1917-01-25; Clare Sentinel

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OLARB, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY MORNING JANUARY. 25, 1917.
The Paper With • MUsto*    \
and
Without a Muzzle.
New Seriea: VoL 25 Ho
i'as an
FARM TRACTOR
Is A Paying  Proposition   In
* Montana
PLOWING' AND DRAGGING
Done On Four Gallons Of 'Fuel
To The Acre.
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In reply to a request from the Sentinel for information about tbf> tractor which he bought last summer for
nee on his r- >-restea I iv r ('. •••.:'
Moat., En! Wf.r, a Ciare b *y.
very obligii■■»ly written tne f-ulo
letter which will be ot interest
value i o ' irmt-rs <■■" this section
to his fne< (is.
Dear Sir: —
In answer to your request 1 will give a little writeup on
tbe tractor and plowing outfit tny
partner and myself bought.
We had bean shifting along as well
as we could the last two years, working out for wages and hiring our
breaking and crops put iu on shares
or lor cash, and found that w« were
not making much money, so mis
summer we decided to plunge. Ws
did not .look long to decide on what
make of tractor to get as the Avery
is one of the old reliables aud there
is a local agency bere.
We chose the 12-25 horse power,
(13 H. P. on the drawbar and 25 H. P.
on the belt) gasoline and kerosene
burner type, and got the Avery fonr-
bottom self-lift gang plow, aleo a self-
steering device so teat we have a one
man outfit—that is, one man can run
1* alone. It is rated to pull 3 breaking plows or 4 stubble plows. We
broke 100 acres with it this fall and
also ploughed 50 acres of scubble.
On some grounds we can use the four
plows breaking but as a rule three
ie the limit. We consumed aboutfour
gallons of fuel to the acre, using gasoline until tbe engine gets warmed
np then switching to kerosene which
of coarse Is the cheaper fuel.
The engine has two forward speeds
and one reverse. LdV speed is about
1% miles per hour and is for plowing.
High speed ie about 1% miles per
boar and is for hauling on the road.
Of coarse the speed can be raised or
lowered by tbe governor. WTe can
pafl three wagons loaded with grain
on the road and run a 26 in. cylinder
separator.
We expect to have 250 acres ready
for crops this spring and now have
410 acres ready to disc and drag
which work we will do witb tbe
engine by pulling a 10 foot double
disc and two sections of drags. We
will have ail tbe summer breaking
we want to do at S-J.50 per acre, if we
want to hire out.
Some will want to know if a tractor is practical. Horses out here cost
on an average $500 per team and a
man has to bave two teams or more
to farm a half section. That would
be $1000 for horses, then about $100
for harness, S100 for a wagon, and $t^0
for a sulky plow. That makes S1260
an outfit and the four horses can only
pull one 14 in. plow. I don't know
bow much the up-keep of the horses
would be but it is quite an item out
here as hay is scarce. In rush work
they put in 11 to 12 hours a day and
have to hustle to break three acres
and the man has to put in extra hours
yet to take care of his horses. So
much for one outfit. Bnt it takes
three of these outfits to equal the
tractor and a man for each outfit,
snaking roughly speaking S3S00 costs.
Now on the hand, two of us have
an outfit which cost $1800 ar-.i tbar
includes a wagon and uoo gallons of
fuel. One man puts in 12 hours and
tarns as much as the horses Or two
men can cbange off, and keep the
engine running steady and raise tbe
amount two acres or better. When
tbe engine is Bhut down it is through
and we are through. We are gettiDg
a lighting outfit and will run tbe
engine day ana night with the aid of
an extra man and that cannot be
done with horses But we will have
horses by next spring to do our own
seeding, snd for hauling fuel and
grain, as the engine pays better turning over tbe ground than running on
tbe road.
There are tractors, both steam and
Sas that are pioneers with tha country,
and three of oar most prosperous
families turned all their ground with
tractors.
