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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon.
T.. Colgrove, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

What we need in Michigan is new
highway laws that will bring about
a reorganization of the road con-
struction and maintenance forces of
the state. In this reorganization the
township and county systems should
not be separate systems entirely UNI
a profession, as the greatest abstacle
to good roads.
related as they are now. Neither
should they be distinct and separate
from the state organization. The
best organization would undoubtedly
be one where the work of the town
ships would be placed to certain ex-
under the county, with both county
and township work under the state de-
partment. This would relate all road
working units and tend to insure the
following. of a more definite policy in
construction and maintenance. These
laws should be followed by a law
persons who desire to work at road
building, whether for the state, coun-
ty or township, should be required to
pass an examination of a certain
grade before he could be appointed.
AS / said before, l do not think it
possible at this time to change the
laws regulating the present highway
systems. The people still have no
| ton that they can handle the roads.
There is one thing though that is
bound to force them in the end to give
this problem serious consideration,
and that is costs. Each year the num-
Der of miles of highway constructed
in the state increases. The people
want the roads and are willing to pay
for them. This does not mean that
road officials can spend any sum they
see fit for the construction and main
tenance of these roads without at
| tracing the attention of the public,
and producing the evitable result. AL
ready mutterings of dissatisfaction
ARE heard in some communities.
These mutterings will develop into
action. Until then we will have 70
content ourselves educating the peo-
pie to the right point of view in road
matters, and endeavor through in
| fiuence to secure more efficiency in
the expenditure of the road money.
When ever the public learns and re-
cognizes that road building and road
maintenance is engineering, whether
done by highway commissioners,
overseers or engineers, the building
and maintenance of Michigan's high
ways at a reasonable cost will be as
sured.
(The End)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12

The value of improved highways is
apparent to everyone and the money
is Forthcoming. am inclined to think
that too much money is raised in q
great many communities. l believe
this because these communities do not
have the proper organization and
have not yet learned how to expend
this money efficiently. Road building
has resolved itself into problem Of
the economic expenditure of road
money. How is Michigan meeting
this problem? Very poorly, l am
afraid. Highway engineers who are
in touch with Michigan conditions
agree in general that at least fifty
per cent of the money raised annually
for roads is wasted. To be convinced
of the truth of this statement, one
familiar with methods of construction
and costs has only TO make an in
spection each year of the road build
ing and road maintenance done in a
majority of the communities of the
state. When we consider that we
will expend this year for roads APP
proximately $8,000,000 you get some
idea of what this loss means. You
ask what is the trouble, and why do
we not correct it at once? The trou-
bic is obvious. The solution is not
difficult to perform, but at the pre-
sent time it is impossible. The solu-
ton is one of Organization and plac-
ing the work in charge of men train
ed in road construction.
This reorganization is impossible
because the root of the trouble is
with the people themselves So long
as the idea prevails, that every man,
woman or child knows all there is to
know about road building, and that
they can build and maintain roads
just as good as anyone, there is little
hope for anything better. Especially
when they persist in putting this idea
into the work as is generally done
under the township system. Town
ship organizations are not alone af-
fected by this idea. The influences
if it are evident on the county or
CARNATIONS as we'll
You do not consider everyone COM
petent to teach in your distrist or city
schools, yet you will intrust almost
anyone with the superintendent of
the building and maintenance of your
roads, work requiring much greater
preparation and ability than school
teaching.
consider this failure on the part
of the public to recognize that road
construction and road maintenance is
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12

requiring the usual deposit in
advance.
Lewis Gibbs is another farmer who
found raising beans profitable this
season. He has marketed over 1000
bushels in Portland, all sold on a
1925 basis.
The farmer who owns farm is the
particular person who is fixed. Banks
may fail and factories may close,
workmen strike and mines suspend,
merchants fail and towns burn, times
may be panicky and even crops may
be short-but the farmer who owns
acres will get along He will live in
comfort and quiet with plenty to eat,
drink and wear. He is the most in
dependent man on earth. Yet there
are lots of them who do not appreci-
ate their situation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12

time drinking at the public drinking
place. Finally he married, but instead
of reforming his ways, he continued
to loaf along the streets, talking. and
refused to earn money to support him
self and his wife. Frequently the
woman could be seen leading him
drought the streets by the ear, berat-
ing him soundly with her tongue, and
frequently with broomstick. That
man was Socrates-the wisest man
the world has ever seen. He had the
greatest brain>of any man who has
ever lived. ne was the father of
philosophers--the greatest of think
ers.
Moral: Don't Judge a man by his
habits.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12

