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Volume XXVII
CLARE,   MICHldAN, ^ftl.PAY,   MARCH   17    1922
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PAYING THE SOLDIERS
The* Word "Bonus" is an
insult to Every Boy that
Donned the Kahkh or
Faced the Enemy or
Inhaled the Gas.
* Never in history was thore so
prompt and generous response to the
call for troops as .marked the entry
of Uncle Sam Into the World War.
This applies with equal appr .pnute-
ness to the volunteer and to the boy
Who   cheerfully   compiled   with   the
LYCEUM NUMBER MONDAY
EVENINJHMRCH TENTH
The J. Lani Pa Hawaiian Quartette
Methodist Chufch, Eight O'clock
The entertainers who furnish the
next lyceum number are advertised as
"J. Lani Pa's Hawaiians, An' instrumental and Vocal Quartette Supreme."
If they are half as good as the write-
up and press notices which are sent
from the bureau headquarters proclaim them to be, another full house
will be well justified for the entertainment,next Monday evening.
The testimonial letters and pross notices come from Florida, north to On
160 ACRES FOR
A MEMORIAL PARK
W_, C. Cornwell Wakes Offer if
Hatton Township Raises
Beebe Lake
■,S'B.R_Jr*""n««
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Republican'-and-llnton Gauciises Are'
Hel<! Ani};CDjife_t is on Thompson and Reeder Placed
P-litlcs in* Slwivitffln "townphlp are
mandate of Congress in the enactment  tario and from Pennsylvania westward,
of the Selective Service law. The committee at Lynn Haven, Flov-
The country knew that entry into
that sanguinary contest meant the enrollment of an army—not of thou
sands, but of millions. When Congress entered upon the study of the
costs of clothing, subsistence and j single number/
transportation of such an army it was
appalled at the figure but there was
no hesitation. Thei money MUST
come.
ida, are quoted:
"Taken all in all Mr. Pa's entertainment was the most successful we have
ever had here, and • we have them
quite often.. The door receipts were
tlie largest ever known here at any
getting" warm, and'some excitement is
promised fevefl"jni*e/women are leaving it 'all to the^meji* Two rancu.es
haye been held' *'*'d two tickets are in
the field;
OAIENDAR FOR .       w/M_%vAVfts*wwwiw_.
IS NOW STARTED! THLSPI1ING ™l I Michigan News I
|    Tersely Told    _
a'^^^■^vwJ_vu_v^Vi_vw-vv'_•&
In Nomination For Responsible Office
There has been a general understanding for some time that in- commemoration, of the young men who
w.nt forth in defense of their country's cause, a suitable memorial would
be erected within our county. A prominent citizen this week received a let-
to-* from W. C. Cornwell, known
throughout the county as a prominent
landholder   willing   to   do   anything
•a thin his power to advance the in-j". ,, -     „   ■     - , „_, rr . ,.   <.,,„.-..OUH~-n (v.,. ti,
tc vest of the county, therein expressed  ^^temv^pM^^on^v^^^ *>J  «i
1 elected me_ib.fer-.--f township commit
tee. *,':'    i ;'»•       .        .'•*       seated tlie name of
The Democratic city convention was
Will Convene Monday, March 27th
'    With a Small Docket
Criminal
a willingness that in the event, that
residents of the Township of Hatton
spread the stfm o.f three thousand dollars for the purpose of building a dam
to raise Beebe Lake to its old level
and clear the lake, then in that event,
Mt. Clemens—Sheriff John Spaiier
The   People'  vs    Thomas   Alhprf is   i-nvesti-'a$ln-*   the   circumstances
..       ..__  Stevenson,, violation of liquor law    I surroundinS the finding of the body
held   in   City  hall   Monday   evening1    The People vs. Eddred Childs'   In ! °? an mfant in the roadside by school
The  Republican   caucus  was  hel'-l!with uP«"ai'ds °^ a hundred present, j decent exposure, '        j children, near Warren.    The mother
Saturday afternoon > the fewns _In ' CaJlod t0 05'(ler by John A' Jackso!1 ,  The Peoi**e rs- Eliza Reynolds. Vio- '   c lld ls being sou-ht-
hull with upwards q! eighty prottnt""1 an(1   J.acob   Gallagher   was   selected I mtion of liquor law. I    Grand   Rapids—Counsel  for  Frank
The meeting-!i*ns qailcd to ordw -j-! chairman;   Lawrence  Jackson,  secre-j  1 J- Cook, former cashier of the Farm-
F. P. Davis-aucJ on'motion of Louis •tLUy;   w*   B'   GaIIa£her   and   Frank Issues of Fact ers  ana  Merchants'   bank,  convicted
Slater, Mr. _%vis *.v«_ elected cha-n--'Jaek9cm were appointed tellers. After! Lewis Falrman vs. Floyd Graham j .*• foreing a note, has filed a motion
man. R. B. WilliahW, was choi-'wi sec- t'*eso v''ere duly swom' by Dave Ward, Jaml Joseph .Graham. Assumpsit. At I _ sunerl°r court for a new trial. The
rotary, and E...B, Herrick am- George'tlle CHah" road the cal1 ancl asked for  Issue A«S. 27, 1920. • fcotion will be argued April 10.
