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Si-County   Association   Ma&in^ Commendable   Progress at Their
Grounds.
., The second matinee races given
under the auspices of the ■ Bl-tOounty
Fair Association Wednesday was Successful in every particular, considerable progress in the development of
the grounds having been wade since
the opening matinee. Witb lew exceptions too the "'sneak" way of
seeing the races free had disappeared. The utmost good feeling prevailed among the competing horsemen, everybody getting a square
deal. There were 13 actual races
Which with not a little scoring in the
three minute event carried the
program over till nearly seven oclock
keeping tbe crowd interested all the
time. The best time was made by
Eidpath 1:08, half a second slower
than at the first meet owing to the
cool weather. The races were as
follow a:
FREE FOR ALL.
Ridpath, McNeil
Grace Di'Iard, Lloyd
Lady Gladwin, Nealey
2:16 PACE.
Gladwin Boy, Finzell
Little Jube, Gardner
Little Jim, Nealey    .
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BULLY TAMED AT LAS
3:30 TROT OR PACE.
1 2
5
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2
3
4
4
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5
4
2
3
Brown ""raufc.Carnahan 4
Billy Kitchen, Spoouer 1
Joe M, Stirling 2
PaddleMack, McKinnon 6
Miss Saginaw, Cole 3
Tha officials were: starter, John
Warner of Mt. Pleasant; judges, D.
Grouse of Olare, Wm. Millard of
Gladwin and Robert Wardrobe of
Gladwin; time keeper, A. R. Mussell
of Olare.
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Prospects for Another Successful
Year of Work.
With good outlook for the year's
work the city schools resumed Monday with a total enrollment of 343, a
slight falling off over tbe number for
last year. The teachers and grade
enrollment follow,.
First—Florence/'B. Wall, 17 boys,
16 girls.
Second—Edna A. Struble, 15 boys,
19 girls.
Third—Ada M. Stringham, 19 boys,
12 girls.
Fourth—Florence B. Hoffman, 24
boys, 18 girls.
Fifth—Floral Ramage, 20 boys, 16
girls.
Sixth—Maud Henderson, 7 boys, 14
girls.
Seventh—Bessie Lewis, 18 boys, 15
girls.
Eighth—Lulu Fisk, 13 boya, 15 girls.
The high school enrolls 85 with
only 32 boys to 53 girls, with Effie
Barden as principal. High school
work Is dividsd as follows 20 classes
in all: Miss Barden English and
history, Miss Meta Jungnifccb, Latin
and German, Supt. A. E. Moden
science and mathematics and considerable time for superintendence,
Miss Fisk of the eighth grade has.
four high school classes in mathematics and science and Miss Bessie
Carven, special music and drawing
teacher, takes a part of the regular
grade work in Miss Fisk's room.
The enrollment is 39 less than last
year at the same timebutthe school's
starting in August, a number did not
get started who will later enroll.
Especially is this true in the . high
school. The first grade is 25 less
than last year bnt it is known that
there are many little tots not due to
start School till next spring. In fact it
is regarded by many parents preferable to give the spring to their little
ones to get acquainted with school,
starting them then but planning to
have them not seriously take up
school work till tbe next fall as they
near their sixth year. There seems
to be a decided increase toward the
idea of giving the child the best influence of the home possible! for the
Ht!3& six years nt least before turning
him over to th© school.
It is noticeable, that while there
are 165 boys to f?8 girls in the sohool
as a whole in the high sohool girls
predominate to the proportion of 53
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Miss. Ella MaJoeey htew- Valuable Land Pflm in Homo*'.
stead Drawing atCoeu'r d'
jUene, Wash.
Miss Ella Maloney, a former Olare
county teacher and sister oi! Mrs.
Donald MoKrimmon, was one of the
luckiest in the drawing of homesteads at the Ooenr d' Alene Indian
reservation, being the first woman to
draw a prize there. Just how valuable the fifth .choice of all the homesteads available does., nofc^ appear*
but the figures, 830,000 have been
suggested. Hers is really fourth
choice owing to one disqualification
of one above her. The winner of No
1 has been offered 840,000 for hie
claim when proved up. From the
Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.,
we quote the following:
'"Here's your chance, boys,' said
Judge J. W. Witten as he read card
number five at the Ooeur d' Alene
land drawing, Monday, upon which
was inscribed the name of Miss Elja
Maloney, Spokane, the first woman
to Win a homestead No married
woman can make a homestead entry,
and no unmarried woman can run a
farm without a farmer.
