1925-11-20; Clare Sentinel

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THE   CLARE   SENTINEL
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Established 1S78
CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 20, 1925
New Series Vol. 34, No. 4
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TFOOTSALL GAME
F SEASON TODAY
Team Has Held Opponents
Scoreless   With  One
Exception.
First Quarter
Clare journeyed to Evart Friday expecting, to meet with stiff opposition.
HJhtsxl had formerly held Reed City to
.. a49f0.scpre in a very hotly contested
game and therefore tbe locals looked
for a contest jn which every inch pf
ground, was fought for.
However, Clare kicked off. Evart
received the ball but lost it to Clare
on the- second down. The locals advanced on downs until on a line huck.
"Roily" Thayer carried the ball to a
touchdown. J. Johnson drop-kicked
gbal after the touchdown.
Clare again kicked off, Evart received the kick-off but punted on
about their forty yard line, losing the
hall,
Second Quarter
"Wally" Johnson   receives   a   pass'
.and races to about a yard from goal.
i     Petchnik carries the ball   over on an
j     off-tackle.   The pass after touchdown
&    Jailed.   Evart received the kick-off but
punted on their thirty yard line. The
remainder of the   quarter   the   hall
stayed around center and the half ended with the score 13-0.
Third Quarter
Clare again kicked off. Evart received ball on about their fifteen yard
line but fumbled losing the hall. Clare
immediately took possession ot the
oyaland Schoonover on a line buck
crossed the goal.
Fourth Quarter
Again Evart received the kick-off
and lost the ball when heing tackled-
Clare carried the ball down field on
line bucks until in a trick play Thayer
evaded the entire team and scored another six points. The rest of the
quarter consisted of a great deal of
hard fighting, neither team gaining
anything. The final score showed
Clare 25 and Evart 0
Friday the locals meet Edmore on
ihe gridiron. This is the last game
of the season. Clare's goal line has
been crossed by but one team this
year. Have you seen them in-action?
Line-Up
R. E., Davy
R. T., Lawson.
■\L    K. G-. Seiter,
C. White.
L. G., Cluley.
L. T., McNerney.
L. E. Kidder.
S. B, J. Johnson
R.VH. B., Thayer
L. H. B., W.. Johnson.
F. B. Schoonover.
ONE HUNDRED EIGHT
DEER LICENSES ISSUE
The following are the names of
.those who procured licenses for deer
hunting from  M. B.Gallagher:
A. R. Mussell, V. T. Williams, Jas.
Cltite, Ramey Cour, Wade Cradit, I E.
Feighner, Roy Wilson, Wm. Cradit,
Earl Cradit, Jas. Lower, Norris Asline,
Leo Coats, W. F. Clute, Harold Sunday
Vera Lower, Wm, Garchow, D. E. Mater, Stanley Schunk, C. H. Rockwell,
Jehu VanBuskirk, B. G. Bay, E. B. Herrick, Bernard Eberhardt, Florin Pud-
vay, Jas. Hemstreet, Jess Hampton.
I. E. Hampton, T. C. Hampton, Kenneth Eberhardt, R. Woodcock, John
Larman, Jr., Geo. White, F. A. Hachmuth, Ralph Eberhardt, Wheeler Mun-
ford, Frank Lundy, Ed. Fike, Geo.
■ Schunk, Fred Davis, Perry Davis, Wm.
Cradit, Jr., Wm. Leosh, John Lamb,
Leo Nixon, H. E. Doud, John Asline,
R. L Hether, W. R. Hilborn, C. L.
Brasington, Maurice Allen, John Hart-
man, J. C. Coats, Claud Reker, Ottis
'„ Dyer, John Colmus, Dale Callihan, Rob.
