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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rowlev of
Grand Rapids visited Mrs. O. y. NM
nitr and girls Saturday night and
Slndr... also visited his sister Mrs.
Alice Rowley there too.
Mrs. Grin Hanks s on re OK list.
Ms ch;.s. Brink stavn with her Fri
day night and Mrs. Chr; Cnoatcs OF,
Saturday night. DR.. Dutt is waiting
on her.
Miss Helen Christensen visited Miss
Olive Curtis Sunday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chickering
I'D Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Town and Her
TT visited Mr.. and Mrs. Emory
Chickering Friday evening and enjoy
ed good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Town and Her
bert visited at Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Hotchkiss Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Donaldson visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Henry Monday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
BUSHNELL

Ray Bennett is quite seriously i'll.
Oral Bush has been wiring the
buildings of N. j. Rasmussen near
Greenville for electric lights the past
week.
The house on the farm owned by
Ralph Sinclair, burned Wednesday
morning. 1t was occupied by How
land Soules who recently sold the
farm to Ralph and was moving to his
farm near Palo. A part of the house
hold goods was saved by Mrs. Soules
and few neighbors close at hand.
The loss was partly covered by insur-
ance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie White spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. l. A.
Yaw.
Albert Warne purchased a horse
Of John Dickinson last week.
School opened in the White Dis
trict Monday after a weeks vacation
on account of the illness of brother
of the teacher, Miss Ehle.
Miss Bernice Sprague spent We'd
nesday with Miss Vera Soule.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
CHADWICK

Mrs. Willie Post spent Thursday
with Mrs. Jim Chadwick.
Miss Irene Chadwick has been
spending a week with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Chadwick, before
leaving for Kalamazoo, where she is
taking up nursing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ermon Marshall and
son Dale spent Thursday with Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Parker of East Orleans,
Mrs. H. M. Bolster and son George
spent few days last week in Bedding
helping to care for her daughter,
Reva, who has been sick and then
was brought to her home Friday.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Toolie's baby is getting
better.
Miss Louis Wright and Mr.. Denzil
Snow called on the Misses Reva and
Vera Bolster Saturday evening.
The vicinity was very sorrow to
hear of the death of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Wheeler's grandson, Sunday
morning, January IL, 1920, the son
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wheeler Of Ionia.
They have the sympathy of the entire
vicinity.
We are sorry that Mrs. Don Dean
is sick. Hope she will soon recover.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
VELVET JOE'S
1920 ALMANAC

In his new almanac, Velvet Joe, the
GENIAL philosopher of the tobacco
world. has collected rick fund of in.
teresting information, timely statis-
tics, helpful suggestions, with his own
quaint, pointed comments on life and
things in general.
Printed in the old-fashioned almanac
style, and replete with splendid Illus
trations, this yearbook will again take
it's place on home reading tables with
the dictionary and the encyclopedias.
Throughout the forty-eight pages,
Velvet Joe offers answers to the hum
dred and one questions that invaria.
bly, arise when family or friends con-
verse.
Besides the usual weather forecasts
there are weather records in different
cities for each month and very in
teresting method of reading the clouds
A mass of Government statistics has
been tabulated, including facts show,
ing the part which the United States
played in the. world war. For ex-ser-
vice men there is a chronological OUT
line of the growth and achievements
of the American Expeditionary Force
that will be preserved for many years
to come.
Velvet Joe has anticipated the Pres
idential election this year with sum,
mary of the popular and electoral
vote, for President in 1916, whic>
should settle many an argument and
provide ammunition for the political
speaker.
For the motorist there is a concise
Interpretation of the automobile laws
in all states. compiled by a recognized
authority; for the agriculturist there
is a three-years comparative chart Of
the leading crops of this country, to,
gether with the acreage and produc-
tive value of farm lands in other coun-
tries.
To help reduce the cost of living,
this almanac gives simple directions
for making various home products: :
helpful hints to the housewife; and
practical home garden chart, telling
what to plant, when to plant and how
to cultivate.
School children viii find Velvet
Joe's Almanac useful in preparing les
sons on current subjects, in Judging
character by handwriting and manv
an evenings entertainment through
amusing. easily drrdHSeu RdincS.
Indeed, Velvet Joe's Almanac is
both an Information Bureau and an
Entertainment Bureau and as such is
becoming more and more each year an
American institution.
From Velvet Joe's smiling face and
outstretched hand of welcome on the
front cover to his soliloouy on the
back cover. every page is brimful of
valuable reading.
Anyone desiring a copy of Velvet
Joe's 1920 Almanac can secure it free
by writinp to Velvet Joe, 4241 Folsom
Avenue, st Louis. Missouri.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21