"Miss Ella Maloney, who was the
first woman to draw a land prize,
was the winner of number five, which
entitles ber-to an extrenjly valuable
claim. Although she is a teacher in
the schools at Davenport, Wash.,
she tnakeB her home in Spokane
with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Miles, 1316
Shannon avenue, from which address
Bhe registered.
"The first news of Miss Maloney's
good luck was brought to her by her
brother, who was in the vast throng
that surged in front of The Spokesman-Review bniiding awaiting the
reports. Miss Maloney Baid last evening: lI have^made no plans as to
wbatl shall do in the near future.
I was engaged to teach in Wenatchee
for the coming year, but resigned to
go into the hotel business with my
brother, but now I suppose I shall
have to seek the plow and harrow.'
"She is 33 years old and has been
in this section of the country two
years, coming here from Michigan.
Miss Maloney said: *I had no idea
whatever that I would draw anything
for I was one of the very last to
Geo.   Payae   of    Greenwood
l»ut Under $600   Bond  to
Keep the Peace.
0BEW REVOLVER OH OFFICERS.
ISABELLA HAPPENiNSS.
register on/ the closing night and
would not have gone to Coeur d' Alene
had not my friends urged me."
tafrH, Barir,
Hardwood Correspondent.
At the farm home in Arthur last
Friday occured the death of I. H.
Barber at the age of 48 years and six
and one-half months. Funeral services were held  from the house by
Rev. Mr. Bush Monday. Interment
in Arthur cemetery.
Deceased, was a native of Stuben
county, Ind. In 1882 he took to wife
Nettie Robinett and to this union
were born five sons and two girls, all
surviving. He leaves also a wife,
and an aged father at Metz, Ind.,
one brother at Alliance, O., and one
sister at Cleveland, O, besides hosts
of other friends and relatives to
mourn their loss.
He was a kind husband and father.
Continuing the series of sermons
on creation begun last Sunday at the
Congregational • church Rev. N. J.
Myers' next Sundays' subjects  will
Sheriff Sunday Refused  to Quit Going
After His Man and the Latter
Gave   Up.
Geo. Payne, the big Greenwood
township, store keeper, for years has
had the reputation of defying the officers of the law with fire arms ready
for all such emergencies, Last week
he had a clash with Sheriff Sunday
putting a revolver right, under his
nose when He went to serve some
papers. The sheriff'called the game
off for the time but in spite of the
protestations of Payne's friends who
urged letting him alone a tew months
to come to his senses, he insisted on
getting bis man even if he had to
shoot him. "'Tisn't worth while,"
they said, "to have any shooting for
a man a little off." The sheriff's
words got back to George and after
that it was easy. He was, arrested
by the sheriff, taken before Justice
Youngs .on a charge 'of carrying
concealed weapons, let off under
boud of S600 to keep the peace with
liability of a more serious charge being preferred if be failed to be good.
"Yes, I'll be good," he said, "and
you Can come out and get my guns if
you want to."
The trouble arose over a note Mr.
Payne had endorsed at tbe Harrison
People's Bank. Upon failure of payment he refused to divvy up as per
the endowment. Judgment was secured and it was in serving execution
papers that Sheriff Sunday was treated to a look into the end of Payne's
revolver with its owner standing
without a quiver behind the counter.
This incident occured August 23 and
he made a visit or two more to the
Payne plaoe during the week but always finding the revolver ready to
greet him. On Saturday Payne
sought advice and learning that the
sheriff was out to see the thing
through till he got his man without
bloodshed if possible, but get him
anyhow, he concluded to throw up
the sponge. Monday he went to
Harrison and the sheriff sided up to
to him unawares and got his man in
earnest. He, however, cried out
that he would make no resistance
and after looking him over for weapons and finding none the sheriff with
George Payne white to thelipspeacefully went to Justice Youngs' court
and acceded to every demand, glad
indeed to get squared away free-
He insisted that he must have been
a little off to resist the due process
of the law and strongely promised
that never would he again put himself in such a pooition before the law.
