1924-08-08; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAV'WIOR'NINOWUOUST8,1924
New Series: Vol. 32, No. 41
ATTEND CLARE'S C
TION, AUGUST 28TH
COUNTY FAIR
ASSOCIATION IN-
SUNCES DAT
i SHERIDAN PIONEER
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Archibold    B,    McKinley   Succumbs to Pneumonia Wednesday, July 30th.
Biggest and  Best  Event in
County's History  is
Predicted for This
Year.
Late last Aveek The Sentinel received: the sad   news ot   the • death   01
Archibold McKinley, who passed from
this life Wednesday, July 39t*.i, at his
! home at Los Angeles, Cal., "pneumonia
! being the (cause of his,, demise.
CELEBRATION PLANS
WELL ONTHE WAY
Committee    o n   Arrangements Putting Forth Every Effort t o Show
"   the People a Good   *
Time.
OFFICIALS ASK CO-OPERA-
TION OF PEOPLE OF COUNTY. |
The officials of the   Clare   County ;
.Agricultural Association are hard at
work making   arrangements   for   tne
coming fair to be held at Harrison ,
August 29th to September 7th, .
The premium list has just been published by The Sentinel and is the
largest yet attempted by the associa- j
tion and they ask the cooperation o- '■
•every -farmer of the county to make
this year's event the best ever. It Is
planned to have one of these lists In
the -h„nds of every home in the
county. This can be done by each
farmer bring the best of the products, which Will be of interest. To
stock breeders haying fine stock to
-place on the market the fair will ot-
far a ne opportunity to exhibit and
advertise the same.
The fair officers will endeavor to
arrange a program of entertainment
which, will be of interest to all ana
have engaged some of the best attractions for the event.
The opportunity for the people to
get together and renew their acquaintances is one of the,'main benefits of a fair. While the old county fair may not have the great attractions offered by the state fair,
it has one that few other gatherings
can duplicate, that of sociability ana j
The deceased was born at Rtuge-
way, Ont., September _uth, i&j-K .'-.•
the age of 7- years he came with his
parents .'.nd located in Sheridan township, Clare county, where he grew to
manhood, and hoinesteaderi a farm
renr the present McKinley school.
He was united in marriage to .Miss
Emma Hirzel May 26th. lfsSu. To this
union four daughters were born,
Kathryno, Violet, Lillian and Bernice.
Archie, as he will be better remenv
Clare's flrst great anmial celebration is to be held in, Clare on
Thursday, August 28. The committee
in charge found it necessary to change
the date- from the 27th as was stated
In last week's issue. The celebratlcv
this year is given in dedication of the
new pavement which* is now compiet
| ed and which .will be formally openec
j on the 28th,
This event is to be conducted by
the Clare Chamber of Commerce ano
j iti-tinced by the bus-nets aud prores-
' sioha.1 men of the city of Clare.   The
program which will be printed m nev
. week's issue of the SENTINEL wil:
j give a list of the sports ancl games
| and will also tell you of   the   attrac*
! tions which include a free ball game,
j dance on the pavement   in the   eve-
i ning, balloon ascension ana other in-
j teresting things.   There are to be nc-
j gambling devices or wheels of fortunt
' permitted.   The American Legion wil
have refreshments stanas   'and    the
hotels  and restaurants  will be  prepared to take care of the people who
wish to patroni_e them, but there lt
to be a great basket picnic at   Lake
Dewey Park,  the new free camping
ground; and  the  committee wish  u-
urge the people to bring their baskets
of food with them.   Plan to spend the
day with us and enjoy the best, greatest and cleanest celebration the city
of Clare has ever had.
SARD OIL CO.
a place to #et together and greet olo   acred by. lived in Sheridan until aboiu
friends, _s years ago, wiien he moved his fam
ily to Grand Rapids and later to Detroit and for the past year has been
a resident of Los Angeles.
Besides his faithful wife he leaves
! to mourn    his    departure    the    four
daughters,  Mrs.  Katheryne  Kirtianc,
end Mrs. J. Ros3 Vinton, ot Detroit;
Now  Presents  Pretty   Sight  on  Mrs> Beil3. stoddard, of East Orange
N. J.; and Mrs. Whitney M. Duncan,
of Los Angeles, Cal.; Three brothers,
and one sister, James and Dan, ot
Traverse City; Doc, of Flint, ana
Mrs. Warren  Calkins, of Hastings.
The funeral was held from the home
Saturday, August 2nd, and intermem
made in one of the Los Angeles cemeteries.
Presents  Pretty  Sight  on
.omer of McEwan and
,"iixth Streets.
