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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-26
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

Senator Hanna is planning a gun
ming trip to his game preserve in Geor-
gia when congress adjourns.
Edwin Justin Abbey has received a
royal commission to paint the off cal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-26

Washington, June 19.-An isthmian
canal, while not yet absolutely as
sured, is nearer construction than it
ever has been. The senate by a
majority of eight adopted the Panama
Spooner substitute for the Hepburn
Nicaragua canal bill, the vote on the
substitute being AZ to "a. Senator
Morgan of Alabama closed the days
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-26

picture of the coronation. Mr.. Abbey
being an American, born and bred, the
great distinctin is Of unusual Interest
to the people of this country.
Senator Vest is said to outrank Sen
ator Hoar in his familiarity with the
poetry of England and America.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
AS OTHERS SEE TT.
school Commissi onership Talk =
Views from Portland and Lyons.

Prof. M. +. Scott, of Saranac, is
after the county school commissioner
ship. the place now filed by Levi
Burhans, and his friends are so firm in
the belief that two terms should be
enough that they are announcing
their intention of staying in the con-
test to the finish. Prof. Scott pulled
out of the race four years ago when
Mr.. Burhans was first nominated, but
he sees no reason for doing so at this
time. The Review has always re-
gretted that politics laid its finger on
the public school sys EN-, but since it
has it is pleased to note that men of
Prof. Scott's ability are willing to
enter the contest. No question was
raised as to Mr.. Murphy's ability, yet
he was forced to give away to Mr.
Hale. Mr.. Hale wanted to continue
in office, believing that his record en-
titled him to further consideration,
and now MIR. Burhans is up against
the same situation. Two painstaking
officials have been dismissed with two
terms, and If Mr.. Burhans wins it will
be credit to his ability in manipul-
ating the wires.-Portland Review.
Mr. Burhans will make a grievious
mistake If he assumes responsibility
re-threshing of the third term ques.
4
tion in the next Republican county
convention. A tactful withdrawal
will relieve the party of a disagree
able duty and leave him in a position
to accept further favors from the
party when the proper occasion aris
es.-Lyons Herald
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
SH OF HIM SELF
Smyrna Boys Arm Receives Con
tents of a Gun.
Leo Sage has Narrow Escape-He was
out Hunting for Rabbits and
Accidentally Shot.

DR.. G. A. Stanton was called to
Smyrna the fore part of the week to
assist DR.. Penton in caring for a
frightful injury sustained by Leo
Sage to his right arm and hand.
The young man who is 2l years of
age and son of Sullivan Sage went
out hunting in company with his faith
er and Wayne Keeney the latter of
this city, to hunt for rabbits they
took along ferrit and when they had
a rabbit driven into his hole young
Sage stuffed the but of his gun in to
keep the ferrit out. The hammer to
the weapon was up and in some man.
ner it was discharged the entire con-
tents of one barrel tearing away the
fleshy part of the right hand at the
wrist and continuing up the arm for
eight or ten inches 1t was fearful
sight as the arm was terribly lacer-
ated, Mr. Sage and young Keeney
were very much frightened expecting
he had received a death wound, but
with presence of mind they hurridly
bound up the arm tightly to stop the
flow of blood and as soon as possible
he was taken TO DIR. Penton's Office in
Smyrna, where it was carefully dress
ed by the two physicians, Dr. Stanton
having been called. finding flesh and
bones badly shatterd and some of the
small shot with which the gun was
loaded still imbeddcd in the wound.
The physicians think they will be
able to save the arm and hand but if
they do it will necessarily be in a
crippled condition Had the muzzle
of the gun been pointed few inches
to the left the discharge would GER
tainly have killed him instantly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18

the Bedding Land & Improvement Co.,
Michigan corporation, which has
built up city of six or seven thous-
and people, and in which he has very
large interest; director and treasurer
of the International Salt Co.; director
and secretary of the Retsof Mining
Co., director and vice,president of the
Genessee & Wyoming Railroad Co.;
director of the Oswegatchie Light &
Power Co.; director of Commonwealth
Insurance Co director of the New
Amsterdam Casualty Co.; director of
the international Mercantile Agen-
cy; director of the Sprague Mercan-
tile Agency; director of the Greater
New York Savings Bank; director of
the Avery Salt Co Mr.. Belding also
has large interests in other corpora
tions.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
DON'TLIKE GAMELAW
Editor CutcheOn Calls il a
Graft.
Portland Man Gets no Can't
even Buy Rabbits or Wild
Fowls.

