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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
Good trees are needed.

Good trees are needed.
Progress In agriculture Is rapid.
Let the foals carry all the hair they
will.
Blanket the horse even II the wealth
or is mild.
The man who sticks to hogs will
win out In the end.
There is too little care used in the
selection of brood sows.
Silage cannot be handled as care
fully as ordinary roughage.
Twenty to thirty hens is as many as
should be kept In one house.
The freshest eggs are those laid for
the first time by the youngest pullets.
The amount of clover seed required
varies much with locality, soil and eli
mate.
Great care should be exercised In
the selection of COWS for the winter
dairy.
The hog is the only farm animal
that wears his summer clothes all
winter.
Twice per day is often enough to
feed larger hogs. but pigs should be
fed at noon.
The dairy cow must be contented.
She cannot be so unless she is hui
namely treated.
Cement floors for dairy barns are
easily kept clean and when properly
made are very durable.
A hog is an artificial animal and you
can make of him whatever you like
by breeding and feeding.
When drones appear in early sum-
mer, it Is pretty good sign that the
bees are preparing to swarm.
Hen manure is strong fertilizer
and requires to be added In smaller
quantities than other manures.
The first squashes should be large
enough to pick in six to seven weeks
from the time they are set out.
1t takes about three pounds OF dry
matter per day for a sheep whether OF
hay or of combination of hay and
grain.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
First insertion, Dec. 81
Commissioners on Claims.

STATE OF MICHIGAN: The Probate Cour
- ior the County of Iona. In the matter OF The
t'SrHte OF William II Peck. Deceased.
Having been appointed commissioners TO re
reiye. examine aud adjust all claims and de
mands ~ all persons against said deceased. we
do hereby give notice that four months nom the
thifd day Oi btccmb, A. ID. 1910 were al
lowed 10y said court Tor creditors To present theii
claims 20 Us for examination and adjustment and
that We viii meet al the Peoples Saving Bank
PC bedding, Mich, In said county, ON Friday
The third cay OF il bruary. A d. 1911 and on
ucsddy, the third di Of April. A, ID. 1871. at 1C
j clock In the fore nom of each OF said days, for
,he purpose Of examining and adjusting said
clsimS.
Dated Beldiug, Mich, Dec eth, A. ID. 1910.
Adam Wagner,
W. l.. Cusser,
Commissioners
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
First insertion, Feb. l6.]
Order for Publication.

STATE OF MICHIGAN The Probate Court TO
- the County of Ionia. At a session of sale
court held at the probate office, In the City o
lonia, In said county, on the eighth day of Feb
ruary, A - 1911.
Present. Hon. Montgomery Webster, Judge Of
Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of
ARIsTA A. THOMPSON, Deceased.
William J, Wilson, Administrators of said estate
having filed in said court his petition praying
for license To sell, at private SALE the interest OF
said estate in certain real estate therein descrb
ed for The purpose of payins the debts and the
charges ami expenses of administering said es
tate,
1t is Ordered That the thirteenth day OF March
A. ID. 1911, at ten o'clock I'm the forenoon al
said probate office, be and is hereby appointed
for hearing said petition, and that all persons in
teresed in said estate appear before said court at
said time and place and show cause why a
license TO sell the interest of Said estate In said
real estate should not be granted;
IL is further ordered That public notice there
OF be given by publication OF copy of this or
der for three successive weeks previous TO said
day of hearing in the Belding Banner a news
paper printed and circulated in said county
l.. :. MONTGOMERY WEBSTER
A true copy. Judge of Probate
ANNA 4. WEBSTER, Register OF Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
First insertion Feb. l6.l
Order of publication.

Order of Publication.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Probass Court for
~ the County of Ionia,
At a session of said Court held at the Probate
Office in the City of Ionia in said County on lhe
tenth day OF February, A. ID. 1911.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Webster, Judge OF
Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
KATHERINE DUTT, Deceased.
I've s. Loueks, daughter of said deceased
having filed in said court her petition praying
that certain instrument in writing, puTporting
To be the last will and testoment of said deceased
now on file In said court be admitted to Or bate
and that the administration of said estate be
granted 10 Andrew w. Dut., as Administrators
with the will annexed, or TO some other suitable
person,
1t is ordered, That the thirteenth day of March.
A. d. 1911 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon AL
said probate Office, be and is hereby appointed
for bearing said petition,
Ii is Further Ordered, That public notice there
of be given by publication of copy of this order
for three successive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing in the Belding Banner, a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county.
a.. 81 MONTGOMERY WEBSTER
A true copy. Judge of Probate
ANNA p. WEBSTER. Register of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

