1909-07-30; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878.
OLABBioMIOHieAH,  TODAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1909.
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Three Proposed Clare  County At Bi-County Agricultural As
sociation Track, Clare, Saturday, August 14.
Rural Routes Conditional on
'Opening of Roads.
sjTust three years ago the Sentinel
in sketching from a personal visit
development in the southwest part of
the county then in progress fore-
•shadowed surprising development in used to the track and it is pronouns
the immediate future whioh wouid *ed the best in this part of the state
greatly add to Lake's importance.
This is already so . far realised thai
two rural routes  ,are in   operation
The first matinee given on the new
race tract .has been arranged for
Saturday, August 14. Already the
fleet-footed steeds have been getting
north, east and south while a third ia
to begin service in the near future
provided certain road work in Freeman township as agreed on by the'
town board is completed. The progress in Garfield, Freeman, parts of
Surrey, Lincoln and Redding is
marked. But the road problem is
acute. Freeman township board feel
almost at the "end of their immediate
resources and here and there farmers
have with bees donated their .services to complete road to make a
highway for the new rural route.
Special gates are being donated so
that the old "tote roads winding as
tote roads will" may be utilized a-
cross farms or wherever their course
is needed till the proper roads can be
laid out. A similar condition though
not so difficult of solution, for it has
•been longer settled, prevails northeast of Harrison out on the proposed
Franklin-Hamilton route from the
County Seat. Nearer home the Sentinel only a few weeks ago heard a
postmaster tell a farmer he and his
associates on a certain area could
have a route into them as soon as
certain roads are opened up. Redding township has twice voted on
bonding for roads but so far has not
floated the bonds.
Now the facts are that large tracts
of territory in several townships have
reached the point in development
Where road development is absolutely necessary. Roads in these areas
would so rapidly increase the valuation of such areas as to more than
compensate for added expense. The
question is, How under existing conditions can the roads be opened up?
There are those who urge a farther
consideration of the county road sys
tern, arguing that e judicious county
road system <would so increase valuation of new townships by opening
them up and developing them as to
more than offset in that increased
valuation any added expense in road
building.
In this time when the farmer is demanding virtual anihililationof space
by telephone and rural free delivery
of mail (so that he shall no longer
live isolated) the road problem is
most important to Clare  county.
Entries will be made from Olare,
Gladwin, Ooleman, Evart and some
snug racing will de pulled off Some
of the events will be
Free for all, trot or pace,
Three minute trot or pace,
Running race,
Farmers' race,
Five mile free for all automobile
race.
The horse racing will be half mile
heats, three in five. Seats will be
provided for ladies who will be admitted free. Gentlemen 25 cents admission.
SYNOD ST ST. JOHN'S CHURCH
KELLEY MICH SOU.
L. G. Holmes of Portland, Ind.,
Acquires   1238   Acres  of
Surrey-Garfield Land.
An important deal was consummated through real estate man, N. H.
Baker, this week by which Dr. L. L.
Kelley of Farwell exchanges his 1238
ranch at the corner of Surrey, Garfield and Lincoln townships for a
business block at Portland, Ind. Mr.
Holmes is an elevator man with other interests in Hoosierdom and already has started in to make improvements on his newly acquired
property and promises much development in the near future.
Mr. Holmes expressed himself as
delighted with the healthful climate
as compared with his home town.
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An awful accident occurred outnear
Rosebush Tuesday evening. A little
girl fell under a wagon load of hay
and tbe rear wheel passed over her
head. The little head was crushed
beyond recognition and she died
within five minutes after the accident.
Fred Prout came driving to the
bairn from the field late in tbe afternoon with e> load of hay and two of
his little tots came1 running out to
meet their papa. He told them to
stay aWay from the wagon but Hazel attempted to ride. She missed
her hold and fell «under the wheel.
The father drove on considerable distance before he knew of what had
happened and then when he went
hack it was a horrible sight that he
flaw. One shudders to think of it.
There are three ovher children in the
family. The funeral was held yesterday at the Rosebush M. E. church.
—Times*. , '
Three Day Conference   To Be
Held Next Week.
•The northern district pastoral conference of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Michigan and other states
will holclits8ummer sessionsfor three
days next week commencing Tuesday a. m. in the Evangelical Lutheran St. John's church on north Mc-
Ewan street.
A regular church services will be
held on Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.
m. The speaker for the evening will
be the Bev. John Roekle of Stirling,
Mich., his substitute being the Rev.
G. Scbmelzer of Obesauing, Mich.
This service to be in German only.
