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Clare
Sentinel.
Established 1878.
OLARE,   MICHIGAN,   FE1BAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1908.
New Series: Vol.16, No. 87
VISIT TO FLOWERUND,
Artistic Triumph in Presentation
of Cinderella by 60 Young
Clareites.
''Cinderella in Flowerland"' as
presented at the opera house Monday and Tuesday evenings under
direction of Mrs. Oora Howes of
Grand Rapids was a revelation of
what can be done in artistic effects
with children, and songs. It was delightful too to dwell in fairyland for
the hour and half with artless children and pretty maids interpreting the
poetic side o* life,
.. ' Bessie Alger led the way to fairyland in a beautiful song with inter-
^ pretation and action worthy of a real
fairy and it was one continuous maze
of joy and imagination on through
the changing scenes as Ross Oarson,
Robin Red announced to a host of
"""lowers Prince, Sunshine's ball, the
effective sneers of Rose McPhall as
Tiger Lilly and Rheba Francisco as
Hollyhock at tbe_ modest Daisy,
Florence Davy, the lairy god mother's -{Miss Gladys Lackie) aiding
Daisy sends her attended by Bonnie
Bee (little Aileen Welch), to the ball,
the Prince Miss Anna Campbell of
Saginaw enamoured by the Daisy,
the loss of the slipper and her final
.triumph in becoming the Princess,
finding its climax with girls and boys
(big and small) going through a series of evolutions producing a real
fairyland of dazzling effects and pleasing song.
The**grace of the Fairy, the charm-'
. ing dignity of the Prince, the becoming modesty of the Daisy, the
keen percepfon of Robin, the biting
• sneers of Tiger Lily and Hollyhock,
the equipoise of the God mother, the
artlessness of Bonnie Bee and the
BntterfUes (Hazel LaPierre andMild-
^. red Hickey) as they and other little
tats; in less prominent parts all took
their parts in harmony with the
whole, the skillful weaving together
of the wnole to interpret the story by
song, gesture and expression, this
and much more made the production
a most commendable one. The participants included.
Prince,' Anna Bell Campbell, of
Saginaw who is visiting her cousin,
Miss Gladys Lackie; Princess, Florence"" Davy; God Mother, Gladys
Laokie; Butterflies, Mildred Hickey;
Hazel LaPierre; Proud sisters, Rose
McPhall, Rheba Francisco; Robin
Red, Ross Carson; Bonnie Bee, Aileen M. Welch; Violet, Flossie McKeever; Sweet Briar, Pautine Wy-
njaa; Fairy, Bessie Alger; Sweet Pea,
Mi|dred Davy; Lily Bell, Marie Ma-
honey; Buttercup, Marcia Wilson;
•Pansy, Nica Roode; Mignonette,
^ Nina Benner; Poppy, Hilda Bogar-
43ns; Narcissus, • Nina Holbrook;
Daffodil, Bessie Ort; For-get-me-not,
Mona Ross; the chorus consisted of
the flowers above named, also Ethel
Goodkneeht, Ruth Immick, Anna
. Hardig, Clara LaPierre, Florence
White, Winnie Miller, Icil Schoonover, Vera Shaw, Edna Brown.
•The'Sun Beams were, Dorothy
Johnson, Alice Bicknell, Josephine
Bicknell, Lena Louch, Ethel Louch,
Lola Grieser, Merl Smalley, Dorothy
Davy, Eva Goodkneeht, Genevieve
MeLeod, Mary MeLeod, Beatrice
DePotty.
The Rain Drops, Willard Bicknell,
Don Waller, Ross Thompson, Edward Ross, Albert Haley, Willie Dunlop, Donald Bicknell, Vernell Reeder,
Alfred Louch, Millard Patrick, Roy
Goodkneeht, Herbie Holmes,.
AT BOAD QUESTION.
Comr. McClting Takes Action to
A    Re-open Disputed Sheridan
- Road.
