1908-03-06; Clare Sentinel

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Clare and Isabella  Republicans
and Clare Democrats Petition for a Vote on It.
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For Senator and Representative  Too
These Two Counties Republicans
Will Probably Vote on the
" Matter.
It v&m assured fact that there are
dn both counties enough petitions to
assure the submissian of the direct
nomination question as to county
officials, and most probably in the
senatorial and representative districts
in which this county is located the
question will also be submitted.
No figures are forthcoming from
other counties in the 28th and 25th
sentorial districts, but reports of
petitions in a number of them indi-
dicate similar conditions as in Olare
and Isabella.
CLARE COUNTY
That the republican voters of the
county will have an opportunity to
come under the direct nomination
law of the state seems an assured
thing, and as the interest in getting
petitions signed was so intense as to
compel men to drive the snow drifts
to secure the proper number of signatures, and as there is almost no opposition to the submission on the part
of the voters of the county, the pro
position will carry at the polls by an
overwhelming majority.
Democrates too have gotten a
hustle on and in short order secured
the necessary number for submission.
The following is the number of
petitioners from each precinct received by County Olerk Morrissey
up to yesterday afternoon:
lie. Wtiste Horw. and His Rider iroafl it.Oar Midst.
THE KOJiL CALL,
Mrs, John Garohow of Grant.
Mrs* Wm. Olink and babe of Farwell,,
Geo, Alger, of Manistique.
Dr, R. A, Gray of Olare.
George L. Campbell of Farwell. .
Mrs. T. M. Hilson of Farwell.
"tars. Chester Sprague of Surry,
Seldom indeed does the Sentinel ohroicle so, much of sorrow and death
as "is recorded is this issue. The grim Reaper has wrought havoc, regardless of age or condition.   We are all touched with sorrow's influence,
a pioneer of this village, coming here
TOWN
HEP.
DEM.
Arthur
18
9
Franklin
0
0
Frost
0
0
Garfield
19
0-
Grant
47
0
Greenwood
12
6      ,
Hamilton
3'
0
Hatton
7
0
Hayes
0
0
Lincoln
11
0
Redding
3s
. 6
Sheridan
43
0
Summerfield
0
0
Surrey
32
4
Winterfield
0
0
Harrison
23
0
Olare
88
82
In all about 450 republicans
signed
petitions but a
considerable
number
of these had not enrolled
and  hence
had to be thrown out.   It
takes   233
for the republicans   and
90
for  the
democrats.
MRS, WM. OLINKv
At Farwell Tuesday occured the
death of Mrs. Wm, Olink, daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Bert Allen of West
Grant, at the age of twenty-three,
her two day old baby proceeding her
to the great Unknown about twenty-
four hours, The funeral was held
from the Olare M, B. church yesterday in charge of Rev. G. W. Maxwell,
and mother and child laid away in
the same"grave in Cherry Grove.
Deceased spent most of her life in
West Grant. Four years ago she was
married to Wm. Olink. Last fall
they moved to Farwell. Sad indeed
is it to. lay away in death one whose
life seemed just opening to larger
usefulness.
MBS. JOHN GAKOHOW.
On Monday morning in Grant township occured the death of Mrs. Johanna Friedricka W. Belling Garchow
after a ten days illness from complications along the digestive track.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday by Rev. Mr. Waedilich from
the Lutheran church and interment
made at Oherry- Grove.    ,
Deceased was born atMechlenburg,
Germany, July 28, 1851. In 1869 she
was married to John Garchow. In
1882 they emigrated to America, coming directly to Clare, where they
have since lived north of town.
Nine children have been born to the
home, three preceeding her in death.
With the bereaved husband six children and nine grand children with a
host of friends to mourn her demise.
Oarl Belling is a surviving brother.
In her death the Lutheran St. John's
church has lost an active member.
GEORGE ALGER.
A telegram from Manistique conveyed to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Alger
February 26th the news of serious injury to their son, George, the day be-
in 1872 and living here continuously
since. Her maiden name was Sarah
Jane Olark and Oakland county her
nativity, born 1837. She was married to Thos. M. Hilson in 1858, the
ceremony taking place at the Bay
Oity light house. She was the mother of ten children of whom only four
survive. The husband, Oapt, Hilson, went down with his boat on
Lake Erie in 1876, since which time
deceased had lived a widow, loved
and respected by all.
