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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-05-27

ton, and to annex the same to the
town of Isle Harbor; that thereupon
said board caused thirty days posted
notice Of the time and place of hear
ing, said petition to be given within
the bounds of the territory proposed
to be affected, which notice included q
copy of said petition, and said notice
was served on the clerk of each town
whose territory might be affected:
that at the time and place of said
hearing, viz: at a session of said
board commencing on the Goth day of
April, 1909, the said hearing upon
said petition was continued until
session of said board commencing on
the 10th day of May, 1909; that at the
said session of said board commence
ing on the Goth day of May, 1909, at
the Office of the county auditor in the
village of Princeton, in said county,
said board after hearing the evidence
and the arguments of all persons in
terested for or against granting the
prayer of said petition, determined to
grant the prayer of said petition to
detach said township IL, range Is,
from said town of Princeton and to
annex the same to said town of Isle
Harbor, and thereupon fixed and de-
termined the boundaries of said town
of Isle Harbor to be the boundaries
including township AZ, range Is, and
township Al, range Is, in said county,
and the boundaries of the town Of
Princeton to be unchanged except as
to township IL, range Is, so detached
therefrOm.
Dated at Princeton, Mimi, this 10th
day of May, 1909.
OLE 81. UGLEM,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners, Mile Laos County, MINI.
Attest:
E. E. WHITNEY, County Auditor
and Ext ffcio Clerk of Board.
Official Seal)
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-05-27

For Sale.
A solid brick dwelling house, 10
rooms, hardwood finish, with full
basement, % by 30 feet; also q barn
l6 by 20 feet, buggy shed and two
acres of land, centrally located in vii
lage of Princeton. just the place for
q retired farmer or q person who
wants to start q chicken farm. Terms,
cash or five years. time. Apply to
Lewis Robideau, Route l, Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-05-27

The following claims against the
county were audited and allowed in
amounts as stated:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-05-27

In the matter of the hearing on the
petition to change the boundary lines
OF the town of Isle Harbor, on motion
made by Swennes and seconded by
Erickson, the said petition was grant
ed and the boundary lines of said
town of Isle Harbor changed so as to
include township forty-one, range
twenty-five, and the following report
OF the proceedings of the county
board in the premises adopted bv a
majority vote; Swennes, Erickson
and Dalchow voting aye, and Cater
and Uglem voting no:
The county board of Mile Laos
county, Mimi, respectfully reports
to all whom it may concern, as fol-
lows:
At the meeting of said board held
on the 10th day of March, 1909, said
board received the petition of FORTY
nine legal voters residing within the
territory to be affected by the grant
ing of the prayer of said petition.
praying said board to detach township
Al, range %, from the town of Prince.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
FELLOWS-LAM BERTON
Pretty Wedding at Home of Brides
Mother Wednesday.

A very pretty wedding occurred at
the residence of Mrs. Anna Lamberton,
at 2:30 o'clock, Wednesday, Feb. 10,
1909, when her daughter, Mary, was
united in marriage to Mr.. Arthur ID.
Fellows of Mcbride.
Carnations and Smilax were the
decorations. Rev. n. j. Myers, Pastor
of the Congregational Church, pro-
nounced the ceremony after the couple
had taken their places under beauti-
full floral bell to the strains of we'd
ding march played by Miss Ruth
Huntley of Grand Rapids.
The ring ceremony was used and
Master Alvin Storey, as ring bearer,
presented it TO the bride in the center
of Gala Lilly. The bride was
gowned in white brilliantine and lace
and carried brides roses. Miss Lena
Cook of Belding and Mr.. Geo. Willitts
of Remus were bridesmaid and grooms-
man, she also dressed in white.
Elegant refreshments were served,
Messers Clifford and Clayton Knapp
Harry Dimmick and Charlie Lamber-
ton doing the honors in the line of
searving. Many fine presents were
given the happy couple.
Out of town guests were Mrs. Bert
Storey and son Alvin of Mcbride, Mrs.
Abbie Holmes of Grattan, Mrs. Fellows
of Remus and Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Frost of Moseley.
After a short wedding trip to De
troit they will return to Mcbride to
reside where their home is already
fitted up to receive them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
BAND OF LONG WOOL ANIMALS
TO LABOR FOR IMPROVE
MENT OF FORESTS
EXPERIMENT A UNIQUE ONE
BY UNCLE SAM
Proposed Work May Finally Solve
Problem of Waste and Terrors
of Forest Fires

