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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-02-16
ZIG GOLD STRIKE
MADE AT oUNSlGHT

AJO. Ariz. Feb. 12-Free milling
cod ore running 100000 70 the tor
and feet OF it. at tina:
Such is the report of strike made
near Gunsicht. IS miles eas: 90 Aio,
by J. j. Sullivan. the well known
prospector.
Samples were seen by Ajo res
idents today. and they seem surely
enough to convince the .n0st skept:-
cal. the yellow metal standing right
out in plain view 20 the faxed eye.
AMI shining as brilliantly as all
get our when pI: under the g.ass;
50 tia: the strike. If present indica-
lions are verified, vii constitute the
tiCgest gold find since Gucsight's
Amy days.
Quantity There. TOO
Not only are the values high. but
reports go far enough 10 say that
there is all OF feet of gold expect
ed TO run s1.00 to the pound, 10 say
nothing of feet more of milling ore
mat will carry values better than
$50 ton. Mr. Sullivan states also
that he has found free gold in crop
pings for as feet in length and that
altogether this constitutes one of the
best gold strikes in all his experience
which has included fields in Nevada,
California and Colorado.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-02-16
PRESCOTT EDITOR CLAIMS
HE WAS DEFRAUpEp

PRESCOTT, Feb. 12-J. W. Mines,
editor OF The Prescott Journal Miner
has instituted suit against J. Homer
B. King, of the defunct Coleman
Brokerage firm, charging embezzle-
ment, fraud and participation in
crooked operations. Mines charged
King with making false representa-
tons to set him to invest in the firm
and claims that he lost $4,000
through the Transaction.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-02-16
PAGE FIVE
:. AilWsV WiTADRAWs
RATE RAISE REQUEST

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 1.-THE
state corporation commission today
granted the request OF the Douglas
Traction & Light Company, operat-
ing the Douglas street railway lines,
that IL be allowed TO withdraw its
application for a permit to raise its
fares from FIVE 70 seven cents and
its four and half cent coupons 10
six cents.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-02-16
New Road Measure

wineor introduced a 100000 road
measure, numbered "a. This would
provide the sum named as an add
tional fund for the building OF roads
and bridges to enable Arizona to take
advantage Of the federal aid. In the
first year following the adoption Of
the bill levy would be made to re-
turn the 100000 to the general fund
This addition sum, which is charac-
terized as an emergency appropria-
ton and exempted from the recall
provisions of the constitution. would
be administered under the provisions
Of the state road fund, Is per cent
portion.
The ages during which children
must attend sehoo, with special pro-
visions for exempting certain ones
were outlined in senate bill IS, in
troduced by Claypool.
All children between and IS come
under the bill. but children over II
may be released from school to en-
gage in regular employment under
certificates issued by the probation
board.
Fine 10 Provided
Upon issuing Of II such certificates
In any school district spare time
Glasses must be organized for chill
drsn between II and 10 years who
have pernassion 20 work. The pen
atty provided Is . fine Of from IS to
$50 for each o6ense.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-02-16

fected by the conditions along the
Mexican line.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-02-16
HOUSE IN FAVOR
OF "ARiZON A"
AS STATE ANTHEM