Last Saturday tlie Standard OH
Co. open.-d its new service station on
the corner of McEwan and Sixth
streets, which has been in the course
of erection for many weeks.
The station is built of a pretty red
brick and adorned with a generous
number of electric lights. The two
wide driveways are of cement both
entering from both McEwan and 6th
and plans are laid for lawn and shrur-
rey Which will undoubtedly be planted next spring.
John Groves and Ivan Terwilliger
has been engaged as attendants.
MRS. .CAROLINE JANE HADIEY
Mrs. Caroline Jane Harley passed
from this life at the Home of her
daughter, Mrs. C. Durfee, of Hatton
townhip, Saturday, July 26th, at tne
advanced age of 86 years, 1 month
and 18 "days.
The funeral was held from the home
July 28th and interment made in Hatton cemetery. Those from a distance
who attended were Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Heatlin and family, Mr. and Mrs. W
A. Bos and family, P. J. Durfee and
family, Mr. and Mrs, John W. Bab
cock, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Babcock, Mr
and Mrs. Fred Lason and Roy Babcock, all of Grand Blanc; and Fred
Babcock, of Greenville, Pa.
She leaves to mourn her departure
ttwo sisters and one brother,, Ara.
Wright, of Mermet, Cal., together with
fifteen grandchildren eight of whom
-were present at the funeral, and ter
great grand children, nine of whon
were present.
TAKES OWN LIFE
AT LAKE FRIDAY
Albert H. Shooke, Despondent   Over    III   Health,
Commits   Act   With
Jackknife.
'Early last Friday morning while
visiting at the home of his son, Earls
at Lake, Albert H. Shooke, of Wolverine, Mich committed suicide by
.cutting his throat with his jackknife.
His son, who is operator at the
station there heard his cry lor help
and went to his aid, but calling a
physician, it was found that nothing
could be done to save his life.
Despondency over ill health is
thought to be the cause of the act.
The remains were brought to this city
Friday and taken to the Friz Undertaking parlors and later to Wolverine
where the funeral was-held and interment made Sunday.
The deceased   was    59   years,
months and 8 days of age.
PAYS HEAVY FIE FOR
CUTTING XMAS TREES
State Deputies Briggs "and Petrit
Bring Offender to .Justice.
For some time State Game Wardens
Briggs, of Harrison, and Pettit, of tb.i_
city have been working on j. case whert
a tourist entered the state reservi
north of Harrison and help himself tc
several small evergreens that adori
that land.
Last Friday the result of their tireless efforts were realized when Mr
Pettit went'to JOetroit and accompanied
Christian Davona back to this .city
and arranged him before Justice Callihan, where he paid a fine and costs
of $86.15.
CLARE'S NEW PAVEMENT COMPLETED
MARINES STILL
SEEK RECRUITS
Due to the numerous applications
of young men who desire to enter
some branch oi the service, recruiting has been virtually suspended in
all branches excepting the XL S. Marine Corps. This service still has
openings for a limited number of men
who desire to take advantage of tho
opportunities for travel, study, athletic sport and the many interesting duties which the Marine Corps offers.
It is possible that within a short
period only men with previous ser
vice will be accepted, as vacancief
are rapidly being filled and each re-"] Hoover,
cruiting district can accept only a
limited number of men who are making their first application for service.
Any fairly robust young man of gooo
character has a good chance to <Jual*
Ify, and can learn full particulars by
applying at the Marine Corps •: Recruiting Station, 508 Equity Bldg., De;
troit, Michigan.
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CURE PEOPLE TO
PICNIC AT LANSING
As so many people from Clare and
Clare county now.reside in Lansing,
plans have been made to have a get-
to-gether at Potter's park at Lansing
on Saturday, August 30th for a basket picnic.
Every person who was once a resident of Clare or is now a resident and
living in Lansing or has friends in
Lansing, is invited to attend.
Hon, Dennis E. Alward, a former
Clareite, will be there with his words
of welcome and & general good'^'time
is assured.
Any perscn wishing further information can write Mr, Alward or _>, •__,
ROBINETT REUNION
The tenth annual Robinett reunion
will be held on Sunday*, August 17th.
at the Allwood's grove in Arthur township.
Mis. Chas, Davis, Sec,      ^
Contractors   Hudson    and
Coons Do Themselves
Proud in Workmanship.
Jf
'XNTjW&QQY here know poor old rip?
Emphasis Spiritual in Man's Nature   aind    Need   of   Christ's
Gospel in His Redemption.
