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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

S~~~~~~~~~~c~~~~~~
The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
V.-CONNECTICUT
A6M no N N &c IL
~ M u CUT stands
EN MM unique as prob
Fl TvS.W lN ably the first
III state which was
N@a n <HyG created In the
NNSSss|lY world by a writ
ten constitution.
1t was really an offshoot from
Massachusetts, for in 1886 there
was dissatisfaction over the form
of government among the Puri-
tans In Cambridge, WATERFOWL
and Dorchester, the three towns
surrounding Boston. A large
part of these three towns, there
fore, decided to journey TO the
Connecticut valley, as they had
heard that there was to be found
excellent farm land, and the
Dutch from New Netherlands
had been forced out the previous
year by the erection by the Eng
lish Of a fort at Saybrook at the
mouth of the river. The Cam
bridge people, under the leader
ship of their pastor, Hooker,
founded Hartford, the Dorches-
ter people settled Windsor, and
those from Watertown estab-
lished Wethersfield. For few
years they remained part Of
Massachusetts. but early In 1889
the people Of these three towns
met and drew up q written con-
stitution and agreed to govern
themselves. Meanwhile, In 1888,
a large company Of colonlsts I'M
der the leadership of John Day.
export arrived from England and
settled the town Of New Haven,
later spreading to Milford and
Stamford. These two distinct
colonies were later united and
took the name of Connecticut
from Its principal river. This is
an Algonquin Indian name mean
ing "long river" 1t became the
fifth state to join the Union
when ii adopted the Constitution
on January 8, 1888. 1t Is some
times called the Land of Steady
Habits, but is more popularity
known as the Nutmeg state from
the humorous accusation that
its peddlers were accustomed to
palm off wooden nutmegs to
their customers. The area of
Connecticut is 4,965 square
miles, the third smallest Of our
states. Its population, however,
entities 1t to seven electoral
votes for president.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALEI6 room house with all
modern conveniences. Call at 903
James street. tt.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

HAVE that 40 acre farm on the
county line, east of All, Shaw's,
with buildings for sale, only $500.
A large number of homes on my
list. My lot so &C for a bung-
allow is still available, adjoining
my residence. E. B. IApham,
phone 60.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE year old colt. Weight
about 1900. Clarence Hart, Smyr-
ma. 23-50-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

WANTED-Men or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors
for the genuine guaranteed hosi-
cry, full line for men, women and
children. Eliminates darning. We
pay 75c an hour spare time, or $36.
week for full time. Experience
unnecessary. Write International
Stocking Mills, Norristown, Pa.
14-21-16
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

child's sweater, on Ann
st. Owner can have same by prov
ing property and paying for adv.
Mrs. Ed. King, Cpl James st.
11-50-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Good model 70 Over
land. First $3.50 takes it. Good
condition with fairly good tires.
Bert Case, 726 north Bridge st.
66-36-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04
s Dddd!yS
&H6EyeRin8
Fairy Tale
6lWARY GRAHAM BONNER
MR.. w EASEL.
GRAHAM BONNER

II am glad" said Mr.. Weasel. that
you are like me. | do not know If
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-A cheap span of work
mares in good condition, 13 and Ia
years old, weight &c hundred. In
quire of C. E. Hotchkiss, phone
q 271-1L-1S. 14-50-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04
Want Column
One cent word.
Nothing inserted for less than l5e

FOR SALE-Lumber wagon and a
double harness, in good condition.
Elmer Rich, AL Birch 81. 67-43-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOUND-The best place in Bedding
to get a good shoe shine. Electric
Shoe Shop, 100 S. Bridge st.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

WE HAVE some good used car bar
gains. 1t will pay you to investi-
gate. Sumner Bros, North Bridge
Street Garage, phone 10. 74-48-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