PHOENIX, Feb. 12.-Representa-
tives in committee OF the whole
house wrestiei the greater part of
this moraing with the proposed state
anthem. Arizona" and then recon-
nended for passage over the protest
of women's clubs in Tucson, Globe
and Flagstaff and the strenuous OBJ
lection Of the Musicians club Of
Phoenix
The Coch:se delegation stood firm
in its Support of the bill and its de-
termination. Vyne declared that An
ME Laurie and similar old favorites
had not met with popular approval
when they had first made their APP
pearance, but subsequently they hal
gri?ped the heart strings. He though;
that something of a like nature Nigh.
occur in the matter of Arizona"
Pol Tax Proposed
Bill So. providing for sanitary ar.
ransements for men working in the
mines and smelters. was found 10
cover almcs; the same ground as
law now on the statute books. and !;
was sent back to the committee on
health AMI statistics to add provi.
sions for smelters to the older leg
isiat;oa. thus doing away with the
necessity for its passage.
Hed-ick brought in bills los and
LOG. providing for the levying of "A
poll tax for reads and schools and
eSempting. among others. returned
service men from the levy.
The committee of the whole recon
mended the passage of bill 50. which
is an out cropping of the influenza
epidemic. This measure would pro-
vide that in terms during which
schools may be closed owing to dis
ease an estimate of school funds may
be made based on the attendance >,
the previous year
Civil Code Changes
Phillips sponsored bill 1os exempt
ing certain persons and others in GER
tain instances from testifying in civil
suits. Among those barred from the
witness stands all persons of un-
sound mind and children under 10
years. A husband or wife may not
testify against the other without the
consent OF the one against whom the
tsstim ony is directed. An attorney
may not testify without his clients
consent. clergyman may not reveal
a confession without the permission
of lis author. nor a doctor give evil
dence without his patients consent.
The bill also provides for physical
examination OF persons and property
when the examination is essential TO
the trial of the action
An amendment to the civil code
was introduced by Phillips barring
from the trial OF civil suits judges
who had been engaged as counsel in
such suits prior to their elevation to
the bench, who are related to either
party. are material witness or are
believed TO be bias.
Philips also faihered another civil
code amendment relating 10 the levy
of attachments on execution on eX-
empt properly and providing for their
release.
New Road Measure
wineor introduced 100000 road
measure, numbered "a This would
provide the sum named as an add
tional fund for the building OF roads /
and bridges to enable Arizona to take
advantage Of the federal aid. In the !
first year following the adoption of
the bill levy would be made to re- !
turn the 100000 to the general fund.
THE addition rum which iS nharac-
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-02-16

FOR THE EPIrAPH"
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-02-16
JOHN L. IRWIN.

First pub. -ah. 1s. 1879.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

Wednesday evening, Feb. %, the
Sunday school held very successful
social evening at the church. Near
ly 100 persons were present A
short program was enjoyed and light
refreshments were served at the close.
Brother Orlo Morse, who expects 10
leave us soon, was presented with a
fountain pen.
Monday evening, March 8, the pas
tors Bible class met at the home of
DIR. Pinkham, 18 being present. Three
brethren gave short talks on "recon-
struction work., followed by a gen
eral discussion. One good feature
of the class is it is growing class.
The sixth annual banquet of the B.
Y. p. u. will be held on Friday even
ing, March z. Everybody welcome.
We have splendid program. Rev.
H. S. Ellis of the Ashley church will
be one of the speakers. Fred l..
Warner is POSTMASTER. Mr.. Curch
and others will speak. Tickets Soc.
The Ladies' Mission Circle will
have charge of the song service next
Sunday evening. 1t has been our 10y
of late to meet serious inquirers after
the Lord.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05
SMOKY ROW

Bert Harris left Tuesday for Rich
mond, Mich, called there by the death
of his mother.
Geo. Chickering and wife returned
from Wayne Friday, where he ha<
been working the past winter.
Andrew Scheidt and family and Ray
Tillotson and wife visited Anthony
Briemeyer and wife Sunday.
Alfred Davis visited Lewis Seeley
SATURDAY..
Will Ellison spent Wednesday with
John Andrus.
Mrs. w. G. Mercer is visiting her
brother, c. B. Johnston and family a
few days.
Celia Andres went to Grand Rapids
one day last week.
The box social at the Seeley schol
Monday night was success, S28.85
being thep roceeds to go for getting
lights for the schoolhouse so
Bernice Olds and Rose Zurick and
Ambrose Feuerstein visited the An
dres children last week
Mrs. Ivah Sixberrie and children
visited her parents, Ernest Benton
and wife Tuesday. fri'
Norman Higgins and wife of Keene
visited Ed. Hotchkiss and wife Sunday.
We shall all know where to go this
summer for ice cream as C. B. John
ston is putting up ice.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

Congress seems to be having an aw-
full time endeavoring to frame a tax
bill that will reach the profits Of big
business. OF course, Big Business pro-
tests against these excess profit taxes
and insists that it is already bearing
an enormous burden Of taxation. Get
ting right down to business in the end
the ultimate consumer pays all these
taxes. The other day some movie
owners were Directing to being closed
up on account of influenza and cited
the enormous taxes movie theaters
were paying to the government. Any
ono who attends the movies knows
exactly who pays the war tax. AS
collector of war taxes the movies
are great success, but the masses
pay them.
The steel trust and meat trust have
made enormous excess profits during
the war, but consumers who paid the
extra cost of meat and steel paid those
profits. The only question now is
shall the big business interests be al
lowed to retain the enormous profits
they have taken from the consume
or be compelled to turn 80 per cent
of them into the public treasury. But
don't forget, gentle reader, that you
and l and our neighbor pay all the
taxes in the end. Big Business just
collects them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05
GIVES PRACTICAL ADVICE
TO LOCAL YOUNG MEN

