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VJbLUME XXVII
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CLARE, MICHIGAN, VeID|^ DECEMBER   2,   1921
NO. 28
*In decent years there has developed
ill -different sections ot the country
Organized community efforts to bring
about the greatest possible degree of
"squaring accounts" during the last
month of the year.   Wherever inaugu-
. rated the plan seems'to be followed
^annually and with increasing success.
\        '{ —o—
^ It simply means to start t,l\e dollars of a community upon>* their
rounds at a speed greater than characterizes their movements during the
year; The payment of the little bill
you bwe A enables him to relieve his
mindj and that of B by settling the
Uttle? account due the latter.
—o—
This idea does not mean that your
credit is fn question because you are
invited   to   pay   up   during   suc}i   a
G$f ULPiTS TO iFEm 0F THANKSGIVING     •
OBSERft&S. SUNDAY!   ATF™»™
Clergy of §tate Wii! Help Campaign^ of Publicity
The pulpits^'Of* Michigan on Sunday
next, Decemlw 4 will stress the im-
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portance   of   u\o   sale, of   Christmas
seals to help'tfie big program of the
Michigan Tuberculosis association.
The church Of today realizes that a
gospel of health is as necessary as a
gospel for the soul, and no batter time
can be found ihan the Christmas, season to put into practical use a ministry of healing,.
Dr. J. C. Wflljts, of St, Joseph, pres-
Deriod.    It is simply the closing 0f | jLc](fu ,of the Michigan State Sunday
«»«. *hr,«i.-D  „,„i on that nil mav start I Sc'"00' association, in a statement tn
The   Residents   of   Freeman
Township Celebrated ThanKs-
Giving Day
The residents of Freeman township,
celebrated Thanksgiving ,Day by dedicating their fine new town hall with
a bountiful feast and a very appropriate program, consisting of songs,
recitations and speeches. Tho total
number in attendance was estimate!
at considerable more than a hundred
persons. '
Tho hall was plenty large en<*)ugh to
accommodate this number, as the size
of' the building is twenty-eight by
forty feet, with a full basement underneath, completely equipped with , a
large spacious dining room, kitchen,
etc. It was the intention of Tony
Achard,. supervisor, and the members
of the township* board and advisors
WILL «
LAW
District W. tQ. T., U.i to Meet fn
Farwell December? and 8
The Tenth District v£'0, T U. comprised of tlie unions' iJ&eev*r.il --oun-
ties will -hold its aun*)!^! oonven tion
in   Farwell" at'  th-o^Cpiigrei-atjoiiai
COWHHOT TREE
FOR CHRISTMAS
Being Made for Celebration of Annual Festival
STATE INCOME
TAX APPli
ED
There is no better time than Christmas for a community to get together,
when the spirit of the Christ child is
abroad in the land- • As a Christian
nation   and   community   that   rever-
church, Wednegildy jptfahuisiiay of ences the divine it is quite fitting to
next week, Deifenibej'. "fi'sad 8. Thio thus remember the angelic song that
convention hrlzzs -lanfpoua visiting J flrst Christmas morning of Peace on
delegates into our rqid», 'frim all the; Earth, Good Wiil to Man.
attendant possibilities-*£,o\ti- people! Realizing the importance of all this,
properly impressing' twj'm wu.li the j *V- Ineeting was called for last Monday
(largeness   of   heatt^ol^Uba  Farwel'i * evening at the residence of Mrs, Wm.
Chambers of Commerce and retail
business men in all parts of the
country have become interested in
"Pay-Up-Week," the object of which
is to have delinquent customers pay
their bills or to make arrangements
for- further extension of credit.
