1912-06-07; Clare Sentinel

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,pf Farwell High School A Great
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OkABE, MICHIGAN, TODAY MORNING, JON1 7, 1912.
-New Series:' Vol, 20, Nq, 30
(Prpm?frweH Correspondent.)
The second annual banquet of the
"Farwell Alumni • Association ■ was
given on Saturday evening May 24.
The guests assembled in the intermediate room ofthe Farwell school
house, where a general good time
was enjoyed in visiting and music,
then Miss* Ethel Saxton played a
march, to the music of which all repaired to the assembly room where
the banquet board was spread with
covers for seventy guests.
The table was profusely decorated
with flowers and candelabra, the
menu being very fine, comprising
five courses.
Mrs) Julia White Coors, president
of the Association gave the opening
words of welcome, introducing as
Toast-master, John B. Harris.
The following toasts were responded to:
" Value    of    Alumni    Assn.,    Leo
Treanor.
Relation of the School to the Community, Gene Kelley.
Soap Bubbles, Mrs. Maggie Gains-
forth Mott.
School Equipment, Henry Deve-
raux.
Future of Farwell's High School,
Miss Hazel Littlefield.
Miss Edith Wiesman and Mrs.
Beulah Olark Huffman rendered
some very pleasing piano solos.
The banquet was closed by joining
Hands and singing Auld Lang Syne.
The following out of town Alumni
. -were present: Mesdames Frankie
Kilbourne Coon and sister, Pansy
Kilbourne Reichard, both of Ashley;
Mrs. Grace Palmer Smith of Owosso;
MrB. Beulah Olark Huff man of Evart;
Miss Ed'ith Wiesman of Detroit; Miss
Susie Brown of Alma; Franklin
Littlefield of Lansing; Fred McGuire
*of Coleman.
The following officers were elected
for the" ensuing year: President, Miss
Ella Carpenter; Secy, and Treas.,
Miss Jennie Reed.
Lose to Mt. Pleasant.
Last week Thursday our High
School team again played the strong
Mt. Pleasant team and held the
Normal City lads to the creditable
score of 9 to 4. The band boys, after
the Memorial exercises- at the cemetery, escorted a fair sized crowd to
the driving park and helped to' enliven the occasion by a few airB.
The late heavy rains had left the
grounds very soggy, and this made
playing; difficult, - several costly
errors being made. Wright pitched
for Olare, and while he lacked in
speed, yet occasionally bad them
beating the ambient ether at his
twisting effects. Both teams seemed
to make a bad get-a-way, but soon
adjusted themselves to the spongy
footing and gave an exhibition that
was well worth seeing by the hungry
fans. With White in the box, we
predict a victory, should these teams
clash in the near, future.
LECTURE COURSE
Completed Wednesday Evening
With Mock Trial.
DECORATION DAY
Exercises A; Great Success
.-  In Every Way.
excelleWTddress
Mrs. Warren Alwood.
• Adda Marks was born March 16th,
3866, in Williams Co., Ohio, and
died June 2nd, 1912, age 46 years, 2
months and 16 days. On tbe 25th of
March, 1801 she was united in marriage with Warren Alwood. To this
anion were born six children, three
sons and three daughters: Frank,
Ervin, Wayne, Hazel, Floy and
Beulah. Frank, the eldest having
preceded his mother to the life
Beyond.
In 1900 they came to Michigan,
locating on a farm 9% miles north of
•Clare in Arthur township where they
diligently toiled together until the
time of her death. She was a devoted wife, a kind and affectionate
mother and an obliging neighbor,
ever ready to answer the calls for
assistance. She will be greatly
missed in the community where she
resided, as well as in her home.
The funeral took place June 4th,
1912, in the U. B. church at Browns
Corners, Rev. Walters of Harrison
officiating, interment in the Arthur
cemetery.
Those attending the funeral from a
distance were her sister, Mrs. David
Lease, and son, Fay, of Hudson, Ind.,
and neice, Mrs. Wm. O. Warnke of
Peru, Indiana,
Darling Mother, thou hast left us,
And thy face no more we see;
Still thy loving, tender kindness,
Ever  in   our  lives  shall  be.
