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OLARE, -MICHIGAN,   FR1J5AY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1910.
New-Series   Vol.18, No. 13
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Essie Oigaiiizatioo'tbf. Clar©
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m PEBMEIT EFFUT
Meet nt Qty Hull Next Monday
... Ni0t to Comphte 6rgani-
The meeting called by Mayor
Mulder at tbe request of citizens',to
^fiaet an organization for the promotion of Industrial Olare "Wednesday
evening more than fulfilled expectations with most of tbe business men
present and a total of 68 members enrolling, A board of five directors
elected who are expected to constitute the official heads of tbe organization. They meet this evening to
draft a system of by laws to be submitted at a meeting to be held at city
hall, Monday' evening, which
meeting should be attended by all
those interested in giving Olare the
most workable, permanent Board of
(Trade possible.
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Mulder who, voicing a general recognition of the need for pro-
'moting Industrial Glare, urged the
spirit of charity and tolerance for
each others views of what ought to
be done to the end that we may all
work unitedly for the desired end.
The mayor was promptly elected
chairman of the meeting and A. B.
_anfield secretary and after several
short talks a committee of three, P.
A. Bennett, Jas. S. Bicknell and O.
O. Harris„was appointed to draft a
brief declaration of purposes and
plan for organization' to which the
membership could subscribe. They
promptly submitted such report that
• the organization be named The Olare
Board of Trade for the upbuildirrg of
Olare, that a board of five directors
be chosen by those subscribing to the
purposes enumerated to constitute
the official heads of the organization
and who should formulate by laws
for approval at a subsequent meeting. This was adopted and 68 signed
up as members,. Tbe chairman and
secretary were named a committee
to nominate 10 persons, including
themselves, as suitable persons- for
directors. This was done and the
election resulted as follows:
Mayor Mulder
A. R. Canfleld S. O. Oirkbride
W. H. Bicknell G. E, Benner.
Mr. Kirkbride and David Ward
were named a committee to continue
the enrollment of members, it being
expected to enlist all in the movement. Those interested should sign
np at the postoffice without waiting
to be called on.
There was remarkable unanimity
of opinion as to the general plan to
be followed and a most commendable spirit of toleranee in difference of
opinion as to details. Some, however, expected to see some big industry start up in Clare at once. But
the conception of the meeting was to
make the organization a safe one
and provide for its perpetuation. It
cannot be expected that after all
these years with no intelligent, concerted, permanant effort along industrial lines that big results can be
achieved in a day but following out
the idea already formulated there
can be much done gradually to boost
for Clare and help secure labor employing industries.
Deserving words of commendation
are heard for Wm. Ryan who, though
a recent comer to Olare, took the
initiative to secure a petition for presentation to the mayor to call the
meeting. Even when some would
subrowcold water pn his effort, he
persisted and the result is its own reward.
'.-THAT BBfflMUMUBT.
R'f Crossing Board Met in Clare
Wednesday • Relative ■ .- to
'Crossing-the'Pere Marquette Tracks.
Some years ago a survey was made
of the Grand Rapids Electric Railway
to ran to Gladwin via Olare, But of
late J, W. Baynton, the promoter,
had ceased to be taken seriously, Two
Weeks ago the map of the prospoed
line was filed wjth the state railroad
commissioner. On Wednesday a
group of officials were in Clare looking over the proposed grossing of the
new line over the Pere Marquetle
tracks to be above that line just at
the east end of the" race track. The
.officials present included J. W.
Boynton and Engineer Doane of the
Electric, Supt. A. R. Merrick and
Engineer Grandy of the Pere Marquette and Deputy Comrs. Dickinson
and Rice of the department of state
commissioner of railroads.
Mr. Boynton remarked that he has
things cinched and it's a sure go.
ISABELLA HAPPIEIKGS.
10 MORE PESNIES.
Lift Them
Rural Carriers  Will
no More.
No more will rural carriers be compelled to scrape with cold benumbed
flngures in rural mail boxes for scattered pennies. The Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General has put a quietus to the penny nuisance in tbe following order issued to every postmaster:!
Washington, Jan. 25.—In view of
the extent to which tbe practice-of
placing Iqose coins in boves by rural
patrons has grown, and the delay in
the delivery and collection of mail
apd the hardship imposed on rural
carriers incident thereto, you are informed that, commencing February
15, proximo, rural letter carriers will
not be. required to collect loose coins
from rural mail boxes.
