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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
OLIVET GLEE CLUB
Fine Musical Organization Is Coming
Here Next Week-16 People.

Every seat in the Congregational
church should be taken on Wednesday
night, next week, on the occasion of
the coming of the Olivet College Glee
Club. 1t is composed of sixteen men,
bers and every one is an artist in song
and instrumental music, product of
the college. The program is a varied
one and the rendition by these cultured
young men will not fail to please and
edify.
The club is on its annual tour of this
part of the state i'm the interest of the
college, and the manager has generous
ly agreed to give one-half of the pro-
ceeds to the church, SO il will be seen
that in patronizing the entertainment
the church gets benefit also. The adj
mission to all parts of the house, where
one seat is rs good as the other, has
been placed AT % cents. Let us give
the boys of one of our best Michigan
colleges a hearty greeting.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
HOME WAS BURNED
Close Call for Backus Earle-Hustled
out in Early Morning.

Bacl<us Earle narrowly escaped being
burned To death in his home in Otisco,
last Friday morning at three O'Clock.
The upper part of the house was all on
fire when it was discovered by Matt
Kohn who quickly gave the alarm and
awakened Mr.. Earle. There was just
time for him to get out leaving some of
his clothing behind.
The house was burned down and all
the contents belonging To Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle with the exception of dresser
and a few other things were burned
with il. Mrs. Earle was visiting in
Belding at the time of the fire.
The house belonged to Joe Kammeras
and was insured for $l00 in the Farm
ers Mutual Mr.. Earle had only S4OO
insurance on his goods which were also
insured in the same company. The
loss falls heavily on Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle, who feel their loss keenly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
ALBERT NEWSOM STOLE GOLD
WATCH AND CHAIN
IN BELDING
SKIPPED OUT LEAVING BOARD
BILL UNPAID-TOOK POCKET
BOOK ALSO
Arrested In Reed City, Deputy Sheriff
Taylor Let Him Say GOOD Bye"
to Girl and Didn't Return

About six weeks ago fellow by the
name of Albert Newsom, hailing from
Greenville, went TO board with Mrs.
Alice Scram on the North side.
While there he took gold watch and
chain of the landlady's daughter, Mrs.
Mary Baird, and when asked in regard
to it, said he had left it at Greenville at
a jewelers. TO be fixed. Mrs. Baird and
her mother investigated and found that
he was lying TO them. A day or two
later he said the watch would be sent
here by express and as he didn't have
money enough TO get il out of the office
he borrowed dollar of a sister of Mrs.
Baird's who also lives there, and said
he would get it in the morning, also
pay the money back.
When the girls went TO their work
Newsom slipped up stairs and stole the
girls purse and another dollar and then
skipped out. He also left Mrs. Scram
in the lurch for $7.00 board bill. At
ter he had been gone about week a
warrant was sworn out before +. B.
Lapham, Esq, and the case put in
Deputy Sheriff Will Taylor's hands.
Last week Taylor got track of his
man in Reed City and wired the officers
there to get him which they did, and
Taylor went after him Saturday. New
som is slick one and bad actor and
on IA plea that he wanted to say ''good
by" 10 his best girl at the National
hotel, he gave him the privilege of
going into the dining room to see her
and he forget to return.
Newsom, when living here, told
Mrs. Baird several stories about the
watch; one that he had pawned it in
Kalamazoo, another that he had left it
at home in his mothers bureau drawer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
ANNUAL MEETING OF FIFTH
COUNCILLOR DISTRICT OF
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
Excellent Scientific Program and Fine
Banquet at Hotel Belding. Over
Fifty Physicians Present

