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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
CROP REPORT
CONTAINS MANY
INTERESTING FACTS
REPORTS OF CORRESPONDENTS
SAY WHEAT HAS NOT SUF-
4 FERED-LIyE STOCK GOOD.

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 6,-In an
swer to the question, HAS wheat
during December suffered injury from
any cause 27 correspondents in the
state answer yes" and 1853 "No",
and in answer TO the question, "Has
the ground been well covered with
snow during December" "a corre-
-spondents answer "Yes" and 361,
"No."
The total number of bushels of
wheat marketed by farmers in De-
cember at IA FIGURING mills was 95,-
979 and at 81 elevators and to grain
dealers 42,378 or a total of 138,357
bushels. Of this amount 10000
bushels were marketed in the south
ern four tiers of counties, 1928 in
the central counties and 1884 in the
northern counties and upper peninsu-
la. The estimated total number Of
bushels of wheat marketed in the
five months, August-December, was
$500, 900. Forty-one mills, eleva-
tors and grain dealers report no
wheat marketed in December.
The average condition of live stock
in the state is reported as follows,
comparison being made with stock in
good, healthy and thrifty condition:
Horses and swine 96, cattle 95 and
sheep 81. The average prices for
the state on January of some of the
principal farm products were as fol-
lows: Wheat per ~bushel, $2.10; rye,
$1.49; corn, $1.52; oats, 69c; hay, per
ton, $25.18; fat cattle, 1888 per cwt.;
fat hogs, 1854 per cwt.; and dressed
pork, $20.37 per cwt. The price of
each class of horses was as follows:
Under one year old, 5000; between
one and two years old, $63.36; be-
tween two and three years old, $685.
AZ and three years old and over,
$121.85. ~
Mich cows were worth $S4.05 per
head. Cattle other than mich cows
under one year old, S25.12; between
one and two years old, $42.96; be-
tween two and three years old, $64.-
OF and three years old and over,
$81.14. Sheep under one year cid,
$10.98, and one year old and over,
$13.07. Hogs not fattened, $14.31
per cwt.
The price of wheat is s cents and
the price of hay $500 higher than one
year ago and the price Of rye 10
cents; corn 43 cents and oats cents
lower than one year age. The av-
erage prices of horses, etc., one
year ago were as follows: Under one
year old $45.26; between one and
two years old, S71.03; between two
and three years old, S101.11 and three
years cid and over, $137.15.
Mich cows were worth $76.26 per
head. Cattle other than mich cows,
under one year old, $22.92; between
one and two years old s38.88; between
two and three years old, $57.71 and
three years old and over, S7223.
Sheep under one year old, s10.43, and
cne year old and over, $13.34. Hogs
not fattened, $13.41 per cwt.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

OddfelI0ws Hold Fine Get-together.
Silk City ledge, No. 447, /: 0. O. F.,
held one Of those meetings last night
which make for good fellowship and
which if all would attend would make
the chain stronger in the bond Of
fraternity. There was a large num-
ber present and those who overlooked
the meeting are sorry today. There
were number of visitors present and
and the second degee was exemplified.
Brother Geo. Kimball of Lansing, a
salesman for one of the large packing
companies Of the state, was present
and furnished the wenies for the
"did-do" lunch and what the brothers
did do to those wenies and trimmings
was a caution. Next Tuesday eve-
ming the third degree will be exem-
plified and all are urged to attend.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
CLASS OF 1918 GIVES
$211.28 TO RED CROSS

Last years graduating class has
presented J$211.28 to the Junior Red
Cross. Early in. the spring the class
voted to give the proceeds from the
senior play to scme worthy organiza-
tion, the Red Cross having been chos-
en-. After the expenses of the play
were paid an amount Of 1928 was left.
By the e\onomy exercised by the
members of the class $18.28 from the
dues had been saved. The class had
hoped to present the whole $246.28
to the Junior Red Cross the last Of
June, but owing to misunderstand-
ing with the board of education con-
corning loan of $35 to pay the COM
mencement speaker the presentation
Of the gift has been delayed.
The class regrets the fact that the
money has been so long idle but trust
that even now the money may be
used to good advantage. 1t is hoped
the board will vote to refund the
money kindly loaned to them by the
class. If this is done the S35 will
be given to the Junior Red Cross,
making q total Of $246.28.
Marion Steele, President.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

