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RAVISHING     HIS     10-1 EAR-OLD
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On Friday, February 2lst, Andrew
Kirvan of Arthur township, was- arrested, his two girls, Jennie age 13, and
Cora age 10, making affidavit that
their father was guilty of raping them,
Oh Monday, February 29th, Kirvan
was taken before Justice Morrissey,
who read the charges in both cases
against him- He waived examination
and was bound over to the circuit
-court for trial. k His attorney, George
J. Cummins asked for a change of
venue and the case was transferred to
Midland county and it was at the
circuit court in that county last week
that he was found guilty, thecjury oe-
ing out only 20 minutes.
There is not a shadow of doubt about
• the man's guilt. The testimony of
? Ms own children could not help but
convict him. The older girl gave
birt^iio a babe about three weeks ago
andjp is said the younger girl is also
in a sbelicafce condition.
Kfrv'an's 15 years will, without
doubt, mean a life sentence for him,
as he is in poor health. Judge Dodds,
in sentencing the prisoner last Mon-
. day, said that his poor health and.
good'reputation preyious to the crime,
•werethe only things which prevented
him from giving him a life sentence.
Kirvan protested that he was innocent
pf the charge.
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DIST. S"0.   3, WISE.
School report for the* month ending
April 10th. * dumber pupils enrolled,
i- 42; average daily attendance, 30.   Not
yabsent during month:   Johnny   and
J!l!Josie Murphy, Harvey Degeer. Nelson
.';■ Parson, Oran Presley4 Freddie Weadle
'' and Alma Forward. . Absent not more
than one day:   ArthurABadgley, Mor-
ley Lansing, Anna Maxwe-1, Roy Bag-
ley.   Yisitors  during months: Eddie
Lansins, Misses BertiePennell,Mamie
Murphy, Ida Lansing, Jennie Leving-
ston* Jennie Bowen, Messrs.  George
Bowen, Will   McJames and .Master
Johnny Alger.
Jesseb Kidd.
THE  PARK.
Job printing at Sentinel office, first-
class jind cheap
The city park grading has been
completed to that point where it is
evident tbat everything will be ready
for the work of tree planting next
Friday, May 1st, Arbor Day. Quite a
number of citizens have signified their
intention of turning out that day to
plant trees. Every one who is interested in beautifying our city is urged
to participate. All who intend to do
so are requested to meet at the park
at 10 o'clock a. m. of Arbor Day when
places will be assigned for the trees.
Those who are unable to come at that
hour will be at hand at 2 o'clock p. m.
The city is unable to furnish trees
for planting, but each planter will
provide his own tree. Maple, Elm,
Oak and similar trees are suggested.
As it is almost impossible in this soil
to successfully transplant native evergreens, such should not be planted.
Locust, poplar and balm-of-gilead
trees are also /excluded, for the
present at least. There will be places
provided for a limited number of bunches of lilacs, syringias and similar
hardy shrubs.
We:.suggested to those who have
had no experience in transplanting
trees that itis best not to select too
large trees. Dig well about them, taking up with the tree as much native
soil as possible. Do not bend the tree
over to loosen it as it injures the bark
by doing so.
The Com'n.
An editor may work fourteen hours
a day, searching for news, hunting
the libraries for the best thoughts of
the best men, think, study, write and
make a paper that will be greedily
and anxiously awaited for hy thousands of subscribers each week and not
one of them will drop him a note to
say that it is a good paper, or that he
is pleased with it. But just let him
write some lonely night when the
brain is tired out and the flesh is weary
and weak, a silly, four-line paragraph,
or-express a sentiment that is antagonistic to some one's views and he -will
hear from it.by the next mail. But
that is the way of the world.—Ex.
. FOR SALE—Good driving horse,
buggy, light and heavy single harness
and a democrat wagon. Call at
Stevens house Clare.
LONG   AND   SHORT.
Various Items of Interest from Various
Sources.
The Smallest not  the Poorest and the
Biggest not always the Best.
Trees are budding.
Well, do we celebrate?
"East Lynne" tonight.
Plant a tree in the park.
We are doing the job printing.
I.O.O.F's, Farwell,next Wednesday.
Mrs. Chancy Fick was visiting in
Saginaw this wee?*:.
Plant a tree or shrub in the new
park on Arbor Day.
Rev. A. H. Coors was in Reed City
the first of the week.
Chas. Dedron of Greenwood, was in
Clare the first of the week.
Mrs. A. C. Sawtell, who has been
visiting in Holly, has returned home.
Miss Josephine Storey of near Port
Huron is visiting her sister, Mrs. Will
Parrish.
DeFoe. the furniture dealer,has purchased the Shearer building which he
formerly rented.
Floyd and Frank Doherty, Jay
O'Donald and Ray Holbrook spent
Sunday at Lake Station.
Benjamin Clark and wife of Hastings Co., Ont., returned to their home
Monday after nearly a year's visit with
relatives here.
Alex Touchette of Tonkin went to
Manistee Tuesday evening. He is
going to Byng Inlet, Ont., with a
shingle crew to work for the Byng Inlet Lumber Co.