There were about fifty doctors in tn,
city last Thursday, called here in an
nual session of the Fifth Councillor
District of the Michigan Medical so
ciety. The session was held in Hotel
Belding and the medical men had a
very pleasant and profitable time. The
s9retary, DR.. G. :. Cope of Ionia,
tes it up as follows:
"Belding on Thursday witnessed the
largest concourse of medical men ever
assembled i'm Ionia county. Rcpresen-
tative physicians were present from
Ionia, Kent, Barry and Ottawa counties
of the fifth district and from Montcalm
of the eighth. The scientific program
was full and compete, the session last
ing from $3.50 a. m. TO | p m. Every
paper on the program was read by its
author and the discussions that fol-
lowed were filled with 'pith and point ,
AT l:3O the banquet hall was thrown
open. Theinvocation was by Rev. Jas.
A. Baynton of the Episcopal clergy,
himself n son and grandson of English
physicians, and too, a student of medi-
cine in earlier life.
"At the banquet the following toasts
were given:-Dr. f. r. Blanchard,
"The Doctors Compensation DR..
Ralph Spencer, "The Dicllens;" DR.. 0.
II. Long, ga United Profession;n DR..
A. Il. Booth, "The Specialist DR.. r..
Corbus, "Nerves and Nerve" DR.. j. j.
Mersen, "The Medicine Man as a Nor
al Force" DR., +. G. Warnshius, 'sThe
County Society and the Doctor The
music furnished during the banquet
was by the famous Silk City orchestra,
composed entirely of ladies. The toast
xnaster, DR.. II. w. Alton of Portland,
esided with fun provoking gravity.
Ter the banquet there was visit to
thS silk mills, which we were pleased
and astonished to learn were the lar
gest of their kind in the world one and
quarter million yards of silk fabrics
in addition TO thread and braid we're
put out last year. This is m Ionia
county industry that lonia people
know little of,
'The following physicians were pre-
sssnt from Ionia city: Drs. Allen, Hoag,
More, Mccain, Beckwith, Cope, Win
chell, Long and Deflendorf. A unfor-
tunate derailment on the u. NJ. Ry.
prevented the larger part of the Mont
calm delegation from reaching the
meeting. One plucky Grand Rapids
doctor missing the early train started
for Belding via c. r. Il |. and the p.
M. through Howard City. When his
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21

CHORUS
Eula Savage Ruth Fargo
Mrs Bentley Louise Dangers
Margaret Lamb Margaret Fargo
Chcrrie Campbell Rena Benedict
Elizabeth Hughes Louisa Parks
Maude Hines Helen LaBlare
Lillian LaBlanc Gertrude Alling
Winifred Bush Alice Noble
Edith Noble Elsie Noble
Lille Noble Caroline Smith
Delight Hubbard Vivian Smith
Mabel Noddings Fern thinner
Alice Chapman ola Little
Halle Burris Fred Holmes
Clayton Knapp Harry Tuttle
Dean Face sydney Washburn
Harold Eddy Earl Ballou
Lou Longstrcet Marvin Behler
James Silcox William Russell
Wesley Russell VIII Fisher
William Wyckon Hugh Evans
Thomas Brackcn Fred Carter
Ferd Travis
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Act
No 1-Cho. "Now My Friends be Gay
No 2-Let Us Now, Pray-oh Father Dear, etc.
Sir O. Gin. and Cho.
No 3-Its All the Way You Look at Things Gin
and Cho.
No f-Go to Sleep My Dear one. Gin and Cho
No 1.-Two Haunting Eyes. Prince Leo
No 6-You only will Love. Gin. and Prince.
No Loves Game. Vcsta and Jasper and Cho
No 9-l'm your Fairy Godmother. Godmother
and Cho.
No 1O-Ever of You am Dreaming. Gin.
No IL (Ensemble) AS We go to the Ball Tonight.
Act ?
No Ills the Night Of the Ball Cho.
40 "a Princess Now Approaches, etc.
No 81 VIII BE True. Gin.
No I-,Iust Because Love You Gin. and Leo
No 5-The Call ofthe Bugle. Victor and Soldiers
No G-Iiitle Bunch of Violets. Nora, Victor, Cho
No THE Wine That is so Rosy Sir o., Bobkins
and Cho.
No Sim Leader OF Society. Lady o. and Cho
No 9--Finalc.
Act 3
No lover the Country Wide, etc. Cho.
No 2-Solo, cinderella" Prince Leo and Cho
No s--Finale
The opera is pretty musical comedy
filled with catchy songs, pretty stua-
tions, pleasing acts and tuneful lyrics,
and is founded on the fairy tale of the
same name. 1t is said To be far better
than The Sleeping Beauty, which was
so charmingly produced here under the
same management in May, 1907.
Tickets are now on sale at the Hotel
Belding and i'm the hands of the ladies
of It. Mary's Guild. The price of ad.
mission has been placed at 35 cents,
with 10 cents additional for reserved
seats which can be secured mt the Hotel
Belding on Tuesday for the first pro.
.duction and on "Wednesday for the sec.
ond production. Buy ticket, get a
reserved seat, and witness one of the
most attractive and laugh producing
operas ever seen in Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
Are Studying the Bible

