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Annual Meeting

To the Members of the Peoples Mutual
Fire Insurance Company OF Ionia,
MontcaIm and Clinton Counties:
The approaching annual meeting of
the Peoples Company will be an inn
portant one. Besides the election of
officers and directors, the lightning rod
question will doubtless again come up
for discussion, and the future growth
and prosperity of the company may
depend in a measure upon how the
question is met and settled. With over
5000 members and $1,000, 10000 at risk,
the company is one of the strongest and
most prosperous of the mutuals in Mich
igan, and it behooves every member in
attendance at the annual meeting to
come in a spirit of loyal determination
to aid in every way in maintaing the
present standing and strength the
company. The annual meeting will be
held at the City hall in Ionia, on Tues
day, January Is, 1910, and you are ur-
gently requested not only to attend but
to bring as many members from your
township as you can persuade to be pre-
sent.
The Peoples Company is a home
organization, giving its members the
benefit of protection from fire and light
ming at actual cost, and all should feel
a pride in its success sufficient TO induce
them TO come to headquarters at least
once every two years TO aid with their
votes and advise i'm the selection of the
officers and directors and in framing
laws for mutual protection of all con-
cerned. Let us have the benefit of your
presence and counsel, January lS
Yours very truly,
l.. NJ. Mel, President,
T. G.. Stevenson, Sec'y.
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Ladybug.
Dlabrotica.

division between the head and the
body; 1t has long antennae, or feelers,
II is in all forms vegetable feeder
and a ravenous pest. In its early
stages ii is small white worm, which
works underground, attacking the
roots of plants; in its mature stage
it is a beetle, and then it attacks the
upper part of the plant-in leaf, bios
som and fruit. There are two COM
mon forms of this pest, one a yellow
ish green insect with IL black spots
on its wing covers, which is usually
found on fruit trees and high-growing
plants; the other somewhat smaller
in size, with stripes on its wings, in
the place of spots, and which attacks
squash, melon and cucumber vines.
The ladybug, or ladybird, which is
the correct common name, is a differ
ent insect, about the only resemblance
between the two being that some
ladybirds are nearly the same size as
the diabrotica. There are many species
Of ladybirds, ranging from minute
specks to insects nearly >three-eighths
OF an inch In length, and of various
colors from dense black to bright red !;
but of whatever size, shape or color,
they are always beneficial to the agri-
culturist. OF the ladybirds it may be
said that they are always carniverous
and never vegetable feeders Their
whole diet consists of destructive in
sects, and they are the one great
natural check upon the destructive
pests Of orchards. The two great
classes of destructive insects upon
which the ladybird prey are scale in.
sects and aphids. or plant lice. and
these they destroy by millions
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Obituary

Mary Il. Bramble was born in Wayne
Co., Plymouth, Mich, Nov. 3, 1874,
and died ut her home in Grattan Dec.
n, 1909, aged IS years. She moved
with her mother to Grattan in 1861 and
was married TO Horace B. Ford in 1854.
They settled in Grattan, where they
continued 10 reside.
Two children blessed their union,
Mrs. Della Rich of Irving, Mich, and
Mrs. Jessie Conrad of Grattan. Besides
the husband and daughters she leaves
70 mourn her loss one brother, G. p.
Benton of Ann Arbor.
Mrs. Ford suffered from kidney trou-
ble for fifteen years, which caused blind
ness until about four months before
her death an operation was performed
which recovered her sight. She was
great sufferer the last four months of
her life until few hours before death.
Mrs. Ford was loved and respected
by all who knew her and was true
and faithful wife and loving mother,
deeming no sacrifice too great that
would add to the comfort of her family
and home.
The deceased was also member of
the Eastern star at Grattan Center.
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aluminium CONS tor france.

II is expected that aluminium coins
~ low value will be in circulation In
France by the end OF this year II is
interesting to note, in this connection.
that the adoption of M Naquets prop
osition for an aluminium coinage in
1871 would have resulted in a heavy
loss to the French treasury. Although
experts declared 1t to be impossible
that the value of the metal should de-
crease, it has now fallen to nearly half
the price ruling at that time.
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A Year i'm College

$3.50 cash or year in College can be
easily earned by one young man or one
young lady in each county in the Uni
ted States. Plan easy and does not
interfere with other employment. State
name of institution you wish TO attend.
No money required. For particulars
address M. III. Pemberton, Columbia,
Mo.
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Good Business Transaction.

