1930-05-09; Clare Sentinel

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HOME TALENT PLAY
BNT LUCIA STAGED
HERE NEXT WEEK
Over One Hundred Characters Appear In Comedy
of College Life During a Home?
Coming
"Everybody is busy rehearsing and
working hard for the successful staging of the great collegiate comedy,
"Aunt Lucia", under the auspices of
the Altar Society of St. Cecilia
church on Thursday and Friday, May
15 and 16th, at 8:15 o'clock. The
various committees are working
diligently and everything is under
way to make "Aunt Lucia" the biggest entertainment ever staged in
Clare. The cast includes over a hundred people. It is a burlesque comedy
Of college life and has a number of
hilarious comedy spots. This play
has been staged with hundreds of
organizations and has been a tremendous success whenever staged.
The play proper deals with the
story of the home coming of Bula
Bnla College and is collegiate in
•every way.
The setting of the play is a fraternity drawing room.
The whole story revolves the keen
anticipation of the school on the arrival of an old maid, Aunt Lucric'a
Wakefield, who is worth fifty million
dollars and who plans to give the college a large sum of money. She is to
be the honored guest at the Home
Coming of Bula Bula College and is
an aunt to one of the girls, Betsy
(Lucile Haley). Jerry Watson (Acy
Parker) one of the college boys with
the help "of his two roommates,
George and Dick, dresses himself as
an old lady for the entertainment of
his fellow fraternity brothers. While
dressed in the outfit he is mistaken
by Prof. Gaddis, (Art Fleming) the
absent minded college professor, who
has been in love with Marthy, the
Dean of Women (Pearl Johnson) for
fifteen long years; for Lucia Wakefield of Florida. They immediately
Introduce him to the college president
and his wife. Once in dilemma it is
impossible for him to explain without
getting in bad and so he is carried
on thro ugh tout the play masquerad
ing as Aunt Lucia when in reality he
Is only Jerry Watson.
The Baby Pageant featuring 100
children between the ages of 5 to 7
with Mrs. Margaret McKnight as
special Dramatic Reader is the curtain raiser and one of the unique
.features of the entertainment.    •
The   College   Glee   Club   portrayed
by  twenty  prominent  business   men
of Clare and twenty-five young high
* school ladies open the play and give
a lot of entertainment.
But.the high spot of the entertainment—the big sensation of the evening will be the Sorority Girls' of the
Sig-Sig-A-Relte Sorority. This group
consists of twenty-eight of our prominent business men who protray college sorority girls..
These girls will dance their way
across the stage next Thursday and
Friday nites. Remember the dates.
May 15 and 16th. This feature is
Worth the price of admission alone!
These special features in addition
to a three act college comedy make a
well rounded out production, and an
evening of fun that no one can afford
to miss.   Mrs. Agnes Wyman, ■ pianist.
UNDERSIZED TROUT •
PROVE EXPENSIVE
.  TO LANSING MEN
Eleven of the Finy Tribe Concealed in Boots, Cost Each
$19.50 Before Justice
J. G. Young and Spirous Kahri-
nian, who gave their residence as
Lansing, are more familiar with the
modern methods of Conservation officers, and also realize how expensive
undersized brook trout are, than they
did before the present trout fishing
season opened, according to the report shown by the docket in Justice
Callihan's office.
These gentlemen were fishing on
one of Clare county's streams last
Saturday, when Conservation Officer
Eugene Pettit happened to arrive on
the scene, and when he asked them
if they had caught anything, they
said no, it is alleged.
The officer is Vised to making a
careful search and he noticed that
the heavy woolen socks which the
men had worn during their fishing
had been rolled carefully and placed
in their hip boots. But he discovered
something else inside the rolled sock,
namely eleven' undersized trout. The
fish were confiscated and each one of
the men heard the Justice say, just
$19.50.
