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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
COOK ROUNDS UP -
GAME LAW VIOLATORS

Elmer E. Cook had business in
Justice Of the Peace, Fred Gleason's
court in Greenville, this week, as
prosecutor and won out in both cas-
es.
Recently he rounded up John
Greenhoe, of Sheridan for trapping
muskrats out of season and confis-
Gated five skins. He also caught
VIM. Solomon, of near Pierson, on
the same charge. They were assess
ed eleven and sixteen dollars fine and
costs respectively, which they paid
and said they would never trap musk
rats out of season again.
The Big Rapids man who stole the
deer from the woods where a hunter
had killed ind hung it up to a tree
in the hunting grounds on the upper
peninsula, paid a fine in the court
at Big Rapids when Mr.. Cook proved
that he was the man who took it af-
ter he traced him to his home.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
SCATTERING OF
POISONED GRAIN
CAUSES ARRESTS
OTISCO FARMERS OBJECT TO
METHODS PRACTICED BY
SPARROW HUNTERS

Claude Murray and Ray Hand were
before Justice Lapham, Monday on
complaint Of John HI. Andres, of
Otisco, for scattering poisonous
wheat in his barn yard and prem
ises for the purpose of taking spar
rows. They were brought into court
by constable Elmer E. Cook and af-
ter an investigation they pleaded
guilty and paid the costs.
The two men claimed they had
trapped sparrows in the same way
there in past years and thought there
would be no harm nor objections.
They also claimed that they had
taken hundreds of sparrows from the
Ranney farm and thousands from the
NJ. A. G.. grounds in Lansing.
Their method is to saturate wheat
with the poison or anesthetic and
scatter it where the birds feed and
in five or ten minutes time they keel
over and are gathered up.
One of the men said the prepar-
tion would not kill chickens nor pigs
but it would kill geese.
After an explanation to Mr.. An
dres and Carl Casper on whose place
they also trapped they told the men
if they would pay the costs it would
be satisfactory to them. They had
caught more than 100 and had
pockets and sacks made for the pur-
pose of carrying them in.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
RED CROSS IN
ANNUAL O|STR|bU.
ton OF BASKETS
NEEDY POOR OF CITY WILL BE
REMEMBERED WITH U.s.
UAL XMAS GIFTS

The Belding chapter of the Red
Cross is again busy preparing Christ
mas baskets for the few needy peo-
pie Belding has. They certainly are
putting up nice baskets too-'meat
potatoes, apples. cookies, rutabegas,
bread, butter, tea, coffee, sugar and
candy and one merchant is donating
underwear and stockings where they
are badly needed This custom has
prevailed for several years now and
certainly is about the best thing a
community can do for its needy at
such a time-it is much better than
spending a lot of money on muni-
cipal Xmas tree.
1t also might be said that this year
when other towns are suffering so
much from shut down factories that
Belding is exceptionally lucky as her
factories are going and in the can
vass for the amount of baskets to be
distributed it was found that Belding
has fewer needy people this year
than she has had for the last two
years. About 81 baskets will be dis
tributed.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
LIONEL BARRYMORE
AT EMPRESS THEATER

screen version of "The Copperhead"
the play in which he scored his
greatest success on the stage, will
be the attraction lat Ahe Empress
theatre for two days. Dec. 29-30 The
picture is said to have been made on
an unusually large scale and to fol-
low closely Augustus Thomas origi-
nal story.
The locale is Millville, Illinois and
the action takes place during three
periods--that of the Mexican War,
just before the Civil war, in 1862 and
in 1904. Mr.. Barrymore appears as
the hero, Milt Shanks, who. in his
accomplishment of most danger
Gus and important mission for pres
ident Lincoln is oblidged to pose as
traitor to his country, is disowned
by his own friends and family, and
is vindicated only upon his death
bed. The story is one of intense dra-
matte appeal. A whole village was
constructed by the Famous Players
Lasky Corporation as the back
ground for the film and no efforts
were spared to make "The Copper
head" really big photoplay.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
C0AST|NG IS
NEARLY FATAL
TO Y0UNGSTER
ESCAPE FROM SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH SEEMS VERY
NEAR MIRACULOUS

