Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
Was Held Up

Smyrna.-Ben holiday, young
man of draft age, who works on the
Ed. Condor farm south Of Smyrna,
was walking towards the village Sat
urday night after dark. He was
moving up the hill near the old Gard
ner place, when suddenly a man
jumped from the darkness and SHOW
ed a gun under his nose. Within
the moment another appeared from
quick to comply with their order to
hold up his hands. They went through
his pockets, but found nothing, not a
cent. "Get out" they demanded, and
Holiday disappeared towards Smyr-
ma in less time than it takes to tell it.
Then he told of the incident and how
when his hands went up, so did all the
money he had--20 cents. He was still
clutching in his fist his pocketbook
containing the 20 cents and his regis
tration card. Didn't care so much
for the two dimes but my first
thought was to save that card" No
more strolls after dark in that local
ity for Holiday. The other fellows
have not been heard from.
Make Seed Corn Selections
Lowell. -County Agricultural II.
G. Smith held eighteen field meetings
on seed corn last week in various
parts of the county and much inter-
est was manifested. About 160
farmers agreed to make field selec-
ton of their best corn for seed pur-
poses, saving from five to 100 bushels
each, and comm tees were appointed
to get others IT, 10 the same. Kent
county has about $4,000 acres in corn
requiring between 5000 and 1000
bushels of seed, and demands probab-
ly will be made on Kent county to
supply some of the northern counties
with good seed. Mr.. Smith thinks
the corn for seed purposes will be
worth from $4.00 to $500 bushel,
shelled.
New Lighting Plant
Lowell.-The Lowell lighting plant
is now progressing rapidly and near
ing completion. The machinery is
being placed as fast as it can be re-
ceived from the factory. 1t is ex-
pected now that it will be in running
order by the 18th of November. At
the council meeting Monday night the
engineer reported that the expense of
the new structure will be well within
the amount for which the village was
bonded. The work on the water
works plant which the village is
about to take over is well under way
and we will soon be in possession of
our own water supply.
Quick Work Buildings
st. Johns.-Within twenty-four
hours after receiving a telegraph or
der for six buildings to be used by
the Red Cross society, the st. Johns
Portable Building Co., had started
and finished the order and had the
same ready to load on cars. The
buildings are addressed to the
French Wounded Emergency Fund.-"
London, England. Each building is
15x15 feet in size.
The st. Johns Portable Building Co.
has also made nine buildings to be US
ed as barracks by the Michigan State
Troops, each building 20 feet wide
and ranging in length from so to 200
feet. Also one three-room cottage
for Colonel Vendercook. These build
ings were all shipped to East Lans-
ing.
company has built more portable sum-
mer cottages than usual the past
year
SIushy Stanxas
There was a young fellow named
Buck,
Whose legs were cut of by truck,
Then his nurse was so plain,
That he cried out In pain:
"Oh, darn such q streak Of bad luck!"
He Was Disciple of Economy
Where demanded the manager
Of the nicnic "are Won roino with