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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-29
For Sale-Misce1laneous.

STORE Fixtures for sale, loft.
counters, 3 show cases, 1 Dayton
scale, l candy scale, l cash regis
ter, paper cutter, bag holder to-
bacco cutter, cheese cutter and cof-
fee mill. Phone 1892, 1901 Center
street. cl55*
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-29

ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA
Oregon Grape camp No. 1860 meets
every Thursday evening in McCor-,
mack hall. Elevator service. Oracle
Mrs. Carrie e. Bum, 64S Union ST.,
recorder, Melissa Persons, 1415 N.
4th street, phone 1436M.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-06-29
Lodge Directory.

9e CHEMEKETA lodge No. 1
meets every Wednesday
evening at 500 at I. Q. Q. T. hall.
KNIGHTS OF. PYTHIAS meet at Nc,
Cornack hall on every Tuesday at
s. j. L. Tucker, G. c.; p. j. Kuntz,
X. r. & S.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Drove Through From Caro-

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Webster and
children reached here Christmas night
about ten-thirty o'clock after a drive
by automobile from their home at
Card, having started shortly after
three o'clock that afternoon. They
had planned on having a turkey din
ner at home but when the bird was
found to be in bad condition, Ed.
brought his fist down on the family
table with a great big kerbang and
emphatically stated "I'm going to
Belding to eat with dad" and n
spite of persuasions on the part of
his good wife, the start was made
and they arrived here with no bad
luck and only few miles of bad
roads being encountered. They call
ed "dad", Oscar F. Webster, of the
Herald Publishing Co., up when they
arrived at Alma and told him to put
the coffee pot on and get ready for
a bunch with good old fashioned ap-
petites-"the kind / had when ! was
a boy, dad" came over the wire and
when they arrived here they had a
good feed. After a good visit on
Sunday they left about three o'clock
on their return home.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
CHURCHES ARE
HELPING IN THE
EUROPEAN Relief
CONSIDERABLE MONEY RAISED
FOR RELIEF OF NEEDY AND
STARVING THOUSANDS

Practically all of the protestant
churches in the city have taken some
steps toward raising money for the
starving children of war torn, revo-
luton seething Europe and it is ex-
pected that those which have as yet
not taken steps toward the raising
of funds will do so soon.
According to Americans who have
observed conditions in Europe, there
are millions of children who will die
within a short time unless relief is
forthcoming in a short time. Home
governments are doing as much as
they can but the real help must come
from America and to this end seven
great former war work agencies
have banded together under the name
of the European Relief Council and
will raise approximately 33 million
dollars for this work.
The organizations banded togeth-
er in this work are: American Relief
Administration, American Red Cross
Friends Service Conimittee (Quak-
ers), Jewish Joint Distribution Com
mittee, Federal Counf. of Churches
of Christ in Amerie4 the Knights
of Columbus, the Yeel. c. A. and
the Y. w. C. A.
Ten dollars will SAVE life. VIII
you halp Answer when your
church asks YOU.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
What The p. NJ. suut. Sees

II. o. Halsted, Superintendent of
car service for the Pere Marquette
Railway, who watches the changing
phenomena of trantportation with
a keen eye, points to the ever IN
creasing density of black smoke
which throws its pail over Detroit
and other Michigan cities and, with
the increasing figures of bituminous
coal movements that he finds In his
records, concludes ,ilat the people
of Michigan are gradually using
more soft coal instead OF anthracite.
This he attributes to he high price
of the latter variety The movement
of soft coal has been increasing since
the close of navigation, according
to Mr.. Halsted, but there has been
no sharp increase in the movement
of anthracite.
The hay and potato movements are
very slight according to the same au-
thority and this he attributes to the
unsatisfactory market conditions.
The beet sugar movement, which is
one of particular Importance this
year, due to the heavy crop, is still
active and promises to go on well
into January.
The apple crop, which was also
heavy one, seems to have been about
cleaned up for the gear before the
middle of December. Passenger
traffic out of Lansing due to the
return Of the students to their homes
for the Christmas and New Year hol
idays, started last week and was ui-
usually heavy.
Typewriter supplies at this Office.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
WARNER WILL
Be THE SPEAKER
IN LEGISLATURE
OPPONENTS QUIT RACE AS
LEGISLATORS SWING OVER
TO LOCAL MAN