Workmen coming out of the red
mill saw an exciting scene enacted
just about noon, Thursday when a
Ford coupe driven by DR.. ]. F. Pink
ham and a boy coasting down the
Ashfield hill sidewalk on a sled mix
ed with one another and were sur
prised to see the auto come to a stop
after the boy had rolled over under
1t several times and see the young
ster get up as if nothing had hap
pened. Examination proved that
the boy, Ralph Kinsman an 9Th grade
student, had suffered no injuries but
that the sled was a total wreck.
The doctor was driving west on
Harrison Ave. at a slow speed and
was unable to see the coaster on
account Of the high bank on the
Ashfield lawn, the sled shooting in
under the machine with great force
and speed, according to eye witnesses
who stated that the physician was in
no way to blame. 1t was also the
expressed opinion of the people who
saw the accident that the boys es-
cape was miraculous. They also
stated that coasting on that parti-
cular hill should be Forbidden as
anyone on the sled coasting down the
incline to the south can not be seen
by people in the road until they
shoot out in the center of the street.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
MISSED FOR TWO
DAYS; IS FOUND
DEAD IN ROOM
HEART DISEASE CLAIMED TO
HAVE CAUSED WELL KNOWN
LOCAL MANS DEATH.

AS we go to press we learn that
Dell Bricker, well known local man
was found dead in his bed in his room
over the store Of his brother, Post
master w. F. Bricker, tonight at a.
bout 6.45 o'clock. "Dell' as most
every one knew him, had been miss
ed for several days and when Wilford
Bricker, nephew, went to his uncle's
room tonight to investigate, he found
the corpse.
Mr.. Bricker was last seen on Mon
day night and was APPARENTLY in his
usual good health. 1t is thought
however that he died shortly after
retiring that night and undoubtedly
passed away without a struggle, all
evidence pointing as if he had mere
ly slept away. Heart disease was
stated by DIR. G.. A. Stanton as the
probable cause of death.
Justice of the Peace f. B. Lapham
was called but decided that there was
no need of holding an inquest.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
LOCAL CHURCHES WILL
OBSERVE CHRISTMAS

Christmas services at some of the
churches, Congregational, Baptist
and M. f. were held last Sunday
night. The Church of Christ held
their program Tuesday evening and
Rev. Curch will give a Christmas
sermon Sunday. The Free Methodist
church will have their Christmas pro-
gram with distribution of presents,
etc, on Friday night at 1880 with an
object lesson on the real meaning OF
Christmas. On Sunday night a
Christmas sermon will be delivered
in the church at 1880.
The Methodist church will have an
Appropriate Christmas program at
their Thursday night service.
The Baptist church held their
Christmas program services on Sun
day last. The Congregationalists
also held their regular Christmas
services at that time and Rev. Rookie
will deliver a Christmas sermon at
the coming Sunday morning services
at 1920.
Other churches, Adventist and Lat
tg Day Saints will also have special
Christmas programs.
ST. Joseph's Catholic church will
have Christmas High mass at $3.50
Christmas morning with a second
mass at 10 o'clock. Special music
will be had at both masses. The peo-
pie of ST. Mary's church at Miriam
will have their mass and services at
8 o'clock that morning. Beautiful
cribs have been erected in both the
churches showing the original Christ
mas scene and the public is cordi-
ally invited to attend the services.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
LOCAL PEOPLE
SEE ROBINS IN
THE WINTER TIME
BELDING ADDITION MANS CON-
TENTION STRENGTHENED BY
BAPTIST MINISTER'S CLAIM