On the fifteenth inst. Highway
Commissioner McOlung of Sheridan
at a meeting called to consider a
petitian presented to him asking that
the new road opened on Section 22
last fall, but. later closed by Judge
Dodds' decision, be re-opened, decided favorably to the petition and
in his return to the town clerk re-
:. pOJrts having laid out the same with
,. tho following damages found. Cotton
Bros. §150, Patterson S37.60, Bell $4.
' An appeal from all of Mr, McClung's
findings has been filed with the
township clerk. This probably reopens the whole road question that
occasioned much discussion in Sheri-
aaa last year.
Messrs, J. S. Bicknell, John High,
W»H. Bicknell, E. H. Waller and
..George Joh-dson. were fishing in Gar>
field (or some other) township this
■week and the party caught 12 black
bass weighing from 3% to 5% pounds
each. ;
SEWERAGE PROBLEMS.
Petitions in Existence for Formation of Seventh Street Sewers.
Some discussion is heard as to the
change of plan fox- sewerage for
Seventh arid State streets. The district as constituted by the city council
"was to extend half a block south of
Seventh street and two blocks north
with a sewer down Seventh street.
The school sewer was planned to
connect with the Seventh street sew'-
er by way of Hemlock street.
The board of works in consultation
with Engineer White deemed it impractical to drain State street and
Wbeaton avenue by way of Seventh
street as both streets are lower than
that street. They therefore have recommended to the city council the
Seventh street sewer district include
only half a block north of that street.
A petition was then started for a
state street sewer and in a day the
necessary signers to have "the council act was secured. As petitioned
for, it will run from the Tatman property east to Cedar street and down
that street to connect with Seventh
street and to be ao built that later it
can be extended west and up Mc-'
Ewan to Wheaton avenue. The
school sewer would then empty into
this and not into Seventh street.
State street residents figure that
should the school sewer be built without regard to their street ib would
probably shut them off from sewerage for many years. The estimated
cost of school sewer to Seventh
street was $600 and this would in no
wis.e be of use to any property except the school. Where ib crosses.
State street It would be only three
feet in the ground. But running into a state street sewer it "would cost
the board of education less and yet
be contributory to the general sewer
system. The sewer resolution at the
annual school meeting, however, referred to the Seventh street sewer.
The construction of both sewers is
essential for the future health of the
city. Conditions during the hot
weather indicate the need of sewerage.
The council adjourned Monday
evening to some later date probably
till after the return of City Attorn ey
Lacy.
Hugh N. MeKinnon.
At the age of 68 H. N. MeKinnon
died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Amos Buiman, Saturday, having been ailing for the past four
years but confined to the home only
since the first'of the month succumbing to that general break down that
is inevitable to all whom acute disease does not take off earlier. The
funeral occured from the home Monday, Rev. O. F. Shaw-preaching the
sermon. Interment" was made at
Cherry Grove.
Deceased was a native of Coning-
ton, Ont.. There he grew to manhood. In the sixties he married Miss
Rachael Shier. These sons and
daughters survive from that union:
Mrs. A. Buiman of Olare, Mrs. Joseph
Fisher of Elwood, Ind., and Mrs.
Catherine Ross of Saginaw and Charles of Montana, all of whom bub the
last named were present at the funeral. One sister, Mrs. Dora Gent, of
Bay City and one brother, Oharies of
Pennsylvania also survive.
About 25 years ago the MeKinnon
family moved to Michigan, temporarily residing at Loomis and then locating on an eighty acre farm in
Sheridan. Five years ago he took
up his home in Olare.
Kind hearted to a very large degree, a good neighbor and loyal
friend, he possessed many of those
qualities that brighten life for others
and leave behind memories of good
cheer and good will. *
MICHIGAN BUILDING ON STATE FAIR GROUNDS.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
FRANKFORT, WED, AUG. 5
Fare For Round  Trip   $1.
The third annual Sunday school excursion to Frankfort from Oiaz'e, Far-
well, Rosebush and Mt. Pleasant,
leaves Olare next Wednesday at 7:15
a. m., fare for round trip 81. A day
on the Frankfort lake shore with
beautiful hills and woods is delightful. /This is probably the only SI excursion for similar distance of the
season.
