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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22
BOUQUETS THROWN
Former Belding Pastor Is Handed
Few

Under the heading, "Men of Michi
gan You Should Know" a reporter fol
the Grand Rapids Herald showers Rev
u. w. Sheehan of Hastings with bou
quets in the following manner:
| "There is a preacher in Hastings
whom relatives said would never pros.
per because he chose TO be Protestant
rather than Catholic like the rest OF
his Irish family. His friends who
watched his earlier efforts in the minis
try said: He may be all right in a
village, but he hasn't enough education
TO occupy good pulpit
"Both relatives and friends were
| wrong. He is one of the most loved
and highly regarded men in his denom-
ination. He has never in the 20 years
of his preaching left charge unless
against the protest of the official board.
He built $4,000 church at Belding
when two other ministers of more ex-
perience and college degrees had only
progressed as far as the foundation and
quit, discouraged. A new church at
Hastings will be the monument TO his
work there. He undoubtedly will some
day be leading officer in the great de-
nomination he has served so well. He
is still young-abOut 40.
"With his own efforts he has edu-
Gated himself. His early sermons were
little else than talks, commonplace and
just from the heart. Now they are
from the whole souled, live, energetic
nature of the man, but tempered with
study, research, illustration and keen
and convincing reasoning. OF Irish
extraction, he does what he undertakes
with vim, confidence and grit. He has
the natural gift of gab' of the Emerald
Isle. He can talk fiuently and mean
its every word. When he served
small church at Tekonsha he used TO
bring his both feet down onto the plat
form, run his long fingers wildly
through his hair and shout loudly. He
is quieter and more reserved now. Dig
nifty came with maturer years.
Everyone becomes his friend. He
was given large purse and a leave OF
absence for several weeks this summer
TO go TO Oregon TO visit friends. The
purse had many contributors outside
the church. Men who conduct livery
stables and trade horses on Sundays
asked if they could give.
"He likes TO fish and this preacher
can show good catches. He often asks
some person who never sees church
choir TO go with him. They 90 and
next Sunday are in church. They are
apt to keep coming. He hits hard in
his sermons. His criticisms of shams,
false pride, worldly indulgences and
other vices are gems of sarcasm and in
struction."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22
Congregationalists Have Under
Contemplation Improve
ments in Church Property
PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED
Meeting Will BE Held to Talk Over
the Proposition-Old Church
May Be Remodeled

The Congregationalists have had un-
der contemplation for some time the
thought of making over the old church
into new one, and at meeting of the
official board held at the office of DR..
+. w. Little, the president of the board
of trustees, last Monday evening, il
was decided TO take the initial steps in
laying the foundation for such work.
1t was the sense of all the members of
the board that new church should be
built or the old one so remodeled both
exteriorly and interiorly as to make it
practically new building, and the
clerk was instructed to call a meeting
of the church to be held Thursday even
ing, Oct. 6, plans will be submitted and
the question thoroughly discussed.
If il should be decided TO remodel the
present structure, a new roof will be
put on, new entrance way built to
take the place of the old vestibule, the
old seats replaced with easy chairs, a
new heating plant installed and new
carpets placed on the floors.
The present structure was built about
thirty-five years ago and was fine one
for that day. The very best lumber
manufactured was used in its construc-
ton, but it needs TO be modernized to
meet present day requirements.
III the present plans of the society
materialize they will have an up-to-date
house of worship
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22
Kerr Brothers Coming

Revival s--..ings at the Central M.
T.. church commence on Sunday, Oct.
Ind, under the auspices of the Kerr
brothers. These men are well known
TO Belding people and need no introduce
ton. Everyone is earnestly invited To
attend every meeting and it is hoped
that all will so arrange your work SC
that you may be able TO attend the
weekday services. Good music al
every meeting and you are requested tC
come early to the praise service. Invite
your friends TO come with you and al
be present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22

