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Bstabliahnd  1878
CLARE, MlCHifcrAN. FRIDAY MORNING. MAR' H 13   191!
New Series: Vol. 22 No. 18
PROFITABLE MEETINGS
Addressed   by    Rev.    Mohr
Here on Sunday.
URGE AUDIENCE
Greets   Him    at    The    Evening
Meeting.
Nobility.
Mr. Mohr advertises himself as a
"Pennsylvania Dutchman." He
speaks with a marked German accent
that readily indicates bis descent.
Be is a verj modest man, assuming
no airs nor superior wisdom, but
goes at his subject earnestly as
though he felt it i« one well worth
people's attention.
At the Young People's meeting at
6:00 o'clock a fair audience had assembled to h^ar about "Ruts."
After devotional exercises and song
service led by Norris A. Elden, Mr.
Mohr was introduced. He remarked
that ruts in the road are well understood, much better than those in lite.
The automobile has put people into
two classes, "the quick and the
dead" There is no such thing as
standing still. The moment otc
ceases to go ahead, be commences to
go back. There are too many people looking for "soft snap?" Soft
snaps make soft people, just fit for
the scrap heap and worth one cent a
pound. "Knocks College" is an excellent school for al! of us. Ruts are
somewhat lower than a "dead level"
and even good people are prone to
get into them. To avoid them, we
need a vision of great things demanding our attention. No man
ever accomplished any great work in
the world who was not inspired by a
Vision of service   to   his   fellow   men.
At the evening meeting, tbe auditorium of the Methodist church was
filled. T. I'. Kn.ler. President of the
County Sunday School Association,
presided and a large choir furnished
mjsic. Aft r several song* by the
choir, scripture reading by Kev.
Knighr and a solo by Paul Bretz.
praver b> Rev. I.-.ford, Chairman
Fuller after som - preliminary remarks introduced Mr. Mohr who
proceeded to discuss the question of
"Purity." He made the startlinu
statement tuat impurity is costing
•more lives every year in this country
than even the drink evil. The extent to which it is undermining and
demoralizing tbe public schools in
our large cities would seem astonishing if one may credit the statements
of investigators. Xo one who has
given any attention to the matter
need be told of tbe awiulness of
commercialized vice. 6000 girls disappear in Chicago every year and
are never heard of afterward. An
army of 60,000 recruited   every   year.
Most of the nations tbat have been
blotted out perished because of their
impurities. The nations are being
aroused and the subject is being
studied as never before. In our own
county national and state laws are
being enacted to aid in the matter.
The laws of heredity are being recognized and in several states steps
are being taken to prevent the perpetuation oi the criminal and the
degenerate.
The adoption of this subject as a
branch of the Sunday school work
is a recent matter but a step in the
right direction. "Childhood is the
key that unlocks all problems,"'
There are now 17,000,000 pu-ils in the
Sunday schools of North America-
Let it De impressed upon them that
purity ia tbe natural side of life.
The way to drive away impure
thoughts is to think pure ones. To
use impure speech in th^ presence
of the young is i-riminai. The drink
evil ie ever an ally of impurity and
rooting that out vastly lessens the
other. We       should     think     pure
thoughts, use clean speech and have
onlv clean amusements. We nia\
feed the beast in us and more attention should b^ given to our   food.
Mr Mohr addressed a meeting at
Dover, two at Farwell, so he was a
rather busy man during bis stay in
this county. He will be welcome
should he come   again.
Big Shoe Sale.
As will be noticed from the page
ad appearing in this issue, Wm. H.
Bicknell inaugurates a two weeks'
sale of shoes starting tomorrow (Saturday.)
Mr. Bicknell lately purchased the
Wm. Lange stock ot shoes and has
moved practically ali of these to bis
own store where they will be offered
at one-third to one-half off. Any
person wbo needs anything in tbat
line will no doubt do well to lo^U
tbem over.
True worth is in being, not  seeming.
In doing, each day tbat goes  by,
Some little good—not In tbe dreaming
Of great things to do by  and  by.
For, whatever men say in their
blindness.
