1912-03-15; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878
(JLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1912.
New Series:  Vol. 20, No. 18
They Can Vote A Lot
. The voters of Isabella Co., can do
■y^ plenty of voting tbis spring. Besides their township or city ticket,
they have the Local Option question
to wrestle with, the adoption of the
County System .for roads, and the
matter of raising S4000 to build a
Detention Home, to say nothing of
v expressing their choice for president
(maybe). The-voters of Chippewa
township are to decide also whether
they will bpnd for S4000 for the purpose, of graveling, macadamizing
and otherwise improving road
through sections 17 aa 18, the same
being a continuation of Broadway,
Mt. Pleasant.
HARRISON.
Interesting, Items Jrorn   Correspondent* al County Capital,
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Hon, Rep. IGeo. J. Cummins [returned from Lansiifg- Friday.
M, "Fanning made a business trip
to Midland Thursday.
The Little Sunbeams were very
pleasantly entertained at the home of
Mrs. Harvey Kirsobbanm last Tuesday. ."'*«'-•
MrB. Jennie Boulton is confined to
her' home from _a severe attack of
tonsilitie.
,The Harrison City Band will give a
dance and entertainment at the opera
-   KAYKAKEE CLUB   ■_.
Holds Interesting Meeting "With
Mrs. B. S.Xewis.   .
. house Monday evening, March 18th.
The Ladies Aid ot the Methodist
church gav8 a sleigh ride party, Tuesday, to Thomas Ritter'irwho resides
at Greenwood.
Dave GaBey returned home Wednesday from Pelston, where he has
been the past month.
Miss Jennie Bruce of Temple is ;the
guest of herjsiBter^Mrs. David Crawford, tfcia- week.
-Earl Green returned from 01are>
'Monday, where, he has been the past
week on business.
M. Fanning transacted business at
Shepherd Monday.
* - -The ^adies Aia ot the Methodist
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
-H. H. Bogne, Wednesday afternoon,
Match 13th,
Mrs. D. M. Langin bas been con-
^ fined to her home the past week on
-4 account offillness.
An auction sale will be held at the
Clark farm in Frost township, March
20th.     -
Depty. Sheriff Green made a business trip in tbe south part of the
connty last week.      v,
Leigh Wilson left Tuesday for a
brief visit to Flint and Detroit.
Mrs. Harvey Kirsehbaum left Wednesday morning for Clifford, where
she will be the guest of Mrs, -A. W.
Tibbitts, formerly of this place.
Mrs. J. M. Vandusen will entertain
the Thimble Club at her home Thursday, March 14th.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Newbound
left Friday morning for an .extended
visit in the state of New York.
Roy Powers Of Erie, Pa., is the
guest of his borther, Lee Powers, of
this city.
Mrs. Rhodes of Leota was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Gertie Gardner
the first of the week.
Mesdames Darling, Hall and Var-
land were Farwell visitors the latter
part of last-week.
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Methodist church will give a traveling social Friday evening IJlarcb 15th
at the Crawford, Tooley, Darling and
SHkwood homes. I; The countries to
be visited will, include* Germany,
Italy, Japan and Australia. - Tickets'
for the round trip at 15- and 25 cents.
MKs, Peter Hamilton has been
quite seriously ill the past week.     ,
-Clarence, the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gleason, was quite
seriously injured while playing on
the ice las,t Tuesday."
The Superintendents of the Poor
met last Wednesday and appointed
Anthony A. Rogers, formerly of this
county but now of Lake, overseer of
the Poor.     Mr.   Rogers  is  a  very
• efficient man for* the position and the
people of tbis county feel very fortunate in securing bim.   Mr.  Rogers
\ is held in high esteem by all who
knownhim, and his many friends are
glad to have him a resident of this
county again.
A party of young people gathered
at .the opera house Thursday evening
tot tbe purpose of receiving instructions for dancing. . ' •!
Th,ere will be   another   "daijcijjg i
party" giyeri Thursday, March 14,
for the for tbe same purpose.
A whole month has passed since
we heard anything from the tribe of
Kaykakees, But o_n Tuesday afternoon1 a'.ciose observer, familiar with
the movements of Indians, might
have beard an occasional hailing war-
whoop as, one member after another
of the tribe emerged from their teepees iii various parts of tbe city, and
were seen darting hither and thither,
around corners, across strqets, wending their ways northward as. far as
Seventh Street, where tbey all turned
toward the setting of the" sun to the
pleasant wigwam of Mrs. Burt Lewis
where they h,eld their regular fortnightly pow pow, which this day began by; dragging John Brown's body
through three stanzas, while his bquI
goes marching on to the accompaniment of Mrs, Winnie Jackson.
