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Iditarod pioneer., 1919-08-02
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Contributed by Sourdough.y Come all you Ninety Fighters and listen
 to my song, It's not very touching and 1t won't talk c
 lorg.
 It's about a few old-timers around this town,
 Some of them are up, and some of them
 are down. There's MusseIshell Frank and Stag.
 hound Bill, | And Stratitied Pete are with us still: Omaha Bill still sticks around, And Spirit Mountain and Lmber Brown. ! Guggie and Rats won't leave, they say: l The Day isht Kid has gone away, I And klondike Dan has lett to stay High Grade Charley aud Go Get En And Fiddler Bob will soon come back: l Centipede Jack has passed beyond, Swiftwater Bill to Peru has gone Twu-Slep Jack has gone over the hill With Tenas Smithie and Gasoline Bill; Hot Cake Johnson i, looking fine. Tenas Puntius is down at his mine. There's SqaareF Faced Sam. whom we
 cant forget, l And Coyote Jack at Cooks Inlet: l Eat 'En Up Johnson and C. $. Louie Used to be here. but have gone hooey. The Roller Skate Kid and Hard Rock Ben
 Will both come back when they get thin. The GiIa Monsters too old to dig, | There's Alganik Bill and Paddy the
 Pig;
 There's Lillle Charley and Little Hank And Pea Soup Charley and Yakima
 Frank
 There's Old Man Prune> whom all the
 boys know. And Joe the Turk and Either Joe. There's Tonopah Andy. he'll show us how to ride, | And Big Louie who wants d bride Little Lau4 hlug Ole, you all kuow him, ! Fatty Hamilton and Ham Grease Jim. Soap SmilI,S at Teikhell, Mukluk Dick
 i> gone,
 Friday got blue ticket, just for doing
 wrong.
 There's Old Slop Jake and che Gam
 bler>' Ghost, Aud Daddy Beck, over at the Post. One Man Harvey has one-man drill. | Frying Pan Smith is out on the hill Deep Hole Charley is making his pack With Red Headed Chris and Dynamite
 Jack.
 There's Old Red Ellis, whom all of us
 know,
 And Formation Jack and Powerful Joe Smiling Jim Brennan has nothing to llo The Sandspit Kid and Blackie. too. One Round Hogan and Snag Tooth Ike, Sourdough Charley and Peter the Pike: Bald Headed Chris with no halr on his
 head,
 Smokehouse Charlie and Denver Ed Some are teetotalers, some will take a
 drink.
 They re all good fellows. 1 don't think Some are hard workers, some live with ease.
 But they're all old timers around
 Valdez Valdez Miner. George F. Marsh, formerly of Idita. rod camp, and resident of Fortuna Ledge since the fall of 1916, has been
Iditarod pioneer., 1919-08-02

The Salvation Army never signed al armistice. Columbia Record
Iditarod pioneer., 1919-08-02

The new skirts are tight, but the women cant kick. .--Arkansas Gazette.
Iditarod pioneer., 1919-08-02

George F. Marsh, formerly of Idita- rod camp, and resident of Fortuna Ledge since the fall of l9l6 has been appointed U. S. commissioner at the last-named place. MT. Marsh took charge of the office on July l.
Iditarod pioneer., 1919-08-02

These are times when you cannot keep a good price down. Boston Her aln.
Iditarod pioneer., 1919-08-02

Owners of reindeer herds in sur killed quite number of the newly born calves last spring. and that many bears lurked hun9rily in Inc neighbor- in nearly every instance succeeded iE killing or driving them away.
Iditarod pioneer., 1919-08-02

Mrs. Fred Smith left for the Outside ou "Wednesday. July g
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11

