1914-01-09; Clare Sentinel

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Circulation Greater Than
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Meeting   Draws   Full   House
On Sunday.
ringingIdoress
And   People   Urged    To    Keep
The  Saloons  Out.
CLARK, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9   1J14.
New Series: Vol. 2-2 No. »
An Acknowledgement.
Sunday afternoon found the seats
in the Methodist church practically
ali filled to hear the address of Judge
Se*ri of Ithaca He has a forceful,
earnest way of speaking that leaves
no doubt that he means what he says,
while his deeply sympathetic nature
is manifest when he rela'es some ot
tbe touching things that have come
uuder his observation wbiU on the
bench.
After a song by the choir in which
tbe audience joined, prayer by Rev.
Knight and another pong by all, Rev.
Irwin introduced Mr. Searl wbo
spoke of the great prosperity with
which this country is blessed and haB
been for many years. Other nations
had been equally prosperous in the
past, yet had been blotted out and it
might be well for us to stop and enquire why this was so. When a boy-
he had frequently called upon a shoemaker who was an educated man and
wbo bad evidently thought deeply
along this line. Again and again did
he say to Mr. Searl, "The life and
prosperity of a nation depend upon
the enlightenment of its people and
the enforcement'of its laws." Ours
is a democratic form of government
and growing more so all the time.
Constantly the people are demanding
that they shall to a greater extent
carry out their own will. Such a
government must of necessity be a
government by majorities. When
a maority 'ot tne people if. any given
territory have d.-ckled upon a given
measure, then it at once becomes the
dnty of the minority to accept that
verdict, having always the right to
agitate in proper wajs for a change.
When a majority of the voters in a
county vote under the Locai Option
law to banish the saloons, it becomes
the duty, not oi '- part of the people
but of all the p-aaac. to stand behind
the ia'.v and actnely uid in its enforcement. The man wiio Sails to do
that I* simply false to our form of
government.
The laws most laxly enforced are
those relating to the Sabbath and to
the liquor traflic. Sunday excursions
whereby young people are taken from
the country into the cities where they
see laws violated in many directions
tends Lo breed in them a disrespect
for all law. The pendulum has
swung from the Puritan Sunday
much farther the other way and it is
high time to call a halt.
Prohibition under the Local Option
law was adopted in Gratiot Co. in the
spring preceding a   general   election.
Realizing that to make the law a
success it needed a prosecuting attorney and sheriti wbo would not need
to be clubbed into doing their duty,
politics cut iittle figure in the election
of those offi. ials at tbe fall election.
While the Republicans had an aver
ag.- majority of 1600 in the county,
yet the Democratic candidate tor
sheriff was elected because tbe friends
of the law :;ad confidence in him. It
W3« te't certain that a blind pig was
dp. ig operated in a hotel at Ithaca,
bu'. it took tl'.. sheriff some little time
to secure positive proof and the pro
pri tor w a s promptly convicted.
When called up for sentence, Judge
Searl said to him. "1 understand
that you have declared that the
Locai Option law is a farce.'' The
man admitted such was the tact.
"And 1 am also informed that you
have declared you would sell all the
whisky yon pleased in Gratiot Co. "
This statement too was admitted.
"Well," said tbe judge, "tbis little
farce has two acts and you can call
tbem comedies or tragedies as you
like. The first act shows you running
a blind pig in a hotel, and the second
will show yon paying a fine of tlGC
and serving 70 days in tbe Detroit
Honse of correction." A few doses
of that sort pretty effectvally ended
the blind pig business.
Then a wealthy and influential
druggist was convicted though tbe
case was fought with all the tactics
that wealth conld summon. It was
appealed to' the Supreme Court of
the state which affirmed the rulings
of the Circuit Court. An attempt
was made even to take an appeal to
tbe U. 8. Supreme Court. Then
•very sort of pressure was invoked,
•▼en to the prostitution of a fraternal
order, to indues Judge Searl not to
impose a jail sentence Ha was re-
minded that this drnggist was an  in-
No less than half a  dozen   real  es
tate deals have been made in the last
ten days as the result of parties   hav-
, ing been referred to me by   someone,
j either here in   the   city   or   outside.
