1910-06-10; Clare Sentinel

              Established 1878;
CLARE,   MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 10  1910.
New Series: Vol. 18, No. 30
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IGH SCHOOL ALUMNI
A GRAND AFFAIR
Annual Banquet at Harrison
on Friday Eevening Last
Largely Attended.
AT WILSOhIpERA HOUSE
The Auditorium Was Beautifully
Decorated for the Occasion
In the Colors of Class
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.
A Strong Corps of Teachers Secured for Next   Year.
By Special Correspondent.
The annual banquet ofthe Harrison
high school alumni society was held
In the Wilson opera house on Friday
evening, June 3rd. The large auditorium was beautifully decorated for the
occasion in the oolofs of the class of
1910. Music was furnished by the
Butts' orchestra. Mrs. Edward
Bingham, caterer, again did herself
proud, and the long daintly decorated table, laden with tempting victuals, presented a beautiful appearance
indeed. Mrs. Bingham was ably
assisted by Mesdames Willis Green,
Frank, Miller and Oliver Cosine.
The waitresses for the evening were
Misses Edith Putnam, Eya Haven,
Stella Smith, Nina Tooley, Claire
Crawford, Amelia Mitch'ener and
Nettie Weatherhead.
President Stanley Quinn on
account of illness was unable to be
present, but Wm. Murphy, a former
president of the society consented
to fill in. While only about eighty
guests assembled this year, still in
:©very other way than in attendance
the banquet of 1910 surpassed any
other previous effort. The toasts
were of an unusually high class and
in each instance gave evidence of
much caretaking in the preparation
thereof. Toastmaster Aldrich easily
came up to the record be made the
year previous when acting in the
same capacity. The program was
as follows:
PROGRAM.
Selection—Put on Yon Old Gray
Bonnet " * Orchestra-
Invocation Rev. A. F. Light.
DINNER.
Toastmaster A H. Aldrich.
Response—Sohool Days
Miss Anna Joos.
Response—Class of 1910
Miss Carrie Oman.
Serenade—Cupid's Chorus
Orchestra.
Response—The Festive Board
Mrs. Nate Trumble.
Response—Absent Members
Miss Joanna Casey,
Overture—Home Circle
Orchestra.
Response—Our Alumni
Guy Lighr.
Response—Optimism   vs.   Pessimism Otto Heber.
Address—The Public School
Bruce Williams.
Overture—Standard
Orchestra.
Benedictipn       . Rev. F. A. Light.
Though our sohool has only 6 graduates obis year there will donbtless
be a sophomore class of 30 or 35 next
year, while with the new law relative
to tuition of country pupils, a very
large freshman class is assured. Altogether the coming year promises'to
be the most prosperous in tbe history of the schools.
The following strong corps of
teachers has been secured for next
year:
• Supt.—A. E. Moden,. Ypsilanti
Normal, 2nd year, mathematics arid
science.
Principal—EfBe Barden, Ypsilanti
Normal, 2nd year, English and history.
Meta Jungnitch, Ypsilanti Normal,
3d year, Latin and German.
Lulu Fish, Ypsilanti Normal, 8th
grade and science. *
Mamie Howes, N. W. University,
2nd year, music and drawing.
Ada Stringham, Ypsilanti Normal,
2nd year, 7th grade.
Vera Pier, Central Normal, 6th
grade.
Villa McMillan, Central normal, 5th
grade,
Florence Hoffman, Central Normal,
2nd year, 4th grade. ;
Sylvia Hawkins, Ypsilanti Normal,
3d grade.
Mabel Maxwell, Oakland Oo. Normal, 2nd grade.
Florence Wall, Ypsilanti Normal,
3d year, 1st grade.
THE 4TH OF JULY
CELEBRATION
A VERY NARROW ESCAPE
Two
New Driving Park Grounds
Will be Dedicated with
All-Day   Program
BASE BALLHORSE RACIN6
Plenty of Fun For   Lovers
The National Game and
Good Horse Races.
of
Small Children Fall
An Old Cistern.
Into
MARRIED FOUR TIMES.
Thirty-nine Years old and Married four times. Is latest record.
