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Belding banner., 1915-02-17
THIRD CONFERENCE
OF COUNTRY LIFE
ASSOCIATION FEB. rs

The third country life conference
Of the Michigan Country Life associa-
tion will be held at the Michigan
Agriculture College, Lansing, February
90, 81, 2S.
The value of a conference OF people
with similar interests and common
problems is real and vital. Almost
everyone has learned the larger part
of what he knows and has received the
stimulus to more efficient activities
from the achievements Of those work
ing under conditions similar to his
own. This conference is planned to
bring together people who are doing
concrete things in country life and to
have them tell to one another the
story Of their successes and failures,
their problems and their hopes. Every
one interested is invited.
Many choice subjects will be dis
cussed during the conference. Among
them are Some Problems OF Rural
Sanitation" Marketing the Bean
Crop" THE Use of Market Reports F"
The Rural Credit in Operation" I'm
portant Rural Church Movements
and others These topics will be dis
cussed by such men as Dean r. S.
Shaw, J. c. Ketcham, ]. n. Mcbride,
c. j. Winslow, Hon. c. w Moore, Rev.
Harlow S. Mills and others
The dates Of this meeting have been
made with the view Of making it con-
venient for those who attend To remain
for Farmers Week, March 1 to s. Ad-
ditional information may be obtained
by addressing the Secretary of Michi-
gan Country Life association, East
Lansing.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
ENTERTAINED THIMBLE
CLUB TUESDAY EVENING

Tuesday evening was gentlemen's
evening in the Thimble Club. The
members of the club, together with
their wives were entertained at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. T.. Chapple.
A delicious chicken pie supper was
served at seven o'clock TO the thirty
two guests. The evening was spent
in general social visits and games The
house was tastefully decorated with
valentines hearts and eupids.
The Thimble Club meets eight times
year for social afternoons. The
members entertain their husbands
once each year in events similar to
the one given Tuesday evening.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
PUBLIC. LIBRARY
TO Be OPENED ON
EVENING or FEB. 19

The Belding Public Library will be
opened TO the public with an informal
reception in the auditorium and Ii
brary rooms at the city hall next Fri
day evening, February 10, from seven
to nine o'clock. The reception will be
interesting and beneficial. 1t is ear
nestly desired to have every one in
terested in the library attend the re-
ception. Light refreshments will be
served.
on account of Monday, February
22 being Washington's birthday the
real opening will be on Tuesday Feb
ruary 23. From that time the Ii
brary will be open each week day from
$3.50 to $500 y. m. and from 700 to
900 p. m. Everything is free and
persons should become accustomed to
patronizing the room.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Miss ireland Fell

As Miss Imogene Ireland, who is
supervisor OF music in the Yonkers.
New York schools. was on her way TO
school last week Tuesday she fell on an
icy walk breaking the large bone just
above the ankle in the left leg. Miss
ireland slipped on a small loose piece
of ice and on account OF the icy condi-
ton OF the walk she was unable to re-
gain her balance. While the fracture
causes much pain. Miss Ireland is get
ting along as well as can be expected.
Mrs. T. Frank ireland who left here a
couple OF weeks ago Is in Yonkers with
her daughter now.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK
MAKES INTERIOR CHANGE

The Peoples Savings Bank has made
a change in the interior arrangement
Of the bank building by moving the
counters farther back ito the room.
This provides more room in the lob
by. where room is needed, and also
adds some valuable space to the Office
room in the front OF the bank. The
office boor has been covered with new
linoleum and a new railing is being
added. which will close the office off
from the lobby. The new arrange
ment leaves plenty OF room for the
bookkeeping department of the bank.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Ezra Sweet Surprised

Ezra Sweet had a surprise in store
for him when he went home from
his work at the factory Monday 1t
was his 49th birthday and big oyster
supper had been prepared by his wife.
A number Of his neighbors and friends
were invited TO the feast, In the
evening a lot more came in and the
visiting and game playing were kept
up for several hours. Refreshments
were served again and Mr. and Mrs.
Sweet were congratulated on the very
fine entertainment and good time en-
joyed by the company.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Church OF Christ Nems

