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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
SUNDAY JAGS
WERE IN COURT;
) PAY HEAVY FINE
ONE TAKEN UNDER STATE LAW
FOR DRIVING HIS AUTO
WHILE INTOXICATED

The chances are that John Cooper,
Anthony DenVage and Frank Laur-
ence. of Grand Rapids, will remem-
Der their Sunday, July A visit to Bel
ding because on Sunday night, night
watchman Sherman Hubert picked
them up on west Main street and
lodged them in the city jail charging
two of them with being drunk and
disorderly on the streets and one or
them with the more serious otfense
of driving a motor vehicle while un-
der the influence of Intoxicating
liquor.
Laurence. who was driving, paid a
fine of $50. and $3.50 costs when ar
ranged Monday morning in Judge
Lapham's court and DenVage paid
SIS and $3.50 costs. Cooper, who
had not done quite so much coughing
pxhile in the three-sheets-to -to-the-wlnd
41nditicn was only asked to cough up
a $40 fine and the $3.50 costs. Mel
ther of the three men denied the
charge but plead guilty and got into
their car after a night spent IN the
city bastile and beat it back TO dear
old Grand Rapids.
The men made themselves very OBJ
noxious by running their auto close
up to the curb and trying to fiirt with
young ladies on the sidewalks, using
such endearing terms as "my baby
doll', "Kiddo", "dearie" and other
words which their liquor thickened
tongues refused to deliver correctly
and they found no favor with our
local ladies, who notified the officer:
1t was nightwatchman Hulbert's
last night on duty and he. made a
good record to finish up his work
with.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Aged Lady Takes Fall

Mrs. Sarah Lessiter, a near centen-
arian resident of this place, living on
Peck's hill took a bad fall, Tuesday
morning and as result is laid up at
her home with slight hopes of her
recovery, owing both to the serious
ness of her injury and also to her ad-
vanced age. DIR. Dutt is attending
the case and trained nurse is also
attending Mrs. Lessiter, but as we go
to press we are told that the patient
seems to be getting worse.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
A Correction

We were in error last week when
we stated that the remains of Mrs.
Irene McElhose, of Detroit were
brought here for burial and that be-
fore her marriage the dead woman
was Miss Irene Crystler. We should
have said that she was formerly Miss
Lorene Crystler. Her first marriage
was to Herbert Nichols and subse-
quent marriage to Mr.. McElose fol-
lowed after the first had been annull-
ed. Miss Irene Crystler married
George Newington and is not dead
as we reported. We gladly correct
the error, though we deeply regret
il.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
MANY Licensed no Wed

Local young people figured quite
prominently and often in the latest
lot of marriage licenses secured at
Ionia: Guy D.. Lozo, %, Belding;
Helen L. Broadhead, %, Beldine.
Francis Miller, 26, Elmdale. Iva Sar-
giant, 20, Belding. Denzel Snow, %,
Belding. Lois l. Wright, 10, Belding.
Adolph Bracker, 80, Belding. Olivia
Wyss, &c, Croton. Rufus E. Goode-
nough, 26, Saranac. Ada Taylor, "a,
Belding.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

Fred M. Sauer, of Bangor, came up
Monday and called on some of his
many local friends. Fred is looking
as if the cream business at Bangor
was a prosperous thing for him and
frankly admits that he is doing good.
This is the first time that he has been
able to get away from business since
he opened up at Bangor, which place
by the way is his old home town.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Covert Family Reunion

The annual Covert family reunion
was held this year at Saranac, on June
"a. Ed. Covert, w. L. Covert and
Sherd Hammontree and their families
attended. Owing to the departure in
the near future Of w. l.. Covert and
family the reunion was held this year
somewhat earlier than usual. There
were 130 people present and a general
good time was enjoyed by all. The
reunion will be held in this city next
year.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Collide At Main Crossing

A Cadillac touring car owned and
driven by l.. L. Parney crashed into
the automobile driven by William
Barton, Friday noon at the intersec-
ton of Main and Bridge streets.
Slight damages in the way Of bent
tenders resulted as the cars came
together but a FIVE dollar bill would
pay for the fixing up in good condition
Of both cars.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Delivery Truck In Collision

