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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Hello Girls Party.

Last Tuesday evening Mr.. Peter
Kohn of Otisco came TO the silk city,
prepared to take the employees of the
Citizens Telephone Co. to his home.
They were not slow in accepting the
invitation and Miss Presley very kind
ly volunteered to stay at the office and
keep house while the entire force, Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Watson and the Misses
Lottie Green, Abbie Waterman, Cora
Kingsbury, Dot jerks, Lucy Kohn,
Bertha Rerrick and Gladys Ellis en-
barked for the farm home where fine
banquet and evening of entertainment
had been prepared for them. They
were safely returned to Belding along
toward the next morning all voting
Mr.. and Mrs. Kohn strictly all right.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Passed Away Wednesday
Morning From Attack of
Pneumonia
FORMER RESIDENT HERE
Son-in-Law of G.. &. O'Bryon and
Father of Donald Pilkinton-Re-
mains Brought to This City

Last Sunday morning word was re-
ceived here by Chas. G. O'Bryon that
his son-in-law, Will +. Pilkinton, was
very sick with pneumonia in hospital
in Chicago and requesting that his
little son Donald be brought To that
city at once. Mr.. o 'Bryon left Monday
night for that city with the boy, and
upon his arrival there found Will q
very sick man, but while delirious at
times sufficiently rational to recognize
both Mr.. O'Bryon and Donald.
Mr.. O'Bryon returned home Tuesday
feeling that there was nothing he could
do and knowing that viii was receiv-
ing the very best of care. Yesterday
afternoon telegram came To Mr..
O'Bryon announcing his death about
8 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mr..
Pilkinton's mother Mrs. Alonzo Lind
ley Of Portland was also summoned
there at the same time and she Gnd
Donald were at the bedside when his
death occurred and the scene was a
sorrowful one at the parting OF the
mother and son.
His remains will be brought here to-
night for interment by the side of his
wife whom he 80 fondly loved and
reyered and who preceded him in death
eight years ago leaving one son Donald,
who has always lived with his grand
parents and been the pride and COM
fort of his father.
Mt Piikintou WAS EDITOR III the Rel
ding Star in this city for about two
years and after selling out his interest
took up the work of advertising mana
ger on large daily papers in Toledo,
Dayton, Chicago and Minneapolis,
later going into business with a partner
in the medical and advertising agency
business in Chicago in which they sue
ceeded SO well that recently stock
company was formed with capital
stock of $780, of which he was presi-
dent and which has proved very sue
cessful financial venture.
He married Miss Grace O'Bryon and
they moved To Lacrosse, Wisconsin,
and also resided Tor time at Winona,
where her health failed and she was
brought home To die. During the past
five or six years he has visited his
old home at Portland often where his
mother lived and from his means made
her home and condition comfortable.
He always made frequent visits 10 his
son and grandparents.
His taking away in the prime of life
with successful future which seemed
TO be opening up TO him is an untimely
one.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
RECEIVES HIGH PRAISE
Lauron Myers Makes Good As Win
dow Trimmer in the West.

Lauron Myers, son OF Rev. N. J.
Myers, who left here some time ago to
accept position AS window trimmer
in large store at Muscatine, Iowa, is
winning laurels in his chosen vocation,
as evidenced by the following clipping
from the Mucatine News-Tribune of
recent date:
sThe beauty OF the display windows
at the McColm Dry Goods Company's
large store is the talk of the town. The
unusual attractiveness Of the decorations
with the abundant use of electricity and
handsome decoration Is due to the good
taste and rare skill of Mr.. l.. Myers of
Chicago. Mr.lMcColm went to Chicago
recently for the express purpose of Sc
curing professional window trimmer,
and finding Mr.. Myers highly recon-
mended, he at once secured his services
and by his experience he has found him
to be gentleman fully as competent
and skilled as he was represented TO be.
IL you observe that the McColm win
dows are unusually attractive you will
know that Mr.. Myers, thei artist, Is
responsible for their charm and attract
iveness, as he Is star of the first mag
nitude in his line
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
w. G. Il. u. Notes