- Hudson, Harold Schaeffer, Earl Snid-
' er, J. .T. Miller, W. H. Leosh, Warren
Parsell, M. B. Brewer, Wm. Forbes,
Chas. Fitzpatrick, Floyd Weaver, Jeff
Morford, Glen Blystone, Edgar Foster,
Wm, Samsel, Carl Bauer, LaDoyt
Catey, A. H.' Horton, Frank Harvey,
Peter Boots, Jud Brasington, R. Watson, Geo. Tures, Harvey Chamberlain,
Jas. Tures, J. R. Mainprize, H. E. Jackson, H. W. Jones, Jas'. Mulford, Ron-
aid Russell, Russell Wilson, Jas. Elliott, Claude Smith, Emery Reynolds,
Cha«. Baker, Oliver Campbell, Roy
Bennett, A. J Cline, Bruce Cline, G.
JH. Williams, M. D. Seebaldt, R. Am-
brpsjer, Geo. M. Moore, Robert Tor-
rey, Haul Eisenhauer, M. J. Hutchinson, C. Hursh, Frank Musser, Mat.
Coloskey, Earl Colosky, M. M. Rob.
inett and Herbert Himes.
CLARE LIBRARY NOTES.
A board meeting of the Clare Library, waa held at the Library Room,
^Tuesday evening. The library year expired October 1st. Now cards are
now available, some will he issued to
all who have not procured them since
above date.
New fiction books will soon be on
the shelves.
The American Legion are again
.supplying the library with the current
magazines. Those magizines „are
v greatly appreciated by" the public.
METHODIST CHURCH
BEING DECORATED
Quota of $2000  Nearly  Raised
for Necessary Repairs on
Property.
We have been so busy we hardly
have time to look up-at the sun, ana
yet it pays In terms of Christ's Kingdom. We have the horn, but. very
little time to blow it, thus we pause to
get our breath, and say we are quite
alive, indeed,
Plans to beautify the church property
were set in motion shortly after conference. As a result a new furnace
has been installed in the parsonage.
When heat is needed now, all that is
required is to step on the accelerator
and up it comes and Florida heat at
that. We set our financial stakes at
$2,000 and nearly $1,500, has been secured. We are still going. Our people
can and will do it. The tower of the
church has been repaired arid workmen are being engaged to change the
scenery of the interior. New floor's,
newly decorated walls and new floor
coverings will" put our place of worship in fine shape. .
The Aid Society and the Ladies
Auxiliary both, are up and doing ana
know' how to make money. All we
need is to keep on pulling together in
one great movement to bring the
Kingdom of God to dwell in the hearts
of men.
Onr services are enjoyed by all who
worship with us; and we yet have
empty pews to be occupied by any
who desire to join with us. Every
organization is functioning properly.
The Epwbrthians are full of pep ana
earnestness, and it is very gratifying
to pastor and people to have them
with us in the church services. Therefore we purpose to give our devotion
to the cause of Christ while we are
hero. So that when he who shall step
into our place, arrives, there may he
no evidences of negligence upon the
part of the pastor and wife-
E. T. Smith.
GEORGE COWDEN
CALLEDBY DEATH
Highly   Respected  Citizei*
of Isabella Gounty Succumbs Friday.
George Cowden was born August
11th, 1863 in Wood county, Ohio and
died November 13,th, 1925 at his farm
home near Rosebush, age 62 years, 3
months and 2 days.
He came with his parents to Michigan when a child and lived with them
on a farm east of Mt. Pleasant for
many years. On October 24th, 1896, he
was united in marriage to Ruth H.
Matthews aud to them were born five
children, all of whom are living except the oldest child who died in infancy. He also has one child by a
former marriage—Ethel, of Traverse
City. He leaves a wife, two sons, Russel and Harry at home, two daughters,
Mrs. Merritt E. Dean, of Detroit, and
Beatrice, at home, four sisters, Mrs.
Clarence Hart and Mrs. Adelfs Swin-
dlehurst, of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Jessie
Gray, of Rosebush, and Mrs. Alice
Shattuck of Hawkins, Wis., and three
grandchildren.
The relatives from a distance' who
attended the funeral were Mrs. M.
Greenlee, Oscar Mills,. Scemer Mills
and Mr. and Mrs. Dell Greenlee, of
North Star, and Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Bovee, of Ithaca.
The funeral was held from the home
Monday, Rev. Hawkins, of Mt. Pleasant, officiating and burial took place
at Riverside cemetery, Mt. Pleasant.
