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The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
WOMAN NEAR
DEATH AS AUTO
SMASHES VEHICLE
BUGGY is REDUCED TO KIND
LING WOOD BUT OCCUPANT
ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY

Fast driving on the part of Chas.
Gibson, of Greenville, came nearly
causing the death of Mrs. Roy Chris
tiansen, z woman living north of
Shiloh, when the Ford sedan which
Gibson was driving at rather high
rate of speed, crashed into the rear
of the horse drawn buggy in which
Mrs. Christensen was returning
home after having spent the day in
this city and Grand Rapids, Thurs
day.
The accident happened at about
$50 o'clock Thursday night at the
concrete culvert just west of the d.
c. Johnson residence on the state
road east of the city. Mrs. Chris
tiansen was far over on the right
side of the road going east. Owing
to the Ionia fair being in progress
the highway was filled with automo-
biles returning and going to the fair.
The Gibson machine was bound for
the fair and Gibson must have been
in greater hurry than others who
were also going, for he passed two
machines just before he struck the
buggy. the crash coming as he swung
back into the road after having
turned out to pass the machines.
The impact literally reduced the
buggy to kindling wood and knocked
the horse. heavy draft animal,
down so that it was some time before
it would get up.
Mrs. Christensen was found in the
wreckage and DR.. John r. Hansen,
of Greenville, who happened to be
passing, examined her and stated
that outside of the severe shock and
possibly blow in the head from
some part of the buggy, she would
be all right. She was very delerious
and knew absolutely nothing about
the incident for several days.
An automobile driven by Harold
Petersen and containing besides
himself, two Young ladies. Miss Hell
en- Longan and Miss Martha Ganske,
who were well acquainted with Mrs.
Christensen, drove up shortly after
the accident and they took her home.
where her husband and four small
children were waiting for her re-
turn. The report that she had since
died is without foundation.
Mrs. Christensen was a former
employee of the Richardson mill and
will be better known to many as
Miss Jennie Houseman. She came
here from Reed City.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
To OR.
GAN|zE FOR COOP.
ERAT|VE SHIPPING
CLAIM GREATER RESULTS THRU
BETTER PRICES ARE TO
BE GAINED

Farmers in this vicinity are to
band together soon and organize
themselves into cooperative ship
ping association, according TO plans
which committee of five have been
working on for the past week and
which will be gone over thoroughly
in a big mass meeting of farmers OF
the community at the city hall, Mon
day evening, August 29th, at which
time the organization is hoped to be
completed, officers elected and gen.
eral manager chosen to transact the
business of the association, in the
way of marketing the stock and 9TH
er produce which is to be disposed OF
through the organization.
While admitting that local buyers
have ALWAYS afforded as good "a mar
ket as is possible under any system
other than the cooperative plan, the
farmers who have sold through the
latter system have been so hand
somely rewarded tha they are very
enthusiastic for the organizing of a
local association. claiming that II
the cooperative plan can be success
fully worked and bring the farmers
in other nearby places higher returns
for their stock and produce, that Bel
ding should also be the home OF a
cooperative concern of this kind.
Lowell, Saranac and other places
have been operating farmer control
led shipping associations and the To-
cal organization will be patterned
along lines somewhat similar TO those
in the other nearby towns.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
JIMMIE DID YOU
GET YOUR FINE
D. |. D. BANK?''
S446.l5 MADE FROM THE SMALL
BEGINNING OF TEN
CENT PIECE

This article should interest every
reader of our paper because it teach
es a valuable lesson and shows that
great achievements follow from
small beginnings.
One great lecturer stated he had
studied the lives of four thousand and
forty-seven millionaires, and thirty
eight started as poor boys. Statis-
tics show that only one rich mans
son in one hundred and seventeen
dies with any wealth and only one
man in ten who makes salary of
ten thousand year saves any mon
ey.
If every one in the United States
saved only ten cents a day, it would
mean over four billion dollars a
year, o r one-sixth of our National
al debt.
The sales of ten cent merchandise
built one of the largest skyscrapers
in the world (the Woolworth Build
ing, New York;. One of the great
est industries today, the moving pic
ture business, had a small beginning.
Wrigley started as a poor boy and
made millions from the sale of five
cent packages of gum. John ID.
Rockefeller was a waif in New York.
He saws: Opportunity comes to the
man with ready money"
Now. it seems with these enlight-
ening facts before him, every young
American would have the ambition
to become master of his own destiny.
Ore of the banks of our CITY IS con-
Quoting an educational campaign and
is giving away a unique savings bank
that shows how easily dimes grow
into dollars. 1t consists of three
sections in the form of dollar sign.
You place the dime in at the top and
push it down the groove with your
pencil. 1t is really fascinating, they
say, and these folders have helped
thousands to save thousands of dol
lars. The bank is not only for chill
dren but for grown ups as well.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
BROTHERS MEET
AFTER MANY YEARS

