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Ellis School Notes

Forrest Walker entered the third
grade last Thursday.
Zella Brimmer was transferred
from the second ward to the first
grade of the Ellis school last week.
LeVere Little is absent from the
first grade on account Of illness.
Phyllis Gunsolus has returned to
the third garde after an absence of
several weeks.
The kindergarten children are very
busy making Christmas gifts.
The fourth grade have completed
the calendars and blotter pads in
their manual training work.
The first grade children have COM
pleted their spool knitting. The girls
are now making doll scarfs and muffs,
and the boys reins out of this ma
terial.
The different rooms are planning to
tave a Christmas party Thursday af-
ternoon.
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State Educational

Glasses have been started in Detroit
for teachers and school principals to
become trained in the preparation of
scales and tests used in educational
training.
In the dual debate between Lansing
and Battle Creek high schools on the
question Of the independence of the
Philippines, Lansing won the affirma-
tive at home but lost the negative
side at Battle Creek.
Over five hundred Calumet high
school girls are enrolled in the physi-
cal culture class.
The Stanton juniors are writing the
history of the school from 1863 to
date for the county history.
The Shelbyville school district in
Allegan county is erecting a new two
room building at cost of $4,000.
The Edison Illuminating company
of Detroit has given 5000 to the U.
of M. to support a fellowship in the
chemical engineering department. The
purpose of the fun is to provide op-
portunity for a careful study of the
proper specifications for boiler tubes.
Miss Cornelia Ottmans, who recent
ly graduated from Hope College. has
been appointed a teacher in Ferris
seminary in Japan.
Kent county with 205 school dis
tricts has 1877 district Libraries and
one township library.
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SEND THE BANNER FOR
A CHRISTMAS GIFT

If you have some friend or relative,
who may live in some other county or
state, whom you wish to remember
with Christmas gift, let us suggest
one that will last all the year through,
and bring them cheer and pleasure
every week of 1916. Send them the
Banner. 1t will tell them of the old
home friends and neighbors, and be
better than weekly letter from home.
The Banner, besides its several pages
of local news, has many correspond
ence letters each week, so the absent
friends are sure to get news from
home every week. Try it this year.
We will send a nice greeting card
to your friend telling them of your
gift.
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High School Notes

School will close Thursday, Dec
ember 2 for the Christmas vacation
and open Tuesday, January A, 1916.
The high school will give a musical
Christmas program at $3.50, Thursday
forenoon.
Gladys Harrison is in school again
after short absence on account Of
a sprained ankle.
Laura Stanton, Mable McKiddie,
Leotis Benson and Miss Wilson are on
the sick list.
DR.. Stetson, president of Kalamazoo
Baptist College spoke to the high
school last Friday morning. His
theme was, What is an Education ?"
theme was, what is an Education"
The Girls Glee Club gave two selec-
tions.
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Cars Had Mixup

The cars of F. P. Hamman and Lee
Post collided Sunday afternoon on the
dugway road near James Green's.
Mr.. Hamman and wife were driv-
ing to Orleans and Mr.. Post and his
wife were coming into the city. They
met at the curve in close proximity
before discovering each other and in
the mixup both cars were badly dam
aged, one Of the rear wheels of the
Hamman car was smashed and the
other car which bumped into it head
on was badly mutilated. The accident
was a lucky one in that no one was
seriously hurt.
The cars are undergoing repairs in
the garage. both having been put out
of commission.
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SMYRNA

Mrs. Helen Purdy and Mrs. f. w.
Condor were Belding visitors Mon
day.
Miss Bernice Olds has been epter-
tanning the chickenpoX the past
week
Mrs. Olive Winslow of Belding was
the over Sunday guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Insley and Mrs. Barry.
Miss Rose Bignell of Belding was
the over Sunday guest Of her grand
mother, Mrs. Elinor Dickens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dodds are
moving to Saranac.
Mrs. Rosella Dumon who has been
confined to her home with sickness,
is again able to be out.
Mrs. Lottie Booth Of Grand Rap
ids is visiting the Purdy relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cook were in
Grand Rapids Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tebbell and
son, Arlo, were Sunday visitors at
the home of Clayton Baker on Cow
les avenue.
Sunday evening callers at Mr.. and
Mrs. Lou Compton's were: Mrs. Ed.
Insley, Mrs. Barry, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Teb-
bell and son, Arlo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Norton Of Bar
tonville were the Tuesday dinner
guests of Ed. Insley and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w Condor were
Sunday evening visitors Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Joslin were
Grand Rapids visitors, Saturday.
Mrs. A. l.. Barry was in Lowell
Friday and Saturday visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Nash.
The Modern Maccabees on Mon
day paid the insurance money on the
policy held by the late r. F. Barry.
Married, at Ionia, Monday, Louis
Wood and Miss Pansy Gates of Lans-
ing.
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK
HAS TALK TO PARENTS