The funeral was held on Wednesday a. m. from the home, members
of the Eastern Star having a part.
The floral tributes were most beauti-
fbl. Interment was made at Farwell
cemetery. The sorrowing relatives
have the profound sympathy of all.
GEO. L. CAMPBELL OF FARWELL,
farwell Correspondent.
On Monday morning at 7:00 Geo.
L. Campbell met with a sudden and
violent death while wArking at the
Farwell heading mill. The accident
happened by the bursting of an iron
pulley, a .large portion of which
struck Mr. Campbell upon the head
causing immediate death. The whole
village was wrapped in gloom at the
sad news and every heart filled with
sympathy for the bereaved family.
Mr. Campbell was born October 12,
1857. He was united in marriage to
Miss Eva Aldrich in 1879 who together with three children survives him.
The funeral was held on Thursday
March 5th from the Congregational
church, Rev. Lewis Richards officiating. The remains were escorted to
their last resting place by the Far-
well Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which deceased was' Past Noble Grand and
i was also Past Chief Patriarch of the
encampment. >>He was a noble citizen, a good neighbor, a kind husband
J and loving father.    The floral  em-
united with the M, E, church and
was ever a conscientious christian.
Daisy was bom in October 1081 and
died where she was born. She had a
very amiable disposition and smiling
good cheer were characteristic of her
till near the last. She was a graduate
of the Farwell high school, class of
1900,-and taught school one term.
Then she was married to Chester
Sprague. Two children were born to
this union. Besides the husband and
children she leaves a father, mother,
three brothers and two sisters besides a host of friends to mourn her
departure.
The funeral was held from the Far-
well M. E. church and was largely attended. The interment was in the
Farwell cemetery.
DISTINSUISHEDlPEAKERS.
FARWELL EEGTI0N.
QnlyOne Ticket in the Field for
the Annual Village flection
next Tuesday,
That Farwellites are" pretty well
united on the village's present condition is evidenced in that there is
but one ticket in the fleld, Here it is
for next Tuesday:
President—D. R. Wait,
Trustees~Dr. G. B,,Lamb, John J.
Saxton, E. B. Blett.
Clerk—Wm. Burston.
Treasurer—Ohas. I, Maurer.
Assessor—Wm. Richmond.
Constable—E. J. Eager.
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
fore.   Mr.  Alger   started   forthwith \ blems presented by the I. O. O. F
ISABELLA COUNTY.-
Isabella republicans make a remarkable showing in two weeks of
effort and despite snow drifts and
big storms roll up 1054 petitioners of
which 764 are enrolled republicans
'Which is away ahead of the number
required. Representative Adams
and Editor A. S. Ooutant who are
understood to have fathered the
movement found the above facts
from an examination of the petitions
on Tuesday and it is presumed County Clerk Rowlader will find no
material difference on official examination. This insures submission of
county nominations and state representative to the republicans of Isabella county. Figures for the various
precincts are:
NO. NO.
TOWNS SIGNERS ENROLLBd
Chippewa 80 75
Ooe 102- 95
Coldwater 27 20
Deerfield 73 54
Denver 42 35
Freemont 31 60
Gilmore 50 35
Isabella 77 41
Lincoln    . 24 14
Nottawa 37 12
Holland 71 45
Sherman 34 20
Union 7 5
Vernon '83    " 66
Wise 1 4
Mt'. Pleasant 245 176
A citizer of Oorunna was found
guilty ,on a charge of perjury. He
signed as a bondsman for Alden Sop-
er, liquor dealer, making affidavit
that he owned real estate in the
county to the value of S3000, above
the exemption. This was proven to
be untrue and the jury had no trouble,
in arriving at their verdict. If all
similar cases in the county were
brought to trial the calendar of the
circuit court would be large at t least
one term,—Owosso Times,
for Manistique, his son-in-law, Harry
Greenaway, of Frankfort accompany-,
ing him from there, but owing to'
blocaded railroads and weather
bound boats, they did not reach:
Manistique till Sunday morning, near-'
ly twenty-four hours after the young
man's demise. |
At the time of the accident George
was braking in the Ann Arbor yards. !
