1910-03-04; Clare Sentinel

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CLAKE,   MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1910.
New Series   Vol. 18, No. 16
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Judge Bodds Rules that Town
Board Has Jurisdiction   in
Lake   School   Board
Controversy.
Circuit conrfe business for Olare
■county was completted Tuesday
evening after a two day session with
a number of interesting matters disposed of. John Rodabough of Olare
charged with second violation of the
local option law pleaded not guilty
■and tbe case goes over to the May
term when a jury will be called. He
has employed Attorney Gaffney of
Cadillac and will make a flight.
Dresden Bryan, similarly charged,
pleaded gnilty to the charge of delivering liquor (not selling) to a sick
person and sentence deferred
by Judge) Dodds who remarked that
the facts as presented in the information showed air. Bryan's good faith
in the matter and hence no sentence.
-County Agent Oooley is ordered to
investigate and report the facts to
Judge Dodds at the next term
when sentence will be passed.
The Garfield township school
board question found its way
into conyt, John Quinn as attorney
fas the school board asking the court
tos a writ of prohibition against any
action of the town board in the matter- on the ground that a town board
has no jurisdiction over the board of
education of a graded school district
Qqo. J. Cummins as attorney for tbe
petitioners to onsc the Lake school
board appeared for the town board.
The whole matter hinged, said Jndge
Dodds daring the discussion in court,
on whether a grade!} school district
with its five officers is a primary
school district or not. Subsequently
he decided it is and refusing to issue
■the writ allowed attorney fee for ihe
town board. It is alleged, however
that Mr. Quinn. idea was that by
throwing the question into conrfe a
way would be found in the district to
settle the controversy. That having
failed matters are very much where
-they were before going to. conrfe but
there are those still hoping for settlement before the town board is called
•on to act.
One other interesting school question was on tbe calendar—Orr Campbell et al. vs. J. B. Ladd, director fl.
diet. No. 6 Franklin, Cummins &
Bowler appearing for the petitioners
and Quinn & Quinn for the defendants. It appears that a new district
was constituted and school house
built and after litigation established after January 1 and prior to
September 2 during which time under ruling of the superintendent of
• public instruction the old township
Bchool inspectors had authority
pending the enactment of laws to
43over the wiping ont of school inspectors by the new constitution.
This is the question Judge Dodds is
asked to determine which will either
wipe ont or render permanent the
new district.
Other matters disposed of were:
John Gardner vs. H. H. Hawiey
put over to the May term.
Millie Austin granted divorce from
T, Austin.
Mary Bailey granted divorce  irom
Frank Bailey.
Mary Lsitch granted divorce  from
T. J. Leitch.
Mabel    Brooks  granted    divorce
from Elmer Brooks.
J. M. VanDusen vs. J. R. Brown—
submitted on briefs.
A. M. Record vs. G. W. Robertson,
bill to quiet title granted.
Auditor General's petition  relative
to Olare connty tax lands was granted.
. '..SMALL'POX-SCARE,.: ...
■JSTo Serious Cases, Two Rooms j
of Gity Schools Closed to
Resume Monday.
Clare health authorities got a
soars a few dags ago that there waa
small pox in town. Health officer,
Dr. F, R. Gray, got busy at once,
quarantining L, Tenant's and B.t
Husted's famaliea. But the cases
were all pretty well along when discovered. The fourth and sixth gardes
of the city schools were also closed.
On Iftonday evening the oity council went over the whole ground
appointing Alderman Mason assistant quarantine officer. The facts
showed that the disease waa brought
in from Flint and that there had been
what was practically negligence in
not reporting the disease. Reports
showed the disease in some other
nearby localties where, little if any
attention is paid to quarantine.
Up to Thursday afternoon all cases
had so far progressed, all being mild,
that all danger is practically passed
and all quarantine will be lifted on
Monday.
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
Items of Interest in the Hustling
Agricultural County,
Mayor Duell wants 'notber park
for Mt. Pleasant.
