1918-08-29; Clare Sentinel

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THE CLARE SENTINEL
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Sentinel.
Ketablished 1878
CLARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY MORNING AUG. 29, 1918.
New Seriee: VoL 26 \*o. 43
CITY SCHOOLS
Opens    Tuesday   September
.
In  The
Tuesday
Third.
MANY CHANGES
Force   Next
COURTNEY MILAM
Wounded ln   Battle   Near Sois
Battle
ons.
Clark Family Reunion.
Teaching
Year.
The schools of the city opeu on
Tuesday next and quite a number of
new faces will appear among tbe
t«»acnere. The new superintendent,
Mr. Gallon, has been taking advanced
work in Micfaigsn University, as we
informed, during the past year
bas   had  considerable   teaching
Mr. and Mre. Wm.   Clerk   of Eight
Point   Lake  have  be?n   entertaining
| Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pratt aud  eon and j
—,  ' Miss Vera Clsrk of Adralu and G. M.
Scmewhere in France: -Lamb of Hillsdale county recently.
Tbese, with tbe addition of J. B.
j Clsrk and family of Eight Point. L.
i D. Clark and family or Mt. Pleasant,
> Mrs. H. 3. Alley end Ralpb A vers ot j
1 Bass Lake neighborhood, made three
I auto loade tbat started Tuesday for
i Maitbv Ogemaw county, where thej
, Clark family enjoyed   several days of
and
July 31, 1918
Dear Mother:— i
Have not beerd from you for  some j
time but I tbink .bat it mast  be  that j
tney have not forwarded my mail   to
the Hospital.
Tbis is the first time I   bave   had  a '-.
chance to write fur two months.    Am ■
sorry I could not write sooner but we i eight seeing and visiting st tbe bome
were where I couldn't write.
I wae in tbe drive at Soiesou it wae ■
; sure some lighting  jut not amount  to j ren and   the   "in-laws",   also   a   few
! much.
of T. J. Mudgett.    Five   of   the Eight j
Clark children with nine grandchild
experience.    Miss Conrad has already
served as Principal for two yeare,   eo
b&r** work will not be ao experiment
Mrs. Lampman goes from the Seventh   the foot but I w
Grade to tbo   High   School   and   will   company    again
bave work in wbich sbe   bae  special
iaad-    As  tbis   is   written,     Monday
teachers bave not   yet   been   secured
for the second   and   Fourth   Grades.
The war bas made eo many  demande
that tbe question of finding  teachers
^9 coming to be a pressing one.   How-
evet, these needed ones will doubtless
be found in a day or two.
Tbe force ae now hired appears below:
Floyd   S.   Gtillen,   Superintendent.
Mise    Beulah    Conrad,     Principal,
English,
9        Miss Alice   M. Powell, Science
Mrs. Stella Lampman, History,
Miss     Edna   Gillette,    Latin   and
French
Mrs.   Nina  O'Connor.   Music  and
Drawing
Jobn Empey, Eighth Grade.
Miss Ruth Rysn, Seventb Grade
Mies Anna Ciegg, Sixth Grade
Mies Nina Holbrook, Fifth Grade
Miss Nettie Miller. Third Grade
Miss Luiu Stone, First Grade.
To
SPECIAL TRAINS
Northern   District   Fair
Cadillac.
At
Elsewhere in thie issue of the   Sentinel is given   the   announcement   of
Tbe Northern District Fair, at  Cadillac, tbe annual big event of  tbie  eec
tion of the etate.    Special trains   are
to be run from Clare   to   the   Dietrict j
Fair tbie   year   with   reduced   round j
trip rates.    Tbe datss of  tbe  North-j
ern District Fair  are   September   17,
18, 19 and 20.
Carl C. Stoll.
The Bocbe infantry is practically
no good st all, but tbeir machine gun
and artillery certainly got a bunch
of ue. A piece of sbrapnell hit me in
11 be back with the
in a few daye, so
write me at tbe same address.
The Bocbe bave,l_o hold their men
by ihe point of a pistoi to machine
guns and we found some of them
chained, also three women chained to
a machine gun np a tree.
We didn't fenaw what they were
until after they bad been shot, then
wc found out.
