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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-08
RED VILLAGE HERD GETS
FIRST PRIZE AT STATE FAIR

Hon. Wright T. Paulk was highly
pleased with his prize winning pigs,
at the State Fair, where he exhibited
six juniors of the Spotted Poland
Chinas, on which he was given, first,
second third, and fourth prizes. Mr..
Raymond Davis was in charge of the
herd during the Fair.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-08
Chrysanthemum Prize
Awards Are Fixed
All Details Arranged for Big Flower
Exposition Here Tomorrow.

With additional prizes offered, and
numerous, new contestants for the
chrysanthemum Show, the executive
board OF the Woman's Club met Sat
urday afternoon and arranged the
awarding of prizes as follows:
Best collection of twelve assorted
colors, half dozen photographs, value
$500, Owens Studio; Second best
collection of II assorted colors, Silk
hose ]. H. Churchwe1l.
Best ten yellows, Mahogany nut
bowl, Watt-Holmes Hardware Com
pany; second best ten yellows, box OF
holiday stationery, Denmark Drug Co.
Best seven white, cut glass basket,
Russell Brothers; Second best seven
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-11-08

ed to upset the dope.
Harvey Jay, Fitzgerald half back,
was forced out of the game by an in
jury to his leg. it was not broken
as at first thought.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
BROWN RESIGNS
AS BOARD OF
COMM. SECRETARY
SUCCESSOR HAS AS YET NOT
BEEN SELECTED. MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT, MAR. 5

Byron F. Brown, for the past two
years, secretary of the local board Of
commerce, has sent in his resignation
to take effect March 81 and the meet
ing of the association which is to be
held in the city hall, Friday night
will be the last one at which Mr..
Brown will sit as secretary.
Mr.. Brown has made a capable and
efficient secretary and during his
tenure of office he has been loyal
booster for everything which stood
for the good of the community and
really has accomplished great deal
considering the times, conditions and
the like during his years in Office.
Mr.. Brown will devote his time to
his farm and to the position of sec
retary-treasurer of the Jacquet Mo-
tors Corporation to which he has been
appointed.
No successor to Mr.. Brown has as
yet been appointed but the board of
directors win undoubtedly be able to
secure a good man to take the posi-
ton within a short time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
RICHARDSON DORMITORY

Mrs. Lillian Edwards and daughter
Doris. went to Remus Friday night
to stay over the week end.
Virginia Pace went to Lansing
Monday to stay few days.
Leila Towne is home caring for her
mother who is i'll.
Last Wednesday evening ten of the
second floor girls gave party in
honor of Virginia Pace and Mildred
Bengtson, whose birthdays came on
that dav and who are the same age.
A very nice supper was served in
Miss PAGES room, after which the
entire bunch hiked for the movies.
Everybody had good time.
Fern Brown and Ruth Alberts en-
tertained Han and Clara Morton at
their home over Sunday.
Ruth Swartz went to Remus Friday
night.
Mrs. Bessie Neve of Greenville 10
visiting her mother, Mrs. Ella Lewis,
who is sick.
Miss Anna Hansen left for Lansing
Monday morning.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
NELLIE JOINER. FORMER
LOCAL GIRL. MARRIES

The marriage of Miss Nellie M.
Joiner, former Belding girl, to Mr..
John Howard Lock took place at
their home in Buffalo, February 27,
at 6 o'clock p. m, the guests being
the parents and brother of the groom
and Mrs. Abigail j. Williams, of
Madison, New Jersey, the brides
sister and her brother, Martin S.
Joiner and family, of Alma. A
brother of the groom and Miss Cath
crime Joiner were best man and the
bried's maid and stood with them at
the altar while the ceremony was
pronounced by the Presbyterian cler-
gyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lock left immediate,
ly after the wedding supper for a
two weeks honey moon trip to New
York and New Jersey later returning
to Buffalo where they will reside.
Mr.. Lock is connected with large
wholesale grocery company in Buff
falo, of which his father is president
of the corporation.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
TOWNSHIP SHOWS
LARGE DECREASE
IN POPULATION
OTISCO HAS LESS THAN FIFTY
PER CENT OF RESIDENTS
OF TEN YEARS AGO

