1928-10-26; Clare Sentinel

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THE   CLARE   SENTMC
**'Ott the M«5n Hire ef of MirJit^im"'
Official   Paper of i
Glare   and   Clare   County
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Established 1878
GLARE, MIGHlGAN, FRIDAY MORNINO, OGTOKER 26, 192&
. New Series Vol. 37, No. 1
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TfiECLARESENTINEL
CLOSES FIFTY YEARS
0FSEVICET0P11BL1C
1 Many Interesting Memoirs
\     Disclosed   In    Searching
Files Half Century Old.
With this issue of the Clare Sentinel it 'begins upon it fifty-first year
-of life and service to the people    of
Clare and surrounding   communities.
The present prosperity of The Sentinel is due largely to the solid foundation built during these    fifty   years,
and  the wholehearted support given
by   the  merchants  and  sunbscribers
interested in this section of our state.
The  editor of The  Sentinel, heing
in direct line as publisher of the paper
■ that is the descendant of Clare's first
sheet, has in his possession the files
of the old  Clare Press,  Clare's  first
'•paper which was edited    by    A.    F-.
Goodenough in 1878.    The next year
1879, Goodenough sold the Press    t,o
D. E.s Alward. "Denny" was just married when he came here at that time,
and a lad of only twenty years, and
old settlers avIio recall the time refer
to Denny and his wife as reminding
them of a young school boy and girl.
The   paper   was   printed     on     a
press which was invented and made
here by the editor, and    that    same
,    press did effective service for a num-
<      ber of years afterwards.   The "Press"
V     office was located at that time in the
Barker building, which stood back of
where    Brown's    barber   shop    now
Stands.    Our prosperous and hustling
A. J. Doherty of today was at that
time fireman in a mill at ?1,50 a day.
The paper was a 4-page one with 7
'   columns to the page, neatly printed.
Below are tlie names of those who
were advertises in the paper, and J.
C. Rockafellow's adv. read as follows:
"This column belongs to J. C.
Roekafellow, who has just returned
from Detroit, having purchased a new
stock of dry goods, and will exhibit
them at his store, Mam St., Clare."
Shaver & Mclntyre were in tho.
furniture and undertaking business;
J. W. Calkins was the hustling hardware merchant; S. Bowdish was druggist and his store was announced as
in the Maynard block, G. Whitley sold
dry goods, etc., also located in the
Maynard block; Henry Ort run the
J Clare planing mill; three hotels were
\ advertised, the Alger House, Peter
Alger proprietor; Stearns house with
J. B. Slattery, proprietor, and the
Anglo-American, E. H. Fairchilds,
proprietor; "Dolph" Lamb advertised
a foundry and machine shop; Alfred
Louch was then conducting
a backsmith and carriage shop; W.
H, Elden in those days sold jewelry,
etc., Wheaton and Perry was the law
firm; C. H. Sutherland was a notary
public and insurance agent; Friedr.
Lange, 'way back 50 years ago, was
selling fresh bread at reduced rates;
"Reuben Smith was a real estate and
insurance agent—the writer doesn't
renember Reuben; W. S. Cooley advertised the harness business; John
I.orison was a carpenter and builder
and so he Is today, but at this time
he/ was called "Johnny Come-lately."
(He was always late for dinner.' M.
R. Jefferies advertised a meat market; Burt Husted sold pure wines,
liquors, etc., J. C. tRockafellow was the
postmaster.
There was a Red Ribbon Club here
then and the present proprietor of
Clare's handspme hotel, J, W. Calkins,
was one of the -leading officers of the
Club.
J. A. Slpcum was principal of the
Clare school, and Mrs. Lizzie Merrill,
now Mrs. C. W. Perry, was assistant.
Following were the county officers
at that time, Farwell being the County
Seat:
Sheriff,   Frank  McClellan,  Farwell.
'Judge of Probate, G. W. Jefferies,
Clare.
Treasurer, J. C. Rockafellow, Clare.