And spite of the fancies of youth,
There's nothing so kingiv as kindness,
And nothing so royal as   truth.
We get back our mete as we measure;
We cannot do wron^ and   feel   right.
Nor can we give pain and gain pleasure,
For Justice avenges   each   slight.
The air for the "wing   of tbe sparrow,
The bush for the robin and wren,
But always the path that    is   narrow
And straight for the children of men.
We     cannot     make     ba-gains     for
blisses,
Nor catch them   like   fishes   in   nets.
And some   times   the   thing  our   life
misses
Helps more than the   thing   which   it
gets
For good iieth nor in   pursuing,
Nor gaining of great or of   small,
Bnt just in the doing—and   doing
As we would be done by   is   all.
Through      evny,      through     malice,
through hating,
Against the worid early and   late,
No jot of oor   courage   abating.
Our part is to work   and to   wait.
And slight is the sting of his   trouble
Whose   winnings   are   less    than   his
worth,
For be wbo is   honest is   noble.
Whatever his fortunes or birth.
Alice Gary.
qABflotL Watiot
NEW FEATURE STARTED
Last    Week    In    Sentinel.     Reminder of Former Days.
FINAL NUMBER
Of Entertainment Course On
Tuesday Evening.
HOME TALENT
Doe*
Great   Credit   To  School
And Teachers.
THE CHAIN  IS NO STRONGER THAN ITS WEAKEST LINK.
Lyle   Durfee.
RESOLUTIONS
Mrs. Thomas Kidd.
There is always something inexpressibly sad in the death of tbe
young, for it seems not tne order of
nature; yet there remains with the
grief-stricken parents the precious
memory of the young life's unfolding and the thought tbat it is now beyond the reach of the temptations
and snares of this  life-
Lyle was born on the farm in    Hatton township and nad passed   all   his
short life there.    In such a   life there
is little calling   for   special   mention.
That he was a boy of rather  extraordinary qualities would   seem to   be
indicated by   the   bravery   and   fortitude with   which   he   underwent   the
operation rendered necessary toward
the end.    Had he   lived,   those   qualities would surely bave made his   life
a   success in   whatever    field   his   lot
may have been cast.    But it was   not
so to be and the young life went   out
I on March 3 at the   tender  age   of   li.
j years, S   months   and    17   days.    The
j funeral, conducted by  Rev.   Switzcr.
j was held on March ti. with    burial   in
jtbe Matton cemetery.     The large   a —
I semblage of   friends     and   neighbors
testified to the sympathy  felt for   the
! sorrowing   family,   four   generations
■ of which were present.
Lines written on  the death of   Lyle
■ Durfee.     By Fannie   McWethy.   aged
i SO years.
Softly:    Speak gently, our loved   one
lies here
Cone to tbe mansions of rest:
lie longed to   stay   here,   our   spirits
to chi-er.
, But Cod in his wisdom knew best.
, Farwell, darling boy,   we    wili   meet
j you
I When all of life's turmoils   are   o'er;
j Where meeting and parting is over
i   cigar store,    but   was I j qu tnat far.away beautiful shore,
moved    into    the   Ross i
We miss you, we miss you, our loved
one,
As the days and the years roll along;
But sometime and   somewhere   we'll
Of Hobson Arbor On Death   Of
Ashael Phillips.
Whereas, it has  pleased our   Creator to remove from  our  midst companion Ashael Phillips.    Therefore
Resolved, that we extend our heart-
j felt sympathy to the bereaved family.
Resolved,   the   charter   be   draped
for thirty days and a   copy   of   these
resolutions be sent the bereaved family and printed in tbe Clare* Sentinel.
Bert Maxwell
Homer Loomis
Arthur Badgiey
Committee.
John H. Ankney.
We believe many of onr renders,
and pa ticularly tin- older residents
of ("laro will lie interested in a special feature w li i c h wiil hero-
alter appear in t ii e Sentinel
under the title "Clare '■•■) years ago."
