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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
BELD|NG
LADY WRITES FROM
FRANCE OF WORK
is A MEMBER OF THE RED CROSS
ON ACTIVE DUTY NEAR THE
BATTLE LINE

The following letters are from Mrs.
Clara Widdicomb of Grand Rapids,
now in Red Cross nurse work in
France, to her mother, Mrs. Mary
Cannon. They were former residents
of this city and the letters will be of
much interest to her many friends
here:
France.
My dear mother:
We are at our journeys end but not
yet in permanent quarters. Were
here yesterday and today. We have
our baggage and are getting settled
down. It's cold and damp-no fires
or hot water.
Today, after much hunting and
practicing my bad French on the
shopkeepers, | got an oil stove that
will at least take the chill off tie
room and we can heat little water
semi-occasionally.
The trains in this country surely
are not like our American ones and
We were not bit comfortable, but we
didn't expect luxuries.
We are near enough to the firing
line to hear the guns. Hope to be at
work soon. l imagine this place is
beautiful in summer but at this time
OF year it looks much like any other
place.
There are lots of interesting things
to write but we are allowed to say so
little. One place where we were for
a few days was raided by aeroplanes
the morning we left. Just as we were
getting dressed the lights went out
and the woman Of the house came
rushing in with a candle, her eyes big
as saucers and said: "Bochesiv 1t
didn't last long and we left before we
had time to get any word as to wheth
er or not any damage was done.
We had mail yesterday morning,
much to our surprise and delight.
received some mail but no word from
you. Hope to hear soon for I'm anxl-
Gus and it seems ages since | left.
Tell Auntie l don't know what
would have done without the warm
mittens. | wore them while on the
boat and shall use them more. | wish
j had more warm clothing for its GO
ing to be mighty cold and we will
have no heat in our rooms. Marguer-
ite is knitting me some sweaters but
don't know how soon I'll get them.
We have seen no white bread and
have no butter now, but the brown
Drcdu Is very SOOu. Il ike III very
much and can enjoy it without butter,
and you know my failing. Am get
ting fat in spite of everything, but
hope to work off the surplus.
France, November "a, 1917.
My dear mother:
| don't know how much good it will
do to try and send a letter to you for
yesterday we were told that about a
thousand were piled up waiting to be
censored-anyway, I'll make an at
tempt and hope you will get it some
time.
There is little new to write. We
find that after all we shall have to
live permanently in our present quart
ers, but they will probably be made a
little more livable. / shall not COM
plain of the room and food il every
thing else goes well.
Have no idea when we shall be at
work. The hospital will be very good
and will take care of over three thou
sand patients. There is another unit
to come here we understand and they
will have half the hospital and pa
tieuts.
This climate is certainly cold--ont
so low a temperature, but such a
penetrating air-due / imagine to the
altitude, though, as yet ! haven't been
Continued on Page Eight
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
Use Electricity SparinrIy

Special attention of all users OF
electricity is called to the notice from
the fuel administrator appearing
among the legal notices of the Ban
ner this week. Conservation ever
where the current is provided by wa
ter power as in Belding Is necessary
Be sure to read the notice. sl'
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
Annual Church Meeting

pational church will be held Thurs
day evening. January 10 for the cleo
ton Of officers. Reports. of the differ
ent societies of the church and Sun
tor hopes TO s see q large RE represepta-
tion Of the membership and society
present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
Lcssiter Raises Good Stock

VIII j. Lessiter was in town Friday
from his stock farm in Grattan and
shipped fine shorthorn calf to Pin
coming, Mich. 1t was consigned to
J. S. Jacobs, who recently purchased
the animal.
Mr.. Lessiter makes speciality of
raising and selling blooded stock
shorthorn cattle and Shropshire
sheep being his particular kind and
the reputation for quality he has gain
ed throughout the state keeps him
pretty busy making shipments on mail
orders.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

Regular meeting Of Doric Chapter
No. 75 o. f. s., Tuesday evening,
January /, 1913.
Bessie Peterson, Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
THIS is THE YEAR
~ AISE your hat to the Glad New
Year!
IN Raise your voice with hopeful

