1912-04-12; Clare Sentinel

              Established 1878
ULARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 12. 1912.
New Series;  Vol. 20, No. 22
of tha
,"      Crossing The Bar.
Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me!
, And may there be no moaning
bar,
When I put out to sea. "
But such a tide as  moving seems
asleep.
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the
boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that tho dark!
' And may there be no sadness of farewell
When I embark;
For tho'   from  out our   bourne of
Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I haye crossed the bar,
Tennyson.
Adopted
RESOLUTIONS
By   Wise
Club.
Farmers'
t i'i'V
~e
Whereas, the Creator in his ajl-
wise Providence has seen, fit to remove, from our midst one of our most
highly esteemed andloved members,
Mrs. Quinton Walker, therefore be it
Resolved, That our hearts go out In
tender sympathy to the entire family
in tbis their greatest sorrow. And be
it further *
Resolved, That while- we bow in
submission to Qod's will, that we
will pattern after the noble example
of our dear sister; and, as our faithful workers go one by one to rest
from their labor, that we will so
number our days that at last we shall
be gathered to the rest that re-
maineth for the children of God. Be
it also
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be spreads on. the club
records and published in. the local
papers.
Mrs, P. M. Loomis,
Mrs. Ohas. Church, ^
Mrs. Jas. Phillips,
Mrs. J. H. Martin,
Arlington Seejey.
EMPEY ACQUITTED
Of Assault With Deadly Intent Upon Wm. Waller.
FEMKJURY
Reaches Verdict After Only Five
Minutes Deliberation. .
Mary E. Walker.
Our city was saddened last Wednesday when it was learned that
Mrs. Mary B. Walker, the subject of
this sketch, had gone oat from the
■scenes of this life. Mrs. Walker was
not well when she and her husband,
Rev. Quinton Walker, pastor of the
M. E. church, came to this charge
•nearly four yeare ago. Some five
weeks ago her condition became
serious, and in spite of all that medical skill and tender nursing could do,
" she grew worse and on the 3rd of
April she passed to her eternal reward.   Her death was  due to heart
disease, itbeing a strange co-incidence
.that Mrs. Walker's mother died of
"of Jhe same malady when at the same
age   as    Mrs.    Walker,   her   death
occuring on Easter   Sunday,   while
Mrs. Walkor's burial was on the day
before Easter Sunday.
.The funeral services,  which were
; held at the new M.  E. church April
5th, were marked by much impress-
jvenesa.    Tha church was crowded
from the altar to tbe entrance.   Rev.
Br.  W. t.   Oogshall,   District   Superintendent,  was in   charge    of   the
funeral services, and was assisted by
Rey. Hugh Kennedy  of Big Rapids,
■ Rev. Thomas Cox of Mt. Pleasant,
Rev. E. O. Mather of Evart and Rev.
IT. P.Brown of Shepherd. A num-
■ ber of other ministers from neighboring towns were present, also friends'
• who had known her at other pastorates. The church had bee-n doc-
orated with flowers and with black
■and white, and .fitting, tributes were
paid her.
Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery,
Jackson. Messrs. Cartright, Mulder,
Pox, Dunwoodie, Poulson -and Reading went with the family to that city
and acted as pall-bearers there.
Mrs. Walker, (whose maiden name
was Eadie,' was born in Brantford,
■Canada, April .27th, 1865.    In early
• ichildhood she was converted .and
.joined the Episcopal church, removing her membership from the
tEpiscopal church *0 the
"Episcopal church twenty-five years
.ago. She was a graduate of tbe
High School and a Ladies Seminary.
March 19th, 1890 she was united in
marriage to Rev,. Quinton Walker.
•Three-children were bora to them:
jLouisa, .Quinton and John, all of
twhom, (together with heir husband,
jaurvive her.
Mrs. Walker was of a retiring,
modest nature whose life was demoted to her home and to her Lord's
work. She was loved by ali on every
charge, and especially by the poor
and unfortunate, who were the subjects of her tender love. She had no
place for sham or show; her life was
a quiet light to every life that came
within the circle of her influence.
She seconded every effort of her.
husband in public life, and,  made
possible his success by the encouragement and loving service she cheer-,
fully gave  him.    She  was  devout, Columbia
Home Again.
Mr. and Mrs*. A. J. Doherty returned to Glare last Friday after
spending the greater part of. the
winter in Florida and other southern
states. Mr. Doherty combined pleasure with business, looking after the
interests of the Pullman company.
