1893-04-28; Clare Sentinel (1892)

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Volume 1.
CLAKE, MICH., FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1893.
Number 22.
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CHABI.SS FOSBSS  OF CliAi-tE ASH AS
JSSSXLAJS ISJUliED.
^liey -were on fee Tobacco Drive, about
Sixteen. 33__B.es from. Clare—A narrow es-
■cape for Otters—ITorbes bow at tlie
Headquarter Camps.   ■
At about half past seven o'clock
Sunday morning a crew of about fifteen men were at  work about  four
miles below Pratt's headquarter camps
on tlie middle branch of tbe Tobacco
£'fiver, breaking tbe jam.
!       They were working somewhat in a
bunch, wheii a tree growing on  the
bank and which had been undermined
hy the current, fell- among  the men.
The only ones hurt, or at least hurt
seriously, were Ghas. Forbes of Clare
and an Indian.
The Indian was hit on the "back of
the head and fell into the river, being
stunned and strangled.. He came
around all right after a little. Forbes
was hit across the left side of the back
and over the left shoulder and severely injured. He was carried back to
camp, four miles, and surgical assistance sent for. Dr. Burrier and Frank
* Forbes, father of the injured man, and
a brother, reached camp about eleven
o'clock*
An examination showed the left collar bone broken in two places and badly crushed, and the left shoulder blade
broken. There were, some indications
of internal injuries, as whenever he
was placed in an upright position in
the process'of bandaging and moving,
his heart would stop beating. He is
somewhat improved now. His father
is with him and he is receiving all the
care possible in a rough lumber camp,
half of whose occupants are Indians.
It is hoped that he may be removed to
Clare tomorrow. Charlie is twenty-
two years old and has a host of friends
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who will be glad to learn that he is
progressing well.'
Ladies3 Cemetery Association.
"I like tliat ancient Saxon piirase tliat calls
Tlie "burial-ground, God's Acre!   It is just;
It consecrates each grave mthin its walls
And lireatlies a "benison o'er tlie sleeping
.dust."
The Ladies' Cemetery Association
met Monday evening at Mrs. Friede-
born's and transacted some necessary
business. Among other things a committee was appointed to go before the
city council at its next meeting, which
willbe Wednesday night of next week,
and ask that body to take the necessary legal steps to incorporate the association*
This association has labored assiduously for the past two" or three years
and has accomplished nearly all that
has been done to make beautiful the
city of the dead at Cherry Grove. They
have had no authority, however, heretofore to expend any money other than
their own contributions and collections. The city council has authority
in the matter but owing to slackness
in attending to the matter tbe returns
from sale of burial lots have not been
as much as they should have been. In
many instances lots have been occupied without being paid for. However
there are about $75 in the city's cemetery fund at the present time.    *
With the association incorporated,
(not otherwise,) the council can vest it
with authority to collect and expend
the money necessary for maintaining
the walks and grounds. The ladies of
this association can expend the necessary money more judiciously and will
take hold of the matter with deeper
interest than any one else. They
should receive every assistance possible. Every lady who feels an interest in making the cemetery a beautiful place foi* the dead to live should
join the association.
Church,   Lodge   and Society.
FBIDAY5S T. & A. A. WRECK-
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Ths   Afternoon    South.-!, ound    Passenger
-Collides -with, a Freight jiear
X_al_e George.
. "I have been in one wreck and never
wish to see another," said E. H.. DeYogt, the photographer, to the Senti-
3sb_l scribe, one day this week. He was
on the passenger train Friday afternoon coming down from Clargnee,
^when it struck the through freight
justthisside of Lake George. The
freight engine was one of the new
eight drivers but was stalled with a
long train on the heavy grades. The
engine left the train on a siding and
was just staHing for Li-ike George
with six cars to take water when the
accident occurred, the engineer and
lire-man counting on the passenger being late enough for them to make the
run of about a mile and a half to the
tank. The engineer suggested a flagman be put ahead to guard against accident but the conductor with an oath
said "go ahead."
