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ULABX MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 13, 191^   ,
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STATE CAPITOL
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SUPREME COURT
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Crowded   and Valuable
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JESditflrBeoilsel;-™
One of the important measures to
come Before the Legislature at the
coming session will be the enlargement of the* Capitol. The greatest
peed for immediate action comes
from the lack of proper quarters for
the accommodation of the Supreme
Court, and I deem it of so much importance that I desire to bring the
matter before the people in this manner in order that their attention may
be called to its urgency, and that
they may urge upon their representatives the necessity for action on
their part, and sustain and encourage them in an earnest effort to secure the needed legislation.
It is doubtful if the provisions
made for the Supreme Court in the
Capitol were as complete at the time
KeUey-SutheflandU
(From Hudson FopM
At the home of the bride'* parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. McKaban, on
Washington street, on Wednesday,
Dec. 4, occurred the wedding of Ruth
M.«,Kelley to Mr. Kirk E. Sutherland
of this city,
The ceremony was performed at
high noon by Rev. Hyslop in the
presence of the families of the bride
and groom.. The ring service was
used.
Immediately following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served at
the home, and the happy couple left
on the afternoon train-for a short
honeymoon trip to Detroit and other
places.
The bride, RotlvM, Kelly, has.only
been a resident of this city for a short
time, but she has already won many
friends and is popular among' the
young people. She is accomplished
and capable. Tje groom Mr. Kirk
E- Sutherland, came to this city also
only a short time ago, accepting a re-
sponsiDle position in the Bois State
Savings Bank. He too has the highest regard among all who have had
business dealings with him, and he is
also popular in a social way.
We are pleased to congratulate Mr.
Sutherland on their
of   bui'dirg as    the   accomodation J and Mrs. Sutherland on their happy
made for the other branches of the! marriage, and we are-glad ftfaat they
Btate government. The rooms for
the executive and legislative departments are well appointed and seem
to fairly meet the requirements of
the present day, while in some respects the rooms for the accommodation of the Court were inadequate
at that time. The clerk's room was
entirely too small at the first, and
the vaults were never of sufficient
aize to protect all the paperB and
records that should be Bafe from
fire; but as the work of, the Court
increased and records and files ac-
cumlated and the membership of the
Court doubled, the lack of room for
the proper accommodation of the
Court and the preservation of its
records is now a disgrace to a state
of the age and wealth of Michigan
and that boasts of so many fine public buildings for the various institutions that are the pride and glory of
our state. It is well to reflect in
this connection that the Judicial department of our government is an
independent and co-ordinaie branch,
the same as the legislative and executive, and that is the key-stone of
any system of free government.
Whatever criticisms may be put
upon Courts by some of the erratic
critics of the present day, the. fact
still remains that they must continue
to be the final arbiter in all matters
Judicial in their character if our
form of government is preserved and
the ultimate rights of a free people
protected. We firmly believe that
no government exists where the
personal liberties of the people are
so well protected as in ours, and the
place therein which the Courts are
made to fill, as in no other government to be found, proves the wisdom of the fathers in the founding
of our scheme of government with
the judicial department co-ordinate
with and independent of the other
departments. It is therefore proper
that it should have ample room provided for its work, and means provided for the preservation of its valuable records.
When the Capitol was built there
were only four judges in the Supreme
Court, while now there are eight.
The rooms that may hay© been suf-
ficent for four are entirely inadequate
for the use of eight. There needs to
be a room where they can all meet
for consultation with desks for each,
and rooms for each where he can do
his work alone, with proper accomodation for his stenographer. At
present some of the members of the
Court have private rooms in down
town buildings and garrets because
their are none in the Capitol to spare
for their use.
The room provided for the Clerk
fs entirely inadequate for the volume
Of work to be done at the present
time and very many valuable records
and files are .not stored in vaults for
lack of room in the scanty vanlt provided, and there is absolutely no provision made whatever for the accommodation of the bar that have business with the Court at its sessions.
Tills condition of things should no
longer be allowed to remain, and the
legislator who shall be unwilling to
taKe up this matter and work to correct it, lacks the qualities that are
necessary to understand and meet
the requirements of the people
whom he assumes to represent; and
the eitisen ©f the state who will oppose the wo*k or fail tf» be alive to
the necessity for action, fails tdl
appreciate the place he fills in .the
will make their home among ns.
