1910-03-25; Clare Sentinel

              Mablishftd 1878,
GfcARJBV  MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MOENIN0, MARpH 25, 1910.
Ne*wSeries   Vol.38, jNo, 10
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Those Not Enrolled, to Vote
Party Nominations in September Should Enroll
April 2.
The primary electcon law as
amended by the last legislature designates the day the April ecectlon
as the time for party enrollment.
AH persons already enrolled need do
nothing further to have the right of
voting for tbeir party nominations at
the coming September primary when
candidates will be nominated for TJ.
S. senator, governor, lieutenant governor, congressman, senator, representative and county officers. But
all those who haye changed wards or
-townships without getting a certificate of transferal, all those who have
never enrolled must enroll April 4 if
they desire to participate in the September primary.
Two years ago enrollment day was
the Saturday preceding the primary
election day. But so many were the
cross enrollments for the sake of
"packing the caucus," that the law
Was amended so as to designate the
day of tne spring election as enrollment day, this eleminattng the temptation of dishonest enrollment, On
the eve of the primary personal
friends are tempted to cries cross
their party enrollment and some
party leaders sometimes pass the
word to enroll with the wrong party
to influence nominations to the detriment of that party.
Any persons who desire to change
their party affiliation should ask to
he re-enrolled. Such request being
made to the election board April 4,
tbe clerk of enrollment will erase
the name and then re-enroll the same
nnder the party designation as desired. Law provides that any enrolled voter may challenge a voter
participating In a primary election
and on being challenged he is required to subscribe to an oath that he
is a qualified enrolled voter of the
party whose ballot he calls for, and, if
on subscribing to such an oath, be
votes the party and he is later proved not to be an enrolled voter therein,
he shall be deemed guilty of prejury
with the same penalties as provided
for a similar offence under the
-regular election laws, Hence the
need of all enrolling who desire to
participate in the primary election
next September.
Seven miles of Gravel Road in
Four Years  to  His   Farm
Says S. C. Kirkbride. •
"Four years ago," says Postmaster, "when I bought my farm out in
Sheridan there was'only one mile of
gravelled road the entire 10 miles.
Now there is only two miles not
gravelled and if we could only get
the mile east from Pratt's corners
gravelled It would be a mighty good
thing."
Such progress in road making as
Mr. Kirkbride testifies to is no doubt
MERYB
C. J. Winterstein, Herbert Kingston and   Edward Hanley Injured, the first Seriously.
COMPANY WILL CONTINUE THE CLABE PLANT,
CITY MAKES 1909-18.
Building Was Badly-
Wrecked—Many
ous Escapes.
At   9:45   Wednesday   morning   a
a surprise  to most people.    Sheri-,      ^ noiee pr£)]onged into a loua
dan's proposal to bond for 86,000
roads, the Arthur-Hatton town line
activity and Grant's proposal, as ia
now talked of, to submit to the voters
at the April election a proposal for
half mile of state award road on both
the Dover and state roads are evidences of desire for better roadB.
Bat one fact is evident;, Olare county
should be getting more money out of
tbe state award fund. Grant township has had two slices of S500 each
and Vernon in Isabella a slice, but
there is every reasop why surrounding townships should go to building
state award road so as to get their
share of the money raised by general
state taxation for the qtate award
fund.
There are those who advocate the
adoption of the connty road system
for this reason but in the general
conflict of opinion in Olare county
concerningthe immediate operation of
such a law under existing conditions
it is hazardous to foretell just what
the facts will be. Under ideal conditions the Michigan county road
system is undoubtedly a splendid
thing, but in the opinion of. many
leading citizens there are grave objections with conditions such as they
now exist. Many more equally important citizens insist that the system Ib juBt what Olare county needs
under existing conditions.
Weil Nigh Mircul-
knocked down
POLITICAL JOTTINGS.
110 II BELDIG.
L. S.  Fairman of Herrick   and
Miss    Mayme  Johnson   of
Rosebush  Plight Troth.
