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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
MERCHANTS Do NOT
WANT OIL COVERED
STREETS THIS SEASON
FEW REDEEMING FEATURES IN
ITS FAVOR AS \
BINDER.
RUGS. CARPETS. SKIRTS
SUITS. DRESSES SOILED
OIL Saturated Streets Present I'm
slightly Appearance.

From present indications il seems
that the Water Works will be unable
TO furnish the necessary amount of
water TO sprinkle the streets this sea-
son and still maintain the proper
amount for fire protection, especial!
during the dry season. 1t is estimate,
that one hundred and eighty thousand
gallons of water a week will be nee
essary to properly lay the dust. With
out this drain on the wells they have
at times shown signs Of weakness
during the extremely dry seasons.
However this difficulty may easi-
ly be rectified by the one who does
the sprinkling arranging to draw the
water from the river at either one of
the bridges. A small pump equipped
with a motor may be installed cheaply
and will do the work very nicely
Since every business man along the
street, with only one or two exceptions,
signed the recent paper in favor of
sprinkling the streets and agreed to
help pay his proportionate part OF the
expense, ii will be seen that the feel
ing against the oiled streets is very
strong. Everyone knows that oil has
few redeeming features. Aside from
being cheaper and being able to hold
down the dust longer than water there
can certainly be nothing that would
recommend it for use on the local
streets.
The ladies, with one accord stand
against ii because of the fact that
many of their choice dresses and skirts
are soiled to ruin, or almost so, by
trailing in the oily dust. The oil col
lecting on the shoes of the whole fam
lily is tracked into the houses and on
TO the best carpets and rugs. on windy
days the dust from the oiled streets
will ! lcW into the stores along tho
streets and soil dollar after doliar
worth Of the merchants stock. Plain
dust or even mud may be removed
easily but oily dust will leave it's stain
in the cloth until removed by a clean
er. And many times II can never be
removed
There is no more distasteful thing
for the farmer or his wife than TO be
asked to climb out of his buggy or
wagon onto a street made muddy by
an application Of grease Nothing
could be done by the business men Of
Belding which would more quickly
drive the farmer away from the town
than to follow up this practice on our
business streets.
oil is very detrimental TO rubber
and consequently the use Of it on the
streets is not heralded by the auto
mobile owners with much pleasure.
The walks for blocks either way are
badly discolored by the oil being track
ed onto them, after crossing the satur-
ated streets. thus presenting an un-
slightly appearance.
Broadly speaking there can be
nothing more detrimental to the best
interests OF Belding. until the paving
is laid. than for the people TO allow
the streets to be plastered with OIL
The use OF oil will probably not be
tolerated this year. however. and the
sprinkling with water will lessen the
damage done by dust from the streets
until they are paved.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01

Democratic Candidate for City Clerk
Ed. -. Engemann, our popular
young City Clerk, is in the race again
for that office. At the election held
last spring Ed. was elected by COM
bination of his Republican friends and
members Of his own party, and he has
made good from the start, and for
that reason alone he should be rn-clec-
ted The business of the city Clerks
office is Of such nature that the man
holding the office should be kept there
for some time and il would be real
mistake to vote this man out Of the
office which he has taken care Of dur
ing the past year.
He is a family man, a property
holder, and a man whom you can
count on to be in the right whens It
comes TO matters Of civic or municipal
welfare. vote cast for him will
be cast for a careful business man, a
man who has worked with you in your
factories, and a man who will at all
times be ready to help you in admin
istering the affairs of our city.
He is the first clerk in the history
OF the city to render report of all
the accounts of the city each month,
stating the actual condition OF the
citys funds receipts and expenditures.
AS sealer of weights and measures of
the city he has attended to his duties
in an impartial and just manner, and
the citizens of our city can feel well
assured that with him in the office
the peoples affairs will be we'll look
ed after.
The laboring man, the business man
the professional man should all vote
for Edward ID. Engemann for City
lerk.-Adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
IMPORTANT NEWS
FROM \. J. CONNELL
HAS DECIDED TO PUT ON REXALL
AND WALL PAPER
WEEK.

