1925-04-10; Clare Sentinel

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THE   CLARE   SEftTHIEL
Established 1878
GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 10,1925
AYOR L. H. THOMPSON CHOICE
OF PEOPLE FOR FOURTH TERM
Results oi Tuesday's Election Show Voters to be
Well   Instructed   on
Splitting of Ticket.
Townships  Report  Very  Light
Vote—Only  One Ticket in
.Most Districts.
It was indeed a spring election last
Monday. Very few "voters' can remember going to the polls under
. such beautiful weather conditions
and roads. To make this article
brief we quote words from one of our
eldest politicians as "Years ago 1
*eo^ld predict an election but now 1
give ijp,. I guess I'm getting too old."
The manner in which the votea were
split indicated that l>arty was forgotten.
Following we endeavor to give ttie
figures as near correct as possible accounting for the 590 votes cast:
First Ward
Mayor—G-ebrge White, R 44'
,L. H. Thompson, 58-14
City Clerk—Alex McKinnon,   R.   73
(no opponent)
Treasurer—Vera Peterson, R. 77 (no
*  opponent) '       '
Justice of Peace—Daniel    Mater,   R.
■ 67-42
'    M. R. Howlett, D. 25 '    ,
Supervisor—Edward- House, R., 33
David Ward, D. 69-36
Alderman—Thomas Walker    68    (no
opponent)
Constable—Ira Richmond, R. 53-S
Orin WJard, D. 45
Second Ward
Mayor—George White, R. 95
L. H. Thompson, D. 218-123
Clerk—Alex McKinnon, R. 220
Treasurer—Vera Peterson 229,
Justice   of   Peace—Dan   Mater,     R.
210-113
M. R. Howlett, D. 97
Supervisoi^-Oise Derby,    R.    225-143
Theron Dawson, D. 82
Alderman—Roy Wilson, R. 129
P. D. Brown, D. 181-52
Constable Wm. Dwyer, R 170-36
Wm. Stephenson, D. 134
Third Ward
Mayor—George White, R. 60
D. H. Thompson, D. 115-55
Clerk—Alex McKinnon 138
Treasurer—Vera Peterson 138
Justice    of   Peace—Daniel       Mater,
131-90
M. R. Howlett 41
Supervisor—John Phinisey, R.  125-80
Dan Crouse, D. 45
Alderman—Wm. Jennings, R. 139
Constable—Joseph Verette, D. 52
Edward House and Dan Crouse, as
supervisors, withdrew from the race
but not in time for the commissioners
to keep their names from the ballot.
.„ We were unable to secure definite
returns from the townships, very
little interest being taken in most
communities as only one ticket appeared on most ballots,
.The load proposition to Five Lakes
in Grant township carried,,
MEETINGS CLOSE
■'■;,'■."      EASTER SUNDAY
The revivals meetings at the M. E.
church close next Sunday morning.
. The pastor's theme will be "Living
Water," New members will be received into the church at this date.
The offering taken on Thursday evening of each week has ' been amply
sufficient to cover all expenses of
these special services.
Here are a few of the more recent
. sparks from Rev. Smith's anvil.
."No man is as good as he ought to
be, until he has the consciousness of
Christ in his life."
"Some folks won't go to hear the
gospel unless some of their friends
die, and then they wouldn't go unless
they belonged to some order."
"He "Was a man of God is ■• all the
obituary I care for."
"Religion is-meant to govern life as
well as to prepare for Heaven."
"Some people are too proud to own
• up they are sinners."
"No man is as smart as he ought to
•be, linless'he is smart enought to give
up-his sins.''
,     "I believe in an orthodox hell."
"Perdition is a place of desires
where desires cannot be satisfied;"
Rev. Smith has no soft soap to dis-
• purse nor white wash to put on.   He
.is.a man   of   sterling   worth   whose
convictions   and   salary   are   drawn
from, different localities.   Be" sure to
hear tiim tonight as this is the last of
the evening services. . Topic: "Found
. Out."
