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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
! FAMILY FACES POVERTY
Cooper Reduced to Want Thru Gar
Shortage Conditions.

Minneapolis is sharing, to q degree at
least, the suffering; brought upon the
northwest by the: car shortage and the
consequent failure ito move the wheat
crop. One family has been. reduced to
restitution by the; failure of the rail
ways to bring the western Wheat in the
Minneapolis mil s.,sr ~
With little wheat to grind, the mills
have, had no use for barrels, and it has
been necessary to lay off part of the
crews in the cooper shops One man,
reduced to poverty BY infrequent en-.
ployment for the last six weeks and the
burden Of sickness si 1e in the family, has
applied TO the = uma1 Y q society for as
isistance. .s5
He has hitherto been independent and
the society has suppressed his 4 name,
while making public the facts III / the
case. AT present The family sis BEING
cared for, but as soon as tie he head 81.
the house can obtain steady employ
ment it will be off the charity list. 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

The annual freshman sophomore de-
batting contest of the University of
Minnesota takes place Monday night
IN the "U' chapel. The sophomore
team is composed Of Zenas L. Potter,
RAYMOND amberlain and Harold F.
knopp, all academies. The first two
are graduates of Minneapolis East high
and represented their school two years
ago, when it won the district Champion
ship in debate. The other comes from
st: Paul Humboldt, and was on his
school team when it also won the dis
trict honors.
Potter was on the freshman team
last year and was tied for first place
IN the interclass oratorical contest. He
is on the staff of the Minnesota Daily.
Chamberlain is member of the Ora
matte and Mandolin clubs, and is on the
business management of the university
paper. Both belong to the Forum Lit
erary society, Knopp being a Shake
pean.
The members of the freshman team
are Theodore W. Thomson, Floyd Per
singer, and L. J: Prigge. Thomson is
graduate of Minneapolis Central. hav-
ing been member Of the school debat-
ing team for the three last years, and
having participated in last year s final
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

OF Associated CHART
TIES PLEADS FOR SUPPORT ;. ;,
Children that Grow Up in Poverty Be-
come Degenerates or Disease Laden
81 : +
and Pass & Their @1narmaties on 70
Later Celebrations Two Sad Cases
Given as Examples, -. -.

Public protection and not almsagiy-
ing is the aim of the present-day sGfen.
tifc -:charity.. When children, thru
poverty, are growing up to physical
degeneracy which will be intensified in
their children, and other children thru
poverty and ignorance are carrying the
"white plaguc'' into the public
schools, the measures taken for the i'm
provement of their condition should be
regarded as in the interest of the gen,
eral public rather than in that of the
individual primarily benefited.
Such is the contention advanced by
E:" D: Solenberger, manager Of the AS
sociated~ Charities, and to support it he
cites The. two following cases, selected
from the thousands,o ION the association g
records, which; are typical Of many
Others ..r'r-e|' -: - t1&zef
... Case Of a Widow. .~'
In Minneapolis widowed woman
and her nine children are Giving" on
$40 month. This. money is earned
by the mother and one daughter. The
other daughter Of working, age IS sick.
The remaining children are under 16,
and should be in school. The family
lives huddled together in two rooms and
an alcove, for which it pays SIS a
month. %>.s.@. 8. ...'..', Ia,
The children Of this family are nee
essarily underfed and poorly clothed,
and the unsanitary condition Of their
housing is too apparent to need com
ment. They. Will grow up, most Of
them, for some may succumb to hard
ship, physically weakened and unfit
either to take theirhplace in the indus
trial world or to rear children VINO will
be valuable citizens
=, Children. Spread Disease. 's r.
In another Minneapolis home under
the shadow of the three evils, poverty,
sickness, and ignorance, three children:
of school age sleep :ini the same bed
with their tuberculous father with
their school clothes,ion. Thru the ig-
norance of the sick man and his fam
lily, the quarters are reeking with the
germs Of the dreaded "white plague. y
At least one case of consumption in a
.well-to-do family can be traced to the
communicating contact Of one of the
children of this home. s1I
II dent feel that we are begging
for the poor ,whens we ask money foiff
our tuberculosis work. said Mr.. Sol
enberger yesterday. ut seems to me
that we are only giving people chance
to protect themselves and their child
rem. Something has to. be, done to
keep these people, too poor and ignor-
ant to care for themselves, from becom-
ing a menace to public order and public
health. d
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

