1910-06-17; Clare Sentinel

              Satablislied 18*78,
OLARE,   MICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MORNING, JUNK 17  1910,
New aeries: Vol.18. Nc 51
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KELLEY COTS LOOSE
mm ALLIANCES.
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Pat Kelley In His Speech at
Mt, Pleasant Cuts Loose
From all Alliances.
GL'ARDING THE FORESTS.
Mounted   Pplice     and    Blopk
House To Be Provided.
PATRICK H. STANDS ALONE
Those  Who  Have  Grievances
Apainst Gov. Warner Must
Fight It Out With Him.
Lieut. Gov. Kelley in his speech at
Mt. Pleasant laBt night figuratively
slashed all wires, burned his baggage
and cutting loose from all alliances,
started a thoroughly planned campaign in which he expects will keep
him busy, until primary day. "For
any act of mine as Lieufcenenfc Governor I am very .glad to assume full
responsibility,"" be said, "on the
other hand it there are any republicans in Michigan who have any
jgrievance against Gov. Warner, they
must fight the matter out with  hinn
If I am nominated and elected, I
shall open up a new set of books and
all republicans who have the best interests of the state at heart will stand
upon exactly the same footing."
Referring to his attitude toward
the live issues of the campaign, Mr.
Kelley said, "I have been in the public service for the past ni0e years
and my record during that time is
the baSiscfor my candidacy for the
governorship. lam not asking the
people of Michigan to Bupport me because of any promises I make for the
future unless the record I have made
in the past gives abundant hope that
those promises will be fulfilled. Tbe
bests prophesy for the future conduct
of any public official is the record of
his past performances."
CLIPPED OR CRIBBED
Gleaned from our Exchanges and
Sifted for our Readers.
Because of alleged nnfairness in assessing certainproperties in Midland
the state tax commission has investigated with a result that a general increase will be made.
Midland has one mayor in a thousand. Whenever the city funds run
short he loans the city a thousand or
so out of his own pocket without interest.
Although be had been w&rned many
times not to walk on the railroad
track, Walter Wyeth, aged 70, of
Rjverdale was instantly killed on the
Pere Marquette right of way Sunday.
His hearing was defective and he did
not hear the approaching train. His
hody was hurled several feete He
leaves a widow and a daughter.
News has been received here from
London, England, that Mrs. F. G.
Dunbar, of Sanford, died soon after
arriving at her old home where,
she went to visit. Her death came 24
hours after she stepped off the
Steamer. -
May Poor Expenses.
The'*superintendents of the poo^
met,at Harrison Wednesday, June 1,
and allowed the following bills for
May:
BILLS "RECEIVED AND ALEOWBD.
Prom Roscommon Herald.
Secretary A. C. Carton says it is
the intention of the public domain
commission to have in operation a
force of 25 mounted policemen
who will endeavor to prevent a
spread of forest fires on the state
forest reserves this summer. The
state forest reserves which are looat'
ed principally in this' (Roscommon)
and Crawford counties contain 275000
acres. A cement blockhouse will be
errected to be occupied by the state
forester and from tbis point he will
direct the movements of the mounted patrolmen. It is planned to
erect stations at various points on
the reserve, which will be equipped
with loo'kout towers rising to a height
of thirty feet above the trees, so that
a watchman can readily detect any
fire which might originate in his particular territory. These stations will
be equipped with telephones so that
in the event of a large fire an immediate alarm may be sounded .and
the entire force be called to the
scene. . ,
Mr. Carton also says that 2,000,000
feet of timber will be cut from there-
serves and it is expected that tbe
state will derive a net profit of $8,0pQ
from this source. Wherever timber
is cut new trees will be planted. The
commission has just completed the
task of planting 125 acre* of land to
white Norway pine.
Speaking of the general matter of
protection from forest fires the Detroit News says that Warden Pierce
has mailed to the clerks of 36 counties"
of the northern part of the state 15,000
cloth signs with instructions to have
the same posted in conspicuous
places in the counties. The signs
call attention to the laws of the state
relative to tbe setting of fires in communities where the danger from fire
is great.
For a great many years the department in Lansing has beenthe recipient of numerous complaints from
sefctlers4n the north relative to their
neighbors setting fires that in some
cases destroyed thousands of dollars
worth of state timber.
THE NEW PUBLIC
DOMAIN COMMISSION
Finds That the Bitter Opposition   That   Existed Is
Fast Disappearing.
