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GLARE,   MIOHI&AN,   FRIDAY MOENINe, JUNJS 19, 1908,
New Series: Vol, 16, No. $1
Special meeting of Clare, School
District Largely Attended.
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Proposal For Added School Room
ferred to Some Future Time.
The special school meeting of
district at the high school Friday
evening was unanimous in favor of a
new steam heating plant at the city
sohool building, and without imposing
any financial limitations in any waj
practically urged the board of education to install the very 'best syBtem of
heating and ventillation possible.
"Desire for excellence rather than for
economy "was the evident tone of tbe
meeting." A steam boiler large
enough beyond the needs of the present building will be installed. The
estimated cost is close to 83000.
A resolution was passed advisory to
the school board asking for sewer
.connections for the school and installation of a modern system of closets.
This, however, has no binding force
and is not recorded in the minuses as
it was,not mentioned in the call of
the meeting. Definite action on this
will bo taken at the annual meeting
next month. In the meantime it is
expected that the city authorities,
residents in the northwest part of
town and the school board will cooperate to form a special sewer district for construction of a sewer,
probably down Seventh street, to
serve the needs of all.
The question of added scfiool room
was laid away to some future time
withouta dissenting vote. One or two
of those opposed to such a movement
wanted to show fight, but finding
that everybody else was conciliatori-
ly inclined quickly subsided and the
meeting was devoid of any striking
features.
It was argued by John A. Jackson,
supervisor of the third ward, that
there is no need of increased school
room as the school population is falling -away,
P. A, Bennett urged that while
there are less pupils in the lower
grades, there would never come *
time when it would not require one
teacher and one room for each grade.
The increase of high school students,
he said, forces the district to fade the
question sooner *or later of providing
more recitation room for the high
school as there is now only one small
recitation room for a high school of
80 pupils which promises to be 100 in
a year or two and  which next   year
* will require six classes, 70 pupils in
all, to climb up and down stairs reciting in the laboratory in the
basement. He also read a letter from
the- state board of health advising
the "abandonment of the basement
rooms for class purposes and the
erection of additional rooms above
the grade."
Alderman Mason of  the  First op-
* posing the movement against the
present basement rooms as school
rooms called attention to the fact
that both the state board of health
letter and the letter giving estimates
as read by Secretary Tatman for
heating plant, described the rooms in
question as exceptional to the ordinary basement. He likewise urged
that the district cannot expect such
a. large amount of primary money as
we have been receiving.
T. C. Holbrook urged the need of
building a ward school in the first
ward so that small pupils in the south
part of the district maY not have so
far to go. A number of people, are
heard favoring some such idea as the
solution of the basement prablem if
a suitable site can Qa agreed on.
Comr. Welch and Rev. G. W. Max-
Well advanced the idea that simply
providing seats and good quarters
for pupils in school is not all we
ought to do for our boys^ and girls.
The former urged ideas of manual
and commercial training such as will
give those who go out of Our public
schools definite knowledge and power
to do things referring to Reed City as
an. example of a nearby town where
something is being* done in this line.
The latter argued that having done
all that has been done by the district,
it is a mistake to stop short of adding
sucji, things as, at a comparatively
email expense, give direct aid to our
' boy and girl life.   Their plea was for
continued effort for our boys  and
• girls. ■   ; '
There was no division wben the
V0te» on. deferring action on building
was taken 'aud the meeting ended
With the utmost good feeling.
Lost—In Glare June ft a packet-
book with small sum in same, Reward for -.return to J. H, Wilson's—
Sirs. O. B. Thayer.
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WILLIAM
The republican national convention late yesterday afternoon named its
candidate for president. The vote: Taft 703, LaFollette 25, Hughes 63,
Fairbanks 40, Foraker 16, Cannon 61, Knox 68, Roosevelt 3. The nominee
for vice president is to bet named at the meeting of the convention at ten
a. m, today.
Clare-Herrick Methodists Invite
• Rev. G. W. Maxwell Back
for Fifth Year.