Patrons should enclose coins in an
envelope, wrap them securely in a
piece of paper, or deposit them in a
coin holding receptacle, so they can
easily and quickly be taken from the
boxes,' and tbe carriers will be required to lift such coins, and, where
accompanied by male for despatch,
attach tbe requisite stamps. Respt.
P. V. DeGraw,
4th Asst. P. M. Gen.
The catholic population of Michigan numbers 489,451; of the United
States 14,347,027, a gain of 11,576 last
year. The catholic population under
the American flag numbers 22,582,005
Don Hatch has finished his logging
job at Pennocks for J. T. Horning, of
Detroit. The total number of loes
cut and hauled is 12,623 which scale
402,035 feet. About one-half of the
logs were hauled a distance of 4 and
the balance 2 miles. The work was
completed in less than two months.—
Farweil Sun.
Pen Etchings.
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Box-social and nrasical entertain
■meat at Vernon town hall Wednesday evening February 16th.   Meet at
forester hall, east Fourth street, 7 p. i » —- "*»•* "*•*> ««j" «* m« Imuran, sharp. A good sleigh ride and a noon and appear in the choir again
good time for everybody.                      in the evening provided it isn't two
Big Fellah, hale, hearty and generous, was formerly the hero of most
occasions. That was in lumber days
and the way he could go after a tree
with an axe either hand afore was a
caution. But now he has given'away
to DangGood Fellah. He's popular
too. Everybody likes him. And
why shouldn't they? He can do or be
'most anything. His 5.motto is. When
in Hades don't do lis they do Up
Yonder. At his best he has the
smile of an angel bat he' can hit below tbe tenth rib if occasion arises.
He can go riding with another man's
wife Saturday evenings, (and never
gets caught), sing in the
church choir next morning, play a
nice game of tiddlawlnba or something else with the boys in the after-
Items of Interest in the Hustling
ApricuUufal County.    ■ ,
. S. Wsrk of Vernon is under arrest
oharged with cruelty to animals.
Shepherd has bad a "coasting" accident, Ol-iire Stahl getting a broken
leg. * ^
Isabella soldiers, sailors and families hold a re-union at Shepherd"Feb-
ruary 22.
Shepherd's wrestler, Fenby, still
keeps in the limelighfat the "hammer lock"game, •
Hugh Gallagher^ of Mt. Pleasant'
fined $59.70 and given 20 days for lor
cal option violation. Not h aving paid
the fine he is now serving 60 days in
jail.
The teaohers of the county bold
their annual meeting at Mt, Pleasant
February 18 and 19. Dean Reed of
the CJ. of M. literary dfepartment is
scheduled to give an address.
J. Bradley is still engaged in securing the 820,000 alleged to be due de-
cendents of . Reservation Indians
based on a treaty of 1795. Tbe origi
nal claim of 820,000 is now said to be
8137,000. .
Broomfleld farmers rSsolye that
middlemen are largely the cause of
high prices on meets and tbat rural
unrest is largely passing away with
farmers "more content and happy and
taking more interest in their business
than ever before.
Ooe township receives state award
of S995 for two miles of road built the
past season. . What other township
besides Vernon is getting back any of
the money raised by state tax for the
state award road fund? The only
way to get a slice is to go to building
state approved roads.
Alleging that William E. Redick, a
Barryton saloon keeper, is the cause
of her trouble, Mrs. Carrie Bell,
through her attorney, F. H. Dusen-
bury of Mt. Pleasant, began two damage suits in tbe circuit court for S6000
naming the saloon keeper and the
Michigan Bonding and Surety company as the defendants.—Detroit
Free Press.
Judge Dodds Wednesday sentenced
Hugh Gallagher to pay a fine of S60
and 89,70 costs and to serve 20 days
in jail for furnishing liquor in violation of the local option law. Mr.
Gallagher has tbe profound sympathy of the editor and his friends.
When the%udge asked if he thought
he could abstain now from liquor he
said, "I'll try. Sometimes by using
my strongest will I can get along
without it formonthB at a time. Then
all at once the demon has me powerless in his clutches." It's a disease
with tbe man, not a wilful intent to
violate the law. He is a hard worker and a good citizen naturally, and
he is more to be pittied rather than
censured. And his blood is upon the
hands of the saloon men who sold
him the maddening stuff, and it must
be not a comforting thought to them.
His family are among the most refined and respected people of our
city.—Times.
