Belding banner., May 31, 1906, Image 1

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You ought to see the New
Negligee Shirts with or with
out collars. 52f
Vern C. Divine
BELBING
The Newest Straw Hats are
here in great variety.
Vern 0.
Divine
SEVENTEENTH YBAIt. NO. 51.
RELDING, HIGH., THURSDAY. MAY a J, 1900.
WHOLE NO. 885.
SOON TO HAVE WATER TO OUR HERO DEAD
Ueldiuff Water Works Fast Near-
lug Completion.
Connection Now MelUK Made With
in WclU.Mr. Summer Hope
to Finish Job Soon.
Work on th new system of Gelding
Water Works is progressing rapidly and
indications point to a speedy consumma
tion of the work. A large gang of men
are fast completing the laying of the
mains on the North side under the
supervision of Brook Stahlin and on Sat
urday last Mr. Summers started i
force of men making the connections be
tween the pumps and wells at the new
pumping station just east of the park
Five good wells have already been se
cured and the work of installing the sixth
is already in progress.
Our reporter paid a visit to the pump
ing station with Mr. Summers the last of
the week and found things progressing
finely at that point. An expert wire man
was engaged in putting the light wires in
position, and other work was being done
looking to the speed consummation of the
work. In conversation with Mr. Sum
mers he informed the Banner that he
would be ready in about two weeks so
that he could couple on to the new "water
mains on this side of the river and furnish
this portion of the city with the fine water
from the wells ai once, or if the city
should so elect, by means of an emer
gency pipe which connects with the river
be able to couple on to the old mains for
the time being and save tha city the $75
per month now paid for pumping.
Mr. Summers is a careful contractor
and has taken an active interest in the
system which he is installing here.
"Once completed," said 'Mr. Summers,
"we will subject the whole line to a 150
pound pressure to the inch, although this is
100 pounds more pressure than will ever
be required on the system."
Each of the wells brought in are of the
flowing order, and all furnish a good flow
age of excellent water. To avoid any
possible shortage in case of a heavy con
flagration, an emergency pipe is being laid
to the river, but this will never be used
for city use unless the demand for water
wells. "We will be able," said Mr. Sum
mers, to throw a stream of water oyer
any building in Belding from our pumping
station, before we turn the plant over to
the city.
Messrs Gardner & Co. of Traverse
City, who have been engaged in putting
down the wells, are to be congratulated
in the fine wells which they have secured
for the city. Take it all in all. Belding
will soon be the possessor of as fine a
water works system as can be found in
any city of like size in the country.
Extra.
New Junk dealers in town. We pay
highest and best prices for old iron, rags
and and rubbers and all kinds of metals.
Steinberg Brus. St Co., 114 North Bridge
street, 1 door North of Hudson's store.
Telephone No. 23-2r. 50 2w
A Mountain of (Juld
could not bring as much bappines to
Mrs. Lucia Wllke, of Caroline, Wis.,
as did one 25c box of HucklenV Am
ice salve, when it completely cured a
running sore on her leg, which had
tortured her 23 long years. Greatest,
antiseptic bealer of piles, wounds, and
sores. 25c at Connell Bros.1 drug
store.
Fllting Tributes Tendered l)e
parted Veterans.
Memorial Day Was Klttlimlr Ob
Mrved lu ItfldlUK -Urav of Vet
vratiii htrewu with Flower.
Cover them over with beautiful flowers,
These heroes of day's gone by,
Their labors are over and let them sleep,
Till the roll call by and by.
Sorrow and pain and anguish
Each gallant soldier knew.
Whether he wore the suit of gray
Or the faded coat of blue.
Drop a tear here and a flower there,
To the men of the blue anH trrav.
Both thought they were right, in the contest
As they rought rrom day to day.
A flower to the man in the suit of gray,
A tear for the one in blue.
For the north and south together now stand
For our country s flag so true.
Cottltt'o RK9 Salvo
For Pile.. Ourns, Sores.
A GOOD
INVESTMENT
Purchase a pair of
Dorothy Dodd
Shoes and we are certain
you will consider it one
of the very best invest
ments for your comfort
that you ever made.
Oxfords Boots
$2.50 $3.00
$3.00 $3.50
Decoration Day, 1906, has come and
gone, and the customary honors have
been shown the brave heroes of long ago
who one by one have dropped from the
ranks of veterans and answered the last
roll call. As usual Belding has shown
its respect to the sleeping heroes by
memorial services to their honor.
