1918-05-09; Clare Sentinel

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Official Paper
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Ciare County
Established 1878
ULARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY MORNING MAY 9, 1918,
New Series:; Vol. 2f> Ho. 27
STULWOUB     j
Met With Mrs.    Hornberger j
Apr. 23.
INTERESTING
HERBERT HIMES
Writes
From    Somewhere
France.
In
SEED POTATOES
Should Be Treated To Avoid j
Scab.
Pai>ers
And   Discussions  Work
Ot The Day.
At Camp "Somewhere" in France,
Mar. 27, 1918.
Dear Dad and Mother:—
I thought I would write you   a   few
lines as I am n*>t   doing   anything   at
present, but t go on guard  tnis even-i
ing. '
Well, we are in France tat   last and
it is beautiful weather here,    The sun
shines fine and  warm   todav*   and the j
fl jwt-rs unci cb-rry trees are in bloom, j
I supp >se you are   gettiug   ready to I
make garien o*ar there by this time. j
Everything is   busy   bere,   don't   get!
time to gap very much   but   eo   much
the better.    Tbe sooner -we   lick   the
•'Kiiser ' the sooner we will be home j
and I want to come bome just as soon j
as the war is over.     Well I   had   fifty j
men out digging   trenches   yesterday
and was   to   go  out   today   but   tbey
put me on guard  so   1   didn't   go.    I
wish you could see the   ground where
Com.   Mrs    Norris    Elden. j they have shot those   big  guns.    Tbe
FORMALDEHYDE
Treatment   Offers    Solution
Problem,
Of
Tbere was a good attendance at the
Clare Stady Club at tbe home of Mrs.
Hornberger Apr >lrd. Current
events wets given in answer to roll
call. Tbe business for the day was a
discussion of whether the Clnb would
goon with their work rex* year. The
members decided tb»t as they all enjoyed tbe work and that we all need
c tittle recreation aside from the war
work and our own personal affairs, it
was thought best to appoint a committee to plan a program for next
year and the work would be^coutinued
anless it be found impossible next
tall. The Pres. appointed for the
program
Mre. Wm. Bicknell. Mrs. Geo. Benuer
Mrs. H. McKerring and Mrs. J. H.
Wilson.
Mrs. Anderson read the first paper
lor the afternoon. It wae about the
Woman and home life in S. A. The>
women of tbe upper classes are carefully educated. They have private
tutors and are sent abroad. Being
of Spanish origin moetiy, they are
fond of arts, music and literature and
read the classic and poetry more than
do women of N. A. They are fond
•t beautiful clothing aod in many
parts of the country are noted for
tbeir personal beauty. The women
•f tbe common clas9 are efflcent in
tbe bome and capable nurses,
Tbe 2nd paper on Education waa
read by Mrs. H. McKerring. S. A.
has a very good system of education
although not as advanced as N. A.
Tbey have universities in many states
and good public libraries. The
sonools are not co-educatioual but
tbere are a great many women teacb-
ere n»e*et of the normal teachers coming from tbe U- S
Mrs. C. Harris read the third paper
on Literature snd Art. Tbe people
•t 8. A. bave a great iove for the
beautiful as is snowu in a remarkable
degree in the selection of tbe sites
far tbeir cities and towns wbicb are
always located in a place of great
natural beauty. They have built a
great many beautiful cathedrals,
eborches, theaters and public buildings. Tbere are many statesmen,
writers and poets. The most noted
soot was Diaz who wrote a famoui
poem entitled the Song cf tbe  Exile.
Tbe last paner for tbe afternoon
was delivered by Mra. A. E. Mack and
was pertaining to religion of S. A.
