Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-05-19
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city Monday.
Ben Huesiis, of the II. S. Co.'s Chi
cago office, ID in town.
w. A. Chave and wife went to Pine
Island lake fishing yesterday.
+. Ingersoll OF st. Johns former
resident here was in the city Tuesday
Miss MabeI Ansbaugh is at Green
Vile in charge OF the new TELEPHONE ex-
change.
Geo. Hauct who is with M. B. Divine
at Lakeview spent Sunday with his
family here.
Robert joiner, OF Chase, was the
guest of his grandmother Mrs. A. p.
Joiner over Sunday.
Mrs. G. A. Dixon and father, Mr..
Ludwick, who has been visiting here,
went to Ionia, Tuesday.
Misses Cora Holmes and Olive Bur-
shaw were gisiting in Grattan last
Sunday at j. A. Lessiter's.
Frank N. Holmes is assisting in Ire
lands hardware store during Il. Frank
Irelands absence in Illinois.
Jason Platte and wife of Greenville
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Orser few days last week.
Attorney VanBenschoten is very
well pleased in the addition to his fam
lily of ten pound girl born last Friday
The supervisors are busy with their
assessment rolls which will go into the
hands of the board of review next week.
The electric storm, last night, was
the most severe and prolonged one
that has ever been experienced in the
city.
The wool market does not open very
brisk. The farmers are holding back
for higher prices, which buyers say
will not come.
w. b. Reed and family were in Ionia
Tuesday. They took the overland
route by carriage and found the drive
delightful one.
Thos. j. Warren has been granted
an increase Ofnine dollars a month in
his pension. He now draws ST.. He
also gets little back pay.
Bros. Johnson of the Saranac Adver-
tiser and Gum of the Lyons Herald
were pleasant callers at the BANNER
office Monday. Come again neighbors.
A pedro party and farewell reception
to Con Eddy and wife has been ar
ranged for members of the K. of F. and
their friends at the hall tomorrow
FRIDAY evening.
Hon. j M1Earle OF Lansing was in
the city Monday night to attend the
Masonic Lodge and assist in the work
of the M. M. degree which was confer
red on l.. w. Holmes.
M. A. Cooley and G. G. Briggs went
to Edmore Wednesday to remain about
four weeks doing job OF carpenter
work after which they will return to
remain here permanently.
John Sturgis of Iron Mountain, a
member of Company E 31st Michigan
Infantry, visited relatives in this vicin-
ity and took the train Tuesday to join
his regiment at Island Lake.
Ben Hall launched his small steamer
on Long Lake last Saturday. Those
who saw 1T and had ride around the
lake says it works fine. The resort
season will open early and Mr.. Hall
intends to be ready for it,
Mrs. l.. X. Webster and Mrs. Geo.
Putnam are in Saginaw this week in
attendance at the grand lodge of the
Degree OF Honor. The former is Grand
Receiver and the latter is the repre-.
sentative of the Bedding lodge.
Last Friday Fred E. Ranney, w. p,
Hetherington and f. A. Wash burn
and their wives and Mrs. T. F. ireland
went to Greenville making Mr.. and
Mrs John Lewis a surprise visit. Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis were former residents
of this city.
The Hustler grocery store owned by
johnson g. Co. of Detroit was closed
Monday and the stock will be packed
up and shipped back to headquarters
The firm failed few weeks ago and
the several branch stores have all
been closed.
G. Mabbett of Ovid was in the
city Tuesday looking up location fol
putting 10 large stock OF millinery
Mr.. Mabbett has been In business il
that line for many years and is salts
fed that he knows the wants of tn,
trade.
T.. T.. Lesster has had the partition
taken out aud made the second stor,
over his new store at Grattan into
hall. Cards have been issued announc
ing grand opening ball to take place
May 9th. A pleasant time will doubt