One of the big REQ delivery trucks
owned by the Belding Delivery Co.,
and driven by Lyle Simmons struck
the Hupmobile runabout owned and
driven by Ed. Stephens as the latter
was coming out of the Webster feed
barn on west Main street, Friday
morning at about 7:15 o'clock and
took the left rear wheel off from the
little Hupmobile. No further damage
was done to either one Of the cars
and neither one of the drivers were
injured.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Shipped Car OF Fine Cattle

Spicer and Fish shipped carload
of twenty-seven cattle to Detroit on
Tuesday According to Mr.. Spicer
they were of about as good quality
as any cattle which have been ship
ped from here in a long time. Des-
pite the fact of reported lower prices
being paid for beef, some of these
27 head were paid for at the high
price of twelve cents per pound on
the hoof.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Maccabees To Picnic July 20

The committee of the Sir Knights
and Ladies of the Maccabees which
met at Ionia recently to plan for the
picnic at Long lake, agreed to have
the date set for Thursday, July 29 and
already plans are being shaped to
that effect. We will give further
particulars regarding the picnic in
our next weeks issue.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Baptist Church News

We shall have combination even
ing service through July and August.
The B. Y. P. u. and the evening con-
gregation will unite in one service
beginning at six o'clock and closing
at seven Inspiring singing, differ
ent leared each evening. Come and
enjoy good meetings.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Enters Banking Business

Fred Pitt, we'll known Orleans far
mer, has purchased a one-half inter-
est in the bank or Orleans from Alex
ander Robertson and is now at the
head of the institution and doing bus
mess as full fledged banker. Mr..
Pitt is a thorough and competent
business man and will give the people
of Orleans a banking service that
they can be proud of.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
ENJOYED Fine Dinner

Forty-four of the relatives of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Fisher, from the Smoky
Row vicinity, Grand Rapids and Ionia
gathered at their home on Sunday
and spent the day in visiting and eat
ing the bounteous dinner which was
served. Following the days visiting
and feasting the assomblage broke
up voting Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher as
very royal entertainers.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Relding Grange

Program for Belding Grange, Sat-
urday, July 10: Song service-Roli
CONSTITUTES n pp succpssfs,I IeSfo ifs y, ,ssdsr
Clarence Chickering followed by gen.
eral discussion; Reading, Mrs. Her
bert Ross; Penny March.-Mrs. Ella
Lambertson, Lecturer.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Sold Some Sugar

Talk about your sugar shortages,
Fred Underwood, local groceryman,
kept track of his sugar sales for last
week and when he figured them up
he found out that he had sold just
an even one thousand pounds Of the
desirable commodity to his customers
during the six business days.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

For the year 1919, the Pere Mar
quette handled $4,000 carloads of
food products of various kind. The
only cases of duplicated movement is
in the case of sugar beets and sugar.,
the beets being moved to the factory
and moved once more as sugar.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Laundry Stack Blew Down

The stack at the City Steam Laun-
dry blew down Friday night and as
result the busy institution has been
laid up and silent for several days
Mr.. McKercher, however, got busy
with a new stack and now has the
place running again.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

You lose money if you don't read
Patterson's advertisement and every
other advertisement in the Banner
News. Read them always.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

With the placing in nomination Of
Governor James M. Cox, of Ohio, as
the democratic candidate of presi-
dent and Franklin ID. Roosevelt, of
New York, as vice-president, the
country is quite certain to have as
its next president a man from Ohio,
Warren G. Harding, the republican
candidate, also coming from that
state.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Annual School Meeting

The annual school meeting OF
School district No. o, will be held in
the High school auditorium on Mon
day evening, July IL. This being the
regular annual meeting every patron
of the school and every taxpayer
should make special tffort to attend.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

DIR. d. B. Virtue and son, Clarke,
w. Virtue, of iberia, Ohio, came up
Friday and are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Hattie Wakeman. Wednesday
they visited with Mrs. C. j. Watkins
at Grattan.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