Then   farewell,   dear    wife,    dear
. mother,
Though on earth we meet no more,
Still we hope again to greet thee
Over   on   the   other   shore.      X
For once at least, a lecture course
has been held in Olare without ending the season with a deficit.. The
course put on this winter by the
bigh school athletic association
cleared toward ten dollars, which is
decidedly encouraging. ,The ..last
number occured Wednesday evening
when a mock trial waB staged in the
high school room before Judge
Hampton in the case of Mcintosh vs
Joslin, the plaintiff being represented by*McKinnon and White and the
defendant by Poulson and Holmes.
Mcintosh, who is* a professional
stump puller, had entered into a contract with Joslin to pull the stumps
on twenty acres of JoBlin's land near
Hatton and pile them in shape for
burning. He contended that he had
completed the job in proper Bhape
and that Joslin refused to pay him
the S275 for which the contract
called. Joslin contended that a
slovenly job bad been done, so many
roots being left in the ground that
he was unable to put the field into
corn as he had planned, and that the
damage more than off set the contract price for the work. The jury
Could not see it that way. however
and gave Mr. MclntoBh a verdict for
$275.
Tbe trial was very amusing'at
times and was well conducted considering the fact tbat many of the
participants had never been inside
a court room.
By Hon, Amos'S, Musselman of
Grand Rapids.
With weather everything. that
could be desired, Decoration Day
exercises were a success in every
way. Nearly every business place
was closed during the time and
many stores and residences were
decorated with flags, while a large
banner floated over McEwan St.
At 1:30, under the direction* of
Marshall James S. Bicknell, the line
of march was formed at the Oity
Hall, The Oity Band was followed
by the few remaining Veterans, bearing their, banner and a large, beautiful wreath as is their annual custom.
At the school grounds tbe pupils,
escorted by their teachers, fe I in
line and tbe citizens, on foot, in
carriages and automobiles made a
long and imposing array. Arriving
at the cemetery, the large audience
assembled watched with sympathetic
interest the ritualistic work of the
aged Veterans at the Memorial monument on which the wreath had been
placed.
After prayer by Rev. Knight,
Chairman Tatman made a few
appropriate remarks in opening tbe
formal program and then introduced
Mrs, D. Willis of this city who gave
a fine recitation, picturing the settlement and development of the
country and the part played by mt.ny
of its great men. Mrs. Willis is a
very easy, effective speaker and always hold the attention of her
audience.
The band played "The Holy City"
and then Hon. Amos S. Musselman
of Grand Rapids was introduced.
He expressed the pleasure he felt at
tbe presence of the pupils and that
thus patriotism is being instilled into
the minds of boys and girls who are
soon to take their places on the
stage of action. He made no pretense to being an orator, was only a
plain citizen who loves bis country
and delights to honor the men who
made its perpetuity possible. No
matter what the country bas done,
is doing or proposes to do, it can
never repay the debt it owes to these
Veteran b.
PLEASAN
PTION
Tendered By O. E.
and Mrs. G. H.
S. To Mr*
Phelps.
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Landlord Phelps and wife of The
Calkins were agreeably surprised on
Tuesday evening when they arrived
at Masonic Hall, and found that a
party to which they were invited
had been arranged in their honor.
This was intended as a mark of
gratitude for the work which the
popular host and hostess have done
in the two lodges since their arrival
in the city, Boirie two years ago.
Cards' furnished the amusement of
the evening while punch and wafers
served to regale the i'nner man. At
the close of the festivities, a handsome clock was presented to the
guests of honor. Altogether, a most
enjoyable time was reported.
Dewy Allen's Barn Raising.
Barn raisings are not infrequent in
this neck of the woods, but tbey are
always interesting and the net result of these jolly bees is a lot of as
fine barns hereabouts as can be
found anywhere in Michigan. The
latest raising was that at Dewey
Allen's farm in Vernon township on
Wednesday. Angus McLeod of Far-
well has the contract, and with him
are a bunch of carpenters that are
A I. On Wednesday the company
of workers was increased to quite a
little army. The husky §and hustling
farmers of Vernon were out in force
and that barn frame went' up and together with a rapidity and precision
that couldn't be beat. Some folks
were out from town, too, (Messrs.