The matter which will be' printed
under that head i.s taken from the
t i.Ai'i: t'ol sty Pkk-s, a paper which
was at that time in its sixth year and
published by D. 1-2. Alward. The
Pi-:K-- was founded in ls7.s by A. F.
Coodenougb and sold to Mr. Alward
in lssu. The office was at that time
located on the west aide of McEwan
St. not far Iroin the Wolsev corner
and in the building now used by <!eo.
Dawson as
afterwards
buiiilnig across the street, and still
later into a building purchased from
J. Mason, and which housed it until
a few years ago. About 16SS the
paper passed into the hands of W-
S. Cooley, and was later merged w-ith I
the Clare Democrat, run by M. D. j
Eaton, and called the Democrat- !
Pkkss. When it was sold to other |
parties   back   in    the    nineties,    the
Mr. Ankney was born July 17,
1845, in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio and
died in this city March 11, 1914. In
early childhood the family moved to
Paulding Co., Ohio. In 1872 he was
united in marriage to Mary Ann Ned-
row and to this union siv children
were born, live of whom survive. In
l!»02 the family moved to Beaverton
and in lwOI to Clare where they have
since lived.
Mr. Ankney served in the Civil war.
enlisting in Co. F., 38tb Ohio Infantry, and serving for ls months.
Those l^ft to mourn are four brothers, one sister, one half brother,
rive children and seven grandchildren
The body was taker, yesterday to
the old home in Ohio where it will be
laid beside that of the wife.
CHEAP TREES.
Public      Domain      Commission
Wiil Furnish.
greet you
And join in vour ne'erending song.
CITY TEACHERS
name was again   changed,  and  The ! Entire Force Invited To Remain
Next Year.
I
Clare Sentinel has been   its   designa- ]
tion since that time. 	
ThePKKss of thirty years ago was a 1     At a meeting   of   the   school   board
little live column paper, and presents   last week, by a unanimous    vote   the
The Public Domain Commission
offers to furnish to residents of
this etate a great variety of pine,
spruce and fir trees at a price that is
certainly within the reach of all,
ranging from «3 50 to »7.00 per 1000.
j This only about covers the cost of
packing and delivery at the railroad
station at Roscommon. However,
not less than 500 will be sold to anyone customer nor less than 50 of any
one variety.
Any one interested should address
the State Forester, Roscommon,
Mich.
Pureyette Alice Ferguson was born
February 24, 1849. in Osceola, Livingston Co., Mich. At the age of 21
y<_ars. she was married to Thos.
Kidd at Saginaw, moving from there
to Isabella Co. in 1876 where sbe has
since resided, living in ber late home
for the past 31 years.
To this union were born eight children, two of tbem dying in infancy.
She ia survived by her husband, five
daughters, one son, eight grand
children and   one   sister.
The entire community was shocked
by the news of the sudden death of
Mrs. Thomas Kidd at her home in
Vernon Monday nigbt. Tbe deceased had been in poor health for
nearly two jears but had been much
better during the winter until about
three weeks ago when sbe had an
attack of   Iagrippe.      From   this   sbe
j never fully recovered, but seemed to
be gaining and Monday was   in   good
j spirits and   was   unusually    cbeerfu!
j at the supper table,  visiting with   the
j family during the evening.
About S:-i0 while preparing to retire for the night she ba1* a severe
attack of heart trouble. The doctor
was called and all possible aid was
given her hut she gradually grew
weaker   until   tho   e..d    came   peace-
i fully at 11 :-':0.
Deceased     had    lived    a    devoted
! christian life for several yt-ars.      She
! was a   loving   wife   and   mother   and
j a kind neighbor and   will   be   missed
| by all who knew her.
Funeral   services    were   conducted
! from the home    Thursday   at   twelve
i o'clock, ali the members of the family excepting one daughter, Mrs. Ira
Carr of Washington I). C, being
present. Rev. L. E. Holmes of Far-
well officiated and interment was
made in  Farwell   cemetery.
