1912-03-08; Clare Sentinel

              Established 1878
OLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1912.
New Series: Vol. 20, No. 17
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What Constitutes A State?
What constitutes a state?
Not high-raised battlements   or  labored mound,
Thick wall or moated gate;
Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned;
Not bays and broad-armed ports,
Where laughing at the storm, rich
navies ride;
Not. starred and spangled courts
Where low-browed   baseness   wafts
perfume to pride;—
No; men—high-minded men,
With powers as far.above dull brutes
endued
In forest, brake, or den,
As   beasts   excel   cold   rooks   and
brambles rude,—■<
Men who do theit duties know,
But know their rights, and knowing,
dare maintain.
—Sir William Jones.
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FARWELL.
Paragraphs Picked Up By.Our
Harwell Correspondent.
The F. W. C, met on Wednesday
with Mrs. E. W Brown.
The Cong*". Choir and others
planning a, recital to be -given
last week in March.
Ke"v. and Mrs. T. Porter Bennett of
East Jordan, visited Farwell friends
over Sunday Rev. Bennett occupied the M. E pulpit. Sunday evening. The family resided here a few
years ago, Mr. Bennett being pastor
of the church here.
Jerry O'Connor who went to
Glencoe, Georgia, a few weeks ago
has returned and expresses himself
as not being pleased with that country, o
Mr. and Mrs. T. U, Fuller attended the Wise Farmers' Club at Dover
on Wednesday.
Mrs. E. R. Fuller who has been
spending tbe winter with relatives
here returned on Saturday to her
home at Milan.
"Frank Olds, living a few miles
south west of tbis village lost bis
home by fire on Saturday. Nothing
was saved,
C. R. Huffman has sold his farm.
E. H. Smith has sold his residence
to Detroit parties.
George Osterout of Cheboygan visited Farwell relatives the past week.
Members of tbe Farwell Woman's
Club gave Mrs. John Harris a surprise at her home on Thursday, Feb.
29, in honor of her birthday anniversary. As tbe lady bas only one birthday, in four years, it seemed fitting
to celebrate the occasion. The afternoon was pleasantly spent. Games
were played aud a fine luncheon was
served by the ladies.
The Oon'I L. A. S. went in sleish-
loads to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Stanley in Gilmore on Thursday.
A fine dinner was served and all enjoyed a pleasant time.
OLYMPIC SOCIETY
Of Clare High  School
Good Work.
Doing
Last fall there was organized by
the high school students a literary
society wbich meets in the high
school room every alternate Monday
evening. Its purpose is to develop'
iaoility in public speaking and' to
furnish- practice in debate. Little
opportunity can be provided in tbe
regular curriculum for this, training
and those students are wise who
take advantage of the opportunity
when offered by tbis society, ami
about half of tbe high school students bave done so. We shall tell
you a little about tbe meeting last
Monday evening, not because it was
particularly different from any. other
meeting, but merely to give. you - an
idea of what the meetings are.
, After a general song, Floyd Seeley
gave some health epigrams. Milton
Wright demonstrated, by* tbe aid of
a geometric figure, tbe manner- in
which astronomers calculate the
distance of stars from the earth.
Kyle McKinnon then explained what
some of those distances really are,
with illustrations to impress the
mind with tbe immensity of those
distances. Tbe nearest 'stars are
some 20,000,000,000,000 miles distant
and light traveling at an almost inconceivable spged, would be three
years traveling from one of these
stars to the earth, • *
Then followed the big .event of the
evening, a debate on tbe question,
''Resolved, that there is more pleas-
ureobtained from moon light nights
than from sun shiny days." The
affirmative Was maintained by Will
Waller, Florence Davy and Frank
Hampton; the negative by Mildred
Davy, Harold Poulson and Frank
Holmes, Tbe reader will readily see
numerous possibilities in that subject. The debate as a whole was
really creditable. There was a tendency to - advance argument not
strictly relative to the subject but, on
tbe otber hand, tbe young people
proved really apt at rebuttal wbich
is usually the weak point with beginners. Tbe judges, C. A. Reading,
O. H. -Sutherland and Dr. Mulder,
decided that the negative bad won
by a margin of three points. By request the judges also gave their criticism of the debate. Tbe affirmative felt that they hardly received a
fair chance as lawyers, bankers and
dentists are not really sentimental
enough to appreciate a moonlight
argument.
You will be interested to attend
one of these meetings of tbe Olympic
Society and they extend to you a
cordial invitation to do so;
A Narrow" Escape.