Resolved, that. a Uniform graduated
tax on incomes, should be established
by the several states, as a part Of their
systems Of taxation; granted that this
is constitutional,'' ;" The Judges were
Professor E. E. :aMcDermott and M. L.
Sanford, D. W. Sprague, Thomas Ca
hill, G. R. Thompson, and DR.. G.. N.
Bauer. @'., I*;:;..
The six men. chosen will be divided
into two teams and will meet to argue
the same, proposition, Jan, II. The
prize OF, .$75 offered by w. Fl. Dun
woody Of this city, will be given to
the winning team. ~ -
The Law Literary society at the uri.
versity has chosen the neg vi - If the
following question for their DEBATE
against the Shakopeans: "Resolved,
That Minneapolis should own aid oper-
ate its gas plant in 1907 This debate
VIII come early in February. TIE
Castalians have submitted the ship sub
shy question to the Minaryas, who will
choose sides. '&hafa ~
The latter, the only girls society at
the "U,' has already .cho zen its team,
to consist of Leah Fligelman, '08; Ger.
t,pdes Kline, 'O8, and 5Grace Dickinson,
'C7.~ The other societies will chccss
within a week. a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

w. D. Washburn, Jr., recently deliv-
cred a paper before Minneapolis or
ganlzation on "The Primary Law in
which he thoroly reviewed the workings
of that statute in recent elections. He
commended the principle behind it,. but
severely criticized it's faults as evident
under four heads, multiplicity of candi-
dates, expenses Of campaign, minority
nominations and party decentralization.
A. synopsis Of Mr.. Washburn IS paper
follows:
For the last few years the primary
system has been hailed as the salvation
OF democracy, under which both voters
and politicians would experience a NOR
al and spiritual revelation; but of a
sudden, discomfort has broken out and
there is widespread belief that the
primary law must be radically changed
or laid away in cold and inhospitable
grave. The law has, however, probably
come to stay and whatever it's de-
decided and absolute. 1t is safe to say
that no member of the legislature who
would endeavor to abolish the primary
law, would ever return from any legis-
lative district in Minneapolis.
Briefly. the primary law was adopted
to restore to the citizen the right Of
f-government, which thru neglect and
ignorance, had fallen into the hands of
combining politicians. Politics is the
art Of self-government. Under the con-
vention system, it had become the art
people for his material ends. The pass
age of the primary law was really the
first ATTEMPT to strike at evils, which
threatened the whole system of demo-
cratic government. It's purpose was
logical and right. It has aroused the
people to a new interest in their gov
eminent and has developed an indie
pendence of thought, which has largely
ln1iuenced the voter even in elections,
which are still dependent upon the con-
vention system. =. - ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
County and City Offices.
Primary Law Defects.

There are obvious ssssdsefects in 93thes
primary. law which became the more:
apparent during the; last & campaiail..
They are mainly & the anil ia tY ofs
candidates pernitte I'M sler be- primary
system for all Offices, tie heavy ex-
penses which candidates are under in
practically having to 90 thru an cleo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
Says PRIMARY LAW
NEEDS HELP OF FRIENDS
w. D. WAsHBURN. JR., POINTS
OUT DEFECTS.

In Paper Prepared for Minneapolis Or
ganization It Is Urged that Law
Leads to- Multiplicity Of, Candidates,
Expensive Campaigns, Minority Nom
nations and Party Generalization
Changes Recommended.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

Palace Clothing House launders per-
fectly, collars L.. Cuffs 1c. Shirts l0c
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

NAMES PARK CARETAKER.
Samuel G. Iverson, state auditor has an
nounced the appointment Of ]. B. Hidee of
Alnneopa station as caretaker of Minneona
park, near Mankato.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

Laundry to your satisfaction or money!
back. Palace Clothing House Laundry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

Collars lie. Cuffs 1c. Vests l5c. Under
wear &c. Palace Clothing House Laundry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