MOTORIST STRIKES
GIRDER OF BRIDGE
NORTHJF CITY
Occ pants Only Slightly Injured But Car Wrecked
and Sold for Junk       v
CLARE TWENTY-
THREE YEARS HENCE!
Items From the Clare Morning Courier of May 10,
-   1930
Oldtiniers Recall an  Occasional
Event of a Score of Years
Back, i
Miss Thelma Cunningham aged 22,
whose home 3s in Cadillac, and Elmer
Stienburg, 28 of Moddersville, were
cut about the face and head Monday
morning, when the automobile in
which they were riding struck the
east girder on the bridge which
crosses the Tobacco, river at the
north end of the city.
John Spitsbergen, aged 42 also of
Moddersville and supervisor of Holland township, Missauka county, and
Miss Anna Steinburg were also passengers in the car but were uninjured.
The party left the home ,of Spitsbergen, owner and driver of the car,
at an early hour to take the young
ladies to Flint where they were em-
Ployed by the Industrial Mutual Association. Spitsbergen and his
brother-in-law, Stienburg, were to
proceed on to Detroit to transact
some business.
As they approached the bridge
while •driving at a high rate of speed,
Spitsbergen attempted to pass another car, but decided he did not
have room on the bridge and applied
his brakes, and the car was thrown
against the girder.
The front axle was torn out but the
car skidded for a distance of one hundred and fifty feet across to the opposite side of the :i'oad. From the appearance of the car, it was evident
that it turned over several times, and
was so badly wrecked that the owner
decided to sell it for junk.
YOUNG IAN SUCCUMBS
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
C. Jack Emery Became 111 While
Coming to Visit Relatives in
This Vicinity
Carlton Jack Emery was born at
Caro, Michigan, November 22nd. 1903
and passed away near Clare, April
29, 1930, at the early age of 26 years,
five month and seven days.
Mr. Emery was the oldest child of
Mn and Mrs. William Emery, -who
preceeded him in death seven years
ago.
He was united In marriage to Miss
Myrtle Rodabaugh March 9, 1930. He
was suddenly taken ill while enroute
to Clare to-visit his grandfather and
mother-in-law at who's home he was
called beyond after eleven days of
sickness.
He is survived by his .wife, three
sisters, two brothers, other relatives
and a host of friends.
Jack was always kind and loving
to everyone and was respected by all
who knew him. He was a member
•Oi the M. P. church at the time of his
death.
Funeral services' were h<*ld at Caro,
Friday, afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from
the s(. P. church with' Rev, R. R. Ter-
■Williger officiating.
Following are a few notes of interest from the Morning Courier of May
10th, 1930, and give the present residents of Clare some idea of the
growth and development which nearly a quarter of a century brought
forth:
The Consolidated Tractor Company
has completed it's belt line tunnel
under the N. Y. Central tracks at
Hervlek and the steel is down upon,
the entire line except from Chard
road to Brown's sub-division.
William Haley, the veteran stock
buyer, was able yesterday for the first
time in several weeks, to take his
place on the Board of Trade. Though
advanced in years and necessarily infirm, William retains tnat keen desire
for speculation which has for years
proven a winner for him.
The regular term of United States
Court for the,central district opens at
the Federal building at two o'clock
this  morning,  Judge  Lacy  presiding.
An unique party was held yesterday afternoon, when Ex-Congressman
Alward entertained at his blue ribbon
farm a company of old-time boys of
Clare, and those who years ago were
prominently identified with active
politics of the different parties.
Among the guests were C. H. Sutherland, C. W. Perry, A. J. Doherty, J.
