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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Hilton-Free Wedding

The marriage of Mr.. George L. Hill
ton and Miss Millie Free took place
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cain on the north side, Monday
night.
The ceremony was performed by h
B. Lapham. Esq, at o'clock. in the
presence of relatives and friends Of
the bride and groom. Mr.. Lyle
Wright and Miss Pearl Radcliffe act
ed as bestman and bridesmaid, and
stood with the couple during the cere-
mony. An elaborate wedding supper
was served by Mrs. Ed. Hilton, moth
er of the groom, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton will reside herb
for the present, but later expect to g
to farming.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Tidings Suspends Publication

On account Of the continued sick
ness of Fred A. Bush, publisher of the
Howell Tidings, the newspaper sus-
pended publication last week Mr..
Bush has been confined to the house
for a long time. For the past three
years or more he has been editor and
manager and has made the Tidings a
very newsy sheet. Mr.. Bush's many
friends here viii be sorry to hear of
his affliction.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Officials of the Maccabees Here

f.. w. Thompson OF Grand Rapids,
deputy great commander of the or
der of the Maccabees, and Z. B. Gill
lett, of Muskegon, also deputy COM
mander, have been in the city this
week in the interest of the local
branch of Maccabees. They have
been conferring with official members
here in an endeavor to put new life
into the organization and a public
meeting will be held this Wednesday,
evening in their hall to be addressed
by the visiting members.
The membership now numbers sew
enty-nine and they hope for a large
increase. Mr.. Thompson and Mr..
Gillett do not favor the proposed
fraternal constitutional amendment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

The Catholic ladies will serve their
annual supper at Millard hall Sat
urday, November 4. from 5 to s d. m.
The public are invited. Suppers will
not be sent out, except where actu-
ally necessary. Bill 35c. Come and
bring your friends, the ladies will do
the rest.-adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Entertained at Gamers

On Saturday night the home of Nh
and Mrs. Leon Casner held a merr5
company of Halloween celebrator9
when twenty-five or thirty of the
neighborhood friends were invited h
to spend the evening. Games, lnusit
and fine refreshments at the cl0s4
made all the participants fell tha&
they had enjoyed one Of the bes+
times of their lives. N
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Auction Sale

Frank Loomis will have an auction
sale next week Thursday. IL will DC
an afternoon sale, beginning at one
o'clock. Mr.. Loomis has a good list
oi stock and machinery and 1t VIII
pay everyone interested - read his
auction advertisement in the Banner
ms week. Then be sure TO attend
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Every Voter Should Read

Before voting next Tuesday every
voter should make special efforts to
secure a copy Of this weeks Col
lier's and read the two articles, "If
We Elect Mr.. Wilson," and Seeing
Hughes" Every voter owes it to
himself not to fail in securing these
articles and reading them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

All r. r. u. members are urged to
be present at the next regular meet
mg next Friday evening, November
) IN Forester hall State Manager
Ellis viii be present and will discuss
the proposed fraternal amendment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
ID. of v. Notice

Regular meeting Of the Daughters
Of Veterans Friday, November 3. All
members especially requested to be
present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
PERE MARQUETTE
SPECIAL PASSED
THROUGH BELDING
OFFICERS OF SYSTEM STOPPED
AT BELDING ON THEIR IN
SPECTION TRIP

The efficiency Special" Of the
Pere Marquette railroad passed
through here Thursday on the run
over the 1850 miles of the system,
which the officers of the road are
making to determine the winners in
the annual maintenance competition
The run that day was over the divi-
sion between Port Huron and Grand
Rapids, and was the second OF the
swing around the system which has
taken nine days.
The keen but friendly rivalry
which exists resulting in careful at
tention to all details of maintenance
was seen. Despite t heheavy tonnage
of the year, and the difficulty of Sc
curing labor and materials the run
has developed the fact that all con-
cerned have made every effort to
bring their respective sectors up to
a good standard. Officers of the road
complimented Division Superintend-
ent j. l.. Hayes and his officers and
men on the showing this division has
made.
In the party stopping at Belding
were: Receiver Dudley Es Waters,
General Manager F. H. Alfred. Su-
perintendent of Transportation II. O..
Halsted, Chief Engineer A. L. Gran
dy, Assistant Engineer c. l.. Rist,
Assistant General Freight Agent
r. L. Patterson, Division Superinten-
dents j. l.. Hayes, E. +. Cain, A. r.
Merrick and ]. j. Corcoran and Divi-
sion Engineers A. r. Deewes, w. j..
Long, w. Madden and j. f. Johnson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

