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IONIA COUNTY'S BEST NEWSPAPER
THIRTY-SECOND YEAR, NO. 31
EELDING, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, v DECEMBER 22, 1920
FIVE CENTS THE COPY.
JAQUET GETS
LAFiGE C0II11CT
MO STARTS I'M
WILL MAKE AUTOMOBILE AC
CESSORIES UNTIL FLYER
CAN BE HANDLED
Officials of the Jacquet Motors
Corporation, on Monday secured a
contract for the manufacture of an
automobile accessory known as the
B. J. Steam Gas Generator and have
already started in on the manufac
ture of the articles, a number of
them having already been produced
find turned over to the Grand Rapidd
concern with whom the contract was
made and payment therefor having
teen received.
The B. J. Steam Gas Generator is
en article which has been tried out
locally by Arthur Clingensmith, R.
H. Waldo, Johnson Bros, an i others
and tests have shown mileages rang
ing from 100 to 125 percent increas
es and prospects are bright for a
tiemdndous amount of business hi
this line- The contract which was
signed Monday between the J3, J,
Steam Gas Generator Co. and the lo
cal concern calls for the manufac
ture of 100,000 of the accessories and
ructns a great amount of money .3
involved.
In addition to the big contract the
Jacquet concern has purchased out
right the war ufactu ?irj2 &ni selling
rights for th states of Michigan,
New York, New Jersey, Kentucky
and West Virginia.
Seemingly preposterous claims are
made for the article to be manufac
tured but demonstrations and tests
by our local people show that it
makes good in the mileage claimed,
increased efficiency of the motor
and complete removal of carbon from
the cylinders and heads.
James Dennis, local photographer
is responsible for getting the con
cern interested in Belding and he
will act as a local representative in
addition to sales manager for the
state of Indiana.
Tha generators are a simple ar
rangement and will be cast at tho
Belding Foundry Co's. plant and
completed by the Jacquet.
John Best, inventor of the article
and other officials of the company
were in town Monday when the con
tract was signed.
Marketed a Fine Calf
Clark Howard butchered a fine
white calf on Monday and on Tues
day morning he brought it in to me
Ward & Schlegl market where,
dressed, it tipped the scales at 209
pounds and brought a price of 19
cents per pound. The calf was only
eight weeks old and was very nearly
snow white in color. A number of
farmers and stockmen who saw the
calf unloaded from the buggy stat
ed that it was as fine an 8 weeks old
critter as they had ever seen. The
price paid '19 cents, whs also a
fairly good one.
MISSED lilO
.IS
Received Fine Fish
Pat Roe was just going to bed on
Saturday night when Express agent
Frank Snider rang his doorbell and
when Pat appeared at the door in
answer to the summons the express
man delivered him a" 12 pound sal
mon which a brother of Mr. Roe's
had send him from Seattle, Wash
ington and which might have been
intended for Pat's Sunday dinner.
The big fish was not used on Sunday
but will form the main part of a fish
dinner at Mr. Roe's home this com
ing Friday.
Mills Closed For Vacation
The silk mills closed on Friday
evening for a practically two weeks
vacation, during which time repair
ing and changes are being made with
a rumher of hands employed in work
Th-3 Beiding-Hall Co. plant will work
up to Fiiday evening and resume op
erations again on the following Mon
day. RED CROW
11011 Of BASKETS
NEEDY POOR OF CITY WILL BE
REMEMBERED WITH "US
UAL XMAS GIFTS
The Belding chapter of the Red
Cross is again busy preparing Christ
mas baskets for the few needy peo
ple Belding has. They certainly are
putting up nice baskets too meat
potatoes, apples, cookies, rutabegas,
bread, butter, tea, coffee, sugar and
candy and one merchant is donating
underwear and stockings where they
are. badly needed This custom has
prevailed for several years now and
certainly is about the best thing a
community can do for its needy at
such a time it is much better than
spending a lot of money on a muni
cipal Xmas tree.
