Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-02

treasury besides an expenditure Oh
81 800 saloon tax which had come into
the treasury short time before the
new council took their seats, leaving
them without dollar. Old indebtd'
ness has since been paid, substantial
improvements appear on every hand
with balance in the treasury, accord
ing to Treasurer Days report OF over
$500. Besides this there will very
soon come into the city's hands $1,000
as saloon tax and 800 from saloon
licenses.
Read the new ads this week, they are
too numerous to enumerate. II you
don't know which are the new ones read
them all. No weekly in Michigan has
a more thoroughly up-to-date class of
advertisers than the BANNER. They
appreciate the value of advertising in
a newspaper having both circulation
and influence. We appreciate their
patronage and endeavor to make their
ads neat and attractive in appearance.
And our readers reconize their business
announcements as of fully as much
interest to them as any items OF news
matter, keeping them informed of bar
gains to be obtained, and are guided
accordingly.
Miss Belle Roberts gave very in
teresting progressive pedro party Sat
urday night at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. G.. ID. Weter to about twenty
OF her friends, ladies and gentleman.
There were five tables and the play
proceeded until ll.30 o'clock after
which superb luncheon was served.
The count of punched tickets resulted
in Miss Ella Glenn and Mr.. Guy At
wood securing the head prizes and
Laura Driese and Wilbur Whitney
consultations.
Messrs. 5. +. Mikesell and Nevin
Lloyd have purchased of +. Il. Spencer
the Cusser and Spencer grocery stock,
and with the firm name of Mikesell
q Lloyd will run the business. Each
are hustlers and they will no doubt make
a success of the business. Mr.. Mikesell
was with Lamb Bros as clerk for a
couple of years, leaving to take the
Bedding Jersey farm.
Doric Chapter o. h. S. are making
preparations to entertain Queen Esther
Chapter of Ionia, Friday night, April
10th, an invitation having been accept
ed by the latter to visit here on that
date. 1t is expected there will be
about one hundred visitors present,
and the entire membership of Doric
Chapter should be on hand to ntertain.
The proclamation made by Gov. Rich
naming Thursday, May 1st as Arbor
Day should be kept in mind by the peo-
pie and arrangements made TO observe
it in proper manner, by the planting
of trees. II the custom was universally
observed our lawns, streets and parks
would in a few years be well supplied
with shade and foliage.
The "Belding Silks" base ball team
have reorganized for the coming season,
and as soon as the weather premits will
go into practice. Will Case has been
elected manager and the boys propose
To do some good work on the diamond
this season.
All persons interested in the Otisco
cemetery are respectfully requested to
meet at the church on Monday, 2 p. NJ.
April 9th, for the purpose of electing
officers, and such other business as may
appear before the association.
The teachers and patrons rally for
the township of Otisco will be held at
the Bedding High School building,
April 18th. Quite an elaborate pro-
gram is being prepared, and rousing
time is expected.
The school board have leased room
on the second floor OF the Bedding
block for a kindergarten departm ent,
and a teacher will be secured from
Grand Rapids to take charge OF the
work
Doric Chapter, No. 10, o. +. 5. The
different committees appointed to act
at the coming banquet are requested &c
meet in Masonic hall, this week Satur.
day, at o'clock, p. IN.
The marriage of Frank Dingman o
this city and Lizzie Beduhn Of Howard
City occurred at Ionia last Thursday
night, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. w. II. Scott
The BELDING BANNER came out
with IL pages last week, and one full
page Hardware advertisement. The
business men OF Bedding believe In us
ing Printers ink. -Fenwick Advertiser