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
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Clare and Vicinity as Seen by
i the Clare County Press  in
Those Early Days. »
Clare's, greatest need just now is- ,a
lock up, \
,  A social scandal of huge dimensions
is brewing in Clare.
,' The Mt. Pleasant railroad is known
as the.narrow "gouge."       *    '
The county treasure's report shows
six saloons at Farweil, and three in
Glare last year. - „
County* clerk 0. H. Sutherland
walks daily 2%" miles to and from his
farm to Harrison.
There is said to be great illness, at
.Harrison caused by a too frequent
use of ardent drugs.
In the re-arrangement of business
notices in town the other evening
Deacon-Ooo'ey is credited with open*
ing a billard hall.
Trackmen commenced laying the
iron on tbe Harrison extension this
week. Four miles are ready bringing it within two miles of the County
(Seat.
The Pere Marquette is doing arush-
ing log business, running trains so
close together nights that it takes
two hours ior young couples to cross
the track.
MRS, E
Farmers, place your insurance with
the company that insures against fire
and lightning whether your buildings
are rodded or not,—The Farmers
Mutual Welch & ,Bennett, agents
Clare lltf
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Gladwin County Items.
The following items from the January official proceedings of the board
of supervisors of the sister county of
Gladwin (or the year 1909 will be o f
interest at a time when Olare county's
big increase of tax for connty purposes is none too enjoyable to our
tax-payers:
County poor
County road system
Cost of new county jail
Salary drain Comr. fixed
per year   '
Supervisors pay January
session »
Paid out for drains
Proceedings of the board
of supervisors and all
county notices let jointly
to tbe two papers of the
cdunty at, per year, payable quarterly
2888.43
4283,58
11370.70
700.00
372.24
7592.09
150.00
Osceola County Insane.
The care of insane in Michigan- is
very costly, the portion of Osceola
county alone is called upon to pay is
over $2000 dollars in addition to its
proportion of the state tax paid for
maintenance of the several asylums.
In Osceola county there were 17 cases before Probate Judge Chase dur-
iug the year "ending Dec. 31, 1909.
The total expense incurred in conducting these cases was $837.35, to
which must be added the expense of
maintenance at the asylum, which
was approximately S1358.20, or a
total of S2185.56* on account of insane.—Evart Review. *
Cream and Poultry Wanted.
Prices for butter fat are:
Cream delivered  29$*.
Highest   market prices paid    for
poultry.
Mich. Creamery Co., Clare.
Is your home, your furniture insured? Get our rates. \ Welch &
Bennett 29tf.
Passed Away Monday Residing
in Clare Since Pioneer Days
of 1874.
After a somewhat lingering illness
from ouralysis Mrs. Emma Loucb
died'at her home in tbe second" ward,
Monday at the age of 56. The funeral occured from, the home, yesterday,
Rev. Quinton Walker preaching the
sermon. Interment in Cherry Grove.
"> Emma H. Ohawker was born in
Canada February 20, 1854. In ||71
she became the wife of Alfred Louch
who died six years ago. In 1874 they
located in Clare when things were all
new and resided here, continuously
till death, Two sons and one daughter survive—0. P. Louch of Cadillac,
G. T. Jbouch of this city and Mrs.
Myra Raymond of Gladwin. Four
brothers and three sisters also survive. '
Not unacquainted with life's struggles, she devoted hfirselfearnestly to
home and family. For 20 years she
was a member of the M. B. church.
Her departure hastens the time when
nope of the original pioneers shall
remain to tell us at first hand of the
first years of Clare's life.
NEIGHBOR COUNTI
Lining up Forces For Wet and
Dry Battle at April Election.
- Clare and Isabella counties in the
next two months can look on as .the
local option battles are waged in the
neighboring counties. The issue
whether or not Gratiot is to have
a re-submission vote must go to the
supreme court before it can be determined, the board of supervisors
and Judge Searle having decided
against the re-submissionists. Rutin
OsOeola, Midland, Missaukee and
Wexford re-submission is a fact while
Gladwin and Roscommon are to vote
on the question,
Last week Osceola and Midland
counties held bfg *'dry" conventions
respectively at Reed City and Midland to organize for their side of the
campaign. In'Osceola the line up of
newspapers is unmistakable with the
Evart Review, Marion Dispatch, Reed
City Herald and Tustin Times declaring for the continuance of county
drouth and the old stalwart, Ren
Barker of the Reed City Clarion, declaring in plainest terms his paper is
against local option and for high
license.
