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Official   Paper of
Clare   and   Clare   County
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Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING JULY 25,1924
New Series: Vol. 32, No. 39
BOARD OF EDUCATION MAKES REPORT
$36,000.00 Voted to be Raised by Taxation For Expenses During Ensuing
Year.
DEPARTS THIS LIFE
AT RIPE OLD AGE
Annual school meeting held at the
auditorium of the school house i-i the
city of Clare, July 14th, 1924.
Meeting called to order by President Mulder. Minutes of the 1923
annual meeting read and approved.
The following financial report for
the school year ending July 14th, 1924
was then read by the secretary..
Moved by Mr. J. A. Allen and supported by Mr. A. B. Gibbs that the
report be accepted and adopted and
the recommendations of the Board oi
-Education relative to the raising oj
$36,000.00 by taxation for the ensuing
year be concurred in.   Carried.
Messrs. Fred McGuire and Clyde
Harris were then appointed tellers by
President Mulder and were duly
sworn.
President Mulder announced that £
hahot would be taken to elect a successor to C. A. Reading as member of
the Clare Board of Education.
The candidacy of Mr. George White
was presented to the meeting by Mr,
David Ward and the candidacy of Mr
William McAllister by Mr. C. W|
Perry.
The ballot was then taken with the
following results: Total vote cast
307, of Which Mr. George White received: . 22G; Mr. William McAllister,
75, scattering 6. Mr. George White
having received a majority of the
votes cast was declared elected.
President Mulder then announced
that a ballot would be taken to elect
a successor to himself Moved by Mr.
Goodenough and supported that the
rules be suspended and that the
secretary be instructed to cast the
vote of the entire meeting for Dr. A
B. Mulder, which motion was duly
carried. The secretary then cast the
vote of the entire meeting, (307
■ votes), for Dr. A. E. Mulder.
Mr T. C. Holbrook objected to the
election of Dr. A. E. Mulder on the
grounds that it was illegal to elect a
member of the Board of Education
otherwise than by written ballot.
President Mulder then ordered that a
ballot be taken to elect a successor
to himself. The ballot was then taken
with the following results:
Total vote cast, 307, of which Dr.
A. E. Mulder received 267, T. C. Holbrook 5, Dr. J. A. Reeder, 2; D. Ward,
2; Mr. McAllister, 11, Art Schoonover,
1; R. Koch, 6; Mrs. A. J. Doherty, 1;
Mrs. John Wilson, 2; Dr. A. E. Mulder
having received a majority of tne
vote cast was declared elected.
Mr James S. Bicknell then addressed the meeting relative to the advisability of allowing dances to be held
in the school auditorium. A rising
vote was taken but the result of the
same was not announced.
Adjournment,
C. A. Reading,
Secretary
Annual Report of the Board of Education of the City of Clare for   the
School  Year  Ending July 14,
1924
The Board of Education submits the
following report of receipts and    ex-
Continued on Page 4
C. OF C. DINESElAT
HOTEL DOHERTY
Plans Started  for  Big Celebration in ClareStLatter Part of
Augus-t.
Wednesday evening ovu thirty-five
members of the Clare Chamber of
Commerce enjoyed an excellent dinner at the Hotel Doherty when they
met for their regular monthly meeting.
Immediately following the supper
President McAllister called the meeting to order and brought up the matter of Clare celebrating the opening of
it's new pavement, which is expected
to be ready for traffic about the last
of August, A committee of arrangements was appointed by the president
who will have charge of same, the exact date of which v/ill be announced
in the near future.
Rev. Joseph Kennedy was present
and gave the members an excellent
talk on the service this organization
can render to the people of Clare and
vicinity and other things that go to
make a community a place where we
all love to live and where people live
without strife or hate.
Funeral of Mrs. Atneretta How-'
arth Held Sunday Afternoon
From Home of Son.
Mrs. Amaretta 'Howarth was born
in Delaware county, New York, March
12, 1839,' and died at the home of her
son, Mr. Bertell Waite, of Clare
Mich., July 18,.1924, aged 85 years, 4
mouths and 6 days. She was united in
marriage in 1S58 to Mr. Chancy Pick. t
TO them two Children were born/
Ophelelia and George. When the
Civil war broke o£t in 1861 Mr. Pick
felj, it his duty to go and in a short
time was stricken with fever and answered the roll call above, being j
buried in a soldier's cemetery near
Washington. D. C. The children grew
to manhood and womanhood and
married, then both passed to the
great beyond.
