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The sun., 1919-04-06
CHECKER BINDINGS.

Problem No. 526. by John Churchill OF
London, worked out like a problem OF
driving sheep to the slaughter. The
manner In which the white men are
driven into position being both curious
and instructive.
The distribution is: Black men on 1
and z kings on II, "a, 2s and go White
men on 10. IL and II; kings on 8, IL
and 25. Black to play and win. Hers is
the solution
The sun., 1919-04-06

Clubs are trumps and 2 leads Y and
want all the tricks
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
AMERICAN LEGION
LAYS PLANS FOR
ARM|ST|CE DAY
DANCE, PARADE AND OTHER
FEATURES ARE ON PROGRAM
FOR NOVEMBER ELEVENTH

At a meeting of Hugo Fales Post
cf the American Legion held Monday
night it was decided TO hold big
dance on November IL and according
ly tickets are out on sale and can be
had from any of the members of the
legion. The funds received from the
dance will go toward the starting and
maintaining of the LEGAL branch of the
American Legion.
1t was also asked and suggested
that in case enough of the people were
willing that parade would be staged
and that other things would be put
on the program for the celebrating
in some way of the signing Of the
Armistice which eventually meant
peace, enc year ago on November IL.
1t seems as if it were but yesterday
that the big demonstration of that day
was staged in this and other cities
and it would perhaps meet very well
with public favor to hold some sort
of demonstration on the first ami
versary of the signing cf the armis-
tice.
1t was also suggested that an effort
be made to have the business places
close on that date but this did not
receive any definite action and nothing
was decided on it. In some parts of
the state there is an effort being made
to have November IL Of each year set
aside and designated as American
Legion Day"
The place where the dance will be
held will be published next week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
EMPRESS WILL
SCREEN AUCTION
Of SOULS HERE
SEATS IN NEW YORK THEATRES
SOLD AT $40 WHEN 1T WAS
SHOWN THERE

auction of Souls, the sensational
story of pretty eighteen year cid
Aurora Mardiganian, a sole survivor
of 100000 young Christian girls de-
ported from Armenia by the Turks,
which is TO be presented at the En-
press theatre on Wednesday, Novem-
ber has had sale in book form, OF
almost two million copies in little
more than seven months. The chron-
icle of Miss Mardiganian's amazing
escape after two years in Turkish har-
ems and soul markets, was written by
her and published under the title OF
"Ravished Armenia"
The special motion picture produ3-
tion of her astounding experience as
the only member living today of a
half million Armenians who refused
to reject Christian teachings and prin-
cipals for Mohammedism is described
as the most phenomenal and unusual
document in the history of molten
pictures.
In securing this picture for the En-
press theatre, Manager Joslin says
that it cost him a good round price
but that he believes the theatre go.
ing people of the city will appreciate O
picture such as the auction of Souls
is.
In New York City where it was re-
Gently shown, the seats sold readily
as high as $40 and it was shown to
capacity audiences there for a long
time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29

preachers in this district and most
eloquent speaker and sermonizer.
His subject will be "Visions out
of what he brings a message full of
interest along present lines of thought
in the great problems confronting the
church Christianity and the challenge
to the people for greater religious
awakening. Special music is being
arranged by the choir and ten min
utes service of song will be held in
which all the congregation will join
before the regular service begins. The
community song service will be one
of the features at each evening SER
vice in the future and along with
other plans for effective work which
are being laid out the service will be
interesting and helpful. Service will
begin at seven o'clock.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Women Drawn For. Circuit Jurors

