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OLARE, MJOTKJAN. ffRIDAY HORNING, BEOEMBBR 27, 1912.
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A Capital Saleelion,
Aeeotdlng to newspaper reports,
ms distinguished fellow townsman,
Hon. ©« B» Alward, ia certain to be
©hose-a as seeretary of tbe state ae»»
ate. at the coming session of the legislator©. If Michigan were to be
scraped "with a fine tooth comb" a
better choice could not be made. It
would be an ideal selection in every
way, While we would congratulate
Mr. Alward, we feel all the more that
the senate should be congratulated
fits the wisdom displayed in snob a
ehoice.
What The Times Need.
ideal law enforce-
the officers there
forceful public
©pjtoiosi that will constantly, oncea.*
Iiagly,, everlastingly and eternally
eocapal and ouetain duty on the part
ot these officers.' Jto .citizen has any
taoiaQsg to complain about offlcers
U h© is not willing to stand behind
ttasra. We have religious revivals in
«jasr churches and that ia well, but
xj& need, how sadly few seem to
Eoaliae, a revival along the line of
civic duty. We need a million warriors like Gov. Hanley going up and
clown the land sounding a bugle call
toOTVTO RIGHTEOUSNESS. And
we must have this or the country is
doomed. "Men may cry peace,
peace, but there is no peace." It is
either law inforcement and civic
decency or else ANARCHY. There
io.no middle ground. Which shall
we have?
We believe there should be organised in every city and village law
ond order leagues. The moral effect
ot such organizations wduld be immense. We want to see one in this
oity forthwith. Let every man be
invited to join. If any man does not
want to see the law enforced, let him
be manly enough to say so; but in
the name of all reason if the burglars
visit him and separate him from his
property, let him take his medicine
without whining; This organization
should include every business man
in ths city. Let no man'Bajr, "Yes,
that ia all right, but yon hnow I am
in business and I cannot take any
active part as it will hurt my business." That sort of cowardice will
never accomplish anything. Just
sead the little poem over in the center of the page and imagine that
©ed'inspired Mr. Holland to write
this for your special benefit and then
CQQ if you cannot work up a little
'"nerve." The forces that should
BSake for righteousness must stand
oolidly together. Those making for
evil ever do this. They know no
party, no creed. Cannot others be
equally wise? "*"'
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THOSE STATEMENTS,
Little Heart to   Heart
With Subscribers.
Talk
Birthday Party.
On Wednesday. Dec. 18th, Mrs.
John Wbite gave a fancy dress party
In honor of the 16th birthday of tier
daughter, Florence. Sixteen intimate girl friends attended. Tbe
evening was spent in dancing, music,
dong and mirth. After the refreshments were served Florence was presented w/th a beautiful sterling silver
vanity-box and chain as a mark of
feiendship and eoteem.
All report a most delightful time.
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Kleiner's~- Meat, Market
Talks Its Tura.
'■ It foe_ji«D to look ao though the
clSy would require the services of a
©tKH-petont night-watch, and that
wK-aoat delay. Slojaday night .helves
bs?©ke into Ule-aer's _sa_I_.es, ejain-
i&ig ou eist_cji_.ee- throtagh o rear win-
<3q>w into the basement, and then
e©_afe|g rap thEoagl. th© trap door in
fo In o fl o o _*. BuEnt matches.
oea_to_ed on the floor ohowod
tfmj had tasosd arams-d the premigQa
o^offlimB the till ond taking the coa
tosstawhieh totalled 03.18. : Htahgei
woa evidently not the motive, as the
M-gla-o tools only a light taneh of
ojiced ham, while theeo waO plaaty of
IM-Cpac. and othdr prepared meats
Ipiag tstjon., Mr. JOoIner io positive
.taoi tho wocls woo done by some one
.cuajiliar with tho p-laee, and ifc ought
53©*j to be, a diffiealt matter for
«M__ee__ to get eoirie sine as to
gos3jQ.r6.o_o of the job.
In a few cases, only a very few,
subscribers seem to have taken some
offense because statements of their
subscription accounts have been
sent them. One or two have even
called jphem "dunning letters". We
are very sure that a few moments'
reflection will show all such that
their position is not a reasonable one.
