1919-01-30; Clare Sentinel

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OLARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY MORNING JAN. 30, 1919.
New Series: VoL 27 Ho. IS
FREDYODER
N_w Stationed Across In
Germany.
Republican Caucuses.
irene Mcdonald
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More Attention To   Politics.
Germauy,
D*»r Dad and All:
Wall,    wa cro«sed   from   Luxem-
te into   germany on   Dec. 1, 1918
; 7:45 in the   morning  and marched
right along.
Ik is tba Meuse river that separates
Luxembourg and Germany.
After stopping at several very nice
G_fman towns, we reached the
abine. which we crossed on Friday,
See. 13tb at 11.35 A. M. Now we are
eaittled in a little G:-r_an town about
thirty kilometers from Cobleuz, in ,
the American sector.
Wa  are    the   farthest    advanced!
American troops.
* Germany is a very beautiful country j
.no thanks to the H u d s though;!
beautiful bills snd valleys and lots of,
timber and many little streams. It
looks verv pretty nr-w, with the
golden leaves making a carpet!
around tbe tall trees in the forests
And what a contract
scared   Argonne Forest,   which   was
The  Republican   Caucuses  for  tbe
several wards of the city of ('lure   are
hereby called to meet  at the   following places: 1st Ward, Pose Hoose;2nd
Eiscbeidt, j Ward, Calkios House; 3rd Ward, City
Prussia   Hail, on Friday Feb. 7th   at 8   P.   M.
(to »'-et delegates to tbe Oountv  Convention c. 1 ed to meet at Harrison on
Feb. 11.
Tbe several   -vsrds   are   entitled   to j
tbe following   number   of   delegates: j
1st Ward, 2; 2nd Ward, 5; 3rd Ward3
Fraok Forbes
H. B. Halstead
L. E. Davy
City Cor_mlttee
  Tbe following frcm Will H   Hayes,
Soon   To   Go   To   The   Balkans   chairman ef the Republican National
For Service. I Committee is well wot tti considering.
 — | He says: ,
The following is the chief part of a I What we need in fins country is
letter from Irene McDonald, well > not "jess politics," bui more atten-
known here, who for a year or more j tion lo politic*. If the citizeos of
has been a narse in France. ' tbe country perform   a  citizen's duty
Paris. France Dec. 15, 191S. | and   interest  themselves   MifnViently
My Doarest Parents: — i in the politics of the nation, tbe right
I suppose you folks will be surpris-   principles will be practiced aud   able
and eoneientious eindi-l-alee a-lected.
It seems passing string?, meed,
that It should be necessary to urge
men in tbis country to exerause tbe
full    privilege    of  real   liberty     Yet
i
further back than Ibe limi
{the government. All bad received
notice of tbe expiratiou of tbeir sub-
d shell i scription by stamping the date two
weeks in advance, then again one
week in   advance.    Iu addition  a
one of tbe most beautiful in all France.
It wakes a fellow long to take another I *Petial Dt'tice bad been   sesu wl[b re
' -wipe" at them,   wben we   see them i turnenvelopeenclosed
of heme   when   thousands  of
and   Belgians   havn't   even a   roof to
But tbev
All tbissbould
, ! have   been unreceasary   at this   date
French i appeared    upon   tbeir   paper    every
week.    Yet   some uf   these   people
, , have   called up on   tbe phone and in-
willpay in money, at least. , nocently inquired, "Has mysubscrip-
I expect   we shall have an   unusual! t'on   expired?   "Wbat   sort  of   notics
xmas dinner   this year.    At any  rate j «>°»d a P*»bjletaer devise that   all will
It will   be   better   tuau   laying   it tbe   understand?
mod aa   we   might   bave   been   if the j     There   seem to be some things tbat
war hadn't ended. I Deed to be endlessly repeated    Every-
Did  I tell   you, we passed   through
part of   Belgium and  all across   Lux-
ed when you hear wbere 1 am going.
