f The Clinton Republican. 53d Year—No. 40. ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908. Whole No. 2744. VARIOUS TOPICS. COUNTY POMONA. POMONA NOTICE. BUSINESS_ [NCREASE What did you set? QUARANTINE IS OFF Large Attendance at Meeting With THE NEW CO,OFFICERS Clinton County Pomona Grange, No. OUR TIMBER SUPPLY • • • Olive Grange. 25, will meet with Bengal Grange on Christmas is just 365 days off, now Wednesday, January 6, 1909. Is Shown in St. Johns for the for business. On Michigan Cattle in All Will Soon Assume Duties at All fourth degree members invited. Wasteful Methods Destroy a • • • Clinton County Pomona met with Grange called In fifth degree at 10:30; Past Year. The Republican wishes its many But Olive Grange Wednesday, December Court House. called in fourth degree at 11 am. Great Amount. readers a very Merry Christmas and a 16, 1908. The attendance was very Regular order of business: Reports happy New Year. large. Some estimated the crowd at of subordinate granges. FEW - EXCEPTION^ * • • FIVE COUNTIES. 200. The members of Olive grange FEWER MARRIAGES When is the best time to trim fruit INTELLIGENT CARE The editor of the Herald suffered a have been painting and repairing and trees, grape vines, etc.?—Levi Green ­ papering the inalde of their hall so it wood. slight accident this week. He was Just Foot and Mouth Disease 8eems to Be And Fewer Divorces the ‘Past Year— Can Be Found —Increases From $400 stepping into his new $2,000 automo ­ looks very neat and attractive. Nine Which is the more profitable in a Would Increase Growth and Utilize Sheriff Keeney Moving to to $1,600 Up to Last Week bile when three bed slats broke and he Entirely Wiped Out granges were represented and encour ­ neighborhood, a milk shipping station Much That Now Goes was awakened. —Holly Herald. aging reports given by nearly all. His Farm in Ovid. or a creamery?—Lewis Carpenter. Over Previous Year. • • • in Michigan. As usual the ladles of Olive grange The automobile and its relation to to Waste. Senator Bourne has Introduced a furnished a fine dinner and supper to the farmer?—Charles Jones. ------------- f which all the patrons did justice. The Recess for dinner until 1:30 p.m. bill providing for an increase in the Another year is almost over and ev­ As the end of the year approaches salary of the president of the United Washington D. C., Dec. 23.—Secreta­ program was well carried out * The Song —Bengal Grange. “We are now cutting timber from business men begin to look over ac­ ry Wilson has issued the order releas­ answer to the question, “Which is of eryone is busy preparing the many Welcome address—Master of Bengal States from $50,000 to $10u,000, and good things for the holidays. The the forests of the United States at the counts to Bee whether their business the salary of the vice-president from ing most of the state of Michigan in a more value to the farmer, corn fed Grange. rate of 500 feet board measure a yeai shows a loss or gain in volume over modified way from the foot and mouth hogs or those fatted on other foods?" streets are full of shoppers, school Response —Master of Pomona. $12,000 to $25,000. The bill is intend ­ teachers and pupils are rejoicing over for every man, woman, and child. In the preceding year. ed to take effect at the beginning of disease quarantine. The papers pro ­ was well discussed. The general op ­ Recitation —Leland Landers. Europe they use only 60 board feet.” The Republican can state without vide that Interstate shipments of fod­ inion was that it was better to finish their vacation and will be prepared to Report of officers. the next administration. begin the new year in earnest and Few statements could be made fear of successful contradiction that • • • der and fat cattle—that is, cattle for fatening on corn, after they had got­ Report of the delegate to the state which would better convince the aver­ very generally business men in Saint Immediate slaughter —may be resumed ten a good start on milk, ground feed, bring it to a successful close as the grange. The Michigan National Forest will previous years have been." age man that this country leads the Johns have done more business the from all but five counties, provided the fed in a slop. E. B. Finch —Song. world in the demand for timber. It is past year than they did the year be ­ be the name of the government's new state authorities of Michigan agree to “What can .we do to advance our The new year will not only usher in In what way can our