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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
COOK MAKES
BIG ILLEGAL
FISHING HAUL
SPEARS, SET LINES, NETS AND
OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS OF
FISHING ARE DISCOVERED

Deputy state game and fish war
den Elmer E. Cook, made big haul
of fish poles, spears, set lines and
fishing psraphanalia generally, last
Sunday. He was given a tip that
illegal fishing was being done in the
waters of Grand river between Port
land and Lyons and the people who
live near wanted a stop put to it.
Mr.. Cook took q run over there in
his car and rounded up Anthony Si-
mon, Peter Simon and Andrew ST.
mon who were fishing with set lines
and catching bass. Carl Baker and
Roy Outwiler for set lines and Rob-
ert Hulburt for catching understood
fish, their fish and fishing tackle were
confiscated and brought to Belding.
The bunch were summoned to ap-
pear in st. Johns on Monday for a
hearing in court but Mr.. Cook finally
concluded to have them arraigned be-
fore Justice of the Peace, Anderson
in Muir. All but Hulburt plead
guilty and were fined five dollars
each and costs which they paid after
considerable wrangling.
Fifteen poles, nineteen set lines,
and several boxes of fishing tackle is
among the loot brought home by the
warden.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
FARM BUREAU
DRIVE IS NOW
IN FULL SWING
LARGE NUMBER OF ENTHUSI-
ASTIC FARMERS IN ATTEND
ANCE AT MEETINGS HELD

Three of the twenty advance meet
lngs TO be held in Ionia county-Port-
land, Dandy, and Sebewa, have been
held. Large and enthusiastic crowds
were out, nine farmers at each meet
ing volunteered to each drive a So
licitor in his neighborhood to call on
every farmer.
Eighteen solicitors, from the Mich
igan Farm Bureau, will come to Ionia
on the first of September, ready to
begin work Thursday morning, Sep
tember second. Nine of them will
start in Portland township and nine
in Dandy township with a local far
mer driving each of them. The next
day they will work Sebewa and
Campbell townships. They will fin
ish the drive on the tenth of Septem-
ber in the townships of Orleans and
Otisco.
Harry Carr, of the State Farm
Bureau will come into the county to
assist Mr.. Straight, who has been
here from the first in the advance
meetings and organization work.
They can hold two meetings on the
same day and hour, but at different
places. This will hustle the work
along.
The order Of the work is. 1, Ad-
vance meeting-purely for education
al purposes. 2, solicitation for men,
bers. 3, organization meeting
when the township will perfect their
local organization by eletting
president, vice president and secre-
tary and elect their representatives
to the county organization.
The county OrOanizati0n rnaafinp
will be held at the Court house in
Ionia, on September fourteenth at
ten o'clock a. m.
At this meeting the following pro-
gram will be carried out:
/. Organize.
2. Adopt the constitution Of the
state organization.
g.. Adopt the constitution and by
laws for the county of Ionia.
4. Elect president, Vice president
and six members of county execu-
tive committee and delegates to the
state meeting. Therefore on the 18th
Of September, 1920, the Ionia County
Farm Bureau will be in "tip top"
shape for doing business as expert
business organizations do their bus
mess.
Clinton county on the east, only
organized a few months, has been
doing business with "Big B" right
from the start. She has handled a
quantity of -four at a saving of $3.50
per barrel. Has done a big business
in auto tires, tubes and accessories,
and also cedar fence posts, at
marked saving to its members. Has
unloaded forty-eight cars of fertili-
1nr h.xx Of
coal. 1t is organizing nine cooper
ative shipping centers.
What Clinton and other counties
of the state are doing, we here in
Iona Ma, county naI taotsrt can certainly DO, ,;
wind drive in every nook and corner
Of our county.
John c. Butler, Campaign Mgr.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
II Paid Him To Advertise

George Grinnell recently decided
that he had lost his glasses, as they
were no where to be found and he
knew that if he put an advertisement
in the classified section of the Ban
ner-News he would find them. He
got very quick results. He went
home and took an old work coat down
from a peg where it had been hang
ing for long time and when he put
his hand in one of the pockets, he
found the "specs" there all right. He
had put them there a week previ-
Gus so he would be sure and have
them just when he wanted thenn
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
SCHOOLS OF
CITY STARTED
IN ON MONDAY
LARGE ENROLMENT AND THE
CROWDED CONDITION SHOWS
NEED OF NEW BUILDINGS