At first they were going to seDd me
into Germany. Tbey even equipped
me, then 1 was trans erred to the
Balkan states   unit  that   is   down   in
Montenegro and Servia.    We will   go | such is  the  case,   because   tcey   im-
ibrough    Switzerland,    Italy   < Rome . agi_e tbey are eltner too busy or   too
and Naple3j across tbe   Adriatic   Sea] good to take part in politic*.    I  have
into Greece and then np into  Servia. | DO  UBe   ror tb_   man   wQ<)  j,   either
We    will    be   leaving  in   about   two ! "too busy', or "too good" to interest
weeks if nothing happens, but   I   «ill   himself in politics.    He is   riding   on
be borne by Juue or July.    If I stay ed : another's ticket.     Wbat I urge   above
get   home   any |an things else is tbe fullest participa-
I think it   *iil   he   tion  ol   our   splendid   citizenship   in
**   tbe   actual   politics   of  the   country,
fixed _y 'perieoce.    1 expect to do Infant Wel-'; Let this be so and any evils that  may
fare Work and perhaps we may have j exist or which may   hereafter   arise,
some    of    our   soldiers   to   care   for. j wju oe short lived, indeed.
There are abont fifty nurses and doctors are going.
We are goiug to try to get up to
the Rheims cathedral up to Verdun
tomorrow, try to _et up through the
devastated district if possible.
SEVERAL NAMES
Stricken     From    Subscription
List.
Quite a number of names have been   in Krauce could   i
stricken   from   our   subscription   list j sooner tban that
recently.    Most of these people were j a wonderful trip, opportunity and e
UNION TELEPHONE
! Also Seeking   Authority .To
I : hiog that goes into the manufacture
of a   paper costs   from .two   tc   three
nan}?   t'Dae9 wb8t H did  nve Years f go. The
Tbat part of tbe couotry   showed the   price of the Sentinel   should be   <2 00
or more, not^ 11.00.    The papers in all
the surrounding   counties   are   Jl 60,
resnit of the wsr. Iu Belgium, homes
Were ruined and tbe people of Luxembourg   suffered   from    shortage of
yet we are endeavoring to still main-
food.    Tbe profltere
eonld to   Germany
prices
tney ! tain the $1.00 rate in   this state.    We
for enormous I cannot afford   it but are  still doing it
j but can do so only on   condition tbat
August F.  Hildebrandt.
Tbey bad lots of money, from work- i subscriptions are   promptly renewed, 1   ..August. Edward   HUdebrandt yyas
m iu munition   factorials   but   could   Nobody has   to take ibe   Sentinel un-   born    in    Arthur    Township,    Clare
Well, it is   getting   bed   time,   so   I |
will retire hoping   to  hear  from   you i
folks soon and that everyone is   well j
and happy.    If Hegel   were  alright   I j
would cot worry    because   I   wiil   be j
home    soon.    Six   months   will   soon j
roil round.    1 would not give   up   my I
experience   of   the   last   six    months'
aod 1 feel as if my coming six months
w.il   be   tilled   with   many   wonderful
opportunities and experiences.  There
are troops stationed in   nearly   every
European country now and also   Red
Cross nurses.
Your loving daugbter
Ireue McDonald.
Raise Rates
GOVERMENT
RURAL PROBLEMS
Notice Of Registration.
Notice is hereby given   bv   the  un-
RUDOLPH HERS
To Be   Discussed   At   Congress   designed, .hat be will be at   Harris &   Writes   From   Luxembourg   To
Held At M. A. C.
Questions of how best.to desl witb
tbe rural problems confronting Michigan will be given a careful scanning
during February at M. A. C. by mem
bers of practically every organization
in the si .!••• toat is concerning itself
witb rur;,; life, The meetings of these
various tv> lies, it has be-in annouu -
ed, are ail of tbem scheduled to take
place during a single week, frem F» b
1 to 8. The entire six days of meet
ings will be cull- r--mers* weekand
the. housewives' a -ass.
Memters ot county larm bureaus
will meet on Feb. 4, 5 and ti for tbe
organization of a central state farm
bureau; tbe Micl igan Crop Improvement Association will hold its annual conference on Feb. 4 and 5: tbe
county scbool commissioners of tbe
state are scheduled to convene on
Feb. 4 ; the Mock Farmers or tbe
state will meet on Feb. 4 and 5; tbe
poultry Breeders of Michigan
assemble on  Feb. 6 and 6: the county !
