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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-05

mence strolling up and down, smok-
ing a cigar. Then he turned round
and faced the girl
Charming as she had looked in Lon
don, she was doubly so now, in SIM
pie linen frock which showed off her
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-05
CHAPTER II.
In Which He Journeys to GodaIming
and the Game Begins.
ONE.

81 almost think, James, that / could
toy with another kidney" Drummond
looked across the table at his servant,
who was carefully arranging two or
three dozen letters in groups. I've
got journey in front of me today,
and | require a large breakfast
James Denny supplied the def
cheney from a dish that was standing
on an electric heater.
Are you going for long, sir?"
81 don't know, James. 1t all de-
ponds on circumstances. Which,
when you come to think of it, is
undoubtedly one of the most fatuOus
phrases in the English language. Is
there anything in the world that
doesn't depend on circumstances?
"Will you be motoring, sir, or going
by train" asked James prosaically.
Dialectical arguments did not appeal
to him.
~ ''By car" answered DrummOnd.
"Pajamas and a toothbrush"
YOU won't take evening clothes,
slrYn .EEa,ss III .tiG1:,,i Az. ssF1 '-"~
mo. l want my visit to appear un-
premeditated James, and if one goes
about completely encased in boiled
shirts, while pretending to be merely
out for the afternoon, people have
doubts as to ones intellect"
James digested this great thought in
silence.
"WiH you be going far sir?" he
asked at length, pouring out second
cup of coffee.
$40 Godalming. A charming spot
I believe. though I've never been there.
Charming inhabitants, too, James. The
lady l met yesterday at the Carlton
lives at Godalming."
Indeed sir" mumured James non
committally.
you id old humbug," laughed
Drummond, you know you're itching
TO know all about it. l had a very
long and interesting talk with her. and
one of two things energies quite clear
Iy from our conversation. Either,
James, / am a cOngenital idiot, and
don't know enough to come in out OF
the rain: or we've hit the goods. That
IS what / propose to find out by my
little excursion. Either our legs, my
friend, are being pulled till they win
never resume their FORMAL shape; or
that advertisement has succeeded be
yOnd our widest Dreams
There are lot more answers in
this morning, sir" Denny made a
movement toward the letters he had
been sorting. Zone from a lovely
widow with two children"
Lovely" cried Drummond. 'How
forward of her!" He glanced at the
letter and smiled. Care James, and
accuracy are essential in a secretary.
The misguided woman calls herself
lonely, not lovely. She will remain so,
as far as I am concerned, until the
other matter is settled.
"Wm it take long, sir, do you
Think"
"To get it settled?" Drummond lit
cigarette and leaned back in his
chair. Listen, James, and / will out
line the case The maiden lives at q
house called The Larches, near God
aiming, with her papa. Not far away
is another house called The Elms
owned by a gentleman ofA the name
of Henry Lakington-a nasty man
James, with a nasty face-wbo was
also at the Carlton yesterday after
noon for short time. And now we
come to the point. Miss Benton
that is the lady's name-accuses Mr.
darlington of being the complete IT
In the criminal line. She went even
SO far as to say that he was the sec
ond most dangerous man in England
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-05

said And see if you can find that
water-squirt pistol used to have
Son of Gun they called it. That
ought to raise a laugh, when I arrest
the murderer with it."
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09

meet them because of this. The end.
Look soon for the sequel to this
story, A Jewel and a Man.
Hop Lawtwister says he would
like to have gone to the Inaugural
ton but got no invitation by regis
tered mail.
Bob Milkweed says he has been
thinking about things too numerous
to mention.
The Widow Grass has new dress
and new white handkerchief.
The Anthropoid society is work
ing on case that gives promise Of
something.
Things what aint.-Thought on the
end of lead pencil. A man who
likes to sell for less than cost. Ed
ucation that can be absorbed into the
system without an effort on our
part.
The Aunty Gsyssip society is very
busy now trying to locate something
to talk about
Good night.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
STATE OLE MICHIGAN

