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Established 1878
CLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY JS«ORNING, JULY 13, 1934
New Series Vol. 42, No. 39
STATE CWA WORKERS
EARN $3,453,464.44
FOR HIGHWAY LABOR
Nearly $4,000,000   Federal
Grant Money Earned by
Highway Departments
Program
CWA workers on state trunk line
and county road projects un<J.er supervision of the State Highway Department earned ?3,4G3,464.44, Commissioner Murray D. Van Wagoner
announces. The report of CWA road
work in Michigan also shows that
$481,894.40 was expended for materials and an additional $50,754.73 was
paid for truck and team hire. Thus,
nearly $4,000,000 of Federal grant
CWA money was earned in Michigan
under the highway department's program.
The report further shows that projects were distributed in SO of the 83
counties providing 7,119,184 man
hours of labor. Within a week after
the CWA funds were made available
last winter, the department had;
organized and started its comprehensive highway improvement programi
Before the CWA work was stopped on
April 1, by order of President Roosevelt, the highway department had
more than 600 separate projects under way.
Trunk lines and county roads totaling 2,516 miles were improved during
the period. The most common type
of improvement was grade widening
and ditching. It was necessary to
jplan projects which could be put under way In cold weather. Among the
other types of work included on the
program were brushing and trimming,
stumping, fencing, planting trees,
gravel resurfacing, and relocation of
roads.
An itemized account of CWA road
work by nearby counties follows:
Total Mileage
of Road     Man
County     Improved    Hours     Payroll
Roscommon    10.4       22696      9078.40
-Glare 63.7       79190     38487.40
Gladwin 175.3   *   67283     27504.16
Isabella 64.7   *   78100     33590.55
GROWING SENTIMENT
FOR FRANK FITZGERALD
FOR NEXT GOVERNOR
County Has Active Organization
and is Hopeful for the September Primaries   - ■
A survey made by a Detroit concern doing business in all parts ' of
the State, has disclosed that at least
72 per "cent of "Michigan* voters favor'
the candidacy of Fkank D. Fitzgerald
for governor "'and'expect' he"'will' be
elected] in .November?; The"' survey
was made in all counties south "of*
Traverse City'and.' Alpena b'yem:
ployees of the Company in connection with the regular duties and" constitutes an accurate cross section of
Michigan cpihipn.  '?' ....
"Will Michigan.go RepuDIican or.
Democratic in November?"..- Blighty,
per cent of those interviewed declar-'
ed that the,state will return Repub-,
lican at the next,election; 10 per cent
believed the Democratic party will
remain.in power with the remaining
10 per cent asserting the election
wi|l be close.
The next question asked, was. the.
name of the next Governor and .0 per
cent of thes,e,who predicted a Repiib-.
lican victory asserted that Prank
'Fitzgerald will be elected in Novem1-
ber.   .
The poll is accurate because only
those who allowed their names to be
listed on the questionaire were interviewed. It is now being continued
in the Upper Peninsula,
Clare County for sometime past
has had an active Fitzgerald-for-Gov-
ernor organization with representation from' each Township; village and
city of the County. From the interest evidenced on behalf of Mr. Fitz-
• gerald's candidacy there appears no
doubt but that Clare will be lined up
in a nice way in September.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
I wish to announcement to the voters of Clare county, that I will be a
candidate, for Sheriff on the Republican ticket at the Primary election to
be held in September and if nominated and elected I shall endeavor to
give the'people of Clare county the
service they have a right to expect,
Your support will be greatly appreciated *: . , .,
39t2     • r .John. W„ Burnett.
Ssind Box Cleaners. Hamptdri
Building. Phone 34. Call, for and deliver.—adv.
OFFICES IN COURT HOUSE TO
CLOSE ON SAT. AFTERNOONS
Beginning Saturday. July 14th, the
offices in the County Court House
will be closed on Saturday afternoon
The county officers; welcome the
action taken by the board of supervisors at their last session when they
sanctioned the closing of the county
offices for the Saturday half holiday.
During recent months much has been
said and done to raise wages and
shorten working hours for the laboring man. The only attention the office worker received was to cut his
salary and give him more work to do.