Jas. T.. Chadwick To Orleans town.
ship, one acre, sec. s, Orleans; $3.50.
Milan j. Demorest to John Kinsman
lot 13, Demorest's addition, Belding
500.
Milan j. Demorest TO Henry A.
Smith, lot 103, Demorest's addition,
Belding; $l35.
Ernest II. Barker to Wesley G. POI
ter, lot so, b. & +. addition, Belding
1000.
VIM. Covert TO Charles w. Howard
lot ia, Broas' End addition, Belding
$500.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22

There are men who argue that living
is high, but they might try dying. A
live man gets shaved for 10 cents, but
dead one pays dollar and never
kicks. A good kersey overcoat costs
$25, wooden one costs 800. A grave
digger will plant potatoes for 20 cents
an hour, but for planting you he gets
four times as much. A carriage TO the
theater costs 81, but one TO the ceme-
terry costs S.. A saloonkeeper will fill
your hide TO bursting for 80 cents, but
an cmbalmer gets $3.50 for the job.
Come to think of it, there are lots of
things left TO live for in this old world,
despite the high prices and the con-
trary weather.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22
Finishing Touches On

The finishing touches have been put
on at the new Post Office and is now
one of the best in the state. An in.
spector from the Post Office department
was here recently and said that there
is none better equipped any where,
which has come under his supervision,
Steam heat will be used for warming
the building and the radiators will soon
be put in place. Belding may well fee
proud of its new Post Office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22
MRS ARNOLD DEAD
Good Woman Is Relic we'd of Her Suf-
fering-Was Ready to 60

The death of Mrs. 3. Il. Arnold oc-
cured at the residence Sunday afternoon
about four o'clock, she had been un.
conscious for several days, her suffer
ing for several weeks past having been
very acute. The deceased was afflicted
with cancer for the past year and treat
ment at the hospital in Grand Rapids
followed by an operation seemed 10
afford only temporary relief and while
there was hope at times of improve
ment, there was gradual decline.
Mrs. Arnold was ready to die and
awaited the change with fortitude.
The family moved here from Alma
about Is years ago, coming to that place
from Ohio, where she was born. She
was lady much beloved by all who
knew her and mother devoted TO her
family She was member of the l..
q. L. M. order, Doric Chapter o. +. S.
and also a beneficial insurance order
carrying an insurance of $1,000,
in the former and $1,000, i'm the latter.
The funeral service was held in the
Baptist church Tuesday afternoon, her
pastor the Rev. +. B. Irving ofiiciated
and preached an able sermon. The
order of the Eastern Star and members
of the other orders were present to pay
their last respects. Beside her husband
she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Will J.
Gordon of Greenville, Mrs. Criss Grill
Of Fowlerville and French, Fred and
George Arnold of this city.
Hannah Hall was born Sept. Both,
1851 and died Sept. 18th, 1910, aged SO
years, IL months and Is days. She
was married to s. L. Arnold Dec. 80,
1870 and eight children were born TO
them five of whom are living, three bro
thers and five sister also survive her all
living in Ohio. The children were all
at her bedside at the time when death
separated them except George. Many
beautiful flowers from friends and fio-
raj pieces from the orders covered the
casket. Frank Worthington of Sheri-
dan and Mrs. Whitbeck of Alma, were
in attendance at the funeral.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22

"The College Boy" at the opera house
Thursday and Friday night, Sept. 22nd
and 23rd. A charming musical drama
in 3 acts. Do not miss it. Prices SOC,
35c and 25c.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22

At the home of the bride on Wednes-
day, Sept. 18th, Rev. @. w. Maxwell
pastor of the Methodist church spoke
the words which united i'm marriage,
Mrs. Ida Marshall and David III. Crosse
fent, both of this city. The happy cou-
pie are receiving the congratulations of
their friends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22

The Mesdames Fred Bailey and
Millie Searrigt, who have been guests
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sewers
for the past week, left for their homes
at Saginaw, Tuesday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cunningham of
Grand Rapids were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Brown the first
of the week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-22
Fine Supper

Fine Supper
The ladies of the Congregational
Church will serve one of their fine fif-
teen cent suppers at the church, Satur-
day from 5 to o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10
APARTMENT HOUSE CHURCH.
Syracuse First to Combine Residence
and Temple.