MIGH.'S FORES? RESERVES
Would   Make   a ' Geographical
Strip From Detroit to New
York a Mile Wide.
Lansing, Mich,, June 13,—Michigan's forestry reserves would today
make is. strip one mile wide and 620
miles long, which is pretty nearly the
distance from Detroit to New York,
Specifically, there are 406 447 acres
Of whtch 367,741 are under the state
supervision, and the remaining 28,806
acres belong to the federal government, being in charge of the forestry
bureau. ^
Since the public domain commission," which comprises the auditor
general, land commissioner, secretary of state, one of tbe university
regents, one member of the agricultural college board and one member
pf the college of mines board was created one year ago, there has been
added to the' state reserves 210,000
acres. The 377,841 acres are in 55 of
the 85 counties. The number acres
in Clare are 254; Isabella, 461; Midland, 1333; Gladwin, 320. *
SUMMER VACATION.
How Clare Teachers Will Spend
Their Summer Vacation.
With tbe graduating exercises tonight tbe work of   tbe schools ends
for the year and the teachers enter
upon a-well earned vacation.   From I
what the reporter conld gather, some!
of them have not decided just* how
they will put in their time, from now,
till September.   All of   them expect,
to engage in   school   work of some.
kind next year.    If any  of   them
think   of   committing   .matrimony,
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
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Delivered, by Key* Q.  Walker
. last Sunday Evening.
Rev. Quinton Wrtker of the M. E.
church delivered the baccalaureate
sermon to a large audience at. the.
opera-house last Sunday evening*
His text was, "Be Strong," and the
necessity of obeying this, injunction
was pressed from various points of
view.
The education of a fejv. years ago
will not do today. To be common
men and women will fiol suffice. We
live in an extraorninary age and that
age is demanding extraordinary men
and women.
Men have discovered by degrees
the power of water, wind, steam and
electricity. We liave progressed
from the ox-cart to the flying machine. No one can predicts what to
morrow will bring forth. The most
brillant military leaders of the past
would be back numbers now.
Tfce world doffs its hat to the man
who does things. It has a erown for
him who brings things to pass.
Men must be strong phsically, mentally and spiritually. No one has a
right to injure himself physically. A
"oushel basket head and a broom
stick.body" are not desirable, neither
is the converse.
The surprises of the future will be
in tbe spiritual world, not in the
physical or mental.
Parents, school boards and people
have made an investment in pupils,
and h§ye a right to demand some return on that investment.
The address closed with a strong
appeal tothe class to be strong and
not be satisfied with the attainments
of the class of 1909.
The music was excellent and added much to the occasion.
THE SECOND
ANNUAL MEETING
Of Michigan County Clerks'
Association will be Held
At Cadillac, Mich.,
MASONIC HAUTJULY 20-21
Clerks From 82 Counties Will be
There.   President G , Abbott •
Preparing the Program.
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BETTER FARMING TRAH.
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Re-Union at St. Louis,
The 26th Mich. Vol, Infty. held
their annual re-union at St. Louis on
Wednesday of this week. There
were 63 to answer roll call. Col. Ives
of Mason, Col, Sa'viers of St. Louis
and Capt. Turk of Alma were in, attendance.    The citizens of St. Louis
880.00
8.00
.25
1.00
5135.48
Paid Keeper
Paid washing and mending
Paid kerosine oil
Paid other expenses
TEMFOKARY.
Paid food
Paid medicine and attendance 114.35
Paid funeral expense 16.75
Paid supervisors services 13.00
Jas. D. Dunwoodie,
George W. Graham,
W. W. Harper.
Supts. of Poor.
S. S. Convention.
The S. S. Convention at the Eagle
school house June 10,1610, to which
all nearby Sunday schools were invited, was a grand success. The attendance in tbe afternoon was small
but the addresses by Rev. Mr. Weid-
.man of Cla.e and Elder Switzer from
the northern $&rb of Arthur from
-well chosen subjects were very in-
otructive. The twenty-five questions
asked and.answered on Organizes S.
S. work were helpful. Free entertainment was furnished all speakers
and delegates.
A larce. and very appreciative
audience listened to ReV. Quinton
Walkor'a able address, What Consti
tutes a Soldier of the CroBu." at the
evening session. X
Athletic and Sporting
Alma college ball team defeated the
State Normal at Alma Saturday last,
by a score of 3 to 1.
