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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-04
Her Rival

Madge. How was it you didn't have
a nice time out yachting?
Marjorie 1t was so very stormy
that Charlie had his hands full with
the sails all the time and could do
nothing but hug the shore.-Judge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-04
Pere Marquette train time at Belding
Corrected October 1, 1914


To Greenville and Big Rapids 1903
a. m. and $50 p. m.
To Lowell and Grand Rapids 1913
a. m, 3:0S p. m. and $500 p. m.
'Daily
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-04

Most self-made men are satisfied
with the job, but self-made woman
never gets through putting on the
finishing touches.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-04

The popular idea of Economy is to
go without a lot of little things that
we need so we can get one big thing
that we don't need.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-04
Wants TO Buy Stock

Mr.. NJ w. Hicks, dear sir: / want
10 make a start with any of the fol-
lowing viz: rocks. reds. wyandottes,
orpinetons. or Jersey blues. Where
shall | go for them?
Answer-For the Jersey blues you
will have to go back about forty years,
for the others go TO any home fancfer,
or any poultry journal advertiser.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-04
Both Settlers

Dear Sir: ] have a dog and hen
which are fast friends. Isn't that
queer? j. h. c.
Answer don't think so-merely
natural affinity.
In what way?
believe your dog and hen are both
settlers.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
Reynolds as a Primary Grain
Market.

There are four grain elevators that
have combined capacity of 10000
bushels and that handle over 100000
bushels each crop year, affording a
high priced cash market for every
thing grown in the cereal line.
Among the big elevators we would
mention the Reynolds Farmers Eleva-
tor company, incorporated in 1902,
that has a capacity Of $4,000 bushels,
and that handles on an average OF
250,000 bushels This elevator is un-
der the management Of John Murphy,
cashier Of the State Bank of Rey-
nolds, and that affords a square deal,
meaning the highest ruling prices that
the market affords for the farmer s
wheat, oats. barley and rye. Then
there is the Independent Elevator
company. established in 1910, Joseph
D. Hennessy. proprietor. 1t has a
capacity of 10000 bushels, and
handles some 100000 bushels. Mr.
Hennessy has lived here some "a
years, taught school 10 years and to-
day owns a 640-acre farm adjoining
the town on the west. Since 1906 he
has served the city as mayor which
demonstrates his wide popularity
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
Farm Lands Best.

You that want to know more con-
corning the general prosperity, thrift
and wealth Of the farmers tributary
to Reynolds, in the Red River Valley,
North Dakota, should get in touch
with the following farmers: John
Van Ruden, VINO is one of the prosper
Gus diversified farmers of this section;
Chas. Schabo, who owns 160 acres
one and qne.half miles north, who
located here in 1888; P. c. Peterson,
who owns 720 acres five miles east;
Torger Jenson, 100 acres two miles
north Of the city; Edwin T. Spaford.
northwest of Reynolds; F. H. sowle,
4s0 acres, one mile north and one
mile east Of town; N. j. Brathovde,
1,o4o acres, four ana. one-half miles
east and two miles North of town; An.
ton Hougen. 1907 acres, three miles
north and one-half mile east of Rev
nolds; Joseph Adam. 4s0 acres, one
mile north and one mile west of the
city. On all Of these farms there are
splendid buildings. fine groves and
present an appearance equal to any
Of the down-east farmsteads. ANY of
these farmers will gladly give you in
formation as to what they think of
North Dakota and the chances for
making good in this section of the
Red River Valley.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
STATE BANK OF REYNOLDS.

This bank was established in 1891
and is the largest bank in the Red
River Valley outside Of Grand Forks,
having capital of $4,000, surplus
$50,oo0 and an average deposits of
100000. This tells the story of
Reynolds financial stability and the
prosperity of its business men and
farmers. The bank occupies its own
building. built at a cost of $4,000, a
fire-proof granite boulder building,
size 25x44 feet with basement The
interior finish is in mahogany, with
bronze fixtures, concrete reinforced
steel vaults, time lock and electric
burglar alarm system, safety steel de-
post boxes. electric lighted and steam
heated, making it one of the most
modern and complete banking institu-
tions in the state. The officers are
NJ. F. Murphy. Grand Forks, preei-
dent, one Of North Dakota's men of
wealth and standing: stephen Collins,
vice president. Grand Forks; John
Murphy, cashier and resident man
ager, one Of the public spirited men
of Reynolds and the Red River VAL
ley. The State Bank of Reynolds also
has a strong line of standard insur-
ance companies and makes speciality
of farm loans and pays liberal rate Of
interest on time deposits.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