A'printing office or any other business must be run o n business
principles. During the firBt
year ws were connected with the
paper, not a statement was Bent out.
This was utterly unbusiness like we
will admit biii all were strangers
and we were feeling the way. Many
would come in to renew their subscription and express surprise on
finding that they were, some months
in arrears. "Why did yon not
notify me," they would say. For
some time we have followed the
plan of stamping on the naper two
weeks before expiration, and again
one week before, a notice of that
fact. We do this to call the subscriber's attention to the matter and
then if he desires to discontinue, of
course he can notify us.
*To those who are in arrears, we
send statements in accordance with
universal business custom. Statements are presented to advertisers
monthly and they desire such statements. One house of which we purchase supplies regularly sends ns a
weekly statement and at the end of
the month a statement covering the
entire month. We are glad to get
these frequent statements, because
the matter is always fresh in mind
and if any mistake**'has been made
it can be readily rectified.
It costs considerably more to run a
printing plant, even of the magnitude
of the Sentinel, than it does a 160
acre farm. We have tried both and
know exaclly what we are talking
about? If any of our farmer friends
are from Missouri we stand ready to
"show" them. Suppose you were
selling your farm produce in. small
quantities to 1300 different people.
Don't you think now you would be
"up against it" unless you had some
regular and systematic method of
collections? Some to whom a second
statement has been sent have declared they never received the first
one. But, gentle reader, bow could
we know that fact? The statement
was certainly mailed and we could
only presume that it was received.
Pardon thiB long explanation. Some
stormy day when you are not very
busy just sit down and see if you can
^hink of any better plan if you were
conducting the paper. If yon do,
come in and tell us about it and we
will pay you liberally for the information.
God give ws men!   A time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
k        Men whom the spoils of office cannot'buy;
/» .     Menwho possess opinions and a will*
»       ^Men who have honor; men who will not lie;       .   ^
| Men who can stand before a demagogue *   :■
1 And da*"G-i his treacherous flatteries without winking;
w Tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog
1 In public duty and in private thinking, -^
j* For while the rabble with their thumb-worn creeds,
1 Their large professions and their little dee^s t
| Mingle in selfish strife!   Lo Freedom weeps,
1) Wrpng rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps.
% J. G. Holland.
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-Three Times And Out.
That is the way the old adage runs,
bnt whether it will apply, to the fur
basiness is what Joe Davis, the hustling south end produce dealer, is
wondering about. One thing ie> certain: He haB been "out" bf pocket'
somewhat heavily each time. On
Tuesday night, it being Christmas
eye and some money being »needed
doubtless for Christmas presents, a
third hanl was made and again more
bloodhound but no thieves captured
up to date. Clore'will certainly get
on tho map soon.
SOME AMENDMENTS
M-m.-iiiii.il in mm
To Our Liquor Laws Evidently-
Needed.
Mrs. Elisabeth J. Brown.
It came as a painful surprise to
the many friends of Mrs. Brown here
to learn that death had ended her
sufferings on Friday • evening last,
though of course such a result might
naturally have been expected. For
years an invalid, what she had
patiently Buffered no one knows.
Elisabeth J. Fields was born in
New^York City Sept. 12, 1851y-and
when five years of age her parents
moved to Shiawasee Co. in this state'
where most of her life has been'spent.
In 1871 she wns united in marriage to
Perry, D. Brown of Venice in that
county and the young couple entered
upon their happy married life "on a
farm. Not only were they blessed
with prosperity, but there came to
gladden their home three children,
Geo. I. now of Olark Forks, Idaho;
Frank D. of Corrunna, Mich., and
Mrs. Anna E.«Geeck of this city.
The son, George*, came the long
journey from his far away western
home in response to the sad summons.
Many years ago Mrs-.- Brown had
typhoid fever which left her an invalid and sufferer for the remainder
pf life. So far as possible she maintained a cheerful exterior, bearing
her sufferings without murmuring.
Her ever present thought seemed to
be that no change should find her
unprepared.
The funeral, conducted by Rev.
Irwin, was held at the home on
Thursday afternoon and was very
largely attended. The casket was
literally buried in flowers, the floral
pieces being numerous and beautiful-
Mrs. Brown was the last surviving
member of her own family. Beside
the husband" and children she leaves
a wide circle of friends. Earth is
poorer, Heaven is richer because she
is gone, but her patient, womanly
life, remains as an inspiration ta
many.
