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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-18
Meyer to stick to Springfield.

Sol Meyers heart has been touched
by pleas Of Springfield fans, and he
makes 1t known that the Springfield
team will not be transferred to Ko-
komo or some other jumping off place.
Springfield fans have again promised
to come to the aid of the club with
some support In the way of attend.
ance. This is about their dozenth
promise Of the sort, but Meyer is will.
ing to 60 the limit with them and give
them a few more chances.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-18
still In the Game.

Old Cy Young, the most famous ball
player in the world, only few short
seasons ago. is still playing the game.
He is pitching for the Benton Har.
Dor (Mich) team, which plays for
the amusement of the summer resort.
ers twice a week
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-18
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

Wesshman Park, North Clark and
Addison Streets.
August with Pittsburgh.
August 8. 8, 10. 11-With Brooklyn.
August ~, 10, 15-With Pittsburgh.
August 16. IS, 10, 2O-With Balti.
more.
August FL, 20. 23-With Buffalo.
Sept. !, 2, 3. with Indianapolis.
Sept. 13-With Buffalo.
Sept. 30-With st. Louis.
Oct. !, 3, with st. Louis.
Oct. D, Q, Z. S-With Kansas City.
II you wish to do the easiest and
quickest weeks wash you ever did,
try DoeelNs' ELECTRIC SOAP next
washday. Follow the directions. Ask
your grocer for 1t. Been on the mar.
ket 80 years. Take no other.-Adv.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-18
start New Minor League.

Federal league magnates may start
minor league In the vicinity OF the
Central league as place to send and
secure players, Evapsv Ia "erre
Haute and Fer "" re :-e scMs o.
the cities mCn'!c" i
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-18
Injunction viii Prevent Homsrs.

Chief johnson ought to be satisfied
with the decision which prevents him
from pitching for the Kawfeds In Chi.
cago. The Chicago right field fence Is
the shortest In the league.-Chicago
Baseball World.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-18
POLITICAL TALK
Heard from the Various CAMPS
During tho Week About
Men Prominent In
Politics.
What the Leaders Are Doing snA
What People Have to Say
About Them.

The Republican insurgents were
busy framing their primary ticket. Il
Is settled Henry G. Better, Municipal
Court Judge, will be indorsed for the
County Judgeship nomination to battle
1t out with John e. Northup. Colored
voters assembled in q good govern.
ment citizens mass meeting at Olivet
Baptist Church indorsed the Better
candidacy. r. Ia Donlen was chair.
man and Joseph 8. Davis, secretary
Of the meeting.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-07-18

Daniel l.. Cruice, the we'll known
Democrat, was always champion Of
the rights OF labor. His friends, who
are legion, want him for County
Judge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
Has Flowing We'll

Fiarl Eckert, a we'll driver, finished
piping "a flowing well for Charles
Davis last Thursday. 1t is only "a feet
deep but is SO active that it throws a
stream of water an inch in diameter
twelve quart pail may be filed from
the well in just one minute.
Mr.. Eckert besides being well
driller is the local agent for one of
the best windmills on the market, is
a dealer in pipe and also pumps. on
another page of the Banner this week
Mr.. Eckert has an advertisement
which tells about the goods he handles
and the work he does. BE sure to
read Mr.. Eckert's advertisement
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05

the grand musical festival Sunday af-
ternoon with song recital, is one of
Americas leading dramatic baritones
He has a clear and resonant voice and
an enunciation practically perfect. For
eight years he studied grand opera i'm
Europe, singing before many of the
royal families. Since his return TO his
native country America. he has APP
peared as soloist with the leading or
chestras Of this country.
The climax of the first days grand
musical festival on Sunday evening
will be the Westminster choir. In
combining the splendid talents of
eight soloists i'm mixed octet the
Redpath bureau has given the world
a singing organization destined to be-
come universally known. Their re-
pertoire includes short modern
orations by such composers as Back,
Stainer and Schneider. Standing
room will be at premium Sunday
evening at Chautauqua.
Monday Bohumir Kryl his world
famed band and the Denton Grand
Opera Company will give two concerts.
Last season Kryl, often called the con-
cert genius of the age, and his band
played TO over $500 people. This
year he has a bigger and better band,
besides an added feature in the re-
nowned Denton Grand Opera com
pany His audiences are larger than
ever this year. Kryl seems TO know
what the people want and then sends
them home bubbling with music.
Sousa says, "Kryl is the worlds great
est cornetist
There is also a number of great
lectures on the program. including Ed
ward Amherst OFT. one of the big
headliners i'm America, who is known
as the purposeful orator. Montaville
Flowers, who speaks on the Japanese
problem, Leslie w. Sprague. the social
service man and others.
See complete program on page 2.
Talk Chautauqua.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
TOMORROW, THURSDAY, AUGUST SIXTH, WILL SEE
THE BEGINNING OF BELONGS CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY
Tickets Already SodOpporunity Still
chase Season Tickets a So. 90

