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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
To Prevent Use of Word Bank

A bill to still further circumscribe
the operations of private bankers is
expected TO come before the next leg.
islature. Private bank failures are
nearly always followed by heavy
losses to depositors and, in some
cases, involve other banks. Conditions
surrounding these banks do not be-
come known until the institutions are
too far gone to be saved. 1t is regard
ed as probable that an effort will be
made to bar the use of the word
bank where individuals only are en-
gagged in the banking business. State
Banking Commissioner Zimmerman is
not inclined to favor law providing
for the examination of private banks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
One of the distinguishing features of


: One of the distinguishing features of
current efforts to help those IN need
is the abandonment of the old terms
used to describe the dependent or the
otherwise unfortunate. Insane asy-
lums are now called hospitals, reform
atories are trade-schools, and truants'
homes are parental schools. The city
OF New York is building a parental
school for boys who cannot be kept in
the ordinary schools. 1t will consist
of Is buildings on hundred-acre
farm, with all possible arrangements
TO make study attractive to the boys
committed to It. The whole will be in
the care OF trained men and women
who have learned how OF develop the
good traits in the young.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
News Notes from Lansing
Interesting Happenings at the State
Capital of Michigan.

Lansing.-Judge Chauncey II. Gage,
in the circuit court at Saginaw, hand
ed down his decision in Saginaw's
famous gas case, said to be the most
important of its kind ever tried in
Michigan. The decision, which is
voluminous, covering 46 typewriter
pages, is a sweeping victory for the
gas company. The court holds that the
90cent rate established by the city
is invalid because il does not comply
with the terms of the ordinance I'M
der which it was fixed, requiring the
rate TO be no lower than il cities of
the state situated similarly to Sagi-
nav as to cost of manufacture and dis
tribution of gas.
The court holds the evidence failed
to show any city in Michigan with a
90-cent rate where conditions were
the came as in Saginaw, and therefore
the action as taken under the ordi-
nance is void.
Judge Gage also holds that 90
cent gas rate in Saginaw would be
confiscatory. He figures after elm
mating watered stocks and bonds, that
the value of the gas property is 1882
sos. Upon this investment, allowing
five per cent. for depreciation he holds
the company could not earn a reason
able return at 90-cent gas. The cost
of gas manufactured in 1906, the year
the ordinance was adopted is held to
be As cents, including taxes and dis
tribution, and deducting the income
from residuals. Last year the COM
pany sold 172.S5S,0O0 cubic feet of
gas. It's bonded debt is sS95,000.
Judge Gage holds that a court can
not fix the price of gas. this power be-
longing exclusively to the city council
within ordinance restrictions.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
GIazier Building Sold.

The magnificent seven-story Glazier
office building at Ann Arbor was sold
at public auction 10 the Ann Arbor
Savings bank for $4,000. The bidding,
which was never brisk, was started
by Ralph Stone, for the Detroit Trust
Co., at $4,000. Others bidding were
John Wise, Of Jackson; ]. ID. Ryan,
of Ann Arbor, and Goodspeed Broth
ers, of Grand Rapids. The Security
Trust Co, trustee, guarantees a clear
title to the property.
The Ann Arbor Savings bank will
use the building for a home, though
II has 15-year lease of its present
location.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Plan "Black HAND Measure.

Representative Guy Miller will in
troduce into the next legislature
a bill dealing with the Italian ban
ditti who are terorrizing their De-
troit countrymen by threats. and
who are collecting tribute in APP
parent security.
The present statute is insufficient
to cope with the situation, as it
declares simply that any person
who writes letters for the purpose
of extorting money is liable to
Imprisonment not to exceed two
years. The new law, which is be-
ing framed by Attorney Joseph t.
Schiappacasse, will widen the scope
of the law, making it a felony to
aid or abet in any way the writer's
of such letters, and making the
maximum penalty 20 years imprison-
ment.
Mercurio Grillo, whose home was
dynamited by the terrorists a short
time ago, has fed to Italy, fear
ing for his life IL he stays here.
Frank Cacalae, who bowed to the
demands of the bandits, found them
a greedy gang. After paying 5000
he was touched for another like
sum, and decided to escape, 50 he
left for Sicily.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Well Prepared.