Tbe Avery people have foar outfits
to deliver in the spring to some of
onr neighbor farmers and ours waa
tbe second for tbia year. They bave
sises ranging from tbe 5-to H. P. np
te tbe big 40 80 H P. so tbay at any
■tan's pocket-book.
I think I bave covered it all so will
olcso hoping tbis will be of interest
to my farmer frlaads in good old
Miohigs-a.
Years respectfully,
E. V. Weir.
MEAT PRICES
Likely To Soar  Higher Before
Spring.
Lansing, Jan. 19.—Michigan hss
680,000 horses, 4,000 mulea, 847,000
UQilchoows,735.t>OOother cattle, 1,951,-
000 sheep, 1,502,000 hogs, R N. Haia-
dav, president of the Michigan live
stock sanitary commission, told livestock breeders at the Michigan Agricultural college today, but tbe price
of meat is likely to reach new altitudes before spring.
Prof. W W. i'hi- -M'.ol 1 thft breeders
th*t^Vf,i:n;'ii r WO1 U- b scarcely
; ..,u'l((tt' il- ii- i eft■ i'-i i ir-.iers are
•Ji-pooiii,* oi e.-n their or^cdiag animals. The shorts ■<• ■•* due * th- ■ h; h
cost of feeding a-.u in no way to ais-
ease as cnolera was reduced to loss of
but 3,000 hogs in the state in 191b
bat 002 ppr cent, let>s than one-half
tbe loss :n l.e-iawee alone In the
proceeding ysar.
Prof. J. A. Jaffrey, land commissioner for the upper peninsula, told
the stock men tQHt tbe upper peninsula could raise much more live
stock than it was now producing ami
that 10,000,000 :if-nd ot sheep more
than at present be fed there might be
raised and instead cf shipping in
feeders from tbe west the north
country furnished ideal grazing
grounds for raising the feeders
Upper peninsula sheep have been
bringing top prices in the Chicago
market.
BORDEN'S
Milk. Company   Explains Its
Policy
ODDFELLOWS
COW TESTING
Associations   Accomplish
Resuhs.
Good
Gaddy Home Burned.
About two o'clock last Saturday
morning, the farm bouse cf Chas. A.
Gaddy in the northwestern part of
Grant Twp. burned to the ground
The family was obliged to hurry out
in their night clothes without being
able to save anything whatever.
Neighbors were prompt in looking
after their immediate needs.
Tbe house was rather oid and some
what wind racked, and it is thought
the chimney may have been defective, causing a blaze to start in the
night.
MT. PLEASANT
Girl  Receives  Big  Verdict  For
$2,000.
Mt. Pieasant, Mich., Jan. 19.—A
jury in the circuit court today award
ed to Helen A. Block, 12 years old, a
verdict for $2,000 damages for injuries received in June, 1915, wben a
wagon in which she was riding with
other members of the family was
wrecked by a motor car on the Ann
Arbor railroad. Two otber children
of tbe family were kiiled outright and
Helen's injuries, it is said, wiil leave
ber a cripple for life. Through her
father, John C. block, tbe girl asked
$i,000 damages from the railroad
company. Judge Brown of Grand
Kapids presided over the trial.
Answered.
it'rumthe Louisville Courier-Journal/
One of the constructions placed on
President Wilson's much construed
note to the European belligerents
was that he wished tbem to say what
they are fighting for. If he was thc-
only man in tbe United States who
didn't know what tbe Entente Allies
say they are fighting for be knows
•iow,andfbe knowing are unanimous
Nothing could he clearer than their
reply to his request. Words could
not be better chosen, better p'U together, to serve the purpose- wbicb
language is meant to serve. The pa
peris a model, botb in form and temper—and the temper, be it noted, is in
studiedandpolished contrast with the
spontaneous expressions of resentment and suspicion which tbe Presi-
deut'snoteprovoked from the Entente
press immediately on its publication.