They will find that this is wrong.
They will find that once they have
started TO go they will not want to stay
away at all and then they will have to
pay out much more than the 81 a
season ticket will cost
The Best Way to do is to purchase
season ticket before the assembly
begins. There is still time to do this
before the Chautauqua opens and the
local committee will get credit for the
purchase.
If you haven't bought your season
ticket do il now.
Tent and equipment arrived Tues
day night and the big top is now up on
the grounds just west of the BEDROCK
ton. The tent is large, cool and in
viting. having "A seating capacity of
2,000. Before the week is over capac-
ity crowds are expected to fill the tent.
Four college boys are busily engaged
in looking after the tents erection.
OF the many interesting features on
the program for the week, several
stand out as being most extraordinary.
For instance. the Ben Greet Players,
Marcus Kellerman and the Westmin
ster Choir, Bohumir Kryl and his
famous band, Denton Grand Opera
Company, Edward Amherst OFT and
Montaville Flowers are a combination
of talent difficult to surpass.
The Ben Greet Players will present
Shakespeare's rollicking and laugh
provoking comedy, Twelfth Night
here Saturday evening. This company
of famous English players has been
personally trained by Ben Greet That
celebrated English dramatist has
trained more great actors than any
man living. To give the play with
little or no stage effect is the chief
characteristic of all his productions
Wherever his companies have appear
ed i'm both Europe and America they
have been enthusiastically received
Last season they gave "A Comedy of
Errors" on 10 Chautauquas to over
200, 600 people.
Marcus Kellerman. who will open
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
R. D. ROWLAND STORE
SOLD TO CLARENCE
SPARKS AND SISTER
MRS. CLAUDIA GAMBLER OF con-
NEAUT. OHIO FORMERLY
WELL KNOWN HERE

The papers were signed last Friday
whereby Clarence A. Sparks and his
sister. Mrs Claudia Gambler purchas-
ed the ice cream parlor and confec-
tionery store of r. -. Rowland Mr..
Sparks has been employed at Frank
O Bryon's, doing part of the work OF
making the creams, and assisting in
the short order work.
The new firm will be known as
Sparks & Gambler. They will conduct
the same kind Of business that Mr..
Rowland has been running with the
addition OF short order lunches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland will remain
in Belding for the present at least.
They came here three years ago, last
April. from Grand Ledge and In the
time they have been here, Mr.. and
Mrs Rowland have built up very
commendable trade. All of this VIII
be assumed by Sparks & Gambler ana
they will merit all the patronage that
has been going TO Mr.. and Mrs Row
land together with any new business
that comes their way
Mrs. Gambler comes from Conneaut,
ohio. She is known here among the
Younger people as "A very amlaDle
lady. She will be a valuable adjunct
to the business.
Mr.. Sparks place at Frank
O'Bryon's has been filled by Thomas
Austin OF Millersburg, brother-in-
law Of Mr. OBryon's.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
MRS. GEO. FORMAN
INJURED ACCIDENT
WITH AUTOMOBILE
DEFECTIVE GONG SOUND
FALSE ALARM At STATE
ROAD CROSSING

