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QkAKE,   MICHIGAN    FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1908,
NewSeries: Vol. 13,No, 33
ADVERTISE GLARE COUNTY.
the
Earl   Wilson   Urges   that
County's Worth is not
Appreciated.
Earl Wilsoa of Harrison, who has
large interests in Clare county, stated
to the Sentinel in a recent interview
his belief that the county's development would be much more rapid if
there was abroad, outside of the
county, a correct estimate of the agricultural possibilities existing here. A
marked change of opinion for the bet-"
ter, he says, has in recent years been
brought about but he insists that
there is still a very erroneous opinion
existing. From wanderings hither
and thither he asserts that at least
two or three townships, not considered very valuable thus far, will prove
to be the equal of what are now regarded as the best townships.
Mr. Wilson is directly interested in
the proposed Grand Bapids & Manistee extension from Marion to Gladwin.
The preliminary survey between the
twojioints shows that a good road bed
can be had at a minimum expense with
a grade of less than ojae percent. This
is an independent enterprise, Mr. Wilson says, and not in any way related
to the Michigan Central. He holds
that such a road connecting with the
Michigan Central at Gladwin, and
later extended farther on, would give
a much shorter route across Michigan
to the northwest than any now existing. He also insists that the Pere
Marquette loop from Leota in Clare
county to Stratford in Missaukee
county will in the natural course of
events be built in the next few years.
All of this will aid materially in the
development of the county and so he
sees a future for Clare county growing
brighter as people learn to know the
county itself.
Glare County Pomona.
The meeting of the Clare county
grangers at If ester Dam with Eiver-
side grange last Friday brought out
about thirty-five in the afternoon and
in the evening the school house was
filled to overflowing. Elias Haddix
was given the fifth degree. The next
meeting of the Pomona will be held
with the Garfield grange at Crooked
Lake in October. A committee was
appointed to arrange a rally near
Dover in August and outside speakers will be procured for that gathering.
Seven granges were represented at
this meeting. Riverside of Arthur,
Advance and Eagle of Sheridan, Surrey, Garfield, Shea of Hamilton and
Grout of Gladwin county. The meeting was a successful, harmonious affair.
Master Haddix of the Riverside
grange welcomed the visitors and
Richard Emerson, master of the Pomona, made fitting response. The
program was carried out as given
previously in these columns. Interesting discussions were indulged in on
the various topics. The Riverside
grange furnished some good numbsrs
to complete the evening program.
nnual Sehool Meeting Monday
Under the new law the annual
school Meeting for school districts will
be held next Monday evening, July
10th.
For the Clare district the terms of
C. W. Perry and C. H. Sutherland expire as members of the board. Both
gentlemen have for many years served
the district well through the formative period, bringing the schools up to
their present condition, and there
seems to be no disposition to make
any chanse at this time. But to
guard against surprises on the part of
cliques itisdesirable that there be a
full attendance at this important
meeting. In recent years, for good
reason, school patrons in large numbers have been on hand at the annual
meeting. Let the same policy be continued this year.
The annual school meeting is one of
the most importont held in any district during the year. See to it Mr.
School Patron and Mr. Taxpayer that
you attend your annual school meeting
next Monday evening.
Sanford—Sohoonmaker*
At the home of W. F. Orout in this
city last Friday evening ocoured the
marriage of Hazel, daughter of Wm.
Sanford of Lincoln townsnip, and
Bern, son of Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Schoon-
maker, of the same township, Rev. G.
W. Maxwell officiating. Both young
people are highly regarded in their
community where he is the owner of
quite a tract of land. They will reside in Clare.
lo lore Days of Graee.
When debtors in Michigan in the
future pay up their notes they will
find that the three days of grace is a
thing of the past, and their obligations
must be paid on the date they become
due. This is one of the most interesting effects of the negotiable instrument bill signed by Governor Warner,
it covers all kinds of paper and is intended to make the Michigan law conform with that of most of the other
states. The law goes into effeofc some*
#ira© in Ajagosfc.
Wise Celebration,
The farmers' club celebration in the
form of regular monthly meeting with
a few extras thrown in was a success
atO. W. Knight's at Herrick Tuesday.
