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Established 1878.
OLARE,  MICHIGAN,  FRIPATMOBNING-, DECEMBER 29, 1905.
New Series; Vol. 14, No. 6
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FARMERS' INSTITUTE,
Program for che Meeting to be
Held in Clare January 12-13.
Indications point to a most profit-,
able gathering of those interested in
agriculture in Clare, January 12-13
J. W. Hutchins of Hanover will be m
charge and will speak on general farming and soil fertility.  0, A Tyler of
Nottawa will discuss corn, potatoes
"and kindred topics.   U\ F. Rogers will
be here to give an address   on good
"roads,   P. B, Reynolds of Owosso will
be authority on fruit and orchards and
Prof, E. E, Bogue will give an address
on the farm  wood lot.   Mrs. C. M.
Partohwillbe state speaker for the
women's seotion.   With such an array
. of talent to be present, our farmers
generally should plan to attend.   The
main features of the program follow:
Friday, 10:00 a m.
Introductory Remarks—Pres E W.
Allen,    "
Music.
Cultivation of Soil and Crop Rotation.—J. W. Hutchins.
Discussion—H A, Fairman.
Importance of Seed Selection —P.
B. Reynolds.    •
1:00 p. si
Question Box in Charge of P. B.
Reynolds
Clover, Alfalfa and other Legumes.
—J. W. Hutchins,!
Discussion—I. H. Thompson.
The Farmers' Orchard.—P. B. Reynolds,
Discussion—Wilmob-* VanSickelen.
The Farm Wood Lot.—Prof. E. E.
Bogue,
Discussion—P M. Loomis
7:00 p ar
Music— Orchestra.
Recitation—Winnie Easier.
How to avoid  Law Suits.—C   W.
Perry.
The Home and the School.—O. A.
Tyler, Nottawa.
Music—Orchestra.
The Farmers of Tomorrow.—J. W.
Hutchins
Saturday, 10:00 a. ai.
Potatoes and How to Raise Them.—
O. A. Tyler.
Discussion—Wm. McNeil.
Rational   Stock   Feeding.—J.   W.
Hutchins.
Discussion—C. H Sutherland.
Business Session.
1:00 p. at.
Question Box  in charge of C  A.
Tyler.
Vocal Solo—Miss Lena Dunwoodie.
The Farming  that  Pays.—J.  W.
Hutchins
Discussion—Dr D. L. Kelley,
Corn and its Culture.—O. A. Tyler.
Discussion—Luman Burch.
Improving Country Roads.—F. F.
Rogers.
Discussion—J. A. Jackson.
woarBisr's section.
To meet at    tbe   Congregational
Church at 1:30 p. m., January 13th.
Music—Vernon Choir.
Invocation—Mrs. W. J. Frost.
Address of Welcome—Mrs. N. Bicknell.
Besponse—Mrs. Wm. McKay.
What to Cook, How and  Why?—
Mrs. C. M. Partch.
Discussion—Mrs. A. Thurston and
Mrs J. L. Littlefield.
Recitation—Mrs L. M. Converse.
Election of Officers.
Local Subject.—Woman's Duty to
the Home:
Inside the Home.—Mrs. Ruth Meln-
tosh.
Discussion—Mesdames Dunlop and
Loomis. °
Outside the Home.—Mrs. F. Lam-
oreaux.
Discussion—Mesdames A J. Doherty
and F» McJames.
Recitation—Mrs. John Wilson.
Music—Home Sweet Home,
imily
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On Christmas day members of the
Benjamin Clark family gathered ajb
the home of J. B. Phinisey in Vernon
to renew family ties. They came
from far and near with their families,
twenty-four in all being present" All
members of Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Clark's families were,present except
her brother, A. L Presley, of Tweed,
Ont., and his brother, T..E. Clark, of
Port Huron. ,
Besides Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Olark the children present with their
families were Geo. V; Clark and Mrs.
