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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
State Tax Is Attacked.

The supreme court lately refused to
allow a writ of error 10 the United
States supreme court in the case OF
William Toolan and Alex. Mcmillan
against j. NJ. Longyear and James
Monroe. Today the attorneys for Long
year presented to the state supreme
court writ of error signed by Justice
Harlan, of the federal supreme court,
and the case will be taken TO the
higher court for final adjudication.
The case involves the legality of
tax title and certain provisions of
the Michigan tax law are attacked.
]. NJ. Longyear, one of the defendants,
who was defeated in a suit in eject
ment, is well known capitalist who
recently sold his holdings in the up
per peninsula for $24,000,000.
The land on which the plaintiff pro-
cured a tax title was the old home
stead of his grandparents in Eagle
township, Clinton county, and Long
year proposes TO exhaust every legal
remedy before giving UP the property.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
S4,O00,OOC FOR 500 LOCKS.

When congress meets in December 1t
will be asked TO authorize the expen
diture of 100000 for construction of
the much-needed new lock at Sault
Ste. Marie. Ii is hoped and believed by
the Lake Carriers association that the
entire amount will be allowed at the
coming session. This would mean that
the work OF building the great lock
would begin early next year and would
be completed during 1909. II is estimat
ed that whole year can be saved II
all the contracts are awarded at one
time, and that the work can be COM
pleted. in two and one-half years.
Chairman Burton, of the rivers and
harbors committee, is known to be an
earnest advocate of the proposed i'm
provement, and the united support Of
the committee is believed to be as
sured. An early meeting of the COM
rnittee has been called by the chair
man for consideration of matters be-
longing to 1t. According To reports in
circulation among vessel interests
here something like $40,000,000 will
be embodied in the recommendations
of the present rivers and harbors com.
mittee to congress.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
INSPECTION Is Finished.

President Roosevelt. spent today in
making an inspection of the canal line.
He made numerous suggestions where
improvements seemed necessary.
The special train reached Cristobal
at midday and the president took
luncheon at the residence of Walter
G.. Tubby, superintendent of construc-
ton. Afterwards the president made
a house to house inspection of Cristo-
bal.
The special train reached Colon at
4 o'clock. The president rode on
horseback over the entire town. He
delivered ten minutes address TO the
people from a bridge at the depot, in
which he expressed qualification at his
reception on the isthmus and satisfac.
ton with the progress of the work un-
der embarrassing conditions.
He thanked the people for their CO
operation in the gigantic work, and
closed by expressing his intention to
sustain the Panama republic in the eX-
ercise Of its sovereign rights.
The visit OF the president created
great enthusiasm. The ships were
beautifully Illuminated and there were
fireworks in the evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
1oLD MAN" LlBeY's DEER.
Remarkable Story of Killing Told BY
Blind Guide.

"Old Man Libby is one of the best
known guide camp keepers in the
state of Maine, and for years has been
totally blind. Four years ago he car
ried into Bangor the carcass of a
deer, and had IL taken 10 the office
of Fish and Game Commissioner Car
penter. Libby expressed the wish
that the venison be given to the Ban
gor hospital.
Carpenter wanted to know who
killed the deer, and was much sur
when Libby claimed to have been the
destroyer.
why, Libby" nc asked, how did
you, blind man, manage to kill this
deer?"
oval, you see" drawled Libby. Il
was standing outside my tent yester-
day morning, ak in hand, just going
TO chop leetle wood, when i felt this
burned critter rushing onto me.
thought twas bar, so | hauled off
and soaked him"
The commissioners always has a
grin on tap when telling this story,
for he has doubts as to who killed the
deer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
kAIsER'S DIGNITY WAS HURT.
Offended by Shoes of One Of His Con
sular Agents.

