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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

John Antciff, labor on streets -. 4l.65
Oscar Moore, labor on streets 80. 2.7O
ID. Skeels, surveying ......... oo.92
Moved by Aid. Skellenger, seconded
by Aid. Hull that the following park
bill be allowed and paid, which motion
prevailed. Yeas Aid. Gildemeister,
Hudson, Hull, Knapp, Menkee, Skel-
lenger, 6. Nays 0.
John Scott, labor in park 49,. *9.45
Moved by Aid. Skellenger, seconded
by Aid. Hull that the following bills
as recommended by the Board OF Wat
er Commissioners be allowed and paid,
which motion prevailed. Yeas Aid.
Gildemeister, Hudson, Hull, Knapp,
Menkee, Skellenger, 6. Nays
Consolidated Coal Co., for coal, 1920
Frank Rogers, labor on mains, 2O.13
G.. Cottrell, hauling coal ....... 1881
VIM. Shelter, labor on MAINS. 5.25
G.. Pearson LIS
Lawrence AllinQ .SS
John Erbucl<le {" 16 %
G. III. Gardner d Son, labor on
Wells .......- 49,. ioo'oo
Moved by Aid. Menkee, seconded by
Aid. Hudson that the Common Coun-
Gil OF the City of Bedding do adjourn to
May 26, 1911, which motion prevailed.
Yeas Aid. Gildemeister, Hudson, Hull,
Knapp, Menkee, Skellenger, g. Nay 0
w. S. EDDY, City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

John ID. Rockefeller would go broke
II he should spend his entire income
trying TO prepare a better medicine
than Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea, dys-
intery or bowel complaints. 1t is sim
ply impossible, and SO says everyone
that has used it. Sold by all druggists
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will clear the sour stomach,
sweeten the breath and create a healthy
appetite. They promote the flow of
gastric juice, thereby inducing good di-
gestion. Sold by all druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25
Mans Vanity.

No matter If man isn't any more
forceful than a glass of ice water. he
likes to have a woman refer to him as
a big, strong man.-Atchison Globe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(OFFICIAL)

Council Chamber, Friday, May 18th,
1911. Meeting called TO order by May
or Fales. Roll call, present, Aid.
Chichester, Hull, Menkee, Knapp,
Skellenger. Absent O.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved.
Moved by Aid. Skellenger, seconded
by Aid. Hull that the city hose house
be moved from present place to city lot
on South Pleasant ST., which motion
prevailed. Yeas Aid. Hull, Hudson,
Knapp, Skellenger, A. Nays Aid.
Gildemeister and Menkee.
/ Moved by Aid. Skellenger, seconded
| Aid. Huli that the following per-
ms be notified to build sidewalk as
follows:-J. b. Vincent Lot No. 80,
Supervisor Moons plat West Main st.
and G. 1 Taylor Lot No. 119 Supervisor
Moons plat South Bridge Street and
VIM. f. Fisher north of lot No. 1872
Supervisor Moons plat South Bridge
street, which motion prevailed.
Yeas Aid. Gildemeister, Hudson,
Hull, Knapp, Menkee, Skellenger, 8,
Nays o.
Moved by Aid. Hudson, seconded by
Aid. Menkee that the petition asking
for an extension of the sewer on Divi-
sion street and lateral ON James St.,
be referred back for the promoters for
furthesconsideratio and that a new
petition be furnished covering the fol-
lowing territory: Commencing at the
intersection of East Division and Aid
erman Streets, thence running East
along the center line of East Division
and James Street. Which motion pre-
vailed. Yes Aid. Gildemeister, Hud-
son, Hull, Knapp, Menkee, Skellenger,
8, Nays 0.
Moved by Aid. Skellenger, seconded
by Aid. Hull that the following city
bills be allowed and paid. Which mo-
ton prevailed. Yeas Aid. Gildemeister
Hudson, Hull Knapp, Menkee, Skell-
enger 90 Nays 0
Citizens Telephone Co., Toll service 95c
l.. G. Epson Co., coal and wood
for city poor. .... $10.95
A. M. Simmons, street broom =. 12.15
F.. w. Dorman, bicycle license
tags and dog tags. ....... 1910
Walter Wilson, labor on hose
mouse .....,.......... 80. 400
Chas. Wagner, labor on streets
and hose house ............ 1898
Robt Mcconnell labor on streets $50
Fred VanVickle !" /" 475
Art Bradish :" 1890
Carl Greger 1905
VIM. Dorman 1897
w. w. Reynolds" 1890
James Caverley /" 2O.e5
K. +. Fales, order of j. Handy $3.50
K. 4. Fales, team work.. $500
Burt Castle, labor on streets. -. 1926
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25
Man We Admire.

