Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-15


her husband and daughter in the Ash
ley cemetery.
The old city council died natural
death Monday night and therefore it
was not necessary TO call in coroner
the remains of one lone democrat who
will linger through the term with as
| lonesome look as a Donovan of Bay
did in the legislature two years ago.
The old members were present when
| his honor Mayor Bricker, called to or
der and the following answered the last
roll call as one of the city fathers
Aldermen Jersey, Hunt and Harroun
| 1t was but the work OF few moments
To close out the business of the expir-
ing administration and the sine die was
recorded Immediately after. Mr.
Bricker in brief speech spoke his
farewell. The incoming members i'm
mediately took their seats and his
honor, Mayor Spencer, organized the
|
reserving his inaugural address until
the next regular meeting Monday
evening.
On Saturday, April 10, casting on
the large planer in the Belding-Hall
Cos. factory b, broke and let large
piece of cast iron into the machine
when it was running. Fortunately no.
body was nurt, but the planer was
badly wrecked. An order was at once
\ telegraphed to Boston, Mass, for the
repairs which were received and in
place before 2 p. m. on Monday the
II inst.
| l.. II. Stone thought that inasmuch
as the canvassing board changed the
| figures in the third ward supervisor
count, the so which he had to deposit
to secure a recount should be refunded
and put in petition TO that effect to
the city council last Monday evening.
They did not seem to see IL that way
and by mutual consent let it lie upon
the table where it will probably re-
main.
The Modern Woodmen had a great
time Monday evening. About twenty
five or thirty members OF the order
from Greenville were present and gave
an exemplifcation of the degree work.
Afterwards nice lunch was served
followed by speeches, music, etc, ii
being well into the "wee small hours"
before they finally separated.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Ohlinger were vic
timized by about forty neighbors and
friends Saturday night. They came
upon them unawares about bed time
and for couple of hours made it ex-
ceedingly lively all through the house
| Warm sugar was served and the oc.
casion was very sweet one.
James Root met with an accident al
the Refrigerator factory yesterday,
which deprived him OF the thumb on
his left hand. He was working with a
buzz saw. Mr.. Root has had hard luck
He was sick with rheumatism for some
time and had just got nicely to work.
DR.. Ferguson dressed it.
DR.. G. A. Jenison of Greenville was
in town this morning on business for
the Areated Oxygen Co, OF which b,
is member. Asthma, cattarh anC
hay fever are successfully treated
John l.. Lloyd of this city who ha.
been cured is their agent. Their adv
appears.
The senior and junior Christian En-
deavor societies will give an Easter
cake sale at w. L. Benedict & Co.'S.
Saturday afternoon, April IL. Cakes
doughnuts, cookies, etc, will be OF
sale. Proceeds to purchase chairs fol
the church.
Miss Maude Spencer who has beer
severely i'll with measles is recovering
and ii is thought the disease will leav,
no permanent trouble with her sens,
of hearing. She has suffered much
during her illness.
I A. w. Richmond is doing the insid
work of vanishing and cleaning tn
paper at Hotel Belding He has
paper cleaner that makes the walls a
bright as new.
} w. A. Wilder was in Ionia TUESDAY
discharging his duty as one OF tn
three county canvassers which consti
tute the board for canvassing the cleo
tion returns.
The Portland Observer has candi
date named already for county clerk a
the next election. Geo. w. Allen O
that place.