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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11
GREENVILLE HOTEL MAN
SUCCUMBED THURSDAY

Theodore l. Phelps, Greenville's
pioneer hotel keeper, passed away
suddenly last Thursday morning be-
tween the hours of Z and o'clock
from apoplexy, at his home 200 South
Franklin street. His age was rs.
Death came very suddenly, and oc-
Cured while Mr.. Phelps was lying
in his bed. Mrs. Phelps arose at Z
o'clock and at the time Mr.. Phelps
told her that he was not feeling well
and wanted to stay in bed while
longer When Mrs. Phelps returned
to his bedroom an hour later her hus-
band did not respond to her calls, and
investigating found that he had pass
ed away. The family physician, who
was called announced that apoplexy
had caused his death.
In the passing of Mr.. Phelps the
city loses one of its pioneer business
men, who has helped to make the city
what it is. For many years he sue
cessfully owned and managed the
Phelps Hotel, and while in this busi-
ness became noted as one Of the lead
ing hotel men of the state. He was
vice-president for many years Of the
Moore Plow and Implement CO., a
position he held up to the time Of his
death.
The funeral service was held at the
late home on Sunday afternoon in
charge of the Masonic order, Rev.
VIM. Gallagher of Port Huron, grand
chaplain of the order, conducting the
service which was very impressive.
The gathering at the funeral was
the largest ever held and the flowers
and floral pieces banking the casket
wre beautiful and in great profusion.
The interment was made in the ceme-
terry at Baldwin Lake.
The pail bearers were: Mayor +. f.
Ranney and T. j. Potter of this city,
+. A. Washburn and w. p. Hethering-
ton of Belding, Charles Hecox of Chi
cago, and John Collins Of Howard
City.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11

the entertainment. Each of the musi-
clans exhibited musical talent not
to be found except among people with
well-rounded musical training.
Frank Dixon advocated city re-
form strongly in his lecture Social
Survey, or Taking Stock of A Town. y
Among many thoughts given by Mr..
Dixon were: "A town don't want a
boom A town should be investi-
gated for its business methods. En-
pioy the same business sanity in run
ming your city that corporation en-
ploys in running its business. The
usual mayor and council method of
rule with political control is 125
years behind the times. You want
and should have the commission form
of government with city manager.
Ninety-nine towns out of a hundred
spend more money in destroying their
natural beauty than they do in per-
fecting the plans of a well-founded
plan A hill is many times the best
natural advantage town contains
for making it beautiful. Your
schools should be the best in the
United States. You should have the
best superintendent and corps of
teachers it is possible to get. |
would have the schools opened y
months in the year and six days in
the week. The business Of building
character is the biggest business in
the land. If this town is to be what
you want it to be it will be the best
planned. the best educated and the
BEST governed"
In Wells Watson CHM the Redpath
Chautauqua management certainly
selected a good platform entertainer.
His interpretation of "The Man from
Home" was one Of the strong features
of the weeks program. The tent was
filed almost to capacity and every
person was deeply interested in the
theme Of Mr.. Ginn's story as well as
his distinct manner of presenting the
different characters TO the plot. Mr.
CHM occupies an enviable position in
the field in which he works. Nothing
but the very highest compliments
We're paid him by the audience.
Miss CONQUEST brought cheer to the
hearts OF all the children of the COM
munity and won favor in their eyes
by her quaint, educational and en-
tertaining stories, from the first story
that she told yesterday morning. Yes
;erday she told them Indian folk tales
and taught some of the older chill
dren a Scandinavian folk dance, To-
day she continued the stories and then
taught the younger children a Rus
sian folk dance and play song. Her
work with the children will continue
tomorrow and Friday.
r. T. Pattison Kline, the morning
hour lecturer, is outlining and discus
sing. the fundamental elements in
mans thinking. He contends, and
proves his contention authoritatively,
that the whole trouble with our ma
tion today and indeed with every ma
tion is that the people are not think
ing as intensely and as clearly as
they should. He stated that the
dancing as carried on in the past six
years was very detrimental to the real
vitals of our government. "A dane
ing people is not thinking people
said he, "and people who cannot think
cannot attain the best in life. A dane
ing craze always precedes a great war
and conflict. 1t preceded the great
war now raging in Europe and was
the foundation for predictions by
learned scholars Of that continent that
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11
PEARL STREET SEWER
BEING CONSTRUCTED

