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.TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. NO, 21.
BELDING, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1917.
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STUDENTS OF HIGH
SCHOOL LISTEN TO
A HELPFUL TALK
B. It. VARDAMAN OF DES MOINES
TELLS THEM THEY CAN DO
WHAT THEY WILL TO DO
STRIKING INSTANCES
ILLUSTRATE POINTS
'More Is In Me, Is Slogan of Euro
pean Duke That Everyone Could
Adopt With Help to Living
When Ben R. Vardaman stated that
he could talk for five days on a given
subject, the high school stue'ents, be
fore whom he was standing last Fri
day morning, gave a deep sigh. When,
however, he told them that he would
only use a few minutes of their time
that morning, they were interested.
After that few minutes they were
still more interested and wanted him
to go on, for Mr. Vardaman gave
them a most wonderful talk.
In beginning his talk Mr. Varda
man said, "Don't you know it is the
hardest thing in the world for peo
ple to realize they are living. You
ask the boy in the high school what
he is studying for and he answers 'I
am preparing to live.' Ask him the
same question when he gets into col
lege and he will reply that he is get
ting ready to accomplish some speci
fic work. Ask the business man
what hd is doing by planning his
business and he will invariably an
swer that he is getting ready to do
some bigger and better thing. And
even when you ask the old man what
he is expecting to accomplish by the
work he is doing you will bet an an
swer hinting at a preparation to live.
We don't seem to realize that we are
living right now.
"Now 1 want to talk to you a few
minutes this morning about your pos
sibilities in life. What you get out
of life depends upon what you put in
to it today and every day. Hence I
wart to talk to you about ECHOES.
To illustrate my point I want to tell
you about a little bob-tailed dog I
used to own. The little fellow would
go out in the field close to a wood
and begin to bark. As he barked an
other dog seemed to be barking back
from the woods. Then the little dog
w would Lark louder r.nd the voice in
'the woods would increase in volume.
It was echo of mv little dog as he
barked in the field coming back to
him. So is life what we do from
day to day is echoed back to us. We
reap what we sow.
"Should I come in to your com
munity it analyze your life and offer
suggestions for betterment I would
not go to the prominent men of the
community, rot to the business men
along the streets,- nor to the profes
sional men, but to the young business
men of tomorrow, the boys and girls
in the school, just like you young
people here. I know more about you
than you think I do, although I nev
er saw you before. The future of
this community will be your echoes.
You must work- today to make the
future of your community better.
"When ex-President Cleveland was
asked by a college student what he
thought was the greatest thing in
America, his reply was: "The greatest
opportunity in the United States is
the fact that you can be just what
you want to be.' I have thought of
this saying of Cleveland's much. I
have heard men complain because
they don't get their just dues. But I
tell you they are getting just what is
due them. You cannot get out of life
more than you put into it.
"Tho other day I stood in KcoJ:u'.:,
Iowa watching the water flow over
the big dam there. I inquired about
tho beginning of the great dam and
was informed that it was originally
the idea of Robert E. Lee, the great
general known to you all. Lee came
there years and years ago and dream
ed of the possibilities of the power to
be gotten from the waters of the Mis
sissippi. He went away without re
ducing his dream to practical use.
But his dream enthused a second man
by the name of Cook. Cook came
there when young. He looked the
nosssibilities over and went away.
Months after he returned with some
papers und figures which he Showed
to some other men. Then he went
away and in later . months returned
with blue prints. After studying the
whole situation he again departed.
The next time he came he had men,
horses and machinery. The dirt began
to move, the river was damned, cof
ferdams were built to exclude the wa
ter and blasting began for the foun
dations of the great dam. Finally
the dam was completed and as a re
sult Keokuk, St. Louis, Quincy, and
scores of other cities are receiving
light and power. All the echo of the
life and dream and actions of the
men who conceived it.
(Continued on Page Five)
REV. AND MRS. NORTON
GIVEN FINE RECEPTION
Gathering: Was Largely Attended.
New Pastor and Wife Made to Feel
at Home Here .
Friday evening a largtly attended
reception was given to Rev. and Mrs.
