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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
T0day's Market Quotations
TRADING DULL IN
STOCK EXCHANGE
rr.vssetieus in First Hour Reach
smallest Total In That Period
for Many Weeks.

N~g York. Dec. 4.--Trading In the
srst hour Of today's market was the
spIlest for that period in many weeks.
transactions falling under 10000
shares. but some specialties, notably
camera Motors, international Agri-
,situral Chemical preferred, General
rlectric Republic Steel and Montana
Power. scored striking gains,
United Fruit fell 61s to IA and
Be.hIebem Steel 10 TO 465 Rails were
firm but Inactive. Prices hardened in
tina more active final dealings The
closing was strong.
Bonds we're irregular.
Advances OF a fraction to q full
,oint we're recorded by numerous spe-
ojalties in t1days early stock market
dealings With the usual neglect Of
more seasoned shares. The greatest
rain was made by International Agri-
cultural Chemical preferred, which
rose 3lk TO 60 Montana Power, one
Of Yesterdays strong features, fell
su to 78lA and United Fruit dropped
Az 70 147 In Connection with some new
financing by The new company. Trad
lne was d1ll and narrow.
LAST SALE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
New York Provisions.

New York. Dec 4.-Butter steady
receipts, 3.0S5; creamery extras, S412
035c: flrsts, 2S033c; seconds, ESQ
2718c
Eggs steady; receipts. 1850; fresh
gathered extra fine. S904oe; extra
firsts, 3603Sc; firsts. 500 SIC; sec
onds. 2S032c,
Cheese firm; receipts, 1900 state
whole milk, flats held specials. ia
H1714e; do. average fancy, 16h OLGA C;
do, current make specials, 1917 G16&c c;
do, average fancy. 1914
Live poultry steady; western chick
lens, 1312c; fowls, 1912 @14c; turkeys
lie.
Dressei quiet; prices unchanged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
MOLINE ASSOCIATIONS
PASSES 1000 MARK

Membership Of the Moline Y. NJ C. A.
has passed the 600 mark. In exact
figures there are now zoos men and
boys holding membership in the asso-
citation
Growth in membership of the Moline
association during the last six months
is considered remarkable When the
October campaign started there were
422 members. When the canvass clos
ed four days later the membership had
increased 10 1886 AT the last meeting
Of the directors, early in November, it
was reported as having jumped to 1886.
Report that will be made next Monday
is that the 1000 goal has at last been
past.
Largest previous membership Of the
association was a little more than 800.
This was shortly after the new build
ing was complete and before the grad
ual falling off which reached the low
water mark last June.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
Finger Nails.

The growth of the finger nail is an
inch and half year. 1t grows more
quickly in summer than in winter
The nail Of the middle finger grows
the fastest and that of the thumb is the
sIownst
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
ttnlana nrsiIi.

Omaha, Neb., Dec Wheat-No. >
hard, l016104.
Corn-No. white. 62la 63e; No. 2
yellow 671a q6Sc; No. yellow, 66la
@67c: No, ?. 63h@64c.
0ats-No. white, SEA 39&c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
ii. Innis prafiSinns

St Louis. Dec 4.-Poultry- Chick
ems, lie; springs. 1$c; turkeys. l41s
0151ac; ducks. he; geese. 1012c.
Butter and eggs unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
LOCAL MARKETS.

Dec. 4-F'ollowing are the whole
sale quotations on the rocas markets
today:
Vegetables.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

New York, Dec. Mercantile pa
per- "a az per cent bar silver. 55c
Mexican dollars. 4215c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

Struck by Auto: Now in Hospital
W. E. Stage. an arsenal employee. was
struck by an automobile at the Daven-
port end of the government bridge
shortly after he had returned to this
side after work Thursday Stage was
picked up and taken in the automobile
to his room at the Y. NJ. c. A.. but lat
err it was found necessary to remove
him to Mercy hospital. II was learned
yesterday at that institution that he
had sustained fractured leg and
bruises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

