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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
BIG MEN TO
bE MET WITH At
LIVE STOCK SHOW
MANY NATIONS TO SEND AG-
RICULTURE AND LIVE
STOCK OFFICIALS

Distingu shed statesmen, scientists
and others Of note have always been
conspicuously present at the Inter
national Live Stock Exposition,
which this year will be held at the
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Nov.
26th to Dec. 3rd. Several foreign
ambassadors to the United States
have annunced an intention To at
tend the 1921 Exposition, indicating
international interest in the subject
of Improvement of domestic animals
and maintenance of meat supply so
essential to adequate nutrition or
the temperate zones.
The Ministers of Agricul .ure of
most, of the Canadian provinces will
also participate. Mexico will send a
representative and delegates from
half a dozen South American coun-
tries are on the w ay, the "lnterna-
tional' havings developed an export
trade i'm pure-brei cattle. swine and
sheep with the southern half of this
continent. Ii is possible that rep
the Peace Conference at Washing
ton, will also embrace the opportun-
ity to visualize what the breeders
and feeders of this country are do
ing in the sphere of economical pro-
duction and quality improvement,
which are interlocking propositions.
Secretary OF Agr culture Wallace
will spend several days at the Expo
sition, aifording an opportunity to
live stock growers to get acquaint-
ed with the man who is occupying a
broader field than any incumbent Of
that office since the days of Jerry
Rusk, of Wisconsin, who created the
department
Several local men, interested in
live stock and agriculture are max
ing plans to attend the big show.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
KNOXVILLE SCHOOL
AND TEACHER
LEAD PROCESSION
AMONG RURAL SCHOOLS IN
MATTER OF SERVING WARM
NOON LUNCHES

Residents of this section of the
county and patrons of the Kiddvi!le
school in particular can take on a
little more pr over the fact that
MIRA. Vern LaDow, teacher OF the
Kiddvile school, is the first teacher
in the county rural schools to pro-
vide warm lunches for the scholars
who attend her school. Mrs. LaDOw
started some time ago ana has since
the start arranged matters so that
the children who had to carry their
dinners had at least one warm ar
ticle of food for their dinner each
day.
The Woman's Federation of Clubs
for lonia county recently voted to
We the sum of $40 to any teacher
who would ask for the money with
which to equip her school with the
apparatus for providing warm lunch
es and Mrs. LaDow has applied for
this money to use in carrying on the
work. She also recently conducte.
a Halloween social at which Sob
was raised, making total Of S15.45
which will be used. The plan is that
with one warm article of food for
dinner the general health of the
children will be better and the fight
against tuberculosis will be more ef-
ficiently waged.
The equipment consists of an oil
stove and oven with enough kitchen
utensils to cook one dish for each
noon. Dishes such as escalloped po,
tatoes, macaroni with cheese, baked
beans and different kinds of soups
are prepared and served, the parents
of the children furnishing the mater
ials in their turn
The ladies of the Kid vile distr CT
are also making quilt which will
be disposed of later on to provide
money for oil and to buy few 9TH
er needed articles.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
Two Killed At Muir Crossing

Two men, Ney Seabrook and Wal
ter Rushford, who were riding in a
truck owned by the former on their
way from lonia to Carson City, were
hit by the Grand Trunk flyer at
about noon Tuesday and so badly in
jured that they were placed on board
the train and backed into Ionia where
they We're put in the baggage room
of the derot until later on they were
taken to the Bailey hotel for treat
ment. They died within a short
time of one another Tuesday night
Seabrook had been in Belding Just
a few days before and had trucked
some articles from this Office to
Ionia. The engineer on the train
stated that he thought that the
drived had plenty of time to get
across the track ahead of the train
and when he applied the air brakes,
it was too late and the truck was
reduced to complete ruins.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
GREENVIllE ICE DEALER
TO ENTER LOCAL FIELD

