1919-02-20; Clare Sentinel

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Official Piper
fcstabl.shed 1878
ULARE, MICHIGAN. THUKSDAY MORNING FEB. 20, 1*19.
New 8eriei:; Vol. 97 Mo. 16 .
BEER AND WINE
	
meudment   Needs   Careful
Consideration.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Working ;
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Notice To Dog Owners.
How It Seems To   Be
In Peoria.
EVERY VOTER
Here Has  Had Ample  Chance
To See Contrasts.
Notice is hereby given to all own-
i ers of dogs wbo reside within tbe
| limits of tbe City of Clare County of
Clare Stated Michigan, tbat the tax
Government railroad control is now | b;caole due Fe0i m m„ Bnd
coming into tbs limelight more and j 8houfd ^ paid immediately. See
n»— Our Mr McAdoo stood from ! _u.. .,4- pQhllc ActJ of ,917.
uuocr wb.-n bereiized he nad bitten. SecUon 2. ,t shall be tbo duty of
off .mare than he could cbew.      From I f,ach   owne_   of  aEy   6og   QVef   {our
RUSSELL ALEXANDER
Roosevelt's   Versatility.
Is
JUNIOR RED CROSS
  Mr. Roosevelt   bad   always  beeD   a: 	
Attending   Candidate '*•*** of histor-*; « wen »• "' **"«*:  APPears. To
Now
School In France
Be    Doing
^X'ork Everywhere.
not
it.-
dividend-pa\ ina private enterprises,
the railroads sre becoming a liability j
of tbe oountr\ The latest figures I
available oa the deficit, since the great I
railroad system of the   I'nited   States
I was olaced onder tbe control   of   Mr.
McAdoo Is  *51 "1,000,000.      Where   tne
Peoria is
getting a taste of vihur it means
Fur   instance,  the   Chicago,    Rock
! Island _fe Pacific used to work twen'y
Wa have no apolosy to offer to any-
' te^dty tor devoting so much apace to
the eo-called ''Beer and Wine Amend-
nsent" to be submitted   Apr    ?.    The i
"Good    Roads"   question to he   aleo
eabmitted  we   shall   notice   at   some j en*. «~ill be uobody kno*
.'eng'h from time to time, but   in   our I
opinion   it   sinks  into   insignificance 1
compared witb the other. Our inter-
satin tbe question is  simply   tbat   of
Vhecttiztri.    Tbere  art'   few   men   or
women in the county wbo  can   bave
less interest tban'we bate and   there
mre certainly   very,   very   many   wbo
have much more. We bave no quar-
, rel witb any man wbo wants saloons.
Lie has just   as   much  right   to   vote
aod work   tor   tbem   as   we   bave   to
vote and work against   tbem.    If   be
iiae   tbe   courage   of   bis   convictions
—ud     says   right   cat   aloud   tbat   he
w_._t»    them   back,   we   can   respect
him a thousand times more than   tbe !
mac wbo is t.weeale duart ann tweeoie 1
dee and on botb siaesof tbe question
Certainly no oue can   plead   igtior- j
S-ce of comparative conditions   witb
and without  saloons.    With   saloons |
here tbe marshal! was Deeded tbe en- j
tire time to  preserve  order   and   he (
.reeded from one io three   assistants '
__ _ .   . , .. . iccoiiomv and efli.:■■■.   v
•a Saturday nights.    Is   anything   of i . ,;
_   ♦ „    J. creased the armv ot icle
HUH soi t necessary   u.».     rroni   one:
-       _. . | countrv is rotten.
to    three    drunktn     men      spewing.
,    , Andthe extraor-.ttr.nr v fsct '.f try
around on tbe depot platform was uo
,    ,___-.. . to convert the rm.roaa system in*
unnsnal sight.    Of course if one likes
that kind of thing it is aouut thv- kind
j ef thing he would like.    It is a   question of taste.    We don't lifce it
tbe
im-
mjnths ol age on or before tbe
day of February of each year li
cue trom the  Cierk   of   the   Cit
The foliowlnir are   portions
letters from Russell   A'oxanaier,
attending a eanriirtirte .school  in
gres,  France:
Dearest Mother :—   All i? wed    New!
tirst j Year's day was   clour   fur   n   wonder, '
.ae    bnt tbe   next d >y   the   .1.1   nun   and
•   in i,mud.       My     platoon   helal   a   rv.iiajUBt:
Years eve and such a banquet,
dinner was a typical French
Menu as follows: F>rst
wbicb he or sbe may reside,   a   metal > New
regis.lotion  tag,   showing   tbe   name j The
oi th? '";t> and license year ano? tbe dinner. Menu as follows: First course
clerk's registration uumoer thereoo, j Ooullion; 2nd, fish and salad; 3d,
and such tag or device shall he Be- j beef steak and fried potatoes French
i ureiy fastened to   tbe   collar    of the ! style; 4lh chicken; 5tb,   chee:_.    The
French drinff their coffee  after   their
dog and constantly *vorn by euch dog.
