1909-02-05; Clare Sentinel

              Established 1878.
OLABJS,   MIOHI&AN; . FRIDAY MORNING, FFBKUARY 5, 1909.
New Series: Vol. 17, No. 12
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B@rs Moore Wanted for Furnishing Liquor so Minors.
Evidence of Booze Influence Reaching
Too Many Clare Boys,
A disgraceful drnnkon scene Sunday with three Clare boys as the
principals resulted in the issuance
Tuesday by Justice Maynard of a
warrant for the arrest of Bert Moore
on the complaint of Mrs. Ellen
Thompson. But the man disappeared simultaneously with the issuance of the warrant which is now in
the possession of Under Sheriff Lloyd.
Incidents similar in rowdy tendencies have been so oft repeated ^hat
concealment has ceased to be a virtue. The Sentinel is compelled
to gjve the facts in the interest of
public decency. The story with its
painful suggestions of demoralizing
Clare saloons. A drnggit declares I
that there hava been calls for half,
pints of whiskey fro/a first one boy j
and then another around a pretty big
Oirole till all found it in vain. The
way Borne of the smaller boys have
sided up to these "heroes" makes it
all too plain that there are various
steps "of bad influence reaching down
to many boys. Individually none of
<j>these boys would do wrong but in association one urges forward the other.
At heart they are all good, clean,
well meaning boys but the atmosphere where so much of Clare's life
centres around the six saloons makes
it pretty hard for them all to keep
straight.'
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Influences in Olare is a cruel one to'
parents with children growing up in
the community.
Sunday afternoon William Hawkins, Floyd Thompson and Bnrnard
Barrus went to the Lloyd livery barn
Where Bert Moore was employed and
Thompson contributing half a dollar
asked him to get them a quart of
whiskey. He soon returned with the
Whiskey and they all took a nip, he
volunteering the information that he
could get the stuff any time at Lackie
&' McDonald's saloon. Tbe boys with
nerve pretty well braced then went
over to the Knights of the Round
Table rooms. Hawkins produced a
skeleton key and they quickly got in
andr, started a fire. Meantime they
all took an occasional bracer.
Thompson partook so freely that
when Don Canfleld and Kirs: Sutherland, ofHcers of the association, arrived to see the occasion of ljght in
the rooms they found him stiff and
fearing the boy would die went to
rubbing him vigorously, bringing him
to in due time.
On Monday Mrs. Thompson placed
the matter in the hands of Attorney
Reading and he with City Attorney
Lacy as head of the Knights of the
Round Table investigated the affair
resulting in the warrant as noted
above, The idea of all concerned is
to clean up the rot, break up thej
booze admiration in its various stages from the big boys down, awaken 1
parents to the bad4nfluences at work,
stop the practice of low down buying
whiskey for those who can't get it at
the saloons whether boys or "posted" men, get at the saloons violating
liquor laws and most of all try to save
the boys themselves. i
On Wednesday evening the Knights
of tho Round Table expelled Barrus
and Hawkins, the former for a twice
repeated booze offense against the
club and the latter for insolence added to the Sunday escapade, while
Thompson was given another chance.
This done the club voted to close its
doors till May 1st when the saloons
are expected to go out of business.
One of the boys who doesn't pretend
to be a saint declared, "The saloons
are too much for us, but after they're
voted out we'll just show that Olare
boys do try to be decent." The constitution of the club is in absolute
opposition to such conduct as narrated, no one having any right to be
even at the club rooms on Sunday.
No blame can be attached to the club
as an organization. President Don
Canfleld, Treasurer Kirk Sutherland
and Secretary Leo DeVogt with Mr.
Lacy and other advisory officers have
been especially desirous to promote a
good, moral atmosphere for Clare
boys.
