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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14

OFFICERS
Brinton F. Hall. President.
Frank r Chase, Vice-President
Ambrose Spencer, Cashier.
Sumner Wilson, Asst Cashier.
DIRECTORS
Frank X. Chase H. L. Page.
Fred Underwood. Brinton #. Hall.
Charles Eddy. Geo. w. Moult0n
John Hessler. Ambrose Spencer.
Frank l.. Moon Geo. Hoppough
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14

Bert Rummler. Of the Hub clothing
store, Mrs, Rummler and the children
are camped at the Carothers cottage
for the week.
Miss Beatrice Stanton is spending
her vacation from her school work
in Chicago, at the Dupont Cottage.
DR.. and Mrs. Stanton are just visitors
this summer.
Byrna Strunk and family, Mrs. VIM.
Anderson and Mrs. Knapp Of Bedding
paid visit to friends at the park on
Sunday.
VIM. Clarke and wife are spending
the summer at their Two Bills cot
tage. Between fishing and sleeping
VIM. puts in his time cultivating two
hills of squash, expecting enough for
his winters use.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Loyer and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Hanks
and family, all of Belding, camped at
the Loewe cottage Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Long and their
daughter, Elizabeth are camping at
the Wen-Wan cottage for he SUM
mer. They drove to Ionia Sunday
morning to attend church.
After spending ten days vacation
at their recreation cottage Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Madden and Lyle Madden
have returned home to Belding.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14
Jlu-JItsu Not Japanese.

Jiu-jitsu is supposed to come from
Japan, but an art of self-defense vir.
tually Identical with II was taught In
Europe during the seventeenth CEN
fury. Its principles are expounded In
book by one Nicholas Peters. pub
lished at Amsterdam in 1874. which
bears the long explanatory title: The
Art of Wrestling. and how one can
protect oneself In all kinds OF quarrels
that may occur; how one can with
agility and rapidity repel all unfair
attacks, and meet ones adversary with
science"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14
BUSHNELL.

Miss Blanche Sinclair underwent
an operation Friday at the hospital
at Pompeii. She is getting along as
well as can be expected.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie White were Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. White and Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
White and son, Ardale, of Vestaburg,
Mrs. Ray Haysmer and children, Miss
Leila Bush and Mrs. VIM. Fuller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Staines and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Soule and children
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Bush of Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Soule, of
near Palo visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Soule, Sunday
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14
ORLEANS

Inc orleans Farmers club will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Beach, Saturday evening July II. A
program will be prepared. Every.
one come.
Miss Grace Anderson, of Ionia Wis
tied Miss Mae Wilkinson over Sun
day and called on several of her old
friends Monday.
MondayMr. and Mrs. Will VanLo-
ten and daughter, Iva and Miss
Bertha Montgomery. of Entrican, en-
route for an auto trip to Syracuse. N.
Y. stopped for dinner with their Cou.
sin. Dewitt Wilbur and wife. They
will meet two other cars in Ionia on
Tuesday morning and the three casr
of ten people will make thetrip.
They will go through Lansing, Jack
son, Toledo and Cleveland. They ex-
pect to return by way of Buffalo and
Niagara Falls and also pass through
Canada.
Mrs. Edward Treynor was very i'll
Sunday. At this writing she appears
to be much better and we certainly
hope that she will not have another
day like Sunday was.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Leighter and
mother, Mrs. David Leighter and Mrs
j. W. Kennedy visited with friends In
Grand Ledge Friday.
Mrs. Muretta hummer of Bedding
called on her cousin, Mrs. ID. c. Viii.
bur, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nidorf, of Alma
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Treynor, Sun
day.
Miss Lulah Joslin, of Easton. sew
ed for Mrs. Mamie Rowley Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Lucille Ehlers, of Grand Rap.
ids, is visiting friends here.
Miss Marion York, of Belding was
calling on friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Purdy and fam
lily entertained on Sunday afternoon,
the formers mother, Mrs. III. M. Pur-
dy and her daughter, Mrs. J. M. York
and family, of Bedding and also Mr..
and Mrs. George Purdy and family
Of Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Morgan were
the guests of his parents the first of
the week.
Charlie Letter of Warrington, d. C.
who rolds a government position. is
visiting with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Letter.
Miss Reva Jackson, of Bedford, O.
spent part of last week with her aunt
Mrs. M. L. Stout and family.
Mrs. Olive Hoyt Petersen and four
children, of jackson came last week
to visit with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Crane arriv.
ed home Wednesday after few days
pleasantly spent with friends in De.
troit.
Mrs. Two King and two children, O,
Bedding visited with friends here or
Friday.
Mrs. Spaulding and sister enjoyed
Sunday out on the farm.
Miss Helen Lapham spent from
Saturday till Monday with friend,
here.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14