It also might be said that this year
when other towns are suffering so
much from shut down factories that
! Belding is exceptionally lucky as her
factories are going and in the can
vass for the amount of baskets to be
distributed it was found that Belding
has fewer needy people this year
than she has had for the last two
years. About 37 baskets will be distributed.
HEART DISEASE CLAIMED TO
HAVE CAUSED WELL KNOWN
LOCAL MAN'S DEATH.
As we go to press we Learn that
Dell Bricker, well known local man,
was found dead in his bed in his room
over the store of his brother. Post
master W. F. Bricker, tonight at a
bout 6.45 o'clock. "Dell" as most
every one knew him, had been miss
ed for several days and when Wilford
Bricker, a nephew, went to his uncle's
room tonight to investigate, he found
the corpse.
Mr. Bricker was last seen on Mon
day night and was aparently in his
usual good health. It is thought
however that he died shortly after
retiring that night and undoubtedly
passed away without a struggle, all
evidence pointing as if he had mere
ly slept away. Heart disease was
stated by Dr. G. A. Stanton as the
probable cause of death.
Justice of the Peace E. B. Lapham
was called but decided that there was
no need of holding an inquest.
Big Bargains Offered
All you have to do this week to
save mare money on groceries is to
look over the advertisements.
Mrs. Floyd Smith, of Detroit, ar
rived on Tuesday afternoon to spend
the holidays at the hfome of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Chase.
Mr. Smith has gane to New York
City where Mrs. Smith will join him
shortly after New Years and where
they will reside in the future.
See "The Copperhead" at the Em
press, Wednesday and Thursday,
December 29 and 30.
NOTICE TO OUR
DETROIT READERS
Postmaster Nagel advises us
that we will have, to use the new
numbers on and after January 1,
1920.
In order that you may get your
paper regularly we kindly hsk
that you immediately write us and
tell us what your new address will
be after January 1. At the same
time. also, please give us your old
address.
Please help us out at once to
we can correct our list.
The Publishers.
LOCAL CHURCHES WILL
OBSERVE CHRISTMAS
Christmas services at some of the
churches', Congregational, Baptist
and M. E. were held last Sunday
night. The Church of Christ held
their program Tuesday evening and
Rev. Curch will give a Christmas
sermon Sunday. The Free Methodist
church will have their Christmas pro
gram with distribution of presents,
etc., on Friday night at 7:30 with an
object lesson on the real meaning of
Christmas. On Sunday night a
Christmas sermon will be delivered
in the church at 7:30.
The Methodist church will have an
apropriate Christmas program fctt
their Thursday night service.
The Baptist church held their
Christmas program services on , Sun
day last. The Congregationalists
also held their regular Christmas
services at that time and Rev." Rooke
ESTABLISHED BY
WILSON. GIMMICK & SINCLAIR
DECEMBER 1S93
Beldiog Luri)ber Corrjppoy
Belding, Michigan
December 1920
REORGANIZED BY
ELDING LUMBER COMPANY
SEPTEMBER 1913
To Our Friends and Customers :-
Merry Christmas is a greeting, that though
short has served to express the sentiment of friend
to friend at this time for, many years.
And vhile time has brought changes, even
to language, still, these twe
"best express the sentiments of the season
imple Words seem to
. So, we use them most heartily and wish
you one and all a Merry Christmas and a most Happy
fcand Prosperous Hew Year. ,
Cordially' yours ,
Alvin S. Dirr.rr.ick
J"2 . .. - Z. I
Harry V. Dimmick
2.
Start Work On Oil Station
Collier Bros, have the carpenter
and other necessary work preliminary
i td the laying of the prick at the local
Western Oil and Gas Distributing Co.
station on the site of the old Mooney
building at West Main street, well
under way and the brick are on the
ground now. ready for laying. When
completed the building will be a fine
looking structure and will be i n
beauty as well as in the fact that it
will save money for the local men
who backed it, an attractive place in
the ck
Days Arm Lengthening
Yesterday was the shortest day of
the year and commencing tomorrow
the days will start .to gradually
lengthen with a consequent cutting
down of light bills, etc. On the oth
er hand it, means that winter has of
ficially set jn and that more energy
than, ever can be exerted in tending
to the furnace and the diminishing
coal pile.
