Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-11-10
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

Swift was "a forman at the factory foI
four years, aud when he quit he put IN
a claim for S3l3 III for overtime. After
the evidence was in Judge Davis took
the case from the jury and rendered q
verdict for the defendant.-Greenville
! Democrat.
The next social If the Otisco Gene
terry Association i'll be held at Ellis
farm, Belding, at tbe home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Ellis, Nol ember II. Chick
en- pic and picnic dinner. The fine
new carpet which has been prepared
by the ladies will be disposed of at this
this time and everybody is invited to
come and have II good time and get the
carpet if they can. Bill, 10 cents.
A investigation shows that Eaton
county has been we'll bled by the spar
row gang under arrest in Jackson
county. Almost $4,000 sparrows have
been paid for this year Over 81, 900,
nearly three times that OF any other
year, has been paid out. The highest
month was July, when $442 was paid
on orders from township clerks, now
thought to be forged The sparrow
bounty law ought to be abolished
The city council of st. Louis has
passed a curfew ordinance providing
that children under Is years of age
shall not be permitted on the streets
Of the city after o'clock at night in
winter and o'clock in summer. The
engine house bells will be rung at the
hours named as warning to young
ones to get indoors. Many a young
girl and boy would be saved from ruin
if such a law was made and enforced in
every city of the state.
Following is a copy of school boys
complaint to board OF directors:
"Mr. directors-My sister, who is the
school teacher, whips me every day.
Pa and ma told her to whip me oftener
than she did the other pupils so they
wouldn't think she was partial |
write to let you know it is too thin.
She is an old maid and gets mad be-
cause she can't get married, and when
ever she gets mad she larrups me.
hate to say such things about my sis
ter, but It's SO. / write To, inqpirs,fS
you can't stop her lickin' me or get1
her a husband. Any old thing will do
so it's man.
Don't kick man when he is down.
No matter how hard a man may strug-
gle, there is always some sneaking
scoundrel, some loathing reptile trying
to drag him down. Many a man falls
not for the lack of merit but for the
lack Of appreciation by his fellowmen.
Great hearts are full of sympathy, and
what man does not require sympathy, !
and support of his fellow men? Fail
ure in life is not always loss OF capital 1
in a luckless business venture-such /
things are accidents apt to be met with.
by ALL Failure in life is loss OF self
respect, loss Of confidence in ones own
character When you see a fellowman
grasp him by the hand and
help him up, when you see "A man
cheer him on that he may
reach the top and stand on the summit
Citizens should bear IN mind that at
all times local papers are ready and
willing and are depended upon to push
every good thing and especially durt
ing business depression and sharp COM
petition are the papers needed. The
push and enterprise of town or the
reverse is truthfully reflected by the
local press If allowed to languish
and fail the city must suffer, if flourish
ing and prosperous the city is largely
the gamer. Every citizen and es-
pecially every property holder is in
Ierested in the success OF his local pa.
pers and should so feel and manifest
II by "A fair degree of encouragement
and patronage. Ii should always be
that outsiders looking for
Information regarding place general
y look to their local papers and theii
first impressions are formed from them.
Chas. f.. Temple, of the Grand Rap
dis and Belding Traction company, re-
erring to the reported alliance betweenl
hat company and the Interurban rail-
way, says that his company was ap
preached by the latter organization
with reference to combination and
hat the Interurban management made
Urgent requests for an alliance. Mr..
Temple states further that his COM
Dany has charter, rig ght-of-way from
Millcreek to Belding and 30 year,
franchise in Belding. He says that it is
he company's intention to enter the
downtown district by way OF Front
street; that the freight carried by the
company will be brought no nearer the |
,ity than Mill Greek and that only ex-.
press matter aud passengers will he
carried on the Front street line
w Nhathat. tho pofpnanvfs lino Mill oross