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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
PROGRAM PREPARED
Speakers For The Banquet Are
Announced.
COMMITTEE HAVE LIST COMPLETED
Fine Array of Talent Chosen-Tfck-
cts For the Tables Sold up to
Limit.

Next week comes the Gridley Club
banquet and the finishing touches to
the spacious room together with the
preparations for entertaining the
guests will be completed next Thurs
day night. All the tickets issued for
seating at the tables are reported
sold and the question of what to do
with many people who haye signified
desire to come aside from those who
have tickets is an annoying one.
1t has been suggested that so cent
rate be made for seats without the
supper as it will be impossible to
serve more than has been planned for.
The committee on speakers has
completed its work, announcing the
following programme:
PROGRAMME OF ToAsTs.
Chairman. Clyde Watt.
Toastmaster-Major A. p. Loomis.
Invocation-Rev O. A. Carman,
Belding.
l. Introductory remarks-President
j. Clyde Watt, Saranac.
2. Remarks-Toastmaster, Maj. A
Z. Loomis, Ionia.
3. The nwealth-Governor
A. II. Bliss.
4. Michigan-Mayor w. Mlllard Pal.
mer, Grand Rapids
.. The Relation of Organized Labor
to Politics-Hon. p. T. Colgrove,
Hastings.
6. The Republican Party-Hon
Curtis Guild, jr., lieutenant governor
of Massachusetts.
]. False rophets-Senator Charles
Simons, Detroit.
g. The Representative
Edwin DENLY, Detroit.
8, The Press-The Party Organ
General J. III. Kidd, Ionia.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
MADE A GOOD CATCH
Risked Her Own Life to Save "A
Smash Up.
Heroic Act of One of Our Teachers
Caught n Runaway Horse.

Last Saturday Miss Mary Yost one
Of the efficient teachers in the city
schools together with George Reed,
Mr.. a. Friedman and little Francis
Sheldon drove out to see Mrs. II G..
Seely in the country who recently sus-
tained severe injury.
They had single horse and
a double seated sleigh. in going
out bolt dropped out loosning the
shafts but Miss Yost the driver was
equal to the occasion and soon had it
patched up, but on the return home
was where it took nerve aud foresight
and quick action to avert a smashup
and possible injury to life and limbs.
While crossing the bridge at Can
mons Creek she saw runaway horse
and rig coming on a dead run immedi-
ately toward them. She reined out
of the road quickly but the runaway
horse which had no driver headed
directly for them and Miss Yost saw
that the only way to avert a collision
was to head him of and by almost
superhunnan effort grasped the animal
by the bits and turned him away.
She was greatly shaken up by her
brave act, while the other occupants
ofthe sleigh had inbed out expecting
TO have seen every thing smashed to
pieces and they in the general mlxup
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

large portion of the heavy boilor was
blown distance of over 600 feet land
ing beyond the city Water works
plant and in its fight knocking the
smoke stack off the building. The
sight Immediately after the explosion
which came evidently without NOM
ents warning was a terrible one to be-
hold, dense columns of smoke, ashes,
cinders and pieces of falling brick
and mortar were on every hand all
mingled with the rush and excitement
of frightened employees The boiler
room was complete wreck and its
two occupants Engineer Charles Price
and fireman Iru A. Stanton were in
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
BILLS ARE COMING IN
Sixty Have Been Introduced into
the Legislature.
ROUTINE OF ELECTlNG SENATOR
Concurrent Resolution Opposing Re-
ciprocity with Cuba With
drnwn-The Junket.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 20.-The two
houses are now down to business, the
standing committees having been an
nounced by the presiding officers last
week, so that the necessary machin-
cry for caring for whatever may be
dumped into the legislative hopper is
now at hand. The indications are that
the usual amount of local legislation,
practically all of which ought to be
Sept away from the legislature entire
ly, will be rounded up to occupy the
attention of the solons. Thus far some
sixty bills have been introduced in the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

stantly killed and their bodies cover
ed with debris ana scalding steam. |,
was some time before the bodies oi
the unfortunate men could be recover
ed, Mr.. Price was found where he had
been sitting in his chair frightfully
mangled and Mr.. Stanton had been
thrown several feet back on a pile OF
slabs and so badly bruised as TO, be
almost unrecognizable.
Two other workmen were injured
with being struck by pieces of brick
or iron one of whom Ed Hammond is
reported in serious condition and
may yet die.
In the Office where John Lewis and
his daughter were at work the walls
and windows came tumbling in and it
was with difficulty they escaped un-
harmed.
Had the boiler when it let 90 went
in the opposition direction from which
it did, the loss of life would have been
appalling as the wo room through
which it would have gone was full of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
MARRIED 500 COUPLES.
Is the Record Made by Rev. ID. r..
Millard of Portland.