Work was begun the latter part of
last week on the sewer on Pearl
street. The line to be put in is one
block in length, extending between
Ann and Mary streets. The sewer
was petitioned for early in the spring
This is the only block on Pearl street
that was not included in the original
sewers as laid some years ago. Be-
cause of the layout Of the district the
block between Ann and Mary streets
on Pearl was not included in the main
sewers. Connection will be made
with the Mary street sewer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11
King Family Picnic

The King family reunion and sum-
mer picnic was held in the city park
Tuesday. There was not so large an
attendance as in former years, only
twenty eight being present but all en-
joyed it. The members are the de-
scendents Of Gilbert King, one of the
early pioneers Of the county.
Among those present to enjoy the
day were: Nate King of Lakeview, Ivo
King and family of Orleans, Kim
King and wife of this cay, n. L..
Blumely andw ife and Mrs. Lottie
Greek of Butternut and Geo. w. Grow
er of Bloomington, I'll. Kim King is
president and Neva King is secretary
of the organization.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11
MAIN STREET IS
BEING TORN UP
FOR SEWER LINE

The first shovel full Of dirt in pre-
paration for paving was dug out of
main street Tuesday morning when a
force of men under direction of James
Meginley with pick and shovel began
digging to lay sewer tile connecting
with the sanitary sewer on East Main
street to run few rods east of the
Belrockton.
As soon as this is completed work
will begin on laying the storm sewer
which will run the entire length Of
Main street and which it is expected
will relieve the sanitary sewer and
take care of all surplus water which
may be discharged into it from heavy
rains and freshets.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11
Commercial Club Lecture

Thomas Brooks Fletcher, who
will lecture at the Chautauqua this
Friday afternoon on the sl3je1t,
"The Martyrdom of Fools" has al
so consented to lecture in the coun-
ell rooms at the city hall to the
members of the Belding Board of
Commerce for half an hour COM
mencIng at one o'clock. Every
member of the local board should
make an especial effort to get out
to the city tall promptly a one
o'clock to | car him. His talk will
lie along the line of Commercial
Organization.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11

a great war would speedily come"
Mr.. Kline's lectures are some of the
strongest, and most clearly thought
out, that local citizens have ever lis
tened to. His lectures of Thursday
and Friday morning will be attended
by large crowds of people who have
come to love Mr.. Kline.
DR.. Chas f. Barker gave universal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11

Belongs second big annual Chau-
tauqua opened last Friday afternoon
with enthusiasm running high in an
ticipation of the good things that were
to be brought to our city within the
week. The Chautauqua spirit had ia
ken hold Of the citizens of the city
and the word was on every lip.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11
To Visit NJ A. @

President Taft of the NJ. A. c. has
extended an invitation to the members
of the Orleans Farmers club and
their friends to visit the college Sat-
urday, August IA. All those going
meet on John Meade's corner at 7:30
a. M, fast time. Everybody is invit-
ed. Bring along your basket for a
Mrs. Frank Carr attended the Lind
picnic dinner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11
SECOND GREAT CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY BEGAN LAST
FRIDAY SPLENDID TALENT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO CIT
Entertainments

The Bding is the Chauauqu Sentiment is
andw
hte of will another
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-11

Larger circulation than ali
other weeklies combined
I'm It's territory.
Evening journal., 1915-11-02

vices OF doctor, so that the nurses
had 10 assume the entire responsible
ity. calling in a physician as soon as
possible
This is quite typical of the stories
OF their work. In this particular fam
lily we combined the two families, Civ
ing aid until we found work for the
hrother-in-law; this. with the. rent of
one room from a young working girl.
has made the family self-supporting.
/ Homeless.
We have considered our work with
families without touching the 100
homeless individuals who came to us
last winter. Most OF these were men:
some we're tramping the country in
search Of work. many were unemploy-
able through intemperance. or mental
and physical defects. Our society is
not equipped 10 handle this floating
population. The missions and city
hall we're crowded We gave meals
and lodgings to 100 at the Sunday
Breakfast Mission and when possible
to communicate with relatives. did so.
In three instances we were able TO
, return runaway boys 10 very grateful
parents, and in a few cases received
Evening journal., 1915-11-02

financial aid or transportation from
friends or relatives.
"The inadequate care Of these men
and of many OF our unemployable at
home. brings us to the need Of good
lodging house. an industrial colony,
and institutional care for inebriates.
A ten days sentence at the workhouse
cannot correct or help these vagrants
who are a menace to society.
I'VE have kept for the last OF our
report the work done by the volun-
teers. Never before have the people
responded more readily to the call
for personal service than during the
stress of last winter. and now that the
emergency needs have been met we
want TO add to our corps Of workers,
more volunteers to help in. the work
OF reconstruction TO teach the ignor-
ant and inefficient so that they may
help themselves: TO see that the chill
dren attend school, and that their
health is not neglected. Some one
who will take the time to understand
the real wants Of the family. who
will be a friend. encouraging them
until they are restored 10 a whole
some. normal life"
Evening journal., 1915-11-02