HEMSTITCHING-We have INSTALL
ed a machine to to this work and
solicit you- patronage. Bignell q
Whitney. 1861
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Wellington Piano, good
as new. o ne of the best makes.
Tub wringer, good as new, 108 w.
May street. 15-5O-2
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Unhusked corn in barn
SIS per ton. Elmer Lowden,
Greenville R. r. 4, phone $780,
Greenville. 3-44-tl
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-A reed bird cage with
standard. Call phone 27-3r 24-50-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

LOST-In city, Friday, $40 bill.
Finder please return to Mrs. j. III.
Doyle, 612 Alderman st. 1851
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALEEMy home at TIC Broas
street. A bargain if taken at
once. Miss Carrie Holmes. l-44-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR RENT-Furnished room, 204
E. Congress st. 167-5O-f
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-A good auto trailer.
See DR.. O. N. Wilton. 1862
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Farm of 90 acres. %
acres timber. F our and IL miles
northwest of Belding. For price
and particulars see Fred King,
Administrator, over the Rhoton
stores. 54-47-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-6 room house on Root
street. cheap for cash. See t. A.
Vie. 98-49-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Good used hand culti-
vator. A bargain at $3.50. Call
at 10 E. Liberty st. 26-50-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

LOST-A five dollar bill Wednesday,
April 27a Finder please return to
George Taylo" SGT w. May street.
28-50-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Good roll top desk in
excellent condition. Call at Ban.
ner-News office. 90-24-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR FIRST CLASS auto repairing
go to the North Bridge street ga
rage. We guarantee you a good
job and satisfaction. Sumner
Bros, phone 10. 74-4S-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Kindle Bed Davenport.
Good as new, call 143. 22-50-2
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

REPAIRING-Phonograph rep air.
ing and cleaning, also all other
kinds of repairing. E Ruthruff,
o'clock or drop card. 80-37-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-12 Rhode Island hens.
Good layers. D.. Bradshaw, 44O
Birch street. 2l-50-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-House and lot. Inquire
of L. H. Weeks, 10y Broas st.
19-50-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

WANTED TO RENT-By May 1st.
Five or six room house, for fam
ily of two. Address c o Banner
News. 260-50-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE acres of land, corner
field, located on east state road
and just inside Of city limits. A
splendid place for truck farming.
Attractive price. Inquire M. r.
Gieser, 437 Rosewood Ave S. f..
Grand Rapids, Mich. 58-47-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

AUTO PAINTING Take You car
to Walt Wilson's paint shop in the
Jacquet building, phone 80 He
will make it look like new for a
small price. -49-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Violin,
Banjo and Guitar, for bicycle in
good condition. Inquire 539 Howard
st. after 6 p. m. 10-50-1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Horses. See L. c. Up
son, phone 12512R. 6S-483
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

WANTED-Gardens to pillow, ashes
and dirt TO haul. Dale Dicken,
phone 205-R. 100-49-6
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR SALE-Three good cows. Fay
Hoppough, r. F. d. 3. 96-49-tf
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

WANTED-A second cook at the
Richardson boarding house, phone
SO, Miss French, matron. 67-49-2
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR RENT-Good pasture land. Fred
Dumon, phone 128-6R. 94-49-3
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

HAY FOR SALE-Inquire of E. C.
Face, Orleans, Mich. 71-48-3
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-05-04

FOR RENT-Two nice furnished
rooms, corner Liberty and Birch
streets. Mrs. M. M. Balm. 79-48-tf
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-10-14

c. [. Perry's 3rd AddItlon 70 EagIe
River being part Lot 4, 2S-4o-1O
Lots 2; 81 4; 5; 6; z; 8; 8; 10,
II; ~; 10; IA; Is; 16 Block L. $14.22
Herman Fingers Addition to Eagle
River being part of NE NV 33-4O- 10
VIZ Lot Block 1-----.---------.--.-.--- $2.S4
County Clerks Plat Of Lot s, 2s-4o-10
Outlot No. Observation-Disclosures. $11.67
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-10-14