Obituary Record The death OF Mar
shall Fl. Miller, an old railroad man Of
Davenport, occurred Thursday evening
at il.45 at his home, slS West Four
ifeenth street, following short Illness.
He was born in Mnscatine, Oct 81.
1s49, being 66 years old. On July 4.
I1S77, he was united i'll marriage with
Miss Anna Romann in Wilton, Iowa.
For the last 30 years they have been
residents of Davenport For 35 years
Mr.. Miller was in the employ of the
Rock Island railroad, being one OF its
oldest employees aud being respected
and we'll liked by all OF his associates
and people he came in contact with.
Three years ago he retired from active
service. He is survived by his wife.
two daughters, Mrs Archie Dimoeh OF
Cedar Rapids and Eva, at home. and
three sons. Marshall of Chicago and
Harry and Leroy OF Davenport. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
The Day i'm Davenport

funeral will be held from the home.
61S West Fourteenth street. Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. with iuterment
in Oakdale cemetery.
John Anton Mueller. one of Scott
county's old and respected citizens,
died yesterday at the home of his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Chris Seefeldt, sol South Lin
coin avenue, at o'clock He was
born in Holstein. Nov. 20, 1882, being
So years OF age. He was united in
marriage with Miss Juliaua Greye on
Aug TO- 1860. in Germany In 1873
they came to America, direct to Scott
county, where they settled on a farm.
In 1893 he retired and moved to DAY.
export Two years later his wife died.
He is survived by seven children. Mrs.
Chris Seefeldt. Alvina, and Gustave of
Davenport. Mrs, GustaYe LANCE. Mrs.
Frank Hartmann and Mrs George
Breuch of Denver, Col, and Herman
Of Durango, Col, besides Is grand
children and two great grandchildren.
Peter ana Theodore Peters of Rock
ingham road received telegram yes
terday notifying them of the death OF
their brother. Julius. in Chicago. He
was As years OF age Beside the two
brothers there is one sister, Mrs Elsie
McCune, residing in California.
Mr.. and Mrs a j Hesse Of Aliens
Grove are mourning the death of their
infant son whose demise occurred on
Nov. "A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

In Divorce Court Giving as
grounds, statutory charges, cruel and
inhuman treatment and drunkenness
Frances Carter has filed suit for di-
vorce against her husband VIII E.
Carter. The couple was married in
Davenport on July a. 1913. and lived
together until Sept. II. 1915. Plain
tiff asks the custody Of the minor
child, Royal " Carter. and also ali
mony in the sum Of $50 per month
Realff Otteson is the attorney
Therese sattig. after % years OF
married life. has filed suit for divorce
against John Sattig. because the lat
ter deserted her. The couple was mar
ried at kieI, Germany. Dec. 81, 1895
and lived together until Aug. Is. 1919
when defendant left and has up to the
present made himself very much alb
sent William Hoerseh is attorney for
the plaintiff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
wheat DECLINES
IN MARKET TODAY
Failure oil Liverpool Quotations to Sup.
port American Advance. the
Prices Drop.

GnfcaEo. dec. 4.-~Whedt declined to-
day largely because OF failure Of Lfv-
erpool quotations to reflect yesterdays
advance In America. The market was
bearishly affected also by announce
men that six railroads TO the east had
put an embargo on export shipments
of -four. After opening shade TO 3sn
iac lower. the market materially de-
clined
Later a sensational advance took
place in wheat on active purchasing
by prominent houses The market
closed ar 21sG3 to 51sc net advance,
with December at 116ss and May a,
| 11eA.
Fine weather and a prospect of more
sent corn prices downward Opening
prices, which ranged from % to sc
/ lower, we're followed by a moderate
setback.
| Corn closed firm at ssc net advance
Oats were weak with other grain.
! Provisions hardened after some
heaviness.
! Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Dec 4-Wheat: No red
III; No. red and No 2 hard, nom
inal; No. 3 hard 102h01031s
| Corn: No. 2 yellow, old, 7Ola; No.
yellow. new, 64065h No. white,
new. 63A@85
Oats: No. white 4o1z 042; stand
ard 42A 0431a
| Rye: No 2, Sc; barley 64m72; tim
othy 50O0775; clover 10.00019OO:
pork 1915; lard 9.25; ribs 1850
Chicago Provisions.
! Chicago. Dec. 4.-Butter. higher;
creamery 23Q331ae
Eggs Receipts, 2476 cases; I'M
changed.
Receipts. 80 cars; un-
changed
Poultry, alive, unchanged
/ Kansas City Provisions.
Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 4-Butter.
| eggs and poultry, unchanged.
/ Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool, Dec. 4-Wheat: No Q
/ hard winter, new, lis sd; ditto, old,
Us I'd.
Corn: American mixed SIS Sd
New York Sugar.
New York, Dec. 4-sugar-n lolasses.
443; centrifugal. $50; refined, firm.
Omaha Livestock.
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 4.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $500; steady; heavy. 5000 so:
light 6.45@6.65; pigs, 5.2506.40; bulk.
6,45G6.50
I Cattle Receipts, 200; steady; steam
ers, coca SO; cows and heiiers. 5.250
CTS.
Kansas City Grain.
( Kansas City, Dec. Wheat: No. .
hard 1.02d109; No. red 1.106113
Corn: No, mixed, not quoted; No.
2 white 63G631z; No. 2 yellow CSC
651a
Oats No. white 424 043; No, ?
mixed 39G4OA
Rye and hay. steady.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Dec, Wheat: De-
cember ,08la May I12A0 Il. No.
/ hard ia; No. northern LOG
'l.1t1a; No. northern 1.0601.0S.
No 3 yellow corn 72d7Se.
No. 3 yellow oats 396l4 csc.
Flax 2.0t%2Q5&
Toledo Grain.
Todelo. Ohio Dec. 4,-Cloyer seed
prime cash 1900; February 1885;
Marsh 12,3712.
AIsike prime cash. 10.25. February,
10.45; March 1885,
Timothy prime cash $50: February
i3S7i2 March 500.
Peoria Grain.
Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 4.--Corn: No. 4
white 81; No 4 yellow 63e; No mix
ed SEE
Oats: No. white 39i4c,
Eigin Butter.
/ Elgln, Ill, Dec. 4.-Butter: so tubs
isold at 34e; so at 80 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
Lnndnn Silver.