On Thursday "last, at Recreation
park this city, the Olare White Sox
crossed bats with Isabella ball team
and it was auch a farce of a game
that we are ashamed to publish the
score. All any person could see was
"white sox*'' running around the bases. They secured 9 runs in the first
inning,
Arrangements are being ma^de to
secure the returns of the Jeffries-
Johnson battle on July 4th at the
Union depot.
Jack Johnson has sold his share in
the motion pictures of his coming
fight with Jeffries for S50.000 to a
New York concern.
D. Ward's base" ball team, the
Clare Comets, played as good a game
of ball as has ever been witnessed in
this city on Friday last with the Clare
High school nine, and defeated them
by the score of 9 to 8. •
The Clare White Sox play the Mt.
Pleasant Indians this afternoon at
4:30 at Recreation park. Tbis is going to be a fast game. The box are
improving rapidly and are playing a
snappy game of bail and they remember the last game, that terrible goose
egg, but no such game today, The
Sox are looking for Indians.
Smith-VanSicklen.
At the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Carpenter of Mt. Pleasant on
Wednesday evening, June 1, occured
the marrirge of Edgar O. VanSicklen
of Vernon and Miss Francis M.
Smith ot Sheridan, Rev. Job. Cox officiating. They were attended by
Michael Archaraboult of Vernon and
Miss Edna Keating of Howell.
After spending a week with Chicago and southern Michigan
friends Mr. and Mrs. VanSicklin returned home Thursday, June ,9th,
and will be at home to friends
at the VanSicklin farm in Verndn.
- Counted amoung the best known
and most popular young people
of tbis vicinity, the Sentinel joins
with their numerous friends in ofier-
ing congratulatians aiitx best; wishes
for a long and happy life.
Just received 600 pounds of Feather
ly & Oo.*s special blend coffee to sell
at 20c-per per pound.
somehow they forgot fa-mention it.    (•'
Supt, Moden will rest for a while '
and may incidentally  visit some of
the trout streams for which the country is famous.   Later he will attend
the summer school at the University.
Miss Barden will spend the vacation at her home in Lansing.
Miss Jungnitch has not planned
definitely bub will perhaps attend
the University.
Miss Fisk wants a real quiet,' restful time and so will visit in Chicago,
the noisest city on the continent.
Miss Howes will spend a short
'time at her farm home in Van Buren
county, incidentally making way
with a few spring chickens and strawberry short cakes, then will hie away
to N. W- University at Evanston, IH3
Miss Stringham proposes to just
rest and visit at her home in Manchester.
Miss Sfcruble goes to her home at
Shepherd. May attend Central Normal at Mt. Pleasant next year.
Miss Wall lives in.Ann Arbor, perhaps the best town in the ''state next
to Glare. Will be at home most of
the summer.
Miss Huffman will spend most of
her vacation at Mt. Pleasant • attending the Normal.
Miss Lewis is nn6ertain as to her
future plans for vacation or school
work. .
The Misses Ramaee propose to
take Horace Greely'S advice and
go west—to Baker City, Oregon,
where one of them has a position as
teacher.
The Sentinel wishes one and all
goodbye and good luck with best
wishes for the future1, A.
From Cadillac Globe
The second annual convention of
the Michigan County Clerk's association will be held in the circuit court
room in the Masonic'building July £0
and 21, Clerks from the 82 counties
of the state will be present, many of
them accompanied   by their ladies.
President W. Glen Abbott of Montcalm is preparing a program for the
business sessions. Itis expected that
the use of loose-leaf records in counties and making* records with typewriters will bef discussed, together
with equipment of clerks' offices,
methods of work, salaries and fees
In addition it is likely tbat the convention will resolve to ask the legislature for an act prohibiting issuing
marriage licenses for the intermarriage of whites and negroes.
The entertainment of tbe visitors
will include an automobile ride
around the lake .and a steamer trip
to Idlewild. The ladies will be given
special attention and will be guests
of the men at a dancing party if arrangements can be made at Idlewild
park one of the two evenings during
the convention.
Will Be at Clare, Saturday,, JFuhgr
2nd, 3:55 p. m.
The Agricultural College wftlft toes •
co-operation of the Pere Marqnsti*?
'it. R. will run a' Farmers' institute*
Special over this division,, rsaobwrgg;
Coleman at 2:35 p. in. and Clan* at;
3:55 p. in,, Saturday, Jnly 2T. B«fc
one hour is given each place,, exwprfc
Olare where train will remain tflwtes
hours, so all should be prompt", sot
attendance.
