1914-07-10; Clare Sentinel

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Clare   Sentinel.
Circulation Greater Than
Ail Other Clare County Papers Combined.
ULAKE, MIvJHiOAN, FKIDAY MOKNINU,  JULY  10   lv>14
New Series: Vol. 22 No. 35
STILL AT BOTTOM
Off For The Old Country.
Clare Loses To Mt. Pleasant
and Ithaca Teams.
chakgeYiTlwe-up
This Week.    Ought To Make Big
Improvement.
Clare is still in ihe losing column
as far as base ball is concerned. No,
we're not going down, because we
were already at the bottom. But
we're making it hard to start climbing up by dropping more games than
we really need to in order to keep
our chosen position. There is such
a thing as being too obliging.
However, the fa-is have^Jiad an opportunity to see several good games,
even if they were lost, and when the
boys get used to each other and hit
their stride, there's no doubt but
what part of the games will have- the
right result.
Last week Thursday the team was
at Coleman where it took 13 innings
to lose by the score of 4 to 3. The
game was stubbornly e-otitoste-.i all
the way, and -,v;i> an exhibition of
good playing by hoth sides.
The following day the home fans
had a chance to see a shut-out administered by Mt. Pleasant and its
little Indian battery. Clare had imported a battery- specially for this
occasion, but the college hoys managed to Iand on the twirler 11t several safties. and this combined with nn
occasional ragged piece . ; fielding
did the business. Two -core- came
in the second inning*1 Crandei! getting to lirat on a fielder'?, choiee, a
two bagger hy Ntjson and :i aingle by
Coby. The other came in tie- !!■■.<'
when    b
Last Monday Mr. and Mrs. Julius
SchaetTer Btarted east on their way
to Germany his old home. They will
visit her sister, Mrs. Edw. Klute, near
Buffalo for a week, leaving New York
on July 16th taking the Hamburg-
American liner Bstavia.
Mrs. Schaeffer was born on this
side of the ocean, but Mr. Schaeffer
is a native of Germany and bas several brothers and sisters living there
still whom he has not seen for forty-
two years, when be left for the New
Worl I. He will no dtubt find scenes
and people much changed with the
lapse of years. New Brandenburg is
their destination, and there they WiU
visit for some three mouth?. Their
sou, Rudolph, is already there doing
special work and they will of course
see him tco.
Mr. and Mrs. Schaeffer are getting
to be confirmed travelers, having
sp^nt the last several years in Wisconsin and in California. They have
now sold the old home just north of
town to their son, Julius, and are
therefore at liberty to take life easy
the rest cf their davs.
Contest Makes a Good Start
Sentinel Liners Pay.
Many Nominations of Popular Young Ladies Already Been
Made.      Still More To Follow.      Get
In The Race,
First   Count   Will   Be   Monday,   August   10
Read fhe Announcement and Particulars in This Paper  and   Get
In the Game immediately-
wen    gi
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Weir.
second on a rr.u:- by the f:r-! -ac!---r.
and home on another lioubn ey ic-y-
nolds. After thia the \i-;-.or- .';., :i a
seriously threaten, tie.,. _■■ .: man
reached third in tl.e s ig: t li >.:: :•. nit.
stoien base and error
The nearest < '• re • :;iie ,e scoring
was also in tlie eighth v. in:: I'iev.i !-
ing got a hit hut us- out <-te: ling
second. K. Mithner then got to fir-i
on an error by their lira: baseman :■■
second on a passed hall. Pi,-w w a>
given a 'ei-e un hall-. an,i all advanced on ;i hit hy LeRoy. On a hit
hy    Milligan.    Piew    was     caught     at
David Dawson.
1 be subject of this sketch was born
in New York Feb. 2, 1S4S, and died
at his home in Clare, July 4, 1914. It
was perhaps fitting that he should
have died on the birthday of the
country for which he fought.
lie bad been a resident of Clare for
fifty years, being therefore, one of
its earliest settlers. He was married
to Klla Gardner in 1S75, and to their,
two daughters were born, Madge
who lives in California, aud Imogene
who is dead. In 1^-5 he was united
in marriage with Kl!a Dickens. Six
children survive this union, J «hn W.