It may never have occured to you
but one of the problems in the Pullman business arises from the fact
that everyone wants to go the same
way at the same time. When the
hot weather strikes Florida it is all
aboard for the -north. We can show
them the proper summer climate in
northern Michigan if the railroads
will bring them up here.
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION,
Held At Harrison Last Friday, Quite Fully
Represented.
alwarovc7ndioacy;
Services Appreciated.
The school held a meeting last
evening for the purpose of engaging
teachers. Supt. Roode was re-elected for the coming year at an advance
of S100 in salary. F. E. Hopkins was
also retained at an advance of S10
per month. The board voted to extend invitations to all the teachers to
remain for the coming year, subject
to the recommendations of Supt.
Roode. The teachers at Antrim were
also given a raise of S5 per month.
Mr. Roode has worked hard to
bring the school up to the proper
standing, and bis labors haye met
with good results. The people generally appreciate his efforts, and
accord him every encouragement
possible in raising the educational
standard ofthe school to the position
id should maintain. He is an educator of merit and the people are
to be congratulated on the efforts of
the board in retaining him and en
gaging a corps of teachers that will
work harmoniously for the upliftin
of the school.—Mancelpna Herald.  .
Ross-Barberee.
' A pretty home wedding was sol-
menized last-Wednesday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Ross at
Hersey when their daughter, Florence,
was united in marriage to Mr: Free
man D. Barberee of Clare. Only
immediate relatives and a few intimate friends witnessed the ceremony which w-as performed by Rev
Brown of Marlon. Ray Beardsley
and Miss Tenna French attended the
couple. The young people are well
k^own and highly esteemed -in Herr
rpv. Mr. and Mrs. Barberee left on
Methodist',rt1R afternoon train for a short trip to
Lowell and other cities, after which
they will take up their residence at
Clare where Mr. Barberee is man
ager of a creamery."
—Osceola Oo. Herald,
Card of Thanks.
I most sincerely thank all the dear
friends and neighbors for their kind
ness and assistance during the sickness and burial of my beloved  husband. Mrs. W. S. Cooiey.
Sal'Vet at Anderson's.
arid she bore sweetly and silently the
trials incident to the life of the min-
! istry. She now rests in peace where
sickness, pain, sorrow and death are
unknown.
Besides her husband and children
she leaves to mourn her death, two
brothers, Robert Eadie   of   British
and   Charles   Eadie    of
loyal, unselfish and earnest. Though Chicago; a grandmother in Brant-
for several years a great sufferer ford, Canada, and her farther, John
pljyaically, she . never  complained, R- Eadie of Brantford, Canada.
There are courts and courts. Not
referring now to tennis or wooing
but to law courts. While the public
are clamoring over vexatious delay
in our courts, a local court, organized for purely educational purposes,
arraigns a prisoner, draws a jury,
examines numerous witnesses, bears
arguments of counsel, and arrives at
a verdict, all in tbree hours. And
listen, A female jury retires to a
private room and 12 women reach an
agreement on a question in five
minutes. Shades of Eve. Are, all
feminine traditions to be overthrown? If a little jury duty or suffrage affects women this way here's
where we vote "aye" next November. Well, they tried John Empey
for assault. Judge Maynard occupied the bench, Jos. Bowler represented the people and 0. W. Perry
the respondent. Fearing a repetition of the Allen episode, a fighting
officer from Temple in the person of
Roy Wilson acted as sheriff, Supt.
Poulson was clerk and Mina Geroux
stenographer.
Wm. Waller, the complaining witness, being sworn, testified that he
had been acquainted with, the respondent for many years and had
been on friendly terms with him until recently when they had both been
paying attention to a Miss Blueripple,
since wbich time the prisoner bad
evinced evident malice toward him.
That on the evening of March 22nd,
witness was returning home and at
the A. J. Doherty corner waB attacked by respondent who knocked
bim down, jumped upon him and
shot him in the neck, rendering him
unconcious, he not regaining con-
oiousness until the next morning in
the office of Dr. Hampton. Witness
exhibited wound to jury.
Frank Holmes, a junk dealer on E.
4th St., testified that upon the morning of tbe 22nd he sold respondent a
revolver which he identified as the
same weapon taken from the prisoner at the time of the alleged assault.