Naboth. He sent Ma
both word OF his de-
sires. offering TO pur-
chase with money or
to trade for II an
other vineyard. Ma
both. asserting his
rights. declined TO sell
for any price.
AS a result the King
was disappoin tie d,
heart-sick, veXed,
pouty. He had allow
ed covetousness TO
grow in his heart.
He wanted that vine
yard. He was King,
SO 1t was very disre-
gnpctflil Of NabOth to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
Coin Found In Cabbage Head.

Winsted Conn.-While setting cab.
bage plants In the early summer. elf.
ford Crossman. son of G. ". Cross.
man, superintendent of the water
works, lost a quarter.
few days ago. Mrs. Crossman got
a good sized head out of the cabbage
patch and when she cut into Il the
knife struck something hard which
proved to be her husbands lost coin
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

saying Jflat NaDOID
was dead. as per the
Kings wishes. The
Queen then said to
her sullen lord. Arise,
take possession Of the
vineyard of Naboth /:
he is dead.
The King seems tc
have had no qualms
of conscience, but to
have been In some
resi- Gets as bad as
the Queen. but with
less courage. At all
events he proceeded
TO take possession of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23


Heirs of Willard n. Pettee
Mary A. Angel
Chester Divine
Ernest Divine
John T.. Parker
Defendants
suit pending in the Circuit Court for
the City of Ionia, on the It'll day of
February, A. ID. 1911.
Present, Hon. Frank ID. M. Davis,
Circuit Judge.
in this cause il appearing from af-
fidavit that the heirs of Willard ~.
Pettee, who are some of the defendants
in the above entitled cause, as well as
the grantees or assignees of him or
them are unknown 10 the cOmplalnants
in the above entitled cause or 10 the
deponent in said affidavit and their
names and residences can not be ascer-
tanned after diligent search and inquiry
and it further appearing that Ernest
Divine, one of the defendants in The
cause, is not resident of this state,
but is resident of the state of Illinois,
and il further appearing that John G..
Parker, another one of the defendants
in the above entitled cause, is not Il
resident of this state, but is a resident
of the state of New York and il furthe
appearing from said affidavit that Tia
deponent has good reason TO believe
and does believe that there are IN
known heirs, grantees or assignees q.
Monroe Divine and Benjamin A. Park
er, or either OF them whose names ano
residence can not be ascertained by dill
igent search and inquiry and who are
al cn gla hafanHnnfS in IN,
the statute in such case made ana
provided.
On motion OF Complainants' Solicitor
it is ordered that the appearance of the
said nonresident defendants, Ernest
Divine and John &. Parker be entered
herein, within five months from The
date of this order, and
1t is further ordered that any un.
known heirs, grantees or assigns of the
said Willard n. Pettee, Monroe hi.
vine and Benjamin A. Parker, who
are properly made party defendants
of the said Bill of Complaint caus.
their appearance To be entered here
in five months from The date hereof
and in case of the appearance of any
of the parties herein named, tina
he or they cause his or their answer /,
| tHS Jill vi pidilb w NC illCty anu
copy thereof served on the Complain
ants Solicitor, within twenty days
after service OH him of copy of sale
4 bill and notice Of this order; and in de
| fault thereof, said bill will be taken a,
confessed by said non-r resident and un
known defendants. And ii is further
ordered that within twenty days tn,
compliments cause notice of this
order TO be published in the Beldinl
Banner, a newspaper printed, publish
ed and circulating in said county, anC
that said publication be continued
therein, once each week, for six success.
sive weeks, or that he cause q copy Of
this order TO be personally served or
said nonresident or unknown defend
ants at least twenty days before the
time above prescribed for their appear.
ance.
Frank ID. M. Davis,
Circuit Judge, Ionia County, Mich.
Fred l.. Warner,
Solicitor for Compliments.
Business address, Bedding, Mich.
Attest.
A true copy
Lula M. Cook, Deputy Register in
Chancery.
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Take heed aud beiodFe OF c0UeTOHSntss-hhIch
IL idOidfrH. Lake L:I5; Col SIS.
- King Ahab Elijah said, Thou hast
sold myself to work evil In the
sight of the Lord" The effects OF
the drouth gradually disappeared, but its
salutary lesson remained with the King
and with the people TO considerable ex-
tent The true God had some recognition.
Baal's influence was considerably broken.
Queen Jezebel evidently relented concern
ing her threat against Elijah. He return
ed and founded various Schools OF the
Prophets I'm Israel. himself being the mas
ter-spirit amongst them.
Our present lesson shows the meanness
OF covetousness and the awful power or
a wicked woman. Ahab had two fine pal
aces; one of them, at Jezreel. was an
ivory" palace, but even It's possession
did not make the King happy. He desired
to attach 10 II a fine VINEYARD owned by
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
Fred l.. Warner