IL Year!
IN Raise your voice with hopeful
cheer
Make vow that while it stays
You'll make the most of its glorious days,
And
What? That sort of resolve is old?
Sounds like a tale too often told?
You've made it every New Years day,
Then frittered the live-long year away?
Well, s'posing you u,have? What's that to do
With this particular year? It's new!
New, you crouch, not he same old kind
Of muddled up year you've left behind!
New each day and each minute too!
New; each second Is fresh-laid new!
New for the things you've left undone!
New for the races You haven't run
New for ambitions unachieved
New for mistakes unretrevedl
New for unfinished efforts too!
New for the things you mean to do!
Never one day in its bill-of-fare
Is like another day anywhere.
And if year can be fresh and new
Why in the dickens can't you be too?
Of memory's dirt the last small trace.
Put on Ambitions garments bright,
Light your cigar with the Futures light
And say to yourself: "The old years dead.
Bury it deep Look right ahead!
Here's a New Year laid out for me,
As full of chances as It can be,
So out of my way and let me go
It's up to me, and by jings! I'll show"
Then start And keep at i'll Hang on
You'll notice the difference mighty quick.
And you'll find, before it's halfway
through
It's the Happiest kind Of year for youl
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

F. & A. M. Communication
Regular communication of Belding
Lodge No. 800 f. q A. M. next Mon
day night, January q
A. B. Foss, w. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02

An ideal newspaper and q
paper with ideals. It's for
and read BY all classes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-02
10 ADVERTISERS ::

ne cfrCuIdt1Uu bUOi
Of the Banner are open I
Inspection at Any Time
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24

agents OF the agricultural extension
department OF Iowa State college. 1t
is to be held for emergency use to
make sure that every field Of corn land
in Iowa bears a corn crop this year.
| It is to be stored at three convenient
points: Des MOines, Cedar Rapids and
Mason City. From there it will be dis
tributed to meet these three elner-
gencies: I. To help farmers who
find out at planting time that their
seed is bad; 2 To help farmers who
plant poor seed and who fail to get
stand and must replant; 3, to help
farmers whose fields have been dam.
aged and who must replant. Orders
for seed will be accepted only on ap.
prevail Of the county agent of the coun.
ty in which the seed is to be planted.
It will be sold only to farmers who
must have seed for planting and can.
not secure it locally. 1t will be kept
out of tho hands of spectators or
persons who expect to sell. 1t Is not
to be sold now, for now it is the duty
Of every corn grower to find his own
seed and test it carefully. TIE reserve
stock is for emergencies only and for
no other purpose. The seed is being
bought at the fairest prices possible
and will be sold at cost plus the en-
pense of handling, which will not be
large. All sales are to be C. o. D.
This emergency seed distribution is
being financed by the U. S. govern
ment. 1t is advancing the capital nee
essary and it is assuming all the risk
that there is in having considerable
stock Of high priced seed corn OH hand
after the planting season is over and
emergencies are all cared for. but
the government feels that it is so i'm
7ortant that Iowa produce big corn
crop that it is willing to take the risk
and charge it to Insurance." says p. c.
Taft, secretary of the state seed
stocks committee. which is co-operat-
Ing with the U. S. government and
Tho college at Ames.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24

Last week Wedne sday l drove over
the Lincoln highway to West Side
When about one and half miles west
OF Vail struck rlud and went from
there to West Side most of the time
In low speed. A very heavy rain fall
had visited that section the night be.
fore and extended to the Sac county
line on the north and do not know
Just how far south. Since then I have
visited in the vicinity Of Schleswig,
Kiron, Deloit, Arion, Dow City. Dun
Jap and Charter Oak, and found those
sections in need of rain. While they
|are not as yet suffering but neverthe.
less heavy shower of rain is badly
NEEDED.
Farmers of the state are urged by
the farm crops men at Iowa State
college to make their own tests on
the termination, Of any seed corn
which they buy. The college has been
testing large number Of samples for
the farmers of the state with the spe-
cific understanding that such tests
are not to be used for advertising pur.
poses. A number of complaints have
been made to the college that differ
ent individuals have used these tests
for selling seed corn. Farmers are
urged never to accept such statements
since the college has no way CT know
ing that samples which they test real
ly represent the kind of seed that will
be offered for sale or whether the
samples we're especially selected.
o.
The Crawford county farmers have
purchased enough Liberty bonds to
fence their farms. When it comes
to a question of loyalty to America,
the Crawford county farmers are 100
per cent fine and dandy. Well, God
HESS the Crawford county farmer.
He is right there and over wearing red,
white and blue ribbons.
A reserve stock Of $4,000 bushels Of
tested seed corn is being bought by
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24
\ N M
(f(f|1
MARCH TO VICTORY

