1931-08-28; Clare Sentinel

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THE  QLA&E  SENTIWET
TH^CLARE  SENTINEL
Official   Paper" of
Clare and Clare County
Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1931
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GOLDEN WEDDING
CELEBRATED BY
HERIDANCOUPLE
Mr, and Mrs. Thos* Hutchinson Renew Vows Before
Assembly-of Friends
Monday Night
Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Hutchinson,
pioneers of Clare county, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
their comfortable home in Sheridan
township, Monday evening, August
24th. About one hundred-thirty old
friends and neighbors were invited tq
the home to witness the beautiful
sacred service performed by Rev.
Honderick reuniting this esteemed
couple. Promptly at the appointed
lime the beautiful .selection, "0,
Promise Me", was sung by Mrs.
Ernest Kleiner, then to the strains of
the wedding march played by Miss
Helen Kleiner, the wedding party
marched through the decorated rooms)
to the spacious porch, where the
guests had assembled. The ceremony
which pledged anew the vows taken
a half a century ago was very impressive and more than one wiped a tear
away after' congratulations were of
fered.
The couple was attended by Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hutchinson, and the
bride and her attendant each carried
boquets of golden glow and terns,
A fine program including old familiar songs, readings and brief remarks
from Rev. Frank N. Bates and Mr. F.
A. Carncross, relating instances in
the lives of the honored guests and
■of their influence in the community
during the forty-four years as residents made the occasion one of outstanding interest.
Mrs. Honderick in her pleasing
manner presented the happy couple
with a beautiful silk bed spread as a
gift from their many friends. Mr.
Hutchinson very ably thanked the,
assembly of friends for the gift and
expressed the pleasure it gave him
and Mrs, Hutchinson to meet with so
many old friends on so happy an occasion.
Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served and fruit and candy
were passed.
At a late hour greetings were again
extended and  the guests departed.
Among those coming from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sea-
ton, of Mt. Pleasant; Mr. ancl Mrs.
Henry Johnson, of Coleman; Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Hutchinson and children,
of Midland.
ft S. 10 IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION SECURES
RESULTS FOR ROAD
Next Meeting of  Organization
to be Held At Reed City.
"    Plans for Paving West
to be Considered
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Interest has been most strongly
evidenced during the past summer in
the TJ, S. 10 Improvement Association.
This Association was* formed about,
two years ago under the direction of,
the Clare Chamber of Commerce with
the purpose in mind of using all information possible to see that U. S
Trunkline Highway No. 10 was hard
surfaced from Saginaw to Ludington.
Several meetings have been held
during the past year and a great deal
has been accomplished. There is nq
question great amount ot credit creating interest resulting in the hard surfacing of U. S. 10 from Midland to
Clare is due this organization. Officers and directors have worked
ceaselessly, and in many ways keeping in tottcb" with the highway situation of the State and have attended
many administration meetings in Lansing, having for the purpose in mind
of hard surfacing U. S. 10 from Saginaw to the lake shore.
The President of this organization
is f. Carl Holbrook, of Clare, and he
announces that the next meeting of
this Association will be held in Reed
City, at which time' it is expected thai
the Governor and all persons holding
senatorial and representative offices}
will be present. Reed City extended
the invitation to entertain the Association at the Ludington meeting
and same has recently been accepted;
by the officers. Plans are being formulated for a business meeting of real
merit and it is expected that pressure'
will .be brought to bear to see if furth.
er paving cannot be had from Clare
on west.
Other officers than the President
who is named above, are First Vice
President, Raymond Killie, Midland;
2nd Vice President, Carl Ashbacker,
of Ludington; Secretary, Fred Fleming, of Evart, and Treasurer, Phillip
Rich, of Midland. The Clare members on the Ejoard of Directors are
John E. Doherty and L. E, Davy,
THREE NEW WELLS BEING
DRILLEDJMRNON FIELD
The recent gradual advance in the
price of crude oil and the drilling in
of the two largest, wens in Michigan
has considerably stimulated drilling
operations in the Vernon fielo, jueti
south of Clare a,$ three new wejis
are now on their way downward in
search,of the "liquid gold".
The Louis Thayer No.l well, which
was spudded in last Saturday, is now
down 400 feet. The John Brief No.
1 and the Wood No. 2 are in their
early stages of drilling having been
spudded in' recently.
Many oil officials "prophesy that
the Clare field is due for a big boom
as soon as the price of crude oil will
make it a paying propositi *»n.
PUBLICSCHOOL
OPENS MONDAY
AUGUST 31ST
Some.Improvements Made
On Building and Grounds
During Vacation
The Clare public school will open
Monday with the same corps of
teachers as last year.
