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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
Reuieuo of W. ek's
Trade in Richmond
Long Delayed Summer - Dull
Season Arriocs in Some Parts
Of Business World.

The long delayed heated term is at
hand. and with IT has come at least n
semblance of tho usual summer dali
season with the retail merchants OF
Richmond. The dry goods. millinery
and shoe dealers especially feel 1t.
Business in these lines last week
was slower than 1t has been at any
time this year, and yet when the msr-
chants came to count up the cash In
had to admit that complaints were not
in order.
The grocerymen and dealers in food :
stuffs generally are also finding trade
little duller than it has been. This
is attributable largely to tho luxuri-
BUSINESS Of the home gardens. which are
going farther than ever known before
in keeping city tables supplied with
the good things to eat.
The tobbers report fairly good bust
ness; in fact. really better than they
had any right TO expect at this season
Of the year. This is true of all lines
The wholesale produce dealers are
perhaps the busiest men in Richmond
in these days. II they had only the
city and usual nearby trade to supply
1t would not he thus, but Richmond is
now supplying iIopewell, Pennimah
and other places where wartime ac-
ivities have doubled. tripled and
quadrupled the population. Norfolk,
Newport News. Petersburg and West
Point are also calling on Richmond 20
help supply their overflow population
with something to eat. finding that they
richmond produce dealers and commits
sion merchants are selling great
many more goods to these places than
they are 10 the local trade.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
SHARP COTTON DECLINE
Richmond Spectators Interested in
Movements of Staple being Fore
warned None Were Hurt.

Only those Richmonders who specu-
late In cotton futures. and there are
a good many OF them In these parts,
were interested last week in the sharp
decline in the prices for the staple
Not few observers. says Dun, had
marveled at the persistent strength of
cotton prices at time when various
influences seemed against the market.
and the sharp break that occurred, es-
pecially in the July option. was by no
means wholly unexpected.
While dry weather COMPLAINTS from
Texas have acted as n supporting ele-
ment there has been the Offset Of fav-
orable crop advices from other sec
tons, and the drought in Texas Is not
likely TO continue much longer. The
tact is that indications still point to
the largest crop in several seasons.
coincident with greatly reduced ex-
ports and diminishing domestic con-
sumption. and each week the general
statistical position appears to become
increasingly bearish. What is more,
the spot basis in the belt has lately
been yielding and the South has been
a seller of the options in New York
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
IN AND OUT OF TOWN.

Miss Frances II. Calisch. sister OF
Dr. L y. Caiisch. has gone to visit
relatives at Toledo. Ohio. She will be
gone several months
Miss Ruth Farr left yesterday for
Harrisburg. Pa. She will be the guest
Of friends for several weeks From
harrisburg she Will 20 to White
Springs, Pa. She will return to Rich
mond some time in September.
Mrs. susie C Shepherd left Thurs
DAY night for Lake Charles. La She
will spend some time in New Orleans
and Atlanta before her return home
Tilton Tenncnt and Hiram T. Gates
H., left last week for the coast of
Maine, where they have Joined some
az the Richmond boys in camp Later
they will visit in New Hampshire. and
will not. return to the city unit! late
in August.
Mrs Marccllus E. Wright. accom-
panied by her young son and daughter,
has been spending several weeks at
the Homestead, Willoughly Beach
they will leave shortly for stay in
the mountains.
MISS Mary stuart, of SEQ Chamber
iayne Avenue has returned from
W4lkerton. Va, where she was the
guest OF her grandfather, Captain
Haynes.
Rev. George Nc. H. Bryd0H and
fa,nily. of Ginter Park. have returned
from stay OF several weeks in Hall
fax County.
MISS Bertha Trevette. of Glen Allen
ana Miss Grace Trevette, OF Jamaica,
n y are the guests OF Miss Maude
humphrey, SIS Brook Road.
Miss c. Belle Clopton. of Norfolk, is
the guest of Miss Mary Cooke. SIS
Chanb arlaync Avenue.
MISS Florence Humphrey. of SIS
Brook Road is spending several weeks
with Mrs. C. c. Bowles At Vontay.
virginia,
Miss Elma Furrh off 9Oa East Broad
in Roanoke.
Corporal ~ y. Cox. Of Camp Lee. IS
visiting his parents in Pittsburgh for
n Jew days.
FEatton Valentino, OF % Enslow
Avenue, Highland Park, is taking mill
tary training at Plattsburg. New York.
Mrs. Ella Shipman Bowry, of Burke
vile, is tho guest of her brother and
sister-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Ship
man, IS South Beech Street.
Miss Rnth Brown. will leave shortly
for Nashville. Tenn. Immediately upon
arrival. she will motor to Jacksonville
TO spend n weeks vacation with Miss
Naude Jacobs. formerly Of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. N w. Bowe. and little
daughters, who motored to Packard
Springs few weeks ago, will return
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
woSEN's MEETINGS.