P. Ray Norton in the parlors of the
Methodist Episcopal church. It was
a delightfully informal affair and
pave evidence of the fine feeling exist
ing between the churches of the city,
several members of other congrega
1 tions being present.
After the introductions to Rev. and
Mrs. Norton an informal program
was given. Vocal and instrumental
selections were features of the pro
gram, and the orchestra selections
were highly complimented. Rev.
Norton spoke briefly following - a
hearty welcome, and told of his de
sire to make the local church a power
for good in Belding.
Refershmcnts of coffee and dough
nuts wer served in the church dining
rooms at the close.
HARRY CONANT TAKES
TilARY STULTZ AS BRIDE
Rev. P. R. Norton Officiated-Orches.
tra Members Give Benedict Mem
ber Rousing Home Reception
A very pretty wedding took place
last Wednesday evening at eight
o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Milo Peterson, Morton avenue, when
Miss Mary Stultz, youngest daughter
of 'Mrs. M. E. Stultz of Oakfield, and
Mr. Harry Conant, one of the popular
young men of our city, were united
in marriage by Rev. P. R. Norton of
the M. E. church.
The home was prettily decorated
with autumn leaves and at the ap
pointed time Mr. and Mrs. Milo Pet
erson attended the happy couple to
tho altar, where the ceremony was
witnessed by only tho immediate
relatives. The bride was gowned in
white organdie.
After the ceremony a dainty lunch
eon was served, after which Mr. and
Mrs. Conant accompanied by some of
those present went to their newly
furnished home on Ann street. At a
late hour the members of the M. E.
orchestra came to pay their respects
to the nevvlyweds. They showered
them with all kinds of foods and. vege
tables to lower the high-cost-of-liv-ing.
Many fine selections of music
were rendered by the guests before
their departure.
Mr. and Mrs. Conant will be at
home to their friends at 414 Ann
street of this city. The best wishes
of many friends are' extended to them.
ARTIFICIALlcT
MORE SANITARY
HEALTH OFFICER LITLE HAS
RECEIVED DATA RELATIVE TO
COST OF ICE PLANT HERE
Health Officer E. W. Litle has had
some communication with outside
firms relative to the cost of artificial
ice for Belding. He has data show
ing that a good plant with sufficient
capacity to supply Belding, can be
built here at an approximate cost of
$9,000 to $12,000, depending upon the
cost of power, etc.
A firm from outside the city and
yet near enough to deliver ice to Beld
ing on a cheap freight rate and with
dispatch named a price of $3.00 a
ton for ice f. o. b. its plant. Dr. Litlo
believes that the ice can be delivered
to Belding consumers at a reasonable
figure and with complete satisfaction
to them. He states that artificial ice
is all made from distilled water and
hence is much more sanitary than
any natural ice it is possible to ob
tain. He. classes snoxy and slush ico
as unsanitary and dangerous to the
health of users. He i3 interested,
along with many other citizens, in
procuring the best and mo3t health
ful supply of ice for Belding it is
possiblf to obtain.
Will Get Monkey
Elmer E. Cook has arranged to get
a monkey to add to the collection of
animals at Cook park. He will make
the trip after him Thursday. The
"missing link" is being procured
near Lansing.
G RATTAN A N D GREENVILLE
LODGES WILL COME HERE
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
Belding Lodge No. 335 F. & A. M.
will have its first big event of the
season next Monday night, October
22, when a lodge of instruction will
"be held under the direction of Grand
Lecturer Frank O. Gilbert of Bay
City. The Masonic lodges from Grat
tan and Greenville have also been
ordered to appear at the communica
tion on the same evening.
A good supper is being prepared by
the local Masons for the event. The
banquet will be served at 6:30 sharp.
Unusual interest is being attached to
the feast, because of the contemplat
ed rabbit hunt next Saturday to sup
ply the meat for the occasion. The
members, who are hunters, have been
divided into groups and headed with
captains of tried and true ability.
Each captain has guaranteed hi3 full
quota of game for the feast.
Following the supper Belding
lodge will work the third degree and
receive instruction in the work from
Mr. Gilbert Word has been received
that good delegations from Lowell
and Saranac will also attend the com
munication. RURAL SCHOOL LOYAL
TO PROCLAMATION
A patriotic rally was held at the
schoolhouse of Eureka, District 'No.