W
The list of Jurors for the coming
November term Of circuit court were
drawn last week and one half of the
list are women. Belding furnishes,
for some reason or other according
to the list, four jurors, three of them
being women and the lone man from
Belding being John Bolenbaugh. The
list is as follows:
Mary Bakeman, Belding, 1st ward.
John Bolenbaugh, Belding, End ward
Emma Godfrey, Belding, 3rd ward.
Mrs. Ellen Sullivan, North Plains,
Hubbardston.
Ethel M. Warner, Ronald, Icnia.
John c. Lambertson, Orleans, Bel
ding, r. F. ID.
N. C. Douglas, Otisco, Beld;ng, R.
F. ID. 8.
Frank Heether, Keene, Saranac.
Hattie Doxie, Easton, Ionia.
Nellie Benedict Ionia, Ionia.
Edward Cook, Lyons, Pewamo.
Mrs. u. ]. Maynard, Portland, Port
land.
Mary Chaplin, Orange, Ionia.
Blanche Minor Berlin, Saranac, R.
F. ID. a.
Mayme O'Bierne, Boston, Clarks-
vile.
Joe Lehman Campbell, Clarksvi,le
Bert Sexton, Odessa. Lake Odessa
c. r. Waring, Sebewa, Portland.
John Sayer, Dandy, Sunfield.
Mary Duffy, Ionia, 1st.
Elmer Cowan, Ionia, End.
Thomas r. Buck, Ionia, 3rd.
Alfred Bulls, Ionia, 4th.
Mrs. Jud King, Belding, 1st.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
LEMON EXTRACT
CASE MAY BE
NOLLE PRESSED
EVIDENCE o F CHARLES KING
NOT OF RIGHT KIND TO
SECURE CONVICTION

The case of the People VS.. Oscar
Emery was held in Judge Lap
hams court, last Friday October "a.
The prosecutor and sheriff brought
with them as their main witness in
prosecution, Charles King, one of the
men who was sent up for time in the
county jail after having been con-
victed of being drunk and disorderly
following the drinking of a mixture
of soft drinks with lemon extract, the
latter of which they purchased of En-
cry, who is clerk in the Celrite gro
cery store here.
The opinion is general with those
with whom we have talked that the
case will undoubtedly be thrown out
as the evidence which King gave plac-
ed under oath in the court Friday
was not held to be sufficiently strong
for the prosecution. King, SO it 10
claimed, told Sheriff Hoppough and
Prosecutor Watt that he had told
Emery when he purchased the lemon
extract, that he wanted it for bever-
age purposes When he was placed
on the stand he swore that he did not
say anything as to the purpose which
he wanted the extract for at the
time he bought it. This was a dis
tinct shock to Prosecutor Watt and
when he questioned King as to his
previous statement the latter said
that he was not under oath at the
time he said it.
Kings testimony was taken and
will be read at the adjourned session
g the court Friday. Emery did not
have an attorney and was not ques-
toned as to the case.
1t seems to be the opinion that the
case will undoubtedly. be nolle pressed
owing to a lack of evidence which
would certainly be needed to convict
Emery of the charge of selling the ex-
tract for beverage purposes.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
AN INDIA GIRL
WRITES LETTER
Of APPRECIATION
SUNSHINE NDAY SCHOOL
CLASS WORKS IN FAR
OFF LAND

The Mass Movement of India which
is bringing so many thousands into
the Christian religion is being guided
by the village Mayors or Chaudris as
they are called. These men attend
a Mission school for two or three year
to prepare themselves and then teach
their people the Christian religion,
preparing them for the coming cf the
missionary.
The sunshine Sunday school class
of the Methodist church in Belding, is
sending money each year to support
one Of these village Mayors in school.
This week the class received the fol-
lowing letter from the man they are
sending to school.
My dear Patrons
am very grateful to you
for the opportunity you have given
me to learn to read and write in the
Training school in Delhi District. If
it were not for your kind help | think
| would still be at my old work among
the same people. 1t is a great pri-
vilege to be able to read and write
and to be Christian and to under
stand what the Lord Jesus Christ did
for us.
l have four children and one of my
boys and one of the girls are also
reading in the Sonepat school and the
other two are very young. My wife
died of influenza in November when it
was raging very terrible here. | have
been in the training school for about
year now and l can read my Bible
in Roman Urdu and also am trying to
learn Hindo. l am also learning many
parallels and verses from the New
Testament and also hymns which are
sung /. in Village work. / am about
thirty years old and when l have fin
ished my course here will go out and
work for the Master. Teach others
what l have learned myself. For my
practical lessons / am teaching two
Sunday schools and the attendance
is forty. What learn in our classes
| go to teach others / hope you pray
for us and also for the training school
| am grateful to you fer your kind
ness in sending money for us MY
best salams to you.
Yours in the Master,
(Sd) Bichchha.
The letter is enclosed with one from
the District Superintendent of Delhi
District. The class is expecting to
receive a photograph of Bichchha
later.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
HOUSING PROP.
OS|T|ON IS TO
Be CONSIDERED
TALK OF STOCK COMPANY TO
BUILD NUMBER OF HOUS-
ES is HEARD