At the quarterly conference Monday of the Olare and Herriek M. E.
churches a unanimous invitation was
extended to Rev. G. W. Maxwell to
return to his pastoral work here for
a fifth year. His five years service
at Farwell preceding his pastosate
here makes a unique record for
Methodist ministers in this part of
the state. Whether or not he will
return here will not be known till
after the Michigan conference in
September,
District superintendent Bray who
Presided at the"! conference, may return for another year. A resolution
Was adopted asking that if possible,
he be returned. The two priuoipal
boards of the two churches for next
year as chosen are; Trustees for
Clare—A, E, Mulder, B, Switzer,
John Gardner, a P, X>. Brown, Levi
Shafer, C. A. Reading, Orin Smith;
for Herriek—H. Detwiler, John Presley, Milo Lamphere, H. A, Fairman,
B. L. Potter,. Wm. Badgley, John
Graves. Board of stewards for
Glare—Dr. Ht B. Neelands, H. W.
Burd, Mrs. A, E. Mulder, O. M.
Ayers, P. A. Bennett, Mrs. S. Bogar-
dus, Mrs. Levi Shafer; for HorriCk—
Homer Loomis, John Lansing, J. K.
Marlin, Arthur Badgley, Samuel
Dawson.
Bothfchurches have building projects in prospect. Herriek expects
to renovate and remodel during the
nsxt year. Clare proposes to formulate working plans to gather the
"seniews of war" for modernizing
the present structure so as to provide proper class room facilities for
Sunday school work. A nucleus for
a building fund has been started for
some time and it is expected to centralize effort to accumulating a fund
such as will in due time achieve the
desired result, a good modern church
with anditoriun effect.
GOMMENeEMENT EVENTS.
Big Crowds Present at Closing
i of School Year.
Traverse Oity, Newberry and loss;
from tbe three prisons at^Jackeon,,
—■ * ! Marquette and Iona; the industrial
Alumni Banquet Tuesday Even- schools at Adrain and Lansing, the
ing'Succassful Affair. ! state school at Coldwater, the scbool
;' for the deaf at Flint, the two schools
Events for the blind at Lansing and Saginaw
j the home for  the'feeble minded at*
'Lapeer and the soldiers' home*   at;
Everybody in Olare seems greatly;
interested in the week's exercises in- tjrand «apids.
MliMBEMEITS COMPLETE.
Celebration   Program   Ensures
Three  Gala   Days—Hon.
Perry F. Powers Orator.
The committee on Clare's big celebration have all the arrangements so
Well in'hand that barring bad weather a big time and a pheuomenial
crowd is assured. The free street
attractions secured and other features
including ball contests between neighboring towns help lend interest to the
three days. Hon. Perry F. Powers
of Cadillac has been secured as Fourth
of July orator.   He is a man wide ex
perience and one of the- leading orators of the state.
The commutee's detailed  program
will be issaed in a few days.
^ar.t   ofThanlis
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends and
neighbors for the kindness shown
during the sickness and death of our
beloved wife and daughter also for
the beautiful flowers and the minister
for the comforting words spoken by
him. 'Roy Allen, Mr. and MVs, Saull
and family.   ' „
Communion   service   at
church Sunday morning.
M.   E.
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esepn upwisr Hangs m m siungio- in t»e,
Joseph Bowler is the latest addition to the Clare county bar. Wednesday on his twentytfourth birthday he completed the three year law course
at the University Of Michigan and on July 1 will open- law offices in the
Tatman & McKeever block in this city. Mr. Bowler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
P„ Bowler, was brought up on a- Grant township farm and was for ,a time a
student iu the Clare high school, He taught the West Grant school continuously foy four years, and all the time steadily plodding along has now
begun the realization of his ambition. With a splendid record as a student
at the University, winning recognition by his oratorical ability, he gives
'every proa-tile of splendid success in his chosen profession, the Jaw.     '•>
cident to closing up the school year.
Every seat for the class day and
graduation* exercises is sold. At
the ticket sale Tuesday evening people were in line like at a college town.
Hon. G. A. Gearhart who gives the
commencement address this evening
is reputed to be one of the finished
orators of the day.
The opera house was packed Sunday evening for the baccalaureate
address. An elaborate musical program was given and Mrs, J, E. "McDonald gave a reading in her usual
effective manner. The address was
given by Dr. Ohas. F» Shaw of the
Congregational church in his char-
acterestic, vigorous style, the whole
program being one of most pleasing
effect.