Cholera has wiped out J. H. See-
ley's droves if hogs in Vernon,
James Calhoun is charged with
keeping a Mt. Pleasant liquor rezen-
devous.
The Hnbites scrap it out with the
Ypsites for the basket ball championship at Central Normal gym tomorrow.
J?. W. Oarr of Mt, Pleasant is in
the lime light for checker honors.
However, J. JH. Seeley of Vernon and
Postmaster Kirkbride of Clare
haven't had a whirl at him yet.
Mayor Baell of the County Seat
was scared stiff the other night by
the report of a prize fight to be pulled
WAS BIG fiEETINS.
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Wise Farmers' Club Had a Successful Gathering Tuesday*
The Wise Farmers' Club with 85
present met at the pleasant home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fjrank Dalton in Ver-1
non, last Tuesday, dinner being the i
first thing on tbe program after which
the meeting Was called to order by
the president, J. A. Seeley. A nioe
crowd of young people took the lead
in singing several selections which
were appreciated. Prayer by Rey, Q.
Walker, Address of welcome by tbe
host, Frank Dalton, - Response by
A. T4 Bradley wbioh was more pleasing to hear than to read as- we all
know aboafe.Artbnr's comic ways.
The ladies' topic discussed was,
"Can woman make themselves as
useful as men on tbe school board?"
Discasrion was opened by Mrs. S.
McJames.    She thonght tbey were
off in town, but he breathed  easier j «"> capable but is it had never been
Mrs. Joiip MeLellari,
At the farm home in Vernon Wednesday occnred the death of Mrs.
John McLellan at the age of 43 after
a long illness from tuberculosis,
pleurisy hastening the dissolution.
The funeral occurs from the home
this afternoon in charge of Rev.
Quinton Walker.
Anna Farmer was a native of Mas-
sachnssets. The family came to
Michigan in 1873 and deceased made
her home in the vicinity of Clare for
many years. Seven years ago she
became the wife of John McLellan.
A year ago tubercular trouble made
its appearance. Taking treatment at
tbe Howell sanitarium all possible
was done bat in vain. Besides the
husband twobratbers and two sisters
snrvive: Frank and George of Alberta, Mrs. Chas. Brubaker of Vernon and Mrs. Bert Kinsman of Otis-
ville; also her aged father, Francis
Farmer, of Otisville. Of pleasing
personality, her death in the prime,
of life comes hard indeed to the family.  ^
ProM Notices.
Friends of the Sentinel having probate notices for publication will do
the publishers a favor by requesting
Judge Gray to send these notices to
the Sentinel for publication. The
cost is the same whatever connty
paper tbey are published in, and the
Judge will do as you request in these
matters. , 16-tf.
The practice of- depositing ashes
and other refuse in the streets of the
-city of Olare must be immediately
discontinued, under penalty of prosecution.
Herman Lange,
, T. J. Dwyer,
15-2. Street commissioners.
fin nl Piilfrf fa*
Prices for batter fat are':
Cream delivered today '$1%?.
Highest  Jnarket prices paid   for
poultsy.
JtfEieh. Creamery Co., Clare.
Teaeiiiog of Mereniosis.
Definite instruction concerning the
nature and methods of prevention of
tuberculosis is being given to less
tban 6 % of the public Bchool children of tbe United States according
to a bulletin issued today by a national Association for tbe Study and
Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Recent investigation has shown
that in only nine cities, Washington,
D. 0., Dallas, Tex., Richmond, Va.,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Detroit, Mich.,
Maiden, Mass., Salem, Mass., Saginaw, Mich., and Knoxviile, Tenn.,
are special text books being used or
lectures being given about tuberculosis. In three states and one territory, Miohigan, Massachusetts, North
Carolina and Porto Rico, laws have
been passed requiring that instruction about the nature and methods of
prevention of tuberculosis be given
in all public schools. In Tennessee,
tbe State Department of Education
has requested that such instruction
be given, and has issued circulars
for this purpose. In New Jersey and
West Virginia wall-cards giving instruction are being hong in evesy
school room and the attention of all
children is called to them. The actual number of children, however, who
will this year be taught by their
teachers that tuberculosis is a communicable, infectious disease, and
thatjit can be prevented, will not exceed one million. If the state laws
requiring such instruction were
strictly enforced, at least 2,000,000
children would'be reached.