The latest thing In church edifces Is
an apartment house church." a six
story structure in the heart OF the SYRIA
cuse business section. the first three
floors Of which are to be used for the
church auditorium and usual assembly
and class rooms. and the upper three
floors OF which are to be bachelor apart
ments for young men. The basement OF
the novel church will contain a gym
nasium and other facilities for recrea-
ton.
1t is a Baptist organization and the
pastor, Rev. W W. Dawley. formerly OF
the Central Baptist Church in Minneap-
oils. says that the edifice will cost about
500 900 when completed. and that moth
ing like IL has ever been planned before
some of the institutional churches being
the nearest approach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10
PARIS CITED AS MODEL.
Wide Avenues Add to Attractiveness
of French Capital.
from the World Today

from the world To-Day
Its spacious streets make Paris the most
attractive and in many respects the most
convenient capital in the world. Narrow
streets and insanitary areas have been
swept away. large portion of the city
has been entirely rebuilt, and its expan-
sion has proceeded in an orderly manner
in accordance with. a definite plan. mod-
fled from time TO time. but not altered
materially. Paris has now 1902 miles OF
streets ninety-eight feet six inches or
more in width. London has not more than
eight and half. and few of the streets
are more than loo feet wide whereas
some of the avenues in Paris are more
than 200 feet wide. and the width of one
is as much as go feet
Among world cities that have followed
a definite plan of development and expan-
sion Berlin must receive especial mention.
The broad boulevards and avenues of its
suburbs. Charottenburg and Schoneburs,
are characteristic of districts surround
ing the central area of the German cap
ital A noticeable feature in the plans of
both Berlin and Paris is the provision of
spacious traffic centers, from which the
more important streets radiate in many
directions. This principle has been devel-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10
REAL ESTATE REVERIES.
Operator in Western City Thinks
Some Thoughts.

An exchange this week prints a series
OF musings which a realty operator in .
western city printed on his business
card. Some Of this brokers Thoughts"
follow:
IL he does q small business. the big
fish ignore him.
III he does a big business the little fish
get no chance
IL he is poor. he is not worthy OF CON-
fidence.
III he has made money. he has taken
advantage of his clients
III he Is optimistic. he is looking for a
commission.
Ii he is pessimstic, he is disloyal Ia
the town. -
IL he tells you a piece of property 10
low. he Is lying.
III he tells you IL is high, he wants n
himself
Ii he wants to sell. no one will buv
III ne wants TO buy, the owner won't
Before property is sold. il Is NOT
worth buying: after IL is sold Investors
wish they had known
IL he finds customer, owner tries In
sell direct and beat the commission.
Enough much abused. he is still in the
ring. " INC
He pays bis office rent and gets three
meals.
When all is said. he Is a necessary
When you need good one, turn this
card over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

these early builders arc leading real es-
tate men of the city.
A sale of considerable Importance is re-
ported this week through the Office of
Thomas j. Fisher e. Co. The property in
volved embraces practically all of the I'M
sold lots in Section =, Chevy Chase, lying
east of Connecticut avenue. The price
secured for the property in question to-
tails about $4,000. This is one of a series
of sales made in this section during the
present summer which aggregate nearly
100000 square feet of ground for this one
section alone. All of the property in
volved in this sale lies within sight of the
Chevy Chase Club.
The sale was negotiated by r. S. Nc
Gill Of the Fisher company, who has
vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

90 s,on, are not counted in the cen-
s'is OF this city nor will tbe,. 80,
sroW as they Will through the settlemer,
,.a or Washington people Mount RaiS
nier. brentwood. Woodside. Forest Glen
Dssnesda and Glen Echo can never ba
r,Is5 =, IN me count for Washington. pe,-
rams dwelling just over the line
~ the present size-up OF our gains and
IN the counts for the future LEI ms taka
.hese INTO our calculations. If we can't get
.neui INTO the hgures. A very respectable
number Of our people go across tbe pa,o'
mac INTO Virginia TO live We can fore
90 counting them in consideration of our
other cities that are handicapped by like
seosrapnical boundaries. hut by rights. m
not by census office figures We ha.a ,.,.s
reason Tor claiming now. and in the YEAR
20 come, the growth that is spreading md
VIII continue TO spread out into Mari
lands beautiful fields"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