Dav son and Mrs. Airaa Hock o: Saginaw and:.', home Delia. Ray zr><. nd,
i ieraiU and J.eoc .
i'he funeral whs held at tiie hcu-o
or. Thursday n.t - p.m. and ths r> -
mains iaid in Cherry Grove cemetery.
Mr. r..ws..-n fo-.ight in tiie Civil Wa.r,
belonging to Co A of thi .<:b Mien.
1 ntantry.
ii leaves two brothers. ''.eorge,
of Ciare, and Bert wt Linden, who
were here for the funeral. He has
also one -ister in Mason and two in
Denvi r, Colo. Tne surviving widow
has the sympathy of all in her bereavement.
second.
With   the   ha?
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Richardson hit a foui   to   short right
and the threat was over.    The summary :
AB h II  E
Plew, 3 4    ii ii    1
LeRoy, s 4    0 11
Milligan, c 4    U 2    u
Richardson, 2 4    0 0    1
McDonald, p 4    o 0    0 j
Fuller, m 4    0 i    u '
Hubel, 1 4    u 0    0 :
Fleweling. 1 3    u 1    2 ]
E. Mithner. r 3    0 0    o
Totals 34    0    5    5
Lift    on    bases—Mt.     Pleasant.     7:.
Clare, H.    Baser, .jn balls — By McDonald, 1;   By   Coby.   3.    Struck   out—By
McDonald.     5.     By     Oohv .     2.      Mt..
Pleasant—Hita *; errors 2.
Several more new    ('layers   appeared'
in tiie  game   ia-*    Tuesday,   and   the
team looks good enough to   win.    but
the boys still hick tiie ability to conic]
across with hit.-, when  tin-y  are need- i
ed. and   to   work   their   way   around
the baaia.    The game wa-    haln-d   hv
rain once and the slippery    bail   may
have    accounted   tor   several   of   the:
errors,   the     fielders   dropping     two
that looked     fairly   ea-y .       We    look1
t..,r a shift in 'he hutiing order    when
the ti am He eta. Mt    Pieu-a::!    at   i::;.i
point t .day .   and   ri.i-   -..
in  a  : .o.-c , tteetiv       i.!" ill;
the  Wf: ,   t.,e\   1,,-t   17
C. \V. Perry went to Grand Blanc
yesterday on bu-iness.
Mr. and Mr-. I'. K. Williams left
yesterday for Cedar Springs, their
future home..
Dr. J. B. Boe and family spent the
4th and Sunday at Crystal Lake and
Portland.
After the Fourth.
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LeKo- . -
O. Piew.  2
Smith, l
Hubel. it
Fulh-r. M
Biystone. i.
Wright, <
Fleweling, P
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Tn* base hit — Fleweling. Left on
bases—Ithaca, .-j; Clare, 12. Bases on
balls —off Fleweling, 3; off Wiseman,
4. Struck out—By Wiseman 3. Hit
by pitcher—By Fleweling 2. Stolen
bases-O.  Plew   2,   Wright,    Double
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We still have hats.      The   stock   is,
in excellent shape and tbere is yet a j
good selection.
This week we have one table ss and j
SIO hats, your choice s:; and So.
Another table your choice S2.00.
Another, your choice si.5o and #1.00. ]
We are determined to clean out ali I
summer stock and you can now get a '
nice hat for less money than ycu ever
did before.
L. iialstead.
Jackson Blk,  L". 1th St.
■ day- -i.i-Uoy to ').  Ph-w *o Smith. 2.
Ithaca —Hits 7, Krrors 4.
Three hits, two bases on halls,  and .
or.e -toleii o.'.se only   resulted in   two
runs     in   the     second     inning.       We,
a'   aii'l  nave had at  least  f, ,;ir.
