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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS

FOR 4 LETTER FIT and less money,
see Harry, the Tailor. 2O9 West
Main. 100
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-16
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Cheap. Excelsior Motor
cycle. In good condition. Roy Mar.
tin, Highfills Drug Store. 16-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-16

FOR SALE-Buggy, COW and harness.
221 Ninth Ave, n. w. See ]. Q.
Adams. 1853
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-16

WANTED TO RENT-Modern house,
within 5-minute walk of Main
street. Prefer place with room for
small garden and chicken house.
VIII want lease Of one year or
more. House must have conven-
fences. j. S. Daniels, care Ard
moreite. Home phone 1889.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-16

CALL US AND WE WILL CALL-We
want to do your cleaning and press
ing. Ardmore Cleaning G. Dye
Works. All work guaranteed. Dick
Check, Mgr 81 Caddo ST., Phone
93S. 19-1m
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WANTED-Upstairs girl. Apply Nc
Carty Bldg, or phone 500. 143
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
IF You Only Knew the Labor That Goes
Into Every "Ad, You Would Neuer
Skip Another One
BY. r. HAMILTON
Former Advetng Manager Of Wsnamskers Philsdslphis

Every little threene item you read has turned the wheels Of
some great factory Every time see cut price the number of
gray hairs in the world has been increased.
Many advertisement planned year before finds
its way into print One advertisement in Philadelphia few
years opened up the copper Colorado six months
before appeared thousand began digging cop
per contract of brass beds that going be made that
going to be advertised.
perhaps piece muslin advertised
whose trimming pretty gown whose design elegant
The chances that hundred styles discarded changed
get this for you And all the while the buyer your
favorte store picking and choosing he had you mind
He building the advertisement that would catch your eye
. and please your fancy and your pocketbook.
If you had been there you would have heard him telling
manufacturer My customers particular They must have
the best that there the lowest price that be made You've
got to give something better than give else
Every of these buyers fighting for you and up
toyou to show your loyalty to them
The store that trick customers almost
relic in this present day.
Many a time you find bargain that than
the advertisement claimed it be- you think somebody
somewhere mistake But there mistake 1t
put there purposely to win your confidence.
Every ingenuity brought upon
advertising of the present day. To write the story
single would be write chapter in the history
merchants who have figured till their eyes
out; these buyers every angle their
work. trying tell you through their advertising just
they have you And the least you do is
what they have to say
The report of all efforts in this paper today The
advertising you should be interesting after this
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
CHARLES SPARKS
DIED IN HOSPITAL

The body of Charles Sparks was
taken to Grant, Mich, for burial We'd
nesday
The deceased, who is brother of
George Sparks, residing at 512 Broas
street came here for visit about a
week ago and was taken i'll shortly
after arriving and on advise of his
physician, Dr. +. w. Little, was re-
moved to the hospital, where he died
Monday night. He was fifty-four
years old and unmarried. He had liv-
ed in Newaygo county on small
farm for 35 years. He had been in
poor health for long time
Mrs. George Sparks and daughter,
Miss Edith Sparks, accompanied the
remains.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05

fridge belts. And just think of what
the Americans would have to take
down there. So much food for them
selves and their horses, even much OF
their drinking water, besides their
munitions"
Captain Lewis is disgusted with
the nations preparedness.
"Preparedl" he said when the
word, preparedness" was mention
ed.
"Here, the Mexicans have entered
our country and slaughtered some Of
our men and we are a whole week In
getting ready to meet the enemy.
The Americans let the Mexicaris
make raid on one Of our towns,
kill some of our men, and even steal
seventy-ive cavalry horses. And the
town was supposed to be well garrf-
soned. Even the machine guns
could not be put into service
There is too much politics even IN
Washington now, when they are
talking about preparedness. There
is fighting among congressman to
get the training stations in their dis
trict
"If the nation would take some
of the millions of dollars that are
spent annually to keep up unneces-
sary forts and naval yards, and put
that money into something that is
actually needed, we could have one
Of the best armies in the world. But
as it is, thousands Of dollars are put
into the up-keep of forts that are abb
solutely worthless. But the congress
men from those respective districts
are successful in getting appropria-
tions, the forts keep up town in his
district and he gets the votes. At
one fort in the East, these bright
shining guns are pointing out toward
the ocean, and there are two men
and cat garrisoned at the fort.
Now what could these two men do if
an army should land on the American
coast? The only thing l can see
would be to let the cat swim out and
chew holes in the ships to sink them,
for those two men could not do any
thing with the guns, for it takes six
or seven men to prepare and dis
charge one of them"
Monday Mr.. Lewis addressed the
high school students. His loyal
patriotism enters into every express
sion. He is a man widely versed in
the affairs of the country and his
whole heart is set on its welfare.
Besides his ability as speaker,
Captain Lewis is an author, poet,
and artist. He has published num-
Der of books and a collection of his
poems.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION HELD
ANNUAL ELECTION
LADIES OF BOARD PLAN END
LESS CHAIN TO RAISE MONEY
FOR CAUSE

