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B?©ry  School District
Have   Travelling S
..    Library,".
The three day inspiration institute
•which closes today at the high sohool
is a hummer with 92 teachers, iuolnd-
*V - ing a few wonld-be'e, enrolled.    W.
$", Ferris is conductor and Miss Lois
Wilson of the Central Normal alternates with him in discussing topics
directly concerning school room
^rork. At 10:50 this morning she exemplifies modern teaching with a
class of first graders from the Clare
school.
In the main it may he said that
Mr. Ferris hits sledge hammer blows
against antiquated notions in teaching, ridicules the fossilized teacher,
centering all effort to inspire the
teacher to have common sense in the
school room and put forth worthy effort for tne boys and girls. Miss
Wilson exemplifies ways and means
of realizing modern ideas of actual
teaching in the school room.
Mr. Ferris' lecture at the opera
house Wednesday'evening on "Building of a Man" brought out a big
house and was as thoroughly enjoyed
as any lecture given on a Clare platform. He devoted 20 minutes to
heredity, merciless in his arraignment of the man and woman who
impure in sex relations curses their
children with the results of parental
sin. "I hate with righteous indignation," said he, "any of my ancestors
whose sexual sins make it harder for
me to he a man." With such a background he drew a picture of a boy's
natural individuality and independence urging the uselessness of any
parent trying to dominate his boy
and illuminating the subject with j
practical illustrations from life. Un- j
comfortable indeed must the parent
be who with the conciousness of sex
sins sits under Mr. Ferris' lecture.
One feature of the institute is a
lecture by Bx-Comr. Baileyjrepresent-
ing the state libraay commission.
The only way, he says, for a district
to get back its share of state tax for
a state library is to have a state travelling library in the district and he
urges there ought to be such a library in every district in the state. A
signed statement from 16 taxpayers
of a district is afl that is necessary
to get the library of 60 books and a
new library every three or six
months, the only cost being S1.25 for
transportation. If less than 15 taxpayers reside in a district, the signature of a less number is accepted.
In case a district desires to purchase
a library, a letter to the state librarian will bring valuable information
of what books to purchase for the
various purposes desired. This lee
ture Is most valuable.
Comr. Welch is also taking the opportunity of distributing supplies to
the teachers and utilizing a period or
two of the institute to outline needs
of the schools, based on his observations from personal visitation
The institute strikingly illustrates
the growth of the school system in
importance and the rapid increase of
direct regulation of the country
schools by the state educational department through the commissioner
of schools. The commissioner now
almost entirely fills the place of the
''"tf/ former township school inspectors,
nas direction of annual reports and
constantly works under direction of
the superintendent of public instruction in addition to all the former
work of the commissioner. Indications point tp still farther changes in
our school system.
Thos. Cox of Jaqfesoia Succeeds
Hugh Kennedy'at Mt. Fleas-
ant    Walter Returns
io Clare.
The Michigan conference at Grand
Ropida adjourned Monday with only
one striking change of pastoral assignment for this locality, Hugh Kennedy who has bean very successful at
Mt. Pleasant being sent to Battle
Creek and is succeeded by Thos. Oox
of Jackson, Rev, Quinton Walker
was returned to Clare-Herrick for a
second year. The conference elected him secretary of the conference
Epworth League. For this locality
and for former pastors the assignments are;
Dist, Supt.—W. I. Cogshall.
Clare-Herrick—Quinton Walker.
Farwell-Qilmore^-W. M. P. Jerrett.
.Rosebush—Jas. Catfcerall.
Coleraan-Loomis—A. G. Parsons.
Harrison—H. G. Dunbar. F. W.
Applegate goes to Hope andEdenville.
Shepherd—C. B. Pollock.
Mt. Pleasant—Thos. Cox. Hugh
Kennedy goes to Battle Creek.
Marion-Winterfield—O. A.   Brown".
Beaverton—H. B. Johnson.
Gladwin—Jas. W. Jensen.
Reed City—Geo. Bullen.