Every boy and girl in Belding who
is growing into manhood and woman
hood should read the following letter,
written to a well known young man
of this city.
1t has often been said that every
boy has some one watching him. 1t
is frequently the case that when
young man gets ready to go to wors
and makes application to some bust
ness man for a job he is surprised to
find that the man to whom he has APP
piled knows more about him than he
had any idea that any one knew. So
these young peple may be sure that
some one is watching them. Every
step they take is noted by some one.
If it is along the straight and narrow
way it is pleasing and reflects credit
and always counts in the end. If it
is the crooked path that leads to error
and shame, that, too, is noted and
causes sorrow in the hearts of all
good people who become cognizant
with the facts.
There is nothing more interesting
than to watch the development of the
American youth. In fact, the most
intensely interesting view to those
who have gone along life's eventful
pathway and reached middle life and
beyond is the growth, education ana
development of the younger genera
tion, seeing the boys and girls develop
into the women and men of the coum-
try.
Soon these boys and girls will take
the places of their fathers and mo-
theirs and just in proportion to the
time they put in in securing an educa-
ton and imbibing moral and religious
training, just in that proportion VII
their citizenship be measured and
their own happiness and future be as
sured.
The letter given below was not
signed, but was written to young
man who is well known to the entire
citizenship. of Belding. And be il
said to his credit that he appreciate:
the sentiments expressed, and feels q
keen delight in knowing that he ha.
such friend. The letter follows:
Perhaps you will pardon an ole
lady who is your friend for writing
these lines for although / see you
daily have no chance for a persona
talk with you.
II do not know whether you are ,
Christian young man or not, l hops
that you are, for you have in you tn
qualifications for an all round goo,
and useful man. have realized thi
as | see you day by day with smil
and kind word to each and all ,
courteous word and helpinguhand Z.
the aged, a cheerful word to the sa,
and kind greeting to the children.
With such a gift for making friend
what might your influence for goo'
be? But in a way you remind m
of the restless sea that beats from
shore to shore. You seem to worl
so hard and play so hard that on
cannot realize that you are ever still
in repore for few hours at night.
Do YOU ever really rest in body an,
mind?
Won't you begin in the morning an,
when YOU wake lust spend a quie
moment in thought before you rise
and saw old things have passed ava,
and today all things are made new
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

The L. L. E. C. held their. 18th regu-
lar meeting at theh ome OF Miss Car
RE Holmes Thursday, Feb. 81 with
the usual attendance
The president, Mary L. Smith, pre-
sided. The regular business was
taken up during which Mrs. Anna
Leonard was elected member of the
club. The program in charge of
Carrie Reed followed.
Violin and piano duet-Misses
Margaret Wilbur and Miss Marion
Edwards. The young ladies also re-
sponded to an encore.
Paper, Thine. it's origin and mean
ing, Agnes Ballard.
Paper. Clocks. the great clocks of
the world'-Carrie Lloyd.
Humorous reading-Carrie Reed.
Article on Bolshevikism-Carrie
Reed.
The program was very interesting
and educating. The club adjourned
to meet in two weeks with the presl-
dent. Mrs. Smith. This will be
"Irish Day" and Vienna M. Ward will
be leader.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05
DR.. FIXES. WHO lNFLU-
ENCED MANY. Is BOUNCED


