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Clare   Sentinel
ULARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 2    1915.
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SALT PRODUCTION
Michigan Stands At Head Of
The States.
A Fine Stone Ax.
HAS SALT MINE
Yielding 100,000  Tons  Of  Rock
Salt Annually.
On the 28th, tbe Detroit Free Press
had a very interesting article dealing
with salt production in tbis state.
It contained some statements entirely new to us We frankly confess
that we did not know onr state bas a
great mine of rock salt. We cannot
recall that our geographies mention
tbis though we are quite willing to
admit that we are quite "rnsty" in
oar geography. Perhaps most of onr
readers also may not bave had their
attention called to some phases of
this matter and the importance of
Michigan a^ a salt-producing state,
hence we are reproducing a part of
tbis interesting article.
"Michigan ranks first among the
states in the prodnction of salt, and
Wayne Co. has a greater output than
any district in the state. It is estimated that the deposits underlying
the state is one of tbe richest and
most extensive anywhere.
The prodnction of salt dates back
to tbe early days of tbe lumber mills,
but tbe quality was not what it now
:is, for in 1869 a 3ait inspector was appointed, and that office continued until in 1914, when the legislature decided that.tbe parity of the Michigan
salt made it an unnecessary expense.
Tbere were salt plants at Marine
City and near Trenton before the
first one was established in the immediate vicinity of Detroit in 1865.
Now tbere jure fonr plants making
nothing bat salt and one salt mine in
tbe county. In addition tbere are
several chemical plants which pump
tbe brine from the earth and extract
other products. To show tbe growth
of tbe salt industry in 1869 the inspectors passed on 561,288 barrels
while in 1914 tbe production was
abont 6,000,000.
Tbe salt is in the form of a moan-
tain range underground. It crosses
tbe state diagonally, rnns under the
lake and comes out at Cleveland and
is focnd tbroagh Ohio.    In  Manistee
Coatiaaed Oa F.diiorial Pace.
Harley Mangle has brought to our
office a stone ax which be found under a large pine stamp on Wm. McKay's farm ln Vernon. It was some
eight inches below the sarface and
tbe period tbat it bad lain there mast
bave been considerable. It weighs
almost exactly four pounds and is
shaped almost perfectly. In tbe
hands of a muscular "brave" it mast
have been a somewhat formidable
weapon.
Tbe question tbat would natnrally
ooour to anyone is how tbe Indians
fastened on the handle. Grant Ter-
williger explains this and, if he is
correct, it shows some ingenuity on
the part of the makers. He says the
Indians would split open a growing
sapling and insert tbe ax, binding
with thongs to hold secure in place.
In two years the growth of tbe sapling would bold it firmly in place.
Then the sapling was cat and of
coarse formed a good handle for tbis
weapon.
The ax can now be seen at tbe
Seniinel office.
SWEET CLOVER
Declared   To    Be   Farmers'
Best Friend.
HAS NO EQUAL
Among  The   Legumes
Builder.
As  Soil
STARTS DENTAL CAREER
W. H. Waller,  Graduate  Of  U.
of M., Opens  Fine Office.
Ae announced some time ago, wben
tbe corner suite of rooms in the Dun-
lop block was leased for a period of
time, W. H. Waller, or Will as he is
commonly called here at home, will
hereafter serve tbe public in the role
of dentist, joining the ranks of young
professional men who are helping to
make this city a progressive business
center.
He is one of tbe number to receive
a diploma from tbe dental department
of the University at Ann Arbor this
year, having taken the full course
there. The new offices have been
elaborately furnished with aN tbe
latest dental appliances and instruments and will present a most attractive appearance. Tbe largest
room will be need for a reception
room, tbe corner for operating room,
while tbe third ie used as a laboratory
and work room.
His friends will wish bim every
success in his cboaen calling.
Trietch-Davis
Banks Closed July  5th.
On account of tbe 4th of July falling
on Sunday, Monday July 5tb is a legal holiday and will be observed as
such, both banks being -ciosed all
day.
Clare Co. Savings Bank.