While tuberculosis doea not cause
as many deaths among school children as it does among workingmen or
among infants under five years of
age, the National Association gives
some figures to show how serious the
disease is among this class. Based
on the census of 1000, it is estimated
that nearly 100,000 now in school will
die of tubercuclosi-before they aie
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on learning it was only a boax,
Like cocoons in the spring time,
Central Normal senior maids and
boys are bnsy putting on airs preparatory to the coming of school
boards when tbey are to'hire out as
full fledged pedagogues. The transformation of former freshmen into
1910 school ma'ams and school masters is traely amazing.
Saturday evening, A. X. Wright,
an engineer who has been in the employ of the Ann Arbor railroad for
many years, was stricken with paralysis, while preparing to take an extra run out of Mt. Pleasant. His left
side from the shoulder down is completely paralysed, but the doctor wbo
attended him says the stroke is not
serious, aud expressed his belief tbat
Mr. Wright wolud be around in a
short time.
Fire destroyed the A. M. Ward
business block on Broadway, Mt.
Pleasant, at an early hour Sunday
morning.   The loss is estimated at'could he easily  understood.    J. H,
customary she thought the men wore
preferable, Mrs. Berry of Chicago,
J. F. Tatman and Wm. Maxwell all
spoke on the subject and thought
woman could have a better influence
as they understood better the child
nature. Many things .were brought
to bear in favor of woman on tbe
school board, Mrs. P. M. Loomis was
called on but she not caring to talk
on the subject told a story that pleased the audience and brought great
laughter.
L. M. Converse gave us a very nice
song, "The Farmer Girls." The
men's topic, "Are we not burdened
with too many laws? "If so what is
the remedy?" was opened by Rev.
Q. Walker. He said, there are laws
we could do without and that there
are other laws that ought to be enforced but are not .because the people
do not do their duty. If the local
option or any other law is .a bad law
enforce it and thus secure its repeal.
He spoke many plain  truths   that
FOUND BEAD, HECK BROKEN.
Fred Jones of Redding,  Died
Under Suspicious Circumstances.
Fred Jones, living 2>_ miles from
Temple, was found with neck brok-
en, dead in tho path leading from
his work to his home a tew days ago.
Leaving his workafcfive in the afternoon but it was near midnight when
the lifeless body was found, The
suspicion was quiekjy passed of foul
play but at the coroner's inquest
such fact were brought out as tended to prove the neck broken by the
fall incident to death from heart failure. '
Bat the facts involved 'are snch
that a through investigation is sure
to result to determine definitely
whether or not there was any foul
play.
HERMAN AGITATE
Petition Circulating Asking Towm
Board  to   Submit a
Bond Proposition
Good .Roads.
$6000
for
812,090. Ward's grocery stock on
the main floor, tbe Elks' temple
lodge on the third floor, and a barber shop conducted by Thomas Zein-
ganfess in the basement, were entirely destroyed. Ward's loss is estimated at $9,000 and was partially
covered by insurance. The Elks'
loss will reach $2,000, they having
just refurnished tbeir rooms. Tho
block will be rebuilt.
Card of Thanks
To the M. E. choir and Rev. Q.
Walker for the use of tbe church and
for other favors shown during the
hour of our- bereavement we extend
oar sincere thanks. Carl Kernin
and Baner family.
Wilson and others spoke on this subject all giving good sound troths concerning borrowing money, buying
farms, investing in many ways,
paying taxes—on some seeming unjust. Although it was very interesting. J. A. Hersey gave a short talk
that gave us all a good laugh. Clyde
White gave a nice reading entitled,
"What is there in it for me?" Bnsi-
. ness meeting came next and then a
-vote of thanks to Mr. Dalton, Sr.,
' and Mr. and ' Mrs. Frank
Dalton, for their hospitality in their
pleasant way of entertainingtbe club.
