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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-05

Col. j. F. Baker and wife, of Hermosa,
arrived Saturday for visit with friends,
and to assist the members of the G. A.
Il. and citizens to observe Memorial
Day. He is a member of the local post.
The Colonel has been prominent in g..
A. r. circles of the state for years, and
for time was member of the state
soldiers home board. While here they
were guests of their old time friend
Mrs. J. K. Cruson.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-06-05
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Margaret Isabelle Laferty, whose
maiden name was Brogan, was born in
Pittsburg, Pa, October Is, 1861, died
May %, 1915.
At the age of % she removed with her
parents to Nicola, Iowa, where on April
II, 1888, she was married to William
Laiferty. To this union were born six
children. two boys, Raymond and Fran
els who died in early childhood; and
four daughters, Clare, Stella, Regina and
Marguerite who are left to mourn her
loss. In 1891 they moved to Nebraska
where they remained until 1899 when
they moved to Keystone. s. d. In the
year 1905 they came to Custer, where
they have remained until the present
time. For six months her health had
been poor although she was in bed only
two days. She was up and about, al
ways cheerful and never complaining OF
her sickness. Besides her family Mrs.
Laferty leaves one brother, William
Brogan of Seattle, Wash, and two half
brothers. Dan McGonigal of Nevada City,
Cal, and James McGonigal of Faulkton
S. d., and one sister, Mrs. George
Sweeney of Anselmo, Nebr.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

The religious work committee of the
county Y. M. G.. A. at their last meet
ing authorized the holding of a lead
ers' training conference to help pre-
pare the leaders for the fall and win
ter work with the groups.
This conference will be held at Ionia
October 16 and II, beginning at five
o'clock with games and fun in the Ar
mory, supper at seven and an hour of
social Improvement, same to be repro
duced in their rooms.
Special meeting for the leaders on
Sunday. Mr.. b. b. Johnson, college
secretary for the State Y. NJ. C. A.
will be present if present plans carry.
The leaders are entertained while at
lonia and their car fare paid by the
county committee. Prospective leaders
from all over the county are expected.
The last issue of the State" the
State Y. NJ. c. A. publication, was
edited by Mr.. Rowe and is a county
work number. The Portland group of
last year appears on the cover design.
Three thousand four hundred and
twenty-one were enrolled in study
groups last year in the fifteen coun-
ties as against one hundred and fifty
ten years ago; two hundred and sixty
nine of this number professed CONVEX
sion and one hundred and ninty-three
are known to have joined the church
Thesegroups pledged $3.50 to rural
work in India, getting world vision
of their opportunity.
Posters and preliminary programs
of the 18th annual State Boys con-
ference to be held at Kalamazoo Nov
ember 26-27-28 have been mailed from
the county Office to all the schools
where high school boys are attending
The enrolment this year is through
each local organization, city or coun-
ty. All registrations must be in the
hands of Secretary Angel before Nov
ember 16, to insure entertainment.
Office hours of the county secretary
are Monday and Saturday forenoons,
other times by appointment.
November Ia to 20 is the week of
Prayer" observed by the Y. NJ. c. A.
the world over. 1t will be observed in
the county by asking each minister
to preach Sunday morning, November
ID, on Prayer" and several local
meetings will be held in various places.
1t is hoped by the county commit
tee to have in each local point where
work is being done this year, a local
advisory board or senior organization
composed of at least five men, who
will help supervise the work in their
particular place, that more and better
work may be accomplished than ever
before.
Denver association has 1928 men,
bers of which 871 are boys; Detroit
has 6,958 members, with current ex-
penses of $175,000 year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
SHILOH