Elk. 70 tt. vide and
1872 it. deep thence N
80 degrees e of N cor
ner thence S 36 de-
grees E about 1872 tt.
to r. r. thence N 81
degrees, thence e 20
TT. and Sc degrees to
shore of Plum Lake. 27------------- 8.66
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-10-14
TAX DEED NOTICE


Notice of the expiration of the time
for the redemption of lands sold for
taxes, for the year of 1919.
Office of County Treasurer
Villas County, Wisconsin
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that all the
following tracts of land and village
lots situated in Villas County, State
Of Wisconsin, were sold by the County
Treasurer of said county on the 10th
day of June, 1919, and remain unre-
deemed at the Office of the County
Treasurer of said county.
Now, therefore, unless the taxes,
interest and charges set opposite the
several tracts and lots hereinafter
specified together with fees for re-
demption and advertising shall be
paid at the Office of the County Treas
urer on or before the 10th day of June,
1922, the same shall be conveyed to
the purchaser thereof, pursuant to the
statutes in such case made and pro-
vided Interest is computed to the
last day of redemption.
Given under my hand and seal at
the Office Of the county treasurer in the
village Of Eagle River, in said county
and state, this 21st day Of September,
1921.
(SEAL) CHAS. H. ADAMS,
County Treasurer, Villas County,
Wisconsin.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30
FARMERS TO CET
NEARLY $1,00O,0oO.

Anderson, June 25.-The Daily
Mail says:
Appraisers of the federal land
bank are expected in Anderson by J.
<. {. C-,h;" within the next few
days, and then, according to. Mr..
Griffin, as applications for loans arc
approved, money should be available
to those pe:sons who have made ap-
pllcations for loans from the Federal
Land Bank through the Anderson
Farm Loan association.
Just now, according to Mr.. Grif-
nm, treasurer Of the association, tho
local association has applications on
file for between $800,0O0 and $11,-
100000. These applications for the
most part, are already as good as
approved, he said, Cor the committee
has advised with those persons re-
quiring loans, and has had them
make the proper applications for
loans which conform to the required
standards.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30
WINTHROP COLLEGE SCHOLAR
SHIP AND ENTRANCE EX-
ANIMATION.

The examination for the award Of
vacant Scholarships in Winthrop Col
lege and for admission Of new stu
dents will be held at the county court
house on Friday, July l, at 9 a. m.
Applicants must not BE- less than six
teen years Of age. When scholar
ships are vacant after July they
will be awarded to those making tho
highest average at this examination,
provided thAy meet the conditions
governing the award Applicants for
scholarships should write to Presi-
dent johnson before the examina
ton for scholarship examination
blanks.
Scholarships are worth 500 and
, free tuition. The next session will
open September l4th, 1921. For
further information and catalogue,
| address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock
Hill, S. G.
p-47 1876 -s6-7-9
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30

