1912-01-05; Clare Sentinel

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B^tahlnherl 1878
' They Use Checks.
A considerable number ol our
farmer ' subscribers have renewed
their subscriptions by mail within
the past few days and for this we
thank them very much. One thing,
however, strikes us and is certainly
worthy of comment. A majority of
these men use checks. This would
seem to indicate not only prosperity,
but good business habits. It is a
good healthy sign when farmers have
a little sum laid aside for that "rainy
day"; and the use of checks shows
that they are adopting the methods
of the buisness man. A few, years
ago this would perhaps have been
somewhat rare. Now it is becoming
very common. Everybody rejoices
at the farmers' well being. When
they prosper, the rest are likely to
.get along all right.
ULARE,   MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 19U.
New Series: Vol. 20, No. 8
FABWRLL.
Paragraphs Picked Up By Our
Farwell Correspondent.
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Miss Irene Eodrick left the first of
the week for Ypsiianti, where she
will complete the course of study,
having spent Bome time with her
aunt, Mrs. L. Clark.
S. Pizer returned on Tuesday from
a few day's sojourn at Detroit.
Miss Mildred Smith of SiJverwood,
is a guest of Mias Ruth Milliken.
John Powell and family returned
on Friday from a. two weeks' visit
with relatives at Burt.
*Mrs. 0. S. Rice of Silverwood is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. A,
McLeod, the past w<?ek.
Mrs. J. Marsh returned on Tuesday from Lakeview, where she has
spent a few weeks visiting relatives.
J. O. Carpenter and daughter, Miss
Ella, returned Tuesday from a visit
with relatives in Canada.
Mrs. L. L. Kelley spent the past
week at the home of her uncle, R.
B. Campbell.
Mrs. John Henry and daughter,
Montze, have moved here for the
winter from Baldwin, but expect to
leave in the spring for Mississippi
Where Mr. Henry is spending the
winter.
Miss Ethel Saxton spent a few days
the first of the week with Loomis
relatives.
Editor Coors spent a few days the
past week with Montague relatives.
Dr. Smith of Ann Arbor is the
guest at the home of J. L. Littlefield.
O. W. Fischer of Grayling has been
a guest the past week at the home of
Geo. W. Palmer.
Misses Isabelle arid Fleda Richmond spent a few days last week
with Durand relatives.
Miss Ruth Comins of Freesoil was
the guest of Miss Jennie Badger the
past week.
Miss Mable Clayton returned Friday from Saginaw where she spent
Christmas week with relatives.
Mrs. G. E. Lamb returned the first
of the week to Mt. p'leasant where
she will resume her studies at the
■Normal.
Miss Edith Belcher left Saturday
for Detroit where* she will visit her
sister.
Ohas. Belcher left on Monday for
Big Rapids, where he will resume
his course in telegraphy.
Percy Saxton visited Mt. Pleasant
friends Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. G. G. Honeywell who has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. Whitej and other friends and
relatives, left on Tuesday,.for her
home in Elmira.
Joe Hale Qf Elmira. spent a few
days with Farwell friends the past
week.
George Hay ward of Alma spent
Sunday with friends   here.
Poultry wanted by Mich. Produce
Co. We are paying 8 cents for
chickens, selected stock more. We
also want your furs: Bring them
any day. „ J. M. Davis.
FARMERS' INSTITU1E
Committee Meets And Arranges
Preliminary Program.
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Pres. Arlington Seeley, Sec. Juntas
Rop and committeemen J. T. Brown,
Wm. H. Caple and L M. Converse
met at the Sentinel office on Tuesday
evening and arranged a tentative
program for the institute to be held
Jan. 19 and 20, The officers are
working hard to arrange a program
that will interest every class, and the
indications are that this will be the
banner institute. Friday will be
"Gleaner Day" and no one need be
surprised to see ten thousand
Gleaners, more or less, here that day.
Music will be had! galore, being
furnished by the Dover band, Ver-
npn band, Herriek Gleaner choir, to
say nothing of solos by'various ones.
The famous ladies' drill team of Vernon Arbor will be present and give
an exhibition of their work. Fri-
d.ay afternoon the women's section
of, the Institute will have charge of
the meeting, so that all may enjoy
their exercises.
