1914-11-20; Clare Sentinel

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Official Paper
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Clare County.
The  Clare
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Circulation Greater Than
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Established 1878
OLARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MOKNING, NOVEMBER 20,  1914
New Series: Vol. 23 .No. 2
"MADE IN AMERICA."
An Ingenious Device.
SCHOOL OFFICERS MEET.
Big Display Of The Products
Of Our Own Land.
AT BICKNELL STORE.
For One Whole Week Commencing Tomorrow, Nov. 21st.
Ever since tbe great war started
over in Europe last August, the oue
important question witb the people
ot the United States bas been, "what
will we do without the goods that we
have always bought from Germany
and France an« the other countries
that are now devoting all iheir energy '
to fighting"? They will have a big
enough job providing food and cloth-
ing and ammunition for tbeir own
soldiers without sending anything to
this country."
But almost before the question was I
put, yankea pluck and ingenuity gave
the answer.    We will go to work and
manufacture,    ourselves,    all    these
articles that were formerly purchased
abroad.    And so the movement start- j
ed, the and of which no one can foretell.    "Made in America''   is the slogan   heard   everywhere,   and    "Buyj
American-made Goods-' is its sequel.'
Clare is not to be tbe last in taking
hold of advanced ideas, and  we dare
say no town of its size in tbe country
has merchants wbo are more alive to'
the opportunities presented by sucb a
movement as this,   a   movement that
means   greater    prosperity    for   the !
manufacturer, and   a  corresponding
advantage to the consumer.    For one '
week,   startine   tomorrow,   Wm.   H.
Bicknell will have a display and sale!
of "Made   In   America"   goods,   and
bis big  store   has   been   redecorated
throughout in keeping   witb   the   oc- !
casion.
This   will   afford   an   excellent   op- j
portucity to see   just   what   America'
can produce.     And   a   glance   at the'
big   array   of   goods   offered   will   no
doubt result in   an early   visit   to the
store during chip exhibit.
R. V.   Rule,  who   is   now teaching , .cut     «-»«• >
his third year in the Brown district, j The    Annual    School   Officers
Hatton, has devised an ingenious lit-j Meetings   Arranged.
tie scheme to lessen the evil  of whis- i 	
pering. "The proof of the pudding The county school officers' meet-
is in tbe eating',"* and Mr. Rule has , ings will be held tbis year as far as
been putting his device to the test in possible throughout the state during
his own school'and with gratifying , December, January and February.
success. Last year with 30 pupils, j During these months there is little
5 of tbe number did not whisper dur- | pressing work in rural communities'
ing the entire term, 8 others only j and the attendance is consequently
once, 4 only twice, and so on. This, the largest. Tbe dates are timed by
year there are 19 in the school who j the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
thus far bave a clear record. , tion and the calls are sent out   by the
It may be remarked that  Mr.   Rule   county scbooi commissioners,
does not believe in   the   "self-report- j     It sometimes happens that because
ing" system, recognizing that it  bas j of  railroads   and   train   connections
a   tendency   to   induce  pupils to fal-1 scbooi officers  are   put  to  consider-
sify. Unless the teacher detects the
the pupil in the act, it is assumed
that his record is clear.
The plan may be briefly described
as follows: A large sheet of red
cardboard is ruled into small squares.
Tbis sheet is sufficiently larjje that
the names of all the pupils may be
written at  the   left,  each   opposite' a
row of squares. There must a sufficient number of squares in the rows
to equal the number of weeks school
is held during tbe year. So much
for the device.
At the opening of the week, each
pupil is given a white disc. If he Is
not detected whispering during the
week, at the close of the week such
disc is pasted on the proper square
on the chart, there to remain, ahould
he be detected whispering, be must
surrender the white disc and is given
a green one. If no further violation
takes place, at the week's end a
green disc is placed on the square
for this week. If there is a second
violation for the week, a blue disc
takes the place of the green one.
Sbould there be a third, still another
color would be substituted, but Mr.
Ruie has never foond any use for it
in his own experience, two violations
being tbe limit for the week.
We have seen  tbe   record   as   com-
able inconvenience and expense to
attend the meeting in their own
county wbere tbe meeting place of
an adjoining eounty is easily accessible. In snch cases it might be w» li
to note that these officers may attend
the meeting in the adjoining connty,
receiving the same credit and compensation.    However, school officers
attending meetings outside their own
co nties should take two certificates
of attendance and file one with tbeir
school commissioner in order tbat he
may check ap'and give credit to all
districts.
