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Established 1878.
OLARE,   MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MORNING,   AUGUST 19, 1910.
New Series: Vol-18, No. 40
TEXT OF LIGHTING
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' Council Proceedings August 1st
and Five Year Agreement.
Olare, Micb, Aug. 1st.
Regular meeting of the common
Council called to order by Mayor
Mulder, roll called, members present
and absent as follows: Present, Aids.
Bicknell, Oole, Gorr.Langi Mater and
Smalley; total, 6,   Absent,' none.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The sidewalk petitions of Wadding-
ton and Stevens were received and
•referred to the committee on walks,
"Who reported favorably on the same.
Moved by Aid. Bicknell and supported by Aid. Smalley, that the petitions be granted, which motion pro-
Tailed.
The sidewalk bonds of George De-
Potty and S. A. Gleason were revived and referred to the committee on bonds who reported favorably
on tbe same.
Moved by Aid. Oole and; supported
by Aid. Bioknell that the sidewalk
bond of George DePotty as principal
and Charles W. Calkins and David
Ward as sureties to the amount <ft
S1O0O.UO be approved, which motion
prevailed by yeas and nays as follows; Yeas, Aids. Bicknell, Cole,
Gorr, Lang, Mater and Smafley,total,
6.   Nays, none.
Moved by Aid. Bicknell and supported by Aid. Cole that the sidewalk bond of Saunders A. GleasoU
as principal and David McPhall and
James Duncan as sureties to the amount of 81000.00 be approved, which
motion prevailed by yeas and nays
as follows: Yeas, Aids. Bicknell, Cole,
Gorr, Lang, Mater and Smalley.
Nays, none.
Aid. Bioknell offered tbe following
resolution and moved its adoption:
.Resolved; by the Common Council of
the oity of Clare that the president
pro tern, of the council and the city
clerk be and are hereby authorized
to negotiate a loan for and on behalf
-of the city of Clare for the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00) and
are hereby empowered to give therefor the promissory note of the city
of Clare for the amount payable on
or before March 1st, 1911, with interest at the rate of 6% per annum.
The motion for tbe adoption of the
resolution being supported by Aid.
Gorr prevailed by yeas and nays
as follows: Yeas, Aids. Bicknell,
Gorr, Lang, Cole, Mater and Smalley;
tjtal, 6. Nays, none.
The following bills were read and
referred to the finance committee
who reported favorably on the same,
except that the bill of John Cambly
be referred to the committee of the
whole:
Arttoyd livery *jl.25
J. E. Doherty  rent of safety
deposit  vault 2.00
A. T. Stevens  ledger and express 6.60
Clare Fire dept. flres 25.05
E. A. Anderson vitriol and office
supplies 5.20
Babcock Fire Ext. Co. hose
spanners. . 2.00
A. D. Johnson surveying: 1st
street grade ' 3.00
J. E, Doherty disinfectants and labor
for smallpox cases 31.00
Ernest Sutton street labor .60
William Freary street labor 7.50
Arnold Newman street labor 10.60
Charles Goodenow cleaning streets
and hydrants and draylng 8.10
E B. Gorr rebato on cement walk 2e.73
.   Mra. Boyd rebate ou cement walk 24.25
R. Hubel rebate on cement walk 8.91
J, Kanarr rebate on cement walk     . 19.41
.Ed. Becker rebate on cement walk 17.82
Mrs. Clute rebate ou cement walk 17.82
M Heln rebate on cement walk 18.15
E- A. White rebate on cement walk 8.91
J. O. Arnold rebate on cement walk 8.91
E. Shultz rebate on cement walk 7.92
C. Kleiner rebate oh cement walk 7.j)2
A. E. Mulder rebate on cement walk 15.84
S. A. Gleason extentlon 1.76
George Jackson building; cemetery
and crosswalks 300.85
E. Morriseey recording Becker deed .95
B. Hofimon Mfg. Co. street sprinkler
valve 8.00
Clare Elevator Co. sewer pipe ' 2,20
W.J.Holmes extra help at
waterworks 27.85
Klauber Brass Mfg. Co. curb cooks 7.12
H. D. Kratz draylng 1,45
Alert Pipe and supply Co. 40.28
<!jfare Elevator Co. car of coal 101.17
w, L, McNeil repairing l.sd
Stand. Oil Co. gasoline 13.00
Park and McKay Co. corp. cocks
boxes and soose necks 14.39
Henry Boas labor on waterworks .50
Herbert Jackson Park labor 15.00
0. Black park labor 7.60
A. .7. Kane cemetery labor ri.oo
John McCambly burial lines 6.00
-George Valley meals for prisoners ,75
E. N. Whitney laundry for jail .50
Dan Sutton police duty July 4th 3.60
• Albert Gephart police duty July 4th 8.00
O, Bottck 3.60
O. W, Sniith extra police duty and
expenses 12.87
J, E. Doherty park, watersupplles. and
police, express, freight, dray 10,48
Moved by Aid. Lang and supported
toy Aid. Smalley that the bills be al-
(Continued on page 4) -
Fourth Street Improvements.