Topics of the highest interest to all
will be discussed during the institute. Commissioners Cameron of
Isabella and Aldrich of Clare will discuss agricu'ture in the schools, Friday evening there will be two interesting lectures by institute instructors
and Saturday evening Prof. Winley
of t he university will speak. In
short, the two days will fie crowded
full of good things. No one can
afford to miss it. Full program next
week.
Combination Offers.
A Small Burglary.
Last Friday night, some one broke
a pane of glass in a rear window of
Jas. O'Connor's' grocery and crawled thgough, or more likely helped a
boy through. At any rate some one
wa3 there and rifled the cash drawer
of its contents, some 87, purloined a
quantity of butter, knowing it to be
valuable, and returned the- way he
came. Of course other things may
haye been taken as it would be impossible in a large stock to know.
EXTENSION LECTURES.
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Semi-weekly Journal and Sentinel,'
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Grand Rapids Evening Press,
Woman's World, Farm and Fireside,
Profitable Poultry and Sentinel, 2.70
Saginaw Courier Herald (daily)
Michigan Farmer and Sentinel, $2,75
These rates on dailies apply only
to subscribers on rural routes.
KAYKAKEE CLUB
Holds First
Meeting
Year;
Of   New
PRIMARY MONEY.
Large Amount In General Fund
To Be Restored.
The Kaykakee Club met on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Frank Gray. There was instrumental music by Mrs. Erwin Schiegel and
Miss Hazel Alward, a solo by Miss
Florence Pierce, accompanied by
Miss Mamie Pierce. There were two
papers read at this meeting, a character sketch of James Monroe, bv
Mrs. Frank Doherty, and Internal
Improvements from 1787 to 1830 by
Mrs. Harrison.
There were present as visitors,
Mrs, Phelps and daughter, Miss
Hazel Mills of Greenville, Mrs. Van
Dusen of Harrison and Mrs. Mess-
more of Armada.
The primary school fund, which
caused state officials andjlegislators
much worry, threatens to cause further complications in the near future,
and because of the manner in which
it has been bandied there will be a
greater shortage in the general fund
of the state treasury than was anticipated a few weeks ago.
The law provides that penalties
which corporations operating under
the specific tax system are required
to pay when taxes are not delivered
to the state at the required time,
shall be turned, into the primary
sohool fund, but for some reason
during the past few years this interest from the specfle tax fund' has
gone into the general fund and has
been used to pay operating expenses
of the state. At the' present time
there is about $140,000 due the primary school fund and Superintendent of Public Instruction L. L.
Wright has demanded of Auditor
General Fuller that he turn the money over.
In order to comply with Superin-
tendant Wright's demand it will be
necessary to take the cash froni the
general fund. Owing to the fact
that there is less than $75,000 available to pay current expenses at the
present time, such action will be an
impossibility, but will probably be
done when the taxes begin to arrive
in January.
A. A. I. Glub.
The A. A. I. Club of South Sheridan was entertained at the home of
Wm. Langin, Monday night, Jan. 1.
A very enjoyable evening waB
spent with games, music and. a
candy eating contest, after which a
dainty luncheon was served. This
was followed by a; business meeting
of the Club in which several resolutions were made by which tne Club
will be greatly benefited. Several
new songs have been added to the
list of Club songs.
The guests departed at an early
hour feeling that the New Year bad
been begun very happily and we hope
it will continue so. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Cotton, Jan.'13,
BASKET BALL
FINE LECTURE
More Houses Needed.
One of the pressing needs of onr
city seems to be more house room.
One year ago one could frequently
read in the local pape^ "House to
rent." It is getting rather rare now.
Wm. H. Caple, one of our real estate
men, says that he could rent 15
houses within a short time if he only
had them.    The spring is  sqre   to
To Be Given At Opera
Jan. 20.
House
Telephone Convention.
Attention Farmers!
-Bring your dressed hogs to  Clare
freight house Wednesdays.   I will be
there and pay highest price for same.
Earl Morgan.
Our University To Be Taken To
The People.