Evart—E. O. Mather.
Leaton—O. E. Davis.
Winn—E. E. Rhodes.
Wel*dman—R. E. Wooley
Hersey—E. Mayhew.
G. W. Maxwell re'turns to Belding.
T. Porter Bennett is located a*t
Mesick.
W. J. Hathaway returns to Muskegon Heights.'
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Not Guilty" Is Jury's Verdict in the Three
ses, Tried.
TWO PLEADED GUILTY—ONE PRISON SENTENCE
Many Cases Yet to be Disposed  Ol in  Clare  County
Circuit Court.
this, of Reed Oity is attorney for the plain- {ber 15» V*u
JERSHOR
KGS?
The Foster Law Mighty   Good
Thing for Michigan Forestry.
With forward wort of the Public
Domain Commission several things
are brought to light. concerning the
old Forestry Commission that proposed to transform about all of northern Michigan into a forest at one
stroke of the pen. Incidentally it is
brought out that that commission
failed to record deeds for land of the
state forest reserve and now there is
all sorts of trouble to clear the title
to lands already set aside as forest
reserve.
It is also brought out that seedlings
planted on forest reserves by the old
forestry commission were the property of Wm. Mershon of Saginaw who
was extremely active in the campaign in the legislature to transform
all possible territory into forestry reserve.
The motive is now eyident. A dispute as to the ownership of the Mershon seedlings'planted by state employes on state land, but title was
accidentally permitted to be
clouded. Right there is a good
chance for investigation. Who are
the men holding titles to some of
this supposed state reserves?
Senator Foster is coming to his
own. The facts show his course In
the forestry matter to have been
dominated by a high sense of service
to his district and to the state as a
whole.
If!
Snch was the result of the game
on the Bi-connty Society new diamond Saturday. The teams both
played good ball* a Surprise In fact
to those not peeing the teams before
and except tor tbe temporary lapse
of the Oolonville boys In one inning
they were well matched. The battery work with Gerow and Keith at
the points for Oolonville and Fergn-
,sbn and DeVogt for Loomis was a
strong" featare of the play, Leo DeVogt, a Clare boy home .on o, visit,
being picked np foy the occasion.
tffbe hoys all played ball every minute
and. pnfc up &, good claaft gentlemanly
Beaverton Business Section Laid
Waste by Two Bad Conflagrations.
Two snecessive disastrous fires last
Thursday and Friday nights wiped
out two-thirds of Beaverton's business section, leaving ic a scene of
desolution indeed. The first fire originated in a saloon and the second
from smouldering sparks from tbe
first. The first night several hundred
ponnds of dynamite exploded in a
hardware injuring several poople.
The losses are well above 850,000,
partially covered by insurance.
LaeUs-Hlvi-soii.
At the M. E. parsonage at Detroit
September 22 occured the msraege
of Gladys Isabell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Laekie, to Gay E.
Nivisonj Rev. Mr. Fritchet officiating.
The bride's mother was among the
small company of relatives present.
The bride is a Glare product, graduate of the high school. Genteel in
bearing, she has many friends who
wish fdf her a joyous fritnre. The
groom is a wireless telegrapher.
For the present Mr. and Mrs. ISTivi-
Olare oonnty'fl circuit court
week presents the spectacle of every
criminal case tried resulting promptly in a verdict of not guilty. Of the
11 names on^ the criminal calendar
three were tried and a "not guilty''
verdict returned. Three pleaded
guilty of whom one was placed on
probation, one fined and one flped
and given prison sentence and three
yet to report to court when called.
One was settled out of court. The
other alleged criminal is -dead. Here
is the record of court proceedings up
to last evening:
"Not guilty" was the July's verdict
in the case of Jas, Snider of Vernon
charging him witb larceny from Jack
Mackley of Temple. Arthur Farrington who pleaded guilty to the same
change was the people's principal
witness. His testimony associated
Snider in the larceny. Witnesses
for Snider were ' called, leaving the
robbery entirely with Farrington.
