Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

| nall sunday as 2.3O ana I:3O p. IN. by
Rev. Hartman.
Band No. of the Ladies Social Cir
Gle are preparing to give Mrs. Jarley's
Wax Work" entertainment about the
middle of the month.
| All members of the Degree of Honor
are requested to meet at their lodge
hall, Thursday evening, Sept. 2. The
Grand Chief of Honor will be present
There will be no meeting Saturday
evening.
The Epworth League will give a
bloomer social on DR.. |. S. Morris
lawn next Friday evening. A fine
program will be rendered and silver
collection taken. Come and enjoy
yourself
H. p. McElroy and Chas. McLaugh-
lin went to Long Lake at very early
hour Tuesday morning fishing for bass.
They had fine luck, returning in the
evening with string Of ten, weighing
fifteen pounds.
The band tournament at Grand
Ledge was attended by an immense
crowd of spectators but there was quite
a little falling off in the number of
bands there being only sixteen. The
next convention is to be held at Lake
Odessa in June next.
Superintendent j G.. VanWinkle will
be at the Union School building Fri
day and Saturday for the purpose of
classifying and making other arrange
ments for school opening next Mon
day. He will also meet foreign schol-
ars who may desire to call.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. f.
church will have an art gallery in the
Bedding block, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings, Sept. s, 8, and 10.
Each member is considered as commit
tee to collect articles Of ancient origin
or date with its history attached.
w. A. Chave is taking advantage of
the return of prosperity by purchasing
a fine bay mare which he will drive
before nobby top carriage. He will
not however let it interfere with his
bazaar business as he is putting in a
very large new stock for the fall and
winter trade.
The Michigan Tradesman, Il. A.
Stoves very successful journal, is gen
orally strictly up-to-date, but it is a
little over year behind in the follow
ing item contained in the last issue:
1.-THE Mikesell & Lloyd grocery store,
which was closed several days ago is
again open with S. f. Mikesell as man
ager"
The Bedding Shoe Co. are having a
big rush of orders and the outlook for
future business is very promising.
Yesterday they sent out rs cases and
when dub" Stone had them loaded on
the dray, j. II. Daniels, photographer,
took picture of the factory and the
big load The institution now employs
over forty hands and are turning out a
whole lot of extra fine stock In their
line.
The new interchangeable mileage
tickets are at last a reality in this
state, but there are so many conditions
connected with their issue and use that
it is hardly probable they will be very
popular. 1t takes $50 to secure one and
$40 will be rebated when used il none
of the conditions have been violated.
The ID. G.. r. & w. will not discon-
tinue their own LOCO mile tickets on
account of it.
Have you paid your city taxes yet!
If not ID would be advisable for you To
get around and have an interview with
the city treasurer before long After
Oct. LIST, four per cent. more will be
added under the provisions OF our city
charter making the fees eight per
cent Last year great howl was
raised by many who let them go over
because OF this, so don't get caught
and then complain.