The Germane call the riret division
the Blacksnafce Division. We certainly captured, killed and wounded
a lot of them but tbe more we get tbe
quicker it will be over. And when
we get back we will be a happy buncb
of men.
We have two nurses bere in the
ward I am in from Muskegon, Mich.
I helped one of them make beds to
day, so am not ae bad as you may
tbink.
How are all the folks at bome, including yourself. Am eending you a
picture of me and three friends of
mine that was taken while we were
at the Somme front. Tbey are not
very good but thought tbey were
better than none at ail.
Will now close for this time hoping to hear from you soon.
Lovingly your son
And love to all
Courtney Milam
Co. A. 16 Infantry
1st. Division
A. E. F.
other relatives, made a jolly family of
23 for whom time went all too swiftly.
A timely rain lengthened the stay by
twenty-four hours and the return trip
wae made Friday. One sou ie in
France, one in camp in Texas, one
living in Colorado. Tbese were the
only.abaenteee from this pleasurable
occasion.
Writ
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LIEUT MILLER
His Father From   Over
There.
Teacher's Meetings.
FRED MATTHEWS
Writes
CARL MONDAY
Home   From   Over   In
France,
Marie Beech.
Carl C. Stoll, for mang years a resident of Grant township ont late of
tbis city died st hie residence bere
Monday night. A fall sketch wili appear next week.
Card  Of Thanks.
We sincerely thank   all  oar  neighbors for  their sympathy and   assistance in oar recent great bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Dorney.
Mr. and Mrs. Beech.
Marie Beech, tbe granddaughter oi
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dorney of this
city, mention of whom was made last
week, died on Fr>day afternoon.
Funeral services were held at tbe
home on Sanday afternoon, Rev.
Davis officiating, snd tire body taken
on Monday to Ridgeway, the home
of the pareots, tor burial.
This little girl was 12 years of age
and for tbe past six years had lived
with the grandparents in thia coanty,
tbe last two years or more ln tbis
city. Through eome difficulty in tbe
delivery of the telegrams, eeveral of
wbicb had been eentf the parents did
not arrive here till Saturday evening
The death i a a sad blow to the
grandparents to whom ebe had become much endeared.
Below we give extracts from letter
of Carl Monday to bis mother:
Somewhere in France.
Mrs. Mack Monday,
Dear Mother:— I have time this
morning so will try and send you a
line. I am well and hope al) are tbe
same. This is a tine morning, but
for the laet four days it has rained
and cold at nigbt. I have some fan
here with the rats. They are running
over me when I go to eat my dinner
they come out for something to eat.
I sleep in tbe day time and up all
night. Tbe boys are all happy for
tbey are ali singing.
I wisb you could see France. It ie
eome place over bere. We can get
most anything we want from the Y.
M. C. A. I get the Clare paper so
we get some news. I have Dot been
sick a day yet, eo I tbink tbia ie good
for me. Last summer i waa eick
from a day to a week at a time. The
Frecch people have the haying moet
over witb. I am writing tbia sitting
by a tree and tbe birde are singing.
It   takes a  long   time   for   mail   to
come over   here   eo   I   will   cloee   for
this time, so good by to all
Carl R. Monday
Co. 1, 126 Inf. A. E. F.
Via N. Y.
Paul Miller of Vernon recently re
ceived a letter from bis eon, Lieut.
Frank Miller, from which, we take
tbe following:
Verneuil France
7-23-18.
Dear Father: —
1 am now in a new location
wbich is about thirty miles from
Nevers. There is notbing here but
a railroad crossing and station, one
cafe and lote of country. The nearest town ie about tbree miles and we
make tbe trip down on bycicles along
tbe tow path of the canal.
This is a beautiful country around
here and you can Bee tbe foothills of
tbe Alpe in tbe distance. The hills
are covered with snow wnite Hereford herds. We have had some hot
days here lately, but last night and to
day we have bad showers wbich
bave helped out a lot ae everything
seemed to be drying up.
I am feeling fine and working every
way to do my bit and get back bome
again ae tbie is do place to enjoy life
over here.