Shirts 1Oc. Cuffs lie. Guaranteed work.
The Palace Clothing House Laundry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
Results in Minnesota. =

. No one who has followed the work
ings of the primary law, can deny it's
fundamentally in raising the character
of the state legislature, and, this true,
much excellent. legislation has been
passed, which would have been almost
impossible under the convention system.
Prior to the primary law, the. state of
Minnesota was ruled by an iron-b bound
machine, and great abuses existed in
different departments Of the govern
railroad lobby infested the capitol ard
old school, openly in favor of legis la
tion adverse to their own districts It
is noteworthy that Of all the legislators
busy in defeating the. wisdom of the
people at that session, not over half a
dozen ever returned to St. Paul. Each
successive, legislature has shown
cheney. s.~s'..s| =
County and City Offices.
I, The benefit Of the primary system in
local politics in Minneapolis cannot be
denied. One now remembers with
amazement the county convention Hith
its showing thru of states Of names al
most unknown to the voters; and with
shame are remembered the embezzle-
ments and petty frauds in local Officer
under the old convention system. Under
the primary system, in almost every
case good official has been returned to
office. The fact that nine out of thir-
teen aldermen recommended by sthe
voters league were elected, indicates
favorable results in city notifies
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11
STATE OF MICHIGAN

The Probate Court for the County of Ionia
At session of stid court, held at the pro
bate once, in the Cityof Ionia. in said cour ty
on the tenth day of September. A. d. 1906.
Present: HoS. MONTGOMERY WEBSTER
Judge of Probate
In the matter of the estate of
NANCY n. ANDt RSON Deceased
blanche r.. Anderson one of the Executors
of the last will testament of said de.
ceased, having Ill in Sd court her petition
praying that time and place be assigned
for the examination and allowance of the II.
nal account of the executors OF said estate
and that the residue thereof be assigned and
distributed To and among the persons enti-
tied thereto under the terms of the last will
and testament of said deceased.
Ii is Ordered, That the eigi tn day of Octo
Der, a. ID 1906. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
be and is hereby appointed for hearing said
petition:
1t is Further Ordered, That public notice
thereof be given by publication of a copy of
this order, for three successive weeks previ.
Gus to said day of hearing. in the Bedding
Banner. newspap- printed and c rculated
in said county. MONTGOMERY WEBSTER.
ANNA ~ WEBSTER, Judge of Probate.
true copy. Register of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11
LABOR NEEDED IN MEXICO.
IN Great Demand in That
Republic.

Mexico Is agltated over the subject
OF immigration. The newspapers deal
with the matter quite generally. and
many public men have discussed 1t.
1t Is argued that immigrants from
cities are not desirable, as what Mex.
leo needs Is men to cultivate the land.
1t Is said the cities In Mexico, like
those In other countries, have a super
abundance of the element which
would be contributed by immigrants
from foreign cities.
year ago big Japanese company
brought LOO men from Japanese cit
les to Boleo for mining purposes. As
the japanese had no experience In
mining they wore OF no use. and had
to be shipped home at the expense
OF the steamsAip company. which ex-
pertinent. the Mexican Investor says.
cost the company about 100000. An
other japanese immigration compaAV
shipped a large number of Japanese
.aboreft from towns to the isthmus
OF Tehuantepec to work for the plant
ers there. but they proved a failure
and had to be shipped home. For
that reason Mexicans say they do not
want men from cities.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11
STATE OF MICHIGAN

The Probate Court for the County of lonia
AT a session of said Court held at the pro.
bate ONCE in the City of Ionia in said County
on the thirtieth day of August. A, ID. 1906
Present. Hon. Montgomery Webster
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of
MARGAl.ET RITTERSl ,ORF Deceased.
John Rittersdorf, son of said deceased
having filed in said court his petition pray.
ing that said court adjudicate and determine
who were at the time of her death the legal
heirs of said deceased and entitled to inherit
the real estate of which said deceased died
1t Is Ordered. That the first day of October
A. ID. 1906 at ten clock in the forenoon. al
said probate orce, be and Is hereby appoint
ed for hearing said petition.
II Is Further ordered. That pubic notice
thereof be given bv publication of a copy OF
this order for three successive weeks previ-
o. S to said day of hearing in the Bedding
Banner newspaper printed and circulated
in said county.
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER.
true copy. Judge of Probate.
Anna =. Webster.
Register of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11