IN the second game the Foundry
brought the refrigeratirs down on
the level with the other league teams
by defeating them to 2. This also
was hard fought game which was
not decided till the last of the 9th
inning when the Foundry got runs
due to batter being hit by a pitched
ball, an error in fielding the next man
and clean hit. Clifford Shank's
brother, visitor, featured for the
refrigerators by hitting out the clean
est and best hit made on the grounds
this year and it was three Dagger
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Lozo-Broadbead

The marriage of Mr.. Guy D. Loso
and Miss Helen L. Broadhead, both
of this city took place at the home Of
the groom's mother, Mrs. A. Lozo,
Handbook street, Friday evening,
July 2. Rev. w. A. Bliss officiating and
using the ring service. Only the i'm.
mediate relatives and friends of the
contracting parties were present.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

Special meals and lunches will be
served Thursday, July Is on the oc-
casion of the Farmers and Merchants
picnic at Dodson's Hotel, Long lake.
July TIA
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

/ will be at the Treasureris office
Saturday, July 10 to begin receiving
taxes payable at per cent until
Aug 31st, then per cent will be
charged. Office houre will be from
9 to 11.45 a. m. and 1 to $50 d. m.
Pay and Saturday nights, 7:3O. J. B.
Essex. City Treas.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

George Peterson and family, of
Ionia, are guests at the home of Mrs.
Petersen's grandmother, Mrs. Stephen
Bostwick.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07
Were B. Y. P. U. Delegates

The Misses Edna Bliss and Helen
Hastings attended the B. Y. p. u.
convention at Toronto, which began
there Thursday July /. They went
as delegates from the local B. Y. P.
u. Of the Baptist church. The con-
vention lasted for four days.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

Water rentals are due and can be
: paid beginning July 10 at the city
clerks Office. Please be prompt in
paying your water bill.
Clellie s. Hoover, City Clerk.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

Thls week end the Refrigerators
play the Silks and the bort and
Foundry are hooked up together
Something is going to bust this week
sure.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

Regular meeting of the o. E. S. will
be held next Tuesday evening July 13
good program, light refreshments. All
Eastern Star are welcome.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

Miss Georgiana Aselin went to AL
pena, Saturday, called there by the
serious illness Of her father.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

See "Nurse Marjorie" at the EN-
press, Wednesday and Thursday, July
Ia and Is.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-07

The league per centage shows the
race to be real tight as three teams
stand the same.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07
ISN'T 1T AWFUL

We have been reading the London
Nation, the New York Nation and the
New Republic pretty attentively for a
year-that is, every week-and we
find that there is nothing right in the
world.
This win be surprising to many
readers of these lines who proposed
fairly well during the year just passed,
who had plenty to eat and wear, COM
Portable homes and pleasant acquaint-
ances, and who had many an enjoy
able time in 1919. winding up with a
merry Christmas and happy New
Year.
The two Nations referred to and the
Republic know better-you were griev-
ously wronged: you We're foully de-
pressed, and you have Just managed
to. survive this life Of horrors. Wake
up. you downthrodden fool and revol-
ute.
Perhaps you do not read the three
magazines referred tomayne you
don't even know them. Well, they are
literary magazines. issued weekly, and
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07
FRANK ADAMS A BENEDICT

