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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
LOCAL F|REMEN
TO ASK COUNCIL
FOR SALARY RAISE
BOOST OF S25 PER YEAR ASKED
BY THE MEN OF FIRE
DEPARTMENT.

1t is going to cost more to run the
fire department cf the city on and
after the first Of May if the council
grants the small increase in salary
which the brave boys who CONSTITUTES
our fire company will ask for at the
council meeting on Friday night, the
raise asked for will be $25 per year
more for each man in the department
and will amount to total of $27o
more in salaries each year than has
been paid out for long years back.
The firemen have been very patient
in the matter of asking for a raise
and they are about the last fellows
who might ask for raise, when, con-
sidering the work they do during the
year and the risks which they are
called upon to take in connection with
their work. they had ought to have
been about the first to ask for it.
These boys are ready at any time to
answer to the call Of duty and no
matter what the weather conditions
or how they are dressed, whether
in their working clothes or in their
best, they quickly answer and work
like demons from the time they hear
the whistle announce a fire until they
have stopped the flames and have
the hose all hung up in the drying
| tower once more.
The present fire department is com
posed of the following men: Wess
porter, chief; Don Cook, Arthur CO.
rey. Charles Coon, Ollie Taft, Jack
Sager, Robert PEBBLES, Dennis Hogan
John Andrews, Frank Klock and AL
"a
bunch of fellows and if they are not
entitled to the raise which they ask
for, we had not ought to have a fire
department. During the quarter
ending March 81, they answered eight
fire calls, for which they. received the
sum of $3.50 eachy little over
F! S1.50 for each call.
On some of the calls the fremer
take no more than the ordinary
chances while again at other times
they take a considerable risk. Not
only that but if the fireman happens
to be enjoying life in his Sunday best
clothes he does not stop to change
We recently saw two cf the local
| firemen attending church services
when the whistle blew. They at once
left the church and put in several
strenuous hours fighting a fire in their
best clothes.
The council, when this is brought
to their attention, will undoubtedly
be glad to raise the salary of the
fremen from $50 per year which they
now receive, to SIS per year which
they ask for and in the case Of Chief
Porter from $75 which he now gets,
to $780,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

AT the last meeting OF the last
Otisco Farmers club which was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Cooper on Thursday, April 10, Sidney
Washburn, local man who saw SER
vice with the naval batteries in
France, gave an interesting talk to
the members of the club who were
present, 81 being there to bear him:
His talk was very interesting and
everybody enjoyed it great deal.
The regular program consisted OF the
topic for discussion, Ladies in Poll
ties" which was led by Rev. w. j..
Rookie and was followed by a lively
discussion. Miss Florence Wash
burn of this city and Miss Marjorie
Hilton, former teacher in the local
schools but now of Lansing, were
guests of the club. Mr.. and Mrs.
M. l.. Howe and Mrs. Elsie Cusser
were also present at the meeting and
the members were glad to have them
with them once more. The next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
o. A. hummer on Thursday, May l..
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
ONLY TWO NEW
FACES ARE seen
IN CITY COUNCIL
NO BUSINESS OF IMPORTANCE
TRANSACTED IN SHORTEST
SESSION IN YEARS.

The common council held their reg
ular "sine die" meeting in the city
hall Monday evening and after pass
ing on the bonds Of a number of of
ficials and attending to several other
minor matters which came before it
the old council adjourned sine die and
so far as its existence was concerned
closed its business with that act.
Two new faces appeared on the new
council which called to order immed-
lately after the adjourning of the
old, that cf Alderman Milt Benedict,
who took the place Of French Arnold,
who retired from public life after
two years of serving the public as
an alderman from the First ward
and that of Mrs. Clellie S. Hoover,
who succeeded Frank E. Conant, as
clerk of the council. Mr.. Conant
has held the office for the past five
years and the aldermen spoke in the
highest terms regarding his service
while in the office. Mrs. Hoover
starts n,with record for efficiency
and will beyond doubt prove to be
an excellent and accommodating of
fetal for the people of this city.
No business of Importance was
transacted by the new council and
after discussing few matters which
were to be further considered at the
Friday night meeting they adjourned.
Only two spectators were present.
Mrs. Elmer Fales and the writer. As
rule the meeting of the council at
which the old members go out and
the new members take their seats is
quite interesting and quite number
of people are present, but this time
proved an exception to the rule and
the meetings were among the short
est on record and the shortest one
held in quite a long time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
A LOCAL GOOD
ROADS BOOSTER
IS ON COMMITTEE
r. HOWARD HALL GETS HIGH
EST NUMBER OF VOTES OF
ANY CANDIDATE.