During the investigation several
facts have come to light. Thompson
declared begot beer at a Clare saloon for some fellows who sent him
there months ago. Barrus admitted
taking drinks in a Clare saloon within recent- months and the boys also
admit that tboy undererood Bert
Moore got the bottle of whiskey from
Laokie & McDonald's saloon on Sunday. Moore was at this saloon just
before he disappeared and as she is
, known not to have had any money,
the inference is easy. It is strongly
asserted that minors get liquor from
Mis To Glara EKGtian
Following is the list of new subscribers recently added to the Olare
exchange, Michigan Telephone Co,
Out this out and paste onto your
directory.
ll-2r-MoDonaId O. Saloon
ll-3r-McDonald 0, Residence
23-Eieading 0. A. Office
2-Lange Wm. Residence
22-Cour J. L. Residence
109-Kaufman Rev. Residence
16-Halstead Herschel meat market
101-Gomer Roy Residence
55-Bulman Mrs. A. Residence
60-Doherty F. B. Residence
6I-Mich. Creamery Co. Office
64-2r-Rhoades A. S. Store
64-3r-Rhoades A. S. Feed store
HEERIOK EOADWAY CO,
221-lL-lS-Bowen W. H. Farm Res.
221-lS-lL-Beale E. Farm Res.
221-2L-2S-0arpenter Ed. Farm Res.
221-1L-3S-Fairman H. A. Farm Res.
221-3R-Knight A. Farm Res.
221-5R-Loomis P. M. Farm Res.
221-4R-Lansing John Farm Res.
221-2L-3S-Lamphere F. M. Farm Res.
221-2S-2L-Loomi8 H. Farm Res.
221-2R-MaxwellWm. Farm Res.
221-2S-1L-Murphy Jas. Farm Res.
221-lS-lL-lS-Phillips Fred s
Farm Res.
221-2L-lS-Snear Geo. Farm Res.
221-1L-2S-Vandewarker N.
Herrick store
221-6R-Walton Thos.        Farm Res.
WISE TELEPHONE CO.
217-3R-Raymond Eber      Farm Res.
JudgeSeari on LooaS Option.
Ithaca, Mich., Jan. 25, 1909.
Editor Republican; Dear Sir:—
Several papers last week, (Lansing
and Detroit) published a purported
interview with me, in which I was reported as saying that Gratiot county
was "busted" and that^the trouble
was all due to Local Option.
This purported interview was a
a fake, pure and simple, and you are
at liberty to brand it so, if you desire
to do so, or think it best to remove any wrong impressions which
might come from it. I do not care
personally, but it might be used to
defeat local option in other counties.
In my judgment we are better off,
financially, and in every way, than
we were before we had local option.
I think drunkeness and the sale of
liquor have decreased 76 per cent or
more and that our people are well
satisfied with it; at least I am.
Yonrs, K. S. Searl.
IONS VS. BOYS' GLOB.
Rev.   jQuinton   Walker Makes
Strong Appeal for Knights of
»Round Table and Against
Lawlessness.
Editors Sentinels—The deplorable
thing that occurred Sunday in our
pity is a, shook to the moral sense of
the entire community. I am not surprised that spme of the parentB feel
that they cannot afford to sacrifice
the reputation of their sons by allowing them to continue as officers and
members of the K. R. T. and the advisory board lias seen fit to pass a
resolution discontinuing the club until the first of May because the saloons of Clare make it impossible by
their disregard for law and order for
this club to exist.
I have carefully examined the constitution and by-laws of the organization and find that one of the articles
in the constitution forbids drinking.
Tbe club BtandB opposed, to the saloon in every way. Sirs, will we say
to the world that we cannot be men
in the face of any opposition? What
does it argue if some members of the
club secured a skeleton key and violated the rules by opening the rooms
on Sunday? Because some members
of the M. E. church disobey the rules
shall we abandon the church? No,
there is need for greater effort.
I trust the advisory board will realize that we have faith in the boys and
the club, and that the citizens are going to stand back•of the board and
see that the saloons and their hirelings do not again in anyway disrupt the organization that is trying,
to provide some other place and entertainment for the boys.
What can you expect of men like
Bert Moore when the city officials
who are sworn to enforce the law allow screens and slot machines in
nearly every saloon in the city? If
these men do not know that this is a
violation of the law let them now
wake np and take notice. These conditions are breeding, feeding and fostering lawlessness in our midst. The
harvest will be crime, anarchy and
the Red Flag.
Gentlemen of the advisory board,
I beseech you to call together the
members of the Knights of the Round
Table and continue the meetings at
least once a week. Let us prove to
the world that our club room is not a
saloon or brothel and that we are not
drunkards, but men.
Yours for a Cleaner City,
Quinton Walker.
Glare, Feb. 4.
