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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-06
BartOnyille.

John Krupp traded horses with Dan
Rich recently.
Gordie Tower returned TO the M. A.
G. last Monday.
Walter White and wife spent Easter
at +. j. Richmond's.
Miss Nellie Tower spent last Friday
with Miss Carrie Ellis in Smoky Row.
M, j. Richmond purchased span OF
gray horses of James Ayers last Fri
day
Miss Lottie Northway, of smyrna,
spent last week Tuesday night with
Otie Kohn OF this place.
Sam Davis and wife and Frank Davis
and wife and baby spent Easter al
Waldo Francisco's in Belding.
Andrew Skellenger and wife OF
Smoky Row spent last Sunday a,
Henry Skellenger's of this place.
School commenced in this district
last Monday after three weeks vaca'
tion with Otie Kohn as instructor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-06

The ladies of the Otisco Cemetery
Association met April 3, at the home
OF the president, Mrs. George Brown,
for the purpose OF electing officers and
making plans for further beautifying
the grounds of the cemetery. The
meeting was called to order by the
president and the secretary and treas
urer's report read which showed a
balance Of $3.50 in the hands OF the
treasurer. The officers elected were:
President, Ellen, Granger; vice pres
ident, Nancy Anderson; secretary,
Ruth Ellis; treasurer, Kate futile.
The president appointed each member
OF the Association as committee to
work for the best interests of the Gem
etery. 1t is the society's ambition to
raise sufficient fund TO hire man to
keep the ground watered and do other
work that will be needed the coming
summer and all contributions for that
purpose will be gratefully received.
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North Orleans.

Sylvia Garfield has the mumps but
is improving.
Nora CLOSER is working for Mrs.
George Conner.
Mrs Charlie Brown spent Monday
afternoon at A. Browns.
There was party of young folks
spent Saturday at Will Moore's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Kidd and Mr.
and Mrs. Il. Ashby Sundayed at Chas,
Ashby's.
Mr.. Emory, OF Orleans, thinks better
late than never, SO he cut his ice Mon
day at Long Lake.
The sick last week were Mrs. G..
Utter and Mrs. A. Brown, with tonsi-
litis, but are better now.
There will be social at Albert
Browns Tuesday evening, April H.
for the benefit of the Long Lake Sun
day school. The ladies are to bring
cake or something eatable. The price
per couple is 20 cents. All are invited
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-06
-OtiscO.

f. c. Benton has sold his team TO
Mr.. Aubill.
Charles Seeley was home from the
Nj. A. G. last week.
G. Honson is moving his family into
G. A. Shows house.
.. H. Hanks OF Sunfield spent few
days in town this week.
Miss Myrl Miller is visiting her
grandparents at Sunfield.
G. E. Hotchkiss sold team TO Mr.
Mack OF Greenvile Monday.
School began Monday in the Seeley
district Mr.. Holbrook is the teacher
Mr.. and Mrs. +. 5. Cole have return
ed from Bay City where they spent
the winter.
Geo. Chickeripg OF near Greenville
spent part of last week with relatives
here.
A. Hotchkiss and w. Hale and
their wives from Crystal spent Thurs
day and Friday with relatives in town
E. G. Benton is getting out material
and expects to build an addition TO his
house as soon as the weather will per.
init.
j. Fisher has finished saving at II
b. Cowles' and has moved his family
to BE lding. He will move the mill Il
}, H. Krupp's at Bartonvllle.
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Smyrna.
cent.

