1918-02-14; Clare Sentinel

              -
L_.
THE CLARE SENTINEL
Sentinel.
Nr*
■
Kstablished 1873
CLARE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY MORNING FEB. 14, 1918.
EARLY PULLETS
	
Better Lasers The   Following
Winter.
VICTORY LOAF
CONVENTION
LIBERAL FEEDING
Declared To   Be   Great  Saving
Scheme.
ArLansing Next Month to bei
Interesting Event
Nccesarry
To     Secure
Results,
Best
A. cackle in the hen coop ie almost
as 6ure a harbinger of spring aa the'
Skipping of Cock Robin on a botigb, j
is tbe opinion of Prof. C. H Burgess j
Of M. A. C. - - - and it means he at'ds
tbat Biddy is preparing for the batch- '
ing season.
•'rtulets and bens •.<. ill before long
be in full laying," deciar*-s a pres*
bnlletin from the department of
poultry husbandry "If tbey have
not already  started which is   the
wise poultry man's cue to b?giti preparation for tbe batcJing season at
once. Pullets hatcned in March and
April will lay best next winter.
"Select the heat winter layers and
give them plenty of room. Quarters
sbouid be weH iigrued and cleau with
10 to 12 inches of straw on-the floor
to make the hens work for eaery kernel of grain they eat.
In breeding one male sbouid be
used with every 8 or 10 females of tbe
heavier breed«, such as Plymouth
Rocks, Rhode Island Reds ana Wyandotte* and o*ne male for 15 or 20 females of the lighter breds. If free
range is provided, high fertility will
be gained in double.the number of females enumerated above.
"Feed hard grain iu excess of mash
Corn and oats make a good war ration. One cubic inch of sprouted
oats sbouid also ha fed to each hen
daily, while mangels, cabbage or
other green food is necessary for
high fertility. Buttermilk or skim
milk will yield higher fertility than
meat scrap, while meat scrap will
yield higher fertility than green bone.'
"Two-year-old hens are better to
breed than yearlings."
Washington,   Feb.    10.—Food   Administrator   Hoover's   victory   bread
will   result  in   a   greater    saving   of
essential foodetuffs by   America  than
has     been      accomplished     by    any
single conservation   measure   of  any
nation since tbe   war   began,   it  was |
announced  following   receipt   of   as- |
surances that bakers   of   tbe   country;
will obey   lo   the   letter   ne*   baking
regulations ho' n to lie issued.
Mr. Hoover will exert his every
power to kerp the pound loaf of
victory bread at S cents or 9 c<*nts
on the cash and carry r.grep'nent.
The food savings to be effected by j
the bakers alone will be Wheat,
36,000,000 bushels: sugar, 100,000,000
pounds; lard 100.000,000 pounds;
sweet milk, 125,000,(00 pounds. Tbe
saving to ba made in rolls and cakes
will be proportionately as great.
POTATO GROWERS
Will Find   All   Their   Problems
Thoroug^'y Discussed
Lincoln In The Kitchen
In the new and growing city it was
sometimes difficult to get and keep a
maid. At such times Mr. Lincoln
would help freely in tbe kitchin. On
coming from his office he would take
off bis coat, put on a large blue aporn
and do whatever was neeeded. At
snob times the family used sometimes
to eat in the kitchen, Happening in,
my mother was once invited to share
a kitchen luncheon, and vividiy remembers Mr. Lincoln's large figure
against tbe kitchen wall. To bim tbe
matter of food was always one of comparative indifierence. Wben calied
to meals be came when be was ready,
and seemed never just ready to come.
Mr. Lincoln was not a garden man,
and my mother does not recall ever
seeing a hoe or a tool in bis hand,
except once wben he wan sawing
wood in the back yard.—From "Lincoln as a Neighbor," by Philip W.
Ayres, in tbe American Review of
Reviews for FeDruary, 1818.
Auctions.
iiEO. A EMERY
On Monday next Mr. Emery will
have a sale at the Alward farm nortb
and west of tbe city. He willjoffer a
good lot of stock and tools, most of
the latter nearly new, hay, grain etc.
Sale begins at 12:30 with Thos.
(•roves as auctioneer. See full list on
another page. The sale goes rain
or shine.
MItS,  J.   E.   FITCH
Owing to the bad storm on Tuesday, Mrs. Fitch was obliged to Dost.
pone her sale on Sec. 19., Grant. It
will ba next Tuesday, February 19,
commencing at 10 a. m. Fall list iu
last week's Sentinel. There will
doubtless be a bi>< crowd tbis time.
