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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Fire Near Long Lake

Ben Hall of Long Lake was in the
city Saturday. He and Mrs. Hall are
with Miss Jane Baird in Orleans, as
sisting in caring for her since the in
jury she received few weeks ago by
slipping and falling down. He says
fire destroyed the home Of Elmer Cup
til about mile from his place last
week. Monday. His sons, Raymond
Frank Hall, who saw the fire hurried
to the scene and with, other neighbors
assisted in saving what they could of
the house. Mrs. Guptil was sick
with the grip and after the fire which
consumed the house and nearly all
the contents, she was taken to Mr..
Halls home, where she was made as
comfortable as possible and is still
there. Fortunately the barn was saw
ed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
SOME FIGURES ON
THE APPROXIMATE
COST OF PAVING
BOARD OF COMMERCE THROUGH
PRESIDENT HALL GIVES
SOME DATA

The following communication has
been received by the Banner from the
Board of Commerce, through Presi-
dent r. H.. Hall. 1t is in regard to
the cost of the proposed paving Of
north and south Bridge street ac-
cording to the plans and specifica-
tions received by the city from the
l.. A. Boulay company. Here is the
article:
At the city election which takes.
place on April the proposition to
bond the city for $4,000 for pave
ment and improvements such as
grading, draining and curbing on
Bridge street from the Catholic
church on the south to the Ellis
school on the north, is to be consid-
cred and acted upon by the voters.
Any woman who is a taxpayer or
owns real estate jointly with her
husband or some other person in the
city, and who has the qualifications
of a male elector is entitled to be
registered and is entitled to vote on
this question.
An analysis of the report of es-
Inmates of the cost as submitted by
the l.. A. Boulay Co., city engineers,
brings out some rather interesting
figures.
The total cost of the entire work
including curbing, draining, excava-
ton, ETC., as well as paving with
brick on a concrete foundation six
inches in thickness is $38,973.39. The
cost for the South Bridge street por-
tion is $25,030.54. The cost for the
North Bridge street portion is $751;
942.S5. OF this total cost the city
portion is $25, 1865. the property
owners portion $13,836.84.
This figures the cost per lineal
foot to the owner for all abutting
property $1.881s, making the total
cost for a sixty-six-foot lot $124.41,
which if the owner so desires can be
divided into five annual payments.
The city's portion of S25.136.55
when figured against the total as
Continued on Page Four)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
HARDWARE NOW SHOWS
LATEST HAT STYLES

Geo. Crawford Of the Belding Hard
ware company, has decorated his win
dow with the latest in headwear. Ii
will be a surprise to hundreds of peo-
pie to know that the hardware COM
pany has entered the millinery field
but one look at the window will con-
vinced everyone that the feminine
tastes in millinery can be satisfied at
the Belding, Hardware Company.
The window display is of culinary
articles used in the kitchen to rep
resent the different styles in head
dress. Mr.. Crawford has conformed
to every detail of the millinery art
from the correct angle Of the metal
feathers and the size of the hat pins
even to the price of the creations.
Every one should see the window dis
play.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
RETURNED TO UPPER
PENINSULA LAST WEEK

Ed. Jersey left last Thursday for
his summer home at Kenneth in the
upper peninsula.
Mr.. Jersey has fine farm and con-
siderable timber land holdings in that
section of the country and spends
the summer there farming and look
ing after his other interests. He puts
in little time estimating timber and
looking after the purchase and sale
of lands for other parties also.
When the fishing and hunting sea-
son is open he never fails to get in
on the ground floor and get his share
of game Every fall he entertains a
party Of sportsman friends from this
city who put in a few weeks there
fishing and hunting.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
FUNERAL WAS HELD
IN CHURCH OF CHRIST

