1907-01-11; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878.
Official Paper of the City.
CLARE,   MICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1907.
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REfillRY WATCV-.DOaS.
Present Council Keeping Tight
Grip on City Purse Strings.
The city fathers met in regular
session Monday evening and established a new record for going after
bills submitted to them for audit,
slashing right and left regardless of
whom or what.
City clerk Doherty's bill for S41.30
was [allowed at S9.0Q. Geeok Bros,
bill for $188.00 was promptly referred back for 0. K. by the parties
ordering the various items during the
two year period which it covered as
Was Olare Hardware Co. bill for S95
for a similar period. Likewise P. B.
Doherty's bill for S16.00 for recent
months was similarity referred.
Two notes for 82000 and S1500 due
the Citizens Bank were left over for
the next meeting as was also a communication from Jacob Mason declining longer to act as bondsman for
constable Eichard Northy.
School Site Fixed.
Every school district should have a
fifty or ninety-nine year lease or war-
rantly deed and clear title of the
land on which a school house is built,
BEFORE THE BUILDING IS ERECTED.
Because this was not done district
No, 1, Eedding township, has had all
kinds of trouble, and only recently
was the matter settled. The history
of tile matter is in brief this: Several years ago a fairly . good frame
school house was built on land that
belonged to the district. Later it
was moved onto another piece of
land a mile further north, the district
having no lease or deed of the land.
At the May sale of tax land the forty
on which the school house stood was
offered for sale. The land was bought by an individual, who, wanting
the school site changed, gave the
board notice to remove the building.
School did not commence in September and charges were preferred
asainst all members of the school
board for neglect of duty. The hearing was before the township board,
and when it was found at that meet"
ing that there was really no school
board because none of the members
had filed their acceptance, the individual who owned the land, being a
member of the board, agreed to sell
the district the acre for S15, and the
legal acceptances of the officers were
filed. An order for, the S15 was
drawn and left with the township
clerk who should deliver it to the
owner of the land upon his executing
a proper deed. It was susposed this
settled the matter, but alas, when
the deed was not forthcoming, upon
inquiry the owner said his wife would
not sign it.
The School Commissioner visited
the landed parties and was assured
that if a legal school meeting were
called to vote on the site question,
. they would abide by the decision.
The meeting was properly called,
the Commissioner was present, everything was legal, the district disagreed
by a vote of five to eight. It takes
a two-thirds vote in a case of this
kind.
The township board of school inspectors were notified that the district could not agree, and they fixed
the site—the same one on which the
school house now stands.
It might be well for the various
districts of the county to see to it
that their titles are clear.
luise Jitelieio
Louise, the two and one-half year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Hitchcock, died Friday evening after
a short illness with pneumonia.
Strong and healthy in the first
months of life, the little one was later weakened by whooping cough
bringing other maladies in its train,
but such was the struggle even on the
part of one so young that all who
knew the little giri hoped that she
would finally win out over sickness
and grow to womanhood. The loss,
therefore, comes as a hard blow to
the parents who through long months
liave put forth their best efforts to
save her. The funeral occurred from
the M. B. church Sunday afternoon,
Eev. G, W, Maxwell preaehiug the
sermon. Six girls acted as bearers
to lay the little one away to rest in
Cherry Grove.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our appreciation of sympathy and kindness from
so many friends in the hour of bereavement, also to those who furnished music. ^
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hitchcock.
ISABELLA HAPPEN18GS. .
Events    arid   Incidents in   the
Agriculture County.
Circuit court convenes atthe county court house Monday,
Isabella's creameries have discontinued for the winter spell.
Ex-Sheriff Bailey is sheriffLandon's
appoiatee for under sheriff,'.
The "Wet and the Dry ideas of what
the local option law requires showed
a wonderful difference of meaning at
the court house this week.
The year 1906 saw seven additional
rural carriers of mail set to work in
the county. Ii is to be hoped that
1907 will see the problem satisfactorily solved.
With two important officers at the
county court house the democrats of
the county feel it is good to be at
least a little bit 2'epresented in county
officialdom.
The new year promises no' radical
departure from past successes. The
county history is a story of never
failing development—1906 was good
but 1907 promises still better things.