The official census figures for Otisco
township will show, when they are
made public that there are less than
one-half as many people living in the
township at the present time than
there was ten years ago when the last
figures as to the population were
gathered, compiled and made public.
At that time the township could
boast of population of somewhat
more than 100. Today, were it so
that the figures could be made pub
lie, the figures wiuld be considerably
less than one-half that amount-in
fact just about 40 per cent or in the
neighborhood of $50 souls who claim
to be and are residents of the dis
trict.
The figures would indicate that the
back-to-the-farm movement has not
in any way worked out in a favorable
and desirable way for Otisco and if
the next ten years work out in the
same direction, there will not be peo-
people enough living in the town to
constitute an election board or to
carry on the public business.
Just where the people have gone
is a conundrum. OF course, some of
them have moved to Bedding and
other nearby cities after retiring
from the farm. 1t is hard to realize
however, that approximately 60 per
cent of towns population could dis
appear in the last decade of years
but we suppose that the lure of the
city, with its grinding and changing
noises, the whirr of the motor in the
large automobile plant and other APP
parently glistening industries has
called many of the people who were
residents of Otisco ten years ago and
that now they are engaged in the
newer line of work. Reports coming
in at various times would indicate
that Otisco township is no exception
to the general rule, however and that
practically all rural communities have
about the same story to tell and the
same game being played-city life
with it's false fineries and attracting
the people in much the same manner
as a candle light does moth, against
the life in the country, with the for
mer winning in practically every in
stance.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
Praise Listens Good"

The following is the kind of let
ter that warns the lockles of our
heart and makes us glad to be alive.
A few words of praise for it if you
really enjoy our paper, makes us
feel as good as a father does when
you tell him he has a fine boy. It
is our honest, earnest effort to make
our paper really wanted by every
one on our subscription list and when
they assure us that it is wanted, well,
maybe YOU car, understand how we
feel without us telling you. We can't
explain it anyway.-Here's the let
ter:
Langford, S. d., Feb. 20, 1920.
Editor Bedding Banner-News.
Messrs..r-
Inclosed YOU will find draft
for $3.50 which pays my subscription
for one more year. | can not quite
bring myself to the point where I
can give up my Bedding paper. 1t
has been many years since / lived
there but just the same, after hav-
ing taken your paper for over 18
years | don't want to give it up yet.
Yours for success.
Mrs. F. Puntine,
Langforo, S. d.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
GRATTAN

Mrs. James Donovan who has been
sick with the flu for the past weeks
had a relapse and is under DR.. Spen-
GERS care. Her mother, Mrs. Frank
Crandell, of Owosso has been caring
for her for the past week. Mrs.
Crandell returned home Saturday.
Mr.. James Maloney's baby was
real sick with a cold last week but
is better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Donovan called
on Lydia Casner, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Leon Crisple was in Bedding
Monday.
Charlie Chaplin at the Empress
Theatre, Wednesday, March 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of Kent City,
visited their daughter, Mrs. Will Les
sitter, over Sunday.
Mr. George Lyons and Harold
Story stayed all night at Don Don
ovan's, Monday night.
We are all glad to see the snow
going with the warm sunshine.
Miss Hazel Osmer is helping her
sister, Mrs. James Williams, of Oak
field, with her house work.
An account of so much sickness
the Ladies Aid dinner will be post
poned until the first Thursday of next
month
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03

He was born in the city of Ionia,
and has resided there all his life. He
is a graduate of the Detroit College
of law IA. In May 1917 he withdrew
from the law firm of Locke & &c.
muend and enlisted in the United
States Army where he served for 2
years, seeing active service with the
329th Field Artillery, in France. Up
on returning home in May 1919 he
again took up the active practice of
his profession, entering into partner
ship with Royal A. Hawley and Foss
0. Eldred with whom he is now as
ISOLATED.
He is for one hundred per cent
Americanism and the law and order
for which it stands. Our opinion is
that the voters of Ionia county will
make no mistake if they nominate
him at the primaries and elect him at
the subsequent election next fall.
Mr.. Gemuend is the first World
war veteran to announce his candi-
dacy for an office in Ionia county. He
is member of John F. Girard Post,
American Legion.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
GLOVER
SEED IS HELD TO
Be VERY UNSAFE
MICHIGAN GROWN SEED CHEAP
Err IN END. WARNS AGAINST
GIANT INCARNATE"