The county officers extend a vote,
of thanks to the supervisors for their
thought in behalf of the county officers and will be found henceforth on
Saturday afternoons in pursuit oil
health and recreation.
DELWIN GRANGE TAKES CLARE
ADVERTISERS DOWN LINE
Clare Chamber of
Commerce Call a
Special Meeting
A special meeting of the members
of the Clare Chamber of Commerce
has been made necessary by -recent
happening events. This meeting will
he held Tuesday the 17th day, of
July at 6:30 p. m. at the Hotel
Doherty. The banquet dinner will
be served at sharp 6:30 followed by a short business meeting.
The exact topics for discussion will
not be revealed at this time but
promise is hereby made that it is of
a very vital nature to Clare and its
people. Speakers of deep interest
will lay matters before the meeting,
The meeting will be in charge of Mr
Holbrook and he has requested that
each member plan to be on hand, reserve the hour and the day right now
and resolve to be present.
The Clare Advertisers ran into the
third snag in as many 'weeks when
Delwin Grange defeated them on their
own grounds 8 to 6.
Delwin stepped off on the right foot
by tallying five runs, in the first inning. After that it was quite a ball
game.
Moore and Hubel pitched for Delwin
and Stanley for Clare.
Clare plays Harrison Sunday, July
15th at the local grounds.
ARTHUR CITIZEN
DIES AT HOME OF
SONJNJACKSON
Aldelbert Hains Was a Pioneer of Clare, Conducting a Store at Dover
for Years
Adelbert E. Hains departed this
life Saturday, July 7th, at 11:40 a.
m., at the home of his son, Merle at
Jackson and the body brought to
Clare whore the tunreal was held on
Tuesday afternoon from the Baptist
church. Rev. A. D. Telder conducted
the service and interment was made
in Cherry Grove, in charge of A. N.
Friz.
Mr. Hains had been in failing
health for the past two" years and
was bedfast for the most of the last
ten months.
The deceased was born in Macomb
county, Michigan in May, 1854 where
he spent his boyhood days. In 1876
he was united in marriage to Violette
Adams, also of Macomb. To this
union one daughter and .three sons
were born. In 1883 they came, to
Clare county and established a store
at Doyer where they lived for fifteen
years,'and then moved on their farm
in'Arthur .township..
Mr. Hains was a very patient ^sufferer and his loved ones found it a
pleasure to wait on him. He leaves
his widow, Violette, a daughter, .Mrs.-
Claude Turner, of Baldwin, three
sons, Claro, of Frankfort, Verne, of
Clare, and Merle, Of Jackson,-besides
twelve grand children, eighteen greal
grand children, and &■ host of friends
made during! his many'years a resident of this community.■" ■
MANY NEW STUNTS
BY SCHELL BROS.
LAUGH PROVOKERS
Famous  Clowns  With   Circus
Are Children's Delight
Common belief that the circus
clown's mission is merely to assume
the youngsters is belied by the word
of' most clowns in the big traveing
shows of today. *
As a knight-errant of fun, getting
as much pleasure out of a wise-crack
as his audience, he observes no distinctions of class or age during performances.
No one is too old to escape his
gibes,- or too young to understand
them; he will break through the gravity of a judge, sometimes to uncover
facial expressions of *glee that were
never known to exist there before.
A circus would be regarded as an
improbable place to find trained
psychologists putting their science into action, but that is the business of
the more than 20 clowns who are to
perform with the Schell ' Brothers
circus here Thursday, July 26, after-
noon and night.
Clowns know there is a laugh stowed away somewhere behind the-mask
of every person's face and he knowB
the secret of stalking ifcout ln the open;
LARGE CROWD OF
TOURISTS VISITING
WILSONSTATE PARK
Over 7,000   People   Enjoy
Clare County's Popular
Resort July 4th
The Wilson State Park at Harrison
is this year enjoying the largest patronage from tourists that has' been
received in the history of the resort.
Each, day hundreds of pleasure
seekers drive in and camp and proclaim that for conveniences and
natural resources it surpasses anything that they have yet visited.