Memories of "30 years ago" come
back to some of the older citizens
around Harrison as they talked over
the Payne episode, but now everything all tho way from the County
Seat to the Payne store is as peaceful as if never had a man looked into the muzzle of a drawn revolver;
CIGARETTE LAW.
be:    morning,
"Woman."
'Man'
evening,
Items of .Interest in the Hustling
AgriculturalCounty*
. Central Normal opens September
Mt.pWsant Monday voted to purchase tbe Fancher flats for a city
park at $6000.
The Indian school at Mt, Pleasant
has been under quarantine owing to
scarlet fever.
■ Salvation Army leaders in Mt.
Pleasant report 100 converts daring
the past six months.
Two Mt. Pleasant boys put to
flight two men spearing trout in
Ooldwater township. '
E. R. Ooburn, former county surveyor, died at his home at Mt. Pleas*
ant Saturday, over 70 yeara of age.
During July there were 18 deaths
and '50 births in the county. Mt.
Pleasant had eight births and two
deaths.
• C. H. Vanden of Temple was before Justice Loveland of Mt. Pleasant
for drunkness and doughed up some
"cart wheels" to make amends.
Sheriff Landon and Oomr. Cameron are announced as on record to
enforce the truancy law this year'
more rigidly than at. any previous
year.
The Grange picnic at   Stevenson
lake  last  Thursday brought  out a
| good  crowd.    An address by L. W,
Oviatt of Bay Oity was followed by
interesting sports.
Mt, Pleasant school dads rule that
in tbe future high school girls be
able to make their own gowns. At
least a domestic science department
is planned for high school—juniors
and seniors.
Last Friday Shepherd Methodists
laid the corner stone for their new
810,000 church. The Masonic lodge
had the exercises in charge. Congressman Townsend of Jackson gave
the oration. Tbe Clare city band was
present to furnish music.
Editor Miller of Mt. Pleasant
Writes up his own wedding in which
he affirmsthathis lack of "drygoods"
edncation precludes an extended
write up of the bridal array and dismisses himself with the words, "Oh!
he was among those present."
Teachers' wages in Isabella rural
schools range from S30 to $80 amonth
the wages for many such schools being higher than for city schools.
The average school year is 8% months
and in all there are 15 men teaching in the county school. Comr.
Cameron put up a few pointers to
the teachers at the meeting at the
County Seat Saturday, including
their duty the first week to compare
the school census with the enrollment and then report all between 9
and 16 years of age not in pchool.
\The Weidman celebration was a
hummer as far as noise is concerned.
There was a large crowd, and all had
a good time. There was one thing
very noticeable, and that was the
very few drunks compared with celebrations in previous years. We
saw just three intoxicated men last
this
any
any
Miss Ethyl Pratt has returned from
tbe West and is visiting at her home
in Grant township. She goes tomorrow to Pellstonwhere sheteaches
Latin and German this year in the
high school.j Miss Pratt had a delightful trip this summer. Sbe took
in the sights at Denver, Salt Lake
Oity, Seattle and visited her brother,
Farnum, two months at Los Angles.
No Person Under 21 Years of
Age May Smoke Them in
Pujblic.
Ip. response to a number of inquiries concerning the new cigarette
law, a brief summary of which was
given last week, the sections bearing
on tbe points asked are herewith
given in detail:
The law prohibits tbe sale of adulterated cigarettes as well as the use
of cigarette by miners. Sections 1-2-
3-4 are as follows:
Section 1. Any person within the
state who manufactures, sells or gives
to anyone any cigarett containing
any ingredient deterlous to health,
foreign to tobacco, shall be punished
by a fine of not more than fifty dollars
or imprisonment in a county jail for
not more than thirty days.
Section 2. Any person within
state who sells, gives to or in
way furnishes any cigarettes in
form to any person under twenty-one
years of age shall be punished by a
fine not to exceed fifty dollars or imprisonment in the county not to ex-
thirty days for each offence.