Is the Record Made by Rev. ID. f..
Millard of Portland.
Rev. David +. Millard OF Portland
last week married his 500 couple
ll6 of them having called upon him
since he came to Portland i'm 1888 He
was ordained as ministsr i'm Fall
River, Mass Dec 8, 1852, and married
his first couple in Westbloomfeld, N.
Y, Sept. 4, 1853 During the 80 years
he has been in the ministry he has
oficiated at about 800 funerals, large
percentage of them since he came to
Portland. Rev. Millard came TO Port
land to round out a long and useful
life, free from the cares of an active
preacher, but his services have been
in great demand, performing official
rites and supplying pulpits in the alb
sence of the regular pastors. Few of
his couples have been divorced, but
in several instances he has been called
upon to speak the last sad rites for
some of those he united in matrimony.
The venerable clergyman IS well
known in this community, having been
pastor of the Congregational church
in this city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

laborers. The damage TO the com
pany Will not fall far short of $40, ,OO0.
Already the wreckaee is being clear
ed away and the plant will soon be
put in operation.
Mr.. Price ana StauhDn were
bott.~en known II his city as they
had formerly worked here. The lat
ter was son of Nathan Stanton OF
Grattan and brother of Mrs. w. A
Watkins of this city His remains
were buried in CIR ttan Tuesday with
masonic honors
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
RUssELL A. ALGER.

two houses, and nine-tenthS of them
are purely local in their application
The time may possibly come when
the people of the state of Michigan
will consent TO a change in the consti-
tuition which will leave this local legis-
iatioa to the legislative bodies OF the
respective localities where ii properly
belongs, and thus cut the sessions of
the state legislature squarely in two
Even as it is, only the representatives
of the respective localities which the
measures affect pay the slightest at.
tention to these bills, but the expense
entailed by them is increased wonder
fully by the present system.
Vote for United states senator.
Today the members of each house
will, in accordance with the require
ment, vote for United States senator.
Today's vote will be taken in each
house separately, the provision being
that it shall be so taken on the Sec
ond Tuesday OF the legislative session.
Tomorrow ut high noon the two
houses will meet in joint convention
and the senators and representatives
will cast their votes for their choice
for this high office. This will com.
plete the requirements, and General
Russell A. Alger will then have been
formally elected senator for the unex-
pired term Of the late James McMil-
Ian.
1t is altogether likely that the legis-
lature will adjourn this week for ten
days. This is to enable the two
houses, or the committees thereof. to
visit the various state institutions. In
my first letter l predicted that the leg
islature would go back to the old plan
o. having a so-called junket, and 1t
was returned 70 by uganimous consent,
experience having taught those who
succeeded in having it abolished two
years ago that it is a saver Of both
time and money. This junket will take
place much earlier this year than in
previous sessions, the desire of the
presiding officers being to have this
necessary business out of the way at
the earliest possible moment
Favors Anti Cigarette Law.
Mrs Lucy Page CASTOR of the anti
cigarette league Of Chicago was here
last week and interviewed a number
OF legislators with view to having the
anti-cigarette law of Tennessee en-
acted in Michigan. This law provides
fine and Imprisonment fc I, making,
selling or bringing into thcAstate any
cigarettes. 1t is understood that Sen.
ator WestOver will introduce the bill
In the senate and that both the execu-
tive and educational departments of
the state will give it their moral sup
port at least
If the recommendations Of the state
court Of mediation and arbitration,
which were made to the legislature
few days ago, are adopted there will
be enacted u law which will require
the chief executive of each city and
village i'm the state to notify the court
promptly OF al labor troubles within
their respective Jurisdictions. so that
the court may tender its services i'm
effecting settlement The court does
not believe IN compulsory arbitration,
dSeuafng IL an infringement Of the con-
stitutionai rights of the individual. l
believe the assertion is warranted that
the powers Gf this court ought to be
Continued on Last Page.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