district schools forest reservation In Iosco county. This new faces into our schools and homes, made by Treadwell Cleveland, Jr., in fore; and this in .he face of a business see to it that the quarantine is rigidly county grange? ” was well discussed. be best improved? —Discussion opened a circular which treats of the conser ­ depression which came on the latter name has been chosen by Gifford Pln- maintained as against the excepted Some said make the program as in ­ but also at the court house. Several i by Mrs. Jay Sessions, followed by Theo. chot, forester, as an honor to the state, of those who have been with us so vation of the forests, soil, water, and part of 1907 and from which the coun ­ counties. Also provided that the au­ teresting as possible; make the fourth H. Townsend and others. all the other great natural resources try has not yet fully recovered; and and is s good mate for Marquette thorities of states to which shipments degree members feel that we need long will leave for other places and Which will do the most to insure a National Forest, the name which has new ones will take up their duties. which has pust been published by the the additional fact that the quarantine are to be made will authorize the busi ­ them in our Pomona. After dinner J. happy home, a first class steele range United States Forest Service. In on cattle and hay shipments the past been selected for the tract near the ness. W. Ennest welcomed Pomona to which Sheriff John W. Keeney is removing I or nice carpets and furniture? — Mrs. Boo. this week to his farm near Ovid and speaking further of the consumption few weeks, has made considerable dif­ The five counties to be kept under Jerome Dills, master of Pomona, re­ Allie Veeney. of timber in this country, Mr. Cleve­ ference in business. the quarantine are: Macomb, Oakland, sponded. WiUfam Schavey of Wacousta will suc­ Closing song. ceed him. W. H. Parker of Olive will land says: Without any effort to make a can ­ The* second number of the lecture Wayne, Washtenaw and Monroe. In ­ “Should children of school age be Please bring questions for the ques­ “At this rate, in less than thirty vass the following reports have come fection has been found in only two of allowed to read the newspapers? ” succeed Adin W. Skinner as county course, given by the Brotherhood of treasurer. Mr. Skinner will remain in tion box. years all our remaining virgin timber to The Republican during the past St. Paul, was presented at the Allison these, but the secretary desires to Yes, though parents should be careful Every grange is expected to be rep ­ will be cut. Meantime, the forests week or two, in most instances at first maintain a fringe of quarantined ter­ and not have a class of newspapers in St. Johns, but will resume work during resented and help make plans to help Friday evedlng last to a fair audience, the summer at his farm in Bengal. which have been cut over are general ­ hands from thoroughly representative The lecturer, Mr. Sylvester A. l^ng, ritory about these two, as a measure the home that was not fit for the chil ­ make the coming year the banner ly in a bad way for want of care; they and leading business men in St. Johns: | presented his subject, Lightning and of safety, and also it Is said because dren to read. | Prosecuting Attorney Kelley will be grange year. succeeded by Attorney E. J. Molnet. will produce only inferior second One man said his business was over Toothpicks, in a very fine manner, and he has not yet been able to trace all “Does not the man working in a fac­ JEROME DILLS, growth. We are clearly over the verge $1,300 ahead. delighted his hearers. This number the shipments from Parke, Davis & Some time ago Mr. Kelley removed his (Mrs.) C. L. PEARCE, Master, tory ten hours a day, work more hours offices from the court house to the of a timber famine. One said J»is was between $400 and was full of good thoughts and gave Company. than the farmer during the year?” lecturer. “This is not due to necessity, for $500 ahead. ^ those who heard him something to In Michigan so far 282 cattle, 23 hogs rooms over the Travis & Shiley drug General opinion was that they did. One store, where he is associated in the the forests are one of the renewable One said his was over $500 ahead. carry with them for days to come. nine sheep and three goats have been reason was when it rained the farmer resources. Rightly used, they go on Another said they were $1,600 ahead. | • • • killed on nine different farms.