London Dec g. Bar silver, &c 7-16d
per ounce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

Ross Pope is Hit BY Freight Train r.
Ross Pope, who is a stranger in DaV-
export was struck by the Silvis work
train Thursday afternoon at $3.50 at
Fifth and Brown streets. and is now
lying at ST. Luke's hospital under the
care of Dr. George NJ. Middleton. His
face and head were lacerated. but
aside from "a broken nose he received
no broken bones. No witnesses to the
accident have been found. Pope did not
know how he came to be struck, and
he was rushed TO the hospital immed-
lately after the accident AT first it
was thought he was seriously in
jured, but now he is we'll on the road
to recovery, In the pocket OF the man
was found check for $40 from Cash
Ter ]. H. Kerker of the Scott County
Savings bank which was issued Thurs
day morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

Jury Sustains VIII as Legal After
celebrating nearly eight hours. the
jury in the trial to test the legality Of
the will of Many Conklin, returned a
verdict for the proponents, John G.
and Jerome butcher. The case was
first tried three years ago, and at that
time the jury disagreed, 1t was slated
for retrial and the work on it this
term was started Nov. 10. During The
II days that elapsed between the Sc
lection of the first juror and the fin
al arguments of attorneys, "a wit
nesses were examined. y in behalf of
the contestants and an equal number
for the proponents. There was much
expert testimony Contestant was rep
resented by Robert r. Reynolds and
". C. Allen of Rock Island, and Car
roll Brothers and j, A. Hanley Of Day-
export, while attorneys for the pro-
ponents were W. NJ Chamberlin and
Scott & Scott.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, Dec Wheat: No ?
hard 102@109; No. red 1.10@113.
Corn No mixed, not quoted; No.
2 white 63@634z; No. yellow CSC
6512
Oats; No 2 white 42t4 043; No, ?
mixed 39G40A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

Summer Home Burned to Ground =
The summer home Of " f. Heesch To-
Gated on the knoll just east Of the Dav-
export city limits and adjoining Bet
tendarf. was burned to the ground
shortly after o'clock yesterday morn
ing. MIR. Heeseh and family are now
residing at I4l5 Farnam street and had
left the property in charge Of a care
taker. The origin Of the blaze is un-
known. It is stated the loss is fully
covered by insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

Fugitive tor Year: Gives Himself Up
George Coreoran. 26 years old. Of
Toledo. Ohio. came into local police
headquarters yesterday and gave him
SELF up admitting hat he was short in
his accounts between Sill and sla
while working for the adams Express
company at his home town. He will be
held pending word from Toledo police
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-04

State of Illinois, Rock Island county
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
VIM. PRETZELL WAS
KICKED BY HIS COLT

William Pretzeli. a prominent or
leans township farmer, who resides
on the Spencer farm, one mile east
OF Ravell's mill, met with severe ac-
cident last Thursday which may result
in his death.
He was leading a two-year-old colt
TO water when il whirled around in
playful mood and kicked him with
both hind feet squarely in the stom
ach. The force Of the colts hoofs
ruptured several Of the intestines al
though the skin was not broken
DR. Bower of GreenVlle, assisted by
DR.. Little Of this city. performed an
operation as the oniy hope of saving
his life Or Geo. a. Stanton and his
brother-in-law Or Greiner who is
visiting him, were also present at the
operation The broken intestines We're
sewed up and placed in position
again and the patient who had suffer
ed excruciating pain. made as com
forta BILE as possible
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
WHAT KIND OF PAVING
Is THE NEXT QUESTION

