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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-18

II was n perfect day for testing work.
The sky was clear there was no wind.
There is no telling the exact height the
aeropiane had attained when the mishap.
whatever II was. occurred. But II was
so high that nothing out OF the ordi-
nary could be detected by the specta-
tors on the ground until the machine
came plunging downward
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-16

=. > Munroe spent last week in this
city with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Geo
H. Mllnroe, at her winter home OH
South ltidgcwood avenue, leaving Sat.
urday on his return to Joliet, III.
PICTURES! PICTURES! PIC.
TCRES! Did you see EN- last nio.,t
and yesterday? See them AGAIN
tonight. EPWoRTH HALL of M. E.
Church, moving pictures reels and
many other views. "See America
First" educational. Children espe-
cially invited. No admission charmed
For charter by the day, the zach.
Ellayre, Cement bridge office. 17O.tf
walter M. Smith, of New Hartford
Conn. arrived in the city Monday af-
ternoon, coming to Daytona from
Miami. and will be here for week
CT more with his nephew, f. M. Ter
Tell, and family, at their home on Fair
We" avenue. Mr.. Smith is ex-presi-
dent of the Mount Vernon Cotton
Duck company.
importers sale on genuine Panama
hats at $1.75, $2.75, s3.75 and up, for
ladies' and gentlemen. Fresh and
brand new. No. 26O s. Beach ST., next
to Crystal theater, Postoffice block.
just around the corner, 1s4.mf
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Williams.
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, regular Daytona
visitors for number of wears mast
arrived Monday from Fort MYERS
where they had been for several
weeks. and are guests at the Des.
pland hotel for the remainder of the
season. Mr.. Williams is an uncle of
Mrs. Elmer Oliver of Daytona Beach.
some attractive summer rentals
furnished, near in. l.. ). han. owner
1S2-12t
Rev. A. J. Wilder will arrive We'd.
lesday from Athens. Ohio, and ioin
rs wife and young son who have been
'ith Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Maley for
Dout two weeks at their home on
'iiver Beach avenue, Daytona Beach
riday evening Mrs. Maley will enter
am few friends of Rev and Mrs
Wider, made during their residence
ere when Mr.. Wilder was rector of
!. Mary's Episcopal church of this
ity.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-16

'Read the new ad-top half of mage
bargain-in AllandaIe
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-16

some attractive summer rentals.
furnished, near in. T.. ). Han ovyner
1S2-12t
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-16
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+. 5. Munroe spent last week in this
city with his sister-n-aw, Mrs. Geo
H. Mllnroe, at her winter home on
South Ridgcwood avenue, leaving Sat
urday on his return to Joliet, Ill.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-16

For charter by the day, the zach.
Ellayre. Cement bridge office. 17O.tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
MAN FELL BETWEEN
CARS OF FREIGHT
SUNDAY MORNING
FRED SCHERRY, HOBO OF CHI
CAGO, SAVED FROM DEATH
WHEN PALS HELD FEET

Fred Scherry, a hobo of Chicago,
narrowly escaped death here Sunday
morning when he fell between two
cars in fastly moving freight train
and was grabbed by two associates
and held. Scherry's head dangled be-
tween the cars and scathed the ties
repeatedly, while his friens held his
heels. They carried the man a dis
tance of two miles before brakeman,
VIM Murphy, who happened to pass
over the cars found them and stopped
the train.
When Scherry was taken to DR.. j..
F. Pinkham's Offices here he was
found to have escaped with only slight
scalp wounds on the head and some
rough shaking up. He had been rid
ing on the bumpers, and when a mile
out of Greenville his feet slipped from
companions, who happened to be near,
companions, who happned to be near,
grabbed him in time to keep him from
dropping under the train. Scherry
was left here a day to recuperate. He
ate a hearty breakfast after his
wounds were dressed. The three men
were stealing a ride. They boarded
the freight at Saginaw.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
DETROIT FIRM DID
NOT ACCEPT BONDS
MARKET SOUGHT
DATE OF AWARDING PAVING
CONTRACT MAY BE DELAY
ED A FEW DAYS