At the bathing beach many im-
provemeints have boon made. The
diving raft has been moved to the
east where the lake turns to the
south, thus affording fresh water at
all times to the bather. New san-
Jtatary rest rooms with laboratories
and running water have been installed. Hydrants have been located at
different points in the park, thus
eliminating the carrying of water to
the tourist. A watchman "is now on
duty all night as well as day time.
Supt. Chas. Butts informs The
Sentinel that the crowd on Wednesday, July 4, numbered over 7,000 and
from another source it was said that
on Tuesday of this week the number
of campers at the park were more
than in any park in central or northern Michigan.
HEATING BY NATURAL
GAS GREAT SAVING
TOfcS^OIiEGE
Gas Ouestidii to ;be Issue
, Bfefore City Council This
•  Month, tise oi Home
.  Product Considered
Another striking incidence ln the
enlightening of the consuming* public
to the value of the use of natural gas
has been the statement issuing from
the Central State Teachers College at
Mt. Pleasant.
Central State's new heating 'system
is proving; to be satisfactory and an
estimated saving,of about two thousand dollars has been accomplished.
Probably the most outstanding result of using natural gas instead of
coal as a heating medium has been
the cleanliness engendered. The heating plant is now spotlessly clean,
something that was impossible under
the old regime of soot and coal. The
campus grounds have been much
easier te keep clean and tidy.
Natural gas apparently is becoming
more or more popular as a heating
medium throughout central Michigan.
The Central State College is one of
the first and one of the largest consumers of natural gas in Central
Michigan and it has been installed for
more than a year.
It would be natural to assume that
if such a heating medium is satisfactory and cheaper for such a large institution that the same thing should
be good for the residents of Clare;.
It is our understanding! that the
price of natural gas is to be up for
consideration by the Council sometime this month. If this is the case
the costs of gas should be considered,
the advisability of a pipe line from
the McKay-Mercier field discussed
and every means taken to give the
people of the City of Clare more and
better heat at lower prices. We are
sitting directly over a great natural
resource which should furnish us gas
ifor heating, power ahd other purposes)
at. a very.low figure.
,' Municipal  Affairs  Committee,   ■
Clare Chamber of Commerce.
CLARE COUNTY
FAIR DATES SET
F0R_SEPT. 11-14
Ira Miller Again  Assigned
Task of,Soliciting Advertising for Fair
Book
• The dates for the Clare County fair
have been set for September 11 to
14th at Harrison. The officers, Paul
Gibson, president; Bernie Hampton,
vice president; Fred Schaaf, Treasurer, and Chas. Kleinhardt, secretary, are cooperating with the Clara
Board of Supervisors. The 4-H Club
will also have a prominent place in
the arrangements.
Ira Miller, Brown Corner merchant,,
has found such favor in his efficiency
that the officers have again assigned
the task to him to solicit advertising
for the Pair book.
Programs of races, jball games, and
sports will be arranged for each day
and all boosters for Clare County fair
should arrange their exhibits now
during harvest and canning season.
Local Resident
Confesses Burning Two Barns
The mystery as to the origin of the
fires that burned the- two barns on
the Duniop farm on the West County
line June 21 and<328 was apparently
cleared up on the night of July 4,
when John Duniop is said to have
signed a confession that ihe set both
fires.
He was taken before Justice S. M.
Callihan on July 5, where he waived
examination and was bound over to
the next term of Circuit Court. His
bond was placed at $1000.
The barns burned only one week
apart and almost at the same hour
and were partially insured.
COTTON REUNION
HELD AT TOURIST
PARKJULY 8TH
Relatives From a Distance
Also Here to Spend 4th
at Stottlemyer Home
There were surprises for those who
gathered at the Stottlemyer home to
celebrate the 4th of July,
The evening before about 11:15
four cousins from Fargo, North Dakota drove, in: Mr. and Mrs. George
Fitch and Mr. and> Mrs. Wilbur Cotton.
The morning of the 4th a hrother
of Mrs. Stottlemyer Letter R. Cotton,
his wife and two .little .Jboys, Robert,
and Raymond from Elizabeth, New
Jersey came. No one was expecting
any of them until later on, so every
one was happy to have them all together for the day.
