1913-03-07; Clare Sentinel

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ULAR1, toHlGAN, FBIDAY MORNING, MABGH 7, 1913.,,
H6w Series; Vol. 21, £*o, 17
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HAIL WOMEH VOTE?
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Father Blanchot Or\ Detroit Em-
. phatically Says Yes.
"No longer a slave and the vile
instrument of pleasure, no longer a
mere household chattel, women today is recognized as man's fellow-
worker and helpmate, and credited
with public spirit and inteligence.
By working out manifold new
careers for herself woman has now
become a powerful faotor in tbe
world'8 progress and enlightenment,
She has shown herself true to her
ancient aptitude for doing well that
which lies nearest to her hand and
dearest to her heart. Stepping outside the narrow boundaries of tbe
iome, she feels herself called upon to
play a. larger role abroad as a reformer and conserver of the social
forces, This tendency towards a
larger life is but following out of woman's material solicitude Jfor the well
being of the world's children as well
as her own.»
I believe that tbe freeing of wo*
man from tbe narrow confines of
home and the bringing into her consciousness of the social claim is a
distinct advance and an approach to
the solution of the" great original
problems. Women are as intelligent,
high-minded and honorable as men'.
They are as much interested in good
government. AH great moral movements appeal to them more forceably
than to men. They own property;
they are a large element in the industrial, commercial and professional
life of the world. Woman perhaps
bas done more to uplift the race than
al! otber agencies combined. Her influence bas been felt in all charitahle
and philanthropic work. Why should
not the same influence be felt in ber
civic and political life?
I cannot see how' equal suffrage
would interfere witb woman's higher
qualities, her modesty and ber morality. Moreover, I fail to see bow
it would militiate against ber special
vocation in the family aB mother and
queen of the household. Politics, far
from degrading her, would, I think,
be purified by her taking an aotive
part in them, and better government
would result from ber having an authoritative voice in all tbe reforms and
readjustments that are advocated in
our economic,.industrial and domestic life.
One of the bitterest foes of woman
suffrage is the United Liquor Deal-1
era' association, and in Michigan
this organization bas laid aside large
funds for tbe purpose of defeating:
this great movement. Why should
the liquor dealers war on wives and
mothers? For the Bimple reason that
were women given a voice in municipal affairs, we^would not bave Saloon at every corner and young girls
and boys reeling out of these places.
Homes are disrupted by this great
home destroyer, and it is an assured
fact that one half and more of tbe
divorces today are caused through
liquor. Votes for women would
settle this question.
Again, juvenile courts should be
managed by women, those good women who have had practical experience as wives and mothers. In our
large citieB delinquent young girls are
brought before tbe bar of justice for
some misdemeanor. These unfortunates are often alone, tried by those
of the opposite sex and the situation
ia harrowing. Here is where woman
. eonld do the Samaritan's work, and
here is where she ought to be found,
acting the part of the mother to the
wayward ones.
Another evil and a recognized
growing one is the white slave traffic,
We have bad numerous instances of
this terrible traffic in flesh and blood
in Detroit recently, %Were women
given the ballot, bouses of Ill-repute
WOultt lessen in numbers in tbe red
light district, and the espionage over
these places would be so severe as to
prevent tbe Wholesale barter/ of unfortunate women.
All of these questions are of' vital
interest to women in general. They
are questions which affect the borne,
and tbe wife and mother has home
interests dearly to heart. Men, good
men and true, are unable to cope
with these issues. . They are so en-
'groaaed With the immense commercial questions that very little time or
thought may be given to home affairs.
Xfe is for women to step out into tbe
breach and by tanked effort sjjay the
growth of the twentieth century evils
which are fast sapping the found"
ationS of the home,     .    .
"The most imperative need of our
society today is a- womankind that
^-lJ8_V feel,its 5;eBponsibil$ey,» handle-'.
Expensive Kerosene.
The Dairy and Food Department
seems to have struck another interesting thing. Many mannfaotur-
ers of linseed oil are adulterating it
with kerosene at the rate of from
1% to 40%, Paint prepared With
this adulterated oil soon peals off.
In some of the samples examined,
there was sufficient kerosene used
to bring tbe price received for ij; ftp
to some 49 cents a gallon. The department, offers to furnish to any
one applying list of manufacturers
who are putting pure goods on the
market.
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION
Odd Fellows Gather From Many
Sections Around.
KAYKAKEE CUIB,
Holds Interesting Meeting
Mrs, Kirkbride,
With
It was a "red letter" day, or perhaps rather evening, for our local
lodge of Odd Fellows on Wednesday.
