Large auctions listed for Oct sales in Sheridan and nearby farms
Community notices announce multiple October sales by Caple, Murphy, Stanley, Hoover, Brown, Cotton, Bicknell, and Schofield. Stock, cattle, tools, hay, fodder, and household goods across Sec. 10 Gilmore, Sec. 22 Surrey, and Pratt Corners with auctioneers Groves and Davison. Dinner invited, sale times vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil
WM. H. Caple
Capie Ie
Sheridan
Mes
Jas. Morphy
Jas. Murphy
J. Vernon Wil
Groves Auctionesr
A. Stanley
Stanley
Gilmore
Caple
Cryone
Groves Pttonser
C. Kirkbride
Norman Hoover
Hoover
Anders
Surrey
Sais
Geo. Davison
Wr. Brown
California
State St. Clare
Furdsay
Gina
Groves Etioneer
Eridan
Groves
Bicknell
Pratt Corners
Grant Town
Good Literature Club Meets At Mrs Jones Home
The Good Literature Club gathered at Mrs. C. M. Jones home on October 6. Members welcomed new attendees and discussed Grey Campbell and Sidney works with Miss Elva Tatmen leading. A lunch of cocoa cake and wafers followed before adjourning to meet again October 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Literature Club
C. M. Jones
Misa Dewey
Lenheiser
Mroe. McDonald
Buainesa
Grey, Campbell
Sidney
Elva Tatmen
Wilson
High School Courses and Early Season Football Hit
School notes show new courses in Home Economics Commercial Geography Community Civics and Agriculture. Clare defeats Mt Pleasant 26 to 0 in the opening football game. Attendance honors honor first grades and kindergartens with perfect records. Several staff and visiting teachers are noted along with upcoming kindergarten hours and student activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Mt. Pleasant
Lampman
Ilinois
Mr. Simmons
Cooperative sugar beet growers meet in Lansing
Beets from 24 counties are invited to meet at the State Farm Bureau in Lansing on Oct 19 to discuss plans for cooperative marketing of beets next year. The plan mirrors a similar effort in California and has links to Ohio. Contact Fred A. Faber of Clare Michigan for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
State Farm Bureau
Co-Oper
Bsete
California
Notice of Registration for Clare City Electors
City Clerk A L Rogere announces registration for qualified voters in Clare. Registration days are October 5 and October 16, 1920 from 8 am to 8 pm at 411 McEnap Street, with final general registration due by October 23, 1920 for the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
McEnap Street
Church Services and Notices in Central Time District
Church News lists multiple denominations with service times and pastors. Methodist Episcopal led by Rev E W Davis with communion at 10, Sunday school 11 30, evening 7 on centenary theme. quarterly conference Friday with Dr Armstrong. prayer Friday. Ladies Aid Friday. Free Methodist led by Rev Luis Mellotye. Sunday school 10, class meeting, preaching 7 30. Church of God in Christ Sunday school 1, preaching 2, prayer meeting Tuesday 7 40. Congregational Rev G P Badgley morning and evening, union Friday with Mrs Andros, guild Wednesday. Hugo S Hoenecke pastor annual German mission festival with Prof Berg and Rev Westendorf. German and English services in Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
E. W. Davis
Armstrony
Ladies Aid
S Church OF
GGN
Preyer
G. P. Badgley
Union
Andros
Guild
Satison
Hugo
Hoenecke
Berg
Saginaw
Westendorf
Flint
Eng- Heb
Germansdals
Clare
Sanday Goboo
Parsell-Farnke Nuptials at Congregational Church Parlor
Warren Parsell of Wise township and Misa Vera Farnke of Fowlerville Michigan wed Thursday October 7 at the Congregational church parlors with Rev. Badgley officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Badgley
Warren Parsell
Wise Township
Misa Vera Farnke
Fowlerville
Mich
Optometrist J Leahy to Visit Phips Hotel One Day
On Tuesday October 19 optometrist J Leahy will be at the Phips Hotel for one day only. Headache relief is promised and glasses guaranteed to fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leahy
Phips Hotel
Parties owing mes please call and aettle before Nov 1
Chas Sterting notes a sale pew ongoing and urges parties owed money to call and settle before November 1.
