1912-06-14; Clare Sentinel

              Established 18*78
CLARE', MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JDNB 14, 1912.
New Series; Vol. 20, No, 31
An Elegant Shop.
"'Wall Street" is after all the
modern improvements. Nothing of
the ordinary type goes any longer.
Wben Del Kump was over on Mo-
Bw&n, he was' content with a very
ordinary shop. It don't go for a
minute on Wall street. Elegant
paper op the walls, fine lineoleum on
the floor, new chairs, including some
easy rockers, .a mammoth mirror
which makes every man look handsome, new cash register and no one
knowB what else. We shouldn't be a
particle surprised to find the doorstep silver-plated arty morning. How
ever, as we remarked at the outset,
nothing is too good for Wall street.
"Everything goes.
KNiBHIS OF PYTHIAS
Hold   Memorial   Services
Sunday.
On
The local lodge of Pythian Knights
held memorial services on Sunday, a
goodly number meeting at tho hall
and marching to the cemetery where
an appropriate marker and flowers
were placed upon the grave of each
member buried there. This number
is now,ll and comprises the follow-
Ing^Otis Halstead, John 0. Rock-
afellow, Hiram DeFoe,. John J. McDonald, Robert M. Mussell, Lawrence
Grathwohl, Joseph A. Russell, Wallace L. Lyons, John Farmer, James
G. Todd and John Harpster.
In the .evening the members attended the Congregational church to
listen to an address "True Knighthood," by the pastor of that church,
Mr. Kennedy gave an excellent ad-
dresB, offering as high an ideal of
knighthood as that demanded of his
knights by King Arthur:
"Who reverenced his conscience as
his king;
Whose glory* was, redressing human wrong;
Who spoke' no   slander,   no,» nor
listen'd to it;
Who loved one only and who clave
to her."
A man's better deeds never die.
It is necessary for all to have high
ideals, higher Ijhan they can ever
reach. The great need of the world
is charity, brotherly love, and this
is the true spirit of knighthood.
GRADUATING EXERCISES
Of Eighth Grade Pupils Held
On Friday.
EXCELLENT ADDRESS
Given By
Supt.   Warriner
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THe Last Chance.
If any voter failed to enroll in
January or April, he has still for a
•few days an opportunity to do so.
He must deliever to the township or
city clerk a written request for such
enrollment, accompanied by an
affidavit that he is a qualified elector
of such township, ward or precinct,
and that it ib his intention to affiliate
with the party in which he Beeks to
enroll. If there is a voter- in the
county who is not enrolled^ now ia
the time to get busy. June 27 is the
"last day of grace. If you want to
take part in the August Primary, you
must enroll. It won't do any good
to go to the polls and blame the
board on that day. They did not
make the law, but they must obey it
just the same. You will have no one
to blame but yourself,   get Busy. •
UNANIMOUS GALL
Conference Invites Rev. Walker
To Return Again.
At the quarterly conference .of the
Methodist church held on Thursday
evening of last week, Rev. Walker
received a unanimous call to return
here for the fifth year. The past
year seems to have been a most prosperous one with that church. One
thousand dollars of the- indebtness
has been paid, the collections for
benevolent and educational purposes
have reached the high water mark,
ahd a substantial increase in membership made. The cburcb is to be
congratulated on its prosperity. We
are informed that several other
churches are' seeking Mr. Walker'B
.services. )
Woman Suffrage.
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Judge Lindsey,.ot the Denver juye-
.nile court says: "Woman suffrage
has been one of the great bells that
has aroused Colorado to the work of
flushing filth from its politics, bettering economic conditions, mitigating the cruelties of industrialism,
promoting equal and exact justice,
and making a more wholesome and
expanBive environment. To these
ends, in the short space of 17 years, class to push
The graduating exercises of the
eighth grade pup'ils of the rural
schools were beld at the Methodist
church in this city on Friday and
were fairly well attended, all things
considered. Of the 85 who have finished the course and received diplomas this year, 58 were present.
Of course it is very difficult, if not
well nigh impossible, for the pupils
of a county to be brought together
with rail road facilities no-better
than this county affords, And then
it must be remembered that pupils
in the north part of the county have
along way to come.' Any attempt
at general exercises for a county has
its advantages and disadvantages.