Clerk, C, C. Casterlin, Farwell.
Pros. Atty., B D. Whea"ton, Clare.
Circuit Court Com'r., G. J. Cummins, Farwell.
Register of Deeds, C. H. Sutherland., Clare.
s'"Surveyor, J. L. Littlefleld, Farwell.
i   ■ Coroner, Peter Alger, Clare.
REPORT 1)F CLARE
AM. RED CROSS
Pla|-s For Junior Organization
and Annual Roll Call
Discussed.
Wednesday evening the members of
the Clare County Chapter Red Cross
met at the pleasant home of Mrs.
John Nelson and were honored by the
presence of the general field representative ot this national organization, Mrs.'Ballad, of Ann Arbor.
Miss Emma Johnson gave a very
pleasing report of the work so far accomplished in the county and states
that she has had excellent cooperation from the parents in the pifblic
health service work. Upon personal
visits in the homes many parents
have realized the great need of the
corrections advised and they are responding enthusiastically.
A home hygiene class has been
organized iu the Farwell schools with
a membership of twenty girls and tne
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CLAEE PARTY
WRITES WHILE EN-
OUTE TO EUROPE
_4 D&$cri0itin of Clare qslWriiten %? Editor
AlvarO; F. Goodenough jBifty Yeait Ago.
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Dr. W. F. Clute Received Cablegram That They Arrived Safely at Southampton, England.
I
Canadian Pacific
S. S. Montrose
Friday, September 28, 1928
2:00 p. m. D. S. T.
Dear Friends:
AVe are now on ow% way—this being
the second clay out,
We left Montreal at ll a. m. day*-
light. Saving Time and at. 9:00 last
evening the tender came out from
Quebec with about six more passengers. It made fast alongside and
we did not stop while the passengers
came on. Tlien we mailed out any
letters which we Wished to send to
our friends and relatives.
Shortly after the tender left us we
heard the sound of music and the
orchestra struck up some real American jazz. The first thing American
we'd heard since we left Detroit. All
over Canada they either talk French
or Cockney English. The ship was
closed off on the north deck and we
lanced. Dancing lasts until 11 or 11:15
p. m. Then it is customary to take a
few brisk turns around deck and
retire.
Really an upper isn't as bad as a
lower, because you fit so tightly that
you couldn't roll cut if you wished.
This morning the deck steward called
us at 8:00 and said that as there was
only one sitting for breakfast, there
would be no gong and that the meal
was at 3:38. So we had to hurry
around and get dressed, after breakfast we walked around deck ' for a
while, then the boys fixed up the deck
games. These are very Interesting.
They consist of Slmffleboard, deck
quoits (the quoits are made of rope
and are round) the object being to
ring a small stake about ten feet from
you. Then there is also "detfk tennis,"
The '"balls" are rings made either of
rope or rubber. The >net is as high as
your head, and tlie rules are the same
as for regular-tennis. Only you are
.not to put your hand over your head
when you thow the ring and you may
not use more than one hand to eaten
with.
The crew is quite small, about 55
or 60. But it is much fun, ybu meet
the people as more friendly terms,
all are very congenial.
We are now in the Gulf of St Lawrence and will be on tho Ocean tomorrow. That is when the fun will
begin, so far none are seasick, but we
dare not speak too soon.
Wish you were, all here.
More later,
Mrs. II. Clute
Mrs. I. C. Clute
Mercedes Moore.
^ We give herewith mentions from
personal columns which bring back
memories- to many of our older citizens and readers:
LOCAL   BREVITIES
August 30, 1878
Clare needs a better townhall.
There is a lengthy individual living
at lioomis known as long Tom. Tjlr.
.JefCeries supplies him with meat and
address it t6 him thuswise:—— -—
Tom.
Parlevous Frattcais? That is what
is the matter With "Postmaster Rockafellow. He cannot read the letter
written him in French by a Canadian
postmaster.
