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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
Eugene Brown.

News reached this city Monday that
Eugene Brown of CORTLAND who is
well known in this city and vicinity,
had succumbed to severe attack of
sugar diabetes at an early hour that
morning.
Mr. Brown was born in the township
in which he died, Mar %, 1857, and
has always been resident there, he
was the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abraham Brown both of whom sur
yive him. On July 3, 1887 he was
united in marriage to Miss Emma
Luck, Youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Luck. Two children Daisy
aged 10 and Roy aged years with the
mother are left to mourn for him.
The funeral was held Tuesday at
the NJ. f. church, Rev. r j. Slee con-
ducting the service. Mrs John Luck,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
Anthony Gasper.

At his home in Keene township, on
Monday evening, Anthony Casper a
man in the prime of life, severed his
connection With earthly ties, after
an illness of but few days duration.
passed away as result of virulent
attack of typhoid pneumonia.
Mr.. Casper was a man of abont As
years of age and well liked by all who
knew him He was i'll but a short
time, having been in the city only
last week. The funeral was held al
the Catholic church in Miriam and
was largely attended.
He was for several years a resident
of this city employed in the old re
frigerato factory and at one time in
company with Frank Brown in the
furniture business.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
DEATHS HARVEST
The Cold Hand Has Been Laid
On Heavy i'm Our Midst.
A Number of Our Early Pioneers
Have Joined the silent Major
ity-Death Rate Heavy Here
of Late.
Washington Heth.

Last Friday evening at s o'clock the
spirit of Washington Heth left its
earthly habitation and winged its
flight to realms beyond the border
land. Mr.. Heth, who, for the past 80
years has been a resident of this coun-
ty, had reached the ripe old age of 70
years and 10 days, and his death was
occasioned by an attack of paralysis.
An aged wife and one son, Myron
Heth of this township, are left to
mourn the loss of a beloved husband
and father Four other members of
the family having passed away in
days that are past and gone.
The funeral was held at the home
in Ronald Saturday morning at 900
o'clock and at the church at $50, the
remains were inferred in Clear Lake
cemetery Mr.. Heth was among
earliest pioneers of this section and
will be greatly missed by large num-
Der OF old friends who have grown up
in his immediate vicinity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
Jacob Kuhn .

Jacob Kuhn one of the prominent
and most highly respected residents
of Keene township, died at his home
Friday morning at an early hour, of
Pneumonia, passing peacefully away
after an illness of about two weeks.
Mr.. Kuhn was born in Rheinheim,
Bevaria, and emigrated to America
with his parents while he was but a
lad of three years and settled in SEN
aca county, Ohio.
Nearly a quarter of century ago
he and his wife came to Michigan and
located in Keene on the farm he pur-
chased of Mr.. Cowles which has been
his home since to the day of his death.
A year ago last November the VEN
cradle couple celebrated their golden
wedding, besides his faithful wife he
leaves IL children, five sons VIM. Kuhn,
now in Louisiana, Otto j. of Belding,
Jacob of Keene, Joseph OF Maple
Groye and Lawrence of st. Louis, Mo-,
and six daughters Mrs. Paul Feuer-
stien, Mrs. j. p, Casper, Mrs Joe
Jacoby, Mrs. aBillinger, Mrs Louis
Dollar and Mrs. Amos Walter the
latter of Greenville.
The funeral services which were
very impressive and attended by
large number of old neighbors and
friends were held in the church at
Miriam, in charge of Revs FIR. Muer
of Miriam, FIR Fierle of Ionia and FIR.
Auer of Portland, the Ionia Catholic
church choir. were present and rem
dered the music for the solemn occa-
sion. His remains were tenderly laid
to rest in the cemetery near the
church.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
CARNIVAL is A GO
VIII BE Here For a Week. June 9th
TO 18th With Many Attrac-
lions

The Carnival has been slated to APP
pear here during the third week in
June beginning on the 18th and con-
tinuing five days, as heretofore stated
and will be under the supervision of
the Knights of Pythias, which order
has taken the responsibility of adver-
tising it extensively and will share in
the receipts from the entertain
ments.
The railroad company will grant
reduced rates into the city one day
over its road, but as yet the date has
not been given. The attractions to
be brought here by the Carnival COM
pany are said to be free from objec-
tionable features and " undoubted-
ly attract a large crowd Of people
here each day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19

Takes the burn out; heals the wound;
cures the pain. DR.. Thomas Eclectric
Oil, the household remedy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
FOR DECORATION DAY
Planning to Observe 1t Most
Properly.
Orleans and Smyrna In Lined. &.
Sheldon and Rev. j. w. Shee-
han Are the Speakers.