. Among those who came to Olare on
Gleaner Day, Feb..29, were Samuel
Dawson and'wife of J Loomis. Tbey
tbougpt to have an. enjoyable time'
here and^ not be-troubled by any
home affairs, but fate would not
bave it that way.. A telegram came
saying that one of their cows bad
attempted the feat of derailing a P.
M, freight train and had come out
second best in tbe contest. Now
with butter soaring up toward 30
cents a pound, cows are too valuable
to manufacture into Bologna when
dogs will answer just as well; hence
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson hastened
homeward at a high rate of speed
only to find their cow all rigbt. A
throw of ten feet is not so very serious if only tbe lighting place is
sufficiently Boft and a snow bank fills
the bill to, perfection. So snow
banks are doing some good  anyway.
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
Read The Ads.
Mrs^Ah'ce B. Plude,
Died at tbe home of her brother,
Owen Spink, Feb., 27, 1912, Mrs.
Alice Burnice Plude, aged 21 years,
6 months and .13 days. She was born
in tbe township of Pulaski, Jackson
Co., Mich., Sept. 14, 1890. At ^the
age of four years she came with her
parents and family and located in
Olare county which was her borne
until ber death. April 27, 1911, sbe
was united in marriage to John
Plude, the marriage,taking place in
Hillsdale county, Mich.
Some days before her death she
gave her heart to God and experienced tbe Christian religion. During
tbe last few days' of her life here on
earth, it was her greatest enjoyment
to bave Christians pray with her and
talk about the home just beyond tbe
River of Death; that home which sbe
had tbe positive assurance was hers
to enjoy throughout the ceaseless,
ages of eternity. She exhorted all
,her relatives to meet her there, where
parting is unknown.
She leaves to mourn their loss a
husband, father, mother, one brother, two sisters, and a large circle of
friends.
The funeral was held at Colonville
Bethel, conducted by Elder Frank
Bates assisted by Elder J. L. Teed,
with interment in Cherry Grove
cemetery, at Clare. X.
Card  of Thanks.
We wish to thank ail our old friends
of Glare and vicinity for their kindness and sympathy during the sickness and- burial of our dear husband
and father.- We will ever remember
.tSjem gratefully."
Mrs, John Beagle
and Family.
We hardly think it necessary to call
the attention of our readers to the
ads, as we are satisfied tbey are on
the alert for bargains. Tbe page ad
of the Wiltion-Davy Co. will certainly attract attention. The whole
page is crowded with bargains, J.
A. Allen & Co. have a special sale
for two weekp. In fact all these
advertisers stand ready to "show
you" and prove that they have
goods that are rigbt in quality and
right in price. When a dozeh eggs
and a pound of butter will buy a suit
of clothes, farmers can certainly
dress up.
CLARE COUNTY
• MARRIAGES
Glen Hale   21 -   Arthur
* Maud Cochrane  20 Loomis
WiJliani Gbrdfen Ripenburg 29 Glare
Matilda M. Mapes 20 ' Loomis
Walter J. JHess   21. Sheridan
Dorothy Haring  18      Isabella Co
_ REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS
Bessie Calkins to Julius T. Borst
and wf., part of sec. 8, Lincoln.
Julius T. Borst aud wf. to Stewart
B. Curtis, 80 acres sec.S, Lincoln.
Ghauncey H. Jones and wf. toWm.
H. Virtue, 20 acres sec. 24, Grant.  .-
Farnum Pratt and wf. to R. W,
Fairbanks, 20 acres sec. 24, Grant.
Warren Pennock to Geo.-A, Klein,
40 acres sec. 7, Redding. -
Reuben Gallery and wf. to W.
Henry Wilson, 40 acres sec. 32, Redding.
John F. Donahue and wf. to Annie
•Garyi, part of lot 7, blk. 1, Harrison.
John Quinn to Peter McLellah et
al., 80 acres sec. 13, Redding.
Heirs of D. Oook io Mary Cook,
part of sees. 4-6-11-15-20, Summer-
fletd.
John F. Brand and wf. to John
Mark, 40 acres Bee. 27, Arthur.
Wm. Catnaban to Stephen F.
Zaehanas, 40 acres sec. 30,  Redding.
State of Mich, to Chas. Reynolds,
80 acres sec, 14, Frost.
W* Henry Wilson to Daniel Stevenson, parcels on sees. 21-28-33, Hamilton.
Eugene Stanley to Ohas. Roe Huffman, 120 acres sec. 13, Grant.
Wm. H. Cole to Grant Terwilliger,
lots 6 and 7, bile. 22, Glare.