4, Monday evening, October 15,
in accordance to the proclamation by
Governor Sleeper. Over fifty people
were presents The school children
furnished a fine program; also patri
otic speaking by Byron Brown, C. M.
Loomis and J. C. Taylor. If the 8,
000 schools in the state of Michigan
have shown the same patriotism that
was displayed there by the program
and speaking, it would show the peo
ple o ' the world that the people of
Michigan are behind the president of
the United States.
Ambrose Allchin.
Mrs. S. E. Dean of Barryton came
Monday to visit relatives in this city.
Wanted 300 bushels of cider ap
ples. Art Strong. Adv.
LOCAL fflSOliS
TO HOLD A SCHOOL
OF INSTRUCTION
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Proclamation
by .
C. A. Knapp, Mayor v
Tho United States Navy's second call for men has reached Michigan. It is a call
that should be. considered seriously by every citizen.
The first call for sea fighters, to combat the menace that has claimed a heavy toll
of American lives and property came shortly after the United States entered the war.
The Navy called for approximately 200,000 men to join' the 60,000 who at the out
break of the war went forward to meet in e enemy. n
"The United States answered as it should. Men arrived at the Navy Training
stations by the thousands. The Navy machinery had to turn with lightning speed. H
A steady stream of untrained men poured into the stations and a steady stream of :
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be sent to their homes until
these points was covered with tents and temporary buildings to accommodate tne
recruits, but finally the strain became so great that restrictions had to be placed on
recruiting. Michigan was limited to thirty men a week and for a while these had to
Now the Navy has caught up, and by .increasing accommodations for recruits is
now handling the work swiftly and efficiently.
Michigan has been notified that the Navy is ready for more of its men; that
there are places. in the first line of defense beside the G,000 or more red-blooded sons
of Michigan now serving under the Stars and Stripes on the high seas.
I am informed by Ensign D. J. D. Coleman, the oflicer-in-charge of this district,
that. not only is theNavy the best paid branch of the military service, but that the op
portunities fjr advancement in it are now unexcelled.
The Navy. depending upon the patriotism of Americans to enlist in this time of
need and not being able to get men by the Draft, I, C. A. Knapp, maoyr of Belding
do issue this proclamation, caljing upon the citizens of Belding, to consider the
Navy's call, 'to enlist or if they cannot enlist to urge eligible young men to take their
places beside Michigan's first 6,000 who are now sweeping the seas to safeguard the
passage of American soldiers and others, who must go to foreign lands. Every citi
zen should lend a hand. Every citizen should do his best. The Navy, the only
branch of the service that has seen action in trm war up to this time, the Navy that
bounded forward to crush the enemy the moment Congress said "War," is calling
for men, and Michigan must answer as stoutly and as gallantly as she did when the
first call sounded. -
COMMERCE
HELD BIG BANQUET
URGED MEN OF CITY AND COUN
TRY TO GET ACQUAINTED I OK
BETTERMENT OF ALL
Members of the board of com
merce were served with an excellent
supper in the auditorium of he city
hall last Friday night when one hun
dred and twenty-five men of the city
Fathered for an educational meeting.
The men were well and quickly serv
ed with a substanti?.! and appetizing
meal. At the conclusion of the ban
quet tiny flags were rained down on
the men Jrom the bunting and flag
decorations overhead. Appropriate
flag pins, previously placed at each
plate, soon were brought into service
to pin the colors onto coat lapels.
The post prandial speaker was
Ben R. , Vardaman of Des Moines,
Iowa, a speaker of national reputation
as a beacon light in community build
ing and betterment. He is now
president of the National Community
Betterment association, and associate
editor of the Merchants' Trade Jour
nal. Vardaman was limited to a
thirty-minute talk, but in that time
outlined some business principles vi
tal to the success and growth of this
particular community. His talk
should stir the lifeblood of every
patriotic citizen of this section. Great
er action for cooperation and develop
ment of local resources and advan
tages should be a consequence of lis
tening to slich a talk.