Anderson, Sutherland, Kirkbride,
Oaple, Alward and Clute), but Olark
Sutherland reports that the biggest
part of their work was at the dinner
table, which, under Mrs. Allen's
splendid management, ably assisted
by other ladies of the neighborhood,
was loaded with good eatings, the
best of everything and lots of it. It
was a fine day, a fine crowd, a great
dinner and it will be a fine barn,
42x84 feet in size.
RADICAL CHANGE
Doherty Opera House To   Be
Remodeled.
Oo-incident with the sale of the
Opera House seats and entire mov*"
ing picture outfit to a firm at Mackinaw Island former Senator A. J.
Doherty announces that he will make
decided improvements in the near
future, of such a character that the
hall- can be more generously used
hereafter. The gallery will be removed entirely and a level floor installed, on the plan of the great
Auditornm at Saginaw. In addition,
a" commodious lobby and smoking
room will be provided along with
ladies' toilet rooms, making it the
equal of any hall of its kind, in this
territory. '
Sentinel liners get results*
\
The jMotor Fever.
This week three autos were purchased in the city and our correspondents report two more new ones
in the country. Nor are the men
theTonly ones who have the fever.
On Tuesday a boy here in town decided be wanted to learn to ride a
motor cycle and not owning one, he
went to the house where the auto-
cycle of Dennis Cross was stored,
unlocked the door with his own
trusty key and helped himself to the
machine, All easy so far but here
his troubles began, for though he
had two assistants to push it they
could only develcpe two boy power,
Then suddenly the pesky thing decided to run itself and started up
the road. The young man in the
saddle took some slight part in
affairs for a while and then became
unable to either regulate it or stop
it. What happened reminds us of
the old question, "What would happen if an irresistible force should
meet an impenetrable substance?"
PROBATE JUDGE
H. A, Graham Is Candidate
Isabella County.
In
H. A. Graham is a candidate for
judge of probate for Isabella Oounty.
He came from Ontario when a boy
and helped in the pioneer work of
qlearing up a hew country west of
Rosebush, He has always taken a
deep interest in farming affaire, and
belongs to the Grangers, Gleaners and
Union Twp. Farmers' Olub. He is
.now Secretary of the Isabella Oounty
Farmers' Association. He taught
and superintended schools for several years in different parts of the
state including Olare, Rosebush, Mt.
Pleasant and Shepherd in this vicinity.    He was  graduated   both  from
SENIOR RECEPTION
And Banquet Giytn By Juniors
Friday Evening.
The Bweet girl graduate is having
the time of her life. Even tbe dread
of that awful essay and trouble with
that horrid dressmaker is forgotten
in the round of receptions. Last
Friday evening the Junior Class
did the entertaining at the Calkins
House. Nothing more needs to be
said for the menu. George White
of tbe Junior class was toastmaster
and the program was most excellent.
Owing to the large number of toasts
space forbid^ our commenting upon
them.
PROGRAM
Mr. Poulson—Loyalty.
Miss Dier—Chaperoning.
Solo—Miss Mudge.
Miss Jungnitsch—How to say the
best things in the fewest words.
Mrs. Poulson—Joys of a Professor's wife.
Mr.     Hampton—Attractions
Thompson-ville.
Mr. Empey—How sweet   are
Bells,
Mr, Waller—Why I like a Rose.
Mr, Wright—Duties of a Chef.
Mr, Hawkins—Mill-dews.
Mr. Wilson—Why I like attractive
Bookkeepers. v
Mr.   McKinnon—Advantages
being tall.
Miss Converse—My Janitor.
Miss Geroux-Why I like to
(Bear's) stories.
Miss Terwilliger—How to handle a
six-foot boy when teaching school.
Piano Solo—Miss Jackson.
MiBS Davy—The blessing of silence
Miss Fiske—A Man! A Man! A
Kingdom for a Man!
at
the
of
hear
School Census.
