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A A Of the C. S. Arnold Co. Stock of Dry Goods ' BEGINNING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1912 Saturday, February 17, the C. S. Arnold Company's sT;ore closes its doors and the firm goes out of existence. The sl:6ck will then be combined with that of E. C. Lloyd. We are under contract to reduce our &ock to $10,000 by this date, and to do this we musl: sell more than $3,000 FROM FAR WEST Clay Keeney Writes An Interesting Letter At Hit Ranch Mataline, Wash., Jan. 22, 1912 Editor, Banner: In your Belding Banner dated Jan uary 11, 1 Haw an item from Seattle, Wash, about the steel bridge over the Box Canyon in the 1. W. N. H. It. said bridge has been completed for over a year and I end ewe a picture of it which Wayne took last summer. When on the bridge the roar of the water is so great that the coming trains cannot be heard. I was on the bridge last summer and failed to hear the train until it was almost upon me, I hunied to one of the barrels as it was the only place I could see to stand on, I got be hind it and watched the train go by and not over me. I did not even feel the least jar, but I do not care to re peat the experience. We have had some quite severe weather here, down to twenty-four be low zero but at present about thirty above. Have had lots of snow since November 1st, never a sight of bare ground since. Been between seven and eight feet deep but a few warm days and a rain or the "Chinook" took it down to not over three feet. It never drifts or piles up here. New Years day we all went to Mataline, eight miles, to spend the day. There had been a heavy snow-fall two days before and no trail broken. Everyone here uses a long home made sled called a "go devil" to draw stuff in, can get more on than on a horses back. They use them summer as well as winter for things too big to pack on a horse. The sled has handles fastened to the rear so one can hold it to the trail like we would a plow. We put the children on the go devil, the wo men went horseback but we men walk, ed. No accidents that day but when we tried to take down a load of wood, we found it not so easy. The trail is very narrow and in some places very close to the edge of the bank. We tipped over at least a dozen times but the wood only rolled down the bank five times was all. The brush was so thick it couldent go far, but imagine yourself wading through snow six feet deep down an almost perpendicular bank, carrying up sticks of four foot wood, piling it on a sixteen inch sled and you have an idea how much fun it was. I think you would find that a half cord was quite load enough. We get the paper every week, al though of course a week late and it is a friend from home indeed. Very Truly Yours, C. II. Keeney TO PREVENT LIQUOR SHIPMENTS "A nation-wide campaign for a fed eral law to prohibit the interstate ship ment of liquor into dry territory is now on, and this week will see four bills before congress brought before the Judiciary committee. "This will raise an important legal point as to whether a bill of this char actor would not discriminate, and if it did pass whether it could not be proven unconstitutional. "At the recent national meeting of the Anti Haloon league at Washington plans were laid to force this issue throughout the nation, and the Mich igan delegation took a leading part, saying they would go home and bring pressure to bear on their congressmen. "It is said notice already has been served on the Michigan congressmen that they must declare themselves on this issue and if they refuse they will be counted opponents of the measure and their seats contested." The Belding W. C. T. U. are circu lating a petition for signatures to bi sent to Senators and Representatives asking them to vote for the passage of such a law. C.z'i EMjmv - :Ur ni at Worth This means something at G LET'S HAVE A GREATER BELDING The year 1912 has now gotten fairly under way and business is moving along in the good old way. Thousands and thousands of Uncle Sam's dollars find their way into the pockets of our toiling population every two weeks and there is a seeming air of contentment in the whole city atmosphere. Little, if any suffering has found its way into the home of Belding and it is as it should be. But. there are still many available factory sites scattered about the city that could easily be utilized to increase the output of dollars in our midst by ; many thousands more. Why not have them? The Banner suggests that at this early period in the year every male and female resident of Belding appoint himself or herself a "Booster," and be gin the campaign of 1912 with the slogan "A Greater Belding." If one class of our citizens oppose another class in their efforts to this end the re sult is only failure, but with a grand harmonious "Pull-together" effort. There is no reason why we can't have a bigger and greater Belding. Header, wont you help to Boost for Belding. Join the booster club at once and we'll all drink to the health of a Greater Belding. DR. MOORMAN IS CHARGED On a charge of unlawfully prescrib ing and illegally selling liquor, Dr. Edwin R. Moorman of l'ellston was arraigned last week in Justice Krieger's court in Petoskey and, waiving exam ination, was bound over to the circuit court in the sum