Among physicians a story is now
going the rounds. which Is imported
from Boston. In one Of the hospitals
there II is credibly reported the fol-
lowing correspondence between a
nurse In q ward and . physician took
place. The physician was at dinner.
and Just at the start received from
the nurse the following note:
Patient sinking. Is very low"
On the back of the paper the young
physician wrote back: Throw out
the lifeline"
Just at the close OF the dinner the
same note came back with the addi-
tional scrawl: AS directed, threw
out the lifeline. was too short. He
sank"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11

Nike and Pat worked for q wealthy
farmer. They planned to turn bur-
glars and steal the money which the
farmer had hid In one OF the rooms OF
his house. They waited until mid
night. then started to do the job
In order to get the money they had
to pass the farmers bedroom. Mike
says. I'll go first. and IL It's all
right you can follow and do just the
same an I"
Mike started to pass the ROOM
Jus az he got opposite the door the
door creaked. This awoke the farmer.
who called out: who's there?"
Mike answered with "meaow"
Initiating cat). The farmers wife
being awake, too, said: "Oh, John,
it's the cat" and all was quiet.
Now Pat started to pass the door,
and as he got opposite 1t the floor
creaked again. The farmer called out
again, louder than before: Who's
thers!
Pat answered: Another cat"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11

Serviceable telegraph poles can. II
Ii found. be constructed Of paper.
Such poles are made Of paper pulp. In
which borax. tallow. ETC.. are mixed
In small quantities. The pulp Is cast
In mold with core in the center.
and forms hollow rod OF the desired
length. The paper poles are said to
be lighter and stronger than those OF
wood, and to be unaffected by the sun,
rain. dampness. or any OF the other
causes which shorten the life OF a
wooden pole.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11
STATE nE MIcnInAN


The Probate curt tor the County of Ionia
AT a session OF sain Court. held at the pro-
bate once In the city OF Ionia, in said Coun
" on the twenty fifth day of September, A
ID. 1906.
Present: Hon. MONTGOMERY WEBSTER,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
AARON j. OSBORN. Deceased
A. II Norton. administrator of said estate
having filed In said court his petition pra, :
ing that time and place be assigned for the
examination and allowance OF his final ac-
count with said estate, as such administra-
tor.
1t is Ordered, That the twenty ninth day of
October. A. ID. 1906 at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon. at said probate ONCE be and is
hereby appointed for hearing said petition;
tits Further Ordered. That public notice
thereof be given by publication of a copy OF
this order. for three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing in the Bedding
Banner. newspaper printed and circulated
in said county.
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER
ANNA l.. WEBSTER Judge of Probate
A true copy. Register of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11
They Made Literature.

The architectural his still more i'm
portant colleague, the stonecutter-
wrought their ambition into stately
piles. their soaring fancy into daring
flying buttresses. their grim humor
into grinning gargoyles. their roman
ticism into howery cornices and vine
twined pillars. Architecture then was
litsrafure writ In marble. But in these
iatter times the architect is the lackey
Of wealth. He bends above his draw
ing-board. not for fame. but for gain.
What might have remained through
the ages the noblest Of arts has been
prostituted to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
this commercially successful and the
heredftarily fortunate. Art? Pah9
Greed In granite!-N. Y. Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11

Wonderful Improvement Made In the
Navy In the Course Of
Few Years.

The criterion OF target practice II
the actual number of hits per min
ute. says Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte." Many ships now aver
age between rs and 80 per cent. Of
hits with all their main-battery guns.
whereas In former days the percent
age was rarely over 40. even though
firing slowly at a target more than
seven times as large as the present
one. Then the target was 100 feet
long and rs feet high: to-day 1t Is Fl
feet long and IL feet high. This in
crease In hitting ability Is due to the
assiduous training In the target prac-
tees which have been carried out un-
der the new system adopted and also
to Improvement In ordnance. Going
back to 1898, when the navy was
using black powder and when sights
and other parts of the equipment
were poorly developed our firing
was both slow and inaccurate. At
that time II was considered salts
factory II 12-inch gun fired one
shot In nve minutes. But with each
subsequent Improvement In ordnance
the rapidity was somewhat increased.
and by carrying out systematic tar
get practice the present striking eff
cheney has been attained. For ex-
ample. toe heavy turret guns that
we're but a few years ago allowed
i've minutes In which to fire a shot,
have recently fired three shots and
made three HIS In one minute
Harper's Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11
STATE OF MICHIGAN.

