1916-02-10; Clare Sentinel

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OLAKJfi, MICHIGAN, THUKaiMY MUKWIMtt FEBRUARY Jo, 1916.
New Series: Vol. 24 N ». 14^
WOMAN^PART
Io Community Betterment
Large One.
APPRECIATED
ENVIRONMENT
But We Will Be More Careful
Hereafter.
And Heredity   Play
In Life.
On Jan. 13 we called attention toan
article in tbe Country  Gentleman   In
which   that    paper    mentioned    the
value of the local  paper to  farmers
Large   Part' as    an    advertleing    medium,     and
; noting that   tbe   article   in   question
I said nothing of the "liner."   la some
..    ,i u tore, w»mh'« congress By ! way   the   compositor   in   setting   our
»•«»'*«•£Bt::^.ZL^. 'copy omittedone line and by exceea-
Woman'epart   in   community   bet- j iugiv careless proof reading this  wae
terment   might be   looked   upon  and , nor noticed, so i
thought  out    from    many
view points.    "How can we
TEACHERS' INSTTTOTE      8« _*LL0ST
At Ftrwell One Of The Best
Ever Held.
ATTENDANCE 600D
Mt Pleasant Boys TooMuch   For
Us.   Girls Win.
Thursday night of last wees both
of our basket ball teams went to Mt.
Pleasant, for return games   with  the
The con-
THE NEW MINISTER
Arrived In Town On Monday
Evening.
PACKED HOUSE
And
Much     Interesf
Throughout.
i high school teams   tbere.
Manifest teste   were  staged   in   the  Normal | To Witness Home  Talent
gymnasium where foe floor was line, j \± \|_ g_ Church.
And of course no complaint could he j 	
made ae to the work   of   the   officials :     "The New   Minister"   struck
tbere,     Prof.    Tambling    acting
NEW PASTOR
Now   At
The    Congregational
Church.
a bad break,
different j The next week at leaet a dozen of our
aid" is | exchanges copied our article verb
fraught with the deepest interest to | atim. There it was, break and all
the entire human family; for in a \ Of course the failure to mention the
seLTJe who are steadfastly «rav- , source whence they copied saved us
eling the right road and in the right j some embarrassment. Others are
Sraeion do not need our aid,though still publishing, eome crediting to
Christian fellowship and uplift is felt some of the papers that copied from
and appreciated ou every hand. But
tor the children who do not yet
and for tbose who,
have
it is
know the way-
through ignorance cr otherwise
lien tbat   we   Bbouid   justly
'♦Love thy neigh-
already fa!
concern ourselves
bor as thyself" >* the true, inspiration ,
of all community uplift.    If we would
practical   way
(iwu   home
the Sentinel.
We are glad the article was appreciated. We will try to do better
proof reading in the future.
STUDY CLUB
referee for the girls. j found a full house to greet him.    Ap- j ths work     Tbe  Sentinel  extends  to j spoke on "The Tripod of Dairy i-»rm-
Our   team   ie  still   eligible   to    the j parently every seat in the   Methodist ( Mr.    Kennett   and   family   a   cordial j icg."    This tripod be   tersely  s'ered
claim of champions, the  ecore   being | church was tilled   and   we   think   we | welcome to this city and feel sure  we j ae   "Breed,    Feed   aud   Weed,'     the
IR   to   9   in   their   favor.     The   boys ; shall be entirely safe
were not so fortunate ae in the   game jail   went   away   fuily
here, their defeat being  to   tbe   time | shall attempt no   individual   mention j     The Vernon   correspondent  of   the
of 39 to 8.    But this  doee   not   mean I of tbose who took part   in   the   play;   Owosso Argus says:
that they played any less skillfully or I indeed wbere all did so well, it wonld j     Vernon, Feb. 1 —The   members   of
worked   any   less  bard  tban     uenal. j Beem out   of   place  to   do  eo.     It  is' tbe Congregational church Kave a r
Meets With Mrs.  Hornberger
On Tuesday.
FOUR PAPERS
Presented And Interesting Time
Had.
get at this matter in a
let us iook tirst. :.nt<> our
lives end examine ourselves critically aod often with divine guidmce
through bumble earnest praver and
tbe study of the word and thereby
learn whether we are giving to both
our homes and our neighbors the
very best there is in us.