A happy reunion of brothers and
sister occurred at the home of John
Bowles this morning, when Lowe
Miner. of Galeton, Penna., who has
been visiting with his sister, Mrs.
Bowles, for week, met his
brother. Fulton Miner, of Piedmont,
Mo. The three had not met one an
other for 81 years, and Mr.. Lowe
Miner and Mrs. Bowles did not know
where the other brother was living.
When the Civil war broke out the
two men enlisted and after the war
was over, Lowe Miner came back to
the old farm west of the city, where
within a short time Fulton visited
with him, then going on to Wisconsin
where he married and later on went
to Missouri, where he has since re-
sided. Last January he was reading
a copy of the National Tribune, a
Civil war veteran paper, when he
noticed an advertisement in the pa
per which pertained to him. 1t did
not take him long to get busy and
write a letter and make arrange
ments for a meeting, which was de-
cided to be at the home of their sis
ter. Mrs. Bowles, in this city. The
train up from Grand Rapids this
morning helped put the finishing
touches on the plans and now the
"boys" are renewing old times with
their sister.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
CAUSE or BARNS
BURNING IS LAID
To- STRANGERS
MYSTERIOUS FIRE DESTROYS
BIG BARNS ON THE ii. Z.
REICKMANN FARM

Fire of a mysterious origin total
ly destroyed the fine barn build
ings on the H. p. Reickmann farm,
north and west of town on the
Greenville road, Tuesday morning, at
about 4:30 o'clock. With the barns,
which were among the largest in this
section, went the grain crop amount
ing to about 1000 bushels of oats,
rye and wheat and also the hay crop
and the farm implements and too.s
which had been stored in the build
irgs.
Mr.. Reickman first noticed the fire
at about four o'clock and at that
time it was still so that it could have
been controlled and kept from de-
stroying the other buildings had
there been means of fighting the
blaze. 1t was discovered in the loft
overhead the horse barn, where about
two loads of old crop hay were stor-
eu and it is thought that a tramp or
two slept there and in smoking, set
the hay on fire, with the resul. that
the entire buildings were soon mass
of flames. Mr.. Reickman succeeded
in getting his horses out and no 9th
er stock was lost
Al. SnaW was the nrSt one OF tne
ne:ghbors 10 get to the fire and re
talked with two strangers wE1 hap
pened along. who claimed taar they
~ere detectives These men were
srmd and they were not to oe found
later on when they were looked for.
1t is supposed that these fellows
slept in the barn and were respon-
sible for the fire.
The loss is estimated at close to
$4,000, with insurance covering to
the amount of $3.50 in the Peoples
Mutual Insurance Co., of Ionia. 1t
is the second loss to Mr.. Reickman,
by fire since he came here from FIRE.
mont about three years ago and pur-
chased the place from Henry Werner.
Shortly after the family were settled
here. the house was destroyed by fire
The local fire department went out
to the fire with the truck and their
efforts undoubtedly saved the rest
of the buildings standing near the
barns.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Gets Long Past Due Check

Rube Bradish. well Known and
liked Civil war veteran,
was the recipient of check from
Uncle Sam the other day, which he
has had coming for a long time. 81
years ago, when Mr.. Bradish re-en-
listed for the second time, he was
to get bounty of $50. He had no
time to secure it then and it slipped
away from him until some time ago
when he pade application for the
$50. Last week Mr.. Bradish got it.
1t was a check for s221.92, the orig
inal fifty and another $171.92 for
the interest which had accrued on
it during the fifty-seven years.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
CALL FOR YOUR
TICKETS ON THE
JACQUET FLYER
SPLENDID BIG MACHINE is TO
BE GIVEN AWAY ON
OCTOBER Is