Every .taxpayer is called upon to
help support our great university at
Ann Arbor. It is an institution of
which every citizen may be justly
proud, though but a very small proportion of the people have been able
to directly enjoy its advantages in
the past. Realizing that snch must
ever be the case, the university
authorities propose to do the next
best thing, take the university to the
people. With 99 lecturers and 264
different lectures at its disposal, the
Extension Bureau is fairly well
equipped to meet a great variety of
public needs. These lectures, many
of which are illustrated, are to be
furnished to the different communities throughout the state without
expense to,, the local organization
under whose auspices tte lecture is
given. These lectures cover a wide
ringe of topics and are well adapted
to a general audience. The ablest
men in the university are among the
lecturers, and the range of subjects
is so great that almost every conceivable interest is provided for. Truly
the university .see ms to be going out
to the people.
To giye an idea o£ the wide, range
these lectures will cover, the department of Literature, Science and the
Arts offers 49 men, 180 subjects; Engineering, 25 men, 47 subjects; Medicine and Surgery, ll men, 16 subjects; Law, 7 men, ll subjects, etc.,
etc., a total of 99 men ana 264 subjects.
Among the many interesting 'subjects offered are the following:
What is preparation for life? The
regulation or trusts, Books that wear
and books that wear out, The boy
problem in school and out, Lecture
recitals on Hamlet, Julius Caesar,
etc., What is Socialism? The Bible
and other books.
bring a number of^ families here if
quarters can be provided for them.
Many cities have building and loan
associations that seem to help out in
this particular. Why not have one
here?
The Calkins House was the meeting
place last Tuesday of the convention
-jof the telephone managers and
operators of the Independent system
in this part of the state. . Some
twenty-five girls and men gathered
from points as far as Cadillac, Reed
City, Alma a'nd Saginaw. These
conventions are rather in the nature
of a school of-instructions. W. S.
Vivian, Sec. of the Michigan Independent Telephone and Traffic
Assn., explained the rules and instructions 6"f the company, their purpose, and how to put them into effect.
Minature   phones   were   used   and
WISE FARMERS' CLUB
Meets' With Mr. and
Martin, Jan.
Mrs.
10.
John
The Wise Farmers' Club will hold
their next meeting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, Wednesday, Jan. 10th, 1912 at 10 o'clock
•A. M. .
PROGRAM,
Song by Club.
Prayer by Chaplain.
Address of welcome, J. H. Martin.
Response, J. H. Wilson.
Select reading, Mrs. Arthur Badg-
ley.
Solo, Miss Mudge.
Discussion, Should the president
of the Uuited States be nominated by
primary vote and-elected by popular
vote?
Discussion opened by Wm. Maxwell followed by Messrs. John Little,
J. L. Littlefield, Oran Presley, Frank
Gorr and J. F. Tatman.
Story by Mathew Johnson.
Election of officers.
Music by Mr. and Mrs. A.  Knight.
Question box in charge of Samuel
McJames.
Reception Committee, Mrs. ,A. J.
Olute and and Mrs. J.-D. Allen.
Table Committee, Miss Blanche
Lansing, Mrs. Ohas. Church, Mrs.
Isaac Lansing and Mrs. J. Morden.
were
"tickets" put through by way of
illustration. At the close of the
evening session they were entertained by a phonograph loaned by
Mussell & Son, and a group picture
was taken. We persume if the
general public iwould attend one "of
these conventions or visit their own
telephone office occasionally they
would better appreciate the effort
put forth'by the telephone companies
to provide efficient service for their
patrons.
Elsewhere we have spoken of the
work undertaken by the university
in providing lectures for the people
throughout the state. Under this
arrangement,! .the officers of the
Farmers' Institute have secured for
Saturday evening, Jan. 20, Prof. Robert M, Wenley who., will discuss
"What is Preparation for Life?''
Mr. Wenley is-' a Scotchman, an
authority in his department, and will
doubtless furnish the people a rare
treat. Such a man could not ordinarily be secured for less than 550
and expenses. The institute officers
are to be congratulated on securing
so able a man, and certainly the hall
should be filled. Such a lecture without money and without price is a
rare thing.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
MORTGAGE TAX LAW.
J. W. Keller of Denver township
and Palmer Landon of Mt. Pleasant
expect to be candidates for the
office of sheriff on the republican
ticket
The Salvation Armv at Mt. Pleasant furnished a well "fijjled. basket to
32 poor families on Christmas, thus
providing them an ample Christmas
dinner.