At the meeting and annual election
of the Belding Hospital association,
held last Thursday evening, f. f..
Fales, who has been chairman of the
board of trustees, resigned from the
board. His place on the board was
filled by the election of FIR. j. NJ.
Zindler The board will meet and
select chairman at an early date.
Glenn Wortley was elected to fill the
vacancy on the board.
, On the board of lady managers
Mrs. Ella Holmes resigned and her
place was filled by Mrs. f. A. Wash
burn, Mrs. Will Ward was chosen to
fill the place of Miss Elsie French,
resigned The other members of the
board whose terms expired were re-
elected for another year. They are:
Mrs. b. +. Hall, Mrs. w. p. Hether-
ington, Mrs. Ray Edwards and Mrs.
Nj. A. Reed.
The ladies Of the board are plan
ming an endless chain to raise money
for the hospital. To start the chain
each lady member of the board will
entertain four other ladies. The lad
les entertained will each pay twenty
five cents to the hostess. The four
ladies will also agree to entertain
four other ladies at some future time
and they in turn will pay twenty-five
certs and entertain others. IL lady
is entertained more than once she will
be expected to continue the entertain
mcnt of still others. The hOstesSes
may entertain in any way best suited
to themselves.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
AUTOMOBILE TRIP
THROUGH THE SOUTH
WAS INTERESTING
MRS. JOS. HIMELBERGER GIVES
ACCOUNT OF INCIDENTS
IN OUTING

From an interesting write-up of the
Himelberger trip to Florida by auto
mobile and return by Mrs. Joseph
Himelberger miss Pearl Blett), we
clip the following:
They left Belding November 6 by
way of Niagara Falls, stopping at
several places TO visit friends and
relatives and then on down through
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York,
spending some time at the Falls i'm
bibing considerable of the granduer;
then to Tonawanda, N. Y, where the
large factories of the Herchell- Spill
man & Co., manufacturers of carrou-
sails and merry y-go-rounds are situated,
the largest plant of it's kind in the
world.
The oil wells of Ohio and the grand
scenery and places of historic interest
in Kentucky and Tennessee were on
the route.
After leaving Manchester they
found the weather mild and balmy,
with many birds-the bluejays yellow
birds and Misunderstanding the well
kin ring with sweet music. They
found a wonderful cave and climbed
three miles to the top of mountain,
IiiC iilE db lazy SiIys EfOO
feet above the sea level.
At Atlanta, Ga, roses were in
bloom and on the highways gangs of
colored prisoners were at work.
After leaving Madison, Fla, they
crossed the river, which gave us the
song, Way Down Upon the Swanee
River" with its beautiful trees and
rocks along the shores. St. Angus
tine, the oldest city in the United
States, was visited; Daytona and Day
tona Beach; also, many other places
of interest to the southern tourist. On
one trip they went out to the "Big
Tree" said to be the largest live oak
tree in the United States, SO feet in
circumference. 1t has three platforms
with seats among its branches 35 feet
from the ground.
On New Years day they went fish
ing and bathing at the point, which is
fine sport.
At ST. Augustine Mrs. Himelberger
relates:
"We visited the Whitney the old
est house in the United States, and
that wonderful old Fort Marion, which
it took the Spanish colonists 81 years
Continued on Page 81
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05