There was a vocal solo by Miss
Norma Beadle accompanied by Miss
Ruoy White. There were 6bree very
interesting papers**read at this meeting: The Dread Scott Case by Mrs;
Anderson, John Brown-by Mrs.- Mack
and the South and Secession by Mrs.
J, B. Roe. # '
The visitors were Mrs.*. Davy, Mrs.
Andrus, Mrs. James Bicknell and sister, Miss Neliie Long, Mrs. Van Patrick and Mrs. U, H. Patrick.
On Feb. 27th, "the club met with
Mrs, Kirkbride.. There were four
papers given that • day: Harriet
Beecher Stowe and the* effect of
Uncle Tom's Cabiu by MrB. Frank
Doherty; Underground Railroads by
Mrs. A. A, Shaver; The Kansas-Nebraska Bill by Mrs. Alward and the
attack/on Charles Sumner by Mrs.
Gray. The visitors at this meeting
were: Mrs. Willis^Mrs. Poulson and
mother, Mrs. Hineman, MrB. Benner,
Mrs. Phinnessey and Mrs. Phelps.
At the time of this meeting the
writer was unable to arrange a full
account of it in time for the press,
R. H.
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|   Alward For Congress I
f,          it is gratifying to tbe Sentinel as lt iB to every citizen of Clare fe,
%   County to find .that the movement initiated last month by tbe Re- , ^
IL   publican committee of Clare County, to nominate D. E; Alward for It
ks   Congress, is growing in strength daily throughout the "district.   Mr. %
j)   Alward is receiving in every mail assurance's of support from . the jj
t»   Republicans of the,other conn ties.   His correspondents enthusiastic- fa
I ally predict for him good majorities in tbe localities from which they *J
L. write. There's a reason. The same qualities which commend Den- (^
Kj. nie Alward to tbe favor of his nearest neighbors win for him tbe a
II generous support ot-the people farther away. He is part of the life ff
|> of the community in which he lives, always directing his energies j»
jj along right lines, helping in all social' and . business enterprises to- jj
I, ward what is best for all, His popularity is not surprising, it's nat- ^
"I ural. One needs only to bear MasonB or Knight of Pythias or Odd <j*]
II Fallows in Clare talk about Mr, Alward, to be convinced tbat be has II
a   a hold on their friendship and.esteem which, coming as it does from %
I the closest kind of association in lodge affairs, (for he has been jj
fa ''through the Chairs" in all these societies) is'creditable to him in to
°$j the highest sense, ^ ll
4 As a school teacher, as Mayor pfbur City, as editor and pub* \
%   lisher of this paper for many years, bis work counted for good all *jj
II tbe time and that's why our people to a man are for him. ' II
g Mr. Alward has been Secretary of tbe Republican State Central g
« Committee during several of the stiffest fights ever waged in Michi- J
I   gan and he has always won,                 *           • /
He has been Reading Clerk In the National House of Represent- |
atives, acquiring by his service there an experience that will be of 1
great value to the people of this district When they  send bim back ((
as their Congressman.                    ,                                          '     * j
The Sentinel asked Mr. Alward for a biographical sketch-and be ([
' modestly replied/ "Now don't pile it on very thick and try to make cj
me out a great man.   There are lots of bigger and better  fellows in /
this district than I am,' Just say that I was born in Niles, Michigan, |
January 26 1859, have lived in Clare County for thirty-two years, and j
that I'll give the best that's in  me to the service  of the'people, if ([
they choose me as their Representative."           t °.
Then be switched away from politics and began talking alfa'fa. |
.. He la enthusiastic on lhat subject say a iis the forage crop for this *
"county.   He has a -four-year-old field of it   on his farm   in. Grant I
township—a fine farm, by the way that Dennie has bnilt up out  of \
wild land tbat never before had seen a plow. j
The Republicans of Clare county confidently offer Mr, Alward's jj
name to the voters of the llth District, assuring them that where he i
is best known he is most loved, and tbat giving  bim   their support |
in the Primary and at the polls, they may feel assured that he  will °
never neglect a duty nor betray a trust.                             .. I
FARWELL.
Haring-Hess.
Walter J. Hbbs of Sheridan Twp.,
and Miss Dora M. Haring of Vernon
Twp., were united in marrriage at
the Lutheran Church last Thursday
afternoon, tbe pastor, Rev, Carl
Waidelich, officiating. The couple
were attended by Burt J, Hess of
Flint and Mary M. Haring. They
will make their home, in Northeast
Sheridan Twp. The Sentinell extends congratulations. X
MT. PLEASANT.
