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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
ODD FELLOWS MEET
To Celebrate Anniversary Of the
Order.
The Montcalm Association Will Meet
Here-Daughters or Rebekah
Also-Btg Time Antici-
pated.

The Oddfellows of Montcalm coun-
ty effected. an organization good
many years ago for the purpose of
celebrating yearly the anniversary of
the birth of the order which occurred
April Goth, 1919. 1t will meet in this
city Monday, April q.
The association has grown wonder
fully since the first meeting and sew
eral lodges of the order outside of
Montcalm county have become iden-
tilted with it and the annual meetings
are source of great pleasure and
profit. The daughters of Rebekah
also are honored with membership,
and they too help to make these
gatherings very interesting. Invita-
tions have been sent out to a dozen
or more lodges about here and large
crowd is expected. Every oddfellow
and his wife is earnestly invited to be
present.
l. o. O. f. Reception Committee is,
F. H Totten, f. J. Luck, w. f. San
dell.
ID. of r. Committee, Mrs. Myra
Sabin, Mrs. Adah F. Luck, Mrs. NJ
A. Cooley.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
III :i5 a. m L O. o, +. and d. OF r. Parade. To
form az depot and march on Bridge
Main ana other sire Is.
II 80 a. m,-Open meeting at Opel House Ev
erybody invited The m citing wi /
be called to order by II. s. Camp
bell.
Invocation Rev. j. K. Butler
L. o F.--Openng ode.
Address OF Welcome, --. Ex Mayor Lapham
Song by Quartet
l. o. o. f. address by III. s. Campbell, Pres
dent OF the association
Song. In which the audience will join, my
Country 'Tis OF Thee"
Adjourn for Dinner
80 p MI. O. o. f. and ID. OF r. business
met ting In odd Fellows Hall
200 p. MI. o. o. II. and ID OF X. degree woI X
at Odd Fellows and Woodman hall
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
Alphabetical Poem.

The following poetic effusion con
tanning fine temperance lesson was
memorized and written by Mrs. Chas
Doyle in Ireland when she was a girl
before leaving for Florida last week
she requested the BANNER to publish
it for the benefit of the boys and girls
A is the ale that softens the BRAIN
Is is the bottle beware and abstain,
Q is the culprlt TO jail he must go,
ID is the drink that has brought him low,
Il is the earning how spent you may guess,
+ is the family left in distress,
G. is the gout that will tease him some day,
II is the house that is gone to decay,
is the injury done to each TREND.
j is the jail where the drunkard must end,
X is the kick he gave his wife,
l. is the love he promised for life,
M is the money She wanted for bread,
" is the nose which is awful red.
o is the outcast while others have homes,
r is the pauper who penniless roams,
Q is the quarrel engendered by drink
X is the ruin in which he must sink,
5 is the shame which follows the sin,
II is the tipple the way begin,
u is the uproar most dreadful TO hear,
V is the vice we all have to fear,
w is the wealth which soon flies away
X is expensive if drank every day,
Y is the youth let him stand and pause,
u is the the zeal in the temperance cause.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
Shot Accidentally. A

John Londo a ia IN hand at work
for Barney Fingleton in Ada was in
stantly killed by the discharge of his
gun Tuesday. He was preparing 10
go hunting and when Mr. Fingleton
who heard the report of the gun hur-
ried TO the kitchen found him dead
and bleeding from terrible wound
in the head The man was Al years
old and had no relatives so sar as
known.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
DEATH OF MRS. BIGNELL.
smyrna Looses A Respected Resident
Widow of Deceased Pastor
George Bignell.

widow OF Deceased Pastor
George Bignell
Mrs. Rosina Bignell widow OF the
late Rev. George Bignell, who in the
early fifties was pastor of the M. E
church in Ionia, died of endocarditis,
at the home of her son, George K.
Bignell, in Smyrna, early Wednesday
morning, April l5, in her eighty-sec-
ond year.
Deceased was born it Potsdam, N.
Y, in 1922, and came to Michigan
while girl in her teens. She was
married to George Bignell in 1874, in
West Bloomfield, Oakfield county
To this union four children, all boys,
were born, named respectively in or
der of age: Charles w, Franklin,
Francis B. and George o. All sur
vive her but one, Franklin, who died
at the tender age of two years Rev.
George Bignell die in Ionia, Dec. 81,
1853, after brief but useful service
as minister of the NJ. e. church.
Since her husbands death Mrs. Big
nell has lived in Ionla until her sons
moved to Smyrna, where she joined
them, making her home with one or
another of them. She was we known
and respected by a large number OF
the older residents of Ionia city and
county. Funeral was held from the
home last Friday fore oon at lC
O'Clock, conducted by Rev A. o. Car
man. Interment in the old cemetery
at Ionia
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
Good for Children.

