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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Prohibition Developes New Trade

Prohibition has brought forth an
other new occupation or trade what
ever you might wish to call it-some
may even be referring to their "pro-
fession" after a few years, If the
flowers hold out and they keep the
lid on os tight as they have it
clamped at present. The new occu-
patton is that of Dandelion picker
and one of its workers has been en-
gagged by a number of our townspeo-
pie to get quantities of the golden
heads for thrist-quenching purposes.
The man had list of quite a num-
ber of people in town whom he had
picked dandelions for and was at
the time We ran across him, offering
his services to another quite prom
inent man of this city who said that
be wouldn't give five cents for a car
load of dandelibn Blossoms, stating
that he had made several quarts of
the wine last year and that it was
enough to wipe out a whole army of
people after it was ripe and ready
for consumption and that he would
have no more of it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
AND Pl0NRER GONE

Andrew Little, the third child of
ten children and son of John and
Katherine Little, was born Decem-
Der 6, 1885 in Chippewa, Wayne Co.,
Ohio, and died May 3, 1921 aged S5
years, months and 81 days.
In the fall of 1865 he was married
to Ar ella C. Dixon, TO this union
five children were born, three with
his wife, having passed on to the
eternal home. James E., of Ionia and
Forest A. Little of San Antonio, Tex
as, survive the father.
He was again married to Mae
Worden, March II, 1886 who was
both his life's help mate and a true
mother TO both his and her children.
Mr.. Little enlisted in the u. s.
Army in the eutumn of 1861 and he
serve ed his country as ar honored 20 :
dier until it's close in 1865, being a
Lieut.. After the close of the war,
he enlisted j n thea rmy of the l. rd
and served his King until death call
ed him hence. He was a charter
member of the Belding Church Of
Christ and helped in its organization
and in the church building. Also a
member of the Belding c. A. r. His
vile, TWO SOnS, james ana FOreSt,
brothers, Alfred and William, of
Isabelle county, 2 sisters, Margar-
ct Stewart, of Carson City and Dora
Smith of Belding, also the two chill
dren, Jesse Worden, of Chicago and
Sadie Worden of this city who sur
vive him, besides many other rela-
tives and friends who have lost a
good friend and neighbor.
His one brother, Alfred Little, of
Rosebush had not gotten the mes
sage sent him Of the death so reac'. ed
Belding after the body had gone to
the cemetery.
His funeral was held at his late
home on Masonic Ave. by his pastor,
Rev. II. +. Curch and G.. A. r. mem
bers attended in a body, Mr.. Wise
carrying the colors and minister and
G. A. r. uniting in their services at
his grave in Woodard Lake cemetery.
Roy Simmons did the singing with
Mrs. Simmons { the piano.
Many friends with the relative,
gathered at the home and followed
him to his last resting place which
spoke so highly of the record Of his
life.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
New Plumbing Firm

Fred Shurte and Clarence ReuteI-
ster, of Lowell, have taken posses
sion of the plumbing shop and busi-
ness which they recently bought of
French Arnold and both men are as
busy as bees catching up with the
pile Of work which awaited them on
their arrival here. They are mighty
good workmen and will receive a
warm welcome to this city in the
way of liberal patronage. An article
which Mr.. Ford, their former en-
ployer at Lowell, placed in the Low
ell Ledger, spoke very highly of
them and wished them success in
their new undertaking.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
BELONG TIES
WITH IONA FOR
COUNTY CHAMPS
RUBBER" GAME WILL BE PLAY
ED MAY q TO DECIDE
TEAM SUPERIORITY