1t is hoped that the weather man
will order up fine weather by the
time Decoration Day shows up pres
ent on the calander for exte nsive
preparations are being made in this
part of the county to observe the day
properly and it only needs fair wealth
er to call out the people to partici-
pate in the hallowed memories of the
day.
At Orleans preparatio are being
made TO show respect and gratitude
to the soldier dead with fitting trib-
ute to their memory. Six schools in
the township will take part in the ex-
ercises which will be held in the
cemetery near the church and in case
of unfavorable weather the program
will be given in the church. Dwight
@. Sheldo Of this city will deliver the
Grafton and as the people in that vi
cinity are full of enthusiasm in en-
deavoring to make the day success
there will undoubtedly be a very large
attendance.
The Rev. j. w. Sheehan has oeen
engaged by Dan s. Root Post to de-
liver the Grafton at Smyrna where
the exercises will be held this year.
The Post aud w. r. G. are taking
much interest in the work of having
the day appropriately observed and
all citizens should consider it duty
they owe to the old soldiers both liy-
ing and dead to assist in a fitting
tribute to their honor and memory.
The lesson of respect and apprecia-
ton for service to our country is a
grand one to instil into the growing
life of our children. Let us honor
the cay.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
e.. f. Horn Sold Out.

G. f. Horn who purchased the (.
H. King Photograph Gallary about
six months ago. has sold the business
to E.E Doty OF Battle Creek. Negotia-
tions have been in progress between
the gentlemen regarding the sale for
a couple of weeks, and although Mr..
Horn disliked to sell out so good a
business, he finally consented to do SO
and the sale was completed Monday
Mr. Doty is an experienced artist
is we'll recommended by Mr.. Horn
whom he has known for several years
Mr. and Mrs. Horn have made many
friends in this city during their short
stay. They expect to go to Indiana
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
Mrs. LihhIe RIdIemnn.

Mrs Libbie Bidleman was called TO
eternal rest Sunday morning at her
late home near Qnimby, Berry county
Mich her death resulting from
Bright's disease. le deceased was
daughter of Tho as Cannon aged
SO years and was a resident here until
few months ago, when she married
S. G. Bidleman and moved to his farm
She leaves a daughter and one son
besides her husban sisnot RI her loss.
Der remains were brought here for
interment in Riverside cemetery by
the side OF her mother who passed
away several years ago.
Mrs. Bidleman had wide circle of
friends in this city ana vicinity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
Clnlm Mns settled.

Echoes from the fearful wreck at
East Paris occasionally crop out as a
reminder of Tire awful accident.
The claim OF Mrs William G. Smith
against the Pere Marquette railroad
for the death Of her husband in the
wreck last December was settled last
week for $4,000 This is said TO be
the largest amount paid any of tie
claimants from hi. wreck.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
CAME BACK ALIVE
Beldlng's Junketers Returned
Home Saturday Night.
A Little Disfigured but still iu the
Ring-Investigated Several Wa
ter Works Plants and Had a
Good Time.