Huts' Hardware store on Saturday,
Febru ary 1st, and Saturday
February 8th, from 8:30 O'clock,
a. m. to 4:30 Oclock p. m. for tbe
purpose of registering tbe names of
all qualified elecors residing in tbe
township of Vernon, County of I»-
Hbella, whose mimes are not on tbe
Rf-gisit-r; all electors nn«it app-'ar In
person Tbis includes women electors.
All other   dtv
and those rn-' n*
His Sister.
Nov. 23, 1018.
Dear Sis: #
A few lines to you at the presant
time. Am in Luxembourg now having traveled through Belgium and am
seeing some country. It is a great
pleasure for us to see once again.
towns not   demolished   by   shell   Ure
| nor bearing eigne of battle. The
anting Sunday , people have gone through a great
d above. I will be I deal of bard-hip* though through
found at my borne, located oo S c. 3;thie war. It makes a mans blood
of Vernon Twp.
Paul Miller.
Township Cierk.
Of  The
NUAL MEETING
Produce
Farmers' lnd.
Company.
The
will | lnd.   Produce   Co.   was   held
Produce   building  on   Jan.   18
drain commissioners of the state   are j with   sn   attendance   of  sixty
slated to  come   together   on   Feb.   5; j     The rep ort of th? Secretary sho *td
leaders of boys   and   girls   clubs   will ; tbe Company to be in good condition
meet for a conference on Feb. 5 and 6, j and a!tuo tbe amount   paid tor cream
aod   members   of   tb;e   Michigan   Itn- j was    somewhat    teas   than   in   other
proved Livestock Breeder and Feed- veers because of many selling milk,, people will treat us on arrival in
era Association on 5 and 6. In all , yet the business in other lit es showed i Germany . 1 don't expect much
more than a thousand persons are ex- : a decided increase. I though from their   bands  after   bear-
pectsd to attend   tbe   sessions.      Thej     Jobn   Hodkinson.   R   B      Williams j ing these tales.    To  my notion I con-
various organizations will   meet   dur-   and   John Haring   were re-elected   as I sider that they v.ere not human beings
j ing tbe mornings   of   the   week,   and ] members   of   the   board   oi   directors J but worse tban wolves to   tbe   people
Management   Not   Tending    Toj then will join during   tbe   afternoons j for three years. \ ot Belgium and Luxembourg
I ? CV. _._ .  .   i n    i>_, »-a _> ~ _ i    f ■> » rv> _, ■> _ '      -ifl-W     n n   ^       l"i n. >!__.. no.inr,   I r,n   .
run cold to list jo to the people telling tales of atrocities committed by
the (jreman soldiers. In fact to my
notion it was more blo"d-tbirsty tban
the American Indians did during tb*»
reclamation of tbe U. S.
'I bey won't ial ov writing tha tales
told throughout the towns but they
allow ireedom of speech.
  The     people   are   treating   ns   very
nnual meeting of The Farmers f good, in fact nothing in tbe   houte   is
,K   the j good enough   for   tbe  American   boJ-
1'..19   diers.
eight        Toe towns and   people   arc  cleaner
and more sociable  than   the   French,
DI c   urse we are in a nfutrnl coun-
trv at  tbe   predeiat   time,   so   I   don't
know   how     t   e    German     -.- aking
Efficiency.
Ojr readers will notice frjm ad in
last i»sue that tbe Colon Telephone
Co. also is seeking from tbe State
Railroad Commission authority to
raise its rates. Like the otber Company, it is claimed tbat revenues will
not meet expenses and tbat a raise
is imperative, as we have before said,
we pass no judgement on   tbis   claim
I in general farmers' week and   house-
! wives' congress programs.
Some of the speakers wbo wiil ap
pear on the campus during the course
of the sessions will be Jane Addams
of Hull Hcnse, Chicago; Dr. Arthur
Kvans, health authority; Lieut. C. R.