Dinner was served in tents and just
at the inopportune time the rains fell,
but any effort to cool the patriotism
of the assembled crowd, well on in the
second hundred gathered from far
and near, was vain. They feasted on
the fat of the land both for body and
intellect and otherwise celebrated the
nation's naal day.
X>. E. Alward gave a fine oration and
the rest of the program was up to its
usual high standard
Here and There in Isabella.
Rosebush aspires to a bank.
Shepherd is talking a live acre park
and an artificial lake in connection.
County Clerk Rowlader reports a
mighty good harvest of marriage
licenses.
Deertieid farmer's club has appointed a committee to try to induce the
Pere Marquette to extend its line
across Deerfield township.
The Central Normal summer pedagogues are candidates for base ball
honors. Morrison of Clare, one of the
number, will act as slab artist for the
aggregation.
Rosebush compensates the lacK of
school, within a mile of the village,
with the presence of four churches
and two resident pastors within the
village limits.
Big crowds gathered at Stevenson
Lane to celebrate Tuesday. From
north, south, east and west they came. •
There seemed to be no end of teams.
Tue copious showers scarcely seemed
bri cool the ardor of any. From 1,500
to 2.000 were present,
'Tis worthy of record that at least
me job of county ditching under the
rules adopted by the board of supervisors has been let. It's the Curtis in
Wise township and it was let lust to
spite the prophets who said there
would be no more ditching.
Editor Winsbip of the New England
Journal of Education, who visited the
Central Normal during the past year
and who gave the commencement address, says tnere was a larger per cent
of men there than at .any normal he
has visited in the United States.
Shepherd's impromptu celebration
was a success in spite of rain. Many
journeyed there from Mt. Pleasant,
prefering so to do, rather than to participate in a so-called "glorious" celebration at home on the third. Sports
and a ball game, the Shepherd reds vs.
Cadillac, were the features. The
Reds won ll to 0.
The attempted celebration at Mt.
Pleasant on the third was a failure.
The streets were not available for
sports. The better class of people refused to participate while, for the
most part, farmers and outsiders boycotted the affair. Of course a goodly
number .of the "glorious" were in evidence considering how small was the
crowd. Mayor Duell at least got a
little glory out of standing so firmly
against degrading the purpose of such
a celebration. It is noticeable that
two of the city papers opposed celebrating on the third, one midiy and
the other decidedly, while the third
kept grandly stradle of the fence.
Representative O. H. Adams, has
presented to the Grand Army Post in
this place a ballot voted by a Coe
township soldier, while at the front.
It is headed, "Lincoln and Johnson'
and was cast down south in 1864, and
among others, was sent north to be
counted. John F. Drlggs was running for Congress, and his name was
written on the ticket, and the name
of John B. Longyear erased. David
Jerome received the vote for state
senator, while the whole county ticket
had been erased and the following
names substituted: Sheriff, John A.
Johnson; Judite oi Probate, Richard
Hoy, clerk, Ohristopher O. Foutch;
register, W. W. Preston; treasurer.
Langton Bentley, For surveyor and
circuit court commissioner, no names
were voted, and for coroners, Marcus
Grinaell and Milton Bradley received
votes.—Shepherd Republican.
SHALL CITY PURCHASE IT?
Negotiations    in   Progress    for
City's Acquisition of Electric
Light Plant.
The next few days will determine
whether the city shall purchase the
electric light plant now owned
and operated by the Clare Electric Lfght Company of which Senator.
Doherty is the head.
Figures given indicate that, if the
final adjustment of trie matter is made
on a basis'satisfactory to the city officials and to Senator Doherty, it will
be possible to acquire the entire lighting plant and equip the water system
also for a sum not more than $4,000
or $5,000 greater than the amount
necessary to complete the program
mapped out for the new water works
system alone for this year. Besides it
is urged, with figures to verify the
claim, that the city could operate the
two plants jointly at a net saving of
from $1,000 to $2,000 a year over what
would be the expenditures by paying
$900 dollars a year for street lights and
operating the water works plant alone
These figures involve allowance for interest on money borrowed, depreciation of plants, etc.