On Monday at 10:26 a. m. in the
parlors of the beautiful new parsonage of the M. E. church in Belding,
occured the wedding ceremony of
Lewis S. Fairman to Miss Mayme
Johnson of Rosebusn. Mr. Fairman
ib the only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Fairman, one of Herrick's most highly respected citizens. Miss Johnson
is a daughter of Mr. M. B. Johnson,
one of the honored pioneers of Rosebush, Eev. G. W. Maxwell got wind
of their coming and met them at the
depot with the finest hack and dap-
pied greys that Belding can produce,
and in a few moments were alighted
at the new$4000 parsonage; and the
first-wedding ceremony in the new
home was performed. In the meantime Mrs. Maxwell and Edna had
provided a sumptuous dinner, after
which we went through the largest
oiik mill in the world, one that turned out in 1908 two million yards of
chining fabric. They also saw a
little of tbe "silk city" and then left
for Grand Rapids, Jackson °and points
in the south part of the state.
We join with the parents and all
the Olare and Rosebush Mends in
wishing them all of the best of earth.
Mr. and Mrs'. Fairman will be at
home after March 27, Herrick, Mich.
One who saw.
WrBissfiliMwl'
Malcolm Feighner,—"I fear no Peril
of the Deep."
H. O. Oudney,—"By the Light of
the Silvery Moon."
H. E. Meelands,—"I wonder if you
■are lonely."
A. R. Oanfield,-^"Only a Dream."
Will Adams,—"I wonder what is
that Coon's Game."
Lawrence Jackson.—"Then we will
all go home."
George Wells,—"A Little bit ©
-whole lot Better than nothing at all."
Frank Doherty,—"I am going to do
■^bati please."
BeeBaales tossuge, carpets,  LhM-
l(mm &nd tnnitnse.
Facts and Otherwise of the Forthcoming Election.
Democrat city caucuses next Monday night.
Vernon Republicans caucus Saturday March 26, one p. m.
Olare Republican Oity and Ward
caucuses tonight, March 25.
Hatton republicans caucus at two
p. m. next Monday, March 28.
'  Vernon Democrats announce their
caucus for March 25, one p. m.
Grant Republician caucus is called
for two p. m. Friday, March 25.
Gilmore republicans will hold their
caucus at two p. m. Monday, March
28.
Hamilton republicans have renominated John Huber for supervisor.
Arthur republicans caucus tomorrow, Saturday, at the town hall at 10
a. m. and tbe democrats at 2 p. m.
Sheridan republicans had a veritable love feast at tbe town hall Monday afternoon. Now watch the vote
April 4.
Mt. Pleasant republicans indulged
in a love feast at their city caucuses
Saturday, re-nomihating H. E. Deuel
for mayor and most of the present
city officers.
At a Union caucus Saturday Redding township nominated Wm. Blue
for supervisor; Roy Davis, clerk;
Beacher Story, treasurer; John
Hamilton, highwa3r commissioner.
An honest enrollment according
to party affiliation is desirable on enrollment day. Jockeying to help the
other party nominate the wrong man
at the September primary is tabooed
FIRST BATCH OF   NOMINEES.
Sheridan republicans, 73 strong,
got together Monday and worked oat
nominations for township officers
without tbe first semblance of a slate
having been previously made. One
departure was made in not naming
any candidate for township oversee?,
it being understood that five path-
masters be chosen by acclamation on
town-meeting day to act for five different districts of the township,
nominees are as follows:
Supervisor—J. R. Herrick.
Olerk—James Todd
Treasurer—Louis 'Slater
Highway Com'*'—O. E. Davis
Justice—Duncan Roe
R of R—M. P. Soule
Constables—Jas.   McOlang,
sBlack, Frank Holcomb, Thos,
her.
The republican township oommltee
waa E@:-»©fc?eted*-l. B. Hcmpton and
F..P..Dsyicr.-
roar startled the business section of
McEwan street. Rushing to tbe
street many caught a view of flying
brick and other debris near tho Pere
Marquette tracks and, it quickly
dawned on the minds of the" spectators tbat the Michigan Creamery Co.
bloller had blown up.
Willing hands promptly hastened
to ministor the men employed therein. ' Scarcely a chance   did   there
seem to be for them.   But out of the
ruins, bedraggled  and dazed,  came
one, a second   was found partially
covered not far from tho outer door
and tbe third well buried with boards
near the engine and just inside from
where stood the partition of the boiler room.   Limp, helpless and bleeding were the last two and everybody
regarded them as good as dead.
' In the meantime the   fire   alarm
sounded and tbe department hastened to extinguish tbe incipient flames
in the debris.   But the principal care
wbb the injured   men who were removed to the O'Oalaghan feed barn
waiting   rooms.     DrB.   Olute   and
Reeder quickly arrived on the scene.
