Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-08-04
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For our Readers.

News From Here and There Condensed
For our Readers.
The Republican state convention has
been called to meet in Detroit Sep
TENDER 81.
O. II. Holly and wife of Gaines have
been guests at John Coles II few days
this week
Mrs. Elvon Lloyd left today for Ann
Arbor where she will receive treat
ment for her eyes,
The Republican Newspaper Associa-
tion of the state will bold "A summer
meeting in Alma, September ! and 2.
A teachers examination will be held
in Ionia August 1919, and IA teachers
institute will also be held there August
- to September ,. Delos Fall of AL
bion will conduct it.
Mrs. II. c. Wilbur was given sur
prise Saturday by dozen of her lady
friends. in honor Of the anniversary Of
her birthday. The afternoon was very
pleasantly spent and Mrs. Wilbur was
made the recipient of fine jardineer.
j. T.. Hall of Chicago and John c.
Lilly of New York, the former presi-
dent and the latter manager of the
New York Office of the Bedding Hall
Mfg. Co., have been in the city for sew
eral days looking after the affairs Of
the company.
Fred Watson of Stanwood has been
visiting relatives and friends here
several days on furlough from Island
Lake camp. He has worked in this
enlisted in the 35th Regiment Michi-
gan volunteers.
Arthur d. Judd, son of Rev. VIM.
Judd, of Howard City, and former
resident here, aged 20 years, died July
-, of consumption. He learned the
printers trade and worked in Belding,
! Lyons, Bay City and Bronson, gong
home from the latter place in May on
account of failing health.
A Prohibition county convention for
Ionia county is called to be held in
lonia at the court house August 10, at
: o'clock p. m, for the purpose OF elect
| ing delegates TO the state convention,
and also of placing in nomination Il
county ticket. The call invites all
friends of prohibition to be present.
A special session of the board Of SUI
pervisors was held in Ionia Monday,
called for the purpose of considering
the proposition to build dam across
the river at Lyons. II. X. Wagar
made the application and the request
was granted, Mr. Wagar paying the
excuses of the session which was
about 500.
Samuel Skellenger, G.. O. Bignell
and Milo Dickens with their wives and
families, nine in all, passed through
the village today on their way TO Cary
Vile where they will fish and pick
berries for some time. They informed
us that they saw no traces of the great
frost till they passed Lakeview, and re-
ported great many fields Of good corn.
Luther Tribune.
Grand Rapids capitalists are still
seriously considering building trolley
line to Belding. The project should
succeed, in order that Bedding may
once more be at her ease, as she has
not been since she gave up her old
street-car line TO Kiddville, and went
on to the old ID. l.. & n. side track. -
Greenville independent. Don't let it
worry you dear boy, we are going to
have another steam road also inside Of
a year
A special train arrived in Lyons
Thursday bearing officials OF the d. G.
w Ry,, J.K.V. Agnew, general super
lntendent, George DeHaven, general
passenger agent, John Doyle. superin-
Lendent Of tracks, s. V. Davis and ID.
Haskill. They were met by delega.
ton OF Lyons capitalists at the depot
and the project of running a spur into
the village was carefully considered.
1t was decided to go ahead and as soon
as levels can be taken work will be
pushed and the track laid as soon as
possible.
Ghosts have been seen at Hubbardston
and Muir according to the follow
ing from the Advertiser: Jerry
Boynton Of Grand Rapids is in
teresting Hubbardston and vicinity in
n new railroad scheme. He proposes
to run branch line from the Michigan
Central north and hit the old Cold
water & Marshall bed at Lyons, and
follow it north to Alma, thence TO Mid
land on the Flint Il Pere Marquette
road, thus connection the two lines.
He says Hubbardston will be required
to raise $500 bonus. We can! Let
her come.
The following volunteers have re-
Gently enlisted in Co. | 34th Regiment
Michigan Infantry and left lonia for
Camp Alger last Tuesday with Capt.
5. "A. Wheeler: Frank II. MINER, II
Beldng: Curtis G.. Brooks q, Ionia;
Leon Sayles, "a, Ionia; James =. Cur
It's, 10, Lyons; Levi Bowers, 30, Orange:
VIM. II. Collinge, 30, Ionia; Norman
j. Barker, %, Lake Odessa; Hiram A.
Tucker, q, Lyons; Milton w. Osborn,
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