In Wexford county Perry F. Powers' paper, daily and weekly, Cadillac News and Express, is out in
fighting togs for the drys after two
years' experience with drouth while
two years ago it was against local
option.
So far as the Sentinel has observed
from its exchanges the line up is not
so clearly marked elsewhere but live
Iy skirmishes ate in sight in tbe various neighbor counties where the
local option question is to be voted
on this spring. Their experiences
and the way they may vote, whichever way it may be, will be more or
less influential upon Olare and Isabella county voters.
PAUPERS DECREASE HALF.
Cost of Clare County Poor ftxa
Winter Months Much Less
This Year Than Last;
$203 a Month This Winter as Again?*-
$3'94 Last Winter,
The winter meeting of tbe CIaye>
county poor commission at the? end?,
of three months reveals the- facts
to the tax-payers that as compared!,
with one year ago pappers- cost the*
countj; only about one-haK of> wkb
they did one year ago, ,
At tbe tri-montbly meeting & tioteli
of S6U in bills was ordered paitf, OF
this amount $211 was for expense* at;
the poor home and $400 for temporary relief. At the oorrespondingr
February meeting last year bills* for-
two months were allowed for a» -$otaB
of $788.71 of which §257.5* was fosr
pbor farm and $531.17 for temporary'
relieft
The totals of pauper expense* fos-
the two months last year and5 iMgs
year respectively show that forr the»
corresponding time of the two« yearns
the monthly amount last, year- waE«
$394 as compared with S203 this yeer^
tbat is, last year in the middle- winter months the county- pooy oesfc
nearly twice as much as they? a_e»
costing this year.
Commissioner Dunwoodfe- says-tBafc
all bills are cleaned up at presents
while a year ago such was not* the*
case and some bills prior to> three*
months ago really are included *in.-t?ies
three month account. 0T&ere- aare*
none in Olare just notor receivings assy
aid from the county, says Mru. Btfla-^
woodie.
FarweJL
good time for everybody.
The Guild held their annual meeting and election of offlcers Wednesday, followed by a bountiful supper.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are: pres.> Mrs. L. E. Davy; 1st
■vice pres., Mrs. J. A. Reeder; 2nd
vice pres., Mrs. N. F, Geeck; secy.,
Vise, E, Q. Weldh; treas., Mrs. _L
S'eighner. "
Tre&uurers, we issue surety bonds
in the Fidelity  and Deposit Co. of
Maryland, Don't ask personal
feiends to go on yonr bonds. Might
as well ask them to pay yoar inau!?-
snee prominm.   Welch &
Insurance Agta. 2-tf.
evening provided
different churches. 'Lection time
he's Just the man to get there, for
being a Dang Good Fellah covers a
multitude of sins. His word goes farther than the preacher's, even
among rival gentlemen of the cloth.
He's it. Dang Good Fellah is king.
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A few days ago the Etcher in a
Clare home saw a little boy, not yet
three years old, go to the 'phone and
ringing up central, call for his dad's
number at the store-and he talked
with his dad too. But the Etcher
was a man grown when he tremblingly talked into a 'phone fos* the first
time.   The world does move.
iu Today
are niembers of'the
tSISly
and this enables,us to
' Sill !§o Land Alios! Anywh
We advertise all oveir the United
Let us know WlJ&t-you want and
want to buy and we will do the'rest.
Land: Agents.
'vEHSSlSIS-;
Oiare Do. Beal Estate Transfers.
Following is a list of real estate
transfers in Olare county for tbe
week ending Saturday, Feb. 5th, 1910,
as reported for the Sentinel by register F. M. Morrissey.
Wni. McKnight to MarthaBioknell tot 8 blk
4.1 Olare.
T. J. ErwinXo U. B. Fo_ parts of sees 4, 8
and 9 summerfleld.
_.B._oxtoE, B. Campbell vr % ot a e K
seo i and oltotnvrK sec 8 Summerfleld.
O. B. Lamb to A. and B. Lloyd vr % of e %
otnvrX, seo 9 Summerfleld.
State of Mlohlffatt to S. A. Price s_ of a e X
seo 28 Fraklln.
B./t. Lynoh to Elbert and Paulina Jacobs s I
vr Hot a e% and a 14 ot a e _ see 29 Garfield.
J. S, Eouso to D. E. Hoover part of s vr%ot
s vr J4 seo 15 Bedding.