Hon. Fred l.. Warner leaves next
week for Lansing where he will be
for the next few months serving on
the legislature as the representative
of this county. Fred is not a new
man in the legislature, the election
last fall having been the fourth time
that he has been sent to the capitol
to represent he people of this dis
trict.
The session of the legislature opens
on Wednesday, January and the
chances are that Mr.. Warner will be
honored with the position of speak
er of the house and as such will have
big hand in shaping the laws and
policies of the state during the ses-
sion. Two other members of the
legislature who had set themselves
up as candidates for the speakership
decided to withdraw from the race
when they saw the strength which
our local man was developing and
the result is that at present he has
the field to himself and he will be
addressed by the title of "Mr. Speak
er" so many times within the next
few months that Fred may have to
hunt up the old family bible or ask
his wife what his name was before
he got to 1be speaker. Being boss of
the bunch and with "Mr. Speaker
This" and "Mr. Speaker That, being
fired at him about three thousand
times day when the boys get down
to work in the legislature and each
one wants to push through some IA
vorite scheme or law will keep Mr..
Warner quite busy and he win appre-
ciate the over Sunday visits with his
family here, each week. N
While Mr. Warnef is. in attendance
at the legislature his law Office in
Leonard block, Of Friedman's store
will be open Saturdays and Mondays
of each week and persons who de-
sire to see him will please take no.
tice and make arrangements accord
ingly.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Grattan Union School Program

A very nice Christmas program
was given by the children of the
Grattan Union school, Thursday
under the supervision of the teach.
ers, Miss Ethel McGinnis and Miss
Ella Cavanaugh. The program was
as follows:
-school-Jolly Old Santa Claus
Christmas welcome-Marie Kitchen
Stocking Drill-by ten children.
Recitation-Jolly Santa-Edwin- Hes.
sler.
Christmas Dialogue-Eloise and Ma
rie Malone.
Recitation-Poor Old Santa-Robert
Brownell.
Crazy Christmas CLASSIFY five girls
Recitation-"T the telephone
-Thaddeus Brownell
Christmas Candle Drill--by thirteen
small children.
Recuation--Santa Claus Comes
Vernon Kitchen.
Two naways-Cornelia Brooks and
George Woodcock
Recitation-"Ned's Dream" George
Woodcock
Christmas telephone-Rolland Brow
nell
Dialogue-"Trouble in Santa CLAUS
Land-Carl Corrigan, Paul Hessler
Martin Mason, Bernice and Marian
Brownell, William Woodcock, Wal
ter Lessiter and Cornelia Brooks.
Song-by school-"Holy Night.
After the program, presents and can
dy were distributed among the pupils
and teachers from a beautifully dec
GRATED tree. All reported having en-
joyed a fine time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Had a Surprise Party

Rev. Haywood, pastor of the F.
M. church and his family were
pleasantly surprised Monday even
ing when Mrs. Haywood answered a
knock at the door and the members
and friends of their church filled
the house. Rev. B. t. Hicks, Dis
trict Elder, was present and made
some appropriate remarks after
which the family were presented with
some very useful Christmas gifts.
The gifts were presented with poems
in the following manner. To Mrs.
to use these this kind of weather,
because we surely have something
better, just lay them away, and
don't try to use them until next May.
To Mr.. Haywood two pair of wool
blankets-When you come in at night
and it is cold, and>it's growing dark
and you're feeling old, crawl into
these blankets snug and warm, and
think of us when you wake in the
morn. To Mrs. Haywood, a counter
pane-This is something to use for
the guest, and now we'll leave it and
you guess the rest To Mr. Haywood
a vacuum sweeper-This is an article
you can use, and don't you ever dare
to refuse, when Mrs Haywood calls
you to sweep, don't sneak up stairs
and go to sleep. To Mrs. Haywood
a linen table cloth-We've thought
and thought and tried to get, the
presents that would mostly fit, please
eat on this your Christmas dinner.
and I'm sure you won't feel any
thinner. To Miss Goldie and Ruth
a dress for each and ribbons-We
bring this present as surprise, hope
you think our choice was wise; one
for Goldie and one for Ruth, hope
you'll be suited with them both. To
the boys-This is a present for you
boys, we thought you'd enjoy them
better than toys, cloth for waists
and stockings too, we hope you'll en-
JOY them the whole winter through.
Before parting, prayer was offered
by Rev. b. H. McKibben and all
joined in singing "Blest be the tie
that binds our hearts in Christian
love-.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Didn't Fool Us A-Tan

