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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
DR. WILLIAM BELL
PASSED AWAY FRIDAY;
PARALYTIC VICTIM
WAS PRESIDENT OF STATE MEDI-
CAL BOARD FOR MANY
YEARS

Or. William Bell passed away at his
home in this city Friday, April 30 at
$50 a. m, aged II years lacking one
day.
slight stroke Of paralysis attacked
him about three o'clock in the morn
ing from which he gradually sank to
his last rest.
The doctor suffered severe stroke
OF paralysis about a year ago from
which he recovered sufficiently to be
able to get out and come down town
occasionally. using a wheel chair most
Of the time. ss@s
Or. William Bell was born in Cam
n. Y, and came &c Michi-
gan after the civil war closed. having
been a soldier in New York regi-
ment
lie settled i'm Smyrna, Ionia county
and began the practice of his profess
sion which he continued up to the
time of his attack with paralysis He
moved to this city from Smyrna If
teen years ago, his wife who was the
daughter Of the late -. b. Hoppough.
died few years later, since which
time his home has been kept by. his
faithful and loyal housekeeper Mrs
stant care and attention.
DR. Bell was for many years presi
dent of the state medical board, hold
ing the position until four years ago.
The doctor had planned the day be-
fore his death with his little niece
Ruth Bell Hansen to celebrate his
birthday.
The deceased leaves two sisters Mrs.
A. f. Evans and Mrs. Jennie Stock
well of Ann Arbor.
The funeral was held Tuesday at his
late residence at 1890 o'clock, being
largely attended. Rev w. T.. Doty
was the officiating clergyman. the
bearers being members OF Dan S. Root
Post G.. A. r. Many.tiowers and floral
pieces covered the casket.
a. r. Evans a brother-in-law of
Ann Arbor and his son DR.. r. T. Evans
of Milford, Mich. and Miss Nell
Stockwell of Ann Arbor were among
the relatives present. The remains
were taken TO his old home in Can
andiagua, ~. Y. for burial.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
BELDING GIRL HONORED
BY MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Miss Betrice Stanton daughter of DR..
and Mrs Geo. A. Stanton who is at
tending the university in Ann Arbor
has had high honors conferred upon
her recently.
In a letter TO her mother she says
she was awakened early Friday morn
ing and was informed that she had
been elected to become a member of
Phi Beta Kappa, the honor society
in the literary department OF the u.
of NJ. A certain per cent OF the
students of the seniors are chosen each
year to become members.
In honor OF the occasion the girls
Of Alpha Chi Omega of which she
is a member. presented her with a
beautiful bouquet OF roses and lilies
of the valley.
short time ago she was initiated
in butcher Verein, and also has a part
i'm the senior girls play.
Miss Stanton has been i'm Ann Arbor
two years and will graduate from the
university in June. She took two
year course in Ypsilanti before going
to Ann Arbor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
FROG CATCHERS
CAME TO GRIEF

clyde and Earl Wickham couple
of men from near Lowell. were in the
citv saturday with their tent and frog
catching equipment on their way to
Long Lake according to their story to
set ND in business for the cominE
season.
Evidently they had taken on too
much of Lowell booze before leaving
for their summer vacation and clyde
tried to sleep off the effects OF it in
the ladies' toilet at the station. Con-
stable Granger was called into action
and finally landed his prisoner in Jail,
later Earl became too noisy for the
comfort of those within hearing dis
tance and Nightwatchman Jason Platt
ran him in also.
Monday morning Justice A. l..
Spencer gave the pair trip TO the
county Jail for Is days.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
FORMER BELD|NC
GIRL IS MARRIED
At LAKEv|EW