With the acceptance of the county
treasurer's bonds by the board of
supervisors the changes at the court
house are cqmpleted. Treasurer
Damon, Sheriff Landou and Register
Hovey and Pros. Atty. Rrssell are
the new faces.
Chas Robert's general store at
Brinton was totally destroyed by fire
January 1st along with S400 in money
done up in packages ready to be sent
to meet bills. He is a cripple and
the loss, above S1000, is indeed a
heavy one to him.
The board of supervisors in session
at Mt. Pleasant will take definite
action on the local option question-
to-day or tomorrow. The only question at issue is, whether or' not all
the requirements of law have been
met by the petitioners. A count of
names shows an ample number of
petitions.
A reception was given Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Burdick at her home
Monday evening on the eve of her
departure to her new home near
Shepherd. On behalf of many friends
Rev. G. W. Maxwell presented pieces
of chinaware. They left for Shepherd Wednesday and will reside on
his farm in Lincoln township. <
Miss Evelyn Crawford of Rosebush
and Chris Seiter of Southwest Vernon
were united in marriage at Rosebush
New Year's and hastened away to
Saginaw to visit friends. On their
return however, the boys passed the
word around and a merry crowd joined in the charivari Monday evening.
They'had taken along lots of good
things to eat and the evening with
all sorts of good cheer was a pleasant
one. Mr. and Mrs. Seiter will resjde
on his farm in Vernon.
A man named Geo. Houghtalin of
Meawatoka last week had S900 burned in his bureau drawer, being consumed with the house. He is*an old
bach. His home was a gathering
place for boys. He had a standing
order at the store nearby to trade
money with them for S20 gold pieces
and from hints thrown out he was
supposed to bury his money. His
hints were merely a blind. Banks
are safer than our homes as depositories Of money.
POOR TRAIN SERVICE.
Time of Trains East to Saginaw
• Very Unsatisfactory,
Much complaint is heard since the
Winter schedule on ■the.' Pere Marquette went intoveff6Ct. Especially is
this true for east bound train that
passes through-Clare "at 9:08 p. m.
This train takes people to Saginaw
and dumps them out with practically
nowhere to go. ThereMs no train to
connect with anywhere. If the Wain
is late there is often no accomodations to get up town. Said a prominent Olare business man, reciting
bis experience "They dumped me off
in Saginaw at midnight. Aftef considerable hunting around I found a
livery and finally gotfto my destination in the other part of town in the
wee small hours. Such service is
rotten:"
A train early enough in the evening to connect with trains east from
Saginaw to take the place of the
9:08 train would be great accomoda-
tton to the traveling public.  .
2,700 for Hamilton Townstiip
Hamilton people generally and supervisor Pomeroy in particular are
happy these days over receiving
82,700 from the sale of former delinquent tax lands in the township most;
of the money is for school districts,
they having a large percentage of
back taxes against the \ lands sold.
But Hamiltonians with becoming
modesty assert that it isn't that they
care so much for the money received as they do for the evident fact
that the township is nowin a fair way
to realize a large measure of development when its lands are gobbled up
so readily.
The early days of 1907 show
S286,300,lft.06 deposited by 784,189
Michiganders in our 301 state and
eighty-eight national banks in our
state. This is an increase of
8172,844,539.30 since 1889.
Radical changes are brought forward by the teachers' organization
of the state for the school law of
Michigan to effect larger cities.
Among other things it is proposed to,
give the superintendent of schools
certain defined powers so that he
shall not so much be the creature of
the school board. Such a law would
aid keeping able men in the teacher's
profession. „
Officers Chosen for 1907
CEREA3> GBAN-QE, VERNON.
Master—J. P. Beagle
Overseer—W. H, Morgan.
Lecturer—Fred Morgan
Steward—B, Parrish'
Asst. Steward—Arthur Parrish
Treasurer—Edgar Van Sicklen
Secy.—Florence Van Sicklen.
G. Em—Ivan Nevills
L. A. K.—Mrs. W. Van Sicklen.
Court Officers—Cecil Duncan, Mrs.
Browns, Mrs. Beagle.
MT. VERNON GRANGE.