A treat for   the  -feet.     Hiawatha
Indian slippers' at Lange's.
government that protects his proper*
ty, his liberty and bis life.
A committee has been organized
to urge this work forward, and while
I am not a member of the committee
I wish to urge upon the legislature
and.people of back it, the duty they
owe to themselves and to the state,
to each do his part in securing the
legislation needed to accomplish the
desired result.
Some of the miscellaneous departments of the government have also
been compelled to secure quarters for
their work outside of the Capitol and
when an addition to the Capitol or an
entire new building, whichever it
may be, shall be built, these wants
should also be considered and .provided for.
It is said that in the present building there is the most valuable library west of New York, and that
some of the material there could not
be duplicated in ease of loss, and
whose value is beyond calculation.
The building is in no sense fire proof
and in case of fire, such as have
occurred in several of the Capitol
buildings of other states? the loss to
the state-would be incalculable.
There should be a new wing or an
entirely new building that will contain rooms for the needs of the court,
with ample vaults to protect the
valuable records and papers now at
the mercy of the flame=. in case of
fire. It should be as near fire proof
as science can make it and be of sufficient size to hold the libraries that
are now exposed to the danger of fire.
When the Court and libraries are
moved, the space now occupied by
thpm can be arranged for the accomodation of the various minor departments that are now located outside
of the building. It will incur a large
expense but every citizen sf the state
should have enough patriotism to be
glad to see the expense met from finances of the state, to the end that our
valuable property may be made safe,
and the Supreme Court furnished a
home suitable to its wants, in keeping with its dignity and the place it
fills in our scheme of government.
In carrying out the work proposed
I am personally, strongly in favor of
a new building in no way attached to
the present Capitol building, and
whether it be a new'building or wing,
as I.nave said it should be as near
fire proof as it can be made. The
present building being in no way fire
proof, in case that should take fire,
it would be very doubtful whether a
fire once well started cou.d be
checked so that a fire proof wing
would not be in extreme danger,
while in a separate building the
danger would be reduced to a minimum. I am well aware that this
would be more expensive than a
wing but we hope that what may be
done will be well done. We will be
building for the future and the more
permanent way will be the economical one in the end.   .-    ■
However 1 am not writing to urge
any particular plan of mine, but
simply to endeavor to arouse .4ur
people to the needs of 'be state, and
to stimulate the legist are to act in
accordance with itanrt^nt demands.
O. W. Perry;
Clare, Dec. 9tb, idI2.
Circuit Court.
The calendar was cleaned up last
week tbeifpllowinR disposition'being
made of the several cases:      .SP^US
The • People vs. Duntop was ^con-
tinued on motion'of defendant. '
In the case of People vs. Albertson,
defendant plead guilty and was assessed a fine of $50 and costs with '20
days in jail.
In Langao vs. City of Harrison,
judgment by consent was efltered tor
plaintiff for $146.
In Lake.vs. McQivernr judgment
was rendered foriplaintiff in "the sum
of $55,82. '
The certiorari cases of Lewis ;ys,
Miller et a), and Miller vs. Miller
et al., also the foreclosure suit
of Zeller et al, «vs. Aram Bnffham,
were heard and submitted.
In Oapen vs. Capeu, Loomis vs.
Lccmis and Starkgy vs»-Starkey,> decrees of divorce were granted.
The case of Mead vs.McMullen and
Bentler vs. Bentler continued till the
next term.
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
Has   Made  Clare  the Trading
Center of This Territory.
A CHRISTMAS tARMEN.
John GreenleaPWfttttier.
Sound over all waters, reach out from all lands,
The chorus of voices, the clasping of hands;
Sing hymns that were^susg by^hejstarsi'of the morn,
Sing songs of the angels when Jgsus was born!
With glad Jubilations
Bring hope to the nations!- , -
The dark night is ending and dawn has begun;
Rise, hope o£ the ages, arise, like the sun,
All speech flow to music, all hearts beat as one!
Blow, bugles of battle, the marches of peace;
East, west, north and south, let the long quarrel cease:
Sing the song of great joy that the angels began,
Sing of glory to God and of good will to man!
Hark, joining in chorus
The heavens bend o'er us! ,
The dark night is ending and dawn has begun;
Rise, hope of the ages, arise like the sun, ',
All speech flow to music, all hearts beat as one!
Don't Worry.
If you receive this issue of the Sentinel and are not a subscriber, don't
borrow any trouble about it. You
will not receive any bill for the same.
