davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-10
Short Hems of Interest Re
Lafins to the ToVvn and It's
People, Told In a Single
Paragraph.
Local ~ (.
Brevities.

r r. Edwards was in Sheridan Tues
day on business.
F. w. Howard returned last week from
his eastern trip.
John Arnwine was in McCords yester-
day on business.
Nm. Wacha OF Stanton spent Sunday
with friends here.
Mrs. Jas. Cole transacted business in
Greenville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Belding we're in the
Valley City over Sunday.
Miss Sue Preston went to Boyne Falls
Tuesday for an extended visit.
Michael Sohenden of Greenyille was a
Sunday visitor with friends at Miriam.
Miss Vena Jansen returned Tuesday
from few weeks vacation at Rodney.
Hugh Evans left here Tuesday to secure
a position in the coal mines at Saginaw.
DR.. James E Ferguson has returned
from his visit at his old home in Canada.
c. E. Holcomb has sold another Of his
north side cottages, the purchaser being
James Burns of Six Lakes.
Miss Edith Caswell of Greenville visited
her friend, Miss Madge Fluent over Sun
day.
Mrs. Alice Brown returned Tuesday
from visit at the home Of her son, Earl,
in Lowell.
Mrs. Fred Purdy and Mrs. Carrie Alien
went to Greenville Tuesday to attend the
funeral Of Peter Hanson.
Mrs. Mary Smith Of Sylvester arrived
here Wednesday for few days visit at
he home OF H.. S Forman.
Mrs. A. Beemer Of Stanton is spending
he week with the Misses Maud and
Alberta Beemer of this city.
B F. Hall is among the number at
lansing this week watching the sena-
,orial contest now in full swing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Anderson of
Three Rivers we're guests OF Eugene
the first of the week
Harvey Haysmer and wife went to
onia today on business connected with |
Mrs. Haysmer's parents estate.
R. M. Dunton went to Cedar SpIings |
Tuesday after two weeks visit at the
lome of Mr. and Mrs. AL. Weaver.
The Misses Anna Samon and Helen
,obotta returned Tuesday from their va
.aton at their home in Big Rapids.
The Misses Gertrude and Martha Rosek
eturned Wednesday from three weeks
,acation at their home in Sand Lade.
j. G. Miner of Ronald was in the city
Monday after his daughter, Miss Elsie
Who had been visiting relatives for a few !,
lsys.
Hoyt E. Pierce returned to St. Louis
Monday morning to resume his studies at
he business university, after spending his
,acation at his home.
G. D. Morris of Greenville. who has
position with Skinner & Steenan, was
yuest Of Clare Daniels over Sunday. He
vas formerly employed in the refrigerator
actory here.
On Jan. 2 thar will be an old-fashund
spelling skool on the M sIetum ov spelling.
between the ladiz ov the Modurn Maka-
oez and the sir mites. All MEMBER ov
both orderz are rekwested to be prezent.
Last Friday afternoon Mrs. Charles
Williams entertained at her home on Har-
-ison avenue, lady Maccabees to the num-
Der Of 90 at a five o'clock tea. Ladies
we're present. from the hives of Lakeview,
Alma and Belding They report very
pleasant time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-10

The Independent club was very pleas
antly entertained at Arthur Conner'e 10y
Mrs. Conner and Mrs. A. E. Weter last
Wednesday evening. Six tables were
used in playing the social games.
Dainty Refreshments were served and Che
asxt meeting slated for R. M Wilson's
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-10
card of rhasks.

We wish to return our heartfelt thanks
to the kind friends and nelghbors for their
assistance to us IN the sickness and death
Of our beloved wife and mother, also for
the beautiful flowers sent by loved ones,
and to Mrs. Hoppough for singing at the
funerals May heaven reward them.
Edmund Phillips and Family.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-10