Since the organization of the bible
study class i'm this city there is much
interest being taken i'm the study of the
bible and the weekly class meetings
every Monday night are very largely
attended. There were more than 200
present Monday night in the Baptist
church and the meeting i'm charge of
DIR. /. $. Morris was very interesting
one. The club membership already
numbers 170 and is growing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the num-
bers for houses, of the official regulation
size according TO Ordinance No. 96, may
be purchased at the office of the city
clerk. 1t is hoped that all parties will
get these numbers as soon as possible
and have them put on their houses, as
il will be impossible to secure free de-
livery until this is done.
33-2 w. :. Eddy, City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21

statute provides how they shall be de-
termined-"As shown by poll lists Of
last previous election" Nothing what
ever is said about registration.
The speaker declared that he did not
believe the board of supervisors would
venture to take the responsibility of
refusing TO allow the people to vote on
the question, on account of the trivial
objections urged.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
HORSES WANTED
Welding & Berry of Buffalo Will Be
At Fales' Livery Jan. 25

We will be at Fales' livery on Mon
day, Jan. %, to buy all kinds of mar
ketable horses and mares. They must
be fat and reasonably sound. A little
age and slight blemishes overlooked
Come early and we will pay you the
market price Will also be at Green
vile on Saturday, Jan. % at Carpenters
feed stables. Come and talk it over
with us.
Welding & Berry, Buffalo, n. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
THE COMING OPERA
Cinderella, and The Glass Slipper the
Talk of the Town Now.

The rehearsals for the comic opera,
"Cinderella, and the Glass Slipper" +"
to be produced in the Belding opera
house on Thursday and Friday eve
nings, January 2S and 20, are progress
ing finely. Mrs. John Wilson Dodge,
who is directing the actors and chorus,
has developed the musical and histri-
onic ability of the large number who
are TO take part in the production in a
most satisfactory and gratifying man.
ner.
Every portion of the city has been
secured for the best i'm the musical and
acting line and the result of the selec-
tons is already noticeable i'm the very
fine results already attained. Below
we give the east of characters, the Choir
us and the synopsis, which has been
arranged for the occasion.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Sir Olivcr-Cinderella' Father, henpecked
husband H. H. Belding
Lady Oliyer-Cinderella' stepmother. who
does the pecking Mrs Earl Wilson
Vest@ .s9 Lady divers Charm Miss Sally smith
Mora ing Daughters Mrs. j. f. Ferguson
Cause of II All
MISS BESS MARIE FACE
Prince Lco--In Love with Cinderella
John Wilson Dodge
Jasper Farwell-Captan in Army
Clifford Knapp
Victor Kenyon-Lieutenant in Army
Il. +. Walbrink
Bobkins-Scrvent John Higgins
Fairy Godmother-A Friend in Need
Mrs. j. III. Armstrong
COurticrs. Soldiers. FarrerS, Etc, to the number
nf SfNtV
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
Medical Men Here

train was stopped by the derailed
freight he skipped out, walked two
miles To Greenville, hired livery and
drove in in time for he banquet but
almost frozen.p
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21

A coal and coke fire box enables you
To use your gas range through the win
ter, even i'm the coldest house. 27tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28

ment that the association has increas- ed the salary of it's manager by one half, now paying him $75O0 a sea- son.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
AUTO RACE TO PHOENIX

Los Angeles automobilists have de- cided to use the same course as last year in their endurance race to Phoe- nix, having abandoned the plan pro- posed of passing down Imperial Val ley and thence to Yuma. They will come through the Beaumont pass, thence through the Coachella valley, and along the Salton Sea, passing down to Glamis and thence over the stage route to the Palo Verde Valley and cross the Colorado River to An renburg, Arizona, and then on to Phoenix by the most direct route. A 10O-mile race on the fair grounds at PhQeniX will take place after the en- durance run is made.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
HOTEL AT CAMPO

A large new hotel is being built at Campo, by E. T. Aiken. This hotel will be opened for business about September 1st. It is situated in an ideal place for summer resort, sur rounded by large oak trees, some of which cover nearly an acre of ground Large camping grounds and pasture and feed for horses is provided. It is two thousand five hundred and forty five feet above sea level and directly on the route of the new San Diego and Eastern railroad. Campo is sev- enty-four miles from El Centro and fifty-four miles from San Diego, and can be reached by stage from San Die go. Miss M l. Davies, sister of R. M. Davies, of El Centro, will have charge of the Hotel Campo was re- gently made a. port of entry and is growing rapidly.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
CELEBRATION AT PALA

