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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
THEIR ANNUAL FEAST
Good Fellowship Club Met at Hotel
Belding Saturday.

Beiuins SATURDAY.
The Goodfellowship Club which was
organized about l3 years ago compris'
ing many of the young pioneers, sons
and daughters of the old pioneers OF
Grattan, Oakfield and Otisco town
ship met for their annual feast and
general good time in Hotel Belding
last Saturday,
There were about sixty present to
participate in the social gathering
and as usual with this club the day
was very pleasantly taken up in social
converse, games, feasting and liter
airy program which was highly inter
esting.
The President, w. G. Spicer gave
his address after America had been
sung and the roll had been called
which registered sixty.one members
present. Mrs. G T.. Bond gave a de-
lightful response to the presidents 5
welcome after which the secretary
and treasurer's report were submitted
and the names of new members were
presented, eleven couples being ad-
mitted 70 membership.
Alvin Dimmick gave the club fine
address which was much appreciated
and loudly applauded, following solo
by Mrs. +. +, Lessiter and a reading
by Mrs. w. d. Hall. Readings by
Mrs. Mark Brown, Mrs, VIII Ward
and Geo. Written and solo by Mrs.
Chas. Godfrey were excellent features
and met with hearty approval.
There was no lack of good things
on the menu at the banquet tables. in
fact Mr.. Hetherington never makrs
a "miss-q" in that line or in the SER
vice of dinner for large company.
The tables were inviting and the I'll
members did ample Justice To the
spread. The meeting was one of the
best ever held by the association.
w. ID. Hall was elected president,
f L. jerks vice-president, Mrs. w.
d Hall secretary and Chas. Godfrey
treasurer
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
Iuce-IIanks.

The marriage of Bert Luce and
Miss Cora Hanks took place in Ionia
last Friday, the happy couple sue
ceeeded in keeping the event a secret
and none of their most intimate
friends knew of it until after the an.
nouncement was made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luce will continue &c
be residents of Belding and are now
receiving the congratulations oi
friends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
plratlng roley,. Honey and Tar.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated Hon
ey and Tar as throat and lung RENE
DIV. and on account of the great merit
and popularity of Foley's Honey and
Tar many limitations are offered for the
genuine. Ask for Foley's Honey and
Tar and refuse any substitute offered
as no other preparation will give the
same satisfaction. 1t is mildly laxative
1t contains no opiates and is safest foi
children and delicate persons. Sold by
w j. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
His Funeral Largely Attended

The funeral service Tor the late
Matthias Il. Scott, at Church of Christ
in Saranac, Sunday afternoon, was
largely attended, many members of
the Masonic fraternity and the Elks,
being present. Three County School
commissioners were also present;
Wagner of Eaton, Pike of Gratiot and
Townsend of Clinton. Supt. G. l..
Bemis also attended. Associate coun-
ty officers were represented by Coun-
ty Clerk Holbrook The services were
by Rev. Mr.. Stafford, pastor of the
church, and interme1t was in Saranac
cemetery
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