Master—Harry Hales
Overseer—Geo. Haring
Lecturer—John Northon
Steward—D. McDonald
Asst. Steward—D. Malcolm
Chaplain—Chas. Northon
Treas—Lewis Hale
Secy—Edward Northon
G. K.—S. A. Wilkinson
L. A. S.—Mrs. J. Northon *
Court Officers— Mrs. Brewer, Carrie
Walton, Mary McDonald
BAPTIST SUNDAY   SCHOOL.
Supt.—W. M. Graves
Asst. Supt.—Mrs. A. J. Clute
\Serectary—Gladys Smith
Treasurer—Anna Ingersoll.
Librarian—Ralph Stevens
Organist—Esther Erhardt.
I. o. o. F.
The Farwell I. O. O. F. and Kebek-
ahs met January 2d. and installed
officers as follows:
N. G.—L. Richards
V. G.—S. Jarman
R. Sec—J*. F* Palmer
P. Secyl—G. Campbell
. Treas—C. S. araurer
Warden—J. Brazington
'   Conductor—A. N. Rogers
0. G.—F. W. Walker
1. G.—W. Freeman
R. S. N. G.—Jas. Graham
L. S. N. G.—S. Welch
R. S. V. G.—Jobn Rawson
L. S. V. G.—F. Mclntyre
R. S. S.—W. Richmond
L. S. S.—John Dewett ,
Chaplain—John Sifton
MERRITT    ARSOR   GLEANERS.
At the Randall school installed
officers last Friday evening as follows : x
0. G.-Geo. Abbott
V. C. G.—August Nass
Secy, and Treas.—Wm. Teal
Chaplain—Mrs. W. Teal
Conductor—Chas. Perry '
Lecturer—Gottlob Nass
1. G.^-Fred Remer
0. G.—Paul Nass
Conductress—Mrs. Wm. Ross.
REBEKAHS.
Noble Grand—Lucy Belsher.
U. G.—Lily Graham,
Treas.—Mary Springy
R. Secy.—Nellie Palmer.
Chaplain—Lucia Jarman.
Conductor-rBertha ShumWay.
Warden—Amy Rawson.
R. S. of N. G.—-Ranny Rawson.
L, S. of N. G.—Ida Holmes.
R. S. of V. G.—Edna Perry.
Guardian.—Grace Day.
Farwell News.
Chicken-pox iB prevalent here.
O, Ayers was up from Clare Tuesday.       . ^
Mrs. S. Saxton visited Loomis relatives Friday.
Mrs. R.Harrison is spending a few
days at Harrison.
Percy Saxton spent a few days at
Loomis last week.
Willie Black is attending the Ferris
Institute at Big Rapids.
T. G. Adams of Rosebush visited
Farwell friends Thursday. #
The annual meeting of the ,Cong'l
church occurred Monday.
Mrs. W. Rundy of Mt. Pleasant is
the guest of her father, W.  Cronk.
O. G. Brown of Milford', Mich, is
visising his son, E. Brown and family.       •
Anna Smith who has been visiting
relatives at Qwosso has returned
home.
Charles Raff erty of. Cleveland, Ohio
is visiting his sister, Mrs. J.* Linsea,
and family.
The Congregational L, A. S. will
meet at the home of Mrs. D. Gilman
Friday p. m.
Frances Hunter who has been visiting relatives at Adrian has returned
to her school work.
Mrs. P. Mabie of Detroit has been
the guest of her brother, J. Saxton,
and family for several days.
0. Sutherland who has been spending several days here has returned
to "the U. of M. at Ann Arbor.
Melvina Glass who is teaching at
Evart spent a few days last week
with her aunt, Mrs. A. .Shekel, and
family.
Willis Ames and son, Wm,, of Grand
Rapids have been guests of the
former's brother, Tom Ames, and
family the past week.
The many friends of Mrs. Mary
McGIone who is a patient in the
hospital at Ann Arbor, will be pleased to learn of her rapid progress toward recovery.
The first number of the Farwell
lecture course, given Friday evening
by W. G. Milar, was a great success
as an entertainment, but was not
largely attended.
Mr. Spencer and family of Herrick
have moved into the Mayes store
building where they will open a
lunch room and bake shop. Mr.
