like the dickens out there Wednesday.
   Word received from O. A. Finch who is in Illinois for his health, says that he is much improved and expects to return home in about three months.
   Miss Crotcher Johnson, of Fullerton, spent Tuesday with her mother Mrs. J. G. Johnson.

   Mrs. John Hack was at Fullerton, Saturday.
   Mrs. Wm. Irwin visited in Fuller- (sic) last Friday.
   Mrs. C. Bronson is visiting relatives at Madison.
   Earnest Dufoe caught four young wolves last Tuesday.
   W. C. Horton did business at the county seat Wednesday.
   A twelve pround (sic) baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. D. Pittsford, Sunday, May 11.
   Oliver Rumelhart, of Westington Springs, So. Dak., is visiting with W. G. Mattison.
   I. O. Dexter retured (sic) from Rocon Nebr., Wednesday. His family will return in about two weeks.
   Abe Irwin, of Iowa, arrived here Monday and will make his future home with his brother William.
   Cedar Rapids crack bowlers defeated the Albion sports at the former town by a score of 126 Tuesday evening.
   H. L. Robinson, formerly one of Belgrade's business men, has purchased half interest in Hamilton's store at Cedar Rapids.
   Bert Dufoe left Wednesday for Manchester, Iowa, where he will visit with relatives for a week when he will go to Fresno, Cali., where he will make his future home.
   Once more the editor is left alone to battle with cold meats and dry bread, our wife having left for Kansas City, Thursday to visit with relatives and friends for a couple of weeks.
   While riding through the country one day last week we called on Wm. McBride. He feels jubilent over the prospects for a good crop this year. Mr. McBride has 95 acreas in wheat which now looks as though it would average 30 bushels or more to the acre. His corn is up and looks fine.
   Our reporter visited the home of Mr. W. T. Hartley one day this week. Mr. Hartly is a scientific farmer; everything around his place has a neat and orderly appearenc. (sic) He has two car loads of fat cattle in his yards which he is getting ready for the June market, and also has a fine lot of fat hogs ready for shipment.

  -- Look
   At McChesney's ad,
   The best offer ever made;
   Only comes once in a life time.
  -- 1,000,000 sweet potato plants for sale by G. S. Ames, Belgrade.
  -- See that fine line of picture moulding at the furniture store. More moulding coming.
  -- Eclipse wind mills, the best on the market for sale by John Hiner. Call at basement; Bank of Belgrade.
  -- Farm loans at cheaper rates than ever, before after February 1, 1902, at office of B. J. Ainlay, Belgrade, Neb.
  -- The best selling cigars in town are the Pete Daily 5 cents, and the Robert Mantell 10 cents, at Anderson & Daigh's.
  -- Fred Giersdorf will hang your wall paper,. If you want a good job have him do your work. He has a thousand different samples. Good work guaranteed.

   Thursday's are our busy days, and as we always need help on that day the Free Methodist preacher made up a proposition. He said he would "play devil" if we would consent to write an article on religion. The bargain was oon made, and as we are penning these line the poor preacher, in company with deacon Sexton, is sweating great drops of presperation, in fact we think he is trying to convert the papers. You know the preacher believes in sprinkling and in last week's Herald he had a two column article to that effect. Well we have no objections to his understanding the scriptures in that light, but for him trying to "sprinkle" our papers is rather trying on our nerves, in fact we were in sympathy with the puzzled Dutchman, before the preacher filled his mind with such logic as was in our paper last week that Reb. Dubois answered. We believe in baptism by immersion, not by sprinkling; Jesus was baptised in the river Jordan, and the good book says: "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptised into Jesus Christ were baptised into his his (sic) death. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection." Now surely the Savior went down into his grave and arose, likewise we go down in the atery grave and arise; this is typical of His burial and resurrection. We could give many passages of scripture to substantiate our views, but as the preacher is through playing "printers devil" we will submit this piece for his approval, whether or not he will consider it a religious article we do not know.

   Last Monday evening was the time set for the organization of the Belgrade Commercial club and The Herald is ashamed of being compelled to say that only eight business men of our town were in attendance. Does this look like all of us were eager to give our best licks for the town. We guess not. Probably there are a few sho do not thoroughtly understand why this organization is a benefit to the town. It is to cause unionism amoung our business men -- a thing which is very much needed at present. There is no one set or click of men the promoters of this oranization. It is for all, a place where all have a chance and right to express their ideas and plans for the advancement of our city. There are a great many things to be talked over and brought about, such as waterworks, mill, canning factory, planting of trees, promotion of education, good roads leading to town and a cemetery. All of these things may be had if our business men will only meet together and untie forces for their accomplishments. Knowing this, is it any wonder The Herald in (sic) interested in the organization of a Commercial club, and we are going to give you one more chance to show your colors by inviting you to attend the meeting at Nelson Bro's. store next Monday evening, May 19. Lock up your places of business and attend, you will make money by it.

   Wednesday was the day set for the town board to decide whether or not a saloon license should be granted to D. W. Weinberg. The board evidently knew that spectators would be numerous so it was decided to hold the meeting in the opera house. When the meeting was called to order about 150 people were present, all eager to learn the outcome. The temperance people had Atty. Rose to represent them, and Atty. Kemp was present to show the board why a saloon license should be granted. Almost every saloon patitioner (sic) was called on the stand to swear to his signature on the patition (sic) and go through a cross-examination by the attorneys. The Herald could go on and fill its pages, if we attempted to give a full detailed account of the affair, but we do not deem it necessary, suffice to say, however, the license has been granted and the temperance people declare they will fight it throught the upper courts.