Mrs. Eli Hanks pieced a nice
worsted quilt and gave it to the w
r. c. Ladies and they sold tickets anc
Mrs. Carrie Choates drew the lucky
number and gave it back to the Ladies
1t brought $40, i hope it will bring
double that the next time.
Mrs. L. c. Devendorf visited Mrs
Chas. Brink Sunday AFTERNOON.
Mrs. Ernest Anderson and Roy J
visited home folks Wednesday and
Thursday and returned home Friday
morning.
Mrs. Ernest Chickering and Arch G
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Chickering
Sunday and had good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Town and Her.
bert visited Mr.. Clarence Snow and
Denzel Sunday. Mrs. town got them
a most excellent dinner and done up
the work. How she complilnented
Mr.. Srow's homework
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
ORLEANS

The Farmers Club which met at NJ
and G. Hall Thursday was not SO
well attended on account of illness
among many, but was very enjoyable
The self served pot luck dinner was
very satisfactory while the subject
for discussion proved to be very in
teresting and many good thoughts
were brought out.
Born: to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hop
POUCH of Brooklyn, N. Y, on Jan. 16,
baby daughter who will answer to
the name of Florence Lee. Congrat-
ulations.
Mrs. Ida Cotton of Ionia visited
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ann Traynor,
Wednesday.
Miss Esther Traynor, of East
Orleans, called on a friend in Orleans
Friday evening and took the train for
Ionia and visited her mother, Mrs. B.
Traynor.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Stout were
Ionia visitors Saturday.
q. G. Wilbur Of Keene visited his
sister and mother Mrs. d. c. Wilbur
Saturday.
Mrs. Will Kitson returned to her
home in Grand Rapids Wednesday
after caring for her mother, Mrs. Ann
Traynor, for 10 days, Mrs. Traynor
is gaining slowly.
Miss Myrtle Smith is expected home
Saturday. Her large circle of friends
hope she may.
Mrs. w. J. Kennedy was quite sick
the Tast week. She is some better at
this writing.
The w. C. T. U. way postponed
F'r'cay until January 30 on account of
the Storm the Union Will n,'ct with
Mrs. Ada Sherwood all ir, rorial v
,ny I'd
Mrs will ;. :ght visit, Mrs. Ern-
e. :. H.,n :, Ioaia G. -,
The pool Of the town arc very
thankful to Edgar Stout for making
such fine paths with his pony.
Mrs. Bessie Haplett and daughter.
Evelyn, of Ronald is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Mary Wilbur.
Mrs. f. c. Hoppough and daughter
Winnie Madge were over Sunday visi-
tors of grandma Hoppough in Ionia.
Miss Frances Lavender is staying
with her sister, Mrs. Bell Clawson,
this winter.
Mrs. Bell Beach is much better.
She was able to attend the Sunday
school Sunday.
Epworth League Service January
rs. Subject-The Changing Climax:
lisa. 65:1. Edna Glarser. leader. All
are cordially invited to these services.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
OLD PAPERS Fol. SALE

There Is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than IL other diseases
put together and for .,ears IL ", sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
TO cure with local treatment, pronounced
IL incurable. Catfrrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tiona1 treatment. Halls CaIarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured By +. j. Cheney G.
Co.. Toledo. Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy. is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. H
F. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for consultation.
Connells Drug Store; Wortley q
French.-Adv.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
NORTH LOWELL