A. B. Gibbs.
Card of Thanks
We wish td. thank all the kind
neighbors and' the firemen for their
help' at the fire last. Friday. If it had
not been for their help it surely
would have burned'all the barns., We
feel grateful to all who helped In any
way. The time may come When we
can return the act.
John Livingston and family.
NEW POSTAL RATES
EFFECTIVE APRIL 15TH
Slight Changes Made in Use of
Uncle Sam's Service.
The following postage rates will be
effective April 15, 1925. -
First Class
Letters 2 cents an ounce.
Government postal   cards   1   cent
each, '
'Private mailing   or   post   cards   2
cents each.
Second Class
News papers and magazines mailed
by other than the publisher 2 cents
for each 2 ounce's pr fraction thereof.
If more than 8 ounces parcel , post
rates apply. ■   '■ ■ - *■','.%..",• ,
Third Class. * ,
All mailable matter weighing .8
ounces or less and not included, in
first or second class" is third class.'
Rate on books, catalogues,; seeds,
plants, cuttings, bulbs, roots, and
scions is 1 cent for each 2 ounces.
Rate 'on all other third class is 1 1-2
cents for each two ounces.
Fourth Class
All mailable matter weighing over
8 ounces and not included in first or
second class is parcel post or fourth
class.
No change in foreign parcel post
rates.
Packages mailed on rural routes no
change in rates but. must 'be endoresd
"Mailed on Rural Route."
All packages for United States and
its possessions add 2 cents service
charge, to the present rates.
Special Delivery
All mail weighing 2 pounds or less
the fee is 10 cents.
All mail weighing more than 2
pounds and not more then 10 pounds
fee 15 cents.
All mail weighing more than 10
pounds the fee is 20 cents.
Special Handling
Parcel post packages bearing 25
cents in stamps in addition to the regular postage and endorsed "Special
Handling" will receive the same expeditious handling and transportation
and delivery accorded to first class
mail.
Registered Mail
' All foreign register fees 10 cents.
Domestic value ?50.00 and under
fee 15 cents. ,
Domestic value over ?50.00 and not
over $100.0 fee 20 cents. '
Insured Mail
Third and fourth class mail to the
Unites States and its possessions and
to Canada may be insured.
Value up to and including $5.00 fee
5 cents.
Value up to and including ?25.00 fee
8 cents.
Value up to and including §50.00
fee 10 cents.
Value up to and including $100.00
fee 25 cents.
Sealed packages to Great Britain
and Northern Ireland may be irtsured,
C. O. D. Mail
Third and fourth class mail may b^
sent C. O. ,D.
For collections not to exceed $10.00
fee 12 cents. •
For collections-not to exceed $50.00
fee 15 cents.
For collections not to exceed ?100.0
fee 25 cents.
Return Receipt
For registered and insured mail.
A charge of 3 cents to be paid by
sender and attached in stamps to the
letter or parcel in   addition   to   the
postage and other fees.
Money Order Fees
.01 to ?2.50 fee 5 cents.
$2.5! to ?5.00 fee 7 cents.
$5.01. to $10.00 fee 10 cents.
10.01 to $20.00 fee 12 Cents.
$20.01 to $40.00 fee 15 cents.
40.01 to $60.00 fee 18 cents.
$60.01 to $80.00 fee 20 cents.
$80.01 to $100.00 fee 22 cents.
