1909-10-08; Clare Sentinel

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Mabliobed 1818.
OJQABJE,  MICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MOENINe, OOTOBJUR 8, 1909.
New Series: Yol.17, No. 47
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B WATER RENT.
Isabella Board to Qrgaiaize Yet;
■ - Clare Board Face Pauper
Problems.
Boards of supervisors meet nest
Ifonday for regular fall session. Isabella sotons have yet tolseleot chairman and name permanent committees. There are no very grave pro-*
Warns, the business largely being
routine, the equalization basis for
several years being the more adop
Hon of the previons year's figures.
Olare county solans have real
problems. The poor commission
ipants S5000 for poor funds, The
connty home on poor farm has found
ationslaid and brick bought. The
board can raise only 31000 a year for
this. It will take S5000 more"to complete building. They can order a
-vote on a bonding proposition.
There is tbe problem.
Tbe question of submitting to the
people the county road matter is to
come np and many there are who believe that though recently voted
dqwn it would now be adopted. Supervisor Gordon of Hatton, one of
the most experienced supervisors, is
a warm advocate of the county system to hasten the development of
county.
For a number of years there has
been more or less charges of deals
among county solons. The poor
farm problem brought honest differ^
ence of opinion, bnt apart from thiB
the annual manipulation to get control of the board far the sake of dic-
tatiog-vthe equalized value of town
ships and dishing out the -county
,, printing bas not been for the highest
good of tbe whole county. Enough
xill will is created in scrapping for the
equalization committee control to
more than offset any good obtained
by the winners. In fact the whole
notion of keeping the valuation away,
down is simply a case of saving
pennies and throwing away dollars.
Last week, for example, Greenwood,
Hamilton and Hatton townships put
their assessed valuation away up but
they were apportioned on the usual
basis.
Two things   have frequently been
mentioned to the Sentinel as   desirable:
1. That the poor commission's annual report give sufficient data to determine just exactly what it costs on
the year's average to keep   one per
son a week at the poor house.'
2. That committees on osettlement
with various officers instead of merely reporting O. K. indicate in a general way the various purposes for
Which expenditures have been made.
The county treasury is today practically empty. Last year at this time
the treasurer's balance was 811,338.79.
The county tax levied was S15,000,
But the 826,000 has practically all
gone.
Supervisor Doty of/Greenwood is
chairman of the board, elected at
the April meeting.
Railroads Agree on Three. Year
Term with City*.
Negotiation!? pending for 'some
time between tbe city of Clare and
the Peso Marquette and Ann Airbor
railroads have concluded with an
agreement that tbey pay the city S800
in advance yearly for a period, of
three yeara for supplying tbom with
water, The rate prior to November
1908 was S600 a year. The present
rate is 81000 for the one year which
expires November I. On this figure
tbe railroads kicked threatening to
put down a well of their own. The
new three year contract is a compromise an& at least gives the city a
Clear S200 above what was gotten for
a number of years ujider the old con*
tract. '     •   *
Action approving the S80Q yearly
rental was taken by the board of
works and council Monday evening.
MANTINEE WAS   SUCCESS.
Big Crowd and Fine Day Added Zest to Races.
Defeated Clare
Mrs, Kaftan LaFounfin.
At Bay Oity last Thursday occured
the death of Mrs. K. LaFountin.
The body was brought to the home
of her son-in-law, Ohas. Johnson in
Olare Saturday and the funeral was
conducted therefrom Monday with
interment at Oherry Grpve.
Deceased was born at Bllenburg,
N. Y. in 1844. Growing to womanhood she became the wife of David
Rattie. Ten children came to bless
the home of whom eight survive, he
dying in 1881. In 1892 she became
ibe wife of Ohas. Hanson and then
moving from Olare to Bay Oity. The
following children were present at
the funeral: Mrs, L. W. Mahnen of
Grand Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. George
Rattie, Mr. and Mrs. Ohas. Peters of
Brown Oity and Mrs. E. E. Oanaga
of Brown Oity. The other children
are Mrs. Minnie More of Stambaugh
and James, Joseph and David of
Minnesota.
Formerly well known in Olare
sickness laid tbe deceased low in a
few days.
The one and one half miles of new
highway required to be built by Hamilton township before rural route No.
