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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21

The search continued for some
time, but to no avail
Neither of the bandits who exc
cuted the robbery flashed guns
while in the Office. One of them. a
young man, came in the front way
and asked Miss Samuelson IL he
might use tina telephone Having
the young lady's consent, he
stepped behind the cage where the
telephone 10 kept and pretended to
call for a number. While he tn
kered with the instrument another
man entered through the back door.
saying Hell, we don't want to use
that phone. We want the payroll
money" Then he seized Miss Sam
uelson by the throat and choked
her, while his partner riied the
money drawer. 1t is said that the
men also struck the woman and
threw her down in order to subdue
her.
Miss Samuelson put up desper-
ate struggle and as a result she
was severely punished. Il did not
think of myself" said Miss Samuel
son my only thought was to save
the payroll"
The car used by the bandits be-
longed TO Art Mccullough of Dav-
export, and was stolen Oct. % In
Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21

then started on foot I'm the direc-
ton Of Black Hawk road, cutting
through the Henderson farm. When
Mr. Henderson saw them they were
headed in southwesteriy direction.
Another farmer, whose place is on
Blackhavk road, told the police
that he had seen three men headed
east, going In the direction Of Pros
pect park The police found no trace
OF them.
Attracted by the screams of Miss
Samueison, men working on the
Twenty-third street paving lob.
called the police Fred Holt, alder
man Of the Third ward; Perry Mer-
riman, engineering inspector, and
Oscar Abraham. superintendent of
streets, were near the Midland
Office at the time OF the holdup.
Chief of Police Ben DeJaeger and
Policeman Axel Johnson responded
promptly, and they probably would
have been able to overtake the rob
bers had not someone told them
that two negroes had done the JOB
and had fed toward Highland.
While Chief DeJaeger and Policeman
Johnson were fnstituting a search
In Highlands, William SchuIzke
notified the police station that 4
touring car had been abandoned in
front of his house under unusual
circumstances. Sergeant Charles
Grell and a policeman went out and
found the car. Revolvers, com
plete set of burglars tools, dies for
changing engine numbers on auto
mobiles. and two coats were found
in the bandits car
Learning that the men had
started for the Black Hawk road
Sergeant Grell went around by way
Of Prospect park TO head them of.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21
BANDITS CHOKE
GIRL And TAKE
week PAYROLL
Robbery Staged At ONCE of Md
land Fuel and Ice Company, !,
Moline, Saturday.


Two payroll bandits held up the
oflee of the Midland Fuel & Ice
company, BIT Twenty third street.
at $50 Saturday afternoon, and
made away with $500. despite the
beroic efforts of Miss Alice Sam
neIsou, 1873 Tenth street. book
keeper. TO prevent the robbery.
Having secured the money, the
men escaped through 4 rear door
and ran west in the alley. Miss
samuelson, weak from the brutal
treatment TO which she had been
Subjected by one OF the men, ran to
inc street and screamed for help.
Two bullets whizzed close by her
head.
At Twenty second street the men
Jumped into an automobile. which
was waiting for them with a third
man at the wheel. The car sped
south through Glen Oaks and was
abandoned AZ Twenty avenue
and Thirteenth street. The men
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21

sue OF $4,000 for an incfneraror
VII De made by the building and
srounds COMMITTEES to the city coun-
eiI OF East Moline this evening.
members OF the committee this
.aor n!ng expressed themselves
nearby IN favor of installing a mu-
niclpal incinerator. Their enthusi-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21
CoTT0N YALrEs pRCLINE.

Washington. Nov. 21.-ExpOrts in
cotton and cotton seed oil advanc-
ed in volume but declined in value
in October. as compared With s
year ago, while wheat aud -four
exports advanced in volume Tor
October over that month last year
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21

Mayor Johnson, as well as the
other committeeman took the posi-
ton that the city is in greater need
OF a plant for the sanitary disposal
OF garbage than a city hail. and
that is Why the latter project was
temporarily sidetracked in favor
OF the tncinerator
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21

asm was stimulated by the report
of Aldermen Newton and McMillen.
who made an inspection trip to
learn more about incinerators in
general. They visited Ottumwa
Galesburg and Des Moines, where
they saw plants In actual opera
ton
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21
Thin Folks

