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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
The congregational Church

The services at the Congregational
church Sunday were well attended.
Rev. Myers gave fine discourse on
SThe Bible AS the Inspired Word of
Cod The new choir under the lead
ership of Miss Florence Wagner was a
very pleasing feature of the service.
The ladies all wore white shirt waists
and were without hats, novel and
unique feature which was much COM
mented on in complimentary way,
everyone seeming To fall in line with
the new innovation. The music for
next Sunday morning will be duet,
"My Faith Looks Up To Thee, by
Bassfor-Miss Louise Dangers and Miss
Florence Wagner; anthem, "The King
of Love My Shepherd Is" Shelley
Full Choir; ofertory, "Light After
Darkness" ladies' quartette (unaccom.
panied. Evening music, alto solo,
"But the Lord Mindful, Mendelsohn
anthem, "Be Thou With Me- Porter
Young Peoples Choir.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
A NJ U s E NJ E N L s
David Garrick"

Everyone who is a lover of all that is
beautiful and refined in the way of
theatrical performance should make
special effort TO witness the presenta-
ton of the great romantic English
comedy, "David Garrick,n by the emf
nent romantic actor, Mr.. Clifton NAL
lory, supported by a competent COM
pany. The play is staged with all the
wealth of splendid scenic equipment
and magnificent costuming. Mr.. NAL
lory is an actor of sterling worth and
ripe experience and gives a splendid
portrayal of the leading role. His clear,
resonant voice, charming manner and
splendid stage presence enables him to
make the leading character as near
perfect as it has ever been made by any
actor of this age. The play will be
presented at the opera house Thursday
evening, Feb. 4. A guaranteed attrac-
ton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
A MASS MEETING
IS CALLED
TO TALK UP A CHAUTAUOUA
FOR BEL DING
Will Be Held Tuesday Evening, Feb.
End, at Opera House
body Invited.

At committee meeting held last
week in Hotel Belding it was decided
to call public meeting to be held in
the Opera House Tuesday evening
Feb. End for the purpose of talking VI
the question of forming Chautauqua
Association for Belding. The matter
has been under way for some time and
it is thought an organization can be
formed which will carry the project to
a successful termination.
The Belding Bros. have offered to
donate the use of an acre or two of
land adjoining the city park and also
to take stock in the enterprise. About
$3.50 in stock has already been sub
scribed and ii is thought if the project
could be understood by our citizens
there would be no difficulty in securing
enough pledges to insure success.
AT the meeting the plan will be fully
explained and it is hoped that very
large representation of our citizens will
be present.
THERE'S no question but that il would
be fine thing for Belding and an at
traction that would be greatly appre-
ciated not only in Belding but the
community at large.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
Get a Hunch.
BUSINESS CHANGES
VIM. J. Wilson Buys Chapple's Gro
cery-D. Skellenger Interested

Cery-D. SkelenSer interested
f. +. Chapple has sold his grocery
business to VIM. j. Wilson and the
change in ownership will take place
Feb. 2. 1t is understood that Daniel
Skellenger is also interested in the deal
and will have charge of the business as
head push and general manager. 1t is
also stated that Henry Friedly will as,
sist in the work there and look after
the wants of customers.
Mr.. Chapple has built up large and
lucrative business and it could not have
fallen into better hands to hNep IL NOV
ing.
A change in the firm of f.. Chapple
q Co. in the milling, coal and beam
buying business is also given out. Mr..
Elmer jerks, son of Nelson jerks, who
has been with the Chapple Co. for sew,
eral years, has been admitted to the
partnership and has taken third in,
terest. Mr.. jerks is an excellent bust
ness man and his experience and knowl'
edge of the work gained since his con.
nection there will make him a valuable
acquisition TO the firm.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
FARMERS INSTITUTES
Orleans and smyrna Had Each a ood
| One-Attendance Was Large