It is so natural that we fall asleep
Like tired children when the day is
done,
That 1 would question why the living weep
When death has kissed the loving
lips of one.
We do not sigh when evening dohs
The purple shadows and the grey of
night
Because we know the morning lies
beyond,
And we must wait a little while for
light.
JOBE RANDLE OBITUARY.
Jobe Randle departed this life November 11th, at the age of si>xty five
years, one month and seventeen days.
He was a resident of Clare county
for twenty-one years, coming to Sheridan township when their present farm
was uncleared. He was a hard working, law abiding citizen.
He is survived hy his wife, Mrs.
Bertha Randle, nine children, Mrs.
Grace'Cooper, of Alma; Henry, of Detroit; Clifford, and Leslie, of Sheridan;
Clarence and Floyd, of Lake Odessa;
John, Dorothy, and Harley at home;
two Bisters and ono brother residing
m Canada together with other relatives and friends
The funeral was - held from the
Baptist * church, Sheridan township,
and. interment made \n Cherry Grove
aernetery. * x
WILLIAM MOLINE
DIED NOVEMBER 13
Body Brought Here, and Interment Made in Surrey
Cemetery Sunday.
After a lingering illness "of a number of years, death removed William
Moline from his home in Lansing
early Friday morning, November 13th,
at the age of seventy years, six
months and eighteen days',
William Moline was born in Jon-
shirpein, Sweden in 1855 and spent
his boyhood days in that country. In
1879 he came to Michigan, and with
the exception of three years spent ia
the state of Washington ahd the past
five in Lansing, he resided in Clar*
county, spending many years on the
farm 2 1-2 "miles west of the city.
At the age .of twenty-eight years he
was united in marriage to Miss
Martha Bellinger, of Clare. This union was blessed by six children,
Clyde, Ray and Ila dying in infancy,
Vern. Mrs. Florence Bolen and Mrs.
Clara Davison, all of Lansing, survive.
He leaves to mourn their loss, his
loving wife, who has constantly been
a^his bedside, the three children, several grandchildren, nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held by Rev.
V. Bragg at the home in Lansing Saturday and the remains were brought
to the home of Mr- and Mrs. Chas.
Niemeyer in this city and interment
made in the Surrey cemetery near
Farwell Sunday, Rev, Johnson or-
iiciating.
"Thy voice has called, thy will be
done."
DETROIT WHOLESALERS
BANQUET IN CLARE
Retailers of   Clare,    Harrison,
Gladwin and Coleman Tend-
ered Complimentary Dinner
Wednesday  Evening.
GOOD LITERATURE CLUB.
Pot Luck Supper and  Program
to be Held at Home of Mrs.
Northon Tuesday.
The regular meeting of the Good
Literature Club was held at the home
of Mrs. A. H. Horton and was in
charge of the vice president, Mrs.
Hachmuth on Tuesday evening, November 10th. Mrs. Stella Lampman
acting as chairman.
Brief papers were given on the five
named authors: Washington Irving,
by Miss Compton; William J. Bryant,
by Miss Brief; Edgar Allen Poe by
Miss Anderson; Nathaniel Hawthorne
by Miss NOrdbeck; Henry Longfellow
by Miss Hardei. ■ The members were
taken- on an imaginary trip with, these
noted characters. t
After the program an interesting discussion followed on "transcendentalism". The meeting closed leaving the
discussion only in its infancy.
The club adjourned to meet next
Tuesday for their Thanksgiving program and pot luck supper at the home
of Mrs. Anna Northon.
COLEMAN MAN
TAKES VERNON BRIDE
David Eugene Bowland, of Coleman,
and Miss Lavina Belle Ackerman, of
Clare, were united in marriage at the
Congregational parsonage at eight
o'clock Wednesday evening, Rev. H.
B. Johnson performing the ceremony,
the impressive ring service being used. The young couple were^ attended
by Arthur Bowers, of Coleman, and
Miss Florence Ackerman, of Clare.