! lican party has been the broad base
upon which our nation has grown and
il upholds our national honor and in
tegrity with nothing 10 be ashamed
of and nothing to regret, and tonight
as we sing the praises of our leader
we do honor to the greater sovereign
minds
Mr.. Sheldon then introduced Rep
resentative J. Clyde Watt whom he
said would act in the capacity of
POSTMASTER
Mr.. Watt said in part: We are
gathered once more around the fes-
tai board to indulge in our annual
banquet and do honor TO the party
that has by strict integrity and care
! full attention TO business won its way
into the hearts of the American peo-
pie, and ii the last election is any
thing to go by it has won its way
there to stay and stay permanently.
l am sorry TO be obliged to inflict
myself upon you in the capacity of
toastmaster but inasmuch as the
leaders of the club have insisted up
on it | see no other way for you TO do
but TO grin and bear it. He paid
fine tribute to the memory of Charles
Gridley and his many manly attri-
butes. Emerson said hitch your
wagon to Il star 10 attain the highest
degree OF success but the Republican
party has hiiched its wagon 20 the
elephant and has been drawn rapidly
to the front until there is nothing
uncertain about its success or popu-
larity The speaker had occasion to
refer TO his notes quite frequently
and made hit by saying that the
legislature had been so very busy OF
late that he had not had time to COM
NIT them to memory. The American
navy, he said, has never lacked COM
manders of pre-eminent ability. A
Dewey or a Gridley will ever be found
under the flag, able 10 demonstrate
great or small the supremacy of
American arms on the sea. He fe!ic-
itated the assembly upon the splen-
did endorsement given to Citizen
Theodore Roosevelt by his fellow
citizens, and then introduced Mrs,
Martin Luther Fox who sang most
beautiful and pleasing solo which re-
ceived such warmth of applause
that she was obliged To respond TO
the encore with another very beauti-
full selection.
The toastmaster then proceeded TO
take fall out of Hon. "A. l.. Moore,
of Pontiac, whom he said woul be
pleased to respond to the toast I'm
der the Flag. Mr.. Moore in turn
proceeded to take fall out of Mr.
Watt and then warmed up to the sub.
ject assigned him in manner that
at once pleased and captiyated the
audience. His address was replete
with metaphoriCal gems Of rare beau
ty and showed marked ability on the
part of the speaker He said IN part:
AS we look at the grand constella-
ton of nations we observe one that
swings far out in advance of the
others like the outpost planet Saturn,
rich in prosperity, the land of equal
ity and the home Of liberty. From
the masthead of our ship of state
floats our country's banner. O en-
blem dear, of all the soul loves best.
We remember the first ships whose
prows were gilded by the western
sun. We see the good, the bad, the
peasant and the serf, and the oppres-
Continued on last page.
Eusiness Men VIII EnnnmcI
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

To cure constipation and liver troub-
les by gently moving the bowels and
acting as tonic to the liver, take Lit
tie Early Risers. These famous little
pills are mild. pleasant and harmless.
but effective and sure. Their univer-
sal use for many years is strong
guarantee of their popularity and use
fulness. Sold by w. l. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

There are two kinds of iaxative-medi-
cines-Celery King and the other kiu.i.
Celery King is tonic laxative and a
medicine that never does anything but
good. 1t makes good health and good
looks. % cents at druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
A Menace 20 Health.

Kidney trouble is an insdious dan
ger, and many people ara victims Of a
serious malady before the symptoms
are recognized. Foleys Kidney Cure
corrects irregularities and strengthens
and builds up the kidneys, and il
should be taken at the first indication
of kidney trouble, as IL is impossible TO
have good health if the kidneys are de-
ranged. Sold by w. /. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

Cures Group, sore throat. pulmonary
Monarch over pain of every
sort. DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
IHE MEX IN ARKANSAS. ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
 FROM ALL SECTIONS.
PRIVATE CAR LINES SUED.
Question of Compromise of Railway Back Taxes Litigation Submitted to the egisIature-Other News of tfc State.
Private Car Lines Sued

Suits involving back taxes for many years on an approximate assessed val nation of sl000 900 have been filed in the Pulaski chancery court at Little Rock by Attorney General Rogers. The suits are against the private car lines, and are four in number The specific companies named in the four suits are the Armour Car Lines. Ar. mour X Co. St. Louis Refrigerator Car company. and the Armour Packing eimpany. The suits are similar in every respect and are filed against the four companies 10 insure against the companies eyadins the parpolt of the suits by a technicality. claiming that they are leased or owned by other corporations. It is stated that the suits are only the forerunner of others which will be filed later for the pur- pose of collecting back taxes from cor poratiOns which have been doing busi- ness in this state for many years with out paying one cent of taXos to the state or counties in which they oper-
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
WRECK ON THE FRISCO ROAD.
several Persons Injured, One, Miss Maggie GooneH. Of St. Louis,
 Fatally.