A meeting Of the members of the
board of commerce is being held in
the city hall this evening for the pur-
must be done if this matter of the
housing proposition which has become
so serious in this city that something
must be dcpe in the matter of the
welfare of the city is to be looked af-
ter as it should be as at the present
time there are a number of families
here who are supposed to move out
of the houses where they ar living
and have as yet no place to go. They
are willing to pay rent, but the hous-
es which they are occupying have been
sold and must be vacated fer their new
owners.
The matter of more houses for this
city has been brought up from time
to time for year past and the meet
ing tonight is for the purpose of
striking out on scme definite plan
which would afford relief in the sit
uation through the. building of more
new houses for. the people who are
now living here and also for those
who are constantly moving in here
from other cities. As vet no definite
plan has been advanced which SEEM
ed to meet with a great deal of favor
and it is hoped that at the meeting
tonight some plan can be worked out
which will receive the support Of
enough people here to make it sue
cess.
There has been at different times a
suggestion that housing company
be formed which would issue stock
and build houses with the money re-
ceived from the sale of stock and this
seems to be about the right and prac-
tical way out If it can be brought up.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Phillips-Rowley

Last Wednesday evening, October %
a quiet and pretty wedding was sol
emnized between Jesse Phillips and
Miss Caroline Rowley, of Langston
by their ex-pastor, H. E. Curch. The
best couple, next to bride and groom
was Mr.. Harold Kortus, of Lansing
and Miss Edna Rowley, sister of the
bride and bookeeper of the Greenvllle
Garment factory. The young couple
are of the best type and much re-
spected. Therefore long life and en-
joyment be measured unto them, is the
wish of their many friends.
After the marriage, in Belding, the
bride and groom with their couple
drove back to the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Stacey Rowley's home for
the chicken supper that awaited them
Their auto was well taxed in rear an
nouncing the marriage. A shower
was given them at the groom's sisters
Mrs. Grace Nottingham and husband,
last Tuesday evening, where they re-
ceived some useful and nice presents.
Congratulations
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
FARMER BOYS
TAKE THE MA. c.
SHORT COURSE
WINTER SCHOOL OPENED MON
DAY WITH RECORD ATTEND
ANCE. OTHER COURCES

The sixteen weeks course of the
special winter work in agriculture at
the Michigan Agricultural College
opened on Monday, October 27, with
the largest enrolment in the history
cf the "short course" work at the col
lege. More than 100 young men reg
istered in this one course alone, and in
dications are that nearly 400 will en-
ter the other special courses which
open during the next two months.
The sixteen weeks course, one in
general agriculture, runs for two
years and prepared the young men
who take it for trained agricultural
work on the farms of the state. Other
courses which open in the near future
and are proving popular with Michigan
farm boys are:
Cow Testing and Diary Barn Man
agement, Dec. 1-Dec. IL; Experienced
Creamerymen's Course, Dec. 15-Dec
20; General Agriculture Eight weeks
course) Jan. s. Feb 27; Diary Course
Jan. 5-Feb. 27; Horticultural Course
Jan. B. Feb. 81; Poultry Husbandry,
Jan. s. Jan 80; Gardening Course,
Feb. 9-Feb. 20; Beekeeping Course,
Feb. / -Feb.27; Farm Engineering,
March 1-March &c; First Truck and
Tractor Course, March 1-March 27;
Farmers Week, Feb. 2-Feb. 6.
Catalogs on the Winter Agricultural
Courses may be had by writing to
Ashley M. Berridge, Director.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29

Plymouth Congre-
gational church in
Grand Rapids, TO
occupy t h e pulpit
on that evening
and Rev. w. j.
Rook hopes and ex-
poets to see a large
attendance at the
service. The vis-
iting pastor, Mr..
Hailwood is one Of
the very best of
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
CATCH BLACK
BASS FOR STATE
FISH HATCHERY
THIEVES LATER ON MAKE BIG
HAUL IN STEALING THE
ENTIRE CATCH