In Emporia, Kan.; Atlanta, Ga., and
Norwalk, Ohio, the merchants say
that so successful were results during
"Pay-Up-Week" that they are consid
There is not a liner built or better
equipped township hall in Cla*"e
county. The walls of the building are
of cement block construction, t'.:e
floor of the auditorium is of ha-.*d
maple; there are voting booths, a
raised platform for entertainers, a
large number of comfortable chai-s
the books, and so that ail may start I .
thf new year with a clean slate.        jthe Michigan Tuberculosis association
_0_ j save an idea of the manner in which; to make the hall plenty large enough
That feeling of shame or hesitancy jmany Michigan pastors feel Qbout it., for community uses for a good many
t& meet the fellow you owe is ro-pvlliIe he is not presuming to speak j years to come. These men deserve
moved bv this annual adjustment, and i for tlle pastors of die stats, Dr. Wil-|tl*e highest praise for their excellent
he and you can wish each other alIits' opinion is felt to be representa-1 judgment in the style of the building,
Merry Christmas and 'pappy Newi*tlve oi that of aIa*rSQ majority of min-j tie arrangement and equipment
Year more cheerfully if the little lstG»'s throughout Michigan. .
financial differences between you "It is a pleasure for me," his state-
have been .-adjusted. meat rea^s' "to endorse the activities
*  Q_ of the Michigan Tuberculosis associa-
' tion. I have known much of their
work in the past and I am sure that
all men and women should enlist in
the asociation to-help stamp out this
dread plague." j and the hall is well lighted by twelve j open for guests.   Say—"-Ii
Tho Christmas seal Sunday will be {largo reflector  lamps.    With a  few (she  will  tell tho prop
people.
'An  interesting* p:'Og*!j
prepared,    replete   *wit
thought, and we slvfiiU
iiiassfe, pack the holipe,
visiting friends that'Paj
on the map, wben it (•(
elation.   M&iJ, \vomEj? -ii
And much of intoi'.ei'tP
Roben of Big Rapids wj
throughout, "and  wjth,
tion of several visH&fg".
evening session, Wj&dni
given over tcj. an openJ
discussion of law enfor-c
in which Mrs.'-RobCtt sy
thority.    Remember t!i<j
—stay throughout, and
pie  just telGphpnefceni
have thrown away.-youjf
time, and  that your ,til
held  in connection with  the Christ-! finishing touches yet to be added fioj Do this now,
mas seal sale that began last Thurs-1 total cost of the hall and equipmeit!
day and that will close on Christmas j will  reach   a  total   of  approximately j Wednesday Hv
Day.   Every minister in the state has! 53.000.00 # A„„„„.
been asked by personal letter by the!    Promptly   at   twelve   o'clock   thoj10-0° a- m^-Dei Often*
Michigan Tuberculosis nsaneiation tot sumptuous community Thanksgiving
ering making -the event .an annual one,1 bring the need of activity against tu- dinner was ready. One look at the
on their calendars. bercuiosis to the attention of his ton-1 bountiful   spread   before   you   world
'■    —o—, ! grogation. convince the most skeptical that the j
Enlightenment upon the ravages of I women of Freeman township have no
the   White   Plague,   prevention   and
means  of cure  scientifically carried
yl)e present
I'Co-opera-
;ymen, the
iy, will be
extended
Jent, a line
Its with a-i-
^tes—come
fewell pe>
that you
sy for the
is wide
nany, and
^.•committee.
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In Emporia the retail merchants
conducted an eleven-day advertising
campaign to acquaint the public with
the novel Idea of "Pay-Up-Week."
Space was used in the newspapers to
educate the*, public to the value of
credit. »
f;      -0-
Just now5t Ji%p^ien«. that dollars .are
.not as pfeKfifal' aa- thsyv vr.&ie I&. tfrq
recent yeans, but the shortage Is not
confined to any one "class ol citizens.
If EVERYBODY in EVERY COMMUNITY who could possibly do so
would pay the little debts they owe
 ;,.»
