Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-06
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

FOR our keaders'
Eugene Ross, of Belding, has beer
here this week on business connected
with his fathers estate.-Muir Tri'
bune.
Congressman McCleary OF Minnesota
is To discuss the political issues OF the
day at Grand Rapids Friday night in
Lockerby Hall.
lonia connty's share OF the state
taxes for this year is $50, 1904. The
total state tax levy is about $l25,OOC
less than last year.
G. G. Loase has purchased business
property in Sparta and will soon leave
Lake Odessa taking his hardware
stock to that place.
John Emmons who lost his apple
dryer a couple Of weeks ago by fire has
a new one up and is again doing busi-
ness. M. A. Cooley and G. G. Briggs
put up the building.
The warden OF Ionia prison is finding
it difficult to furnish enough convicts
to carry out the Wallenstein Shirt
Co IS contract. The inmate population
is 45l, the lowest in years.
The public schools at Grand Haven
OF which John Crawford is superin-
| tendent were closed last week on ac-
count OF diphtheria prevailing there.
Palo school has also been closed for
the same reason.
Walter Lambertson and father OF
Orleans went through town Saturday
with catch of dozen bass and one
pickerel taken that morning from Wa
basis lake that were the finest yet
shown in this city.
Friday, Oct. 7, will be Soldiers Day
at the Ionia District fair. Reception
and barbecue to the Cuban soldiers.
All old soldiers who act as escort to
Co. |, Thirty-fourth Michigan volun-
teers, will be admitted free.
At the eleventh annual meeting OF
the Michigan Building and Loan
Association League, held in Saginaw
last week, the Belding Building and
Loan Association was admitted TO the
League. The reports presented by
Mr.. Wagner from this association
were highly complimented.
a successful apple grower says; Il
have never had wormy apple in my
orchard. The only thing do to keep
insects away is to put plenty of ashes
aroupd-the trees vrst'r sses.-=,-..ss-'.,,tsf7-~
l,.ofe salt. l prune my trees as soon
as the apples are off in the fall and do
not wait until spring. All other or
chards in my vicinity are infested with
worms. -
w. ID. Day, our popular druggist
went to Ionia today and came back
two-Day. In other words he was mar
ried to Alta Baney, one of Belongs
estimable ladies. Mr.. Day has rented
rooms in Mrs. Brower's house where
they will commence keeping house at
once. We bespeak for them a hearty
welcome to Coral. The News extends
congratulations.-Coral News.
Dewey had little feet which once
was white as snow, and everywhere
that Dewey went his fleet was sure to
go. 1t went with him to the Philip
pines against the Spanish rule; it made
the poor Dons gnash their teeth to see
him keep so cool. And so they tried
to keep him out, but still he fingered
near and wiped Spain's fleet clear of
the sea-this makes the Yankees cheer.
An enthusiastic railroad meeting
was held in Smyrna Saturday night at
which Andrew Fyfe of Grand Rapids
was present and showed up the advan-
tages Smyrna would gain by having
the line run through the town Maj.
Frank r. Chase and others also talked
in favor of the project and encouraged
it by subscribing literally. A commit
tee was appointed to solicit funds and
it is expected that $1,000 will be
pledged.
No new legislation will be required
to authorize the payment OF pensions
to the soldiers who were disabled in
the Spanish war and the widows Of
those who fell victims to bullets or
fever. Commissioner Evans, of the
pension Office, has had prepared state
ment showing that up to September 2
there has been filed with his Office "A
total of 2i6 claims for pensions on ac-
count of the war. OF these As per cent.
are invalid pensions. The details are;
Invalid, 10; widow, 81; minor, 2; moth
err 40; father, "a.
A Detroit crook has got IL down fine
on bill-raising and other financial
schemes. He cut some Of the 20's and
ks out of the corners of a $40 bill,
and raised a 81 thereby to $50; he,
also, sent $40 corner to Washington
with his affidavit that the rest was de-
stroyed by the children, and got new
$40 to replace the loss. He was arrest
| a1 and In N hnv uac found ononub Of