Later at the opera house Mr. Var
daman talked for an hour to a mixed
audience on community building and
improvement. The basic thought of
his opera house address was that
rural and city dweller should get ac
quainted, mingle one with the othre
and work for a common end. Make
tho community a fit place for the
young people to live and start a home
in. Better the community by local
improvement. He said if everyone
should send their dollars out of town
tho community wpuld soon become
stagnant, farm and city property
values would decrease unmeasurably
and the children would invariably fol
low the dollars to the cities and live
lfves of misconceptions. Finally the
communities would die of dry rot.
The speaker gave many choice,
clear ana pointed illustrations where
communities had worked together ai d
wonderful advancement had been
made. Walls between cities and
rural sections had been broken down
and the slogan of one city, "Get Ac
quainted With Your Neighbor, You
Might Like Him," had transformed
one fossilized community into one of
the livest sections of the country.
This was Trenton, Missouri, where
formerly the city was said to have a
6000 population but now it is "twenty
miles across" although the city itself
has really increased but little. The
idea is that farmers and city dwellers
are working hand in hand for better
roads, better churches, better schools,
and better ideals of every kind.
Board Will Adjourn
The board of supervisors are on the
last week of the October session.
They will close their work this week.
The members of the board from this
city John W. Moore of the first
ward; Barney C. Curtis of the third
ward, and W. B. Travis of the second
ward, together with Supervisor Frank
Davis of Otisco have driven to Ionia
every morning, returning home at
night.
At their recent visit for inspection
of tho county farm and buildings
they brought home much praise for
tho systematic way the business there
is managed by S. F. Gates, the farm
manager. They found everything
about the place in an orderly and tip
top shape. They think Mr. Gates is
the right manfor the place.
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room had been made for them
PHIL JAKEWAY WEDS
A KALAMAZOO GIRL
The announcements of the marriage
of Philip E. Jakeway and Miss Helen
Staff of Kalamazoo, have been receiv
ed by friends in this city. The wed
ding took place S?ptcmbcr 15 in St.
Joseph's church of that city, Rev. Fr.
O'Brien nerformintr the ceremony.
"Phil" will be renumbered as a
graduate of the class of '1G of B. II.
S Ho is employed by the Michigan
Railway company in Kalamazoo at
present and likes his work very much.
The bridal pair were entertained
recently at tbeonte of Mr. Jakeway 's
sister; MrJaiiixa Ward. Other
guests rece' fecasion were: Asa
tiorence, oi
Whitten
Lessiter.
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nl 730 Academy
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REWARDED BY ITS
EFFORT 111 PLAT
SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS IS RE
CEIVED FOR BENEFIT OF WAR
FUND BEING RAISED
The Knights of Pythias cleared ap
proximately $75 from the production
of the play, "The Elopers' at the
opera house last week Wednesday and
Thursday nights. The receipts from
the engagement were used to swell a
certain war fund the Pythian lodge
is raising.
The play was a light comedy fill
ed with musical numbers. The lead
ing parts in the plot were taken by
Ethel Jersey, Ceha Crowell, Norman
Johnson and Chauncey Chase. Wil
bur Brown, posing as Willie Hicks,
the four-year-old son of Hiram and
Samanthy Hicks, was much in evi
dence all during the play. His
trusty rival for popular favor was
Policeman Glenn Brown. This pair
appeared at most opportune times to
cause laughter and fun for the audi
ence. Hazel Sturges, and her girl asso
ciates,' evoked much applause by their
singing, "O, You Wonder Child," ac
companied by marches and dancing.
The play was not void of patriotism,
many of the songs being of a patri
otic trend. Art Strong was the hit
of the evenings., when singing in his
most exquisite voice the song, "You
Can't Tell the Mothers." f Good-bye
Girls," sung by Mr. Kerr, was appre
ciated by everyone and received an
encore applause.
Altogether the play was a success.
The second night s engagement was
much better than the first, but the
rain of the afternoon prevented
many people from attending. F. A.
Ogden is deserving of much credit for
the success of the event. The Pythian
Sisters who helped also were deserv
ing of praise, v v
Announcement"
The local orchestra wl give a
Hallowe'en dance at Crawford's hall
October 31.