REY. CHESTER LOOMIS
GIVES EXCELLENT ADDRESS
FAMILY REUNION
1EATLY ENJOYED
Family Ties of Cotton  Family
Again Renewed at Home of
B.  N.  Cotton  Near  Mr.
Pleasant, August 3rd.*
A family reunion was held at the
home of B, N. Cotton, east of Mt
Pleasant, Sunday, August 3. Those
present were Helen Cotton who is the
only one of the flock at home, Mrs.
Ray Archbold, husband and daughter.
Ruth, of Vernon: Lester Cotton and
wife, of Elizabeth, New Jersey; Mrs.
Blanche Walker and little daughter
Bc-tty, of Racine, Wis.; the next
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Callihan, of Oak
land, California, could not come, Jesse:
Cotton, wife and two sons, Leonard
and Robert, of Sheridan, and Mrs.
Stottlemyer    and    daughters,
RESPECTED OTIZ
CALLED BY DEATH
Albert   Lockwood  Dies  at
His   Home Thursday,
July 31st, After Con- .
tinued liiness.
Last week Thursday night the last-
scoopful of gravel and cement was
put into Clare's new pavement inarx-
ing the completion of a long felt Want,
on Main street.
Since coming to Clare with theii
road building equipment, Messrs.
Hudson and Coons have cooperated
with the state and city officials in a
very courteous manner and the jot*
they have just completed is one that
they may well feel proud of.
Their equipment has heen shipped
to Mason, Mich., where they will De-
gin the laying of pavement. These
contractors have met with success
throughout the state for several'yearf
and the Clare job is another added tc
their list, Thej _t present have lour
jobs under construction.
whereabouts of
wesley Mcknight
still a mystery
As we go to press Dr. W. F, Mc-
Knight report that the whereabouts
of his father, Wesley McKnight, oi
Rosebush, is still a mystery. The officers of different counties of the state
are still continuing the search but
have found no-new clues.
Notice
Notice is hereby given that I am ir
a position to do your hay baling and
can also haul your hay to market at
a reasonable price. Do not wait until
the last minute. Rates will appear
later. ■     •
Rudy J. Cotton.
LOST—On August 4th between Clare
and Temple license plate No. 392-
758 ror Ford touring car.' Finder
please notify F..J. Burns, Temple,
Mich.
and Genevia, of Clare; others present} Bouch.y, of
were, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cotton and
family, of Sheridan; Mrs. Martha
Glosch of Clare; Mr, and Mrs. Dodds,
of Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Nunert and
Miss Magee, of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
All partook of a bountiful pot
luck dinner spread on a long table
under a big willow tree, and by the
way the good things disappeared—
all enjoyed it. A picture as taken ol
all at the table.
It may be years before we all meet
again hut here's hoping all will be
ther with the same good fellowship
among all.
Following a continued illness /■ oi
many months, Albert Lockwood parsed from this' life at his home on
south Maple street Thursday, July
31st, at the age of 82 years, apoplepy
being the cause of his demise.
The deceased was born in Hasting-
county, Ont., November 3th, 18-1.
November 20th, i860, he was- unitea
in marriage to Amelia Varty. To thla
union were born seven children, Felix,
( of Mt.Morris; Mrs. Elijah Stewart, ot
Hazel'Detroit; Daniel, of Farwell; Mrs. Geo.
Rev, Chester M. Loomis, of Greenville, who was formerly a resident oi
Vernon township, and- who is state
lecturer for the Lord's Day Alliance,
delivered a very able address at the
'Congregational church last Sunday.
Rev. Loomis is a very eloquent speaker and has had a remarkable experience during his ministerial life anfl
duties, which makes his message in*
tensely interesting. Not having the
opportunities .for education when he
was a child, he did not begin hls
sci.ooling until he became of age but
with hard work and perserverance rir
lu.s been able to graduate from t
number of educational institutions in
eluding the University of Michigan-
He as a member o" the Detroit Con
ference of the M, E. church for v
number of years but during hi..
scientific studies became a materialis;
and left the ministery for a numbei
of years, but on receiving a letter
from an old friend in whom he has
the greatest of confidence he realizec
his mistake and came back into tht
work. In his message he emphasized
the spiritual in man's nature and tht
need of Christ's Gospel in his redemption. He spoke of the laxity of moral;-,
in these modern times and ascribea
it in large measure to the fact thai
the people do not observe the Lord's
day or any day of rest and worship.
Prof, and Mrs. Post of the Lansing Conservatory of Music and also
workers for the Lord's Day Alliance,
accompanied Rev. Loomis here ana
rendered several vocal and violin
solos.