Last Friday, Belding high played
Ionia there and came home with the
small end of the score. After Belding
gained three runs the first inning,
Ionia got to Coyle's pitching and in
the fourth inning got four runs. Sew
eral errors also contributed to this re-
sule. In the sixth inning Lambertson
took Coyle's place on the slab and
finished the game allowing no further
runs.
The results of the county schedule
this far leaves Belding and Ionia tie
70. first place in the northern section.
This tie will probably be played off
on May 27 on some neutral ground.
The score by innings was as fol-
lows:
Ionia OOO4 200 7
Belding 5000 01O0
Struck out by Wheaton 8, Coyle g.
Lambertson 8. Base hits off Wheaton
z, Coyle 8, Lambertson 0. Stolen ba-
ses Ionia a, Belding 5. Errors Ionia 2
Belding IL. Time of game $3.50 p. m.
Umpire, Rice.
This week on Friday, May Is, Bel
ding high plays Palo here.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Bought Kessler Farm

George Rivenburgh, of Flint, has
returned to this section of the state
and will try his hand at farming in
the future. He has purchased the
Will Kessler farm of 80 acres, west
of the Miriam Catholic church and
says that he has already got a good
start on his work. George thinks
that conditions in manufacturing es-
Establishments will be mighty unsettled
and unreliable fort he laboring man
for several years to come and that
he is going to be in a business where
those conditions will not bother him
as much in the future as they have
in the past. He is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Rivenburgh of f. State
street.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
N. A. c. ALUMNI
TO BANQUET At
HOTEL BELO|NG
COLLEGE BOOSTERS TO GET TO-
GETHER AND HONOR ALMA
MATER ON FRIDAY

Hotel Belding will bet he mecca
for all Ionia county M. A. c. alumni
and former students on Friday even
ing, May 13, for at $50 that even
ing they will get together at a spe-
ma mater. The fact the occasion hap
pens to fall on Friday the 18th, mat
ters but little to them and was cho-
sen because of the fact that on May
13, 1857 the college was dedicated
and Friday happens to mark the an
niversary of the dedication. This
date is set for similar events and is
being observed and celebrated by
aggie boosters the college and by
the numerous alumni ssociations all
over the state.
After the 6:30 banquet there will
be program of speeches, songs
and perhaps the old timers may
break loose and upset the usual quiet
of the local hostelry with a few reg
ular college yells, as all former M.
A. Cites now living in Ionia coun-
ty are urged and invited to attend
and you can't tell what will happen
when the children all get together
once again.
Stanley M. Powell, of Palo, is pres
ident of the Ionia county M. A. G.
alumni association and he has sent
an urgent letter to all former stu
dents to be here Friday, Mrs. Chas.
Johnson is in charge of the local ar
rangements and will have much to do
with the success of the meeting. Mrs.
Johnson is one of the biggest boost
ers for old NJ. A. c. there ever was
and it goes without saying that there
will be nothing too good for the bunch
when they come to Belding.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
To Do General Painting Business

Walt Wilson, who has been paint
ing automobiles in the Jacquet build.
ing for some time past has decided
to broaden out and do a general line
of house, barn and other painting
Will and Frank Crystler and two
other men are working with Mr.
Wilson and he will be able to attend
to your work and get it out on short
notice. He has an adv. in this issue
which you should read. If he can
make a house look as new as he car
make an automobile look with a new
coat of paint, we predict a big rur
of business for himself and assist.
ants.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Halstead-Darling

A very quiet and pleasant offaii
took place at the home of the bride
Mrs May Darling, last evening when
Mr.. Frank w. ,Halstead and Mrs.
Darling, both of this city, were uni
ted in holy wedlock, j. w. Curch Of
ficiating. After the ceremony a tas-
ty lunch was served. Beautiful fra
grant roses were table decoraetions.
The newly welded couple will make
their home in Harbor Springs fUr a
time where Mr.. HalStead will dn-
gage in his profession as barber.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
THAT
FISHING WILL Be
THING OF PAST
LOCAL ANGLER SAYS THAT DIS
REGARD OF LAW WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE

Charles Lambertson, Jack johnson
and Eugene Fox made up a party Of
three local men who went up on the
Au Sable river, near Peacock week
ago for the purpose of catching a
few trout which are reported to
abound, which formerly did abound
in the streams in that section of the
state. The men returned home ac-
had set and met with no great sue
cess, although they got fish enough
so they did not make the trip for
nothing.
Speaking of the conditions up
there Mr.. .Lambertson said that
there was no doubt in his mind that
unless a change takes place and the
people of that section of the state
come to have some regard for the
laws governing fish and fishing there
will be no such a thing as a posi-
bility Of getting a mess of trout out
of the streams there in ten years
from this time. He says that dy-
namiting, netting, spearing and 9TH
er illegal means and devices are en-
ployed to get the fish out of the
streams and that the offendersa re
the folks who live near the streams.
Mr.. Lambertson says that he is in
favor of the rod license for adults
as one way of raising money to COM
bat these offenses against the laws.
He thinks that with the money thus
raised, that enough deputy wardens
could be engaged to make an efficient
patrol of the streams and make
things mighty interesting for anyone
who tried to get around the law with
illegal methods of catching fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Underwood, of
Athens, are here at the homes Of
their sons, Fred f. Underwood and
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
WHAT ARE
YOUR CHANCES
FOR LIVING?
LOCAL MAN OF FORTY SAYS
HE FIGURES ON FIFTEEN
YEARS MORE

How old do you expect to get be-
fore you die?
That was the question which came
to the writer's mind the other morn
ing when he heard a local man say
that he was 40 years of age that day
and that he had just 10 years more
to live, basing his prediction on the
fact that he would live to be as old
but no older than his father, who
had died at the age of 80.
According to figures which we OBJ
tanned from the depa -tment of labor
the death rate varies for different
occupations, giving the average for
all men and women as 48 years of
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
X. 0. T. NJ. County Meeting

The Maccabees of Ionia county will
hold a meeting at Ionia on Thurs
day night, May 10Th at the Maccabee
hall. T he affair is to be joint meet
ing of the Sir Knights and Ladies, to-
gether with their families and friends
A short business session will be held
preceding the social gathering and
program, which will be followed by a
social dance. Every Maccabee. lady
o. Knight, is urged to be present
with their friends and families.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Miriam Helps The Irish

At the Sunday morning mass at
st. Mary's church in Miriam more
than $500 was raised as a part of
the fund toward the relief of dis
tressed and ravaged Ireland in the
campaign now being carried on in
this county and state for that pur-
pose. Among those who talked on
the purpose of the drive were Rev.
FIR. John A. Nlich, pastor of the
church and Edward Gallagher and
Thomas A. Carten, of Ionia. The
more than liberal response on the
part of the Miriam people speaks
very highly for them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
New Manager Arrives

A. G. Canada, of Owosso, manager
Of the newly opened Greag Atlantic
& Pacific Tea Co. store has arrived
in the city and is now in charge of
the business, the store having open
cd up on Monday. Mr.. Anderson, the
gentleman who came here and su-
pelvised the arranging and placing
CT the stock, left for his other work
on Tuesday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Social Circle Notice

Mrs. b. B. Lapham and Mrs. A.
Friedman will entertain the social
circle Wednesday afternoon, May 18
at the home Of Mrs. Lapham. A Bo-
hemian lunch will be served. Each
lady come prepared to give house
hold hint.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Historical Society To Meet

The members of the Michigan His
torical Society will hold their 47th
annual meeting at Lansing, May %
and 26. Many matters historical
and pioneer interest appear on the
program and the meeting will be one
of the best which the society has ev-
er held.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
To Hold Auction Sale

John F. Kern announces an auc-
tion sale at his farm east of this
city for next Tuesday, May II. Mr..
Kern thinks that he dan make IA
bigger success at his trade of ma
chinist and will go back to Saginaw
and try his hand at the old game af-
ter his sale.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
To Lovers OF Band Music

l wish to say this to you, try and
hear the Furniture City band a. the
NJ. f. church, Thursday evening. /
believe you will be more than pleas
ed Members of Belding City bard
have bought tickets for the concert.
You should too. Geo. w. Holmes
director of Beding City band.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Returned From Convention