Mr. Bowland is a young business
man of Coleman and the bride,is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Ackerman, of Vernon township and a
teacher, in the public schools near
that city.
Both young people enjoy the esteem
Of their many friends of their home
communities, who join in wishing
them a most happy and prosperous
wedded life.
ROBBERS ENTER
USINESS PLACE
Sid Barber's  Lunch  Room
and Shumway's Barber
Shop Robbed  Last
Week   Wednesday Night.
Sometime during the night of Wednesday, November 11th, the joint
stores of Sid Barber's lunch room and
Forest Shumway's barber shop were
broken into and over $150.00 worth of
cigars, cigarettes, hunting coats,
knives, etc., were taken.'
The robbers gained entrance by pulling the screen off and breaking
the small window at the rear of the
store.
It is believed that the job was done
by home talent.
No preaching services at the Baptist, church next Sunday as the pastor
was called away by tho death of his
sjster Sunday school will be called
at 10:30 and arrangements will be
made tot the Christmas program.
The Detroit Wholesalers were in
Clare on Wednesday evefiing and entertained^ the retailers of Clare, Harrison, Gladwin and Coleman at a complimentary dinner at the Hotel
£>oherty. James Tatman and Rev. H,
B. Johnson on behalf of the" Clare
merchants and the Chamber of Commerce welcomed the visitors to the
city.
A. H. Nichols, President of the
Wholesalers bureau and Director of
the Detroit Board of Commerce introduced tne Toastmaster, Mr. A. S.
Wicks who stated the object Of the
meeting as being the desire of the Detroit men to become better acquainted
with the merchants of Clare and the
surrounding towns. Mr. Frank E.
Bogart gave a very interesting talk.
The principal address of the evening
was delivered by Harvey Campbell,
Vice President, Secretary of the Detroit Board of Commerce and it was
agreed by all that it was the best talk
for merchants and clerks that had
ever been given in this city. Mr.
Campbell is a specialist in the line of
merchandising talks and he was at his
best here.
MRS. ESTHER HUNTER
GUESTJBF HONOR
Club. Women   Enjoy   Banquet and   Program   at
Hotel Doherty Friday Night
* The banquet given by the Clare
Study Club in the Hotel Doherty Friday evening, November 13th, was a
success in every way. Mrs. E. Hunter,
of St. Johns, president of Michigan's
Federated Clubs, was the guest of
honor. The club had Invited the Good
Literature Club, the Farwell Woman's
Club and, The Harrison Zetetic Club
and there was a goodly number from
each
Mrs. Hunter with the receiving committee met the" ladies in the music
room. After the reception the Clare
women chose partners from among
the visitors and all marched to the
spacious dining room with Miss Laila
Wilson at the piano. Then came the
Jiunt for place cards but all were soon
seated and were served to a delightful
three course luncheon. The place
cards and decorations carried out the
idea of Thanksgiving. The flowers
were beautiful. Mr and Mrs. Doherty
are to be complimented on the management'.   Everything was perfect.
Mrs. Beulah Caple acted as chairman in the absence of Mrs. Mulder
and the program opened with community singing lead by Mrs. Nina McGuire, with Mrs. Helen Lucile Bicknell at the piano. Mrs. McAllister
sang the verses of "Carry nie back to
Old Virginia" and all joined in the
chorus. Mrs. McAllister has a beautiful voice and we were all proud of her,
Mrs. Caple then introduced Mrs.
Hattie Wilson as one of our promised
club women. Mrs. Wilson gave a very
pleasing address, of welcome ,to the
visitors and introduced Mrs. Hunter
as the speaker for the evening.
Mrs. Hunter is a beautiful woman
and as Mrs. Wilson said she reminds
one of a general leading her soldiers
on. We sincerely hope we may all be
good Soldiers,
Mrs. Hunter first talked of the home
as the most important thing in the
lives of all of us. She( says that the
youth of today is alright but it is up to
the parents to keep in touch with
them and abreast of them. They are
living in an age of wonderful oppor-
tunitiessand we must see'that we are
capable of lending a guiding hand.