Ed MoVloksr was Valley City visitor
Monday.
Mrs Ida Vanderlip made a bushes.
trip to Lowell Monday.
Miss Lena Cook has gone to Crane
Rapids to visit relatives.
J.R- Shutters went to Grand Rapids
Monday for short stay.
Miss Verona Burke returned Monday
from visit at Carson City.
Mrs. John Snyder of Disco. visited
friends in Ionia over Sunday.
Miss Margaret Conklin has returned
from her vacation at Trufant.
Mrs. Ed Pierce and Miss Myrtle War
rem visited the Valley City Monday.
Miss Ann Bracken left Monday for Mon
roe to resume her studies in the school
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Curtis returned Mon
day from visit at Kalamazoo and Grand
Rapids. III,
Miss Cecilia Fuerestein of Disco has
gone to Ionia to take course of instruc-
ton in music.
Mrs. Claude Pifer went to Grand Rap
ids Monday to spend the week with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Agnes Jorgensen has returned to
her work here from her vacation at her
home in Lakeview.
Miss Mamie Hastings Of Breckenridge
returned Monday from her vacation and
has resumed her work.
The Misses Bertha Edmonds and bessie
Krouse of Blanchard arrived here Monday
to work in the silk mill.
Miss Edith Craig has returned to her
home at Lyons after a short visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Purdy.
The Misses Ella and LeYa Swartz and
Nora and Carrie Miller we're visiting
friends here the FIRST Of the week.
Miss Oetra Foote returned to her home
ut Lyons Monday after visiting. for a
couple of weeks at the home Mr.. and Mrs
H. MeElroy.
Miss Maude Morrison, who came here
several days ago to find employment in
the silk mills. did not like Belding and has
gone to Chicago.
Mrs. Ed Calkins. who hes been visiting
her sister and other relatives here tor the
past three weeks, returned to her home al
Laports. Ind, Tuesday.
The Modern Maccabees of Ivanhoe tent
will install officers on Jan. 6 and ban
quet will follow installation. All members
ars requested to be present.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee. held this week in Battle Creek, it
was decided to hold the spring convention
Of the state prohibition party in Ionia on
February 9.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Comstock went to
Shiloh Monday to spend few days with
his parents They were accompanied by
Mrs. erjamin Comstock Of Shiloh, who
has been visiting with them for a few
days.
DR.. Marjpry Orr went to Grand Rapids
Saturday to place Mrs. Sam Seeley Of Or
leans in a hospital there. She is very i'll
with but slight chances for recovery.
The doctor visited friends there Sunday
and returned home Monday morning.
E L. Benedict of Minneapolis arrived
here Monday morning for short rest at
the home Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs A.
L. Benedict. He is western representa-
tive Of the Richardson Silk company and
has been sick at hospital in Fargo. North
Dakota. and came back to his home for
a while to recuperate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-10
Notice

Whereas my wife Margery A. Marsh
mas left my bed and board without just
cause or provocation, hereby forbid all
persons from harboring or trusting her
on my account as shall pay no .ebts OF
her contracting This note is warning
to all relative to the matter.
~ HARRY MARSH,
Bedding. Mich, Jan. !, OF
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-10
lncompatIbIe.

Towne-well. well. the idea OF his
marrying Miss Goldley. Why. he's .
dyspeptic.
Browne-what has that to do with
II? She's got plenty Of money and
So
Towne-That's just f. She'll never
agree with him: she's too rich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-10
SMITH is SENATOR.

S pecial to The Banner .-.i.
Lansing. January 10, $3.50 p. m.-wm.
Alden Smith was nominated to night for
United States ssnator'by acclawation on
the first ballot.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
Sensible Ro admakinn.

According to the new Kansas road
law. all road work must be finished by
July IL each year This Is good
thing but we imagine enforcing this
law is going to be another proposition,
says the Agricultural Southwest. 1t
should be enforced, but 1t Is going to
take awhile to get into the way of
working the roads earlier. The rut of
doing the road work along in the fall
has been Travelled in so long that we
doubt if many can get ont of it with
out two or three years of trying. AS
we'll as doing the road work earlier,
other sensible reforms are gaining
hcadway. One is putting in more of
the work repairing the real bad places
of the roads, instead of Stringing it out
over a whole mile. There are many
miles of road that are paSSably good
except at time when the best of
roads are bad. but two or three sloughs
and sumps that are not drained out
make the vho!e road seem bad. And
1t is bad for heavy hauling. Its q
good idea to fix the worst places first
of all. letting lo2G stretches of grading
on fairly we'll drainel ground come
after
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
Benny on Nature,

Nature is great thing. There are
several kinds of nature There Is hu-
man nature and other kinds If you
want to see the most nature, you 20
out into the woods, but you got to look
out for snakes. My Uncle Henry owns
q grove in Du Page county, where you
can picnic on the banks of a beautiful
river and have good time. | forgot
to mention that rivers are nature, lust
the same as woods. Once | saw a man
who said he lived close to nature. He
did not have any stockings on his feet
His face was covered with long hair,
and his neck was dreadfufly suuburut.
He was a good deal uglier than any
nature l ever saw. One time there
was monkey that got tired of living
in cage and hung himself with his
tail, which was Il horrible death He
could not find any nature in his cage
and was homesick. This shows that
we ought to be kind and gentle with
dumb brutes and ever strive to do
what is right. Nature is not so pleas
ant in winter unless you wear plenty
Of warm clothes and have got sled.
Benny in Chicago Tribune
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
Be Loyal to the Home Town.