Monsieur William DeMo,   chef   de
cuisine of A. J. Clute's camp took   a
■vacation and some whiskey the other
r i-ay, and enjoyed a tearing old tear
at Clare.   And he wanted It- mfention-
Continued on last page
Later Dr. W. F. Clute received a
cable gram that the party arrived
October 3rd at Southampton, Eng.,
and from his most recent letter he
believed they <vvere now in Brussells,
Germany.
SCENE ON STREET OF CLARE IN THE YEAR 1871.
The picture was taken near the present location of the Hotel Doherty.,
Clare is the name of a bright little village situated midway between Saginaw and Reed City, on the Flint
and Pere Marquette Railway, one of the most extensive railroad lines passing through.the state, reaching from
Toledo, on Lake Erie, to Ludington, on Lake Michigan.    Clare county is geographically nearly the center of
the state, on the high table land of the water shed, and is noted for it's healthful   climate,  its  extensive  timber operations, and unsurpassed agricultural lands.
Clare village has some seven hundred inhabitants, and is increasing. The business places comprise
about a dozen dealers in dry goods and groceries, three hotels, three saloons, two drug stores, two millinery
store, a jewelery stores, a clothing store, a picture frame store and undertaking establishment, a hardware
and furniture store, two boot and shoe shops, a harness shop, a blacksmith shop, a carriage shop, a foundry and
machine shop, two shingle mills, a grist mill, a planing mill, sash and door factory, a grain elevator, and numerous small industries incident to every village.
The Congregationalists have a good church building and a flourishing society, and the Methodists Episcopal society have a new church just completed, which would do credit to a larger town. There is a graded
school in charge of competent teachers, red ribbon and white ribbon temperance societies, three lawyers,
three doctors,'and more healthy children and good looking girls than any other place the size of it in the state.
To these attractions should be added a brass band, a champion base ball club, an Agricultural society which
holds its first fair this fall, and a 'well circulated newspaper. The Clare County Press. With good churches,
good schpols, good society, good facilities for the transaction of business, and cheap, lands in abundance, Clare
is destined at no distance day to become an important center of industry and trade.
local minister to
speak in Interest of
Rev-- H- B> Johnson' to Tour
Manistee and Gratiot Counties
at  Request   of  Republican State Central
Committee.
Rev* H. B. Johnson, of this city,
will tour Manistee and Gratiot counties next week in the interests of the
Hoover-Green campaign, working under the direction" of the Republican
State Central Committee. He will
speak several times each day and deliver evening addresses at Bear Lake,
Brethern, St. Louis and Ithaca.
Mr, Johnson has a state wide reputation as a public speaker of marked
ability and has had a large amount of
experience in campaign work. He
was invited by the State Central Committee to take part-in this campaign
because of the large number of requests which came to them for his
services.
PROMINENT CLARE
FIRM SOLD TO
AA CRIGIER
New   Proprietor   to   Take
'   Immediate Possession of
Clare Realty Go.
The Clare Realty Company of Clare,
which was formerly owned and managed by Tony Achardy successful
candidate for state Senator from the
2Sth district at the September primaries, was purchased Friday by A.
S. Crigier of Harrison, ex-sheriff of
Clare county.
Tony Achard was president"of the
company, which does a -fire insurance
business and is not a real estate
agency as the name would imply, and
was active in the management until
about one year ago when he became
interested in politics.
• Mr. Crigier was sheriff of the county
from 1923 to 1927 and prior to that
time was engaged in the merchantlle
business in Harrison. He has been a
resident of the county for many years
and has a wide acquaintance in this
section. He will take immediate
charge of the business.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM
FAR-AWAY NEW JERSEY
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A check was received at this office
this week from Miss B. Louise BrusKe
for the renewal of the Sentinel to her
Long Branch, N. J., address, thru
which source she has kept posted of
her former home town since her departure a number of years ago.
We quote her letter tn part which
is convincing that our "comings and
going and doings," are interesting
even so far from our little city:
"Very often the names in its news
items are strange to us but as we
scan its pages pleasant memories are
often recalled and familiar places
brought to mind.
