1918-08-08; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY MOKNINti AUG. 8, lv»lK.
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FRED WASHBURN    writes from France.
Visits Sunday Schools In This j
County.
H. V. Lassen Was Under Shell
Fire For Three Weeks.
ASSOCIATION
;
In a short letter to the sentinel
| written Jane 23rd. ti. V. Laesen, who
lis    quite   well     known     around    tbe
  'county, gives a little idea of what he
Meeting At Farwell And Cadillac ' j8 d0,Gg   over   there.    Among   other
This Month.
Daring tbe past week Mr. Wash-
barn visited Farweli. Lake. Clare.
Pratt 8cbool, HarriBOti, Oreenwood
Schools, and Temple.
At Farwell, Clare aDd rUrr son,
he conferred witbaetive Count) work-
jthings ne says;
We nave been moving again lately
! and that has delayed our rnaii some,
! We are all ready to ninvs agaij. so
I we are seeing lonie of Fr«nce, We
have Deen on the go quite a lot of the
;tl'.:iP since we landed. For tbree
! weeks wa were under shell fire aitnesi
Hive to the Countv Association i continuously, tben we moves back a
work and the t'ouiuv meeting to be * ways, but still Conld bear the roar of
beld at Farwell August 24 and 25. J the guns. Now we are baca further
Prof F. 8. Goodrich, General Secre-I aad 1 hear tbat when we move this
tary of the State Association, will be time we will be back further yet.
a^ehief speaker. He also emphasized I Bat I liked to see real war. That is
t&e8tat6 Association to be beld at I what we came over here for.
Cadillac August 28 30. At Lake, Pratt. I tried to get trar
Greenwood and Temple, he addressed j
THE CHAUTAUQUA
Closed A Five   Day Session
Yesterday.
FINELECTURES     *
And
Musical  Numbers
Everybody.
Please
large gatherings of interested workers,
bringing messages of cheer, and encouragement to larger aceotnpiish-
ments.
Mr. Washburn brings a message
very simply and clearly to bis hearers,
and he impressed bis audiences with
tbe great mission of our Sunday
Schools in the npiift and maintenance of Character among our boys
and girl*.
He came into our county first some
six years ago, acd elfected the reorganization of our County Association.
Since that he has repeated!v visited
and worked in cur county, and bas i
made a host of better friends for the j
great Sanday School cause in our
midst.    He ie alway* welcome.
Every Sanday School in our connty,
regardless of denomination, is welcome at oar county meetings. Be represented by one or more official del
egates, and ae many others should
attend a* can, Tbis year Farwell
bid* a* welcome to tbeir homes, and
an urgent invitation is extended to
come, and bear one of Che most devoted and ardent disciples of organ
ized, international Sunday School
work in the world, our own State Secretary, Prof. F. S. Goodrich of Albion*.. Good music will also be a big
feature on tbe program.
It ia hoped too, that 100 to 150 Clare
County people will avail themselves
of tbe extraordinary chance tc attend
tbe great State Association, brought
almost to our door, at Cadillac Aug
28-30. This give* tbe many Day
School teachers opportunity to attend,
and Cadiliac witb its fine lakes will
be at the height of its beauty. Go,
bear Taller and Nereditb in song service and a large list of International
and State worker* in addresses teeming witb good things. You can take
a toad in your car.
Will tbe superintendents of all Sac-
day School* in oar County announce
tbeee meetings each Sunday, appoint
official delegates, and urge many
more to attend? Live wires like tbeee
are good to touch with. 2.
flying corps, but they said they needed me more where 1 am, so I suppose
I will bave to stay. Our flyers are
sure doing wonders. Tbe roost interesting thing I have seen was tbe
battles in the air. so far up you
could carOly see tbem.
You ask if I ever pee any of tbe
Clsre County boys. No, I do not.
Godfrey Beck and I were together
until we landed. I would be glad to
get the addresses of any of tbe boys
from tidtae so I could write them. I
I was fortunateenough to gee Stanley
Oraham two or three months a?'1,
also Carl Monday and Wm. Hatfield,
i left that camp next day and
haven't seen them since. Hoping to
hear iron* you again, I remain,
Pvt. H. V. Lassen,
Co K. 1st   Motor Mechs. Reg.