II. j. Connell, owner of the ReXall
Store, has big announcement on
page three of this weeks Banner
The purpose of the announcement
is to inform Banner readers that Mr..
Connell will have Rexall and Wall
Paper week at his store commencing
Saturday April 4 and ending Saturday
April IL.
Mr.. Connell has a splendid reputa-
ton for the quality of wall paper he
sells. He also has gained repute for
selling extra fine wall paper at extra
low prices. How does he do this :?
Simply because he and a number of
other dealers in this part of Michigan
cooperate and buy their wall paper
together. In this way they get their
paper at jobber's prices and Mr.. Con-
nell gives his customers the benefit
of his fortunate buying
Mr.. Conne1 has an exceptionally
large stock this season and you can't
afford not to look it over.
AS for the Rexall part of the weeks
program, Easter week has been set
apart by the more than 1000 Rexall
stores in various parts of the world
as special Rexall week. The pur-
pose is 10 devote special effort to more
widely introduce the wonderful vari-
ETY. OF guaranteed merchandise made
only for and sold only at the Rexall
stores.
Mr.. Connell has some splendid in
ducements to offer during this sale
time.
Don't fail to read Mr. ConneIrs adv.
on page three.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
THORNE TAKES OVER
WHOLE INTEREST IN
LAUNDRY BUSINESS
w. r.. SNYDER SOLD HIS INTER-
EST TO HIS PARTNER LAST
WEEK.

Arrangements were amicably made
at the Silk City Steam Laundry last
Saturday whereby +. A. Thorne took
back the entire interest i'm the business
from his partner w. T.. Snyder. Sny
der came here a year ago from Green
Vile and purchased half interest in
the laundry with Mr.. Thorne and the
two of them have hustled the work
from the start.
Mr.. Snyder has not definitely de-
cided as to his future activities but
he will probably, for health reasons,
go into something that will take him
into the outside air. He will return to
Greenville this week where he owns
nice residence property
Thorne expects to continue improv-
ing the laundry business here and
make ii possible to again take up the
family work that was dropped year
ago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
TRIES TO REGAIN WIFE
ASSAULTS FATHER.IN.LAW
When Pat Hickey was Refused AN
Audience He Showed
Fight

Patrick Hickey appeared before
Justice A. l.. Spencer Friday and plead
guilty 10 a charge made against him
by his p-father-in-law Aaron Rus
sell for assault and battery. He paid
the fine imposed. five dollars. and
court costs.
1t appears that Hickey and his wife
have had disagreements between
themselves at different times for the
last two years. The couple have been
in court before, because of family diff
ficulties. Last week the wife, il ap-
pears, left the Hickey home and went
to that Of her mother. When Hickey
heard Of it he went to the Russell
home to induce his wife to return with
him. She did not want to see him
and Hickey entered the home and de-
manded an audience. Russell de-
manded that he leave the premises
Hickey refused to go, but rather took
on bullying attitude toward Russell
and some SCARED faces were the re-
suit of the encounter. The fine was
imposed for the damages wrought at
the Russell home.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
A DOLLAR A WEEK
NOT A FORTUNE
BUT a DOLLAR DEPOSITED
WEEKLY GROWS TO LARGE
AMOrNT =

Did YOU ever stop to think what
would be the result if you deposited
dollar in the bank every week for
ten years when interest is compounded
emi-annually at three per cent? The
answer is an astounding one. You
will find yourself in the happy posses
sion of no less than s607.37. And you
won't have noticed the weekly de-
posit either. so small is the amount.
This is only one of the many inter
esting things shown by the interest
table i'm the advertisement of the
Peoples Savings Bank on page six
this week.
Just read this table over carefully
IL ought to make you think about saw
ing systematically-the only real way
to accumulate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
BAGGAGEDID NOT ARRIVE
PLAY WAS POSTPONED

The play The Flaming Arrow that
was scheduled to have been staged at
the opera house last Thursday night
was not put on for the reason that the
not arrive on time. The men came
on ahead and advertised the show,
then the band played at noon to work
up the crowd. The night was rainy
and bad so that the disappointment
was not severe to those who had in
tended TO go to the play. The whole
performance had to be called off on
account of the troupe having date
in another city for the next evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
ANNOUNCEMENT.