Mrs. J. C. Phillips, Secy.
Fabian Jasmin.
At the home of his naughter, Mrs.
George Woods, in Vernon February
22, occured tbe death of Fabian Jasmin from goitre, having been ill bat
four day's. The funeral occured
from the St' Henry's church Friday
in charge of Rev. Fr, McAllister.
Deceased was born in Ontario 58
years ago. He came to Michigan
when 19 years of age settling in Isabella county. At the age of 24 years
he married Rachel'Prlest of Shepherd
who survives, besides the following
children! Mrs. Henry House of Isabella, Mrs. Ed. Little of Vernon, Mrs.
John Hanel of Lake City, Charles
Jasmin of Bowen, Mrs. G. Woods of
Vernon, Joseph of Bowen City,
Frank and Kate of Vernon, John of
Star Oity, Pearl of Onaway, Joseph
of Beaverjbon, all present at tbe
funeral. Twenty grand children and
one brother, Charles, of Ontario, also survive.
Thus has passed away another of
those who knew much of the earlier
conditions of life in this part of the
state.
This is Really an Kcho of the  Agltatiots
in the Township as to Adoption of
County Road System.
The average Bheridanite iB liyihff-
authority oh roads these days. At<
least It's the favorite subjectof talk in;'
tbe town just now. At present the>
following petition to the town board*,
is being signed regardless of religiom
or politics, east or west:
"We, the undersigned free holder*
of the township of Sheridan, Olare?
county, Michigan, repectively peti-y
tion you to borrow six thousand dollars on the faith and-credit of our
township and to issue the bonds of,
such towifship therefor, tbe money*
so borrowed to be nBed for the purpose of graveling macadamizing
building stone roads, building or repairing bridges or in any other way
in tbe discretion of the township-
board providing for the better construction, improvement and care of:
the highways in said township."
The favorite argument used to secure signers is that if the county,
adopts the county road system, under Btate law, Sheridan will use hex.
share of the county road tax to pay
off the 86,000 bonds and thus spend*
the money that otherwise would goto connty roads right at home and
spend it in advance too.
One year ago Sheridan's vofe on.
the county road system was 12 yes to»
141 no. But the argument used to»
get signers for tbe bond proposition;
is precisely the argument used by advocates of the county road system to«
induce remoter townships to vote tot:
Its adoption.
Miss Beatrice Fern Emerson of
Central Conservatory of Music, Chi-
cago,-will sing at the Congregational
church Sunday morning, selections
in keeping with the pastor's sermon
on "Divine Love and controling
power of thelOhristJan life." In the
evening she will give a sacred recital. Miss Smerson is a graduate of
the Iowa Wesleyan University and
American Conservatory of Music,
Chicago. She has also studied in
the University of Chicago and the
Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Don't fail to hear her. Admission
free. Silver offering will Lbe taken.
Everybody welcome.
No Vote in Gratiot.
The supreme court has sustained
Judge Searl in his decision not to
compel the board of supervisors for
Gratiot county to re-submit local option at the spring election. The petitions are held void inasmuch as affidavits of posting were made before
ten days after posting as provided by
law
Good 80 Acre Farm.
We have a client who wants to buy
a good 80-acre farm in North Vernon.
If you want to sell such see Welch &
Bennett, Olare, without delay.    15tf.
Get a peck of oranges
Featherly & Go's for 40c
Saturday at
'e are members of the
il Eslaf
and this enables us to
lii You La
e advertise all over the
Let us know Wlist you want and
want to buy and we will do the rest.
Dealers Ass
Almost
ywh
United
ch & Benne
Land Agents'*
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CALIFORNIA ORANGES.
Six Years of Legislation.
