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THE   CLARE   SENTINEL
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Official   Paper
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Established 1878
CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING; AUGUST 13, 1926
New Series Vol. 34, No. 42
EN'S CELEBRATION, CLARE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH
DRIVER DISAPPEAR
ER WRECKING CAR
Leaves   Own    New   Ford
Sedan and Fails' to  Pay
•Other* Man's Damage
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The Clare officers are 'wondering
what became of the driver of a new
Ford Sedan, which collided with a
Buick touring -car '-about .two 'miles
east of Clare Sunday night.
The Buick was driven by Lorin T.
Smith, of Detroit,-and he reports that
only one headlight •was visible on the
Ford as he approached > it, and as this
light appeared to be in the center of
th.e highway, he concluded that it
was the left hand light of the Ford
tnat was burning. When he was close
enough to see that it was the light on
the other side of the car, it was too
late to avoid a collision.
Both cars went'into;the ditch as a
result, and Mi*. Smith states he went
over to the other car to see if any
orie was injured. He found only one
person, the driver, and asking if he
was injured, was told that he was not,
but the man did not offer to get out
of the car,
A crowd gathered in a very short
time, and the driver of the Ford was
seen to walk away, -but nag not been
seen since.
The only means.of identification is
the license plate and a hand bill from
Mt. Clemens, Mich., which was found
Iri the rear seat. The officers are
seeking to identify the owner
through the license number in order
that the proper persons may be notified and the car disposed of.
HOTEL DOHERTY IN-      •
STALLS INDEPENDENT
SYSTEM
Automatic   Electric   Pump   ot
1500 Gallons Capacity to Furnish Necessary Pressure.
•Last '.week tfhe J-Qtei Doherty management installed as a precaution
against shortage of water or pressure,
an independent water system In the
hotel which -will be used only in case-
of such -need,
| A two inch well has been 'driven,
from w^hich plenty of water has been
secured. «;From   this  .an   automatic
I electric pump of 1,500 gallons per
hour capacity will pump the water at
•almost any pressure -to all parts of
the building."
i J. E. JD-oherty, -who Installed the
aparatus, .reports that on a test the
• pressure was kept for .-many hours at
50 pounds and '.prof ed an entire suc-
i cess.
STATE INSPECTOR GIVES
IP
"White's Fruit and  Floral Farm
Ranks Among Best of State
and Better Than Most.
When Prof. L. H. Taft, of East Lan-
ing, inspected the fruit, floral, and
nursery farm of White and Son, of
Clare, he made the statement that
two acres of their seven acre plot of
red raspberries, was the equal of any
in the state, and there was only one
other plot as good.
This fruit and floral farm is one, of
which this community can justly be
proud. There are twenty acres, all
of- which is planted to fruit, berries
and flowers.
Their plum orchard is the largest
to he found in the state east of Ludington, and for regularity and uniformity of shape and size of trees, it
cannot be excelled anywhere.
They now have a peach orchard of
500 trees, most of them young and
just beginning to bear. Black currants are little known and used in
this section. White and Son ship
great .quantities of these berries to
Detroi* every year and their plot is
the largest in Central or Northern
Michigan,
They specialize in Roses, Dahlias,
■and Gladiolus, but they also grow
numerous other varieties.
This farm is one of the show places
ot Clare county and visitors are always welcome. The owners are
specialists in. this line .of work and
are pleased to take time to explain
in detail how various varieties are developed.
PORTION OF
CLOSED TO FISHING
John Baird Issues  Orders This
t Week Which Take Immediate Effect.
John Baird, the director of the
state conservation department has issued an order closing that part of
Blidd • lake at Harrison, which Is in
section -8, town 19 north, Range 4
west, Hayes township, against ail
fishing until June 16th, 1927.
This order closes the entire south
end of tbe lake, or about one fourth
of the area, and is done to protect
the bass which were recently planted
there.
Ralph Hughes of Harrison, a representative of the Clare county sportsmen's club, informed the Sentinel,
that they had made application for
another shipment of bass, and these
were expected to be delivered In the
very near future.