With
Alfred Locke Dwight q. Sheldon
A 1TOkNEYS AT La -,Jtrice :-ty., mi,
- stra Hardware Main St. Belding. Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
First insertion February q.
Order of Publication

CTATE OF MICHIGAN, the Circuit
- Court for the County of Ionia: In
Chancery.
Maurice A.. Reed, administrator for
the estate OF Alvira Wallace, deceased.
Bedding Savings Bank
Sarah j. Wallace
w alter Menkee
Compliments
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

AS per instructions. word was at once
sent which came to the hands of Jezebel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

Silage cannot be handled as care
fully as ordinary roughage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
| GIBTESfAnENII pMEs
j
g5IBERlNACtE
'Ml' .RIRl E.STuDIES.
.BKBLE. STUDTES.
4 KING SOLD HIMSELF
I Kings 21-February 26

Take heed aud beiodre OF c0retolsness-
Is idOldfrv Lake i2:I5; Col SIS.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

Twenty to thirty hens is as many as
should be kept In one house.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

There is too little care used in the
selection of brood sows.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

The man who sticks to hogs will
win out In the end.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-23

him as comfortable as ! could. Can
you get doctor? The man will rest
quiet till a doctor comes. He can't
be moved very well"
Elm doctor? ia. Es list one bel
Niles Center. Mein son viii go for
him. Too bad, Too bad Come in"
NO, thank you" said Orme care
lessly.
Vas you In der accident"
do look it?" Orme laughed.
"Nein, you do not look It. Ach!
Desc autymobles! Dey make much
harm"
1T is too bad" admitted Orme.'
He vas a millionaire, maybe. Dey
comes by here so fast, going to Ar.
radale. Hans! Eomm heir! Elm
man is gesmashed Du must for der
doctor go" He turned back to Orme.
"Mein son, he will go"
But Orme had no ears for what the
sympathetic German said. One word
had made his heart leap.
"Arradale!"
There he was to have dined with
Tom and Bessie Wallinghaml He had
forgotten them utterly. Were they
still at the golf club? Possibly, and,
In any event, II he could reach the
club. he would be near a railroad
How far is Arradale?" he asked.
"Halb-miles. Und we're did you say
der hurt man vas7"
"A few hundred feet back there"
Orme indicated the direction. Can
/ reach Arradale by this road?"
Next turn-rechts. / will take de
man some schnapps."
THAT will be good. His friends will
make It right with you"
"Ach. DO not say sol"
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-23

Il couldn't help IT, Bessie. Honest,
! couldn't, | must ask you to forgive
and forget"
That's hard request, Bob. You
have broken two engagements in one
day-and one Of them for dinner. But
never mind. ! have weakness that
! acquired from Toni mean the
weakness of believing in you. Go
ahead and explain yourself"
1T would take TOO long, Bessie
Please let me put It off"
Until yAp can manage good ex.
cuse? YoSwant all the trumps."
MY explanation is all tangled nm
with other peoples affairs. Where's
Tom2"
He went back to the city early
awfully sorry that he couldn't stay to
have dinner with you. There ia n com.
mittee or something this evening"
BESSIE. you know what asked Won
over the telephone? Can you-can
you help me2"
"What-Now
Yes"
why, Bob, what's the matter with
you? This is no time of day to make
a call"
ITS very important, Bessie. IL
doesn't concern the young lady alone
simply must be at her house within
the next two hours"
She eyed him earnestly. III you
say that, Bob. ! must believe You
And. of course. III help all can"
Orme sighed his relief. Thanks"
he said
She flashed a speculative glance at
him.
I'm sorry." he said. that / cant
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-23