Stehfe telleri*i^;®Qber^;HutrhJBon.-vv49'--3USSe8t»ons for the office of Mayor. Charles Klinger vs. James A. Reed- Flint—Paul Szumowicz, grocery and
elected memb.fer-'*>f township commU- J' T* Bron*n' ln a brief speech, pre-J ^ ^*,eHs„P.ss  on the  "-'ase.   At issue'meat market dealer, whose store was
Then came the. inevitable question
of compensation. To count in dollars
and cents the value of the service to
be rendered was out of the question.
American patriotism Is not reckoned
on the stock exchange or by tbe aid
of adding machines. There must be a
compensation, and What Can (not
Will) the Country Stand?
Fredericksburg, Virginia, is report- it the township would so do, that he,
ed: Ttn'e wid William C. Gornwell, and his
"Mr. Pa's Quartette is a very de-' associates (known as the Pinehurst
lightful entertainment.which attracted   Orchard  association),  would deed to
I recall with distinctness the debates upon the subject. No member
pretended to state what it was
•"■worth." There were honest differences of opinion as to how generous
the nation could be without endangering its financial foundations.
Prior to the war the regulars had
been paid much less, but finally the
the largest audience we have had as
yet."
"Wierd witchery of mountain, palm
and surf set to rrmsic by J. Lani Pa."
—Copper Cliff, Ontario.
"Compelled to respond to numerous
encores.   The  audience  last "evening
the Township of Tatton the one hundred sixty acres of land on the north
side  of the section line which  runs
through the lake.   The Jand.sc- deeded
would be used as public park.  And
it was further agreeable to Mr. Corn
well that the American Legion
was  the  largest  of  the week." Thejbave s»«b 1m><_ as they desire within, office of M_i*way eommi<-
Morning News, Danville, Pa. 'the sa,d onehundred sixty acres, toI_,*_," ™fJK„,°IR^.,'f"__s
After the q^ifcq.s Were,duly sworn
by O. D. Robisonst]*§ caucus proceeded to place iji jQOfflihat'ort the camii-'
dates for ele*c.tion, Severity-two bal-,
.lots were cast, for Supervisor, wifli
Jay Clute receiving; the majority —
thirty-seven, &, B, Williams run second with twenty-two.
H. Fancon tyas rifihiihalea to suc,"|
ceed himself- i)E Clerkj receiving fifty-
one votes. '•*'._.,.'■ •
The  nomination ipr tre«siirer de-
and J, A, Jackson placed the name of
•Clayton M. Jones before the convention,   Proceeding to ballot Thompson
e office of Mayor.      Charles Klinger vs. James A. Reed-     FI
brief speech, pre- er-   Ti'espass on the case.   At issue mea
>f'L, H. Thompson ,Feb-x-1921.        , v dam
nlnnnJ     H. -    -„..._     „Ci MiClliimTl    TJr_    5. Il rl     A^„«„i ! - _    r. . Ul/„
received 5S- votes and Jones 33. The j10 ,
city ticket is as follows: Fl'Q'1 N- Clark and Corinne M. Clark
Mayor—L. Ii. Thompson. vs- Stark Brothers Nurseries and Or-
,City Clerk—George White. cliards Company (a corporation).  As-
•Preasurer—i; Green. jaumpsit.  At issue Jan. 17, 1922.