The Agricultural Department which
is in charge of W. E. Tichenor, will
occupy a new room on the south side
of the building which was fitted out
with equipment late last spring.
A new sewer has been consti-ucted,
clay has been put on the athletic field,
the windows and trim on the outside
of the building, have been given a new
coat of paint, and several minor repairs have been made inside of thti
building, so that everything is in
splendid shape about the school house
and grounds.
Both Br. Bogan and Mr. Tichenor
will he in their offices Saturday anc}
it is hoped that as many ninth grade
pupils as can conveniently will come
in and select the subjects which they
plan to take next year. By coming
in Saturday more time can be given
to individual help arid parents may
also be present to aid in classifying,
If they wish.
The tenth, eleventh and twelfth
grade pupils have already classified
so all classes will meet for a short
time on Monday for*the assignment oi
lessons and school» will be in full
swing Tuesday.
HARRISON CITIZEN
MEETS WITH AUTO
ACC1DENTM0NDAY
Jos. Hoag and Al Grice Receive Painful Bruises While
Driving North From
St. Louis
While returning to his hoine at
Harrison Monday night, Jos. Hoag, ac
companieel by Al Grice, of this city,
met with an accident west of St.
Louis when their ear collided with
the rear of another machine reported
to have been without a tail light.
Mr. Hoag claims he was driving on
his side of the road when another car
with undimmed lights came from the
north and prevented him seeing the
car ahead which was a model T Foreland belonging to a Mr. Casner, of St.
Louis.
Mr. Hoag received a broken liose
and Avas badly bruised about the
chest and stomach. Mr. Grice has a
badly injured knee and was cut on the
inside of the mouth having been
struck by some unknown object.
Both cars were badly wrecked.
AT THE IDEAL THEATRE
Sat., 29—The Conquering; Horde—
Richard Ai-lin—Hundreds of actors—
Thousands of cattle. A plot that
moves with breath-taking velocity
over the vast ranges of the West.
Sun., Mon. 30-31st — Shipmates-
Robert Montgomery. Never before
has the glamor of naval life been so
thrillingly put on the screen, and how
you'll :enjoy Robert Montgomery as
the sailor who amazed the whole,
navy and won the Admiral's daughter. •
Tues., Wed., 1-2—The Prodigal-
Lawrence Tibbett—Let Tibbett take
you- back to the charming south Ofi
melody and sunshine—-The finest funniest, most heart Warming romance
of Dixie.
Coming—Sun., Mon„ e-7—-Politics-
Sun., Mon., 13-14—Richard Dix in
Donivan's Kid—Tues., Wed., 15-16—
Janet Gaynor in Daddy LonglegS.
Saturday only you can get a pencil
with each 5c tablet you buy at the
Clare Variety Store.—adv.
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CLARE LADY RETURNS FROM
VACATION AT HARBOR BEACH
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Mrs. Johanna Mack returned th,ia.
week from Harbor Beach where she
has been enjoying an outing with the,
■DeNike family in their cottage on the
lake shore.
Twenty miles north is the visible
church in an, invisible town called
Huron City, where William Lyon
Phelps preaches every Sunday afternoon to a spell-bound congregation of
from ten to twelve hundred people
from all over the state. Mrs. Mack
had the great pleasure of hearing
Dr. Phelps four Sundays in succession, and some of the best musical
talent in the state, and one Sunday
from' New York City -but Cammorn
MacClain of Detroit leads them all
Dr.' Phelps is English critic for Yale
University.
Mrs, Mack spent a few days in Detroit visiting- her sister, Mrs. Leith
and a niece, Mrs. o. W. Piatt.
FIFTY VETERANS
DINE AT BARNES
CAFE JONDAY
Large Group Plansto Attend
National Convention
At Detroit
jPHOIOBYiil EKNAMAN
The large structure is the Russell No 1 which came in August 20th, with a flow of 2500 barrels every
iwenty-four hours. The next is the Wood's well, listed as Michigan's largest when it gushed forth 3000 bar-
rels August 10th.   The third in a distance is the Schugg derrick but drilling has been withheld.
CIRCUIT COUR
HAS BUSY WEE
AT HARR
Defendants in Two Criminal
Cases Are Convicted and
Receive Sentence
Circuit Court for Clare County convened at Harrison this week, presided over by Judge Ray Hart, of Midland. Although the calendar was not
long, much interest was manifested
In the cases coming to trial.