His train was backing up some freight |
cars when suddenly a car jumped the
track and caught him against the
cars on the adjoining track-, rolling
him along on the side of the car and
crushing him badly internally. He
was taken to his boarding house and
later to the hospital there and
was operated on but Saturday
morning expired from  the injuries.
Every care and kindness possible
was shown the young man in his last
days by many willing hands at Manistique. A member of Railroad Trainmen, the order did everything possible for him and for the sorrowing
father who went for his son. These
honest sons of toil showed real chiv-
arly in sending Wm, Deuparo and
his sister, Miss Rosa, of Manistique
as their delegates to attend the funeral of their late comrade. He was
engaged to be married to Miss Deu-
paro and the wedding was set for
March 4th f but on March 5th she
followed to the grave her betrothed.
The floral offering from fellow trainmen was another link of kindly re-,
gard. George was born on the farm
in Vernon. He Was home for the
last time last fall. Besides the parents four sisters and one brother survive, Mrs. Harry Greenaway of
Frankfort, Mrs. Geo. Veile of Detroit, Mrs. Mnrhey Bell of Flint, Belle
at home and Russel A. of Detroit, all
at the funeral. His grandmother and
her husband, Mr, andMrs. E. Stevens,
of Woodland also attended the funeral.
The body arrived in Olare Wednesday. The funeral occured from the
M. E. church yesterday, Rev, G< W,'
Maxwell preaching the sermon. Interment was made at Cherry Grove.
MRS, T» it. K3XSON OF FARWELL,
Farwell Correspondent.
On Monday evening March 1st
Mrs. Hilson passed quietly away
without having regained concious-
ness since »she suffered a paralytic
shock the previous Wednesday,
Mrs. Hilson was seventy years old
Program for the Lewis Cass Club
Annual Dinner March 11th.
The sixth annual dinner of the
Lewis Cass club promises to surpass
any similar event in the club. Avery
strong list of prominent -democrats
constitute the apeakers. The program comprises:
Music—Kirkbride's orchestra.
Invocation-^-Dr. Ohas, F. Shaw.
Address—President John Sifton.
Toastmaster—Hon. Ohas. T. Russell, Mt. Pleasant,
"The outlook"—Chairman John T.
Winship, Saginaw.
"The pbwerof the minority"—Hon.
Thos. N. Rogers, Sault Ste. Marie.
"A strange garret"—Hon. James
Scully, Ionia.
Music.
"Decency in Politics"—Hon. Stanley E Parkill, Owosso.
"The Democracy and the Initiative"—Hon. Lawton T. Hemans, Mason.
"Democracy"—U. S. Senator Thomas P. Gore, Oklahoma.
America.
C. D. PETERSHANS "ACTIVE.
1907
and friends were truly beautiful and
were tokens of the high esteem of all.
Sorrowing relatives present at the
funeral from out of town were Mr.
and Mrs. Oalvin Piatt of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Alice Adley 9f Illinois, John
Campbell of Howard Oity and Messrs
Aldrich and Birss of Remus.
DR. ROBERT A. GRAY.
In the death of Dr. R. A. Gray on
Sunday after lingering almost a
week, stricken with apoplexy, there
passed away one of our oldest and
best known medical practitioners
and respected citizens. Funeral services were conducted from the home
Tuesday by Rev. G. W. Maxwell.
Interment was made at Oherry Grove.
Deceased was a native of Ohio,
born at Bloomfield May 18th, 1846.
Growing to manhood he became a
successful teacher and served in that
capacity for a number of years. In
1876 he married Miss Anna Oubbage
in Ohio. To that union two sons,
Drs. Frank R. of this city and Harry
of Menominee, and Miss Bessie,
along with the widowed wife and
mother survive.
Turning his attention to the study
ot medicine Dr. Gray took a course
at the Oolumbus Medical school and
subsequently entered ngon the
practice of his profession in Olare
twenty years ago. Far and wide
over a large area of county here he
ministered to the sick, and few men
are more widely known than he.