. ,. , . maged by a mysterious fire and ex-
Miclugan Tire and Accessories Com- Plosion,   demanded   a   hearing   when
arraigned in justice court on a charge
>f arson.   Bail was(set at ?1,000.
Bay City—Stella Wacjak, 19 years
old, pleaded- guilty to grand larceny
before Police Judge Phillips, and was
bound over to the circuit court.   She
pany   (a   corporation),   vs.   Jesse   C
Tryon. Assumpsit. At default Dec. 15,
-1.
velopod a contest witl*j;,Vote_ for'seven; as follows:
cix-didatt;s recordea. tiniest Kleiner'
>City Committee—Ward One, J. Ma- „ UlHlam c- Robinson vs. Clarence
s*oii; Ward Two, Thos. Groves; Ward f*^"**' R-P^vin. At issue Nov. IS,
Three, Thos. Hirt. i   5"*1*
The result of the ward caucuses is
,!.
Chancery
Ray Herr, et al vs, Vrank C. Rood
-  uorn. „■    ,       -    *Ward    O n e — Alderman,    EYed J_,   7 "*f f* ot
I.,..,.,., f was first witli fbrtyitites,  S Leichti' Smalley;    Supeivisor,' Dave   Ward; I   r dl* Bil1 to reform deed.  Injunction,
1,/h," ' c-teliteen -and J. BelffSfourteeii. Constable, John King. ; ot'*'
voices
consist of soprano, first t-jno**, jsecond , .
tenor, baritone. The instruments used   r Bfebe  La*ke  is  admirably  located.
will be a Gibson-Harp guitar. Hawai-I.',n  its  original   state  it-was  known
ian steel guitar, two ukeleles and the; throughout  the  aounty as a  beauty
Ward   Two—Alderman,   John   Nor-
oves;
ST-! Sm' in    **[**** **<* **> ^U as tha-PWuS ^M^^v^lnmm.ji*»n;     Supervisor,     Thos.    Or,
ofces   in  .^auart.M >  ot  Hawaiian.   ^™   su«abI«  »d  proper  to   them- nation with 53 yQteS,.                          Constable, Lorenzo Venner.
oices   in  a  quartette  ot   i-tawanans                                       *,■ Member,of board of: revu-w, C. E. 1    Ward   Three — Alderman,    IV
onsist of sonrano. first tt<nm*. second   &e-vt--*;      . a.-~„__, „,__--,«<«_._'■ ■ I _..-__    « ,_..     ,   „'„
piano.
■ spot.    Upwards   of   thirty-five   years
Educative features are promised in, aS°- a lumber company, desiring to
combination with the entertainment. run it3 lo^s- tapped the land and by
Something of the. origin and evolution -"ec.son of such lapping, the same has
of Hawaiian music-sacred, tribal and become greatly lessened in beauty,
monthly wage for the privates was' popular—will be the subject of brief' W9re this lake raised, as is prefixed at ?30 per month, with certain J lectures by Mr. Pain connection with I posed by- Mr- Cornwell, the same
allowances. (the   piusic.    Mr.   Pa   was   graduated   should  meet with  public favor.   Al-
from tho Oaku college  of Honolulu,
ready several *pro**qinent citizens have
expressed a deslrf .of -'purch.asing'lots.
around the same and building,^*pttage
thore'on.   Even -tp;^__"*^a[j;eat   "   "
number hate ex_ r^sadfthemselves -f
rf'wllffigness to''apeit five _r ^■^^r^*fa^i^B6%-.^
saad dollars in building suitable sum-'    Treasm'er—QrtoriMills.
