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CtoAKE,  MICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 16. 1909.
NewSetieg; Vol.17, No, 35
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Place Clare's Three YoungBurg-; J. P. Tatman Declines Re-Elect-
tipn on Board of Education.
MULDER AHD BENNETT ELECTED.
lars on Suspended Sentence.
130 L1Q00B OB TOBACCO,'HOME HI6HTS,
If Violate  Rules  Liable to Sentence-
Violation in Like Case at Midland '
Brought 15 Year Penalty.
The three boys, Marcell Oour, "Ward
touch and Roy Jackson, |jefore Judge
Dodds in the circuit court at Harrison
Monday pleaded guilty to burgulariz-
ing three Glare stores and were placed on suspended sentence, each being placed under a probation officer
to whom he is to report weekly—
Marcell Oour to Qeo. E. Bonner, Guy
Louch to David Ward atyl Roy Jackson to T. J. Dwyer. J. F. Bowler
made a plea to the Judge for the
first two and O. W. Perry represented
the last named.
In his examination of the boys
Judge Dodds brought out the very
significant fact that all three of the
hoys have for three years or more
nsed tobacco in all forms, Tha
judge laid down these rules to the
boys: That they abstain from the
nse of intoxicating liquors and tobac-
, co, be in their home at nine- in the
evening and not leave till seven in
tbe morning and not leave the county without consent of guardian and
parents. The judge gave notice that
any persons tempting these bqys to
violate his rules would be in contempt
of court and dealt with accordingly,
and should any one of the three violate his rules he would be liable to be
brought before the judge for sentence.
In a similar case in Midland Judge
Dodds imposed a maximum sentence
of 15 years, the boy having violated
the rules laid down.
The rules under which these three
boys are let out on suspended sentence and the consequent punishment
should they be violated are so full of
meaning as certainly to give warning
to other boys to keep out of trouble.
But proper respect for law is a difficult thing for too many of our boys to
comprehend. Judge Dodds' disposition of these' boys brought into court
for the first time is undoubtedly in
line with the best theory andpraetice
of the courts in dealing with young
offenders. But peculiar conditions in
Olare suggest that the whole problem
is not solved. Only a few days ago a
younger boy with all the enthusiasm
of hero worship declared of one of
these three boys, "He won't squeal;
he's got the nerve." It is wellknown,
that a .gang o£ boys broke into the Pere
Marquette depot and got away with
some goods, that like depredations
were made at the Ann Arbor, that
another store in town was broken into recently, tbat boys frequently go
marauding over town picking up
scraps of brass, etc., (the "etc" is
hestnot told) and sell for' money,
that there have been annoyances
around churches, in fact that there is
a gang of boys more or less frequent
violators of law. The leaders of
these boys have • constantly been
Warned, bluffed, let off until Clare
boydoin will have to be jarred considerably before the boys understand
the majesty of the law. It is to be
hoped that parents and boys will
.learn the wholesome lesson Judge
Dodds seeks to teach. But not a few
of our best citizens are anything but
optimistic that the lesson is taught.
Time will tell.   May it be the best.
to
District Votes $5000 School   Tax
Square Away on Heating Plant.
The annual school meeting Mondaj
evening brought out about 50 persons, a relatively small attendance.
The surprise "of the evening was J. F.
Tatman's declining to be considered
for re-election, though the important
position of secretary would be undoubtedly have been tendered to him
unanimously by the meeting and the
board had he not declined re-election.
The voted tax is 85000 to square up
expenditures for new beating plant
and sewer system, being distributed
82,300 for teachers' wages and 82,700
for    contingent    fund.     President
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
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Lieutenant Governor Kelley was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. Oonroy
of Dodge at the basket picnic in the
park, the bill of fare ineluding choice
Clare county chickens and fine trout.
Mr. Kelley brought along a splendid
appetite for tbe occasion, and besides
taking care of a 17%-inch rainbow
(caught especially for him by Link
fiammersley) did justice to the other
good things set before him. Others
present from Dodge were their son
Harry, Link, Len and Loyal Ham-
naersley and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cooper. The celebration committee
was represented at the dinner by
President Fraser, Secretary Foster,
Guy B. Smith and Isaac' Foster.—
Gladwin Record. Mr. Kelley has on
two other occasions at least similarly
disposed of Oonroy-chicken pie, the
last occasion „ at the county fair at
Harrison three years ago. He knows
good chicken anyhow.
