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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-03
First Insertion October s, 1912
Commissioners Notice.

STATE OF MICHIGAN. The probate Court for
- the County OF lonia.
In the matter of the estate OF
ADAM WAGNER, Deceased.
Having been appointed commissioners 10 re-
ceive, examine and adjust all claims and de.
mands OF all persons against said deceased we
do hereby give notice that four months from the
NTH day or September, A. ID 1912, were
allowed by said court for creditors TO present
their claims TO US for examination and adjust
ment, and that we will meet at the Belding say
ings Bank, Bedding, Mich. in said county
on the hfth day of November, A. ID. 1912
and on the sixth day of January. A. D.
1913, At ten o'tclock In the forenoon of each OF
said days. for the purpose of examining and ad
justing said claims.
Dated September 30, A ID. 1912
FRED D. IRELAND
W. :, LAMBERTsoN
Commissioners.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-03
WortIey & French
6eIding, Michigan

Is the staff Of life Make the staff a
good one by using good -four Those
who have tried
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will do II. 1t helps young man or
woman To find himself 1t gives him
health, poise and power. II is abso-
'lutely different from the ordinary lee
ture of this type. Every laugh comes
in naturally. Nothing is forced. 9th
er lectures which he gives are entitled
THE Master Thought" and Machines
and Milionaires.
Mr.. Bennett precedes his lecture
when It is so desired with a musical
prelude, for he has a splendid tenor
voice.
William Rainey Bennett was raised
on farm and. like so many successful
men OF the present day. has many a
time warmed his bare feet ON frosty
mornings where the COWS have lain.
Starting In with SO. he graduated
with money in his pocket having paid
his way by singing. Since then he has
done postgraduate work In two uni.
versities. His sermon lectures have
been published in full as features Of
some OF the metropolitan newspapers
MUSIC MAKERS FOURTH SEASON.
The Music Makers Quartet have been
before the public for four years and
last winter toured extensively In the
south and the past summer on the
western Chautauquas. They have ex.
cellent voices. There is also plenty Of
novelty In their program,
The Music Makers carry with them
the largest marimbaphone ever built
for the Lyceum. This instrument has
been known to the Lyceum compare.
lively short time, and In It's present
state 1t may be said to be new to the
world, although the principle Of pro-
ducing tone from different lengths Of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-03
First insertion, October 4, 1912
Hearing Claims. by Court

STATE OF MICHIGAN; The Probate Court
- for the County Of IoHia. In the matter Of the
estate OF George w. Porter Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by an order Of the
Probate Court for the County OF ionia, made on
the twenty sixth day OF September, A. ID. 1912,
four months from that date were allowed for
creditors to present their claims against the
estate OF George w. Porter late Of said county,
deceased, and that all creditors or said deceased
are required tn present their claims 10 said Pro
bate Court, at the Probate Once In the City of
Ionia. for examination and allowance, on er be
fore the twenty seventh day of January, nett.
and that such claims will be heard before said
Court, on Monday. the twenty seventh day Of
January, next, al ten o'clock In the forenoon OF
that pay.
Dated September twenty sixth. A. ,. 1912,
IL. s.
true copy MoNTGoNERY WEBSTER
ANNA p. WEBSTER Judge OF Probate
Register Of Probate.
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LYCEUM COURSE
FROM PACE ONEl

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
FROM Inese II new organization Was
formed. and. while retaining all the va
rious Instruments used by the original
orchestra. brass Instruments were add
ed to give still greater variety 10 the
programs The baIalalka rennins.
however. the dominating instrument.
The company will appear IN COS
tunes Of the Russian peasantr! and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
ROME JUDGE SAYS HE
WILL JAIL CLUB MEN
VIOLATING RUM Law

