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CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL .20, 1923
" New Series: Vol. 81, No. 25
PARENT-TEACHERS     Reasons For Voting "Yes" an the ^
HOLD SESS10NJ       Bonding Pr°P°sltlon 0n A*nl 30th
Prof.   Barnes,    ol
Normal,  Gave   Excel
lent Address at See*
ond Meeting Wednesday  Evening.
Clare is the only city east, west or
I south of us that has not taken advan-
Central tage of the paving opportunity as offered by the State Highway Department under the fifty-million dollar
bonding proposition allowed by the
people a few years ago.
Thirty-two million has already been
spent and there is only eighteen million left for a proposition of this kind,
Appropriation has already been
made by the Board of Supervisors and
the State Highway Department for one
mile of paving in the city   of   Clare,
Prof, Barnes, Registrar of the Cen
tral Michigan Normal School at Mt
Pleasant, delivered a short but meaningful address at the second meeting twenty feet wide, estimated cost to
of the Parent-Teachers Association the state and county of thirty-thousand
Wednesday evening. Into twenty- dollars, 12 3U2 per cent for the county,
seven minutes of time he packed a and 87 1-2 per cent for the state. The
great deal of humor and much com*-" county's share amounting to $3,750.00
mon sense. His topic was-"The Three 'was* paid in our last year's taxes and
Factors of Education" which are: the (is already available for use.
parent, the teacher, and tha child.! The city's portion for paving, out-
Among the responsibilities of the par-! Siae of the twenty feet assumed by
ents are to see that the child has reg- the state and county, as estimated, in-,
ular hours, proper food, attention to eluding 10 per cent added for contin
eyes, teeth, adenoids, etc. and to co?
operate with the teacher. To the
teachers Prof. Barnes said that they
did not need to follow all the extremes
in styles or use a vanity case every
fifteen minutes, that they should he
well prepared to teach, and that the
gencies would be:
25 per cent at large    "§7,056.72
75 per cent on frontage 21,170.13
Total 528,226.85
This ?7,056.72 at large, divided into
five equal payments of ?1,413.36, in-
teaching profession is tho greatest on | terest included would amount to near
earth. The child, the third factor,! 51.39 annually per ?1,000.00 valuation.
• "has the right to be well born, to clean There is certainly nothing you could
and healthy physical surroundings, to a0 to to so improve the looks of our
good order in the schoolroom, to good city and cut down the annual cost of
instruction, and to vocational guidance up-keep with so small an investment
in order that "an may be intelligently to the taxpayer as this paving.   When
assisted in the s Jhoal to find out what
!n*i wants to do in life after he leaves
•school.
Among the many special points that
Btood out in Mr. Barnes' address were
the following statements:
Undernourished children are more
often than would be believed found
In the homes of well-to-do people who
spend a great deal for their monthly
grocery hill. The children do not get
the right kinds of food.
The child soaks up, just like a
sponge, all thai, the teacher IS.
You can't tell children one thing
and live before them something else.
You can't fool 'em.
The necessary for adequate preparation on the part of the teacher is
greatest in the lower grades of the
school.
The child is educated for the bene-
. fit of society; only incidentally for the
benefit of the individual.     Only upon
tnis theory can general taxation   for
education be justified.
With his five feet eighteen inches
of physical stature, plus a mental development which appears to have been
likewise adequately nourished, Prof.
Barnes is a convincing and entertaining public speaker.
The program was opened by some
selections from the now justly famous
String Trio: Mr. Strait, Mr. Elden,
Miss Kefauver. Two vocal trios were
rendered by Mesdames Mulder, Reading and McGuire. The girls of the
sixth grade gave a graceful folk dance
interpretation. The high school
Girls' Glee Club, under the direction
of Miss Helen Kefauver, rendered a
much appreciated number.
Principal H. A. Strait, president of
the association, was chairman of the
program and conducted a brief business meeting at its close.