d. II. Moore. well known ice Ceal
er of Greenville, was in the city to-
day, making arrangements for the
opening of his ice service in this city
next year Mr. Moore has been in
the ice business at Greenyille for
many years and has given the people
of that city such excellent service
that number of local people hear
ing about it, have asked him to start
an ice service in this city. 1t is be-
cause Mr.. Moore finds the field at
Greenville too limited, and the con-
venience of opening up the local
field, that he has decided to expand
his business and supply the people of
this city with ice.
Mr. Moore will open local Office
at which the local patrons can pay
their bills and transact other bust
ness. He will also erect a storage
house, sufficiently large enough to
take care of the cty's needs for n
time and in addition will put on
fleet of speedy trucks which will
bring the ice TO this city on short
order should occasion require. Mr..
Moore will harvest his ice from the
large make near Greenville, which is
reputed to produce ice of superior
quality. His system of harvesting
is the most sanitary Of any in use
and he promises to give the people
of Belding an ice service that they
can depend upon at all times.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
BOOK LOVERS
AND STUDENTS
PATRON|zE LIBRARY
SATURDAY FOUND POI CALLERS
AT BOOK HOUSE. DAILY
AVERAGE OVER 100

Some one recently remarked TO w.
ID. Pond, janitor at the Alvah N.
Belding Memorial library that the
institution was joke and that but
very few, if any people ever visited
the institution for the purpose of
getting books TO read or study. This
set Mr. Popl TO thinking that there
might e many other people than
those who do visit the library who
could do so profitable, but that tax
en- all around, the place was visited
by great many people and he de-
cided to look into the statistics
which l. brarian Barnes keeps and
see just how many there were who
patroniZed the library for one reason
or another.
On Saturday the number of people
who called at the book house and
asked for books was 204. These in
cluded children who were there TO
read over Mother Goose books and
other fiction written in lighter
vein and it also took in those who
ca led and wishoi to look up some
reference work in the study of some
certain subject which interested
them. Included in the list were
great many fiction readers who call
ed TO get books of that nature.
'You just tell 'em it is far from
being joke, said Mr.. Pond and
added that in case anyone wished
further proof as to this claim, that
they should visit the library occa-
sionally and see for themselves.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16

Mr.. Webster was born at SYRIA
cuse, n. y, on March 25, 1855 and
died Tuesday morning, November Is
at four o'clock after one Of the
gamest battles against disease which
any man ever put up. During all his
illness our friend never whimpered,
never complained and while life was
still full of hope and held a great
deal of promise for him, he asked
and expected nothing out of the or
4 mary in his case and with a calm
resignation he awaited the end,
which he felt was soon at hand.
On May II. 1879 he was united in
marriage to Miss Luella Kingsley.
at Kingsley, this state and to this
union were born two children, Luz
ella, better known as Pussy, and
Edwin Q. Luella died number of
years ago while still a girl in the
local school and Edwin is manager
of large store at Onaway. Mrs.
Webster died about seven years ago
and the mother, Mrs. Caroline Web
ster, sister, Mrs. j. f. VanWormer
of Greenville and the son, Edwin,
are the near relatives who survive.
Mr.. Webster went into railroad
telegraph work when young man
and was located for a time at st.
Louis, H., later on going to De-
troit and then to Greenville, coming
to this city in 1881 There never
was, during all those forty years,
proposition came up which was for
the good of the community but what
web" as he was commonly known,
was on the right side and one of the
first one there at that. As bus
mess man, he was honest to the last
degree and no man ever had better
and fairer competitor than did those
men who happened to be engaged
in the same line of businss and in
the same place as was Mr.. Webster.
He was member of the Modern
Woodmen and the Knights of Py-
thias.
His funeral will be held on Friday
afternoon at two o'clock, from his
late home, corner of Pleasant and
w. Congress streets and burial will
be in the family lot in River Ridge
cemetery
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
DOR|C CHAPTER
0. {. S. HOSTS TO
GRATTAN MEMBERS
LARGE ATTENDANCE ENJOYED
BANQUET AND PROGRAM.
INITIATORY WORK