Seating of Convention
Roll Call,of Officers.' -
Appointment of Commit1
Report of Unions to be
local president.
superiors when it comes to th'e fine
art of cooking,    There were turkey, Report of Credential i,
out, tup indeed necessary, and pulpit j dll2k and chickfen galore, luscious PO-j^^?*°ilf°"Ke's
and pVcss are joining hands in giving  tatoes aad other vegetables, cranberry! Adjournment,
that knowledge.   The following inci- sa*jCe-  d-ressing,  pumpkin and  apple
dents well illustrates what education p^s,-cakes,  cheese, pickles,  cookies
will do, and also,what results ,when and delicious coffee and fep-^vith real
an^ndiyidu^'lusl^ -}n being, .wjllinfri 1S^P-'" U. W. ^^B^ foy
taSSJ Nov. 28,Two families wereR siiti^s ^. the table to feedjhe
living side by side in the .upper penin-
1 large crowd.    Members of the Free.
Wednesday Aft
1:30—Devotionals  -	
„—.^__——Mrs. L;
Solo-—L—— ^—Mr
H.  Bicknell.    All  the  religious   and
has  been j c.vie organizations had been request- j
fcod    foxier   to   send   representatives   and   a;
urn out en-{goodly number responded.   After dis-,
shew these' cussion   ot   the   matter   from   many!
11 is reall/ i -angles   ft  was  decided   to go  ahead!
|3 to apprG-J aud make the necessary arrangements,
'children all- ^Dti tho following were elected as of-
■8. Stella B. j fleers   to   put   this   line   proposition
across. ,
President—Wm. H, Caple.
Secretary—Mrs. Stella Lampman.
Treasurer—Geo, Collins.
The    following    committees    were
selected:-
Program—-Mrs. C. A. Reading.
Master of Ceremonies—C. B.  Milberry.
Music—Mrs. A. E. Mulder.
Tree   and   Lighting■—Al.   Wellman
and Fred Joslin.
Decorating—-Mrs. Norris Elden.
Finance and Purchasing—Mrs. W.
H. Caple.
Publicity—C,   B.   Milberry   and   H.
McKerring.
Christmas Welfare—Jas. S. Bicknell
•r-     i and Lawrence Jackson.
^Mae Hall j    a   special   committee   of   Messrs,.
< j Caplo and McAllister was appointed J
I to consider the best time and place.!
j Those gentlemen have decided upon j
ad by each j Friday evening, December 23, on Mc-j
Ewan street in front of Jas, Tfttman's
store.
. All who wish to 'contribute to thfe
worthy enterprise iu sums of 25 cents,
and up may leave same with the treasurer, Mr. Collins or Mrs. Wm. H.
Ciple. ;Jfit of donors will be puh-
flishdd Jn the. Jpqal pdaeirs.   -All whtf
Reynolds
,y; Davis
.iftt-rfVF'P
Union
Trf&$fo^^totoii<&
'      °™Tc7o*r^««nJ"t™-fc^# a- n   'mpn Ladies' Aid society and the locn   **>P«
aula. The State Department of Health-„ ...    .„ eharee of t-10 Paper
has their names on its file in Lansing,1^    °    Za ?      7    •    fl    Li Mrs Jnnp^  Dire
°   dinner and much praise is due these I   . ■ aiTS- Jones, ciare
.   >, r,. >h}^   vr™,01*   leav6 same at tho 'CduHef ofifici
Demonstration. „B|g Rapids Union; . A„ commUtees and workers are„re
Special Music,
•Mal-Nutrltion" '__	
'T.ic3ted to meet Monduy evening next,
|at 7:30, at the residence of Wm. H. i
but the law prevents the publication i
of names of persons who have been1
reported  to the state department as!
ladies  for  their very  successful  ef
forts.
