Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-21

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alone, it will be necessary for every
citizen to put his shoulder to the whee
and do his share to help push it along
Are you willing to do your sharep II
is quite large undertaking but it car
without doubt be made a grand sue
cess providing ALL will do what they
can toward that end.
Peter Hansen Williams, farm la
borer, who has been working at Lon
Smiths, in Grattan, drove to town
Wednesday in a cart and imbibed sc
freely of bug juice as to make hin
noisy. Deputy Sheriff Knott cautioned
him to be more quiet but not needing
his advice he was run in and later
Squire Foote assessed him $500 and
costs. He didn't have the cash but
agreed with Knott to get it if he would
let him go home. Peter however
'bowled" up again and became worse
than before and it took three or four
men TO pull him out OF his cart and
cage him in the cooler This morning
Mr.. Knott landed him in the county
Jail at Ionia where he will have 20 days
to reflect over the mysterious ways OF
this cruel world.
Mrs. Hester A. Stewart of this city
has received during her life many let
tiers, but none OF them so odd looking
or treasured with so much care as one
received a few days ago from her son,
William b. Stewart, who is at San
tiago. In default of better material ii
was written upon one of the paste
board boxes used for shipping hard
tack, with an indelible pencil, folded
with the address on the outside and
tied with leather shoe string. 1t is
dated July 9Th and states that he and
his brother were participants in the
battle which had just been fought there
and both had escaped injury, although
bullets whistled all about them. Pre-
vious to the outbreak OF present hostil-
tiles they served in the regular army.
At meeting held last Thursday
night at Pages store, Mayor A. l..
Spencer appointed the following com
mittee to cooperate with the G. A. r..
boys In arranging for the battalion
picnic to be held August 3rd: w. r..
Bricker, w. ID. Day, Joe Berry and E.
b. Lapham. a fund Of $25 90 left over
from July 4th subscriptions was voted
for the use of the G. A. r. committee.
The program of exercises has not yet
been prepared but our readers may be
assured it will be good one and there
should be large crowd in Bedding on
that day to greet the old veterans.
Mrs. Eva Blystone returned from
Pennsylvania Saturday, her daughter
Florence having died Tuesday and the
funeral taking place Thursday. She
was fifteen years OF age and was well
known here where her early girlhood
years were spent. Her death just as
she was budding into young woman
hood seems particularly sad and the
Borrowing relatives have the sympathy
of friends.
Sol. Unger, for so many years the
Jolly landlord of the Unger house in
this city but now a resident OF Ithaca,
is in the city this week. He suffered a
paralytic stroke last winter which still
affects his right side although he is
steadily improving. He has many
friends here.
The BANNER is under obligations to
+. ID. Hall OF Los Angeles, Cal, who
is here on an extended visit with rela-
tives, for a box of samples of walnuts
and raisins grown in his state. They
are fine. he is in Saginaw this week
for few days
l.. +. Chapple's dray horse grew
tired of his humdrum life and took a
little excursion on his own account
Tuesday His mad career was stopped
before much damage was done.
j. II. Patterson has taken the agency
In this city and Greenyille for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., of
New York, which accepts risks on
parents aud children.
Jos. Roberts and wife, who were call
ed here on account of the serious ill
ness Of his sister, Mrs. Hammond, re-
turned to their home at Cassopolis
Tuesday.
The Christian Endeavor society will
give an ice cream social Friday even
ing in the new Belding block, which
all are cordially invited to attend
The we'll known Whitney Family
show after an absence OF several years
will be with us again Saturday. or
course you are going.