With their guests they numbered a
hundred strong. Twelve lodges were
represented and there were two members from outside the state. H. L.
McNeil and Fred A. Rogers, Grand
Lodge officers, were present to con-
duet the work. A session of the
Grand Lodge was" held, conferring
degrees on several members.
No small item on sucb an occasion
is the banquet and to say that it was
a fine one is only another way of
saying that George Valley provided
it. Tbe Rebekahs lent their aid in
making it a great success. The members are to be congratulated.
Down to Brass Tacks,'
Unusual Chance.
As we leave soon for Detroit, I offer at private sale the following
household furniture. It will p"ay you
to investigate.
1 Garland hard coal burner, 1 Rook-
wood parlor table, 1 Mahogany
rocker, 2 Mahogany Roman chairs,
1 Oak rocker, 1 Oak hall tree, 1 Three
piece bedroom suite with springs,
Princess dresser, 1 Brussels rug 9x12,
1 couch, 1 desk, 1 dining table-polished top, 6 dining chairs, 1 kitchen
cabinet-zinc top, 1 white lined refrigerator, 1 two burner blue flame
oil stove, 60 feet garden hose Jnearly
new, 1 lawn mower, 1 lawn rake, 1
garden arake. Numerous other articles. Also my home with hot and
cold water and all modern conveniences to be sold at a bargain,
1 C. 0. ROCKWEU-.
COURT HOUSE NEW
ISABELLA COUNTY
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Wm* Bywater, 21, Trout Creek.
Sadfe Johnson, IS, Weidman,
Herbert J. Smifb, 21, Mt. Pleasant.
Ouida M. Crawford, 20, Greenville.
Don Riggle, 21, Fremont.
Ethel Raymond, 20, Fremont.
GLARE COUNTY
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Earl S, Guyles, 25, Temple.
Nettie G. Cohee, 18, Temple.
D. C. Bauman, 24, Ionia Oounty.
Ida B. Merrito, 18, Hayes Township.
Ethelbert Homsby, 59, Harrison.
Phoebe J. Rummer, 57, Redding Twp.
guides of growing youths, an element
of good counsel, civic Wisdom and
moral strength in the community.*
Let woman exercise that moral power
with which God bas invested her.
Let her be respected and honored.
Man and woman were never meant
to be competitors or rivals. The author of life placed woman by man's
side'and made ber flesh of bis flesh
and bone of his bone. Man and woman cannot be antagonistic and
prosper. Woman 1b not the lesser
man; she|is the other half of humanity. She is more than the ornament
of society; she is the light that leads
It to better things.
The elevation of woman means the
elevation of man. Let- society be
blessed by her benign and gentle
sway and it will* respond to tbe appeal of truth, beauty and goodness.
Vice will fly from before ber face and
passion dower beneath her glance.
She Will preserve in the home the
sacred Are of religion, refinement
and Culture. She will be the guardian of purity and tbe trustee of innocent childhood. She will save man
front materialism and the worship of
the yellow god. To its bosom each
evening the home will gather the
weary breadwinner, who will find rest
from hie toil, consolation in his sorrow, strength.to battle with temptations, conrage in tbe midst of* dfs'-
native born
ever had.
Stevens T.
The club met with Mrs, Kirkbride
on Tuesday but with several members
absent and among them all that
ware on the regular program. However, other members seemed to have
been drafted for tbe occasion, so
jbhat the meeting proved an interesting and profitable one. Mrs, Dr.
Lamb of Farwell was present and
favored the club with a beautiful instrumental solo, "The Reverie^' and,
in response to an encore, another
"The Mountain Stream." These
were much appreciated and added
no little to the interest of tbe occasion.
Tbe meeting was opened by singing
"Michigan My Michigan" and the
Lord's Prayer, Response to roll call
by quotation from Michigan poets.
Mrs. Shaver being sicfe and»absent,
Mrs, Kirkbride read several interesting extracts in relation to the early
settlement and development of the
state and especially of some of the
larger cities.
Mrs. Waller, as substitute for another, had a paper on the distinguished men and women of tbe state.
Nearly all of them were born else-
wbere, Mr. Jerome being the only
governor the state has
Mention was made of
Mason, Michigan's first
and youngest governor; John D.
Pierce, familiary called "Father
Pierce," the father of our school sys-
texn; Lewis Cass, soldier and statesman; Alexandria McOomb, the
soldier; Zacbariah Chandler, tbe politician; Campbell and Obrietiancey,
eminent jurists; Ouster and Shatter,
both distinguished soldiers.; Father
Richards who v published tbe first
paper in 1809, called tbe "Michigan
EsBay;" Douglas Houghton, the distinguished geologist who pointed out
(oar vast mineral wealth; Dr. Angel!,
educator and diplomat; Ben King
and Will Carlton, poets. Nor does
the state lack women who have been
an honor to the . commonwealth.