A.-I*. Presley and three children (one
daughter absent) of Tweed, Ont, D
W. Clark,'Mrs J. B. Phinisey of Vernon and Mrs Ohanncey Fick.
Farm for sale, or will trade for city
property. Inquire of Samuel Young,
east Fourth street. 5-3-p.
For service,—English berkshlre hog*
0. EejrDOlds, one. uiile east of Dover,
5-3-p,
Yuletide Weddings.
"Northon-Brewer,
At the home of the bride's parents,
M.T, and Mrs, * Oharles Northon ot
Vernon, at high noon Wednesday
occured the marriage of their daughter, Lena, to Morton E„ son of Mrs.
Carrie G. Brewer. Iq the presence of
a goodly number of immediate
friends and relatives, Rev, W.
Jerome Frost of the Clare Congregational ohurch spoke the word's uniting
them in the bonds of holy matrimony.
The bride was becomingly attired in
a pea brown travelling suite and
attended by her sister, Charlotte,
while Clarence Tice was best man.
Following the oyemony a wedding
dinner was served. At 2:40 amid
showers of rice the bridal party left
for a trip to the south part of the
state.
Both young people are Vernon
products and both are widely known
and highly respected, she for )ier
almable qualities and he for industry
and real manhood. Many beautiful
and useful presents showed the kindly
regard of the givers. Mr. and Mrs.
Brewer will reside on the Brewer farm
in Vernon.
From a distance the following were
present:" Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ellis of
Sarn.a, Oat., Miss Lottie Baker of
SdcBain, Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Northon
of Farwell and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Gowery of Marion.
Brown-Warren.
At the M, E. parsonage Wednesday
Rev. G. W. Maxwell joined in marriage Miss Rose Brown of this city and
Warren A. Scott of Hancock, Wis.
The bride is one of Clare county's
successful teachers and her many
friends wish her continued success in
the select school to which she now
goes in a sister state.
Burke-Brown.
Miss Melvina Burke and Wm. E.
Brown were united in marriage by
Rev. E. Frazer Bell at the Congregational parsonage at Farwell last Saturday.
Pickard-Plane.
At   the    Farwell   Congregational
paisonage  Tuesday, Rev. E. Frazer
Bell   joined   in marriage Miss Cora
Pickard and Nelson E, Plane.
Abbot-Miser.
.Brown Correspondent.
At the home of the groom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Miser, at Dover
Sunday their son, James, was joined
in marriage to Effle, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Abbot of the Brown,
Rev. E Frazer Bell of Farwell officiating. These young people have
spent their whole lives in this
vicinity and have many friends who
wish them happiness and a life of
prosperity.
Mathews-Stearns.
At the home of the groom's parents,
Mr and Mrs. Geo. Stearns, in Vernon
December 18tb, their son, Otis, and
Blanche, tbe daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Mathews of Isabella were
united in marriage, Rev. J. M. Jen-
son of Rosebush officiating.
The bride wa. prettily gowned in a
delicate shade of green silk and was
attended by her sister, Miss Maud
Mathews John McDonald of Olare
was best man. The bride is a worthy
young lady with lets of admiring
friends while the groom is an estimable young man and the centre ot a
large circle of friends, all of whom
extend best wishes to the happy young
couple. Many useful presents attest
the respect in* which they are held.
They will reside at the groom's home.
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ig Christmas Business."
The last two Saturdays were veritable fair days in Olare, the business
section presenting a most animating
scene with the crowding and constant
coming and going of team.. During
several other days too there was a
large amount of traffic. A visit to the
various places of business shows many
empty 'shelves and every indication
verifies the testimony of the merchants that the Christmas trade has
been exceptionally large.
Glare Study Club.
Program for the meeting to be beld
at the home of Wm. Wolsey, Fifth
street east, January 2d. China is the
subject of study. The club has a
membership of twenty-seven:
Roll call—New Yew resolutions or
sentiments.