Three thousand angora goats herded
out on the brush-covered foothills of
California are going TO do some hard
work for Uncle Sam during the coming
two years, beginning this spring. The
experiment will be unique both as a
stock raising proposition s d as an
engineering and tree culture problem.
The little white animals, whose long
wool is of such great value, are going to
be put To no less task than construct
ing mile after mile of fire line through
the bushy chaparral growth in the ma
tional forests, saving much labor by
the United States Forest Service en-
gineers and making way for forestation
by merchantable trees. Not the least
important feature of the experiment,
which for the first two years will be
confined to the Lassen forest, is the
fact that the task will be performed
during the regular grazing by the goats
which will not even realize they are
doing valuable work.
Plans for carrying on the work are
outlined in cooperative agreement
drawn up by the Forest Service and
the owner of band of angora goats
grazing on the Lassen National forest
of California. The scheme is TO run
fire lines parallel with the contour of
the slopes by cutting trails about eighty
rods apart. These trails are to serve as
guides for the angoras. They will
Craze in each direction from the trails,
killing, il is estimated, strip eff brush
about 300 yards wide. The wide lanes
cut out and grazed BY the goats viii
serve as ideal fire lines in protecting
the forest covered lands lying beyond
and around the chaparral areas and
also make place for reproduction of
merchantable trees.
The protection TO be afforded by the
goat-built fire lanes, therefore, may at
least bring relief to the state, which in
the past has had its full share of timber
loss through destructive forest fires
AT the same time large amount of
chaparral will be killed out to make
room for the growth of good trees that
produce lumber. If proven successful
at the end of two years the work will
be carried to national forests in other
sections where chaparral has cholled
out good forest trees and created dan
gerous fire risk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
Obituary..

Mary Anne Germaine was born in
Marcellus, n. Y, April 10, 1920. Was
married Aug. Is, 1910 TO Silas Crippen
and came in Sept. of the same year to
North Plains, Ionia county, to the farm
home where she lived until Sept, 1874,
since when she has resided with her
Mrs Mont Spaulding in Or
leans until her death which occurred
Feb. 4, 1909. Twin daughters were
born to them one of whom died in
childhood.
The remains were taken TO the North
Plains Union church where services
were conducted by Rev. Will of Muir,
who spoke words of comfort TO her
friends and old neighbers and the
flower laden casket was laid away in
the North Plains cemetery, near the
place which was her home so many
years, beside her husband who died in
1857. She was the oldest member of
the Ionia county pioneer society.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
AtThe Congregational Church

The subject of Rev. n. ]. Myers SER
mon at the Congregational church Sun
day will be "The Similarities and Dis
similarities of Gods Thoughts and
Mans Thoughts. This subject will
be discussed from two points of view,
common observation and the holy bible
This is theme in which everyone is
interested. Don't fail to be present
both morning and evening. The pro-
gram for the morning music service
will be: "Oh Father, Hear Me-" (by
FIRTH Mrs. j. T.. Ferguson; "Bless
the Lord" (by Williams) Full Choir;
organ solo, "Meditation" (by Cham
inade) Mrs. Fred Ireland. Mrs. Ire
land, organist. Evening music: "The
Endless Day. (by Johnson)-Florence
Wagner; Crock of Ages" (by Martin)
Young Peoples Choir; "Response" (by
Shepard) Florence Fisher, organist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
THE LADIES' SOCIAL CIRCI Z
WILL WORK UP ONE
A FIVE DOLLAR GOLD PIECE TO
BE GIVEN AS PRIZE
TO WINNER
The Words, "The Silk City" Must
Appear in Slogan Competition
Open to the World