After receiving the bond award
from the city for the $26 900 issue the
First and Old Detroit National bank
of Detroit refused to take the issue.
The ground for refusal was based on
the legality of the election which was
authorized their issue.
There is a possibility of interpret
ing the charter in two different ways,
one of them allowing bonds to be is
sued by special election and the 9TH
er apparently prohibiting it, This
matter was thoroughly gone over by
City Attorney |. l.. Hubbell, and other
capable persons previous to the cleo
tion and it was decided that the sec
ton, permitting a special election for
bonding, held over the other section.
The matter delayed the election and
was thought to have been definitely
settled.
AS the case now stands it will affect
the letting of the bids for paving to
the extent of postponing the date of
opening them few days. They were
to have been opened this Wednesday
evening, but will in all probability be
held over until futue meeting. The
other bidders on the bonds are being
conferred with, and it is a matter of
time only until they will be marketed
and the money turned into the city's
Golfers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
MANUFACTURERS
WILL COOPERATE
WITH RETAILERS
AN EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING
CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN
HERE SOON
RELATIONSHIP OF USER
AND MAKER CHANGED
ID. Z. Phillips. District Manager Was
Here This Week To Or
ganize Work

A merchandising plan that will at
tract the interest of local business
men has been brought to the atten-
tion of the Banner. The United Re-
tail Merchants Association, a Michi-
gan corporation, whose object it is to
create greater demand for "Made in
America" products, have decided to
advance a campaign in several cities
and offer the consumers special in
ducements in order to stimulate great
er sales for their products.
This new plan will be of unusual
interest to our local dealers, inasmuch
as it spells "Co-operation" in every
respect, and will give all retailers
greater facilities for interesting the
consumers at large. Belding has
been selected as one of the 100 cities
OF this state to which this publicity
campaign will extend and all retailers
will derive extraordinary benefits, the
Importance of which means profit
sharing discount amounting to ap-
proximately 10 per cent off the pres
ent prices paid by retailers for Amer
lean made goods. Coupled with this,
retailers will get better prices from
manufacturers, better discounts, lon
ger terms of credit, will have their
freight and express grievances ad-
justed and will be enabled to benefit
literally in the contemplated publicity
campaign.
Newspaper, billboards, mailing
lists, circulars, tack cards and other
methods of publicity will be used, and
factory demonstrators will appear
one day each week in each city to
demonstrate the products of these
manufacturers, giving the public an
opportunity to become familiarized
more thoroughly with the superiority
of American goods.
Of the many important things
which are to be done here, one will
be to establish manufacturers "local
headquarters" This means that
redeeming station will be established
in some local store where consumers
will be attracted daily and induce
ments offered them to patronize our
local home trade. d. p. Phillips, dis
trict manager of the United Retail
Merchants Association was in Beld-
ing this week and conferred with
local business men regarding the es-
tablishment of n redeeming station
in some convenient location.
1t is the purpose Of the United Re-
tail Merchants Association to COM
bat the mail order evil by convincing
the public that our retailers are in a
better position to supply consumers
with better merchandise at lower
prices. 1t is the intention to point
out to our people the advantages of
buying at home and patronizing re-
tailers who are established and we'll
known in Belding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
WASHINGTON CLUB
HELD ANNUAL PICNIC
At WH|TEHSH LAKE

The Washington club held its an
nual summer picnic at Whitefsh
Lake Tuesday. The whole company
going in automobiles.
For the past twenty years the pic
MICS have been held at Baldwin Lake
and the members of the club have
cooked and furnished the eatables. 1t
was thought best by the committee
to change the order somewhat this
year and a new place was sought
out where a dinner could be served
without burdening the ladies with the
work.
About twenty autos from this vic
unity and Greenville landed 100 guests
at Hart's pavilion where fine chick
en- pie dinner was served at one
o'clock. The outing was a most en-
joyable one and gave an opportunity
for many members of the club to see
Whitefish Lake and it's charming re-
sort grounds, who had never been
there before.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
LOomis Predicts Victory

Maj. Arthur p. Loomis of Ionia,
for many years a prominent figure
in Republican politics, now associated
with the Michigan Anti-Saloon lea
que, makes the prediction that the
constitutional amendment providing
for state wide prohibition to be sub
election in 1916 will be adopted by a
substantial majority.
Major Loomis, who has charge of
circulating the petitions states that
the petitions will be placed in every
county in the state and that many
signatures have already been secured
in the counties of Macomb, Eaton,
st. Clair, Huron, Sanilac, Altoona
Iosco, Genesee, Grand Traverse,
Charlevoix, Emmett and Muskegon.
Less than $4,000 signatures of en-
rolled voters are required to submit
the question at the general fall cleo
tion in 1916, but the Anti-Saloon lea
que will secure upwards of 100000
before the time for filing the pc
titions expires.
Just as soon as the petitions have
been filed the work of extending the
dry" organization into every vot-
ing percinct in the state will be start
ed and campaign that will rank
with any political campaign ever
staged in the state will be inauguarat-
ed. The Anti-Saloon league plans to
have its forces working months be-
fore the election and will leave no
stone unturned in its effort to make
the state dry"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
LAD WON A PONY
IN PRIZE CONTEST
HIS PET ARRIVED
VERNE f. WEIGH WAS Sue
CESSFUL CONTESTANT IN
SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST

Master Verne E. Welch, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Welch of this city, is
the happiest boy in Ionia county on
account of winning out in a pony
contest offered by the Peoples Home
Journal to the boy or girl getting the
most subscriptions for that paper.
In the contest three ponies were
given to the three contestants show
ing the greatest number of sub
scribers. Verne succeeded in getting
the third prize and the pony was re-
ceived by him at the station, direct
from the pony farm in Troy, n. Y.
Along with the pony which is a
splendid little fellow, came saddle
and bride. The freight was prepaid.
The pony has been admired by a
whole lot of people who congratulated
Verne on his hustling abilities. Mr..
and Mrs. Welch are as much pleased
as their son over his success.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
SUN BROTHERS. SHOW
WILL BE HERE SATURDAY

Strange sights and still stranger
animals will be among the many
things that will be unloaded when the
big show train of the Sun Brothers
Worlds Progressive Shows arrives in
Belding on Saturday, August 2l. This
is the date of the appearance here of
this wellknown amusement enter
prise. Long before dawn, the rail-
road yards will be the center of at
traction for the younger generation
Of town and many household will be
startled from its peaceful slumbers at
an unseenly hour by the tinkling of
the alarm clock under the pillows of
the small boy. In fact, few COM
Portable beds will be left undisturbed
throughout the entire night, their
usual occupants preferring TO remain
awake and thus run no risk of miss
ing the opportunity of witnessing the
arrival and unloading of these great
shows. The Sun Brothers Shows for
this season have on all new equipment
and brand new plethora of acts and
performances in all it's departments,
in fact it can truthfully be said that
it is an all new show. The only re-
cognizable thing of its past seasons
is the adherence to of their old time
policy of never allowing at any time
or place any gamblers, sure thing
men, confidence games, fortune tel
lers, dancing girl show or anything
in the nature of roper-in-device.
These issues have never been tolerat-
ed with this show nor will they ever
be countenanced. Two complete per-
formances will be given here during
their engagement and the assurance
q made that both performances will
be presented without any curtailment
whatever. Many new and novel free
outside exhibitions are offered this
season and are said to be of an un-
usually entertaining and thriller"
character.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
Earl Johnson Arrested

Earl Johnson was taken into Gus
tody by Deputy Sheriff Charles Muir
ray Monday on warrant charging
a statutory offense and was landed
in the jail at Ionia. Johnson it is
charged in the complaint sworn to
by Bernice Jerks attempted to take
improper liberties with her Saturday
night while she was returning home.
She states that he and another man
who was with him, accosted her at
the bridge near the planning mill and
would not allow her to pass but later
johnson persisted in accompanying
her. Johnson was arraigned before
Justice A. l.. Spencer and his examin-
alton was set for Friday of this week.
The severest penalty of the law
should be meted out to any person
convicted of an offense of this char
acter. There have been many COM
plants of rowdyism along this line
and it is hoped now that a beginning
has been made to clean up on the
lawless, the good work will go on.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
Grange and Farmers Picnic

The Grange and Farmers picnic
will be held at Lake Odessa Thursday,
August 26, under the direction of
Ionia County Pomona Grange. Pro-
gram:
10:3O-Base ball game, South Bos-
ton VS.. Banner, followed by auto par
ade to the lake Three dollars cash
prize for the auto best decorated with
farm products. Anyone may compete.
Basket dinner. Write your friends
to meet you on the picnic grounds.
2:00-program at pavilion; all sing
America"
Invocation.
South Boston Male Quartette.
Address-"lmproving Conditions on
the Farm" Rev. f. f. Banck.
Reading-Miss Rowland.
Address Why Believe in the
Grange" II. II. Lowrey.
Song-Odessa Grange.
Address,. w. Corbett, Lansing.
All sing-A Standard Grange.
Odessa Changers are reception
committee; parcels checked 1T pavilion
free.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
FORMER BELDlNG LADY
LAID TO REST HERE