The last issue of the Lakeview En-
terprise contained a nice account of
the marriage of Miss Ruth Kassner, n
former Belding girl who worked in
Belding Bros. q Co.'S Mill No. 2 for
three years to Earl ID. Swiler of Port
land. The account follows:
very pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T..
Kassner, Wednesday, April y at 1890
o'clock when their daughter Ruth L..
was united in marriage to Mr.. Earl
d. Swiler of Portland, Rev. w. A.
Feighner of Coopersville officiating.
Mrs. Delbert Griffin, sister of the
groom, played Lohengrin's wedding
march as the wedding party took their
places under an. arch of green and
white banked by flowers.
They were attended by the brides
sister Miss Chrysta Kassner, and Mar
ley Grover Of Stanwood. The bride
wore a gown of white lace over white
satin and carried brides roses, while
the bridesmaid wore white lace over
pale blue silk and carried trailing ar
butus.
A dinner was served at II o'clock,
after which pictures were taken Of the
entire party, then the happy couple
left for their new home in Portland,
where the groom. who is very well
known here has lived for the past
year
The out-of-town guests were Mr..
and Mrs Geo. Swiler of Portland, Mr..
and Mrs Delbert Griffin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Feighner, Mrs Rose Mcconnell of
Belding, Miss Lynda Kassner, who is
attending the Belding High School and
the Misses Lena and Jessie Strong OF
Belding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
DR.. FIIZMORRIS FORMER
BELDlNG RESIDENT DEAD

Word was received here last week
that Patrick Fitzmorris. a former
resident here, died in Columbia, Geor-
gia He was a veterinary surgeon and
with his son Dr. b. J. Fitzmorris open
ed an Office in this city a fewyears ago.
The son remained with his father un-
til 1919, when he moved Co Georgia,
where Mr.. Fitzmorris and wife later
went to live with him.
lie was for many years resident or
Grand Rapids and his remains were
brought there for burial. Mr. Fitz-
NORRIS was sc years old.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
H. S. GODFREY LIKES
BANNERS WEEKLY VISIT

a letter was received from H. $.
Godfrey last week stating that he
thought great deal of the Banner.
His letter follows:
Royal Oak. Mich
April 80, 1915.
Banner Publishing Co.
Enclosed please find post Office
money order for which please extend
my subscription one year and send
votes to me. / have not missed many
numbers of the Banner since the first
issue and would not feel as though
could keep house without it.
| am glad TO know the. judge ''is
back in the saddle" 1t Will seem
more natural to know he is sitting
around the office with a pleasant word
for old friends.
Yours truly,
III. S. Godfrey.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
MOTHERS DAY PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR

lin
old and the That is Mother all
hundred fifteen
The mothers of America sypaze with tr the The
mothers
purity and vigor depends the welfare of the world
Fathers noble
the the
Mothers Day. of Mother
meet Mother with smile kiss and handful of flowers Rece her the
he a
N. o.
under hand and the this
By the Governor:
Coleman c. Vaughan WOODBRIDGE
o Governor
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
SALE OF MEMS SHOES
AT PECKS SHOE STORE

T. w Peck is putting on a special
sale OF mems shoes He is Offering
his complete lire of mems work shoes
to the public at a great saving, and
right at time when every man needs
footwear for the summer.
MIR. Peck purchased an EXCEPTIONAL
1y large stock Of shoes for the sum
mer trade, before the advance in
leather prices. 1t is now necessary
for him TO buy mis- stock in other
lines and he must have the money
out Of the large stock OF mems shoes.
Mr. Peck has q large advertisement
on page nine of The Banner this week
telling about his big shoe sale. Every
man should read il and see the op-
portunities afforded for buying good
dependable footwear at sale prices.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
Jitncy Bus Lines

a jitney bus line has been started
in Cedar Springs operated by Clyde
Durham, making three trips daily to
Grand Rapids, taking in Rockford and
Belmont. The fare from Cedar Springs
is one dollar for the round trip, the
distance being % miles. sparta twelve
miles distant from Grand Rapids also
has jitney bus line established. maxi
ing three trips daily with round trip
fare Of rs cents.
1t might pay some enterprising
owner to establish jitney
bns line between Belding and Grand
Rapids. taking in Grattan Center en-
route
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
SLOGAN FOR BELDING

Send in your suggestions for a
slogan for Belding to II. j. Leonard,
chairman OF the slogan committee at
once Several suggestions have been
made but the committee wants many
more. Remember If your slogan is
adopted you will get five dollars, be-
sides having the honor OF seeing your
suggestion heralded to all parts OF the
country. Get your suggestion in early
The slogan will be adopted next We'd
nesday evening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
LOCAL GRADE
STUDENTS WILL
GIVE PROGRAM