The whole etory told on the stand
showed a most shameful debauch on
Maokley's part in Clare before she
went "dry" with, a loo of parasites
following him from saloon to saloon.
The temptation to get some of Mack-
ley's money "just as well as let the
saloons-get it" was too much of a
temptation for young Farrington.
Not yet 20 years old, he was put on
probation by Judge Dodds on a S250
bond.
L. D. Siilaway of Farwell charged
with selling liquor" to a man in violation of local option law was found
"not guilty" by a jury. He procured
the liquor for a Mr. Lett, now dead,
in^the belief, as was shown by testimony, that Lett wanted it as a medicine for rheumatism. Bowler & Lacy
defended the case and the latter had
a pointed tilt with Rev. Quinton
Walker who was subpeaned as witness. The latter insisted on telling
that Siilaway confessed to being one
of those getting cases of liquor
shipped to a Farwell depot and leaving it there to be drunk by all the
boys on. Lacy sought to keep this
out. In fact the Law and Order
League President says they wanted to
punish Siilaway more for this than
for the 'technicality from which he got
free. Under rulings of Judge .Dodds
the^question of fact hinged • on Siila-
way's good faith in .procuring the
liquor. Pros. Atty. Quinn declared
to the jury there were funny things
about the case and 'he didn't care
much to discuss it. He evidently
prosecuted with great reluctance.
Wm. Dunlap of Farwell. charged
with giving a drink of brandy to
Fred Pyers was found not guilty.
The man was plowing his garden and
on complaining of not feeling well
each of two mornings was given a
drink of brandy in Dunlap's cellar.
J. F. Bowler defended. Judge Dodds
interpreted this case as applicable in
part under ruling of the supreme
court in the Cadillac guests case nnder local option and the jury prompt-
declared the man not guilty.
Michael Conway pleaded guilty to
violation of local option law and
Judge Dodds sentenced him to 20
days in county jail, 850 fine with S9.40
costs.
Colin McDonald pleaded guilty to
violation of liquor law prior to May 1
and was fined 375 and 36 costs.
The case against Elmer1 Brooks
charged with statutory abandonment
of family was settled out of court.
Arnold Lett whosename appeared
in the criminal calendar died some
time ago. ' *
The case, Gilbert Howard vs. W.
O. Cornwell, is put over the term.
Claud Hartman vs. Inez Hartman,
divorce* is put over.
Iva Khight vs. Asher D. Knight,
divorce, was heard by Judge Dodds
and decisioh reserved tili later.
Yesterday was devoted to a retrial o*f the notorious Alanson S.
Holbrook Vs. Patrick Gpyne and
OHver Laifave, former Temple saloon men along with their six bondsmen for 010,000 damages fbt loss
of lege while in alleged state of
drnnkeness on Temple  booze.   At
STATE GAME LAWS.  .
Partridge Season Opens   October 15.
Deer—Open season from November
10 to November 30 inclusive. Unlawful to kill without having procured a
license. Resident hunter's license,
$1.50; non-resident hunter's license,
$25. Unlawful tor- any one person
to klU more than two, etc.
Squirrel—Open season for fox,
black and gray from October 15. to
November 30 inclusive.
Qaail—Unlawful io kill until Octo-
tiff and Jpnn Quinn and Bowler &
Lacy are attorneys for the defenders. As we go to press the picture
of saloon life &% Temple .on the Sunday of the accident is being painted in
glaring tints in the old court room,
Judge Dodds presided till Wednesday afternoon when Judge Withy of
the Osceola circuit came to relieve
bim. The Judge however, declared
his intention to go back last evening
and run a second court in the probate office. *
Snider—White
Partridge and Spruce Hen—Open
season lower peninsula, October 16
to November 30 inclusive; up^erpeninsula, October 1 to November 30.
Unlawful to kill more than twelve
in &ny one day.
Waterfowl—Duck,   Plover,   Snipe
and Woodcock and any kind  of waterfowl—Open  season from Saptem
ber 1 to January 1, inclusive.
