1926-12-31; Clare Sentinel

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THE   CLARE   SENTINEL
Established 1878
CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31; \?26.
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DISCUSS PLANS T(f,
FILL MIRD'S JOB
Governor-Elect Green, and
Conservationists   Meet
in Ionia.
Tony Achard, oi Ctere. One of
;-   Those Invited to Attend
Conference.
SECOND BASKET BALL
GAME TO BE PLAYED
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Local Boys Confident of Victory
in Game Between Mt.
Pleasant Indians.
The second game on the Clare high
school basket-ball-schedule ■.will be
played at the local gymnasium Wednesday evening, January 5th, with the
Mt, Pleasant Indian school team.
It is Expected that the visitors will
come with a strong team and attempt
to carry away a victpry, but coach
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>.Ionia, December 28,—Governor-elect
lEd^t SSi^ttfbSftoiSS Alldread 'and his' squad are determin
&h is a PaT oi Ss ho2 herded that Clare shall win this game,
fepresentatives of 27 organizations ' Devotees of the sport, who witnes-
Ihterested in conservation. The gov- Sed the first game which was played
Imor-elect himsel. cooked venison against Eeed City, consider that our
Ste&ks for his guests over an open boys made an excellent showing
'lire. The dinner was followed by a. against this strong opposition, and
conference on the appointment of the there is every prospect that our team
Jr&w director of conservation, should play much better with the ad-
-  The various speakers, led by Mrs. detl experience and training.
FORESTRY AND
TAXATION
iEdith Munger, of Hart, president of
W@ Michigan Audobon Society, Dr.
A. G, Euthven, curator of zoology, University of Michigan, and James Oliver
Curwood, the novelist, agreed that a
High school athletics needs the support of the people of the community,
as a good attendance not only encourages the players, but provides
the necessary funds to carry on this
trained specialist, preferably a fores- impovtant part of the school work
tec of tested executive    ability   was,    ntavp     rece-*veQ-     a       tremendous
heeded for the job.
i Clare received a
amount of advertising from the winning teams of last year ancl the
strong football team this fall. There
is every prospect of a successful season in basket ball this winter, and
this will keep Clare in prominence
throughout, this part of the state. The
students of the Clare high school will
appreciate a good attendance at the
game next Wednesday.
READY FOR SUBSCRIBERS
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1927. calendars are now ready and
every subscriber is Invited to call and
get theirs. None mailed unless 3c
postage accompanies request.
Feighner & Parish.
Governor-elect Green made the announcement that he had conferred in
Washington with Secretary ot Commerce Hoover and the heads of the
"bureaus of fisheries and of forestry,
and had been promised active cooperation in the shaping of a conservation program in Michigan, Experts
from Washington will visit this state to
inpce surveys of fish hatcheries, Mr. 	
Green said.   He also emphasized the -"■     j— .-'„„,
importance of an    educational   cam- SENTINEL CALENDARS NOW
paign to   develop   sentiment   among
school children, backing up the movement for the conservation of outdoor
resources.
Co-operation Promised
Among those present were John O.
Doelle, Lansing, representing the
Michigan conservation council*. O. A,
Mitchell, Flint, Mich., conservation
congress; Frederick Wheeler, Lansing, Michigan Forestry association;
js^chie E. McCrea, Muskegon Tourist
W:Resort association; Herman Lun-
den> Gaylord, Northeastern Michigan
Development bureau; Otto F. Louis,
l_ay' City, East Michigan Tourist association; J. A, Bottkoi, Menominee,
upper peninsula division, Izaak Walton league; C. A. Justin, Grand Rapids, West Michigan Game and Fish association; G. E, Bishop, Marquette,
upper peninsula development bureau;
Djc. C. T* Ferris, Houghton, Northern
54*i0h'i.gah Sportsmen association;    A.
_C • Chitteudon,     Lansing,   forestry,
Michigan  State  college;   Prof. L.  J.