The special election. called for the
purpose of deciding whether or not
this city should bond TO pave the
business streets carried last week.
Tuesday, by an overwhelming ma
jority-543 to II. The important
question now to be decided is the kind
OF a pavement to be laid The spec
itcations as prepared by the Smith &
Boulay comSny call for bids from
the contractors on all kinds of mater
ial. The bids are to all be in by
August Is and are to be opened Aug
ust 19. With action coming on this
early date it is very probable that the
actual work Of paving may begin by
September l.
The supervisors OF the city are now
working on the assessment rolls dis
tributing the paving cost.
Mayor Hall will appoint commit
tee 10 assist the council in determin-
ing the kind OF paving material to be
.t1za1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
BIG RAPIDS PARTY
To Be IN bELD|NG
TUESDAY JULY 20

Next Tuesday, July 20, big dele
CATION from Big Rapids will be in
Belding for the day. The trip will be
made in automobiles. 1t is expected
that sixty machines will come here
on that day. A delegation from here
will go to Greenville in automobiles
to meet and escort the party into the
city.
The Big Rapids crowd will be ac-
companied by the ball team and a fast
game of ball will be played between
that team and the local club. Stores
will be closed from three TO five
o'clock. A bevy of girls will be as
sembled in the street when the dele
CATION arrive and each member OF the
party will be given a good drink of
ice cold lemonade. The band will be
out TO give welcome. The day will be
big one for Belding to show hos
pitality to a neighboring city. II is
the desire to have as many Of the
citizens out TO meet the visitors when
they arrive as possible. Every one
should arrange 10 be out and get ac-
quainted with the Big Rapids folks.
IL is expected the party will arrive
about eleven o'clock.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
EMPRESS THEATRE is
MEMBER CORPORATION

Arrangements We're completed the
latter part of last week whereby the
owners OF the Empress theatre be-
came members of the Michigan
Theatre company. This is new COM
pany organized among one hundred
leading theatres OF the state and limit
ed 20 just one hundred members, for
the purpose of furnishing theatre go-
ers better features The new COM
pany will procure their own films
and will circulate them among the
different members only, By this ar
rangement they Will be enabled to buy
and furnish much better pictures than
they have been getting Independently
Each member OF the corporation has
one share OF stock, and ne cannot Sc
cure more than one share. A man
with two or three theatres, however
may have share for each theatre
The Empress will secure films about
sixty days after they have started la
the corporations houses. The first
one will not be received until about
September To- Included in the cor
poration are the Idlehour Theatre at
Lowell StoegerS theatre at Ionia, one
house in Grand Rapids. one in Alma
and st. Louis. thirty houses in De-
troit, etc. The headquarters of the
corporation are at the Majestic in De-
troit. Four of the officers are Detroit
men and six are distributed through
the state,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
MICHIGAN
RESIDENTS CELEBRATE
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mrs. Henry Skellenger has recently
received word from Bellingham.
Washington that her brother Harry
Cowdin and his wife just celebrated
the tfty-second anniversary of their
marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs Cowdin moved TO
that state from Michigan near Coral,
about forty years ago Cowdin Lake
was named in their honor.
In Bellingham he is known as
Uncle Harry" and for many years
has been sheriff OF the county. The
Bellingham Herald gave him and his
wife a fine write-up In which this
clipping appears:
Hear ye. devotees Of the divorce
courts and patrons Of Reno. In Bel
lingham is man, now rs years of
age, who, in his ffty-two years of
welded life. never has engaged in "A
quarrel with his wife. More than half
a century. Opportunities galore for
the average man and woman. Nine
children-nine times as many oppor-
tunities as the average person needs
to deprive him Of his disposition" oc-
casionally. F'ifty-two years is 19,0S0
days. including Sundays Nineteen
thousand breakfasts. nineteen thou
sand dinners, nineteen thousand sup
pers. Especially the breakfasts. Al
50 the nine children.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
FLORENCE AYERS RUN
DOWN BY AUTOMOBILE

Florence Ayers, siX-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr., and Mrs. O. NJ Ayers mar
rowly averted serious accident at
the corner of Main and Pleasant
streets when an automobile coming
from the south struck her. The 9TH
er children jumped clear of the ma
chine. but Florence saw that she could
not get out of the way and with rare
presence OF mind caught hold Of the
fender that extended along the front
Of the car. The brakes failed to work
and the girl was carried into the
barrel traffic sign that stands in the
middle of the crossing. The barrel
was Knocked ten feet out oftts setting.
When the automobile stopped the little
Miss released her hold on the bum
pers and ran to the sidewalk. unin-
jured, except a slightly bruised back
and skinned elbow.
The automobile was running at "A
low rate of speed The brakes failed
to work properly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
BOUNT|FUL SUPPLY OF
PURE WATER At
HOTEL BELONG

