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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20

Between given below reads
something this devoted wife mother Surely she has
furnace Of affection cheated dob and the Joy
household her restoration will be shared by
large acquaintance Bradley widely pioneer resi-
Bockway Trumbu Co., Ohio 1t with view helping others
disorders disease the heart that she
statement her which certainly of the most COM
history should the most skepca reader
Miles remedies when all other means fail
years December compelled take
would
another had with
all wenyx different physicians
OF, 100000 but
wholly unable walk carried
clocks
family their stocking
The
which life
third for My
terrible head
shoulders down back and side Of limb My back
bstered the with
fly biser Nothing ate would digest but simply distressed me- Worse
eat try walk or sleep yet did not know what was
persuaded husband have try Dr. Miles Nervne The
walk and before had taken three bottles to do work and
pounds No words mine able to tell the good done and
telling Others MRS BRADLEY
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
GRATTAN-V ERGENNES.

Chas. Rennells and wife are visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Rennells.
Mrs. Donahue of Grand Rapids visit.
ed her cousin, Miss Agnes WEIGH. last
week.
Miss Josie Kinny of Muskegon is
visiting her mother, who is not any
better.
Horace Jakeway and wife OF Lake
view are visiting relatives and friends
around here.
The picnic at Laughlin's grove Sat-
urday, August Is, was great success.
1t was we'll attended and an enjoyable
time held by all present. There were
three noted speakers from Grand
Rapids, Lawyer Mcknight, Lawyer
Salisbury and Mr.. Shannon. Lawyer
Mcknight gave very interesting
speech on Free Silver which pleased
everybody with the exception OF few
gold bugs. The tables OF each town
were we'll loaded with victuals and
beautifully decorated with fruits and
flowers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
ORLEANS.

Marion Brooks of Ionla Sundayed in
town.
DR.. Morris of Bedding was in town
Monday
Rev. A. X. Stewards two little girls
are quite sick.
Mrs. o. w. Lane visited in Fair
plains last week.
Mrs. A. Jones OF Grand Rapids was
in town visiting her people last week.
Rev. w. A. Ogden and wife OF Cole
man are visiting in this vicinity this
week.
Rev. +. +. Dodds and wife of Saranac
were entertained at o. Purdy's We'd
nesday.
Walter Hutchinson OF Bedding
wheeled out and called on Will Fuller
Friday.
Mrs. j. Sherwood and little boy re-
turned from two weeks stay in Grand
Rapids Wednesday.
Jessie Hutchinson and Minnie Nc
Connell of Bedding visited in town
during the past week.
Stanley Kendall OF Bedding and
cousin, Ernest Backester OF near Palo
were in town on their wheels Saturday.
Mr.. Fred Ostrum and Miss Aggie
Wilson were married by Rev. A X i.
Stewart Wednesday. Congratulations.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
LONG LAKE.

Ben Hall has put up new windmill.
Ben Dow has moved back on his
farm.
Jed Simmons is boarding at Stanton
for few days.
Tommy Neep was IA guest at VIM.
Woods, Sunday.
The campmeeting don't seem TO be a
success this year.
Mrs. f: o. Johnson of Bedding called
on relatives here last week.
Fred Evens of Lakeview was guest
at John Spencer's, Saturday and Sun
day.
Werner Bowen and wife of Orleans
were guests at John Spencer's, Sun
day.
M. Spencer has purchased thresh-
ing engine and will take it to Lake
view.
Relatives from Greenville were
guests at w. Ravell's during camp
meeting.
Mary Whitford who broke her hip
last spring and has been confined to
bed ever since Is convalescent.
The cottage that was struck by
lightning last week on the camp
ground was not damaged To any great
extent.
While Mr.. and Mrs. +. Kelly were
passing through town last week on
their way to Bedding their horse be-
came sick and died in few minutes,
probably sunstroke.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
OTISCO.