though conquered. Germany mas a
nation today. She can speak. She
can send ambassadors. In 1866 the
South was without entity and adrift
upon a sea Of chaos.
"1n this new reconstruction period
the rest of the world seems writhing
in the birth pangs of evolution, but
down here in this South Of ours there
is serenity, prosp Gritty, and larger
measure OF ease and contentment
than | have ever known.
The South had no money after the
War of Secession Her currency
then did not even have the value Of
interesting souvenirs. Today the
South's wealth is not in gold alone,
but in the success Of every industry.
"It was long, tedious, back
breaking climb from the depths Of
poverty into which we had been
thrust. Can it be that this is the
same South? 1t seems SO improb-
able! Many and many is the cabin
home l have seen, the poor whites
Of the South No comforts Of liv-
ing, no ornaments on the mantel
board, no pictures on the walls. Only
the most primitive cooking utensils,
no furniture that could ha called such
and the snow drifting through the
cracks of the puncheon walls in win
ter.
"But things are different all
through the South today Even the
generation that is today taking hold
OF things with such vigor and en-
thusiasm has felt the pinch of hard
| ships. have watched young men
IN whom had the highest hopes for
leadership. | knew that they were
well prepared in lineage and in edu-
cation. Yet it seemed so hard for
them to get start. have seen
the Encouragement cloud their faces.
! They met with reverses when the
cotton gamblers fixed miserable
price upon the staple which they had
worked SO hard to produce | have
SSSli tlSlI DeSlu 10 SCOOD
under care and their eyes to lose
their fire. But in the last four years
there has come change over thei,
dreams. At last they have actual,
begun to make little profit on thei
cotton to get rid Of some of thei
debts, to buy some furniture an,
pretty things for the home, to be abb
20 afford travel and relaxation 70
.ha tired, loved ones at home.
This is no overdrawn picture.
! am stating solemn facts. The Sout
has been kept down for fifty years
by cotton! But our younger farm,
ers are gaining confidence as the
are acquiring cash balances-an
their future is in their own hand.
/, IT they will exercise common sense i
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30

buildings anu scores OF beautiful
modern residences.
What has happened in Horny coun.
ty is merely an example of what has
happened elsewhere in the state, no.
tably in williamsburg, Marion, Dill
lon and Florence counties and the
good work is going on. Five years
ago there was scarcely mile Of
what could truthfully be called i'm
proved highway in the state. Today
splendid roads lead in all directions
and the matchless beauty Of South
Carolina's famous mountain district
is attracting an army of automobilists
from all parts of the Union who leave
behind a substantial financial tribute
and carry away with them the news
of the wonderful progress the old
state is making, each tourist mis-
sionary to spread the gospel of the
New South in every part of the
Union. Road surveys completed in
forty counties up to last November
totaled about 635 miles and the mile
age covered is approximately only
one-ffth Of the amount planned by
the State Highway Commission. The
roads already surveyed are scattered
from the coast to the mountains os
Pickens and Oconee counties and in
clude highways of the finest construc-
ton of asphaltic concrete and bridges
of reinforced concrete.
In addition to her highways the
commonwealth is well provided with
railroad transportation facilities, be-
ing trvaersed by perfect network
Of steam roads and served by several
of the most important of the north,
ern and southern railroad systems
1t has also the advantage of water
transportation and possesses four
fine ports, Charleston, Georg .town
Beaufort and Port Royal.
We cannot conclude this review
better than by quoting 3. Harris
Commissioner Of Agriculture, Com
merce and Industries, who said re-
Gently:
"This is the second reconstruction
period in the South which hav,
passed. How vastly unlike. d,
not like to think Of those times
gone and gone forever, but | woul,
like for the youth of today to ge
some conception of the absolut
poverty of the South in 1866. One
the fairest republic that the sun ha,
| ever shone upon, she was in ashes
Her wealth was gone, her credit wa
gone-frlends she had none. Thos
were terrible days and nothing bu
the pride, courage and hope of
brave Anglo-Saxon people could have
saved this South of ours from degra
datlon' and the horrors of miscegena
ton France in 1870 had natior
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30
KNOW ABOUT
: STATE?

l1uow about your
course, you are
Wat reasons could
ioyalty? Do you
.1ing in commerce,
iurproving the well
as, in maintaining
,g uard Of progress?
lie just as familiar
: his state as with
lountry.
oast Merchant, a
Of New York, has
his in painstaking
NATION regarding
/. progress Of each
territory. Stats
thered from state
:ial organizations
deral bureaus for
,enting as thorough
a picture Of the
each Of the South
n commonwealths
BILE to obtain. We
, the fifth story.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30