Tbe formoet religion is tbe Roman
Catholic, as tbe country was settled
by tbe Spanish and tbeir monks con-
vetted tbe natives. The Religions
represented are Koman Catholic,
Greek Catholic and Anglician Catholic
Tbe Ang. Oath, includes the M. E.,
tbe chnrch ot England and churches
led by a bishop. Catholic in this sense
means universal. All religions have
some foothold among tbem, that of
Theosophy wbich is spreading to a
great extent as it does in the larger
cities ot N. A. Anne Besant an Eng.
woman is considered head of this cult
ont side of India. Tbe Roman catholic
is the state religion of most of the
countries and they bave many beautiful cathedrals and churches. Tbe
papers were especially lntersttng and
made a fitting close to the study of
8- A. They were discussed for some
time wben Mrs. Hornberger gave the
ladies a treat by giving an instrumental solo on tbepianoentitled "The
Druids Prayer" an appropriate pelce
of music for the day's study.
Having spent a very pleasant and
profitable afternoon the ladies adjourned to meet in two weeks witb
Mrs Geo. Benner.
LIEUT. GOVERNOR
Dickinson To Deliver Decoration
Day Address.
Chairman Tatman of theDeoe-ration
Day committee informs as that Lient.
Gov. L-ni-enD. Dickinson of Charlotte
bas been secured to deliver the address bere Decoration Day. Tne great
war make* this occasion a most impressive one and donbtlese Mr. Dickinson will measure op to it.
Services At Pratt.
Capt. Mnrdook will preach at tbe
Pratt scbool bouse next Sunday evening, May 12, at 8 o'clock. Everyone
invited.
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hl'ls are full of big holes and the
tree tops shot off and tb6 big shells
lay thick on the ground. It is something to see wbat they will do. The
big spring drive started last Sanday
and they have killed 200,000 (Germans
alreadv, so at that rate they won't
last'tnore than a couple   of years yet
As a result of the work of res 'nrch
men of the experiment station of the
M. A. C, .t. will be possible this
spring for potato prowers in Michigan to much shorten the time which
heretofore has been considered nee
esssry for successfully cleansing seed
potatoes of tbe germs of scab and
black scurf. These are two diseases
which annually much damage the
tuber crop.
One of -the protective remedies
commonly employed where both
black scurf and scab are suspected
on being present on the seed stock is
corrosive sublimate in wbich it, was
formerly thought necessary so soak
the potatoes from IX to 2 hours.
The experiments conducted by the
college bave demonstrated that immersion of the tubers in the disen-
fecting solution for a half hour is
enough.
In the case of formaldehyde, which
is used as a protective agent   against
Clare
WELOONE!
County    Goes  Over
Top Easily.
118l"PERS0NS
APPOlNTfuENTS
JUBILEE
For Year Are Made   By Mayor
Caple And Confirmed.        \ Services Of Local W. C. T. U.
Subscribe   For   Bonds
$106,750.00
Totaling
INSTALLATION
Of Eastern Star Officers Tuesday
Evening
The German**   have   a   big  gun   that j scab of potatoes, the  experiment sta
shoots 75   miles.     Some   gun,   out   it
hasn't done much damage yet. Killed
10 men in Paris.     The people are.get-
Last wt-ek Thursday evening occurred the installation of officers of
Zenobia Chapter, No 129. O. E. S.
A large number ot members and invited guests were present for the
occasion. Mrs. Eva J. Snow of Lu-
dington, Associate Grand Matron of
th* Grand Chaptur of Michigan O. E.
S., presided as installing officer, and
the following officers were installed
for the coming year:
Worthy Matron Nellie Thurston;
Worthy Patron. Clyde Hayes; Associate   MatroD,   Mae     Sbuniway:   Secy,
ting on to it now. Wben they bear
the shell explode ihey get up to see
what is tbe matter and then go back
to bed. Everyone is used to that
over here. We heard the big guns
roar yesterday. We heard tbe big
six inch shells whistle through the
air and tben hear them explode.
There are holes in the ground that
you could make a big cellar out of.
We were in England too snd that is
a beautiful country. Tbe prettiest
farms yoa ever saw. Big vines all
over tbe houses apd barns and pretty
fields, not a stone on tbem. I was
in tne Cathedral and big castle in
Winchester, Englaud. Tbe Cathedral
ie 9f3 yrs. old and the castle is older.
