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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
BANKERS UNDER
WRITE OUR FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN
IONIA co. BANKERS PLEDGE TO
TAKE UP ALL OF COUNTY
SUBSCRIPTION QUOTA.

Ionia county bankrs have again
done enc of the most patriotic things
which they could offer or attempt
to do--that of underwriting the quota
of the Fourth Liberty loan which
would be assigned to this county.
Belding bankers were present at the
meeting and enthusiastically pledge:
their entire resources to help the gov
ernment float the biggest bond issue
ever heard of in this nation.
The exact amount of the money to
be raised for this Fourth Liberty loan
has as yet not been announced but
everyone locks for it to be in the
neighborhood of $4,000, 100000. Ionia
county's quota has not been determ-
ined but the bankers have informed
the district loan officials that all is
well in this county and that every
thing will be taken care of as prompt
ly as it has been in the past.
The plan of the banks is to take
over the subscription for the county
and then to dispose of the amount to
the people of the communities in
which the banks are located and sub
scriptions for bonds in any denomina-
tion from $50 up can be handed in at
any of the three local banks commenc-
ing Saturday morning, Sept. %. Sub
scriptions will be received all day Sat
urday and from II o'clock noon on
Sunday until a o'clock that afternoon
and again all day Monday, Sept. 80.
These three days. Saturday, Sunday
and Monday are called volunteer days
and every person subscribing for a
bond on any Of those three days will
receive a volunteer tag which, will
designate that they have volunteered
for their bond. Subscriptions re-
ceived after Monday will not be called
volunteer but they can be handed in
at any time after that during the
campaign.
The three banks of this city have
an advertisement touching on this
matter in this weeks issue and we
urge you to turn to page four and
look over this splendid patriotic ad-
vertisement and then be early at one
of the banks and go over the top
financially along with the boys over
there who go over the top in reality.
Dou your very best, buy all you can
and then some. They boys over there
are waiting and it will make them
better able to force back the murder
Gus Prussians if they know that you
are the American you ought to be.
The kaiser is also watching and an
cver-subscribed Liberty loan will be
mighty bitter dose for that particu-
lar war-mad devil and his imps to
Wear your volunteer tag from the
minute you get it just as long as you
feel like wearing it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
BAllARD-LL0YD co. TO
OPEN SATURDAY OCT. 5

Mr.. j. G.. Ballard of the Ballard
Lloyd Co., the new firm which will oc
cupy the former Chas. Foster store
room, tells us that they will be ready
for the public patronage on Saturday,
October with full line of every
thing for the home-in fact, Every
thing for the Home" will be a sort cf
slogan with the new concern.
Mr.. Ballard has just returned from
buying trip to the Chicago markets
and he reports that the merchandise
which he purchased while there, to-
gether with that which they had on
hand in their warehouses will stock
them with one of the best furniture
and house furnishing lines in this Sec
tion of the state. They will carry a
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
INFLUENZA KEEPS
JACKIE BAND AWAY
FROM BELONG
VICTORY CHORUS" HAS BEEN
SECURED TO TAKE PLACE OF
JACKIE BAND AT MEETING.

Elaborate plans which had been
made for the entertaining of the fam
Gus Jackie band from the Great Lakes
naval training station when they were
to appear in this city in connection
with the Fourth Liberty loan drive
have been cancelled through the fact
that Spanish Influenza, or some 9TH
er influenza epidemic got acquainted
with the band while it was playing in
the northern part of the state and
after putting so many of the boys out
of commission and placing them in
hospitals in Charlevoix, Alpena and
other places it was decided by the
Michigan board of health to quaran-
tine the rest of the boys and send
them home to the Great Lakes sta
tion.
The big patriotic meeting arranged
and planned for Tuesday, October i,
will be held just the same as if the
band was here and our own band
George Holmes and his boys will be
there as they always are with their
splendid music. The speaker. Mr..
Arthur II. Vandenburg, editor of the
Grand Rapids Herald, will be on hand
as the board of health fumigated him
out when they quarantined the band
boys and he is going the rounds of the
proposed trip, delivering his speeches
just the same and with just as much
pep as if he had dozen bands back
ing him up.
The Victory chorus has been Sc
cured to take the place of the Jackie
band as far as it can and it comes
well recommended and will undoubt-
edly go long way toward making the
meeting success.
1t is every Americans patriotic
duty to attend the meeting Tuesday
night in the opera house and learn
what the government is doing by way
of winning this war. Mr.. Vanden-
burg is a speaker of exceptional force
and ability and has been giving his
time and energy for long time back
in the interests of the coming Fourth
Liberty loan. Wherever he has spok-
en- his audiences have been highly sat-
isfied with the information received
and a better understanding of the
causes and reasons for the war has
always followed his visits to the
communities.
For the sake of yourself, your low
ed ones and the boys over there, be
out and attend the mass meeting in
the opera house Tuesday evening.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
We Not Fail
The United States.
(By Woodrow Wilson, President of