The Peoples Savings Bank has a
large advertisement in the Banner
this week, which is especially sugges-
tive of the Christmas season. Every
father and mother should read it care
fully. Every father and mother has
the best interest of their children at
heart and a plan for beneiting the
children is tersely told in the space
used by the Peoples Savings Bank
this week Even your children will be
interested in hearing it read.
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Editor-in-C -Chief-Elizabeth Brown.
Athletic Editor--Kenneth Moon.
Social Editor-Joy Harrison.
Reporters:
High School-Elizabeth Sontag.
Grammar Grades-Philjp Jakeway
Ellis School-Will Bakeman.
Second Ward-Alvin Davis.
Third Ward-Erwin Burt.
State Educational-Cor Lewis.
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Athletic News

Basket ball game between Saranac
and Belding last Friday night was
cancelled because of finances of the
athletic association.
The boys schedule contains only
four open dates now. These are be-
ing filled with out-of-town games.
Carroll Spicer has been elected cap
tain of next years basket ball team.
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Second Ward Notes

The kindergarten children are max
ing ornaments for their Christmas
tree.
Lewis Howe and Ray Howe of Fem
The children of the second ward
school will enjoy Christmas parties in
their rooms Thursday afternoon.
The children are reveling in Christ
mas stories and songs.
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THIRD WARD

The fifth grade is planning to have
a party Thursday afternoon. Games
will be played and refreshments serv-
ed
The five-two girls have completed
their sewing bags and are now making
Christmas gifts.
The three-one grade is plannig to
have a Christmas party and box on
Thursday afternoon.
The three-two and four-one grades
expect to have party Thursday af-
ternoon.
Teddy Ireland left school Friday.
He will leave for California Monday.
John Wheeler has been absent from
school with chickenpox.
The fourth grade have been making
Christmas calendars and blotter pads.
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COOKS CORNERS

The school will have their Christ
mas exercises at the school house
Thursday afternoon, December %.
Russell Slayton's team ran away
Wednesday morning, as he was going
to Belding. He left them to help
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Grammar Grades

The sixth grade have all plans
made for a Christmas party.
The seventh grade have closed their
spelling contest; Maude BigneIl came
out II points ahead.
The grammar grades are bringing
contributions for the Child's Welfare
Society.
The eight-two arithmetic class are
starting ratio and proportion.
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Church of Christ News

Roy Simmons will have charge of
the regular services next Sunday
morning and evening. The evening
meeting will be largely song service.
Rev. and Mrs. Pease will leave We'd
nesday to spend the holidays with his
parents at Traverse City.
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Himbecker- French

Miss Elsie French returned last Fri
day from Morley, where she had been
TO attend the wedding of her sister,
Miss Sarah A. French, who was mar
ried to Mr.. Charles Himebecker at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Char
lotte French on Wednesday, December
Is, at noon.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Hawley of Morley, after we'd
ding dinner the couple took the train
for Grand Rapids. The bride is well
known here, having worked in one Of
the silk mills for eight years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Himebecker will go
to Lansing to reside, where he is en-
ployed in the REQ automobile works.
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Will Go to Iowa

Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Griswold of
Clare, Michigan, and formerly of this
city, while Rev. Griswold was pastor
of the Free Methodist church, were
in the city Friday. They went to Chi
cago from here and spent Sunday at
the home of Bert Post.
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Stores Close Christmas

All the stores OF the city VIII be
closed Saturday for Christmas. Do
your shopping early and be sure tc
have enough groceries of all kinds to
last you until Monday. The stores
will be open until late in the evening
each night until Christmas. Do your
shopping early and avoid the un-
pleasantness of the eleventh hour
rush. You will get better selections
and better service, too.
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THE BELDING BANNER

