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The Springdale news., 1908-12-11

Mir. and Mrs. D. l.. Morgan came in a few days ago to visit with their two sons here, and will be here for some time. Mir. Nor gan is favorably impressed with the growth of Sprlngdale since his last visit here.
The Springdale news., 1908-12-11

Remember the basket ba game Saturday afternoon.
The Springdale news., 1908-12-11

Mrs. Ed. Brandt, residing southwest of town, was in Spring dale few days ago with beet which weighed ten pounds and which grew i'll her garden.
The Springdale news., 1908-12-11

Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Smith, John Wesley and J. o. Phillips are in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this week on business. Dr. Smith is on deal for property at Tulsa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15

her eyes fell upon the wooden houses
nolulu. So she talked: and introduced
her most ardent convert Editor Sheba
Che conducts two Japanese dailies) to
Ford, and Ford passed him on to
Holmes. Then they both began to en-
thuse and Jack Atkinson insisted up
on becoming one of the promoters of
the beauty of the Orient for Hawaii,
so that before Mrs. Wilcox was half way
to Frisco her disciples were banquet
ing at the Japanese Club with Editor
Sheba and arranging for the coopera-
ton of the white and yellow races for
the greater glory and beauty of Ho-
noluIu.
From Mrs. Wilcox's cottage in the
grounds of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel,
Ford and sheba wandered to the Nuu-
anu.river near School street, both look
ed up. the stream, then at each other.
THAT is the real Japan" said Ford
your walled river and the trees over
hanging the stream
Here said Sheba, it is just like
the river that flows through my ma
tive Kobe; above, it is like the most
beautiful park in all Japan" And SO
the two turned up the Nuuanu, COW
ering the ground Gartley had hoped to
have turned into a park and on the
bank along which Jack Atkinson
tried-as Acting Governor-to induce
the legislators to build a driveway, de-
claring it to be the most beautiful drive
site in Hawaii, and Jack ought to
know for he was born not far from
the banks of the Nuuanu.
The following is a translation from
the Hawaii SfiGpo, giving Editor She
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15
THE AGE OF NIAGARA.

This question, always interesting for
the light it throws on the past history
OF the earth, has had many answers.
The latest is that of DIR. j. w. Spencer,
who, from recent studies on the spot,
finds that the mean rate of recession of
the falls at present is 4.2 feet a year.
"nj that this has Leen the rate for ap
proximate!y 227 years. But owing to
the fact that originally the waters of
Lake Erie only were discharged over
the falls. giving only one-fifteenth of
the present water supply. the rate of
ssion was at first much slower. A
sudden widening of the gorge above
Foster g lat indicates the position Of
the falls when the other Great Lakes
Fe2an to discharge into Lake Erie.
From his data, Mr.. Spencer calculates
the entire age of the falls at thirty
nine thousand years. The cutting, with
tie full bower of the four lakes. is estf-
mated to have lasted thirtv-fve hun
bred years.-Youth s Companion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15
FORD-HOLMES
WANT THE NUUAN1J
CREEK JAPANNED
Have Converted Editor Sheba and Our Jack
to Plan for Making Nipponese Park
in Heart of Honolulu.