Exception is ma-i_i wbere tbe dOk's
are strictly confined to tbe premises
where kept a>id t&fely secure.1, except wh»n accompanied Dy owner,
caretaker, or custodian.
two engines in the local yards. Now
tbere are six The, Toledo, Peoria &
Western shops since IfcTO have b«eu
in operation. T!".e\ are to be closed,
and of tbe "200 men employed there t he
expert mechanics, younger in age,are
to be given jobs in other shops. Presumably they will crowd out older
men. At any rate their going is
forced upon tbem. nnd the city will
lose an almighty tine lot of citizens.
That tbey own tbeir   liutnes bere, 'cr
i tbe   most     part,   and   thst    it   means1, . .   .
'_„._, .,       : temaie di >rs can-.inly be allowed    up-
forced sales aud   removal   ot famihe   i .        ....
..... ,   . .    'on presentation cf certificate from   a
or else the breaking   up of   homes, is ,
vetermarv aurueon stating that   such
meals. Tbere were toasts and as tbe
j majority of the candidates present
j were lawjers. writers or at least college men, they were very good. There
j was   no   distinction   between   officers
Cood
al literature, and nis memory  wae   of
I the     most  remarkable   of   bis   entire
ot  two^en*>,*lt'u'0.    He told   me   arter  com-
wj ing .hack from the . iuit among   royal
ties tint he found bis memory   of the
facia of    Prussian   and   Hobenzollerti
bi-tory r.: .re complete   and   acc.irta.te
thsn that   if the   kaiser,   with   whom
be '.ad h.-bot some long  bours  in   fie
palacci utiil among tbe memona's   ot
Frederics   ;he Great.    Tne   Hungarian noble; were Riiiazeri at  biB accur-
: ate krowledge   of   Mooguiian   mi-tra
lions and early H- -t 7Qrian history.
Professor  Rh, _ Oxford   (after-
j wards knighted as ..     Hon. Sir Jobn | 0ro„ Au-mjarv aud remitted   to
Rhys',    unquestionably   the   greatest | ,aofl , ^ Aljc>e Sriorta tGacDer.
jauthorityoi, Celtic literature, visited;      rhe Prest.I school    Dis't    o.Jreen-
tois conntry while Mr. Roosevelt was j wood b;lve  org.Dile(1   a   Janior   Ked
President and had a lo,g talk   at   the I ,,ros8 Auxiiiarv      Clara Bruce is
AUCTIONS
Now Likeiy To  Be Of Frequent Occurrence
The Crane school in Frenblin !
Township with Herman Bennett as j
t?acher has placed in the Junior Ked j
Cross funds »3 25.
School District No.  1 ol Wio'.erlield |
with Grace Foster as   tettcher   olaced j
1 soothr r two dollars in tbeir fun i.
Ttje Doty school Greenwood   Twp   j
I have organized a   Junior   Ked   I
FIVE SALES
With
Good   Lists   Noticed
This   Issue.
In
Auxlliarv arri p.' •.. •  '
Minnie i.   H    :j ■ :     .
Wallace schooi No
recently     organized
: • Mie fund S3 "0
Der
*" Hamilton have
a Junior Red
the
Failure to pay taxes pro-npily is
made a punishable offense.
Amount of taxes. Maie «log, $2.1'•
Female dogs,   $5 00.    Spayed   female
tbe
and candidates tbeee.     We   got   back
to tbe fort »ome time after   mid.ight.
1 have »ome very good friends bere. j
You see at an officers' training  camp'
alogs,  *2 00     Male dogs   kepi   solely j you meet  the   best   of   men,   all   fine I
tor breeding   purposes   and   confined . men, the flower   of  the  regiment.    I
to kenn>'i. $1.00     Sa:ne femalr-.   S2 00 J made the rifle '.earn here   which   con-|
Not*  that   tbe   reduction   for   spayed j Sists of ten men   and   on   competitive j
shooting I made tbe highest average.