900. which points to population in
the state of over one million by 1920.
What the meaning of this doubling Of
the population in the state to the Red
River Valley, the territory tributary
to Reynolds can easily be figured up
as to city and farm population. 1t
will triple the city of Reynolds popu-
lation, and those on the farms, in
creasing improved farm land values
to 800 and $3.50 an acre. meaning
dawn Of better days, where prosperity
will 60 hand in hand with thrift.
Wheat as one crop. the lazy mans
occupation will be tabooed, and in it's
place will be alfalfa and silos, corn
and hogs, timothy and clover dairy
ing and stock raising, poultry, small
fruits and root crops, the real money
makers Of this wonderful fertile Red
River Valley. soil so rich as TO
make it an ideal fertilizer. Wheat
and cereal crops will always have a
place on the Dakota farms, but these
crops will be stated replenishing the
fertility of the soil. bringing it back
to yield Of 20, 25 and 80 bushels
to the acre, instead Of g., 10 or -
bushels to the acre-wheat as now.
This Is the eastern farmers oppor-
tunity time, those of you in Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois and Mis-
souri, to secure new farm home in
this amazingly wealthy territory trib-
utary to Reynolds, in the very heart
Of the Red River Valley, with all the
best twentieth century environments,
central trading zones. best of markets
for everything produced on the farm,
ideal wagon and automobile roads,
schools and churches, not a. treeless
country. but in a. section where every
farmstead has heavily timbered
grove. ranging from two to six acres
on their improved farms with splen-
did farm buildings, while the soil is a
deep black loam. sub-soil of clay, un-
rivaled for fertility for all growing
crops that has made all Of its tillers
well-to-do and many of them wealthy:
farms that are only priced at $50 to
$40 an acre. There are many alluring
advantages in and around Reynolds
for the man who wants to invest in a
new business or the farm home seeker
who desires to build for today and to-
morrow.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

inost OF the advance party, but what
alNe Nerence does the loss of so men or
SO make in settling q battle. They
were great, too. in little night raids.
causing our pickets siderable an
so ,rosance nut without affecting the
general result. saw some of our
ooys the first under fire. standing IN
to dig bullets out of the walls in Which
they had struck, or holding up their
caps to catch a bullet,
.,,, Criticises Acroplancs.
Werner's flight over Paris and his
cropping of bombs and bulletins ~
German victories have already been
mentioned in cabled dispatches. His
crltlclsms of German and French fly-
ing ma chimes are interesting from the
Polnt OF view Of an actual expert. lie
mad been using Taube monoplane a
type OF aeroplane, which. he com
plalned, was undetermined, rose too
SLOWLY and had not sufficient Carving
power. 1t could not get Off the ground
with less than $50 yards run, could
not shoot up in the air quickly TO
avoid hostile artillery or rifle fire when
scouting or to get above a lighter,
;aster french aeroplane in a conflict
IN the air, and with the aviator and
observer on board. could carry only
TWO or three of the f1ve-uound bombs
win their nitroglycerin contents. Now
ne was returning to 6erlin to take
over a biplane. machine whic.i he
posec. poi
Had he ever been attacked by hos
tile aircraft? Yes. on his return from
farls ne had been pursued " two
aeroplanes, an English Bristol biplane
ana a French monoplane. Both were
faster and quicker climbers and thew
soon got above the German aero,lane
ana hew along one on, either side of
IT, while he and his companion en-,
tled their revolvers enchanting shots
with the enemy Had either of the
other aviators had bomb he could
easily gotten above the Germans and
wrecked their machine. but after an
anxious ten minutes. they gave Il
the attack and returned toward Paris.
lIhs incident was mentioned in dis
patches from Paris at the time.)
The French machines were too
tightly built for war 'purposes, he SAID.
smashed up too, easilv and II left out
IN the rain. lacking q hangar, became
useless. This accounted. he thought.
Tor the failure of the French aero.
plane. corps to accomplish what.
been expected OF 1T. 8 s. III "a
Casualties In the ayiation corps. n
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
H0VERS LIKE BIRD
ABOVE FIGHTERS
German Aviator Werner
tells He Served as Eyes for
Commanding General