We want to say right here to the
fellow who promised to bring US in
those three roosters for our Christ
mas dinner and apply them on mis-
subscription account, that he didn't
fool us atall because we thought that
he was lying when he made that bar
gain with us and so we just went
ahead and provided for our Christ
mas dinner as if we had made a bar
gain with wooden man without a
conscience. We want to say though
that that fellow will get marked
copy of this paper this week and
then-why, then he won't be both
cred with this paper any longer until
he comes In and pays up that back
subscription. Dunno as anyone can
rightfully blame us either.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
LIFE MISERABLE
FOR NEWLY WEEDS

The marriage of Mr.. Clayton
Steele and Miss Hazel Fortune, both
popular and well known local peo-
pie took place at the home of the
brides mother on Alderman street
Tuesday evening, at z o'clock. Rev
w. j. Rookie, pastor of the Congre-
gational church officiating, in the
presence of the immediate relatives
and friends.
The young people had planned to
have the affair over with and make
quiet getaway without bothering
their friends a great deal in saying
goodbye but the friends, suspecting
some important event, had stationed
about a dozen sentries around the
premises and escape was simply inn
possible, the result was that instead
of an auto trip to some nearby town
where a train could be boarded un-
observed they had to take the train
right here in Belding and suffered
bombardments of rice, old shoes and
sundry other appropriate articles,
both at the house and at the depot.
Their destination, however remain
ed a secret, no amount of torture
being able to make them reveal
where they were bound for.
Mr.. Steele is the proprietor of the
Battery Shop and Mrs. Steele has
been one of the teachers in the sec
ond ward schools, teaching the kim
dergarten.
We join in extending congratula-
tions
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29

WI. 0Al4 VA - AA04 St4 8t1uunS came
from Frankfort Thursday night I'd
spend the holidays with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simons and 9th.
er relatives and friends here. Harold
is stationed at the u. s. naval radio
station at Frankfort and has been
there for nearly four years now,
since enlisting in the service and has
made lot Of progress along the line
of radio work. He is able to at times
hear, conversations between steam
ers on the ocean and also picks up
messages from various other points.
He has demonstrated that he was
able to save considerable amount
of money in new method which he
devised for repairing motors and has
delivered papers which he had pre-
pared before international radio en-
gineers. His enlistment will soon ex-
pire, but he is thinking that perhaps
he will re-enlist in case he does not
set himself up in the business of a
radio engineering expert. s
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
gen. F. GREEN
TO ADDRESS BO.
CON- MEMBERS
I0NIA'S MAYOR SHOULD BE
GREETED BY BIG TURN
OUT OF MEMBERS

Gen. Fred w. Green, mayor of
Ionia, member Of the county board
of road commissioners and mighty
well known and we'll liked fellow
throughout the state, has consented
to come up to Belding on Friday
evening, January 2 and address the
members of the Belding board of
Commerce on several subjects which
will be taken up.
Gen. Green has been here before
and has always pleased his hearers
and those who met him and the
members should not miss this op-
portunity to turn out and meet him
again.
The meeting will be the first of
the associations meetings for 1921
and luncheon will be a feature of
the event.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Lon Curtis a Happy Dad

Tuesday evening when Mr.. and
Mrs. B. c. Curtis returned from a
weeks visit with their son, Burt, al
Lansing, they were pleased to find
the following message awaiting
them:
Pullman, Wash, Dec. 81, 20
Dear Grandma and Grandpa Cur
tis and Aunt Eleanor:
| arrived today at / p
m. Ny name is Pearl Geraldine Cur
It's. NY mama's name is Jess Curtis
and papa's name is Lou Curtis
about the proudest fellow / know of
weigh 1-2 pounds and am a per-
feet baby
Pearl Geraldine Curtis.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
NEW SOCIETY Is
FORMING IN CITY