The young people had very pleas
art evening at the Valentine social
Saturday night A short program was
given and the rest Of the evening was
spent in playing games. \ good Of
fering was taken for our rev song
books.
No service next Sunday night.
There will be a union meeting at the
Baptist church under the auspices OF
the Anti-Saloon League.
Tn Ladies' Aid will have a baked
goods sale at Bachelor and Browns
next Saturday.
All members Of the choir are urged
to be out to practice Friday night at
Miss Abbie Moore's.
Remember our mid-week prayer
meetings We are having good meet
ings; come out with us.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Anti-Saloon League Day

Next Sunday will be Anti-Saloon
League day in Belding. Special
speakers will fill the pulpits of the diff
ferent churches at the regular church
hour in the morning and a union SER
vice will be held in the Baptist church
I'm the evening. The union service
will be addressed by w. v. Waltman
OF Grand Rapids. district superin-
tendent of the Anu-Saloon League. He
will talk In the Methodist church In
the morning. The speakers In the
other churches OF the city for the
morning hour are: Baptist Grant M.
Hudson. Congregationalist III. III. Rood,
Church of Christ Edwin Rawden.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
MUSIC MAKERS SHOWED
THEIR USUAL ABILITY

Not a dull minute entered into the
program given TO a large audience by
the Music Makers Quartette at the
Central Methodist church Tuesday
evening. The boys were full OF their
characteristic vim and punch and met
ed out entertainment to their hearers
in spicy and liberal doses. The selec-
tions on the marimbaphone received
hearty applause and the quartette was
encored repeatedly. Readings by Mr..
Huff also featured. This was the sec
ond appearance of the Music Makers
Quartette before a Belding audience.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Coming Events

Feb. IS. Thursday, county grange
meeting at Belding.
Feb. 10, Friday, evening, The Sun
ny South at Opera House.
Feb, 10, Friday, evening, Opening of
New City Library.
Feb. 20, Saturday. IL to 2 o'clock.
chicken dinner by Otisco Cemetery
Association at Congregational
church.
Feb. 90 Saturday, all day. at Bat
chelor & Browns grocery. baked
goods sale by l.. A. S. OF Church OF
Christ.
Feb. %, Monday, Washington Club
banquet
Feb. 23, Tuesday, evening. Annual X.
of Il. Roll Call
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
LINCOLN WASHINGTON
BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE

The birthdays Of Lincoln and Wash
ington will be observed by Dan s. Root
Post No. 100 G.. A. II. and its auxiliary
Relief Corps on next Saturday, Feb
ruary 20 at the q. A. X, hall.
The post and corps will assemble at
the hall at ten o'clock a. m. for a
socials meeting. This will be follow
ed by the usual banquet at IL o'clock.
The Sons OF Veterans are invited to
join with the post and corps in the
observance of the day. Following the
banquet the principal speakers will be
Superintendent Morley f. Osborne and
Rev A. j. Blair.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
MEMBERS OF SLEIGH
PARTY WHEELED HOME

A company Of about twenty-five
Belding and Grattan people assembled
at the farm home Of Robert Wells
last Saturday evening for a social
evening. Progressive pedro was The
game OF che evening. Clint Green
favored with several selections Oh the
phonograph. Dan Skelenger anus
ed the crowd with a reading entitled
Auction Sale"
A supper consisting of oysters,
pickles, cheese, fried chicken, fruit
salad and cakes, was served. The
party went to the Wells home in
sleighs, but because of the rapid
thaw they returned in wagons.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
GEORGE BROWN CASE
ADJOURNED TO FEB. 19

The case Of the People VS.. George
Brown Of Fenwick, in which Brown
is charged with highway robbery of
money and goods belonging TO John
Kelly. an Assyrian Of Grand Rapids
on the night of January IL, was con-
tiued in Justice Lapham's court Sat
urday. The day was occupied in read
ing and signing of testimony as given
in the examination. The case was ad-
journed until next Friday, February
10
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Mrs. Hannah Orser is sick.