Members of she womans auxiliary
10 tie RicEmord ccr: mittce. an train;
Ing amp activities will have an i'm
pc'taDt meet!"S a the ARM ana Navy
Club Tuesday morning at IL o'clock.
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Fcwer nu.lrc.. EaIlnrc. Rcnortca

Only one small business failure vac
reported from Virginia last wees, ard
that was not in Richmond Accord
ing to r. G.. Dun & Co.'S information
from all over the country, there vera
last week 162 failures IN the United
states. as compared with $50 the pre-
rious week. l5i the week before that
and 271 the corresponding week last
year Failures in Canada number
eleven. against seventeen last week
nine the preceding week and severn
teen last year. or failures this week
in the United States. sixty-seven were
in the East, twcnty-eight South. forty
four West. and twenty three in the
Pacific States, and forty-two rcrorte,I
liabilities OF $1,000 or more, against
siXty-SiN last week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29
CHOLERA IN PETRoGRAD
In Past Twcnty-Four Hours III Gases
Have Been Reported. With
Many SUSPECTS.
IBy Associated Pressl-

LONDON. July 2S.-In the past tweri-
ty-fonr hours III cases and thirty
three suspected cases Of Asiatic cholera
have been officially reported in Petro
grad, says a Russian government wire
less dispatch
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-29

Read the Want AID news every dny In
The Timcs-DIspatch.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
". S. S. SALES
MUST RECEIVE
GREATER SUPPORT
MICHIGAN STANDS 40 IN RANK
OF STATES-IONIA COUNTY is
FIFTH IN COUNTY RANK.

Postmaster w. F. Bricker has call
ed our attention to the fact that there
are still great many of the people OF
.his city and vicinity who though they
subscribed for a stated amount OF
War Savings certificates or Thrift
Stamps. have not called to make good
their pledges and the postmaster is
Of the opinion that if the people who
still owed on these pledges, paid, that
Ionia county would be raised consid-
erably in the rank which she now
holds among the counties of the state
of Michigan and the local committee,
being desirous of doing their part in
increasing the sale of the stamps,
wish that the people would give atten-
tion to this matter and go to the
posoffice and take up their quota OF
stamps.
At the present time the state of
Michigan stands Nc. 40 in the rank of
states, in regard to the amount OF
stamps sold, with a total Of SIT ,533, ;
104.23. This is per capita of $1.O4
for every man, woman or child in the
state. For sales during October
Michigan rated No. 81, with a total
of sales for the month, $2,331 ,070.31
or an equal to a sale amounting to 6e
cents for each person in the state.
Ionia county stands fifth in rank
among the counties of the state, with
total sales for the first ten months
of the year of 1858, 1927. The sum
pledged in Ionia county is, however
nearly twice that amount, or $500 900.
90. The quota allotted to Ionia coun.
ty was $474,212.00, about $116,0000(
more than has actually been paid II
and were this to be paid in it would
push Ionia county right up to the tor
position, now held by Barry county
Clare county is at the foot of the list
Look this matter up and see wheth
er or not you have taken care of the
amount which you plecged for the w
s. S. drive and then in case you have
not, take some action to care for it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
ODD FELLOWS
HOLD CONVENTION
AND ELECT OFFICERS
LOCAL LODGE NOT REPRESENT
ED BUT REBEKAH DELEGATES
ATTENDED BIG EVENT.