Signal Corps, A. E, F,
The Chautauqua cloned its rive day
mission yesterday. We have baen
able to attend only a part ol tba sessions, but we think we can safely say
that all bave been pleased aud tbat
it has been fully up to previous years in the entertainment
it has offered. One nota has been
dominant throughout and that bas
been the air of patriotism running
through all.
We shall have something to say
hereafter concerning some of the lee
turet wbicb time and space will not
permit. As tbi3 is written ( Tuesday
forenoon we are not, aware whether
thi* Cbautauqu* will he continued
next year or not. There seems to be
a pretty general feeling that it sbouid
not be again attempted till the war is
over, but a different decision may
prevail.
W. C T. U.
Convention   Will   Be
Here Aug. 15.
New Series: -Vol. 36 Ho.
Held
LIEUT. B. J. SANFORD.
Still
Located   Near    Havre But
Can Hear Big Guns.
MRS. E. L CALKINS
Will Deliver Addresses
Evening.
In  The
SPRING WHEAT
A    Demonstrated     Success
This   Section.
DESK WARRIORS
Notice  Of Registration.
Any qualified electors of the City
of Clare who is not already registered, may register any day except Sunday up to and including Saturday
Aug II, 1917, I will by appearing in
person before me at the Clare Hdw «&
Imp Co. store. 1 will be at tbe above
store on Saturday Aog. lutb and Saturday Aug Utb (rum 8 a.m. to 8p.m.
to register anv such elector.
C.  H. Gould.
City Clerk.
SUPT. POULSON
GROVE MEETING
Al! Day   And   Evening Sunday
Aug.  18.
Rev. Warren Jeffers and assistants
will hold an ail day and evening
meeting in the Cornweli Grove on
Sunday, Aug. 18. Good music and
plenty of picnic table* to make it an
enjoyable outing. All are invited tbe
only special request being tbat all
will refrain from smoking on account
of fire hazards.
To The Voters Of Clare County.
Goes To Saginaw Next Year At
Good   Salary.
The many friends of Supt. O. L.
Poulson will be glad to know that
next year be goes to Saginaw a*
Principal ot tthe Stone school at a
salary of -S1000. A* tbis situation
came to him entirely unsolicited, he
may reasonably feel gratified. He
will at once move to that city.
Again On-Duty.
Sometime ago we mentioned tbe
fact that Martin Coartney, son of
Dan Courtney, bad been wounded in
France. He wont out early in the
war, enlisting in Ohio where he was
at work. On Monday tbe father received a letter trom bim saying tbat
be had recovered and was again on
duty.    All will be glad to bear of this.
RED CROSS
Send   Out   A   Goodly
Of Supplies.
Amount
I am not a candidate for   the office
Of County Surveyor,   as   1 am   under
contract witb Alma as City Engineer.
Your* very truly
John White.
Shepherd Scorched.
A fire at Shepherd on Tuesday
homed a number of buildings and
fired severai others, for a time threatening tbe entire business section.
Help came from Mt. Pleasant and
Alma and the fire was at length under control.    ,
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Registration.
To accommodate many women wbo
bave not yet registered, opportunity
will be given on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week at tbe
homes of Mr*. Geo. Johnson, Mr*.
Wm. Lance and Mra B. A. Anderson
Mr*. K. A. Anderson,
Chairman Woman'* Oomm.
National Defense
tbe   month*   of  Jane   and
Clare  Co.   Chapter  ot  the
Daring
July -the
Bed
100 comfort* kits, 40 sweaters, 39
petticoats, 9 convalescent suits 23
pajama suits, 16 property bags, 22
bed jacket*, 1 baby layette, 6 shirts,
24 pillow case*, 13 sheets, 13 hot
water bag covers, 6 Ice bag covers, IC
comfort pillows. 20 dish towels, 12
tray cloths, 18 napkins,
Mrs. C   C. Harris
Chairman of Work Com.
Sent    Into
Active
Italy.
Service    ln
From the debates in congress it
would appear that tbere is an array,
running up into tbe thousands of
able bodied young men of draft age
holding commissions and yet doing
clerical work in some of the departments at Washington, work tbat
many senators asserted conld just as
well be done by women. A press dis-
patcb states tbac in Italy a'l her
"desk warriors'' are ordered to report for active service and their
places to be taken by men wounded
in action. Would it not be sensible
to try that plan at Waehirgton'-
Owiug to tbe fact that wbeat winter killed seriouly iast winter, quite
an acreage of spring wbeat was sown
in t'.iis locality last spring, tbe seed
we understand being largely imported. However, it seems tbis is not altogether an experiment with all.