MIS- iidHHdH ofStF lis SICK.
j. b. Sabin and wife, accompanied
by their children, George and Mrs.
j. III. Godfrey. have been enjoying a
visit among relatives and friends in
the vicinity of Lowell.
l.. w. King of the Franklin House,
now boards about thirty men, who are
employed on the railroad between Pal
mers and Kiddville in filling up the
sink hole and cutting down the grade
A few days since Martha Skellenger,
who resides "a miles south of this
place, came to Belding after dinner,
made new dress entire and took tea
at Smyrna at about the usual supper
hour. Who can beat this?
Miss Eva Gooding, authorized by the
school board, spent two days last week
in taking the school census. She re-
ports the number of children In the
district Of school age to be 1SS. She
also found the total population to be
ESQ.
Jim cracks. What does Jim crack =?
jim cracks (Jimcrax) jokes in the
Lowell Journal. lie is now as clipper
as boy with new boots over the ap-
pearance of his paper with new body
type, and after smoothing out the
wrinkles and turning around before 4
mirror he asks how does il ht?" 1t
fits a void long felt, as Jim has here
tofore avoided sending a copy TO this
office. Thanks for the favor.
T. Il. Millard lost a valued COW yes
terday-the result OF eating too much
corn. 1t seems that some unruly COW
opens the fence and whole drove,
pastured on the company's premises,
are let into an adjoining corndeld. This
has occurred twice, and several other
cows are sick and about TO die. Geo.
Blakeslee's died this morning
The Peach and Cream festival for
the benefit of the Literary Society on
account of the rain was postponed un-
til Friday evening, September S. It
will be held in the Literary Hall All
are-cordially invited. Those interest
ed in the festival will meet at the hall
I'm the afternoon TO make necessary
preparations.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
FRED A. GLEASON HAS
FARM HOME BARGAINS

The Michigan Farm Home company
OF Greenville. Fred Gleason, manager,
has some very attractive bargains in
the way Of farm homes at prices you
cannot afford 10 miss Every week
now in the Banner Mr.. Gleason will
have an announcement concerning hi"
real estate business which should be
OF iterest 10 all our readers. BE sure
to read Mr.. Gleason's advertisements.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Entertained at Travis Home

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church were entertained at the home
OF MIR. and Mrs. w. B. ~-sy's this
Wednesday. A boiled dinntf was the
feature OF the day. Mr.. Travis came
into Belding at noon and took n party
OF men out to the dinner and returned
with them Immediately after the
feast. The men each paid a quarter
for their dinners and they all said
the feast was worth the price.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
NIGHT SCHOOL WILL
BANQUET MARCH 13

The date OF the Night School ban
quet has been changed. 1t will be
held on Saturday evening. March 13.
The Baraca boys of the Methodist
church will serve the banquet in the
dining rooms of the Methodist church.
Prin. /. Il. Gilbert Of Union High
School, Grand Rapids and formerly
superintendent OF schools at Traverse
City, will be the out-of-town speaker.
Rev. w. f.. Doty will also talk.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
HAD LINCOLN DAY:
G. A. R. WILL MEET

Lincoln day was celebrated by the
Sons of Veterans at the G.. A. r. Hall
last Friday night with a feast and an
appropriate program. The attendance
was good and the interest in the meet
ing was commendable.
Members of the c. A. X. and the w.
r, G. were invited and several OF them
attended the meeting. Talks were
given by Rev. A. J. Blair and Rev.
w Il. Doty.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Record Rrcaking Mail

Friday morning the Belding post Of
flee handled the largest mail which
ever passed through the local office.
This record breaking mail came on the
S;13 a. m. train and consisted OF SO
sacks and one locked sack. The mail
was handled without any addition to
the usual office force and all deliveries
were promptly made.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
Reeistration and Primary

Registrations will be held along with
the primary elections ON Wednesday.
March 3. 1915. The places of voting
In the different wards are as follows:
first ward in the Chas. Brown build
ing. second ward In the rear of the
Vincent building on West Main
street and the third ward In the city
hall.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
JENSEN & WHEELER PUT
ON GREAT ANNUAL SALE

Jensen q Wheeler on page 3 OF this
issue of the Banner have a page adv,
telling of their great annual sale which
begins Friday morning, February 10
at 8 a. m. and closes Saturday night
February % at 3 o'clock.
Some wonderful bargains are being
offered at this sale. Banner readers
should plan TO take advantage OF this
sale.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness during
the illness and death OF our mother
Mrs May Chapman and for the many
boral tributes and sincere sympathy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph whinnery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven McCleary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Gardner.
Mrs Alice Richardson.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17

Mrs. George Prayer who has been
visiting her son, Matt Lafler, and
friends here. returned TO her home at
Amherstburg. Ontario, Saturday.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17

Mrs. Ella Guild returned from
Greenville Saturday where she had
been visiting her daughter.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
To Daughters and Granddaughter OF
Veterans

