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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
ONE HUNDRED NINETY
EIGHT SUCCESSFUL

County School Commissioner Low
rey reports that one hundred and
ninety-eight out of three hundred and
fifty passed the last eighth grade ex-
animation. This is considered a very
good average, Each child who passed
the examination will be given a di-
ploma and will be entitled To attend
the commencement exercises that will
be held at the Armory in Ionia on
June D.
The schools all through the county
have made excellent showings the
past year. Commissioner Lowrey has
during his administration, brought the
rural schools OF the county up to a
high standard, in fact the rural
schools of this county are considered
equal to those of any other county.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
FINE ENTERTAINMENT
GIVEN AT SMYRNA HALL
(By Smyrna Correspondent

The entertainment at the Maccabee
hall last Saturday night was well at
tended. Miss jameson Of Grand
Rapids certainly held the attention Of
her audience during every one Of her
readings and il certainly seemed as
if the Italian dialect could not be
bettered.
Miss Richardson's singing was Ger
tainly fine. She gave seven numbers
and her song, The Cuckoo" called for
a storm OF applause.
Little Ellis Wacha and Arlo Tebbell
sang, "His Buttons are Marked L. s
A" and for an encore they gave,
THE Rag Pickers''
Miss Gayla Penton recited Maybe
She Did, Don't Know" and for an
encore. "If No one Ever Marries Me ="
Misses Margaret Hoppough and Al
dena Harris played very pretty duet
but were uuprepared To give an en-
core.
The orchestra OF Frank Davis, Ed
Estabrook and Olive Insley gave three
very nice selections. After the en-
tertainment a lunch OF sandwiches
cake, pickles and coffee was served
and all went To their homes well
pleased with their evenings enter
tainment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
C. C. SPERRY TO ASSIST
IN WILLOUGHBYS STORE

NJ L. Willoughby has secured Ches-
ter c. Sperry OF Chicago TO do his
watch repair work and assist him in
the jewelry store. Mr.. Sperry has
had years of experience in doing re-
pair work and i'm that time has handl-
ed all kinds OF jobs. Besides working
in Chicago a year and a half he has
worked in this and other states. Mr.
Willoughby considers himself FORUM
ate i'm securing the services of Mr..
Sperry IL will allow him TO render
better service on the floor and he will
also be able to deliver repair work
very promptly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
REV. ]. G. TATE GAVE
SERMON SUNDAY

At the request of Rev A. ]. Blair,
Rev. j. G.. Tate of Portland. Oregon,
pastor OF one of the Presbyterian
churches there occupied his pulpit
Sunday morning
Rev. Tate is a fine speaker and his
sermon was a masterful effort which
was listened to very attentively by a
large audience.
From the scripture he read the
beautiful story Of the birth of the
Child Jesus and followed with his SER
mon. the text being, Whose Son Is
He"
He brought out very clearly the
thought Of the divinity OF Christ, OF
His mission on earth and of the power
and influence which His life and
exert on the world.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
Were Former Residents ncrc

H. J. DeCoster and family. Of
Brockton. Mass, have come to Ionia
with view OF making this city their
future home. Mr.. DeCoster has been
connected with the manufacturing end
OF the shoe business in Brockton for
a number Of years. His wife is a
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. RI. b. Will
cox. ia Summit street, where they
are staying at present.-Ionia Stand
ard.
Mr.. DeCoster was former Belding,
resident and was employed in the shoe
factory here sixteen years ago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
Proposition of Paving Belongs
Business Streets Now Up To Voter
LADIES PLANNING FOR
VENETIAN NIGHT IN JUNE

The Ladies' Social Circle OF the.
Congregational church are already be-
ginning TO plan for holding their Ven
netian night on the river and i'm the
park i'm the course OF few weeks.
The great success of the initial one
held a year ago put enthusiasm into
the hearts of the ladies for a bigger
and better Venetian night this year
and more elaborate plans are being
formulated 10 make il surpass the
other by many points
The river and its banks along the
park afford most excellent opportun-
ity for carrying out night Of pleasure
along the lines of evening entertain
ment with gaily Illuminated water
craft.
The ladies also have iu mind pro-
gram with excellent features To be
carried out during the evening
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26