City guests enjoy country hospitality at Log Cabin weekend
City residents flocked to the Log Cabin for entertainment with guests from Saginaw. Among those seen were Mr. and Mrs. Cornwell, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wrlin, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Ferrell, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schupp, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sleith, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Eddy, Mr. E. J. Cornwall, and Mr. and Mrs. L. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vo Lovely
Cornwell
J. F Wrlin
E. EF. Wilson
J. A. Sleith
Arthur.Eddy
E. J. Cornwall
L. James
Saginaw
Parochial School Amendment Highlights in State Proposals
Five amendments to the state constitution will be voted on November 2. Notably the Parochial School amendment seeks to empower the legislature to regulate or permit funding connections with nonpublic schools. Other proposals affect salaries for state officers, absent voter rules for teachers, work hour limits, and land condemnation for parks with bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesdave
Notice of Reconveyance for Described Clare County Land
Notice states sale for unpaid taxes of land in Clare County Michigan described as the southwest quarter of section 38 township 18 north range 5 west. The purchaser may reconvey within six months after service by paying all sums plus fees and 100 percent. Names Joseph V Kilbourn Ardhaul H Ross and business address Ewart Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara County
State of
Michigan
Clare County
Joseph V. Kilbourn
Artbhaul H. Ross
Ewart
Card of Thanks for Mary Walter's Death
We thank friends for sympathy during our mother Mary Walter's bereavement and for flowers and Rev. Davis's comforting words. The Children. Try one! What? A classified line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walter
Aloafer Flowere
Rev. Davis
Lake School Attendance and Enrollment Report
The Lake School presents a messy enrollment and attendance summary listing totals for each grade from kindergarten through ninth, noting tardies and absences. Names Edith Jordan, Lowell McDougal, and teachers are mentioned alongside new policies and staff in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Jordan Lowell McDougal
Red Cross Convention Delegates and Local News Summary
Mrs Himer Cinte and others attended the Red Cross Convention in Saginaw last week. Wilson of Detroit visited the area for farm chores. Jen Boulter Sonia and Florence Stoeremer Oliver of Flint visited and tended the farm. Mr and Mrs Dede Hatfield of Houghton Lake were here Friday. Fay Fredreake and Joannah Lockwood teaching away spent Sunday with parents. Taos supervisors attend court sessions here. The Sportsman Club will present a free motion picture at Dreamland Theatre October 21 on game protection. Morrison High School defeated at Farwell Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himer Cinte
al Oregier
Mise Maris Fanning
Red Cross
Saginaw
Ave Wilson
Detroit
Jen Boulter
Sonia
Florence Stoeremer Oliver
Flint
Andrs
Dede Hatfield
Houghton Lake
Fay
Joannah Lockwood
Mary E Waiters Smiley Dead at 74 in Indiana
Mary E Smiley Waiters was born June 13 1846 in Steuben County Indiana and died October 4 1920 at age 74 3 months 21 days. She married William Walters April 5 1864 and left nine children Charles Owyer Arlie Ora Mott George Frank Albert Roy Robert all in Indiana or Clare. Also survived by two brothers W M Smiley Angola Indiana and Gilbert Smiley Washington, twenty two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral was at Albert Walters home October 6 1926 Rev Davis officiated, remains then taken to Angola Indiana to rest beside her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Smiley
Steuben Co. Ind
William Walters
Onion
Charles
Owyer
Arlie
Indiana
Ora Mott
Pontiac
George
Frank
Albert
Roy
Robert
Clare
W. M. Smiley
Angola
Ind
Gilbert Smiley
Washington
Albert Walters
Rev. Davis
Women urged to register before election date in Clare county
Noy, Air Vice-Chairman, urges residents in Clare county villages and townships to ensure women are registered by the 16th. The State Wide Women Citizens Bay Committee lists members including Mrs Leigh Wilson, Mrs BE Alice Page, Mrs D A Restling, Mrs A J Doherty, Mrs Geo Johnson, Madge Lamb, Mrs Floyd Oliver, Tempie Mrs Floyd Davis, Mrs Oman, Mrs Wellmar, Mrs L Woodrad, and Mrs Late Mrape, Vice Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noy
Clare County
State Wide
Women Citizens Bay Committee
Haerrieon
W. Leigh Wilson
Alice Page
D. A. Restling
A. Jd. Doherty
Geo. Johnson
Farwell
Madge Lamb
Floyd Oliver
Tempie
Floyd Davis
Lake
Peter Oman
Lake George
James Wellmar
Supreme Court Orders Parochial School Amendment On Ballot
The Supreme Court splits on the Parochial School Amendment urging voter consideration on November 2. The secretary of State consults the attorney general who deems it unconstitutional and advises against ballot placement. The court's divided ruling requires submission though its constitutionality remains unsettled. Opposed mainly by Lutheran, Catholic, and Adventist groups, broad defeat appears likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Supreme Oourt