Yonr son
Frank
Lieut. Frank Miller
M. R. S. 301 A. P. O. 708
A.   E.   F.     Via   N.   Y.
Preliminary meetings   for tbe rural 1
and village  teacoers of Clare coanty
will he held in tbe  high scbool room |
at Harrison,   Friday, August 30, and |
in the grammar room at Clare, Saturday, Angnst  21, 1918.    Tbe   meetings
will open at tec o'clock a. m. eastern J
time.    All tbose   wbo expect to teach i
in the  rural and   village  schools  are;
requested   to   be   preeent.    Plans for i
the year will be discueeed.    Such im-1
portant subject   ae tbe   following wi 1 ,
come up for discussion   by the teach- \
ers and commissioners:  Pupil's Bead-
ing Circle, Teacher's   Reading Circle,
School    Libraries,   State    Course   of
Study.     Scbool   Discipline.    Tbe
Daily    Program.    Scbccl   Sanitation
and Ventilation, Backward Children,
Spelling Contests,   Standard Schools,
Reports,   Sale of   thrift aDd W. S.  S.
Stamps,  etc.    There    meetings will
prove of inestimable value to teachers.
Supplies for  the   fall   term   wiil be
distributed at tbis time.
ASA H. ALDRiCH,
Commissioner of Schools
Writes Home After Second Stay
In Trenches.
The    following   brief    letter   from
j Fred   Matthews of   Hamilton   Twp.,
i who joined the   National   Army early
in the war.
A. E. F. July 18, 1918.
Dear Sister:-
Will drop you a line
to let yoa know 1 am well and happy,
and hope you are all the eame. I am
out of tbe trenches again, bnt don't
Know how long I may stay out. I
wouid like to go back in again.
My psrdner and I ate $2.16 worth
of tomatoes yesterday, eo you can
see we are living high. Since we are
oat of the trenches, wc* go in swimm-
PACfflSTFORD
Can Easily Decide Ticket On
Which To Run.
GILBERT A. CURRIE
Will Have Large Majority Over
Loud.
CENTRAL NORMAL
Officially Designated  For Training Corps.
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I ing every nigbt,   and   it  seems   good ■
' becanee when we are in the   trenches
we don't get much   time to   clean   up '
and we get good and dirtv.    So while
we are out we take   a'l tbe   swims we j
can.    We   jnst  came   from   the river
now.
Did you get the letter 1 wrote some !
time ago? I havent beard from yon '
since.    Who ie on my place, and how I
Ae we> ciose our forme on Wednee-
day afternoon, only meager figures
are available. Apparently Mr. Newberry will have a good plurality for
senator witb Mr. Ford eecond on ths
Republican ticttet. while of couree
Mr. Ford receives the Democratic
nomination. We bave no feare for
the election in November. The people
will attend-to Mr. Ford on that occasion.
Mr, Currie carries every county id
the district except perhape Bay where
he appeara to be about even. His
majority wiil apparently be eome 3000.
For representative in the legislature
Mr. Murphy wil! apparently bave a
«ma!l majority in this county while
Mr. Croli carries   Gladwin   and   Roe-
Waiter and how is he comiDg? Let
Tbe War Department hae officially me know l haven't seen him since
designated Central Michigan Normal j he left the company. Djd yoa get
School of Mt.   Pleaeant  tbe  location i iu8nrance    p0|ic>?   My  liberty
of a unit of the Stadeuts' Arnry Train- | bond wi„ be paid op thiB roontbi and
that wiil be sent home.
are yon all   getting   along?    Give   all j common and wins by a small majority
Io   this   county   the   only   eontet-ts
wer6 on   clerk   and   register   and   on
Have you had any letters from j treasurer on   the   Republican   ticket.
With    returns   still   incomplete,   the
result on these appear below.-
Clerk
the folks my love and beet wishes,
and expect to see you all by Christmas.
Social A Big  Success.
Mann Siding folks scored a big hit
with their Red Cross social Monday
night. About $70 was realiled including $11.50 for a beautiful quilt sold
st auction, and secured by Mrs.
Wallace Harper,
j A flee program was rendered, several
epeeches were made, and ice cream
was sold in large quantities.
Bargains At Demarest's
Cash Store.