A. Jackson, Joseph Hudson, L. L.
Kelly, G. J. Cummins, J. W. Calkins,
D. Ward, Mart Temple, and J. Mason.
Remiiiescences of by-gone days were
recited by those present, going far
back into the eighties. Many amusing situations were discussed and
disputes arose over the correctness
of the stories related. The old boys
had a jolly time, and all returned
home with none but the best to say
of the hospitality of the genial ex-
congressman. '
The above article bespeaks for itself and through the courtesy of the
librar'an of the city library, where
the old files of The Clare Courier are
in keeping, this mention is again
placed before readers of this com:
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FARMERS CARRYING
OUT EXPERIMENTAL
CROP PROJECTS
DANIEL CROUSE RETAINED
.  AS NIGHT POLICEMAN
Mayor R. I. Hether's appointment
of Daniel Crouse to succeed himself
as night policeman for" the ensiling
year was confirmed by the city
council at their meeting Monday evening.
The bills were allowed, as recommended by the finance committee but
no other business of importance was
transacted. The proposed air field
was. discussed but hO definite action
was taken towards the project.
, It was generally conceded by the
city fathers that this matter should
be attended to at once but they seem
to feel that it will require the concerted action of all of the citizens
and organizations of the city to make
the improvement possible.
Guaranteed > lawn hose,  Harris    &
Hirt.—adv.
Co-operating With College Experiment Stations Several
Have Test Plats   Of
Spring Plantings
To see a result or a demonstration
of a practice once is worth hearing
about it 80 'times according to a
Chinese proverb. Several Clare
County farmers believe in this proverb and are cooperating with the
State College Crops Department and
County Agricultural Agent in some
experimental work that is expected
to be of considerable value to farmers of the County.
Realizing that experimental work
done at the College Station Is limited in its application because of the
wide range of soil arid climate conditions over the state, the various
departments are anxious to have
farmers over the state cooperate in
as much experimental work as .possible to determine the best practices
for particular localities.
Several of these experimental projects are being carried out by Clare
County farmers this spring and summer. Glen Lower in Arthur township has planted some barley and alfalfa variety test plats to determine
the varieties of these two crops best
Suited to Clare County soil and climate. Mr. Lower also-has sown some
barley treated with mercuric dust to
determine the value of this treatment in controlling barley diseases.
Mr. Ed. Bruce and Jerome Caner of
Greenwood Township are also testing
the barley dust treatment and carrying on some potato experiments. Mr.
Bruce will test the value of several
fertilizers for potatoes and the effect
of close and wide spacing in the hills
On the quality and yield of the crop.
Mr. Caner will plant small plats of
potatoes at different times from May
16th to June 20th to determine the
effect of the date of planting on the
quality and yield of No. 1 table stock.
Meetings will be held at these
farms during the summer to give interested farmers an opportunity to
see how the tests are Working out.
SHREVEPORT SPEAKER
TO ADDRFSS MASS
MEETING TUESDAY
G, V. Fenner Will Talk on "The
Chain Store Menace at
School Auditorium
T faoiu 'tis not without distress
You've \ept your light before my feet,
Oft times I've followed errant bent
And brought you-grief and sore defeat;
Bui your true life and patient love
i Have e'er \ept plain the surer way.
.gnJ fall short, you have not failed;
Far this I honor you today.
Star of my life-—
"My mother.
-H.tMdClv.te
A free mass meeting for the people
of Clare and vicinity, sponsored by
the retail merchants pf the city, will
be held in the high school auditorium,
Tuesday evening, May 13th.
C. V. Fenner, personal representative of W. K. Henderson, of Shreve-
port, Louisiana, owner and operator
of Radio Station, KWISH, and originator of the familiar greeting, "Hello
World, Doggoije You," will be the
principal speaker.
'•Mr. Fenner's subject will be "The
Chain Store MQaaco," and he has
given careful study of the problem
and is throughly competent to present the question to the people of this
or any other community in the
country.,
The retail merchants are arranging
this meeting for the purpose" of imparting to the consumer the facts
concerning the institution that has
been growing so rapidly during the
past few years, and the plans which
are under way to legislate against it.
In addition to the address by Mr.
Fenner, there will be other features
of entertainment and information
that will make it a very profitable
and enjoyable evening.