When the county board of supervis-
ors met at Ionia Monday to elect the
three commissioners who are to have
charge of the good road building un-
der the provisions Of the county good
roads system as recently adopted by
popular vote of the people, r.
Howard Hall, one of the biggest
boosters for good roads in the county
and local man, received the highest
number of votes of any of the cam
didates who were voted upon for a
place on the committee.
Belding, on account of its geo.
graphical position in the county and
because of the further fact that from
the very first time that good roads
were talked of it has been the home
of men who were first and foremost
in all actions looking toward good
roads, was entitled to one of the
commissionerships and it had been
predicted that Mr.. Hall would be one
of the men who would be elected and
the selection has not been misplaced.
At the same time it comes as a re-
ward of merit and an honor to Mr..
Hall for his untiring efforts in this
work.
The other members of the commit
tee are Gen. Fred w. Green of Ionia
and Fred III. Knox of Portland, both
recognized as men of ability when it
comes to affairs connected with the
building Of good roads. Mr. Hall
received 21 votes, Gen. Green, 20, and
Mr.. Knox, IL. There were several
other candidates who also received a
few votes but it had been agreed
beforehand that the three who re-
ceived the highest number of votes
would stand elected.
After the first year these commits
sioners are elected by the people and
accordingly next year three new COM
missioners will be elected. Their
terms will be for two, four and six
years. Each year thereafter at the
spring election a commissioner will
be elected for term of six years.
Ionia county already has some good
roads, but it also has some very poor
roads and now with a commission
such as Messrs. Hall, Green and Knox
will compose, it is hoped that with
the authority given them by the
adoption OF, the county good roads
system, that some Of these stretches
of poor roads will be turned into the
best in the county.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Were Denied Citizenship.

j. d. Aelick and Wallace Fritch,
two local men, were in Ionia Monday
to finish their citizenship. The men
have been having some trouble in
finishing up this part of life's cares
and the papers were refused them
again because of the fact that they
were unable tc give the date of their
take still further effort on their part
before they will be able to complete
their citizenship. Mr.. Aelick is the
white mill and is also elder in the
Latter Day Saints church in this city.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

Plans are now completed to make
the big Easter ball to be given in
the Hubbell hall, Belding, Wednesday
evening, April %, by Hale's Concert
& Dance orchestra, the biggest party
of its kind ever held in this part of
the state. The orchestra will be
specially enlarged, the hall will be
beautifully decorated in Easter col
ors, special electrical effects and also
lot cf new novelties never before
introduced in this city. AS usual
with this orchestra the price of adj
mission will not be raised on their
special parties and a most cordial
invitation is extended to every dane
er to be on hand and enjoy the even
ing. Make that date read Wednes-
day evening. Hubbell hall, Belding,
and enjoy the evening with all your
friends.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

So many good advertisements ap-
pear in this and every issue Of the
Banner-News that we urge you to
carefully read each adv. 1t may
be that a perusal of them will bring
to your mind scme article which you
are in need of and which you can buy
at a great saving in money to you
This issue has an exceptional lot of
money saving advs. and when you pat
ronize our advertisers it will not hurt
to tell them that you saw it in the
good old home paper, the Banner
News, whose weekly visits come to
your home, rain or shine, fer only
$1.50 per year.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
WILL GETIIWAR
RECORD OF ALL
COUNTY FIGHTERS
TEN LADIES MAKE CANVASS OF
CITY TO OBTAIN INFORMA-
TION FOR COUNTY HISTORY.