of $300. The charge was preferred by Manuel Lapratt, brother of Joseph Lapratt who, it is alleged, became intoxicated from liquor furnished by Dr. Moorman. Dr. E. R. Moorman was a resident physician here about eighteen years ago. Raymond Langford Little Ravmond Lanzford. son of Claude and Hattie Langford, died Sun dav mornintr at 7:30 and the funeral service was held at the home on E. Ellison Monday, at 2p.m., Rev. G. W. Maxwell ofllciationg. Raymond was two years five months and ten davs old and was the sweetest little fellow, always so good, and though he was young in years yet so conscientious in his life, often saying he would not do such and such things because they were naughty. He loved to go to the chappie to Sunday School, but this Sunday mornintr he went home to heaven and spent the day with the redeemed. The parents are grief stricken and well they may be for Raymond was an angel that would grace the most luxu riant palace earth ever built. The text was "What I do now ye know not but ye shall know hereafter" Job 18-7, addihg just a few comforting words and read a portion of Mrs. May Riley Smith's poem "Sometime" and the precious body was laid to rest in beautiful Riverside cemetery. One by one they step out from our homes, but each time draws heaven a little nearer and makes us feel more and more the preciousness of Jesus, who has secured to us the secret of a continuous life. G. W. Maxwell Card of Thanks We desire to extend our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends for their kind assistance and sympathy d urinz the sickness and death or our son, Raymond tangford. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Iangfnrd Mr. and Mrs. Warren Law ton Blamed A Good Worker "I blamed my heart for severe distress in my left side for two years." writes W. Evan, Danville, Va., "but I know now it was indigestion, as Dr. King's New Life Pills completely cured me." Best for stomach, liver and kidney troubles, constipation, headache or debility. 25c at Connell's Drug Store. this season and in the face of cut-price sales on every hand, but we shall go to the UNDER ALL COMPETITION A Rowland Horton The mat riage of Miss Ruth Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hor ton, to Mr. Donald C. Rowland, took place at the home of the brides parents in Oakfield, January 24, at five o'clock, Rev. A. H. Sturgis perlortning the ceremony. Mrs. Orville Beech played "Hearts and Flowers" on the piano and the bride and groom were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tuttle. Mr. and Mrs. Carrol L. Rowley were master and mistress of the ceremony. The bride wore a dainty gown of white lonsdown with lace and iearl trimmings. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served by the Misses Jennie Griswold and Alta Par tridge. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland left that evening for a short wedding trip and will be at home to their friends uf ter March 1st, near Rockford. W. C. T. U. Notes The direct relation of the saloon and liquor traillc machinations with the crimes of the McNamara brothers was revailed at Indianapolis last week. Among the witnesses from Chicago who testified before the grand jury at In dianapolis was Alloz Silverman, keep er of the saloon in Chicago where Ortie McManigal met other dynamite work ers under direction of the McNamaras to further arrange their plans with reference to explosion jobs'. Dynamite and nitro glycerine are said to have been carried in suit cases to Silverman's saloon and were taken from that place to the different points where it was utilized in destroying life and property. The saloon and the saloonkeejwr wil lingly lent themselves to these criminal j operations and probably played au im-, portant part In encouraging and sug gesting them. It will readily be seen J that in their appeals to the laboring ! men everywhere to ussist in putting j the saloon out of existence John Mitch ell and John B. Lennon, prominent American Federation of Labor leaders, are performing a timely and most im portant service to the organization they are authorized to speak for. Installed Their Officsrs At Maccabee Hall last Saturday night, Mrs. Bertha Loewe acting as in stalling oflicer, installed the following newly elected ofllcers for the Local Hive L. O. T. M. M: Commander Mary A. Eddy. Past Commander Bertha Madden. Lieut Commander Nfary Williams Record Keeper Selina Porter. Finance Keej,er Ethelyn Peebles. Chaplain Emily Baty. Mistress at Arms Rose Parks. Seargent Mary Purdy Sentinel Mary Hamilton. Picket Martha Smith. Eliza McElroy Mrs. Eliza McElroy died at the home of her daughter Mrs A. M. Simmons, Friday, January 26, aged eighty-eight years. She was the widow of George McElroy, who died here more than thirty years ago, after which she resid ed most of the time with her son, Uibbard P. McElroy, until the latters death. She had been an invalid for many years. Funeral service was held Sunday, conducted by Rev. G. W. Maxwell. What He Remembered. When a i respective voter in one o. Chicago's election districts was askei the date of his naturalization he re plied that he had taken out his pa pers so Ion before that he could no remember just when he had becom an American. The officer to whom this statemen was made was extremely thoughtfu for a monwnt. Then