FARMERS RESPONDING MUCH
MRS. ONA BLAINE :
DEPARTS THIS LIFE
The    Saving"    of    Several
Thousand Dollars Worth
of    Farm    Property
Proves Value of
Farm Truck,
.That the farmers are beginning to
appreciate the value of the Farmers'
Fire Truck, made possible by the
Clare Fire Department, is evidenced
by the generous responses that has
been made in donations during the
past week. ■'    «
"Last Friday, just before noon, fire
was reported to be burning the .John
Livingston's barns,, 6 1-2 miles east of
the city. -In less than, 11-2 minutes
th^tr.uck was oh its way and in* 17
minutes was Qtt the" job.- They found
a large stack, of corn stalks* on , .fire,
between the large barn,and a chicken-
coop. Several men 'had formed. a
bucket brigade and done excellent
work in holding the fire d,own, but
the source of water supply had given
out just before the truck arrived. The
boys soon tore the stack apart and
the chemical soon accomplished the
rest,
Wednesday aftgrhopn fire caught
in the woods of Harry P, Hubel 1 1-2
miles west of the city on the county
line. The woods holds an excellent
piece of timber and is valuable. Mr.
Hubel called for help and the run
was made, but on the softness of the
ground, it was not safe to take the
truck into the woods. They .returned
to the city and secured the portable
chemicals and returned and with the
help of others extinguished the blaze.
Following we print the list of those
who have donated since the last list
was published:
L. Pudvay, $2.00
Chas. Allen, 2.00
Mrs. Mary Murphy, 2.00
Martin Eberhart, 2.00
Joseph Murphy, 1.50
James  Snider 1.50
Mrs. M. Buckley, 1.50
Ivan Mcintosh, 2.00
M. D. Clute, 5.00
Chas. KrelV 2.00
Wm. Lowery 1.00
O. J. Alger, 1.00
J. W. Fonner, 2.00
Mrs. Jerome Frees, 1.00
Joseph Hudson, 5.00
Mrs. Harriet Allen, 2.00 s
We also give   a statement   of   the
truck account to date.
Cost of truck from Hampton, $437.24
Material from L. Wi McNeill,     10.50
Interest on note, one year, 16.90
npipimn   Ap-'t »»rr Last Tn*>ute PaM to Deceased
Bfc 11 fca Or LA Ft i at the Uke George Town Ha,]
(Wlihdover  Lake   Correspondent)
About .2:30 o'cloOk-last week Tuesday afternoon at the home of Wm.
Blaine occurred the death of Mrs.
Cressie Blaine, of Freeman township,
following an illness of blood poison
and paritonltus, finally developing into plural pneumonia which caused
.her death. Mrs. Blaine, better known
as,Cressie Pyle, was born in Indiana,
■when but a small child came to this
place with her parents. She attended
school up to within about three years
ago when she and her parents moved
to Sylvan, where she remained until
her marriage with Ona Blaine.
She was well known throughout
the country as she was very active in
all social affairs.
The deceased was nearly 17 years
old; and leaves to mourn their loss a
husband and a month old baby boy,
also a mother and father to which
union: ten children were born of
which Cressie was the first death in
the family.
FuUeral services were held at Lake
George in .the town hall at 2:30 p. m.
Thursday, April 2nd. Rev. Smith of
Clare conducting the services and interment made at Lake George cemetery. «
Those who attended the funeral
from out of town were Mr. arid Mrs.
Robert Pyle, of Sylvan, mother and
father; brothers and sisters, were
Mr, and Mrs. Sherman Fyle„ Abe
Everett and Dbrain, of Sylvan, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Pyle, of Red Key,
Indiana; Mrs. Bessie Hale and Mrs.
Kate Barber, of Brighton, Mr. and
Mrs. Roland Blaine, of Saginaw.
Aunt and uncles were Mr. and Mrs.
J. Readie, of Sylvan, and Charlie
Blaine.of Marion.
Total cost $464.64
Total of donations  received      310.47
Balance due on truck,
$154.17
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PIANO RECITAL A SUCCESS
Mrs. Donald Bicknell presented a
group of her piano students in a
recital Friday afternoon, April the
third. The program consisted of
piano solos, duets and trios, revealing
considerable talent. Two action
songs "My Cotton Dolly" and "Little
Maids of Japan" sung by four little
girls in costume were also a feature
of the program.
