1912-01-19; Clare Sentinel

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EatablbiieA 1878
OLARE,  MICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1912.
New Series: Vol. go, No, 10
Gradatim. ^
Heaven is not reached at a single
bound, * ...
Bat we build the laider by which
we riBa
From the lowly earth to the vault-
ed "skies,
And we mount to its summit round
by round.    x.
I count; this thing to be grandly true:
That a noble deed is a step toward
God,—
Lifting the soul from the common
clod
To a purer air and a broader view.
We rise by the tbjngs that are under
feet; '
By what we have mastered of good
andgafn;
By the pride deposed and the pas-v
sion slain,
And the vanquished ills that we hour-
ly meet.
We hope, we aspire, we resolve, 'we
trust, ■ _
When tbe morning calls us to life
and light,
But our hearts grow weary, and,
ere the night,
Our lives are trailing the sordid dust.
We hope, we resolve, we aspire, we
pray,
And we think that we mount the
air on wings
Beyond tbe recall of sensual things.
While our feet   still cling    to tbe
heavy clay.
Wings for the angels, but feet ' for
,     men!
We may borrow tbe wings to find
the way—
We« may hope, ana resolve,  and
aspire,- and pray;
Bat our feet; must, rise, or we fall
again.
Only in dreams is a ladder thrown
From the weary earth to the sapphire walls;
But tbe  dreams  depart,   and tbe
vision falls,
And the sleeper wakes on his pijlbw
of stone.   *
Heaven is not reached at a single
bound;
But we build the ladder by which
we rise
From the lowly earth to tbe vaulted skies,
And we mount to its summit,  round
by round.
j. G. Holland.
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TOTAl TAXES HI6HER.
—  - i  t
Increase In   Valuations  Makes
Rates Nearly The Same.
Lansing, Mich,, Jan. ^.—According to-figures made public by the
state tax commission today the total
taxes of the 8tate„-for 1911 show an
increase of $3,605,190.51, while the
averagerate per $1,000 is ?20,7l, as
compared with *20,53 for the previous year.
The total tax, including state,
oounty, township, school and other
sources, is' 839,315,699.79, wbiqh is
83,606,190.61, over 1910, and an increase ■ of *I5,965,284,79, over 1901,
showing that in £he past 10 years the
rate has been creeping steadily higher.
The state tax for 1911 was $6,623,-
013.22 and as compared with S4,-
730,417.12 the previous year is an increase of $1,792,569,10. During the
past 10 years the. state tax has increased $2,688,125.03. Tbe assessed
valuation of real estate and personal
property has been tilted 8156,400,900
in the past year, and in tbe past 10
years it haB advanced 8583;9i7,44o.
ALWARD FOR CONGRESS,
Detroit News Speaks Highly
His Fitness."    .
Of
The Detroit News of the 15th has
the following to say concerning an
honored citizen of this city. Probably we will riot be allqwed to monopolize him here entirely as he is so
Well known over tbe district, indeed
over the state, that other sections
will claim him and insist that he belongs to them also.   The Times says:
,uOongressinan Francis Henry
Dodds, of the eleventh district, home
Mfo Pleasant, cannot be renominated
unless he beats Dennis Alward in .the
primaries next August. The district
comprises the cdnnties of Antrim,
Charlevoix, Clare, Qlrand Trayerse,
Gratiot, Isabella, Kalkaska, Mecosta,
Missaukee, Montcalm, Osceola and
Roscommon. The shoestring district
it has been called since tbe - democratic legislature of 1891 created it.
Prom one end of it to the other is
160 miles. 'There are few better
known-republicans in the state, that
is, better known to party workers,
tlian Dennis E* Alward. From the
time tbe. late Senator James McMillan was chairman of the state
central committee in the latter '80s
and early '90s, he was secretary of
the Committee up to 1910, and was a
factor in conducting every state
campaign during that period. For
14 years up to last March he was one
of tbe two reading clerks of the
national house of representatives.
In that position he acquired a
knowledge 'of national legislative
mefcbods that a member of, the bouse
could acquire* Jonly after several
terms service. Mr. Alward, since
the democrats secured!control of the
house about"a yeac,agq, has been
occupied in managing his fine farm
near Olare, where he lives."
; Business Change.
We are informed thatC.'D. Cope has
purchased an interest in the business
of-'il". A. Allen and Co. and becomes
a member of the firm. Mr. Allen retains the management of the business
as hertofore.fj
300 feet of chain at Valley A Jennings.