In 1873, Mrs. Pick married Mr. John
B. Waite at Mt. Pleasant, Mich., a
widower with two children, Florence,
of Oregon, and Ray of Jackson, Mich)
To them were born one son, Bertell of
Clare. The husband and father preceded her to the better land in 1876*.
In 1879 she married Mr. George W.
Howarth of Chippewa township, Is
abella county, a widower with four
children. Alice of Traverse City.
Julia now dead, Van, of California and
Melvin now dead. To them one son
was born, Claud W-, of Detroit. In
1889 they took into their hearts and
home a little girl, Tressa Hanson
now Mrs. Bertell Waite of Clare, who.
with her husband and family, have
done all that their loyal hearts and
hands could do to care for this aged
mother. Mr. Howarth also preceded
her in death in 1904, thus leaving her
a widow for the third time. Sinc&
then she has always made her home
with Mr. and Mrs. Waite. She came
to Michigan with her sister in 1870
and in 1879 moved to Chippewa township to live where all that knew her
learned to love her. is 1908 she moved with her son's family to Clare
county where she has since resided.
Mrs. Howarth's father was a Methodist minister and in girlhood she
united with the M. E. church of which
sho remained a faithful member to
the end. Well do we remember her
untiring efforts to help build the
Chippewa M. E, church, of which she
was a member for many years.
In her girlhood days she was a
school teacher and in after years she
taught a Sunday school class. Her
home was always open to the homeless ones, and many a stranger found
a welcome there. Her good Christian influence will always be felt iu
the lives of those she associated with.
Mrs. Howarth loaves to mourn hei
departure two sons, Bertell Waite oi
Clare and Claud W. Howarth of Detroit; Mrs. Tressa Waite of Clare;
three step sons, Van Howarth oi
Moste Bello, Cal.; Florence Waite oi
Oregon; Ray Waite of Jackson, Mich.;
one step daughter, Mrs. Alice Mc*
Cowan of Traverse City, Mich.; 13
grand children, 12 great grand children, other sorrowing relatives and a
host of friends.
The funeral service was conducted
by Rev. Milberry on Sunday afternoon. After prayer and reading oi
scripture at the home of her son
Bertell Waite, the funeral party drove
to the TJ. B. church in Chippewa township southeast of Mt. Pleasant, and
a large congregation assembled of old
neighbors and friends who listened
attentively to the message of Mr.
Milberry. He was assisted in the
service by the pastor of the church,
Rev. -Spencer, and the choir rendered
appropriate songs of faith and hope.
The body was interred in the cemetery near the church.
"Good-bye, till morning comes
again!" c
We part, but not with utter pain,
The night is   short,   and   hope   is
sweet,
It fills our hearts   and   wings   our
feet;
And so we sing the glad refrain,
"Good-bye,     till     morning    comes
again!"
ROBBERS ENTER
MANY PLACES
Clare is Scene of Many Dirty   Pranks    Late   Last
Friday   Evening,
What is thought to be the work of
home talent last Friday evening has
brought forth any statements of disgust for the deeds of deviltry that
was committed throughout the city.
The first that was brought to the
notice of the city officials was at the
tourist camp grounds, where a tourist
and his family was camping. They
had pitched their tent and prepared
for the night and came up town.
When they returned the same had
been pulled down and tore and their
table was later found across the river.
The next was from Hudson & Coons
our pavement builders, who lost tools,
etc., valued at over $250, besides having the nuts removed from the wheels;
of wagons and   scrapers   and   othci ■
work of destruction. I
The third was the entering of the
Ramey lunch room, where they entered by way of the transom over the
front door. Here they helped them-|
selves to cigars and cigarettes and departed with a revolver that was lying
on the back bar.
Tuesday evening the oft'ices of the
1. E. Hampton garage were entered
through tho south window, which they
broke with a board. Here they
secured $14.28 from the till and departed, apparently not being interest*,
ed in the assembling of a Ford. I
The officials are doing everything
possible to trace the culprits down
and hope to soon have them brought
to justice.
Wednesday    evening    about    9:00
o'clock, while enroute to Beebe lake,
by auto   Howard   Jones   and   James'
Sutton had the experience   of   their
lives when their car struck   a   wire,
which had been stretched across the I
road north of James Hill and at the;
same time    something,    which    they
thought was gravel, was thrown over
their heads and shoulders and an explosion occurred.    Thinking    it    was
a tire they stopped and made an examination  of  their  car,  but  nothing'
seemed to be wrong, when they discovered a hole about lie   size   of   a
nifckle in the glass of Are rear Avindow.