It has been decided to hold the
annual mission festival August 8. Services to be in both
languages. All are cordially invited
to attend especially all Lutherans in
the neighborhood of Clare.
Confirmation takes place August 15.
THE ROAD PROBLEM.
Interesting Discussion Started—
Who Will Reply?,
The road problem is yet an unsettled one. When the law was
changed from the labor to the cash
Bystem we hoped for something
better but most farmers will agree
that they are disappointed. The new
law failed to work out as expected.
It seems that the weakness of th e
law is that there is too much for two
men to look after and do the work ae
it ought to be done. The commissioner and overseer are elected in the
spring and before they have time to
go over the township and see just
where the roads need repairing, the
ideal time for grading is past. There
is about a week or ten days every
spring while the farmers are waiting
for the fields to settle that the roads
are in fine condition for grading and
the farm teams are standing in the
stable jhst spoiling for the want of
exercise, and further, all this grading ought to be done "at about the
same time just as we all aim to sow
oats at about the same time. Two
men cannot manage it.
Under our present law it is impossible for the best men we have to do
justice to the roads. They are only
elected for one year and their reelection depends more on the strength
of his party than his qualification as
a road builder.
But how are we goingto better conditions? How would the following
plan work?
We will divide the township into
four districts and we will manage
them very much the same as we do
our schools. Each district to have a
meeting (say in January) and elect a
district board of three members just
as our school boards are elected and
elect one each year. Thereafter this
board could plan and carry on the
work from year to year, and would
be chosen more for their ability to
build roads rather than their political
pull.' This plan would take the road
question out of political chanels and
we will all agree that reforms come
slow via that route. What kind of
schools would we have if we would
put the management of them into two
men's hands and have them elected
every year?   Next?    John Northon.
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Ninety in the shade at five p. m.
yesterday.
Mrs. Thomas Erwin and daughter,
Gladys, of Midland were guests of
Mrs. H, 0. Oudney yesterday.
Judge Dodds' decision in the Sam-
uelJjMailory vs. Mrs. Samuel Wilcox
of Dover heard before him here some
weeks as filed seta aside the deed giv^e
Mr. Mallory back Bis farm.
IGNORANCE DOOMS.
Telling. Words that sVjke at the
Heart   of   a  Great? Civic
Wrong.
The following extracts from a book
on Civics and Health by Wm, Allen,
and published by Ginn & Co., Chicago, should be read by every teacher
and parent of the /Nation who have
the least care for health and happiness of the child, It is ignorance
that'brings degradation and dooms
nations;
An unruly, uninterested hoy sitting
beside your boy in public school, a
pampered,. overfed, undisciplined
child sitting beside yours at private
school, is taxing you without your
consent and doing your child injury
that may prove irreparable.
Thousands of lives are being lost
every year, millions of days taken
from industry and wasted by unnecessary siokness, millions of dollars
spent en curing disease, the working
life of the nation shortened, the hours
of enjoyment curtailed, becauee we
have not seen the great gap between
health laws and health law enforcement.
No recipe has ever been found for
bringing up a healthy baby on unclean, infected milk, for avoiding
tuberculosis among jSeople who are
compelled to wo'rk with careless consumptives in unclean air, or for making a five-story leap as safe as a fire
escape. Perfect habits of health on
the part of an individual will not protect him against enervation or infection resulting from inefficient enforcement of sanitary codes by city, county, state, and national authorities.
The needless cost for one year of
"catching" diseases in New York
Oity would endow in perpetuity all
the schools and lectureships and
journals necessary to teach preventive hygiene in every section of this
great country.
Thousands of children are now being subjected to conditions in school
far more injurious than the factory
and shop conditions against which
the national and state child-labor
committees have aroused universal
indignation.
Every teacher can exterminate disease by applying the very same principles to her schoolroom as Chief
Medical Inspector Gorgas applied to
Panama. Knowledge, disinfection,
absolute cleanliness, education and
inspection are the essential steps.
Physiological strength and vitality,
not ability to spell or to remember
dates, should be tne basis of -grading
for play and Btudy and companionship amoung younger children.
. • Disease centers outside of school
buildings quickly register themselves
in the schoolroom and in the person
of a child who is paying the penalty
for living in contact with a disease
center.
Disregard of health laws by teachers encourages unhygienic living by
pupils.
Nervousness that results from removable physical defects—eye strain,
'adenoids, indigestion, earache—will
be easily detected by physical defect.
Doctors and   dentists   themselves
have not been trained to realize that
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the teeth are amostdangerous source
of infection when unclean.
A mouth breather is not only always taking unflltered dirt germs into bis system butis always in the condition of a person who has slept in a
stuffy room.