Meantime the passenger train had
reached Lake George five minutes
ahead of time, but waited to start on
the schedule time. When the passenger was going 30 or 40 miles an hour
the freight engine was sighted -on a
curve, the passenger engine was reversed, the engineer jumped but the
fireman was caught. . T£e engines
crashed together, the cars were telescoped, and passengers in the single
coach thrown headlong. E. H. DeYogt was thrown against the seat in
front, being severely bruised. A corpulent gentleman across the aisle
^smashed through the seat in front and
turned a complete somersault over
two or three more, A man who had
just stood up in the aisle, was thrown
forward, sliding to the end of the car
on his hands and face. He was badly
disfigured. Others were more or less
hurt.
One old railroader said he had not
seen such a pile-up of cars in twenty
years. The fireman was taken out of
the passenger engine badly hurt. Had
the freight engine been under motion
there would have been many lives lost.
There was no attempt to clear up .the
wreck as the wrecker was busy elsewhere. A temporary track was built
around the place on which track an
other wreck of a number' of freight
cars occurred. Monday.
Card of Thanks.
I feel with deepest gratitude the
sympathy and kindness shown by
every one during the hours of my
great bereavement.      A. T. Stevens.
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Bring ia your job wdrk.
School  Notes.
The review grammar class is no
more.
The geometry class is beginning to
study spheres.
The german class began their second
book tbis term.
Two new pupils in room D and four
new .pupils in room E. '-.,>.   ■
Three non-resident pupils entered
the high school this week.
The seventh gr^ade pupils make use
of a question box in order to review
U. SL history.
* E. D. Palmer, Geo. Sexsmith, Dave
Kelley and Ed Sexsmith visited most
of the rooms this week.
Some of the teachers, of the lower
rooms contemplate having a peanut
stand—at least they have some planted.
* Prof. Hutchison gave the civil government class instruction as to preparing their ballots for voting, for
Thursday's recitation.
At the teachers' institute, held in
this school last week, one of the questions found in the query box was,
"Who is the best looking school ma'm
in the room?" The conductor of the
institute deeided that it>would be impossible to tell for fear of creating a
jealous feeling among the many (?)
good looking school ma'ins.
The King's Daughters will meet at
Mrs. M. Clark's next Thursday the 4th.
The Ladies' Aid Society will "meet
at the home of Mrs.* E. Unicume next
Tuesday at 2 p. m.'
The meeting of the Ladies' Union
at Mrs. Thurston's was pleasant,
though small, owing to existing circumstances.
The Other Aid Society of the M. E.
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
M. F. Chamberlin on Saturday afternoon of this week.
Sunday morning at the Baptist
church Eev- H. K. Wilbur will Speak
on "The Compassion of Jesus." All
are cordially invited.
The Ladies' Working Society will
meet at Mrs. Thos. Dorsey's Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. All interested
in the general city work of assistance
are invited.
The Ladies' Cemetery Association
hold their annual election at the home
of Mrs. Friedeborn next Monday evening. There should be a very large' attendance, as this means the election
of new officers for the ensuing year
and the transaction of other important
business.
. The Ladies' Union will meet Friday,.
May 5th, at the home of Mrs. C. H.
Sutherland. A cordial invitation to
all. A missionary tea will be served
to all present, the proceeds of which
will *be for home missionary work.
Mrs. Sutherland gives the supper at
her own.expense.
The Sunday evening service at the
Congregational church relative to
closing the world's fair on Sunday,
which was announced for last Sunday
evening, was postponed one week.
Next Sabbath eyening the matter' will
be discussed by several speakers. Services at the Baptist church will be
omitted in the evening and the pastor
and congregation join in this service.
We have over 100 Styles for you to select
from. Don't forget this when you want to
buy SHOES.
.Took the Town.
A party of ten Mt. Pleasant gentlemen—M(os)t, Pleasant gentlemen—1§*
X). Wheaton, W. F. TaylolyBi A. Miller, D. Bodman, T. A. Winans, A. S.