DAUGHTER BELIEVED
DEAD FOUND IN
CLARE THIS WEEK
Happy Reunion With Moth*
er Takes Place "at Home
of  Mr. and   Mrs,
Marcel Goury
LAST RiTES HELD
FOR WILLIS GREEN
AT COUNTY SEAT
Deceased was the Efficient Caretaker of Wilson State Park
For Three Years
The funeral services tor "Willis
Green of Harrison/ were held at the
residence Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. H. B, Johnson and
interment was in the Harrison ceme-
Mr. Green was a resident of the
county capital for many years and
was formerly engaged in the jewelry
i,usmessf He has been caretaker ai
Wilson State Park at Budd Lake during the past three years.
Mr. Green has been in poor health'
for eighteen months and during .this
time 'has been a-great sufferer.. A
life sketch will appear in next weeks
issue of The Sentinel.
THREE ACT COMEDY
TO BE PRESENTED BY
JUNIORS TONIGHT
Many Amusing Situations  to Be
Witnessed at H. S. Auditorium
I    in Play Written By Barry
\ Connors
REED CITY HIGH DEFEATED
TUESDAY ON LOCAL DIAMOND
Clare high school won their first
home basebal^ game of the season by
defeating Reed City high on the local
diamond Tuesday, by the score of 12
to 2.
The locals flayed a good brand of
baseball and took the lead from the
start, but the game was too one-sided to be of much interest to the fans,
McConnell and Runge took their
turns on the mound for Clare with
Stanley the receiver behind the plate.
The next game of the schedule is
with Midland at Midland today, and
Coleman comes to- Clare next Tuesday.
BIG TEAM HITCHES AND" COLT
BREAKING DEMONSTRATION
NEXT TUESDAY, MAY I3TH
Larger team units increase the
speed of getting spring seedings into
the ground and reduce power costs
per acre of crops. The treud to large
teams is inevitable. It is evident
folly to send two men to the field to
drive 2 or 3 horses each when one
man can easily handle teams up, to 20
horses with one pair of lines by hitching them properly. Many Clare
county farmers can very well use
larger teams to good advantage.
Many of the hitches being used with
3 and 4 horses have considerable side
draft that should be eliminated.
Mr. H. A. Moxley Horse Specialist
of the State College will demonstrate
hitches for 4, 5, and 6 horses that do
away With Side draft and permit each
animal to work in comfort. These
hitches have been used by Middle
Western farmers for several years
and are approved by the Horse Association of America.
The hitch demonstration will be at
Howard Penrose's in Sheridan township at 9:30 a. m, Tuesday.
In the afternoon at 1:30 Mr. Moxley. will demonstrate Colt breaking at
George Newton's farm 1 mile west
and 1-2-mile north of Colonville.
These meetings will interest etery
farmer interested«.in. raising, and
working good Tiorses.
Dinner guests last weeto-.Siihday
of Mr.andMrs. L. H. Thompson were
Louis Korden and Nester HlgginsF of
Fort' -Sill, -'Oklahoma; Mrs, "Mae
Fulcher and son, Louis, Enoc Nicely,
Mrs. Ruby Allen, Dick Davison, of
Alma, Ray Bushard, Rapids City;
Miss Nancy Lucas, Mt. Pleasant; Mr.
and - Mrs. L. JB.. Thompson, Jrr, and
daughter, Dorothy, of Lansing, and
Leo Joslin and George Grover, of this
city. The two former young men. returned :toJPort Sill Thursday; where
they;-are in straining.
The Junior Class of the Clare high
school, will present the three act
comedy, "The Patsy" at the high
school auditorium next Friday evening, May ninth.
Miss Marie Wagenaar, faculty advisor for the class, is the director,
and Forest Jordon and Miss Margaret
Doherty will  play the  leading . parts
in the presentation.        ,.., „,..—.