Mr.. Frank Adams, for many years
a popular citizen of Ocala, for time
chief of police, and city marshal until
he went overseas, was recently mar
ried in Tampa.
In its write-up Of the pertty event
the Tampa Tribune comments as fol-
lows:
The Tampa Heights Methodist
church was the scene of a beautiful
wedding when Miss Mildred McLeran,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N M. McLe-
ran, became the bride of Mr.. Frank
Adams.
Rev. T. ]. Nixon, pastor of the
church, performed the nuptial cere
mony, the impressive ring ceremony
being used.
The music for the occasion was in
charge of Miss Cynthia Blake, who
rendered a program of appropriate
music while the guests were assem-
bling. She was assisted by Miss Ell
eanor Nixon, soloist, who sang in a
charming manner. At the appointed
hour the bridal party entered to the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march.
| The church had been eXquisitely
decorated for the occasion in pink and
green. Quantities of growing plants
and palms were banked around the
pulpit, while pink larkspur was used
to advantage in their midst.
The maid of honor, Miss Eloise Nc
Leran, entered by the right aisle. The
bride, entering from the left, came in
alone, meeting the groom and his
best man, Mr. Edward Chapman, who
entered from the right aisle, at the
pulpit, where the vows were exchang-
ed.
The bride was lovely in her going
away gown of blue ricotine, fashioned
on smart tailored lines, white lace
blouse, chic hat and other accessories
to match. She wore corsage of pink
Killarney roses and lilies of the val
ley
The maid of honor was charming in
an organdie frock, trimmed in puff
ings and ruffles in girlish effect. She
wore picture hat with wreath of
roses surrounding the crown and car.
ried a bouquet of pink Killarney roses
and sweet peas. q
Immediately after the ceremony the
happy couple left for a wedding trip
which will embrace New York and
other points in the east, after which
they will return for a brief visit in
this city, before going to Barlow to
make their home.
Mrs. Adams is popular with a large
circle of friends. She has been the
honoree of a number of rpre-nuptial
parties, and her friends, while wishing
her every happiness, regret that her
marriage will take her away from
Tampa, at least temporarily.
Mr.. Adams is held in high esteem
by his friends and associates, and has
the best wishes and congratulations
from both social and business friends.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07
HOW BEST TO BUILD GOOD ROADS

We are more and more impressed
with Commissioner McRae's idea of
building good roads by leveying a
small tax per gallon on gasoline and
oils for real estate has already about
as heavy a burden as it can well bare.
Besides the license tax Commission
er McRae's idea is to levy a small tax
on every gallon of gasoline and oil
and by so doing large amount of
money will find its way into the good
roads fund and very few will feel the
burden.
BY this method, too, visitors to the
state will largely help in the construc-
ton of the roads and will really be
benefited by the tax if what is said
by the automobile dealers be true.
For example they say that it requir-
es 1870 gallons of gasoline to travel
over 100 miles of bad roads while It
requires only $40 gallons to travel the
same distance over good roads, so the
automobile visitors will be really en-
riched by levy of tax of 1 cent per
gallon for in every 100 miles they viii
save SS1 gallons Of gasoline, if they
can supplant bad roads with good
ones, besides making travel luxury
instead of hardship.
BY all means we think that Commits
!
sioner McRae's idea can not have too
much consideration.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07

Your two Nations and New Republic
are the best little apologists for bol.
shevism that ever popped around the
corner, thereby getting their journals
quoted in many bolshevik organs and
thereby also persuading many a dollar
to cross their subscription counters
Our observers are, however, that
they are not getting very far with
their denunciations Of everything on
earth or their propaganda for bolsbe.
vism. The people OF the United
States and England viii have notb;ne
OF communism and as for the view.
ing with alarm" stun they are making
too much OF a Wolf! Wolfl' bame Il
it Woodland tWash.) News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07

you can't afford to be without them if
you are crouch or Jobs comfort
er. Read them carefully and you win
find no good word for anybody who
does anything in this world; only criti-
cism for everybody and everything
from President Wilson, Lloyd George
and Sam Gompers down 10 Bill Jones,
the constable. And how they do
view with alarm. Oh, boyr
But wait. That's not quite true.
They do see everything good in Rus
sian bolshevism. Notwithstanding the
people of Russia are at this moment
pretty near as close to death from
starvation and freezing as human peo-
pie can get without passing away.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07