Orleans and Smyrna Had Each n G ood
One-Attendance Was Large
| The one day farmers institute at Or
leans Tuesday was the largest ever held
there and the interest manifested by
the farmers and citizens generally was
a marked feature of the occasion. More
than 400 were in attendance and the
Maccabee hall was taxed TO its capacity
TO accommodate the crowd.
Jerry Spaulding was in charge of the
meeting as manage and the morning,
afternoon and evening sessions were
| filled with interesting and instructive
programs, in which local talent played
an important part in music, recitations
and talks. G. b. Cook was the man
sent out by the state TO give pointers
and answer questions. A big dinner
was served by the Lady Maccabees and
Cleaners.
At Smyrna there was not so large a
crowd present but it numbered over
200 and there was no lack of interest in
the splendid program made up for the
meeting.
The topic for the forenoon session
was 'sTillage of the Soil and Rotation
OF Crops,n by G. B. Cook of Lansing,
which brought out considerable discus
sion. w. ID. Hall of Grattan was pres
ent and couldn't see some things in the
same light as the speaker.
In the afternoon "Pros and Cons OF
Good Roads, was the subject and VI.
5. Foreman put up an address and ar.
gument which also brought out a lot OF
discussion. He didn't favor them.
Mr.. Foreman said he couldn't talk very
good for he had broken three ribs riding
over Earle's Otisco good road "Dicll'
| Cowles said he saw "Hodv working on
that road and asked if he didn't gel
hurt at that time. Chairman Kohn
said we would have prohibition next
year and there would then be no dan
ger of fellow falling out of his buggy
and getting his ribs broken. This was
a hot one on Horace, who never drinks
Master Fay Hoppough took the meet
Ing by storm with song, accompanied
by his mother. The Maccabee ladie,
served 150 dinners.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
PEOPLES MUTUAL
Nearly Five Hundred New Members
Added During the Year 1908

Added During the Year 100S
The annual meeting of the Peoples
Mutual Fire Insurance company was
held today and good attendance of
members from Ionia, Montcalm and
Clinton counties were in the city.
The annual report of the company
shows healthy growth during the
past year and the condition is good.
New members TO the number of 464
were added during 1908 and $40, 10 in
new risks added. The present MEM
bership is over 5000, placing the Peo-
pies Mutual as 1lth in point of MEM
bership among the 80 Mutual COM
panies now doing business i'm Michigan.
The amount at risk ut close of the year
was the tidy sum of S6,s23, ,415, an in
crease of half a million dollars.
The company sustained IL losses dur
ing the year, totaling S1S,1lS.0S, all of
which has been provided for by the
assessment of 81 mills levied by the
board at this meeting. The largest of
these was caused by the Fedewa fire at
Westphalia, occasioning loss of
S3,649.44, from lightning, the losses of
j. Pung, Jr., Portland, 1855. 10; w. l..
Proctor, North Plains, 81, 1878; Geo.
w. Palmer, Bloomer, S1,033.69; n. B.
Hayes, North Plains, 81, ,430.99.
While the majority of fires were caused
by lightning, other reasons are often
assigned for the burning of houses and
barns. Chimneys cause many fires,
sparks, defective flues and stovepipes
in many cases set fire to the roof of a
building, resulting in varying degrees
of loss. The fire which destroyed the
large barn of n. b. Hayes was caused
by combustion. Children playing with
matches caused severe loss TO Louis
Nietzel of Montclalm county. Fire in
the woods caused a slight loss TO one
party.
AT the election of officers to fill vacan-
cies, the following named were chosen:
James A. Soaring of LyOes township,
vice president to succeed Judge Vernon
III. Smith, deceased. Directors for two
years, Leonard A. Hall of Lyons and
III. ID. Loree of Olive.
The directors elected TO serve for three
years are: G.. +. Dickinson of Bloomer,
John III. Jenson of Cato, Matthias Belen
of Westphalia, and Joseph Hauck of
Dallas.
The new board of directors was organ
lied by the unanimous reelection of j.
5. Newell of Maple Valley as chairman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
MILL NUMBER THREE WILL BE
IN OPERATION IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
OPENING OF THIS MILL WILL
ADD ANOTHER FACTORY
TO BELONGS LIST.
Two Hundred Looms Are Being In.
stalled-Up-to-date Machinery
and Electric Power Used.

Another new silk mill soon be in OPP
Grafton in our city, thanks to the en-
terprise of Belding Bros. & Co. The
large factory building formerly occu-
pied by the Belding-Hall Manufacur-
ing Co. and known as Factory "C'' has
undergone decided change in the past
six months under the hands of COM
petent force of workmen and will in a
very short time be the scene of a busy
business place. The building is being
equipped with the latest and most up
to-date looms for weaving silk fabric
and the the number required to fill it
is 200.
The Belding Bros. decided, after care
full investigation to equip each loom
with an electric motor thus doing away
with the long line of shafting, pulleys
and belts. Each operator can CONTROL
it i'm an instant with lever which at
once starts it or puts il out of commits
sion. A system of automatic sprinl<
ling for fire protection is also one of the
Improvements and the mill which will
hereafter be designated as Mill No. 3,
will be in line with up-to-date furnish
ings and equipments characteristic of
the of the well known enterprise and
business methods of the company.
Edward &. Driese will have charge
of the mill and as soon as it is ready TO
run competent operators will be trans
fered from their other mills to compose
the force. At present the company is
working large force in their fabric and
thread mills in this city. A toni of
raw silk is used each week and last
year more than two million yards of
fabric were manufactured and still the
call is for more.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
SUPERVISORS WILL NOT BE
CALLED AGAIN ON LOCAL
OPTION QUESTION
JUDGE DAVIS REFUSES TO ISSUE
MANDAMUS RECONVENING
THE BOARD
Opposition Fighting Hard To Head
Off Vote On Question
This Spring