Mrs. Fred Blasser entertained the
l.. A. S. last Thursday. The next
meeting is with Mrs. Art Condor.
Ed. Straub of Big Rapids, former.
ly of Sherman City, spent several
days with his nephew, Will Engle
and family last week.
Alphonse Berger of Grand Rapids
spent Saturday and Sunday in Nose
ley.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Denny of District No. 2, Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Kropf enter
tanned relatives from Grand Rapids
last week.
Miss Helen Hipp returned from
Cadillac list week.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Treat and
Mrs John Moore and grandson are
spending few days Win Mr.. and
Mis- Will Moore.
Miss Rcva Bolster has returned
&c Grand Rapids aier pending over
the Fcuth with her pa.snss Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Bolster and family.
Dale Wilcox of Lansing has been
spending the week with his aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Chad
wick.
Miss Irene Chadwick is spending
TIE week with her sister Mrs. Ben
Benhagel of Lake Odessa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Bolster OF
Belding spent Saturday evening with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. M.
Bolster.
Frank Treynor has moved back in
his house in this vicinity.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Denzel Snow. Mrs. Snow was for
mcrly Miss Louise Wright.
Mrs. Ermond Marshall rs on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Tooley and
family spent Sunday with tnei. par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Tooley
Mrs. Ella Frost and frienl Miss
Smith spent Sunday with Mrs. Dave
Treynor.
Mrs. John Moore and grandson ute
supper with his brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Chadwick.
Mrs. Harris Bolster and daughter
Vera called on Mrs. Ermopd Mar
shall Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Treynor spent
Sunday evening with their mother
Mrs. Ed Treynor of Orleans. Mrs.
Treynor is very sick.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14
New and Valuable Fertilizer.

"Nitrated peat" Is the fertilizer pro-
duced by an Italian chemist from ex-
plosives containing ammonium nitrate.
The explosive Is placed in a measured
amount Of water, which dissolves out
the nitrate, and after short time IL
decanted as a saturated solution. This
is mixed with peat powder and evap-
GRATED. The product contains about
AZ per cent Of ammonium nitrate, and
has been shown to have fertilizing
value nearly equal TO that of sodium
nitrate.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14
Keep out the Warp.

Drive a nail into the bark Of a tree
and you change the whole course Of
its life. The warp In the lives Of
some folks puts warp into the lives
of everybody that comes in contact
with them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-07-14
To Clean Water Bottle.

For cleaning water bottles, decan-
tiers and glass jugs: Cut lemon In
to small pieces, put 1t in the article
to be cleaned and shake with a little
water for one minute, and it will be-
come clear as crystal.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-10

to make protest. 1 had so many statistics that my head rattled when I walked I was framed to make the argument of my life and to talk all day if necessary. I had proceed ed about thirty words beyond the Good morning, MT. Secretary, '" stage, when he looked at me with a cold eye and said;
 "Just what is it you want me to do?" .:.- :=
 ''I want you to fix the royalties in the oil regulations or basis that people will operate under them. No body can take lease with the roy alties-"
 "All right. Leave me those pa pers. I'll get out some oil regula- tions. and if they don't suit you, come back and tell me what's wrong with 'em." .-: -.:.-.-.:.-
 1 withered toward the door. I didn't even have a chance to tell him that I don't own any oil wells per sonally. l expected that about year hence the regulations would is sue. To my utter amazement I re- ceived a copy of them four days later. The regulations were more liberal than anybody could have an- ticipated, and they were short, tersc and to the point. There could be no misunderstanding about what they meant. A large number of oil leases have already been entered into, and wells are being dug.
 One of the banes of governmental business transactions is the fact that every departmental official - with
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-10
SECRETARY PAYNE
 PUTS DEPARTMENT
 0N NEW SCHEDULE

