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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Lays Cornerstone of Church
and Gives Fine Address
TRIBUTE TO CHURCHES
Believes Cornerstone of Civilization
to be Religion and Moral
ity.

President VIM. III. Taft, while in
Portland, Oregon, this week, assisted
in laying the cornerstone of one of
the new churches and made an adj
dress. After the cornerstone laying,
the president said:-
81 do not know that anyone ques-
tions the propriety of my being here
and officiating on such an occasion
as this, or that an explanation of any
sort is called for. But ] want TO say
that / believe it to be the duty of the
president of these United States to
welcome and TO suggest every instru-
ment by which Ithe morals and relig-
ion of the community may be ele-
waited and maintained. Not long ago
l officiated at the cornerstone laying
of an orthodox Congregational church
in Washington. Then | appeared in
the pulpit of the Jewish tabernacle
at Pittsburg. But few days ago
helped TO lay the cornerstone of "A
Catholic institution at Helena, Mont.
"And now it is my great pleasure
to assist here today in laying the
cornerstone of this Universalist church,
which, like my own, the Unitarian
church, is known as liberal one.
81 am always glad TO be present at
such occasions as these, for | believe
the cornerstone of modern civilization
must continue 10 be religion and
morality"
The president told some OF his eX-
periences with the Catholic churches
In the Philippines and on his visit
to Rome he ventured To say 10 the
Pope that, while in America the senti
ment was strong for the separation
of church and state, there was moth
ing in the American government or
American people that opposed the
church or its highest development;
that i'm no European country had the
Catholic church fiourished rs il had
in America; that in this country the
Catholic church received from the
government and state officials only
that treatment accorded To every old
denomination.
~ added continued the president,
'sthat this was not 10 be taken rs /; n
indication that every government and
state official Was other than anxious
To encourage the establishment and
maintenance of churches and that
their influence might be broadened
throughout the land.
81 think we have reached the time
when the churches are growing to-
gether, when there is less bitterness
over denominationa dispute, no matter
what creed we may follow, the
churches are beginning 10 realize that
they must stand shoulder 10 shoulder
i'm the contest of righteousness; that
we all stand for the fatherhood of God
and the brotherhood of man."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Ronk--LaFond

The marriage of Mr.. ID. ID. Ronk of
st. Louis and Miss Rose Lafond OF this
city occurred at the home of the officia-
ting magistrate, +. b. Lapham, Satur-
day evening, Oct. 2. The couple were
assisted at the altar by Grin Brady and
Mrs. Ethel Brady as best man and
bridesmaid. Mr.. and Mrs. Ronk have
already gone to housekeeping and will
make there home in the city for the
present and are now receiving the con-
gratulations of relatives and friends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
INTERESTING LETTER
From a Homesick Pilgrim at the
Golden Gate.
San Francisco, Calf, Sept

San Francisco, Calf, Sept 26, '09.
Editor Banner:-It seems To me the
farther a man gets away from his
home and friends the dearer they are
and the more he thinks of them. If
il was not for the fact that we have
return tickets and money enough to
pay necessary expenses back TO Mich
igan, we would be pretty homesick
family, but as il is we are having the
time of our lives.
We left Michigan Sept. 8, and came
over the Canadian Pacific railroad
through British Columbia to Van
couver, Victoria, Seattle, Tacoma, Port
land, and arrived in Frisco this after
noon.
Had the pleasure of stopping in
Oakland this forenoon and attending
services at the 23d Ave. Baptist church,
OF which +. G. MaXfield, late of Beld
ing, is now pastor. Will say that we
were given very warm reception
and made to feel that we were among
friends. Mr.. MaXfield and family are
very pleasantly located and from all
appearances are thought great deal
of. In Oakland he has church of
over 300 members, and judging from
very short visit il is live church,
not dead one.
AS to the country we have already
passed through, will say that north
west is certainly a great country, but
while il has its advantages there are
also disadvantages and discomforts TO
overcome.
Will just mention one of the features
that makes il seem queer to me, and
that is: The beautiful song birds Of
Michigan are not To be found west
of the Rockies from British Columbia
as far south as we are now. Hope TO
find them down at that Paradise we
have heard so much about-Los An
geles.
We get the Grand Rapids Herald
and the Evening News from news
stands here, but they are always about
a week old.
Trusting that everything is O. X.
in Michigan, am, as ever,
Will Hall.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Free Methodist Quarterly Conference