- Continued from. Page 09sA sdq
:6everal other rebel prisons, be was
again taken back to Andersonville.
Ut the more than 1000 Union sol
diers captured and in Andersonville
prison, only 1000 lived through the
tortures and out Of the 10 men from
Co. c. who were captpred at the time
he was, only one. other lived through
with him, and Mr.. Olds is the only
one of the ten now living. The other
fellow who pulled through with him
was Dan Wilson, who used to live up
in the south end of the city. Dan
Wilson wa 8 a resident of this city
for q number of years until of late
when he died and his family moved
to Lansing.
In April of 1866 they were offered
to jacksonville, Florida and while on
the way, they heard the rebs rejoic-
ing that. Lincoln was shot and they
we're turned loose in the woods to look
out for themselves as best they could.
Each man was given about three cups
of corn meal Of the poorest kind and
the trip on to Jacksonville was one
of death, misery and intense suffer-
ing, with many Of the boys dying
alongside Of the road on which they
were travelling and which led to the
city. They reached Jacksonville sick,
ragged, dirty and mere skeletons and
were mighty glad when they were
shipped on beard government boat
for Annapolis, Md. From there he
was finally sent to Detroit, where he
was discharged on June a., 1865. Most
OF the way from Detroit to Smyrna
was made on foot and people were
none too accommodating in giving re-
turned soldiers rides in their buggy
wagon or other vehicle when they
saw them alongsile the road.
Mr.. Odds is charter member of
Dan S. Root Post, G.. A. r. and has
held various Offices during the SO
years which the post has been organ
lied. In addition to this he has held
the office of Alderman of his ward for
a number Of terms.
He is mighty young boy yet, so
he says $50 81
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11
THE WEDDING MONTH

June from time memorial has been
regarded as auspicous for weddings
Marriage of the quiet home wedding
kind may be nearly as frequent at
other times of the year. But the girl
who wants to do the thing up with
all the fixing's, finds that the abund-
ance of flowers at this time of the
year solves many decoration prob
lens. Nature becomes a stunning
climax, with all the paraphenalia of
flower girls, ribbon, bearers. brides
maids, color schemes. march players,
and goodness knows what. To the
masculine mind, they all look about
alike.
But the discriminating femme OBJ
server finds them full of infinite and
interesting variations, all having
more or less significance, with. the
usual conclusion that the last we'd
ding attended was the prettiest.
The masculine element looks upon
amused tolerance and bored indiffer-
ence. Father-in-law gently hints to
the prospective bridegroom that an
eiopement solves many problems. and
informs him that for flyer a respect
ed clergyman-ever in the next citv
will perform the ceremony with per
feet regularity and good form and no
EXPENSE The bridegroom assents
heartily, but regretfully admits that
ne has no voice in the proceedings
which are preordained by the higher
, powers.
The gloriied wedding NAV serves
a purpose as a suggestion of the SUI
preme dignity Of matrimonv. Any
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11

3 In the cleanest game of the year
Belding High school lost the cup to
GAINESVILLE. 1t was in Belongs favor
until the 9Th inning when GAINESVILLE
was one ahead, then Belding scored
one and tied them but in the last in
ming GAINESVILLE scored one making it
9 to 8. Belding played loose game
but the pitching was good but the
pitcher did not have good support.
Ionia's diamond was in very poor con-
dition for championship game to be
played off. This made GAINESVILLE
owner of the cup as they have won it
three times in succession. Belding
showed that they could loose and still
feel good about it while Ionia are
poor loosers.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11
TIEING UP THE NEWSPAPERS.

IlElNG Of ldE NE w ofAf Eho.
One of the features of the wide
spread strike in Canada has been the
threat to tie up the publication of
newspapers. One of the labor lead
ers announced that There will be no
more newspapers until we decide to
let them appear"
While the newspapers have been
coming out under difficulties at Win
nipeg, yet the strike committee an
nounced that the newspapers could
not be published with any union as
sistance. Many labdr. leaders are
expressing hostility. to the newspaper
on the ground that the have not
been friendly to the unions.
The public demands the unhamper-
ed publication of newspapers, as the
princiapl means of public discussion
and information. 1t is only through
the newspapers that the people can
form a just Judgment of events.
When any element prevents or hamp-
ers such publication, it impedes the
public in it's efforts to obtain a fair
settlement of controversies.
1t is far better policy for labor
unions to make no effort to tie up
newspaper plants. In this way they
make it appear that they favor free
discussion, and want the public to
have all the information it can get.
Otherwise they give an impression
of dictatorship and Suppression of free
government that will greatly hurt
their cause.
The unions have gone to lengths in
this Canadian strike that will alarm
many in this country that sympathize
in a general way with their cause.
The cutting off of the supplies of
milk and bread at Winnipeg was an
effort to starve the public into sub
mission that might go in countries
like Germany or Russia, but not in
America. The order to that effect
was soon withdrawn, but even tenn
porary interference with food supplies
was an outrageous performance.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11
Bedding Wins From Ionia