Rome, Ga, May 23.-Judge John w.
Maddox, in charging specially con-
vened grand jury this morning, Great
ed a sensation when he declared that
the Elks, Owls, Metropolitan and other
social clubs of the city have no right
to sell liquor.
eff they are convicted | will send
their members to the changing with
out the alternative of a fine, even If
my own son is among them" said the
judge.
He also announced that hereafter,
even for the first offense, all persons
convicted of the sale of liquor or as
rroprietors or inmates of questions
BILE resorts, would be sent to the gang.
He aserts that the excise laws were
openly violated here, and that he
rould stop all violations, if possible.
A sensation has been caused here by
the jurists charge, as many of the
most prominent citizens belong to the
clubs mentioned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
SPENDING
MILLIONS
TO SUCCOR
SUFFERERS FROM The FLOOD
Relief Work Has Done Great
Good

New Orleans, May 23.-With the
Mississippi river and tributaries stead
lily falling, and no further disastrous
orevasses in the levees anticipated, in
terest in the devastating flood that
swept millions of acres of louisiana
lowlands and stretches of fertile fields
in Mississippi and Southeastern Ar
kansas, now centers in the gigantic
task of caring for the tens of thous-
ands of people who have been made
homeless. More than a million dol
lars in cash and a still larger amount
in clothing and supplies has been eX-
pended for the refugees and there is
almost half million dollars in sight
tor their urgent needs.
From some sections of the flooded
districts have come stories of dis
tressing conditions, but the United
States army relief corps and local re
lief committees have been prompt in
dispatching food and medical supplies
and today the conditions in the vari-
Gus refuge camps are declared to be
fairly good. Only few deaths hay
occurred among the refugees and ev-
cry effort is being made to keep the
camps in sanitary condition.
Out of approximately 10000 per-
sons who have been driven from their
homes by the floods, the United States
army relief corps is dispensing ra-
tons daily to nearly 100000 and SUCH
of the others as need assistance are
teing cared for by local relief commit
tees. The towns and cities in he
hills have, without exception almost,
thrown wide open their doors to the
homeless folks and their pastures are
given freely for the cattle taken from
the lowlands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
HEROIC SOCIOLOGY SAVES
GIRLS FROM DROWNING

Townsville, Ga, May 23.-Joe NJ
Blackshear, a member of the sixth
grade of the public school in Thomas
vile, heroically saved the lives of two
girls at picnic at 'Roddenberry park.
Three girls were on springboard
over pond ten feet deep when they
lost their balance and fell in. Young
Blackshear plunged into the water
and rescued two of them. In the
meantime a boat was secured by 9th
er members of the party and the other
girl taken from the water.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
WILD CAT DISCOVERED
BY PARTY OF BERRY PICkERS

Fitzgerald, May pa wild sat or
catamount of rather unusual size IS
the occasion of considerable nervous.
ness to fishermen, berry pickers AMI
others who have occasion to visit the
semi-jungle districts along Willacoo-
chez creek, just southwest of the city.
Two different parties say the ami
NAL yesterday, which is as large as i
bird dog, or gray color, and with a
distinctly feline cry. The naimal APP
preached quite close to party of boys
who were fishing, but made no demon
stration to attack them and when
thrown at disappeared in the thicket
whence it came.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
BARBARA
fRIETCHIE
MONUMENT
IS THE ONE NOW PROPOSED
Heroine of An Alleged War
Incident

