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THE CLARE SENTINEL
The  Clare   Sentinel.
Official Paper
of
Clare County
Kst&blished 1878
CLARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY MORNING JAN. 3, 1918.
New Series; Vol. 26 Ho. y
WOODLOTS
Much Improved By Thinning
Says College.
FORESTRY
Department     Reports     Results
Of Experiments.
MY COUNTRY
How 1 Can Serve Her  In This
Dark Hour
Scientific and practical proof ot the
fact that owners of woodlots in Michigan can much increase the rate of
timber production in these reservations by proper tbinning methods
b«S been secured by. I be department
ot forestry of the Mich;gin Agricultural college The co -.\: go foresters,
who for a number of years have been
recording the rateot growth in wood-
tote where  thinning  is   roue  and in
ether    woodlots   where   no   thinning j at   uome   auc-  ,n   8Chooi,   we   cannot
has been practiced,  have   found that J nupe  to send   out   men   and   women
who will be   an honor to oar nation,
in   spite   of   the   fine   thing-*   that
mot.ey   will   buy,   are   not   tlie   best
RAILROADS
Now Under Control Of The
Federal Gov't.
And
ALL OFFICERS
Present      Employees
Be Retained.
To
Pare' read beforp the Farwell W. C. T. I", by
Mrs  Ctias. Stn'ctn-onib.
On a little calendar hanging en the
.v»il at home are these worde:
'•Patriotism consists not in waving
a fla?, but iu striving that ournation
shall be righteous as well as Strong."
What is real patrotisrn, or how can
I best serve my country?
As mothers and home makers,
much responsibility rests upon us if
it t»e true that the home "» the foundation on which the nation rests.
loeti ii i am to bust sirve my
country I must   come close to God in
pra>»r   and there  receive   uraee and , _   ^ ^ .    {g   paid that aU   present
patience to  tearh my children truth. , olIicer8andeaip,oyee8 wi;i beretained.
fuh^ess,    honesty    and   justice:    for1
unless   those   be presistentlv    taught
Commencing last Friday, all the rail- !
roads of the county passed under the
coutrol of the Federal government
during the period of the war, (on
grass having conferred upon the president the authority to do this. He
I has appointed Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo Director-General of Rail
the   former   grow   almost   twice
rapid«y as the latter.
"Before     thinninirs
were    made.
•she department declares, "the wood- | lnink,s 0f nfe things of the spirit.
lou were growing only at a rare ofjWhtj can 8et a va-ue on courage,
•boot 3 per cent, or were producing, j |1one9tv> high endeavor or r.ohie
iu other words, about one cord °» j tamking? Emerson declares that the
wood per acre per year. But since j soul of (jod j8 poured into the world
thinning was commenced they are in-. through the thought of men. "The
creasing at a rate of '% Per cent, and j worid(>< ne says, "rests upon ideas
•reproducing 1.8 cords of wood per j and nations 0f men and their inetitu-
acre, per year. This growth of j tionB rest on irjou^bt Pure, loving,
oourse is made by a smaller number j helpful thinking'. Who can measure
of   trees   than   was   the   case   before j ite   value   or   power?    Let   us   count
MUCK LAND
Experiments To   Be Carried
On In Five Counties.
HAROLD V. LASSEN
Tells
About     Camp    Hancock
In Georgia.
AGRICULTURAL
thinning was tried, but these grow bo
Much more rapidly that the total
amonnt of new woods produced by
them is much more than was pro-
duced by the larger number of trees
ander crowded conditions.
The cords referred to   are standard
cords 4 feet  hitib, 8 'feet Ions,   and 4
teat   wide.    In    most    woodlots  the j tbinketb so is be."
annual growth of wood may safely be       Then   in   order   to   best   serve   my
oat each vear.    Michigan   has a total jcoantry j must not only do my   work
I well at home, but 1 must concern rcy-
time spent in prayer, in teaching our
children to look up at the stare, in
pointing out. the beauties ot sunset
and sunrise and iu the tricing of
God's hand in the wonderful work of
nature arouna us as time well spent,
and talk of those things that will encourage high thinking for "As a man
area in farm woodlots of over 2,000,000
acres. The amount of cord wood
that conld be cot from them each
year in their present condition, if
only the annual growth were cut,
would probably be about 1,000,000
cords. By proper care these wood-
" lots should produce a total of about
3,000,000 Cords of wood per year.
