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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

II isn't SO much the heat ms II is the
stupidity Of the man who tells you II
isn't so much the heat as II Is the
humidity.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

Still, Bolshevism should not be much
additional worry TO place like Upper
Silesia.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

The report that 4Ooo,0o0 Europeans
are out Of work must be a mistake.
They cant afford II, with 4Uo'ooo
Americans idle.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

Being a constable In Ireland Is even
more dangerous than being human
ny In this country.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

The fellow who goes ON still hunt
gets pretty noisy II he has any sue
Cess.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

To get TO the top, begin at the bot
tom, but be sure It's bottom that mas
q top.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

One good way to restore indlviduai
normally is to take u cooling plunge
In the lake.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

The sun. unlike the leopard, pos
sesses the power TO change Its spots
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01

We can avoid foreign arrangements
with a navy that does the most knots.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01
Fearing that France woald come
across. Germany "came across"

The chief problem In the business
world now is the closed shopper.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
ARRESTS FOLLOW
SPEEDING AND AN
AUTO SMASH.UP
IONIA BOYS TURN CORNER AT
HIGH RATE OF SPEED
AND SMASH FORD

Two Ionia boys, Willis Sharp and
Thomas Ross, together with their
two ladies in a Buick touring car and
III. Punches, proprietor of the Home
Bakery of this city, figured in an
automobile accident at the corner of
Main and Bridge street, Tuesday
night at about ten o'clock, which re-
suited in the disabling of the Ford
which Punches was driving and the
bending Of the front axle and de-
molishing of fenGer on the Buick.
The accident was a result of the
Buick ear, owned by Sharp and driv-
EN- by Ross, rounding the corner at
rate of speed far in excess Of what
it should have been. The Buick was
coming east on Main street and IN
turning to GO south on Bridge street
swung far over to the east side Of
Bridge street. Punches was driving
north on Bridge street and he saw
the big car coming and in trying to
get over TO the curb and out of the
way was driving close to the edge of
the pavement when the Buick struck.
The force of the impact threw
Punches out of his seat.
Persons who saw the accident state
were attempting to turn the corner
with the Buick at not less than %
miles an hour, although Sharp and
Ross claimed their speed to be in the
neighborhooi of ten miles per hour.
They agreed to stand the charges of
repairing the Ford and Nightwatch-
man, Frank Antcliff, who appeared
on the scene after taking their names
and number allowed them to go home
on condition that they would return
this morning to answer to a charge
of speeding. A heavy deep cut track
in the snow showing how they haJ
tried to avert the collision seemingly
bore out the contention of eye wit
nesses that they were speeding.
Tbs morning they appeared in
Justice Reeds court at ten o'clock
and when arraigned on charge of
speeding, plead guilty and were as.
sessed fine of so and costs which
they paid.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
SAYS THEY'VE GOT
Us BEAT FOR COLO
OUT IN MONTANA
BROOK" STAHLIN WRITES OF
THINGS IN WESTERN HOME
ICE READY TO HARVEST

Mrs. Kate Shannon, of 3l5 Pine
street, recently received the follow
ing interesting letter from her broth
er, J. w. ("Brook') Stahlin, well
known to many local people, in which
he tells Of how things are going in
Montana:
Wagner, Montana, Nov. %, 2l
Dear Sister and all the rest:
Well, | think it's about
time to answer your letter, no ex-
cuse only neglect. | have seen bet
ter years than this, but can't kick
that. Grain crops were fair, oats
went 81 bushel to the acre and AZ
pounds TO the bushel SO you see they
are extra gco1. | left 80 acres Of
Alfalfa for seed. The crickets and
hvnners helped me thrash it but |
guess | got my share at that, also
put up 70 tons OF nay Stock looks
fine.
Mother Clifford told about youf,
snow storm. Well we have ours al
so. We had six inches of snow on
the Sth of September October was
a blinger. On the S,b we had a
% below zero and still cold, Ice is
ready for harvest. Sun is shining
this morning but it just makes fell
lows ears snap, but our cellar is
full, coal bin full so let her blow.
III read. We are both well, fat and
frisky. Say sis. Minnie don't hate
the people in old Michigan. only the
climate and let me say right here,
Montana is alright, there is so much
room in which to turn around and
give man a larger range of vision.
/ don't wear glasses yet, and have
some hair on top of my head, 4
limp a little but don't use a cane,
And am still stout enough to lift 81
Ford car off of my neigbors neck,
well, saved his life. His jaw
was broken also three ribs. 1t tip
pei my way, but | lit a running. l
was bruised some around the rear
end where something hit me when
left the car.
/ still take the Belding paper and
so get the news from the old home
town. My old friends are sure drop
ping off fast, back home. | see Ed.
went to Lake City. 1t might be lar
ger than when we were kids.
How is Bill King making it. Aunt
Josie and uncle Fred. Spread out
your letter sis. so it will take in the
whole country. We sure had a good
county fair this year. Minnie and I
spent i've days there We won II
lot of prizes on grain and garden
truck and ! took two prizes at the
state fair. | will send clipping for
you TO read. Answer soon, cont
wait as ] did for honest | won't do
ii again
Ever your brother,
Brook
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14

