1907-03-22; Clare Sentinel

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SENTINEL
Established 1878.
Off JciaJJPaper of the City.
CLAKE,   MICHIGAN,   FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1907.
New Series: VtfM5,No. 18
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Ti OFFICIALS HAVE
MADE GOOD RECORD.
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$1023
2253
1089
of operating
Finances -of City Conducted in a
Conservative Business
Like Way.
Oity Olerk Doherty's annual statement oil page three of this issue is a
marked contrast to preyious annual
reports of city finances. Before last
year semblance of report was published after election. Last year at
the last minute a -reports were issued
in pamphlet form with practically all
names surpressed and the officers Jiaid
for the pamphlets, all of which was
not presented to the council for
approval till afterwards, Two days
before election a summary of city
finances was published in the Courier
which report was not presented to
the council for approval till after
election.
Interesting facts are brought
by the Clerk's report:
1901-5 debts paid during tho year
1904-5 debts now due .
Total open accounts stlU owed by oity •
from 1904-5 exclusive ot $14750 bonds
and   interest   thereon   voted   .by
People
In face of the above facts and with
the rate of taxation reduced from
S4.40 last year to S3.90 this year per
S100 valuation still the following sums
have been spent for permanent improvements or are available in addition to'paying up running expenses:
City park, exclusive ofSOtrees donated
Cement walks, rebates and gravel pit
road built
On vault and fill at cemetery
"Fourth street sewer
Lowering Little Tobacco drain
Collected by county for Clare roads
City   mains  extended  and   connections for new water takers
Some of the principal running
penses are as follows:
Electric lights
Water system
Streets and walks
The actual expense
the water works powerhouse, including taps of city mains made by water
works engineer, is about 'S1550. The
cost of gasoline for the year was S834,
but most of this was at 10% cents a
gallon. A recent report of the board
of works says: "Por the nine months
from March 1st, 1906, to November
30th, 1906, the plant used 6186 gallons
of gasoline." At the present price
of gasoline this would cost the city
S866.04 for the nine months or somewhere about SHOO a year for gasoline.
Hence the need of gas, electricity or
some other cheaper power to operate
the plant.
The earnings of the water works
for the city were S1657 but as S160
advance payment and S150 back payment was collected from the railroads
the actual earnings of the year were
S1357. If five per cent interest on the
S35000 invested in the city water
system be computed along with five
per cent depreciation of plant the
annual cost above present earnings
is about S2500.
One rather amusing item is -that
the total amount paid A. J. Lacy for'
legal services is S67.70. There was
much criticism because the council
refused to confirm him as ex-mayor
and ex-city attorney for city attorney
and the boast was that the city
would pay him more than the 375
anyway. Mayor Benner alwavs employed Mr. Laey in legal matters for
the city but the S67.70 includes 831.25,
the last quarter's salary for last year,
he would received anyway. The police
department fund too is a revelation.
Cutting out the S248.20paid the night
watch as a heritage from last year,
which matter was not finally solved
for several months because of obstacles thrown in the way of the new
salary ordinance, the police and justice department of the city cost only
S77.94. A year ago some S600, including subscriptions, were paid out for
this department.
The total amount paid members of
the Oity fire department was only
S262.55.
The actual amount of city money
in  city treasury is   S784.42   as the
§1,113.14 school money is subject to
the  order  of the  school district at
■ any time.
The report as a whole shows a
strong; conservative business administration without violation of charter regulations to bolster up things.
Had the council been inclined to play
petty politics they might have ordered the $2000 note, handed down
to them from last year, to be renewed
so aa the more forcibly to'call attention to last year's finances, but instead they ordered indebtness paid
as fax* m possible to cut out interest
bearing notes.
Never before was there such a clear
statement of the city's business with
ministration to take the people into
their confidence; never before were
the city taxes and water rent so
closely collected. In fact there isn't
a cent of uncollected assessed dog
tax or water'rent and the general
loose ends of things have been pretty
well gathored in. There is a matter
of S150 owed the city by various
persons for gravel last year but that
probably cannot be collected because
the transactions were so irregular
that there is no legal Way of succes-
fully forcing paytttemt of such debts.
The entire present city administration, as a whole and regardless of
politics, is to be congratulated on a
sane, safe, progressive year of city
business.
Mrs Fred D. Green.
Harrison Correspondent.