Marshall, Mich., June 5.—Thirty-
nine years old and married four times
is the record that Earnest Cushman
of* this city, has established for himself. His latest venture on the matrimonial sea is his marriage to Miss
Florence Ashley, of Battle Creek,
who is 19. They were married Saturday. His third wife died six weeks
-ago of blood poisoning.
BEMONSTRATIVE INSTITUTE.
The Bureau Arranges for M. A.
C, Train to visit Clare.
. I have pleasure in announcing that
.the Northeastern Michigan Develop-
tttent Bureau has arranged with the
Michigan Agricultural College and
railroads to ran a special institute
train through the territory, and that
it will be in Olare during the afternoon of Saturday, July 2nd. The
train will be accompanied by several
of the best lecturers of the College
upon pertinent subjects, and several
dairy animals will be on exhibition.
'• The advantages of this institute to
qui' farmers and dairymen are instantly apparent, and I trust that all
will take advantage of the opportunity afforded.   .
Reopectfully,
A. R. Oanfleld j
Local Director,
$500 REWARD OFFERED.
Effort   Being  Made  to   Detect
Gladwin Fire-Bug.
Gladwin, Mich., June 5.—Insurance
oompanies have offered rewards aggregating S500 for the detection of
some person who is believed to have
been responsible for a number of fires
here within the past few months.
Tho city Council offers an additional
reward of $200. The losses consist of
t.be Central hotel, a feed barn, the
Tyler stores and a saloon.
Paul Eberhart.
Friday, June 3rd 1910 marked the
passing away of another old and respected settler of Clare in the person
of Paul Eberhart aged 81 years.
Paul Eberhart waSjborn in Loraine,
France, in the year 1829. He came
to Michigan at the age of 22 years,
and settled ih Clare 36 years ago. In
the year 1861 be married Sophia
Schmitten at Saginaw and by this
union eight children were born, five
of whom are living. They are; Mrs.
Louise Nelson, of Chase, Lewis and
Martin Eberhart of Clare, Anna
Eberhart of Eaton Rapids and Nina
Eberhart of Dimondale. He buried
his help-mate ten years ago. His
death ocurred at the residence of his
son, Martin, two miles east of Clare,
with whom he has been making his
borne for the past few years, and
interment was made in Cherry Grove
cemetery on Monday. The funeral
services were held from the house,
conducted by Rev. Quinton Walker
and the choir of Herrick furnished
the music. Those from out of town
in attendance at the funeral were.
Mr. Fred Romeiki aud ' Miss Lena
Romeiki of Saginaw.
Paul Eberhart was a man i-espected
by all who knew him; a man who
lived such a life every day that when
his master called him he was pre
pared to answer the summons and
go before his maker to be judged ac
cording te the deeds while here on
earth. M
Missed Her Train.
The Bi-County Agricultural Society
have finished preparations for & 4th
of July meet at Recreation Park and
weather, permitting this will be one
of the best, as well as successful
meetings, ever held in Central Michigan. Owing to the factthatthe society
needs funds to further improve the
park owners of horses, local as
wel) as outsiders, have willingly consented to race for moderate purses,
and at- the same time guaranteeing
speed within the power of their
horses. The ball game will be between White Sox and Coleman, and
in view of the fact that these two
teams, are evenly matched, a good
fast game may be expected. In addition to tbis a three-mile automobile
race will be run. The track and
grounds will be in the best condition
for the sports. It is the object of the
management to erect buildings and
prepare for a Fair this season, so
let every body make arrangements to
celebrate tbe 4th in Olare and boost
for tbe management Of tbe driving
park association. Below is the program.   See large posters.
TEN O'CLOCK, A. M.
Base ball—Coleman vs. Clare White
Sox.
ONE O'CLOCK, P.  M.
Free for-all trot or pace. Purse,
$50.
Three minute trot or pace. Purse,
$40.
Green race, trot or pace, for horses
never before started in a race, Purse
S40.
Th.ree mile automobile race. All
horse races half-mile heats, best
three in five.
For the forenoon attraction an admission to the grounds of fifteen
cents will be charged, and for the
big program of the afternoon the
general'admission will be twenty-five
cents. The customary fee of ten
cents for grandstand seats will be
charged for each.