The o. +. s. meeting held By Dor
ic chapter, Tuesday afternoon anl
evening, November 18th, was large
ly attended by the members and al
so by about thirty-five members from
Venus chapter, of Grattan.
This was special meeting called
for the purpose of repaying Venus
chapters hospitality, enjoyed sever
al years ago A class of eight was
initiated, four in the afternoon and
four in the evening Doric chapter
exemplitied the work in the after
noon and Venus chapter in the even
ing.
At o'clock splendid banquet
was served to two hundred and
twenty members and visitors.
The initiatory work given in the
evening by Venus chapter of Grat-
tan, was very commendable and was
given in a very impressive manner.
After the banquet fine program
was enjoyed by all.
The following numbers were CIV
en-:
Friend of Mine. song, Mrs. Merle
Rummler.
Readings by Edgar Guest, Byron
Brown.
RomanceI B.rgere. Dll Ia. violin,
Ruth Skinner.
Morning, Obey Speaks; Irish Love
Song, Lang, Clayton Knapp.
Reading, Mrs. Mary Coville.
Remarks were given by several Of
the visiting members.
Doric chapter is always open to
members Of Venus chapter
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
BOYS AND GIRLS ARE
INTERESTED IN SHOW

Live stock development is in the
hands of the rising generation. The
boys and girls of the United States
are taking an increasing ani com
mendable interest in our domestic
animals, an industry constituting
one Of the props Of agriculture and
commerce. This year several hun
dred "little people" from every cor
ner of the country will partic pate
in the international Live Stock Ex-
position. to be held at the Union
Sock Yards, Chicago, Nov 26th to
Dec 3rd This movement to teach
the young idea how to shoot is of
farreaching and inestimable inn
portance, fact realized by those who
are enSeavoring to improve the herds
and tiocks of the country.
These young people have been Sc
lected by reason Of interest and in
telligence manifested, such selection
having resulted from an elimination
contest so that their numbers at the
eXposit on do not adequately repre-
sent the extent of nationwide
movement to impress on the rising
generation the Importance of an in
dustry SO c.osely associated with
the success Of American agriculture
The boys and girls are taking a
commendable interest in animal hus-
bar ry and the International Live
Stock Expos tion affords scope for
their Investigations ani education
impossible elsewhere.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
FOUR ANSWER
DEATH SUMMONS
IN SHORT TIME
GRIM REAPER GETS BUSY WITH
SCYTHE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING

The GIN reaper got into action
Sunday night and Monday morning
and as result there is mourning in
four homes. in this city and among
the many friends which the three
adults who answered the call had in
this city and vicinity.
Perhaps the most prominent in the
four people who died was Oscar F.
Webster, manager of the Herald
Publishing Company and for forty
years closely identified with the
growth and development of this city
in every way that public spirited
citizen could be called upon to act.
Mr. Webster had been i'll at his home
for the past seven months and his
condition for several weeks past has
been considered critical. In fact, for
several months past, little, if any
hopes had been held for his recovery.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
Rlefts Are In Florida

Writing from Gainesv lie, Florida
George Blett, well known local man
and former marshal of this city,
states that they are in the land of
Sunshine am. flowers and that while
they are enjoying fe, they have not
forgotten the local friends of so
n,any wears acquaintance. George
says to saw that in the Gainesville
section thev raise everything that
they do in in the north excepting
wheat. They also raise many other
crops which we can not pro uce
here. He says that he has seen as
nice hogs and cattle and more of
them than he would in the same era
here. Poultry abounds, as do also
squirrels, coon, rabbits, possum and
game of all kinds can be found in
the WOO ed d stricts. AS for fish,
George says that they are very
plentiful and all that is necessary is
for the fisherman to have enough
ambition TO catch them. He praises
Gainesville very much and says that
they are gong from there to Electra
and then on to Port Orange, where
they will spend the winter
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
South Side Mothers C,ub

The South Side Mothers club held
a meeting Monday afternoon at $50
in the End ward building. As were
present. A number of points were
discussed. being of great value and
help to both parents and teachers.
Miss Lillian Young, Ionia county
Red Cross nurse, gave very valu-
able talk on right habits and espe-
cially right food for children.
"The Parents Prayer" | have a
boy to bring up. was very impress
sively read by Mrs. Harry Trull.
Mrs. Luther Berry favored the club
with the song, "Just before the
lights are lit'', by Agna Branscombe
accompanied by Mrs. Neil Miller. A
'iano solo was very melodiously rem
dered by Ora Wasnick. The next
meeting will be held December goth
at $3.50 in End ward building.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
PUBLISHERS OF COUNTY
WELCOME FRED KEISTER