Mrs. Caroline Bartlet Crane, for
many yeare a minister and now doing splendid service for civic improvement and other reforms; Lucy
and Alice Stone, educators, among
those mentioned. One that will possess a decided locol interest was Miss
Ellen Tower sister of Mrs. Frank
Lamoeraux and Mrs. Albert May-
nard. Educated as a nurse, graduating in Detroit in 1793, she spent three
years at tbe school for the blind at
Lansing. .At the outbreak of the
Spanisn-American war, she entered
the service and was stationed for
some weeks at Montauk Point, Long
Island. 'Going tbence to Potto Rico,
she died at tbe hospital there of
spotted fever Dec. 8,1898. She was
accorded a*milltary funeral there and
this was repeated at the Light Guard
Armory in Detroit upon the reception of tbe body there, Gov. Pingree,
Mayor<?Maybury and otber notables
"attending. At Byron, tbe buialr
place, a beautiful monument bas
been erected, a considerable portion
of the c'ost having been contributed
by soldiers in grateful recognition of
her service in their behalf.
Mrs. Poulson read a paper on "Our
President" and as it was past 12
o'clock of course that meant Mr. Wilson, • His career as a student and
educator was traced and reference
made to that hoodoo "13" that seems
to'cling to bim on all occasions.
Mrs. White read a story entitled
"A Monument to the Red Man,"
speaking of the monument to be
j.erected at Staten Island, preliminary
steps for whioh were taken on Feb.
22nd, several Indians taking part in
tbe exercises.
Mrs. Wilson presented the critic's
report covering the last meeting.
The visitors were Mesdames Lamb
and Fuller of Farwell, Abby of Midland, Hinman, Elden, Stone, McKay,
Feighner and Andrua of Olare.
Garden and Flower Seeds.
Through the courtesy of Congressman Dodds we have a supply of garden and flower seeds for distribution. Call at tbe office. First come
first served.
There is no reason why a farmer
should not m&o b&Gines- methods in
disposing of bis'farni products just
as a merchant does in selling his
goods. But we all realize it ,is not
usually done.
Now along comes Geo. H. Pope,
the bustling manager of tbe Q, & T.
Stock farm with the sensible declaration that bwafrer wben he i_
ready to dispose of any article, he
intends to follow tbe example of
business men who have,won success,
and advertise. So watoh for him to
say some thing interesting every now
and then, if not oftener. See what
he has to say this week about wood.
welt Its opeertanities, be the; inBpir-J aster* m& edmpanion-'Mp   jn   the
at-ba M 'tosibSBd and* brother, • the highest aspirations of hie -oul.V
Cardpof Thanks.
We wish to thank onr friends and
neighbors, also the Fire Department,
for their kind and prompt assistance on the occasion, of our recent
fire.
Mr. and Mrs. BertL16yd.
• Notice.
The Socialists of Arthur township
Will hold their annual caucus April
1,1913, , "
By order of committee.
OYSTER SUPPER
HARRISON.
A Guessing Contest*
J, A, Allen & Co. are selling Gold?
Rim flour, a brand which tbey think
is "as good as any, better than;
most," Anyway they are selling-
-lota of it, To boom tbe matter a
little during tbe month of February,
customers bad an opportunity to.
guess on the weight of a big sack of
the same, On March 1st the -inmer-
ous guesses were examined and
prizes awarded, M. Shurdy won
first, X barrel of flour; Joel Presley
2nd, ^barrell; Mrs, A. F. William*
3d, X barrel; Mrs. kid Chaffee and
Ben Hendrie made same guess, so
each was given 4tb. Considerable
the contest.
Given By Young People's Society \>f Sheridan,
Central She#dan Correspondent
Some time agO an organization
was formed by the young people of
Sheridan called tbe * "Sberidan
Young Peoples' Society," for tbo
purpose of Bible study. Wednesday
evening they'gave an oyster supper
at the Baptist church, at wbicb over
one hundred were in attendance.
They realized $15.05 which, will be
used for improvements of ."the building etc. A program was rendered,
the principle feature of which was,
a humorous dialogue by two young
ladies. These young people certainly deserve credit for tbe good time
enjoyed by all. The next meeting
will be held Wednesday evening,
March 12th. All are cordially Invited. Leader>Rev. I. W. Knight,
of Clare.