The memorial exercises began on Sun
day when the members of the Post and
W. R. C. as well as other old soldiers and
their friends gathered at the Congrega
tional church to listen to an excellent
memorial sermon by Rev. A. Secord
from 2nd Sam. 10-12. "Be of good cour
age and let us play the man for our
county and for the cities of our God.
Special music had been arranged and
the singing was very fine, before the
service closed several members of the
Relief Corps in charge of its president
Mrs. Mary E H. Coville advanced in front
of the altar where Mrs. Coville in a neat
and appropriate speech presented the
church with a fine flag it was receied
by Rev. Secord who thanked the corps for
it) t eiutiful gift in behalf of tha church.
Un Tuesday afternoon exercises in
memory of the day was held in the high
school building in which the pupils took
part. Miss Jessie Leonard had charge of
the program and J. H. Keeney who has
been appointed as patriotic instructor by
the G. A. R. gave a short address followed
by Commander W. R. Olds. Rev. J. C.
Meese and Rev. A Secord in short talks.
On Wednesday morning the members of
Dan S. Root post and the W. R. C. met
at the G. A. R. hall at 10 o'clock and
marched in a body to Bridge street bridge
where the beautiful and impressive ser
vice in honor of the sailors and seamen of
the nayy whose lives were given up in
defence of their country was observed by
the casting of flowers with appropriate
ceremony into the waters.
The exercises at the church took place
at 10:30 a. m , where Commander Olds
took charge of the ceremonies and after
music by the choir, a fervent prayer by
Rev. J. C. Meese and the reading of the
general orders which were relative to the
proper observance of the day bv Frank
R. Chase, from headquarters at Lansing,
the speaker of the day, Judge Frank D.
M. Davis, was introduced and gave a most
excellent address. In opening he gave
some timely suggestions relative to the ob
servance of the day and said he regretted
that many communities showed so much
apathy and so little interest in the day
that had been set apart for showing honor
and reverence to the natioon's dead.
The Belding cemeteries were visited by
the post and after a dinner at the hall the
exercises of the day closed by honoring its
dead comrades who lie buried in the Cook's
corners and Smyrna cemeteries.
HER NAME IS'NT MAUD!
But don't feed her too heavy on the start for she's
a Kicker.
LET US CELEBRATE
The K.iglo .Should Plume Ills
IVatherM lit Helding.
The Time 1m lilpe for an old Time Cel
rbrntlon Will belding get In the
swim Thin Year.
IS A CANDIDATE
Win. A. Wilder Deitlreit Nomination
for IteitlNter of Deed.
As the days draw near for the selec
tion of candidates for the various county
officers there are new names coming up
every day or two for the various offices
at the gift of the people of Ionia county.
Among the would be officer holders who
have allowed their names to be connected
with a longing for any of the various of
fices, there is no person more or better
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WM A. WILDER
fitted for the position to which he aspires
than our fellow citizen, Wm. A. Wilder,
who is a candidate for the nominatian of
register of deeds.
Mr. Wilder, who has always been one
of the foremost and most active and en
rgetic republicans in Belding, has a
record extending over a period of nearly
1 years, as one of the best and most
successful supervisors of Ionia county,
aying acted in the capacity of chairman
of the board several times during the
tenure of his office. His long experience
as a supervisor makes him particularly an
available man for the position for which
he is candidate. Belding' has long been
noted for its large republican majorities
and if the name of Wm. A. Wilder should
ind a place on the republican ticket, our
citizens would all turn in and make the
vote unanimous.
BELDING G, IONIA 3
Wax the Score nt the Cm me Hetween
Above Named Team .snturdnv.
The game at Ellis Park last Saturday
proved a satisfying one to the small audi
ence which was in attendance, and proved
a good beginning for our local team.
From start to finish each team played
to win, and the work of Kench for Belding
and Blume for Ionia was an exhibition of
what can be done from the pitcher's box.
Both men were hit a number of times but
noi to any great extent as only one two
base hit was made during the game.
The weather was a little too cool for
comfort on the part of the spectators and
also for the best kind of ball playing but
those who witnessed the game came
away thoroughly satisfied with the game
and also with the score which stood 6 to
3 in favor of the local bunch.