Representative of the local print
ing and publishing houses were in
Ionia, Thursday evening at which
time a banquet welcoming Fred d..
Keister, who recently started the
Ionia County News, was held.
Among those from this city who
were present were: Ed Hellus, Of
the Herald Publishing Co.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ell. d. Engemann, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis J. Magin, Miss Cecilia
Honson, Hubert Engemann and Glen
d. Foss of the Banner Publishing
Co. Earl Wright, formerly of this
paper was chairman of the program
committee.
The program was as follows. In
PRODUCTION of Toastmistress, Earl
Wright; Toastmistress, Mrs. L. A.
Dann-G -Goodemoot, of the Lake Odes-
sa Wave-Tmes; Address of We'll
come, b. l.. Taylor of the Ionia
Sentinel Standard; Address of We'll
come to the Prodigal Son (Frei ID.
Keister), Hiram 7. Johnson, of the
Saranac Advertiser; why | invited
Trouble, by the prodigal son, Fred
d. Keister: How We Do 1t In Ionia
County" Ed. d. Engemann, of the
Belding Banner News; How We
Used To Do It., by Robert Baerd;
why We Are Not Editors" Earl
Seeley and Merrill Ketchum of the
Tribune Printery, Ionia aru Ed.
Hellus, of the Herald Publishing Co.
Belding.
A fine supper was had at the Laux
& Nolan Cafeteria and the folks who
wade around in printers ink six days
and nights of every week thorough
ly enjoyed the splendid chicken ami
other tempting and toothSome eats
which he proprietors of the cafe
served.
At a short business meeting which
was then held, Hiram I. Johnson,
of Saranac. was elected as president
to succeed himself and Ed. u. Enge-
mann, who has hebi the Office of sec
retary and treasurer since the or
eanizatio of the association, was
elected to succeed himself in that
capacity.
Another meeting will be held in
January.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
They Killed a EnN

John +. Taylor. who lives north
west of the city, is man who has
taken just little more than the or
dinary pride in a flock of turkeys
which himself and son have been
trying to raise on the farm. The
son, James Taylor, has also been
deeply interested in tbs promising
birds and more than once during the
past summer have they held little
father and son party out in the back
forty looking after the turkeys and
thinking Of the big feast they could
have on Thanksgiving and also of
the financial returns which the sale
of the surplus turkeys would bring
this fall. They never took brother
Reynard into consideration, however
and every little while one of the
turks turn up missing and the cause
remained a mystery until one day
last week when they noticed fox
beating il into a convenient hole and
with vengeance which, would only
be satisfie when the animal was out
of the way and his pelt hanging up
on the side Of the barn. father grab
bed the trustv old shotgun while
son grabbed the shovel and after
considerable digging, the fox decid
ed to leave the place for safer quar-
ters. 1t happened that it was his
unlucky day, however, for he had
scarcely got well started before
something in the nature of a bar
rage struck him and he wilted to
the ground to rise no more. The
prevailing opinion on the Taylor
ranch is that hereafter, while foxes
will be scarcer on the farm, tur-
keys will stand better chance Of
thriving.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
Fox Club Meeting

A very enthusiastic meeting of
the members of the Belding Silver
B ack Fox club was held in the Office
of DR.. +. ID. Harrison, Monday night
and plans for the conducting of the
ranch and business were gone into.
The club has now sold all the units
which it proposed to dispose of and
there will be no new members TAX
en- in unless action to that effect is
taken by the members. Ten pair Of
high scoring fox have been pur-
chased from Prince Edward Island
and will arrive at the Grand Rapids
ranch within a short time and in
the spring the local ranch will be
started. 1t is talked strongly that
Dr. +. d. Harrison will be induced
to superintend the ranch and if the
doctor will agree to do this, the club
can coniiGer itself very fortunate,
as the doctor has a reputation of
great success with raising pet and
other animals. A number of far
mers living in the vicinity have al
so joined the club The next meet
ing will be held on the second Mon
day in December at the office of DR..
Harrison. Let all club unit holders
try and be present on that date.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
NE TALENT SHOW
PLEASED AUDIENCE