Mrs. j. Staples and Mrs. G. Lake
were in Grand Rapids, Saturday.
Albert Rebble was stricken with
heart disease. His remains reached
his home on Saturday and the funer-
al services were held on Tuesday.
Laurence Booth, of Grand Rapids,
is spending few weeks at home.
Irma Howk and George Fond were
in Kalamazoo, Thursday.
The foot ball game with Green
vile, Friday was postponed on &C
count of bad colds.
Ed. Pottruff and wife, of Grand
Rapids spent Sunday in Lowell.
George Ford and family visited his
sister, Mrs. Elmer Hawk, Saturday.
Jack Howard sold his farm to AL.
Pant and son. He will make his home
in Lowell.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
EAST ORLEANS

L. ]. Wright of Orleans is now able
TO be out after having his operation
for having his tonsils and adnoids
removed. DR.. Holland and DR.. Orr
did the work
The Green's Ladies Aid held at
Ed. Howe's last Wednesday was quite
well attended. The dinner collection
was $500. The next meeting will be
at George Ravell's, February II.
Verne Wright and family, James
Wright and family and Kittie Row
ley spent Sunday at Don Deans. They
found Mr.. and Mrs. Dean better after
their sickness and their nurse, Miss
Aubill had gone Sunday morning.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
ASHLEY

Old Kind Storm postponed the So
cial at Mr.. and Mrs. Eggleston's until
this week Saturday January "a. Be
sure and come.
w. H. Hoover who was under the
doctors care last week is able to be
out again.
The B. Y. P. u. of Ashley will
entertain Bedding B. Y. p. u. at the
church next Friday evening. January
%. Popcorn and apples will be serv-
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Smith are proud
parents of another little son.
Rev. Ellis now drives fine driving
horse instead of his Ford.
Miss Blanch Allchin was guest of
her sister, Mrs. Orley Wood of Bel
ding last week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21

OFFICERS
Brinton +. Hall. President.
Frank X. Chase, President.
Ambrose Spencer, Cashier.
Sumner Wilson, Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS
Frank X. Chase. III. l.. Page.
Fred Underwood. Brinton +. Hall.
Charles Eddy. Geo. w. M0ult0n
John Hessler. Ambrose Spencer.
Frank l.. Moon Geo. HoppOugh
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
RIVER RIDGE

Blanche Farrar called on Mrs.
Crossman, Wednesday afternoon.
The people in this vicinity certainly
appreciated the mail last week as cold
and bad the weather was our mail
man was right on his job.
Waite Johnson is on the sick list.
The census taker was in this vicin-
ity last week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21
National Thrift Week

Sunday, January IT, was the anniversary
of Benjamin Franklins birth 1t also began
National Thrift Week. A week set aside to
emphasize the need and the value of saving.
BY Saturday night, January "a be sure that
you have done one or more Of these things.
1. Added to your savings account or start
ed one if you have none.
2. Increased your life insurance or ar
ranged for some if you have none.
3. Paid something your home if there
is debt against it.
A. Reduced your debt if you owe money.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-01-21

were not all perfect, as doubtless was
the case among other denominations
and some Of them against the author
ity of the church might still practice
polygamy, but if found out was OF
course liable to prosecution by the
law.-To be continued. G. Hicks.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
BUSINESS MAN FEELS
TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER
Joseph A. York, Well
Known Business Man of
Portland, Me-, Who Says
He Feels Twenty Years
Younger and Has Gained
Sixteen Pounds on Four
Bottles of Tanlac.

