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Official Paper
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Clare County.
The  Clare   Sentinel.
■The Paper With a Mission
and
Without a Muzzle.
Established 1878
ULARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORN INtt.  MAY 14   1915.
New Series:* Vol. 83 Mo. 27
MAY FESTIVAL
Parents' Problems.
convention.
(Paper   re»d   at W. C. T.  U
Clare, by Mrs. C. C. HolUday.)
Given   Again   ThiS    Year    By |     We sometimes wonder  why a sub-
given to toms
MORE TEACHERS
MEMORIAL  DAY
Farwell Talent.
PROGRAM FOLLOWS.
Event   Seems   Destined
Annua! One.
To
The second annual Mav Festival to
be given by the children of the Far-
we!i schools, under Che direction of
Mra. Madge Byrne Lamb instructor
in music, will take place tbis evening
at tbe Opera House in our sister village.
Tbis event drew forth a fine crowd
laat year, and was pronouucsd a
great success. The program this
year seems to be an excellent one
and the performance wili no doubt
add new glory to tbe reputation wbich
Mra. Lamb and her pupils already en-
j ject like thia la not
! elderly lady who haa successfully
| brought up to manhood and woman-
•i hood a family of fine children. She,
i it seems, would be able to point out
Ue tbe way as no other could, but perhaps the answer might be found i-
! the following incident- I once beard
1 a fine woman of about t>5, the mother
! of seven splendid young people,
make this remark, "I don't remeni-
i ber toat I bad much trouble bringing
j up my children." I rooked at her in
I amazement. Were the children so
, wonderfully good, or  does   bind   na-
Large Number Take Examination
•Over Half Pass. i
tore tend to leave less memory of tbe
hard things tban of the pleasant? 1
think tbe latter. But those of us
who are bringing up young children
have no chance to forget the many
and varied problems tbat are daily
presenting themselves to be solved;
and if we bave found  a solution,   are
joy in tbis line.      Several  from   here
beard tbe festival of last year and no j *l__*}0__?™}__ °D   *
doubt the number  will   be   increased j
tbiseeason.    ivirs. Lamb is assisted by '
Misa   McLeod    and  Mrs.    Winnifred
Palmer-Fischer,     with     Misa     Nellie
some one may be helped.
We may divide oar subject into
f tbe three divisions, corresponding to
| the three natural periods of develop-
Downing as accompanist.     Tbe   pro-j
gram will start at 8:00 o'clock and   ie | yearB
as follows:
PART I.
Merrily Rings Tbe Bell
Glee Club
Sunshine and Rain J
Mrs. Winnifred Palmer-Fischer
Evening Song Joseph Plez
Glee Club
A. Sullivan
Blumentha!
Early childhood, tbe first six
later childhood, to 12 or 13;
| adolescence, 13 to 18, wben full de-
I velopment has taken place. Tbe
! first period is in many ways tbe most
j important, for as the foundation is
! laid so is tbe superstructure. Happy
the parents who can feei that their
■ child is well-born, of healthy, in-
Idustrious,    Chrietian    ancestors,    for
The Swallows Fredric H. Cowen   tben the battie ia   far   leBB   streDUOU8
and the victory doubly sure.      Wbat-
Miss McLeod
Tbe Girl With The Curl Fearis
Glee Club
PART II.
Mother Goose   Operetta
Mother Gcose Carabel Rogers !