The Board of Works Wednesday
evening let the contract to Thos.
Sampson of Mt. Pleasant for the extending of the Fourth street sewer
from opposite the pumping station
west to the middle of Maple street,'
a distance of 825 feet, for $130, -which
includes a manhole estimated at $30.
By regular procedure it would
take about two montbs,to go through
the legal steps of assessing the sewer
to adjacent property owners before
the work could be done, but it is
expected that the property owners,
the railroad companies being chief,
will waive th$ technicalities and allow the work to begin at once,
It is expected that as soon as the
sewer is down the work of grading
and graveling of Fourth street to the
union depot will be begun. In 'fact,
this work1 has .been waiting for the
sewer.
ALDERTON TAKEN WEST.
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Long Arm of the Law FinaJIy
Reached Him.
There has been reference in the
Sentinel to Alderton's escape from a
reformatory in Washingtou, his arrest at the jail door at Harrison, his
escape with other prisoners, and
their recapture. Word was received
two or three times by sheriff Sunday
that the western authorities were
coming, but time went by and it began to look like an unreasonably
long wait. Finally friends started
habeas corpus proceedings, and
last week Tuesday he was brought
before Judge Lamb of Cadillac, who
was at Harrison for Judge Dodds, for
an inquiry under the writ. Prosecutor Quinn secured the postponement
of the case until Thursday. On that
day the judge ordered that Alderton
be released on Tuesday of this week
unless before that time a duly accredited officer from Washington,
witb all the necessary formality of
requisition complied witb, should appear to claim him.
Monday night officer George H.
Estes arrived from Washington, and
Tuesday took his prisoner away,
with only a few hours lacking of
freedom. The Sentinel tried unsuccessfully to learn why the Washington officials had been so slow, over
a montb in putting in an appearance.
Alderton is not a hardened criminal
and has somip loyal friends who did
what tbey could for him. He is a
rather nice looking young man, and
does not enjoy the notoriety that hiB
coming and going have occasioned.
FIRE AT MIDLAND.
HE TELEPHONED BACK
To His  Sweetheart  But Later
Went Personally.
Perhaps it is natural for a youpg
man to want to talk with his sweetheart when he is in trouble, but it
isn't always wise. Sometimes it
helps to get him into further trouble
in a hurry. At least Ora Stevens, a
young man from Coleman, found it so
last Friday. He had been given a
straight 60 days by a Coleman justice for ."looking too long" at something that made him noisy; but Ora
thought he rather come to Clare than
submit to such indignity, hence he
eluded the marshal there and made
the 8:28 train for this city. Officers
were notified to be* on the watch here,
and when Ora entered the booth to
hold sweet converse with bis beloved,
Dep'ty Sheriff Doherty was given the
tip and he and' Marshal Smith were
on hand when he emerged to take
him to the lock-up. Marshal Butler
of Coleman came in the afternoon
and escorted him home where tbe 60
days were still lying qronnd waiting
for him. A,
Why They Smile.
There is a long row of pleasant
smiles all the way along R. F. D. 5
up into Arthur township, all because
their owners get their mail before
noon overy day now. Will Bowler,
carrier on that route, has bought a
new Buick, and made his first delivery of mail in it Monday. He made
the trip in less then two hours, whereas it usually takes aim over six. He
will probally lower that record when
he gets the hang of tbe thing. Other
carriers are getting uneasy, and the
fever is likely "to spread.
KILLED AT GLADWIN.
Two Men Caught in a Gasoline
Explosion.
Severest Conflagration in History
Of   Sister Town.
Midland has suffered another severe fire loss, a sort of climax to a
long series^ and we trust this may
be the last. The list is a longer one
than we can take time to ennmer-
ate-
The buildings burned early Monday
morning were the fine Beardon Bros,
triple store building, three stories
high and the wooden buildings each
side of it. Buildings and contents
are a complete loss, and include
the Beardon Bros, stocks, Masonic
and K. of P. halls, Bell telephone,
doctors' and lawyers' offices, etc.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The clean sweep is variously accounted for, as due to poor fire whistle, ineffective fire department, lack
of pressure, etc.
