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The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
SUNDAY. SCHOOL RALLY
PROGRAM FOR MARCH
WORKERS WILL BE ORGANIZED ON
ARMY PLAN
J. F. Wirth Has Been Commissioned
Lieutenant and Will Put Vienna
"Over The Top"

The Michigan State Sunday School
association is putting on great Sun
day school enrolment campaign
during March for $4,000 added en-
rollments, and minimum of 20 per
cent increase in attendance by
Easter.
Rev. C. B. Stroh, of Flint, has
been commissioned major general in
the military organization which has
been adopted and will have charge Of
the campaign in the county. j. F.
Wirth, of Clio, and H. H. Kurtz, of
Mt. Morris, have been commissioned
as lieutenants, among ten others, and
will lead the forces in their respec-
tive districts.
A big fight for more members will
be carried on all through the month
of March, with the following days
designated for special effort: Mobili-
zation Day, March 10; Setting Up
Day, March IT; Bombardment Day,
March "a; "Over The Easter
Sunday. 1t is planned to put the
spirit of patriotism into this effort,
supplemented with all kinds of pep,
to the end that the 10000 Sunday
school members in the county may be
augmented to $4,000.
The editor Of The Messenger is
just going to interject few words
and say that in his humble opinion
nothing could be more beneficial to
the future citizenship of this coun-
try than that every child should be
an attendant at Sunday school, and
to those who are not now attending
such membership would be revela-
ton of pleasure that would soon
make them wish to continue it for
the rest Of their lives.
A big Hooverized banquet was held
at Flint, Thursday night, which was
attended by many Of the prominent
Sunday school workers of the coun :
ty, Mr.. Wirth being among them.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
CLIO RED CROSS
NEEDS YARN MONEY
EACH TOWNSHIP MUST HEREAF-
TER DEPEND UPON ITSELF
Ladies Plan Campaign to Secure Monthly
Contributions SO Work Can
be Carried on

Because the funds in the treasury of
Genesee Chapter, American Red Cross,
have become depleted, it has been de-
cided that hereafter each township in
the county will have to find means of
providing its workers with yarn and
materials for garments. In order to
meet this situation and continue their
splendid work the ladies of Vienna will
make campaign to be known as the
"Vienna Boy Benefit" the second week
in March, during which time it is ex-
pected that every household in the
township may be reached and that the
necessary finances will be forthcoming.
In the neighborhood of forty complete
outfits of knitted garments have been
given to soldier boys from this town.
ship by the ladies of the Club and there
are, we understand, eighteen outfits
now on hand that will be supplied to
boys already in the service or that will
be in the service within short time
Beside these home boys there are thou
sands of other loyal boys, fighting for
Uncle Sam, who will need and be wor-
thy of these articles. AS an additional
means of getting money. boxes will be
placed in the local business places, and
it is hoped that the contributions will
be worthy of the great cause in whose
behalf they are asked and compliment
tary to the ladies who have worked SO
faithfully.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
Farewell Surprise

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Goodwin, who
have resided four, miles west of town,
and who recently exchanged their farm
for Flint property. were given sur
prise party by about fifty of their
neighbors, one evening last week. A
splendid potluck supper was served and
everybody had delightful time. Mr..
and Mrs Goodwin were presented with
fine. leather rocker They are row
residing in their new home in Flint.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
Notice Township Caucus
George A. Lacure.
Chairman of said Committee.

Notice is hereby given that DEM
ocrat Township Caucus will be held
at the Auditorium in Clio in the
township of Vienna on the Ninth day
Of March A. d. 1918 from $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon Of that day,
for the purpose Of nominating the
candidates of the Democrat Party
for Township officers of the Town
ship of Vienna, County Of Genesee,
State of Michigan, to be voted for
at the next Election for Township
officers to be held in said Township
and for the transaction of such other
business as mayproperly come before
and be transacted at said Caucus.
BY order of the Democrat Town
ship Committee.
Dated this 9th day of Feb. A. d.
1918.
]. c. STOUT,
Chairman of said Committee
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01