Andrew Closer, living over in the
Belding addition, is a well known
local man, reputable, of good char
acter, word as good as a Liberty
bond at face value and all that. but
when Andrew came into the Office
Friday morning and laid claim to
having seen robin perched out in q
tree in front of his home the day
beford, we began discounting his
word fully 15 per cent. AS he went
into detail and describud the bird
correctly we dropped him 55 per
cent more and when he stated that
the neighbors claimed it was one of
Mason Burns Rhode Island RED
chickens up in the tree, we threw
away all our stock in Andrews yer
acity and told him that he had either
drank out of the wrong bottle or
that ne was started back on the
wrong path and was resolving over
the wild oats of his youth and that
frankly we stood on the side of the
neighbors and Mason Burns chick
ems. However, Mr.. Closer stated
that he was not alone in seeing the
robin but that Olen Beach had also
seen it.
Monday morning no less person
age than Rev. w. A. Bliss came into
the Office and stated that he heard
a robin chirping over in a tree back
of Mrs. Wilder's home, Sunday
morning and that later on the bird
flew down in front of the Baptist
parsonage knd that he c;llled his
daughter, Miss Edna Bliss. and that
together, they looked the bird over.
1t had the regulation brown back, red
breast, long tail and genuine cheer
full chirp of the first robin in the
spring.
Without, in any way, letting on as
If there was such a thing in our mind
as doubling his story we told Rev.
Bliss of Mr.. Glosser's contention and
said that we had mentioned some
thing about strong drink and the
possibility of an innocent Rhode Is
land Red chicken. Rev. Bliss, how
ever, stated that in his case nothing
stronger than a salt water throat
gargle had been used that morning
and that he was good enough Judge
of poultry to be competent to tell
the difference between a robin and
a Rhode Island Red chicken.
But say, hold on, neither Mr..
Closer nor Rev. Bliss are laying
claim to the first-robin- n-in-the-spring
of 1921 story and for all we know it
may not be the last saw-a-robin story
of 1920. Who knows but this par
ticular robins credit is no good down
south and he had to stay here with
us this winter.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
JAQuET GETS
LARGE CONTRACT
AND STARTS WORK
WILL MAKE AUTOMOBILE AC-
CESSORIES UNTIL FLYER
CAN BE HANDLED

Officials of the Jacquet Motors
Corporation, on Monday secured y
contract for the manufacture of an
automobile accessory known as the
B. j. Steam Gas Generator and have
already started in on the manufac-
ture of the articles, a number OF
them having already been produced
and turned over to the Graad Rapids
concern with whom the contract was
made and payment therefor having
keen received.
The B. ]. Steam Gas Generator is
en- article which has been tried out
locally by Arthur Clingensmith, X.
III. Waldo, Johnson Bros AMI others
and tests have SHOWN mileages ramp
ing from 100 to 125 percent increas-
es and prospects are bright for a
tremendous amount of business ~
this line. Tie contract which was
signed Monday between the b. j.
Steam Gas Generator Co. and the To-
cal concern calls for the manufac-
.ule of 100000 of the accessories and
rleLns a great amount of money IS
involved.
In addition to the big contract the
Jacquet concern has purchased out
TlRnb tnt iftsti bldS -u- ~hiS dh- SSi'H+es
rights for he states OF Michigan
New York, New Jersey, Kentucky
and West Virginia.
Seemingly preposterous claims are
made for the article to be manufac-
tured but demonstrations and tests
by our local people show that It
makes good in the mileage claimed,
increased efficiency of the motor
and complete removal of carbon from
the cylinders and heads.
James Dennis, local photographer
is responsible for getting the con-
Germ interested in Belding and he
will act as a local representative In
addition to sales manager for the
state of Indiana.
The generators are a simple ar
rangement and will be cast at the
Belding Foundry Co.'S. plant and
completed by the Jacquet.
John Best, inventor of the article
and other officials of the company
were in town Monday when the con-
tract was signed.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
GET YOUR AUTO
LICENSE PLATES
At COUNTY SEAT
MOTOR CAR AND TRUCK OWN
ERS SECURE NEEDED PASSES
FROM COUNTY TREASURER

We are in receipt of letter from
county treasurer S. F. Gates, at
Ionia, that he has automobile and
truck license plates at his Office in
the court house and that it will not
be necessary to send to Lansing or
Grand Rapids for the needed plates
this year.
Mr.. Gates says that they also have
application blanks for dealers and
drivers licenses and also motor cy-
Gle plates but that these must be Sc
cured from the main office at Lam
sing.
The license plates this year are
black with white figures and are not
a combination of figures as has been
expected by the great many.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Dies After Short Illness

Ed. Young, aged 21 years, died at
the family home in the Belding ad-
dition Monday afternoon at two
thirty o'clock following short i'll
ness, caused by grippe, which de-
veloped into pneumonia, Monday
morning. Funeral services are be-
ing held from the home this after
noon. Rev. H. S. Ellis officiating and
burial will be in River Ridge ceme-
terry. Mr. Youngs was employed as
truck driver for Belding Bros. e.
Co. and worked up to Wednesday
noon, when he thought that he had
best lay off for the balance of the
day and take care of himself. He
grew worse and his death took place
as stated above. He was a fine young
man and was well liked by all with
whom he came in contact and will
be missed by his legion of friends.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Underwent Serious Operation