In the past years tbe attendance of
school officers bas come to be uniformly large. Relatively few boards
are not represented. Township
clerks too are finding the discussions
at these meetings helpful to them in
tbeir work in connection witb tbe
schools. As school officers are now
pretty well versed in scbooi law more
attention is being directed to lines of
school policy, administration, instruction, community work and tbe
vitalizing factors and agencies of the
school. Tbis year a cordial invitation is extended to patrons. The
meetiugs should be utilized in the
largest possible way to bring together state, county and district in
the building un of strong loyal school
A Proclamation: By
The Governor.
In all the years since eighteen
hundred and seventy-six tbere has
been no greater reason for giving
tbadka to Almighty God tban in
tbis year nineteen hundred fourteen. The United States is at
peace with all tbe nations of the
earth. The stars and stripes symbolize to all tbe world, "lite, "liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Sunshine, rain and toil
bave give.i us an abundance of the
good things of life. Our glorious
nation baa gone forward unswervingly towards the goal of civic
justice and civic righteousness
We. the people of Michigan, are
happy in joining„6very other state
in reverent end hearty thanksgiving.
Therefore, I, Woodbridge N.
Ferris, Governor of the state of
Michigan, do hereby join the
President of the United States in
designating Thursday, the 26th
day of November, as a day for all
the people of this commonwealth
to celebrate In thanksgiving and
prayer
Woodbridge N. Ferris,
Governor.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
School News.
Editors
j Ward Waller.
t James Glute.
First Grade—Tbe A class are studying the story of "Prudence"' and are
very much interested. Tbe eand table is being decorated for the illus-
tr  tion ot s Thar.ksglviog story.
Second Grade—Tbe pupils are making great plans   for   a   Thanksgiving
Hogs fed on these products from diseased cows may themselves become
infected and in turn communicate
the disease to cattle, bs was the case
in Berrien county. Miik if fed shonld
previously be heated to the boiling
point.
Regulations in reference to tbis
nfatter are to be enforced In this
state until the quarantine is lifted.
THANKSGIVING SALE.
Inaugurated     By    Wilson-Davy
Company  Today.
; Dairy  Commissioner    Warns
Farmers Against It.
The dreaded foot«and mouth' di-
1 sease, so fatal to cattle and capable
| of infecting the human family, isnow
] -weeping over various sectious of tbe
; country, our own state included, and
Comm'r lieime issues   a   warning   to j party.
termers to beware of    milk   or   whey !     Fourth   Grade—The   study of Bible
from creameries andcheese factories. ; stories is being taken up and a  great
deal o? interest is shown.
Fifth Grade—Mrs. E. H. Waller and
Mrs. Wm. H. Bicknell were visiting
tbe school the first of tbe week.
Ross Thompson was absent on account of sickness.
Sixth Grade—Ask the pepils about
the apple joke tbat they came on
tbeir teacher Tuesday.
High School—Miss Mansell was
called to Quincy, Mich., last Friday
because of the deatb of her grandmother.
Mayor Adams and Health Officer
MeKinnoa were inspectingthe scbooi
building Tuesday.
Tbere bas been a committee appointed to look into tbe gymnasium
affair. The following were appoint-1
ed: Mr. Sutherland, Mr. J S. Bicknell and Mr. Perry. Let us hope
the committee will hustle.
Wbat   makes   students   study  this
week?    Examinations of course.
The truant officer is busy.
Wby don't people   say   Petrograd?
There is no sucb place as   St. Petersburg.
We ought to be playing BasketBall.
Teachers   and  pupils   are   looking
forward   to    Thanksgiving   Day   for
their vacation of two days.
C. V. Croel of Ionia was a guest of
his sister, Miss Croel, Friday and
Saturdav.
Still
THE CONVENTION.
More   Good  Things   Wel!
Worth Hearing.
Auctions.
Two auction sales are listed in this
issue, both with verv good lists.
Through unforeseen circumstances
Jobn Gardner decided to postpone
his sale wbicb was announced last
week.
MRS      DAVID SMALLEY.
On the 23rd Mrs. Smalley will bave
a sale near Coleuville. Sbe offers
several horses and colts, cows and
hogs and a good outfit of farm tools.
Sate begins at 12:30 and lunch will
be furnished to those from a distance. Jobn Beadle is auctioneer.
| See ad in tbis issue.   .
I.  E.  HAMPTON.
plefed for Mr. Kale's school last > ear j sentiment that shall increase the support and the efficiency  of tbe school.