Loyalty to the home town, the home
merchant. the home paper-loyalty to
all home interests-should be found in
the heart OF every nan who calls him
self citizen Of any town, whether 1t
be prosperous metropolis of 1000 or
little village of 700 people, says the
Agricultural Southwest. Our forefa-
theirs taught us to love our country, and
few II any are the men In America to-
Gay who do not put love of country
.Dove everything else. What Is true of
our country Is true of our home town.
II the town is good enough for us to
live In 1t deserves our support and our
approval. Not always can we agree
with the policies exercised by the men
In authority, but we can always bear
in mind the fact that what seems the
farthest from right to us may in the
end prove to be the only course for the
best results. No matter whether the
best results come or do not come, IL we
call ourselves citizens and expect to re-
serve the rights of citizens of that town
let US put our shoulders to the wheel
and push rather than stand at one side
and throw stones Mt the rest. History
repeats itself, and now, rs in all times
past, the man who Is discontented-
never satisfied with himself, his neigh
bor. his country and his home town
such man has but few short years
to go before he comes to grief.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26

ger than
the Union Station, but the Man who Is
being gnawed by the MaZuma Bacillus
thinks he Is II Paupcr unless he can
count up Seven Figures. He is always
sizing up alongside of Rockefeller and
Morgan, and he feels like a Piker sit
ting in n stiff Poker Game with one
White Seed
Just about the time the Business
Man counted up 100000 to the Good
he discovered that he needed seven
Servants around the House. And the
MiSsus could float downtown on a sun
ny Afternoon and make 81 900 look like
n Pinch of Small Change.
He set his Mark at One Million,
Then, when he had that, out to the
Sylvan Dell. He was going to he
Gentleman Farmer,
Every Office Building on Earth Ia
congested with hollow-eyed Prisoners
who are planning to be Gentleman
Farmers. About next Year or Year
after-away from the Hurry Hrrly and
nothing to do except raise Chickens.
All of them have those Chicken
Dreams. This BusinesS Man whom
we are describing even went So far
as to pick out the kind of Chickens he
was going to raise-Plymouth Rocks,
He figured how many Eggs he could
get per Hen. and sometimes. when the
Pencil was working WELL he estimated
that he could make the Place self-sup-
porting.
In the mean time he was humping
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26

Derby for Sunday. and a l4-karat De
Beers set i'll massive Gold Band
He learned to embrace the Country
Trade and talk l75 Words per Minute.
- that in 4 little while he had an
Offer from an Opposition Concern.
NhereupOn he said he hated to leave,
but and the House stood for an In
crease
He came into the Cutaway and the
Ring. ana then he found that he need
cl n SpikcTail and Folding Hat and
a Cape-Colt. His Glad I,uinent car.
ricl him right into %u&yi":~. and he
lcgan to meet GaZcllcs that suited
hin, 50 he figured on the Probable En-
pcnSe of Keeping House.
lie thought that if he could annex
goo l-lop&ing Tottir with large soul
'uI Eyes, and take an Apartment and
Eccp a Girl. then he would he fixed for
srrc
SO he went ont for more Salary and
-'arTirl the Bank-Eooli next to his
Heart At Last the Proud Day arrived
when he had hi; own Flat with
rented Piano in the Front Room and
Tides on the Chairs. before the
Lease expired Pet discovered that the
Dining Room WAS too small and be-
gan to dream Dreams of Il House Of
their Own in which they could Enter
tain SO he tucked back his Cuffs and
took a fresh Grip on the World of
Trade, and boned like Turk, making
Payments on the House. He was be
ginning to look round-Sh0uldcrcd. bnt
he drank plenty of Coffee and smoked
fat Cigars and bucklcd down.
He had it all planned to take good
Rest as soon as he had lifted the
Mortgage. He went so far as to send
out for Timetables and look at the
Pictures of People sitting around in
Steamer Chairs enjoying the Sea Air
He would have taken nice, long
Vacation, only he saw Chance to
break into the Firm. Accordingly he
went in Debt up to his Eyes. He
would lie awake at Night casting up
his Liabilities and computing Interest
He talked to himself on the Street, and
acted just the least bit Dippy. But he
was determined to swing the Deal, and
then. as soon as he was out of the
Woods. he could take Trip and hang
around Picture Galleries.
For Years he had said that it was II
Crime for any one Man to pile up
more than 100000. AS soon as he
went above that Figure it was a Case
of sitting up Nights to count it. AS
soon as he had that Hunire Thousand
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
GOOD HIGHWAY LAW.
Workings of a Statute Passed
by Indiana Legislature.
TWO TAXES PROVIDED FOR.

