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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
ORLEANS.

Lillian Leach was in Ionia, Thurs
day.
Miss Alma Meeks is in Greenville,
sewing.
o. w Lane was in Eaton county,
Friday.
Rev. A. X. Stewart was in Fenwick,
Monday.
f. E. Fales of Bedding was in town,
Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Curre were in
Ionia, Tuesday.
Horse trading is in order at present
about this vicinity.
DR.. and Mrs. Mcdonald were in Ionia
on business, Friday.
Lewis Wheeler and Dick Hale were
in Bedding, Saturday.
Wilson Purdy spent Saturday and
Sunday in Greenville.
Editor Shelley of Bedding was in
town on business Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Currie visited
friends of Easton, Sunday.
Mr.. Brown and family OF Shiloh
Sundayed at Fred Emory's.
Mrs. j. Sherwood was a guest among
relatives of Grand Rapids, over Sun
day.
o. H. Choate and family of Falas-
burg Sundayed with his sister, Mrs. o.
Purdy.
Quite crowd turned out to the
Hagadorn and Maynard examination,
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lane of Alma
visited relatives of this place over
Sunday.
Grandma Lane returned from long
visit with relatives of Eaton county,
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Hotchkiss of Sher-
idan were among relatives of this
vicinity, over Sunday.
Mrs. r. A. Mcconnell and daughters,
Laura and Minnie, of Bedding, were in
town calling on friends, Saturday.
Four of Belongs wheelmen, namely;
Schedual, McNett, Abbott and Wiley
were in town, Sunday morning, and
made raid on o. Purdy's apple pit.
Mrs. LaFern VanLoten died Thurs
day and the funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Scott of the Disciple
church of Ionia, Saturday, at ? p. IN.
The floral tributes were many and
beautiful
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
FENWICK

Mrs. Harper visited with friends in
Amsden, Wednesday.
Mrs. Lent and Mrs. jerks visited in
Orleans, Wednesday.
Henry jerks and son exchanged res
licences, this week.
Mrs. Travis and children started for
Decatur, Tuesday morning.
George Lattimer has felon on the
little finger of his left hand.
Mrs Travis and children spent the
day with Mrs. Wood, Monday.
Joe Hanselman is boarding at Mr..
Willet's and going to school.
Mrs. Codd and daughter Erma are
visiting with her brother, Cy. Grim.
The Stevens brothers have been
putting down a we'll for Nelson Jensen,
the past week
Will Terry Of Ionia visited his par
= ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Terry, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mesdames Sam and George Harsman
and Mrs. l.. T. Slocum visited at l.. J..
jerks, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Towne and
Mrs. Travis and brother, Clarence
jerks, visited with Adelbert jerks
people, Thursday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
No More Book PropoAals.

Search reveals the amazing fact that
the proposal-in literature at least-is
becoming obsolete. Stories there are of
a plenty, but in the English publica-
tions they mostly relate to mysterious
disappearance Of diamonds or are tales
Of conspiracy or intrigue, and in the
American product the proposal is all
done behind the scenes-the reader is
introduced to the engaged couple or to
the married pair. The sentimental age
is passing evidently, and we contemp.
tuously hurry over the romantic episode
to reach those dramatic crises In life
which seem to occupy the attention Of
both writers and readers. Chicago
News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
A Watermelon Story.

A group of friends were telling stories
at reception the other evening. when
one of the guests related the following
incident, that is without parallel:
II was in Georgia, near GAINESVILLE.
last spring." she said, land to me q
watermelon field in full bloom is one Of
the prettiest things ever saw. went
out into the field and picked some of the
blossoms. When returned to the house
a ring that was highly priced, but lit
tie loose on my finger, was gone. We
searched everywhere, but could not find
it. Last summer / bought a watermelon
at the Centre market, and when cut it
the knife struck something hard at the
end of the melon. Investigation revealed
that 1t was my lost ring 1t had dropped
in the center of bloom, and the melon
had formed around it. "-Philadelphia
Times
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
An Absentminded Customer.

You recall the old story Of Lamar,
who was SO forgetful and ridden by alb
straction that once, getting into bob
tail car. he dropped so cent piece into
the fare box and then sat contentedly
down to read. The driver felt natural
horror at the proceeding, as he could
not make change for money once it was
in the box. He stuck his head in the
door and hailed the supreme judge re-
proachfully. lyon don't oughter put q
90 cent piece in the box" he said.
That's dead wrong. You ought to put
in nickel" Lamar was much stricken
of conscience at the fault thus found
with him, and, Fastening to repair the
wrong he had done, hustled out nickel
and put that in the box along with the
80 cent piece. At this the driver looked
at him with an air of knowing sym
pathy, and. tapping his forehead signifi-
cantly, shut the door and said no more,
while Lamar went ON with his reading.
Washington Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
WOODS CORNERS

House cleaning time has come again.
Fine growing weather at this date.
Mrs. p. Kinds is recovering slowly.
Our town is quite lonely since Mr.. E.
w. Howe has left.
r. Grover has moved his saw mill in
this vicinity again.
The Woodland Lake Sunday school is
improving wonderfully.
Mr.. Stein of Hard Scrabble was bur-
led at Woodland Lake Friday.
Geo. Haight is spending a few days
at Mr.. Earl Warren's, of Shanty
Plains.
Mr.. G.. Birmingham has made an
addition to his house by putting on a
summer kitchen.
1t must be getting near summer, as
Mr.. |. Burkett brought home long
string Of fish, Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
oTisoo.

