Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-01

slider the matter OF extending ne"
railroad here from Lowell, Andrew
r'yfe OF Grand Rapids, secretary OF the
company, said: The attempt has been
made about ten times, and seyerai
thousand dollars have been expended
trying To get road over this route
without success. But we are now as
sured by Boston capitalists who have
looked the ground over that II the
road could be built for a certain max
imum price per mile they would ac-
cept it. Consequently survey was
made OF about two-thirds the distance
from Lowell to Bedding. The survey
and Approximate cost of the road were
submitted to them, but they returned
it saying that the road would not justify
that expenditure. Now another sur
vey is being made, and the surveyor
thinks that almost surface grade can
be established. The right of way has
nearly all been secured, and the survey
will reach Beldine by Christmas. The
present road will be called the Grand
Rapids, Bedding ~ Saginaw, and will
be direct line to Kalamazoo and Chi
cago, and we think that it will be
saving on freight rates, as the distance
saved from Greenville to Chicago is
from twenty-five to thirty miles, A
committee of five citizens was chosen
to secure a right of way through this
city as soon as the surveyor reaches
here.
Jerry Spaulding died suddenly about
three o'clock Thanksgiving morning
at the home OF his son, NJ. Spaulding,
| in lonia, where he went TO help care
for his son and grandchild, who were
both very low at that time. Few per-
sons in Ionia county enjoyed wider
acquaintance and a greater friendship
than did genial Jerry Spaulding. He
was born in New York state, oil New
York parentage, and came to Michigan
in his early youth. For something
like 40 years past he has been prom
inent and prosperous farmer OF Ionia
| township, and his death will be learned
| by everyone with the keenest sorrow.
His age was 60 years, eight months and
thirteen days. Besides the widow, the
four children born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Spalding survive him-three sons,
County Treasurer Lee p. Spaulding
and Nelson J. Spaulding of Ionia.
Wyckliffe Spaulding, of Detroit, and
one daughter, Della, wife of Horace
| Watson, of California.
Emory G. Mumford died at the home
of his son-in-law, Mark Hoppough,
near Smyrna Saturday, aged 81 years,
of pneumonia. Mr.. Mumford was born
in the state of New York and was a
miller by trade, having worked in large
mills in Baltimore, Grand Rapids and
lGreenville. He also was interested in
the Smyrna mill in the early days.
He joined the order of Maccabees at
Lakeview while living there and was a
member Of the order at death, leaving
an insurance OF 81 500. He became
totally disabled for work few years
ago and had drawn $500 of the nsur-
ance which was originally $1,000. Mrs.
Mark Hoppough, his daughter, sur
wives him. Rev. ID. l.. Hills preached
the funeral sermon Monday and inter-
ment took place at Greenville.
The sanitary refrigerator referred TO
last week arrived Monday and DR.. G..
G. Perkins, the inventor, has had it on
exhibition at Hotel Belding all the
week. He has had onions, milk and
butter. and a whole lot of other perish
able stuff placed in it side by side and
everything keeps we'll The butter
doesn't taste Of onions, neither is the
milk tainted, although the room in
which the box stands is kept at sum
mer heat The test seems to be a
severe one and undoubtedly the refrig-
orator is alright. Mr.. Perkins wants
| to organize company to manufacture
them here and we sincerely hope he
may succeed in doing so.
The teachers of our schools all went
to Lansing yesterday to visit the schools
of the Capitol city. j. G. Van
Wrinkle chaperoned the party and a
very pleasant and profitable time was
had. Although the school mans got a
few pointers that will be helpful in
their work here they did not find the
system of teaching much in advance OF
our own schools.
The case of the People VS.. Frank
Zahm, Charles Zahm, U. b. Shear and
Med Parent was tried In Justice
Lapham's court Friday. James Scully
prosecuted the case and Hawley &
Horrigan defended the respondents,
terminating in a disagreement of the
jury. 1t will be tried again Tuesday,
December 6.
A wedding took place in the Catho-
! lie church in Miriam last week We'd