The fifth district w. c. 4. L. con-
vention will be held in this city at the
Congregational church beginning We'd
nesday evening, March 3lst and ending
Friday evening April 2. This district
comprises the counties of Allegan, Kent,
Ottawa, Ionia, representatives from the
various unions, which number over
forty, will be present among them the
Grand Rapids federation w. G. +. U.
The following chairmen Of commit
tees have been elected:
Decoration, Mrs. A. d. jerks.
Refreshments, Mrs. +. +. Cook.
Entertainment, Miss Clara Demorest
Press, Mrs. Mary +. II. Coville.
Ushers, Mrs. Barckley.
Reception, Mrs. Friedly.
Train, Mrs. Smith stanton.
Pulpit, Mrs. Coville.
These chairmen have the privilege Of
choosing their own committees.
The following delegates were elected
in order named to represent the Belding
Union, Mesdames Coville, Burris, Little,
Maxfield. Alternates, Mesdames, Hall,
Moon, Knapp, jerks.
Program will be printed later.
One evening entertainment viii be q
grand gold medal contest by probably
seven young men. They are young
men who are decidedly up-to-date. Be
sure To hear them.
Supf presS
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
THE REAL PURPOSE
Prohibition Resolution Introduced in
Democrat Convention a Rebuke

Prohibition Resolution Introduced in
Democrat Convention a Rebuke
II is said that the real purpose Of the
prohibition resolution which Alfred
Locke, of Ionia, tried To get through
the democrat state convention, was TO
get back at the saloonists who deserted
Hemans in the last fight for governor
and turned their support to Warner.
1t is well known that general move
ment of this kind was being planned
in Ionia county and that certain demo
crat leaders, hearing of 1t, sent word to
every saloonist in the county that they
would personally see that local option
petitions were prepared and would even
head these petitions themselves II the
saloonists insisted on throwing Hemans
for Warner. The threat worked pretty
we'll and while it is generally conceded
that the saloonists voted for Warner
they made very little noise about it and
had little opportunity for working
among their friends.
That the resolution which was intro
duced at Lansing emanated from an
Ionia county delegate is significant.
The intention Was TO rebuke the liquor
dealers Of the state and the parties who
introduced the joker would have been
as much surprised If il had been adopted
as were the delegates when they heard
it read.-Portland Review.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11

Every qualified elector of the city
Of Belding must register this spring.
Notice Is hereby given that the
Boards of Registration of the several
wards of the city Of Belding, Ionia
Co., Mich, will meet on Tuesday and
"Wednesday, the 10th and 18th of
March, 1909, at the following places:
First Ward-The Pullman building,
situated on the east side of North
Bridge street.
Second Ward-The Mooney build
ing, situated on the south side of West
Main street.
Third Ward--The city hose house,
situated on the south side of Depot
street.
For the purpose of registering the
names of all qualified electors, and
said board will be In session from 8
O'Clock a. m. until O'Clock D. m. on
said days.
w. S. EDDY, City Clerk
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
II Cost To Win.

DIR. Ira G. Landrith Of Nashville,
Tenn, and secretary of the Anti-saloon
league of that state, in discussing how
Tennessee went "dry" says it cost the
league 10000 to win the fight. ''and"
he adds, "what Tennessee has done any
other state may do. Even New York
can easily regulate its liquor problem If
it really cared TO. II cost us 5000 TO
do the work, but il cost the liquor in
terests millions and they lost"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Local Option Rally.