In case negotiations bring satisfactory results and all the legal aspects
of the case are cleared up so that the
purchase is made, wells will be put
down on the city's land near the electric light plant, new pumps installed,
and both plants operated jointly at
their present location.
It is possible that by the time this
reaches our readers the deal may be
virtually completed, but it seems inadvisable at this time to enter into a
discussion of the details involved.
OFF FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
State Taxes are Reduced.
Standing at the bead of our splen-
pld list of state institutions is a group
of eight great educational agencies,
including the state library with its
admirable .system of traveling and
auxilitary libraries, for which the
taxes of 1903 and 1905 compare as follows:
University,
Agricultural Col.,
Normal College,
Central Normal,
Northern Normal,
Western Normal,
College Of Mines,
State Library,
1903-
$396,525
100,000
110,805
66,560
51,641
30,001
116,450
19,000
1905.
$397,525
233 810
122,850
96,565
48,000
51,108
100,000
13,000
$891,982 $1,062,858
These are the amounts both for current expenses and for all repairs and
improvements and for new buildings.
The amount for the Agricultural College, where the most of the 170,000
increase in this group occurs, was
swelled by the cost of a new building
to replace one burned while the legislature was in session, and of additional accomodation urgently needed.
Then we have a group of six asylums
for tlefectlAe and dependent classes,
four of which are educational:
3903
State Public School, $ 52,500
School for the Deaf,    105.500
School for the Blind,    48,400
Employment Institute
for Blind, 85,001
Home for Feeble
Minded, 161,600
Soldiers' Home, ■       143,375
Vicksbuig Monument, 10,000
Soldiera'Records,    ,   22,350
St. Louis Exposition,   50,000 1,680
Soo Celebration, 15,000
General purposes
Grand totals,
$99,520   $ 47,480
800,000     700,000
$4,003,025 3,871,225
Hoivton.
1905.
$ 56,922
101,925
41,350
29,250
119,825
224,500
Interesting Letter from Edward
Petit on his Trip from Leaven*
worth to San Francisco.
From a letter written his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Petit, by their son,
Edward, who recently entered Uncle
Sam's service as a member of the engineering corps, we give his impres-
pressions of an interesting journey:
We left Leavenworth, Kansas, on
the afternoon of June 22d. An all
night trip across a 600 mile plain takes
us on through Kansas. Next day we
see thousands of praire dogs and
toward evening we got a glimpse of
Pike's Peak, which we are told is
ninety miles away to the south. A»
two hour stop at Denver, beautifully
situated in the .mountains, and then
on westward again we go into the
mountains. It did indeed seem funny
to see snow all around us. Going
across the Alkalia plains, it was fierce.
We were 7,000 feet above sea level and
my nose bled all the time. The
country was dreary and uninteresting.
As we go onward a peak is seen high
above the rest and we learn it is Mt.
Shasta away to the north 120 miles, so
clear is the atmosphere.
From Ogden we go on to and across
the Great Salt Lake, twenty-two miles
across it on a bridge all the way. The
great American desert took us two
days to cross and HBthing did we see
of Interest except a few buzzards and
now and then a water tank. Our engine burned oil so we did not have to
coal. Reno, Nevada, is a pretty western town through which we passed
and then on and up across the Sierra
Nevada mountains 13,000 feet above
see level and one could get a snow ball
at any stop. At one place there was
1,500 feet clear space right down along
side of us. It looked a little "skltish"
but it was fine just the same/ The
Pacific ocean came into view 100 miles
before we reached it. Night came on
and when I awoke I found myself in
that metropolis of the west, San
Francisco.
California is all right now at least,
but right here the ocean breeze in
cold. I got a glimpse of some of those
red wood trees, over twenty feet in
circumference. Here in 'Frisco there
seems to be every kind of human being
on earth.
By trie time you get this I shall be
far out on the ocean. Probably I shall
not write again till I reach my destination and so in two months you
will hear from me again. But write
me every week and send the paper.