JAS. F. TATMAN.
Fifteen years secretary of board of
education.
Perry called the meeting to order.
The secretary's report and the
board's recommendations were a-
dopted unanimously. Dr. H. B.
Neelands and E. G. Welch were appointed tellers. Mr. Tatman declined re-election, O. H. Sutherland
placed tbe name of Philip A. Bennett
nomination and he was elected on
the first ballot. The secretary was
ordered to cast the unanimous vote
of the meeting for Dr. A. E. Mulder
for re-election. Some of the figures
from Secretary Tatman's report for
the year are:
Primary money received S3,215.16
Tuition . . 269.68
On hand year ago 6,775.45
On hand to date 2,820.49
Received during year 8,023.76
Total expenditures 11,978.72
Paid teachers    , 5,792.84
Paid fuel 292.49
Paid sewer 441.70
Owed on heating plant
and closet system about       1,200.00
The meeting was devoid of discussion, one of  the. quietest held in a
number of years.
During the fifteen years of Mr.
Tatman's service on the board he has
seen the teaching force increase from
8 to 12 the monthly pay roll from
S297.50 to S585, the foreigh tuition
from S55 to S287, the school placed on
the University list, a fine new building erected and modern equipments
added, the graduates reach 18 in one
year, has written checks for school
purposes of $127,000, seen 102 out of a
total of 125 graduate from the school
and the general effeciency of the
school greatly increased along all
lines. Painstaking, careful of all the
details of the secret arysbip, he has
been a most effecient officer and any
man with such a record in such a responsible position is well entitled to
the plaudits of all our people for faithful service unselfishly done for the
promotion of education in the community.
Items of Interest In the Hustling
Agricultural County.
This is Ohataqua week at the county Seat.
Rev. Jas. Cargill of Ooe township
preached 619 sermons during tbe past
year.
A number of good barns are being
constrncted in Gilmore and Isabella
townships.
Shepherd Methodists find it pretty
warm weather for holding revival
meetings. But the evangelist and
two singers are getting outtbe crowds
just the same..
, Many farmers are hustling lightning
rod protection to their baribs. John
Northon reports putting up 150 in a
few months and others are also hustling the same business.
Mt. Pleasant Methodists held a
memorial service Sunday evening
over the .grave of Rev. Father Bradley, the first man to preach the gospel in the county in the early pioneer
days.
Mt. Pleasant has 1072 to draw primary money according to the recent
census but accomodatingly the state
educates a large per cent of them
through the training school of the
Normal free.
Maj. F. Mansfield of Grand Haven,
who inspected and appraised large
areas of Olare county lands in 1906,
is doing similar duty for Isabella
county just now for some 5000 acres,
which later will be advertised and
sold probably in the county. This
will very nearly clear up state tax
land in Isabella county. Rep. Dusenbury deserves a credit mark ia helping bringing about this.
Quite a commotion was caused one
day last week by the report that a
robin had been clubbed to death under a netted cherry tree. Safe to say
that cherries from that man's garden
will not find ready sale among those
who have heard the cruel story. Not
•many in this part of the country but
will go out of their way to do an act
of kindness toward robin redbreast
and not many begrudge the merry
little fellow a share of God's fruit.
The state has also given it protection
to this bird by making it a crime to
destroy one. Threats of arrest have
been made in this instance.—Mt.
Pleasant Tribune.
HEW PRIMARY LAW.
Farwell.
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fliulii.ftli if 18 Flit,.
On his farm in southeast Hatton a
Sew days ago Supervisor Gordon
strnck a good flowing well at a depth
of only 18 feet,   Geo. Hinach and D,
iDysinger were tbe mechanics. s
Well Digging Apparatus Departs
After a Two Weeks' Visit.
It was heralded that the railroads
were going to pump their own water
rather than pay Olare 81000 a year for
water., Two weeks ago the Pere
Marquette unloaded a well digging
outfit. The operator hnng aronnd
waiting for orders. Two days ago tbe
outfit was reloaded and departed
without having dug well.