Just when life's larger usefulness
seemed opening before her, after a
short illness, on March 8th, death
called hence the beloved wife of Deputy Sheriff, Fred Green.   "Funeral
COMMISSIONER'S DOTIES.
Greatly Increased   During
Last Three Years.
the
services were held from the Harrison
Congregational church March 11th
iu charge of Rev. W. Frost of Clare.
Interment was made in the Harrison
cemetery.
Gertrude Victoria, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. L, Pratt, was born on
the farm northeast in Grant in 1883.
In the community in or near Clare
she grew to womanhood and at the
old home little more than a year ago
she was joined in marriage to Fred
D. Green of Harrison. Now he is
left with a young baby. Besides her
parents there also survive two sisters, Maud and Ethel, and one
brother, Farnum, of Texas,
In addition to immediate relatives
the following from Clare and vicinity
attended the funeral: Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Johnson, Mesdames Chas.
Ross, C.B. Vancount, Howard Cas-
tello, Adam Chisholm, F. Schoonover,
J. Koontz and Miss Frances Smith.
Also deceased's aunts,Mesdames Joe
LaDuke, Carrie Bradford, and Mary
Flint of Saginaw, Miss Ethel Dusten
of Tusten aud Mrs. Arthur Pratt of
Lansing.
Gentle and womanly in life, a general favorite among friends, many
were the tributes of sympothetic
kindness to the* memory of her now
gone. From the Masonic order and
from others floral offerings gave
proof of practical sympathy.
GASOLINE, GAS
OR ELECTRICITY?
Wm. J. Diniipn,
At the age of seventy six W. J.
Dunigan passed away Tuesday morning after a short illness. Funeral
services were held from the home
yesterday by Rev. G. W. Maxwell.
Interment was made at Cherry
Grove.
Deceased was a native of
Locating in Canada, he
Anna Shepard and 54 years
ried life was theirs. In 1881 they
located in Clare. Three daughters,
Mrs. Wm. Kelley of Chicago, Mrs.
Joseph Perry of Gilmore, Mrs. W. L.
Adams of Saginaw, and one son,
Robert of Gilmore, survive -along
with the aged wife and mother.
Thus pass the suvivors of our pioneer days.
Ireland,
married
of mar-
The office of county school commissioner was created in 1892.. At
first the duties were largely advisory
except in conducting teachers' examinations. By law and by rulings
of the state department of public instruction these duties have gradually grown more definite. Changes of
school law in 1905 greatly increased
them.
State law now is to the effect that
the commissisner of a county shall
do what the state department of public instruction suggests. Under- this
ruling he is sent to investigate
records and finances of districts and
to straighten out tangles that now
and then arise, especially where new
districts are being formed. Under
direot instruction of the department
Com'r Welch has had to make several such trips in the performance of
disagreeable duty. The commissioner as the only elective officer connected with the truancy law enforcement
is by some people made the butt of
any criticism that may arise and it
was Com'r Welch who had to get the
law in working order in Olare county.
But as a whole the people will doubtless recognize work faithfully and
well done. The truancy law asks
only one of two things—that a child
shall either pass the eighth grade or
remain in school from the time he is
seven years old till he is fifteen.
The law is now well started in the
county and is running Smoothly. „
During the past years Com'r Welch
has made eighty-two visits to the
schools of Clare .county. With the
rapid increase of eighth graders taking" the state eighth grade examination the last year or two, 100 are
expected to take it this year at the
May examination. Three years ago
for the first time permanent records
of eighth ,grade examinations were
instituted in the county. At least no
such records were turned' over to
Mr. Welch by his predecessor. Likewise undei instruction of the state
department the passing mark was
raised from seventy-five to eighty
per cent, and eighth grade examinations for rural schools are conducted with the same care as teachers'
examinations.
So much is the clerical work of the
commissioner's office distributing all
sorts of blanks, state course of study,
etc., from the state department as
well as material from the state board
of health that commissioners of older
counties employ a clerk. Twice last
year Com'r Welch was called to distant points by the department of
public instruction to attend a meeting of consultation between the department and commissioners. Likewise he was local committee for the
county institute held as a part of the
Central Normal Jsummer school last
year.
State law has added new duties,
even irksome ones, to the commissioner's work. These have been put
into state law since Mr. Welch became commissioner. No other commissioner in Clare county has had
to work under these laws. He has
had to lead the way in working out
their application. It is his sworn
duty to see that school laws and regulations are reasonably carried out.