Among those on tbe tram wilE be»
Hon. T. F. Marston, Bay. Oity jC&oth
0. Lillie, Dairy and Food Oommwwe-n-
er; Prof. V. M. Shoesmith and ot&«-»
fromM. A. 0.; Prof. C. B. S«»a»
and J. C. McDowell of the U. Sv Department of Agriculture.-
Dairying, soil management^, -gcea-
try and poultry houses, gre-w-HDg--
potatoes, clover, alfalfa, vetehy «Sc-,s,
and the methods of tillage- besfc at—
dapted to tbe soils ih this part, of! fcfee?
state, will be among the topie» discussed. Prof. Taft of M. A. £G- t»B2
be in charge and speak on. oveSnora'ei
and their care.
There will be exhibits of gp*uw„
forage crops, spraying outfit^, xpdt
poultry. The poultry outfit w^e&m—
prise ten of the leading; bsao&fe,
also brboners, incubators,, medteltv «&
houses, etc.   Remember the data--
SURROUNDED BY BOTTLES.
.tendered tbe "old Vets" a banquet.
Col. Ives and. General N. Church delivered addresses, A; A. Shaver Clare,
numered among the veterans of this
regiment who had .assembled to renew old acquaintance and fight the
.old battles over again. The next reunion will be held at Mason in June
1911. Nineteen years ago the reunion was held at St. Louis and the
same number of years hence it will
again be held there. How many will
answer the roll call? M.
DISTRICT MUST VOTE HONE*
Not Necessary to Holds Dfj-ffoi
to be Entitled to Free Tuition
Annual^ Reception.
Monday evening the Seniors gave
their annual reception to the Juniors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
White. The spacious porch was
lighted with Japanese lanterns whioh
afforded sufficient light for lawn
games.
The table was tastefully decorated
in class colors, and plates were laid
tor 32, includidg Professor and" Mrs.
Moden and the high school teachers.
Toastmaster Raymond Potter put
the teachers ind juniors through a
lengthy program, including singing
and music. As tbe clock struck, tbe
hour of two a. m. Professor Moden
reminded the Seniors and Juniors of
the examinations that day and they
departed after all agreeing that they
had spent an enjoyable evening.     X
Poor   Farm.
Gratiot County Jail Empty.
Ithaca, Mich., June 13,—For the
first time in 12 years the "Gratiot
county jail is empty of prisoners.
During that period tbe number has
ranged from 3 to 25. Believing that
his services were no longer needed
owingto the downward trend of crime,
Under Sheriff Ennis has resigned and
Sheriff Convis has gone to work in
the beet fields.
.  The services of three deputies, it is
said, will also be dispensed with with'
in a short time.   Gratiot county' was
annexed to the "dry" column' four
years, ago.
At tne last meeting ot the Superintendents of the Poor the board let
the work of fixing up the poor house
to the lowest bidders. The carpenter
work goes to C. L. Williams of Harrison at the price of S437.00 with G.
Morrow and O. Beamer as bondsmen. The mason work goes to Lypn.
Ryder at the sum of $670 witb M.
Fanning and H. H. Bogue bondsmen,.
They are now working on the building.    .  M"
Commision to View Traverse Tax Roll.
Michigan Produce Go. v
South McEwan St, pays the following
cash price for produce, to-day, for
pream 26c, live chickens 10c.
Lansing, Mich.,Junel3.—The state
tax commission has received information that the assessment of Trayerse
Oity has been decreased this year $37-
000, despite the fact that the commission cited Ithe city as the lowest assessed of any in the state. Officers
of the commission have gone there
for a general review of property on
the tax rolls.
. Brooms, 35, 40 and 45c at Featherly
& Co., Market Oity Grocery.
Career of Once Respected Wo^-
man Ends in   Squalor.
Grand Rapids, Mich., June 14.—It
develops that Mauk Allen, who died
suddenly of acute gastritis in a rooming house here, was formerly Mrs.
Bell Pierce, of Saginaw, and was respected. Domestic troubles brought
a divorce and then her daughter was
taken away from her. .She drifted to
Petoskey where she learned to
drink at the home of a friend, whose
husband was a saloonkeeper.- When
her daughter was taken away she
was prostrated, and a physician gave
her morphine. She became a slave
to the habit. When she died she
was in squalor and surrounded by
empty bottles. She was 35 years old.
The body was taken to Harrison,
where her stepfather lives.
Surprise Party.