SCATTERING OF
ARRESTS
OTISCO FARMERS OBJECT TO
METHODS PRACTICED BY
SPARROW HUNTERS
GET YOUR AUTO
LICENSE PLATES
AT COUHTY SEAT
MOTOR CAR AND TRUCK OWN
ERS SECURE NEEDED PASSES
FROM COUNTY TREASURER
We are in receipt of a letter from
county treasurer S. F. Gates, at
Ionia, that he has automobile and
truck license plates at his officb in
the court house and that it will not
be necessary to send to Lansing or
Grand Rapids for the needed plates
this year.
Mr. Gates says that they also have
application blanks for dealers and
drivers licenses and also motor cy
cle plates but that these must be se
cured from the main office at Lan
sing.
The license plates this year are
black with white fipurpq nrwi nrp not
will deliver a Christmas sermon at.a combination of figures as has been
the coming Sunday morning services expected by the great many,
at 10:30.
Other churches, Adventist and Lat- a( a Surprise Party
t- Day Saints will also have special j gome of the Richardson silk mill
Christmas programs. . i workers pulled off a surprise party
St. Josephs Catholic church will on phena Fox, Friday evening, Dec.
have a Christmas High mass at 5:30 10th. Phena had invited one "of the
Christmas morning, with a second
mass at 10 o'clock. Special music
will be had at both masses. The peo
ple of St. Mary's church at Miriam
will have their mass and services at
8 o'clock that morning. Beautiful
cribs have been erected in both the
churches showing the original Christ
mas scene and the public is cordi
ally invited to attend the services.
Popular Local Girl Married
The marriage of Alfred Johnson,
of Petoskey and Miss Edith Williams
of this city took place Saturday af
ternoon at the M. E. parsonage in
Ionia. Miss Williams is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, of
May street and for a number of
years has been one of the valuable
courteous and efficient clerks in
Lloyd's department store. Her many
friends are extending congratula
tions. They will go to Petoskey to
reside, after a time spent here.
To Hold Stockholders Meeting
Notices have been sent out call
ing for the fourth annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Belding
Foundry Co., at us offices in th
plant, on Wednesday, January 12 at
1 o'clock p. m.
Mistakes And Comebacks
When a plumber makes a mistake
he charges twice for it.
When a lawyer makes a mistake
he has a chance to try the case all
over again.
When a carpenter makes a mis
take it's just what he expected.
When a doctor makes a mistake
he buries it.
When a judge makes a mistake it
becomes a law of the land.
When a preacher makes a mistake
nobody knows the difference.
But when the poor printer makes
a mistake good night.
NEMBER OF CLASS
OF 1890 IS DEAD
The following article, taken from
the Rochester, :.. (Mic&Aan) Era, will
inform many ot' the deceased's
friends of his death. Mr. Pierce
was a former resident of this city,
being a member of the class which
graduated from the local High school
in 1890.
Mr. Edwin Ralph Pierce died at
his home at Hamlin's, two miles
south of this city, Monday afternoon
Nov. 15th. He had only lived here
three years, but so far as he had
become acquainted he made a very
favorable impression as a gentleman
of fine character and scholarly at
tainments. He was by profession an
engineer draftsman and had been
connected as such with the General
Motors Company, the Detroit Ship
building Company and the Northern
Engineering Works, as their (chief
draftsman.
Mr. Pierce was a native of Mich
igan, having been born and reared
near Greenville and a graduate of
the Michigan Agricultural engineer
ing deparmenl, which Jas turned
out so many men of high class in the
manufacturing " and industrial lines
of this country. His death at the
early age of 48 cut short a useful and
very promising career in his profes
sional line, and will be regarded as
untimely by a large range of busi
ness acquaintances in Pontlac and
Detroit.