Geo. ID. Forman and wife had an
accident with their automobile last
Monday evening in which Mrs. For
man was injured so badly that she
will be confined 10 her home for
several days.
The couple had been down to Smyr-
ma making a test trip of the machine
that Mr. Forman had recently rebuilt.
AS they neared the railroad crossing
on the state road south of Belding
they noticed that the gong at the
crossing was ringing. The first
thought was that a train was ap-
preaching. Mr.. Forman threw on the
brake but it did not stop the machine
as soon as he desired and he turned
the front wheels To the left throwioS :
the machine into a telephone pole
that stands To the side of a building
at that point. The impact, when the
machine struck the pole. threw Mrs.
the ground. She was badly bruised
and hurt internally. No bones We're
broken.
The automobile was not damaged
except for a broken spring. Mr.. For
man picked his wife up and placed
her in the machine and drove home
She passed the night quietly and a
doctor was not called until the next
morning.
Mr. Forman's machine is an old
model Ford runabout The location
of the engine has been changed by
Mr., Forman so that it is located about
two feet farther ahead on the frame
than il formerly was. The seat has
been placed on the back end. This
has made riding much easier.
IL developed that no train was on
the track The gong at the crossing
has been ringing intermittently for
several days. even when there is no
train on the track at that point
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05

Belongs first Chautauqua opens
tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, Aug
ust 8. The opening program will be
given by the Dunbar Bell Ringers and
Leslie w. Sprague, two Chautauqua
attractions known in every state in
the Union. The evenings program
will be given entirely by the Dunbars.
Everything is in readiness for the
greatest week of entertainment Beld-
ing ever had. For the past weeks the
business men have put in some hard
work TO make their guarantee with
the advance sale of season tickets The
members of the Ladies Literary club
have also assisted materially in the
sale of tickets. Booster trips were
also made in the country. Judging
from the way tickets have been going.
most everyone in Belding and sur
rounding country will attend Chau-
tauqua. The chairman of the local
committee is very optimistic over the
results thus far and predicts that the
guarantee will no doubt be raised by
Thursday noon.
There are several reasons why
everyone should attend the opening
entertainment but the best of all is
that it starts one right toward getting
the Chautauqua habit early. Just
as soon as one attends a Chautauqua
entertainment session and fully appre-
ciates what is being offered the people
of the community just so soon does
he or she feel an impelling desire rise
up not TO miss a single session during
the course. 1t has been the history
Of Chautauquas in other towns that
just as soon as people begin to attend
they simply can't stay away 1t will
be the same in Belding.
The people of Belding should start
right with the Chautauqua. They
should begin with the very first session
and not miss "a single one.
Many people have not bought season
tickets because they have expected TO
purcb' 3 angle admission tickets to
the q g Sinments they may elect To
attero. =
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
SPEEOER NIELSEN
MAKES COMPLAINT
AGAINST SPENCER
GREENNULLE MAN LAID TRAP
FOR BELDING MAN-SPRUNG
1T TOO QUICKLY

On a warrant made out by Fred
Gleason of Greenville, and on the COM
plaint of Clyde Nielsen. Alton Spencer
exceeding the speed limit in the city
of Greenville. The date of hearing
was set at nine o'clock last Monday
morning. Spencer together with
several of his witnesses and prose-
cutor Alfred Locke went to Greenville
Monday for the hearing. The case
was adjourned until a later date
1t appears that Nielsen paid two Of
Spencer's witnesses, who were in Beld-
ing Monday. July % when Nielsen
was found guilty Of a speeding charge
in this city, a sum of money with
which they were To hire Spencer to
drive them back TO Greenville in his
automobile so that Nielsen might
have "a chance to vent his wrath on
Spencer by having him arrested on
the same charge that Nielsen had
been found guilty of. on complaint
made by Spencer.
Spencer was advised by local officers
to take the two men back. His father
accompanied him in the machine.
When they neared the city limits of
Greenville Spencer claims that Mel
sen and his party drove up behind him
and timed the machine. He then
made complaint that resulted in the
arrest OF Spencer. The case will
probably be thrown out of court. for
lack of evidence.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
FORMER BELDlNG
RESIDENT PASSES

Mrs. Edward Osborne formerly
Julia Conner, died at her home near
Orleans, last Tuesday, July 2S. aged
81 years. She was at one time res
ident of Belding but moved to the
farm several years ago. She had
been in in health for about four years.
Mrs. Osborne was the oldest of four
children the other three of whom are
living. They are: Mrs. Lydia Earn
shaw. Superior. Wis; John Com
er of Fenwick and Robert Conner of
Grand Rapids. Besides these the
husband and one daughter, Mrs. Jen-
ME Sellick, survive her.
Funeral services were held in Or
leans last Thursday afternoon at three
o'clock. Interment in the Belding
cemetery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
.BELD|NG POST.
OFFICE EMPLOYEES
GET SALARY RAISE