and things made therefrom which
mas ever been offered in this country,
VIII be held next October. The
headquarters for the show will be
the splendid Textile Hall, which was
built in .Greenville by the Southern
Iextile Association and which is the
most extensive and handsomest
building of its kind in the South.
Such in brief is South Carolina, a
state favored by nature with every-
thing that can delight the eye and
inspire the spirit of mana state
great IN notable traditions and in
haotted by people whose warmth
OF heart, boundless hospitality and
exalted patriotism are national pro-
Vero. Glorious as has been it's past,
Tar more glorious is the promise Of
ieS future as the ingenuity and
energy of its sons and daughters de-
Ve'op the vast and as yet scarcely
touched sources Of wealth which ara
heir heritage.
There is no greater test of the par
manent and staple prosperity Of any
state or community than in the num-
| Der OF home owners and in this re-
spect South Carolina pres ants won
| dertul record. Out Of 315,2O4 fam
'lies IN the commonwealth no fewer
than 93,757 own their own homes
and these figures are the more note
worthy IN view of the large proportion
Of colored labor included in the
states population
Other and very substantial proof
Of the high character Of South Caro-
lima citizenship, is afforded by her
bank and insurance records. Ac-
cordlrg to the latest available statis-
tics there are 185,032 accounts in
her national banks and deposits to-
falling $66,863,0O0. The figures re-
specting life insurance are even more
striking for policies are in force for
not far from third Of her entire
population or 442,352 individuals and
these policies represent an aygreeat
sum Of S262 ,O96,766.
Another sure barometer of success
exists in the extent to which automo
oiles are owned and in this direction
also South Carolina makes an amaz.
ing showing There are 35,496 au
tomoblles registered in the state OF
an average of something less tina,
thirty persons to car. What thi
means can be very readily graspet
when it is noted that the averag
population per car for the entir
United Statse is sixteen and in con
"ldering the figures for South Care
lima allowance must again be mad
tor her large colored population.
The great change which has pass
ed over the Palmetto state in recen
years could not be illustrated bett .
than by the story Of Horny County
This county, the largest in the state
had an unenviable reputation up t.
twenty years ago of being the mos
backward in the South. In NOR
than ten square miles of area it coult
only boast of one brick building, one
drug store, twelve buggies, one strug
gllng bank, one dead county news
paper and one mixed freight and pas
senger train daily Then the new
spirit which was moving over the en-
tire South invaded Horny county
Within five years the trade volume
| rose from S70O 600 to SS mn O0C
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30

'2O they will neye, again 10 be-
holden to any man. Large produc-
tion of cotton in South Carolina III
1920 Would be the worst thing this
state could do-but it will not bo
done"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30
..AROLINA.
.OM LAST WEEK.

ierful source of
as scarcely been
the state e'smagnii-
NIB er. In spite Of
made on her for
,pment Of her agri-
main vast wooded
virtually untouched
J that the state has
; timber 20 supply
the new Spaoers of
; for an finite
(; Of development If
,es is far indeed
iined to the soAte's
her soil lie precious
H. including beds of
In the world. Large
ore have beet locat-
Pickens, Spartan :
n counties and in
~ are immense beds
.ain clay. The most
Y of recent years
. one phosphate mari
ands near Charles
>ther districts. This
es one of the best
= agricultural state,
cities naturally do
ize with the great
the industrial com
ther cities have a
lction which mere
rive. Charleston is
icturesque towns in
rapidly growing in
eaport. 1t has one
2ors on the Atlantic
the most inportau
recent years has
tn South and Cen
xports to the ports
neighbors totaled
90 last year, almost
II for 1917. Regu-
senger lines run to
,delphia and other
nd her ocean going
otton, rice, naval
and lumber shows
lSistent growth.
en- Charleston in
ireSuuaneSs is Co.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30

Do not allow the financial diff
cultieS ~ keep you from entering
college this fall to prepare your
self tor -ne opportunities that lie
ahead
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30
VALUE OF A TECHNICAL
EDUCATION.

Scholarships, free tuition and
the payment bv the United States
Government to R. 0. r. G.. stu
dents, still further reduce the cost.