Three hit-, ulle ,.f t hem a double in
t :.;■ i,e.\: inning looked good tor a
rally. :• <o On; only  one run  resuited.
When ].!a\   -tarts or'   wit!:   'lare in
l :he field tilt play er- -et no a e altering tin: remind- or.e • : ;!e- -!o;-\
he u-ed to read in the third .-••;e!er
a hour n hand of monkey- coming ur.
oi  file woods.
F'cw'eling looked .hardly a> good as
in the game with (oh man iast week.
The   crowd   is beginning to grow a !
little   every   game.   After    while   we j
may have as many out to the   games
as they  do at  Coleman   and other   of I
the large towns.
We meet Shepherd twice next j
week, there on Tuesday and here on ]
Friday.' We claim hoth games —so j
far.
The big prize voting contest, announced in these columns last week
is creating more interest than we imagined it would in the beginning.
Nominations of contestants are being
Bent to this office daily and soon there
wiil be many who would be willing
recipients of a fine $100 Obermeyer &
Sons piano or other valuable prizes
enumerated in this list.
All of these handsome prizes are
enumerated in the announcement on
another page and will be given to
some of the young ladies of this vicinity.
The question is bow can I do it?
Al! that is necessary is to get your
relatives and friends to trade with
the merchants who are donating
prises in this popular voting contest.
For every dollar spent with the
merchants you will receive 23 votes
which can be voted for any of tbe
contestants. Aiso to get your friends
to subscribe for this paper. For each
oc.e year new subscription you will
reeieve 600 votes; for each one year
renewal 500 votes; for each year buck
subscription 400 votes. Of course, it
ia fo he understood that under no
circumstances are'eoupong issued by
merchants except upon cash purchase"
We have b'-en'asked if the wife or
daughter of merchant- who are cooperating with 'ids paper in tbis voting contest may compere for any
prizi . Neither can the wife, nor
daughter, or any ot the merchants
who pre co-operating with this paper
in this contest enter tiie competition.
The r-e.sens for this are obvious,
and we ore v> ry sure- that all the merchants will feel pi t as wre do in regard to the matter. We want this
contest to be conducted with the
greati st possible fairness, with no
occasion or opportunity tor anybody
to criticise. The ballot box is now at
our office, ready to receive votes.
The box will not be opened uutii the
tirst count is made on Aug. 10. Tbe
judges will be absolutely disinterested people, in whom everybody will
have confidence, and every count will
be participated in by representatives
of the Publishers' Music Co., who
are managing this contest. There
will be no favoritism. The lady who
secures the iargest number of votes
will win the piano, and so on down
for the rest of the prizes. We wish
there were pianos enough to go a-
round for all of this girls, but there
arenot. and a!! but one will   have   to
be 'content with one of th6 many other
beautiful prizes offered.
Voting may commence at any time
in a ballot box now in this office and
the keys to the box will be given to
the awarding committee whose names
will be announced in another issue of
tbis paper,
Cse the free vote coupon in tbis
issue. If yon know of any lady who
has not been nominated and whom
you think would make a good race
use tbe nominating blank in the announcement and send her name to
| this paper or bring it in person and
her name will be entered. It matters
not if she be married or single
Head the rules in   the   lar.e   ad   in <
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tbis week's issue or we will mail therx.
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: upon request.    Inspect  the   offerings |
of the niercnatus and learn  how   you i
may   secure   votes   for    yourself    or !
friend.    Be sure   to   ask   these   mer- I
chants for coupons.
Those who do not   understand   the ]
rules and regulations of this contest ■
■ can call at this otrice or write us and i
: we wiU be pleased to go over the pro- I
1 position with vou.
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Lxtka Pk:/.i: of Si."5 In <-oli> '
The tirst count in the   contest   will!
j be made on Aug. 10, at which time S15 (
; in gold will tie awarded   to   the   con- j
testant having the highest number of
, votes at that time.    This prize is   extra, in addition to the other prizes of- !
j fered. and its   winning   will   not   bar
; the winner from  securing   the   piano
1 or any of the merchants prizes.