The school bells Of the city rang
out the good news on Monday MORN
ing that vacation days were over and
within a short time the streets were
alive with students and teachers who
were headed for various destinations
from fro n the kindergarten 70 the twelfth
Belding schools. beyond "a doubt
never started with more efficient
and painstaking staff of teachers and
with the line up in the various school
departments as it is the assurance is
felt that the high standard which our
educational system has always had
will be maintained in the future.
We herewith give a list of the
teachers, together with the subjects
and grades which they will have.
s. j. Skinner, Superintendent.
L. Hockstad, Principal.
II. J. Wheater, Agriculture.
Walter Deming, Science.
John p. Shand, History and Com.
Civics, Athletic Coach.
May E. Blanchard; Commercial.
Naomi Gooding, Manual Training.
Mary j. Underwood; Mathematics.
Elizabeth Raynor, Music & Draw
ing. w
Elizabeth Oates, Latin & English.
Sarah Giddings, Domestic Art.
Edna Bliss, Departmental
Bertha Robinson, Departmental.
Kate Tuttle, Departmental.
Kittie Engle, Departmental.
Elsie Petersen, grades.
Alice Wiffing, grades.
Marie Byrne, grades. -
Ida O'Brien, grades.
Chandler Creasinger, grades.
Clara Virgins, grades. =
Hazelle Briggs, grades.
Ivah Emery, grades.
Sarah Hopwood, grades.
Helen Presley, grades.
Mary Briggs, grades.
Lillian Davidson, grades.
Sara Maxwell, grades.
Fern Mclaughlin, grades.
Hazel Fortune, kindergarten.
Georgia Ellery, kindergarten.
Marion f. Stowe who taught Eng
lish last year has resigned to accept
a position in Ames College. She is
teaching temporarily until the Board
can fill the potion. Miss Stowe will
be very much missed in school and
by the young people of the city who
admire her both for her ability to
teach and as leader in social work
for she has been a close friend of
her students. The school board ac-
cepted her resignation reluctantly but
together with the many friends of
Miss Stowe are wishing her all sue
cess in her new position.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Local People Are Divorced

Divorces granted by Judge Davis
last week included four local couples.
Phenia Fox secured a decree from
Lyle Fox. Edgar Kilbourn secured
his bill from Harriet Kilbourn. Ella
Shaffer claimed that Ernest Shaffer
forced her to work for her own living
and she was also given a decree.
Bernice Foss got divorce from Or
vie Foss. The latter couple have been
married only since shortly before the
war and there are two children. The
mother was given the custody Of
them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
IS
HEADED HERE
FOR LABOR DAY
A DAY OF BIG FEATURES is
SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 9Th

Everybody is headed for Belding
to witness and enjoy the big Labor
Day program which the committees
have been working on for the past
five weeks and which gives big prom
ise of far eclipsing anything in the
nature of a celebration which has
ever been held here or any other
place for a long time past.
Tn program is as follows:
Grand street parade at $3.50 a. m.
sharp.
Autos form on Liberty to Broas
street. Floats on Broas to Liberty
street ORGANIZATIONS form on G..
A. X. grounds. Parade marches from
Broas to Front street, down Front
street to Main street and then east
to Hanover street.
Best decorated auto, first prize
Sis, second prize $40.
Best Float, first prize SO second
prize SS.
Clowns, odd costumes, etc, first
prize $5, second prize SO.
Largest load first prize SIS.
Oldest horse first prize So.
Oldest auto first prize $3
Best decorated bicycle, first prize
81, second prize 81.
1915 a. M, water battleA Belding
Fire Department, prize $40 to win
ner.
1920, famous Silvertone Quartette
colored.
11:OO, Bicycle race, first prize SO,
second prize 81.
11:15 Shoe race, first prize $1.50,
second prize 81, third prize so cents.
11:30, Potato race, first prize $1.50
second prize 81, third prize so cents.
11:45, Sack race, first prize $1.50
second prize 81, third prize so cents.
Basket picnic in park. Band con-
cert.
12:45, Fat Mans race, SO yards,
first prize So, second prize 81.
100, Lean Mans race, so yards,
first prize 81, second prize 81.
1:15, Girls race( age under Is yrs.)
so yards, first prize 81, second prize
81, third prize 80 cents.
1870, Peanut race $50 feet), first
prize $1.50, second prize 81, third
prize, SO cents.
las, Pie eating contest (boys un-
der Is years., first prize $1.50, sec
ond prize 81, third prize so cents.
200, Free for all running race, n
mile first prize $5, second prize SO.
2:15, Big vaudeville by Silvertone
quartette.
2:SO, warwick's famous trick
house.
2:45, Speakers of the day.
3:15, Aeroplane Exhibitions, 1t.
Youngs in all latest aerial stunts.
3:45, Base Ball at Leonard park.
$50, Aeorplane Exhibitions by 1t.
Youngs.
7:30, Band concert.
7:15, Vaudeville, famous silvertone
quartette.
7:3O. Warwick's Famous Trick
House.
500, Demonstration by Belding
Fire Department.
$3.50, Magnificent Display of fire.
works.
900, Big free dance in Opera
house, music by Spaulding's famous
jazz orchestra.
For further information inquire of
Chairman Frank Kane or Secretary
Harry Holmes.
Don't forget that you will lose ten
years of your life if you stay away
from Belding on Labor Day, Septem-
Der 6.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Sugar Coming Down