20c calico per yard 15c; 30c heavy
shirting per yard 25c; Boy'e waeb
suits now 67c; boye school waists 45c
and 69c; boye $1 25 school pants 98c;
Girl's echool middles, age 5 to 10
years, now 45c; ladies black hose 15c;
giris school corsets 79c: boye fall
echool caps 49c; $1.35 baby's leather
shoes sizes 2 to 6, special 99c; 3.50
girl's calfskin shoes, sizes 3 to 5,
special 2.75; big school tablets 5c;
bottle of ink 5c; matches 5c.
ing Corps, to be under the direct enp-
ervision of the War Department and
to provide military training for boys
of central and northern Michigan, be- I
tween the ages of 13 and 21. An army
officer will be in charge, assisted bv
five men who are now being trained
expressly for thie purpose at Government expense at Fott Sberidan. Rifles, Uniforms, Overcoate and other
equipment wiil be provided free by
the War Department.
The purpose of this special War
Department plan is to train boys who
have bad a good preliminary education to become eligible to enter officers' training camps, and for otber
Specialized War Service. The War
Department bas further planned to
supplement thie training by a elx
week's inteceiye couree at a summer
camp at Government expense, although it is possible tbat new draft
regulations by Congress may upset
this part of tbe plan eo far ae tbe older boys  are concerned.
For circular giving  details of plan,
address the school.
J wil!   close,
I yoa soon,
Address Fred
hoping   to hear   from
Your   loving
brother,
Fred.
Matthewe,
Co J, 12t;
P. O.
Inf.
731, A.
E. F.
SERVICE FLAG HYMN.
NORTHWEST VERNON
Red  Cross
Will
Sept,
hold   meeting
The Northwest Vernon Red Croee
will meet with Mre. M. P. Brazington
near Stevenson Lake on Thursday
Sept. 5 at 1 p. rn.
J. W. Fonner
Secretary.
Notice To Farmers.
The Grange Co- operative   Associa
tion is ready to ship   bay   and   etraw
direct to market.    If  you   have   any
to ship, notify t'oe secretary.
T. W. Michael
43-2
Secretary.
MAYOR CAPLE
Returned   From   Western
Sunday.
LAKE GEORGE
Mrs. P. J. Hiestand.
Red Cross Went Over The Top
Saturday Evening.
The people ot Lake George appear
not to do things by naives when tbey
set about anything. On Saturday
evening tbey bad a social to raise
funds for tbe Red Croee and wben
the money wae counted it footed ap
tbe large sum of forty dollars or more
We certainly call tbat Que.
A Family Reunion.
Trip
Mayor Caple returned on Sunday
from bis trip to tbe Pacific Coast,
coming back by rail. He reports
tbat tbe crops through the West are
simply immense ind promise to be
record breakers.
Auction.
COMMANDER TRUMAN H. NEWBERRY AND HIS TWIN SONS, PHBLP8,
.. IN THB ARMY, AND BARNES, IN THB NAVY.
MICHIGAN'S      NEXT      SENATOR
Waiter Reed has been entirely disabled for manual labor from service
ia tbe navy and is obliged to give op
bie attempt at farming, so will sell
bis household furniture and some
otbsr things, See notice in "General
Information column," All tbat can
should attend tbis sale and bid liberally tbat ba may not ba compelled to
sacrifice bis property.
Southwest Vernon Corresr-ondent.
A family reunion was held at tbe
homeof Mr. and Mre Thomas Marshall, Sanday. Fifty partook of a
bounteous dinner. Tbose from a dis-
ance were Mr. and Mra. Thompson
and Mr. aod Mrs. Will Hubert of
Branford, Can., Mr. and Mra. Mack
Jerome and Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Jerome and family, Mr. and Mrs.
James Irving and sons of BeavertoD,
Lee Irwin of Wise, Mr. and Mrs. Jobn
Gordon aDd daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Glass of Gilmore. After the serving
of ice cream snd cake ay the hostess,
tbe guests left for tbeir homes voting
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall royal entertainers.
Mrs. Heistand died at Blodgett
Hospital, Grand Rapids, on.August 16
1918 at tbe age of 59 years. She was
bora at New Milford, lad. aud for
the past nine years hae made her
bome witb Mr. Clark's family in Freeman township. She was an active
and valued member of the Red Cross
aod will be greatly missed.