The "gravel" proved to be fine broken
glass which  the bullet had made in
passing through the    window    pane
Needless to say that their exit was as
fast as Lizzie could go.
•MEDICINE OR OIET.^VHICH WOULD. DO HIM THE MOST GQO01
MRS. GEORGE FORD.
Vernon Resident Passes to Reward    Atter   Illness   of
Three Years.
GLADWIN VS. CLARE
SUNDAY, JULY 27TH
A Real Game Promised as Both
Teams Are Going Strong.
MERCHANDISE SHOOT.
Owing to the fact that the majority
of She local boys will participate in
the District Blue Rock Shoot to be
held at Cadillac next Thursday evening, the Merchandise shoot, as advertised, has been postponed indef-
inately.
High grade   roses, all   colors,   at
Whites Fruit and Floral Farm.    Adv.
FIRE BELL TO STRIKE
FOR COUNTRY FIRES
Until further notice, the city fire
bell, which is now not being' used for
city fires, will strike five times when
a call to the country-Sis received for
the Farmers'truck.
COMING EACH WEEK.
Dr. Northway, Osteopath, of Mt.
Pleasant, will be at 116 east 5th street
Tuesday and Saturdays of each week.
Examinations and consultations free.
Glasses guaranteed to fit.      Adv.
DANCE JULY 25TH.
Join your friends at the Mt. Vernon
Grange hall Friday evening, July 25th
and enjoy the music and dancing to
the strain of the Converses' Colleg-
.IanB orchestra, of Mt. Pleasant.
Baseball fans from far ana near
will gather at Recreation Park next
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 when Gladwin visits Clare.
Then Clare team will present their
strongest lineup with Terwilliger in
the box and Eddie doing the receiving
and will endeavor to continue their
winning streak. As the home team
has not been scored on for twenty
innings and has won five of its last
six games, the fans can rest assured
of seeing a hotly contested battle.
Florence W. Hodgins was born ai
Park Hill, Ont, July 10, 1879 and passed from this life at eignt o'clock on
ouly 14th, 1924, aged forty-five years.
At the age of five years she came
with her parents to Clare and later
to the farm where she passed on
Was married to George F. Ford, Julj
14th, 1898 at Traverse City.
She leaves to mourn their loss,
three sisters and two brothers, Mrs.
Wm. Dodge, of Vernon, Mrs. Lorenda
Elliott and Mrs. D. Crouse, of Clare,
Ray W. Hodgins, of Grand Rapids,
and Elvin J. Hodgins, of Mt. Pleasant.
During her illness of over three years
she was never heard to complain. She
was a true anc1 faithful Christian always trying to reflect the "Church
live"
"The western gates close, only to
let the Eastern gates open".
Those who attended the fun
eral from out of town were: Mr. and
Mrs. T. S. Dodge, of Rockwood, Mich.;
Mr. and Mrs, E. Robinson, of Flint;
Mr, and Mrs. E. F. Ford, ot Chippewa
Falls; Mr. Elmer Hodgino from Mt.
Pleasant.
OFFICERS TO
SEE THAT DOG
LAW IS OBEYED
Licenses May  be Paid Any
Time Before August 1st.
The 1919 dog law of the state of
Michigan requires a license fee o,
three dollars to be paid by the owner
of a male dog, and six dollars for a
female dog, and two dollars for an un-
sexed dog.
It also provides that any person
violating or failing or refusing tc
comply with its provisions shad b
deemed guilty of misdemeanor 'inci
on conviction shall be sentenced tc
pay a fine not exceeding cne hundred
dollars, or to imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding three
months or both such fine and im
prisonment at the discretion of the'
ccurt.
As the officers of Clare County
expect to make an active campaign
to see that the law is obeyed, it will
i be well for all owners of dogs to pay
j the required license fee. After August 1, they wn. prosecute all persons
delinquent.
W. E. CURRIE ENTERTAINS FIREMEN
Test   Run   Made  to   His   Farm
Monday  Night in Eight .
Minutes.
Monday night several of the citj
firemen accompanined by Rev. H. B.
Johnson made a test run with tne
farmers' fire truck to the farm of W
E. Currie in Vernon township for the
purpose of looking over his building'
and getting acquainted in general.