Wm. J". Mead to Walter E. Drake,
80 acres sec. 32, Redding.
August Nass and wf. to Fred Davis,
lots 6 and 7, sec. 21, Redding.
Feed Davis to Nellie Davis, lots 6
and 7, sec. 21, Redding.
Sophia M. Forbes to Arthur A.
Osborne, 40 acres sep. 7, Redding.
Alfred Tryon Sr. and wf. to Henry
Tryoq and wf. -40 acres Bee. 12, Garfield. - ,
ISABELLA COUNTY
QUITE A BLAZE
Horning House Partly Burned
Tuesday Morning.,   •
Clare has been very fortunate in
the matter of fires for some time.
Not one during the entire"*" winter.
To break tbe monotony, the Horning
house on Fourth St., occupied by the
family of Thomas' Ervin, was * found
on fire soon after five o'clock Tuesday morning. Just how tbe fire
originated, no one knows. As Mr. E.
was going away, he arose early and
built a fire in the heating stove. in
the"''upright" part of tbe house.
Whether the fire came from this or
had started previously and been
smoldering, for some time; is unknown. At any rate it begun in tbe
second story ofthe main part of tbe.
house. The fire department responded promptly and soon had the fire
extinguished, but only after deluging
the bouse pretty - thoroughly with
water.' Tbe roof is burned through
in a number of places and tbe house
will need a genera] overhauling.
The house belongs to Henry HornI
ing of Mt. Pleasant and-this,' as wel-
as the contents, is insured with the
Benner agency in the Continental
and both are fully protected. Most
of the household goods on the first
floor were saved, but nothing above.
Mr, Ervin bas moved his family to
tbe Congregational parsonage.
To California.
Miss Pearl Cours will leave Sunday-for California, being joined at
Durand by Miss Emma LaPierre who
bas Ween visiting about the Btate for
the last w.eek. The girls will leaye
Chicago Monday evening, their
route not having been determined.
Miss Cours willreturn after a couple of
months' visit with Miss Mary Brodie
and other friends at Los Angeles.
Miss LaPierre will join her sister,
Anna, at Ontario and is planning an
indefinite stay.. Her generous friendliness won a more than usual circle
of friends whose best wishes will go
with her. The Congregational Sunday School, of which she had been a
member over ten years, presented her
with a handsome jewel-box before her
departure. Here's hoping tbe young
ladies .will have a pleasant trip-^and
•not forget the picture postal cards.
CASHIER A FORGER.
BLEARER DAY
Seems To Have Been
Success.
A XSreafc
Andrew Carnegie's Latest.
Andrew Carnegie, at a recent dinner in New York said of a certain
labor trouble:
It is silly of employers to pretend,
in these troubles, that they are always in the right. Employers are
often in the wrong; often unreasonable, They often—like MrB. Smith-
JoneB—ask impossibe things.
"Mrs. Smith-Jones, taking a villa
at Palm Beach,"engaged for butler
a stately old colored deacon.
" 'Now, Clay,' she said to the old
fellow, 'there are two things I must
insist upon—truthfulness and obedience.'
" 'Yes, madam,' the venerable"servant answered, 'and when yo' bids
me tell your guests yo's out when
yo's in, whichshall it be, madam.' "
—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Advertising Sale.
Come and see the Dutch Cleanser
Girl, Gold Dust Twins, Polly Prim,
The Zu Zu Clown, etc., at the' advertising sale in the - Dunwoodie Block,
March 15th and 10th. Given by the
Order of Eastern Stars. 17-1
Buy a 25c pipe Saturday at Anderson's and get a 10c. can of. Black and
White smoking free.        ,   *
MARRIAGES
Ervin C. Flowers   19
Emma Hein   18
Bert H. Scott' 19
Ora Seaton   20
Vern Smith   26
Maggie Robinson   21
Leslie Leonard   19
Flossie Whipple   18
J.W. Cunningham 28
Broomfield
Broomfield
Blanchard
Weidman
Winn
Winn
Coe
Coe
Mt. Pleasant
Beulah A. Bibcock   24       Cadillac
Auction.
On Tuesday next, March 12, C. *R.
Huffman will have an auction 3X
miles west of this city. He has" an
offering that should attract a big
crowd, and it doubtless will. 8
hprses, 11 head of cattle, among
them 5 fresh cows, a large line of
farm tools, a quantity of hay and
otber fodder, household goods and a
thousand other things. Sale will begin at 9 o'clock as it is a very' large
one," and luncb will be served. Col.
Ward will, furnish the chin  music.