The funeral service of the late Jas.
S. Peterson, mention of whose death
was made last week, was held in the
Church of Christ at ten o'clock Fri
day morning.
The Rev. J. NJ. Wilbur, elder of the
'Woodlawn s. ID. A. church in Grand
Rapids officiated and delivered an ex-
cellent sermon.
The remains were laid to rest in
the River Ridge cemetery.
Among the friends present from
outside Of the city were: t. M. Wyatt,
]. +. Root, Fred Bliss and Will Bliss
of Coopersville, and a sister, Mrs. A.
Nelson of Racine, Wisconsin.
James s. Peterson was born in the
city of Waupaca, Wis, August II,
1873, and died at Butterworth hospi-
tai in Grand Rapids, Mich, March IA,
1916 after an illness of nearly five
weeks, at the age of AZ years.
He attended school at Battle Greek
College. where he graduated. Later
he entered the nurses training class
at Battle Creek sanitarium, from
which he also graduated.
He was married 20 Miss Bertha
Bliss December 20, 1905. The first
few years of their married life was
spent near Belding, after which they
made their home on farm near
Coopersville.
He was a faithful member of the
s. u. A. church Of Wright, and in his
death he leaces n vacancy hard to
fill. He died in the blessed hope of
part in the first resurrection.
He leaves to mourn a kind wife,
three children, one adopted son. an
aged mother, one sister. one brother,
seven half brothers, and sisters, and
numerous other relatives and friends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
THE GLORY OF THE STATES
MICHIGAN

car. ten to one it was made in Michi-
gan. The copper wire for your
street cars came from Michigan
mines, and
"Your office?
"Begin all over again.
"Your Office furniture, fixtures, fill
ing cabinets, everything, from type
writing machine to the sticky fly
paper and the janitor's carpet sweep
er. bears the stamp of Michigan.
That is, if you buy the best. We make
nothing cheap in Michigan. Your
letters are written on paper from the
immense paper mills of Michigan, as
are those your receive. You can't
do without it. Your every surround
ing, from the steel girders that knit
together your skyscrapers to the
delicate wall tints made from Michi-
gan, testifies to the productiveness of
our state.
Do you doubt that Michigan is still
good?
What IL Needs
michigan needs advertising. Ii
needs to be advertised by its own
people. Michigan natives seem to
think it sin to talk about themsel-
YES. We dub along, believing the
world knows as much about Michi-
gan as we do. Wherever men and
women assemble TO praise their own
commonwealths. there are those who
sit quietly aside and say nothing.
Make a bet that those who say the
least are from Michigan. You'll
win. The people in Michigan are still
living by the old out-lawed adage
that silence is golden.
eve have twenty million acres Of
uncultivated land within twelve hours
of the worlds greatest markets, but
who knows it?
We have the most invigorating,
God given climate in the north tenn
perate zone. Mention that to a
Michigan native, and he will agree
with the same reluctance that he'd
swear to an improved alibi.
michigan. on its admission to the
Union. brought as it's dowry the pre-
sent American system of education.
Did you know that? OF course you
didn't because Michigan people don't
talk about it, and rival states won't
admit il.
/ "We need less politics in Michigan
and less legislative wisdom. Every
male born in the state becomes an
apostle Of either Hammurabi or Sol
on. The Hammurabis are the Re-
publicans and the Solons are the
Democrats. With each succession of
power we have new avalanche of
laws which the other promptly shoots
full of holes. Thus. between the
two. we are legislated to distraction.
We need an alarm clock in Michi-
gan, big one that can be heard all
over the state. We need something
70 keep us awake. We are woefully
Indifferent TO opportunity. Faction
alism end politics have given birth
to indifferentism. We are clicdue-
4 ridden and clawnish. IF you don't
belong 10 a clique. if YOU haven't
some ak 10 grind, If you don't own il
I oil, or are not on the inside with
those that do, you crawl into your
shell and look on. You become con-
tent to reap and hoard Michigan
wealth withoutinviting other to get
into the game.
Zone great trouble with us in
4 Michigan is we're too rich.
We're rich, and we don't know il.
We're great, and we won't admit il.
"We need competition. We need to
be stirred up. We have drawn on
the wealth of this state until we got
tired and went to sleep on the Job.
"And, with it all, Michigan is still
good"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22

"The Man Trail" Essanay's six
act photoplay, adapted from the re-
Gently published novel by Henry
Oyen, is hailed by critics as the most
intensely dramatic production of the
year. 1t deals with the savage free
dom of the Great North Woods, where
mer bulk big and life runs large.
Every person who has seen the pro-
H'cr oa Geciares that it has no equal
for intense action and dramatic thrills
Its plot centers about logging camp
where men laugh and drink together
or fight hand to hand to the death for
life or love with the same quickness
and disregard of consequences.
The setting is exceptionally appro-
pirate, the play having been taken at
"The Pines" at the mouth of the Dead
River, near Waukegan, ILL.,, where ma
ture is as rough and rugged as the
characters represented in the play.
1t is the burning of the Whiskey
Falls gambling hells, dance halls and
saloons. The scene is taken at night
by means of artificial lights strung
far overhead and by the fires own
light.
One thousand men took part in the
play, men of many nationalities and
all races. Richard C.. Travers, lead
ing man with Essanay, took the lead
ing role of John Peabody, the youth
from the city, who goes to the woods
to make good and does.
This great photo-drama shown at
Star Theatre, Wednesday, March 20
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22