is absolutely fundamental to his own
future safety and prosperity. He sees
this ard can be relied upon as the SOL
der can.
"The farmer is also contributing m en-
to the army, and am keenly alive to
the sacrifices involved. Out of 13, 800, :
900 men engaged in farm industries,
2O5, 900 have been drafted, or about
l.4S per cent of the whole number. In
addition to these. there have been vol
unteers, and the farmers have lost a
considerable number of laborers because
the wages paid in industrial pursuits
draw them away. In order to relieve
the farming industry as TAR as possible
from further drains of labor, the new
draft regulations have been drawn with
view to taking from the farms an even
smaller proportion of men, and it is my
hope that the local exemption boards
will make the new classifications with
a view of tightening the load upon the
farmers to the utmost extent. The
secretary of war has asked for author
ity to furlough soldiers of the national
army, if conditions permit it, so that
they may return to their farms when
assistance is necessary in the planting
and harvesting of crops. National and
local agencies are actively at work, be-
sides, in organizing community help
for the more efficient distribution of
available labor and the drawing upon
new sources of labor. While there
will be difficulties, and very serious
ones, they will be difficulties which are
among the stern necessities of war.
"The federal railway administration
is cooperating in the most active, intel
ligent and efficient way with the food
administration to remove the difficulties
of transportation and of the active
movement of the crops. Their market
ing is to be facilitated and the farmers
given the opportunity to realize
promptly upon their stocks
"The department of agriculture and
the food administration will continue to
cooperate as heretofore to assist the
farmers in every way possible. All
questions of production, of the market
ing of farm products, of conservation
in the course of production and of agri-
cultural labor and farm problems gen
orally will be handled by the depart
ment of agriculture; while all questions
of distribution of food supplies to the
allies and of conservation i'm consump-
tion will be handled by the food ad-
ministration; but the chief reliance is
upon the farmer himself, and am sure
that that reliance will be justified by
the results. The chief thing to be kept
clearly ip mind is that regulations of
this sort are only part of the great
general plan of mobilization into which
every element in the nation enters in
this war as in no other. The business
of war touches everybody. 1t is a
stern business, cooperative business,
business of energy and sacrifice. a
business of service in the largest and
best and most stirring sense of that
great word"
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
M. E. Church Notes

Class meeting, 9:3O a. m; Service;
1000 a. M; Sunday school, 11:l5 a. m.
Epworth League, 500 p M; Subject,
"He Died In My Stead.
The L. A. S. held their regular meet
ing with Mrs, Dyball, Wednesday.
There was very good attendance and
all enjoyed the day very much. The
program on the subject Mother" was
very interesting.
The regular monthly business meeting
of the Epworth League will be held in
the church parlors Tuesday evening,
March 5. All are invited.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
Spring Millinery

l want to tell the ladies of
Clio and vicinity something alb
out the splendid line of hats and
millinery which l have purchased
and now have on display for the
spring trade. l am sure that l
have never shown a more beau
tiful and classy line throughout.
This year / departed from my
usual practice and bought a large
part of my stock from the Corl-
Knott Company of Grand Rapids,
a firm that has a state wide rep
utation for the beauty of it's
goods. l have been more than
satisfied that / did so, because, as
l have said, think l am showing
the finest stock / have ever had
on display. / also have a big line
from the Detroit firms, making
an excellent selection. My
spring stock has been on display
but short time and l have al
ready had a splendid trade in it,
which shows that it was bought
right. / cordially invite the
ladies of this vicinity to call and
see these beautiful and original
designs and am very sure that
each and every one of them can
find something that will be thor
oughly pleasing.
Mrs. N. w. Mann.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
Obituary


Mrs. Bessie DAILY, aged 40, wife of
Charles DAILY, died at Hurley Hospital,
in Flint, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1918, as
the direct result of an operation for ap-
pendicitis, which she had undergone
some time previously, although she had
been in failing health for a number of
months. Her maiden name was Bessie
l. Carpenter and she was born in
Mt. Morris township, August 16, 1877.
Here she grew to womanhood and on
June Is, 1895. was united in marriage
to Charles DAILY. Following her mar
riage, she resided at Mt. Morris for
about four years, then for a short time
at Coleman, and about fifteen years
ago removed with her husband to Birch
Run township, which continued to be
her home until she was claimed by
death. She was most estimable lady,
loving and tender wife and mother,
kind and helpful friend and neighbor,
whose untimely death, occurring just
when the loving obligations of mother
hood were calling so strongly, was in
finitely sad. She was member Of the
Baptist Church, of Birch Run, and of
the Ladies' Aid Society, of that church.
Beside her husband. Mrs. DAILY is sur
vived by two married daughters, Mrs.
Harold Fent, of Montrose, and Mrs.
Bryan Forsyth, of Millington. and by
the following children who reside at
home: Theodore. Howard, George,
Vera, Clema, Elsie. and an infant
daughter, Bernetta, all of whom will
have the heartfelt sympathy of all who
know them. Funeral services were
held from the home on Saturday, Rev.
c. w. Greene, officiating. Interment
was in Woodlawn cemetery.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
ASH