Do it now and   help   someone   reap
the benefits of this liberal offer,    lie-
; member that many of the   merchants
of this   town  are   interested   in   this
contest   and   give   a   25-vote   coupon
with everv $1 cash purchase
The contest is between   individuals
, and no person will   be   permitted   to
j stand as the candidate of   any  parti-
' cular lodge or organization  with   the
! understanding that   if  she   wins   the
j piano or other prizes, it   is  to   go  to
] the organization.    Such an agreement
! would   be   manifestly   unfair   to   the
' other contestants.    Any candidate so
; detected   will   be   disqualified.       Remember to  have   your   friends   trade
j with the merchants   who   are   giving
coupons.     Tbe  names   of  the   merchants   who    are    giving    handsome
prizes and helping to make this   contest a big success are:
J. F. Tatman & Son.
I     E. A. Anderson.
L. G. Fox.
Ceo. Easier.
Thos. C. Hoibrook.
We want new subscribers and a lot
Contimied On  Editorial   Pigc
Should there happen to be anybody
in tbis neck of the woods wbo doesn't
believe that it pays to advertise in
The Ciare Sentinel, the following
statement ought to convince him
that it does.
The Baptist Preacher had a horse
and buggy to sell. Last week ho
inserted a six line ad. in the General
information Column of the Sentinel.
The paper came out on Friday. On
Saturday the • neighbors began to
think that the farmers were celebrating the Fourth at the Baptist parsonage.
On Sunday the pastor was cornered
at his out station, after the sermon
by a man who wanted to buy a horse.
Like David Harum's deacon the good
man couldn't any more than do business hypothetic-ally, stating wbat
price he probably would take if it
were Monday or Wednesday instead
of Sunday.
Monday morning a man 'phoned
down from Lake, asking him to hold
that horse and buggy till **k got there
as the train was fifteen minutes late.
While the pastor was holding the
horse—he didn't deem it necessary
to hold the buggy—three men called
to close the bargain, which was being
held with the horse. Tomake a long
t-tory short, the preacher got the
money for bis rig, the ad is paid for
and discontinued, and one preacher
at least in Clare, believes it pays to
advertise in the Sentinel.
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
D. W.  Rowe  $hies  His Castor
Into The Ring.
D. W. Rowe of Farwell in this issue
aunounees his candidacy for the nomination for the office of sheritl on the
Republican ticket. Mr. Rowe ia now-
serving hi3 secoud ten;! as supervisor
of Surrey and is familiar with the affairs of the county. Should he he
chosen in the Primary, bis election
would be a foregone conclusion and
doubtless his friends feel sure that he
wil! make as good a sheriff as the
county ever had.
Celebrate 43rd Anniversary.
Idaho Next.
Political Announcement.
Hoise, Idaho. July 1, — Planks favoring state-wide prohibition were incorporated in the platforms of the
Republican, Democratic and Progressive parties in convention here
today.
The Republicans also went on record fcr national prohibition.
Try a lin" in our information column.
Political Announcement.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo- Stough, who
live at the south end of town, celebrated the forty-third anniversary of
their marriage on the 4th of July,
having a house full of descendants
presant to keep the occasiou fresh
in their memory. Twenty-three children and grandchildren gathered
arouud the family board for a sumptuous Ave course dinner, the latter
giving them a s^^er of roses during the meal. 1 - cream and cake
were also serve! daring the afternoon.
Numerous pre-j *s were left by the
guests,    among ^m   were   George
I Robinson,   Mrs.   i     as.   Belcher   and
j daughter Jennie     .: of Kalkaska.
Pianc   rlecital.
On Friday last 'diss Marcia Wilson
I entertained a huge number of her
I friends by a piar o recital at the Wilson home. \V*8 hear many complimentary remarks concerning the
matter, Miss Wilson has been attending the conservatory «at Oberiin
the past year arc' has made tine progress in her rnu?-:   il stndies.