Gleaner In|tallati0r1.
On January 10,, Jttobson Arbor at
Herriek installed.-fibs; following officers; "'■ \ ~
Chief Gleaner, "W, J. 'Jennings.
• Vice Chief Gleaner, Wm* Me James.
Chaplain, Margaret C, Presley.
Sec, and Treas., Ernest C. Beale. ♦
Conductress, Mable M.. Beale.
Lecturer, Dorothy E, Presley,
Inner Guard, Chas. Church.
Outer Guard, Geo. Kowen.
Visiting companions always welcome.
PRICES ARE HIGH
But
1012  Is Not In
1873.
It With
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Those who have butter, eggs, potatoes, in fact almost anything in the
provision .line, to sell are feeling
all right now. On the other hand,
those who must buy doubtless feel
that living is getting to be a rather
costly affair. However, things are
seldom so bad but that they might
easily be worse. A. T. Stevens of
tbe Citizens Bank has shown us a
bill rendered to Horning Bros. Jan.
3, 1872, by Neal and Tucker, a grocery firm hBre at that time. Some of
the prices in this bill would make a
family feel like practicing economy
now, and it migbc appear that goods
at the present time are cheap. Mr.
Stevens has placed opposite -each
item the present price. We are sure
Sentinel readers will be interested in
this comparison,
' Jan. 3,1872 Jan. 3, 1912
4 lbs raisins SI.00 S .48
1 gal. syrup 1.00 .35
X bU- potatoes 1.88 .50
1 lb. tea                     1.60 _            .60
5 lbs. sugar .70 .35
1 bu. onions 2.00 1.25
1 bu, apples               1.50             1.50
1 gal. oil .40 .10
2 bbls. Hour 20.00 10.50
1 gal. vinegar .70 ,25
6 bars soap .75 .25
5 doz. clothes pins ,25 .05
S31.68
S16 08
Find Homes Here.
Wednesday evening Mrs. W. S.
Cooiey returned from the state home
at Coldwater accompanied by the
matron of that home, and together
they brought six children- who are
charges of the state. Three of
these the matron took 5 to Evart tbe
following morning. One baby girl
was- placed with Steven Belchers
near Farwell, and yesterday morning
Mr. and Mrs, Oooley went to Harrison and placed the remaining two
with families - near there. One boy
of two years' went to the home of
Robt. VanBuskirk and a boy of
twelve to "Wm. Edwards. These
were'as.fine bright looking children
as one would wish to see. This
•makes over thirty state children to
find homes near here, due in no
small measure to the interest of Mr.
and Mrs, Cooiey in this, splendid
wb.k.	
January Clearing Sale.
Next week, we offer our remaining
stock of millinery, at less than one
half of former "prices, $3 and $4
hats at SI, Ostrich feathers % to'"%
off. Lilian Halstead,
Jackson -Block.
See those ranges cheap.at Valley &
Jenniag's.
The Kacket pays tbe highest price
for furs.
Tests Michigan Option Law*
The constitutionality of the' Michigan local option law has been attacked in a case filed in tbe supreme
court on appeal by officials of tbe
Eberle Brewing Co. of Jackson.. The
brewers were arrested for making
beer during the operation- ot tbe
local option law. They claimed that
they made new beer solely to preserve a large stock which they had
on hand when tbe law' went into
effect. The circuit court and ' the
state supreme court deoided against
them and they took an appeal to the
United States supreme court, attacking the constitutionality' of tho
local option law.
FARMERS' MUTUAL
Holds Meeting On Wednesday.
Comparfy Prospering.
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The annual meeting of the Farmers,' Mutual Insurance Co. of Clare,
Ouceola and Lake was held at Reed
City on Wednesday and was well
attended. .Nearly all the old officers
were reelected, ''thus indicating that
the, members feel that ^hey are the
right men in the right place. The
officers are, President, h. W. Sunday;
secretary, A. O. Goehrend; treasurer,
William Adams. A. 13, Doty was reelected director for Olare Co,, S.
Fradenburg for Lake Go,, wbjle
Dan Franke takes the place of I. N.
Smith in Osceola,
From tue secretary's report it appears that tbe company now bas 1339
members, as against 1262 one year
ago. The total amount of risks held
by the company is now 81,535,324, a
gain of 8133,200 during the year.