The loss is variously estimated,
butprobably is around S75*000. There
is a fair insurance on the Beardon
property, but several offiices had
little. The prospects are that Beardon Brothers will rebuild.
Monday's  Council.
At the meeting Monday evening an
ordinance was passed providing regulations for the. closing of billiard,
pool and bowling rooms. They are
to close at 11 o'clock on 'Saturday
night and at 10 o'clock other Week
days.
The following were named inspectors of election: 1st ward, A. A.
Sbaver; 2d ward, F. B. Doherty; 3d
J. R. Goodman.
A flat rate of $5 per month for city
incandescent lighting Was substituted
for the old candle-power schedule,
much to the advantage of the city.
Sidewalks Were ordered built oh
McEwan street on the south side of
the P. M. traoks,
Sterling bean pullers have the best
Value. Don'tpay until you try one.
Gardner & Allen
Caught like rats in a trap Monday
in an engine pit under tbe Graham
House, from which there was no exit
except a trap door in tbe ceiling,
Cecil Weiman, 16 years old, was
killed when a gasoline engine explod;
ed, and Beldin Graham one year bis
senior Was so badly burned that be
cannot recover.
Weiman and Garham smelled the
odor of gasoline, and believing that
an engine that operates a large dynamo had sprung aleak, placed a
ladder through the trap and descended into the pit, to investigate. They
carried a latern and before they
reached the floor the engine let go
throwing both boys to the opposite
side of the pit and blowing the ladder
to pieces. They groped their way in
the darkness until they found a pile
of soap boxes. These they moved
under the trap. Graham climbed out
and fell a few feet away from the
opening. Weiman tried to follow and
was on top of the pile when the boxes tipped, letting him fall to the bottom of the pit. He was taken out
dead a few minutes later, the fall
having caused his death
The hotel   was only slightly   dam
aged by fire which  followed the explosion.
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
Picked-up Penciled Points .Pertaining to Politicians.
Attorney. H. A. Sanford is an
nounced as a candidate for nomination by .the democrats of Isabella
county as prosecutor. "Herb" is
a bright legal light.
Tho Isabella Enterprise says, "A.
C. Bowlader has not. made any an-
nouncment as to his candidacy for
county clerk, but this weak authorizes the Enterprise to state that
he will be in the race. So far as
we can learn he will have no opposition in the republican party, Mr.
Bowlader has held tbe office for
years and has become almost an
office fixture.
Next Monday*„ the 22d, is tbe last
day for candidates for office to file
their petitions to have their names
placed on the primary ballots.
A. B. Canfield secretary of the
demcratic state Central Committee,
Was on business for his party his week
in the Upper Peninsula.
Walter Keen of Blanchard will run
for county clerk on the democratic
ticket, against A. 0. Bowlader on
the Republican ticket.
There are several political advertisements on the last page of this
issue.
Our Harrison Neighbors..
From Gladwin Record,
An overland trip to Harrison at
this time of > ear is a pleasure, and
discloses many improvements along
the route. Only a few years ago the
greater part of the way was vacant
land, whereas only a few miles are
not settled at this time. In the eastern part of Hamilton the new store
of C. E Hersee is prominent, and has
a good business.
Harrison becomes more cozy and
inviting as time passes. Good cement
walks,electric streetlights, the beautiful Lakeside park on the shore of
Budd lake, and cozy residences,combine to make an ideal dwelling place.
The land adjacent is being occupied
by a thrifty class of settlers, and in a
few years more the old lumber days
of this locality will be lost sight of
by prosperous farmers.
WOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE
Dr. L. L. Kelley Willing to Make
Run for That Office.
IN ISABELLA GODNTY.
Interesting News Items from Mt.
Pleasant and Vicinity.     :
The cbickory building is nearly
completed. Four car loads a week of
coke are required to dry the roots.
The crop is good and has withstood
the drouth well.
Atty.' F. McNamara opposed the
payment of any damages by the city
to Mr. Hawkins because of dirt falling on him while digging a sewer.
Probably some negligence on tbe
part of complainant is attributable.
Tbe town is passably" quiet now
since a large number of normal students have left. They bring life and
money to the town.
Jas. Higgins of Denver township
had his barn burnt by lightning. His
crop was in it. His loss was about
12,000, witb some insurance.
The board of trade has put forward
a proposition favoring the expenditure of 924,000 for the improvement
of eight miles of road inside tbe city
limits.