Lansing-Fear of breaking school
discipline by hardness, together with
childish recklessness, was the cause
of the accident that took the lives of
Daisy Hasbrook, aged, 8, and Ernest
Kuhn, aged IL, drowned in Pine Lake
this morning. The two children were
on their way to school and took a
short cut across the lake without their
parents knowledge, presumably be-
cause they were afraid of being late
if they went the long way around.
They had never attempted to get to
school by that route before, it is said.
The bodies of the two were recover
ed about noon by the father of the
boy and a neighbor. The body of the
boy was on the bottom in four feet
water. The girl was standing up
right so close that she was almost on
the boy. The water was not deep
enough to cover the girls head, com.
ing her eyes. The pair were found by
the ringlets of her hair which showed
over the ice that had formed around
her. The girl was still holding to the
little pail that contained her lunch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
Making Restitution

Lansing-As a New Years present
to small stockholders in the Ameri-
can Electric Fuse company, of which
he was the guiding spirit, Frank. G.
Jones, on parole from lonia reforma-
tory where he served term for for
gerry, has presented them with $4,000
as part payment of the amount they
lost through the failure Of the con-
Germ. He owes approximately ST.
100000 to stockholders and has pro-
missed to pay back every cent from
his earning as an author. Jones has
had several stories accepted by one
Of the leading magazines of the Unit
ed States.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
The Fable of the Loafer

Once upon a time there was a
"good-for-nothing," who refused to
follow his fathers trade of stone-cut-
ter and became a loafer. He was fat
and ugly, with short bull neck, a
round, bald head, thick lips, protrud-
ing eyes and snub nose. He spent his
time talking, with whomsoever would
listen to him. He respected no one,
rich or poor. He loved joke, went
barefoot and allowed his clothes to be-
come soiled. He spent most of his
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12

tage of keeping the alfalfa In good
vigorous condition and giving the hogs
the younger plants to feed upon.
Treated in this manner alfalfa hog
pastures yield the largest possible re-
turns without suffering depletion
themselves. Under no circumstances
must enough hogs be turned into the
alfalfa field to keep It eaten down
close. There is no surer way to ulti-
mntely destroy an alfalfa field than
this, for alfalfa must be given a
chance to grow.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
Beans Good As Gold

Portland-Mark Probart, who
owns more farm land than any man
in Lyons township, has been hauling
his bean crop to the Portland Farm
ers' Elevator. He has 900 bushels in
all and the price is 1926. Mr.. Pro-
bart and his wife are spending the
winter at Hotel Divine and under the
circumstances Landlord Divine is not
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
Hotel Man Gone

Alma-The proprietor of the Wright
Michigan hotel man, died Saturday
morning, after a long illness, at the
age Of 90 years. Brearley came TO
Alma from Allegan two years ago,
purchasing the Wright house for $685.
900 from DR.. J. III. Lancashire.
Brearley owned hotels in Allegan
and Reed City before coming to AL
ma, and had been in the hotel bust
ness for % years, and was one of the
best known hotel proprietors in the
state. He is survived by wife, son
and daughter in Reed City; enc step
daughter and two stepsons, one of
whom is Charles V. Calkins Of De-
troit. The body was taken to Reed
City for burial.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
Pere Marquette train time at Bedding

mber i, 1915
To Grcenvilie and Big Rapids 7:0s
o. m. and B:s0 p. m.
To Lowell and Grand Rapids 1880
a. m, sos y. m. and ss:ss p. m.
sDafly
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
NEIGHB0RH0oD NEWS