Crozier, aveteranof Chateau Thierrj ;
O. II. Becsoo, national leader of boys
and girl6 clubs; Hon. Frank Pearson,
eoperictendeut of public   instruction
During tbe pa^tyear many improvements bave been made, including a
new chimney on tbt. west side of the
building, a new boiler to furnish
steam for testing and heating, an
elevator   to   transfer   produce to   and
Whs out vi.iting lsst ni;;ht witb
two of the bovs at a neighbors and
we sure baal a sociable time.
We didn't go in for any ro.igb-stuff
but where tbe fun come in was that
tbese tvro bo}s beld me   cheap   while
boy little of anything. Even their
wine was scarce. The buna in recreating took all they could get their
bands on.
Well, Dad, I must close here -and
send 'my love and best Xmas and
Jfew Year greetings to you and all
tbe rest. Assuring you I am more
asxions to get home than you are to
me I am.
Your 8on
Fred
less be wants it but if he takes if he
should be wilting to pay for it. We
bave no aoologies to offer for presenting a bill for the Sentinel any more
than a grocer should for sugar sold.
Why should we?
Announcement.
Notice Of Registration
Having made a cban_e ic my business. 1 wisb at tins time to thank tbe
public for tbe satisfactory ousiness
relations we have eujoyed, audio assure you that in the future every
courtesy possib e will be shown you
I will be at my home on section 30 Tne new flrm of °eo E- Dawson
»D Freeman Township on Sat. Feb. 1st! & Sons wil1 be 1 »cated at my old
aod Feb. 8, 1919, tai receive tbe j stand at 120 West 4tb street where
names of all legalized voters who are j tb«y are ready to welcome new and
not now registered. This iuclades ! olci friends alike.
women. You most register before j Geo. E. Dawsoi..
Fab. 11 to vote st the March primary.
W. Wiison
Twp   Clerk'.
13 2 ID.
DEMAND FARMERS
BUSINESS CHANGE
F.    .Mater   Buys     Furniture
Stock.
t'ouDty en the 12th aiay of July 1902.
being tbe youngest child of tbe family of 12 children born to Wm. and
Sophia Hildpbrsndt. He bad spent
bis whole life in this vicinity going
to school   at   the   Hardwood   sotoool.
He was of a quiet, gentle disposi-
ti _. a good worker, and was well
thought of by all wbo knew bim.
He died at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 17th day of January, and
.leaves tc mourn his early departure
bis mother, seven brothers and two
sisters who are all at home with the
exception of one brother, Robert who
is now in France. X
and have no information on which to   in Ohio, and many others.
b_?.e   any   judgement.      Tbat    la    a
question fcrtbe ComsnissioG ana tbey
should   of   course   deal!"  justly    with
tbese companies.
However, the whole thing Is assuming an interesting tangle. Attorney
Genersl Grosbeck of our State proposes to see whether Mr. Burleson is
"tbe wbcle thing" in this state or
not. He has filed a petition in the
Ingham circuit court
Notice Of Registration.
a
All qualified  scale   voters   wbo
not registered   and   aii   qualified
men voters must   register   on   or
fore Feb. loth, l"9a9, iu order   to
are
wo-
be-
vote
and st'U leave our working capital as
TELEPHONE
at the Primaries on March   5th,   1919,
therefore 1 will be st my office Saturday Feb. 8th and Saturday   Feb    loth
asking that tbe j 1919, from 8 o'clock A. M. to 8 P.   M,
telepbone   companies   be    restrained \ for the purpose  of  registerihg   such | it •■ now.
from charging the Federal toll rates, qualified voters as may appear in per- j We would like every farmer who is
Companies are warned that tbe Rail- ion fjj: same. All ench qualified vot-1 interested in selling his own produce
rood   Commission   will   enforce    the I ers may register by oppearing in per- ! to become a member   of The Farmers
from tbe basement,    and a   complete I in Frsrtoe htI I baveg.t   it   all   over
grocery slock. tbem m tbese piaces.    Tbe people'are
Tbe building   has been   partitioned j very poor bere, so poor tbat at times
and   tbe front   part   ceiled   overhead | they bad to make meals out  of   grass
and   we new   have   one   of   the   best j and barb ot trees to keep from starv-
eqnioped produce houses in  tbis part   ing.