Bev. VanOmmeran was recalled as
pastor of the first Congregational
church at an increase of salary.
On account of high prices of flour
and other things, the bakers here
have raised the price of baked goods.
Cookies are now twelvecentsadozen
A separator explosion, like the one
of Mr. Nelson's of this county is said
to be caused by smut dust being ignited by a spark caused by a stone
striking against metal.
The Soldiers and Sailors reunion
will be held here Aug. 22-27. Tbe fraternal societies have a day, tbe grange
a day, the school children a day and
on. There will be ball games
every day, a fine program will be
carried out.
Mrs. Margaret Breidenstein died
recently and was buried from the
Sacred Heart church. She lived to the
age of 73 years and was a native of
Germany.
Balph Slusser of Shepherd was
killed by a dynamite explosion. Both
hands were torn off.
Last week we told about the candidacy of Geo, J. Cummins of Harrison for renomination as state representative* of the district embracing
Clare, Gladwin and Boscommon
counties, and intimated that there
was another probable candidate near
home. This proves to be the case, as
Dr.L. L. Kelley of FarWeli has signified his intention of contesting Mr,
Cummins' 'renomination, and his
petitions are being circulated. Dr.
Kelley is an old time resident of the
county, has been an active man in
county affairs, and has already had
two terms of legislative experience.
For his .second term he was reelected
by a vote of 3 to 1 over his opponent.
A Sentinel   representative   inter
viewed Dr. Kelley this week and
learned that the following are among
the items of the platform, on which
he stands: an economical administration of the affairs of the state; a
careful study of "every measure presented and a conscientious vote upon
it; a temperance man always; a republican from principle; strict attention
to business; an honest representation
of the interest of the people.
Everyone who is acquainted with Dr
Kelley knows him to be a fighter and
tenacious of his ground. We are not
able to prophesy authoritatively the
out-come of the contest for representative, but can predict that the entry
of the Doctor into the race will add
some ginger to the campaign"     P.
Appreciated Elsewhere.
Budd Lake, Harrison's beautiful
body of water, has great attraction
for Coleman, people. The enterprising people of tbat city have done
much to help nature and bave ar-
ranged an ideal park stretching, a-
long the shores of the lake. This,
week it affords a resting place for the
following people from Coleman: Mra
S. A. Hurcb, Mrs D.. B. Menerey, Mjr.
and Mrs. Glenn Crowley, Miss Ev,*
Thompson, Miss Caroline Burrington
Miss Ida Brugger, Miss Lottie Hursh,
Miss Alma Preston, Miss Ila Menerey
Bay Hursh, John' Jones, Ora Evans,
Bay Hecox, and Roscoe Laskey, and
Miss Agnes Thourlby, of Saginaw,.
They are having a great. time.rr
Coleman Independent.
Church News,
CATHOLIC
FATHBE J. J. MCALLISTER, PASTOR.
Services at 10:30 next Sabbath instead 8:00 as usual.
"LUTHERAN
REV. C. WAIDELICH, PASTOR.
No services next Sabbath except
Sunday school, the pastor being absent.
There will be a mission festival
held at Ludington in the near future.
FREE METHODIST
REV. G. W. WEIDMAN, PASTOR.
Services next Sabbath at the usual
hour conducted by the Bev. J. A.
Allen.
Bev, G, H. Weidman pastor for tbe
past year, goes to North.Indiana conferences next year.
CONGREGATIONAL
REV. W. A. SHIPWAY, PASTOR.
There will probably be no services
except Sabbath School.
Ladies Union meets today with
Mrs. Dan Lamont. Next Friday
with Mrs. C. H. Sutherland.
REV. QUINTON WALKER, PASTOR.
METHODIST.
Services next Sabbath at the usual
hours. Morning subject,-"The Biggest Thing in the World." Evening,
"Why is a Black Man Blaok?"
The ladies of the Auxiliary are to
be  congratulated on   the excellent
lecture they provided  last Tuesday
evening.   Those who failed to hear
I Prof. Goodrich missed a rare treat.
AGRICULTURAL SOGIETY.
Making Plans for  a Bi-County
Fair This Fall.
The officers of the Bi-county Agri
cultural   Society   held    a   meeting
Thursday  evening   August l"Jth  to
choose a secretary and name a committee to start the ball rolling for the
forthcoming fair.   There were present beside tbe President and secre
tary, the following directors: Asline
Benner,   Doherty,   Cole,    Bolbrok,
McNeill and Boeder.  On motion E
D. Palmer was nnanimousy elected
secretary
Plans and specifications prepared
by E. B. Gorr for an addition to the
Grand Stand were submitted for the
inspection of the directors, and on
motion Pres. Ward and Director
Patrick were instructed to build tbe
same, and tbe secretary to draw ord
ers for payment.