Others who came were Mr. and
Mrs. Williard Voisin and two children, Marion and Russell, of Lan*
sing, Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Cotton, from
Mt. Pleasant, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Arch-
bold and four children, Ruth Paul,
Kenneth and Donna of near Clare,-
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad ■ Walker and
daughter, Betty also great grandma
Cotton, of Clare, and Mrs. Stottlemy-
er> Genevra and Zada, also Mrs,
Pierson and daughters, Josephine
and Agjies.
A sumptuous pot luck dinner was
served, interspersed with mirthful
visiting. -
During the -afternoon home made
ice cream and cake was- served.
Those who cared to swim drove
out to mill pond and had fun in tha
water.
In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cotton, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cotton and
children Margaret Jane, Verne and
Seth came.
The men folks played horse shoe
till dark and"ladies visited, children
played, then all came in and were
served to ice cream ahd cake.
When time -came for all to depart
they planned a family reunion at the
'Tourist Park north of Clare for Sunday, July Sth.
All were present on Sunday mentioned except Mr. and Mrs. Voisen
and children. Others who attended
that day were Mr. and Mrs. Rudy
Cotton and baby Robert, Of Mt. Pleasant, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Kinzel, Mrs.
Burt Orvis and three children, Ar-
utus, Mary and little son, also Robert
Stottlemyer and daughter, Hazel of
Flint.
We had hoped to have all members
of the family attend but for various
reasons some could not.
These days will long be remembered by all those who attended and
here's hoping we may have many
more such gatherings.—X.
FAIRBANKS-PIFER WEDDING
CEREMONY AT BRIDE'S HONE
Miss Marvel Fairbanks daughter
of air. and Mrs. Ruel Fairbanks, of
Clare and Francis Pifer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. "Walter Pifer of Gilmore,
were united in Holy matrimony July
3rd at the home of tlie bride's parents
by Rev. Earl B. Vayette, of the Gilmore Christian church.
At the annual school meeting Monday night Atty. T. Carl Holbrook and
Br. P.-W- McKnight were- chosen as
members of the Board of Education.
FOUR GOOD WELLS
DRILLED IN VERNON
FIELD THIS WEEK
Simpson  No.  1  Well   Extends Field to West From
Section 15 to 16
During the past week four good
wells were completea in the Vernon
field, one of which extends the field
from section 15 to section 16. The
other two are in the proven field.
The Simpson well, on tlie east side
of section 16, was completed the latter part of last week at which time
over 3000 feet oil stood in the pipe
with apparently not enough gas present to raise the fluid. Sunday the
well flowed at the rate of 65 barrels
In 38 minutes.
Oil was struck Monday in the
Woods well on the west side of section 22, but due to a leak at the sealing of the casing the gas escaped on
the outside. This was repaired and
the well is now making several flows
per day.   The depth is 3814 feet.
Drillers on the Harring well No. 3
on the east side of section 22, encountered oil Tuesday at a depth of
3753 and about 500 feet of the fluid
stands in the pipe. Drilling was discontinued until preparations are
made to complete the well.
Oil was struck in the Snider well
No. 4 near the center of section 22,
Monday, but owing to the lack of gas
the well will undoubtedly be made a
pumper.
13 PEOPLE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
DURING PAST WEEK
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OIL NEWS
Vernon Field
The Park Oil Co. Russell well on
the nortmvest quarter of section 22,
are now drilling below 2140 feet. An
error was made in these columns last
week in regard to the depth to the
top ol the Marshall. It should have
read 1563 feet instead  of 1653.
Well No. 2 of the Bowman estate
section 27, was not drilled in Tuesday
as had been planned, on. account" of
the drillers having difficulty in splitting off water from above the Dundee.
W. J. Bernier resumed drilling on
the Duncan well No. 1 on the southwest' quarter of section 9, Thursday
morning and as we go to press the
drill is working five feet'in the Dundee with prospects for a good well.
, Clare County
The McKay gas well being drilled
on section 6 Grant township, was declared dry Monday after a depth of
1425 feet had been reached. The ad-
visibility of drilling to the Traverse
sand is now being considered.
FUNERAL OF JAMES
HELD AT
MT. PLEASANT MON.
Deceased Assisted in Laying
o.'Bridt on Several, Lo- ?
' c"al Buildings     •  ■'_'] I
j n. -   *
*' The hearts ' of" his ' mony" friends
here- was. saddened ■ Thursday evening of ia_t: week..when the word
came into the. commuity that James
Manley -had- passed away to _ the
Great Beyond that morning at his
home in Detroit. .     ......
Mr. Manley came into this vicinity
as* a brick mhson over forty years
ago', and his. hands have assisted -in
building several of the brick buildings in Clare. , "
He was united in marriage to
Enima H. McDonald, daughter of the
late Collen and Josephine McDonald
in 1900 at St. Henry'B parish in Ver*
noil. They made their home at Mt.
Pleasant until 1922 when they moved to, Detroit "Miere they have resided since.        •
The funeral services was held»at
Sacred Heart church at Mt. Pleasant,
Monday morning with interment in
Mt. Calvary cemetery.
.Besides his wife, he leaves to
mourn their loss, Ms two sons, Allen,
at home, and Thomas, who with his
wife and 3 children reside at Mt.
Pleasant, also many other relatives
and friends.
Mr. Manley or as he was best
knowx to his, friends, Jim, was a devoted husband and father and was
ever, ready to help those in need.
The large* number of silent tribues
spoke more than words, of the esteem
and friendship he held of all who
knew* him. Mrs. Manley and Allen
will spend a few days visiting her
brothers and sisters around Clare before returning to their home in Detroit.
NOTICE TO FARMERS
Kindly hate all llvestocK to chip
in. by 2:00 p. ».. Tuesday, July 17th,
. Farmer* ind. Product Co, ''
CLARE COUPLE
TAKE MARRIAGE
VOWSjrHURSDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Phinisey
. Will Reside in City After Brief Stay North
The marriage of Miss Eunice Ann
Slent? and Earl R. Phinisey was
solemnized Thursday afternoon at
four o'clock at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Icem
Slentz in Vernon.
The vows were'faKen before Rev.
J. E, Lockyer in the presence of members of both families, the couple was
unattended.
Before the ceremony was read,
Mrs. Floyd Slentz, of Muskegon, sang
"O, Promise Me", Miss Doris Gerow
was her accompaniest at the piano.
The bride was becomingly attired
in a gown of white chiffon, carrying
a boquet of Ophelia roses and baby
breath.
A wedding dinner was served to
the happy couple and the guests, after which Mr. and' Mrs. Phinisey left
on-.a. brief trip in northern Michigan,
including an outing at Budd Lake.
.The bride enjoys a* wide circle of
friends here being a teacher in our
city school for the past six years, and
.has been very active in' our social
circle. The groom a son of Mrs.'Harriet Phinisey has been a life-resident
of this community and also, enjoys a
wide acquaintance here.
They will make their-home at 110
West Sixth street. ...      ...
Sheriff Woods Rescues Four
From Burning Auto in
Monday's Accident
Eight Victims TlHied By Local
Doctors. Five Rushed to
Nearby Hospitals
Grant Township Couple Hurt
George Tiedeman, of Grant township received a badly crashed hand
and his wife many body bruises and;
suffered shock in an auto accident
which occurred at the corner of IL.
S. 10 and Beech street Friday afternoon.
Mr. Tiedeman was driving north
on Beech street and entered upon U.
S. 10, not seeing another car driven
by Frank McFarlane, of Vernon, approaching from the west on account
of a car being parked along side the
city park at this point. This driver
going east 'did not notice the Tiedeman car until -it was well onto the
pavement when a crash was unavoid-'
able.
Mr. and Mrs. Tiedeman were taken
to the Clare hospital, where they
were cared for by Dr. J. A. Reeder.
I
MRS. GEORGE FORD
LOSES FIGHT FOR
HEALTH SATURDAY
All Efforts at Hospital Could
Not Overconie Condition.
Funeral Held Tuesday
Luella Cowles was born in Gratiot
County, May the 7th, 1877 and departed from this life July 7th, at the
Brondstetter Memorial hospital at
the age of 57 years, 2 months.