Children have not forgotten how to
play, but adults have forgotten to
leave space in cities, and time out of
school, home work and factory work
in which children may play.
A dispensary that treats more
patients than it can care for properly
is no better than a street car company that chronically provides too
few seats and too many straps.
Statistics are ill repute because the
truth is not generally known that our
boasted sanitary improvements are
due chiefly to the efficient use of vital statistics by statesmen sanitaries.
Ignorance of one's physical condition is a luxury no one' can afford.
No society is rich enough to afford
members ignorant of physical weaknesses jjrejudical to others' health
and efficiency.
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
Items of Interest in the Hustling
Agricultural County.
G. F; Stedman is re-engaged as the
head of Shepherd's sohool,
Frank Grant is spending 20 days in
the county jail to get rid of an overload of whiskey.
The Ann Arbor passenger train was
off the track near Shepherd last Friday afternoon.   Nobody injured,
Weidman merchants report that
grass defuses to grow in nheir streets
even if the town is dry. Business is
prosperous
The county mutual fire insurance
company's annual rate for the fiscal
year just ended is two and one-fourth
mills on the dollar.
Mt. Pleasant Catholics will celebrate the founding of their own Sacred Heart parish on its thirty-seventh
anniversary August 17,
The famous Been Greet players
gave Shakspeare's "The Twelfth
Night'r and "Midsummer's night
Dream" at Central Normal yesterday.
The summer school at Central Normal closes next week. It is considered a successful session, especially
for its institute for teachers from
neighboring counties. •
G. C. Leibrand, the Vernon ex-supervisor—politician—farmer—granger
is now town lawyer at Beaverton and
and will in due time give account of
himself in one or more of his former
lines in Isabella county.
The County Seat is supplementing
her electric arc lights' with gas arc
lights for use in a few cases after 12
o'clock when the others go out.
"Jockey alley" near the court
house is one of the(places to be thus
illuminated.
Some people say Shepherd Methodists under the leadership of Rev.
Mr. Pollock are too swift with their
proposed 310,000 church with its six
class rooms, kitchen and everything,
complete and pastor's study and
other things in keeping for the main
church. But just the same they are
going ahead and have purchased a
new site, a corner lot for the new
structure and have broken ground.
As a result of a recent "hot-weather"
revival some 40 members have been
taken into the church.
It is to the credit of the board of
supervisors that the new county
drain commissioner, though a young
man, is a graduate surveyor and en
gineer. He may lack somewhat in
experience but with a little patience
to give him a fair chance to square
away he ought to render in the future a great service to Isabella in the
development that must come through
added drainage. Wise is just beginning to realize the advantage of her
ditches and much more mustultimate-
ly come. Mr. Johnson has already
assumed the duties of the office.
Major Mansfield has completed his
appraisal of state lands in Isabella
county, the public domain commission has passed on same and they are
to be advertised for sale in the Enterprise. The descriptions number
about fifty and comprise 5050 acres,
much of which reverted to the state
from title^ complications. It is expected that very nearly all will be
sold up to and above the appraised
value. The various areas are to be
sold at public auction to the highest
bidder who reaches the appraised
value. The difficulty is that in the
past there have been too many agreements, "I and my friends wont bid
on n. w. % of n. w. % if you and
your friends will leave alone that
description we want." The result is
that there are no bids at the auction
and then the man agreed on to get a
given piece of land gets it at the appraised value. Of course the practice is.legally legitimate. That is all
that can be said in favor of the practice.
The Big Rapids district M. E. camp
meeting at Reed Oity will be held
August 5 to 15. Some of the stronger men of the church are on the program.
"What does the Congregational
church'believe?*', will be the theme
foir consideration Sunday morning.
In the evening the pastor will give a
lecture on "The Bible and why -I believe, it to contain-the greatest truths
ever revealed to man" at the Congregational church for next Sunday,
TWO TEACHERSFORLAKE.
Special Meeting Tuesday Evening Vote to Build Addition
and Establish Two More
Schools.
A special school meeting in district
one Garfield township waB held Tuesday evening. It was largely attended. D.Scott was chairman and J.
,L. Wooley secretary.
There are three districts in Garfield
township. No. 1 comprises much of
the east half of the township and because . of over crowded conditions
and the fact that some children in
the northeast and southeast parts of
the district have three miles or more
to go to school, some dissatisfaction
has arisen. At this meeting it was
hoped by many, especially by those
at and near Lake, that an addition
could be built to the present school
house, another teacher.added, a nine
or ten grade high school established
and the children from the remote
parts of the district brought in to tbe
central school. Others, especially
those some distance out, wanted to
retain the one room school at Lake
and establish two more one room
schools.