2 from this city could be established
is now completed and awaits the decision of the "inspectors. Reports
from that part of the town through
which the new road is built are unan-
amous in pronouncing it the laest in
that section of the county and that
the builder, Frank Bailey, is entitled
to a great deal of credit for the
thorough manner in which he has
performed his work. The understanding when the route inspector
left this city was that the route would
bo established as soon as the requirement in regard to passable highways
were complied with, loin all probability before the last days Of October
begin to" roll around the farmers of
the northeastern part of the connty
Will have their mail delivered in the
modern way.—Harrison Cleaver,
'$2,800 fir caito If 1!
Sare PubJlo Schools
BY X. Y. Z.
Our huskies don't hustle tbis year
for football.
The first grade is perking up a bit
with 42 enrolled.
Let it not be forgotten that the
school is on the University approved
list.
The high school enrolls 90 of whom.
45 are freshmen, 21 sophomores, 20
juniors and seven seniors.
The enrollment has reached the
363 mark of whom 43 are non-residents With 37 in the. high school and
six in the grades. *
Zoology students are enthusiastic
over spiragyra paramoecium and
some other things we ordinary people don't know about.
Teachers keep all papers of written tests and will be glad to show
same to parents. Especially is this
desired for any whose standings are
away down.
The first monthly report cards
issued show the teachers marking
closer than for years—all of which
means tightening up on the lines,
quoth the powers that.be.
The new music teacher seems to be
swinging things into line to the satisfaction of everybody, especially the
musical enthusiasts. She sings herself with fine effect and that helps
some.
The records of standings suggest
that a number of our boys are burning
up their brains. * In fact the "yellow
fingered" lads, say the authorities,
largely make up the backward, trouble making class of pupils who
usually drop out of school as soon as
the age limit permits without having
a record in scholarship they want
anybody else to know about.
Of recent graduates the following
are in college: University of Michigan—Max; Pelton, Oarl Dorsey, engineering; Burt Sanford, medical,
Bernard "^"jTeisman, Farwell,1iterary.
Agricultural college—Fred Stone,
jJEsr&^athorland, engineering; Belle
Alger, Elva Tatman, domestic science.
Olivet eolleee—Marcia Wilson, Hazel
Alward Ypsilanti Normal colleger-
Q&o. Thompson, Sylvia Hawkins.
Central  Normal—Zana  Lee,   Edna
Colonville Bass. Sailers
14 to 1.
The final matinee races at Bi-Ooun-
ty Association grounds with the day
ideal for such events was an enjoyable one' to the phenomenally big
crowd and. to the management as
well. The track was in the best -condition "yet, the races good* Dover
band kept things enlivened at all the
intervals, and' the base ball game
with many of the faithful for Oolonville on hand as real rooters keyed
things up jnst onoiigja to lend interest to the occasion.
Colonville put it all oyer the picked
up team of Glare boys^ and enjoyed
the doing of it immensely. Gerow
and Hampton made a strong battery
for the Oolonville boys and had their
opponents well in hand at every
angle of the game. Young Ferguson
of Loomis pitched well but with poor
support hits were frequent. One little incident stirred things up slightly. Clare's lone run" was made on a
blocked ball, the ball picked up by a
spectator having to be" thrbwn to the
pitcher's box before the runner could
be tagged out, and of course the runner Uhfen scored. The facts are that
the^orowd was permitted to gather
up so close it was not fair to the
players at all. In fact what the play
would have been if the crowd, were
back where they belonged is impossible to tell. But the value of practice was apparent as one watched
the Oolonville boys, who have played
many games together this season,
and the town boys picked up for th©
occasion without any particular
practice together. Olare should
have a ball team next season to
square her present record with past
achievements.
In the free-for-all Marcus Hanna,
Smith, was first and Blinky Ben,
Eddy, second. It was a disappointment that McNeill's Ridpath was delayed on a freight train while being
shipped from St. Johns home and
did not arrive in time for the races.
In the three minute trot or pace
Donalwood, VanVleet, was first, Joe
M., Sterling, second, Padie Mack,
MeKinnon, third aud Miss Saginaw,
Oole, fourth.
In the running race Blue Steel,
Smith, was first, Maggie Bell, Lloyd,
second and Dick, Arrand, with
young John Dunlop up, third.
Dan Grouse was starter, Wm.