Hon. Perry Powers, ex-auditor gen.
eral OF Michigan, will speak at mass
meeting for men only at the opera
house Sunday evening, March l4th.
He is "a forceful and entertaining speak
er and can give facts concerning the
local option question.
Mr.. Powers is editor Of the Cadillac
News and Expess and knows the con-
dition of that city under both license
and local option.
A mass meeting for women will be
held in the Baptist church the Same
evening, TO be addressed by Rev. 0. w.
Winter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Was Largely Attended Sunday
Evening by Men-Women
Also Present
LOCAL ALOPTIONDISCUSSED
Judge Tatem Gave Fine Address
Male Ouartette and Boys Sextette
Sang and Made Great Hit

The mass meeting held in the opera
house Sunday evening in the interest
of local option was largely attended by
the men and when the women's meet
ing, which was held in the Congrega-
tional church closed, the attendance in
the opera house was greatly augmented
by their presence. There was large
sprinkling of young men in the audi
ence who will cast their first vote this
spring.
DR.. l. 5. Morris called the meeting
to order and took charge of it as chair
man.
"America' was sung and prayer was
offered by Rev. o. w. Winter, pastor
of the Church of Christ. The male
quartette, composed of |. ;. Morris, +.
w. Little, Elmer Cook and Fred Cornell,
sang number of selections during the
evening and the sentiment of the songs
was SO good that they received much
applause. The north side sextette,
composed of small boys who are good
singers, sang TO the delight of the audi
ence.
Chairman Morris outlined the pur-
pose and object of the meeting and of
those TO follow until after election, as
being for the purpose of free and fair
discussion OF the question OF local option
in order that men may vote eintelligently
on the proposition al the polls next
month.
+. b. I.apham was called on for a
few remarks and also to introduce his
old friend, Judge Tatem, and made
brief remarks favoring the measure.
After song by the quartette, entitled
sect There" Judge Tatem gave a most
excellent address in his calm and inn
pressive manner, touching upon all
sides of the question and argued that
from any point of view the saloon
should be voted out He said il was
unnecessary to argue any longer that
intemperance and the liquor traffic is
an evil and a menace TO the state and
nation; almost everybody, even many
liquor drinkers and liquor sellers, ad-
nit the fact.
The problem confronting us now is
Continued on page 81
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Advertised Letters.

Miss l.. Cowan, II. +. ID. Is, Mr.. w,
G. DeGraw, Mrs. Capt. c. A. Dunn,
Rosa l.. Freeman, Mr.. Dennie Lloyd,
Mr.. Will Percholl, Il. +. ID. 19, Mr..
Claston Roack, Mr.. Burley Rich, Lucy
Scheid, Mrs Nina Starr, Miss Eltha
White.
Mar. ., 1903. ID. T. Wilson, p. n.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Anna d. Roller to Augusta B&ig ct al. lot in
Sc line Of Mission street. IS SW of China ave-
nue. SW IS by Sc sac; SO.
Sophie Steiner to Theodore Steiner ct al, GOT
in line OF Post street, 62:6 E OF Buchanan, E
% by S7:6; $40.
Bernhard Getz and wife to Kate Z. Field. lot
in " line of Eighteenth avenue, 300 S OF J
street. S 20 by " 100: $40.
Carrie r. Caniinetti Turner to Charles W.
Hintman, lots 13 and IL, block l, subdivision Of
Castro street addition.
James ]. o'kane to William D. @ Kane lot in
Il line of Twenty-fifth avenue, % y of q street,
n "a by 100; so.
George Russell Lang to Carrie c. MeiIerah.
lot in N line Of Fell street, 1858 of Clay ton,
E 25 by 100; $40.
line of Greenwich street, 125 w of Steiner, W
% by s 1875; SO.
Moses saomons and wife TO A. j. Knox lot
80. Salomon portion Of Rock ranch; $40
Emile Pepe and Michael Meinecke to Peter
Bergran and wife. lot in line of Point Lobos
avenne, $3.50 W of Tenth. W % by 8 100; So
Solomon Getz & Sons to Diedrich Borchers.
lot In line Of Lobos street, $50 z of Capitol
ayenne, 2 80 by S 125; $40.
Giuseppe Cayaghieri and wife to Lina Hol-
Der, lot in E line Of San Bruno avenue, 100 s Of
Eighteenth street. % by E 1907 SO.
Caroline Nelson ct al. to Mary s. Perry ct al.
lot in SW. line of Sacramento street and kim
ball place and SIG W of Leavenworth. " 81
By 80; 81 $50.
Amelia Tanron to n. Fortune. lot in Sc line
Sc so; sI0
Mary r. Gamage to Joseph O. Kirby. lot in
W line of Douglass street, 135 of Seventeenth
25 by W 1885, $40.
van. lot in wv line Of street and Forty
fourth avenue, w 1885, 100 w S7:6, Is,
i2Q. s 125; SO.
Parkside Realty Company of San Francisco to
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
REAL ESTATE FIRM
REPORTS MANY LEASES
Large Number of Deals Con-
summated During Week