A number Of men of this city met
at the home of John j. Spriggs, 203
E. State street, Sunday afternoon 10
get together in the organization of
new association in the nature of
a public forum having as its object
the idea of seeing how close its
members can bring the people of the
city in general, together instead of
how far apart they can get.
While but few were present at
the Sunday meeting a great deal Of
interest was shown and it is planned
on efecting a permanent organiza-
tion at the next meeting which will
be held on Sunday, January 2, TO
which all who are in accord with
the harmonious idea referred, to
above are invited.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
EtKS CONDUCT
BRa6kERfUNtRAL
FIRST IN CITY
IONIA LODGE MEMBERS ATTEND
FUNERAL OF LOCAL MAN
WHO DIED SUDDENLY

Quite large number of Elks from
the Ionia lodge were in the city or
Monday attending the funeral of
Dell Bricker, a member of that or
der, whose sudden death was an
nounced in our last issue.
The following obituary has beer
handed in:
Adelbert Hubbard Bricker, son OF
Jeremiah and Lucinda Wilson Brick
er, was born in Ada, Hardin County
Ohio, July 3, 1864. He was one OF
six children, three boys and three
girls. Ella, who died in infancy, one
brother, Mark and one sister, Mrs
Emma Brown, having passed out be-
fore. Postmaster, Willis F. Bricker
the oldest brother and a sister, Jen-
ME, now Mrs. Clarence l.. Staley, of
Hazen, North Dakota, are left with
his wife, Tillie Fox Bricker, Of Ian
sing, to mourn his departure.
Mr.. Bricker complained very little
of feeling bad on Monday evening,
last, when he went to his rooms
over 205 w. Main street, after being
in the Bricker store and in Smith
Stanton's store. He evidently had
read the evening paper and careful
ly hanging up his clothing, as was
his custom, retired for the night,
went to sleep and did not awake.
He was a member of the M. w. A.,
X. of p lodge and the Elks, who
took charge of his funeral, with Rev.
HI. f. Curch, pastor of the Church
of Christ, at 2 p m. Monday, Decem-
ber 27, at his brothers, Willis F.
Bricker's, of 519 S. Bridge ST., Bel
ding Mich. Burial in old cemetery.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Found Watch In yaiH

Constable Cook recently eeund a
watch in drain pipe in the city jail
and he thinks that some person who
was at one time imprisoned therein
must have stolen it and either while
drunk or in an effort to get away
from the watch, threw it in the drain
thinking that it would 20 on down
in the sewer and be lost forever. The
watch is in bad shape but the right
full owner would perhaps be very glad
to get it. 1t is of hunting case type
and on the inside of the back case it
has photograph of beautiful little
girl pasted in. The chances are that
it does not belong to any local party
but in case there is any one here who
may know anything relative to the
same they can confer with Mr.. Cook
about it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
PLAN BUILDING
OF CEMENT ROADS
IN CITY LIMITS
MAINTAINENCE OF VEL
ROADS AND STREETS
WARRANT EXPENSE

Some talk has been circulating
around among the people of the city
of late relative to the building of
concrete roads within the city lin
its and on all streets and roads serv-
ing as main arteries and which lead
from the several ends Of the pave
ment already laid, out to the city
limits on the roads leading to other
cities on the trunk lines.
The stretches eventually to be ben
efitted and covered with concrete
pavement in this way would perhaps
be as follows: Ellis avenue from
north Bridge street, west to the city
limits; State street from the east
city limits to the west limits connect
ing with the pavement on South
Bridge street at the Catholic church
corner and possibly some other con-
Meeting streets which lead to the
main or trunk line streets.
The cost of maintaining the pres
ent gravel surfaced roads keeps
mounting higher and higher each
succeeding year and it is to get
around this once and for all that the
concrete pavement is being talked of.
Those who are in favor of the pro-
ject claiming that besides giving a
better surface for the road that the
initial cost of the job would be about
all there is to it and that with the
money which is necessarily used each
year in the maintainence of the gra-
vel roads, the cost of the paving
could be taken care of in few years
time Figures which have been in
connection with the matter seem to
bear this claim out and if true, the
city would be far ahead financially
and also have far better streets than
at present.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Lost Pocketbook