This he has done. Now the question
is, Shall he be upheld in the discharge of his sworn duty under law
or shall he be turned down because
he dared do what reasonable duty
and the final good of the boys and
girls of the county, demands. This
is the evident issue of the present
contest for the. commissionership—
Shall the rural schools of the county
be maintained on a resonably sound,
firm basis or not? It is a plain issue"
for the voters of the county to decide.
Referendum Vote to be-Taken on
Water Works Power April 1st.
The three questions to be asked
Olare voters April 1st demand that
all having the best interests of the
city at heart should inform themselves so far as may be on our *eity
water works, .„
At the present cost of gasoline,
fourteen cents per gallon, the aver-^
age daily cost the year round of gasoline for the engines is something
over S3 per day. This amount is according to a recent report of the
board of public works.
The cost of the gas producer proposed to be installed is $1015 which
with building necessary for it and
for storing a car Ipad of coal will
bring the cost up to from S1800 to
S2000. The company say they will
guarantee fuel cost not to exceed SI
for each ten hours of one gas engine's operation. There is, however, no guarantee as to how much
the gasoline engines would be cut by
the use of gas nor is there any form
of guarantee suggested covering this
matter or how long such gas plant
will last. Davy & Co. at Evart have
had splendid results with a gas producer. From other sources there
are conflicting reports as to effects
of gas thus produced upon machinery after two or more years' operation. The city's gasoline engines
eost.S2000.
The electric power proposition offers to furnish power to run the
pumps for S730 j>er year, taking the
power to the power house. They offer to duplicate any offer made,
backed up with a sufficient bond to
carry out such offer and they deposit
S100 certified check with the Mayor
to back up their offer. Under this
plan the city would retain her own
engineer and complete contr.ol of her
own machinery. It would, however,
require the city to purchase a 45-
horsepower electric motor at a cost
from $300 to S600. The gasoline engines would" not be used but would
remain in crank connection with the
pumps and always available at a moment's notice as at present. Just
what arrangements will be made for
power in case of fire, when electeic
lights are on, without interfering
with the lights is a question yet to be
explained. With a stand pipe available ordinary pumping could doubtless be easily taken care of by this
means.
The Sentinel submits that the
two or three debatable questions in
the last two propositions are the
things for the voters to seek information on. We have no ax to grind and
will gladly publish any authentic information on the subject.
Crippen-Clark,
At the home of the bride's sister,
Mrs. J. H. Welch, Sunday occurred
the marriage of Miss ..Grace M.
daughter of Mrs. Sarah Crippen, to
Victor   L.,  son  of Mrs.   S. Clark.
Rev. G. W. Maxwell tied the knot
in the presence 6f immediate relatives
of the contracting parties.
Both young people are favorably
known in the community. She formerly resided at Farwell but moved
to Clare about two years ago. He is
a Clare product and an employe at
the Pere Marquette depot.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark will go to keeping house at once. The Sentinel
ftvidoafc de$ita Oftth&pittb o£th6ad> offers congratulations.
Mm of. Registration.
Notice is hereby given that the
several boards of registration in and
for the City of Olare will be in session
at the places hereinafter mentioned
on Saturday March 30th, 1907, from
eight o'clock a. m. to eight o'clock
p. m. of said day for the purpose of
correcting and completing the registration list of said city, to-wit
First Ward—First Ward Hose House
Second Ward—McKeever Building,
corner of McEwan and Sixth streets.
Third Ward—City Hall
Dated, Clare, Michigan,
.. March 14,1907   •
>   John E. Doherty,
17-3 -■■; Oity Clerk.
Easter Supper
The young peoples' society of the
Baptist church will serve supper at
Duncan hall on March 30th, from
five o'clock until all are served.
Price, 15 and 20 cents.
MAYOR BENNER SAID NO
Council  Orders Publication, of
.   Detailed Financial Statement
Just the Same.
The final meeting before election
of the common council Monday evening asked the people for an advisory vote April 1st On the power question at the water works, ordered the
two 8125 indicators for the fire alarm
system returned and against Mayor
Benner's outspoken wishes authorized the publication of the city's annual financial statement in detail.
Two weeks ago Aldermen McKinnon and Mater tried their best to secure the adoption of a gas producer
proposition, but Monday .evening,
fearing tbe cars or something else,
voted with the rest to submit the
power question to the people.