John Barton Payne, secretary of the interior, has gone over to Wall Street! The giant trusts-the colos- sal financial optopi-have got him clutched in their tentacles, and through him they are sucking the nation dry of it's very lifeblood! Through him, these greedy and per- nicious corporations are acquiring millions of acres of public land, which is the rightful heritage of all the pe-e-e-pul! As nation we are being robbed of our birthrights. Harrumph.
 That is what you are going to hear in a few weeks--if the propa- gandists can put it over, writes J. J. Underwood to the Seattle Times, which he represents at the national capital. They haven't discovered it yet, but Secretary Payne is issuing patents to public land with reck- less disregard of what the dema- gogues will have to say about him. Likewise, he is leasing oil lands on liberal terms.
 It all began about two months ago, when a man dropped in from Colorado to inquire about a patent to coal land claim which had been pending for the short term of four teen years. He had some vague hopes of getting possession at some remote date in the future of this property, on which he had expended hundreds of thousands of dollars. He didn't really expect he would get this patent right away, but he thought Judge Payne might give it a sort of boost along, so that his standing would be little better when the new administration comes in next March. He nearly died of heart failure when Judge Payne signed the patent next day.
 Cleaning Out Archives.
 The secretary went great deal l farther than that. He issued an order that all matters in regard to public lands that had been pending for more than sixty days be brought to his desk for disposition. There was great cleaning out of the archives. Many of the claimants, to be sure, had died of old age since making their applications, but pat ents were issued to their heirs. Since i that time the general land office has been up on It's toes, and daily hear Iings have been the first order of business. A lot of patents have been issued, some of these having been pending for nearly two decades. know of some that have been pending still longer than that, but the claimants haven't yet found out what kind of man Secretary Payne is.
 But Judge Payne isn't going to l get through without lot of trou- ble. He has run foul of the for estry service, whose officials are the worlds champion putters-off. The
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-10

few eXceptions-has mortal fear of criticism. They take no action that can be criticised Whenever it is possible the decision is passed to somebody else, so that in case of criticism their own skirts will be clear. This results in lack of deci- sions in many important matters Everlasting postponement is the re- suit .:.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-10
PAPER IS
 ON SALE BY THE NEWS

A shipment of typewriter paper, of the standard American brand, has just been unpacked at The News office, where it is on sale by the box or in any other quantity desired. The sizes include both legal and letter and the weights range from
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-10
the lightest to heavy.

the lightest to heavy.
 The paper was bought right and is being sold at close margin of profit.
 The News also has imprinted en- velopes for sale by the box and by the package-all sizes, from baroni- al to legal, white and colored, and bond and wove.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-10

1 friction, if such it be, arose over an
 Oregon case in which man who had settled on forty acres of land near forest reserve twelve years ago wanted a patent to his farm. It was not within the forest re- serve, but forestry officials thought that some day or other they might like to include it within the reserve. A hearing was called, at whi,h Judge Payne presided, and the forestry de- partnent was represented.
 Delay and More Delay. The secretary ordered the patent to issue. The forestry department lawyer requested time to file brief. He was given month to do so. The brief was not forthcoming. Judge Payne called him up and gave him another two weeks. The day before the time expired, bill was introduced to include this settlers land within the forest reserve and Secretary Payne was asked to with hold patent pending the legislation. He refused, and the patent issued. The secretary thought that the home. seekers have some rights.
 But don't get the idea that Sec retary Payne opposes national for ests and parks and out-of-doors places. He doesn't, but he believes that farm land, and mineral land and all other kinds of land should be developed
 Judge Payne is man of decision. At ground and lofty deciding, he is about the best little decider that has ever been in Washington For two years past bunch of miners at Nenana, Alaska, have been mining coal, which under their permit can be sold only to the Government. Knowing the Governments leisurely manner of doing things, they wrote asking permission to sell part of this coal to the public. There were no long hearings about it, no briefs were filed, and there were no legal arguments. Judge Payne wrote short order and then telegraphed the miners to go ahead and sell coal to anybody who wanted to buy it he would forward the official order l by mail.
 Doesn't Always Wait.
 And he doesn't always wait for people to ask him to do things. Newspaper publishers have been in Washington lately on a newsprint supply investigation. There is some pulpwood in Alaska outside the for est reserves, which comes under the jurisdiction of the interior depart ment. Judge Payne wrote the presi- dent of the American Newspaper Publishers association, asking if they wanted any of this pulpwood or if he could assist them in any way. Judge Payne would be good man to have on a commission or board or something of that kind-if the rest of the members be either dead or asleep. All they would have to do would be to come to long enough to vote. Judge Payne would make all the decisions. He is the anti thesis of the usual department man. The usual procedure for department men is to sit around and discover reasons why whatever they nave to do should not be done. They believe that department never should put off until tomorrow what it can just as we'll put off till next year. But Judge Payne is not putter-off. Deciding right off the bat and
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-10