Representative II. E. Powell of
Ionia will introduce bill in this ses-
sion of the legislature providing for
the death penalty for the killing of a
President or any member of his cab
met. "If Mckinley or Garfield had
been assassinated in Michigan" says
Mr.. Powell, "it would have been only
possible to confine his assassin in
prison for life, with a chance of par
don and it would be little humiliat-
ing If the lynch law prevented even
that" He thinks Michigan should
have law providing electrocution in
Jackson prison, and has a bill so
drawn
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
FEAsTED ON FINE ROAST.
Hib McElroy's Dog Held Upa Butch
er's Wagon.

Fish Il Young put up their meat de-
livery Saturday and pi ed it nicely in
TO their sleigh for distribution, and
their driver started out 10 make the
rounds and in so doing missed pack
age for one of his customers.
He was considerably worked up by
the loss, and an Investigation brought
out the fact that McElroy's red dog
had smiled the meat on the sleigh as
it drove along, and following the load
took advantage of temporary halt
to swipe one of the juciest pieces OF
sirloin roast. The effect of the feast
he had was bad on the animal, pre-
sumably being o rich for his blood, as
he had a Fl shortly after the repast
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
GOES TO sUNDRIDGE, ONT.
Charley stevens Leaves For Canada
Monday-Ha Been Here | 3 Years.

Charles Stevens, who has been In
the employ of the Belding-Hall Man
ufacturing Co. for II years or more.
will leave for Sundridge, Ont, Mon.
day evening. He has engaged with
the Imperial Veneer Company OF
Toronto to take charge of their plant
as superintendent, located in Sun
bridge.
He is an excellent citizen and un-
derstands how to superintend a fact
tory, having held that position here
ever since factory B. was built. The
boys all like him, and besides pre-
senting him with a fine leather rocker
last week, they gave him a reception
in the Woodmeu hall Saturday night.
Mrs. Stevens will remain here for the
presnt and join him later in their new
home.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

A dance will be given at Cooks
hotel Friday eY ming. Jan. 30, 1903.
Decker's orchestra of Ionia is again
engaged TO furnish music. Dance bill
90 cents supper so cts per couple.
Horses will be cared for free, and a
bus will be run from Belding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
FRIGHTFUL BLOW UP
Boiler Exploded at Ranney Re
frigeratOr Plant, GreenviIie.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED
Cause VIII Never be Known-Engine
and Boiler Room IA Complete
Wreck.

Shortly after ten o'clock in the
forenoon last Saturday while every
thing seemed to be running smoothly
at the Ranney Refrigerator Works
in Greenyille one of the boilers ex-
ploded and scattered death and de-
struction in the wake of its fearful
force.
The conclusion was terrific and the
force of the explosion so great that a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
GRIM REAPERS WORK.
Record of Deaths and Burial in 1909
They were laid TO Rest I'm the
Cemeteries,

From the book of death and burial
records kept by the Undertakes Will
son & Friedly we note that there have
died in this city and vicinity during
the year just passed Ga persons few
of the number having been brought
here for interment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

II you but knew the splendid merit
oi Foley's Honey and Tar you would
YER be Withou, IL. A 81 or two
viii prevent a. attack f pnt umonia
or lagrippe. II may save your ife
w. /. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22
FOR ELECTROCUTION
He Wants a Death Chair Placed
In Prison
Representive Powell VIII Introduce
Bill Providing For One.

Among the many bills which will be
up for discussion before the Michigan
Legislature this winter will be the
Powell electrocutive bill
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

Neglected colds make fat grav-
yards DR.. Woods Norways Pine
Syrup helps men and women To happy
vigorous old age.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

It's pretty har1 TO define real beauty
Rare and beautiful women every " here
owe their loveliness TO Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 35 cts. Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-22

Fatal kidney aud bladder troubl, g
can al wavs be prevented by he use of
Foleys Kidney Cn"e. ]. Benedicr.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
MANUFACTURING NOTES.
How the work is Progressing
on some ofthe big Plants.