Lunch served at noon.
FROM THE WEST
Rev.   Shipway   Sends   Regards
To Friends.
We have received tbis week a letter
from Rev. W. A. A. Sbipway who
was for two years pastor of the Congregational church here. He is still
at Spokane, Wash., serving his fifth
year as rector of St. Matthews Episco
pal church, and says be like6 it better
there all the time. He says tbey have
still just the two children tbey had
here. The boy Cyril is now quite a
lad aDd Mr. Shipway says that "for
a preacher's boy he is tolerably
good."      *
He wishes to be remembered to all
the good folks bere and ot course
tbat would take in pretty nearly
everybody.
Members of the MicbUan State
Potato Growers association, who wil)
assemble at the M. A. C on M*rc-h 7
and 8 for their annual convention,
plan a thorough probing of problems
of potato production, grading aod
distribution. These last two ques
Uon3 are issues of much moment ic
the state at the present time.
ln addition to the growers themselves, the convention will also be
attended by representatives of the L*
S. Food Administration, members ot
federal bureau of markets iu Washington and delegates from growers
associations in Wisconsin, New York*
and other states.
The convention, which will extend
over but two days, will, however, be
but one of a number of events at the
college from March 4 to 8, which
will be Farmers aDd Housewives
week on the campus. The whole five
days will be given to a war program
that will take up matters of moment
in the present emergency—especially
as these relate to tho farms and
homes of the state. A food show
intended to bring home lessons of
conservation and economy will be
another feature, while conventions of
tbe Michigan Vegetable Growers association and the Michigan Maple
Syrup Makers' association are also
slated.
FARM HANDS
ALL DOGS
Should    Be   Engaged    Early
Says A. B. Cook.
LABORmRECTOR
Supposed To Be  Wearing  Tags
Now.
Declares Shortage Not So (Jreat |
As  Feared.
SHIPPING BOARD
Urgently       Request       Shipyard!
Volunteers.
GREEN WOOD
Makes Good Fuel To Use With
Coal These Days.
Undergoes Operation.
Bargains At Demarest's
Cash Store.
J. H. Seeley, a well known pioneer
resident of Vernon township, waa
taken to Bay City on Saturday
wbere be underwent an operation for
appendicitis. He rallied from tbe
operation all right but later as tbis is
written bis condition is reported as
aerioue. Of course his advanced age
Is a drawback to bis recovery.
Newman-Poet.
Saturday, Febv. 9tb, at ten o'clock
A. M., Rev. Frank Bates united ic
marriageGieuu Poet of Sheridan Twp.
and Miss Ivy Newman of Arthur Twp.
tbe ceremony being performed at the
parsonoge.
They will go to Detroit to live, Mr.
Poet having formerly lived tbere.
Tbe Sentinel extends congratulations.
Reported Safe.
Mrs. Edith Howe, of Mt. Pleasant.
received a telegram Feb. 10 from Ad-
lotent-Gener&l McCain, at Washington, stating that it had been officially
reported ber son, Merle C. Howe,
> saved from tbe Tuscaola.
Teachers' Directory.
Owarn'r Aldrlob bas issued a directory tor 1S38 containing Information
tbaC will be very convenient for
teachers, school officers and the pub-
tie generally.
Farms   bave   been  sold  by   using
classified liners.
$4 50 raincoats now $3.SO; boys »5 00
wool suits, age 8 to 17 now >3 9!>; mens
heavy work shoes $3 19; growing
girls genuine calfskin shoes, size 3 to
5, well worth $3.£0, special at 12.76;
childrens shoes siz'* 5 to 8 at SI.49;
ladies $1.00 rubbers now 8.*>c; childrens
school hose all sizes lie; 15c heavy-
tin milk pails 58c; Colgates talcum 15c
best candy and salted peanuts 10c
per half pound.
Killed In France.
Gilbert Howard received a tele
gram from Washington Tuesday
morning stating that bis son Bert
bad been killed in France in a railroad accident. No particulars were
given. The young man was :n a
machine gun battalion and enlisted
in North Dakota.
Notice.
Notice is herewith given, to all
owners of dogs, in the townsbip of
Vernon, that I am fully prepared to
receive the dog tax. Will be at
Harris & Hirt's Hardware store from
one to four o'clocky P. M. on Saturday; otber days at my bome on Section 3. Do not try to drive in at present. Paul Miller
Twp. Clerk.