Young, forestry department, University q_* Michigan; Wiliiam   H.   Louth
Grand  Haven, Izaak Walton  league;
Walter Hastings, South Lyons,   state
senator;   Harry   Whitely,- Dowagiac;
Tony Achard, Clare;   Lee  J.   Smits,
Detroit;   Phillip     Schuma'ker,     Ann
Arbor.
Messages   were     delivered     from
President Little, of the University   of
Michigan, and   President   Butterfield,
of the Michigan State college, promising the forthcoranig state administration the fullest possible co-operation
in its conservation endeavors.
CLARE COUNTY A
HUNTER'S PLAY GROUND
'    The favorite pastime for the sportsmen of Clare county at this time of
the year is rabbit, huntings and those
•'*\ who have gone to   the   swamps   and
JjytwoodB this season, have reported this
■'W+ame quite plentiful.
«■""■•.  To those who love tlie out-of-doors,
there is a fascination about this sport,
'even jf no shot gun shells are exploded and the game sack is empty when
•    they reach home.
''■'•To tramp through the woods, breaking the crust of snow, stumbling over
logs and climbing over heaps of brush,
,6*r standing on a stump listenng to the
,-^eep baying of the hounds, while the
nerves  are all tense with  watching
.Xor the rabbit which? you are expecting to see coming aloflg the trail.
" ' To lie flat upon   the   ground   and
drink from the clear   spring   water
creeks, and breath deeply of the pure
■ fresh air which carries with it the
,odor of the cedar, spruce and balsam,
j ajid then to arrive   home * tired   and
"hungry, but with a new grip on health
and life, •,    .
These experiences are good for the
souls of men and make them bigger
-and broader, for men do not hatch up
. evil an* nefarious schemes while out
fn God's great out-of-do^s in communion with nature.    ***S>
PONTIAC FAMILY
INJUREDOTISTMAS
Icy Roads   Have   Caused
Many Accident but None
Are Serious,
The icy conditions of the highways
has been the cause of many automobile accidents and several cars have
been wrecked, but fortunately no persons in the vicinity of Clare have
been seriously injured recently.
Some of the narrow escapes from
injury seem almost like miracles, as
cars turn over and occupants crawl
out from under a demolished top with
scarcely a* scratch.
On Christmas eye, Mr, and Mrs.
Green, of Pontiac, and three children,
aged four and two years and six
weeks, with Mrs. Green's sister and a
friend, were driving from their home
to visit her parents at Evart, when
Mr. Green, who was driving, lost control of the car near "Lilac Bend" on
M-20.
The sedan went into the ditch and
rolled over on the top which crushed
beneath the weight of the chassis.
Every glass including the windshield
was broken and yet the only injury,
to any of the occupants was a slight
cut on one of Mrs. Green's limbs.
Mr. Green stated that he was driving at a low rate of speed and the car
rolled over slowly, which no doubt
explains the escape from injury as the
passengers were not thrown violently
from the car.
If motorists generally would exercise greater care and drive slower
when the Conditions are unfavorable,
there no doubt would be fewer accidents and serious injuries.
Farwellite Urges Land Owners   to Reforest Clare
County With its Pine ,
Letter No. 2
I said in my former letter, that we
should take up forestry as a matter
of duty we owe to future generations.
'The question at once arises, how can
we go into this, what can we do to
help start a young forest growing that
may take sixty to seventy-five years,
before the trees are large- enpugh to
cut Into lumber?
We can help in several ways. Everybody can help by talking it, by showing the need and importance of planting trees, the great-loss and incon-
yenience, society will suffer if we do
"not extend- and perpetuate the forests.'
As individuals, we oan do something
toward planting and extending our
forest area. We can show our gobd
will, we can use our influence with
our legislators and congressmen, and
by such co-operation, accomplish a
great deal.
In considering the subject, forestry
and taxation, we will discuss conditions as they prevail in our own
county of Clare, as readers of the
Sentinel are familiar with these.
