1911-02-17; Clare Sentinel

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Bnabliahed 1878.
CLAKB     MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MORNING, KEBKUARY 17. 11)11.
New Series
Vo). 10. No. 14
COMING EVENTS.
'   Monday, 20th, republican ward caucuses.
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Feb. 21, Wise Farmers"   Club   with
m. Badgley.
Feb.22, Washington's Birthday.
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Feb.   2-2,   Guild   witb   Mrs.   N.   F.
Geeck.
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Feb. 22, Auxiliary with   Mrs.   Hariris.
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Feb. 22, O. E.  8. Party.
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Feb.'  23,   republican   county    convention.
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Feb. 23,   Republican   County   Convention.
Feb. 21, Park Benefit concert.
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Feb.   21,   Lail-iea'    AUi   with     Mrs.
Hawkins.
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Feb. 21, Ladies'    Union   with   Mrs.
Shipway.
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Feb.   21,    Park    Benefit   at    opera
house.
!„ March 2, Republican State Conven-
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FARMERS'   CLUB  MEETING.
"SEE   THAT   PROPERTY    IK   YOUR
COUNTIES   IS   MORE   EQUITABLY   ASSESSED."
VALUATION    OF    STATE ' 13    TOO
LOW;   CITES   DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN    STATE    AND    FEDERAL  VALUATION.
In Address at Suite Meeting Also  Declares   That   Lejitlature    Trims
Appropriations   Too   Closely.
::v lew was
r Jl,7:>\''''".
a   two   ".ears
Postponed One Week Owing To
Storm.
On account of the severe storm
prevailing last Tuesday the meeting
of the Wi-e Farmers' Club which was
to bave been held that day at the
home of Wm. Badgley ba« been postponed for one week. Club will meet
on the 21st nt the same place when
the same interesting program will be
carried out.
Mrs. Jackson a Winner.
The Saginaw Evening News has
been carrying on a popularity voting
contest similiar to tbat put on by the
Sentinel recently, but of larger proportions. Mrs. Jobn A. .Jackson,
Jr., of Clare was first in the 6tb
division and stood third In the contest. She will receive a piano as a
pri-e. Mrs. L. D. Madill of Midland
was second in this fctb) district
and Florence Van Sicklen of Farweli
tnird.
IN FAST COMPANY.
"If the present 1< f-lsl.ittire passes
all of the appropriation bills that
have already beta introduced In both
house?, the tax levy for the year
would amount to something like J1C.-
(OXi.'O," stated Auditor (ieneral Fuller. In a talk before the Stilt Asso
ciatian of Supervisors, at »e city
j hull.
j "This amount, mit.d you. does not
! lnclu de a ay a; prcprlatior.r, that may
conic tip In the f.ituro. an,I is only an
estimate, but >o:i .supervisor.- can
readily sc,1 t..r ;• inrrel" e s that the. re
aro a number cf irn --alar valuations
and you can aid rn.itcri.iliy in correcting then'.
"Two j ears rv.-o tin
I."..;• .:<.<.' "i ar..I lart >
a.ikin; a ti tal fur t!.
Of    J1".C>.' ''a
"The state  levy  tar   1011,  estimated
will    Le    J".t'<T.l*':;.23.    arid    the*    d,-fl-
i citr.cy J5,(j7">.''  0. making a total state-
tax   levy.   estimate, d.   fr r   the   biennial
1-oriod   of   $! 1,70.'.12.1 "'J."
Stste   Valjjr-tion   Too   Low.
Mr. Fuller, in an interview later,
referred to th? hill introduced hy
Senator Le'ddein, making appropriation for $1.7.'0.0i'0 for state h'phway
purposes. In addition to this amount
the state hlsthway department has
asked   for  $500,0v0.