Local dance lovers will be pleased
to learn that Hale's orchestra will
give a big special Hallowe'en and con
fetti dancing party on Wednesday,
evening, October 31, at Crawford s
hall, Belding. Tiiis will be the big
fun dance of the season and among
the many new features will be two
barrels of confetti: also 45,000 yards
of serpentine, which is more fun than
confetti. These will be passed out
free to the dancers. The hall will be
beautifully decorated and light fur
nished by dozens of Japanese lan
terns. An invitation Is extended to
all. Five hours of solid run is guar
anteend to all. Everybody turn owt
and give the local orchestra a boost.
Advertisement
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at the training stations.
I L BERRY
A LETTER
TO
IS A RECRUIT IN 20TII REGI
MENT FOREST ENGINEERS
WILL GO TO FRANCE
Washington, D. C, Oct. 4, 1917.
Dear Grandfather:
It has been a long time since I
wrote you, but will try and make it
up now.
Well, grandfather, you were one of
the "boy" that saved our nation dur
ing the Civil war; so I am to be one
of Che boy trnt "are going to ave"it
now. As I think back at you and my
great-uncles whomade such great
sacrifices for the grand old flag, I feel
proud of the Jact that I have enlisted
and have the chance to serve now.
Grandfather, the "boys" have the
same enthusiasm now as they must
have had then. We are i" going to
bring back Old glory without a stain,
or die trying.
I am in the 20th Regiment of En
gineers (Forest). Just experienced
lumberjacks or men trained in that
line can enlist. It is to be made up
of just volunteers; no drafts what
ever. Our work will be to go into the
French forests and furnish timber
products for the army.
-I myself have enlisted as a mechan
ic and have reason to believe I will
get such work, but we cannot tell for
surtf until vve get across. We are
mobilizing at a camp here in Wash
ington, D. C.
We have a nice camp here and have
fine officers. That is one thing'about
our regiment. Our officers are to be
men of lumbering experience. I be
lieve that they will all be men who
know how to handle men and do it
right. The military discipline is a
little hard at times in some ways but
I like it nevertheless. Wre have ouite
comfortable beds and very good food.
A great deal better - than I expected
to get in France. The government is
having a hard time equipping us, but
they are doing their Ibest and better
than any other country now in the
war, so we have no kick, although
some fellows do. i
I haven't had time to see what the
city of Washington looks like, but
hope to Before I leave. As near as I
can find outwe will go to France
sometime between October 20 and 30.
Well, grandpa, this is about all war
talk, but that is all there is on my
mind and all I hear. Will close now.
"Here's to Old Glory,"
Your grandson,
Warren L. Berry.
Company A. 20th Engineers (Forest)
American University, Wash., D. C.
Child Labor Law
Hereafter no child under 14 may
be employed in any factory, mill,
workshop or cannery in the United
States whose products are to be ship
ped in interstate commerce, and no
child under 16 in any mine or quarry.
The working day of children under 14
and 15 years of age in factories may
not be longer than eight hours s and
they may not be employed between
7 a. m. and 6 p. m., according to a
new law which went into, effect Sep
tember 1.
Miss Susie Johnson of Lansing was
here this week calling on friends. She
was at one time a weaver in the
White mill and made many friends
while here, who deeply . regret that
rlie lias decided to remain in Lans
ing. She will return to that city on
Thursday.
A Business Man Talk
Fristoe & Divine have a special
straight talk to business men in their
advertisement this week. It is a talk
that everyone should read for his own
benefit. There is something reason
able and very true for you to consider
in the thoughts expressed.
GRANDFATHER
L. HARTWELL TAKES SEC. .
o C. F. AUG ELLS PLACE
Began New Work In Ionia "Y" Cir
cles Tuesday. Angell Will Still
Live in Ionia
W, Lee Hartwell of Marshall has
been engaged by the Ionia County Y.
M. C. A. cabinet to succeed Secre
tary C. F. Angell, who resigned a few
weeks ago. Hartwell has had consid
erable -experience as a local worker
in "Y" work, having led numerous
Bible study groups and been promin
ently identified with the general work
of the organization in Marshall. He
came to the new work in Ionia county
Tuesday. ,
Mr. Angell has been county secre
tary for several years in this county,
with headquarters in Ionia. He will
immediately take up new employment
as sectional worker in Michigan. He
has been given this section of Michi
gan and will continue to live in Ionia
for the present at least. Mr. Angell
has a large acquaintance in the coun
ty who will be pleased to hear of his
advance into the ranks of state work
ers. His work among the boys of
the county the past lew years has
been great. .