In one instance in the west ranch
man found gold color" in his val
liable orchard He figured that he
could make more money gold mining
than by fruit raising, SO he installed
a dredge in his orchard. The trees
were cut down as the dredge pro-
crossed and soon all the great orchard
had been destroyed by the machine
but the ranchman had been made a
millionaire, while it was matter of
ease to replant his orchard.
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- y

A most Slrl lN
transforming t.Cat as t"rsfs
only on the appearance. bHt OH lie
productivity of a country, is afforded
by the department of the Landes in
France AT the close of the eight
eenth century about 100000 acres in
that region were little more than
shifting sand dunes and disease.breed-
ing marshes. At present the same
lands are among the richest. most pro-
ductlve and healthful in France, and
the change has been brought about by
intelligent cultivation of pine forests.
Even the character Of the climate OF
the region has been ameliorated and
ii has become mild md balmy. A thin
layer of clay beneath the sandy upper
surface soil, formerly impervious to
water, has been pierced by the pine
roots until thorough drainage Is
established to the spongy earth below.
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Christianity in Japan.

In the Protestant Episcopal mission
in Tokyo, Japan, are two boarding
schools for girls, which have some $50
students. The principals and teach
ers are Japanese, with the exception
of two foreign missionary teachers.
In St Paul's college for boys and
Young men are six hundred students.
and there would be many more if they
could be accomEodGtc3.
Belding banner., 1910-01-13
Judge Tatem Dead

Judge John II. Tatem of Grand Rap
ids. a former resident of Greenville and
respected citizen and attorney, died
suddenly at his home in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. Tatem was one of the speakers in
the local option campaign who gave a
splendid address in the opera house last
fall.
Belding banner., 1910-01-13
Raw Furs

] am dealing in raw furs this season.
can and will pay as much, or more,
than any other dealer on just assort-
ment. If you have any fur, drop me
card giving me your address and
location and | will give you good
price for your fur. Will Simons, Beld-
ing, Mich. 31-2w
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Parsonage Dedication

Dedication of the new M. +. parson-
age at the church Thursday evening,
January 20. The following speakers
from outside are expected, Revs. n.
p. Brown and Joseph Dutton, OF
Green Vile, Rev. j.. w. Sheehan, OF
Hastings, and DR.. |. S. Morris, OF
Detroit. Every body invited.
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Boarders Wanted

Having moved into the city from
my farm into the Frank Hudson house
on the North Side, desire to take
boarders. Young men preferred. Mrs.
Martin Shannon. 30 2-w
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Whereas my wife, Ethel Carnochan,
has left my bed and board without just
cause or provocation, j hereby refuse
to be responsible for any debts of her
contracting on and after this date.
Jan. 13, 1910. John Carnochan.
32w2
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Get Your Crates Cut

AS / am intending to move TO Green
vile next fall, people who desire TO
have their crate timber cut should
come and see me now, and have the
work done at once, while | am here.
Enoch Howell.
II. +. ID. is. q miles north east of
Grattan. 32-3w
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Fifteen-cent Supper

The regular fifteen-cent supper will
be served by the Baptist ladies We'd
nesday evening, January 10, from 8
to o'clock.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
WILL REJECT Low BIDS.
Council Sewer Committee Not Satls-
fled With Tenders Far Below
Appropriation.