Clare county was, originally, one of
the outstanding white and Norway
pine counties of the state. So if we
study conditions that prevail in our
own county, we will understand that
about the same conditions prevail in
nearly all of the other counties of
Northern Michigan. It is a fact that
the forests are being destroyed by
fire and the lumberman, four times as
fast as new timber is being grown,
and unless there is immediate action
taken toward reforestation, it will
only be a few years before there-will
be a lumber famine.
I think too, we will all have to admit that these cutover lands are only
fit for growing timber, the crop that
grew on them originally.
It has been proven beyond a question of doubt that a large portion of
them are not fit for agriculture.
Thousands of farmers have starved
out trying it. Admitting then, these
statements to be true, what are we
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MASONS INSTALL NEW
OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT
Also    Enjoy   Spread   and
Social Hour at Close
of Work,
Attorney T. Carl .Holbrook was installed as Worshipful Master of the
John Q.. Look lodge No. .04-.F & A.
M„ at a special meeting, held last
Monday evening, December 27th
which is designated in Masonic ritual
as Saint Johns night.
There .was a iarge attendance of the
membership and refreshments prepared by Charles Thurston was served
at the close Of the ceremonies of installation.
1   John A.  kelson,  a Past Master
represented    the   Worshipful   Grand
Master as  installing  officer  and he
was _ assisted as Grand Marshal    hy
Angus McLeod, also a Past Master.
The other officers are:
Senior Warden, N. L. Tibbils.
Junior. Warden, Allen Crum.
Treasurer, F. O. McGuire
Secretary, Frank Hochstettler.
Senior-Deacon, M, R. Howlett,
Junior Deacon, Jesse Hampton.
Stewards, Wilbur Lower and Earl
Tupper.
Tyler, A, B. Gorr.
Chaplin, H. B. Johnson.
This lodge is in a very prosperous
condition, having -a   membership   of
one hundred and seventy five, and a;
number of petitions already accepted'!
It also has a very interesting history,
as Farwell,-being in the early days-
the county seat and metropolis of "the
county was the   first   lodge   tp' be
granted a charter, and was really the
parent of the   Clare,   Harrison   and
Weidman lodges. ;.
John Q. Look lodge was named after a Grand Lodge officei. a.nd the
charter was issued January 25th,
1893. Dennis B. Alward was the "Worshipful Master and the Wardens at the
lodge were S. C. Kirkbride' and John
Gibersou. During a,Il these years, this
lodge has had good, true and capable
men as masters, and Masonry has always exerted a wholesome influence
upon the community.
JUNIOR PARTY A
BIG SUCC
FORTpE FAYORS
WHITLOCK FAMILY
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In Spite of  Misfortune AH
are Comfortable After"""
Refeent Fire,
The following*self eSplanat-ny. let-1
ter is from Mr, 4n4!,Mr§.i Chas, Whit*1
iock who are' ^/iCteiyiknow here, having made their Ijiome in Florida 'lor'
several yekrs-*■--.      ' '
St. Petersburg, Fla<
"    "       * / Dec' 2-, ji$26',
Defer friends: 1 thought.r would, like
my Clare friends po know that on iti.o
2nd day of December at noon Our
house burned with evovy thm*. \>\\t my
sewing m'aphlne' that set wkltui easy
reach of the front dqpr and ice bc:f
on back porch. "Vpe* -lira Stood in our
oldest duds that' v.e had on cleaning
off apiece Of garden'and saw everything go up in smoke.
Our friends and neighbors came and
helped save the house next to'us but
could do nothing -oryo&r .place.
