Court session closes after three days at Clare County
Three day Clare County Circuit Court session adjourned with multiple actions. Cases of Earl Davis and Amelia Suspending faced warrants and appeals. The People vs Clarence Long continued to March term. Prohibition violator Orin Ward tried. jury failed to reach verdict. Continuous trial for Hois Hughes vs Clarence Long deferred pending deposition for William Hill. Naturalization petitions heard. Basil McClure sentenced for breaking and entering. Sid Johnson vs O A Kleman settled out of court.
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Clare County
Hiskit
Hart
Earl Davis
Amelia Susp
Marth
The
People
Clar
Holbrook
Nestor Higgins
Clair Schaaf ‘Aach
Orin “Ward
Hois Hughes
Clarence Long
John Quinn
Hughes
Langan
Harrison
William Hill
Charles Goggins
Alma
Kelly Searle
Ithaca
Long
Hill
Quinn
Blanche Hautburgue
Asa Hautburgue
Marcen Scott
William Scott
Lena Ebien Davis
Judson Davis
Benjamin Vannater
Canada
Basil HE. McClure
Storke County
Ohio
Tonlcn Reformatory
William Mahan
Lake
Mahan
McClure
Michigan
Sonia
Capias
Sid Johnson
O. Ae ‘Kleman
Gratitude for Kindness After Illness
The family thanks many friends for tokens of remembrance and notes a splendid fruit basket and flowers from the Ladies Auxiliary of Clara and floral offerings from the Helping Hand Society of Her Aaich during the illness at their home. Mr and Mrs Frank T Smith Rey and Mrs Howard T Smith.
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Clara
Aaich
Frank T, Smith Rey
Howard ‘T, Smith
Halloween Prank Upends Hopeful Youths in Harwell
Four youths from Harwell aged fourteen to fifteen faced Judge of Probate Thomas Dotxey on a Halloween prank that ended in trespass and petty theft. Alonzo Warner Alex Walken Tes Oden and Z R Paterson conspired to move baggage trucks to a new location and break into a locked depot. They admitted breaking the vending machine for gum and pennies. two entered the building while one awaited outside. The boys received probation after a stern lecture on consequences, with Peterson to be brought before the court upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Warner
Alex Walken
Tes ‘Oden
Harwell
Thomas Dotxey
Hallowe'en
Failty
Watkus
Z. R. ‘Paterson
Hoys
Rere Marquette
Iharwell
Fon Hallowe
Pepeattie
Walker
Peterson
Dorsey
Clareites Dine At Elm Grove
About seventy men from Clare and nearby Elm Grove attended a supper at the Grange hall hosted by the Advance Grange ladies. Mike Hiden led songs, Mac McAllister presided, and several brief talks were given as the group praised community ties and thanked organizer Tobe Thompson for arranging and financing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Elm Grove
Grange
Advance Grange
Mike” Hiden
Mac” McAllister
Tobe” Thompson
Clare County Club Forming For Detroit Residents
Former Clare county residents in Detroit plan to organize a Clare County Club. A meeting is set for Saturday January 8 1927 at 2 PM in Don W Canfields offices 621 Lafayette building to plan activities and renew friendships. About three to four hundred Clare county folks live in Detroit and will be invited to join.
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Clare County
Detroit
Clare County Club
Don W. Canfield
Lafayette
Clare Opens Basketball Season Against Reed City
Clare high school starts its basketball season Friday December 17 with Reed City visiting. Coach Alldread leads a 12 player squad including Wallace Johnson and Albert Leis. Schedule lists games at home and away through March with new MI AA officials rule ensuring qualified referees.
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Clare
Reed City
Ccal
Spaulding Company
Board of Education
Athletic Association
Alldread
Wallace Johnson
Albert Leis
George Grover
H. B. Johnson
Asa Parker
Roland Thayer
Donald Jones
William Lange
Herman Leis
Leo Joslin
Gerald Callihan
Curtis Herns
G. R. Bogan
Indian School
Evart
Beaverton
Shepherd
Mt. Pleasant
Marist
Appeal for Help Aids Fire Victims in Clare County
Clare county Chapter Red Cross appeals for aid to assist the Ancel and Kinzel families who lost homes and belongings in fires last week. Local churches provide clothing for the four Ancel children while the Red Cross requests donations of clothing foods and furniture. Mr D E Mater opened his East Fourth Street building for drop offs to be distributed by the Red Cross committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Red Cross
Ancel
Kinzel
D. E. Mater
Fourth Street
Red Cross Committee
Fire calls report two incidents with modest damages
Saturday afternoon the Bowerman farm residence four miles south and a half mile west of the city had a small blaze quickly put out by the fire department. A beet weeder occupied the house and the damage was about $75. Monday evening a basement fire at the W H Hiden home on East Wifth Street grew through the first floor before chemicals stopped it. damage estimated near $300.