C. F. ' Haller has completed the
aohool census of the city and finds a
total number of 451 of school age, a
slight increase over last year. As
11 le primary apportionment this year
LCi ves about seven dollars per capita
Uiis'.will make a nice sum toward
P lying teachers' , wages.
AMOS S, MtTSSELLMAN.
Three scenes, Mr, Musselman declared, had left an ineffaceable im-
pression on his boyhood memory.
The first was at the opening of the
Oivil war when the people had gathered near his home, only a few miles
from the historic battle field of
Gettysburg, to bid adieu to a party
of volunteers who were going to the
front. He recalled that some of
these men were light-hearted and
gay while others were sad, yet the
people were all sad, realizing that
a mighty struggle was ahead. The
second was two years later when 'it
became evident that Lee was about
to invade Pennsylvania and he
helped, to "drive his father's farm
stock across the Susquehanna river
to save it from capture, and. then
next day after the battle of Gettysburg returning and going across tbe
battle field and witnessing its
horrors.
The last scene was in "November of
of that year when this battle ground
was dedicated for a national cemetery and Lincoln made that immortal speech, now known by almost
every school boy, Edward Everett
had delivered a polished oration of
Received Appointment,
As stated in
weeks ago, the
ment offered to
each county to
the Sentinel some-
State Fair manage-
send one boy from
the Fair at Detroit
next fall and pay all expenses incident thereto. The boys will be
cared for pn the grounds and be given instruction in, stock judging, soil
testing and various other agricultural
topics. The choice of candidates-
was determined by a written examination upon questions furnished by
the Fair management, tbis to count
equally with the regular 8th grade
examination.
Andrew Whaley of Frost township;
is the fortunate boy to receive the
appointment in this county. The
trip will be worth a great deal to him ,
and should serve as a strong incentive to future effort. Very likely the
same liberal offer will be repeated
next year. .
H.  A.   CiKAIIAM
Albion College and Michigan University, and latter beeame commissioner
of schools where he did much to
raise tbe standard of rural schools^
He is now member of the board of
education of Mt. Pleasant. He has a
good knowledge both of the legal
and business sides of tbis office and
will give an honeBt, efficient and progressive administration if elected.
Being in the prime of life, neither too
old nor too young, he will give his
best efforts that the work will be
done right and done quickly. He
will appreciate your support in the
August primary in Isabella county.
Farmers' Institute Train.
The "Institute Trnin" consisting of
three coaches in which lectures will
be given and several express ears
filled with exhibits, will be here on
the Ann Arbor track June 26th. The
train will reach here at 4:16 p. m,
and will remain 90 minutes. Addresses will relate to general farming, alfalfa culture, fruit growing,
dairying, stock raising, bee keeping,
etc.
The train will reach Farwell on the
27tb at 8:00 a. m., Lake George at
9:30 and Temple at 11:00.
msiderable length and had been
1 eartily applauded while no one
■ semed to realize that Lincoln's address amounted to very much and
Mr. Lincoln himself felt that his
effort was a failure. Mr. Musselman decribed the awkward appearance of the President as he came
forward to speak and then quite
forcefully recited Mr. Lincoln's
speech on that occasion.
Mr. Musselman declared that the
country was now facing dangers almost as great as in 1861 and from
the,same fundamental causes. The
greed, and selfishness of the cotton
planters of the south and the manufacturers of the north brought on the
Oivil war. Parties die and are supplanted by others when they fail to
represent the growing moral sentiment of the people. The Whig
party perished because it would not
recognize the growing opposition to
the extension of slavery. While
declaring himself a Republican
"from the crown of his head to the
soles of bis feet," Mr. Musselman
emphatically declared it his belief
that unless that party met the demands pf the people for better social
and industrial conditions, it Would
share the fate of the Whig party and
be supplanted by a* party that will
meet these demands.
The music furnished by the band-
and by the school, added no
little to the occasion; ,
DIES OF TYPHOID FEVER
NOTADLE REUNION.
Epidemic At   Marquette  Takes
R.H. Jenney.