The Probate court for the county
of Ionia, at a session of said court
held at the Probate Office in the city
of Ionia in said county on the twen-
ty-fourth day of February, A. ID. 1921
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of
Sarah Ada Calkins Barton, deceased.
William /. Barton, husband of de-
ceased, having filed in said court his
petition praying that certain in
strument in writing, purporting to
be the last will and testament of
said deceased, now on file in said
court be admitted to probate and that
the administration of said estate be
granted to Frank R. Chase, as Ad-
ministrator with the Will annexed,
or some other suitable person.
1t is ordered, that the twenty
eighth day Of March A. d. 1921 at
one-thirty o'clock in the afternoon,
at said probate Office, be and is here
by appointed for hearing said petit
tion.
1t is further ordered that public
notice thereof be given by publica-
tion of copy of this order for three
successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing in the Belding Banner
News, a newspaper printed and cir
culated in said county.
IL. 81 Montgomery Webster,
A true copy. Judge of Probate
Bessie Duffy,
Dep. Reg. of Probate. Mar. 16
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
4: Bran Mash /:
And The Band Played On
GO q sE@

-
Twas midnight on the ocean,
Not a street car was in sight.
The sun was shining brightly dim,
And it rained all day that night.
Twas a winter day in summer,
The sky was raining glass,
And a barefoot boy with shoes on,
Stood sitting in the grass.
Twas evening and the rising sun
Was sinking in the west.
The little fishes in the trees,
Were huddled in their nests.
The rain was pouring down in
drops,
The moon was "Oh', so bright,
While everything that could be
seen,
Was hidden out of sight.
While the organ peeled potatoes,
Lard was rendered by the choir,
And while sexton rang the dish
cloth,
Some one set the church fire.
"Holy Smoke" the preacher shout
ed,
And in the rush he lost his hair,
Now his head resembles Heaven"
For there is no parting there.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
STATE OF MICHIGAN

The Probate Court for the county
of Ionia, at a session of said court
held at the Probate office in the city
of Ionia in said county on the sew
enth day of March A. d. 1921.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
Wilhelm Donner, deceased. Minnie
Benton, daughter of deceased, hav-
ing filed in said court her petition
praying that certain instrument in
writing, purporting to be the last
will and testament Of said deceased,
now on file in said court be admitted
to probate and that the administra-
ton Of said estate be granted to
Christina Donner, the Executrix
named in said Will, or some other
suitable person.
1t is ordered that the first day of
April A. ID. 1921, at one-thirty o'clock
in the afternoon, at said probate Off
ce, be and is hereby appointed for
hearing said petition.
1t is further ordered, that public
notice thereof be given by publica-
ton Of copy of this order, for three
successive weeks previous to said day
Of hearing in the Belding Banner
News, a newspaper printed and cir
culated in said county.
IL. ST. Montgomery Webster.
A true copy. Judge Of Probate
Bessie Duffy,
Dep. Reg. Of Probate. Mar. %
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
Usefulness Of Cedar Chests.

Cedar is used In various forms for
repelling insects. The chips from pen
Gil factories are distilled for their
oil or ground up and sold for use In
protecting rugs and woolen garments
from moths The resistance TO moths
Of chests made from Tennessee red
cedar and Spanish cedar is widely ad'
vertised. But the resistance TO insect
pests is due nor so much 10 the
cedar odor as fo he fact that such
chests are well made with tight GOV.
ers and are thus physically exclusive.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
Showers and Sunshine
(By Parthena)
Good morning, my dears.

Good morning, my dears.
Let me bring you a gem of price
less value today. "Jesus said unto
her / am the resurrection and the
life; he that believeth in me though
he were dead, yet shall he live: st.
John, 11-25.
What a comfort TO know that God
knows and cares that we some times
think of death and with feeling of
dread. What an important change
death brings. No wonder we shrink
from the untried change. No one
ever comes back to tell us. Even tho
one should come, we can not prevent
this important change. Then, what
comfort is our gem today.
Mrs. Oat Stubble says she would
like to know why China can send so
many eggs over here if they are so
near starvation over there.
Mrs. Rye Stubble is trying to con-
meet starving Europe with home
grown potatoes.
A man and a jewel.-He went his
way home, took the case which held
his jewel and brushed away the dust
then went about his work with a
wonderful JOY that could only come
through sorrow and victory, though
greater than either. He knew that
if he lived many years that other
sorrows would come, but that he
would be stronger and better able to
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
Card OF Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our Smyrna friends and
Maccabees for their kind courtesy
shown us in our recent illness, for
cards and flowers sent us, they GER
tainly cheered US up and helped to
pass the time away and | know of
no better way to reach you all than
through the Belding Banner-News
We sincerely thank each and every
one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McNitt,
Lansing, Mich
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
Ohtusry-Bryant ]. Russell

