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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
GLENN ID. MATHEWS
Candidate for
Judge of Probate
Judge OF FrODate
Democratic Ticket

Born in Ionia county. in 1888. A
graduate of the Portland High school
and Law school of the University of
Michigan (class of 1922. Two years
as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
of Ionia county. Seven years exper-
fence in the general practice of law.
A veteran of the World War with
over a year of service in this country
and France. Qualified to give the Of
flee competent and efficient admin
istration.
If the voters of Ionia county feel
that SIXTEEN YEARS is enough
and that TWENTY YEARS is Too
Long for one man to have a lease
on the political gifts of the people
they are respectfully urged to place
a cross before the name of Glenn ID.
Mathews when they cast their ballot
November second.
1t will be a vote for competent
man and against Life Tenure in pub
lie Office.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
EXPERIENCES OF
A CANDIDATE IN
IONA COUNTY
INCIDENTS BOTH HUMOROUS
AND OTHERWISE IN THE
LOCAL CAMPAIGN

The candidate was walking along
a country road thinking of the hum
dred and fifty or two hundred peo-
pie he had seen that day when glanc-,
ing up he noticed that he was passing
a school house. He caught glimpse
through the window of some thirty
or more little heads all engaged or
pretending to be engaged in their
little lessons. The apple tree near
by looked healthy enough but no ap-
pies were to be seen except on the
very topmost branches. The condi-
date reflected upon how school boys
and apple trees were as good friends
as they were in the good old days
when he too was a school boy of
seven or eight years of age.
His reflections were suddenly in
terupted by a crash and clatter when
down the road came a farmers wagon
and pair of colts endeavoring to
run away. The driver had just got
ten them well in hand when he drew
up near by. The candidate was able
to render him some slight service so
the farmer gave him a lift saying
that it was a kind of experiment
driving this team of colts, that he had
a load of wheat and ought not to
have hitched them on valuable
load until they had shown that they
were a safe team. He also said he
was taking his wheat to the mill.
The candidate told him that every
thing was grist that came to his mill
also, that he was campaigning and
that the farmers experience remind
ed him of an inexperienced man who
was once elected as Judge of Probate
and of how in one case a large
amount of property had been divided
enormously, a mistake which never
could be corrected. The candidate
said that nothing of this kind had
happened since he had been in but
that the Probate Office was one for
Continued on Page Four.)
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
FAITH HOME AT SMYRNA
TO HAVE REVIVAL

The staid and little good old vii
lage Of Smyrna, the next door neigh
Dor to Belding on the southwest is
due to have a real live shaking up
beginning the last of this week and
the program which has been outlined
will place it on the map in larger
letters than ever before. Some of
the citizens Of Smyrna and vicinity
cooperating with Mrs. Jessie VOL
finger, proprietor of Faith Home,
have arranged for holding ten days
camp meeting and convention with a
most excellent and varied program
and every day and evening after the
opening day which will be Saturday,
September Is will be filled with some
thing good and interesting and prof.
table.
The meetings will be held in Ly-
ceum hall in close proximity to the
Home building, both of which will be
used to accommodate the crowds which
are certain to attend these meetings.
Since the property of the former
Spinney sanitarium has come into
the possession of Mrs. Wolfhger she
has by lots of hard work and no
small expense made wonderful i'm
provements in and about the place
and is making it an institution Of
value to the community. When Mrs.
Wolfnger came to Smyrna a little
more than a year ago from Chicago
she found the sanitarium unoccupied
and imediately saw that it was a de-
sirable place for home with its
two acres of ground, plenty of rooms
in the house which is 50x60 feet with
an addition of 30x40 feet all two
stories, fine basement and porch Is
feet wide by rs feet long. Mrs. VOL
finger says ~ have named it Faith
Home" as | have faith that we will
see the day when we will have home
here that will be an honor to our
country and to our Cod. The com
mittee in charge of the ten days
meetings and Mrs. Wolfinger espe-
cially extends hearty welcome to
everybody to come to Smyrna, take
part in the meetings, enjoy them and
have free acces to the tent. the Home
and the grounds without money and
without price.
The Sunday schools of the county,
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, A Missionary Temperance
Union. A missionary program with a
returned missionary from one of the
IoEelBn countries ana SeVeral speak
ers from Mel. Trotter's Rescue Mis-
sion, all have dates and places on the
program. Mrs. Wolfnger, who has
organized Sunday school, is nego-
tiating for the purchase Of the old
church which has for many years
been land mark in Smyrna and will
endeavor to organize forces to put
it in commission again.
ID = l.
will have charge of the Gospel meet
ings. Saturday will be Sunday school
rally day. Sunday the 10th will be in
charge of the City Rescue Mission.
Of Grand Rapids at which Mr.. Trotter
Is expected to speak. Tuesday, 21st,
will be w. G. II. u. day with State
Evangelist, Elder Saddler Shaw, in
charge. Meetings during all the
week. Invitations are, to come and
bring your lunch baskets, those from
a distance can get meals and lodgings
at Faith Home. Sunday, Septem-
ber 26th., Paramount Park Mission
will have charge.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
Mrs. Ben Neve Dead