"Champions Of the minister, how
ever, demanded that his name be ex-
cepted from the list to be dropped
and this attitude precipitated con-
test that involved a full investigation
Of the charges made against the min
lister. A committee was appointed
to investigate and it made its report a
week ago. No action was taken then
as it was decided to give DR.. Fixes
an opportunity to appear and defend
himself. Accordingly COMMITTEES
was sent 10 him with an invitation 10
appear before the body, but the COM
mittee found him in defiant atti-
tude. He told the members that he
didn't care what they did, but he inn
mediately wrote resignation and
sent it to the conference. This the
conference ignored on the strength
Of the committee report on its inves-
tigation voted UNANIMOUSLY to expell
him, even efstwhile champions Of the
accused nindster voting fer his ex-
pulsion. .a =
"The motion to expel was made by
DR.. H. c. Glass, superintendent of
the Bap&ist union. ~
'S'pokesmen of the Baptist confer
enced ecline to discuss the specific
charges against the clergyman.
1.-THE action Of the conference does
not bind Baptists elsewhere to agree
to the findings and does not excom-
nunieate him from the denomination
but it IL calculated to end his minis
try in this territory" S..ft III
During the time that DR.. Fixes was
in this city several years ago, there
were number of rumors circulating
as 10 his past history, none of them
however, ever were substantiated by
reliable evidence.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05
CONDUCTOR TAKES GOOD
CARE. OF CHILDREN

Mothers and others who intend
travelling over the p. M. system
should pick out train on which
Conductor p. A. Glennan is in charge
for in case the baby gets grouchy,
sick or otherwise troubled the good
natured conductor will figure out
some way whereby the situation can
be made easier for the baby and all
the rest of the travellers.
Last Thursday while conducting the
"flyer" from Grand RAPIDS to Sagi-
nav one of these emergencies came
up and was graciously met by the
conductor. An elderly lady-per-
haps some proud grandmother, had q
little tot with her which was having
all kinds of trouble. The lady offer
ed it its bottle of milk and tried other
measures to get the child to look on
the sunny side of life, but to no avail.
Conductor Glennan tried smiling az
the baby, but this failed to work. Next
he ticlxled its little ribs and the
child put up an awful yell at this.
He tried several other stunts, such
,as walking up and down the aisle Of
the car and patting the little sufferer
gently on the seat but everything
failed. Finally the Pere Marquette
man had an idea which he considered
= solution Of the problem and when
nearing Bedding he handed the child
back to It's guardian When the
train stopped he went up to TIE en-
gineer and yelled up to the engineer,
Hey, Joe, hand me down . bucket
Of hot water right away in hurry"
The engineer, Joe Norris, complied
with the request and the hot water
was taken hack into the coach and
baby's bottle Of milk, which had be-
come quite cold, was thoroughly
warmed up. It was then given him
and the little fellow went to his de-
layed dinner like the prodigal son set.
ting down to his first square meal.
The noise stopped and the rest of
the passengers thanked heaven for
Glennan, the engineer, the hot water
and then went on with their reading.
Coming up from Grand Rapids on
Tuesday afternoon we noticed the
same conductor taking an extra min
ute with every passenger who had
a small child accompanying them.
When the fare was collected and the
company's business attended to Con-
ductor Glennan always had a smile
and few words Of pleasant "kiddy"
talk for the little chaps who happened
to be on his train. Nothing too
good for the little folks who travel
on the p. M" said he when we told
him that we noticed his courtesies to
to the tots and appreciated them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05
Court Eight Over FueI

! Rumor has It to the effect that as
a result of r. ]. Pollard cutting some
second growth oak underbrush, etc.
from alongside the road which adioins
his property northwest of the city af-
ter having been told to do so by the
proper officials in Eureka township.
Estella Warren a neighboring farm
er. has started proceedings to make
Pollard pay dear for the same. The
warrant. so it is claimed. was issued
in Greenville, the affair happening in
Montcalm county and the next step
in the procedure will be before a
Greenville justice, on Friday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

today IL q. clean white page on yhich
n am to write lot only today .bo6 Tor
seternity and then rise and I'LL the day
with beautiful thoughts and deeds, be
calm and hopeful and cheerful and do
not let that devil Of restlessness creep
into your life any more, for that Is
when you sow "wild oats" and give
pain to the hearts Of those who care
for you and because dear friend the
reaping time will come bye and bye
when you will have to reap and gather
that which hurt you
Won't you be a man among men
while you are young? Put your faith
in God apd listen to the still small
voice of conscience that Is always with
you to say do this or don't do that.
l am praying that you may live ever
close to. God and that your life may be
blessing to those about on and IN.
stead of the restless impulse by
which you are .snow driven you may
know the JOY and peace that God gives
to hiss children. Won't you think OF
this and try it for a while and believe
these words are from the heart Of q
friend who wishes for you s-great III
ture.",g4. x. Nv To III.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

