Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13

Jesse G. Wilbur was in Muskegon
last week.
Mrs. VIM. Spencer is very sick with
rheumatism.
Miss Lulu Holden has returned from
her visit east.
Bradley Stone has been home from
Marion, this week.
Samuel Ansbaugh and wife are visit
ing in Howard City.
Miss Nettie Wagner is visiting
friends in Grand Rapids.
w. ID. Ballou is in Cincinnati and
Dayton, Ohio, this week.
Rev. r. A. Mcconnell returned from
lngham county, Tuesday.
Mrs. M. A. Cooley went to Ionia,
Wednesday, to visit friends.
II. L. VanBenschoten made bus
mess trip to Detroit, Tuesday.
Il. II. Spencer has purchased the
interest of VIM. Spencer in the grocery
store.
Mrs. Laura Williams of Lansing is
guest OF her sister, Mrs. Loveland, this
week.
Mrs. w. l.. Jackson has moved her
stock OF millinery to her new location
over O'Bryon's store.
VIM. X. Clute, of Ionia, of the firm
OF Miller & Clute, attorneys at law.
was in the city, yesterday.
Regular meeting of Fortuna Lodge,
knights of Pythias, next Wednesday
night. Work in first rank.
w. A. Chave, the bazaar man, and
II. "A. Smith, the south Bridge street
grocer, have new advs. in this issue.
Fred Leach and wife of Cannon were
guests OF Geo. w. French and Geo. S.
Roosevelt, the latter part of last week.
w. c. Wheeler and wife of Chicago
we're in the city, Tuesday, guests of
Mrs. Julia Divine and Mrs. J. T. |
Angel.
Lee Cusser has disposed of his inter-
est in the firm of Cusser & Spencer, to |
The Messrs. Spencer, and will engage
IN other business.
Miss Florence Colburn, of Bay City, |
and Ida Martin, OF Grand Rapids, were
here this week to attend the funeral of |
Linnie Hammond.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Cowdin enter
.ained few young people at their
home last Thursday evening, in honor
Of Miss Bessie Coon of Rockford.
Mulberry Camp of the Modern Wood
men will give progressive pedro party
or It's members and friends, at the
Odd Fellows hall, next Wednesday
evening.
Miss Libbie Nettles, former en-
Dloyee of the Welch Casket Co. of this
,ity, but late of Lansing, has accepted
a situation with the Ranney Refriger-
ator Co. as stenographer.
r. Frank Ireland is attending the
State Hardware Mems Convention in
Saginaw, this week. He will read
paper on, "How to overcome COMPETE
lion in the sale of inferior goods by
dealers.
+. II. Deatsman informs us that the
Belding Shoe Company is having all
hey can do, more orders coming in
than they can fill Immediately, and
that the present outlook for a success
Iull business is very hattering.
The Rochester German Insurance
Go. are hustlers. The fire at Mrs.
ackson's occurred Thursday evening,
1T six o'clock. Saturday at four
o'clock p. M, the loss had been salts
adjusted at $2SS and Mrs.
] ackson held check for that amount
The insurance was carried in Halls
agency.
The refrigerator and furniture fac
tories resumed operations again,
and labor that has been un-
for several weeks, was called
into service. Orders that have accum-
ulated and being received daily for
products, will necessitate an addition
TO the force of employees and keep
business moving.
H. H. Emmett, the brilliant and pop
ular Indian orator, will lecture at the
Opera House, Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary Is, the entertainment being the
last, but one, of the High School
Course. He is said to be one of the
most fluent dramatic cultured men on
the platform. We are authorized to
say that a rate OF forty cents will be
made for tickets admitting to this and
the last entertainment.
Thursday evening, at about six
o'clock, an alarm OF fire was turned in
and was found to be located in Mrs. |
J ackson's millinery store Mr.. jack
son was lighting the hanging lamp in
the trimming room when IL began blaZ-