The failure of the board of supervis-
ors TO favor the contention made by
George Nichols that it should not sub
init the question of local option to the
voters of the county at the session which
closed week ago Saturday, made it
necessary for Mr.. Nichols to get an
order from Judge Davis citing George
Schneider, chairman of the board, 10
appear in court and show cause why a
mandamus should not be issued COM
pelling the board to reconvene and re-
consider their action of ordering vote
on the local option question.
The move was made on complaint of
Jacob Koerber of the Ionia Brewing
Co. and is one of the points in the bit
ter fight which is being put up TO de-
feat the measure. The question was
argued before Judge Davis Saturday
and there was n great deal of interest
manifested in the outcome of the de-
cision.
George +. Nichols, attorney for John
Koerber, the petitioner, was assisted by
Fred A. Baker, the constitutional law
yer of Detroit Prosecutor Dwight
Sheldon and r.. A. Hawley argued for
the petitioners for local option and they
presented their side of the case in a
very logical and pointed way. Judge
Davis decided in favor of the board and
-
final and could not be reviewed by any
court.
1t is understood that the plan of the
Imposition now is TO carry it to the
dpreme court and endeavor TO have it
shelved there until after the election.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
Revival Meetings

The revival meetings at the church oi
Christ will be continued every night
next week except Saturday night, the
interest is widening and deepening
Those who appreciate a reasonable
plain and simple presentation of Bible
truth are attracted and firmly gripped
by the logic and force of the powerful
sermons preached by Mr.. Ward. Those
who are looking for sensationalism and
emotional excitement with the accom-
panying phenomena do not find them
here.
If you are not attending these meet
ings because of prejudice against evan
gelists and the current popular revival
methods you are making great mis-
take. The methods used by Mr.. Ward
are radical departure from those with
which you are familiar. Go and see
for yourself Put aside your prejudice
and give him fair hearing, it will do
you good
Two great services next Sunday,
morning subject, "The Masters prayer
for his Disciples, evening subject, "The
Life Beyond"
Monday-"The Great Transition"
Tuesday-"The Great Transformation
Wed.-"The mystery of the Ages"
Thursday-"Which
Friday night Mr.. Ward will close the
series with lecture on the subject,
"Fools mentioned in the Bible"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
At the city Laundry

The City Steam Laundry has been
making some Improvements Of late and
are now fully equipped to do all kinds
of laundry work at reasonable prices.
Their shirt, collar, cuff and shirt waist
trade is increasing each week and new
names added to their list of calls.
Shirts, collars and cuffs brought in on
Monday are ready to go out on Tuesday
night, or brought Tuesday afternoon
or Wednesday early are ready on Thurs
day afternoon. Work brought on
Thursday or Friday early is ready on
Saturday afternoon.
Their family department is proving
very popular and from thirty TO forty
family wushes are handled each week.
To this department the housewife may
send any part of, or all of her washing,
and the charge is proportionate to the
amount of work. All the clothes are
washed in pure water and dried in a
steam dry room, and all under sanitary
conditions. All woolen goods are
cleansed with pure olive oil soap and
no danger of shrinking.
The laundry wagon goes TO all parts
of the city and you are free to stop it
any time or to telephone No. 159 and
have the wagon call on you. They
also wash great many bed quilts,
spreads, etc.
This is strictly home industry and
gives employment TO people that live
here and should have your support.
See that your bundle goes TO the City
Steam Laundry.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28

A coal and coke fire box enables you
to use your gas range through the win
ter, even i'm the coldest house. 27tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
Republican Caucuses

