1922-03-03; Clare Courier

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Volume XXVII
CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIPAY, MA$CH 3,   1922
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THE PUBLIC UTILITY
Is a Hazard Which
Must Yield Such a
Profit as Will Insure
Against Unavoidable
Losses.
iHOW TJ) CARE FOR
OUR DAMAGED TREES
There has ben in recent years a
growing sentiment for the public ownership of all public utilities. In many
instances the agitation has been justified because of the attitude of the
management of such utilities toward
the public, either as to charges or arrogance. In other Instances the agitation Jias come from tho^e who extract, much joy from the privilege of
"jiuxi). ing" on corporations and great
business enterprises. '
Correspondent   Speaks   From
Years Experience,
23
.     Whether; public ownership  of rail-
;- roads, telegraph, telephone, light and
. power companies shall  ever become
•  the policy of the country there has
been much acomplished by the agitation.   It is becoming quite the common thing for'a railroad clerk to say
"Thank you" when you buy a railroad
ticket jor pay a freight bill.   Conductor's and trainmen are rapidly acquiring "the habit of giving a patron a civil answer when asked a question.
I have been ah unwilling witness of
the desolation brought to Michigan
homes by the wholesale destruction
of fruit trees in the sleet storm February twenty-first, second and third,
1922. '        ■_. . • ;
As new planting involvea delay Oi
crop, the question of how far the old
stubs remaining may be utilized to
patch out production of a home sup
ply, may be of interest. The long continued bending of the limbs and
boughs of trees will have a tendency
to so disintfegrate the natural elastic
ity of the wood that it will not be able
to return to its normal position.,(The
limbs will remain bent, no doubt, fo:
EX-SERVICE MEN NEED
ADEQUATE HQSPITAUZftlON
Federal  Provision  Requested
For Those Suffering From
Mental Diseases
The conference of the neuropsychta-
tric specialists which concluded their
discussions on February 14th forwarded their recommendations to Col,
Charles R. Forbes, director of the U.
S. Veterans' Bureau, today. The report of the committee states that the
foremost consideration is the adequate federal provision for the hospitalization of ex-service men suffer-j
ing from mental diseases. They state
that, the vocational training of these
men will fail if a system of federal!
hospitalization  does  not exist where!
NINETY PERCENT^;
TREES CAN1 BE* SAVED
Prof. Buttrick of M. A. 0. Gives Rules
To Preserve
That with expert treatment 90 pot*
cent of the injured trees? of Clare can
be saved is the -iieer§ig report of
Prof. P. L. Buttr'cli of the- forestry department of tho Mic'rtigajn Agricultural College, who with members of the
"City Council made a slinky of the situation here Thursday.   "'
Prof. Buttrick caiiieh-T-e from Ihe
college at the request of tha City Council which realized that if1), he. natural
beauties of Clare shodecb-ti't-ets were
to be preserved and.ihe v&vnges of the
recent sleet storm-V'eregW?; the advice, of an expo'v-t" wouldy1 be'needed
WISE TOWNSHIP RESIDENT
..IS GALLED WREWARD
Mrs. Herman Krienke Departs
.' This Life at Home in Herrick. Was True Christian
Throughout Life.
LIGHT AND POWER POLES
WILL GO OFF MAIN ST.
Such Is Desire of Citizens and Companies Will Assist.
That the telephone, light and power question is a live one -following
last week's storm with its wholesale!
PRICE OF LIVESTOCK
FALLING OFF IN STATE
$53 Average   Price of Cows
Horses $94- per Head.
  , c'.- •
The   annual   live   stock   ostimates,
crippling of service,  was'evident in I based  upon  reports received from a
Hi-    Ic-o-Q   n..™.!.-™    ~«    -' — ' '   '* '
the large number of citizens who met
it is now nine days since the bending, they can be treated and where ind'-j
began and how far nature will be able
to restore the wood fiber to normal
vidual care and study can be provided.  On the basis of this fact, the, con-
Telegraph and telephone companies
have become so cognizant of the existence of the public as to write very
polite letters soliciting business. Some
of them actually spend money
Prof,- Buttrick "arrived here "jiiursday
for   that   purpose. i     ;" •
The advice that is gi**-»i tho house-
halder is to get expert^sfilslancu in
pruning the trees, or if that U too ex.