Kyle McKinnon testified that late on
the evening ofthe 22 while upon the
way to the office of Dr. Hampton to
obtain medicine for his Sick wife   he
was attracted by a   fracas   on   the
Doherty corner and arrived in  time
to seize the arm of the prisoner who
had in his hand the revolver already
exhibited in evidence as the weapon
sold   respondent by   Holmes.   That
he turned Empey over to an officer
and,  assisted by   Mr.   Holmes  who
had been drawn to the scene by the
shooting, carried Waller to the office
of Dr. Hampton.  . The   doctor was
then sworn and  testified that complaining witness was brought to his
office suffering from a bullet wound
in the neck   and    was    unconcious
from    loss   of. blood,   and   that he
removed a bullet of large caliber and
dressed the wound, which was the
same wound exhibited to the jury.
Here the people rested.
The defense swore the respondent
who testified that from various Sources he had been warned that Waller
had threatened his life, with that in
mind he had purchased a "revolver
of Holmes for self defeuse^but it was
another and different weapon from
the one previously introduced. The
second weapon was then identified
and offered in evidence. That upon
the evening of the 22nd while returning home he was met Upon the
Doherty corner by Waller who ,drew
him into argument, then attacked
him, that he drew his . weapon and
flced into the air to frighten Waller
but did not shoot him or attempt to
do so,
Dr. Poulsoh, having qualified as
an expert witness, testified that a
bullet wound two inches deep inflicted on-Mar. 22nd could not possibly be
healed at time of trial, and that loss
of blood from such wound would not
cause unconciousness, Examining
complaining witness he said alleged
wound did not show even an abrasion of the skin and was obviously
a fraud produced by artificial coloration. Witnesses Wright and Wilson testified they had heard Waller
threaten Empey and had so informed
Empey previous to the night in question, that theyhad many times seen
revolver first introduced in poses-
sion of Waller and knew it to be his
property, and that they were ac-
Iquainted   with   the   reputation  for
For .Congress   Enthusiastically
Endorsed*
Giyen
FINE CONCERT
At Ypsilanti   By
Grace Giberson.
Miss
The Republican convention to select
5 delegates each to the state and congressional conventions and also a
county committee was held at the
Court House In Harrison"* on Friday
last. Nearly every township was
represented and the convention- entirely harmonious. Wm. H. -Browne
of Harrison was chosen as temporary
chairman and Dr. G. E. Lamb of Far-
well as secretary. The usual standing
committees were appointed and a
recess taken for dinner.
On again convening, the temporary
officers were made permanent and
the. following delegates elected to
the state convention at Bay City: L.
W. Sunday, Robt, Hutchinson, Dan
W. Rowe, Dan Fayes and J. F.
Bowler. To the congressional at
Reed City: S. 0.- Kirkbride, L. E.
Davy, J. B. Harris, W. H. Browne
and John Quinn.
The committee on resolutions, consisting of Richard Emerson, John
Quinn and S. C. Kirkbride, offered
the following report which was enthusiastically adopted:!
We the Republicans o f Olare
County, in convention assembled,
pledge anew our fealty to principles
of the Grand Old Party and -promise
what we have always given, united
and enthusiastic action in support of
those principles and of the candidates
who shall be named to uphold them
and make them effective.
For the first time, after 20 years of
union with the other counties of the
Eleyenth Congressional District,
Olare County appeals to the Republicans of those other counties for
votes. We have gladly and unitedly
supported all those distinguished
men who have given us faithful service in Congress as our Representatives, and we now nominate one of
our own eitizens, whose training and
ability and character we proudly
vouch for, and who, if chosen our
Congressman, we know will demonstrate his worth and justify the confidence of the people. We therefore
respectfully and confidently, unanimously and with great pride, ask all
the Republicans of the Eleventh district to unite with us in naming as
the Republican candidate for Congress, Dennis E. Alward of Olare.
The following were chosen tb constitute the county committee: Arthur, J. F; Balsley; Franklin, Walter
Crane; Freeman, 0.- A. Gilmore:
Frost, Amos Scrimger; Garfield,
Thos." Maltby; Grant, Arthur John-,
son; Greenwood, Samuel Bruce;
Hamilton, Francis McKinney; Hats-
ton-, Wesley Boulton; Hayes, Ohas.
Scbaff; Lincoln, T.A.Luce; Redding,
W. M. Cross: Sheridan, I. E. Hampton; Surry, D. W. Rowe; Summer-
field, HehrJ- Gardner; Winterfield,
Miles Davis; Olare, Ward 1, D. S.