Bryant j. Russell was born April
29th, 1857 in Otisco township, Ionia
county, Michigan, where he resided
until he moved TO Luther, Lake coun-
ty, Michigan; in 1882 at the age Of
twenty-five. In 1884 he married
Sarah LeClear. After eleven years
of happy married life she was taken
away by death and in August 1897
he married Sophy Burner, who is left
to mourn her loss together with his
daughter, Neva and only sister, Mrs.
w. r. Olds. He was man always
identified with the progress and bet
terment of his surroundings, served
for many years as supervisor Of his
township, also as treasurer Of Lake
county, as long as anyone could hold
it, was then elected to the Office of
Probate Judge, which he had held
for four years at the time of his
death. Thus, in few words is out
lined the busy life of an unassuming,
honest, generous and reliable God
fearing gentleman. He was a son
of Robert Lyman Russell, an early
Otisco township pioneer who came
here when he was 16 years of age
and lived here until 1882 when he re-
moved to Luther.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
WHITES BRIDGE

Mrs. Eber Compton and Mrs. Mae
Leach were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Mosure's, Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Dicken was caller at
Mrs. Esther Williams, Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Joe Shear is in Lowell visit
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Walter Morris.
Mrs. Will Daley was visiting her
friends in Lowell, from Friday until
Monday.
Sunday visitors at Mr.. and Mrs.
Verne Leach's, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Clark and Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Vandenbroeck and family. Mr.. Joe
Murphy and Mr.. jim Phillips were
also callers there.
Mr.. Joe Murphy, of Lowell was
the Saturday night and Sunday guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Murphy, jim Phelps was also Wis
itor there.
Miss Helen Pearson was home for
over Sunday.
Asa Vandenbroeck had the misfor-
tune to lose his family driving horse
Sunday night.
Mrs Mae Leach got poisoned with
ivy and is feeling very painful.
Mrs. Ed. Mosure is recovering from
her recent attack of the grip and is
able to be up and around the house
again. MRS. Gertrude Clark is help
ing here with her work
Mrs. Merle Miller and children
were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Mosure's, Sunday.
Mr.. Eber Compton had the misfor-
tune to hurt his hand quite badly
while helping fall tree for Fred
Williams.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh il a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. II
therefore requires constitutional treat
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation OF the disease.
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature In
doing its work. $4,000 for any case Of
MEpie1NE Snsf5Fn snat fails to nALhs cure. cAfAAh
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
+. J. Cheney q Co, Toledo. Ohio.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09

Dark Sounds curfew In Norway.
Children are not allowed out In the
streetS of Norway after dark.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09

stockholders Must Be Natives.
Stockholders In private banks In
Sweden must be natives of Sweden.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
Got to Make II Hot.

An employer remarks that q good
deal OF roasting seems necessary 10
get things well done."-BOston Tran
script.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-09
TIME TABLE

Corrected June l6. 1920
ionia to Howard City GAG a. m
Grand Rapids to Saginaw 1856 am
Saginaw to G.. r. 10:l5 a. m
Howard c. to Ionia & Det II :23 am
Saginaw 2:37 d. m.
Grand Rapids $40 d. m.
Howard City to Detroit ALB p. m.
lonia to Howard City $3.50 D. m.
G. R. to Saginaw, daily tr. 6 IA o, m.
Saginaw to G. R.. daily tr. sos p. m,
BELDIAG,GRAND RAPIDS AUTO URBAN
EVERY DAY
A. M. p. M.
Ar. Grand Rapids 80 80 8 80
Lv. Grand Rapids 10 90 a 80
p. M.
Ar. Belding ........12 90 6 80
Cars leave Hotel Belding at Belding
Cars leave 16 Commerce Avenue
(Rader's Tire Store), and Wurz-
berg's Dry Goods Store, at Grand
Rapids
Standard Time Phone 413
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06
Greater Profit is
Received by Feed
ing Hay on Ground