Although Hotel Belding has always
been we'll equipped with a good supply
Of water for its use on all ordinary
occasions Vet there have been times
when the supply was a trifle short
and for the purpose of obviating the
difficulty a new we'll was put down
about year ago which did not prove
as successful as anticipated. The
trouble has been cured now. how
ever. by connection with the flow
ing well at the weaving mill
Belding Bros. 4 Co, drove well
at that plant about a year ago and at
a depth of about 100 feet struck one
of the best flows and purest veins OF
water for which this city is noted.
The overflow has been discharged
into the river at fifty gallons min
ute; it is from this we'll the connec-
ton with the hotel has been made
this week and it will supply every de-
mand made by the management and
patrons of that popular place. No
one need TO go thirsty for the want
of good drink of water while stop
ping there.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
THE UNION MEETING
SCHEDULE FOR SU M M Err

Following is the schedule ofthe Sun
day afternoon union meeting for the
summer:
July 1s-Rev c. NJ. Pease. speak
er; Rev. w. A. Bliss, chairman.
July 25-Rev.. w. A. Bliss. speaker;
Rev. w. f. Doty, chairman.
August Rev w. r.. Doty, speak
er; Rev. j. A. Hudnutt, chairman.
August s-Rev. j. A. Hudnutt,
speaker; Rev. A. j. Blair. chairman.
August 15-Rev. c. NJ. Pease,
weaker; Rev. c. NJ. Pease, chairman
August 22-Rev. Charles NJ. Pease.
speaker; Rev. w. A. Bliss, chairman.
August 29-Rev. w. A. Bliss, speak
er; Rev. w. +. Doty, chairman.
SPIT. 5-Rev. w, f. Doty. speaker:
Rev. w. A Bliss chairman
The choir from the church whose
pastor breaches for the current Sun
day will be in charge OF the music of
the day. In case OF rain the services
will be adjourned TO the church whose
pastor speaks
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
MINING PROJECT GOOD
FOR MICHIGAN HOLDERS

Michigan and Belding people who
hold stock in the Kersey Mining Co.
of Joplin Mo. will be interested in
this bit of mining news, clipped from
the Joplin Herald under the head of
"Kersey Mining Cos new mill to be-
gin operations
The water has been drained from
the new mine on the Largent land,
east of Porto Rico, and operations
at the mill are to start in the near
future The Kersey Mining Com
pany is operator of this property.
which. in view OF the fact that it is
situated ia virgin TERRITORY has at
tracted much attention. The mill on
the property is new and has a capac-
ity OF $50 tons shift. The lease
comprises % acres.
Several drill holes We're put down
on the land before the shaft was
sunk and an extensive ore body. oc-
curing in soft ground from a depth
of so feet down TO 100 feet. was
blocked out Several drifts are now
into rich ore which. the operators be-
lieve. will run as rich as 20 per cent
blende in places, while they expect the
average recovery TO be as high as 10
per cent. The average price of blende
is S96 per ton. Range SIS to S110. :
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
A Near Drowning

The drowning season is here with us,
nearly every exchange paper has an
account OF a boy or girl having been
drowned while boating or bathing.
Parents cannot be too careful in Civ
ing advice to their children about go
ing for a swim or n row and the boys
and girls should not be too venturesome
and take too many chances. while on
the lakes or rivers
There might and would have been
drowning right here in Belding last
Sunday IL Clarence Bailey had not
been at the race above the Richard
son mill A lad was swimming in the
race where the water is from eight to
ten feet deep and finally became ex-
hausted. Clarence saw the boy in
danger and with considerable difficulty
saved him from going to the bottom.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-14
C0MPLIMENTED CITIZENS
ON THE PAVING VOTE

In commenting on the result OF the
recent special election to bond the city
to construct the paving on the business
streets l.. A. Boulay of the Smith g.
Boulay company. which company has
the contract for doing the engineering
work for the job. wrote the following
TO X. c. Gunsolus secretary OF the
Board OF Commerce.
"Belding has voted in favor of paw
ing by one OF the most progressive
votes ever cast in the state on sim
liar proposition / feel that the vote
was a we'll deserved tribute to your
effort to make 'Belding, Bigger and
Better
II am sorry that was not there to
enter into the festivities for I am sure
that your red fire made the town one
glare Of light I want to congratul-
ate the Board of Commerce on their
efforts in regard to paving"