The district quarterly conference of
the Free Methodist church was held in
their church here Saturday and Sun
day with large attendance of the
brethren from different parts of the
district, there being seventeen charges
in the district represented by both del
egates and pastors and the two days
meeting was very interesting and
profitable one, full of power of the Holy
Ghost. Addresses were made by u
number of the pastors and reports from
the several charges showed a marked
degree of interest i'm the chuach spirit
ually and numerically. One interest
ing feature was the address of Herbert
Damon, returned missionary from
Japan and the Philippines and who
with his wife are soon to start for India
TO take up the work there.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Banks Are Prosperous

The highest mark in the history of
incorporated banking in Michigan for
the aggregate business of state banks
was reached Sept. l, according to re-
port just issued by the state banking
department. A gain of $l4,600,000 is
shown over the highest mark preceding
the recent panic and All increase of $685.
100000 over the lowest point recorded
during the panic; and OF this increase
ST., 900, 900 is in savings deposits alone.
Banking Commissioner Zimmerman
states that all of the state banks are
also in good condition and that the
reserves are well maintained. Since
the first of this year twenty-five state
banks have been incorporated, with a
capital of half million dollars. One
gratifying condition is made known in
the statement that there has not been a
single failure during the year of state
bank, and that all of them are showing
unusually prosperous conditions.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
EXPIRED SUDDENLY
John Peterson, Old Resident of
Oakfield, is Dead.

John Peterson, of Oakfield, died
suddenly Sunday evening on the lawn
of his residence, aged II years. Mr..
Peterson was entertaining his son from
the west, and was seemingly as well
as ever. When supper was called he
went into the house and sitting down
seemed to enjoy the meal. When it
was over he got up from the table
and went out on the lawn. After
taking few steps he fell forward, and
when picked up he was dead.
Mr.. Peterson was one of the old
and respected residents of that town.
ship. He was the father of Mrs. w. s
Lambertson, of this city, and brother
of Mrs. A. Massie, of Greenville.
The funeral was held al the White
Swan church Tuesday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Off to Washington

Miss Maude Helm, accompanied by
Miss Allie Arnwine as far as Minnea-
polls, left Wednesday for Pullman,
Wash, where she will have a position
in the large bazaar store of her sister,
Mrs. A. J. Hochradel Mr.. Hochradel
having opened business in that line
there. Miss Helm was a popular clerk
at Spencer Bros. store and her many
friends will wish her success in her
new home and business.
Miss Arnwine will visit for several
weeks in Minneapolis before returning.
They crossed Lake Michigan, taking
the boat at Ludington where Miss
Helm had been visiting for a short
time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Bob Burdette gives this as detini-
ton Of what an automobile is: "The
automobile is u large iron and rubber
contrivance for transporting gasoline
into speed, luxury, excitement and
obituaries. 1t consists of handsome
leather upholstered carriage body
mounted on gizzard full of machinery
suffering from various ailments. 1t is
the speediest and most stylish form of
transportion known. 1t can transport
seven people TO the police station, the
bankruptcy court or the golden gate in
less time than any known method"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
An Open Letter
y Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 26, 'O9.
Mr.. Vern G.. Divine,
Belding, Mich.

