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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
BIG BUSINESS CHANGE
Charles s. Foster Takes
Entire Stock

Last week witnessed another big
change in the personnel of Beldings
Business men. The firm of Foster.
Welsh Co. was dissolved and Charles
S. Foster became sole proprietor of the
large and complete stock of furniture,
rugs, fureral supplies etc. Mr.. Foster
is hustling and progressive young
business man and will continue the
business at the old stand with but one
end in view, the satisfaction of the
furniture buying public. He will
maintain the large and varied assort-
ment of goods and strive by careful
attention to business to merit liberal
portion of the furniture and under.
taking trade in this city.
Thomas Welsh who has been associa-
ton with Mr.. Foster for some time past
retires TO become identified with the
Fargo Shoe Co. and we are glad 10
know that he will remain resident OF
the city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
North Side Excited

One of the teachers of the North Side
school had occasion TO punish a
scholars one day last week and it is
claimed punished him in cruel and
unwaranted manner. A warrant was
asked for in court but after an examina-
ton of the case by the sheriff and
prosecuting attorney it was thought
best not to allow the warrant TO issue.
Many of the North side parents are
very angry over the affair and some OF
the people who live on this side of the
river are also quite indignant Just
what turn the case will take yet re-
mains TO be seen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15

lone, Belding, first; Conner, Saranac
second; Hubbardston, third.
220 yard dash-Alderman, Belding
first; Updyke, Belding, second; Eddy
Iouia, third. Time "a seconds.
Discus-Ralph Benedict, Ionia, first
WEIGH, Ionia, second; Tuttle, Ionia
third. SO feet IL inches.
Pole vault-Alderman, Belding, first
Malone, Belding, second; Miller, lonia,
third. feet.
22o yard hurdle-Updyke, Belding,
first; Carlisle, Ionia, second; Miller,
Ionia, third. Time 293.
Running broad jump-Alderman,
Belding, first; Carlisle, Ionia, second
Malone, Belding, third. 1S9.
Tredle, Freeman and Lowrey finished
in order in rural 10 yard dash.
The trophies go as follows:
Belding, meet cup; relay cup; boys
singles in tennis cup.
Saranac-Baseball cup.
Pewamo-Girl's double in tennis cup
and girls singles in tennis cup.
On points Belding gets first place;
Ionia, second; and Saranac, third.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15

Last Friday was sentence day" in
circuit court, Judge Sessions, who was
hearing the case for Judge Davis. pass
ing sentence on John Curry, charged
with violation of the local option law,
Earl Johnson of Belding, and Ed. Lud-
wick, the high flnancier of Pewamo.
Curry was given the option of paying
Sl07.70 or spending 80 days in jail.
Johnson was assessed TO pay s25 OF
spend 20 days in the county bastile.
The girl who made complaint against
johnson few months ago, could not
be located when the case came to trial
and Johnson concluded TO plead guilty
TO simple case of assault and battery
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Open Air Meetings

Arrangements have about been COM
pleted for holding the open air union
services at the band stand park OH
Sunday evenings during the summer
The first meeting will be held on Sun
day June 25th, the services commence
ing promptly at five O'Clock and closing
PROMPTLY at 900. The committee in
charge OF the work will be ready next
week TO tell who will have charge o
the services at the first meeting. These
meetings touched responvie chord in
the hearts Of Belding citizens last sea
son and it is hoped even greater atten.
dances may be had this season.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
SCHOOL DAYS
ABOUT OVER
Summer Vacation Begins Soon
Baccalaureate Service
Sunday Night
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
Commencement FIR iday Night Closes
Successful Term-Most of the
Teachers Will Return
After Vacation