Mr. Leslie Monteith, who umpired the
game, gave perfect satisfaction to both
teams and the management wishes to
congratulate him upon his work as the
game went through from start to finish
without a kick from either side.
Clayton Chapman, who caught the
game for Belding should also receive a
good share of credit as he played his posi
tion in an excellent manner and also acted
as coach for the team, which was greatly
appreciated by the players.
The locals look like a fast bunch and the
base ball enthusiasts may look forward to
a good hot season of ball games this sum
mer but we think that they are deserving
of a much larger patronage than that af
forded them Saturday.
As the national birthday approaches it
becomes more and. more apparent that
the city of Belding should do honor to the
great event. Six long years have passed
since the great American eagle spread its
wings and plumed its feathers in our
boundaries. What is the matter? Has
the spirit of patriotism winged its flight
from our city to other parts and left us an
unpatriotic people? No. God forbid. We
arise and shaking the lethargy from our
boundaries proclaim to the world that the
spirit of patriotism is still rampant in our
midst.
Spartacus, the celebrated gladiator is
reported to have said to his comrades, "Is
Spartadead, is the old Grecian spirit froz
en in your veins?" Today the great and
all important question among Belding citi
zens is "Is patriotism dead? Is the spirit
of our forefathers dormant in our anato
my? Let us. as citizens, arise and with
one fell swoop, show to the world that the
glorious spirit of patriotism so magnani
mously displayed on that eventful day in
Philadelphia. 130 years ago is still ram
pant in the flesh.
Let's have an old time celebra'ion and
have it right. How alwut it Mr. Mavor?
It's up to you. Can't you call a meeting
for the consideration of the subject, ap
point committees and start the ball rolling?
Something must be done and done quickly
and the Banner stands ready to lend its
hand in any way towards the proper ob
servance of the day that means so much
to each and all of our citizens.
Yes! Belding should celebrate this
year, and celebrate right. People of Bel
ding, are you with us?
WANTS TO BE SHERIFF
I.ONt IIIn lirother.
Michael Bracken, brother of Thomas
Bracken of this city, died at St. Joseph's
retreat at Dearborn, Wednesday evening
at 6:15. after a long illness. Thomas
paid a visit to Springfield. Mass , about a
month ago and brought him to Michigan,
placing him in the retreat for medical
treatment but seemingly to no avail. The
remains will reach here at 5:26 tonight
and the funeral will be held at the Catholic
church on Saturday at 10:00 a. m , Rev.
Zindler officiating. Mr. Bracken feels his
loss deeply as this is his last brother on
American soil, two others, however, are
still living in the old country.
'l'nlierSoiiii.
At the residence of George Joslin in
Smyrna on Memorial day Mr. Clayton
Baker and Miss Flossie Sloan were united
in marriage. Mr. Joslin who is the newly
elected justice performed the ceremony
in fine shape, it was his first wedding
and he tied the nuptial knot securely and
with as much grace and dignity as an old
hand at the business, Mr. Joslin gay
notice before he was elected "Squire"
that the first couple who applied for
matrimonial alliance he wouldn't charge a
cent for doing the job.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker have the best
wishes of their many friends.
Wm. H. Taylor of Ionln I Candidate
for shrievalty llonom.
William R. Taylor of Ionia, Deputy
sheriff of Ionia county, was in the city
Saturday for a few hours, shaking hands
with his many friends here and making
new acquaintances.
Mr. Taylor has been a deputy sheriff
for the past eight years, and as such, has
become well acquainted with the work.
He stands in well with all of the members
of the Ionia county legal fraternity, and
would like to be the successor to our pop
lilar townsman. Sheriff Elmer E. Fales.
Mr. Taylor is also quite a detective and
has been very successful in ferreting out
crimes and criminals for the Pere Mar
quette. Should he be elected to this high
office we feel sure that the interests of
Ionia county will be well looked after.
There are several other candidates also
seeking the nomination, Thos. Sherry of
Ionia, Chas. E. Wortman of Palo and El
mer F. Cilley of Boston. All of them
art good men for the place and the cam
paign for the nomination will undoubtedly
be a lively one.
The game yesterday ended with the
score of 4 and 2 in favor of Stanton, but
the Stanton team earned all they made,
and the game proved the most interesting
of the season. Stanton's battery, Levi
and Moore, were from Lansing and were
the features of the visiting team, as they
had the locals up against it most of the
time, striking out every man on the team
ven to our catcher. Chapman.
