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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
Annual Field Meet at lonia was
a Big One---Great Enthu-
siaSm Shown
PRIZES COME HERE
Special Train Brought Back Happ.
Bunch-Made Belding Ring For
About an Hour

The annual field day for Ionia county
has come and gone. The various events
off according TO schedule and Belding
High school, as usual, was the bright
est gem in the lime light. A special
train was chartered TO take the Belding
people down to the meet and several
automobiles were also placed in COM
mission for the day. Just how many
of the Belding people saw the victory
is hard To tell but there were enough
there TO make Rome howl when the
final event had been pulled off and ii
was found that our School had again
carried off the honors of the day by
scoring 76 points TO Ionias 65.
In track events Belding made a great
cleanup and carried home all the cups
except those for tennis and baseball.
The tennis cups went TO Pewamo for
the third time and became permanent
property of that school. In the base
ball contest, which was called in the
seventh inning on account OF darkness.
Lake Odessa was declared victor over
Ionia. Score to 3.
Belding won four cups, boys doubles
and singles in tennis, and relay, and
Belongs men got al-round medals.
Pewamo got two cups, girls singles
doubles in tennis.
l00-yard Dash-Belding first; Ionia,
second; Ionia, third. Time-10 3-5.
l2-pound Shot Put-Benedict, Ionia
first: Jones, Saranac, second; Menkee,
Belding, third; Distance, 1915.
Running High Jump-Reed, Beld-
ing, first; Malone, Belding, second;
Menkee, Belding, third. 5 feet, u
inches.
One-mile Run-Alderman, Belding,
first; Reeves, Belding, second; st.
Running, Hop, Skip and Jump
Malone, Belding, first; Reed, Belding,
second; 40 feet, inches.
220-yard Dash-Belding, first; Ionia,
second
440-yard Dash-Belding, first; Ionia
second; Belding, third.
Pole Vault-William Miller, Ionia
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
MUST APPLY SOON
June "a Is the Final Day Free Tuition
Applications


Many boys and girls in the state OF
Michigan were deprived OF year in
high school because parents, guardians
and school officers were not familiar
with the free tuition law in which inn
portant changes have been made re-
Gently. In order to secure the tuition
1t is necessary for the parent, guardian
or person who stands in parental con-
troll to make written application to
the board in the district of which he or
she is resident. The application is TO
state the name of the child for whom il
is made and must be presented in writ
ing on or before the fourth Monday of
June. 1t must be made each year that
the child desires to attend high school
situated outside of his own district.
When the proper application is
made, the board of district which
does not maintain high school must
pay up to $40 a year to any one of the
three nearest high schools, the parents
making the selection. The money
must be paid by the treasurer Of the
district to the treasurer of the high
school district at any time the latter
district demands it. The law defines a
high school as graded district main
tanning twelve grades OF work with at
least two teachers devoting their entire
teaching time to the ninth, tenth,
eleventh and twelfth grades but also
permits primary districts to pay tuition
to graded schools maintaining ten
grades Of work with at least one teach
er devoting his or her entire teaching
time to the ninth and tenth grades.
These are the only two classes of schools
to which districts may pay high school
tuition. The districts maintaining a
ten-grade school do not have to pay
tuition on their own pupils until the
latter pass the tenth grade.
The student eligible for this tuition
are those under twenty years of age
who have passed the eighth grade state
examination conducted in each county
and secured diploma; those who
passed the eighth grade in a graded
school and have written statement TO
that effect from the superintendent
and those who made applications for
tuition under the 1909 law.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
So Roosevelt Men Claim AT
Chicago, In National Com
mittee Meeting
CONTESTS FAVOR TAFT
Will Probably be Nominated on First
or Second Ballot Sure In Con-
vention Next Week-No
Bolt Anticipated