There was a tired looking group Of
Belding citizens that stepped off of
the 500 train last Saturday evening
and hasty glance at the bunch left
no doubt in the minds of the observer
that they had at least had good time
during their absence if nothing more.
The bunch was composed of the com
mittee appointed by the mayor to go
out on an observation tour in the in
terest of the proposed Belding water
works, and learn the ins and outs of
the question which just at this time
is very important one with the peo-
pie of this city.
The first city visited by the junketers
was Saginaw and one or two of the
members of the committee informed
us that in that city there was a GER
tain degree OF frigidity among the
officers who had the water works in
charge that reminded them of Green
lands Icy Mountain or Norways frozen
coast. One of the party said he
thought from the action of certain
members of the water board in that
city that a well developed case Of
boodling had been carried on and the
men in charge of the plant we're
afraid to allow any investigation to be
carried on for fear there might be a
detective among their number.
Row (fif v tu15 he f,t IS ,l,
servation and at this place the same
degree of frigidlty seemed 10 main
tain and it was said by one of the com
mittee that the water commissioner
would not even visit the plant with
the Belding junketers and allowed
them to go to the plant and inspect it
without even displaying the least de
gree OF municipal pride in the plant
which he represented.
Chas. j. Seeley of the Belding Star,
who accompanied the delegation as
nne OF the nenb5rs or the observa-
ton committee took pains to notify
a few of his political friends at Port
Huron that the delegation was head
ed toward that city and at Brown
City they were met by Representa-
tive Eichorn of that city who made
it point to see that the delegation
had a good time from start 20 finish.
In this city all report the most hospit-
able treatment and all are loud in the
praise of the people who help tc
make the tunnel city one of the best
little cities on the map.
Here the committee were carried
about the city in carriages, taken
through the tunnel on a coal cal
ahead of an engine, given an oppor
tunity of looking over the various
kinds of pavement in use in the city
carried to Sarnia to inspect the
water works in the Canadian city
given a street car ride to Marine City
the former home of Editor Seeley
boat ride from there to Port Huron
and in fact were used all right.
The committee returns we'll fillet
with valuable information along thu
line of water works and will doubtles
be able to give most favorable re
port to the Common Council at it,
next meeting The plants visited il
each city are all under municipa
ownership.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
IN HOLY BONDS.
Lee McElroy and Miss Margaret Wells
Were Joined Tuesday.

Lee McElroy and Miss Margaret Wells
Were Joined Tuesday.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wolcott on Tuesday evening, Rev. J..
w. Sheehan spoke the words that
joined in the holy bonds of matrimony
the hearts and hands OF AIr Lee Nc
Elroy and Miss Margaret Wells, both
well-known young people Of this city.
The cermony which was performed
at $50 was quiet one, and the hap
py couple left at once for their home
in the house recently purchased by
Mrs G A. DeHart Of Waldo on
the corner of Alderman and Center
streets, and at once began house
keeping in the home that had been
previously fitted for the occasion. A
host Of friends of both The bride and
groom will join with the Banner in
wishing the happy couple long and
pleasant voyage over .te'- mysterl-
Gus pathway.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
Advertised Letters.

Merlyn Ellison, Mrs Nora Perkins
Genevieve Sloan.
ID. e. WILSON, Postmaster.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
TO GET BENEFIT
Rural Carriers salary 10 he $50 but
Fat PerquisitIes are Cut on.


Fat Perquisities are cut on.
The contest in Congress over the
rural mail carriers salaries and
privileges is closed Committees on
the .posto0lce app-Jmiation bill made
a unanimous repo.1 TO both houses on
the provision of the bill which pro-
vides that after July l.
"Rural carriers shall not solicit
business or receive orders Of any kind
for any person, arm or corporation,
and shall not during their hours en-
ploy men 10 carry any merchandise
for hire PROVIDED, said carriers may
carry merchandise for hire for and
upon the request of patrons resi- ing
upon their respective routes when
ever the same shall not interfere with
the proper discharge of their official
duty, and under uch regulations as
the postmaster general may pr,- :
scribe" The effect of this is to cut
of the privilege of being agents for
metropolitan and other newspapers,
The paragraph increasing salaries
of carriers 10 SIia per year remains
i'm the bill
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
ohurch Hu.lne.. NIeeting.

A business meeting of the Congre-
gational church and ociety will be
held in the church Friday evening of
this week, May 2ath at 5 o'clock for
the purpose of extending call to a
pastor. A full attendance Of the
church membership and society is
hoped for
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19
Made Young Again.