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Interesting News Items from Mt»
Pleasant and Vicinity.
The question of a detention home
will be voted upon in the April
election. The amount asked for is
S4000.   Let us hope it will be passed.
Local option speakers in great
abundance offer themselves to speak
throughout the county. Hundreds
of colored cards are in the windows
of the homes, having this inscription,
"Tbis Home is against tbe Saloon."
Mr. Earle of good roads.fame spoke
in the Court House recently to a
small but enthusiastic crowd.)
The S. S. Convention held at Rosebush last week was a great-success.
Tbe correspondent from Horr to
the Enterprise has done the work
faithfully'and well for 34 years. Who
can beat it? .
Sparrowsvto the number of 1254
were killed tbis year in Isabella Co.
Mr. Stinson, thp -undertaker, had
an ubRot. while on the road to take
charge of Mr. Burdick's funeral. He
got help and righted it up again.
The Wailington-Myers automobile
building will soon be under way.
The frozen ground made "it difficult to
get the foundation laid.
Mr- and Mrs. Walter Snider have
left for the South. They will reside
at New Orleans.
F.. H. Dusenberry is at Lansing
these days. He is quite a live wire.
We notice that the Hon. Mr. Cummins representative from Olare voted
against the primary. He had very
few for company.
A county convention will be held
on March 20th, to elect delegates to
the State convention.
Pres. C. T. Grawn gave a very .excellent talk to tbe high school stud-
enta on Tuesday morning.
There were over r hundred farmers
fe'who attended the Farmers' institute
at the Normal. "
Sentinel Liners Pay.
Last week John D. Carey of Vernon ran a small liner, advertising
seed oats. It took only a few days to
clean out 460 buBhels. This illustrates
two things: Sentinel liners are- read
by many people and farmers know a
good thing when they see it. Mr.
Carey had a superior article and it
found a ready market.
Church News.
No Right To Say It,
The Midland Republican rises to
remark that no person or class of
persons bas any rigbt to say tbat any
one will go to bell. Bro. Crissey
oueht to know tbat it relieves the
feelings of some people wonderfully
to tell a man to go to hades. Why
should he seek to deprive him of this
pleasure?
Paragraphs Picked Up By Our
Farwell 'Correspondent*
D. R. WaU> made abusiness trip to
Clare on Monday.
Albert.Wiesman of Detroit was a
Farwell visitor last week.
Jas. Gregory's family have moved
to Saginaw.
Edw. B. Welch has sold his residence and expects to move to Saginaw in the near future.*"
Mrs. O. McMillen who has been
spending the winter with her daugh-
ter"*at Alma, has returned home.
J, B. Harris returned on Friday from
Ypsilanti, where he was called the
first of the week by the death of an
uncle,
C, R. Huffman disposed of his personal "property by an auction sale on
Tuesday, having previously sold his
larm. The .family expect to soon
moyeto this village and will oocupy
the house now" about to be vacated by
forest Shumway and family.
Mrs. 0. H. Hills who has ' been
spending tbe winter with ber daughter, Mrs. T. Uv Fuller, left on Saturday for Fenton, where she will
visit relatives before returning to ber
home at'Highland Park..
Miss"Mary 'Harris of Ypsilanti, is
the guest of her cousins, J. B. Harris
and family.
Mrs. P. Trainor of Rosebush, is tbe
guest of ber daughter, Mrs. Albert
Kidd, and family.
Miss Jennie Reed left tbe first of
the week for Flood wood, where ahe
is engaged in teaching school.
. Miss Helen Frye of Mt. Pleasant
spent the" week with friends here.   .
A party wa8 given on Saturday
evening, Mar. 9, at^tbe home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse^Kimball in honor of
tbe eleventh birthday of their daughter, Gladys. T' e evening was spent
in games. Refreshments were served
and a most enjoyable time experinced
by all.
Farwell is to*",have the first entertainment of its lecture course next
Friday evening, Mar. 22. Don't forget tbe date.   At Oong'l church.
The Oong'l L. A. S. meets on Friday, Mar. 15, with Mrs. 3. B   Harris.
Resolutions Of Respect,
Resolved by the Wise Farmers'*
Club, tbat the Creator in his all wiser
providence has removed from our>
midst our Ex. President and worthy:
member, Mr. Milo Lamphere. And,
be it further resolved, tbat the Club
has lost one of its most; loyal members, the church one of its zealous
workers, the community pne of its
best citizens. And be it further
solved, tbat these resolutions,
placed on jrecord and published
our local papers.
