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The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
RUSH ON To Sc.
CURE OWNERSHIP
AUTO CERTIFICATES
COMPLETE HISTORY OF CAR
SHOWING COST, ETC. MUST
BE SWORN TO

Owners of automobiles throughout
the state are receiving the blanks
which the state is sending out pre-
paratory to the securing and fur
nishing of the title blanks which will
hereafter have to accompany every
automobile in the state, according to
the Condor auto registration act
which was passed at the recent ses-
sion of the Michigan state legislature
and local people who are receiving
the blanks are hurrying 20 notaries
and getting them filled out and re-
turned to the state department, the
request accompanying the blanks
blanks that they be filled out and
returned Immediately.
While some are of the opinion that
the securing of the blanks and the
remittance of $1.00, the fee for the
blank, is nothing more than a little
graft on the part of the state, there
are many others, perhaps big ma
jority, who think that the new law
is going to be mighty good thing
and that it will practically put a
stop to the theft of cars and the sale
of stolen cars in the future.
These certificates of ownership are
to be issued only to the actual own
ers of cars from the general Office of
state department at Lansing. The
certificate must be at all times car
ried in the automobile so that it can
be produced and shown whenever
called for.
In making out the application, the
person who is asking for the certifi-
cate, must state whether the machine
was bought new or second hand, how
much was paid for it in cash, trade
or otherwise and also if the car is
paid for at present and if not how
much is still standing in Indebtedness
against the machine These answers
must all be sworn to before a notary
public.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
A. N. BELDlNG MOTORS
THROUGH FOB A VISIT

A. N. Belding, together with his
chauffeur, c. c. Warren, of Rock
vile, Conn, arrived in the city We'd
nesday evening, having motored
through from the east on one OF Mr..
Belongs yearly inspection and Wis
iting trips.
They left Rockville on Sunday and
drove through to Utica, N. Y. that
day, making Buffalo, Monday night,
taking passage on the boat from Buff
falo 70 Detroit and finishing their
trim on Wednesday.
On the way they were arrested at
p small village in New York, which
has a reputation for small things. on
account of Mr.. Warren having driven
the car too fast When Mr.. Belding
in court, however, and the
old Judge learned who he was, he
dismissed the case by saying that a
man who had given library build
ing to his old home town was too good
an old scout to be fined for driving
faster than the law specified.
With Mr.. Belding on the trip are
Miss Gladys Reney, of Rockville,
Conn, and Mrs. Semple, of Detroit.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Lloyd Again Offering Bargains

1t is with pleasure that this paper
again calls attention to the full page
advertisement of E. C.. Lloyd, Bel
ding's old reliable and conscientious
dry goods dealer, which will be found
on page seven of this issue and in
which will be found real bargains
which will command the trade of the
buyers of this district while the sale
is on. Whenever Mr.. Lloyd has a
sale, one can hear the opinion express
sed freely among the buyers of the
city, that they can not recollect Of
any single instance where the goods
were misrepresented in the least or
that the sale was not genuine event
and just as advertised-full to the
brim with seasnable bargains and a
chance for all to save money. That
is just what the present sale is and
if the people of this city want to save
money on their dry goods purchases in
the next week turn to Mr.. Lloyd's adv.
and act accordingly.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
HORSE LOVERS
To SEE OLD
SPORT SUNDAY
BELDING DRIVING CLUB TO
STAGE RACES AT SPICER
DRIVING PARK

Lovers of horses will be glad to
know that they will be able to see
the ponies in action again in this
city when the, Belding Driving club
stages racng event on the old Spi-
Ger driving park in the south west
part of town, on Sunday, July II.
Purses aggregating $3.50 have been
put up and from the way entries are
being made, the races will have some
fairly fast horses appearing in them.
Entries close on Friday, July Is,
and the races start on Sunday after
noon at 2:30 p. m. For further par
ticulars see the hand bills which have
been distributed.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Brought Here For Burial