If everyone   bad   realized   last   fail j
what conditions   were   to   bave   been
tbis winter, a   large   amount   of   coal i
could have been saved by the U9e   of \
wood alODg with it.
Many householders have now learn- |
ed this, and others have had it forced !
upon their minds by necessity.    After '
a tire Is goinsr well,   green   wood   will
burn without trouble,   and on a good i
bed of coals, it wil!   work   almost   as:
well in   a   hot-air   or   steam   beating
plant   as   in   a   stove.      This    report ',
comes   from   various   persons    who
have   tried   the   plan   witb    success.
Just bow   long   tbe   winter   will   still
last is uncertain, and it wonid doubtless be a wise   thing   for   those  even
who bave a fair supply of  cosl to use
wood at the same time.
Postmaster Jackson bus received
from Chairman Fdward L. Hurley of
the United States Shipping Hoard ati |
urgent appeal for Shipyard Volunteers "The shipbuilding program,"
Mr. Hurley says, "contempiates the
construction of six millions tons annually, but owing to the want of the
necessary sk'lied men, this cannot be
accomplished.'' "The boarti has the
money," he says, "it has the yards
and the material, t>ut it lacks the
necessary efiicenllaoor."
Employers and employees of the:
industries of the nation should real- j
ize t*iat their own future depends on !
the construction of these ships, the*
speeding up of the American factories
piled in tbe eastern seaports and !
pa< ked into every railway sid;ng out- [
side sf the seaboard cities thousands i
of loaded cars of material for the war '
zone. Tho result was that ?vpd the
coal required for the ships in harbor j
could not get through, and even the j
few ships which we now have were j
held in harbor by empty bunkers and
could not sail. Until we have ships |
to clear Atlantic ports of manutact- j
nred goods, for which our army Id i
France and our Allies are in need, no I
factory in America can bo assured of |
running full time and no workman !
can count on continuous employ- I
ment.
People should realize that ou labor!
depends tbe construction of the need-
ed ships and on theee needed ships,]
depends not only the war itself, but !
the present industrial life of the na-1
tion.
A parapl rase on "Do yourshopping
early" has been coined by A. B. Cook,
fed"ral farm labor director f r Michigan, who has worked these catch
words over to read "Order your farm
bands now." As result ot observations
of labor conditions he bas made in
in every part of tbe state, Commissioner Cock is offering tbis suggestion
to farmers through tbe Michigan
Agricultural college.
"There is realy not so appalling a
shortage of men existing iu Micbigatt
at tbe present time rs tbe public has
generally been led to believe," and if
farmers wanting hum's wil) get in j
touch witb tbeir county agents now I
it will bo a mucb simpler matter for
tbem to get tbe meO they need than
it will be   later.
"Men can be lined up in February
and March for the spring rush-thougb
for those wbo neg'ect to bestir themselves until the last minute tbe getting is very likely to be fraught with
difficulties.
"The foresighted farmer wbo wants
men will do well to order bis farm
hands now."
How many dogs are there in Michigan outside tbe cities?
Chairman H. H. Hailaday, of the
state livestock sanitary board, would
like someone to answer that. He has
guessed 150,000.
The last legislature passed a new
dog tax law. After Febuary 1 of this
year every do;.' in the state will bave
to wear a tax tag. lu cities where
tbere are now ordiuancrs tbe new law
does not take any effect, but in all
otber parts of tbn state it does.
The tags are ail made in Jackson
pri on and are being shipped witb
numbers. Tbe township authorities
are supposed to stencil on tbe name
of the township when tbey receive
them. •
The dog tf.x fee is £2 for males and
$5 for females. All of the receipts go
to trie township funds.
A Real Economy  Even At A
High Price
oneWart
Equivalent   to   One   Pound
Lean Meat
Detroit Schools Closed.
VANE M1CKLE
Succumhs To  Pneumonia While
At Camp Green.
Another Tone Test.
I
The people ot Clare   will   be inter- 1
ested in   knowing tbat   Floyd   Kirk- j
Patrick,   the   Edison   dealer   bas   ar- j
ranged for another   tone   test.    This
will be held id the Methodist  Church
on Mar. 6th.    Gleu Ellison, baritone, '
will be the attraction.
A message to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Mickie of Arthur Twp.
Monday morning brought the sad
news of the deatn of tbeir son Vane
at Camp Green, N Car., the cause
being pneumonia.