The committees in charge are as
follows: Races—W. VanVleet, L.
McNeil, Dr. Chas. Stirling, O. B.
Lloyd.
Base ball—T. O. Holbrook, Dr. J.
A. Reeder, D. Ward.
Advertising—P. A. Bennett, A
Oanfleld. M
Ernest McCrimmon of Big Rapids
and Miss Mary Williams of Marion
were to meet at Cadillac, be married
there and go thence on their honeymoon. But when the Ann Arbor
passenger pulled in at Cadillac and
no Mary appeared, Ernest fumed a
little and Caught the next train for
Marion to see about it. He found bis
sweetheart in tears because she had
missed her train, and she missed it
because she couldn't get her trosseau
packed into her trunk in time. But
Ernest kissed away the tears and
they took the next train north. Oh
you men, don't you know it is mean
to grin? 4 p
Notice.
Water tax is due and all are requested to be ready- to pay. promptly -when I call. Tax should all be
collected daring June. O. W. Smith,
collector.
On Tuesday   afternoon   the   two
Children  of  Wm.  Roof,  living   on
West 6th street of this city, had- a
very narrow escape from drowning.
It seems that the two girls  aged 4
and    6 years, respectively  left the
house to gather "Sweet Mary" in a vacant lot on which the old Stevens
house formerly stood, and which i3
directly back of  Mr.  Roof's  place.
In the lot is the old cistern used by
the hotel in days gone by.   The cistern has no covering, is entirely Open,
and water to the. depth of five feet
stands in it,   It is hidden from view
by tall grass, which has grown up
around it,   The youngest child came
running    along    and   fell into  the
cistern.   The oldest girl seeing her
little    sister   fall   into   the   cistern,
jumped in to save her.    Seeing perhaps that she could not save   her
sister, she managed to crawl out by
some   unknown  and unaccountable
way   and   immediately ran  to tbe
house, dripping with water, and notified her mother by exclaiming, "Ma!
ma! little sister has fallen in a big
river."   The mother was washing at
i the time.    The little girl took ber
; mother's hand and guided ber to the
cistern and pointing in said:    "Baby
Bister in there!"   Tbe mother, frantic
I with grief, jumped in to rescue her
baby while tbe girl ran to the union
depot and called help.   A number of
men from tbe depot ran to tbe spot
whore a pitiful Bight was witnessed.
There  stood  the loving mother in
water up to her ahoulders  holding
her darling baby in her arms aboye
ber head.    The  mother  and  child
were rescued and the baby taken to
tbe house when Dr. Sanford and Dr.
F. R. Gray were called and by using
artificial respiration and rolling the
baby over a barrel the water was removed from its lungs.    From latest
reports the child will live and no
bad results are apt to occur from its
experience,    but   nevertheless   the
party or parties who own this vacant
lot should be compelled by law to
place a covering' over the cistern.
In fact they should be punished as it
is for  not  covering   this treacherous hole. M
THE GLARE GRAD-
. UATING EXERCISES
 —. 5
For. the. Clare High School
Takes Place Friday Evening, June 17.      '
A VERY SMALL CUSS
The Class Numbers Only 6, The
Smallest For a Number
of Years.
LUTHERAN MISSION FESTIVAL
Luthern Church of Saginaw Valley Celebrates Mission Festival..
R,
FOOT RADLY GUT
Geo Pope Had His food
Cut on Tuesday.
Badly
Geo. Pope, a farmer living east of
Herrick, while engaged in doing
some underbrusbing on Tuesday,
bad part of tbe big toe on his left
foot cut off, besides splitting the foot
by the ax glancing. Dr. Sanford
was called, and assisted by Dr. May.
nard, amputated the remaining part
of the toe. ■ M
Dr. Kelley Answers.
The Farwell sun recently asked
who Was to blame for the loss of
$500 in village taxes on the Cement
Company. Dr. L. L. Kelley answered
it last week by pointing out that the
village council of 1909 was the only
authority for ordering the necessary
amount to be spread on the assess
ment roll for taxes or re-assessment
of "rejected taxes." names of the
members of such council, and adds:
"You will see several of the above
members of the counoil were stock
holders in the cement plant and
others are in sympathy with persons
who graft. .
