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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
IS 1T PROHIBITION? :?
Raising OF Saloon Bonds May
Mean That
II Good Bondsmen Can't Be Secured
city VIII BE Dry This
Year.

The raising of the saloon bonds to
$4,000, by the Common Council may be
more far reaching in Its effect than
our city fathers anticipated when
they voted for the change in the
amounts
Since the bonds were placed at
those figures by unanimous vote of
the council there has been consider
able anxiety and no little hustling
around to find men who could qualify
and meet the requirements of the law
as bondsmen. 1t is said none have
been found and unless the council
should recede from the position they
have taken it practically means pro-
hibition so far as the saloon is con-
cerned
Mr.. Trail intends going out of the
business on May lst, having come to
this conclusion, some time ago and
states that he wiz not engage in it
again. Mr.. Hochradel and the Hayes
Bros. say they will be unable to OBJ
tain bonds at those figures and will
undoubtedly locate in some other
city. 1t is possible Mr.. Jonas may
meet the requirements by furnish
ing bond that the council will ac-
cept, in which case he will still con-
tinue at the old stand having a mo-
nopoly of the business.
There are but few men in the city
who can qualify on saloon bonds if
the strict letter of the law is required
and it is understood that the council
men will not accept what is popularity
known as "straw bonds. -
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
WAS BURNED OU T
M. Y. Gephart Lost His Resi-
dence Friday.
Saved Some of the Household Goods
In Damaged Condition.

The fire department were called
out by the shrill whistle of the fire
alarm Friday at 1l:30 o'clock in the
forenoon and made run to the resi-
dence of M. Y. Gephart on Front
street, which was enveloped in flames
and had gotten such start before
effective work could be done, that the
house was practically ruined in the
purse of an hour.
Mrs. Gephart had done up her
mornings work and had gone for a
pail of water to her neighbor's Mrs.
Lamberton, where she remained a
short time and on returning found the
interior of the house all on fire, she
attempted to get in the door but was
driven back by the fire. smoke and
flames and Immediately ran to l.. Fl.
Weeks residence and turned in an
alarm, neighbors quickly came to as
sist in saving the contents of the
house if possible but they were unable
to get out but few things. Mrs.
Gephart in trying to break into bed
room window where some of their
papers and valuables were kept, cut
her hands and arms quite badly on
the screen and glass. The fremen
we're soon on the scene and had a
couple of streams of water playing on
the fire but it had too much of start
to be easily put out.
Mrs Gephart thinks the clothes
bars containing clothes which sat
near a stove had fallen on it in her
absence and caused the fre.
Their daughters Ella and Aurel lost
all their best clothing and so also did
thir sons Dolph and Lawrence.
The house was insured for $500 and
the contents for $500, the latter
amount being carried in the VIM
Pickering agency.
Mr. Gephart purchased the place a
few years ago from the Lansing
Building g. Loan Association and had
it nearly paid for.
The amount OF the insurance they
will get will not cover the loss. Nine
dollars was burned up in a sewing ma
chine drawer, six of which belonged
to the r. N. A. Lodge, of which Mrs.
Gephart is secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
GET 1T FROM WABASIS
That Beautiful Lake will Afford Pure
Water supply for the City
of BeIdfng

Editor of the Banner: / notice in
the Banner that there is considerable
discussion about supply OF pure wa
ter for your city. Now Belding is
most favorably located to receive this
and at very moderate expense. The
natural conditions for this are now
just what they were fifty years ago,
when l lived there and knew all parts
of that region Three miles northwest
is Lake Wabasis and several others
connected with ii, from which an un-
limited supply OF pure water can be
had and but few rods distant from
the outlet of this lake is hill which
was said to be the highest point in the
three adjoining counties. In the top
of this reservoir can be constructed
holding one or two days supply and
giving head or pressure of probably
two hundred feet at Belding about 100
pounds pressure to every square inch,
which would make five engines or
pumping apparatus unnecessary. An
eight or ten inch pipe would bring
down all the water Belding would
need for many years to come.
A small dam at the outlet of this
lake would prevent all useless waste
of water and besides furnish power to
pump the water into the reservoir on
the adjoining hill. Probably reser-
voir 100 feet square and ten feet deep
would meet all requirements. A fire
proof roof would prevent freezing in
winter and keep out some of the heat
of summer, and it would be cheap
experiment to determine whether ten
or twenty tons of ice, in this reservoir,
each day, in the hot season, would
cool the water for all domestic uses,
and this ice could be secured at but a
short distance from the reservoir.
f. r ELLIS,
Detroit, April Is
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
BEAUTIFUL WINDOW
NJ. II. Peck is Showing one at His store
this week.