An examination showed Mr*  Winterstein's condition tbe most serious
and  effort was   concentrated upon
him, removing him to Andrew Obis-
holm's.   A  cut in his skull,  a big
gash on one arm and body scalded in
places, he did not regain consciousness for hours.   Yesterday the diagnosis was tbat he  had suffered   a
fracture at the base of the skull  and
hiscondition will develop to be very
critical though yesterday morning he
was bright  and cheer.ul.    Wednesday evening his wife, father, mother
and brother  arrived   from   Milan.
The marvel is that hiscondition  was
not worse.  - Tbe concussion   must
have knocked him down  behind the
engine and this protecting him largely from flying debris.    Mr.  Winter-
stein waB formerly from Coleman but
came to Olare from Ridgeway.
Edward Hanley was at the wash
sink and escaped luckily. A gash in
the back of his bead, a broken
shoulder blade and minor injuries,
says Dr. Sanford who eared for him,
will lot him through in good shape,
Herbert. Bingston, whose home is
at Albert Lee, Minn
by the concussion just behind the
churn and thus escaped serious injury.
The boiler room, boiler and much
oi the building was badly wrecked, a
big pile of coal evidently preventing
the wrecked boiler from going farther. The Pere Marquette tracks
were covered with debris. One mass
of 100 pounds of iron was hurled 150
feet striking the cornice of Rhoades'
feed mill. A flying brick in some unknown manner found its way into
Rhoades & Shaffer's mill very nearly
striking Thomas Smith. Far and
wide the debris was hurled but luckily no one outside of the building was
struck.
O. U. Harris who recently entered
the employ of the company was up
street and it was a pretty happy wife
who came on the scene to find bim
safe and well. Tbe office force in a
building north was badly jarred as
also were those in the Pere Marquette
offices across the track but none of
them were injured.
The cause of the explosion is in debate. One of the men says the water
in glass showed the boiler two thirds
full just "before the accident. The"
steam had been kept from 60 to 80
pounds pressure. But men wbo are
experiencedin boiler assert the accident must have been due to lack of
water in the boiler. Otherwise they
say there would have been more evidence Of water and Winterstein
would bave been scalded worse.
Ohildren who heard the explosion
say they saw" a white cloud rise right
after the report. Mr. Winterstein,
the butter maker who came on the
job on Monday of this week, was
nominally in charge of the boiler but
the blame for the accident may never
be definately fixed.
W. A. Ross andC. M. Emerson, the
former batter maker, came up from
Saginaw to look over the ground and
conference is in progress for future
plans but chief clerk Higgins authorizes the Sentinel to say that the company will continue to operate a plant
In Glare*
The loss to the company and to A.
J. Doherty who owns the building
will total around S3000. No insurance for this class of catastrophe.
Best Conditions in Many Years—
$1500 in Treasury^
The new fiscal year Srids the city's
finances in the best condition of any
time since the water works plant was
installed, Gas producer, fire alarm
and water tower have all been paid
for in full with S1500 In the treasury
and only a total loose indebtness
outstanding of S1500 besides the
water bonds.
The clerk's detailed report is ready
but owing to unavoidable delays will
not be published till next week. It
will show $2608.67 reciepts from
water rents, better than reported last
week, with running expenses $1,750.
About S700 has been expended for
streets and walks, S387.98 being paid
for cross walks and rebates on walks,
the largest amount ever so expended. The street fund has a balance of
S415.20. Tbe contignent expenses
including quarantine, salaries outside of marshaJI, warden and water
collector, amount to S1176.85.
The facts are that instead of a big
bunch of loose debtB and the year's
expenses also to face as .last year,
the city now has the loose debts
taken care of and to that extent is
ahead of last year.
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
The
Wm.
Dan*
Items of Interest in the Hustling
Agricultural County.
Shepherd has leased, her canning
factory.
J. W. Kelder ib re-elected superintendent of Mt. Pleasant city schools
at a salary of $1400.
K. E. Strubble rejoices in the
pledge of reappointment as Shep-
hern's postmaster.
John Lansing is the census enum-
urator for Wise township and Obarles
Durnin for Vernon.
Oonnty Seat Baptists are in a scraps
a factional one, and the church door
Ss announced locked.
The "Midland, Mt. Pleasant and
Big Rapids JSJlectrie Road" is the
latest announced thing getting ready
to be put on the map.
Fenby, the Shepherd raosler 'fosses up that he's been in the national
combine for faking, squeezing money
out of the betting victims.