The republican caucuses for electing
delegates to the county convention
which will be held i'm Ionia, Friday
Feb. 5th at 1:30 o'clock p. m., have
been called by chairman Byron +.
Brown TO be held on Wednesday even
ing at 1880 o'clock i'm the several wards.
First ward at Hudson's store, second
ward Fales' livery barn, third ward at
the hose house.
Six delegates from each ward are TO
he elected.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
X. o. Il. NJ. NJ. Installation

AT meeting of Ivanhoe Tent No. "a
X. o. Il. M. NJ. on Jan. 20, the follow
ing officers were installed: Com
mander, Geo. III. Engemann; lieutenant
commander, Chas. Howard; record
keeper, G. w. Hoyt; finance keeper,
w. s. Eddy; chaplain, +. l.. Knapp;
physician, g. A. Stanton; sergeant,
Chas. Waggoner; master at arms, Guy
Tupper; first master of guards, Marvin
Behler; second master of guards, Dan'l
Baty; sentinel, III. A. Loewe; picket,
Clarence Rummler.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28

Rev. Father Sperline, pastor of the
Roman Catholic church at Nadeau,
Menominee county, has taken up crud-
gels in behalf of the local option move
ment in Dickinson county. With for
mer State Legislator G. Il. Werline, a
business man of Nadeau, he has entered
actively into the campaign and will be
on the stump from now until the cleo
ton next April, addressing mass meet
ings in all the towns and hamlets.
The movement which seeks to abolish
the liquor traffic in Dickinson county
is reported making surprising progress
and credit for much of this is given to
Father Sperline. All the clergymen in
the county are advocating the proposed
abolishment of the saloons.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-28
Advertised Letters

Mrs. Mary Bassett, Mrs. Lizzie Boyer,
Mrs. Elvina Clark, Mr.. AL. w. Homes,
Lucille Lewis, Mr.. Frank Prenkert,
Mr.. Spench Rich, Mr.. Ed f. Winters,
Mrs. III. G.. Wright 2.
Jan. 25, 1909. ID. f. Wilson, p. M.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Tennessee's Toll of Dead
and Property Loss Grows

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 1.-Calm has
followed the great storm Of Thursday
night in central Tennessee. The wealth.
er tonight is clear and cool.
The telegraph wires, as they are re-
vived, bring reports of loss of life and
property destruction greater than first ad-
vices To-day a number of caskets were
shipped to the stricken districts.
AT Pulaski and In some sections Of Giles
county the destruction of property is
quite heavy. 1t is said the death list will
number twenty-five. with at least thirty
others injured.
In the home of Mr.. Hardison, just south
of Hillsboro. in one room were the bodies
of the two Marlin boys. who were blown
with the house into the creek In an
other room lay Carroll Marlin, aged
twelve, dying.
Near him on different beds were their
father, whose shoulder blade and collar
bone were broken, and their mother,
whose hip was crushed.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Philadelphia and Wilmington
Slapped by Tail of Storm

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May Accom-
panied by a heavy rain and a downfall
of hail. violent windstorm swept over
the northern section of this city this aft
ernoon. causing considerable damage.
No lives were lost and no one was in
jured More than a dozen houses were
unroofed, windows were broken and hun
dreds of trees were uprooted. AT Girard
College three electric light towers. each
125 feet high, were blown down.
The storm came suddenly from the
west, moved rapidly across the northern
section of the city to the Delaware river
and into New Jersey. 1t lasted about ten
minutes.
The storm was not felt to any extent
in the center of the city, except for a
heavy fall of rain.
Wilmington, Del, also suffered from the
storm. Much damage was done.
Several chimneys were blown down and
a number of houses were unroofed. No
one was injured.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Destructive Force Dissipated,
But More Trouble Brewing.
WEATHER BUREAU THREAT
Georgia, Tennessee and South Gen.
orally Suffers Severely.
DEATH LIST GROWS HOURLY
Philadelphia and Wilmington Are
Hit-Tornado Strikes Savannah.
Snows Flurries in Virginia.