The Ionia county war preparedness
board has under it's direction and
charge the obtaining of all informa-
ton which can be had of each one
of the nearly 1000 men in this coun-
ty who served in some branch of the
service at some time during the great
world war which has just recently
come to an end and in order to have
the work of collecting all this infor-
nation regarding each man who took
part in the war, Chairman A. c. Col
vim of Ionia has appointed a large
corps of assistants throughout the
county in order that not more than
one or two days might be necessary
for the gathering Of the data.
In this city Mrs. M. A. Reed will
act as chairman Of the committee
which consists of Mrs. Fred l.. Purdy
and Mrs. w. j. Rookie and they will
Immediately get to work on the mat
ter and a number of other ladies will
assist in the making of a general
canvass of the city to obtain what in
formation and data is needed to en-
able the county board to make up a
complete and comprehensive history
of the services Of each man who serv-
ed in the army, the navy or the ma
rine corps during the great war. This
record, when completed, will be placed
in the possession of the county and
will be priceless as a history in the
years to come. While not all the
records of service can be secured al
the present time, the committee will
keep at it and from time to time
make other canvasses to get the rec
ords of the men who are returning
from overseas and elsewhere and who
will not be here to complete their
records at this time.
The ladies who are going to make
this canvass will have number of
questions to ask relative to the SOL
der, or sailor. They will ask his
name, his residence, date and place
of birth, where he died and from
what cause if he died in the service
his fathers and his mothers name
their residence, nationality, color, oc-
cupation previous to war and after
coming back. In connection with
this there will be additional data
which the soldier or his relatives de
sire inserted in the record.
His war record will also be taken
Date of enlistment or drafting, COM
pany, regiment and rank, camp where
he was first stationed and all trans
fers, his promotions, if any, together
with list of battles, skirmishes and
other engagements which he took part
in. If he is married and has chill
dren, these facts will also be asked
and recorded, together with thed ate
of birth of the children. The date
of his discharge and whether honor
able or not will also be part of the
record.
1t is hoped that the collecting of
this information will be completed
by the ladies who have charge of the
local work not later than Thursday
April "a and when the ladies call on
you, please be prepared to give them
in as convenient form as possible
for you to do so, all the information
which you can regarding your boy or
any other man whom you may be
qualified to answer for and whom
they may ask you about.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Former Resident Dies In West.

The death Of Mrs. Charles Hop
pough. former resident cf Smyrna
and the Cooks Corners district took
place at Bismark, N. d., on April 13,
following an illness of some time.
Mrs. Lizzie Hoppough Of this city was
with her at the time of her death and
had been there for some time caring
for her. Her maiden name was
Maude Wolcott and she was born at
Lake Odessa. The family which con-
sisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Hoppough and
their 14-year-old sen, Max, left here
for Golden Valley, N. D., about year
ago. She is survived by her husband
and son, Max.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
THE SPOILERS" BY REX BEACH
Featuring William Farnum at The

Empress, Wednesday, April %.
"The Spoilers" Rex Beach's great
story, is coming to the Empress the
noon and evening. This great pro-
duction, in 9 reels, has superb cast
composed cf some Of the greatest
stars on the screen today, such as
William Farnum, Thomas Santschi,
Kathlyn Williams, Bessie Eyton,
Wheeler Oakman and Frank Clark.
1t contains scenes that never have
been equalled, taken in the rugged
Alaska country and is full of love,
action, thrills. fights, etc. Do not
fail to see this great play on We'd
nesday, April % at the Empress.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
IONA COUNTY
BANKERS AGAIN
GUARANTEE LOAN
ASSURE GOVERNMENT OF Sue
CESS IN FLOATING VICTORY
LOAN IN THIS COUNTY.