of the state. Thev are ail glad   tbat   the   war   is
Tne increased membership showed   oyer aod treat ua aa  saviors   of   their
how tbe Company is gaining   in favor [ conntry and r^-.mes.
with toe farmers as about tnirty new j Well, my uewe is running to tbe
members were added during tbe past ! limit. Expect to be in Germany by
week while most of tbe other mem- ! the time you receive tbis letter. Am
bers are increasing their amount of j well so far and enjoying it to rhe full,
stock so tbat it is expected tbat by
March 15. 1919. enough stock wiil be j
sold to finish paying fur tbe   bnilding j ever your brother, .
Pvt. Ruddpb Gie-s
' Hope you are all the same arid   wisb-
you   the   best   of  everything   am   as
Rate
Increase
By
To   Be
State.
Opposed
Lansing Mich., Jan. 14. — Attorney-
General Alex J. Groesbeck late today
started a new fight to  defeat   tbe   in
Micbigan law which provides a   penalty of tiOOO for each violation.
We are entirely opposed to government ownership of railroads, telephone and cable lines and the like.
It bas not tender* to efficiency bat
tbe very reverse and tbe cost all
around has gra ?tlv Increased and ie
steadly increasing. Tbe Director of
Railroads now asks for tbe immense
sum of one billion dollars to be expended on tbe railroads. Money bas
been expended of late in moab staggering sums that a billion looks    like
Be Chosen For State   Board
Agriculture.
Of
At a conference of representatives
of tbe Grange, Gleaners a.d Farmers'
Globs held at Lansing on Jan. 22 it
waa decided to insist on tbe nomination of two bona tide farmers for
places cu the State Board of Agricul-
tare Mrs. Dora E. Stockman ana L.
Whitney Wat-ins were selected as
the candidates and Jobn C. _etcbam,
Master of the State Grange, and
Grant Slocum, bead of tbe Gleaners
to look after their interests Doubtless tb&ir names will be presented to
the Republican convention at Lans-
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Help Wanted.
D. E. Mater has purchased the;
j stock of furniture of Harrold Bros, j
i and took possession last week. Abont 1
'Feb. 1. as we are informed, he will i
I move to the Tatman Blocs, occupy-
I Ing the   north part   of that   building. ;
Mr. Mater has bad no experience
; in this particular line, but be knows
how to make furniture and he ohould I
be able to eel! it. With bis wide
acquaintance here he will doubless
meet with good success in bis new
Venture.
Buys City   Home
crease in telephone rates in
of Detroit.
in the Ingbam connty court before
Judge Howard Wiest on bebalf of the
state. Mr. Croesteck asked for an
injunction against tbe Micbigan State
Telephone company to prevent it from
putting its latest schedule of rates into
effect. An order to show cause returnable Tuesday, January 21, at 11
a. m. was made.
Mr. Groefcback attacks tbe validity
of tbe new rates because they were
passed upon and approved by Postmaster-General   Burleson    ana,   bave
tbe   city j thirty cents to some people.
son any   day   except   Sundays   up  to
and including Monday, Feb. 10th 1919-
C. H. Gould
12-2 Clerk of the City of Clare.
REGISTRATION
Again.
Limit   Of    Feburary
Incorrect.
il
BASKET BALL
Games
Bringing    Sorrrw
Home Teams.
To
Ou Wednesday evening of last week j
botb teams bere wont down to defeat'
before tbe Midland teams,
team to a score of 12 to   15,
with   one   of   13   to   31.     Oo   Friday
evening tbe boys "ent to   Reed   City
and lost the game hy a score of 20   to
Tbe date given in many papers
last week for tbe latest wben persons
may register for tbe March primary
is incorrect we feel quite sure. Tbe
law seems perfectly plain. A bulletin
received from the "Mich. Equal Snf
frsge Association" urges women to
register Defore Feb. 11 and thua "relieve the possible congestion on Feb.