Rev. and Mrs. Griswold will spend
the winter at the home of their daugh-
ter in University Park, Iowa.
Belding banner., 1915-12-22

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Doddington,
December IL, 7h-pound boy. Mrs.
was Fay Butcher of this
city.
Belding banner., 1915-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Johnston were
at Grand Rapids, Saturday and Sun
day.
Belding banner., 1915-12-22

Married, at Ionia, Monday, Louis
Wood and Miss Pansy Gates of Lans-
ing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
STOCK BREEDERS PLAN
ABERDEEN SALE BARN

Aberdeen. S. Dat a meeting OF
about twenty-five live stock breeders
of the northern part of the state,
held during the corn and alfalfa con-
weution here, the Interstate Breed
Grs' association was organized with
a capital stock of $40, 600. for the
purpose OF building a sales pavilion
at Aberdeen and holding annual live
stock sales here. The capital stock
will be divided into 400 shares OF
SO each. Temporary directors were
chosen as follows: w. " Allen, j.
u. Honneger. II. NJ. Baird. j. G..
Brady and II. +. Patterson, and
temporary officers are w, c. Allen
president and II. f. Patterson sec
oretary. Later me association will
.be permanently organized, when its
charter is secured from the state.
Live stock men from northern
Dakota and southern North
Dakota are interested in the move
ment.. which has for its object the
promotion of better production and
distribution of pure bred livestock
in those portions OF the Dakot2s. IT. Is
believed the annual livestock sale III
Aberdeen as planned by the associa-
ton will draw livestock men from
ali over the northwest, as the fail
road facilities OF Aberdeen. and the
prosperity of the territory affected
| affords a splendid opening Tor the
enterprise.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
TWO FEET OF SNOW TIE
up SOUTH DAKOTA ROADS.

Aberdeen, S. D.-A snowstorm
which started on Friday evening pre-
vailed over northern South Dakota
and southern North Dakota unlll
nearly noon on Sunday. The storm
was accompanied much of the time
by a high wind. and the snow drifted
badly. Nevertheless, trains we're run
by ali roads entering Aberdeen on
schedule time on Saturday IL
trains from the east and west e
the Milwaukee arrived OH time sun
day morning, but trains from the
north and south were late. The south
bound Northwestern train IRON
cakes, N. D., reaching Aberdeen at
midnight Saturday was held here. no
attempt being made to continue
southwark.
West and south of Aberdeen the
train service on the milwaukee, was
demoralized. the Faith and lsable
branches OF the road, west OF the
Missouri river. being showed IN
while the Northwestern lines to the
south and west were also blockaded.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis trains
from the twin cities to Aberdeen
reached here, but the Conde-LeBeau
line Of the road vas blocked, n a
westbound train OH that line was
stuck in a %snowdrift near Worthwhile
throfxhSutafheani might. aszn -
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. awassaaatA
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
ED FOR ROAD GRADING

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids, addressed TO the county auditor
and marked bids for grading will
be received by the County Commits
sioners of Dawson County, S. ID. up
to the hour OF . O'Clock y. IN. Tues
day, March 2, 1915 at which time
said bids will be opened at the Of
flee of the county auditor in the
court house in the city of Mitchell,
Dawson County, S. ID. Separate bids
will be received on each continuous
stretch of road. All bids to be per
cubic yard of excavation and in ac-
cordance with plans and specifications
on file in the Office of the County
Auditor.
The work on the stretch of high
way hereinafter designated as the
"Mitchell-River Road" to be COM
pleted on or before July !, 1915, and
designated hereinafter as ETHAN
and Baker Highway" to be com
pleted on or before September J..
A certified check in AN
amount of . per cent of the esti-
mated cost of the road must accom-
pany each bid to insure the enter
ing into contract by the successful
bidder. The Board reserves the
right to reject any OF all bids.
ETHAN Highway'-Beginning at
NV. corner of Sec. ~24-101-60 and
running three miles south to the
north line of Hutchinson county.
Rome Township Highway'-Be-
ginning at the SW corner of Sec. "a
101-60 and running II mile east to
west line of Hanson county.
mitchell River Road"-Commenc-
ing at the east end of First street in
the city of Mitchell and running south
and east to the Cassem bridge on the
west line of Hanson county.
Baker notwithstanding at the
NE corner of Sec. 4-101-62 and run
ming south six miles to the north
line Of Douglas county.
Dated at Mitchell, S. d., this Isl
day of February, 1915.
r. a. ZANGLE.
County Auditor
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
VAN RUSCHEN
is HELD FOR FRAUD