Another man we admire is the one
who can button a new collar and at
the same time keep his temper.-To-
peka Capital
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

Moving Upward
Progress is the law OF lie. man In
not man as yet-Browning.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25
Alaskan Roads.

Alaska now has 2.49s miles ut wag.
on roads and trails
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

JAMES E. FERGUSON. NJ. l..
Dractice limited to diseases OF the Eye.
1 Ear, Nose and Throat. Office 613
Ashton Building, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Citizens Phone 9777. Office hours 9 TO
4. In Belding office every Saturday, af
ternoon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25
ISlEU1fArENIgtIFsA
NIRROkCYN j
G'IABERNAtf
.Ml .BIBLE. STUDIES.
KINGDOM OF PEACE
Micah 4:1-Q-M.v %

vulcan f;l-o-May ~
Walton shan not IN up spord against ma
hon neither shan they learn toar any more"
~HE whole world has for long
time been Boosting that civili-
~ zation and Christianity have
won the day. that the world
has become Gods Empire and that the
blessings OF the Millennium are ours
to enjoy. Aid Conferences and Peace
Councils and Peace Commissions have
Jared up for the moment. only TO die
down. The cry OF peace, peace" has
brought no peace
We are beginning to see that we
have been deceiving ourselves into
thinking that the nations Of the earth
are kingdoms OF God We are begin
ming to see that the Bible styles them
Kingdoms of this world" Kingdoms
of the Gentiles, and that 1t tells us
that 1.-THE Prince of this world" is
Satan.
We see Ii all. The Kingdom OF God,
the Kingdom of Heaven. for which the
Master taught us to pray. has not yet
come. We are glad. however. that the
Divine promise assures US that IL ioill
come and explains to us that the All
Wise Creator Is now. first OF all. pre-
pairing for his Kingdom by gathering
from amongst mankind worthy.
sanity few. to be associates of their
King and Redeemer in that Kingdom.
by which the world Is to be blessed.
But all are not yet convinced Of
these Bible truths.
To convince the more prejudiced
| nothing further should be necessary
along these lines than to point out the
difference between present conditions
and those which the Scriptures declare
will prevail when He who redeemed
the world by the sacrifice of Himself
will take His great power and reign
as Messiah.
In Our Favored Land
The United States Of America does
not lead the world in the size of its
/ 20 dtvarr
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25
Fred l.. Warner

Alfred Locke Dwight G. Sheldon
A TTORNEYS AT LAw-Ofhce: .--Over Tuin
"A stra Hardware Main St. Bedding. Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25
First Insertion May 9TH, 1911.
Notice of Hearing of Claims.

State OF Michigan County of Ion,s ..-No,,..
- neIepy = "cn, that by an order OF the Probate
noul ior the County of Ionia. made ON the
months from that date were allowed for cres,S.
ors TO present their claims against the estate OF
nasntine Dutt. late Of said County, deceased
anu tnat all creditors OF said deceased are re-
CURED 10 present their claims to said Probate
suI.. y. lhe Probate Office. In the City OF Ionis
~, ~ eAannatlon and allowance, on or before
w, i, tWenty eighth day Of august, next and that
Such claims Will be heard before said Court on
M y, the wentyeighth day OF August next.
Dated April 27th. A. d. 1921 ~
H. - MONTGOMERY WEBSTER
Judge OF Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

K. +. Fales, order of j. Handy 80
K. f. Fales, team work.. =. 80
Burt Castle, labor on streets. -. 40
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

nous expenditures on account or war,
as the above diagram well illustrates.
One Of the most modern Of the bat
tleships Of the United States Navy is
named the North Dakota. after one OF
the States. She cost $10,O00,0OO.
The Minneapolis Journal shows what
the money expended for this battle
ship would have accomplished in the
State for which she is named. 1t
would have provided a $4,000 agri-
cultural school and experimental farm
in its every county. with an endow-
ment fund of $4,000 for each school,
the interest on which would have pro-
vided $105O0 annually for the main
tenance of each school. Additionally, II
would have left 81 100000 of an endow-
ment for the State Agricultural College.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

standing q + M y
and In great bat
tleships. She has
no need to do so,
having no threat
ening Christian
O. n a ii o n 8 to
menace her. Yet
even this nation,
walled about by
t b o u s a n d s OF
miles of ocean, is
m a k ! ng enor-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

or. q. =. SMITH.
hENTlST-Omce hours TO 8 30. Loonar.
~ Block over Kuhn'S hardware store. Bel
Ting Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