SILVER MEDAL
Tbe final number of the coursefwas
j given at tbe    Congregational; church
i on Tuesday evening.    Tbe_room was
iiterally'packed with an'appreciative
audience.    The   high   temperature of
the room and  the   defective   ventilation were the chief drawbacks   so far
as the audience was concerned.   Notwithstanding tbe lack   of  room  and
facilities for carrying cut tbeir work,
j the pupils did most exceedingly   well
At   the   Congregational    Church   and the teachers   bave no   reason  to
March  18 ' ^ee'   otberw'f,e    than    proud    of   the
' success of   tbe   entertainment.     We
FINE ADDRESSES
On March 18, a banquet will be
j held at the Congregational church
j on which occasion there will be pres-
I ent ns guests Rev. John W. fSuther-
! land of Lansing, Superintendent of
; Congregational churches in this
'state,   aud   Rev.     Nelson   S.   Bradly
of Saginaw. Mr. Sutherland will
j speak on the subject, "Is the Church
Making Oood?'' and Mr. Bradley   on
have no doubt that the people as a
whole were as highly pleased witb
this number as any on the'eourse.
Space will not permit us to go into
details in many cases, and indeed
we are anything but sure we could
do so in some cases. In tbe "Gypsy
Picnic'" for instance, the pupils had
quite a little to memorize and tbe
preparation involved no   little    work
Given High Honor.
'The Coming Man and the Conquer- ' on their part and that of the teacher
ing Woman." or    teachers.      Individual     mention
would eeem out of place where all
did so well.
Eight little tots with hats and bonnets on sang "Down by tbe shore"
and were heartily encored. Returning they told how "My eon Jobn
went to bed with his leather breeches on."
The   "Gypsy   Picnic"   by   the   3>-d
Word
first   of
came from California the
the week that Rudolph
Schaeffer, who is a teacher of manual
training at Pasedena, "Calif., Bas
been appointed by the l*r S. Commissioner of Education one of twenty-
five persons to* go to Germany and ] grade involved quite a piot and was
Biak" a stud_y of theindustrial schools \ carried out quite largely in song,
at Munich. | The class certainly did well   and   the
He expects to sail   from   New York \ audience evidently appreciated   their
the last of March.     His   father.   Juli- j work.
us SchaelTer. who has spent the whiter at Eagle River, Wis , had already
planned a trip to the old country for
this spring, and il is likely that father and son may go together. Julius, Jr., living just north of town, intended to visit California soon, but
gives up that trip for tbe present.
A male quartette consisting of Paul
Bretz. Tom Maynard, Harold Poulson and Perry Maynard scored a
great success, being called back a
second time. That "Poor old Joe"
is a corker and the boys certainly
did  finely.
A    girls'   chorus   of   1*8   voices   did
finely and a hearty encore was given.
"Hans von Smash"    was   rendered
in better fashion than some plays we
i see by travt ling professionals.    Ross
Meetings   Arranged    For    Next ! Carson made   a   good   green   Dutch-
Week. ' man,    Florence     White   a   fine Irish
  | maid    and   indeed   where ail   did   so
The local Option   committee   have ] well   perhaps    it   is   unnecessary   to
planned to hold about 45 meetings   in ! particularise        What   more    natural
churches    and    schools    of     the I than    tbat    the     daughters'
LOCAL OPTION
Contest To   Be Held  Here On
"March 20.
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entire corps of teachers was invited
to remain next year. Three ofthero,
Misses Maxwell, Tatman and Dyer,
have however, notified the board
that they do not wish to   remain.
Other things being equal, a teacher acquainted with pupils, with
the peopl" end with local conditions
i can do better work than one wbo ie
unday, March Sth, at the home ; a Granger, and we trus-t the others
of her son occurred the death of Mrs mav uecicje to remain We shall
Eliza Elliott at tbe age of S7 years 7 j have 90raethirjg more to say concern-
months and 2s   days      Deceased   was ! ing thi9 matter later.
born   in   Ireland      coming   with   ber j 	
parents    to     America     when   eleven1
years   of   age.      Tne    family    settled ■
quite a contrast    to   its   successor   of
today.    But it seems to   have   been   a
newsy and up-to-date sheet,    and   no j
doubt merited   the   large   circulation i
and    generous   advertising   which
enjoyed.