Old-Woman-ln-The-Shoe
Marjorie Fuller
Man-In-The-Moon       Howard Frizzeil j
Old Mau In  Leather
Georgie Middleton j
Emma Fisher
Elmer Green i
Son
Kenneth Robinson I
Old Woman
Hnmpty Uumpty
Tom, The Piper's
Tommie Tucker
Little Roy Blue
Jack Horner
Simple Simon
Jack and Jill
Little Bo Peep
Alford Cbappel! '
Kenneth Evans
Willie Armstrong j
Wayne Fair '
Lena aud Genoa Kidd :
Marion Fuller j
ever tbe inheritance, these early-
years are the golden opportunity for
parents. Tbis is the great age of
imitation, and as parents it behooves
us to be very careful that our words
and conduct wiil L\ar imitation; for
the child does not criticise the worthiness of the parent, imitation is instinctive witb bim. This is also an
age when the child is very restless,
and numberless problems present
themselves. How shall we keep our
children out of mischief an.i bow
k*-ep tbem pleasantly occupied. The
more we can let tbem help us with
little tasks in tbe home, the happier
they will be, and in the future they
will love to heip with tbe work. If
you want your children to find their
own entertainment,   don't   make tbe
There was an unusually large number of teachers and would-be teachers at the regular examination which
occurred last week many of wiiom
were high fcrhool graduates of t';>is
year. Some were no doubt students
who had no expectation of passing,
but wanted to get the practice for
future use. Following is the list of
those who were successful:
2nd Grade   Certificate
Clare —Frank Holmes, Hazel Gilmore, Harold Poulson, Tessie Har-
roid, Rollie Harrold, Amber Lansing.
Farwell—E n a Hatch, Arthur
Stinchcombe, Clyde Ritchie, Susan
Sbepard.
Harrison — Claire Craw ford, Lore'ta
Mitchell, Joanna  Loekwood.
Marion —Margaret Hunt, Corlis
Foster,
Gladwin—Anna Sullivan.
3rd Grade certificate
Harrison—H a z e 1 Arcbamboult,
Cbarles Amble, Thomas Bruce. Jobn
Hill, Hazel Loose, Gertrude Richard-
eon. Ha Sprague, Berniee Schaaf, Ira
Trowbridge, Aletha Wells.
Clare—Bessie Alger, Irene A len,
Harry Holmes, Leah Hudson. Fred
Kreli, Freda Kreli, Edythe Lyford,
Lavell Lowry, Thomas Maynard,
Perry Maynard, Mabel Nixon, James
Sutton, Hazel Bodkins, Florence
Wbite.
Farwell—Louis Gee, Lucille Clark
Leone Rowe, Gyrus Richmond, Nita
Stinchcombe.
Leota—Frank Wilson.
Lake—Elvia Baker, Hugh Naldrett
Marion —Edith Deite, Luckey Ha-
rner, Blanche Heinlen, Grace Foster.
Will Be  Fittingly   Observed
Again This Year.
UNION TeRVICE
For G. A. R. Veterans  May 23rd
At M. E.  Church.
Active preparationsare being made
by tbe officers in charge of Decoration Day arrangements to bave the
occasion properly observed this year
as usual.
The city officials will no doubt appropriate the usual sum to help defray tbe expenses incident to tbe observance of the day. Hon. Fred C.
Wetmore of Cadillac, who was to
have delivered the address last year,
but was kept away by accident, baa
been secured. He is a very able
speaker and those who attend have
the assurance of hearing Bometbing
above the ordinary. The detailed
program and other plana will be announced next week.
Tbe annual Memorial services will
be held tbe Sunday previous, May
23rd, at the M. E. church, and will
be a union service of all tbe Protestant churches. The sermon will be
delivered by the pastor, Rev. Wm.
J. Coats. Tbe veterans are to meet
at the city hall at 9:30 a. m. standard
a half hour before tbe cburch service
begins.
BANQUET ASSURED.
Alumni Make Definite Plans For
Holding In June.
We are glad to announce that stepe
have been taken this week to make
certain the holding of a Clare High
Scbool alumni banquet about grad-
| uwtion time. On the same evening,
] it is expected that a permanent organization will be formed, with a
president, vice president and secre-
tary-treanurer, or such officers as
be decided upon, tbese of course to
be selected from year to year.
Several former graduates, residents of tbis citv, have been giving
time   this   week   to   working out tbe
School News.
pjit/1,. / Beeta McDonald.
Edltor8t Ruth Ryan.
It Isn't The Town—It's You.
Mary, Quite Contrary j mistake of giving them three-fourtbs
Dorothy Harrington j of y°ur tlme when,  they   are. b*bie!>
Georgie Porgie Glen Syckles
First Grade
First Grade
Second Grade
Soldiers
German Children
Brownies
PART  III.
May Queen Festival
5th,      6th      and   7th     Grades
4th,
Play Festival.
and
Co.
Mt.
