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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
PRINCIPAL DAVIS /,
TO GIVE TALK TO Z
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WILL BE SPEAKER AT FRIDAY,
EXERCISES" At HIGH SCHOOL
THIS WEEK

The High School committee having
In charge the securing OF speakers
for the Friday" talks at the High
School are especially fortunate in
securing Prin. Jesse b. Davis of the
Grand Rapids Central High for the
opening address OF the series "Choos-
ing A Vocation" Prin. Davis is no,,
only the best Michigan authority on
'hls subject but has come TO be re-
coghized as one Of the leading national
authorities. His writings on the topic
nave mad wide circulation and his
addresses have a prominent place ON.
the programs OF teachers associa-
tions and institutes. He will address
the Michigan State Teachers Institute
at kalamazoo next month on the Same
topic. He will introduce the general
topic here in such a manner as To give
a proper foundation and setting for
the particular discussions of the on
portunities offered in various yoca-
tlohal nelds. These subsequent talks
VIII occupy prominent place among
the FRIDAY Talks" for the year. and
VIII be given by men who have sue
ceeded in their vocations and who can
present the opportunities of their re-
spective fields Of endeavor in an eff
cient manner.
The value of getting a right start
In life is of tremendous Importance.
we note every day the misfortune OF
men and women having started wrong.
There are lawyers who ought TO he
farmers, preachers who ought to be
mechanics, merchants who ought to
De professors, and so on down the list
Ihey are square pegs in round holes''
-Ihey become dissatisfied and dis
couraged. and If they do not make a
total failure of life they make at least
an Indifferent success. In MANY cases
they change vocations even in middle
hfe If they could have started right
their happiness and success would GER
tainly be unmeasurably greater.
The modern world offers tremen-
dous fields Of opportunity. To omen
before the young men and women of
our High School, some views OF these
opportunities ie worth while. The sug-
Sestlons from successful men and
women will certainly assist many OF
them To select that field of opportunity
best adapted to their special char
acteristics Such talks will also be OF
great value to parents who have to as
sist in the problem of getting sons and
daughters started in life work.
Parents and patrons are invited TO
hear this talk at three o'clock Friday.
October 8. Music will be furnished
by the school orchestra and Miss Eva
Engle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
DANCING SCHOOL TO
OPEN IN HUBBELL HALL

Dancing classes will commence in
Hubbell hall, Monday, October IA, un-
der the direction OF Miss Steere, who
has taken a course Of training in the
Travis Dancing School OF Grand Rap
ids and who is studying with Miss
Hazel Greene, graduate of Chalif
Normal of New York Miss Steere
has had wide experience in teaching
and will conduct a class for beginners
from 1880 until 500. instruction in
new dances from 800 until 1000. AS
sembly from 10 to IL. Glasses will
continue for a term of six weeks
Prices, school 25 cents, assembly. 20
cents. Adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
LANSING OFFICER
DETAINED BELD|NG
MEN LAST WEEK
GUY ID. WETER AND w. l.. CUSSER
WERE VICTIMS IN AN EN-
BARRASSING SITUATION

Guy u. Weter and w. l.. Cusser
were given a surprise at the hands of
Lansing officers last week.
Mr.. Cusser and Mr.. Weter went to
Detroit to get Weter's new Chalmers
automobile. When they left Detroit
they placed some license numbers on
the car, which were printed on paste
hoard. They were told at Detroit
that they could drive the machine
home by using these numbers and that
the real licenses could be procured at
later date.
When they arrived in Lansing they
stopped at a cafe for lunch. At the
close OF the meal Mr.. Cusser came
out first. When he walked up to the
car he was met by a policeman. The
officer asked him in regard to the
pasteboard license. Mr.. Cusser told
him that they were just driving the
machine home and had not secured
the license yet.
The officer asked Mr.. Cusser to get
into the car with him and drive
around to police headquarters. The
officer was told that if he would wait
a minute Mr.. Weter would be out and
they would go around together. In
a short time Mr.. Weter came out He
was surprised to see a policeman sit
ting i'm his car and asked Cusser the
cause Of his new companions pres
ence. Cusser replied that he guessed
they were "pinched.
Without saying a word Mr.. Weter
turned back into the cafe and had a
brief talk with Franz Kuhn, Judge of
the Supreme court. who had eaten
lunch with him. The two gentlemen
then came out and the whole matter
was explained to the Judge. Judge
Kuhn told them that under the cir
cumstances he supposed that the men
would have to go with the officer. He
said that while the men had possibly
violated the letter of the license law
he was sure that they were not will
full offenders. He knew that they were
anxious to get home and asked the
officer not To detain them longer than
was necessary.
The whole party then got into the
automobile and drove TO police head
quarters After explanations before
the chief-of-police the men were
directed TO go TO the proper authori-
ties and secure the necessary license.
They promptly complied and soon had
the official license tags. Mr.. Cusser
also took occasion TO secure a license
for his new car, also while in the
office.
The predicament detained Mr.. Gus
ser and Mr. Weter about an hour.
They both considered the matter a
joke, which may be enjoyed as much
by themselves as by others.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
PLAIN REASONS
WHY YOU SHOULD
TRADE IN BE[D|NG