The entertainment given by the
Cemetery Association was decided
success, netting the society nearly $l3.
Mrs. Early left for her home in Chi
csgo on Thursday. Important business
called her home. She will return To
spend part OF the summer with her sis
ter, Miss Mary LOOMS.
Tho young team of Geo. Snyder,
driven by w. Taylor on the grocery
supply wagon, were startled by the
driver climbing up on the wagon but
did no further damage than breaking
the wagon tongue and throwing one of
the horses down.
There will be song service at the
church, Sunday evening, May 3rd. A
fine program is being prepared in the
way OF solos, duets, quartettes, sacred
recitations, and special music by the
children. A collection will be taken
up for the purpose of purchasing sing
ing books for the Sunday school.
Let all OF the young men and boys of
our vicinity meet at the church, Sat-
urday evening, April 25, at 1870 p. M,
for the purpose of organizing Boys
Working Union. There will be class
formed for the study of shorthand,
class in physical culture and elocution.
There will also be instruction given in
military and parliamentary drill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
SHILOH,

F. l.. Comstock returned from Lake
view, last week.
Ray Emery is working on a farm,
near Greenville.
Some farmers-the early risers-have
their oats sown.
George Strong and E. E. Brown were
at Ionia, Saturday.
N. H. Strong of near Palo spent Sun
day with his brother George.
The wall is laid and quite lot of
other work done on the church.
Theo. Leach intends shipping a few
car loads of potatoes this week.
Chas. and Milo Lent of Fairplains
were in the city on business, Saturday
Miss Erma Maynard of woods Cor
ners, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Maynard.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
SMYRNA.

The band boys social netted $40.
Frank Bignell Of Palo is at work in
the foundry here.
Ernest Loase of Sunfield visited in
this vicinity, last week.
CMr. and Mrs. w. r. Tebbel visited
at George Northway's in Orleans, Sun
day.
Very seldom in this vicinity the Goth
OF April is grass and wheat as forward
as they are this year.
Lester Beebe visited his wife at
Traverse City again, last week, and
reports her still improving.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
GRATTAN-OTISCO.

M. M. Benedict made trip to West
vile, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tillitson Sun
dayed at Smyrna.
Clyde Cooper has resigned his posi-
tion with the show.
John Wandle and T. Curry are NOV
ing in their new homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hotchkiss of
Keene were in town, Sunday.
Miss Victoria Wilson entertained
Mrs. Fred Hanifin of Greenville, Sun
day.
Mr.. X. G. Seeley is improving his
farm and school ground with a new
picket fence.
A few of the young people spent very
enjoyable evening with Miss Maggie
Kohn, Sunday.
Fisher and Breimeyer have finished
their job of saving at Cooks Corners,
and have moved their mill to Kidd
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kim King are moving
in their new home and III. III. Wilbur
is moving in the house they formerly
occupied.
Katherine Wandle has bought T.
Curry's farm of 20 acres, of H. H. Will
bur, and Mr.. Curry has bought 40 acres
OF Mr.. Wilbur.
E. f. and f. K. Benton, and VIM.
Mooney visited Ionia Monday, and
bought some new varities of straw
berries and raspberries.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
WoLvERToN PLAINS.

Jane Cendt of Lansing is spending a
few days at home.
VIM. Watson and family are going
to move back to Gowen.
John Denman is no better, but seems
to be failing all the time.
Bert McCellen and family have
moved back from Lakeview.
Mr.. Palmer of near Lowell is work
ing the c. w. Bennett farm.
Emma Wise is spending few weeks
with her grandparents at Smyrna.
Little Hattie McCluse was the guest
of Nellie Wise, Saturday and Sunday
Elmer Munger is spending the sum-
mer with his sister, Mrs. Pearl Ingra-
ham.
Harry Bissell and family of Lake
view were guests at j. M. Harlow's,
last week
Elmer Wise had the misfortune to
upset load of straw on his way to
Greenville.
Mrs. Olive French is spending a
couple of weeks with her cousins, Mrs.
j. and +. b. Wise.
Mrs. G. w. Bennett is at Grand
Rapids caring for her daughter, who
is not expected to live.
Mrs. j. Wise accompanied by her
cousin, Mrs. French, visited relatives
at Smyrna and Keene part OF last week.
Eugene Passions has an incubator
and brooder, it is a dandy, they are
having splendid luck with their
Chickens
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
The Poplar ~ q Lightning Conductor.