Berlin, Sept. 26.-Four factors
largely responsible for the success of
the German arms in the first month q
operations against France were the
heavy artillery Of the field army the
travelling field kitchens accompanying
the troops, the sturdy legs Of the
German soldiers and the service of
scouting and information Of the Ger
man aviation corps
This verdict by one of the German
military aviators. boastful though it
may seem in its inclusion Of his own
branch OF the service. is confirmed by
the opinion Of other officers, who
nave had opportunity of observing
operations at the front and who agree
completely with him as to the great
service rendered by the aviators in
locating the hostile forces. esta ablish-
Ing their strength. following every
movement of the hostile columns and
marking down the positions of the en-
emy,s artillery or trenches with such
precision that the German fire could
be directed upon them without vast
Ing shot.
Heavy ARTILLERY Commended.
Both German and foreign critics
nave united in the thorouEhsoing ap-
probation Of the work OF the Ger
man heavy artillery--not the mann
moth 161 Inch siege mortars, which
emashed Liege and Namur, Manon-
eillters, LonRwy and Maubeuge into
enbmissions and surrendersi IN hours Or
sdays but the heavy i1owitzer bat
tertes. which accompany the field
army End have been used with terrf-
hla effect IN all the Ereat battles OF
n q l,s.rd u asld ! Z saa.. Is. french
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

artillery has proved most worthy
opponent-German officers cheerfully
admit that the French field gun prac-
tice has been .remarkable-but thus
far they have had nothing to oppose
the heavy German artillery. which by
Its indirect plunEing fire has rendered
trenches and gun positions untenable
and has pounded retiring troops from
orderly retreat to disorderlv full flight
The sturdy legs of the German in
fantrymen have made possible the
great hanking armies. which officers
state have averaged rs miles or more
a day and wherever they have halted,
opportunity, the wheeled camp kit
chens. drawn by four horse teams,
have been on hand ready to serve out
meat stew or hot coffee to the SOL
diers.
Spends Month Mostly in Air.
Fritz Werner, the military aviator,
quoted above, is in civil life society
Homburg tournaments. When mobili-
zation was ordered he disappeared
from Bad Homburg. donned q uni
form. became Corporal Werner,
seventh detachment aviation corps,
and was heard from no more until he
appeared in Berlin early in septem-
per to take over a new aeroplane in
short service. He had been attached
to one of the armies which entered
France by the Belgian door, which
one 1t is not permitted to state, and
for month has been scouting and
reconnoiterinR daily above the enemy.
Complaint was made that the mod
ern soldier, and the modern comman-
der no longer see battles. the one hav-
ing glimpses only of an insignificant
portion of the battlefield. while the
other reads telegrams and watches a
map, 20, 80. 40 miles from the front.
but the aviator can view the wide.
spread modern battle lust as Freder-
lex the Great or Napoleon looked over
the opposing armies from some hill
or emfnence. m -
Questioned about the series Of en-
sayements In which the British army
was rolled back before the advancinE
hood OF German troops, Sergeant
Werner borrowed pencil and paper.
sketched out In a few strokes rough
" accurate map Of the Franco-Belgian
frontier region. inserted Mons, I,e
Cateau, ST. Quentin. Amiens. Leon
and ComDeigne. and embarked upon
an illustrated description of that part
OF the German cxntpaIkn.
~N
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

A Man of the Hour.

When the Rockaway company had
fulfilled its mission, the Hon. M. F.
Murphy of Grand Forks, capitalist
and farmer, one of the foremost men
Of affairs in North Dakota stepped
into the niche left vacant by the New
York millionaires and took over the
State Bank of Reynolds, and together
with John Murphy, enlarged and ex-
panded the interest that had been
evolved by the old company. and as a
result, Reynolds has prospered and
will in time be one of the leading in
land cities of North Dakota.
In gathering the material for this
article every bit of financial aid came
from the patrons of this bank which
plainly illustrates its. wide influence
and close cooperation existing be-
tween it and the live progressive spirit
in the business world of Reynolds and
this section of the Red River Valley.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