People who took in the home tai
ent play Mrs. Temples Telegram
which the members of the st. Joseph
Dramatic club gave at the opera
house last night certainly got THEN
moneys worth and plainly and fire,
quently showed their satisfaction
through the liberal applause which
they gave the players as they went
through the pay.
The east of characters was as fol-
lows:
Jack Temple, Mr.. Arnold Schmidt.
Frank Fuller, Mr.. Francis Magin.
Captain Sharpe, Mr.. Martin Enge-
mann.
Wigson, Mr.. Hubert Engemann.
John Brown. Mr. Sylvester Dehn.
Mrs. Jock Temple. Mrs. Arnold
Schmidt.
Dorothy, Miss Mary Gonyea.
Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mrs. Francis
Magin
Mrs. Brown, Mss Mary Refers
dorf.
While all the acting was like that
of veterans. still there were a few
places in the three acts when the
actors simply brought down the
house. Take for instance Mary Ret
ersdorf. Never has a professional
played in any role better than did
she take the part Of Mrs. Brown.
In like manner Isl" Dehn, as John
Brown. just set the audience loose
when he waltzed into the room and
started in making love to Mrs.
Temple, in response to the telegram
which that lady had sent him.
The play was we'll staged and
presented and the talk of the peo-
pie as they left the opera house was
ample proof that the well filled house
had got little more than its mon
eys worth.
Three girls from Fowler, the NJ ss-
Matilda Snyder sang several selec-
tions btween acts while Miss Regina
Geller played the piano They re-
ceived liberal applause.
Rev. FIR. Kilch is to be congratu-
lated on the splendid production and
it is to be hoped that the financial
return will be ample TO compensate
him for the time and trouble taken
in staging the play.
Mrs. Earl Wilson, as usual, dir
ected the getting ready of the ac,
tors and saw to it that their make
up was what it ought to be and fitted
up the actors so they looked their
best when they appeared upon the
stage, little of assistance which
the people Of the dramatic club, to-
gether with FIR. Klich, thoroughly
appreciate
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
John w. Bolenbaugb

John W. Bolenbaugh, aged 65
years, for many years resident Of
this city and for about thirty years
foreman in the Richardson silk
mill, died at his home on Pearl ST.,
Monday morning st about seven o.
clock after several months Of i'll
health and suffering, which ailment
was undoubtedly brought on by an
attack Of the flu which he suffered
some time ago.
While not having lead a public life,
Mr.. Bolenbaugh was widely known as
one of the best citizens of this city
and his long acquaintance with and
Continued on page four)
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
Free Entertainment

the giving of free entertainment
at the NJ. +. church on Thanksgiving
night, Thursday, November "a, lat
which time and place two famous
singers will sing in competition with
an Edison phonograph. The machine
will be stopped an started while
the singers are singing and the pub
lie is invited to see if they can. de-
tect any difference in the machine
from the human voice. 1t is great
test and you can have free ticket
to the entertainment by applying to
the Wicks-Fales store for the same.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
Tickets Going Fine

The sale of tickets for the Father
and Son GsSS banquet which. which is to be , held
ing Of dsy naay DedeTner 11S 9hS 2 is p,O
of 300 which they have set as their
goal. A prominent speaker is being
one which the fathers and sons of
this city will remember throughout
their lives. For tickets see Mr.. A.
c. Loyer. A. f. Dorr or A. NJ. Hall.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
Onens Music Studin

Miss Martha kosek, former res
ident of this city, but who for some
years past has been a student in the
musical department of the world
famous university of Notre Dame,
has opened studio for the teaching
of piano at 804 Broas street and al
though Miss Rosek opened her studio
only last Saturday, she already has
a number of students. Miss Rosek
secured her musicaly education un-
der some of the most renowned and
capable instructors in the world and
is capable of passing this knowledge
on to the class of scholars which she
will have in this city.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-16
Sturge0n-McClellan

A quiet wedding took place at
the new home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Sturgeon. Greenville, when
their daughter. Edythe, was un ted
in marriage to Mr.. Cecil Mcclellan,
of this city. After song entitled
"My own Rose, bv Mrs. Albert
James, the wedding party took their
places where the ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Geo. Osborne of the
NJ. f. church of this ely, after
which light lunch was served.
Mrs. Mcclellan has lived for the last
six years in Greenville, is gradu-
ate of the High school there and has
won many friends with her winsome
happy disposition. Mr.. Mcclellan is
well known in this place where he
has lived since small lad and has
many friends. all Of whom wish the
young people long years of happi-
ness together. They will live in
Greenville at 500 S. Franklin St.