Indians of San Diego and Imperial counties are celebrating the founding of the mission at Pala. It is estimat- ed that fully 5000 Indians are now assembled at Pala to participate in the festivities, which began on Thurs day and will continue until tomorrow night. The Pala Indians on the Pala Reserve, and those at Warner ranch stand sponsors for the celebration. Following the religious ceremonies the programme includes games and sports of many characters known to the In dians. Many white persons are in attendance
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
WILL BUILD AERoPLANEs

The San Diego Aeroplane Company has filed it's articles of incorporation at tSan Diego, and declares it's pur- pose to be the building and selling of airships. Might be some of these could be used to establish a stage route" between Imeprial Valley and the city of bay'n climate. The much talked-o stage service seems to have been a dream.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
Industrial District

Among the industrial establishments in active operation are: Light and power plant, ice and cold storage plant, steam laundry, creamery ma chine shop equipped to rebuild loco motives if necessary, blacksmith shops brick yard lumber yards. blaming mill, fruit and vegetable packing sheds, produce warehouses. In course of in stallation: Gas works, cotton gin and press, tile works, alfalfa meal mill. El Centro is the center of the cotton district and headquarters of the Am erican Nile Cotton Company. More than 1900 acres of cotton have been planted this year and a yield of two bales to the acre is estimated conf dently by experts from Texas, who pronounce this the best cotton grow ing region in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28

houses, clothing, shoe, grocery pro vision and other shops. two drug stores, printing offices, jewellers and watchmakers and all the usual places of trade and commerce. There are two large brick hotels in the business district and several frame hotels out side the fire limits
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
TRIP AROUND THE WORLD

Lewis c. Plush, the Calexico boy who won one of the round the world trips in a Los Angeles Examiner sub scription contest, got back to Los An geles Tuesday evening. The trip oc- cupied forty-one days four hours and six minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
Mercantile

El Centro has two National banks, an abstract, title and trust company. two large department stores, hard
 ware and agricultural implement
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28

OlliltiCS
 The city has electric lights, power and water, supplied by private enter prise, and gas plant to supply fuel gas to Fl Centre and other cities, is in process of construction.
 The municipality has recently com pleted septic sewer system at cost of S95,O00, and is about to install a municipal water system for which bonds will be issued. A fire depart ment is maintained by the city.
 The Fl Centro postofice is of the third class For the year ending June 30, 1909, it issued 5,695 money orders. amounting to $S1 .02G, and paid 178S orders amounting to $22,57O. Stamp sales for the year amounted to $6,177.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
HoLTvILLE FLAMING MILL

J. c. Male has gone to Los Ange- les to order the machinery for the Holtyille blaming mill. It is expected the mill will be in readiness for op- eration by the first of November
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
Industrial Education.

More than this, cooperation among growers is constant and postgraoua.e course in real industrial economy and industrial education. Collective buy ing means careful buying. The man who buys a little fertilizer for his patch, a few packages for his little crop, will not and cannot make that searching and intelligent investiga- tion into the merits of what the mar ket offers which is given by the man who buys in big way for many of his neighbors and knows that he will be held accountable for his steward ship. Cooperation in close, working business association gives to the weak and the timid and the inexperienced the strength and cheer and courage that comes from the knowledge that they are banded together in common interest with the strongest and the most resourceful men in their com munity. And the best judgment of the best men in the local growers as- sociation is available as a support and guide to novices and to the least re- sourceful.
 Gospel of Get Together
 good, live growers association is worth more, educationally, to any rural community than business college. As social influence it will do more to weld that community into a strong working unit than many more pre- tentious agency. It teaches the sell fish man to consider his neighbors interest in common with his own, fos- ters the spirit of give-and- take to the end of the common good and educates the lax and the slothful to a realiza- tion that to grow any crop success fully means to keep in step with the march of progress.
 There is only one final word for the American grower-and that Is OR GANIZEl Get together and stand to- gether!
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
Financial