It is hoped that interest in the meetings will grow and that the association
may prove of real benefit to both
school and community.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T Brown moved
their household effects to Farwell qn
Wednesday, where they will make
their future home. ' Mr. Brown having purchased half interest with Al-
nert Miller in the real estate agency
there. Mrs. Chas. McKinnon, of Vernon, Will occupy the residence.
the state is standing more than half
the cost and the abutting property
owners three-quarters of the remainder, this Is an opportunity that no city
can afford to turn down. That is why
every city has adopted'' the" paving
proposition as submitted by the state
when it has heen offered to them   to
to. pave under this plan.
The other improvements:
'Storm sewer     '       '    ?7,378,25
Water main 5,441.62
are necessaries. They will have, to
be met in the near future, whether we
pave or not.
The city agreed in 1904 to build a
storm sewer pystem and it has never
been completed. The congestion on
the sanitary sewer system and the
uncompleted storm sewer system has
cost us nearly $800.00 in the last three
yoarB and we are not mueh better off
for this expenditure, as it is only temporary relief, and the State Board of
Health may compel us at any time to
build the storm sewer system, which
the Council could do without submitting it to the people, for it is compulsory.1'
Regarding the water main on McEwan street, this is a question of how
high the insurance rates will go and
what will be the cost of keeping it in
repair before it will have to he rebuilt. The underwriter's report in
the water works office, for September
1920, their last classification for insurance rates which has been written
every four years, reports the "wooden
water mains unreliable." There have
been several breaks in .the wooden
mains during the last few years, which
are costly to repair, and there is no
telling when the break in the old wood
en main at the time of a fire might
cost us half our city.
The Council has 'been very successful in making up the plans for the paving and have not recommended any
additional cost more than has been
necessary to make a good, first class
job of paving, which is to be of 7 inch
reinforced concrete, and with the
gravel that will come out of the excavation we could fix up our side
streets so that the expense of street
vote upon.     We will nave to pay our
share of a., the paving that has been j maintenance would he low for years
done or is to be done in   the   other to come.
cities, whether we pave in Clare   or
not, and this may be our last chance
Respectfully submitted,
L. H. Thompson, Mayor.
SENIORS WILL
GIVE PLAY
Are   Beginning    Work   on
"Clarence".       Rivalry
Keen for    Places   in
Cast.
A great deal of friendly rivalry is
being displayed for the positions in
the east of the new senior play "Clarence" which will he presented in the
near future. It should he admitted
that the rivalry is chiefly among the
girls, who outnumber, the boys more
than two to one. In fact it may be
necessary to use for the male parts
one or two boys who will lack a credit
or so of the number necessary for
graduation in June.
The play is a masterpiece of clean
humor. It is being given by senior
classes of high schools and by college
dramatic clubs all over the country.
Fortunately, several members of the
Clare school faculty saw "Clarence"
presented by university students under the direction of Prof. Hollister at
Ann Arbor at the Schoolmasters' Club
three weeks ago. This will make the
local staging of the preformance considerable easier.
Miss Elizabeth W. Richards,, who
for the past five years has made her
home with Rev. and Mrs. Lohnes, left
Monday for Kalamazoo, where she
will take a course in nursing at Bron-
son JVtethodist hospital. Her many
friends join in wishing her every success.
A $500,000 Business in a
Town of Only 5,000 Inhabitants
ft. Pleasant Business Men Hear Fred Mann, of Devil's
Lake, N« D., Tell How He Does It;   Says Newspaper Advertising Brings Best Results.
Advertising is the keynote of success for retail dealers said Fred P.
Mann in his address before the Chamber forum and banquet 'recently held
in Mt. Pleasant. "Get pep in your
business/' use varied kinds of advertising, direct through the mail, window displays, newspaper and other
Kinds but do not forget that newspaper advertising brings the best re-
suits, was the advice of a man who
started without capital 'ahd is now a
national figure among tha retail merchants bf the country.