Coutant, J. W. Hersee, Geo. H> Day1,
C. D. Bowen and D. Scott Partridge,
swarmed up our office stairs and took
possession of our office for a few moments Monday afternoon. • Then they
went across the street and captured
the Democrat-Press ofQce,and followed
that up with a raid on the bank and
the Calkins. They kept on until they
had invaded all the business places in
the city and had made their Wants
known. The gentlemen named constituted a 4th of July committee to invite the whole city to visit our sister
city of Mt. Pleasant and help make a
racket and see the sights on Independence Day. We should judge by the
joyful faces, of the committee men
when they returned home that their
mission had been very successful. Mt.
Pleasant intends to put up a big 4th
of July and will do everything to make
the eagle scream. Will we all go?
Certainly. ,
LLE portiere;
A large Line
To select from
. Just received.
Onr new DRESS GOODS STOCK is tbe finest we have ever carried.
Tbere is a great variety of new Shades and Weaves : this Spring.
We have them all" and Trimmings to match every Pattern.
MEN'S
YOUTH'S and
CHILDREN'S
Our Goods are perfect in Style and Mt.
Try us and you Will "buy of us.
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OoH-erty- Opera  HouseBlock.
He Did Well.
The more one thinks about the Far-
well wreck of last week where three
men lost their lives, the more one
must admire the cool head and prompt
action of Engineer German Baldwin
of the passenger train. Although going at a good rate of speed, with not
over 400 feet intervening between his
engine and the wrecker, which was
coming toward him at 25 miles an
hour when discovered, he had his train
stopped and moving back when the
crash came, thereby saving every one
on his own train and many lives on the
wrecker. Baldwin is an old railroader,
having begun his work as engineer on
the Albany & Susquehanna road in
INewYork State over twenty years
ago,-being a native of Otsego county
that state. Afterward he was foreman of the car shops at Norwich, IS.
Y., and later drifted to Mexico and
Central America, where at one time
he pulled the fruit trains on a Costa
Rica road.
League Entertainment.
The Epworth League .will,» give  a
free  entertainment  at the   M.   E.
church next Tuesday evening.    Come
and bring all your friends.    Below is
the program for the evening:
Opening—Song by the League.
Invocation—Bev. A. H. Coors.
Recitation—Miss Myra Louch.
Select reading—Mrs. E. H.   Waller.
Recitation—Floyd Doherty.
Singing—A chorus of boys.
Dialogue—^y six girls.
Recitation—Miss Jennie Lasher.
Select reading—Mrs. M. D. Eaton.
Recitation—Bernice Chamberlain.
Solo—Will A. Goodman.
Recitation—-Rem G. Jeffries,
Remarks by president, Rev.  A,  H.
Coors. -
.Closing song by a chorus of boys.
Fell Eighteen Feet.
Wednesday evening an F. & P. M.
brakeman named Leroy Smith of Saginaw fell from the top of the stairs at
the east end of the coal chute, a distance, of eighteen feet, striking upon
his back. He was taken to the Stevens house and Dr. Sanford called.
Smith was injured internally and his
spinal cord affected, his feet becoming
numb. Yesterday he was removed to
Saginaw. While no bones were broken
he may have a serious time before he
recovers from 'the fall.
Passed the Examination.
H. IS. Smith, a young man who is
teaching a school in Yernon township,
attended the examinations for the
West Point cadetship of the 11th congressional district held at -Reed City,
April 13, and acquitted himself with
much credit, standing highest of the
eleven who were examined. The subjects were history, grammar, arithmetic, reading, orthography, geography
and spelling and the tests were quite
severe. Last Friday Mr. Smith received his conditional appointment
from the secretary of war as U. S. cadet at the military academy at West
Point, IS. Y. It will be necessary for
him to go to West Point June 13, and
take the final entrance examinations
which are still more severe.
Subscribe for the Senitnisl.
FRESH FISH!
•■.".-• Yes! That's just what yoti all can have and' what you
all ought to have this time of year, after a long, cold Win-
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ter—a nice dish of well-cooked Fish; and. besides, it's quite
a pleasure to CATCH Fish, if you understand how.
If you do not, call on MUSSELL and he will tell you
all about the kind of Lines, Poles, Hooks, Keels, Flies,
Bait-boxes, Fish-baskets, and all you require to be a successful fisherman. /
My stock is new and complete, and I will be glad to
have you call and look it over.
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Mlis5ei),
THE DRUGGIST.
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