What will be the outcome ?"
think the outcome will be ten years
war with Mexico-a war that will be
far worse than the Philippine cam
paign."
This is the opinion voiced by Cap
tain Stanley Huntley Lewis Of the
United States army, who has been
with the Arizona rangers for num-
Der of years.
Captain Lewis, honorary captain
of the first field artillery, Michigan
National Guards, with headquarters
at Lansing, has been assisting in
Michigan National Guard work, is
followed en- route by the Battle Cry
of Peace"
Mr.. Lewis is a personal acquaint-
ance of Francisco Villa and says he
does not believe that Villa lead the
raid on Columbus.
81 believe it is all fran1e-up on
the partsof Carranza," he said, "Car-
rama is anxious that the United
States pull his hot chestnuts out of
the fire.
Villa is a man who can not read
or write a word, but he has won
derful brain and has developed it,
from military standpoint. 1t goes
to show what he can do when he
took borrowed gun and three stol-
en- horses and. came to be leader of
such an immense army.
"It looks to me that Carranza led
these men over here into the United
States and directed the raid against
Columbus but had it arranged that
some of his men should allow them
selves to be captured and say they
were Villa men.
Was Villa Seen in Columbus Raid
"The report this woman made who
said she saw Villa and was captured
by him is absolutely unreasonable.
She was hysterical. She said she
saw Villa with a small round hat on.
Nov a Mexican would just as
soon be separated from the crucifix
around his neck as from his SON.
brero, and it is not likely that Villa
would be seen with a small, round,
hat.
"Then she said thats she saw him
later with large hat bedecked with
jewels and with a gorgeous uniform
leading his army. That is not one
whit like Villa and he Is too wise a
man to make a figure of himself,
when his men were dressed in rags.
"As far as Villa telling her his
plans and saying he was going to
make raid on the United States, he
is not man to take a strange wom-
an into his confidence, and then re-
lease her.
"And there was not another per-
son Of any authority testifying that
he saw Villa in the raid"
IF the United States gets into
war with Mexico, as she already has,
it will be a long seige.
"If the United States army at
tempts to invade Mexico, she will
have to garrison thirty or forty men
in every town and by the time they
get down into Mexico, / am afraid
Carranza will make one rush and of
course our army will not be large
enough to meet his.
"The Mexicans can live on almost
anything and they wear scarcely no
clothing, save a shirt and pair of
trousers, and the sombrero, and car
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
v. c. 7. j. ELECTED
OFFICERS At LAST
MEETING OF UNION

At meeting of the w. c. T. U.
held with Mrs. f. f. Cook last Fri
day the following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President,
Mrs. F. p Hamman; first vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. A. ID. jerks; second vice
president, Mrs. w. A. Bliss; third vice.
president, Mrs. f. j. Knapp; fourth
vice-president, Mrs. j. w. Wells; re-
cording secretary, MRS. E. Z. Cook;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Henry
Friedly, treasurer, Mrs. E. z. Hud-
son. Departments heads We're chos-
en- as follows: Evangelistic, Mrs. w.
A. Bliss; scientific temperance, Mrs.
j. f. Pinkham; flower missions, Mrs.
Martha Wells; press, Mrs. Mary E. H.
Coville; medical temperance, Mrs. A.
j. Blair; legislative, Mrs. Henry
Friedly; parliamentary, Mrs. w. A.
Wilder. Delegates to the fifth dis
trict convention to be held at Holland
were named in Mrs. Geo. A. Fricke
and Mrs. +. +. Cook
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05

call special meeting in the near fu-
ture to bring the existing conditions
more vividly to the attention of the
school patrons and taxpayers.
In considering the needs of the dis
-trict it behooves every patron of the
schools as well as all taxpayers to
diagnose the situation fully and care
fully In providing for additional
they should not plan stintingly nor
for the needs of the next two or three
years only. They should look to the
needs Of the school as they will exist
many years from now. Natural
growth is apparent and phenomenal
growth may come at any time, Beld-
ing is a growing, hustling and wide
awake city. It's citizens are doing
things for its permanent development.
1t is an accepted fact among all its
citizens that the schools of the city
should be one of the big and leading
factors in its growth.
The Banner invites a free discus
sion of the school proposition, and
the needs of Belding in the way of
school facilities, from the patrons and
taxpayers. We feel the sentiment Of
the hundreds of school patrons should
be given by them, and that no one
who has an interest in the schools,
and everyone should have a most vital
interest, should fail to express his or
her views.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
SCHOOL BUILDING NEEDS BECOME
MORE APPARENT ALMOST EVERY WEEK
MANY NEW STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED OPENING
SPRING TERN LAST MONDAY-SPECIAL MEETING OF
DISTRICT PLANNED BOARD OF EDUCATION