1t is seldom that city the size of
Belding has such rich and beautiful
designs in window dressing as are
seen almost every week in this city
in one store or another. This week it
is the store of NJ f Peck that is at
tracing the attention of the passers
by by a display that is at once at
tractiye and unique.
The theme of the display is the Dor
othy Dodd shoe which Mr. Peck puts
on the market as the model of value
in ladies shoes. The back ground is a
handsome representative of the set
ting sun and in the li'os light of it's
blaze is seen one of thn sainty crea-
tions of the company known as the
Dorthy Dodd shoe company which is
suspended in the air over large
broken egg shell and bears the APP
propriate inscription, that it is the
latest out. A brilliant electric light
ming helps to make the window very
attractive to passers hg.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
1T FOOLED THEM
Town Clock Mixed Many People Up
sunday night and Monday.


sunday night and Monday.
The town clock in the Belding Bros.
& Co. silk mill went on strike last
Sunday night and while II did not quit
work it made good many of our citi-
zens lose an extra half hours sleep
that they were justly entitled to.
Some where between seven and
eight o'clock Sunday evening the
striking mechanism got out of joint
and at eight O'Clock the big bell toll
ed the ninth hour and continued strik-
ing in that manner until about 100
O'Clock the following day when it was
fixed.
People in the habit of reporting for
work at six o'clock found themselves
hurrying to work at half past five and
many cases of misplaced confidence
are reported. Electrician Harroun
and wife were guests of Greenvllle
friends over Sunday, and the clock
took advantage of Mr.. Harroun's abb
sence TO go to cutting up little.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
NOT FAR AWAY
The Present Location of the North
Pole Would Seem TO be I'm This
Immediate Vicinity.

role w Ould seem TO De IN lnls
Immediate Vicinity
Arctic explorers who are planning
any new trips to locate the long
sought for North Pole will do a wise
thing by directing their attention to
this part of the country, and with the
aid of an ordinary field glass we are
of the humble opinion that this much
sought for commodity can easily be
located in this immediate vicinity,
With eight inches of snow on our
streets and the thermometer down
looking zero in the face on the 10Th
of April, aud continued cold still ad-
ding its winter chill, we are of the
opinion that its location is not far
from this portion of the state. Any
how, with cold and freezing weather
for period of over six months and
sleighing for nearly five months OF
the time it would seem evident that
the regions of perpetual snow are, &c
say the least, not very remote.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
BUSINESS CHANGE

Burton &. Tuttle Purchased the w.
X. Menkee Photo Gallery.
Burton g. Tuttle has purchased the
Photographic Stndio OF Walter x
Menkee and having severed his con.
nection with T. Frank Ireland will in
the future devote his attention to the
art of reproducing the human face by
means of the art of photography.
Having learned his trade under the
tutorage of Mr.. King, and become an
expert operator in the science OF
lights and shadows, Mr.. Tuttle steps
into the business world well equipped
to ask the patronage of and demand
a portion of the trade along that line
in the city and vicinity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
A Cnre for Beadache.

Any man. woman or child suffering
from headache, billiousness or dull,
drowsy feeling should take one or two
OF DeWitt's Little Early Risers night
and morning. These famous little pills
are famous because they are a tonic as
well as a pill, While they cleanse the
system they strengthen and rebuild It
by their tonic effect upon the liver and
bowels. Sold by Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
Miss Norwood Married.

Rev. Buell. Tuesday performed the
ceremony uniting in marriage Miss
Grace Norwood, of Portland, and L..
Melville Bedell, of Lansing, and the
couple left for Lansing where the
groom is employed as letter carrier,
Miss Norwood has held several posi-
tions with the Postal Telegraph Co.
among them manager of the Portland
Office and is both well known and re.
spected.- - Portland Review.
The bride is we'll known in this city
having had charge of the Postal Tele-
graph Cos. office here for a time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
Detroit, April Is
Beiding school stands Well.