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Bowerman Farm
W. H. Hiden
East Wifth Street
Notice Dr Foland To Be Out December Thirteenth Fifteenth
Dr Foland of Mt Pleasant will not be in his office on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday December 13 14 and 15.
Annual Election Held by La Tosca Hive No 170 L O T M
The regular La Tosca Hive No 170 L O T M met at Mrs Johns Wilsons home with Mrs Syartz Miller of Owosso Mich present. Officers elected include Past Com Ida McLeod Commander Hattie Wilson Lieut Com Lina Pattit F K Alta Capen R K Margaret Derby Chaplain Lilian Stirling Sergeant at Arms Adelia Herrick M at Arms Helen Doherty Sentinel Anna Mooney Picket Hather Brown Pianist Laila Wilson Gt M at A Mary Green Gt Chaplain Nellie Thurston Gt Sentinel Hazel Hawkins. Installation set for January with a Great Hive officer attending. Refreshments followed.
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la Tosca Hive No
Johns Wilson
Syartz ‘Miller
Owosso, Mich
Ida McLeod
Hattie Wilson
Lina Pattit
F. K
Alta Capen
R. K
Margaret Derby
Lilian Stirling
Adelia Herrick
M. At Arms
Helen Doherty
Sentinel
Anna Mooney
Hather Brown
Laila Wilson
Mary Green
Nellie Thurston
Hazel Hawkins
Two-Cent Stamp Honors White Plains Battle Anniversary
A two cent stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of White Plains has been issued. The design shows four Continental soldiers with cannons and ammunition in light red ink on a white background. It was first sold at White Plains New York on October 18 and has since circulated widely.
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White Plains
New York
Cribbs Outlines Reforestation Plan For Clare County
Cadillac official from Michigan State College spoke to the Clare Chamber of Commerce on practical reforestation. He proposed planting 680 white pine and 2040 Norway spruce seedlings along trunk line highways, cost details, and harvest prospects for Christmas trees, stressing long term beauty and value for Clare County farmers.
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W. C. Cribbs
Cadillac
Michigan State College
Michigan
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts Rooms
Forestry Division
The
Conservation Department
Higgins Lake
Callam Estate Natural Landscape for Resort Park
Historic Callam estate land around Clare mill pond offers a prime site for a summer resort. The Clare City Mills relic and old dam power a plan to buy the pond and dam, set aside grove space for a tourist camp and public picnic ground, and beautify the north shore.
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Clare
Callum
James Remick
Saginaw River
Bay
Varney
James Thompson
Callums
McEwan
Fourth Streets
Clare City Mills
C. M. Jones
Consumers’ Power Company
Michigan
Clare Good Literature Club Hosts Thanksgiving Meeting
The Clare Good Literature Club met with Mrs. Fred Thompson on Tuesday evening November 30 for a Thanksgiving potluck dinner. Mrs. Maude Callihan led the planning and nearly the full club attended. Members shared reasons for gratitude and guests performed music and readings before adjourning to meet December 14 at Mrs. Martha Bicknell's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Good Literature Club
Fred Thompson
Maude Callihan
John Wilson
Sternaman
Laila Wilson
Martha Bicknell
Pearl Sanford
Legless One Armed Man Wins Big Deer Hunt Inspiration
Atty. Joe Schnitzler of Mr. Pleasant, legless with one arm, ventured to the upper peninsula with friends during the best season and returned with a big deer, proving determination can overcome hardship.
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Atty
Joe Schnitzler
Mr. Schnitzler
Upper Peninsula
Clare Study Club meeting and Martha operetta
The Clare Study Club will meet with Mrs. S. H. Hampton next Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Donald Bicknell will be in charge of an operetta entitled Martha tonight and you can laugh if you see Ma in Martha By The Day.