When the local schools opened last
Monday following the spring vaca-
tion the teachers of several rooms
were confronted with the ever-increas-
ing difficulty of placing the new stud
ents that arrived. At least dozen
new pupils entered rooms Monday
that were much over-crowded before.
With each succeeding week of
school the housing proposition be
comes more acute. The activities of
the school are dwarfed in numerous
ways because of the lack of room to
carry out the plans.
The boys and girls of our city are
the biggest factors in its growth. By
far the most important product of this
city, Of any other city, is its boys and
girls. This city will prosper and adj
vance in the future only i'm proportion
to its clear foresight in providing to
the youth of the city the best chance
for development.
Considering the growth of the
schools in the last five or six years
and the fact that the enrolment will
continue to increase with the addition
of industries and the consequent adj
vent Of new families, this school dis
trict is face TO face with a most vital
situation that must be faced before
the opening of another school year.
In view Of the fact it would seem ad-
visable for the Board of Education to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
SILK CITY STEAM
LAUNDRY SOLD
TO ARTHUR B. F0SS
T.. A. THORNE, FORMER PROPRIE-
TOR, EXPECTS TO BECOME
A TILLER OF THE SOIL

E. A. Thorne has sold his laundry
business to Arthur Foss. The deal
was eliminated last Saturday and the
new proprietor took the business over
Monday morning.
Mr.. Thorne has been in business
here for eight years and has increas-
ed if from a three-man plant in the
beginning to where it requires the
work of seven persons to get out the
work. During the eight years time,
Mr.. Thorne purchased the building in
which the business is housed and has
also made a substantial addition to it.
He has equipped the plant with the
best of machinery and has it conven-
iently arranged.
Mr.. Thorne retires from the local
business after twenty-five years as a
laundryman. In that time he has
conducted laundries at Howell, and
Lapeer. He expects to buy a farm
soon and be come tiller of the soil.
With this end in view he will leave
in a few weeks for a trip to North
Carolina, as there is an equal appeal
to the family in a milder climate.
Raymond Thorne, who has been assist
ing his father here, will probably en-
ter another laundry and complete his
apprenticeship.
Mr. Foss is well-known in Belding
and assumes the laundry with the best
wishes of all his acqauintances. He
has for many years had charge of the
active work of making canvas, bread
and laundry boxes and other products
of the Belding Basket company. Mr..
Foss will retain the same force of
workers in the laundry and besides
will have in his employ w. f. Snyder
of Greenville. Mr.. Snyder was as
sociated with Mr. Thorne here two
years ago, and is man of long ex-
periences in the work. 1t was under
his tutorage that Mr.. Thorne learned
the laundry trade.
Both Mr. Thorne and Mr.. Foss have
announcements in another column of
the Banner, which everyone should
read.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
AUCTION SALE
APRIL 7. 1916

William Foss has sold his farm, To-
Gated three miles west and one-half
mile north of Belding, and will have
an auction sale this week, Friday,
April z. 1t will be an afternoon sale,
beginning at one o'clock sharp. O..
A. Rasmussen will be the auctioneer
and j. Z. Taylor, clerk.
Mr.. Foss offers fine list of stock,
tools and feed. The list includes four
head of horses, two cows, one brood
sow and pigs, also some shoats. Some
good chickens will be sold, too. Mr..
Foss will sell full line of farm i'm
plements, seed potatoes, hay, etc. On
another page of the Banner this week
you will find a full list of articles of
fered for sale. Turn to the adver-
tisement and read it and don't fail to
attend. Remember the date of the
sale is Friday, April 7.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
SMALL POx SITUA-
TI0N Is CLEARING UP

The smallpox situation at Cooks
Corners is clearing up and it is be-
lieved that there will be no spreading
of the disease. Considerable anxiety
was felt when the sickness of Fred l..
Reeves, who had been ailing for some
time, was pronounced smallpox by his
physician, DR.. Orr, but timely mea-
sures were at once taken to check the
disease and prevent an epidemic. Her
diagnosis of the case was verified by
DR.. K. w. Little and Chas. Dumon and
the utmost precaution should be taken
to prevent its spread.
Those who have been put under
quarantine regulations are accepting
the situation with good grace and are
hopeful that no serious results will
follow. With the wonderful progress
made in the past few years regarding
the treatment of the malady by physi-
clans and health officers, smallpox is
not so much feared as it once was.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
Grattan Township Officers

