eleva-
! tion of which is 40S0 feet. This valley
has a hundred beautiful .attractions
that combine to place it in tbe front1
rank of scenic wonders of the world.
The floor of the valley is about 4000
feet above sea level and the surrounding walls rise from three to six thousand feet higher, and still back from
these precipituousbattlements appear
a hundred snowcapped peaks of the
Sierra range from two to four thousand
feet higher still. It is a kingdom of
giants and a land of marvelous wonders. We traveled all day, winding
our way among the mountains, often
through tunnels, one of which piercing
Mt. Shasta was 310S feet, its elevation
4134 feet, and the grade over these
mountains is. the steepest railroad
climbing in the United States, being
in places 374 feet to the mile. The
trai n made a stop at the famous Shasta
soda springs and all got out to take a
drink. The Devil's Slide is a wonder
tbat is attracting much attention. It
is a ridge of serrated granite extending
from the summit to the base of the
south wall of the Webber canon. The
steep incline between abrupt walls is
now overgrown with grass, wild flowers and vines, suggesting the thought
that probably his satanic nibs bas
found quite enough to attend to further east and has let his favorite slide
go to grass.
H. Hinman.   .
Cl»re  County Sunday School
Convention.
The 5th annual convention of the
Clare County Sunday School Association convened in the Baptist church,
Clare, April 26 and 27.
In the absence of both president and'
vice-president, the convention was
called to order by the secretary, Rev.
A, H. Coors, and on motion, Rev. A.
_i\ Choate was elected chairman.
After a short business session, the
first subject on t,he program, as previously announced, was called—"The
Work of the Sunday School , is it
Merely the Teaching of the Book?"
This subject was to bave been handled
by Rev. 13. A. Boyle, but in his absence
our state secretary, M. H. Reynolds,
of Owosso, led the discussion,
Mrs. T. S. Dorsey then read a paper
full of helpful suggestions on the subject, "Teacher and Scholar.*'
The address given by Mr. Reynolds,
on "Kindergarten Principles Adapted
to Sunday School Work," was packed
full of up-to-date helps and suggestions, lie said "tho great originator
and projector of the kindergarten svs-
tem of instruction, Frederick Froebel,
objected to calling bis institution
•school,' because, said he, children are
not to be schooled, hence the name
'kindergarten'---a German word—kinder meaning child, and garten, garden;
or child garden for the cultu re of the
child."
The devotional exercises for the evening session were conducted by Superintendent F. II. Ballinger. An able
address was given bv Secretary Reynolds on "Front LineSunday Schools."
The motto for front line Sunday
schools is, "At it, all at it, always at
it." In all life, everwhere, there permeates the desire to push to the front.
Today is a day of educational advancement—means of education everywhere
rampant—up-to-date methods. This
is an up-to-date world; those who are
not abreast of the times are relegated
to the rear.
"The Sunday School as a Converting
Agency" was discussed by Mrs. F. II.
Nix; and "Before the Sunday School,
What?'' was the subject of an excellent paper by Mrs. W. D. Rowland.
Mr. C, Palmer treated the subject,
"Sunday School Teachers Out of
School": Rev. W. D. Rowland gave an
address on "Sunday School Music:
What? How?" The Rev. A. F.Ohnate
ga.\e a forceful address on "The Need
of a Teachers' Meeting," and marie
practical illustration ot the same bv
conducting a "model teacher.' class."
Mr. Choate also gave an excellent object lesson from the blackboard to the
children.
The committee on nomination submitted tneir report, which, after correction, was adopted for the ensuing
year, as follows:
President—Rev. A. F. Choate.
Vice-president—Curtis Palmer.
Secretary—Carrie Louise Eaton.
Treasurer—Mrs. E. E. Bracey.
Steps were taken toward the organi-
zatio i of a Primary Teachers' Union,
for the purpose of Becoming more "efficient in the work J of teaching aud
training the primary grades. Officer's
pro. tem. wer elected as follows:
President—Carrie Louise Eaton.
Vice-president—Mrs. G. T.Converse.
Secretary—Mrs. Mary A. Louch.
Carrie Louise Eaton.
GOOD FARMS IN CLARE CO.
CHURCH, LODGE and SOCIETY.
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The Other Aid society will meet
with Mrs W.Jacobs next Wednesday into productive
afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid will serve a ten cent
supper, from flvte to seven, at the G.A.
R. hall, May 4.
There will be a campfire and a 10c.
supper at the G.A.R. hall, Mav 11.
There will be quotations, speaking and
-singing.
AH members of the O.E-S, please
remember the regular meeting, Monday evening, May 3, as matters of importance need the attention of all.