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Martha
Clare Study Club
S. H. Hampton
Donald Bicknell
Clare Debates at Breckenridge Tuesday
Tonight December 10 the Michigan High School Debating League schedules debates in 230 high schools with 690 students Clare of the league would debate Breckenridge on the affirmative side but the senior play postponed it to Tuesday night The locals Rollin Shull Vernie Holmes Irlene Des Ormeau Lucille Glass will argue that the United States Government should own the coal mines The other two preliminaries are set for January 14 and February 11 1927 Breckenridge beat St Louis in a recent debate Bravo
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Michigan High School
Ninty
Clare
Breckenridge
Rollin Shull
Vernie Holmes
Irlene Des Ormeau
Lucille Glass
United States
St. Louis
Kinzel Home Destroyed by Fire Near Nester Dam
Last week Wednesday morning fire destroyed the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kinzel near Nester Dam. They woke to smoke and saw the ceiling in flames, escaping with a few articles. The five room house valued at about $1000 with no insurance. The couple plans to live with a cousin on an adjoining farm for the winter and hopes to build again in the spring.
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Adolph Kinzel
Nester Dam
Three Children Die In Farmhouse Fire Near Harrison
The Ancel family home ten miles northwest of Harrison burned last Friday afternoon. Three youngest children aged four months two and four years perished. the mother and grandmother survived in critical condition. The four older children were at school. Cause undetermined though attic smoldering with building paper suspected. Family destitute and seeking clothing aid at Houghton Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ancel
Harrison
Mr. Ancel
Houghton Lake
Program at Congregational Church December 16
An evening program at the Congregational Church features music by an orchestra, solos, a monologue and duets. A humorous sketch titled Mrs Fidgity on the trolley car is planned with local residents in the cast. Admission is 1 cent and 25 cents. Also mentions a senior high school play tonight.
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Congregational Church
Supreme Court Reverses Trespass Conviction Over Pine River Fishing
The Michigan Supreme Court reversed Circuit Judge Lamb's trespass ruling against Gideon Gerhardt for fishing Pine River in Lake County on land owned by Frank Collins. Justice McDonald affirmed the public right to fish navigable waters though streams pass through private property, siding with sportsmen groups that funded the appeal.
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State Supreme Court
Fred H. Lamb
Cadillac
Gideon Gerhardt
Pine River
Lake County
Frank Collins
Toledo
Lamb
Collin
Gerhardt
Michigan
Michigan Conservation Congress
Isaac Walton League
McDonald
Supreme Court
Business Men Fete With Herrick Citizens
Ninety men representing Clare and Herrick area business folk enjoyed a chicken dinner at the Herrick schoolhouse hosted by the Helping Hand Society of the Methodist church. The event showcased community cooperation with chairs, tables, dishes, and stoves provided by volunteers and featured notable appetites and camaraderie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Herrick
Methodist Episcopal Church
Davys Store Robbed Friday Morning
Davys department store was broken into last Friday night. About five hundred dollars worth of men's suits overcoats and mufflers were stolen. The rear door was pried open with a wrecking bar and the robbers may have used an alley car to haul the loot. A night watchman will be stationed to guard the premises.
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Davys
Princess Theatre Dec 11 17 Programry Schedule
The Princess Theatre runs December 11 to 17 with Buck Jones The Cowboy and the Counters Sunday fasc Youth Junior Stars Monday Tuesday Wednesday showings Mismates Doris Ken yon Warner Baxter a mothers drama jewel pageant Roman festival thrilling climate All school matinees 20c 10c Tuesday Dec 71 Kiss for Cinderella If you liked Peter Pan don’t miss this All school children 10c Adults 20 No M H Ladies Aid meeting until January 7 1927.
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Princess Theatre
the Cowboy
Buck Jones
Sun.Man
Doris Kenyon
Warner Baxter
Hogans
Montie Blue
Cinderilla
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Farwell
Fire Department
Grand ‘Hive
Clare C. Ofc
Jackson's
Callam Estate
St. Louis School
Mrs. Ball
Jay Green
Elsie Walton
F. W. McKnight
Helen Strones
Ray Forster
Marjorie Reeder
Jerry
Wilma Achard
W. S. McAllister
Fidgity
Jas. Rogers
Nellie Jane Davy
Mary Hiden
Little Folka
Farmer John
Bovies
Circuit
Collins
M. H. Ladies Aid
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