LEO WELCH
Tells How   Old   Harvard
Wireless Operators.
Cambridge.   Mass.
Dec. 26, 1917.
The Clare Sentinel:
Clare, Mich.
Dear  Sir:
Having a few spare moments I that
that I would write a few lines to give
yon an idea of the piece that I am
now situated at.
I am now attending Harvard University, There are 87 buildings here
comprising Harvard and all of tbem
are very quaint considering those of
our university. The Boston globe
speaks of it that which is occupied by
the Government as being a whole city
in itself, and I thouroughly agree
with   them.
Tbereare about 2700 students of the
Navy attending here now and more
are coming ia everyday. There is an
average of 100 graduates every weeK.
The question of housing the men has
been a very diffucult one and some of
the men are rooming out, which is
allowed.
Cambridge is situated about laminates ride on the subway from Boston
There are many quaint things to be
seen in Boston and also in Cambring.
The birthplace of Oliver Wendell
Homes is now the site of the Harvard
Gymnasium. The tree ander which
Washington took cuwuj&sd c! the
Ifstional army atill stands. Bunker
Kill Is quite a place considering its
historic value. There is a monument
erected there in memory of the battle
fought there. The mess hall for the
enlisted men here is what they call
Memorial ball erected in memory of
the men that lost their lives In the
war of 1861-64. The place where the
troops were mobilized for the battle
of banker hill now is the site of
Aastin Hail part of the university
buildings.
Boston is a very quaint city. The
streets are very narrow, in fact so
Barrow that the people have to walk
out in the streets where the vehicles
travel, and on a busy day it is
almost impoasaible to walk very fast.
All through the city there are numerous grave yards giving a visitor the
idea of a dead city, although there
some very beautiful parts.
The Commons in  Boston  la about
like Cadillac square ia   Detroit   only
«,ol te a bit larger.   A abort ride  out
Continoad on page S
self with an conditions   in   the   community that effect the home.
How very easy just to drift with
the crowd in a little village and how
very difficult to stand for Ule things
we believe to be right.
Have 1 given my very best to this
eommunit>? ''All service cometh the
same with God, There is no first or
last."
Also to   best   serve   niy  country   I
must know something, and the   more
Fits j the better, of the   manner  in   which
our affairs   of   state   and   nation   are
conducted.
President Wilson in an address a
few weeks ago mentioned the great
service women are rendering in the
present crisis, the keen Insight and
grasp of affaire which can come to
none without knowledge.
Are we asking ourselves every day,
"Lord what can I do to be useful in
this dark hour of our nation's life?"
Oh, my sisters, let us not hurrah for
the flag thoughtlessly, but remember
that God gave America a great opportunity and we have only partly
been true. With other nations of the
earth, great blots of horrible sin,
moral cowardice, selfishness and
greed mar onr pages ( f history. We
ouzht to bow our heads in shame
that this is true mid promise God
that as for us we will take a holder
statfd than ever for right and truth
and justice. Shall our institutions
endure?
"Long as thy God is God above,
Thy brother every man below,
So long, dear land of all my love,
Thy name shali stand,
Thy fame shall grow."
Let us observe meatless and wbeat-
lese days. Let us produce food of
some kind if we can, let ns live on
the plainest fare, not allowing one
morsel of food to be wasted, for "A
country wurtu figbtlug for is °
country worth saving for."
Let us darn and mend as never before and give and give where so
much needed. Buy thrift stamps
saving certificates and liberty bonds
if we can and be brave even as our
b o y s "'"-"Somewbere" in France,
"somewhere" in cantonment camp,
"somewhere" on our ships of the
ocean, are brave. What great comfort and riches in the last words of
the great Teacher.
"Peace 1 leave with you, my peace
give I onto you; not as the world
givetb, give I unto you. Let not your
heart be troubled neither let it be
afraid."
