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GLABJS,  MIOfllGAW.' ff&IDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 37, 1908.
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The Nsw Michigan Constitution
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Qi**e<~Interesting    Statement by Archibald
Broomfield.
Archibald Broomfield of Big Bap- *
ids, *wbo was a member of the constitutional convention recently addressed a class in Applied Christianity in    »   The irregular line shows the rate of failures in the administrations
h!o home cifcv     He was one of the °* the different presidents since 1865,   The business failures in the "United
Ms home city,    ae was one w w». mtm ^ m last 43 years have beefl UQm       w,066fg77e«, which equals
three delegates for the Twenty-iifth. Qi23i per ceut_ 0f the wealth, the average being less than one-fourth of. one
district of which _ Isabella is a part [ per cent,
and was formerly an Isabella boy:
"Archibald Broomfield, in speaking
before the class in Applied Christianity at the Presbyterian church, on the
''Deity in the Constitution," said that
the deity was recognized in the new
constitution despite the protests of
thousands of agnostics, deists, atheists and unbelievers, who petitioned
the constitutional convention in large
numbers to leave the word out of the
new instrument. Not only this but
the delegates in framing the fundamental law of the state, went further
than tbe eld constitution, which recognized the deity in an incidental or
negative manner only. Tnenewcon-
stitution in its preamble, not only
places the deity in the forefront, but
recognises his beneficence in a positive way, in tbe following words;
'" We, the people of the state of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the
blessings 'of freedom and earnestly
desiring to secure those blessings
undiminished to ourselves and our
posterity, do ordain and establish
this constitution."
Forty-two other states have a similar positive recognition of God in the '
constitutions, said Mr. Broomfield.
"Mr. Broomfield treated his subject
historically and explained why we in
this country enjoyed religious liberty.
The Magna Charta in the thirteenth
century granted the English people
political and civic freedom bat not
religious freedom or /liberty. The
people of England enjoyed religious
toleration, he said, but not religious
freedom. That iB they could worship
according to the dictates of their own
conscience, but the state reserved the
right to tax os levy tithes upon whom
soever it pleased. So when the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Eock the
first covenant made was for the establishment of religious freedom in
this land, where the people would
not be compelled to support a worship not their own, as they were in
England and in other countries.
"The United States constitution, in
its first amendment, prescribes that
congress shall establish no religion
or prohibit the free exercise thereof,
as a result of the determination of
the early fathers.
"The new constitution provides in
article 2, known as the Declaration of
Eights, that every person will have
tbe liberty "to worship God according to the dictates of his own con*
science, and no person shali be compelled to attend or against his consent to contribute to the erection or
support of any place of religious worship, or to pay any tithes, taxes or
other rates to the support of any
minister of the gospel or teacher Of
religion,"
"There was an effort mac* • '-y a
considerable number, led '■>• si.-, ".flams of Grand Eapids, to k'»■;»•? uut
the words, "teacher of r.-i,;_;, .1"
from this section, said Mr. bi'oo.ii-
field.
"This was due to the primary school
fund. At present this fund is geuer
ally large, running up to more than
S10 or S12 per men child
age, and the money goes to the township or city, according to the number
' Df school children therein. In counting school chjJdren, the whole number of school age is included, whereas
a number of them in most cities, as
in Big Rapids, do not attend the public school, but attend parish schools.
If the words teacher of religion were
stricken out of the constitution it
mightba passible to divide this money between the public and parochial
schools.' Bat this proposition was
voted down, said Mr. Broomfield and
the most effective argument made
against it was made by one of the most
ardent Catholics in the convention.
Richard Flannigan of Norway."—-
Big Eapids Pioneer,
NOVEMBER PRIMARY MOHEY.!   ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
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Big Sums
Reorganization in  Progress   Under State Law with Capital
Stock of $20,000.
Nagotia io is are in progress for the
organization of a company to purchase the Citizens Bank from J. H.
Wilson, acting for the Lister estate,
and reorganize same in conformity
state lag with 820,000 or more capital.
No meeting has yet been bad? of the
new company, but the Sentinel learns
from Mayor Benner, who as cashier
of the Citizens Bank has a considerable part in the negotiations, thaf
there is plenty of cipital available for
the reorganization which will ba consummated before the new year.