Saw tbe Kings big table too aod
wbere some were beheaded and saw
skeletons in the Cathedral. I can't
begin to tel! you the things we saw.
Will tell you when I get home.
They have the finest little trains
here, cars not much bigger tban your
wagon and thirty ot as rode in tbem.
Had to sleep standing ap bnt it was
fun anyway. We have a good time
bere. Lots to eat and plenty to wear
and a good place to sleep. I don't
ask for any more. We can feel lucky
if we get tbat. It doesn't worry me
about going to tbe front for if I am
to die there I will die tbere, bnt I
feel ae if I'm going through it all. I
never was afraid and you know that,
so it don't bother me, and anything
ttay tell roe to do I wili be there to
do it if I can if I wade blood to my
knees; bat God belp the Dutch that
get where I can get a gun on tbem
for tbey are gone.
Well I can't write mucb this time
for I have to get ready for guard, but
I will write again later. 1 hope you
and dad are both well, and stay Weil,
for I want to see you again. Tell
aunt Lottie and uncle Mayo, "Hello"
and eat some good meals for rue. I
would like to eat s good square meal
once at home right now. Well 1 will
close for tbis time.    Love to all.
From your son
Sergt. Herbert L. Himeo
Bat. E. 121 P. A. A. E. F. Via N. Y.
tion has learnes that soaking the tu-, 8adie Brown: F^*4''* E1-*™*1 Haller;
hers tor 15 minutes ie sufficient. In j Conductress, Anna Mussell: Associate
the past it has always been thought ■ Cond, Carrie Komp; Chaplain, Mattie
necessary to soak tbem for at least I Kane; Mar8baI. MJ'ra Asline; Orga-
ji-. to 2 hours' I nist.   Em-ma   Nelmeyer;   Adah, Maud
A complete report of this work, to
gether witb an exhaustive discussion
of tbe subject of potato diseases in
general, is beiDg issued b^ the college in bulletin form. A copy of this
pamphlet, which is listed as Special
Bulletin No. 85, can be obtained by
writing to the P^xperiment Station of
tbe college, in East LansiDg.
RED CROSS
Drive   I*
or  5100,000,000   Begins
May 20.
RED CROSS
Organization Formed At Vernon
Town Hail
Vernon seems to be very active ic
Red Cross work. Already it bas two
organisations and we are informed
that a third was formed on Tuesday
evening at tbe Town Hall witb a
membership of 44. That Red Cross
drive just, coming sbouid certainly
boom in tbat township.
P.   O,   Uses   Stamping Machine
The job cf stamping letters at tbe
local po&toffice has become so great
owing to tbe volume of business done,
that tbe department bas just furnished Mr. Jackson witb a stamping
machine wbich -'grinds" the letters
through very rapidly and with quite
a saving ot "eloowgreaae".
Card Of   Thanks
On May 21) the driue to obtain a
1100,000,000 War Fund for Red Cross
activities in France begins and continues for one week. Clare County
is aaked to furnish of tbis amount
$30<X).00. This is not a drive for new
members but for donations to this
most noble work. Tbe same machinery tbat put Ciare over the top
in the Liberty Loan drive will be
asked to do most of the work to obtain these donations. Tbe amount
one pledges to give may be paid at
once or in monthly payments dne tbe
last day of each month, beginning in
June and tbe last payment in
September. This enables everyone
tc give and give freely. Supporting
the Red Cross in its work of mercy
is not only a doty bnt a privilege.
W. H. Kennedy, Chairman.
Thompson; Kuth, llertha Wellman:
Esther, Maud Holmes: Martha, Jennie
McCuhoch; Electa Laura Thorpe;
Warder, Linnie Petit; Sentinel, Clarence brown.
At the close of tne installation a tine
program was given, after which Mrs.
E. A. White in behalf of the Chapter
presented Mrs. Snow with a pretty
cut glass dish. Light: refreshments
were served and a pleasant evening
enjoyed by ali.