Joe Kameras has been cutting his
millet.
Mrs Ravn has returned to her home
in Coral.
Preserve Curtis spent Sunday with
his wife and daughter.
Miss Dollie Snyder spent Sunday
with her grandparents at Bedding.
Master Arthur Emmons visited his
aunnt, Mrs. ID. q. Moon, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hanks attendt d
the campmeeting at Long Lake, Sun
day.
Miss Ida Smith spent Friday and
Saturday with her friend, Miss Edith
Kennedy.
Mr. Walker, who has been visiting
his cousin, Miss Mable Brown, has re-
turned to his home in Douglas.
Mrs. Carl Steele, who was called to
Otisco by her mothers sickness has re-
turned TO her home in Grand Rapids.
The o. G. A. ladies held an ice cream
social in Mr.. Ingersoll's grove Satur-
day evening 1t called quite crowd
for hardtimes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
ALTON.
Mrs. Horce Weeks is on the gain.
Charles Rennels is home for visit
Mrs. Clara Duga is visiting at Johl

Mrs. Horce Weeks is on the gain.
Charles Rennells is home for visit
Mrs. Clara Duga is visiting at John
Hapeman's.
Threshing times in Alton this week
two machines.
VIM. Delaney's youngest child has
been very sick with fever.
Ralph and Clare Ford were in Grand
Rapids this week, Monday.
e.. II. Porter was in Bedding last
week, Thursday, doing business.
Mary Covert and sister, Edith, Of
Lowell, are visiting relatives here this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orla Weeks spent Sat.
urday and Sunday with Keene rela.
tives.
Not very large turn out at the
Quarterly meeting last Saturday and
Sunday.
Clinton Weeks is suffering with
neuralgia in his face since having his
teeth drawn.
Mr.. Stevens of near Grand Rapids
visited his aunt, Mrs. j. Goble, few
days last week.
Born TO Mr.. and Ms. Fred Stinch-
comb, (nee Cora Aldrich), last week
Tuesday, daughter.
Miss Florence Harrington, of Can
nonsburg, visited her sister, Mrs.
Church, a portion of last week.
The Catholic picnic was largely at
tended last Saturday and everything
passed off very pleasantly. A large
delegation from Lowell and Grand
Rapids were present. The procession
was very nice and there was an abund-
ance OF the good things to refresh the
inner man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20

Il. Crawford was called to Sheridan
Monday to attend the funeral OF his
brother, Jake Crawford, former res
ident OF this place.
Harvey Brown Of Cannon called on
friends here while on his way home
from Edmore where he had been to
see his mother. He says her health is
failing and she is growing weaker.
Last Friday while picking wild cher
ries, Mrs. Thomas Crawford fell from
the tree, distance of nine feet and
broke the bones OF her left arm just
above the wrist, also bruising her back
severely. DR.. Morgan OF Greenville
was called and set the broken bones
and she is gaining nicely.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
ROUND ABOUT US.
NeUSy Items Gathered In by the Banners Staff
of Special Correspondents

lived to the good old age OF thirty
years.
VIM. Youngs OF Ionia was up TO Will
Francis Sunday to see his new grand
daughter.
Mrs. Hattie Moe and Bertha spen,
Saturday and Sunday with friends in
Greenville.
Services at the church next Sunday
evening at half past seven. Sunday
school at twelve.
Miss Nettie Bignell returned Tues
day from Lake Odessa, having made a
visit OF week with friends there.
Little Florence Northway is making
her aunt, Mrs. Lottie Cook, happy
with her presence for few weeks.
Sam Davis pacing colt took first
money in the three year old race at
Greenville last week and Sam smiles
all over his face.
The recent hot weather has been
very favorable for potato bugs and the
farmers are having quite a tussle to
keep them from destroying the potato
crop.
Carl Hoppough and Edgar Stanton
took trip to Ionia on their wheels
last Monday, Carl having returned
from the Agricultural College for a
months vacation.
Henry Dibble has a nice young
orchard that is grand sight to behold.
Nearly every tree is loaded with beau
tlful winter fruit and their branches
droop to the ground with their load
like weeping willow and not broken
limb in the orchard. Mr.. Dibble also
has nice peach orchard we'll loaded.
He was in Ionia Monday looking up
the market.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
SMYRNA.