Mrs. Rose Mcconnell and Mrs. Fred
McNitt returned the latter part of
the week from Grand Rapids, where
they had been in attendance as dele
gates from the local Rebekah lodge
to the /. o. o. F. and Rebekah assem-
bly, which was held in the Furniture
City last week and which is reported
as being one of the best gatherings of
members of the two orders ever held
in their history.
No delegate from the local lodge of
Odd Fellows was in attendance, due
to the fact that j. E. Souders, the del
egate who was elected to act as rep
resentative of the local lodge had re-
moved from the city and as no word
could be received from him and the flu
ban prohibiting public gatherings, no
action could be taken toward selecting
an alternate to take his place.
The results cf the Odd Fellow cleo
tion are as follows: George Harland,
Detroit, grand master; DR.. I. j. Ran
som, Bloomingdale, deputy grand mas
ter; DIR. j. d. Carroll, Grand Rapids,
grand warden; grand secretary, Fred
A. Rogers. Lansing: grand treasurer,
Fred Cutler, jr., Ionia; grand marshal,
Louis c. Cramton, Lapeef; grand con-
ductor, John w. Eisman, Detroit;
grand guardian, John A. Williams,
Marquette; grand herald, John A.
Wilde, Detroit; grand chaplain, Rev.
William Forbes Emery, Grand Rap
ids.
Rebekah assembly election results
are: President, Mrs. Emma Tobin,
Calumet; vice president, Lizzie M.
Palmer, Lansing; warden, Alma Crit
chell, Petoskey; marshal, Carrie Bou-
chard, Cheboygan; conductor, Henriet-
ia Yarrick, Deerfield; inside guardian,
Lottie Mekeel, Cadillac; outside guard
ian, Euphemia Orr, Detroit; chaplain.
Lucy Anderson, Shelby.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
CANDY" MAKES
A HIT WITH THE
BOYS At CUSTER
YARNS LEARNED IN LOCAL BAR
BER SHOP COME IN HANDY AS
AMMUNITION FOR BLUES.

Another Belding man has been
recognized for his out of the ordinary
efficiency in his line and this time it is
none other that our little town
barber, Orval Candy Backus, who has
been stationed at Camp Custer some
time and who we we'll know is able
to hand out lot of those "wierd
stories" which the captain speaks of.
Really, we never thought that Can
dy's" salve would keep the flu away,
but that is just what it did to the boys
at Custer and who knows but had he
not been there, the death rate among
the boys might have been greater. At
any rate, the chances are that the
boys who died. shuffled off easier at
ter having heard one Of the barber's
stories and other talk.
We base our conclusions for the
foregoing on the following letter
which we have just received from
Cap. H. Brown, from Camp Custer:
"Camp Custer, Nov. Is, 1918.
Editor Belding Banner-News.
Dear Sir: In these days of re-
joicing and enthusiasm we do not for
get the individual deeds Of our men
in camp who, while eager to go
across, will apparently not have this
opportunity.
Bugler Backus, of the 14th Ammu-
milton Train, who is also acting as
regimental barber, has done his bit
toward keeping up the morale of men
in camp, especially during the influen-
"a epidemic. His untiring string of
wierd stories tended to drive the
blues from most Of them.
In view of his success at camp both
as bugler and soldier, / think it
well fitting to mention this to some
one in Belding. as that is the town he
most speaks Of.
Cap. H. Brown. "
We knew mighty well that some
day. somewhere somebody was going
to find out the real worth of cur op-
timistic little barber friend and we're
glad to see his worth develop just
when his country needed it the most,
in the time Of war.
Welcome back to the old home town
Candy, and well be right there to
shake YOUR hand when you pass in
under the triumphal arch which In go
ing to be placed over Bridge street
near the depot.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

Ralph Bush of Grattan township,
was in the office the other day and
stated that he had recently received
a telegram from the war office stating
that his son, Alden Bush, had died Of
wounds received in battle, in French
hospital, on August 1, four days after
he received his fatal wound. Mr..
Bush had recently received a letter
stating that his son had been wounded
and supposed that the boy was pro-
crossing all right when he received
the telegram from the war office tell
ing him of his son having made the
supreme sacrifice. Alden Bush was
21 years of age and enlisted last Feb
ruary and was soon overseas in the
fighting. He was a brother of Mrs.
Kenneth Barton, of the North side,
whose husband is also in the army.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
WOMEN ARE To-
VOTE At SPECIAL
ELECTION DEC. 10
ARE TO. HAVE VOICE IN ELECT
ING FIRST OF CITY'S COMMITS
SIONERS FOR NEW REGIME.