One hundred ladies gatheredsin the
city hall auditorium Saturday after
noon under the auspices of the w. C.
T. u. to listen to Representative Fred
L. Warner instruct on voting.
Resolutions were drawn and signed
by every lady in regard to conditions
at the Adrian school asking Governor
Sleeper for better conditions and do
mesitc science be taught there.
Supt. of Press Coville.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

Norris J. Brown, aged IS years, the
manager Of the Central Gas Co, OF
Mt. Pleasant, died at Rlodgett Memoir
ial hospital, Febfu6ty 20. following q
period Of iii health which had extend
ed over the past year. He had gone
to Grand Rapids to undergo an oper-
alton which It was hoped would save
his life. His remains were taken to
Mt. Pleasant and the funeral was held
there and then they were taken back
to Grand Rapids where they were in
terred in Oak Hill cemetery by the
side Of his first wife. H't'
Mr.. Brown was born in New York
and came to Michigan when but q
child. He resided for . time at Port
land, where h6 attefideli' the high
school and started IN teaching school
near there. He also studied law in
the Office Of Hon. A. Williams, at
Ionia and was admitted to the Ionia
county bar in 1873. - He practiced law
here, in Moptcalm, Muskegon and Isa-
bella counties and several times serv-
ed as prosecuting attorney in these
places. He was the first secretary
Of the Mt. Pleasant board of trade and
was the leading man in the gas COM
pany's affairs. He was a brother Of
Mrs. Jason Hicks of this city and
made frequent visits here.
portland papers please make men,
tom
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

Pollard Who trsded his Lansing
home for the jIpl<s township farm.
got sick OF farm HE and after holding
an auction and disposing Of his farm
was ON the verge of returning to the
Capitol City when the court issued
the order which is OBTAINING him here.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05
KEENE

A few from here attended the
Grange meeting Friday evening. ?
Mrs. Edith Elemdorf is spending a
few days at w. Higgins. y - -
Keddie Rinehart has gone to Cali
fornia to visit his parents. ss1
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Sparks and two
children spent Sunday at M. d.
Hull's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost spent Sunday
at Dell Lees.
The flue is very bad in the south
part of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kohn spent Friday
at Ed. Frost's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bowen spent
Sunday in Bedding.
Mrs. Bert Wolverton spent last
week in Lansing with her sons, Roy
and Dale.
Costs, costs, costs, like the song of
the dirty shirt, seem to go on for
ever.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

A Chicago grand jury is investigat-
ing the high cost Of living. Here is
what they Roundabout a dozen cole
storage eggs.
Last April the farmer sold them to
an egg wagon for 20 cents. The egg
wagon sold them to the country ship
per for 33 cents. The country ship
per Sold them to Wilson q Rockwell
cold storage house for 80 Ia cents.
Wilson & Rockwell sold them to w. Il.
Howard & Co., a wholesaler, for al
Ia cents. Howard & Co. sold them
to Rothenberger & Saumerman, South
Water street jobbers, for AZ 1-2 cents.
They sold them to G. E. Freeman,
retail grocer for so cents. Freeman
in turn sold them to the consumer fer
SIS cents.
Notice that no one got an exorbit.
ant proft-but what shall we say of q
system that has six middlemen be-
tween producer and consumer.
The price Of the farmers wheat has
been fixed to keep him from being q
prdfiteer. How is it that the manu-
facturer and dealer in farm products
are allowed to sting the community
and put the blame OFF on the farms r.
Evidently the manufacturer has uors
pull with the government and bet
ter organized. Moral: The farma-
had better get organized and exer-
else a little "pull" too.
Cheer up, brothers, the government
announces two cent decrease in bin
der Irvine next year. It will sell for
rs cents . pound AZ against z cents
before the war.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

" TO Hold Lenten Services.
Rev. Fr. john A. Klich announced
last Sunday that during the Lenten
period there would be services held
every Wednesday and Friday evenings
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

let us then stand by the constitution ~ u
q. hnd by our country ~ II In. one, united. and
entire; let Il be . truth encrAven ON our
hearts; let Il be borne on the flag under which
WEI rally In every cxigency, that We have one
country. one constitution. one destiny. "-Daniei
Webster