The grandfather, Amos Spiglemire,
who had been visiting at Columbus,
O. was with him when death came,
having been summoned by telegram.
Tbe body is being brought home for
burial.
Vane was 2** years of age on the
14th of August. He enlisted last
June, and was now witb Co. F., 4th
Engineers. A letter which he wrote
from Vancouver, where be waa then
stationed, was published in tbe Sentinel December 2utb. (the name Verne
being used by mistake.
The family has the hearty sympathy of all. This young man died in
defense of his country no less than
those wbo die ou the field of battle.
Tbe schools of Detroit have been
closed for an indefinite period bv
order of the local fuel administrator.
Is it any wonder tbat President
Mumford of tbe Board of Education
is indignant? At iast accounts tbe
city had 1600 saloons We do not
know   how   many   breweries.    These
ceive of a bigger farce? Close tbe
schools of a city and leave tbe saloons open. Churches can open 9
hours a week, saloons 9 hours a day.
ISABELLrCOrSlAN
Forges Check And Gets Clothing
At Bicknell Store.
A warning to housewives and
mothers not to cut down the use ot
milk in their baking and for tbeir
children is being spread throughout
the state by the department of bome
economics of M A. C to correct an
erroneous belief beld in many quarters that milk must be conserved. The
facts, th<» college -points oat, that if
anything there is a surplus of this
product.
"Even   at   a high   price   miik   is a
(cheap food for children," the depart-
1 ment adds, for it   is a   real food, and
j not   merely   a   drink.       A    quart   of
whole   miik   give as   much   nourishment   as   one   poutfd   of  lean   meat.
Being   a    liquid, milk   Is   sometimes
classed   with   water, tea   and   coffee,
simply as a beverage.    This is a great
mistake,    if all  the water were to be
drawn from   a quart   of tea or coffee»
almost nothing would be left, and the
little tbac remained  would bave little
or no value as foo*.    If, on the other
band, the water werf dri\en off from
are not asked to clo^e    and   are   sup-   a quart of whole milk, there would be
plied witb cosl.    Could   anyone  con-j left about a   half a cupful of tbe very
best substance, including butterfat, a
kind of eugar not so sweet as grat,a-
lated sugar and known as 'milk
sugar.' and also materials whicb are
needed to make muscles, bone, teeth
and other parts of tbe body. All
these valuable substance are ordinarily either dissolved or floating in
the water of the milk
"Do not begin to save on milk.
More milk and less meat make a
healthful and patriotic dietary program."
Early Spring Hats.
From now on my millinery   parlors
will be open.    I   bave   a   full  liae  ot i
satin hats for yonr   inspection.    Just
what   you    should     have    for    early
spring wear.    Mrs. E. A   Derby.
15tf
Under Surgeon's Knife.
Red Cross Magazine
This splendid publication sbouid be '
in every   home.    All   members of the
Red   Cross are  eDtiled   to   receive  it j
for one year on.payment of one dollar
in addition to their annual dues.
A message to relatives a few days
ago conveyed the news that George
Leach of Bay City was at the hospital there, had been obliged to have
one eye removed and might lose tbe
other. Just what the cause of the
trouble was, we are unable to say.
Cbas Davidson, who lives near
Weidman, some time ago bongbt
quite a bill of stuff at Wm. H. Bicknell & Co's, presenting a check which
afterwards turned out to be bogus.
He was finally located at Midland
and had a bearing Tuesday, being
bound over to circut  court   for  trial
Former   Clare   Co.   Boy   Dead
The body of Odell Stratton, aformer
Clare Co. boy, a brother of Mrs.
James Wellman, was to have arrived
here for burial last %veek. Knt relatives maae a change in plans, and
had the body sent to Swanton, O. instead wbere services were held.
Thi" boy was only 18 years old, and
waa a bugler in Co. 3, 13tb Micb. Gun
Batt. at Ft. Sam Houston. He had
been in the service a year and a half.
His parents lived near Lake George
up to some ten years ago.
Eat Cottage Cheese.
As a partial answer to the inquiries
of Michigan housewives, who are
asking "what shall we serve on
meatless days," the home economics
department cf M. A. C. is recommending cottage cheese. "Cottage
cheese is one of the very best substitutes for meat," a bulletin from
the college declares. "It is richer in
protein than mos: meats and is very
mucb cheaper."      '
Hitting Things Up In The Camp Y. M. C. A. When
There Is Nothing Doing On The Drill Ground
About ft00.000.000 bushels of grain
are-annually used in tbe manufacture
of alcoholic beverages. Tbis liquor
spoils the grain for food and tbe
men for war. Still tbe performance
goes on.