In the case of the People of the
State of Michigan vs. Glenn Gillman,
which was a retrial, attracted large
crowds Monday and Tuesday. The
Defendant was charged with carnally
'mowing his sister, Gertrude, aged 12,
on May 12th, 1S28. Before a jury could
be selected, the panel was exhausted
and it was necessary to draw tales*
men. Thirty-one persons were drawn
before a jury was finally selected. The
People's case was vigorously prosecuted by T. Carl Holbrook, Prosecuting Attorney for- this County, and the
Defendant, was ably represented by
former prosecutors, Chester E. Morris, of Midland, and Judson E. Richardson, of Evart. After due deliberation, the jury returned a verdict :)f
guilty as charged aud the Defendant.
was immediately sentenced by Judge
Hart to serve nine months to ten
years in the Michigan Reformatory
at Ionia with no recommendation.
In the matter of the cases of the
■People vs. Willard and Frank Gillman, being charged with like offenses, the eases were placed over tq
the next term when a new jury will
ge empaneled. .
In the case of the People vs. Fred
Snider charged with negligent homicide, the Defendant was convicted
upon his plea of guilty as charged.
This case will be recalled as that of
the death of Howard Emerson Seil in
August, 1928, when the' car driven by
the Defendant being blinded by the
head lights of an approaching car ran
into and fatally injured the Seil* boy.
who later died from such injuries. It
is thought this ca,se bordered close to
that of an accident, but inasmuch as.
the Defendant left the scene of the
accident and admitted his wrong
doing when apprehended, the Court
decided that he should pay a fine of
$250 and be placed, on strict probation to William A. Murphy, County
probation officer for a period of two
years. Mr. and Mrs. Seil, parents oi?
the child who was fatally injured, appeared before the Court and asked
for clemency on the part" Of the Defendant. ,
On Wednesday the Court heard the
chancery causa or the Pere Marquette,
^Railway Co. asking a permanent in.
junction against Fred , Seigle and
Bertha Seigle. No decision has been
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CLUB OPENS YEAR'S
WORK WITH SHOW
AT CITY LIBRARY
Luncheon  Served   at   Doherty
Hotel Followed by Program
as Arranged
The Clare Study Club will hold its
annual flower show at the Clare Public Library Tuesday, September 1st.
from 3:00 o'clock until 9:00 o'clock.
The "public is most cordially invited
to attend. Please bring flowers Tuesday morning. Entries close at eleven
o'clock. There 'will be ribbons
awarded instead of prizes this year.
Blue ribbons for first and white ribbons for second..
The Club luncheon will be held at
one-thirty o'clock at Hotel Doherty,
followed by a program. List of flowers for ribbons, Gladiolus, Asters.
Dahlias, Perennials, Annuals and
Woods flowers.
Gardens will be judged Friday afternoon, August 28th by Chas. Thurston, Jesse Hampton and Dr. F. C.
Sanford.
RANDALL HOME-
Standard Plate to Be Presented District. Building and
Premises Meet All Requirements of Department
ORGANIZEJALL CLASS
. Francis Jackson Sempowski -wil\
organize her fall class for the coming
year of piano lessons September 1st.
There will be a recital in November
for those beginning in September and
those who began the summer term.
Anyone wishing to enroll call 29.
GREENWOOD COUPLE
CELEBRATE GOLDEN
WEDDING_AUG. 9TH
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Chaffee
Entertain Seventy-five At
Farm Home Recently
S«nda3r, August 9th marked tlie
celebrating of the golden wedding ol
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Chaffee, which
event occurred fifty years ago on the
11th of the month.
. Early in the day members of the
family began to arrive in the up-to
date way instead of as Mr. aud Mrs.
Chaffee traveled at the time of their
beginning/ life together. By noon
time seventy five had gathered and
enjoyed the Splendid chicken dinner
and other tasty dishes that complete
the menu for these family repasts.
The home was tastily decorated in
flowers of golden hue.
Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee were married,
fifty years ago at Elm Hall, Michigan,
and were pleased to renew their vows
again after a half century of joys and
sorrows together, before their son,
Clifford Chaffee, who was recently
granted a quarterly conference li
cense to preach the gospel. Mr. and
Mrs. Almarion Bloss, the groom's sister and husband, of Crystal Lake,
were their attendants. This couple
also celebrated a similar event in
September of last year.
All the children were present except one, daughter, Hazel, of Detroit,
and all the sisters and brothers of the
happy couple were there except Miss
Loretta Chaffee of New York City, m
the celebrants received a generous
purse Of gold and several other splendid gifts in honor of the' day.