he added: "Can you remember who was th Republican candidate for preslden that year? "Sure, I don't remember who wa running for prisldlnt," was the r sponse, "but It was the same yea that. Stuffy McGinnls was appolntei Dog' Drownder." MARANDA WALKER Former Pioneer Resident Of Belding Died In Chicago Mrs. Maranda Walker died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. A. Krauss Sunday morning at 4 o'clock of pneumonia, nged seventy-nine years. The deceased was the widow of the late Samual A. Walker who died here about twelve years ago, and the couple were old residents of this city and county having lived in Orleans town shin before moving to this city more than thirty years ago, since the death of her husband she has of late years made her home in Chicago. Her re mains were brought here Tuesday to her late home on Front street where a funeral service was held to- lay. Rev. Kdrie Collins otllcailing. The remains were laid to rest in the family lot in Riverridge cemetery. She leaves four daughters, Mrs. J. W. Stanton, Mrs. Smith Nichols, Mrs. L. A. Krauss and Mrs. Jay Dexter. Cook's Corners Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Taylor sjnt ; Tuesday shopping in Grand Rapids. Mrs. John Morse was called to Green I ville Saturday because of the illness of her sister, Mrs. Fea. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Storey and son Alvin sjent the latter part of last week in Grand Rapids. The school enjoyed a sleigh ride to Greenville last Wednesday evening and visited the vaudette. Luther Hall took the load. Frank Moon and wife spent Friday and Saturday in Ionia. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brown spent Sunday evening at LaVerne Taylors. Miss Gertrude Morse was home from Ionia over Sunday, and Miss Beatrice Fisk spent Sunday with her. Miss Mary Kohn has been at home sick for a few days. Mrs. George Brown visited at Walter Fisks Tuesday of last week.- Mr. and Mrs. George Gray of Smyrna are moving on to the Wells Bros. farm. The Misses Lydea Moon and Winni fred Thompson srent Tuesday at school. FIVE MINUTES Sourness, Gas, Heartburn and Stom ach Distress will Disappear Distress alter eating, sourness, gas and heartburn can be quickly relieved by takingonoor two MI-O-NA stom ach tablets. They are guaranteed to banish any case of indigestion, acute or chronic stomach ailment no matter what it is called, or money back. MI-O-NA stomach tablets are small and easily swallowed. They are sold by W. I. Benedict and druggists every where for f0 cents a box. They are put up in a neat metal box that cun conveniently be carried in the vest pocket. They are especially recom mended for nervuosness, sleeplessness, bad dreams, constipation, dizziness and biliousness. Hu Connections. The office boy for one of the largest financial houses in New York recently found a package of valuable papers. He promptly returned the property to its owner and was told he would be sent a eultable reward. "And, by the v ay," said the grate ful owner, "shall 1 send It to you, caro t " mentioning the name of tho Ann. "Naw," said the boy; "send It care of tfoo Daring Dozen Social club. No. East Fourteenth street" He Won't Limp Now No more limping for Tom Moore of Cochran, Ga. "I had a bad sore on my instep that nothing seemed to help till I used Bucklen's Arnica Salve,'' he writes, "but this wonderful healer soon cured me." Heals old, running sores, ulcers, IjoIIs, burns, cuts, bruises, ecze ma or pile. Try it. Only 25 cents at Connell's Drug Store. R D & SAY FRIENDS We desire to say a few words to you on the subject of RUGS. The best homes in the country are fast discarding the dust catching carpets and placing in their stead the nev; up-to-date beautiful sanitary RUGS There's a reason health is wealth, if you want wealth you must have health. Don't fill your lungs with the poisonous germs swept from a tacked down carpet, but en joy health the new way with the removable rug, whose every particle of dust can be taken out doors and beaten to the winds. We want to sell you a R UG. Our selec tion is the best in Belding. Come and see. Don't forget we sell the 9x1 1 'Ad minister Rugs for $13.98 The best grade of tapestry Brussells at $14.69 Woolen Filler Rugs this week only $8 Belding Furniture Go- Z. D. DOW, Manager. g S S & i rs i S CS i CS i S CS cs 4 i cs i S a g DAYS 1 ; mm ism St- i Mrs. Li tydHte Marie, nave tou fin ished bathing the dog? The Maid Yes. rna'am. Mrs. Uptxlate Old you tie a Dins ribbon arout.d his oeck? Maid Yes'm Mrs. Uptydate Then you can so and see what baby's crying about ?rmnt Colds and I"t9tirr.i:n, ff roo do not b.re cti nutnml. vorrTa-u: th. bowel mm-K day, you I r. u inw'" uij o1 r. ing four tjni"m to poMi IiikI rti urm ki i. 1 IIt Iron-om Tnhlt onn ati'! i k h." wwik to tbt Uitt da to crl. ui.ii If I i s ilk bottom in prices arid G O U G 8 A Happy Home Make Your Home Happy, Your Wife Happy and Your Children Happy, by using GOLD DUST FLOUR It is made from best selected wheat by a process that preserves the best of the wheat for baking1 purposes. Your bread, your pastry, your puddings in fact every thing made from flour, shows its own particular merit if you use our flour. SMYRNA ROLLER MILLS W. R. Tcbbcl, Manager Days Is Always Found Where best of cooking doth abound Smyrna, Michigan V V