Certainly this attempt was as successful as one could reasonably hope for,
and all connected with it acquitted
themselves 'with credit. One feature
of the matter it strikes us was open
to serious criticism. We have no
knowledge as to who planned this
feature, and hence have not the remotest idea as* to whom we are criticising. We refer to seating the
graduates up in the gallery. Naturally the greater part of tbe address
of Supt. Warriner was directed to
these young people, and it did appear ridiculous to have them seated
where he must crane -his neck every
time he looked at them. We think
they Bhould have had the .seats of
honor dircectly in front of tbe speaker and their parents and friends, occupied, so far* as was needed, the
seats in the body- of the church.
Outsiders, if necessary, could have
gone into the gallery. And then it
was an exceedingly em'barrassing
performance for the salutatorian and
valedictorian to clamber down the
the stairs to perform their part in
the program.
Under the direction of Miss" Mudge,
music had been prepared that added
no little to the occasion. Olive and
Lulu Stone sang a duet, Mildred
Davy a beautiful solo, Bessie Alger,
Florence White, Irma Black and
Lavell Lbwry a double duet,
Florence Davy presiding at the
piano. ».
. After the invocation by Rev.
Walker, preceded and followed by
music, the address was given, out of
its place on the program, and then
Andrew Whaley of Frost township
who had the second highest standing
in the examination gave the salutatory and Jeanette Oarr of Sheridan,
the honor pupil, the valedictory.
The part of both was brief but they
acquitted themselves creditably. It
was a very embarrassing situation
for them and no wonder that they
found it so. *
Probably the chief interest centered in the address and we are sure
no one was disappointed. Supt.
Warriner is a practical man and his
address was full of good advice to
the young people whom he addressed.
He remarked that he was born on a
farm, attended a rural school and
afterward taught in them for some
time. Country boys and girls have
many difficulties that do not confront the city pupils. Many of them
must go a long distance to school,
wade through snow banks and meet
other discouragements that their city
cousins know nothing about; yet
these things have many compensating advantages. He compared the
chance for an education in this
.country with that in Germany or
England. In the former country, a .boy must decide at the
age of nine what his future course is
to be. England educates the so-
called "Nobility," but does very little
for the common people. He quot-
Huxley as saying that an- educational system should be like a ladder
with- one end in the gutter and the
other in the university. Above all
others' this is the land of e'qual opportunity. All that is needed to get
a university education is brains
enough to get. tbere and pluck
enough to stay. He instanced the
case of a*Jboy who learned cobbling
and paid his.entire expenses,by that
means, the studentB gladly giving
him their patronage. He urged the
on.   If the boys de-
A Flag Day Proclamation.
Our- beautiful flag is a symbol of government. The
nation is our first home. Without it there can be no domestic peace and safety, no moral advance, no material
prosperity, no order. Every person who raises an arm in'
labor or defense has a stake, in the country and the flag is
for all in every walk of life. It is glorious to die for it and
it is most meaningful to live for it. To respect it is to re-
spect self, for it stands for that of whicb all are. a part.
Each day and month and year every citizen should dedicate
himself anew to such deportment as will hallow the history
of our flag and contribute to its emblematic splendor today
and tomorrow. "
Therefore, I, Chase S. Osborn, governor of the commonwealth of Michigan, do issue this proclamation and earnestly urge the observance of Friday the Fourteenth day of
June, 1912, as FLAG DAY,
Given under my hand and the great seal of the state,
this seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve, and of the commonwealth the seventy-sixth.
■   CHASE S. OSBORN, Governor.
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Where the Flag Is Full of Stars
'Tis fine to see the Old World and travel.up and down,
Among the famous palaces and cities of renown;
To admire the crumbly castles and statutes of the kings*.
But now I. think I've had enough of antiquated things.
So it's home again and home again, America .for me,
My heart is turning home again and there I long to be;
In the land of youth and freedom beyond the ocean bars,
Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is, full of stars.
Oh, London is a man's town there's power in the air.
Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair:
And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study
Rome, '
But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.
I like the German fir woods, in green battalions drilled,
I like the gardens of Versailles with flashing fountains filled;
But oh, to take your hand, my dear, and ramble for a day
In the friendly western woodland, where Nature has her
way.
I know that Europe's wonderful, yet something seems to
lack:
■ The Past is too much with her, the people looking back;
But the glory of the Present is to make the Future free,
We love our land for what she is, and what she is to be.
Oh, it's home again and home again, America for me,
I want a ship that's western bound to plow the rolling sea;
To the blessed Land of Room Enough, beyond the. ocean
bars,
Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.
—Henry Van Dyke.