In bis speech at the banquet of the
Mecosta County Austin Blair Republican club at Big Rapids, February 24,
Governor Warner called the attention
ot those present to some of the legis-
Istion enacted at tbe last three regular sessions of the legislature.
Among the beneficial laws wblcb
the governor stated bave made Michigan prominent among states . where
contests bave been made for progressive legislation and better laws he
cited:
1. The Railroad Commission law
giving the state greater control oyer
these corporations,
2. The Two-cent Passenger Fare
law.
3. The law placing the issue of
stock and bonds of corporations under the control of the railroad, commission, preventing the issue of watered stocks and bonds.
4. Three State Primary laws, every
one an improvement over the previ
ous one. The last one, and the one
now in effect, including the nomination by direct vote of all candidates
of all parties for governor, lieutenant
governor, members of the legislature,
members of -congress, inclsding
United States Senators.
5. The law providing • for the es
tablishment of a binder twine plant
at the Michigan state prison, which
has already resulted: in a saving to
the farmers of the state of five times
its cost.
6. The law providing for the taxation of telegraph and telephone companies upon an ad valorem basis, the
same as other property. The passage of this law alone and the recent
assessment will add a quarter of a
million dollars to the taxes paid
by these companies, and will reduce
the taxes paid for the people for the
support of their schools to that
amount.
7. Laws have been enacted materially Improving and strengthening the
laws governing scats banks and insurance companies doing business in
Michigan.
8. A state highway department
has been created, and the law passed
providing for the state reward for
roads built by the townships and
municipalities.
9. The Wamer-Orampton liquor
law providing for a stricter regulation and contrpl of the liquor traffic,
immeasurably improving conditions
in those localities where the sale of
liquor is permitted. < ' '    .
10. Railroad companies have been
made common carriers of live stock,
Doherty and Hawiey Invest Near
Los Angeles—Tulare County
Oranges for Money,
Some there are who for reasons et
health or other considerations desire*
a more congenial climate. The long-
cold winter with its constant change-,
has gotten in its work so well with*
many a man that the grocery with itss
display of semi-tropical fruit, especially the lucious orange, aronses a longing for a home in a sunnier clime-
Orange growing in California perhaps fascinates this class of people-
more than other possibility, if ohe>
oan but secure land in a district not?
already so far developed that holdings are only within reach of the?
wealthy. Two of our Clare county-
people recently purchased high prices
land near Los Angeles, one Hi H-
Hawiey, purchasing 40 acres of undeveloped fruit land at 8350 an acre,
another A. J. Doherty buying a*
young 10-acre orange groye, and another F. H. Ballinger, on the point off
buying an 8-acre tract of raw land afe
$400 an acre but, finally turning dowirti
the proposition. All of tbis is near-
Los Angeles where development and!
proximity to the city has caused
prices to soar. But in Tulare county*
200 miles north there are wonderful
opportunities for this class of people,,
as lands ranging from $125 to 82003
per acre are still available and prices*
are fast on the up grade. Wrappers:
on naval oranges in Clare prior to-
the holidays* and up to* early February show these all grown in Tulara
county.
Later information, however, is
that investigation shows the title on
the orange land Mr. Doherty wa_
purchasing defective and the consn-
mation of the deal depends on tbe
clearing up of the title.
Much has been told about the superior advantages of Tulare county
for orange growing, which seems to>
be the natural home of this pleasing-
and popular fruit. Lying in. the far*
famed San Joaquin basin, the Nile-
valley of America, big as-the state ot
Indiana, fertile, favored, there is;
a lure of Tulare county which draws-. '
one towards its attractions in spite of
himself. There are 14000 acres.oi ,
growing oranges in this county tbe*
acreage profit of which for the pasts
five years, staggers human credence-
Full bearing orchards from four to*
fifteen years old in California rahgen,'
according to fertility of soil„,
location and adaptability to successful »irrigation, froni §100$
to 83000 per aere and pay a profit on these, what seems to - us*
stupendous prices for land, far ex-
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