ST am now able to eat three square
meals day for the first time in
two years." was the emphatic state
ment made recently by Joseph A
York, well-known business man and
highly respected citizen of Port
land, Maine.
81 am now sixty-nine years of age.
and in all my life have never run
across a medicine that [ consider in
a class with Tanlac. I have just fin
ished my fourth bottle and this med
icine has benefited me even beyond
my greatest hopes. Besides gaining
sixteen pounds in weight I have
been built up and strengthened until
l feel all OF twenty years younger.
For the past two years I have
been in a miserably rundown condi-
ago to give up all idea of business
as I was too weak to look after any
thing. [ was nervous, WORKOUT, had
no appetite, and suffered most all the
time with Indigestion. Some days
would eat scarcely anything; in fact
l was afraid to eat because L knew |
would suffer afterward. Sometimes
I had such severe cramping pains
after eating that [ would almost die.
My nerves were all unstrung and the
least thing would worry me and l
Sleep. In fact I just lost interest in
everything and was greatly discour-
aged over my condition.
"The ordinary treatment failed to
do me any good, and as I had read so
many statements from people know
here in Portland who had been bene-
fitted by Tanlac, I, decided to give it
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
Six Subcommittee
On Freight Rates Put
In Southern Cities

In order that southern shippers
may have the opportunity to express
their views with reference to pro-
posed changes in freight rates and
related matters, six standing subcom-
mittees of the Southern freight rate
committee have been established at
Atlanta, Jacksonville, Louisville,
Memphis, New Orleans and Rich
mond, according to the announcement
of G. K. Caldwell, chairman of the
committee.
Sessions of these subcommittee
will be held at 10 o'clock on Mon
day of each week, at. which time
all interested persons will have the
right to appear and state their. views
on the subjects assigned for hearing.
Mr.. Caldwell announced that the
prime purpose in establishing the
subcommittee was ito afford the
fullest opportunity to representatives
of boards of trades, chambers of
individual shippers, or any other. in
terested persons, to express their
views upon all propositions contem-
plating changes in freight rates,
rules, regulations or practices with
in the territory south of the Potomac
and Ohio rivers and east of the Mis-
sissippi'
Headquarters of the Atlanta sub
committee were established on May
1 in room 405, Southern Railway
building.
Explaining the manner in which
the subcommittee would function,
Mr.. Caldwell said copies of all sub
initials indicating contemplated
changes in rates or regulations would
be distributed throughout the area
covered by the subcommittee, and
that sufficient advance notice would
be given to allow all interested per-
sons to prepare for the presentation
of their views.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
Animal Scatters Crowds
In Charge to Ferry,
Then Leaps Overheard

A p owerful, 1ong-horned bull,
which arrived recently at an abattotr
in Jersey City, went a. W. o. |. ana
boarded a ferryboat. In doing so he
got the population of Hoboken run
ming with him-half of them a mile
or so ahead of him and the other
half going strong behind him in the
opposite direction.
The abattoi~ ;s ::sa, the boundary
line of Jersey City and Hoboken. The
bull broke, loose and charged down
Ferry street, Hoboken, which was
congested with traffic, and sent hun
dredS of persons Scurrying in all di-
rections. Three policemen raced with
the animal, but in shorter time than
it takes to tell it they were bad
second third and fourth.
Turning down Hudson street,
which was also congested with traf-
tic and crowded with pedestrians, the
animal headed for the Lackawanna
ferry. Scores of women and children
sought refuge in stores and door
ways.
The gates of the Twenty-third
street ferry Of the Iackawanna were
open and near them stood three more
policemen. They made an effort TO
act like bull fighters, but they were.
ignored by the charger. Boarding the
ferryboat the bull charged through
The womenS cabin, where about thir-
A wild scramble to the stairs lead
ing to the upper deck resulted and
all escaped.
The animal then kept on going and
plunged into the river. 1t is believed
have 6rOwne6
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
w. D. HOWELLS,
NOVELIST, DIESN
NEW YORK HOME