Just at the time his health began to
fail some years ago his eldest son,
Dr. Frank R., became associated with
his father' and during the last years
has largely attended to the firm's
practice. Dr. Gray's health had been
failing for the past five years, but at
the time he was stricken down
with apoplexy as he efyt at the dinner
table March 23d, he seemed as well
as he had been for years,
In the death of Dr. Gray a familiar
figure to hundreds of our people has
gone,no more to share in life's problems in our midst.
•.MARGUERITE E.   FINCH-SPRAGUE.
Maple Grove Correspondent,
Marguerite E. Finch-Sprague, better  known  among  her  friends   as
Daisy, passed from this life last Saturday at about noon.
Deceased had not had good health
for a' number of years which finally
ended in consumption)    She   early
Condensed Report for Year
Shows Actual Work,
The following condensed report   of
the work done by Missionary C. D.
Petershans during the past year must
needs be an eye-opener to those who
feel that they are working for the
general uplift  of  humanity  in   the
various  centres,  yet  who   actually
know nothing of the real   conditions
as he finds them.   The report covers
the   year   ending   March  1st,   1908*,
Olare field, A. S. S. TJ.:
Bibles and testaments distributed (167 of these sold in one
day)
Conversions (efforts alone)
Conversions assisted by others
in meetings
Adresses
At alter for higher life
Collections (cash)
Collections in printing
Prayer meetings organized
Preaching places opened
New S. S. organized
Schools reorganized
Schools visited and assisted
•In these 84 schools were 252
Items of Interest in 'the Hustling
Agricultural County.
Mt. Pleasant's board of trade banquettes March 16th.
Henry Southard,.one of the oldest
pioneers of the county, dies at his
home north of Shepherd.
Ool. J. W. Boynton is again heard
from. A little of the Colonel's warm
air might help melt some of these
four-foot snow drifts.
Street commissioner E. L. Mills of
Mt. Pleasant got up at two a, m. to
get his snowplows outthose blizzardy
mornings. That's earning his money,
but the people at the Hub appreciate
his efforts.
The delectable trio of "soap and
dish" agents, who invaded this town
several weeks ago, have been hauled
in by the stern hand of justice. They
neglected to send the dishes and the
authorities at Reed Oity captured
them.—Shepherd Republican.
Editor Arthur S. Coutantis the new
county agent appointed by Gov. Warner to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of E. S. Bowen. Some of the
governor's opponents are mean enough to say that Arthur's stocking up
agin' the Boxers and in favor of direct nominations is the reason for the
appointment.
The committee to negotiate for a
sugar factory reports that they have
been unable to get any tangible proposition and hence notifly the farmers
that in their opinion nb contract can
be now closed that will enable them
to take acreage hence it recommends
that Isabella county farmers make
contracts with other companies.—Tribune.
Glare City Softools,
Francis Davis is recovering from,
diptheria.
Howard Penrose visitqd the- high
school Monday.
The fourth grade have hung a new
picture in the room,
Mrs, Bruse and Miss Comer visited
the second grade Friday.
Belle Sutton has returned to school
after a few days' absence.
Mrs, G. W. Maxwell and Mrs, W.
H, Hitchcock visited the school Thursday.
Almeda McGraham and Eva Kelly
of Mt. PleaBant visited the school
Friday.
Belle Alger has been absent from
school on account of the death of her
brother. -
Misses Fitzpatrick and Hazzard of
Mt, Pleasant visited the High School
Friday.
The sixth grade are studying the
biography of Holmes and his poem.
The Chambered Nautilus,
589
11
.   170
J80
23
S86.35
S26.50
1
5
9
9
66
teachers, 2418 scholars
336
4010
624
144
600
Days labored
Miles travelled
Visits made
Reports made   •
Letters written over
5 weeks and 3 days spent in organizing district S. S. conventions
Days labored on Leota church
Sundays spent in Leota in services
Books and literature distributed
(pieces)
Reports and circulars distributed 600
Notices in 10,000 copies of the news
papers. O, ,D. Petershans
M. A. S. S. U. Olare Mich.
27
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1550
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Ai the Nester Dam Eddy in
thur Township Monday.