And now to shPw^that a wonderful
place, we •livial^yu?**-'1 small suburb
of St. l?h{&hut$,'hstore night a place1 .
to Iiv6 till" "We*cpiild build and our
meals/bed<li|ig-i'^nd clothes,* dishes
and; -onie ■ furriiture were at our disposal ;tp'get'us started agam and several peoples-that We only "knew by
p\$hX sejit p's checks. One man that
••fre never ■ saw before handt'd me
'"""MOO'while the house:wxts still burning., December 12th the men all made
a bee and built us a, r good, and substantial house in 'one day. The la-
iKe£ brought basket's; fend we served
dinjier and suppgr.'tij about seventy
■ nieals. Another neighbor drove to
Fort Meyers, 194. miles, to get Daii
and mother to. *help us get out* house
fixed inside*; •VCfttf-fonr clothes and bedding all flx'efl'up-a^ain.
Harold and •fais'^Ife came to us December 12 or rather* at 3:00 a. m, Monday morning,; started ■ before tney got
our letter, telling of our tire, so at
present^e**are all together and expect
to- eat Xm4s dinner tOgethe. before
talcing; dad and mother home,
Wishing all our frienda    a   merry
Xma.v arid a   happy   and   prosperous
iieyi year, we are, sincerely yours.
*   V.     Ctuis, and Nellie Whitlock.
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HERRICK
CEtEBRATE
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Mr.^Bod "Mr?1. - Charles Churph'
,■ Hav£'^Jeisant Day at lhe^>y
". '.Eldt-r __«itre '.*;*-rfn jGhrisK-i:*
,v _ ,*.'   '  • tnas M,ay:      . ■v.--i.f*$
/'.'Mi. ancfMi's. Cl^'ji'.-C^i^M^
ebrated their* 25$ weddjnfr.anffl^ejsiS
ai*y,,on. Chrisfmas "iay^ap^h^vae'
at Elder Lane tariff, „ <jf, ;<, >t f'% ■£ * -* t
' They, were m_).rie-t<^.(iy^rf^ga ih
■Clare, Roy, W. f. Rathayay^sfap'-vrafi
paster then of th«? ..M^tfipdist-cliurch,
psrformed the ceremony,'^.*'.'* .'
.*■ Several who'-'^yer^ ^esept at the
w.edding were j^i'fli.'''^1,--and Mrs.
Church to helB'^fc^bh-W their1 silver
wedding. "- ,   •
Those,from "ont.Ot town -wore; Mrs
Church's .father, "$£"• J, Wager and
sister and brother. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fathers and little .daughter, Mar-
jprie Ann, of petroitr Mi;, and Mrs
Elmer Merrihew, of Leafon; Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Friz and* daughter, "Vir-
'ginia, Of Clare; an& their children
uucille and Theodore Merrihew, of
Herrick.
After a bountiful turkey dinner and
visit all motored over to the'home of
their daughter, .Mr{|. .Theo, Merrihew,
where a beautiful 'Xmas tree lighted
wUh electric lights and loaded with
vJa-Jts from Santa Were waiting- • the
Quests Santa or their many friends"
they do not know which, r^plenish'ejl
(he silven' chest with a beautful set.oi
knives and forks, a set of silver table
spoons and a lovely Silver s*j.ncl-syiph
tray as -reminders of their silver -"an-
niver&ary, besides many other lovely
gifts among which was a* set ,of
dishes in the old blue china which
they" are IjUite sure came from father
Wager, _, • ,     ■*    '
On Your Silver Wedtiins'
We bring our gift ofjovjs,
.And wish that through,the coming
yeai s, r *
Rich blessings from above   •
May fill your hearts «,
With peace and light,
And make each  passing day more
bright.
Your Friends.
^^^i^eer^_Engage:
'/'F^^i'^^i'hes-wa^ -born In-Broad;*
Albaii; JF«ltox-cp,unty* .New ¥b,r{c. .0nJ 'j
■Tone- 4.hV,^*>hd ^lied athi^Vtep',
idence' .<.p, bounty, Um" street J>e<**. m-
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OW STUDY CLUB
December 14th, The Study Club enjoyed one of the treats of the year at
its Christmas meeting. Mrs. I. B.
Hampton was hostess and each -member invited a guest.