We shot "200 yards,   glow   fire,   and    I
Then
immaterial, lor tbe college professors i
running things now li^ure tbe ma- j
chiney of tbe shop- .s obsolete aud in '
:he interest of economy and efliciencv !
the wort, is to be transferred to We«t j
Burlington, la. An-.l the older men |
and laborers    are   it ft   jobless.      ihe I
"i'. 1 S     S li     I
in   ine i
bas b°ee spay
Cle
C      H.   (iaOUld
k of tne City of C.
It.
W. C. T. U.
.cat tl
men
Held   interesting Meeting
Mrs. Sutherland.
made 48 out of a   possible  f.O
i 200 t urd.s rapid   I   made  49   out   of   a
j possible ro, wbicb gave   me   ao   aver-
1 age of 48%, or H7 oat of a possible 100.
j R-apid -leans you gel down and   load i
and tire 10 shots in a minute
My   regiment    was   decorated   with J
the croix de guerreTor   our  stand   at i ir    .
With | tbe Marne     ~ rias
White House.    He tciid me afterward '■
tbat while be might be a   poor   jndge i
of a man's erudition  in   other   fields. '
he could not be mistaken in   bis   own I
field; and be declared that    President j
Roosevelt bad   the   most   remarkable ,
kuowledge    of    Celtic    literary    and I
historical backgrounds   of   any   man
witb whom  lie   had   e^er   conversed. ■
About tbis matter   I   have   no   know-j
, ledge or opinion of my owu, and 1 tini ■
j merely   quoting    tbe   one   man   wbo I
; knew best.—From "Theodore   Roose-j
veil," bv Albert Shaw, in the   Amen   .
- i
can iie-, lew of Reviews for   February ■
1919.
Red
the
Re-
ross Auxiliary
teacher.
A quilt, donated by tbe Junior
Cross of Lake lias   been   sent   to
Clare Co  Chapter Red Cro-s for
fugee  wort.
Net all of tbe schools in the County ;
bave   organized        We   want   you   tc ;
organize, ana ask that you do  s    i e- ,
fore March 1st.      K\ery schco! n. "he
County should have    been   (.•rgaauize-!
nr.e    montn   ago.      This   means   '.i.ti.l
From now od auctions are likely to
oss | be of frecitientoccurcnce and it will
be well to watch tbe colnmns of tbe
Sentinel for particulars. No oue any
longer tnink-s of depending upon auction hills a.'o.ic. The Lest buyers at
anv ssle are this') wbo never see the
bills An ad in a paper of good circulation is worth more tban all the
bills a man would stick up in ,» wee_.
Notice the f'.-ll "wing sales:
W.   W.   JORDAN.
Mr .Jordan * is sold tilri farm and
oo Feb. "27 will have a large sale of
stocs, toois, ha/, grain, etc. 2% miles
uortbeasr of tois c> v, Hy offers
amoti? otber thinit a ■ u;n ur of cows
scon to be fra-sh and his toois are in
goo.; co '"iti i'i, man) of th: _ prac-
ticslly new. Sale begini »t 1 p. m.
with fuo3. Groy-s as i.uctioneer.
S->.   list in this 'ssoe.
Tbe   fort   where   we   are I
stationed is three miles  from   civilza-I
MRS. VANSICKLIN
Positive   Proof   That
Cap Went Across.
ii
er
n,
Next week w« shall notice
amendment in some of its most
pertarit provi-i -n-, Just now we
want to warn tbe voters of this
eoantv. men and women, tbat if they
propose to be entirely apatbetic regarding tbis question, they are liable
»e have a "surprise party". Let no
•Be bank on that, big majority given
against "Home Rule" in tbis state.
Kerne—iber tbat was in the fall when
Sbere was a full vote. Tbere is not
likely to be more tban one half ae
asaxjr votes cast by men at, tbe com-
iag spring election and tbe misaiog
I will be largely in the rural dis
The adverse vote is always in
the cities and there tbe vote vail! be
Ml.
HaBitherahouldany onedepend in tne
least on tbe "war prohibition" measure tbat goes into effect July 1, nor
ihe National Amendment wbicb does
■Ot not take effect for neaily a year.
Tbe thing to do is to save our own
e^pt% wide law which we now have.