POCATELLO, Idaho.-In discuss
ing the recent reduction in freight
rates on many commodities thruou!
the inter-mountain country rail.
road official has made the statement
that there is more profit tor Idaho
hay growers to feed the hay on the
ground where 1t Is grown than at
tempt to ship 1t anv distance. Al
best there Is little profit In the hay
for the grower when It has to be
sent long way to market, no mat
ter how high or how low the freight
rate Is.
Practically all parts Of the country
produce some forage crops and tc
ship hay any great distance except in
cases of emergency is an economic
mistake and hay grovars can better
afford to buy cattle even II they have
to be shipped in rather than to bale
hay and send 1t any great distance
by freight.
There has been general reduc-
ton in freight rates on nearly all
Idaho commodities since July, but II
will never be possible to make a
freight rate chat will permit the
western states to compete with the
agricultural sections closer to the
big markets and the thing for Idaho
to do is to consume at home by cattle
feeding and manufacturing as much
of her surplus product as possible
and ship the finished product instead
of the raw material.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06
GROVELAND

Mrs. GARFIELD Bond. who has been
in Cheney, Wyo. this summer on &C
count Of the fitness Of her sister Mrs.
Chris Betx, has returned home and
reportes her sister much improved.
The M. II. "A. Of Groveland gave .
dance Friday evening. = Excellent
music allowed the dancers to spend
a very pleasant evening.
It has been decided to close the
school for q short time in order to
let the older children care for the
crops. 2
A parent-teachers association was
organized Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Garfield Bond was elected president
and Miss Ada Yost secretary.
Mrs. Barnett, sixth grade teacher,
is spending the weekend at her
home.
Mr.. Olson, the ninth grade teacher
reports poor attendance in his
room.
Prof. Cox and a number Of his stu
dents assisted in rendering the pro-
gram Sunday evening. All those
present greatly enjoyed the entire
rendition.
The Groveland ward M. I. A. will
hold their opening social friday
evening, Oct. Z at 8 O'Clock. A short
program will be rendered, after
which the evening will be spent in a
good old time free dance and every
one is invited to be present. A
special invitation Is extended to all
M. I. "a. stake board members.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06

which they had picked from one
plant that had been left alone for q
week before the fair.
The berries are large and delicious
and so heavy is the production Of the
strawberry tract at the school that
the three hundred and forty or fifty
boys and girls have strawberries in
liberal quantity thruout the season.
They do not place q dish OF them on
the table in the small quantity that
is usual at a hotel. but bowls full
more like mush is usually served at
a farm house.
When the representatives of The
Idaho Republican asked II any ar
rangement could be made by which
these plants could be introduced in
Bingham county, Supt. Vincent said
that If those desiring plants would
send their address this fall he would
list them, and in the spring at trans
planting time he would send circu-
lar letter to each one telling them
the plants were ready for delivery
and they could each send d.
and receive a package of young
plants suitable for starting straw
berry bed as large as they might
wish, and which they could do il .;.e
manner the industrial school fol=
lowed. They would not sell large
quantity to any one person or firm.
They had already done this in the
neighborhood of st. Anthony and
with most gratifying results to the
purchasers of the plants.
If you wish to act on this sugges-
ton just write to w. D. Vincent, st.
Anthony, Idaho and ask him to list
you for dollars worth of the straw
berry. plants In the spring. Send no
money till you get your notice in the
spring. tt.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06
TO Purify Swimming-P Pool.