A report from the council committee
on sewers, recommending that the
bids for the digging OF sections one
and two Of the Fairview interceptng
sewer be rejected and new bids adver.
tised for, will come In at the council
meeting Tuesday night. The commit
tee has not yet formally passed on the
bids, but individual members OF the
committee have expressed themselves
in favor of readvertising.
1T am told that, IL we advertise Tor
the work to be done all In one job IN
stead OF piecemeal, we shall get lower
bids" stated Chairman Wing. Monday.
Contractors, understand. have said
that they would bid lower"
A meeting Of the sewer committee
will be held Tuesday to formulate the
report.
The bids on the first two sections OF
the Fairview sewer were so low as to
startle the city engineer and other de-
partment of public works officials
James Hanley and Langley & Jeynes
were the low bidders. On section one
the estimate OF the city engineer was
sal .O39 while the bid was $24,634; on
section 2 the estimate was $64,S4O
while the low bid was 1866
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
SEARCH FOR GIRL.
Philadelphia Heiress Believed To Be
At Lancaster.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. B.
Spurred by the urgent demands OF
Robert Buist, the millionaire grand
father OF Roberta Buist De Janon. the
16-year-old heiress who is believed to
have either eloped with or been alb
Quoted by Frederick Cohen. hotel
waiter. detectives are today spreading
a dragnet over Lancaster and the sur
rounding country in an effort to run
down the missing pair.
They declare they are confident of
apprehending them before night fall.
While they have no direct informa-
ton regarding the present where
abouts of the missing girl. they say
they have every reason to believe
that the man and girl are hiding in
the suburbs OF Lancaster. II became
known here, however, that there Is a
difference OF opinion between the de-
tectives of this city and the Buist fam
lily over the value of the Lancaster
clues.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
OIL KINGS SON T0i
PROBE stAVE.CAs
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Foreman Of
Jury That Will Inquire Into
Alleged Traffic In Girls.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The so-called
white slave traffic in New York is to
be investigated by a special grand
jury which was sworn in today and of
which John d. Rockefeller, Jr., son
of the oil king, is foreman. For the
first time in many months two grand
juries were sworn in today for the
month Of January. The juries were
charged by Judge O'Sullivan in the
court of general sessions. The grand
juries will also take mp many cases OF
alleged fraud growing out Of the re-
cent general and primary election.
In charging the fury Judge O'Sulli-
van said:
"The statement has been made In
the public prints that this city has
been made the clearing house OF the
Infamous white slave traffic This Is
very grave charge and should De
thoroughly investigated and II 1t IS
found to be true even in part those
who are guilty should be brought to
Justice"
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
RAILROAD OFFICIALS FAIL
TO BLOCK TAFT PROGRAM
Six Presidents Of Roads Look Crushed.
and Beaten After Their Interview.

and Beaten AFTER inelr interNicWs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-With long
and solemn faces. six railroad presk
dents representing the transportation
interests Of the country, filed out OF
the white house today looking crushed
and beaten after vain attempt to
block the Taft legislative program for
a tightening OF the federal control
over interstate commerce.
After the railroad men had gone,
President Taft made 1t known that
his message on the subject will go to
congress Wednesday or as soon there
after as possible. II Is practically
certain that there will be no altera-
ton of the proposed regulative recon-
mendations In the message. The con-
ference between the railroad men and
President Taft lasted two hours and
half. The railroad men while re-
fusing, to discuss the conference open
ly intimated that they had failed en-
tirely In their mission.
The main argument advanced by the
transportation representatives was
that In the present condition OF the
country such radical reforms In the
matter of railroad control as are pro-
posed by the president would bring
back the sort of hard times. that fol-
low the panic of 1907. The president
made no comment on this feature OF
the situation.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
EMMA GOLDMAN
CANNOT SPEAK HERE
--COMMIssIONER CROUL.
Police Head Emphatic In Refusing
Permission To Representatives
of Woman Anarchist.

Emma Goldman cannot speak In
Detroit"
This was the emphatic declaration
OF Police Commissioner Croul. Mon
day morning. DR.. Ben l.. Reitman.
the advance agent of the eloquent fe-
male anarchist, was q caller at police
headquarters during the morning.
With him was Joseph Labadie, De-
troit's most peaceful and bestliked
anarchist.
Previous TO calling upon the police
commissioner. the two had talked to
Mayor Breitmeyer. They told him
that Miss Goldman had been allowed
to speak on anarchy in other cities
and produced clippings to prove their
statements. Mayor Breitmeyer re-
fused to interfere with the preroga-
tives OF the police commissioner how
ever. and referred his visitors to
Commissioner Croul
Emma Goldman Is making a tour OF
the country and Is due In Detroit next
Sunday for two speeches. Because or
her record In having broken into jail
elsewhere, the police commissioners.
after consultation with Supt. Downey.
decided that the speeches must not
be made. She was here several years
ago. and was then forbidden to speak
here again.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
SEEKS TO DESTROY
TOBACCO TRUST.
Special Attorney MsRsynolds Opens
Arguments for Government In
Dissolution Suit.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.--Argument
was begun in the supreme court Of the
United States today In one OF the
governments biggest trust busting
suits.
The Tobacco Trust" IL ON trial.
The government seeks It's destruction
and the appointment Of a receiver to
segregate the sixty odd corporations
now parties to the combination and
once again restore competition In the
tobacco industry.
The governments highest priced
lawyers are ION the job" Special
Attorney McReynolds today opened
the argument, to be followed by
Acknowledgement wickersham. The
government desires that the opin.
ION OF the supreme court Shall
60 further than that OF the
circuit court at New York, which adj
judged all except few Of the foreign
corporations and several individuals
guilty of illegal monopoly In restraint
of trade. and strengthen the Sherman
antitrust law with sweeping decision
against predatory corporations.
The special attorney In his argu'
ment traced the history Of the trust
its operations and it's Vaccinations
He declared that at the present time
sixty odd corporations. representing 9
capital OF $500. 100000 were parties to
the combination and that It's tentaciee
extend over the whole world enguif
ing, In the United States at least. the
independent or small dealer, destroy
Ing free competition and debasing the
Industry
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
JACOBSON FURNISHES
NAMES OF HIS hackers
{. w. voigt, =. A. Schultz, Wallace e.
Brown and James @. Ducey Are
Behind Bridge Project.