There may be some truth in this
clipping from the Portland Observer,
certainly there is no poetry connected
with it.
OF all the fool laws on the statute
books of Michigan those, protecting
game take the lead. The people pay
for watching game which not one in a
thousand have the time or the money
to hunt, and after it has been killed
by others the public cannot purchase
such at the markets because it is
against the law; the game wardens
sieze it and present it to their
friends on every opportunity-and it
is the same way with fish. The state
pays for stocking streams with trout,
and how many who pay the shot get
any trout? Just a few sports who can
afford to 60 after them And yet
these same sports and city clubs are
already taking measures to make
more stringent (against the general
plUllC TIC game duu ISL laws III
Michigan. For graft for favored
few-a handful of sports and some
game wardens-commend us to the
game and fish laws as they now exist.
And yet the taxpayers will clay
down" and submit to this thing year
after year, when it is becoming more
irksome all the time. If the taxpay-
ers do not pay the expenses, some poor
deyil who needed the fish and game
food for his family does pay it in the
way of fines and the deputy who made
the arrest rode in parlor car and
incurred other ''incidental" expense
10 hunt the poor fellow who had "vio-
lated an assinine law to get some
thing to live upon. Isn't it about
time these conditions we're changed
and the public get piece of it?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
ERRONEOUS REPORT
Relative to Health Of Employees
I'm Silk Mills.
Commissioner of Labor Says So
Factories Here among the Most
Healthful known.

A dispatch from Lansing, which
appeared in Detroit and Grand Rapids
papers November %, and which was
reported at the time by the papers in
this city did Belding Bros, & Co., silk
manufacturers of this place, a gross
injustice in making it appear that
employment in silk factories is in
furious to the health of women In
refutation of this erroneous idea
Scott Griswold, commissioner of labor
has made the following statement:
6 In justice to the Belding Bros. &
Co., silk manufactures of Belding
Mich deem it my duty to deny that
my deputies reported that the highest
average of ill-health among women
workers is at Belding and to state
the article purporting to have ema-
mated from my Office is base fabrica-
tion.
''To the contrary, | emphatically
state that my deputies official report
have always shown that the silk fac
tories of the Belding Bros. & Co. at
Belding are rated so high by my de-
partment as regards cleanliness, ven-
tilation, general sanitary conditions,
safeguards and practical considera-
tion of the company for the personal
well being of its employees, that it is
NV Intention m incornorata in the
annual published report a special
chapter covering in detail the excel
lent conditions that exist in these,
the only silk factories in Michigan,
and further desire to state that it is
my belief from reports that employ
ment in these silk factories is among
the most healthful known, and | deep
ly regret any report to the contrary"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
MET IN DETROIT.
Grand Tribunal knights Pythias
Atty I. l.. Hubbell Is n Member.

L. l.. Hubbell has been in Detroit
this week attending a meeting of the
Grand Tribunal of the order knights
of Pythias.
At the last meeting of the Grand
Lodge Mr.. Hubbell together with f.
C. Temple of Grand Rapids and w.
G. Clark of Lansing were elected to
the important position which is SINH
lar to an appellate court. Matters of
difference which come up in local
lodges throughout the State that can
not be adjusted among the member
ship are referred to the Tribunal for
settlement. There were several
knotty problems to solve on a number
of appeals which had been referred to
them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
JOYFUL CHRISTMAS
Season Of Good Cheer Is With Us
Again.
signs of old santa Claus Already In
view-Busy Merchants and
Early Buyers.