After some discussion it was decided to have matinee races on the 27th.
inst. and directors McNeill and Oole
and Vice Pres. Sterling were named
as committee to arrange for the
same.
On motion the following committees were appointed:
On Finance—.Reeder, Holbrook,
Benner. Business—Asline, Boeder,
McKay.
Meeting then adjourned for one
week to take time for ascertaining
the dates of other fairs that there
may be no conflict.
The sentiment seemed to be in favor of holding one here the first week
in October. A
The closing chapter, probably, of
the Chester Alderton case, so far
as Clare county is concerned, occurred Tuesday, When he boarded
the morning Ann Arbor train with a
special agent, authorized by the
state of Washington, and left for
the west.
Wanted-—I have a large amount of
pea Stubble which I wish to got
shoats to pick up. Will either buy
or take ott shares tb fatten.
40 D. E. EyanB* B 2 Clare.
NEAR-BY NEIGHBORS.
Paragraphs Picked Up By Our
Farwell Correspondent,
E. J. Case is home from Detroit.
B. Mead is quite ill at this writing.'
, Geo. W. Cook spent a few days in
Detrit this week.
Mrs. G. E. Lamb visited Farwell
friends this week.
Albert Wiesman made a business
trip here on Tuesday. ;
Mrs. E. H. Smith of Detroit is visiting Farwell friends.
Geo. W. Palmer is spending a few
days at Conneant, Ohio.
Lewis Brown of Muskegon is renewing old time acquaintance.
Mrs. C. G. Honeywell and sons of
Elmira are guests of Farwell relatives.
Miss Hattie Ford, Union telephone
operator, is visiting relatives at Sandusky.
Mr8. B. J. Powell left Saturday' fot
Clio where she will visit her grand
parents. .
Mrs. W. M. P. Jerritt is spending a
few days at Gilmore, guest of Mrs.
C. H. Freeman.
J. L. Littlefield is home from Ann
Arbor, where he underwent an operation of tbe ear.
Mrs. C. E. Bingham and daughter, '
Edith, returned Monday from camp-
meeting at Beed City.
Lewis Gee returned on Tuesday
from St. Thomas, Ont., where he has
visited for several weeks.
Mrs. Smedley and children of Clare
were guests of Mrs. Wm. Richmond
and family one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Holmes returned
Thursday to their home at Alba after
visiting Farwell friends and relatives.
Mrs. A. Hendrixson was called to
Otsego Monday by the serious illness
of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Ames.
Mrs. Linda Clark, who has been
caring for ber daughter, Mrs. B. K.
Huffman, at Evart for several weeks,
has returned home,
Mrs. A. Fitch returned to her home
in Detroit on Monday after spending
a few days visiting her neices, Misses
Bahma and Naomi Steed.
Mrs. E. White returned to her
home at Dexter on Tuesday after
spending a week visiting her daughters, Mesdames Coors and Davison.
Mrs. D. S. Sutherland and son of
Cleveland, Ohio, who have been
spending the summer with her sister,
Mrs. J. B. Harris, left on Monday for
Bad Axe.
Miss Yee Honeywell returned on
Saturday from Fremont, after spending a week visiting relatives. She.
was accompanied by her uncle, Warren Honeywell, and family.
Miss Genevieve Kelley, who has
spent the summer months visiting
relatives here, left on Monday for
Lansing. Miss Kelley spent the past
year teaching in the Atlanta University at Atlanta, Ga.
The Sunday school rally held at
Farwell Wednesday was a great success, Gilmore, Lake, Maple Oroya
and Farwell Sunday schools being
present. Prof. Goodrich of Albion
was present and gave a fine address
on Snnday schools, whioh was both
instructive and entertaining. Songs
■and drills were also features
of the program, prizes beipg awarded the best drill were accorded the
Gilmore and Lake Sunday schools,'
respectively. The band also did its
part to entertain the throng, after
which a goodly number of whom on-
joyed a game of ball between Gilmore and - Farwell, - Score 8 to 3 in
favor of the latter. '
Michigan Produce Co.
oUth McEwan St. pays the following
cash prJce for produce, to-day, for
Oream , delivered 28c, called icr
26c.   Fowls lOcv Chickens, young,10o