Perhaps the governments of the powers responding have come to realize
that the extraordinary note waa eole-
ly the performance of "Mr. Wilson,"
and in no sense tbat of the American
people. At any rate, their reply they
show a successful solicitude to avoid
offense to our sensibilities, waiving
any question of the ineptitude of the
note and frankly reiterating the information asked.
It is to be hoped tbat the President
is satisfied, that be will take tbe bint
and retrain from further movement to
project himself into tbe European
quarrel cnti! be knows tbat bis services are desired by those engaged in
it; tbat it is a falsa report that be is
still seeking a way to pass beyond the
door which bas been so politely but
so firmly closed in his face.
Tiie policy of the Borden Con-
deneed Milk Oo. in coming to dare
is to buy milk on   the   open   market,
And   Rebekahs    Install  Officers!
Friday Evening.
On Friday evening, Jan. 19, the
Oddfellows and Rebekahs of Clare
iodgee beld a joint installation for
the purpose ot installing into tbf-;r
respective chairs, officers for the current term
Installing of subordinate officers
was conduced by theDistrict Deputy
Grand Master and Suite. The following officers    were   duly   installed,
FOUR CROPS
Reached      Beyond     Billion
Mark In 1916.
LIVE STOCK
Products    Also    Attain
Breaking Sum.
Record
John Aslioe; I.   G..   Levi  Cimmerer:
Warden,    E,      Smalley;    Conductor,
expecting to pay the fanners for   the j viz; N   G., Harvey Erter; V. G., Alex
fat in the milk, and also for tbe skim '■ MeKinnon; Sect., P-ul Miller ;;Treasv,
milk; and as   to   tbe   value   of   skim)
milk, it is hard to place a value on it. !
Some farmers are   able  to   get   more
out of it tban others, but the   history
of tbe whole milk proposition is  that
the   increase   price   tbat   the    farmer
gets for'hia milk, is au inducement to
Tbs Department of Agriculture at
Washington announces that four
crops, viz, corn, cotton, hay and
wheat, passed the billion dollar mark
in tbis country in 1915 while the total
value of ail the farm and animal products attained the enormous amount
LADIES UNION
Held  Tv. o  Interesting Meetings
Recently.
Chas. Durnin; Chaplain,Chas.Gould;   of $13,449,000,000.    Tbis   exceeds   the
R. S. to N. G . Ed. House; L. S. to
N. G , Geo. Snider; R. S. to V. G..
Walter Pettit; L. S. to V. G , Frank
Wilds; R. and   L.    .Snpporters,    Joel
keep   more  cows,   better  cows,   and j pres)ey and Alfred Uptbezrove.
also   to   give  tbem   better   care   and
more feed.
A dairy cow ia   like   a   stove.     Tile j
stove t-i make heat requires fuel,  and ;
tbe dairy cow requires   feed   to   produce milk.    A cow will take
Following the installation of subordinate   officers,    the   Rebekahs   pro-
record of 191, by   $2,   1.74,000,000   and
that of 1914 by 83,600,000,000.
Last year's crop value was $9,111,-
000,000, while animal products were
estimated at £4,3 18,000,000. Crops
alone were worth more than crop
and   animal     Droducts   combined   iu
ceeded to install into tbeir respective ! auy    ysars    previous   to   191S.
chairs
which
tbe    officers    of   their   lodge I biggest crops were:
ceremonies   were    conducted
bodily wants *That she requires first
snd lb«*n what she does not want for
her body maintenance she will put into the pail. So you can see that to
get a cow to her normal capasity of
milk, the feeder must weigh milk
and feed and increase feed in tbe
proportion of 1 pound of grain to 3
pounds of milk, until you get tbe
cow's normal capacity. Now this
may seem like a lot ot extra work
but if you look into the business
man's methods, you will find tbat he
is continaaly looking after tbe leaks;
and the report of 53 cow testing
association in tbe Wisconsin sbows
tbat the range between tbe poorest
and the best cow Is so great tbat no
farmer can afford to be without tbis
knowledge of what bis individual
cows are doing. Tbe poorest cow
made 86 pounds fat, the best cow 887.