Annual JWeeting
The annual meeting of the Belding
Bird club will be held at the city hall
next Saturday evening, October 20, at
eight o'clock. As this meeting is for
the election of officers and directors
for the coming year a good attend
ance is desired.
G. P. Kimberly, Secretary.
huhterIsThot
BY A
E III LEG
D. McROBERTS VICTIM OF ACCI
DENT WHEN DWIGIIT JOHN-
SON'S GUN WAS FIRED
D. McRoberts is at the home of
Chas. Barton suffering from a badly
lacerated thigh, caused by being ac
cidentally shot by Dwight Johnson
last Sunday. The whole charge from
a shotgun shell entered the man's
body and lodged. The shell -was filled
with steel shot and this fact makes
the wound les3 dangerous.
McRobcrt3, Johnson and two other
men were hunting rear Govven Sun
day. The game was running slow
and when a rabbit jumped from be
hind a stump McRoberts was circling
he quickly grabbed it in his hand. It
wiggled loose and started to run.
Johnson, who was to the rear of Mc
Roberts, cocked his gun for a shot at
the fleeing animal, when one of the
barrels was accidentally discharged,
the load entering McRoberts' leg. The
two rum were abhut twenty - feet
apart at the time, and the shot had
just begun to spread. '
The wounded man was brought to
Greenville where a physician painted
the wound with iodine. He then was
brought to Belding. It is expected
that ne will get along all right if in
fection can be kept from the wound.
McRoberts is about thirty years old
and is married. He has lived in Beld
ing only a short time. He formerly
lived near Greenville.
NEW IDEA GLUB
LADIES BANQUET
THEIR HUSBANDS
TWENTY-ONE COUPLE ENJOY
FEAST AND IDEAL EVENING
AT HOTEL BELDING
The ladies of the New Idea club en
tertained their husbands at a banquet
at Hotel Belding Tuesday evening,
the occasion being an annual affair
with the club. Twenty-one couples
attended. The table decorations were
purple and white, the color scheme be
ing cards and menus were used to
complete the aesthetic portion of the
dinner hour.
Following the banquet, in which the
hostelry management portrayed the
usual skill, the guests repaired to the
parlors, where five hundred was play
ed. Mrs. A. J. Rummler received the
single prize offered, a large bunch of
chrysanthemums. A. M. Hall furnish
ed the guests with some choice music,
the final selection being the "Star
Spangled Banner."
The New Idea club was organized
five year3 ago. Its membership now
numbers twenty-four. Mrs. C. A.
Knapp is president of the club. At
Tuesday's banquet three of the mem
bers were sick and . not able to at
tend. Those who enjoyed the even
ing were: Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Knapp,
Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. GE.
Wortley, Mr and Mrs. Ambrose Spen
cer, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Willoughby.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Strunk, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. O. N.
Wilton, Mr .and Mrs. A. J. Rummler,
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. French, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred L. Warner, Mr. and Mrs.
Si H. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. F. P.
Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Leonard,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dimmick; Mr.
and Mrs. Elwood Rockefeller, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. S. foster, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank O'Bryon, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Rodgers.
Attended IBs Second Wedding
Mrs. Danier Cameron went to
Grand Rapids Tuesday to attend the
wedding of her brother, A. O. Bush.
This will be the 'second time she has
attended his wedding, the first being
fifty years ago when he and his first
wife were married. She died several
yesrs ago. Mr. Bush is now sixty
fight years old.
Mrs. Cameron will remain with Mr.
and Mrs. Bush a few days after the
wedding.
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LEWIS OARROW IS '
III AERO SQUAD AT
SAII AtlTOJIO, TEXAS
WRITES LETTER TO RELATIVES
TELLING OF LIFE THERE.
MEN LIKE WORK
Lewis Darrow, son of Martin Dar
row of Johnson City, New York and
a fiephew of Mr. and Mrs. James
Darrow, has written a nice letter to
his uncle and aunt here. Young Dar
row is in the 78th Aero Squdron at
South San Antonio, Texas. Here is
what he mites to his relatives in
Belding:
October 3, 1917. ,
78th Aero Squadron,
Kelly Field,,
South San Antonia, Texas,
Dear Uncle and Family I received
your card and was pleased to hear
from you. I passed you somewhere
when 1 was on my way to Texas.