Lamont; Ward 2, F. B. Doherty;
Ward 3, J. R. Goodman; Harrison,
Ward 1, Jesse Allen; Ward 2, W. H,
Browne; Ward 3, Stanley Quinn.
After the adjournment of the convention, the committee held a meeting and elected.!. E. Hampton chair-
and Dr. G. E. Lamb as secretary.
We have received a copy of tbe
Ypsilanti Daily Press giving an
account of the annual High School
concert under direction of MIbs
Grace Giberson, supervisor of music
in the city schools. We regret exceedingly that lack of space will not
permit ns to give tbe article, entire.
The press speaks in highest terras of
Miss Giberson's work there. Her
many friends here will rejoice to
know that she is making a great success in her chosen profession. The
Press says in part:
"The ninth annual high school concert given Thursday evening in high,
school hall was' a thorough success
and a testimony alike to tbe talent
tbat exists in tbe city schools and to
the power of Miss Grace Giberson,
the supervisor of music,' in assembling, developing and directing that
talent. The dignity and ease and consummate skill with which Miss Giberson carried through a long difficult
and varied program, her own talent
and direction and management at all
points demanded, excited the admiration and warm esteem of tbe audience. A glance at the program reveals the surprising, number of organizations which Miss Giberson is
directing and which in a number of
instances she organized.
The bigh school chorus concerns
the largest number of high school pupils. It was an attractive number by
them that opened the evening; but
their work was even more admirable
in tbe second part when the cantata
of "Kutb" called for their frequent
singing. The quality of tone here
displayed, the unison of their singing, their delicate shading and the
true feeling of their interpretion were
delightful.
The second organization to appear
was the Boys' Glee Club and particularly in their second number,
Blumenthal's "Venetian Boat Song,"
their work was distinguished ' for its
good control. Here the rhythm was
attractive to a degree.
The Girls' Glee Club also afforded
a pleasant opportunity for bearing a
group of fresh, unspoiled young
voices and tbe song of "Absent" sung
very gently and  harmoniously, and
truth and veracity of junk dealer
Holmes in the community and that
his reputation in that regard was
bad.   The defense rested.
On re-direct examination' Dr.
Hampton testified that he had a new
treatment for wounds such as that
inflicted upon Waller, which treatment was rer.ai kably speedy and
left no mark v.hatever. He also
sworejthat Holmes' reputation for
honesty and integrity was good but
admitted on cross-examination that
this conclusion was based upon observation and not upon what he had
heard,~and was hence stricken from
the record.
Judge Maynard then charged the
jury as to the law. governing such
cases and the jury retired with the
result previously 'stated. The prosecutor now conceives that he made a
fatal mistake in allowing to remain
on the jury tbree ladies who are
teachers, in the school of wbich opposing counsel is president of the
board. But ot course tbe people]
have no appeal in a criminal case, j
the "Brownies' Song" very light-
heartedly Were the two in which they
were heard.
A double sextette, "Goodnight,
Goodnight, Beloved," was given with
excellent feeling and sympathy.
Then the orchestra appeared and
this seemed the most remarkable of
Miss Giberson's achievements. Their
ensemble work was capital. The tone
was rich and full, and their selections
were most happy, having been the
"Dawn of Morn" by Olark and
"Skating Girl" by Abel.
The audience were frankly glad to
greet again and hear again a singer
who while in the city was. considered
one of its best vocalists, Prof. Harper
0. Maybee, now of the Mt. Pleasant
Normal school. He was enthusiastically received and encored. He had,
indeed, to come back twice after bis
last songs, the last song of this last
group, "Rolling Down to-Rio" appealing overwhelmingly to the
audience.
The cantata of "Ruth" was given
by the chorus assisted by Miss Vivian
Gilpin as "Naomi," Miss Giberson,
"Ruth." Miss Helen D'Ooge as "Or-
pah," and M"". Maybee as "Boaz."
The chorus was also assisted by
Lewis James and Vern Pettifi. This
touching and beautiful sincere cantata was delightfully rendered. Miss
Gilpin's part was exceedingly interesting and afforded a yery happy
chance for her singing, "which is yery
popular. Miss Giberson's clear high
soprano was distinctly suited to the
part of Ruth and she did the part
very satisfactorily and sympathetically. Miss D'Ooge's part was slight
perhaps but she rendered it very
sweetly. »
The program was repeated this
afternoon at a matinee performance,
to accomodate those whom other
functions in the city called away."
Wallace S. Cooiey.