A Card.
We desire to express our sincerest
thanks for kindness and sympathy in
the hour of bereavement, also to Alfred Rodwell and other friends for
floral offerings—Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Buiman.
THIS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING W AS AT THE ST LOU.|S WORLD'S
FAIR, TAKEN DOWN AND REMOVED TO STATE FAIR GROUNDS, DETROIT.
HARRISON EDITOR'S VERSION   DODDS' FOR CONGRESS.
Of the   Much   Talked of D.an
Young's   Letter   on    Clare
County Law and Order.
The article given below is from the
Harrison Oleaver of last week. The
last half of it is so striking in ideas
that as in the case of Mr. Young's it
speaks for itself: '
Attorney Dan Youngs of Evart
is endeavoring to become one of
the parties to What he supposes
will eventually prove a very neat
little political-trick upon a brother practitioner of his, John Quinn,
in this county. It looks as if Dan
is sadly ignorant of ordinary professional etiquette now common
among lawyers "in general. He
fathered a column article in the
Evart Review last week on the
subject of Temperance that seemed to have been written specially
• for the purpose of injuring Mr.
Qninn politically at home. Inci-
dentily, however, a few slurine
sentences were meted out to the
citizens of Ciare. Mr,' Quinn or
any other prosecutor of Michigan '
is not responsible for violations
of the liquor laws if the people do
not give him an opportunity to
enforce the statutes. The average county attorney is willing to
do his part, but he does not care
to shoulder all the responsibility,
especially if those who are continually complaining are week
kneed. Many people you know,
dear reader, are ever ready to tell
what the other fellow should do,
but are not willing to do likewise
themselves: Personally, the publisher of the Oleaver believes
that if the saloon is licensed at all
it should be permited to be open
on legal holidays. Everybody
seemed to enjoy themselves in
Olare on the "Glorious Fourth."
The churches, in all, made nearly
a thousand dollars on that day,
and why shouidn<t the poor saloon-keeper who put up a good
share ofthe "dough" for the celebration be granted the right to
get a portion of his money back?
Because the city of Olare saw fit
to have an "open town" during
the three days' jubilee, is it just.
to ask Prosecutor Quinn to answer
for their sin, if you choose to call
it that? The time for , the good
people to make their kick is before it happens. In fact, very
few are complaining—it's any-
, thing to boom a "young-blood."
The query is heard, Is it possible
that this is the same Asa H. Aldrich,
former commissioner of schools for
Glare county, who was regarded during his residence in Olare as decidedly leaning toward the tight jacket
class on temperance and kindred
subjects? Who will answer the question?
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The Isabella Man Has the Con-*
fidenee of All Classes.
The candidacy of Francis H. Dodds
for congress is receiving almost unanimous endorsement among republicans in this part of the district and
the more the man "is discussed and
■ his record known the more pronounc-
{ ed becomes that endorsement.
I "What do Isabella farmers generally say of Frank Dodds," asked the
, Sentinel of a prominent north * Isa-
! bella farmer last week.
"Why," was the reply, "people
generally have  confidence in   him.
j He is a dependable lawyer. They
say that if you go to him with  a law
• case and put thefaefcs to him straight
he'll always give you a straight answer. If you've got a case he'll say so,
if you "haven't he'll say so."
) "Yes,".said- a former Farwell business man when told of the  Isabella
j farmer's statement.   "We had some
' difficulty in village election matters
when I.was in Farwell. We called
up Frank Dodds and he promptly
put it to us straight as a string."
J'What do you think of that combination?" said"the Sentinel pointing
to two pictures, Tafb and'Dodds and
addressing an old Olare resident.
"I've known Dodds for a good
many years," was the prompt answer, "and Jie's always been a man.
He's the kind of man to be depended
on."
The above opinions picked up incidentally are illustrative of the man
among his fellows In the actual conditions of practicallife.