Clvde Allen of Wise townsbip has
brought to tbis office a sample of
"Marquis", a variety of spring wbeat
which be raised this year, the seed
being obtained of John Abbott of
North Sneridau wbo, Mr. Allen si»ys,
has raised it for some tirre and with
success. The sample was taken at
random and certainly looks fine, lt
I wouid seem that tbere is no question
j but tbat spring wbeat can be grown
j here successfully.
We return thanks to Mr. Allen   for
! a generous   sample of   ripe   tomatoes
whicb are Very fine.
On Thursday of next week tbe
local W. C. T. V. will entertain the
Tri County Association representing
the countie-o! Midland, Isabella and
I Ciare. We bave not tbe full program
. but have no doubt tbat it is replete
with good things from start to finish.
Bills wili be issued in a few days as
*.*?e are informed telling the public
about this.
Mrs. E. L. Calkins cf Jackson will
be present throughout and will deliver an address in the evening. Mrs.
Calkins needs no introduction to tbe
people of this city. She is one of the
finest speakers fn the etate and the
bouse sbouid be crowded. Doubtless
many will come in from the surrounding country.
We understand that among the
subjects to be considered are tbe two
amendin'ents to be submitted tbis fall,
that relating to woman suffrage and
the wine and tbe beer amendment.
Botb are timely and their discussion
needed. The meeting will be held in
tbe Methodist cburch.
Hold
EASTERN STARS
Third    Annual    Meeting
Aug. 14.
Railroads Consolidate.
Notice To   Contractors.
The Pere Marquette and Ann Arbor railroads whicb have always
maintained separate offices and ware-
bouses at Clare, are now being consolidated, in order to secure greater
efficiency  in   the   bandtlng   of    the
The third annual meeting of tbe C.
G. M. District association of the O.
E. 3., comprising the coupties of
Clare, Gladwin and Midland, will be
held at Coleman Aug. 14. Ali members of tbe Order Eastern Star are
urgently requested to attend this
meeting if possible. Mrs. Nellie
Thurston, Worthy Matron of Zenobia
Chapter of Clare, bas been   chosen to
freight and passenger business.    One   act as Worthy Matron   for
on
the
You   are   hereby   notified   that
Friday. August 16,   at 1:30   P.M.,
township board of Grant will meet at
the home of Fabian Hinkle to let contract of building   % mile of State Reward   road   begining   at   F.   Hinkle's j ne9S
corner and runing >£ mile north, said '
road to be of Class A or truokline construction.    It is to be built under the
plans and specifications   of the State
Highway   Department   and   must   be
built and completed on or before Dec.
1, 1918.    Contractor   mu«t give   good
-and sufficient bond for   fulfillment of
contract,
any or all bids,
Oran F. Presley
Clerk
ticket office will take the place of two
at the Union Depot, while all freight
will handled at tbe warehouse formerly be used by the P. M. alone, the old
freight bouse of the A. A. being a-
bandoned.
H.   C.   Cudney.   P.   M.   agent   will
now be in charge  ot   the   joint   busi-
Cnas.   Honey   acting   as
ticket agent.    Tbe railroad wire work
will continue to   be   bandied   by   the
tower operators.
tory work in   the   evening
Anna Greer as marshal.
the iaitia-
and   Mrs.
For Representative.
Auction.
As he has been called to serve tbe
country, Walter Rrown will bave an
auction sale of farm stock and tools
on Aug. 14. See full liet on another
i°lnt j page. He offers a good lot, enough
to'attract a good crowd and doubtless
all will be glad to attend under the
circumstance* and aee to it that Mr.
Brown does not sacrifice hi* property.
Tbos. Grove* i* auctioneer.
Wm.   J.   Murphy    Clare    County'*
Right  is reserved to reject  candidate on   the Republican   ticket
for representative in the state Legislature from the Clare District, respectfully asks your support at the
Primary Election Aug. 27, 1918.
For Drain Commissioner.
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of drain commissioner
for Isabella Co., and respectfully ask
for your support at tbe August Primary, aud if favored with the nomia-
ticn, at the following election.
40-S Thad. W. Ayling.
Democratic Convention.
The Democratic etate convention
will be held in the city of Detroit on
Wednesday, Sept. 25. Clare countv
will be entitled to 4 delegates to this
convention and Isabella to 10 delegates.
Notice Of Road Letting.