With the national republican con-
matters politically in Chicago are at
high tension, and the hot battle which
is being waged for the nomination of a
president will soon be over. Roose-
welt men claim that steam roller tactics
are being employed and hot talk Is
heard of storming the convention.
A recent dispatch from Chicago says:
'That the Roosevelt forces will not be
permitted TO storm the convention hall
when the republican national conven-
tion meets June Is, was the emphatic
assertion of Chairman Victor Rose.
water and dozen members of the COM
mittee. The plan of the Roosevelt
leaders, engineered by William Finn,
of Pennsylvania, and indorsed by all of
the members of the republican steering
committee, TO have the convention re-
fuse TO recognize the temporary roll
made up by the national committee,
and TO go ahead and capture the con-
vention from the start, will not be
allowed TO go through, according to
these committeeman. Instead, Rose
water, as chairman, will be protected
in placing the tempory roll Of delegates
as made up by the national committee
and in presenting the name of Senator
Root of New York as Temporary chair
man.
Unless the Roosevelt leaders recede
from their present position they will
demand that their contesting delegates
be permitted to vote OH the temporary
craftsmanship question. This will not
be permitted by the national commit
tee, which will have the convention
machinery at its disposal, including
enough husky assistant sergeant-at-
arms to put over anything Col. Bill
Stone, of Baltimore, the sergeant-at-
arms, may order.
William Barnes Jr. the New York
state committee chairman, and the
arch enemy of Col. Roosevelt, was
Immediately assigned the job OF keep
ing the Taft delegations intact. He,
through score of able lieutenants,
hurridly placed at his disposal, will be
in constant touch with the leaders OF
all of the Taft delegations and will hold
any who show signs of weakning in
line. Barnes insisted that there was nc
question that the Taft forces would bt
| in control of the convention. He de-
clared that bluster would not prevail
and that when the cold facts were
shown by decisive roll call OF the con
vention il would be seen that the
claims of the Roosevelt supporters
were unfounded.n
Senator Borah, Roosevelt man ant
member of the national committee
says that there will be no bolt by
Roosevelt. 1t is thought now by in
fiuential leaders of all factions that wha
ever the outcome may be the defeated
candidates will swing into line with
loyal support for big victory in tn,
election this fall.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13

Joseph ID. Morse is very much im-
proved from his severe illness during
the winter and is able TO get into farm
and garden work again, and come TO
the city occasionally.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
Hot Air Furnace For Sale

Good hot air furnance made in
Marshall, Mich, complete with pipes
and nickel plated registers. This fur
mace is warranted TO be in first class
conditions. Inquire &. III. Brockway
at the T. Frank Ireland Co., Hardware
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
Tuition Rate Raised

The tuition for foreign pupils attend
ing the Belding schools the coming
year has been placed at 5000. 1t has
been found necessary by the school
board TO make light raise along this
line.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
Home Making

The first step in buying or building
a home is savings account.
Everyone should have home of his
own.
A savings account with this bank,
with regular deposits from the income,
will provide the money for the first paw
ment upon one.
The sooner you begin, the sooner
you will live in your own home.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
A New Baby

A handsome little camera has
been added TO the line. Takes pic
tnre 2ix3i, but is so small it can be
placed in vest pocket. Let us show
you the mechanism OF il. Loads i'm
daylight for II pictures.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
House and Lot For Sale

l have a very desirable house and lot
for sale, Will give you the best bargain
of all and all the time you want, also
extra good bargains on mems, womens
and childrens shoes. Call at my Little
Shoe Store north side of West Main ST.
Manley Lansing
53wl Belding, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
Belding Savings Bank
Belding, Michigan

CAPITAL STOCK $780, 90
SURPLUS and PROFITS 10000 90
II. J. LEONARD, Pres.
A. n. BELDING, V. Pres
W. S. LAMBERTSON, Cashier
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
Cloth Animals on Wheels

AT l0c and 25c you can get dura-
BILE plaything for the baby. Last a
long time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
SC and 10c Postcards

Several new lines of postcards i'm
stock. Nearly all are birthday
cards. One good offer is a folder
containing a view of the capitol
building OF each state-l5c value
only &c.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-13
sc and 10c Horns

Lots of horns that are easy To
blow. A two-year-old can do il.
Better grade loo To 25c for larger
children. Jewsharps &c and Zoe.
Megaphone &c and 10c for big games
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01
UNLAWFUL TO
SHIP EXPLOSIVES