Brown and James @. Oucey Are
Behind Bridge Project.
The names of the men backing Peter
n. Jacobson, promoter OF the proposed
bridge between Crosse lie and the
mainland, were made public for the
first time Monday morning In a meet
ing of the road and bridge committee
OF the board of county supervisors.
Mr. Jacobson mas the backing OF e.
w. Voigt, the wealthy brewer; F. A.
Schultz. OF the Peoples State bank;
Wallace e. Brown and James G..
Ducey. The franchise will be asked
for in the name of these men, and the
bridge, IL built. will be conducted
by them. 1t is said that the Peoples
state bank, which owns about one
quarter OF the island, stands ready to
finance the scheme.
Crosse lie citizens sent a delega-
tion of about fifty TO urge upon the
committee the desire Of the residents
that the bridge franchise be granted
at once, and the islanders appeared
to be almost unit in favor OF the
bridge being located at the upper end
Of the island.
The proposed bridge will cost about
$3.50 900, according to the engineers
estimate. This high cost Is made
necessary by the government regula-
tions. II will be OF concrete and steel
construction, with span of lao feet.
Instead OF swinging 1t will be OF the
"jack-knife" construction.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
wrIahts EnloIn French Aviator.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.--Louis Paul
han, the French aviator who holds
the record for hight in an aeroplsne,
was served with papers accusing him
of infringement of the patents of the
Wright brothers, soon after he ar
rived here from Europe today en- route
to Los Angeles. The papers were
served by, "a Deputy United States
marshal by direction OF Williamson
e. Smith, attorneys for the Wrights.
and are designed to restrain him from
using the warping wing devices and
other features of the aeroplane which
the Wright brothers claim are covered
by their patents.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
CROUL URGES POLICE TO KEEP
AT WORK ON BROWN CASE
Don't Let Uniformed Men Give Up
Search in Slightest" He Says
To Captains.

In an address to the assembled cap
tains of all police precincts Monday
morning Police Commissioner Croul
urged every man on the Detroit police
force to never give up his activities
in the search for the slayer OF little
Helen Brown.
Coming in the midst OF the excite
ment of another murder, in which the
slayers are still ut liberty, police cir
cles are in ferment of excitement.
Don't let your uniformed patrol
men give up the search in the slight
est" said the commissioner. Don't
let them abandon the case to the de-
tectives. Have each man be just as
vigilant now, in searching for that
murderer. as he was the day after
the crime occurred"
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
AiIened Mashera Nabbed.

Accosted by two young men at
spruce,st. and vermont-ave. Saturday
night, Miss Mary Mcdonald, No. 393
yermont-ave., reported the AFFAIR to
Patrolman. Schachschneider. who ar
rested the alleged Washers. At Trum-
hull station they gave their names as
Victor De Bouvre, No. a Ottawa-st..
and Julius De More, No. As Mack-ave.
Lieut.. Frank Lewis gave the men a
lecture and released them. Trumbull
station was secured Sunday by officers
in plain clothes, in search of the lone
masher who has insulted women and
Young girls In that district.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
DETR0IT's CREDIT GOOD.
Clty's 3H Per Cent Bonds Sold at
BIG Premium.

