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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20

Smyrna cemetery at 2:40 o'clock; then
TO the Otisco cemetery for service at
$3.50 o'clock, after which they will dis
band.
All soldiers, sailors, marines and w.
X. C.s are cordially invited to join with
us in the observance of both Memorial
Sunday and Decoration Day. Every
Comrade will wear his badge and all
civic bodies are also invited TO assemble
with us at the hall on Decoration Day
TO join in the services.
The children from all the schools with
their teachers in charge are invited to
assemble at the G. A. II. on Decoration
Day and march with the Post to the
church. Let every citizen give honor
to his own as well as the nations dead.
Bring flowers and wreaths for every
grave i'm the city of the dead.
w. II. OLDs FRANK II. CHASE
Adjutant. Commander.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20
Charge of Larceny of the Tele-
scope Containing Booze
Was Dropped
BAILEY BROKE BOTTLES
Contents Consigned to the Sewer
Prosecuting Attorney Sheldon
Pushed The Case

The case of the telescope containing
liquor which Floyd Bailey brought in
Justice Lapham's court by entering
a complaint charging the larceny of
ii on several men of the party who were
on the train with him coming from
Greenville, came to a termination Mon
day after close investigation by Pros
ecuting Attorney Dwight G. Sheldon.
The charge of Larceny was dropped
and all but two OF the respondents, to-
gether with George Bitterman, new
man in the mixup, pleaded guilty TO a
disorderly charge.
Bailey was asked by the Court, who
had possession of the telescope and the
liquor, what he wanted done with the
liquor, to which he replied that "none
of the stuff would ever go down his
neck again." 1t was turned over to
him and followed by crowd, he con-
signed it to mother earth and the sew
er by smashing the bottles.
The following report of the matter
given by the prosecuting attorney TO
the Ionia Standard is as follows:-
"Like most all other stories of the
kind, this one was considerably eXager-
ated. The story runs about thus:
Floyd Baily of Belding, aged twenty
years went to Greenville for some beer
for his own use, and returned with
seventeen pints of beer and one pint of
whiskey in his telescope.
In the smoker of the train Baily met
Giles Short, William Spencer, George
Bitterman, EG. Cowles and Joseph
Heather, all friends living in the vicin-
ity of Belding and Smyrna. Baily
was seen by the men to take pint bot
tie from his telescope and take drink,
and a few minutes later, while Baily
was out on the platform, Cowles hid
the telescope, and Spencer transferred
it TO still another place. All this hap
pened in Montcalm county.
Upon arriving in Belding Bitterman
hid the telescope in the depot. For all
this performance TO his discontinue,
Baily swore out warrant for the ar
rest of the four men, charging larceny.
There was no proof that Baily
brought the liquor into dry territory
for other than his own private use, so
the most that could be made out of the
escapade was disorderly conduct on n
Short, Spencer and Bitterman pleaded
guilty before Justice Lapham, and
were assessed 1915 each, the larceny
case being discontinued and Cowles
and Heather discharged.
For his part in the escapade Baily
was assessed $1,000 and COSTA total
of %. 75."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20
Backbone

1t is not universally known that one
of the ministers OF our city is also upon
the lecture platform, and his frequent
absences have been for the purpose of
fulfilling engagements in that line.
His leaving Michigan necessitates his
turning down nine calls for Commence
ment addresses and a Chautauqua en-
gagement.
In Belding Mr.. Maxfield is known
rs a fine pulpit orator and as a bril-
liant afterdinner speaker The year
in which he gave the baccalaureate
sermon, ii was the general comment
that it was far superior TO the COM
mencement address given by the paid
speaker from out of town.
Now that Mr.. Maxfield is going to
California, it is gratifying to the people
Of Belding TO know that they are TO
have an opportunity to hear him upon
the lecture platform. The Baptist
Young People have secured his SER
vices for Friday evening, May 2S, at
which time he will deliver his celebrat-
cd lecture on aBacll lbone.u That it
may be within the reach of everyone
the tickets are placed at the low price
of Is cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20
Quit Work Wednesday And
45th Session OF State Law
Makers is at an End
EACH MEMBER GETS $500
Closing Scenes of Last Hours Rather
Tempestuous-Last Business Dis
posed of With Dispatch.