The following took part; Neal
Elden, Louise Topps, Eunice Mary
Bicknell, lone Casner, Dexter Elden,
Margaret Morgan, Elizabeth Krell,
Frances Anderson, Beulah Topps,
Vernie Holmes and Reva Derby.
Mrs. Bicknell was assisted by Mrs.
J. S. Bicknell in serving refreshments.
Another .group of the students of
Mrs. Bicknell will be introduced in a
recital during the. latter part of the
month.
Oon'.t borrow your neighbor's paoer—
subscribe today. .Only 51.50 a year.
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TO THE CITIZENS OF
THE CITY OF CLARE
I wish to thank you for the splendid
endorsement given me for mayor at
the recent election and shall endeavor sincerely to continue , to do my
duty in the same fair and impartial
manner as I have tried to do in the
past.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) Lewis H. Thompson.
FOUR CITY ALARMS
KEPT FIREMEN BUSY
0
Much  Property   Saved  by
Timely Arrival of Department and Efficient
Work of Men.
STAB ELECT OFFICERS.
At the annual meeting of the Order
of Eastern Stars, Friday evening, the
following officers were elected:
Worthy Patron, Norris .Elden.
Wjorthy Patron, Mrs. Norris Elden.
Conductress, Mrs, Ada Hochstetler.
Assistant Conductress, Mrs. Mabel
Horton.
Secretary, Mrs. Maud Holmes.
Treasurer, Mrs. Haller.
PRINCESS THEATRE.
April 11 to 17'Inclusive
Sat. 11—Against All Odds—Chas.
Jones. See him in his great feats of
skill and daring.
Sun-Mon.—Chu Chin Chow—Betty
Blythe.
Tues.-Wed—Heritage of the Desert
—Bebe Daniels. A Zane Grey story—
Beautiful scenery, wonderful acting—
a good clean western picture.
Thur.-Fri.—Tools Highway ^— Mary
Philbin, Pat O'Mally.
Matinee Tuesday 3:30—Heritage of
the Desert 20c-10c.
Norma Talmadge in Ashes of Vengeance  Tuesday,Wednesday  21-22.
Serial—Gallopping Hoofs — Starts
Thursday and Friday 23-24.
Abraham Lincoln coming May 12-13
GUILD SUPPER FRIDAY
EVENING APRIL 10TH
The T. Division of the Guild will
serve a flsh* suppers at the Phelps
Cafeteria, Friday evening, -April ioth.
Come early and get a real spring
feed.
As has been mentioned, April has
apparently forgotten all about May's
flowers and this unusual dry spell has
made tinder boxes of every grass
field with the result that fires have
been blazing on every side.
In the city the fire department has
been ftept on the jump for nine days,
answering two alarms Monday.
Last Thursday afternoon a grass
fire threatening many residences on
west eighth street, which was set in
the grass by boys at play. This was
extinguished by the use of chemicals.
Saturday forenoon the department
was called to the home of Mrs. Martha
Arnold on east 7th street where a roof
fire, caused by a spark from" the
chimney, had a bad start before discovered. Nevertheless inside of five
minutes the firemen had two streams
of water and two of chemical plying
thereon- and soon had the blaze extinguished. The loss was covered, by
insurance.
Monday a call was turned in from
Vernon City that a grass fire was
threatening buildings, but when the
department arrived two small barns
were completely enveloped in blaze.
The boys realized that they had a real
fight on their hands, Nearly 1200
feet of hose had to be laid and this
was quickly done. Both chemical
trucks and .the portable chemicals
were brought into action, but' for
some time it looked as though a conflagration would result as at one time
six houses and two barns were, on fire.'
It was a hard fight but, was placed
under control .with, only the loss of
the two barns. At this time another
alarm "was turned in from the city
which took them to the home of Mrs.
