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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1929
New Series Vol. 37, No. 44
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CITY COUNCIL RE-
DDIAIES ACTION
OFFORMERCOONCIL
Payment of Bill for Water
Meters Refused on Claim
Of Being Illegibly
Purchased.
At their meeting Monday evening,
the city council >voted to repudiate the
action of the council of 1927 when
they adopted the following resolution,
"That the water meters ^ purchased
from the Hersey Manufacturing Company were unlawfully purchased and
that payment of their bill be refused/*
♦ This resolution was adopted by a
yea and nay vote, there being four ot
the members of the council present
and voting.
The council of 1927 voted to install
-Water meters throughout the city and
entered into contract agreement with
tile Hersey Manufacturing Company
Whereby they might purchase live
hundred meters at a certain price, the
total amount for the entire number
being something more than five
thousand dollars.
' The mayoralty campaign issue in
the spring of 1928 was upon the question.of meters and Mayor R. I. Hether,
who opposed the installation of meters was elected. But before he took
over the reins of government, a large
« number of meters had been installed.
However, some of the meters which
had been received by the city and had
not been installed were returned lo
the company. The council alleges by
its action Monday evening that under
the charter of the. city, not more than
five thousand dollars can be expended without a referendum.
Collections during the year have
been on the old former flat rate instead of the meter reading except -*n
the businesss places and industries
where large amounts of water is
used. The collection was authorized
by a vote of the council last year.
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RCBINETIE FAMILY HOLDS
15TH  ANNUAL  REUNIO
Descendants Hold Gathering at;
Alwood's Grove Last
Sunday.
The fifteenth annual reunion of the
Robinett family was held at Alwood's
grove*"-in Arthur township, Sunday,
August 18th, 1929, with one hundred
sixty present, this being the largest
crowd in attendance since reunion
was organized.
The day was ideal and the family
gathering was such a happy affair
that it will be long remembered. At
one o'clock the crowd was seated at
the long stretch of tables one hundred feet in length, spread beneath
the beautiful maple trees, and after
invocation was offered by Cannon
Newman, all did justice to a bounteous dinner,
Following the dinner hour the president called the meeting to order, and
the minutes of last year's meeting was
read by the Secretary. The officers
were then elected for 1930, the same
was being retained for another year.
Mr. Hiram Flegel was the oldest mem-
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CAMP-FIRE GILS TO
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People of Clare Invited To
Witness   Ceremonies
Tuesday Evening.
- Next Tuesday evening, August 27th,
will be ceremonial night at the Saginaw Camp Fire Girls camp at Rotary
(Lake and the people of Clare aud
vicinity are invited to attend * and
Witness the presentation of the
awards which are to be given for
nature study, campcraft and) handcraft.
More than one hundred members
of the organization from Saginaw are
at the camp which is in charge of
Miss Mary L. Colvin, executive and
camp director of the Saginaw Camp
Fire Girls and her assistant, Miss
Mary Ruth Wolf.
The girls in the camp range in age
from six to eighteen years, the younger girls being enrolled as Blue Birds,
Until they are eleven years of age,
when they may become full fledged
members of the organization of Camp
Fire Girls.
During the past week that the
girls have been in camp, there has
been several "awards presented to
those who had passed the tests as
senior or junior life savers, aud these
■ awards were given by Winston
Thomas, swimming director of the
camp.
Bach evening is stunt night at the
camp and something special in the
way of entertainment is planned. One
of the interesting programs of • the
week was a^real circus parade which
was followed by a circus with all of
the interesting acts which are usually presented in the" great American
traveling circus.
Last Saturday, the campers visited
Clare, some of them (^hiking, part of
the distance to the city. In the evening, they related the. experiences and
r.ome of the incidents in connection
with the visit, and how some of them
worked their way into the Princess
Theatre.
In addition to the awards that are
to be'presented next Tuesday evening, the camp s"fire ranks, namely,
wood gathers,, fire makers and torch
bearers, are to be taken by some of
the campers. In . view of the fact
that an organization of Camp Fire
•_5rls is contemplated in Clare in the
near future, there should be a large
representation o*** our citizens attend
the camp next Tuesday. # ■
FOUR CRIMINAL
CASES ON AUG
UST CALEN
Jury Term to Convene at
Harrison Next   Monday
Before Judge Hart.