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The third annual Field Day
Play Festival of the Isabella
schools will be held tbis year at
Pieaeant on Saturday, Jane 5.
This is a combination of the
grade graduating exercises for the
county, and a contest in field sports
and games. The exercises of the
schools will be held in the opera
honse at 10:00 a. m. with an address
by some prominent educator.
The Play Festival starts at 12:30 at
Island Park, with contests for boys
also, badges being awarded to tbe
winners. The details are in the
hands of School Comm'r Cameron
and it is expected the day will be a
big one.
Blackledge-Mark.
At Cadillac May 1, Miss Eleanor,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Blackledge of Winterfleld township,
and a sister of Frank Blackledge wbo
teaches in the city schools of Ciare, j
was united in marriage to Mr. Noah I
Mark. Mr. and Mrs. 8herman Blackledge accompanied tbem.
They visited for a few days at
Marion before going to bis farm in
Artnur township, wbere tbey will
live. The Sentiuel extends congratulations.
I bave seen little tots climb on
mother's chair and bang to her skirts
most of tbe time, because she had let
tbem expect her personal attention
continually. They are much better off
playing independently or with each
other while mother attends to her
household duties unhampered. But
by far the great problem at this time
is that of exacting obedience—
prompt, unquestioning obedience to
authority; just how, eacb mother
must decide for herself. There is a
good deal written iu these days
about not inflicting bodily pain on
the little darling and all sorts of
theories about substituting otber
methods. Wben my first cbild was
born and before I was very desirous
of being an ideal mother, and having
spent all my life with booss, I naturally turned to them as a guide. I
read some sentimental narrations
told by mothers in an agony of self-
reproach in which they had whipped
their child for some act of disobedience, and the child had subsequently been taken from them. I
resolved never to be guilty of sucb
barbarons treatment. Now after
many years of experiments I am applying tbe old fasbloned rod with
twice the expenditure ot nervous
energy it would have taken at one
j year and upwards. In general, if
I otber methods are found effective,
give tbem the preference; but with
nine  children   out   of   ten,   a   sound
If you want to live in   the   kind   of   a
town
Like the .kind of a town you like.
You needn't slip   your   clothes   in    a
grip
And start on a long, long bike.
You'll only find what you left behind,
For   there's   nothing   that's   really
new.
It's a   knock   at   yourself   when   you
knock your town.
It isn't the town—it's you!
Real   towns   are   not   made   by   men
afraid
Lest somebody else gets ahead,
When  everyone   works   and   nobody
shirks
You   can    raise  a  town   from   the
dead.
And if while yoa make   your   personal stake
Your neighbors can make one, too,
Yonr town wiil be wbat you  want to
see,
It isn't the town—it's you!
— The Stockholder Herald.
KILLED BY TRAIN
Cousin    Of    Bert   Lloyd
Death At Cadillac.
Met
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their bard and faith-
fa] work done at our fire. Also
those who opened their homes to us,
aa well aa tbe Ladies' Aid, and tbe
ones so kind to help ns on the honse.
Be sore we appreciate it and shall
not forget it.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eschenweck.
Why haven't YOU tried a
liner in The Clare Sentinel?
spanking or liberal use of the peach-
tree switch applied early in life will
save much troubie later. Having
the child once under control, many
of tbe otber problems become easy
to solve.
In this first stage tbe problems are
quite simple, bat as we come to the
second period tbey become mnch more
complex. Instead of imitating the
grown people of his home, the child
from seven to twelve imitates his
playmates. He must have jnat what
tbe others have, even to drees and
style of arranging the hair. Now we
mast be very watchful about companions, for habits of speech and
actions formed at thia time are very
bard to break. The restlessness of
early childhood now merges into
•killed activity as they learn to nee
the ■mailer muscles. Providing such
Cllllllii Oa HdCoritl P«t«.
Last Thursday afternoon, John
Lloyd, whose bome is at Bryan,Ohio,
had both legs taken off while endeavoring to catch the caboose of a passing freight at Cadillac. He did not
long survive the shock and relatives
here were  notified   of tbe  accident.
Bert Lloyd, a cousin, brought tbe
remains to Clare on Saturday, funeral services being held at bis home at
10 o'clock the same day and conducted by Rev. Lyford. Burial took
place in Cherry Grove cemetery.