John H. Ash was born July II, l845,
at Salina, Onondaga Co.. N. Y. At
the age of thirteen years, he, with his
parents, came to Michigan and settled
in Arbela In 1883 he was united in
marriage with Harriet S. Rundlet. To
this union were born two children,
Hugh w., whose death occurred in
1905, and Esther S., who resides at
home. When twenty-one years old, he
bought the farm which he owned for
fifty-one years and upon which he lived
until his death. The cause of his death.
which came suddenly on the morning of
Feb. %, 1918. was valvular heart dis
ease. He had been member of Vien-
ma Lodge, No. 205, F. & A. NJ, for
thirty years, under the auspices of
which his funeral services were con-
Quoted Besides the widow and daugh-
ter, he leaves to mourn his loss, two
sisters, Ida E., who lives at the fam
lily home. and Mrs. l. C. Cooper, of
Midland, two brothers, Samuel G. and
Ambrose, both of Arbela. Interment
was made in the Pine Grove cemetery.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
Red Cross Notes.
SEWING DEPARTMENT

For the month of Feb 1877 garments
were made and 102 for the month of
Jan. That is excellent for the number
of workers; only 70. We should have
more as it is very necessary that we
double our efforts for the next six
weeks.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
DAILY

Miss Sophia DAILY, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John DAILY, of this township,
died at st. Mary's Hospital, in Saginaw,
Sunday, Feb. "a, 1918, following an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis which she
underwent the previous Thursday.
Miss DAILY was born in Vienna town.
ship. Dec. II, 1899, her age being 10
years, and had resided here all her life.
She was a student in the Clio Public
Schools, valued member of the M. p.
Church and Sunday school. and was
loved by all who knew her for her kind
illness and sunny disposition. Surviving
are her father and mother, seven bro
theirs. William, of Flint, Stephen, AL
len (now serving in the National Army.
j. c., Clayton, Francis and Gordon, and
two sisters, Eliza and Sophrona, all of
the latter, with the exception of Will
lam and Allen, residing at home. These
friends will have in their bereavement
the deepest sympathy of all who know
them. Funeral services were held from
the M. P. Church, Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. C. w. Greene, officiating, and the
remains were laid a: rest in Pine Run
cemetery.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01

Chas. French, membership secretary
of the Flint Y. M. G.. A., and Rev.
Hugh A. Knowles were callers at the
M. E. parsonage, Tuesday.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
BoRTLE

Mrs. Eugene Bortle, aged II, died at
her home in S. w. Vienna, Tuesday.
Feb. 26, after an illness of heart dis
ease and dropsy of about two months
duration. Fanny E. Rathbone was
born Nov. 8, 1916, in the State of New
York, and came with her parents to
Michigan when IL years of age. She
had resided in this vicinity for many
years and was united in marriage to
Eugene Bortle 80 years ago. She was a
lady of many splendid qualities. whose
memory will live in the hearts of her
friends while life lasts. Beside the be-
reaved husband, deceased is survived
by an adopted son, Fred E. Bortle, of
Durand. Funeral services will be held
from the West Vienna M. E. Church,
Friday, at loo p. m. Rev. E. G. C.
Benson will officiate and the remains
will be laid at rest in West Vienna
cemetery.
Z
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01

Elmer Woodruff, of Croswell, and
Miss Ethel Rutheyford, Of Almont,
were guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Hall, this week.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01

Jess La Due and Miss Rose Smith
spent Sunday evening in Flint.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Two Mothers

It's your lad, and my lad
Who marched away today;
You wore the garments of the rich
] wore.my cotton gray
/ never dreamed you had heart
| thought only poor could weep
Till your face went white in anguish,
And heard you try to speak.
It's then ventured near you,
For my heart was aching, too
saw naught of silk satin,
| only thought of you;
could see the look. within your eyes,
AS only mother may,
Then tried to grasp you in my arms,
AS the marchers turned away.
It's your lad, and my lad
Who will battle on the fields,
Perhaps yours will be the favored one,
And mine his life may yield
But the same Lord watcheth over both
He weaves their destiny.
And He will guard our darling lads,
And give strength to you and me.
Josephine Byrne Sulioan.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Nov.l Is
MORTGAGE Notice.