A. M. Simmons says he knows or
some sugar which is coming down
unless the people who left it in his
emporium on north Pleasant street
one day recently come back and claim
it. Mr.. Simmons says even though
sugar is somewhat high he hates to
use il because it is too much like
getting something for nothing and
he Is in hopes The owners will call
and get il otherwise .he price on a
small auant;ty Of sugar will be, ma
terially reduced for him.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
ASHLEY

Carl and George Amiot, of Trenton
Mich, are visiting at the home of
Miss Nellie Ashley and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Clifford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brown and
family, of Belding, have been spend
ing their vacation at the home of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. M.
Brown.
Miss Julia Repper who has been
visiting at the home of her sister
Mrs. Rob. Strothide, returned to her
work in Grand Rapids Monday.
Miss Margaret Byrne who has been
in poor health for some time was in
Belding Tuesday, Her many friends
hope she continues 20 improve.
Misses Sadie and Mamie Fletcher,
of Flint, have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ,Chas. Godfrey
the past week. They called at Mr..
and Mrs. Leland Godfrey's, Sunday
Miss Kate Mills, of Iopia visited at
the home of G. L. Beardsley last
week and returned home Friday.
Rev. Ellis and family went to Lin
coin lake Saturday afternoon and
returned Sunday morning.
iHc ~. n. .. Htiu at the HOIle VI
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Emmons last Fri
day was well attended. We failed to
get the report from the ball game
between the married men and the
boys. Proceeds S16.60.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Shotwell visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Pierson, near Smyr-
ma Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Storey. of Cooks Corners
visited with our Ladies Aid and has
invited us to meet at her home for
our Sept. social which will be our
annual meeting, Friday afternoon,
IL. We will be glad to
welcome new members and visitors
at any time in our Aid, also to our
church services at 1890 o'clock Sun
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Last Band Concert

The Belding band boys will close
their seasons weekly concerts with
the concert of Wednesday evening,
Sept 8th. The weekly concerts, have
certainly been appreciated and much
regret will be Expressed over the
fact that the season has arrived when
the concerts must cease.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Some Bargains In Furniture

People who are contemplating the
purchase Of some article of furniture
would do well to visit the Miller &
Harris Furniture Co. store where
their 10000 feet of floor space is
completely filled with the best there
is in the furniture lines. See their
big special advertisement on page
seven of this issue.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Fiaryiew Farmers Climb

The Fairview Farmers club met at
the home of Mrs. Ella Richmond, on
Wednesday, August IL with a good
crowd and nice lunch Of ice cream
cake and waters. The program was
well responded to with short stories
and jokes. Rec, Mrs. Bessie Reeves;
Song, Eugenia Mehney; Reading,
Mr.. Moon; Rec, Dayton Reeves; Song
Grace Moon A
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Attention Advertisers And
Correspondents