The enthusiasm of the good Norwe-
gians for Queen Alexandra is the
more remarkable as. in the matter Of
crowned heads. they have some ey-
cuse for affecting to be blase.
The German emperor, Of course, is
regular frequenter of the fjords, but
he allows no liberties to be taken
with his sacred person. On one occa-
sion when the Hohenzollern anchored
of little town, the German consular
agent, as in duty bound, went aboard
to pay his respects; but. not being
possessed Of uniform, it did not APP
pear to him necessary TO appear at
midday in the comic opera kit OF
evening dress on board the vessel.
He therefore presented himself in
an attire that compromised the official
correctness of frock coat by brown
boots. His majesty, however, resent
ed the informality, called the atten-
ton OF the consul general at Bergen
to the solecism, and announced his
intention Of ceasing to honor the
place with any further visit.--London
Il. II. o.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
MICHIGAN
EVENTS NOTED
PENNSYLVANIA BEATS THE v. OF
M. FOOTBALL TEAM BY A
SCORE OF " TO o.
ADvENTISTS COME BACK.
Prophecies Ellen White Has Change
Of Heart-The State Tax Law Is At
tacked-Other Michigan News.

The first time Michigan met Penn
sylvania on the gridiron was Novem-
Der IL, 1889. Saturdays game was
the second meeting. Pennsy won the
first game, IL to 10 and the second
game by a score of IL to 0.
Michigan is inclined TO be philoso-
phical over the first crushing defeat
the team has received since Yost went
Ann Arbor in 1901. There is no
tendency among the students to BELT
tie Penn's victory or deny that she
had better team.
The way in which the Quakers tore
through the Michigan line, both on Of
tense and defense, has convinced the
Wolverines that their team OF 1906
was really inferior to that of Penn
sylvania. But that doesn't prevent
the rooters believing that had Penn
tackled Michigan two or three years
ago the result would have been far
different.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
TO sQUELCH THE
STANDARD OIL
GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN U. S. AND
STANDARD OIL CO. is
NOW ON.
SWEEPING CHARGES MADE
Seventy Companies Are Alleged TO
Be In the Combine.

Atty.-Gen. Moody, acting through the
resident United States district
attorney, instituted proceedings
against the Standard Oil Co
OF New Jersey under the Sher'
man antitrust act, by fling in
the United States circuit court at St
Louis a petition in equity against il
and its 40 constituent corporations and
partnerships and seven individual de-
PENDANTS, asking that the combination
be declared unlawful and in the future
enJoined from entering into any con
tract or combination in restraint OF
trade, etc.
result in the dissolution Of the alleged
combination.
Atty.-Gen. Moody made public state
ment which is in part as follows:
In June last, by direction of the
president Messrs. Kellogg and Morri
son were appointed by me to act with
Assistant to the Attorney-General Pur
dy to make an investigation of the re.
lations OF the Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey to the business of refining
transporting, distributing and selling
oil throughout the United States; To
ascertain all the facts, and report
whether or not in their opinion there
has been a violation of the Sherman
antitrust law by the Standard Oil Co
Of New Jersey or the persons or cor.
porations associated with or manag'
ing ii. The counsel have completed
that duty. and the report of their in
vestigation has received careful con
sideration by the president and his
cabinet"
The encouragement then gives al
length the allegations made in the pc
tition, including statements that the
Standard and its various corporations
control about 80 per cent of the refined
oil manufactured In the United States
that this has been brought about by a
course Of action beginning about 1870;
that the design throughout has been to
suppress competition; that OF the orig.
inal members of the combine the fol
lowing are still surviving: John ID.
Rockefeller, VIM. Rockefeller. Henry
II. Rogers. Henry NJ. Flagler, John ID.
Archbold, Oliver VI. Payne and Charles
NJ Pratt; that the purpose Of the
Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey, as a
holding corporation, as well as the
previous alleged combinations. is to
suppress competition. Mr.. Moody then
adds:
1T is believed that these facts, to-
gether with others contained in the re-
port of the special counsel, justify and
require action by the United States in
the courts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
President in Panama.

President Roosevelt left the flagship
Louisiana at Colon at 1880 Thursday
morning and landed shortly after
wards. He was met by Canal Commits
sioner Shonts. Chief Engineer Stevens.
General Manager Bierd. of the Panama
railroad, and other high officials.
All the school children of Colon were
assembled in groups about the pier
where the president landed and sang
the Star Spangled Banner" and
America"
Some time later President and Senior
Amador and the bishop of Panama
reached the spot and greeted Mr..
Roosevelt. The entire party then board
cd special train decorated with flags
end left Colon. steaming slowly in
the direction of Panama in order TO
enable the presidential party to have
a good look at all the points OF inter
est along the route.
In order 10 carry out the presiden-
tial program special switches have
been arranged to enable the special
train TO go to La Boca and allow Mr..
Roosevelt TO inspect the Pacific en-
trance to the canal
The main street. OF Colon and the
shipping in port were decorated with
flags, but there was no excitement any
here.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
His Monument.