Pickard and W. S. Oooley judges
and R. O. Leffingwell timekeeper.
DOGS DESTROY SHEEP.
Isabella County Pomona Takes
up Agitation Against the
Devastation.
at
Delegates for State Grange Selected
Rosebush Tuesday. "
RepreBetatives ot Isabella Granges
met at the Pomona and county convention at Rosebush Tuesday with a
good attendance at each session, Pomona Master Rowe presiding.
< Delegates elected to State Grange
are Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Stevens and
Mrs. Charles Hann of Shepherd.
Resolutions were passed to have
State Grange take'up the question of
devastation of sheep by dogs. It
was stated that the loss from this
cause is appalling. It ia also desired
to have an arbitration board for
losses in Grange Insurance' Oo,
Discussion of tobacco prohibition
in public places was on "the program
and the North pole was not forgotten.
VERNflli-BRANT FIGURES.
BROKE OPEN 0ASTILE.
Somebody Defied'City Authorities Letting Out Prisoner
Sunday Evening.     '
George Spring was arrested Saturday night over loaded^With booze,
Marshall Dwyer lodged him in the
city jail. Sunday night when be
went*to take supper to his prisoner
the jail lock was found smashed from
the outside and the bird bad flown.
ButMonday morning.after a sleep at
home Spring gave himself up and
Judge Elden fined him S5 and costs.
Who defied the city authorities is
not generally known, but at least it
shows pretty lawless spirit on the
part of somebody—a state prison
fence if caught.
Why the Great   Difference  in
Appoftlonmens of School Tax?
That portion of Grant township in
Dist. No, 2, Grant and Vernon,
fractional is valued at about $30,000
and Vernon's at £32,000. Tfie former
is put down for $550 and the latter
for $350 school tax.   Why?
It will be remembered that the
state tax commission some years ago
visited Isabella county with the view
of establishing the assessed valuation on a casta basis. . Tbe super
visor at that time, agreed with tbe
commission very largely so tbat each
year Vernon gets a big chunk taken
off from ber assessed valuation to get
her equalized valuation. Last year
for exatnple Vernon's assessed valuation was dropped 840,000 to get the
equalized while 579,762 was added to
Grant's assessed vaJuationto get the
equalised valuation. •
The basis of apportionment for the
school tax is the same tjhis year as
last year.
Why this question is raised tbis
year by the Courier without giving
ail the facts and yet was passed over
in silence last year is so paSenij that
"a wayfaring man though a fool
need not err therein,"
It's peanut poiitics,
MCI WAS S1200,
Temple Ex-Saloonists Taxed!
That Amount for Selling •
Booze to Minor.
ATTORNEYS' BITTER WORDS.
of-
OLD SOLDIER $40 PENSION.
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CLARE COUBTY DELEGATES.
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.
Items, of Interest in the Hustling
Agricultural County.
Nineteen deaths to 42 births is the
county's record for August.
Ithaca high school footballers
trimmed Mt. Pleasant Saturday 16 to
0.
The pomOna, meeting at Rosebush
Tuesday showed north county townships far in the lead of the county's
Grange leadership.
The north Rosebush school has 93
pupils enrolled and Jay Morrison of
base ball fame successfully wields
the birch, but he who runs such a
bunch surely has to go some.
H. Baker Cared for by Uncle
Sam Through Aid of Congressman Dodds.
For many years A. H. Baker hobbled around with one leg much the
worse from injuries received in defense of the flag in the Civil War.
Finally fearful of infection to the reBt
of the body he consented to have the
wounded member removed. He
played the part of a brave man indeed through the years in suffering
so much rather than loose a leg even
though he knew it ment increase of
pension. Now he feels a new man
and Congressman Dodds promptly
took up his case and quickly obtained the raise of pension to $40 a month
to care for him in his declining years.
To State   Grange Selected   by
County Convenu'on'at Harbison   Tuesday.
Olare county Grange delegates met
in convention at Harrison Tueseay
with Pomona Master Alley presiding
and selected tht following to attend
State Grange to be held at Saginaw
in December:
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Schaeffer of
Grant; Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Oook of
Freeman.
Pomona delegates selected were:
W. M. Oiark of Lake, Mrs. Libbie
Arnold of Olare.