The company bas 'paid losses during
the year of 85,839.44, nearly S200 of
which was .for those of previous
years,
We understand that tbe assessment for 1911 is quite heavy. The
losses have been severe, and, as
there is to be an.entire new resurvey
.of risks this year, provision has to
be made to meet this expense.
Lighting The Panama Canal.
The force at work upon the plans
for lighting the shipways of the Panama Canal began work last April,
and have already nearly completed
the survey and clearing of all points
to be occupied, or depriyed of
Obstructions; and have alsb begun
the construction of range-light towers
and beacons, The scheme has for its
main features side-lights illuminated
by electricity or acetylene gas which
will line the canal on either side
about a mile apart, aijtd range-lights
on the longer tangents or sections of
the Canal where a straight course
niusS be kept for some distance.
Similar tower-beacons and illuminated buoys, consuming acetylene
gasr will m%rk the deep water course
to be followed in the great Gatun
Lake, and through other channels.
The great artificial lake will soon
become a feature of the Canal zdne.
and cover, perhaps for centuries to
come, rivers and trails which have
been associated with some of the
interesting and earliest events of
American history.
ANOTHER BUSINESS CHANGE,
Grant   Tefwilliger   Buys   McCambley Building and Stock.
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A deal has been consummated this,
week by which Grant Terwilliger becomes tbe owner of the building and
stock of harness and harness ' goods
of John McCambley on Fourth St.
Mr. Terwilliger will. employ a first
class harness maker and will be prepared to- serve the public in every
way along his line. Look out for his
announcement next week. Mr! T,
has had considerable business, experience, and that he will make a
success of this new venture is beyond question,
Mr. McCambley came here from
New York about seven years ago.
He is a practical harness maker
and learned tbe trade "from the
ground up" in his native Ireland.
He is now considerably broken in
health and contemplates a long rest
with a trip to his old home in the
north of Ireland where be has relatives living. The best wishes of
many friends will go with him.
We Respectfully Decline,
We have "received, with a request
to. publish, a communication the
avowed object of which is to "v'get
even" with a correspondent of another paper, who, it claimed, has
been sluring many of his neighbors.
We most respectfully decline. If
any one has any grievance of that
sort, let him send bis communication
to the offending paper and thus place
the poison and its antidotde (?) side
by side. The Sentinel "does not desire any of jbh.fet class of literature.
The paper that does, is welcome to a
complete monopoly of it. We are
glad to get news always, but neighborhood scandal and slurs are not
news, at least not the variety that we
are seeking.
We have a corps of correspondents
of which we are proud and to them
we otyemore Hban we can express.
We believe they try earnestly and
faithfully to /eliminate from their
letters everything that could be a
source of criticism, and certainly we
try hard enough at this end of the
line. No, you cannot use the Sentinel
to give your neighbor a dig. It is
not published for that purpose.     '
THE PRIMARY ENROLLMENT.'
Boards Must Hold Meeting On
Jan, 27.
Mrs. Chloa Mills.
.Mrs. Gbloa Mills was born at
Odgen Center, Lenawee .County,
Mich., and died at Beaver ton,, Mich.,
Jan. 7, 1912. She married Mr.
Arthur Mills In 1904, to which union
three children were born, ot which
two survive her. She leaves a hue-
band, .two children, a father and
mother, five brothers and a sister to
mourn her departure, besides a hos^t
of other friends.
■ Mr. Mills has made Long Lake his
heme, till this fall when he moved to
Beaverton. ■
The funeral was held at the Long
Lake school house with interment at
Long Lake cemetery.
PARCELS POST
Recommended Oh Rural Routes
By Postmaster General.
Washington,, Jan* 14.—The establishment of parcel post delivery along
rural routes should not be delayed
any longer, in tbe opinion of P. V.
DeGraw, fourth assistant postmaster-
general, as expressed in bis annual
report to" Postmaster-General Hitchcock. «
"Every consideration of practicability, business expediency and good
administration," he says, "favors
the plan as being a probable source
of large revenue and great public accommodation." /
Mr. DeGraw bases his recommendation for a parcel post on the ground
that the expenditure for rural service is increasing much more rapidly
than the receipts; and the parcels
post, be says,'would provide much
additional revenue. During the past
year the rural mail receipts were
87,570,000, while the expenditures
were 837,130,000. For the present
year there bas been appropriated
542,790,000, while it is not expected
that there will be any appreciable
increase in receipts. The loss will
become greater each year, he says,
unless parcels post is established to
help. ,
Combination Offers.