The remains of Fred Cohen, aged
so years, who died at Battle Creek,
on Saturday IJuly 9, arrived in this
city Monday evening and were taken
to the Miller & Harris undertaking
parlors from where the funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock
Rev. H. S. Ellis officiating and burial
was in Otisco cemetery. Mr.. Cohen
was a son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Clanchey, having married Miss
Augusta Clanchey, their daughter, in
1896. Mrs. Cohen died in 1902. A
daughter, Mrs. F. B. Jarvis, of Ho-
mer, survives. Mr.. Cohen had been
for more than 80 years employed as a
guard at the state hospital at Ionia.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
PAY COMPLIMENT
To MR.. LLOYD BY
RE-ELECT|NG HIM
RECEIVES MAJORITY OF VOTES
ON THIRD BALLOT AND
SUCCEEDS HIMSELF

The people who gathered at the an
nual school meeting paid quite
compliment to f. c. Lloyd, for sew
eral years past, president of the board
of education when they reelected him
to succeed himself, after he had stat
ted that he was not a candidate for
the Office and the idea was prevalent
among the people of the assemblage
that the efficient president of the
board meant what he said. In spite
of what Mr.. Lloyd said that he would
not be a candidate, he received ten
of the fifty votes on the first ballot,
27 of the Sc votes on the second bal
lot and after Henry Smith had with
drawn from the race, Mr.. Lloyd came
through with AZ votes on the third
ballot. Albin Johnson, who was nom
mated and received 13 votes ON the
first ballot, got the same on the sec
ond ballot and retained II of them on
the third ballot.
The school board was authorized by
the vote of the meeting to purchase
additional land for play ground pur-
poses on the north of the Ellis school.
Another feature of Importance and
one which will work admirably well
for both the school board members
and the people of the district, is a
motion which was made and carried
to the effect that all the minutes and
proceedings of the board of education
meetings be given out publicly to the
people through being published in the
columns of the Banner-News. These
proceedings will hereafter appehr
regularly each month or as often as
special meetings are held. In this way
it will be possible at all times for the
people of the district to follow the
proceedings and affairs of their school
board and many of the misunder,,
standings which have arisen and
grown into misconceived and erron-
eous prominence will be relegated to
the past through the fact that peo,,
pie will be able to read the offieial
proceedings and not have to take the
say-so of someone else as to what
passed at the last session of the
school board.
A notable contrast was observed 1T
the Monday night meeting, wher
about 10 people were present, as
against about 20 a year ago.
The first insertion of the officla
proceedings of the board will be
bound in this issue and these minute:
are of the annual meeting, Monday.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Long Illness Ended

ness and commitment to Traverse
City was noted in these columns last
week, died within two days after en-
tering the hospital and on July 6, the
disease was victor and the fight was
over. The remains were sent 10 this
citv and the funeral was held from
st. Josephs Catholic church, Saturday
morning at Q o'clock, with burial in
the family lot in st Josephs ceme-
terry. Mrs. Newington was a life long
resident of this city, having been born
here 33 years ago. Her many friends
will be panied 10 learn of her untime-
ly death. Surviving are her mother,
Mrs. M Chrystler and three brothers,
Frank, William and Alvin, all of this
citv.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Garden Notes

Quality in vegetables depends very
largely upon their being used while
strictly fresh. Chemists tell US that
sweet corn loses 80 per cent of its
sugar conent with four hours after
it has been removed from the stalk.
Corn, beans. peas and all other veg
etables used for canning, drying, or
table uses hould be prepared as soon
as possible after they are gathered,
if vegetables of high quality are de-
sired.
Make your garden work all summer
by sowing a succession of crops. Sue
cession crops are valuable because
they furnish supply Of fresh vege-
tables for fall and winter use.
Try these for planting now in the
spaces where the early short season
crops have been grown: Brush beans,
turnip, beets, lettuce, summer radish-
es, winter radishes, kohl-rabi, ruta-
baba, turnip and chimes or celery cab
bage.
There is still time to SOW seeds of
perennial Towering plants. Make the
soil in which they are sown very fine
and keep it cool and moist by shading
and frequent watering.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13

Notice!