The school term closes this w eek and
the summer vacation will begin inn
mediately which is always pleasing
event to the tired teachers and pupils.
The graduating class are especially
pleased when the last word is said at
commencement and the diplomas are
handed out, the strain and anxiety
under which they have been for several
weeks is lifted and gives them breath
ing spell.
There was large audience assembled
at the NJ. Il. church Sunday evening TO
enjoy the exercises and listen to the
Baccalaureate sermon given by Rev.
F. b. Irving.
Special music had been prepared for
the occasion and it was rendered in a
most excellent manner, under direc-
tions of Mrs. james III. Armstrong,
two beautiful anthems were sung and
Mrs. Willims sang solo "My Re-
deemer and my Lord" Mrs. Fred f.
Ireland accompanying on the piano.
The sermon by Rev. Frank b. Irving,
pastor of the Baptist church, was a
good one full of excellent thoughts and
advice to the graduates.
On Tuesdy afternoon the large assem-
bly, room in the new school building
was crowded where the class day
exercises were featured and certainly it
was one highly creditable TO both pupil
and instructor. The chorus and high
school orchestra, under direction of Mrs.
Williams the music and art teacher,
did their work very fine and all re-
ceived many compliments.
Rev. /. S. Bussing pronounced the
invocation, Miss Blanch Glass gave the
salutatory "Only beginning" Lalia
Maxwell "In Memoriam" Dorothea
Hudson "Class History" Ethel Crane,
"Presenations" Earl Ballou, Grafton,
"True Democracy" Margaret Fargo,
vocal solo, Leila Hook, "Class Proph-
ecy;" Ivah Kinsman, "Class POEM"
Cleo Anslow, Valedictory, "Educa-
tion."
The commencement service will be
held Friday evening at the M. +. church
at o'clock.
The teachers who will not return
after vacation are the Misses Adams,
Palmer, Smith and McCurrie.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
HAPPILY Welded
Marriage of Guy ID. Weter and Miss
Laura Scovill at Ypsilanti

A very simple but unusually pretty
wedding took place AT the home of Mr..
and Mrs. III. Il. ScovIll Wednesday
evening when there daughter, Laura,
Vas united i'm marriage with Mr.. Guy
ID. Weter OF Belding. The affair was
very informal the bride and groom
min ling with the company and re-
ceivine the guests. The Episcopal
ring service was performed by Rev.
Edrie Collins, pastor Of the Congre-
gational church at Belding and the Rev.
William Gardam Of this city The
ceremony took place at g o'clock in
front of an improvised altar of ferns,
smilax and candies, the color scheme
of which was green and white. There
were no attendents. Just preceding
the ceremony William Reyer sung
80 Promise Me" and during the cere-
mony "Traumerei" was played softly
by Miss Matilda Holomes.
The BRIDES gown was OF white en-
broidered crepe de chene with pearl
trimmings and she carried bridal
roses.
After congratulations wedding
supper was served in the dining room
the color scheme of the decorations of
which were pink and green. Mrs. g.
M. Gaudy and Mrs. G. M. Hull were
in charge and were assisted by eight of
the girl friends Of the bride.
A large number OF beautiful gifts
in cut glass and silver were received
and throughout the day number of
kilograms of congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weter left on an eve
ming train for a lake trip after which
they will be at home after August
first at Belding where Mr.. Weter is
secretary and treasurer of the Bedding
Refrigerator Company.
Among the out of Town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Weter, father and
mother of the groom, and Mrs. Eme-
line r. Weter, the grandmother, FL
wood A. Weter, Miss Edna w Use and
Rev. +. Collins, all of Belding; Mrs.
A. l.. Pond, sister Of the groom, and
husband, of Chicago; and Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. A. Boss of INLAY City.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
In Annual InterschOlastic Field
Meet At Ionia
BRINGS HOME CUP
Enthusiastic Crowd of Students Garry
Winners Through Streets Amid
Cheers and Yells

Last Saturday was a proud day for
the city schools and especially for the
students of the high school athletic
association, the whole push went to the
county seat with a determination TO
make a record and came back victorious.
On the arrival of the train cheers and
class yells noted the fact that something
had been doing, and the victors hoisted
TO their shoulders, Reeves, Malone and
Reed and carried them from the depot
through main street, amid cheers and
waving of handkerchiefs. The Grand
Rapids Herald says: "Belding and Sar-
anac carried off the honors of the seven
tn annual interscholastic field meet,
schools of Ionia county, to-day. lonia
not only failed TO make its usual show
ing but lost cups held for years. 1t was
hot, enthusiastic event, paid admis-
sion being 1900, receipts 5000, for which
credit is due TO Commissioners Harvey
Iowrey and members of the athletic
board.
The meet opened with the presenta-
ton of134 diplomas to rural eighth grade
graduates at the armory in the morn
ng. In track events Belding outclassed
all in nearly every instance, while Sar-
anac won one of the finest baseball
games played here this year from Port
land
The track event results are as follows:
lOO-yard dash, Alderman, Belding
first; Eddy, Ionia, second; Updyke,
Belding, third. Time 1925 seconds.
One mile run, Reeves, Belding, first.
Time 5:12 2-5.
IL pound shotput-Jones, Saranac,
first; Menkee, Belding, second; Malone,
Belding, third. Distance 35a.
Running high jump-Menkee and
Malone, Belding, tie for first; Fisher,
Saranac, third five feet. Lyle Gilmore
of Orleans awarded so yard dash.
One mile run-William Miller, lonia,
first; Reeves, Belding, second; Barton,
Belding, third. Time 6:3.
12O yard hurdle-Updyke, Belding,
first; Carlisle, Ionia, second; Miller,
Ionia, third. Time 20 seconds.
Running hop skip and jump-Ma-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Oiling The Streets