She leaves to mourn their loss her
husband, Geo. F. Ford, and one
daughter, Mrs. Albert Barnum, of
Saginaw? also 3 sisters, 2 brothers,
Mrs. Jas. Ferguson, of Detroit, Mrs.
Robert Swackhammer, of CroSswelL
and Mrs. Bertha Wheeler, of Alma,
Fred Cowles, of Alma, Ralph, of Harrison, also four half brothers, Jabez,
Daniel, Harold and Corwin Cowles,
of Saginaw, together with several
nieces and nephews and a host of
friends.
Before her marriage on March 2,
1931, to Mr. George Ford she was
the wife of the late Albert Sparks,
residing near Farwell.
Funeral services held from Congregational church Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. Dawe officiating and interment
In Surrey cemetery at Farwell.
Injured Taken to  Four Hospitals
Seven persons, occupants of two.
cars that were demolished Saturday
afternoon in a head-on collision on
U. S. 10 about six miles east of Clare
were seriously injured and rushed to
four nearby hospitals. ,
The injured are Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Jacques and one of their two daughters, of Orange Lawn, Detroit, owners;
of a Ford V8; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde'
Hudson, of Detroit, all who were returning to their homes after spending
a vacation at Houghton lake; a man
and woman in a Chevrolet coupe.
traveling west, were not identified
until later as both were unconscious
when lifted from the machine.
The two Detroit ladies and the one
daughter were brought to the Clare
hospital where it was found that Mrs.
Jacques was suffering from fractures
of right clavicle and left ankle bones,
besides a large and deep scalp wound
aud facial cuts. Mrs. Hudson was
the most seriously injured, large
portions of the scalp having! been
torn loose in two places, also she had
numerous disfiguring cuts 'in forehead and face, besides having fractured left knee. She also suffered
severe shock and loss of blood', and
required some hours of careful surgical treatment to properly repair the.
injuries. ■'".''•■"
Mrs. Jacques and daughter, Joyce
were able to leave the hospital Sunday.
, Mr. Hudson and Mr. Jacques and
his other daughter were rushed to
the Saginaw. General hospital wher*
Mr. Jacques was found to "be suffering from left, leg and hose, fractures^
and Mr. Hudson's injuries were'left
?eg and,left arm fractures. The girl:
was cut about the mouth and' los.
seve'ral teeth'. All were iacerated'
about the scalp and face by flying
glass.     '       ' '' -       '    ;
The occupant's of the Chevrolet car
tfere taken to the Brondstetter Mem-:
oriai hospital at Mt.'   Pleasant   and.
identified as Fred Koenders, of near
Midland and the lady's    name ' waa
thought to be Miner,, also of'Midland •
county.  He  'Sustained  a fracture oft
the skull and    intracranial    injuries;;
"WhjjEe the lady suffered several - brdk,-,-
critical condition    Wednesday   being
in a semi-conscious state. ■'•
Justice S.M. Callihan, of this, city,
and Chas. Barber, deputy sheriff o(
Isabella county, who investigated the
mishap, state that both cars had
clear vision of each other, but" that
the cause and the blame therefor ia
yet to be determined,-
DANCING TONIGHT
Beginning tonight, July 13th, and
every Friday this summer at Hughes
Hall, Harrison. By-popular demand
again Detroit Syncopators, also Mad-
ameselle Marcelle entertainer exotic!
Ladies 25 cents, gents 35 cents.
Blow-out Injures Four
About noon on Monday Dr. and
Mrs. H-. R, Pierson and her sister,
Mrs. Lyma Motes and their little
grandsori, Jack Dexter, of West Milton, O., were- painfully injured when
a rear tire of their car blew Out while
traveling at about a fifty mile speed,
one-half mile south of the city.
Tho car turned completely around
and three-quarters over landing on
its side and caught on fire.
Sheriff Edmond Woods, on his way
to the Vernon oil wells, was about to
meet the car when the accident occurred and was first to offer assistance. Gilbert Howard and his son-
in-law, Russell Flegal, in front- of
whose farm home the accident occurred; were also quickly at1 the
scene. All three men mounted the
burning car • and after opening the
door, Mr. Woods jumped down into
the machine and lifted the occupants
up so that the others could reach
them and place them out of danger.
During-this time the Sheriff suffered
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