The ladies hardly thought that they
would be allowed to exercise their
right to vote as quickly as they are to
when that right was given them by
the voters of the state of Michigan at
the. general election which was held
on November last and they will have
to register in less than one months
time from the time that they were
given the ballot and their first vote
will be cast, should they take advan-
tage Of the opportunity given them to
vote, on Tuesday, December 10, at
which time the three new commission
ers will be elected to take up their
duties the first of the following Jan
uary.
City Clerk Frank Z. Conant has a
notice in this weeks issue telling the
women of the city that they are ex-
pected to register either on Friday.
Nov. 20 or on Saturday, Nov. 30, at
tn board Of registration for the city
of Belding which will be in session
at the council rooms in the city hall,
between the hours of 8 o'clock in the
morning and o'clock in the evening
of each Of those days and that in
case the women of the city are going
to vote at the special election which is
to be held in this city on Tuesday,
December 5, they will have to be reg
istered.
This is the first election in the his
tory of the state in which the women
have been allowed to vo:e as a whole.
Prior elections gave property holding
women the right to vote upon ques-
tions of raising money, but when it
came to voting on every question and
for officials, they were barred and it
seems that with the right of suffrage
granted them, the ladies will prove a
big factor in elections.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
WILL WARD TO
REENGAGE IN MEAT /.
MARKET BUSINESS
OPENS CASH AND CARRY MAR
KET IN NIELSEN BLOCK ON
SOUTH BRIDGE STREET. -

Will Ward has an announcement in
this issue of the Banner-News to the
effect that he will engage in the
meat market business again. He
has set the date for his opening for
next Tuesday, November 26, and his
market will be in the Nielsen block in
the room formerly used by the Belding
News, before it consolidated with the
Banner, last May. WorknAen are
now busily engaged in remodeling the
room and fitting it for a modern and
up to the minute market.
Mr.. Ward will conduct so-called
"cash and carry" market and is of the
opinion that without expense of de-
livering and other incidentals, that he
will be able to sell cheaper than were
he to be put to this expense and will
conduct his market accordingly. He
is an old market man. having been at
one time and for several years asso-
ciated with Fred Schlegel in the mar
ket business under the firm name Of
Ward & Schlegel. They were locat-
ed in the so-called Bricker block on
South Bridge street in the store room
now used by the hospital ladies for
their rummage sale and Mr.. Ward
continued this business for a year af-
ter he had bought out his partner.
Mr.. Ward closed out his market bus
mess last February and for the past
few months has been in the employ Of
Underwood Bros, as clerk in their
grocery store.
Mr.. Wards many local friends will
be glad to see him re-enter into the
market business and IL goes without
saying that he will be able to get his
share of the market business of the
city and we join in wishing him sue
cess.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
TIME
FOR SENDING OF
SOLDIERS PACKAGES
THOSE WHO FAILED TO RECEIVE
LABELS FROM BOYS MAY Sc
CURE SAME FROM RED CROSS.

Many local people who failed to re-
ceive the Christmas labels from their
boys over seas will be very glad to
learn that even though they have not
receive them as yet, that permission
has been given to the relatives of SOL
diers and sailors overseas and they
may still send Christmas package
to their boys so that ;5 will reach
them in time for the great feast day.
Postmaster Bricker Tuesday morn
ing received notice from the author
tiles at Washington to the effect that
so many of the requests fer labels
from the men overseas have either
been lost or delayed that the govern
ment officials were taking cognizance
of the fact and would allow the near
est relative of any soldier or sailcr
in the American expeditionary forces
now in overseas service, in case they
had not received one Of the labels
from the boys, to go to their
local Red Cross chap.er and get one
of these stickers and send a package
of the same size and description as
would be permissible had the label
came direct from the soldier.
The provision is made, however,
that the label must not be asked for
before the 21st of this month and
must be attached to the soldiers
Christmas package and presented at
the local postoffice window not later
than Saturday; November 30. Should
the soldiers label be. received before
the 30th day of November, it can be
used instead of the one which was Sc
cured from the Red Cross, but in no
case must more than one of the la
bells be used.
The following is the blank form
which the soldiers nearest relative
must fill out for the local Red Cross.
II hereby make application to for
ward pQ s......ss
Organization, American Expedition
ary Forces, a Christmas package.
hereby declare that am the nearest
living relative in the United States
of the proposed recipient, that have
not received q label from abroad and
should such label be received, it will
not be used, and to the best of my
knowledge and belief only one Christ
mas parcel will be sent the proposed
recipient"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
THANKSGIVINC--I0I8

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relief the strain tragedy Of 1T has triumph
In
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WOODROW WILSON.
BY the
Secretary of State"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
old RESIDENT
URGES CAUTION
IN ELECT|NG men
WHO AS COMMISSIONERS MUST
ATTEND TO CITY'S BUSINESS
EFFICIENT AND EXPERIEN-
CED MEN SHOULD BE
ELECTED.