The township of Grattan elected the
entire democratic ticket except its
clerk, William Hessler, the republican
nominee, being elected by nine major
ity over Z. e. Lessiter.
Supervisor.-C. X. Jakeway.
Clerk.-Wm. Hessler.
Treasurer.-Leon Whitten.
Highway Commissioner. Austin
Byrne.
Overseer of Highways.-Howard
Macarthur.
Justice of the Peace.--James Me-
Ginnis.
Member Board of Review.-Seifred
Cnwsn.
Constables.-Harold Storey, Clyde
Byrne, Frank Byrne, J. w. Steele.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
STOCK IN LOAN
ASSOCIATION NATURES

Series number forty-two of the
Belding Building and Loan associa-
ton stock came to maturity April 1,
and the holders of shares in that SER
les have received their checks this
week. Secretary and Treasurer Geo.
K. Wagner states that there were
thirty-eight shares held amounting to
$4,000. The share holders were j. f.
Stanton, $4,000; Mary f. Jacoby, $500;
E. w. Little, $500; B. f. Tower,
$1,000 and Fred ID. Beckwith, $780,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
Mr. Lnick Sells Out

Frank ]. Luck has sold his interest
in the Belding News to Hubert Enge-
mann and the paper will hereafter
be run by Engemann Bros. Mr..
Luck established the News here
about twenty years ago as an advoc-
ate Of free silver. For some time he
has been working on a plan to take
power directly from flowing stream,
using the current to run a water
wheel without the expense of building
a dam. He is having a model of his
invention constructed and will have it
patented. If il proves a success there
should be millions in it,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
Circuit Court closed Friday

Court closed Friday the last case
being tried and there will be moth
ing more doing in the jury line until
the April term. The calendar for the
April term discloses the fact that
there are but two criminal cases TO
be tried. the Portland gambling cases
and one other. Altogether there are
"a cases Of which % are divorce suits.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
REPUBLICANS WIN
OUT IN ORLEANS

In Orleans township the republican
ticket was elected, except clerk, AL.
Sherwood, on the democrat ticket,
winning out over G. Ernest Osborne.
The officers elected are:
ervisor.-Frederick Pitt.
Clerk.-Al. Sherwood.
Treasurer Wilson s. Purdy.
Highway Commissioner-Louis A.
Hall.
Justice of the Peace, full term
Fred l.. Currie.
Justice of the Peace, to fill vacancy.
Luther E. Hall.
For Member Board of Review.-Or-
son K Warden.
Constables.-E. Z. Brown, A. s.
Parker, Floyd Crane, John Van
Giesen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
Were Here on Honeymoon

Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Scott of Alto
were the guests of Claud Warner
Thursday and Friday. The couple
wer on their honeymoon trip, having
there gave them a shower of rice and
on reaching here the baggage and
clothing of the newly-weds were COW
cred with the evidence that they had
been given a good send-off.
The bride was formerly Miss Mabel
Gardner, one of the popular young
ladies of Alto.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
Will Handle Furnishings

VIII TIdIluIt UT IIISHTHES
A new line Of dress shirts, hose,
ties and collars is to be put in at the
Rummler Tailor shop on South Bridge
street soon. Part Of the goods have
already arrived and the others are
expected within a few days. Some
of the line of hose and ties are here
now. Mr.. Rummler invites the public
to call and look his line over when
desiring to purchase.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
SHILOH DEPOT
WAS BURGlARIZED

VIM. Conklin, aged 10, whose par
ents reside at Houghton Lake, was
arrested by Sheriff Lowrey and Dep
uty Sheriff Bull at Fenwick Teusday
charged with burglarizing the depot
at Shiloh. Young Conklin denied
his guilt until his arrival at the jail
when he admitted breaking into the
depot and taking about $5 in small
change from the cash drawer.
Conklin entered the depot while
the agent was at dinner, broke open
the drawer and made off with the
contents.
Conklin worked a week in Green
vile then came to Fenwick where he
had relatives. He left there, how
ever, and went to Shiloh where the
lonely depot proved too strong tenn
ptation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hall and Miss
Jane Baird of Orleans were in the city
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-05
brotherhood Meeting

Brotherhood Meeting
The Congregational brotherhood
will hold its next regular meeting
and banquet on Tuesday evening,
April IL. They are fortunate in Sc
curing as speaker for the evening,
Chas. e. Bedeaux of Grand Rapids.
The subject of his address will be "In-
dustry, War and Man"