Spencer 1b also section foreman on
the P. M. R. R.
The Farwell dramatic club met
Tuesday evening at the home of Dr,
and Mrs, G. E. Lamb and discussed
ways and means for the entertainment wbich will be given by them on
February 14, 1907, at the I. O. O. F.
hall.     .
Presidential Timber.
Coming events at Washington focus
upon one captivating question—Who
will be the next president? This
battle will practically be fought out
during the coming winter at Washington, It is fascinating to look into
the blank pages of the future on
which history is still to be written,
and speculate as to what names will
appear there as presidential candidates and as the ruling spirits of the
coming administration of 1908.—National Magazine for January*
LEWIS CASS CLUB DINNER.
Successful Gathering of Democrats in Clare Last Evening,
The'annual dinner of the Lewis
Cass club brought together a good,
representation of democrats along
With a good sprinkling of republicans
in this city last evening but, aB on
former similar occasions, the event
falling on the evening the Sentinel
must be printed to reach 'the rural
routes this morning we are prevented from giving the extended notice
it merits.
The weole affair was most creditable.
The hall with its well laden 4 tables
was very inviting. John High certainly is a master in tbe steward's
art. President O. . W. Perry had
everything well in hand. Toastmast-
er Stevens drove away any possible
dull moments and the speakers were
among some of the best in the state.
Roxburgh's orchestra filled in the
pauses with sweet music.
Toastmaster Mark Stevens of Flint
glorified Lewis Cass.
The principal address was made by
Ex-Congressman Weadook who declared the democrat party right on
the questions of slavery, reconstruction, the negro in the south and on
the tariff. The referendum, he said,
is not Jeffersonian principles.
S. D. Williams of Detroit denounced the revival of Hamiltonian cen^
tralized1 government as against Jefferson democracy.
E. O. Wood of Flint advocated
county clubs to strength democracy.
Ex-Mayor Bible of Ionia urged publicity in public and private life as a
general panacea.
A. J. Lacy denounced Gov. Warner,
J. T. Sifton of Gilmore is the club's
new president.     _
The Old Regime Passeth.
No more will the veil of secrecy be
thrown over the proceedings of the
board of supervisors. In the future
the official record of the money spending board of the couniy will appear
in all the newspapers of the county.
The old .regime of continued story
and only one paper in effect for the
past three years make it difficult
rather than easy to consult the official record, is a thing of the past.
The proceedings of the December
session of the board of supervisors
appeared under the old Order last
week.
Hereafter the paper designated as
county printer will furnish supplements containing tee proceedings of
tbe county solons to the other two
papers in the county. The Harrison
Cleaver is the county printer for
1907.
HerricK.
Mrs. P. M. Loomis visited with
her daughter, Mrs. John Livingson,
Tuesday.
•Martin Eberhart has bought the
eighty acres from Mr. Allion known
as the John Cunningham farm and
Homer Loomis bought the Eberhart
farm from Martin Ebrahart.
Wm. Badgley was at Mt. Pleasant
Tuesday in behalf of the local option
cause.
Mr. and Mrs-. FrankLoomifl' children have been' Very sick but are
some better.
A job Was let iast Thursday on the
new road that is to be opened on the
county line between Olare. and Isabella, W, Durling taking the job.
Twenty ladies, seven gentlemen
and four children composed the party
at W. R. Lansing's last Thursday
It was known as the helping hand
society. A quilt was quilted, and carpet rags sewed.
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0" SUPPER.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the M. E.
church will give a "C" supper in the
church parlors, next Wednesday,
January 16th from 5 to 8 o'clock.
Following is the menu:
COURSES CONTEMPLATED.
1. Cold cuts, carved and conveniently collated.
2 Corn beef and creamed cabbage.
3 Creamed potatoes.
4 Corn bread, completely cooked
and correctly cut.
5 'Cute biscuit.
6 Choice churned cream not colored with carrots.
7 Chosen cheese, concealing no
crawling creatures.
■8 Cold cured cucumbers and chili-
sauce.
9 Chiriese concoctions of color, to
command content.
10 Cakes by contemporary cooks.
11 Currant and crabapple jelly.
12 Coffee clarified, creamed and
containing no chicory.       <•
13 Cold comfort carefully cupped.
Condiments counted complete, considering courses.