The local schools will have an en-
tertainment in the Opera House next
Friday evening. The teachers have
taken considerable time in preparing
the program and it gives every prom
Use of being the best grade entertain
ment ever held here. 1t will begin
promptly at 1880 o'clock.
The program follows:
Grade Entertainment Program
Welcome Song-"If We Were You
..#....=.=..=....=..... and You Were Us
Miss Cherry Blossoms Party" 49,.
.....@.=...#. $1,000. sixth Grade
Little Cinnamon" ..............
........ Second Ward kindergarten
Gun Drill .................. Fifth Grade
Shadows ......,....,...... Thlrd Grade
Sunbonnet Babies and overall Boys
............. Ellis kindergarten
Merry Lads and Lassies/. ..........
....a... First Grade, Second Ward
Swing Song 18th and Sth Grades
Intcrmission
Piano Duet-"Comrades i'm Arms"
Liilian Harrington, Helen Hudson
Twining the Maypole Seventh Grade
"Out i'm the Garden" .............
.....,... 1st Grade, Ellis School
"Parasols and Rainy Daisies ...
...... Second Grade. Second Ward
Ribbon Play ........
..... I'd and 3d Grades, ellis School
Soldier Boys and Red Gross Maids
..+....=..... Fourth Grade. Central
Or. Johnnie's Visit" Fifth Grade
when Visitors Come Round ...
......... Fourth Grade, Ellis School
The Juvenile Minstrels, Eighth Grade
Good Night Song 7th and Sth Grades
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
HnnschoIders should Rcad

The Miller & Harris Furniture COM
panv is making special offerings on
beds, bedding, couches. etc, now.
Read the large advertisement of the
Miller and Harris furniture company
on another page of the Banner this
week II will pay you to do so.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
IoNIA EREE tNIR

Ionia is TO have a Free Fair this
summer. II is to be held the week
Of August 20. A fine automobile will
be given away at this fair. Read about
the plans ana terms Of giving this fine
present away in the advertisement OF
the Ionia Free Fair on another page
OF the Banner this week. II is fully
explained.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
Brackett's Store Crowded

II. r.. Bracket has announced that
number 221 received the watch that
was offered at his store. The holder
of the ticket has not yet appeared to
claim the watch
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05

Mrs Frank Phillips and children
spent Saturday in Smyrna,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-05
NOTICE

The dental offices of the city will
close every Wednesday at noon for
the balance of the day, from We'd
nesday. May 20 until after october 49,.
1915.
G.. II. Smith
o. N. Wilton
c. II. Millard.
j. H. Armstrong.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09

ritory, either by direct purchase or conquest, although these islands would prove of great strategic and com- mercial importance for almost any world power. The United States has negotiated for their purchase. Some ten or twelve years ago a bill was in .troduced in Congress asking for four million dollars to this end. Five years ago Denmark made a direct offer, which was withdrawn before Uncle Sam had time to act. Now it is said the powers that be at Copenhagen are anxious to put through the deal. Congress, in December may be aslled to act on this question, although 1t Is improbable it will be considered ser1' OuSly.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
What the Boys Can Do.
(Norwich Bulletin.)

The idea of giving the boys
 chance to get thoroughly in touch
 with agricultural problems and mod
 crn methods of farming by interesting them in such work through boys clubs and contests has been recognized
 throughout the country as one of
 much value. There is hardly a state
 where it is not being carried out in scme manner and the appearance in
 Washington of a party of 29 young men representing the winners of con- tests in their particular line of effort from the state of California. shows not only that interest can be develop- ed, but that the education thus gained its bound to be of much value to the state as we'll as the individual.
 Some idea of the importance of l their accomplishments is given by the statement that their efforts have re- suited in an increase of 400 per cent of the average yield of the potato
 raiser of that state, that pork raising | has been so carefully studied and fol- lowed that porkers have been made l to gain three pounds a day for ten consecutive days and that profit of as much as $250 an acre has been made on potatoes and mixed vege- ] tables.
 These results from California are l only in keeping with similar records | which have been made by boys in l other sections of the country and it | is especially gratifying that the move
 nent is meeting with such excellent
 results. What they have done others l can do and are doing and the rewards l which go to the winners in contests l of that character are spurring along l an interest which means much to the l future of agriculture in this country
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
Wisdom of Rest.
Norwich Record )