And   the   same   tbing   has   happened
I many times before.    Although I have
j not b-iea able to learn, in most cases,
! who did me the good turn, I appreciate the act none thi less.
I know tint much of my   success in
I tbe real estate business is  due   to the
cooperation of friends, who  are   likewise interested in the development of
this territory,   and    who   realize   that
ail of us have a share in the prosperity which comes to a rapidly   growing
! community.    And  i    want    to   thank
■ any who have assisted me in this wa>
or iu any other   way,   and   to   extend
them my best wishes for their success
during the coming year.
Yours respectifuily,
Wm. H. Caple.
WISE FARMERS' CLUB
Meets With Mr. And Mrs   Arthur
Badgiey January 14.
The Wise Farmers' Club will hold
its next session with Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Badgiey on above date when
the following interesting program
will be carried  out:
Called to order by President, Wm.
Jennings.
Prayer by chaplain.
Address of welcome. Arthur
Badgiey.
Response, W. N. Younglove.
DINNER.
Song by Club.
Business meeting.
Discussion of the following question: "Mesi-lved, that it is more pro-
litabl <or a farmer to send away for
his ' ods than to buy tbem at
bome "    A Urinative, Mrs. Ruth   Mc-
intos. . J. T.   Brown,   j.    H.    Seeley.
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Negative, John H. Wilson. Mrs. John
Lansing, Mort (iallagher.
Mu-=:c   (Quartette.
Recitation.
Song oy club.
Reception committee, Mrs. Wm.
Bangle;, . Mrs. K. F.   Wilt.
Table committee, Kdna Seele\ .
Bessie Dalton, Adtlie Presley. Kdna
Allen. Blanche   Lansing.
Miss Sarah   Adams.
HOLIDAYS ARE FIXED.
Teachers   Cannot   Hold   School
Holidays or Saturdavs.
Christmas and New Year's Day are
legal school holidays and if they are
a part of the school year, school sessions are not to be 'onducted and
the teacher draws his or her Aalary.
as such holidays count as days
taught. If they come in a prescribed
holiday vacation, however, they are
not a part of the school year and the
teacher is not paid for them. The
other school holidays a-e Decoration
Day, Fourth of Juiy, Labor Dav and
Thanksgiving together with all Sat-
urdays. Schools cannot be conducted legally on Saturdays or holidays
even with the consent of the school
board.
Lincoln's birthday, Washington's
birthday and Columbus day, October
12, are no longer legal holidays but
are to be observed in th6 schools by
appropriate commemorative exercises.
But 170 rural districts in Michigan
have school grounds containing two
acres of ground, yet educational
authorities contend that at least two
acres of ground are necessary for
play grounds and experimental agricultural plats for use by a rural
school.
'At Final  Parting."
Could 1 but teach man to believe, 	
Conld I but make small men to grow.   Opponents   Outclassed
To break frail spider webs that weave! Slaves Of Game
their   thews
AGAIN DEFEAT EVART.
\t   All
Albert Smith.
About
and   bind   tbem
low,
Tbe boys and   girl?,   ot  Clare   high
Albert Smith passed away  Weduee
day at his home,    1306   Tweed   «>tre>t ; /~. .
alter a lii'teriug   illness.    Mr.   Smith   vJ'Ve
had been in poor health for   the.  past
year, and wa« confined to his bed for
;
FARMERS' INSTITUTE
Being
Could I but sing one song   and   lay     j school had   ro   trouble    in   d   feating j 13 week* before his death
Despite the fact that land in rural
districts is comparatively chea> ,
more than haif of the country schools
possess grounds of one-hoif acre or
less, forcing the children to play in
the road or in neighboring fields.
Word comes here of the death of
Miss Sarah Adams at Nashville, Mich7
Su^ nad been there for some months
staying with relatives, in fact has
spent part of the time there for several years it we are not mistaken.