Notice ia hereby given   tbat   sealed
bids will be received by the  clerk   of
Surry Twp. up to   Aug.   15, 1918,   for
the job of building one mile  of State
' reward road between section* 23  aud
126    Surry    Twp.,    Clare  Co.,   Micb.
j Specifications are on file at the office
of tbe clerk, Carl LTpdegraff, Farwell,
Mich Sterling Winter,
Highway Comm'r.
Try a classified liner in next week's
Sentinel.    They bring quick   result*.
Another letter received only a few
days ago by Dr. F. C. Sanford from
bis sou Bart will be of interest to tbe
people ot this vicinity.
July 3, 191**.
Dear Dad:-
Ueceived your letter
of the 10th ot June two days ago.
Also there came the papers sent tbe
last of May, I was due to go back to
tbe other section yesterday, bat the
colonel told me they bad two men
sent tbere from England, and tbat J
had better stop here until they were
disposed of. So I am spending my
summer days in Nice Havrois, the!
summer colouy of Havre at the Palais.
At present, things are very qniet on
tbe British front and about all there
is to do is to look after Influenza cases. However, I expect to get baci: I
on tbe job at tbe Quai DeSeale soon
and will bave -more to do. It is so '
pleasant bere durirg this nice weather that I would bate to leave. Hot
days see everyone in bathing on the
beach. We bave plenty of days,
though, like nice June days at home.
I saw in the Free Press tbat you
sent me tbat an old acquaintance in
Ann Arbor and Owosso, Charlie Williams, bad been killed iu action April
20tb. Poor old Chuck. He was in
Max Tobias' class ;d engineering, and
i knew him in the old days wben 1
used t'i visit in Owosso. He was in
the air service.
Food prices are very high bere an<1
still ascending Eggs cost 10c apiece.
Milk, cream and garden vegetables
are also out of sight. I am sure I
would like to aee some bome garden
truck.
Six montb of 191** are gone, and I
don't see any prospects at all of tbe
war stopping this year. Time goes
very quickly and we haven't got anywhere yet. However, it's a welcome
sight to see our troops coming over
now in the numbers that tbey are. it
means a whole lot. For the last week,
everywhere you go, here, you see
multitudes of American Hags up,
more tban you do at home. Tbey are
going to have an old-fashioned Fourth
of July celebration here tomorrow
with athletic events, baseoail, band,
etc.
I was down town the othsr night
and it was very quite, but I could
hear£the reverberations of tbe big
guns at tbe front. It's a long ways
for to sound carry. II were in Clare, for
example, the front would be in the
neighborhood, sav, of a line from Detroit through Ann Arbor to Jackson.
But we are in long range of air raids,
but have none directly on the town
as yet, though every time we bave a
moon, we bave almost nightly warning as tbe raiders are in the district.
However, all precaution* are taken
and shelters are all built ready for use
in case of raids.
In writing to me,
address letters simply to No 'I General
Hospital, B. E. F., A. P. O. L, France.
Write often. I bave been getting your
letters every   weefcor ten   days lately.
Yours,
Burt.
GOLD STAR
Comes To Clare Co. Home.
Son Killed In Action.
A DOZEN MORE
Now Over There To Take
Place On Front.
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The casualty li-.t published in tbe
daily papers of Monday contained, j*,-
niong some seven hundred names,
that of Hush C. Davis of 'Harrison.-'
This young man was a son of Will
Davis, whose home is Dear Leota,
and was one of tbose who enlisted
early in the war and had been abroad
for some little time, just how long we
have not learned'
We bslieve tbis is tbe first one ■,."
our Clare County b iys to be killed ic
action, though several have given up
their lives for their country in camp,
of disease or through accident. His
parents, enough torn by grief may
yet feel proud of the honor which
bas thus come to them, and of the
gold star that tbey may now add to
their service flag.
At about tbe same time news came
of tbe arrival overseas of several
who belong to tbe 85th Division, in-
dicating the safe arrival, no doubt,
of the whole convoy. Among thos-J
beard from are Howard Brown, Don
Canfield, William Irish, Frank Jack
son, Fred Cimmerer, Roy Jackson
and Harold McClung. Tbeir preseLt
destination seems to be England,
though wbere they may go later is
of course uncertain.
So, for every America?* killed on
tbe western front, the Kaiser may
expect a score to appear in his place,
AUTO ACCIDENT
Causes Injury To   Several   Last
Wednesday   Evetjing.