The remains of Mrs. Catherine
c. King were brought here from Ira
verse City Monday for burial.
Mrs. King was the wife of George
King and has been in the asylum at
Traverse City for the past eight
years. Her health failed while Mr..
and Mrs. King were living on the Ell
mer Wise farm in Otisco. Mrs. Kings
mind and physical condition became
such that it was necessary to take
her to the asylum for treatment. A
cure was not affected, death coming
to relieve her suffering in mind and
body last Friday.
The deceased was born in Lansing
and at her death was 40 years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. King resided in this city
before going to the farm in Otisco.
He was employed on the Ellis farm
for ten or eleven years.
Mrs. King leaves besides her hus-
band, one daughter, Mrs. Pearl Nc
Donald of Grand Rapids. She was
a member of the Court of Honor of
this city.
Funeral services were held in the
Catholic church, Rev. FIR. Zindler Of
ficiated and her remains were placed
in the Catholic cemetery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
NOTED SPEAKER
GAVE TALK To
COMMERCE BOARD
THOMAS BROOKS FLETCHER OF
MARION, OHIO ADDRESSED
MEETING FRIDAY

Thomas Brooks Fletcher, editor of
the Marion, Ohio Tribune and last day
lecturer on the Chautauqua, talked to
a meeting of the local Board of Com
merce in the council rooms at the city
hall, last Friday afternoon at one
o'clock. The room was well-filled and
every member was glad that he had
come out to hear Mr.. Fletcher talk on
the work of commercial organizations.
Mr.. Fletcher has a characteristic
wit which he panned off on his aud
fence with veritable ease. He advo-
Gated the boosting of the commercial
organizations as being the channel
through which any city may grow to
be bigger and better city. He spoke
very highly of the work done in Beld-
ing along commercial LINES. He COM
plimented the business men on their
splendid manner of getting together
and doing things for city and com
munity.
At the close of his address every
man present met and grasped the
hand Of Mr.. Fletcher in a way that
told unmistakably that he had thor
oughly enjoyed and sanctioned what
the speaker had said.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
7. v. PECK HAS
SOLD BUSINESS TO
SMITH & WHITNEY
NEW FIRM TOOK CHARGE OF
BUSINESS TUESDAY,; BOTH
KNOWN HERE

T. w. Peck has sold his shoe busi-
ness to Merton Smith and Wilbur
Whitney, who took charge Tuesday.
The change of ownership came as
surprise to the local citizens, none of
whom suspicioned that Mr.. Peck
would even thing of retiring from
the business field in Belding.
Mr.. Peck has been actively engaged
in the shoe business for about thir-
teen years, a large share of the time
being associated with his father, the
late NJ. + Peck. Previous to enter
ing business with his father Mr.. Peck
was an employee of +. R. Spencer, in
the room where the present shoe
stock is sheltered Mr.. Peck is well
and favorably known to all the peo-
pie of Belding as an honest, faithful
and efficient shoe merchant. He re-
tires from the field with the regret
of the community apparent, and yet
with the very best wishes of the com
munity for his future success.
Mr.. Peck will presently enter
school at Ann Arbor. He has not
definitely decided upon his future
course.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Whitney enter
the local business field with bright
prospects, because of the excellent
business they have obtained and also
because they are both men whom the
community will learn to like and have
confidence in. Mr.. Smith is broth
er-in-law to f. f. Fales and is
brother of Glenn Smith of the firm
of Smith e. Wyckoff of Greenville.
Mr.. whitney has been located in
Sparta, but was formerly employed
at Lamb Bros. grocery here. Both
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Whitney are wide
ly experienced in the retail business.
Mr. Whitney will come to Belding
at once and take charge of the busi-
ness but Mr.. Smith will delay his
coming for a few weeks. The new
firm. which will be known as Smith
& Whitney, will retain the services
of Earle Wilson and Fred Boyer and
will conduct the business along the
same lines as has characterized the
store in the past years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
HIGHWAY COM MISSIONER
A. J. MOON SUCCUMBED