John Antclifi, labor on streets -. 4l.65
Oscar Moore, labor on streets 80. 270
ID. Skeels, surveying ........... 1892
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-25

Nation shan not IN up spord dodinsf ma
tion, neither shah they learn par any moro"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16

been done BY the government to feather
the nests Of the express companies.
The law ABSOLUTELY prohibits the OK.
press pushes. Il forbids snybody but
tho postoff1os to carry ''lettsrs or
packets" Under that law there could
be no express companies, or anything
between the freight business Of the
railroads and the carrying Of letters
and parcels by the postofice.
But many yesrs ago they got an
attorney general to hold that that law
didn't mean what it said. When it
forbade the carrying Of packets" by
anybody but the postoffice, that attor-
ney general said that packets" meant
packets of letters. So the way was
made free for the building up Of the
express monopoly, which has lfattened
enormously on its unregulated traffic,
charging what it pleased, collecting at
both ends when it dared, and acting
generally as though it regarded the
public as thing to prey upon.
The express companies have stood
in the way Of parcels post system.
If the punishment for that intrusion
turns out to be the obliterstion of the
express business the punishment will
fit the crime. Duluth Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
Our Nan, About Town.
Even Dead Rooatsrs are Stolen.

"A good story 10 being told. which 10
absolutely true, because No have re-
ceived it from reliable source, on .
prominent citizen, living on North
Minnesota Street. Here II 10: Re saw
at to kill one Of his roosters in the
evening in order to have : sausrkraut
dinner next day. He told our reporter
that the head was not quite severed
from the body, but he was sure that
the rooster was dead. He put 1t into q
pail in the yard, and, in order to
guard against its escape during the
night, he put another pail over the
first one ana placed brick on top Of
1t so IS to be absolutely sure the
animal could not scope after death.
The next morning when the sausrkraut
was ready to be boiled, our citizen
looked for the rooster which he had
killed the night before. He found the
pals just - he had left them, with the
heavy brick on top of it, but tbs
rooster was gone.
He is friend Of ours and likes to-
have good dish Of ssuerkraut with
smoked spare>ribs, chicken or .
rooster for dessert. He 10 at loss to
know how the dead rooster could lift
and remove the upper pail and brick
snd make for better quarters, and att r
doing so to replase the upper pail and
brick to make sure that the owner
would feel certain that he was still
there
1t ssems that even North Minnesota
Street has Rooster Thieves" ss we'll
Is that portion Of the city noted for
rooster and chicken stealing lying
south Of Center Street and oil We can
do in this matter is tosynpsthize with
our friend for having lost his de ad
rooster.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
Anticipated Land Laws.

According to dispatches from St.
Paul, Mr.. Kissin of Duluth is in fair
way to get redress for his loss in the
purchase of state land, when he un-
knowingly paid real money for title
to certain area of Long lake, under
the impression that he was buying
tillable acreage. Mr.. Kissin explains
that he did not look ever the proposed
purchase because he supposed that the
state officials who were conducting
the sale would not do him an inius-
tice. When he found that of the forty
acres to which he had secured title,
only some three and half we're solid
enough to walk on, he complained to
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
! What il Murder.

