Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-22
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1t is said that Stanton has the poor
est sidewalks of any town In the state.
There was just eight persons present
at tho annual school meeting at Sar-
anac.
Mrs. Sophronia Hagadorn has been
granted divorce from Charles Haga-
dorm.
Albert Northway was granted a di-
vorce from Laura Northway in the cir
cult court, Saturday.
Hector Hayes, father OF Hon. N. b.
Hayes of Muir, will celebrate his 93rd
birthday on the % inst. He came into
North Plains township in 1886.
Lester Grant, who recently moved
from this city to Elmdale, has received
the appointment of postmaster The
many friends of Mr.. Grant will be
pleased To learn of his good fortune.
A special session of the board OF SUI
pervisors of Montcalm county has been
called To take action on the matter of
building new poor house In place OF
the one destroyed by fire last week
The old Episcopal church building at
Saranac, erected in 1860, is being torn
down and will be transformed into a
farm barn. 1t has been used but little
in 20 years, and n few years ago was
struck by lightning
Greenville school election was con
Quoted with booths the same as other
! elections and over 800 votes cast. DIR.
| &. f.. Morgan and G. w. Middleton
were elected, what was known as the
Nichols faction being defeated.
Miss Edna Wood has just returned
home from a weeks visit at Belding.
She reports Mrs II. j. Hills somewhat
better. Henry Clay and daughter, of
Belding, visited friends here the first
of the week.-Saranac Advertiser.
Frank Alderman's hired man, named
Fuller, at Orleans, attempted to whip
him, but Frank convinced him it was
/ bWO Noulu plag uiiSi was
badly pummeled, but Prosecutor Chad
dock refused to have Frank arrested
If there is man or boy in this vicin-
ity who needs anything in the cloth
ing, hat, cap or furnishing line, it is a
good time to buy it. j. 7. Weber
the hustling clothier, of Ionia, Is hav-
ing "a special sale He is quoting ex-
tremely low prices.
According to the Lyons Herald the
creamery at that place paid out during
the month of June to the farmers of
that vicinity 81 500 for milk and cream.
This is the largest sum ever paid out
by the creamery, but gives an idea of
how good thing a creamery, conduct
ed as it should be- is for a farming
community.
Robt G. Heydlauff, formerly and for
many years a resident of Muir, COM
mitted suicide at Ashland, Wis, one
day last week He was under arrest
for the alleged forging of county or
der for $3,0Sl; and, although he said
he was innocent, the explanation he
gave didn't go and rather than go to
prison he took his own life.
Editor O'Brien OF Coral is on tie
high road to fame and prosperity A
prominent 2 society lady has threat
ened to horsewhip him, all on account
of local mention. Ii he hadn't men
toned her she would have been mad
enough to give him two doses of the
same treatment However, one lickin'
beats the new tariff bill as an evidence
of prosperity. Lay on MacDuff.-Car.
son City Gazette.
Gertrude Allen writes her father
from Denver, so says the Portland
bondsmen ready to assist her immed-
lately upon her arrival at Denver and
that she is back again at her former
boarding place, enjoying the same
privileges as before. Miss Allen says
the opinion is freely advanced that
none OF the cases will come TO trial and
that the prosecuting attorney is IN
clined to laugh at the whole business.
In short it is regarded as "A big political
joke among Denver officials.
The case of the People VS.. Cora
Bradfeld charged with being com
mon prostitute, is on trial before JUS
tice Hutchinson and jury today. Fri.
day. Prosecutor Chaddock for the
People and John Nichol for defendant
The case is tried in the city hall to ac
commodate the crowd. At o'clock a
verdict Of guilty" was rendered, and
the court imposed a fine of SO and
costs of prosecution, amounting to
s27 40 in all, or 30 days in Jail. She
paid the fine. The jury was out long
enough to cast one ballot. -Ionia Sen
tinel
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