In the evening Rev. x.oomis deliv
ered an, address at the Baptist caurcn.
which place is endeared to him by the
examplavy life of his deceased mother,
who was a member of same. Prof
and Mrs. Post also favored the audience with their beautiful selections
accompanied by Miss Laila Wilson m
the piano.
r ui/utu-jji, ui Saginaw; Norman, ot
Detroit; Joshua, of Alma; and Percy,
•of Montana.
Following the death of his wife he
was united in marriage to Mrs.
Christiana Galium June 7th, 1900, who
departed this life nearly fourteen
years later. He was again married
to Mrs. Ellen Thompson August 22nd,
1914, who together with the seven
children by his first wife, twenty-sis
grandchildren and twenty-two great
grandchildren, are left to mourn the
loss of a devoted husband and father.
During his thirty-five years residence in and near   Clare,   Mr . Lock-
' wood won for himself the esteem apa
PROCEEDINGS OF CLARE-
BOARD OF EDUCATION
July 23, 1924
Members present: Anderson, Mulder, Collins and White.
George White was    sworn    in    as
member of the board and took oath.
Dr. A. E. Mulder was sworn in as
member of the Board and took oath.
On motion Dr. A. E.   Mulder   was
elected President of the Board.
On motion E,   A.   Anderson   was
elected Secretary of the Board.
On motion James S. Bicknell was
elected Treasurer of the Board,
On motion Board adjourned.
G-. V. Collins,
Acting Secretary.
PRINCESS THEATRE UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
Monday morning carpenters Contractor Edward Gorr .and his crew ot
able assistants began the tearing
out of the interior of the Princess
Theatre.
Mr. Asline, the proprietor, stater
that he is going to completely re
model same and give the people oi
this city a'real up-to-date house of en
tei;tainment.
It is expected the work will take
about three weeks to complete.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF CLARE COUNTY
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election for the office of
County  Surveyor on the Republican
ticket at the   September   primaries.
Your support will be appreciated.
Respectfully,
JOHN WIHITE
Political Adv. 41tf .
respect of all who knew him. He was
a Christian man and for fifty years
was a member of the M . E. church
and his presence will be missed by a
host of friends.
The funeral was held from the
home Saturday afternoon, August 'a
Revs. Lohnes and Miller officiating
and the remains laid to rest in the
Rosebush cemetery.
DRIVE CAREFUL
Each week The »eni__-i will print
the list of auto accidents as given to
us by the different garages of the city
in order to show our readers the necessity of driving careful, as in many
instances a little carelessness Is often
the cost of many lives or being sever-
ly injured.
Clute's Garage
Perry D. Brown, Clare, ran off the
edge of road August 1st, with Over
land. No damage to car. Cause—
crowded oft by two speeding cars.
Miss Armstrong, Charlevoix, had
collision with Ford car with he.
Buick August 1, eight miles north.
Damage about $80.00. Cause—Fore
car going at high rate of speed down
an incline and could not turn out ir,
loose gravel.
. J. A. Stone, Beverdam, Q., Dodge
car, Backed over an embankment *:
mies north on M-14. Cause—Cranking car while in reverse.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Doherty received
the sad news Thursday of the death
of Mrs. H. E, Stickle, once a well
known and respected citizen of Clare;
her death having occurred at Lapsing
Tuesday, Mrs. Doberty attended thr
funeral which was held at Mt. Pleasant Thursday afternoon.
White's Fruit and Floral. Farm If
located at end of East Sixth street
Clare.   Phone 142.        ,     Adv.
ISABELLA CO. FAIR
HASADVANCEDDATES
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This Year's   Event   to  be
Held   at   Mt.    Pleasant,
August 19,  20,  21,  22
and 23.
CLARE NOW HA
ICENSED NURSERY
John White and SbnjrHighly
Complimented by State
Inspector AiterfRigid
Inspection.
Prof. L. R. Taft, State Nursery and
Orchard Inspector, made a profession
al visit last Thursday to White's Fruit
and Floral Farm and spent the afternoon making a rigid inspection of the
entire planting consisting of orchards
berry, fields, flowers ana shrubs and
found all the stock free from disease.
He complimented the owners John
White and Son, Edward, on their up-
to-date methods of growing fruits and
flowers.'
This inspection was in compliance
with the State law and permits the
owners to sell and ship anything
growing on the farm, giving Clare the
only licensed nursery in this part ol
the state.
RURAL CARRIERS TO
MEET AT MT. PLEASANT
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH
This week Fred Hudson, President
of the Clare County Rural Letter Carrier Association, received the following letter from R. N. Kennedy, President of the Isabella County Association, inviting the rural carriers of the
county to join them in their annual
picnic.
Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Aug. 3, 1924
To all R.- F. D, Carriers,
Clare,   Michigan.
Dear Brother Carriers:
The Isabella County Rural Letter
Carriers invite you to attend - their
third annual picnic at Island Park
Mt. Pleasant, on Sunday, August lOtn
We expect our congressman, Roy
Woodruff, to be here.
Basket dinner at noon. Free ice
cream for the kids, young and . old.
Bring them along,
•   Fraternally  yours,
R. N. Kennedy, Pres,
Isabella County R. L. 0- A,
With the biggest poultry show ever
listed in Isabella county, and with
free feature acts that outrank those
of previous years, the Isabella County
Fair which will be held in Mt. Peasant, August 19-20-21-22 and 23 will,
outrank those In .past years.
Fair officials sought far and wide
for the best in free, attractions this
year and succeeded in contracting for
some of the best fair acts playing.
One of the big features will be Cook's
racing greyhounds. Wherever those
greyhounds raced last year they drew
the most applause of any act on fair
programs. Races will be staged botn
afternoon ind evenings. A free
circus- will also feature among the
free acts, as will one of the best aer-
ialist attractions of the day.
Nearly all of the space allotted for
livestock exhibitions has been'taken
and some choice livestock will be seen
under the big top this year.
One of the best racing cards that
the fair has put on will be seen. The
track ist being put into condition now
and officials predict that track records will be broken.
The St. Loui3 16-piece band will be
on the job night and day to please
fair patrons. This band has won a
great deal of praise in Central Mich-
gan and will be on the job at air
times during the lair.
The midway, which is called the
super-midway this year, will presem
all of the usual concessions and many
more. The familiar merry-go-rouna
and ferns wheel will be there; bur
those are not all by far—the Northern
Carnival Company will bring its entire line of attractions and these will
occupy the major part of the midway.
Parking space for fair patrons has
been provided for and there will be
room for every car.
All of the county's best products
will be on display aud this display,
according to space contracted, for,
will be a banner one.
All in all the Isabella county fair
this year seems to have one aim in
mind,—that Is,—to better the record
of past fairs and give the people the
best that can be had at a fair.
The dates have been moved up this
year in hopes that the rainy season
will be avoided. The new dates are:
August 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. The admission, is: adults, 50 cents in afternoon, 25 cents, night; children 35 ana
25 cents.
In- the past this fair, probably
more so than any other fair has been
a great big family and farmer ana
townsman reunion—where all renew
acquaintance and all feel at home.
W|ell Folks, how about it? Are you
going to get out your old or new Fora
and have it in the big Ford parade at
the Isabella County Fair this year?
Do you want to try and win some
of the $700 prize money that is being
offered? You can do it as well as your
neighbor Some of the prizes will rua
up as high as ?G0.
Ford day is always a big day at the
fair. Thousands come to see the
Fords "strut their stuff",—and they
sure do. There will be the . usuai
prize for the best decorated Ford, for
the most ramshackle looking Ford—
in fact there will be prizes for most
every kind of a Ford.
Start working for that prize now.
!f*60 comes in handy—you might as
W-.. be the one to get it.
REVIVAL MEETINGS AT
C0L0NVILLE CHURCH
Beginning' Sunday, August 10th,
Revival meeting will be'held at the
Colonviile church, and continuing for
ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Honderich ana
their son and wife will bring the Gospel in word and song.
Everybody is invited to. attend.
Rev. F. Snyder, Pastor.
TO THE VOTERS OF
CLARE COUNTY
In asking for your support for the
office of Prosecuting Attorney I ask
you to consider this office as one that
can burden the county with increased
taxation if the interest of the tax
payers are not well guarded.
• In my connection with this office 1
have kept the taxpayers interests
constantly before me and as proof of
such I ask you to examine the records
of the County Treasurer's office ana
determine for yourself ir one dollar ot
the taxpayers money has been wasted
t-rough ■ mismanagement dr neglect
of this office during the time I bave
been connected -with the same.
With experience in all the courts or
Michigan and my record as a lawyer
known to you throughout the county
I leave it to you to decide whether If
will be entrusted to succeed Mr. C.
A. Reading to this" office.
■ If you endorse me, do me the favor
of placing an X before my name September 9th, and needless to say it
will be appreciated.
Thanking you, I am
Pol'. Adv, JOS. F: BOWLER
MONEY   TO
Clare.
LOAN—J.   H,   Seeley,