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CLARE,   MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1910.
N*v.S«riep   Vol.]8, No, 9
111 MMS JEETIMS.1
kase   Highway Comr. Ely
Convenes   Commissioners for Clare Co.  to
Meet in   Clare
February 23.
•51,000 INCREASE Hi 190
Prominent State Speakers to be
in Attendance.
As county correspondent for the
Public Roads division of the U. S.
department of agriculture A. E.
Canfleld in response to urging from
that department and in accord with
stong agitation for better roads,
hiving taken up the matter with
State highway Commissioner Ely
annouces that Mr. Ely issues a
<jall for a meeting of Clare county
highway commissioners at Clare
Wednesday, February 23, the place
of meeting being fixed for Clare at
Mr. Ely's request. This meeting
will be the regular road institute for
Clare county inasmuch as only one
commissioner from Clare county attended the tri-county road institute |
at Reed City -on January 6.
One other object of the meeting is
that of education along good roads
lines so that more of our people shall
have more definite knowledge along
the lines of the latest and most approved plans of road building. To
this end it is proposed at the meeting in question to effect an organization for this purpose.
One of the questions bound to receive attention is, whether or not to
adopt the county road system to be
voted on at the April election as
ordered by tbe board of  supervisors.
That the good roads meeting be
not only a gathering of the county's
road commissioners but of all interested in better roads is the aim and
purpose of Comr. Ely, Mr. Canfleld
and many more boosting for good
roads.
The Sentinel bespeaks the thoughtful consideration of the eubject and a
large attendance at this meeting in
accord with the importance of the
good roads question. There are
many differences of opinion according to locality as well as among individuals as to best way of securing
good roads, and it is in'the interest
of general information that the meeting in question is called.
SIBEUl¥PPBi
Clare County Savings Bank Annual Election Shows   Institution's Biggest Assets in
Its History.
At the annual election of officers of
the Clare County Savings Bank
Tuesday everybody was happy with
the institution's showing for the year.
At the close of 1009 the bank's total
assets were 8315,000, an increase of
851,000 during the year, with the
cash deposits reaching the total of
$285,000.
A new office was created, that of
auditor, with the following election,
all the otherofficialsbeingre-elected:
President—O. W. Perry.
First vice pres.—Wm. Wolsey.
Second vice Pres.—L. Weisman.
Auditor—Joseph Hudson.
Cashier—O. H. Sutherland.
EV.-MYERS RE-ELECTED.
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Items of Interest in the Hustling
Agricultural County.
Liquor sales at druggist stores fell
away with the advent of 1910.
Vernon feels "good, better, best,"
over her start in good gravelled
roads.
Thos. Gray, supervisor for Isabella
(o vnship, ill in California is now reported convalescent.
The county institute proper is
scheduled for the county court house
next week Tuesday and Wednesday.
Pros. Atty. Mathews and Sheriff
Landon are logical candidates for
members in the Wise Farmers' Club.
Many north end farmers are taking
in the institute at Clare yesterday
and today with a fine lot of speakers
present.
Ex-senator Doherty is planning to
put in a little alfalfa with tbe seeding
on Kilarney farm in Vernon the coming season so as, if possible, to have
the land innoculated with the proper
bacteria conductive to alfalfa growth.
Once innocnlated the innoculation
remains good for ten years.
O. F. Westman, president; W. H.
Long, vice president; Thomas Cox,
secretary and treasurer,—such are
the new officers of the Mt. Pleasant
district menisterial association.
An old lady visitor over in the
third ward enquired for the mail box
last Friday and she was informed
that it was just across the corner.
But she saw the fire alarm box and
thought that the one meant and opened the door and inserted the letter.
A connection was made and as a result a general fire alarm. She was
later informed of her mistake and
when she went back to get her letter
she made another connection and a
second alarm was given. No fire In
either.—Mt. Pleasant Times.
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Prices for butter fat are:
Cream delivered   35f.
Highest   market prices paid   for
poultry.
Miqh. Creamery Co., Clare.
Farweil.
A. A. Powell Sundayed with Free-
land relatives.