wenana, Where Rails and Rivers Meet
The Nenana daily news., 1920-06-10

Pr0spect0rs armerS Trappers Tourists
 The Nenana district offers oppor-
 tunities for prospecting, farming, and
 trapping that are unequaled in any
 other section of Alaska.
 Gold placers of known value close
 to Nenana, are producing annually sub-
 stantial amounts, and there are scores
 of streams within the district on which
 little or no prospecting has been done.
 These streams, until short time ago |
 reached by means of the new Govern ,I, ment Railroad and undoubtedly soon il,
 will be the scene of much mining ac- tivity. ..*" Farming in the Nenana district has the advantage of growing season fully ten days longer than that of any other section of Interior Alaska There is much desirable land in the district open to homesteaders, and marketing possi- bilities are being expanded steadily. IN Fur-bearing animals of the Nenana and adjacent districts are noted for the fine quality of their fur, and trappers annually bring large numbers of pelts to Nenana and receive for them higher prices than are obtained for the average III furs of other districts. l Game of all kinds abounds in the
 Nenana district, there are scores of
 trout streams easy of access, and the
 scenic wonders of the district are un-
 surpassed. The district is the natural
 gateway to Mt. Mckinley National
 Park and close to Nenana may be viewed the largest coal lodges in the world
 Detailed information regarding the
 resources and possibilities of the Ne
 mana district may be obtained from the
 Nenana
 Commercial C1r1h
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-03
eETcHELL WRITES FROM EAST

Former district Representative w. w. Getchell. whose whereabouts dur ing the past two or three wears has been something of a mystery 10 most of his numerous local friends. has turned up at West Duluth. Minn.
 Writing to Barney Gibney from that point on January IS. Mr Getchell says he is visiting his brother. w. E. Get |cheu. who is permanently located in West Duluth. and admits he has taken an awfully long road to Nome"
 The letter continues: "I have been here for about two weeks and expect to remain until about the first of March. when will likely return to the coast Last Spring. after oui dear friends from various parts of Al aska "jobbed" your department so bad ly, I got too disgusted to come up They told me you were not to have the handling of any of the road work. . think that job was the most lneNcuS able piece of graft | know of. should put everyone who had anythin2 to do with il out of oiiice fn:' keeps.
 'I came back here to se my brothe- who is-or rather has been in Yer bad health. Think he will he 0. K iaSlin in d short time.
 Was in Seattle a while in D acem Der and met lot of Nome ties. The,,' are pretty scattered over the country now but of them intend to return in the Spring
 Getchell is apparently undecide about returning to Nome. as he adds: T am not at all certain what I shall do next summer
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-03
NOTES FROM THE
 UNALAklEET SECTION
unalakleet, March %. 1920

unalakleet, March %. 1920
 During the 11th and 12th inst's, the quiet of our sequestered hamlet was broken by the peaceful invasion of Chris Gudmundsun, the well known fur buyer:J. De Rossi. Council fur man. who was headed for the Koyu- kuk: Thos Killeen. government agent: pr Randall. from Nulato, and Frank Martin. also of the fur purchasing fraternity. Martin brought with him Joe Austin and fair sized blizzard which he was glad to get away from. He spent the 18th with us. preparing for shipment the furs he had collected on his way here. He departed on the following day for the Kuskokwim sec tion via St Michael. After stopover; of divers short length. Gudmundsun. killeen and pr Randall also headed for St Michael. De Rossi said he might possibly follow the Koyukuk up to the Selawik portage and return to Council by way of Candle-a long and difficult journey.
 Fred swanson arrived here on the 18th from Dime Creek after supplies freighted here from St Michael for him. He reported no idle men al Dime. but shortage of luxuries and some of the necessities. He said no hardships will be experienced there through the food shortage. however as there is enough grub to last until navisa ton is opened. Swanson found on arrival that his schooner, the No katak, which was laid ,tp here last fall had been forcibly entered during his absence and q quantity of food and some of the vessels equipment ab- stracted. Fe would have gone tl St
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-03
WELL koNoW NoMEITE
 ACCIDENT VICTIM