Whether there Is to be and increase
in wages as many are demanding, we
do not know.
it is said that there will be a radical
reorganization of transportation factors and that a complete co-operation
between the railroads and the vaater-
waya will relieve the congestion at
the great Atlantic seaports. Shipping which now cloys New York, Boston and Philadelphia will be at once
diverted to certain southern porta,
both Atlantic and Gulf.
7t is predicted that one of the first
| steps taken by the Director will be to
1 increase passenger rates. No private
cars will be hauled for the period of
the war and the number of parlor and
sleeping cars will be reduced to the
minimum.
Of course all will be interested in
the success of this experiment.
There is certainly need of eomthing
to relieve the apparent muddle in
transportation matters in this country.
We are informed that more coal was i
mined the present year than usual,
yet for some reason people in all parts
of the country are suffering for iack
of fuel. Just what special fitness Mr.
McAdoo has for this position, we do
not know.
FARMERS'
Co-operative      Association
Prosperous.
Space will not all allow us to publish the full report of the Farmers
Co-operative Association sent us by
Sec'y Michaels From this report
the Association would seem to be in
a very flourishing condition and contemplates the erection of an elevator
here in the near future. The treasurer's statement shows a business for
the year of 162,468.67 and this is felt
to he a fine showing, considering all
the circumstances.
At the annual meeting on the 29th
alt. there was a good attendance and
the following directors were elected
for the ensuing year: Henry Fan-
con, John Northon, T. W. Michaels,
Walter White, Paul Zimmerman,
j. W. Scbaeffer, G. J. Nass, Frank
Poet and F. A. Carncross. The
following executive officers were
chosen: President, Henry Fancon;
vice pres., John Northon, eec-treas.,
T. W. Michael.
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their kind help and sympathy in
o«r great bereavement also for the
beautiful Moral offerings.
Mr. Aloczo Fox
Mrs. lone Nelson
Ai and Louisa Fox
Mrs. Tbos, Parry
Mrs. Fred Hoble
Mr. Ard Mclntyre
Mrs. Alice Smith
America.
By Edit.ir (iuest,
God has been good to men.    He gave
His Only Son their souls to save,
And then Ha made a second gift,
Which    from      their    dreary    lives
ehonid lift
The tyrant's joke and   set   them free
From all who'd throttle liberty.
He gave America to men.
Fashioned this land   we   love,   and
then
Deep in her forests sowed the seed
Which was t" serve   man's  earthly
need.
When wisps of   smoke  first  upwards-
curled
From    pilgrims     tires.     upon    the
world
Unnoticed, and unseen began
God's   second   work   of   grace   fori
man.
Here where the   savage  roamed   and;
fought
God   sowed    the    seed    of    nobler
thought;
Here to the land we love to claim,
The pioneers of freedom came;
Here has been crartied all  that's best
In every human mind  and   breast.
For full four hundred years and more
Our  land   has   stretched   her   welcoming shore
To weary feet from soils afar:
Soul-shackied    serfs   of   king   and
czar
Hit* journeyed here  and  toiled and
sung
And    talked   of    freedom   to   their
young,
And God above has smiled to see
This precious work of liberty,
And   watched    this   second   gift   He
gave
The dreary lives of men to save.
And now when liberty's at bay
And    blood-stained    tyrants   force
the fray,
Worn warriors, battling for the rigbt.
Crushed    by     oppression's     cruel
might
Hear in the dark throngh which they
grope
America's glad cry of hope,
Man's liberty is not to die,
America is standing by:
World wide    shall    human   lives   be
free,
America has crossed the sea!
America! the land we love!
God's   second   gift    from   Heaven
above
Builded and fashioned out of truth,
Sinewed   by    Him    with  splendid
youth
For  that  glad    day    when   shall   he
furled
All  tyrant    Hags    throughout   the
world.
For this our banner holds the sky;
That liberty shall never die;
For this, America began;
To make a brotherhood of man.
College     sseking      Information
To Aid Farmers.
What varieties of onions, celery
and cabbage will thrive en the several types of mock soils in Michigah?
What ar.< the possibilities in growing
grain crops on mucks? How can
soil fertility be conserved best on
muck lane's? What are the control
measures for meeting insect and disease attacks upon muck crops?