The pleasant to take and harmless One
Minute Cough Cure gives immediate
relief in all cases Of Cough, Group and
i.aGrippe because 1t does not pass i'm.
mediately into stomach, but takes
effect right at the seat OF the trouble
1t draws out the Inflammation, heals
and soothes and cures permanently by
enabling the lungs 10 contribute pure
life giving and lIfe-sustaining oxygen
20 the blood and tissues. For Sale BY
w. | Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
Notice to sidewaIk Ruilders.

All persons intending to build side
walks during the month of May, mus t
file their applications on or befor e
Nay 4th, as no walks will be graded
and staked except the first Monday
in each month.
Gro w. MoULToN, City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

For liver troubles and constipation
There's nothing better In creation
Than Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills
They always effect a cure and save
doctor Ills.
Little Esrly Risers are different from
all other pills. They do not weaken
the system, but act as a tonic to the
tissues BY arousing the secretions and
restoring the liver 10 the full perform
auce OF It's furctions naturally. For
Sale BY w. /. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
THEY WERE CAUGHT.
Two Men who HELD Up Beldfng-
South Lyons Officers Winged
Them

The two men who escaped from the
officers and crowd week before last
from this city have been caught and
are nov again behind the bars doing
time.
The pair after leaving here got to-
gether again although they rum from
this city IN opposite directions. and
began .elling knives and razors in
South Lyons They we're spotted by
the police of that city and in attempt
ing to arrest them they broke away
and ran After long chase in whiC h
a number of shots we're fired, they
threw up their hands and surrend-
cred. At their examination they
plead guilty to burglarizing stores in
several places and that they had re-
Gently been in Belding disposing OF
some of the plunder They gave their
names as Thos Baurhman and Bert
Soper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

The climax of what is said to have
been an elopement was enacted in
Ionia Monday the marriage of Miss
E1ith Kennedy OF Portland and
George Bouch of Ionia The couple
left Portland in the afternoon for a
drive to Lyons, but they came on to
Ionia and were married before s p. m.
The bride is a social favorite in
Portland and is daughter of Duncan
Kennedy, hardware merchant. The
groom is barber by trade at Port
land and son of Ex-Alderman w. S
BCuck of Ionia. He is also a musi-
clan of ability and member of Prof.
Eugene Smiths orchestra
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
SILK CITY LoDGE BOOMING.
/. q. o. r. Have Plenty,f Work-Are
Ready to kecetveGuests
Monday

Silk City Lodge l. 90. F. is hav-
ing plenty of work to dtat present In
taking in new candidates for frater-
nal honors and putting very thing in
readiness TO receive tie large num-
Der OF visitors whom it iiexpected will
come to the city next Monday.
They have been woking the de-
grees for the past few weeks on a
number of candidates md there are
six more on the way . discover II
possible the mysteries # Oddfellow-
ship.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

Open the door, let the air,
The winds are sweet the flo wers
are fair,
joy Is abroad In the world for me,
Since takinr Rocky Mountain Tea
-Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23
SHE Is IMPROVING.
Valued q Grattan Correspondent mt Heard
From Hope Write Again
Soon.

EDITOR BANNER:-I am yet to weak
after three months of sickness to re-
sume correspondence, so Grattan is
"left alone in its glory" but hope
to soon break the long silence. Shall
owe a debt of gratitude to friends
that l can never repay for letters,
flowers and other kindness shown, but
there is one who will reward. The
BANNER has also been welcome Wis
itor these long weeks of confinement
to the bed. With best wishes
M. A. LESSITER.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

Foley's Kidney Cure IL taken In time
affords security from all kidney and
bladder diseases. Sold by w. ]. Ben
diet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-23

The surest and safest semedy for kid
ney and bladder diseases is Foley,
Kidney Cure. Sold by w l. Benedict
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22
ARE IOWA PEAT BEDS vALuABLE2