II learn" she said reproachfully,
"that you were devoted to no fewer
than five girls before you finally pro-
posed to me- How do know that you
didn't make desperate love to all OF
hem?"
81 did" he replied promptly.
"You did" she exclaimed.
Certainly" he returned. You
don't suppose for a moment that l
would be foolhardy enough to try for
such prize as you are without prac-
ticing little first, do your
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
WIRELETS.

1t is planned to embrace all railroad
employees in one great union affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor.
The record in the government suit
to dissolve the Standard Oil Co. as
trust contains about 100000 words,
and the trial is not over yet
Athletics are overdone, both in the
United States and in Europe" This is
the attitude Of Lord Northcliffe, of
England, who has been visiting in
New York.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Fires DESTROYED Christmas Trees.

The forest fires which ragged up
north during the past fall will make
Christmas trees scarce and the prices
high. In some of the sections where
the flames were the worst, trees Of
this description were among those
burned. What is Michigan's loss will
be vermonts gain as that state sup
plies many Christmas trees and while
they are said to be high in price they
arc better in quality than the Mich
igan kind. For that reason Michigan
this year will import chistmas trees.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Phone Merger Is Reported.

The Valley Home Telephone Com
pany is the name of a corporation just
organized, which is to take over, it is
announced, practically all the so-called
independent telephone interests in
northeastern Michigan, including the
exchanges at Saginaw, Bay City and
Flint.
The authorized capital Of the new
company is $2,5O0,O00. divided into
$4,000 shares.
The board of directors has been an
nounced as follows: Fred T. Wood
warth, f. 7. Darlington, George e.
Wedthoff and F. w. Kesseler. all of
Bay City; John l.. Jackson, John F.
Brand, c. o. Trask and John ]. Speed,
Saginaw; r. B. Mcpherson, Rowell;
James p Gibbs. Ithaca, and Charles
w. Liken, Sebewaing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

Sausage, unless some qualifying
term is employed, is mixture of
chopped pork, veal and beef At any
rate, that is the decision of the recent
international congress for the repres-
sion of food and drug frauds. The
Paris butchers do not like this defini-
ton, and insist that sausage proper
contains nothing but the meat OF pigs.
They asked that qualifying terms be
used when beef or veal is mixed with
the pork, but were overruled. 1t is
rather late in the day to dispute over
sausages, says the Youths Companion.
This culinary CONNECTION is of ancient
lineage. King, in his curious and in
teresting art of Cooking" remarks
that "Varius Heliogabalus had the Pc
culiar glory of first making sausages
OF shrimps, crabs, oysters, prawns and
Holsters" Elagabalus, as King should
have written it, was emperor of Rome
from the year 21S to 222, when he was
killed by his soldiers at the age of IS
years, and is remembered for no wor-
thy act unless 1t be the invention Of
the crustacean sausage. But even the
sausage of Elagabalus could not COM
pare with the good old-fashnned coun-
try sausage made from fresh pork and
seasoned with pepper and salt and sage
and various other herbs. the like Of
which town jewellers rarely find in the
markets.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
The Presbyterian Minister'S associs

The Presbyterian Ministers associa-
ton Of New York disagrees with Presi.
dent Roosevelt that 1t is bigotry to re-
fuse to vote for a man for president
just because he is a Catholic and
adopted resolutions to that effect.
Charles w. Morse. convicted New
York banker, and Alfred II. Curtis,
who escaped with a suspended sent
ence on the same charge of embez-
zling from the National Bank of North
America. met in the Tombs at the re-
quest of Morse. Curtis sat on q stool
outside of the cell and they talked for
an hour quietly, shaking hands
through the bars at the parting
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Missourian who has Just been {

A Missourian who has just been sen.
fenced to a prison term of three years
for having four wives at one time, with
none of them divorced, offered the ex-
cuse that his memory was bad and
that he could not always remember
whether he was married or not. A man
cannot always charge his mind with
little matters OF this sort, you know.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Nearess, Victim is Dead.