Mr.. Vern G.. Divine,
Belding, Mich.
Dear Sir:-Following our usual GUS
tom at the beginning of each season,
for the benefit of our new customers
as we'll as our old ones, we again wish
TO call your attention to the fact that
the peddler is hard at work selling
the unsuspecting consumer woolens
that are not worth the making up so
far as wearing qualities are concerned,
or the cost Of the express to send them
TO us.
These woolens, in many instances,
bear the stamp of "British M1nufac-
turen and in some cases "German and
French Manufacture These fabrics,
in the majority of cases, are goods
that on account of being imperfect
have been thrown back on the hands
of some of the mills, who have sold
them at "A very low price to the parties
mentioned. In other cases the woolens
are absolutely pure cotton, branded
with a foreign stamp in order To en-
able these impostors TO take advan-
tage Of the unsuspecting consumer.
Ii will be To your interest, as well
as TO the interest of all parties in your
locality, il you will publish this letter,
as il will save them many dollar, as
the fabrics are not as represented and
i'm some instances are absolutely worth
less. Yours very truly,
Ed. V. Price * Go.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Five Months of Existence
Without Saloons Please
the People
CONDITIONS IMPROVED
The Observer Sizes Up the Situation
Don't Want Saloons
Back Again

"Aftet five months Of practical eX-
perience," says the Portland Observer,
1--WE have no hesitancy in coming out
squarely for local option. There is no
grass i'm the streets, business has inn
proved rather than suffered, if the tes-
timony of the majority of merchants in
the village is good, men are providing
for their families who formerly spent
their time in the saloon, few drunken
men are seen in the village and Kent
street is safe for women and children
from end To end. There are no drunken
brawls on the sidewalk on Saturday
nights and the whole atmosphere of
Portland is more wholesome TO breathe.
To say that local option is failure be-
cause Bobbie Shay got drunk is rather
stretching point. Local option has
not righted every worng nor plunged
the county suddenly into the millennium
but it has greatly improved conditions.
The greatest danger at present, as
has been pointed out in this column
before, is the anxiety of the more
rabid prohibitionists TO overdo the
matter and enact laws so strict that
they will disgust the voters.
The Hastings Banner, which stood
stsunchly for local option during the
campaign in Barry county, again
makes the oft-repeated statement that
the saloons would not have been voted
out had they observed the law.
1t is too late for such reflections.
The so-called i''law and order leagues"
are very busy. They are composed
of the liquor element and are now
making all kinds of promises. The
saloons have made promises before,
but anybody with an ounce of gray
matter knows that the doors would
not be open month befoe minors would
be served at the bar and some method
found for evading the Sunday and
holiday law.
We believe the saloon has gone from
Portland for good. We don't want
il back.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Another New Auto

Tuesday afternoon Fred +. Ireland,
of the L. Frank Ireland Co., drove in
from Grand Rapids with "a large four
cylinder Chalmers-Detroit six passen-
ger car. Mr.. Ireland ordered the ma
chine several months ago but the COM
pany had so many orders ahead that
il was not until this week that he could
get it. Mr.. Ireland also become local
agent for the company here.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Killed By the Cars

Last Saturday Morrel +. Ritter re-
ceived the sad intelligence that his
brother, Winfield 5. Ritter, railroad
man of Toledo, o., had been killed by
the cars in that city. Mr.. Ritter left
at once for Toledo To attend the funeral
o his unfortunate brother, who was ~
years of age and leaves "A wife and one
son aged about 8 years 10 mourn his
untimely end.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

DIR. j. +. Ferguson has opened an
office in Grand Rapids in the Ashton
building with office hours from II TO
p. IN. This will not interfere with his
business in this city TO any great extent,
as he will have his Office hours here
from to 10 a. m. and from $50 To 8 p
m. He will also be i'm his office on
Sundays from II TO o'clock.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Gard of Thanks

We desire To extend our heartfelt
thanks TO the friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted by word and
deed in making easier the grief and
pain occasioned by the loss of our be-
loved wife and mother.
William +. Ellis and Children.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks To the many friends and neigh
bors for the beautiful flowers furnished
and the kindly assistance rendered us
at the death of our beloved wife and
mother, and also TO the- LAZY Macca-
bees for their assistance and sympathy.
Chagle~@S ierMpOd.
Haz9i sSdss. .fN-Q
Ia -l1 as psx
,f>,t y
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Advertised Letters