Ionia county bankers at a meeting
which they held in the city of Ionia
on Monday night voted unanimously
to underwrite and subscribe for the
full amount of the quota of the Fifth
or Victory loan when the same is
tloated next week and in doing so fol-
lowed out a custom which they started
with the first loan when the govern
ment went to war.
The amount of money which the gov
ernment finds itself in need of to
take care of the expenses incurred
IN threshing the Germans is approx
imately $4,5O0,000 and the amount
tht lonia county has fer its quota is
IN the neighborhcod of $4,000. In
stead of allowing a question to arise
as to whether or. not the people Of
the county would subscribe for that
amount the bankers of the county took
the matter in hand and guaranteea
that they would take the amount and
resell the bends to the people of the
county.
While there are some people who
are pessimistic in the matter and
state and perhaps think that the gov
ernment is going to find hard shedding
in floating the coming Victory loan,
the general opinion among people
who have given the matter serious re-
Election seems to be that the people of
the nation will rally as never before
to the call for subscriptions to the
new loan and take it up readily. The
writer attended a conference of edi-
tors of the Seventh Federal Reserve
district in Chicago last Friday and
among the 1000 or more men of the
newspaper profession who were there,
this opinion was prevalent with the
majority.
The bankers of the county will be
| ready at any time to take the sub
scriptions which the people of their
respective vicinities should and will
subscribe for. Monday, April 21 is
to be general volunteer subscription
day and it is the patriotic duty of each
person who can on that date to go to
their local banker and invest as much
| as possible in the bonds which the
government is offering for the loan
of this money which is needed to help
finish the big job. The war is not
over until all the debts are paid and
as citizens of the greatest country on
earth it is our duty to see that these
debts are paid in much the same man-
ner as though we had personally
contracted them and were personally
responsible for them.
Some people say that the war is
over, but the war is not over nor will
it ever be for the people whose boys
are Steering under French soil, ncr for
| those who lost limb or their sight or
suffered some other injury in facing
the enemy and doing their duty to
drive the Germans back and put them
out of the race as a world power.
The Boys over there did their duty,
now let us do ours and be one of the
millions who will volunteer to take
our share Of the Victory loan and in
this way help to finish the job.
Among the local men who attended
the bankers meeting at Ionia Mon
day night were: Henry j. Leonard,
w. G. Spicer and Harrison Parker of
the Belding Savings Bank; Brinton
f. Hall and Ambrose Spencer of the
Peoples Savings bank and VIM. F..
Sandell of the Commercial bank.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Dom Pilkinton Home.

Donald Pilkinton, grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles G. O'Bryon, arrived
in the city Saturday morning, mighty
glad to get back into Gods country
and with the home folks once more
after his sojourn as one of the boys
lin the big army ever in France who
put halt to the big war. They say
that it took Don just about FIVE min
utes after reaching home until he had
discarded the khaki uniform and was
once more enjoying his civil clothes.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Red Cross Notes.

Every lady who is interested and
has worked in the Red Cross is in
vited to meet at the city hall Satur-
day, April 26 from 2:30 to 5 o'clock.
We will make this a gala day to
finish up our two. years Of hard work.
Refreshments will be served and two
fire articles which have been donated
VIII be given away. Admission 10
cents. All come and help rejoice that
the war is ended.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Card of Thanks.

Through the columns of the Ban
ner-News l wish to thank the voters
of the city of Belding for the sup
port given me, not only in the caucus
but in the election as well.
AS I am the first woman, under
the new law, to hold a city office,
realize that i am almost on trial. All
| ask is the same support during my
term of office that my predecessor
had
Clelle s. Hoover.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

Carl Kltterstorf, Dick Weed and
Walter and Ralph Wilson heard that
Guilford H. Brown, the p. M. brake
man. who was seriously injured at
Portland in an accident recently. was
dead at Ionia. Brown being form
er shopmate of the men in this, city
they decided to go over to Ionia and
purchase flowers for his funeral. The
men motored over there and found
that Brown was not there but that he
was in a hospital at Lansing and
that instead Of being dead he was
getting along fine and that he would
recover from his injuries.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Prominent Educator to Talk Here.

On Tuesday evening, April p, at 8
o'clock, President Charles McKenny
of the Michigan State Normal college
will deliver an address in the high
school auditorium under the auspices
of the school. Mr.. McKenny is well
known throughout Michigan as an in
spirational speaker, a man with a
message. Admission will be free,
and everybody is cordially invited to
be present.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Boy Scouts Start Baseball Season.