News came to this city on Sunday
of the death of Mrs. Ben Neve, for
mer young woman resident of this
city, at the home of her parents, at
Woodville. on Saturday night, fol-
lowing an illness caused by tubercu-
losis and which started in with an
attack last spring, while the family
was still residing at their home in
this city. The funeral was held at
Woodville on Tuesday. and burial was
in the cemetery there. Surviving are
husband and two children, Evelyn,
aged 6 years and Forrest, aged 2
Mr.. Neve and his two motherless
children have the sympathy of the
entire community in their great be-
reavement.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
Typhoid Fever Gets Victim

The death of Miss Malvina Markey
aged 10 years, took place at 1915
o'clock, uesday morning at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor, west
May street, where she had been in the
care of Miss Cora Tayuor, a nurse,
following an attack of typhoid fever.
The young lady had no relatives here
and the body was shipped today by
Undertaken Fitzjohn to the home of
her parents at Rogers City where
funeral services and burial will be
held. Ernest Markey, brother, was
down from Rogers City, Friday, but
because the ginl's Icondition was
thought to be improving. he left for
home again. Percy Ravis, of Pontiac,
who married Miss Emma Markey, a
sister of the. dead girl. about year
ago, arrived here this morning and
Ernest Markey the brother CAME
again at noon and they accompanied
the remains home to Rogers City.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
Has Novel Window Display

Perhaps the best and most novel
window display shown here in some
time is the one which Art Mccoy of
the Belding Hardware Co., has just
finished and has on display in the
stores window. 1t is full sized
hunting lodge, with every thing dear
to the heart Of the hunter in it. II
is of log construction and the fall ap-
pearance make one itch to be right
out in that real life now and many
people are stopping and looking at
the display. Many who are not even
inclined to hunting, stop and look
at the hunters cabin and then go in
the store and in the cabin and look
things over. When it comes to
hunters wants and the real scenery
of the wilds, Art Mccoy is there all
the time. as his latest creation will
testify.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
WORTHY GRAND MATR0N
VISITED DORIC CHAPTER

More than 200 members of the O.
f. s. were present at the meeting OF
Doric chapter, Tuesday night. Mrs.
Ida Parkhurst, Worthy Grand Ma
tron of Grand Rapids was the guest
of honor and delegations from Ionia
Grattan and Howard City were in
attendance.
The initiatory degee on three cam
didates was most most beautifully
carried out and received very high
compliment from Mrs. Parkhurst in
an excellent speech she made at the
close of the week. Refreshments
were served and Worthy Matron Mrs.
Fred Purdy, presented the Grand
Worthy Matron with a two piece set
of cut glass fiavoring service.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
BOY RECEIVES
FRACTURED SKULL
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
is STILL UNCONSCIOUS AS RE-
suit OF BEING THROWN TO
PAVEMENT BY MACHINE