ready been made In the others. 10 build
Up with attractive homes exclusively. The
restrictions governing the sale of prop
erty are such as 10 preclude the POSSIBLE
ity of the building of apartment houses
or rows Of dwellings. or even semi-de-
tached houses. Each house must have its
frontage of sixty feet. The Fisher COM
pany lays particular stress on the fact
that Chevy Chase Heights is naturally
the most beautiful property along Connec-
icut avenue. and that with the work of
improvements completed. the property
will offer advantages that are unrivaled
IN or around the District Alrsady ground
has been broken for houses that have
been Planned. and others are to be started
In the very near future. Prominent among
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10
Sale of Hobart Street Property.

Willige, Gibbs & Daniel, real estate
brokers. have sold for Charles II. Aims
lie premises numbered $50 Hobart street
northwest, between 9th and Georgia ave-
nue.. Harvard street and Columbia road.
The house IS a two-story brick dwelling,
with six large rooms and bath. and is
heated by furnace. 1t occupies a lot
eighteen feet front. by depth of APP
proximately eighty feet, to a rear alley.
1t is understood that in the neighborhood
of SGD was paid for the property,
which will be occupied BY the purchaser,
J ohm T. Richards
This Is the third sale made in the
same row by this firm for Mr.. Ainslie
within the past three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

fers an unobstructed view from every lot.
Another pretty feature OF Chevy Chase
Heights is the fact that while much Of
the grading has been necessary, a great
number of forest trees have been pre-
served. many OF the lots having shade
trees in their natural state and well ad-
vanced in growth.
Chevy Chase Heights and the surround
ing country give an excellent illustration
OF the rapidty with which Washington
northwest suburbs are being built up.
This property may be said TO mark the
first and mcst advanced step in the
growth OF Washington's suburbs toward
the city rather than away from ii. The
limited amount Of Intervening land be-
tween Connecticut Avenue bridge and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

A very interesting work IS in progress
along Connecticut avenue about one
half mile south of Chevy Chase Circle.
Instead OF a series of high entertainments
rising I'm places to height of forty TO
fifty feet. which have for years been
familiar sights along this thoroughfare,
a gently sioping. evenly terraced sub
division Is appearing. Where several
months ago doomed seemingly unsur-
nountable barriers TO the view beyond
there is now visible panorama of pref
~ building sites and well graded streets.
This Transformation is being accom-
piished through the medium OF two steam
shoveis. aided by locomotives with trains
II dirt cars, not to mention numerous
scoops and wagons. The ground thus be-
ng transformed is the latest subdivision
" Thomas j. Fisher x Co.. Inc. and IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

oped in London only to very limited ex-
tent
1t is true that London has done much
during the last half century, first through
the metropolitan board of works and later
through the London county council, in the
way OF street Improvement, but the works
that have SO far been undertaken have
been criticised by high British authority
as scattered and fragmentary, forming
no part of a complete scheme, and de-
to a general PLAN"
When we come TO our American cities,
such as New York and Chicago, We find
that. like London. their growth and devel-
opment have suffered from a similar abb
sence of plan and centralized effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10
Purchasers of Today
Require High Standards

and figures. which tend to illustrate the
amount of effort and care necessary in
order to bring a subdivision up to the
standard required by the purchasers OF
today. He said that every detail per-
tanning to the laying Of water and sewer
pipes. the proper grading of streets. the
laying OF sidewalks. the planting Of
trees and shrubbery. must be looked after
with the utmost care. Besides the wishes
and desires Of the owners of the prop
crty the District requirements relating to
grades and sewers and water mains must
hc met with exactness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10
WHERE CAPITAL LOSES
WASHINGTON CANNOT COUNT
GROWTH BEYOND DISTRICT.
Suburbanites in Maryland and Vir-
ginia Are Not Included in
Local Census.