When the legislature adjourned
last Wednesday, they met sc days
since convening January 6, In a per-
iod of 1913 days. Each one had
drawn 1865 as salary and each still
has $135 coming to him under the
terms of the new constitution.
The bill which provided for col
lecting a tonnage tax on iron and
copper ores was killed by the house
by a vote Of 46 to SO. Upper PEN
insula members, unfavorable, of
course, to the bill, had bad scare
as the vote was being taken.
The senate spent practically the
last week of the session on house
bills, having disposed of senate bills
earlier. The senate has had the
knack this session of disposing of
matters with dispatch when required,
and has run through practically all
the session with little friction.
The house has had several stormy
days to weather, but the old saying
that a storm precedes calm proved
true, and the closing days of the
house were peaceful and quiet, with
considerable legislation disposed of
at a merry clip. Some of the many
new members, however, would occa-
sionally like to occupy considerable
time on the floor in discussions, but
Speaker Campbell generally kept
things moving during the closing
days.
The appropriation bill for aiding
the work OF extending good roads
throughout the state, carried total
of $4,000. This sum will give
that department good working sum
In helping to better the roads
throughout the state.
Gov. Warner has signed the search
and seizure bill. THIS bill is-for the
purpose of helping officials in dry
counties to better enforce the liquor
law.
The county home rule bill passed
the house during the closing days of
the session, but the broad powers
granted to boards of supervisors
were eliminated and any local acts
passed by that body must be sub
mitted to the people affected before
they become law.
The Anti-Saloon league did not re-
linquish their vigil over the legisla-
ture during the closing days. They
WOTheu 10 nave inc HOuSe llQuOI Dlil
amended to take from the bill the
authority granted villages to allow
saloons to keep open to midnight.
The house killed the Stewart bill
by vote of 40 to 3S, which was in
tended to abolish the doctrine OF
carelessness of a fellow servant as q
complete defense of all employers Of
labor when an injured employe sued
for personal injury damages. The
reason given for killing the bill was
that the time was too short to con-
slider such an important matter.
Game Warden Pierce's bill was
killed by the house. He wanted TO
be allowed to increase his force from
10 deputy state game wardens to 25.
1t was proposed to have the q also
serve as fire wardens.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20
SOCIETY FORMED
For the Study and Prevention of The
Dreaded Tuberculosis.

Pursuant to call a goodly number Of
our citizens gathered at the Holy Trim
ity Mission church house Wednesday
evening for the purpose of perfecting
an organization for the study and pre-
vention of the great white plague, tu-
berculosis.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. VIM. Bell who had been appointed
temporary chairman for Belding by the
president of the state organization. The
doctor read an interesting paper on the
subject at issue and stated the object of
the meeting.
Remarks were made by Rev. j. Frank
Jackson, Rev. o. w. Winter, DR.. G. i,
Taylor and f. A. Bush after which the
following officers and commit ees were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-Dr. William Bell.
1st Vice President-Rev. J. Frank
Jackson.
2nd Vice President-Frederick A.
Bush.
Secretary-Dr. Marjory Orr.
Treasurer-Miss Ethel Kennedy
Civic Committee-The Pastors of the
churches of Belding and vicinity and
the Supt. of Schools.
Ladies Auxiliary Committee-The
Presidents of all the Ladies Societies in
Belding. "a
Advisory Committee-Every Physi-
clan in Belding and vicinity.
A general trend of deep interest in
the matter was shown by all present,
and this was shown by the eager rush
to secure copies of the pamphlets sent
out by the State Board of Health on
the prevention of tuberculosis. Four
persons; A. n. Belding, Madame Eliz-
abeth Belding, Mrs. III. III. Belding and
Miss Patten became life members of
the organization by paying 80 apiece
into the treasury and the Belding Soci-
ETY. for the Prevention of tuberculosis
adjourned TO meet Monday June Nth
at some place to be determined later.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20

Who said Royal Club?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20
THE GLASS BLOWERS
Are in the City Go and See Them
Without Fail.