Courage IL . matter Of the blood.
Without good red blood a man has .
weak heart and poor nerves.
In the spring is the best time to
take stock Of ones condition. II the
blood il thin and watery, face pale or
pimply> generally weak, tired and
listless, one should take 4 spring tonic.
One that will do the spring house
cleaning, an ole. fashioned herbal rem
edy that was used by everybody nearly
50 years ago 10 still safe and sane
because it contains no alcohol or mar
cotic. It is made up Of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Oregon Grape root,
Queens root, Stone root, Black Cherry
bark extracted with glycerine and
made into liquid or tablets. This
blood tonic was first put out BY DR..
Pierce in ready.to.use form. and since
then has been sold b. million bottles
as DR.. Pierce'e Golden Medical Discov.
cry. II druRKists do not keep this in tab
let form, send 90 cents for . visl to DR..
Pierce's, 1nvalids' Hotel. Buffalo, N. 7.
Kidney disease carries away large
percentage Of our people. What is 70
be done? The answer is easy. Eat leso
meat, eat coarse, plain food, with plenty
OF vegetables, drink plenty of water
between meals, and take an uric acid
solvent after meals for while, such %
Anuric double strensth), obtainable at
almost any drug store. 1t was first
discovered by DR. Pierce. Most every
one troubled with uric acid finds that
Anuric dissolves the uric acid % hot
water does sugar. You can obtain
. trial package by sending ten cents
to Doctor Pierce's 1nyalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute IN Buffalo, N. Y. :,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24

Farmers who grow a considerable
acreage Of ensilage corn need not use
home grown seed for that purpose.
They may use the large ensilage vari'
tiles of corn from Missouri, for eX-
ample, and thus relieve the shortage
II home grown seed for the production
Of mature, ripened corn. But this eau.
ton is urged by the farm crops men
1t Iowa State college. When seed is
imported for ensilage corn it should
oe planted several weeks earlier than
tie home grown seed. When large
cnsilage varieties from southern
states are planted in more northern
states as late as in May, they make
a rapid. long jointed, tender, succu-
lent growth and are so green when
frOsts come that they make ensilage
which is sloppy and too sour. But
when planted very early in May they
make a slower, harder growth; they
better withstand late spring frosts
and summer drouths: they reach a
more advanced condition of maturity
by cutting time and produce more
grain than when planted later. Early
maturing home varieties of corn in
tended for ensilage do not need to be
planted unusually early, but the i'm.
ported varieties do. When they are
nlanted early they vii lanswer for en-
silage as we'll as home varieties. More
over, the saving of home seed would
be considerable II imported seed were
used for ensilagc only.
o.
A fine response to the call for ser
vice is being made by the high school
boys OF Iowa through enlistment in
the Boys Working Reserve. Already
E21S boys are enrolled. according to
s. H. Thompson OF the Iowa State col
lege extension work. who has charge
Of the enrolment The roll is grow
ing daily. Many OF the boys are at
work already. having been excused
from school where their services were
especially needed. Clinton county
leads in the number CT boys with 200:
Winneshiek Is second with 15G and
Calhoun third with $50. When men,
Der OF the reserve completes sc days
OF agricultural service he receives a
bronze medal, stamped with the Unit
ed States seal. as a reward. At the
end OF the years work a bar Is added
to the badge As Indicated by the
number. already enrolled the boys OF
the state are showing interest and arc
going to do their part to win the war.
Any farmer who wishes to employ
members Of the Boys Working Re-
serye should ket in touch with his
county agent who has a list Of reserv-
lists in this county.
Over 80 counties III Iowa now have
home demonstration agents and work.
ers in the statewide food conservation
Every other county may al
70 have a woman agent for this work.
The United States Department of Az
riculture has agreed to pay the salary,
fare and necessary living ex-
oenses Of an emergency home demon.
stration agent to serve for three
months in all counties not having a
permanent agent. il the farm bureau
Of the county will provide sufficient
sum to purchase equipment. groceries
or demonstration purposes and steno.
graphic help.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
ONTEZUMA COUNTY
LOVER THE TOP"
Our Citizens Prove Their Loyalty
by Over Subscribing Their
Quota to the Fourth
Liberty Loan