Miss Snyder is visiting her cousin,
Matte Ring.
Laura Northway was in Ionia Mon
day on business.
Will Cowles was badly poisoned by
poison ivy last week.
Miss Clara Mooney OF Lake Odessa
is visiting old friends here.
Don Dixon and Myrtle Millard OF
Ionia were in town Sunday.
Miss Lena Cook OF Ashfeld has been
visiting her cousin, Fred Dumon.
Mrs. Henry Campbell has a niece
visiting her from Oakland county.
Miss Anna Breimeyer Of Chicago is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed. Cowles.
Lottie HALEY OF Keene is very sick
at the home OF her sister, Mrs. Byron
Rich.
Hazel Dutt OF Bedding spent few
DAYS last week with her aunt, Mrs. S.
Kennedy.
Mrs. David Tompson reports the
death OF her faithful old horse, having
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
ORLEANs-OTISO

Ernest Howe is about the same at
this writing.
Mrs. Ed. Carpenter was in Saranac
last Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Haney attended picnic
at Grattan last week.
f. A. Washburn OF Bedding passed
through town Friday.
Misses Allie Sabin and Ella Armour
OF Bedding were guests OF Mrs Maggie
Magiuley Wednesday last.
Dou't forget the Sunday school con-
vention at the Brink school house next
Sunday at two o'clock, local time.
Mrs. t. Curtis OF Greenville is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hanks, and other relatives this week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
FENWIOK.
flowers.

Mr.. Rinker had business in Palo
Thursday.
Carrie Slocum visited friends in
Bushnell last week.
Sunday school next Sunday at the
Vinan Sunday school.
Miss Bird Owens of Greenville is Wis
ting with friends here.
Miss Laura Lent spent last week
with friends at Saginaw.
Mrs Terry attended the Free Metho.
dist conference last week.
Laura Emmons spent "Wednesday
afternoon with Zoe Hanselman.
Mrs. Wood has moved into part OF
the house occupied by Ben Perrien.
Edgar johnson Of Gowen spent few
days OF last week with his brother
Chris.
Campmeeting is over, folks will now
have time to do something worth writ
ing about
Picking or poisoning potato bugs
seems to be the main business in this
part just now.
Erma Snyder visited at Geo. Pack
ards over Sunday and attended camp
meeting with them.
Chas. Emmons came very near being
killed last week, in raising the carrier
it slipped and caught him by the head,
prompt relief was all that saved him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
Condensed Testimony.

Chas. b. Hood, broker and manufac.
turer's agent, Columbus, Ohio, certi-
fies that DIR. Kings New Discovery has
no equal as cough remedy. j. ID.
Brown, Prop. st. James Hotel, FIT.
Wayne, Ind, testifies that he was
cured OF cough Of two years standing,
caused by lagrippe, by DR.. Kings New
Discovery. b. F. Merrill, Baldwins-
vile, Mass, says that he has used and
recommended it and never knew 1t To
fail and would rather have it than any
doctor, because it always cures. Mrs.
Hemming, ID K. 25th ST., Chicago,
always keeps IL at hand and has no
fear of Group, because it instantly re-
lieves. Free trial bottles at Holmes &
CoDnell's drug store. 3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
EUREKA.

A cold wave seems to have struck
here at present.
VIII Hall is having a drive we'll put
down on his place.
Mrs. Charley Davis and baby are
visiting friends at Coral.
g. Beardslee and Lucy Luscombe
spent Sunday with friends near Sher-
idan.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Hall Of Greenville
were the guests OF j. Luscombe last
week.
Remember the ice cream social to
be held at the NJ f. church Friday
evening, August 2lst. All are invited
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20

Last Wednesday occurred the we'd
ding of Miss Agnes Wilson, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Wilson TO Mr.
Fred Ostrum OF Orleans. The bride
has lived among us since her childhood
and has host OF loving friends, who
join in wishing her life OF happiness.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
BART0NVILLE.

Benedict Tower was In Ionia,
Wednesday.
Miss Maude Smith OF Bedding spent
the latter part OF last week at G. f.
Totten's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder and daughter
Lola OF CORTLAND have been visiting
at G. j. Rings.
G. j. Ring has fine crop OF peaches
and plums. He is drawing some Of
them to Bedding.
Claude PETER and Smith Stanton Of
Bedding took short outing at Gould:
lake one day last week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20

Eli Hill, Lumber City, Pa, writes,
II have been suffering from Piles for
twenty-five years and thought my case
incurable. DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve was recommended to me us a
pile cure, so bought box and it per-
formed a permanent cure" This is
only one of thousands OF similar cases.
Eczema sores and skin diseases yield
quickly when it is used. w. |. Bene-
dict, Druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
ANNUAL LOW RATE EXCUR-
SIONS TO TRAVERSE CITY

Will be run from all points on the ID.
l.. & N. Il. Il. on August 9th, and
from G.. & w. M. points on September
LIST. Rates will be the same as hereto
fore, ranging from $500 to 800, and
return limit will be ten days from and
including day Of sale. Full particu-
lars will be announced later.
GEO. DEHAvEN, G.. u. A.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
BuckIen's Arnica saIve.