The young man was thirty-one years
old and was evidently on his way
bome from tbe lumber woods where
he had spent the winters for some
years. His mother died about 30
years ago, but tbe father, John Lloyd
and two sisters survive.
A sad incident in connection witb
the death was tbe arrival of his father unexpectedly but too late to
view the remains of his son.
William H.   Virtue.
A prominerrt farmer of Grant Twp.
was taken away in the death of Wm.
H. Yirtue, whicb occurred on Friday,
May 7th, from a complication of diseases. The funeral services were
held on Sunday at the Pratt school
house, conducted by Rev. Lyford and
Rev. Bates, with burial in Cherry
Grove cemetery.
Mr. Vi tue was born iu Durham
Co., Ont., Oct. 5, 1808, and married
Eliza Hovey Oct. 25, iSSo. Five
children were born to this union,
three dying in infancy. They moved
to Saginaw in 18*5 where they lived
about three years, wben he moved
with bis family to Hamilton Twp.
where he was engaged in the lumber
business for a little over three years.
He then brought bis family to Grant
Twp. and settled on the farm where
be resided at the time   of   his   deatb.
He was a patient sufferer for about
three years when deatb claimed him.
Mr. Virtue was tbe oldest of twelve
children and tbe first to be called
away. Tbe youngest member, asister,
being present at bis deatb. He bad a
wide circle of frienda and the esteem
in whicb be was beld ny them was
shown by tbe large attendance at the
funeral. He was treasurer of Grant
Twp. for three years, also a member
of tbe K. of P. Besides his brothers
and sisters be leaves the wife and
two daughters, Mrs. A. W. Bradley
of Clare and Mrs. Geo. Hecdrie, who
with ber huaband live at tbe bome,
also four grandaona, who have the
sympathy of the entire community
in their boar of deep sorrow.
A few pupils were absent from the
first grade tbis week on account of
chicken pox.
Harold Depotty bas discontinued
his work in tbe 3rd grade.
Hazel Tennant has again entered
the 6lb  grade.
The Seniors are highly elated over
tbe returns of the teachers' examination.
The Freshmen enjoyed half an hour
after school Tuesday night.
The Juniors are planning a banquet to be giveu in honor of the Seniors sometime in June.
Some of the teachers attended   the
COMMENCEMENT
Plans Being Worked Out By
Senior Class.
Are
HONOR STUDENTS
Misses    Irene    Ailen
Freda Kreli.
and
All
place
the
and
details,   and the present   high school ! May   Festival    at   Mt.   Pleasant   this
faculty are taking upon themselves
the responsibility for putting the
plans into action. Payment of a
nominal fee is usually asked each
year from tbe members of such organization to care for necessary expenses, and this should be cheerfully
and promptly contributed by all
alumni, whether they attend
banquet or not.
week.
Mies Creel was called home tbis
week.
The Juniors have a splendid entertainment course contracted  for   their
senior year. The highest class
ent ever had by a senior class
entertain    tbe    supporters    of
arrangements as to tha
date of holding the commencement exercises for the 1915
class of tbe Clare High Scbool are
not dittnitely settled as yet, but Supt.
Poulson announces that tbese and a
complete program will be ready for
publication next week.
The graduating ciass has seventeen
members, a failing off of seven from
ono year ago, when tbe largest number in the history of the school received th6ir   diplomas.      Girls   again
Banquet At Herrick.
Last February tbe Sunday School
at Herrick began a membership and
attendance contest to run for three
months. The school was divided
into two sides, tbe reds and blues,
with Arthur Badgley and Homer
Loomis the captains of the respective teams. The contest closed the
last Sunday in April and wben tbe
score was figured up it was found
that the reds had the advantage by
a small margin. Much interest was
shown throughout and the attendance was doubled.
Last Wednesday evening the losing
tbis
tbe j course next season. Tbe lecture
course consists of five numbers, (1)
Warwick Quartette, (2} Miss Grace
Sage, (3) Beverley Quartette,(4) Lewis Williams, (5) A Senior Home Talent. The first four numbers will be
directed by The Coit Lyceum Bureau
of Cleveland, Ohio.