Again the government comes to
the people of the country with the
request that they lend their money
and lend it upon a more liberal
scale than ever before. in order
that the great war for the rights
of America and the liberation of.
the world may be prosecuted with
ever increasing vigor ty victor
ious conclusion. And it makes
the appeal with the greatest conf
dence because it knows that every
day it is becoming clearer and
clearer to thinking men throughout
the nation that the winning Of the
war Is an essential investment.
The money that is held back now
will be of little use or value IL the
war is not won and the selfish mas
tiers of Germany are permitted to
dictate what America may and may
not do. Men in America, besides,
have from the first until now dedi-
Gated both their lives and their for
tunes to the vindication and MAIN
tenance Of the great principles and
objects for which our government
was set up. They will not fail
now to show the world for what
their wealth was intended.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
Marine CORPS Notes.

Omaha, Neb.. Sept. 23.-He blew
in from Gas, Kansas, did John T.
Swanson. The recruiting sergeant
looked twice, decided his eyesight was
true and that there was a man before
him. The strangers middle initial
must have stood for "thin." For he
was. Here was Hooverism to the
Nth degree.
II want to fight and l want to join
the Marines" said Swanson.
What do you weigh asked Sergt.
Lee Carpenter.
"Ninety-two pounds, but then.
.No chance here. Suppose you go
to the Signal corps. They might at
tach feathers and use you as a car
rier pigeon"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
CHRISTMAS BUYING TO
HAVE ITS RESTRICTIONS

Merchants who are planning on
having more clerks than the usual
number or keeping their stores open
longer than the usual hours will be
disappointed as will also the last min
ute shoppers. Christmas buying will
commence on November / and it will
be against the rules to employ more
than the usual number of clerks or
to keep business places open longer
than the usual business hours. This
is a government ruling and it is being
looked up to find out just how strict
it is going to be.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
War Baby Visited Here.

Mrs. Will Richardson and daughter
Dorothy of Coral, returned home or
Thursday afternoon after having Wis
tied at the home of her husbands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Richard
son for short time. Mrs. Richard
son was before her marriage, Miss
Emma Rasmussen and when her hus.
band was called in the draft. she went
up to Coral to reside with her par
ents. 1t was since then that Miss
Dorothy was born and the father, who
is now over in France, has never
seen his "war baby"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
REV. w. ]. ROOKIE AT THE
CONGREG EGATl0NAL CHURCH

The pulpit supply committee of the
Congregational church have arranged
to occupy the pulpit of their church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Mr.. Rookie is an applicant for the
vacant pulpit and may be called to
this pastorate. The committee hope
to see a large representation of the
membership and society to hear him
on Sunday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
Meeting Night Changed.

Clerk Chas. A. Coon Of the local
Woodman lodge, informs us that
hereafter meeting nights of the
order will be on the first and third
Mondays of each month instead of on
the second and fourth Tuesdays as
has been customary heretofore.
Charley also says that he hopes the
boys will take interest enough in the
old standby to come out to lodge
meeting and look over the new quar-
ters.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
Roy Douglas Across.

Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Douglass are
in receipt of letter from their son,
Roy, to the effect that he had safely
traversed the trackless ocean and had
finally been able to set foot on Euro
pean soil. Roy said that he was
well and that he was enjoying life as
well as he could. His many friends
in this city and vicinity will be glad
to hear that he is all O. k. as yet.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
WON Mail Route JOB.