Honolulu is to have a typical Japa-
nese park and quarter, that is. if the
plans of Editor Sheba, Burton Holmes,
Jack Atkinson, Alexander Hume
Ford, and number of prominent citi-
zens, white and brown, are carried out,
and Editor Sheba believes that they
viii be, giving Hawaii a beauty spot
equal to, if not surprising, anything of
the kind in the Orient
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox was the
first to enthuse over the possibilitie~ of
utilizing the best Japan has to offer
in Hawaii to beautify Honolulu To
her poetic eye the grass house of the
native seemed more artistic than the
upturned drygoods box of the poor
white settler, while the tasty flower
bedecked toy house of real Japan,
seemed palatial beyond compare, when
~ ~ ~ X ~ * ~ ~ y $3.50 ~ A. ~ ~ - .
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impressed that I backed Ford and
Sheba in their plan to have number
of Japanese in costume meet us in
this place. They did so, and I will
defy any audience in the world to dis
cover that the motion picture we made
of the little cavalcade Of daintily-
dressed men and women is not bit
of real Japan. / urge most sincerely
any movement that will induce the Jap
to keep to his own style of dress and
architecture in Hawaii; both are inf
nitely more beautiful and becoming
than our own, and there is a certain
courtliness that goes with the Japa-
nese dress which, alas, is too often
discarded when the gentleman from
Japan dons our hideous overalls. I
have seen how the japanese live here,
and I know how they live in Japan
the japanese way is better, more beau
tiful and more hygienic. I only wish
that the lower Nuuanu could be park
ed and turned over to the japanese,
with the proviso that only Japanese
houses could be erected near the banks
that is. a street on either side, say
one hundred feet back, of japanese
bazaars, private residences, tea
houses and temples. Hawaii would
then learn that Japan has much to
teach us in the esthetic, and America
would send it's tourists to see Japan
in America. If we must have the
Japs-and that seems inevitable-then
let US have the best they can give
us. Their art is unapproachable; let
us encourage it. 1t is pity that
ninety-f1ve per cent. of the Japs in
Hawaii are of the coolie class, but
even they are artistic in Japan and
live in tiny palaces. Editor Sheba
tells me that art descended to the
masses from the classes; then why not
in Honolulu to give us a little dream
land and to set a most laudable ex-
ample to all our brown citizens, who
can, if they will, make Honolulu the
worlds beauty spot
Editor Sheba states that Holmes will
send back photos from Japan illustrate
ing small, inexpensive, but artistically-
beautiful styles of japanese architec-
ture He is now at work with Jap
artists here making up designs for
reasonably cheap Jap houses, modelled
after those in the Flowery Kingdom.
It is proposed to give a japanese
garden party at an early date in the
upper Nuuanu; and a display of Ian
termed sampans in the lower river
where the rocks do not appear above
the water An effort is being made to
get the Japanese school teachers in
terested in a plan to have the Japa-
nese children spend on hour day,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15
TANSAN AGENCY
OPENS OFFICE

The demand for Tansan has in
creased to such an extent that Fred
Church. the manager of the agency,
has opened offices and warerooms in
the Waverley block. He will be there
personally to greet his customers and
place orders between eleven a. m. and
twelve m. each day. At other times,
ring up Telephone III if you want a
case or two.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15

John Lawrence. Toole, the most pop
ular low comedian Of his day. once
gave a supper to eighty Of his friends.
and wrote note TO each Of them
privately beforehand, asking him
whether he would be so good as 10 say
grace, as no clergyman would be pres
ent 1t is said that the faces Of those
eighty men as they rose in a body
when Toole tapped on the table. as a
signal for grace. was a sight which
will never be forgotten.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15

under proper instruction, building a
simple path of rocks and stones along
either side of the stream, on the prin-
ciple that many hands make light
work A ricksha route around and
about the proposed park is also con-
templated, and leading white citizens
have volunteered to act as rickshamen
for a day if the Japanese will then
follow their example, and introduce
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15

est dances of Japan. Certainly thes
and other beautiful but innocent at
fractions centered in and about a bit
of real old Japan in the heart of Ho-
nolulu would prove not only a delight
to the tourist. but a never lending
pleasure to the Observation-Disclosures of
our own citizens.
Other tourists have also found in
terest in exploiting the possible adorn-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15

jinricksha travel in Hawaii
Honolulu is often tediously dull to
our visitors after dark Few tourists
know that there is a Chinese theater
and two Japanese playhouses in Ho-
nolulu, besides a number of Jap club
houses and dainty geisha girls who
perform only the delightful and mod
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-31
Urtel- Enmons