Orme recognized them. NevertAo&iGE
to make sure that he was not being
deceived. he slid his hands over Ari-
found nothing that resembled the
papers he had. so he thrust them into
his own pocket.
He now took out his watch. There
was not enough light to see what time
1t was, and he ran his fingers over
the dial. as he had done during that
time Of Imprisonment. earlier in the
evening AS nearly as he could tell
1t was ten minutes past nine. He
could hardly believe that it was so
early.
With final. Take 1t easy" to Ari-
ma, Orme now started down the road
toward the lights of house, a quarter
Of a mile ahead.
He had it In mind to examine the
papers, to find a clue to the name Of
the girls father. The sentiment which
had led him to refuse her offer to tell
him everything must now be neglect
ed. There might still be time to de-
liver the papers before midnight, but
he did not dare delay.
For one thing, he had only the
haziest notion as to his whereabouts.
obviously he was somewhere west OF
Evanston. but that meant little in an
unfamiliar country He would have to
find some conveyance.
Not altogether without sympathy
for his fallen enemy bo nayartholoca
felt that Arima had received no more
than he deserved There had been
no hesitation about the different at
tacks made upon himself He had
provoked no assault unless by the
fact that he had the marked bill in his
possession. But the calmness with
which Arima had endured his final de-
feat aroused admiration. After all,
the Japanese had merely acted under
orders. And now Orme's first thought
was to get help for him.
He came to the lights he had seen.
They shone through the windows of a
small farmhouse few rods back from
the road. A short avenue of poplars
led to the door.
In response to Orme's knock, the
man OF the house appeared-a Ger
man with sleepy eyes and tousled yell
low hair.
There Is an injured man down the
road way" said Orme. Motor car
smash"
"So?"
His leg is broken. I think. made
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-23
sYNoPsI9

At tho expense of a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest a girl in black
touring car who has caused trainc Jan,
is given in change a 1--WE dollar bill with;
written on it. second time he helps the
Tom and Bessie wallingham they have
mutual friends, but gains no tur'hef i''n'
of her identity. ,,o ord
Senior Alcatrante. minister from the same
country. and some Japs try to ,tsr get opes- pes-
session of the bill. Two OF the latter Over
Change Chang tf Of the AMI marked bill for another;
Orme finds the girl of the black ga Gar
waiting for him. She also also anen,zes wanss sm one
of the Japs as her fathers butler Maku tb
A second inscription on the bill is a nne
key to the hiding PLACE OF faiPor lmPor'a"ot or@me me
and the Girl" start out in the black car
in quest of the papers. In the unlvers'is So y
grounds in Evanston the hlains @ re p'1b there
Orme fells Maku and the other oap
capes Orme finds in Maku's pScket Poe IT. a
folded slip of paper. he , taxes 70 hi him 81 To- To-
the home Of a friend in Evanston Re
turning to the university 'sroundds a. Qrthe me
Ests in They Tsn hear motor
boat in trouble in the darkness on the
lake. They find the crippled boat boa ..cr, IN !! !"
are the Jap With the papers papeTs hnt nnd the Jan
eludes pursuit. orme ffNds on the paper
he took from Maku the address "a aSs n;
Parker street" He goes there ana nnds
Arima, teacher of jiu-titsu. is on the third
floor. He calls on Ala, clairvoyant, on
the fourth floor, descends by the nreo
escape and conceals himself under a tapie
in Arima's room. Alcatrante Poritol and
the Jap minister enter. Orme finds the
papers in a drawer under the table and
substitutes mining prospectuses for them
He learns that the papers are of interna-
uonal Importance with time limit 10, for
signatures of that night midnight, The
substitution is discovered. The girl aP,
pears and leaves again after being told
that the American has the papers. Orme
set upon by Arima and Maku. He eludes
them and Is hidden in closet by the
clairvoyant. Orme escapes during a
seance given by. ALA. On the sidewalk
md Tom Wallingham; Alcatrante hangs
on and tries to get the papers. During
the excitement caused by one of Alca-
trante's tricks to delay Orme. the latter
sees the girl and follows her back to
Wallingham's office. He and the girl are
locked in giant specimen refrigerator
by Alcatrante.
They confess their love and when they
Orme breaks the thermometer coils and
attracts the attention Of late going
clerk. They are liberated.
Alcatrante is on watch. They get away
in a hired motor car to Evanston. The
chauffeur turns out to be Maku. He runs
them to quiet spot where they meet
the papers under the seat, but drops them
in the road. Orme fights Arima, Maku
and two other Japs.
A policeman intervenes. The girl drives
away in one car with what orme deceives
her into thinking are the real papers.
Arima finds the real papers. eludes the
policeman and drives away in another
car. Orme. unnoticed. climbs In behind.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-23
CHAPTER xvI.-Continued.