Floyd Cottrell, the ten year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Cottrell
came very near losing his life on Sat
urday evening about $3.50 o'clock
when he was struck by a runabout
driven by Howard Ferguson and
knocked down, the force of the blow
being so hard that he received frac-
ture of the skull just behind the
right ear, when his head struck the
pavement. Up to the time that this
is written he has as yet not recov-
cred consciousness and the chances
for his recovery are doubtful.
The Cottrell boy and Kenneth and
Cecil Butler had come into the city
from their homes in the east part
of town and were waiting for Mr..
and Mrs. Cottrell to return from a
trip to Greenville when the accident
happened. The street was thickly
parked with automobiles and the
traffic between the two rows of park
ed machines was as it usually is
on Saturday nights, with the excep-
tion that it was heavier on last Sat-
urday night than it had ever been
noticed before. A number of peo-
pie were heard to remark about the
crowded condition of the parked and
moving automobiles shortly before
the accident happened.
The Cottrell boy and his playnates
had been playing tag and in the stage
of the game wherein the accident
happened, the Butler boys were chas-
ing Floyd as he was running in an
effort to avoid them. In endeavor-
ing to escape, he ran in between
two parked automobiles and darted
It,.an+lxv -, oc r. Il,
Ferguson runabout. Mr.. Ferguson
just started it and shifted in to in
termediate gear and was not travel
ing over eight or ten miles per hour
when the boy stepped in front of
him. He stopped Immediately and
the car did not go five feet after the
child was struck before it stopped.
Some people who saw the accident
claim that the front wheel passed
over the boys body, while others who
saw it state that the boy fell between
the two front wheels and that no
wheel passed over him.
He was picked up in an apparent
lifeless condition and taken to the
Office of DIR. A. K. Hollard and later
on taken to his home where DR.. STAN
ton is attending him. According to
DIR. Stanton, there is a fracture of
the skull. but he made the statement
that the child was getting better and
would possibly recover, although
this was a matter which it would
take some time to determine.
Earl Haynes was riding with Mr.
Ferguson at the time the boy was
struck and both men have done ev-
erything possible for the child's well
fare and ease. They took a bed, bed
ding, nightgown and other articles
out to the boys home and feel ter
rible over the accident, although
none of the people who were present
and saw it, place any blame on them
for hitting the child. Mr.. Ferguson
was so overcome by the accident that
he was unable to drive the car away.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15

Jay Hansen and his son, Irwin, are
bearing the marks of what might
have been more serious injuries than
they were which they received in an
accident as they were driving down
Pearl street on Labor Day morning
at about 8 o'clock and ran into .
rope which had been drawn across
the street for the purpose of barring
traffic which might interfere with
the parade and other features which
were scheduled for the day. Neither
Mr.. Hansen or his son saw the rope
and the first thing they knew II had
caught their car and had smashed the
windshield and tore the top off. The
flying glass made several bad cuts
on their faces and hands, one of
which on Mr.. Hassen's nose, was
very close to his eye and might have
been far worse that IL was. The
damage to the car was about 500
and was paid for by the Labor Day
Committee.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15

Mrs. ]. X. Scouten brought in to
this Office, on Thursday, rare phe-
nomena for this season of the year
in the form Of a number OF very fra
grant blossoms which she had pick
ed from a pear tree in her yard. The
tree which bore these blossoms must
be of a lazy nature as its numerous
sister trees are having their fruit
picked and placed on the market at
a time when it is just waking up
from last winters sleep and bringing
forth its blossoms.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15

A rumor spread with considerable
rapidity Wednesday morning to the
effect that Tison Hale, manager of
Hale's Orchestra, had been struck by
an automobile on the street, Tuesday
evening and had suffered a fracture
Of one of his legs. Information at
the Hale home this morning brought
forth the fact that the leg-in fact
both legs were all right and that
there was absolutely no foundation
for the rumor. >,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
/ Old Landmark Raced

on Depot street and occupied for a
long time back by John Curtis and
his wife was razed last week in or
der to make room for the widening
of the street owing to the construc-
ton of the sewer which is being
started at West Main and North
Broas street and which will accomo-
date the new depot and other build
ings along the route. The old house
was owned by the Belding Land &
Improvement Co.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
Membraneous Group Causes Death

Membraneous Group claimed life
in this city Sunday when Covell Mer-
GER, the five year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ID. Mercer, SIG Ionia street
succumbed to the disease at the home
of his parents that afternoon. The
funeral for the little victim was held
Monday afternoon at two o'clock,
Rev. P. Ray Norton officiating and
burial was made in Orleans ceme-
tery
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15