With a whirlwind tfinish ln which
many who bad not previously. "Come
across" purchased bonds and witb
others doubling their "bit", this
connty came out SI,690 to tbe good
in the third Liberty Loan campaign
which ended Saturday. $105,160 was
aske-rt snd 106,950 wss produced.
Iu some ways,this is a remarkable
nbowing. We have much valuable
property here which is owned by nonresidents wbo naturally purchase
their bonds elsewhere to a large extent Also while several thousands
of dollars were turned over to tbe
chairman by Isabella county, perhaps mere should bave come through
the Clare banks. So much, credit is
due workers, subscribers and all concerned in making this result posslole
Five units of the county get honor
flags, two of these with an additional
star, viz , Surrey Twp. and the city
of Clare. Only two otber townships
exceeded tbeir quota, Lincoln and
Freeman, and the patriotic citizens ot
these two towns are deserving Of
great credit. Harrison also should
be complimented. Tbe five precincts
follow with their quotas, amounts
raised and number of subscribers respectively. Lincoln 82500, 2600, 31;
Freeman $2750, 3000, 50; Ciare 1.6300,
842650. 227; Harrison 3000, $4400, 42;
$7000, 14,100,  ISO.
t-
Tbe new Common Council got to I
work in earnest Monday evening, j
taking care of several important mat- |
ters to start the year off. Amont;'
tbese was tbe naming of tbe usual
appointeee. Those chosen by the j
Mayor were confirmed without dig- [
cussion and wiil, we believe, be ap- j
prov6d by tne people without excep- !
tion.    The list follows:
.Attorney, C. A   Reading.
Physician, F. C. Sanford.
Marshal Harvey Kratz.
Street Comm'r., Cbas. Peters.
Surveyor, John White.
Park Comm'r', Wm. L.  Adams.
Fire Chief aDd Warden, Chas.
Thurston.
Water Collector, Archie McKinnon.
Board of Works, Jas. S   Bicknell.
# Cemetery Board, Chas. Thurston.
Assessors,     Jake    Mason,    George
Jackson.
• An ordinance was passed fixing the
salary of street commissioner at $1500
per year, a man and team to be farn-
isced from May 1 to Nov. 1. Another
placed tbe salary of   marshal at- $200
Residents of Wheaton Ave, at the
west end again asked tbe council for
tht extension of tbe water main P.
M. Loomis and others are anxions to
bave tbe south end of Hemlock St.
kept open.     The   latter   reqnest   was
To
A Great Success.
choroTfilled
Enjoy     Very     Interesting
Program
1 The
W. c-
An Appreciation
DOUBLE WEDDING.
Two   Worthy   Young' .Couples
Joined ln Marriage.
Frank  Hallett
Mr. Hallett died at tbe bome of bis
sister, Mrs. Fred Bailey in this city
on Friday last, the cause of death
being beart trouble. Tbe body was
taken to Harrison on Tuesday and
the funeral held there. TbPt place
bad been bis bome for a number of
years.    He was about 36 years of age
I have been somewhat surprised
and greatly gratified at the many expressions of approval whicb have
come to me, both directly and indirectly from citizens and tax payers
about the county, concerning my
decision to enter tbe race for County
Cierk and Register ot Deeds.
Sucb a response is mucb appreciated at tbis time. And should I bave
tbe honor to he nominated and elected to tbis important office, an effort
would be made to show tbis appreci-
tion by giving the people of tbecounty
efficient personal service
Respectfully,
Seymour Andrus.
CIRCUIT COURT
Adjourned On  Friday   Of   Last
Week.
Circuit Conrt adjourned for the
term on Friday of last week. The
only case tried that we have not
heretofore noted was that of John
VonLinsowe vs Christian Krampetz
for an alleged slander. The jury in
tbis case returned a verdict for the
defendant.
The May term begins on   the   27lb.
OnThursday afternoon of lastweek,
at the Methodist Parsonage, Rev.