Even tho two wet seasons have some
what discouraged those Iowa farmers
whose holdings are situated where bogs
abound. there is still hope for encour-
agement If the invest cations of Pro-
fesser Charles Norton. Of the Massa-
ehusetts School of Technology, are to be
credited with the value that his report
would indicate the owner of a DOGGY
farm may starve, but stands in no dam
ger of freezing to death. Professor
Norton thru a series of experiments
with the peaty loan of the Massachu-
setts swamps finds that by simple
sun driving process the peat samples he
experimSn ted with 'hiye a caloritic
power at least Go per cent as great as
first equality American coal. while the
average of ten samples from different
boys at varying depths was 10 per cent
and one specimen reached a value OF 30
per cent, and these percentages approx
imately apply to the finished coke also.
He figures that with 43.56o feet to the
acre and depth, say Of twenty feet, we
should have some 100000 cubic feet Of
mud per acre. This will WELD at a con-
seryatiye estimate 100000 pounds of
air-dried mud. which is equal in heat
irg mower to at least 25,000,000 pounds,
or $4,000 tons of good coal. If convent
ence in handling and diminished bulk
will justify the cosing process, we may
still hope to obtain the equivalent OF
900 tons of good coke from each acre
of twenty-foot bog. There is almost
liz not quite, enough gas distilled from
the coke to make one pound of mud
furnish enough gas to coke the next
so that the cooking process once started
will require no extra fuel"
North central Iowa is full of old lake
and slough beds that would seem to
furnish a field for experiment along the
| line pursued by Professor Norton and
the briquette experimentsrs. The ques-
ton of fuel has without any attempt at
ioking become a burning one. Seventy
five per cent of the calorific power of
the best coal equals the heating power
| of most of the soft coal mined and
burned In Iowa. A series of experiments
with Iowa peat boys for a basis of op-
erations would prove highly interesting
| a ma might develop a very valuable fuel
supply. Why doesn't some one try it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22

md a report and Bruce collapsed, the
Duke still gripping him. When they
lifted him up he was found to have an
ugly wound in his arm, the bullet nav
Ing passed through the tieshy part. !
bound it up as best l could andNtried
to persuade him to so to bed. But ne
would go home. Nothing could stop
him. Finally the Duke agreed to go
with him, and Off they set, Bruce loudly
protesting that he could get home alone
and did not want any one.
1t was dismal break up to the meet,
and we all went home feeling rather
sick. so that it gave me no pleasure
to find Moore waiting in my shack for
my report of Bruce. 1t was quite vain
for me to make light Of the accident
to him. His eyes were wide open with
anxious fear when had done
You needn't tell me not to be anx-
ions" he said. "You are anxious your
self. l see it, feel it,
"Well. there is no use trying to keep
things from YOU" replied. But am
only little anxious. Don't you go
beyond me and work yourself up into
u fever over It."
"No," he answered quietly, but l
wish his mother were nearer
ooh. bosh. 1t isn't coming to that.
But I wish he were in better shape.
He Is broken up badly without this
hole in him.
He would not leave till l had prom
ised to take him up the next day,
though. IWasadQ uhtfNlzenQsizzaags ,f 4aais
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22

reception. But next day the Duke
came down. his black bronco lingo
wet with hard riding.
Better come up, Connor," he said
grayely, land bring your bromides
along. He has had bad night and
morning and fell asleep only before
came away. l expect he'll wake in de-
lirium. It's the whisky more than the
bullet. Snakes, you know"
| In ten minutes we three were on the
trail, for Moore, though not invited,
quietly announced his intention to go
with us.
"Oh, all right" said the Duke indif-
ferently. Gle probably won't recog-i
nize you anyway"
We rode hard for half an hour till
we came within sight of Bruce's
shack, which was set back into little
poplar bluff.
Hold up.'' said the Duke. 'Was
that shot?" We stood listening. Al
rifle shot rang out, and we rode hard.
Again the Duke halted us, and, there,
came from the shack the sound OF
|
1.-The Twenty third Psalm" said
Moore in low voice.
| We rode into the bluff, tied up our
horses and crept to the back OF the
shack. Looking through crack be-
tween the logs. l saw a grewsomej
thing. Bruce was sitting up in bed,
with Winchester rife across his
| hNI+ of tri6 10 DIR o..
over the post His bandages were
torn off. the blood from his wound
was sneared over his bare arms and
his pale, CHASTITY face. his eyes were
wild with mad terror, and he was
shouting at the top of his voice the
words:
"The Lord s my Shepherd. I'll not want:
He makes me down to lie
In pastures greens he leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
Il Now and then he would stop to say
IN an awesome whisper, Come out
here, you little devils!" And bang
would go his rife at the storepipe,
which was riddled with holes. Then
once more in loud voice he would
hurry to begin the psalm:
1.-The Lords my Shepherd"
Nothing that my memory brings to
me makes me chill like that picture
the low log shack, now in cherries
disorder: the CHASTITY object upon the
bed in the corner. with blood smeared
face and arms and mad terror in the
eyes; the awful cursings ard more
awful psalm singing, punctuated by
the quick report of the deadly rifle.
For some moments we stood gazing
at one another. Then the Duke said
In low, fierce tone. more to himself
than to us:
"This is the last. Th1re'll be ne
more of this cursed folly among the
boys"
And 1 thought it a wise thing in thu
Pilot that he answered not a word.
ITO be continued Monday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22