In our last weeks issue we carried
an item which purported to be the
financial statement of the treasurer
of the local Baptist church. We
failed to note anything wrong with
the item until after our attention
was called to the fact that the Bap-
lists were real economists because
they could run their church affairs
on something over $400 for the entire
year. Later on Rev. Bliss sauntered
into the sanctum and said that we
had published the report Of the fnan-
cial condition Of the Baptist Sunday
school and put = wrong caption over
It. The report as published was
therefore correct for the treasurer
Of the Baptist Sunday school, but was
not tb4 roport Ct the Baptist church
6 Ut. We therefore gladly make
~ ptjch and at the same time
~ n5t& e eongrafolate rsv. Biss
aA&y ~ 1Sietants, Ia The Smday
o6k60 46f The opI6ndid AnanciGl
shsviAg. thsv hsvs h ~ rsDert
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
WILL HAVE To
VOTE ON SALOON
QUESTION AGAIN
WINE AND BEER AMENDMENT
WILL BE PLACED BEFORE
VOTERS NEXT APRIL.

The supreme court of the state of
Michigan has refused the application
of the Michigan Anti-Saloon league
for a mandamus to prevent the sub
mission of the wine and beer amend
ment to the oters of the state next
spring and would mean the re-estab-
lishment of the saloon in this state in
case the voters should cast major
ity of ballots in favor of the proposed
plan. The Anti-Saloon league claim
ed irregularities and errors in the
placing of the proposition before the
people who signed the petition and
hoped to keep the question from COM
ing to the people for vote. With
the decision Of the supreme court
against them, it means that a vote
will have to be taken on the amend
ment at the April elections.
The present legislature will un-
doubtedly change the present cleo
tion laws, or enact new ones, so that
it will be possible for the women of
of suffrage in the November election
amendment. These new laws or re-
visions will be necessary to make the
statutes harmonic with the state
constitution and must be done in time
so that the women voters can exer-
else their right at the coming cleo
tion in April.
1t can perhaps >truthfully be said
that it is due to the indirect influ-
ence Of the good women of this state
that statewide prohibition carried
two years ago and was adopted on
May last and it came as a result of
their harboring and nourishing "a
persistence which recognized no dis
couragement, a faith which looked
through eyes Of confidence into the
future to that time when the Chris
tian womanhood of the state would
hae won the fight which they have
waged for te past more than 40 years
and the saloon should have been vot-
ed out cf existence forever.
Camouflage and disguise it as they
may, the advocates of the saloon in
Michigan are presenting the same old
question to the people again. The
saloon has been banished from the
state by majority of more than
10000 votes and this coming spring
every woman should register and vote.
The advocates of the devil and the
saloon will see to it that the women
of the underworld will register and
vote and it is up to the legislature to
so fix the laws and the decent women
of the state to register and vote so
that another overwhelming majority
will be rolled up against the saloon
proposition that will forever drive it
from the state.
/, The question comes up again at
the April election and no doubt there
will be a stiff fight put up before
election to gain as many votes for
the proposed amendment as possible,
but on the other hand there will also
be stiff fight put up to forever keep
che saloon from meddling into poll
tics, to assist in the conservation Of
grains which would otherwise go into
the manufacture of beer and to keep
bright, pure clean minds into the
youth of the state who should never
see saloon.
The saloon is a thing of the past in
this state and the voters can keep it
so.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Free Methodist Church.

The second quarterly meeting for
this conference year will convene in
the church beginning Jan. IT,. There
" will be preaching service tSs Saturday
7:30. Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
there will be a testimony meeting
followed by preaching on the Word
of Life. Evening service at z. All
services will be in charge OF, Rev.
B. T. Hicks. j. F. Iulg, pastor.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

Bert Smith, who has been Hooking
over" Belding and its opportunities
for the past 30 days, has decided to
locate in our city permanently. Mr..
Smith today assumes the active man
agement of the Country Poster Ser
vice company, and it is the intention
of the company to make its service
statewide. Affiliated with Mr..
Smith in this company are Messrs.
VIM. f. Sandell, r. III. Burris, w. E.
Little, l.. r. Calkins and o. j. Burris.
For the present Mr.. Smith will con-
tinue to make his home at Hotel
Belding. The slogan of the company
is Cooperation, not competition, is
the life of business"
We welcome Mr. Smith to our COM
munity and wish him success in his
new undertaking.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Surprised Good Old Couple.