"Under these conditions will the
present council order the re-assess
ment upon the descriptions in   ques
tion as required by law, or will they
again shield their friends?"
Card of Thanks
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many kind neighbors
who so kindly assisted us during the
sickness and death of our loving
father, and also to the Herrick
choir and others who assisted at the
.funeral/ "The Eberbarts."
We are still ..selling „sal soda at lc
per pound.   Featherly & Co.
The graduating exercises of pur
schools will take place at the opera
house Friday evening, June 17, when
the following interesting program
will be carried out. The class numbers only 6, the smallest for a number of years.
The baccalaureate sermon will, be
given by Rev. Quinton Walker at the
opera house next Sunday evening.
March,   Miss Ruby White.
Entrance of class.
Invocation, Rev. Myers.
Song of Welcome.
Salutatory, Ethel Uerow.
Selection, Quartet.
Class History, Edward B. White.
Cornet Solo, Mrs. A. E. Moden.
Bridal Chorus.
President's Address, Raymond
Potter.
Solo, Misses Shaw and Jackson.
Essay, "Success," Lawrence Ferguson.
Selection,. Quartet.
Class Prophesy,  Gladys Hamilton.
Solo, Miss Ethel Cudney,
Class song.
Valedictory,  Bessie Robart.
Piano Solo, Nellie Jackson.
Presentation of diplomas, Pres. C.
W. Perry.
Song,  "Good Night."
The Lutheran Church of the the
Saginaw Valley will. celebrate their
annual Mission Festival at the Auditorium at Saginaw;,   next   Sunday.
For this reason an excursion wil leave*
Olare at 7:40 a. m. fare 75c.    It i»
expeoted to get to Saginaw in 'time
for the morning service.    Speaker©
for the daycare the Rev.   Budacb
BrunnofBayOity, Rev. Frincke of
Monroe and Rev, Westendorf of-Saginaw.    Preaching   in  German   an«S
English.   Prof. Kaeppel will preside.
at the organ.   His capacity being of?
renown his efforts proved a rare treat,
to all who heard him last year.    The
instrument itself being of such mag-
nificience it is pronounced as one of
the best in the country,    A choir of:
100 voices will sing at all the services.
Don't forget the day and date, Sunday June 12th. . X
Tax Assessments.
The board of review met at the
City Hall on Monday and Tuesday
and added about 60% to tbe rolls as
assessed. The figures for the several
wards are as follows:
ASSESSED VALUATION.
1st Ward
Real estate
Personal
S 19215
13175
Total
32390
2nd Ward
Real estate
122110
Personal
43875
Total
165986
3d Ward
Real estate
101400
Personal
55035
Total
156434
EQUALIZED  VALUATION
1st Ward
.
Real estate
$ 32415
Personal
19325
Total
51740
2nd Ward  <
Real estate
188130
Personal    *
59760
Total
247880
3d Ward
Real estate
148160
Personal
76825
Total
224985
RECAPITULATION.
Total Ass'd. val
. 1st ward
$ 32390
2nd ward
165985
*
3d ward -
156435
city 364810
Total equalized val., 1st Ward $ 51740
2nd ward 247880
3d ward    224985
city
524605
Card Of Thanks.
I desire to thank the many kind
friends for kindness and sympathy
shown during the death and illness
of my son, Arlington Ray Maxwell.
I also thank the Herrick choir for
services during the funeral.
Mrs. Joel De Geer.
Michigan Produce Co.
South MoEwan St. pays the following
caBh price for - produce, to-day, for
j Cream 27c, live chickens 10c.
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION.
State
Firemen's   Convention
Bay City This Week.
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The State Firemen held a convention at Bay Oity the first of this
week. Representatives from various
towns throughout the state were in
attendance. Chief A. R. Oanfleld
and vice-chief, Wm. Lange of the
Clare Fire Department with Charles
Johnson and James Bicknell as delegates were in attendance from
Clare.
Mt. Pleasant.
EXHIBITION DRILL
Given by Canton
Lodge, I. O. O. F.
Pine   River
, of Alma.
The uniform rank of the I. O. O-
F. held .a two days' meeting of the
Grand Encampment at Ludington-
rn Tuesday and Wednesday of this;
week. Canton American Eagle
Detroit, No. 41, and Canton Col.