Cities all over the Union are adopting
a slogan and the spirit having caught
Belding, the ladies of the Social Circle
of the Congregational church have been
granted the privilege of working up one
TO be adopted rs slogan or rallying
cry for this city.
Mayor w. f. BricSer will be one of
n committee of five into whose hands
the slogans received by the ladies will
be placed to sift out, boil down and
make a selection for suitable one for
the Silk City.
Inasmuch as Belding by common
consent is known as the silk City and
has been so designated fora number of
years, it is the mayors idea that the
phrase, "The Silk City" must be n
part of the slogan. Words may be
added to it but none taken away. For
instance, something like this: "BeId-
ing, the Silk City, Gets There Eli;n or
this, "The Silk City, Grand in Oppor-
tunity."
The slogan adopted by Grand Rapids
is ''Grand Rapids Knows How Jack
sons rallying cry is 'Do This for jack
son." and Kalamazoo has taken up the
cry, ain Kalamazoo We Do
The ladies have Offered prize of a
five dollar gold piece for the best slogan,
to be paid to the lucky person who
suggests the most snappy and appro-
pirate one, which the committee decides
upon as being the best. The ladies say
competition is open TO the world. Each
person may suggest rs many slogans as
they desire, the more the better, but
they must have merit to win, for the
committees decision will be a good one
and no weak, shilly-shally grouping Of
woIds will do for slogan for so good,
attractive, moral, progressive and up
to-date city as Belding is. SO let every
body get busy Immediately; someone
will get the five dollars. Send 10y mail
or hand them to Mrs. f. Schlegel or
Mrs. l. l.. Hubbell, and sign your name,
No names will go into the hands of the
committee.
The ladies have also arranged with
the three drug stores in the city to re-
ceive the slogans and boxes will be
left in each place for the convenience of
any who wish to drop in their sugges-
tions addressed TO the ladies.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
Mayors Proclamation

To the people Of the city Of Belding-
Friday, Feb. II, will be the one-hun-
dredth anniversary of the birth of Alb
raham Lincoln, one of the greatest
characters the world has ever known.
To the end that the people of Belding
may make special observance of this
one hundredth anniversary of the birth
of the great emancipator, call upon
all citizens to observe the day in a fit
ting manner, especially by displaying
the American flag. also request that
all the schools participate in exercises
that tend to impress the pupils with
the love of freedom and liberty, and
that they may learn the lesson taught
by that great life which was of so much
value TO this nation and the cause of
freedom everywhere.
w. f. Bricker, Mayor
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
DELEGATES ELECTED
Ionia County Named Delegates to
State Convention

AT the county convention held in
Ionia last Friday, Harvey III. Lowrey
was made chairman and Il. b. Lapham
secretary.
The following delegates were elected
to the state conventions: North Plains,
S. p. Borden; Ronald, III. +. Powell;
Orleans, Fred Pitt; Otisco, +. l.. Moon;
Keene, b. +. Wilkinson; Easton, j. n.
Inman; Ionia, S. Townsend; Lyons, 5.
w. Webber; Portland, G.. M. Morse;
Orange, w. j. Carbaugh; Berlin, w.
ID. Bennett; Boston, III. III. Lowrey;
Campbell, Elisha Strong; Odessa, Sam
uel Velte; Ionia, +. l.. Williams, +. M.
Davis; Belding, b. f. Hall, f. b. Lap
ham.
Resolutions were adopted instructing
the delegation TO favor Hon. Frank ID.
NJ. Davis for the office of justice of the
supreme court.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
Fighting Tuberculosis

At the last meeting of the Executive
Council of the Modern w oodmen society
held at the headquarters of the society
in Rock Island, ILL.,, it was decided to
conduct that society's sanatorium lo-
Gated at Colorado Springs, Colo, for
the treatment of members afflicted with
tuberculosis, free of all charge to MEM
bers. The Modern Woodmen society,
several months since, acquired 1880
acres of land within seven miles of
Colorado Springs, and has established
thereon an up-to-date sanatorium, the
tent colony plan being employed. The
first colony was opened for the recep-
ton of patients on Jan. l, 1909. 1t is
equipped to care for 60 patients, to
which number admissions will be linn
tied for the present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
A. -, Wight Dead.