Miss Cora Hoppough is home for her
vacation.
A. j. Skellenger and wife ate Easter
eggs in Peach avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Richmond enter
tanned Easter Sunday.
Beebe Cowles and Percy Sussex Sun
dayed with Rostan Skellenger.
Mrs. w. r. Tebble has gone to Den
yer, Colorado, TO visit sick sister.
The Maccabee ladies have purchased
an organ for their rooms and it was
placed in position last Saturday.
The Dan S. Root Post Corps will
have sugar social at their rooms in
Bedding, Saturday, April Is. All sol
diers and also others are invited. A
picnic dinner. Everyone come. Warm
sugar will be served all the afternoon.
suppose that funerals are buried so
far out of sight that they will never be
resurrected and we will never dare to
attend one unless armed with written
invitation in our pockets and new
corners that haven't any friends will
remain top of the earth and after
awhile it will be considered time
honored custom and no comments.
Because our ancestors went to mill
with a sack thrown over horse and a
peek of corn in one side and a stone In
the other must wep
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Orleans.
Lillian Leach was in Ionia Thursday
Ernest Leach was in Bedding Mon

Lillian Leach was in Ionia Thursday
Ernest Leach was in Bedding Mon
day.
Dr. and Mrs. L. II. Mcdonald were
in Ionia Wednesday.
Harmon Smith of Ionia was in town
on business Monday.
Mrs. f. z. Hannah returned from
Ann Arbor Thursday.
Miles Meeks and wife of Canada are
here visiting his pupils.
Maud and Minnie LaDow were home
from Ionia over Sunday.
Howard Hannah was home from
Big Rapids over Sunday.
Ed. Sutten has returned from the
the Ferris Industrial school.
Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Towne visited
with Mrs. A. j. Hale Monday.
Chas. Purdy and mother OF Grattar
were visitors at o. Purdy's Friday.
Mrs. A. j. Hale spent Wednesday
and Thursday with friends of Bedding
Rena Succix of Smyrna spent las'
week with her sister, Mrs. Bert Whip
pie.
MIR. and Mrs. Chester Towne Sun
dayed with his sister, Mrs. Burr Davis
OF Otisco.
Mrs. +. b. Hale and two children o
Ionla visited friends here THURSDAY
and Friday.
Mrs. Sherwood of Grand Rapids Wis
tied with her daughter, Mrs. Nj
Clements last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Of near Alma were
guests OF his brother, Chas. Ray, anC
family over Sunday.
Mrs. Peter Spanogle has a common
apple tree in blossom with sets fo
fruit (but of course it has been no uset
and cared for like any other plant.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-06
Alton.

Miss Esah Carl is visiting Mrs Fam
ME Coons.
Ralf Ford attended Easter services
at Parnell.
Fritz Gegeher is moving into Alice
Browns house.
Willis Purdy's new house is ready
for occupancy.
Mary Covert of Lowell visited rela-
tives here last week.
Col. Porter and wife spent Good FRI
day with friends in Beldipg,
Hattie Weeks is assisting her sister,
Mrs. A. Godfrey, in moving.
A number of loads Of hay from lonia
passed through here for Grattan.
Jennie Byrnes of Grattan visited her
sister, Mrs. G.. Norton, last week.
Leo Weeks is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Jud Hapeman, in East Lowell.
Mrs. VIM. Byrnes of Grattan is in
Grand Rapids, the guest of her son,
MIR. and Mrs White of Lowell spent
Easter with Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Coons.
Mr.. Stanton OF Fallasburg was assist
ing ID. Clawson last week cutting wood.
Alton was we'll represented at the
dance at Lowell last week Thursday
night.
Miss Grace Clawson spent few days
with her friend, Mrs. Barton, In South
Lowell.
Mr.. Wright of Bedding and Miss
Evan Carl were seen on our streets one
day this week.
The dance at Frank Vanderbrock 8
was we'll attended and all present had
a pleasant time.
The marriage of Owen j. Byrnes
with Miss Catherine Weeks will be
celebrated next week.
Rhoda Dickens of Smyrna spent sew
eral days last week with her grand
mother, Mrs. j. Mosher.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Byrnes and
daughters visited their daughter, Mrs.
E. Burt, in Bedding last Friday.
Segel Norman of Parnell was in Al
ton Thursday and purchased Il new
wagon box of Fred Ford, our wagon
maker.
Addie Ford Spencer returned last
Saturday from Muskegon where she
visited her brother, Clark, for several
weeks.
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Grattan.