Labor Day cuts next week one
day short. On account of this and
great big desire ON the part of
the office force to get through with
the next weeks issue by Wednes>
day noon, we ask you to have your
copy for next week ready extra
early.
We assure you that we will ap-
preciate your sending in your stuff
early. Thank you.
The Editor.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Here's a Job For Fred schIepel

Early last week Charley Bailey
bought two pigs from Will Krick.
Mr.. Bailey went out to the Krick
farm and got the two porkers and
took them out to his own farm and
put them in the pen. This was at
night and the next morning the hogs
Were gone. Bailey and his entire
family and the neighborhood have
engaged in a hog hunt ever since and
have succeeded in eeyting Within
sight of the animals just once. 1t
commences to look as il it was an
other case for Fred Schlegel as we
recall the fact that Fred proved-or
Father tried to prove himself an
adept at pig catching few years
ago when one got away from him
while on its way to the slaughter
house to be butchered. At least, Fred
had considerable experience in chas-
ing it and he might be willing to
assist in the present pig hunt.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

The Belding league team is plan
ming on two good games on Sunday
when they play Six Lakes on the
local diamond at 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon and on Labor Day when they
play the fast team from Lake Odessa
the game commencing at 3:45 p. m.
Admission to the Sunday game is
25 cents and to the Labor Day game
is 30 cents, tax included.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Return Your MIX Bottles

| certainly appreciate the cooper
alton of my customers in promptly
setting out their milk bottles, but
there are many more who should take
notice. Therefore, ask you all to
please set your bottles out each
morning as / can not secure a new
supply of bottles for at least two
months.
Henry Luck, the milkman.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Miss blanche Chase Married

Miss Blanche Chase, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis A. Chase, and
Mr.. Floyd F. Smith, of Detroit, were
married quietly at st. Paul's cathe-
dral, Detroit, Saturday, August 14th
at four o'clock. Mr.. and MRS. Smith
will be at home to their friends after
apartments, Detroit, Mich.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Bakery Business Good

Hearl Punches, who recently start
ed the "Home Bakery" informs US
that he has two baking crews work.
ing now, making a day and night
crew, enabling him to have fresh
bread early in the morning and at
all other times. He says people are
praising the quality of his bread and
that the two crews are necessary to
keep up with the demand.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
yeterans To Have Reunion

The fifty-ffth annual reunion OF
the 23rd Mich. Vol. Init. will be held
at Midland, Midland County Mich
Thursday, September 16. 1920. Ar
ranrements are being made by Thos.
r Main and Stewart B. Gordon, Of
Midland. President and Vice Presi-
dent of the association to give the
old boys a royal entertainment.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

A local small boy who had attend
ed a picnic with his mother had been
given some cookies with cocoanut
covering sprinkled over the top. On
going home he asked his mother If
she also would make some of those
"sauerkraut'' cookies the next time
she baked.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

Mrs. Ed. Knapp and children re
turned on Saturday from Wilkspor'
Ontario, where they had been visiting
her mother, brothers and other rel,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

Sunday for his home in South Bend,
Ind, after spending little. over z
weeks of his vacation with his grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Essex.
His grand father went with him as
far as Grand Rapids where they Wis
tied over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. v. Essex then they put him. on the
1901 train for Niles where he was
met by his mother. J. B. Essex came
home Monday evening on the auto
urban. Later letter from Lyle says
he arrived home o. X. but it was
pretty lonely on the train not know
ing anyone.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

M. Herzberg underwent an opera
ton at his home on Hanover street
Tuesday and is reported as getting
along as good as possible.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

Mrs. Eva Shulmiet, of Sault Ste.
Marie arrived Saturday to visit with
her mother, Mrs. G. +. Barnes and
her brother, Gerald Barnes, of the
Citizens Telephone force. Miss Leila
Barnes, of Toledo, Ohio, is also ex-
pected for a visit Friday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Farmers

II you have grain, threshed and in
bins, or still unthreshed, you should
have it insured. Call or phone us
for particulars about this new grain
insurance which secures you against
loss by fire or lightning at but small
cost.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Engemann Bros, phone q

- Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Purdy and
Martha, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Lampon and baby, of Greenville, Mr..
Ledge and Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Grant
and Leo, of Fowlerville and j. M.
York and family met with their old
time friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Ray, Of Clarksville. Sunday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
PROGRAM For BeIding Grange