Monday-Harvey,   '
At the Clare M. E. Parsonage on
July 4th occured the marriage of
Bosella, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Mack E. Monday of Hatton and Calvin* J., son or Mr. and Mrs. Carson
Harvey of Sheridan. The bride was
attended by her sister, Myrtle, and
Fred Banks was best man. Rev. G.
W. Maxwell tied the knot.
$596,376 $573,772
The increase at the Soldiers' Home
is ta provide a new hospital building,
which the sacred trust the state has
assumed toward the indignant veterans and widows made imperative.
There follows a group of five reformatories, of which the first two are also
educational in their character. The
tax levies for these show a reduction
of a hundred thousand dollars:
1903
Industrial School for
Boys, $ 91,350
industrial Home for
Girls, 85,100
Michigan Reformatory, 9,100
State Prison, 173 435
Branch Prison, U. P.,    7,430
Current expenses,
prisons, 96,000
1905.
91,200
78,101
7,600
146,730
L7.3U
120,000
$461,515 $360,842
The current expenses of the prisons,
and of the insaue asylums, which appear below, are determined upon per
capita rates in joint session of their
governing boards, and ended in the
tax levies under authority of existing
statutes. The greater part of the
prison expenses are provided from tbe
earnings of the prisons. Below are
the five hospitals for the insane, com
roonly known as asylums, the new tuberculosis sanitarium, and the new
p?ycopathic ward at Ann Arbor for
mental diseases:
STATE TAX COMMISSION,
At Work  in Clare County to
Place the County's Valuation
on a Cash Basis.
Fred A. Mansfield of Grand I-Iayen,
member of the state tax commission,
was in Clare yesterday enroute to Harrison to begin operations on the
county's valuation. All counties
south of here have already been visited by the commission as well as a
number north. *Work is now on in
Gladwin county also.
The commission will, however, operate under the provisions.of the new
tax commission Jaw which goes into
effect soon. There will be no official
adjustments of individual valuations
or the valuation of townships. These
matters are all left to local assessors
and to the board of supervisors. But
the commission will seek to obtain a
cash valuation for, the county, such
valuation to become the equalized valuation as compared with the other
counties of the state. They will obtain what they term the cash valuation of each township which, while
not binding on the board or supervisors in equalizing valuations as between
townships, will possibly have some influence in equalization.
The method of work will be to ascertain the cash consideration in transferals of any lands, recently made in
the separate townships, The parties
to such transferals will as far as possible be interviewed as to the conditions of such purchases, the Jand involved examined and then finally a
value determined. From such examinations of individual cases, generalizations will be reached for a valuation
for sections and so on to townships.
The actual money paid in a given
transaction will not necessarily establish the determined valuation. In
Isabella in one township in particular
the commission found it fair to cut
the sale price very considerably.
The work of the board will be
watched with interest. It will take
probably two months in Clare county.
CROP PROSPECTS JiOOD,
Michigan Asylum,
Eastern Asylum,
Northern Asylum,
1903
$ 71,587
34.455
62,610
1905.
$ 39,5013
10,000
16,300
31,300
14,250
724,865
10,000
19,000
U. P. Hospital Insane, 78,775
State Asylum, 13,902
Current expenses,
Asylum?, 665,998
State Sanatorium, ,
Psycopathic Ward,
$927,327 $865,215
Owing to a fault in the tax clause
of the sanatorium bill, the cost of
building and first year's operation has
to come from the general purposes
fund. The new board of health comes
in this class, no special levy for Its expenses being made in the law reorganizing the board. The remaining objects for which taxes are levied by the
state in the two years here contrasted,
are arranged in two groups below:
1903
Fish Commission, $ 43,950
Dairy and Food Com , 25,000
State Highway Dept., 5,000
State Board Health, 6,500
Library Commissioners, 800
Forestry Reserve, 7,500
Geological Survey, 2,250
Biological Survey,
Adjt. Gen. Records, -     1,250
National Guard, 121,040
Naval Brigade, 12,105
1905..
$40,290
35,000
30,000
800
7,500
2.000
1,000
1,100
126,501
•  16,866
Reports from Various Points in
Clare and Northern Isabella
are Favorable.