The work of treating our streets to q
coating Of oil is being tried out this
week. The oil wagon has been work
ing on Pleasant Street this week, and
we can almost here the housewives in
the city finding fault with the dirty
stuff tracked into the house from the
oil soaked streets.
The council has decided to give the
oil treatment trial In Belding. and il
is claimed that their will be no more
dusty streets after the oil has taken a
firm hold of the road.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Foresters Convention

The state convention of the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters convenes in
Grand Rapids this week and a number
of the local members went to that city
Tuesday afternoon to attend it. Mrs.
Carrie Cowles was delegate from
Belding lodge and Mrs. Gertie James
alternate and both went to the conven-
ton. Mesdames Jennie Shaw, Jennie
Whitney and Mable Wells also paid q
visit TO the convention.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
You Know

The modern home would be as com
plete without water and sewer as il
would without gas and a gas range.
While no two women may agree on
any other subject, yet of the tens o
thousands of housewives using Gas
Ranges, all are agreed that they are the
most convenient and durable, econom
ical and perfect cooking and baking ap
pliances they ever used or saw.
Select one of the many up-to-datt
styles of Gas Ranges on display at the
Gas Office and you, too, will realize al
the comfort and satisfaction complete
Gas Range can bring.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
A Correction

In last weeks Banner the type got
juggled in some manner i'm w. /. Ben
edict's "adv." and made the price OF
Cow-Ease read s1,6O per gallon when it
should have been only s1,00. Mr.. Ben
edict loves the cows and would not put
up the price on any COW medicine i'm
gredient that would have tendency to
detract from their comforts.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
WAN STABBED BY BURGLAR
Surprises Three in His Home
His Wife Overpowered.

George Williams. forty years old OF NO.
3iS West 39th street. was removed to Belle
vue Hospital from a drug store at 4Oth
street and Ninth avenue, Yesterday after
noon. suffering from a stab wound in his
back and left side and "A severe injury OF
the skull He told the ambulance surgeon
that hc had been stabbed by a man In his
home. As Williams was talking in the
drug store he looked toward the street and
saw man who said afterward he was
John Dcvine. twenty-five years DID, OF NO
54 Tenth avenue. and exclaimed that the
man had stabbed him. Police Sergeant De-
Graft went to the street and arrested De-
vine
Williams said that he had returned to
his home and found three men in his
apartment packing his furniture He said
that one OF the men was holding his wife
while the other two ransacked the prem
ises. Williams told of his attacking the
men and then of Devine hitting him with
a stick on the head and then stabbing
him. Williams said that he ran to the
street and then to the drug store where
the ambulance was called.
Devine was arrested on a charge OF fei-
onious assault and was held in the West
Side court without bail to await the result
of Wiliams'S wounds
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
LANDLORD FALLS TO DEATH
Was Examining Leaky Roof
When Last Seen Alive.