Clover seed imported from abroad
or from other sections of the country
is unsafe for Michigan planting, ac-
cording to Prof, j. F. Cox, head of
the Farm Crops Department at the
Michigan Agricultural College, Lam
sing. The best and really cheapest
seed for Michigan farmers is Mich
igan grown, purchased from depend
able local dealers-even though the
cost looks high as judged by past
prices.
"As never before, large out-of-the>
state seed companies are advertising
for sale in Michigan seed mixtures at
apparently attractive prices" says
Professor Cox. ain reality this seed
is usually Of lower standard of puri-
ty and termination than that offered
by dependable local dealers, and it
may cause great loss to Michigan
farmers"
A warning against extensive seed
ing of Giant Incarnate or Crimson
clover is given farmers of the state.
This variety is adapted to sections of
the Ohio river for fall planting, but
it will not live over Michigan winters
except when conditions are extremely
planting, according to the M. A. G..
crops experts.
Information is reaching the college
to the effect that large shipments of
clover are coming into the United
States from Italy. This seed also
is not adapted to Michigan conditions
Michigan grown seed of Red, AL
sike, or Mammoth clover is best for
Michigan conditions. Seed of these
varties grown n the northern
states or in Canada is also accepta-
bic. The seeding recommended by
the college crops department for a
mixed hay is: four pounds of Red
clover, two pounds of Alsike clover,
and from two to four pounds of Tim
othy.
"Alsike, though selling at approxi-
mately the same price as Red, will
go farther, owing to the smallness
of the Seed" declares Professor Cox.
"Many who ordinarily plant eight or
ten pounds of Red clover to the acre
may find 1t economical to use four
pounds of Red and two of Alsike.
Gin sections where Red clover does
not catch vel, due to lack of lime or
other unfavorable conditions, a mix
ture of Red and Alsike will often give
better stands than Red alone
Glover seed is scarce and high,
and every effort must be made to in
crease the production in Michigan.
Secretary A. NJ. Brown, Of the agri-
cultural college, himself a practical
farmer, makes the suggestion that
every farmer in the state buy at
least enough clover seed to plant a
field to furnish him with enough seed
to plant his entire clover acreage the
next year.
"In view Of the great shortage. and
the need for Michigan grown seed. we
are urging that every effort be made
to pant as large areas as possible of
this important crop, and that far
mers make it point to harvest as
much as possible for seed purposes"
says Mr.. Brown.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
STATE AND COUNTY ~"
MEN TALKED TO BOYS

The County Y. M. C. A. Secretary,
Mr.. Roy r. LeValley was in town
again last Friday with Mr.. II. c.
Coffman, of the State force. Mr.
Cotfman spoke to the high school
and eighth grade in the morning on
''the three PSI, in which he said
that we should prepare for life's du>
ties, have a purpose and stick to it
with pep and enthusiasm. He won
his way into the hearts of his audi
ence by few Introductory remarks
then impressed upon us that we
should not only strive to get thru
life in selfish way but live so as to
give our best to the world.
During the day Che two Score
taries were calling on men about
town in the interest of the "Father
and Son banquet" to be held here as
soon as the present epidemic of sick
ness will permit.
At an evening meeting plans were
laid for more permanent organiza-
ton of the Y. M. c. A. work in the
High school.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
TAKES
AWAY PARENTS OF
FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL
BEN BUSSMAN FOLLOWS JUST
TWELVE HOURS AFTER LIFE
COMPANION PASSES

Mrs. Ben Bussman aged thirty
years died Tuesday evening at their
from pneumonia which developed fol-
lowing an attack Of the grippe.
Mr.. Bussman was also sick with
the disease and this morning at six
o'clock, about twelve hours after his
life companion had passed away, he
also succumbed. He was thirty four
years of age. The couple leave a
little girl four years old, orphaned
by the two deaths, to survive. She
is being cared for by kind neighbors.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Buss-
man were taken to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Del Purdy where funeral
services, which as yet have not been
arranged for, will be held.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
Bond Holders Notice

Bring in your first and first con-
verted, second and third liberty bonds
and get them changed into permanent
bonds. This must be done before
March 10 if you want the permanent
bonds. The coupons on the bonds
above mentioned will all be clipped on
March Is and the permanent bonds
will have all the coupons attached
We have a valuable book for record
ing this transaction and you should
have your bonds changed at once.
Bedding Savings Bank.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
BARTONVIIJF