On June *Bdrry's Invincibles"
left town for Lake Odessa, where they
played Ionia. From the first to the
ninth inning Ionia was clearly out
classed. Reynolds played the clean
est game of his life but still he could
not forget how he used to play in the
big league when Sam run from second
to third. 1t cost Reynolds shoe and
nearly clash.
Bedding was on her toe all through
the game and only two errors were
made by the local team. Lambertson
pitched his usual game and had good
backing. Outman was out of it but
Pete took his place and played fine
game. Lake Odessa helped root fo~
BeldinpI4igh so Bidding had good
support. This was the game which
decided who would play GAINESVILLE on
Field day on June the 7th.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11

FLAG DAY.
Cold and scholastic philosophers
sometimes argue that a flag is only
a textile fabric. Why then, they Bay,
should twentieth century people
think that banner made up of red,
white, and blue stars and stripes is
any better than any other combina-
ton of forms and colors?
Yet. the fact remains that on bat
tie field, men fight with the abandon
of desperation to save that red,
white, and blue bit of cloth from
trailing in the ground The flag
stands for ones home town, for dear
friends one has left behind, for all
the tie of unity that binds together
the various sections of a great and
achieving country.
The man from Texas and the man
from Maine are a long way apart in
distance. Quite frequently they dis
agree on political history and eco
nomic philosophy But let those two
men get together in Germany or in
Borneo or Japan, and they find that
they think alike and that their in
terests are identical. They bow in
reverence to the same bit of red.
white and blue. They will stand
back to back and fight for it and for
their common interest.
And so as years go on. the sections
come closer together. When the man
from Florida hears that the man
from Oregon has accomplished this
or that deed of triumph in some far
on land, he is almost as proud as if
he did it himself. =
So the flag stands for the Ameri-
oan idea and it is dear to every
American. 1t means so much that
Flag Day has come to be a widely
recognized occasion. On June ID
1777 Congress adopted the present
emblem of stars and stripes as the
United States flag. Let every school
celebrate the occasion as one binding
American sentiment together, and let
every home in Bedding recognize its
loyalty to the American ideal by
showing its colors.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11

Last fall two football games were
scheduled with Ionia but Ionia played
only one cut Of the two. Kantner
claimed that only one game was on the
list.
Ionia won the game and claimed
the cup.
In recent meeting of the Athletic
Association. Ionia was made TO give
UP the cup so II does not belong r.
anyone at present.
Ionia has no cup for this years
sports while Clarksville has two, Lake
Odessa one, and Beldino three. Ionia
has ALWAYS PLAYED unfair in every
thing and u looks from their move
ment that Jonia would have n plav
fer ov not take part M fohia County
Athletics.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11
FLAG DAY.

ssrst Clarence 9. Bailey i..srs..
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11
Flag Day Proclamation


Our flag floats today over the land
that rejoices not only in peace with
victory but in peace with victory and
honor. No shameful or unworthy act
has dimmed the glory of our starry
banner A year ago the free nations
of the earth were looking to America
as the hope of democracy and civili-
cation. America has not disappoint-
ed them. She has been true to her
trust; and today. thank God, our brave
soldiers and sailors and marines are
coming back to us after gloriously
upholding the honor of the flag on
land and sea. ("
cts only an old bit of bunting,
It's only colored rag,
But thousands have died for it's
And shed their best blood for the
flag"
Let Flag Day then remind us of the
meaning and significance of the flag
of our country; and ] suggest that on
that day we inaugurate the general
custom of uncovering for the colors.
Whenever the flag, goes by, let every
one remove his hat and every woman
stand at salute. In this way we shall
do honor to ourselves and to the men,
DRY Of the gallAnttlads who have laid
down their lives in the cause of human
rights and human freedom.
Therefore, /, Albert z. Sleeper.
Governor of the state of Michigan,
do issue this my Proclamation and
urgently request that Saturday, the
Fourteenth day of June 1919, be OBJ
served as Flag day.
Let flags be displayed on both pub
lie and private buildings and as Flag
day will fall on Saturday when the
schools will be closed, l suggest that
on Sunday, June 18th, fitting Flag
day programs be given in all the
churches of the state.
;. Let us honor the flag.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the state, this sixth day of
June, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and nineteen,
and of the Commonwealth the eighty
third.
Albert E. Sleeper, Governor.
By the Governor:
Coleman C. Vaughn, Sec'y Of State.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11

