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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27

the biggest state or international
fairs. Seven groups of the cleverest
entertainers to be found have been
engaged. They include the Six Bel
fords, marvellous acrobats who have
travelled with Ringing Bros. shows
for the past five seasons; the Royal
Yositos, famed as the most marvel
Gus of Japan's celebrated perform
ers; the Marbles Family, in comedy
and in daring wire acts; Darling's
Dog and Pony Circus, specially fea-
turing "Maude" the famous comedy
mule; Lii Kerslake and his five
trained pigs, a comedy act that calls
for laugh with each breath and a
few in between, and several other
acts to be announced later. All these
free entertainment features will be
given each afternoon and evening on
a huge raised platform, size 40 so
feet, erected in front of the grand
stand. In addition to these free fea-
lures the newly organized Ionia City
Concert Band will give free concerts
in the grand stand each afternoon and
evening. At 4 o'clock each afternoon
two combating aeroplanes will give
a thrilling program of stunt flying,
exhibiting all the death defying stunts
used during the World war by the
daring aviators of the Lafayette
esquadrille over the battle lines of
France and Belgium.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
WASHERS" DRAW
HEAVY FINES IN COURT

The authorities refuse to allow the
fellows who practice the profession
or regular Washers" to carry on
their trade and business without ev-
cry little while stepping in and caus-
ing trouble for some of the fellows
who think that every lady whom they
meet on the street is dead easy and
awaiting for an opportunity to cash
in on a date with them and within
the past week four oft hese profes-
sionals have been caught and brought
before the bar Of justice where in
each instance they parted with a good
bunch Of jack to square themselves
with the requirements of the law.
Charles Petersen and Arthur Will
son, two young fellows who hailed
from Greenville, were picked up Sat
urday and on Monday morning they
were brought before Judge Maurice
A. Reed, where they plead guilty to
the charge of accosting women on the
street and it cost them just $1,000
each to settle the case. At the same
time, Fay Nash and Harold Merrill,
two swains from Lake Odessa, who
were picked up on the same offense
on Sunday night, were appearing be-
fore Judge Lapham and they also
plead guilty, drawing a fine and costs
amounting to $14:50 EACH a sum
which would buy a lot Of candy and
other niceties for their regular girls
at home.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
AMERICAN LEGION
BOOSTS WAR VET
FOR POST OFFICE
HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS BE-
ING MADE FOR SIGNATURES
TO THEIR PETITION

Petitions were got out and placed
in circulation last week which were
addressed To Hon. j. w. Fordney, at
Washington, ID. C. who is the repre-
sentative in congress for this district
and who will undoubtedly have the
say as to who will be the next post
master of this city, asking for the
appointment of F. Sidney Washburn,
member of the local American Legion
post, to the position of postmaster,
upon the expiration of the term OF
the present incumbent, W. f. Brick
er.
The action of the Legion boys in
this matter came as a surprise and
was ike the throwing of monkey
wrench into the smooth running ma
chinery which had to all indications
worked out with the assurance that
Elmer Z. Fales, former sheriff and
mayor, would be the next appointee
to the postmastership 1t was a
foregone conclusion that the position
had been promised to Mr.. Fales and
no one seemed to oppose him for the
appointment. True, several other
names were mentioned at times but
they were soon quieted when it be-
came known that the appointment
had been promised long time ago.
Washburn, the young man being
boosted by the Legion IS a son of
Mayor Washburn land Sd was in
overseas service for seven months
during the late World war, the latter
fact being embodied in the petition
to the congressman. He is charter
member of the local legion. On the
other hand, Mr.. Fales is a staunch
and lifelong republican and without
question has earned the appointment
through past services for his party.
He is an honorary member of the
legion, as is also his wife, the local
post being named, after their son,
Hugo Fales, who lost his life in a
shell explosion in France, and it be-
ing customary with the legion to ad-
nit to honorary membership the par
ents of the hero after whom the post
was named.
There are some who are of the
opinion that the appointment of Mr..
Bricker soon expires, but he will con-
tinue in the office until November 3,
1922, as his term does not expire un-
til that time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
A Mighty Good Paper