15." We presume resistration boards
in the various townships will be in
session on Feb. 15.
The statement   made   in   some   pa-
Ind. Produce Co. within tbe nexr.
sixty days if he is not already a member.
It is only by co operation that we
can expect to accomplish anything
in marketing our produce and wbere
ia there a farmer wbo cannot afford
at least ten dollars to help build up
such a business?
With the exception of the Grange
Shipping association, this is the only
business in Clare Co. owned and controlled by the farmers, therefor we
ask ever^y farmer who markets his
produce in Ciare to become a member of our company.
Field Hospital No. is
A. P. O   Tl- -nd Diy.
A. E. F. Germsny.
P. S. Love to the folks and my best
regards to my friend*.
Thomas D.  Harvey.
Thomas Daniel Harvey wss born in
Montcalm     county,   Mich ,   Dec.   15,
1SWJ.     He    moved    to    Ciare   connty
wben be was   seven   years    old   and
' resided on   a   farm   until    about   six
• years ago wben  be   went   lo   Detroit.
| He  enlisted   in   the U. S.   army   acd
I was    honorably    discharged    at   the
j close of the war.    He contracted   the
; IntlueDza while at Camp  Custer.    He
! returned to  tbe   home   of   bis   sister,
i Mrs.   Ciiiax   ot   Clare   County,   New
R. Bruce Williams j Year's day and died Jan. «, 1919.
s>ecy.
Notice Of Registration.
	
The Grant township registration
I board will meet at tbe town hall Sat.
! Feb. 15, 1919 to review   tbe   registra-
tbe   girls   pers that a  number of   state officers Ition    and   register
the   boys , WOQ|_ be nominated at this   Primary ! mi-bt apply.
Tbose left to mourn his iocs are:
three bratbers, Ralph and Frank of
Harrison and Hudson of Detroit, two
sisters, Mrs. Boots   of   Harrison   and
aa.
Mrs.    Ciiiax     of  Clare,   five   nsices,
three nephews, and a host of friends.
Funeral held by Rev Chas.  Kleinbart
ady   names   that j at the I'.rono   church   and   burial
H
Mrs. Benner again requests us to
al women to came to tbe Red
Cross rooms, cow Id tbe Dunlop
Block on Tuesdays and Fridays. The
signing of tee armistice does not redoes tbe need of help at tbe end.
Tbere is stilt much to be done.
railroad commission. Basing his
Seeley has purchased tbe j contention tnat the post- master-gener-
fine residence property of Wilmot : a! has no autborty whatever to con-
Vanslcklen in the east part otthe city I travene the laws of the stale on a
and will move here m the spring. purely   local    matter.    Tbe   court   is
never been approved by the Michigan j to.
Never mind, boys, brace up and do
better in the future. Such scores as
tbese will never do. Remember the
reputation   of   the   city   is   on     your
Mr. and Mrs. Vanstckien will take
a trip to tbe Pacific coast to visit relatives and friends and may decide to
locate there permsi^ntly.
I asked to restrain the Company and at
the same time ie requested to adjudge
GRANGE CO-OPERATIVE
Association Held   Meeting Jan.
25.
Tbe Grange Co-Operative Association beld a meeting in tnis city on
Jas. 35. Sbe old officers wera reelected and a variety of other basl-
a«_ transacted. It was decided tbat
tbo Association would pat ln it* own
yards and scales and an advertising
campaign be entered upon.
a.
GERMAN CANNON
May   Be     Donated    To    Clare
County.
tbe rates unreasonable and excessive.
Tbe move of  tbe   attorney-general
came as a surprise, although after it
was made it waa learned that he   bad
beencontemplattng such an action for
several days.    This   mormngtbe rail-
i road commission adopted a resolution
j asking the attorney-general toinstitot
Doremus   has   entrodaced    a | suit to test-the   validity   of  the   new
;ongreas   providing   tbat  tbe jloB" distance and toll rales which lie-
corns effective January   21,   bat   tbe
suit  as  brought   refers only  to   the
Detroit rates which were approved by
Mr.   Burleson   in   December   after   a
visit to  tbe  national   capital   by the
Micbigan State Telephone   people   aa
early aa laat July.
shoulders.