One Is For Road Repairs, the Other
For Highway lmprovement-Work
Roads In Payment of Taxes Entirely
Done Away With.
Few laws passed by the Indiana
Legislature are of more general i'm
pOrtanCe than the new highway law,
and the following detailed account of
It's workings will be of interest not
alone to farmers, but to all who have
occasion 10 travel the country roads.
says the Motor News.
The law provides for two highway
taxes the road repair tax, assessed
on all property in the township out
side the incorporated villages. which
tax shall not exceed 30 cents on each
500 valuation; another tax of equal
amount known as the. highway i'm
proVemcnt tax, assessed on al proper
ty in the township, including that in
villages
The officers under the new law are
as at present. also IL highway commits
sioncr, whose duties in addition to those
he now performs, not Inconsistent
with the new law, are to supervise
and direct the expenditure of the
fund for repairs and improvements
which shall directly benefit the proper
ty taxed not to exceed $lG0 on one
mile of highway. On complaint of ten
taxpayers an appeal may hc taken to
the township board as to the place
and manner of the expenditure of this
fund. l he Commi Sioncr VIII ulsu have
TO supervise an direct The CNDrndi-
turc of the highway Improvement fund
under the direction of the township
board for the construction, permanent
Improvement and repair of highways
,!hd bridges throughout the township.
y new officer provided for by this
bin is Il township ovcrScer of highways
who shall be elected at the April ecc-
ton AMI hold his O..icc for one year
He shall work under the direction of
the highway commissioner and in GER
tain eases perform his duties. as in
case OF sickness, death. removal or
disqualification.
The compensation of the highway
commissioner is fixed by the township
board, but must not be less than 50
nor moro than $3 Il Cay. The overscer
of highways receives not less than
$50 nor more than $50 Il day.
The most important and beneficial
change is that this law does away en-
tircly with ''WOrkin" the roads" in pay
ment of road taxes. All highway taxes
must hereafter be paid in money. The
highway commissioner can employ la
Dor and will of coarse employ such
farmers along the line of the road as
can give their time to the work when
1t IS needed, but the Inv v""y wisely
provides that hereafter no work except
a few repairs can be done after Sept.
| of each year.
The amount of taxes t. be I ed in
each township each year Is voted by
the electors Mt the annual meeting but
if they neglect or refuse to do this it
then becomes the duty of the township
board to fix the amount to be raised
for repairs and permanent improve
mentS.
or course under this law there will
lie hut one highway district in each
township, and the multiplicity of dis
trictS heretofore will be done away
with.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
ONE THING LACKING.
Why the New Arrival Could Not Eat
His Soup.

After waiting the usual five or ten
minutes, the new arrival was served
with the first dinner course OF soup
Hcsitating n moment as he glanced ut
his plate, the guest said to the waiter:
II can't eat this soup"
III bring you another kind. sir"
said the waiter as he took it away.
Neither can | eat this soup said
the guest tritle more cmphatically.
when the second plate was served
The waiter, angrily t"t silently, for Il
third time brought plate of soup.
II simply can't eat tbs SOUP" once
more said the guest in low. cm-
phatc tone
BY this time the waiter was furious
and called the hotel proprietor, while
the guests at the nearly table looked
over that way with cu. irus Chances
Really, sir, this is uL usual. May
ask why can't you on any of our
soupsT demanded the prop ictor
Because | have no spoon" replied
the guest quietly.-Judge's Library.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26