We take especial pride in the get
ting out of this issue of the Banner
News and consider it one Of the best
if not the very best-issue which
we have ever published. Just for
your own satisfaction place it side by
side with any other weekly newspaper
which you can get hold of and COM
pare them. We know the verdict.
If you sent in an item of news, we
thank you and you can feel that you
have done something to make a good
and better paper for Belding. If you
are in business and have an adver-
tisement representing your firm, you
can also feel that you are one of the
substantial, rel able and progressive
people who realize that every paper,
in order to serve the public as it
should and desires to, must be pat
ronized with the advertising of the
business houses of the town where it
is published. If you are not repre-
sented with an advertisement, think
over your duty in this regard and
get an adv. ready for next week.
If you are a subscriber to this pa
per and are in arrears on your sub
scription, look over this copy and try
and figure out how much it cost to
produce this edition and then look
up how much you owe the publishers.
Then come in with the money, so we
can continue to send the paper to
YOU
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
A Nasty Unclean Trick

Some filthy person threw number
of cigarette stubs in the drinking
fountain at the post Office corner last
week and for the greater part of
day the public was either required to
drink out of the fountain with that
nasty mess beneath their faces or to
go on thirsty. The person who threw
those stubs in the waste receptacle
should be publicly whipped and
cleaned up. A hog would be cleaner
than some folks are, as evidenced by
the throwing of cigar and cigarette
stubs in a publ drinking fountain.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
Thief Took Tire on Auto

part of the Broas homestead, on west
State street, reported that someone
had entered his garage on Thursday
night and had taken a brand new tire
and tube off from the left front
wheel of his Ford and had also taken
two inner tubes and a good pump
from beneath the space under the
rear seat usually kept for carrying
such articles. Mr.. Converse has a
fairly good idea of who the parties
are who took the stuff and action
may be brought against the parties
lust as soon as a few more details
are worked out to clinch the evidence
in the case.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27

The closing event of each day,
scheduled for S:45 o'clock each even
ing, is to be a marvellous exhibition
of the celebrated Pains fireworks,
featuring "The Siege of the Dar-
danelles," pioneer Days." "The
Comedy Circus" and "The Chicago
Fire.. No such stupendous program
of fireworks has ever been staged in
western Michigan, and the Ionia Free
Fair offers it as one of its FREE
ATTRACTIONS each evening.
With midway a mile long, headed
by Wolfe's Superior Shows, a 30-car
organization of the very best and
cleanest entertainment features OBJ
tainable, with merry -go-rounds, Fer
ris wheels, whips, glides, side shows
main shows, balloons, taffy stands,
ETC., ETC., to amuse both young and
old, with beautiful Riverside park in
which 10 hold the fair, and with
lunch stands, dining rooms, rest
rooms, etc, to provide for the COM
fort of all who attend Ionia's Free
Fair will present four days of un-
paralelled sport, pleasure and exhili-
ration for its patrons.
And best Of all, the Fair is FREE.
No gate charge, no parking charge =
each may come and go as often as he
desires. It's Ionia's big play week,
and she invites everybody from
everywhere to join in the fun.--Adv.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
NEW WORKERS
ARE TAKEN FOR
THEFT OF CAR
FARM HANDS
FROM THE EAST, STEAL
EMPLOYERS SEDAN

When Fred Whittenback, well
known farmer, living west of the ci-
ty, missed his fine sedan Tuesday
morning, suspicion was at once dir
ected to two men who had hired out
to Mr.. Whittenback to work during
harvest and who were missing from
the place after the car was missed
and he reported the facts in the case
to Elmer E. Cook, local police officer
who Immediately got busy and caught
the two fellows in question at Ionia,
where they had gone. Nothing was
told them as to what the charge was
on which they were wanted, but they
were brought back here and placed
in Jail, last night.
This morning they were taken
away from each other, one of them
going to Ionia and the other held
here for Grand Rapids authorities.
While the officers are out of town to-
day with the men, we learn that one
of them has confessed and told where
they left the car and that he had gone
with the officers to get it, the thieves
having left it somewhere near Lyons
when something went wrong
The two men claimed they were
from New York and undoubtedly had
they been successful in driving the
machine, would have been fairly well
on their way to some city in the east
where the identity of the automobile
would have been unknown and they
might have kept it indefinitely.
Should the two men taken, prove
to be the two who took the machine,
they will undoubtedly be tried in the
Kent county courts at Grand Rapids.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
AMPUTATE LEG IN EF-
FORT TO SAVE LIFE