The Circuit Court for the County of
Clare will convene at Harrison next
Monday with the following cases on
the docket for the August term:
Criminal    Calendar
The People vs. Earl Davis, Fraudulent removal of mortgaged property.
The People vs. Archie Davis, Bastardy.
The 'People vs. William. R. Coil, Incest.
The People vs. Walter Gruno, Desertion.
issues of   Fact
Francis Diebold vs. John Schwer-
ten, Replevin.    ■
Paul Nass and Julius Schug vs.
State Mutual Rodded Fire Insui-ance
Co., Assumpsit.
Chancer-,/ Calendar
Ira Hitchcock vs. Amelia Hitchcock,
Divorce, at default July 22, 1929.
Percy Robbins vs. Virginia N. Rotf
bins, Divorce.
Worthy E. Shilling vs. Leona Shilling, Divorce.
William F. Clute vs. Irene C. Clute
and Clare County Savings Bank, Injunction.
Wild Life Reservation Association,
a corporation vs. Board of County
Road Commissioners and its members, Injunction.
Chancery Calendar
Cases iu which no progress has
been made for more than one year.
Charles F. Hext vs. James Moriari-
ty and Thomas Conlin, Injunction. At
issue Oct. 14, 1927.
Charles F. HeX"t_ vs. James J. Mor-
iarity, Joseph R. Moriarity ' and Thomas Conlin Administrator, Injunction.
William Bullis vs. Louisa Bullis, Divorce.
List of Jurors
Surrey, Louis Rawson.
Winterfield,   Hugh   Egts.
Clare, 1st ward, John Forbes.
Clare, 2nd ward, Joel, Huff man.
Clare, 3rd ward, Eli Ramey.
Harrison, 1st ward, Elmer Amble.
"Harrison, 2nd ward, Daniel Lock-
wood.
Harrison, 3rd ward, Paul Lang.
Arthur,   Clarence  Shull.
Franklin, Fred Harvey Sr..
Freeman, J. J. Beard.
Frost, Frank Cosgrove.
Garfield, Wm. Buckley.
Grant, Charles Ford.
Greenwood,  Cliffoi-d Chaffee.
Hamilton, George Miller,
Hatton, Earl Burton.
Hayes, Carrie Darling.
Lincoln, Frank Newsom.
Redding, Henry Austin. ■
Sheridan, Gerald Macklem.
Summerfield< Clara Davis.
Surrey, CarJ Updegraff.
Winterfield, Andrew Berkompas,
COUNTY FAIR OFFICIALS  PLANNING
it "HUE
Plenty   of    Entertainfnents
and Attraction's to-be/Had
forSeptemberl7thto20th.
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The officials of the Clare County
Agricultural Association have secured
the services of a noted airplane stunt
flier for the annual exposition which
will be held at Harrison, September
17 to 20th.
This flier will do all of the stunts
which are known to modern aviation,
and with'the assistance ot his understudy will make a parachute drop
from the plane each day of the fair.
The management has spared no
expense and trouble this year in securing, the Very best possible entertainment for the fair, for they are determined to carry out the slogan
adopted at the mass meeting of the
citizens of the county, "A bigger and
better fair than ever before."
Those in charge of the racing program have received enough inquiries
from horsemen to assure them that
there will be a greatly increased number of horses to compete for the large
purses which are being' offered this
year.
Marty of the business men of the
city are already making plans to arrange their business so that they may
spend more than the usual one day
at the fair this year.
Plans for interesting baseball
games are under way and will no
doubt be completed in time to announce the teams and' schedule in
next week's issue of the Sentinel.
BUICK A0T0 BURKS
SOOTH OF CLARE
REUNION HELD AT
CLARA AIRE RANCH
Both Branches of Families Came
To Michigan in the Eighteen Thirties.
A reunion   of   the  ^Park-Sheppardj
family, Tuesday of this week, at the
Clara Aire Ranch, included a gather-!
ing of the descendants of two of the
earlier Michigan settlers,
Both branches came to the state in
the eighteen-thjrties settling in Shiawassee and Clinton counties. There
were In attendance also those from
[Park Hill, Chemung county, New.