Paris. Tox.. March 25.-A north bound St. Louis & San Francisco pas senger train whic.. Ieft Paris two hours late. encountered burned bridge Fri day afternoon, south of Arthur City. ditehing a chair car and two sleeping cars, and partly derailing a smoking car
 Miss Maggie Cooney. maid 10 Mrs Frank r. Hayes. of 43SS West Pine boulevard St. Louis, is dead, and the following were injured.
 Mrs II. Peyton Moberly, Springfield. Mo. left hip sprained.
 D. T. Killam. Lincoln county, Mo. 1; bruised calf of left leg.
 Eugene Ogilvy, St Clair county H.: shoulder spraned.
 Mrs Louisa Smith, Wilburton, I. T.; injured in hip.
 s. NJ. Wilbur, Paris. scalp wound
 l.. 0. Liyesay, Frisco claim agent; right arm and right knee sprained.
 Miss Cooney died al a Paris hos pital Friday night.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
THE ROGERS-ELY MYSTERY
Frank Ely Rogers Father Tells a
 Plain, Simple Story.
Miss Ely Left the Bo, in BunaIo, Co ing Into Store Ostcnsibiy
 to Make II Purchase.

Chicago, March 28.-The first ap- parently adequate explanation of the mysterious disappearance of the boy, Frank Ely Rogers, and his aunt. Miss Florence Ely, four years ago. at Evans ton. was made last night to press representative by James C. Rogers, fla ther Of the boy. Though simple and straightforward, the truth of the mys- tery. according to Mir. Rogers, is stranger than the many faneiful stories that have been written about the case which, in Chicago. has excited as much interest as the celebrated Charlie Ross case in Philadelphia
 Replying to questions as to the boys return, MT Rogers said
 At the time of the disappearance, my son Frank, like many boys of his age, was fired with a desire to run away from home and see life for him self. His aunt, sufferer from melan eholia, was about to be placed by Us in a sanitarium a proceeding to which she strongly objected. As a result of these circumstances, the two left home together, and went to Buffalo. There they separated, Miss Ely entering a large store, apparently to do some shopping and leaving Frank on the outside. She had previously given him a small sum of money. From that time until now Frank has not seen Miss Ely. and neither he nor We know her whereabouts
 Frank, following out his ideas of seeing life, made a living as best he could and has finally returned home after many vicissitudes. This is the ex- planation of the mystery as learned by me from my son, and is apparently the whole truth.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
Railway Tax Suits.

The question of the proposed com promise of the railway tax suits was referred to the legislature last week by the state assessment board The lower house of the general assembly by vote of 49 toll refused to take part in the consideration of the matter. This vote was taken the 27th inst. The amount sued for by the state is about Sd3l 900, being the increased assess ment for 1903 and 1904. The offer adjustment and compromise was ac- eepted by the assessment board. This action was not to become final until the matter was submitted to the gen eral assembly The railroads in their compromise proposition offer to pay the state s334 000 The attorney general of the state is opposed to the compromise. and says the acceptance of this proposition would cost the state a million dollars during the next six or eight years.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
 CHICAGO INVESTIGATION.
Examinations of Witnesses in Beet
 Trust Case.

Chicago March 30.-Ten witnesses, several of them being employed by Chicago packers, were heard at yes terday's session of the special grand jury which is Investigating he busi. ness transactions of the so-called beef trust All of these men were sub. jected to a rigid examination as to whether they had been approached by outsiders since being called as wit nesses, the inquisitorial body evident ly being more anxious, for the present at least, to secure further evidence oi alleged tampering with witnesses by interested persons than to secure facts concerning the beef combination. From a federal official it was learned that several witnesses had been approach. ed. and as soon as the proof is in the hands of District Attorney Morrison, 1t is said, indictments will be re. turned.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
Meeting of Landmark Baptists.

The meeting of the Landmark Bap- lists at Texarkana last week was at tended by approximately one hundred and fifty delegates. This meeting was held in response to call issued by the Bethlehem church at Little Rock for an organization of all Baptist bod ies that are opposed to the missionary methods of the Southern Baptist con vention. A declaration of principles and objects was adopted and a peace committee appointed to attend the session of the Southern Baptist con vention at Kansas City May 12-17 This committee, is if possible to nego- tiate settlement of the differences at present existing between the two fac. tions. Should the committee be sue eessful in their mission, the Land. mark association will adjourn sine die at their next meeting. It is under stood that should the proper conces, slons not be secured. the Landmark association will be perpetuated.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31

Investigate Cocaine Selling.