Dress Goods at Auction.
We have received a large consignment of up-to-date, high grade wool
dress fabrics, SO to 56 inches in
width and. worth from S2.00 to S3.60
per yard, sent to us by the Sideman
Woolen Company with instructions
to sell at auction. Just- what yon
want for your new spring suit; dress,
Misses costume, and for children's
wear. Also some very fine wide em*
broidery. Afternoons 1:30, evenings
7:00.   Anderson Block.
She Had A Birthday.
Like other people, Mrs. Fred
Stanly has a birthday now and then,
though sbe is not inclined to make
any great. fuss about it. That she
might keep in remembrance the one
ooming this year, her husband and
Miss Rose Russell, aided by something like 40 others, "put up a job"
on her. In the evening, under some
pretext Mrs. Shumway induced her
to come down town and ber surprise
may be imagined when she realized
the situation. Pedro was indulged in
and a lunch added to the enjoyment.
Probably tbe "Candy Kitchen" has
not seen a more joyous occasion in
sometime.
Church News.
..Take your fura to the Racket.
Admits He Forged Sheep Notes
At Lennon.
The friends of Bert Jenney here,
his boyhood home, will be glad to
learn that he seems likely to emerge
successfully from his financial difficulties and show that he is not guilty
of anything more serious than a lack
of judgment in attempting too much.
Cashier Han"tier of the Lennon bank
now confesses that he himself forged
tbe "sheep notes" about which so
much has been said. . Later he.forged
other noteB that he negotiated witn a
Saginaw bank.
catholic
father 3. t. mcallister, pastor
Mass at 8:00 Sunday morning.    •
Services each Wednesday evening
during Lent at 7:00.
Alter society will meet nest Thursday with Mrs. Wm. Dwyer Sr.
LUTHERAN   .
REV. O. -WAIDELICH, PASTOR.
Services in Clare Sunday,  7:30 p.
m. in English.
Services at Hermansdale at 10 a.
m. in German.
Don't forget those Lenten services
every Thursday morning and evening.   Everybody is welcome.-
FREE METHODIST
REV. ARTHUR DI6BROW," PASTOR.
Services at'the usual hours,
BAPTIST.
REV. I. WILBUR KNIGHT,   PASTOR.
Morning subject, "Moses." Evening "The Two Builders."
King's daughters meet next week
with Mrs. Joseph Adams.
METHODIST.
REV. QUINTON WALKER, PASTOR.
Morning subject, "White Already."
Evening, "The Two Rocks." Men's
Class. "Christian Experience."
Ladies Aid next week -with Mrs.
Philo Smith. Auxiliary next Wednesday with Mrs. Geo. Johnson.
CONGREGATIONAL
.JOSEPH L. KENNEDY, PASTOR
Usual Sunday Services. Remember the Christian Endeavor at 6:00
p. m.   You are invited. ,
Union meets next week with Mrs.
C. H. Sutherland.   A full attendance
is desired.   Important.
Guild next Wednesday with Mrs,
D. Willis.   She and   Mrs.  Anderson
will entertain.
Order Eastern Stars..
An Advertising Sale will be held in
the Dunwoodie Block (Doherty Brosr
Garage) on -March 15 and 16. Both
day and evening. Music by 5 piece
orchestra.' 17-1
John P. Beagle.
John" P. Beagle was born in Forest
Township, Genesee Co., Mich., Mar.
10,1857, and was called to his reward Feb. 27, lil2.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Hattie McComb, in 1878, who with
two daughters, Myrtle and Daisy,
are left to mourn the loss of a loving
husband and father. He also leaves
two brothers, besides other relatives,
and a host of friends.
The family lived near Clare for 15
years and left many friends, who
sincerely sympathize with them in
their bereavement. The funeral w^as
held from the borne in Ottisville on
Thursday and the remains laid at
refit in Smith Hill Cemetery.
But what is.our loss,4 is to him
eternal gain. X
Corner Sold.
Something like 400 Gleaners are*
said to have been in attendance at
the rajly here on Thursday. Fifteen-
candidates, were put through^ the-
delightful "(<") experience of initiation, rendered doubly so doubtless
by the very pleasing way in wbiob
tbe work- was done. The famous
ladies degree team of Vernon Arbor,"
and male team of Hobson Arbor
turned the triok. Tbe Supreme
Arbor was represented by Mr-
Stilson of Detroit, who delivered an
address on cooperation in the afternoon. ' • *.
Deputies Edward Little and Orin
Presley worked hard to make this
meeting a success and to them we
presume a considerable share of the
credit is due.
