Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-15

morning.
w. d. Ballou has been in Detroit
this week.
A. N. Bedding OF Rockville, Conn.,.
is in the city.
Ed. c. Young OF Chicago has been In
the city this week.
Henry Humphrey was home from
Lansing over Sunday.
The board Of supervisors are in ses-
sion in Ionia this week.
A. B. Hull made business trip to
Grand Rapids, yesterday.
Hon. 4. C. Watkins was home from
Grand Rapids over Sunday.
DR.. g. f. Smith and wife arrived
from Ontario. Tuesday night.
Anthony Friedman and wife of Sara
nae, were in the city, Monday.
B. G. Curtis has been suffering with
bad carbuncle upon his neck.
The weather clerk has certainly fav-
ored our free silver friends today.
Mrs. j. II. Ortiz of Fowlerville, is a
guest of her brother, VIM. Fisher.
Miss Clara Hogle was home from
her school near Langston, Saturday.
Mrs. Nellie Holmes and Miss Allie
Snow were in Grand Rapids Yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Cannon is attending the
grand chapter o. E. S. at Adrian, this
week.
The bank reports Of the Bedding and
Peoples Savings banks appear in this
issue.
The Windows of w. l. Benedict &
Co., displays cross and crown of
thorns.
Will Benedict and Misses Baker and
Brown wheeled to Saranac and Ionia,
Saturday.
Chas. Montgomery of Horton has
entered the employ Of w. A. Dutt as
prescription clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lightfoot of Freeport
were guests at her brothers., Harry
Ward, over Sunday.
Chas. p Locke, attorney, and secre-
tary of the Democrat county com
mittee was home from Ionia over
Sunday.
H. III. Bedding and wife the two chill
dren and nurse from Chicago are at
Hotel Belding to remain a couple of
months.
Cora Conklin is very sick at Frank
Mason's with typhoid fever. Her
mother and sister from Maple Rapids
are visiting her.
Lew Stoddard, l. L. Hubbell, j. p.
Martin, d. Delehanty, Allen Black,
Abe Smith, Joe Worden, John Pick
haver are special policeman for the
day.
The Bedding Woman's Club will
meet Friday, October 23rd, at the
home OF Mrs. z. w. Gooding. An adj
dition to the bylaws is to be voted
upon.
The local committee are entitled to
a large degree of credit in their sue
cessful efforts to side track the schedule
tour of Bryan and bring his train to
this city.
DR.. Morris, assisted by DR.. Pinkham,
performed delicate surgical operation
was successful and she is rapidly re-
covering.
Mr.. Bryan can have no fault to find
with his reception in Belding today.
Republicans, Democrats, Populists,
Free Silverites, and Prohibitionists
are in the city to welcome him.
The crowds in the city today from
observation of the decorations will be
particularly impressed with the idea
that our citizens are very much alive
and enthusiastic in this campaign.
Mrs. NJ. E. Bushert received word
yesterday that her only brother living
at st. Louis was dangerously sick, but
her daughter, Ivy, being sick in bed
also she was unable to leave her to go
and see him.
Banners bearing the names of Geo.
p. Hummer, Wilson and Jordan and
w. F. Bricker are hung across Main
street and large banner with, Wei
come Bryan, The Peoples choice spans
the street near the depot.
Romano Robinson and w. d. Ballou
will speak at the Grange Hall in Keene
Saturday night. A pole will be raised
In the afternoon. X. A. Wilder and
his glee club will also attend the meet
ing. The Smyrna Cornet band will
furnish music
ID. G. Epson celebrated his 65th
birthday, Wednesday, he says he never
voted anything but Republican ticket
and has never been sorry for it. He
hopes he will live to vote for Mckinney
next month and is satisfied he will.