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos
itiyelv cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by Holmes &
Cornell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20

Persons whohave a coughing spell
every night, On account OF q tickling
sensation in the throat. may overcome
1t at once by dose OF One Minute
Cough Cure. w. |. Benedict, Druggist.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-18

Westwood Children Receive Nice Off
from "A Railroad Company.

Westwcod Children Receive Nice Gift
from Railroad Company.
The boys and girls of the big village
of Westwood o.. whichwas recently an
ncxed to Cincinnati, enjoy what are un-
doubtedly the most novel playhouses in
the world. The playhouses are moth
ing more nor less than the old castaway
horse cars, which have been useless
since the trolley road has been intro
duced into Westwood. There are whole
colonies of these abandoned horse con-
yeyances; in fact. the baclxyards of the
village are full of them, and every day
their number In increased.
Strangers cannot understand how so
many of the cars have got off the track.
1t seems TO them ms II there must have
been tidal wave, which washed ali the
Queen city cars into Westwood and left
them stranded high and dry on sand
hills and in hollows. When the electric
cars took the place of horse cars the
street railway companies asked them
selves: "What is TO be done with the old
cars?" It would cost more 10 split
them up than they would bring for
kindling. The problem was solved by a
shrewd resident of Westwood. He put
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-18
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.


I'm going way on to the rainbow's end
And III have more money than ! can
spend.
For there shall ma me pot OF gold
AZ bx--oh! as big as my arms can hold
It's there. / know.
Nurse told me so.
And I'm going to fetch II" said little joe
I must hurry away with all my might
And come back with my gold before tits
night.
Or mamma will worry" and on ne went
And ran and ran TIL his breath was spent.
. would like TO know
Why the end OF the bow
Is not where II was ut FIRST" puffed Joe.
with an anxious look on his rosy face
IIo still sped on at HIS fastest pace:
On the rainbow's end he fixed both eyes.
So oft In his race for the golden prize
lie stubbed his toe.
And that hurts. you know.
But Il didn't discourage brave little Joe.
II was tea time quite when little Joe
Came iimping back with his head bowed
low:
His clothes were dusty. and torn beside.
And his saucy sister hooking cried:
"Oho did you go
To the end OF the bow7"
= Mind your business" growled cross little
Jco.
Just oil that happened 10 little Joe
In his search for wealth do not know.
But tits certain he found no pot or gold.
And now when he hears the story told
or treasures below
The end OF the bow
He smiles and says nothing-wise little
Clarence H. Pearson. In Detroit Free
Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-18