Davis joined iu marriage Kenneth C.
Ponlson of this city and Miss Delia
May Lamoreaux of Grant townsbip,
also Harley M. Sowle and Miss Sylvia
Y. Coe, both of Sberidan township.
All tbese young people have a wide
circle of friends who will wish tbem
all happiness and prosperity as tbey
start out in their married life. Mr.
and Mrs. Ponlson will reside on the
Lamoreaux farm west of town, wbile
Mr. and Mrs. Sowle will live in tbis
city, Mr. Sowle having a position witb
the Farmers' Ind. Produce Co.
The Sentinel extends cordial congratulations.
The Stars And Stripes
We are indebted to Carl Holbrock
wbo is at Base Hospital No 36 in
France, for a copy of "The Stars and
Stripes", the official newspaper of
the American Exp. Forces.. It is published in France every Friday and
contains all tbe news of the war and
many interesting features. Next to
the paper from home no doubt the
boys find this   the   most   interesting.
tabled,
later.
The    former   will  come up
Hall-Geeek.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hall of 210
Carlisle St. Saginaw, Mich., announce the marriage of tbeir daughter Eva.'to Sergeant Ed ward D. Geeck,
of 869 Aero Squadron, Kelly Field,
San Antonio, Texas.
They were married at St. Marks
Church of that City, on April 27, attended by Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fritch-
ner.
Sergeant Geeck and wife will reside
at San Antonio, wbere be has charge
of the largest Propeller Scbool in the
United States.
Ed's many friends bere will extend
congratulations and ia this the Sentinel cordially joins.
COUNTY FAIR
To   Offer   Prizes    For
Produce. *
Garden
Services At Dover.
Regular services at the Dover Congregational chnrch at 3 p. m. each
Sunday      a cordial   invitation   to all
The officials of the Clare Connty
Fair recognizing tbe great need for
our people to conserve, substitute
and produce food-staffs, will this
year offer special prizes for efforts
made along this Hue. The boys and
girls under 16 years of age will be
given awards, not necessarily money,
for garden produce grown and displayed by themselves. Bread, cakes
and pies made of a flour substitute
will find favor in tbe judges' eyes
this year. Plan to show tbat you are
doing yonr best to comply witb all
government requests. We want to
have an American Fair in an American Community, of 100 per cent
Americans.    Are you with us?
W. H. Kennedy.
President.
BIG FRENCH GUN BUILT FOR THE AMERICANS
We wish to tbank tbe many friends !
and neighbors in Clare and Harrison 1
for svmpathy and kindly assistance In ;
the dea\tb  of    onr beloved  brotber,
Frank Hallett.
Mr. and Mr*. W. R. Crane
Mr. and Mra. Harvey Hallett.
Mr. aad Mra Fred Bailey.
Mr. and Mr*. Glen Hallett.
ThU 15&-mir<imeter gun was built by tbe French government for use by American artillerymen.   Tbe obotocraDh
waa taken la tbe Pare de Prince, St. Cloud.
Bargains At Demarest's
Cash Store.
Bob White laundry soap 5c: blue
tip matches 5c: chocolates 20c per
pound : *1 00 broom 85c; $1.50 corset
SI 00: men's 81 50 blue overalls $1 00;
men's $1 00 work shirts 69c: men's
So.00 raincoats S3 50; 75c girls dresses
59c; 25c infante fancy hose 19c; fast
color ginghams per yard 18c: men's
93 50 work shoes 2.J&* Infants SI 25
■Uppers 98c; 50c onion snits 39c.
AUTO TAX
To Be Distributed To Counties
May 1.
The amount collected in the state
in 1918 for licenses prior to April 1
was $1,587,1*89 and one half of tbis
distributed to tbe several connties en
May 1. Clare county receives $805
and Isabella $4,355.
Hicks-Gerren
Word comes that Bert Albert Gerren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gerren
of Vernon, was married Apr. 29tb at
Ann Arbor to Mies Hazel Beatrice
Hicks, the ceremony being performed at tbe Baptist parsonage. Tbey
will  reside on tbe farm in  Vernon.