Section 3. Any person under
twenty-one years of age, who shall
smoke or use cigarettes in any form
on any public highway, street, alley,
park or other lands used for public
purposes, in any public place of business may be arrested by any officer of
the law who may be cogizant of such
offence; and furthur, it shall be the
duty of all such officers, upon complaint of any person, to arrest such
offenders and take them to the proper court. In case the offender is found
guilty the court may impose a punishment at its disoreation, in the sum of
not to exceed ten dollars or imprisonment in tbe county jail not to exceed
five days for each offense: Provided,
that if said minor -person shall give
information whioh may lead to the
arrest of the person or persons violating section two this act, in giving
to or selling or in any way furnishing
said minor person tobacco or ciga-
rettea, and shall give evidence as a
witness in such proceedings against
said party or parties, the court shall
have power to suspend sentence
against such minor person.
Section 4. Any person who knowingly harbors any person under
twenty-one years of age, or grants to
them the prifcilegesrof gathering upon or' frequenting any property or
lands held by him for the purpose of
indulging in the use of cigarettes
in any form shall be held in the same
penalty as provided for in section
two of this act: Provided, that no
part of this act shall be construed as
to interfere with the rights of parents
or lawful guardians in the rearing
and management of their minor heirs
or wards within the bounds of their
own private premises.
GLARE BO. LIQUOR SALES.
About Eight Gallons 9 0ay
. from County's Drugg-isss-
Interesting Comparsion from flew Ism
* Going into Effect Yesterday-.
* Of Olare county's six druggists M,
Fanning of Harrison sells no JSqanae
and Wm. Burston of Farwel? vesy,
little Indeed. The figures given,"below are for the weeks ending AugnBjfc
21 and 28 respectively as farnislif&a
the Sentinel by Pros. Atty. Quina:
Anderson, Clare 78      98
Burston, Farwell 12     14 "
Dunlap, Olare 142    303
Hughes, Harrison 105
Mns*8ell, Clare B0>
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Totals '    •
Many sales are for half pints/
for quarts. Assuming tbat the- average is a pint sale, we havtj about
seven gallons a day of "wet" goods
dispensed by, the county's druggists
which amount while not inconsiderable would.be small indeed div&detl
among tbe county's 14 saloons., Tha
new law just gone into effect makes
the selling of liquor by a drtsggiBt
conditional on prescription personally signed by a practicing physician.
Future reports Will give a good basis
of comparsion to show how the near
law works.
HE LIKES THE WEST,
iVSEETING   SCIENCE  WITH   SCIENCE
(Copyright, 1909.)
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Deputy gattie warden PSttit was
home over Snnday and reports great
improvement toward obsying game
laws In northern counties.
Saturday, and at gatherings of the
kind heretofore they could be counted by the dozen and men tbat at
other .times were at the saloon drunk
were with tbeir families as sober as
deacons. Hurrah for local option! —
Horr correspondent in Times.
Floyd D. Raze, the Isabella poet
now superintendent of schools at
Annamoose, N. D. is thus discussed
by tbe Boston Journal: "At present
Mr. Raze is superintendent of
schools at Annamoose, N. D. He
is a North Dakotan only by adoption,
however, his native heath being in
Eaton County, Michigan. He was
educated at the Central Normal
School Mount Pleasant, and has had
from youth, a deep interest in literature, having inherited the taste
from his father and having made a
wide study, especially of English
poetry."
arwell Editor to
Wily Wot Prepare to EMvo Oft the invaders with Electric Fans'*
Editor E. B. Blett received a telegram yesterday morning from Lamoni,
Iowa, saying he had been elected
Supt. of Graceland College F'arm located at that place. The farm is devoted to dairying, frnit and poultry,
however tho securing of Editor Blett
as Supt. is to make poultry the main
feature and the farm will be run for
the experimental and educational purpose in connection with the College.
Editor Blett will accept the position
and will leave for there later or as
soon as a suitable person can be secured to run the Hun, or the sale of g, bringing together for a social visit,
his property can be made.—Farwell a number of her school friends.1
Son* . ^ ^.   Shepherd Bepnblican*
Ohas. Jackson had tbe tips of the
fingers on one hand cut off while
moving freight at Traverse City where
he is in charge of the freight department. The hand was somewhat
crushed too but no very bad per-
mant results are anticipated. Sis
brother, Thomas, was up to see him
over the week end.