i '■ "~-> "" i nensive   to do the work.-Hccording to
cell relation is problematical.  Certain [ ference recommended that it was ofj-      f0-n_winK rules <*'-yoi by Prof Buf-
it is the fruit tree will not survive  paramount importance that such bene- J   ". . fa '- i'v.
bent in imitation of the weeping wll- ficiaries be cared for in special gov-1  rlc  * .      !V
low. Everything nature can do will be  ernmeut operated hospitals. The corn-
done to turn bud and leaf skyward,  mictee estimated 'that 12,000 neuropsy-
The question of how far and in what j chlatric cases will be hospitalized .be-
manner she can be- aided is ours to j fore the "peak of this hospitalization
answer.   Pruning, severe drastic and  load"   is   reached;     3,950   additional
dangerous, is before us.  The horticul-' beds fshould be provided as soon as
tural - departments   of   the   different  possible pending the establishment of
state schools of agriculture have for  such  special hospitals.   The commit-
years advocated cutting close up  to  teb estimated that the cost of provid-.w__  .,____,  _lu.hti.-ji; Wuih  ..
the trunk of the branch or'-limb cut I Ing ihe 3,950 beds for immediate use) w_u Spjjt off and destroy b|rk.
and parallel with the mother limb or'in  new hospitals and in addition to      -   „ .      j   broken out cut back to
(the trunk as the case may be.  These < existing   hospitals   is   approximately I nea'rest   KOod s'j_ed   nranch    "making
„dv_rt|SCh00ls havi- also a<3vised the use of; $10,000,000. It was strongly urged that j slantin    cut M  that ^ater -Vill not
Z111 .Unseed oil and lead to protect wounds»the  allocation  of  funds  made  avail-1    nlr .„*_ _,--,■,*„„.„,„,,, >.,„ „-,„,
ir ser-ii-pj. __.  *—    •—...      » .. .....
1. Prune injured b'rane"-&5 back to
the main branch. Don't .{leave stubs
Sticking out. >
2. Make clean saw cutswbon't use
axe. J>
_. 3. Don't injure bark,     I  -
4. Cut broken branches off some distances from main branch! then trim
off stubs, otherwise fallinta branches
At the home of her daughter, Mrs.' *n K- of p- haU Tuesday afternoon
Alfred Marxhausen, of Herrick, Mon-'™"' " "' 	
day morning, one o'clock, occurred
tho death of Mrs. Herman Krienke,
after many months,of illness.
The deceased was a highly respect-
This was in response to the initiative
taken by the Mayor and the Council,
cooperating with the Chamber of Commerce.
President Caple called the meeting
ed and esteemed citizen of" Herrick,!10 order antl Presented,the purpose
Wise Township, and was well ac-!of the gathering. The first question"
quainted in church circles, both in jclealt with was the trimming of the
Clare and Herrick, being a faithful sha<le trees*, «uite a number spo.ee
member and worker in the local Luth-1 on the iwestlon and upon motion the
eran church' i wllole matter was placed in the hands
The   funeral   was   held   from   the!o£ the cit^ Council.   It was also vot-
Luthcran  church in  Clare.  Thursday j ^ to urge all to cooperate with the
SIS affords3toTTS a__ ttSactorv! |e£t f »runi^'   Both of «»•« P™*' »«• * the passage Of any legislation
vice affords for rapid ana satisractory (tlceg ha_e be_n discreditad jn my 0Vr.n . ,n th_ present _ongress that the j.__.
j practice, and in the practice of others j pitallzation   of   insane   beneficiaries
comunicatlon.
yer and light companies man1
test real pleasure at the receipt of a
signed   contract   calling   for   service
Jhay be in such hard luck as to be
unable to pay his bill on the dot. The
general attitude bids fair to become
really human. They*aro entitled to
know that the public appreciates the
display of these very desirable traits.
should be given priority.
Contract Hospital
The committee stated that  it was
for 23 years past. Last summer I saw
[•the first mention of the subject by an
' agricultural journal.   For 23  years  I    ..   	
t . '' have had the object lesson before hie j necessary to place a large number of
over an extended period. In mos.. in- j and jn recent years on an ____,. g8<_ men suffering from mental disease in
stances their collectors disclose a gen-1 scalei -h-s storm now o£jers oppor-j contract hospitals after the Armistice
uine sympathy with J.he patron^ who I tunity   to   owuers   of   fruit   trees   jn i because    no    adequate    government
Michigan who have suffered tree facilities existed. It was estimated
breakage to try out the different. that half of the ex-service men hos-
methods of pruning. You can lose i pitalized for mental diseases were in
nothing. The tree is in a desperate contract institutions. Due to tho ces-
case anyway. Try pruning with the j sation of building during the war, the
stub left three to five inches long and [overcrowded. The report. states
use no oil or paint whatever. Then | further that the money paid by tlie
on other trees try'ihe advised meth-1 government for the maintenance of,
ods of pruning by cutting close and \ these patients in public institutions is'
Ift« financial "Way tne State and the
-tetioti- have of late been assuming the
.jrigbi to nose so f&r into the business
44_tr_" and • methodSv of these utility
tjpjnii-nies   that  there   is   about  as J
,*riW<^'x>riya6y_in thefc reCeipt| and; die-}
nursementB»taa there Is"to a secret session of a sewing circle. This.- has
been largely occasioned by crooked
methods employed by some of them in
the past.
But when duly constituted authorities declare that the profits for a given period shall not exceed a certain
per cent there is no guarantee to the
stockholders that the dividends will
reach the permitted maximum. We
never fail to hear of the "fat profits"
but the losses are troubles in which
none but the owners have a serious
concern.
soak into wood through the wound.
• Protection of the scars'left from
severing branches was emphasized by-
Prof. Buttrick. As the beason is approaching when the sap will begin tc
run, it is essential that this sap be retained in the tree. Paint wi0idd be liable to wash off, was his comment, and
for that reason a good heavy spar varnish or shellac would inafcJsfthe best
seal, until tlie sap stops running when
the sears may be painted with alphalt
paint.
afternoon, Rev. Hugo Hoenecke, former pastor of the local church', but
new of Detroit, officiating.
The obituary in full will appear in
a subsequent issue of this paper.
FARMERS GET HEAVY END
UNDER SALES TAX BONUS
The State Farm Bureau is prstost-
Counsil in removing brush from the
broken limbs. A letter from the M. A.
C. dealing with the question o£ pruning received by Dr. Reoder was read.
This stated that the college was sending a man hero. This gentleman, Prof.
Buttrick came on Thursday and met
the Council.
The next important matter for discussion was the removal of poles from
McEwan Street, and a motion was
passed requesting the Council to act
FARM ACCOUNTS AID:
CREDIT EXTENSION
using oil or paint on- the wound.  By = not expended'entirely, for their care.}     „-     . . J"aY?r :«e?0rfl*
•large. a j .The Veterina* - Bure^iajjacerely'l-e-
..-.^JFn —..    f __- -    t.     _..__._....-' „ .-1-__L..J - -      _ a'
this  experiment *and  on * so,
scale as1 the opportunity f1 _j__**^|''i_gj.r **,fe__, _„._^.*_-*.fi!,,U.<,le _:PV'>f.**'T^1-'","«■---■!
it  -may  "be"   d6C_lear:*wrucTr' metfibd7tiiese*cases as soon as possible," the
Stands the test in- favor of the life of I report of the committee states. "There j
demand   for   this}
Year's- Busin.ss*rApQOu?£
^_-.-a_4ief.
>howing
the tree and healing of the wouncjk j is   a   wide-spread
incidental to harsh pruning,    Ik the | policy. t^f,'the year's transactions and inventory
case of small sprouts where no sur-i    "The conference report states that; „,;„,,„„ „__  . „,„*-..j„i „.-.
East Lansing, Feb. 25.—That carefully kept accounts, giving a record of
face   is   exposed,   close   pruning   is j in spite of the disadvantage of con- J
statistics, are proving a nlgterial aid
proper for everything, otherwise hang-1 tract care it is absolutely necessary to'to farmers *? secu"Df 1°an.oa*d ffil
ers would clog the   limb. 1 continue to employ it until the needed ! extensions from thea- bankers   is the
My observation and experience has«government facilities Are made avail- j statement ot H. M. Eliot head of the
been   that  linseed   oil   put   on   tree I able." Farm Management Depar ment at the
wounds   thick   enough   to  prime   the j Treatment of Epileptics ! M.chigan Agricultural College,
wood and keep out moisture will melt ■ The mental and social problem of I "Financial statements are as mipor-
or thin by heat and run. Any bark, the epileptic beneficiary of the U. S J tant in farming as in any other busi-
covered by this running oil is loosen- ] Veterans' Bureau renders him unsuit-. ness," says Eliot. "Without accounts
ed and peels, thus exposing the wound ; ed for segregation as such, and it is: which will make these records possi-
to greater nakedness. ! wiser to handle the problem, accord-; ble,   the   farmer   must  approach  his
In no case have I seen oil perfectly; ing to the progress of the disease, the; banker  'in   the   dark',  without  facts
serve    the    purpose    of    preventing! committee   recommended.    The   com-
checking of the wood of a wound pro- j mittee advised that it would be desir-
duced  by  pruning.   My  observations j able   to   establish   a   small   selected
Now appears to be an appropiate
time for Clare people to contemplate
what would have been the situation j have extended to the work done for j group of epileptics for intensive study
if the city had owned the light and; years by one of the state agricultural i of the problem as a whole in or near i liabilities, and the yearly return from
power   service  when   the   sleet   and J colleges  where  severe  winter  condi-•' some center well adapted for til's pur- '■ the business,
freeze   rendered, the   havoc   of  last; tions have to be met and where sum-  pose.
upon which to base his requests for
credit. The farmer is in a stronger
position if lie has statements which
will  show definitely his assets  over
week. Facing an enormous debt oc-1 mer heat is intense. In this instance
casioned by the calamity of one year I the result of close pruning and tne
ago, what would have been the frame j use of oil on wounds has proved dis
The
Vocational Training
policy   of   providing
of the taxpayers' minds if they had
found themselves compelled to go
further into debt to restore the system?
H \
4;l
ITT^
!•-.
The sympathy of every patron and
every citizen goes out to the light and
power company. The disaster will consume all possible profits for this year,
and possibly those of next. The risk
is one which connot be avoided. The
public would resent a summary increase in rates to meet these unexpected, expenses. Sympathy does not
go that far. But there should be a
disposition to show such reasonable
consideration for the company suffering this misfortune as to give the
management the courage to rebuild
substantially. The service is a necessity. The public could not itself supply it Without assuming these hazards
and a private corporation  cannot be
appointing.     The   wounds    are    not
healed nor are the checks and heart:
rot   prevented.     Where   pruning   is
i    "Even  in adverse economic times,
! when accounts may show but small
- - -    special!profit.for the year, the records will
training centers for the vocational j show the fundamental soundness of
training of neuropsychiatry cases as! the farm projects and will provide a
at present carried out by the Bureau \ basis *upon which to ask for credits."
was  approved  by the committee.   It
annual the close pruning is less objec-! recommended that the medical diree-
tionable, but where pruning is period-1 tor in charge of such training centers
ical and drastic, the need of the tree j should be a competent neuropsychia-
seems to favor leaving the stub three j trict.
to five inches long. * Where this is:
done the stub peels back two to two:
and one-half inches and the exposed
ond hardens to a dry, firm and sound
condition. The connection between
the stub and its mother branch or the
trunk, as the case may be, is never
disturbed and there is no chance for
rot.
On   the   other   hand,   large   limbs
closely pruned, leave a large surface
exposed, and this is often seen covered by the owner with cement in an I made to the Hospital Program Corn-
effort to keep out the weather.   This  mIttee t0  the  effect that a tralni
wound is too large to ever heal over, | center should be established for
Commitment of Mental Cases
Federal legislation which will effect
legal control of patients suffering
from certain types of mental disorders was recommended by the committee. However, the committee stated it was a legal questiin as well as
a medical one.
Training of Neuropsychiatry Per-
The conference approved the recom-i FARM BUREAU STUDIES
niendations whioh  Director Forbes'
j Convenient aids in keeping farm
'. records are provided in a Farmer's
i Account Book published by the Agri-
; cultural College. These hooks, a new
! edition of 5,000 being just off the
, press, contain pages for cash recoj-ds,
■ inventories,, financial statements,
' feeding records, crop yeld records,
j and .summaries. They are distributed
; at cost, fifty cents each, to farmers of
i the" state who request them of the
i M. A. C. Farm Management Depart-
; ment, East Lansing.
CO-OP PRODUCE MARKET
thei    Suvvey   of   the   produce marketing
and oil cannot be put on in sufficient j instruction of the p'-r.onnef eiigaged i situation  in  the   territory   supplying
expected to be the "Good Samaritan" j quantity to so prime the wood as to nn neuropsychiatry work This person-' Detroit has been started by the State
without at least a reasonable expec- j prevent moisture damage.  The sap ot;nel  sould include  piiys-c;arls  ilurse_ j Farm Bureau to determine definitely
t4tion of fair reward. i the green wood preventing oil absorp-.and psychiatric workers   It was Sue'!What   service   the   organization   can
tion, it is contrary to results of all or-: gested  that  this  training  should  be! Sive its members by establishing a co-
dinary   practice   to   suppose   results; intensive in character and it should' operative   produce   safes  department
consist of lectures as well as actual' on the Detroit market and what the
laboratory and ward work.  It was ad-jdematld is iot such service-
vised that this training center should!    Tho   Farm   Bureau   has   indicated
CHANGE IN P. M.
Changes in time schedule on
Pere Marqette rallray will go into effect Sunday, MarchBth. Trains Nos.
2and 5 between Bay City and Clare
will be withdrawn. Many divisions
•are hard hit and patrons should se-
cilre* the new time table.
" WSstgrn- Union Service is resumed
at t^.lidc'f-i Station. Also two local
P. M.^ires.
TIME TABLE
j may be reversed in this one case. The
the i best that can be hoped for is surface
protection by film adhesion and this
at best is but transitory and better
secured by ordinary grafting wax.
In the case of tree.^sap covering a
wound left by pruning, this will not
be established immediately at St. Eliz-I that if 50 to 75 co-operative.market-
abeth's hospital, Washington, D. C, in! ing associations will undertake to
order that this trained personnel! guarantee a steady supply of produce
would be immediately available when i as a foundation for such a market, the
ATTENTION
Scliool children—We have purchased the stock of a paper supply house,
and can sell you large 5c tablets—
4 FOR 10c
aJERTZ—BIDWELL COMPANY
be done by nature, tt oil has been used, the special neuropsychiatry hospitals j Farm Bureau -will be glad to establish
„ „„„   .   _„„   -,„.,   -  are constl,ucted I it, providing the demand for the serv-
"The  recomendatlon   made  by  the (ice warrants such a step,
leading specialists in mental diseases i    The   proposed   department   would
at this conference will be carried out j probably sell produce at the regular
on the wound. At least if such results
ever are shown it is an anomaly and
is not the rule.
In all events, the subject of whether
to cut off large limbs with short stub
left or with none, can, with the large
opportunity now forcibly thrust upon
tree owners, be settled so far as Michigan conditions are concerned.
{3, H. McNUTT, Sr.,
f ,      Iowa,   j
Ing to congress against the proposed with the telephone and light compan-
enactment of a general sales tax to|ies planning to reconstruct their lines
finance the national soldiers' bonus, j m such a way as to have the poles
The bureau declares that a sales taxj0_* of this street-between Third and
would be passed on to the consumer j sixth streets and as much more north
iu all cases and that the farmor would j and south as would be possible. Af
carry the heaviest end of the load be-1 _er further discussion it was recom-
cause the character of his marketing j mended to make this from the county
bars him 'from passing the tax on.'In[ijno to Ninth stroBi-
addition to his own sales tax he would
pay the passed on  tax on most his
purchases.
The farmer buys half the goods
used In the.country, according to farm
bureau. If the bonus costs.42,000,000,-
000 under the sales tax he would pay
half that amount on his purchases
and also his own salos tax.
Farm organizations agree that a
Sales tax Would pass the financing off
the bonus to tho great mass of consumers least able to pay it, Under a
sales tax large incomes would escape
bonus taxation. The farm bureau
would re-enact tne excess profits tax
so that the largo corporations would
have a share in 'financing the bonus
"Sf—-3.1^-*^ t'*"J*»l4i"''"**"4:
....        ■*?"*_i*iaJsrt^']T_
. George' Vandowarker, ~wnr
If a sales tax was unfair for general, —■_ McKerring.
revenue,  it is unfair for bonus pur-'
poses.       '
lino to Ninth Street.
The question of securing perpetual
easement of right of way for the
change was presented to the meeting
by Mayor Doherty. Mr. Wiggins representing the Central Michigan Light
and Power Company and Mr. Moore
of the Michigan Telephone Company
r.lso spoke upon the mater, answering
questions which illuminated the situation. They stated that it was the
policy of the two companies to cooperate in rebuilding their lines and
have as few poles as possible, using
the same poles.
The following committees were
chosen to secure the right of way:
North-and. south lines—Wm;, H, Bick-
mg tne Dpnus.inollj Wm. Webb, II. B. Gallagher and
_■-?■«-■-'_   ^'llllliM I IJi>____-_-U-3_-fl^.tt_o:
HOW FAR WOULD T. p. MONEY
GO FOR DIRECT RELIEF?
The spirit of cooperation and willingness to help remedy the late disaster in every way possible .marked
this meeting of interested citizens,
and optimism and hopefulness prevails.
Lansing, March 2.—The question is
sometimes asked by persons only casually  acquainted  with   health  conditions in Michigan why the money that!
Is  collected  each  year  in Christmas'
seal sale is not devoted to direct tuberculosis relief; why, in other words,
persons actually suffering with tuberculosis are not'made the direct beu.-j
ficiaries of the fund by having their;
doctors' bills paid, etc. j
It is estimated that if *the funds col-1
lected in the largest seal sale everj
held in Michigah should be divided
among the tuberculous in the state,
there would be less than five dollars i
for each patient, about enough to take j
care of them for a single day of the:
year.
The fundamental principle on which-;
the   work   of   the   Michigan   Tuberculosis association is based is:   'The
function of the volunteer tuberculosis
organization Is to awaken aid stimulate the responsible authorities to the j
need for and the actual provision of
adequate   means   for  controlling   the;
spread and  very existence of tuberculosis.' !
In other words, the association is
trying to awaken city, county.^ and
State government, by means of edu- j
cational and demonstrational methods, to necessity of taking steps in
various ways—by erecting sanatoria,
appointing county and city; nurses,
erecting open-air schools, providing
health camps, and so on—to curb tuberculosis and eventually to wipe it
out. The Michigan Tuberculosis association, in its work, is an object lesson
to government, to show what can be
done; and the idea is that when the
demonstration has boon made, the!
government bodies shall take over, the
work and leave the association free to
do further pioneering..
HARRISON
Ralph Hughes spent the week end
with his family.
Mr. Redman made a business trip
to Alma first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hampton are
visiting in Detroit this week.
Mrs. Ellis Hughes went to Ithaca on
Monday, returning home Tuesday
afternoon.
Harold Harper is spending the
week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Harper.
Rev. Parker returned Saturday
from Cadillac where he had made a
business trip.
The Business Men's club met on
Wednesday evening of this week in
the Masonic parlors.
Mrs. Edith Rhodes entertained the
graduating class ather homo on Wednesday evening of this week.
Prof. Fivenson of Saginaw opened a
"school of instruction" in dancing
Wednesday evening of this week.
Harrison Elevator is running a
truck daily between here and Clare
since the blockade on the railroad.
The Bible class of the Congregational church were entertained at the
home of Mrs. Young on Thursday
afternoon of this week.
The Ladies' Aid had to postpone
their supper of last week on account
of the severe storm. It was given On
Tuesday of this week in the church
parlors.
PRODUCE   REVIEW
SHAVER-ALLEN
Married, at the M. _. parsonage, by
Receipts of butter appear to have
been a little heavier than the consumptive demand, resulting in an
easier tone and lower prices prevailing on butter at the close of the week.
The supply of live poultry also has
been larger than could be absorbed,
and prices have generally worked to a
slightly looker basis both in producing
and consuming markets.
There is a good demand for fresh
(Continued on Page Eight)
TWENTY PER CENT off On millinery
wall paper and other stocks,   daring
March on $1,00 or over purchases,
O, & N. Whitlock.
DANCING  PARTY
Detroit handling charge, but at the
end of the year the Farm Bureau
would expect to pro-rate back to the
members any accumulated profits. I The I„ of P.'s will give a dancing
The plan would be to secure for the j party Wednesday evening March Sth.
grower all his produce sold for less j at the Doherty Auditorium. Good niu-
j the actual handling charge. 1 sic and a good time.
Arthur township, to Eugene Allen, of
Sheridan township.
They will reside on the farm.
market has a tendency to work lower
as the supplies increase aiid until a
i storing basis is reached.
large number of leading farmers and
stock raisers representing every county and practically every neighborhood
in the State, indicate a falling off during the past year in the number of
each kind of live stock except mules
and dairy cows. Tlie price of each
has also declined, although the average for horses and mules 'shows a
change of only three dollars per head.
According to the joint report issued by
Herman H. Halliday, Agricultural sta-
tician, U. S. Bureau of Markets an'd
Crop Estimates, the total value of
live stock on the farms of Michigan,
Jauary 1, 1922 was $137,906,000, as
compared with ?165,613,00 the revised
valuation for last year, a decline of
approximately 17 per cent. ' The decrease from the high value point of
January 1, 1920 amounts to about 37
per cent.
Horses: The number of horses in
Michigan steadily increased up to
about the beginning of the War. Since
that time there has been a decline ow-.
ing to the extended use of automobiles,
trucks and tractors. Many less colts
are being raised. The number of sires
licensed by the state is about 60 per
cent less than it was five years ago.
The estimated number of horses of
all ages on farnis is 594,000 with an
erage is ?96 per head.
Mules: There are about 6,000 mules
in the State, the number not changing
materially from year to year. The average is $96 per head.
Dairy Cows: Since the marked decline in the price of farm crops, the *
dairy industry shows a relatively
greater profit, While the number of
dairy Cows fell off considerably during 1920, the farmers have since increased their herds. The estimate is
now placed at 967,000 or nearly as
many as shown by the census on January l, 1920. The average value is
$53 per head as compared with ?70
one year ago, and ?96 two years afo.
Other cattle: The heavy losses sustained by those that fed cattle last,
year have greatly reduced the nuiii-
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ono year ago.  Theav.ra__J'->'al«'9 -par,
head is $21.80, last year is was $29.00;
and two; years ago, $41,60.
Sheep: The number of. sheep is
115,000 as compared with 1,161,000
last year and 1,209,191 two years ago.
Losses in feeding lambs and the relatively low price of wool are the contributing factors in the reduction of
numbers. However, there hase been
some renewal of interest in the industry during the last few months due to
higher prices of lambs and a better
demand for wool. The average value
per head on January 1 was $5,20. On
the same date in 1921, it was $6.80;
in 1920 $11.70.
Swine: There has been a reduction!
of three per cent during the last year„
the number on Januaryl being L051,-
000. The value per head has dropped
from $22.00 in 192Q to $14.30 in 1921
and to $11.30 in 1922. Reports indicate that breeding stock is in good' .
demand and that farmers expect to
carry a larger number of swine during
the coming season than they did last
year.
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BRUSH COLLEGE
SATURDAY
Salted peanuts -„_—___lb,i0c
Candy kisses ...—— lb, 10c
MERTZ-BIDWELL COMPANY
Photographs of sleot storm at Anderson's.
Grandma Mark is improving slowly
at tins writing.
Clifford Richmond spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Ted Newman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rockey and boys
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. N.
Davis and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Mark and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Myres and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sanders and family spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanders.
Frank Newman spent Saturday-
night and Sunday with his sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Estle Leitner.
Be sure and come to B. C. March 10
and hear the famous musicians, Pro-
fesso.r Sam Jones and Rastus Brown.
Our Sunday school was well attended Sunday. Hope to see a good crowd
there the folldwing Sunday. Everyone welcome.
Saturday, to the number of 61,
neighbors and friends gathered at the
home of Mr. Rockey's to remind Mrs.
Rockey of her birthday. They all
came with well-filled baskets. All had
a fine tme and ivshed Mrs. Rockey
many more, hapy birthdays.
The young people of B. C. will give
three plays at B. C. school house,. Friday night, March 10. The entertain*
ment will be followed with a pie social. Admission 10c" over 14 years of
age. All come.and enjoy a good titoes.
Proceeds "for the L. Aid.
Reliable Battery Service at Clute's*
Garage, East Fifth Street, Clare, Mich*,
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