, J. H. WilBon
J. H, Martin
Mrs. Ohas, Church,.
re-
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GLARE COUNTY POMONA
Will Meet  With Grant Grange,
Friday,.March 23,'I912j
PBOGBAM.,
Opening,   Fourth Degree.
Song,
Reports of the subordinate Granges-
General discussion.     (Suggested:)
PINNER, *
Irrigation in Olare County by O. A..
Gilmore.
Discussion "Report of Commission,
of inquiry into /•' axation." Led by
L. L. Kelley.
Music.
General discussion, "How to make>
a good live Grange,"led by Mrs. Lin*
nie Haddix.
Lambs and thei-- care, W. H. Chase.
Business meeting.   Fifth Degree.
Election of officers.
suppbh. .
Evening program* * furnished by-
Grant Grange.
All patrons are invited.
Estee-Brown.
Mrs. Theo Mussell of Chicago is
visiting her father and mother, Mr.
and Mre. Thomas Dorsey, this week.
Saturday Evening
ron'a.   . ' >
Post at Ander-
CATHOLIO
FATHER J. J. MCALLISTER,   PASTOR
Mass at 8:00 Sunday morning.
Services each Wednesday evening
during Lent at 7:00.
Alter society will meet next Thurs-
with Mrs. John Jackson, Sr.
LUTHERAN
REV. O. WAIDELICH, PASTOR.
No services but Sunday School,
pastor being at Sanford. Remember
the Lenten services.
BAPTIST.
REV. I. WILBUR>KNIGHT,   PASTOR.
Morning subject, "Angels." Evening, "Seeking and Finding.'"
King's Daughters meet on Wednesday-with Mrs. Mooney.
FREE METHODIST
REV. ARTHUR DISBROW, PASTOR.
Services at tbe usual' hours.
CONGREGATIONAL  .
JOSEPH L. KENNEDY, PASTOR
Topic for morning, "The Art of
Appreciation;" Evening, "Cowardice." Subject for Christian Endeavor, "Success worth having and
not worth having."
Union meets1 next Friday with Mrs-.'
Sutherland. Guild with Mrs. Geo,,
Benner.
'   METHODIST.
REV. QUINTON WALKER* PASTOR.
Morning subject, "The Sword that
Outs both Ways." In the'evening
Dist.' Supt. CogShall. will preach.
He is one of tbe best preachers in
Michigan and all should bear him.
Subject for Men'&~ class, "Christian
Experience."
The third quarterly conference will
be held ib the church Monday night,
Dr. Cogshall will preside.
Ladies Aid meets .on Friday with
Mrs. David Jennings. Auxiliary on
Wednesday with Mrs. Lee Dun*
Woodie.   '      ' —
,    City Caucuses. -
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As will be seen by the call in this
issue, Republican city and ward
6aucuses to nominate city and ward
tickets will be'held next Tuesday
evening, March 19. Let every Republican turn out and nominate first
class men from top to bottom.   '
On Saturday evening, March 9th,
the Baptist parsonage was the scene
of a quiet wedding when Clarence
W. Brown of Clare and Miss Sadie
Estee of Shepherd, Mich., promised
ihe paBtor, I, W. Knight, with solemnity fitting such an occasion, "to
love, honor andv cherish till death."
The ring ceremony was used.
On Sunday an elaborate wedding
dinner was served at the home of
H. B. Tingley, after which the young
couple took the tram for Shepherd,
tbe borne of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs.' Brown will keep
bouse in Clare in the early summer
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K. P. Meeting.
Last evening the local lodge enter
tained 11 visitors from Evart.
Knowing that the boys here understand how to turn the trick, 5 can<
didates were brought along for
initiation into tbe ""beauties of- tbe
third rank.   A banquet followed.
Convention March 20.
The Republican county convention
in Isabella Co. to elect delegates to
the. state convention at Bay Ci£y,
will be held at Mt Pleasant Wednesday, March 20.
Back Again.
The McBain Chronicle bas passed
into tbe hands of the former owner,
C. R^ Burleson, who two years ago
sold it to David Cats. Mr. B.. announces tbatthe paper "may be expected to declare itself openly and
bpldly in the future as in the past."
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank all the people
who so generously turned out and
helped in every way to make our sale
a grand success. Words cannot express our feelings.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. R. Huffman.
The Poetry of The Farm.
It is no advantage to live in a cits
whera'pdverty degrades and failure
brings dispair, The fields are lovelier than paved streets and the great
forestB of oak and elms are more
poetic than steeples and chimneys.