Mrs. Charles Williams was taken
to the United Memorial hispital at
Greenville, Sunday and she under
went a serious operation there on
Monday morning, coming out of it
in fairly good condition. Mrs. Will
Jams has been in very poor health
for number of years and her very
many friends will join each other in
the sincere wish that the operation
of Monday will be the means of her
regaining her full health again. We
believe that a lot Of CHEEKY post
cards and letters sent to Mrs. Will
Jams at the hospital in Greenville
would help her in her convalescent
period and suggest that all of her
friends send either post card or a
letter to her soon.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22

Pat Roe was just going to bed on
Saturday night when Express agent
Frank Snider rang his doorbell and
when Pat appeared at the door in
answer to the summons the express
man delivered him a IL pound sal
mon which a brother of Mr.. Roe's
had send him from Seattle, Wash
ington and which might have been
intended for Pats Sunday dinner.
The big fish was not used on Sunday
but will form the main part of fish
dinner at Mr.. Roe's home this COM
ing Friday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Marketed a Fine Calf

white calf on Monday and on Tues
day morning he brought it in to the
Ward & Schlegdl market where,
dressed, it tipped the scales at 209
pounds and brought price Of 10
cents per pound. The calf was only
eight weeks old and was very nearly
snow white in color. A number of
farmers and stockmen who saw the
calf unloaded from the buggy stat
ed that it was as fine an 8 weeks old
critter as they had ever seen. The
price paid-19 cents, whs also
fairly good one.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22

Collier Bros. have the carpenter
and other necessary work preliminary
to the laying of the prick at the local
Western Oil and Gas Distributing Co.
station on the site of the old Mooney
building at West Main street, well
under way and the brick are on the
ground now, ready for laying. When
completed the building will be fine
looking structure and will be n
beauty as well as in the fact that it
will save money for the local men
who backed it, an attractive place In
the ci.N
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
At Congregational Church

The Christmas exercises at the
Congregational church Sunday even
ing drew out large congregation
and the Christmas program Follow
ing the star" was carried out in a
very pleasing way by the boys and
girls of the Sunday school, one of
the distinguishing features of the
service was the Pilgrim scene por-
traying the missionary spirit. A
Christmas tree, beautifully cleaning
with electric lights and decorations
was another special feature. The
morning service was especially ap-
rropriate for the Christmas spirit
and good cheer with both sermon
and song.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Offers Chance To Enlist

Srgt. L. d. Smith, of the Ionia re-
cruiting Office, arrived in the city
today and will be here until Friday
for the purpose of securing enlist
ments in the u. S. Army. Men be-
tween the ages of Is and 35 are eli
gible for one or three year enlist
ment periods with good advantages
to be gained in the service. An es-
pecially good chance is offered in the
9Th division, stationed at Camp
Jackson, South Carolina.
Typewriter supplies at this Office.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Popular Local Girl Married

The marriage of Alfred Johnson
of Petoskey and Miss Edith Williams
of this city took place Saturday af-
ternoon at the M. E. parsonage in
Ionia. Miss Williams is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams, of
May street and for number of
years has been one of the valuable
courteous and efficient clerks in
Lloyd's department store. Her many
friends are extending congratula-
tions. They will go to Petoskey to
reside, after a time spent here.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Had a Surprise Party

Some Of the Richardson silk mill
workers pulled off a surprise party
on Phena Fox, Friday evening, Dec.
10th. Phena had invited one of the
girls to supper with her and some
of the others thought they would
get together and buy their own vic
tuals and eat with her as unlimited
guests. There were eleven present
and all had a good time and lots of
fun and for once Phena was surprised
After making her a present of a
nice waist, they left for their homes
having eaten so heartily and laugh
ing so hard they wer: uncertain who
ther they could get home or not.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22

The silk mills closed on Friday
evening for practically two weeks
vacation, during which time repair
ing and changes are being made with
a rumber of hands employed in work
The Beiding-Hall Co. plant will work
up to Friday evening and resume op-
erations again on the following Mon
day.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22

Mrs. Frank Clark and children
went to st. Joseph, Saturday, to Wis
it over Sunday with relatives. While
there they saw Rev. FIR. ]. M. Zind-
ler, former priest in charge of st.
Joseph parish in this city and he
wished to be remembered to all his
Belding friends.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Talked To The Bows