At the home of the brides father, Ray
Emmons, on Wednesday, Dec 80, at 10
a, m. occurred the marriage of Miss Mag
gle Emmons to Albert Urtel. Rev. c E
Maxfeld spoke the solemn words that
meant so much to both and now they are
receiving the congratulations of their
friends. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Urtel are
we'll and favorably known in this city and
have host of friends who will join with
the Banner in wishing them JOY unabating
through all their years together. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Peck
gave them a fine three course dinner,
the table and room being Hastily decorated
for the occasion. A miniature Christmas
tree with lighted candles adorned the
center Of the table and red and green
decorations hung in graceful festoons from
the ceiling. Mr. and Mrs. Urtel left on
the afternoon train for their home near
Hart, where they will soon be at home to
their friends on farm not far from that
village,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-31

many more such gatherings. 1t is not
often that four generations of single
family are brought together under such
happy circumstances.
The first guests to arrive we're Mr.. and
Mrs. Orrin Hanks of Ronald, who, after
driving ten miles, reached Oak Grove at
a. m. Among the visitors from a dis
lance were Sherman Hubert of Ionia and
Mark Miller. Mr.. Hulbert's appearance
was a genuine surprise, as all believed
him cozily slowed away in a northern
lumber camp, until his call for bunk
room" at midnight of the Oath appraised
his friends that he was headed for Iona
to pass the festal day. His genial nature
added much to the jollity Of the party.
Various forms Of amusement we're in
dulged in-cards, storytelling, good ma
tured banter and recitation Of thrilling
or novel experiences dating back to the
times before the war filled in the hours
until dinner was announced. After dinner
the photograph was brought into play and
was much enjoyed. AS the company be-
gan to segregate for the afternoon enter
tainment surprise was announced in the
form of a Japanese novelty flower garden
and all were invited to witness a rapid
horticultural achievement in the sowing
Of few prepared plants in water and
watching them develop into beautiful
flowers in less than fifteen minutes. The
dinner was both substantial and elaborate,
chicken and roast beef easily holding first
place. Delicious fruit salad spiCed cake,
pumpkin pie, nuts and candies we're also
provided.
Other than those mentioned above in
the company we're Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Curtis and three grandchildren, Charles
Brink, Truman Curre, Chris Choate ano
their wives, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Hanks
and baby, Mr. and Mrs Charles Johnson
and three children, Miss Margaret Sisco
Lee Sisco, George and Earl Farthing
James Kilbourne Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Benton and seven children and Daniel
Benton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-31

understand that it was the imperious
will of the old man which kept her
away. He had never mentioned his
daughter name since the night she
left his voC4 ICd woe be to the one
who inadyertentl.- did so.
The only sign he gave of his remem.
brance Of her was to keep the anniver-
saYy of her flight as solemn fast
There were no fine dinners at the Lee
febvre farm New Years day, no Wis
its to and from old friends. but from
morning till night the old man sat
moodily within. his only companion
the faithful wife.
The two sons, Henri and Claude,
took themselves off to pleasanter in
teriors, and decidedly 'l'ange de paix"
must have had weary time wrestling
with the evil spirit of that household.
"What n New Years ever sighed
poor Laure as she sat by the fire with
her youngest child In her arms. She
had put the other two early to bed,
for her husband had fallen asleep at
last after day Of pain, and she was
afraid the noise of the children would
disturb him.
that, though only twenty-five years
old, Laure looked thirty, so deep were
the lines that care and grief had traced
on her pale. thin face. She heard a
slight noise at the door and turned to
see figure muffled In cloak and
shawls entering 1t. She thought II
was one Of her neighbors and raised
her hand warningly.
Hush" she whispered "He has just
fallen asleep. Ali" as the wrappings
of the visitor fell off and she saw her
mother. Mamma, mammal And In
a moment she was in her mothers
arms, weeping, sobbing and holding
her in a convulsive embrace.
"Ah. my own mamma, Is IL really
your" she sobbed, holding her Off at
arms length with such a pitiful smile
on her wan face that the mother wept
to see It,
"Yes, cherie; / could stand IL no
longer. He may curse me If he will.
but | cannot help II. To sit there all
New Years day with closed doors and
a face as If you were In your grave
ah II made me mad! felt as If you
were really dead, and | had to come
and see II you were living"
Mamma. my own dear mammal
was all the daughter could say In the
fullness of her content kissing the
face and hands of the mother.
Eyes: / slipped away ard made black
George bring me in his buggy. But
can stay only a minute. l heard he
was ILL.," with glance toward the
sleeping man. "and there's some wine
and other things out there in the bug
gy for you. But, stayl have come to
say something else. Yesterday for the
first time In ali these years he men
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-31
30. By.
Frank III. Sweet.