There has been set in a cemetery
In Orwell. Oswego county. n. T., as
the memorial of a lumbcrman, framed
of granite and marble, the exact re-
production In miniature of a sawmiii
in the town OF Redfield. which was
owned by the deceased.
On the scale of an inch to the foot,
the mill is complete in every detail.
being provided with saws, carriages.
rollers to carry off the sawed lumber,
skids with three logs placed thereon
ready 10 roll on the carriage car,
which is loaded with lumber.
So one man has escaped from the
conventional angel with outspread
wings, the recumbent sheep. and all
the rest.-Springfeld Republican
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
Hearst Spent sa56.a7o.aa.

Something of sensation was caused
when IL was announced that William
r. Hearst had filed with the secretary
OF state, at Albany, statement show
ing that he had spent the sum OF $685.
37022 in his efforts 10 be elected gov
ernor. Not since the law requiring
candidates for public Offices to file a
list of their expenses went into eff
feet a number Of years ago. has any
one seeking the favor OF the voters
admitted the spending OF one-eighth of
that sum for election purposes.
The sum, In magnitude, is far and
away greater than any others record
ed in the books OF the state for that
particular purpose.
OF the amount expended. Mr. Hearst
reported to the secretary of state that
he had given to John G.. Follansbee,
the treasurer OF the Independence
league, $19S,S7O22 and to William j.
Corners. chairman of the Democratic
state committee, $4,000. The balance
Of $500 he spent for travelling eS'
peDses.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
Two Shots Killed Edwin Edgar.

Sheriff Jarrad, of Owosso, has not
forgotten that the question of who kill
ed Edwin Edgar has not been settled
yet. He said:
no, | am not satisfied that Bert
Seeley killed Edgar That is, | am not
satisfied that he was in it alone. One
thing proves It, Edgar was not killed
by one shot. That is generally con-
ceded to be a fact.
"Seeley carried a double-barreled
muzzle-loading shotgun. When | ex-
amined the gun on the day after the
murder it contained one charge that
had been put In recently. The other
charge had been put in some weeks
previous, for it showed signs of rust.
Now, It is my candid opinion that
II Bert Seeley took shot that We'd
nesday evening he was accompanied
by somebody who fired the second shot
Immediately after. We may never
know the truth, but that is the way
look at it,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
AWFUL SUFFERING.
From Dreadful Pains from Wound on
Foot-system All Run Down
Miraculous Cure by cutieura.

Words canont speak highly enough
for the Cuticura Remedies. am now
seventy-two years of age. My system
had been all run down. Ny blood was
SO bad that blood poisoning had set
in. l had several doctors attending
me, so finally | went to the hospital
where / was laid up for two months.
My foot and ankle were almost be-
ycnd recognition. Dark blood flowed
out of wounds in many places and |
was SO disheartened that thought
surely my last chance was slowly leay-
ing me. AS the foot did not improve.
you can readily imagine how / felt. |
was simply disguised and tired OF life.
stood this pain. which was dreadful,
for six months, and during this time
| was not able to wear a shoe and
not able to work. Some one spoke to
me about Cuticura. The consequences
were | bought set of the Cuticura
Remedies of one Of my friends who
was a druggist, and the praise that |
gave after the second application is
beyond description; it seemed a mir
acle for the Cuticura Remedies took
effect Immediately. / washed the foot
with the Cuticura Soap before apply
ing the Ointment and | took the Re-
solvent at the same time. After two
weeks treatment my foot was healed
completely. People who had seen my
foot during my illness and who have
seen 1t since the cure. can hardly be-
lieve their own eyes. Robert Schoen-
hauer, Newburg, n. Y, August 81,
1aar >,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
INS0 M MIA CURED
Or. Williams Pink Pills Restores
Wrecked Nerves to Normal Con-
dition and Good Health Followed.