Miss Eva Swears, Mrs. l.. ID. Eas-
Textbook with Alice and June visited
at Mont Spaulding's in Orleans We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Decker of
Ionia assisted Mrs. Harley Decker
Wednesday and Thursday in packing
her household goods which were ship
ped to Sheridan Friday.
Mrs. Enie Brown and Mable were
in Fenwick Friday.
Stanley Gilman went to Big Rapids
Friday evening.
Mrs. Rollie Youngs and Wilbur
spent Friday at l.. ID. Easterbrook's.
Mart Gates spent Sunday at his
home in Fenwick.
Miss Elsie Swears spent Sunday
with the home folks. There is no
school at Sheridan this week. 1t is
closed on account of potato digging.
Mrs. Frank Matice and two daugh-
tiers spent Sunday at Van Peabody's.
Enie Brown, wife and daughter
were Sunday evening callers at l.. ID.
Easterbrook's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maynard went
to Ionia Monday night.
Ed. Decker is buying chickens In
this vicinity
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRA.
TOR

First Insertion Oct. 6, 1879
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Pro-
bate court for the county of Ionia.
At a session of said Court, held al
the Probate Office in the City of Ionia
in said county, on the first day of
October, A. D. 1915.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Henry
Wacha, deceased, Mary Wacha, daugh-
ter and heir-in-law of deceased, hav-
ing filed in said court her petition
praying that the administration of said
estate be granted to George Ravell,
or to some other suitable person.
1t is ordered, That the first day of
November, A. d. 1915, at ten o'clocl,
in the forenoon, at said probate office,
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition.
1t is further ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy of this order for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day of
hearing, in the Bedding Banner, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said county.
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER,
Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
ANNA p. WEBSTER,
Register of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Red Cross Christmas

The growth tof the seal sale In
Michigan may be seen from the state
ment that in 1913, 1,556,173 seals
were sold in this state, in 1914, 2,053,-
607, while it is hoped that at least
100000 seals will be sold this year.
Seven million seals have been ordered
for this state alone. Thirty agents
have already been appointed, covering
the whole 20 counties, and parts of
other counties. This is reported by
the state associated secretary to be
record-breaker for this early in the
season and in her estimation presages
well for a splendid increase in the
per capita sales. If you are willing
to help in the seal sale you should
write at once to the secretary, Miss
Carol Walton, Medical Building, Ann
Arbor, Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
NOTICE OF MEETING OF COM
MfSSIONERS ON CLAIMS

First Insertion Sept. 29th)
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Pro-
bate Court for the County of Ionia.
In the matter of the estate Of Alton
J. Moon, deceased.
Having been appointed commission
ers TO receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all person
against said deceased, we do hereby
give notice that four months from the
twenty-third day of September, A. d.
1915, were allowed by said court for
creditors to present their claims to us
for examination and adjustment, and
that we will meet at the Peoples Saw
ings Bank, Bedding, Mich, in said
county, on the 23rd day of November.
A. d. 1915, and on the 23rd day of
January, A. ID. 1916, at ten O'Clock i'm
the forenoon of each of said days,
for the purpose of examining and adj
justing said claims.
Dated September %, A ID. 1915.
JOSEPH ]. WERNER,
w. /. CUSSER,
Commissioners.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
A Perscope for Surgeons Use

Until decade ago surgeons were
compelled TO decide from study of
the patients symptoms and from
whatever they .could learn from a
more or less limited and imperfect ex-
ANIMATION whether an operation
should be performed or not. Often
they were far from certain that their
diagnosis had been correct until they
had cut into the part of the anatomy
supposed to be the seat of the all
ment. If their guess proved correct
| the operation was likely TO be success
full but if incorrect the poor patients
condition was far worse than if no
operation had been performed.
The X-ray has been of inestimable
value in practically all kinds of sur
gical cases because it enables the sur
geon to determine with comparative
accuracy the nature Of the disease and
to decide whether an operation would
provide relief, thereby eliminating
much Of the guess-work. The X-ray,
however, is not entirely satisfactory
for the reason that it does not discover
fully the things the surgeons should
know before operating.
One of the latest and most success
full devices for enabling the surgeon to
determine conditions before using the
knife is a sort of miniature periscope
by means of which the inside of the
stomach can be examined without an
operation. This instrument is similar
to a submarines periscope except that
of course it is much smaller. 1t con-
sists of a small metal tube in which
are arranged mirrors and lenses and
whose lower end is provided with a
small electric light. This tube is push
ed down the patients throat. Then
the light is switched on and the tube
is turned about until every part of the
interior of the stomach has been ex-
amined.
Delicate surgical instruments can be
passed down through the tube so that
in some cases is is possible to perform
operations on the inside of the stom-
ach without cutting open the patients
abdomen
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
A Male Stage Beauty