M5r. Mann accompanied his parents
to Devil's ta&fy ;N, Dak., when but a
jjmall boy, back in the 70's.. At the
&B® t>f IS he was forced to quit school
$tts$ g$ £o work.    He dtom a delivery
wagon for two or three years and then
clerked in & store. At the age of 21
he was asked by a wholesale house, to
take a stock of goods and open a
store. He had been recommended to
them as a young man Of ability. He
had to borrow the money to pay for
the freight on the goods. This was
Mr. Mann's start. Ho has forced Mb
way until now he has a store and
equipment costing ?120,000 exclusive
of the stock, is doing a business of
§600,OOo annually in a town of 5000.
Mr. Mann says any merchant can
meet mail order competition by advertising and right merchandising.
He says mail order-houses spend the
least money for publicity in towns
where there .are live merchants who
use liberally lit" prihtero' ink.
FREE GARDEN SEEDS
NOW OBTAINABLE
Sufficien      Amount     to     P/ant
Average Garden Can be Obtained   from   Congressman   Woodruff.
Congressman Woodruff, of this district, has available now for immediate
distribution the usual annual allotment of Government free vegetable
and flower seeds.
The vegetable seeds are suitable for
small garden lots especially and include onion, lettuce, carrot, beet, peas
turnip and other varieties. The flower seeds are desirable for yard decorative purposes and include such varieties as poppy, zinnia, nasturtiun,
mignonette, coreopsis, alyssum, diau-
thus, and eschacholtzia.
As long as the supply lasts, the
Congressman will be glad to forward
upon request a small supply of,the
above, sufficient to plant the average
household garden and flower bed.
Send your request to Hon. Roy O.
Woodruff, Room 185 House office
Building, Washington, D. C, promptly and tho seeds will be forwarded
to you by return mail.
This is probably the last chance to
obtain free Government seeds, as Congress failed to appropriate money for
purpose next year, thereby establish
ing a precedent that is likely to be
followed in the future.
Notice to Contractors
Pursuant to resolution of the township board of the township of'Grant,
state of Michigan, bids will be received at Dover on the 30th day of April,
1923, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, of
said day for resurfacing the following
described road: Beginning*at Dover
store thence south to Pratt's Corners,
total length 3 miles. Said improvement will consist of shaping the road
and resurface with 4 inches of screened gravel. Said gravel to be screened through a one inch mesh screen,
testing 65 per cent.
The said township board of the
township of Grant reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
G. J. Nass,
Highway commissioner of Grant twp.
Dated at Grant this 16th day of April
1923. 25t2
W. A. Roseberry for some time has
been making assertions about how he
could catch fish without hook, line,
barber or sinker, but little attention
has been paid to him, so Tuesday he
waded a stream, caught a five pound
pike, measuring 31 inches long, with
his hands and proudly walked to the
shore. Now his friends have all the
faith in the world in his stories.
ARE YOU GOING trout fishing,
boots at the Clare Cut Rate.
Hip
I CENT SALE coming at Anderson's.
MANY VETERANS
VISIT THEATRE
Witness Production of Battle    Near   Richmond   in
Which Three Local Civil War Soldiers Took
Part.
In response to .invitations extended
them by Asline & Rogers, proprietors
of the Princess theatre,; the majority
of the Civil, war veterans of Clare
visited the Princess last Friday night
to witness the battle near Richmond
the troubles at Fort Kearney, the
trials endured in the building of the
Union Pacific and the -surrender, of
General Lee to Grant and many other
happenings that'is being shown in the
serial play "Buffalo Bill' at ■ the local threatre Thursday and Friday
evenings of each week.
In the Battle near5 Richmond three
local veterans, J. W. Reed, Philo
Smith and Randall Beadle took part
and state that is was as real as could
be taken through pictures. One
item which one of. these men noted
was the white horse which Lee rode
and which had the same crooked hind
leg as the one they had tried time and
again to shoot from under him.
Those who attended were Mr. and
Mrs. H. Reed, J. W. Reed, Byron Alger, Wm. H. Cole, Randall Beadle. Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. O'Connor Mr. and Mrs.
Bone, Alex Hanchett and F. Forbes.
Alex Hanchett and Frank Forbes.
Those unable to attend on account of
il'.uc'ss were Messrs. John Hampton,
Eli Reigle and David Zeiter,
The serial presents all the acts of
interest through the Civil War, up to
the death of Buffalo Bill. This, week
the assasination of Lincoln will be
shown.
