1904-03-24; Clare Sentinel

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OLD RESIDENT GONE.
John  W.   Harris   Departs  this
Life at the Age of Fifty-eight.
After an almost continuous illness
of more than. a year, and only six
weeks after the demise of his wife, last
Friday morning, March 18th, J. W.
Harris passed to that unknown land
beyond the reach of mortal ken. The
funeral occured from the home Sunday,'his pastor^Eev. W. J. Hathaway.,
speaking words of consolation to the
sorrowing family and the local Maccabees, of which order deceased was for
many years a member, escorted the"
body to itslast resting place in Cherry
Grove.
John W. Harris was a familiar
figure in Clare these many years and
enjoyed a very wide acquaintance
among the people of this locality. It
was in 1880 that he moved his family
here from Armstrong, Ont. His early
life was spent at Strathroy, Ont.,
where he was a cabinet maker and
tinner. On coming to Clare he embarked in the grocery business and
throughout most of the time occupied
the corner store across from the Calkins. Ten years before locating here
he married Alwi&a Lane of Leining-
\oh, Ont. To that union were born
one daughter and two sobs,—Mrs. S.
Bogardus, Clyde C. and Ered B.
Three brothers and one- sister also
survive—T J. find A. D.. of, Amherst,
Ont,, J, P. of Bad Axe and Mrs. L.
Oliver of Essex, Ont.
Not only was John Harris well
known in business and social circles in
.our community but he also took no inconsiderable part in the administration of the M. E. church here. Joining by letter, he was the first year
elected superintendent of the Sunday
school and during the twenty-four
years was not a little of the-time at
the head of the school. He.also occupied various other church offices of
trust including trusteeship of the Big
Rapids Campmee'ting Association
grounds at Reed City.
A prominent citizen has gone from
our midst but the best of his life will
bear fruit in the lives of those who
remain to take up the work he laid
. Sown. "
SOLDIER AND PIONEER.
At the Ripe Old Age of'83 Joseph
Shunk Answers to His Last
Muster Roll.
Tuesday at his home in 'this city
Joseph Shunk, one Of the old settlers
and "prominent citizens of Sheridan,
township, bade earthly friends farewell and xeported for duty at headquarters at 'Camp Eternal. His .comrades, some of the old' guard of the
boys in blue, will tomorrow afternoon
escort the body to Cherry Grove and
there, voicing a nation's requiem for
her honored dead, will lay him away
to rest beside his son. '   - ■
Joseph Shunk's career is one of interest. A member of a family of
twelve all born in the same house, six
were ushered into being as members
of the French nation and six 'of- the
German, for during the Napoleonic
wars,of the early part of the nineteenth century, the boundry line^ separating the two "countries passed
through the home. When eighteen
he left his native land and settled in
New York state. In 1853 ho married
Esther Cook and two years Jattpr they
located.near Lansing. v In 1862 Mr.
Shunk enlisted in the 24th Michigan
infantry and in the. batt e* of Gettysburg was seriously" wounded in the
back of the neck, 'and he carries the
rebel bullet to the grave. He was
also wounded in the lower l£g. In
187*7 he located' on section sixteen in
Sheridan township when -there were
but fe\y settler in the township and
they the only family'on the section
with theirnearest neighbors a lumber
camp one and one-half miles away. - A
home was carved'out Qf the wilderness
and the 160-acre farm now te>tifles to
the industry of those-days of struggle.
Besides the wife, who was devoted
to him through all the years^two sops
and two daughters of the five children
still survive—Mrs. Wm. Baker of Lansing, George of Sheridan, Mrs. David
Mutton of -Beaverton and' Tudor at
honie. i     .,        ,. ',-.       .