This play was Written by Kavry
Connors, and is filled With amusing
situations and clever sayings that
will keep the audience thrilled and
interested throughout the entire evening.
The proceeds of the play will be
devoted to the work of the class, and
they anticipate the usual splendid
support, of the people of -Clare aud
Vicinity'.
PROMINENT SPEAKER COMING
FOR MOTHERS' DAY
Mrs. A. P. (Bishop) Camphor,
Speaking on "The Mothers of Africa",
will be the attraction at* the Clare
Methodist church next Sunday morning, in observance of Mothers' Day.
Mrs. Camphor was many years in
Africa, With Bishop Camphor, and is
one of the most powerful and forceful
speakers in America today, and is
much sought after for her public addresses. Miscalculations concerning
a date in one of our largest churches
made possible her appearance here
on a Sunday. A rally, with the two
associated churches has been planned, that all three churches may hear
this noted speaker. Automobiles will
bring the entire church and Sunday
School from Farwell, aud the Herriek
people are to drive in. This will be
facilitated by having the service at
ten thirty, one-half hour later. "The
Devil iS to Pay in" Clare," is the topic
for the evening address by the pastor, as previously annpunced.
ENTERTAINS 0. E. S. OFFICERS
, Tuesday evening Mrs. John Nelson,
recently Installed Worthy Matron t>f
Zeridbia Chapter O. K. S., entertained
her OLicers aftd their husbands and
wiv^es at a seven o'cIock. dinner, at
her pleaa&nt home on east Eighth
street.
■ After all had partaken of the delightful mejal prepared by the hostess,
the men" retired to the spacious
porch, while the ladies enjoyed the
hospitality of the home in a social
hour.
BOWMAN WELL
FLOW REPORTED
TO BE1NCREASING
Odor Of   Escaping Gas Is
Noticed for Considerable Distance,
Persistent, fjut unconfirmed rumors
are afloat about the Bowman well,
south of the city, in which it is claimed that it went wild several times
last Saturday and flowed a much
greater quantity of oil than at any
other time since the well was brought
in.
All attempts to confirm this rumor
through the owners of the well have
failed, and very little infermat'on
seems to be available as to the exact
amount of oil that is produced iu this
well.
(However, tank cars are frequently
seen, on the railroad siding near by
and the odor of gas is very strong at
all times for a considerable distance
from the well, so it evident that it is
a paying proposition and is indication
pf oil -'n, the Clare field.
The Clare Development Company'",
oil well on the- Mary Hubel farm at
the city limits is now below the 3200
foot level and drilling in the Traverse
sand. '
There was a slight showing of gas
as the drill entered the Traverse and
all who are connected with the organization are very optomistic about
this' well.
The formations are still running in
conformity with those at the Bow
man number one in Vernon township, and if there is no cave-in or
other difficulty in connection with the
drilling, the ultimate result on this
well will be known soon.
A mother who had believed Tor *
thirty-three years that her baby girl
had died when but a few hours old,'
and the daughter, now a wife and the
mother of five children, who did not
know who her mother was until a few
weeks ago, we're reunited in Clare
this week, when'Mrs. Nellie Chandler
of Elkhart, Indiana, came to visit
Mrs. Leah Cour of this city.
Nellie Mott of Mottville, Michigan,.
was but sixteen years of age when'
she was married to Charles Hall, .and
two wee.us after the wedding, the
young bride was- left a Widow when
her husband, an electrician, .died fmm.
burns sustained as his body x'jime In
•contact wi;h a high tension wire.
Nine month later when her baby
girl was born, slie was. too ill to
realize how frail and puny the chila
was, and Mr. and Mrs. - Mott, her
aunt and uncle, decided to take her
baby from her, so they informed the
young mother that her baby had not
lived and they placed it in the chil-
drens home at St. Joseph, Michigan,
A few weeks later, Dr. and Mrs.