It atrikes us tbat it will be wel! for every mother who thinks Clare connty
will be a better place for her boys to
grow up if it  bas   oo  saloons  to  get
o a
vast political ma: nine for that, is
what il means is only equKled by the
sigriificace ot tb< (act teat while
wages have been advanced there is
more d'.ssatinlacLion with wage conditions than ever before The teiegrapb
operator may be receiving twice wbat
be did'before the war, but be is dis-
satis-ted^~_ecause"t'b«; oaf ""knocker"
oboul tbe station, at rougher work
and of a lower grade, i- getting more
than be. The car inspector is dis-
satnied because tbe orakeman gets a
bigger pay check, and tbe trainmen
are unhappy because, if the government badn't taken control, tbey
might, through their powerful unions,
he getting even more than they Oo
now — Peoria (III.'i Stare.
Real Estate Changes.
Many changes arc being made in
real estate in the city this spring aud
doubtless a number more will soon
follow. Farmers wbo are renting or
selling their farm realize that Clare is
a mighty good town in whicb to live
| and a good place to educate their
j children. We welcome them to our
midst and assure them tbat tbev are
not likely to be disappointed.
Mahlon Burch of Wise   bas   bought
the Angus McLeod property  near   the
Mc-
resi-
The local W. C. T. I*, h-*d an interesting meeting wit!) Mrs. Hu'iberl.nd
on laot Thursday und witn a good
attendance considering tbe wretched
weather, lu addition to tbe usual
rontirae business C. A. Reading gave
a talk, a-xplaimrg the matter of registration and election. Mrs. Addie
Eideu eutertaineii witb a solo and
two mrie 4*(*_r--etee school -gave an
instrumental selection.
The members seem to he dead in
earnest in their intention to vote and
to do so iiileilegently. We hesrtiiy
cct_r_er.d them iu this. But they
need uot worry themselves to deatb
if some of tbem make a mistake.
M"n bave besn votings long time
ai.u there is never an election tbat
some ballots are not partiaiiy or
wholly spoiled by improper marking
We Jo not believe the women are
likely to make any more mistakes
tuaa men oid at their tirst essay at
tbe business.
The Union adjourned for two weeks
when it will meet with Mrs. Andrus
and again take up tbe voting matter.
tion; and as I bave bad   uo   mail   for j
three months,   it   is   getting   hard   to
write.     Yesterday afternoon a   few of i
us went on a bear   hunt.      We   got   a I
bi-i one that weighed 500   lbs.
we   have   a   barbecue.      i   wish   you
could have   seen   him.      I   expect   to
join my regiment in Germany soon.
Your loving son
Sgt. E,. (.}.  Alexander
-Ird &n. I. V^- S_
A. P   O. 714, A. E   F.
i one.
i
Morale criticism   bas   been   made   of |
the work of the Red Cross Rod the he- i     Every teache-
lief expressed   tbat   articles   of   their j ae muoh of   the*
reached   tt.e   sol
teacher.     Oo   not   have   your   -u i-.ool
i the last one on   tne   list.     Get    aa>y, mahlon WKi'lh
! If jou cannot raise the amount of I Mr. Burch has also sold bis farm
i money for each pupil, sign tbe pledgf- ; and will have- a sale 33-» miles soutb-
: and by so doing iet your school, ti.e i east of Clare on Mar. 4 He will sell
I girls and boys have tbe benefit of i a tine matched team, a good lot of
! this organization in your school. i other stock and tools and a   good   lot
Manuais for the tcactiers are   being i of    bay   and   grain.     Sale   begins   at
! sent out, but on account of   a   short- j 1 -2:SO and John   Marshall   is   auction-
I age we bave been   unanie   to   supply j eer.    See list on another page.
j every teacher, but as soon*as they are
i received wi'i sea  to it tbat    you   have
Today j manufa/'.ure uever
I possible.
Idiers.     Mrs   trances VanSLcklin mi'" ; p_renia a
bas positive proof that one cap   went
across all ngut     The Northwest Ver-
is urv'ed  to   take   up i
Health    work   as   is j
a work is one   that tbe
CLARE STUDY
Club Met Tuesday With Mrs.
Bert Greer.
non branch among otber things made
some caps and   each   maker   put   her
.nine in ber cap.    Mrs.-V's cap   bore
simply    the    legend,   "Frances   Van- i
Sicklin.'"        She    has    just    recently ,
received      tbe      following      letter. ]
Very   likely   this   soldier   thought   it j
not improbable tbat there might be a !
a romance on ahead.
assist the
way.