By spending fifteen hours in bed. MT. Edison both makes it clear that he is not the superhuman of legend, and shows that he has learned the wisdom of taking his rest when he needs it. Trivial as the incident is, it ought to be given wide publicity sim ply for the reason that some harm has been done by accounts of his working twenty hours or so day. In several cases, ambitious young men have done damage to their health by adopting too hastily his theory that three or four hours of sleep suffices. There are exceptional persons of whom thic seems to be measura bly, true; at any rate for long periods they can keep up high pitch of efficiency on less than half the ordinary allow ence of sleep. To take them as eX- emplars, however is dangerous in proportion to the energy and will power Of the superintendent Tn most cases quite normal and healthful 1ndolence serves as a check, and long hours of york are soon balanced by long hours of sleep; it is the stren- uous who pass the danger line. and sometimes the very people who ought to sleep extra long hours are those who try to see how near they can come to doing without any sleep at all The reminder that even the in- defatigable Mr. Edison now and then has to sleep and make up overdue re-
 pose is, ir the opinion of the Spring | field Republican, a salutary lesson for l his Jealous imitators. Genius ought Lot to be blindly followed in its con- l tenn ptuous indifference to things like diet and sleep; to a genius they may | not matter, but to mankind at large 1 thhey matter a great deal.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
Scanning the Me4uS

The Serbs are shot to pieces if
 We read the news alright. Pursued by hordes of Teutons, they
 Remain in steady flight. The eyes of all the world are on
 This awful game of tag. The blood of men Runs free again,
 And the Gods their signals wag. Since Adam was boy we, have
 Been working to make right The bulwarks of the human race,
 Until, at present height, Some atom was removed by force
 From out the high king row. The cry is kill!
 Your blood lust fill! Destroy with mighty blow! The demands on Us for arms go on.
 We'll fill their orders all. Another set of factories have Been built at Croesus' call. Potential death our stock in trade, Red gold is our return. Let them proceed, We are in need. Go on, and kill, and rape, and burn. The British Lion is peevish OCT That recent blockade note ''The freedom of the seas" may change Br'er Lion to Br'er Goat. The New Haven case is Jumping rouhd From boat lines to train. Financially, The road, we see, Is coming back again.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
A Man Who Needs a, Rest
(New Haven Regfster)

It shouldn't be surprising that
 Brand Whitlock, our minister to Bel
 glum, is headed for Gods country"
 Tor breathing spell. He has been
 TOT the better part of two years at
 {: task which would tax any mans
 stamina, and any physician who has
 ordered him to quit for while needs
 no better guarantee that he knows his
 business. Nobody but MT. Whitlock
 can fully appreciate what it means
 to have the country to which you
 are accredited as a minister seized
 by an invader, yet to be permitted
 to remain as representative of a coun- try bound to regard that invaders actions with neutral eyes. He best can sense the difficulty of standing there for more than a year as de- fender of his country's interests on the one hand, and 8 distributor of it's benefactions and a dispassionate champion of humanity on the other Compelled by mere mercy to do many things which might be construed as a criticism of Germany, he has at the | same time had to preserve diplomatic
 relations with Germany. It must gen. orally be conceded that he has per
 formed this difficult task with credit IO HIS COuuLIy aHu CO nlmSelI. It mas been a considerable strain, and he
 needs at least a temporary relief from it.
 It is affirmed and denied that Min ister Whitlock is coming home to stay, Germany having requested his with Grawal. This does not seem credible. If there is any trouble, it is over the Cavell case. The facts of that, as they affect MT. Whitlock, seem to be that he did appeal to the German authori- ties for clemency to the condemned nurse. Further than that, he had | some perfectly legimate correspond- ence with the British government over the case, which that government has 1 embarrassed him by unwarrantab bly ! making public. It may be that the Germans are displeased at this, but if 1 trey reflect, they will not let their dis i pleasure reach the point of securing l his removal. For they might have a much less satisfactory man at Brus- 1 sels.' Perhaps, however they do not | want us to have any man at Brus- sells.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
Bryan in Opposition.
(New Haven Journal-Courier.)