Flint-The first church service in
the old Flint brewery, which has been
converted into the Lakeside Methodist
church, was held tonight with Rev. c.
w. Baldwin in the pulpit. The pro-
gram included brief addresses by
Flint men and some musical numbers.
Rev. Baldwin's subject was, "The
Church VS.. the Brewery"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12

Winter is the season of energy and
strength. The body must produce
more heat TO be used In keeping
warm. Our foods in winter should
be the kind to supply this demand.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
Pasturing Pigs on Alfalfa

PaSturlng rigs on Audud
How many spring pigs can be sue
cessfully pastured on an acre Of al
falfa and still cut it once or twice for
hay, getting a ton Of hay per acre for
the season."
The number of pigs that can be
pastured on an acre of alfalfa varies
a good bit with the size of the pigs,
the thickness of the stand Of alfalfa
and what the pigs are receiving in the
way of other feed. An experienced
alfalfa grower says that an acre OF
this legume should carry from twelve
to sixteen hundred pounds of swine
under proper conditions. This would
mean eight or ten 150-pound pigs, a
less number of larger animals and a
greater number of smaller ones. 1t
is not expected nor desired that the
pips should consume all the alfalfa
in the field. 1t should be mown two
or three times and the surplus made
into hay. This has the double advan-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12
F A r M "A N d
Q r C H A r d


492 pounds in show condition. Three
hundred pounds for the ram and $50
pounds for the eve are not uncommon
at maturity.
The Cotswold Is without q doubt
among the most hardy of all breeds
of sheep. / have seen lambs come in
the coolest of February weather and
in very poor quarters and apparently
be none the worse for their early ex-
periences. 1t is not an uncommon
sight to see ewes wintered in an open
shed during the most severe weather
and once out in the spring in good
Landing condition.
One winter while I was away from
home, my sheep were left on their
summer range, with no feed whatever
except what they gathered, and part
of that from beneath the snow, with
naught but an open shed for shelter,
until | returned home in February.
Upon examination / did not find them
in an emaciated condition, as l ex-
pected, but in about the proper con-
dition for breeding stock and to be-
gin lambing in that month.
Some people may bring in the COM
plant of the ravages of dogs. AS we
all know, they do great damage to
flocks. The best way to combat them
is to place a small cow-bell on about
one sheep in ten, get n good watch
dog, use collar and chain on him;
also provide yourself with a good
shot gun and supply of shells load
ed with B. B., and don't be afraid to
use the latter on anyone's dog you find
running at large. A spade and a
quick burial will often save enemies.
Anyone desiring to start flock will
do we'll to look up several breeds be-
fore he selects, then choose the one
that is best suited to his surroundings
and to his likings. He will also do
we'll to subscribe for some good jour-
nal and heed the articles in his maya
zine given by experienced shepherds.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-12

To Ionia and Detroit, 11:46 a. m,
<:s2 .. m
To Greenville and Saginaw. 500 ..
M. asa p. m. and e;sb p m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-07
EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE.
Iowa Association in Annual Meeting al
Hubbard.

Special to Times epublican.
FGbGard. April THE annual Iowa
conference. Of the EvangeliSai AsSocia-
tion met in Hubbard Yesterday. Bishop
C. Heinmi!ler from Cleveland o.. opened
/: the session and delivered a very time
ly and helpful address
W. c. Lang and II. j Faust were re-
elected as presiding elders and sta
toned in the Waterloo and Des Moines
. districts respectively.
The matter referring to a change Of
, holding the annual session in the fall
"c the year in place OF the spring was
defeated by q very large majority.
The bishop gave a most opt0mistic
address on evangelical optimism TO 4
very large and appreciative audience.
Fine new parsonages were built at
Dumont- Marsas. Renwick and Rad
CLIFF and fi:fI new churches ~ Cedar
Falls. Cedar Rapids and pumont.
The time % holding the annual con-
!, ference was fixed for the last Wedpes-
day in the month of March 1915 The
ttrle was referred to the presiding
elders ~~ f. - - =" e
Il was r.T,C.=te=: ::iat si1311 mad seer:
raised az Blairstowr for the purpose
OF erecting q new Church immediately,
after the conference, when pastor viii
be sent there to look after that con
gregatior.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-07
BOOSTING GOOD ROADS.
Great Interest in Road Building Shown
y. at Iowa Falls.


Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls. April THE good roads
special in this city was met by dele
CATION OF farmers and business men
that more than filed the coach in when
the lectures were given. There appears
TO be an unusual interest In the sub
ject of good roads in this vicinity this
spring and the cooperation of the
people promises 10 bring about a
marked change in road conditions in
this section this year. The Hawkeye
Highway across the county from east
to west viii nearly all be graded.
drained and graveled by fall. while the
Jefferson Highway and interstate Trail
which cross the county north and south
will be in equally as good condition.
These celebrated avenues of traHel pass
thru Iowa Falls and every effort will
be made to make the routes more pop
ular than ever with the touring pub
lie this summer. The plans formulated
at the Fort Dodge meeting this week
give promise of putting the Hawkeye
Highway in higher favor with the pub
lie than in years gone by. at least Har-
din county VIII to its part towards es-
,aSl!shing the reputation of this route
''s among the best crossing the state OF
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-07
ELooRA TEACHERS ELECTED.
Miss Cross to Succeed Mr.. Ellis as
Principal Of High School.

Special TO Times Republican.
Eldora, April THE regular meet
ing OF the board of education of Eidora
was held Tuesday night with the an
nual election of teachers for the com
ing school year. The following teach
ers were elected: Miss Cross. principa!
Of the high school Miss Haas, Miss
Whiting and Mr.. Utz, at present in the
high school reelected to I'LL Their
presest positions. MI Ellis, the pres
cnt principal was not a candidate for
re. election as he intends to attend the
university at Rerkeiey. tal.. where h.
will take up the study Of law. Mr. EilIs
has figured prominently in athletics
this season, eNe!opjng a wonderful
football team
In the Grades The following were
elected: Miss F,uls. Miss Butler, Mrs.
NILS, Miss Usher Miss Gearhart Miss
Ellison. Miss Reynolds. Miss Pe;sen.
Miss Brown Miss ,iI;Ien. Miss Mich
o!s: NIss Hilton. music. Miss Peters.
domestic science and Mr. Milton. man
al i.xln!ng The election OF supe-iD-
Ieudent of the pubic schools has not
been had and j, - Tot known who VII:
head the schools but there are seVera!
applications One grade teacher and
one high sChoo! teacher are Yet TO Dc
elected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-07
STATE w. c. U. CONVENTION.
Miss Anna Gordon, National Executive
to Attend Fort Dodge Meeting.
10 Times Republican

Special TO Times Republican.
Fort Dodge Apr! The Woman :
Christian Temperance Union is making
plans for the annual state convention
which Will be held here the week be
g!ring OcI. Is. Three hundred voting
delegates are expected and the attend
ance will De over 500. Miss Anna Coz
don. national pres dent Will DC one o.;
me speakers Miss Gordon Was for
a number of years secretary 20 Frances
Wizard and later served in the same
cepac!ty for Mrs Lillian stevens she
flied her duties NTH such success that
she was made president TWO ronSe"u-
tive times gold medal for the hes;
temperance reading Will he given AZ the
COM eNtIor. Tn" citizens NJ Fort Dodge
are showing ihelr interest II praftl-
"a! Way hv offering In hosp tally O.
their homes 10 me delegates The com
rne-clal club has offered - 90 every :
thing 10 make the affair a success
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-07
PRESIDENT sEERLEY, OF STATE
TEACHERS COLLEGE, PRE-.
Diets BETTER WAGES.
COLLEGE UNABLE TO
SUPPLY THE DEMAND
Now Placing From 1000 to 5000
Teachers in Positions Annually But
Could Find Places For Many More
Cheap Offers Are Not Given Con-
slider alton.
SneriaI tn Timss-Republican.