The name Napolitano has now be-
come familiar to all English speaking
North Americans. Its possessor is ar
Italian woman who killed her husband
The husband demanded. Of his wife,
who is quite comedy, that she make
merch andise of her virtue to supply
the family with bread. he undertook
to force her to this, and she killed him.
Had she been English she would have
appealed to the law, but she was q
poor Italian women in q strange coun-
try and she took the law into her own
hands, and. acting on the inherent
right of the individual to protect him
or herself, committed an act which We
call murder.
Murder is word which needs fine
definition. When the state hangs or
electrocutes an individual we call 1t
an nexecution." When an army Stays
=wn hat.,sc we call it Gloss" When
the individual ss.k es life it is termed
3murder. When murder :. commit,
.,ted the state Furnishes the individual
by committing another murder. When
the individual kills it is usually under
great provocation. When the state
kills tits deliberate and in cold blood.
Both take life. Which is the greater
criminal?
Mrs. Napolitano was tried by the
Flaw and sentenced to death. II SO
i happened that she was about to become
a mother at the time set for the execu-
rtion and the state would thus be TAX
ling two lives instead of one. When
the latter fact became public news 1t
Mortified the public and perfect food
of letters protest poured into the do
minion government. This protest has
resulted in saving the women's life.
The inference is, that had not the
world protested, the execution would
have taken place. This is sad COM
ment on the dominion government, or
any other government, for that matter
that pratices capital punishment. 10
save this poor woman's life and that
of her child it took thousands OF pages
of newspaper dope and several thou
sands dollars in postage stamps.
Had real justice been done, Mrs
Napolitano would have been granted
an unconditional pardon and q pen
sion for life. She il heroine instead
of q nal.-Appesl to Reason.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16

The state auditor, who had made the
sale, but got no satisfsction. Then
he went to the GOVERNOR Who has
promised to try 70 getithe sale 81
aside q the next session Of the leets-
lsture.
This 10 nothing moro than right,
and It certainly Is the wise policy for
the state to pursue. It's possible that
the state might take refuge behind the
principle OF cavest emptor, but to do
so would be extremely foolish. The
state has many acres Of land for tho
market, and even one such error -
this, unremedied, would create pre-
iudice that would do much to keep
buyers away. Outsiders, particularly,
hearing of such way of doing busi-
ness, would decline absolutely to pur.
chase, fearing that they would find
themselves 'stung" in the same
fashion, and unable to secure any
redress.
But there ought TO oe some Steps
taken to prevent repetition OF any.
such incident. No tracts OF this de-
scription should be placed on sale,
without announcing their character
when put up to the highest bidder.
The transfer of flooded land 10 pur-
chasers who suppose they are getting
terra TRINA is an old form OF swindle,
and the great state of Minnesota can
not afford, even unintentionally, to
become a party to any such game.
The Duluth mans experience has
shown q possibility. II it is not un-
lawful to make restitution to him With
out waiting for legislative action, such
restitution should be made promptly.
But in any case, steps should be taken
to make repetition OF the incident
impossible. The sntiquated land laws
of the state need revision, ss The
Herald has frequently pointed out.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
The LeavenwortA Bridge.

In last weeks Rcview mention was
made that the county auditor refused
to sign the warrants ordered, issued
by the county commissioners, the
amount of which Go6eRA0O) was to be
used for building bsidee across the
Cottonwood river in Section y of the
town Of Leavenworth Mr.. Vogel re.
fused to sign the contract on the
grounds that there vas no money
valuable, Is TIE county road and
bridge fund is overdrawn to the
amount Of nearly 100000 10 our
opinion Mr.. vogel did the right thing
not only because Of the overdrauRht,
but also, 40 it seems, that saidlbridge Is
not . necessity, the present Leavso-
worth bridge vas built by the County
some i've years ago by the order OF
he county board, the Minneapolis
Security Bridge Co., having had the
contract. After the bridge WAS built
some people who we're locally in
terested came out with q complaint
that the bridge was not erected in the
right place. They petitioned the
county commissioners to erect another
one for them and the board agreed to
do so, giving again the contract to the
Minneapolis Security Bridge Co. Il
the people in Lesvenworth township
want bridge-and they are certainl,
entitled to one-they should have
seen to it that the bridge was built II
the right place. Even if the count!
would now accommodate them with
second bridge, their desire can hardl,
be gratified, in-as-much as the bridg
fund is overdrawn. Mr.. Vogel de
serves credit for having acted as tn
"watch dog" of the public funds.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
"Why is an Express Company