Every daughter and granddaughter
OF Civil war veteran who is interest
ed in organizing a tent of Daughters
Of Veterans is requested TO attend a
meeting to be held in the G.. A. r. hall
Thursday evening, March II at 1880.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17

Mrs. l.. w. Fuller OF Greenville was
the guest OF Miss Elizabeth Waite Sat
urday.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17

as per notlce, action was taken re-
lative To the organization of a graded
school district, which resulted adverse
iy. The meeting then proceeded to
the election of an assessor for three
years, resulting in the choice OF c. A.
Nandenbergh. The school board was
authorized TO employ one male and
one female teacher during the fail and
winter. and after that the number of
months and sex of teachers was left
discretionary with the board. The
meeting took no action relative TO the
erection OF a new school building,
Belding banner., 1915-02-17

Miss Elizabeth Waite spent Sunday
with friends In 0reenville.
Belding banner., 1915-02-17
NEWS IN BELONG
MANY YEARS AGO
IS INTERESTING
SCHOOL BOARD HIRES ONE MAN
AND ONE LADY TEACHER

In the paper published by Mudg,
and Kendall September 4. 1879 the fol
lowing items are found
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25

The Reading makes direct connec-
lions for Cape May. Leave Wildwood
1910 a. m. and reach Cape May in SO
minutes. Patronize a home built rail
road.-Adv.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25
An independence Day Resolution

l am a citizen of America and an
heir to all her greatness and enown.
The health and happiness of my own
body depend upon each muscle and
nerve and drop of blood doing its work
in it's place. So the health and happi-
ness of my country depend upon each
citizen doing his work in his place. |
will not fill any post or pursue any
business where 1 can live upon my
fellow citizens without doing them use
full service in return, for l plainly see
that this must bring suffering and want
to some of them. l will do nothing to
desecrate the soil of America or pol
lutte her air or degrade her children,
my brothers and sisters. l will try to
make her cities beautiful and her citi-
zens healthy and happy, so that h
may be a desired home for myself now
and for her children in days to come.
Anonymous.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25
ONE VERY SILENT FOURTH.

No starry banner was unfurled;
No patriots whooped a cheer;
No bells rang out to tell the world
The glorious Fourth was here.
No grand parades marched up and down
h starry spangled ways.
To stand for liberty and crown
The day of all our days.
No popping crackers raised a din
From Oregon to Maine;
No reckless little boys got In
The list of MANNED and slain.
No eagle screamed from height to height
No bands were out to play;
Nc blazing fireworks made the night
AS brilliant as the day.
No Declaration anywhere
Was read to cheering throngs,
No oratory sled the air,
Nor patriotic songs
And yet it was July the Fourth,
AS sure as you're alive,
But listen-it was July 4th
OF 1T5.
Sect
W. J. hampton in New York World
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25
ONE BOYS FOURTH.
He Wound II Up In a Blaze, but Not
One of Glory.

He Wound II Up In a Blaze, but Not
One of Glory.
when I was many years younger l
spent a very unhappy Fourth of July"
said Louis James, the famous actor.
During three weeks preceding this
period / made myself useful to our
neighbors-when my mother couldn't
find me-in order that l might have a
fund sufficient to buy fireworks.
II counted over my three weeks
wages doing chores. They amounted
to 81 cents. The night preceding the
Fourth l went with my parents to
church, much against my will, for l
wanted to exult with my playmates
over my lately acquired wealth. l was
the most restless member of that con-
~gregation and amused myself by an
noying mother. 1 was so very naughty
that | was not allowed out of the house
the next day until evening.
"In the meantime l studied how to
get even with my parents for this Sc
we're punishment, and after due DELHI
Grafton l determined to set u neigh
boris house on fire. l succeeded, and
to this day l recollect how forlorn l
was at the end of it. / got all that was
coming to me from my parents"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25
Dixie Turning to Fireworks.