Carl Geiger had the misfortune to
get quite badly hurt while drawing
logs last week.
Mrs. Will Hogan is gaining slowly
and the children are able to be out.
The Gath of February was Glenn
Lees birthday anniversary and the
neighbors were all invited in to eat
supper and the evening was spent in
playing cards.
Charlie Chaplin at the Empress
Theatre, Wednesday, March 10.
Mr.. Douglas lost one of his best
horses last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Day were the
Tuesday dinner guests at Ralph Bel
ding's.
Mrs. Emma Lee, of Smyrna, spent
Tuesday and Wednesday at the home
of her son, Glenn Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Norton spent
Sunday at Bert Norton's, in Smyrna.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
Honorable Teacher

Ethel McGinnis is our honorable
teacher,
To the children she is an honest
beseacher;
She rules in her school,
With a governing rule.
The pupils all love her with respect
Especially the boys, which we
should expect.
A sweet and trim little teacher, I'll
say,
Just the kind that fits in a school
of today.
Just the kind that makes thee best
wife,
To keep herself and husband hap
ply through life.
We hearty extend our congratula-
tions,
May we see more like her from
our great nation.
Bud c. True.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
Charms of The South Won

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Richter and
sons, Herman Jr., Charles, and Don,
arrived at Mr.. G. NJ. Blett's on Sun
day nights train from Saginaw, to
visit and locate. They had sold their
property in Cullman, Alabama last
June. They have travelled ever since,
going to California, Colorado, Wash
ington. New Orleans and to other
places too numerous to melton. They
couldn't find house or rooms here and
decided that it would be best to buy
where it was warmer, never being
used to the cold and on Friday morn
ing took the train for Memphis Ten
nessee. believing the sunny south had
more charms fdr them than the north.
Although liking Bedding very much.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
SCHOOL BONDING
ELECTION IS HELD
TO Be ILLEGAL
AMENDMENT OFFERED Al ID
ADOPTED AFTER FIRST
VOTE HAD BEEN CAST

The school election which was call
ed for from to 8 o'clock, Thursday
came to an abrupt end just after the
first ballot had been cast, when an
amendment was offered to the origi-
nal resolution. The amendment was
almost unanimously adopted and the
election postponed until March IL.
The election opened at five o'clock
and was to continue to 8 o'clock. The
question to be voted on was for the
raising of a sum of 1925, 900 for two
new school house buildings. Frank
Sandy had cast the first ballot when
Owen j. Barker, offered an amend
ment to the effect that 100000 be
raised instead of the larger amount.
1t carried by big majority, the pro-
ponents of the plan being there in
sufficient strength to carry it.
Some contended that the election
was legal and that the amendment
was illegal and could not be counted.
This made it look possible that Frank
Sandy with his lone vote might have
carried or defeated bonding propo-
sition of better than tenth of a
million and the matter was referred
to state authorities for settlement.
A state board of education official
was in the city Tuesday and went
over the matter carefully. He gave
his decision that owing to several
minor technicalities the election was
illegal anyway and the board Of edu.
cation will have to advertise and hold
another in the near future again.
There will be no meeting or cleo
ton on Thursday, March IL as was
announced and intended when the
meeting adjourned.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
+ NJ Church

Sunday school 10 a. m; Preaching
at IL a. m. Young peoples meeting
s p. m. subject, The atonement
Preaching at p. m.
Bible study Tuesday evening,
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
Much interest is being manifested
in the young peoples meeting and i'm
portant subjects are being discussed
such as repentance, conversion, the
origin, full and free, moral agency of
man, atonement, new birth, etc. All
are invited.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
BUSHNELL.