| have been nominated for the Of
flee Of mayor of Belding and now j
would like to be elected. The city in
the past has been run along good
moral lines and l would like to have
it understood that If elected l am in
favor of continuing along the same
lines, making the city even better if
possible.
/ would try to run the city's busi-
ness with the same judgment l would
use in conducting my own.-Adv.
f.. f.. UNDERWOOD.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
SOLID FACTS WHY THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM
SHOULD HAVE YOUR SUPPORT

and
in
EXTRAVAGANCE2
That Board
shall that single County built
the Board
of Supervisors absolute the
Highway
Roads
Operyea on
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
WISE AND GOODMAN
Open GARAGE IN
OLD SKATING RINK
MIR. GOODMAN HAS HAD LONG
EXPERIENCE AS \ MACH
INST

r. c. Wise and S. ID. Goodman have
formed a partnership and opened up
a garage on west Main street, in the
old Skating Rink building. The build
ing, known as the Whltford property,
was purchased by them for the bust
ness.
Mr.. Wise has been Il resident Of OF
isco township for a number of years
and an agent for the Ford Automo-
bles. His partner Mr.. Goodman
comes from Newberry in the Upper
Peninsula. He has been employed
in some of the largest car shops in
the country. Al one time he was ia
the shops at Boyne City. Later he
went to Newberry and worked for
months in the G.. II. & l. shops. Mr..
Goodman is a machinist by trade and
his past three years study and work
with the Ford Automobile have made
him more than abundantly competent
to repair cars or give first class SER
vice TO any user of autos. Mr.. Good
man is a brother-in-law TO Mr.. Wise.
At their garage in the Skating Rink
Messers. Wise and Goodman will keep
a complete stock of repairs and do all
kinds of repairwork. Mr. Goodman
will attend to the garage work and
Mr.. Wise will spend most Of his time
in the field. The new firm have the
Ford Agency for Otisco, Orleans and
the north half of Keene townships
Upward of a dozen cars have been
placed this season. on another page
Of the Banner you will find the newsy
advertisement of Wise and Goodman.
Be sure to read il if you are interested
in automobiles.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
REVIVAL SERVICES
BEING HELD At THE
CHURCH Of CHRIST

series OF revival meetings began
at the Church of Christ Sunday night.
They are being conducted by the Rev.
Charles NJ. Pease, pastor of the church.
Services will be held each evening this
week and will possibly continue
through all OF the following week.
The members OF the church are put
ting forth a worthy effort to assist the
pastor in his work. Young people es-
pecially are anxious TO secure "A much
larger membership in their church
and associated society,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
PAT" HICKEY TAKEN
ON SECOND CHARGE
WITHIN A WEEK

In the absence Of Deputy Sheriff
Webster, Deputy Mark Hoppough
came up to Belding Monday and ar
rested Patrick Hickey on a warrant
sworn out by his step p-father-in-l law,
Aaron Russell, charging him with dis
'turbing the peace. He was arraigned
in Justice Spencer's court, found guilty
and sentenced TO sixty days in the
county Jail He was taken down To
lonia Monday afternoon.
This offense followed a former one
of only "A few days. A sentence was
imposed in the former case also.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01

AS the nominee for mayor on the
Democratic ticket, l ask the support
of the voters on my record for the last
year. ] have given the Office my con-
stant and careful attention and l be-
lieve l have produced results.
The floating indebtedness of the
city has been reduced 100000 We
have installed a lighting system that
is second to none both for service and
economy. Improvements have been
made on the streets and much OF the
city property has been increased in
value.
| see no reason for increasing the
city taxes as the amount raised last
year was sufficient.
If you believe that | have filed the
office so that l am worthy of the Gus
tomary second term / would appree-
late your support.-Adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
CONSIDERS BANNER
THOROUGH LOCAL AD.
VERT|S|NG MEDIUM
j. w. FITZGERALD. CASHIER OF
STATE BANK OF ST. JOHNS
WRITES LETTER
St. Johns, Mich. March "a. 1911.
Jesse X. Coates.
Belding, Mich.