Leonard on west 1st street, two
blocks from the hill fire, where they
found another fire on the barn roof,
which is thought to have been set
from a firebrand. This was extinguished without difficulty and with
little loss. ■  ■ :t ■
if the citizens of Clare and country
will use precaution in setting .fire to
grass during this dry spell, ^uch
damage will be avoided.
MANY THANKS.
* Words fail to express our sincere
gratitude for all the kindness extended to us during our recent fire. We
also thank all those who helped in
any way, and the firemen for their
faithful service and to the Clare
Realty Co. for their prompt adjustment.
Mrs.  Martha Arnold,
Mr. arid Mrd. Frank Cosgrove.
FISH SUPPER.
The Advance Grdnge has purchased the Orton Mills hall at Elm Grove
and will serve a fish supper and
raffle a."quilt Tuesday evening, April
14th.   Everybody welcome.
SHALL CLARE
BECOME A REAL
COMMUNITY CENTER
Some Aspects of tbe Relationships Which Must
Exist Between Town and
Territory , Immediately
Adjoining it the Rural is
\ to Successfully Compete
With the Urban.
(By Mr. Small Towner)
Through the courtesy off the editor
I have been privileged to air a few of
my long entertained views upon the
subject of the rela,tlpnships which
must obtain between the- country
town and those good folk out on the
r. f. H. routes if the former is to continue -. "the. best town in the county"
and the latter are willing to gwear to
it. Because of the exceeding generosity- of the Sentinel's guiding genius I
shall not trespass upon the space that
loyal business men are desirous of
buying and paying thefef&r a* decent
rate.
• Webster .defines "Community" as "a
body of people living in the same
place, under the same conditions—
joint ownership or participation—
common character; likeness"
.Clare and its environs own and occupy, an infinitesimal share of Uncle
Sam's domain. The atmosphere ten
miles distant, in any direction, is the
same as Clare's. The people within
that circle live near Clare ' because
they like the climate, the people and
th,e opportunities for enjoyment and
as great a share of material prosperity as is afforded by any other similar section. The facilities for educating the children are ample; there are
churches for everybody; the postman
from the center of this community
leaves the world news and the welcome letter at the road gate. every
morning; by phone the butcher will
quote the market price for the calf
that is ready for market and by the
same process the title of "tonight's
movie" can be ascertained. The families on the r. f. d. ar£ endowed with
the same desires for the pleasures of
this life and have the same ambitions
to enlarge their incomes as are those
in'the more densely populated centers. Let Mr. and Mrs. Clareite keep
this fact always in mind: those r. f.
d. folks are the producers of all
wealth. If the ten mile circle suddenly became and remained depopulated,
in. sfe months the only living creatures inhabiting the new beautiful
homes and attractive business blocks
would be bats ' and owls. On the
other hand, if for any reason Clare
should suddenly find herself the victim of such, a tornado as recently visited a neighboring state, wherein every
home and business house were wrecked beyond repair, most of the inhabitants killed and the remaining maimed, nothing less than a miracle would
hold up farm values within that
circle during the slow process of rebuilding the town to its present importance.
The exaggeration of these possibilities are not sufficient to remove the
naked fact that town and country is
absolutely dependent upon each other
for the prosperity which each deserves and the happiness which each
covets.
The farmer in the vicinity of Clare
is as much a part of the life and
fortune of Clare as Clare is indispensable to the. fortune, convenience
and pleasure of the farniei-.
What's the natural center for this
happy and contented community? Its
Clare. Now what's the responsibility
of the center to the community? Its
not enough to loan the City park for
the Grangers' annual picnic, over a
pair of overalls or a calico frock for
the best bushel of turnips brought in
on Saturday, or by giving* the farmers'
children llcorce candy on the 4th of
July. You cannot gain the friendship
of the purely agricultural portion of
the community by charging one of
their number usurious rates for the
$100 he may be compelled to borrow
to bury a member of his family any
more than the farmer can retain a
high standing for integrity if he places
the small and wormy apples in the
bottom Of the barrel.