The people of Belding have always
possessed and shown commendable
amount of pride and faith in
achievements. In their homes. public
and municipal buildings they have not
built eXtravangantly orluNuriously but
substantial and tastefully. And this
after all is a more evident indication
and proof OF culture and refinement
The residents of Belding are anxious
to express their approval of the move
to, ,pave our business streets this year
This the voters will do at the first op
In order that the voters may have
a better idea of the proportions and
expense of paving the business streets
on the basis of the plan recommended
we wish 10 present few facts and
figures regarding it,
There seems TO be a grave misun-
derstandng regarding actual proper
tions of expense To be borne by diff
ferent individuals. 1t is proposed TO
divide the expense of the entire cost
on the basis of 90 per csPt 10 be
charged to the abutting property hold
ers and so per cent spread on the
general tax roll the city TO pave the
intersections
Actually TINS would mean that bO
per cent OF the whole cost would be
spread upon the general tax roll and
40 per cent of the whole would be
charged 10 the abutting property own
ers In detail the above PERCENTAGE is
figured out in the following manner:
A city block is four lots in length
and the street intersection is one lot
This is total of five lots TO the
block Dividing this section into fifths
We find four-fifths of the territory to
be paved Adults TO private property
OF this four-fifths the property
owners would pay one-half or
two-ffths of the whole. thus the city
is left to pay the other half ofthe four
hfths, and all Of the one-ffth; or the
street intersection This makes a
total of three-fifths TO the city as
against the abutting property owners
two-hfths. which reduced to percent
age equals so per cent and 40 per
cent.
Inasmuch however, as the territory
requested to be paved takes i'm eleven
blocks with only eight street inter
sections, the amount that the city will
pay is considerably less than three
tifths of the whole.
The entire number Of square yards
Of surface to be paved is 20245. The
cost on S12I L square yards of this
would be charged to the abutting pro-
perty owners and the city at large
would pay the expense on l2l11 y
square yards.
Continued on Page 81
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
Decoration and Memorial Day
Proclamation
By the GoUernor

hear the
of his He has
ffty-nv
shall
fewo of in
ans
member the Grand Army the
graciouy
those who
on Day.w are
of could with
horusf for versalp
L.
do
observan o 80 Memorial Day
As public Memorial that
1908 that hags be placed
uncovered heads
his period
under my of the state this
of
and OF he Commonwealth the y-nnth
WOODBRIDGE y. FERRIS.
by the Covert
G..
Secretary
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26

y T. Hustled. one OF the pioneers
of Kent county and well known
throughout the state as a nurseryman,
died at his home in Lowell Monday
He had lived i'm Lowell So years.
Many orchards in this part of the
state were started from the Hustled
nurseries. The deceased was y years
old
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
Belding Wants Slogan

A good bunch OF slogans for Belding
were proposed at the annual meeting
of the Belding Board of Commerce
last Wednesday night. They were re-
ceived from all parts of the country
and most of them were good. The COM
mittee. however, did not feel that the
list was sufficiently large to select
slogan from and decided TO extend the
time until about June l.
Here are some slogans that were
favorably considered. They may give
YOU an idea for suggesting a better
one Boost Busy Beldng," Bedding
First. Bedding Bigger and Better.
bigger. Better Buster Belding.'
"Belding the Busiest and Best
Send your- suggestions to IL. j. Leon
ard. chairman of the slogan commit
tee. Remember if your slogan is sell
ected YOU Will win FIVE dollars.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
STORES CLOSED MONDAY
FOR DECORATION DAY

An OF the stores. 7anSa and busi-
ness places Of the city will be closed
next Monday. Decoration Day There
will be no deliveries from the groc-
cry stores Everyone should buy
what groceries are needed on Sat
urday TO last until Tuesday morning.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26
NOTICE

An ice cream social and candy sale
will be held in the former Idlehour
theatre building Saturday afternoon
and evening for the benefit of Phila-
thea class of NJ. f. church. Every
body welcome.-Adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26