The funeral service over the re-
mains Of Alton J. Moon was held Sat-
urday at two O'Clock p. m, at his late
residence in Otisco., 1t was the larg-
est funeral ever held in the township.
His death occurred sometime in the
early morning hours of last Thursday
in his bed, having apparently gone
quietly into the sleep that knows no
waking. Mr.. Moon had been in poor
health for several months but was
able to be out and supervise his bust
ness on the farm. He was the high
way commissioner of Otisco township
and recently had been overseeing the
work of road making. Mr.. Moon who
was familiarly known as "Dow" was
the son of James Moon and was born
on the old farm where he died in
1868. He was 52 years old. He mar
ried Miss Fanny Kohn and besides
her, he leaves a daughter Miss Lydia
Moon and two sons Russell and Alton.
Dow" Moon was an excellent citizen,
generous to a fault and had host of
friends. Rev. A. J. Blair officiated at
the funeral and the burial took place
in the Otisco cemetery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
Harvest Gathered In Dakota

In communication from ID. +.
Fargo of Doland, So. Dakota, it says
i'm regard to the harvest:
with ideal weather conditions for
harvest the past ten days the bulk of
the grain in this vicinity will be in the
shock or stack by Saturday night.
The big crop has been saved in excel
lent condition and threshing will soon
be under way. Remembering condi-
ticns last year a good many farmers
propose to stack their bundle grain.
II is safer and when the difference in
the price of stack and shock threshing
is taken into consideration it is much
cheaper to stack. There is plenty of
help in the country now and if the
grain is stacked there will be no loss
should wet season follow as was the
case last year. The price of wheat is
too high to take chances"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
NATHAN HILL MET
UNT|MElY DEATH
SATURDAY EVENING
HEAD AND SHOULDERS CRUSH
ED AGAINST TREE WHEN
MOTORCYCLE WENT WILD
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
SOON AFTER ACCIDENT
Taken To IOnia Hospital Where He
Died At One O'clock Last
Sunday Morning

Nathan Hill of this city met a
tragic death on the Ionia road, south
of Fred Pitts farm Saturday evening
about six o'clock.
Mr.. Hill left here for Ionia be-
tween five and six o'clock in the af-
ternoon on his motorcycle and while
going at a very fast pace he ran into
a tree. He was at a point where the
road makes sharp turn to the east.
His machine struck with great force.
The impact crushed his forehead and
the left side of his face as he came
in contact with the tree. When Mr..
Hill was found few minutes later he
was lying in the road unconscious. He
was picked up by Alva Hill and Fred
Pitt, assisted by other neighbors and
passersby and taken into the house of
Mr.. Van Geisen.
1t was noticed at once that he was
badly injured. He was removed to a
hospital in Ionia where he died with
out regaining consciousness, at one
o'clock in the morning.
Mr.. Hill was 50 years of age and
has been a resident of this city for
the past twelve years. He was for
some time elder of the Latter Day
Saints church and a good citizen. Re
Gently he has been in the employ of
Wilson & Co. His body was brought
to the home of his son Allen Hill near
Cooks Corners Sunday. The funeral
was held in the Saints church We'd
nesday, where he had preached the
gospel of his faith many times. He
leaves two sons, Allen and Leo, and
three daughters, Maude, Letha and
Grace Hill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
The Country Banker

While | would not presume to say
that the country banker is the founda-
ton of our financial and commercial
interests, yet | do wish to NEST en-
phatically state that he forms an inn
portant part in that foundation that
can not be left out. For lack of a
word that would more fttingly ex-
press my meaning, will use a mason's
term-"grout." Please do not con-
fuse this with a similar sounding
word Crouch" their meanings are
quite different. The word "grout" as
used by masons has reference to a
properly proportioned mixture of
gravel, cement and sand, made suf-
ficiently moist that it may be poured
in around the foundation stones, fill
ing every crack and crevice, making
one solid, impregnable mass of con-
crete, upon which the builder may
with safety rest his wall. So the
country banker ties insepar;.tely to-
gether the varied financial interests of
country to city, upon which we with
confidence rest our stupendous COM
mercial edifice.-J. Wilmeth, presid-
ent Farmers & Merchants State
BGnk at Ballinger, Texas.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
ROAD TO GREENVILLE
ALMOST COMPLETED

George w. Perry, road commission
er, of Eureka says, that the Wabasis
hill road is now open to travel. The
hill is covered with gravel from the
creek to within 40 rods of the mile
post over the hill. The fills are yet
to be fenced in on the sides and there
is more work to be done, however, the
work is progressing finely and this
stretch of road will soon be one of the
best in Montcalm county. Belding
will in the very near future be con-
nected with Greenville by road over
which it will be pleasure to ride.