Discussin.
j Music—Second and Third Grade Chil-i
their  neighbors,  and  do  it between
•now and January 1, they wotild find
the local merchants in better humor! [X'culous0 7orT^ZZsTTt^     At last aU were ^ ^ "bout two;    dren.
to  extend  credit next year when  >t, ™^ct£™„":^a%™*     ,"   o'clock Master of Ceremonica. Frank'"The   Mothers'   Convention" - Miss
may be needed, and one of the chie ,^^    ^   the^ reTnames a e' M-  Baker'  bounced   that the  p-o-J    Babcock's S. S. Class.  Mrs. Stella
reasons  would   come   from   the   fact, *ai™elc1' tnou^ »«f re^ names ate) gmm would begin. Rev. Wm. Hickoik|    B. Roben, state vice-president,
' Caple, cornor of McEwan and Seventh
streets.
SADIE PALIViER-BUCKNER   j
that they had been enabled to pay
THEIR bills because other debtors
had liquidated.
not that.
The father
of the Boynton family'
load with prayer. Then Merritt Finch, j Memorial Hour.
The  farmer never
,     . .       an old pioneer of the townsbin, was;      Mrs. F. H. Clark, Colemm
was   pronounced   by  state  physician  introtluced for the -purpose of giving' Question Box Mrs. Chase, Bay City
to have tuberculosis.   On the advice !a brief history of the township from! Adjournment.
its earliest days down to the present; WednSsday Evening
asks  for  credit! of llis £amll>v Physician, and influenced
Sadie Palmer was bom in Farwell
August 31, 1S75, and died at her home
in Clare about 2 a. m. November 22,
1S21, aged 45 years, two months and
21 days. While she has been in poor
health for some time back, she has
been faithful to her household duties,
unless he needs it, and the economic! °>. the tuberculosis educational eam-ith;)e    Mr# m   h, wy7n-i7:30-Music.
breakdown since the war makes  it Pa.gns he went to>a sanatorium There, tpresUng ana in8tructive.   Joseph F. 1Community Singing.
evident  that  he  may  have  to  seek) he became much_ improved and left af- f Bowler> of Ciare( XoUowed with a fine! Bevotionals Rev. B. W. Davis 1unt!l Viite recently, when she went to .
•such  accommodations  frequently  un-1 ter a year with information and train-, address.    His oration sank deep ii to! "Law Enforcement"  Ann   Arbor   to   the   hospital,   where)
til the world finds its balance and the   n? which have enabled him to live at the hearts o£ th   audlence> aXi/many\ Mrs. Stella B.TTob:>n     "'       ' ",-''    -'"    '
things we eat bring to their producers home w.thout endangering the lives  a silent tear was shed M he dej)lcteJ f special Music,
-not only the cost of their production of hw WIfe and two children.    Mrs.; in ve h,    languaEP  the HacrijLaw Enforcement Discussion by Rev.
3mt also a reasonable profit. *V ^^^^'JteSS,-10  floeB  that h*d  been  »^  in  OTclCT '     C> B" MUbw^ Clare' Re"' McSS
,       -f" ,., -  i -S,   Z?h'"°m fff °f, tu*erc»l08«-  that people might have the privilege :     Coleman, Rev, Whitney, Farwell.
The merchant who buys on credit is j has. by the_ aid of her husband's ad-j of gathering together, as they had in * Collection.
expectedlo meet his bills under the j vice so taken care of herself that she! VT^mar3; town "half on "this" Thani:s-^ Benediction.
^ ^„„,i „„„„   This compels him j has never developed the disease in ac-1 giVjng   Day   0f   uti       a„„    *,ri,.,-,i. i
terms agreed upon. This compels him i nas never cieveiopea tne nisease in ac-; giving   Day   ot   1921      Asa   AJdrich
to keep his credit good at the bank five form, as would almost inevitably' superintendent     of     the    Harris in'-
in case he must borrow to pay those! have  been   the  case  in  the natural j sci100jSi then gave a ver„ lnterestin'(r' '
bills.    During  the   same   period   the | course of events.   There children are! talk on the community idea as it      '
farmer finds its necessary to borrow, j today both well and happy. i
rRI.COUNTY    W.   C.    T.    U.
failing   to   be   helped,   she   return,'-.!
ho'.ne, since which time she has h\~:\
confined to the bed until death shortly brought relief. *
She grew to womanhood in Farwell,:
\ graduating from high school in 1S94, j
teaching school for five years, then I
becoming assistant in the posit office!