1 was glad to read that the Clare
high school has a band and that the
boys and girls there have, an opportunity to get instrumental instruction.
I should like to hear them play. With
best wishes.
Very truly yours,
B. Louise BrusKe.
IN MEMORIAM
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY
FOR MRS. ELSIE ST1NS0N
The remains of Mrs. Elsie Stinson
who passed away at her home in Detroit last Friday afternoon, were
brought to Clare and funeral services
held Sunday afternoon from the home
of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Thompson. Rev. A. P.- MacDonaid,
pastor of the Baptist church, officiated, and burial was made in Cherry
Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Stinson spent many years before her marriage to Edward Stinson,
in Sheridan township. After her marriage she made her home in western
Canada, returning to Michigan about
a year ago.
The deceased was of a Very quiet
disposition, reading and studying the
latest issues was her greatest enjoyment and during her (illness which
covered several mouths she was a
very considerate patient. She made
practically all arrangements for her
own services and was ready to answer her Maker's summons. '
The husband and five children survive, together with a number of other
relatives.
Two years has passed since we laid
our wife and mother away, October
28th, 1926.
.Through all pain at times she'd smile
A Smile of Heavenly birth
And when the angles called her home
She smiled farewell to earth,
Heaven retaineth a tresure
Earth the lonely casket keeps
And the sunbeams have to linger
Where our sainted mother sleeps.
Ira Root
The girls, Arlene and" Bernice Root
ANNOUNCEMENT
I
I wish to announce to my cream
and egg patrons that after Noyember
1st, I will enter the employ of the
Home Dairy Co. and will occupy the
building now under construction on
the opposite side of the street from
present location on West Fourth
street.
I solicit the continuation of- your
present patronage.
F. Lu Bergey,
Mrs. A. E. Hunt, of Niland, California, also wishes to keep in touch with
former Clare friends and The Sentinel now makes her a weekly visit.
She states they have 104 acres grape
fruit,developing in which they see a
great future. The orchard is In imperial Valley. They were residence
of tlie West Grant community leaving
twenty-six years ago for the western
statue.
MRS, CHAS. CALKINS
DIES AT LANSING
MONDAY EVENING
Desceased was Formerly a
Glare Resident and Prominent in Social and Business Circles. ,
The sad news of the death of Mrs.
Charles Calkins, of Lansing, but for
many years an esteemed resident of
this city, was received here Monday.
Mrs. Calkins underwent an operation at a hospital at Lansing Monday
morning and passed from this life in
the evening, her illness being of short
duration.
The funeral was held from her
home Wednesday and the remains
taken to Saginaw for interment.
CROSLLY RADIO.
I wish to announce that I am the
exclusive dealer for the Crosley radio
In Clare and vicinity and will give
demonstrations upon request. "Your
there with the Crosley."
■    Cotton Radio Hospital.
ANOTHER BABE CALLED BEYOND
TWO NEW EAST
MICHIGAN AIRPORTS
The little son, Leon Leroy, born to
Mr. and Mrs. Orval L. Smith, of Merrill, on October 16th, lived but the
short space of one day before passing into the Great Beyond.
Funeral services were held at their
home Friday, Rev. Holley, of Rosebush, officiating. Interment was made
in the Farwell Gemetery.
CARD OF APPRECIATION.
(By E. M. T. Service)
| Two East Michigan cities which
are planning airports are Pontiac and
.Midland.
I Pontiac will construct a hangar in
grade runways on 160 acres of land
six miles West of Pontiac.
! The. Midland Kiwanis Club sponsored the project for an airport at Mid-
'land. Dr. Herbert H. Dow agreed to
provide the funds for the purchase of
120-ac're tract located one-half mile
east of the city limits.
1 wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors for the nice lot of
cards, letters, flowers and plants and
the personal calls which I received
while in the hospital as they surely
helped to pass the time and cheer
me up and I appreciated them very*
very much.
Mrs. Fred Irwin.