Leon Polls was a man but you would
never have suspected that to be the
case if you ever seen him made up as
a beautiful Amazonian spear-bearer
whom the burlesque company with
which he travelled featured as Leo
nora Polls" Clad in pink tights and
with a perfect female figure, the re-
suit of wearing a woman's corset for
10 years, he was favOrite among the
devotees of burlesque theatricals.
When the theatrical business suffered
a slump few months ago as result
of the general depression in business
he was obliged to leave the stage and
seek some more lucrative employment.
TIE secured position in a BRYCE
port, Conn, corest factory and for
several weeks worked there with some
200 girls who never suspected that he
was a man, for in addition to possess
ing a graceful woman's figure he was
able to speak in woman's voice.
Finally he tired of the work in the
factory and secured a place as a maid
in prominent Bridgeport family,
changing his name to Lena Polls. One
day while he was adjusting curtain
Pols's mistress came into the loom
and as she did so stumbled and fell in
such manner that she noted the
muscular curve of the maids" legs.
This discovery together with her un-
expected fall caused her to give ut
terance to an ejaculation of surprise
which startled Polls so much that he
forgot to change his voice and called
out in coarse, truck-driver's tones:
whats the matter there? ?"
The mistress ran from the house
and called the police. Polls was ar
rested and placed in Jail where he dis
closed all Of his past record as
chorus girl" A search of his effects
revealed the fact that he was married
and had wife living at Middletown,
Conn. He is not serving as "maid"
any more.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
BRINK

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Howe left
Saturday for Cedar Spring to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Osborne. They re-
turned Monday noon declaring they
had a royal time.
Mrs. Carrie Heath of Washington,
who has been visiting her old friend
and schoolmate, Mrs. Will Leach, left
for Blanchard Monday morning. Sun
day Mr.. and Mrs. Leach took Mrs.
Heath for a drive that she might see
some of the beautiful farming coun-
try She leaves for Washington Oct
ober 20.
Miss Hazel Snow and lady friend
of Bedding spent Saturday and Sun
day with the formers parents, Clar-
ence Snow and wife.
John Reeves and family of Cooks
Corners spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Emory Chickering.
Ernest Anderson and wife were
down in Keene Wednesday evening
to see his mother, Mrs. Byron Rich,
who has not been in very good health
for the past few weeks.
Mrs. Hattie Moe of Smyrna was
the Tuesday and Wednesday guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Wilson.
Mrs. VIM. Leach and guest Mrs.
Carrie Heath of Washington and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Anderson motored
to Bedding Friday evening and took
in the movies.
Mrs. Emory Chickering spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ed.
Hotchkiss.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Peterson and
children were the Sunday guests of
Hans Nelson and wife of Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Haney of Ithaca
have been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Eckert for several days. Mrs
Haney and Mrs. Eckert were old
schoolmates.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Sounds and Colors Affect Mosquitoes

Often the high-pitched Singing" or
buzzing of mosquito is heard but no
bite follows, while at other times no
Singing" is heard yet mosquito stings
are numerous. This is explained by
the fact that the male insect, beating
his wings rapidly, "sings" loudly; it is
the less noisy female that inficts the
bites. Investigations show that the
singing apparatus in the proboscis of
the male is too weak to pierce the hui
man skin, while in the female this or
gan is more powerfully developed by
reason of its being used in the deposit
of their eggs.
Recent experiments have shown
that mosquitoes are highly susceptible
to light and sound vibrations. Blue at
tracts them more than any other color,
although they show considerable lik-
ing for red. They show a positive
dislike for yellow. These discoveries
have been given practical application
with most gratifying results. Dark
blue hangings were used on the walls
of hospital wards in India and it was
found that the insects Immediately on
entering the rooms focked to the dark
blue hangings, leaving the patients
free from their pestiferous attentions.
The idea is being widely adopted in
tropical lands. An explorer in mos
invested lands of Africa provid-
ed himself with blue-lined tent and
khaki clothing and thus enjoyed COM
paratively freedom from insects, as
the blue walls of the tent attracted
them while the yellow color of his
clothing repealed them.
1t is known that the sound of hu-
man speech is attractive to mosquitoes.
For this reason persons talking are
more likely to suffer from their bites
than persons who remain quiet. One
Investigator has found that an electric
motor when running at a certain
speed attracts mosquitoes by the thou
sands. He surrounded the motor with
wire screen heavily charged with
electricity and elctrocuted the insects
at wholesale when they alighted on
the screen to enjoy the buzzing of the
motor.
When the buzzing resembled that of
female mosquitoes he found that it at
tracted the males and when it resem-
bled that of males, the females were
attracted.
From the conclusion concerning the
insects susceptibility to colors and
sounds. persons who would avoid be-
ing .stung should wear yellow clothing
in preference to blue and should talk
little or not at all.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
LEGAL NOTICES
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCUL-
ALTON, ETC, REQUIRED BY