Forty years ago Mr. ancl Mrs. Chaffee mo^ed to Greenwood township
and both full of zeal and ambition,
labored hard to make themselves a
home from among the timber, and
now posses one of the township's
most productive farms.
COMING
1UC
RACTS
TION
Much has been said of late about
the Randall school homecoming. It
is really the first event of the kind
ever planned for any rural com in nutty in Clare county. No doubt it will
prove to be' all it has been pictured
in words, ancl then some. School
officers Billy Krell, John Colmus and
Gottloh J. Nass never do things by
halves. It is with them, the whole
show or none. In their attempts tc
give the people of their district the
best in school equipment ancl lidu^a
tional opportunities, they are back
ed solidly by a one-hundred percent
public sentiment. It is exceedingly
well with the child when such conditions exist.
' The complete program appeared in
[this paper last week. Keep its various numbers in mind and come pre-
(pared to enjoy each one. A cordial
invitation is extended to everyone
The first shot will be fired about ten
thirty in the forenoon. It will include
a variety of athletic events. This
will be. followed by a hoisting of a
brand-new flag. Then will come the
joyful opportunity of placing between
your teeth a juicy piece of prime
roast ox. It will be the best ever
handed out to the populace in any
county in-this neck of the woods..
"Billy" traveled miles to get a sap-
pan big enough to hold the critter.
The best of all is reserved for the afternoon. The delightful music, the
short snappy speeches, interesting
talks by former teachers, the presentation of the beautiful "Standard
Plate", will make you feel that this
is a glorious life. Remember, it is
all day, Saturday, August 29th.
State Educational Department requirements for a Standard School
are:
Yards   and ■ Outbuildings
Ample ground of at least one-half
acre, some trees and shrubs, good approaches to the house. Indoor toilets
or two well kept, widely separated,
sanitary toilets, convenient fuel
house,
The School House
HoU.se well built, in . good    repair,
and painted,  good    foundation,    well
lighted.* Attractive    interior   decorations,   Good   blackboards,  some  suit-
(Continued on-Page Bight)
About fifty members of the Walter
H. Larman Post No. 128 of the American Legion, attended the annual
meeting held at the Barnes Cafe
Monday night.
After partaking of a wonderful supper, a report of the year's aotivities
was made by the Adjutant Omar
Hall, also a financial report of the
Post was given by Homer Douglas,
the treasurer.
Due to the fact that the 1932 membership cards must be presented at,
the National convention held iu Detroit September 20th to 25th, it
necessiated-the holding of the annual
meeting throughout the country several weeks earlier than usual.
The following officers were elect
ed by ballot for the ensuing year:
Post Commander, Omar Parent.
Vice Com., Chas. Amble; Harrison.
Adjutant, Omer Hall.
Finance Keeper, Homer Douglas.
Welfare officer, N.' L. Tibbils.
Chaplain, Jay Bellinger.
Sgt. at Arms, James Gillispie,
The rote was unanimous '.o purchase colors for the Post, also an
American Legion flag displaying tlie
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SPECIAL MEETINGS AT
BROWN CORNER CHURCH
wm—».- •'---.
There will be preaching at the
Brown Oorner church Tuesday alic}
'Wednesday evening, September 1st
and 2nd, conducted by Edison Hab-
begar, of Berne, Indiana. There will
also be special singing to which all
are invited. This is a young man
just going out in the ministry zealous,
for the Lord's.;, work and God's cause.
Everybody come.
TWO CLARE MEN
INJURED IN AUTO
WRECKSATURDAY
Chas. Strange and Chas. Bar
ber Receive Painful Injuries While Returning to
This City
While returning to this city Saturday evening Chas. Strange and Chas.
Barber were badly cut and bruised
when their auto collided with another
at the Purol station just north of Mt,
Pleasant.    .
The men were on their way home,
from a business trip when a car
drove upon the, pavement directly in
their path and in spite Of all that
could be clone the Barber car struck
them almost square, turned over and
pinned Mr. Strange beneath.
Both men were cut and bruised.
Mr Strange, who was most seriously,
was taken to the hospital at Alma,
while Mr. Barber was brought to his,
home east of Clare.
We are*glad to state that both are
recovering nicely, although suffering
much pain.
New Series, Vol. 39, No.HS
TWO THOUSAND
PEOPLE SEE WILD
LIFE PICTURES
In Wilson State Park Sunday/
Evening and Listen to
Short Talks by C. A.