It was voted to hold the next yearly convention in Olare.       *
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his
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The lowest bid for Arthur's mile of Langin.
state award road to be built between j ' ■'-■ ■-—~—*—*-. '
section 28 Hatton and section 19 1?he services at the Congregational
Asthnt is §2,800. Oom'r Aiweod, who church will be helot in tho (attfiitOram
has done mttoh to push, the project nestSnnday morning and evening^
tor good roads, Will under law go The pastor, Rev, N. J. Myers, will*
ahead! in ten days himself with tho preaeh special sermons at both Sesfe
iobssMifforepitcgnfeedoaa foe & vices that will bo in keeping with tie
mu@% lows?earn* '. .  ptzomion,   ..■-.■, , ■   . ■
ffEtUm PROSPERITY.
Clare Never busier Than Last
Saturday—Notes Paying
off Too*
A big crowd at the races Saturday
afternoon there was but at that up in
the business section things were lively indeed. Practically all seemed to
be spelling out prosperity in an enjoyable frame of mind and laying up
a store of necessities, not cheap stuff
either, for winter needs.
At the banks at times there was a
regular congestion and even .the ordinary visitor in the course of his
regular business couldn't help noticing the satisfaction of a good many
men paying off notes.
The banks' figures at this time
compared With a year ago Wjll on examination show something surely.
E. R, Ohapin, formerly supervisor
of Winterfield and Whoso better "half
is a former Clare teacher, then Miss
Malvina Glass, has made such a
success in the railway mail service
that recently be was promoted to
Twentieth Century Limited, one of
the faDt, important trains ot tne
service, between Buffalo
York,        ■
BARN BURNED.
V
Bert Rutter  at  Colonville Sustains Bad Loss.
Catching from a spark from the
threshing engine fire destroyed Bert
Rutter's barn and contents last
Thursday including seven tons of
hay, wheat stack, and straw stack.
No insurance.
One of John Kaul's horses was
quite badly burned being tied in the
burning building. Finally breaking
loose the animal lunged toward the
door and escaped burning.
Don Barber escaped fortunately
witb a bumped head Saturday from
what might have been a serious accident. Turning to the left* instead
of the right on meeting -^rm Allen's
team on McEwan street he got badly
tangled with horse and buggy and
got off luckily being bumped with
the axle and a Wheel ran over One
leg.
Our community have reason to
feel well satisfied with its agricultural possibilities, as it evidently ranks
favorably with Clare county, its near
neighbor. Olare demonstrated at
our state fair, "What they "knew and
could do about farming." Our respected neighbor, James Hamer,
managed the entries for the county.
Land will not raise produce without
labor and judgment and enterprise
to sound Its merits abroad.^Marion
Correspondence of Evart Review.
The east side business men defeated the west eiders 10 to 11 Wednesday*
in a ten in.ning ball game.' J. Horning and O. Goodenow were umpires.
Hardware man Oalkins and Tailor
Grieser were the heroes of the occasion, Auctioneer Ward was chief
rooter besides playing short stop, W*
VanVleet was chief coach and Chicken toan4 Harris won first prize striking ont. The others playedtbali with
DoOKelly and Butcher Halstead do-
A. A. Powell visited relatives
Freeland over Sunday.
0. R. Huffman is entertaining
parents of Toledo, Ohio.
Miss Hazel Littlefleld to Ann Arbor
Monday where she will attend the
U.ofM.
J. H. Rawson has sold bis farm
west of this village—G. Holmes purchased it.
Clyde Masten is improving his
residence by the addition of a fine
large porch.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Stevens of
Harrison visited Farwell relatives
the first of the week.
Tbe Epworth league have resumed
their Bible study class, every Sunday evening at the M. E. church.
Miss Bess Brown who has been
visiting Saginaw relatives, for some
time, returued home on Monday.
Mrs. J, B. Harris and children left
on Tuesday for Sebewaing and Bad
Axe, where they will visit relatives.
Dr. O. D. Crawford of Alma Will
speak morning and evening at the
Oong'l church, Snnday, October 10.
The first meeting of the F. W. O.
met with Mrs. G. E. Lamb on Wednesday: Subject, "Early American
literature. *
Mr. aiid Mrs. Roy Hubbard of
Boyne Falls are giuesfcs of the latters'
father, Dr. L. L. Kelly, and brother,
G. E., and family.
Mrs, Henry Tryon of Lake and
were guests of the formers sister,
Mrs. Boyd Spring, the first of the
week.