COUNTY FIELD DAY.
First   County    Meet  Held
Here Last Friday.
GLARE SCHOOL STRONG
Winning Ball Game and
Part of Events.
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EIGHTH GRADE.
Isabella   County   Graduates
Large Class.
The graduating exercises of the
rural schools of Isabella Co. will be
held at Mt. Pleasant to-morrow, June
15th. The class is a large one, numbering 162, the second largest number in the history of the schools. 70
percent of all who wrote were successful. The exercises will be held
at the Opera House and will begin at
10 a. m. Announcement will then be
made of the results of the. various
contests and prizes will be awarded.
Supt. Warriner of Saginaw will deliver an address and all who attend
will be sure of hearing something
worth their time.
Discouraged.
The breweries evidently have become discouraged of ever doing a
saloon business again in this city.
This week the bar fixtures that they
had stored about town were shipped
to their order in other places'.
—Mt. Pleasant Times.
Sentinel liners get results.
'it has aided in placing a score of
needed laws on the statute books—
it bas raised new standards of public
-Service, of political morality and of
official honesty."
oided to be farmers, then they should
realize that tbe successful farmer of
today must do his work in a scientific manner. The • government is
organizing   corn   clubs ' among the
boys of tbe south to, aid that section
which is backward in its agricultural development.- So well is it succeeding that Jerry Moore a South
Carolina boy,, raised last year
bushels of corn on an acre.
Mr. Warriner told the story of
the formation'of the flag, .how Betty
Ross at the request of Washington
planned it, and what it now means
to us—home, native land, and equal
opportunity for all. He recited very
effectively the poem, "Where the
Flag is Full.of Stars," by Henry Van
Dyke. We take pleasure in printing
this poem in the present issue, and
hopo the pupils will all store it away
in memory. '..
GRADDATING  EXERCISES
To Be  Held At Opera  House
June 21.
The first track and field meet
the Olare county school athletic association was held at the fair ground
last Friday and was a success beyond expectation. The lack of entries from some of the schools was
disappointing, Farwell presenting
the only real opposition to Clare,
and while they had a fine bunch of
boys they did not prove dangerous at
any time. A wise provision prohibiting any contestant from winning
more than two firsts helped to even
up matters and prevent a few extra
good athletes from winning most everything. Gold medals were given
for first prize, silver ones for second
and ribbons for third. '
Mr. Chisholm of Alma acted es
referee and Mr. Campbell of Far-
well as  clerk.
Events marked "R" mean event is
restricted to pupils under sixteen,
Summary:
100 yd Dash
1st      Hawkins   C
2nd '   Wilson      O
3rd      Richmond F
Time      11 sec.
100 yd Dash R
Warren   O
Mooney   C
Graham   F
Time      12 sec
120 yd Hurdles
Hawkins   O
Gee   F
Wilson   O
Time      18 sec *
120 yd Hurdles R
Mooney   O
Warren   C
Ledgrow   F
Time      19 sec
Running Broad Jump
Wilson   O
Waller   0
Gee   F
Distance      16ft llin
Running Broad Jump R
Warren   O
Mooney   C .
Ledgrow   E
Distance      15ft lOin
Running Hop Step Jump
White   O
Waller   C
Richmond   F
Distance      35 ft Sin
Running Hop Step Jump R
Waller   O
Mooney   O
Kleiner   R
3lft 4in
Shot Put
O
The graduating exercises of our
city schools will be held, at the Opera
House on next Friday evening   at  8
o'clock.   The class numbers   11
and
The
all have a part in the exercises
/program is as follows:
Class March Mrs. Dan Willis
Invocation Rev. J. L. Kennedy
Salutatory Anna Geroux
Boy Scouts Bernie Hawkins
Woman, the Savior of the State.
B'ernice Terwilliger
Vocal solo Mildred Davy
Alaska Percy Wilson
The World Peace Movement
Zora Converse
The White Plague Nelle Jackson
Duet Misses Lowry and Black
The World  Wide  Sweep  of
Socialism
Swat the Fly
Class Prophecy
Valedictory    .
Milton Wright
Kyle McKinnon
Frank Hampton
Wm. Waller
Florence Davy
Fishing. -
Although the mill dam has gone
out, there will be excellent fishing
in Olare Saturday, June 29, at 'the
Auxiliary fish. pond.
Reduction Sale.
Big Reduction on all trimmed hats
from June 8th to July 1st at A. and
L. Cameron's,   Rosebush,   Mich.
Baccalaureate.