Many Thanks
Many thanks to neighbors and
friends for the beautiful flowers, potted plants, letters and cards sent me
while at the Samaritan hospital.
Mrs. John Stough,
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CARD OF APPRECIATION
We truly appreciate the wonderful
patronage given to our supper.
St. Cecelia Society.
Anderson's Rexall 1c 3alo now going
on.—adv.
SPECIAL SERVICES
The Baptist church will begin a
series of gospel mission on Wednesday evening, November seventh, next
day after election. The pastor will
have to aid him in the leading of this
work, two-young men, fine singers
and good preachers, who are consecrated to the Lord and to the work
they are called,into. An earnest invitation from both the pastor and
church is extended to everyone who
loves the Lord to he on hand for the
very first meeting and to you who
have not yet learned tot love Jesus
and serve Him, we extend a warm
loving welcome. Come! Couae!! Wednesday evening, Novemher 7th.
NEW ENGLAND SUPPER.
The Colonvllle Ladles will hold
their annual New England supper' in
their church basement on Thursday
evening, November 1st.
UPTONS RETURN
FROM ANNUAL
COLORADO TRIP
Party Visit Moffit TunneJ
and Other Points of Interest.      Men Enjoy
Early Deer Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. * Hampton, and
Mr. and Mrs. Burnie Hampton of Harrison, returned Monday from an auto
trip to Aurora, Colorado, where they
visited their son and brother, Mr, and
Mrs. Frank Hampton. They made the
trip in a new Model A. Ford car and
drove more than 5,000 miles without
experiencing any difficulty of any
kind. Mr. Hamptpn is more enthused
than ever over the performance _of
this car on a long trip or over the
mountains, where the marvelous
second speed of the Ford took them
up the grades past other makes of
cars which were laboring in first or
second.
The men went deer hunting on the
west side of the divide, about 200
miles from Denver, and standing on
the runway where he got his deer
last year, "Ike" shot a black tailed
mule buck at 23 minutes to 9:00
o'clock the first morning of the open
season, and won the knife that was
awarded by an Aurora hardware merchant for the first deer killed by an
Aurora citizen or visitor. The others
each killed a deer later.
There was about -Ash: inches of
snow or. the ground when they left
their hunting camp, bu; they drove
through sixteen inches of snow before
they :.ached rh_ west. <->h1 dC Oarle
ton tunnel. This tunnel is a little
more than two miles in length and
they left eight ihches of snow at the
west end, but found barely ar. inch
of snow upon the ground at the east
end Oi' Hiu tannel.
The party had some very interesting sight seeing tours including the
great Moffit tunnel, hut Mr. Hampton,
who is an enthusiastic golf player
visited hut one golf course and onlj
played one game of eighteen holes.
Every ;man who plays this fascinating game has learned that there is
an individuality about every club in
his set, and this fact may have had
something to do with Mr. Hampton
not playing more golf while On his
western trip, and thereby hangs an.
interesting tale.
Few strangers play on the Houghton Lake or Mt. Pleasant courses and
if the clubs of the players get mixed
in the bag it really does not matter
for they can sort them out when they
finish the game, so Mr. Hampton had
neglected to mark tho bag although
he had his name on each of his clubs.
While playing on the Denver course,
ho used liis putter on the green and
then put it into a container which
looked like his own and walked to
the next tee, but when he took the
driver out of the bag, he-learned that
he had picked up the wrong set of
clubs. Mr.- Hampton went back to the
green and made the exchange but
failed to take out his putter, and
when he arrived at the next green the
other player had left the course without leaving his name or address,
The loss of this Club which had
served Mr. Hampton so Well in some
of the matches which he had playe*d
with his Clare frientts discouraged
"Ike," and he gave up the game until
he could have time to break in a new
club, . * •
VICTORY FOR i
ALDREAD MEN
Goach Substitutes Players of
Second Team, Who Make
Excellent Showing,
Completely outclassed throughout,
the entire game, Gladwin high lost
to Clare high on Ward's field, by the
score of 56 to 0. The visitors were
never a threat to Clare's goal, and
made only three first downs during
the game, and these were made during
the scond and third periods when
Coach Aldread had all of his second
string men in the game,
Gladwin kicked off and the ball was
grounded on Clare's 32 yard line. Tlie
Clare back field carried the ball on
running plays for a first down, and
Grover got away on a wide end run,
taking the ball behind perfect interference, for 55 yards and the first
touchdown of the game. A pass from
Grover to Jones was completed for the
extra point.