For ten days, starting today (Friday) |
there will be a special Thanksgiving I On Dec. 1st, Mr. Hampton has a
sale of almost everything at the Wil- j 8a-e 2? miles north and 2 mile east
son-Davy Co's store in this city, as | 0f Clare. He offers a good amount
announced on anotber page in tbis 0f et0ck, consisting of horse.--, cows
issue ! and bogs, a good   lot   of   farm   tools,
The unusually cold   weather which   ~rajn al,d fodder   ana   a   few   house-
we have just experienced makes tbis   hold goods.    The   farm   is   sold   and!
sale especially timely,   and   Dec.   1st , everything must go.    Sale   begins   at |
will probably see   a   big   reduction in Iio:00   a.   m.   and   free   lunch   is   fur-1
nisbed     John   Beadle    is   auctioneer j
and Phillip Thompson clerk.   See ad. I
WISE FARMERS' CLUB
L nd wig   Tim
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Ludwii; Tirr.ru was   bom in   SchU-s-
wig-HoKtein. Cermany. Ma\ i-.  ■ - ic.
In   1>72   iie   was   united   in   :::;;rri-i_e
with Wilhelmina Iboist.      six   children wire horn 10 them, three ot whom
preceded   the    father   in   death       !;:
1SSS the family canie to Amen -a. settling ri.-a: ;n Caledonia, Kent   • o.. in
thi»   stac^.      About   tive   years   niter
they came to   this   county,   locating
on a farm ln   (irant   township   where:
he lived till bis death.    About,   a year,
ago he bad a serious  sickness   whicb ;
left him iu a weakened condition and <
he continued to fail   till   tbe   time   of <
hij death, being confined to    bis   bed
the last four weeks.     Deatb   came on
Saturday, Nov.   14,at   tn&  advanced,
age of 72 years,   5   months,   2>i   days.;
The    funeral    was    held   from   .St.
John's   church    ou    Tuesday,     Kev.;
Waidelieh officiating, with   buriai   in |
Cherry Grove.    Nut only   was   there'
a   large   attendance   of    friends   und
neighbors, but anumberfrom abroad.
He is survived by the aged   widow,
a   daughter,   Mrs.   Fred   Bauer,   and;
two eons, Fred and William,   also   13 i
grandchildren.
.Another Surprise.
A pleasant surprise was given  Mrs.
Dan Wilson in Vernon City un   Tues-J
day evening last,   when   some   20   of,
her friends dropped in to   spend   the|
evening.    Music and   many   amusing
games were enjoyed:    and.   after   an
oid     fashioned     taffy-pull,    all   went
home at a late    hour.   feeliriL'   that   a
good time had been   enjoyed   by   all.
Si ill Another.
and it certainly tells its own stor;,
The churl presents an attractive ap- j
■be w*!i unci one can
it pupils wouid take j
: Cds record show tip,
r I- a so made ot tliis '
report to tb -■ pan :.'s. j
ei-ir.^   is net tbe v'ljrst I
the stocks offered. This also presents a line ehr.nce for the early Christmas shopper to lay aeide som'thing
for tbe giving seKson.
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Notice.
To Correspondents
The Amendments.
Held Very Enjoyable meeting At
Presley Home.
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There will be a meetii'srof the members of the Baptist enure.'] held at tiie
church   Saturday    afternoon   at   3;u0
o'clock Standard time.    All members
ii  is  more or less j are uiged to be   present   as   there   is
-.   -til   schools nm": de-• important basina-s to be  transacted.
ii   -a"me.      Any  uuob- ! 	
is that   tends   to   les-!                     Official Count.
welcomed.      We   re- 	
am.
■ x* Thursday will beThanksg'
the Sentinel force want a c:i;
to eat turkey along with ttie re9t.
mu-t print one Ride of our   paper
nee
We
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spectfully suggest that teachers j In this issue appears the official
would ^io well to give thi3 plan a ! canvass of the county board of can-
trial, j vassers.     It will   be   se-n   that   there
THE LEAGUE
1 were a number of errors
ures as given soon after tbe election.
Another product of thet laresehool
heard from. Richard Logan who
graduated from tne Ciare High
sohooi in 1909 and is now attending
the Agricultural College at Lansing
being a Junior in that institution,
has beer, chosen a member of the
Alpha Zeta society there, if seems
12 men arc chosen from each class
for membership in tbis society,
scholarship and character being determining factors in the choice. Mr.