Mr.    Fuller    told    the      supervisors
there   Is   a   peneral   feeling   that   the
valuation of the state is   far tco low,
being   placed   at   $1,731.10"',0: 0.   whll
the   federal   government   places   lt   a
$3,500,000,000.    Information  given   ou
by   the  former secretary  of  state  tax
commission.  Geo.  Lord, of  Detroit, ls
that   when the state board  of equalization   meets   in      ugust   the   amount
win   be   boosted   to   at   least   $2,000.-
000.000.
Auditor Fuller told the supervisors
of tbe attitude of the railroads at
the present time and the creating cf
their own tar commission to determine whether the valuation of railroad companies in the Mate is higher
than  ether general  properties.
Mr. Fuller tsali: "There is no ricubt
but what railroads have found a
larcc number of irregular valuations
about the state. They contend under
valuation  Increases  their tax rate."
Rev DeVogt, Former Clare Boy,
With Boston Americans.
Fruin riajs'inaw Nc»s.
Hex DeVogt. erstwhiie star catcher
of the 1'. M. Clerk's baseball team of
the old city league, nnd later with
the S. & S. club of Detroit, left Monday for Mt. Pleasant, Detroit and
other cities en route to Chicago,
where hJ will join the Red Sox squad
which leaves the Windy City Monday evening for California, where
the spring training will occur.
DeVogt bad all the ear marks of
a comer when in ~aginaw anel his
work in Detroit last summer was tbe
source of much favorable comment
among the sport writers there. In
fact lt was bo classy that he was
grabbed by tbe Boston American
club, which after a short trial sent
him over to the New England league
for a little seasoning. He finished
with the outtlt and this spring will be
given the chance of a life time. Local baseball fans are expecting him
to make good and while in California
they will pull for bis success.
Barracks Blown Up  in  Nicaragua.
A series cf explosions occurred in
the ammunition barracks situated
within tr.e grounds of the presidential
mansion   at    Mr.napua.   Nicaragua.
Th.- catiM'- an.l the extern or the
dam ice dur.c have t.ot liar, determine.'.
The detonations caus.-d hy the- «x-
ploiiir.r; ammunition iuro heard constantly tv. o ar.d a half hoars after
the- j.r-t e\; la-ion. It i< im;o-siMo
to r.pproich the ammunition barraehs
♦.> as-> rt.'.ir. rf ar.\ persons have beet:
kill. .1    rr   w <-..r. ie. 1.     j
Ma.rtfal la'.v ha-; been .'ci'Lire .!
throughout th' city. MemlcTs of
i're-id.t'.t I'str. da'* family v., ra taken
In a co..(.a te) the American ccnsulatt.
Free Trip to   Detroit.
Last Saturday Jor.as Irvin, James
Sherman and Richard Northev Sr.
were arrested by Marshall Smith tor
being drunk. On arraignment before
Justice Elden tney all plead guilty
and tbir two 'former -vert* fined rjlO
and costs while tne !a->! waa given
a straight Co days in the Detroit
House of Correction. He was tsken
to the jail at Harrison Saturday night
and Tuesday Sheriff Sunday escorted him to Detroit. Ha will keep
p rfectly sober for tbe next two
in tilths.
Suit For Damages.
■Saturday afternoon in circuit court
Mrs. In'r.a Wc't through her attorneys, .SanaeT 4*'; Penny, began a
damage ca-e for "■"i.OOO against E.
H. Lciptart e.'.: Co. and their bonds-
en en, Fred L. Reed and Charles E.
Russell. In her complaint Mrs.
West sets up that on January 22 the
above named firm sold unlawfully to
Fred Johnson and Andrew Stueback,
the latter a minor, a quantity of intoxicating liijuor which they took to
tbe complainant s home on West
Bremer street and gave to her son,
Alfred West, who became intoxicat-
and while ic that condition stood on
the O. it. e?c I. track and was killed.