Deputy Game Warden, Elmer E.
Cook. made his first public speech
Monday night. He was invited to
talk to the boys of the High school
in the auditorium which included boy
scouts, teachers, parents and instruc-
tors. Mr.. Cook who has been having
a whole lot of experience since he
received the appointment in enforc-
ing the game and fish laws gave a
good talk along the line of conserva-
tion of our wild game and fish and
of the duty and necessity of every
one to obey the law and assist the
officers in this work. Those present
were very much interested in Mr..
Cooks remarks and received many
good suggestions and much instruc-
ton.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Days Ara Lengthening

Yesterday was the shortest day of
the year and commencing tomorrow
the days will start to gradually
lengthen with consequent cutting
down of light bills. etc. On the 9TH
er hand it means that winter has Of
ficially set in and that more energy
than. ever can be exerted in tending
to the furnace and the diminishing
coal pile.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Mem Der OF CLASS
OF 1890 Is DEAD
BeIdiDg LUMBER Company

The following article, taken from
the Rochester, (Mich;tan) Era, will
inform many of the deceased's
friends of his death. Mr.. Pierce
was a former resident of this city,
being a member of the class which
graduated from the local High school
in 1890
Mr.. Edwin Ralph Pierce died at
his home at Hamlin's, two miles
south of this city, Monday afternoon
three years, but so far as he had
become acquainted he made a very
favorable impression as a gentleman
of fine character and scholarly at
tainments. He was by profession an
engineer craftsman and had been
connected as such with the General
Motors Company, the Detroit Ship
building Company and the Northern
Engineering Works, as their chief
craftsman.
Mr. Pierce was a native of Mich
igan, having been born and reared
near Greenville and a graduate of
the Michigan Agricultural engineer
ing department, which has turned
out so many men of high class in the
manufacturing and industrial lines
of this country. His death at the
early age of 48 cut short useful and
very promising career in his profess
sional line, and will be regarded as
untimely by large range of busi-
ness acquaintances in Pontiac and
Detroit
He leaves a widow to mourn her
loss in the beautiful home they
had so carefully prepared for them
selves at Hamlin's. The funeral was
from the residence and the burial at
Oxford, Thursday afternoon.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
whooping Cough Caused Death

Mr.. and Mrs. EI0n Johnson are
mourning the loss of their little
seven months old daughter, May
Uretta, who died on Monday, De-
cember 18th, death being caused by
whooping cough. Funeral services
were held from the Willard Johnson
residence, on Front street. Wednes-
day afternoon, Rev. Bliss officiating
and burial was in Green's cemetery.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Nj. +. Church Notes

10 a. m. class meeting, Ernest
Shawley, leader. 10:30 a. m. morning
subject "Glad Tidings".
Special Christmas music will be given
by the church choir. IL noon, Sunday
school. p. m. special Christmas SER
vice for young people. z p. m. service
of praise, subject "Why go to church
7:30 p m. Tuesday and Thursday
prayer service. Special watch night
service Dec. 81, 8 p. m. Week Of
Jan. 2-9, 1921. This church
invites you to all services.
T,rnauritar snnnlins at this nffice
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
Our Christmas Wish To You


That sentiment this all
o
a New ear.
YourP
Ed
Hubert M Engemann.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
To Hold stockhoIders Meeting

Notices have been sent out call
ing for the fourth annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Belding
Foundry Co, at It's offices in tn
plant, on Wednesday, January IL at
l o'clock p. m.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22
NOTICE TO OUR
DETROIT READERS

Postmaster Nagel advises us
that we will have. to use the new
numbers on and after January /,
1920.
In order that you may get your
paper regularly we kindly ask
that you Immediately write us and
tell US what your new address will
be after January 1. At the same
time also, please give us your old
address.
Please help us out at once SO
we can correct our list.
The Publishers.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22

/ will be at the Peoples Savings
bank for the collection of taxes on
Friday December "a and 81 and at
Insley's store, Smyrna on Wednes-
day, December %.
Henry Zahm, Treas.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-12-22

Mrs. Floyd Smith, of Detroit, ar
rived on Tuesday afternoon to spend
the holidays at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Chase.
Mr.. Smith has game to New York
City where Mrs. Smith will join him
shortly after New Years and where
they will reside in the future.