A careful examination Of the trees
that are struck by lightning shows that
over half Of them are white poplar.
From this fact scientists conclude that
the poplar has some value as a conductor
Of lightning. This being the case, agri-
culturists are advised to plant these
trees in the vicinity of their farm build
ings. An additional suggestion is the
attaching Of lightning rods to two or
three Of the tallest Of these trees This
will, it is stated, almost absolutely in
sure buildings against being destroyed
by electric storms. New York Ledger.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
ALTON.

Chas. Keech has rented the Fletcher
farm.
Mrs. Lura White is able to be out
once more.
E.Ring was in Cannonsburg last week,
doing business.
Improvements in the Alton cemetary
are going on daily.
Frank Keech has had very sick
horse the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ring spent Sunday
at Cyrus Rings, in Otisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Hapeman OF
Smyrna visited relatives here, Mon
day.
Our director purchased bell for our
school Monday, which will be hung in
the belfry.
Miss Rosa Berie Is attending school
in lonia, and visited her mother a few
weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Reynolds at
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
CHADWICK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cutler were in
Ionia, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Tuttle returned
to Ionia, last Tuesday.
Mrs. E. d. Hammond is in Lansing
visiting relatives this week.
Mrs. N. Sessions and son Harvey,
spent Sunday at Fred Cutters
Leonard Howe of Bedding Sundayed
with his grandparents Of this place.
Mrs. John Hubbard and daughter,
Bessie, of Remus, have been visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity,
the past week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
Died, at her home in Fenwick, Mrs.

Died, at her home in Fenwick, Mrs.
Will Snyder, of consumption, April
18th. Funeral was held at Fenwick,
Sunday afternoon. She leaves a hus-
band and lots of relatives but no
children.
Died, at her home, April 10Th, in
east Fairplains, Mrs. Lattimer. She
leaves husband and four children to
mourn her loss. Funeral was held at
the Shanty Plains church, Tuesday, at
half past two.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
The Ideal Panacea

James l.. Francis, Alderman, Chica-
go, says: II regard DR.. Kings New
Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for
coughs, colds, and lung complaints,
having used it In my family for the
last five years, to the exclusion OF
physicians prescriptions or other
preparations.
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuff, Iowa,
writes: II have been minister OF the
Methodist Episcopal church for so
years or more, and have never found
anything so beneficial, or that gave me
such speedy relief as DR.. Kings New
Discovery" Try this Ideal Cough
Remedy now. Trial bottles free at
Holmes & Connell's drug store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23

There is in souls sympathy with
sounds, and as the mind is pitch'd, the
ear is pleas'd with melting airs Of mar
tial, brisk or grave. some chord in uni
son with what we hear is touch with
In as, and the heart replies. -Cowper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23

from all towns and points OF interest," WITHIN
twenty five miles. Write plainly, on one sue OF
paper only and make items brief and 10 the
point tits the news we are after. Mail so AZ
To reach our otfice by Monday night.
oRATTAN.
Heavy showers again, Monday.
r. Elkins did not like Menominee
and has returned.
Will Dawson, wife and little son
Robbie, visited cousins here, Sunday.
Charles Written is the Grattan juror
drawn for the May term OF the Circuit
court.
Miss Kitty Weekes of South Grattan
is at Grand Rapids studying type
writing.
L. Weekes has finished the sea-
sons saving and moved home,
Saturday.
Messrs. Walter f. and A. A. Weekes,
Jr., of Grand Rapids are visiting rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Laura Clemens visited her
friend, and former resident here, Mrs.
G. Close, at Belding, last week.
f, J. Byrne, travelling for the Univer-
sal Tailoring and Cleaning Co. OF Grand
Rapids, was home over Sunday.
0The Written brothers, Manly,
Charles ana George, settled the estate
left them, including fine farm near
the Centre and village property.
The marriage banns of two couples
are being published in the Grattan
Catholic church-Dell Boiler and Miss
Mary Hebron, Frank Corrigan and
Miss Katie Laughlin.
1t seems almost phenomenal that in
just two weeks from our last snow
storm and zero weather, April 2 that
oats should be up and apple trees
leaved out, April l6.
The Teachers Reading Circle and
the sheep shearing festival drew quite
a company of visitors, Saturday. The
ladies at the Grange Hall attended the
circle after dinner. We have not the
figures of the heaviest heeces sheared.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23

Only those who love souls can learn
how to win them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23

A negative sinner is as sure to be
lost as positive one.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-23
ROUND ABOUT US.
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED UP BY The
BANNERS STAFF OF SPECIAL
NAnnCcnnAnCATC