SERIOUS FIRE.
Couple  Have . Narrow   Escape
From Death.
Wise Farmers Club.
The Wise Farmers Club holds the
next meeting Wednesday, March 12,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A,
Phillips, tbe president Frank Dalton
presiding. The following program
will be carried out:
Song by Club.
Prayer by Rev. Irwin.
Address of Welcome, F. A. Phillips.
Response, J. H. Seeley. *
DINNER
Men's topic, "Shall we adopt the
Oounty road system?!' Discussed
by Malon Burob, J,, H. Lansing,
Edward White, followed by others.
Recitation, Clyde Stoy<
Ladies topic, "Do women love
money more than do men?" To be
discussed by Mrs. L. E, Mcintosh,
Mrs. W. White, Mrs. L. McJames,
Mrs. P. M. Loomis, Arthur' Badgley,
W. J. Maxwell and others.
Song, Little Edward White.
Song by Club.
Reception Com., Mrs. Frank Dalton, Miss Eva Seeley.
Table Com., Mrs. W. J. Jennings,
Mrs. W. White, Mrs. I. N. Lansing,
Mrs. M. Burcb, Miss Edna Seeley
and Mrs. Geo. Snear.
Goes To Detroit.
After a residence in this county of,
27 years, Herman Ross of Hatton
will go to Detroit to engage in carpenter work, a trade he learned in
the Fatherland. He has held about
all the township offices to be had,
from supervisor down, an,d been a
school officer for 21 years. Mr. Robs
speaks very highly of tbe success of
his auction held February 26. "The
best auction I ever attended," he
says.
Easter Supper
The Guild will give an Easter sup?
per Friday »evening, March' SSI.
Everybody invited. There will be
plenty for all.
Look For The Ear-Marks.'
Not many people care to trade
With a merchant who has op his
shelves nothing > but last year's
stook-t-goods that are carried
over from one year to another.
We sometimes get fooled,
though, and buy out-of-date garments, tools that are not of the
latest pattern or otber articles
that do not come np to our expectations. Then we repent when
it is too late. *
There is a simple way to- avoid
sucb mistakes. Advertising is a
modern art. If a business man
advertises, you may feel. snre he"
is np-to^date; and- will sell you
only fresh, satisfactory merchandise. Ha realizes it Will Hot pay
to do otherwise.
Look over this number of the
BENT-NEiL and Watch it from week
tc^week. You Will" Want to patronize tbe* firms whose stock is
kept new and seasonable—those
who can give yon the best service.
Yesterday morning Dr. Breeder
was called to Lake to minister to Mr,
and Mrs. Henry Bouoher who ha<I
been seriously burned. It seems
they were awakened about 4:00 a. m.
to "find their house a mass of flames
and both were £adly borned before
making an exit. The barn was fired
from the house, and tbey were
obliged to take refuge in a straw
stack to shield themselves from the
bitter cold until neighbors arrived.
Mr. Boucher was a renter, the farm
being about one mile from Lake, and
loses nearly all his worldly possessions.   It seems a sad case indeed.
Interesting Items from   Correspondent at County Capital.
Ora Bitter of Clare w»a doing business at the bounty capital Monday,
The Misses Garity and. Haven were
shopping at Olare Saturday.
Mrs. Flora E. Richardson has been
on the sick list the past week.
There will be"a special meeting of
the Builders at the home of Mr. and
Mrs, H. Kirshbaum, Saturday, Mar.
8th.
Sheriff Brown made a business 'trip
to the south part of the state last interest was taken in
week Wednesday^
J. M. VanDussn is entertaining hie.
brother from Holiey this week.g
The M. E. S. S., will give a concert
at the church Wednesday evening,
Mar. 12, admission fee 10c, All are
cordially invited.
There was a special meeting of tbe
Oong'l Aid last week Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Cbas. Page.
After a month's visit with her sister,
Mrs. H. Kirshbaum, Mrs. Isabella
Smitb returned to herliome at Evart.
'The Lafies' Aid of the M. E,
cburcb will give an experience social
at the parsonage "Friday evening,
March I4tb.
Court was to bave convened Mon*
day but on account of tbe absence of
Judge Dodds was adjourned asame
day.
A lodge of the Eastern Stars was
organized Monday evening at the
Masonic ball with thirty charter
members. After tbe initiation a
sumptoua banquet was held. There
was a delegation from Clare and Far-
well.
Tbe Thimble Club were royally entertained last week Wednesday at
the borne of Mrs. J. M. VanDnsen
Pauline Wyman viBited with relatives at Clare over Sunday.
The box social given by the Build
ers at the Kirshbaum residence last
Friday evening was a decided success.
The boys netted $27.00 which they
will contribute towards tbe building
of an annex to the church.
Miss Lucy Kirshbaum was at Coleman Monday to take charge of tbr
scboool in tbe absence of her sister,
Gladys.
Little "Jack" Fitz-Harris is ill WJtb
the measles.
Tbe household effects of Mr. and
Mrs. Rudolph Steurmer of Chicago
bave arrived and it is expected that
they will make Harrison their future
home.
Tbe Ladies' Aid of tbe Oong'l
Cburcb met at (he home of Mrs. B.
Green last Wednesday.
Miss Leota Gardner entertained a
number of her young'friends at her
home last Tuesday evening in honor
of hjer 11th birtbay,
Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Clement left
Monday afternoon for a two weeks
visit with relatives at Owosso,
Miss Margaret Fanning .has re
covered from her recent illness.
It Is Up To You.
The electors of Hatton toWtKifcip
will vote this spring on the question
of bonding the township for the suta
of $12,000 for the purpose of building;
6X miles of^ State Reward road.
Now it is up to you, fellow citizens
to show by your vote that yon stand
for progress, that yon have faith lithe future of this state and in coming
generations of which your eons and
daughters9 are a part. It 'wilt show
tbat you are not ashamed of Hatton"
townsbip and not ashamed of your
home, Yonr vote will ebow all that
and very much more or it will ahoir
that you are and want to remain—a,
dead one.
A Citizen of Hatton
Wie-
A Fortunate Fire. «-
Not fortunate beoause it came,
but beoause it might very easily have
been much worse, indeed have
caused a loss of life. Shortly before
noon on Saturday tbe alarm sounded
and tbe firemen promptly responded,
but tbe fire was extinguished before
tbey reaohed the Bcene. Mrs, Bert
Lloyd had used kerosene to kindle
tbe fife and it seems to bave created
a blaze entirely beyond ber expectations, the flames scorching the ceiling and walls making things eXciting
for a few minutes. Mrs. Lloyd
seized tbe baby and ran to E, A.
Whites across the street and Mrs',
White used tbe telephone to give the
alarm. Neighbors quickly gathered
and the fire-was soon out. Mrs.
Lloyd's right hand Was considerably
burned and the Wonder iB that her
clothing was not fired. It was certainly a very narrow arid most fortunate escape. ' '   * '
Another Treat.
The last number of the entertainment courge; will be a lecture by. Holland A. Nichols on Monday evening,
March 15f * The subject will be either
"The Man Worth While" or "Who
Pays the Freight?" the latter dealing
with the present social unrest. No
matter which subject. is presented,
all can depend that it will he "worth
while". .Those wrljo failed to hear
QpV." Hanley havebeen kickingithem-
selves eVer sinee," Don't fool yourself again In the eame way., >,
Church News.
CONGREGATIONAL
eev. Geo, r>. lyford, pastor
Morning subject,   "Shining
dom."   Text: Daniel, 12-3.
Evening subject, "Satan in Kid
GloveB." Short address preceded
by music and singing.
The supper given by tbe Sunday
school last Friday evening was a
great success, netting about twenty-
one dollars.
Guild meets with Mrs. Bert Greer
Wednesday.
Union meets on Friday with Mrs,
Lyford.
BAPTIST.
. REV. I. WILBUR KNIGHT,   PASTOR.
Morning subject" "The Christian's ,
First Obligation."
Evening services will be discontinued until April, at least, as pastor
will preach at Vernon Gleaner hall
until further notice.  ,
B. Y. P. U. at 6 p. m. standard.
Subject, "Obeying Conscience."
Leader, Blanch Mooney.
METHODIST.
REV." W. H. IRWIN, PASTOR.
v Morning subject, "Man Measured
by his Shadow." Evening, "The
Conquering Gospel," Men's Class,
"Reduction of hours of Labor."    .
Auxiliary meets witb Mrs. Mulder,
Wednesday.
Ladies' Aid with Mrs, Bird.next;
Friday,
LUTHERAN
REV. O. WAIDEMOH.JPASTOB^
No services, pastor being absent afr
Alma, //
Clare'Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs.
Chris Kleiner, on West Eighth Street!
to-moirrow, March 8th. '   " "f
Hermansdale Ladies1 Aid' meets:
With Mrs. ftt. G.Kauli March llthv'
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Altar society meets' on, Th_*sd*y
with Mra. John O'Graoy^
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Sunday school*at^i-»30.' Reading
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Services at the nisnal Boars*
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