The two democrat aldermen tried
te dispose of the city's annual financial report by filing it. Mayor Benner coincided with this view not to
publish it. He thought that all that
was necessary was to incorporate a
summary in the council proceedings
inasmuch, he said, as not a cent was
paid for its publication last year, no
city has such a detailed report published and it is not required by law.
The city charter requirement calling
for a detailed statement was read,
Midland's detailed statement published in both her papers last week
was cited and the fact of the Courier's bill for 86.50 for publishing the
clerk's brief statement last, year,
even though it never came before
the council till after it had been published, was also brought to the Mayor's attention. Still he objected.
But it Was finally voted to publish
the financial statement just the same.
When it Was all done the mayor
yielded gracefully and the meeting
ended in. a regular little love feast.
ISABELLA HAPPENINGS.,
Events    and   Incidents  in   the
Agricultural County.
It looks like IT. Wild andE. Bvooks
for the Vernon snpervisorship.
Over 89000 was, paid out for sugar
beets in the viqjnity of Rosebush last
season.
An extension of the Michigan Central across Isabella from^Midland to
Big Rapids is the latest gossip.
A sixteen pound badger vas caught
in a trap in West Wise the first of
the week.   Jess Woten set the trap.
"All quiet on the Potomac" is the
general summing up of local option
in the county ten days before election.
For the Indian school with 300 pupils at the Oounty Seat- Uncle Sam's
last congress appropriared the sum
of 856,100.
A Oounty Seat wit went after
mayor Miller so good naturedly last
week that even the mayor himself
laughs at his own administration.
Pat Roberts of Shepard, who was
bitten by a dog, hiked to Ann Arbor
to get Pasteur treatment for rabbis
as the condition of the dog suggets
hydraphobia.
Both the men's and women's Central Normal basket ball teams cleaned
up on their old time rivalfrom the
Normal College at Ypsilanti in the
game atMt. Pleasant last Friday.
Ti's alleged that present county
authorities are after saloon keepers at
a lively gait. Two arrests for alleged
violation of the Sunday closing law
were made at the county seat the
other day.
For furthuring the rebuilding- of their church in Gilmore, the
Ladies' Aid of the Methodist society
there have been sending out appeals
to ojbher Ladies' Aids asking each of
them for a dollar for the new church,
In this vicinity several have responded generously.
A north township farm home received a call from the county truant
officer the other day. In the family
was one young man who could
scarcely read. The children were
notln school and the father, who is
one of the largest tax payers in the
township, 'insisted the supervisor
would have to supply shoes if his
children went to sohool. The township didn't divvy up but the children
were in school the following .Monday
morning just the same. Credit mark
for truancy law.
Some of the grangers of the county
winked the other eye as they read in
the Patron Ex-senator Helme's little
thrust at Ex-senator Doherty, that
the nearest the latter ever got to being a farmer was to be the "Bell
Cow" of the senate. Withal they
sigh, "Anyhow I would like
to have • his Killarney farm in Vernon." There is, however, a pretty
good point in Helme's criticism of a
big appropriation for the state fair at
Detroit and the west Michigan fair
at Grand Rapids.
Another for Good Stock.
J. T. Owen on a new farm in southwest Surrey has just received two
registered shorthorn cattle, a beifer
and a young bull, from the Hummel
stock farm at Mason. They are
more developed for dairying thari
some other varieties in this locality.
With these two as a beginning Mr.
Owen expects to develop a herd of
shorthorns. He now has a herd of
some twenty other cattle. This is a
move in the right direction.
The One Price House, Germain
Piano Co., Olare—Open evenings.
* Order for Publication.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
The Probate Court for the.County of Clare.
At a session of said Court, held at the probate office in the oity of Harrison, in said
county, on the 16th day of March A. D., 1S07.
Present Hon, Asa C, .Gray Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of William
Jerred, deceased.
James P. Tatman haying filed in said court
his final administration account and his petition praying for the allowance thereof and
for the assignment and distribution of the
residue of said -estate.
It is Ordered that the 15th day of April A.
D. 1907, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said
probate oflice, be and is hereby appointed
for examining and allowing said account and
hearing said petition.
It is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given by publication of a copy
of this order, for three successive weeirs
previous to said day of hearing, in the Olare
Sentinel anewSPapar printed and Circulated
in satd.county.
Asa C. Gray, Judge Of Probate.