The reorganization which wid continue at the present location as also
will Mayor Benner as the institution's
cashier. The presence of two well
established state banks in Clare will
be added proof of the hastening development of the country centering
around Clare.
Use "Farmers' Biu
The December meeting of the Wise
Farmers' club will be held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hersey,
East Fourth Btreet, Clare Tuesday,
December 8. The program is as follows commencing at 10:30 a. m.
Song by the club.
Prayer—Rev. G. D. Kaufman.
Welcome—G. H. Hersey.
Response—A. O. Stfoy.
Dinner.
Discussion—Which has done the
more to enlighten the world*, Education or Christianity?—O. W. Perry to
speak from the standpoint of education and Rev. Quinton Walker
the standpoint of Christianity.
Song-W. N. Irish.
Recitation—Mrs. G. H. Hersey.
Song—O. D. Petershans.
Recitation—Miss Louisa Walker.
Song—L, M. Converse.
Reading—Mrs. 0, B. Petershans.
Reception—Mrs, G. H. Hersey,
Mrs. J. H. Hersey.
Tables—Mrs. P. M. Loomis, Mrs.
Snear, Miss Edna Seeley, Mrs, Alva
Servis, Mrs. Jas, Marlin.
Bring your baskets full.
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Guest of Mr. .and Mrs. G. B.
Weils Badly Injured.- •
In a runaway at Rosebush Saturday a double seated buggy with five
occupants was overturned fracturing
a Jag for Alanson Bennett of Adrian
who was on a visit to bis niece, Mrs,
Geo. B. Wells. The fracture was reduced by Dr. Johnson of Rosebush, the unfortunate roan was
brought to Clare and on Monday
taken to his home at Adrian.
A party of five, Mr, and Mrs. G. B.
Wells, Mrs. Wells' iSJster, Miss Edith
Cook of New York City, Alanson
Bennett and Miss Helen "Bruckner of
Adrian, were just coming into Rosebush where Mrs. Wells with Some
Mt. Pleasant people was to sing at a
concert, when tbe buggy pole slipped
out of the neck yoke and the buggy
running up on the horses' heels they
ran away, At the end of about half
a mile the buggy overturned, the
king bolt breaking leaving the horses
free. In the meantime Mr. Wells was
thrown out of the buggy and rendered unconcious, the other four being
therein as it turned over. Men
promptly came to the rescue and all
possible was done to aid the party.
Mrs. Wells gamely went on witij, her
part in the recital, despite being badly
shaken up, and needless to say the
audience was most appreciative of
her courage.
The escape from worst injuries
seems providential. Mr. Bennett
sustained a fracture of the large bone
below the knee of one leg, Mr. Wells
limps from an injured knee cap and
has a rib cracked, Miss Cook was
badly bruised and other members^ of
the parSy sustained similar injuries
but all are most thankful that things
are no worse.
Mr. Wells and Miss Cook accompanied Mr. Bennett to his home at
Adrian Monday.
CITY FL0UM61LLS.
Paid into Glare and
Isabella Counties during
the Year 1908.
The rate of primary school fund for
the November apportionment is SJ..78
which with the $6. 50 in May makes a
total of 88,28 per capita for tbe year
19U8. This makes 357,670,20 for Isabella county and $30,025,62 for Clare
county, Isabella's state taxes are
824,665.77 and Clara's $6,324.16. The
big sum iu excess of state taxes as
compared with ten years ago shows -
Clearly what legislation has accomplished in making railroad and other
corporations pay a. bigger share of
the cost of government. Here are
the figures: ".
CLARE   OOUNTY.
Items of Interest in the Hustling
Agricultural County.
Mt. Kleasant's city tax rate is S2.24.
Mt. Pleasant wants a pickle star
tion.        '■ ..     '
Shepherd Methodists are talking a
new church home.
Shepherd has reached the dignity
of a vault for her cemetery.
Shepherd Catholics are re-modelling their church home.
County Sea't authorities *are after
pool rooms where school boys are
harbored*.
Arthur
231
S411.181
Glare
472
840.16
Franklin
33
59.74
BYost                «
-      74
131.72!