Superintendent E. N. Pitkin has
just received word from the officials
at Olivet college, that the Belding
school has been placed on the approx
ed list and the standing of scholars
graduating here will be honored in
that institution without further ex-
animation.
Our school is already on the Uni
versity list and it is expected that it
will also be hooked up with the Mich
igan Mining School at Houghton in
the near future as Mr.. Pitkin is now
working to that end.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
TO SEEK HEALTH
VIII j. Knott Has Gone to Okala-
homa For That Purpose.


Genial, whole-souled Will j, Knott,
left here Monday for Ponca City,
Oklahoma, where he goes in hopes of
regaining his health which has been
very poor evers since his severe attack
of typhoid fever last summer.
A large number of his friends went
to the depot to see him off and wish
him a hearty and speedy return to
health. Will has many friends in this
city who will regret the necessity for
the trip and will hope that the balmy
weather of that country will soon
bring the bloom of health to his cheek
and place him again on the right road
to health and prosperity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
Makes A Clean sweep.

There's nothing like doing a thing
thoroughly. OF all the Salves you ever
heard OF, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is
the best. 1t sweeps away and cures
Burns. Ulcers, Cuts, Sores, Bruises.
Boils, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It's
only 25c, and guaranteed to give salts.
faction by, Connell Bros, Druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21

'Itching hemorrhoids we're the
plague OF my life. Was almost wild
Doan IS Ointment cured me quickly and
and permanently, after doctors had
failed" G. f Cornwell, Valley Street,
Saugerties, N. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
Music Tea ching

Miss Marie Emerson Ackley, teach
er of piano and harmony. Date for
Belding, all day Thursday of each
week. Studio at Romaine Robinson's
residence Congress street.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21

Now is the time TO take spring ton.
ic to purify the blood, cleanse the liver
and kidneys OF all impurities. Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do the
business. 30 cent?. Tea or tablets
Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21
WARNING.

II you have kidney or bladder trou.
BILE and do not use Foley's Kidney Cure.
YOU will have only yourself TO blame
for results as IL positively cures all
forms OF kidney and bladder diseases.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21

Scrofuia, salt rheum, erysipelas and
and other distressing eruptive diseas s
yield quickly and permanently TO the
cleansing, purifying power Of Burdock
Blood Bitters.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21

know jolly old maiden lady,
A lady OF high degree,
Who never goes TO bed-without
A drink OF Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sensible woman.
Connell Bros.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14

ployed to commence Thursday to
grade tho streets Of Keyil, orr nalga.
bof on thc east
J, a. Kuykendall went 10 Paducal
to-day to lay In stocF Of drugs. Ho
win open 4 tirstclass drug store in d
Jew days In bis ae wa.ere roous Oh
Third ana Broadway
Henry Strickland went to Cairo
Thursday to lay III d fall supply o.
confectioneries. He will open his ra5.
tauIant and ico cream parlors tins
weeF.
T. j. Eyarets has ordered his out
fl for his new ice cream parlors from
thu Ia Centre Mercantile company
ne will open Saturday
T. H. McAlay, Of IIinldayiile
bought two residence lots Tuesday in
La Centre he viii build this sum
per and move here to educate his
children lie viii be an excellent adj.
dition to the moral and religious
forces OF the community.
W. H. Wet and wife returned home
from New Harmony, Ind, Thursday
night.
Dick Milford, Of Barlow, was in
town Thursday on business.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14
Golden.
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May 13, 1907,
Fiarry r. Wood moved als ho3phoii
goods and family 10 Pomona Moa.
day, where they viii make their fiji.
tura home.
Ice Sumner stopped over between
Iain3 Wednesday morning
Mr. Benedict who represents The
Bulletin, was in town Wednesday.
After attending the Egyptian
leagte meet at Marion last week Miss
Amy Broadway went 70 MurpAyahmo
Q spend a few days with her sister.
Mrs. James Roila, returning nome
Tuesday.
r. u Gillespie vent to Springfield
Tuesday evening as a delegate % the
Republican state convention.
Robert Willis. Of Anna, is III town
This morning (Thuradayi
A. W. James left last niGAt (Wcd
pcsdayl fer Springfield to att,ad the
Republican state convention
Al meeting Of the board al educa
ton Tuesday night the folowng
teachers wore chosen for the coming
year J. @. Murphy, supormcaannt.
Andrew ], Ilunsalter principal; Miss
Cecilia Whclplcy, assistant principal.
Fannie Brooks, Alice Townsend Rob
ert Alternately Pearl IIolloman Hell
en- Finley, Elizabeth Anderson ana
Millie John
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14
HARRISBURG.