Ed. Axford came from Sussex, N. J.
Tuesday. He recently met with a
painful mishap which mighht have
resulted seriously. Having been poisoned by ivy he bad his hands and
face bandaged in flannel and the
medicine used being of an inflammable
nature, as he had occasion to strick
a match in the night the head of the
match flew, setting him on fire. His
hands and face were badly burned.
The committee on Clare county exhibit at state fair shipped the exhibit
Monday. They report fruit good,
potatoes and some vegetables not -up
to former years and some difficulty
also was experienced in Collecting
grains owing to little threshing having been done. Nevertheless the
committee expect to make a good
showing up along aside of the winnings of the past six years. Messrs.
Jackson of Olare, Doty of* Greenwood and Ross of Hatton constitute
the committee.
Miss Edna, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Struble* delightfully, entertained a party of sixteen of her
lady friends yesterday afternoon.
At six oclock the guests sat down to
an elaborate tonr-conrse dinner, it
was ono of the pleasant social events
of the season ahd was richly enjoyed
by those present. Miss Struble will
teach in the Glare city schools the
coming year, and made tho occasion
J. C. Graves, Late of Heirrlc^,
Writes Directly of Life There-
Joseph, Oregon, 8-8-'fl9.
George Hersey,
Olare, Mich.
Dear Sir:
I wish I was able to
see more of tbe west just for tbe consolation of making a comparsion
with this valley, but I am not bM& to
do this and perhaps it is well tha& I
do not, for then there would be a
chance for me to become uneasy although .1 am not here for tbe purpose
of making my fortune. We are- aU
glad that we made the move 53s Ife
seems better to live where thing*) are
going* along smoothly among people
who are prospering and makimg
money easy; where there is scarcely
no sickness at all, where then© 5s
such beautiful scenery, and a demand for all kinds of. labor at the
highest prices paid. Besides this in
this particular place high prices do
not prevail on things we have to nay
as in points where population iff more
dense. Flour and meals are cheaper
here than in the east and potatoes as
cheap.* Hay and lumber are also
cheaper. Land sells from S50 to S3GO
per acre, but the ranches wharfs wa
have here, "as the farms are called",
have but little improvement on in the
way of buildings. There are £s great
many herders with their large' flocks
'scattered over the hilly range- hoart".-
ering on to the valley. They buyi&s-
stacks of hay and take it to tfcsbr
flocks in winter. Very little ha^ "fa<
put in barns for the rainfall! 3s so*
light that not much is spoiled! and
feeders are not particular.
Right now is a splendid tins® to
ride through the country and se© 6*ha
rich fields of grain and crops* bate ac
corn. We have lots of sunshine- snft
the water is put on just to sua Ithe
farmer. The man that tills the soil
and owns the herds are the ones who
are piling up their thousands and She
banks are over flowing with mumey.
This is a great place to venture- assl
lots of men have got rich qurafe by
borrowing money and plunging* Sato
the swim as business is safe and profits large. Its nothing to see a mam
rent a farm for S1000 cash renfc aus*!
make a $1000 profit in one season..
The country has a cheap appes-BBKo
to one who firBt sees it like I die) £m
the spring with shacks of houses" sad
sheds so far apart'throngh tbe ©srass-
try but one learns the secret by Ibvebu
among them"a little longer, stilffl ft&s-y
are building more substantial as &o
tide obanges from grazing, to> agpi-
culture.
J. C Graves".
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late Fair
ieksis for 35 Siis*
The Sentiielis able to. tmvsa&t a
limited number of state; fciiir tecfe-ia
at 35 cents each. On the'feirgsotssia
at Detroit they cost"*j0 cents- *BSis
offer is good only .while obb- rnggtitf
lasts. First come first servai*. Sq
any case this bflet expires Satesr-Ssg?-
evening, September &. -as-a.
Lime, brick, sand, cement andpc%
plaster.—D. Ward.
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