Garfield
156
277,68
Grant
304
541."J2
Greenwood
20*4    ,
363.12
Hamilton
162
288.36'
Haicon
1Y1
304.38
Harrison
242
430.76
Hayes
46
81.88
Lincoln
116
205.38
Redding .
231
411.18
Sheridan
307
546.46
Surrey
358
637,24
Winterfleld
111
97*58
Total
3274
5817,04
ISABELLA COUNTY.
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Amt.
Broomfield
242
S 430.76
Chippewa
384
983.52
Coe
579
1030.62
Coldwater
350
623.00
Deerfield
482
857.96
Denver
391
695.98
Freemont
339
603.42
Gilmore
233
414.74
Isabella
*523
930.94
Lincoln
363
646.14
Mt. Pleasant
972
1730.16
Nottawa
631
1123.18
Rolland
345
614,10
Sherman
.     202
359.56
Union        *-
280
498.40
Vernon
351
624.78
Wise
298
530.44
Spelling matches are becoming
fashiona'ble in the south part of the
county again.
Wm. \Zynke languishes ten days
840.16 in *he county jail for getting boozy at
59.74.the County Seat.     ' '■       •
An unsuccessful bear hunt near
Loomis in Wise township was one of
the incidents of the first ofthe week.
One community at the Vernon-
Isabella town line reports three marriages this week. Dan Cupid still
hustles.
At the commencement of the school
year Rosebush expected a school for
the little folks in town but it has failed to materialize thus far.
Dutch Humbert threw red pepper-
into the eyes of Geoi Eckman makings
the latter run howling to a doctor-
It's now up to the proper authorities',.
t Postmaster Lamont is retiring froms
active service at Rosebush and will!
move to "Clare after many years
sidence at the Isabella township
lage.
Mt. Vernon Grange tried to
thankful and to give expression
same m a program Monday evening^
But though the rain kept some away
they were all thrice thankful for the*
rain.   ■*
The sound of the dredge in the distance away "southwest from Stevenson lake still reminds some hownear-
the lowering of Vernon's 'summer resort was. But the clam is now safely
there.
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Isabella Co* Pomona
The December Meeting will
be Held with Denver Grange
Wednesday, December 2d, 1908
PROGRAM
10:30
11:30
lonanl Fick.
!*0 Is Mfirfsss Aurtioss/
An ad. in the Bentinel giving the
auction iu full is the way to get a
crowd. It was a rainy day Tuesday
for my f-ete mid yet tiit-re was a good
crowd.■ I have learned that this is
much lottar thnn to depend on bills
At. an hospital in Detroit on   Saturday occured the  death  of  Leonard
Fick at the age of 45 years and seven
monthB.    For   the   third   time    he
bravely   underwent   the    surgeon's
knife in the hope of securing recovery, the last operation occuring 10
days before   death,    The  body was
J,brought to Clare Monday an/1 the
funeral took place from the home of
* j his-sister, Miss C. Fick, Wednesday,
Rav. J. H. Lowe of Midland, assisted
of schoolibvReY" G- C- Kaufman, conducting
the services.    Interment  at  Oherry
Grove,
Deceased was a native of Port
Rowen, Ont. In 1879 he moved with
the family to Clare and has resided
here most of the time since> on the
farm east of the city. In 1899 he
married Miss Mary J. Forsythe at
Ann Arbor and she stood bravely by
him through the illness of his last
years. Attacked by complications
along the intestinal track, he bravely
placed himself thrice into the hands
of the surgeon, and even when
strength had ebbed low he still courageously consented to take the
chance of possible recovery. Besides the loyal wife three brothers,
Walter of Traverse City, Chauncey of
Vernon and Alexander of Clare, and
one sister, Christine of Clare, survive
and all were present at the funeral.
Even   through suffering a . braye
spirit flinched not to the end arid thus
" he passed away in middle age.
Purchased, by Supervisor  Wm.
A. I.ry of Redding Township.
A deal was consummated last week
by which supervisor W. A. Fry of
Redding township "becomes the owner of the Clare City Mills taking possession on Monday morning. He is
thoroughly conversant with the milling business and will put forth every
endeavor to give the general public
good service in the business of custom and merchant milling.
The Sentinel is giad to welcome
Mr.' Fry to a place among the business of our city.