, for three years, where she was still |
m!i«   I working when married to E. E. Duek-j
j being   rapidly   developed
CONVENE THURSDAY MORNING
as it is | Mps-   F<   H_   CIarki  presidjng
the merchant also finds his cash* re-1 The father of the pkir'fiield family, | ^"unit^d Stat^' I^eniark?'^i* *' ^^^^rv"^-;- |in building the Clare high school. Mrs.
ceipts insufficient to meet his bills living not an eighth of a mile distant, to the point and were well vCO„ivod < p""-^V"^"rf^r' L' M- Whitney f Buckner was certainly a faithful and
and he must seek loans.   The neces-; was also  declared  tuberculous.   (And I by the people present. j ^.^ ^fSSs ! ^oted wife and mother, and besides
After the two speakers of the day;Soj0 'Mr_ p,      p„iipr!tlle husband to mourn her loss, is one
had finished their pait of the progTrmjpap;;3rH;;v"ca'n"Ve Women SSt S daUBhter« Ruth' her mother' MrS'
the following were introduced in the | Help to Enforce the W-Clare Chaa' Palmer' two brother8' Geor^
way   of   a  delightful   surprise:    Mrs.j    union
.songs;  -Mrs.   Wilna  Report of National Convention.. ..
Sterling, Jennie Coyne, j     . Mrg> ^^
The neces- j was also  declared  tuberculous,
sity for borrowing is always greatest this  is  not an  imaginary case;
the*
•when prices are lowest, hence the de
Sirability of paying as promptly as
■possible.
POST OFFICE CLERKS PASS
plain facts are on record at Lansing.) j
But Mr. Fairfiield refused treatment.!
In fact both he and his wife refused]
several  times to go to a sanatorium, J Dave   Stirling
though   it  was  evident after a time j Achard, Mrs.
ner, November 24, 1903, a promising
young contractor, who is now engaged
wrr,v  ,-■■..,-  cvAMiwATinw!that both had the disease'   Three °*j Orley   Baker   and   George   Cosgrove,! Ileport of Resolution Committee.
VERY  FINE EXAMINATION! their eleven children died aa infants, j quintette;   O.   D.,   Mrs,   and   Master, Adjournment.
three died from communicable diseas-! White, song; Hans Christensen, song;      Remember these dates and plan to
es which found them physically weak, j Oliver   Campbell,   song;   Mrs.   John attend.
and the remaining five have tubercu-1 Bums, reading; phonograph selection,
losis in either incipient or advanced j etc.   Freeman township has plenty of
stages-  Mr. Fairfield himself lias now, talent  in  the  entertainment line  as
died, and there i.§ np hope for saving j this portion of the exercises readily
the mother's lite, proved.
In the face of this contrast, can As a fitting climax to the many en-
there tie any question of the value of joyments of the occasion, the ladies
more health education, asks the Mich- J of the   township   presented  to   Mrs.
Examiner Wilkinson of Grand Rapids called at the local post office Friday, Nvember 18 for the purpose of
•conducting examination on the efficiency of the clerks as to the location
■of all, post offices in Michigan. The
standing of the clerks is as follows:
Marjorie Jackson, 743 offices, 100
l>er cent, correct.
Earl  Dwyer, 743  offices,  99.86
centcent. correct.
Earl Tupper, 614 offices, 99.83
cent correct.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
per
per
I Will be at the Citizens State Bank
every Saturday from December 10' lo
January 7, to receive taxes for Sheridan Township.
J. D, Clute, Treasurer.
•""» NOTICE 1
Hereafter anyone caught enterjhg
the schoolhouse of Randall District
No.   4   at  improper   hours,   or
who
igan Tuberculosis asociation. 0 Tuber
culosis feeds on ignorance.