Young Wet wis Ul years old and
capable, so the mother states of earning $1.50 per day which lie contributed to assiit her in the support of
her and hi-, si-eters,
Leiphart «.%:. Co. havo retained the
law firm of (iaflnry k'c Millner to
represent them in this suit. —Cadillac (Hob.-.
| Whitside-Baile}.
j At the M. E. parsonage in tbis city
i on Saturday la«t, Marry ('. Railcy of
' Saginaw was married to Florence M.
I Wbitiide   of    Clare.       Tbeir    future-
THE CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP.
C. W. Perry Of This City To Be
A Candidate.
When last raontb the Sentinel in
briefly discossing this matter said
tbat Judge Dodds was practically the
unanimous choice of tbe bar and
people of this county, we certaiuly
thought we were safe in so doing.
Indeed we ODly quoted what a number bad said. That Clare Co. was to
have a candidate was never even
suggested by anyone. Tbe Sentinel
will never be lacking in local pride
nor fail to recognize worth and merit
no matter what particular label it
may happen to wear. We gladly
bear witness to Mr. Perry's legal
attainments and to his eminent
worth and standing ns a man. With
out doubt the county of which he has
been so many years an honered citizen will give him a handsome vote
at the polls.
Theodore  Phinisey.
Mr I'lniii.-eey w»s born in Ottawa
Co.. Michigan, Dec, 1S-">1, and di.-d
in Frankfort last Wednesday. Feb.
l^th. lie came to Isabella Cu. in I ■>•"■,
and there rosid-d till about   1"    v
GIVEN
TION
ENTHUSIASTIC       RECEP-
AT ANNUAL  LINCOLN
CLUB    BANQNET.
FAVORS    DIRECT    ELECTIONS    OF
U.    S.   SENATORS;   ALSO    ABOLITION OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
Alia    Endorses    Pending    Reciprocity
With   Canada   as   Good   Thing
in   Every Way.
I      JAMES M. SAUL
; Biographical Sketch of Esteemed
Resident of Grant Twp.
The Sentinel recently contained a
brief mention of tbe death of James
M.   Saul.    We  bave  been   furnished
with . th«"* following biographical
sketch prepared by a member of tbe
family i
J-imes Monroe Saul, eldest s»n of
George and Esth**r Saul, was born
at Melbern, Williams Co., Ohio. August IS, 1511, and departed this life
at his farm bonit? uear Dover, Feb. 1.
He> whs second in tbe family of * welvo
children,   seven   brothers     and     live
Speaking at the Lincoln club banquet in Grand Rapid?, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt declared himself in favor
of the direct election by the people
not only of I'nlted States senators,
hjt also of the president of the
I'r.itrd State-s. He* said that the pres-
e nt method of choosing senators
thnaa'r the le^l'latrtr, s cf the several states was a re.ic of ohlen times.
ar,! that the ebetrral col !<;!"■• was
also a ::-t!ess app.n.J,-.r*f of the government, ar.el shou',1 be abolished.
•a", j lie also InJur-ed tho pen lint; rcri-
ars I I'r'-'city  tre.ity  with Canada as a sot i
ago    when    he  removed to Frankfort
where he died.      He    was twice married and there 8'irvive him four child- j
ren two us the fruit of each marriage. I
lie ii survived a!«o by   two   brother-*: •
ami on-- sister, Mr*. Dewey   Allen   of
this citv.    The funeral, cond::c*e I by |
Rev.   Shipway,   will   be held todav at j
2:00 p. rn. from the borne of  his   brother, J. IJ. in Wrnoii, and  interment
will be in Cherry ('rove.
j thin," In every way, savins that it
"markee! a signal advance in brlnqtr.g
about tho closest and most friendly
rel-iiions be.tv.a-.-n tho two countries."
The har.-y-ci demonstrated that Col
!'"' .--e.-ve't. thoush an ex-pre1-:.! T.t.
e.in ^11:i liraw a crowd Nearly 1 .'.•) >
sat    rbj-.vn.    to    th.e    spread    that    was
trju
• e jj
in
nti
th.