Presently Orme raised his head and
discovered that the houses were thin
ming out. The car appeared to be
heading straight into the open coun-
try. and Arima put on more speed
Forty miles an hour was not a high
estimate for the rate at which they
were travelling.
For several minutes Orme continued
in his crouching position. The posi-
tions of the stars told him that they
were still going west-not south to-
ward Chicago. Every turn of the
wheels. therefore, was carrying him
farther into unknown territory-farth-
er from the girl and all chance Of COM
municating with her. Surely M must
act soon, II he was to act at all; for
Arima evidently was proceeding to
some rendezvous, where Orme might
find himself again in the midst of an
overwhelming number of enemies
But what could he do? Rapidly he
turned over in his mind the various
courses open to him. Should he try
to stun Arima with a blow, and then
reach forward and take the steering
wheel before the car could swerve
into the ditch?
The blow might not prove effective
In that case, the chances were that
Arima would involuntarily swing the
car to one side. Then there would
be smash-with death or serious in
jury threatening both Arima and him
self
Should he try to cut tire?
The feat was almost impossible. In
attempting 1t, he would run great risk
OF premature discovery, and even II
he succeeded in the attempt the situa.
ton would be little changed. The ne.
cessity of stopping the car to mako
repairs might not put Arima in his
hands.
The plan he at last decided upon
was to throw his left arm around Ari.
mas neck and draw him straight back
trusting that he might be able to get
over the seat and set the brakes with.
out losing his grip. The throat of the
jiu-jitsu adept Is tough, made 80 by
patient development OF neck muscles.
but Orme had a strong arm, and he
believed. moreover. that Arima would
not have time to protect himself by
stiffening his muscles before the grip
was secured.
The car was skimming along over
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-23

g ThS German shotA his head In d.
precation of the idea that he wished
any return for his services. Mean
time his long-legged. tow-headed son
had come from within and stood gap
ing behind his father.
"Vtll you go back to der man NIT
me?" asked the German.
No" said Orme.
so? Veil, all right"
I'm sorry can't wait" said Orme.
I've done what l could. and have
long way to go"
~Sure! OATS all right"
Then thank you very much. Good
night"
Orme walked briskly to the road
and turned west. He felt assured that
Arima would be looked after.
Following the road to the first cross
Ing. he turned to the right In a few
minutes he saw the lights OF the club
house, and little later he stepped
upon the veranda.
Many people were seated In the
comfortable porch chairs. The charms
of the summer evening had held them
after their afternoon of play. And
from one of the groups came the
sound Of voice-a mans voice
which orme found vaguely familiar.
He could not place 1t, however. and
he quickly forgot 1t in his general I'M
preston of the scene.
In this atmosphere OF gaiety he felt
strangely out of place Here all was
chatter and froth-the activity of the
surface-joy of living: but he had
stepped into 1t fresh from a series OF
events that had uncovered the inner
verities.
Here the ice tinkled In cool glasses,
and women laughed happily. and
every one was under the spell Of the
velvety summer evening; but he had
looked into the face of Love and the
face of Death-and both were still
near his heart
He found a servant and asked for
the Wallinghams.
"Mr. Wallingham has left. SIR" said
the man.. but Mrs. Wallingham is
here"
ASK her II Mr.. Orme may speak to
her"
He smiled rather grimly as the
servant departed. for he anticipated
Bessie's laughing accusations.
And presently she came. an admon-
ishing finger upheld.
'Robert-Orme,' she exclaimed,
''how dare you show your face now!"