The crowd was thoroughly pleased with
the game as each team played ball all the
time, and if Manager Youngs continues
booking such games this season, there is
no reason why he should not receive the
the support of our citizens.
ON THE WRONG TRACK
Free 1'renw or Monday a few Days lie
hind Hand.
An article in the Monday edition of the
Detroit Free Press contained a dispatch
purporting to come from Belding in which
it said that a $50,000 stock company was
being formed in Lansing for the manufac
ture of the M. J. Demorest cement mixer.
The article also stated that Mr. Demorest
was to have a $26000 interest in the com
pany and become general manager of the
same.
The facts of the case are as follows:
Mr. Demorest has sold his United States
right to W. D. Ballou, of the Ballou Basket
works for $10,000 and a royalty of $15
on each machine produced Lansing does
not stand any more show than a rabbit in
the matter of landing this coveted plum.
Advertised Letters.
The following is the list of letters re
maining in the Belding postoffice May 28:
Mrs. Irene Bush. Mrs. Mattie Clark, Miss
Julia Enderson, Miss Ella M. Jewett, Miss
Myrel Miller, Pulling & Co , Mr. Frank
Seymore 2, Mrs. Ada Ward.
D. E. Wilson, P. M.
Mrs. J. P. Li vermore of Saranac re
turned to her home last Saturday, after a
visit with her son Frank.
1'ostiuaster Itobbed.
G. W. Foute, Postmaster at Klver
ton, la., nearly lost his life and wan
robbed of all comfort, ac-cordinc to
his letter, which nays: 'For 2J years
I had chronic liver complaint, which
led to such a severe cane of jaundice
that eyen my linger nails turned yel
low; when my doctor prescribed Kler-
tric Bitters which cured me and have j
kept me well for eleven years." Sure
cure for biliousness, neuralgia, weak-,
ness and all stomach, liver, kidney
and bladder derangements. A won
derful tonic. At Connell Bros.' drug
store. 50 cents.
MELDING MARKETS
Corrected each week on Thursday
morning -it 10 o'clock.
Wheat-red 85
Wheat-white 8.
K.ve
Corn. f2
Oats 32
Flour, per cu t 2 00
Beans 1 30
Hay. Loose, per ton. 7 00(0-8 00
Hay, bailed, " " 7 50
Potatoes f0
Butter Yl)i
F.iTgH 14
Apples, per bushel 1 00
Chickens-live 10
Chickens dressed 12
Cattle-live 3 HOoU 50
Cattle dressed 5 5or.6 50
llogs-alive 5 50w$ 00
Hogs dressed 8 00
Ilidt-s 8M09
Ladies Grey Canvas
Oxfords
THE ONES .YOU'VE
BEEN WAITING FOU
Having just received another large
shipment we are prepared to give you any
size or width in the newest and snappiest
footwear the center of fashion can supply.
Canvas Footwear has been growing in
favor for several seasons and the present
season promises to surpass them all.
White Canvas Oxfords
Our line is complete and our Quick
White Cleaner does its work well.
CITY SHOE STORE
The
Young Man
Who wants to wear handsome shoes can be satis
fied here for little money
Only 03.00
The styles are just right and include every freak
of fashion that is fouud in ibe high priced shoes.
A choice of Patent Colt, Vici Kid, Velock
Calf, Gun Metal Calf and Box Calf leathers.
Come in Mr. Gobi Ifreaser . v . , .... .t , .
and see them.
tnt. Edwards
Belding,
Michigan
Hewitt's
Little
Early Risoro
The famous littlo pills.
J earth.
PIANO
Cash or Credit. Bept values on
A. B. Hull
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LLOYD'S DRY GOODS AND CARPET STORE
White Shirt Waists
and Shirt Waist Suits
AUH IX GREAT DEMAND. We are in position to supply your
wants in this line. We have a very large showing of these
goods at popular prices.
Waists at - - $1.00 to $5.00
Suits at - $1.00 to $10.00
Spring Coats Must be Closed Out
Special Prices on Ladies Skirts
Special Prices on Muslin Underwear
Manr new goods arriving everyday. We are continually working
to the end that this may be undoubtedly the best place to trade in
Ionia County.
E. C. Lloyd
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