The following article from the pen of
Charles F. Wallraff, treasurer Of Moore
Hill, Incorporated, real estate brokers'.
appeared this week i'm the Washington
Free Press, a local publication which is
devoted mainly to real estate matters:
Much is being written and more will
be written about the growth in popuia-
ton of the various cities of the country
as brought out by the census reports now
being made public. Municipalities from
Portland, Me-, to Portland. Ore, and
from st. Ignace to st. Augustine will
point with pride to their respective show
ings. and civic spirit viii vaunt itself
lation at the results of the past decade.
True. there will be few, Ii any. that will
be able to equal the proud percentage OF
Flint and Oklahoma City. the one, the
beneficiary of automobile manufacture,
the other of an agricultural empire bare
Iy come into Its own. But withal, the
majority of our cities and towns will
have figures to be proud OF, figures big
and eloquent of the prosperity of the
past ten years, many of them figures OF
great proportionate growth, like those
of Detroit and Newark and schenectady.
No Others Suffer Similar Handicap.
"Of all the cities, however, there is not
one. with the single exception of WASH
ington, the capital (Which is co-extensive
with the District of Columbia) which can
not, IL IL so wills. annex adjoining terri
tory. This has been resorted TO by many
within the past decades and will be re-
sorted to by some of these again, and by
many others in the years to come. Chi
cago, which, previous TO a preceding CEN
sus, enlarged her boundaries SO generous
" ho ru-oS Sai6 mill doll hox
crop was actually gathered that same
year within her corporate limits, Is again
considering extending her lines to take in
further great reaches of territory. These
additions get. into thte count and help
swell the figures. 1t can easily be seen
then that the center of population that
has its boundaries permanently defined Ii
in a comparison OF figures bound to be
at a disadvantage. Many cities lying at
state lines, as, for instance, New York,
Cincinnati. st. Louis and Kansas City,
Mo-, are hemmed in on one side, as is
Washington by Virginia beyond the Po-
tOmac, but no others have their boun-
daries so fixed on all sides.
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The handsome new home of the Column
bia Golf Club offers a valued addition to
the improve
Columbia Golf Club ments along
CO nnecticut
AdS 0duuSOmc AOmC avenue X

tended. This structure. which is situated
I'm a corner of the club grounds adjacent
to Section 4, Chevy Chase. is rapidly near
ing completion. and ii is expected the or
ganization will be enabled to have its first
formal housewarming before snow flies.
Much of the club grounds already have
been cleared, and the golf course and
greens, which cover a series of beauti-
fully rolling hills, are almost ready for
the players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

Heights will offer in the way of nat
ural beauty. Beginning at the avenue
frontage the lots rise to terrace OF four
feet. From this point they slope gradu-
ally backward. rising TO an elevation to-
ward the rear of the property. which Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10
City's Growth Extends Into Mary


1T can easily be seen, therefore. that
not little of the growth that is, and will
be. Washington's by right must fail to be
credited 10 her. No small proportion of
the suburban growth OF the capital for
the last ten years has been beyond the
District line. The greater part of Chevy
Chase and Takoma Park. rightly part Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

Chevy Chase Circle seems now to be COM
ing in for its share of attention.
In discussing the sale of property in
Chevy Chase Heights. the Fisher company
stat s
Strictest of Building tha' sps-
Regulations Will Obtain forts will
no made in this subdivision as have al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

known as Chevy Chase Heights. This
lewest addition 10 Chevy Chase contains
about seventy acres. or an area equal 10
sSout seventeen ordinary city blocks. The
work of preparing the property for mar
set is being dore By q. r. Muliin & Co,
Contractors under the supervision of ID.
J Howell. civil engineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

According 10 the contractor, the work OF
grading should he completed in about six
weeks. With this done the detail work
OF putting the subdivision in It's finished
state can be rushed To completion Al
ready the sewer and water pipes have
been installed along Keokuk street the
northern boundary OF the property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-10

done travellers along Connecticut ave-
nue. get
New Suburb Will Offer very good
idea of what
Much Natural Beauty. chevy chase
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With the work that has already been
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be made in this subdivision. as have a
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In discussing the work Of preparing
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Chevy Chase Heights for home builders.