Citizens State Bank.
JULY CLEARANCE SALE
Starts Tomorrow At Big Bieknell
Store In Clare
Tomorrow, July 3rd, is the date
set for the opening of tbe annual
July clearance sale at the store of
Wm. H. Bieknell.
This event haa created quite a reputation for itself as a time wben
summer goods of all kinds can be
secured at bargain prices, and tbe
lateness of the season makes the sale
especially attractive, since some bave
put off bnying much of their summer
apparel until now. Tbe offering*
made will no doubt receive careful
attention from a multidude of buyers.
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At the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Trietch, iaHatton
Twp., on Sunday, June 27, Miss Emma Trietch was united in marriage
witb Mr. P. B. Davis.
Tbe ceremony, which was performed by Rev. Lyford, occurred at
one o'clock and was followed by a
sumptuous dinner served in an arbor
constructed near the house. A large
number of guests witnessed tbe uniting of the happy couple.
Tbey will be located, we are informed, on a farm in tbat vicinity.
The groom is a son of D. N. Davis
who is generally known in this section. Tbe Sentinel extends cordial
congratulations.
Tha Pere Marquette railroad is
sending out a little folder giving the
experience ot Samuel Willis of
Thompsonville witb sweet clover
which be declares is "bound to be
the greatest plant known to man"
and that "it will bring more wealth
to Michigan than all tbe other legumes combined." Surely if a plant
tbat has usually been regarded as a
nuisance comes anywhere near being
tbe wonderful thing tbat Mr. Willis
seems to think, it is quite time the
world found it out.
Mr. Willis says that wben be commenced to grow this plant on a cultivated field, the highway commissioner and several of tbe neighbors
called on bim and threatened him
with arrest if he did not destroy the
crop at once; that he satisfied tbem
only by a cock and bull story tbat
tbe plant was "French clover" tbe
seed ot wbicb bad cost bim $14 a
b.isbel. Now be cannot begin to
raise seed enoDgh to supply tbe demand, so folly satisfied have peopie
become of tbe great merit of this
plant.
Mr. Willis declares that sweet clover will grow on any kind of soil,
from tbe heaviest clay to tbe lightest
sand. It will grow on soils too wet
or too dry for red clover or aifalfa
and will Hrow even on acid soils. It
developes the largest root growth of
any of the legumes and does not winter kill or lift out by freezing and is
known to exist in almost every country in tbe world.
For pasture, Mr. Willis declares,
sweet clover is far superior to alfalfa. Tbe crowns are two inches below ground, so close pasturing does
cot injure it. It stands a drouth
much better and is not so liable to
bloat stock as is alfalfa. It is a sure
seed producer aud will yield twice as
much seed as alfalfa.
Analysis sbowa that clover and alfalfa are practically equal in protein
content. Sweet clover gathers more
nitrogen from tbe air than any other
legume and adds more humus to the
soil because of its fleshy roots wbicb
decay the second year and beeome a
part of the soil quickiy.
Ruby Lucile Schieber.
Fine Berries.
We are under obligation to Elmer
Halstead for a box of very fine strawberries. Tbey are of tbe "Duke"
variety and are fine indeed. Many of
tbe earlier berries tbis year were injured by tbe bard frosts, bat evidently these have had no setbacks In any
direction.
Was born Apr. 3, 1906, near   Mont-
. pelier, Ohio, and died at her home in
I Arthur township June 26,   1915,   sfter
j an illness of two weeks.    The funeral
conducted by   Rev.   Joseph Phillips,
was beld from tbe home June 29 with
j burial    in    Arthur    cemetery.     The
I funeral    was   largely    attended    by
sympathizing friends   and   the  floral
offerings were beautiful  and   numerous.
Besides tbe sorrowing parents,
tbere remain two sisters, two brothers
and many other relatives and friends.
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Lester Fox.
It ia with tbe profonndest regret
tbat we annonnce the deatb of Lee-
tar Fox wbioh occurred at tbe borne
at 3 a. m. yesterday morning. A fall
sketch will appear next week.
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