Bogan was the first roan chosen in
in his class, so it would seem his
standing is first class. His friends
will be glad to know  of   his  success.
Booth  Social.
Two classes in the Methodist S. S.
those of Miss Croel and Mr. Reading will hold a "booth" social at the
chnrch parlors thia'Frldaylevening.
Everybody Invited. Ton will nis* a
moat enjoyable tbing If yon fail to attend.
Has    Social    Hour    And    Elects!
Officers.
(in Friday evening  members of the
League of the Methodist church, witb ;
quite a number   of   others,   gathered I
in the church parlors   and   enjoyed a
social   hour   in   visiting,   games   and j
amusements.      Then   a   business session was btid at which  the   following
officers were elected:
President, far! Holbrook.
1st Vice Pres., Mis9 Winnifred
Croel.
2nd Vice Pres.. Mrs. Mary Hulbert.
'3d Vice Pres., Miss Blanch Lansing.
4th Vice Pres., Miss Edith Mansell.
Secretary, Koss Carson.
Treasurer,  Kenneth Poulson.
Pianist, Mis' Lulu Stone.
Chorister, Miss Florence White.
It was voted to fix tbe minimum ]
age limit for membership at It: years, j
It was also decided to give more at-
lention to the social part of the work:
to hold at intervals a soc'ai evening.
charging an admission of five cents
to defray expenses. At tbe close
ligbt refreshments were served.
Thirty-five new members were received on that evening and the
League seems to be entering upon a
season of most active work.
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begi
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tomorrow    Saturday.
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All four amendments submitted at
th? late election were <K-feated r>ie
one relating to fraterntil insurance
overwhelmingly. Perhaps the genera! tende«c'< o; voter-, is t j vi te
against any measure that is not clear
a.'.d certainly more tiiaa one of these
proposed changes   was   questionable.
Pumpkin Pie Social.   -
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e  Farmers'   Club   belo   the
meeting   of   this  season   al   ibe
of     Mrs.    Presley    and   John
li, with a good   sized   crowd   in
.Lirce.     John  f.a\ e   us the "best
wel   oti't hddrt ss.
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speakers
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The evening sessi n found tbe seats
all filled with an attentive audience,
Norris A. Elden led a season of
spirited singing, Rev. Coates conducted the devotional exercises, and
Mis. Clayton Jones sang. "I Will
Uive Tbee Rest." Pros. Fuller appointed the usual tanding committees and then Rev. Glass roceeded
to discuss "Tbe Boy Problem." We
wish everybody, especially every
father and mother, could have heard
this address. Mr. Class emphasized
still further tbe thought presented in
his afternoon address. Tbe rest boy
is a bundle of life and energy and tbe
problem is not to suppress thia
energy, but to direct it. This energy
at once constitutes the boy's peril
and his salvation. To repress it is
to destroy life, not to develop it.
Thomas A Edison was an awful nuisance to tbe railway people wben he
was running as a newsboy. He
nearly fired a car win his electrical
apparatus, but the world will cow
readily forgive bim. This live boy
has a hard time of it in the world.
Too often there is no olace for him
in tbe bome as be mars tbe fnrnitnre.
If he ie to enjoy himself, he must go
away. -He cannot go to the cburch.
There is no place there for him to
play. Naturally he will be attracted
to the best place wbere he can play.
For years we have studied books
about boys. Now we are just beginning to study boys themselves. The
ideal thing is lo know what the boy
wants to learn and wben he wants to
learn it. The discipline cf the
school, at least in the past, has been
to keep the boy quiet. The quiet little boy hae been the ideal bey in the
Sunday school literatnre of the past,
but this good little boy always died
young.
The purity of tbe boy is the most
serious question witb whicn we have
to contend. It is the great battle
grcund for th ■ boy. Recent investigations bj school authorities have
revealed the startling fact tbat 22
per ct.it c.t girls ana -18 per cent of
h-.ys base become contaminated.
Much of ad tnis is due to the tact
ti7at, from a false flense of modesty,
eb.Uir. ti are kept in ignorance of
things that the parents should always impart.
A solo by Miss Lavell Lowery and
then   Treasurer   Littlefield pres nted
There will be a pumpkin ;,ie social
at the Gleaner Hall, Herriek. Tueaday evening, Nov. '21. Benefit of
Herriek church.     Evervbodv invite;!.
in re-ran; to
e i r o ,v n s *. o c k
disappointed
d i; eouid . ot
ire.i.ed in out f,.rm
still walk.