Paquin and Others
The good people or Clare county
are surely interested iu the problem
of conservation. This was shown
very plainly Sunday, when at leasts,
two thousand persons were present'^
to witness and take part in a program
of song, instrumental music, short addresses and moving pictures of Michigan wild life, the latter prolonging
the day's events until ten o'clock in
the evening. During the last half ot
the period given to the pictures, the
kiddies and the grown people sat
throughout a mild down-pouring of
rain, their desire not to miss a single
section of the moving film being so
'great.
C.  A,  Paquin,  newspaperman,  conservation enthusiast and   representative of the    Department,    spent    the
early portion of the clay looking over
the scenic beauty of the Wilson State-
Park and Budd lake.    He took quite-
a number of views, which he intends,
to develop ancl use in his work about
! the state.    He was surprised at the
j convenience    of    the    pafk   'bathing
(beach,    the     equipment   ' and     thf*
(thoughtful endeavor of the concession
j man,'Harry Simpson,    to    safe-guard
j the life of all who indulge in the past-
jtime of bathing.   He marveled at the
thought of Mr. Simpson   having,   aif
hand a company of thirty-one efficient
young life-savers    who    are    always
present on occasions when large numbers of visitors are to be present. The-
effieiency of Supt. Charles Butts did.
not pass Mr. Paquin unnoticed.    The
nice way in which he made his guests,
happy and contented was most pleasing to the Lansing visitor.
The basket dinner passed pleasant
ly. The brief program of music by the
Btitts-Hillabrandt orchestra and talks
which followed immediately after,
closed in time so all might see the-
ball game at the fair grounds, between the Leaton and Harrison.-
teams. It did prove a close, fast contest, the latter winning by a score of
four to two. None of the big league
teams could not have given a better
exhibition of America's most popular,
sport.
The evening's program opened up>
with several fine selections from the*
orchestra. Asa Aldrich presfded and!
on announcing the various speakers-
sandwiched in at times a few ringers;
for the Governor, the State Couserva-
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SERVICES HELD FROM
BROWN CORNER CHURCH
FOR MRS. WM. KANARR
Remains  of Devoted  Christian
Laid to Rest in Ott Cemetery
Saturday
SHERIFFS MOTHER PASSED
AWAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A message • was received in Clare
Thursday morning by B. S. Chaffee of
the death of Mrs. John Wood which
occurred at her home near Long Lake
Wednesday night. Funeral services
will be conducted from the home Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
Mrs. Wood is the mother of Sheriff
Edmolid Wood of Harrison,
BAKE SALE SATURDAY     *■
The Baptist Ladies will hold a sale
of baked goods at Friz's, office Satur:
day.
The Clare County Fair September
16th to 19th is your fair, Mr. Farmer.
Its success depends upon you to prepare an exhibit. Dou't fail the com-j
raittee in-charge. 45t3
Martha Anna Ott, eldest daughter
of tbe late Louis and Emma Ott, was-'
born in Detroit, .Michigan, March 21,
1883 and departed this life at, her
home August 19, 1931.
At five years of age she came with
her parents to Clare where she has
since made her home.
She was converted in her early
youth  and remained a devout Chris
tian to the day of her death. During
her long illness she showed much
patience and cheerfulness. She was a
member of the Brown IJiiited Bret-hern church, where a sincere testimony of her faith was given. '
On December 5, 1909, she was united in marriage to" William Kanarr.
To this union five children were born-
Albert, Benjamin, Johanna, Clarence
and Arthur. To much cannot be said
of Mrs. Kanarr as a kind wife, mother, neighbor and friend.
She leaves to mourn her departure,
her husband, children, four brothers
and eight sisters, Herman, Henry.
Fred and David, Johanna, and Mrs.
Ed. Sawyer, Mrs. Wm. Rutter, Mrs.
Otto Dody, Bertha, Florence, Mrs-
Earl Bowser, Mrs". Fred Trietch.
Funeral services Were held from
the Brown^ Corners church on Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Frank Bates and Rev. Chas. Klein-
hart, aud interment made in the Ott
cemetery.
Those who came from a   distance
Were Mr. and Mrs, Sawyer, trom Elkhart,    Ind.;    Herman,    of    Rubuque,
Iowa;   Mr. and Mrs* Henry Ott, Mr-,
and Mrs. Ott Dody, Mrs. Earl Row$er„
Johanna, Bertha, Florence, David and'i
I*red, of Detroit;  Mr. and Mrs. Wm.v,
Rutter, of Brighton, Mich.; Fred Ott,.
Sr., of Wayne; Fred Ott, Si\, anoUfam-.
ily, of Detroit,    Mrs.    Pillisbhry andl
Mrs. Bithers, of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs-.
Buhl, of Bedford, Mich.