Mrs. Eliza  Filiott.
On
Auctions.
A Small Fire.
near Montreal. Canada, where she
grew to worn inhood .and was united
in marriage to J.iiepu Elliot, who
died Jan. 21 st, I'-sv To this union
wt-re horn s^sen children of whom
two survive, Mrs U'm Cunningham
of Hatton Township, and son Joseph
of Vernon. Also one child tney
reared. Mrs. ileo. Siel of Marion, besides a large number ot grandchildren and ;^reat-grar.dchildren. Sbe
moved to Vernon with her husband
and son about 27 years ago    and   had
The tire alarm sounded about one
oVlock Monday afternoon, a spark
from the engine of Krnest Stevens
which was being used to saw some
lumber having touched nil a shed
just across the street on the lot of
Dan Wilson. The building bad been
used aa a barn and a cow was standing iu it at the time, but she was rescue! with the loss of a little hair
from her back. '
By the time connections had been
made and a stream started   the   shed
On the evening of March 20, a silver medal contest wiil be held at the
Baptist church in this city under the
auspices of the Womens Christian
Temperance L'uion, when tbe following program wili be carried ont:
Music.
Devotional  exercises,   Rev.   Knight-
Duet, Lora Knight,   Ruth   Ritter.
Recitation, ContestantsNos. 1,2and3.
'Solo. Norris A. Elden.
On Wednesday,   March 18,   Arthur! Recitation,ContestantsNos. 4,5and6.
Bradley will have a sale at   his   farm   Quartette, High School girls,
in East Grant.    As will be seen  from   Reading, Mrs. Nellie Gibbs.
his ad on   another  page   he   offers   5 Solo, Norris A. Elden.
horses and colts,   -S   cows   and   some I Benediction,
other stock, a good lot of farming ! The winner of this silver medal wil!
tools, a quantity of hay and grain be eligible to tbe contest for a gold
and some household goods, lt is an medal. There will be no admission
afternoon sale and John Beadle is fee but a silver collection will be tak-
auctioneer.    Remembi-r tbe date. teu to defray expenses.
W.   11.   AM) E.  S. THOMPSON. 	
The farm being lensed, these gentle- An Unusual (Jfter.
men will have a sale Tuesday, March , - —
17, 2 miles north and 4>.j east cf this If any reader failed to notice the
city. Tney otfer 11 horses aud colts, liberal offer made in the Sentinel last
i 'ow's, two of them fresh, some other week by M. W. Cartwright of an en-
stock, a lot of farm tools, and a vari- larged photograph for fifty cents, he
ety of other things. Nothing is re- should look for it in this issue. This
served, everything must go. John is given with each dozen of his pbo-
Beadle is auctioneer and T. C. Hftrnp- tographs at th.e regular price, and is
ton Clerk,    See ad on another   page, good only if a   coupon   is   presented.
the
; county between this date and April 6.
The meetings planned for next week
are as follows;
Monday, March 16, Winterfleld
I church, Rev. Irwin and Rev. Brown
] of Marion.
[     Tuesday. March   1",   Maple Grove,
i Revs. Irwin and Knight.
Wednesday, March 18, Dover
j church, Clare Brass Band, two or
.three addresses; North Winterfleld
; Rev. Brown.
Thursday,      March      1 9,       Brown
; Corners Church,   Revs.   Knight   and
Irwin and J. F. Tatman.
Friday,   March   20,     Arthur   Town
j Hal!, Revs. Irwin and Knight;    Summerfield Town Hall, Rev. Brown.
Box Social.
suitors
should be mistaken for tramps and
ejected from the house as the master had ordered.
The solos of Mildred Davy and
Bessie Alger are always   appreciated.
We are glad to know that the class
will have over S60 left as the net proceeds of the course. They bave demonstrated that such a coarse can be
made a success and the Sentinel sincerely congratulates tbem on tbe re-
salt.