Bracey of Harrison, went to She home
to adopt a baby and selected the .little
Leah Hall and took her to their home
at Harrison where she lived until she
was married to Marcel .Cour of Clare.
This girl did not know that the
Bracey's were not her parents until
atout seven years of age when the
other children at the public school
told her she had been adopted-fr.om *
home and the foster parents infonnetf
her that she came from the St
Joseph home, but that they did not
know who her parents were.
About three months ago, Mrs. Cour
wrote to this home and explained
that she was now a mother cf five
children and that she felt it her duty
to ascertain the facts regarding her
parentage for the sake of her oyn
children.and requested the name aiid
address of the people who left her
there. ,
The, authorities at St. Joseph coin-
pl'ed with her request "and she wrote
to Frank and Cora Mott, addressing
the letter to "Mottville. Some weeks
passed before she received a "rejfly
from them at Elkhart where they now
live and where the letter had been
forwarded. ".   •
They told her that her mother's
name was Chandler and gave her address at Elkhart. Mrs. Cour wrote to
her mother and several letters pass'ed
between them. .Monday, Mrs. Nellie
Chandler and'two sons.and ,a dausto-
X&v drove their automobile into -the
ariveway of the Cour residence and a
happier reunion was never staged in
this city than that which occurred
at that time.
After a three day visit, the mother ■
returned to her home at Elkhart
"rryins ~lth her a premise of a visit
noon fr^m her daughter and with an
rgrcesient that no week should ever
pass ivithout an exchange of letters.
To r.ay that Mrs. Cour is happy oyer
finding her mother is putting it very
mildly. •
-DYNAMITE-
Cecil DeMillis spectacular drama.
A year in the making. The results,
more then justifies the time expended. Spectacular and thrilling. By
the terms of a strange will, a society
belle is forced to marry, she chose a
man condemned to die, but he re^
turns, society panoramas are blended into an enthralling situation, in
which a coal miner and his rival face
death together a thousand feet below the earths surface. What happens
furnishes the most startling climax
imaginable,-'—A Metro Goldwyn 12
reel super special—Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday .— 13-14-15 — Only 40
and 20 cents.
THE AVIATOR
Loop the Loop of Laughter with
the Ace of Funmakers — Edward
Everett? Horton,—in this Warmer, Air
Raft of Fun—Men O War is the 2
reel comedy—featuring—Laurel and
Hardy—Sunday, Monday, 11 and 12th.
KEN' MAYNARD
Your favorite Western Stat—-in-an
action picture-—-Lucky Larkin. — Friday, Saturday—9 and 10th.
May 20-21-22—Glorifying the Amer-
ican Girl—27-28-29—Under a Texas
Moon-—June—Hit the Deck-—Madam
X—Sunnyside Up—The Golden Calf—
The Trespasser—Sweetie and others.
For   refrigerators   see   Harris    &
Hirt.—adv.
MORGAN INSTALLS REFRIGERATOR CASE
FOR MEAT DISPLAY
Fred M. Morgan has installed a
new Hussman refrigerator meat display case and in the future will carry
a fairly complete line of fresh ready
cut meats including steaks, chops and
roasts, in connection with his grocery
stock.
This case is of the latest and moat
modern type and is an attractive addition to this place of business. It is
finished in white enamel and lighted,
with electricity.
In addition to the modern refrigerating system, there is a divise that
provides moisture for the case, thus
preventing the taking of moisture
from the meat as in most refrigerat- ■
ing systems. This also prevents discoloration and.saves shrinkage, Jt i*
claimed "that meats can be kept,for a
longer period in this case than in any-
other yet placed on the market.
GERTRUDE LUCILLE CAPPAERT
Little Gertrude Lucille, daugkter-'d?
Mrs. Bertha Cappaert, passed 'from
this, life Wednesday, May 7th, .-at the'
age of ten months and twenty days
following an 'illness of many mouths.
The remains were taken .to Decatur, Ind-, Wednesday Jtov interment.
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