The funeral wae held at G-iaad Rapids on Aag. 19, Rev. Walker, formerly of Lake, officiating with burial at
Oak Hill cemetery io tbat city. Sbe
leaves two sisters'and many friends
to mourn ber departure.
Our Service Flag, to Thee
Great Gift of Liberty,
We raise our song.
Gift of the Nation's pride.
Gift of tbe Crucified,
Gift for tbe man who died
For us—for all.
Eacb star a sacred life.
Gift of a mother—wife,
In travail's hour.
For Thee, ou bended knee,
We ask, Great God, of Thee,
On land or on the sea,
Thy keeping power.
Thy stare cannot be farled
Catil tbey save tbe world,
Great Service Flag.
To Thee, •men battle grim,
Wben fire and smote bedim
Tby blood-red banner's rim,
We lift our song.
Flsg of tbe Red and White,
Stars of our teare at nigbt,
Dear Service Stare;
Pledge of a nations might,
Pledge of her sons to fight
'Til Vict'ry crowne the Right.
Our Service Flag.
Precinct
Arthur
Franklin
Freeman
Frost
Garfield
Grant
Greenwood
Hamilton
Hatton
Hayes
Lincoln
Redding
Sheridan
Sommerfieid
Surrey
Winterfield
Clare 1
Clare 2
Clare 3
Harrison 1
Harrison 2
Harrison 3
Total
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An Appreciation
Have you  tried  a  classified  liner?
Others have, wby dont your
I wisb to most heartily tbank tbe
votera of Clare County for tbe mag-
nifioent way in wbich tbey rallied
to my eupport in tbe Primary on.
Tuesday. Tb6 result wae very gratifying indeed.
If I am elected to the office of
County Clerk and Register of Deeds
on November 5th, I shall endeavor,
to the utmost of my ability, to ebow
tbe people of tbe county every courtesy, a n d to give tbem tbe same
prompt and efficient service that tbey
have enjoyed during the yeare tbat
Mr. Morrisey hae held tbis important
office.
Respectfully,
Seymour Andrus.
GREAT LOSSES
Come    From    Smut   In   Grains
ln This  Country.
Holds
CUSTER BRIGADE
Reunion  At   Flint   Sept.
18-19.
Tbe survivors of tbe famous Coster
Brigade will hold tbeir annual reunion at Flint on Sept. 18-19. Joseph
W. Reed is tbe only member in tbis
vicinity so far as we know though
tbere may bs others. He was bugler
of tbat famous organisation.
Buy  War Savings   stamps  at tba
Herrick store, tbsn Isabella Oo. gets
The lossee from smut to our country are enormous and easily prevented, tbe loes in Clare Couaty is ao
doubt similar to the losses in other
parte of United States and would be
approximately   tit,000 a year.
Tbe lose in rye and wheat wili a
mount to $9,000 for ths coanty. Thie
we cannot afford, especially in theee
daye of food shortage. Oo the average oar loss for every 100 bushels of
grain raised would be 5 bushels.
The nature of the disease is very
well known and cannot be discussed
bere for lack of space.
Demonstration of. the treatment of
seed wheat for smnt will be given by
Prof. Cobb, st 3 and at 8:45 a.m. Saturday ln front of the Citizens State
Back.
The banks of tbe Coanty, realizing
the loss due to smat, offer to give to
their depositers who are planting
wbeat or rye enough formaldehye to
treat lo bushels of seed. The amount
tarnished Is 1-6 of a pint. Call on
yonr backer and secure tbe eolation
and try it. lt will save yoa money,
make better floor from tbe grain and
save wheat to feed tbe boys. Tbe
banks offering tba formaldehyde are
aa follows: Farwell Banking Company, Citizens State Beak, Harrison
Bank.
ITALIAN WAR HEROES HONORED
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Soldlers of tbe valiant Italian army that checked the German onrush atl
tbe Plave line received decorations at an impressive ceremony held ia Milan, j
Tbe photograph sbows a mutilated officer honored witb a war medal tbat bad!
bean awarded to bis brotber wbo Vie klOed le action.
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