II you are weak, thin and ner-
vous. let Bengston's drug store
supply you with Bitro-Phosphate
1t is guaranteed to increase weight
and strength Gnd restore energy,
visor and nerve force Il Advertise
mentl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21
APPROVE $50, ZOO
BOND ISSUE FOR
AN INCINERATOR

Especial Moline ssrvice-l
Recommendations for a bond Is
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21
Ribbons for
Thanks giving

A large assortment of high
class ribbons in a beauti-
full array of colors and col
or combinations. They
are 6 to 10 inches wide
and just the thing for hair
bows, sashes, camisoles
and Christmas fancy work
Yard ........ 49c
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Have Convenient Room

The Belding Hardware is showing
a splendid room which they have fix
ed up for the convenience of their
patrone and the general public in
their store. In it one can find a table
with all kinds of good reading mat
ter pertaining to sports and wild
life, fishing, hunting, ETC., and on its
walls are trophies of the field, woods
and stream. in the nature of arrow
heads of many different sizes, stuff
ed animals, birds and fish. In case
local carpenter or contractor wish
es to look over a set of blue prints,
plans, or the like, he will find that
this is just the quiet spot he would
like to use and he is welcome to do so
"Use it for anything, except for
card playing" said Art Mccoy
of the firm and under whose direc-
tion and planning the fine little room
was created.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
LAW V|OLATORS
PLAY TRICK ON
LOCAL OFFICERS
MADE EARLY MORNING TRIP TO
IONIA TO PLEAD GUILTY
TO JUDGE TAYLOR

Deputy Game and Fish Warden,
Elmer Z. Cook got information to
the effect that Al. Blosser, of Graf
tan and Howard Gould, of Lowell,
had been either netting or otherwise
catching trout out of season in some
of the streams near here and he Sc
cured warrant in Judge Lapham' s
court and set out Tuesday afternoon
to get his men. Arriving at their
homes he was informed that they
had gone to Belding and Mr.. Cook
came back here.
two men and he took them up be-
rants to them. The two men treated
the matter as joke and said that
there was absolutely nothing to it
and then produced paper to show that
they had appeared before Justice j..
c. Taylor at Ionia and had plead
guilty to the same charge and had
paid their fines and other costs.
The Judge did not seem to see the
funny part of the case and placed
the men under bonds of $3.50 which
have not been furnished up to this
writing, neither have the men been
pldCeu III the care Ol all OlllCer.
Inquiry by the Banner-News this
afternoon at the Office of the Ionia
Justice, revealed the fact that the
men in company with Deputy Sheriff
Charles Murray of this place, ap-
peared at the Office of Justice Taylor
in Ionia this morning at an early
hour and plead guilty to a charge of
violation of the fish laws, preferred
against them by Mr.. Murray They
were each fined the sum of So and
costs Of $755, amounting in all to
$12.55.
Local officers have taken the mat
ter up with the prosecuting attorney
and other county officials in an en-
deavor to discover a possible col
lusion on the part of the men and
the local deputy sheriff to defeat the
aims of justice
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
REM EMBERED FORTIE1H
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Moore, near
Chadwick were very much astonish-
ed Wednesday evening, April 6 when
at about 2 o'clock, autos began to
invade thei: door yard. The ma
chimes were filled with old friends
and neighbors from Orleans, Belding
Shiloh, Smyrna and Ionia, to the
number Of one hundred, who had come
with well laden baskets, to remind
them that forty years ago that very
day, William j. Moore and Maria M.
Chadwick had started life's jour
together and had lived continuously
in the same neighborhood. 1t is
needless to say the surprise was
complete and enjoyable to all.
The evening was spent. in renewing
old acquaintances and many a merry
Jest was recalled. After a bounti-
full supper, Bruce G. Fales, in behalf
of the guests, presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore with a beautiful leather
rocker. There were eleven present
who were at the wedding forty years
ago. They were: Mr.. and Mrs. j.
E. Chadwick, who were brides maid
and best man, Mr.. John Moore, A..
R. Moore, Mrs. Chas. Treat, F. ID.
Chadwick, Mrs. Kate Tuttle, Mrs. H.
III. Wilbur, Mrs. Ella Frost, Mrs.
Bruce Fales and A. E. Dorr. At a
late hour the friends reluctantly de-
parted leaving only the best of wish
es for years of future health and
happiness for Mr.. and Mrs. Moore.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
LOCAL TEAM
LOSES GAME
TO SHERIDAN
NEW MEN ON TEAM MADE GRE
DITABLE SHOWING AND
GAINED EXPERIENCE