The Venetian Glass Workers located
on the vacant lot under large tent
Just west of the Post Office in Belding
are attracting the attention of large
crowds each evening. They came here
highly recommended by the Public
and the Press, making their third tour
through Michigan in the last ten years.
Each visitor receives beautiful pres
ent of their own hand work free. The
Glass Blowers will manufacture from
common glass, beautiful and costly
presents whilst you look on in wonder,
all of which are given away. All par
ents who are interested in their child
rem should pay this exhibition visit.
In addition to their glass exhibition
they have large den of reptiles from
all parts of the world, of which j. f..
Richardson and the youngest child
(but six years of age) known to handle
those poisonous reptiles will handle
them and lecture on item.
Saturday afternoon special matinee
will be given for ladies and children.
Admission five and ten cents, includ-
ing present free TO all, Extra-300
glass ships will be given away to the
school children and every lady will re-
ceive bird on her own hat pin free.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20

joyed by the young people:
Tomato Bouillon
Sweet Bread Patties
Queen Olives Sliced Cucumbers
Creamed Chicken, Potato Croquettes
Cardinal Punch
Shrimp Salad, Mayonaise
Vanilla Ice Cream
Strawberries, with Cream
Angel Food Chocolate Layer Cake
Sunshine Cake
Coffee
During the service Miss Norma
Loewe played the piano giving the
banqueters fine music.
Miss Margaret l. Fargo was the
toastmistress and filled that difficult
position with credit and honor in her
introduction of each toast.
The toasts were responded to In
a hearty and vigorous way by each
one on the list and all were loudly
applauded for their efforts. The
following were on the program:
Address of Welcome-Irma A.
Kidd.
Response-Dean Face.
al told you so.'-Grace Ballou.
What Next. Earl Brown
offs and Ands." Hazel NJ. Wood
en-.
Airy Nothings - Archie Tuin-
stra.
"sharps and Flats. Nina Weeks.
"Our Girls. = Harry Reeves.
Our Boys. Mabel Wood.
"Stung. James Morgan.
Ideas and Ideals. Mary Gore.
Senior Prophecy. Guy w.
Eddy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20
Get Together in a Reception
at the Hotel Belding Last
Friday Evening
ALL HAD FINE BANQUET
An Excellent Program of Music and
Toasts was Given-Juniors Gave
The Reception.

When commencement time ap-
proaches students of the high school
In the senior and junior classes are
a very busy lot of young people
rounding up their studies and get
ting ready for commencement exer-
cises, that part of school life to
which most pupils look forward
With a sort of fear and trembling.
The past year Of school under the
able instruction of a fine corps of
teachers has been successful one
and the pupils have made marked ad-
vancement in all lines of study.
A class of twenty will graduate
this year. eleven girls and nine boys:
Ylorence Fisher. Marguerite Lamb,
Grace Ballou, Eta Green, Dean
Face, Nina Weeks, Grant Weeks, Le-
roy Buttolph, Vivian Smith, Sidney
Washburn, James Morgan, Barkdull,
Thomas Bracken, jr., Bessie Brown,
Earl Brown, Edna Maxwell, Mabel
Noddins, Mabel Wood, Clark Palmer
Earl Schlegel, and Charles Hollen-
beck.
Their class oolors are maize and
blue and the red carnation is the
class flower.
The junior class is composed of
Esveateen. ten of whom are girls and
seven boys: Margaret Fargo. Mary
Core. Leoni Gore. Guy Eddy, Agnes
Jonas. Erma Hough, Hazel NJ.
wooden. Floyd jerks, Lila Taylor,
irma Kidd. Harry Reeves, Ben Peter
son. Delight Hubbard, Harold Eddy,
Archie Tuinstra, Harry Tuttle, Fern
Belding.
The class which will graduate next
rear have chosen the pink rose as
their class flower and for colors old
rVse and gold.
On Friday night the juniors en-
tertained the seniors at banquet in
Hotel Belding where the parlors,
stairway and dining room were dec
Grated with the class colors and when
the young students had assembled
there was a merry bunch bubbling
over with fun and frolic, wit and
humor.
At eight o'clock the banquet doors
swung open and thirty-eight sat
down to tables arranged for the oc-
casion with hands and actions skilled
In the art of decorating.
The following menu was served in
handsome style and thoroughly en-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20
THE PROGRAMME
For Memorial Sunday and Decoration
Day-Honors to Nations Dead.