Harrigan. Weidenmuller & Rosen-
stirn report the following leases con-
summated during the week:
For d. W. Tietjen to the city of Hamburg
company, tpe entire two story and basement
brick building in the east line of Davis street,
91:s feet north of Clay street 45:10x137:6,
for term of 10 years, at total rental of
s42 oOo
For Sarah Rosenstock and Hilda INITIAL TO
the Dettmer Woolen Co., the nth floor in the
Rosenstoek building in the north line of Geary
street, 100 feet west of kearny street, for a
term OF Ave years, at total rental Of $16.500.
For F. A. Swain to Frank NJ. Ish. the store
at 134 0'Fauell street. for term of FIVE
years, at total rental of S21 900.
For the Heyman-Weil Co. 10 A. g. Spalding
-nlan-Neil building. the northwest corner of
Mission street and opera alley. for term
of 81 months. at total rental of $14.500.
For NJ. Donahoe TO Barnard Hirsch company.
the second floor in the Donahoe building, the
southwest corner of Pine and Battery streets.
for a term of 55 months, at total rental of
SO. .625.
For the Prize Kelly Shoe Co. to Harris Bros,
the store al IL Eddy street. for a term of FIVE
years. at a total rental of $4,000
For MinDa Neller and Louis Buck. in con-
juna;ion with Madison & Burke, to the Who
soever Will rescue mission, the two story and
basement brick building at 617-19 Sansome
rental of S4,320.
For solomon & Heinze to Nj. NJ. Elias the
store at 1104 Market street. for term of two
yesrs at a total rental of $4,000
For r. r. Alexander 10 lie Count Bros. the
store at - California street, on private terms
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
OPPORTUNITIES IN
REAL ESTATE DEALS
But Little Capital Required to
Make investments That Re-
turn Handsome Profits

H. c. Tuchsen of Baldwin & Howell
says:
Ninety per cent Of the men and women with
money in savings banks have no idea how far
few hundred dollars will go in making an
investment in real estate. The impression
seems to be that a piece of property listed at
$1,000, for example, can not be handled unless
the prospective purchaser has $1,000 in gold
coin in bis bank. The tact is that 10 per
cent of the real estate deals consummated In
this state do not involve the actual transfer OF
more than an average Of rs per cent OF their
value In actual cash.
have in mind young fellow working at the
carpentering trade. He started in some five
mond district for 81 600. OF which $500 was
cash and the balance was 20 be paid at the
sold the n pTopertT 0for for s, $50 reazng prot
of 10 per cent upon his actual Investment He
immediately secured another lot; paving $3.50
down and within year he sold that At a pront
Of $500. He kept this up for three years, and
there was not year that be did not double
property at Redwood City. all the time using
his credit as much as possible ana today ne
which all started from original outlay of
$500
We had a party in Dingee park who paid
81 l,o50 for a choice lot and was offered $1,000
for IL less than two months after he purchased
it.. He only paid $3.50 down and had only paid
$40 in monthly payments, yet was offered $3.50
use of $500 for two months. This figures $50
per cent profit upon the actual cash outlay, and
although 1t sounds impossible when figured in
percentages is not an uncommon occurrence
with
Tuchsen conducts branch office OF
Baldwin & Howell. He says that some
of the shrewdest investors in the state
are putting their surplus coin into
property at Redwood.
The firm is selling lots In Dingee
park and proceeding rapidly with all
work of Improvement. The sewer sys-
tenn is in fine shape, the new reservoir
on Eagle hill is completed, water
mains are nearly all laid, and property
owners are building in all parts of the
tract The Pacific telephone and tele-
graph company has arranged for the
construction of a fireproof brick and
steel structure at Second and Broad
way, preparatory to installing complete
telephone service throughout this dis
trict.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
TIE
Excep optional
Eq11fpr71er7f