.NERY one who is familiar with
the customs of the creoles and
n Acadians of Louisiana knows
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-31

toned your name Tie said: II Laurie
will leave that vaurien of husband,
who can no longer work for her, will
take her back, she and her children,
though they are his. Let him go To a
hospital and stay there till he dies. F."
Leave my husbandw Laure said,
with an incredulous look. "Oh, no! He
cannot think l could do that! | will
kneel at his feet and ask his pardon.
Now that / am a mother l know how
l have sinned against him.. But desert
my Observation-Disclosures, he cannot mean
THAR
"Yes; he means 1t, my poor child
And you, my Laure, you who were so
pretty and bright, you are an old wom-
an, and you are weak and sick, and
soon you cannot help him, and then
you will both die. Come back to us,
my daughteri oh, i am so wretched
without your
Laure rose TO her feet. her black eyes
sparkling and bright red spot on her
thin cheeks.
Mamma, look there" she said.
for me and loves me and to whom /
am necessary. / Will stay with him
to starve and die perhaps-who knowsf
but happier so than TO desert him
and live I'm comfort In my fathers
house. But you have not seen my chill
dren. Come and look at them. That
is Jacques, that is Helene, and this
little one at the foot of the bed is
Aimee"
You named the two eldest after
your father and me?' the grandmother
said. with stifled sob.
"Yes. Are they not handsome? And
so bright! Jacques is beginning to
read, and Pere Joseph teaches him
when his father Is too ILL., and they saw
he Is going 10 be a great scholar"
The grandmother pressed a kiss on
each round cheek and stood looking ut
them, lost i'm thought.
IF he could only see themr, she
murmured. "He loves children so
much. even nowv
Il must go now. Laure." she said at
last, "but l will come back again be-
fore long. l have thought. I will,
talk It over with Pere Joseph tonight
as | go home. Whatever he tells You
to do tomorrow, you must obey him.
The next morning Pere Joseph en-j
tered the room where old Lefebvrel
was sitting, leading two children. mol
one. not even that moody man, thought
of barring out the good cure who had
lived from youth to old age among hisj
people at Cote Blanche.
Happy New Year, he called out
cheerily. AHA, in the suIks still. monI
ami! Six years In the sulksi Tool
long, too long, for man over sixty.
who hasn't many more New Years tol
be sorry or glad in. I'm afraid Tango
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-31
Several Weddings This Week are
The Result
Popular Young People Begin Life's
NoyaA e,-Five Couples at Marriage
Altar
The Wingar-Lowe NuptiaIs


On Thursday evening, December "a
at the home of G M. and Charlotte Win
gar, was solemnized the marriage Of their
son Edwin to Tekla Gertrude Lowe of
Grand Rapids. Michigan, Rev. Lewis
Cameron Fletcher of Orleans, Michigan,
officiating.
Mr.. Elmer Wingar. brother of the
groom. Of Greenville, Mich, was best
man Miss Christel Kruger of Grand
RAPIDS, was bridesmaid. The bride was
very dalntily and becomingly gowned in
white; wore long bridal veil Of net and
carried bride roses. The bridesmaid
wore gown Of pale blue and carried
bride roses. The bridesmaid wore gown
Of pale blue and carried white carnaton.
The gentlemen wore the conventional
black
The ceremony took place at 9 D. m
when to the strains of an original wedding
march by the groom's sister the bridal
party took their places beneath a canopy
of net and holly, after which followed an
informal reception, when the bridal couple
received many congratulations.
The parlors we're prettily decorated
with ferns, holly and rose geranums
Mr.. Elmer Wingar acted as master Of
ceremonies of the evening. Mrs. Jennie
Grove, an aunt of the groom, of Sand
Lake. was mistress of ceremonies.
At ten o'clock p. m the guests repaired
to the dining room where sumptuous
four course dinner was served, The
groom, who was something of an anna
teur at carving created no end Of merr'
ment by his efforts to carve huge tur-
key and fruit cake. The dining room
was very prettily deco ated with white
carnations and holly and the tables with
candles having old mission shades in red
and black
The out Of town guests were Mrs. Emil
Fosner, sister Of the bride with her little
daughter Mabel Fosner, Miss Christel
Kruger and Anthony Fuetterer all Of
Grand Rapids Mr.. Elmer Wingar and
Miss Bessie Hendry of Greenville, Mrs.
Jennie Grove of Sand Lake, Rev. L. c
Fletcher and Gertrude Fletcher Of Or
leans.
The wedding gifts were costly, numer-
Gus and beautiful. The bride is most
estmabe young lady for many years a
resident of Grand Rapids. The groom,
who is well known and highly respected
young man, is special deputy for the
Home Guards Of America. After spend
lag the holidays, he. with his bride, will
travel for that company.
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Hall-Baach