The ludies' topic was well discussed   Lis report showing the   receipts   and
and    we-    presume    we    will    all    be   expenses   of   tne    association,   there
healthy now. | being $13.1*2 now on band.    The treas-
Four new members were   added  to ' urer's    report     was     accepted     and
our rc:.ib, Mr.  and   Mrs.   Thos.   Cray ' placed on tile.
A New  "Enterprise.'?
We have received the first number
of a new paper just started at High-
ton and called "The Dighton Enterprise." It is a 7 column paper, one
half home print, and is certainly a
creditable affair. The front page bas
several cats of Dighton buildings and
street scenes, and a write-up of tbe
town and its leading business concerns. It bas a liberal amount of ads
from its business men. Tbe editor
ia F. H. Dewey of tbe Marion Dispatch witb tbe local agent of the
railroad ac Assistant. We suspect
tbe mecbanical work is done at tbe
Dispatch offlce ln Marion.
lot Rosebush and Kev. and Mrs.
I Coates of Clare. The following officers were elected:
President, W.J. Jennings.
Vice Pres., E. F. Wilt.
Secretary, Arthur Badgiey.
Chaplain, Kev. J. W. Coates.
Treasurer. Mrs.  Frank Dalton.
Organist, Mrs. Arthur Badgiey.
The mxt meetinsr will be held at'
the nome of Mr. and Mrs. Jobn ■
Phinisey. A. Baagley.
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Extraordinary Millinery Sale.
1     President Fuller told   of   "Our   Future,""   outlining   some   of tbe things
I that   it was   planned   to   do   and  tLa
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hope of tbeir   fulfillment.      Tbat   the
work   can    be   extended   and   made
' more effective seems certain.
W th   bene-iction   by   Rev     Allen,
! the meeting adjourned.
John May.
Johu May, one of Clare's pioneers,
died at Jennings, Mich.. Nov. 4, 1&14,
at the advanced age of 72 years, 2
months and 20 days, ile was a native
of Canada, moving from there '*4
years ago to this state. For a number   of   vears   he   had   lived   with   a*.
Ali tritr.t.ied   hats   reduced  to   low-
' est prices.
:     This is sarly   for   sucn   reductions,
j but for  on.-   we;k our   trimmed   hats • daughter,  Mrs.   A.   Roebuck   at   Jen-
• in plush and velvet will be  offered at   ninK9-
' " to '    reductions. Tne funeral was   held   at  Jennings
I     Make your selections now while the' and tbe bod>' brought to this city  for
best
being shown.
L. Halstead.
Jackson Block.
burial on Nov. 7. Six children survive him: Mrs. A. Roebuck of Jen-
ninga; Mrs. C. P. Lcucb, Cadillac;
Mra. <,. V. Loach, Clare; Mrs. Edith
isen, Milwaukee: Will May, Nebraska; Mr. Jas. Mason Clare. One
daughter, Mrs I). Crouse preceded
him. He has also three sisters and
one brother residing in Canada.
Surprise   Party.
Auction   Sale.
At Hatton Nov. 21th a chance to
get some valuable animals at auction
prices.    Some tested cows giving 41.. ]
1 to   6   percent   milk   and   goocj   stock i
'raieers;     35     choice,      medium-woo) j
! breeding ewes: SO to 100   hogs,   sizes \
I from 2o0 pounds down, anything you j     f-"°   Monday    evening   Mrs.   D.   S.
want; 14 head yearlings   and  calves; j Kamont of tbis city was.given a com-
I one deep-red   Shorthorn   bull,   valu- I plete surprise wben about 25   friends
able for  stock   breeding;   mare   ana 1 and neighbors walked   in   to  remind
colt, also 24 chickens.    Sale to commence at 10 a. m.
Henry A. Grewe.
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to extend our thanks to
sill who were of help and comfort to
tie in onr recent bereavement. Especially for the beautiful floral offerings and tbe choir.
Mra. Lndwig Timm
Wm. Timm and family.
Fred Bauer and Family.
John Schroder and Family.
Watch tbe Information column.
her of her 54th birthday. After a
few boors spent with cards, music
and parlor games, the guests partook of a fine lunch including sandwiches, assorted cake, fruit salad
and coffee.
Numerous gifts and cards were left
as mementos of tbe occasion.
All left after wishing ber many
more birthdays and expressing tbeir
appreciation of the pleasant time enjoyed.
Richard Bogan  wbo   Is  attending
tbe Agricultural College   al Lansing
was tbe guest of relatives   bere
Sunday.
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