Just because this age is faster than
all others is no reason why it should
be worse. She favors community
centers for social entertainment for
all young people not only those in the
home of club women.
The Michigan clubs at biennial cast
their vote for "World Court and Child
Labor amendment and it is our duty
to look into these matters in order to
know what we want and why, etc. It
is up to the women now that we have
the vote to help the men solve the
great .national problems as well as
temaller ones and we must see that we
kRow where we stand. Last year only
51 per cent of the women voted. If
this country is to be the greatest
country in the world as.we all wish
it to be we must become intelligent
voters.
Of the narcotic evil she states that
altho bad, the condition is improving
and Ib no worse than it had been for
several years but the people are just
getting thoroughly aroused. If our
children are brought up with, sound
bodies and minds they are not apt to
ever become addicts. The commissioner in .New York City one who had
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CLARE AFFILIATED
WITH NATIONAL
BELPffiMSOCIETY
Literary     Organization    is
Perfected at Hotel Doherty Monday Evening.
The first unit of the Delphian Society was organized in Clare at the
Hotel Doherty Monday evening under
the direction of Miss Mina Graff, divisional director and Miss Alta Witzel,
a representative of the society. The
name chosen for the .chapter was
Clare-Delphian, The following officers were elected: Mrs. Anna Dun-
can, president; Miss Laila Wilson,
Yice president; Mrs. B. J, Sanford,
secretary-treasurer; and Mrs. Wilma
Achard, Mrs. Mildred Fitzpatrick, and
Miss Edith Brewer as members of the
advisory board.
The first meeting of the Clare-Delphian chapter will be held November
20th, and then on the second and
fourth Monday evenings of each following month.
The National Delphian organization
includes in its program the collegiate
courses in history, literature, philosophy, Poetry, fiction, drama, ethics, art,
and music. But it does not stop with
the giving of information—for the
great value of Delphian is to train the
woman of today to thin'k, and then to
express her ideas in her own words,
thus gaining poise confidence, and
power of individual thought and expression. All of which are surely
needed in the present business of living.
ANNUAL GAME HUNT
CLOSED TUESDAY EVENING
Seventy-five Gather to Partake
of Game Supper and Spend
Social Hour.
TRI-COUNTY CONVENTION
AT COLEMAN WEDNESDAY
Mrs.  O. A.  Derby Elected  as
Delegate to Great Hive Review in Detroit. &
The Isabella and Clare county L. O.
T. M. held a county association meeting at Coleman, Wednesday. There
was a good attendance of ladies from
Mt. Pleasant, Clare, Rosebush and
other Hives. Mrs. Janet Branch the
Deputy-Great Commander from St.
Louis, Mich., was present and instructed the ladies in her usual pleasing
manner. We are glad to have Mrs.
Branch with us as she has been quite
Ol. Her heart is in her work and we
hope she will continue the good work.
The ladies enjoyed a splendid dinner, and at the meeting afterwards the
following officers were elected for the
association:
Commander, Ellen Hunter, Rosebush, Past Com., Mrs, Menery, Coleman, Lieut Com., Mrs. Helen Doherty,
Clare, Record Keeper, Edith Nelson,
Mt. Pleasant, Finance Keeper, Garrit
Spalzbery, Mt. Pleasant, Chaplin, Mrs.
Hattie Wilson, Clare, Mistress at
Arms, Mamie Hunter, Rosebush,
Sargeant, Mrs. Hardin, Mt. Pleasant,
Picket, "Mrs. House, Rosebush, Pianist,
Laila Wilson, Clare, Sentinel, Gen-
ieveve Minard.
Mrs. Oise Derby, of Clare, is delegate from this district to the Great
Hive- Review in Detroit, December 8.
9 and 10th.
The association is invited to Mt.
Pleasant for the next meeting in January. Wte think Coloman ladies are
fine hostesses.
L. W.
Princess Theatre
November 21-27 Inclusive
Sat. Nov. 21—Silent Sanderson-—
Harry Carey an interesting story of
the cattle country, and the merciless
frozen north.
Sunday—The Unknown Lover—
Elsie Furgeson,—a picture of magnificence, wonderfully displayed.