Card of Thanks.
We sincerely appreciate the kindness of our friends and neighbors
during the illness and death of our
loving sister, Burnice. We also thank
tbe Aid Society for their beautiful
.floral offering.
Mr, and Mrs. Owen Spink.
Saturday Evening Post at Anderson's.
The Wolsey. corner has been^sold
to J. B. Moore and others as appears
in the real estate transfers. Where
the purchasers are located or what is
likely to be done in the way of building thereon we are" not informed.
Certainly everyone will hope that a
fine block may be erected there this
spring.
Appreciated.
The St. Louis Leader last week gave
a biographical sketch of D, E. Alward and closed, with the  following:
"He was Reading Clerk of the
House of Representatives at Washington 12 years, which position he
held until the Democrats captured
Congress. While serving in that
capacity it was generally admitted
that he was one of the- best reading
clerks the House ever had.
It has been his custom to take part
as a speaker in political campaigns
for some years and he is a forceful
andvconvincing speaker.
He is absolutely honest and clean
in his public an'd private life and bas
the confidence and regard of all who
know him.    '
His long experience ,in connection
with legislative bodies gave him an
unusual equipment for the position
of a representative in Congress.'*•    »
He is Indignant.
Some "cute Aleck" apparently
forged the name of F. H. Dewey of
the Marion Dispatch to an order for
four quarts of whiskey and sent
same to a distillery at Dayton, Ohio.
At least Bro. Dewey declares he
never ordered the stuff and he
stands ready to put up Slo cash to
the person who will discover, the
sneak who did the thing. It is
astonishing how smart some" people
can be.
Drills! Drills!
Just received half carload of
HooBier, Empire and Kentucky plain
and fertilizer drills. Prices and
terms fight at J. Gardner's.      17-4
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The Racket pays the highest price
for furs.
f"j"iOne of our correspondents who attended this meeting became so en-
thusiastic that be burst into song
and thus doth he say in part:
"Ladies and gentlemen if you wish
to bear, *
I'll tell you a story of a great pio"-*
neer;
G,   H.   Slocum  is  the  gentleman's
name,
With the Ancient Order of Glean-
*. ershe won his fame.;,
He started the Order abont fourteen
years ago,
And the way it has grown is not
very slow;
One hundred thousand members is-
'the number today,
One hundred farmers and tbis is *
what they, say:
'Mr.  Slocum   fights    the    farmers-
battles,
Mr. Slocum guards the   farmers'
borne.
Mr. Slocum provides for the orphans,
He provides for tbe widows and
guards their home.'
Parmer Landoh is fighting in   the
battle,'
And believe me  friends   he   can
make things rattle;
His friend, Edward Little, is also ia
the field
With his sword in his hand and his
nerve of steel.
Parm  sent Edd over into   Nottowa
Town,
They told him over there he would
get turnedldown;
But Edward LittJe is the boy with the
sand,
And he started up an Arbor in that
unpromised" land.
The Gleaners bad a meeting in South
Bend Town,
The time they had turned, every
thing brown; * /
Edward Little was there on the Bpot,
And Parmer Landonwas the Gleaner Cop. ,   '
Parm says to Edd, 'If I must die,
I would sever let a meeting of the-
Gleaners go by'
And  believe me friends it   did'ent
take long,
For those guyB to get acquainted
with that South Bend Town." •
Tabard Inn Library.
A Tabard Inn library has been installed in ,tbe drug 6tore of E. .A.
Anderson. Some of our readers TvilL
be familiar with the Tabard' Inn as
it has conducted libraries in the
cities for several years. Upon paying a membership fee of "fifty cents
you are given a book and carrying
case^fWbich become your. property
and upon the'payment of a very,
small fee you. may exch ange the
book for another, and so on indefinitely. The books' are the best, of
recent fiction. For the present there
are 75 books intended to accommodate 50 members. ,If 100 members
join 150 books will be placed in the
library. In the absence of a .public
library we feel indebted - to Mr.
Anderson for providing tbis service.
Interesting Meeting.
A largely attended and interesting meeting was held at the Baptist
church Wednesday evening. Rev..
Magnus Burgess, State. Sunday
School Supt. spoke on modern
methods in Sunday.school wbrj&anrt'
Rev. Priest of Alma on- the .work off
the Baptist Young Peoples' Union.
The Baptist church seems to he'
working most vigorously, and all wM
rejoice at its, prosperity.,
The Michigan Produce Co. wishes
it thoroughly understood, that 16
meets all competition in the matter
of cream, poultry and produce,   tf •"