"a, 1912.


"a, 1912.
of the Belding Banner, published
weekly at Bedding, for October, 1915.
Editor-Embree B. Lapham, Beld-
ing, Michigan.
Managing Editor-James M. Lang
ston, Belding, Michigan.
Business Manager-James NJ. Lang
ston.
Publisher-Banner Publishing Com
pany.
Owners: Of a corporation, give
names and addresses of stockholders
holding one per cent or more of total
amount of stock: Embree b. Lap
ham, James NJ. Langston, F. A. Wash
burn, F.. II. Hudson, Frank r. Chase,
Brinton F. Hall, w. l.. Cusser, VIM.
+. Sandell, A. N. Belding, M. NJ Beld-
ing.
Known bondholders, mortgages,
and other security holders, holding
per cent or more of total amount of
bonds, mortgages, or other securities:
None.
EMBREE b. LAPHAM.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this End day of October, 1915.
GEORGE +. WAGNER,
Notary Public.
my commission expires November
16, 1850
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
items Of Interest to Friends and
Patrons Of our Schools
+. Cheating at Examinations

The charges made at an investiga-
ton of Annapolis naval academy, that
desks of heads of departments had
been broken into to secure examina-
tions in advance, have a reminiscent
flavor. Formerly one used to hear a
great deal about cheating at examina-
tions. The old boys books were full
OF the young sharpers who used to
note down important information on
their cuffs, or conceal translations to
be copied during the examination per-
iod.
1t seems as if less were heard to-
day as to cheating at college exams.
This may possibly be because these
tests are not relied upon as much as
formerly. Educational authorities re-
cogniZe that the class room work
from day to day is better test than
periodical scrimmages with lists of
questions.
Perhaps also college students are
grasping the fact that cheating at
examinations is pretty stupid business.
The ambitious student is anxious to
find out his own defects. He dislikes
to pass on, leaving some important
subject unconquered.
Also the character of examinations
has changed a good deal. Formerly
there was more memory work. The
backward student would cram for
some days previous to the test. 1t he
had a good memory, he might be able
to stuff his head so full of names and
dates that he could get by, and cover
up neglect of work for term. The
temptation was strong to assist his
memory by concealing notes about his
person.
Today a pupil is asked not so much
to repeat facts, as to give his ideas.
To have any ideas, he must have at
tended to his lessons and lectures. The
opinion of the classical author he has
been studying is not advantaged by
smuggling ponies" into the class
room.
If any students at the naval acad-
envy are proven guilty of such dis
honorable irregularities, they are
playing an ancient and discredited
game, that hurts the student far more
than any one else.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
No Teachers Union