MIDLAND LOCAL OPTIOii.
Judge Dodds Tuesday Decided
Against Wets in a Casejto
.Compel Issuance ot Saloon License.
The "wets" refuse to ,he down
over in the neighboring county of
Midland. Arguments in a mandamus
case to compel the council of the city
of Midland to issue liquor license on
the ground that because of defects in
the proceedings the local option law
is inoperative in Midland county.
Pros. Atty. Lane appeared for the
board ot supervisors and .Attorney
Orr for the "wets."
Judge Dodds convened court Tuesday and rendered his decision to tfie
effect that the local option law 1b now
legally in effect in Midland county.
An appeal is to be taken to the supreme court.
Auction Salt Sal. Fab. 6,
At corner of McEwan and Fourth
street at 1:30 p. m:
Davenport
Morris Chair
Rocking Chair
Side Board
Six Dining Chairs
Glass Cupboard
Washing Machine
Carpets
Rocking Chair
Centre Table
Iron Bed complete
Two Kitchen Chairs. '
Extension Table
Steel Range and fixtures
Cream Separator
Rugs, Dishes, etc
D. Ward, auctioneer.
There is only one way to appreciate Darrell H. Lyall's big scenic pro
daOtion "At Sunrise" and that is to
see it at Doherty opera house tonight.
Iifcrtisri Yotf if li World's Site
The year 1909 commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of many
men of genios-^-Lincoia, Gladstone, Poe, Mendlessohn, Chopin, Darwin,
Mtzgerald, Holmes, Tennyson. What year can name such a galaxy of great
msii? The Sentinel proposes to give through the year sketches of these
men, showing in brief their relation to the great world of history* finance,
science, music and literature. In this issue appears the first oi the series,
& alsetoh of Mendlessohn, the musician. Others will follow in proper order
m their btsiidredfch birthdays occur, }
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Vieinify 30 Years Ago
Clare County Press Feb. 7,
R. R. MEN MUST PAY UP.
Important Bulletin Issued fay Ann j
Arbor Authorities. \
Bulletin No, 2643 recently issued by
the Ann Arftor railroad company
comes as a stunning blow to its employees who live beyond their income.,
It is a move in the right direction,
and while it may seem to bear down
pretty hard upon some, it will in the
end prove a benefit to all. Following is the bulletin: '
"On account of the annoyance due
to the unusual number of garnishments presented against various, employees,'beginning at once, any era-
employee being garnished will be
dismissed from the service of the
company unless a good reasonable
explanation can be offered as to why
garnishment was not avoided."
LONG JOURNEY FOR BRIDE.
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
From
1879.
Surveys have commenced for the
new railroad from Coleman to Mt.
Pleasant.
The best way to smash up the Far-
well ring is to remove the County
Seat from there.
W. S. Cooley's chimney burned out
Monday night but the fire alarm call
was unncessary.
Jas. F. L. Post last Saturday completed the job of putting" 1,500,000
feet of logs in the Tobacco river.
A saloon* over the river has commenced selling liquor before paying a
cent of tax. Here is a chance <for the
radical temperance people to do business. /
John Larkins of Midland has purchased a large tract of land near
Budd lake and will cut off the pine
taking it by rail to his mill at Midland.
The Messrs. McEwan who own
five-sevenths of the village of Clare
oppose its incorporation and are
assisted therein by the F. and P. M.
railroad company.
Since the Farwell postmistress has
re-married an interesting legaj, point
arises. Who is postmistress, Mrs.
Wilkinson or Mrs. Seeley? Of course
her husband would become deputy
postmistress.
Geo. E. Tucker of Oalkinsvllle
arises and crows ant says that he is
the premium blacksmith of Isabella
county. Last Saturday he carried 50
pounds oft coal on his back from
Clare to OaU&nsviiJe and shod 13 pair
of horses before going to bed.
At the Congregational social Tuesday evening 6. W.Perry before going
to visit friends abroad drew a glass
baby from out of the midst of one of
the pattey cakes which he bought
this being the sixth offspring which
he iecently won in a similar manner.
Hr, Perry is young, handsome, cultivated with good prospects,of S&ine
and fortune at no: distant future, "Ind
unmarried.
Items of Interest in the Hustling
Agricultural County.      t
Shepherd is erecting an 132 foot
high water tower.