The Grattan Cleaners will meet at
will jerks, Saturday, November 4.
Election of officers. All members are
requested 10 be present
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

A chicken pie dinner will be served
at the home of VIM. Sparks and Mrs.
Chattie Crozier Thursday, November
3, for the benft Of the Belding Gene
terry association. Bill 20 cents Any
one wishing to go please call 256 as
autos have been offered for the pur-
pose.-adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Show Was Good

I'm Broadway After Dark" Tues
day evening, Manager w. p. Hether-
ington procured an excellent attrac-
tion for this city. The actors were
clean-cut, well-costumed and capable
characters. They had story with a
lesson and presented it with a punch
and vim that pleased the audience.
The company was greeted with good
crowd and all were well pleased.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wood Of Maple
Rapids called on relatives here Sat
urday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
+. & A. M. Communication

Regular communication Of Belding
Lodge No. S55 F. a. A. M., next Mon
DAY evening, November 6.
J. b. Cook, w. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Mrs. Graves at Blodgett Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Graves went
to Grand Rapids last week to the
Blodgett Home, where Mrs. Graves
underwent an operation for the re-
moval of tumor, which has been
giving her much trouble for a long
tome. The operation was successful
ly performed last Thursday, and fav-
orable reports are received by Mr..
Graves as to her improved condition.
Mr.. Graves remained with her for a
few days before returning. 1t is ex-
pected she will remain several weeks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
CIRCUIT COURT
OPENS THIS MONTH
CALENDAR FULL

November 13 is the opening day
for the next term of circuit court and
a big calendar is being prepared for
submission at that time Eight Grim
chancery. From forty to fifty cases
are up for consideration in which no
progress has been made for a year,
and these will probably be dismissed.
Among the law cases are noted nine
"beer cases"-damage suits against
Lowell saloon men for the deaths of
Ionia county people laid to their
charge by the plaintiffs. The Michi-
gan Bonding and Surety company is
named as co-defendant in each case.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15
AN OPEN LETTER
To the Voters of the Seventh Legis-
lative District:

To the Voters of the Seventh Legs-
lative District;
l have been nominated as one of
the two democratic candidates for
state representative from this dis
trict.
If the voters see fit to elect me
l am ready to serve them to the best
of my ability. If they prefer to
elect some other candidate, | shall
be perfectly content to remain at
home and look after my own bust
ness, for my opponents are good and
honorable men and it will be no dis
grace to lose to them.
For my running mate, Mr.. l.. c..
Miller Of Lacrosse, / have a high re-
gard and urge all my democratic
friends to give him their loyal sup
port and under no circumstances to
enter into any combination TO trade
him off to secure votes for me.
As it may be impossible for me to
make a thorough canvass OF the dis
trict and all the voters are entitled
to know my position on legislative
matters which concern them, l de-
sire 10 inform them that, if elected,
shall oppose any legislation
which would tend to weaken the
statewide prohibition law passed by
the people two years ago.
shall oppose any attempt to
divide Whitman county
shall stand for an equal division
between the eastern and western
branches of the Inland Empire high
way, of any appropriation allotted to
Whitman county for the completion
Of this highway.
| shall work for the repeal of the
law requiring the registration of vot-
ers in the country precincts.
On other matters OF legislation I
shall be guided by the dictates of
my conscience and Judgment, always
remembering that was chosen to
represent the interests Of the whole
district, and not of the city of Pull
man alone or any particular part of
the district.
These are the only pledges l care
to make at the present time. Any
further pledges l will make publicly
TO all the voters and not secretly to
any Individual or organization.
WM. GOODYEAR.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