Parker, S. D.-Justice Appleby's
court was occupied on "Wednesday
ard Thursday, Feb. 10 and IL with
the case OF the state of South Dakota
rs. Attorney II. N~anRuschen OF Mar
ion. Mrs. Tetta hammers, formerly OF
Marion but now of Nermillion was
the complaining witness. States At
tcrney Dan Il. Hanson appeared fer
the state and the defendant was rep
resented by Jones & Jones, also OF
Parker.
Mrs. hammers testified that the
defendant borrowed $1,000 of her
and gave her Il mortgage for the
amount upon t%hirty-nine lots in Mar
on; that when loaning him the non
ev it was agreed between herself and
said NanRuschen that if he sold any
of the lots before the mortgage be
came due she would credit him on
the note and mortgage the amount OF
such sale upon payment to her OF
he sale price of the lots sold and re
lease the mortgage upon the lo's Sc
sold. 1t was related b a on July ~
last, ~NanRuschen sold three OF the
lots for $3.50: that he came to her
for a release OF the said lols from lae
mortgage and gave her his check for
$3.50; that she is q German and I'M
derstands the English language poor
iv; that NanRuschen told her that
the release was for the three lots
sold and that she signed the release;
that the note he gave her for sl3o
was protected by the bank; that IN
stead of the release reading for three
lots it was a release for all OF the
thirty-nine lots and that he thef
morteaged the SO lots unsold fol
$3.50. as she subsequently found u
She said she then entered crimlna-
complaint against NanRuschen.
Justice Appleby held the defendah'
to the coming term of circuit cour'
and placed the bail bond at S2,ooV
which defendant gave
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
CRAZED BY GRIEF,
SHOOTS UP HOSPITAL

Denver, Colo.-As a priest finished
administering the last sacrement to
Mrs. Frank Rosso in st. Anthony S
hospital last evening, her husband,
crazed by grief, drew,a revolver and
began shooting. One bullet wounded
a nun, Sister Libra. The shooting
caused a panic, which lasted until
the man was seized and sent to the
insane ward at the county hospital.
Rosso, who is a we'll to do Italian,
had spent the entire day at the bed
side OF his wife, who died this morn
ing. Hearing the last rites and real
izing her death approached, the man
suddenly lost his reason.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
PROHIBITION FORCES
ARE WINNING IN IOWA

Des Moines. Ia.-Anti-saloon
forces in the Iowa general assembly,
Yesterday took decisive steps toward
placing Iowa in the ranks of the pro-
hibition states. The senate at the
morning session by an overwhelming
vote of 80 to 10 agreed to submit
to the people a constitutional amend
ment providing for statewide prohl-
bition. Flushed with their success.
the dry leaders this afternoon turned
their attention TO the proposed repeal
of the Iowa mulct law and won again.
although by a reduced majority.
The purpose OF this afternoon $
action was, in case the house ac-
ouisces and the governor signs Dcth
bills. to put the state under statutory
prohibition, pending the submission
to the voters of the constitutional
amendment. Dry leaders tonight
claimed that there was little doubt
of favorable action by the house,
where the bills will come up for con
s%ideration next week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE FORE
CIOS!RE SALE