Mr.. Zene Done, Miss Edna Gray,
Mrs. II. Hubbard, Miss Rose Hubbell,
Mr.. Louis Honsom (2), Mr.. Geo. In
Ethel King, Miss Ethel Lake, Miss
Agnes Lacrosse, Mrs. Anna Fox, Mr..
ROLAND Mosier, Mrs. Alice Routson,
Katie Sarver (3).
Oct. 4, 1909. ID. K. Wilson, p. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Friday evening, October 1, at the
Nj. +. church will be held reception
for the teachers of the Belding public
schools. Everybody invited.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

A special meeting of the +. II A. NJ.
Wednesday evening for work in the
Fellowcraft degree.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
UONTTRYHTPNOTIST
Grand jury Fails to Hand IN
Indictment.
nv TsI-graph ~ tn Tribun- :

SowerviIle. y j. Dec e3-"Prof-ssor''
Arthur Everton. the hypnotist. who came
into unpleasant 1otoriety on November 3
through the death Of Robert simpson. one
~ his subjects. on the stage OF the Soner-
Vile Theatre after he had been placed In a
Catalaptic state. viii not be tried for man
slaughter. a. has been generally supposed
The Somerset grand jury. after considering
Everton's case for three davs. came into
court this afternoon and failed 70 hand up
an Indictment against the hypnotist
Everton IL said 70 have made very IA
vorable impression on the Jurors YESTERDAY
Tn taking evidence IN the case the grand
jury failed 10 find a witness who would
testify that EverJons hypnotic power had
caused Simpsons death.
The physicians who performed the au-
topsy testified thar simpson had died az the
result of ruptured aorta. and that the
aorta was badly diseased. but no doctor
was willing % make a positive statement
that the rupture was caused by an unusual
strain. although one was of the opinion that
the strain brought 20 bear on Simpsons or
gans had much TO do with the bursting OF
the artery already weakened By disease
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
LAWYER ARRESTED.
Clergyman Says He Has
Szciudled IN Real Estate Deal.

Noah Loder. ir thirtv-six years Old a
lawyer. win orfces AZ No N Wall street.
and living az No. 81 Maple avenue Green
wich. Conn. was held in $4,000 bail by
Magistrate Cornell yesterday on a charge
- r0bhfnz Presbyterian minister 81 81. 10.
Loder was arrested as he stepped or a
train ar the Grand central station Yesterday
by Detective McConviIle after he had been
pointed out bv the Rev Dr. John 2 Scott.
Of No. 40 Greenridge avenue. White Plains.
the complainant
I0der. who ts a Princeton graduate and
a member Of the Princeton Club. IN this
city. was taken - the Tounbs court. There
Dr. Scott alleged that on April L. 190S. The
prisoner nv trick and device obtained
81 600 from him. The money was inrrust-
I'D according 70 the minister's sworn state
ment 20 I.cder for rhe specific purpose Of
purchasing q certain assignment of a mort
gage from Frank P. Marsh. on property
held BY Joseph A. Fuchs
An affidavir also was made by Mr. Marsh.
who svore that he had known Lodsr for the
last six or seven years. and that he never
had any transaction with him thar involved
the Fuchs property
When he was arraiznsd before the court
Dr. Scott stepped up and said
While the amount charged IN the com
plant Is bur $1,000. the transactions In
volve $40 600
Late IN the afternoon security for Loder =
release vas furnished by Charles T.. Russell
2 patent solicitor 81 No Murray street
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
CHOICES U'IN.
Jockey Injured in Fall at Jack
SOn7IIf Track.