Now these are figures tbat can not be
doubted, and it stands the farmers in
hand to look after these matters tor
tbey are of vital importance to tbe
dairy farmer. If the Clare farmers
will co-operate witb ns, we. hope to
make Clare to the dairy farmers what
Lake Mills, Wis., and 3yacuse, N. Y.,
are to the dairy farmers In their
immediate localities.
faer by tbe District Deputy Grand President and Suite, viz: D. D. (J- P.Nellie
iohuson, D. D. G. M., Alice Smith:
D. D G-. W., Etta Snider; D. D. G.
S , Isabella Lamont: D. D. G. T. Virginia Friedeborn: D. D. G. C, Sister
Hirt,
Officers were installed as follows:
N. G., Myra Aslice; V. G , Mary Van-
Wormer; Sect., Paul Miller; Treas .
Ruby Byba; I. G., Crystal Walters;
O. G., Louisa Bowen: Warden, Louisa
McGivern; Conductor, Lizzie Pearson; Chaplain, Virginia Friedeborn.
The ceremonies of tbe Grand Officers
were ably adminstered, several visiting brothers from Coleman and Far-
well lodges were present, together
with about 10G local members, made
the evening a very pieasant one.
After all business was taken Care of
the dining room was opened where
all were invited to a splendid supper
which had been prepared for the occasion. After this games and otber
amusements were participated in,
then all went home rejoicing.
Corn. $3,326,000,000; cottou. $1,400,-
000.000; hay, *1.1*2.000,00f>; wheat.
$1,026,000,000.
Other crops thatexceeded $100,000,-
000 were:
Oats, $-'50,000,000;   potatoes,   $417,-
000.000; woodlot products, $221,000,-
000; apples, $186,000,000; tobacco.
$169,000,000, and barley $160,000,000.
The level of prices paid to producers for principal crops   December
1 was about 55 9 per cent higher
than the previous year and 52.1 per
cent higher tban the average of the
previous eight years.
The Ladies Union of tbe Congregational church bas beld some interesting meetings of late. On the I2tb
occurred the annual meeting when
new officers for tbe ensuing year
were elected and tbe society took
stock of their work for 'he >ear just
gone. A tine potluck dinner was
served to which tbe husbands' wen
graciously invited.
After dinner the following oifieere
were elected:
President, Mrs. C. H. Sutherland;
vice pres., Mrs. W. H Elden: Secretary, Mrs,. Fred Smalley; treasurer.
Mrs. S. A. Gleason; chairman of
work committee, Mrs. A. 8. Rboades ;
treasurer of flower fund. Mrs. L. M
Shuruway; cbairman program committee, Mrs. S. J. Abbey. During
tb9 past j ear the society dps raipc-o
tbe neat sum of three hundred dollar-*
The | by its varied" activities.
j On the Hub its regular monthly
j literary meeting was held ntjthe Far*
I sonat?e. An interesting program
j nndet the dirtcion of Mrs. Abbey
j was carried out after which a fine
lunch was served.
Father Galled Bv Death.
jMcBAIN CHRONICLE
Ceases   To
Be    Issued
Weekly.
semi-
For some time the McBain Chronicle has been published semi-weekly,
a rather unusual thing for a paper in
a small town. C. R. Burleson, publisher has announced that be will discontinue to issue the publication
semi-weekly and instead a weekly
newspaper   wiil   be    printed.       The
STUDY CLUB
Met With  Mrs.   Andrus  On
Tuesday.
NOTEDWOMEN
Of This Couniry   Discussed  By
Several.
Mrs. G. M. Bierly of Lake George
is in Ohio, where she was called by
tbe death of her father, who died at
Carey and was buried at Prairie Depot.
He was eighty yeare of age, and
served over three years daring the
Civil War, going through some of the
hardest battles ot that period. Mrs.
Bierly will pr;>bably remain for some
time to look after family matters.
Thomas W. Robinson.