The distance of four miles was mad'
in eight' minutes, and after beinf"
Shown throughout the many building!
and saw the many improvements that
Mr. Currie is about to make, he in
vited the men to his cottage where s
jolly chat Was had, but the' surprise
came when they were invited to the
dining room and served to an excellent quantity of homemade ice cream
and cake by Mrs. Currie, Following
this cigars were passed and the remainder of the evening passed in r
social time.
The boys appreciated.the hospitality
of Mr. and Mrs. Currie and voted then-
excellent entertainers.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
TAX QUOTA FOR* 1924
.   SETS NEW RECORD
STATE OPENS NORTH
END OF PAVEMENT
The pavement on M-14 through
the city is rapidly progressing under
contractor Hudson & Coons. At this
writing (Wednesday) the pavement
is practically all built to Third Btreet
ft-pm the north. And the contractors
have taken their machinery to the
County Line and will work northi
thereby giving the public the use oi
the Third street intersection for detour.
The state has ordered the intersections opened at Wheaton Avenue and
Eighth street Saturday giving the
public use of the pavement north of
the city saving several miles of detour.
Other .crossings will not De opened for
about three weeks.
That the primary school tax quota
for the year will be the highest in the
history of the state is the announcement of state auditor O. B. Fuller.
The apportionment of state taxes tc
primary schools will be $14 per child
mis year, he stated. This will give
the public schools a total of $15,067,-
500 in taxes for the 1,076,250 school
children in the'State.
The fund for the primary tax is
raised by a tax on railroads, telephone, and telegraph lines, sleeping
car companies, and similar levies.
The primary School appointment
for 1923 was $11.50 per child. The
highest ever recorded previous to this
year was $12.00 for each child in the
state.
| The . complete apportionment for
counties has not yet been completed
and will be until Thomas B. Johnson,
state superintendent of public instruc-
, tion submits -to the     auditor-general
j lists showing the number of children
'in each district. • '
CRUMP-TOWERS.
PRINCESS THEATRE.
July 26 to August 1st
Sat., July 26—Eyes of the Forest-
Tom Mix. A new Mix mix-up with
Tom and Tony in a fast and furious
action picture of the lumber lands.
You'll be thrilled as never before,
When Tom leaps from his horse to an
airplane, and when you see him in
his big fight, With Sid Jordan.
Sun-Mom—Salomy Jane—Jacqueline
Logan A story screened amid the
pictorial splendor bf the California
Redwo6d.
Tues-Wed.—Potash and. Pulmotqr—
All star. The greatest laughing hit of
years, a tear chasing entertainment,
that will make you forget the hoi
weather.
Thur.-Fri.—Good Men and True—-
Harry Carey.   Fighting Blood.
Whites Fruit and Floral Farm will
sell you one flower or a hundred. Adv
(Vernon Hill Correspondent)
A quiet wedding took place Wednesday evening, July 16 at 6:30 when
Miss Ethel Crump, of the Eagle, became the bride of Eugens Towers,, of
Clare. The ceremony being per-
iormed by Rev. Frank Bates at his
home.
They were attended by Miss Clarice
Rodabaugh and- Erie Crump, -brother
of the bride
After the ceremony they motored to
Clare to the home of his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs, A. P, * Huntley
where -they, with about twenty-five
guests, sat down to a bountiful supper,
|    They, received many beautiful and
useful gifts. ,
|    The only   guest   from   away   was
; Elmer  Towers  of  Cloverdale,  fattier
of the groom.,
1    Mr. and Mrs.   Towers   will   make
their home in Clare,
This community joins with theii
many friends at the Eagle and in
Clare in wishing them a long ahd
happy wedded life.
RED CROSS DIRECTORS
HOLD MEETING
Health Program as Recommended by Central Division is
Accepted.
The director of the Clare County
Chapter, American Red Cross met at
Farwell last Tuesday evening. It was-
voted to accept the health program as
recommended by the Central Division
and Miss Morse, the district nurse is
to arrange for a county school nurse
for Clare county for the months oi
November, December and January.
This nurse is to visit the rural
schools, examining the children and
making a survey of the health con*
ditions among the boys and girls o!
the county. It is hoped that the
nurse and Red Cross will have the cooperation of the parents. Mrs. Lamb
of Farwell was elected as delegate
from this chapter to the Disti;ici
meeting to be held in Cadillac August
15. Mrs. A. E. Davidson of uhicago
the chairman of the Central Division
will be the principal speaker at this
meeting, which will be in the nature
of an educational campaign on the
activities of the Red Cross in times
of peace. The question of Christmas
packages to be sent to United States
soidiers on foreign service was discussed and Farwell pledged three.