Piano solo—Miss Wolsey,
Geography, climate and production
Mrs. A. J. Doherty.
Vocal solo—L'awrence Jackson.
Political History to 1370 A JD.—Mr.
Burch,
JOSEPH DIXON.
Prominent Vernonite and Former
Isabella Co, Treasurer Dead.
At the age of sixty-four after an
illness of three months Joseph Dixon
died at his home in Vernon Christmas
night. The funeral occurred from the
home Wednesday, Rev G. W. Maxwell,
preaching the sermon and in the beautiful service of the Masonic fraternity
the last adieus were said -at the grave
side in Cherry Grove. John Q. Look
lodge had charge of the funeral and a
delegation of Masops from Mt. Pleasant was also present.
Deceased was born at Keswick in
England. When young he came with
his parents b? Canada and subsequently moved to Michigan. Thirty-three
years ago he located on the old homestead on section eleven in Vernon and
lived thereon continuously up to tbe
time of his death, transforming eighty
acres of what was when lie took it bub
wilderness, into a modern farm. He
took interest in matters outside of the
home ahd for four years served as
treasurer of Isabella county and was
also Vernon's clerk and" treasurer.
At the age of twenty-four Mr. Dixon
was united in marriage to Miss Isabel
Frewellat Oxbridge, Ont. To that
union were born three sons, W. J.,
W R of Vernon and Charles of
Marion, and one daughter, Mrs J.
Lane of Vernon, all of whom with the
widowed mother now mourn the demise of a loved father and husband.
One-sister, Mrs Lizzie Fltzpatrick of
Detroit, also survives
Thus one by one pass from our
midst the pioneers
Wise Farmers' Club.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Wm. Duncan at Stevenson Lake commencing at ten a. m^,
January 2d. 1906. The program is as
follows:
Song,
Invocation—Rev. J. H. Lowe.
Address of Welcome—Wm. Duncan.
Response—Frank Gorr,
Dinner.
Song,
Topic—How does Michigan compare
in general agriculture with other
states in the union?—Rev. W. M.
Younglove, L. Richards, J. L. Little-
field, A. C. Stoy and others.
Collection box in charge of George
Snear. ♦
Paper—A. R. Canfield.
Selection—Mrs.  John McLaughlin.
Report of delegates to State Farmers' Club.
Paper—Mrs. A. E. Mulder.
Business.
Table Committee—Mesdames A.
Servis, G. Saear, F. Philipps, E. Allen
and G. Dennis.
Reception—Mesdames Loomis and
W VanSicklen.
Everybody welcome. Bring baskets.
Heard on the Street,
foi-
The* authorship of most of the
lowing will be readily guessed;
"Weil, I've gob only half a dozen
odds and ends on my shelves after the
Chris "-nays rush.. But I'll soon get
more, you bet,"
"I guess the Mayor tried to give me
tho double oross on that deal."
"I'm mighty glad its over with for
another year anyhow.   I'd go crazy if
I had to bother with   pi-esents any
oftener"
> Who says the lid is on ?"
"lb would be a great delight to me
to serve as commissioner of schools
w.bh Bro. Canfield as Superintendent
Of Public Instruction. May be 1 can
get him to announce his candidacy for
1000 "
"I'm three entertainments ahead.
The Qhristmas trees were on different
evenings this year and! took 'em all
in without costing me a red cent.
Gee, I just gob there early and took
those church seats I'm entitled too
when I don't go but once a year."
"I like the airs Clare i^ putting on
but they come jusi> a little bib high
about now a't tax time "
Still Moving.