A phone from W. E. Faris, county
chairman of the Fourth Liberty Loan
committee, shortly after noon Wednes-
day, stated that the quota for Monte
yuma county had been over subscribed.
Both the First National Bank and
}. j. Harris & Co, Bankers, report
that they are ''over the top. There
was the utmost confidence on the part
of all the banks from the beginning
that the countTs quota would be sub
scribed, and all worked to that end.
Mr.. Faris stated Wednesday that the
county's quota was about 81, 600. 90
over subscribed. 1t undoubtedly will
be a much larger amount when the
campaign closes tomorrow evening.
Last evening Mr.. Fox, cashier of the
Harris bank, stated that there had been
subscribed $l5, 10000 through their
bank for Montezuma county and
Sc, 10000 to the credit of Dolores
county. We failed to get figures from
any of the other banks in the county.
Excellent work was done by the lady
solicitors. In fact great deal of the
work of canvassing was left to the
ladies who responded heroically. The
enthusiasm they put into the campaign
at the beginning assured the success
Of the undertaking. The Kaiser's
peace talk also spurred some Of the
slow ones to subscribe. The fact is
that our people do not want peace
until the Kaiser and his war party get
all the fighting they want, and they
will buy a lot more bonds if it is neces-
sary to do so in order to accommodate
Kaiser Bill along this line.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
Cross Roads Items.

c. L. Melvin, A. w. Dillon. Floyd
Mccall, J. H. Billingsley, Luther
Hudson, and j. D. Adams delivered
hogs to Rudy at Dolores Monday.
E. A. Elder and wife were in our
neighborhood Saturday.
A. J. Ames was Dove Creek pass
enger Friday. He went out to dip the
sheep in that neighborhood.
D. Weikel, agent for Worlds Star
Knitting Co., was in this vicinity the
first of the week.
Stanley Mitchell was Dolores bound
Monday.
Mrs. Melvin has been packing apples
at the Dillon orchard for two weeks.
Mrs. Dora Provis is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hechtman, for a few
weeks.
H. c. Magarrel and son, Reid, were
in Dolores Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs D. P. Short were Cor
tez visitors one day last week
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

Corporal Ernest j. Wahl and j.
Thornborrow, Liberty loan speakers,
sboke for a half hour from the rear of
their train at the local depot Wednes
day morning. They were travelling by
by special train on the Rio Grande
Southern and no one knew that they
were coming until about an hour before
they arrived. The engine to the train
was fitted out with siren that GER
tainly made hideous noise and started
every dog and coyote in the county to
howl. The noise also attracted the
citizens to the depot and quite a crowd
gave close attention to the speaking.
The boys pleaded for hearty response
on the part of the citizens to the Fourth
Liberty Loan subscription.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
huenced by constitutional conditions,
and in order to cure it you must
take an internal remedy. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts thru the blood on the mucous sur
faces of the system. Halls Catarrh
Cure was prescribed by one of the best
Is composed of some of the best tonics
known. combined with some of the
best blood purifiers. The perfect com
bination of the ingredients in Halls
Catarrh Cure is what produces such
wonderful results in catarrhal condi-
tions Send for testimonials free.
l.. J. CHENEY e. CO.. Props. Toledo, o.
All Druggists, 75c.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
VOLUME XXI.
Lewis


Report has it that Mrs. F. +. Lari,
more has 1.-THE Spanish Flu.
Mrs. Artie E. Lewis is in the hospi.
tai at Cortez supposed to be down with
the prevailing malady.
C. C. McAfee will return from Lin.
coin, Nebraska, ''emegrant' bringing
their furniture and other possessions.
Wardell Oils left for Berlin Monday.
He expects to don the khaki and tote q
gun, and stop only occasionally for
mess.
The sanitary lid was clapped down on
the schools Friday night. That dance
was indefinitely postponed by the same
authority.
Louis Barner, one of the first to en-
list from Lewis, is reported dead in
France. Mr.. Barner was son of Mrs
Philips. Mr. and Mrs. Philips left
here for Arkansas last spring.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Fields were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Solomon Lybyer.
Some say Charlie Smoulton looks
better since he shaved his mustache,
some refuse to comment. Charlie
seems very well pleased.
W. C. Waller and family and G. f.
Brigham and family will spend the
winter in Arizona. The Star wishes
them health and prosperity in their
new zone.
Ed Porter's new Buick is now duly
installed in his new garage when he is
not out with it. 1t is said that he
drove out towards Bluff to practice
driving last Sunday.
The following bond subscriptions for
the Fourth Liberty loan were taken in
Lewis: Vird E. Carl, r. E. Dillon, w.
A. Walker, Joe Duran, +. b. Garlin,
Glen Honaker and Mrs. J. S. Pomeroy
each $4,000 taken by Mrs. Winbourn.
Jose Lobato, Willie Lobato, II. l..
Hughes, J. p Rutherford and II. c.
Hamlin each $50.00 E. S. Porter $3.50,
C. E. Bradield $500 and Mary.L. Brad
field $500, taken by Mrs. j. r. Shep-
perd. Mrs. C. j. Smith $50. 90 and Earle
Webb $4,000, taken by Mrs. McAfee.
C. A. Eggers, Mrs. John Eggers and
Mrs. Edith Williams each 5000, taken
by Mrs. John Eggers. Mrs. Artie E.
Lewis $4,000 and w. R. Lewis 500,
taken by Mrs. Artie E. Lewis.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