There were three hundred of us. We
made the trip from New Yor'; City
in four days and three nights, riding
in Pullman sleepers and we altogeth
er a very nice trip. It was seven
weeks yesterday since we landed in
Texas.
Texas isn't a half bad place, but
I liked Broome county, New Yonc
better. There is no place like it- in
my estimation. Camp Kelly, where ,
I am stationed, ia only seven miles
from San Antonio. We go down to
the city every time we can get the
chance It is quite an interesting
place.
The 78th has been quartered in
tents, until yesterday we moved into
the wooden barracks- electric lights,
mess hall and other accommodations.
I like the service fairly well and am
beginning to get a pretty good esti
mation of what it is like. We haven't
had to work very hard yet and they
let us play ball and have all sorts of
recreations, in fact, they encourage
them. So we have a good time. By
the way the fellows act and enjoy
themselves one would think that we
were on a summer's vacation trip.
Would like to here from you again,
Your nephew,
, Lewis Darrow.
F. P. IA11AI1
GETS SICE LETTER
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BEN LONGAN TELLS OF LIFE AT
CAMP McARTIIUR. DESCRIBES
ACTIVITIES IN CAMP
. , Camp McArthur,
- ' ; October 8 IS 17. "
Dear Mother:
Yours received but have been so
busy that I could hardly find the tim
to sleep. Today we had the first real '
Michigan day since we have been here.
The people around here say it is the
starting of v the rainy season wrhich
takes the place of our winter and I
suppose we will have to spend some
of our spare time now cleaning shoes
for the clay down here is just like
glue when it gets wet. This week
we have, been getting bayonet drill
most of the time and we all go at it
as fierce as the picture I sent you
shows.
We have reveille at 5:30 in the
morning; eat a tC:30; start on a hike
at 7:00; get back at 8:00; police1 the
camp from 8:00 till 9:00, then drill
from 9:00 till 11:30, and eat at 12:00;
go to school from 1:00 till 2:00, and
frcm 2:00 till 4:30 we do squads rijjht
again, and from 4:30 till 5:35 which
is retreat we clean up ourselves and
our quarters. So you see we keep
busy. I will now tell you what re
treat is. At 5:30 we line up in the
company street in company forma
tion and stand at present, arms while
the regimental colors are being low
ered and the band plays "The Star
Spangled Banner," and a soldier who
does not stand at salute and is caught
is court martialed. Oh. yes. I want
to tell you of our Sunday dinner we
had roast chicken, mashed potatoes,
brown gravy, celery, pie, bread, but
ter and coffee, so you see that hard
tack stuff you hear .about is all
"bunk." In a week or two we will
have winter quarters and then thinga
will begin to look home-like around
here, though things are kind of torn
up changing" the regiments" around
for part of the 31st Michigan was
put in, with us and the other part
goes in with the 33rd, which are still
in Michigan. Well, we are all set
now but everybody is "beefing" for
fear we will never see any actual ser
vice. The officers are even betting
at odds that we won't but they don't
know any more about it than we do.
Well, guess I will close now and roll
in for that 5:30 don't seem very far
awav. Your son, Ben.
Co. K. 126 Infantry, N. G., Camp Mc
Arthur, Texas.
BURGLAR ATTACKED
0. SLAYT0N WITH AXE
Albert and Russell Slayton of Grat
tan received a telegram Tuesday that
Otto V. Slayton and his wife, who
are residing in Wayne, were attack
ed in their home at 2:30 o'clock Tues
day morning by an unindentified
man who entered and struck them
with an axe. No details of the
tragedy have been learned, except
that Mr. Slayton is in the hospital at
Eloise in a critical condition. It is
supposed, however, the intruder was
a burglar and put up a fight when
caught.
The children were unharmed, but
Mrs. Slayton was injured in the fight
with the man. Albert and Russell
left immediately for Wayne on re
ceiving the message. Otto is well
known here. He was a graduate of
the Belding schools.