Miller & Harris Furniture co: nave
very seasonable window display IN
which they show the famous Beldlng-
Hall refrigerators. A large polar bear
is in the foreground and giant icicles
in the rear giveja real cooling winter
aspect to the scene. 1t almost makes
you cool of to look at it. 1t also
moves refrigerators for them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11

The word "qundrille" is derived
from the position of the dancers. the
French word "quadrille" meaning a
little square. Country dance" does
not mean a rustic dance, but 1t is
corruption Of the French term contre-
danse. which relates to the. position OF
the couples-opposite to each other.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11

way the microbe of romance is said
to be busy on such occasions. The
results of the infection are commonly
observed by another season The
June bride is worthy of all her hon.
ors. The well being of the race is
built on her womanhood. The Ban
ner-News takes off it's hat to her,
with respectful Difference and best
wishes.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11
Uncle Eben.

"Some men hate work." said Uncle
Eben. IAN lot more never git well
enough acquainted with it to so much
as dislike It,"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11

The footrail limp will go out Of
style, and the race will not have one
leg six inches longer than the other.
Sawdust will be turned to the pur-
pose, for which it was intended
breakfast food.
Fewer men will be drawing mag
nificent salaries and cleaning up
fortunes in 10 minutes.
A lot of men will have to begin
taking the newspapers to get the
news.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11
DAD ANDI


When the air grew soft and balmy
the frogs began to sing;
When the willows long the river
Were whispering, 1T is spring."
Dad would take the old tin box down,
Look and wink his eye
And I'd know that the
We'd go fshing-Dad and l.
"Son' he'd say NOW let's get ready
For 1 plan to start at eight;
Don't mink that had better
Fill this brimful of bait?
And I'd make the dirt just fly,
I'D know that in the morning
We'd go fshng-Dad and i.
Mother DEAR though always patient
With her big and little boys
Couldn't why going fishing
Should give anyone such joys
And she'd always frown little
When the bait can she would spy,
For she'd know that we'd go fishing
In the morning-DadN and ].
Then she'd get the wicker basket
That held lunch enough for four
Find the old straw hat and sweaters
That we'd had the year before;
And she'd bake while getting supper
Just extra rhubarb pie;
For she'd know that in the morning
Wed &c fshing-Dad and !.
Oh the sport we had togetherl .sh. sfo-
Chums the whole year through; 4s8i
For there's like your father
When he pals around with you
In the winter by the fireplace,
AS watched the embers die,
We'd plan how we'd fishing
In the summer-Dad and l.
Now gain I've got the fever
And I'm going home tonight;
For my father still is just a boy,
Although his hair is white.
I'll find the rusty pitch fork
And I'll make the dirt Just fly;
For know that well fishing
In the morning-Dad and l.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-11
After July I

The raising of cloves will become
a nonessential occupation.
Enterprising BARRIERS will be able
to buy a lot Of good white Jackets
cheap. There will also be bumper
secondhand apron crop.
Nineteen million feet of first-class
brass footrail will be available.
American slang will go into state
Of coma for the wellknown duration.
Ten safety match factories will go
into the hands Of receivers. W
No small business need go without
good secondhand cash register.
The world'A available supply of
genuine mahogany will jump 40 per
cent.
Sailed peanuts will become drug
on the market.
Several hundred thousand Western
Union clocks will find less congenial
surroundings.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-02
STUDENTS OWN PAGE
Plan to Fill Second Page with
School News