Endorsement of his candidacy
seems general over much of the district. All but three or four of the republican local papers of the district
that come to the Sentinel exchange
.table endorse.Mr. Dodds. His claims
are modest. Whatever he sets up
seem to be verified by facts as the
Sentinel has thus far had chance to
verify. ' A man of such reliability
with his undisputed ability as Francis H. Dodds has proved himself to
be is sure to be a good congressman.
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ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
Teach
Children   the   Use of
Money.
I believe in teaching children at an
early age to be financiers;   or,  you
term it to use money properly, says a
contributor to the August Designer.
We have made it a practise for two-
years, vo give uur uOjy Woio is juCVy5-
eight years old, a certain stipulated
sum every week for his    spending
money.   We find he bas become a
splendid ''bankei;."   Out of this fund,
he is required to buy all bis incidentals, such as tablets, colors and pencils.   Im two years he has managed
to save six dollars, which he now has
out on interest.   Of course, we buy
his shoes and clothes add pay  his
big expenses.   It is certainly Surprise
ing how well he has learned  to compute interest and to "count well the
Cost" before he spends money.    We
are just now beginning with our little
girl of five years,» I must not forget
to state, also, that we  have successfully usBd. this method for two yeajes
With an orphan girl of fourteen who
is making her home with us.    We
send her to school and board her,   of
course, besides giving her fifty cents
a week to use for any and all expenses she may have.    Out of this shS
buys her shoes, clothing and bats.    I
do her sewing and, of course, we give
the children   an occassional present
"to help them along."
Items of Interest in^the Hustling
Agricultural County.
Willis Powell, aged 17, was drowned northeast of Brinton July 19.
August 24-29 Js the, date of soldiers
re-uhion to be held this year at Mt,
Pleasant.
The big barn of Wm. MOgg, east of
Rosebush, was struck by lightning
Tuesday and destroyed by fire.
There seems to be no machine ticket or county nominees out tne circulation of petitions seems -to indicate
some rather significant grouping.
James Thompson of Yernon and
John Egbert of Gilmore have been
taken to. the asylum at Traverse Oity'|
having been adjudged insane,
Ann Arbor railroad employes to .the
number   of   500   picnicked   at "Mt.
Pleasant Saturday. * In a good ball'j
game Mi*. Pleasant won over Owosso
7 to 6.
Petitions'have been secured for
presentation to the board of supervisors to have the people vote on the
adoption of tbe- state county road
system at the next April election,
"The greatest injustice done to
Isabella county in many a day," said
a prominent south end republican,
"is to place Jier in the Boxer column!*,
The yote in September will wipe oat
this statement,"
The Mt. Pleasant Indian school has
a, coal controversey. T. H. Battles
has .filed protest   against awarding
coal contract to H. E. Ohatterton at
83.19 per ton while his price w,as $3.09.
It's up to the bureau of Indian affairs.
The coal will probably be analysed
chemically.
Murmuring and complaining, over
poor crops" in the county this season
has all disappeared in the fear that
with the abundance, prices won't be
up to the mark. Most things are,
however, not so bad to date. Anyway the progressive farmer puts jn
too many hours these days to have
time'for the necessary sleep—much
for worry.
Vernon township is making amove
for good roads. The two miles north
from the town hall on the state road
have been surveyed. It is proposed
to grade this in accord with the requirements of state award of S500 per
mile and next winter gravel same,
hauling gravel from the Clare city
gravel pit at the north city limits,
just as was done last winter for the
gravel road south from the city limits.
This can be done to good advantage
during the winter when many farmers of the township are glad to get a
job of teaming. Inasmuch as there
is comparatively little grading and if
state requirements are met the township will get S1000 from the state and
under the plan proposed most of the
money will oome back into the township, it is a splendid solution of the
plan for good roads. Supervisor
Wild "and the town board, Comr.
Dodge as well as Ex-comr. Asline^
who took the initiative last winter
are to be congratulated, JSTo township has anything on Vernon when
roads and drainage are once brought
up to a reasonable state of efficiency,
He who travels over those heavy
clay roads each spring and fall certainly will rejoice in the advent of
gravel roads.