The management of the Hub cloth
ing store has given the Banner some
very plain reasons why Belding people
should trade at home.
In the first place. the home mer-
chant lives i'm Belding the whole year
through. If he tells you anything
with regard to his goods he is right
here to back it up. He won't palm OF
old STYLES on you or inferior quality
and he can't afford not To tell the
truth about prices. If he says an ar
ticle formerly sold for SO much you
can believe him. If he puts on sale
il has got to be bona-fde sale and
not make believe.
Then the home merchant extends
credit. If you need anything and
don't happen to have the money with
YOU he is glad to accommodate you.
He will act as your friend and help
you out.
The home merchant pays taxes here,
he contributes to the various civic
enterprises and his entire interests
are here.
More than all this because OF rea-
sonable rent and operating costs, he
can really sell cheaper than the big
town merchant and he does sell cheap
er. If you will honestly look into the
matter you will find that you get more
for your money right here at home
Adv
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07

heads of houses which do an aggre-
gate business of s4O,00O,OOO year.
the compliment paid to Belding is no
small one.
The special train bearing the party
is fully in accord with the partys
personnel. 1t consisted of a combina-
tion baggage car and smoker, two
dining cars, five Pullman sleepers, and
observation, car. 1t is truly a train
deluxe. In one of the cars an office
is fitted up for the representatives of
the press. AT all places where stops
Of any duration were made, the train
which is equipped with telephone ser
vice, was connected with the local
telephone lines, and long distance con-
nection with Grand Rapids was made
upon arrival
The courtesy and hospitality accord
ed all those who visited the train and
the dignitied, gentlemanly bearing Of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
TAX COMMISSION
HELD A HEARING
HERE MONDAY
EIGHT LAND OWNERS MADE
COMPLAINT DURING THE
MORNING SESSION

@. Il. Barnes, chairman OF the state
tax commission, was in Belding.
Monday holding a hearing for the
commission in the matter of the as
essments of the townships OF Otisco.
Orleans and Keene. A second ,mem-
ber of the board. Thos. ID. Kearney.
who was i'm Ionia last week was in
Saranac Tuesday holding a hearing
there.
The city hall where the hearing was
held here Monday was filled in the
forenoon with farmers from the three
townships The supervisors of the
townships were present and al
so Daniel ID. White, a state tax ex-
aminer. After the valuation figures
of the farmers were compared and
the situation talked over only eight
persons made sworn statements of
complaint during the forenoon. In
each of these cases the minutes relat-
ing to the properties and all figures
will be gone over by the commission
and adjustments made. Where the
valuations cannot be accurately OBJ
tanned without visiting the property
the commission will make the visit.
Mr.. Barnes stated that il would take
approximately a year to complete the
Investigations being made by the COM
mission He said that by the first OF
January the work in about forty
counties OF the state would be COM
pleted The values in these counties
represented about eighty per cent of
the total property value OF the state
outside of Detroit.
Continued on page 81
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
SILK CITY HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION To Be
FORMED ON FRIDAY
MASS MEETING WILL BE HELD
IN CITY HALL TO PERFECT
ORGANIZATION