(New Haven Journal-Courler)
 There is no occasion for surprise that former Secretary Bryan views President Wilson's speech on national defense with sorrow and concern. He has made no secret of his pacific attitude It was in the main his rea- son for withdrawing from the cabinet. In now opposing the presidents plea for national defense, he is entitled to whatever credit attaches to consist ency.
 TemDeramentally MT. Wilson and MT. Bryan are miles apart, and mani festly their association together in the cabinet did nothing to bring them nearer. We shall probably learn that to be true when the history of the Wilson administration comes to be written by responsible people. In the meantime, We shall expect to see Mr. Bryan's Eolicitude progress from that of sorrow and concern to that of indignation and resistance. He is not a man to be content with the mere statement of his views. He is a politician, some think a statesman, of the militant type. Current history records no one who has ever been able to control his emotions and ac- tons, While It does record that he has been able to SO far successfully inter- fere with the conduct of the demo- cratic party that it cannot proceed with him '2 opposition. It is we'll un- derstood 8. Washington that the Will son policies would have died a-born- ing had Mir Bryan not been a party to them
 We shall see what will happen to presidents national defense program now that MT. Bryan views it with "sorrow and concern" for nothing is more certain that that he will use his influence to defeat it, or seriously cripple it. He could no more keep out of a fight of that character, so sympathetic will it prove to one of his temperament, than he could keep out of the fight for prohibition, or any other issue that happened to ap- peal to his sense of right and justice. From the point of view of general en- lightenment his resistance will be il- Illuminating. for we shall now learn just what the measure of his direct irEuence is
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09

time. He will have to smother his Teutonism in favor of undiluted and undivided patriotism. Presumably he can do that honestly. It is to be feared that the JournaI has discovered a mares nest. We for one don't think that the Ger lan agents a this corE try have any idea that they can cap ture the vice presidency by the pro- cess of s,.bsidation or threat Ire German-Amcrican citizen is going 70 vote this year not en bloc but Ia. gely as he has in the past, according to his convictions. He is not to be delivered by any agency to the one party or the other. It is fact that President Will son will lose the votes of many of the more aggressive Teutonic sympathi- gers but he will gain ten votes for every one he loses through the opera tion of loyalty to the hyphen from the unhyphenated portion of the United States And as for the republican party it would not touch the doctrine of dual allegiance with the United States on the lower end with a ten foot pole. 1t has not yet lost its san- ity.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
Wilson Not Rebuked.
(New Haven Times-Leader.

We notice that a number of lead ing partizan papers claim that the result of recent elections are a re- buke to President Wilson.
 A politician can usually see what he wants to see But when a poli- tIcian tries to see in recent election figures a rebuke for President Wilson we think he would be wiser not to let his desire run away with his facts. Look at New York state.
 The proposed constitution was the enc big constructive work which the Republican party has undertaken in the past decade. It was expected to have an important bearing upon the presidential canvass next pear. 1t was going to put New York in line with the more progressive western states, without driving it into the ex- cesses which have marred some radi- cal, western legislation.
 And this Constitution the work of | Republican majority in the con- vention, a party measure if ever there was one, was defeated by over half million votes. That may have been a rebuke to President Wilson's policy but it would take a very optimistic Politician to see it.
 Massachusetts elects a Republican governor, as it always used to do ard Maryland changes from a Re- publican to Democrat chief ex- ecutive, while Kentucky Democrats elect their candidate for governor.
 Wilson carried Massachusetts ir 1912 because the Progressives spli the normal Republican vote ye Walsh, the Democratic candidate or Tuesday received nearly 56,o0O mor' votes than Wilson did in 1912.
 Study the election returns withou prejudice and you will find nothini to justify the claim that Wilson ha been rebuked.
 The fact is the Progressives hav ! gone back to the party from whic1 they came and if they stay there the Republican party will have bis i plurality of the voters in this country
 Mr. Wilson is a minority president but he is vastly stronger with many people than he was when he assumed office.
 At the proper time the voters oi this country will consider we'll ths rival casdidates for the presidency end if MT. Wilson is considered tn, safest and best man for the highes office in the gift of any people in tho world he will get 1.-the balance o power is held by the inclined to b, Republicans.
 Much is likely to happen befor, next election day. The president fl growing in the confidence of the peo pIe-that's the situation now, what ever the politicians may say or think about It. What the future has ir store for him only the future car disclose.