The first game played by the high
school this year was at Sheridan, on
Friday afternoon, at $3.50 p. m. The
new men On the team got a lot of
valuable experience that will come
in handy this week when Ionia comes
here on Friday But before this, on
Wednesday afternoon, some of the
graduates who are home on a
vacation from Michigan are to
furnish the high with practice
game.
The lineup for this season is as
follows: II. Coyle, pitcher, captain;
S. Dehn, second base, manager; Nc
Kiddie, first; G.. Skellenger, 3rd;
Walters, short stop; G. James, catch
er; l.. Hammontree, right field;
Mehney, csnter feli; and H. Cory,
left field. AS substitutes, Lambert
son and Hawley are pitchers and
fielders, also McNaughton who plays
on infeld or outfield.
The scores by inning at Sheridan
were:
Sheridan 010100 Oil 4
Belding 0 / 0 01 0 003
Ionia will be here on Friday and
it is hoped that good crowd will be
in attendance. The game will start
at about 3 p. m.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Congregational Church Notes

The Congregationalists are re-
joicing over the fact that every dol
lar of indebtedness on the church has
been paid. Through the efforts Of
the Ladies Social Circle in their ac-
tivities of raising funds and the CO.
operation of the board of trustees a
check for the last payment of twelve
hundred dollars was Forwarded to
the Church Building Association last
week. Five years ago the Associa-
ton loaned the church that amount
to be paid in ten years but the la
dies and the board concluded it would
be good policy and good financiery to
liquidate the indebtedness. Plans
are already in view to give the church
a new coat of paint. The Sunday
school is soon to indulge in a big
supper as the result of the contest
and the young people are looking
forward to the event with sharpened
appetites. Mr.. j. M. Thomas and his
class of boys of the teen age had a
long hiks up the river on one of the
best afternoons of last week. They
found much to interest them in the
opening up Of spring and had a jol-
ly time, closing with class meeting
and election of officers. Mr.. Thomas
is an efficient Sunday school worker
and has a strong hold on the boys
and with the class organization and
the boys doing their part can look
forward to good work. One and all
report a good time and anticipate
more Of these afternoons when teach
Ier and class get closer together.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Band Talk

l thought few lines to the public
at this time wouldn't be out of place
to tell you about our band and what
we expect to do this season, if funds
can be had and that is one of the i'm
portant things in maintaining any
organization. Our manager, Mr..
Gildemeister has made arrangements
with Mr.. Wortley, the Corner Drug
Store to receive any contribution you
have to offer. So If you like to lis
ten to the concerts, you should help
as much as you can. We have a sur
prise for you. It's thisl Belding
City Band will have new uniforms.
We expect to let the contract now
very soon. This equipment will be
city property and will always be kept
in the city. These uniforms will
make us look nice and we expect to
play as nice as the uniforms look.
We will begin our concerts again this
season, the first week in June. Watch
for announcement in the paper.
Geo. Holmes, Director.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
CITY COUNCIL LETS
CONTRACT FOR A
BIG TILE ORDER
UNIFORMITY OF PRICES QUOT
ED PRACTICALLY ELIMIN-
ATED COMPETITION