Nester.Dam correspondent.
Frank Spink lost six head of cattle
by drowning in the eddy ,at Nester
Dam on Monday. The cattle evidently went to drink and there being no
place for them to get water except at
the shoot of the dam, thither they
Went and the ice was so thin there
they all went under,
Ten men worked all Monday afternoon getting the carcases out, two
not being removed till next forenoon.
The neighborhood ig very sorry for
Mr, Spink as the unfortunate loss
falls heavily on him.
Leap Year Day Marriage,
At the M. E. parsonage Saturday
occured the marriage of Miss Oora
Deveraux of this city to Glen Allen of
Vernon, Rev. G. W. Maxwell officiating, Frank Bauder, Ethel Anderson
and Lovange Hubel witnessing to the
effectiveness of the knot tied.
The Sentinel gladly recognizes this
event on the one leap year day of the
past eight years, February 29th, 1908,
and with many friends we join in
Wishing the contracting parties lif&
long happiness and "prosperity.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen will reside on
the Allen farm in Vernon.
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on
Farwell News.
Floyd Ferguson- of Harrison Sun^
dayed here.
Mrs. H. Tryon is visiting Farwell
relatives this week.
Mrs. R. Harrison spent Sunday
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. W. W. Brophy of Leaton
visiting her mother, Mrs. Gardner.
Clarence Wardell of Cheboygan
visiting friends and relatives here.
Forest Shumway has purchased
the B. F. Walker store building on
Main St.
Mrs.   G. E.   Lamb    attended    the
funeral of Dr. R. A. Gray at Olare
Monday.
Ed .Wood had the misfortune to
loose S80 in currency while in town
Saturday.
Wm. Smedley of Lennon is visiting
(his parents here, Mr. and Mrs. L, T
Smedley.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank Doherty of
Olare were guests of Dr. and Mrs, G.
E. Lamb on Sunday.
George and Arthur Graham of Harrison visited their mother, Mrs. Geo.
W. Graham, over Sunday.
Mrs. L. Garrison-of Loomis visited
her daughter, Mrs. J. J. Saxton, and
family a few days this week.
J. R. Borst who has been spending
several days here returned' on Saturday to his home at Morley.
Jay Middleton who has suffered
greatly from an injured foot for several weeks is able to be about  again.
Fred Babcock and family who have
been residing at Webbwood, Ont., for
the past few years have moved back
to Farwell.
George Campbell was called home
from New Boston, and Harry Campbell from Baldwin by the
their father,- Geo. L. Campbell. ,
Thos. Mayes has sold his residence
to D. Cuvrell and has purchased a
residence in Alma to which he expects to move in the near future.
News of the death by pneumonia of
Aaron Carpenter has been recieved
hero. The family had moved only a
The Pool Room building on Fourth tew weeks ago to Butterfleld to spend
street is nvacant and is now for rent.— {the winter months where the sad
W. H, Elden »•      15-2        misfortune occurred.
It may interest our readers, and especially the old soldiers, who possibly
are not informed, that there has been
published by the state a series of Tegmental records giving the name and
other information of each soldier in a
Michigan regiment during the civil-
war. These records are printed in
book form, a book to a regiment*
forty-four in all, and may be obtained
by writing to the adjutant general at
Lansing, giving the name of the soldier whose record is wanted, stating
the regiment. Each soldier is entitled to one book, and the widow, eldest
son or daughter, if the soldier ia
dead.
H. W. Burd has been conducting
services at the Brick school house
south of,town in Vernon Sunday
evenings. Last Friday evening there
was a box social given by the congregation in his behalf. A big crowd
was present. Everybody had a good'
time and S12 was raised. The general interest too seems good for on
Sunday evening, despite bad weather,
there was a good crowd out to the*
service. According to all accounts
almost all protestant denominations
are represented in the congregation-
but mutual foregoing of creed in the
interest of general good is practised
in a way to teach practical forbearance and helpfulness.
death^ of
The King's Daughters will
Rummage sale on Saturday
Baptist parsonage.
open  a
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