The annual "Y" boys conference
will be held at Portland beginning
Friday evening. March 81, with ban
quet. r. w. Alton will be toastmas-
ter. Reports will be given from all
over tn ecounty. Ohjo's secretary.
t. B. Lanham and also w. III. Gay OF
Grand Rapids, will be on the program
The conference will open Saturday
morning at o'clock probably with a
talk from Lewis E. Reiman, coach of
u. of M.
All delegates from churches and
other bodies sending representatives
should be chosen next Sunday sure
Delegates fees, fifty cents, should be
handed to Wells Hall, president of the
county organization, as soon as pos
sible.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Gee -Together Meeting

An all-day community meeting is
being arranged for Friday, March 81
at Keene M. f. church, beginning at
1000 a. m. picnic dinner, and closing
at 400 p. m. A great opportunity TO
"get acquainted with yotfr neighbor,
you might like him"
Speakers Of renown in the state
have been secured. John G. Ketcham,
Hastings. master Of the state grange,
II. G.. Smith, Kent agriculturist; f..
J. Sharpe, Grand Rapids secretary Y.
M. G.. A.; Rev. w. M. Puffer. pastor
Trinity M. +. church. Grand Rapids
DR.. j G. Floyd, district superintend-
ent. will give addresses, teeming with
interest for old and young.
Every resident Of Keene and sur
rounding country is invited. All is
free. Don't miss t.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Pioneer Minister Celebrates

Rev. David Z. Millard, Portland's
venerable retired clergyman, is to-
day quietly celebrating his 87th birth
day and incidentally the 62nd anniver-
sary of his ordainment as minister
at his home on Bridge street.
81 would like to greet all my old
friends with hand shake" he says,
"but owing to my crippled condition
l cannot get out to do that, so send
to ali my best wishes" Rev. Millard
was one of the pioneer pastors of the
Congregational church here.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
GRATTAN BOY HAS EN-
LISTED IN u. S. NAVY

Earl Hendrickson left Monday to
enlist in the u. S. navy. He is a
Grattan boy and will report at the
United States enlistment office in
Grand Rapids for enrolment, after
which he will go to Rochester, N Y,
and there he assigned to ne of the
battleships.
Earl is seventeen years old and is
a good rugged looking youth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22

Special Lenten Mission Services
will be held at the Methodist church
next week. under the auspices of the
young peoples classes. A special
evangelistic campaign will be con-
dncted at the Central NJ. +. church,
beginning Sunday, March 26 and con-
tinuing for one week.
A team Of three young mcn from
Alma College ". M. c. A. viii have
charge Of the services and live pro-
gram Is outlined A chorus choir Of
nearly thirty voices is being. worked
up. and also n mons chorus is plan
ned on for one night.
Az arc invited to attend and get in
touch with the revival that's differ
ent" and also with bunch Of young
fellows who are earnest Christian
workers with lots of "pep."
Watch for further announcements
next week. l.. G.. Forman,
President Baraca Class.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
CALIFORNIA MAN
INTERESTED IN HIS
OLD HOME STATE
Pacific Grove, California,
March Is, 1916.


Editor Belding Banner:
am sending you copy of our
daily paper here in Pacific Grove. The
one reason | am sending is for the
marked article on the front page. 1t
struck me as being pretty good as
am a Michigan man myself. So.
thought you would like to see the
boost good old Michigan is getting
away out here in California. Note
the editors name on this paper is
an old friend of yours.
l lived in Belding and my people
live there yet. / used to be with M.
c. Bentley, clothier.
Well, I will not impose long letter
on you but could not resist the tempta-
tion Of sending this paper to you. If
you are as good boosters there as
we are here you will enjoy this.
Yours very respectfully,
G. w. Whitney.
The article oppears in another coll
umn of the Banner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Ave in Herald voting contest