There lurked in American hearts a j where he ranked as one of the fore
greed - as unimagined as was it em- j most sprinters* and scullers' of the
harrassing. It was not even dreamed, islands. "Be has taken weri. at the
by . Con-jress   when,, the   argiimej&£sl;J'l--^^
upon the'soldiers' pa.y waxed warm.{appointed a special teacher of the
It would have been denounced and«Ziegfield College of Music at Chicago,
scouted by every member of the. Con- j Quoting further from the descriptive I m^r "omes.
gress had the intimation come that,»literature supplied us by the bureau: t*°fe Question arises whether or
while our soldiers faced the fire on' "Often, when the voices and instru- n<* Ulli Township of Hatton would be
the war front, those at home would j ments of these Hawaiian players j ^''ng to obligate themselves in the
refuse to work without a 'comp'ensa- J unite in fullest utterance, they seem j an*ormt as above mentioned, but it is
tion which amounted to eight times} to be transported beyond thpmselvesj f°^S<;°? ■ I- .^.--..Y.1 _P _,!ef _to *he
the pay of the boys at the front.
Strouse wa§ nominated,- JFeighner;   Supervisor,  J.  T.' Brown;
• For justice Of the jeaco, full term,; Constable, Wm. Dunlop.
O. D. Robinson.        - ■ '        . "  j	
Constables—Qgorge Hemstmet,-. Edward Rntter, Ales Stlttsworth and
Owen SplnlC    * '
The I7hJon paucus wa^,lielct afc the-
town, ball SVtoiidaJ* ftft^i'rioori \he i,lth,
with George, Sclifenlt-^ri'aiwuair apd
F. A, 'Cav^croas- S'ecre^ry,- 'Geor__
Fitzpatrick'aniJt piirls ^ipmm »■*-
pointed teT3ers,. -_■-   ■
J ■- The Republican convention for tbe
nomination of city officials was held
in City hail Friday evening last, with
'over one hundred present. The chief j
■ittterest centered abput tbe office of
inayor and required four ballots before a choice was made. Mayor A. J,
Doherty had previously stated his desire not to be chosen as a candidate
Vgnas M, Middleton vs. Jay R. Mid-
dle.on. Divorce and injunction. At
issue Oct. 29, 1921,
Norman B. Mills vs. Ocrtrud.-. Mills.
Divorce. At issue Ja*i gl( lUi.
In the matter of the oetitioii of Ora-
mjl B, Fuller, Auditor General of the
State of Michigan, for and in behalf of
said state, for t!*e sale of certain lands
for tho taxes assessed thereon in the
year 1919 and previous years. Petition filed Jan, 27, 1922.
CAUSES IN WHICH NO PP.OGRESS
HAS BEEN  MADE FOR MORE
'   THAN ONE YEAR.
Law
^^-.he^a^e.: and % candidate '^o^Sl^oo^^^T'
**»   selected,   The   foilowing   were ^T^e^S'SSSSxfllS
Highway Commi-sIoner-D. Frank  Placed m nomination: Jun6 g  1920_
Poet- | ' Mayor-Dr. J. A. Reeder. j    CharIe8 E. Woodry vs   Tessie M
Justice of the Peace—John Lang.    |    City Clerk—S.M.Callihan, i Woodry.    Habeas   Corpus.    Petition
Member of Board of Review—James I    Treasurer—J. H. Goodman. , fi*e(! j1Ille ig   jggrt .
R. Herrick. City Committee-Ward  Ons■.  Thos :    p„vit,   *Bo„OT   vg>   mcMsan   State
Constables—Mack peith,  Job  Ran-i ^Valker;   Uard  Two. A. E.  Achard;■; Telephone Company. Appearance filed
But they did.   Had the Government
refused to meet those outrageous de-f
mands, intensified by tlie robbery per-'
in France would have gone 'hunSJ ^"Z* forget the_date._nc._t «~-Ci^^^5 *_f ^fi^simervLr^, .......
'    Ward    Three — Alderman,    Fred
David McGoogan. Thompson;  Supervisor, George Jack-
'H. W. Commissioner, J. C. Carpen-i son;  Constable, Herbert Jackson.
petrated by the profiteers, our boys, audience.-:.'
in France would have gone hungry,      Do not forget tne date, next iviou-1 ~Z"1""/""""" *-"■*-"-" -."*= -■»"■■■■---. - . .
naked and been subjected to slaugt I ^ evening, March 20; nor the time,-^   of   the   property   in   and   sur- Supervise^ Louis Fmch.
ter at the pleasure of a conscience-, eight o'clock sharp; nor the place, the j rounding-  the _«Je   v«U  fo  increase, Cleric_Roy Shear.