Charles Johnson of this city started
in on sis work as carrier on the Smyr-
ma mail route Monday mornig, hav-
ing received the appointment from
the government through the fact that
he had the highest standing of any
Of the persons who took the competi-
tive examination for the position re-
Gently. Mr.. Johnson was offered his
choice of two positions, one at Pewa-
mo or the Smyrna job and chose the
latter.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

Professor Mclaughlin of the Uni
versity of Chicago gave a good talk
on democracy and Autocracy" at
the opera house Tuesday evening.
There was nothing Of bombastic ma
ture in his address, but it was deep
and full of fod for thought and was
appreciated by his audience.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

Mrs. Palmer Coville received a tele-
gram from Detroit Thursday morning
notifying her of the death Of her long
time friend of Al years, Mrs. Anna
Long, widow Of the late DR.. o. r. Long
who for many years was superintend-
ent of the Ionia asylum.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

Montcalm county sent bunch Of
seven young men through this city
to the training School at Lansing on
Thursday. They were in high spir-
its and around their left arm they
each had khaki colored band with,
the initials "U. s. N. A." Omitted
States National Army, pinned on.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
Enters Tank Service.

David Earl Crawford. grandson of
Capt. and Mrs. d. C. Crawford, has
entered the u. S. A. tank service and
is now at Gettysburg, getting his
training. He tried to get in the
aerial service but was rejected.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
Not Enough Room.

If you are disappointed in not see-
ing some article of news in the paper
this week it is because we did not
have room to-get it in the paper. We
regret such instances but they happen
occasionally in any paper of any con-
sequence. 3A
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

The w. R. c. and the Dan s. Root
Post No. 175 members will have a
joint dinner at the G. A. r. hall on
Saturday, October 5 at which all mem
bers are requested to be present. At
ter dinner the regular inspection will
be had.<
Mrs. Chas. johnson,
Senior-Vice.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
For Better or For Worse.

The marriage of Norwood Bristol
and Rose Sexton, both of Iowa City,
Iowa. took place in Ionia Friday af-
ternoon, whittier the couple had gone
in company with Mrs. Joseph Isbell,
a cousin of the bride, secured the Ii
cense and had the ceremony perform
ed instead of waiting until after the
long journey back to Iowa.. Follow
ing the marriage, the parties came
here and spent Friday night at the
Isbell home. On Saturday morning
Mrs. Bristol left for visit with rela-
tives in sunny Tennessee for time
before going to her home, while her
huband left dierct for Iowa City,
near which place they have a large
ranch and where they win reside.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

The Michigan State Federation
Of Labor adopted q strong resolu-
tion endorsing and urging support of
the woman soffrage amendment to
the state constitution. Organiza-
tions generally throughout Michigan
have taken this same stand in favor
Of votes for Michigan women.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
Arrived Safely Overseas.

Mrs. M. l.. Updyke received word
this morning that her son. Wallace,
had reached the European shores OF
the restless Atlantic and that he was
feeling good and ready to do his share
in winning the war.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

While working at the city pumping
station last Friday, Lyle Fox had the
misfortune to run a spike in his left
hand in such a painful manner that
ne had to lay off. Later on blood
poisoning set in and he had to have a
physician attend to it so that the dis
ease could be checked and killed.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

full and complete line of furniture,
rugs, linoleums, china and enamel
ware. stoves, etc, Mr.. Ballard states
that the concern has two stores at
Sparta and with this store, they have
a large buying capacity which en-
ables them to purchase goods at low
prices and sell them the same.
The Ballard-Lloyd Co. have taken
over the undertaking business estab-
lished by Arthur Fitzjohn and will
continue it in the same location. Mr..
Ballard Is an undertaken of years of
experience and together with Mr.
Fitzjohn will be well able to take care
Of this branch of the business.
Be sure and watch for their large
advertisement next week and attend
their opening ~on Saturday, Oct. 8.
With help Geo. Gleason is able to
walk out again.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

Regular meeting of the w. G. IT u.
Saturday afternoon, Sept. %, at Mrs.
w. A. Bliss residence.
Roll call-Favorite recipe.
Topic-Kitchen or housekeepers'
day.
Leader-Mrs. ]. w. Wells.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
Corp. James c. Byrne.
Co. d, 10th Inf, A. E. F.