Charley Coon returned Wednesday
night from Traverse City where he
had been attending a state conben-
tion of the M. w. A., an order which
he has belonged to for many years
and for which he is 100 per cent
booster. A contest was on between
Mr.. Coon and man from Portland
for the delegateship to the national
convention and the Portland man
won out. Mr.. Coon says that he had
one of the biggest times of his life up
at Traverse City and says that the
town used the delegates to the con-
yention right royal while they were
there.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11

Inc farmer mas the DeSJ cnance OF
living. An ce workers life aver
ages the shortest.
We all know farmers who have died
young. And occasionally in an Office
you will find an old man who looks as
if he came over with Columbus. But
the figures do reveal the effects Of
hazard and indoor confinement on a
workers lifetime. They should be of
especial interest to the young man
uncertain about what line of work he
will follow through life.
Our friends father had been en-
ployed at various occupations, while
the man to whom we were talking has
followed one trade steadily, whose av-
erage age at death is stated in the
above compilation of figures to be 40
years. He has already reached the
average age for his occupation and
feels quite confident that he will live
TO be the same age as his father was,
but does not expect to live beyond that
age. atW
How does the table effect you and
have you or will yo live beyond the
average?
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11

Three carloads of freight belong
ing to three coaches loaded with
foreign people headed for the sugar
beet fields in the eastern part of
the state, passed through this city
on the Tuesday morning train up
from Grand Rapids.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11

States Attorney General that the
government W not be liable in the
sending out of lists of mer who
evaded military service, the War De-
partment will send the draft desc ter
lists direct to state departments of
the American Legion. DEPARTMENTS
in turn will distribute them to posts
which w.ll check them before they
arc re cGsed for newspaper publica
ton, TO make certain that no mel are
unjustly branded dese.ters AMI evad-
ers.
Twenty-seven posts of the Ameri-
can Legion and 73 units of it's We
mems Auxiliary were formed during
the week ended April -, national
ncailua'te reports. Washrag ION
led the states in posts organized, with
Wiscon1iE second md Iowa third.
Kansas Ied with ten units of the
Auy,lja)y, followed by Iowa and
Minnesota. New York has the lar
gest number of Legion posts with
94n: u uois is se:1rd with 127 and
Pennsylvania third, with II. A total
of 201 units of the Auxiliary in Min
nesota placed that state in the lead.
Iowa is second with 1870, followed by
New Yo-k's total of 17S.
Special American Legion editions
have been issued by newspapers in
all parts of the country as an aid
to local posts in carrying on their ac-
tivities. Newspapers in the follow
ing cities have given over one edi-
tion to the Legion: Memphis, Tenn;
Merrill, Wis; Patchogue, n. Y;
Kinston. n. c.; Parkersburg, w. Va.
Green City, Mo. and PREGNANT, o.
Mutilation of a picture of former
President Wilson, by two brothers,
in Lodi, Cal, aroused the people of
that city to such an extent that it
was necessary for the members of
the local American Legion post to
protect the accused. A mass meeting
presided over by the commander of
the Legion post, found the brothers
guilty of an unpatriotic act and gave
them thirty days in which to set their
affairs in order and leave town. 1t
was during this interim that their
safety was guaranteed. Both, after
the verdict of the trial., had signified
their willingness to leave.
Between 5000 and 1000 maple
trees are to be planted along the
Lincoln highway in st. Joseph and
Laporte counties in Indiana as a
memorial to the soldiers from the
two counties who lost their lives in
the World war. The planting will be
in charge of the American Legion
posts at South Bend and Laporte.
All who are interested in the for
nation of the Auxiliary to the local
Legion post should be present at a
meeting TO be held in the legion club
rooms on Friday night, May Is, as it
is planned to complete the organi-
zation at that time. Everybody eli
gible to membership should be there.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Card OF Thanks

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends and
neighbors for the acts of sympathy
and kindness extended during the
sickness and at tn death Of our
dear mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Sarah Sutphen, especially the en-
ployees of the warping department
Of Mill No. and for the beautiful
flowers and other favors at the fu-
neral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sutphen
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Kimberly
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nichols,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. LaClair,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Campbell.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11
Child Fell Into Light Well