MAY COORT CALENDAR
Four Criminal   And   Few   Other
Cases On Docket.
The next term of court for this
county opens Monday witb Judge
Dodde presiding as usual. There are
nine cases in all to be disposed of,
four of   these   being   criminal   cases,
side served a supper to the   winners. I being as follows:
The Lure.
Filmed from the play after its
phenominal run at Maxine Elliott
Theatre,   New    York.      At   Princess
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to thank tbe many friends
whose sympathy and kindness meant
so much to as daring the long illness
and death of oar loved one. Especially would be thank Revs. Bates
and Lyford for their kind and comforting words, the Eagle choir, and
the frienda who gave the beautiful
floral offerings.
Mra. Wm. Virtue,
Mra. Arthur Bradley,
Mra. George Hendrie,
Miaa Maud Virtue.
Classified liners are oheap bat they
bring great results.
About 12j were present and the occasion was greatly enjoyed by all.
Miss Margaret Houk aud Miss Mildred Kid:, who are jast closing a
very successful year in the Herrick
school bave also been very active in
tbe Sunday School and church work.
Through tbeir faithful service they
bave greatly endeared themselves to
the people of tbe communi, As an
expression of the appreciation ot the
people of the church and community
they were presented witb a handsome berry spoon.      Rev.   William J.
Clarence   Hayuer,
The People    vs.
Statutory Rape.
Tbe Peopie vs. Ciare IJingham.
Malicious Exposition of Poison.
The People vs. Walter Muringer.
Violation oi the liquor Law.
The People vs. Wm. Fischer, Jr.,
Desertion and Abondonment.
Catbfrine Bigley vs. Fred Phillips,
Tresspass on the case. Issue joined
Jan. 2, 1915.
Alonzo Shekel! and Clara A. Shekel! vs. John McNeill. Foreclosure of
Land Contract.    Issue joined    March
tal-1 carry off tbe honors, Miss Irene Allen
will i being valedictoriaD, and Mies Freda
Kreli aalutatorian.
The baccalaurate sermon will be
given on Sunday evening, Jane 13,
witb the commencement exercises
the same week, probably Thursday
evening. The plan of other years
will probably be followed in baving
an address delivered by some prominent person.    The class follows:
Irene Allen.
Bessie Alger.
Irene Brief.
James Clute.
Pearl Grill.
Harry Holmes.
Georgia Hood.
Leah Hudson.
Freda Kreli.
Edith Lyford.
Lavell Lowry.
Charles Miller.
Thomas Maynard.
Bessie  Potter.
Alpbeus Perry.
Ward Waller.
Florence White.
Rural Carriers Busy,
Coates in a few, well chosen remarks   11, 191c
made the presentation.
W0METS_H0ME
Here   Next
Missionary  Meeting
Week.
Theatre Thursday, May 20. Performances at 7 and 8 o'clock. Admission 10 and 15 cents. Seats reserved now for 7 o'clock show.
Weather Forecast.
For tbe week ending Toes-
day, May 18tb, for region of
tbe Great Lakes. Shower* Wednesday will be followed by generally fair weather daring the
remainder of the week without
temperature cbaiifc.ee of consequence.
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The Women's Home Missionary
Society of tbis district will be held
at the M. E. church in this city on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week with an interesting program.
On Tuesday the sessions begin at
10:30 a. m. and 2 p. rn. On Wednesday morning tbe session begins at
S:30. Mra. Geo. Ballen of Reed City
is president and her address on "Opportunity" will be given at the opening session. Papers will be read on
"Value of Industrial Training" and
"Some ^Improvements in Oar Text
Book."
On Tuesday evening there will be
an address by Miss A. Maud King.
We presume tbe public are invited to
any of the sessions.
Locates In Home Town.
Thomas I". Fuller and Edna H.
Fuller vs. Geo J. Hilsennegen, et al
Bill for Accounting, etc.
Maud Edgecomb vs. Herbert Cbas.
Edgecomb, Divorce. Bill filed Sept.
16, 1914.    Default.
Ruie Ball vs. Delos Bail, Divorce.
Bill filed March 11, 1915.    Default.
Trade At Home.