The Kickoff ...... Coach Stevens
Receiving the, Kick Norabelle Wood
A Line Plung ..... James Walters
Between Halves
Vocal Solo ......... Miss Raynor
Piano Solo ......... Dorothy Brown
A Forward Pass -. Mary Bignell
End Runs .... Andrew kramer
Time Out. Miss Drybread Faculty.
A Touchdown. Capt. Geo. Skellengsr
Vocal Solo ....... Harold Arnold
Vocal Solo .......... Mss Whe.an
Next Season ..........C Capt. Elect
Blocks and Tackles Extemporaneou
Time
After Capt. George Skellenger's
toast the foot ball boys passed out
of the room and elected their cap
tain for next year Ned Lambertson
is the new csptajp
Football BIS were then presented
by Coach Stevens to the following
players: Captain Skellenger. Roy
McKiddie, Gayle Mehney. Maurice
McNaughton, An'rew Kramer, Roy
Tillotson. Ned Lambertson (Capt.
elect), Henry Johnson, Watkin Raw
ell, Irwin Mcclure, Richard Hawley,
Harold Coon, James Walters, Bert
Bailey, Albert Chadwick.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
HAS PROPOSITION
FOR BUSINESS MEN

In this issue of the Banner-Ne
the Belding Savings bank is bringing
TO your notice the starting of their
Christmas Saving club for the COM
ing year and urges you to get into it
on the start and keep making depos-
its regularly throughout the year
with the idea in mind of having
plenty of money next Christmas,
both for the purchase of buying
gifts and also for the paying of tax
es next year.
Cashier Walter Lambertson says
that the club curing the past year
has been a decided success and that
about the first of this month the
bank paid out in the neighborhood Of
$4,000 in checks TO the many people
who had taken advantage of the
money saving opportunities offered
by the club. Mr.. Lambertson said
that many of the local business men
have discovered that the club plan
provides them with a way in which
they can have their tax money ready
at the proper time and without no.
ticing the outlay Of any large
amount at any one time. A number
of them are putting a certain sum
away each week and at the time when
they have TO think seriously of their
tax money, their Christmas Savings
check makes its appearance and takes
care of the tax matter for them.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
PASSENGERS ARE
DELAYED WHEN
TRAINS DERA|L
SION TRACKS NEAR CITY
SCENES OF ACCIDENTS

Winter has again set in-or Is
about to and with the first furry of
snow the poor old Pere Marquette
started in having it's troubles anew
and where traffic had been flowing
on serenelv for time with trains
running very nearly on schedule
time, something had to bob up and
set things out of order with the re-
suit that twice within the past week
passenger trains on the Grand Rap
ids-Saginaw division were derailed
within short distance from the city
the other passenger trains had to
detour around by way Of Lowell ana
Grand Ledge TO complete their runs
The first Gerailment happened near
Smyrna last Wednesday night when
the train which leaves here at 8:03
Nas defaiied and passeffgeas were
brought back to this city and those
who wanted to complete the journey
to Lowell and other places between
there and Grand Rapids were taken
on train which came up from Ionia.
The Lerailed train was brought back
TO this city and ran into Grand Rap
ids after the track had been repaired
the next day. A number of The pas
sengers on the train decided that
they did not care to detour around
by Grand Ledge and remained in To-
cal hotels over night.
The latest accident happened on
Monday night when the train which
leaves here at $40 was derailed just
as it reached the top of the grade
between Mill 8 and the foundry. 1t
was caused when the journal on the
right side Of the tender broke and
allowed the trucks to drop down be.
tween the rails. This allowed the
trucks unGer the coaches TO drop
down and the north rail was forced
over on its side. while the wheels
on the south side of the train hump
ed along over the ties until the train
was brought to a stop. The front
wheels on the engine and the rear
wheels on the last coach were the
only ones remaining on the track.
No one was injured.
A wrecking train was sent up from
Ionia and another train was brought
up from there and, took the passen-
gers on to Saginaw and other points
between Belding and that city. The
accident took place about seven o.
clock and it was not until about
three o'clock that the train was back
on the track and the track repaired
so that traffic could be resumed
over the division.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
ILLNESS FAILED
To CHANGE JUDGE
TOWARD LIQUOR
JUDGE DAVIS. AFTER TEN DAYS
SIEGE OF GRIP. HANDS
OUT STIFF SENTENCE