While watering flowers on the fire escape
Yesterday Mrs. John Rub, living on the
top floor of the rear tenement house a.
No 263 Monroe street, saw a man lying IN
the narrow courtyard between the house
husband. who recognized him as his land
lord. Dr. Thomas II. Wilcox. OF No 7s5
DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn. He was sixty
years old.
The police called an ambulance from
Gouverneur Hospital Dr. Mulford said
death was caused by fractured skull. To
the police Mrs. Elizabeth Goebel, Of Wash
ington. y. j.. who was visiting the Ruhs,
said she saw Dr. Wilcox a few minutes
before his death talking with short man.
evidently a mechanic When Mrs. Wilcox
learned this at the station she at once
thought of a threatening letter her hus-
band had received two years ago. She eX-
presycd n fear that he might have been
pushed off the roof.
Arter several hours invostig CATION Ge-
teciives decided that death was accidental.
The man seen with DR.. Wilcox just before
his death is believed TO be a roofer. who
was examining tho roof with the physician
the recent rain having leaked through into
the top floor apartment. Tho police think
the roofer became frightened. II he saw
DR. Wilcox fall and hed.
For the last twenty-seven years DR.. VIII
cox had been in the real estate business.
He shared an office At No. 25i Broadway
with r. a Meagher. Il lawyer.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
NATURAL ICE GERMPR00F
Manufacturers Hear Good News
from College Experts.

The statement that natural Ice held In
storage was for all practical purposes
proof against bacteria and that typhoid
epidemics. only half dozen of which were
on reco-d as the result Of contamination
by ice supply. could not follow the use
of such ice. was the cheering assurance
that Professor G. T. Winslow of the
chair of biology at the College OF the city
of New York, gave members Of the Nat
ural Ice Association at their dinner last
night at the Hotel Astor.
other speakers were Judge Robert Carey
of Jersey City. and DR.. Milton Rosenau'
professor of preventive medicine at the
Harvard Medical School. The latter sub
stantiated Professor Winslow's statement
and said that ice was practically negli-
rible factor in the transmission Of disease.
He also declared that the recent introduc-
tion of the plate method of making Ice
had no advantage over natural ice from
sanitary point Of view. and, in fact, might
be much less sanitary.
Dr. Winslow said the factors that IN
sured the purity OF ice were. first the
throwing out of the germs In freezing
and. second the time during which the ice
was stored after it was formed. He SAID
that whatever impurities were contained
i'm the water were imprisoned IN tle Ceutit
of the cake and were almost absolutely
harmless. ,. t,...
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New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
MANY SEE TRAIN KILL NAN
Victim Fell or Jumped from
Elevated Platform.

An unidentified man was ground 30
death last evening under Ninth
avenue elevated train at the Christie
pher street station. George Kamer, the
ticket chopper. told the police that the
man acted queerly. walking up and
down the platform cxcitedly. He
pitched over the edge of the platform
just as a northbound train drew into
the station. The motorman was unable
to stop the train in time.
Women screamed aud men shouted,
but none could help the man. An am
3uance was called from Hudson street
Hospital, but when Or. Hall arrived he
said the man had been killed Instantly
The body was taken to the Charles
street station and later to the morgue
In the pockets were several pawn
tickets and a paper showing that one
John Sherlock had placed some fur
niture I'm storage at the Branchcomb
Express and Van Company No. 3oS
West 4lst street.
There also was a newspaper clipping
telling of Thomas Sherlock, chauf-
feur of the New York Transportation
Company, having been complimented
by the National Highways Protective
Association for saving the life of a boy,
Louis Luckman. who was run over by
an automobile i'm front OF his home.
No. 55S West 1lSt. street, on Octo-
Der -. Thomas Sherlock could not
identify the body.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
SISTER NOT HIS SISTER
Man Who Met Immigrant Girl
Says He Was Deceived

The troubles of William Williams,
commissioner of immigration, were
added to yesterday through letter tell
ing him all about the troubles Of another
man who thought he was welcoming his
sister when he went To meet young
immigrant girl at Ellis Island on August
- The writer said his father had writ
ten him from Austria, saying the girl
was his sister whom he had not seen for
ten years. He learned some weeks later.
he said, that his father was only trying
to get rid OF the girl
The girl, Cipie Hechler by name was
allowed TO land when the immigration
authorities were satisfied that her sup
posed brother would keep her from be-
coming public charge. But Cipie turned
out to be only distant relative There
upon brother wrote 10 the Commits
sioner as follows:
Both ] and my wife decided that she
must leave our premises and we brought
her 10 another place and paid for her a
months rent. Her family (she has rela-
tives here) decided that since ! was de-
ceived by my relatives and took her from
Ellis Island as her brother | am bound
TO maintain her. and threatened me late
ly to bring suit against me for her main
tenancc
The case is being investigated and
Cipie may be sent back to Austria.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
TO HAVE NEW FREIGHT YARDS
P. s. C. Permits New York Central to
Build at Kingsbridge.