These questions and a legion of
o'nere of a like nature are a few to
which the Michigan Agricultural coll"
ege hopes to find   answers   by   means
INCOME TAX
Must Be Paid On Or Before
March 1.
REPRESENTATIVE
Our soldier bojs are having   an op-
portunity to see parts of   our country i
that they   would  never   have   visited
perhaps, to   eay   notbintf   of   foreign 	
Bights.   The following are   extracts : Of Revenue Office To   Be Here
from a letter from Harold V. Lassen, j j O.10
quite well known here,
Camp Hancock, Every unmarried pen-on  whose net
Augusta Ga, income is   $1000   or   more  and   every
Dec. 20, 1917. j married peison whose income in like
Dear Editor:— i manner is 82000 or more,   must   ou or
Before I   left   Clare,   a   number   of ■ before March 1 next pay   an   incomb
my friends asked me  to  write   them   tax     To obtain this   net  income,   no
so I am takitg this way to do bo as   it j deductions can   be   made   save  these
would be impossible to write all. I actually   incurred    in    conducting   a
business.    No      allowance    can      be
Since I leit Ciare Nov. 21, I have
been going some. Fitst I was attached to Co. H 337 Inf. at Camp Custer
with 16 other Clare bovs. On Dec. P
Godfrey   Beck  of   Lake   and   I   were
mad«; tor the payment of principal on
a mortgage, for improvements or for
the expeiises of living.
A    representative    of  the revenue
of a eerias of muck   land   demonstra- j transferred to C;imp Hancock, Ga. to I department will be at the post   office
been established by its muck crop
specialists and agricultural agents in
five counties.    Many varities of crops
an
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tion farm and garden plots that have i Co. L   1st    Regt.    Motor    Mechanics,   jQ this city on Wednesday and Thurs-
signal Corps, Since then I have j day of next week, Jan. 9 and 10, to
been tranferred tnree times and now | explain to any concerning the law.
am in Co,  M.    Outside of   Beck I am j All interested are invited to see bim.
and as many diflerent   cultnral meth-j among strangers but in a good bunch. I There is n>   charge   for   his   services
oda will be tried out  in  these experi-       We live intents  about   12x12   with | and this will be the'only   visit   of
mental and demonstrationai gardens. I nine men in   a  tent.    We   were  very | official oa sach an errand.
Such results as are obtained will then ! much disappointed when   we arrived j
be communicated to truck gardnerers | here as we expected to tind   summer
and   farmers to   serve   as  a  guide to   Instead we found the coldest weather ]
them when they meet these problems j they have known In 20 years.    Today j
themselves.
The   communities   iu   which   these
demonstrations are being conducted,
eleven in all, are as follows:  Kalatna-
i zoo, VickBb-irg   and Portage, in Kal
amazoo    county;   Ithaca,   in  Gratiot
county;     Pearl,    Dorr,   Martin   and
Pullman, in Allegan county; Hudson
is like a May nay, "nut the   nights  are ' Held      At
cold.
EAMERS' INSTITUTE
January
Harrison
14-15.
I will tell you a little about cur trip
down here.    Friday morning   when I       The   teachers"   institute
a%voke we were about ".0   feet up over . wju De v^-. at  Harrison   on
ville  and   Grand   Haven,   in. Ottawa i some fine sights
county;    and    Bad »Axe,   in   Huron
county.
this   year
Monday
Louisville, Ky.    About noon we struck j ana Tuesday, January 14'and 15.   The
|the   mountains   and   were   in   tberr.   conductor wili be Gerrit Massehnk ol
1 most of the   afternoon.    There   were j the Ferris Institute, assisted   bv Prof
MASONIC LODGE
Holds   Annual    Installation
Officers Thursday Night.
Of
At a regular meeting set apart for
that purpose, local Free and Accepted
Masons last week installed their
officers for the coming year. The
exercises were brief, only local members participating.
The following is a complete list of
those who will look after the affairs
of the lodge during 1W1S.