York from whence the original settlers, came; there were others of, the
family from western, and southern
states. ,
One of the valient colonels of the
Civil War, the revering of whose
memory was a special feature of the
occasion, was Josiah B. Park, the
father of the owner ot "Clara Air.e
Ranch."
At the commencement of the   Civil-
conflict, Colonel Park   was   commissioned tp raise Company   D   of   the
First Cavalry in response to the first
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ANOTHER WELL   .
TO GO DOWN
NEM   CLARE
Mellon Pollock Co. Have
Equipment on Ground
Near Loomis.
A Buick automobile driven by John
Pollard, Jr., who lives seven miles
south and one mile east of the city,
was destroyed by Are when it turned
turtle in the ditch about one and one-
half miles south of Clare on U. S. 27
late Saturday evening. The occupants of the car were uninjured except for slight scalp wounds.
NORTHERN DISTRIC
" FAIR |EPT. 913
Noteworthy Program of En-
tertainmentand Attractions
Secured for Annual Event
At   Cadillac.
Next week's issue of the Sentinel
will include in its advertising columns
an announcement familiar to the readers of this paper by reason of its annual appearance here for many years,
a statement of the especial attractions and more important features of
the Northern District Fair.
Directly following the State Fair at
Detroit, as has been true for ten years
or more, brings the opening date of
the District Fair at Cadillac earlier
than usual, Monday, September ^and
the following four days and evenings.
One of the most enjoyable programs of entertainment and the most
ndteworthy attractions ever provided
for the patrons of the Northern District Fair were included in the offer--j
ings of last year, and we are assured
by the active officials of the District
Pair that the entertainment features
Of the coming Fair will be higher
priced and better than ever before.
Three important State exhibit groups
in addition to two new departments
will give added interest and value to
this year's Northern District Fair.
The Mellon Pollock Company, of
Pennsylvania, have . their equipment
all placed and ready to spud in the
drill and begin actual operations on
a well one mile east of Loomis ancl
just off TJ. S. 10.
This well is only about seven miles
from Clare and will be watched with
a great deal of interest by all who
have leases or holdings of land around
Clare, as this well is to the northwe'st
of the Mt. Pleasant field.
There are no new developments at
the Lost Lake or McKay wells except
that the drills are going deeper and
deeper each day and no difficulty is
being  experienced  by  the  drillers.
REQUEST MADE AT
ANNUAL MEETING
TO RETAIN PASTOR
The Methodists had their annual
meeting last Tuesday evening. This
business session is called, in this
church, the "Fourths Quarterly Conference", and annual, reports come in
from the various societies, and -special activities of the church—the Sunday School, the Bpworth League, two
Aid Societies, the church treasurer,
the World Service and other missionary activities. The District Supt.,
Rev. J. C. DeVinney, presided, and
expressed much satisfaction with the
conditions reported. They passed a
unanimous vote of appreciation for
the work of Rev. and Mrs. Hurd, with
the request that they continue in the
pastorate here. Seventeen new members were reported.
HARRISON LADY
BECOMES BRIDE OF
MT. PLEASANT MAN
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Pretty Ceremoiiy Performed
At Home of Bride's Parents  Last Sunday.
Miss Alice Bruce, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bruce* of
Harrison, was -united in marriage to
Maynard May bee of" Mt. Pleasant, at
the home of the bride's parents last
Sunday at twelve o'clock noon.
Only the immediate relatives and
friends of the couple we're present
and they were attended by Howard
Stimpson, of Flint, and Miss Leona.
Hallett, of Harrison. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. H. B. Johnson of Clare, who used, the impressive
ring service.
Following the ceremony, a delicious
luncheon was served to the twenty-
five guests, and the happy couple left
for a motor trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The bride is a graduate of the Harrison high school and the Central
Michigan Teachers' College, and has
taught successfully in the schools of
the county for the past three years.
The groom is also a graduate of
the Mt. Pleasant college. Mr. and
Mrs. Maybee will reside in Harrison,
where he will have charge of tlie
manual arts ^department of the high
school next year.