While Mrs. Sherman Moore was in
the post office after her mail Tues
day morning her little child left on
an excursion of it's own and ended
I'D by falling down one of the light
wells on the west side of the post
office and injuring itself about the
face and body, when it struck the
concrete bottom of the well. People
who happened to be nearby got busy
and helped get the child out. 1t had
several cuts on its face and was
bleeding some about the mouth but
nothing serious was thought to re-
suit.
Attention Knights of Pythias
Work in the third rank next Tues
day evening. Be sure and attend
Lunch after the work.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Underwood, OF
Athens, are here at the homes OF
their sons, Fred f. Underwood anC
Lloyd Underwood.
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
Ask the Policeman

TF record could be kept of the mary
odd questions that are asked the po-
Iicemen OF this city I'm one day the stu
dent of human nature and psychology would
find plenty OF food for thought. Some people
seem to be under the impression that
policeman should know a little OF everything.
The men on the force who form the trafflc
squads are perhaps called upon more than
the others to furnish information to people
who want to know things. traff1c cop sta
toned at one of the busiest uptown cross
ngs was in a talkative mood the other day,
and in his conversation with NEW YoRK
HERALD reporter had many interesting things
TO say.
Just a few minutes before you came y
woman who was well dressed walked out 10
me from the curb, and wanted car fare down
town" said he. ut Just SO happened that
/ did not have any change In my pockets at
the time. and / very politely told her so.
stating that 1 was sorry. She asked me II
the city did not supply policemen with money
for such emergencies When Informed her
that such was not the case she seemed sur
prised. She may have been a New Yorker.
but I'm doubtful.
"On another occasion woman came up TO
me and said she wanted me TO go and unlock
the door of her apartment She said she
had lost her keys. told her did not see
how could help her, whereupon she seemed
gurprised that 1 did not have keys for every
house on the block Can you beat IL? I
guess / have been asked thousand dues-
tions in the course of n week. and | often
wish l had time to keep record OF them.
II remember an incident that happened NOT
SO long ago when I was stationed at 149th
street and Mott avenue in The Bronx. II
was summer and traffic at that point was
particularly heavy. A young woman stepped
up to me and wanted to know if I had
change for $40. She said she wanted to get
downtown. but the agent I'm the subway sta
tion told her that he did not have chang
for the bill. directed her TO a garage near
by but she came back and said that she xrn~
not able to get any change. 7 then politeis
offered her nickel. but she refused TO take
1t. I asked several people who passed IN
automobiles for the change, with no better
luck. She was In hurry to get downtown
and finally accepted my offer. but not with
out taking my number and name stating
that she would return it the next day
Two days later sent to lsist street
and Broadway. A man drew up near me IN
automobile and asked II I was Officer SO
and so. When I told him l was the police
man he was inquring for he dug down IN
bis pocket and handed me nickel. He then
said he was tho father OF the young wosuss
who had borrowed the Ave cents from me NJ
f49th street He thanked me, and then went
on his way L have since learned he " con
nected with large corporation and that nv
came all the way from downtown TO return
the nickel. Can you beat that7
II have been asked to decide religious dis-
putes legal questions. personal auarreIs be-
tween husbands and wives. sweethearts and
their escorts. This is sure good Job for
man 10 get line on the humorous side OF
life. Some OF the questions am asked ~rv
too silly TO even remember"
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
Sidelights on Lands.

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w''ea Ap~ss S ass a i .ao.ssr si1 sho Of Laws who carried s, shelf
cred wrist watch To- 70 b met - with the the inquiry
equins all
whsrsapon ntundert lawyers
.y % % . . s fine @ " s Oh Cone s
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orgnze,in enterprise proofs brousa
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Johnson gave
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picked compared with the
lyon sin don't remember fudge Lands inquired
yes do now said Johnson
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climbers
they
and and there G aaesaon IN my ,nd aehs m m permit them to psee ~ my my
bar with lawyer who incurs the 0um association with loan