Frederick, Md, May ga move
has been started to raise by popular
subscription found of $4,000 for 4
monument to the memory of Barbara
Frietchie. Her remains, which have
been buried in the old Reformed GEN.
etery for nearly SIS years, are to be re-
moved to Mount Olive cemetery and
it is proposed to erect a monument
over the new grave. Ladies of this
city aret aking the initiative.
Several sites have been selected,
and relatives will be asked to choose
location. The spots are to the west
of the Francis Scott Key monument,
near the entrance of the cemetery.
The re-interment will not take place
until next fall, and in the meantime
sufficient funds will be collected to
appropriately mark the resting place
of Whittier's heroine. The occasion
will be made an interesting event BY
patriotic societies.
Barbara Frietchie died in 1862 OF
pneumonia when SO years old. With
her husband, Casper Frietchie, who
died some years previous, she was bu-
ried in the old Reformed cemetery
on Bentz street. The graves are
marked with simple headstones, bear
ing their names and the dates of their
birth and death. A small American
flag usually floats over the graves
but one after another have been TAX
visitors from all parts of the United
States visit her grave, and many ex-
press surprise that the spot is not
more pretentionsly marked
On the occasion of President Taft's
recent visit he was presented doyly
made from linen spun by Dame Bar
bara. The presentation was made by
Mrs. John H. Abbott, her niece, who
has numerous articles from the house
hold of her famous aunt.
The handsome Francis Key monu-
ment, costing $4,000 was erected
by popular subscription, principally
through the efforts of the Key Monu-
ment association. For So years his
grave was marked only va small
headstone. In 1896 the legislature
appropriated $4,000 toward the mon
ument and the rest was speedily rails
ed The cornerstone was laid in June.
1898, and a month later the monu-
ment was unveiled, Col Henry Wat
terson, of Kentucky, being the orator
of the day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
ALL TRUE LOVERS WILL
LAUGH AT THIS POOR MAN

Chicago. May 23.-Henry J. Lunch
chief probation officer of the juvenile
court, in the hope of preventing elope-
ments by motorcycle, has addressed
a plea to the city council asking that
the members legislate the rear seat
from, the machine Mr.. Lynch is o.
the opinion that many girls are per-
suaded to take trips that they would
not take if their better judgment pre-
vailed. and he believes that if the
second seat is removed from the mo-
torcycle the lovelorn youth will be
unable to AXE his sweetheart to the
nearest marriage market.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
UNION OF CHURCHES
Is STILL DELAYED

Baltimore Mr., May 2S.-That d
united Methodist church is practice
Bile, but that the Southern and the
Northern branches must blaze the way
to union, is the declaration in sub
stance of the Methodist Protestant
commission on Church union which
has asked the conference, in session
here, to continue it's existence for
another four years. Members of the
commission assert that the Northern
and Southern branches of the church
will continue their commissions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled By His Own Case
For a Time.

It's easy to understand how ordin-
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
'ysician speaks of his own expe-
dience;
~ had used coffee for years and
really did not exactly believe it was
iniuring, me although | had palpitaton
of the heart every day. (Tea contains
caffeine the same drug found in COT
fee-and is just as harmful as coffee)
Finally one day severe and al
most fatal attack of heart trouble
frightened me and gave up both tea
and coffee, using Postum instead and
since that time | have had absolutely
no heart palpitation except on one or
two occasions when | tried small
quantity of coffee which caused severe
irritation and proved to me | must let
it alone.
when we began using Postum it
seemed weak-that was because We
did not make it according to directions
but now we put little bit of butter
in the pot when boiling and allow the
Postum to boil full Is minutes which
gives it the proper rich favour ami
the deep brown color.
Il have advised great many of my
friends and patients to leave off coffee
and drink Postum, in fact | daily give
this advice" Name given by Postum
Co, Battle, Greek, Mich
Many thousands OF physicians ust
Postum in place of tea and coffee in
their own homes and prescribe 1t tc
patients.
There's a reason" and it Is ex-
planned in the little book, THE Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
u. S. MARINES
ORDERED TO
Go TO CUBA
SITUATION CRITICAL THERE
Step Taken as Matter of Pre-.
caution