Allen S. Wright died of heart disease
Monday in Ionia, at the age of 6S years.
Mr.. Wright has for many years been
prominent in business and social circles
in Ionia and was for many years a
leading dry goods merchant For 25
years he had been secretary of the Ionia
school board and was the oldest mem
Der of that body. He was prominent
mason and had been for many years a
member of the local lodge. Prior TO
the merger of the Ionia County Saving
bank and the State Saving bank, he
was cashier of the first named institu-
ton, and was formerly interested in
the Ionia Wagon company. He is
survived by his widow and by one son,
Grove A. Wright resident of Detroit.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
SCHOOL BOARD BUSY
Looking for New Teachers-F. c.
James Engaged as Superintendent

James Engaged as Superintendent
Although there are several months
yet before the next term of school be-
gins, yet our school board is already on
the lookout for teachers and when they
find one who seems to measure up TO
the required standard they land him
or her if possible
Since Superintendent +. n. Pitllin
notified the board that his resignation
to take effect at the close of the school
year was final, there have been sixteen
applicants for the place and the board
considered ii wise plan TO make a
selection at once in order that the un-
successful ones might look elsewhere.
Mr.. Pitl<in has been at the head of our
schools for seven years and as a result
OF his thorough work they are in a
better condition than ever before in all
the grades and all lines of work. The
board rendered him the position for
another year, but after careful consid-
Grafton he declined and recently sent in
his resignation. Possibly Mr.. Pitkin
may relinquish school work and go in
TO business if favorable opportunity
offers, but wherever he goes the people
may be assured of having an excellent
citizen in their midst.
Mr.. James, the new uperintendent,
comes from Williamson, where he has
been superintendent of schools for the
past four years. He is married and
has one daughter aged 10 years. He is
a young man, graduated with high
honors from Albion college, was granted
a life certificate and began his teaching
career in the Camden schools where he
was principal three years. From there
he went TO Lyons, where he remained
four years, then going To Williamson.
During this time he has spent 'consid-
cradle time at the Il. of Nj. and comes
to our schools with the highest of rec
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
AGAIN AT THE HELM
Chas. NJ. Moore is Proprietor of Hotel
Garnett.-Purchase Lease.

Chas. NJ. Moore is again proprietor of
Hotel Garnett, having taken possession
of the house last Tuesday. Since COM
ing back TO Belding from his farm neaI
Smyrna he has been urged by many of
his old friends to go back into the hotel
business and deal was struck up be
tween himself and Mr.. Buchanan which
matured this week.
Mr.. Moore has run the house twice
before and is familiar with the wants
and needs of its patrons and he will
begin Immediately TO make improve
ments and refurnish it where it is
needed The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore will be pleased to see them
again in charge of the house. Mr..
Moore says he will change the name
back to "Hotel Bricker," the name
given it by Mr.. Bricker who built the
block. This will also be pleasing TO the
public and an honor to Mr.. Bricker.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
THE IONA FAIR
Will Still Continue-Reorganization
Has Been Effected

AT the adjourned meeting of the Ionia
Fair association held Saturday in Ionia
steps were taken towards reorganiza-
ton, instructing the officers of the old
company TO sell TO the new and join a
stock company organized as the "Ionia
Fair association"
The capital stock is to be $1,000 and
the company is TO assume the s., 500
mortgage; also stock to the value of
So 500 was subscribed and the organiza-
ton will be perfected at once. The
new company will probably promote
the Short Ship races, which open in
June as the first venture. The new
stockholders include III. II. Wager, l..
b. Preston, X. II. Smith, II. L. Powell,
III. b. Webber and many other well
known and substantial men of the
county.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11

The two lectures given at the Congre-
gational church, by Rev. N. J. Myers,
were well attended and much enjoyed.
The first lecture was on southern Italy,
Sicily and Messina, and the other on
England, Scotland and Ireland. Mr..
Myers has happy faculty Of making
his hearers see and feel things as he
sees and feels them and in his travels
he notes the difference between GUS
toms and conditions in those countries
and his own. Those who missed the
lectures missed treat.-Carson City
Gazette.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
Pilgrims Progress.

Beginning Sunday evening, Feb. IA,
at the Baptist church, pastor Maxfield
will begin series of six stereoptican
sermons on Bunyan's immortal allie
CORY. He will secure his colored slides
from New York city, they are said to
be the finest made. Pilgrims Progress
like Uncle Toms Cabin, is always
fresh and new to each generation, we
are sure that no one can spend Sunday
evening more profitably than in seeing
these beautiful views and in listening
TO the accompanying sermon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
Notice.