In the matter OF correspondence
with Germany President Wilson seems
to have gone on the theory that If
you want a job well done you must
do IL yourself.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-26

The life Of an army shoe is about
six weels says an exchange. Some
OF the army men no doubt wish they
could be sure they'd live that long.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12

reaching up to the very bell itself. 1t
clawed and climbed and meowed, but
kept on getting higher and higher,
and Bess came on as fast as her fat
legs could follow. Once she looked
below, but she heard the kitty purr,
and set out again to catch her. When
she looked down, the house in which
her father lay sleeping seemed far
away. About mile away lay the
town, its few lights twinkling in the
trees.
Suddenly the tramp of horses feet
came on the damp air, and off in the
opposite direction she saw a long col
umn of men trotting toward the town.
Now, the bridge was between Bess
and the village, and she realized that
if she could waken the people, they
would pull up the planks, and the Eng
lish could not pass the river which
flowed between.
Above her dangled the rope. The
bell swayed like a huge barrel on its
oaken beam. On this same beam the
kitten was cozily perched, but the girl
had forgotten all about the cat. The
town must be awakened, and the sick
General saved.
In another moment she had grasped
the rope, and, putting on it all her
strength, she pulled. "Clang! clang!
clangl" the deep-throated notes
clashed on the night air. "Clang!
clangl clang!" over the woods, the
fields and the river She saw the Eng
lish horsemen look up toward the
belfry in surprise, for the moonlight
was as bright as day. Then, as the
sound rolled over the land, she also
saw that it was heard. For in the
town the lights began to gleam il
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
STORIES
FOR LITTLE
FOLKS
BESS AND THE BELFRY.

1t is not safe for you to be out here
alone, Bess," said Mr.. Burton to his
daughter, one day at dinner. "You
must go into the village and stay with
Aunt Mary"
"Oh, father. I'm not afraid bit"
replied Bess. "The British won't hurt
a little girl like me-"
Bess was Dutch maid, who lived
in New York State in Revolutionary
days. Dressed in her wooden shoes,
with the yellow braids hanging down
over her blue blouse, she made pret-
ty picture.
mo. l am not afraid" continued
Bess; "and l mean to stay right here,
just as if l were boy"
So the father went out to work at
the chimney of the church, and Bess
busted herself in the kitchen.
"Bess, you really ought to go into
the village" said her father again, at
tea. 1--WE have heard rumors that the
British are approaching the place, but
no one seems to know anything cer-
tain. Our American General is here,
sick, and there are few of his men
in quarters at his house, but not
enough to defend the place unless the
planks are taken up from the bridge
in time"
The father went to bed early, but
Bess sat up late. Then Tabs. the
white kitten. got away, and ran down
| toward the church. After her raced
Bess. But the kitten did not stop.
Leaping over the fence, it jumped into
the church through the window, then
tore around the gallery and finally
darted up the steep steps into the
belfry itself. But Bess was not far
behind. Right on the cats heels came
Bess, her long hair streaming in the
moonlight. Up the steps leaped the
kitty, and up the steps went Bess. al
a bound
Then the kitten did a very wicked
thing. 1t sprang up amid the timbers
(which formed high. steep ladder
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12