The alumni banquet Tuesday evening after a six years' rest by that organization was a most creditable affair. Considerably" over 100 alumni
and friends were present and the
festivel event continued till one a. m.
George Thompson, the society's new
president, was master of ceremonies
and Hon. D. E. Alward presided in
his most effective way as toastmaster.
The Kirkbride orchestra. Misses
Jackson, Wilson, McGraaham, Smith
and Oudney furnished music and
Miss, Wing a reading. Toasts were
responded to by O. A. Reading, Mar-
cia-Wilson, G. W. Maxwell, P. A.
Bennett and 0. W. Perry. The menu
for the occasion was prepared in approved style by the ladies of St.
Ceeelia's society, ten girls of the
junior class serving^as waiters.
Detailed report of class day and
commencement will be given next
week.
Isaac Connor.
"Nestef Darn Correspondent.
After a lingering illness of bronchial asthma and at the ripe old age of
81 years six months" three days Isaac
Connor passed away to the great beyond last Monday evening at the
home of his son, Will, of Nester Dam.
The funeral was held from the
house Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
F. H. Bailey spoke the words of
cheer to the bereaved friends and interment was made in the South Grout
cemetery.
Deceased was born November 29,
1826 in Pennsylvania and when but a
small boy removed with his parents
to Canada where in 1861 he was united in marriage to Miss Laurie Brown.
To this union was born nine children.
In 1871 they came to Michigan and
was one of the pionaer settlers of
Gladwin county. After the death of
his wife eight years ago he came to
live with his son, William, of Nester
Dam, Arthur township, where he has
since resided until his death.
Six children, Mrs. M. T. Mathews
of Washington Mrs. Emma Inman,
of hope, Mrs. Maggie McOreary of
Wyoming, Mrs. Lillian Wood of this
place and Philip of Gladwin, and
Will of Nester Dam and a number of
grand children are left to mourn his
loss.
A large crowd of friends and neighbors followed his remains to their
long last resting place. The sympathy of the entire neighborhood
goes out to the sorrowing friends.
S A GLARE PIONEER.
Mrs.
d Bf Alien* ;
At her home on County Line Friday midnight, occured the death of
Mrs. Roy Allen at the age of *20, death
resulting from blood poisoning. The
funeral occured from the home Monday in charge of Rev. G. W. Maxwell, interment was made at Oherry
Grove.
Deceased was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M, M. Saull of Saginaw who
with two surviving daughters, Mrs.
Ida Madison and Miss Esther' Saull,
came to Clare Saturday called here
by the sad demise. Bertha Leulla
Saull was born near Bucyrus, Ohio,
in 1888. Married to Roy Allen only
last October, the taking away of this
young life just at the- opening glory
of womanhood, is indeed sad to the
husband and her family.
Much sympathy , is expressed.
Sorrow indeed rests "heavily on these
mourhing ones.
Mrs, Harry Greenway of Frankfort
is visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr, and Blrs, Byjfon Alger, as also is
Mrs. Musuey Bell of glint.
Henry    Stevens   Passes
Away at the Age of 62.
In the death of Mrs. H. C. Stevens
Tuesday on her sixty-second birth-
kay Clare loses not only one of her
pioneers but one whose life was always given to doing good. Death resulted after only two and a half days
illness from uriatic poisoning.
Funeral services were held from the
Baptist church yesterday by Rev. E.
L. Little of Alpena and interment at
Oherry Grove,
Mary E. Hale was a native of
Barry county. In 1865 she became'
the wife of Henry 0> Stevens at Eaton Rapids. In 1873 the family moved
to Olare. Here h er kindness and pleasant ways endeared her to all. A member of the Baptist church since childhood she was a* charter member of
the local church and always devoted
to its best interests, an untirin'g
worker. The crowded house at funeral and the beautiful floral offerings
attest something of the general regard for the deceased.
Besides tbe husband and father
these Children, all present at the funeral, survive: William of Chicago,
Arthur T. and Mrs. Fred Lister of
Clare, Mrs. M. Young of Chicago and
Mrs. Harry Whitely with her husband
of Millersburg. There Were also
present Mr. Stevens' brother, E. A.,
wife and daughter, Oatherina, of
Woodland, Mr. and Mrs. B. Langtry
of Saginaw and Mrs. R. Elsworth of
Saginaw.      I   '
The demise of so good and true a
woman is a positive loss to the community.