Plans for forming the Silk City
Hospital Association, and possibly the
election of the officers will be taken
up at a mass meeting of the signers OF
the organization papers in the city
hall, Friday evening, October 3.
The movement has met with uni
versal approval from the citizens OF
the city. Papers were circulated
among the people asking for the pay
ment of annual dues of fifty cents
each toward the support of the organi-
zation. Each person subscribing and
paying this amount becomes a mem
ber OF the association and entitled to
a vote i'm the election of officers and
other matters that may come before
the body.
A set of bylaws has been prepar-
ed and will be submitted to the meet
ing next Friday night for adoption.
They embody many of the best fea-
lures of the bylaws of hospitals in
other cities. Among other things the
proposed rules will provide for the
election of nine male members of a
board of trustees and fifteen female
members OF a board OF managers. The
board of managers and the board of
trustees will have full charge of all
matters pertaining to the hospital.
The lady managers will have full
charge of the governing end of the
business at the hospital building
and the board of trustees will
become custodians of the finances and
act as an advisory body with the
lady managers. The term of office
will extend for three years. one third
of each board TO be elected at each
annual meeting.
The number of members Of the or
ganization is not limited. Anyone
may become a member by paying fifty
cents and signing the paper. The
committee in charge of the movement
is anxious to have a large attendance
at the meeting Friday evening. The
whole plan Of the organization will be
explained and the details discussed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
v. R. c. HELD 7TH
DISTRICT CONVENTION
HERE WEDNESDAY
CONVENTION WAS CONSIDERED
THE BEST EVER HELD IN
DISTRICT

A convention of the seventh district
OF the w. II. G. was held in the i. O.
o. +. hall here last Wednesday The
district comprises the counties of
Ionia, Clinton, and Gratiot. President
Mrs. Cora Perkins called the meeting
to order at ten o'clock. Roll call
showed that fifty-three delegates
from out of town were present and
thirty-one members of the local
corps. Several visitors were also in
attendance.
The program, in charge of Mrs.
Mary Coville consisted first in hear
ing from all the corps represented.
All Of them reported that they were
doing all that they could for the COM
fort of the comrades whom they
sought to aid. The Dan S. Root corps
of Belding reported over two hundred
calls on the sick had been made to the
soldiers and their families i'm the past
year
Mrs. Frank Il. Chase presidents Of
Dan S. Root Corps, gave an address
of welcome. Mrs. Sarah l.. Brown,
matron of the Soldiers Home, Grand
Rapids, responded i'm a very pleasing
manner.
Mrs. Mary Coville who was a dele
the recent National Convention. gave
full report of the meeting. The re-
port was listened to very intently.
Memorials were read for the four
members of the Dan S. Root Corps
who had died during the year and also
for thirteen deceased members Of the
other corps of the district
CONTINUED on page g
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
TAG DAY PROCEEDS
VERY SATISFACTORY

Tag Dav Saturday for the further
ance of child welfare work was very
satisfactory. The sum OF $63.5S was
taken i'm for the sale OF tags. OF this
si3.75 went for expenses leaving
S49.s3 as net proceeds. One half OF
this or $24.92 was left with the local
committee for work in Belding. The
other half goes TO the headquarters
Of the Michigan Child Welfare League
i'm Detroit and the greater portion Of 1t
will eventually be used for work in
Ionia county.
Miss Beth Hoover received first
prize for the largest amount OF tag
sales. Miss Lucy Stout won first prize
for the best work done by the little
girls.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
CASEY" KEYSER WILL
MEET KID" CARTER

Casey keyser is to box with kid"
Garter of Detroit, at Sheridan on
November Z. The bout will last six
rounds and will be drawing card for
all interested in sports in the sur
rounding country. Keyser will train
down to one hundred and thirty-eight
pounds.
Preliminaries will be held at Shepi-
dan the same evening between Keyser
and G. w. Underhill Keyser is the
Belding lad who threw "Heinie" De-
Loot here Labor Day in eight minutes.
He is young yet and with proper care
and training will some day make his
mark in the world of sports.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
Visited Banner Office

While attending the County Associa-
tion o. T.. S. Tuesday number of
people from Palo called at the Ban
ner office and viewed the plant. They
were greatly interested in seeing the
linotype in operation apd the general
OF the office. The visitors
were Miss Clara Hawley, the Mes
DANES Charlotte Brown, II. ID. Pew,
Judd Waldron. Guy Comstock, III. f.
Kellogg, A. c. Little and w II. Som
ers, also Messrs. w. ii. Somers and
Ralph Stafford
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
TAKEN FOR VAGRANCY
WHILE BEGGING FOOD