the shortage was the lack of funds in
the county to offer salaries sufficient
to secure etachers; and,
Whereas, Many of the teachers were
mere girls, inexperienced and incom.
petent to properly teach children, be-
ing employed because of the lack of
money to secure competent teachers,
and as the training of our boys and
girls is he most important work of
the. county, and as it appears that the
only way to hold the good teachers
now in the schools and to secure
competent teachers throughout the
county is to pay higher salaries;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Ocala rotary
club go on record as favoring the full
ten mill levy for school purposes and
recommends the early selection of
teachers, and pledge themselves TO
back up the school board in making
the school levy ten mills.
submitted Dy 0UuCdL1O0 committee.
W. T. GARY, Chairman.
w. P. Prefer.
H. w. HENRY.
JNO. H. TAYLOR.
The board Instructed the superin-
tendent to send to the rotary club its
thanks for the resolution and its in
terest in the schools and educational
work of the county.
A petition signed by a number of
the citizens of the Fort King school
district asked the board to grant the
use of the school house for the pur-
pose of holding Sunday school and
preaching services. The petition was
laid over until next meeting of the
board for the purpose of hearing OBJ
sections, should there be any.
DR.. R. D. Ferguson, w. M. Bishop
and c. M. earn, trustees of the Red
dick school district, brought before
the board plans and specifications for
the proposed new school building at
Reddick. The proposed building to
be constructed out Florida flint
rock, to be gotten around Reddick.
The trustees agreed to haul all rock
and sand for the building free of cost.
The trustees asked the board to ap-
propriate $4,000 to supplement the
bond money for the building and the
purchase of lot and furniture. After
due consideration the board agreed
to give $4,000 out of the 1920 budget
and $4,000 out of the 1921 budget.
The superintendent was authorized
to advertise for bids for the construc-
ton of the Reddick school building
according to plans and specifications
to be obtained from the superintend-
ent,s office, or from Mr.. J. d. Price,
architect.
Tt was ordered that advertisement
be placed in the papers for the sale
of $4,000 worth of five per cent.
bonds to be issued on the Raddick
special tax school district, same hav-
ing been voted for at an election held
on April 18th.
The depository accounts were
checked over and found to be appar-
emily correct; sundry bills and teach
ers' accounts were ordered to be aid.
No further business, the board al
il urned to meet in regular session
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07

NOR "nH began their Thursday sum.
next rs,s Ping Yesterday. Beginning
ST. 60 thursday the o. X. Teapot n,
serve earns, Jirash's and o,bers ,..'',
t Ign 10 close. AS has been mis- ems
viii, asr ~ couple of years Mr.. CLARK
v ".,i s give MS employees a picnic al si.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07

Every industry is booming in Flor
ida this year. The lumber industry
the naval store inrustry, the phos
plate iHdustry--all Of which were dor
mant during the war peric9-are in
full swing now and are bringing mil
lions of dollars to the state, to say
nothing of the fish industry, the fruit
industry. the i've stock industry and
the general farming and gardening
and the great sugar-cane industry, :
notes the JacksonvillA T;mes-U Union
Floriea is a wonder state, al right
None Of us begin TO appreciate its re
raarkable acnieyeme- IS and evan
mere remarkable possiLilsties.-Mianli
HetTenolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07

Mn VT and Mrs G. S Scott. Mr. and
n. - :; q. Taylor and their guests.
tn =. ans mrs. e. L. Scott and two little
) l na are spending the weekend
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07

-. SALE CHEAP-Three used sew.
ing machines. FishePs. ocala -,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-07
SOCIETY
Burket. Biting

Miss Louise Biting of ST Peters
burg, but formerly an Ocala girl, was
quietly married on the 18th of April
to Mr.. George d. Burket of Tampa.
the wedding being a very quiet home
affair. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. r. A. Carnine. The bride has
many friends in Ocala who will be in
terested in learning of her marriage.
After a short wedding journey the
happy couple went to Tampa, where
they will reside, Mr.. 'Burket being a
salesman for the Southern Candy Co.,
with headquarters in Tampa.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Walker, who
have been living in st. Petersburg,
have returned to Ocala and will again
reside here. Mrs. Walker before her
marriage was Miss Edna Smith.
Mrs. Arthur c. Hamrick and her
little niece. Rheta, and nephew, Billy
Nelson, of Jacksonville. are in Ocala
spending a while at the home of Mrs.
Hamrick's sister, Mrs. E. ]. Crook.
Mrs. Fred Robinson and her daugh-
ter, Miss Lucille Robinson, after
spending the winter in Ocala, have
returned to their home in Detroit.
Mich.