I Wilma Achard a beautiful china dish,
| a token of the high esteem in which
she is held by her co-workers in their
great   endeavor   to   make   Freeman
MT. PLEASANT LODGE | township one of the most enviable in
PUTS ON DECREE iw-nlcl1 t0 live in t,lis world.   In this
BIG LEGION TIME
ON FRIDAY EVENING
Annual Meeting of Larmon Po§t fig,
128., With Supper
This Friday evening the annual
meeting of Larmon Post of the American Legion will be held and a time
long to be remembered is promised
noble work the men, too, come in fori the"veterans_ot the Great War".
Rebekah Lodge degree team came i degree, to put Freeman township on
over and gave the work to eight can-j the map is Tony Achard, who is de-
didates, Tfig staff of 36 memfiers cer- serving of great credit for higj. untir-
jtainly knew how to put on the work
*and words of praise were heard expressed by the many who were privil--
I eged to see it done.
It was a red letter evening for the
Clare lodge and one long to be remem-
I bered.    After   initiation   a   bountiful
.._.   .   _.    ,--».. supper was served to which everyone' make their home, but good old Fres-
inoiests the property of  the  school, did  ample  justice.   About 14Q  were 1 m*a*n   will   always   have  the   largest
will he prosecuted to the full extent present and all felt as if they had been ■ Vooxa >n their hearts,
of the law. well repaid for coming and departed1
By Order of for their homes in the wee sma' hours
„ SCHOOL pOARD.   | of the morning.
ing work in behalf of the township;
[ his continual boosting for good roads,
; the new to\vn hall and all local 1m-
I provemehta, He indirectly shares in
the honor bestowed upon his faithful
spouse. Tills genial couple are moy-
i ing to  Clare  where they will  soon
Union meets with Mrs.
land.'
C. Suther-
Veterans in this locality whose names
the Post has been able to get. Remember, Jack, if you were one of the
boys who backed the colors in '17 and
'18 and you did not get a card, come
any\yay and We w4H see ygy h.a-ve a
good time,
All'eligible ladies who can spare the
time are requested to call at the K. of
P. hall in the afternoon and help in
the arrangement for the evening.
Thank you.
LARMON POST.
j of Farwell, Frank of California, and
two sistws, Mrs. Hattie Campbell of
(West Springfield, Pa„ and Mrs. Grace
i Smith of Flint, most of whom were
present to comfort her in the last
hours, and by many other relatives
and devoted friends.
Mr, Buckner's sister, Mrs, Gladys
Bhrenberger and Mrs. Myrtle Buckner
Were present to help him in his hour
of sorrow.
The funeral services were conducted
at the Farwell Gonsr-gg^tippal" church
Wednesday, ^ovenil)er"'23, at 3 P- m.,
under auspices of the Eastern Stars,
Rev. Whitney officiating, and with
local Masons as pall bearers,. The remains were buried beside a daughter,
Beyrl, who died some years ago.
Floral offerings were unusually beautiful, and silent testimonials of the
high esteem in which the friends held
the departed.
BARBER-L00MIS
Mrs. Wm. H. Bicknell is spending
a few a&ys in Lansing this week.
Assessing   Officers  Indorse
Movement, Want Covert .
Law Repealed
Lansing, Mich,, Nov, 30,—The in
come tax amendment to be voted
upon next November was indorsed by
assessing Bfficers representing more
than half the counties of the state,
after a short debate during Wednes.
day's 'session of the conference called
by the special legislative tax investigation committee.
The resolution indorsing the amendment was proposed by Meivin Mc-
Pherson, of Kent county. It was
jgpposed' aS not a proper subject foi
the conference to consider ))y Al. G,
Peterman, of Calumet, who pointed
out that it is not the function of the
conference to make recommendations
on subjects that are before the people for determination.
Want Covert Act Repealed.