Trafficers in liquor products con-
duct the traffic with the assumption
that they and their customers are
neither criminals not accessories be-
fore the fact
Evasion of law, right or honesty,
TO satisfy greed, and lust, is planned
and enacted with as much skill and
design as would guide the purest vir-
tues to profit and success.
Judge Davis, who has been sick in
bed for a couple of weeks, must have
given more thought during his sick
ness, to the matter of stills than the
pains of his ills, for when he returned
to the bench, the first liquor case to
come before him was disposed of in
measure to convince people that
traffic in liquor is a criminal offense
Joseph Dantiu, of Matherton, was
arrested about three weeks ago, af-
ter search, upon authority of a
search warrant, revealed a still and
ten gallons of liquor.
Dantiu was a first offender, but
Judge Davis sentenced him to pay a
fine Of $4,000 and costs of $4,000
and to spend 80 days in the county
Jail. The time he will have to serve
in payment of the fine and cost, if
he does not pay cash was fixed at
months.
Many of Dantiu's customers, it is
said, are in great fear of being TAX
en- up on court warrants as accessory
criminals in traffic in the liquor from
the still that was seized. At any
rate their supply is shut off for the
time being.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14

Friday night, December ninth,
marked the first Athletic banquet of
its kind for the students of Bedding
High school. 1t was held at the
Royal Neighbor hall, and over two
hundred ATTENDED.
Each class had it's own table. The
tables had been prettily decorated by
members of the classes. The foot
ball boys had a table of honor In the
middle of the table was the trophy
that the boys hai worked so hard
for--the foot ball cup.
The student bosy, alumni and the
grades marched in and took their
places at the assigned tables. AL
most at once, wells began. The Sen
iors started off and the Freshmen
respondei with a lively veil. Then
the classes began To $ ing songs The
Seniors wore skull caps while the
Juniors had nosegays.
Ball Goes Over
The program was also cleverly ar
ranged. Coach Stevens was toast
master. Each class had a speaker,
who represented their class.
The Game:
Warming Up, ....Letoy McKiddie
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
SEND CHRISTMAS
PACKAGES EARLY

Local express forces are making
special preparations for the handling
Of the Christmas traffic, according
to a statement made today by +. II.
Snider, agent in charge Of the city
express Offices.
1--WE wish to emphasize the i'm
portance of shipping holiday gift
packages early, said Mr.. Snider.
This will avoid congestion with the
regular traffic, and insure their ar
rival on time. Our most important
task in handling holiday shipments
is to deliver them before Christmas
day.
The express agent declared that
the carriers ask the public to ship
their Christmas gifts in perfect
packages, so that the shipments
may be safely and quickly delivered.
He points out that it is advisable
for holiday shippers to take special
care in the packing and marking of
their gift shipments. He urges plain
legible addresses directly on ship.
ments, if possible. and with "all old
marks erased.
Christmas gifts in boxes or car
tons should be so reinforced with
packing material as to avoid shifting
Of contents in transit. 1t is advis-
able to place the name and address
Of the shipper inside of the package.
This "inside information" often
leads to the recovery of misdirect-
ed or miscarried Shipment or one
from which the address has been
lost in transit.
The express company is distribut-
ing Christmas labels for gift ship
ments, carrying the words "Not to
be opened until Christmas. which
can be obtained at local express
Offices.
School nads AZ the panner-News
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
OF Interest To All

The Peoples Savings bank has a
full page advertisefent in this issue
in which they outline the various
plans which are included in their
Christmas Saving club and they wish
that every person in this city and
surrounding community would look
over the adv. and then select some
club plan suitable to yourself and
start in on the money saving for
your next Christmas. Mr.. Ambrose
Spencer, cashier of the bank says
that they are increasing the number
Of members each year and that the
Christmas savings club is one of the
biggest and most interesting features
of the banking business in that it en-
ables every person, no matter of how
small their means, 10 get money for
a hundred and one things at time
next year when they find themselves
in need of money for Christmas pur-
chsses, taxes and other items.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
Died At Traverse City