E. B. Welch was dawn from Chippewa Wednesday.
C. Cuvrell of Alma made a business trip here Tuesday.
Rev. W. M. P. Jerrett is spending
the week at Sand Lake.
J. B. Harris is spending a few
weeks in Ohio on business,
Mrs. D. Burke of Cadillac is the
guest of Mrs. S. F. Shumway.
Rev. O. N. Beldin of Beaverton
called on Farweil friends Monday.
Dr. Lamb's family are moving into
the Seeley residence on Mich. Ave.
M. H. Jacobs of Glonster, Ohio,
formerly of Farweil moved here the
past week.
Miss Bessie Thayer of Ashley is
the guest of Miss Olive Renner and
family.
Work at the Heading mill was resumed Mouday morning after several
weeks idleness.
Frank Rulapaugh was on Saturday
called home from Pennock by the
dsath of his son.
A meeting of the Farweil Improvement association will be held next
Tuesday evening, January 18.
The Farweil I. O. O. F. and Re-
bekahs held joint installation of officers Wednesday evening, Jan. 12.
An elaborate supper was served and
a very sociable evening enjoyed,
Holly Wait of Chicago, 111., arrived
Wednesday of last week for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R.
Wait. He left the first of the week
for Flint where he has secured a position.
Franklin Rulapaugh, the seven
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Rulapaugh, died Saturday morning,
Jan 8, after an illness which extended through nearly his whole life.
The funeral was held on Monday,
Jan. 10, from tbe residence. Rev.
W. M. P. Jerrett officiated. The
body was laid to rest in the Farweil
cemetery. The parents nave the
sincere sympathy of all in their bereavement.
Last weeks news.
The street snow plow has become
a necessity of late.
School commenced Monday after a
t>vo weeks' vacation.
A. Best has returned home after
several months absence
R. Barton and family of Weidman
are visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet White of
Dexter are guests of relatives here.
Mrs. M. Palmetier of* Loomis is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. J. J. Saxton.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Babcock, Jr.,
of Forest Hill are visiting relatives
here.
Jesse Palmer of Conneant, Ohio, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Geo, Palmer.
George Hayward of Alma is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. M. Stauffer.
Geo. W, Graham, Jr.", left last
week for Florida where he will remain during the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lossee of Saginaw visited the latter's brother, E.
W. Brown, and family the past week.
Editor Coors delivered a most interesting sermon to a large congregation Sunday evening at the M. E.
church.
Miss Mamie Walace returned Monday to her home at Bad Axe after
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. B. Harris
for a few days.
The Misses Laura and Lizzie Wing
returned Saturday to Olio,   having
First Annual Meeting  in   New
Congregational Church an Enjoyable One.
The first annual meeting held in
the new Congregational church
occurred Wednesday evening with
an unusually large attendance. The
first ballot showed 64 votes.
Norris Elden was elected chairman
of the meeting and H. C. Cudney and
E. G.« Welch tellers, with Misa Mary
Brodie acting as clerk. Rev. N. J.
Myers was unanimously elected pastor for the ensuing year. The officers elected as follows:
Olerk-rMiss Mary Brodie.
Treasurer—L, E. Davy.
Trustees—A. A. Shaver,
D. S. Lamont.
Dr. J.' A. Reeder.
Supt. S. S.—Norris Elden.
After the business of the evening
had been transacted all repaired to
the basement where with refreshments and social conversation a most
enjoyable hour was passed. |
To those who were not aware of;
Rev. Myers' ability as an expert'
interior decorator, great was their
surprise when they entered the
beautiful decorated basement. It is
finished in imitation of the king's
dining room in the palace at Pompii.
Congressman Dodds Decides to
Recommend     Their     Re-appointment as Postmasters for
Clare and Mt. Pleasant.
A dispatch from Washington yesterday is to the effect that Congressman F. H. Dodds. has decided to reappoint S.  C. Kirkdride as Clare's
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S. C. KIRKBRIDE.
(Reappointed  after 18 years'
as Clare's postmaster.
service
postmaster and J. W. Hnnce as Mt.
Pleasant's postmaster. This will be
the fifth term for Mr. Kirkbride and
the third for Mr. Baice. Many more
appointments are due to be acted on
by Mr. Dodds for the Eleventh district during the present year.