When you do any buying, remem-
Der that in most of the stores and
business places of the city, the mer.
chants are giving away tickets or
the splendid big Jacquet car which is
to be given away absolutely free or
Saturday, the fifteenth day of Oc-
tober and in all cases ask for par
ticulars as to how you may obtain
your free tickets on the fine, classy
automobile.
Below is the list of names of the
dealers who are giving free tickets
with purchases at their stores.
Glenn f. Wortley
Miller & Harris Furniture Co.
Fristoe & Rummler
H. A. Lamb
Smith & Whitney
T. Frank Ireland Co.
c. A. Wheeler.
H. Connell
A. Friedman
Rhoton's & 10c Stores
Wicks-Fales Co.
f. c. Lloyd
SalZman's Sons
F. II. Hudson
w. B. Conner
Shurte & Ruetelster n.
Belding Gas Works
r. H. Waldo
Mrs. Waldo
F. Clarke
Dehn Sons
G. M. Rummler
l.. f. Trimble
A. NJ. Simmons
J. w. Couzzins
F. +. Underwood
Geo. W. Thomas
NJ. L. Willoughby
Belding Hdw. Co.
T. A. Vie
G.. W. Kingsbury
Mrs. Orpha Luscombe
Spencer Elec. Light e. Power Co.
H. Patterson
Fred A. Travis
f. f. Hudson
Sparks & Gambler
Estabrook & Brown
F. ID. Lincoln
Wilson & Co.
Citizens Light Co.
JAS Dennis
Art Strong
p. H. Maloney
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
OWLS HEAD ASKS
FOR ARREST Of
ORGANIZER FIRES
ALLEGES MAN WHO WORKED AT
ORGANIZATION SKIPPED
WITH $4,000

Where is o. G. Fires, dapper little
fellow who came here several months
ago and put up at the Hotel Belding
that is, he roomed there and got
his meals elsewhere, with the inten-
ton of putting a local nest of the
Order of Owls, with head offices at
South Bend, Indiana? That is the
question which a number of local
young men are asking, wondering at
the same time when they are going
to get their lodge started or when
they are going to get their money
back which they paid to Fires as an
initiation fee.
According to rumors which have
'een floating around town some time
Fires was working far from on the
square entirely and the local nest
failed to build as rapidly as was
promised Time and time again Fires
rallied the candidates and promised
that the lodge would soon be a real
ity and tentative officers were chosen
but something always went wrong
and the lodge with its permanent
officials never materialized.
When Fires came mere, letter
preceder him, directed to the editor
of this paper. offering a reward Of
$50. for his apprehension. Fires
walked into the office to insert a
small liner and after he had gone,
Marshal Meginley was notified and
shown the letter and Fires was TAX
en- in charge. He claimed thai the
whole thing was mistake and he
asked for permission to telegraph to
headquarters. In a short time after
this telegram was sent, John w. Tai
bat, Supreme president of the Owls,
at South Bend, telegraphed the edi-
tor of this paper that Fires had
Strengthened matters with the head
office and to free him. This was done.
Fires worked for several months
among the local young men of this
city and while the number is not de-
fnitely known, it is certain that at
one time he had about fifty fellows
from whom he had collected money
to join the order, the amount in each
case supposed to be $40, but rumor
having t that Fires took anything
he could get, from $500 up.
Just how much Fires got in the
cleanup of the local field, no one
seems to know, but in letter which
Sheriff Mark Hoppough received on
Saturday, John w. Talbot, supreme
president of the Owls, alleges that
the amount ranges close to $4,000 ac-
cording to information which reaches
the head Office in an indirect way.
The supreme officers ask that Sheriff
Hoppough get in touch with one Of
the men who paid money to join the
order of Owls here and in this way
arrest Fires on a charge of embezzle
ment
The $1,000 which Fires obtained
from each applicant for membership
in the order was to be retained by
him, as his fee and in turn he was to
furnish the lodge, when organized,
Wv whatever regalia and the other
lodge equipment snecessa ty. 1t is
because of these actions that the su-
preme president would like to have
the charge of embezzlement preferred
against the local organizer.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Warns Against Diphtheria

Health Officer DR.. f. A. Hollard,
says that there are four cases of
diphtheria in the city and that it will
pay the people of the community to
watch we'll for symptoms of sore
throat, which is forerunner and
may develop into diphtheria- DR..
Hollard has quantity of anti-toxin
on hand which he says should be
used on people afflicted with sore
threats and this will prevent an ep-
idemc of the disease.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Won yassar Scholarship