Oounty Olerk Rowlader issues a
public statement urging tne S12000
bond issue vote to be favorable inasmuch as vault room, etc., are imperative for the county's needs;
Supervisor Wright of Brpomfield,
formerly a state legislator from this
county, who is well informed on
matters pdlitical and a power in his
community at election time, was
in out office this week. On the gubernatorial situation Mr. Wright
said he had given the worthiness of
tbe candidates a great deal of consideration, and he has decided that Pat
Kelly is the man who ought- to be
elected. "I will vote for Pat Kelley
if I am his only supporter in the
county," said Mr. Wright.—Mt.
Pleasant Times.
Hamilton Old Resident.
Michael Patrick Shea, 28 years a
resident of Hamilton township, Olare
county, died Saturday of heart failure, aged 52, Mr. Shea was born in
Ireland, Feb. 15,1858. He landed in
Boston in 1881. In 1882 he came to
Michigan with brother John, and together they started the first farms in
Hamilton township, just across the
Gladwin county line at Smith Greek.
From their start a prosperous settlement of fine farms have sprung,
good roads have been opened, schools
organized, etc., and in fact practically the whole of Hamilton township
has been transformed from _ region
of logging campa to a community of
fertile farms, among which the farms
of tbe Shea brothers are a credit to
the industry and perseverence of
their founders.
In 1887 Mr. Shea and Miss Catherine Warren were united in marriage
in New Hampshire. To them were
born a daughter, Lizzie, a son', Joe,
who survive, and a daughter who
whb died in childhood.
Besides his widow, the following
members of his family are living:
Jeremiah, a brother, aud a sister,
Mrs. T. Buckley, in Ireland; brother
Mortimer, in New York; toother,
John, and sister, Mrs. J. Sulivan, in
Hamilton. Mr. Shea was a member
of she.K. O. T. M. and P. of H.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning in the Catholic church in
Gladwin, conducted by Rev. W.
Miller.—Gladwin Record.
Clare and Vicinity as Seen by
the Clare County Press  in
Those Early Days.
F. S. Post moves from Olare to
Ooleman.
E. Pratt will set his drive afloat
next week.
W. S. Cooley.has sold out his harness-business.
Lee Oalkins carries the mail from
Olare to Harrison.
James A. Bur wash, 14 pounds, is a
Loomis new arrival.
Farweil elected a union temperance
ticket at its election.
There's a strike on the Harrison
branch railroad gang.
Clare has two saloons and they are
again taxed S150 each.
Grant tswnsbip's taxes as collected for 1879 amount to S6892.27.
Harrison cast 28 votes last year
and expects to make it 100 this year.
L. O. Burnham of Vernon breaks
into print in a dispute over highway
tax.
A mail car has been put on the
Pere Marquette making two mails a
day.
Frank Doherty, tipping tbe scales
at nine pounds, is the latest new
arrival in town.
Eight churches were represented
at the Congregational conference in
Olare last week.
Joseph Hudson is the new superintendent of the Brewer farm and
buildings are to be erected thereon
forewith.
Olark Sutherland is wondering
whether or not he better be a candidate for re-election as county clerk
and register.
O. W. Perry investigating Olare
Geological conditions concludes that
a well at the proper depth in Olare
would produce brine in paying quantities.
Clare republicans want George
Cummins of Farweil nominated for
prosecutor and Farweil republicans
want E. D. Wheaton of Olare as the
nominee.
OAmong new village officers are:
president, C. W. Perry; trustee, Wm.
Wolsey; assessor, A. J. Doherty;
treasurer, A. A. Shaver; constable,
Jake Mason.
"Harrison" is still very sickly.
Inside of 24 hours 40 gallons of 'medicine' was sold recently for internal
application. Still, no one ever dies
and the only man burried was shot."
' Wilson Bros, have bnilttheir Harrison camps and are slashing off
timber from their 'addition' preparatory to erecting tbeir buildings.
They will put up a saw-mill, 25 buildings, a boarding house and a store.
The firm is a valuable acquisition to
Olare county.
PRAYING FROIT TREES.
Should Be Taken up at Once for
Good Results.
Olare county has made a splendid?,
showing for fruits at the state fair-   -
for a number of years paBsed.   But itr<
is still very generally recognized that!
there is still room for much improvement if attention to  spraying  and
proper care of fruit trees is general*
ly practised in this territory.    That.