Miss Rosina Bignell of this city
and Miss Fern Belding of r. F. d.
are in the contest offered by the
Grand Rapids Herald TO give eight
winners of votes a thirty-day vaca-
tion trip to Alaska from Niagara
Falls.
Their many friends in the city and
vicinity hope they will win out and be
among the eight who will take the
delightful trip.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Miss PotruG in Charge

Miss Gertrude Potruff of Lowell has
been engaged as superintendent of the
Good Samaritan hospital in Hastings
in place of Mrs. Sophia Nelson, the
visiting nurse, who has had charge of
the hospital since its establishment.
Miss Potruff has done considerable
work in the city hospital here and her
friends are pleased to hear of her ad-
vancement
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Symphony Orchestra

If three hundred tickets can be Sc
cured before April /, a grand SYM
phony orchestra of at least twenty
five members will appear here about
May IL. It is necessary that the
pledges be made early so that the
local musicians can arrange for the
musical event. 1t is planned to bring
fifteen of Grand Rapids best players
here to combine with the local or
chestra. Almost 100 tickets at SO
cents each have already been pledged
Pledges will be received by Tison
Hale, Bert Rummler or A. V. Fleck.
adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22

In the April issue of the American
magazine, just out. is an article
written by A. p. Johnson, publisher
of the Grand Rapids News on the
subject "The Glory of the State
MICHIGAN" The article contains
so much of good and is of such vital
interest to all of US in Michigan that
we offer it for your consideration be-
low:
"Look at a map of the United
States. Place the forefnger of your
right hand into Lake Superior, your
thumb into Lake Michigan, stick
your remaining three fingers into the
three other lakes. Imagine you are
Atlas. Get a good hold on the shore
lines. That's right.
"The grip you have on the world
is Michigan.
"If a crow starts to fly today from
Detroit to Isle Royal, and flies high
enough, it will get there in two days.
That's Michigan.
"If the same crow had hankering
for Broadway, it would get there to-
morrow. That's Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York, and part of New Jersey.
Mature has performed miracles
in Michigan always. The state lies
in the center of what is geoligically
known as the Great Michigan Basin,
extending from western Ontario to
/ the eastern shores of Wisconsin,
sloping gently southwark.
"In the early fiery period there was
/ considerable argument between the
natural forces as TO what substance
Michigan should be made of. The
gaseous yapors, which then had
/ things driven into Indiana and Ohio,
where they have thrived ever since,
leaving Michigan the salt of the
earth, most of the copper, and i'm
mense deposits of iron.
eve have mined a mile into the
earth. and Michigan is still good.
"For ages nature adorned this
storehouse of mans needs with the
birch, the hemlock and the spruce.
With its birch and bark the red man
built wigwam and canoe. With its
hemlock and spruce the white man
built cottage and palace for his race.
"And when the AK had turned the
trees into millionaires and the stumps
into turpentine, open sesame! Michi-
gan's fecund nature performs anoth-
er miracle.
"Where stood the birch, the hem
/ lock ana LHe SpIuCcs IHtIt SpIliik :
from its prolific soil another crop of
trees laden with, delicious fruits; its
slopes are dotted with productive
farms, its plains with cattle, and the
shores Of its lakes and rivers become
a paradise for a weary, crowded,
suffering humanity.
What IL Has
"Tbc great Manitou chose Michi-
gan for his throne-room. As the
red man in ages past looked TO the
| Master Of Souls for his spiritual well
\ fare. so turns the white man today
70 Michigan for his physical COM
/ forts.
'Your city-dweller on Manhattan
what would you do without Michi-
GAM
"You arise in the morning from a
bed made in Michigan. You pull up
window shade that came from
Michigan. Your breakfast chair and
table are Michigan handiwork. Your
breakfast fruit was picked in Michi.
gan and your cereal manufactured
there. If, perchance, your eggs did
not come from our great poultry
producing state, and the bacon from
a Michigan hog that was raised on
our nutritious corn, you can be as
sured your salt was mined in Michi-
gaon.
"f you ride 20 work in a motor
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Accounts for Bows and Girls

Wilson and Gregg have new
scheme for helping the boys and girls
Of the city and community in starting
savings accounts in the banks. Every
boy and girl should read their adver-
tisement and see how by a very little
work an account can be started.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Had Narrow Escape From Fire