Rapidly the ranks of the-old-yet
orans are thinning. But a few
years more and the Grand Army will
exist only in memory. The last here
to receive the summons was the subject of this sketch.
Wallace S. Cooiey was born at
Wirt, N. Y., February 23 1847 and
passed an' uneventful life till 18M
when at the early age of 17 years, be
enlisted as a drummer boy in the ?
98th N. Y. Infantry and attbe termination of this short term enlistment
enrolled in the 85th,' but by reason
serious sickness was soon after discharged.
January 1, 1869'. be was. united in
marriage to Mrs. Harriet Crawford
who survives him and has -been his
faithful companion and helpmeet
throughout all the years. In 1870 the
young couple moyed to Midland in
tbis state and the next year came to
Olare, being among the first settlers.
During his long residence here,' Mr.
Oooley has engaged in a' variety of
occupations and fully demonstrated
that he could turn his hand to almost anything. By turn carpenter,
painter, harness maker, news paper
publisher, having purchased and
published the "Clare Press" for a
brief time. He painted tbe first
house in Clare and made the first -
harness in tbe county. In the later
years he engaged in the monument
business. One year ago, he installed
pneumatic machinery to facilitate
his work and at the time of-his death
bad a fine line of monuments and
markers in stock.
Mr. Oooley was tbe first village
treasurer and held various minor
offleee, always to bis own credit and
to the entire satisfaction of the peo- -
pie; but the office in which he fell; a
peculiar pride and interest was that
of Oounty Agent for the Board of
Corrections and Charities to which *
he was appointed by Gov. Bliss many
years ago. Many a little waif found
a good home through his efforts and
the position ever had his earnest
and sympathetic attention. .
Funeral, conducted  by Mr. Kennedy, was held from  the residence
on Saturday and was largely attended.   Six comrades bore the body to
•the grave in Cherry Grove,   Mr. and
Mrs. Oooley have no children and no
brothers or sisters survive him.   Two'
neices, Mrs.  S.  A.   Gleason of thiB
city and Mrs. Geo. A. Myers of Kalamazoo, were in attendance at the
funeral,    also Mrs.  John   Post-  of
Washington, a sister of Mrs.  Oooley.
Mr. Oooley had been in poor health
for some years yet he   kept   at bis
work and had planned to accomplish
much this   season but   a stroke   of
apoplexy brought  the end.   A very
quiet, unassuming man,   he was   a
friend on whom one   could  always
rely, and one whose death will be a
distinct loss to the community.    -   *
Alien-Gerow.
At the home of- Rev. and Mrs.
Teed, on Sunday, April 7th, occured
the marriage of Miss Ida Allen to
William Gerow, both of Sheridan".
They were attended by Miss Ethel
Gerow, cousin of the groom, and
Eugene Allen, brother  of the  bride.
The young people "will make their
home in Sheridan where they aSe
surrounded by a host of friends..   j/. '
W. C. T. V. :
The next meeting of tne W.-O. T. 0.
will be held Thursday,. April 18, a'c
the home of Mrs. Rachel Simson. As
we seem to have been misinformed
last week regarding the personnel of
the officers we here republish them..
They are as follows:
Pros. Mrs. Zoa Poulson.
Vice Pres. Mrs. Emma Smith.
Sec. Mrs. Ernestine Olute.
Treas. Mrs. Mary Wilson.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express to tbe neighbors
and friends who were so kind to us
in our bereavement in the death of
our beloved son and brother,, our
heartfelt thanks for all they have
done for us in our great sorrow. You
did your best to bring some comfort
to our lonely hearts and we thank
yon. We also thank the boys and
many friends for the beautiful floral
offerings.
. - Mr. and Mrs. James McKnight
and Family.
Smallpox':
Secretary Dixon of the State Board'
of Health in a letter just issued says
that during the first three months
of 1912 there were 283 cases of small
pox in Michigan. That of all this
number, 245 had never been vaccinated and only a few of the, rest at
any"recent period. He asserts that
it costs the state 8150,000 a year, to
take care of indigent smallpox
patients and to protect {the unvaccinated. This would seem to be 't%
story with a very obvious moral.
Hand Badly Injured*
l \ i ii
'Clarence Geeck bad the misfortune
to badly injure his left hand in a saw
at their mill on Wednesday afternoon. The end of the thumb was
cut off and the ends of two fingers
injured. Dr. Sanford is dressing the.
injured* member and says. Clarence*
will have quite a Presentable hands
left yet.
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