Free Tractor School.
Tractor owners and prospective
buyers will be interested in tbe "tractor school' to be he'd by Thompson
and Wilkinson at tbeir place of business pn Feb. 11 and 12.
Rep
bill in
Secretary (if War be authorized to
donate a cannon captured by tbe
American forces to tbe connty of
Clare. However tbe 1 cited States is
to be to no expense for tbe transportation ot tbis cannon within tbis
conntry.
According  to   local   freight    rates,
tba transportation of a  cannon from
Naw York sbonld be several bandred
What town wants it?
If you need a dally paper iak tbe
Clara Sentinel abont clubbing rate*.
Wa can save yon money.
RED CROSS
Receipts
Dec.
During    The    Month
15th   To Jan. 15.
on Mar. 5 is entirely   erroneous.    All
these officers are nominated   ln   '»u-
veutions.    In some cities tbe   various
ctty   officers  are   nominated   by   the >
primary   method.      So   far   as   Clare j
and Isabella counties are   concerned, j
candidates for only one office will   be
chosen, viz. county scbool commission- :
er.
Women will take note that at this
Primary they niu&t call for the bal-
ot of some party. If there is more
tban one name on the ballot, they
can of course take their choice.
Wben it come to election in April,
all tbe various tickets will be on one
i baiiot and, so far as the law is con-
| cerned, tbe voter can take ber choice.
Sbe may call for a Republican ballot
in tne primary, yet vote a Democratic ticket al tbe election if she
cboosss.
Of course women are emirely eligible to attend tne   city   caucuses
This is the last day  to   register   fo:
tbe March primary.
Gran F. Presley,
Twp   Clerk. 1 ; 2
BULLETIN
Felling
Of    Successful
Orchard.
Peach
Cnder tbe title "Tbe Financial His
tory of a Twelve Year" Old
Orchard," the department of bort
lcnlture of tbe experiment station at
M A. C is pnbiisbing a bniletin telling   about   one   of   the   state's   most
Harrison, Micb.
% YEARS
Young     O n      February'
Next.
at
K
First
Leon-
On Sunday next Feb. 1, Dr.
ard of this city reaches tbe ripe age of
9"'. years aa we are informed. We do
not know just bow be proposes to
celebrate the event, perhaps by run-
Peach i ning a foot race.
We tbink Mr. Leonard bas the
honor of being the oldest person in
tbecity and Mrs Locinda Wilson come
second. "Grandma Davy"and "Grand
ma Jennings"   are both  old   enough
succes>ful   small    fruit    farms.    The
bulletin telle about a twelve year old   to vote tbis  coming  spring  and   wa
Tne following   donations   were   re
ceired by tbe Clare County Red Cross j ^        n a aid ,    th
Chapter from December ISth   to Jan.
uarv 15tb 1010.
Mrs. MB. Lower
Harrison Brancb
Fonnd in W. H. Bicknell store
New Year's danoe
A. J. Doberty
« 61.90
of tbe city and ward tickets.
Tbe   new   story   started   laat week
Read itl    Ua a dandy.
Try  a claaeifted liner-next
Tbev bring quick results.]
peacb orchard cf 15   acres which was
part of   a general   farm.    During tbe
bearing  period   the   orchard   earned
an income cf   better than 20   percent
In i net on a valuation estimated at about
nomination i $500 an a c r e.    Individuals   desiring
! copies of tbe   bulletin, which   is  still
on tbe press, are advised   tbat  tbeaa
can be produced by mailing a request
to  tba director of  t b •    experiment
tation, in Boat Lansing.
weak.
Magazine* at Andersons.
fear tbe "Beer and Wine Amend'
ment" will get little help from taeni.
Tbe two Reed boys, Joseph Warren
and Stephen, are still living aod pro-
bally tbere are a number ot other
girls and boys entitled to "honorable
mention". Tbeae people were born
in an early day wben timber waa
plenty and good material waa used in
tbaMr construction. Long may tbey
be witb us. «—.
Bny more Thrift aad W. 8. 8
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