The results of the meeting were
that the present school bouse be added to and made ready for two rooms,
tbat an extra teacher be employed
j and that two other   schoolhouses be
VERNON ROAD ACCEPTET.
Township Gets $500 State Awma
Road Fund and expeefe &&, T
Complete Third Mile
South.
Supervisor Wild, Domr. Dodge sm&
Vernonites generally have a pteasssxSJ
smile over tbe first $500 of stafc© afr-
ward money |for good roads* fin fifes
township. Deputy state higteray
Oomr. Rogers made the inspesfclBSEi
Tuesday and gave the O. K. nasas—
sary to draw the S500 warranto
The mile of road in question i»Si»
second mile south of Olare oa %hss>
state road, Third mile is gradedaaaffi
it is expected to gravel it this fa"*B so*
as to get anotherS500 out of tbeafeSK»
for Vernon good roads.
Incidentally it is noted thafr *8"se»
new road is in excellent condS&Em
considering the drouth, the- garaw®31
having been piled right up bs> fflas>
middle of the road allowing- faur
spreading out through the dry weaker.
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lax Wiisoiio
Hardwood Correspondent.
At the home of his brother, William, in Arthur Sunday occured the
death of Alex Wilson of Hayes township at the age of 49 years and seven
months, death occuring while on a
Visit there and resulting from inflammation of the nerves. Funeral service were held from the town hall
Wednesday by Rev. Mr. Marks. Interment in the Arthur cemetery.
Deceased is a native of Ohio. Two
years ago he bought a farm iahd located in Hayes towhship. He leaves
four brothers in Ohio, Wm. of Arth-
and one sister, Mrs. Ohas. Everette
of Gladwin, A wife and three small
boys are left when a father's car.©
seems so essential. He had been
ailing for some little time prior to the
final siokness.
built in the north and south parts
tne district. The meeting voted
raise S600.
Farwell.
J. T. Northon is spending the week
at East Jordan.
The Masonic building is under going a fresh coat of paint.
Miss Ethel Graham to Evart Tuesday where she will visit relatives.
Misses Bertha and Edith Wiesman
are visiting East Jordon relatives.
E. W. Brown and family are entertaining friends at Lake George this
week.
Miss Jones of Temple, our former
milliner, visiting friends here the last
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Smedley were
guests of Dr. Seamann and family at
Lake Tuesday.
The ball game between Farwell and
Loomis on Friday last resulted in a
defeat for the home'team.
F. W. Lossee and family of Saginaw
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Brown at Lake George this week.
Mrs. Jno Ritchie and children have
returned home from different points
in Ontario where they have been
visiting.
Mrs. W. McKeever and son of
Welland, Ont., former residents of
Farwell were in town Monday on
•business.
Mrs. E. E. Weaver returned to her
home at Morgan Tuesday having
visited her daughters, Mesdames
Snylandt and Ford.
Stanley Wait who has been visiting
his parents and friends here for
several days returned-home Thursday to Washington, D. O.
"Mrs. John B. Harris is entertaining
three sisters for a few weeks, Mrs.
Sutherland of Cleveland, O., Mrs. J.
Rankin and Miss Mamie Wallace of
Bad Axe, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wait and son,
Leo, who have been spending the
past few weeks visiting the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Wait and
friends left Wednesday of last week
for Grand Rapids where they expect
to reside in the future.
Mrs. Almon Powell who for the
past several months has been very ill
was taken to a Saginaw hospital
Tuesday. The four months old
daughter is, being cared for by the
former's mother, Mrs. Qeo. hove ot
Freeland. The wishes of all are for
the speedy recovery of Mrs. Powell.
The Congregational L. A. S. went
to Lake Tuesday for their annual picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.
F. Robison. The day proved most
enjoyable, boating,' pionioing, and
visiting being the pastime. All came
home with many pleasant memories
of the day which was rendered so
perfect by the many kindnesses of the
host and hostess,
A farewell reception was given in
honor of Mrs. F. F. Grillet on Friday
; by the'ladies of the M. E. Aid society,
at the home Of Mrs, L. Clark. " A
most enjoyable time was had which
1 was alloyed by sadness for the de-
'parture from. Farwell,of the family
who have made many Mends in their
six years' residence in Farwell. '
HOOSIER-BUCKEYE HCK.
At    Lakeside    Park    Harrfsoxa
August 11-12.