He leaves a widow to mourn her
loss in the beautiful home they
COASTING IS
HEARLT FATAL
TO YOUNGSTER
ESCAPE FROM SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH SEEMS VERY
NEAR MIRACULOUS
Claude Murray and Ray Hand were
before Justice Lapham, Monday on
complaint of John H. Andres, of
Otisco, for scattering prisonous
wheat in his v barn yard and prem
ises for the purpose of taking spar
rows. They were brought into court
by constable Elmer E. Cook and af
ter an investigation they pleaded i
guilty and paid 'the. costs
LOCAL PEOPLE
SEE ROBIliS III
THE WHITER TIDE
BELDING ADDITION MAN'S CON
TENTION STRENGTHENED BY
BAPTIST MINISTER'S CLAIM
Andrew Glosser, living over in the
Belding addition, is a well known
local man, reputable, of good char
acter, word as good as a Liberty
bond at face value and all that, but
when Andrew came into the office
Friday morning and laid claim to
having seen a robin perched out in a
tree in front of his home the day
befordv we began discounting his
word fully 15 per cent. As he went
into detail and described the bird
correctly we dropped hjm 55 per
cent more and when he stated that
the neighbors claimed it was one of
Mason Burns' Rhode Island Red
chickens up in the tree, we threw
away all our stock in Andrew's ver
acity and told him that he had either
drank out of the wrong bottle or
that he was started back on the
wrong path and was resowing over
the wild oats of his youth and that
frankly we stood on the side of the
neighbors and Mason Burns' chick
ens. However, Mr. Gjlosser stated
that he was not alone in seeing the
robin but that Olen Beach had also
seen it.
Monday morning no less a person
age than Rev. W. A. Biss came into
the office and stated that he heard
a robin chirping over in a tree back
of Mrs. Wilder's home, Sunday
morning and that later on the bird
flew down in front of the Baptist
parsonage j.na that he tailed his
Th mn v, A i uaugnter, miss t.ana jjiss. and that
trapped sparrows in the same way I ;?Hei2e ey looKed the bird over.
there in past years and thought there
would be no harm nor objections.
They also claimed that they had
taken hundreds of sparrows from the
Ranney farm and thousands from the
M. A. C. grounds in Lansing.
It had the regulation brown back, red
breast, long tail and genuine cheer
ful chirp of the first robin in the
spring.
Without, in any way, letting on as
if there was such a thing in .our mind
nm JM.lt!. I. ! ..A ' A 1 1 T" . .
Thpir TYiPtVmrl ia in tntnmto wVioafUs doubting his story we told Rev
with the poison or anesthetic andlBis? .f Mr- Glosser's contention and
scatter it where the birds feed andsa! inat we nad mentioned some
in five or ten minutes time they keel
over and are gathered up.
One of the men said the prepar
tion would not kill chickens nor pigs
but it would kill geese.
After an explanation to Mr. An
dres and CarJ Gasper on whose place
they also trapped they told the men
if they would pay the costs it would
be satisfactory to them. They had
caught more than 100 and had
pockets and sacks made for the pur
pose of carrying them in.
COOK ROUNDS UP ' 1
GAME LAW VIOLATORS
girls to supper with her and some
of the others thought they would
get together and buy their own vic
tuals and eat with her as uninvited i had so carefully prepared for them
guests. There were eleven present selves at Hamlin's. The funeral was
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Workmen coming out of the red
mill saw an exciting scene enacted
just about noon, Thursday when a
Ford coupe driven by Dr. J. F. Pink
ham and a boy coasting down the
Ashfield hill sidewalk on a sled mix
ed with one another and were sur
prised to see the auto come to a stop
after the boy had rolled over under
it several times and see the young
ster get up as if nothing had hap
pened. Examination proved that
the boy, Ralph Kinsman an 8th grade
student, had sufTered no injuries but
that the sled was a total wreck.