Mon-, Tues., Wed.—THE FRESHMAN—Harold Lloyd, "The Freshman"
brings forth the greatest Harold
Lloyd we have ever known, there are
more laughs,—but there is something
jH ore, a touch of pathos, that makes
laughter divine.
Thur. — Thanksgiving — My Son
Nazimova,—a picture of mother love,
The Freshman—Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Matinees—Tuesday 3:30
—Wednesday 2:30—20c-10c.
Coming next month—The Thundering Hird—I'll Show You the Town—
Sally and Old Home Week.
ANOTHER S. 0. S. CALL.
Thanksgiving day' is nearly here
again—the Sentinel force wish a holiday. We must have all news letters
mailed Monday, advertisers copy and
items of interest must be in our office
no latter than Tuesday morning. The
early bird gets the worm.
The Editor
The annual game, supper of the
Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters
and families was held at Castle Hall
Tuesday evening and was a success
in every sense of the word.
Seventy-five sat down to the tables
loaded with the good things which the
hunters and Pythian Sisters had provided.
After the tables had been cleared
away, the following excellent program
was carried out under the very able
chairmanship of Mrs. Harriet Allen,
and with Mrs. Faye Stephenson, in her
pleasing manner presiding as toast-
mistress,
Music, America.
Address of welcome by M. E, C,
Helen Spring.
Remarks on state of order by C. C,
Earl Tupper.
Music by Reva Derby.
Stunt by five ladies, prize going to
Mrs. L. H. Thompson..
Talk by L. H, Thompson on how
Pythian Sisters can beat help Knights.
Response by Mrs. L. H. Thompson
on how the Knights can best help the
Pythian Sisters.
Talk by Mrs. Harriet Allen on
State of the order of Pythian Sisters.
Stunt No. 2, by three ladies and
three men, which was a speed test,
that caused a lot of fun, prizes going'
to Edith Tupper and Edd White.
Although worthy mention might be
made of Frances Thompson, Dick
Brooks, Helen Spring and Earl Tupper. Many new styles in wearing apparel was portrayed.
Talk by Carl Holbrook,
Music by Leda and Florence Ackerman, accompanied by Edith Tupper.
Stunt No. 3. Prize going to O. A.
Derby's side.
Singing by all.
A few games of "500" were played,
prize going to Mrs. I. E. Hampton.
Everyone departed for their homes
feeling glad they had been priileged
to attend.
It is to be hoped there will be more
of these get together meetings during
winter.
ROAD QUESTION WILL
NOT BIT SUBMITTED
Attorney     General    Rules
that County Road System
Cannot   be   Abolished
in Clare County.
Considerable discussion arouse during the October session of the Clare
County Board of Supervisors relative
to the submission of the quesLlon of
abolishing the County Road System
Which was duly adopted by the people
of this county in the election of 1919.
It seemed that the Board was about
equally divided but on the roll call
the clerk counted twelve votes to submit the question and eleven votes not
to submit. The majority vote being
to submit the clerk' was ordered to
place this question to the vote of the
people in the spring election.
This being a complicated question
and there being some doubt as to the
power of the Board of Supervisors to
so act prosecuting attorney Carl Hol-
brOok called upon the Attorney General's office for a legal opinion. This
particular question had never been
raised before and the statute creating
this system had in view only the adoption of said system and had not provided for the abolition should the
people so elect. Attorney Holbrook
was in Lansing on this matter and
finally obtained an opinion that settles this question. The opinion in part
written by Clare Retan, deputy-attorney general is as follows:
. "The statute does not provide any
means of abolishing the County Road
System in a couUty that has once
adopted the system and in the absence
of such provision, the system cannot
be abolished. The resolution of the
Board of Supervisors of your county,
to submit the matter to a vote of the
people is therefore without effect and
the County Clerk should" not place the
matter on the ballots at the next or
any other election."
HAT BARGAINS,
Closing out entire stock of winter
hats at less than cost.'    -'„
Vogue Shop,
*       Hotel Doherty.