The Christmas season is again with
us bringing with it it's good cheer and
happy greetings. This week and
next will be busy, bustling one for
the merchants and shoppers and the
boy or girl who has the least bit of
life and ambition will take on liveli-
er interest in the holiday activities
than at any time during the year.
This season of gift-making and gift
taking is full of unalloyed pleasure to
the old and young as well as the Miss
and "Mister," and to the little boy
and girl who still cherish thoughts of
a truly "old Santa Claus" in a sort of
ha'f belief that there is one who gets
into the house via the chimney it is
full of romance, happy anticipation
and eager expectation. No one will
be so ungrateful as to begrudge the
little folks the delight and happiness
that comes to them in their belief in
the mysterious visits of jolly, old st.
Nick.
Christmas promises to be an un-
usually happy day this year, both to
young and old. The widespread pros
perity of the country has made it
possible for everybody to buy presents
and the stores of our merchants are
all filled with the choicest of goods.
Santa Claus will be loaded down with
good things when he comes down the
chimney to fill the stockings of the
children. The churches in Belding
are planning appropriate exercises
eral Christmas trees well filled with
presents and exercises of an interest
ing character will be added to make
the occasion very enjoyable on
Christmas eve.
A large number of people will no
doubt come to Belding from outside
points to spend the day with relatives.
The BANNER in order to give our
advertisers the benefit of letting the
people know where they can find
goods appropriate to the season has
taken time by the forelock and issues
it's Christmas edition a week ahead
of time. Our readers will please note
the fact that on every page will be
found pointers from our dealers which
will materially aid in making selec
tions AZ ri0ht nrices
There is only one more week before
Christmas day. Let all who can. do
their trading early. 1t will result in
more satisfactory purchases, and will
be relief to the merchants and the
army of statesmen and saleswomen who
have to handle the holiday trade. 1t
will also result in more prompt deliv-
cry, and when presents are to be sent
a distance by mail or express it will
help to relieve the pressure there al
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
A PLEASANT REUNION.
Five of the Barlow Brothers Get To
gether-They Met I'm this City.
so.

Five of the Barlow Brothers Get To
gether-They Met I'm this City.
An event which doesn't often occur
in the history of the family especial
ly after time has carried them over
the half century mark took place
here last week. 1t was the meeting
for very pleasant visit of the Bar
low brothers one of whom had not met
with the others in "a years Myron
III Barlow and his brother Wm. Bar
low reside in this city, well known
and excellent citizens both of them.
Three of their brothers came to make
them visit, A. G. Barlow of Port.
land, Oregon, w. H. Barlow of Green.
leaf Kansas, and Geo. w. Barlow OF
Seneca Falls, N. Y.
The Oldest of the brothers is 7C
years and the youngest so years.
They we're entertained at the home
of VIM. Barlow and their nephew G
w. Barlow. They left on their re
turn home Tuesday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
Otisco Tax PAYERS.

will be at Miriam Dec. 18th, at
Smyrna Dec. 18th. at Cooks Corners
Dec. 10th and at Peoples Saving
Bank, Belding, Dec. 18th, Dec. goth,
Dec. 9th, January 3, and January 9th
to receive taxes for Otisco township
MARK II. BROWN.
1925 Treasurer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
A Thousand Dollar. worth Of GOOD.

A. H. Thurnes. we'll known coal
operator of Buffalo, o, writes: II
have been afflicted with kidney and
bladder trouble for years, passing grav-
ell or stones with excruciating pain.
began taking Foley's Kidney Cure,
then the result was surprising A few
doses started the brick dust like fine
stones and now | have no pain across
my kidneys and feel like new man,
II has doneme $1,000 worth Of good
Sold bysW. |. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
Quit Dumping.

Parties have been dumping old
tin cans, garbage, etc. along the dug
way and also on the Belding land and
Improveme Mt property adjoining the
park. This must be stopped and the
company offers reward of $500 for
information leading to the conviction
of any one caught dumping on their
land
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18

Henry Luck will give a ball at the
hotel at Cooks Corners Wednesday,
Dec 3lst New Years eve. He has en-
gagged Deckers orchestra to furnish
music and his floor managers are g.
+. Phillips, Patrick Norton, Peter
Martin and Harry Miner. Bill 75cts.
supper extra.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
HELD ANNUAL MEETING.
Spencer Electric Light a. Power Co.
Elected Officers and Directors.