Rolling MIL is nearing Completion
and win start s,aararso,s sno,,
WORK 70 BEGIN soon on riass eiass
Factory-Penn Company will Prob
.n,v ao.,. hara
~
Work was expected to be started
before this time on the plant
o. the west Virginia Plate Glass
Company on the Nj. and K. tut for
various reasons work has not yet been
started Ihings are being framed up
now so thatt may start soon how
ever.
Inc planb was 10 nave been ready
Tor the ran nre oGt II may be delayed
past tnat date However IL VIII soon
De started and as soon as 1t Is ready
tne process OF making Plate glass VIII
De lnaugurateo- Inis VIII De the
nfst plate glass factory 10 the state
ana ~ VIII De pig one.
AT the hoiiing MIL the work OF
construction IS nearing an end. IL
had been bopec 10 De ready 10 start
on Arri hrst out tne plant VIII not
De quite done at tnat time. How
ever IL IS only a question OF a little
Time until IL IS READY 10 pegin 10 turn
OUT its product.
Inns factory VIII De one OF Inc iarg-
est Ia ene slate ana VIII ne the Dig
gese thing tnal Morgantown mas.
over one Thousand men VIII De en-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
GUN PLAY
A Prominent Feature in Events
up Deckers Greek.

italian Shot and Another one Scared
to the Limit-Arrest Of F. Z. Them
as follows the Affairs Colersd Man
Gets the Scare Of His Life few
Nights Ago.
F. z. Thomas who is superin-
tendent for the Deckers Greek Coal
and Coke company has been arrest
ed on two charges The first OF
these was for shooting at an Italian
who had been stealing coal He
was taken before Squire Hayes and
asked for postponement until next
Wednesday.
1t seems tnat several Italians had
Teen stealing coal from some cars at
the mines when Thomas told then
to desist. They fired some coal and
stones at him and he pulled big
gun and made it interesting for
them.
One of the men had several bullets
planted near him while be was get
ting away. He was badly scared
but not hurt.
Last night the friction between
the man and the Italians reached an
acnte stage. The latter concluded
they would do the superintendent
An attack was made on him and he
stopped it by shooting one OF the
party in the leg. The rest decamp-
ed.
Word was telephoned to the sher-
if that there was danger Of lynch
ing as the Italians were very mad
and much excited by the shooting,
The sheriff did not 90 up last
night but sent Deputy Sheriff Core
to the scene this morning to arrest
Thomas. He was brought to town
this morning.
Thomas is from the New River
section and is noted as bad man
with a gun. He believes in the
forty-four as the best means OF
dealing with the lawless element
with which he has to contend.
1t is whispered around town that
he was in a place the other night
when colored "pusson" made some
sighting remarks to him and he
attempted to massacre the Senegam
bian. His gun was brought into
play and only the fact that by
stander caught the trigger as il
descended prevented a shooting
with embarrassing consequences al
around. The colored man went al
once and did not stand on the order
of his going.
Captain Thomas has been released
on bond of $500. He will have |
hearing on the charges next Wednes
day.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25

Died

ST.. CLAIR-Died at his home near
VanVoorhis on Saturday evening
March q Terry st. Clair aged II years.
He had been sick for some time suffer
ing from complication of diseases and
within the last two weeks the attack
became acute. He leaves widow
and eight children. Mr.. St. Clair was
member of the Baptist church. The
funeral occurred on Monday afternoon
at one a'clock and was conducted by
Rev. ]. L. McCuteheon. Interment
was at Everly's grave yard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
BOUGHT A PLANT
To make their own Electric
Light did Hotel:Madera-


Tive Engines aud two Dynamoes Pur-
chased TO be installed within Sixty
days-Nev Laundry to be Purchased
Porch to be Extended Other In
-proyements 10 be made.
The Hotel MADEIRA has purchased
an electric light plant which is to be
Installed within sixty days. The
light used in the hotel, the stores and
bowling alley attached will be fur
nished by this plant.
The cost Is So, 900 and the capacity
is 500 sixteen candle power lamps.
The Briggs Manufacturing Company
of Pittsburg has the contract.
With the plant are two 25 horse
power gas engines and two dynamoes.
AT night both engines will be rum
ming and IN day time but one of them
viii be used. The plant in fact is to
be built in duplicate so that in case
OF trouble one half Of it will be on
duty
1t is the intention OF the owners OF
the hotel to place several arch lights
about the outside of the establish
ment. They have about $50 lights in
the hotel counting every one 10 use
at any time during the day or night
A laundry to cost 5000 is to be i'm
stalled shortly and this will also prove
to be a much needed improvement.
The big porch Ia front will be
extended around the lower side of the
hotel the entire length Of the hostelry
and it will be appreciated by the pa
irons OF the place.
1t is expected to place electric fans
in the dining room and it may be that
fans will be placed in each of the bed
rooms OF the hotel.
A great many innovations in hotel
life have been made by MADEIRA Broth
ers since they took charge OF this no.
tel and they now have one OF the best
appointed places OF entertainment in
the state.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
without the Newspapers.