Chicago's board of education has
just adopted a rule forbidding any
teacher to be affiliated with a labor or
ganization. This should have been
adopted long ago, or rather such a
rule should never have needed to be
adopted. Labor unions have their
legitimate place, but that place is not
in the public schools of the United
States. The connection is one which
could only injure both the unions and
the schools. The public school teach
er owes but one allegiance, and that
is to the public; there is no room for
divided loyalty or 'hyphenation" here.
1t should be remembered that the
teachers are for the schools, and not
the schools for the teachers. AS it is,
our public school system is a wonder
full exhibition of disinterested team
work. in some places, to be sure, the
schools are hurt by injecting politics
into them, but for the most part they
are free and unfettered. 1t would be a
fatal blow to them if they were to
come under the domination of any
class, faction or organization or were
to be made a partisan issue. Citizens
everywhere should guard their schools
with a watchful eye and see to it that
they are administered for common
interest and good, and that they are
not brought under the dictation of one
influence or another. 1t would be just
as bad or worse if it were the capital
lists who were seeking to Organize"
the schools and bring them under their
control. The public schools should be
kept thoroughly democratic AMID free
from Interior influences of any kind,
if the republic is to survive. Teachers
who feel that they cannot get their
rights without calling on the power of
organization should either give up
their school or go to some other place
to teach where the sacred nature of
the public school is known and re-
spected.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Autumn Days

Autumn Days
What Of the days Of autumn. Do the
drear
Sad days of chill and falling leaf
Bring to your soul but messages of
grief;
Remind you only of the fading year :?
Do autumn breezes sing a derge of
fear;
A psalm of life, alas, that's all too
brief?
Gazing at life through &e September
haze,
Does your glad heart thank God for
wondrous days?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Many Sign Dry Plea

YpsiIanti, Sept. 27.-The county
local option committee finished cir
Iculating dry" petitions Saturday
evening. The petitions have been
Iplaced in conspicuous places in every
township, precinct and ward of the
city and there is surplus Of petition
ers. The state wide prohibition pc
titions have gone to the anti-saloon
league at Lansing and they have 20
per cent more signers even than the
county papers have.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1915

Summer is passing; and soon, all
clothed in white,
Shall shrouded be the glories of the
earth.
But from it slumber, thro' the winters
NIGHT
1t shall awake, renewed to JOY and
mirth.
This truth we learn from earth's ira
vail and pain;
We, also, fall to rise; die, but to live
again!
Hector Fuller in Indianapolis Star.
Banner Want Ads- Pay Their Way.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Good Mapes

Samuel NJ. FELTON,, president of the
Great Western Railroad, is said to
have refused an offer of $250,000 a
year for two years to manage for the
Baldwin Locomotive Company an $780,
100000 Russian war order. With Chas.
NJ. Schwab's rumored $1,000,000 a
year, this is among the record
wages"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06

Leyden jars. They appear to belong
to the same class as X-rays but when
exposed to certain gases they reveal
a color different from that of other
rays, are very long, are variously
shaped and in the end seem to dis
solve in forms resembling clouds of
gases.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Poultry Show Dates

The dates for the annual poultry
show this year have been set for
December 1918. The local organiza-
tion has combined itself with the
poultrymen of Ionia and will have a
common show. This year it will be
held in Ionia, and differed in that
city. Next year it will be held in
Bedding and with Bedding officers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06

The new polyvalent serum discover
ed by French physicians, which is a
sort of combination of serums against
different varieties of bacteria, is re-
ported to be giving wonderful results
in French military hospitals. Wounds
so serious and so badly infected that
recovery appears quite hopeless are
said to heal with surprising rapidity
under the use of the serum so that
hundreds of lives are saved and much
suffering is prevented. Although the
serum is being prepared as rapidly as
possible the supply is not sufficient for
more than the base hospitals where
the worst cases are found.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06

Prof. Goldstein, German physicist,
is reported to have discovered a new
kind of ray, called by him bottle
rays because thew are reproduced in
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06

According to Godfrey Isaacs, man.
aging director of Marconi's wireless
telegraph company, wireless mes
sage, announcing to German sea cap
tains that war had been declared on
England and warning them to make
for neutral ports was flashed for a
radius of 1000 miles over the system
of German wireless telegraph stations
at five p. m, August A, 1914. This
message, he declares, saved the bulk
of the German merchant marine,
worth millions of dollars.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-06
Scientific Notes

shot through the head in a battle
along the southern front in the Europ-
through the brain, yet the man was
walk without assistance to a field hos
pital. Sergeons announce that he will
be ready to return to the front in a
short time.