A very pleasant surprise was plann
ed by Mrs. Isaac Barber at'her home,
in Arthur township, in honor of her
mother, grandma Robinette and
uncle, Manuel Heller who came for
a visit from Edon, Ohio, last Thursday. Relatives to the number of 41
came with well filled baskets and
showed their sincere friendship and
love, in the feeling embodied in
words to old people.
The table fairly groaned from the
weight of good things tbe willing-
hands bad prepared. All did justice
to the dinner, except Mayo and Jess,
who did'nt db a thing to the chicken
and cake.
The graphophone furnished music
throughout the day and many beautiful selections were rendered.
The afternoon was spent in a social
wayyice cream and cake being served
and then all departed to their several
homes, all feeling the day had been
well spent and wishing they could en
joy more auch dinners.
The following ones were present;
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Allwood and
daughter, Beulah, Mr. and Mrs. Mayo
Robinette and family, Mr..and J. O.
Coats and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Barber, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Newman
andfamily, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Barber and daughter, Alma, Mrs. Dan
Dysinger and son, Estell, Mrs. H.
Dyeinger and. Mr. and Mrs. Steven
Heller and family.   •
One who was there.
Garver-Leeth.
In response' to.inqciries; madfe^el— "
ative to the rulings of the Bet^a-rfc-
ment in  the  free   tuition   _a_tfc*av,
Com'r E. G. Welch received %hm, lea—
lowing letter dated June 8,1910s
"In reply to your questions, -was
Bay'       - £»
"First, The free tuition la*» as Sit:
now stands applies to children, wlic
h&ve satisfactorily completed: the
studies of the first eight grades- a»jr
tirue previous to the tune tbis J»ic
was passed as well as those who ha-<&
finished their work this year, H tbey
give -satisfactory evidence to< theixr
board that they have-completed'4n&
studies of the first eight grades, thes
board must pay theirf tuition, event
thougii this work were dona twooacr
three years ago,
"Second, There" is no limited timer
after pupils have finished the< wrafe-z
of the first eight grades that t3se37
must enter high school-
"Third, It is not necessary tBafcsa
pupil hold an eighth grade dipio-ssx.
in order to collect tuition.   If he.e&ats-
the work of the first eight grads*!-—*—
isfactorily, and has proof thezeo*$» the*
matter where he does his-work, &a J3
entitled to   have his tuition pai*21»y
his   district   board,   providing;   Hi©
parents of such child make written*
application for such  tuition* cms toe-
before the fourth Monday in Jhtrea.55"*
Blanks for application foi"? tafSora
have been sent out to the 1910? graduates, and others may get them! Syy
dropping a card'to the ComraisMacrisr--
er.   Blanks will also be sent dir3a3rar£j>
on which to notify the secretariat IJp*
graded school boards the numBa? ttSc
pupils will be sent from, their xeB-
pective districts.
I have been informed th&if sa«e>
directors who are opposed to tbiarS*w
have postively refused t» vote- "Bbea
necessary tuition money. It' is. hoped that such will have* obangfi- o£
heart before the annual) meati»j&.
Under the law they are. pers«»*5y .
liable, and I shall see to it fcfiafc ttes
law in Clare is reasonably enfo-madU'
The country boys and girls* are jeewfc
beginning to get a fair chance*. -*«&
this opportunity will be impeov.tMl Sap-
so large a number of them that more*
room will be necessary in the high*
schools to accommodate them.
E. G. Welch,
Commissions**--..
On the 7th inst. at the home of the.
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ohas.
Garver, of Arthur occured the marriage of their daughter, Clara Mable,'
to Andrew M, Leeth of Sheridan,
Rev. Geo. Baker of Fitohburg, officiating. Miss Berta Leeth acted as
maid of honor and waiter Garver as
best man.
I Only a few immediate relatives attended.
Marriage Licenses*-..
The following marriage licensees
were issued in Clare county fox Sies
week ending June 11,1910:
Andrew McOlellan Leetb 22T mo&X
Clara Mable Garver 17.
William B. Canoufs 54 and "G3ist_A
beth Tate 68.
Grant Twp, Road Jobs:,
There were only two bids flfedvwjlu&i
the township cterk of Grant te-wtMlnp*
for: the building of roads mmS Ba-tisk
bids were rejected. For the- »»«dft
north of Clare Jno. Lyman's bddi was*-
$1775.00. For the road west of Clares
Jas. Davis' bid Was $924.00. Anoka*-*
meeting will be heldJn Jhe near. !_*,-.
trure.
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