The Probate Court for the County of Ionia
AT session of said our held at the Pro.
bate ONCE in the city OF Ionia in said County.
on the eleventh day of September, A. D. 9O6.
Present: Hon Montgomery Webster,
Judge of Probate
In the Matter of the Estate of
CHARLES NORTHWAY, Deceased.
Charles T., Brink Administrator of said
estate, having filed in said court his petit, n
praying for license To sell at private sale
certain personal property belonging to said
estate.
II Is Ordered, That the fifteenth day OF
October. A. - 1906, at ten O'Clock in tn
forenoon at said probate ONCE, be and is
hereby appointed for hearing said petition
1t Is Further Ordered, That public notice
thereof be given by publication of copy of
this order. for three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing, in the Bedding
Banner, a newspaper printed and circulated
in said county.
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER,
A true copy Judge OF Probate.
Anna T. webster,
Register of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11
Administrator's sale.

CTATE OF MICHIGAN.-The Probate Court
- of the County of Ionia,-In the matter Of
the estate of Thomas Cannon Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that, by virtue of
an order of said court, made on the twenty
seventh day of August A. ID 1906, shall sell,
at public auction. on the twenty fourth day
of October A. ID. 1906, at one O'Clock in the
afternoon standard time) at the south
Front door of Hotel Bedding in the City OF
said estate in the following described real
estate, to wit; 1st The TO lowing described
piece or parcel Of land situated in the Town
ship of Otisco County of Ionia, state of Mich
igan, TO wit; Commencing in the center of
the highway. which runs south from the
Village OF belding in said township across
ship. 81 rods north of the north line of lot
No 8 of said section IL; thence northerly
along the center of said highway 10 rods:
thence west 10 rods; thence soutnerly par
allel with the center of said highway 10
rods: thence east Is rods to the place OF be-
ginning. containing one acre OF land be the
same more or less, together with the right
of fowage in the land on the east side OF
said road with IL feet head at the center of
tue road. This right of towage being upon
west one quarter of section IA in said town.
ship. and alsu so mu. h of lot No of said
section IA of said township as lies east of
the east line of said lot, containing In both
descriptions ~ acres of land: consisting of
water power and one building
iand deseribed as lot No Of section No IS
in township No north of range No. west,
county of Ionia, and state of Michigan, con-
tanning 40 and GO 100 acres Of land be the
same more or less.
Attn. THAT piece or parcel of land situated
and being in the city of Belding. county of
Ionia and state of Michigan. known and de-
scribed as lot No. 60 Broas' Addition to the
city of Bedding, Ionia County. Michigan.
TO the recorded plat thereof
All these lands will be sold together with
the revision of the widows dover In the
same,
Dated this 20 day of August. 1906. A. d.
SAMUEL CANNON
Administered of the estate of
Thomas Cannon, Deceased.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-11
Notice of Commit sioners on Claims.
CTATE OF MICHIGAN The Probate CoIf1i

- for the County of lonia,-In the matter
of the Estate of Agnes r. Stever s. Deceased
Having been Apo nted missioners &c
receive, examine and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons against said deceas-
ed, we do hereby give notice tn al four months
from the twenty eighth day of August, A. ID
1906. were allowed by said court for credi.
tors To present their claims to us for exami
nation and adjustment, and that we will
meet at the stre OF Frank Hudson in the City
of Belding. n said county, on the twenty
seventh day of October, A ID. 1906, and on
the twenty seventh day of December, A. d
1906. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of each
of said days, for the purpose OF examining
and adjusting said claims
Dated. Bedding, September 1, A. d. 19O6.
FRANK Il. HUDSON.
q. A. STANTON. M. D.,
Commissioners