zone OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens again. writes d. II. Tur-
ner OF Dempseytown, Pa They're the
best in the world for Liver, Stomach
and Bowels. Purely vegetable, never
grippe. Only 25c at Connell Bros. drug
store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Luck, Mrs. Ed.
Riker, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Tuttle, Mr..
and Mrs. James Gore and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Parks of this city attend
ed the funeral.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13

no right to expect them to be still
burning, plaintiffs injury was the
proximate result Of the negligence OF
his fellow servant, for which defendant
was not liable.-Godfrey VS.. st. Louis
Transit Co. 81 S. w, 1920, Mo.
WILLS-BURIAL PLOTS.
The proprtetors of the Swan Point
cemetery is corporation for the pur-
pose of maintaining cemetery grounds,
which held title to the land in fee
simple. 1t conveyed lot by deed to
Fl. l.. Waldron. his heirs and assigns
limiting the use of it to sculpture OF
the dead. and to the rules of the cor
poration. Waldron died in 1901, 1eav-
ing will, in which his widow, was his
residuary legatee. The will made no
mention Of the burial lot and his widow
sought to have this lot set aside to her
under the residuary clause OF the will.
Held. that burial lot does not pass
under general residuary clause in
will but descends to the heirs as in
testate property. and that such heirs
take it subject to all the conditions un-
der which deceased held.-In re Wald-
ron etal.. So Att 452, r. I.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13
Topics Of the Times

The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
suggests that man who gets drunk N
a sanctified saloon is likely to make
holy show Of himself.
"The Jawbone" Is the name of pub
lication devoted to attack and ridicule
of the churches sample copies of which
are being scattered turnout the state.
It's contents support the humorous
scriptural allusion of its name to the
Sampsonian weapon.
90
The railway disaser near Pueblo, Col
takes rank with our largest losses of
life on railways. 1t is to be compared
with the wreck Of Baltimore u Ohio
express train last year, when seventy
six persons perished with the Ash
tabula disaster in 1876, when the col
lapse of bridge destroyed nearly
eighty lives, and with the disaster of
Chatsworth, Ill.,, in 1887, when the loss
was about the same. Perhaps a more
liberal expenditure of labor and money
in strengthening bridges would add
to the safety of the travelling public.
1t seems as much a question of pure
morals as of pure liquor.
SO far this years crop destruction
from hail has been the smallest in the
history of the companies which insure
against such losses.
Encouragement of the rural mail
route is in progress in Iowa, and will be
continued until the system is much i'm
proved in every part of the state
Farmers who have felt a grievance
over an arrangement that left them off
the route or at an announcement dis
lance, are likely to feel better when the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13

busy We put it off until some other
time and that other time seems never
to come. We are always too busy.
There are hundred little kindness
es we should do If we only had the
time. The chances pass, the time never
comes. We are too busy for the kind
nesSes.
We are too busy tody; we are too
busy. We are too busy week in and
week out.
There is time for everything if we
place the most important things first
We are too busy over trivial matters
10 get the real good out of living.
When we get over our hurry, we
promise ourselves to begin to live. And
we never get over our hurry.
Some day we shall live as we wish.
we cheat ourselves into believing. But
the day never comes. We come, we
pass, and we never know the joys of
life. We have been too busy getting
ready to live. Too busy-always too
busy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13
A PROSPEROUS OUTLOOK.

II the report OF travelling man who
makes" every part Of Iowa and who
is an excellent judge of crop conditions
is to be credited the Iowa Germ crop
is likely to be fully up to that of the
average year. This gentleman who is
also the republican nominee for Il
state Office says the prospects were
never better and that while there are
poor fields OF corn to be seen here
and there, for the most part 1t is in
splendid condition to produce an excel
lent crop.
This is good news. Other crops have
already been harvested, and are very
were good producers this year. All
that is lacking to complete prosperity
is the average corn crop. upon which
this acute and experienced observer
pledges his judgments. So long as
there is corn in Iowa there will be fat
cattle and hogs, scarcity OF mort
cages and plenty OF money. Generally
this is a prosperous year for farmers.
Only in the northwest where wheat is
the principal crop and has been serl-
ously damaged is there likely to be any
serious scarcity. Other crops show
better than last year. Reports from
1912 correspondent banks of the Chi
cago Commercial National bank give
crop increases in corn, oats, barley
and cotton ranging from IL to % per
cent. And bankers report On crops
is about as accurate as it is possible
to secure.
With the promise Of good crops, a
republican victory in November. and
continued prosperity everywhere,
Thanksgiving day seems to come In the
proper season Of the year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13
FALLING AWAY FROM PARKER.