John r. Plat. of New York. who
was blackmailed out of $GS5,3S5 by
Hannah Elias, a negress, died aged
SO. Between 1896 and 1904 Plat was
very intimate with the woman. Cor.
nelius Williams, negro, also infat.
uated with her, shot and killed An
drew II. Green. father of Greater
New York." thinking he was Plat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Killed Runnino to a Fire.

One man is dead as a result of two
fires which broke out in Benton Har-
Dor Friday night, one of which ragged
unchecked for some time in the fac
tory district, while the fire depart
ment, half mile away, fought small
blaze In the residence portion of the
town. While running to the second
IRE, James Riley, aged q, stumbled
and fell on a cement walk. IL is be
lieved the fall broke his neck, as he
was dead when found.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Oldest Member of Legislature.

When the legislature convenes the
first of January the house will have
as one of its oldest members. II not
the Oldest, z. j. Wood who will repre-
sent the district in Jackson county
which embraces the city of Jackson.
Squire" Wood is 20 years of age, but
his eye Is just as bright and his step
just as firm and sprightly as when
he enlisted as a boy during the con-
flict with the south.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
The State Treasury.

The state treasury Saturday con.
tanned $20S.69 in cash, but this sum is
not available because II belongs to the
primary school fund and the sum is
not sufhcient to pay any outstanding
warrant. Primary school warrants to
the amount Of 1901, 1923 have been paid
and there is still outstanding and un.
paid warrants for $42S,76 which sum
represents the amount which the pri-
mary school fund was drawn upon for
running expenses OF the state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Farmers in Oakland county are con.

Farmers In Oakland county are con-
graduating each other on the abate.
ment OF the Sunday hunting nuisance
In Oakland county. Since the passage
OF the law forbidding Sunday hunting
In the county and the banding togeth.
er of the farmers TO enforce It. there
has been little trouble.
AT a secret meeting OF saloonkeep.
ers at Ann Arbor resolution was
adopted, thanking the police for the
rigid enforcement of the liquor laws.
IL is believed by the booze" parlor
men that this enforcement will do
more to prevent the country going
dry than anything else.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
MAY Present Prohibition Bill.

There is possibility that the Mich
igan Anti-Saloon league will present a
straight prohibition bill to the next
legislature. II depends on the result
of the spring election In counties
where TIE liquor question will be sub.
mitted. There are about thirty OF
these counties. II prohibition carries
in all, or substantial majority of
these counties, statewide prohibition
will be presented to the state solons.
the officials of the league believing
that public sentiment will be sufficient
to insure the passage of the bill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
detroit Grnin. Etc.
ADJUSTMENTS IN DETROIT.

TEMPLE Observation-Disclosures
Afternoons, 2:15. loo TO csc; Even
ings. s:15, loo to soc. Virginia Har-
ned WE MlssSs Taking gen sITas ,o.ao.aoc
Matinees. 10-15-25c. Lottie Williams
In Tennessee Tess"
urday. David Higgins in wine. wom-
an and Song"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
Cannon Does not Want to Fight.

Speaker Joseph G. Cannon docs not
want any fight with President-elect
Taft. Politicians interpret his posi-
ton from the speech made a gather
ing of business men at Chicago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
To Fight Cigarettes.

l.. |. Dickinson, the new senator
from Charlotte, is relentless In his
war on the cigarette and has given
notice that he will introduce a bill
at the coming session of the legisla-
ture to prohibit the sale or manufac-
ture of the paper pipes in this state.
Lucy Page CASTOR. who led the in
effectual fight against the cigarette
during the session of 1907 and before
the "con-con," writes Lansing friends
she will be back this winter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
important TO Mothers,
About One.

Mrs. Hoyle-What time does your
husband get in nights?
Mrs. Doyle-About the time the
cuckoo clock has the least to do.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

The average woman can change her
mind in half the time it takes a man
to change his collar.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
THE MARKETS.