For Memorial Sunday and Decoration
Day-Honors to Nations Dead.
Headquarters Dan S. Root Post No. 120,
Department of Michigan, G.. A. r..
Dan 5. Root Post and its Auxiliary w.
II. G. will observe Memorial Sunday,
Mey Both, by attending the morning
service at Holy Trinity church, Rev. J.
Frank Jackson officiating. The post
and corps will assemble al the G. A. Il.
hall and march to and from the church.
Immediately after the sermon the pres
ident of the Corps will present flag
to the church.
DECORATION DAY.
The post and Corps will assemble at
the g. A. II. at 900 o'clock a. m. and
march TO the Bridge street bridge where
the Corps will give their ritualistic
water service for the navy and marines
buried in the sea. They will then
march TO the Congregational church
where Rev. +. Collins will deliver the
Decoration Day address under the fol-
lowing program,
Singing
Invocation
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address
Solo
Address by Rev. Collins.
Close by singing "America.
From the church the Post and Corps
will march to their hall. They will
re-assemble at River Ridge cemetery
at l: 80 o'clock for the @. A. II. cemetery
service. They will then proceed to the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20

Regular service Sunday morning and
evening, preaching by the pastor Rev.
Edrie Collins. Sunday School at noon.
Program of music:
MORNING SERVICE
Organ prelude e-.--- Mrs. Ireland
Duet, ''Twilight" Geo. b. Nevin)
Miss Florence Wagner and Mr.. Geo.
Wagner.
Anthem, s'The Radiant Morning Hath
Passed Away" (Woodard) .---,----.
Response, (Blackmer).
Ofiertory, Organ Solo, Mrs. Ireland
Organ Postlude-- Mrs. Ireland
EVENING SERVICE
Organ Prelude Miss Florence Fisher
Duet, "My Faith Looks up to Thee,
(Blackford) , Miss Dangers and
Miss Florence Wagner.
Anthem, "The Light of SABBATH Eve"
(Vance) . Young Peoples Choir.
Response, (Shepard)
Organ postlude Miss Florence Fisher
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-20

c. A. Rowley has opened cigar
factory in the brick building on West
Main street, formerly occupied by the
Belding Cigar Company. Mr.. Rowley
is an expert cigar maker and his favor
ite brand will be the Belding Star
The Bossier banner., 1909-01-21
Succession Sale.

Succession Of Robert Williams, deceased.
In Dsstrict Court, Bossier Parrish, La.
DY virtue of an order of sale to me
ID directed from the Honorable Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish of Bos-
sier, La, / will on Saturday, Feb. g.,
1909, at the late residence of the deceas-
ed, near Ivan, La, within the legal hours
for sales, proceed to sell at public auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder, the
following described property, to-wit:
A mules, 10 head Of cattle, 100 bushels
of corn, 8 head of meat hogs, II head of
stock hogs, 8 tons of cotton seed, old
wagons, IS gallons of syrup, 60 bushels
of potatoes, $500 stalks of ribbon cane,
/ cane or molasses mill, set of black
smith tools, household and kitchen fur
niture, and the right Of the deceased,
Robert Williams, to purchase from
Whited & Wheless, Limited, lots 6 and
IL, or the south half of northeast quar-
ter of section 8, township 20, range II,
the balance due thereon to Whited &;
Wheless, Limited, being about $155.
Terms of Sale-Cash, if the appraise-
ment or two thirds thereof be bid, else
on a credit of thelve months, according
to law. J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer.
Benton, La, Jan. 81, 1909. feb
The Bossier banner., 1909-01-21
Vellire.

State Of Louisiana, Be it remembered,
Parrish Of Bossier. that on this, the
18th day Of January, A. D. 1909, we, the
undersigned Jury Commissioners, whose
names appear hereunto affixed, met at
the Clerks office in the town OF Benton,
La, and proceeded to select from the
general venire box (Which was previ-
ously prepared by us) the names of
twenty persons, from different portions
of the parish, to serve as Grand Jurors
for the term of six months from date of
empaneling at the January Term, 1909,
of the Second District Court, beginning
on the fourth Monday, the 25th day Of
January, and until succeeding Grand
Jury shall have been selected, and ac-
cording to law. Also, on the same day
mentioned, and at the same place, we
proceeded to draw from the general
venire box the names if thirty persons of
lawful age and residence to serve as
Petit Jurors during the second week of
the aforesaid Court, said Jurors to be
summoned to appear on Monday, Feb. 1,
1909, said day being the first day of the
second week of said term. All of which
was done in accordance with the provis-
ions of Act 1876 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, approved July
13, 1898, and by order of the Court.
The Bossier banner., 1909-01-21
Points For tho horseman.

Teach the horse more than common
sense methods. Teach him to stop at
the word and stay stopped until told
to go on. He should be taught to back
at the word. Too much dependence is
placed on the lines. When a horse has
once learned these things he does not
forget them as man does. A horse
should also be taught to walk good
gait. The fast walker is the horse that
gets along with the work. Where
horses are taught more things neces-
sary there will not be so much occa-
sion to complain at them for not do
ing what Is required of them. The
horse is tractable and will do what is
desired Of him II he knows what is
wanted. A horse IS poor guesser.
Much Of the language Of the driver is
unintellfgible to him, and especially the
profane talk.
The Bossier banner., 1909-01-21
THE VETERINARY.