The second page of The Citizen is
TO be devoted each week to items
of interest in the activities Of the
several departments of the Institu-
ton. A reporter, or reporters, are
being secured who will give us the
news of his department. With the
large number of departments, and
the great student body, we expect
TO fill the whole page each week.
This plan is being enthusiastically
received, and we hope to very soon
have it in operation.
We also include in this plan re-
porters from the student Organiza-
tiOns. The Y. NJ. C. A. and the Y:
w C.. A. will be represented. The
Literary Societies are asked to re-
port their activities, and particu-
larly when a special program is to
be given.
Athletic news of the School will
also be published. This probably
will be taken up by the department
reporters. but we mean to get and
publish the news.
This page will not only be Of great
interest to the student body but will
be eagerly read by he friends Of
the students at home, and by every
friend of the Institution. And we
do not think that we are expecting
too much when we look TO it as
a means of interesting young men
and young women who have not
entered school TO decide to come to
Berea for their education.
May we have the hearty cO-opera-
ton of the Faculty and student body
to make this page a SUGGEST
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-02
BEREA COLLEGE ANTI-TOBACCO
LEAGUE

The Anti-TObacco League which
was organized here last spring held
its first meeting of this school year,
Sunday afternoon, September %, in
the Faculty Room in Lincoln Hall.
The attendance was not so large
as might have been hoped, due
probably to the fact that a number
of the old members have not re-
turned and many of the new stu
dents are not yet familiar with the
purpose of the organization. Never
theless, those who were present
were so enthused over their work
that an interesting meeting was
carried through.
Several of the officers have not
returned. Among them is Mr.. Dey-
ton, who was president for this year.
Miss Lena Roberts, the former vice
president, takes his place as presi-
dent. Burton johnson was elected
TO fill Miss Roberts place as vice
president. Miss WOdfOrd was elect
ed to succeed the absent secretary,
Miss Lewis. After these elections the
members were given the opportunity
to tell what they had done during
the summer in the fight against to-
bacco. Several interesting accounts
We're given, some of which were
humorous.
Dean Matheny gave a short talk,
encouraging the League to go for
ward and carry out its plans in
the great fight against nicotine.
He has offered a prize for the best
play showing the evils of tobac-
60. The contest, of course, is for
members of the League only. Sew
rral contestants have already en-
tered the race. The prize play is
90 be given in the Tabernacle, soon
after the contest closes.
The League is planning many
other important steps, which are
to be carried out this year. Get in
and learn about them. This organi-
cation holds its meetings every
other Sunday, in the Faculty Room,
third floor of Lincoln Hall, at $3.50
o'clock. The next meeting will be
held on Sunday, October ~. These
meetings are open to the young men
and young women Of all depart
ments. Everybody welcome.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-02

the heavy burdens Of taxtion on
the one hand while it piled higher
and higher the State interest bear
ing debt upon the other" lie also
spoke against the creation and
maintenance of useless Offices and
ollice-holders. No less than three
hundred and fourteen such jobs
have recently been created. Then
he proceeded TO show that the ad-
mnistrati0n had shown its bust
ness incapacity by number Of con-
crete examples in which several
millions Of dollars had been lost for
the state. He brought further
charge against them in the matter
Of textbooks used by the public
school children. There have been
changes made in $50 Of the books
used N the schools. These changes
have meant an increase Of 100000
to expenditures Of the buyers.
Mr.. Morrow promised, that il he
be elected Governor, he would kick
out the useless job holders and put
The business Of the state on a basis
that would mean more efficiency
and lighter taxes. lie favOrs a sur
vcy of the public school system,
by experts outside Of Kentucky,
that would not be influenced by
politics.
At the conclusion Professor Dodge
stated that he had known Mr.. Nor
row from his boyhood ard had
known his father before him, and
expressed his firm belief that, if
elected, Mr. Morrow would fulfil his
promises.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-02
KENTUCKY NEWS
Continued Prom Pace onel

ms Federal Government will fur
nish free tuition 10 the soldiers at
some Of the Kentucky colleges, Sim
gle men not only receive free tuition
and books while learning a trade,
but are paid $50 month: a married
man gets in addition TO free tuition
and books Sii5 a month and married
men with children receive addition
al compensation for each child. Be
rca College j. taking care Of num-
Der of disabled soldiers who are
taught trades. This training will
also be given the soldiers at the
Eastern state Normal School.