The Study Club met with Mrs.
Andrus on Tueeday with a qi/ite full
attendance. A series of five-minute
papers on notable woman of this
country was the chief feature of the
afternoon.
On roll call tbe members mention-
change is due to soaring of white j ed some woman of note in literature
print paper, a cause which has driven and of course this calied out a con-
many publishers of small newspapers i siderable number of names,
throughout the country out of busi- Susan B. Anthony was presented in
ness altogether. |a paper by Mrs. Duncan, Julia  Ward
! Howe by Mrs. Jackson, Francis E.
Willard by Mrs. Roe, Clara Barton
by    Mrs.    Doherty.    Each   of  these
Beadle Child Dies.
We  are  indeed   sorry  to chronicle
the death of tbe little son of Mr. and
was followed by some discussion.
At    the    busines    meeting   it   was
Mrs.   John   Beadle,   on   the   18th   of j definitely decided to havs   a   concert
January, pneumonia being the cause. I onthe   evening    of   Feb.   1st.    Prof
It had   reached   the   age   of  nearly i Knapp ftnd two   assi9tant9   from   tne
a year, and was a most winsom baby, j Mt   Pleasant Norma!    bave   been
Its   absence   will   be  deeply   felt   by
parents and otbert.
The remains   were taken lo DeWitt'
the     following    day,    where
funeral
services were to be held on Saturday.
FARWELL BOY SCOUTS
encaged and music iovers bere are assured of a rich treat. We are unable
to Rnnounce where the concert will
be held, but tbe public- will be informed in due time. The Cub has
given us one first class entertainment
free, nosv let all see to ii that tuey
have a full house to this   second one.
Thomas W. Robinson was born in
Canada February 13tb, 1841, and died
at his home in Herrick, Wise township, Isabella Co. Jan. 18th 1917.
He was married in his native land
to Eliza Western and a few years
later came to Michigan settling at
Loomis where he lived for a time,
oeing therefore one of tbe pioneers
of Isabella Co.
Here his noble wife died Jan. 18tb
1877 just forty one years before Mr.
Robinson's death. Seven children
were born to this union of whom one
daughter, Mrs. Violet Actinson of
Niles  survives.
Soon    after    his    wife's   death   he
moved to the homestead near Herrick
where. 1" years ago be was   united   in
i marriage to Mrs   Matilda   Webb who
: mourns hia loss.
r>r. Robinson was an eye specialist
and had good success in the treat-
; ment of the eye.
He waB a member of the   Macabees
j and al3o a Mason.    For    many   years
be   served   as    justice   of   tile  peace,
having married the ftrst while couple
in Wise Twp.
Tbe funeral services were held at
the Loomis M. E. church on Sunday
last—and the remains were laid to
rest on tbe Silent Hill by the side
of wife   a-:d childrn.    Tbe
R. J. Martin.
The remains of R. J. Martin, an
oid resident of Vernon Twp. were
brought to Farwell for burial Monday,
funeral services having been beld at
Pontiac, the present home of the
family.
Mr. Martin came to this vicinity
about 1872 locating across the road
from the farm of Frank Gorr. Here
a family of five children was reared,
three boys and two girls. One of
these is now located at Conneaut, O.,
the others at Pontiac where the
father and mother went some five or
six years ago. Deceasedwasseventy-
nine years of age. His wife, who
was formerly Helen Rogers, survives.
The Oddfellowe, we are informed,
accompanied the remains to the
grave.
UNIQUE CONTEST
Boys' And Girls' Calf Club
To Be Organized.
COUNTY AGll^Tim
Society And N. E.   Development
Bureau Behind Project.