Circuit Judge A. E. Grace gave the grand jury at Pine Bluff a special charge. ordering the body to investi- gate the illegal sale of narcotics and cocaine which is alleged to have been carried on in Pine Bluff for some time. Judge Grace said 1t had been stated to him that negroes in great numbers were using cocaine. and that they could buy it in any quantity at several of the drug stores at that place. He wanted the grand jury to investigate these charges and find out whether they were true. The law pro hibits such sales. unless the drug was purchased in limited quantities on the prescription of a reputable physician. The judge stated that it had come to his knowledge that the drug could not only be bought in any quanti ty, but that it could be purchased even in ten-cent packages. already prepared for use
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
Arkansas Flags Returned.

Five battle flags which were borne by Arkansas Confederate troops dur ing the war between the states have been forwarded to Gov Davis by Hon. William H. Taft, secretary of war, and will be held by Gov. Davis at the dis posal of the proper authorities. It is probable that the governor will notify tho officers of the state department of U C. V. and this organization will in all probability take action similar to that in other states. In the ma jority of the states the flags have been placed in glass cases at the state houses, where they may be viewed by all visitors, and this is probably the action that will be recommended by the Arkansas |. C. V.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
CATTLE MEN AROUSED.
Will File all Possible Evidence to
 Show Existence of Combination.

Fl Paso. Tex. March 30-The fol. lowing statement with reference to the resolution of Texas cattlemen to file all possible evidence in the investiga- ton of the so-called beef trust was issued by the president of the Inter. state Cattle Growers association:
 "Ninety-nine per cent of the cattle growers of the country believe there is an Illegal combination having for it's end the stifling of competition anc the controlling of 9S per cent of the cattle shipped to the six great slaught- ering markets. Chicago, Kansas City. St. Louis. Fort Worth. Omaha and Los Angeles, and that they are ready to help the government and will help it all they can 10 break up this mon ster
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
The Coke Industry.

The San Bois Coal company. which Western railroad has let contracts for the construction of 100 coke ovens at MeCurtain. The estimated cost is about S75 000. Five hundred thousand brick will be used in the construction. The stone used will be quarried at
 McCurtain, where there are a number of quarries of excellent stone suited 10 the purpose. In quality this coke is second only to that made in Con nellsvile. Pa, which is said to excel all makes of coke. There have been dozen or more ovens operated for a year past so that the venture is not an experiment. If the enterprise
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
TO MEET THE COMPETITION.
The Chicago Alton to Inaugurate Interurban Service to Compete
 With Electric Lines.

Chicago, March 2s.-Beginning April l, the Chicago & Alton railroad will inaugurate a service to meet com petition of electric lines between Chi cago and St Louis. Special trains consisting of small steam locomotive and combination coach and smoking car. seating 100 passengers. will be run every hour between Pontiac and BlooHington, B miles. and Pontiac and Dwight, IS miles. To facilitate this service platforms have been erect ed and stops will be made at every public road crossing. The service will be extended to other parts of the Alton line when the double track south of Bloomington and Springfield has been coSpleted
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
WAS STRANGLED TO DEATH.
Arrests Expected In the Case of Hilds Schubert. Murdered
 Near Wheeling. W. Va.

Wheeling, w Va. March 27-The coroner's inquest into the cause of the death of Hilda Schubert. the young woman who was found dead on the hillside near her home in this city a few days ago, was held Sunday, and resulted in the jury finding verdict that Miss Schubert came to her death by strangulation by person unknown by the authorities.
 The authorities are hard at work on the case and sensational arrests are momentarily expected.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
MINERS STRIKE.
65,0oo Miners Will Quit Work-Could
 Not Agree on Wage Scale.