The doctor was driving west on
Harrison Ave. at a slow speed and
was unable to see the coaster on
account of the high bank on the
Ashfield lawn, the sled shooting in
under the machine with great force
Elmer E. Cook had business in i
Justice of the Peace, Fred Gleason's
court in Greenville, this week, as
prosecutor and won out in both cas
es. Recently he rounded up John
Greenhoe, of Sheridan for trapping
muskrats out of season and confis
cated five skins. He also caught
Wm. Solomon, of near Pierson, on
the same charge. They were assess
thing about strong drink and the
possibility of an innocent Rhode Is
land Red chicken. Rev. Biss, how
ever, stated that in his case nothing
stronger than a salt water throat
gargle had been used that morning
and that he was a good enough judge
of poultry to be competent to tell
the difference between a robin and
a Rhode Island Red chicken.
But say, hold on, neither Mr.
Glosser nor Rev. Biss are laying
claim to the first-robin-in-the-spring
of 1921 story and for all we know it
may not be the last saw-a-robin story
of 1920. Who knows but this par
ticular robin's credit is no good down
south and he had to stay herewith
us this winter.
Dies After Short Illness
Ed. Young, aged 21 years, died at
and speed, according to eye witnesses ; the family home in the Belding ad
who stated that the physician was in dltlon Monday afternoon . at two
no way to blame. It was also the thirty o'clock following a short lll
expressed opinion of the people who I n,ss, caused by grippe, which de
saw the accident that the boy's es-veloPf nto pneumonia, Monday
cape was miraculous. They also : morning. Funeral services are he
stated that coasting on that parti-i ,nf? hcld from the home this after-
cular 'nm should be forbidden as -v - 1US oniciaune aim
Underwent Serious Operation
Mrs. Charles Williams was taken
to the United Memorial hispital at
Greenville, Sunday and she under-
went a serious t operation -there on"
Monday morning, coming out of it
in fairly good condition. Mrs. Will
iams has been in very poor health
for a number of years and her very
ed eleven and sixteen dollars fine and ; many friends will join each other in
costs respectively, which they paid j the sincere wish that the operation
and said they would never trap musk- of Monday will be the means of her
rats out of season again. I regaining ner iuh neaitn again, we
The Bit; Rapids man who stole the j believe that a lot, of cheery post
deer from the woods where a hunter I cards and letters sent to Mrs. Will
had killed tnd hung it up to a tree j iams at the hospital in Greenville
in the hunting grounds on the upper would help her in her convalescent
peninsula, paid a fine in the court! Period and suggest that all of her
at'Big Rapids when Mr. Cook proved friends send either a post card or a
that he was the man who took it af- letter to her soon,
ter he traced him to his home. j
Still Remembers Belding' Frietnds
Mrs. Frank Clark and children
went to St. Joseph, Saturday, to vis
it over Sunday with relatives. While
there they saw Rev. Fr. J. M. Zind
ler, former priest in charge of St.
Joseph parish in this city and he
wished to be remembered to all his
Belding friends.
fun and for once Phena was surprised
After making her a present of a
nice waist, they left for their homes
having eaten so heartily and laugh
ing ko hsTd they weri uncertain whe
ther they could get home or not.
Offers Chance To Enlist
Srgt. L. D. Smith, of the Ionia re
cruiting office, arrived in the dty
today and will be ' here until Friday
for the purpose of securing enlist
ments in the U. S. Army. Men be
tween the ages of 18 and 35 are eli
gible for one or three year enlist
ment periods with good advantages
to be gained in the service. An es
pecially good chance is offered in the
5th division, stationed at Camp
Jackson, South Carolina.
Typewriter supplies; at this office.
Oxford, Thursday afternoon.
Talked To The Boys
Deputy Game Warden, Elmer E.
Cook, made his first public speech
Monday night. He was invited to
talk to the boys of the High school
in the auditorium which included boy
scouts, teachers, parents and instruc
tors. Mr. Cook who has been having
a whole lot of experience since he
received the appointment in enforc
ing the game and fish laws gave a
good talk along the line of conserva
tion of our wild game and fish and
of the duty and necessity of every
one to obey the law and assist the
officers in this work. Those present
were very much interested in Mr.