The Pre-Lenten Party given by tbe
80th Co. M. S. T. at Doherty Auditorium Monday evening waa an enjoyable affair, abont thirty-five couple*
attending. New lighting features
were introduced.
COURT HOUSE NEWS
ISABELLA COUNTY.
MAKRIAGE     LICENSES.
Earl Sleeth 2bt Milford
Hazel Worden 22, Wise
Leo Doll 24, Nottawa t
Agnes McGnirk 19, Nottawa
j Clare Cortier 21, Lansing
Irene Axx Is, Weidman
Bert Eagon 30, Lincoln
! Sarah Carnan 24, Harrison
I Wm. F. McBride 25, Union
Muriel Potter 27, Mt. Pleasant
Mathew Cakesky 24, Gilmore
Eva Sowle 17, Coldwater
real' estate transfers.
Hatt;e J. Marton to Edward   Bolan
bX of s'.j of aelX and *X of r>X of *X
of ue!, of sec 1** Vernon $3636.
William W. Dush and wf to Leroy J.
Russell lot no 8 blk 8   Dusbvilie   $150
Jennie W. Lea to George Diliion
lots 7 and 8 Mt. Pleasant $1000.
Allen L. Converse ano wf to Joseph
D. Stephens e 30 acres of se)si of neX
sec 23 Coe $3500.
Claude E. Morey and wf to Charlie
Risdon sw>4 of tbe seX sec 19 Sherman $200.
Amelia Strong  to    Charlie    Risdon
The last ot tbese T. M. C. A. buildings out at Camp Custer is Just betrg finished. Big, clean, lighted places
Mite this are in every cantonment in tbe country, and are fast taking the pi.ces of the temporary tents on tbe
Flanders front.
Behind tbe counters of those buildings on Frenck soil both Ameriean and French women are now serving
the men behind tbe counters. Young Mrs. Theodore'Roosevelt, Jr., is running a T. M. C. A. hotel In Pails. Th«
boys overseas are ao glad to see a good American woman in camp that they crowd about and buy mucb more tban
taW Mac x   ■ v' •
aad wf sw.*
$1200.
of
sec   19   Sherman
Auction Postponed.
Church News,
METHODIST EPISCOPAL,
REV. E. W.   DAVIS,   PASTOR.
Morning topic, "Did man make
God, or did God make man?" Son-
day scbool 11:30. Epwortb League
at 6 p. m. Leader. A. B. Gibbs.
Evening service patriotic, "Washington and Lincoln." Special music.
A cordial welcome.
HERRICK
Sunday    Scbool     1:30     f«9t     time
Preaching 2:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.    We welcome you.
CONGREGATIONAL
REV.   THOS.   E.   BENNETT,   PASTOR.
! Morning sudject, "God's Fellow
.Workers."       Special     music. Nw
' evening service. Christian Endeavor
j at the parsonage at 4:30. Everybody
I welcome.
FREE  METHODIST
No services at the church ur.til further notice. Sunday school t,t -I A.
Allen's house at 3 p. m.
CHURCH   OF MOD.
MRS.  HENRY  UOC8E, PAlilTlB.
I Services at 2:30 p. m. and 7:0O
p. m. Sunday school 1:30 p. m.
Young People's meetiDg at 6:00 p. in.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
7:30. The church witn a helping;
hand. A welcome to ail. All services in tbe Baptist chnrcb.
LUTHERAN
REV. C.  WA1DEUCH, PASTOB.
Services in German at the usual
hour.
CATHOLIC
REV. J. J.  MCALLISTER, PASTOR
Services at 8 a. m. Benediction
Saturday evenings at 7:30.
The auction sale of- Mrs. J. E
Fitcb, wbicb was to bave been held
Tuesday, Feb. 12 has been postponed to Tuesday, Feb.19th.
Frank Koeplinger la home for a
few days' stay from Dayton, O.
wbere he works in an airplane
factory.
Clyde Harris, W. B. Webb and M.
B. Gallagher attended tbe state convention of hardware dealers at Sag!-
naw tbia weak.
Babies.
As tne weather becomes warmer it
isagood time to bring in the "kiddies"
for tbose pbctoe you've been wanting.
We bave been busy photographing
children since tbe cold weather moderated.   Bring  in  your children fer
photos aa the warmer daya approach.
Hulbert tbe Photographer.
-