Thomas Hughes is moving into tn,
property vacated by Mrs. Farthing
on East Walnut street. Mrs Earth
ing will join her husband in south
east Missouri.
Tho city is full Of farmers this
week They are attending the meet
ing Of the Farmers Relief association
which is in session.
7. ] Walker, Of GalatIa, was in the
city Monday.
w p. Pemborton, Of Brushy, for
merly deputy sheriff Of Saline county.
was in the city Tuesday
J. II. Lewis, H. n fnney ana a
number Of witnesses were here Tues.
day taking dispositions in bank
ruptcy case.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the laying OF the corne1
stone Of the new Saline county court
house in this city May is. The exer-
clses will DO under the auspices Of
the Masons and number of bands
have been engaged to furnish music
ion the occasion.
Ed Anderson is having the roof OF
his residence painted and is other.
wise improving his property
The Barnes Lumber company has
purchased team OF fine horses They
were brought up town Tuesday ana
Tor several hours were admired .by
a crowd Of lovers of good horses
Deputy Shorft y. D. Lockwood has
gone south TO recuperate.
CRANE Bros. Lumber company now
occupy their new Offices, having
moved INTO them The first Of the week. |
Mrs, stephen r. Michel of Indc-
pendence township, died very sudden.
ly Wednesday night OF heart failure
r. w Marion has returned from
Kentucky, wh2re he spent several
days visiting his daughter.
Attorney w. q. Scott is in Carmi
this week attending court.
The Harrisburg and Equality bali
teams will play at Doris park May
Is.
w. A. Grant has moved into his /
new residence
Uncle Henry Compton has sold his |
residence property ON South Vine
street to j. II. Pearcc and will move
to California.
j. h. Metcalf has been quite sick !
for several days.
j. H. Rollins has purchased a halt /
inte;e in Wright's restaurant, nav
ing resigned his position as manager
OF the light plant.
Harry Pelhank, cashier Of the Har- /
din county bank, was in The city Tues
day
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14
ULLIN
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May 10, 1904.


Thos Myers is in Springfield with
the Pulaski delegation this week look
ing after the interests Of the future
governor of the state,
Mr.. Sprig Brown and wife, Of Pop
lar Bluff, are guests of Mrs Browns
father 3. W. Metz, this week
J. w Henacway, Of DuQuoin, was
a uIlin visitor the past fe wdays.
Wilbur Smith, OF Anna, was N
our village Saturday on business,
Mrs. c, A. Gillespie made a trip to
Mound City Thursday
Or. Burris and wife accompanied
hy win Neibaur of Dongola, were
seen on our streets Wednesday.
Low Newell is reported sick; rheu.
m2tism being the cause.
Miss Clara To1h, who has been Wis.
iting relatives in Grand Chain, has re.
turned to Ullin.
j. w. Thornton spent Sunday in
Mounds visiting Ira Hudson
.eGs -, c,4ara aay Tae
prospect il for rain, though We think
tlat will not affect the attendance.
Samuel Horst of Jonesboro, was
seen on our streets Friday
" w Miller, the superintendent 81
the NJ u. Sunday school, gives a so,
cial to the members of that body to-
night This Is also mis- 3lst birth.
day. May he sec many more.
Miss Abbic Rankstou is IN Ullin
visitor this week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14
MOUND CITY.
May 10, 1904.


One of our venerable and progress
siye merchants, Mr. Louis Blum. has
started on q tour to Europe He will
have to accompany him his daughter
Mrs. Clara Eichorn, her three small
chihlren and an attendant for the
cots, Miss Katie Tabin MIR.
Blum has already reached New York
city, on the trip. and Mrs. Eiehora
VIII fellow this evening The man
objective point of the party will be
Berlin, but they will visit other in
portant points in Germany. Bavaria
and Prussia. Mr.. Blum is in very m
different health AL he makes the
tour in the hope of his physical bet
torment The party will sail from
New York next Saturday.
John Schnler is the prouI possassor
oi twins. one being 10y and the
other girl. They appeared and r.
crested board and ICIging on the 10Th
inst You have never seen a Schulsr
that didn't have a liberal allotment OF
what makes this country great-chil-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14
BELKNAP.
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May 49, 1904.