front in the Union army, and in 1863
President Lincoln commissioned him
captain and assistant quartcrmastcr
of the United States army and as.
signed him TO duty in charge of the
United States tclcGraphic system in
the southwest, with headquarters ut
Little Rock, Ark. AftcrWard he
served mt st. Louis.
At one time he found himself in
command of the lines at Il certain
point in Mi '"ouri, but unable to com
muniCatc with the Union forces across
the Mississippi owing to the fact that
the enemy had cut the wires. The
message he desired to transmit was of
the utmost Importance. says the Sat
urday Evening Post in relating the
story, and could on no account suffer
delay. 1t was pitchy dark and the
rain was descending in torrents, the
wind was high and Colonel Clowry
could conjure no way out of his diff
Guilty. Suddenly he heard the toot of
a locomotive on the other side of the
river. An idea came to him. Only
short distance from him stood a loco
motive, and, climbing into the cab, he
seized the whistle cord and began to
jerk it in manner that made the en-
gineer and fireman think he had gone
crazy. There was a series of wild
tOots such as nobody had ever heard
before in the history of railroading,
but pretty soon they brought from the
other side of the river answering
whistles. The operator ut hcadquar-
ters had heard his call and realized
that locomotive whistles instead of
telegraph keys must be used in the
transmission Of an important message.
At The close of the war Colonel Glow
ry entered the service of the Western
Union and rose to become its head.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26

himself and eating Pepsin Tablets and
taking little something every Night
to make him Sleep.
The Business had developed so that
he had fourteen Push-Buttons In front
of him, and kept two Stenographers
busy, and was jumping from the Long
Distance Phone to the Private Office
most of the Time. and chewing up 30
cent Cigars, and In other Ways giving
Il correct Imitation of n Man who has
a large and ambitious Family on
Hand.
He began to look Wild out OF the
T.. es and had severe Case Of the
Jumps, but he had to postpone that
Rest for n little While. hecause no one
else understood all the Details of the
business.
Whom the Doctor limited about Merry
Gus Prostrati ton he said that he was
trying to get the whole Organization
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
The Claw ct t!1e Devi''.

III the middle ageE people recognized
witches and possessed re.Son* by seek
ing on their bodies for what was called
the claws Of the devil. 1t WAS more
or less extensive part Of the skin in
which the subject was nsensible to
any touch or prick. The expert lntrust-
ed with this work would close the eyes
of the subject and. armed with a sharp
needle, prick here and there the differ
cnt parts of the body. The sufferer
was 10 answer with a cry to each
prick, and the claw Of the devil on u
certain spot was recognized from the
fact that he did not cry when this spot
was examined. - From THE Major
Symptoms Of Hysteria." by Pierre
Janet.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
Useful Association.

The Interstate Good Roads associa-
ton has been formed in Pennsylvania
to see that the provisions of the pres
ent general and local road laws are
carried out, to encourage and compel
officials to perform their duties as pre-
scribed by law, to see that roads are
kept free from loose stones, mudholeS
and ruts and that they are properly
drained and general defects remedied
us speedily as possible, says the Motor
News. Branches are being formed in
several eastern states,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
Good Roads In Arkansas,

In the movement for good roads,
which has aroused nearly every part
of the southwest, Sebastian county,
Ark, has kept a step ahead, says the
Southwest Magazine. While other
states are enacting laws and other
communities are discussing plans for
the improvement of their highways this
wide awake county is enjoying the use
of twenty miles of well macadamiZed
rural streets and is constructing more
of these luxuries at the rate Of ten
miles year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
Across the Court.

Across the court they flirted when
She deftly with her fountain pen
Made curlycues upon her pad.
Or, pounding on the keys, was glad
To see him gazing now and then.
Surrounded there by busy men,
She viewed him in his little den,
And waited all the love she had
Across the court.
He gladly gave the preacher ten.
The dove became a pecking hem
How oft the love gods aim is bad!
The gray judge listened and was sad
To see them as they glanced again
Across the court.
S. f Kiser in Judge.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-10-26
She Wanted a Mantle.

A young married woman entered
hardware store and asked:
"llave you got those things for i'm
proving Il gas light?"
"Ies, madam" said the dealer Here
is complete set, fittings, chimney and
MANTLE
"Oh, | don't want the setr' said the
woman. 1--WE got the metal part and
the chimney, but the little white shirt
is busted. That's the only one
want" Philadelphia Ledger