The annual meeting of the Spencer
Electric Light & Power Co. was held
Monday at Hotel Belding. Reports of
the Secretary and Treasurer were
submitted and the election of officers
resulted as follows:
F. l. Spencer-President
O. F. -Vice-President.
II. Frank Ireland-Treasurer.
w. p. .Hetiierington-Secretary.
Directors-M M. Belding, "A. n
Belding, F. L. Spencer, w p. Hetn-
erington, J. Campbell 7. F. Ireland
F. A. Washburn, r. F. Barry, o. F.
Webster.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
THAT BUTTERINE.
Farmers WI fe can Hardly Believe IL
Poor Butter Makers might
Trade.

In a letter TO the BANNER a far
mer's wife says there may be some
farmers that trade their butter for
butterine for the difference but I
would have to see before could be-
lieve it, or perhaps they were poor
butter makers and were benefited In
that way. If farmers are foxy they
have borrowed IL Of the ones they
deal with, we might as well be- dubbed
foxy as "greenhgu' or "old Rube. -
/ certainly think that the farmer.
and their wives deserve all they get
If the city people call on us we use
them like kings, if we go to the city
we pay for what we get.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
MASONs WILL MEET.
Grand Lodge To- be Held In Detroit
Charles n. Ireland Delegate from
Here.

There will be a large gathering of
Michigan Masons in Detroit the lat
ter part of January. OF greatest inn
portance will be the annual meeting
of the grand lodge of the state, to
which there are 900 delegates from all
parts of the state. Following the
custom of advancing officials in line
the grand lodge will elect Roscoe
Broughton, of Paw Paw, to succeed
Neal Mcmillan, of Grand Rapids, as
grand master. The fight of these
meetings is usually on the election of
grand marshal This is the lowest
position in the list of grand officers,
but it places the incumbent in order
for final election as grand master.
1t is expected that there will be ten
or more candidates for marshal this
year. The grand lodge session will be
held on Jan. q and %. Charles A.
Ireland, by virtue of his Office of w.
M will represent Belding lodge. The
grand chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
will meet Jan. 2l and %, and the
grand council, Royal and Select Mas.
tiers of the state of Michigan will NEE,
Jan. 20
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
Obliged to pay.

In the suit of DR.. George f McAvoy
VS.. the board of health of Cannon
township for the collection of bill
for attending smallpox patients,
Judge Perkins has decided in favor of
the physician. DR.. McAvoy in his bill
charged s20 per visit, and the health
board thought it exorbitant.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18

Ordinary household accidents have
no terrors when there's Is a bottle OF
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil la the med
icine chest. Heals burns, cuts, brulse 8
sprains. Instant relief.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
II you feel i'll aud need a nil.

II you feel i'll and need pill.
Why not purchage the best?
DeWitt's Early Risers
Are little surprisers,
Take One-they do the rest.
w. II. Howell, Houston, Tex writes;
I have used Little Early kisers pills
In my family for constipation. sick
headache, etc. To their use I am in
debted for the health Of my family.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
Flames Be1ching and Lawn Flowing
from a Hill Near the Wrecked
Transcaucasian City.
1000 PERSONS WERE KILLED
AND 1000 HOUSES DESTROYED BY
THE RECENT DISTURBANCES.
German Official Statement Regarding
the Departure of General Au-
gustin from Manila.

BAKU, Transcaucasia, Feb. 1L-Details
which are slowly arriving at Baku from
Shemaka show that 1000 persons, mostly
women and children, persisted as a result
of the earthquake last week, and that 1900
houses were destroyed. T~hirty-four VII
lagos of the country surrounding Shemaka
also suffered. To add to the terrors of the
neighborhood a volcano near the village
Of Marasy, eastward Of Shemaka, has
broken out into active eruption. A great
crevasse has appeared, whence immense
flames and streams Of lava are being
thrown out. The course of the river Geon-
chaika has been altered in consequence
of it's bed being damned with earth which
had been disturbed by the earthquake.
Battalions of guards and detachments Of
soldiers with tents have been dispatched
to Shemaka to aid in the work of rescue.
The Red Cross Society is active in al
leviating distress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
MAY PATROL R D
Minnesota Objects to south Dakota
ndin Insane Across the Border.

lection, II necessary, is what w. A. Gates,
state agent of the Board of Control, says
Will be adopted if the North Dakota Off
Gals again try to turn loose their insane
patients on the Minnesota side of the
boundary line. The particular cause of
trouble is one ole Helseth. formerly of Eau
Claire, Wis, but recently residing with a
sister in Fargo. who was found insane by
the Fargo Probate Court, and ordered
transported across the river into Mime
sofa. the expense of sending him to Eau
Claire being too great to be borne, accord
ing to the statement of the Fargo officials
Mr.. Gates promptly carried the man back
into North Dakota and notified the authori-
ties there that Helseth would not be al
lowed in Minnesota again, and that this
State refused TO receive any other nonresi-
dent insane persons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
traits of Dickens.