Little niceties and trick Mayors do
not make for the building of happy
communities. Its • the application of
the principle of "the brotherhood of
man" that brings home the bacon,
Sharing each other's happiness and
sorrows in the right spirit; making
the farmer understand that under/all
circumstances he is recognized as a
unit of the community; expand, if you
please, the corporate lines so that
for the building of a truly happy and
contented community every soul with-
in the circle will have a joy and a
pride in Clare and become a booster
for the center, then, and not 'til then
will this great and pressing problem
be solved.
- Incidental to that conclusion is a
very material phase which ought to
be borne in mind by "Glare's dealers.
You have a fine system of highways,
TEACHERS ENGAGED
FOR COMING YEAR
Six   New   Members    Will   be
Found on Staff at Fall Opening
. The Board pf Education announces
that the roster of teachers for next
year has already been completed.
This is the earliest that the list has
ever been given out. The personnel
and their residences follow. It will
be noted that Roland Finch is to
teach some Manual Training and do
the coaching. He will also teach an
academic subject or two in the high
school. This man comes very highly
recommended. In fact Mr. Tambling
who is the director of Physical at Mt
Pleasant went on record as saying
that Mr. Finch is one of the finest
coaches ever developed at the Normal. He ranks on a par with Lodewyck
in the estimation of Mr. Tambling.
In* addition Mr, Finch is a gentleman
and a good student. There • will be
five other new faces on the faculty.
Principal—G. R. Bogan; History—
Stella Lampman; Languages—Mar^
tha Gabbard; English,—Eva Ardis;
Commercial — Claude Love; Home
Economics—Eunice Slentz; Coaching
and other subjects— Roland Finch;
Music and Physical Training—Lucile
Alderton; Kindergarten and Art—
Margaret Ardjs; Eighth Grade—Ruth
Hachmuth; Seventh Grade—Elizabeth
Maybee; Sixth Grade—Hazel Comp-
ton; Fifth Grade—Irene Brief; Fourth
Grade—Alta Bellinger; Third Grade-
Mildred Anderson; Second Grade—
Gertrude Nordbeck; First Grade—
Dorris Ann Nelson.
Running in several directions. Remember there .is another "end" to
those roads, and at several of these
ends are very enterprising vendors
of wares necessary or otherwise. Nice
days, smoothly running autos and
good roads have removed the last
semblance of terror from distance.
Without the development of real community spirit to the highest point,
supplementing that with convincing
proof that you only seek a reasonable
profit, many a community dollar will
find itself with the day's receipts of
the big town merchant, who has no
interest in Clare or her surroundings
save the next dollar that can be
drawn thereform through attractive,
though many times questionable advertising.
This is a subject upon which one
might outdistance Tennyson'sf Brook
in closing, but The Sentinel's stock
in trade is space, and I have already
trespassed beyond reason.
EASTER CANTATA.
The beautiful Easter Cantata "He is
Risen" will be rendered Sunday evening; April 12th, in the M. E. church
in place of the usual Easter program*
The cantata consists of choruses,
solos, duets, trios and quartettes in
which the following talented musicians will appear.
Sopranos: Mesdames Mulder, Gum-
ser and Miss Eunice Slentz.
Altos: Mrs. McAllister, Miss Helen
Hintz.
Tenors: George Collins, Dr. Mulder.
Basses:  Messrs, Gumser, McGuire.
Mrs. McGuire 'accompanist and director.
The regular missionary offering of
the Sunday school will be taken at
this time.
You will be very welcome'—come!
HOUSE VOTES TO
REPEAL HIGHWAY
REWARD SYSTEM
Pass Kirby Bill Discontinuing State Aid for County
Roads, 58-30.
REAPPORTIONMENT
DEFEATED
Plan Naming M. A.   C. Michigan State College of Agricultural and Applied Science.