Mr. Shunk as one of the old, pioneers
was widely known, here. Delighted in
his home and farm He. was a typical
product of those days of hardship, and
struggle tliat brought us the blessings
we now enjoy, Not in vain were the
deeds of the heroes who preserving to
us the Union and" everywhere   let
honor be done to such as he whose
demise fye chronicle,
CONSOLIDATION SUCCESSFUL
Northwest   Wise well   Pleased
with the Union of two
School Districts. *
At a recent meeting 'of the' Wise
farmers'*club the consolidated school
district and its school in northwest
Wise township was a principal subject
of discussion. This consolidation plan
is an experiment in this part of the
state and the experience of an intelligent-body of farmers is worthy of consideration at a time when there are
many advocates for improvement in
our district schools.
•At the meeting in: question a number of farmers and their wives sjpoke
freely of their opinions based on the
experiences of the last two years and
there was practically unanimity in
favor of the present single school with
two teachers in place of the previous
two distinct schools each with one
teacher. The old'schools were one
and one-half miles apart. At the
.time of the consolidation many residents in both districts,"known as the
Kidd and the Herrick, were dissatisfied
with existing conditions. Both districts had to build new schools, and
circumstances arose facilitating a
union of the two. The district now
comprises about ah area of eight sections made up of six whole sections
and five half.' sections with here and
there some small, areas cut out for
those who desired to.be set over into
some other district. The whole plan
was worked out by the people themselves with little, if any, help from'
Outside advisers. Infacfc-the Consolidation was" an evolution of necessity.
During the school year 1902-3 there
were 100 persons of school age in. the
district and of these ninety-seven were-
enrolled during the year ahd during
three months of the year there was an
average attendance of about Ninety/
Eor- the present school year, the school
census gives 107 persons but no figures
are yet at hand as.,to attendance. In
general it is true that "very many have
been kept away on account Of *roads
and cold and sickness. In common
with nearly all country schools in this
part of Michigan, school Conditions
have been ujosatisfaotory fcWs year;
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The expense of running the consolidated school is about the same
as for running the two seperate
schools; a little more is required
for supplies. The same teachers are
now in charge as were in the two
Schools and they both most emphatically favor* the present plan. In the
two years there has been no change of
teachers. No one now thinks Of less
than nine months *of school per'year
while previously it was hot always
thus. The children of one family having farthest to go are as regular as
anyin attendance. The school building was not made large enough. . The
four lower grades are'taught by one
teacher and the other four by the
Other tettcher. • There is a marked increase of pupils in attendance in the
upper? grades ahd with more pupils' in
each class much more enthusiasm
exists. ■"■».■'     *
John Lansing, a former member ot
the old school board, is of the opinion
that the present plan has practically
no disadvantages as compared with
tlie old plan, W. J. Maxwell, a director of one of the old districts and tne
director of the new district, -said to
tlie SemI'inbl, "I regard our school as
near what tfie country districts need
as we can get in the present development of school matters. Any ordinary farming country, fairly well developed," can conveniently combine .eight
or nine sections into one district having a school population of about 100
and with two teachers give its child-
ren'a good common5schobl education.
I do not favor township high schools.
Those whocompleteagood course in
the first eight grades can go to a high
school in a nearby town, A township
high'school would require the transportation of pupils io and from School.;
The cost" of this' would be too great
and in weather like that of the past
winter.would.be entirely impractical.
Parents would not permit their child-
ren'to go miles away with such storms
threatening as ia the past winter, I
am well pleased' with our school dis;
trict as it now Js, but; of course/in
the light of experience many improvements could be made."   .''•'
Well settled , communities with
School conditions that need readjustment will do well to exaniine for themselves the Herrick plan "before carrying into effect any changes in the way
of building new school houses, ;.*.-.   .
NEW MILLINERY STORE
Easter Opening March 30, 31, and April I.
: Mrs. G. W. Forward cordially invites the ladies of Clare and vicinity to call and inspect her Fine
Stoock of .Millinery on the above dates. I handle a line of ready-to-wear hats, bridal'illusions and confirmation-veils.     Remember the place, Ground Plpor, Jackson Block:. /
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