The Banner-News is pleased to pub
lish the following letter from Judge
Embree B. Lapham, former editor of
the Banner, relative to the caution and
good judgment which the voters of
the city should use in electing the
three men who are to- serve as city
commissioners from the 1st of Janu-
ary, next, on.
Mr.. Lapham, being well known and
posted on local matters, readily sees
where, with new charter, one or two
inexperienced men might be elected
as commissioners to the city's expense
and regret and we concern with him
that none but proved efficient men
should be elected to these offices.
The judges communication is as
follows:
Editor Banner-News:
The call for a special election to be
held on Dec. 10 in accordance with
the provisions and requirements OF
the new charter in passing the city
from the old form to the commission
form of government, makes it neces-
sary for the electors to choose the
three men who shall manage the bus
mess of the municipality for them.
Every voter has voice in the
election and may cast his ballot as
he sees fit without regard to party
affiliations, creed or partisan sym
pathy.
The commission form eliminates
the partisan, feature and places the
matter of selecting officers directly in
the hands of the citizen voter and il
is up to them to see that capable mer
qualified for the jobs are elected.
No man who Is operating a busi-
ness. however small, or corporation
engaged in doing large business
would hire and tolerate an incompe-
tent man or his assistants to direct
and have charge of it.
The three commissioners who are
to be elected will be called upon &C.
Icording 70 the provisions of the char.
ter to direct the affairs Of the city and
look after its business interests
these men should be carefully select.
ed, men of good judgment capable
conservative and efficisns, whose quail
ifications fit them for an important
Continued on page four)
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

Friends of Dale Klock will be pleas
ed to note that he arrived home on
Friday evening from the Students
Army Training corps institute at Mt.
Pleasant, where he was seriously sick
with the flu and subsequent pneumo-
MIA and came near passing in with
the great majority. Dale is at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Klock, on a ten day furlough
and is getting along nicely on the road
to health.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

Many thanks to the officials of the
Pere Marquette railroad company who
gave the, order which is responsible
for the repairing and resurfacing of
the Bridge street depot crossing,
which has been raised to a height
proper with the pavement and then
covered with heavy coating Of rock
ballast instead of the unsightly and
very dangerous worn-out planks COW
ering which has disgraced the cross
ing and surroundings for years back.
In removing the old plank and resur-
facing with crushed rock, the system
has made the crossing more crossable
and one can now drive across the
same without being thrown out of the
auto or buggy seat. 1t also lessons
the danger of horses getting their
rhoofs caught in the large cracks and
crevices at the sides of the rails. The
roadbed has also been raised some
what and the bridge which has recent
ly been thoroughly overhauled has
been raised accordingly 30 that the
grade up the hill past the factories
has been cut down materially.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
The Editor Was Peeved.

During the big peace celebration at
Belding the other day, the editor of
the home town paper dressed up to
represent the Goddess of Liberty and
folks who saw the parade say it was
the finest bit of camouflage they ever
witnessed. In fact it was so perfect
tifui % sshinern. around these days,
where We ed beaned MIN one for get
ting too fresh.---Keister in Ionia
Standard.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20
Church of Christ News.

II. z. Curch, the new pastor Of the
Church Of Christ, begins his work here
next Sunday. Preaching service at
1890, followed by the Bible school. It
is hoped that we may have full at
tendance Of the membership and thus
show the new minister and his wife
that we are with them in the work.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
Come early for we want to have q
rousing chorus rehearsal after the
prayer service.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-11-20

The members of the Hospital board
have decided to ask the school child
rem fer an apple and potato day. This
was entered into with much zest by
the pupils last fall. Only one apple
and potato or any other kind of vege-
table from a family.
Baskets may be left at the different
schools Tuesday, Nov. 26. Please do
not forget this day.