Whereas. default has been made IN the condi.
tons OF . certain mortgage made. executed. and
delivered by CIand w. Bond and Olive E.. Bond.
MS wife. OF Grant county, South Dakota to An
drew u. Holto1, niortgagee, which said mort
gage bears date July 18th 1874, and was duly
filed for record In the office of the Register OF
Deeds, OF Grant comfy, South Dakota. on the
I'D day OF July, 1914. at three.thirty O'Clock in
the afternoon, and duly recorded In book so Of
Mortgages on page 6l9, and whereas the said
mortgage wac given to secure the payment of
one promi-eOry note for S3OOO.0O, and whereas
default has been made in payment OF esid note
and interest thereon, and whereas SAID mort.
gage covered the following described land situ.
aled In Grant county. South Dakota, to wit:
North west quarter of section 2 in Township 12l
range 50 IN the Sisseton and Wahpeton Reeerva-
ton. aud whereas no action at law or In equity
nae been Instituted to recover the debt secured
tnereOy or any part thereof. and there is claimed
enm of s26ll %
Whereas the morteagee has paid taxes on eaid
land amounting TO &53.45.
Notice 10 hereby given that the said mortgage
Will be fofecloeed by eale Of said premieee az
pubic auction by the sheriff Of said cohnty on
saturday, 10th day of November. 1918, At two
O'Clock in the afternoon 1T the front door OF the
Court houee In the City of Milbank, Grant coun-
y, south Dakota. to pay said debt and interest
ana taxes paid by mortpagee, $50. Is, aad attor-
' ney Tees OF 5000. and the costs and disburse-
ments allowed by law.
Dated October let. 1918.
george >. Rix. Andrew L. Holton.
0stofney TOT MoftgsRee. Mortgagee.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

Miss Egrmayer returned from Chic
ago, glad and ready-to resume her
duties when nj school opened on
Monday.
Mr.. Henry Essington has knitted
1--WE sweaters for the Red Cross this
month all very nicely done.
Mrs. Frank Sieveike donated SO cts.
for the LINEN Shower.
Noah Whipple has returned to
Camp Riley ,Kans., Mr.. Ed. Whipple
accompanied him - far as Aberdeen
and will 20 Of west 10 visit q son il
Montana, then visit another son il
Canada.
Mr.. 81. H. Engebretsen was in Twin
Brooks on Monday on business.
Mrs. "A. II. Schmidt entertained
number OF the little folks on Wednes
day in honor Of Hsrlows's fifth Birth
day.
Miss Maude johnson left Sunda,
for Aberdeen in order 70 resume be
school work on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steward went to Mil
bank Tuesday night TO see the show a
the Bentley Grand.
Mrs. Gus Rnnge visited at Mrs
Chavets on Tuesday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Summit

School will re-open Monday after
the enforced vacation.
Mrs. Royce Sharf OF Twin Brooks
visited here q few days this week.
F. Ostlund recently had a sale and
Is moving into WATERFOWL.
Editor Smull and wife left for the
cities this week, Miss Knipfel is in
charge.
Miss Grace Holbrook is visiting
with her sister Mrs. F. N. Hill.
The Is year old son of J. Mangum
living northwest of town died sudden
~ Thursday from a relapse from the
"fu'. Rev. RinearsOn conducted the
funeral services Saturday.
Mrs. Oliver Campbell, who died
Friday at Sisseton from pneumonia,
was 3 daughter Of J.. Gerdes OF this
place and sister of John, Henry, and
Fred Gerdes. She leaves q husband
who is in Uncle Sans service IN
France. We extend sympathy to the
sorrowing family.
Mrs. Lloyd Sweeney received q tele-
graph message Wednesday of the
death Of her brother "Nick Fister.'
at Camp Pike from typhoid pneumon-
10 after Fin He is q former resi-.
dent Of Summit. Their friends here
offer their sincere sympathy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

he was taken with the prevailing
epidemic. His father, mother
and four. brothers and q sister
survive him.
County Register Of Deeds, Joseph
HedmAn, received the intelligence
Wednesday that the young man
Alex Hedman, whose letter written
in France was published in the Her
AID Advance . few weeks ago, had
died Of pneumonia in one of the
hospitals in France.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