Lutherans
Catholica
Adventiers
State Highway Seeks Bids for Osceola Clare County Roads
Sealed proposals due 1:30 p.m. October 29 1920 to improve 5 538 miles of roads in Osceola and Clare Counties Michigan. Plans and specs available at Clare County Board office Cadillac Haskin Block Lansing bid deposits five dollars and five hundred dollar certified check required. Frank F. Rogers State Highway Commissioner. Lansing Michigan October 8 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Osceola
Clare Counties
Michigan
State Highway Department
Haskine Block
Cadillac
Frank F. Rogers
Osceola
Orient Township
Ocscola
Garfield Township
Clare County
Board of County Road Commissioners
Court House
Harrison
Hoskins Block
Lansing
Dover and Brana baseball game highlights weekend
Mrs John Harpster and family visited D W Comer on Sunday. Dover defeated Brana in a Sunday ball game. Mrs M Haines entertained guests for a week, Al Shaffer and family visited Wm Shafter’s. Local youths attended a dance at Neater Hall Friday. Purdy remains about the same, not improving. Gussa the thimble remains a remembered item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harpster
Ford Harpster
D. W. Comer’s
Dover
Brana
Brand Comig
M. Haines
al. Shaffer
Wm. Shafter
Neater Hall
Purdy
Gussa
Maple Grove Notes on Local Visits and Home Building
Alma resident Alma Tiedeman aided Mrs. Howard Drake in Alma on Monday. Bertie Graham visited with his family over the weekend. J Tiedeman expands his hog house and constructs two additional stables. J Davizon spent the weekend at his home locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Tiedeman
Alma
Howard Drake
Bertie Graham
J. Tiedeman
J. Davizon
Michigan hits seventh in population as census shows rise
The Census Bureau reports the United States at 65 683 108 people with Michigan ranking seventh nationwide at 3 657 222. Detroit accounts for over half the state's gain, nearing a million in city population. The article notes city growth and rural decline, plus implications for House seats and possible effects on prohibition policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceneus Bureau
United States
Doadticas
Michigan
Missouri
Detroit
Nations House of Representives
Teachers Institute for Clare County Opens in Farwell
The Clare County Teachers Institute will meet in Farwell on Monday and Tuesday October 25 and 26. Supts S J Geir of Hillsdale and I B Gilbert of Grand Rapids will attend. All county teachers are urged to attend. illness excepted. Commissioner Geo B Bersette directs.
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Teachers’ Institute For
Clare Co
Farwell
Tuseday
S.J. Geir
Hillsdale
I. B. Gilbert
Grand Rapids
Geo. B. Bersette
Lightning Strikes Lutheran Church Cupola Damages Belfry
During a Sunday night storm lightning struck the Lutheran church cupola tearing shingles from the roof and shivering a belfry sash. No other nearby building was injured. The lightning also hit the condenseary at Mt. Pleasant causing a fire and damage before firefighters stopped it.
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Mt. Pleasant
Greenwood Notes On Local Movements And Health
Miss Thelma Marietta Greenwood traveled to Ann Arbor on Thursday for an appendicitis operation. Mrs. Perry Chaffee spent Tuesday night with her son Earnest Chaffee of Clare. Mrs. David Vanvalkenburg went to Ann Arbor Monday. Marion Shepard's children, on the sick list, are improving. Geo Vanbuekirk sold his farm and bought near Clare where he plans to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Marietta
Ann Arbor
Perry Chaffee
Earnest Chaffee
Clare
David Vanvalkenburg
Marion Shepard
Geo.Vanbuekirk
Scoh
First Frost Arrives Quietly Across Regions
On Wednesday morning October 6 the first frost appeared not as a hard freeze but as a light covering in many areas. The benign frost marks a mild start to autumn with corn and late potatoes still ripening in several fields.
Mrs Mary F Mart Afree Dies At Sister Home
Mrs Mary F Mart Afree died at her sister Mrs O Kirkbride s home in New York on Saturday October 9. She was formerly of another locality and known in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reiser
Cadillac
MacDonald
Archambault
Harrison
Kate Butterfield
Bay City
Temporarilly
Mart
Kirkbride
Mains
York
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Joseph Robinson
Anna May Smallsy
Alice
Marivun Sutton
Vera
May Thompson
Wayne Geseck
Vincent Heiser
Maxine Jones
Flowerin
Donald Cobleigh
Donald McKinnon
Chester Milat
Billy Hoehatetler
Kenneth Harvey
Francis Greer
Echel Gleason
Mina Lyon
Miss Minnette
Ashley
Mary Lewandrew
William Lange
Columbus
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Sof
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Marjorie’ Lou Andrus
Mark Bickner
Dortha Kirkpatrick
Feryi Pettibons
Harding and Cox
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Fred A. Faber
Clare, Mich
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