A true copy. 18-4
GENERAL INFORMATION COLUMN,
In this column aro 'foimd'.mlsccl.
lancous, items of iiuportauce sach
as orticics lost, animals estrayed,
business announcements, stoclcfor
' sale, farms for rent, etc,, etc. Five
cents per iino per wcclc.
The date of Mrs. Ladd's millinery
opening is March 28, 29 and 30.
Wanted—An apprentice   to  learn
the baokery business at La Pierre's.
For Sale—House and lot on sixth
street east-—Ohauncy Fick.    418-2
Auction Sale of Millinery.
We will offer   on McEwan street
at public auction sale  on  Saturday,
Miirch 30th, a complete line of new
lip-to-date Easter Millinery.
Mrs, J. Mason,
Mrs. W. L. Parrish.
For Sale—225 egg Ormas incubator
and brooder; 50 blooded barred
rock; one set of heavy harness.
B. H. Runyan.
Call at our oflice or drop a card
for valuable information on how to
raise Red Kidney- Beans.
Burch Wyman Grain Co.
For gale—Loose hay, both timothy
and clover—G. O. Leibrand, ClareR4.
For, Service—Thoroughbred Jersey
bull, registered No. 72666, Fee 81.00
cash. D. E. Mater.      18-4-p
For sale—Five brood mares aged
from three to seven years. Blacks
and bays, also several geldings*.  14-tf
D. Ward.
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FLOUR!
'The largest and most
complete line in Clare
county. Several car
loads bought before the
last ADVANCE places
us in a position to save
you money. Special
prices by the barrel.
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TAaohers' Examinations for 1007.
Notice is hereby given that examinations
of teachers for Glare county for tho year 1907
will be h61d as follows; —
lit Ati OS ABBS.
August, second Thuraday and Priday at
Harrison.
June* third Thursday and Friday at Harrison.
Also at all of the above examinations applicants for admission to the Michigan Agricultural college may write upon Questions
furnished for that purpose by the secretary
Of the State Board of Agriculture.
Examinations begin at nine o'clock 8u*n
time. ..:.,. "   •'-
Spring
Wood for Sa!e.
Dead ash and tamarack. Will deliver in sleigh lengths or cut. Also
green ash," tamarack and poplar.
Leave orders at Holbrook's store.
James Arrand, Olare. 13-tf
All kinds of chair caning and repairing, also upholstering.—Asher
Wood, West Second street.     13tf.
Money loaned on farms. Farms and
Lands for sale. S. W. Hopkins,
Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 51-26
To Builders and Contractors,
All work promptly and well done—
Geo. B. Eilett, Olare, E 2. 14-5
How A Child's Lire Was Saved,
G. A. Baker, Carney, Michigan,
writes: My little girl caught a cold
that lasted over a year. We employed three doctors, none could help
her. She got so weak she could not
stand. We used Warner's White
Wine of Tar. It cured her. Millions
of such cases terminate in consumption.        For sale by E. A. Anderson.
Are you tired, iagged out, nervous,
sleepless, feel mean? Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea strengthens the
nerves, aids digestion, brings refreshing sleep. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
For sale by E. A, Anderson.
P-BRg Marquette
TIMETABLE,
SEPT. 30, 1906.
Trains leave Glare as follows:
For Harrison, 6:25 p. m.
For Beaverton and Mt. Pleasant,
10:08 a.m., 9:08 p'. m.
For Saginaw, Detroit and Toledo,
10:08 a. m., 9:08 p. m.
■For Manistee, Ludington and Northwest,
8:43 a, m., 6:20 p. m
H. F. Moemjbb, Gfen'l Pass'r Agen
J. H. Gamjvbb, Agent.
Wheat
Brands
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Ceresota, White Swan,
E itlV;- pria? Patent,
Big Diamond and Export
Fall Wheat
Brands
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Lilly White, Sunlight,
Gold Band, Blue Ribbon,
Dewey, and G-old Medal.
Mour at our prices is
a good investment.
Buy your supply now.
Prompt Delivery
Your (rroceryman
Jas. Bicknell
Both Phones.
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The Resuli* of Typhoid Fever.
Mrs. E. Ives, of Ooldwater, Mich.,
says: '..'Typhoid fever left me with a
serious trouble with my throat and
lungs. Dr. Warner's.White Wine of
Tar Syrup cured me."
For sale by E. A. Anderson.
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