Clare four and Harrison three packages. These are to be mailed not
later than September 15.
It was voted to subscribe for the
Junior Red Cross magazine for each
of the rural schools of the county, tbe
subscriptions to be paid for out. c
Junior Red Cross funds.
The annual roll Call of the Red Cross
is set for November 11 to IS and the
directors voted to observe this event
on those dates and Rev. H. B. John
son of Clare was elected chairman oi
the roll call drive and to have charge
of Red Cross publicity.
It was a splendid meeting and al?
were enthusiastic over the Red Crost
work in the county.
Directors from Clare in attendance-
were: Chairman, B. N., Mercer, Geo
Phelps, Secretary, * N. L. Tibbils
Mayor L. H. Thompson and Rev. H.
B. Johnson.
CLARE TAKES
OVERTIME GAME
FROM COLEMAN
Luce Singles in  11 lh Inning
Scoring Haley With Only
Run of Game.
RESPECTED CITIZEN
LAIDTO REST
Funeral  of  Mrs.   Mary A-
Ort, Early Clare Resident
Held From Home Friday    Afternoon,
July  18th.
J. Leahy, the optometrist, will be at
the hotel Doherty August 5 and 6th
Adv. 39ti
Battling for ten scoreless innings
Clare and Coleman established a record Sunday for the Five County
League and tne fans to the best game
ever seen on the local diamond.
With Terwilliger pitching air-tight
ball and the team supporting him at
top speed, the result was never in j
doubt from the first inning when Clare
filled the bases on clean hits until
Haley scored on his own hit, stolen
base and Luce's single in the llth.
The only Coleman player to threaten was Bowan who reached tlriic'
base on a flake single which i..e Clare
players mistook for a foul. He died1
there when Terwilliger forced J or
Methner to lift a feeble fly too-short
A fast double play Haley to Luce tc
Hubel nipped an attempted rally bj
Coleman in the eleventh inning.
Coleman
AB    R H K
A- Young, ss. • 5    0 2 0
J. Bowan,  2b 5    0 7 1
Joe Methner, lb 4   0 11
O. Bowan, p. 4   0 1 G
Stemple,.  cf. 4   0 0 C
H. Grice, c. 4   0 0 0
F. Methner, 3b. -4   0 1 (.
M. Grice, If. 4   0 1 C
T. McMullener ,4   0 0 C
Clare
AB   R H E
Groves, If. ' 4   0 2 t
Haley,   2b. 5    1 3 >
Hubel, lb. 4   0 1 (
Luce, ss. * 5   0 2 3
Eddy, c. 4   0 0 f
Oden, 3b-lf. 4   0 1 C
Hampton, cf 3   0 0 C
Fosberg, rf. 1   0 0 t
Gorr, 3b. 3    0 0 3
Terwilliger, p. 4   0 2 t
Stolen bases—Groves, Haley, Hube'.
Odin, Fosberg.' J. Methner. Struck
out—Terwiliger 12tr Bowan 1. Baser:
by balls—Brown 2.
Mrs, Mary A. Ort, widow of Henry
Ort, nee Mary A. Burt was born in
Bleinheim township, Oxford county,
Ontario, February 6, -1855, and died in,
Detroit, Mich., Saturday 10:7 p. m, ot ;
complications of diseases July 12,
1924 at the age of 69 years, 4 months,,
and 6 days.
At the early age of 5 years she was
deprived of a mother's love and devotion and at the age of 14 lost . her
father. -
Thrown upon her own resources she
early sought the favor of the Lord ancl
remained a faithful devout Christian
unto the end.
She was united in marriage January
20, 1874 to Henry Ort, of Clare, Mich...
whom she had known from early
childhood. This was the beginning of
a very happy life. To this union-
were born 4 children, Sarah A., who
died in infancy, Johnnie H., at the age
of 10. The loving and devoted husband and father having preceded her
16 years ago this September. Twos
daughters, Lydia and Florence-Bessie
remain to m-^urn the loss of an ever
patient, ever loving, ever devoted
gentle Christian mother along with,
one sister, Mrs. J. F. Harris oil D-a-
troit and 2 half sisters and 2. hall
brothers  in  Canada.