St. Johns, Mich, March "a. 1914.
Jesse X. Coates,
Belding, Mich
My Dear Mr. Coates:-
acknowledge the receipt of two
copies of the Belding Banner and have
examined them carefully and write
10 say you have a newspaper which is
a credit to Belding, or any other town.
] notice that il is well made-up, neat
ly printed and its original matter well
written and its subjects treated up-to-
date. 1t would seem that the business
men of Belding appreciate the Banner
as an advertising medium. because it's
pages carry the invitation Of Belding
merchants to call and inspect the
stocks they carry and get the home
price before dealing elsewhere. That
is the true spirit which the business
men of a town should manifest; let
the public who are Interested in buy
ing know what they have for sale;
keep the sign board of business up at
all seasons making the home trading
centers household words in the homes
Of those who patronize them. Never
pull down the advertisement nor your
sign until you have retired from busi-
ness.
l wish you every success. Sincerely
your,
j. w. FITZG ERALD.
Mr.. Fitzgerald is a newspaper man
having wide experience. He is en-
thusiasticly interested in all public
activities, and cashier of the State
Bank of st. Johns.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
WILL HAVE SAXON
CAR HERE SATURDAY

Chas. Murray of Murray's Garage
states positively that he will have a
Saxon car here for demonstration
Saturday. The Saxon is distinct nov
city in autos. 1t is low priced selling
for 1895 and is every inch a machine
OF merit.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
FALSE ALARM CAUSES
TEAM TO MAKE RUN

Fire burned out the chimney on
Harle Eckert's house last Thursday
afternoon. A fire alarm was turned in
from the planning mill. The team made
the run TO the scene but the flames
had been extinguished before its ar
rival. No damage was done to the
property. The fire occurred at six
o'clock
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01
knights of Honor Meet.

a very pleasant meeting OF the
knights of Honor was held at the
home Of Burl Wilbur, Friday night,
March %. Eleven members were
present. The officers were Installed
After the business meeting a social
hour was enjoyed and delicious
lunch served
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-01

Herbert Angel and wife entertained
the Bridge Whist club at their home
Thursday evening. A delicious seven
O'Clock dinner was served. All spent
a delightful evening
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-31

Every citizen Of this communi-
ty who votes in the primary VIII
unquestionably cast his ballot for
w. L. Long, for the State Leg
islature, W. F. Homer, for
County Commissioner, and Jno.
l.. Patterson, for Road Commits
sioner, This Townships entitled
to a County Commissioner and a
Road Commissioner and will get
them without Il question. Mr..
Homer and Mr., Patterson are
certainly the best qualified men
in the community for the reSper-
tive places. Mr.. IIorner has
been County Commissioner for
sometime and has made am eX-
cellent record. Mr. Patterson is
an expert on the question Of
good roads, has made an eXhaus-
tive study of the question and
knows from personal experience
how to build good roads. His
election will means a great deal
for the cause of good roads in
this county,
We do not hesitate to predict
that Mr.. Long will carry every
township in the county. His
abilities are too widely known
and the value of his services to
the county in the coming legis-
lature too fully appreciated to
make his election anything but
a foregone conclusion. 1t is GER
tainly the duty of the voters of
their home township to pile up a
record breaking vote for these
men.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-31

IN some Instances, and it is our
privilege, as well as our duty, to
counsel their election. We shall
not do this under duress, as a
good many machine Democrats
in this state supported Wilson,
but we shall give this support as
a matter of deliberate choice
Some things ought to be done in
this state, and these things are
of more Importance than the
question of party Arguments, or
the size of any particular party
vote. Will that heavenly trio,
the Hendersonville Democrat, the
Morganton News Herald and
the Union Republican, support
these good and honest men with
the spirit and the understanding?
Still feeling charitably inclin-
ed, we prefer to believe they
will yet do the moral, intelligent
and patriotic thing. They will
yet, in a native, latent wisdom,
be moved to cut out this dog
days driyel about a sly, crafty at
tempt to injure the grand old
Democratic party of Vance and
Ransom.
And let's be as consistent, as
we are sincere, IN this enterprise.
Some counties in this state are
Republican. If, perchance, a
good Republican or Progressive
should be nominated, who will
stand right in the legislature,
and against him is ranged a
pass toting, machine Democrat,
we venture the suggestion that
wisdom and patriotism would de-
mand support of the best man,
because the chances are that his
vote will he needed. That would
be good for the Democratic par
ty, too, because thereafter the
dominant party would have
care when it came TO nominating
candidates.
The way to good government
and good morals is plain enough
to those who have any desire to
see. All these plots and count
err plots are Pigments of an inham-
ed imagination, in most in
stances, superinduced by visions
of possibly jeopardized jobs.
Greensboro Daily News.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-31
Pigments Of An Inflamed Imagina.
lion