During this excessively dry
period, it is at times impossible
to furnish all of the water desir-
ed for consumption and lawn
sprinkling. For that reason,
days when there is a scarcity of
water for sprinkling purposes,
four blasts will be blown on the
whistle at the Water Works at
eight o'clock in the evening after
which no water can be used for
sprinkling purposes till the fol-
lowing morning. When the whistle
is not blown the water may be
used for lawn purposes. 1t will
be much better to let the lawns
burn a little, than to run the risk
of the whole city burning. We
feel certain that the citizens will
cheerfully cooperate with the
council in this matter by observ-
ing the foregoing regulation.
Should any one wilfully violate
it, the supply of water will be Gu:
off in accordance with the regula-
ton provided in such cases.
Signed:
Henry Friedly, Chairman.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
COL0RED GIANTS
PUT ONE OVER
ON LOCAL TEAM
GAME WAS WELL WORTH THE
MONEY AND WAS WITNESS
ED BY GREAT MANY

The Colored Giants of Lansing,
GRABBED very exciting game from
Belding last Sunday at Leonard park
by a score of A to /. Not score
was registered until the seventh in
ming when with two out the visitors
pushed their four runs across the
rubber. In the last half of the same
inning the locals made their only
score on hits by Childs and Maxwell.
Art Cross, who pitched for the
Giants, seems to have jinx on the
Belding club, they always hit him
hard, but his support is generally sem
sational and many times in the games
he has worked against the locals
has been saved by the wonder
full work of his teammates. But he
is a good pitcher and We don't wish
to detract credit from his clever box
work. Sauer pitched fine game, but
he wobbled in the seventh just long
enough for the visitors to wrap up
and take home the bacon.
Maxwell had busy day on short
accepting nine hard chances without
an error and also starred at the bat
with three hits, one a double which
sent Childs across with the score that
saved us from a shutout. AL. Blauser
is playing a good game on second
with a little more experience on the
keystone sack, will be as much at
home as he was on first. The boys
don't like to get beat, but they would
rather lose to a good club than TO
defeat buch of dubs.
The score Sunday by inning:
Giants 0 900 0 0 a 90 70
Belding 5000 100 Isl
Batteries: Cross-Green. Sauer-Sim-
ons.
Umpire. Tom Little.
Next Sunday, July II, Greenville
plays the locals at Leonard park
This is the first meeting of the old
time rivals and good game is as
sured. The Greenville club will use
the following lineup which is the
cream of the base ball talent of our
neighbors. reinforced by few out.
siders: Battery, Huntley and Whit
hop, Rawling 1st, Mckay, C. F. Cas-.
we'll End, Reese S. S.. Phillips L. F..
Van Ocker 3rd, Snow r. F. The game
will be called at Ais so as not to in.
terfer with the horse races at Spicei
park. Admission will be 80 cents.
Owing to a change in the Centra
League schedule it was impossible tC
play the Colored Athletics at Ramo-
ma park next Sunday. The game viii
probably be played there July 81.
This week Thursday, the club goe:
to Cedar Springs to play a return
game with the team they defeated II
here a few weeks ago. The Cedar
boys are bent on revenge and a warn
reception is planned for the Beldinf
club. MacKercher will pitch for Bel
ding and Lefty Bailey will work fol
Cedar Springs.
Plans are under way to bring tn,
Grand Rapids Central League team
here for an exhibition game some
time in the near future. Presiden
Dickerson of the Central League haI
promised the local manager the frs
off day which will undoubtedly be tn,
last of this month or first of next
Watch for this attraction.
A challenge has been issued to tn,
Belding Club by the Belding business
men who have in their ranks some OLE
time stars. 1t is possible that tn,
game will be played Thursday, Jul!
21st.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
SAILORS MAY
MAKE APPLICATION
FOR WAR BONUS
LOCAL ADJUTANT, AMERICAN
LEGION, GETS INSTRUCTIONS
AS TO PROCEDURE

Local men who served in the navy
or any of it's branches during the
days of the World war and who have
been wondering as to when they were
going to get a chance at the bonus
application blanks will be interested
in the following which R. E. Timm,
Adjutant of the local American Le-
gion post, has recently received rel
ative to sailors bonus applications.
War service certificate, United
States navy-All who served in the
United States navy during the World
war, should have received the "War
service certificate United States ma
wy. A true, exact, and literal copy
thereof must be inserted in form B.
How Procured-If sailor has not
received such certificate he may pro-
cure one as follows:
If naval reservist, from the COM
mandent of the naval district from
which discharged, or released from
active duty;
Or if of the regular navy, then
from the bureau of navigation, Wash
ington, d. G.
Discharged Sailor-If the sailor
has been discharged from the navy
utilize the discharge blonk printed
on the bonus application, of such
blank fits the case. Strike from the
blank printed on the application
such words as do not appear on the
discharge being copied.
If, however, an entirely different
form of discharge is to be copied
make a true. literal, and exact copy
of such discharge certificate on a
separate sheet and attach it to the
bonus application in the space occu-
pied by unusable blank.
Reservists-If the sailor is a re-
servist, released from active duty and
therefored not yet discharged, ther
a true, literal and exact copy of the
letter ordering him to his home, re-
leasing him from active duty, should
be made and attached to the bonus
application in place of the discharge
printed on the blank.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
To Rid The House OF Knit Pests