The last two years gaye comparatively poor crops owing to unfavorable
weather, but Indications to date for
1905 are excellent. In almost every
direction as the visitor drives through
the country, the early crops seem to
be enormous, while root crops though,
some of them, having a poor start are
now growing rapidly.
Hay and wheat are a big crop. "Vast
quantities of the former now need
only ten days of «dry weather ,to harvest while the latter is few days
will be out of any danger of
rust. Some report smut and rust and
quantities of grain broken down by
rains, but a ride through the country
in almost any direction shows many,
many fields of the finest wheat hastening to the beautiful golden of harvest.
J. F. Brand was at his farm in Arthur
this week and reports that his crops
are better than they have ever been
before. He drove out to the farm ten
miles by one route, returning by another, and says all along the way he
noticed large quantities of the finest
wheat.
Rains interfered with corn and rotted some Potatoes in low spots but
root crops are now hastening forward
and a bountiful harvest is expected.
Letter from E. Tatman,
Editors Sentinel,—At the request
of a number of friends I make the following statement of conditions here:
We had a very cold, wet spring
throwing the farmer behind with his
spring work but crops are growing and
maturing rapidly, most of the corn is
waist high and looks well. Much of
the clover hay is cub and some of the
timothy. Rye is all or about all cut
and we are now in the midst of wheat
harvest.
I have lived here about nine years
and in all that time never saw so
bright prospects for the farmer as this
summer. All they need is about two
weeks to take care of their hay and
grain. The wheat crop is good, but
the acreage is rather small. Oats are
generally heavy and look well, but too
early to predict a crop. Hay of all
kind is a heavy crop and good quantity. TheAlsac clover is well filled
and about ready to be harvested. The
potato crop looks very flattering.
Home grown potatoes have been in
$226,404 $261,057
Agricultural Society, $5,0.00 $5,000
Horticultural Society, 1,500 1,500
Dairymen's Association,  30ff 300
Weather service, 1,000
U. P. Experiment Station, 5,000
Historical Society, 3,370       4,000
Mackinac Park, 5,000
Andersonville Monument 6,000
Monroe Monument,      5,000
Macomb Monument, 5,000
E. H. DeVogt, Photographer.
MODERN CLARE RESIDENCE.
The Sebewaing Sandstone Brick Co. have chosen the Frank B. Doherty
residence on Fifth street in this city as one to reproduce on paper for a
good example of what manner of structure their white pressed brick produces. It embodies the colonial cotiage style of architecture and was
designed by W. T. Cooper of Saginaw. Herman Lange had charge of the
mason work and D. J. Fox the carpentering. It is 29x42 feet and contains ten rooms and bathroom; is heated by combination system of hot
air and hot water; is plumbed throughout with sewerage connections and
lighted by electricity.   Many regard it as a model home.
Owl Stepfather in East Veroon
r A few evenings ago a large horned
owl visited Wm. McKay's poultry
yard for the purpose of getting his
supper, and as he crawled into a small
coop where a hen and chickens had
put up for the night, the prop that
held the coup up In some way slipped
out and down it came and here he was
with supper enough for ten owls., But
apparently he lost his appetite as none
of the family were hurt. When Will
arrived on the Scene the next morning,
the old hen loolced rather disgusted
over her new mate, and as the small
chicks didn't seem to take to their
new step-father, he was soon sent to
the place where all bad owls go. He
measured four feet eleven inches from
tip to tip of wings, *•
Bids for stand pipe for water works
system range from S4,i00 to 5,100.
use here for about ten days and if
nothing happens We will have a large
yield.
The crop of fruit in this section of
the country is rather limited. However, there will be enough for home
consumption, unless it is peaches
which are practically a failure. The
blight has struck the fruit trees in
this country. It has been killing the
trees for the past five years and unless
it is soon overcome it will surely annihilate the orchards.
This is a stock country. Hogs sell
on foot between five and six cents.
Cattle and sheep are very high.
Wages on the farm run from $16 to $20
per month, -Wages in the harvest
field by the day is $1.50.
You will pardon me for writing so
long a letter and will close by sending
you and your readers my best regards
E. TatmAb-,
: Juiy 5th4 '05. AkrOn, Ind.