Consequently, have to go without
things. She gets all the new clothes,
while | have to steam and press and
turn mine to make them look present
able. But $40 blouse looks mere
rag to me. do not possess the knack
OF putting on clothes to their best
advantage and, with my plain face, 1
never look nice.
THE modern young man does not
marry girl simply because she has a
pretty face, but looks generally at
tract in the firts place, and he culti-
Yates her acquaintance. There is
nothing attractive about me, SO no
man has discovered that am splen-
did housewife-that can cook sole
or make an omelet so that either is a
sheer delight to the palate. The plain
girl, as rule, has no chance in the
matrimonial market"
The old adage, Handsome is as
handsome does," certainly would not
seem to be applicable in this particu-
lar instance. Yet am much inclined
to think that the writer of the letter
takes an unduly exaggerated view of
| the affair. Men are not altogether
blind to the good qualities IN woman
merely because she is not endowed
with good looks. Sensible men-and
they are the only sort worth the culti-
vating-look for the mental and moral
qualities that are more enduring than
outward beauty of face or form.
| 1t would be absurd to deny that good
looks in woman is one of the most
potent weapons she can possess.
Beauty draws us with a single hair
no saying is truer. Yet plainness of
appearance is not the hopeless handi-
cap which the writer of the letter
above quoted imagines it to be.
Brightness of manner, the cultivation
of mental qualities, interest in the
things which interest others, and un-
selfishness in mind and action go a
long way toward counteracting every
unprepossessing tendency engendered
by plainness of looks.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
RUSSELL THERE.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 12.-Lieut. Gov
elect Lee M. Russell, Of Oxford, was
among the attorneys who gathered
in the supreme court room Monday
to hear the list of decisions read by
the supreme court justices, the ses-
sion being the first for several months,
ending a vacation of the justices
which began in July. The lieutenant
governor elect looked to be in robust
health and was cordially greeted by
friends when he appeared upon the
streets of the city.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
DRINK MORE WATER
IF KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat less meat and take Salts for Back
ache or Bladder trouble
Neutralizes acids.

Uric acid in meat excites the kidneys,
they become overworked; get sluggish,
ache, and feel like humps of lead. The
urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is irri-
tated, and you may be obliged to seek re-
lief two or three times during the night.
When the kidneys clog you must help
them flush off the body's urinous waste
or you'll be real sick person shortly.
At first you feel dull misery in the kid
ney region, you suffer from backache,
sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets
sour, tongue coated and you feel rheu-
matte twinges when the weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots of water;
also get from any pharmacist four ounces
OF Jad Salts; take tablespoonful
in glass of water before breakfast
for few days and your kidneys will
then act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activity,
also to neutralize the acids in urine, so
1T no longer is source of irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
jure; makes a delightful cffervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone should
take now and then to keep the kidneys
clean and active. Druggists here say
they sell lots Of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney trouble
while it Is only trouble.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12


beth Churchill she was the intimate
friend of Mrs. Katherin Tingley. He
says that the general belief was that
Mrs. Spalding was to be the successor
of Mrs. Tingley at Point Iona.
1t is alleged that the second Mrs.
Spalding persuaded her husband to
take up his residence on the grounds
of the Theosophical institution. The
object, it is alleged, was to ALLEVIATE
Mr.. Spalding from his son,
Under the terms of the will Keith
Spalding was to receive 100000. He
has already received $65,0OO of this
amount. -
Albert Spalding, the adopted son
was to have received 100000, but it is
alleged that he has only received
$1,000. All of the remainder of the
estate was left to Mrs. Spalding.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
ANSWERS TO HEALTH
\ QUESTIONS.

A.-My nose has become Ell
ted lately. Will an electric mas
i treatment tend to increase OF oe-
base the size? 80
(such treatment will hardly anec'' II
Ian. A scarless operation by nose
Irceon at a large hospital is auViS'
ble.
c M.-WiII you kindly recomlhenO
something which will strengthen 'Hs
will power? -. .ores
strengthening of will power comes
..,,,h study thought and serious reau'
,ns viii is always guided by lne
alignment ,ns and reason. This comes
,,;,b education. No one is TOO oia' 'o0
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
poor or too much occupied to spend
an hour or two daily in sel1-education.

Alma-l am girl, seventeen years
old, and weigh about 240 pounds. l
have a hearty appetite, and wish to
reduce my flesh. What do you advise?
Redue your appetite gradually, alb
stain from sweets, pastries, chocolates,
soups, gravies, all oily, hot greasy and
highly seasoned foods, and take a cor
pus luteum tablet three times day.
Lots of exercise, such as gymnasium
work. basket ball, tennis in the open
air will go long ways toward help
ing reduce your weight to tne norInai.
;, R. ST. am fifteen years of age and
for several years past l have been
bothered with a little red spot which
itches terribly. What do you recon-
mend?
Apply the following to the affected
spot each night: Calamine, 21a drains;
zinc oxide, 2 drams; glycerine, 2
drams; phenol, Y dram; lime water
and rose water enough to make three
ounces. Each portion of your diet
should be tested thoroughly and the
disturbing food eliminated These
itchy spots are more than likely due
to your oversusceptibility to some
food.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
THE SCHOOL LUNCH.