The Lucky Numbers.
"Numerous free prizes were given
away by our merchants at the close
of the holiday season this year, and
all of those wbo took this means to
stimulate trade report, that the result was more than satisfactory. A
great deal of interest was manifested
in the drawings which took place in
general on.Christmas Eve%
The Honeymoon sewing machine
given away by A. E. Mussell & Son
went to Miss Irraa Black, No, 629
turning the trick. It is supposed
that she will use it to make her
wedding dress.
L. G. Fox had four presents for
lucKy purchasers. Father McAllister
was fortunate enough to win the S25
diamond ring, with No. 1311). The
second prize, a watch, went to Harrison Miller who held ticket No. 705.
Miss Pearl Willey drew the bracelet,
card No. 1395 being the third one
drawn. The fourth, a set of cuff
links went to John Mcintosh, No.
797 coming out fourth.
A big doll was offered by O. C.
Harris at The Racket. «No. 983
draws thiB handsome prize, but "no
one has come forward with the
duplicate check as yet. In case the
doll is not claimed by the holder of
of this ticket in two weeks, it will go
to the second number drawn, 1290,
and if then no claimant in another
two weeks, the third number, 71, will
be good. There surely ought to be,
no hesitation about claiming a gift
like.this.
HARRISON.
Interesting Items from   Correspondent at County Capital.
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Nass-Jehnsen.
ssket Ball Game.
Church News.
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Arrested.
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On -Mondoy, .D?. W. 1?. Otate of
'.Mo city T7aa, on BOBaplate*? of the
pEGDoesitlag a*'6orae_?, DM?QDtod 'tov
cm qIBcgcS vtolo-fea ot Sin© ■ otatote
prcasifEMac* , _i_o tsoadiSioao opoa
v;Meli _M?eoeB-ptto'aa S&s llqiso." caoy
f.co OTlE-on. Tko oscaSat-tto-- So eet
_o_* t) ©"efcsLs oa Bono Meatos1 m&vu-
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s The High School basket ball team
opened the season : last week Friday evening with a game against the
strong team from Lake Oity. Last
year the score was nearly in the
ratio of 0 to 1, but our boys have
evidently acquired considerable experience oinea then ao they lost by
the small ocore of 20 to 7. Tlie team
has been practicing consistently for
some time, the Wolsey Bldg. having
been arranged for that purpose and
we look for a great dfial of improv-
menfc before thtt season fs over.
"~ ven .now, they put up a game th.at
is well-worth seeing, and the people
of Clatpe ought to give them better
support and encouragement. * Any^
lover of basket ball or other sports
would thoroughly enjoy seeing these
gameo, we are sure,*" Only fifty or
oisty people ware present for the.
opener, which mean, that the re*
ciopgo would not coves? Qsponae© by
qqvo2C,1 dol!as?a. Btt. plenty of -§s65-f"-
alcom woo aaniteat. Sleigh holla
oM elcoa yollD help tog to Ixmp tho
■fif»M*_g' apirits np. WaSsli for tho
B&SS Qama ana plan %q 0©.
Soffl-isiQi wast ado* pay. 'fty then..
OATHOLIO
FATHEEJ.J.   MCALLISTER,'   PASTOB
No servioes on Sunday. On New
Years day there will be mass at 8
o'clock.
LUTHERAN ,
BEV. C. 'WAIDEL-CH, PASTOB.
No aeryices on Sunday. Sylvester
service next Tuesday evening at 7:30
aht| New Years service at 9:30 a. m.
METHODIST.
.     EEV. W. H. IBWIN, PASTOB.
Moning subject, "The^End of the
Year." Evening, "The Meaning of
Imagination." Men's Class, ''Christian Solution of the Oity Problem."
Ladies Aid meets on Friday with
Mrs. A. N. Smith.   '
"■■■     BAPTIST.
SEV. I. WILBTXB ICNIGHT,  PASTOR.
Services in this city and at Sheridan at tbe usual hours.
B. Y. P. U. at 6?00 p. m. standard.
Subject, "Missionary Needs." Leader, Viola Lister. .