Ia-k=onrUle. Fla. Dec Three favor
ffez were FIRST under the wire ar Moncrier
Park thI. afternoon. ami each va heavily
rlaved I'm the fourth race -. Fan. the
iockey vho had the mount on Snowfall.
fsU lust before turning into th- stretch
and was badly. although not seriously. in
llrad
The finishes in the majority of the races
were close and hard fought The sum
Wsriez follow
Flrsr race ceiling. rye art rs,t furiougsi- -
FIRI- KNIGHT ius No0rrsi. Is % 3. won sou,
lJ4 tTraJ n o. . -econt. GypSy Girl -
-... star over hid and pm ush also ran.
--rHld race selling nf- and half fur'1ugsI
a n1ar-nu. lU- ttiauEl. q fn T. won Nam col
ore l"s page go to o. second. Msy Amelia.
Port. Mar 'sncIeula-. Al@uoon. Alamo. BROOK
leaf End f.ru1tap'e aisu ran.
Third rae t--I.lus. seven furiougsJ -Font l04
,OtertI n 20 g. aon. Robin ,rey. 10 ufovardi.
frfrd Time I.1n4t Fsru'arf. Hooray. Admon-
isr. Autr aud frlrf also ran
Fourth raHe tsfiilug six f4rlougs i- l-asalIe -
ID RfIlI t1 q Won. George y Lebolt IO4
aramsI. q 20 g. third Time. l.i7h st Elm-
v.a-I EIra.. sr1 snow BAN also ran
Fiffh rae tselll1s one uiiet-ftagmar Ion
3D. Friif. f9 .. uun. Acmonisn. i0i prank
% /. uird Time. i-44A R0senurE r. PIN
pant- EI Dorado. Mr. KNAPP aud Green Lawn
sirtF rae selling one milo and sixteenth,
cunning iu- 'Passi. % won. COUNTY
CTerk M ,,ioid-trirt % 20 3 second. Billy
Pullman iOa tPou-r~i. t0 3 third Time
I.s2 riroltnt lrrisat0r Heart of Hvarinth
Ilff'e Frifr arf Maximum aI-o ran.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
NEU BOOM FOR POLO.
Point Judith CIHb Makes Plan
for Ncrt Season.

Polo enthusiasts we're much eIated yes
terday. following "A meeting In the once ot
j. r. Thomas. ir.. I'm this city. when the
reorganization % the Point Judith Polo
Ctub-Which promises. n present plans are
carried out. 20 arouse fresh interest In the
sport-waG Effected
The club will be- ruled by board OF gov
ernors and seven directors A chairman
and a secretary and treasurer will Be elect
cd Ihe first ~ the year. The stockholders
are William \. Hazard. J. Thomas. r.
r r Robertson W. ~ Coomes. r l.
Welsh. "a r Legare Louis p. Stoddard
v T.. Goodwin and Mrs. Robert Dun
The Point Judith club will spend sco.oo on
improvements next year and make ~
grounds az Narragansett Pier the hnest In
this country The season will begin In July
and end IN September.
r 4 Gili ~ Ranleigh. has heen appoint
ed manager and will have entire charge Of
making dates for polo teams 10 PLAY on the
sToundA
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
ICE YACHTS TO RACE.
One Boat DCJCIOps UHe-G-
Minute Speed.
= rsLa.rlrh Il N II N |

Long Branch. y T., Dec. e2.-At a meet
ing ot the regatta committee % the Shrews-
bury ICeboat and Yacht club tonight plans
were perfected for a gala dav on the ice at
Pleasure Rav on Saturday. The programme
includes skating and iceboat races. The
skating races will bring out Norris Wood
I'm two attempts - beat his record al 22O
and 49, wards while the third class yachts
viii sail for the commodOre's pennant
Henry r. Nunru's new boat. the Prince
ton. was put on the Ice this afternoon. with
captain Asher WardelI at the tiIler The
craft showed a mile minute speed over
the short course Commodore J. e.. Glib
hons Mimattie will get her initial trial to-
morrow. with Captain Thomas Riddle at
the tiler.
The ice on the short course is IN fine con-
lit.on for sailing. but the shallow point tri-
angular course will need two nights freez-
ing % make 10 safe for racing.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
LOS ANGELES MEET.
AUiators IN Mapy Glasses Enter
Coming Contest.