!--_-„--,„ .Methodist  church.   Single   admission i tUat the comparative burden on the) .ireasuier,
Chancery *
omeroy vs. Anson Pomeroy.
default No. 15, 1920.
Henry    vs.    William    J.
Ward Two—Alderman, Geo. Vander- -Easton.. Assumpsit.     Appearance
walker;  Supervisor, Walter Petitt.      | filed March 5, 1921,
  'price not increased for this number: i sa":d township will be light
—«      _                   _           -,,                'or _nrt -;n /.oT-ts 1    Owing to the fact that this point is  ter
The boys came home.   They were; 25 flnd oO^^  j s_ accessJble t<j th_ _lty Qf ^ cth6 ;    -
m adc   oTimv  nt IID (people of the city look forward with,'
OLftnt   bllJUy   ULUp much interest as to whether or not;
 r ■     the good offer of Mr. Cornwell will be |
•LIST OF. PETIT JURORS
not slow to note several things of j
vital importance to them. First, they)
found that slackers and foreigners'
had  been   making  eight   dollars  perl
SEALED BIDS WANTED
. , .,    ,. , „    ,.       .,   ,    Clare Study club will give program t approved   by   the   residents" of   the
day  while  they  were  defending  the       Amerk.an >-.-,-<. ftt Us next regular J Township of Hatton.-   "
lonlif IZ Z*?'„, t_p,    ? le" meeting.   Members of the club may i '	
good jobs, and most of them  found1,   .       _.   .     . .    ,       .,       ..,.    ,..,,
,, _  . .    „      . . . _,   ; bring   their   friends.    The   club   will
lu    hZaTnS   C10    5erfn,,mently! make this an open day and all lovers ——       .
attached thereto.  The era of prosper-. * , t    d    Thp      Sea,ed bJd      „, , fved f    ^
ity was rapidly passing, and new Jobs, Joh_ ;.bui,dI fu„ii,liing of mk&
were growing more scarce with each-,—. ,.,,  „„t _+„,„
succeeding day. iXV,lson w,u ent«rtaiD
H. W. Overseer, D. Clutter. ]
J. Peace-4 years, Jos. Sanderson. BASE   BALL  GOVERNORS
,    J Peace—Vacancy, Carl Updegraff.i m AN CCflonfJ'.q  GPORT
Mem. Bd. of Review—L. Rawson. rLMB   .tH.Ufl i   drUKI
i    Mem. Bd. of Review, vacancy—W.!   |
! C. Fuller. ."      " j    With the moeting of the governors j
j    Constables, V. Eisenhaurer, J. Raw- °f the base ball teams_ in  this city
son, Mrs. Stella M. Sleight, and Roy
Root.
The Government had given them
ij>60 with which to buy civilian clothes.
They found the profiteers still operating, and the $60 secured them a
shoddy suit and a cheap pair of shoes,
but they had no meal ticket. And the
brass band that escorted theim to the
depot when they went out to .serve! ,  .      , -
their country was not playing because' was carnea out;
the members wanted three dollars per I    Protection  of Lite and  Property
r hour to push notes through  the in
struments.
! rial    for    the   Lutheran    parsonage,
The meeting of the club this week ■ Clare,   up   to  4:00  p.'  m.   of  Friday,
was at the home of Mrs. George John-' March 31.
son. The president, Mrs. Anderson,! Committee reserves the right to re-
presided. A short time sufficed to i jet t any or all bids. Plans and sneci-
take care of the business. Several j fications may be seen at tin Wm.
communications from the various de- i Lange shoe store on W.st .th street,
partments   in   the   State   federation j COMMITTEE.
were read and given oyer to proper ; •	
■ committees.   The   following   program!       BOY  SCOUTS  OF   AMERICA
• By popular request the Clare Library association has decided to present a big home talent play Tuesday
and Wednesday evening, March 28,
29. Tlie ladies' committee under the
direction of Mrs. W. H. Caple, have
March  Term,  1922
1. William Coner, Arthur township.
2. Franc-is CnerettQ, Franklin town-
■ihip.,
3. Lou Presley, Freeman township.
4. Amos Scriingev, Frost township.
Lewis Hathon, Garfield township.