William Hogan and Edward
Braughn. who claimed they hailed
from Grand Rapids, were taken into
custody by officer Henry Carlton,
Thursday morning, brought before
Justice Lapham and charged with
vagrancy. The vagrants spent
Wednesday night near the Belding
Gas Works and went out early Thurs
day morning i'm search of lunch.
They were begging at the doors OF
homes on the northside when found
by Carlton.
Hogan assured the court that he
had job with Dan King. He was
released upon his faithful promise TO
go direct TO the King farm. Braughn
was given five days in the county Jail.
lie was taken to Ionia Thursday by
Carlton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
LADIES' LITERARY CLUB
BEGINS CLUB YEAR

The first meeting OF the Ladies'
Literary Exchange Club for the year
1914-1915 was held at the home of
Mrs. Maurice A. Reed, September "a.
owing 10 the absence OF the president
the first vice president Mrs. Mae Bar
mes took charge of the meeting.
After the reading of the minutes by
the secretary and transaction OF other
business the members adjourned for
very pleasant social hour after
which dainty refreshments were serv-
ed by the committee in charge.
The next meeting OF the club will
be held at the eshome OF Mrs. William
Fisher, Thursday, October s.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
.BELD|NG PEACEFULLY
INVADED BY VALLEY
CITY WHOLESALERS
TY-FINE STRONG VISITED
CITY TUESDAY MORNING

Belding was the scene of a peace
full invasion. Tuesday forenoon
when the special train bearing the
Wholesalers Department of the Grand
Rapids Association of Commerce ar
rived with the band playing and flags
fluttering.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07
CITY TREASURER MAKES
SPRING TAX RETURNS

City Treasurer John Moore has made
his returns to the three Belding
supervisors The returns show little
over $500 of unpaid taxes on an
amount OF over s29, 200 to be collect
ed. The unpaid taxes amount TO
about the same as they did last year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07

This army Of commerce. seventy
five strong. on business bent and bear
ing a message of good will and good
fellowship from the metropolis Of
Western Michigan. headed by the
Furniture City Band, was cordially re-
ceived by the citizens OF Belding who
thoroughly appreciate the apprecia-
tion OF the commercial importance of
Belding shown by the visit.
When IL was realized that the
gentlemen comprising the party are
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-07

the entire party left a very favorable
impression upon the citizens OF Beld-
ing.
Between Grand Rapids and Belding
stops were made at Moseley and
and Smyrna.
Neil De Young. district passenger
agent OF the Pere Marquette is i'm
personal charge of the tour. The train
is under the supervision of Conductor
VIM. Mcvean of Grand Rapids.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-06-26

The board meets July 6 as a
board of equalization and the tax levy
will be made in September.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-06-26
To Meet July 9Th

The county board will meet Mon
day, July 6, as board of equaliza-
tion to hear protests against assessm-
ents made in Latah county. The
board will remain in sission one week
for that purpose and on the follow
ing Monday will meet in regular ses-
sion for a period of several weeks
ending the session on the fourth
Monday in July. The tax rolls of
Latah county have not yet been GER
titled to the county auditor owing
to the fact that Assessor Martinson
is making the assessments alone and
without the aid of field deputies.
assessments on timber lands have
not yet been transcribed to the rolls.
1t is expected the complete rolls
may be turned over to the auditor
before the first Monday in July.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-06-26
QUIET HOME WE'D.
DING NEAR TROY

In the presence of a large circle
OF friends and relatives, at the home
of the bride, three miles west of
Troy, Miss Mable Bond, only daught-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bond, be-
came the bride of Archie May of
Leland, Idaho, eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank May. The wedding
was performed by Rev.
Robt. Bellomy, at high noon, Mon
day, June 18th.
The house was appropriately
decorated in pink and white. A
large vase of pink and white peonies
formed the center piece of the
bountiful dinner table. The brides
bouquet was composed of white roses
and white carnations.
The happy young couple left on
the afternoon train for Spokane and
coast points. Mr.. and Mrs. May
were recipients of many beautiful
and useful presents, and will make
their home on Mr.. Mays fine farm
at Leland.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-06-26
''DRYS" FILE COZ.
TEST AGAINST BOARD