The out of town guests were Mr.
ahd Mrs. Gordon Smith, of Gladwin,
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Matteson, of
Arcadia, Mrs. R. H. Chapman ancl
Lee Johnson, of Mt'Pleasant.
HARRISON MAN BREAKS
JAW WHILE DUMPING TRUCK
Scott Horn, of Harrison, aged forty-
eight, ancl in the employ of the Clare
county road commission as a truck
driver, broke his jaw Tuesday morning, while engaged in dumping a load
of gravel on the highway. He was
struck in the jaw by the crank that
is used for dumping the gravel. Mr.
Horn was taken to the hospital at
Bay City.
NORMAN DENSMORE
SERIOUSLY INJURED
COUNTY OFFICERS LOOKING FOR.MAX RUBEN
Local Man Short $97.50 When
Goods He Ordered Failed
To Arrive. ,
A warrant has been issued for Max
Ruben, who is wanted by the Clare
county officers on a charge of obtaining money ..under false pretenses, •
Ruben representee} himself to a
local man as being in the employ of
the Minnesota Woolen Mills, of Du-
luth, and receiving an order, was given a check for !?97.50, which check
was cashed at a local bank.
When the goods ordered failed to
arrive as promised, the Clare ma.n
wrote--to'the company and received a
letter in reply from the company informing him that Ruben was not in
their employ, but that it was reported in Duluth. that he was wanted for
the larceny of an automobile.
Ruben is about forty years of age,
dark complexioned and has a small
dark mustache. He is short and thickset, weighing about one hundred and
seventy-five pounds. He usually
wears a dark blue suit df clothes and
seldom wears a hat.
OHIO MEN ARRESTtD
BY GAME WARDEN PETTIT
Ull GA1E
The first base ball game of the season will b$ -played at Ward's park
Sunday afternoon. August 25th. Admission 25c.
SOUTHERN SINGERS COMING
The/ "Cotton Blossom Singers",
from the Piney Woods School, in Mississippi, will give an. entertainmjeHj
in the Clare Methodist church Uext
Sunday evening, August 26th, •• at
seven-thirty. Admission free. This
colored Quartette represents the
above school, and takes a collection
for the support of the school. Thoy
sang In Ames church, "Saginaw, last
Sunday evening, and are booked for
First church, Grand Rapids. See
window cards, with pictures.
Fred Pfeiffer, about fifty years of
age and R. G. Marsh, about forty-
eight, and both residents of Akron,
Ohio, were arrested by Deputy Game
Warden^ Eugene Pettit of Clare on a
charge of having under sized fish, in
their possession.
The men had been fishing at Three
Lakes in Garfield township, west of
Oiare and had forty-four fish, all under the legal length, when interviewed by the game warden.
They both paid the customary line
which is assessed for the violation of
the fish law.
AUCTION SALE
TWO YOUNG MEN
HURT IN AUTO WRECK
Accident Occurs Eleven Miles
North of Clare Wednesday
Evening.
. Alva Stephen, nineteen years old
youth, whose parents live near Grayling, and Max Groom, twenty-two, of
Howell, were injured when the automobile in which they were riding
collided with another car on TJ. S.
27 eleven miles north of Clare, Wednesday evening.
The name of the driver of the other
car was not learned, but his car was
damaged considerablly and the car
which belonged to the lads was almost a complete wreck.
Stephen's right knee was badly cut
and bruised and he was bruised about
the body. Groom was pinned under
the car until passing* motorists were
able to get him out. He was cut
about the head and his foot injured.
The lads had heen on a trip to.
the "Upper Peninsula and were "on
their way to Lansing, where they had"
expected to fi:ud work. They were
brought to Clare for surgical treatment by: John Martin, <>i Saginaw.
Auto Accident Occurs Four
Miles East of Clare Saturday Evening.
Norman Densmore, a farmer aged
fifty-seven, who lives northeast of the
city, was seriously injured when the
Ford touring car which he was driving was struck by a Pontiac Coupe
driven by Lester Campbell, of Detroit, about four miles east of Clare
on TJ. S. 10, late Saturday evening.
Mrs. Densmore, their twin daughters and a grandson were riding in
the car, and all were returning
home from Clare where they had
been doing their shopping. Mrs.