Venus Chapter O. +. 5. met April 2
Grattan elected the entire Democra
p tic ticket Monday.
Mrs. L. Johnston, of Lakeview, il
visiting relatives here.
Miss Bessie Pond spent last week
with Greenville friends and saw the
big fire Friday morning.
The ladies OF Grattan Grange TIED
two comforters at their hall Monday.
Alonzo Clemens, one OF our aged pho
neers, is very low. Home at the Cen
tire.
TO Mr.. and Mrs. j Laughlin, former
ly Belle Nugent, twins, son aud daugh-
ter, the latter living but a short time.
The mother is gaining
Grandma Cook, one Of our most aged
and beloved pioneers passed to her rest
March %, aged "a years. She was for
so years member of Ashley church
and devoted christian previous TO the
organization of Ashley church. Seven
children mourn this dear mother, four,
with the husband and father, having
gone before. Burial in Ashley Gene
terry March 80. Sweet be thy we'll
earned rest dear mother, and no doubt
thou vert gladly welcomed in the
Heavenly home where thou hast rich
treasures laid up, all along earth's
journey. May we all be as well pre-
pared to meet our lord and master.
The Bachelor Girls Club gave a re-
ception March 29th at the pleasant
home Of the Misses Mildred and Kitty
Randall in Grattan Centre. The
weather and roads were very unfavor-
able for such an occasion, but the
maids and bachelors came through
the drifts just the same and were well
repaid for doing SO as they enjoyed
themselves very much. The following
program was carried out: Called to
order by president Instrumental
music, Ola Pond; recitation, Velma
Jakeway: solo, accompanied by Miss
Mildred Randall on piano, Gertrude
Slayton; recitation. Kittie Matice; in
strumental music, Mildred Randall;
duet, Misses Fannie Bookey and Ora
Watkins. Excellent refreshments
were served after which games and
music were in order. The young peo-
Pile had their future revealed to them
by the Gypsies, Minds. McCabe and
Hammond, causing much merrinent.
The company separated, arriving home
in the wee small hours of the morning.
The next meeting of this club will be
held with Miss Sarah Clemens, April
IL, afternoon. All the bachelor girls
are invited to come.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-06
Oh, Grippe Thy will be done,

oh, Grippe Thy will be done,
oh man. thy turn must come,
IT'S aches and pains and groans and signs,
Ills doctors bills or go to the skies.
John Credit and wife now occupy the
house recently vacated by Drate Moon.
Il. Warren, who has been sick at II.
Curtis with heart trouble, is gaining
slowly.
The many friends of d. Fl. McNitt
will be glad to hear that he is recover
ing from his late illness.
Mrs. p. Curtis spent Tuesday with
her mother and sister, and Joe Curtis
and family with j Kammeras OF Keene.
While playing on the ice at school
Thursday noon, Birdella Ross fell and
sprained her arm. 1t is now doing
nicely
The p. l.. G.. are now practicing
three new plays preparatory for an
other entertainment. Fine music will
be interspersed, also singing, and no
one should miss so rich treat. Date
not yet set.
A very enjoyable time was had by
all who attended the dress social at
Mark Browns Friday evening. A
large crowd was in attendance and all
pronounced it novelty in it's line and
a great success.
AS usual our little burg is not behind
the times. We have the Grand Rap
ids and Bedding style of grippe which
is gathered in the head so as to fall
gracefully over the entire body. l..
Luscombe, Mrs. Carpenter and daugh-
ter, and Roy McCotter are GONZALES
cent.
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WHY YOUNG MEN SUCCEED.