Most of us 1 think lire firm believers in the laws of heredity ard
though   we    are    utterly    unable   to
change the caste of  our   own   inben
tance, we can if we will start a Hn
improvement   for    generations
shall foilow ns.
as farmers' wives we perhaps, bear
more of heredity than do some of our j deraon   favored
city sisters; for we cannot pick up   a j several vocal solos
farm paper of any kind without some
wbere in   its columns   finding  either
College   town    teams    always    have I quite certain tnat  the  author   of tbe ception at tbe church   Monday   ever-
reasons   for   being   in    a    somewhat i play was "onto his job" and bad  ful- ing in honor of tne pastor and family.
faster class.                                                         ly   considered   tbe   "soft   snap"   the' There were more than   l"u   in   atteu-
Tomorrow night the St. Louis girls ; average' minister has in trying to dsrl dance.    The invitation was   gi'
come bere and the Clare   boys   make j with the various   types   of   humanity the public in general
the  trip   there   for the   name   which , witb which h- has to contend.    Very
wa? postponed from two weeks   ago. , likely a fuller realization of that  fact
WOMEN'S CONGRESS
Cong'l Church.
attehoTnce
of
that
The Study Club met on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Hornberger and
there was a good attendance consid
ering the condition of the walks and
the weather. As the time of tbe previous mteting had been largely given
up to Mrs. Ball, there were four papers read at this meeting. Mrs. An-
tbe   members   with
Better  Than   At   Men's
Of Institute.
Section
Mrs. Jas. Duncnn  re*d a   paper   on
Two Weeks in   Yellow-tone   Park",
advertisements of some kind   regard- j This paper or a   pretty   full   abstract
ing thoroughbred stock, or some such   will  appear     in   the
n 11 v  which
)iiua-
article as one we read rece
might rightly be termed the
ry'V?)of an Iowa farmer's   registered
(Continued on Editorial Page-
BOY SCOUTS
Observe Anniversary With Fine
Banquet Tuesday Night.
Tuesday was the sixth anniversary
of the founding of the Boy Scouts,
the organization which ie working
su«b wonders in the boy life of this
country, and promises to work still
greater good ae its influence   widens.
The occasion was observed by the
local organization on that evening by
a delightful banquet in tbe basement
of the Cong. Church, tendered to the
parents of the members. Probably
nothing could be done that would
tend to bring tbe fathers and mothers
into sympathy with the aims and
purposes of tbe movement better,
than such a gathering. ADd surely
the boye themeelvee will be greatly
encouraged in their efforts to "make
good" through the intereet shown in
scout doings at this time.
Four tablee were arranged for the
banqueters, one for the ecoats aDd
scoutmaster, anotnerfor the advisory
committee and other speakere, and
two more for the parents and friende.
After everyone had done justice to
the food wbich bad been prepared,
an inspiring program of toasts wae
given with C. A. Reading acting ae
toastmaater. Theee included talks of
greater or less length by Rsx Chapman of Mt. Pleaeant, C. W. Perry,
Dr. A. E. Mulder, J. H. Wilson,
Mayor D. Ward, J. 8. Bickneil, Fred
J. Thompson. Rav. S. W. Large,
Scont Master Jay Oreen and assistant
Douglas Mooney.
Needless to say. Mr. Green and bie
"boys" are most enthusiastic abont
tbe way everything passed off.
Sad Accident To Child.
week. We are sure our readers will
be interested in the many things one
may see in this wonderful park. This
was followed by a paper "Irrigation
and Other Big Problems"' by Mrs
E. H. Waller.
Mrs. John Jackson Jr. then   gave a
paper on "Social and Industrial  Chi
cago" and this was followed   by   one
on "Side Trips   to   other   interesting
Points by Mrs. Elton  Allen.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. fi. H. Waller on Feb. 22.
Notice
1 have bills to   meet   and   urgently
urge all indebted to me to call   at tbe
Clare Co. Savings Bank and   pay   the
same at the earliest possible moment
Mrs. Louise Roe.
From our Farweil CMrrespomienl
The Institute held at Farweil Feb.
3rd and 4tb is said to have been the
"very best" they ever attended, in
fact everything tended to make it
so. A good Conductor, good instructors, good attention and attendance.
Tbe Boy Scouts were out bright and
early meeting every train on Thursday, ready to carry the suit eaees
and pilot the incoming teachers to
tbeir destinations. Farweil has no
hotel in operation but the good people opened their homes and took the
visitors in. While many more might
have been accomodated, tbere were
enrolled at tbe Institute lOi teacher*.
Tbe conductor, L. L. Tyler, Sup'.
of the Traverse City schools, and Instructor Andrew Thos. S-nith, Prir.
of the Thomss Training School, Detroit, were both men   ot   exper'ence,	
men with a personalis, thinking men Held Saturday Afternoon At
wkb ideals, who were able by means
of their extensive knowledge of the
subjects discussed and tbeir splendid
individual personalities to inspire
tbe beirers and impart to them some
of their own enthusiasm concerning
the best methods Of reaching and
teaching boye and girls to become
educated men and 'Borneo, not only
having a book education but an all
around education that will prepare
them to live, to kn.w how to get tbe
most out of life ttiemseives and to
give tbe hest pi'ssible service to
others. M-dge Bryne Lamb, the
musical director Of the Farweil
schools, bad charge of the music during the Institute.
The program in charge of Comm'r
Asa H. Aldrich followed very closely
tbe printed programs. None of tbe
numbers were lacking, but a few extra ones were added.
The opening exercises Thursday cip.es
morning were followed bv a talk on
"Tbe Ideal Teacher" by Supt. Tyler.
The ideal teacher should possess
many qualities the principal ones being i 1; Vicariouenes3 or "putting
vourself in his place." (^Accumulation of Knowledge, "the teacher
must have a storehouse of knowledge to fall back uoon He needs to
know more tt;an just the lesson at
band or just one b i>k-." "All knowledge should be bis quest." "Djii't
be obliged to tread tenderly the margin of the text." ('l;The personal
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Last Sunday Rev. Thos   E. Bennett
entered upon bis dalles st tbe Congregational   church.      For   several
years he has been pastor of tbe Con-
Play   gregational church at   Vernon,   8'nia-
waaee Co. and   evidently the   people
there are not at all anxious to get rid
town ! of hina-    He ie just   in   the   prime   of j     Following   the  discussion   of   seed
e: on Monday evening and he   certain y : life and comes here well equipped for ' selection by Mr.   Moore,   Mr.   !<*'!ey
FARMERS^4MUTE
Continues    Discussion    Of
Live  Topics.
ATTENDANCE
At Evening Session Lessentd By
Ball Game.
in   eaying   tbat' epeak tbe sentiments of tbe people in   "weeding" having reference to weed-
satisfied.      We ', so doing. | ing cut or getting rid  of   undesirhole
cows. A man should select one of
the dairy breeds and the one that be
fancies. All of tbem are good. He
takes  no  stock   in   the  idea  of   tbo
Noted Evanglist Coming.
The women's section of the Institute was heid Saturday afternoon in
tbe auditorium of the Congregational
church, the men's eectiou nsmg tbe
taeement. The attendance was very
good, tbe number present being in
excess of that at the other section.
Mrs. T. I". Fuller of Farweil. President qf the Congress, made a brief
address at t heopening and tben there
was a solo by Seymour Andrus, Miss
Olive Stone, accompanist. Following tbis Mrs. E. .i. Creyts of Lansing,
the conductor, took up the "Prin-
and Methods of Vegetable
Cookery," demonstrating her theories
by preparing eome combination
whicb was later served to those present
Mre. Frank Lamoreaux gave an interesting paper on "Woman's Part.
inCommunity Betterment."The paper
appears in this issue of the Sentinel
and we are sure ail will be interested
in reading it. Mrs. John Duncan
followed in a discussion of the subject and her paper wili appear next
week.
Mrs. Fuller declined a re-election
and Mrs. L. M. Converse was chosen
president for the ensuing year and
Mrs. Jobn Duncan secretary and
treasurer.
would make many people more charitable in thf ir estimate of the preacher and bis work.
We congratulate all who took part
in the play. As we understand it
Mrs. Geo. Johnson was "head push"
in the matter, but sbe certainly bad
efficient helpers. There were a number in the play uot cuiin*cteu with
the Methodist church acd to thee
no doubt the thanks of the Auxiliary,
under whose auspices the play wae
given,are extended.
Such a success did tbe play score
that is to be repeated en Thursday
evening, Feb. 17. and we bear it intimated tbat a "call" ie likely to be
extended from some otber points.
MANY DOLLARS SAVED
to
Tber- was a
large representation from both tb«
Baptist and Metbodist enure! es.
Th'.s in a measure ! esp1(ke of the
mutual iove ami resu-M whicti i-
held for Rev and Mr*. Benne; t, * he
sincere reuret at iosiny two such
loyal co-operators in nil 'ratters |>4-i-
taining to the feral a> , spiritual
wlfarc if 'he community.
To City By Having Central Place !
Of Registration.
Another Pioneer   Gone
The last legislature enacted a law-
providing that cities of of the fourth
ciass (which includes this city, might
arrange for one place of registration
only, instead cf having one for each
ward ae at present.
The matter was brought up at the
regular council meeting Monday
evening, the ordinance committee
aud city attorney being instructed to
draft an ordinance which will accomplish that purpose. This change wi'.i
not apply to elections, either primary
or tbe regular spring and fall elections, but to registration only. It
will mean a saving of something like
$30 or S40 each year.
Wm. H. Caple was given permission ;
to put up a  stationary   awning   over
j the  stairway   leadiuj   to   the   Valley
j and Spooner store.
George   House.
general purpose" cow.
Few farmers probable   feel   able   to
buy a herd of pure bred   cows.     The
practical thing is for a neigbbo: bcod
to buy a pure bred sire   of  'be   breed
agreed upon and at   tbe   end   of   two
years this one may be exchanger,   for
one from another   locality   and   'bus
higb grade herds developed.    Tl ia is
j being done in manv parts of the state
I ami is entirely practicable.
A   cow   is   simply   a    machine    for
I transforming feed into milk and   sbe
muet be properly red.    Too often the
f jed is short in the element of protein.
j It will well pay every farmer tc have
a copy of Henrv's "Feede and   Feeding.''    Protein can usually be obtain-
| ed most   cheaply   from   some   ol   the
j higher priced feeds   like   cottoa   seed
j meal and oil meal.    Every   dairyman
i should have   scales   to   conveniently
! weigh his milk and a Babcock teeter.
j Many   a   man   has    discovered    tbat
aome of^bia cows were not paying for
■ tbe feed thoy ate.
Mre. Creyts of Lansing then took up
{the discussion of the "Requisites for
'; Success with Poultry." She baa had
considerable experience along tliis
line but feels that really she knows
less about it than ebe anppoeed she
knew eeveral years ago. Like any
other kind of etock, one should select
the breed lie most fancies. Tbere
are several excellent breeds but no
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KEV. THOS    E.  BENNETT.
j     Frank Whelan gave a short address I
I on, "Rev. Be*ine;t and the Cburcb."
I He   spoke   of    the    marked    change
\ which has taken   place   in   minds   of!
(the   people   as   result   of   the   sound I
! logical Tboughte given by trie   pastor | -       ~
in bis sermons and the  dropping ,.f j Wed. hvening For Next Number
1 unessentiale for toe safer fundament-] On Senior Course.
ale of practical and applied Christian-
MUSICAL NUMBER
Chester, the year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Alwood, residents of Laingsburg, met witb an untimely death laat Saturday when
he accidentally choked to death on
a bean.
The remains were brought bere
Monday, met by tbe grandfather,
Annies Alwood from tbe Brown district and otber relatives and friends,
••rvices conducted at tbe Oong'I
church by Rev. Rooland aad burial
made In Cherry Grove cemetery.
Jas. A. Thompson and family of
Freeeoil hav« lately visited relative!
bare aad at other nearby points, beta* oa a v ecetiou of two weeks.
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John Little who passed   away   Jan-
! uary 26, was born in Canada in   1838.
! He came to   Michigan   50  years   ago
j and for 40 years, be haa been   a   resi-
: dent of Isabella county, Vernon town-
I ship.    He settled   here   in   tbe   early
days  wben naught   but   wilderneee,
draw backs   and   inconveniences   existed.    And witb persevance and toil
be helped make the place wbat   it  is
today, a credit we muet  give   all the
pioneers.    Mr. Little waa'a man who
will be missed greatly on  aecount  of
bis hospitality.    Rotb far   and  near,
everybody  felt  tbe   welcome  of   his
flreeide.   That he was highly esteemed was shewn by the beautiful pillows
of Sowers given by the merchants of
Rosebush  and  tbe  banks of   Clare.
He was  tbe  father  of ten  children,
seven  of   whom    remain    with   the
motber.      He   was   buried    in   St.
Henry's cemetery, Vernon.—Isabella
Co. Enterprice.
be
As Indicating the character of the work done by the evangelist who
comes here soon io conduct services, and of the esteem in whicb
he is held by those among who be bas labored, the following letter will
of intereet:
Ricsviile, Ia. Feb. 33
Tbe Honorable Mayor,
New Market, Ia.
Dear Sir: I am Informed tbat Evangelist W. S. Colegrove and party
are to hold meetings in your aity within a short time; If I am correct the
meetings are to begin there next Friday. These moat estimable people jnst
finished a three weeks' campaign with us and I wish to say that they did
moat excellent work and go away with the highest reepect of the citizens of
Rioevllle and the sarronnding country. I do not know whether you are a
Christian man or associated with any chnrcb, but whichever may be tbe
case, you will do well to give tbem your heartiest support. Tbsy will do
any town good; they will help to clean up aome of tbe bad spots tbat every
town baa to contend witb and are bound to throw tba light of a better life
in tbe pathway of many of your citizens.
I wonld not bave yon tbink for one minute tbat thia letter is solicited
by any of the party as they will not know that I have written yon, bnt 1 teei
In justice to their worth that a word ia advance from me te Jaettnable. Thay
will do your town good.
Vary traly yours.
J. P. Oaten—. Mayor.
L. O. T. M. M. Initiation.
Wednesday evening of last week
aeema to have been a big occasion for
tbe Lady Maccabees of tbis hive.
Tbe annual Installation of officers
took plaee, tbis work being done
under tbe direction of Lady Kennedy
of St. Louis. Members of tbe Rosebush order were also present In good
numbers, and all enjoyed a chicken
supper along wltb otbert nativities.
' Tbe following officers were placed
in power:
Past Com., Emma Sexsmith.
Lieut Com., Mary Bump.
Chap.. Mattie Wilson.
Record Keeper. Blanche Mooney.
Finance Keeper, Ida Brown.
Sec'y, Zaaa flirt.
Mlstress-at-Arms, Catherine Winegarden.
Beat., Aaaa Mooney.
Picket, LetUe Graves.
From Our R*)sel>usti (Mrresi*4»c«.lent
George Hocse or "Grandpa House"
as be wae familiarly called, an old
and highly reepected resident of Isabella Twp., Isabelia Co., died Feb. 2
at his home 2% milee northwest ot
Roeebusn. He wae ae well ae usual
until two days before hie death wben
he was taken with a severe chill and
grew rapidly worse, hie advanced
age rendering him an easy victim.
Mr. Honse was born in Summerset-
ehire, England, in 1828. In 1869 he
came to Canada witb bia wife and
cbiidren, remaining there five years.
He then moved to 8onthern Michigan wbere be lived till 1879 when he
came to Isabella Co. which hae eince
been his home.
He wae tbe father of 12 children,
10 of whom are living. Thsy are
Albert, John, Henry, Ferdinand and
George of Rosebush; James of Ypsi-
lanti; Mre. Wm. Wallace, Mrs. Geo.
Savage, Mrs. Wm. Teeters and Mrs.