A camp of the Royal Neighbors was
organized here Monday night with
about-30 members, The Royal Neighbors is auxiliary to the Modern Woodmen,
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. will
meet at the home of Mrs. A.F. Choate,
Saturday, Mtty 8, at 3 p.m. All ladies
who tire interested in temperance work
please be present.
Attention, comrades! You are asked
to remember and be present at the
regular meeting of w". S. Hancock
Post, Tuesday evening. May 4, as there
are members to be mustered and applications to be acted upon, besides
other business of importance. Come
to this meeting.   By order of Corn.
A few weeks ago the Sentinel contained an article on the superior advantages of Clare county as a farming,
fruit raising and all round agricultural county, and from the Detroit Journal of Monday we clip the following
items which contain reading along the
same line:
"Brand & Harding, B. W. Gubtil
and Mr. Lovelundj of Saginaw, have
commenced improving large tracks of
land on the Tobacco river, township
of Arthur, Clare county, and will go
into farming and sheep growing on an
extensive scale. John Quinn, prosecuting attorney of Clare county, says
a wrong impression is abroad in the
land 'that because a large crop of pine
was harvested in the county the lands
must necessarily be poor. That this
is a great mistake A large share of
the county is composed of hard timbered lands and the most of the pine
lands are of a heavy gravel soil. He
also says that there is enough timber
in the county to keep tbe factories
running until the greater portion of
the unimproved lands are developed
farms and orchards
and'from now on the county is bound
to rapidly grow in importance.
"Dr. E. B. Evans of Farwell, chairman of the Clare county Republicau
committee, says the opportunities are
better for settlers in the vicinity of his
town than are afforded by any section
of any other state than Michigan in
this union. The bestof farming lands
can be bought for from$1 to$4 an acre.
The soil is a combination of gravel,
sand and loam. The country is on an
elevated plain, consequently the
swamps are easily drained. There are
20 small lakes within five miles of
Farwell, and hardly a 40-acre lot without a spring brook running across it.
When the lumbermen that owned the
pine sections controlled the county^
ttaev published statements' broadcast,
claiming that it contained no good
farming lands to keep settlers out.
The people are now anxious to have
prospective farmers come to Farwell
and investigate for themselves."
The Lady Maccabees will workunder
the dispensation until August 1. A
good attendance is desired next Wednesday night as there will be initiation and other important work.
CLARE NEWS AND NOTES,
Pithy Points Picked up and Patly Put by
our Peripatetic Pencil Pusher.
Trout season opens tomorrow.
Arbor Day. today.   Plant a tree,
"Tob" Horning of Mt. Pleasant, was
in Clare, Wednesday.
Mrs. S. Ave Wilson of Harrison, visited friends here this week.
The Clare creamery will opeu up for
the seasou's run a week from Monday,
Mrs. H. Nowlen went to Ypsilanti
last Saturday to attend the funeral of
a relative.
Jas. Walsh of Russell, is home on a
visit fiom Big Rapids, where he is
foreman on a work train
J. D. Dunwoodie, the agricultural
implement dealer, was doing business
in Mb. Pleasant, Monday.
Best cabinet photos 90c. dozen at
Nix's till Wednesday, May 5. Will
positively be the. lasti day.
Ithaca Herald: C I-I. Rowland was
in Clare long enough Wednesday to
conolude several important business
negotiations.
ML'S Minnie Sharp, a teacher in one
of the Chicago schools, visited in Clare
during tho week at the home of her
brother. Thos. Sharp.
W. S. Hancock Post, G.A.R., is prospering as it never prospered before.
New members are coming in and lots
of old member.1, are being reinstated-
Mrs, E, H. DeVogt and children,'
Rex and Leo, arrived in Clare, Wednesday, fiomEscanaba, for a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Olds,
and friends.
On account of the district -convention ot Epworl Ii League, F. & P. M,*
will sell excursion tickets to Reed Citv
May 7. 8 and 9. good to return to May
10, at one and one-third fare for round
trip.
Ambrose Converse returned Wednesday from Frankfort, whither he went
about two weeks ago to help care for
bis son-in-law, Jake Brown, who was
severely injured some time ago, as
mentioned in this paper. Jake is on
the gain.
Coleman Independent: The people
of Clare are already making preparations for the reunion to be held in
their city next September. You can
rt-pond on Clare enterfiinin!? her visitor * in proper shape every time.
Ye editor's heart was made glad.this
week by the receipt of some beautiful
flowers fromCaliforniii,which were sent
by Rev. and Mrs. Hinman, formerly of
Clare. There were orange blossoms,
roses, lemon blossoms und an olive
branch, all of which were picked in
their garden.