there is no after effect, so far as
the neighborhood is concerned, and
often so far as the individual convert
Is concerned. The fact that the meet
ings held by Mr. Moody and more re-
Gently by Billy Sunday have produced
such widespread and lasting results
is not due to the enthusiasm of the
meetings themselves, so much as to
the fact that these good men have
had worldly wisdom enough to pro-
vide for the following up of their
conquests. An old-fashioned revival
once a year and services once a
month will not evangelize a neigh.
borhood. Do you wish your boys and
girls to remain at home or to leave
you? If the former, you simply must
provide for two things: moral i'm
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

defiant of public opinion would be
dangerous man in our system of
government.
His attitude on the tariff shows
an equal openness of mind. A tariff
commission will take the whole
| problem out of politics. 1t is my
hope that experts will be nam ed, and
that the body will be continuing and
vested almost with the dignity of the
supreme court.
They say he has blundered. Per-
haps he has. But | notice that he
usually plumbers forward. You can't
get 100 per cent efficiency in a de-
mocracy; don't know that we ought
to want it. We would be machines,
and we would have to sacrifice too
much of freedom.
AS l said at the start, it has been
just one big thing after another with
Wilson. / have never known so
many dangerous questions brought
up for decision to any one president.
In the threatened general strike of
the skilled railway men, which, if
carried out would have thrown the
whole country into confusion, and
proven a calamity that, in certain
eventualities would have results
bound to extend over a long period
of time, he acted with his usual cour-
age and sanity.
In my opinion, Mr.. Hughes, if
president, would find it difficult to
decide on the best course for the
government to take regarding the
strike. His capacity for hindsight,
as we learn from his speeches, is
highly developed, but as to his fore
sight, we are not equally well in
formed.
Mr.. Wilson has had about four
years of experience, and he has
earned faith and trust l do not
think it a logical or sensible thing to
change to an inexperienced and I'M
tried man just for the sake of change
or without much better reasons be-
ing given for the change.
Roosevelt was my choice. He has
had experience and is one of the best
of Americans, but the machine-con-
trolled republican party would not
have him. Therefore, am for Wood
row Wilson.-Thomas A. Edison.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15
\ STRONG ENDORSEMENT

Not since 1850 has any campaign
made such a direct call on simon
pure Americanism. The times are
too serious to talk or think in terms
OF republicanism and democracy.
Real Americans must drop parties
and get down to big fundamental
principles.
More than any other president in
my memory Wilson has been faced
by a succession of tremendous prob
lens any one of which decided the
wrong way would have had disas-
trous consequences. Wilson's de-
cisions so far have not got us into
any serious trouble, nor are they
likely to.
He has given us peace with honor.
This talk about the United States be-
ing despised is nonsense. Neutral
ity is a mighty trying policy, but
back of it are international law. the
rights of humanity and the future of
civilization.
with reference to Mexico l think
that the president has acted wisely
Justly and courageously. 1t was right
that the United States should not
have recognized such a murderous
personality as Huerta. I do not be.
lieve that VIC should intervene now
Mexico is troublesome neighboI
Just now, but war and conquest are
not going to make her better one
Both against England and against
human slavery, the United States
worked out its salvation through
revolution, and 1t was a pretty slow
trying process.
1t has been said that Wilson al
first was against preparedness. Per.
haps he was, but when convinced
that intelligent public opinion wal
overwhelming In favor of it. he
changed. That is the proper thine
for our president to do. A president
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15
FARMERS SHOULD ACT