Itrather pleases The Herald to note
the animated discussion of the above
question that is now going on in the
press of the country. This newspaper
has been asking that question for
years, and SO far it never has received
an answer. 1t IS highly improbable
that those who are asking it now will
have any better luck.
Possibly The Herald was not the
first newspaper to ask what excuse
there is for the monopoly when its
business should have been done by
the postofice, or ifnot by the railroads
but we should be surprised to learn
that there are many who asked it so
early, or any that asked it earlier.
The beauty of the question is that
you can keep on asking it Indemnity
and never get an answer. because there
is no answer. There never should
have been an express company. and
there is utterly no excuse for the
millions upon millions of fat profits
the American people have paid to build
up companies that started in business
on shoestring and now are paying
dividends on capital that is many
times the amount invested, and many
times greater than the value of all that
the express companies own.
Says the Rocky Mountain News:
1--WE can see no reason of public
policy for permitting express compa'
nies, as such. to exist. The work Of
I'D express company Is either railroad
BUSINESS or postot1ice business.
railroad business, then it should b.
handled by the railroads. If post
office business, then it should be trans
acted by the postofice. To call int,
being third party merely to manag
the distribution of special class 0
freight or a special type OF posta
package strikes US as absurd. AM
we know it is expensive"
Right. Absolutely right. Tn
Knoxville Sentinel attempts to accoun
for it this way: "The railroad compa
MES probably thought it beneath ther
to collect and deliver parcels. Th
postofice did not do SO, and tn
express company was created to fl
the gap. Having taken root an
thriven the express company came ii
to political power. 1t had the backin
Of the railroads, which control the e,
press company directly or indirect
and participate il its profits, and wa
able to dictate to the government. T
feather its nest, the postoffice was fol
hidden to transmit merchandise
packets of more than four pound!
and the rate for such packages is pr
posterous.
That isn't the only thing that ha
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
Many a Suffering Woman

Drags herself painfully through her
daily tasks, suffering from backache,
headache, nervousness, loss OF
appetite and poor sleep, not KNOWING
her ills are due to kidney and bladder
troubles. Foley Kidney Pills give
quick relief from pain and misery and
a prompt return to health and strength.
No woman who so suffers can afford
to overlook Foley Kidney Pills. O
M. Olsen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
Wiley and the Newspapers.

Some folks who are not contended
to let the newspapers do all the criti-
cising are fond of charging that news.
papers let their advertisers dictate
their policies, and that they allow the
desire for advertising patronage to
color their opinions.
We hope every body who feels that
way about it has followed carefully
the case of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the
chief of the bureau of chemistry whom
crooked food manufactures are trying
to get discharged on technicatity.
Food manufacturers are advertisers,
big ones, DR.. Wiley isn't nor are the
people in whose interests he is working
for honest food products.
Yet when the attack opened on DR..
Wiley the newspapers of the country
sprang with practical unanimity, and
3 good deal more vim than was COM
Portable to Wiley's enemies, to his
rescue. They have not minced words
in condemning the stealthly attack
upon him.
You see the newspaper had notice OF
what was coming.
Not long ago every newspaper in
the country, so far as We know, re-
ceiving circular from the "Adverti-
ser's' Protective association" asking
it to join in the fight to get Wiley out
of Office. It was stated that the asso-
citation was made up of concerns that
have s40O, OOO, 900 invested in the man
ufacture of food and drugs, and that
spend s10O, 600, 900 year In adverti-
sing.
Here was q covert promise and q
half concealed threat. Fight Wiley,
and you get our advertising. Refuse,
and you don't. The advertisers Pro-
tective association didn't say that, but
might as we'll. 1t certainly implied it.
Yet no newspaper Joined in the fight
against Wiley, and no newspaper Ct
consequence has failed to join in The
fight against his enemies,
| Here is part Of what the circular
said: "When Taft succeeded Roose.
Welt it was hoped that DR.. Wiley's
misguided efforts would be restricted
but it appears that the doctor is sc
entrenched in his position that only 8
change of Administered can effect hi
removal. If President Taft will no
, remove Professor Wiley it looks al
though it was up to the business in
u terests of the country to bring prope
pressure to bear for his removal.
1.-THE purpose of this organization
is to inaugurate movement for DR.
Wiley's removal, and to obtain tn
g enforcement of the food and drugs &C
s along reasonable and just lines. ]
q DR.. Wiley is not removed before Jar
70 l. 1912, it will be the endeavor of thi
g organization to obtain a pledge frol
y the next Republican nominee, as we
y as the Democratic nominee, for tt
~ removal of DR.. Wiley before sal
nominee can obtain the support of til
5: organization"
C Following closely on the heels of th
D. overture to the newspapers came Il
u attempt to hound DR.. Wiley out
10 Office on the flimsiest kind of techr
II cality.
" And the attempt was backed up
" the presidents attorney general.
IS Evidently the Advertisers Prote
W tive association had the same opini,
90 of the newspapers that those have vi
Va claim their influence can be bong
81 with advertising.
III Probably it knows better, now.
Duluth Herald.
Arf,rs,ofA1 Vor>I n ~,,e