Four years ago Mr. Kirkbride's appointment was sent to the Senate
January 24. At the end of the fifth
term be will have served 22 years as
Uncle Sam's represenat've in Clare.
He expects to celebrate bis re-appoint by seeing the government sign
ia contract with A. J. Doherty for re-,
modelling tbe post-office.
The ceiling and side walls down four
feet or so are tinted in cream tint.
Then all around is a border of art
pictures,—fruit, fish, game, landscape scenes—each picture having
around it a dainty border. Below
this the finish is a Oicilian red. The
steam pipes are bronzed and the
iron pillars are in a dark cherry.
The woodwork is finished in rosewood. Besides the large dining room
there is a well appointed kitchen,
three class rooms and two toilet
rooms and the furnace room, and the
rear of the large room will be curtained for three more class rooms,
thus accomnodating the bulk of tbe
Sunday school, each class having a
separate room.
To fully appreciate how artistic
the decoration is one must see, as the
artistic effect really beggars description.
$12,000 BfllO PROPOSAL.
Isabella Solons  Order Vote   at
Spring Election  for   Court
House Enlargement.
At the meeting of Isabella board of
supervisors last week plans as made
by Fisher Bros, of Pontiac for enlargement of the court house were
adopted and a vote ordered at the
spring election on a S12,000 bonding
proposition, payable in three years
and drawing six per cent interest.
Committee Supervisors Hovey,
Sampson and Gilmore were cori-
tinued on building.
The plans as adopted call for .a
forty foot extension of the present
courthouse eastward, the enlarge-j
ment being in the first instance'
necessitated by "additional vault
room for county documents. The
court room will remain as at present
but there will be in tbe new portion
a supervisor's assembly room and
some committee rooms, tbe clerk's,
office and the register's ofHce will also be in the new portion and the
probate office give additional room.
On Isabella's valuation of 89,000,000
as equalized it will mean 40 cents per
SI,000 equalized valuation for each of
three years.
Tbe board met-on Monday but being unable to get plans for the court
bouse till Thursday and finding law
permitling only a three day special
session with pay, adjourned Wednesday and assembled again Thursday
completing their work Saturday.
Much routine work was transacted,
settling with county officers. The
bank holding county funds was ordered to give a bond for S60,000.
County Clerk Rowlader's books
showed his collectios of $1156.92 during the year.
The printing of the proceedings of
the board of supervisors was let to
the Times for 1910 for S124, all other
county printing, as in the past, to be
done wherever the respective county
officers desire.
LUFF ON OLD BONOS,
Present   Owners of   Grant
and Surrey Bonds  Start
Suit in U. S. Cnurt.
FIVE TOWNSHIPS INTERESTED
DOHERTY WON ODT.
State Fair Directors Wednesday
Decided Fair Will Be Dry
In 1910.
At the re-organization of the state
fair directors Wednesday A. J. Doherty was named chairman of the finance
committee and won on the proposition which he first publically advoca-
! spent a few  days with their uncle,
J. W. Reed, and family.
ted to keep liquor sale off the state
fair grounds at the, next state fair.
In fact what once threatened, to be a
fight proved a love feast, it being
unanimously agreed on the "dry"
proposition.
The finances of the fair were never
in so good a condition and 3100,000 is
now to be raised for futher improvements.
Mrs, Alwtlde Sawtell.
After a lingering illness from cancer of tbe stomach, at the age of 67
years, Mrs. Alwilda Sawtell passed
from this life at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Elden Tuesday morning.
Deceased .was born in Steuben
county, N. Y., September 18, 1843.
She came with her parents to Gratiot
county in 1856. Here she married
Dr. Benjamin Sawtell in 1858. They
moved to Gladwin and lived there
two years when the doctor passed
away leaving a widow and two small
children', Nellie and Ella. Mrs. Sawtell at once mo-ved back to Clare
where she has since resided.
Two years ago deceased was successfully operated on for cancer of
the breast, but she has been a
sufferer from stomach trouble for
the past six months and it developed
that this difficulty was also cancer.