The baccalaureate sermon 'will .be
delivered   by Rev.   Knight   at the
Opera House on Sunday evening.
We receive cream any time between 6:30 a. m.. and 8:00 p. m.
Towar's Creamery Co. Clare.'
Bert Sanford is borne from U of M.
The track is being put in shape.
Distance
White
Gee   F
Waller
Distance
'Head End Collision."
On Saturday morning the Dunwoodie corner was the scene of aa
exciting tragedy, wherein one man
evidently was trying to climb upon' »
roof and tbe other seemingly out 00
a fishing trip. W. M. Roof, .mounted
on bis trusty bicycle, waB turning tbe
corner westward, hastening for the
tower, his mind absorbed' doubtless
in the frightful railroad', wrecks that?
would happen if he were late there;
at the same instant Aaron O. Fish,
similarly mounted, bad reached tbe
aforesaid, corner and was speeding
northward, his mind filled with
visions of the numerous punctured!
tires awaiting his coming. It is reported that these two intrepid riders
literally jumped over each other's
head. Fortunately no 'bones were
broken and both are doing duty at
the old stands.
PROBATE JUDGE.
William
H. Browne of
A Candidate.
Harrison
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We have had occasion before t6
remark that for modesty the politicians of this county are simply a
wonder. It is only by merest chance
that one is enabled to learn that one
of them could be induced to accept
an office under, any circumstances.
We thus learned by the way that tbe
many friends of Wm. H. Brown© of
Harrison conclude that be is a mam
of about the right caliber to grace
the office of Probate' Judge. Coming;
to this country some thirty years
ago,'he is one of its pioneers and bas
witnessed its pine forests replaced
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31ft 8in
Standing Broad Jump
Poulson   O
Gee   F
Hampton   C
Distance      9ft 2in -
Standing Broad Jump R
Mooney   O
Rodgers   F
MeOlung   F
Distance      8ft 4in
Running High Jump
White O
Richmond   F
Wilson   C
Height      4ft ,8in
Running High Jump R
MoOlung, F
Mooney   C
Waller   O
Height      4ft 2in
Pole Vault
Hampton   O
Sutton   O
Whaley  H
Height      7ft 6in    ->
Pole Vault R'
Sutton   O
Mooney   C
McClung   F
Height      6ft 6in
400 yd Relay
Won by Oiare team
Hawkins
N. Wilson
• P. Wilson
White
Time      60 sec
BALI, GAME
The ball game was not close
enough to be very thrilling,' Clare
walking away with a score of 15 to
6 This being the final game of the
county series Clare baa possession of
the trophy cup for a -year. Farwell
started tbe game well, scoring two
by beautiful farms, and little hamlets
grown into cities. Locating -first ah
Farwell where he engaged for some
little time- in teaching, later he wenfc
to Harrison of which town he has
been a prominent factor all the years.
A member of tbe bar, be has held tbe
office of circuit court commissioner
from the time when no man's memory runneth to the contrary. He is
now and has been for some years, a
member of the board supervisors and
for several sessions was chairman of
that body, declining a reelection tbis
year. It goes without saying that
he has discharged all official trusts
to the entire satisfaction of his constituents.
Ripe in years and- business experience, with the desired legal knowledge; his friends will doubtless urge
his .selection, feeling that the affairs
of this most important office cannot
be in better hands.
Corps Completed.
A few weeks ago the Sentinel gave
the force of teachers hired for tbe
schools here next year. No teacher
had then been employed for tbe 5th
grade. This has now been supplied
by Miss Emma J. Sifton of Rosebush.
The teacher hired for the 8th grade
declined the position and Methvan J.
Brown has been secured. Mr. Brown
has taught tbe Randall for several
years and has an exellent record as a
teacher. The board are to be congratulated on securing his services.
in the first,** but Clare scored six in
their half of the session and after
that it, was just a question of playing
the number of innings for wbich tbe
rule book calls. Wright eased up*
after a few innings and .tossed them
to some of the weaker ■ Farwell batters to add a little esioitment on tho
bases. Some ivory domed base ran- •
ning prevented Farwell from scoring
more runs than they did. Richmond, the FarWell southpaw, started
out wild but Bottled down and if he
had bad some support; aside from
the catcher and shortstop it would
have been a pretty good game.
The score:
Farwell   2   0   0   0   0,1   039—6
Clare       62   0   3   0202   *—35
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