Isabella's mutual fire insurance
company paid S9,594 fire losses during 1908- and salaries amounted to
S1289. '
With the milk factory satisfied and
no dusty streets, County Seat folks
are again apathetio about increased
water supply for the city.
Isabella's yearly death rate is 10.2
per 1000 whilethe birth rate is 14.8.
During December 1908 there were 22
deaths to 32 births. Nine of the
deaths were persons over 65 years of
age.
Thos. M. Gray and' son, Harry, of
Rosebush have sold their elevator to
Saginaw partieB for 813,000. The ex-
supervisor retires from active business in this line the son votes to go
to school. SS5
They called him the "Kid" and all'
of that when Walt Snider became
mayor of Mt. Pleasant, bub the "Hub"
is certainly setting neighboring towns
a mighty good example during his
administration in hustling for new
industries for the city.
The Wise Farmers' Club met at
Jas. Horsey's in west Wise Tuesday
with one of the biggest attendance
for a long time. Oo-operation in
stock,, raising was the principal
theme. The next meeting is to be
held with J. H. Seeley in Vernon, in
March.
Miss Grace Dayton of Mt. Pleasant,
a graduate of the Central Normal,
Who*went south some months ago for
the sake of her health but died last
week at Del Rio, Texas, was buried
last Saturday. She was 30 years old
and it is said was engaged to be
married to a Harvard student.
"Every county official is for county local option," declared a prominent man of the county this- week.
"'Tis really surprising how strong
the sentiment is among the men who
are in a position to know things
about taxes and the saloon's relation
to them."
E. E, Hart of Sa,nford has 6een
arrested by Isabella county, officials
charging him with taking indecent
liberities'with an eleven year old girl
He is over 70 years of age, a teacher
for 40 years, college bred and a man
of some wealth. He pleaded not
guilty but is bound over to circuit
court. I
The men from WisO took a fall out
of Mr. Wet at a recent meeting to the
tune of 87 to 0. Now the Pomona
Grange is going to be a stickler in a
contest to be pulled off on the evening of February 10 at Mt. Vernon
GrangoNhall between Mr. Wet and
Mr. Dry, From the* fact that two of
the same names appear in the pre
liminaries as participated in the other
affair everything looks decidedly dry.
Judge Dodds recently imposed a
fine of $26 and $29.05 costs on Chas,
Van Oise of Mt. Pleasant for entering his saloon on Sunday. The man
alleges that the only reason he enters
ed the Baloon was to care for some
oysters. This was not the first
offense and it is alleged that but for
the Judge's belief that the man didn't
think he was committing crime was
the only reason that saved him from
a trip. '
Glow For Jack Pine Lands.
The Bureau of Plant Industry of
the United States Department of
Agriculture has recently issued a
a Farmer's Bulletin on how to grow
clover for forage and seed on the
sandy jack-pine lands of Michigan,
Wisconsin andMinnesota,
The Bulletin tells how these lands
ought to be handled for best results.
Jack-pine lands are different from
other landB and require special care
to make them productive. Tbe
author of the bulletin searched for
farmers in northern Michigan, parts
of Wisconsin and Minnesota, who
have made unusual success on these
lands, and it is the methods that these
practical farmers have tried and
found successful that are described.
Jack-pine lands can be farmed pro-
fitablyif they arehandledright; when
not handled right farming on them is
a failure. Particular attention is
given in the bulletin to farming clover
and the handling of this crop for
seed. The vital fact in farming these
lands is tbat clover will grow on them
if the crop is handled right. The
seed yields of clover, particularly
mammoth clover, on these lands Is
surprisingly good, some years returning twenty to forty dollars an
acre.
The bulletin suggests'the best practices for securing a crop of seed every
year and tells how to secure a stand
of clover when the usual methods
fail. Matters emphasized are: Plow
all the brakes, ferns and wild grasses
under without burning off; do all new
breaking in July . and early August;
plow shallow, 3 to 4 inches deep; use
the roller to firm the soil and get a
better stand of clover and the spike-
tooth harrow to leave the top soil
loose and rough to retain soil moisture.
The bulletin is entitled, "Clover
Farming on tpe Sandy Jack-pine
Lands of the North." It can be had
free upon request to the Secretary of
Agriculture, Washington, D. 0., or to
XJ. S. Representatives and Senators.