Fred Whitney, well known Ronald
township farmer, died at the Corpor-
alton hispital, Monday afternoon fol-
lowing an operation in which a leg
had been amputated in an effort to
save h S life. gangrene having set in
and caused the serious consequences.
Mr.. Whitney recently cut a corn
on one of his feet and bloodpoison
set in, later on turning into gangrene
and all efforts to stop the spread of
tire disease were futile and he was
brought to the local hospital, where
it was thought that he ampuation of
the leg would save the mans life.
Funeral services are be ng held this
afternoon at three o'clock, from the
home and burial will take place in
North Plains cemetery.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
Ice Shortage Closes Market

Closed until September lst' is a
sing which passersby can read on the
front window of the Shindorf & Spi-
Ger cash and carry market and the
reason therefor is that the proprie-
tors of the market have been VUable
to get ice enough to keep their meats
cool and saleable and will not be
able to get suffic ent supply before
September, if they will be able to get
il then. f crest Fish, of the firm of
F sh a. Young, proprietors of the
Model Market, says that they have a
supply of ice to last them perhaps
through the summer, but that at
times it seems that he will have to
place an drmed guard around the
house where it is stored. Mr.. Fish
was lucky and prudent in putting up
his own supply of ice last winter,
getting his crop from the pond at
Kiddville.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27

With an enlarged and rebuilt
grandstand that will comfortably seat
5000 people, gift to the city of
Ionia from Mayor Fred w. Green and
his business associates, with $4,000
in purses to attract the very best
horses, with three races of not less
than three heats each day of the
fair, and with the race track in the
very pink of condition, Ionia is to
entertain it's first Shortship Race
Meet in connection with the great
IONA FREE FAIR, August 16 to
10, inclusive.
The Ionia races have always called
out some of the feetest horses in
Michigan, but this year horses from
all over the United States will COM
pete in the events of the week, and
next to the Grand Circuit races
themselves no better race meet than
Ionia's will be held anywhere in the
country. $500 is the smallest purse
offered for any one of the IL races,
and some of the best known horses
that will race the shortship circuit
this year are already on the track and
more than 100 others are booked for
later appearance.
In addition to each days program
Of races the Fair management has
secured an array of talent for free
attractions each afternoon and even
ing which will surpass the enter
tainment features offered by most of
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
THINK LOCAL
TALENT PLAYED
PART IN ROBBERY
ALL BUT ONE OF STOLEN TIRES
ARE RECOVERED IN
HOT CHASE

Thieves gained entrance, Saturday
night to the garage on south Pleas
ant street, formerly owned by Joe
Reed and operated by him until
short time ago when he left for parts
unknown, and they removed eight or
more tires of size to fit the Ford
car and had they not been intercept
ed the chances are that they would
have made away with their loot and
no one would have been any the wiser
for some time to come.
Coy j. Scanlon, a taxi driver and
Villa Pinkham first noticed the
two thieves as they started to cross
Bridge street on Liberty street and
thinking there was something wrong
they gave chase. The largest one of
the thieves dropped his four tires
and ran east on Liberty street up to-
ward the school house and the smaller
of the two, struck in between the
house occupied by Frank Snyder, To-
cal express agent and the residence
of Byron Cook. When his pursuers
pressed him too close, this thief turn
ed around and showed fight by swing
ing the tire around himself and
threatening to knock the packing out
out of anyone who dared to come
within striking distance of him. Ra-
ther than take any chances, the pur-
suit was abandoned and the two fell
lows made their getaway. Monday
morning the four tires carried by the
smaller fellow, who showed fight,
were found in the rear of Rev. Curch's
residence, where he had dropped
them.
Chief of police, Elmer Cook, was
notified at about 80 o'clock Sunday
morning and hunt was made for
the thieves but this was fruitless and
and the tires were traced to having
come from the Reed garage through
the fact that the shipping tags were
still attached to them. When the ga
rage was VISITED. it was discovecen
that whoever the persons were who
pulled the job, they had key with
which they gained entrance, as the
lock was all right and looked as if
it had not been disturbed. The fact
that all the tires were later on found
also looked as if the parties were To-
cal people who thought that they
might be found with the goods on
them and therefore dropped them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
EDITOR OWN LAWYER
AND WINS HIS CASE