Fenton, Flint, No, 27, lodges of the
uniform rank of the I. O. O, F. passed*
through Clare Monday morning over
the P. M. Ry. in special cars, while
the Canton Pine River No. 47 of Alma.
changed cars from off the A. A. Ry.
taking the afternoon train . for. Lud-
ington. Canton Pine River gave am
exhibition drill on the old ball ground
in this city. This Canton took first
prize last year at Alpena and the
year before took first prize at Battle
Creek. M.
T.
Ira Scofleld and wife sold to T.
Wood of Gilmore 40 acres for S800.
O. L. Wissbeek and son left on
Wednesaay for a visit with relatives
in Saginaw.,
Mt. Pleasant will celebrate the
Fourth. The new pavement wili be
campleted by that time.
The new library started by the
ladies has 900 volumes, and has been
open less than six months.
E. R. Waldron, a successful farmer
south of town, sold a Holstein cow
to Dr. Walkington for 8160.00.
Of the 259 applicants at the recent
8th grade examination in Isabella
County, 155 were successful.
Ruel VanLeuven visited commencement exercises at Empire where he
was formerly Supt, of schools.
Noah Montgomery who was injured
by.an Ann Arbor triin received a
verdict of $90. The case will likely
be appealed.
Prof. F. L. Keeler is the owner of
a pretty little colt which weighed
twenty pounds at birth. It is perfectly formed.
Hon. P. H. Kelley candidate for
governor states his views' very fully
in the Central. Times relative to
mining taxation. The other candidates will express theirs later.
Miss Nora Weidman, daughter of
J; S. Weidman of this city, left on
Wednesday for an extended visit in
Europe. She will visit France, GerJ
many and England before returning.
The Board of Trade voted in favor
of having a block of Westermite and
a block of cement put down to test
the merits of the two kinds of pavements tor streets outside of the
business sections.
Because' of unfavorable- weather
the dedication of Island Park at Mt.
Pleasant was postponed until June
16.- Expensive preparations have
been made for the pleasure of the
public, inoluding' pavilion, dam,
canal and other objects of interest.
Buy a barret of crackers Saturday
at6%c per pound at Featherly & Oo.
Church  and    Society
LUTHERAN
No services or Sunday school next;
Sabbath.
FREE METHODIST
Service next Sabbath as usual.    No>
special announcements.
METHODIST.
t
In the morning an interesting:
"Children's Day" program in charge
of Miss Edna Struble will be given.
In the evening Elder Walker delivers the baccalaureate sermon at
tho opera house.
Ladies Aid meets next Friday with*.
Mrs. Ellen Thompsan.
Auxiliary next Wednesday witb
Mrs. Vance Warren.
catholic"
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Services next Sabbath at 8 a. m. by
"Father McAllister.
Alter Society meets next Thursday
witb Mrs. Geo. McKeever.
CONGREGATIONAL
Children's exercises next Sunday
at 10:30 instead of evening as heretofore announced.
The children's missionary offering-
will be put in the missionary enve^
lope, and offering for current expenses, will be placed in the regular
church envelope. Don't forget:
change in time of children's exercises.
No evening services. ,
Union meets next Friday witb Mrs,
MyerB. . •
Guild on Wednesday with, Mrs.
Cudney.
Arlington R. MaxwelL
On Friday, May 27, 1910,' occurred*
the death of Arlington Ray Maxwell
at the home of hie mother, Mrs.. Joel
.DeGeer, of Sheridan, aged 24 yea**,,'
7 months and 27 days. The tunerx£
was held from tbe Herrick church
the following Sunday, conducted by-
Rev. Quinton Walker, and interment;
was made at Cherry Grave.
Death resulted from spinal paraly- •
sis. Since infancy he had been *
cripple and confined to his bed the
entire time. Crippled though he was
he never complained. and bore the
troubles of life without a murmur,
and now God in his . infinite mercy
has seen fit to call him to His home
and give him the reward he has justly earned. '     M.-
Special sale Saturday 100 pounds at*
Lilly White flour for $3.00 at Fea,the*-
ly & Oo.'s.    '. -■•'   .
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