May 10, 1904.
Several OF the members of the |. O..
Q. f went to Grand Chain Tuesday
evening to witness a number of init
atoms ilto that order They reported
good time And likewise several
Rebekahs Of this place went to Wien
ma Wednesday evening 10 attend 4
school Of instruction held there in
connection with other Rebekah fea,
tunes,
Mrs j. G, West, of Du Quoin is in
our village soliciting contributions
for homeless and destitute orphans eli
Illinois She has been engaged III
this work for q number Of years ana
has previously visited orr town chi
this mission
Miss Maud Evcrs has returned
from a few days visit in Grand
Chain
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14
LA CENTER, Ky.
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May IS. 1901.

May IS, 1901.
Vernon Whipple, Of Bandana, was
here on business Wednesday
II. @. Perryman went to Louisville
Wednesday to spend a weci-.
Postmaster Jones is a man of many
parts, He acted as station agent for
the Illinois Central Thursday while
the agent went to Paducah.
Miss Cora Stafford, Of Blandyilla,
is spending the week with Mrs. Geo.
p Cothes, Of South Olive.
Miss Tolie Loyelace, Of Lovelace-
Vile, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
H. NJ. Massie,
Manager $. r Payne went to Os.
den Wednesday to spend the rest Of
The week supervising his farms ii
that vicinity
Mrs. Rinnie, Of Clinton, Ky, spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Massie.
Miss Mildred Mabry, of Bardwell.
spent "Wednesday with her cousin
Mrs Della Love. She was on her way
home from Lone Oak, Ky, where she
has been some weeks at normal
has spent some weeks at Normal
chool.
I. j. Everts is erecting ice cream
narlors on West Fourth street Woo
70 the young man who brings his best
sirl to la Centre this summer -Four
ice cream Barlors.
DR.. W. F Stevens and Capt. Garth
a. Ferguson found Unnecessary to 60
10 Bandana on business Thursday.
pr W. +. Stevens has at last moved
over from HaGelwood to be one Of us.
Re has erected conmodiuus stable
~ South Olive and moved his office
and contents TO the same lot. These
IRE the only buildings the doctor real
II needs at present but Ills mmored
kat a cosy residence will be dire
necessity soon. So mote j! be
Miss Emma Moss, Of llinklevillo, il
La Centre this week.
John Williams, wife ana children
visited his fatherin:aw y. A. Lane
Wednesday night
G. B. Cothes. of this place was ON
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14

way TO I5JTa
Miss Florence Sims, Of Mound City
was here to-day soliciting for a class
in steapgraphy d a simplifed Pitmaa
'Bystem.
Mrs. A. L, Compton returned home
with her sister, Mrs. Hall Whitaker.
today, who has been visiting her
Willis Frganza, OF the Cairo Telo,
phone company, was here today re.
pairing ont Of order phones.
Il. D. Wilson spent Tuesday even.
ing as a Mound City visitor
Clarence Lane, Of Mound City, was
2 visitor here today,
Mesdames Ella Fitzpatrick ana
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
sssResesssseesaesaeee2eeee !

dren They arc to be commended for
this trait; for holy writ advises poo
pie TO multiply and replenish me
earth.
Mrs, John Conley is numbered with
the sick.
Mrs II. L. Goldsmith is quite in.
Our friend Parker quit the light
plant but concluded to come back
out Of the darkness, and hence mas
rejoined the best electric institution
in this end OF the state.
A steamboat deck hand had a foot
mashed of on the steamer Dick F0w
Ter a few days ago. He was taken to
the Marine hospital in Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-14
MOUNDS.
May 10, 1904.

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-01
CITY PROPERTY.

The jacob Rink home, lot sonic;
situated one block south OF High street;
h puse contains six rooms. all In good repair
good we'll root house and wood house. VIII
he sold at reasonable price,
a good seven room house and two
lots; house has double cellar, pantrIes, etc,
Sitaated in western part Of city \ desirable
home.
The George Thomas residence late
IN purchased from W. j. Pcnhallegonl II is
Il fine home containing eight rooms, pantrl, $,
closets aud bath room. Has good summer
kitchen, barn and we'll VIII be sold right.
A very fine lot in the south part of
the city will he sold cheap II sold soon,
The Catherine kieffer two story
stone residence ON Hoard street. Price very
reasonable.
A good home; fine location: good
barn; fair house % eight rooms; formerly
owned by samuel Terrill VIII be sold at il
reasonable price.
A very fine lot owned by A, G..
neller--a part OF the ], L, Tramel property.
A good comfortable frame house
situated near Fourth ward school building,
GOOD sued lot aud small barn