Notice of Special Election.
A resolution providing for the submitting to the electors of the city of
Clare, a proposition for bonding the
City of Clare for paving of McEwan
street and all necessary underground
work thereon, between First street and
Wheaton avenue.
RESOLUTION
Resolved that the City of Clare issue
bonds for forty thousand dollars for
paving and all necessary underground
work on McEwan street between First
street and Wheaton avenue, according
to plans and specifications now on -file
in the office of the City Clerk.
And be it Further Resolved that the
necessary amount of bonds be spread
over a period of five yearly payments,
of $8000.00 each with interest payable
annually at as low a rate as can be obtained not to exceed 7 per cent.
And be It Further Resolved that a
special election will be held on the
30th day of April 1923 upon the adoption of such resolution.
Such specifications among other
things provide for a pavement from
First street to Pere Marquette railway
32 feet wide;, from P. M. R'y to Third
Street 48 feet wide,: from Third street
to Sixth street 65 feet wide; from Six.
th street to Wheaton avenue 36 feet
wide.
OFFICIAL  BALLOT
(Instructions) The elector shall
designate his or her Vote vote on the
question submitted by a cross mark
(X) placed opposite the word "yes" or
the word "No" under such question.
Shall the City of Clare borrow the
sum of Forty Thousand Dollars (?40,-
0000.00) and issue bonds therefor for
the purpose of paving McEwan street
according to the specifications on file
in the City Clerk's office, said bonds
to be for Eight thousand dollars each,
payable annually as follows: $8000 on
the first day of March in the years
1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928, with
interest payable annually at as low a
rate as can be obtained, not to exceed
7 per cent.
YES
□
Shall the City of Clare borrow the
sum of Forty Thousand Dollars (?40,.
0000.00) and issue bonds therefor for
the purpose of paving McEwan street
according to the specifications on file
in the City Clerk's office, said bonds
to be for Eight thousand dollars each,
payable annually as follows! $8000 on
the first day of March in the years
1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928,.with
interest payable annually at as lowt a
rate as can be obtained, not to exceed
7 per cent. *        '
NO
□
We hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was passed by a unanimous
vote of said council at an adjourned
meeting thereof held in the council
rooms on the 9th day of April, 1923.
Lewis H. Thompson, Mayor.
George J. White, Clerk.
Box Social
A box social and fish pond will be
given at the Nester Gleaner hall Friday evening, April 27th. Everyone
invited.
ARE YOU GOING trout fishing,
boots at the Clare Cut Rate.
Hip
EARLY PLANTING OF
OATS-BARLEY URGED
Late Season Shortens Available
Time and Puts Premium on
Prompt   Sowing,   Says
M. A, C. Man.
That the lateness of the present
season will shorten the planting time
for oats and barley, making it vital
that- every effort be made to plant
these crops as soon as the land is in
shape and the seed bed can be fitted,
Is the opinion of. Prof. J. F. Cox, head
of the M. A. C. crops department.
"Observation has shown that oats
barley are greatly reduced in yield
during seasons when the majority pf
plantings are made in May rather than
in April, in central and southern Michigan," says Cox in discussing the need
for early planting this year. When
planted Jate, these crops come into
flowering and filling period of growth
during the hot, dry spell of mid-summer, and yields are marked reduced
during the average Michigan, season-
"Land which was in corn, beets, or
potatoes during the previous year can
usually be put in excellent shape for
oats, and barley by thorough discing.
Spring plowed land should be followed by a thorough compacting of roller
and cultipacker, since oats starts best
on a firm seed bed.
"The use of 200 pounds of acid phos-
phaate usually pays a good profit on
oats. In cases where the crop is
planted somewhat late, it is particularly advisable to apply acid phosphate
or high phosphate commercial fertilizer, since phosphorous is effective in
hastening maturity, as well as in increasing yields.,
"Since treatment of seed with formaldehyde has become the rule in
many oat growing districts, damage
from oat smut is being greatly lessened.