OF saving Mrs. James, but at least her
children will be given an opportunity ,
to make good.
Archbishop whately has said If
you pay man 10 beg. he will beg; If |
you pay him to work. he will work,
This principal has been at the root OF
OUR organization. To put IL into prac-
tice we opened woodward on Janu-
airy 2. AS a financial venture II was
hardly a success. but it more than
paid by giving 100 men an opportn-
nifty TO work and earn $3.50 day In
| groceries or coal
The Street and Sewer Department
lemployed seventy-eight men from our
list. The Benevolent and Provident
societies gave sewing 10 200 women.
and the Home Relief temporary or
! ganization. beside taking the responsi-
bility of our East Side district. gave
J sewing to more than 200 in the West
and South Side districts.
Their cooperation helped US TO
meet the problem Of unemployment
and made II possible for several hun
dred families to obtain the actual ne
cessities OF life without losing their
spirit Of independence.
"Our two district nurses ha~e aver
aged 300 calls a month. caring for the
sick az their own homes-maternity
cases. typhoid fever. pneumonia. in
lfection. cancer and assisting physi-
clans in slight operations. Their ma.
lternity work is perhaps the most in
lteresting. Many cases of blindness
have been prevented In infants by
nursing care. and Of halt and manned
children by arousing interest in par
ents to the necessity of proper medical
attention. One cold night last Jan
uary the nurses were called on a ma
ternity case in Browntown. when
they arrived there had been no prep
aration. The woman was in bed in a
cheerless, cold room with no stove.
Her husband had died a short time
before leaving her destitute, A sis
ter had been helping as best she could.
her own husband being out Of work.
With the help Of neighbors the bed
was moved into the kitchen. a warm
! fire built and water heated in the dish
pan. which answered all purposes or
a general utility bowl Having no
money she had not engaged the ser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17

Totals. .ss41f n i32 Totals. .2s 80 p II
sBsiied for Pierce On the ninth inning fBstted
for AicLAry IN The ninth ihuinH
Piston ..............9 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
TIP TOPS KEEP
ON SCORING AFTER
THE REBELS STOP
Cooper Drives in Winning
Run in Seventh-SeatOn
Has One Bad Inning.
By BRIGGS

Scoring early and often is the way to
win ball games, but a team must score
often, whether early or late. The Pitts
burgh Rebels started like cyclones
against the Tip Tops at Washington
Park yesterday, but lost their drive
and at the end the gentle zephyr that
waited over the banks of the Gowanus
was a veritable typhoon in comparison.
They did their scoring in the fourth
inning, but then sat back and allowed
Lee Magee's men to come on and win,
although, to be sure, they made spir-
tied resistance in spots. The score
was to ,.
Claude Cooper won the game for his
team, as it was his double to the
bleachers in left centre field that drove
Grover Land over the plate in the
seventh inning.
Land, be it said, was on second base
as result of his single and an inteld
out The Tip Tops tied the score in
the sixth, when Kauff was hit by pitch
er, took third on a single by Evans,
and came home on a long fly by Myers.
They scored their first run in the open
ing inning, on Kauff's single and steal,
with a hit by Evans.
Tom Seaton held the Rebels to five
hits, but had his troubles in the fourth.
Cakes walked, and scored on a triple by
Kelly, VINO completed the trip on Ma
gees wild throw in attempting to relay
the ball
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17