The body was brought here for burial,
and tbe funeral will be held at Methodist church at 1:30 this afternoon.
Farther particulars next week.
tiuential member of "the party'' and
bad done considerable work for the
judge's election. It all made no difference and to jail the man went the
same as though he were the poorest
druggist in the county, and another
man concluded that the Local Option
law was not a farce in Oratiot Co.
As to the beneficial results of to*-
law, Mr. Searl sta'.-d that there had
been but two criminal cast-, in Clinton Co. in the piast 2.. years and not
a single criminal case in Oratiot Co.
tne past two terms, lie earnestly
■ rgeii ali to 1'lbor to keei t-.e -alo.aa-
.;.;'. V\ bile tne i.oeai ''ptiol: la.i
i.e..1- sorai amen aent-. to ii,..r:e i;
more elective, ye" it is a thousand
fo d batter ia everv way than the saloon with its doors wid • open to corrupt and debauch the boys. Vote as
a mother would vote if she had the
privilege
I n closing Judge Searl re.at. d some
touching incidents that .'.ad come
under his own observation. One in
this county where one boy had been
killed and another maimed for life
while attempting to board a train at
Temple, both made drunk by the saloon at that place. Tne other in
Clinton Co. where a man while drunk
bad murdered his wife. The judge
learned that tbe man was kind in his
family when sober, tbe neighbors all
eo declaring. Before imposing sentence he asked tbe man as a formality
if he had anything to say, not supposing that he would say a word. The
man raised his band imploringly and
said, "For God's sake Jadge, have
mercy. I did not murder my wife, I
loved her. It was the whisky that
did it."
Mrs. T. U. Fuller of Farwell sang
feelingly, "What it baa done tor Jim
and Me" and the chairman requested
contributions to aid in tha Local Option work and about tl76 was soon
subscribed.
The meeting cloned with song and
benediction.
in nearly 1.000 Michigan rural
schoolrooms, children have to sit all
day with their legs dangling in the
air because the district boards have
net provided enough small sized
seats and desks.
Teachers of all schools, private or
public, are required under the law,
to have a tire drill at least once a
month. The keeping of doors and
exits locked during school hours is a
violat'c.n of the  mw.    r-*j
A  Pitiable Case.
There is now being .. ared for at tl.,?
Central Hotel   a   yo':i!g    man b\    the
name   of   Err.>     Parish   who-e   case
should    excite    •ympatby.     He    was
picked up on the street late last week
: I in a tit, taken to the   jail,   but   tran
| ferred on Saturday to the   betel.    Al-
j though under the   doctor's   care,   he
seems to be failing   rapidly.
The touching feature of tha case is
that he has no parents, though he is
reported to have a cousin near Far-
well where he has lived for some
time, having worked for Mr. Little-
field.
In tne temporary absence of T. J.
Dwyer, tbe matter is being bandied
by city officials this week.
Grim doubt, I then could go my   way
In tranquil silence,   glad,   serene
And satisfied, from off the scene.
But, ah, this disbelief, this doubt,
The dammed spot will not out.
Wouldst    learn   to   know    one   little
flower,
its perfume, perfect from the  hue?
Yea, would, t tbou have   o"e   perfect
hour
Of all tbe years that come to   you?
Then grow as Cod hat b planted, grow
A k>:d!\ oak or daisy low,
As he nath set his garden; be
Just what thou art, or grass   or   tree,
Thy treasures up iu heaven laid
Await tby sure ascending   sou1,
Life after lite - be not afraid.
— Jo&quin Miller's last poem.
MORE GOOD COWS
Evart Hifch in two fast contests    last
week Friduy evening.
Both games were full of tine plays,
of which the ''running circle" war.
the special featur.- used by our boys,
i!id this netted a I'nw nan. At the
s'arl it looked as 'fajUL'h tliev    would
didn't
ic opening.
is     follows:
low
tbe
Promise   Of
Most Successful.
ABIE SPEAKERS
Albert Siniib was   born   in   Steuben '
county, Indiana, and at   the   time   of j
bta '  ba,!   Will Discuss Subjects   of   Great-
Interest To All.
C.     \ anConant     Puts     I p
Good Record.
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Supervisor E. C. VanConant of
Hatton read with interebt what Robert Wilson had to say about those
Vernon cows and concluded he would
look up receipts and see if there is
anything tbe matter witb cows up in
Hatton. The figures would seem to
indicate that they are "all right."'
From three cows, two of them being
two year old heifers, he sold cream
to tbe value of S192.22 from April 5 to
December 23. The cows supplied
milk and butter for a family of three
ali the tme and for two months in
tbe summer for five. This would be
an average of S04.07 per cow.
It will be remembered that Mr
Wilson's test extended from January
1 to December 20, almost 12 months-
Mr. Ferris gave a record for seven
months. Mr. VanConant it will be \
seen carries the test from '.pril 5 to
December 2-'., a iittle over -v. months.
To get a basis for comparison, suppose Mr. Ferns and Mr. Vanl onant
bad continued their test for the length
of time Mr Wilson did. That would
bave given Mr. Perris approximately
S14:: 00 per cow and Mr. VanConant
SS4.00, assuming that tbe cows would
produce at the same rate the entire
time which of course is not at all
probable.
Mr. VanConant fed no grain at all
during the time save the small
amount of corn in tbe drilled corn
fed in tbe fall and winter. Kis cows
certainly are good ones Now who
can do better?
Church News.
CATHOLIC
J.     MCA1.I.ISTKR,
!be needed, too,    rs   the   t
show up at its   beat   at   t:
The t> .ys' lineup   was
I     I'ou'sc:., Center.
Wyi.aan, Clute, Guards.
Mowii"\ . Waller, Forwards.
The h..ne :eain was held to a
score in 'he drst '■ II because of
closeness o? E'.'art's ref re»ing.
Many fine feature.- of tbe game wit
shown, h.nvevar, tae running circie
which was mentioned being used to
good effect. Evart took the bail for
a short time, but Waller broke up
the sport by shooting four baskets.
The wbistle sounded with Clare in
the lead with 23 points to Evart's 12.
The second half was more one sided.
Clare romped away with basket aftei
basket, while th" other side fongh"
with determi: ation, but to no avail.
and tbe final count stood, Clare, 61;
Evart, 24.
The girls faced their opponents as
follows:
Ruth Ryan, Jumping Center.
Hazel Dyer, Side Center.
Bessie Henderson,   Oeorgia   Hood,
Forwards.
Faye Thompson, Violet Hubel,
Guards.
Honors were nearly even in the
first haif, although Clare girls demonstrated their superiority by excellent
passing, which negotiated three field
baskets. In the second, the fast forwards located tbe ring without much
trouble, and baskets were thrown
from almost all points of tbe lloor.
The total score, 111 to S, while not as
decisive as three weeks ago, was
satisfactory.
Evart entertain- d tbe teams royail>
and everyone that took t!<.- trip is
delighted with the prospects . f going
again ian-r. The ne.xt gauusare to
be played here o;. Jan. ]t;h wi:!
Coleman iiigh Se!'. o!. It I- hoped
that as many v.'i'l he ; .-est"t for t.d-
game as at the   Evart   double I.ill.
be< "; P. renideat of the Sc.) for the
pas: eleven years, with t:ie exception
ot a short period wh<n !■» was e m
ployed in Ontario on t he Algoma
L'entral He leaves to mourn his
d^a'h :•. wde and two   <• tep-ahil.lren —
The Institute will be held Jnnnary-
ll< and 20 as heretofore stated. The
program for the Women's Cv-gresr
appeared in our columns last week.
Mrs. Vera O-.en of Traverse City, I The men's section will carry out the
and Mrs C. A Bret can of tbis citv, j f(.;io wing program:
besides the mother, two brothers aud \ Monday, January 19
one sister.