The assessed valuation of the city in 1908 was $453,7S5, and the tax rate was 75 cents on $100 The valuation fixed by the city assessor for 1909 is $9S2,519, subject to increase by the board of equalization. The tax rate has not been less than that of last year. The city has taken preliminary steps toward planting shade trees and paving the main streets under acts providing for assessments of cost to property benefited.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
General

The city supports three physicians and a few lawyers, has a perfectly equipped private hospital, no ceme- tery, no city jail no saloons, no slums and only one policeman, who has nothing to do but collect taxes tion.
 The climate is salubrious in winter and hot in ssummer-not so hot as to be unbearable The mean maximum temperature for twelve months past was: August 103, September 96, Oc- tober 79, November "A, December 62, January 70, February 69, March 71 April S4 May 93, June 104, July 106. The mean minimum ranged from Al in December to 75 in July, and the lowest temperature recorded was 92 degrees. There was 306 perfectly clear days and 59 partly cloudy, Rain fall for the year was two inches. Hu- midity at p. m. ranged from nothing to 61 per cent, the mean for eleven months being 21 per cent. The dry, clear atmosphere makes the valley an ideal winter resort.
 For further details concerning Fl Centro see pages 12S to 132 of the Desert Farmer for May, 1909, and write for specific information on any mat ter that interests you to the Fl Gen. tro Chamber of Commerce.
 The officers of the Fl Centro Cham Der of Commerce are: Presiden Geo. A Carter; vice. president, T. B., Blanchard; directors, Dan V. Noland and Phil D. Swing; honorary presi- dents, w. F. Holt, J. Stanley Brown, and Allen Kelly; secretary, F. B. Put nam.
 (Signed) Publicity Committee: Dan " Noland, Allen Kelly, Lewis Haver- male.
 Fl Centro, Cal, Aug. II, 1909.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
Civic and Social

The Fl Centro Chamber of Com merce is an active body with 100 members, devoted to municipal, com mercial, industrial and civic advance ment. The women of Fl Centro do all of their share of the work of pub lie improv ement through their civic organization, the Ten Thousand Club.
 There are lodges of Masons, Odd Fellows. Eagle;, Woodmen, and Fra ternal Brotherhood, Eastern Star ard Women of WoJdcrafl, besides guilds and church Auxiliary societies and 2 Womans' culture club.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-28
FARMERS ONLY HOPE
 IS COOPERATION

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
SHEEP RAISERS
TO HAVE MEET
STATE ASSOCIATION TO CONVENE
IN NASHVILLE ON FEB. 81
CALL ISSUED.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 20.-Much
interest attaches to the meeting OF the
Tennessee Sheep and Wool Growers
Association in this oity on Feb. "a
The following call for the meeting has
been issued:
1.-The Tennessee Sheep and Wool
Growers Association will meet In the
Tulane Hotel assembly room at 10
o'clock Feb. "a, for the purpose OF per-
fecting the State association, and for
further consideration Of the best meth
DDS of advancing the interests Of the
sheep raisers of the State.
The association is endeavoring to
secure reduced rates on all railroads
leading into the city, and 1t is hoped
that every one interested in advanc-
ing sheep raising in the State will be
present.
PERCY BROWN, Chairman.
j. H. CARTWRIGHT, Sec'y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
MESSAGE IS -
At LAST SENT
GOVERNOR PATTERSON FINALLY
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Election Commissioners To Be Named
On Saturday Instead OF Thursday
Salary Grab Referred.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb 20-The
legislative auditing committee today
presented a preliminary report show
ing the satisfactory condition of the
offices of State Comptroller and
Treasurer to both Houses.
Governor Patterson transmitted his
general message to the general assem-
bly,, presenting his views as to neces-
sary legislation. In this he embraces
all of the platform pledges and prom
Uses made later.
In the senate a bill was introduced
to govern, regulate and supervise cor
porations issuing and selling forms OF
stock, debentures, bonds and the like.
Another bill exempts from taxation
bonds and certificates of Indebtedness
issued by the state, municipalities and
counties.
The senate bill creating drainage
districts for the reclamation OF the
swami lands in the state was passed.
The house salary bonus resolution
was referred to the Finance Ways and
Means Committee.
The senate concurred in the House
amendment to the senate resolution
fixing the date for electing the state
election boards, comptroller and treas
urer and convention for this purpose
will consequently be held next Satur-
day at 10 a. m. instead of next Thurs
day at p. m.