The city council at it's Wednesday
night meeting awarded the contract
for furnishing the large amount of
tile for the construction of the pro-
posed north side sewer to the Robin
son Clay Products Company, of Day
ton, Ohio, at figure SO per cent off
the list price, f. o. b. cars at this
station, the city to haul the tile from
the cars to wherever they are to be
used along the line of the sewer.
A number of other firms submit
ted bids but they were all in the same
price, approximately and carried the
same rate of discount off the list. One
concern, the Cadillac Clay Co., of
Detroit, whose bid was the same as
the rest, offered to guarantee the
city against decline in price while
the tile were being delivered and
used, but they would not stand for
the breakage while the tile were in
transit. The Robinson people took
the risk of breakage while in trans
it and the order was given to them.
The amount of money which will be
spent for tile will be approximately
$500 for the trunk line sewer. The
first car load is expected here with
in the next few days.
The commission is now looking up
a surveyor and as soon as the work
of surveying is completed, they will
advertise for bids for the actual
construction of the sewer, which is
hoped to be started at an early date.
The main sewer will take approx
$500 feet of two foot tile
and together with the lateral sewers
which will connect with and empty
into it will be a part of practically
three miles of sewers which are
planned for construction on the north
side this summer and in the next
year or two, should the residents of
the various districts petition that
they be constructed.
The commissioners were, in a way
with the bids which were
submitted, coming as they did from
a number of firms and all being ex-
actly the same in price and discount
from list, made it appear as tho the
city was up against a combination
whose prices had been so nicely fixed
that it made small difference which
got the order for the ma
terial
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13

A deputy state inspector of or
chards was in the city Tuesday and
made an Inspection of the nursery
stock of I'm. Parney, which the
latter is preparing to place on the
market at this time. Mr.. Parney's
stock consists of strawberry and
raspberry plants and some other var
ieties and the state official said that
after a careful inspection he could
give Mr.. Parney's stock a clean bill
of health and complimented him on
the way in which he kept his plants.
Mr.. Parney says that while he has
fairly good sized stock of the
plants on hand, he is of the opin-
ion that they will not last a great
while as the orders are coming in
fast and unless orders are brought
in early, some people may be too late
to secure stock.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Ionia County Pomona Grange

The Ionia county grange will meet
here Saturday, April % A fine pro-
gram has been arranged Morning
sdssion at 10:30, closed doors, 9th
degree given. AT 2 o1lock open
session at which the public is invited
10 minutes community singing. In
vocation. Address, welcome, by the
Hon. F. A. Washburn, mayor of city;
Welcome, by Byron F. Brown, Sec.
Board of Commerce; Response by
Hon. Herbert Powell, Ionia; Violin
solo. Miss Ruth Skinner; Piano ac-
companist, Miss Dorothy Brown.
'lShall We encourage in appreciation
or continue to hunt for new sources
revenue" by Mrs. Addie Daniels, of
Lowell; "Of what shall a one hun
dred per cent program consist" by
John Higbee, Ionia; Vocal duet by
Mrs. Edith Berry and Clayton Knapp
Belding; John Freeman will speak
on "Whom would you black ball";
Address, by Mrs. Dora Stockman,
Lansing, state grange lecturer and
member of board of agriculture.
Closing by all singing america.
Membership drive, F. M. Stockman
and Fred Eddy. The grange hall is
over Post office. Visiting members
bring their bread. rolls, cookies or
fried cakes. Topic open to discus
sion by all present. H. H. Lyon, of
Lake Odessa will preside. Mrs. Car
RE Eagle will call off program.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Legion BOYS To Give Dance

The members of the American Le-
gion are planning on holding a dance
in the opera house on Wednesday
evening, April 20 to which the gem
eral public is invited. The Avalon
society orchestra will furnish the
music. The boys have a fine club
room here and the money which they
raise from their dances and like af-
fairs will be used in further equip
ping the place. Be sure and attend
the dance and buy a ticket even tho
you do not dance.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Church OF Christ Notes

Good congregations again last
Sunday, both morning and evening,
and another addition. You're invir-
ed to attend each Sunday at 10 a.
m. for morning worship and II for
Bibles chool, again at $50 for G: E.
and 1880 for preaching. Clifton
Green was c. Z. leader last Sunday
evening, therefore had splendid
service. l.. A. S. at Mrs. H. l.. john
sons today, Wednesday.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Will Briggs Dead

Will Briggs, a we'll known resi-
dent of the Brink neighborhood for
many years past, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Ed. Sutton, at
Central Lake, last Saturday morn
ing, caused by heart trouble, aged
Sc years He is survived by Mrs.
Sutton and three grand sons Funer-
al services were held at the M. E.
church, Tuesday, at 2:30 p. m, con-
Quoted by Rev. George A. Osborne,
and interment was made in the fam
lily burial lot in River Ridge ceme-
eery.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
New Time Sunday

up on a chair Sunday and set the
hands of the family timepiece ahead
an hou-, for at the last election it
was decreed that this city would go
by eastern time and at the special
meeting of the commission, We'd
nesday evening it was decided that
the time should change on Sunday,
April II. The council set no hour at
which the time was to be changed
but left the matter of so dong up to
the people of the city, the same as
they did the decision as to whether
or not to adopt the earlier hour.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Only Local Negro Resident Dead