Cook's remarks and received many
good suggestions and much instruction.
incline to the south can not be seen
by people in the road until they
shoot out in the center of the street.
M. E. Church Notes
10 a. m. class meeting, Ernest
Shawley, leader. 10:30 a. m. morning
worship, subject "Glad Tidings".
Special Christmas music will be given
by the church choir. 12 noon, Sunday
school. 6 p. m. special Christmas ser
vice" for young people. 7 p. m. service
of praise, subject "Why go to church
7:30 p m. Tuesday and Thursday
prayer service. Special watch night
service Dec. 31, 8 p. m. Week of
prayer Jan. 2-9, 1921. This church
invites you to all services.
Typewriter supplies at this office.
See "The Copperhead" at the Em-
Eress, Wednesday and Thursday,
(ecember 29 an 30.
Our
Christmas Wish To You
is best expressed in Lincoln's words, "With malice toward none, with charity toward
all."
That is our sentiment this Christmas and all the year through. Our Christmas
wish is that everybody felt the same way about it. What a wonderful world we'd
have.
But just the same we want' to extend to you, one and all, our best wishes for
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Your Publishers,
Ed. D. Engemann,
Hubert M. Engemann.
burial will be in River Ridge ceme
tery. Mr. Youngs was employed as
truck driver for Belding Bros. &
Co. and worked up to Wednesday
noon, when he thought that he had
best lay off for the balance of the
day and take care of himself. He
grew worse and his death took place
as stated above. Jle was a fine young
man and was well liked by all with
whom he came in contact and will
be missed by his legion of friends.
At Congreigational Church
The Chxistmas exercises at the
Congregational church Sunday even
ing drew out a large congregation
and the Christmas program "Follow
ing the star" was carried out in a
very pleasing way by the boys and
girls of the Sunday school, one of
the distinguishing features of the
service was the Pilgrim scene por
traying the missionary spirit. A
Christmas tree, beautifully gleaming
with electric lights and decoiations
was another special feature. The
morning service was especially ap
propriate for the Christmas spirit
and good choer with both sermon
and .song.
Whooping Cough Caused Death
Mr. and Mrs. Elon Johnson are
mourning the loss of their little
seven months old daughter, May
Uretta, who died "on Monday, De
cember 13th, death being caused by
whooping cough. Funeral services
were held from the Willard Johnson
residence, on Front street, Wednes
day afternoon. Rev. Biss officiating
and burial was in Green's cemetery.
LIONEL BARRYIYI0RE
AT EMPRESS THEATER
screen version of "The Copperh-jad'V
the play in which he scored his
greatest success on the stage, will
be the attraction at ihe Empress
theatre for two days, Dec. 29-30 The
picture is said to have been made on
an unusually large scale and to fol
low closely Augustus Thomas' origi
nal story.
The locale is Millville, Illinois and
the action takes place during three
periods- that of the Mexican War,
Just before the Civil war, in 18G2 and
In 1904. Mr. Barrymore appears as
the hero, Milt Shanks, who in his
accomplishment of a most danger
ous and important mission for pres
ident Lincoln is oblidged to pose as
a traitor to his country, is disowned
by his own friends and family, and
is vindicated only upon his death
bed. The story is one of intense dra
matic appeal. A whole village was
constructed by the Famous Players
Lasky Corporation as the back
ground for the film and no efforts
were spared to make "The Copper
head". a really big photoplay.
Otisco Taxpayers Notice
I will be at the Peoples Savings
bank for the collection of taxes on
Friday December 24 and 31 and at
Insley's store, Smyrna on Wednes
day, December 29.
Henry Zafcm, Treas.
To Close Estate Property
Will sell to highest bidder the
Gieason homestead, 221 E. Ann Sf.
Belding, Mich." Go look at it, makt.
an offer. Consists of 8 nice rooms
has gas, sewer, electr'c lights, in
fcidi. toilet. On fine corner lot only
10 minutes walk to town. Send
jour bid to'
E. DcGROOT
813 Illehlean Trust Bldg., Grand
J