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Fred Hubel. '
Mr. and Mr*. Geo. "Mtclntyre and
eoQ) Donald, of Yai3 are the guests of
Supt. ana Mrs. J. Q. Roode. The
famal"*"s wore .i.iexids when Mr.
Roods was superintendent of schools
at Yale,
unpson-Hanpton.
At tbe home of Mr, and Mrs, Wm.
Thompson in Sheridan Wednesday
evening occurred the -marriage of
their youngest daughter,. Miss Edna
B., toMr.T. O. Hampton, oldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. I. £", Hampton, also
of Sheridan. The ceremony was
performed by Elder Older in the presence of 25 members of both famalies.
The bride" was attended by Miss
Lucina Stanley and the groom's
brother, Bernie Hampton, was best
man. After the knot waa tied the
guests eat down to a wedding supper.
Many useful presents were in evidence.
Both young people are* teachers of
Olare county, he at the Brand school
in Arthur and she at the Ott school
in Hatton. For the present both will
continue teaching. We have more
than an ordinary Interest in this
young couple as in their childhood 16
years ago they went to school at
Colonville to the writer, and we wish
for thein a life of happiness and ns*e-
■^*"aesfl*---:""f£ey have-a large circle of
friends who unite with the Sentinel
in extending congratulations.
A Card.
We extend   to   our   friends   and
neighbors our heartfelt thanks   for
their aaaiatance in our recent   bereavement.   Wm. Root} and family.
MmM\ Biundsrs.
On Wednesday December 2, patrons
ofthe opera bouse will be  given a
treat.   Muldoon's Blunders is the title
of the attraction.   It is one of those
farce comedies that hold the audience
breathlessly    waiting    to   see    the
next   explosive   blunder the   Irish
widower    will   create.     Miss  Katie
Muldoon,    his    daughter,    a  sweet
little Irish girl is always next to her
father who is continnally in trouble,
Otto B. Honest, a christian  science
minister, devoted to the belief that
everything is imagination is entirely
out of the ordinary and is a character thatis very funny,    Adolph Bis-
mark, the proprietor of the cafe, is a
German comedian and creates much
laughter.   His   star   waiter   is    an
Etheopian   wh5 assists   in  making
things lively for everybody.    Noah
Coun£ is  another of those cunning
Frenchmen whose" schemes   always
fail, bufc he never loses faith in his
false wife Julianna   who plays the
part of a woufd-be-wi'dow.     Last but*
not least is widow McGreevy a real
widow who claims to have  an iron
clad claim on Muldoon.
The play is under the auspices of
tbe local order-of thel. O, O. F. and
is under direction of Rule Bros, of
Grand Rapids whose past life has
been*devoted to the show business.
This is a great treat to the play going public and will give them ah opportunity of witnessing the ability of
local talent.
12:50.
1:30.
2:00.
3:30.
Open in Fifth Degree.
Close in Fifth Degree and open in   Fourth.     Address of Welcome by Master of Denver Grange.
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Close for Dinner;
Open in Fourth Degree.
Response by Pomona Treasurer. f
Nomination and Election of Pomona Officers.
Grange Problems:
1. Our Contract System,  can it be improved?
Led by Denver Grange.       . »
2. Our   Deputy Work—Led by  Mt.   Vernon
Grange.
3. Our  Insurance—Led    by  _ North   Branch
Grange.
4. What    most    Injures*    our     Subordinate
Granges?—Led by Coldwater Grange.
Evening Session
The Elevation of Rural Life for National Strength—
Discussion led by P. A. Bennett of Mt.  Vernon Grange..
Discussions will be genera); on all topics.
Every Grange should be Represented and help elect
your  County Officers.
Miscellaneous Program.
Installation of Officers by Pomona Installing Officer.
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Atthe home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schug, in Vernon Ttiesday evening occured the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Rose, to George S, House of Rosebush, Rev. Carl Waidelich of the
St. John's Lutheran church speaking
the words of life long pledge. The
groom's sister, Miss Mary House, w_Ss
maid othonar and th^fide's brother, Fred, was best man.   """ "
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Apricots and Prunes.
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Both of the contracting parties are r'6
highly regarded ,in their respective
communities.   They will make their
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