Tuesday evening of the Comity league ■   ft. Ma.lue. Suttori| Grant township,
the season of 1922 is under way. ?, s, L. R0__-nSj Greenwood town-
All the teams were r_ure_ente*t that; sj1-p_
played last year and two others, Far-.   S. E. J. Price, Hamilton township,
well ami Rosebush, also had sponsors    g. T_ney Freed, Hatton township
present.   Optimism prevailed, the en ; _o. Art Bailey, Hayes township
thuslastic spirit characterizing all the n, prank   Newsom,   Lincoln,   town
ship.
12.   Robert Moore, Reading township.
The soldiers never asked a "bonus."
They only wanted something to give
them a chance to get another start
in-'a paper prepared by Mrs. Duncan but : to be shown at the M. E. church, Hun
read by Mrs?. Jflhnsop. ;(,ay evening, March 19, 1922, at 7;00
Mrs.'Duncan gave m»<.y fine points.} °'c-oclt*  A c°»?ction will ).-..■ t.-.ken to
She pointed  out many laws for  M)eieoyer exPense?
delegates.    The   schedule   committee
was appointed, and they are to meet
secured the services of J. Bart Laugh-180011 ana Plan the games.   Wherever j 13. Frank Cotton Sheridan township.'
lin, who will produce one of the _u_.. | Sunday games are permitted one-half 14. Wm.   Henry,   Summerfield  town-
niost   Western   comedies   ever   seeniwiI1 be played on  week days.   This ShiRt
here,  called   "The Western Girl"  or j 'vas decided upon as some do not like  15. William   Runyan,   Surrey   town-
"Boss of Z Ranch."                               j Sunday ball playing, and it is hoped ship.
The   play   will   be   given   in   the! they will show their appreciation by 116;, Walter Wyman, Winter field town-
              . . ,„»„.„__.. ,. .,                           . sWp_
1     Notice is hereby  given  that tlu-re ..              _.    „    .      ...   . ,
will he a number of Boy Scout slides' Doherty* Auditorium, where a special-1 attendance week days'..
safeguarding of propert3r, also showed
ly enlarged stage is being erected, so j    A« official umpire- ancl coach will
that no detail of this,clever play will'be' procurf,d  who  will   organize  and
have to be slighted,. ' j tsomplpte the. Junior leagi-f-.   He will
Some of tho§e who'will participate! handle the libys, in tha afteraio.qns*. _nd
Don't miss f'hig, for we have rented (are   Nathan   Bicknell,  Mrs.   Achard, Ithe seniors in the evening, giving each
17.
a fine sot of slides,
Jiow we had-deemed life as of lew I"""»-»" U4 -■■«■«• S"'!   Fos^,   mte%   %™»S*t   FloS.le
and  to  meet- the  competition  which lvalue   than   property.   The   last   few I    Come on you boys who want to be- Laugl.lu,    G as h _ Stanford,    Norine
the  stay-at-homes had organized.    A years have shown an increased clarity j *°™ Scouts and see what yoa can do., Laughlin  Jay Green
few states came through with reason- of vision ancl a*great deal of social;    °nce   a   s.COut-   ^^ a   *>cf\   , Se«™    specialties   -*-.II   be   Intro-
able addition's to the Government pay, "legislation   has   been   passed.    Mrs.;    Come' younf af old- and iho"' lhat! fluc?d betTVeen the aets' n*akln= " one
Michigan   bonded   for   "*30,000,000   to i Duncan gave a fine review of social  >ou are a Patr*ot
show her appreciation of the sacri-' insurance *?-nd motherhood and in- J
flees which she called upon her sons i fancy insurance, Most of the child !
to   make.    This   will   cost   Michigan! labor   laws   haye  been   passed  since i
Signed,
BOY SCOUTS  OF AMERICA.
$85,000,000 before it is paid, but nobody's regretting the act.
1895.
At present eight million, women are'
MIDLAND  PLAY A  SUCCESS
J. Bart Laughlin returned from Mid-
engaged in various industries-in the land last Thursday where he produced
United States. We have laws regulat- a p'ay for the American Legion, with
ing these industries which tend , very great SUCCpss. The Frolic theater
toward making the surroundings of,,vas packell f0'- two aiuhi nflrfc*ri>i.