KAYKAKEE CLUB.
Holds Interesting Meeting With
Mrs. E. A. White.
The Kaykakee Club met on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 16th, at the home
of Mrs. E. A. White. There was a
good attendance. ~ Miss " Mamie
Pierce, chairman of division No. 4,
for special program, provided for us
a piano solo by Miss Ruby White and
a reading by Mrs. Willis, The 1st
paper was the Missouri Compromise
Bill by Mrs. E. D. Palmer. 2nd Paper,
Sketch of Andrew Jackson by Mrs.
Duncan. 3rd Paper, Sketch of Clay,
Calhoun and Webster by Mrs. John
Jackson, Jr. 4th, The "issues of
Jackson's Day, by Mrs, John Wilson.
Some time was given to current
events and tbe discussion of same.
This afternoon was altogether too
short, for one .paper bad to be left
over for next meeting. Mrs. Wm.
Bicknell, Mrs'. Poulsou, Miss  Ruby
White and Mrs. Willis were visitors.
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Oyster Supper.
The O/E. S. will serve an oyster
BuppeftXt^Tasoniq Hall next Monday
evening from 5.30 till all are Served.
To the-patrons "of." Mich, Produce
0o..: .Please bring itf cans, yatl have,
want to check them up and will let
you have new cans if you" want one to
use,        J. M, Davis.
Last week we published an abstract
of the more important features of the
New Primary Election law. As was
stated, the law provides that such
enrollment shall take place on the
last Satnrday in tfanuary and the
first Monday in April. There is a
proviso that a man may become an
enrolled voter by filing with the township or city clerk a Written request
for such enrollment, accompanied
by an affidavit that be is a qualified
voter of such township or. voting
precinct,
This must be done, however, at
least two months before a primary
election to entitle one to votejat that
election.
Inasmuch as of course election
boards (which by the terms of this
act constitute the primary enrollment boards) must be in session one
of tbe primary enrollment days
mentioned, viz., the.first Monday "in
April, it Would appear that there
should be no necessity for the
January enrollment, save in cities
where the spring election is held in
March. However, the law does not
read that way and Prosecutor Bowler, tfie law officer of the city, and
county, says tbe January enrollment
must be provided for, and Secretary
of State Martendale ao declares.
To tbe ordinary citizen it would appear that this provision entails some
useless expense, but if is the law and
boards must abide by it. The proper
notice must.be given and opportunity be given voters to enroll on Jan.
27, whether they desire to do so or
not.
For new subscriptions to the Senti-'
nei or for renewals we can make tb\&
following combination offers:
Michigan Farmer and Sentinel,
81.60.
■  Daily Free Press. Michigan Farmer and Sentinel,   S3,85.
Detroit Daily Journal and Sentinel, $3.45,
Semi-weekly Journal and Sentinel,
$1.70.
Detroit Daily News and Sentinel,
S3.45,
Grand Rapids Daily Herald, Michigan Parmer and Sentinel, S2.80.
Grand s Rapids Evening Press,
Woman's World, Farm and Fireside,
Profitable Poultry and Sentinel, -2.70
Saginaw Courier Herald (daily)
Michigan Farmer and Sentinel, S2.75
These rates on dailies apply only
to subscribers on rural routes'.
BUYS 6U0WIM PLANT,
Consolidated Co. To Build Line
Tp Clare.   ■    .
A press dispatch from Gladwin to
the Detroit Free Press on Saturday
last says:—"The Consolidated Lighfjfc
ing & Power Company of Detroit har
bought tbe interest of Schultz Prindle
in the local electric system for $18,-
000. The company at present lights '
Clare and Mt. Pleasant, having a
dam -in each town, and expects to
light .about ,50 other town in the near
future.
The company is financed by J. L.
Hudson, C. S. Abbott, and Mr. Tan-
nehill of Detroit. They will build* an
electric line from here to Clare
immediately and expect to -finish in
three weeks. Tbey will give a 24-
hour service at a ten cent rate. . The
company will also run the local four
mills, two elevators and a printing
office, Tbe power will come from
Clare at present but from ;Mt. Pleasant about June, when the company
will have cpmpleted its $135,000 dam
on the Chippewa river."
To Our Subscribers.
We now have some nice assorted
calendars on hand and those renewing their subscriptions may have
their choice. First come, firsiafe
served. Subscribers who recently*
renewed before our, calendars were
on hand may have the same by calling.
at the office now. We regret that we
have been unavoidably delayed in
securing these calendars for you.
