Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-02


a subordinate division of the
Knights of the Loyal Guard was or
ganized in Bedding last week. This is
new fraternal beneficiary order or
gained about a year and half ago
with headquarters at Flint, Mich.
The officers chosen are as follows:
Capt. Gen.-E. l.. Wright.
Sen. Capt. l.. Hubbell.
Jun. Capt.-A. III. Caldwell.
Recorder-A. +. Shelley.
Paymaster-Earnest Hills
Chaplain-W ID. Ballou.
Sen. Lieut.-C w. Joslin.
Jun. Lieut.-Harry Lester
Sergeant-Nevin Lloyd
%. III. Sylvester.
Sentinc-R. T. jerks
Medical Director-G. A. Stanton.
Board Of Auditors--W. j. Wilson III. j.
Bowen, w. L. Jackson.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Bedding Shoe Co. was
held Wednesday at the Office Of Chas.
Brown. The reports made gave evil
dence il had been carefully and judic-
iously handled and had it not been
hampered by so much unpaid stock
subscriptions could have made an even
much better showing. A move was
made to reduce the number composing
the board of directors from nine TO five
but it was voted down. The board
chosen is "a follows: +. II. Deatsman,
W. II. DeCoster, j. G. Wilbur, f. r.
Spencer, o. +. Webster, Chas. Brown,
W. +. Sandell, Il. f. Ireland, Robt.
Wilson. The board postponed the cleo
ton OF officers until Friday evening.
The Board Of Supervisors proceeded
To work out a little more of that
grudge against the city OF Bedding las I
week by further raise of five per
cent on the assessment rolls as taken
by the supervisors. This does not APP
ply to personal property and means
about $4,000 increase, which brings it
up TO the twenty per cent. raise given
US last year. We have no recourse
but to submit as these gentlemen are
absolute masters of the situation, but
it does not make it right just the same.
Mrs. DR.. Coville received by express
Wednesday from the Bedding Bros. &
Co, a silk flag for the G. A. Il. Post
which is equally as beautiful as the
one given the city, thus affording a
very happy solution of the trouble
which arose over the disposal of the
first one. 1t was complete surprise
handsome gift will be fully appreciated
by the "old boys"
The right to vote at school meetings
under the property qualifications is
now limited To those persons who have
property assessed for a school tax in
the district. Heretofore, persons who
would make oath that they were own
ers of property liable to assessment for
school taxes, could vote year after year
without the payment of taxes: now the
assessment roll is made the test.
|. |. Barker was driving a horse
attached TO cart Tuesday evening
when it became frightened at the
barking OF dog and became unman-
ageable. In turning the corner oil
Main and Pleasant SITS. he had very
close shave from being overturned and
striking against an electric light pole
No damage done.
Gold standard, Is to /, bimetalism,
free silver, greenbacks or any other
sort of money will "go" on subscrip-
tion at this Office, providing we get d
chance To take it. We are not So
bigoted on the currency question that
we can't recognize a good thing when
we see it.
The annual school meeting will be
held at the High School building one
week from next Monday evening, Jul,
18th. Two members Of the Board are
to be elected in place of Mrs. o. F.
Webster and II. A. Lamb, whose tern
will expire, and the usual routine
| business.
The Republican county convention
for the election OF delegates to the
state nominating convention will be
held July 10Th, and the county nom
mating convention TO nominate candi
dates for county officers on Aug. 9Th.
About 10000 pounds OF wool has beer
purchased here this season. -Four
years more OF Grover and the WOO
industry would be wiped out entirely
G. II. Putney's dry goods and car
pet store at Ionia.has been closed III
on a chattle mortgage by EdsoI
Moore and Co., OF Detroit.
The Board of Supervisors granite,
Portland the privilege of damins
Grand river at their Monday session