Thos. Archer of Rosebush. Besides
he leaves 48 grandchildren and 6
great grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Honse helped to organise the first Baptist church in
Rosebush and at tbis church tbe funeral waa beld on Sunday, Feb. 6,
Rev. BJtts officiating. His six sons
acted aa bearers and tbe remains
were laid to rest in Woodlawn cemetery. Tbe community extend tbeir
sympathy to the bereaved family.
ity. Arthur Davis gave a paper on
the history of the Sunshine Club.
which was largely founded by Rev.
and Mrs. Bennett In behalf of this
society of young people he gave true
homage to the fellowship of Rev. and
Mrs. Bennett in their pleasures as
well as in the work of the church
and Sunday school.
Mrs. Reuben Hoieington gave
thanks to Mrs. Bennett in behalf of
tbe Ladies' Aid. She likened Mrs.
Bennett's unselfish and sunny dispo-
sitiou to a ray of euushine whicb never fades. Rev. Lawson also gave a
few remarks in appreciation of the
sterling qualities of his brother
worker.
There were vocal solos by Mrs. Ray
Brooks, Harry Beattie. Mise Clara
Getman and Mrs. Bennett. On responding to an encore Mre. Bennett
was presented witb a beautiful bouquet of roses.
At the close of tbe program, Will
Strauch presented Rev. and Mrs.
Bennett with a dozen sliver knives
and forks in behalf of tbe church and
its associates. Rev. Bennett in return thanked th id with a few well
chosen worde for tbeir kindness to
himself and family.
The Ladies Aid served punch and
wafers and the remainder of the
evening was spent socially.
Rev. Bennett has been an influen-
tall worker in tbe Masonic lodge for
the past six years, which be haa apent
bere.
The church at Clare Ss very fortunate to secure Rev. and Mra. Bennett' Tbe unselfishness of the
church bere in wishing bim God
speed to a larger field of labor proves
the fundamental tteory beld by Rev.
Bennett tbat God is love.
The fourth number of tbe Senior
Lyceum Course will be heid next
Wednesday evening, Feb. 16tb, at the
M. E. church. This will be a etrcng
musical numher, the program bving
in charge of and given by Pro*. E. S.
I Peterson, wbo should be well kcown
i to citizens cf Ciare and surrounding
country by tbis time, be having lived
in this city for nearly a year. He
will be assisted by H. G. Pulfrey of
Saginaw, an accompanist of exceptionally rare quality and capability:
also by some of our leading local talent among whom we may mention
the names of tbe Misses Cudney and
Duncnnson, and Rose Carson.
Mr. Peterson is a conservatory
graduate, finishing on tbe organ,
piano and violin, aiso studying harmony and taking the perscribed
music teachers' course. He will
appear on this occasion chiefly aa
violin acloiet, giving a varied program in wbicb such celebrated composers as Muein, Singelee and De-
Beriot will be represented.
Tbe program will conaiet of violin
eoloe, interspersed with piano, vocal,
and violin duets; something to please
the several individual and collective
taste. Tbe Seniors desire a large patronage as tbeir cause ie on~> and tbe
same with the town's people. Admission prices thirty-nve and twenty-
five cents. X
Leap Year Social.
A Leap Year Valentine box social <
will b-e glvaa hy the Jugendveirsu ef
St. John's Lataeran church of dare
at tba home ol Mr. and Mre. Chris
Krell, on Feb. 14th. Everybody welcome. All wbo wlah ta go from town
wiU Bad vehicles at the Latharaa
church at 8 p. m.
Sixty-nine Years Old.
Tomorrow ia tbe birthday of America's great inventor, Edison. In
honor of tbat event, a recital is to be
given on bis favorite lnstraaaent at
the Muasell store, to which many
will no doubt be glad to iistea. Tbia
la of coarse free to all.
To Correspondents.
A few^correspondents seem to yet
overlook tbe fact tbat the Sentinel ia
published one day earlier, and send
letters that wa do not receive till
Wednesday afternoon or Thursday
morning. We cannot oaesocb letters.
Send ao that thay will reach na oa
Tuseday, batter still on Monday.
To Our Country Friends.
V/e want to urge yon not to mise
tbe second performance of "Tba Mew
Minister" at tbe M. E. cburcb
Thursday nigbt. The finest
talent play ever given bere. Oat ay*
a sleighload from yonr locality. Com*
by all means.  Admission «e aad Uo.
Auxiliary.
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