LADIES' UNION
Holds Annual MeetingAnd Elects
Officers.
The Ladies Union met at the church
parlors last Friday with a fair attendance. A sumptuous dinner Was
served to which the families of tbe
members were invited and to which
ample justice was done.
Tbe society is in a flourishing condition and in common with its sister
society, the Guild, ^bas been a most,
useful and helpful adjunct to the
church during the year. * It has,
assumed and is undertaking to discharge financial obligations* of some
little magnitude, and the members
as a whole have labored faithfully
during the year." The following
officers were elected:
President, Mrs. I, E. Johnson.
Vioe-Pres,, Mrs. Enoch Andrus.
Secretary, Mrs. S. A, Gleason.
Asst. Secretary, Mrs. D. E. Alward.
* Treasurer, Mrs. O. H. Sutherland.
Chairman of Work Com,, Mrs.
Co "son.
An interesting letter from Rev.
Shipwsy to a member was read also
one from Mrs. Bertha Bruske, now
in Iowa. * •
Church News.
May Family Reunion
On Sunday, at the home of G. T.
Loucb on Sixth St, occurred a reunion-of the May family to which
Mrs, Louch' belongs. There were
present from away the father, .John
May, and Mrs. Arthur Roebuck of
Jennings; Mrs, 6. P, Louch of Gadil-'
lae; Mrs. Edith Isen of Memphis,
Tenn.; William May of Shoales,
Neb,; Mrs. Q. T. Louch and James
Mason of this city. A verjr enjoyable
time is reported*
catholic ■
father j. j. mcallister, pastor
Services Sunday morning at 8:00. Z
LUTHERAN
REV. C. WAIDELICH, PASTOR.
No services but Sunday School,
pastor being absent at Sanford,-
FREE METHODIST
REV. ARTHUR DISBROW, PASTOR.
Services as usual.
BAPTIST.
REV. I. WILBUR ANIGHT,  PASTOR.
Morning subject, "The order of the
Kesurreotion. Evening, "The gospel
invitation."
CONGREGATIONAL
There will be services probably
morning and evening, but by whom
we are not informed.
Union meets next Friday with Mrs.
D. E. Alward. Guild on Wednesday
with Mrs. Fred Thompson.
METHODIST.
'   REV. QUINTON WALKER, PASTOR/
v Morning subject, "Heaven." Evening, "Hell." Men's class will, continue the consideration of "The
Creed" , ■
: Ladies' Aid meets next Friday»witb
Mrs". Wilkinson. Auxiliary on Wed-
with Mrs. C. A. Heading.
' Notice.
They   Homesteaded.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ford, have been;
entertaining Charles G. Holmes of
Ludmgtqn for several days. Away
back in 1871, or at least the year of
"the great Chicago lire, Mr. Ford and
Mr. Holmes located on adjoining
homesteads in Mason Co. Occasionally for a little recreation they would-
go to Ludington, 23 miles away, procure a supply of groceries and other-
necessaries and "back" them home..
Lots of fun comes to the homestead'
er in various ways.
ANOTHER STRAW VOTE.
Gleaners Seem To Admire The
Strenuous Ex-President.
Supper at Dover school, Friday:
evening, Jan. 26, to purchase pictures
for school. Free-for-all "spe^l'* after
anpper.   Everybody welcome.   10-pd
Seasoned cedar fence post at 9.
eadfc. G. Wilson & Son.
South Bend, Ind., Jan.  11,—If the
result of a straw vote taken ' at tbe
convention of the Ancient Order of .
Gleaners, which embraces five states,,
is at all significant, tbe farmers of
the country would prefer to see,Theodore Roosevelt   President    of   the '
United States rather than any other4
person, Democratic or Republican,'^
so far mentioned"for tbe Presidency.-
Two hundred express their preference.   Roctsevelt led with 85 votes.
.LaFollette and Woodrow Wilson tied
for second place with 21 votes each-.'
Gov. Osborn of Michigan and William J. Bryan tied for third place,.  '
each  having   14   votes.    President
Taft.was given   fourth   place with ■
11 votes.   Gov. Harmon had lo votes*
^Albert   J.   Beveridge - 8j   Speaker  *'
Cbainp Clark 6, Joseph WW Folk 5^ >'
and Gov. Marshall 3. -■•".*
Rexali cream of almondB-softete/- f.
the skin and bring   color   to •/tine'H
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cheeks,,.