During the past two months everything possible has been done to alleviate her suffering, and she has been
constantly attended by her daughter,
Mrs. S. O. Wood, of Kenova, West
Virginia, and others who have cheerfully ministered to her. Her daughter, Miss Nella, died in 1888, so.she is
survived by only one daughter, Mrs.
Wood. Eight brothers and sisters
also survive: A. A. Shaver, Clare;
Mrs. F. E. Slaght, Leslie; Mrs. Wel-
thy Franklin, North Star; Mrs. Emma Wagoner, St. Johns, Oregon;
Abel Shaver, Holly; Wm. Shaver,
Holly; Mrs. Mary McCoy, Ithaca;
Mrs. Ruth Armstrong, Milford.
Those in attendance at the funeral
from outside are: Mr. and Mrs. F.
E. Slaght, Mrs. Fannie Byrum, a
niece, of Leslie; Mr. and Mrs. McCoy; Frank Shaver, a cousin, of
Ithaca; Wm. Shaver; Abel Shaver;
Mrs, S. O. Wood.
Mrs. Sawtell was a member of the
Congregational church for thirty
years, and the life she has lived here
will live on in the lives of others.
Tried by the privations of pioneer
days, she was found not wanting.
The funeral was conducted from
the Elden home yesterday morning,
Rev. N. J. Myers officating, and the
remains interred in Cherry Grove
cemetry.
Will He Sand His   Sugar?
Gerald Featherly has purchased
the grocery business of William
Ryan of Clare and will conduct it in
the future. Mrs. Featherly returned
there this afternoon. Gereld is well
known in Cadillac and if he makes as
good a success at the grocery business as he did at football he will
have customers galore.—Cadillac
Evening news, »
Merritt Arbor A. O. O. G. met at
the Grant town hall Monday evening,
Jan. 10, and elected the following
officers with good prospects for active season:
0. G.—Paul Nass
V. O. G. George Abbott
Sec. and Treas.—Ford Harpster
Chap.—Mrs. G. McCreary
Con.--Gotlob Nass
Con's.—Emma Nass
Lect.—Mrs. J. Cavanaugh
1. G.—George McCreary
O. G— Ed McOarey.
Ford Harpster was elected delegate
to attend the Bi-ennuel session at
Saginaw and Detroit, January 11, 12
and 13. Otber members will also attend.
• The expenses for the year 1909
were 332.00. All bills paid and money in the treasury.
Stone has been drawn for the
erection of a ball in the spring at
Dover. After the election of officers
and business had been discussed the
guests were entertained with a liter-1
ary program. At twelve oclook the
tables were set and all partook of a
bountiful repast. At an ",e"arly"
hour the guests left for their respect-**
ive homes feeling they had had a
good time in general. The lodge
will bold its next meeting January 26.
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fie Is Harry Udell?
A news item recently appeared in
the Detroit papers that,a young man
named Harry Udell, giving his place of
residence as Harrison, hag been arrested there for shooting* a pdlfceirian.
So far as can be learned the youth
must have been romancing, as diligent inquiry fails to elicit any inforn^-.j
ation in regard to his residence here.
It is even doubtful, if ;he. had^beeii
working in a camp in thte'ib'cality, as
no one seems to have even heardjthe
name before.—Harrison Cleaver.       '
Case Not so   Clear for Bond:
Holders as the Vernon Bonds
Settled for $500.   ,
The present owners of the Grant
and Surrey township bonds alleged,
to have been issued in favor of the
Ann Arbor railroad in 1886 are taking steps to square matters once and
for all as in the case of Vernon,
township some time ago when settlement of an S8000 bond claim was=
made for S500, by starting suit in th&
U. S. district court at Bay City.
The original bond issue was to-
have been 815,000 which with accrued interest is now claimed to be--
S35000. Suit for this amount ie-
brought by attorney 0. E. Beach of
Saginaw in behalf of S. R. Penny
and O. C. Wing of Maine Surrey-
township is up against a similar sjltr.
with Atty. Hall of Bay City as its $p~
torney the case having already bjfeii
from time to time adjourned for m|b
than a year as the Vernon case $j»s.