Word reached this city this after
noon that George Grinnell, aged
about "a years, a well known local
resident had died at the state hospi-
tai shortly before noon. today. Mr..
Grinnell had been at the northern
state institution for about three
months, but his condition had not
been serious and telegram this
morning to the effect that he would
not live through the cay was the
first intimation that the family had
that he was seriously i'll. Funeral
arrangements have not been COM
pleted, but will probably be held on
Saturday. The body will reach this
city tomorrow.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
FARMERS MUST
TAKE MEASURES
TO FIGHT CHOLERA
EXPERT SAYS RECURRENCE OF
PLAGUE IN WORSE FORM
DUE NEXT SPRING

According to George McCloster,
federal veterinarian and expert in
that line of work, of Kalamazoo,
who was in the city and surrounding
vicinity the past few days, the re-
cent visit of hog cholera which raw
aged a number of herds south of the
city, is but fore runner of the same
disease only in a much worse form
which win visit this section next
sprng and if the farmers want to
have any assurance at all that their
hogs are going to be raised, the only
thing for them to do is to fight the
disease and immuniZe their herds of
hogs through innoculation with the
cholera serum.
r. Howard Hall, owner Of farm
south of the city on which he has a
small herd Of hogs, wrote in to the
Michigan Agricultural college last
week, inquiring for the serum so
that his herd could be innoculated.
On Monday, Mr.. McCloster, federal
veterinarian, of Kalamazoo, arrived
in the city to look over the local sit
uation and he, together with DR.. T.
II. Steere, gave the Hall herd the
treatment.
The cost of the serum for grown
hog Is of course considerable more
than the treatment would be were it
to be given when the pigs were still
young. The cost for $50 pound
hog is about one collar, while if it
were given to pigs week or so old
it would be but small amount, ow-
ing to the fact that the quantity of
serum needed is much smaller for
the younger animals.
Mr.. McCloster was of the opinion
that the cholera would reappear in
the spring and that il would be much
worse. He thought that the burial
Of the dead hogs and the consequent
decomposition, with dogs and birds
visiting the carcassas would make
an ideal combination for the further
spread of the disease and the only
safe way to combat the disease was
through innoculation with the chol-
era serum.
DIR. I. II. Steere understands the
work of innoculation and il will pay
the farmers of sthe community TO
attend TO their herds before the
cholera reappears.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
Former Local Resident Dies

Mrs. Edgar Seelye received let
ter from Mrs. f. A Thorne, of How
ell, Monday, which stated that Mrs.
Edgar Pike, of Milford, formerly Of
this city, died at her home on Thurs,
day after, a lingering illness. The
Pike family formerly resi- ed a
short distance north and west of this
city and left here about five years
ago, gong to Lansing and then to
the southern part of the state. Only
last week we carri tl notice of the
marriage of one of Mrs. Pixies
daughters.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
PLAN TO SHOOT
JUDGE AT SUNRISE

Neighbors who live in the vicinity
of the residence of Judge Lapham,
are contemplating some sort of ac-
tion to make the Judge behave
and not disfgure the scenery around
his home so much in the future all
because, of an occurrence which hap
pened last week when the Judge and
his well known and familiar mus
tache were parted. DR.. I. II. Steere
our well known and efficient veterin-
arian who also operates a chair In
the Art Strong barber shop is like
ly to be included in whatever action
may be taken toward the punishment
of those who are responsible for the
destruction and removal of the Judg-
es fine red mustache. The doctor will
undoubtedly be charged with being
a an accessory to the fact.
When confronted with the matter
of disfiguring the scenery of the city
the other day by a reporter for this
paper, the judge said that it was the
result of the boys in the barber shop
putting up job on him and that he
really did not want to have the mus
tache cut off but that DR.. Steere act
ed on the suggestion of someone else
and in the twinkling Of an eye the
mustache had been amputated and
the Judge had hard work trying to
make Mrs. Lapham believe il was
her own husband when he went home
to dinner. After the Judge took one
look at himself in the glass and not
ed the destruction which had been
SO quickly wrought, he asked the
opinion of Charles Maiden. an expert
judge of men and Mr.. Madden said
that the Judge looked lige the cloven-
hoofed evil one. Art Strong's opin-
ion was that the Judge looked fine
and that he appeared to be forty
years younger. DR.. steere gave one
look at the awful havoc he had done
and was so overcome with remorse
that he could not further express
himself
Discouraged with the conflict of
opinion among the barber shop men
the Judge turned himself to the first
person whom he met on the street
and asked for further opinion. This
man looked long and searchingly at
the Judge and asked for proof that
it was really Judge Lapham. The
Judge had hard time convincing his
friend that it was really himself and
that the only thing that was wrong
was the missing mustache. Howev-
er, when pressed for his opinion this
citizen said that the result of DIR.
Steere'sa work was that it left the
Judge boxing like cross between
a peach and horse chestnut.
However, the general concensus of
opinion was that. the Judge ought TO
be shot at sunrise Christmas morn
ing because of having willfully de-
stroyed the beautiful auburn scenery
in the vicinity Of 222 Hanover street
in the way he did.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
Expert Catering