Several months ago, the Banner
Publishing Co was sued in court at
Ionia by Chicago concern which al
legged nonfulfillment of a contract.
The matter had been in the hands of
several attorneys prior to the COM
mencement of the suit and the law
yers had refused to go ahead with it,
Nichols q Locke, of Ionia, finally
were pressed to go ahead with the
case and on Friday, July %, the ed
itor appeared in court to present the
side of the Banner Publishing Co.
while Alfred r. Locke, a former To-
cal man, presented the evidence which
had been prepared by the Chicago
concern.
Modesty on our part forbids a
lengthy review of the case but we
publish the following from the Fri
day issue of the Ionia Sentinel-Stan-
dard:
ED. d. Engemann Belding, is
primarily a newspaper man but he is
a versatile chap, and does not hes-
tate to tackle any problem that may
arise. When he found himself sued
sometime ago by a newspaper service
concern for an account which he was
certain in his own mind he was not
responsible for, he took the conduct
of his defense into his own hands and
with such good success that this
morning in Justice Taylor's court
the suit was dismissed with a 'no
cause for action" verdict.
Ed. Engemann S ought out and
collected his own evidence and sub
mitted himself and a rgued his
own case. Nor did he call on any
witnesses. 1t was stated by the
plaintiff, a Chicago advertising con-
cern that the matter would be ap-
pealed to the circuit court. The
suit was to collect for service alleged
to have been rendered under a con-
tract entered into by the maname-
ment of the Belding Banner previous
to the time tha Ed. Engemann ac-
quired hat paper.
Be it further said to the credit of
the Banner Publishing Co., that while
it has had a hard battle at times in
keeping on top Of its debts, that the
debt in this case was not a just one
or it would have been paid, as have
all our other many debts. If every
one paid their debts as good as we do
there would be no "bad" accounts.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
WASHINGTON CLUB
SUMMER PICNIC Hello
At BALDWIN LAKE
SPLENDID LAKE AND IT'S SUR
ROUNDINGS PROVE TO BE
AN IDEAL PLACE

The Washington Club picnic dated
for Thursday, the 21st inst, was held
at the Osmun pavilion and bathing
beach at Baldwin loke, with 130 of
its members present. An ideal day,
fine picnic dinner and a watermel-
lon aftermath were the big features.
Many indulged in boating and ba-
thing and all entered into the spirit
of social visiting. The Greenville
people may weel feel proud Of their
lake as an attraction and an asset to
the city. A arge number of the
guests at the picnic visited the golf
link grounds and were much sur
pr; sed at the excellent site. 1t COM
prises 81 acres adjoining the lake
and is already being laid out by an
expert landscape gardner with spe-
cial reference to the golf link idea.
The "Tees', and Screens" are be-
ing placed and several games have
been played On the. grounds. 1t is
being promoted by the Greenville
Country Club recently organized,
who are enthusiastic in developing
it. The old Castle house which stood
on the hill as you drive to the lake
has been torn down and what has for
years termed the haunted house" is
no more. The old barn will be con-
verted into a Country Club house.
A fine trail from the golf links to
the bathing house winding through
the woods is being blazed and when
the grounds are completed it will be
one of the prettiest sites and finest
golf links in Michigan.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
GRAVEL PIT DIS.
COvERY PUTS AGREE.
MENTS IN THE AIR
AND APPARENTLY
WORTHLESS FARM SUDDEN
LY STIRS UP INTEREST