CONOBE&ATIONAL
BjEv. Geo. d. l^obd, pastor
Morning subject, "The Ohurch of
the Living God, the Social Need of
the Ohurch."   Evening, "No fioom
in the Inn."
FREE methopist
BEV. B. H. -OttRyEE, PASTOB.
Serviees-at the usual hours.
EPISCOPAL,
HAEfiSS TStJXtmOt LAY RBADEB.
Until rector is chosen at Mt. Pleas-
aafej no services, will be attempted
hero. Sunday school and reading,
dsale, however, Witt meet as nana!.
On the afternoon of Christmas day,
at the Baptist parsonage in this city,
Henry O. Jehnsen and Miss Marie O.
Nass were united in marriage, Rev.
I. W. Knight officiating. They were
attended by J. S. Fixter of Sarnia,
Ont., and Miss Sophia Nass, sister of
the bride.
Following this a largely attended
reception 'was held at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Nass, in Grant township. A
sumptuous- wedding supper was
served.
The groomls a well to do farmer
and the young couple begin their
married life most auspiciously on a
farm near Rodney in Mecosta Co.
The Sentinel joins in hearty congratulations.
Short Courses,
Our Agricultural College at Lansing is ('again offering ar" variety of
short courses there at a mere nom-r
inal cost. Even a few weeks will
serve to widen the horizon of any
farmer and give, him a better appreciation of the dignity of his calling.
Any who ate interested can address
the college for further information.
Brace Up.
Postmaster A. S. Young was at
Clare on business last Wednesday.
H. K. Campbell left for the city of
Chicago, Wednesday evening to visis
his mo-her, Mrs, Eva McCall.
Miss JoyRogerB of £eelandis home
for the holidays.
F. D. Green came, up from Mt.
Pleasant, Saturday evening.
Obarles Hall made a business" trip
t6 Saginaw last Tuesday.
Mrs. Dora Gerard of McBride is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. R.
Roth of this city. "■•    '
Mr. and .Mrs. Elmer Hughes left
Monday for Detroit to visit relatiyes
during tbe holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. E, O. Chapman left
for the south part of the state last
Friday to spend ChriBtmas with relatives.
Att'y R. E. Hughes was at Clare last
Saturday.
Mr. H. Kirshbaum and family ieft
Tuesday for Lake Oity to spend the
holidays.
Sheriff L. W, Sunday waB a Olare
visitor Saturday.-';
MrB. A. Artibee and children left
Saturday for Olare to visit relatives.
Miss Edyth Macalhargie left Friday for a visit relatives at Saginaw.
Miss Mazy Casey of Leota spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. Oasey.
Mrs, Johanna Rhodes was'in Olare
last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bogue spent
Christmas with their nicee, Mrs, A.
R. Oanfield at Clare,
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. ohurch
met last week Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. A. Hagen.
The supper and entertainment given at the'Oong'l ohurch last Friday
evening was a very pleasant affair.
.The young people enjoyed the evening immensely.
Mrs. David Roth returned the first
ofthe week from a brief viBit with
relatives at Saginaw.      (
Fred Dingwell of Leota was in* tae
city the first of last week.
Little Margery Richardson had a
narrow escape from death last Saturday while playing on the ice. She
strayed too near the power-house,
where the ice is thin and the ice'
broke and she fell into the water and
only the prompt action of Mr. Robert
Roth, engineer of the power-house
who saw the accident and hastened
to her rescue, little Margery would
have been drowned. ^
Harcourt Johnstone of Cadillac is
the guest of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Wilson during the
holiday vacation.
Mrs. H» Kirshbaum entertained
her father, Mr. Davison of Evart over
Sunday.
The Board of Supervisors meet
Thursday to accept the bonds of the
newly elected oounty officers.
Tbe school entertainment given at
the opera house, Thursday the 19th,
was a high class entertainment and
gave perfect satisfaction. The school
will pat on a J 913 play abont Feb. 2nd.
It Is quite evident tbat som*
amendments are imperatively needed. Jast wbi|* they may be we wilr
not undertake to say, but will Indicate a few. Fortunately we hav,e
had during the past two years a governor who believes emphatically is
law enforcement and civic decency,
and w« shall have during the next
two years ono who is of the same-
pattern r Gov. Osborn has never
hesitated to lend the aid of the state-
government for law enforcement and
to remove from office officials^ w»Or
were recreant in their official duties
No One who knows Mr, Ferrjs need'
be told, that he will do the same.