D. C. Reavis brought in large tur
nip Monday grown on his ranch on
Summit ridge. This turnip weighed
six pounds and was grown without
water. Mr.. Reavis says that the seed
was left in his rural tmail box last
spring with request for tatement of
success. The only objectic.1s he has
to them is that they grew SO large that
there wasn't room to grow yany to
the acre.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
DOLORES, MONTEzUMA COUNTY. COLORADO, OCTOBER
Willow Springs.

Mrs. Cook has gone to Monticello to
work in the telephone office.
Burn Tucker and family moved to
Lebanon for the winter
Percy Logston returned from the
Montezuna valley where he has been
employed in the harvest field he will
attend school this winter at the new
school house, Sunnyside.
School begins Monday in the new
school house. Sunnyside, north of
Burnt Cabin, with Miss Cora Clark at
the helm, with sixteen pupils.
Curtis Tucker came out from Dolores
Saturday to visit his father till school
opens again in Dolores.
H. W. Royce went to the valley on
business Thursday of last week re
turning Sunday.
Mrs. Albred Graybeal was on the
sick list last week but is improving at
this writing.
Mrs. Barnes and son iourneyed to
Monticello Monday. The young man
will enter the University at Provo,
Utah.
Mrs. Mergin and son and Walter
Coldiron made trip to Monticello the
first of the week after supplies and
on business.
A fine ram visited this valley Tues
day night of last week which will
greatly helm ont fall DlOWinp and
potato digging.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

Closing all public places and prohib-
iting all gatherings may be good
thing to prevent an epidemic of disease
but we don't believe it amounts to
much if the persons suffering from the
disease are not quarantined. Persons
who visit the sick rooms and then go
out and mingle with others will certainly
carry the disease if it is sufficient con
tagious to warrant the closing of the
public schools and all places of public
meetings.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

A fire at Lebanon Monday night
destroyed barn containing some
straw and baled hay. A call for help
was phoned to Mayor Morrison of this
place and some of the firemen and
other citizens went out, but when they
ariver there they found that well
organized bucket brigade had the fire
well under control. OF course there
was few of What is the use" kind
sitting and standing around, but the
progressives were busy carrying water.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

The following are sending papers to
soldier boys: Sam Jones to Tim Jones;
w. |. Myler to Geo. A Meistrell; Mrs.
Martin Jackson to Robert Smith; Mrs.
Frank Tibbetts to Alfred Tibbetts,
Matt Hammond to Leslie Hammond,
w. H. Royce to Clyde Royce, J. r.
Hughes to Arthur Hughes, D. Forbes
to Thomas Gilbert.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

The Star force is under obligations
to James Hammond for sack of
small spuds The sack was not weighed
but was the size of an ordinary sack
and would weigh ITO or lis pounds
and contained forty eight potatoes.
Mr.. Hammond raised them on his farm
just below town and they were not
irrigated.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

w. l. Myler was business caller at
The Star office Monday, Mr.. Myler
has been chosen to lead the Democratic
party to victory November 5. How
ever, this should not be very hard
job as the candidates on both the
county and state tickets are all pretty
decent fellows.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

Martin Reiva was down from the
West Dolores Saturday. He arrived in
time to find out that it was a holiday
and that the stores were closed. He
says he gets letter every week from
his brother. John, who is in France
but letters written here do not reach
his brother.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

Ben Millard was down from the
Stoner ranch the first of the week and
took fine thoroughbred sheep home
with him. Mrs. Millard accompanied
him to do some shopping and visit
friends.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

J. P. Channell and Ike Stevens came
in from Denver Sunday with new
Lexington which Mr.. Stevens bought.
1t is certainly fine car and it will
not be long until Ike will be breaking
the speed limit like all the rest of the
bows do.