GEHERAL INFORMATION COLUMN,
In this column are foimdHmlscel-
1 laneous items of importation-; sucli ■
as articles lost, a.nlraals'Iestrayccj,
business announcements, stock for ,
i sale, farms for rent, etc., etc.    X?iye
cents per lino per week,
Lost—Between the racket store and
one mile south of Clare, a lady's black
jacket.   Leave at the Racket.
For sale cheap—Lady's   wheel ,
nearly new.   Mrs. A, L. BLAOKBiraN.
Fob Sale—Two Beagle hound pups.
—A. J. Egbert. Inquire at Mrs. S.
D, Eiohelt's.
Ice Cream Social, raffle and entertainment at Sheridan town hall, nine
miles northeast of Clare, for the benefit of Advance Grange, July 13th. 32-2
Fob sat,e—Baby carriage, furniture,
etc. Mes, E. A. White.
Fob Sale—Some improved large
Yorkshire pigs, eligible for registry,
at E. W. Allen's. 28 tf.
Good side saddle and riding suit for
sale.—Mrs. J. Mason. 30-3
Household Furuiture for Sale—Parlor and bed room suites, two stoves.—
Eli Cnoss.
Niagara, Fails Excursion
Thursday, August 17th,
The Ann Arbor R. R. will run its
Annual Excursion to Niagara Falls,
Toronto, Montreal and Alexandria
Bay Thursday, August 17th. Special
train will leave Clare at 4:35 p. m.
Fare for the round trip to Niagara
Falls 5.25, to Toronto tbe fare will be
$1.50 higher, to Alexander Bay* $7.00
higher, and to Montreal $10.65 higher
than to Niagara Falls. Special train
will run through to the falls without
change. 33-6
Sunday Excursion to Toledo.
On Sunday, July 9th, the Ann Arbor
R. R. will give an excursion to Toledo.
Special train leaves Clare at 5:20 av m.
Fare for the round trip $1.50, Wal-
bridge Park and Zoological Garden,
Toledo is one of the most attractive
places in this section of the country.
It is estimated that fully 50,000 people
visited the park last Sunday.
Tickets will also be sold to Ann Arbor for this train at rate of $1.25 for
round trip and to Owosso at $1.00.
EXCURSIONS
VIA THE
Pere Marquette
LUDINGTON. MANISTEE,
TEATEBSE CITY.
Sunday, July 9th. Train will leave
Clare at 8:00 a. m. Fare to Ludington
and Manistee 75c, to Traverse City
$1.50. See' posters or ask agents for
particulars. 32-2
VIA THE
D&B LINE.
oust Two Boats"
FFALG
1h
DETROIT^BUFfALCL
^TMMBOAT CO.
CLEVELAK
the direct and popular
route to points east
DAILY SERVICE, JWAY 10th
Improved Exjiresa Service (li honrs) Between
DETROIT and BUF-FALO
Weave DETROIT Dally   -    5.00 P. M.
Arrive BUFFALO   *'       -    9.00 A. M.
ConnecUnft with Morning/ Trains for all Points In SEW
tOMt, MSSiNS¥I.VAStt and NEW ESQLASB 8TATBS.
Through Tickets sold to All Points, and Baggage
Checked to Destination.
Leave BUFFALO Dally -   5.30 P. M.
Arrive DETROIT     "      -   7.30 A.M.
Connecting with Early Morning Trains for Pointa
North and West
Bate between Detroit and BnlFalo 48.50 ono war,
fG.50 round trip.   Berths $1.00, $1.501 Staterooms
|2.6i> each direction.
Send 2c Stamp for Illustrated Pamphlet. •
& RAH. TICKETS HONORED ON STEAMERS
All Classesof Tieltoto cold reading via Grand Trent,
Michigan Central and Wohaeli Railwaya between Detroit arid BnffaKi willlio acwptoil for tmrosptirtatioiiba
D..5SB»Stti. fa either direction between Detroit and'
Buffalo. AiA.HpHASlZkti8 &F.T.H.,Detroit,M!cJi