Public swimming pools should be
supplied with water that is constantly
changing, but that remains at one
temperature. This is not practical in
ordinary cases. and, though we should
prefer a fresh water bath, substi-
tute has to be employed. There are
several systems by which this is ac-
cornplished. First, strainer Is used
to remove large particles such as grit.
Then 1t is necessary to sterilize the
water. This can be done in several
ways, either by exposure to the open
air or by subjecting the water TO the
effects Of ozone. and finally by the
use OF ultraviolet light. But II ts
essential that the water should also
be flltered.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06
GOOD
ROADS
BUILDING FEDERAL HIGHWAYS
Mileage Nearly sunIclsnt = Encirels
the 0lohs When Construction
10 FInlshsd.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
OF the 22,03O miles Of federal-aid
roads which have been built or are
now under construction, more than
two-thirds are earth roads, sand-clay,
or gravel, says the chief Of bureau OF
public roads, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. These have cost
less than one-third OF the total amount
expended as compared with nearly 30
per cent of the estimated cost applied
to 1880 miles of hard-surfaced roads.
A study of local conditions by an
engineer of the bureau is necessary
before a road project may receive
federal aid.
The type of road to be used and the
lost suitable surface with respect to
the traffic of the locality must be de-
termined. Service must be satisfac-
tory, while costs must be kept low,
both for building and maintenance.
There must be careful analysis both
Of the engineering and economic con-
'ditions for each particular project.
There are Individual considerations IN
every case which affect the determi-
nation as to the best type Of road ma
terials for that locality.
The mileage of federal-aid roads
which have been built or are now I'M
der construction is nearly sufficient to
encircle the globe. This Is the record
Of work accomplished since July, 1916,
when the Federal government first
stepped in to aid in the enormous task
of building highways that are now
called upon to carry more than 9,OOO.-
900 motor vehicles plus a very sub
stantial horse-drawn traffic In the for
ty-eight states.
The federal-aid law is well named.
The Department Of Agriculture has CIV
en- the broadest possible construction
to the law for the purpose Of provid-
ing the greatest mileage of highways
suited to the traffic to be carried over
them at the minimum expense. An
analysis by the bureau Of public
roads Of the projects under contract
shows that all types of roads, from
the graded earth road up to the finest
paved surfaces, have been built.
On March l of this year, 22,03O
miles Of highway, extending into every
state, had been completed or were in
process Of construction, says the bu-
reau, at total estimated cost of $780,
946,868. The percentage of this total
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06
*.s.s...s..s..sa!s.s.e.s..s.:.i....s..si......s.

Charley Whitney was a Blackfoot
visitor Sunday.
Little Beulah Hutchinson is re-
covering from an attack of diph-
iberia.
Mrs. Rod Harper spent Sunday
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. !. >.
McCauley.
LATE Atha is we'll again after being
operated on in the St. Anthccys
hospital in Pocatello two weeks ago.
Carl Nelson had the misfortune to
loose one of his best milk cows on
account of having the rabies.
Frank McCauley is able to be up
and around again.
Airline Olzon has been on the sick
list, but is considerably improved at
this time ~
There Is three weeks vacation
now and the students are assisting
with the crop harvest
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06
WOULD ADD WEALTH
TO. THIS COUNTY
Industrial School Has
Ever Bearing Straw
berry Plants

A hardy, thrifty kind of ever bear
ing strawberry plant has been added
to the Snake river valley In such
numbers that plants can be spread
over Bingham county next year and
rapidly multiplied II the people own
ing farms and gardens decide to do
|so. Here Is the information about
It.
The state industrial school at st.
Anthony under the management of
w. D. Vincent purchased two kinds
Of ever bearing strawberry plants
and have tested them on a large
scale and the one that has proved
most desirable Is the one we shall
tell you about.
They paid a high price for the
plants, but bought quite a quantity.
Then they cultivated them in such a
way as to get good growth in the
original plants and by cutting off
all the runners as soon as they had
taken root enough to stand trans
planting, they soon had large tract
set to the plants. These they Guilt
vate to protect the original plants
and prevent their weakening by
being swamped in a mat of new
plants arising from the runners. By
reason of this kind of culture the old
plants grow larger and more. vigor-
GUS as time goes on, tho we cannot
say how long it will continue. Most
of the old plants and root systems
are from ten to fifteen inches across,
and they bloom all thru the season
unless interrupted by frost. There
was cold wave about the first of
last July and it froze the bloom and
thus interrupted the production of
berries for the time that it took new
bloom to form and set berries. The
green berries went on ripening not
withstanding the frost, so there was
only short interruption of berry
picking, about ten or fifteen days we
believe.
When Supt Vincent was having an
exhibit packed to bring to the fair at
Blackfoot, he had one Of these large
plants packed for exhibit, and it was
on the counter and at the informa-
ton bureau, but only comparatively
few people could be shown it since
it had not been announced thru the
papers. 1t was at that time loaded
with green and ripe berries of diff
ferent sizes from bloom up. There
was also a quart of ripe berries