Washington, May 23.-Because of
reports of danger to American lives
and property in Cuba, the navy de-
partment has ordered the naval trans
port Prairie to embark 500 marines
! at Havana and proceed Immediately
to the United States naval station at
Guantanamo to join the gunboats Pa
dtcah and Nashville.
State department advices today re-
garding Cuba were very pessimistic
Apparently the government has been
unable to estimate the strength or
the purpose of the Instruction. The
Cuban military authorities admit that
the situation is serious, but think they
can control it, 1t is reliably reported
to the state department that many
people consider the movement de-
signed to provoke intervention.
No explanation was volunteered at
the state department as to the inter
vention report but it has been a mat
ter of discussion for some time that
the Cuban government itself might be
tempted to encourage a rebellious
movement in the hope of securing a
continuance in power by American
lacking
1t has been stated that Presiden,
Gomez has lost control of his own
liberal party through his refusal to
displace the Spanish element among
the office holders in favor of the So
called veterans large proportion
of whom are negroes who participated
II the war of independence.
On hte other hand the conservative
element, including considerable por
:ioE of his own party, who are deeply
dissatisfied with the fiscal administra-
ton Of IL e island and the distribution
OF cone lessons and special privileges
of great value. The party conventions
so far held have accumulated these
differences and indicated the possibil-
ity of changes in the approaching
election. Since the present roubles
began in the island American inter
ests in the vicinity of Guantanamo
and Santiago have been making rep
reservations to the state department
of the danger to their lives and prop
erty.
1t was carefully explains at the
state department that today's move
ment is not to be considered an in
PREVENTION step, but merely precau-
ton in order that in case of neces-
sity, protection may be accorded 10
the Americans. Two hundred addi
tional marines were ordered from
New York to Philadelphia to board
the Prairie, increasing the total num-
Der to 700. Several marine officers
have been ordered from Norfolk, in
Guiding Colonel Lincoln Karmany
who will command the battalion.
The navy department is making
every effort to have the vessel get
under way by nightfall.
They should reach Guantanamo in
four days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24
THE BLACK AND
WHITE scheme
As Worked Out In a FaSCi-
mating French Rig

Paris, May 23-In the Bots this
morning one of the prettiest gowns
noticed had the skirt broad directoire
lapels, and sleeve revers of small
broken black and white checks, the
material soft cheviot, while the
somewhat plain but effective cutaWay
jacket was of plain black satin cloth.
A narrow black patent leather belt
edged on either side with white kid
buckled simply on the front rather
high up, while two large ebony and
crystals buttons ornamented the
checked material of the somewhat
broad cuffs.
The skirt with starched tablier back
and front had a soufflet or series of
killed pleats on either side, giving
the necessary fullness for walking
with excellent effect
And The Hat.
A large black rice straw hat turned
up on one side, trimmed with high
cherry-colored wings, looked particu-
larly we'll with this costume. Cater
ed boots and white gloves sewn with
black upon the backs were also worn
and black MORE reticule carried.
Some of the newest dark blue serge
costumes are smartly trimmed with
broad white satin lapels cut shaw
fashion, or with similar revers of a
soft white wooden material that Is
neither ratine nor flannel but sug-
| bestive of both Broad white satin
silk, linen or lawn collars are much
10 the fore at present one of the
! prettiest samples showing turn-oveI
! embroidered collar in fin elinon fin
ished with a double cascade of cob.
web lace in front.
The new collar is an improvement
upon the directoire model, the higE
collar having been found inconsister
with chignons low down in the mech
that are imperative with the new
fashioned small hats that entirely EN-
boitent or cover the head, the rount
fiat collar la 1880 being ~prettie.
and more convenient to wear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24

1t makes a difference whether girl
says she will be young mans sister
or his sister.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-04

add enonelis water to bring the sur
face t1p to the top OF the stone.
Thas leaves a bleak and stony
I41and I'm the kettle. Place two strips
of narrow paper across the kettle so
HAT they will meet near the MIDDLE
~ the island. Put piece OF cheese
where the papers cross.
Siioncel Mr.. Rat comes along.
tniffs the cheese and starts over the
oaper bridge. The paper fools him and
he slides In the water. That scare5
the dickens out of him and he scram-
Ilts on the island and holiers bloody
murder Missus Rat hears him and
&fnrrs to his rescue; she tumbles OF
fEr bridge and there Is regular
hrlleebaloo q a time.
Ali the other rats think there Is q
family fracas, and run to the island
Tor m eyeful. Into the water they go
Nv morning the kettle is filled and
running over with rats. At least that's
What the discoverer told the board.
p. s.-President Taft has not tried
A a the white house.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-04

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