The most notable feature Of the fire.
works business, dealers say, has been
the creation of a demand in recent
years for fireworks in the south for
use on July 4. The fact that the south
Is beginning to take up In the conven-
tional way the celebration OF the ma
tons birth points very strongly, they
believe, to the undermining of the last
sectional differences. The demand this
year has been far larger than ever be-
Tore, they say. One northern fireworks
nrm recently received its first order
from Florida, while another has been
shipping large quantities to North Car
DINA and other southern states. Here
tofore Christmas and New Years have
been the NOISY days Of the south.
baNkmore always celebrated with fire.
works, but not very vigorously, and
across the Potomac the Fourth of July
was as serene and noiseless as any
other day.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25

Use the Cent-a-Word column in the
Journal and get results.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25

CHoUT of the glory our ancestors
won;
Let the Declaration be proudly
read;
Tear a hole through the roof with the
rusty gum;
Cause the dogs to hide or to flee in
dread;
Let the cars and the kings of the world
be told
Of the pride and the strength of a
freeborn race;
Let the weIkin ring as it rang of old;
Make the land we claim an uproari-
Gus place;
Shoot and shout all the glorious day;
Whoop of the greatness of freeborn
men
But remember the nose that is shot
away
Will never grow on your face again.
IS. E. kiser in Chicago Herald.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25


yer by profession, it was newspaper
work that brought him into connection
with the lawless feudists of the Ken
lucky mountains and that Is to a GER
tain extent responsible for the plot Of
his story.
1t is rare for a man of Mr.. Bucks
youth to be the author of a hundred
thousand seller, but "The Call of the
Cumberlands" has already passed that
amount.
The story has been dramatized and
the play has met with unusual success
throughout the country.
We have secured THE Call Of the
Cumberlands" as our next serial and
the first instailment will be run In
ID early issue,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25
W AR CT

NET the glowing punk and the crack
III er out;
Let the loud torpedo busily booni
Flutter the banner and bravely shout;
Give to the screechine old eagle room;
Tell the wondering, listening world once
more
OF the glory we claim and our strength
and pride;
Let the shout be echoed from shore to
shore
And waited Ger prairie and mountain
side;
Get the folds of our glorious flag be
tossed
High Ger the heads of u~nshackled
men
But don't forget that the hand that is
lost
Will never grow on your wrist again.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25
SUCCESSFUL YOUNG AUTHOR
Remarkable Sale of "The Call Of the
cumberlands," Written by Charles
Neville Buck.

Although only thirty years old,
Charles Neville Buck, author of 1.-THE
Call of the Cumberlands," has travelled
far and done much. Although a law
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-06-25
"a
Kentucky
FeudiSt

4 TYPICAL backwoods
mountaineer, but with
|1IT the soul and genius of
an artist, is the leading
character of our new
serial. He is a member
ola feudist clan, taught
to avenge the deaths of
his ancestors. His in
PRODUCTION to modern
civilization, his trans
formation to a man of
law and order and his
efforts toward regen-
Grating his people are
IIHa entertainingly told in
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1915-12-05
FIRST SLAYER OF GROUSE
Young Preterder" Believed to Have
inausurated Sport Now So Popu-
lar in Great Britain.
triot, or

Grouse were probably first shot fly,
ing by the Young Pretender, when he
was in the heather after Culloden.
During his wanderings among the
Outer Hebrides grouse were very
abundant. and he exercised his royal
prerogatiye by not waiting for the
twelfth of August. Next to a capaci.
ty for drinking neat brandy which
could see their stoutest "bowlsmen'
under the table, Prince Charlie eX.
cited the admiration Of his faithful
followers by his skill with the ''feu.
see" killing grouse equally well 'on
the ground or on the wing" The
latter was a startling novelty to the
Highlanders, none OF whom could
perform the feat. According to the
late Sir George Dasent, at the be.
ginning Of the last century, a man
used to teach the new art of shoot.
ing flying to the boys of Westmin
ster school. who in those brave days
could get snipe, wildfowl and wood
cock amid the wilds of Chelsea or Bat
tersea.-London Chronicle.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1915-12-05
Wood and Water.

All wood contains more or less wa
ter: even the driest wood known con-
tains two or three pounds of water to
every hundred pounds of weight. Alb
solutely dry wood is unknown, for
the heat needed to obtain il would dis
solve the wood and convert it into gas
and charcoal. An eminent Swiss au-
thority on the characteristics of wood
believes that a sufficiently powerful
and perfect microscope, could it be
made, would show that the ultimate
wood cell is composed of crystals like
grains OF sugar or salt, and that thin
films of water hold the crystals apart,
yet bind them into a mass. A good MI
croscope shows the wood cell and re-
veals its spiral bandages and its open
ings and cavities, but no instrument
yet made reveals the ultimate crystals
that, as many believe, do exist, and
that would explain why water cannot
be expelled from wood without de-
stroying the wood itself.-Youth's
Companion.