In the country is the idea of borne.
There you see tbe rising and setting
sun; you become acquainted with the
stars and clouds. The constellations
are your friends, You hear the rain
o.n tbe roof and - listen to tbe
rhythmic signing of the winds. You
are thrilled by the resurrection called
spring, touched and saddened by
autumn—tbee* grace and Tioetry ol
death. Every field is a picture, a
landscape; every landscape a poem;
every flower a tender thought and
every forest a fairy land. In tbe
country you preserve your identity—
your personality. Tbere you are an
aggregation of atoms, but in the city
you are only an atom of an aggregation.—Robert G. Ingersoll.
Mrs. Mary A. Ramey.
Mrs. Ramey was born in England
Oct. 2,1869, and died at the Saginaw
General Hospital March 8, 1912, aged
42 years, 5 months, 6 days. When
she was three years old her parents
came to this country, living first in
Saginaw and later in Coleman. July
4th, 1887, she Was united in marriage
to Eli Ramey and all her married
life has been spent in Vernon
Seven children blessed this union,
five of whom are living, tbe two oldest having preceded the mother
These children were Stanley, Katie,
Clarence, Flossie^ Phebe, Thomas
aud Georgie. Two sisters survive
Mrs. Lizzie West and Mrs. Alice Fox,
both of whom live in Upper Michigan.
The necessity for a surgical operation had become apparent of late,
and from this .her weakened physical condition forbade recovery.
Haying scarcely reached middle life
and with so much for wbich to live,
she passed to the Great Beyond,
there to await the coming of loved'
ones.      The  funeral,    conducted
The Gleaner Arbor of Hatton wU, by Rev. Walker,, was held at the M'
hold a box social arid entertainment E< church on Tuesday afternoon, and
j was attended by a very large num-
j ber of "friends and neighbors whose
;. 'geuine sympathy, goes   out to the
Sal Vet, the; animaf1'stock salt at ..bereaved husband arid children.   In-
at Hatton    town hall
evening, March 20.'
Wednesday I
MT. VERNON GRANGE.
Anderson's.
terment in Cherry Grove cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Ohas, Durnin and*
Philray Verette are now members of
Mt. Vernon Grange.
Applications of Mrs. Wm. Gardner
and Fred Verette have been received
Following is a resolution adopted
by Mt. Vernon grange, drafted by
Walter White, Robert Archamboult
and Jno. Harring;
Whereas, the Consolidated Light?
and Power Co. of Detroit, Mich., bas-
putitioned the township of Vernon?
fir a franchise for tbe right of our
highways, for the purpose of erecting poles and towers, and equipment*
necessary tq conduct a wholesale
and retail electric business saioV
franchise to run for a period of 3ft
years. And whereas, tbe said Light
and Power Oo. are now building said
line and will build and operate said
line regardless of franchise. Therefore, be it resolved: That to grant-
said franchise would be detrimental
to the public welfare and would be
be""tran8gressing on tbe rights of our
children. Therefore, be it further
resolved: That this grange does condemn the granting of said franchise
and advises all members and others,
to vote against same.
Mt. "Vernon grange has began *'A
trip through Hell" and expect to
complete tbe journey next Monday
night.   Fare for the round trip 25c.
Mt. Vernon Grange had one of
its genuine good times last Thursday
evening when about 60 of its members and friends gathered for a Progressive Pedro party. First prizes
were won by Mrs. Lewis Thayer and
Allen Verette. Consolation by Iva
Gardner and Philray Verette. After
supper old and young tripped,the
"light fantastic" and sang the ggocl
old songs of our school- days. AU
went home feeling that' the evening
was one to be long remembered, and
tbat we should have another such
soon. Join the grange so you .can
attend.
Members who -were present Monday evening, enjoyed a paper written by Mrs. Wm. McKay. Subject,
"Is tbe Grange doing as mucb to
make home-keepers as it is to make
better farmers?
Program for Monday, March 18:
Roll call, Quotations; Reading, Mrs.
Jno. Hndi-inson; Experience in feed
ing Alfalfa and other new crops,
Robert Archamboult and Chas.
Durnin; Reading, Geo. Harring;
How to keep boasie at her "best?
Jarvis Northon; General discussion j
Music, Mildred Northon.
Card of Thanks.
For their sympathy and kindness
In our great bereavement, tbe death .
of our beloved wife and mother, we
wish to sincerely thank all our
friends and neighbors. Also for tho
beautiful flowers, especially those
from tho children of the Phinisey
schoolk, .', *.
Eli Ramey and Family}