Detroit.-Cattle-E dryfed steers
and heifers, $4.75: steers and heifers.
1000 to 1900, s4G 4:50; steers and heif-
ers. 500 TO 1000. $1,000; steers and
$3.50; choice fat cows. $3.S5 a $3.50;
goc~-fat cows, 50 common cows $40
$3.50; Gamers, s1@ so: choice heavy
bulls. s2.75 6$3; stock bulls. s2@2.75.
Veal calves-s6@ 6.75; others. $50
sheep and lambs-Best lambs. SIS;
to common lambs. s3@s3.75: yearlings,
81. as 1915: fair TO good butcher
sheep; -sSas3.25; culls and common.
Hogs~Light to good butchers. $50
1925; light workers, s4.75Ms5: roughs,
$ims450; stays. Ia off.
Chicago = Cattle = Beeves. $500
fssSnS soeHess and
s2.6o@s4.7O; cows and heifers. $500
$500, calves. s5@$6.75.
Hogs,1I Zig s4se@sSssS mixed
SEAS $40; good to. choice heavy.
s5;4o@:5.sS; pigs. sS.Go@s49o; bulk Of
Sasgss n&stiye so@.476. western
$3.50 "a *! SO: yeariinss, ..4ic@sis5;
lambs. 4@s6.5o; western. s4@s4So.
Detroit Grnin. Etc.
cember opened at s1.05 and gained
&c; may opened at $i.osA and ad.
red red si.oaS; NO j white, H.o1M.
Corn-Cash No. 3. 63hc; No. yell
low. l car at 65c.
Oats-Cash No. white. cars at
53hc: rejected. 1 car at SOC.
Rye-Cash No. 2. 7sc.
$3.50; March. 200 bags at $50 sample.
IA at IS. s at 1915; sample alsike. 6
bags at IS, 3 at 81.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

Marconi has shaved his mustache
on, having now prejudice against
anything wiry.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

Aliens Foot-Ease, a Powder
For swollen sweating feet. Gives Instant relief Tho
original powder for the feet. 25c at all Druggists
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
OF children teething, softens the gums, reduces I'm
fammaton alays pain, cures wind collie 25c BOTTLE
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

Gratitude is the memory OF the
heart.-Sydney.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

A man may follow his natural bent
and yet be perfectly straight.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

Disgust of Timson. who has been
lodging his tailor for the ]. st six
months. when he suddenly comes upon
him at the summit of a mountain in
Switzerland.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03

This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1856 Lawrence
ST., Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
81 was practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female troubles
] underwent an operation by the
doctors advice, but in few months /
was worse than before. A friend adj
vised Lydia K. PinlSham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, such as have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
/ did with baclache, bearing-down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia 4. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been tho
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
The Circus
 Comes to Town

The Elephant goes round, and round
 The Band begins to play;
 The boys about the monkeys cage,
 Had better stay away;
 For Noah's Ark was very we'll
 for & one horse takers show,
 But Noah had no business,
 With Rowe's, as you must know.
 Today is circus day. Early, just as the blush of dawn hung over Cochise's Stronghold We rose from our couch to view the glorious coloring of the morn ing sky ard liste ned intently for the toot of that whistle which would bring back 70 us the dreams of our boyhood days and ever after remain with Us ss glorious memory, the arrival Of the circus train. We always loved the elephant because he was so docile and so gentle, and so strong.
 Had we the glory oi having our best gffl with us, which doesn't recur nowadays snym ore, we would watch her iced candy and p,pcorn to the great pachyderm and sse how csre- fully he took the offering from her hand, not even touching her dainty finger tips with hie great probocis.
 And then there were tie ot Ter sights. the Ii 'bs and the royal tiger, and the rhinoceroe with skin an Inch thick, said recently by prominent Republi can orator to have been borrowed frem Old Joe Cannon, speaker of the H ,use of Repre- resentatives Tn Congress, and which was punctured by cur own Marcus Smith. There were a lot of other things to look st. the stately giraffe, the tropic birds whose colo ring was as that of the rainbow, and finally the great arena where merry clowns and weIl-trained scrobats and actors made life seem roseate for one long hour.
 And th;s gss bi:ss, oniy counter poised by the feeling of the small boy who having surreptiously crept under the tent, felt himseli suddenly and rudely eiected by g 8 canvas man wearing a No. 10 boot; and every man that's ever been boy knows how such things happen.
 The circus with a train Of g cars arrived in Tombstone about noon, too late for an afternoon performance or parade but will shine forth in ali it's l glory tonight at the baseball grounds. !
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
NEW PENITENTIARY
Work on Prison Progressing More Rap
 idly Than Had Been Expected