Densmore was bruised about the
head and one daughter had her hand
cut while the other daughter was
bruised about the body.
The touring car was thrown into
the ditch from the force of the impact of the other car and rolled over
on the top. Mr. Campbell was on his
way to Houghton Lake and was alone
in the car. He was uninjured but the
♦front axle and one wheel of his car
was broken. /
EDWARD CAUSGROYE JK.
DIES AT SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
Th'e sad news of the death of Edward, Jr., the ten year old son of Ed-
Ward Causgrove, of Vassar, which occurred at the Samaritan Hospital at
Bay City, was received in Clare by
'relatives shortly afternoon .Tuesday.
Edward had been spending his summer vacation with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wyman, of. this city,
when he was strickened with appendicitis and was rushed to the hospital July 29th. «
He will be greatly missed by the
little friends he has made here, as
well as the older ones. He was of a
kind disposition and his winning ways
won for him many friends.
The funeral will be held at Reese
Friday morning and interment made
in 'the St. Cecilia cemetery, Clare beside his mother.        '
CITY   SCHOOL
OPENS TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 3RD
SixNewMemberson Faculiy
and  But  Slight   Changes
Made in Books Used.
The Clare Public school will open
on Tuesday, September 3rd. Pupils
are to come to school in the morning
and in the grades work will begin as
per the usual schedule. The same
books w'll be used as last year, except in the ease of spelling and language where there will be a change
in some grades, pupils shoiild not
buy new books until told to do so by
their teacher. In l\igh school sclied-.
ules of classes will be made out in
the forenoon. Iu the afternoon all
classes will meet for a short time so
that the names of the text books may
be given out and assignments made
so that classes will get into full swing
on**"Wednesday.
Superintendent Bogan and Principal Tichenor will be in their offices-
on Saturday and Monday proceeding
the opening of school and will be glad
to confer with anyone regarding the
course of study or any other matter
in connection with school work. Any-
i'one wishing a conference at any
other time may do so by appointment.
Tuition is the same as last year, A
complete announcement appears on
another page.
Following is a list of teachers who
have been engaged for the coming
year:
G. R. Bogan, Superintendent. '
W. E. Tichenor, ^Principal, 'Agriculture.
Mrs. Stella Lampman, History.
Miss Louisa Rogers, French ancl
Latin.
Miss Marie Wagenaar, English.
Henry Baumgarten, Commercial.
Miss Audrey Morgan, Home Economics.
George Boyd, Science and Band.
Floyd Alldread, Coach, Manual
/Training.
Miss Doris Gerow, Music and Physical Training.
Miss Catherine Crowel, Kindergarten and Art.
Mrs. Elizabeth Maybee, Eighth
Grade.
Miss Beatrice Secor, Seventh Grade
Miss Eunice Slentz, Sixth Grade.
Miss Grace Reagan, .Fifth Grade.
Mrs. Alta Bellinger, Fourth Grade.
Miss Margaret Alexander, Third
Grade.
Miss Helen Mitchell, Second Grade.
Mrs. Estella W. Holden, First
Grade.
Owing to ill he'alth, I will sell 'our"
household goods at public auction at
the residence on corner-of Beech aiul
Notice
All persons owing bills- contracted
_ ,    ,        . , at the Standard Dii Station until Aug-
Wheaton Ave.,  on  Saturday, August j_Bt mh/ pleas.e cal, at tlle 01ti_enfl
31st.   See list next week.
Russell Naftzgar.
| State Bank and settle same,
j Arthur Parrish.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Cedar Ridge Farm now announces registered Percheon norses.
Also registered sheep of all kinds,
Leaters, Swamps, Rambelles, Oxfords and all, other grades.
Adv. C. R, F.
STEPS TAKEN T0
ORGANIZE BOY
SCOUT TROOP
Enthusiastic Meeting ,of Business Men Held Fpr Purpose   Last   Friday
Evening.