Nevin j. Lloyd drove up in front
of the Office Monday in brand new
wheel chair which he had just re
ceived as present from his brother,
Z. G. Lloyd and which so far replaced
the old chain drive chair that Nevin
said that it was like changing from
a Ford to a Fierce-Sparrow.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15

Meeting of stockholders. The an
nual meeting of stockholders of The
Belding Building and Loan Associa-
ton will be held on Monday evening,
September 20, 1920 at 8 o'clock for
the purpose of electing three direc-
tors and for the transaction Of such
other business that may be brought
before said meeting.
Sept, Is Geo. Z. Wagner, Sec.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15

American Legion News
All members of Hugo w. Fales
Post, American Legion, are urgently
requested to be present at the next
meeting, Monday evening, September
20 as we have business Of Importance
to bring before the meeting.
Com.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15

Only two weeks more in which to
pay your taxes as collections will
close on September 80 and / shall
make my returns to the city clerk
Immediately after that date.
J. B. Essex, City Treas.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15
Grattan Grauke Notice

The next regular meeting of the
Grattan Grange win be postponed
one week on account of the Grand
Rapids fair. A special Pomona pro-
gram is being prepared. Refresh
ments of sandwiches, fruit salad, ap-
pie pie, pumpkin pie and cheese.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-15

To the members of the Michigan
Farm Bureau of Otisco township
There will be a meeting Tuesday,
Sept. FL at Maccabee hall, Smyrna,
at p. m. gor the purpose of COM
pleting the organization and trans
acting any other business which may
come before the association.
Nothing But The Truth at the
Empress, Wednesday, September 22.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
|HIRsCH8tR6 SERVES
NOTICE on WRAP Co.

Injunction proceedings restraining
the virginia Railway and Power COM
pany from further operation of the
one man. safety cars on the streets Of
Richmond will be instituted in the
law and equity court Monday morning
BY Labor Commissioner John Hirsch-
berger.
Resolutions protesting against their
operation have been adopted by prac-
tically every labor organization in the
city, but Mr.. Hirschberg announced
yesterday that he was proceeding
against the power company as an in-
dividual, and not as the representa-
tive OF any particular class of peo-
pie.
Objections to the cars are many
the one most often advanced being
that, with only one entrance and exit
the progress of the cars are impeded
and. traffic delayed
The notice served on the company
by Mr.. Hirschberg, follows:
January 10, 1920.-To the Virginia
Railway and Power company. Rich
mond.. Va: Gentlemen,-Takc notice
that the twelfth day of January. 1920
at $3.50 A. NJ. or as soon thereafter
as may be heard, / shall apply to
the judge of the law and equity
court Of the city of Richmond on be.
half of myself and the other taxpay-
ers and citizens of this city for an In
junction enjoining and restraining
your company from the further
operation Of the so-called one man
street cars.
Respectfully.
JOHN HIRSCHBERG.
hy Counsel +"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
new LOCK At Dock
TO COST CITY 81 500

Az new lock to replace the one that
broke Thursday night at the caty
dock will cost $500, according to Di-
rector of pubic Works Charles y.
Boiling, and vii; require between
thirty and forty-nve days for .nstaIIa-
tipn. The dock is closed to vessels of
all kinds. although efforts will be
made to float out the city dredges ana
other vessels caught In the dock aa
the time of the break
The. lock that broke has been In
use forty years. 1t has been con-
demned time and again. Efforts OF
Mr. Boiling to have new lock in
stalled have met every time with
failure. Great Inconvenience will he
caused to the many merchants along
the dock who are in the habit of
bringing boats up to their warehouses
for unloading. Freezing weather
will interfere greatly with the install
lation OF the new dock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
$500 BOND REQUIRED
OF YOUNG tlEMELlM