The IT. <--P.M. advertises the opening of navigation between Ludington
Milwaukee and Manitowac, and their
elegant line of steamships arc making
regular trips. This makes a short and
cheap route to St, Paul, Duluth, and
the great northwest.
II, Luce has taken .the agency of
Clare county for the celebrated carpet
renovating process, having" purchased
thci right of the same f-rom Messrs.
Lawrence & Hazen, who did business
in the city a week or two recently-
Mr, Luce can do tho work in the proper manner and you should have your
carpets cleaned on the floor by this
process.
Mr. W. H. Hartigan, supported by a
first-class company, will be atf the opera house, Saturday evening, May 1,
presenting the weird and wonderful
drama, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Mr.
Hartigan has few equals in the title
role and his transformations from the
pleasant and affable Dr. Jekyll to the
hideous and loathsome Mr. Hyde, is an
excellent piece of dramatic work. Admission, 15, 25 and 35 cents. Seats
now on sale at the usual place.
In purchasing farm implements it
is always the best plan to buy only the
most modern improved machinery and
standard makes. The world-famed
Dowagaic shoe drill comes in this class,
and is claimed to be the best drill on
the market. It is warranted not to
bunch the grain nor clog and work as
satisfactorily in heavy as in light soil,
and sow any kind of grain or seed.
Call and see them at J.D. Dunwoodie's
show rooms, Clare.
What would be the matter with
organizing a bicycle club in this city ?
There are in town 41 wheels that we
know of, besides 20 in the country near
Clare. With the proper organization
—the election of >a president, secretary, treasurer, etc.—some good work
could be done iu the way of bettering
the roads, or possibly the construction
of a bicycle track, Dr some such move
that would result in pleasure and profit, not only to the owners of wheels,
but others as well. We would suggest that two or three of the "bike"
entnusiasts get together and call a
meeting. An initial move like that is
all that is necessary, Lady cyclists
would be a great help in the organization and. they could be admitted as
honorary members,   -
Clare has. 10 manufacturing enterprises of more or less importanse, all
in operation. .The stave and heading
factories of 0. W. Althouse, located at
Clare and Ithaca, employ oyer a hundred men. The two plants will this
seasou manufacture about 18,000,000
sbavesand 1,600,000 sets of heading.
About half of the staves are shipped
to SanFrahcisco and the greater part
of the balance to New York and Philadelphia. It reOLUlres 35,000 cords of
bolts a season to stock the factories.
About half of them are shipped in by
rail and the balance teamed in by farmers. It all wero brought to the factory by rail it would require 2,000 cars,
or 50 trains of 40 cars each, to handle
the raw material, to say nothing of
the number of cars necessary to carry
the manufactured articles to SanFran-
gIsgq aud the eastern Points.
Watch for Vandcrcook's change of
price next week.
Miss AlminaB. Unicume been very
ill with' a fever this week,
Mrs, Jas. Bicknell of Shepherd visited friends here this week.
R. £1. Jenney is having extensive improvements mp.de to his residence.
40,000 pounds of wool wanted at
Wolsky's.   Highest cash price paid.
The new Dowagiac drill—distributes
evenly and won't clog, at Dunwoodie's.
A young son arrived last Sunday at
thchomeof Mr. and'Mrs. Frank Badg-
ley.
Mrs. B. Langtree of Bay City, formerly of CUue, visited friends here
this week.
Jacob Mason has traded his residence in this city for the Becker farm,
north of Clare.
Mrs. H. Allen went to Anu Arbor,
Wednesday, where she will receive
medical treatment.
Dr. Carpenter reports a girl baby
born yesterday morning to Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Marlin of Wise.
For sale or rent—two story frame
house with good barn. Inquire of
Mrs. C. A. Bowen, 4th street.
F. H. Nix the photographer, is doing business in Harrison tbis week, his
son having charge of tho Clare gallery
in his absence/
Do not fail to see W. H, Hartigan
and company in Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde at the opera house, Saturday
evening, Mav l.
Arthur Seggins of the Sentinel expects to go to England some time the
coming month for a short visit with
relatives and friends.
The residence of W. S. Coolev, 5th
street, is being much beautified by a
large new verander, Sha/er & Mcln-
tyre are doing the work.
Mrs. II. W, Pierce returned Saturday
evening from Saginaw, whither she
went Thursday, to have a foreign
growth removed from her mouth.
Mrs. C, Nelson of Harrison visited
friends in the city last Friday and
Saturday, going from here to Calkins-
ville to visit her sister, Mrs D.Regan.
The Ann Arbor railroad will put
newly painted and refurnished passenger coaches on its road May 1. All
the coaches will be equipped with extension steps.