The persplcuous and perspiring
lIendersonyiIIe Democrat dis
Germs a Roosevelt plot, in this
talk about honest politics and
honest taxes in North Carolina.
II sounds a deeply solemn warn
ing, and talks of Marion Butler.
It does not, hover. raise the ne
gro issue, in its peculiar wisdom.
The Daily News has dealt Just
as kindly as the circumstances
permitted with the Henderson
vile Democrat. 1t naiyeIy ad-
yocates laws that may be ma
nipuIated' to keep about 20
counties in the vest in the
Democratic column. In doing
this 1t quite naturally made it.
self an otense in the eyes of
self-respecting Democrats every
where, and when these Demo
Gratis began to acknowledge their
humiliation and chagrin, we has
tened, in our charity, to attribute
the Democrats apparent fond
ness for political knaVery to ig-
norance, rather than to carefully
nWtured guile. We still insist
that the Democrat has not Of
Tended in any way that cannot
be explained upon the theory of
machine environment. 1t is a
pleasure to recite this mitigating
circumstance, for the failure of
our contemporary to negotiate
the tune.
North Carolina is a Democratic
State. Most of the counties are
Democratic, and may remain so
indefinitely. In many of these
counties good progressive Dem
Ocrats are being nominated. In
the legislature their influence
will be on the right side, and
their attitude will be shaped,
on public questions, by moral
considerations, Our hope is that
these men will be elected. We
have counseled their nomination,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-31

ton, and the votes cast in the
primary are much more decisive
than those cast in November.
Again, voters who participate in
the primary elections will be
much more likely to participate
in the general election than those
who have not done So
Ii on next Thursday, August
8, the citizens Of this township
will participate In the primary
to anything like the extent of
the citizens of other and, along
these lines more alert and pro-
gressiye townships, the first
step toward making this town
ship politically active will have
been taken,
1t does not matter SO much for
whom you east your ballot, the
thing that counts Is that you
cast it. The men who are run
nlng for the different offices are
one and all, as far as we know.
capable and worthy men, in
whose hands the affairs of the
county will be satisfactorily and
equitably discharged. All of
them are good Democrats and
the choice is primarily one of
likes and dislikes.
Let US all pail together for the
pubIic good let US make the
primary election in Roanoke Rap
ids Township next Thursday the
largest primary that has ever
been held here. 1t will take
about ten minutes of Your time
to do your part.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-31
The Fight Against The State Ma
chine

The Greensboro Daily News
is doing the people of North Car
DINA a priceless service in it's
fight against the machine and
corrupt politics in this State.
The Democratic machine in
North Carolina, always strong,
became almost omnipotent under
the strengthening influence of
patronage pie. What it did
to the progressive element of the
party at the State Convention
and afterwards is a matter of
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-07-31
Clean Up Days

Will certainly be good thing for the
town of Roanoke Rapids.
Why not take the hint, Mr.. Merchant,
and Clean up some of that summer
stockP II course, you won't get rid of
it at the old prices, but isn't it better
thing tor your customers and yourself to
keep your stock nom having birthdays
An advertisement in the Herald is the
best way of keeping in touch with Gus
toners. Tell them how much you are
willing to sacrifice to move the goods.
Make it to their interest to buy. Get
your shelves ready for fall goods and
make it easy for that conscience of yours
next summer when your customers ask
if last season stock are new goods.
Let us prove to you that advertising
in the Herald is the cheapest way.