Place a sick animal in dry box
stall with plenty of bedding and SUM-
light In cold weather place blanket
on the animal. Feed sparingly with
digestible food and keep the manger
sweet and clean. Water should be
pure and warmed when necessary
Cure For Seours.
One who has tried 1t recommends
corncob tea for calves and colts trou-
bled with scours. 1t is made as fol-
lows: The corncobs are chopped up
into pieces and put into a kettle with
enough water to cover them and are
then STEPPED over slow fire, The
fluid is then drained off and cooled
and used as drench for the affected
animals.
Treatment For Scratches.
In old cases of scratches where the
skin under the fetlock tends to crack
and is dry and scaly apply cerate Of
cartharides to blister the parts. and
as it will remove the scurf new skin
will form and be apt to remain sound
II the parts are not washed during
cold weather. In ordinary cases do
not wash the parts; poultice for few
days with hot flaxseed meal and then
apply sulphur ointment two or three
times daily
Foot Rot In Cattle.
For fouls or foot rot in cattle cleanse
the parts thoroughly and touch with a
feather dipped In water three parts
and sulphuric acid one part, or the
sore may be cleansed and then smear
ed with pine tar and bandage tied
between the claws and about the pas
tern to keep out the dust. Remove the
cause by filing up all low places in
which puddles may be formed.
Thumps In Pigs.
Thumps is pig disorder that is
very likely to affect young swine.
Avoid excitement and sudden frights
and give q dose Of three grains Of
digitalis in the feed Get the patients
out in the air and sunshine and en-
courage exercise by placing the feed
trough quite distance from the bed.
II the hogs can be made to 60 about
more and more the weak condition Of
the heart will disappear OF course in
this connection the feed must he Of a
tonic character Use a few oats and
introduce by degrees little oilmeal
The Bossier banner., 1909-01-21
BUTCHERING
ON THE FARM

In killing hogs, as with everything
else. the work may be made much
easier by simply studying the pest
methods to pursue and by providing
suitable tools with which to work.
One convenience that Is especially
essential with the present day butch
ering and scarcity of fuel and which
has taken the place Of the inconvenlent
backlog and open fire which smoked
the workmen's eyes almost out Is the
arch and scalding pans for large jobs
of butchering or sheet iron fire pots
for ordinary work. These latter ar
rangements are very popular, and not
only do they come in good service at
butchering time, but as well In case
of boiling off a batch Of apple butter
or homemade soap they do not endan-
ger the women folks by the sweeping
flames of fire often occasioned by high
winds.
When the size of the kettle to be
used is determined, usually of quite
large size for general purposes, a
Jacket made from heavy sheet iron or
light boiler iron is formed about the
base of the kettle at least eighteen
inches from the ground and making a
sufficient fireplace beneath it for build
ing a good fire. With door cut into
the front of this jacket and place in
the rear near the top fixed for stove
pipe joint one of the handiest con-
veniences about the farm is made.
This cooker can be set upon the
ground in any sheltered location, or II
the day becomes stormy before the
task is completed it may be removed
to an outdoor building or shed, where
the lard may be rendered out without
any smoke or danger from fire sparks,
as few joints of pipe can be added
| to the flue and run out through the
roof or side of the shed and the work
proceed as though no Ill weather con-
ditions existed.
Only healthy hogs which have been
properly fattened should be selected
for butchering, as it is impossible to
secure good meat from poor, sickly
stock The inside of every hog killed
should be carefully examined for tu-
berculosis, especially hogs which have
been fed on skimmilk or whey from
creamery. and the carcass discarded
If the disease Is found in an advanced
stage. The most profitable time for
killing hogs is when they are from
nine to twelve months old, and the
best pork is made from hogs of this
age, provided they are well bred. Pork
of good quality cannot be made from
scrub pigs.
The most important thing about
butchering is to get good scald, so
that the hair can be easily and quick
ly removed by the scrapers. 1t is bet
ter to have the water too cold than
! too hot, for q cold scald" can be
remedied by an application of hotter
water. but scald with the water too
hot sets the hair, so that the skin,
being cooked, will scrape off with the
hair, making it necessary to shave of
the hair with sharp knife, doing a