EVKRKTT L.   WALLACE.
Mr. Wallace has rented bis farm on
Sec. :'ti Frank: a   township   ann    wiil
bave a large -sh- on Mar.^ 6     As   wiH
be seen fro'ti a I in this issue,    h«   offers among other things several cows
I soon to be fresh, a lot of sbeep, farm
' tools, lum' — r. household .roods,   etc.
i sale begins at 10 a. m. and free lunch
poasin . j w.jj )e eervPcj^ Jesse Easlick aaction-
I eer.
U.u 11    Murphy, • r ■
Vice Chairman and Sec'y homer likes.
Chart Co   Chapter Scool Com. |     On Mar. 13 Mr.   Likes   wi!!   bave   a
sale '_ an!e north of CclonviUe and
will offer a gc d lot of stoc.:, tools,
bay and grai.s.   See next week's Sen-
Teacher °bo.jld be interested in. We watt c.ean, healthy
girls and boys.    Wiil \ou   as   parents
teacher    in   every
Notice Of Primary Election
Notice,   is    hereby    given    tbat
a
AMERICAN AUTHORS
nnsy and made sure that she registers j Free Methodist church   snd   Mr
aad votes.    Possibly she maj be   able|LeoJin   tDrn   buy9   the   r)eFoe
to   persuade
who "do uot
oan do something practical just   now I jobD90n property in Vernoo City.    C.
to  help   tbe  boys   to   nave   tbe   best I H    rjamphere    hss   bought   tbe  Joe
home life possible in  wbicb   to  grow | Mnrpby property on State street and
pome   of   tbose  women j deuce oa the corner of /th   and   Pine
care to vote'' tbat tbey j 8treets.    y/, W   Jordan ren_i tbe I. E
»P-
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Elect    Officers    And   Plan   For
The Future
Roe
Tbe local lodge Knignte of Pythias
held a special meeting on Thursday
evening. Feb. 13, on whicb occasion
ajrand •.**_ancellor Commander Jas. P.
Hughes of Grand Rapids was present-
Officers tor the ensuing year were
elected ae follows:
Chancellor Commander, W. H.
Kennedy
Vice Chancellor. Herschel Uslstead
Prelate, Calvin Terwilliger
Keeper of  Records and   Seals  and
Master of Finance, Theron W. Dawson
t_*ifc   Master of Work, Atherton L. Rogers
TJ&r  Master st Arms, Jay Clote
Master of Exchequer, Dr. J. B
Inside Guard, L. M. Sbnmway
Outside Guard, Roy McKinnon
Trustees,   Dr.   J.   B.   Roe,    L.
Thompson.
' Another special meeting will
neld on Mondav, Feb. 24, on which
occasion Grand Chancellor Hughes
aod some other officers of tbe Grand
Lodge will be present to install the
■ew officers. Sapper will be served
aad a general good time bad. Every
member ia earnestly urged to he
present.
Try a classified liner next week.
■
'soon we suppose that basement wiil
I resemble an electric light plant. We
don't like to see Mr Murpby's family
go but Joe says be has tired of that
trip to tbe farm and now proposes to
be on tbe job tbere all the time and
next fail will show us one ottbe finest
bnngalows in Clare county. AH right
Joe, good bye and good lack and we
will all come ont and see your bungalow when completed
H.
be
GEN. WOOD
Bears Testimony To The
Of Prohibition.
Value
General Leonard Wood, speaking
to a joint session of tbe Kansas
Legislature said:
"You gave me a dry couotry in
whicb to train your men. That eliminated 80 to So per cent of the evil
conditions and disease at one etroke.
Alcoholic dissipation gives the Army
and Navy most of tbeir trouble. We
bad none bere, and your men took
their training, lived up to their ideals
and were ready to make tbe supreme
sacrifice. Tbev were taught never to
take tbat uniform wbere tbey could
-not take the women and children of
their families and to come back ae
clean and etrong as tbey started
away. That was tbe ideal pat into
tbe hearts aod souls of yoar men.
Aad tbey lived tbat life."
Robert Elliott.
From Soutbf 4jti SlieriU;-:i Corre^-iuii-iea:
Robert Leo Elliott, son oi James
and Meda Elliott, was born at Honor,
Micb , June 1st, P'9!'. At tbe age of
two years toe family moved to Manistee and afterward to Frankfort,
where be lived till seven years ago.
wben be came with bis father to
Sberidan Twp.