Arthur Andre, well known former resident of this city. died in Seattle during the early part of January last,
 following an accident on board q
 Sound steamer on which he was en- ployed as mate. according to recent
 letters. Andre is said to have fallen down an open hatchway while the ves- sel was docked. It was at first be- lieved his neck was broken by the fall.
 but an autopsy performed after his
 demise revealed that death was prob
 ably due to a blood clot found in one
 of the heart chambers as his vertebra
 was uninjured.
 The deceased was aged about B years and was q native of one of the 'Scandinavian states. where q number
 of relatives survive. Andre spent the summer season in Nome for a number of years and was at various times connected with the Hill Pharmacy. He was of exemplary habits and possess ed a frank open hearted and genial disposition which made him prime |favorite wi -h all who enjoyed his ac- quaintance His unfortunate demise friends
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-03

Michael and sworn cut a search war rant but for the necessity of having to get back to the Koyuk with his sup. plies immediately People hera are found and punished, for until they are located the shadow of suspicion rests on the town.
 Dr Randall returned from St Mich ael on the 18th and was compelled to lay over until today on account of the fiercest blizzard of the season.
 Marshal Jordan arrived on the 20th land left for St Michael on the follow ing morning. His business was ap- parently imperative as he left in storm that was blowing too hard for the mail to either arrive or depart.
 Chris Gudmundsun is back from s. Michael and leaves for Nome this morning. While at the first named point he annexed for consideration the furs accumulated by trader Frank Williams during the winter Williams, who Is in bed as a result of had at tack of rheumatism. accepted Chris grading. Gudmundsun reports a sue cessful fur buying trip along the Yukon and also that he acquired a ranch while on the Outside.
 The latter fact is evident by his enlarged vocabulary. He TOW uses with the abandon of an expert such terms as "subsoil''. surface soir' ..ro- tation Of crops" and numerous other asricultural designations. He IS un- decide whether ne will stock the ranch with eJrsey's or shorthorns. His in 'clination is tow.i1 the Jerseys. as he is fond of milk Part of the ranch I'te say: will De devoted :1 raising the fruits common to the state of Washington. An unique feature of the ranch dwelling will be a room de- voted to the curios collected by him during his long stay in Alaska. He says he intends to entertain his old friends amidst familiar surroundings.
The Nome nugget., 1920-04-03
KERR WRITES
 OF THE BIG OUTSIDE

The great outside is mot as rush ing as one might believe" and the principal occupation is keeping the Russian Reds from getting away with the country" according to Lawrence Kerr in letter to NJ. w.. Griffith dated at Seattle January 20,
 "I am back in Seattle again." he continues. No matter where one goes, you find Nomeites plenty. There is "a regular Nome colony in Berkley aod another one in Vancouver, Wash ington. All you hear out here is strikes, holdup's and Bolsheviki out breaks, and these. coupled with the high cost of living. sure make things interesting for one from the back woods section"
 Referring to the Russian Reds, he says: They arrested over 300 here the other night. Chief of Police Joe War ren is sure making good. General IerSnlnS IS neTe loudN ana. 1T tloW us and demonstrations count for any thing, he sure is some popular. Rob Hickman was here few days ago bu: lief, for san Francisco. Governos Riggs and Charley Garfield are hera now.
 We have had very little news from Nome this winter. Guess things must be quiet up there. am sorry to re- port that pr Neuman is not at all well and is just recovering from an other sick spell. Billy Paulson and Arthur Andre died here last week. O!d Bill Bryan has split with the Wilson branch of the Democrats and is giv ing them N. Maybe he is after the Democratic nomination again Let us pray."