The sufferer from sleeplessness too of
ten resorts TO habit-forming drugs In
order TO secure the coveted rest. But
sleep obtained by the use of opiates is
not refreshing and the benefit is but
temporary at best.
Mrs. III. A. Fletcher, of 90 Blodget
street, Manchester, n. H., is living eyi-
dence of the truth of this statement.
She says: Il received shock of an
apoplectic character. 1t was so severe
that the sight of my right eye was af-
fected, causing me to see objects double.
L was confined To my bed about four
weeks, at one time being told by tho doc
tor that i could not get well. When i
could leave my bed was in such "a ner-
vous state that could not sleepat night.
/ would get up and sit OH q chair until
completely tired out and then go back to
bed and sleep from exhaustion.
81 had been under the DOCTORS care
for six weeks when my sister, Mrs.
Loveland, of Everett, persuaded lne TO
try DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. l began taking the pills with
the result that l soon experienced relief.
One night soon after taking them ! lay
awake only short time and the next
night rested well. From that Time /
slept well every night and soon got web
and strong. l have recommended DIR.
Williams Pink Pills number of times,
and my niece has taken them for weak
nerves and poor blood and found them
very beneficial"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills have cured
MANY severe nervous troubles, headache,
neuralgia and sciatica as well as diseases
OF the blood such AS anamia, rheumatism,
pale and sallow compilations and many
forms Of weakness. All druggists sell
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, or they win be-
sent by mail postpaid, on receipt Of price,
so cents per box, six boxes for s.. so, by
the DIR. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, n. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
Adventists Are Coming Back.

Adventist circles are considerably
agitated over statement made on
good authority that Prophecies Ellen
G.. White, head of the church, is COM
ing to Battle Creek, from California
at once to stop the crusade against
the sanitarium and other local insti-
buttons.
1t is declared that Mrs. White has
had change of heart and will no long
er counsel the removal of Adventist
families from the city. Her son, Elder
w. c. White, has been here and gave
an inference of his mothers radical
change.
Already many hundreds Of Adven-
lists have moved TO Takoma Park,
Washington, d. c., and those who held
out for Battle Creek are in high glec
tonight.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
John o. Loses $4,000, 900.

John d. Rockefeller has lost $4,000,
900 in the last IL months by the de
probation Of Standard OIL stocks. Tho
stock was hit another blow when II
reached the extreme low price of $525
a drop of 20 points. Ii closed 529 bid
$50 asked Only small holders sold
and in all about 400 shares were trad
ed in.
When the price dropped to 525 Allen
McGraw & Co. promptly bid $50 for
100 shares, but did not get any stock
Standard Oil stock sold at 700 In Jan
uary last.
The low price shows a shrinkage OF
SIZE. 100000 in the market value Of the
total stock. Rockefeller owns about
40 per cent OF the total capital stock
and is the heaviest loser through the
shrinkage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

Kansas has a new rule, drawn by
the state board of health, which is an
interesting contribution to the solu.
ton of the pure food problem. "The
sale at retail within the state of Kan.
sas for human food of any domestic
or wild fowl or game or fish that has
been kept in cold storage with en-.
trails, crops and other offensive parts
undrawn is prohibited. The service
for food of any such domestic or wild
fowl OF game or fish is also prohibit,
ed" With each state lies the respon.
sibility of protecting it's people against
impure food produced and consumed
within the state. and many OF the
states are waking to their RESPONSE
bility
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
Veteran Driver Has RECORD.

James ii. Johnson of Washington,
who drove the remaining members OF
the Davis family at the funeral OF
Mrs. jefferson Davis, in Richmond,
has driven the Davis carriage at the
funerals of each of the members who
have gone before. He drove at the
funerals of jefferson Davis and Miss
Winnie Davis. He has never missed
attending a Confederate reunion since
the war.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

\ II is anticipated that the trial OF
Harry Kendall Thaw for the murder
OF Stanford White will more than RI
val the sensational developments of
the famous Stokes-Fisk tragedy, which
conferred about the captivating Josie
Mansfield.
Both sides are prepared for the
struggle. The legal battle will be
long. keenly fought and thrilling. But
against the immense weight of the
states direct evidence. the sad and
terrible story of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
on the witness stand IL expected by
Thaw's lawyers to be potent enough
In itself TO save her husbapds life.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