Correspondence for the BANNER Is solicited
from all towns and points OF interest within
twenty five miles. Write plainly, on one side OF
paper only, and make items BRIEF and 10 the
point. IL Is the news we are after. Mail so as
TO reach our ONCE by Monday night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18
Terms, are Cash. of Which
Thro" Tb0us and Dollars

must be paid on day of sale and the
balance on the confirmation of the
report of sale.
For information address the com
missioner.
II. T. GRAY,
Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C.
July IS, 1896.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18
THOSE USEFUL CoNDUrTs,

The kidneys and bladder, sometimes
become torpid and weak from unascer-
tainable causes. When this occurs.
their discharging function is of neces-
sity very imperfectly performed, and
certain debris, which is the result of
natural bodily waste and decay, does
not escape as It should, but remains
to corrupt the blood and develop
poisonous humors and dangerous as
we'll as painful diseases. 1t is one of
the beneficent effects of of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters to gently stimulate
the urinary organs, and prevent them
from lapsing into a state of inactivity,
always provocative of their infamma-
tory degeneration and decay How much
better, then, is it to adopt this mild
diuretic as n means of melting them
to action, than to incur the danger of
this destruction. To eXper from the
system waste matter through the
bowels and kidneys, and to regulate
and arouse the stomach and liver are
among the chief uses of this valuable
remedy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18
IMPORTANT
SALE or REAL ESTATE

The undersigned commissioner, APP
pointed by decree of the Superior
Court Of Dare county, North Carolina,
in an action wherein James r. Chard,
trustee, is plaintiff, and NJ f. Warren,
trustee, and John Fox are defendants,
viii, under and. by virtue of the terms
Of said decree expose to public sale at
the Courthouse of Dare county, in
Manteo, North Carolina, on
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18
JUDGE KINGMAN FOR BRYAN.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 17.-Judge
Samuel A. Kingman, ex-Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, announced to-
day that he could not support Mckin-
lev for President, and would vote for
Bryan and Sewall. Kingman has al
ways been a Republican. lie joined the
Republican Silver League last night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18
T. HICKS,
Il Il IAL11At1.
Henderson, n. c., Aug. II.
THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS.

TO the Editor of the World
There is a valuation of eighteen mill
lions of dollars in this country and
2o0, 900 persons of the 70,000.000 own
sixteen and half billions. The other
90, 720,0 900 have one and half billions,
which, if divided up, would give each
about $21. Divide the sixteen and a
half billions among the 100000 and
each will have $5S,928. OF that 100000
there are 10000 who own most of hat
sixteen and a half billions.
How does it happen that 100000 peo-
pie have almost the whole product of
the land? The Republican party has
farmed out this. country to the trusts
and monopolies. 1t has put into the
hands of the manufacturers gun call
ed high protective tariff, which they
have held at the heads of the people
and made them give up the results of
their labor, 1t has fostered thieves whose
cave is on Wall street. 1t has given
them license to go out and rob the
people. When they had gathered in
sixteen and half of the eighteen bill
lions of the peoples wealth the bal
ance was too scattered to make it a
paying proposition to go out looking
for it, so they waited until it found
its way into the Treasury. Then they
took another gun called gold notes
and put that to the head of the Treas
urer and collected their blackmail That
is now they got sixteen and a half bill
lions.
As between free silver with promise
to kill off goldbug robbers and free
licenses issued to robbers to prey upon
the people | will take the lesser of the
two evils. If free silver turns out
badly we can change our financial
basis, but put the forty thieves in pow
er again and I prophesy that before
many years the people of the United
States will be shedding blood in their
fight for bread J. G. DIES.
New York, Aug. II.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18
HAS He ARRANGED FOR ANOTHER
DOCKERY TICKET?

Congressman Settle came over this
morning smiling-happy as you please
at the result of the Populist conven-
ton Exactly where he expects to
come in he didn't say, but he feels very
much elated.-Greensboro Record.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18

When any part of
the body isn't doing
the work that nature
intended it to do, it
puts the whole sys-
tenn out of tune-out
of harmony. When
all of the parts do
not work we'll to-
gether, none of them
can work just right.
Sickness in one part
of the body is likely
to run into all parts
of the body. 1t isn't
necessary to be sick
an over the body, in
order that you may
fe el sick all over.
When children stand
a row Of bricks on
end. they knock the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18

If YOU don't want the BEST, don't
ask for WHITING BROS GRAPES.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18
Bargains in Pants.

To make room for fall goods; prices
less than cost. INSPECT BEFORE
BUYING ELSEWHERE, and you will
save money.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18

The Executive committee of the
State Alliance reported at the last
meeting that the Business Agent had
cleared $4,000 in the last year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18

whole row down by upsetting one brick.
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The morning times., 1896-11-19

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