Special to Times -RepuolCdn-
Cedar Falls, April The school
teachers wage and supply questions
never trouble the officials Of Iowa
State Teachers College the greatest
teacher training plant n the middle
west.
President Seerley sees steady ad-
vance in teachers salaries for 1851,
while admitting teachers wages have
increased Is per cent during che past
two years However. he holds 10 the
View that This increased wage IS due
more TO the advanced cost OF living
than to any increasing competition
among school boards . 4 bidding for the
good teachers While the teachers COL
lege places from 1000 to 5000 teach
ers in positions every year. il can n0I
begin to supply the demand. accord
ing to President Seerley. But Iowa
has a small part in creating this big
demand. President SECRECY states We
have an over-supply of teachers n
Iowa. but most Of them go 10 other
states where salaries are better than
IN Iowa" declared Mr.. SECRECY when
asked concerning iowa supply o.
teachers
Cheap Offers Not Considered.
Every school teacher sent ont from
the teachers college gets approx
ma.eiy 20 per cent more salary than
that fixed by law for each grade Of
teachers certificates. according TO
Registrar c. s. Cory. the man 10 whom
school heads come for teachers from
all over the country daily in search Of
teachers. He has the placing Of prac-
ticaIIy all o. the teachers college
graduates
Our graduates are better paid than
the graduates from the ordinary col
Iege." Cory stated We will not con-
slider any cheap offers FOR teachers,
he added There are upwards Of -
eco teachers and prospective teachers
in the college this year. The addition
of a special rural education depart
ment two years ago has done much TO
increase the wage OF the rural teacher
Prot. Macy Campbell, head OF this de-
partment, states that not one Of his
graduates have accepted positions for
less than ~ per month. This figure
is better than 10 per cent more than
the salary fixed by Iowa law for
teachers with first grade county
certificate. Many are placed in posi-
tons at from SIS to $40 per month.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-07
,ec:al 20 Ttrues-Republ!can.

SPECIAL 20 Times RepuCt!cAH.
Ackley. April .-C1arenrc Eherts ar
rived in Ackley from Nevada Monday
and took his first degree in Masonry.
Miss Helen Kaufman. Il Waterloo.
returned "Wednesday to her home after
acting IN the capacity OF nurse in the
Herman Rarger home.
Mrs. Frank Petit and daughter
Ruth visited III Des Moines the first %
this week.
Miss Grace Ern:sh came from Hart :
ley. where she is teaching. to specd
her spring vacation here az home. She
was accompanied ny Miss Crosley, one
Of the hign school teachers there.
H. y schultz returned Wednesday
to DEBORAH after a few days visit here
with his family,
Mrs Anna Helhcrg and her mother
Mrs. F'inn!san. went TO Anamosa
Wednesday. where they VIII make
their future home.
Mss Mace,la Browning. OF Iowa
City. left Wednesday for her home
after several days visit II the Charles
Zimmerman home.
The stcrh left ten pound baby girl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-07
TINES REPUBLICAN, MARSH IOWA ARM I 1915

ut the T. s. Stubhe home Tuesday
This makes the seventh daughter ~
the family
Mrs. George Lyman, Of Denver. Colo.
arrived Wednesday and Is visiting al
the home of Mrs. n. NJ. Dreithaupt,
= s. D.; Breuning returned from Port
Huron, Mich. where he had been for
two weeks looking after business mat
ters. s. :.a.#&
Mrs. George French and Mrs. G. l..
Hatch are in Waterloo for part of the
week attending a missionary conven-
ton. .t T. of "A. asE
John Willie and Lester, Steinmeyer
are Visiting in Wells. Mimi, this week
Frank Kopacek returned Wednes-
day from Marshalltown, where he had
been called on account Of the death oil
a friend. &c..
Arthur Zimmerman returned to Wa
terloo Wednesday. He had been home
for few days recuperating after an
accident he met with while playing
basketball. in which he fractured his
ear. drum.