The city board of works insist that
the railroads couldn't pump water for
engines, stock yards where in hot
days cattle are deluged, for 81,000 a
year, not to mention cost of installing plant and mains to stock yard.
Meanwhile the railroads pay 01,000 a
year for water.
""Miss Georgia Shumway is visiting
Hemlock cousins.
R. J. Powell has purchased the residence property of F. F. Grillet.
* L. Wiesman left on Tuesday tor E.
_Jordan where he will visit relatives.
• Cashier F. Oliver entertained his
father, H. W. Oliver, of Elm Hall the
^past week.
Miss Irene Roderick who^ visited
Bay City relatives the past week has
returned home.
Mrs. Mary Stephenson of Dolph,
was the guest of her brother, F. M.
Hilson, this week.
Mrsi Asa Leonard left on Monday
for Mesick where she will visit her
daughter and family.
Mrs. O. H. Sanborn left Tuesday
for Olio where she will spend the
week visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Bingham are
entertaining some friends at Lake
George resort this week.
The Oong'l L, A, S. meet on Friday
with Miss O. Gregory at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Jas. Shorey.
E. J. Stevens is the possessor of an
automobile recently acquired, the
first to be owned by a Farwell citizen.
Dr. and Mrs. F. F. Grillet having
sold their residence here expect to
leave for the west in the near future.
Stanley Wait of Washington, D. O.,
arrived on Monday for a visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R.
Wait.
Carter's Concert Co. showed here
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. Good sized audiences
were in evidence.
J. L. Littlefleld's saw mill began
operations on Monday morning. A
three months run is anticipated.
This gives employment to twenty-ttvo
men.
The Annual school meeting of the
village schools was held Monday
evening. Two trustees were elected
L. Wiesman and D. W. Rowe. The
subject of free text books was also
discussed.
Prescribes Ways in Which Can"
didates May Advertise,
Under the new primary law a candidate cannot circulate any printed
matter or advertisement about himself larger than two and one-fourth
inches in width and four inches in
length, excepting postal cards and
letters. No lithographs or such
printing containing a likeness' of the
candidate larger than one and one-
half" inches m width by two inches in
heigh th may be circulated, excepting
a newspaper of bona fide publication
and circulation three months prior to
the date of the advertisement, where
a cut of the same size may be run,
provided that more than ten percent
of the accompanying printed matter
is in larger type than regularly used
by the newspaper in its editorial column, excepting therefrom the name
of the candidate and the office for
which he aspires. No rate shall be
charged higher than the regular
highest rate on thenewspaper's card,
No advertisement shall be printed in
any publication except a newspaper,
The candidate may not post or cause
to be posted within the territory in
which he is a candidate any campaign
card, banner, hand-bill, poster, lithograph, half-tone engraving, photograph or any advertising matter.
It is also unlawful for a candidate
to treat to any intoxicating beverage
after be has announced himself or
filled his petition, or to allow any of
his friends to set them up on him or
in his interests.
The direct primary system is made
mandatory upon all parties as far as
the nomination of governor, lieutenant governor and United States senator are concerned. Primary day is
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September. Enrollment day
is the first Monday in April.
The primary law must be submitted
to voters throughout the state generally in April next or to any time subsequent, on a petition of 20 per cent of
the qualified voters, of the question
of the nomination of party candidates
for city offices in cities of less than
70,000 population. An election shall
be held the first Monday in April to
determine whether the system shall
apply in the nomination of circuit
judges and ail county officers.
The iaw is mandatory upon all parties in these provisions:
Nomination of governor, lieutenant
governor and United States senator.
Nomination of congressman.
Nomination of senators and representatives of the state legislature.
Delegates to the county conventions.
HEADS DOMAIH COMMISSION.
Ex-Senator    Doherty*  Chosen
President of the  Body   to
Deal With State Lands.
The public domain commission
held its first meeting at Lansing last
Thursday and organized by naming
Ex-senator Doherty president. The
other members are Secretary of State
Martindale, Auditor General Fuller,
State Land Oomr. Russell, State Regent Beat and Mining Board Member
Kelley. They selected Senator A. O.