Last Monday morning E. C. Ober-
holtzer and family started for Clare
county, where they are to make their
future home, They met with an accident about four miles north of town,
when one of the tires on one of the
wheels of the wagon in which they
were riding, was broken and they
were obliged to remain by the roadside while Mr. Oberholtzer brought
the broken wheel to Mason for the
needed repairs. While the wheel was
being repaired, Mr. Oberholtzer was
informed that another accident had
happened, this time the wagon being
overturned, with his family. He
hurried to the scene and found that
Clare Wilkins, living near the Wilkins
Memorial, in trying to pass the outfit,
had driven too close and "upset" the
wagon and occupants, breaking a
range and several articles of f urn/ture,
The occupants escaped with slight
bruises. Tuesday morning Mn Wilkins settled for the damages d(/ne and
latest reports were that Mi- Oberholtzer and family were "moving
northward."—Mason News. /
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Has the Baby Been Rejistered?
Parents of children b'oj-'n in Michigan after January 1, jl906, Prill he
interested to know that' under a new
law lb is the* duty of the physician or
midwife to file a correct certificate of
birth with the township, village or
city clerk or with/the city health
officer in certain cities within ten
days after the djfte of birth. An
accurate record is Ihus assured which
may be very valuable in after years
for legal purposes. Parents, should
See that the bMhs of their children
have Been duly/recorded,
Here and There in Isabella.
Rosebush Odd Fellows propose or
canizing a lodge of their own.
The Mb Pleasant buggy box and
folding crate factory is moving to
Pontiac.
The Alembic postoffice in Chippewa
township will be discontinued January 1st.
The hustling village of Shepherd
has lightning on the brain and is determined to get her streets properly
illuminated with electricity.
James Workman of Mb. Pleasant
died last Friday from the shock
Incident to the amputation of a leg
rendered necessary from being twice
broken within a short time.
Some of the state papers last week
published the picture of Judge Dodds
describing him as the attorney defending Mrs." „Sw_t_.er. The name
Frank Dodds was appended to It.
John Wenig of Mb. Pleasant surprised himself by offering up $100
worth of incense to the god of Forgeb-
fuilness, The valuable greenback was
accldently burned along with some
waste papers.
Even if it did cost the county lots of
money to try Mrs. Switzer on tbe
charge of murder and then acquit her,
there Is some small gain In that it
furnished entertainment for a goodly
number of taxpayers.
John W. Painter of Bianchard in
Rollaad township is under arrest
charged with having criminal relations with his twelve year old daughter. He is fifty years of age and has
a wire and six children. He was arrested on the evidence of two attending physicians.
Isabella county has twn Cases before
the supreme court scheduled for January 2d, Getchell vs. Dusenbury et al
and Gray et al vs. Eldred. The last
named deals with the right of a supervisor to take action on behalf of his
township against a county drain commissioner's building of bridges in connection with new ditches.
A feature ot the farmer's institute
at the county seat January 12-13 wiil
be a corn contest and Instruction on
corn growing by Prof. Jeffery of the
State Corn Improvement Association.
Other speakers aud subjects will be
E. A. Ellis on dairying, C. A. Tyler on
potatoes, sheep and corn, 0. H, Alvord
on farm crops and stock raising, Mrs.
C, W; Pa<*tcli on poultry and the
home, and Com'r HUrly on good roads,
A Wise township farmer along tbe
course of the recently dug Loomis
ditch finding himself up against a
hard proposition to meet al] hi-i taxes
hied himself away to northern counties and in a short time/thanks to his
resourcefulness as a trapper, returned
with a net gain of $50, which along
with what already was to his credit
at the bank wiped out his taxes which
were well along in his second hundred
of dollar*..
Under a ruling of the Department
Of Public Instruction school districts,
wherein the primary school money
was in excess of the teacher's wages
for the year, are'exempb from the one
mill tax. These districts are: Cold-
water, district i; Chippawa, district
4; Deerfield, district 0; Isabella, district 6; Denver, districts.!, 3, 1 Fr.
ar«d3Fr.; Giimore, districts 2 and 3;
Nottawa, districts 1, 2 and 6; Sber*
man, districts 2, 4 and 6; Union, districts 2 Fr., 3 and 6; Vernon, districts
6 and 7 \ Wise, district 4.
MRS. SWITZER ACQU1TED.