HOUSEHOLD SALE,
As we are moving to Lansing, I
■wal offer our list of household effects
for- sale Saturday, August 2Ut, at
j:Jp o'clocjt at the residence at 204
iaat State St.  Mrs. Frank Pettlbone.
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GOLF RIVALRY
BECOMING KEEN
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Clare   Players    Gradually
Working, Their   Score
Down Close to Par.
Considerable rivalry is aroused
among golfers When some member of
the club becomes proificient in this
sport, and they all try to lower their
score to somewhere near the par for
the course.
According to the most reliable information to be secured, M. B.
Gallagher, of the Clare Hardware &
Implement Company, holds the record
for the Clare -membership of the Mt.
Pleasant Country Club with a score
of 39, while par on that course is 34.
George "V. Collins, a very enthusiastic golfer, 'has made the nine' hole
course several times in 43, but he was
at his very best on Wednesday of this
week when he finished in 42, and he
expects to report a 40 in a short
time.
NOTICE.
This is the season for canning and
preserving red raspberries, and the
first question is where can I buy my,
berries the cheapest., Do you judge
fruit by price of* quality?
Do you want berries grown in a
patch that resembles a jungle, producing berries that are dry, seedy and
tasteless, or do you want berries that
are grown and handled in a up-to-
date way, and the result is you have
a large, juicy, fine flavored berry full
of pulp and not seeds.
Now w.e want you to make this
comparison, take any box of reds offered for sale, by any person, now!
weigh these berries and you will find
one pound four ounces is the average
now weigh a box of White's berries
and the weight will average one
pound and eight ounces and more.
Now what is5 the reason, the answer
is that White's boxes of berries are
full and berries heavy with juice.
All farm products are sold accord*1
ing to quality, White's sell their berries for what they ar-e worth, when
a grocer sells his berries cheap he
only has a few or he don't consider
they are worth any more. White's
have seven acres of red raspberries
and with their large crew of competent help they can fill all orders
large, or small. One price for
the season, all orders filled in rotation. White's will ship berries anywhere in the state.
Farm is located at the end of Bast
Sixth street, Clare, Phone 142.
White's Fruit & Floral Farm.
INSTALLS NEW DRY
CLEANING MACHINERY
Howard W. Jones Determined
to Give His Many Customers
The Best Service Possible.
Having completed his cement block
building recently, Howard w, Jones is
this week Installing therein the ..very
latest dry cleaning machinery that
can be secured in order to properly
take care of his large patronage he
has steadily built up during the past
few years and which will be the most
complete in central Michigan.
Mr. Jones states that with this
plant he will be able to use the very
latest methods In his work anel give a
service ■that cannot be excelled anywhere.
A cross before Nealie Cook's name
at the Primaries for Sheriff will be
greatly appreciated. Pol. adv.
BEAVERTON TO
HAVE HOME FOR
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
Corner   Stone to   bev Laid
Sunday,   August  22nd
Conducted by F. &
A, M. Lodge. V
Our neighboring city of Beaverton
is to be congratulated on having secured the "Norma's Camp Home for
Crippled children."
The object of this organization is to
provide and <•* maintain a camp home
for the unfortunate cripples of our
state, and the site at Beaverton was
purchased and donated to, this organization by Mr. Jarvis W, Guest, of
Detroit, who is also the President,
The-other officers are: George B.
Walters, Vice President; Edsel B.
Ford, Secretary and Richard B. Reading, Treasurer.
The dedication of this home and the
laying of the corner stone will take
place at Beaverton Sunday afternoon,
August 22nd at 2 o'clock, eastern
standard time.
The corner stone ceremonies will
be under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge of the state of Michigan, F.
& A. M., and music is to be furnished
by the Elks band and J. H. Hudson's
male quartette, of Detroit.
Rev.'H. B. Johnson has been appointed as a member of the entertainment committee.