100 laC6 LOT ldSL week.
Mrs. F. E. Werner Of Strouseton
was in Summit Wednesday.
store OF g.. Slaathaug during the i'll
ness of the family.
Mrs. Pete Button who has been as
sisting in the care of the c.. j. Strom-
me family, who have been having Il
seige of the ~inauenza, left Tuesday for
her new home at Wilmar, MINI.
Fire alarm was given Monday after
noon when the residence Of Mike Bar
ry was seen to be on fire in the attic.
The prompt response of some of the
boys in getting out the hose cart and
their aid saved the building from en-
tire loss. 1t was damaged, however,
too much to live in and the family
Ole s. Olson was taken to a Mn.
neapolis hospital Tuesday. His con.
dition is still serious, other complica.
tions arising.
Dave Stevens Of Sisseton was a call.
er here Tuesday.
Atty. G~iantvalley Of Aberdeen was
q business caller here Wednesday.
Lowell Raymond writes home tina
he had just returned from a End triI
across was ready to GO on a 3rd triI
and that their ship was now free from
the flu and he had kept we'll.
have moved most Of their goods. which
were removed safely, TO the L. Hill
house.
Mrs. Josie Shuler came over from
Brookings last week and we under
stand she will occupy her residenc
here this winter.
The Gilbert Slaathaug family ar,
the latest victims of influenza.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Notice to Creditors.

State OF South Dakota. County Of Grant-ee.
In County Court.
In the matter of the Estste OF Eta B. Dore. de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given By the undersigned ad-
ceased to the creditors of, and I'll persons hav.
ing elaine against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers. within four
months after the ffst pnblicati.n OF this notice.
70 the said administrator a. his Office on Main
street, at Miloank. Grant county, South Dakota.
OF hle the sam with the county Judge OF the
county OF Grant.
Dated 1t Ailbank. South Dakota. October %,
EDW. p. DORE.
Administrator Of the Eetate Of
Eta B. Dore. Deceased
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22
Some War Department Receipts.

Some War Department Receipts.
In writing to some of tn
friends at home Miss Viola Boer-
ger, who is employed in the cor
respondence department of war
work at Washington, says tina t
the letters they receive daily is
of every imaginable character,
and she encloses a list of some
of these which she had culled
out as samples. Here are some
of them:
I amt got no book farming and I
hope am writing for inflammation.
She is staying at q dissapated
house.
Just a line to let you know that l
am q widow and four children.
Previous to his depa rture we we're
married to q Justice of the Piece.
He was indicted into the surface.
have a four months baby and he
is my only support.
A lone woman and parsely depend
ent.
was discharged from the army for
q SolNUAC WllCA / was SCuU 1lOluC Ous
As | needed his assistance to keep
me enclosed.
Owing to my condition which l
haven't walked in three months for a
broke leg which is No. IS.
Your relationship to him. Answer
Ct am still his beloved wife.l
] ah1eft with a child seven months
old and she is a baby and can't work.
Your relationship to him. Answer
lJust a mere Aunt and a few Cousins.)
And he was my best supporter.
| received my insurance Polish and
ha We since moved my Post Office.
| am his wife and only air.
You ask for my allotment number.
| have four boys and two girls.
Please correct my name as I could
not and would not g6 under a con-
sumed name.
Extract from a letter from a boy to
his mother-'I am writing in the Y.
NJ G. A. with the piano playing in
my uniform.
Please return My marriage certifi-
cate, baby hasn't eaten any in three
days.
Both sides of our parents are old
and poor.
Please send me a wife's form.
L nave Deen In bed thirteen years
with one doctor and | intend to try
another.
We have Your letter. I am his
grandmother and grandfather and he
!. was brOt up in our house according
to your Instructions.
! You h v e changed my lettle boy to
q girl. Will that make any differ.
ence?
; have not reed my husbands pay
and will be forced to lead an immort.
al life.
Please let me know if John has put
in an application for q wife and child,
am writing to ask you why l new.
er reed my elopment. His money wss
. kept from him for the elopement which
he never reed.
Ny boy has been put. charge of a
spitoon (Platoon). Viii. get more
pay now?
Reed your card saying b. arrived
safely oyer seas" wants know
Ms he in France or where is i, and
what eas was you talking abo.t.
W. are very worried rs we haven't
seen his name in the casualty list as
dead or wounded.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-22

Ole s.. Olson was taken toaFairview
hospital in Minneapolis, he has been
improving since.
The community was shocked We'd
nesday morning to learn Of the death
of Chas. Brink, q farmer residing
southwest of Summit, q brother in
law Of 0. j. Engstrom. He was in q
we'll, where he was at work when 15ft
of earth caved in on him. The
s%orrOwinR relatives have the SYM
pathy Of the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Stearns are en-
joying q visit with their daughter in
law this week.
Miss Florence Stiles was taken
quite i'll at Naubay Wednesday where
she had resumed her school work and
was taken to Webster hospital Wed
nesday evening for treatment.