Fish—Landiacked Salmon, Gray-
jling and speckled, California, Look
Leven and Steelhead Trout—Open
season from May 1 to September 1,
Unlawful to have in posession under
seven inches in length.
Unlawful to take more than fifty in
one day or have more than 100
LAST MATINEE OF SEASON.
Fine Series of Races Promise**!
Tomorrow   at Bi-Cossmiy
Track.
Dover   Band   and   a CoTonriJfe-Clsre
•Ball Game also on program.    ,
The final matinee of the season at;
Bi-county Society grounds tomorrow
afternoon promises plenty of ime-"-
|ng steeds and an afternoon of good"
races. Plenty of racers are in train-*
ing at the track now and the track i»
in the best condition yet, ensuring
good time. " .    ■ * .
The management have engaged tho
Dover band to furnish musicand the
Oolonville and Clare base ball boys
are to fight it out for supremacy,
races and ball game going on at tha
same time.
'Tis She last races of the season.
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
At the home qf Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Snider high   noon   Wednesday
occured the marriage of their daugh- ■ possession, at any one time,
ter, Miss Harriet S, M., to Earl M. *
White of Kalamazoo, in the presence
of a goodly number of near relatives
of the bride, Rev. G. W. Weidman
officiating. Following the ceremony
a very bounteous   and   wholesome i
m
Bass (all kinds)—Unlawful to' sell.
Unlawful to take from inland waters
except with hook and line.
Unlawful to-take in any manner in
any of the waters from February 1 to
dinner was served which all present *"Iune 15> inclusive.
seemed to enjoy.
Mr. and Mrs. White will reside
Flint where he is a painter in
automobile works.
at
an
Thirty-six Liquor Sales.
The Olare County druggist liquor
sales as secured from ,sworn statements in hands of Pros. Atty. Quinn
for week ending September 25 are:
— Dunlop, Clare, 4.
Hughes, Harrison, 5.
Mussell, Olare, 9.
Anderson, Clare, 18.
'Burston, Farwell, ho report.
•   Auction Sale.
Friday, October.,8, at tbe Easier &
Benner ranch two miles west and one
and one-half miles south of Lake
George, I will offer for sale at public
auction horse, cow, young cattle,
wagons, harness, farm impliments,
rye straw, 200 shocks corn, and other
numerous articles. Sale begins at
11 o'clock a. m. Free lunch at noon.
One year's time on credit amounts.
W. C. Prentiss, Prop.
Is your home, your furniture insured?   "Get our, rates.    Welch  &
Unlawful to take less than ten inch-*|
es in length.
Unlawful to sell, at any time, any
game animal or bird protected by
the laws of this state.
Use of Dogs—Lawful to train on
game birds within fifteen days of the
ruffled  grouse season, but persons'
!training   must   not carry  firearms;
when so doing.   Unlawful to   use in
bunting deer. ,
Penality for negligent or careless
shooting and killing or wounding,
while in pursuit of game, of any human being, one thousand dollars fine
j or inprisonment for ten years.
English Sparrows—Bounty, two
cents for each head, birdB killed during December, January and February.
Rodabaogh—Davis.
At the M. E. parsonage Wednesday
Rev. Quinton Walker united in marriage Miss Amy Rodabaugh of Sheridan township and Fred Davis of
Winterfield township. The bride of
aimable presence is well regarded in
her home community and the groom
is a prosperous young farmer of
Winterfield. Mr. and Mrs. Davis
will reside on his farm.   Oongratula-
Bennett
29tf. {tions are in .order for this new. home.
Isabella County Pomona
Items of Interest an the Hustling
Agricultural County,
Central Normal has resumed the
teachers' mill. „
Druggist liquor sales in tbe county
have reduced to 59 a week.
E. R. Hanlon of Mt. Pleasanfe ia
making a success Of raising peanots.
Mt. Pleasant's city tax tor eifcy pur
poses is placed by the annual appropriation bill at $21,00<>.