Mrs. Ora Condor had a very mar
row escape from being burned to
death last Wednesday. She was in
the kitchen at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Preserve Curtis,
and the flames from burning paper
she had placed in the cook stove
caught in her apron and quickly en-
veloped her. She tried TO get out of
the kitchen door but could not and
screamed for help. Her sister, Cora,
threw a rug over her which smothered
the flames. DIR. Pinkham was sum-
moned and found that her left arm
and face. Though the burns were not
deep, only the presence of mind and
quick action of her sister saved her
from a horrible death. She is COM
Portable and recovering from the
shock.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
BOARD OF EDUCATION
CONSIDER TEACHERS

A special meeting of the Board OF
Education was held Monday evening
The purpose Of the meeting was to
consider the teachers for the coming
year. The preliminary deliberations
Of the board were not concluded but
contracts we're made out and sent to
the teachers. Returns will not be
made until after the spring vacation
which comes next week. No other
business came bofpre the board.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22

Mr.. Knapp is one of the progress
sive young business men of the
city, clean-cut in every way and
has had experience in our city
affairs by his membership on the
council as alderman for two
terms from his ward as an evid-
ence of what the voters of his
party thought Of his work and
good judgment. Mr.. Knapp was
rendered the nomination for
mayor a year ago, but on ac-
count of business activities he
declined the honor. Mr.. Knapp
says he is now in the race TO win
if possible.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Bic Flour Snecial

.on"h;rad ngsrd end ~ 'a are mt nntt;ng oT on n b;e
sale of Lily White flour to begin
next Friday. Read the announce
ment of prices and the list of grocers
offering the -four in their advertise
ment on the last page.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22

Following Is the Relding Grange
Program for March 25: Roll call,
humorous quotations.; music, Miss
Winnifred Thompson; discussion,
preparedness" led by J. ID. Strain.
negative, Walter Reeves, each to sell
ect two assistants.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Ionas Curtis Farm Sold

Barney c. Curtis was in Greenville
Tuesday. He is getting the business
of his fathers estate about>closed up.
He made a sale of the old farm to
julius Henkle recently, the considera-
tion being $4,000.
A son-in-law of Mr.. Henkle from
Grand Rapids will move to the farm
and improve il.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Greenville's Dollar Day

ers Of Greenville have laid complete
plans for a Dollar Day and Automo-
bile show next week, Tuesday. and
Wednesday, March 8 and 29. Every
one there is cooperating to make it
a big event. On another page of the
Banner, page nine, you will find full
page announcement of the big event,
the dealers who are to make the days
a success. Read the announcemnt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
The Hub and Satisfaction

The Hub this week has a good SEN
sible talk on clothing and especially
the new spring ones that every man
and boy should read. Then again the
Hubs talk on shoes-the Beacon-of
which there is none better sold, is
worth your time to read. Satisfaction
to customers is the constant slogan
Of The Hub.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
ATTENTION

Anyone desiring photos finished
from negatives made by King, Doty
or Welte, please call at once as all
negatives will be sold owing to want
of space. Dennis Studio.--adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Mastadon MinstreIs

The Knights. of Pythias and the
Pythian Sisters have booked a big
entertainment, Mastadon Minstrels,
nrS fG be eTsP she prd@ses hDgse Fdfs to
one of the &ggest hits of the year.
See further Particulars in the large
advertisement on another page this
week
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
Marriage Licenses

Charley Loren King. 20 Greenville;
Lily Belle Smith, 10, Belding.
Peter J. Miller, 30, Ionia; Phylena
Beltz, 30. Ionia.
BENJAMIN F. Hazard, "a, Berlin
township; Zella Mae Seckston, %,
Sebewa township.
Miles NJ. Merriett, SO, Ionia; Cassie
Worden, 81. Ionia.
Ingham L. Goodwin. %. North
Plains: Demorice Crandell, IL. Lyons
Dumont Hart, 21, Berlin: Florence
c. Emery, 20. Ionia.
Manley Aldrich, 60, Ionia; Caroline
Wheeler. 80. Ienia.
Raymond Mabi. "a. Portland; Efie
T. Caswell, 8S, Mulliken.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22

There will be a special meeting Of
the Sons of Veterans next Friday
evening. Order of Commander.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22
NOTICE

Die Chicagoer, Illinois, Stats
Zietung heir IA haben die neuester
zuverlaessigen Nachrichten Won
Kreigsschauplatz.
G. w. Kingsbury,
adv. News Agent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-22

larger circulation than all
other wccl<Iics combined
IN It's territory.