Carton secretary.
The next meeting is for July 22
when the work of facing Michigan's
state land problems will be directly
tackled.
Recently on a visit to investigate the
proposed moving of the Michigan experiment farm at Chatham to Menominee county Mr. Doherty had the
Hill Fist firsef anti. tales!
The race track is now so far completed as to be fit for taking a spin,
Racers are invited to practise at the
raoe track evenings. It's away
ahead of the streets with cross
Walks.
G. G, Leibrand BaoomBs
Seaverton Town Lawyer.
A card from G. O. Leibrand who
recently competed his law course at
Detroit asks that the Sentinel be forwarded to him at Beaverton. Evidently Mr. Leibrand hangs out his
shingle in Gladwin countyanstead of
at Honor as previously reported, but
he says nothing as to the facts. If
this is the fact many friends will be
glad to have him a near enough
neighbor to hear from him occasionally.
The Gladwin County Record received since the above was written
says:
"Beaverton now has a lawyer. G.
O. Leibrand, a graduate of the Detroit College of Law has established
an office there."
Mr. Leibrand was endowed with
lots of hustle when he left Olare a
few years ago for the Michigan Metropolis law school and the Sentinel
ventures the prediction that he'll be
heard from'sure over in our sister
county.
following to say to the Marquette
Mining Journal on the state land
question:
"The commission has just been organized and will feel its way carefully. The work before the members is
a vast one and we will move slowly
to avoid mistakes. We have apoint-
ed a committee to inventory tbe state
lands and find the present status of
the reforestration work done in the
state reserves set aside a few years
ago.
" We are also going to do all in our
powerthe present season to prevent
forest fires. We have a fund of
S10.000 we can expend for this purpose. Already there has been a
number of fires that might have developed seriously, some of them near
Metz, where so many lives were lost
last year. For one thing we are going to at once take steps to compel
the railroads^that traverse the forest
regions to equip" their locomotives
with" serviceable spark arresters.
Some of these roads have been running locomotives not equipped with'
these devices, and we have no doubt
that they have been the cauBe of
many disastrous fires."
Discussion is going the rounds that
instead of. converting all north Michigan into a forest as certain lobbyists
desired when the forestry question
Was up in the legislature, the domain
commission will promote immigration to the lands of the area in question, at the same time developing
forestry in a practical way as the
needs of the state demand.
HAILING DOWH^THE LIB.
Wm. Butler  Convicted   On  a
Charge of Drunk and Disorderly By a Clare Jury*
Justice Elden Imposes $10 Fine   anf
costs of $10 and 20 Days in     J
County   Jail.
A good crowd gathered in Justice
Elden's court at city hall Tuesday
when William Butler was tried, an€
convicted on a jury trial for being
drunk and disorderly in Clare Sunday night. O.'A. Reading prosecuted on behalf of the. city and J. 5".
Bowler was attorney for the defendant.
The arrest was made at Mrs. Adam
Ohisholm's Sunday night by Marshal
Dwyer. The people placed on tJ>©
stand MarshalDwyer, Ralph Stevens,
A. G. Pastorino, and Mrs. A. SawtelL
For the defense Mrs. Ohisholm was
the sole witness and her testimony
contributed largely to the man's conviction. Iu general it was shown thafe
the man staggered on the street and
Marshal Dwyer let him go to hie
boarding house but followed him &n&
on his making disturbance there ar-
rested.him. Mrs. Ohisholm admitted
he *had been drinking and that he
staggered but otherwise' defended*
him. The fact that she got up in her
night robe was the best evidence thaS
the man was disorderly—otherwise
why did she get up? This is the poinSi
Attorney Reading clinched in tbe
jury's minds, in short order they
returned a verdict of guilty. The
jury were J. W. Smith, O. O. Harris,
F. E. Bowers, Roy Oomer, Jas-
Rogers, Frank Schoonover,
Only Wet County Bordering on
Clare County Gels into the
Fight to Go Dry Next
. Spring.