Mrs. Achard was chairman for the
day and introduced Mrs. Helen L.
Bicknell, who took charge of the program. Mrs. Bicknell. and members of
the Music Division presented the
opera, "Martha" to a very enthusiastic audience. Mrs. Hampton's home is
very well planned for such a meeting
and the program showed much careful preparations. Tbe musical numbers were all splendid and really deserve individual mention.
Mr. C. C. Thompson and Mr. N.
Elden sang, with the ladies in the.
grand final chorus which added great*-
ly to tbe number.
Mrs. Bicknell is to be highly complimented on her efforts. It was one
Of the finest programs the club has
ever enjoyed.
Luncheon was served cafeteria-
style and social hour enjoyed. . ..'•..'■/
The club adjourned to meet' "January 4th with ,:Mrs. Fred Dohertj-«
This is the annual meeting 'and;>
good attendance Is urged.  •. .
The following   names   have   tieeh
presented to the publicity committee
by the nominating committee:
Pres., Mrs, Beulah Caple.
Vice-Pres., Mrs. E. R-. Allen.
Sec, Mrs. Fred Doherty
C. Sec., Mrs. Gurley.< Pierson.
Treas., Mrs. Mercer.   . .'*
.; '■•   M; B. G.
Beautifully Decorated.
Enlivens Spirit in Clare
Study  Club's Att^
nual   Event,;
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Princess Theatre
January 1-7 Inclusive
Sat., Jan. 1—My Own Pair-Tom
Mix.
Sun. and Mon.—The Man on the
Box—Syd Chaplin,—A joyride through
laughland,:—with the comedian you
lifee,—You thought him funny ■ in—
Charlie, Aunt—he is better in—The
Man on the Box.
Tues.Wed. — Tin Gods — Thomas
Meighan. His last and best,—Not
since—The Miracle Man and Man-
.'Slaughter,—has he toade such a picture, it is the story of a man, who
reafches bottom and then fights his
Way to the top.
Thur.-Fri.'—You'd Be Surprisedv-
Raymond Griffith,—Serial—The Greeh
Archer.
Matinee Tuesday 3:30—20c-10c.
,Watch   for   Coleen   Moore   in-
Must be lK>ve-—January ll-12th.
The Clare Study Club, Were hosts to
two hundred young people of Clare
at the annual Junior party, which was
held in the Doherty Auditorium on
Wednesday evening. *
The hall, -whiph was donated by Mr.'
Doherty for the occasion, was attractively decorated with a canopy of
crepe paper and varioils colored balloons were suspended from the chandeliers. Beautiful spruce trees were
.placed at intervals along the side of
the hall.
The younger boys and girls were
given some interesting games from
seven-thirty to nine o'clock. These
were in charge of Miss Helen Hether,
and were throughly enjoyed by all
Who participated in then..
From nine o'clock until midnight,
th'e older young people danced, the
"music being furnished by Leslie Osborne and Dale Barber. During_ the'
evening, punch and wafers were served, and favors distributed by the committee representing the Study Club.
This party represented a tremendous amount of work on the part of
the ladies and also considerable expense, and they are to be commended
for the work which they are doing
for the young people of the community, in giving this party each year,
and. thus providing social activities
where there is the proper environment and supervision.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
HAVE SHORT SESSION
it
Th6> annual meeting of the Stockholders of The Citizens State Bank,
•will be held at the office of said bank
Notice
Parties' who have accounts of over
thirty dftys standing please call and
^Tuesday, January 11th, 1927, *t 3:00, arrange^or settleinent.
T.he Clare County Board of Supervisors were in session for three days
this week for the purpose of accepting the bonds ottered by the county
officers, allow bills and to transact
such other business as would properly come before the December session
of this body.
Tlie bonds of The Farwell State
Bank, Which was named'as the county
depository at the October session* of
the Board, were accepted on Thursday.