Austin Trumble has disposed of his
farm in Hatton and moved or. S. C,
Kirkbride's farm in Arthur. *Mr.
Trumble is a good citizen, and while
Hatton loses, Arthur _ains.
Before you contract for your season's
ice, you should see Goodenow. He
will furnish you pure, sound ice and at
prices that cannot be duplicated,
quality of ice and prompt seryice considered.
The 78th anniversary of the I. O. O.
F. was celebrated at Brinton, Wednesday. The attendance was good and
the Brinton people made it very enjoyable for the visitors, The 79th anniversary will be celebrated in Evart.
Fred Irwin, who has been connected
with the Sentinel for the past two
years, went to Chicago, Monday, where
he has accepted a position with tbe
American telephone and telegraph
company, of which his brother is one
of tlie foremen.
One of the attractions of the Firemen's Field Day sports, which will be
held in Clare, Wednesday, June 16,
will be a hundred yard run between
Landlord Calkins and "Seth" Davis, of
the wholesale firm of Spangler & Davis
of Saginaw. The contestants have
pub up $10 each, the winner to take
the money.
It is now proposed to authorize postmasters and deputies to open letters
on which no postage stamps have been
placed, to learn therameof the writer
and avoid sending io to the dead letter
office, If all wbo write wduld bave
their names and addresses printed on
the envelopes they use, as the post
office department requests, no such
trouble would result.
Do you intend buying a buggy this
season? If so, it always pays to get
the best, and I have the standard
makes in both buggies and carriages.
They're handsome—call and see them.,
A carload of Harrison wagons on sale
at my showrooms and the latest and
best in all kinds of agricultural implements and tools.   J. D. Dunwoodie.
Wheu you think you are going to
get a dozen photos for less than SI per
dozen, and after )*ou have sab for the
negative find tnab you have run up
against the bunco game in a modified
form, be wise and in the future go to
Vandercook, the man who always does
as he advertises to do. At present he
is making one dozeuphotos for 98 cents
and no extra charge'for groups.—Vandercook, the photographer.
Kalkaska has the county road system and the Kalkaskian says the people of that county are thoroughly convinced that good roads decrease taxation, decrease living expenses, increase
property values, increase- farmers' in.
comes, increase railroad businsss, promote prosperity, promote civilization.
The good road system would produce
results equally gratifying in Clare and
other counties.
Deputy Game Warden Lawrie has
been in Farwell and vicinity a good
deal of late, looking for persons who
have been violating the law by catching trout out of season, consequently
Under-sheriff Gordcmier last Monday
arrested'Henry Grill, Jas. Austin,John
Tweedie and James Frizell. They had
their trial before Justice Carpenter,
all pleading guilty. Tbey were fined
$5 and costs. Frizell and Tweedie
paid their flues, but the other two
were not able, consequently have commenced to spend 20 days in Harrison.
I Strays to %uy g
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fl Visit to our Sh06-D6DarUD6Dt i
WOULD   PAY   YOU.
NEW   LINE   OF.
Misses' and Children's
FINE SHOES on Sale this week.
Children's shoes, tan and black ..-50o to $1.00
Misses' school shoes, good wearers -. SI.00
Ladies' tan button shoes, a big bargain...  ... 1 25
Ladies' dark tan, coin toe, lace slioes.... j .'... .$1.50
Ladies' fine chocolate kid, coin toe, lace or ..
button........; .,$2.50
Ladies' fine kid shoes, black, tan and    ■-
ox blood....   $8.00, 3.50, 4,00
Ladies' Oxfords, tan and black 50c, 75c, $1.00
Men's work shoes  •, S1.00
Men's drive shoes 82.25 and S3.00
Men's dress shoes ' ■. .SL25'to $3.50
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GKLL RND INSPECT OUR STOCK.
You'll not be pressed to buy, and we'll give your
money back if you want it.
nwoodie
has EVERYTHING- in the line of
Wagons,
Carriages,
Buggies,
Well Fittings
etc., etc.
Call at the Warehouse and examine the best and largest-
stock of Farm Tools and Implements
ever brought into the county.
The McCormick Mower—the very latest improved mower.
Vertical shaft, in raising the bar thrown automatically out
out of gear.    Call and see them.
Celebrated Mt. Pleasant,
Syracuse,   Bay City,
1 Bement and Bryan
GENERAL   REPAIRS   FOR   ALL   STANDARD   PLOWS,
PLOW:
Celebrated Cutaway and-all other
kinds of Harrows.
Three kinds of Pulverizers '
■X\ Ball-bearing Boilers.
Wt%k Corn Planters and Harvesters
il§p LPotatoe Planters.
And a large variety of other
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CELEBRATED LIGHT-RUNNING HARRISON-WAGON,
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