WISE TOWNSHIP YOUNG
WAN LOSES EYE
Jos. F. Bowler was in Coleman Monday, where he appeared in.behalf of
j Ray .Canute at his examination held
on that day.    Mr. Canute is charged
'with the offense of assault with the in-
] tent to do great bodily harm less than
the crime of murder.
The case grows out of a pool room
fight in Coleman two weeks ago" between Canute and Jos. Acker, of Wise
township.,,Mr. Acker had his eye ball
completely broken, which was later removed at the hospital at Saginaw.
No evidence was introduced by the
defendant and he was bound over to
the Midland county Circuit Court to
be tried at the .January term
WALLIS GANTZ
TAKESOWN LIFE
Coroners Lamb  and  Maynard Decides No Inquest
Necessary.    Funeral
Held Wednesday.
Wallis Gantz, a forty eight year old
farmer living ten miles northeast of
Clare, committed suicide early Monday morning using a shot gun, the
charge entering his head just back of
the right ear.
He and his sons were milking and
he having finished his- task ahead of
the boys, left the barn.
The young men heard a shot and on
Investigation discovered the body lying in the mud between the two silos
on the south side of-the barn and the
gun lying on *the ground beside him.
Mr. Gantz was the father of seven
children born to his first wife, who
died about six; years ago.
He was married the second time
about two years ago and he and his
wife separated last January, he securing a divorce in the September term
of Circuit Court   '
In, the early spring Mrs. Emily
Shafer, of Farwell* came to live at the
home as housekeeper, bringing her
seven children with her. She recently secured a divorce from her husband,
and she stated Monday that they were
preparing to come to Clare that day
to do some shopping, as they were to
have been married soon. She said
they had talked Sunday evening and
he had asked her to care for his children, four of them being at home, if
anything should happen to him, leading her to believe that perhaps the
thought of making way1, with himself
had been in his mind.
Coroners Lamb and Maynard decided an inquest was not necessary.
The funeral was held -from the
Ithaca Methodist church Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. Fry officiating and interment made in the local cemetery of.
that city.
COOPERATION
IS KEYNOTE CF
M-13 ASSOCIATION
M-14 Must Show Some Spirit if
Results Are Obtained.
The Grand Rapids Herald in a recent editorial, discussing the proposed
extension of M-54 said: "Those who
are sponsoring this move should use
care lest their enthusiasm detract
from Western Michigan's whole heart- *
ed espousal of M-13 paving. If the extension of M-54 can be accomplished
without detracting from the force of
Western Michigan's demands that IS
be, paved, all well \and good. But
there should be no division in this
section of the state that will by any
chance delay permanent construction ,
on 13."
This spirit of unity and co-operation,
in Western Michigan has made possible the paving of M-ll and no doubt
will result in M-13 getting their share
of hard surfaced road, in, the near
future. N
The M-14 Association organized for
the purpose of promoting the paving-
of this trunk line is not opposed to
any improvements on 13, but believe
that M-14, because of location, traffic
and condition, deserves immedlte attention. .
If M-14 is paved, it will be because
the Central and Eastern section of
the state, are united wholeheartedly
in sponsoring this much needed improvement. " "  "
This- Association should have" the
support of every citizen in this, community.
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
TO GIVE POLLYANNA
Remember when you read the book
of "Pollyanna"? Remember how you
enjoyed it, how interested you became, how hard it was to make you
leave it even long enough to eat?
Now is your chance to see one of
your favorite books fully portrayed.
The Seniors of '26 are giving a stage
performance of this well known
book, "Pollyanna," as their class play.
They have chosen an excellent cast
and, under " the direction of Miss-
Martha Gabbard, are prepared to give
a real play.
This play will be given December
10th or 11th at the high school at a
very moderate price, so that everyone
will be able to go. Don't miss it!--
POX SOCIAL.      ,
A program aUd box social will be
held at the Orr school, three miles
west of Coleman, Wednesday, November 25th. Girls bring boxes and;
boys bring money. Everyone come
Rennie Smith, teacher.
Large oak china~ cabinet arid dining table, for sale. Inquire at Jackson's Market. 3tf.