Dr. Bert Sanford who has been engaged in the practice of medicine and
surgery at Toledo, and was previously
on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, is
back in Clare and wili be associated
in business with his father, Dr. F. C.
Sanford.
Excellent reports have come from
both points as to his work and his
standing with the fraternity, and
Bert would no doubt be highly successful in the larger fields. But he
finds the life of the city decidedly
exhausting and has decided to tread
the quieter paths.
A physician of his training and experience is a valuable addition to
tbe corps of professional men already located here.
Rhodes-Medcoff.
Mr.  Prank  F.  Medcoff of Farwell
Tbe trade-at bome idea is gaining
ground rapidly al! over the country.
Primarily, perhaps, it is because people are beginning to realize that it's
to their advantage to foster home industry and spend their money where
it will eventually get back into tbeir
own pockets.
But there's another important reason which is tbat loeal merchants
are learning to compete with the
mail order houses on a different
basis. They're beginning to extend
the same accommodations that are
offered by tbe most strenuous out of
town competition and to make their
sales plans equally attractive.
A case in point is the new watch
club now being formed by L. G. Fox.
in times past plenty of orders have
left this city for watches because
out of town houses allowed responsible people tc purchase such merchandise on a convenient payment
plan.
Mr. Fox says he believes tbat most
people are glad to patronize home
merchants whenever tbey can do so
without unreasonable sacrifices. So
he's putting on a club plan of selling
watches tbat will give local people
an even more convenient watch buying opportunity than it is possible to
obtain from any outsider.
A record of the number of pieces
of mail handled by the seven rural
carriers from Clare and tbe total
weight of the various classes was
kept at the local post office daring
the month of April. It may be interesting to know bow much these
employees of the government are doing for the people they serve.
Ia that time there wae delivered
by the carriers a total of 58268 pieces
of mail with a weight of 9804 pounds.
Of this amount 6485 lbs. was second
class matter-papers, and periodicals-
and 2353 pounds parcel poet matter.
Tbere was collected during tbe same
time 9439 pieces weighing "OOpounde.
The bulk of this, 492 Iba., waa parcel
post matter, indicating tbat the solution of the high cost of living may
be discovered in the parcel post aa a
means of getting tbe producer and
consumer closer together.
Thompson-Stanley.
At the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mra. L. H. Thompson, Saturday evening, Miss Ida Thompson
and Mr. James Stanley were united
in marriage, Rev. Coates of the M.
E. church performing the ceremony.
Mr. and Mra. Bernie Hampton acted
as witnesses, Miss Fern Stanley and
Miss Fays Thompson, sisters of the
bride and groom, also being present.
Mr. Stanley is a son of Eugene
j Stanley, a well knows resident of
Gilmore Twp., where tbey will reside fcr the present. Both are estimable young people and have the
best wishes of a host of friends for
tbeir happiness. Tbe Sentinel extends congratulations.
McLaren Dead.
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and Misa Bather L. Rhodes ware
married at tbe Methodist parsonage
laat Sanday morning by Rev. William
J. Coates. They will make their
home near Farwell. Tba bride ia tbe
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edw.
Rhodes of Grant township. The
Sentinel extends congratulations.
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Word was received yesterday of
the death of J. D. McLaren, president of the company owning one of
the elevators here.
Mr. McLaren's home was at Ply-
month where he had business inter-
eats also, in addition to elevators at
several other points, among which is
Charlotte where Wm. VanVleet haa
been located since leaving Clare. He
baa several grown sons engaged in
tbe same line, so there doubtless will
be no change in tbe management ot
the local property.
Completes Year's Run.
Geo. McKeever has lately closed
down his shingle mill located ln
Clare, after a run of nearly a year,
two seasons being combined into
one. Daring that time about two
million shingles were turned out, a
good record considering tbe scarcity
of timber in tbis section now.
He expects to resume operationa
again next fall, and will continue in
business no doubt aa loag aa tbe supply ot the raw product will  warrant.
Notice To Water Users.
Rental  for  city water  for coming
year ia now due and payable at onco.
Archie McKinnon,
Water Collector.
Lewis Van Sicklen   wbo  bat  been
working in   one  of tha hospitals at
Arbor  for some Use la  bome
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