Two years ago Gladwin county
went wet by a small majority. July
7 at the Gladwin court house with 39
enrolled an organization was effected
to takeup the fight again for next
spring. The officers are A. B. Sch-
lichter, R 1, Gladwin, president;
Frank S^ Kelley, secretary, Butman;
Horace R. Clark, R 3, Gladwin,
treasurer. *
Canvassers were appointed, for all
the townships and wards. With 1647
votes in Gladwin County last November, 549 names on petitions will be
necessary for submission.
The Gladwin County Record* published by Senator Foster, gives this
week a fall report of tbeorganization
and conditions of submission.
NINE RQUNQJIOOFED BARNS.
Built by Milo Lamphere of Wise
Township the Past two
Seasons.
That the central part of Lower
Michigan is becoming famous for the
large number of large round roofed,
well painted barns is a truth no one
who travels doubts. Wise, Vernon,
Grant and Sheridan townships contribute a goodly number of these rural ornaments, and Milo Lamphere
probably deserves as much credit for
their construction as any other one
man.
During 1908 h.e built a round roofed
basement barn 36x60 for A. O. Stoy
in Vernon; one 32x44  for   George
Snear of Wise; one 36x44 for Paul
Krinkey of Wise; one 36x73 for John
Presley of Wise;  and. a   basement
barn 40x60 for.Ohas, Kurz in Grant.
This season he built round roofed
barns 36x52 for Mrs, Jane Holmes  in
j Wise; one 36x60 for Asher Knight  of
,Wise; a basement barn 40x60 for W¥
Jennings in Wise; and one 40x60  for
Lewie Eberhart in Sheridan.     Be-
' sides these barns Mr. Lamphere has
done a considerable work rebuilding
houses and making additions   thereto,       What     other      constructor
has a better record?
Glare and Vicinity 30 Years Ap
July 18, 1879.
B. J. Husted is building another addition to his hotel.
J. W. Oalkins has built a tasty shed!
adjoining his wheat house.
lb costs but 10 cents to cool off with
Mrs. Mason's nice ice cream.
A. J. Doherty is building a wire
fence in front of his residence.
Wm. Wolsey talks of putting up s
new store next the Press office.
Son struck—Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan Bicknell, on Wednesday a.
m.
A tax of S100 has been levied upom
the village of Olare to effect needed
improvements.
Mrs. Lizzie Merrill will spend the
balance of the vacation at Saginaw
and Ann Arbor.
Log running is dangerous business-
Monday last Will Dwyer came nearly-
being killed in a jam pile.
.Mesers. Shaver & Mclntyre secured the contract for building the new
town hall and work thereon has already commenced.
Big basket picnic to Bay View-
On land and lake by rail and boat-
Four brass bauds to blow,—Evarfj,
Reed City, Farwell, Olare.
The management of the Alget
House has passed into the hands of
James Alger, a young man of promise*
who will undoubtedly keep a .good!
hotel.
The village council passes threeim-
portant ordinances:    one to prevent
gambling, another to license auctioneers and showmen and another   tx»
prevent hogs from running at larg»
in the street.
The following items appeared I21S&,
weektaixed in the regular Clare locals but should have appeared in this
column, suggesting that things are,'
now slightly different to" what theg.
were 30 years ago: ■
"Krokay" is on the rage.
An alarm bell has been raised nan
front of Lamb's foundry.
Ed, Whitney is beating round fesr
calico, hoop-skirts, etc. Praise da
Lawd fough ole bach's 'gwine to ds
kingdom come.
Some time since it was decided to
put up a temporary building fi<sr
county officials at Harrison till tha
railroad reached there. Tuesday iba
building committee decided to buiil
a court house at once.
Large Size Enamel Rinsing pan 65
cent value and a one pound can of A
and P Baking Powder 60 cents. Both
for 60 cents at the Tea Store.
Prophecy for Rural Lite.
As an experiment Dr. F. IL "Gte^-
took John Grimason, rural carrier**
No. 3, over bis route the first of ifcH©,
Week. The distance is 27 miles* <?&5t
100 stops were made and the aefcalL
time consumed was one hour and Sll
minutes.
It is estimated that if alone it vwhM
have taken Mr. Grimason half asa
hour1 longer. But this ib a suggestion of what the future will bring,.