Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-05-26
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.
Clyde Francis has sold the Lake
Odessa Wave to Charles Slosson of
Hastings
DR.. G. G. Eply of Palo who was at
one time physician in the city is re-
ported very sick.
A postof1ice has been located two
and half miles north of Bolster, in
Easton, where John Mason has store
aud will handle the mail.
Richard Derrick of Muir was strick
EN- with paralysis at the fair grounds
in lonia last Friday morning where he
was attending to the training OF horse.
Judge Davis granted the mandamus
compelling the village Of Lake Odessa
to show cause why the council at that
place should not issue a liquor license
to Louis Krieger.
Miss Helen Beals will have charge
of the state board in the Bell telephone
office, and Miss Bessie Hills is the local
operator. Miss Pressly returns to Bel
ding.-Ionia Sentinel.
w. +. Burhans, manager Of the New
State Telephone exchange in Ionia,
has put out revised directory which
shows list Of 143 phones on business
houses and residences.
l.. e. Jones for many years resident
of lonia county died at his home in
Saranac last week Wednesday night.
He was 10 years old and was member
OF the Michigan legislature in 1877.
Keep your name and goods before
the people. Let them know that you
are still in business. 1t may be that
just at this time some reader of this
paper does not want the goods you
advertise. But he will want them
after while. Then he will remember
yoL because your advertisement has
kept you fresh in his mind.
James w. Hine of Detroit who has
been engaged in editorial work on
several OF the large dailies during the
past ten years has purchased the Tc-
cumseh News and will devote his atten-
tion to the publication of "a weekly.
Mr.. Hine was formerly editor Of the
Lowell Journal and by his vigorous
pen made that paper lively and spicy
newspaper. We wish him success.
The case of Ernest f. Lessiter of
Grattan against b. Rutan ~ Co. for the
price Of 247 bushels Of wheat delivered
at their mill just previous to the fire
was tried in the circuit court at Ionia
last week The company refused to
pay for it on demand by Mr.. Lessiter
after the fire and he sued them obtain
ing judgment for the full amount at
the price wheat was selling for when
delivered, $2261S.
Mrs. Carpenter has heard from her
son, Stanton Lapham, who lived in
Washington state, and that he with a
small party, including Mrs. Carpen-
ter's brother, started for st. Michaels,
Alaska, on their way to the gold fields
OF the Klondike. The party have an
outfit including provisions TO last Is
months. 1t is their intention to leave
the steamer at ST. Michaels, and pro-
ceed up the Yukon by small boat, pros
pecting and exploring by the way.
nhnt -, ~, "a
not a profitable one.-Evart Review.
Mr.. Lapham is nephew OF Il. b.
Lapham Of this city.
The Ionia company finally took the
oath Saturday and are now "A regular
part of the U. S. Volunteer army, des-
ignated as Company |, Thirty-fourth
Michigan. The selection OF Curtis for
captain was ratified and the full com.
pany staff is as follows:
Captain-Frank ID. Curtis.
First Lieutenant-Glenn Lawless.
Second Lieutenant-Alfred Harley.
Orderly Sergeant-Charles Cheney.
q. M Sergeant-L y. Gemuend.
Third Sergeant-JOseph Kalkofen.
Fourth Sergeani-Frank Cheney.
Fifth Sergeant-J w. Hanson.
Sixth Sergeant-Harow Joslin.
First Corporal-Jesse Guernsey.
Second Corporal-Harry Rice
Third Corporal Clarence Chamberlain.
Fourth Corporal-Frank Lowrey.
Fifth Corporal--Lee Hall.
Sixth Corporal-wm. Cowan
Musicians-wm. Swanger and Ray Horton.
WAGNER Michael Guilfoy
Artifcer-Harry Cooper.
Company Clerk-H r. Palmer