Farmers on light sandy lands as well
as those growing clover for seed in
northern Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota will find many useful suggestions in the bulletin.
Miss Teresa McConnell Becomes
Wife of T, G. Makmey of
Spokane, Wash.
At St. Cecelia's church Wednesday
morning occurred the marriage o£
Miss Teresa, daughter of Mr. and!
Mrs. R. O, McOonnelJ to Thos. G-,
Maloney of Spokane, * Wash., Rev-
Fr, McAllister speaking the words of!
life long pledge,"
To the music of Mendelssohn's
wedding march played by Misss
Flossie McKeever the wedding party
proceeded down the aisle, the bride's
brother, Raymond S., giving Ster
away and her sister, Miss Kate, acting as bridesmaid, solemn high mass*
being sung by the choir.
The bride was gowned in Maroona
velvet with champagne hat trimmedl
in roses and gloves to match andl
carried a gold rosary, the-gift of Rev-
Fr. Whalen of Muskegon. The bridesmaid wore a brown tailored suit witto
hat and gloves to ma'tch. The church*
decorations were white and green,
A wedding breakfast was served to»
25 guests at the McConnell home*
where white carnations and white*
roses gave suggestion of the bridal*,
day, Rev. Fr. McConnell and Mrs. P-
Sweeney and daughter, May, ot Mt-
Pleasant being among'the guests.
The britie has spent most of her life
in Vernon township, attending thes
home rural school and later the Normal at Mt. „ Pleasant. For tho past;
four years Bhe has been a successful
Isabella and Clare county teacher,,
with home in Clare relinquishing:
school duties at Dover only a few-
weeks ago. The groom is a real
estate man of Spokane and treasurer
of the Asbestors Mining Co* o£ tbafc
city.
Two years ago Mr. Malonejr mefc
Miss McConnell while on a visit io>
his sister, Mrs. D. McCnmmon, ia
Olare. A few weeks ago he came*
again with resolute determination to»
take back a helpmate' and with- love'st
eloquence finally wOn bride,, her parents, Dover school board and everybody else to his side.
Mr. and Mrs. Maloney made ashorfc
trip to Detroit this week and tomorrow go by way of the "Soo" to*
visit the bride's sister enroute to sefc
up another Michigan home in. the*
west.
pera House
Manager Doherty of the opera
house has secured an exceptionally
good attraction tot- the operw aouse
for tontghji in securing tho military
comedy drama "At Sunrise". This
play comes here direct • from the
larger cities, namely Saginaw* Landing, Battle Creek, Ann Arbor and
""Muskegon.
Ward's Warehouse Burns;
' At two a. m. this morning fire destroyed the Ward warehouse west of"
McEwan street containing S225 worth,
of hay, some lime and cement. The*
last two items only are covered by-
insurance. The total loss is about;
S400, but the old building, formerly/
the Buckeye Brewer Go. warehouse*
made a big bonfire.
Hobos are supposed to have started the blaze which had a good start •
before the mocking bird sonnded the- -
alarm for the fire department.
Get your home and your barn insured for tho*SB--el6ctric storms,.
Welch & Bennett, Fire and Tornados.
Insurance agents. 29t£.
Isabella County Pomona
WILL MEET WITH
MT. VERNON GRANGE
Wednesday, February *1<^ 1909
PROGRAM
MORNING
10:00   Fifth Degree.
11:00   Address of Welcome—Master of Mt. Vernons
Grange.
11:10   Reports of Subordinate Granges.
12:00   Dinner.   (Bring Your Baskets.)
^ AFTERNOON
1:30   Response  to Address  of Welcome^r-Pomonas.
Master Rowe.
2:00. Installation of Officers.
3:00   The. Township  School   Unit  System—Coimv
Cameron.
General Discussion led by Gomr. E. G. Welch!
4:00   Grange Insurance—E. A. Holden of Lansing.
5:00   Supper.
OPEN EVENING SESSION
7:30 ■ Music.
Recitation from Denver Grange.
Song—Wm. Cooper, v
8:00 ;"Wet"   or   "Dry"—Which.?—Rev*    6uintoift
Walker.
General Discussion led by G. A. Reading.
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