We are rea6y to prepare the
meats, gravy and all other articles
goa Usguet seryce be resi rieaeS Uu
ands of people at local banquets in
guests know the catering is provided
by us, they know it is all right and
Let us do the catering for your
banquets, parties and other affairs
for you and assure YOU of success.
The CITY Btkery. l.. f. Tr.mble.
PhCne 177.-Adv.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
Broke Arm Cranking Ford

Cevil Brooks, IAN employee Of the
Ranney farm is wearing his right
arm in a nice white sling all because
the trusty Ford which he ATTEMPTED
to crank, Monday afternoon, refuse 1
TO crank and it kicked back at
him so viciously that he received a
broken right arm as a result. Drs.
Dutt and Harrison treated the brok-
en- bones and made the break as COM
Portable as possible.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
Mrs. Mckinney Dead

We are in receipt of letter from
Mrs. Fred Mast in which she says
that her mother, Mrs. Morilla Nc
Kinney, died at her home in Holland
on Sunday, December 4. Mrs. Nc
Kinney, it will be remembered, re.
sided with her Daughter, Mrs. Mast
for two years prior to the removed
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mast to Holland and
she has a great many friends and
acquaintanees who will be very sor-
ry to learn of her death. Mrs. Nc
Kinney was buried at Alma.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
Royal Neighbors

Tuesday, December 6 tn. ,oyal
Neighbors elected their officers for
1922. Following ar the ones select
ed. Oracle, Ivah Emery; Vice-O Oracle
Margaret Wood; Past Oracle, Alta
Jenson; Chancellor, Hattie Currie;
Recorder, Kate Cook, Receiver, Lib
bic Tower; Marshal, Verona Jenson;
Inner Sentinel, Bertha Woodruff.
Outer Sentinel, May Souders. Mrs.
James Caverly will act as installing
officer which will take place in Jan
uary.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
Students of Beding High School
Banquet Local Foot Ball Team In Honor
Of Winning County Championship
First Event Of It's Kind In History Of Local Schools Was Attended By
Many Students And Members Of Faculty And Memorable
And Enjoyable Evenings Entertainment Was Had

Rs were awarded to Edward Kel-
ley Ronald Mosher and Robert Nod
dins.
The banquet was snappy and pep
py. Much school and class spirit
was displayei and every minute
brought something new. 1t is hoped
that next year will also see an Ath-
letic banquet.
The menu was as follows:
TRAINING TABLE
First Down
(Van) Camps-All American-with
substitutes
Second Down
Championship Pork
sAsst Bruised Potatoes ..s.,,s.
Grfdiron Gravy
Third Down
Fancy Plays Tackled Pickles
Blocked Cheese Bra ;nfool
Spirals
Last Down
Forbidden Fruit Forbidden Drink
Cold Weather
The Belding banner-news., 1921-12-14
Help The Camp Fire Help The Needy

The Wabasis Camp Fire Girls will
hold a Christmas sale of fancy ar
ticles and toys at the Hat Shoppe,
December II. Part of the proceeds
will be used to help fill the Christ
mas baskets for the poor. Plan TO
do. your Christmas shopping at this
time and remember while you are
doing this you are helping needy
people of this city to have a more
enjoyable Christmas. Also, ladies,
come in and get your full sized bot
tie Of vanilla, Freel A new kind,
just out. The Camp Fire Girls and
Boy Scouts Of America are given the
distribution of it. Don't fail to get
your free bottle.