Glare county is to become an an important fruit centre is generally recognized and the hastening of that
time may.be brought about by proper-
care of fruit already productive here-
The State Agricultural College ate
Lansing supplies literature to farmers' on application, telling bow ♦*o«
spray, etc.   But herewith we give a.
short paper  from H. H.  Dow,   of
Midland, one who has had experir-
ence and, is  an  authoriety, describe
ing chemical mixtures  suitable for
spraying which may bo easily prepared or gotten at any drug 8tore;
"There is no spray that is a ente>
for all the diseases to which  a ftrnite
tree is heir.    Fortunately, however*
there, are fungicidal Bprays that wilS
make a tree practically immune- to-
all kinds of  scab, rot,  mildew and!
rust; there are arsenical sprays thap
will poison any insect that eats tbe>
leaves, and there is a Lime-Sulpbm*-
spray which will destroy all forms o_
scale.   There is no spray that wUB
satisfactorily kill the small green 11009
(Aphis) which suck the   sap  fronu
young leaves and cause them to earh.
"To kill San Jose scale   and   alB
forms of bark lice, the tree should b'&
Bprayed with Lime-Sulphur mixture*
when it is in a dormant condition..
This spray is corrosive to foliage and!
cannot be usetl in the spring after
the leaves have begun to form, although no harm will be   don© ..by-
spraying after the buds have swelled!
to several times their original size..
Tbe tree should next be Bprayed with*
Dow Benzoate Spray or   Bordeaux:
Mixture just before the petals open.
' The Benzoate spray  consists   0_
two pounds of calcium benzoate and.
one-half pounp of copper sulphate to*
fifty gallons of  water.     If   during:
blossoming there 'is damp or rainy
weather, the   blossoms   themselves:
should be sprayed with calcuim benzoate,   made   by    dissolving    two*
pounds of calcium benzoale in fifty-
gallons of water.    As soon as.„the>
petals have fallen, another spraying:
should be given, the spray consisting of two pounds of calcium benzoate, one-half pound copper sulphate-
and two pounds arsenate of lead to»
fifty gallons of water, and about tern
days later this sprying shonld be required if the season is dry. If, however, there is much dampness, Snow
apples and other varities especially-
susceptible to scab, would be better
protected if they bad one additional!
spraying with Dow Benzoate Spray
or Boreeaux Mixture.
"Spraying is absolutely essntial*
for perfect fruit, and through spraying is very difficult to obtain ort a.
large scale without a power-drivem
pump, but when properly equipped^,
the grower finds it an easy matter to
produce ninety-five per cent, of him
fruit free from worms and scab_'-
Yortrlast chance Saturday to get
a peck of nice large oranges for IStt.
Featherly & Co.—Both Phones.
What's all the racket
St.? 'Why people are
ono another to buy rugs
on east 4th
falling over
at Easler's.
Doherty'a rug sale is now oh and
sample patterns are on display in the
former T_. R. T. hall over Mahoney's
hardware. Rooms will be open from
two to five p. m. every day and Saturdays all day. Sale will continue
for two weeks only. Pick out tbe
patera? you like, pay ©2.00 on "same
and will make delivery any time yon
wish within the next 90 days. Miss
Pearl Mahdney. in charge.
GLARE GO. OPPORTUNITY;
Beats Anything Seen in the West
Says F.Welch Who Has Invested Here.
F. Weloh of Fentoo who last fell
witb Leonard Freeman of Fentora
bought 1,200 aores of Olare county-
wild land in southwest Hatton a_d
southeast Lincoln townships was to
Olare this-week just returning tsom
an extended trip in the west and he*
freely expressed the opinion that*.,
land values here considering the possibilities of production and the final
developed value of the land, are>
lower than anywhere in the w&sS
where he had chance to make investigations. That is, in the coekSb-
tions as they now exist, Clare cotraSs?
land will constantly be above par.
Welch & Freeman last fall stumped
20 acres of their tract next the Harrison branch and will continue tbs>
development beginning the erection
of buildings in April, haying already
contracted with a man from near1*-
Featon to go onto the place April 1-
I
real and Poultry Wanfel
Prices for butter fat are"i
Cream delivered today pSi*..  *
Highest   market prices paid,;,ft(>$?;':'
poultry. '      ■_*.-   .•'.'■"'.'
Mich. Creamery Oo. ( Olfeffe* ••
'£>