Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-09
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
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News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.
West Sebewa postoflice in Ionia coun-
ty has been made money order Office.
VIM. Lessiter and Lafayette Dewey
and their wives returned from their
trip to Washington Monday and dined
at Hotel Belding. They say it was one
continual round of pleasure from start
to finish and they never felt better in
their lives.
The roll-call was largely attended at
the Baptist church last Wednesday
and was an inspiring service. The
sermons by Revs. w. l.. Munger of
Belding and G.. f.. Barker of Greenville
were hard to excel in any point OF view.
-Palo Post
The county convention of the Demo
cratic Peoples Union Silver party will
be held at Ionia on Saturday, June 49,
at twelve o'clock, to choose delegates
to the state convention to be held at
Grand Rapids June %.
All kinds of flags md flag material
have advanced to nearly double the
price that they demanded three months
ago, and it is next to impossible to get
| flags OF any size within a month after
they are ordered This is not to be
wondered at, for there never was time
when the stars and stripes were so gen
orally displayed in the shape OF flags as
now; and when cloth ones cannot be OBJ
iained paper ones are displayed. The
dag OF Cuba is given almost equal
prominence with "Old Glory"
Major E. G. Watkins OF Rockford IS
slated for the position of assistant ad
jutant general. Major Watkins was
acting and assistant adjutant general
for three years near the close of the
war He has a splendid army record,
was one of the appointees Of General
Alger while governor, in whom the
latter has repeatedly shown that he
had confidence. Major Watkins also
has the endorsement of the entire
Michigan delegation in congress, and
| feels that, unless appointments are all
partisan, which he does not believe, he
has good chance to receive the place.
The growing wheat is said to con-
tain more rye this year than ever be-
fore, and unless it is pulled out will
materially reduce the price of wheat in
the market Grain buyers all over the
state are calling the attention Of farm
ers to this fact, and il would be we'll
for them to heed the warning. Buyers
say that the presence OF rye in wheat
will necessitate cutting the price from
20 TO % cents per bushel, SO it will be
readily seen that it will pay well TO go
through the fields and pull out the rye.
! Rye in wheat makes dark flour, which
is unmarketabe in the east or any
where else. Pull out the rye and do it
now.
Mrs. Louisa j. McVean, wife Of
David G. McVean, died suddenly at her
home in this city at , o'clock Thurs
ceased had been a sufferer for many
months, but her departure came uneX-
pectedly and was sad shock to her
family. Mrs. McVean was born in
Ohio and was in her 55th year. She
came to Stanton with her family about
one year ago from Belding and pur-
chased the A. Gilbert place on north
Camburn street. She leaves IA hus-
band, one daughter and "A brother to
mourn her loss. The funeral was held
Friday afternoon at o'clock at the resi-
dence, Rev. w. G. Burns conducting
the services. Herald.
Clarence G.. Keeler, farmer of Oak
field, went into the Rutka-Hamilton
hardware store on Division street in
Grand Rapids Monday and asked to
look at some steel bits. They were
shown to him, and when the clerk was
not looking it is charged he took three
OF them and put them in his pocket.
Another clerk, who said he saw him,
notified the head of the house, who
I sent for an officer. Patrolman War
ner appeared and took the man into
custody. He appeared in police court
) Monday afternoon, waived the reading
OF the complaint and demanded an eX-
animation. Attorney McAllister is
defending him. The case was adjourn.
! ed TO June Z, at 9 a. m. He gave a
i. bond for his appearance.