TIRE CHANGING CONTEST
PROMISES MUCH FUN
Ladies to  Demonstrate  Skill in
Changing Tires at Ford Sales
and Service Room
August  18th.
What promises to be the most interesting and unique contests ever
staged in tbe city of Clare at any
celebration has been arranged for by
the firemen at their great celebration
on Saturday, August 18th, when the
ladies will demonstrate how quickly
they can change a tire on a Ford
automobile.
This contest is to take place at
seven o'clock, and speed will count,
so it behooves all of the ladies who
expect to enter the contest to practice much in order to be ready for
this event.
Contestants should notify the I. E.
Hampton sales and' service office as
soon as possible, as this enterprising
firm is to have this event in charge,
and are offering the first prize and
the Clare Sentinel will give one year's
subscription as a second prize.
Program    Committee   Has
Spared No    Efforts To
Furnish Full Day's
Entertainment.
Fine Lot of Frizes to be Donated by Clare Merchants.
DELL ADMITS DEFEAT.
This week marks the passing of another of Clare's most reliable fishermen from the head of the list in the
county when he was badly beaten in
the game of "casting" and a woman
was proven the winner.
It all happened Tuesday evening at
the mill pond. -Dell Komp, who modestly admits that he has held the top
of the list or nearly so, in catching
fish in all manners, and in telling fish
stories both true and otherwise, has
at last been forced to admit defeat.
On this occasion Dell not taking into
consideration the ability of the women
of today,* invited his wife to accompany him on a short fishing trip to
the "mill pond. Accordingly she accepted and it was not long until both
were busily engaged casting for the
finy tribe.
• Mrs. Komp realizing that this was
an excellent time to prove her superiority, soon started to bring them in.
The final result was that she caught
two pike measuring' twenty-three
inches in length and one 20 inch,es,
while Dell'. had. to console himself
with one about twelve inches long.
The honors were not disputed.
A DRY CLEANING
SERVICE COMPLETE
We have just Installed new dry
cleaning equipment of the latest type
and are prepared to give you unexcelled service,
You carl trust us with you** finest
gowns, suits, coats, curtains, rugs,
etc.
All Work guaranteed at reasonable
prices—give us a trial.
"Adv. Howard Jones.
Wednesday,- August 18th, has been
declared a holiday by the Clare fire
fighters, and* in order to give the
people of this part of the state an opportunity to enjoy themselves, and
have a real day of pleasure and profit, an elaborate program has been arranged.
Bands, orchestras, , ball games,
dancing, free mbvies, rides for the
children, exhibition of sharpshooting,
tug of war, street sports, fire fighting,
and everything that could be devised
or thought" of, to make the entire day
one of continuous round of pleasure
and excitement will be provided.
In addition to the generous contributions to the fund which has been
raised, the merchants will also give
the following prizes to the winners
of the street sports and contests:
-100 yard dash for boys under 12
years.
First prize, Fishing reel,, second,
Jackknife.
Donated by Harris and Hirt.
50 yard dash for girls under 12
years. $$$
First prize, ?2.00, second, ifll.OO.
Donated by the Citizens. State Bank.
100 yard dash for boys between 12
and 15,
First prize, Sure-fit cap, second,
Necktie.
Donated by Wm. H. Bicknell and
company.
75 yard dash for girls between 12
and 15.
First prize, Double compact, second, Week end Cutex set.
Donated by Davys*.
Free for all race.
First prize, ?2.00, second ?1.0Q.
Fat man's race, 100 yards, weight
over 200.
First prize, ?2.00, second, ?1.00.
Donated by the Glare County Savings Bank.
Nail driving contest for ladies.
First prize, Aluminum kettle, second, bottle of polish.
Donated by the Clare Hardware &
Implement -Company.
Pie eating contest.
Pies donated by the Foss Bakery.
First prize, ?1.00, second 50c.
3 legged race.
First prize,  $1.00,  second $.50.
Sack race.
First prize, $1.00, second, ?.50.