I women healthful and sanitary. Massa-j an-e8i the show playing'to'more than
Very many of the States have not
been so generous-, and there has been
a demand for an increased Federal
pay. This has been made doubly important   because   the   industrial   con- j chusettes infl01_ led in a movement j 950 people
ditions   have   been   such   that !thou- for a minimum wage law. 1    _<;le piay was a b;g SUCCess both ar-
sands of the veterans have been act- j Mrs. Asline conducted the round j tist:cally and financially and netted
ually hungry and cold, this winter. I table. Subject: Our National Oouiii*. jthe Legion a nice sum. The Midland.
r-,._ „„,„ _„,._-.. i. ,.„■„ __ *i,«„ __rg^ Mulder lead Qf£ by tellin_. the 1 papers devoted a big .SRace in reporting the show iJt.a. yery cpmplirnentary
manner aud the Legion presented Mr.
Laughlin with a yery flattering recommendation.
The only people to openly oppose this
increased compensation have been the
war profiteers, who fear they Will
have to pay an additional tax, too, if
it is authorized
I*
kinds  Of cases  tried  in  the  federal
courts.
United States district courts, Mrs.
Roe.
(    Court of Appeals, Mrs, -Dorsey.
Congress  has  fiddled   and  dawled. <    f*ourt of Claims, Mrs. Reading, under study followed, also present day
The people and the soldiers have in-     Supreme Court, Mrs. McGuire. j politics came in. for its share.
sisted that those who made monev,    irnportant Supreme Court doc'sioii..'/*   iion't,   forget   the   musical   treat j _iteited to conve, ii\ ofd-tim^ coatume
. hrough   deliberate   .profiteering   and j Mrs. Wilson. 'j promised for the. next meeting. if possible.  Admission 10c to people
{Continued on Page Eight) '   interesting discussion of the topical M. "SW. M.    'over 12 yeftra,"
continuoi^s performance.
Clare has not had an opportunity
of seeing a good home talent play for
years, and "The Western Girl'' is only
made possible by "erecting a special
stage to accommodate, the p.roducticm.
There is fio dou]>t but what the/ Auditorium ivill be packed the two nights,
as the. ticket's are going like hot C£*k_§
and the ad.Yertigin^ cQHimitte** have
had unusual success with 'the advertising "program.
This play will give an opportunity
to see a good show and patronize the,
Library fund at the same time.
Tickets are on sale at the.Rex'a'U Sto'r-j
and Web*j anji C"aijagher!§,
0LB FASHIONED SOCIAL
The Congi _g-a£ioii_l church, and Sunday school will give an old fas,hione.d
social in the K. of P. hall, Tuesday
evening, March '21.,. E'Yerybad.y t_ r^,
Edward   Hawkins,   Clare,   First
Ward,
Joseph   Hudson,   Clare,   Second
Ward.
Ray Cobley, Clare, Third Ward.
J.    Newbound,    Harrison, . First
Ward.
Jesse Smitlcjy, Harrison, Second
Ward,, '
\\*U"i_in   Tew,   Harrison,   Third
Ward
The league as now composed con-:        r-i,._i•-''-,.-„„.    -, ,.-      m
„*„   -»  iS.  _,,.....• -„-t_-_.r_..,.- f"3-   Charlie Bryan, Arthur Township
24.   Fred; Uarfccm, Franklin township.
town t'i o lien-fit ol! expert training.
Effort is to be made to procure a
permanent athletic park and it is
hoped that all lovers of clean sport
will co-operate.
.18,
19,
20,
21.
22.
sists of the following teams—Clare,
Farwell, Harrison, Gladwin,. Coleman,
Weidm-in, Rosebush,. Barrytpn. It i§
expected 'tht-t the* season will open
about (lis middle of .M;*-y..
PRODUCE REVIEW
Increased production Qf **ggs due
to the mild weather has been reflected in larger receipts at selling markets and in lower p.-ices. ^There is
every indication that a larger supply of eggs will be available this
season than. last,.