MRS. C. E. DOBSON
DIES AT ROYAL OAK
Former Clare Girl Succumbs to
Pneumonia Following A
Short Illness.
Evangeline Marie,- daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Wm. A, Roth, was. born at
McBain, Michigan, February 29th, 1904
and departed this life at her home in
Royal Oak, April 10th, 1923, at the age
of 19 years, 1 month and *0 days.
Her father died while, she was but
seven months old. Later the. family
moved to this! city where ,she grew to
womanhood and remained until 'her
marriage to Clarence E. Dobson, of
Detroit, April 10th, 1922. March 12th
1923 a daughter, Leoha Rose, was born
to this union. Eight days later the
mother was taken ill with pneumonia
and all that loving hands and medical
skill could do was of no avail.
During her residence here Evangeline made many friends as was manifested by the many beautiful floral
offerings at the funeral and the many
acts of kindness shown during her
illness.
Besides the husband and babe, she
leaves to mourn their loss, a loving
mother, stepfather, three brothers and
one sister, Gleason and Donald Roth,
Jay W. and Reoma E. Nass, besides
other relatives.and friends. A little
sister1 preceded her in death several
years ago. She was a member of
the Rebekah lodge and the O. E. S.
The funeral was held from the M.
E. church at McBain April 13th, Rev.
John Layman officiating and the remains laid to rest beside those of her
father and sister.
SCHOOL PROGRAM
HELDJONIGHT
Nine Rooms Will Each Present   One   Number
of Program.
Public Sales
SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST.
Chas. Peterson, living 3-4 mile west
and 1-4 mile south of Lake, has decided to discontinue farming and will sell
at public auction at the premises, a
neat list of farm tools, livestock, etc.,
on this day.
MONDAY, APRIL 23RD.
On this date F. M. Baker will sell
at- auction at the. farm located three
miles west of Lake George, across the
road from the Windover school, house
his entire list of personal property.
His ad appears on another page.
WEDNESDAY,  APRIL 25TH
B. N. Cotton, living four miles west
on county line, 1-4 mile north and 1-4
mile west of Clare, on what is better
known as the Ayres farm, has chosen
this date for the sale of his livestock,
farm tools, and household goods.' This
will be an all day sale, commencing
al; 10:30 a. m. Free lunch at noon.
His list appears on another page.
National Garden Week.
In these few lines, I'd like to speak
About the National Garden Week.
It starts on April twenty-two,
And closes when the week is thru.
An at this time we all should try
Onr homes and yards to beautify.
We'll rake our lawns, and till   the
earth
And work for   all   each   one   is
worth.
We'll banish all obnoxious weeds,
And plant instead   some   garden
seeds:
Or add another maple tree
To make more shade for you and
me.
Such signs of   progress   here   and
there
Will beautify, our City of Clare.
An Editors Invoice.
An editor once kept track of his
profits and losses during the year, and
gives an invoice of his business diary
at the end of twelve m!onths of ups
and downs in the folowing manner:
Been broke 361 times.
Praised the public 89 times.
Told lies 720 times.
Missed prayer meeting 52 times.
Been roasted 431 times.
Roasted others 52 times.
Washed office towel 3 times,
Missed meals 0.
Mistaken for a preacher 11 times.'
Mistaken for a capitalist 0.
Got whipped § times,
Whipped others o. ,
Cash on hand at beginning $1,47.
Cash on hand at ending 15c.
The youngsters are all excited. Parents, many of them* are nearly distracted making crepe paper, costumes
and trying to secure any attention '
from their offspring to such minor
matters as getting in a little wood or
helping with the dishes. For tonight
is the big event. Some of the smaller
tots in the kindergarten will make
their bow to the populace from behind
the footlights for the first time. Othera
in the higher grades are experienced,
public entertainers, But the anticipation of tonight holds a little thrill
for them, too, altho they may not con*.
fess it.
I    The boys and girls are expecting a
crowded house to enjoy the entertain-,,
ment they have provided.     As a matter of fact, if each of the two hundred
, fifty who take part bring their parents
[there won't be>much room left.     J3o
'< those who are not fortunate enough
to be parents'Of the artistB of the evening's program should come early.