Ter to his mother:
Aug. 81. 1918.
Dearest Mother and All:
Had thought that / would write to
John. this time; just received his let
ter the other day, also one from Don
and was glad to hear from both, also
three letters from you. Nos 9, 10, IL
and IL some time ago. There is lots
have to say to you so decided it bet
ter be written to you this time and
write one all for John Soon.
Am glad you hear from Chester
real often and hope he continues to
write as much. Did he get home be-
fore leaving Ann Arbor?
/ had a small memo book in my
trunk, red covered one, / think. You
can tell which one and believe you
can send it in letter all right. I
wish l had it, they are some things
I'd like to have in the line of dates,
etc. ! wish / had my photo album
that / had at Detroit but guess you
cannot send that.
Were the tools in the trunk all
right. had quite a few with me
there. -
For that record you spoke of I shall
write out what can now and give you
Continued on Page Eighty {.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

The Rebekahs will serve chicken
pie dinners in the city hall from IL
to 2 o'clock on Saturday, Sept. %.
Prices: Adults, Soc children under IL
years of age, 25c. TX
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

James H. Haskins of Howard City,
who attended the Republican county
convention in this city last week,
drove over by auto in company with
his son. and for the first time in 81
years passed over the road between
Langston and Stanton. Mr.. Haskins'
first trip over this trail was in the
spring Of 1866 when it was through
pine forests. He came from Penn
sylvania as far as Ionia and walked
the rest of the way to where Howard
City was afterward located in 1873.
He stopped at Stanton, quite lumber
center then, for a day and walked to
Langston where he stopped over
night. He was then young fellow
Of %, located land in Pierson township
and afterward cleared up q big farm
in Newaygo county.-Stanton Clipper
Herald.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

William Henry Shaw was born in
Williamtton, Ingham county, Heb-
IL, 1853. n
Marred to Margaret Ribbey in
1878. to this union were born two
children, Mrs. j. 0. Flanagan of Mar
quette, Michigan and Frank Shaw
of this city. He had been resident
of Belding for 27 years, coming here
to reside in 1891 and lost his wife in
1896.
He was married again, August is,
1902 toNJennie v. Bailey.
Deceased leaves his widow, son and
daughter, one sister, Mrs. s. w. Shaft
of Shaftsburg, Mich, and brother,
Jim Shaw Of Perry. Michigan.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

Mrs. Alton Evans left for Chicago
Monday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25
SOLDIERS LUCKY
TO GET A SHOT
AND THEN HOSPITAL
JIMMY" BURNS, FORMER LOCAL
PLUMBER. THINKS BROTHER
LUCKY WHEN SHOT IN LEG.

According to the following letter
which our genial townsman, Pat Roe,
recently received from his nephew,
Jimmy" Burns, the boys over there
in battle think that fellow is lucky
when he gets a shot through a leg
which puts him out of commission fer
several months and which gives him a
hospital ticket and a good rest for a
time. Jimmy" Burns was a for
mer local plumber in the employ Of
the T. Frank Ireland Co. and went
from here tic Ionia. where he enlisted
and soon left for France. He has
been over there along with the first
of the United States forces and is
getting his share of the experiences
which we read about daily.
His letter is as follows:
August 20, 1918. :
Dear Uncle Patsie:
received the newspapers and mag
azines that you sent few days ago.
/ was very glad to get them and /
thank you very much. You can
send some more any time you want
to. Well, how is everybody there?
Uncle Tom and Mike? l don't hear
much from them. AS fer myself /
am fine. Tom he was lucky and got
shot through the leg and went to the
hospital; it was just a flesh wound !;
he gets a good rest and all fixed up
before he gets back. / think he is
around Bordeaux some place, that is
where a good many go to. / land
ed there when / came across; it sure
is a beautiful country down there.
would not mind having some Dutch
man bing me one in the leg and go
down and stay for a couple of months
myself. If man only gets wound
ed he is lucky and if he comes
comes through without a scratch he
is d. lucky and that was me but
there were number of times / sold
my chance very cheap, but then we
ran the Germans ragged just the
same. The Germans are good fight
ers all right to get off 800 or 400
yards and fire at you but when they
see the khaki clad boys coming over
the top right after them the first
thing they do is drop their gun and
throw up their hands and "kamerad"
but we couldn't understand that at
all, either that or fhe boys let their
fingers slip-lots of accidents happen
at times like that. / think they will
get enough of it after a while.
! had letter from mother and it
said the 85th division had left the
States. i wish they would come up
in this part of the country. Nor
wishing them any bad luck or any
thing. They had it pretty soft down
at Custer for this last year, right
near home, most of them. | think
they will find out that soldering over
here is a different game than they
ever mixed into around Camp Custer.
just saw Sylvester O'Connor go
ing past. have seen most of the
Belding boys since we came back
from the front. / guess they are
all carrying a rabbits foot. have to
close for this time. Write me soon
and give me all the news Of the town.
Give my regards to all the folks /
know in Belding.
As ever, your nephew,
Jim.
Corp Toraac n pxyrna
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-25