A number of the nei9hbors and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Lus-
combe dropped in on them unan-
nounced Saturday evening and pro-
ceeded to make merry regarless of
the fact that they were unlimited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luscombe, who have
reached that stage in life where they
are satisfied to spend q quiet evening
by themselves were completely sur
prised but they were also very glad
to have the company and everybody
had good old fashioned visit. Mrs.
Luscombe served refreshments con-
sisting of sandwiches, coffee, cake
sss ss pickle; pickles and At late hour with sns
standing invitation from Mr.. and
Mrs. Luscombe to come again.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
nj. WI. A. Elects OFFICERS.

The members of Mulberry camp,
No. 875, Modern Woodmen Of Amer
lea, at their regular meeting Monday
evening elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: v. c., A.
J. McPhee; advisor, George Mumby !;
banker, c. A, Rowley; escort, Chas.
Moore watchman, Glen Granger;
sentry, Joe Tupper; physicians, Drs.
Little and Stanton; manager fer three
years, Phil Young. The next meet
ing will be held Monday evening,
January 20.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
West Otisco Farmers Club.

The West Oisco Farmers club
met with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ross
on Thursday, Jan. 9, about so men,
bers being present. After the bus
mess meeting the delegates, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross, gave a fine report of the
state meeting at Lansing Our next
meeting will be chicken pie dinner
at Charles Oesch's Thursday, Feb. 6.
Gertrude Tuttie, Cor. Sec'y.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

Charles and Alvin Aubill and Clar-
ence Green arrived home the latter
part of last week, being the first local
men to reach home after having taken
part in actual fighting in France. A
longer article dealing with the ex-
periences of the boys and with the
things which they brought back with
them and saw while away will appear
in next weeks issue.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
MICHIGAN BEE.
KEEPERS ARE TO
MEET NEXT week
PLAN ON GETTING LEGISLA-
TURE TO APPROPRIATE MO-
NEY FOR INSPECTIONS.

The Michigan Bee Keepers asso-
citation will hold their 54th annual
meeting in the chamber cf commerce,
Lansing, commencing Tuesday, jan
uary 21 and continuing until Thurs
day, January % anc they are plan
ming on making the coming conven-
tion one Of the best yet held in the
state. Owing to the greater interest
being taken at the present time in
the business Of honey and kindred
commodities production, there will
undoubtedly be many more people in
attendance at the meeting and this
is what the officers of the organiza-
tion are basing their prediction Of the
best yet meeting.
The program for the meeting will
be started Tuesday afternoon and will
be as follows:
Tuesday, Jan. 21 at / p. m.
Invocation.
Music-Mr and Mrs. Floyd Mark
ham.
Address Of the president-Hon.
Colin p. Campbell.
Report of the secretary-B. +.
Kindig.
Cooperative Marketing-Hon j.
N. Mcbride, State market director.
Reports of standing committees.
Appointment of committees and
other business.
Wednesday, Jan. % at a. m.
The County Association-Miss A.
Sly.
Address, Hon. Geo. A. Prescott,
federal food administrator.
Two Queens in One Hive-Arthur
Sharrow.
Report of committees.
100 p. m.
Music-Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mark
ham.
Large Hives, Experiences and OBJ
servations-C. p. Dadant, z. r. Root,
j. N. Harris.
General discussion.
The Combless Package-E. A. Lef-
fingwell.
Wednesday evening-Banquet
Thursday, Jan. %.
General business session; election
Of officers.
The Honey Resources of the Upper
Peninsula-B. F. Kindig.
Owing to the increased cost of
everything which lis connected with
the work done by the state inspector
of apairies, the appropriation set
aside for this work by the last legis-
lature is far from being sufficient to
properly carry on the work and an
effort will be made to get the present
legislature, which will be- in session
during the time Of the bee keepers
convention, to appropriate more mo-
ney than they did the last time for
the carrying on of this work. Bee
diseases have been on the increase in
the state and it is largely due to the
efficient work done by the state in
spector of apairies department that
the losses have not been greater than
they have.
Some of the big men in the bee
business are going to be there and
take part in the program and other
features and it will be well worth
the time of local bee men TO be there.
We understand that a number of
them are going to attend.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