BY A. F. E.
The school lunch is quite a serious
matter to the mother, and often to
the. child also, although the child sell
dom realizes the fact, while the mo-
ther Boes.
IT Is very necessary that the lunch
be'Toth appetizing and nourishing, not
to mention attractive. The child re-
quires more bone and muscle building
food than do grown people. A gen.
erous amount of fruit and grown veg
etables also, are needed, although the
use of vegetables in the lunch is linn
tied, lettuce and celery are splendid
Nfor sandwiches.
" Meat and eggs are best made into
Nndwiches. They may be thlnly
l(ced and placed, with lettuce leaf
Atween slices of bread, the bread hav-
Xg been buttered or covered with
&ayonnaise. Again, the meat can be
fground and mixed with its own gravy
till thin enough to spread. Occasion
allv a pickle or bit of mustard can
be added to vary the flavor. Cold beef
loaf Is especially good.
u.Tpk>, &c tta oaupgO meats can be
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12

every window, and the people knew
the enemy was at hand. She saw men
racing to the bridge, carrying long
poles, with which. they tore up the
planks, and then she saw the angry
British horsemen as they arrived at
the bridge, too late.
"Come down here, Bess!" she heard
her fathers sleepy voice call. What
are you doing up in that belfry at this
time of night?"
ooh, nothing much,' laughed Bess.
as she climbed down, with the kitten
in her arms. 9Only saw troop of
redcoats coming. and rang the alarm
to waken the village"
So the town and the general were
saved. The next morning an officer
rode out to see who it was that had
pealed the bell in time the night be-
fore to tell them of the enemy.
at was my daughter here said the
old father, proudly. "She is always
wishing she were boy, so she could
go in the army, but | think she did
pretty good work as it was"
The officer went back, and the next
day there came to Bess commission
which made her a very important per
son, indeed, and in addition there was
beautiful gold medal from the Gen
eral himself.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
MAYORS DAUGHTER TO WE'D.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 12. = Miss
Louise Taylor, daughter of Mayor s.
j. Taylor, of Jackson, will be married
to Fred Nelson, prominent young
business man of this city, late this
afternoon, at che Galloway Memorial
Methodist Church. Many social pre-
nuptial events have been given here
in honor of the young woman, who is
favorite in the social circles of the
capital.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12

Already the fight for the possession
of the fortune of the late A. G. Spald-
ing, once a great baseball pitcher
and manager and later owner of sport
ing goods stores, has begun. For
many years Mr.. Spalding was de-
votee of the peculiar Theosuphical
cult of Mrs. Katherine Tingley in
southern California. He and Lyman
]. Gage, once secretary of the treas
ury, were the principal millionaires
who had taken up Mrs. Tingley's
ideas.
Alleging undue influence" on the
part of Mr.. Spalding's second wife,
Elizabeth Churchill Spalding, and Mrs.
Tingley, head of the Universal Broth /
votee of the peculiar Theosuphical
Point Iona, Cal, Keith Spalding, his
son, began legal action to break the
will of his father.
Mr.. Spalding died at Point Iona,
Sept. 9, last, and it is alleged in the
petition of the son that his father
was not in his right mind at the time
of his death and had not been for |
some time previously.
The Spalding fortune is estimated |
at $20O0,000. Mr.. Spaldings second |
marriage took place in 1900.
Young Spalding alleges that at the |
time his father married Mrs. Eliza !.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12

Height Breathing.
4 No one can breathe at a greater
height than seven miles.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-12
CURES OLD SoRko, OTHER REM
EDIES WON'T CURE

The worst cases, no matter of how
long standing, are cured by the won
derful, old reliable DR.. Porter's Anti.
septic Healing Oil. 1t relieves pain
and iseals at the same time. 25c. soc.
$1.00.-Adv.