The funeral was hsld Friday from
the home, Kev. Thomas R. '■'.-. ->-i ^y
officiating. Mrs. J. J. Ryan and Mr.
J. H. Newhouse sang at the service.
I'ne interment was made at Pine
Grove eem.'terv.— I'hs Sco Times.
KOKEXOO.N
Prayer by Rev. Geo. D. Lyford.
'J:-15    Opening remarks by   Holmes
Kennedy, President   Clare   Co.   Farmers' Institute Society.
10:00    Contagious Diseases of   Live
Stock,    Dr.    G.     W.    Dcnpby,   State
(Mr. Smith wns^for   man}'   years   a . Veterinarian,
resident of this city   and   will    be   re- |     10:30    Discussion, Mayor'Cole  and
Dan McMaster.
membered by many.)
ENLARGES HIS STORE.
E. Doherty Will Occupy  Part
ol Old Opera Hc.'.se.
As announced in another place, arrangements    have    just    been   made j \_ J'arrand.
11:00     Modern   Orchard   Methods,
T. A. Farrand.
11:30    Discussion, Wm. VanSicklen
and Charles Pfetch.
11:40      Breeding    Potatoes,    J.    S.
Snider.
AFTERNOON
1.00    Question Box in charge of  T.
1:15    Solo by Miss   Mildred   Davy.
1:30    Bovine Tuberculosis,   Dr.   G.
W. Dunphy.
2:00    Condensed Milk   Factory   for
Clare by Mr. Carlisle,  of   Mt.   Pleas-'
ant.
whereby the opera bouse block will
be entirely remodeled, and J. E. Doherty will acquire two more floors for
his stock of furniture and home furnishings.
Mr. Doherty has >icng  complained
of being cramped for room   and   this j     2:30    The Essentials   of   Spraying,
change.will   enable   him   to   carry   s j T. A. Farrand.
larger and more   general   stock,   and j     a,:0o    Taxes and  Taxation by D.   E.
to display it to    much   better   advan- j Alward, Clare.
tage.    An eUctric elevator will be in- i     :?:45     Discuss-on,   L.   W.   Sunday,
stalled    to  carry    both   freight    and ; k. Emerson and Jesse   Simpson.
passengers, and   other   changes   will]     j:oo    Cheer-up  by T.   U.   Fuller   of
be   made   in     keeping   with    modern    Farwell.
methods.    ,\Vben   the   work is  completed,  he will     have   three   or   four
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floors at his disposal in addition to
tbe balcony which is now reached by
r. short stairway from the ground
lloor. Trie alterations v,i\\ start in a
short time,
EVENING
Clare Male Quartette.
Recitation by Miss Lulu Fisk.
7:30     "Tne   Boy    Problem,"   Prof.
Henderson, of Ann  Arbor.
Selection by  Mason's Orchestra.
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PASTOR
School News.
The
hetoric class has just completed a dramatization of on • chapter
from Dickens "A Tale ot Two
Cities." This was thtir first
in writing a drama.
work
i writing a drama.
Ethel Burgess  has discontinued her
ieh School work on account   of   her
icther's illness.
H
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Mr.    Po.ilson'
public    dt
debating   class   will
the    school
house, ci'-e week from Monday night.
O'l tne following proposition: IV
solved That Clare Should Adopt tne
Commission Form of Government.
Services at h a. m.
I.t "1 HKKAN
REV.   <   .   WAlliEUfli.   PASTOR.
No services  but  Sunday school.
At the annual meeting at Hermans-
dale Jan. l, the following officer?
were elected: Secret .ir; . C. Earing:
treasurer, t.eo. St-hie: trustee. Jno.
Seamm : deacon.   Frank Cotton.
Tne ilrrmansdale Ladies Aid will
nn'?l Aita Mrs. t;.o. S'-'.l .:■:: T.ies-
da\    Jan   i:i.    Everybody invited.
1 )ennis-Ackerman.
On Wednesday i ver.ing. Jan. 7. at
tbe parsonage in elar.-, Mr. Henry
Acker man of Vernon township, and
Miss Grace Dennis also oi Vernon
were united in marriage, Kev. I. W.