LIGHTNING RODS
Are   Protection    to   Buildings If
Properly InsmRed
The Department of Agriculture at
Washington, in its "'News Letter'' of
the Hth inst, dipcusse* the subject of
lightning rods and the question as to
whether they are a protection lo
buildings. The conclusion is impbat-
ically that thev are, provided that they
are properly installed and properly
grounded. Periodical inspection and
maintenance in good condition ar;'
indispensable to   efficient  protection.
Lightning rods increase the danger
of ;i building betng struck, but a properly rodded house may be struck
several Cmes without injury, whereas a single stroke without the protection afforded by the rod-, may cause
disaster.
Insultators are unnecessary as   are
expensive, fancy points.    Stout bluntly pointed iron rods, three eighths or
one-half inch in diameter, rigidly and
securely fastened so as to  project V/t
or 2 feet above the structure to which ]
they are attached satisfy   all   the   re- ]
quireme.itB.     Because  of  its   cheap- j
ness, iron is one of the best materials :
for rods.      It   should   be   galvanized '
which in   a   measure   prevents  rust. '
Two-strand cable gaivanized iron wire
of substantial   size   furnishes   a   v-ry
good   matt-rial   for   cheap    lightning
rods.
It is not specially material whether
the rod be round, tlat or twisted cables so far as its power to conduct the
current is concerned, but they should
be put up in long continuous pieces
as far as possible. Solid round wires
one-quarter to one half inch in diameter do very well.
It is absolutely necessary that the
rod he proper!,- grounded in moist
earth. The conductor should run a-
long the ridge of the building unci extend to rhe earth either at the raiudi*
of trie si:T s or preferablv at each or
th" four corners. Points should arise
above any Drominent features of tlie
bwildir.g, such as chimneys, ar 1 at
interval" of about 2*i feet rtiong th'.
ridge.
Louch-McDonald.
Word conies from Tawas City o:
the marriage on June 26th of Miss
Louie B. Louch. whose home has
always been in Clare, to Mr. Neil
McDonald, a retired lumberman of
that city. They departed for a wedding trip, and have been espected
this week for a visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Komp, with whom Mrs.
McDonald had made her home most
of the time since the death of her
parents several years ago.
The bride attended the Norma! at
Mt. Pleasant, taught one year at Reed
City and the past four at Tawas City,
being invited to remain there again
next year.
The Sentinel extends heartiest congratulations and best wishes.
Th<
Friends   That
Always"
Love    Ls   *
The friends tbat iove ns always,
In the good times and the bad;
The friends that love us always
Are the friends that keep ns glad.
The friends that cling in tempest
As they do in cairus are those
That have made the paths of hardship
Seem the paths of song and rose.
The friends that love us always,
Wben we go their way or net,
Are the friends that hearts remember
When the others are forgot.
The friends that stick the closest
When the trouble grows the worst;
The friends that iove us always
Just the way they did at drat.
They are the crowning jewels
Of the coronets we weave
In the dreams of tender moments
When the troubles start to leave;
And we lisp tbeir names forever
And we sec their faces clear:
The friends that love us always,
In the sun or shadows, dear.
— Baltimore Sun.
A GRAND SUCCESS
Grant    Grange    Held    Rousing
Meeting    Monday    Evening.
One of the largest and best meetings ever held ny Grant Grange No.
1021 was held on Monday evening
June :;oth when a fine literary and
musical program wan carried out in
addition to the inititation ol two new
candidates. Just before the close the
ladies served a dainty lunch which
was greatly appreciated by the men.
The press correspondent announces
the following program for Monday
evening next. July l.'itb. In addition
to the program four   candidates   will
bs initiuted.
desired.
Singing
B! jom.