She Leaves Isabella Co. to Re-
-. side with Her Son at Goodells.
After-foui; hours of deliberation late
Friday evening the jury in the case of
Mrs. Margaret Switzer, charged with
the murder of her husband at Leabon
on. the night of September 20th,
returned a verdict of not guilty Judge
Dodds promptly discharged the
prisoner who with her son, Dr. McCue
of Goodells, spent- the night at the
Bennett House. Subsequently she
went with him to his home.
The case consumed ■ five full days
and was fiercely contested throughout
and was a remarkab'e one In several
particulars. The sympathy of the
public was with the prosecution and
against the woman. The emphasis
laid upon the woman's jealousy by the
prosecution charactertzingheras often
acting crazy throughout the fatal
quarrel, with the able presentation of
fhe self-defense theory by the attorn
eys for the defense made conviction
Impossible. This bacame apparent
when the judge in his charge to the
jury cal ed attention to the idea,
whether from tbe facts in the case the
woman shob he- husband during a fib
of temporary insanity. The respondent in the case, however, contributed
mosb to her own acquital. On the
stand sbe told her story of the tragedy
and four hours of direct examination
and cros_ questioning failed bo tangle
her concerning the facts in the case.
Her story made a strong impression
on the jury.
Great interest in the trial was manifest, the court house being crowded
everyday. A large crowd gathered
at the depot at Mb. Pleasant Saturday
to see Mrs. Switzer leave for Goodells
To those who spoke to her she w_ts
very effusive. She seemed liappy and
wore away one of bhe finest widow's
bonnets Mt. Pleasaut's millinery parlors ever produced.
Tbat $5.00 'Phone Message.
December 22d, 1905.
Editors of bhe Sentinel,
Clare, Michigan.
Gentlemen—In your last issue you
state chat among the bills allowed by
bhe council was one of $5 for a single
telephone message by the Mayor.
This is true, but'not the whole truth,
and the fractional statement of it,
leads to an unfair intimation, which
I wish corrected by the publication
of this letter, and if I am too verbose,
insert it ab advertising rabes and send
me your bill and I will remib.
The pumps were lefb ohb of allign-
menb by the Gould Co. and because of
this, bhe engine men were held here
at great expense, for which the city
was apt to be liable. Pursuant bo direction of B. O. W. I phoned to Gould
Co. at Chicago, to send a man to make
the necessary change. The rate was
high, service poor, and the message
long as the clerk ab Chicago was unfamiliar wibh bhe situation and required much detailed informati'on as
to exact measurements, and I also had
to debate tbe question to prevail upon
them to send a man to reset the
pumps at their own expense The
message was $5, which I paid, and
charged ib to the city. The city has
charged iC to bhe Gould Co. and de-
ducbed it from their bill for pumps,
hence bhe message was without cosb
I bo bhe city. Had you observed the explanation attached to my bill and
stated in your mention of this matter
that ''the cost of the message was
charged by the city to the Gould Co.
and deducted from bheir bill" (a matter of two lines in your paper) no false
impression would have arisen. I have
no means of correcting this error except through your column**, hence ask
the publication of this letter. Ib is
not what you stated bub what you
failed to state,—this statement of the
truth fractionally—to which I take
exception. I court publicity in connection with my offijiil affairs asking
only that sufficient facts be stated bo
do me jusbice.   Yours truly,
Arthur J, Lacy, Mayor.
Ab the time bhe Item referred to
above was published, the Sentinei.
had no knowledge about it farther than
that given in the item as published.
On receipt of the Mayor's letter the
finance committee, who audited tbe
bill, were interviewed. One positively affirmed that no explanatory statement, that the 85.00 was to be charged
back to the pump company, was attached to the bill and that the Mayor
said he hoped the council would see
fit to allow bhe bill but that if they
did not he would pay it himself. The
other member could remember-nothing very defeulte aooufe the matter.