Your great man shines before the
populaee in vain without the news
paper. He spread eagles the con-
stitution in yain--without the news
paper. His clarion voice wakes up
the universe IN vain-without the
newspaper His scientific researches
and achievements are in vain
without the newspaper. His wireless
telegraphy would be an accomplish
ment of small without the
newspaper. His moving sermons,
rafting hell fire in the faces OF sim
ners are vain-withont the news
papers. His successes in every walk
of life are vain-without the news
papers. The newspaper Is the fame
maker Of the age. OF course some
of the fame is cheap, but it satisfies
the living wearer of the cloak, even
though posterity may change it,
New York Press.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
Brightman in Charge.

The A. Bower barber shop has
passed from Bower to the control
and ownership of Guy Brightman
who took possession this morning.
Bower has sold out to him and re-
tired from business. Mr.. Bower
was in business here nineteen years
and has been at work at his trade
for forty years. He has been very
successful and retires with very
satisfactory share Of this worlds
goods
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-25
CITY COUNCIL.
Many Donations have Been
Made to City Authorities.
Sewers Given In Several Additions
Streets Donated to Town-AnOther
Street to be Paved by Citizens
Building Permits Granted-Other
Business.


Street to be Paved by Citizens
Building Permits Other
Business.
The city received through council
last night several donations in
streets, sewerage and paving. c. K
Fife donated all the sewerage under
lying the Fife addition. The dona-
ton was accepted.
All the streets of East Morgatown
were accepted. Maps were filed
showing the width OF the streets.
grades and locations.
The property owners along Wilson
street, Second ward, made an offer
which was unanimously accepted.
They agree to pay two-thirds of the
cost OF paving Wilson street be-
tween Kingwood and Grant streets
This is part of old White avenue,
and is about 800 feet in length. All
the sewerage underlying the street
is given to the city, and the property
owners donate 16 additional feet to
the width of the street, making it
40 feet wide instead of ID. The city
will pay one-third OF the cost OF
paving. The work will be done
this spring.
Edmund Shisler appeared before
the council and made complaint in
regard to the location of the town
end OF the Walnut street bridge.
1t appears that the council and
city engineer were not consulted in
locating the bridge. This was done
by this county court, and there is
some question as to the councils
jurisdiction in the matter rhe
street committee was directed to
look into it and given power to act
rhe dog tax ordinance and TIE
city collector ordinance were adj
vanced to the third reading.
p. S. johnson and W. w. Keener
were appointed commissioners to
hold the school election in precinct
No. s, and another commissioner
will have to be named
DuliiluS ptIibitS were 2Tduttu W
Marion Cowell, Wiley Addition; W.
H. Blaney. dwelling, Wiley Drive
way; Scott SwIsher, dwelling, Chan
Gerry Hill; Mrs. Mary S. Walters,
dwelling, Wiley street; John NJ
Eagan, storeroom and residence,
Beechurst; Mrs. Alice MADEIRA
dwelling, East Morgantown, A. j.
Carlow, dwelling. Bridge street; w
L. Rumsey, plumbers office, Chest
nut street; RUFUS A. West, store
rooms and flats, Beverly avenue.
Applications were filed by S. S.
Wade to move stable 100 feet; Geo. |
Partit, buggy shed, Front Street; Em- |
erson Carney, dwelling, Redwood |
avenue; Sarah German, Stewart street:
Lee Gidley, dwelling, White avenue;
Grant Walls addition. Kngwood |
street; Jno. Long, addition, Bridge
street; G. W. Davis, dwelling, Grant |
avenue.