Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-11-24
Local Brevities.
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Mrs. Yost has returned from her
visit north.
Mrs. Chas. Hammond returned from
Holly last week.
Let all be truly thankful for the re-
turn OF prosperity.
+. w. Howard was in Chicago the
lore part OF the week.
Miss Grace Collins OF Lansing is a
guest at L. b. Lapham's today.
A. }. Kingsley and wife of Ionia were
guests OF o. f. Webster Monday.
Attend the Thanksgiving praise SER
vice at the Baptist church tonight.
Mrs. b. A. Parker is in Lakeview
Tor few weeks visiting her daughter.
A. E. Weter made business trip to
Chicago Thursday remaining over
Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Lloyd will entertain the
Bedding Womans' Club next Tuesday
afternoon, November 20.
b. G. Stone is making trip through
Ohio selling lumber and making con-
tracts for the next season s cut.
Mrs. Frank Holmes and mother are
spending the day in Howell eating
turkey at the formers old home.
The Cuban Creole Minstrels gave
what might be well termed rocky"
show at the Opera House, Monday
night.
Az the next regular meeting of Bel
ding Lodge +. & a. Nj. in December
officers for the ensuing year will be
elected.
j. Hattie Burkholder has decided to
retire from the millinery business here
and return to Grand Rapids. She
closed up business last week.
The Ionia County Teachers Associa
| ton will be held December 10th. 1t is
expected that G.. j. Edgecomb of Ben
ton Harbor will assist in the program.
Miss Jennie Wagner of the Alma
college is home to spend Thanksgiving
with her parents. She is enjoying her
work in the musical department very
much.
New ads. this week: Il. +. Ireland,
Lamb Bros, w. l. Benedict, Holmes
Bros, A. B. Hull, Chas. Eddy & Co :,
II. j. Leonard, Booths, and J.T. Web
Der, Ionia.
Mrs. Geo Light died in Muskegon
Wednesday. 1t is expected her re-
mains will be brought here today. The
deceased is sister of Mrs. Chas. Luce
and also of Maggie Sisco.
Mrs. G. o. Bishop returned from her
visit in Missouri last week. She
brought home some fine persimmons.
The fruit is fine when it is thoroughly
ripe but awfully puckery until then
+. J. Ross, OF the City Steam Laun-
dry reports business increasing so that
more help is required and he has Sc
cured Claude Jenkins, of Muskegon,
who is both experienced and com
petent.
A meeting was held in the Peoples
Savings Bank Wednesday to make ar
rangements for the Farmers Institute
to be held in Smyrna at the town hall
December 9th. A fine program was
prepared.
l.. +. Sprague has sold his bakery
business to G. E. Shaw of Long Lake,
who has taken possession. II. Van
Buskirk is doing the baking. Mr..
Sprague has several business ventures
in view but thinks he will remain in
the city this winter.
l.. L. Green returned from his annual
hunting trip to the upper peninsula
last week bringing with him three fine
deer The party he was with succeed
ed in getting eleven. One OF the car
casses have been on sale at Fish &
Nye's market. Mr.. Green always gets
vension whenever he goes after it.
Mrs. Peter Kern died at the resi-
dence of her son, Jerome Kern, Tues
day night. She was "a years old and
the widow OF Peter Kern who died
about two years ago. She was an old
resident and up TO few weeks ago was
able to be around the house and do
some work. Her funeral will be held
Friday.
Harry Phillips, son OF Ed. Phillips,
who lives near Cooks Corners, while
playing jump the fence with pole
Sunday, fell and broke his right arm.
He was brought to the office of DR..
Ferguson who put him under the in.
huence of chloroform, reduced the
fracture and put the arm in way to
speedy recovery.
L. b. Hale of Ionia, county commits
sioner of schools was in the city We'd
nesday. He makes the announcement
that he is again in the field as can
didate for denomination to that office.
Mr.. Hale has held the position accep-