Mr.. and MRS. B. M. Wing spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Orlie Gal
loup.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoy, Beth
and Glenn were the Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Bush.
Mrs. Charlie White spent Wednes-
day with her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Haysmer.
Mrs. Jennie Demorest and son,
Edward, of Entrican, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with her sister, Mrs.
II. Bush and attended the funeral of
Elmer II. Bush.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Soule visited
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Staines and family.
Miss Leila Bush and Victor White
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bah
cock and the John Dickinson family
Sunday evening.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
Little Race Girl Dead

Mary Race. the 10 year old daugh-
ter of Albert Race. who has been sick
at the hospital. with an attack of
pneumonia, died there Monday after
noon at FIVE o'clock. The little girls
mother died about two weeks ago
from the same disease. Funeral SER
vices were held this Wednesday af-
ternoon at four O'Clock, Rev. Hay
wood of. the F. M. church officiat-
ing and burial was in River Ridge
cemetery by the side of her mother.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
Mr. and Mrs. John |. Weeks left

Mr.. and Mrs. John l. Weeks left
here for Grand Rapids Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Weeks says he had splendid
success at his auction sale and gives
a whole lot of credit to the advertis-
ing placed in the Banner-News for
the size of the crowd and the prices
got. He says even the dog was sold
and that he believes the old family
cat would have gone too had she not
hid herself until sometime after the
sale.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
.Obituary-EImer II. Bush


Elmer H. Bush, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Bush was born in An
trim county, Michigan, January 81,
1888, moving with his parents to
Bushnell when but small child. He
was united in marriage to Miss Fern
Brown, March "a, 1915, to this union
was born one son, Russell Milo, on
February 10, 1918. While attempt
ing to get his wife home from the
hospital at Greenville, he was strick-
en- with influenza, which developed
into pneumonia, at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Hazel Larson and pass
ed from this life Sunday, February
%, 1920, at the age of thirty two
years and twenty-five days. He
leaves to mourn their loss, his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Bush, his
wife and son, three brothers, CLYDE
f., Floyd and Oral W., two sisters.
Mrs. Hazel Larson and Leila M. He
was an obedient son, a LOVING broth
er and a kind husband and loving
brother. The funeral services were
held at the home of his sister. on
February "a. A very touching SER
mon was delivered by Rev. Chas.
Ehle and the remains were laid to
rest in Sheridan cemetery.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
To Take Travelling Position

Don Cook, well known local young
man will soon start out on a travel
ing trip as salesman for the Belding
Basket Co.. having about one-haif
Of the state Of Michigan as his ter
ritory. Don is at present working
in the Office and factory getting on
to the ropes" and will soon be ready
to go and make his first sale. Don
will find he has a good. article in its
line as Is put on the market and he
will undoubtedly make good In his
new occuption.--Later: Don left for
Grand Rapids Monday morning on his
first trip.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
WORLD WAR VET
ERAN WILL RUN
FOR COUNTY OFFICE
MEMBER OF POPULAR IONA
LAW FIRM is OUT FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

Harry H. Gemuend, of the law firm
of Hawley, Eldred & Gemuend. of
Ionia, Michigan, will be a candidate
for Prosecuting Attorney of Ionia
County, on the Republican Ticket, at
the August Primaries.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
Brought Here For Burial

The remains Of Mrs. Ida Wads-
worth. a former resident of this city
who died at Grand Rapids, Monday,
arrived here on the afternoon train
and were taken to River Ridge GEM
etery for interment, the funeral SER
vices having been held at Grand
RAPIDS. Mrs. .Wadsworth was a sis
ter of the late T. Frank Ireland and
resided here before going to Grand
Rapids to live.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03
Onions for Pneumonia

Owing to the prevalence of pneu-
monia and the great mortality which
attends it's ravages, | deem it may
be my duty to give sure cure to the
readers of the Bedding Banner-News.
The infallible cure is:
Take six to ten onions according
to size, chop fine, put in large
spider over a hot fire, add about the
same quantity of rye meal, flaxseed
meal or flour, add vinegar enough to
form a thick paste, stir it through
ly, let it simmer five or ten minutes
put in a. cotton bag large enough
to cover the lungs and apply to chest
as hot as patient can bear, have poul-
tice No. ready, steaming hot as can
be borne, slip one off and the other
on every twenty minutes and eontin-
ue by relocating the poultices and in
a few hours the patient will be out
of danger, but continue always until
perspiration starts freely from the
chest; apply this remedy as early and
diligently as possible and it will not
fail, if used in reason.
When onion poultices are removed
battle the chest in warm water, then
put on wooden cloths or cotton bat
ting and wear a few days.
Benjamin Hall, Orleans.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-03

Mrs. Peter Haqck, Of West Wash
ington street, fe1 Friday and broke
her right arm and as a result will be
laid up for time Her many friends
will hope that she may speedily re-
cover the use of the arm again.