A couple Of ex-soldiers slept In the
city jail Monday evening. w. H..
Kennedy, who was taking the place
of Niehtwatchman Mcpherson found
the men hanging around the depot at
rather late hour and also found d
window which IL II claimed they had
prepared 20 that they could easily get
into the waiting feom and 'roost
{|Ie)e, {cr ,thst piG tsiIi yThs boys had
69h hAtking around the city al day
ard t{6med they had no money.
They were given .beds In the city
lock-up and wers aIlewsd,tv 60 seaih
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

Although an armistice has besn
signed It does not mean that We have
no more work to do In the Red Gross;
We have moro sewing that ever ~
fore Tor the needy 1lp1o ovG tnSfSS A..
The Red Cross = wy thenduL 4ct
the donation made by ~ e1o9y - 1yAS
and for The patriotiG19 shewnbyn-
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Cut His Arm On Saw.

While engaged in cutting wood on
the Belding farm, with another man,
Chas. Virgins had the misfortune to
have a bad cash inflicted on his left
wrist by the cross-cut saw which the
men were operating. He came down
to the city and DR.. Dutt dressed the
wound and made it as comfortable as
possible.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15
Royal Neighbors Attention.

There will be a meeting of the
Royal Neighbors at their hall on
Tuesday evening, January 81, at
which time the installation of officers
will take place. A Bohemian lunch
will be served. All Woodmen are
cordially invited. Mrs. w. II. En-
cry, oracle.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

The following clipped from the
Hamilton (Ont.l Spectator, will be Of
interest to the friends Of Major Chas.
Anderson, cousin Of Mrs. Birney
Strunk and a frequent visitor at the
latter's home here, before he went
overseas to do his part in the great
war. 49,
"0n Monday December 16, at
Christ church, Lancaster Gate, Lon
don, England, the marriage was SOL
emnized Of Major G. r. Anderson, 8.
N. O., London Area, Of Brooks, Alber-
q, to Gertrude, third daughtef q Mr..
1Ae41As Baylsy, So Nilliaa6 btfsst,
<ntIton. (. "a t-s> eft bnDora an's
~ 9----->< veot ts'
Tossday; Jan: q. The !sts: : An
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

Notice.
Hereafter I must have my pay for
digging graves in advance.
S4t2 w. E. Smith, Sexton
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

Tuesday, Jan. II, ths dstS. Al
neuncsmsnt asxt wesk<-A1v. ''sf :
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15

Dear Mother and All:
Your letter of the 21st came yester-
day. I sure enjoyed reading yours
and Eulia's. We had
Tells Of Big only come in port
Turkey Fed tpse : :,sa f:x minute:
then got mp early IN TIE morning and
started riehk n 70 clean and paint
(Continusd en Pags Fouz)
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18
Youths Get in Trouble.

A trio of youths ranging from 10
to q years OF age were arrested by
Sheriff Cal Downing on Monday on
a charge of violating the prohlbl.,
tory law. 1t is alleged that one OF
the boys abstracted sereval gallons
OF alcohol from a local drug store,
and that the other two disposed OF
the stuff to the thirsty at standard
bootleg prices which caused the
money to roll in at a very satisfac-
tory rate. The boys were released
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18
Electrical Machinery Ordered.

The first practical step toward
providing municipal light plant
for Lamar was taken last night
when the city council awarded to a
Denver firm the contract for furn-
ishing boilers and dynamos to the
value of $41, 600. 1t is expected that
the machinery will be delivered
within ninety days. Whether the
city will erect new building or
purchase the one now used by the
company, together
with its equipment of poles and
wires is another story to be settled
by the council at a later date.-La-
mar Sparks.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18
PROWERS COUNTY WINS
SUIT AGAINST SANTA FE
Plaintiff Company Sought to Have
County Share Expense of Build
ing Protection Levees.