We believe public sentiment haa
reached that stage where our legislature will-not dare to refuse the enactment of any iaw needed'for tho
public welfare if only tSe people will
make their -demands. We ipdioate-
a few things that occur to nsi -^
1. It may be desirable, even necessary in some Oases, for the-^attor-
ney general of  the state to assume-
the prosecution, thus removing then* t
entirely from local influences.
2. The governor already has the
aucbority to remove from office any
county or township official who ia
false to his trust. Iftl-is law is nofe
8uJ_"fciently4iStrong let it be made so*
and promptly used. Whenever needed^' *
3. As the law recognizes alcohol
as a medicine and places in the-
hands of a class the question of its'
necessity, this privilege should be
surrounded with tbe -greatest safeguards. Any physician who abuses
this previlege should immediately
have his license revoked and be forever debarred from practicing medicine. The world will be infinitely*
better off without his ministrations*
than with them. Of all people, reputable physicians should be most,
interested in having this done. They;
cannot afford to have their noble'
profession utterly* disgraced. The
law certainly never contemplated
that through the agency of unprincipled physicians, drug etoxes.co.nld
be turned into grogshops and men
Who could not legally buy a drop of
liquor at a saloon be furnished any
amount of it. Any man with intelligence enough to seek shelter during
a storm does hot. need to he told that
if a man who is in the constant habit
Of becoming intoxicated can day
after day get a prescription for a
quart cf whiskey, any pretense that
this is for medical purposes is an s
arrant .and utter humbug. No intelligent jury should need tbree min
utes to decide that fact.
4. As publicity is one of the best,
correctives of anV evil, the law
should provide forShe publication
each week in one or more papers of
the county the list of prescriptions
issued throughout the connty the
previous we.ek, by whom issued and
by whom filled. TheJaw should provide a compensation that will pay
the publishers at least the cost of
setting the type. If this does not
prove sufficient let it include also-
the names of those receiving the prescription, i
The law recognize! the fact that
alcoholic beverages are an evil and,
their sale a constant menace to the saf-
ty and security of the people; hence
their sale should be made so exceedingly dangerous that no one who has
the privilege of their sale will dare
abuse that privilege.
We have received a postal card,
mailed in this city, bearing no date
nor signature and offering some advice as how to conduct the Sentinel.
We shall be very glad to get any advice, offered in good faith, but we
respectfully-decline any communications from people who have not sufficient courage to sign their name,.
Brace up and sign your name to the
next epistle. -
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We have added more new nawes
to our subscription list in. the past
week than during any otter week
in the past year and a half. Our
readers can figure this out any way
they please. Every paper published
last week has been grabbed ahd we
realise now that we should b*ve run
more extras, ,
Red Cross Seals.
At least 75Q,000 Red Cross Christmas seals have been Bold in Michigan
to date, according to the estimate of
the Michigan Association for the Fie
vention and Relief ot Tuberculosis
Not all agents have reported to headquarters, and it is probable that with
a full report this'number would be
much greater. She Association believes that at least one million seals
will be sold in Michigan this year",
and that tbe sale may reach 1,600,000.
Mra. Harry Jackson went to_lVtason
yesterday for a two weeke'^visit with
her parents, J, A. Jackson, Jr.,
accompanying her, on a business
trip iii that territory.
SCHOOL REGULATION.
Attorney    General's    Opinion
Curbs Power of District Boards*.
Lansing, Dec. 21.—Attorney General Wykee has given an opinion in>
which he held that the state superintendent of public instruction haa
a right under the law to prescribe the.
studies in district Schools and held
that the district board had no right
or authority under the law to enter*
into a contract with a teacher to teach-
other studies, than .those presoribedi
by the stat<js superintendent.
Lowry Family Reunion*
Christmas is the best day to get.
back home for a family gatbering-
So tbe eons and daughters of Ales:
Lowry thought, m there Were IS of
them present for the Christmas din-
der* which by the way is the entire
fanflly. Grandohttdrett and all
brought the total up to abont 4i) a-
round the festive board. Of coarse *.
tree was part of the program, r-vI
nee^iesi! to say, everyone had a.
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