The following memoranda has been
received from Col 3. W. Dunn, CHIEF
Inspector, Bureau for the safe Trans
portation of Explosives and Other
Dangerous Articles:
"It has come to the attention of the
Bureau of Explosives, American Rail-
way Association, that many of the
users of explosives and especially
miners who ARE foreigners not con-
yersant with the English language or
he requirements of the federal law,
arc in the habit of including packages
ri explosives in there baggage check
ed in the usual way on passenger
train ami in packages Of household
iruniture shipped u the usual way by
freight.
The federal law strictly forDids a
concealed shipment of explosives or
the transportation of explosives on
passenger trains even when declared.
Packages Of explosives must be pack
ed in their regular shipping containers
properly marked and accompanied by
shipping orders of the usual form.
The penalty provided for violations
of tho federal law are severe and
may equal fine not 70 exceed $4,000
with or without imprisonmens not to
tsceed Is months.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01

The next award of this trophy will
be made at the nexU National Corn
Exposition, which will be held in Feb.
1913. at Columbia. s. 9. 1t is planned
to make this exposition much broader
in scope than any held in the past,
and consequently a longer time will
be required for preparation. Special
buildings are being erected for the
exposition, the main building to be
400 by 167 feet, ground measurements
The show will last ten days. The
state of South Carolina has appropri-
ated $4,000 for the expenses of the
exposition and the prospect is that
Dixie will "do herself proud" in an
effort to make this exposition the
greatest of its kind ever held.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01
TOWNS MUST
GET TOGETHER
Conference OF All Towns on Sieux
Falls to Black Hills Road 10 be
Held at Mitchell.

The following is fepubiished from
the Mitchell Republican,:
At a conference yesterday between
representatives of the commercial
clubs of Chamberlain and Mitchell, il
was decided to call meeting at Nit
chell on Thursday, March z, for the
purpose of securing the construction
of highway across the state of Sor3h
Dakota from Sioux Falls, through
Salem, Mitchell, Planklnton. Cham
berlain, Lyman county, Wasta, and
Rapid City, to the Black Hills.
III. s. Hadrick and j. E. House of
Chamberlain represented the com.
mercial club of that city, and G.. A.
Silshy, secretary and w, Il. Ronald,
president, the Mitchell Commercial
Club.
Mr. Hedrick, together with E. K.
Mather of Mitchell, attended the good
roads meeting recently held at Dead
weod. They found on arrival that it
had been arranged and organized en-
tirely for the purpose OF putting
through state highway from Brook
ings, through Huron and Pierre to
the Black Hills. Messrs. Hedrick and
Mather succeeded. however. in in
ducing the resolution committee to
include the route through Huron,
with the provision that the two should
meet at Wasta, where crossing il
TO be made over the Cheyenne river.
Pennington county is already PLAN
ming to build a bridge there.
However, the officers OF the asso.
citation formed at Deadwood all live
along the other route and there was
no effort to conceal their intention
of confining all their efforts to the
task of putting through the nortk
highway.
1t was evident to both Mr., Hedrick
and Mr.. Mather that if the road
through Mitchell and Chamberlain is
TO he built, it will be necessary to
form an organization of those along
that route. Accordingly all the coun.
ties and towns from Sioux Falls west
to Interior will be asked to have rep
resentatives at this meeting. Ar
rangements no doubt would be made
to connect Sioux Falls with a road
through Minnesota to the Twin Cities,
This route is the shortest and the
most attractive In scenic way from
the eastern part OF the state to the
Black Hills. With its construction
the trip would become an exceedingly
popular one with antomobilists from
South Dakota and Minnesota.
A number of prominent men inter-
ested in good roads will be asked to
speak and the program will be an
nounced later. A rousing meeting is
practically assured, as already num-
Der Of towns along this route have
written Secretary Silsby OF the Nit
chell Commercial Club urging that
steps be taken to tho Construction OF
this highway.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01
WILL BE READY
FOR REPUBLICANS