W, M. Seymour Andrus
S. W. Clyde M. Hays
J. W. Floyd Johnson
Sec'y Clarence W. Brown
Trees, Forest M. Bhumway
S. D. Frank Holmes
J. D. Arthur W. Thorpe
Stewards, Ivan Feighner
Ivan Mcintosh
Tiler, Edwin Rnsseil
Chef, Cbas. Thurston
I was in the baggage ear used for a kitchen We
opened the door and took in all the
sights. In some places the rocks
were 400 feet above us and so smooth
they looked like cement In one
town in Tennessee, a dry town of
course, tbe.v let us out an1 gaye us 30
minutes for exercise.
Saturday morning we were at Social Center, 119 miles from our desti
nation, and snow still on the ground:
but the cotton fields were on all sides.
-Some cf us got out and gathered cotton heads. At 1:30 we reached our
destination. We were told by our
commanding officers that we are very
near a long journey where we will see
j lots of water and fine country, so we
expect to leave for the great war
country any time. We would be
much pleased to bear from any of
our frisnds.
H. V. Laesen
Co. M. 1st Regt. Motor
Mechanics
Signal Corps.
Mrs. Myrtle L. Fox.
Mrs Myrtle Fox, whose maiden
name was Mclntyre, died at her
home in   Detroit  after  an   illness  of
L. A. Butler of the Central Norma!
and Miss Mae E. Schrciner of Boston
while the music will be in charge ot
Mrs. Madge Lamb of Farwell.
Of course one great drawback to
any county gathering in this county
in the wretched train service. Teachers from tbe south end here ean go to
Harrison at 12:25 on Monday and
Oomuar. Aldrich writes us that be is
sure arrangements can be made for
plenty of autoes to bring teachers
back ocs Tuesday afternoon. We
trust every teacher wi;l go who can
possibly arrange to do so. Harrison
citizens are planning a tine reception
for tb#m as we bear.
Arrand-Temby.
Morene Leffingwell.
On Christmas morning, the day of
all days she might have chosen, tbe
spirit of Morene Leffingweli was released from its earthly tenement and tbe frail little body no
longer served as its prison house,
nearly a year, from a complication of ! 8he was born in Union township,
diseases. She was born at Aurelius, j i8abeiia Co., Ocf 27, 1896 and was an
Mich , and came to Clare with her i invalid neftrlv all hpr ijfe Until tbe
pareDts when but a child, living here \ pa8t vear BD8 had Deen able to attt.nd
We have received a clipping from
a Flint paper announcing the marriage of Miss Gladys Arrand there to
Howard E. Temby.oneof Unele Sams
soldier boys. The bride's many
friends here will feel to^exteot con-
gradulations and good wishes.
Tbe clipping  says:
Howard E. Temby of Camp Custer
and Mies Gladys Arrand of Clare,
were the principals in a Military and
Christmas wedding, which took place
yesterday afternoon at 5 O'clock at
the borne of theparents of the groom,
Mr. and Mrs Temby, 113 East Ninth
street. The ceremonv was performed
by Rev. Howard A. Field of the Court
street church.
Tbe hcuse was beautifully decor-
ateu   with   patriotic    and    Christmas
till her marriage to Alonzo Fox, then ! church and Sunday school which she! colors,   tne   bride   and    groom, una:-
moving to Traverse City, that being
her home till about two years ago
when she went to Detroit.
She  was   a   kind   neighbor, a   true
friend   and   ioved   by    all.    She   was i
ready to go and asked her loved ones
to meet her in the Great Beyond.    At i
Mrs. Harry Hubei returned on
• Tuesday from a week's visit in De-
j troit. Mr. Hubel want there yester-
| day to visit the week end.
much enjoyed, the patient, little
eufferer always attracted the s^ m-
patny of everybody.
The runeral, in charge of Ecv,
Davis, was held at the Methodist
church on Dec. 27, with burial in
Cherry Grove., She   leaves   parents,
jher  request,   she  was   brought   here j tWo    sisters,      grandparents,    many
' and the funeral held at the   home   of i other    relatives
i her sister, Alice Smith, aod   the body : rrjeuds
laid   to   rest   near     her    father    and
and   all   were   her
Electric Light Customers.