Her entire married life ha&- been,
spent at Clare, being one of. the- early-
settlers, making her home here for
50 years.
In 1914 mother and' two dan-ghters
went to Detroit to live for- a period of*
9 to 10 months each year on account
of greater opportunities and better
educational advantages.
During her girlhood* she was a
member of the Evangelical church ina
Canada, but upon coming to Clare,
joined the Methodist Episcopal
Church. During her earlier,years she
was active in the various departments
of church work and for years was a
faithful and devoted teacher in- th.e
Sunday school.
She has gone from us, yet her life
remains a rich legacy to comfort
many a heart that will never cease to
mourn and miss her.
For a soul so pure, a faith so solid,
a trust so complete, there could be
but one ending-—victory and peace,
perfect pec-.ce, nor was there any
moaning of the bar when she put out.
to sea. She met her Pilot face to faces
and knew not fear.
Sunday, July 13, services were held",
in their Detroit home at 3:30 p. m-<
conducted   by   the   Rev.   Ralph   M-.
Pierce of the Grand River Ave, Meth-
odist church and Rev. Edgar S. Faust
; of the Waterman   Ave.    Evangelical
' church.    Monday,   July   14,   the   re-
i mains were   brought   to   her   home,
I which she dearly    loved,    at    Clare,
! Funeral services were held from the
' home, Friday afternoon, July 18, conducted by the Rev. W. S. Younglove,
| a former pastor,    assisted    by   Rev,
Johnson and Rev, J, A. Allen.,
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REV. C. M. LOOMIS
TO SPEAK IN CURE
Rev. Chester M. Loomis, of Greenville, a former resident of Vernon
township, and now representing The
Lord's Day Alliance, i3 to speak at the
Congregational church on Sunday
morning August 3rd. Rev. C. B. Mil
berry and the Baptist congregation
will unite with the Congregationalists
for this service and Rev. Milberry
will be in charge of the service. Rev.
Loomis is a scholarly and eloquent
speaker and represents a cause thai
should b i of interest to ail the people
it is hoped that there may be a good
attendance. Mr. N. A. Elden will be
in charge of the music and Mr. O. B
Frederick, of Windover u.afce Will play
several selections on the slide trombone. Mr. Frederick is an artist anci
has played with some of the best
musical organizations in the Country.
I
j    A host of friends paid their test rej-
spect and the precious body was laid
1 in the vault at Cherry Grove ceme-
'tery.,,
Those in attendance at the fimeraJ
from out of town were Mrs. J. F_ Harris, a sister, Mrs. Win. Myers,, nfecey
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bristol, nephew, ancl
niece, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrsu Dan
Haist, cousins, Mr. ahd Mrs. Roy Pet-
erhans, and Mrs. Ernest Luden, of
Caro; Chas. Moore, of Detroit; Mra.
Alex Peppier and Mrs. Wm. Dresctte-c
nieces, of Reed City; and Miss Mary
Harvey, of Mt. Pleasant. X'
DANCE FOR BENEFIT
OF RURAL FIRE TRUCK
That the people of Vernon township
are in harmony with'the idea of a
rural fire truck was" evidenced last
Monday night at the Mt. Vernon
grange meeting when they voted to
give a dance Friday evening, August
1st, for this purpose.
Nothing preventing the truck Wil
make a test run to the hall early in
the evening and ..several firemen wilJ
be on hand to answer all questions regarding same.
SCHUST TRUCK DAMAGED BY FIRE
Last Friday afternoon the Farmers'
Fire Truck answered a call 11-2 miles
west of Clare, Where they found the
large SchUst Biscuit Co. truck of Sag;- '■
inaw, in flames and fastly consuming
same.
In spite of the.fact that they were
forced to drive'to Glare for help, the
run -nras made in time to save everything below the platform, except one
front tire, which would amount ta
over $2,500.
Tlie loss on the contents will
amount to several hundred dollars..
lt is thought that the blaze started
from a broken gasoline' lead which-
Was set afire by the exhaust.
COMING SCON.
Tuesday noon, August 5th, is the
date when J. Leahy, the Optometrist,
will be at. the. Hotel. Doherty. He
will remain until Wednesday night.
■ Headache, Dizziness,-Nervousness and
all other symptoms of Eye-strain, corrected.
Difficult cases solicited..
Glasses guaranteed to. fit,   . .,
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