Hon. Franklin X. Lane,
Secretary of the Interior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-08
CITY ITEMS.

Clafiin Optical Co., 9O5 F st
Glasses for Near-sighted Eyes.
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Disorganized

The w-oids ucse- and 100 ii
piulnD, alI syo,c--. - -.' -~
cred: the goods We 49,. ..
not come, and ne'er will be deliv-
cred; but it's no use to paw the
ground, to rend your hair and
tear it; until a remedy is found,
just simply grin and bear it. The
price OF everything is high, the
outlook is distressing; the hens
won't lay, the cows go dry, and
all our needs are pressing. Per-
haps your neighbor has crouch,
but you should never share it ;
rise whistling from your downy
couch, and simply grin and bear
lit. The stores are full of awk-
ward clerks, and all their stunts
are botches; the horny-handed
farmer works repairing clocks
and watches; the girls are at
their brothers jobs-statlstics
all declare it-but don't repine
and hand out sobs; just wink
and grin and bear it. We all are
doing what we can to keep the
home fires burning, and grandpa
washes pot and pan, and uncle
does the churning; unwonted
tasks upon us tossed, we take the
yoke and wear it, and if our
efforts seem frost, why, COM
rade, grin and bear it.
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-08
W. S. S. OF NEW DESIGN.
Secretary McAdoo's Announcement
REGARDING the 1919 Issue.

New war savings stamps to be
issued after January 1 next will be
of an entirely different design and
color from the present issue, accord
ing to announcement made by Secre-
tary McAdoo.
The new stamps will be Of blue
color instead of green, and will bear
a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. The
same thrift stamps and thrift cards
will continue to be used, and ex-
changed for five-dollar war savings
stamps by the method now in use.
The 1919 series will mature Janu-
airy 1. 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-08
DIR. W. o. THOMPSON TO TALK.
VIII Address Ohio State University
Alumni Saturday Evening.

Dr.. W. O. Thompson. president of the
Ohio State University. chairman of a
Admission sent by the Department
Of Agriculture to France. Italy and
Great Britain to study farming con-
dfts6hs in those countries. will adj
dress, the Ohio State University Alum
nj at Cushman's cafe. GOT 18th street.
tomorrow evening. Dinner will be
served at $50 o'clock.
Dr.: Thompson has made an exhaus-
tive study of agricultural conditions
IN the countries to which he was &C
credited. He returned to the United
States, r. few days ago. He will lay
before Secretary Houston and Food
Commissioner Hoover the results of
his researches. DR.. Thompson is I'M
defStood, now to be in New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-08
10 Lbs. White Potatoes. .45c;

Is Lbs. White Potatoes, 45c;
.ocoanut, 10c can; Winesap Apples,
80 blu. basket; Star Cocoa, 25c; Mis-
IN Sardines, lac; Fish Roe. 15c;
Csc; lbs. Pure Pepper, $1.00; 3 pkgs.
Quaker Corn Flakes, CSC: 20 OF. Bak-
ing Powder, TIC. 926 "a. ave. and
all the ]. T. D. Pyles Stores.
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BY POP

CRANDALLS TO-DAY aeasel AND = = To d sas.
ROw-ETHEL CLAYTON. in '"THE
GIRL WHO CAME BACK"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-08

Eureka Chapter, No. 4. r. A. NJ. will
confer the mark degree at it's meeting
tonight A special invitation is extend
ed to the boys in khaki to be present.