A. II. & S. +. Ry. Co VS. the Board
OF county commissioners OF Prowers
county. This case was filed in 1915,
and was brought on for trial on
December 4th to the court, jury
being waived by both parties. Tes-
timOny was heard and the case was
dismissed at the cost OF the plain
tiff. The railroad company sought
to recover from the county the sum
of $500, claiming that this was the
county's proportion OF cost in the
construction of levee on the east
bank of the Arkansas river at
point west of Amity.
Case No. 1858. The Hartman State
Bank VS.. Il American State Bank
of Granada, was tried to Judge Nc
Chesney on the fifth after hearing
the testimony Judgment went to
the defendant.
Case 1856 The PrOwers Ranch
e. Mere. Co. VS.. Miller Bros. & Co.
This case was tried to the court on
the 5th and judgment was awarded
to the plaintiff. This suit was
brought to recover the sum of 1881,
growing out of tractor deal. De-
PENDANTS excepted to the ruling OF
the court and was allowed ten days
in which to file motion for new
trial
Case No. 1876. w. A. Connolly VS..
George A. Sprangler. This case was
tried to the court on December
10th. After hearing the testimony
the court dismissed the case at the
costs of the plaintiff. In this case
the plaintiff brought suit to recov
er commission on the sale of real
estate owned by defendant.
Case No. 1863 The D. III. Bane
Land Co VS.. Fred Taylor. This case
was tried to a jury of II on the
9th and 10th. The controversy was
over pasture leased to defendant
by plaintiff in the year 1913 A
large number of witnesses were
present and testified and the case
went to the jury at 1890 on the
10th. The verdict was for the de-
fendant.
Thursday, the 10th, the counts at
tentiOn was called to the follow
ing:
A. A. Smith VS.. Harold r. Hustled
Real estate commission case
Alice w. and John O Atkinson VS..
Albert f. King and others. In this
case the plaintiffs seek to quiet
title to certain lands in Prowers
cOunty.--Lamar Sparns.
Cow Testing Association Prosperous
The Arkansas Valley Cow Test
ing Association, the pioneer organi-
zation of its kind in southern Colo
RADIO, is in prosperous financial
condition, according to reports sub
lnitted at meeting of the directors
held in County Agent Sweitzer's Of
flee on Monday. Many matters of
interest were discussed by the
members present, and the general
opinion expressed was that the
COW testing association has proven
itself money-making adjunct of
duiry farming The directors in at
tendance at the meeting were: F.
l. Reynolds, Harry Heath and L. M.
SweitZer of Lamar; W. s. Part
ridge and J. E. Leonard of Holly;
F. A. Froman of Wiley and Rob
Boerner. the official tester, and
Lucille Maxwell, the secretary-La-
mar Sparks.
Sparks Raises Subscription Price.
Commencing on January 1st, 1920,
the subscription price of The
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18

on bond yesterday and the Officers
are seeking to find out whether
there were older heads concerned in
the affair.-Lamar Sparks.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18

The w. f. McCue Mercantile Co
has the agency for the full Inter
national Line of Implements.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18

We have few more houses for
sale on most favorable terms. Nc
MU RTRY E PINKHAM.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18

Sparks Raises Subscription Price.
Commencing on January 1st, 1920,
the subscription price of The
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-18
County Seat News
Dongs Throughout County
Clipped Country Exehsnsss

Sparks will be advanced to $500 q
year, or $l00 for six months.
Throughout the past five years the
cost of newspaper production has
steadily increased, but The Sparks
has carried the loss by maintaining
the pre-war subscription price in
spite of the fact that nearly all the
newspapers in the state had ad-
vanced their rates. At present the
cost of print paper is much higher
than it was at any time during the
war, and there is no relief in sight.
If newspapers are to continue in
business they must advance sub
scriptiOn and advertising prices to
meet increased costs just as the
grocers, dry goods merchants. hard
war dealers and others find it ne
cessary to do in their lines of bust
ness.-Lamar Sparks.
Accidentally Shot.
AS w. A. Cain was return
ing home from trip to Lamar
last Thursday evening when he
reached point near his own home
on Sand Creek he felt terrible
pain in his side. The report of
gun had been heard just at the time
but he did not associate 1t with
the pain until he put his hand to
his side and found it covered with
blood He was taken to his home
and brought to Lamar next morn
ing for treatment and is now rapid
ly recovering. Nothing has been
discovered as to the party who
fired the shot but it is believed to
have been observation-disclosures Reg
mar Register.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-06
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