Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

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| III. j. Bowen returned from Gray
ling Saturday. He has been honored
by the appointment of delegate to the
national irrigation congress which
meets in Lincoln, Nebraska. Cover
nor Pingree forwarded his commission
Monday and he will leave Tor Lincoln
about the 25th of the month, making a
short visit at his old home in st. JOS
| eph, Mo-, before returning. Mr.. Bowen
is the agent of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co. of New York with headquar-
tiers at Bay City. He recently wrote
one of the largest policies ever written
on life, breaking the worlds record in
that line. 1t was a policy for 500, 900
taken by Milton Tootle, Jr., of ST.
Joseph, Mo-, ten millionaire banker
and business man of that city. Mr..
Tootle has summer home at Mack
mac where Mr.. Bowen met him.
Mrs. Lucinda Day, wife of Oscar A..
Day died Wednesday afternoon at five
o'clock. Her health for the past six
months has not been good, although
able to be up and around until a week
or two ago when she was taken to her
bed About four weeks ago she re-
turned from Petoskey where she had
spent several weeks. Her trouble was
found by her physician to be of such a
nature that an operation would be
necessary to remove it and it was per-
formed by Or. Reuben Peterson OF
Grand Rapids, Tuesday afternoon, as
sisted by DR.. Smith of Grand Rapids
and Dr. Stanton OF this city. Her
vitality was not sufficient to recover
from the shock and death resulted.
Funeral services Friday at the NJ. f..
church at = o'clock p. m, Rev. o. }.
Golden officiating. Obituary next
week.
Dr. Alvin Camp, who is very success
full in the treatment OF tapeworms, has
been having considerable business in
that line in Stanton, Ionia and Grand
Rapids recently. Last Sunday he took
one from Mar tin Ansbaugh over one
hundred feet long in four hours. Mr..
Ansbaugh had been ailing for about
year and didn't know what was
troubling him. The doctor can get
them every time.
The Congressional Club and few
invited guests, making up a full load
in Fales' pleasure buss went to Bald
win lake Tuesday, where they spent a
merry day. Discussion over the doings
of the last congress and all household
cares was laid aside to give place to
general picnic subjects. Mrs. f.. f.
Fales and Mrs. f. b. Lapham took
along their Kodaks and several snap
shots were taken of the company.
Mr.. Claude Menkee of Greenville
has resumed his work of giving lessons
on the violin in this city and will make
special rates to class of boys and
girls. Mr.. Menkee is thorough
teacher and those who desire to be-
come proficient musicians should place
themselves under his instruction.
Mrs. John Crawford of Grand Haven
was the guest Of her mother yesterday.
She was called to Smyrna to attend the
funeral of Mrs. f. II. Chase, where she
has been since in company with Mrs.
Thos. Carrens and daughter, Cora, of
Grand Haven, and Mrs. Geo. Fifeld of
South Manchester, Mass.
School officers are obliged to enforce
the new truancy law, which has been
amended so that it includes children
between the ages Of and Is years.
This will take in many who have here
tofore escaped being under the truancy
law on account of age.
The arguments in the case OF the
Belding- Hall Mfg. Co. VS.. the Ballou
Basket Co. were heard before Judge
Daboll In Ionia last Saturday and de-
cision a. to whether receiver will be
appointed by him it is expected will be
rendered in a few days.
The Iouia county fair is proving
great success. The attendance is
larger than for many years and the
exhibits more extensive. Today is the
"big day" and a large number from
here took the train for Iona.
Rev. u. Gates OF Saranac was here
Monday and Tuesday consulting with