A novel contest and one that Is
likely to awaken mucb interest and
diocussion is being planned. The
State Savings Bank of Harrison by
volunteering to flcance the deal has
made it possible for tbe Clare County
Agricultural Society, assisted by the
Northeastern Development Bureau.
to organize a Calf Club. Three boys
or girls in each township will have
tue privilege of taking a pure bred
Shorthorn heifer calf at cost and
give to the State Savings Bsnk an
approved note bearing seven per
cent interest. On the second day of
the fair these calves are all to be sold
at auction and tbe notes paid on that
day. All ever tbe amount of tbe
note received goes tc the boy or girl
who cared for tbe calf. Special
prizes will be awarded, $;o for the
best calf, $10 fer the second, $5 for
the third.
Each contestant will be allowed to
bid on his own calf. If his bid is
highest, ail he will have to pay ia tbe
amount of tbe note. Application
should be made at once to the bank,
either by mail or in person. Notice
will be given of the dates on wbicb
calves will be delivered at Clar6 and
Harrison.
MUSICAL TREAT
Provided For Next Week.    Normal Instructor Coming.
The Clare Studv Club has done
well in its efforts to provide the
people ot" Clare with something to
take the piace of a lecture and entertainment course thia season, the lecture by Prof. Eich having served the
purpose admirably.
Now a musical number is planned
for Thursday evening, Feb. 1st, when
Prof. Knapp,     head     of   t h e
musical department ot the Mt.
Pleasant Normal will, with two as
sistants, give a musical program.
Just wnat tbis will consist of has not
been announced, but co doubt
pleasing vocal and instrumental solo
work will be given.
Many will be glad to avail themselves this opportunity to hear Prof.
Knapp in a popular concert of this
kind. The place and other details
will be announced, we understand by
posters piacedjibou! town.
Resigns   Position.
Should   Appreciate    Efforts   Put
Forth By Leaders.
GRAND LECTURER
ai
monia.
Tbe Boy Seouts of Far «-eii are Put-  Compliments Masons On Manner .,
d^lonmenr if6Th d 'l™*** """\! °' I <* Presenting Work.
development.     They   have   rented   a1 •	
room over John Saxton's store, and I A -School of Instruction" was I
intend to furnish it and make it as j neld at the rooms of the F. & A. M. l
comfortable a* they possibly can.|lodge last Tuesday evening, third!
Tbey will put upon tbe tables games degre6 worK belng exemplified bv i
for recreation, books and periodicals
to read for instruction.
were conducted by   liev     Younglov
who despite the rougb   di(y   preachi
a powerful sermon to a fall bouse.
Everyone felt as ir" they had lost a
personal friend and to each his
memory will be a. nailowed one.
A man true to his convictions, a
loving husband, a fond father, a good
neighbor and a friend to all.
His wife was unable  to   attend   the
being qaite sick   with   pneu-
Frank B. Dohert\  nas resigned tbe
position   of    Superintendent   of    the
services i Consolidated Ltubt. ,-.nd Power Co., a
X
GET-TOGETHER
John Q. Look Lodge No. 404 of tbis! Dinner   Of   Northeastern   Dev.
city   in   the    presence     of     visiting
As most of the boys are   qualifying   brethren from Harrison and Farwell,
Bureau.
to t*6come second class scouts, they
feel tbe necessity of meeting oftener
ban hitherto. The room will be open
Tuesday and Friday evenings for definite scout work and Saturday afternoon and evenings for recreation.
Gifts of furniture and money will
oe gratefully received to assist tbem
in tbeir work. Any boy over 13years
of age is eligible to join. Any wbo
are interested sbonld apply to Rev.
A. Dawe, scoutmaster, or to one of
the assistants, Hugh Naldrett and T.
U. Puller.
:if-i'i-n be has hela since tbe urgan-
.'.-■. of the corm.'.y. The resignation tikes effect Feb. i. He is a
little uncertain as to tne luture, but
it is sate to say that
thing "equally g *od''
better in mind.
We have no  intimation   as to   who
will be Mr. Doherty's successor.
C. Durfee Has Birthday.
Friends and neighbors to tbe
numbers of a houseful! gathered at
tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Durfee
at Hatton last Friday, she having arranged a gathering in honor'of his
birthday without consulting him on
the subject before hand.