IL: Song, No. 4. Roll call, current
events, reading by Mrs. Marie john
son, question: "Should the farmers
organize to regulate production,
leader, Edward Woodbridge; reading
by Mrs. Herbert Ross. Penny march.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

For picture framing leave orders
at Patterson's or call No. 14S.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

Taxpayers Please Take Notice
During September / will only be
at the Office, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Saturday p. m. and pay nights and
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

Rev. r. v. Birdsall, Of Shepherds
vile formerly stationed at Orleans,
was in this city last Thursdav
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01
Church of Christ Notes

Regular services beginning next
Sunday, September 5 with morning
worship beginning at 10 a. m. for
B. s. and IL a. m. communion and
preaching. Evening C. K. at $3.50
and preaching again at 1880. Next
Sunday r. A. Thibos, of Owosso, the
field worker is expected to take
charge of the preaching. We cordi-
ally invite all to attend our services.
Let us unite to make Belding Bigger
and Better. Rally Day October 3.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

Miss Elida v. Blaclxford is visiting
Mrs. Duryea and daughter, Thresa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-23
WATERWAY POSSIBILITIES

TNfiEItE is something more than mere
l. rhetoric in the forecast by Senator
Townsend. Of Michigan, to the effect
that future historians will give the
builders of waterway from the Great
Lakes to the Atlantic an equal place
in history with the inventors of steam,
railroads and steamboats,"
The Great lakes st. Lawrence tide =
water congress. now meeting in De-
troit, is naturally in accord with this
view expressed by one Of its members.
The whole subject, however, Is by no
means sectional. Betterment Of natural
water highways is matter which con
Germs the entire nation.
Resources of the railways nre taxed
to the uttermost Dependence on some
thing other than the steel arteries IL
fast become impcratively essential to
progress. 4 practicable. nnvigable out
let from the lakes to the sea divides
importance with the fitting utilization
of the Mississippi.
Nature has endowed this country with
the fundamentals for unparalleled de-
vclopment of internal communication by
water. The capitalization of this rich
asset should be accompanied by the
realization that il can be made auxili-
ary, not simply subordinate, to the
ovcrstrnined railway system in freight
transport. 81.
Any different view will lead to The
of half measures in field
in which We have long been laggards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-23
MYSTERY WITHIN MYSTERY

IF THERE were no yacht races or
L new wars or Babe Ruth or national
campaigns to distract general attention.
the disposition of the New York police
to let the Elwell case drift quietly into
the list Of unsolved mysteries might be
the beginning of a very considerable
scandal. o..
Elwell was shot In cold blood BY a
member Of his own coterie, or BY some
one very close to one of his women
friends. Elwell's group was not large.
Every one in 1t was well known and
easily identified, and the life in which
the victim used to figure moved in
narrow circle. So the work of the de-
tectives should have been easy. But
their hunt seems to have led them
very close to the fringcs of what some
call society. Regulations normally
considered spotless were in some danger.
The chase Jagged. A district attorney
talked and talked again and that is all.
The present aspect of the case shows
that the police in New York arc far
duller than they were ever supposed to
be-or far shrewder. Various minded
people will have to decide for themselves
which view is the right one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-23
The Miller of the Dee

THERE dwclt miller, hale and bold
L Beside the River Dec;
lie wrought and sang from morn ill
night.
No lark more blithe than he;
i envy no man, no, not l,
And no one envies me ~
"Thou'rt wrong, my friend!' said old
King Hal. %.
AS wrong as wrong can be;
For could my heart be light as thine,
I'd gladly change with thee.
And tell Inc now what makes thee sing,
With voice so loud and free,
While ! am sad though ! am king,
Beside the River Dee?" 3D.
The miller smiled and doifed his cap: >
earn my bread" quoted he; 4
II love my wife. | love my friend,
love my children three.
l owe no one ] cannot pay,
l thank the River Dee. "a
That turns the mill that grinds q
corn W
To feed my babes and me-" "A
Good friend" said Hal, and sighed
the while,
Farewell, and happy be;
But say no more, If thOud st be true.
That no one envieS thee.
Thy mealy cap is worth my crown,
Thy mill Il Kingdoms fee.
Such. men as thou art England's boast,
o miller of the Dee -
Charles Mackay,