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Fifteen of the representative "business and professional men of the city
met at the' store of the Clare Hard'
ware and Furniture Company, last
Friday evening for the purpose of
formulating some plans for the organization of a troop of Boy Scouts in
Clare. •
B, N. Mercer was chosen as chairman of th'e meeting .and Mr. Noogles,
executive of the Saginaw area of Boy
Scouts of America Avas present, and
when introduced to the group of men
gave a very interesting and enthus-;
iastic outline of the work of the
organization in .the smaller communities and cities.
A permanent citizens committee was
then formed with Mr. Mercer as chairman and George White as secretary,
and a finance committee composed of
Messrs. John Doherty, L. W. Jack-,
son and E, G. Johnston was appointed.
Mr. Noogles stated that Clare's
share in the area work was three hundred dollars, and he further informed
the committee that they might expect
supervision* and efficient assistance if
this amount was paid, and by a unanimous vote of the men present, this
assessment was accepted.
Although the plans are not yet
complete, the tenative arrangement is
to have a band concert in the city
park some evening in the near future^
and a troop of the Saginaw Scouts
will be present to give a demonstration of scouting. No funds will be
solicited at this concert but the campaign for subscriptions for the work
will be inaugurated during the few
days immediately following.
Princess Theatre
August 23 to 30
Fri.-Sat, 23- 24—The Lariet Kid-
Hoot Gibson.   .
Sun.-Mon.—Why Be Good—Coleen
Moore, and Neil Hamilton—Greatest
Whoopee! — picture since Flaming
Youth.   '
Tues.-Wed.-Thur. — Innocense of
Paris—Maurice Chevalier—Brilliant—
singing, dancing marvel—The sensation of New York—Hear and see him
in this romantic drama, of a nobody
of the streets, who became the stage
idol of the'wo'rld.
Matinee—Tuesday, 2:30, 25c-10c.
Evening 40c-20«.
Coming—September 3, 4, 5—Show
Boat.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Elm. Grove Ladies Aid will
give an ice cream social, at the
church next Wednesday evening* August 28th.   Everyone invited.
LAST RITES HELD
FORGEOJHSTESIDE
Pioneer of   Clare   County
Laid to Eest After Fifty-
One Years Residence
In  County.
George Burton Whiteside was bora
in Belhi, Ontario, January 25th, 185.3,
and departed this life at his home
east of Clare following a brief illness,
August 14th, 1929, aged seremty-sfi
years, six months and nineteen days.
He was married at Woodstock, Ontario, August 30, 187*i*, ,to Miss La-
dusky Malcolm, of L®Me Hunger, Ontario. To this union «aix children,
were born. One daughter, Alice
Maude Browne, died January 8, 1919,
the other five children survive him.
He came with his wife to Clare,
fifty-one years ago and located on a*
farm one mile north, of Colonville,
later moving to the Clare county I_-
firmary, which was then located,
across from the Cherry Grove cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Whiteside had charge'
of that institution for sixteen years.
They then located on the farm one
mile east of Clare, which is st'll this
family, home.
About ten years ago, he took
charge of the power plant at the Tobacco river dam and has been rated
as one of the best Operators in this
district, being always ready for duty
•in all kinds of weather and under any
kind of- circumstances. At one time
he was on duty for eighty-four hour*
without relief.
Mr. * Whiteside was familiarly:,
known as "Dad" and was highly respected in the community where he
had resided since the pioneer days
when the great pine forests of this
section were still standing.
He leaves to mourn their loss, beside his faithful companion, three
sous, Arthur, of Lansing, Olo Glen, of
Shephprd aud George M., of Pontiac
and two daughters, Mrs. Florence
Bailey of Pontiac, and Mrs. Grady*
Falk of Cincinhatti, Ohio, five grandchildren and one great grandchild and
one brother, Hobert Whiteside wh#
resides at Tillsonburg", Ontario.
Funeral services were held* at tbe
residence, Saturday, afternoon, with
Rev. H. B. Johnson officiating and to-
terment matle in' Cherry Grove cemetery,
Those present to attend .the "Berr-
ices from a distance beside the' Immediate family were Elgin Malcolm,
Scotland, Out., and J. W. Kreger, of
"Pontiac.      .   ' " .«.
Forehanded. ^
Some people think that ^rMitHng
for the future is *w»v'ng a spare fir*
—Kansas City Journal Post.