of the California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attainments of its chemists have
rendered possible the production of Syrup
OF, Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, in all Of its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
benefcially and combining them most
skiIlfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup OF
California Figs.
As there is only one genuine Syrup of
Figs and Elixir'cf SIENNA and as the gen
uine 'is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
if, upon viewing the package, the full name
Of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20

Eliza Hibbett. lot in NE line Of Twenty-hrsr
avenue and T street. 81: by n 100; $40
Mary T. Gamage to Robert 1. - sswis, ,e,.f aot N
Jacob Heyman company to Hortense BrIgnar-
dello, lot in n line OF street, 30 OF Inlrty-
eighth avenue. Is by n 10; $40.
Stanisiav Constantine to Anna Constantine, lot
| in " line Of Sixteenth avenue, 100 \ OF Fulton
| street, 90 by W l20; $40.
s1s snt u Sc Is iiSs by sw 81 sfa So; $40 sss - =
Fay Rambo Browne to Clyde s. Payne. sixth
osg Y 4ss Gt oR in sio af Of sS Fox street. 81
| Bernhard Getz and wife TO Lewis C. Mershon
and wife lot in NV line OF PSris ,oS street set 10 NE
John G.. Anderson and wife to George \. Ne
Rae. lot in line OF Tenth avenue, $50 of h
Edgar d. Peixotto and wife 10 John Spring,
lot 10. block 10, Lakeview; $40.
Mary NJ. Y. Driscoll to Ella F; Plgmmer. lot
s. nv W w 100: SO. sNssss
Mabel R. stoneberger to Charles Aiken, lot in
line Of First avenue, 10S;4la Of Clay street.
George W. Thomas and wife to Andrew Norm
and d. Tifs psss lot a in bH ns oS Of i street.
George H. Moffatt and wife ct al. to Lillian
W Hunt, lot in " line-of Thirtisth M avenue 125
Joseph B. Ruegg ct al to Jeanne de Journel.
lot in Z line of Taylor street, SO y. Of .saera-
William wcerner, minor (by GUARDIAN. to
Western cooperage company. eleventh interest
streets. 264 W 275, 1854. w 25. n 100. E
800, and eleventh Of one other piece; $40.
Charles II. Horn to William L. Hasshagen,
lots % and 54 block 81. Refs tract; $40.
William j. Smale to Wilhelm Freund and
wife, lot in line of McAllister street, los W
of Steiner, W % by 1916; $40.
II. ". Thatcher TO Carl Carlson. lot in " line
| Of Eighth avenue, 2T5 Of street, S 25 BY W
Joseph Balie and wife to Charles J. Kern,
| lot in e line of Thirty second avenue, 375 Of
| Fulton street, 25 by 120; $40.
Amelia s. Damon to lgnatz Steinhart lot in
E line Of Thirty first avenue. so n OF street.
80 by 120: S5
Theresa Sega1e TO Paolo Segsle. lot in line
| Of Pfeiffer street, 1T5 W of Dupont, W 80 by
52:6; $40
William Hammond Hall and wife to c. August
Weihe. lot IL, block 310. South San Francisco
and Railroad association: $40.
John Gray 10 Sarah F. McAdoo. lot In line
of'Clement street, S5 of Twenty-sixth avenue.
f 25 by S 100; SO.
j. T. Summerville to Frank W Shay lots
5IT. $50 and $50, Gift map 8; also one other
piece; $40.
Bay View homestead association to F. w
Cadien, lot Z. block 532, Bay View homestead; !;
Frank l. Meyers to Sol Getz & sons lot in
line Of Thirty fifth avenue, 100 n OF street.
25 By 100; $40.
Sol Getz & Sons to David Condor. lot in Z
line Of Twentieth avenue. 200 OF ] street
y 20 by 100; $40.
Willard G. Lloyd to A. B. Smith company
lot In NV line OF Shipler street, 20 SW OF
Fifth, SW % by NV 70; SO.
Severino Moresi to George A. Bean, lot in
SW line OF Hamilton street, $50 NV OF Mansell.
NV % by SW 100; $40.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
FIRE CSTfRNS
ARE COMPLETED
Auxiliary Protection System Is
Being Tested in Various
Parts of City q