deft touches 4 single sentence trans
Terred them to the foothills and ar
ruyed them in cowboy garb. Bill
was none too sure of himself, but Hi,
with delightful winks, was indicating
Bruce as the Pharisee, to the latter's
scornful disgust. The preacher must
have noticed, for with a very clever
turn the Pharisee was shown to be the
kind of man who likes to fit faults up
on others. Then Bill, digging his ell
bows into His ribs, said in an audible
whisper:
"Say, pardner. how does it fit now?'
"You git OUT answered Hi indig-
nantly, but his confidence in his inter-
probation of the application was shak-
Ell. When Moore came to describe the
Master and his place in that ancient
group. we ia the Stopping Place parlcr
fell under the spell of his eyes and
voice, and our hearts Were moved
within u.s. That great Personality was
made very real and very winning. HI
was quite subdued by the story and
the picture. Bill was perplexed. 1t
was all new to him, but Bruce was
mainly irrita ted To him it was all old
and filled with memories he hated to
face. At any rate, lie was unusually
savage that evening, drank heavily and
went home ate, raging and cursing at
things in general and the Pilot In pa
ticular, for Moore In tiInid sort OF
way had tried to quiet him and help
him to his horse.
"Ornery sort O. beast now. amt hep
said Eli with the idea Of comforting
the Pilot, who stood sadly looking
after Bruce disappearing in the gloom.
mo, no." he answered quickly. Not
q beast. but brother
Brother! Not much, if 1 know my
i relations" answered Hi disgustedly.
.The Master thinks q good deal OF
| him." was the earnest reply.
"Git outw said III. You don't mean
1t! Why" he added decidedly. hes
more stuck on himself than that mean
old cuss you was tellin' about this
! afternoon, and without half the
reason"
But Moore only said kindly. Don't
be hard on him, Hi" and turned away
leaving Hi and Bill gravely discuss
| ing the question with the aid Of sew
eral drinks of whisky. They were still
discussing when, an hour later, they
too, disappeared into the darkness tha'
swallowed up the trail to Ashley ranch
That was the first Of many such serv
! Ices. The preaching was always ct
the simplest kind, abstract questions
being avoided and the concrete In
1 those wonderful Bible tales. dressed
/ in modern and in western snre, set
forth. Bill and Hi were more than
| ever his friends and champions, and
the latter was heard exultantly to ex
claim to Bruce:
"ue uin't much to look at as par
son, but he's ketchin' his second
wind and fore long you won't see hin
for dust"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22
4Joshinq" the Parson.

"My friend, are you Christian
asked an aged Baptist minister of the
man who was sharing his seat in tbs
suburban train.
"Sure!" said the man.
What denomination, might ask
from the minister, beaming kindly. :.
Baptist" said the man, and ne was
as much that as anything else.
Then you have been Immersed, OF
coure.' observed the man of the clotn.
NO, never immersed" replied the
man. but, seeing the look of disappolnt-
ment on the Others face, he adoeo:
Il have been soaked several times.
That seat was silent until the tram
reached Yonkers, when the minister
left it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22
OW A NJ E w S.
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THE COUNTY INSTITUTE.