Oldest automobile driven into town
from the country cuv its own power.
A 30x3 1-2 tire and tube.
Donated by Thompson & Wilkinson,
Overland and Willys-Knight dealers.
Largest family coming to Clare for
the celebration.
10 pounds of Lard.
Donated by the Jackson Market.
Tug of war between   Vernon   and
Grant.
Box of Cigars to the winners.
Phelps Cafeteria will give two,
meals each to the man and his wife
or sweetheart who makes a home run
during the firemens ball game. This
applies to all home runs made during
this. game.
I. B. Hampton offers a prize to the
lady who wins the tire changing contest and the Clare Sentinel will give
one year's subscription as a second
prize.
Do not let anything prevent you
from being a guest of "the firemen at
Clare on Wednesday, August 18th.
Mrs. La Gear will be at the Vogue
Shoppe on Tuesday instead of Thursday of next week.—adv.
FOR    RENT—-One-half     of     double
garage.   Inquire at this office.
0. E. S. MEMBERSHIP HONORS TREASURERS BIRTHDAY
A very pleasant time was spent last
Friday evening at the O. E. S, Chapter rooms, when after the closing of
the business session Mrs. C. F. Haller,
who has acted as treasurer of the
lodge for the past twenty-two years,
was reminded that she was passing
of another milestone.
She was presented with a pleasing
token of the occasion and after cutting a birthday cake joined With her
friends in spending an evening that
will be long remembered.
BARBER SHOPS WILL BE
OPEN TUESDAY EVENING
CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR HERE
NEXT SATURDAY
Will Present His View of
the State. Issues at Meeting to be Held at  -
City Park.
Hon. Fred G^n^Wor of Ionia,
and candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor of Michigan,
at the September primaries, will deliver an address at the city park in
Clare on Saturday evening, August
21st, at 8:00 o'clock.
Mr, Green is one of Michigan's most
able orators and has been in great demand as a lecturer on economic and
popular subjects for many years, so
all who come to hear him, may be
sure of an excellent address, besides
having an opportunity to hear Mr.
Green's personal presentation of his
campaign.
Tie Clare county Green-for-Gover-
nor club is arranging a dinner for the
committee members of the county,
and the businessmen of Clare to. be
served at the Hotel Doherty, Saturday evening, August 21st, at 6:00
o'clock, in order to give them an opportunity to meet Mr, Green personally. - /     '
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SEVENTY-ONt; ATTENDED
SPICER FAMILY REUNION
Plans Laid to Hold Gathering at
Beaverton Next Year.
On Sunday, August 8th, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cleveland
was held the second annual reunion
of the Spicer family.
About ten o'clock relatives began
to gather from far and near and at
one o'clock seventy-one sat down to a
table spread bountifully with eatables.
Ice cream and cake were also freely
partaken of. Following dinner a short
business session was held, at which
time officers for two years were elected as follows: President, Floyd Spicer; Secretary.-Treasurer, Mrs. Warren Heiser. A picture was taken
after which all departed for their
homes, deciding to meet again next
year at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
George Spicer at Beaverton. '
Those present were: O. L. Spicer
and son, George and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. George Nunn and five children,
all of Beaverton; Mrs. TJ. G. Keeler
and children, Lewis, Helen and Floyd,
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Keeler and two
sons, Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Crosby and
son, all of Vestaburg; Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Spicer and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Heiser and family, of Clare;
Mrs. Clyde Bender and three children,
of Lansing; Carl Spicer, of Dexter;
Mr. and Mrs,. Fred Athey and family,
Mr. # and Mrs. Eugene Orvis and family, of Arthur; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Reynolds, of Flint; Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Cleveland and family, also Dale Wahl
of South Lyons.
NEWS LETTERS EARLY.
To all who send news letters, advertisements, items or personal mentions for the paper we suggest handing them in or mailing them Monday
"without fail" so no one will be disappointed by their absence next
week. Several letters have been mailed to us recently without name of
community or signature, also writing
on both sides of paper is forbidden in
a printing office. May all reme-mber
these suggestions and meet us. at the
Firemen's celebration next Wednesday.