I    The hour has been set at seven-thirty instead of eight o'clock so. that the
smaller children will not be Tcept up
, too late.
The single admission    prices   are
twenty and forty Cents.
Contributing To The Home.
Much is said about the failure of
parents to" make their rural homes attractive to young folks. Some of
them are slow in that respect. Their
children visit city relatives and return
dissatisfied with their own somewhat
plain surroundings. But perhaps
these young people have never learned
to make their own fair contribution to
the development of these homes.
Many young people have received
untold blessings from their home life.
They should be loyal to it, instead of
sometimes cherishing feelings of discontent.
It would be fine if they could brighten up the old place a little, if it needs
it. Let them raise a little flower bed
this summer, or plant a few trees or
shrubs, in which they can take pride
as the product of their own effort.
That will give them more of a sense
of proprietorship in the home. With
many young folks, 'life is too much
getting and too little giving.
MACCABEE LADIES TO
HOLD BABY CLENIC.
Under the efforts of the local Mac-
cabee order a, baby clenic will be held
in this city Wednesday, May 2nd.
Dr. Haines, Medical Examiner of the
State, and a nurse will have charge.
All mothers are urged to bring their
babies. This is for Clare and northern Isabella counties.
SEE ANDERSON'S 1 Cent sale    on
another page or tnis issue.
MRS. WM. DUNCAN
DIED THURSDAY.
Funeral   Services   of   Pioneer
A
Resident to be* Held Sunday
Afternoon.
Death entered another home,in Vernon township pioneers arid claimed
Mrs. Wm. Duncaan Thursday morning
at six o'clock.
The funeral Services will be held
from the home Sunday afternoon at
1:00 o'clock and from the Baptist
church in Clare at 2:15, Rev. Milberry
officiating and the remains laid to •
rest in Cherry Grove cemetery. '
The obituary in full will appear
next week-
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon to the Stroup
property, where they found, a small
flaze on the roof of the barn. The
loss was slight. .
Justice D. E. Mater received a postal the first of the week from   N.   L.
Tibbils and H. T. Stears, Who were at
Windsor "on business".     The picture-
on the card presented a shack in the*
back woods with the owner and manufacturer wheeling grapes (thereto andS
With tht "moon shining" in    all   its1
glory.     The card reads:  "We   have*
found the justices here very much better than in U. S.     It's   the   climate*
that does it."     They returned home-
Wednesday and as these two men are
successful business men, we have no
doubt as to their trip being the same.
Upon entering Canada a great   deal
of difficulty was experienced by Mr.
Tibbils, but upon a sincere   promise
that 'he would return to   his   nativa
land he was permitted to enter.
A PROCLAMATION
You want to,»see our main street
paved this summer so plan to be on
hand at the polls next Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ripenburg returned home last week. Wednesday
from Cheboygan, where they spent the
winter for their health. Mi*. R. says
he prefers Clare any winter, as there
has been rrom 6 to 8 feet of snow the
most of the season. -
For more than, half a century our people have been
accustomed to observe in appropriate ways a day proclaimed as Arbor Day. This year we are asked also to name the
week which begins on April 29th Tree Planting Week.
The purpose of these observances is**, of course, to call attention not Only to the economic value of our forests, once
the pride of the commonwealth though now sadly depleted,
ahd to the need of reforestation, but to encourage the individual planting of trees, shade trees, fruit trees, nut trees.
We neeti a comprehensive, workable forestry program, and our State Department of Conservation is intelligently and steadily working toward that goal.
It is fitting too, since birds and trees are intimately
associated in our minds, that Bird Day should be combined
with Arbor Day.
Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Governor of th,e State of Michigan, I do hereby designate
Friday, May 4th, 1923, to be set apart as Arbor and Bird
Day, and I urge it upon the people of Michigan In general
and the teachers of our schools in , particular that suitable
Arbor and Bird Day programs be arranged for that day.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State this seventeenth day of April,
(SEAL) in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-three, and of the
Commonwealth the eighty-seventh.
Alex J. Groesbeck,
Governor.
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