NJ. Lannes Lleweliyn, seventeen
years old, charged with the cause of
the death OF seven year-old Ethel
Leake by driving an automobile I'm
a careless and reckless manner and
at an excessive rate Of speed. was
yesterday afternoon placed undel a
5000 bond by Judge J. Hoge Kicks, in
the Juvenile court. IN recurring this
bond Judge Kicks revoked Liewllyn's
driving permit until he attained the
age of twenty-one years.
Bond was furnished by the youth
father, Marvin s. I4lewllyn, who has
shown much anxiety in-the case and
has done everything in his power for
the injured children.
The defense was represented by HI.
M. Smith, Jr. Testimony pointed out
that Llewllyn WAS forced to drive his
car on the sidewalk in order to miss
a rapidly travelling Maxwell car that
crossed Floyd avenue at Meadow
street just before the Lfewllyn car.
Testimony was offered by Traffic Ser
geant Grafton and Police Lieutenant
Campodonico as to the condition OF
the LlewlIyn. They testified that the
car slid ninety feet after breaks were
applied Although they stated that
they only saw prints of the sliding of
one wheel. Judge Kicks, who was on
the scene soon after the accident,
said that he saw prints whore both
wheels had Sided.
Robert Wendlinger, who was wit
ness of the accident, stated that while
the I1ewllyn car was travelling
rapidly. the car that came out of tfS
side street was also going at a fast
speed. Identify of the other car has
never been established.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
lIc0nE Tx FACTS
YOU SHOULD KNOW

In making out his income tax for
1Ate the taxpayer must report the
following items under gross income.
salaries. wages. and commissions Tor
personal services. including bonuses,
Interest received on notes and de-
posts in banks, including servings
=hfnks- - z,,,zz !, 4
maid out of earnings or profits accrueu
since Mnrcf /, 1913; are 4taxanie. ~.
dividends are deemed to be oistrlu
ufcd out OF the most recently accu"iu
lated earnings. :,
Profits received from the sale o.
property, real, or personal II w
property was purchased prior 20 MAJ AZ
ii, 1913, the profit is based on .ne a nd
ference between the selling price any
N. fa;r market price or value as OF
"a'n rroSts RODS ON stock Trades.
- profits from stock market transac-
Income received from fiduciaries
that q a mounts received from incomes
a estates. trusts. etc. through trus-
tees. administrators, or executors.
Partnership prcnfs paftneIsn sn ~
s,,ch are not subject to the Income
~ but each Individual partner must
nAv = tar on the income from such
partnership.
nnyalties from mines. oil. and gas
wells. patents. copyrights. and fran
Itoms Not TAXABLE.
The following items are not tax
able and need not be included in the
return:
s property received as gift by will
or BY fnheritance. The income from
such property, however. is taxable.
Proceeds Of life insurance policies.
Returns Of premiums on life insur-
anoe, endowment. or annuity contracts
Amounts received through accident
or health Insurance or under work
mems compensation acts. plus tpe
as6eaHt " damages received, whether
~ suit or agreement.
Interest on obligations OF any state
or any city, town, county. or village
and the District OF Columbia. interest,"
on obligations OF the United States !,
axompt from tax, except that interest,"
On obligations issued after September
Il. 1917, Is exempt only to the extent
provided In the Liberty loan acts
Interest on the securities issued IN
der the provisions OF the Federal farm
loan act Of July II. 1916.
Amounts received during the wal
BY persons in the active military oil
naval forces up to $4,000. in addition
% personal exemption.
Interest on Liberty bonds to the pal
value OF SIS. 900 Is exempt from all tax
alton. Holders OF large amounts OF
Liberty bonds are advised to consult
their bankers OF collectors Of internal
revenue as to their exemptions
Living Expenses Not DeducdhIc-
The law expressly prohibits the de-
duction OF personal or living expenses
These include rent, wages of servants
cost of food and clothing for family
apkeep of automobiles used for pleas
are or convenience, education of chill
iren. and similar items Income spen'
during the year 1919 for any OF these
toms liz subject to the tax.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
Real IceService
for You

liIp
Largest Output of Best Ice Made---Perfectf
Equipment-Prompt Deivery--Polite, In
Intelligent Service by Experienced
Drivers-Cash or Credit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11

In the Aeolian-V Vocation
the public has found a new
and superior type of phono-
graph-a monograph which
is not only mechanically in
advance of other instru-
ments, but which, unsteady,
is so far ahead of anything
hitherto known as to be in a
class quite by itself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
YOU CAN OWN A
Hoosiier
KITCHEN
CABINET
=

HOOSIER prices and
terms are so low that
every housewife can
easily own this scientific
kitchen helper and en-
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cnce.
No other cabinet
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NO other combines all
wanted features. Hoo
sfcr's capacity Is extra
large. It's construction
extra quality.