A lawsuit of no small proportion
will undoubtedly develop over the til
tie and rights of mineral products of
the twenty acres of land on the riv-
er road to Smyrna owned and occu-
pied by William Overly. 1t was for
merly owned by Will Robson, now of
Shepardsville, Mich, of whom Overly
purchased it on a rental lease and
contract of purchase.
The land had been considered
worthless and was abandoned by Mrs.
Robson, mother of William.
Last spring Overly in digging
around, discovered and opened a
gravel pit and informed Robson that
he was ready to purchase it and Of
fered him $400.
Robson came the following week
and papers were made to that effect
in the Peoples Savings Bank.
Two weeks ago, after the township
board of Otisco had been tax kng gra-
vel from the pit and finding a seem
ing inexhaustable supply Of the fin
est quality of sand and gravel offer
ed $4,000 for the pit. $500 cash down
and three notes of $500 each in three
years.
Robson was notified to make out
his deed for the property and come
to the bank and get his money. The
following day he came and wh lie ne
gotiations were in progress it devel-
oped that Rolison's mother held a
l'fe lease and would not sign off her
right for less than $125.00 which
Overly agreed to. The hitch seemed
to put a stop to the deal and the
township board refused to stand by
their offer which Overly says they
were to put up $500.
Robson, it is claimed, saw an op-
portunity to kick on a selling tech
nicality and the following day began
suit to recover possession before E.
A. Murphy, circuit court commission
er in Ionia.
A preliminary trial is being held
today and more than a dozen witness
ses have been called to Ionia. The
case will without doubt go to the
court of equity to be tested
In the mean time the county and
state road commissioners have been
given permission to take the gravel
and place the money for it in the
bank until the title is settled.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
In Business For Himself

Frank Neve. who for some time
past has acted as local representa-
tive and buyer for the Beatrice
Creamery Co., has severed his con-
nections with that concern and is
now buying cream at the old stand
on his own account. Mr.. Neve is
popular fellow with the cream produ-
GERS of this section and will undoubt-
edly be better able to serve them in
the future with the new arrange
ment than he has been able to do in
the past.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
Mystic Workers To Ionia

Belding Lodge No. 781, Mystic
Workers of the World, has had its
charter taken up and all people who
comprised the membership of the To-
cal lodge have been notified that they
are now a part of Grand River lodge
No. $40, of Ionia. Mich, according
to cards sent by Miss Alice Haight
popular secretary of the Ionia lodge
who will be pleased to meet any of
the local members.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
Gave Entertainment at NJ. E. Church

TIC ringer qudTIette gave very
pleasing entertainment at the Central
M. E. church Tuesday evening, con-
sisting of songs, readings, magic
tricks and character songs. This
quartette are mere children, the
youngest being about seven years of
age and Il was remarkable the way
they rendered the "Mess ah". The
concert was given under the auspices
of the Epworth League and proceeds
were to be evenly divided. The Ep-
worth Leagues share was $31. No
admission was charged but an offer
ing was taken.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
"Weh" Fails To Improve

Friends of Oscar f. Webster, pro-
prietor of the Herald Publishing Co.
will regret to learn that after an i'll
ness which has confined him to his
house and bed for the past seventeen
weeks, his condition appears to be no
better than any time during the
long illness and whatever it is that
is keeping our friend "Web" down,
is so battling that it has been i'm
possible for the specialists and doc
tors to so far fathom as the cause.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
Attention Rebekahs

The thimble party will meet with
Mrs. Matte Moffat at her cottage at
Long lake, Friday afternoon and
evening, August 5. Pot luck supper
at the usual hour. A conveyance will
be provided for those who haven't
other ways of transportation and
will leave I. o. o. f. hall at LAS
sharp so don't get left.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
+. Nj. Church

The fourth quarterly meeting for
the Belding and Orleans circuit will
be held in the Belding F. VI. church,
beginning Friday, July 29 at 1880 p.
m. and continuing over Sunday. Rev.
B. t. Hicks will preside. All are in
vited to attend.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
On Motor Trim To East

Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Lloyd and son
Elvon, jr., left the latter part of last
week in their new car for a ten day
trip and visit with his brother, Ralph
Lloyd and family at Bradford, Pa.
While the boss from Lloyd's store
is away the salespeople are slashing
things right and left and in the sales
peoples adv. this week they are offer
ing some exceptional values.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-07-27
Bonus Checks Arriving

Local veterans of the late war are
beginning. to receive their bonus
checks which were started out of
Lansing recently. Rufus Goodenough
was considered good enough to be
favored with TIC receipt Of the first
one locally and George King and sew
eral others have since received theirs.