The Public Service Commission adopted
an order Yesterday allowing the New York
Central 10 substitute for its present freight
wards and stations at Supyten Duyvil and
.Kingsbridge new yard at the latter point
and an intermediate station. but made II
mandatory that the new yard and station
be ready when the old ones were discon-
tinued Both must comply with plans to
be approved by the commission, and
furthermore the new yard must be cleo
trided. Commissioner Cram had objected
TO any definite time being set for electrl-
acation. but he let the matter go through
without discussion yesterday.
lie brought up the question whether
there should be additional moving stair
ways at the Pennsylvania Station. espe-
cially 10 bring up incoming Long Island
train passengers. The question was re-
ferred TO the commissions transportation
engineer
A hearing viii be held to determine
whether the Staten Island Railway Com
many and the Staten Island Rapid Tran
sit Railway Company, operated as one by
thc RgltImorc 4 ohio. shall be electrified
Tho uroc.cding arose out Of the complaint
made that there was too much noise In
the freight yard at ~. George
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
SHOT BY CUSTOMS MAN
Man Suspected as Smuggler
Fights Against Arrest.

In a fight with customs inspector last
evening Frank Bolk, thirty-one years
old, an oiler on the steamship Rotter
dam. was shot in the leg. and is now in
St Marys Hospital, Hoboken. James j.
Lynch. customs inspector who did the
shooting was taken to Police Headquar-
ters, where a charge of atrocious assault
was booked against him. He was then
paroled
Lynch was stationed outside the Hol-
land America pier. in Hoboken. to guard
against the smuggling of goods from the
ship. About : o'clock he saw three men
leave the pier, each of whom had
bundle under his coat. Lynch says he
was about to ask them what the bundles
contained when they set upon him.
knocking him down and kicking him.
AS he lay on the ground he fred. hitting
Bolk The other men then fed.
The bundle carried by Bolk was found
to contain five hundred cigars the police
say. The two men who were with Bolk
are said to he members of the Rotter-
dams crew
New-York tribune., 1911-11-15
STERLING P0STLEY WEEDS
Marriage to Mrs. John S. Martin
Adds to Matrimonial Tangle.

Another kink I'm the matrimonial tangles
Of the Postley family was added several
days ago by Sterling Postley, when he
quietly took to wife before Judge Peter
Schmuck. of tho city Court. Mrs. John
Sayrc Martin, who obtained a divorce from
her first husband in July. II all came ont
when their friends went down to the pier
where the Kronprlnzessin Cecilie. of the
North German Lloyd Line. was making
ready for sea yesterday. Mrs. Martin. a
daughter Of Richard w. Buckley. was mar
ried to John Sayre Martin I'm 1903
The tangles began when Sterling Postley.
son Of the late Commodore Clarence Post
ley, of this city. was divorced I'm January
Of this year by his FIRST wife. formerly Miss
Ethel Cook daughter Of Mr.. and Ms NJ
II. Cook, Of San Francisco The couple
were married i'm November. 1908. i'm Miss
Cooks home. and the divorce proceedings
were brought in Paris on the ground Of
incompatiblity Two months after the
final decree Mrs. Postcy married Ross
Amber Curran i'm Pasadena. cal
MIR. Currdn in the meantime. however
had been married TO and divorced from
Miss Elsie Postlcy, sister Of his new wife's
/
i'm November. 190i. and the divorce was OBJ
tanned shortly after Mrs Curran returned
suddenly from Paris without her husband
last fall. Both he couples were seen to-
gether on apparently the best Of terms
after reports of their divorces became pub
lic and Il was not known positively
whether they would part until tho news Of
the Curran wedding
The relations OF the two families were
still further mudded i'm MAY OF this year
when Mrs Elsie Postley Curran married
the brother Of her former husband Guern-
sey Curran in Paris Guernsey Curran
had also mad a previous matrimonial OK
pericucc, being married 10 Marie Harmon,
daughter Of Frank +. harmon and niece
of William r. Havemeyer She divorced
him lasa December and a few days before
her former husbands marriage married
Wawouh Pierce, OF Boston. at the hcmc
Of her sister In New York.