Card of Thanks.
since that time been a continuous | wa8 practioaily consumed together
resident. Sbe was for many years a j with a closet on the 6dj0iaiEK -ot
member of the Presbyterian   church, I norlh
a devoted mother and kind neighbor, |  	
although being quite helpless for sev-1 Card of Thanks,
eral years.    Death came quite   unex-
sTF.vi-:   surmway.
Mr. Shumway baa rented   hie   farm
and will have a sale Thursday, Marcb
19,   2   miles   sonth   of   Farwell.    He
and Lo only a limited number.
If you are thinking of   having   pictures taken in tUrn near future, it ^iil j
be worth yoor while   to cut   out   this i
peotedly, she being   confined   to   her
bed less than three days.
The funeral, conducted, by Rev.
Irwin, was held from tbe bome, with
interment in Cherry Grove.
Preparations are being made to begin work on the new Roe garage.
We wish to sincerely tbank our
neighbors and friends for their kind
assistance during the death of our
mother, also the Vernon Ladies Aid
Society for   tbeir  beautiful    flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Elliot and family.
Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Cunningham.
Mrs. T. H.  Elliot.
offers   3   horses,   a   yearling   c»lt,  21 coupon at once   and mail   or   take  it
cows, 2 yearlings, a fair line  of farm | alon8 on y°ur fir9t triP to   Clare*
tools and a quantity of   bean   fodder.
As   the   farm   ia   rented,   of   course I Card   of Thanks.
everything   must   be   sold.    Tbe   ad
reached us   too   late   to   set   entire. I
The box social which was to have
been held at tne home of W. R. Hamlin on the 6th and postponed on account of ths death of Lyle Durfee,
will be held on Friday evening,
Marsh 20.
A Fine Pig.
R. J. Lane of Vernon received on
Tuesday from Coldwater a Poland
China sow 10 months old and weighing around 400 pounds. Mr. Lane
seems determined to maintain his
reputation as a breeder of fine   hogs.
Curd <<f  I haiik-
We wish to tbank the friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us
in our sad hour in the death of our
father, John H. Ankney. Also the
members of the Moose order for tbe
tlowerB.
The Family.
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks for the many acts of kindness
shown ue, during our recent bereavement. Especially do we tbank the
choir, also those who so kindly contributed toward the beautiful floral
offerings.
Thomas Kidd
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lansing
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corr
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Boynton
Mr. and Mrs.  Clyde Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Ira  Carr
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kidd
WISE FARMERS' GLUB
Holds Feast of Reason   And   of
Stomach This Week.
Sale begins at 1 o'clock p. m. sharp
with Jobn Beadle as auctioneer.
Remember tbe date.
Judge Lamb of Cadillac was here
two days tbis week bearing tbe case
of Dwyer vs. O'Keefe.
We most sincerely tbank our
friends and neighbors for their great
kindness and sympathy in our great
bereavement. Especially would we
tbank the Farmers' Club for the
beautiful flowers. Such kindness
can never  be forgotten.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Durfee
and   Family.
Jurors Drawn.
Among the jurors drawn in Isabella
county for tbe term beginning March
23 are Geo. Snear, Lincoln Bergey,
Wise; W. H. Morgan, John Stough,
Vernon; Samuel Cameron, Isabella;
Cyrus Hart, Ira  8chofleld,   Gilmore.
F. E. Morrison, Supt. of Schools at
Weidman was in town yesterday.
We   have   received sm   anonymous
i report of the   club   met ting   at   Wm.
j Larrsing's this week   ami   this   states
i that such   a   sumptuous   dinner "was
I provided   that    E. F.    Wilt   waa   the
\ only man present fit to   preside after
j the meal was   over.    One  can   easily
understand that such a   state   of   affairs might happen with half-famished
city    people,     suddenly     confronted
with a "good square meal,"  but   one
cannot see why it should occur  with
farmers who habitually live  "on   the
top shelf."
Mr. Woodruff of Mt. Pleasant advocated the Co. Road System and
Mrs. Ruth Mcintosh read a paper on
the domestic science question. We
suppose local talent furnished a great
amount of oratory on both questions
but we are not informed.
I