The Detroit sinking fund commits
sion purchased $365,000 of city bonds
at the sale in Controller Doremus'
office, Monday merning. or these $216.-
900 were school building bonds and
$4,000 were sewer bonds. The bonds
were bid in at $50 interest basis. the
amounts paid being as follows: School
bonds, $224,1S6.40. sewer bonds, $154,-
64710. Other bidders were the De-
troit Trust Co, 3.37 per cent interest
basis; N. w. Halsey Co.. Chicago,
341 basis; Matthew Finn. 3.45 basis;
Security Trust Co., BAT interest basis.
The bonds are for 30 years and draw
3k per cent interest. the premiums
offered bringing down the basis as
shown above. This sale shows the
credit OF the city to be far ahead of
that of other American cities whose
bonds sell at higher interest rate.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
LIKELY To OFFER
CLEVELAND PLAN
Believed This Will Be President
Hutchins' Proposal at Wednes-
days Conference.

President Jere c. Hutchins, of the
Detroit United railway, will meet with
the aldermen of the franchises and
ways and means committees in Cor
poration Counsel Hally's Office, We'd
nesday afternoon, to discuss temper
airy agreement for lower fares. At
that time he will lay down the posi-
ton of the d. u. r. plainly.
His proposal is expected to take the
form of an agreement for a sliding
scale of fare, based upon the returns,
the company to get six per cent upon
its investment as in Cleveland.
Mayor Breitmeyer may take part I'm
the discussion also.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03

Clarence A. Proctor. the city's as
phalt expert, who is in the Emergency
hospital at Washington. writes to
Commissioner Haarer that the opera
ton performed on his leg a few days
ago to remedy the after-effects OF the
injuries sustained in a railroad wreck
three years ago. appears TO be sue
cessful. The bones of the left leg had
to be cut. the ankle broken and the
tendons cut and pulled into different
position. II is expected that the re-
suit will be the frightening Of Proc
tors leg. which has ben shorter than
the other since the accident.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
,.,I.d For Carrying Revolver.

Anthony Krofczak was unfortunate
enough to be the first man TO race JUS
tice Stein on a charge of concealing
weapons. following the tragedy OF
SUNDAY night when an Italian
"masher" shot a man for resenting an
Insult TO his wife. Anthony had re-
yolver and a billy in his possession
when arrested. He pleaded guilty
Monday morning and will serve "
DAYS in the workhouse unless he can
raise s25 to pay his fine. John ko,
walski was given a similar dose
when he pleaded guilty to stealing an
overcoat valued at $40 from julius
WidzcjowsN.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-03
HE SUBMITS IMPORTANT
DATA AGAINST PAPER TRUST
John Norris, Chairman OF Publishers
Association, Gives Attorney
General Nine Items.

NEW YORK, Jan. Sherman Rid
der, president of the American News
paper Publishers association, invited
the attention of Attorney-General
Wickersham, Dec. 2, to statements
made at a banquet of paper dealers
in New York city. In which 1t was
claimed by the representative Of the
International Paper company that the
president of the American Paper &
Pulp association, A. c. Hastings, was
advising paper mills what paper prices
should be.
The Encouragement referred the
matter to United States Atty. Wise, OF
New York, who asked for specifica-
tons. AS result Of that request.
John Norris, chairman of the commit
tee on paper, of the Publishers asso-
citation. has submitted detailed data
purporting to cover the following mat
ters:
1-Restriction of 46 news print pa
per mills In use of news print paper,
which restrictions make impossible
either an open market or public quo
tations of paper prices.
faction of news print paper mills
east of the Rocky mountains in refus-
ing TO sell I. o. b. mill for spot cash
or in quoting excessive prices be-
cause presumably 1t would interfere
with a "gentlemen's agreement"
3-Refusal of many news print pa
per mills to sell other than 32-pound
paper.
4-Restrictions OF contracts by
many mills to one year periods and
inclusion of wrappers on rolls In
actual gross weight to be paid for.
5-Collection by the American Pa
per & Pulp association OF daily re-
ports from practically all news print
paper mills and most OF the other pa
per mills which information has ap-
parently been used as basis Tor con
certed action in regulating prices.
6-"Trade customs" adopted by pa
ner markers and used by them as
basis for concerted action In regulat-
ing prices.
meetings OF paper manufactur'
ers to discuss prices.
S-Reported agreement upon news
paper price by two large paper making
concerns.
9-Action which seems to be con
tempt of court by former members OF
General Paper company and OF the
fiber and manila pool, through disre
gard of injunctions of prohibition.