He learned tbe carpenter trade at
au early &_;e, working here witb his
fatber for some time. About two
years ago be went sonth, following
his trade in the army camps. He enlisted at Baltimore. Md., July 7, 1918, j her style.
I tooud yonr address and I am taking
The  Interesting Topic For   The J the opportunity in thanking you  for
ar_e.    i    suppose    you     are    a   Red
Day.
T_e Study Club held a very interesting meeting with Mrs. Bert Greer
on Tuesday and with a good attendance. "American Authors ; was the
general topic for the day and it drew
out some lively discussion. On roil
call each member gave a brief
biography of some author.
Tbe bnsinees meeting took action
on a matter tbat wi'i interest everybody. A committee was appointed
to canvass tbe city in the interest of
tbe scbool library. We understand
the Club ia undertaking aleo to Aid
tbe same cause in a financial way.
The first paper of tbe day was on
Ella Wheeler Wilcox by Mrs. W. H.
Bicknell and it was listened to witb
much interest. She read a Dumber
of tbe   author's   poems   to   illustrate
tine! for full particulars.
St. Nazm, France j -eneral primary Election will be held j a. n. Rogers.
Jan. 14. 1919    jn .he CUy of Clare un tiie 5tb dav of j
Miss Frances VanSicklin March. 1919, for tbe purpose of nomi- I
Farwell, Michigan nating a School Commissioner in  tbe
While looking my toqae   cap   over,   Co-nty of Ciare in the ytate of Micb.
Said election will be beld at the following places. Fir6t Ward over tbe
bose house, Second W'ard in the Odd
I bird Ward in the
City Hall.
Cross worker, as we received tbe caps j Fel)uWB buildiDg
from tbem.    Tbe Red Cross   workers
are doing great  work  over   bere  in
France.
Now Mies VanSicklin this is jast   a
little note acknowledging   receipt  of
tbe safe arrival of the toque   cap,  so
drop me a line in yonr spare time.
From Sgt. J. N   Howsley.
Boy Scout Social.
On Friday evening, Feb. 21, at the
Sberidan town ball, a public demonstration service will be beid by the
boy scouts of Sberidan Following
tbe service a pie social will be given
for tbe benefit of tbe troop. All
ladies are invited to bring cake or
pie. Come and belp the boys of our
community.
;
and received an ho_orabia discharge
in December, returning home soon
after.
Vaccine poisoning developed a
short time after bis arrival home, and
be gradually failed, being confined to
his bed only about ten days prior to j
tbe end, wbicb came peacefully on
Saturday, Feb. 15.
The funeral was held at the M. E.
cburch in Loomis on Monday, con-
| ducted by Rev. Davis of Clare, with
interment ln Loomis cemetery. Six
Khaki clad young men bore tbe body
to its last resting place.
Tbis younp -nan bad won many
friends and will be missed by all.
He leaves to mourn tbeir loss a
father, stepmother, one sister Meda,
one brotber, Russell, and one half-
brother. Max, besides many uther relatives, who will grieve at his untimely decease
Serious Accident.
The child of Mr. and Mra. Pat Battles of Vernon, some six years of age,
bad a narrow escape from deatb laet
week wben tbe buggy lo which the
mother and child were ridina ia some
way overturned and tbe mother fell
on tbe child. It was thought at first
tbat fatal resolta would follow, bat
at last reports tbe child bids fair to
recover.
Mrs. Geo. E. Benner read an interesting sketch of Mary Roberts Rhine
bart and Mrs. L. E. Davy a paper   on
Marie  Corelli   which    were well    received.
The Club were favored by two solos by Mrs. E. A. Anderson, Miss
Gundffcr accompanying, and tbe latter also delighted with an instrumental selection.
Tbe Club will meet again in two
weeks with Mre. Dorsey.
GENEROUS SUM
Contributed To The Red  Gross
The Past aMontb.
Following donations were received
by tbe Clare County Chapter from
Jan. 15, 1919, to Feb. 15, 1P19.
Dance
Redding Township
Elm Grove
West Hatton Liberty Bond
Holmes Kennedy
West Hatton Social
American Eagle
•10.00
9.25
58.55
At
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Friday
0. H. Gould,
Clerk of the City of Clare.
lti-2
A FINE EXAMPLE
Methodist   Church
Morning.