MARKETS CLOSED
We will close our .markets every
evening except Saturday at 8:30
o'clock during th^ winter months,' beginning January 3rd. 19|7-
Ramey & Feighner.   ',
L. W. Jackson.
CRIPPEN GIVEN
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Largest Judgment Ever Granted
Midland  Circuit   Court
Granted   Mt.   Fleas-
ant Man.
in
«r
p. m. for the purpose ot electing D_
Vectors for  the   ensuing  year,  and
such otWr business as miy properly
he transacted.
Miller Bros,
Brown Corners.
..._._._. It is not too late to join the Christ* .
: James ■■&:.; ffii^tlfyp^feVt;' ■^nias 'jDittfo, -at the 43ft'jfe'jfii St4t# Banfe- (K8-& EM. ■ftassell ia .Vernon,
Mrs, Nella Wilson and son, JRon&ld,
of Detroit, returned to their home in
Detroit Monday after Spending the
holidays, with her parents, Mr, and
A jury in the Midland Circuit court
last Thursday afternoon awarded
George T. Crippen of Mt. Pleasant $.
judgment of ?60,000 against H. B,
Chatterton & Son, also of Mt. Pleasant, operators of a string of elevators
with headquarters in Lansing. This
is the largest amount ever handed
out In the local circuit it is stated.
Conspiracy to defraud was alleged in
each of the three suits, this being the
third trial of the same ,c&se. The
first trial at Mt. Pleasant resulted in
a- verdict for Mr, Crippen for ?34,000
and the second trial held at Midland
gave Crippen $28,000.
; The first suit was started at Mt.
Pleasant and an appeal was taken to
the supreme court which ordered a
tContin«ed on Last page)   -
CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS
Gardner-hall
Nine o'clock unristmas night Miss
Auclie -Gardner, of Owosso, became
the.bride of Mr. Clayton Hall, of
Barryton. Rev. Whitney performed
the ceremony at the Rosebush Methodist parsonage. The vows were said
in the presence of Miss Leona Gardner and Mr. Thomas Leist. The newr
ly"«*eds will ma.ke their home in Flint
where the groom is employed. They
Are tp he \ congratulated upon this
happy event,
BROCK-ABBOTT
At the home of Rev. and Mri.. M. S.
Wymer Friday, December 24th, occurred the marriage of Mrs. Grace F.
Brock, of Clare, to Mr. George A. Abbott, Jr., of Grant township, Rev,
Wymer performed the ceremony.
They were attended by Mr. and; Mrs.
John Houser.
The bride wore a pretty dress of
Alice blue with oriental trimming.
We wish them a happy and prosperous journey through their wedded
life.
PERRY-GRAHAM
A pretty wedding took place Christmas day at noon at the home of Jas.
Pitts of Nottawa when Miss Lola
Perry, of Gilmore, and Mr. Win. W,
Graham, of Rosebush, were united in.
marriage in the presence of immediate relatives and friend*.. The happy
pair were accompanied by Miss Ella
Lowery of Montgomery and Wellington Graham, brother of the groom.
Rey. Leroy M. Whitney read the service. Mrs. Graham has been an active
worker in the church in her home
community and is a graduate of the
Farwell High School. Mr. Graham is
also active in the work of the church
and is engaged in working two large
farms west of Rosebush where they
will make their home. These young
people have the best wishes of all
their friends for a happy married life,
MYERS-ROBERTS
Sunday afternoon, December nineteenth at two-thirty o'clock occurred'
the marriage of Miss Ruth, daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Milo Myers, of this
city, to Loris Roberts, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Roberts, of Gladwin.
The bridal couple were attended by
the groom's Sister, Faye Hileinan, and
Lee Sherman, ot Gladwin,
Before the ceremony which was
performed by Rev. T. Bailey, of Gladwin, a Weddiiig dinner was served to
immediate relatives, after which the
newlyweds left for a trip to points in
southern Michigan. ,
The bride Is well known in Clhre,
having graduated from our high
school and from the Ypsilanti Normal, also teaching in our rural
schools for four years.
