Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-02-24

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Dancing class Friday night.
Jas. A. Sage, OF Ionia, is in the city
today.
Geo. w. French OF Ionia was in towr
Friday.
Lyman w. Holmes was in Charlotte
this week.
And still it SHOWS as though winter
had just commenced.
Mrs. Fisk Bangs is visiting relatives
and friends at Lansing.
Hon. w. F. Bricker made business
trip to Detroit this week.
The roads are now getting broke
into passably good sleighing.
Miss Ida Fox, of Lansing, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. ID. H. Bricker.
Samuel Brooks OF Howard City Is
visiting at Z. II. Berry's and other
relatives this week.
Messrs Weter a. Wise are on the
bean market and taking all the beans
that come their way.
Miss Bessie Coon returned to Rock
ford last Friday after pleasant visit
OF week with friends.
Mrs. John r. Bond has been very
sick with lagrippe. Mrs. Clarence
Bond has been caring for her.
The time for payment Of taxes is
slipping by and if not paid soon they
will be returned to the county treasurer.
Mrs. b. F. Tower who has been quite
sick is recovering. Their son Gordon
Tower is home from the Agricultural
College.
Banks and saloons were closed Tues
day which was about the only observa-
tion OF Washington's birthday in
Belding.
Palmer Fales went to Greenville and
played his cello with the Menkee
orchestra at the banquet OF the Wash
ington Club.
Josiah E. Just, who died last week
had arranged to make trip to Hondu-
ras the coming summer, and Chas. 5.
Felch was to accompany him.
Z. T. Vandecar, formerly in the en-
ploy OF the Belding-Hall Manfg. Co..
is superintendent of large stove board
manufacturing concern in New York
city.
E. +. Whitford is in Detroit attend
ing the annual session of the high
court Of Michigan, Independent Order
OF Foresters, as the delegate of Bedding
lodge.
Porter & Forbes of the Model Mar
ket have dissolved partnership and T..
II. Porter is now sole proprietor. Mr..
Forbes has returned TO his former
home at Fremont.
j. Hattie Burkholder has returned
from Cleveland and Detroit where she
purchased large line Of millinery
which will be placed on sale in her
millinery rooms next month.
HI. VanBenschoten is the recipient
of fine large map of the United
States direct from Washington, the
gift of an old classmate who holds "a
position under the government.
New ads this week: Robinson &
Hudson, I. Frank Ireland, H. j. Leon
ard, Holmes Bros, w. |. Benedict, G.
Eddy ~ Son, w. A. Chave, Ii. A.
Loewe, and Thos. A. Carten, Ionia.
Tom Crawford of Eureka is one of
the happiest men in the country He
Is an old veteran, has been married
twenty years, and last night an 81
pound boy, their first child, was born.
Ad. Gardner traded his house and
lot on Broas street with Mrs. Bushert
for her eighty acre farm near Big
Rapids, and this in turn he has sold to
the gentleman who has been work
ing it.
Harry Ward retires from the employ
OF 7. Frank Ireland and will engage in
business for himself in bicycle repair
ing, plumbing and tinsmithing. He has
leased the r. l.. Hale building for the
purpose.
The big G. g. w. M. engine, No. 1903,
hauling the east bound freight, jumped
the track here last night and it was
necessary to call up the wrecking crew.
She proceeded on her way at six o'clock
this morning.
Hon. j. d. Morse, 7. Frank Ireland,
+. E. Ranney, w. p. Hetherington, E.
b. Lapham, K. E. Fales, F. A. Wash.
burn, G.. d. Ellis, M. J. Demorest and
their wives were in attendance at the
Washington Club in Greenville, Tues
day, from this city.
Miss Edna VanSlyke has decided tc
go to Petoskey and will remove the
stock of millinery goods to that city
very soon. Mrs w. l.. Jackson ha:
secured store and she is expected
here in few days to assist in packing
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