Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-11-17


been in the city this week. He is the
inventor OF a refrigerator which 1t Is
claimed, surpasses all others now being
manufactured. 1t is called the SAM
tary refrigerator, and has been pro
nounced by leading physicians and
business men who have tested IL, as
superior to any that have come under
their notice, in its saving OF ice, in its
circulation, drainage and sanitary ar
engagements. Mr.. Perkins is DESTROYS
Of forming stock company to manu-
facture it here, and was here for the
purpose of looking over the casket fac
tory building and OF bringing the mat
ter to the attention OF the Board OF
Trade. He expects to have one OF the
boxes here in a few days to show up its
merits and will then make a PROPOSE
ton.
Jesse G.. Wilbur and wife returned
from their wedding trip to Ohio last
week. and on Saturday night the en-
ployees of the hoe factory, headed by
the band, gave them great surprise.
The company were warmly welcomed
by Mr.. and Mrs. w llbur and his mother,
Mrs. II. G.. Wilbur, and for an hour or
two happy greetings were INDUCED in
| by all to the newly welded couple
| The band gave them a fine serenade,
and after refreshments were served,
w. II. DeCoster. superintendent OF the
shoe factory, presented them with
large easy chair. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur will cherish fond remembrances of
their return home from their wedding
trip.
The case of the People VS. Milton II.
Moore which has been dragging along
in Justice Lapham's court for nearly
three months was closed up last Friday.
Moore was charged on complaint Of
his step-daughter Daisy Belle Huber
with having taken indecent liberties
with her. At the close of the exami-
nation Friday the court concluded the
testimony was not sufficient to warrant
holding the respondent TO trial in the
circuit court and he was discharged
thus generating him from the charge.
Mrs. Moore and her daughter are liv-
ing in Milwaukee.
The High School foot ball team will
have business on hand one week from
today besides eating turkey and mince
pies. The Reed City High School
team. all crack football players, are
coming down to do them up so badly
that they will not want to ever kick a
pig-skin or attempt to make a touch
down again. The play begins on the
ball park at ten o'clock and our boys
say they are going to win the game if
it takes until after dinner time. Adj
mission % cents; ladies 10 cents.
Andrew Skellenger of Smyrna and
Miss Cora Curtis of this city were
married in lonia yesterday, Nov,
16, by Justice Hutchinson. The
groom is "a son OF Henry Skellenger of
Smyrna and the bride a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. i. f. Curtis who live on
the north side in this city. Their
home will be on the farm in Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skellenger have the best
wishes OF their many friends for success
in the journey of life.
The Belding-Hall Co., factory B,
closed the stove board manufacturing
season Saturday with record of 2l9,-
600. That our citizens may appreciate
the amount of increase we will state
that the largest record heretofore was
$4,000 After delay of only two
days, changing the factory over, max
ing repairs, etc, they started up again
Wednesday morning on refrigerators
The Grand Rapids u Bedding Trac-
tion Co. have filed with the city clerk
their acceptance of the franchise
granted them by the Bedding city
council recently, under the terms of
which they must have the road in
operation inside of year or 1T will be
no good. The next step is to get a
franchise in the city of Grand Rapids
which may cause some trouble.
Mrs. Harry Ward is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Burnham, from Carson
City during Mr.. Ward s absence on his
hunting expedition. A letter from the
latter to Mrs. Ward from Ozark, u.
r., states that the party arrived and
had gone into camp. All we'll.
Warren Harrington, a young man, Of
Greenville, who committed an assault
there some time ago was arrested in
Grand Rapids Friday and taken back
for trial. The circumstances OF the
case were not known by the officer in
charge of the prisoner.
Mrs. M. A. Chapman entertained the |
Bay View club at her home Tuesday. |
All members we're present and very
inta