A team representing the local Boy
Scouts drove to Ionia Saturday for
the first game of the season and came
home with the shcrt end of the score
which was z to 3. However. the boys
went with scarcely any practice and
Scout Leader Storrs reports that they
put up a good game and will attempt
to even up matters when the Ionia
boys come here fer a game at Leon
ard park, the afternoon of April &c.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

The officers CT the Belding Gene
terry association which were elected
for the ensuing year at their last
meeting are as follows: President,
Byron Rich; secretary, Kate Gleason;
treasurer, Mrs. Carrie Choate.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Baptist Church News.

Easter Sunday will be full of good
things. B. Y. p. u. will begin with
sunrise prayer meeting at 6 o'clock.
The young peoplew i'll follow their
usual custom and distribute flowers
to the sick.
At 1880 the regular hour of SER
vice, the Sunday school will have
charge. The Easter program will
then be given by the Sunday school
scholars.
At 1880 service of song and story
will be given by the choir entitled,
"Love Triumphant" Mrs. Will Will
son will read the story. Everybody
cordially invited.
Tuesday evening, April %, lunch
con conference will be held at the
church Rev. f. l.. Curry, district su-
perintendent will be with us and tell
about the victory campaign Of the
Northern Baptist convention. The
denomination is engaged in raising
six million dollars to meet some of
the urgent needs of the world.
NJ ~ In Mem0riam
~ In loving memory of James CAN'T,
who died April IA, 1918. \
Joseph Gaunt and family.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16
Baby Clark Dead.

Arleen, the infant daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Clarke died at the
home of her parents on South Bridge
street Tuesday evening. The child
had been in iii health since birth.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

Will the party who borrowed the
tire pump from out of our Buick car
as it stood in front Of our place of
business Monday night, please return
the same and avoid further trouble.
Sparks & Gambler.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

Regular meeting of Pythian Sisters
at their hall Monday, April 21. All
members are urged to be present.
Bohemian lunch.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-16

The only thing found by the sol
diers "over there" that seems Ameri-
can, Is the high prices.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-31
"KILL,JOYS" Constipation, Headache, Colds, Biliousness ended
 with "Cascarets"

Nothing takes the joy out of life quicker than a dfsordered liver or sick, bilious headachy, constipated. Remove the liver and bowel poison which is keeping your head dizzy, your tongue coated, your breath bad and stomach sour. Why not spend a few cents for a box of Cascarets and enjoy the incest, gentlest laxa- tive cathartio you ever experienced '? Cascarets never gripe. sicken or in convenience one like Salts, Oil, CaIo- mel or harsh pills. They work while you sleep.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-31
Steiber Didn't Get
 One Vote Kane Says

DavI6 Kane, who Is member of the Y. NJ. H. A. and Y. W. H. A, called at the offices of The Times, this morning, to deny that Attorney Theodore Steiber got a vote for pres ident at the election of officers which took place a few rays ago, when At torney Solomon Badasch was chosen. Said MT. Kane, 'I wanted Steiber to run. but MT. Badasch was chosen, and I voted against making the nonina- ton unanimous, but MT. Stetber didn't t get any votes. He didn't want to run if anybody was going to run against him"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-31
FRESHMAN CLASS
 ELECTS OFFICERS

Officers were elected last evening by the Freshman class of the School of Commerce and Finance: Presi- dent, H. c. Main; vice president, T. Phillips, Jr.; secretary, Miss Ma T ie Devlin; treasurer, R. P. Whit .A,k.
 This school is a division of North eastern College, Boston, and one of the United Y. M. c. A. Schools of America
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-31
2s ACCIDENTS IN OCTOBER.

During the first 27 days of October there were 29 accidents reported on the streets of Bridgeport of which three resulted in death. They were all automobile accidents. This is an average of more than one each day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-31
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS.

The following intention of marriage was filed this morning at the office of the Bureau of Vital Statistics: Geo. Channy, 25, of 143 Prince street, and Agnes Kunuch, 22, of 1891 Pembroke street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-31

Mrs. L. B. Curtis and daughter, Miss Alice, of WaIdemere avenue, are expected home today from New ' York city where they have been wis iting for the past few days.