Not since the gold democrats broke
away from Bryan in 1896 aas there
been so general falling away from
the candidate of national party as
from Mr. Parker. Careful political es-
timators in Waterloo put the desertion
from the democratic candidate at not
less than 800 in Black Hawk county.
From Wayne, close county, the news
will bolt Mr.. Parker In the town Of
Seymour majority of the democratic
council has repudiated Parker, led by
the state chairman elected by the last
democratic state convention. Most OF
the deserters will vote for Roosevelt.
The story Of defections from Parker
in the west are unaccompanied by news
of accessions anywhere among the vot-
ers east and west. The fact IL the peo-
pie distrust the candidate ard despise
and fear his chief hackers and advis-
ers. There Is no popular acceptance
OF Parker. The voters fear him, and
the coterie that forced him upon the
democratic party as its candidate.
They see the wires that work him and
catch glimpses OF the nimlls fingers
that manipulate them.
The reason for the desertions from
the democratic column are easy to see.
No president in recent years has
grown closer to the colnmorlalty than
Roosevelt. No candidate in recent
elections has been further removed
from the people than Parker. One re-
presents defence OF common rights, the
other predatory interests against which
these rights are to he defended. That
there will be thousands upon thous-
ands OF erstwhile democratic votes in
the ballot boxes counted for Roosevelt
counted for Parker next November is
evident from unbiased news reports.
The people are not to be fooled all the
time, and the election OF 1904 is ono
Of the times.
The New York Sun. a newspaper
which has kept up a continuous nag
ging opposition to President Roosevelt
and has naturally been expected to
throw its influence TO the democrats In
the present campaign. Is ono of the lat
est accessions to the Roosevelt
strength. 1t is not that it loves Roose-
welt more, but that ii trusts the repub-
ltcan candidate most and fe,lrs the suc-
cess of "a radical party with an infin-
tie capacity for mischief and stu-
pendous record for mischief The
Sun declares that the independent vot-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13

er will decide the coming election. or
his choice it says:
HE cannot take Parker OH the re-
publican platform and record He cam
not reject Roosevelt without beckon-
to open the gate of power to political
forces of unmeasured destructive po-
tentiality. 1t seems better to maintain
the unbroken wall of defense, which
the first election of Mckinley estab-
lished.
I'VE shall. therefore, advocate the
election of Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
and advise the defeat of Parker and
Dayis'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13

]: LOOKE,R-ON in IOWA !

Rhodes Aug. 12.-Durirlg the past
ten days, the writer has Travelled over
$50 miles of central Iowa, and per-
sonal observation, added 10 consersa-
ton with grain dealers and farmers,
makes the following a fair statement
concerning crop conditions in that ter
ritory.
First the cat crop. All is now cut.
some threshed, some stacked and more
ought to be. The quality is good. as a
rule the berry plump and color good.
The yield per acre is less than some
former years. but much better than
for the past two years. Starting in,
the price is along u to 90 cents. and at
present very little is being marketed.
The quality is so good, farmers able
to do so, are holding for higher prices.
One grain dealer told the writer that
there We're eight machines threshing in
his vicinity, and as yet ne had not
bought load of oats
Barley is good also, both in yield
and color. lin central Iowa compare
lively little barley is sown, although as
81 stock food its value is more and more
preciated each year.
Wheat-Srring wheat is also small
aSreage, and the result this year will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13

A Prayer.
Oh, sanctify, my God pray,
The powers with which from day to day
My dutins, be they what they may.
Are done.
Help me to do as unto thee
Whatever duty falls to me
However hard-till victory
All powers of body and of mind
Are thine. / pray thee, help me bind
Them to thy service. Let me find
In thee
The grace which helps my laggard will
I.ifes earnest duties to fulfil.
Whate'e my errors. be thou still
With me.
Lest should weaken in desire,
And WEAKNESS should quench the fire
OF loving zeal. Q Christ. inspire
My heart
To search for truth. and not in vain
To strive true wisdom's fruits to gain.
Dear Lord. thy peace through Joy or pain
1mpart.
: So shall my duties. one by one,
Eear lightly, till the tasks are done.
And as near LIES setting sun
Mine eyes
Shall seek like Noah's weary dove,
The ark OF rest and heavenly love.
The while wait that peace above
The skies.
MARY D. Brine In Christian Endeavor
World