The following is a list of advertised
letters remaining unclaimed in the
Clare post office. When calling for
same nlease sav "advertised:" C. B.
Jackson, H. W. Newkirk, Frank W.
Warner.
On account of the Republican
State Convention at Detroit May
7th. 1896, the F. &' P. M. wiil
sell excursion tickets to Detroit, May
6th and 7th limited to May 8th, 1896,
at one fare for round trip.
Daniel Mies, better known as ''Chicago Dan," was arrested last Saturday by Officer Parrish for being drunk
and disorderly and otherwise behaving in a very bad manner. He was
taken before Justice Carpenter and
sentenced bo 90 days at the Detroit
house of correction, whither he was
taken Monday.
Reports from the Clare delegates,
Miss Minnie Presley and Miss Clara
Bruske, to the state Christian Endeavor convention at Ionia,* were listened
to at the Congregational church last
Sundav evening. The convention at
Ionia was the largest and most enthusiastic and instructive gathering of
Endeavorers ever held in this state,
the total attendance being 1,915.
The Frank Tucker companv will
play at Doherty opera house, tonight
(Friday.) The attraction will be that
world-famed, ever popular and grand
play, "East Lynne." The company is
now composed of some of the best people on the road. They recently played
at Detroit, giving great satisfaction,
and'-Detroit papers praised them highly. They will be here only one night.
Admission, 15, 25 and 35 cents.
The Detroit and Cleveland Steam
Navigation Company's steamers are
now running daily (except Sunday) between Detroit and Cleveland. When
traveling east or west, north or south,
try to arrange to take advantage of
these luxurious steamers between
Michigan and Ohio. If you are contemplating a summer outing, write A.
A. Schantz, G.P.A., Detriot, Mich.,
for illustrated pamplet, which gives
full information of a trip to Mackinac
via the coast line. tf
Yellow Springs, O., Review—Mr.W.
Austin Thompson, of Dover Mich-
igan,'and Mrs. Angeline Dille, of this
place, were quietly married, at the
residence of the bride, on Elm street,
last Wednesday, Rev. Deem, of the
M. E. church officiating. Only the
immediate relatives were present. On
Thursday Mr. August Thompson, of
Dayton, St. entertained the bridal
couple and their immediate relatives.
Mr. Thompson is an ex-post-master of
his town, and comes here highly recommended by the leading citizens of
his home as a gentleman of the highest character. .Mr. Thompson will
probably make this "his future home
and will receive a hearty welcome
from our citizens. Mrs. Thompson,,
nee Dille, has resided in our midst for
many years past, and stands high in
the estimation of our people as a good
christian lady, and very nopular
among her many friends. Mr, and
Mrs. Thompson will occupy the home
residence on Elm street for the present.
More local on 5th page.
Frank Tucker tonight.
Plant a tree in the city park.
Frank Morsey of Harrison, was doing business in Clare Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Miss Hattie Parrish of San Antonio,
Texas, is here visiting at the home of
her uncle, Wm. Parrish.
John Wilson of Coburg, Northumberland Co.,Ont., has bought the John
Callaghan farm one mile and a half
south of the city.built a house thereon
and moved in last week.
That beautiful and touching play,
"East Lynne." will be playtd at the
Doherty opera house this Friday evening. The company make a specialty
of this piece and they play it to perfection.
The large amount of job printing
which the Sentotel office is constantly turning out speaks in itself for the
class of work we do. We pay strict
attention to all orders, and out-of-
town work always has prompt delivery.
A joint convention of the Sunday
schools of Osceola county and the 13th
district, comprising Mecosta, Clare
and Osceola counties, will be held in
the M. E. church, at Reed City, Wednesday and Thursday, April 29 and 30,
1896. An excellent program has been
arranged for the meeting.—Evart
Review.
Miss Sarah Malcolm, teacher in the
kindergarden department of the Clare
schools, has not been able to teach
for several days, owing to sickness.
Mrs. P. Malcolm, her * mother, came
up from Sngmaw yesterday morning
and returned home with her daughter
in the afternoon.
The work on our new park is now
well begun. It can be made a place of
beauty and a joy forever if we each do
our share in giving the park a good
start. We all wanted the park—now
we have a chance to haye one. Let
the parents, and eyery school boy and
even the girls, plant a tree or some
beautiful shrubbery in tbe park on
Arbor Day.
Tricky business firms from the cities
are beginning to work this field for
trade. As a rule it does not pay to
deal with strangers. They come for
only one purpose, and that is to make
money off the people. They cannot
afford to sell as cheaply as the home
merchants, and when they are gone
itis too late to have any deception
they may have in their goods made
right. Our home merchants have
large stocks of good goods, and it will
pay you to patronize them.