All persons indebted to us for merchandise or current, usless oovored
by contract, must be settled on or before Jan 15, 1018 or service will be
discontinued. 9-8
f-2   Central Mich. Light X Power Co.
To Our Subscribers
We are grateful indeed for tbe generous way in which onr
subscribers have responded to the request that subscriptions be
renewed promptly.
It leads us to believe that yon understand to quite a large degree
the peculiar position in which a weekly newspaper is now placed—
that it must, as a patriotic duty, give more or less apace every issue
to matters pertaining to tbe war, and this country's relation to it
(and space is one of the only two commodities a newspaper has to
sell), that while it costs money to do this, the government has so far
refused to see the justice of paying for the service which it asks and
expects, and that therefore tbe publisher must ask for prompt and
fair payment of ail accounts, in order to make up in part for this loss
of legitimate revenue.
A few whose time on tbe Sentinel has just lately expired, had not
renewed up to Jan. 1st, aod thinking this is no doubt tbe result of
carelessness in looking after tbe matter, we are leaving tneir names
on oar list for two weeks, in order to give ample time for a letter to
reach us. Kindly attend to this at once, if yon have not already
done so.
We take tbis occasion, also, to wish oar readers a happy and
prosperous year to 1918.
mother In Cherry Grove.
Beside her husband   and   children, ,
she leaves one grandchild,   three sisters,   one  brother   and   many  other
relatives and friends.
X.
Gets Normal Certificate.
John E. Fitch.
John E. Fitch, for many years a
resident of Hinkleviiie died at his
home on Friday night. Mr. Fitch
has been in poor health all summer,
some at tbe time in a serious condition, but of late be had seemed better.
At the time of going-to press we do
not know of tbe funeral arrangements.
Amoung those who received life
Certificates from tbe Central State
Normal School at Mi Pleasant at the
close of scbool in December was Miss
Hilda Dancan,
Commencement exercises were held
and diplomas awarded Friday Dec.
21st.
Gilmore-Moyer.
At Mt, Pleasant the day before
Christmas, Albert Moyer of Rosebush and Miss Hazel Gilmore of Clare
tended, standing in front of a larg-
ArnericaD flag with an embankment
"f palms on either side. The I ride
were a gown fashioned of ivory satin
and velvet and a corsage bouquet of
pink roses and violets.
After receiving congratulations, a
wedding supper was served iu the
dining room which was also adorned
with the colore of the Yuletide season.
Mr. and Mrs. Temby are spending a
few days in Detroit after which Mr.
Temby will return to duty at Camp
Custer. Among the guests were Mrs.
William Shaw and son William ot
of Laoeer and Arthur Lewis of Battlo
Creek.
Woods-Malcomson.
A full sketch will appear  next week.   were Qn>et,y married.
After a trip to Detroit, they will bo
Stanley- Ambrosier.
At the Cong, parsonage New Year's
day, Reynold Ambrosier and Miss
Feme Stanley were united in marriage, Rev. Bennett using tbe ring
ceremony. They were attended by
Miss fina Hatch and Lenwell Cltne.
Both are residents of this vicinity.
L C.  Hotbart and family   are
Lapeer for a week's vacation.
y
at
at home to their friends at Rosebush,
where the groom is in tbe lumber business. Mrs. Moyer baa been a teacher
since her graduation from the local
high scbool.
The Sentinel joins   in   congratulations.
Ltent. Isaac Crawford, formerly of
Rosebush and Miss Emma Sifton attended tbe New Tear party, being
guest* at tbe Hoffman borne.
From Long Lake Correspondent.
A very quiet little wedding took
place when Miss Lels, daughter ot
Mr. and Mrs. John Woods, and Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mai-
comson, were united in marriage on
Wednesday, Dec. 26 in Hamilton by
Elder George Bailey. The bride is a
popular young lady who has lived
here all her life. Tbe groom is a
prosperous young farmer* We all
join iu wishing them a long and
bappy anion.
Bone-Pringle.
Among recent   weddings   was  that
ot Miss Louise J. Bone, whose parents
have lived here for tbe past few year*
to Woo. 8. Pringic of Gilmore Twp.
We understand they will  locate oa
the groom's farm In Isabella Co.
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