KELLY STOCK COMPANY
ENJOYING €00D CROWDS
The Jack Kelly Stock Co., which
are shpwing at the Dunlop lot on east
6th street this week are enjoying
good crowds and judging from the applauds the actors receive their entertainments are being appreciated.
LIGHTNING DESTROYS
TWO BUILDINGS AT
C0RNWEIL ,FARM
Estimated    Loss     Will    Reach
Over $8,000 Which is Partially
Covered With Insurance.
The tenant house and large barn
on the Wi* C. Cornwell farm, located
one half mile south of the main build*
ings, in Arthur township was struck
by lightning ^during the lectrical
storm early last week Thursday morning.
Both buildings together with one
hundred .tons of hay which was stored in the barn and a windmill entire?
ly destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $8,000 and
was partially covered with insurance.
TWO CLARE YOUNG
PEOPLE WED
Steal Quietly Away and Are
Married at Clio Saturday Evening.
The many friends about the city
were surprised when they learned
that Miss Florence Hendrie and Fred
Cimmerer quietly motored from their
midst Saturday and were married at
|.the Methodist parsonage at Clio at
seven o'clock that evening*.
The bride has spent her entire life
in this city and has been employed
for the past ten years by the Michigan Bell Telephone Co., where she
has been chief operator for several
years. The groom has been employed
by the Chevrolet Motor Company at
Flint for several years and was also
a former employ of the Michigan Bell
Telephone Co., of Clare.
The young couple are assured of
the best wishes of a wide circle of
life long friends.
IRWIN REUNION
( Vernon Hill Correspondent)
The second annual Irwin reunion
was held Sunday, August 8th, at
Stevenson Lake with a large number
present. At noon a march was played. Everyone fell in line and after
marching some distance, they returned to the grove where forty-seven sat
down to the table, filled with good
things to eat. After dinner they had
a ball game, which was one of the
big features of the day
Those in attendance were Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Bolen and Andrew Irwin
and family, of Clare; Aaron Irwin and
family, of Farwell; William Irwin
and family, Fred Irwin and family and
Russel Stanley and family, of Vernon;
Mr, and Mrs. George Irwin, Robert
Irwin and family and Harvey and
Clarence Finch, of Flint; Raymond
Scott and family, of Lake; and Ernest
Irwin and family, of Stevenson lake.
Mr, and Mrs. Ben Babcock and family, of Flint and' Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Irwin, of Gilmore were unable to attend.
The same officers were elected for
another year after which they returned to their homes, all reporting a
most enjoyable time. The reunion
next year will be held at the same
place in August.
STATE TROOPS PASS
THROUGH CURE
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Cavalry Regiment Were on
Way to Grayling for
Training.
Troops A, B, and C, comprising the
first squadron of the 106th cavalry
regiment, Michigan National Guard,
Major H. T. Weber commanding, passed through Clare last Saturday forenoon, on their way from Alma to
Grayling, a distance of 120 miles.
There were 210 men and horses in
the command, beside the headquarters
and medical' division. There was also the truck and wagon train'and
other commissary equipment.
They stopped at Clare only *long
enough to water their horses and then
proceeded to 'Harrison, where they
camped over night and Sunday,
On Sunday afternoon, the entire
command marched to the Clare
county fair grounds, where they paraded before the headquarters staff.
A large number of people from Alma,
Clare, and the intervening towns
visited the boys at the camp and witnessed the parade.
The squadron camped at Houghton
lake on Monday night,- and at Roscommon Tuesday, arriving at Grayling on Wednesday, where they will
remain for seven days in camp..
LAKE GEORGE RECEIVING
THEIR SHARE OF TOURISTS
Many New Improvements Being.
Made This Summer at This
Popular Resort.
William H. Arnold, of Lake George.,
supervisor of Lincoln township, was
in Clare Thursday morning and reported many new improvements being
made at that popular resort.