Just cast your eagle eye through its
columns and see what you think
about it. See the amount of news
gathered up by Our correspondents.
.Notice what our business men think
about it as an advertising medium.
We furnish 52 numbers of the paper
with the "Magazine Section" once a
month, all for $1.00. Observe the
very low combinations with other
papers, The Michigan Farmer one
year for 40 cents is a corker.
Bert Putmatt/
The Greatest Millinery Sale
The Season.
Of
To dispose of the remainder of pur
faH and winter stock, our sale of
milinery will continue.
S3 and $5 hats at SI.50 and 82.00.
$8.50 to $6-hats at $4.75 and SI.50.
Children's hats at $1.75 and S^.25
now 50c and $1.00.
; White, beavers, everything except
those just being? made up, to go at
this reduction.   L. Halstead,!
adv.. Jackson Slock.
To Vernon Taxpayers*
I Will be at my residence on Fri*
days and at the   Glare Co. Sayings
Bank on Satur.dasst^jepeivo taxes,
:    Robt. S. Arcfissmbault,. 5-2 .
Claire; Creamery Oo, is t&gs. 4*eady
market for cream In Clare.
After an illness lasting for some
time, Bert Putman, a well known
farmer of Gilmore, died Friday, Dec.
6th, of diabetes. He was a man of
middle age, born in the Btate of New
York, but had lived in Michigan the
better part of his life. The funeral,
which took place Monday was conducted by Rev. Holmes of the. M. *E>
church at Far well, interment being
made in the Gilmore cemetery. There
is left to mourn a wife, whose maiden
name was Jennie Rogers, but no
children. His mother surviyes him,
together with several brothers and
sisters.
Card of ThatiKs.
We..desire to earnestly thank all
our friends and neighbors for their
great kindness in the sickness and
death of our niece and cousin, Miss
Mildred Chappie. Especially would
we thank the Ladies' Aid. We assure all that their kindness is appreciated.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Duncan
'. ij ■        '      sua" Family.
James Chappie and Family.
We doubt if there is a city in Michigan twice or even three times the
size of Olara that can boast of the
business which is done through our
Btores every year. It is not unusual
to hear words of admiration for
some of our business places from
visitors who live in towns of five and
ten thousand people. And it is 'not
so long since that a prominent man,
whose home is in a city of fifty thousand,-admitted that for push and
enterprise, few firms can surpass our
own. Certain it is that an occasional
trip to .neighboring towns and
county seats doesn't reveal that
sense of enterprise which is an
every-day matter with our merchants, and baB given the city of
Clare the reputation of being the
best trading point in this territory.
Let it not be imagined for an instant that this is an empty name.
The reputation is not based on a
scattering trade with a few people
^M4Jmm-iheraral.GQmmuuities~cloBB at
II hand. One has only to go over the
^ buyers'register at one of our big
department stores to dispel any
such notion as that. All the Bur-
rounding towns contribute to the
long roll of names that tell the story
of our success as a merchandising
center and the circle is steadily widening, We have heard several merchants Bay that their business for
the twelve months just passed far
exceeds that of any former year.
We don't have to go far for the explanation, when it is remembered
that our merchant adopted as his
motto "Don't wait for business,
ceate it."
Such an attitude Bavors little of
the cross-roadB store keeper of
twenty years ago the "old fashioned" merchant of today, who sits
snugly back in his arm chair patiently waiting, for stray customers. Now
all changed. " No old and musty
goods remain on the shelves of a
modern store. New stocks must
take their place every season. And
such a merchant is continually in
touch with the people, telling them
what the trend of fashion is with regard to dress, how the mjstress may
provide food for the family most
economically and with the greatest
regard for health, and giving them
valuable suggestions for the Holiday
shopping.
In conducting such a campaign of
education—teaching the public how
to buy best—the business man gets
his reward in added profits. And
the increasing importance of this
city as a trading point shows that
our business men have a high conception of the duties as well as the
benefits of this profession.
?To Purchase   Monticello.
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A movement is on foot to present
"to congress a mammoth petition for
the purchase of Monticello, Jefferson's old home, and make it government %jproperty as is Mt. Ver'non.
This %onId seem to-be* a very-creditable ''undertaking aiid Very ;.llkely
Will receive the unanimous Approval
of congress.
HARRISON. '
Interesting Items.from  Correspondent at County Capital.