The cisterns connected with the nre
protection system have been completed
and are being tested in the following
localities:
Forty-seventh avenue and street. Ninth ave
nue. and j street. Fifth avenue and street
At Laguna and Fulton streets, suffer aad Ve-
tavia streets Van Ness avenue and washington
street Van Ness and Golden Gate avenues
At Twenty third and Church streets. Hln ann
Noe streets Twenty fourth and Noe streets;
Twenty ninth and Noe streets. Twenty nrst ana
Eureka streets
At Twentieth and Connecticut streets. Town
send and Eighth streets. Fifteenth and Kansas
streets Precita avenue and Alabama street
At Pacific avenue and Baker street, common,
wealth avenue and California street. Clay ana
Laurel streets. First avenue and Clement street,
Fifth and Point Lobos avenues.
At Webster and Vallejo streets Laguna ana
Union streets. Buchanan and California streets.
Greenwich and Webster streets, Scott street anu
Broadway
Webster and Waller streets. Buena Vista ave
nue. and South Broderick street, Broderick AMI
Pest streets. Diamond and Nineteenth streets,
Lyon street and Golden Gate avenue
Cisterns that have been completed
and filed with water are at Mission
street and West Mission street; at Bat
terry and Bush streets and in Market
street opposite Van Ness avenue
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20

and appropriations have been made for
the construction of sewers in that dis
trict.
Fulton street in it's western portion,
when the roadway is completed, will
slope as handsomely toward the ocean
as H street does. The cost of improv-
ing streets will be materially lessened
by the ease with which sand can be
moved, and the seeming abundance of
sand to make all the necessary street
filings and grades
Within a month Fulton street un-
doubtedly will be a popular thoFough-
fare for Sunday travel to and from
the beach, because the music stand and
other attractions are near the north
ern edge of the park and Fulton street
is practically a continue ton of Nc
Allister street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
GRANT AVENUE PROPERTY
LEASED FOR FIVE WEARS

Through the agenty of w. D. Nc
Gerry & Co. lot owned by BENJAMIN
Lichtenstein, situated in the west line
of Grant avenue, 10 feet north of
O'Farrell street. with. dimensions of
20xs1:6 feet, has been leased. A class
A building will be erected by Lichten-
stein, comprising two stories and a
rnezzanine floor. The lease of the land
and the building to be erected runs
for five years. Total rental will be
about $50 1000. In the construction
sufficient strength will be provided to
carry additional stories.
Purchase Block
Sol Getz & Son have bought block
of land in the Sunset district. facing
Golden Gate park, bounded by H and l
streets and Forty-third and Forty
fourth avenues. The seller is NJ. H. de
Yorhg. The transaction was put
through by A. j. Rich & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
MUCH NEW SEWER
WORK COMPLETED
Bureau of Engineering Com
piles Data on Construction

Sewer work has been completed at
the cost mentioned herewith. according
to the bureau of engineering. as
follows:
and London: cost, s12. 1862.
Wyoming avenue-Contract Tor furnishing and
driving piles in Wyoming avenue. between Mt.
Vernon avenue and Faragut street. Work com
rleted at cost Of s.. 223. 10.
Contract No. For the construction OF n sewer
in Fulton and Deyisadero streets from Masonic
avenue to Grove street. Work completed at cost
Of s25.oi5.15