1t will be greatly to the interest
of the farmers of Washington,
Idaho, Oregon and Montana to have
these four states formed into one of
the II federal land bank districts.
Already adverse influences are
urging the federal farm loan board
to cut up the Pacific Northwest-to
attach Montana, and possibly Idaho,
to the Dakotas, with a farm loan
bank at Aberdeen, S. D., and put
Washington and Oregon with Cali
fornia, with land bank at Sacra-
mento.
In that case the tendency would
be for California to dominate the
management of the federal land
bank, just as it now dominates from
San Francisco the federal reserve
bank under the new currency and
banking system.
Suppose the farm loan bank were
located at Sacramento. The officers
of farm loan associations in the Pa
cific Northwest could not come into
personal contact with the officers of
the bank. They would have to de-
pend on written applications for
loans. Before a loan could be au-
thorized the land would have to be
investigated by an appraiser from
Sacramento. That would mean de-
lay, and possibly neglect. With the
California farmers pressing their
needs in person at Sacramento, and
the farmers of the Pacific Northwest
depending on written applications,
our farmers might get the worst
of it.
How shall the danger be met? By
the farmers of the Pacific Northwest
laying their wishes before the fed
eral farm loan board. Oranges,
Farmers Unions, fruit growers or
CARNATIONS, dairy associations and
other farm organizations should pc
tition the federal farm loan board
for federal land bank district in
the Pacific Northwest, sending petit
tons and writing letters to W. w.
/ Flanagan, secretary Federal Farm
Loan Board, Washington, D. C.
This should be done without de
lay for the board is now making up
its mind.
If you want the best results, urge
that the four states of the Pacific
Northwest be formed into a district
The Washington Farmer
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

One lesson of the primary election
is that the people generally do not
favor the compulsory second choice
provision and another is that instead
of having to call for a party ticket
they want a blanket ballot, bearing
the names of all the candidates of
all the parties, SO that they can do
little independent voting without
calling for the ticket of a party
with which they are not affiliated.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

In 1884 the republican plurality
was 20,060, and a democratic presi-
dent was elected.
In 1883 Maine went republican by
1928 and a republican president
was elected.
In 1892 the republican plurality
in Maine dropped to 1879, and the
democratic national ticket was elect
ed.
In 1896 Maine went republican by
1911; in 1900 by 34,132; in 1904
by 36,857; in 1908 by 30,584.
In 1912 the republican vote of
Maine was split by the progressive
party Roosevelt receiving 48,493,
and Taft 26,545 Wilson polled ST.
113 votes and carried the state.
In the election last Monday the re-
publican candidates for United
States senators won by pluralities of
about 10000. They made their cam
paign on national issues and there
fore the result is a fair indication
OF how the Maine voters regard the
administration OF President Wilson.
As their plurality was only about
half of the 10000 which marks the
fair weather point, the result indi-
Gates that Mr.. Hughes is likely to be
struck by a DOlitical cycIonn
WM. GOODYEAR.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15
THE RESULT IN MAINE

There is an old saying that AS
Maine goes. so goes the nation" The
early election in the Pine Tree state
has long been taken as reliable ba-
rometer of political weather condi-
lions. The state for many years has
been a republican stronghold. If
the @. o. P. candidates receive a plu-
rality of over 10000, it indicates
fair weather for that party in the
national election. If the majority
drops below 10000 It indicates no.
iitieal storms and rough sailing for
the republican presidential candi-
date. How reliable the vote in Maine
mas proved as political barometer
s indicated by the following
records:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

DR.. Bryan has been defeated in
the race for the republican nomina-
ton for United States senator, but
he proved himself a real contender
for the honor. The remarkable first
choice vote which he received in
Pullman was an impressive demon
stration of the affection and conf
dence in which he is held by his
neighbors and his feat of almost car
rying Senator Poindexter's home
county conclusively proved how high
he stands in the estimation of the
people who have had the opportun-
ity to know him and observe his
work. Had he been equally well
known on the west side of the state
he would have won the nomination
easily.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