for two years and never was triisL
Surrey in 1886 cotaprised Garfi|||„
Lincoln and Freeman townships ai|&
ar the same time Clare was a.partfgdf:
Grant township. Hence all "are Interested in one or the other of th^&
suits. " - ,'■
But it is alleged that so far as
Grant bonds are concerned tMfc
while the vote for the bonds was ti
en in 1886, there is no xecdrd "of XMp
town board ever having'&uthorizffl
the signing of bonds. But.it iB a$p>
alleged that they were signed byj|f»
C. Rockafellow as supervisor and jj§£i
A. Goodman as clerk at Farwffl^-
In this case as in the VerhStt
bonds permanent)4i)jh,nhfcion wjf§-
issued by Judge Hart forbidding fife
paying of such bonds^bbe"*decisii:tL
being based on a decision of the §jp-
preme court written b^da^re Ooo$§y"
forbidding the"payment of suchboti*^
under the statje institution. Vern'oii
psid part of her bords. Grant and!
Surrey never paid or acknowledged
any of thers. i       fet
Supervisor Emerspn and the tov^k
board are taking steps to safegu&p,d
the township's interest. |J>
Strastor-Ervin.
Joseph Hud^6h! was in Saginawl
Tuesday to attend a special meeting]
of the institution for t^e> blind,/
A. O. Hampton of Columbus, Ohio,
visited this ■week at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John, BJamp
ton, in Sheridan.   Saturday* ihb six
brothers»and    sisters .who «are«hera,
met at the parental hpme,fpr a -^rmi-.
ly reunion^Snail, Jri<$Mdin^maW n
grandchildrtak^wgre p^skf ?PK iae"jl
lowing we give the names and   '■—--
tions of the six sons  and dau
A. C;*^HanrptOirvtoeolumbtre;"
Mrs,   John , Bodkins, A Mrs.
TealLra^MrMf   Aft3 ?'Ge-
Hampton, all of Sheridan; and Mrs
Archie Richmond of Alberta.    Wednesday they had a family picture tak
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Choice meats at Kleiner's ^^t./^^^^
At tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. Sjl,
H. Patrick Wednesday occnred |b'§t
marriage of his cousin, Miss Florei|c|*
Steausburger pf-Ovid, to Mason, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. ThonMk
Ervin, Rev.F. N. Myers- performrag;
the ceremony in the presence ofijjlu
small, eompapyipf friends* and ref§£
rives. , -»;•;, t|y
The ■bride'Was gowned "in whip
batiste trjmmjed.iyitbgold bead lac^f,-
The groom's sister,-Miss Myrtle, wife
bridesmaid" and Floyd "Kirkpatrisfe.
attendedthp^room,- "Sh&'.was fdxit&-
erly bookkeeper at the Bickne|i
grocery in "Clare and* made many;
friends^during her residence heret
The groom is a progressive yourig:
man who has been in business in tfi&
city and is popular among a larget
circle of associates. Mr. and MrSir
Ervin left on" the afternoon trails
amid*a* shower of rice and good
on a trip to Detroit and will
to take up their residence in Clare. f'V'
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Wednesday January 12, at the M^;;
E. parsonage- by the Rev. Quintor|
Walker, Scott Cotton and Miss Ma%k
bel Sutto^ were; united in marriage.%
They were attended by Jaiaes ana>?»~
Edhrf t ToJiaU i 'iThe bri&e, jv^) Jownt£v,
ed in. tan silk. The groom wore theV8-
c&^tventlonal black,5f ;•;;// HO. I      r
The bride is one of. West Grant'Srp
popular young ladie^ with*'a< 'host ofi;^.
frJj^rjdS. The groom> came ,-to ©larev'J
tw,o years ago from" Illinois. "He has=A<
won-fdr himself a largei«!pla^elS£ th&
community. Mr
will'liVe in Sheridafi.' Tfley
be^t/wiShes of all
return:
and Mra, „CQttoh%
MytyWy^lvethe.-:'.
fieiiigWest M&y* hmi?
fv*.4
If so let us
introduce yon to onrt
Association v. .There are. 200& < /
ffieWfc? A-Mer of intro^
from  us to our representa J >
assistancejto you. . i*'
Grant Grange will meet January^'
21 for election of officers.' An oysterf?"
supper will be served.   Ladies brin^M
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