Miss Eva Marie Van Houten, grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Big
nell. who is here visiting at the home
of her grand parents and who will
soon return to her home in Detroit,
is the winner of rather signal hon
or in that she stood the highest in
percentage of any pupil in all the
High schools of the city of Detroit
and as reward she was declared
the winner of four years course at
Vassar college, with all expenses,
save that of clothing, paid. The real
magnitude of the honor developes
when one reflects that Miss Van
Houten stood at the very head of
not only her own High school class,
but at the head of all the classes of
all the public High schools in the
city of Detroit, of which there are
many.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
FORMER LOCAL RESIDENTS
LIKE NEW WESTERN HOME

We are in receipt of the following
letter from Mrs. w. H. Kennedy, who
with her husband, lived in this city
for many years, leaving to take up
their home in the west, about year
ago. While the letter is brief, we
believe the many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kennedy will be glad to read
it:
2819 f. 58th ST.,
Portland, Ore, Aug. 9, '21.
Mr. Ed Engemann,
Belding, Mich,
Dear SIR
Please find enclosed, two
dollars. to renew our subscription for
the "Banner-News" We enjoy our
home here in this beautiful "Rose
City" of the west. The roses are
certainly wonderful as are also the
parks. One can take drive around
the city every day and see something
beautiful and new every time. We
have fine viw Of the Cascade noun
tains, also of Mt. Hood, st. Helen
and Adams always snow capped. /
often think as we drive through the
country and see the big fields of
green potatoes, of the Michigan peo-
pie fighting potato bugs, for there
are none here.
| would like to take a, dish of
the big Queen Ann cherries we have
been enjoying, to your office, Mr..
Engemann. They are the most de-
licious cherries | ever tasted and the
biggest. Fruit and vegetables of all
kinds are very plentiful here. The
summer is delightfully."- cool; every
afternoon a cool breeze comes up
from the ocean so that we do not
get the extreme heat nor any thun-
der and lightning. We enjoyed our
trip our here very much. The seem
cry through Colorado was fine and
the trip through the Royal Gorge
was wonderful. Ny daughter, Mrs.
Davis, from Ionia, and her family,
came out a fews weeks ago and are
nicely settled here in Portland. They
all like il very much in the west.
Please send the Banner-News to
the same address. We cannot get
along without the old home town pa
per.
Cordially, your friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Kennedy.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Partridge Appealed Case

A lawsuit wherein Emanuel D..
Doyle. collector of internal revenue
at Grand Rapids and his brother,
Daniel A. Doyle, residing on the
place known as the Holmes farm in
Grattan, figured as the complainants
and Burt Partridge, of Easton. who
formerly resided on the farm in
question was heard before Judge
Lapham, Tuesday. The Doyles were
suing to recover about $120 which
they alleged was due them through
the fact that a large quantity of
straw was removed from the place
and which they claim was contrary
to the provisions of the contract un-
der which they purchased the farm.
Judge Lapham, after reviewing the
case. rendered a decision in favor of
the complainants. Mr.. Partridge
Immediately appealed the case to
the circuit court.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
To Revisit Old Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holt and son,
William. left here this week for
Montreal, Canada, from where they
expect to take the boat for England,
where they will visit their old home
for time. Mr.. and Mrs. Holt have
been in this country for the past ten
years. coming here from their home
at Accrington. England and being
employed in the mills here since then
They will have two days trip down
the st. Lawrence river and then for
six days will be on the bounding
ocean and then the meeting of the
old friends, relatives and childhood
chums will keep them busy. They
plan on remaining there for about
three months, after which time they
will return to their home in this city.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR ELLIS AVE.
PAVING ] 0 B
WORK MUST BE COMPLETED
NOT LATER THAN
OCTOBER Is. 1921

The state highway department,
yesterday afternoon, let the contract
for the grading and paving with con-
crete of the mile of street between
the Geo. Crawford place in the west
part of the city to connect on to the
paving already in on North Bridge
street. Grading will undoubtedly
start at once.
The contract price for the job is
approximately $4,000 for the little
more than a mile and the successful
bidders were Marsten & Green. The
specifications call for an 1S and 20
foot roadway and the time specified
is that the concrete must be all pour
ed not later than October Is. this
year.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Receives Fall Millinery

Mrs. Orpha Luscombe, proprietor
of the south Bridge street millinery
store, has an advertisement in this
issue which she is desirous of hav
ing the people of this city read. Mrs.
Luscombe believes in leaving moth
ing undone to better the service
which she is giving the people of
this community in the millinery line
and on Monday made another trip to
Grand Rapids to purchase new stock
for her already fine line. Ladies,
turn to Mrs. Luscombe's adv. and
read it.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Class Had Picnic Supper