Altoona. Pa, March 30.-The opera tors and miners of the central bitum- inous district of Pennsylvania, after being in conference in this city almost continuously since March l6. endeay- bring 10 agree upon wage scale to go into effect April l adjourned finally yesterday without coming to an agree ment The failure to agree means suspension of work by the 65,000 or. ganized miners of the district at the end of the present month.
 When the joint scale committee met the operators stood upon their propo- sition for a 10 per cent reduction for the first half of the approaching min. ing year, and the present scale. based on @ cents for pick mining. for the second half of the year The miners utmatum demanded a renewal of the present scale for the full year No agreement being possible. the scale committee adjourned finally. The ac. ton of the miners on the committees was approved by the miners conven. ton, which then adjourned.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Retail Business Livening Up as Spring Advances and Crop Re-
 ports Are Favorable.

New York. March 25-Bradstreet' weekly review says.
 While reflecting irregularities. due to rainy weather at the east and south, high water in central western rivers and poor condition of country roads generally, the volume of distrbutive trade and the movement on industry hold the increase recorded last week. From the south, in fact the tenor of advices is even better. Retail trade at the large cities is livening up as spring advances. Crop reports, especially from winter wheat, are increasingly favorable. notably in the southwest. Railway earnings reflect a heavy grain movement
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
PEACE EXPECTED.
Reported That Japanese Ask for $800,-
 000, 900 Indemnity.

Paris. March 30-All the official in- formation relative to peace is of neg ative nature. At the same time the official view Is now strongly optimis- tic that peace is not far distant. This view is not due to exact information. but Is the result of a settled eonvic- ton that peace Is the only logical out come of Russia's present predicament.
 Although official information is lack ing. fl is asserted in well-informed quarters that Japan has permitted Russia to learn that the peace condi- tions will be severely rigorous and will not be responsive to the recent senti- mental plea to Japan's magnanimity In particular it is said that Japans indemnity figure is SS00000 .000 and that this stupcndous sum has proved so staggering 10 Russian diplomacy that it is the chief cause why tha peace preliminaries do not advance to decisive stage
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
WITH KNIVES TO THE DEATH.
Desperate Duel Fought by Two Men, Maddened with Liquor, at
 Plum Run, Q.

Steubenyille. O, March 25.-A knife duel to the death was fought by John Dobinsky and John Slato. miners, at Plum Run. Friday The men, mad dened hy liquor, agreed to settle a grievance with knives.
 Stripping to the waist in a large room they began to fight. Each thrust of the knives that caused blood 10 squirt was cheered by the loungers who looked on. The men grew weaker and weaker from the loss of blood and fell. On the floor the men clinched and sank their knives into each others bodies as long as strength lasted. Do- binsky died stretched helpless on the floor Slato lived till night. Nearly 90 gashes appeared on each body
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31

ate. The complaints filed state that the companies have been doing busi- ness in this state many years, and have not returned one cent of their valuation for taxation. either in this stato or any other. The complaints pray for the appointing of a commits sioner or master, with full power to make a thorough investigation of the true value of the cars operated by these companies over the railroads in the state, and ask that the report of this master be made a record on which the state board of assessment may base It's assessment of the valuation of the properties of the companies.
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
WATER CURE.
New Treatment for the Cure of insan-
 ity Adopted in New York Hospital.

fly Adopted in New York Hospita'.
 New York March 30.--By the sys- tematie use of various forms of hot and cold baths, jets and douches, yap- or and hot air baths, the Manhattan State Hospital on Wards Island has done away entirely with sedative of mechanical restraint for the patients even when violently demented or in strong delirum. This hospital. the first public institution in the country to adopt the use of water as a recog nized part of it's course of treatment, has been experimenting and labulat- ing the results for some time.
 The death rate in such cases was formerly 60 per cent. but the physi- cians having charge of the experiments believe their treatment will save the life of every patient under deirum, unless some other form Of insanity or physical disease sets in
The Forrest City times., 1905-03-31
Test Case Provided.

The provisions of the antitrust law have been Intentionally violated at Little Rock by an old line fire insur ance company and suit toeollect the penalty for such violation has been instituted. This commences the le- gal proceedings which will test the eonstitutionality of the antitrust law Tho future actions of the companies who retired from the state recently will be governed by the result of this suit