L. F. Williams, plaintiff and con-
testat, VS.. County of Nez Perce, a
municipal corporation under the
laws of Idaho, is the title of an ac-
tion filed last Friday in the district
court. In this action the plaintiff
contests the election recently held
which resulted in Nez Perce county
voting the return cf the licensed
saloon by twenty-five majority. In
the case filed the plaintiff asks the
court to find that the county voted
dry by two majority and asks
further for an injunction to prohibit
the county commissioners from
issuing saloon licenses. Judge
Steele set July l at Moscow as the
date for hearing the petition for
the injunction.
The complaint is lengthy one
and is signed by Eugene O'Neill P.
E. Stookey and O. D. Burns, as at
torneys, these being prominent a.
mong the leaders of the dry forces
in the local option election, as is
Mr.. Williams, the paintiff.
The opening allegation makes a
charge against the clerk of the
board of Nez Perce county COM
missioners, Thomas Lindsay, that
through failure to provide sufficient
registration and freeholders' oaths
for the various precincts ofs.the
county, 100 or more electors were
disfranchised. -
The complaint then reviews the
meeting Of the board Of commission
ers on June 8 as board of canvass
ers and states that the results as tab
ulted showed a majority Of two for
the drys but that the result from
Spalding precinct was not tabulated
because the tally sheets from that
precinct had not been returned, but
that it was conceded that by the
public announcement made at the
close of the canvass of the votes of
said Spalding precinct that major
ity for prohibition of 10 had been
given in the precinct, thus making
a majority with the other votes
tabulated of two for prohibition and
that this fact was then and there
known to the county commissioners"
The complaint then cites that the
commissioners directed the clerk of
the board to send back the returns
to the judge for proper certifica-
ton; that said instructions stated
that said returns were sent back by
reason of ambiguity and un-
certainty; that said returns from
said several precincts, except Lewis
ton No. /, were not formal, am
biguous or uncertainty all and that
the only objection to said returns
was that they had not been certi-
fled to-
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-06-26

b. Cherries are reported to be of
excellent flavor this season. And
lots of them are in this section.
Harry Fower and wife of Lewis
ton moved to this city the first of
the week.
The sale of John Stump's near
Southwick was success Wednesday.
Everything sold at a good price.
A. Roberts and N. H. Shepard, of
Troy were visitors in this city We'd
nesday evening.
The rain the past two days has
been a blessing to this vicinity. The
crops were in need of moisture and
with what has fallen there is sure to
be a great crop this season. 1t
always rains just when it is time in
this country.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-06-26
TW o DAYS
FRIDAY and
SATURDAY
Chuck Full OF Fun And
Amusement For Every Body

jump, broad jump, putting up so
pound weights, sack race, pony race
race for boys IA years and under, the
famous Mexican ring contest, and
tug of war-cash prizes will be
given for all the events. The street
sports will last until o'clock at
which time the Kendrick band will
render a selection and will then
march to the ball park where the
Kendrick nine will again cross bats
with the Charleston team a cash prize
of $100 will be given to the winning
team each day.
A trap shooting tournament will be
in progress all day during the 4th
except during the parade and bowery
services, this will take place on the
Wild property, quite number of
outside shooters will be present and
will take a part in the tournament.
There has been quite number of
concessions sold by Mr.. Barnum
who has the matter in hands and the
indications are that the town will
be full Of stands, shows, merry-go-
rounds and other amusements.
A large bowery will be erected
and work will start next Monday
morning on same. 1t is thought
at this time by the different COM
mittees that Kendrick will pull off
the best celebration in the history
Of the town
A meeting has been called by the
chairman of the executive COM
mittee on the 4th of July to night
(Friday) at 8 o'clock and it is the
desire that all members of the sub
committees for the 4th to meet
with the executive committee at
this time line the work and program
to be carried out. The contest for
the Goddess of Liberty will close Sat
urday night June 27 at 10 o'clock p.
m. so far there has been but little
interest taken in this particular
event, but it is thought that every
body is holding back their votes
until the last minute and will then
make rush in the last in support
of the candidate desired, this contest
will close on Saturday night at the
time decided above and no one will
know how the contest stands until
the contest closes then it will be
announced in time for the Goddess
to make 4th of July dress, fur,
nished by the Executive committee