John Donovan is authority for the
statement that if ants of any kind
get to bothering as they are in many
houses and other places at present,
all that is necessary to get rid of them
is to sprinkle powdered alum around
in the places infested by the ants
and they will not cross the alum.
Whether it is poisonous or whether
the smell is offensive to them or
whether it just merely Fuckers up
their feet and renders them unable
to navigate further, Mr.. Donovan
was not prepared to state, but he
said that it would do the business,
somehow.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
A Tribute

A tribute to Mrs. Carrie Patterson,
a beloved and highly esteemed men,
Der of the Ladies Literary Exchange
Club.
Again as we come to one of the
cross roads of life our hearts stand
dumb and words seem meaningless.
In the going of our beloved sister,
Mrs. Carrie Patterson, it is hard to
realize that the beautiful life is end
ed, but ended only so far as our NOR
tai vision reaches, for she will still
live in our hearts and the memory of
that life and gracious personality will
always be an inspiration to us for
good.
'The world is better that you lived,
Go now and have no sorrow,
Assured that those who loved you
here,
Will meet you uthere-tomorrow."
Committee.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Back From Camp Lewis

Bob Howard swung off from the
morning train up from Grand Rapids
this morning and apparently from
the way he talked he never struck
such a good all round town as Belding
He has been stationed with the u.
S. Army at Camp Lewis, Washington
and was carrying a big case full of
stuff when he returned home, tho
contents of which Bob said were
"half the stuff from Camp Lewis.
Army life apparently agreed with
Bob for he has grown like a weed in
neglected garden and is nearly a
six footer now.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
COUNTY RURAL CARRIERS
MET AT LAKE ODESSA
Lake Odessa. July 10, 10.

Lake odessa, July 1O, l9Zl.
I1nia county r. l.. c. A. gave a
splendid picnic at the Lakeside park
at Lake Odessa on July 10 at which
five counties were represented. Ionia
Kent, Barry, Eaton and Ingham.
This splendid meeting was brought
about by the untiring efforts of our
county president, Harry Green, of
Lake Odessa, who made all arrange
ments for the program and secured
the place of meeting and the boy scout
band of Lake Odessa, one of the fin
est boy scout bands in the state, to
entertain the assembly at the park.
At about 1870 the tables were
spread by the carriers wives and fam
lies and a bountiful repast was en-
joyed by all, after which president
Green called the meeting to order
and outlined the purpose of the meet
ing, then a splendid address was lis
tened to from Rev. Zuce, on the sub
ject of Service, which pointed out a
splendid example Of loyalty to the
service. Then l.. G.. Blackman, of
Lansing, state president of the r. l..
C. A., was introduced and gave very
interesting and instructive talk, after
which M. C. Weber, of Saranac, men,
Der of the National Executive board,
was introduced and gave very able
talk upon the condition of affairs in
county, state and nation, he having
just returned from attending the Ala
bama state convention and the many
and varied experiences that he has
had in association work made his adj
dress very interesting. Both Mr..
Blackmer and Mr.. Weber urged the
carriers to take hold of the r. f. ID.
News stock and help put across the
purchase of the News by the National
Association, also Mr.. Hoyt of Bell
view, urged the carriers to buy r. F.
ID. Stock and 81 shares were subscrib-
ed for after those urgent appeals.
At this meeting it was decided that
the several county combined associa-
ton meetings were a source of great
good in a cooperative way and a
stimulation to good fellowship and
brotherly love.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Overcome By Heat

While engaged with a number of
other men in reshingling the roof of
the Church of Christ, Monday, David
Warnock, of South Pleasant street,
was overcome by heat shortly before
noon and fell off from the main roof
down on to a nod soewhat lower
and which covers the kitchen of the
church. Mr.. Warnock was rendered
unconscious by the fall and sustained
bruises and injuries on his head and
shoulder.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Dies At Traverse City