Knight officiating.
The young couple were attended
by Mr. John Miiier and Miss Marie
Haring. They will live with the
groom's parents until tney can Duild
on their farm in Vernon.
A surprise reception of two hundred invited guests was >riven on
Tnursday evening in their honor at
the home of his parents. Mr. find
Mrs. Geo. Ackerman.
The Sentinel extends congratulations.
Mission
Ser
vices.
S.. r.o. I    aep
Grant Township, for tne  m
ing Dae   Li, L'lS.
No. days taut-tit, uu. Na. pupils enrolled, :U. Avi rage daily attendance,
:il       percentage of attendance, ill.
Those m-it'it r tardy nor absent
during the month are George Went-
wortb. Lydia Reynolds, Marie Bea.-b,
Eva Foltz, !va Foltz, Henry Leis,
Lee Reynold-, Sylvester Wentworth,
Stella Reynolds, Dale Reynolds,
Hulda Reynolds.
Ena Hatch, Teacher.
Wbisti;ng   Duet    hv
drus and  1 . I".   Fuller.
Silver     Threads  Am'
by    ' li; i'-    Quartette,
Se\ mour   An-
r,j   the   Gold,
led    bv    Mrs.
Ma'.iel
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Tuesday. January 20
FORENOON
The Soil and its   Care,   R. D.
ord.
T.  Brown and
Discussion, J.
Caple.
Commercial   Fertilizers   and
James   N.   McBride,   Bor-
A   Lively   Runnaway
Getting .\long Finely.
A letter just received from G. H.
Phelps, proprietor of the Tourner
Hotel at Blooniington, Ind., in which
be enclosed one dollar to renew his
subscription to the SeutineL states
that they are having the first snow of
the season. .
His friends will also be glad to
know that the year 1913 was a very
successful! one for him. Considering
the fact that Bloomington is a city of
some ten thousand people, it looks ae
though George was still making good.
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Services in M
ev.-rv  Smidav.
• K
EI'!-<  Ol'AL.
K.    NEWToN,     KKl'T'
cabee  Hail   at
abbath   schoot
Some of tbe most able clergy of the
diocese are willing to leave I'neir run
parish for a sho;-' tin;- to h. In tin
weaker churches: -..we are glad to
ann.a.ii . that Dr. J . E. Wilkinson oi
stee will he  in    <  lare   to   hold   a
next
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Stony Brook Arbor.
The above Arbor, in Gilmore, elected officers at their meeting last week
and the following persons will be at
the helm tbe coming year:
Chief Gleaner, N. A. Perry.
Vice Chief Gleaner,   Wm.   Gamble.
Chaplain, Delby McNeill.
Secretary, H. A. Perry.
Lecturer, Mrs. H. H. Glass.
Conductor, Fred Glass.
Inner Guard, Ray Gorman.
Outer Gnard, Herbert Glass.
Field Foreman, G. A. Pltte.
Of Interest To Horsemen.
G. Terwilliger, the harness man,
has started a series of attractive ads
in the Sentinel which will be of interest to the farmers and to borse-
lovers in general. These will be accompanied hy cats or famous horses
and other matters of interest.
Grant Grange.
w-eek's    mission.       beginning
::',0 I Tuesday evening. January 13.
im-        This will afford an opportunity   for
media^e'v   after. sail to attend   and    learn   more   about
Tne   Ladies    Guild    of    St.     Paul's   the Episcopal church. X
church    will    meet    with   Miss Emma ;
Sexsmith on Tuesday, Jan.  13
BAPTIST.
REV.   I.  WILBUR   KNIGHT,    PASTOR.
Morning subject, "Reasons Why 1
Believe the Bible.'" Evening, "The
Successful Christian Worker.'1
B. Y. P. V. at usual hour.
METHODIST.
REV. W. H. IHWIN, PASTOR.
Morning subject, "Cndeveloped
Life." Evening, "Living for the
Highest."    Men's class ae usual.