The grqom is a graduate from the
Gladwin high school and the county
1 normal., He' had been employed in
Detroit for the past three years,
In the spring they, expect to make
) their home on a farih near Gladwin.
MERCHANTS PLEASED
WITH XMAS TRADE
Clare Upholds Its Reputation as Being -Jest Trading Place'in Central
ichigan.
Clare jn-.i87J nftft ",ft>r ..tnany'^yekrst^
worked lit-his-trade of wagon ma**", '
ing.    His • wl^e- 'departed .thjB" Jife,J*4 _
July 192b, ihd,since thafe'.fme-he'iiaii,'*.
made his ^91.'with his two sons, Wil,-''■/'". /^
Ham and'^ohn.**-'      .""-,'*//      * ■"■■",. ,**.' ". ;.,,.
Mi*. '-Forbes' enliste'd m fronjipan^ ft, " t-" J '■
Tenth, New Ybrl^'bHalrY^ onV-A'S-^j;'--." \.'"f,
2, 1862, and'served in sixteen -engage-if - "S' -"*
ment&.'in* the Civil "War,-four-bti't&ein^ -[/-/'
'being '.major battles. TpClddingj GetttfM* ■ v „,< •   ',
[burg. .'Hre./was -in^' ^erCefkllfH^WPif'  • *.   "
iarmy M .this time as hY&Yf&ftent&iftfy' -   •'
rie vei'*''giveil"'ho<ra^Si 'pttTt.we_&us£i_&p-* ? <"'
replacements in other ^ommajula*'V*"*. * •*
-After-'the. ba'fae oi:$%&M&v^!tie'/\'
was, 'taken to* & hQsptjdn wWcft^as :"
!ocat6cl on the bank*" tff'.tlie Fdtomac
Viver   directly, '.opposite. ".A.lgfs.an^e.?
Virginia.. "pte/'w-i* -St fthiK} -hosfitki
■•:'when';.Cr'eV^r/i'l/-Le4;yBuilrefi'afiV^-'**aha,
HJs jeginjftn-t^bei^g/^ivfipr/ear^'f? City
Point'"*!. ar*-^e*to^)-ifrg, -"^irgiAia, were*
mustered -oUtl cit.the service "fcarly in
the s-ummer ^'1&65.'.  , *  '-'
! There, "beinfe* f ,mi_Jlto$unen jp- the
Union J^Jhy] theretfwas'"considerable
discussion at-- that".tj'm,6^-both through
pub}ic" ad'dfesKesf w^l' 'ire tfie preps, asr.
t0 fh$'hhhtialbi'tftfc ol mustering out
this;grea^'bo^fy,••.'£,"m'ent v/ho would
have*" 'no* jvbr^ *to, ^q, and many who
woulcl hafe'no''h.pmes to go to, andj£
was at*t^^"t_)ii[e,'tti&t.Horace Gre-.lejii"
advocat-dV^&rough, -the     editorial
oolumns of the 'N'ew York Tribune the
land grants^ia"', Kansas   and   other
state's ifj&a .west.
■ Because, of this agitation and the
uncerta.infyv.of the future of this ^i'eat
tinny of jboys, the. men who wer,e In
tie hospitals were kept as longias pos-
'sible; so it was In. late August of 1865.
that Francis Forbes Was released.
'*.£re and others of the hospital
patients, finding their regiments gone,
and system and discipline being rather tax in those days, knowing the war
was ended aifd'seeing no reason for
remaining longer, set out for home,
without waiting for the'formalities of
a discharge.
In later years, feeling 'the disgrace
of helng listed as a deserter, he said
'. At the beginning qf the new. year, nbthiniai»'out his war "record until he
the merchants of Glare, desire, tp ex-] ^iiJunabte to work, at .his trade> wjiert
press iheir appreciation of the patron- j .ppstmi&ter S^ C, Kirkbride took att
intecfest in Mr. Forbes' welfare, and
pbrsiiaded him. tp write the story of
age they have received from the pub
lie during the past year.