On Saturday afternoon,, DaB$CT se,
number of people who have- hacS teste*
project in mind for some time- pa#fc»
met at the home of Sheriff; Sms&fasr
and completed arrangements'' &>sr asrav
Ohio and Indiana picnic. Tbe-^fatesa
are set for the 11th and 12th of; JSssg~
usfc, and location decided ujiobj Is:
Lakeside park, this city. Tbe* fgiSsasss
of the committee are-for a two-a&g-fis
jubilee to which everybody m» Wet
county, whether from the two* s&j&bsb
mentioned in the heading, nativees-oii?
Michigan or any other state arvQarxB—
ially invited. In the past few gissarsj
many former residents of Ohio essS?
Indiana have taken up their abode Srti
Olare county and we hope- in* $fi«=>
years to come to welcome- msssy
more. The attractions of Harriscasrte!
beautiful park as an ideal spot ton- se..
two day picnic are well know» 1103
many. In fact it would be hard teasa—
agine a place better fitted' tc^atfs-.aSMjr-
of this kind. Don't fail to-rememfeex-
that a cordial invitation Is exten$">e«3i
to everyone to come and enjoy thezkr-
selves.—Harrison Cleaver.
TARIFF CONFEREES A6REF,
Hides and Oil on Free List wlifen
Compromise on Other He.—
batable Pointsv
The tariff conferees have agreed oej
a compromise on the tariff items upon which there was disagreement's^
follows:
, Hides and oil o*n free list..
Iron ore 15 cents a ton- duty-;.
Coal 45 cenijs a ton. Lumber roegja
S1.40 per 1000 feet; one side finiBfeecSS
S2.00; 2sides finished S2.25; three sMss?.
•82.62; four sides S3.00. The- "tasassEs
rate for rough lumber was. $"*?*♦ Sites
senate-81.50.
Gloves 84 per dozen pairs- nefc eras—
ceeding 14 inches in length-.. @tea
values up to $2 the rate is sligffifciif$7
larger than now.
Print paper $3.50 per ton..
Glare Oo. Real Estate Jransfe
Charles L. Dolph to Mary A. Tempre'ift* s;
blk 8 Temple.
State of Michigan to James.Si B16kn«B3feEs3
7 and 8 blk 34 Olare.
James S. Bicknell to Wm. Dwyer ItofcrssntS!
8 blk 34 Clare.
Fred S. Hall to J. W. Calkins* sw? &K, 5£,' el£
sec 30 Grant.
Jennie B. Burdick to- Wm. j; D-rcjtei- 3ji£tr
blk 34 Clare.
Richard Lawrence to Mrs. C. J>, NuiXiesjsssr.^
H of nw bi of sec 30 Winterfield.
August Kalt to C. L. Wolcott seijisi <s£? 3es ~%%£
of seo 26 Hatton.
Charles Ii. Wolcott to John Hudson; se:J£tE5S:
se % of sec 26 Hatton.
Est. o£ Wm. B. Clink to Anna. Q*. QnxSltvssa-
H of ne«J4 of sec 17 Grant.
Anna O. Oradit to James Q'Conaor»9x-J§t's<?£
ne M of sec 17 Grant.
Arthur Bradley to Angus D. M>. Bradraxrama
H of se H ot sec 13 Grant.
Hattie M. Grimm to Albert Kld-aanti^SW&s
5 Farwell.
Mary A. Temple to Sarah. Thotonsnitlds; <5B
blk 8 Temple.
Catherine StafBeld to John Snea?n"jgL'ei.1sHr.7
% of seo 25 Franlclin.
Isabell Brooks to D. F. and Alice* B'-StHnaia
w % ot ne H ot ne Yt, ol sec 35 Surry.
Joseph J. Hitts to Barbara. O^HllemattJi^ls
of se % ol sec 7 Hatton.
Andrew Rhoades to Maud Rhosa&iriefoK&aoH
s?4 of lot 7 blk 9 Olare.
Maude Ekoades to Andrew amdSGtQaiifeWaa
Rhoades lot 8 and s 34 of iot t HUsSXimma:
F. Freeman Grillet to R. J. JPo.KeJLan&sssrsa>
lots i and 4 blk 12 Farwell.
, BmiaaS.lpisleytoDpnl.. Faze* pB^KaEtErSKr
H of seo 33 Hayss.        '
Frederick Flshley to Mary Ella FrsEifesriSfc;
8 and e % of lot 2 blk 23 Clare.
Gorfleld Hoefle to John W. Pierce, sa^-ass
% of seo 15 Lincoln.
Central Land Co. to Thomas C. HolbroEJiie
lots 10 ahd 11 blk 89 Olare.      .
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