senior. and. hneeling down. wa cx-
amined the bed Of the tunnel together,
and not uselessly. for there we found
the remainder of the skull aud some
fragments OF an arm-bonc. but the rest
OF the skeleton lay under the great
bowider I'm front of us.
HE was coming out OF the mine
when the rock fell upon him. poor fell
low" whispered the senior. Look
here and he pointed 70 little heap OF
something that cleaned In the candle
light.
1t was free gold. six or seven ounces
OF t., almost pure, and for the most
part In small nuggets that once were
contained In bag which had long since
rotted away.
Doubtless, after the mine was closed,
some Aztec, who knew It's secret. had
made practice OF working there for
his own benefit, till one day as he was
coming out the rock fell upon him and
crushed him, leaving his spirit TO haunt
the place forever.
There Is no doubt about the mine
being rich" whispered the senior; 'sbut,
all the same, think that we had bet
ter get out OF II. I hear odd noises and
rumblings which brighten me. Come,
Ignatio, and he turned 10 lead the way
toWarus the opening.
Two PAGES further / saw him strike
his shin against piece OF rock that
stood up six or eight inches from tho
floor bed of the tunnel, and the pain OF
the blow was so sharp that, forgetting
where he was, he called out loudly.
Next instant there was curious
sound above me as OF something being
torn, and lol lay upon my face on
the rock, and upon me rested huge
mass Of stone.
say that II rested upon me, but this
Is not altogether true, for, had IL been
so, that stone would have killed me Mt
once as beetle Is killed be-
meath the foot of man, instead of talk
Ing more than two-and-twenty years to
do H. The greater part Of It's weight
was borne by the piece of rock against
which the senior had struck his leg, a
point of the fallen bowlder only press
ing into my back and grinding me
against the ground. Now we We're In
darkness, for the senior had been
knocked down also and his candle ex-
tinguished, and, in The midst of my tor
lures, IL came into my mind that must
be dead.
Presently, however, heard his voice,
saying; '1gnatio, do you live, Ignatio?"
Now l thought FOR ii moment, and
even in my pain / remembered that
more of the roof would surely give
ere long, and that II my friend stayed
here he must die with me. Nothing,
could save me; / was doomed 60 slow
death beneath the stone; and yet IL L
told him this knew that he would not
60 Therefore / answered as strongly
as / could.
fro DE CONTINUED
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-18
VALUABLE sunday-sohool R.,lc.

Mrs. John j. Atkins, of Philadelphia,
Pa, is the proud owner of the pen
which Robert RailSes, the English
founder of the Sunday school system,
used in enrolling his first class of Sab
bath school workers. The names In
scribcd by Raikes with this now famous
pen were 80 in number. men. women
and children of Gloucester, England.
The pen is made OF goose quill and is
said TO have been n Christmas present
TO the founder of the Sunday school.
1t is n cumbersome writing, implement,
about nine inches long, wrapped in
yellow silk and covered with beads
and tassels from one end 10 the other.
Mr.. Railxcs gave II to Mr.. Atkins great
great-grandmother and il came 20 its
present owner by inheritance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-18
DEFIED HER WISH.
Iro DE coSr1NuEDl

How n Birch Seed In n German Graveyard
Grew and Burst Open woman's Tomb.
There Is in an old churchyard on one
of the principal avenues of Hanover,
Germany, an ancient grave which has
met with somewhat peculiar fate.
One hundred and thirteen years ago it
was dug TO hold all that remained NOR
tai Of Henrictte Julianne Caroline Won
Ruling. The tradition of Hanover Is
that Frau Won Ruling was beautiful
woman in her day, and that, fearing by
some chance her grave might be opened
and her moldering corpse disclosed to
view, she took precautions to keep the
seal OF her tomb unbrolxen.
At the back of the massive monu-
ment, cut deep into the base of the
pedestal, are these words: "This grave,
purchased in perpetuity, shall to the
end of time never be opened"
BY strange fate In the earth that,
was shoveled over her coffin fell
birch seed. AS time passed on shoot
pushed itself out between the stones of
the massive monument, and then came
a struggle between the growing wood
and the ponderous slabs. A century
passed and the tree won. Bit by bit IL
split and burst open the great monu-
ment and upheaved the heavy base
stones. exposing 20 view the grave that
was always To be concealed and kept
tightly closed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-04-18
tanned A BUTTERFLY.
French Lady Had One That Arched It's
Back when She stroked It.

French Lady Had One That Arched It's
Back when She stroked It.
There have been tame fieas, per
forming ants. acrobntic gnats, trained
mosquitoes. and other winged insects.
but the first instance of tame butter
fly Is given by French lady as fol-
lows:
II found In my garden a magnificent
butterfly, quite numb with cold. TAX
ing IL into the house and putting IL into
n box for two hours revived the little
thing. Then dipped It's antennac In
n solution of strip and sugar. and con-
tinued this treatment for three days.
On the fourth day the creature 1ut-
tered on my hand and sucked the liquor
Of it's own accord, and after this IL be-
came perfectly tame. Iput flowers into
my room, and II fed on them, and was
perfectly happy. When IL sat on the
table could pass my finger down It's
bnck without the slightest fear the but
terfy might take 10 the wing. In fact,
II arched is back as does cat when
pleased. After three weeks OF perfect
tameness It's color faded, It's wings
Ehrvclcd up and IL died"