Two LEGAL men, Will Clarke and
Frank Howe, are engaged in catching
black bass in the river here and saving
them up for the state Fish and Game
Commission department, under whose
authority the fish are caught, for the
purpose of placing them in the fish
hatchery at Comstock park to be used
in purposes of propagation there.
The state commission is enlarging
the hatchery grounds at Comstock
park and are putting in five new
Matching ponds and Mr. Clarke, being
known to the commissioners as a fish
erman interested in saving and in
creasing the fish of the state was
asked to take charge of the catching
cf bass out of the local river, which
of course, being done out of the reg
ular season, would have to be per-
formed under authority of the state.
Mr.. Clarke and Mr.. Howe have been
working at this work for some weeks
now and have at various times ship
ped a total of 102 black bass, ranging
in size from II inches up to those
weighing four pounds to the hatch
.ery When a catch had been made
and accumulated they would telephone
to the hatchery people at Comstock
park and a man would come up and
get the fish.
Recently the two fishermen had
thirty nice bass in "live box" which
they kept in the river just north of
the Cleaner warehouse and that day
they caught eighteen more, making
total of AZ good sized valuable bass
and they decided to call up the hatch
cry that night and have the man come
up and take the fish back the next
morning. The eighteen fish were
placed in the box with the thirty
caught before, at $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon and the information tele-
phoned to Comstock park.
A representative of the hatchery
came up on the morning train and
was met at the station by Mr.. Clarke
and Mr.. Howe and they proceeded to
the place where the fish were kept,
to get them. Arriving there they
discovered that the 48 fish, together
with the live box, were gone, someone
evidently having stolen the entire
catch during the night and made away
with it. No clew was left as to who
the thief of thieves might be and the
affair remains a complete mystery
as yet. The man from Ccmstock park
shrugged his shoulders and said it
was usual fisherman's luck and went
back home, fishless.
Since then however, a number of
bass have been caught and safely kept
and have in due time been placed in
the Matching ponds at Comstock park
where they will do their share toward
increasing the supply of fry to be
taken out over the state in stocking
its inland waters.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29

Francis Hines Curtis. who for more
than fifty years has lived near Bel
ding, died at his home near Smyrna,
Friday at noon., Funeral services
were held at his home on Tuesday af-
ternoon. The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. III. s. Ellis of Ashley
and he was buried in Otisco cemetery
under the ritual of the Masons, of
which lodge he, has been a member
for more than fifty years. He leaves
a wife, Ida and sister, Lucretia, who
lives in Canada. Mr.. Curtis was a
well loved old man and will be greatly
missed by host of friends.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29

Ed. c. Drisse was elected to mem
bership en- the school board at a meet
ing of the board held last week. Mr..
Driese takes the place made vacant
by the removal from the. city of Mrs.
Pearl Coulter. The latter did not
resign but forfeited the Office when
she removed from the city. Mr..
Driese is a resident of the First ward
and this ward still has representation
on the board the same as before He
was former alderman of the Third
ward.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Start On Long Motor Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson and
their daughter and husband, DR.. and
Mrs. Edward Denhart and baby start
ed from here Saturday noon for mo-
tor trip through to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia where the doctors parents re-
side and where they will all spend the
winter months and possibly more en-
joying the western climate and getting
along with the usual rigorous Michi-
gan winters DR.. and Mrs. Denhart
were until recently, residents of Pre-
toria, South Africa and hard winter
would undoubtedly seem terrible to
them, not being used to such things
in negro land.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Get Movie Star Collection

Commencing on Saturday, the En-
press theatre is Manning on giving to
each one of the people who attend
the theatre, photograph of one of
the many movie stars Quite a good
many of the theatre patrons have
stated that they We're collecting these
photos and saving them and it is for
this reason that Mr.. Joslin has de-
cided to assist them and he will get
the pictures each week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29

Ace Dcrr was mighty happy yester-
day morning when he announced that
he had sold his Ford Sedan OF course
that was not exactly the thing which
made Ace happy, as he liked the little
sedan better than any automobile
which he had ever had, but the fact
that he had purchased the machine
early in the spring and had used it
all during that time and then sold it
for 500 more than he paid for it was
what tickled him.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Grattan Grange Program

Next Grange will be a special meet
ing, November 9Th with work in the
First degree. AS we have a large
class let's all get out that's possible.
Roll call-A maya zine like best
and why? BY the ladies.
My best paying crop and my crop
that did not pay, and why? BY the
gentlemen.
Song, Mollie Godfrey.
Reading, Reva jerks.
Recitation, Anna jerks.
Music, Eleanor Smith.
Surprise Feature-Mrs. Carpenter.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
To Give Rummage Sale