Of the game. Middlebrook reached
first on a muf by Douglas. Easton
sacrificed neatly to Deyo. All through
the afternoon Yale showed ability in
bunting. Milburn put a double to left,
close to the foul line, and Middlebrook
scored.
Princeton overcame the lead in the
third inning With one out Deyo
reached first when Ways throw pulled
Bush of first. Hanks singled TO left,
and the Princeton pitcher halted at
second. Gill forced him at second and
Deyo moved on to third A successful
double steal brought Deyo home. Gill
stole third and came home when briggs
hit through the pitchers box.
Yale tied the score in the fifth on
singles by Reilly and Vaughn, Ways
sacrifice and Middlebrook's infeld out
Princeton went to the front again in
the sixth. Gill doubled to the right
field wall. briggs sacrificed up the
third base line. Long John Reilly
made a very neat play on this bunt
Green walked. Scully hit to Legore,
who got Gill at the plate. Green took
third, and Scully reached second on the
play. Douglas singled just out of the
reach Of Reilly, and Green came home,
but Legore backed up in fine fashion,
and his throw nailed Scully at the
plate when he, too, tried to come home
A pass TO Reilly, Vaughn's infeld
hit, Ways sacrifice and an infeld out
from Scully to Middlebrook enabled
Reilly to score the tieing run for Yale
in the seventh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17

"At a boy" shouted the collegians.
"WeU plaved" said Mike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
Meadows Checks SuperbaS
Cardinals Go On and Win
Brooklyn Gets Good Start at
Expense of Griner, Then
Nap Rucker and APP
pleton Waiver.
IBy Telegraph To The Tribune

St. Louis, June lG.-Lee Meadows, the
only bespectacled pitcher IN major
league baseball, saw too many corners
on the home plate here this afternoon.
For Just five innings Lee kept the ball
tipping over the inside angle or the
outside angle, as fancy and the signs
of the catcher dictated, and the Su-
perbas looked over his stock in trade
and turned away. Most of the hitting
by Brooklyn was at the expense OF Dan
Griner. The Cardinals won by score
Of to 3.
Grinor was in command for three
innings and was hit safely seven
times. Three runs resulted from these
broadsides. When Meadows took a
hold of the situation il was something
else again. But then, Robbie took
Nap Rucker out of the box foI about
the same reason that Higgins recalled
Griner. Nap had nothing especially
puzzling on the ball. Only two runs
were scored on Rucker, so the loss OF
the game must be charged to Apple
ton. who replaced him.
The Brooklyn players regard the
Cardinals as the prize jinx OF the CIR
cult. and were glad enough 20 SHAKE
the dust Of the city and depart Tor
the more comfortable Chicago.
The Superbas got right after Grlher
and collected two runs IN INC HrsI
inning by means of free use OF the!r
hats. The Cardinals discounted TINS
lead in the second, but one i""he
later Brooklyn came on again ana
forced ahead. Rucker was sldetracked
and Appleton sent in to ho!d TINS
lead. but TO no purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
SHAKE-UP FAILS
TO TURN THE TIDE
FOR NEWARK FEDS
Batting of Hartley and
Deal Factors in Victory
of St. Louis Team.

A shake-up Of the batting order
failed to break the losing streak Of
the Newark Feds, who were again
beaten by the St. Louis team at Har-
rison yesterday, by a score of 3 to 2.
The defeat forced Newark down 70
sixth place.
Grover Hartley and Charley Deal
were factors in the St. Louis victory.
Each made three hits in four efforts
In the sixth inning Deals nigh fly fell
safe near the foul line in right field,
going for two bases and scoring Hart
ley from first with the winning run
4 pass to Ward Miller, which filled the
bases in the fourth inning. was costly.
Hartley, who followed, came through
with single to left field that scored
two runs. Johnson's poor headwork
and a squeeze play accounted for the
Newark tallies.
Doc Crandall was hit more freely
than usual, but managed to keep the
nine hits well scattered. st. Louis hit
Cy Falkenberg for ten safeties.
James +. Gilmore, the Federal
League president, who has made six
visits TO the park this season, has yet
to see Newark win. He was accom-
panied by George s. Ward, Charles
F. COmstock and Harry +. Sinclair.
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
Matty and Benton Start
Game in Box, but Both
Fail to Last.
.SCHAUER ALLOWS
ONLY ONE RUN
Doyle Starts Winning Rally with
Single and Leach Helps
with an Error.
LRr rclarranh 70 Nc TrIbune. ]