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Collsi-.
mo-t   e
T»hl!e     an
them   ladies.
were  packcl   in  the gallerb s.
NORTHEASTERN BUREAU
May   Send Out   Cars  Advertising Land and Crops.
Members of the executive committee of the Xortneastern Michigan
Development i'ureau beld an all-day
session in Saginaw last Friday and a
banquet was enjoyed In tho evening
at the Saginaw club, being tendered
by the Saginaw Real Estate   Hou-'l.
At the afternoon conference T. 'S.
Maraton of Bay City was re elected
secretary of the organization and F.
W. Johnson, cf Roscommon county,
field man. These were remaining
officers left over from tbe last monthly meeting. The next sess:or, \>:!l
take place on March 14 in   Clare.
lhe legislative committee, composed of L. (i    Defoe of   Alpenp, «
Kalamazoo  Lincoln Club Bar.c,uet.
The Kalamarcc- Lincoln club he Ms
its annua! banquet in the Auditorium
In Kalamazoo with more than CO-' Republican guests present. The speakers of the evening were' Concressmar.-
elect J. M. C. *=mith. of Charlotte:
llannis Taylor, former ambassador to   in Cherry Grove, Clare
sisters, one brother and two sisters
iri.'i a- p.-ro"d«*el bim to the higher
lift*. Tnree brothers, Edward of
Dover. l.t nniler o.' Pleasant Like,
Ind., ..t.e] Je.hn of Mtlb rn, Ohio,
were present at th ; luaeritl and bur-
ia' in the bpautfful city   of  tte  dead
Spain;   Gov. Osborn. D. G. F. Warner.
Charles  Flowers of Detroit.
Juice F. E. Kr.appen was toast-
master. Congressmen Smith responded to "Tho American B.inklnt* System;" Mr. Taylor gave the address he
Kave in Grand Rapids on "Lincoln
and tho Constitution." and Mr. Flowers spoke on "Lincoln, the Conservative" He received one of the bU-
rvst ovations of the evening and his
speech   was   well   received.
the seventeenth annual banquet of
the Lincoln club of Jackson it the
Masonic   temple.   Monday   nlcht.
Penjamln Willi iras. candidate for
ciic-jit court j'.i'ljjc. acted as toast-
: t - Rep. W. W. Wedemeyer. of
Am   .  rbor.   spoke   on    "Some    Prob-
rfie'd. secrttary of the Interior
in Roosevelt's cabinet, gave an ad-
dre=- rai "Conservatism." and Coep-
f( : rr-.an Diehema spoke on "Ninette cr. T-.\ elve "
■   nf   Today.'*   Senator   Charlc-.   E.
J. R.   Snowdy   of   Onaway, repor-e.i ! Town- -ml    toaste!   "Lincoln."    James
on a bill which   will bo   presented   .^
the legislature next week giving  the
counties the right to make appro^- -
ations up   to   *2,000   for   immigrraio;
and development work.    Tne   bill  i-
rsimilar to one in force  in   C3liforni..
Tin financial prospects to carry - ■:
the campaign this year Mere d --
cussed. These are very encouraging.
The advisability of having exhibit-,
this year was discussed, as well as
several permanent exhibits in tbe
states of Irdiana, Illinois and Iowa
and a few in Michigan. These wt r.-
generally favored and will probably
be extended as rapidly as po»*»ible.
An   important   matter   under   con-
in
| Tbo remaining brothers and sisters
are Mrs. Sarah Hoyer of Pleasant
Lake, Ind., Jacob Saul of Bryan,
Ohio,   Mrs.   Lydia     Rittenhouse    of
j Wauseon, Ohio, Mrs. Emma Pasch
of Toledo,  Ohio,   and  Richard   Saul
jwbo is somewhere in the West.
On December 21, 1*67, in   Hillsdale
, Co., Michigan, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Hoyer also   of
JackscnTi^l7~c7ub~Banquet.       ! Williams Co., Ohio.    To   this   happy
Six  hundred  rentfe were seated  at 'onion were given three sons and two
daughters, Frank and Mrs. Learn
Hoover of Greenwood, Samuel and
Mrs. Roy Hoover of Dover, and Gar-
field who resides on tbe borne place.
Mr. Saul heard bis country's call
and responded having been enrolled
as a corporal iu Captain J. B. -Vc-
Donald's company, Sth Regiment of
Independent New York State sharpshooters on August 30th, 1?62, and
was honorably discharged from ser-
\iceon June 20, lr-i"). He participated in some of tbe most important
battles of the war, and spent three
weeks in the Wilderness with Gen.
Grant, tie w.ia taken prisoner and
spent six and a half months in Salisbury and Libby prisons, and   became
| fully acquainted  with   the   hardships
Rapidly tbe old pioneers   are   pa«--   ar,dprivatioi,so( war   ana   niort,   L..
pecially thosa of pri-on   life.
Mr, Saul spent hi-, boyhood days
and the Ilr--t .seven years of hi* married life near tne home of his parents ia Ohio ami   came to   Clare   Co.
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.
c;:ii_s \V. Jewell of Loomis Died:
Last Tuesday.
to   tbe  Great    Beyond.      In    the
ca.'.tb uf   Jas.   W.  Jewell   of   Loomis
••■> hicii took place last Tuesday  morn-
iug, I-abella t'o.   loses   one   of   tho-e
wbo helped to level her forests and
sideration during the day was that of I "rate tbe beautiful farms that now . jn Septen.ht.r -,,74 atul .et,|ell on tbe
sending out special exhibition cars ilre Sf't,n on every hand. Coming ,arm wl]i ,tl faas 6ince beer. hu
with good men to give lectures and there in anearly day when the country
moving pictures showing tbe district. wa,< a1:-i°st a wilderness, Mr. Jewell
These would be sent to Illinois, In- J **-r-.e-.v all tho trials and hardships of
diana and Iowa, as well ai tbe   other j pioneer life. !
states.    Special     attention    is   being-     ll"  vvas   born   *'*   Woodstock   Co.,;
paid to these  three   states,   as   there i t-'an:'da,   June   23.
are   marry   farmers    tbere   Jiving  on
high   priced  land   and   paying   rent,
wbo could secure good land in northeastern Michigan for from $18 to  123
an acre.
grew lo manhood, finding there in
the person of Miss Elisabeth Hall the
one who has been bi3 faithful companion in   the   joys  and   sorrows   of
life for tha past forty-live years.
Thirty year ago he came to Michigan
and located near Loomis where he
resided till about • seven years ago
when, owing to advanced age, it
seemed best to leave tbe farm and he
moved to Loomis wbero tbe end
I came. He leaves besilo the wife,
The supper given at tho Cocgrega-: lwo daughters, Mrs. Minnie Jlar-
tional church parlors last Friday : Jock of Loomis and Mrs. Sarah Carr
afternoon by the gentlemen was a J of Aurora. III., also an adopted hon,
success in every way. As chefs Frank, living in Canada.
Mr.    Shave?     and      Mr.     Shum-vay;     The funeral was held   last Wcdnes-
A GREAT SUCCESS,
Supper Given By Gentlemen  of
Congregational Church.
would certainlv   grace   Delmonico's,
while- as  waiters Jame*   S.   Bicknell,
W. H. Elden, H. C.  Cudney,   George
Wells   and others did   their   work in
a msnner tbat would   havo  lead   one
to suppose   that they were   "born  in1
a   restaurant."    The   proceeds   were!
about J JO which   will be   used in   the i
purchase of new hymn   books. I
<lav at the M.   E.   church   in   Loomis
whi'lj     has    since
home   ami   on   which   he   so   peacefully    fell   asleep.      Coming   to     this
country    while    yet    new    and     un-
\ cleared,     lie     purchased      a      family
, home and   later   by   hard    work   and
! good management has been   enabled
| to provide his children each a   home
of their own.
His nature was that of kindliness,
patience and love ever thoughtful of
others' comforts and pleasures, especially of those of his immediate
family circle, and in his death the
family suffer the loss of a kind husband and father.
He  leaves   to   incurs   their ioss   a
j sorrowing   and    devoted    wife,    lire
(Children,   four   grand   children,   live
j brothers,    three     sisters,     nephews,
niece3    and     ether     relatives     and
friends who will   await   a   bappv   re-
! union in the beautiful   hereafter.
Funeral   services   were   conducted
Fark Benefit Opera House Friday
evening, February -1. Admission
2~>-. »cd ilc. Seats can be reserved
ai  Anderson's   Drug   store   Tuesday
the iMst.
home will be in Saginaw.
!     President    Grawn    of   tho   Central   [,crs for their assistance and
Normal    at    Mt.      Pleasant    passed   thy in tho sickness and death of   oar
and was largely attended, showing!
the high regard and esteem in which
he was held by the community in
which so much of his life had been
spent.        	
Card   of Than-s.
Wff desire to express    our   deepest
thanks to .ill our friend** aad   neigb-
symp
: Feb. -1, It
11, at the late homo of deceased, Rev. (Juir.ton Walker of
the M. E. church of Clare officiating.
Mrs.   Mary  L. Ualuss.
TIMBER ONLY FOR
55 YEARS IN II: S.
HERBERT   KNOX   SMITH    BLAMES
LAND   SERVICE   FOR   MIL*
LIONS  OF  LOSSES.
OWNERSHIP      OF      BILLIONS     OF
ACRES CENTERED IN  FEW
MONOPOLIES.
113 Holder* Have 66 Per Cent of Forests   In   Michigan   and   Lake
State   District.
Concentration of the control of
st?.nd!ng timber In a very few hands,
vast speculative holdings "far In advance of any use thereof," an enormous increase in tho value of "this?
diminishing natural rescurc<*, with
great prohts to its o~.-r.ers," and ln-
i !d< .-.tally "an equally sinister land
monopoly" and "a closely eonntcted
rail re ad domination" are the findings
i ,*;.(,rted to th.e president by Herbert
Xr.ai ^-nith, commissioner cf corporation, in the tirst instal'rmnt of hi.s
..r.a A.Ut ■ I report on the lumber In-
'a-'.ry in the United Plat's The re-
art was mde public by the presi-
.1 at se>nd:-a; it to ror.-'.ess. Tho
orca-t   fats   slow.)   rare:
"(1) The cone, r.rraticr. cf a dom-
inillp.j- ccatr::: r~{ orr vtanainc tim-
V r ia a c mi ar -tlvely f".v mormons
aoaliair -a -n a-lily tu rr.'ir..-- toward a
ai r.tral cor:tra! cf tl<_' iamher Industry.
"(2) Vast speculative pMrehase an.l
1 oltiiaa; cf timber lar. 1 fa.- in a.Ivanco
: !  t."ty   use  thereof.
"(''") An iicfir.o",' in*. rea?-e in th*.»
value of this fast d!mlri.-hi:i-* naiurat
resource, with -r-cit ; refit* to It.-*
o^aer-. This vala". by the very nature of stand7-.;.; tinte-. the hoMer
mither created r.cr substantially enhances."
There Is now left in continental
United States about ;.20O,r.eX).OCi0,C(v>
board feet of privately owned. stand-
tnt; timber, of which 1,745.OoO.OOO.OOi"
In the lnvestlf-jaticn are covered In
jrreat eietai] by the bureau. This area
Includes the Paclf.c northwest, the
southern pine region and the lake
states, and contains SO per cent of alt
the private timber In the country. In
addition, there aro about 333.000.00?.-
Cf0 fe«t in the national forests and
about S0.000,000.W0 feet on other than
private lanils. Thus the total of stand-
lm; timber In continental United
States Is about 2.S00.0G0,0O0.OOO board
feet. The annual drain on the supply
of saw timber ls about 5O.0i~eO.000.000
feet. At this rate the timber now
standing, without allowance for
?roxth or decay, would last only
about  55 j ears.
Concernin-f Michigan, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, known as the lake
states, the report says that there arc
K'O.OCO.eOO.OO') feet of privately owned timber. In Wisconsin 90 holders
have three-fourths of all the timber.
In Mirhican 113 hoMers have CO per
cer.t. In Minnesota >ix holder, have*
al pe»r cent of the very valuable -Abit."
an! Norway pine, IC per c* r.t ef the
other c-cr,ifer.s and 20 r>r c< nt of th<^
h'lr.I-'-nc Is Taklr.j* all three states
:'.". h'^'trs have '"3 per cent of all
the  timber.
$1.CC».CC0    Needed    to     Feed     Hungry
Chinete.
Tie. Presbyterian boa r.i of foreign
mi-.-ticns has received from it.s mis-
.-'ie n.sra -; in the province i.f An Hui.
China, an account of laaiir.c conditions.       Th.e rr.i-smr.arics declare- that
a;   1<. as:   $i. ,en)..i   via!   Le  needed   to
tide the ^a.Terin^ provinces over till
r.ext   bar .a -t  tinaa
IIiv    E    C.   !.'. bj*nsrir.e.   writes:
"The inhabitants are face to face
with, the worst lamice in their history. The rainfall last summer was
the pr, ate. s: cf '.viae!: there i= any record aad th" "r.tamr. crops were a
total failure iver a mdo:. of approximate K- T.i .. i square miles. It Is estimate.I that 2 ."aJo.i.""i iirs-cr.s are practically starving. The death roll ol
the earning months ls bound to be
very   gnat.
"To acquaint myself with th<* actual conditions, I made two trips Into*
the famine district. 1 met between
*"■'' and   .V'O refugees  every  day.
""cr six months hundreds of thous-
an is will be absolutely destitute and
more than I.ll00,(0"» persons wil! be
dependent on charity."
February Crop Report.
The crop report for January issued
by the Secretary of State deals mostly witb the wheat crop. About two
thirds of the correspondents in tho
southern counties report that wheat
has been Injured by reason of not
being covered b3- snow, less than
one third so report in tho centra)
countie.-", wliiie only about six percent in the northern counties find
such to be the case. The estimated
number of bushels of  wheat   marKct-
The   wife   of   Cornelius    Balass,   a
prosperous farmer of Redding  town-' cd   in   the   six   months,  August-Jan-
ship, died after a   short   illness   Feb. ; nary ia   6,7^-0.000.
-ah, aged Co years.    Besides the bus-1     AH kinds of livo stock are report il
Madam Laze!, tbo best lady bare
back rider in the world, will ride
at Park benefit, Feb. 21. This act
alone Is worth the price of admission.
through   bere    last   Wednesday    en-   beloved
route to Traverse City   for an   lnsti-  Jewell,
tute.    He states tbat   there  were  61
students from CUrc Co.   enrolled   in
the school last year. |
husband and father,   James
Mrs. James  XV.  Jewell.
Mrs. Minnie  Murdoct*.
Mra. Sarah   Carr.
band, she leaves to mourn their loss
three children, Mrs. Mary Groom of
Detroit, Mrs. Mabel Ke'-ler of^Jen-
', vcr, Colo., and a son, John, of San
t Francisco, Cal The remains were
taken to Ann Arbor for  burial.
as being in a highly t brifty conditir n.
Washington's   Ball
Lewis and   Patrick wil! give one -.
their well known excellent dance;- ..
Duncan's    hall,    Thursday   cvenii.g
Feb-J.    (Jcod Music.    Good time.
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