Following the inspection OF the
mails that has been made i'm the last
few months many Of the letter car
riers have received raises I'm salary.
The raises were made on the basis
of the number of pounds and the
number OF pieces OF mail carried. BY
the increase the rural carriers have
their salaries increased and theyrange,
in the Belding office, from S1l2S to
$500. Two OF the local carriers
came up TO the maximum figure. The
increase took effect July /. At the
same time Russell Gals received a
raise Of one hundred dollars per year.
It is understood that none Of the
carriers in the Ionia post office secur-
ed the maximum raise and that there
is probably only one in the county out
side OF Belding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
GREENv|lLE MAN
RESENTED COURTS
RULING ON SPEED
FAILED TO BLUFF JUDGE LAP
HAM-VENTS SPLEEN IN
HOME PAPER

From the tone OF the article in the
Greenville Independent of last week
in regard TO the case of the people
against Clyde Nielsen of that city for
speeding on the streets of Belding
evidently not much investigation was
made regarding the facts of the case,
else the article would not have appear
ed.
The arrest of Mr.. Nielsen was not
made because he was a resident of
Greenville, but in order that
the residents of Belding might be
protected from reckless drivers in the
future. Mr.. Nielsen was very court
eously treated, while in the city, by
the officials and all other citizens.
There is no feeling of animosity on the
part of Belding toward the town or
citizens OF Greenville but Belding does
maintain the right TO enforce the laws
regardless of whether the offender
comes from Greenville or from any
other city i'm the state.
Belongs officials have not de-
teriorated sufficiently as yet to need
the direction or advice of such men as
Nielsen to hand down Judgments on
how to conduct their courts. All
cities have citizens like Mr.. Nielsen,
who go wrong. and while they are in
the wrong the citizens of even their
home town are not proud of them.
The trouble with Nielsen evidently is
that he is not sport. The sentence
was given because the evidence so
strongly proved his guilt. Nielsen was
sore because he had to abide by the
decision OF the court and could not
bluff" the prosecutor and judge.
Should Belding citizens violate the law
in Greenville we are of the opinion
that our people will not uphold the
violator in his attempt to vindicate
himself
Belding is sorry that Mr.. Nielsen
became involved in case of law
breaking in the city. We do not re-
joice in seeing any one suffer the
exactions Of the law. But when they
are offenders, and offenders that per-
sist in law breaking, we see no reason
why any guilty person should be vindi-
Gated in the eyes of the people by
uninterested newspaper writers. This
should be a lesson to Mr.. Nielsen, and
we think one that he has long needed.
We doubt very much whether the
right thinking citizens of Greenville
support Mr. Nielsen in his wrong do
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
MAJESTIC THEATRE
IS BENIGN MOVED
TO new LOCATION

~ V Warner and son Claude are
moving the Majestic Theatre from the
old location in the Hubbell block to
the new one in the block formerly oc-
cupied by A.. Friedman.
Warner took the establishment back
from A. II. and +. n. Northquist last
Saturday. The latter of the two
brothers had been operating the
theatre for about two months. running
only on special nights. Since Mr..
Warner took back the property Mr.
Northquist has been working for him
i'm the theatre at Lowell.
Mr. Warner will place new front
i'm the room where he is moving. The
seating will be increased and the
whole room made modern. As soon
as the business is in running order II
will be placed on the market. Mr.
Warner feels that he has all the work
he can do in Lowell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
LOCAL OFFICERS
CAPTURE ESCAPED
ION|A PRISONERS
MARK HOPPOUGH DISCOVERED
THEM IN WOODS NEAR
KIDD