ment of N. P. Iverson, who has held
this important position for the last
company extends 10 miles east and
west and miles north and south.
three years. and has greatly increased
the business, being q shrewd buyer
and giving the patrons the advantage
Of the lowest prices, quality of goods
considered.
Ludwig Schulstad, dealer In hard
ware, tinware, cutlery. sporting goods.
Moore's stoves and ranges, with tin
shop in connection. Mr.. Schulstad es-
tablished the business in 1889 and is
one of Reynolds pioneer merchants.
He owns his business 3Sx8O feet and
also warehouse for surplus goods.
Guy H. Rose is one of the younger
| type of men, coming here three years
ago from Assumption, Illinois. Mr..
Roses place of business is the popular
center for confectionery, ice cream,
fruits. cigars, smokers goods and soft
bakery goods. Mr.. Rose owns his
husinees block, siae 30%io0 and the
adj EE 'uildins 11x30 leet.
II. X. Dickieson, pioneer merchant
in dry goods, boots and shoes, gents
furnishings and groceries. occupying
his own business block, size 3OX80
feet. He established the business in
1852. He Is believer in the Red
River Valley soil, owning 30O-acre
improved farm three miles north Of
the city.
Chas. N. Taber the druggist, is one
Of the popular business men of the
city. His stock comprises everything
in drugs and druggists sundries, toilet
articles. stationery, cigars. making a
speciality of physicians prescriptions.
A. D. Steen. dealer in fruits, con-
fectionery, cigars, tobacco and groc-
cries, came here some nine years ago
and today occupies his own business
block. size 25x60 feet and a large
warehouse for surplus goods. Mr.,
Steen is an advocate and a believer
IN ieHhclds future, and is not slow to
back it up with his money.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
Reynolds Electric Light
Plant.

This is municipality owned plant
and cost $4,000. The power plant is
substantial brick building. equipped
to give complete service furnishing
as it does 1.5o0 lights wired in. The
street lighting consists of a White
way" of 20 ornamental Standards
containing five lights each, while
there are 40 street crossing lights for
the residence district. This municipal
lighting plant voices the up-to-date-
ness of Reynolds and puts it in a class
equal to many cities Of 10000 pupula-
ton.
The whole business and residence
section of the city has cement laid
sidewalks, the business center 10 foot
and residence four foot
In business blocks there are many
built along broad and substantial
lines, while the residence portion is
noted for its beautiful and costly
homes, luxuriant growth. of shade
trees that adorn the grounds and
shade the cement laid sidewalks along
its streets and avenues.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

He could tell about the British posi-
tions behind the canal near Mons be-
cause he had assisted in locating them
and had seen the German pioneers
| throwing bridges across under fire and
| the German columns crossing to at
tack the English left flank. He could
evacuate the difficulties Of the German
artillery in bringing effective support
to the advancing infantry because he
had peeped over the precipitous ridges
of Stag and factory refuse behind
which the British reserves sheltered
| themselves until the German lines
came within effective range He could
mark down the line Of the British re-
tirement upon lie Cateau and sketch
in the position taken up there and
describe the flanking line of attack
because he had hovered over the re-
treating troops signalling to the Ger
man artillery the location of their en-
trenchments and watched the final re-
treat under the plurging fire of heavy
mortar shells. He saw the German
cavalry interpose on the line of re-
treat near st. Quentin and bring Sir
John French's force again to bay, to
be again overwhelmed bv the German
infantry attack and the destructive
effect Of shrapnel and high explosive
shells from German. howitzers and to
melt away in the direction Of Com
piegne. His estimate OF the fghting
qualities Of the allied forces tallies
with that Of higher officers Of the
general staff who have returned from
duty at the front
British StOutest Opponents.
Except at first at Liege." he said,
the Belgians ran away almost with
out fighting. The practice of the
French artillery was excellent. The
British were the best soldiers that we
met. In the first engagements, before
their morale was shaken by repeated
defeats and heavy losses. they stuc..
to their trenches doggedly. Officers
and men stayed in the trenches, keep
ing up the fire until our men were
right upon them. Our heavy artillery
and the way.in which our men kept
coming regardless Of losses finally got
them and they ran. too.
heard at headquarters that the
British were excellent in kleinkrieg
(minor tactics). They were great at
preparing trap for US in a village.
would lie low in the. houses on either
side of the main street. get machine
guns ready at the windows and when
our columns came along would let the
advance party get clear into town be-
fore opening dre. They usually got
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