Mt. Pleasant puts 8700 into her
annual appropriation to improve tise
S6000 city park recently vote*d by, the
people,
A young Nottawa farmer burned a
load of hay and wagon while driving
to marke't recently. The pipe he
was enjoying ignited the bay.
The Pomona Grange has its quarterly meeting at Rosebush nexfe Wed- .
nesday.    Election of   delegates   t»
State Grange is a part of theprogram.
Isabella is to have fish chutes at
the 15 or 16 dams in the streams of
the county to be put in under direction of State Game Warden Pearee.
Wm. Mattice of Fremont . pleads
guilty to the charge of taking improper liberties with a ten year old"
girl. John Barns pleads guilty to
the charge of robbing the Loomis
post-office.
Profiting from the scrap of a year
ago over having some of her
streets paved Mt. Pleasant eity
dads have duly incorporated estimates for paving some streets into
this year's-budget so that the work
may go forward next season. The
last attempt resulted in knocking .
out the whole scheme in cireut eoarfc.
Oleo Youngs, 17, and Herbert
Smith, 12, of Milbrook went out
hunting ducks Snnday in a 'boat.
The gun fell oif and in some manner
discharged itself. The charge entered the stomach of one of the boys
and then on through and blew part
of tbe others head off. One of the
boys is dead and the other will probably die.—Times.
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County Convention
to be held with
Eldorado Grange, Rosebush
Tuesday,  October. 5th'
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10:30.
12:00.
1:30,
2:00.
2:30.
3:00.
3:30.
7:30.
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Reports of Subordinate Granges.
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with   a
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Don "will make their home with his' the last tern*  the Sin*y disagreed 111
smother, 15 Perry steesfc, Deteoit. to i for the plaintiff.  B.N. Sjsyidge
Grange should be represented
report.
Pinner. •
Address of Welcome by Eldorado Grange.
Response by Crawford Grange.
Roll Gall. What have you done for the
Grange this season.
What shall we instruct our delegates to work
for at State Grange.   North Branch.
Shall ifre amend the by-laws of Patron Insurance Co., if so, how?   Goldwater,    '
Election of delegates.
Supper. ' ' ***** '  •     '
EVENING SESSION.    .
Twenty minute song service led by Eldorado
Recitation by Denver Grange.   '
Subject—Shall we prohibit the rise of tobacco
in all public buildings, such as town halls,
. etc?  Union Grange,    '        .
Song, by; Win. Cooper.
What advantage to the world is the discovery of the North. Pole?   P. A. Beflnett,
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items from Clare County Press
Sept. 26 and Oct. 3,   1879.
First snow "tuesday morning.
Wm. Wolsey is stocking uphfs new
Store,
Snakes are plenty in the Inmabes
boys' boots. i
Clare's first fair was held September 26, 27, 28.
Samuel Gardner was killed by the
falling of a tree Tuesday.
Several new lumber camps am
starting up around Clare,
Eev. Mr. Golicfe is the new M. B.
pastor.   His first sermon Sunday.
Well, I declare!.Mrs. Bigley ej getting up.some of the neatest, ot^eee-
est, nicest, spiciest cakes, ever. By-
jinks they are good—^yum, ynm,^mia.
The case against Wm. Harpei? on
Complaint of J. L. LittlefieM vas
triek before Justice Oooley las&w©®"ks
Pros. Atty. Casterlin for the people
and'G. J. Cnmminsand O, H.ISath-
erland for the defendent. Jury disa*
greed. *»
South Sidig Bans»    •» '
Having rented the feedbsssa mmtih.
ot the P. M. Tracks an Maiir s^saS,
Olare, we will give the strictest attention to caring for youx Seasffis.
Give ns a call.
W.: 3. Bander & Sim.
Btrayed—Onto my premises afe®s£
Sept. 10, one ewe sheep, ©tTiaeir
can have'Same by proving ptw$ssfy
send paying sharges. !*. A, Sutton,
B&utoIfOtore, 4sp' '