"Communication.
" Editors Sentinel,—In reply to an
article in your columns last week
giving "hints on, bees" I offer a few
facts.
I have been thirty-five years with
bees and let no one delude you into
believing that as far north as Clare
you can winter bees on their summer
stands. I have tried all sorts of devices such as chaff packed, porus
wall and double wall hives, many of
which are effective for an ordinary
winter and all are -better than no
protection at all, but with such a
winter as that of 1904-5 all such devices are a failure. That year I had
115 swarms packed in chaff outdoors
on summer stands. In the spring
there were only fifteen left and they
so weak they did poorly the following summer.
By all means put bees in some
place where they will be warm and
dry with light excluded and temperature of about forty-five. L^st winter
I put 100 swarms in my cave, made
the same as if for vetetables, and
they came through all alive. This
winter 110 swarms are alive up to the
present. My bees slept 115 days last
Winter in the darkness and consumed
but little honey. If out of .doors bees
fly every fine day and get chilled.
Then they go to eating to keep up
animal heat and thus consume three
times the amount of honey.
I shall be glad to answer any
questions to a|d new beginner!.
  W. A. Rose.
"* The Lewis Cass club speakers last
evening Certainly regarded the Michigan senatorial fight as a, very sweet
morsel.     »     .
GENEHAL INFORMATION COLUMN,
In this column are found miscellaneous items of importauce such
as articles lost, animals cstraycdi
business announcements, stock for ,
i sale, farms for rent,et(?.,.6tc« Five
cents perline p&r week.
Highest market price paid for rabbits. Leave at Wermuth restaurant,
S. MoEwan st.        A. H. Baker.    8-3
For pure leaf lard or  pure kettle
rendered lard go to Cole's market.
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6HfG Acres
Good fai'ming and grazing land,
sixty-five acres cleared, 100 acres of
prarie meadow, good running streams
and springs. Log horse barn for
three teams, hay barn, corn crib and
board house. Good well. Quantity
of timber. Adjoining Tailroad. For
sale cheap for cash.   D.Ward. 8-2
'For service,"—Ayrshire bull, King
of Grassmer, No. 7905. Weight 1,500.
Best breed of dairy cattle. Fee Sl.OOj
and must be paid at time of service.
H. P. Hubel, Olare R. 3. Bell  phone.
7-tf.
Life
Fire,
Tornado,
Wind Storm
Insurance.
First Olass Companies
Strict attention to business
Get our rates before you
insure.
WiiiMi & Bennett,
AGENTS.
CLARE   SENTINEL   OFFICE
Clare Wholesale Market.
Correoteti ©yery Thnrsdoy afternoon.
GRAIN.
No 2 Bed Wheat  68
No 1 White Wheat  70
Rye  go
Beans, hand picked :. 1 00
Red Kidney Beans per bu... 1.85
Oats  32
Olover Seed 7 00    7 25
FEED.
Hay, bailed 8 00 12 00
Straw „  500
PJRODUCB.
Butter....  . is
SifKS  20
Potatoes per bu  20
DKKSSKD MBATS.
Chickens, per lb  .10
Live ohickens per lb  .063
Hugs, per cwt ,... 7.25
Beef pei cwt  5.50 6.00
Mutton , „  8 00
Veal ,..*w ».. 7 50
HIDSS,
Green, perlb.  .10
That but a few years ago Lieutenant Governor Kelley was a district
school teacher and Speaker Whalen
of the Michigan bouse of representatives a life boat surf man surely
should lead the average boy to recognize unlimited possibilities before
him in this commonwealth of ours.
Besides this less than a half century
ago the Governor of our state was a
poor fatherless boy. Michigan is
another name for opportunity.
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Red Star
The best grade of
oil on the (market
only
12c Gallon
Granulated
Sugar
Per Pound
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Inventory
Sale
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sale prices from       |
January 10th to
February 1st, *07.
Your (xrooeryman
Both Phones.
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If the 1906-7 Michigan senatorial
contest hasteus the time when the
people themselves shall elect their
senators, then great good will result
from what to the average citizen has
been at best deplorable.
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