lonlOn Star.J
This is the time of year that the nor
NAL institute takes the stage and plays
the annual farce turnout the state. BY
this statement, it is not intended that
no good comes from normal institute
There is some good in most things err
roneous. The county superintendent
usually DESTROYS of making a big SHOW
ing in attendance at the county normal
a club is held over each teacher and II
is felt proper that grading depends up
on proper attendance which is TO an eN-
tent true. no matter if the teacher Is
better qualified than the superntend-
ent. The average attendance at low
estimate in each of the 100 institutes
of the state, is 200 teachers for two
weeks.
The cost of attending normal insu-
tute for two weeks for each teacher
taking in consideration board. car fare
fees, books and incidentals is about S2o
The cost for 200 teachers is $4,000 anu
for 100 counties is 100000. In addi-
.tion TO this is the teachers time. II
ought to be worth $1.25 per day or sls
per teacher per normal term In lot
counties. 200 teachers to the county the
total would be 100000. 1t will be noted
that the normal institute in Iowa costs
the teachers practically 100000 pei
year.
What do we have to show for this
enormous expenditure each year: Wen
it gives the institute instructor chance
to air and exhibit himself and TO carr
a little surplus money in the good ole
time" SO much so good 1t gives th'
boys and girls. who take little or no IN
terest in the work. an opportunity fol
summer outing and summer love max
ing. So much so good. 1t gives teach
ers seeking new ideas and methods on'
week to get down to business, Whlci
is about the time required by ANYONE
to get down to for effective study, ant
about half of the remaining week !!
used for examinations. About half o
the new methods and hobbies laugh
are about as harmful in the countr.
schools as their protector believes then
to be effective in the graded schools
The average teacher has little TO SHOW
for his money.
For the magnificent expenditure o
SOC. 600 per year, the rural teachers o
Iowa and the institute is more especia!
ly for such teachers. are receiving a sal
airy of less than $50 per month. TO
eight months per year and out OF TIM
board. clothing, etc, must be boush'
Isn't this annual expenditure of $500,
600 in Iowa normal institutes larger,
lost? Think of the number OF soo'
teachers that might be annually turne'
out of normal school with this nam
18th cum of money
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22
The IAIERocEANIc CANAL.

The Colombian congress has notined
the state department that 1t has under
consideration another proposition look
ing to the drafting of a satisfactory ca
nal treaty which on the face OF II Is
cheering news, while Nicaragua, fore
casting a failure of canal negotiations
with Colombia, is taking the dignihed
position of a waiting merchant With
goods ready to deliver when bought anu
paid for. DR.. Corea. the Nicaraguan
minister. declares that he is not au-
thorized by his government to reopen
negotiations or take any action on the
subject Nicaragua, he AYERS, occupies
the dignifief position of not wishing to
thrust her route upon the consideration
of the United States. which means that
Nicaragua Is ready TO drive as good a
bargain as Colombia is attempting to
force.
Whether or not the Colombian con-
gress presents a satisfactory propose :
tion ii is likely that proposals to Mica
ragua will not be hurried. The tempo
rary failure of the negotiations with
Colombia do not render the Nlcaragu Il
route mandatory. The act gives the
president much discretionary power IN
the clause providing that the Nicara-
p-ua route shall be purchased, in case
l~Ja - Nf.jr for
United States control of the necessary
territory from Colombia within rea-
sonable time and upon reasonable
terms" 1t makes the president practi.
cally Judge of what a reasonable time
may be- The Panama route is the prac'
tical route for the interoceanic canal
The Nicaragua route, after all that ha:
been done about it. is an unsolved prob
lem. full of doubts as to engineering
feasibility. financial cost and CONNER
cial value, says the New York Journa
of Commerce. Some of the highest au
thorities regard 1t as quite unavailabl,
for the purpose and sure to prove ;
costly failure. There is no assurance
that what we require would be obtainet
from two Cenral American republics oil
reasonable terms" any more easil,
than from one South American repub
dc. 1t would be a waste of more year
to palter over a change of routes am
play one set Of Spanish American poll
ticians against another If Colombia i
disposed to let this opportunity pass $
easily, which is doubtful, the people o
that part of the republic that is mos
directly concerned are not. and we ma
have occasion to deal with Panama an
the neighboring states rather than hav
the cutting of the isthmus that has gon
so far given up on the chance of cut
ting two republics elsewhere.
Some power is going to make a
oceanic canal at Panma. and there
no likelihood that there VIE be anothe