TO THE TAXPAYERS
OF FIRST WARD
I have been re-elected to assess, for
1925 which is to be taken .at once.
Any person who thinks their. valuation is not equally assessed please let
me know, as I want it to be. Thanking you all for your support, I remain
your servant,
24,t2 D. Ward, Supervisor.
LOCAL BASEBALL MEETING
NET MONDAY NIGHT
A local baseball meeting will be
held at the K. of P. hall, Monday evening, April 13th, at 7:30 sharp fOr
the purpose of organizing for the
coming season.
"BIG FISH*
Tuesday morning George Cole and*
Edward Bosley, of Gratiot county,
were convicted in Justice Calllhan's
court for dynamiting fish in Town-
line creek; Game Warden Pettlt reports the men as having paid fines of
f 28.35 each.
APPRECIATION.
That seething caldron of contention,
legislative reappointment, has now
apparently boiled dry and the legislative atmosphere will no doubt be
more clear in consequence. After
considering for many weeks several
redistricting bills;' proposing to give
Wayne county as high as 25 seats in
the House, the Apportionment Committee' finally reported out without
recommendation a bill to increase
Wayne's representation from 14 to 17.
members.    '
A motion td send the 17-for-Wayne
bill to the Committee of t£e Whole
and thus allow it to pursue the regular course of a bill through the
House was defeated by a vote of 32
yeas and 56 nays. This left the bill
considerably up in the air. A motion
to indefinitely postpone further consideration of the whole • matter then *
carried 51 to 37. It is doubtful if
there will be any further move to revive the redistricting issue during the
present session. The feeling seems
to be that this subject should be settled at the constitutional convention
which will probably be held in 192T.
,   Oppose 90 Day Sessions
By a vote of 27 for to 56 against the
House defeated Senator W. L. Case's
proposed constitutional amendment to
provide that in the future legislative
sessions would be limited to 90 days,
except that'they might be extended
by a two thirds vote of the members
of both houses. The feeling was expressed that a specified time limit
would result in hastily considered legislation and that progress was not unnecessary delayed under the present
system. Members receive $800 for*
their two year term of office regard-'
less of the length of the session, so it
was argued that no member could
have any selfish reason for desiring
long sessions.
One Of the most dramatic legislative battles of the past week centered
around final consideration in the
House of Rep. Bryant's bill providing
for the creation of a fifth normal
school to be located soraewhere-in the
northern part of the lower peninsula.
When this bill came up before the
House Committee of the Whole it
was the-'butt of a bitter attack launched by Rep. Miles Curtis. of Battle
Creek who charged that the educational system of the state was being
developed into a great political ma-.
■chine and that the Superintendent of
Public Instruction had under his
authority an army of 26,000 teachers
(Continued on page Four-
CURE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Annual meeting to be held next
Tuesday afternoon, 'J April 14, 4:30
o'clock at home of Mrs. A. E. Mulder.
Every member is entitled to a vote.
There are important issues to come
up aside from the -election of officers.
Call given by order of the president,
Mrs. Wm. Bicknell.
M. W, M.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our gratitude
to all who were so kind to us in our
late bereavement. Also to the ladies
Aid and the school for their floral
tributes, and Rev. Smith for his comforting words.
Ona Blaine   '
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blaine
and family
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pyle
and family.
EAGLE BAKE SALE.
The Eagle Aid and the ladies of
that community will hold a baked
sale at the Friz parlors Saturday,
April 11th. Plan to got your baking
for Easter.
APPRECIATION.
We wish to thank the city fire department and also pur kind friends
and neighbors for their help in saving our house while our barn was
burning.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Buckley.
I wish to thank the voters of the
Second ward for "the splendid support
given me at the election of April 6th,
for supervisor.
O. A. Derby.
APPRECIATION.'
I certainly feel grateful to each
man who helped in any way in extinguishing the fire in my woods on
Apr.il 8th.    "
H. P. Hubel.     '
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