D. E. Hoxer to Neal Falor part of s w % of
siw ■_ of n w % seo 15 Bedding.
M. J.PurcelltoMayneBace se^ofnw %
seo 21 Franklin.
Howard Linger to J. B. Brown and W. L.
Anderson part of lot 6 sec 27 Frost. j
KelsonOarrow to Mary p. Whits e "_ ol n
e % seo 22 Sheridan.
Arthur Gephart to to Jerome Oaner port ot
n y& of s vr % seo 12 Greenwood,
Otto Glosh to J, B. Joos oM of n vr % seo 27
Greemwood;
W, P. Aubbs tb F. M. Abbott s vr % of s w %
seo 4 Franklin.
Harry Look to B.C. Weavers e% ot's e _
seo 19 Bedding.
F. M. Abbott to j. W. Legsett Bvr Hot s vr
%sec4 Fraukltn.
J. B. "Wagner to 3. T, Haynes s y3 ot n w J4
aeo 7 Summerfleld and s e 54 of n e % sec 12
Wintorfield,
Byron Bnroh to G. M. Hoke «• % ot s e H
aeo 32 Freeman.
E. M. Beht'*to Laura B. Beat several in
Lincoln, Freeman and Bedding.
State of Michigan to Wm. Blue lot 14 sec
28 Wlnterfleld.
Aditor General {Deputy] to W, S. Brown
w42ft.of lot'lblkBOHyot Harrison. j
It. w. Sunday to Wi O. Cornwall s w % of B
■, of n w M and a w % of a w J£seo 17 Arthur.
P.M. Hall of Marion ^as- fn iSewm.
Wednesday.
A. A. Powell Sundayed with Mree—.
land relatives.
George W. Graham, Jr.v left this
week for Mancelona.
A. Ford of Flint visited1 hfa brother, D, _\, the paBt week..
W. P. Bodgers of Owosso viaitetl
Farweil friends this week..
Holland Mayes of Alma fs the- gueete
of his uncle, Mr. John Stauffer-
Mrs. Bert Williams who has- beexa.
seriously ill is now convalescent;
Post Master   Kirkbride    of Glares
made a pleasant call here Monday-
Born on Sunday, February   6, t©>
Bev. and Mrs. Jerrett a daughter.
The Oong'I L. A. S. are busy preparing a comedy for the- valentines
social.
Mrs. W. O. Puller who has beeaa
very ill is slightly improved at tbiss
writing.
Miss Ethel Saxton of the- Mt-
Pleasant jtSormal Sundayed with hear
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.   J.   Saxteas-
J. Oarruthers of Lake, has moviecB
his household effects here and? th&
family are staying at the Hew Fsar-
well.
• Benard Wiesman of the U. of M«.
arrived Friday evening for a» v_afe
with his parents, Mr. and Mra. !»».
Wiesman.
S. W. McMichael, Mr. and Mrs*. K-
S. Hinds and daughter, Ruth, caK@t3
on Jas. Armstrong and family: afe
Olare Sunday.
Two heaping sleigh loads-- of i__sfe-
bers of the Oong'I L. A. Svmet- fe*. fee
home of Mr. and Mrs. G.. 33. Ke^ff
Friday afternoon where ar fine- f&__!
was enjoyed by all. Mrs. Keller
proved a charming hostess. JEs-
freehments were served.
School Report.
Beport of school Dist. No &", __»-
tbur township, for monthending February 4th:
Number of days taught, 20$.
Total days of attendance, 212%1
Average daily attendance, 10J_~
Number of boys,enrolled, 8.
Number of girls enrolled,. 3~
Total enrollment, 11.
Percentage of attendance, .865:-
Pupils not absent or tardy dui_s^r
the month:   Ida Heiser, Gladys* Elmers, Paul   Heiser,    Russell   Bolter;,
Lynn Shindollar and Lester St?oc_?3„
* Those absent but one day-   EIsSs
Mason, Oarl Myers, Wayn, Hefeasr
and Martin Heiser.
Tessie Harrold, teae„^r„
o Going West to Buy Land?: -
If so let us introduce yon to-©e*
member of the Central Real EfatJ^Sei
Dealers Association. There as©* SS§2»
of ns in the tf. B. A letter, ot M$g&-
duction from its to our,repreae*_3%
tive wherever you go wilt be»of, gsesS
assistance to you. ,
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