Henry Hale received a telegram
from Traverse City, Thursday morning
to the effect that his wife had died at
the hospital at 6 o'clock on Wednes-
day night. Mr.. Hale went up Thurs
day afternoon and held the funeral
and burial there, returning home on
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Hale was 63
years of age and had lived in this
city for number Of years past. She
was committed to the state hospital
at Traverse City in April 1920.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Brought In First New Wheat

Fred Scheidt, farmer living south
of the city in the Miriam district, car
ries off the honors of being the first
to bring any of the 1921 wheat crop
to market and the wheat was brought
in on Tuesday, July IL and sold to
the p. H. Maloney Co. at 90 cents
per bushel. Chet Gardner, who has
worked at the Maloney elevator for
II years, starting in when Fred Pur-
dy owned the business, says that this
is the earliet date that wheat has
ever been marketed in all his exper-
ience.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Enioyed Fine Lake Trip

DR.. and Mrs. G.. a. Stanton re-
turned on Saturday afternoon from
a three weeks visit and pleasure trip
to Duluth. Mimi, and places in Wis
consin. They took passage on a boat
at Detroit and went on the lake trip
to Duluth. After visiting there for
several days they came down into
Wisconsin and finally started for
home. The doctor is enthusiastic
about the country in Minnesota and
says that crops there are far better
than they are here. Both the doctor
and Mrs. Stanton enjoyed the lake
trip especially.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Christy-SOwers

We clip the following from a re-
cent issue of the Gratiot County
Herald. Jennie Sewers formerly liv-
ed here and has many friends who
will wish her prosperity and happi-
ness in their fullest measures. "On
Tuesday June 28, Harold Christy,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Christy,
and Miss Jennie Sewers were quiet
ly married at the Presbyterian par
sonage at Ithaca. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. VIM Mikesell of
Pompeii and was for some time en-
ployed in the telephone office here,
where she has many Af\ends who
wish them success and happiness IN
their future life. Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
ty left on the noon train for Chicago
where Mr.. Christy is employed"
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
New Plumber At Ireland S

S. F. Houck. of Jackson, will ar
rive within the next few days to
head the plumbing and heating de-
partment of the T. F. Ireland busi-
ness in this city. Mr. Houck is a
high class man in his line and VIII
be able to take cate pf anything
in the plumbing and heating line IN
first class style and with the assur-
ance to the purchaser that the Joo
will be satisfactory in all respects.
He has had many years of experience
with the best grades of work in the
country and with him at the head OF
this department, the Irelani store
will rank at the front of all plumb
ing concerns.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13

Mr.. Lucian Warner and family and
Mr.. Ray Smith, of Muir, were visit
ors at Mr.. Warmers mother, Mrs.
Fred Olger, last Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Davis, who has been in
the local hospital for several weeks,
as a patient, is so far recovered that
it is thought that she will be able to
be taken to her home either Sunday
or Monday.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Obituary-Irene Newington

Mrs. Irene Newington went to Ann
Arbor June 18th for medical treat
ment and was transferred from there
to Traverse City, July End and died
July 9th. When our loved one, Irene,
was called away, God called her, it
was his will, but in my heart she is
with me still. Mother.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
New Girls Arriving

The silk mills of the city started
operations again Thursday and one
can see greater number of girls
and other employees coming out of
the mills. One can also tell the "new"
girls among those who have been here
for some time and there are great
many new corners starting in this
summer
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Injured As Auto Leaves Road

While riding in an automobile on
her way 10 visit friends in Jackson,
Mrs. w. j. Gordon, of Greenville and
former local resident, was injured
when the car struck loose gravel end
left the road. She sustained two
fractured ribs and bad injury to
both her head and back.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
Relief Corps To Meet

The w. r. c. will meet in regular
session at the G. A. r. hall, Saturday
July 16. Five candidates to be iri-
tiased and light refreshments will be
served afterward All members are
expected to be present.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13
ROYAL Neighbor Notice

All members are urged to be pres
ent at the regular meeting, July 19.
Everyone furnish something for the
grab-bag.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13

John Dunn, aged more than 100
years, is dead at Central Lake, this
state. He was the father of Dewitt
Dunn, of this city.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-07-13

Mrs. Osborn's Sunday school class
will have their class party at the park
Wednesday evening, July 20. Pot
luck supper at $3.50. Ladies will
please come to the park about for
a social and business meeting.