NEW YORK, May 1.-William
Dean Howells, the novelist, died here
today.
Mr.. Howells returned few weeks
ago from Savannah where he had
spent the winter. While in the south
never had fully recovered from its eff
fects.
At a dinner given in New York in
1912 to do honor to William Dean
Howells upon his seventy-fifth birth
day, William Howard Taft, then
president of the United States laud-
ed the guest as "the greatest Ameri-
can writer and novelist"
He was the dean of American let
ters; poet, essayist, dramatist and
editor, as well as q. weaVer,of fiction.
of Two Friends" just before he
Civil war, Mr. Howe1ls had completed
%13G published seventy-one volumes
~ eta Kline of his death, besides act
iysS SIS Editor of various publications,
crossing the ocean eighteen times in
search of material for his novels, and
writing essays, criticisms and maya
zine articles.
Born in Martins Ferry, O., in 1887,
he served his literary apprenticeship
as a compositor, reporter and editor
on his fathers newspaper.
'Inwardly 1 was poet" said the
eminent novelist in reviewing his
early experiences, with no wish to
be anything else, unless in a moment
of careless affluence I might so
far forget myself as to be novel
ist."
When twenty-three years old he
travelled to Boston to make the ac-
quaintance of Longfellow, HaW-
thorne, Emerson, Holmes and Lowell.
Though boy among masters, he be-
came their intimate, learning their
literary traditions and preserving
nany of them throughout his long
life.
At the age of twenty-four. he was
appointed by President Lincoln as
United States consul at Venice. He
combined his consular duties with
literary work, and produced his cele-
brated book, venetian Life"
Four years later, in 1865. he came
Elinor G. Head, of Vermont, and
whom he had married in Paris in
1862. For two years he wrote edi-
torials for the New York Nation, the
Times and the Tribune, and then
moved to Boston, wnere as assistant
the Atlantic Monthly, succeeding
James Russell Lowell as editor in
1872. At the age of fourty-four he
retired to devote himself to his nov
years at the rate of two year.
When fifty years old. Mr.. Howells
found time to become contributing
editor. and later writer for the "Edi-
tors Easy Chair" department in Har-
per's Magazine. For brief period
lie acted as editor Of the Cosmopolt-
tan.
DR.. Howells-he had received de-
grees from Yale. Harvard, Oxford and
Columbia universities though he had
never attended college-Was keen
student of current events. He avoWed
lis belief in socialism.
81 cannot see." he declared, that
the remedy for existing conditions
lies anywhere else. But if it is to be
remedy it must come slowly. Vio-
lent revolutions do not permanently
solve these problems"
On the subject Of woman suffrage
his opinion was decided:
cit is one of the most importan..
developments of this generation and
have made such mess of things that
if the women do not come to the
rescue I'm sure don't know what is
tn become of US"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
PEI 4 c r q

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
HIGHLIVING COST
CHIEF INTEREST,
WOOD DECLARES

WASHINGTON, May 11.-General
Leonard Wood here today declared
for a uniform federal primary, law
and a uniform federal primary day.
He said that feeling throughout the
country favored this change from
present primary methods.
Wood came here for a conference
with Senator Noses, his southern
campaign manager. He said he would
conclude his active speaking cam
paign next week with an invasion of
West Virginia.
Everything looks extremely WELL"
said General Wood. I'VE have had
a square deal all through the coun-
wines to make"
With regard to campaign expenses
General Wood said:
People Nho talk about expenses
don't realize that the cost of send
ing circular letter through single
state is considerable. Such letters
cost five or six cents apiece to pre-
pare and mail" .....
Women, he said, apparently have a
keen interest everywhere in radical
and are turning out i'll greater num-
bers at the primaries.
People are little interested IN the
League of Nations" said General
Wood. "They want the treaty COM
plete1y Americanized by reservations
that or nothing. If the Lodge res
ervations do not Americanize it, they
want them strengthened.
1.-The cost of living is the thing in
which people are keenly interested in
throughout the country. There IS
keen interest verywhere in radical
reduction of government expenditures.
Increased production and thrift are
the only remedies for the high cost
Of living"
There is no dangerous "red" unrest
anywhere in the country, he said.
The Republican platform, he said
he understood, would contain a blaE-
ket plank approving the work of the
Republican congress including the at
titude of the Republican party in the
senate toward the peace treaty.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
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