London Express.
one popularity about Dickens I remem-
Der WELL" writes Mr.. Justin Mccarthy in
his chatty article on celebrities.
He had an intense love for the open air,
and even in the depths of a London winter.
IL he came into the house of a friend and
entered a room the windows Of which were
closed. his first business seemed to he to
throw all the windows open, and make the
apartment as breezy as IL could be made in
a London street.
Cautiously enough. that sort of nervous
trepidation which j always felt in the pres
ence of Dickens never possessed me when
/ came near 10 Thackeray. although Thack-
cray had by far the more imposing appear
ance.
II have a melancholy recollection which
can never leave me of n dinner party to
which / was invited at Thackeray's house.
j had written something in a daily news
paper on a subject of controversy. which
then deeply interested Thackeray, and he
had invited me to dine with him. and have
a talk over the whole matter. That dinner
party never came off. 70. just before the
day fixed for 1t Thackeray was found dead
in his bed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
WIN. III. ARMSTRONG & CO.,
t. and aas s. Meridian street. indianapolis. IND

of love. 1t is true that adventure is a
supreme element in the modern short story,
but when the adventure is one Of love II
makes the best sort of story. Every story
which deals with human beings must deal
with man and woman. Place a man and a
woman IN any position in which they are
of interest TO each other and to the world.
and what is the result? Almost invariably
a love story"
What do you think OF women as short
story writers?"
'EveIythingi Woman is in her element
In this sort Of work. Her fine sensibili-
ties and her strong emotional power eS-
the equal Of any man in this field. In
deed, IL is my opinion that in time women
will drift more and more toward the work
and men will leave II and take up the Sc
ton and poetry are wOmeH's best field;
history and politics belong 10 man.
But the short story is not dying out.
1t IS growing shorter and more popular
every day"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
WITH DEWEY'S PERMISSION.
General Augustin Was Taken from
Manila on n German Cruiser.

BERLIN, Feb. 1Z-In this period of clear
ing up of what are regarded as the mis-
conceptions abroad and in the United
States respecting the role played by Ger
many in 1898 the Foreign Office takes cog
nizance of the assertions in the Army and
Navy Journal that General Augustin, Gov
ernor General of the Philippines, before
the capture of Manila, secretly embarked
on the German cruiser Kaiserin Augusta.
The Foreign Office says:
General Augustin was not taken from
Manila secretly or with the connivance of
the Germans. But Admiral Won Diedrich,
with the permission of Admiral Dewey,
which was expressly asked for and cheer
fully granted, publicly took General Au-
guStin aboard the German cruiser Deutsch-
land, which was carrying the mails TO
Hong-Kong."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
Kritzinger on Trial.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE press censor in
South Africa is evidently active, as the
first intimation that the trial of Com
mandant Kritzinger, who was captured by
General French in December last, had
commenced came from the war secretary,
Mr.. Brodrick. in the House of Commons
this afternoon. The secretary did not VOL
toner that Lord Kitchener would certain
ly see that the Boer general had every ia
cility for producing witnesses. 1t developed
during Mr.. Brodrick's answer that the trial
began Feb. Is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-18
Biscuit Company Dividend.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the stockholders Of the National
Biscuit Company was held at Jersey City
to-day. Before the shareholders met the
directors were in session and voted the reg
ular quarterly dividend Of la per cent. on
preferred and / per cent. on common stock.
Directors whose terms had expired were
reelected, and after the adjournment Of
the shareholders the directors reelected
all of the old officers. Chairman Green sub
mitted a statement showing that the affairs
Of the corporation were in a very salts
factory condition. He also announced that
two new factories would be built.