The Missaukee Republican announces that Hon. John M. Perry
of Tustin will probably be a candidate for the office of state treasurer.
Mrs. Judge Dodds pleased her
friends on Christmas by presenting
them a printed copy of original
verse appropriate to the  season.
So well have the truancy laws
been enforced in Isabella Co. that
from standing No. 67 among the
counties of the state in point of
school attendance, it" now ranks
third, being surpassed only by two
Upper Peninsula counties.
What The Game Is  And How
It Is Played.
Of all winter games, basket ball is
perhaps the best. It is indeed an
ideal sport. To be a really good
player, one must have the qualities
of mental and physical activity,
combined in no usual degree. It
requires quick thinking and still
quicker acting. So fast is tne game
that the eye can, at times scarcely
follow the ball and spectators often
lose track of it for a time.
The game is played in a hall which
should be 50 by 70 feet.   At each end
of the ball, and   10 feet   above the
floor, are iron rings 18   inches   in
diameter fastened to the wall   horizontally.   These are called  baskets.
The players 'are divided into^ two
parties or teams of five men each,
say A and B.   Party   A  places two
men called forwards near the basket.
Their duty is' to get the ball and put
it in the basket,  but party B has '
placed two men there to prevent this
and throw the ball to the other end
of the hall where B's forwards are.
A's guards are there and try to get
the ball and pass it back tp  the forwards at the other end of the hall.
Beside these men, there are two centers, one from each side trying to
pass the ball to their respective forwards.
At the beginning of the game the
ball is thrown up between the two
centers each of whom tries to knock
it toward his forwards. From, here
on the game is fast and furious the
men dash here, there, every where,
and their motions are so fast and at
times so confusing, that they are
difficult to follow.
Their is to be no shouldering, tripping, pushing or striking, and if the
refree sees any of these, he calls a
foul on that side. This gives the
opposite side a free throw for the
basket. If the ball enters the basket it counts one point for the side-
making the throw. If a basket iff
thrown in any other way it. counts-
two points for the side making the-
throw and the side making the mosfe
points wins the game.
The game is so swift "that few men
can stand the strain Qf playing, a
whole game at once, so it is divided
into twenty minute halves with a*
ten minute rest between.
No short description can do justice to the game. To appreciate it
one must see it.
Tax May Still Be PaiQ Till Spring
Assessment.
. The Racket pays the
for .furs.
highest price,
Wanted—Horses at R. A. Leffing-
well's livery barn by Jacob Latter
^   frb'm Cleveland, Ohio.
International stock food at Anderson's. ,
Notice.
We 'will pay all accounts against us
and all accounts due the firm must be
paid at once.   D. Ward and Co.
Card  of Thanks*
We wish to thank our' friends and
neighbors for their help and kindness in our time of need.
Mrs. Henry Sanders and Family.
A. good 1400 pair of work horses
for S75.00.   At Gardners.
Read The Ads.
Don't fail to read the ads in this
issue of the Sentinel. Here it is not
yet nearly midwinter and our two
great dry goods and clothing bouses,
Wm. H. Bicknell & Co. and the Wilson-Davy Co, are, offering clearance
sales of winter goods. Isn't that a
corker? The bargains, they ^ are,
offering will certainly/attract at
tontion. John McCambley, the^har-1
ness man, in a tityt page ad', differs
.you blankets and.robes at coattand'
he can show you anything •, in the
harness line cheap. 3.1E. Doherty
don't propose to have any one suffer
for lack of Ji .stove or furniture it
price is anjr object. Just cast'' your
eagle eye over the ads and you will
know where to steer when you come
to town tomorrow. ! ■
As doubtless almost every one is
aware, the legislature at its last session passed an act providing that
after Jan.l, 1912, no mortgage should
be received for record til; there had
been paid to the county treasurer a
tax thereon of I of one percent, and
this exempts the moitgagejfrom any
furthur taxation. The same act provided that mortgages executed prior
to January 1 might be brought under
the provisions of this act by the
holder filing with the county treasurer an affidavit as to the amount still
due and paying the above tax thereon. Somehow the idea seems
to prevail that this privilege expired Dec. [31 and the [holders of
such mortgages could no longer take
advantage of its provisions. That
such is not the fact would seem clear
from a careful reading of the law,
and our attorney general so interprets the act.
Holders of such mortgages may
still pay the tax as above till Apr.  1.
Take your fura to the Racket*"      I
A Freight Wreck.
  ;
■ On Wednesday morning of last
week, a south bound freight on the
Ann Arbor was derailed between
Mesick and Bagnall, .something like
a,dozen cars, of merchandise being
ditched and the contents badly shaken, up. No. one injured. v The^ex-
cesaive wfct Weather in the fall seems
to nave »left,.' railroad beds   in   bad
condition in many places.
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Skating Rink.
The skating rink will be" open
Mondayj Wednesday and; Friday
evenings. Two hours skating and
one hour of dancing.
Lewis & Patrick.
Church News.
MT. PLEASANT.
Interesting News Items From Mt.
Pleasant and Vicinity.
The board of supervisors is in
session. The question of yoting to
submit the local option will be passed
upon.
New Year's was one of the quietest days for years. Nearly everybody took a day off. i
John Keller oftDenver is a candidate^ for sheriff on the republican
ticket.   He is a good .'man.
The Normal has opened again, with
a good attendance.
There has been a famine for dry-
wood until the snow came. Several
wood yards having none.
Dr. McEntee has been very siok
with pneumonia, but is slowly recovering.
There were several watch meetings
on New Year's eve. Three churches
had services of an interesting nature.
5 The Masons will celebrate1 the
fortieth anniversary of the founding
of Wahon Lodge on Jan. 11.
The general grocery delivery is
proving a success. General stores
have united in this movement. Goods
are sent out at a stated time and received at the homes at a certain time.
Everythingis reduced to a system. ..
.'•Mr. Myers has gone out of the
meat business and is preparing to go
into the automobile business.
\ Michael Kenney has had several
'good shows of the moving pictures.
His place is called "The Lyric.'?     .7
Oyster Supper.
There will X>e an oyster Bupper at
Herriek Gleaner Hall, .January. 12,
1912, for benefit of' Degree I Team.
All are cordially invited.
CATHOLIC
FATHER J. J. MCALLISTER,  PASTOR    .
Services Sunday, morning at 8:00-
LUTHERAN
REV. Q. WAIDELICH, PASTOR.
Services at the usual hour in German only.
The Ladies' Aid meets on Tuesday,
Jan. 9, with Mrs. Henry Kleiner of
the Eagle.
FREE METHODIST
REV. ARTHUR DISBROW, PASTOR.
Services as usual.
, CONGREGATIONAL
Joseph L- Kennedy of Alma college
will preach morning and evening.
In the absence of a regular pastor;
Mr. Kennedy is most acceptably
serving the people. He is a young "
man of genuine ability and a bright,
future is before him.
Ladies' Union meets next Friday
at the church parlors. Annpal dinner and election of officers, The
families of members are invited to
the dinner.
Guild meets next Wednesday with
Mrs. N. F. Geeck.
METHODIST.
REV. QUINTON WALKER, PASTOR. .
Morning subject, "Seeing Without
Eyes." Evening, f'Ttte Forgotten
Vow." -Men's Class, "The Creed,'"
L. A. S. meets-next week .Friday
with Mrs. Ed. Hawkins. JJ *_
Auxiliary next   Wednesday   with"
MrB. Athertou Rogers. .„■]
At the last meeting of the Auxiliary;
the following officers were elected,^
pres., Mrs. Geo. Johnson; vice-pres**1
Mrs. L. M. Converse; sec, Mrs. Sir
mon Bogardus;  treas,, Mrs.  A.  &.;■;
Mulder.
BAPTIST.. •   ,
REV. I. WILBUR KNIGHT,- PASTOR-    *
Mornihg  subject, 1 "Regeneration',.
From The Standpoint of.j Science;'^
Evening,    "Warnings   And * Conso*|
iatipns." , ,   v
No meeting of the Kings' Daugh-^
^rs. next "week. . ■   •
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\ We want your cream arid poultry-
at the Michigan  Oreariiery on any
day at any time.
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