successful men frequently rehearse
their experiences for the help of the
young men who are just making the
these men always go back to the early
experiences and indicate the circum-
stances which gave them the impetus
toward success.
A leading business man of Boston
was asked what course he believed a
father should take to insure the best
results for his son. To this we learn
that he answered:
"What sort of course? Well, was
young fellow of twenty-five, just out
of college, and felt myself of consid-
cradle Importance. Knowing my father
was we'll off had filled my head with
foolish notions of having good time
and spending money. Later on ! ex-
pected father to start me in business,
after / had 'swelled' awhile at clubs
and with fine horse flesh.
"But father saw through my folly
and resolved to prevent my self-de-
struction if it were possible. If the
boys got the right stuff in him let him
prove it,, L heard father say TO mother
one day. Il worked hard for my money
and | do not intend to let my boy
squander it and ruin himself besides.
THAT very day father came along
and handed me fifty dollars, saying:
Take that money: spend it as you
choose, but understand it's the last
dollar of my money you can have till
you prove yourself capable of earning
and taking care of money on your own
account
81 took that money in sort of dazed
way and stammered out: l-why-I
want to go into business,
"My father said with contempt;
Business. What do you know about
managing mercantile business? Get
a clerkship and learn the alphabet be-
fore you talk TO me of business.
81 felt hard and bitter toward my
| 'oOhCi dhu OhOuS III nun oh OAU obihS y
fogy, but resolved to show him that
could live without his money. For
days | searched for places and at length
secured a clerkship at four hundred
dollars year. Father demanded two
dollars week for my board through
that first year, and then | laid by two
hundred dollars. One hundred cents
meant more to me than one hundred
dollars had in the previous days.
"At the end of four years cerking
went to my father with fifteen hundred
dollars of my own and asked him il he
was willing to help me enter business.
He loaned me two thousand dollars at
six per cent.
"That fifty dollars was the last money
father ever gave me until his death,
when received my part of the inner
itance. l have my father to thank for
my success as a business man today"
The two dollar board-bill has often
given father and son hearty laugh,
but the same course persistently but
kindly carried out will bring self-re-
lance, self-respect and independence
to the young men OF manhood today
The Home Monthly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-06
To Cure LaGrippe In "a Hours

No remedy equals Warmers White
Wine OF Tar Syrup for this terrible and
fata. disease. Iftaken thoroughly and
In time, it will cure case In "a hours,
and for the cough that follows la grippe
II never fails TO give relief. Price.
25c and soc.
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IL thought, Alice, that you were en-,
gagged to Harry Smith, and now hear
you are going to marry his father"
That's right, Maude The old gen.
tleman said he could support only one
of US. and decided TO be that one and
took the widower. n-Detroit Free
Press
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-06

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II you have a cough, throat irrIta-
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let us suggest One Minute Cough Cure.
Always reliable and safe. WI Benedict
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Act we'll at the moment and you will
have performed a good action TO all
eternity
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS,

NJ. L. Pitsin. president of the Va
riety Iron Works company. and one Of
the best known business men of Cleve-
land. was killed by the w~estbound Lake
Shore flyer.
\. Laconte. a discharged private of
the United States army, was shot
through the arm by a Havana police
man while resisting arrest for disor-
derby conduct.
y. \. Miller. vice president Of the re-
Gently failed bank at Golden. Ills. com
mitted suicide by >hootin. himself
twice in the head. Recently creditors
Of the bank filed suits against Miller.
aggregating So. col.
Lieutenant .. f. La>ner. L. S. ~,
who was thrown from his trap while
out driving with his G-year Oh son at
Monterey. Cal. on April y. has died of
his injuries. He was a native Of New
York. aged IS years.
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CALLED BY OTIS.

Filipino Governmect Not Recognized.
but Amnesty 10 Promised.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-General Otis
has cabled the war department that his
conference with the Filipinos has ter
minated. He said that they wanted
three weeks in which to allow their
congress to decide whether hostilities
should cease. The proposition was de-
clined. The representatives retired to
the insurgent lines. General Otis says
the insurgents are tired Of fighting and
are no doubt seeking the best terms. In
another cable General Otis expresses
thanks to the president for his appre-
citation Of the work of the army il the
Philippines.
1t is stated at the war department
that the insurgent leaders probably will
confer and seek another conference
with General Otis, and that the general
will no doubt grant general amnesty.
The full text Of the dispatches from
General Otis are as follows:
conference with insurgent repre-
sentatives has terminated. Their request
Of cessation of hostilities for three
weeks to enable them to call their ron
gress to decide whether to continue
s3e prosecution of wa or propose terms
Vt peace. Proposition declined and full
amnesty promised on surrender. Be.
lieve insurgents tired Of war, but seek
to secure terms of peace through what
they denominate their representative
congress-"
'The cong ratulations of his excel
lency. the president, for which all are
grateful, will be conveyed as directed"
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THEM
War Department Officials Graft.
fed With the Reply of Gen.
eral Otis.
Not Possible for This Country to
Recognize the Filipino
Congress.
Believed Promises Of Peace and
Freedom Will Outweigh
Aguinaldc.
If Fighting Is Prolonged Many
Will DeSert,--The Dispatch
From Otis.