The accounts of Ray Edwards and
A. II. Workman have been placed in
my hands for settlement and | am now
ready TO adjust the same, debtors of
either of the aforesaid parties may call
at my Office after this date and settle
such accounts. Fred l.. Warner
Dated, Belding Feb 10, 1909.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11

Twenty-three members of Doric
Chapter went to Grattan last Saturday
evening to visit Venus Chapter and
they are all loud in their praise of the
excellent time enjoyed and the recep-
ton they received.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
Advertised Letters

Ida Borsum, Mrs. M. Daniels, Geo.
Prayer, Miss Lena Hilger, Mrs. M.
Jarvis, Mrs. Gracei Jenson, Mrs. l.. ID.
Knash, Miss Martha Kohn, w. l..
Keller, B. l.. Mallory, Mrs. Erma
Munson, Mr.. Glen Sigsby 2, Minnie
Stayley, Miss Carrie Swihart, Mr..
Robert Stowell 2.
Feb. 8, 1909. ID. L. Wilson, p. NJ.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-11
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our many friends
for the kindness and sympathy express
ed to us during the sickness and at the
death of our mother and grandmother
and for the beautiful flowers.
Mont Spaulding and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Spaulding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lambertson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
was eafeiaaa. II lie too late
just what might have been done
to prevent such awful sacrifice.
Mobles ln Mean Attire.

Where did etiquette require nOb,cs to
appear before their sovereigns NEATLY
clad! This singular custom olEilapti.r-
lied court ceremonial in ancient Mexico
under the Agsec dominion. When the
native lords and grandecS ha,! occasion,
to seek the presence of Muntexuma
they We're under the obligation, as To-
ribio de Benevente. who accompanied
the Conquistador Ccrtes. tcstities of
assuming voluminu.is mantle of poor
material (una malt;, ssrosera v ilobrel.
with which they covered and concealed
their ordinary robes. in token of sub
lection and humiliation. These were
manufactured out Of he leaves of the
aloe tree by the commoner classes.
Etiquette required the strict observ-
ancc OF this custom by all those who
came into the emperor's presence, with
the exception of persons of the royal
blood. Any one seeking audience of
The emperor had to don these common
clothes on his arrival at the palace
Isarcfooted and wretclcdly clad. he
was led before the sovereign and with
downcast eyes made his request with
every outward sign of abject snhserv-
lcnce.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Curious Village Names.

There is in Dorset IL group of villages
which in some form or other have as
their cponym the stream in whose val
ley they are situated. The stream is
named Puddle, and the villages bear
the names of Puddle Hinton. Puddle
town. Tulpuddle. Affpuddle, Turner's
Puddle and Bryan's Puddle. One is
reminded of the riddle about the letter
m" Some. like Queen Mary, "llave
it bcforc;' some. like King William.
..have it behind Poor things. poor
things. "The inhabitants of these viii
lagos says Marcus Dimsdalc. who
writes in the Cornhill Magazine on
"English Village Names" "Sent TO Il
former postmaster gencral-if | am
rightly informed. Cecil lsaikes-a re-
guest that they might be allowed to
change their names and replace them
with more euphonious substitutes
which they oblisingly supplied. Back
came the official reply. curt. overbear-
ing. memorable, Puddle YOU are, and
puddle you must remain."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
: lMllNlUTlvEI Flbhs.
The Way Zeal Estate is Divided Up IL
0ori.,esl

Portugal.
The Portuguese are all extremely
conservative people. Every man fol-
lows rigidly the methods employed 10y
his father and forefathcrs. In very
many parts of the country the old
wooden plows arc still used.
When IL man dies. instead of one of
the heirs taking the whole property
and paying the remaining heirs for
their parts the whole property is di-
vided into as many parts as there are
heirs. More than this. each separate
part of the property is thus divided.
Thus. If the property consists of ten
acres Of pasture land. eighty of vine
yard and ten of grain land and there
arc ten heirs, each heir will receive
one acre each of grain and pasture land
and eight acres of vineyard. This proc
ess has been going ON for very long
time. so that now in the most fertile
part Of Portugal the land is divided
into incredibly small portions.
The immediate result of this. accord
ing to the United States consular re-
ports. is that the product of the land
is barely sufficient Vt best to sustain
its owners Solith q, HE river Tagus.
OH the OIL. +. i li're are enormous
tracts of .N......,. l:.l,l lying unused.
but 1t has IN i.,.ru impossible to in
luce the farmers of the north to move
into this region and take up large hold
Philadelphia Inquirer.