The Spokesman-Review asserts
that all the Maine progressives have
gone back to the republican party.
In the presidential election of 1912
the combined republican and pro-
gressive vote was S5,03S. The vote
for Wilson was 81, 113. If all the
progressives who voted then had
gone back to the republican party
this year, the republicans should
have had a plurality of 1925 in the
election last Monday. Their actual
plurality, as shown by the vote on
United States senator's, was about
10000. Query: How did over
5000 progressives vote?
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

provement and regeneration
cial opportunity, and wo ~ and 50.
stitution ready at hand - an 10.
both of these things. ~. ~ provide
reverence In the first place = :. With
should be some sort % there
NEE meeting In in every church ever vn sls
day of the year, and bad wo. 10y Sun.
bad roads discouraging as tssr an aud
are not a sufficient reason fo' are
venting this, though they ara -. PIE
ficient reason for insisting thu. -. SUI
be improved.-Amherst Rae, 'OaO'
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15
THE COUNTRY CHURCH

A number of years ago an editorial
appeared in Boston paper, the m ain
features of which were somewhat
like this:
Mike Kelley, the baseball pitch
er, gets $4,000 per annum and the
Rev. Mr. Mitchell gets $500. No
doubt that is why we have so much
good pitching and so much poor
preaching"
Why does the country church in
terest the farmer as a farmer, not a
Baptist or Presbyterian, or even a re-
ligious man? And what does the
country church need to make it more
efficient, not only in the cause of
neighborhood up-building and i'm
provement?
We never pick up an agricultural
paper but we notice the concern
shown by thinkers about the drift of
the best young people toward the
city, and any number Of reasons sug-
gested why that should be. Perhaps
the greatest of all the reasons is the
lack of what we might call social op-
portunities. The rick men OF the city
have their social clubs and places
where they may meet and enjoy each
others society, and it used to be a
saying that the poor mans club was
the saloon. A poor kind of club to
be sure, but still much of the evil
power of the saloon was derived from
the fact that there and there only
the poor man could meet his friends
and enjoy social intercourse.
In the country this evil of the sa-
loon was even more pronounced than
in the city, but the saloons are pass
ing, and where shall country boys
and girls get social opportunity? In
the country there are no golf clubs
for the rich or moving pictures or
cheap excursions for the poor, and
the monotony of lives Of hard work
is not broken by much social oppor-
tunity. The country church in our
part of the country makes almost no
effort to do anything in social way
for its neighborhood and community
and is content to drift along in the
same old way that was done a gem
Grafton ago. We are told that the
mission of the church is to save
souls, and that is undoubtedly true,
and yet it is a grave question wheth-
er many souls are actually saved by
church whose services occur only
once in four weeks, and is closed up
out of sight and out of mind for the
rest of the time. Such an institution
can not cut any great figure in the
social life of the community. But
why is it that so many of our
churches are open only one Sunday
/ out OF four and others two Sundays
out of four? Simply from lack of
funds. THE Rev. Mr. Jones gets
| $500 a year." as the Boston editor
J sun, piAN LC - tAptGlCu W pI6dCu III
any number of churches ranging
from $500 to 600, and his message
is so infrequent as to make little i'm
/ preston. Perhaps once a year a
/ season of revival is held, when spe-
cial efforts are put forth and meet
ings are held nightly for a week or
so. The church is lighted up, the
neighborhood sits up and takes
notice" and the best young man"
and his best young lady" attend
these meetings regularly, and pos
sibly and very often experience a
spiritual awakening that is good for
the church and good for all of them.
The trouble is, however, that these
seasons of activity are transitory, and
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

When the republican voters of the
state nominated Henry Mcbride for
governor they proved that they are
better judges of gubernatorial tim
Der than were the railroad lobbyists
in 1904.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

The Herald respectfully calls the
attention of all defeated aspirants
for nominations at the primary cleo
ton to the above verse and advises
them to smile.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

Six room house for sale; sjdsv.,
and street assessments paid. N' a
built-in features. Easy go man'
rent. Address 9O2 Campus an IKE
H. Howes, phone 1888. a. 'uas
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-15

1T is easy enough to be pleasant
When life goes along like a song,
But the man worth while
Is the man who can smile
When everything goes dead wrong