Farwell,
Farwell the place to celebrate
August 7 and 8. '    .
Jas, W. Sanford is very ill at his
home on Main street.
Mrs. J. L. Russell is visiting Weidman relatives this week.
Misses Zina and Montz Henry are
visiting Toledo relatives.
Miss Laila Maxwell of Olare visited
Farwell friends this week,
Jas. McMichael visited relatives at
Epworth Heights on Tuesday.
Miss Hazel Mills left on Saturday
for Bay Oity where she will visit relatives.
Mrs. O. E, Bingham and son, Fred,
are spending the week at Lak4
George.
E. W, Brown and family left on
Monday for Elmira where they will
visit relatives.
Miss Helen Chase of Munsing arrived on Wednesday for a visit at tbe
home of Mrs, D. R. Wait.
Mrs. 0. B. Chaffee and daughter of
Tawas arrived on Wednesday for a
visit with Farwell friends.
Mrs. B. McGlone and daughter of
Toledo are guests of relatives, Mrs.
Mary McGlone and son, Wm. **
Lucian Owens was called to Oriom
on Thursday by the serious illness oil
his mother, Mrs. J. T. Owens.
Mrs. Agnes Smith was jcalled the *
first of the week'from Toledoby *th&
illness of her grandfather, Peter Babcock. "" -'    .'
Mrs.  Edw. Utley   and   daughter,,
Gladys Leonard, of Milwaukee, Wis.,,
are visiting Farwell friends and rela- .
tiyes. r
_JSIiss Lola Brown who"" has beers
visiting her uncle,sE.j'W. andjlamily,,
returned to,herJiome at ^Milford on«
Mondav  '  I—IS-    ****>-<**»*> •
Mrs, Ira May and daughter who>
have been spending a few days afc
Farwell and vicinity returned or*
Thursday,
A cement walkHs being built on the-,
north side of the village park, making a great improvement and filling a.
lang felt want.
Mrs. D. Ramsey of Brown City arrived on Wednesday for a visit with*
her daughters, Mesdames J, Marsh*
and^G-ERitchie.
Mrs. F. M. Morrison returned to*
br home at Harrietta on Wednesday
after a few days visibwith her daugh-
ter,~Mrs.LD.'W. Fordgand family.aH
""Mrs. G. W. Graham accompanied*
her daughter, Mrs. Guy Graham,.
who has been visiting at Farwell, to>
her home at Harrison on Tuesday.
E.f J.[Case leased the New Farwell
to George Davison leaving on Wed-
nesday for Weidman where they will
be proprietors of the New Weidman..
Miss Maisie Lamb who has beent
spending several weeks, the guest of
her brother, Dr. Lamb, and family
returned the first of the week to heir
home at Detroit.
Mrs. E. A. White of Traverse City
and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Densmore oS
Cleveland, Ohio, were guests the*
past week of the former's cousins.,
W. 0. Fuller and Mrs. F. Babcock.
Peter Babcock, «who suffered a;
stroke of paralysis last Saturday
evening, lies very ill at the home ofi
his daughter, Mrs S. F. Shumway -
Mr. Babcock is an aged man and little hopes for his recovery are entertained.
District Report,
Orooked Lake, July 22, '08"-
Th'e annual meeting of   school district  No. 1,  Garfield township was
held at school house Monday evening,,
July 13,1908.   Called to order at 8:5*6
by Bert Scott, moderator.    Reports;
of officers read and  approved.    Re~ "
ports of board meefing of the 8th..
read.    $100.00   raised  for.   different-
funds.       Officers    appointed    were>
Frank Watkins and J. L. Woolley.,
Motion by O. Powiison and supportec\
by Thos. Maltley to adjourn.   Motion*
prevailed.—J. L. Wooley t director,.
John Northon was in Cadillac Wednesday to meet representitives ot
other counties and arrange for a.
Grange picnic, which will be held afc
Cadillac Wednesday, August 19-
Among the speakers will be Mortimer Whitehead, George B. Horbora
and Senator Palmer pf Kalkaska...     .,
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