Deputy Sheriff Mark Hoppough
with the assistance of Deputy o. f..
Webster and City Marshal James
Meginley. rounded up and captured
five of the prisoners who escaped from
the Criminal Insane Asylum at Ionia
last Thursday, i'm a clump of woods
near the river north of Kiddville, Sat
urday morning. The prisoners were
Joseph Labeau, Thomas Ryan. Peter
Matool, Walter Kuhlman and Melvin
Conklin The latter two are life
prisoners. a reward of fifty dollars
each was attached To the latter two
and twenty-five dollars each to the
other three.
The men were brought To the city
and locked up i'm the Jail. while the
officers We're getting their dinner and
given a good meal Immediately af-
ter dinner they were taken to lonia
in automobiles.
While in Jail here the men talked
freely and intelligently. They told
how they had at one time been in
prison at Jackson. A bunch of them
began to plan a getaway 1t was
finally decided, about four months
ago, to feign insanity and thus get
transferred To Ionia where a better
opportunity would be offered to make
the escape The procedure began and
one man after another was adjudged
insane by the prison doctors until most
of the bunch was transferred TO Ionia,
AT Ionia they deliberately planned
the escape. From the way the men
talked almost the whole ward could
have escaped with them had they so
desired. The ones that were really
insane stood in the ward and looked
on in surprise, apparently not know
ing what was going ON.
Two Of the party caught here had
bruised feet caused from dropping to
the ground when escaping from the
prison Because of this, and the fact
that the two who were hurt were the
leaders i'm making the plans. the other
three fellows carried them for two or
three miles and then stopped 10 dress
their wounds All of them claimed
they were as sound in mind as anyone
and they looked to be SO. All of their
actions while here were those of in
telligent men.
The men were first sighted near
Chadwick one OF them had appeared
at a farm house and asked to exchange
an old hat. he had, for another. He
secured a hat and left. Before long
the first hat was missed from where
it had been left Mark Hoppough was
informed of the mems presence and
went out to Kiddville to investigate.
He soon found them picking berries
beside the road north of Kidd. He
jumped out of the automobile which
he was driving and started toward
the man. The fellow darted into the
bushes and as he ran four others start
ed out of the bushes and ran with
him. Mr. Hoppough did not think it
wise to attempt to catch them alone
and came back to Belding and got
Webster and Meginley. The three re-
turned to the woods and soon rounded
the five men up and captured them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
FUNERAL OF MRS. A. |.
kARSHNER HELD SUNDAY

The funeral Of Ella Karshner, wife
of A. l.. Karshner. living on James
street was held at the home last Sun
day afternoon at one o'clock. Rev.
w. Il. Doty ofiiciated. Mrs. Karshner
had been in poor health for over two
years previous to her death on last
Friday morning. The cause OF death
was tuberculosis.
Besides the husband Mrs. Karshner
leaves two children. a boy and girl
aged eleven and thirteen, 10 mourn
her loss. Burial was i'm the old Beld-
ing cemetery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
BAND CONCERTS ARE
LF.SUPPORT|NG;
SHOULD HAVE AID

The Belding band gave a concert in
the city park last Sunday afternoon
that scores of people enjoyed, The
whole number of players did not get
out to the concert but those who did
play showed marked degree Of inn
provement and adaptability to their
instruments.
The present band has been i'm exist
ance for about two years. 1t has been
almost entirely self-supporting from
the start At only one or two times
has the city or any individual helped
the boys in any way. They have
willingly donated their services when
a band has been needed. They have
purchased their own music and instru-
ments and i'm other ways made the
band what il is almost entirely with
out assistance.
Most towns. even before they get
TO be cities, are willing and anxious
TO pay for the support of band to
the amount of several hundred dollars
a year This money has been>raised
by several plans. and in almost every
instance the money spent for the sup
port OF a band has been well spent.
No city can be properly represented
without having a band and a band will
not meet rehearse. and play for the
city indefinitely without some assist
ance from the people whom they bene-
fit.
The concerts given in the park are
excellent and should be attended by
more people. Along with the APP
probation of their work the boys
would appreciate any financial support
that they might be given.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-05
BIG REDUCTION ON
SHOES AT PECK'S STORE

Peck the shoe man is making a
liberal reduction in price on all OK
fords i'm his stock of shoes, for the
next few days. The season on oxfords
will last for weeks yet, but Mr.. Peck
has always made an especial effort to
close out all of one seasons stock be-
fore the beginning of another season.
The price reduction on his present
stock OF goods is one that will com
mand the attention of every buyer.
Mr.. Peck has taken extra space in
the Banner this week TO tell about his
many savings in shoe prices. He con-
ducts an exclusive shoe store and can
give the purchaser the benefit Of his
long and close experience in the shoe
business, DO not fail to read Peck's
advertisement this week.