The Oong'l L.~ A, S. met with Mrs.
Wm. Reed on Friday and elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year*
Pres.—Mrs. James Shorey,
Vice Pres.—Mrs. J. W- Reed,
' See,—Mrs. J. T. Palmer,
Vice "Sec—Mrs. W. C. Fuller,
vTreas.—Mrs. E. S. Hinds,
The sooietyfwili meet this p. m.
the home of Mrs. Wm. Richmond.
Long Term of   Circuit   Court:
Completed Sessions Tuesday.
Circuit court completed its work."
Tuesday. Oases ' not reported 'asfe.
week were disposed of as follows;
Probation of three Olare boys,.
Marcel Oour, Ward Loach, Roy Jackson, was continued on same terms as-
before,
Patrick Shea vs. Hamilton town-*-
ship—by consent proceedings laying;
out of road be quashed,
W. E. Worden vs, Harriet Reding.,
To be submitted on briefs.
Flora Sweet vs, Isaac O, Sweet*.
O. W. Perry appointed for minor-
child.
G. Marrow vs. Webber and Bailey,.
To be submitted on briefs.
Becker, Postal and Postal vs. J, W».
Dunlop judgment of Sli6.35 for plaintiff.        -
Looker vs. Mich. Manuf. & Lumber-
Go. continued to next term.
Jas. B. Graves vj=L Pere Marquette
Railroad Co. continued to next term,.
Wilson and Wilson,  executors  vs.
Nathan Qhnrch judgment of 81101.58
for plantiff.
Charlie Olson granted divorce from.
M&ry Olson.
A Olare county jury in the Holbrook vs. Ooyne et al. case for
810,000 da'mages for loss of legs while;
drunk returned a verdict last Friday
of $1,200 damages and thereby hang&
a story.
In tbe trial of this notorious case
in which it was charged that Temple
saloonists, Coyne and LaFave,  furnished liquor to a minor on Sunday
getting him so  far under tbe influence of liquor that trying to get onto«
a moving freight train at Pennock
he fell under the wheels and   had"
both legs mangled, some pretty plain-
words were passed.    "Grafter" and
"Blood money" were the words   of
Pros. Atty. Quinn who with Bowler &
Lacy represented the saloon men and<
they   were .evidently intended   for
Atty. Savage of Reed Oity who represented the plaintiff.   At  least when
he addresed the jury he got back at
Mr. Quinn.    Said he in substance,
"Tbiris the first time I've ever been
called a grafter but I want   to say
that when I've got to graft to remain,
a lawyer I'll go into some other business.     On the confession of   these*
three men, two saloon keepers and a
ba? tender, right here  before judge,
jury and prosecuting attorney, they
are guilty of a three fold' violation of
the law and," said he pointing directly at Mr.  Quinn, "there sitd your
prosecuting attorney, whose duty it.
is  to guard  the people's interests,,
engaged in defending them."   Again,
and again he pointed at the Prosecutor with words of similar import but
the Prosecutor didn't even so much
as blink.
at
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< Aiioffon Sale Season
* It is coming to be more and more*
recognized that the best way to have
an auction sale advertised is through
the local paper of largest circulation
in the territory, haying a few bills
struck off from the ad. as run ia the
paper .the week before the sale, these
bills to be posted at blacksmith shops
and a, few places as needed and a few
sent through the mail in a few cases*
This saves driving, all over theoountry.
But if no local paper generally circulates in a territory then the auction
bill is the only-way.
Tbe Sentinel has nearly 400 bona
fida subscribers on the seven «routes
out of Glare and thus can serve you
better than any other means for this
territory in advertising your auction
sales.
Goffloietas
SrOI H(!!;SP.
Henry Kleiner of Dover Saturday
moved into a fine new cement veneer
residence on his farm just. east.
It is 26x32x18 feet with nine'rooms
and a cellar under all. The house is
heated by a" furnace and has a good
cistern, a good modern home. -This
is a good type Of improvements gc»
ing forward in all the surrounding,
country and this particular house is a
monument to Mr. Kleiner's industry.
The fact is Henry is one of the suc-
'oesQial farmers who bripg tbingo to-
pass.   Hio farm Dhowo it.
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