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Consideration Of
the architects plans for rearranging
the colosseum for the republican ma
tioIal convention to be held here
next June occupied a major part OF
the time of the subcommittee on ar
rangements of the republican nation
81 committee at its meeting here to-
day. All of the members of the COM
mittee are optimistic regarding the
handling of the great crowd that will
attend.
1--WE are making every effort to ar
range the hall conveniently" said
Chairman New. 81 am assured the
accommodations win be better at this
convention than they have ever been.
We have profited by the experiences
of two conventions in the colosseum
ana there will be no room for cIiti-
cism of the accommodations"
Special attention has been paid by
Architect Arthur G, Brown, with
whom Colonel New was in consulta-
ton today, to the exits, which will ne
so arranged that occupants can leave
the hall in every direction.
The seating arrangements have
been siight!y changed" said Mr.
Brown. land more room has been al
lowed for each seat, so that the COM
fort of more than 11,000 persons who
will attend the convention is assured.
The acoustic properties of the hall are
excellent aud have been often tested.
We will not be obliged to hang burlap
screens to eliminate echoes "a Is the
case in many convention halls,n
The reservation of space for news
paper men and provision for telegraph
wires have received careful attention,
and 4 force of workers will be ready
TO prepare the hall for the convention
when it is turned oyer to the COM
mittee.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01

Many violations of the sind describ-
ed above have been reported and in
all such cases where the evidence
was sufficient TO warrant conviction
prosecutions have been started. Guilty
parties even when their action was
due to ignorance have been fined
and imprisoned; ignorance is no
excuse for a violation of this kind.
AS example, it may be stated that
miners and other parties have taken
kegs of blasting powder and even
packages of loose sticks of dynamite
mixed with blasting caps all wrapped
in loose paper packages into the
smoking cars Of passenger trains.
In other cases wash tubs and barrels
supposed TO contain only household
goods have been found TO contain
loose powder and sticks of dynamite
This is q matter that affects public
safety and this information should be
used not only by parties TO prevent
their own pratice from being an yiol-
alton Of the law, but each person
should do all in his power to spread
this Information in interest of public
safety and to prevent violations by all
parties.
Public spirited citizens willing to
assist in promoting the safety of the
public in this respect and possess
ing information or suggestions that
would be valuable are requested to
correspond with or call on Colonel
b. w. Dunn, Chief Inspector, 80
Vesey St., New York City"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01
DIDN'T KNOW
His OWN BABY

Midland Star: - When Hon. Alvin
Waggoner was asked to deliver his
lecture here he was in Fort Pierre.
He came out on the early Sunday
morning train and betook himself to
the Bastion House and went to bed,
not knowing that his wife and baby
had come from Philip the previous
afternoon and were at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Snow. Along in
the forenoon Jim called him to the
house, saying that he had some i'm
portant matters to talk over with the
states attorney. Mr.. Waggoner went
up Immediately, and while sitting in
the parlor talking with Jim, Mrs.
Snow wheeled a baby carriage con-
tanning a wee bit of humanity into
the room saying, 'Mr. Waggoner,
what do you think of this baby?''
"Wagn looked at the baby attentive
ly and said, "Well, it's a fine baby.
1t seems little larger than ours, bat
perpaps it is a little Cider" The eff
feet OF this speech upon Mrs. Wagner
and the other ladies who were in the
next room listening. can beimagined.
Amid screams of laughter from the
perpetrators Of the joke "Wag" dis
| covered that the baby was his own.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01

of tho thousands of farmers who never
had a better chance than he had him
SELF Palm was born and brought up
on farm near Newton, Ind. He has
never owned foot of farm land in his
life, and the 360-scre farm on which
the champion ear of corn which won
the Kellogg Trophy was grown is a
rented farm,
Mr.. Palms real experience as a
farmer began about sixteen years ago.
He had been on the road as a grocery
specially salesman, when he took n
notion that he would rather be- an ag-
riculturist, so he took a few short
courses at Purdue University and rent
ed portion of the farm he now occ-
upies. Nine ears ago he began care
fully breeding this new variety OF
corn. For two yerrs he planted two
rows Of Reid's Yellow Dent, then two
of Alexapder's Gold Standard, detas-
selling the Gold Standard. From the
detasseled rows he picked for seed
only the ears carrying the character
istics he wanted to reproduce, plant
ing these in breeding plots and main
tanning careful selection, so that in
nine years time he had developed a
well-settled type.
The Palm champion ear was the
first winner of the w. X. Kellogg
National Corn Trophy, handsome
silver and enamel cup made by Tiff
any of New York at cost of 81 900.
Mr.. Kellogg as the originator and
manufacturer of Toasted Corn Flakes
naturally has deep interest in the
development OF the higher grades of
corn, for the company OF which he is
president, requires ten thousand bu-
shells of corn q day for the making of
its product. The Kellogg trophy was
offered to be awarded in annual com
petition for the best single ear of corn
until won twice by the same producer.
The Kellogg trophy was won in
1910 at Columbus, Ohio, by r. A.
James, of Charleston, H., with
magnificiente ear of Reids Yellow Dent.
but not so perfect an ear as that
which originally won the trophy and
which has pecome known as "the
best ear of corn ever grown"
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01
ROOSEVELT is
A CANDIDATE
5ymer President Says He VIII Ac
cspt Republican Nomination
Is rendered TO Him.

