Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-30
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

Wheat harvest has commenced
around Portland
Portland BARRIERS are giving hair
cuts for ten cents.
A State Teachers Institute will be
held in Greenville beginning July Is
and lasting four weeks.
Montcalm county will urge the nom-
nation OF G.. l.. Rarden for attorney
general on the Republican ticket on
the ground that that county never has
been represented on the state ticket.
Michigan boys will undoubtedly ex-
perience some active service on cuban
soil very soon. The thirty-third Mich.
which includes the lonia company left
| for the front to reinforce Gen. Shafter
| last week
Ionia county has four applicants
waiting for admission to Traverse City
asylum. Three are at the Jail and one
at Smyrna, but owing to the crowded
condition at the place they cannot be
taken at present.
The Belding Shoe Factory band
which played at the islands Sunday
made "a very favorable impression on
our people They are "A very gentle
manly lot OF boys and withal first-class
musicians.-GrandL Ledge independent.
Otis Tryan, who resides near Kidd
| vile. is having a hard time trying to
get his II year old daughter to- return
home according to the Portland papers.
She went there some months ago to
visit an aunt and is SO well satisfied
that she nov declines to return to her
home. The father has Instituted legal
proceedings to COMPEL her return.
A clipping from the Baltimore, Md,
News has this to say OF Will Belding:
Lieut.. w. :. Bedding of the Mary
land Naval Reserves has been detailed
for duty with the Apache at Norfolk,
Va, i'm place of Lieutenant Hull, who
has been detached from the patrol boat
and ordered to duty with the Equip
ment Bureau in Washington. 1t is
thought that as soon as the Apache
leaves the dry dock she will be sent to
Santiago to join Sampson fleet as q
dispatch boat or gun boat. She is
armed with rapid-fire guns. Lieut.
Bedding left Baltimore last night OF
the Old Bay Line steamer Alabama
for Norfolk
Several Republican county conven
tons have been held since our las
issue, and almost without exception
majority Of the delegates chosen are
pronounced Pingree adherents. There
is no doubt but that Pingree will be
renominated, and to the Observer II
looks like going against stone wal
for any candidate TO enter the race
against him except to be In line iol
two years from now. ping" has JUS
| a. q H.. Ion, f.,
governor as Hon. VIM. Alden Smith
has for congress from this district fol
another term, and it will take al
lawful" man to knock either of them
. out.-Portland Observer.
The fact that Ed. f. Payne wa
chairman OF the Republican caucus las
Friday will be surprise to many o
our readers, but, to his many friends
In the village it has been known fo
, some time that he was only waiting
! favorable opportunity to take his stan,
with the Republican party. He ha
t been a life long Democrat, worker,
! leader, but he has no time for the com
2 bination. He was a Democrat from
principle, but, when that party desert
! ed their principles he thought il wa
time for him to leave the party. Fl
; has many friends In Ine DenOcfa
+ party in Ionia county that will go wit
: him. -Saranac Advertiser.
Loren G. Grieves of Ionia was tn
successful candidate in the competitiv
examination for the West Point cadet
ship held in Grand Rapids Monday
! Congressman Smith in reference I
him said 'Grieves is an eXampl,
!. OF pluck and determination. He
: an lona boy and wanted to go to An
napolis. Two years ago he went T.
y Washington and talked TO Presldeu
Cleveland. He was referred TO hi
7 congressman for the examination. II
. took the examination and failed
: pass. When he heard that he had nc
! passed he tainted, so broken hearte
was he at the news. But he was no
discouraged and two years of study ha
helped him to bear off the hOnors {
. the West Point examination. | toll
! the boys this morning that only on
. could succeed, but that | wished ther
; all success. No young man shoul
feel discouraged at failure"