Ladies Aid meets next Friday in
church parlors.
CONGREGATIONAL
REV. QECi. D. LYFOBD, PASTOR
Morning sermon in connection witb
Communion. Evening, "Holding
your Profession.'' Miss Ethel Cud-
ney will lead tbe Endeavor.
Gmid meets on Wednesday with
Mrs. Cudney.
FKKK   METHODIST
BBV. B. S. DURYHE, PASTOR.
Services at the usual hour.
Vesterday forenoon Hilda Acker-
man and Kuth Dennis of Vernon had
a somewhat exciting experience
when their cutter was overturned
near the Hitchcock grocery, themselves thrown out and the horse pro-
ceeded to com" down McEwan at a
iivelj clip. In front of Dunlop's store
he b: ck end of a cutter was demolished, a sirigh or two rattled up. and
:h°n the horse was .aught !•% Will
Hawkins. The girls were uninjured
though Miss Hilda iost the h-.i i.a.m
one shoe. "I lost my so.e.'' s.ae
said, "bat escaped witb  my life."
Doherty is closing ou:
stock.     Head bis ad.
his furniture
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li:15 Discussion, John Asline, L.
M. Converse.
11:45 Business meeting of County
Institute Society, Reports, Election
of officers,   etc.
AFTERNOON
1:00 Question Box in cbarge of R.
D. Bailey.
Solo by Rev. Geo. D.   Lyford.
1:30 Alfalfa Culture. J. N. McBride.
2:00 Discussion by C. W. Perry aril
Edward Little.
2-30 Handling tbe Home Dairy, R.
D. Baii.-v .
:;:uo Discussion, J. M. Davis and
W. E. t urrie
:c:.'• liaising p..nd i are. of Poultry,
Jo nil Nortoon, l Ian .
Clc Di-.jus~i.jri upen to iavery-
:>.uy.
Frank Lamoreaux.    Holmes Kennedy
Secretary. President.
T   A.  Farrand, Conductor.
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jiucti'on Oa/e Season Continues.  \
Grant Grange will have an installation of officers and an oyster supper
at their hall on next Monday evening,
Jan. !2. Members all urged to be
present.
Farmers Institute.
The Farmers Institute for Isabella
Oo. will be held at Mt. Pleasant January «0 and 21.
Notice.
All persons are forbidden to   damp
ashes in tbe streets.
Wm. H. Cole, Mayor.
Fine weather this winter has been a great help to the auction
sale business, and good crowds seem to be on hand in every case.
Bidding is lively, live stock in particular and farm tools, fodder, etc.
in general being in good demand.
We give below letters from two farmers wbo have recently bad
sales in different parts of the country, to indicate how the Sentinel
covers the field. Mr. Holcomb, whose sale oecurred early in December, scattered a few bills over in Gladwin and Midland counties, depending upon the advertising in the SENTINEL this aide of the line.
He toid us that he thought his sale was tne biggest one ever held in
this vicinity. Note what he says: "I had an auction sale December
4th at my farm in E. Sheridan. 1 bad a big crowd, and no bills were
posted up anywhere west of my place. I realized more than I expected from the stuff sold, eseecially tbe live stock. I heartily re-
command the SENTINEL plan of advertising auctions, and Mr.
Beadle as an auctioneer.
F. Holcomb.
Another in Isabella County: "I had a sale of live stock, farm
tools, etc., at my farm southeast of Clare, Wednesday, Doc. 31st,
1913. I had a big crowd and everything sold as well as I expected.'
I recommend tha SENTINEL plan of advertising auction sales to
anyone who is thinking of having a sale.
Asber D. Knight.
This week one sale is announced, that ot D. C. Evans, north and
east of Clare. An exceptionally large amount of good live stock.'
horses, cattle, and hogs Is offered, and a tew tools. Mr. Kvans informs us tbat tbe sale will start exactly at one. o'cloak tar order to
dispose ot everything.   .Jobn Beadle is the auctioneer.
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