Word has reached here that Anne
Harris, we'll known and only negro
resident of this city was dead at the
home of his brother, in the Dakctas,
having died while on visit there.
Mr. Harris and his brother had had
some differences more than forty
years ago and decided to leave one
another entirely alone from that
time on and did so remarkably well at
this game that they only recently
heard where the other brother was
and when they told of each others
whereabouts they lost no time in re-
newing their relationship and the
brother in Dakota, who had struck it
rich, sent Mr.. Harris the money to
come west for a visit with him.
While there, Mr.. Harris was taken
sick and died. He was buried there.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Earle Raby Dead

Robert Milton Earle, the ten days
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Earle
of Smyrna, died at the home of his
parents, Monday, at midnight, fol-
lowing a few days illness. The fu-
neral will be held Thursday morning
from the home at Smyrna, Revs. Ell
lis and Osborne officiating and burial
will be made in Smyrna cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle have the sym
pathy of the entire community in
their loss.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
To Attend State Meeting

Phil Young, G. A. Coon, Herbert
l.. Johnson, l.. E. Stone and Ed. King
were in Ionia Wednesday afternoon
attending the county Woodmen con-
vention which was held there at that
time. Mr.. Coon was elected as a del
egate from this county to attend the
state convention at Traverse City
on May a. Mr.. Coon will contest
with man from Portland for a
chance to go to the national conven-
ton and while the other party claims
the endorsement of the county asso-
citation, Mr.. Coon says that his
chances of going are still good.
Carnations. Extra fancy, soc per
dozen, Saturday, at Patterson's.
Leave your orders now.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Brown Right In Style

Brown seems to be a favored col
or this spring and good lot of paint
of that color is being put on houses
and other buildings here. One can
not help but notice the new appear
ance which the two Lloyd stores and
the Wicks-Fales store present since
painters have given them a coat or
two Of brown paint while the Bur-
lington Flats which Mrs. Hubbell re-
Gently purchased are looking all
dressed up with a spread of the same
color paint.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
A Bit OF Color

Two negros, mother and her
little daughter, so it seemed, got off
the train up from Grand Rapids on
Monday morning and proved to be
quite sight as they passed up the
street from the depot and went down
Main street, owing perhaps to the
fact that people of their race and
shade are seldom met around these
parts.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Planning Trip Abroad

Mrs. John Byers is planning on
taking trip to her old home in Eng
land this summer. S he is planning
on taking her little daughter, Mary,
along and will spend the greater part
of the summer with old friends and
amidst old familiar scenes and pla-
ces. When Mrs. Byers came to this
country the passage fare was $500.
At the present time it is in the neigh
borhood of ten times that much.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Orleans Resident Dead

Edward Osborn, aged rs years,
father of Mrs. Jennie Selleck, of Or
leans, died at his home in that viii
lage, Tuesday morning at about $3.50
o'clock, following a several weeks
illness. The funeral will be held on
Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
from the U. B. church at Orleans and
burial will be in the old cemetery in
this city.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
r oval Neighbors Notice

All officers, members of degree
team and as many others as can come
should meet at the hall, Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock to practice for
the work which will be exemplified
at the regular meeting Tuesday night
April 10.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Ladies' Social Circle

The Ladies Social Circle will hold
their regular meeting Wednesday
afternoon, April goth, at the home
of Mrs. Louis jerks, COS Broas St.,
with Mrs. B. F. Brown assisting hos
tess. A Bohemian lunch will be serv-
ed.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Water Users Notice

Water rent for the quarter is now
due and bills can be paid at the city
Clerks Office in the city hall any
time on and after Saturday, April
16.
c. S. Hoover, City Clerk.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
Baked Goods Sale

Home baked goods sale at Wick.
Fales store, Saturday, April 16.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13

Adding machine rolls at this office