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Court adjourned last Friday for %
special session to Jbe held,.in February, no afHxed.date.
Leigh Wilson made a business iaeip
to Saginaw last Friday.
Senator-Elect L. L. Kelley of Fa*-.
well was in the city Monday of iftafe
week.
The Thimble Club met at the hotn>
of Mrs. Joseph .Newbound last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hanson and little son, Jeffle, returned to their home
at Morley last Monday, after '*&■
week's visit with relatives there.
Miss Edna Joos is home; from Bay
City much improved in health. Miss-
Jpos will return to her studies .a*
Bay City during the week of Jan, 6th;
Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon returned
to their Dome in Clare last Monday*
after a week's visit with their daughter, Mrs, A. Artibee.
W. H, Wilson returned last week
Thursday from the East, after a'18
days' visit with relatives.
Oo, Treasurer Dorsey visited hi£
son, Carl, at Ypsilanti, the latter part,
of last week. .   .
Miss Christina Buck has been very
seriously iil with lagrippe the past
week, ■•"
Mrs. William Morrison and little
son, William, were Coleman visitors
tho latter part of last week.
Mrs. Harvey Kirshbaum was shopping at Ciare last Thursday. "
Mies Beulah McVey of Detroit was
in the city last Tuesday.
* Mrs. Violet Haans and little daughter of Detroit visited relatives her&
the first of last week.-
MisaThelma Morrison entertained
her little friend, Miss Merlian MeV
Farland of Coleman over Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Treanor entertained1
the Altar Society at her home last
Wednesday.
Mrs. W. Henry Wilson returned
Monday evening from Oadillac, after
a month's visit with her daughter,
Mrs. A. W. Johnstone.
Att'y R. E. Hughes loft Tuesday for
a hunting expedition at Arnold Lake,
home "of Mrs. O. E." Chapman lap*
Tuesday and had their pictures taken.
Daniel Hoover has moved his family in the Laughlin house.
There will be a Christmas tree atfd
exercises at the M. E. church Dee.
24th. "Santa" has made arrangements to be there to ta'ke part in th»
program.
H. K. Campbell has made arrange—
mentB for the band to hold regular
practice again.   This movement is> a
good one and should be encouraged.
F. D. Green of L'Mt. Pleasant cam©
Saturday evening to attend band-
practice. ■■'.;-
Miss Gertrude Richardson and
Charles A. Morrlssey made a business trip to Clare last Saturday.
Paul Weatherhead entertained Mrs.
Chas. Page's S.S. class at his home-
last Tuesday'evening. Avery pleasant evening was enjoyed' by all.      ''j
On Wednesday morning Archie-
Ackerman of Yernon, while working-
around a hay baler, received a serious and most painful wound that iB
likely to keep him quiet for some little time. In some way his foot wis>
caught in the press and the great toe
almost torn from the foot. Drs>
Reeder and Maynard were hastily
summoned and made the yonng man
as comfortable as possible. They
hope to save the foot in as nearly
natural shape as can be under the
circumstances.
INTO OPEN SWITCH.
Ann Arbor Motor Car Wrecked
But no One Hurt.
Cadillac, Mich.., Dec. 9.—Ann Arbor motor car No.'8 was wrecked at
8 o'clock near Park Lake. No one
was hurt and the.track was cleared in
a few hours. The car ran into an
open switch.
First reports of the wr*ok received
here stated that Motorman John
Scott, of Owosso, was killed and several passengers injured.
• - Some discriminating 'persons use
engraved cajling cardst Let us take
yourorder,^ ^
Serious Accideiit
GANGER SPECIALIST.
Dr.
Sober Cures   Cancer
Van Buren Ce. Man.
For
From, Blooiningdale Leader.
L. S. Moore of Glendale brought t»
this office Monday a cancer in a hof-
tle taken from his lip by Dr. W.; S.
Sober, formerly of Hartford, but nosV
of Clare. Dr. Sober is a eaincer debitor of no small caliber, "making this
his business, and traveling all of&p
the country.^ From here he goes to
Dayton, Ohio. The best feature ;tff
the doctor's treatment is that if he
fails to remove the cancer it costs
the patiefit nothing.    '• •.'•'..
To Arthur Twp. f ax JPayet's*
I wifl be at the T&wn ETall on; #rf*
day bit,each week t|ill *Jfcti'« 10 to'receive taxes.  J.MiKoiiii?, fceas. feS
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