A fair Monday everywhere east OF
the Rocky mountains. but yet an
other storm brewing out in the west
and headed this way were promises
held out by the weather bureau last
night.
Away out in Arizona there is a storm
center that is moving rapidly east
ward. Official figuring last night sched-
ules it for the Atlantic coast wednes-
day or Thursday Its real extent IN
problematical.
May-day snow furries fieck the coun-
try in spots. particularly about the
great lakes and in Ohio. and even in
the south. Roanoke, Va, broke its
records for the coldest May day for
many years.
Snow fell last night In the Virginia
mountains. 1t was predicted that
fruit and vegetables would be killed
unless a change in temperature oc-
Cured before Monday.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

and the people OF the District of Column
bia and their profound sympathy with
the family OF the deceased.
'Mr. Shepherds great services to the
National capital. his birthplace and home
for many years, gave him a peculiar
place in the esteem and regard of his
sellow-citizens and ultimately a national
.eputation. After seventy years Of COM
parative neglect the District of Columbia
was given its first executive government
and the plans Of George Washington for
the Improvement Of the city of Washing
ton We're put In general execution. chiefly
through Mr.. Shepherds efforts In three
years, as member of the board of public
works and as governor of the District of
Columbia, he effectively completed his
great task. The new Washington will
be his chief monument From time Of
his youth Mr.. Shepherd had taken an
active part In the affairs of the city of
Washington and of the District of Co.
umbia.
'In 1861 he was elected member of
the common council of the city of Wash
ngton and was chosen president of that
body. In 1867 he was a member of the
levy court Of the District of Columbia
md in 1869 was one of the committee of
itizens selected to draft a bill for the
etter government of the District of Co.
imbia. In 1870 he was made president
f the Citizens Reform Association. and
as also elected an alderman of the city
Washington. In 1871 he was appointed
member of the board of public works of
.e District OF Columbia. created under
n act of Congress of that year. which
ct abolished the then existing govern
1ent and created a territorial form of
overnment for the District He was
elected vice president Of the board. Sep
tember 13. 1873, he was appointed gov
ernor Of the District of Columbia, and
served in that capacity until June 20. 1874,
when the office was abolished by an act
Of Congress of that date.
"The Commissioners direct. as marks of
respect to the memory of Mr.. Shepherd
that the District building be closed on
the day Of his funeral and that the flags
on all the buildings of the District gov
ernment be displayed at half-mast for
thirty days.
THE secretary will transmit a copy Of
this minute to the family of Mr.. Shep-
herd"
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Loss of Life and Property
Is Heavy Throughout Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga, May IA tornado
struck this city this morning. injuring two
persons and causing 100000 damage.
ALBANY, Ca, May 1.-Six dead and
inestimabIe damage to property followed
a tornado which passed south OF this
place today.
Three negroes we're killed on one farm
and two on another while one death is
reported from Meigs, Ca, forty miles
south of here.
CEDARTOWN, Ga, May 1.-The tor
nado last night killed twelve persons near
here.
The dead include Thomas Brooks, two
FAINT child of Guy Doctor and family OF
seven negroes. Many buildings were
wrecked.
Heavy Hand Laid on South.
ATLANTA. Ga. May 1.-The storm
which for three days has been sweeping
eastward across the southern states to-
night was passing out of the south At
lantic states into the Atlantic ocean,
Despite three days of snuff1ng out hui
man lives. crushing habitations, doing
perhaps millions OF dollars damage, and,
for a few hours in some extensive Sec
tions, Well nigh demoraliz ng business and
communication this tremendous atmos-
pheric disturbance today apparently had
lost none of its vicious energy.
Later this afternoon wires, suddenly re-
gained. flashed the news of thirty-four
more deaths in Georgia, lives taken by
storm of the coming of which some o. the
victims had been reading for two days in
the newspapers.
Last night. when the news of the extent
of destruction in Tennessee. with between
sixty and 100 deaths, was speeding by
trains from the presses toward Albany
and CedartOwn, Ga, and when even OLD
hands at predicting the course of torna-
dos were drawing a sigh OF relief and
saying, it was all over, the winds were
racing with the trains toward those
towns.
Before daylight the tornados strucld
both places. killing twelve in the vicinity
of Cedartown and six a few miles south
of Albany.
Death List in Georgia.
The Georgia death list by towns as re-
ceived by the Constitution tonight is:
Buchanan, 13 reported dead; Albany, 8:
Meigs, /: tCedartown, II; Bowden. 1;
Gainesville. /.
At Savannah the tornado had lost
much of its fury. 1t tore through the
houses and destroyed much property
not only in the city. but In the adjacent
country.
From Norfolk came news of high winds
and some damage to property, while the
towns in North Carolina and many IN
Florida contributed their quota Of storm
devastation.
That the worst is over now seems GER
tain It only remains to cast up the cost
in human life and property.
That this list will be incomplete for
several days is probable. Wires ara
down and railway communication Is
seriously interrupted in the interior of
several states in the path of the tornado.
With information at hand, however,
ii seems certain that at least 200 have
been killed, probably twice as many in.
jured and that property worth several
millions of dollars has been destroyed.