While turning out to pass a burse
and buggy iu which Jas. Nevill, his
daughter, Mrs. C. Penrose and little
son were riding, C. M. Jones lost
control of bis car, causing the same
to plunge into the buggy and knock
the occupants out, the auto also turning turtle and going into tbe ditch.
The accident happened near tbe
Perry farm just south of town, Mias
Penrose, whose wrist was hart, being
taken to the Phinisey bome. Tbe occupant* of tbe car, Mr. and Mrs.
Jones, Geo. Spring and E. M. Cudney
of Owosso were pfnned beneath, but
1 on being rescued proved to bave only
bruises, more or less severe. Tbat
some of them were not seriously hurt
is very fortunate. The car had one
wheel smashed up.
Teacher's Examination.
AMERICAN  RED  CROSS STATION  IN  MILAN
Dies In Infancy.
Ruby Ilene Jackson, infant daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Guy Jackson,
died at their bome in Nottawa township on July 25, aged 53 days. Funeral was beld at Disciple church in
Gilmore on Jul; 27, Rev. Randall officiating, with burial in Gilmore cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson will be remembered
a* Miss Editb Thompaon and will
bave thesympathy of ber many friend*
Id Gilmore.
Clarence Manees went to   Detroit
on business Tuesday.
Little Tots Raise Money.
In a letter to Mrs G. E. Beuoer
Sec'y of the Red Cross chapter, Mr*.
Ida Hathaway of Temple tells bow
some of the cbildren tbere, from 4 to
8 years old, planned and carried out
an entertainment  all   by themselves.
Wben the older folks heard of tbe
plans, they secured a ball, $5 00 being
raised in tbis way. All honor to the
patriotic cbildren of tbat vicinity.
A teacher's examination, for all
grades of county certificatee, will be
held at tbe court house, Harrison,
Michigan, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, ' August 8, 9 and 10, 1918.
Work will begin at 8:00 o'clock, eastern time, each day. Applicant*
ahouid come supplies' witb legal cap
i paper and otber necessary material
j fof writing.
Asa H. Aldricb,
Commissioner of Scbools
PUBLIC HEARINGS
By   Tax
Commissioners
Next Week.
Held
The formal opening at Milan, Italy, of a flr*t aid station by the .\meric*n Red Cross was marked by most
Impressive ceremonies. Beside* the Bed Cross workers, th* munldpa.l authorities of Milan attended In a body.
Thi* photograph shows the men aad officers lined np outside the Bed Cross pavIUcn awaiting the arrival of tn*
Italiaa antJ.or.Us-*.    Th* Baas of tba United States and Italy are flying over the first aid station.
A* wiil be seen bv notice in another
column, bearings by the State Tax
Commissioners will be held in various sections of the county next week
from Tuesday till Saturday. These
bearings are public and taxpayers
are not only welcome, but are urged
to be present. Doubtless many will
avail themselves of the privilege.
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Bargains At Demarest's
Cash Store.
75 pair* of ladies $3.00 and 3.50
■ample* clipper* and orford* to close
at fl.95; 25 pair* ot infants patent
and gunmetal slippers worth Sl.25 to
uiose out at 87c; Mens 13.50 solid
leather work sboes (2.86- Mens 85c
caps, large sizes 46c; Childrens 75c
gingham dreaaes 6O0; 24c auto pliers
19c; Saginaw matches 5c; Tallst soap
s ban For 10c.
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GRANGE PICNIC
At
Alwood  Grove   Sept.
Retcham Will Speak.
llth.
Arrangement* are being made for
a big Grange Picnic at tbe tine Alwood Grove on Wednesdsy, Sept. 11
th.
The affair is bound to be a success,
witb Tom Michael poshing it. State
Master John Ketcbem bos already
promised to be present, and there
will be otber good features. Fall particulars acd program will appear later,
Restaurant Closed.
The Fourth street restaurant which
was opened several year* ago by Geo.
Valley and continued since under various management closed last week,
the stock and fixtures being sold lo
Lewi* Bird of Mt Pleasant who moved tbe same to Shepherd wbere be
will open a restaurant beside confirm
ing tbe one at Mt. Pleasant.
Driscoll-Falk.
On July 26tb, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Frank Falk in this city, Ed
ward Falk and Miss Mary Driaool.
war* united In marriage. Rev. Gordon Speer officiating They will
make their home ia (Ma atty.  -
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