While on the way from her home
to the cemetery this afternoon, Mrs.
Ernest Little lost her pocket book
containing a considerable sum of
money 1t was a small brown pock-
etbook and is big loss to Mrs. Little
Will the finder please return it to
her at her home, PIT f. Ellis Ave,
or bring it to this office so we can
return it to her
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Dislikes Non-Partisan League

Local people have heard great
deal about the Non-Partisan league
in North Dakota and the few words
written by Clarence Staley in let
ter to A. NJ. Eaves of this city may
give little more evidence as to what
the league is. Mr.. Staley says:
North Dakota is bounded on the
north by Canada and on the west,
south and east by the United States.
Mr.. Staley was a former resident
and conducted a furniture store here.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Injured In Auto-Buggy Smash

Roy Taylor is confined to his bed
at his home on Front street as a
result of injuries received when the
buggy in which he, together with
his wife and Miss Flossie Gray, was
struck by an automobile driven by
Frank Hudson, near the Richard
Cowles woodlot, south of the city,
Christmas day, at about 1880 o'clock
One of the rear wheels of the buggy
was smashed and it was not thought
that any of the occupants of the
buggy were injured but on Monday
morning, Mr.. Taylor was unable to
get out Of bed. Following the ac-
cident, Mr.. Hudson took the occu-
pants of the buggy to their -desti-
nation and returned home, feeling
worse over the occurrence than if
he had been injured himself.
Notice
| will be at the Belding Savings
bank, Monday January 10, 1921, to
receive taxes.
Lulu Hale, Orleans.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Dayis-Harringfnn

The marriage of Edwin B. Davis
and Mrs. Ida Harrington, both Of #
this city, took place at the groom's
home on Morton avenue, Sunday af-
ternoon, December 26th, at five
O'Clock Elder J. H. Aelick, of the
church of Latter Day Saints officiat-
ing at the ceremony in the presence
of but a few immediate relatives and
friends. Herbert w. Connor and
Miss Reva Harrington, the latter a
daughter of the bride, acted las
witnesses. Congratulations are be-
ing extended
Typewriter supplies at this Office.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Otisco Taxpayers Notice

| will be at Kimberly's store,
Cooks Corners, Tuesday, January 4
and at Peoples Savings bank, We'd
nesday, January for the collection
of taxes. Jan. is the last day at
one per cent collection.
Henry Zahm Treasurer.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
w. c. r. u. Meeting

The regular meeting of the w. c.
T.. u. will be held Friday, December
81, at 2.30 p. m. with Mrs. VIM. Piatt
Broas street. Leader, Mrs. Jessie
Wilder.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29

See "The Revenge of Tarzan at
the Empress, Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 5th and 9Th.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Notice Taxpayers

January 81, After that date four
per cent will be charged.
j. B. Essex, Treasurer.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Doxie, of
Grand Rapids. returned home Sunday
evening after visiting over Christ
mas with Mrs. !. L. Hubbell, Of The
Burlington.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29

Clarence Werner -and Fred Kohn
returned to Lansing, Monday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29

Wanted-A nightwatchman at the
Belding Foundry Co. Apply in per-
son.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29

See THE Revenge of Tarzan at
The EMPRESS, Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 5th and 9Th.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29
Annual Meeting Cong1 Church

The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church and society will be
held in the church, Thursday, JAN
uary 9th, following a picnic supper
in the dining room at $50 o'clock.
The Ladies Social Circle will hold
their regular meeting in the church
parlors on the same date at four
o'clock p. m. and remain for the sup
per and annual church meeting. 1t
is expected that reports from all de-
partments of the church will be made
and the pastor and people anticipate
a successful, interesting and enjoy
able meeting.
Wanted-h nightwatchman at the
Belding Foundry Co. Apply in per-
son.
Adding machine rolls at this Office.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-29

Typewriter supplies at this Office.