Whereas, default has been made
under the terms of a certain mort
gage dated May 23rd. 1913, executed
and delivered by A. j. Rozum and
Elsie Roaum. his Wife. of Dawson
County, South Dakota, mortgagors.
Il John Schoentelaer. OF Ethan,
south Dakota, mortgage, which
mortgage was Gled in the office of
County. South Dakota. ON the llth
day of October. 1913, at S O'Clock
a. IN. and recorded in Book ZIG OF
Mortgages on page $40 thereof. and
Whereas, no action or proceeding
at law or otherwise has been in
stituted to recover the debt secured
by said mortgage or any part there
of, aud
Whereas, said default consists in
the non-payment of the interest due
under the terms OF said mortgage
and the non-payment of the taxes
duly assessed against the promises
hereinafter described before the
same became delinquent, and
Whereas, the mortgage provides
that if there is a default in the
payment of the interest or amy part
thereof when due or default in the
payment OF the before the same
became delinquent, the MORTGAGE
may elect to declare the whole
amount secured by said mortgage
due aud payable; and the mortgages
having elected to declare the whole
amount secured-b by said mortgage
due and payable. and
Whereas, the noun claimed to
be due at the date OF this notice is
the sum of Two Thousand One
Hundred Sixty Five and
23-10O Dollars, being principal
100000. interest %S144.73, ami
taxes $20.50, besides the costs Of
foreclosure and an attorneys fee
in the sum of $500.
Now therefore, notice is hereby
given that by virtue CT the powe.
of sale contained in said mortgage,
and in pursuance of the statute in
such cases made and provided. the
said mortgage will be foreclosed by
a sale of the premises therein de-
scribed by the Sheriff of Dawson
County, South Dakota. AT public
auction at the front door of the
Aolll tlOuSS III tit WY vi
| Dawson County. South Dakota, OH
the 9th day OF February, 1915, al
the hour OF ten o'clock in the fore
noon of said day.
The said mortgaged premises are
situated in the County of Dawson
and State of South Dakota. and are
described as follows. to-wit: Lot
Fifteen (15) and the east two
third &c 2-3), (being the east six
teen and two-thirds feet), of Lot
Fourteen (14) in Block Two CD oil
the Original Town of Etha i, South
Dakota.
Dated January 18Th. 1915.
John Schoentelder,
Mortgage.
Spangler & Haney,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Mitchell, South Dakota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
NEAR MARION
BRINGS $133 AN ACRE

Marion. S. D.-Warm land at
$l33.50 an acre was the new high
record made yesterday in the sale
of a farm near Marion. The farm
was thaat of Cook brothers, the pur-
chaser at the price stated being JOS
ph Reitmeicr, a we'll known farmer
and land owner of the vicinity. II
farm adjoins Marion On the north
east. 1t is expected as a result OF
this sale at the price stated hat IN
the not distant future farm land in
the Marion territory will bring as
high as 5000 an acre.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
pARKsToN COMMERCIAL
CLUB NAMES OFFICERS

Parkston, S. D.-On Monday even
ing, Feb. LIST at their annual meeting
the Parkston commercial club elect
ed the following officers, A. r. Grim,
president, John Kayser jr., vice presl-
Aent. C. NJ. Schlimgen, secretary
VIM. II. Glynn, treasurer and Math.
Behrend and j. w. Peckham, direct
ors. After the meeting the CONNER
cial club members and business men
of the city attended a banquet served
at the St. Charles hotel, at which Mr..
II. c. Issenhuth of Redfield. ). y.
was the principal speaker, his sub
iect being "What a Commercial Clun
Can Accomplish He proved to an
present that he is a masterful II de-
'ightful speaker.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
MINUTES
TO LEVEL RHEIMS
GERMANS COULD DO THIS, SAYS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOT
BADLY DAMAGED.

New York City.-German guns
now less than three kilometers from
Rheims, could level the city within
thirty minutes, according to Joseph
Ringwalt, of New York, who return
cd today from a visit to the wine
growing sections of France, which
embraces the Rheims district.
He said there had been no bonn
bardment of the cathedral since the
first attack and it is no damaged
greatly, in his opinion, at least not
SO much as the first reports indicated.
DR.. j. S. Hoagland went over TO
Mt. Vernon top reach at the special
gospel meetings now in progress
there. He will return tonight and
be in his office as usual tomorrow.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
STOPS CRIMINAL CASE
BY MARRYING GIRL

Clear Lake. S. D.-The criminal
case against Dr.. j. IL. Fonger, Il prom
inent physician of Gary, came to a
sudden end in the Deuel. ccunty cir
cult court when Judge Sherwood was
advised that Dr.. Fonger had married
Miss Lucille Eakins, the complaining
witness in the action instituted
against him. Following this %announ-
cement the case against him was dis
missed. This is the last chapter in
the matrimonial affairs of DR.. Fonser
which had been food fer gossip in
Deuel. and adjoining counties since
last summer. On December is last
DR., Fonger secured a divorce from
his wife, following a series OF sen
sations in which he va one Of the
principal figures.