A good steady demand has been
noted for both live and dressed poul-.
try, with practically unchanged prices at the week's close.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
I wish to announce?, that I am a candidate for th-?, office of County Clerh;
and Register of Deeds on the Republican ticket at the primary election in
September.
Thanking you in advance for any
consideration you may give my candidacy, I am,
Very truly,
R. BRUCE WILLIAMS.
The Ladies' Auxiliary will meet
with Mrs. E. W. Davis Wednesday,
March 22, at three o'clock.
Cream deliveries to creameries are TWENTY  PER   CENT   off   on   Mil-
about normal for the season, with
good demand from consuming tratle.
Very little foreign butter is in sight,
and prices are generally steady.       •*
linery,* Wallpaper and other stocks,
during March on J1.00 or over purchases..
C. & N, WHITliQCl*:.
ls accused of stealing jewelry and
other articles while employed as a domestic.
Port Huron—Erectiou in " Pine
Grove Park of a building as a me-
x-prial to the soldier dead of St. Clair
-Ounty, a community center and an
armory, has been proposed to the city
commission by the chamber of com-
•nerce armory committee.
Law-ton—A 50,000 gallon tank at the
municipal waterworks exploded hurtling through the front wall of brick
into the street. An automatic pressure gauge failed to work after the
amployes ot the plant had gone home
for the night. No one was injured.
The building was wrecked.
Lansing—The securities commission
authorized the Michigan Canned Food
corporation, of Port Huron, to issue
$150,000 notes. The company began
business last year. It was represented that it needs money to carry
through its 1922 campaign, to complete payments for materials pur-
shased last year.
Huron and the Thumb district, on the
Saginaw division of the Pere Mar-
*mette Railroad, will not know wheth-
ar they are to be given better train
service until June 1, when the State
Public Utilities Commission probably
will announce the result of the hearing held in this city.        ~>
CentreYllle—Despondent over the
death of a brother, Erwin, last" August,- and his inability to reach an
agreement with a third brother over
the price of the family estate which
ae wished to purchase, Hallie Cary, 54
pears old, milk dealer, Is Bald to have
-ommitted suicide. His body was
found hanging in the barn at his home
here.
liansing—The state is powerless to
meet the offer made to President
Dwight Waldo of the Western Michigan normal. Thomas E. Johnson, superintendent of public instruction^
says. President Waldo has been of-,
tered the presidency of Washington
State normal at a much greater salary than the ?6,000 paid him at Kalamazoo.
Monroe—Mark Redmon, 23 years
old, Pittsburg, styling himself tha
world's youngest building climber,
surprised a crowd here by scaling the
Monroe county court house, reaching
the flagstaff. The feat required 30
minutes. He was blindfolded two-
thirds of the way. Others have
climbed the building before but none
reached the .flagstaff,
Lansing—Colonel Roy C. Vaiider-
cook, director of public safety, asked
the administrative board to make an
appropriation to provide the state police with wireless telephones at all
principal posts. The recent storm,
which tore down all telephone and telegraph wires, and isolated a large section of the northern part of the penin-
sula, showed the need for a state
wireless system, Colonel Vandercook '
says.
Kalamazoo—Charles Curtis, one of
the three men accused of committing
the masked robbery, in which "Mx. and
Mrs. Abram Hill, an. aged couple,
were assaulted In their home in the
southern part of Kalamazoo county
last fall, was found guilty within an
hour after the jury retired. The
couple were tortured to compel them
to reveal the hiding place of the large
amount of money the bandits believed was concealed on the premises.
Mr. Hill died a few weeks after the
attack as the result of exposure and
injury. "       „   •
Cheboygan—Two boys and a man  '
were burned to death in the fire, which
destroyed four business blocks here,
with more than $500,000 loss, March
8.   The dead are: Frank J. Hoehler,
pioneer baker and former alderman;
Edward La way, 8 years old; Qe*orge_
Tobias, 10 years   old.   Hoehler -waife
trapped as he attempted to rescue the*
Laway boy.   The three charred bodies
were recovered.   Gaylord   and   Grayling fire departments were harried to*.-
the fire on r special Michigaii Central *
itraip.   With their assistance to tbe -
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