Tbe cbapei exercises of tbe schools
carried out at tbe Methodist cburch
on Friday morning were very interesting and doubtless much appreciated
by all present. We were not present
bnt bear nothing bnt praise of the
manner in which all concerned acquitted themselves. Beside the pupils
and tbose of tbe parents wbo could
attend, tbere was room for only a
very limited number of otbers.
Tbe program as given In our ''Scbool
News" of laat week was carried out
(be whole lasting for about an hour,
when the pupils marched out and
back to tbe scbool house in good order.
We bear special praise of the ''Valentine Play" by tbe klnd.rgarfen
Si on PUP»'8' Bruce Glbbs told tbe story of
Ruth aod Naomi and all joined mi a
patriotic song at tbe close, led bv
Mrs   O'Connor.
5.00
8.29
ii. yo
Boy   Scouts   Show   Promptness
In Business.
On Wednesday of last week we received a telephone order from tbe
Boy Scout organization in Sheridan
to run a liner advertising a social
for tbeir benefit. On Wednesday
afternoon tbev called np to learn how
much the liner would be and Thursday there came a P. O Order from
tbe treasurer to pay it.
Thank you, boys, and   we   want   to
commend you.-   promptness   in  business,
very many might copy with profit
Mr. Rogers has decided to quit
farming and will have a sale f stock,
tools, etc. '4. mile nortb of Farwell
on Marcb I. Fall list in ne*. week's
S-utinel.
FINE ADDRESS
Given By Mrs.   Mudge   Sunday
Evening.
Mrs. Norma Mudge of St. Louis,
Corresponding Secretary of tht State
W. C. T. C, deiiyered an interesting
address at the Methodist cburcb on
Sunday evening to a fair sized audi-
ance. Tbe article concerning tbe
Beer and Wine Amendment in aor.tn-
er column wss written and mostly id
type before vve even heard of Mrs.
Mudge . coi_i-g. Her address wae
largely tatcen np with tbis amendment
and that we must defer til! next
week.
Sbe called attention to tbe belief
on the part of most of our people
that we should never again have a
war.      During    tbe    present      one,
everyone bas had to learn lessons   of
You  show   an   example  tbat I eacrifice and there bas come  to   ns   a
new meaning of the word patriotism-
She   took   up    aud    analyzed    tbe
No Primary  Election.
Isabella county will nave no Primary election this spring. There is no
officer to be nominated in this Primary but tbe scbool commissioner and
Frank E. Morrison is tbe only candidate who filed a petition, so under
tbe law no election is necessary.
Mr. Morrisson is a high class man
and baa been a leader in every movement for tbe betterment of Isabella
county. We hope be may bave a
unanimous election at tbe  polls April
j amendment at some length and urg-
i ed ail voters, especially the women,
to go to the polls and vote against It.
The liquor forces in tbis state she
likened to tbe German nation. Botb
bave been defeated but neither
quered.
con-
TRACTOR SCHOOL
Last Week Interested  Quite
Number.
Mrs. Q. E
1152. (19
Benner Seo'y.
Frank Feighner and Cbae. Malcolm
from Midland visited bere over  Sua-
»ay
Card Of Thanks.
I deeire to moat sincerely tbank all
my good ftiends wbo no liberally contributed to belp me in tbese boors
wben help Is so much Deeded.
Mra. Flora Faugbt
Tbe    "tractor    scbool"     held    by
| Thompeon and Wilkinson and   wbieb
I was in progress as we   went  to press
I last week   was   fairly   well   attended
! and aroused considerable Intereet  ae
we jndge,   Tbe   question  as   to  bow
far the tractor Can be utilized on  tbe
farm is of course a matter of opinion
bat tbe difficulty of securing farm labor renders it Imperative tbat  machinery be utilized ae far aa possible.
Card Of   Thanks.
We desire to tbank all who assisted
us in anyway daring oar recent sorrow and bereavement. W e aleo
tbauk those wbo sent the beautiful flowers.
Mr.   and Mrs. James Elliott
and  Family.
An nouncement.
I   have  finished   my   war work  at
Saginaw and am  back   again  at  tbe
old    stand,   ready   to   greet   my   old-
friends and many new ones.
Grant Terwilliger,
Tbe Harness man.
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Notice.
Merritt Arbor uf Gleaners will bold
a regular meeting Tuesday night,
Peb. ic.  .