The Oity of Marquette is in tbe
grip of a severe epidemic of typhoid
fever. Three fell victims in three
days, the third being R. H. Jenney,
a wealthy lumberman of that city
and a former resident here. His
many friends will learn of his untimely death with the'deepest regrets.
The State Board of Health has taken
tbe situation in hand and tbe utmost
endeavors will be made to seek out
the cause and remedy it.
Pleasant Gathering ofthe Tatman
Family at Dover.
•One of those eventB which all too
seldom occur but which remain long
in the memory was the coming together of the several brothers and
sisters and their numerous descendants at the home of Irving Miser,
norjih and east of Olare, June 2,1912.
Iri all, 51 were present, and theiir
ages ranged from three score yeara
to less than a score of months. The-
immediate family consists of 8 brothers and S sisters, all of whom are
living, the youngest being 37 years-
old. They are# as follows: Alonzo, of
Oiare, Mich,; Augustus A., Akron,
Ind,; Benjamin H., Huntington,
Ind.; James F., Olare; Nelson, Saginaw; Elijah, Tacoma, Wash.; Matt
R., Seattle, Wash.; John O., Los
Angeles,, Oal.; Mrs. I. M. Miser,
Dover; Mrs. Margaret Bates, Clare-,
Mrs. Arm Allen, Dover.
All of these were at the gathering
with the exception of Elijah, who
added to the completeness of the
occasion by sending a record containing an appropriate address which
he had dictated at Tacoma, and this
was given by the use of an Edison
phonograph. With their husbands
were Mrs. John Tatman of Los
Angeles, Mrs. Matt and children of
Seattle and Mrs. Nelson and children
of Saginaw. In addition there were
present as guests Joshua Miser and
wife, David Denno and wife.
To those who are acquainted with
all these most excellent housewives*
it goes without saying that a most
sumptuous spread was provided, and
all had a thoroughly enjoyable time.
The memory of the event will be
cherished for years to come, as one
of the brightest spots in life.
This gathering was the first nearly
complete reunion for eight years.
Elijah and Elizabeth, the father and
mother, are now dead and rest in
Cherry Grove cemetery at Clare,
The family settled on the old
stead now owned by Richard
son, on September 14, 1878,
time when tbe pine tree was
Olare county.
Notice.
To all Knight's that Sunday June
9th, 1912 is Memorial Sunday of the
Knights of Pythias and all members
are requested to be present on the
above date at hall at 10:30 a. m.
standard time for services at Cemetery. There will be services at the
Congregational church in the evening at 7.30 also.
Yours Fraternally,
A. L. Rogers, O, C.
Dayton-Elliott.
Announcement is made that on
Thursday, June- 13, Emerson B.
Elliott, formerly of this city, will be
married to Miss Florence Irene
Dayton of Grand Rapids. The marriage will take place at the home of
the bride's parents .in that city.
The many friends of Mr. Elliott here
will extend hearty congratulations
in which the Sentinel cordially joins.
Reduction Sale.
Big Reduction on all trimmed hats
from June 8th to July 1st at A. and
L. Cameron's,  Rosebush,  Mioh.
Big bargains Saturday at the Racket.   10c enameled ware sale.
home-1
Emer-
at the
king of
Odd Fellow Initiation.
On Saturday evening the Odd
Fellows of this city had a most interesting time, initiating five candidates into the mysteries of the first
and second degrees and entertaining
a large number of visitors. Some 35
or 40 came from FarWell to see how
things are managed down here whilei
several from Rosebush did likewise.
Something of a ".spread" was served
and, as it was raining, of course no
one could very well go home and so a
social time was enjoyed till a rather
early hour Sunday morning.
A Correction.
The list of successful applicants
for state eighth grade diplomas*
published last week should have included tbe name of Mable Eberhart.
The omission has been called to our
attention, and we make haste to put
the matter right.
Picnic Postponed.
Owing to the unfavorable weather
conditions, the proposed farmers."
picnic at Mt. Pleasant for June 12 is
indefinitely postponed'
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the many kind?
friends and neighbors who haver
shown ub their sympathy and assistance during, the illness and death of
my wife and our mother.
Warden Alwood and Children.
Enameled dish pahs 10c at the
Racket, Saturday.