Tbe Sentinel extend* congratulation*.
.lubilee" services by the local
T V at tbe Methodist church
on Sunday evening to celebrate tbe
unregretted departure of tbe saloons
from Michigan, was a success in
every way. Tbe house was filled and
all wbo took part acquitted themselves witb credit. The children bad
quite a part iu the Drogram and they
occupied the entire center section in
front. Their singing under the direction of Mre. O'Connor, teacher of
music in our schools, was very creditable and the recitations of the little
one3 showed that Miss Duncanson
had done ber work thoroughly. Space
forbids individual mention save ot
the main participants.
Mrs. W. A. Lampman presided and
made the announcements. The plan
of the program was to show tbe past,
present and future of tbe W. C. T. U.
To Mrs. Z. Dyer was given the first
task and sbe discharged it very ably.
She traced tbe work and growth of
the organization and gave many interesting statistics connected therewith. From the outset it bas had a
threefold aim : Total abstinence for
the individual, probibition ot the eaie
of intoxicants and a single standard
of morals.
Speaking for the present, Rev.
Bennett felt that we are engaged in
two wars, one against the Kaiser and
and the other against whiskey. For
the great victory in tbis state and all
along the line, tbe chief honor belongs
to the W. C. T. T. Even the cburcb
has not always measured up to its
duty. In all tbe dark hours, the W.
C. T. U. had kept the fires burning*
and no discouragements conld swerve
it from its purpose.
The future of the organization wae
portrayed by Mrs. E. W. Davis. We
regret tbat we were unable to hear
very much of Mrs. Davis' paper whicb
was read in a very forcible and earnest manner. Like Mrs. Calkins sbe
feels as long as scbools and churches
must close from lack of coal, yet.
breweries run full force; so long as
tbe nation snips grain and sugar by
great ship loads to Englaud for tba
breweries, wbile the women of this
country are asked to save, save, save;
so long as tbere exists a doable
standard of morals; so long ae tbe
boys of our land use the deadly cigarette and they are sent to the boys in.
cantonments and trenches, tbere wilt
be work for tbe W. C   T. U.
ELM GROVE
Red Cross Branch   Doing   Fine
Work.
The Red Cross branch at Elm Grove
seems tu be doing most enthusiastic
work. The 4th meeting was held
May 3 witb Mrs. Karl Harring and
members seemed very mucb pleased
witn tbe work done. The membership now numbers 28 and more still
coming. On Saturday evening a social and program was given at, No. S
BCtioo' house which netted 819.05
Tbe number of articles flni>hed ar«
1 comforter, 34 handkerchiefs, is
napkins, 77 ambulance pillows, 22
wash clothes, 51 tray clothes, 4S
bandages, 11 towels, 9 pajama suits,
5 bed shirts, 2 bandaged toot socks,
10 bed socks, 12 comfort hags, 290
articles in all.
The next meeting will be witb Mrs.
Henry Denker on Friday, May 10..
Cour-Hale.
Sunday afternoon at the Catholic
church Warren Hale who formerly
worked here, was united io marriaga
with Miss Bnrnadette Conr, daughter
of Mr. an-i Mrs. Jon. Cour,
Tbey lett ths following day for
Dexter wbere tbe groom bas a position, following tbe completion of a
course in pharmacy.
Tbe Sentinel extends congratulations and best wishes.
ISABELLA
Countv Goes Over The Top All
Around
Mt. Pleasant, Mich., May 5. — i«a
bella county went "'over the top" on*
the sixth and closed Its third Liberty
loan drive with the coanty 100 per
cent perfect and over-subscriptions.
With a population of 23000 tbere were
4..-IO0 applications for a total of S361 500.
Tbe city ot Mt. Pleasant and the*
village ot Shepherd each obtained
over tbree times tbeir quotas and
every townsbip in tbecounty is flying
it* own honor flag tonight.
Free Pre**
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