When Gladwin received the hall on
the kickoff, it was grounded on their
own 27 yard line and on the first play
the ball was_ fumbled but recovered
with a loss. They punted, but the ball
hit one of the Gladwin players on the
h-u.d and i't rolled back toward the.
' 'are team and was recovered . by
Jiem on their 15 yard line. On the
third play Grover crossed the goal line
for the second touchdown, hut the
pass for the extra point was batted
'lown by a Gladwin player.
Gladwin received the ball on the
kick off on their 42 yard line and
after carrying the ball for 6 yards on
running plays, they fumbled and
Joslin recovered for Clare. The locals
made two first downs' in rapid succession, and on the fourth down with 6
yards to go, Grover passed to Johnson,
who carried the ball over for a touchdown, but a pass, Grover to Hearns,
for the extra point was grounded.
Gladwin kick off and Grover made
a first down on the first play, and
the whistle sounded for the first quarter with tlie score 19 to 0. Clare made
a first down, and with the third down
aud 3 yards to go, Grover passed to
Hearns who took the hall over for a
touchdown but Grover failed on an
attempt to kick goal which made the
score 25 to 0.
Callihan, F. McCoiluell, McKinnon,
Murphy, Jordan and Leonard Stanley
were substituted for J. McConnell,
Jones, Northon, Joslin and Hearns.
Clare made a first down on three successive plays and on the next two running plays gained 6 yards but were
penalized 15 yards for holding, and although McKinnon carried the ball for
a good gain and a pass from Grover
to McConnell was completed, the
ground gained was not enough for a
first down and tne ball went into Giao-_
win's' possession 4 on Clare's 49 yard
line.
Gladwin then made' their first down
of the game. Collins, Updegrove and
Horton were substituted for Captian
Thayer and two other of the regulars
making practically an entire second
team. Gladwin made another first
down on running plays. Gallagher, was
substituted tor Collins. On the fonrth
down, Gladwin punted outside to
Clare's 15 yard line and after making
a first down in two running plays,
Clare punted to midfield as the half
ended with the score 25 to 0.
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GOOD TIME PARTY.
A good time party will be given
Friday night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Parsoll hear Herrick. A
weiner roast and homemade ice cream
will be enjoyed,   Everyone welcome.
Princess Theatre   \ _.
Ocotber 27 to November 2nd l
Sat. 27—Four Walls—Jno.  Gilbert.
Sun.:Mon.—The Little Shepherd of
Kingdom Come—Richard Barthelmus
—You have read the hook—Now see
the picture and enjoy a real treat.
Tues.-Wed:—Warming Up—Richard
Dix—Baseball and a big League
game.
Thur.-Fri.—The Shield of Honor-
Ralph Lewis—Collegians.
Coming in Novemher: Grip of the
Yukon, Kit Carson, Butter and Egg
Man, Telling the World, Son-el and
Son, Harold Teen, Michigan Kid, and
others.
SOCIAL AT GLASS SCHOOL
Hallowe'en Shadow social at the
Glass school house* Wednesday night,
October 31st, at 8:00 o'clock. "Ladies
bring a box and the gents will buy
your shadow.
Martha Fuller, Teacher,
CARD OF APPRECIATION.
We wish to thank oirr neighbors
and friends for their kindness shown'
Us, and also the Browh "Ladles Aid,
the teacher and pupils of the Balsloy
school for tlieir rememberance to
Thelma while in the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gordon,
":i
Rexall lc sale ends Saturday, night,
-adv.