Six hund-ed feet of the enclosing wall at the new territorial peniten- fiaIy at Florence have been clmplet d This Is upon the euuth side o the enclosure, and the f0undation now completed extends to the administra- ton building. Work ia progressing t ra'e undresmed of by the officials.
 |" gre n 'w ,Eorrnghly rvrc '. ls vslu- oi ongi;t tabor A'th th. terms and cOndItious under which ih Florence prisoners aye working
 Work upon the 60D feet of fonnd4 A. ton nOs complete was commenced last week, and construction will now progress at rate more rapid than be fore, f'r last night forty new convicts were taken to Florence. This adigd to the force of eighty-eight already there, makes total Oi l3S The fifty additional convicts were removed from Yuma under the direction of Guard Rollins, who had gone down for that purpose. He was assisted by two other guar Is, who returned to Yuma today. There are now about 300 pris. oners left at Yuma.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18

Many requests have come to the Fair Commissioners asking that a rel y race for ladies be one of the sttrsc- tions st the fair Considerable enthu- siasm has been awakened in this event ip several of the counties. and it Is the desire to secure al least one rep resentat,ve lady rider from each coun ty in the territory.
 It is planned that the race will bs a distance Of two miles, with a change of horses at each half mile. It is not intended that the ladies will have to make the changes of saddles and equipment but that this will be at tended to by assistants. If a sufficien. |. number of entries can be secured, the relay race will be run in three divi. sions, one on each of three days Of the fair. The ladies finishing first, sec ond and third in the first days race are to receive s75, $50 and s25 re- spectively, the same prizes to apply to winners ;n :hs second days contest, the six winners in these two Faces to contest on the third day for the cham. pionship of Arizona, for which event prizes of s75, $50 and s25 will be given.
 It is to be hoped that some lady rider uill enter the relay race from this county, and bring home the hon. ors of being the finest lady rider in the whole territory of Arizona.
 It is to be remembered that the transportation of the horses which may be used by the ladies in this event can be shipped to Phoenix and re- turned free of charge, 60 there will be no expense in that direction. The horses inside must have been in three races.
 Any further information can be se- cured from the secretary of the fair, at Phoenix.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
G. 0. P. METHODS
The Means the Reps" Resort to In Getting Votes for ihe Live One CD"

LoMoSyILLE, Ariz Oct. If To show to what means the Republicans are resorting in order to get votes from Mark Smith, & man named Saulisbury has been travelling through this valley saying that he is Democrat and \ former supporter of Mark smith, but is now supporting Cameron. He said that he owned large property interests in the territory and implored the farmers to vote for Cameron.
 This same man ~as in Clifton three months ago, selling l1ts near Fort Bliss, Terss. He openly admitted that he resided in California and was doing this political work for pay There is DO doubt that he will yisi, other parts of the Territory, having left on the next train after finding out that the people here were on to his game.
 The facts vii prove that he has nc property in Arizona but is working for pay.
 Use cur names as responsible 10, the chaLge that we make against this man.
 JOHN R. HAMPTON,
 DAN R. CLARK,
 BEN NJ. CRAWFORD.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-10-18
BISBEE NEEDS NO AID
PIucky Citizens of Great Copper Camp
 Can Take Care of Themselves

Yesterday Mayor George NeaIe ol Bisbee issued ths following statement:
 "To the People of Arizons-Foi:ow
 ing upon the great conhagration of last night. which for Q time threat. ened the integrity of the entire city and caused vast property loss. the officials of the city Of Bisbee have re. ceived from many sources offers of succo. and of material assistance in any way that such could be rendered: {: and on behalf of the people of Bisbee l desire to thank those cities of the oi the territory and various Individu- als who have voluntarily offered aid. However, in a spirit of gratitude for all such offers, actual conditions and the sentiment of the people of Bisbee bid me decline all offers of aid While the people of Bisbee have been sorely stricken, still the means Is at hand by which, unassisted from outside sou rces we VII be able to meet the problems , that have arisen and that are yet to rise resultant from the fire.
 "GsoRsE NEALE, Mayor" 1