In connection with the proclamation of Gov. Rich, designating Friday,
May 1, 1896 as "Arbor Day," it is well
to call the attention of our citizens to
the fact that no prettier or more beneficent custom could be implanted in
any community than that of planting
trees on some stated occasion. In a
timbered coutry like Michigan, where
the people are accustomed to a wealth
of natural shade and arboreal beauty
the need for arboriculture has hot become so apparent as in the prairie
states; but with the passing years there
has come a reckless denudation of our
forests which will soon call loudly for
restoration. The "treebutcher" must
cease his vandal work, and the people
must be tree planters, if we would not
reduce our beautiful state to a barren
waste,
The following dispatch from Washington appeared in Tuesday's Detroit
Tribune: The place which has been
secured for D. E". Alward, of Clare,
secretary of the state central committee, is the important office of superintendent of the house document
room. The position is much more
desireable and of much more responsibility than the one at first slated for
the eleventh district. As has previously been explained. Dr. Avery refused
last December to accept for his district anything but a first-class appointment on the reorganization of
the house. . Mr. Alward arrived here
a week ago and further complications
in the matter which had hung fire for
four months seemed possible, but they
seemed to be insignificant and easily
adjusted and the doctor is being congratulated tonight on his victory. It
is understood that'E. S. Mellen, the
former superintendent of the document room, resigned to accept a position under the Raines .law, in New
York. Mr. Alward, who took the
oath of office this afternoon, is welcomed as a desirable addition to the
Michigan colony in Washington. He
expects to secure a leave o'f absence
to attend as secretary the organization of the republican state convention on May 7th.
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THE     REPUBLICANS.
THEIR   COUNTY CONVENTION AT HARRISON,     TUESDAY,     LARGELY.
ATTENDED.
DELEGATES TO   STATE AND DISTRICT
CONVENTIONS   CHOSEN AND  COUNTY
COMMITTEE   ELECTED.
The Republican county convention
which met at Harrison. Tuesday, was
largely attended, and a very harmonious gathering it was.
The convention was called to order
promptly at 12:30 by Geo. Richardson
of Harrison, temporary chairman.
George W. Graham of Farwell, was
made temporary secretarj*.
On motion, the chairman appointed
A. J. Doherty and S. C. Kirkbride of
Clare, and Asa M. Tinker of Harrison,
as committee on credentials; and committee on permanent organization
and order of business, Wm. M. Temple
of Redding, D. R. Wait of Surrey, and
G. F. Drake of Harrison.
After a recess of 10 minutes, the
committee on credentials reported
those entitled to seats in the convention.
The committee on permanent organization and order of business recommended that the temporary organization be made permanent and proceed
to the election of the several delegates
and county committee. , On motion
the report was adopted.
On motion, the chair appointed as
tellers John Quinn of Harrison, and
Wm. M. Temple of Redding.
The following were then elected as
delegates to the state convention at
Detroit, on Thursday, May 7th: Joseph
Hudson of Grant, A. J. Doherty of
Clare, Wm. Temple of Redding. For
the eleventh district Republican delegate convention at Mt. Pleasant, on
Tuesday, May 5th, the following delegates were chosen; S. C. Kirkbride of
Glare, M. J. Follett of Harrison, Geo..
W. Graham of Surrey.
The next thing in order was the
election of.a county committee for the
ensuing two years. The following
comprise the committee elected :|
Arthur—OH. Kleiner.
Frost—A, W. Scrimger.
Franklin—W. C. Popple.
Greenwood—Wm. Smith.
Grant—Joseph Hudson.
Hatton—Austin Trumbel.
Hamilton—John A. McDonald.
Hayes—Lewis D. -Wright,
Redding—Wm. M. Templet.
Summerfield—George Cole.
Sheridan—John Hampton.
Surrey—Dr. E. B. Evans.
Winterfleld—John Fleming.
Clare. 1st wd.—James L. Welch:.
(;     2nd wd.—R. G. Jefferies,
3rd wd.—Wm. H. Goodman,
Harrison, 1st wd.—Geo. J. Oummins-
"       2nd wd.—C. H. Lewis.
"       3rd wd.—A, M. Tinker.
The business being completed, the-
convention adjourned and the newly
elected county committee met for or1
ganization. Dr. E. B. Evans of Surrey,.
was the unanimous choice for' chairman, R. G. Jefferies of .Clare, was made
secretary, and Jos. Hudson of Grant-
treasurer.
Almost every township and ward in
the county was represented at the Republican convention, Tuesday, >nearly
60 votes being cast at each ballot.
Odd Fellow Anniversary.
Arrangements have all been com"
pleted for the celebration of the 77th
anniversary of the Odd Fellows at
Farwell next Wednesday, April 29, •
and all who attend will have a grand
time. See big bills for time of trains.
Below is the program:
MORismsro.   .
Trains arrive at 9 a.m.
Line formed, march to Littlefield.
hall.
Address of welcome.
Response by president.
AJTERNOON'.
At 1:30 exercises as follows:.
Music.
I.O.O.F. ceremonies.
Music.
Recitation.
Music.
Address by Rev. C. B: Robbihs:^
Music.
Benediction.
Business meeting.
EVENING.
Exemplifications of all the degeees
by Brinton and Farwell staffs at 7:30.
D. of R. work in Grand Army halt
by Clare degree staff at 9.'
Dance at Littlefield hall.
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JHE SENTINEL has a larger
cash-paying subscriptions
list than ail the other papers
in Glare County combined.
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