the world will hear of the crime tba
Germans have committed here and if
you shoot these men the world will
krow that france has been as Grim
lnal In her turn. Anyhow l said. .you
shall shoot me first. for I will not
move
Soldiers Lower Rifles.
"Unwillingly the soldiers lowered
their rifles and turned to six Ger.
man officers who were among tha
wounded and asked if they would
obey me and do everything told
them to-. They said they would, and
l asked them to tell their men to do
the same. Then I made them up in a
solid body, those who could walk un-
aided carrying or helping those who
could not, put myself at the head and
we set off to the Hotel de Vile, which
Is only few hundred wards away,
Well. then the crowd. who wer.
mad with grief and rage. set on ua. 7
cannot describe 1t. You have never
seen anything so dreadful as that
scene. They beat some Of the Ge-s
mans and some Of them they shot
Ask Officer for Aid.
Can't you help me?' I called 10 .
French officer I caught sight Of.
You will never get to the Hotel IA
vile like. this he replied. 50 forced
my wounded through the gateway ~
private house and we managed Ia
close the gates after us.
They had been roughly handed.
some Of them, and they stayed ,thers
day and night before We coniS
move them again."
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

term, and there are six teachers en-
ployed. all graduates of normals or
colleges. supt. G. L. Cunningham
came here in the fall of 1913 from
Surrey, N. D., where he served three
years as superintendent He is a
graduate of the Valparaiso University
of Indiana, class 1906, and a post
graduate of the upper Iowa college.
MIR. Cunningham is an educator who
has accomplished a great work in the
upbuild of the public school system,
and will no doubt attain higher posi-
tioi.s as the years roll by in his edu-
cational work.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26

creamery or cheese factory. There is
not enough. dairy cows at this writing
to esta blish this enterprise, but a can
vas could be made among the pro-
gressive farmers to secure enough al
dition to their herds to make this
paying investment and one that would
bring each of the dairy farmers cash
income Of from 500 to s2oo
month, that would prove money
making investment to the dairy farm
ers, and at the same time put Rey-
nolds on the map as one of the cream
cry centers in the state.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
Reynolds Public Schools.

The pride of Reynolds is it's public
school building. built of cut native
ooulders, trimmed with brick, built in
'he center of whole block, size 3OOx
"oo feet. 1t is a modern educational
institution. The first. basement floor,
contains the play room, toilet VEN
tliating and heating system; second
moor primary. intermediate and reci-
tat1on rooms; third floor, grammar.
nigh school, school library, labora-
tories ana superintendent's office and
the fourth floor has been set aside for
the manual training department. The
scnool attendance is 200 for the fall
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-26
Brave French Abbe Saved
Wounded Enemy From Mob
Around Burning Cathedral

London, Sept 26.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Mail at Rheims, un-
der date Of Monday. gives a story by
the Abbe Camu of the telr!b.e scenes
In the cathedral when 1t was set on
fire. He said:
1T was all over in an hour. There
were two separate fires. We put the
all we had in the place. but soon an
other shell struck the roof and the
wind drove the flames along the
rafters inside of the nave. We rushed
up again but it was flaming all along
and as we could do nothing we hur-
ried down.
Sparks Began to Fall.
There are holes in the ceiling of
the nave and sparks began. to fail
through them into a great heap of
straw, ten feet high and twenty yards
Ions, the Germans had piled along the
north side. We tried to catch the
sparks in our hands as thev fell and
such OF the German wounded as were
spark that fell on the pile set it blaz-
Ing. There was time to think of moth
Ing but getting out the wounded.
They screamed horribly. We carried
many of those that could not walk
while others dragged themselves main.
1ully along to the side door in the
north aisle. Those who had only hand
and arm wounds helped their COM
rades. We got out all except thirteen.
whose bodies lie. here now.
Wounded HuddIed Together.
, When at last I came out of the
flaming building / found the whole
body of wounded huddled together
around the doors Opposite to them
n n ri oil h4e Ia
ians of the town and number Of SOL
diers with their rifles already leyeled.
sprang forward. What are YOU
doing?' I cried. ~
They shall all burn, shouted the
soldiers in answer. They shall 70
back ana burn with the cathedral Or
we will shoot them here 4 n is'Si.
You are mndt I exclaimed In re-
ply. Think OF what this means. All
. ". - -=l 49,