The ladies Of the hospital board
are going to hold rummage sale in
the city hall council rooms, ccmmenc-
ing Saturday, November 8 and con-
tinuing for some time. The ladies
will appreciate all donations which
will tend toward making the sale a
success and anyone having goods or
articles for the rummage sale can
notify any of the hospital board la
dies.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
East Otisco Farmers Club

The next meeting of the East Otis
CO Farmers club will be held with Mr..
and Mrs. E. S. Woodbridge instead of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Warner.
Reading, Mrs. E. M. Woodbridge.
Topic, "Has cur primary law proven
satisfactory Byron F. Brown and
Clyde Beach.
Roll Call. A Story.
Election of delegates.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Grattan Cleaners Meeting


The Grattan Cleaners will hold their
next meeting, Saturday evening, Nov
l at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hessler Refreshments will be sand
wiches with a general supper.
Program:
Roll Call-Quotations by members
those not responding will pay fine
of five cents.
Song-Raymond Smith.
Reading-Agnes Youpgs.
Topic for -discussion-What can
we do in the winter months to advance
the spring work on the farm. Led
by ]. I. Weeks.
Song-Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie. by Arbor.
Surprise feature-by Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Emmons.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Farewell Party For Lena Strong

A farewell party was held at the
Baptist church, Wednesday, the 22nd
in honor of Miss Lena Strong, who is
soon to leave for Grand Rapids. Miss
Strong has always been an enthusias-
tic and faithful worker in all lines of
church activity and will be greatly
missed. She has made a host of
friends in this city who wish her the
very best of success.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
West Otisco Farmers Club

The next meeting of the West Otis
ci Farmers club will be at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Updike. Chicken
pie dinner and everything else that
is good. Program
Repeating of Lords prayer by club.
Song, by club.
Reading, Gertrude Tuttle.
Reading, Mrs. Carpenter.
Song,
Reading of Bylaws.
Every member that has one of the
Club song books please bring them at
the next meeting.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Leaves Express Company

w. B. Conner, who for the past
few years has been the efficient, and
thoroughly courteous agent in charge
of the express company's office in this
city has resigned that position and
accepted the position of shipping
clerk for the Belding Bros. & Co.
Ansel Johnson, until recently in
charge Of the baggage room at the de-
pot has taken the position of express
agent.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
EXTRA SERVICES AT CON-
GREGATI0NAL CHURCH

Sunday evening service at the Con-
gregational church will begin aext
Sunday and continue during the re-
mainder of the fall and through the
coming winter and spring.
Arrangements have been made with
Rev. j. w. Hailwood, pastcr of the
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
NOble-Sprague

The marriage of Mr.. Nathan F.
Sprague, of Detroit and Miss Elsie
Noble, of this city, took place at Holy
Trinity church, Thursday morning at
$50 o'clock, Archdeacon, Lincoln r.
Vercoe, of the Episcopal diocese of
Grand Rapids, officiating at the cere-
mony. Following the beautiful and
impressive ceremony at the church a
bounteous wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Noble, 609
James street. The happy young
couple remained here until Monday
afternoon when they left for their
home in Detroit, where the groom has
good position with bright future
ahead of himself and bride. They
will be at home to their friends after
November /, at 700 Tillman Avenue
Detroit.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
THANKSGIVING TIME

Next best to the cheerful reunion
over the holidays is the inspiration
that your photograph can carry a
message of cheer and happiness to
the home, to relatives and to friends
far and near. Photographs are priz-
ed keepsakes for all time. They car
ry the personal thought of the giver
are simple and creates no greater OBJ
legation than the kindly thought they
bear. Make an appointment today
at the Dennis Studio.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29
Chosen AS Grand Juror

Lloyd l.. Underwood. local man,
has been chosen as one of the men
who will hear the evidence of the
charges of corruption which have been
lodged by the government secret SER
vice against Senator Newberry.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-29

The last SESSION OF the IeglsIature
increased the burial allowance for
war veterans. The allowance for a
long time past has been fixed at $55
and the Legislature in increasing this
amount by $40 performed an act
which will provide for still better
funeral for it's worthy veterans than
has been possible in the past.