AVES MAE4Y DOLLARS.
Immediately upon receipt of these
reports from the various institutions
they are complied in the governor's
office and a printe'd comparative
statement is issued, copies being sent
to the board of trustees, the managing official and tbe steward of eacb.
institution. By'thls table is reveal
ed at a glance the cost of tlae various
materials covered in the compilation
at each institution, Naturally the
management of every institution is
anxious-to make the "best possible
showing and there is a constant ef- ,
fort on all sides to reduce costs for ,
supplies, The result to the state la
a saving of many, many dollars.
This is a sample of the business
methods which Governor Warner has
introduced in the conduct of ex'ecut-
tive business in every department.
. CLARE BOYS MAKE GOOD,
Rudolph.Schaeffer Gets $1,100 at
Columbus, O., and Burt^San-'
ford .$1,000 at Mayville-
Teachers.
Rudolph Schaeffer is) teacher of
manual training at Columbus, O.,
next year at a salary of 81,100 anti
Burt Sanford superintendent of May-
ville schools at a salary of **1,000.
The former is a member of the class
'04 and the. latter '05 of the Clare
high school. Mr. Schaeffer taught*
school in Clare county and took a
course in an art school in Detroit.
Then he made good teaching manual
traing. This summer he will travel
in Europe and attend an art conven-
in London. Mr. Sanford took a life
certificate course at the Central Normal, taught in Mayville school during
the past year and now on the initiative of the board is tendered the
position of superintendent.
The early recognition of these vtwo
boys along with that* of Joseph;
Bowler as noted elsewhere is a
splendid lesson to all our boys and
to our high school graduates. Neither of these three young men were
what is called brilliant in their early
sch,ool days. Nor Were they among?
tbe hero class that pose for attractions
at the silly girl age. Btit they were,
plodders. They kept free from, bad
habits. They kept eternally at it.
Now $rst success comes.    Their fu
ture waits on their future   efforts.
Many more Olare boys' more brilliant
than,these are failures.thus far.   Thet;
reason is evident.
Introduction of New* System By
' • Governor Warner.
Lansing, June 18,—One of the business reforms of the present administration, which is saving the state
hundreds of dollars, has beeu the introduction ot a system of comparative reports of the cost.of supplies at
the various institutions maintained
by the state. The use of this report
marks the introduction into the
management of thO state institutions
of a practice successfully used ay
many large, private „ corporations,
Each month the stewards of the var*
^otis state institutions are required to
make an itemized report to the governor's office of the amount purchased
and the cpst of meats, fish, poultry,
flour, coffee, tea, sugar* hatter^ milk,
eggs, vegetables aud coal. These to*
porta are received fr^m the five in*
8anet,'asylums at Kalamauoo, Poiitiae,
Roles Soirnin
Political' Advertisin
The following rules adopted by tho
Michigan Republican Editorial Asso^
ciation governing' political advertis-"
ing are the rules  by which the Sen--
tinel will be governed throughout the*'
nomination campaign to the Septem- *
ber primary:
Candidates for local offices will be *
given a free announcement of their
candidacy and the subsequent pnbli-,*
cation of matter relating to their candidacy which has a real news value.'-
All other matter prior to the- pri-;
mary election will be charged for at
regular commercial rates as advertising, pure reading matter at the
pure reader rate and display matter
aa the display rate.
This association unequivocally con-
dems the practice of publishing paid
matter in the editorial or news col
umns in the interest of any candidate
before the primary without some distinguishing mark to denote that it is
paid matter and as such does not in
the slightest degree represent the attitude of the paper publishing the
same.
We condemn without equivocation
the acceptance of money in any way
Whatever for editorial support and
newspaper influence as being dishonest, reprehensible and tending to the
utter destruction of a newspaper's
most valuable possession, itsinfluenee
in the community in which it in pub- •
lished.
Rids Wanted
I will receive bids for the construction of a race track in Clare. Specifications may be seen on application.
Tbe right to reject any or all bids is
reserved.   D. Ward, Pres. gitf .
Clare schgorjuniors last Saturday.
poo, from Beaverton 8 to 1 and from'
Mi Pleasant 16 to 7 at base ball.