Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-15
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

! For Our Readers.
The Cedar Springs Poultry Club is
giving Its first exhibition this week.
Chas. o. Tyler, OF Belding, was in
Palo Wednesday. Vern VanVleck in
tends to haul logs to the Belding
Basket factory. Mr.. and Mrs. j. G..
Miner visited friends in Belding last
Tuesday Post.
A case of diphtheria is causing con-
siderable of a scare at Smyrna. Miss
Addie Brink was taken with that dis
ease Monday at the residence of her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Hoppough. A strict
quarantine was at once established,
! Mr.. Hoppough's son taking charge of
his store, and there is no reason for
particular alarm.
Last Thursday Postmaster Quick re-
ceived word from Congressman Smith
| that he had succeeded in having the
Rural Free Delivery route from the
Lowell Office ordered to begin March
lst, and Friday the official confrma-
tion arrived and the route will be start
ed at that time. Length OF route 23s
miles, area covered 40 square miles,
population served 77S, carrier Bert E.
Fenning, substitute Frank Fenning.-
| Lowell Journal.
Smyrna sent the following quota of
/ Republicans TO attend the Lincoln club
banquet at Grand Rapids the 18th: g.
w. Joslin, Albert Northway, c. c.. Me-
Crossen, George Hoppough, George A.
Hanks, w. l.. Reeves, Frank II. Davis,
Edwin Green, B. F.. Tower, Frank r.
Chase, Miley Richmond and Geo w.
Purdy. By arrangement there joined
them at Vergennes: H. S. Andrews,
Alonzo Conrad, ID. A. Church, Maurice
Trumbull and Mr. Lewis
! According to an exchange there is
but one place where the men outnum-
ber the women at religious services,
which is rare thing. A minister
said that on one occasion be preached
TO a congregation where there were
| fifty-seven women and four men pres
ent-this was prayer meeting. On
another occasion he preached to a con-
gregation where three hundred and
twenty six men were present and only
lslsrve women--this was. in aha ,l.eni-
sshs Try
The printed forms TOR the use OF the
census enumerators have been pre-
pared and they show that the awful"
census taker is going to be inquistive
and extract a large amount of informa-
tion for the use of Uncle Sam, without
respect for the feelings of his victims.
Each sheet is prepared for 100 names
and the enumerator will record where
you live and then proceed TO the Bit
ter part of the inquisiton. After the
names are set down with due regard
to orthography, etc, under the gen
eral headings of relation, personal
description, nativity, citizenship, oc-
patton, education and ownership of
home will come those questions, which
harrow the soul, lay bare the secrets
long concealed and bring woe TO the
happy home. Personal description
will deal with the age, color, marriage
state or single state, and in the case
OF mother the number of the child
ren. Place of birth and time OF nat
uralization will be recorded and the
ability of the person or write and
speak English. The enumerators are
also expected to find out if the home
of the person is owned or rented, if
encumbered by mortgage. The cen
sus taker is already preparing for the
fray and those who have tears to shed
should prepare to shed them now.