WAsHISGToS. May 1.-The war de-
partment officials are very much graft
fed with the tone of the reply of Gen
eral Otis to the Filipino delegation. 1t
is considered as COMFORTING with the
dignity Of the United States. 1t would
not be possible for the United States to
recognize the existence Of the Filipino
congress or a Filipino government. 1t
is believed that when General Otis
reply is communicated to the Filipino
commanders that they will ask another
conference with the expectation Of ar
ranging favorable terms Of peace. 1t is
said at the war department that i, is
not likely that any further concessions
than that Of general amnesty will be
made. Peace and freedom, it is be-
lieved, will appeal more strongly to the
Filipino army than any argument Ag-
uinaldo and his officers may make.
Meanwhile it is the belief Of the Off
Gals of the war department that if the
Filipino officials unduly protract the
negotiations, wholesale assertions of
their men will occur. General Law
ton is expected TO continue his move
ment toward joining forces with Mac
Arthur according to the original pro-
gram, as soon as his soldiers have re-
covered from the strain Of their forced
march through the jungle, and this
junction probably will be effected
by Tuesday. If by that day the
insurgents have not laid down their
arms, the American forces at the front
will be strong enough to the
campaign with great vigor, and to press
forward along the line of the railroad
northward even as far as San Fernan-
do, the latest capital of the insurgents.
Everybody is praising the volunteers,
a marked change in the sentiment ex-
pressed a few days ago when it was I'M
derstood that the same men were plead
ing to be brought home. Colonel Fun
ston came in for the most commenda-
ton, even the regular officers taking
note with admiration Of the fact that
his achievements were all strictly
within the line of plans laid down for
him by his superior officer, General
Wheaton.
Medals for All Volunteers.
General Corbin said that every vol
unteer who participated in the fighting
in the Philippines since peace was de-
clared should have q medal of honor.
BY the terms of their enlistments they
were entitled to withdraw from the
service, but they had remained volun.
tarily, performing more than was re.
quired Of them, which was more than
the ordinary duty of a soldier. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be further nego-
tiations with the insurgent representa-
tives at once While the hope is ex-
pressed that our commission will not
hold out terms SO severe as to lead to a
renewal of the fighting or the with
drawal of the insurgents to another
stronghold further north, it is realized
that General Otis must exercise care to
make sure. they do not, in bad faith,
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Z mink the Golden Medical Discovery II the
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Feel cranky? Case of constipation. A
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Pleasant Pellets cure combination. One
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CHICAGO, May IA perpetual in
junction protecting the copyright of
Rudyard kipling's poem The White
Mans Burden was granted by Judge
kohlsaat in the circuit curt, against
the publishing firm of F. b. Schipple g.
Co. OF this city. 1t was charged by Mr..
kipling and his publishers that the de-
PENDANT had published and circulated
his poem III d pamphlet without permits
sion. By the order Of the court the de.
PENDANT is obliged &c surrender as many
copies Of the poem as he can recover.
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Thirteenth Infantry Snil.,.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.-The United
ktates transports Senator and Ohio
sailed during the day for the Philip
pines via Honolulu. The vessels bear
the Thirteenth United States infantry
and several hundred recruits for service
in the Philippines.
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Match Company Files Articles.

TRENTON, n. j., May l.-Articles
of incorporation Of the Union Match
company, with an authorized capital of
$4,000, 900 have been filed with the
secretary Of state. One-half Of the cap
i,al stock is preferred with : per cent
cumulative dividends,