New York, Feb. 24.-Gentlemen:
/ deeply appreciate your letter
and l realize to the full the heavy
responsibility it puts upon me.
expressing as it does the carefully
considered convictions Of the mer
elected by popular yoto TO stand
as the heads of government in
their several states. ! also agree
with you THAI this matter is aot
one TO be decided with any refer
ence TO the personal preference or
interests of any man, but purely
from the standpoint Of the inter-
ests Of the people as q whole. !
will accept the nomination for
president III IL is rendered TO me
and | VIII adhere to this decisiOn
uAtil the convention has express
cd its preference. One of the chief
prinoiDles for which | have stood
and FOR which l now stand, and
which ! have always endeavOred
ana always shall eudeavor to re-
iuce TO action, is the genuine rule
OF che people and therefore | hope
that so far as possible, the people
may be given a chance, through
direct primaries TO express their
preference as TO who shall be the
nominee Of the republican nation
al convention. Very truly,
Theodore Roosevelt.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01

Just a couutryman-thats all" is
the way the grower of this remark.
able ear of corn, Mr.. Fred G. Palm,
styles himself, Though he is admit
ed TO be one of the leading corn ex-
pe-ts in the country-one whose SER
vices are greatly in demand as judge
of corn exhibits, Mr.. Palm asks for
no greater honor or distinction than
to be known as plain Hoosier farmer
and while he openly processes reas-
sonable pride in the achievement of
growing the famous ear of corn which
was adjudged the most perfect ever
grown, it is without a shadow of
ostentation.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01

in proof of this fact, here is the story
as he told it himself.
at was in November, 1910, and we
were just harvesting our crop, The
men were going through the fields
with the wagon in the usal way gather
ing the corn, and the harvest was a
promising one.
"We have a sort of corn show at
my farm all the time, and there is
always an award for exceptionally
good ears of corn, ears sufficiently
true to type to permit of their being
exhibited. There is a small box on
every corn wagon IN which the most
perfect ears are thrown. These, when
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-03-01
is A FUGITIVE
FROM JUSTICE

Fort Pierre wsi-The work of
checking up the books Of ex-City Au-
ditor Mcmillan has been completed
and he is found to be over 81. 900 short
in his accounts. A warrant has been
issued for his arrest and in addition
to having the local authorities look
ing for him he will probably be sought
for by the Pinkerton Detective BuI
reau.
Shortly before he skipped a couple
of bills were allowed to the company
which put in the meters in this city.
These bills aggregated something oyer
eighty dollars and Mcmillan took
them to the city treasurer and had
checks payable to the meter company
issued for the Warrants. The checks
were then taken to the Stock Grow
ers Bank and exchanged for drafts
payable to Mcmillan, he endorsing
the name of the meter company on
the back of the checks. Instead of
sending the drafts to the company
for which they were intended he took
them with him and had them cashed
in Rapid City. 1t is now supposed
the bank will use the Pinkerton De-
tectiye Agency, in which organizaI
tion they have paid membership, in
an effort to locate the defaulter.
He was under one thousand dollar
bonds. but the bond Is missing and it
is presumed he took that with him.
He will not be hard man to locate
as he has peculiarities which will
make him marked man.
See that clothing. Nat will sell ID
at soc on the dollar to close ont,