Mr. Arnold stated that their tourist
business had been very satisfactory,
in spite of the handicap they have experienced in having the road under
construction at this particular time of
the year, but he says the road is now
passable and a detour has also been
provided.
Five new cottages have been built
this season and four others are already under way, while plans are
being considered for a number of
others.
The McCray summer home consisting of thirty-two acres was sold recently to Chippman and Company, of
Lansing, for a consideration of $11,-
000. A boulevard is now being built
through this property and lots are.
being offered for sale.
J Mr. Arnold says that he is convinc-
I ed that Clare county's greatest crop-
is the tourist business, and cities as-
an illustration of the interest being?
taken, the purchase some time ago of:
80 acres of wild land, about one and.
one-half miles from the lake, on>
which it is expected a summer home-
will be built. ,.   __ . .    ,„«•*
PITCHING OF HORSESHOES
PROVING EXCITING
AT COUNTY SEAT
CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY
DRAIN COMMISSIONER
Announcement is made that the
barber shops of the city will be open
to the public Tuesday evening and on
account of the firemen's celebration
Wednesday their doors, will be closed
during the afternoon of that day.
Mr. and Mrs, O. S. Derby, of Lapeer,
are guests this week at the home ot
their" son, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Derby.
I wish to announce to the voters of
Clare county that I am a candidate
for the nomination of County Drain
Commissioner on the Republican ticket at the primaries to be held September 14th, 1926,,
During my terms of supervisor i
have became acquainted with the
duties of this- office and sincerely
solicit your support for the nomination.
,, Respectfully submitted,
Pol. adv. Clayton L. Montney.
Club Has' Been Organized  and
Suitable     Grounds • Leased.
Strong Electric   Lights   Installed for Night Playing. *
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The ancient and interesting game of
horseshoes is the form of recreation
adopted by the business and profession men of Harrison this summer.
Dp until last' week they were content
With playing during the daylight, but
because of the great interest and the
large number of players, they found
that the days were not long enough,
so under the leadership of B, F,
Hampton and Hans Rasmussen, two
of the champion players, a horseshoe
club has been organized.
Suitable grounds have been leased
at the vacant lots just south of the
depot, and a large electric light has
been placed at each end of the course.
Each evening groups of men can be
seen on this course, and visitors
are always welcome. Every Wednesday afternoon a tournament is held
and it will not be at all strange if
from our capital city there should
come a state champion.
Princess Theulre*       *;
August 14 to 20 f
Sat,, August 14—The Two Gun Man
Fred Thompson and Silverking,—
His newest and best.
Sun.—California Straight Ahead-
Reginald Denny. You can't describe*
it in words—it's too funny—It rolls
from New York to California excitement and chuckles all the wax,—■
Only<l day—Don't miss it.
Mon.-Tues,—That's My Baby—
Douglas McLean—Latest McLeon picture, s.wings along at mad and merry
pace, reaching hysterical heights Of
hilarity with a riatous auto—Airplane
chase.
Wed,—Wet Paint—Raymond Griffith—Free Show—Fireinen.
Thur.-Fri.—Fighting Demon-—Rich-
,ard Talmadge.
Meet "The Merry Widow," August
24 and 25th.
ANNUAL CAMP MEETING
The annual Camp meeting of the
Standard Church of the Michigan District will be held in John Y. Johnston's grove, one mile north,, and one
and one-fourth miles west 6f Hose*
bush, August 20-29. Services: 10:00'
a. m,, 2:30 and 8:00 p. m, daily* sun-
time. Rev, F. R. Webster, returned
missionary from Egypt, will he im<
charge, assisted by a staff of other
Workers,
A hearty invitation; is- extended; t<*
all.   Bring your tent and camp *vrtti_i
us. on the grounds.   Everybody welcome.
C. M. Arksey,        .   J. Y. Johnston,,
Preacher in charge. Secretary
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Newsom spent
several days last week at Long 'lake,
St. Helenfc and Houghton lakes.