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

The large number of false fire alarms
which have sounded in the city lately,
bringing out the fire department, are
getting to be positive nuisance and
steps should be taken Immediately to
obviate the difficulty if it is the fault OF
the system. On one or two occasions
it has developed that the wires were
tempered with by malicious and de-
signing persons, at one time a glass
being broken in one Of the boxes and
the alarm deliberately turned in, at
another wire was thrown over the
electric light wire connecting it with
the wire of the alarm system. Every
effort should be put forth to ferret out
the individuals who are the cause OF
these contemplate and costly tricks,
and put them in the way where the
law will handle them.
Bradley Stone, who was home from
Marion, last week, has purchased OF
VIM. Daniels his half interest In the
saw mill and lumber business of Dan
iels & Stone at that place; also half
interest in eighty acres of timber land.
The business is fiourishing and while
here Mr.. Stone bought for the new
firm, three forty acre tracts of hard
wood timber lands OF the Grand Rapids
q Indiana railroad company in close
proximity to their mill, which will be
cut and sawed this summer. There is
growing demand for hardwood lum-
Der and they are selling all they can
make.
James Avery and Willis Shipman
went fishing last Saturday out to a
lake in Grattan bringing home the
finest string of fish brought into the
city in many day. They were there
but few hours returning with 55 lbs,
an itemlzed statement from them, veri-
fled Dy reputable witnesses show up
one pickerel Is pounds, one 10 pound,
one ST pounds, one 81 pounds, one q
pounds, one black bass 81 pounds, one
pounds and five ] pound each. This
is fish story but not one of the "fishy"
kind in the common acceptation OF
the latter term.
Will Day and brother Clyde went
last week to Kalamazoo where they
have gone into the drug business, hav-
ing purchased the stock which the for
mer inventoried in Newberry recently.
The firm name will be Day Bros.
They are excellent boys and their
many friends in this vicinity wish
them success in large measure.
Will Ricaby and wife were in Ionia,
Monday, and remained Monday night
to attend the lodge OF Rathbun Sisters,
which order. branch of the knights
OF Pythias, they we're made members OF
by initiation. Mrs. Ricaby remained
a day or two visiting her friend, Mrs.
Laura Williams.
DR.. K. S. Ferguson who has been
physician at the U. b. A. Hospital In
Grand Rapids has retired from that
position and was in the city visiting
his brother this week. He goes from
here to Kansas City, Mo-, expecting TO
locate If IL suits him.
The beautiful trailing arbutus has
been in evidence this week, it is found
In hiding under dead and withered
leaves in the woods near by, reveling
silently In the light OF its own beauty
and fragrance.
Miss Meta Spaulding violinist, will
assist Miss Jennie and Mr.. Chas. Wag-
ner at the concert given for the bene
fit OF the pastor Of the Congregational
churcl Admission 25 cents, children
10 cents.
w. f. Bricker has sold out his In.
terest In the grocery stock OF Cobb &
Bricker, to Silas Cobb, and the firm
4 will now be Cobb Bros