A call at the cleric's office failed to
reveal anything vety satisfactory.
We gladly publish the Mayor's letter without charge,
Free
Flour Sale
Bicknell
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$450
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Spring Wheat
$550
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Clare,   -    -  Mich,
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We want your G.'od
Milling Wheat
Oats and
Buckwheat.
Will  pay  Highest Cash Prices   for
these grains,
GALLAM & CORNWELL.
Dry Stove Wood for Sale,
75c per cord in yard or delivered in
Clare for $1.00. Also any quantity of
green wood. Henry Wild, Clare, R. 3.
Union phone.    " 2-tf.
Bitey organ for sale,    Mrs. E. A,
White, Olare, E. 6. 3-tf
GENERAL INFORMATION COLUMN,
tn this coli'mit are found miscellaneous items of Iniporta-K*-. Such
as articles lost, animals estrayed,
businessaunoiincenicnt.s, stock for
i sate, farms for rent, etc, etc. Fiye
cents per line per weejfc.
The Clare Iron and Metals Co. pay *
highest cash Drises for all kinds of
old iron, metals,  rubber,  rags,  etc.
Office ana warehouse west of P. M.
freight office. 45-tf
Wanted at once—4000 bushels of
potatoes.   Burch-Wyman Grain Co,
Buy good d ry wood of Burch-Wyman
Grain Co. at $1.50 per cord. 6tf
Fob salts—Span pf horses, five and
six years old, weight 2900, perfectly
sound. Inquire of W. S. Hamilton or
W. H. Reid, Ooionville.
For sale,—Magic lantern outfit
complete. Wm. Martin, Clare. Bell
.phone. 3-4-d.
If you wish to earn more, you must
learn more. The International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pa.,
will tell you how, write now.
WANTEDi-by Chicago wholesale
and mail order house, assistant manager (man or Woman) for this county
and ajoining territory. Salary $20
and expenses paid weekly; expense
money* advanced. Work pleasant;
position permanent. Ho investment
or experience required. Write at
once ror full particulars and enclose
self-addressed envelope. COOPER .
CO.,   132 Lake Street., Chicago, 111.
3-10
Get prices on coal and wood from
the Burch-Wyman Grain Co. before
yon buy.
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Smoke Court Royal 5 ceab cigar.
Nothing better nude. At all dealers.      48-13
For sale,—Five year old mare with
foal, rubber tired buggy, and single
harness. For sate cheap if bought
soon.   Also quantity of hay,
52-tf- Paul Grieser.
Buy your lime and cement of the
Burch- Wyman Grain Co.
Thoroughbred B. Kick Cockerels fer
sale, John N jrthon, R. 4, Bell phone.
3-tf,
Fire, Cyclone, Tornado and Windstorm insurance written by Welch &
Bennett, Olare. tf.
For sale—good work horse, for cash,
on time'or will trade for stock.   Geo.
Turbush, CI ire R. 3, Union 'phone.
        5-2. ■
Fok Sale—H. T. Carson offers his
house and lot on east Sixth street for
sale at $600 cash. Inquire of A. S.
Etboades. .. 1 tf.
Hotrsa to bent—On east Fifth st.
Inquire of Mrs. G. A. Graves, 4bh St.
For her own safeguard every girl
should have a business education. To
get this without leavlne home write
International Correspondence Schools,
-icranton, Pa.
Hatton Township Taxes—I shall be
at home to receive same every Friday
till January lOth.—Arthur Sharland.
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9 Blue Bird flour, 25 lb sack 52c »
Samico Spring wheats flour        Z
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> 25 lb sack Samaco               65c *
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I Hinkle's Bread Flour '
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© Two lbs mixed nuts
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© Try a dozen Dill pickles     10c ©
$ I
© New York Granulated Sugar ©
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£ Sears Crackers, per bbl    6c lb f
I Try a pound of our new large ^
i *   size prunes        13c, 2lb25c ^
F Try a pound of the largest figs ^
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