Los Angeles Dec 2s-Entrf-s IN The
three division. % seronautic and aviation
events for the aviation meeting % be held
IN this city from January 10 70 20 vsr-
closed last night and list - nfty--tzht
sirships of various kinds. which viii com
pete for ths prizes sgzrssstins 5000 was
announced to-day bv Richard Ferris gen
ersI manager Of the meet
Th- list Is as follows
AEROPLANEs.
Glenn = Curtiss. Hsnnnondsport y T..
louis PsuIhan. Paris. Fsrman bipIsns.
~ Maisou. Paris. Farman biplsne
NJ. Miscsrrol. Paris. BleriOt monOplane
Baroness de krOche. France. Bleriot
The Aero Navigation Company OF Amer
clifford b. Harmon, New YORK Curtiss
{. K. Hamilton. Hammondsport. \. T..
n. P. Warner. BeIoit. Wis. Curtiss BIZ
plane.
Roy Knabenshue Toledo. aerOplans
n. L. Twining Los Angeles. Oruithopter-
J. G. Classen. Los Angeles. zyroplane
j. g.. Classen. Los Angeles monoplans.
William Stevens. Los Angeles mono
A l. Smith. Los Angeles. biplane;;
A. G. Gonzales. Los Angeles, oOWplane-
J. : Zerbe. Los Angeles, multiplane
II. J.. Hetmer. Los Angeles, OrnirhOpter-
f. :. Smith TrOpico. Cal. mOnoplane.
Pacific Aero Club. San Francisco, ol-
Pacific Aero Club. san Francisco. mono
plane.
Grant Fowler. Tucson. Ariz.. triplane.
Charles MOrok New York monODlane
Louis T. BergdolL Philadelphia. Bieriot
Ralph Ssunder. New York. monopIaue.
Donald n. Gordon. BOstOnia. cal. aero
j. W. Cursor. Cincinnati. Farman bi-
Dana p. Goodwin and George A. Cohe-
lam San Francisco. mOnOplane-
The San Diego Aeroplane compsn. san
a NJ Williams. Douglas. Ariz-. mono
TaBatt Brothers. Yuma. Ariz. ornithop-
James A Liston. san Diego. Cal, mono
Y. Beach. New York. aeroplsns.
II. W. Gale New York. serOplsne.
r r ROchig. san Diego. mOnOpane-
". u. Waterman san Diego. biplsne.
" G. Davis. Los Angeles. double bi-
q. II. Johnson. Los Angeles. aero foil
r q. Y. Milton. Los Angeles. bipiane
charles P. Willard. New York. Curtiss
Charles scoglundI. Los Angeles. mono
plane.
clifford Harmon. New York. balloon New
orh-
O. T Bumbaugh. Indianapolis. balloon.
~ r Honeywell. ~. Louis, balloon.
j Bettis. 81. Louis. balloon.
Louis Won Phul. 81. Louis. balloon
A l.. stevens. New York. balloon.
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton Los Angeles. balloon Los Angeles
Richard Ferris, Los Angeles. balloon
America
captain ~. W. slott-rbeck. for the aero
nautical squad of Company a. signal
corps. National Guard Of california. bal
loon.
pTRIGIBLES.
Roy Knsbeushue Toledo. Two passenger
airship.
r BALDWIN New York. racing military
airship.
lincoln Beschy. Toledo. racing dirigibie
Rov Knabenshue. Toledo. racing dtrtziole
J. e.. Clsssen. Los Angeles. racing dirigi-
bic.
A Carter. san Joss. dirigibl>
The aviation committees announces that
II will hold the meet regardless Of the AERO
Club o. America The aeronaurs under con-
tract must make fights or stand suits n is
asserted