Busiueu- uas" been good throughout
the year, and while Christmas shopping**did not begin as early this year:
as usual, the merchants report" the
last week as being one of the best
they haVe ever experienced;
Clare's business men endeavor to
anticipate the needs of their customers and carry fresh, clean stocks,
with prices which cannot be. duplicated in any of, the other towns and
cities, of the state.
, Clare has. long had the reputation
of being a good town in which to
purchase goods and the present merchants" are doing their, best to maintain this reputation, and give their
customers every possible benefit in
purchasing* merchandise at the lowest
•possible price, 'and as a result people
come from nine counties to this city
to do •their buying.
hi_ war experiences. This record;
Mr. Kirkbride sent to. Congressman.
Boy 0, Woodruff, who compared it
with the records in the War department "and found it, correct in * eyery
detail.-
Mi;.   Woodruff   then   introduced   a^
special act in the last session of Congress   which   re-instated  this  honorable veteran and he was grafted, a
pension last July.
He leaves to mourn their loss, five;
Children, namely, Charles, of Vandei'-
bilt;' William arid John, of Clare?
Archie, of Saginaw; and Mrs. Belle
McNic-e, Of Detroit. _
Funeral' services were held at the
residence on Sunday afternoon with
the Rev, H. .B, Johnson officiating and
int<irhient made in Cherry Grove cemetery.      ' ' ■       ■*
JUNIOR FRATERNITY-    ••
ENJOYS RABBIT SUPPER
COfilTY.- COURTHOUSE
IS BEING JREMODELED
The Junior fraternity" of the Congregational'church enjoyed an excellent rabbit supp.er at.tti.. church on
Tuesday 'evening.
The rabbits were furtfi-hed by 'the
successful hunters of "'the. fraternity
and there wa$' plenty " of -food * for
everyone, with' salads' and, pies left
over, which is unusual with a boys'
group, "but this was" not the fault of
the cooks, but because too much had
been provided for even these.champ,
ion appetites.
Following the feed, the- boys played
some games to determine who should
wash' the dishes.
This fraternity meets at the church
every Tues'day evening and while the
boys reveal no secrets'of: their ritual
to tite uninitiated, they report very
enjoyable times.
Card of Tharlks
Words fail to express our appreciation of our-friends and neighbors who
so thoughtfully assisted Us during Our,
recent bereavement. For .afl expression of kindness we are indeed very
grateful.
Mr. and Mrs, 0". T. Louch,
•arid tan. }ly.,
' Repairs and improvements, which
are estimated" to cbst 'about twelve to
fifteen, hundred doll-i-St! are being
made*at the Court house in Harrison,
■Jhe' Cofrnty Treasurer office has
,been" enlarged and this oltice, together
with the other offices and court room
have been re-deeprated„ and 'a new
•hardwodd floor' has been laid in the
corridor on the flrst floQr.
A basement has beeri dug undfcr the
-west side of the building and\. three
vaults for permanent records have
been built oi. solid re-inforced'.concrete. Offices for the county school
comral'ssloner and the county ro£d
commissioner are also being provided
in this basement room.  ,
'r'
Card of Thanks
WANTEp~-Go0d   buteiferiSg
JT. h. Cleveland. *.• •'■
cattle,'
We wish to thank everyone ,wh0 in
any way helped to in'alfe our Vacation Party a" success. iVe e_pecially
thank, Mr, Boherty for; this use of the
auditorium, .Leslie Osborne and Dale
Ba,rbfer* for the-music,' "$elen Hether
and Rev, Johnson for supervising
tun. •     .    .    .**
, ■•  "        -, Clare study,.Club* ,,f
.  ".'• ...       -;      i *   .' ■Committ'ep,
'     .    '    ■ ."   "i
Your' trjetids will be at the Legion
hall tonight and will welcome yoti,
Don't disappoint them, .      ..,'■*