Repeal of the Covert road law was
almost unanimously proposed, assessors contending that it is responsible
for a large increase in taxation
throughout the state. Mr. Mcpherson
said one township in Kent eounty was
compelled by too generous construction of Covert roads to spread ?10 on
each ?1,QO0 of property this year.
The proposal made by Johri C
Nagel, of Detroit, that the state equalization be made in October, was defeated. His plan for separate assess-]
ment of lands and buildings also was
voted down,
A proposal to get all Intangible personal property onto the tax rolls by
providing that it shall' be taxed only
one->half of one per cent each year was
unanimously approved. In order to
make certain that this reduction in
the tax rate on such property will result in its discovery and taxation, the
conference proposed that all owners
of personal property be required td
file sworn statements of their holdings each year.
Would Limit Mill Tax.     -
The increase in the amount derived
from the ^mlll tax this year by "the
jturancoilep-u; because) -oi .thg raising\
of" fhT val«ati«riii-a*-the"»'ilate- Jtvill-beJ
impossible in the future if the Iegis-~
lature adopts the conference suggestion that the mill tax he fixed for two
years on tna basis of the equalization
made "previous to the ineeting of the
legislature.
It has been claimed by many members of the legislature that they would
not have increased the university appropriations to the extent they did
if they had known that-jfiction of the
board of equalization would also increase the amount derived from the
mill tax. The board, on the other
hand, equalized the state at a lower
figure than it had intended, because
ii. did not desire to be placed in the
position of making appropriations for
the unversity and college.
Plan Other Conference.
A proposal that municipally owned
public utilities be taxed was rejected.
The conference voted, however, in
favor of taxation pf private schools
that are operated for gain.
The suggestion that local assessing
officers be appointed by the tax commission instead of being elected as
at present was unanimously rejected.
A plan to increase the value of
household goods exempted from taxation, so that $1,500 of such goods will
be tax exempt, was approved.
At a meeting of the legislative taxation committee, after the close or Hie
conference, it was announced that a
second conference will be held at Marquette, December IS and 16, and a
third at Grand Rapids, January 18 and
19. The committee will also hold
meetings here almost continuously to
confer with the leaders of the. Grange,
Farmers' clubs, GleajiM'S, Farm
Bureau, Michigan Manufacturers' -association, MtyJiigan Real Estate association, Bankers; ass.ocia.tio.i'u investment bankers, p.ubUQ utilities, building
and loan associations, and other
clashes regarding recommendations
for change^ in the present tax laws.—
Detroit Free. Press.
Mr, Orla F, Barker, and Miss, Mildred % I#otr--,is, were united in h*W\
riPLge Wednesday,. Noyemb§r 2§*&t at
the Methodist pai'snage, the pastor,
Rey, Davis officiating. The Courier
joins with their many, friends in extending -congratulations.
SUPPER AT ARTHUR TOWN HALL
A plate supper will be served at Arthur Town Hall Friday evening, December 9. Everybody come. Proceeds
for the Church,
LADIES GUILD WILL HOLD
A SALE DECEMBER 1QTH
Tlie Ladies' Guild vfi.l? told a sale
December 16. EWJf member is required tq n^ake an apron, to.wel or
soma othar article that will be salable. Eyery membe/ La also required
to make on%or more holders.
On W^dn.egdayt-the 14th, a shower
will be held at the home of tlie presidents Mrs, H. Sutison, 105 West Seventh ati'QQt, when a program and
lunch will be the order of the day.
Every member come..
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Mrs. Stevens will be at the Citizens
State Bank every afternoon except
Monday to receive, taxes.
Arthur T. Stevens, Treasurer
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i Michigan News
J    Tersely Told
Adrian—Michigan will exp"end |16f,-
000 on repairs for the State Industrial
School for Girls here. A better' water
supply will be made available for flre*
fighting purposes.
Big Rapids-^George Riebow fa in
a critical condition as the result of
injuries received when his clothefi
were caught in a corn shredder. His
left side was lacerated.