The American marine continues to
win good opinions. wherever mis- serv.
ices are utilized as fighting man or
in more peaceful fashion. He was
among the first to go to the defense
of law and order in Cuba, and now
come reports showing that when the
cyclone swept over the island Amer
lean marines went CALAMITY to the
rescue and accomplished much work
in saving life and property. II has
come to be proverb that Uncle
Sans marines are the most depend.
able" of their kind, no matter what
the duty required.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

Post office receipts reflect quite ac-
curately the growth Of business and
population. The receipts for the fiscal
year which closed June 80, 1906, were
larger by more than $15,0OO,O0O than
during the preceding year This is
the largest increase for any year in
the history of the service. The excess
of expenditures over receipts was
about $10,5OO,000, which was $4,000.
600 less than in 1905.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

Those people must be KIDDING
who say that Capt. Kidd buried treas
ures on Deer island. AS the money
found secreted in the earth there was
minted a hundred years or more after
the pirates death, he would have tc
be as immortal as the veritable Fly.
ing Dutchman to have concealed coin
of the nineteenth century on the piece
of land near Shirley Gut.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

The most popular novelist among
the girls of the British empire, ac.
cording to a recent investigation con.
Quoted through libraries and book
stores, is Henry Seton Merriman, and
the most popular poet is Tennyson.
Alice in Wonderland" is more read
in the British colonies than in the
mother country, and boys books are
as interesting to the girls as books
written for girls alone.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

After all, England seems to have
adopted the phonetic spelling. The
British Medical Journal says that tho
following words have been officially
registered as designations of whisky
tobelleditionment," Aga
phyon," "Sempermickelment' and
"Skabrigdantyfuge."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

George Carr, contractor. OF Battle
Creek, who disappeared several years
ago. lost his life in the San Francisco
earthquake.
DR.. w. s. Moore. dentist Of Ann Ar
Dor. accidentally shot his 6-year-old
daughter In the leg while in his camp
at Portage lake.
Thomas VI. Solar, of Amigo, Wis,
who has the contract for the erection
OF the Ishpeming $4,000 high school,
has been notified that his bid for the
construction of Ironwoods new manual
training school has been accepted al
$4,000. This building will cost com.
plete $4,000.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
Intricate Game of Chess.

Chess, as played by the Japanese,
is the most intricate game in the
world The board has 81 squares, 20
pieces are used, and the pieces
change their value when they arrive
at a certain position on the board.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

Those who question the happiness
of bachelor girl existence have con-
spicuous example in Miss Helen Could
one member of the Gould family who
keens out of hot water.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

The empress of China has already
ennobled an Englishman and made his
ancestors for nine generations man.
darins of the highest rank. Here is
an opportunity, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal, for members of the
American snobocracy to secure vigor.
GUS and deep-rooted family trees.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

Allegan county has voted to put the
question of local option TO the people
at next springs election.
Detroiters are planning to build an
automobile factory at Port Huron en-.
ploying about 400 men.
The Chelsea -four mill was destroyed
by fire. Loss. $4,000. Insurance. 81
900. Many farmers lose grain.
Judge Howard West, of Lansing, has
accepted an invitation to deliver the
Elks memorial address at Ionia Sun
day. December 2. before Ionia lodge.
fonia lodge has lost six members the
past year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22
underoround Fires Threaten Block.

j. ii. Mckee & Sons own sixteen
buildings on Market street, Grand
Rapids, all of them built on made
ground ard most of it from dumpings
Of garbage and refuse by the city in
what was known as the old steamboat
channel.
Now these buildings are menaced
by underground fires started in the
garbage and which so far II has not
been possible TO cxtiI guisn with water.
AS yet, however, no serious damage
has been done.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

A minister in North Carolina re-
fuses to curtail the length OF his SER
mons at the request of his congrega-
ton. Probably he believes that those
who want short sermons are the most
in need of long ones.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-11-22

The Pullman company declares that
its sleeping cars are hotels. IL does
not go so far, however, as to suggest
that its porters shall hereafter be re-
ferred to as chambermaids.