The Booster Boys class Of the
Church of Christ Bible school, and
their teacher, Mrs. H. f. Curch and
daughter, JOY. also the class plesi-
dents two sisters, Helen and Doris
Kline took their picnic supper to the
Demorest woods west of town, which
is an ideal place for such a good
time and to eat big supper, for the
boys know what good wholesome Wit
uals are for and such they surely
had and enjoyed with lots of lemon
ade and weenies to roast. They also
had a good business meeting. We'll
try something of the kind again we
hope, in the future.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
M. l.. Howe Seriously III

We were out to see M. l.. Howe,
Saturday and found him so hard up
and sick that it is with difficulty
that he speaks at all. He is so weak
that he can hardly move from one
position to another in his bed. But
rmall hopes, if any, are held out for
his recovery. Mrs. Howe has been
an invalid for nearly four years now,
and while the double affliction seems
hard to bear, her optimistic spirit
makes the load somewhat easier.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Doty Family Reunion

The Doty family reunion was held
at Riverside park, Ionia, on August
goth. Games were played, among
them being a good game of baseball.
After the games and general good
time our president, Mr. Ernest Wool
bridge, presided over a business
elected: President, Mr.. Wilbur Doty;
Secretary, Mrs. Charles Ludwick; (;
Treasurer, Mr.. Fred Howe; Program
committee for the ensuing year, Mary
and Ethel Woodbridge, Mrs. Alvah
Williams acte,' as recording secretary
for the day.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Are On Long Western Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Palmer and
Mrs. Norah Palmer left here on
Friday for Muskegon, on the start
of trip which will take them thru
Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas
and Montana While there will be
some pleasure connected with the
trip, still tn two months time
which will be consumed are intended
to be devoted practically all to bus
mess.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24

To give an idea how fast dimes
grow into dollars, ten cents saver
every day with interest at per cent
will amount in ten years to $446.15.
IL is hoped the campaign will re-
suit in many people starting to save
who never did before. Every boy and
girl should form the habit early in
life. You can secure bank abso-
lutely free by going to the Peoples
Savings Bank. Ask Miss Larsen at
savings window for ID. I. ID. Bank.
ADV.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Sayles Reunion

There is to be Sayles reun ;on at
Island park, Lowell, September 5,
Labor day. Let everyone by the name
of Sayles, or related to them, come.
Picnic dinner at noon.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Attention American Legion

Every member is requested TO be
present at the regular meeting Of
the Legion in its club rooms, Monday
night, August 30. Let every member
turn out to the meeting as some inn
portant business. is to be talked over.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Is Using Clutches

John Cartridge is going around on
a pair of crutches as result of a
horse kicking him in the right ankle
last week, while at work on the Bel
ding farm north of the city.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Belding Grange Program

The program for Belding Grange
for August 9th is as follows: Roll
Call; Current Events; How could we
improve our Grange exhibit at the
Free Fair? Clarence Chickering;
Reading. Mrs. Thompson; Music and
Penny march.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Arcadian Encampment

All members are urgently request
ed to be present at the meeting and
banquet to be held in the |. o. 0. F.
hall, on Thursday night, September l
Arcadian Encampment.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Epworth League

Epworth League social, Friday
night at the M. f. church at 7.3C
o'clock. Everybody welcome. Come
and bring your friends, lots Of fur
and good eats for everybody.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Noticel School Patrons

School opens Monday, August
20. The various grades will occupy
the Same rooms as at the close of
school except that the south side
three-two grade will have room in
the city hall
81. Skinner. Supt.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24

Nelson jerks, of Detroit, visited
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.
B. Lewis, from Saturday until Mon
day.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24
Mrs. AIhert Snow Dead

Mrs. Albert Snow, aged ~ years,
died at her home southeast of the
city Monday afternoon at about two
o'clock following long illness. She
had been resident Of the district in
which she died for many years and
YVES well known as a splendid wo-
man TO many people for many miles
around. Funeral services were held
this afternoon from the house. Rev.
II. f. Curch officiating and burial
was in River Ridge cemetery.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24

Miss Louise Stanbough was in
Stanton, Tuesday, on business.
Mrs. L. Irish and three children
went to Greenville, Tuesday, to Wis.,
it for a few days with relatives.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-24

s J. Skinner, Supt.