Cheboygan—'Hughey Witham told
officers, when they confiscated his
still that he drank six gallons of
home-made whisky in one week. He
is at the Cheboygan County farm convalescing.
Monroe—Charged with committing
a serious offense against two Monroe
girls, 13 and 16, Clarence Neidig, 32,
laborer, of this city, pleaded not guilty
in justice court and was bound over
to the circuit court.
Port Huron—Charles Cole, 74, ' of
Fremont township, Sanilac countyr
was burned to death when his farm
residence was destroyed by flr».
Neighbors were unable to save him.
He was alone in the house.
Reed City—Jack Washburn, Grand
Rapids, on parole, was arrested bf
Sheriff W. H. Echlin "of Reed City for
the burglary of. a store. The sheriff
declares he found goods stolen frofflj
thf; store in Washburn's room.
Owosso—Carl Hall Dewey, foraeq
director of the Greater Owosso ban*.
and prominent in music circles ia
Michigan for a number of years, h*»
been chosen director of the newly OX]
ganized 119 th field artillery hand, lq
Lansing.
Lansing—Approximately 175,000 cafi
tificat.es of title have been issued tci
motor vehicle owners by the depart-i
ment of state. There are la. th«
neighborhood of 500,000 car owner*
who must secure certificates hofor^
next July.  ■     « •   .        :*
Grand Rapids—George   W.   Merri»
man, private banker of Hartford, who ■
closed his bank to avoid * run, 1
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his debtB aT^rr.fO
Kalamazoo—The first $tep "ia th.*,
merging of the Kalamazoo-Woodbury;
line With the Michigan Central cAmfli
with the abandonment of the Hastlam
Station on the Chicago, Kalamazoo ^
Saginaw railroad. All trains will M
run into the Michigan Central SUtloaj
at Hastings. \
Lansing—The meeting at Battta
Creek, Dec. 20-23 oi state directors ofj
physical education has heen approved
by the United States Commisslonor ot
Education Tigert, and the governor^
of Mississippi, Missouri and WeBt Virginia have written Gov. GroesbecJc.
naming representatives.
Grand Rapids—Waite Aaczkowskl,
administrator of the eatate of Stanley.
Racakowski, has filed a declaration in
Circuit court in a $30,000 damage ac*
tion against Irving J, Bailey, aB a
result of the death of Stanley, aged
5. said to have been run down by
Bailey's automobile April. 23.
Iron Mountain.—J. J. Dyer, assistant attorney, of New York, is here
looking for heirs of Louis Nelson, who
diod in New York and left an estate
of ?100,000. Nelson was a lumberman
in this district in 1870. It Is believed
his mother and brother are in the
Upper Peninsula or Northern,. Wiscoa^
sin. I
Saginaw—Mrs, Evangeline G. Tefft,
Saginaw County school commissioner,
the first w^man to be elected to suca
AS oiSce is Michigan, has resigned,
effective Nov. 30, and will enter the
attendance department of the Detroit
Board of Education. She has held
her present office two and one-half
years.
Bad Axe—At a gathering of 200
local business men, 90 per cent Republicans, Joseph Fremont, Democrat,
and postmaster here for seven years,
was unanimously endorsed for another
term. Three prominent Republicans
had been mentioned for the place.
This action is, unprecedented in thia
atrongly Republican center.
Lansing—The state' prison commission was authorized to meet at Marquette soon in an effort to finally settle and put on a going basis the business of the branch prison there. The
books of the institution, are now in
the process of a, thorough auditing.
The industries will be checked and
new systems will be installed.
Port Huron—Whether the bathing
privileges of the St. Clair river at
Point Duchene are exclusively for visa
of the colony of Detroiters who own
river front property, or taay be used
by "backiotters," is the problem before Circuit Judge Harvey Tappan.
Suit has been brought by Frances Eby
for the "back lottery'* agalnat Henry
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