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Beach
was the scene Of very pretty wedding
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when
their only daughter Ida Belle, was united
in marriage to Louis A. Hall, by Rev.
Maxwell Of Belding. The bride was
gowned in white net trimmed with lace
and insertion and carried bride roses.
They we're unattended and received their
own guests. Mrs. Charles Hill sang "Oh
Promise Me- and at the conclusion the
happy couple stepped out under beauti-
ful arch Of green and white. Awaiting
them on the right stood the groom's father
and mother, and on the left the parents
Of the bride. Little Mildred Flanagan
carried the wedding ring in the heart OF
rose.
Mrs. Hill continued to play softly during
the entire ceremony. After congratula-
tons Miss Susie Richardson sang IAN
Evening Love Song" following which
delicious refreshments were served by
the Misses Susie and Belle Richardson in
the dining room, which was decorated in
red and green, carnations and holly
There we're many presents. beautiful and
useful.
The bride has resided in Orleans all her
life and is a most estimable young lady.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-31
A New Year at Cote Blanche
Copyright. 1908. by Ameri-
can Press Association.

the only daughter Of the old farmer.
But when he asked the fathers con-
sent a terrific storm was raised in that
household.
"Ahaw cried the old man furiously.
'You t'ink | give my Laure to you
you. a stranger, a 'vaurien American
no farm, no cattle, no money. no not
in? You want to max Protestant OF
her, helm? You want her dot her
land, her cattle, and, you get dem, den
you run away and leave her. Maybe
you got two wifes where you come
from. Non, monsieur; you touch not
re money of ole jacques Lefebvre.
Laure shall spik to you no more"
But Laurie. being a willful. spoiled
young damsel, did see him and speak
to him again and refused positively to
give him up.
Had her father been kind in his re-
fusal it is probable the child, for she
was only sixteen, would have been
obedient But he was harsh and
abusive and from having been foolish
ly indulgent became so stern that her
home was not a pleasant one. The
poor mother, weary of standing be-
tween the two, one day after an out
burst said to her daughter:
"Laure, be is getting worse and
worse. l think be is going crazy, and
you must either give up Harry or
marry him and go Off"
Taking that for a word of consent.
Laure left her fathers house on New
Years eve and became Harry Woods
wife the next day.
For the first four years all went wen
with the young couple. Wood had
plenty Of work, and their home was
full of comfort, besides snug little
sum laid up, the nucleus Of the fortune
he fully expected to accumulate. Their
he fell from a scaffold, injured his
spine and became what this New Year $
eve found him-a helpless invalid.
Their money had all been spent, and
at last the day arrived when they had
| to give up their comfortable home and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-31
Luick-McCracken

At the home of the pastor, Rev. O. W..
Winter. on Monday evening, Dec. %, oc-
Cured the ceremony which united in holy
bonds Milo NJ Luck and Miss Caroline
McCracken, both of this city. Mr.. Luck
is the junior member of the firm of F. j..
Luck & Son, publishers of the Bedding
News and Miss McCracken is popular
Belding young lady. the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer McCracken. who served
fine wedding supper after the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Luck left Tuesday morning
for ten days visit with friends and rela-
tives at Lansing and St. Johns. after
which they will be at home to their many
friends here.