A fine time was epent according to
one wbo was present and reported
tbe matter to us, and of
course a big dinner occupied a fair
share of the attention. Books and a
number of presents were left Mr.
Durfee to keep the memory of tbe
day fresh.
A Goiden Anniversary.
Jan. 9th marked a great mile store
in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Thoman
Bell, of Sheridan, it :eing tbeir golden anniversary.
Fifty years aj;o at Newberry, Went-
worth Co., Canada, Rev. Huntsburg-
er united thia couple in marriage
The early years of their wedaed life
were spent in Hamilton snd London
City, Ontario, coming to Michigan in
1-582.
Twelve children were born to this
union, eight coming witb them to
Michigan and three were born here.
With the exception of an .nfant
daughter and a son, William, the
children are ail Hying; and though
tbey were not perrni'ted to n;set at
trie old home to spend tbe flay, the
absent ones reminded father and
mother of tbe event by a gold coin
accompanied by a letter of eot;p;rat-
ulation. The following rhildren
were at the parental home to celebrate the occcasim with tbr-m; Mr.
and Mrs. Knapp and son, Austiu; Mr.
ana Mra. J. Bell and son, Srewart;
Miss Minnie and Mrs. M-e Musod
and daughter, Evelyn.
With reasonable health   ar.d   other
hiessing which   the   aged couple   are
permitted   to   share    they    expessed
much  pleasure   in   the   privi-ge    of
he   has   some- i sharing  their   anniversary    together
if  not   indeed   with children and grandchildren.   X
FARM HOME
BEAVERTON
Clarion Printed  On Job  Press
Last Week.
Burned.
Nelson    Irish
Fine Residence.
and    of    Frank    I.    Gilbert,   of  the I    The fourth annual   "Get-Togother"
Grand lodge, from Bay City. I dinner of tbe Northeastern Develop-1 a   chimney   as   we    are    informed
Everything passed   off pleasantly,  neot Bureau was beld at the Colonial   Nearly  or quite  everything oo   the
the work being completed lc   time to Club,   Bay   City,   yesterday.     These j ground door and   In   the  Cellar   was
enjoy lunch before a late   hoar.   The , dinners are entirely  informal  affairs i saved   but   nothing  on    tbe    second
Loses J     The Beaverton   Clarion    bad    tbe
j misfortune to lose its office and mucb
* j of its equipment by fire  on  Dee.   17.
On Tnesday morniug tbe fine farm j This caused it to suspend publication
residence of Nelson Irish in tbe sooth l till last week wben It  appeared   as a
part of Vernon  township  burned   to   tour column sheet, printed on   a  job
the ground.    Tbe fire originated from ' press.   A new  flre-proof  building  ia
lecturer, in commenting on   tbe pre-  and dress suits are tabooed
sentation    of   tbe    ritualistic  work, 1
praised tbe members wbo took  part
for t heir good showing,   and  stated
tbat faw lodges throughout  bis jurisdiction coald five It witb mora lni-
Tax Sales.
In tbia  issue appears tbe   Hat   of
lands to be sold for delinquent taxes
praasivanaas.   Tbe   lecture   by past Z    ZJZT 1     ^_?,, w    .
master    A.   T.    Stevens    called  for  Do"1***** «■» ■■■■III  will Da lnter-
•spaelal commendation.
eetad in looking it over.
floor.
The property was insured in tbe
Csple agency for $1200, there being
S600 on tba building and tbe same on
the oontsnts. Tbe latter wiU probably cover tbat loss but there will
be considerable on tbe building.
Mr and Mra. Irish have tba sympathy of a wide circle af frlonda.
being erected for its use when It wiU
again appear in its old form or par-
haps an Improved one. Tba publisher has tbe good wishes and sympathy of fellow publishers.
Meetings. «-
Tbe first of a series of  meetings by
Geo.    CliDginpeel    will    bo beld  at
Haley Baa Wednesday evening, Jan
SI. 8 p. n.    Everybody invited.
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