Roll    Call
large   atteuuanc
1 Ira-jge,- Bud
and
entlemen gi-. e the
names of =,ome labor savers for tb>
home, ladies give the nr.ines of some
labor savers for the farm
Singing by Grange. — Be content
%vith :r.e world.
Recitation, —Mrs. Chas. Peters.
Talk,—The silo as a farm booster,
by J. W. SchaeiTer.
Reading. —My experience ia the I".
S. Army by T. W. Michael.
Song,—Alex McNeill.
Talk, -Tile drainage on the farm
by J. Murphy.
Readine,—Mrs. T. W.   Michael.
Song by the Grange, — "Happy
Hours".
Talk,—Can the farmer afford to
take a vacation.'   by Mr. Wentworth.
Reading,—Chris Krell.
Talk, —Fruits that snouid be on
every farm, J. B. Maxweli.
Closing song by the Grange.
Political  Announcement.
PETER A   OMAN.
I). W. ROWE.
To The Public-:
As it has become customary to
make announcement through the
columns of the press. I avail myself
of this method of announcing myself
as a Republican candidate for the office of sherirt of Clare county. If
nominated and elected, I will give my
very best attention to the duties of
my office, always having in mind the
taxpayers of Clare Co., and bending
i every best offort  to give   every   one
Peter A. Oman, Republican    candi-   under   my    jurisdiction   a  courteous
date for County Treasurer, respectfully solicits your voce at thej Primary election Aug. 25th.
and square deal.    I am very sincerely
yours.
Daniel W. Rowe.
R. B. WILLIAMS.
Republican candidate for the office j
of    County    Clerk   and   Register   of
Deeds.    Yonr support will be   appreciated.
Primary Aug. 25, 1914.
MEN TEACHERS
Are Paid Much More Than Women.
Lansing, Mich., Juiy 2. — According
to figures given out by Statt Superintendent of Public Instruction Fred L.
Keeier, teachers in Michigan for Ihe
past year were paid wages amounting
to *10.5:1'',1)63.16, of which amount
SS.433,351.07 was paid to women teachers and »2,106,612 0:i to men teachers.
Women still outnumber the men
teachers, despite the fact that there
is an effort being put forth to supplant the women with men. During
iul'3 there were hut 2.S57 men teachers employed in the state, as compared to l'i,i>ri women teachers.
The average monthly wage paid the
men w-as. SS3 37 while women teachers
received only an average monthly
wage of £")H.cl. This applied to city
and district schools. In the graded
schools the men teachers received
average monthly wages of 4113.St aud
the women teachers $63 90.
Supt Keeier has figured oat that
tiie total number ot school children
in the state is 815,817, of which number 412,081 are boys and 403,076 girls,
nearly evenly divided.
The total valuation of school property in the state is given at 84-1,389,110.
The bonded debt of school districts
in Michigan on July 14, 1913. amounted to $7,343,171.33, with a total indebtedness of *9,153,185.43.
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Star
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Lost
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Mt   Pleasant
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Alma
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Shepherd
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Ithaca
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Coleman
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428
Clare
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142
Games   Today.
Clare at Mt. Pieasant.
Shepherd at Alma.
Coleman at Ithaca.
Games  Next Tuesday,
t'lare at Shepherd.
Mt. Pleasant at Alma.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
Hold   Meeting    At  Mt.  Pleasant
July 13-14.
Next week Monday and Tuesday
county achool commissioners of the
state will hold a meeting at Centra!
Normal, Mt. Pleasant. The program
includes a discussion of ''The standard School" and "School Visitation''.
On Tuesday State Supt. Keeier will
deliver an address. Tlie Normal extends a cordial invitation to all commissioners to visit the school on
above date.
Card Of Thanks
We    wish  to   sincerely  thank  the
many friends and neighbors for their
kindness   at the time of the sickness
and death of our husband and father.
Mrs. Ella Dawson and Children.
Mrs. Aianzo Tatman visited friends
in Harrison from Friday till Monday.
Chautauqua, Clare, July 14-18.
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