Cincinnati, June l5-Old Master
Mathewson and his decrepit left
shoulder we're put in action again this
afternoon. The Giants won in twelve
innings by a score Of to s.
No statement is forthcoming as yet
regarding the condition OF the left
shoulder, but there was nothing the
matter with Mathewson. He went SIX
innings and then retired to make way
for a pinch hitter RUDE Schauer TOOK
his place.
No stories have ever been printed
about Rube's going back because he
never has been there. It would take
more than rhumatism to put Rube's
name prominently before the public.
His health is pretty generally neg
lccted by the public prints, but it ap-
pears to be good, for after allowing
the Reds to score once in the seventh,
he went on through the twelfth without
permitting any further liberties.
II looked for time as if the game
might be another of those drawn bat
ties to which the Giants and the Reds
seem so prone, but McGraw's men
acted vigorously in the twelfth and
pushed two runs home, which proved
more than enough to W.
With one out, Doyle singled and
movcd up on an out by Burns. Fletcher
and Robertson followed with singles,
and Leach Clipped in with an error.
Rube Benton began against the Oil
ants, but he too was withdrawn before
the end of the battle. Matty breezed
through five innings without allowing
a run. He worked easily, and seemed
to have no difficulty in finding speed
when he wanted to alternate with fast
ball.
In the sixth the Reds got TO him.
Olson began with a double 70 left.
Matty steamed up and Benton high
flied, while Leach was an easy out to
DOYLE Herzog, however, found ball
he liked and cut il past Lobert for
single. Herzog Immediately stole sec
ond. Killifer's safe drive to left
brought the manager home.
The Giants then set to work and tied
the score Fletcher and Robertson be-
gan with singles. Davey's hit was SUI
potent to permit Fletcher to
reach third. Merkle forced Robertson
at second, from Herzog TO Groh, but
Fletcher scored while the play was in
progress. Meyers was hit. Murray was
called from the bench 10 bat for Matty,
but he famed Snodgrass did much
better. He slashed a hit to left which
scored Merkle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
RED S0X BUNCH RUNS
Get Enough in One Inning to
Defeat Cleveland.

Boston, June 16.-The Red Sox
scored four runs off Morton in the
fourth inning to-day, and defeated
Cleveland by a score of TO 3.
Two passes, two singles and Hob
litzell's double produced the tallies.
Jackson was struck on the head by one
of Shores inshoots in the first inning
and retired. No serious injury was APP
parent, physician said after exam
nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
BRAVES AT LAST
DEFEAT THE CUBS
Bat Cheney Hard in Fifth Inning,
While Tyler Shows Skill
in the PinCheS.

Chicago, June 1G.-Batting Cheney
hard in the fifth inning, the Boston
Braves to-day won their first victory
Of the season over Chicago. The score
was 4 10 3.
Pierce held the champions runless
during his stay on the mound, but Ty-
Ter puzzled the Cubs when they got
rren on bases, and fast fielding helped
rim out of embarrassing places.
Zimmerman was spiked when Fitz-
patrick slid into second and had to re-
tire.
TLn rcnrn fnllnua.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
PIRATES ONE RUN AHEAD
Tally Which Defeats Phillies
Comes in the Sixth.

Pittsburgh. June 10 The Pittsburgh
Pirates defeated Philadelphia here to-
day by score Of to /.
The winning run came in the sixth
on a single, a sacrifice and an error.
The Phillies made their only run in
the second on Nchoff's single, his
steal of second, Gibson's wild throw
and Luderus's single.
The Pirates tied the count in the
fourth on Collips's triple and Wagner's
out at first. Harmon and Chalmers
both pitched well.
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
CORNELL NINE WINS
ITS FINAL GAME
Rallies in Ninth and Defeats the
QuakerS When Visitors
Weaken in Field.

Ithaca, y. Y, June 16.-The Cornell
baseball nine closed the season here
this afternoon with a victory over
PENNSYLVANIA by a score of to 8.
The Quakers took a three-run lead
in the fifth and were ahead until the
ninth, when a two-base hit by SUIT
terby, nicely laid bunts by Whitney
and Gordon and errors by H. Wallace
and R. Wallace gave Cornell an unex-
pected victory.
No scoring was done by either side
until the fifth inning.
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
TY COBB LOSES
FOR THE TIGERS
Makes a Weird Throw, Which
Gives Close Game to Phila-
delphia Athletics.

Philadelphia, June 16.-Barry's three
Dagger, on which Coob threw the
ball back Of himself when about to
hurl T. to the infeld, gave Philadelphia
the winning run over Detroit in the
eighth inning to-day. The score was
3 to 2.
All the other runs were largely the
result Of the wildness Of Wyckof and
Dsuss, each Of whom gave four bases
OH balls in one inning. Malone and
Korf starred in the field with running
stops which saved base hits.
Tie score follows: